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This blog may shock some people who know me well. Some may even view me as hypocritical. That's ok. I can't live my life to please other people, and have tried to do that too much of my life.
So what did I do? I watched a DVD. Not just a DVD, a movie on DVD. I went through a period in my life that I was rather outspoken about viewing DVDs. We should be careful of things like that. I had a couple of things happen that made me doubt if I was right. Actually, if I was right about anything. I won't go into details here, but because of these incidents, I made the decision to not speak anymore in church, or be involved anymore than necessary in being up front. I don't make it a habit to watch DVDs very often, but will view some now. The only ones I possess are a handful of Christian titles. The Chronicles of Narnia, The Nativity, and the like. And now, Fireproof.
I really didn't have much intention to watch it, but a few friends saw it and raved about it and told me I just had to see it, so I got a really good deal on it, and purchased it. I honestly didn't see what I would get from it. The story about a firefighter who is fighting to save everything but his marriage. What could a single guy get out of that?
God can use anything, even a movie, and He used it to hit me right between the eyes. Caleb & Katherine Holt have been married for 7 years, and their marriage is going down the drain. He blames her for everything that is wrong in their marriage, and she blames him. He finally blows up and mentions divorce, and she decides that is what she wants.
Caleb's dad, a Christian, convinces him to fight for his marriage, using a 40-day guide to saving your marriage, called The Love Dare. He halfheartedly starts, only to be rebuffed on every side. Instead of getting the love and respect he figures he will get in return, his wife scorns his efforts, suspecting him of ulterior motives.
The part of the movie that really got to me, was a scene between Caleb and his father, when he was about halfway through the book. They are at a setting that had been a youth camp, but all that was left was a large wooden cross, and some tree stumps. Caleb goes on a rant, asking his dad if he has any idea what is like to go day after day doing all these things for his wife, giving her everything she would want, only to go unappreciated, getting no respect or love in return. It is a lengthy rant, and I can't repeat it word for word, but by the end of it, Caleb's father has wandered over to the cross, and as the rant ends, he looks up at the cross. Caleb, and the viewers get the message immediately. That's what we do to God. The scene ends with Caleb surrendering his life, and his marriage to God, and he sets out to save his marriage with his heart in it.
For months, it has seemed that my spiritual life has been on hold. I don't know where I am most days. God all too often feels miles away. I have trouble believing, having faith. I give God a list of things I want so I will believe. I have blamed Him for my unbelief and doubts. I overlook what He has done, and demand more. If He would bail me out of my financial problems, I'd have faith again, believe He cares. If He wiped that struggle away, I'd feel His love.
All too often our relationship with God is like a marriage, and all too often, we try to place all the blame on Him, and have a list of ways for Him to improve the relationship. I don't understand how God works. There have been times in my thinking at least, that had He showed me there was hope somehow, if He had someone step in and help me, I surely wouldn't have caved. I would read how God would act in people's lives when it seemed they were about to fall, and they would be saved. Yet it seemed so often, I would fall, and He did nothing to stop me.
God isn't a person, with faults & failures, but just as in the movie I watched, as Caleb relentlessly pursued winning his wife back, and got nothing but scorn, so we must do with God. He has His reasons for seeming aloof and far away, but in spite of it all, we must keep doing our part of the relationship. I have been all too guilty of giving up on God when He hasn't acted in ways that I thought He should. In any relationship, you have to trust the other person, even when they don't act like you want them to. Obviously, the marriage analogy isn't perfect, for God is perfect, and isn't going to walk away from someone who is serving Him. We walk away from Him.
Another powerful part of the movie is a segment where there is no talking from the actors, but a song is played. As the song plays, they show scenes involving the couple, mainly Caleb. The song is called "While I'm Waiting". It talks about waiting on God, but while we wait, we must keep worshiping Him, keep serving, keep running the race. Sometimes we go through rough times in life, but we can't sit by the wayside and wait for God to rescue us, to heal us, to make everything ok in our life. While we wait, we have to keep serving Him.
I am not a very eloquent person, and have probably done a lousy job of getting some of my thoughts on here, but I feel this is a life-changing movie. Yes, it is good for a married couple to watch, no matter the condition of their marriage, but the message of the movie isn't just that marriage is sacred, and should be fought for, but that serving God is the most important thing we can do, and deserves all the effort we have and more to keep it up.
One issue covered in the movie, and handled very tastefully, is the issue of pornography. Caleb has quite the addiction to it, with his wife's knowledge. There comes a point in the movie, where things seem to be going nowhere with his wife, and he is on his computer, a little window pops up, with a girl on it - nothing improper about her look - saying "click here to see me". He has given his life to God at this point, and the battle rages. I won't give anything away, but the issue is handled in a very tasteful and even amusing way.
I was again reminded that all too often in my life, I have expected God to help me and show that He really does love me, and all the while, I was doing things I knew were displeasing to Him. I wanted Him to do something for me first, and then, and only then, I would do something for Him in return. The movie has brought the fact home to me that I need to take my spiritual life off of "pause", and pretty much do my own "Love Dare". I need to sort of view God as in the injured party in a bad marriage. I don't know if God has hurt feelings, but He has had to me rant and ask "why" too much in my life. There are things I deal with that I will have to deal with for the rest of my life. Are they my fault? I honestly don't believe so, yet my actions and misdeeds have made it worse than it would have been if I had trusted God all along, and not questioned "why?" or tried to place the blame on Him.
God may never heal the broken parts of me. I may battle certain issues until my dying day. I may forever have a struggle to believe that He really does love me. I may wait forever for some things to happen that I have so desperately prayed and hoped for. But whether they happen or not, "While I wait" - I have to keep running the race. Keep on serving Him, worshiping Him. That is the only way to fireproof my life.
(And a ps in closing, I still advocate being very careful in viewing DVD. This one had no language or sexual situations. In fact, Kirk Cameron, the actor who played Caleb, will not kiss another woman, even in a movie, so his real wife stood in on the scene that they wanted a kiss. That is integrity.)
While I'm Waiting (John Waller)
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait
I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord
Sunday, February 1, 2009
This blog may shock some people who know me well. Some may even view me as hypocritical. That's ok. I can't live my life to please other people, and have tried to do that too much of my life.
Posted by Mark at 2:29 PM
Labels: Christianity/the Church, dvd review, movie review
4 comments:
- Christa said...
Havent watched Fireproof, but did watch his other two, "Flywheel" and "Facing the Giants". "Facing the Giants" was excellent expecially--I get teared up everytime I watch it, and redetermine somethings in my life. Almost think the guy must be a real Christian to get the messages in there he does. If you havent watched it, and want to, let me know.
- February 2, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- Kim M. said...
We saw it and enjoyed it too. Glad you could glean some spiritual help.
- February 2, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Christy said...
I have watched this movie twice and both times I have really gotten the message. I too have had my spiritual life on pause, although it is going to be a long haul, I believe that I am on my way to recovery. I also love the song...it has so much depth and in my situation it sure hits home!
- February 3, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- Cindy said...
As one of the friends who raved, I knew you'd like it! Awesome movie, awesome song! So glad that God is using it to help not only married people, but some of us singles too! Good post, Mark!
- February 11, 2009 at 8:19 PM


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Some men claim that women can be taxing. Those men have never met Kiriko Shimizu, the nude star of A Taxing Woman (1987). The small-breasted Japanese beauty provides the crotch slaps in this knee-slapping comedy. She lets her little girls come out to play when they're mam-handled in a dark scene. Then she's off to the bathroom with a piece of tissue dangling between her legs and a clear view of her ass. Ass-tonishing!
A Taxing Woman (1987) - as Kazue Kenmochi

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Appointment of New Directors to the Rakon Board
10 March 2017
The Board of Rakon Limited (NZX:RAK) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new Directors to the Board.
Lorraine Witten – Appointed as Independent Director
Keith Oliver – Appointed as Independent Director
Yin Tang Tseng – Appointed as Director
Lorraine Witten – Appointed as Independent Director
Lorraine is currently the Chair of Kordia Group Limited, Star Now Limited, vWork Limited, Soltius Limited and also a Director of WREDA (Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency). Lorraine is also a founding shareholder and current Chair of Simply Security Limited, Member of the Department of Corrections Audit & Risk Committee and previously held numerous other Board and governance roles.
Keith Oliver – Appointed as Independent Director
Keith is currently a Director of ALTO Capital Limited, Chair of Blackhawk Tracking Systems Limited and Health Vision (NZ) Limited. Keith is also a Director of Vigil Monitoring Limited and previously held numerous other Board and governance roles.
Yin Tang Tseng – Appointed as Director
Yin Tang (Tony) is the current Chairman of Siward Crystal Technology Co. Limited (Siward). Taiwan based Siward, a world leader of crystal and oscillator solutions, hold a 16.6% share in Rakon Limited following their investment in February 2017.
Rakon Chair Bryan Mogridge said, "following an extensive search that presented a number of high calibre applicants, the Rakon Board is very pleased to be able to appoint and welcome Lorraine, Keith and Tony. Individually each brings considerable business and governance experience that enhances the Rakon Board".
All three Directors have been appointed under a casual vacancy and will put themselves forward for election by shareholders' at the next annual meeting.
Bryan Mogridge
Chair of Rakon Limited
Rakon Contact:
Simon Bosley (CFO)
09 571 9206
About Rakon
Rakon is a global high technology company and a world leader in its field. The company designs and manufactures advanced frequency control and timing solutions for telecommunications, global positioning and space and defence applications. Rakon products are found at the forefront of communications where speed and/or reliability are paramount. The company's products provide extremely accurate clocking signals, which are then used to generate precise electrical, radio or optical signals in networks and systems around the globe. Rakon has four manufacturing plants including two joint venture plants and has five research and development centres. Customer support centres are located in ten offices worldwide.
Rakon is proud of its New Zealand heritage; it was founded in Auckland in 1967. It is a public company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange, NZSX, ticker code RAK.


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Pence, Vines to Liberty grads: Stand firm in faith
LYNCHBURG, Va. (BP) -- Vice President Mike Pence and preacher Jerry Vines urged the largest graduating class in Liberty University's history of more than 20,000 graduates to faithfully live out what they have learned at Liberty in a world that desperately needs strong Christians.
Vines, former Southern Baptist Convention president, addressed the students at the baccalaureate service May 10.
After receiving an honorary degree from Liberty, Pence spoke highly of Liberty's commitment to Christian values, the Falwell family, and the opportunity to address the graduates.
"Like many of you graduates here today I was raised in a church home, but by the time I got to high school, I was one of those people who still went to church but was just going through the motions," Pence said. "I decided to go my own way. I got to college and met some people who I could tell had something I lacked. The only way I could describe it is joy."
Pence told the graduates a story about how he became curious about Christianity and asked a friend where he could find a cross like the one that he wore around his neck. He said his friend told him about the true heart change necessary to follow Jesus.
"You have to wear it in your heart before you wear it around your neck," Pence said. "A few weeks later I put my faith in Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior and it's made all the difference."
Pence reminded graduates about the recent Christian persecution both domestically and around the world. He urged them to live a life characterized by faith and love in these divisive times.
"We need faith that unites on a foundation of grace," Pence said. "We need to show that we can love God and our neighbor at the same time through our words and our deeds. Decide here and now to stand firm."
David Jeremiah, pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church and founder and host of Turning Point Radio and Television Ministries, gave the commencement ceremony closing prayer.
"We place an emphasis upon the spiritual here," Vines said. "You can be a champion for Christ wherever God chooses to place you. He has given you a plan and a purpose. It is called a commencement service, it is not the concluding of your life, it is the continuing of your life," Vines said.
This was Vines' fifth time speaking at Liberty's baccalaureate service and first since 2007, when he also officiated Jerry Falwell Sr.'s funeral service a few days later.
Liberty President Jerry Falwell Jr. announced that Liberty had acquired the stained glass windows of both Vines and Falwell that were recently removed from the chapel at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. During the baccalaureate service, Falwell said the glass windows will be displayed in the Falwell museum on campus. Ben Carson, secretary of housing and urban development, also was a special guest at the baccalaureate and commencement services.
Vines concluded his remarks with a Gospel presentation and a reminder for the Christians in the audience to grow daily in their walk with God.
"Let me encourage you to have a devotional time every day in your life. Spend some time reading the Bible and letting God talk to you," he said. "Spend some time every day in prayer and you talk to God. It is there that you draw strength. It is there that you draw closer to the Lord."
Liberty University is in partnership with the SBC of Virginia.


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PhD (Law) from Symbiosis Law School, Pune on Insider Trading Law and Policy
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (IIM Bangalore)
Worked with Thermax and Kirloskar Brothers for 5 years. Later joined the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, as a Faculty Member.
Areas of Interest:
Corporate & Securities Law, especially Insider Trading Law
Insurance Law
Amateur Interest in Philosophy of Set Theory
- Who Is Covered by the Insider Trading Prohibition? : The Problematic Concept of "Insider" in the United States and India, 3(1) Symbiosis Contemporary Law Journal 15 (2017)
- Insider Trading Prohibition Based on the Equal Access Doctrine – A Critique, 8(3) Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal 15 (2018) (Special Issue: Fifth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship – 2016, Symbiosis Law School, Pune).
- Marriage beyond Procreation: In Search of a Regulatory Paradigm, 3(2) NLUJ LAW REVIEW 33 (2016).
- SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015: An Attempt at Ushering in Information Symmetry in the Financial Market, 15 BIMAQUEST 53 (2015).
- The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Act, 2015 and Life Insurance Policyholders, 6 JINDAL GLOBAL LAW REVIEW 231 (2015). (Jointly with Dr. S Uma)
- The Nomination Riddle: Will the Real Nominee Please Stand Up?, 41 CHARTERED SECRETARY 170 (2011).
- The Insurance Ombudsman: Mapping out the Jurisdiction, 10 BIMAQUEST 11 (2010).
- Gave a contributed talk titled "Cantor's Paradise on Skolem's Earth" in the Conference on Set Theory: Bridging Mathematics and Philosophy held at the University of Konstanz, Germany from July 29-31, 2019
- Presented a paper titled "The Insider Trading Prohibition in India– In Search of a Doctrine" in the Tenth National Business Law Scholars Conference held at the University of California Berkeley School of Law , United States on June 20-21, 2019
Chaired a session on "Banking, Finance and Insurance" in the Fourth International Conference on Law and Economics of the Indian Association of Law and Economics held at Gokhale Institute of Politics & Economics, Pune on December 15 and 16, 2018.
Presented a paper titled "Towards An Incentive Based Theory of Insider Trading Prohibition" in the Eighth Annual Doctoral Scholarship Conference held at Yale Law School, United States on 9th and 10th November, 2018.
- Panel Judge for the "Mock Constituent Assembly Round" of the Finale of the first National Constitutional Law Olympiad held at ILS Law College, Pune on February 25, 2017.
- Presented a paper titled "Insider Trading Prohibition Based on the Equal Access Doctrine – A Critique" in the Fifth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship held at Symbiosis Law School, Pune on 10th September, 2016.
- Presented a paper titled "The Insurance Ordinance and Life Insurance Policyholders" in the Conference on Global Corporate and Financial Law held at Michigan – Jindal Centre for Global Corporate and Financial Law and Policy, Jindal Global Law School, Sonepat on April 24, 2015. Jointly with Dr. S Uma
- Chaired a technical session in the National Conference on "Revisiting Freedom of Religion and Personal Laws from Liberty and Equality Perspectives" organized by the Centre for Public Law, ILS Law College, Pune on September 14, 2014.
- Chaired a technical session on "Financing of Elections in India" in the National Seminar on "Political and Judicial Perspectives on Electoral Reforms in India" organized by ILS Law College, Pune on September 6, 2013.
- Delivered a Guest Lecture on "Insider Trading" at Symbiosis Law School, Pune on March 25, 2013.
- Made a presentation on "US Supreme Court Decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) and the doctrine, principles and standards of judicial review" in the Workshop on "Marbury v. Madison and Judicial Review" conducted by the Centre for Public Law, ILS Law College, Pune on February 12, 2013.
- Delivered a Guest Lecture on "US Supreme Court Decision on the Right to Healthcare in NBIL v. Sebellius (2012)" at ILS Law College, Pune on December 20, 2012.
- Delivered Invited Lectures on "Godel's First Incompleteness Theorem" at S.P. College, Pune organized jointly by the Philosophy and Mathematics Departments on April 12 – 15, 2004.


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If Gov. Chris Christie's national plan to slow the rate of Medicaid spending increases ever became law, New Jersey residents – especially seniors and the disabled – would feel it in their pocketbooks, according to a new analysis.
The state would receive $15.1 billion less over eight years if Christie's plan were to be enacted, according to a report by New Jersey Policy Perspective, a self-described progressive research organization.
Christie, as he campaigns for the Republican nomination for president, has proposed linking growth in Medicaid spending to inflation. However, since healthcare costs, including Medicaid, have been growing faster than inflation for decades, report author Raymond J. Castro foresees dramatic spending cuts.
The report also found that the plan would have a profound effect on the state's economy, likely leading to the loss of tens of thousands of healthcare jobs. These cuts would be in addition to other changes proposed by Christie, including increasing the eligibility age for both Social Security and Medicare.
A Christie campaign spokeswoman criticized the report's findings, arguing that NJPP is biased against Christie, that Medicaid is badly in need of reform, and that Christie's plan would prevent massive cuts in benefits due if the program went bankrupt.
Castro noted that the financial burden would inevitably fall on those with disabilities and low-income seniors, who rely on Medicaid long-term services.
The largest group to benefit from Medicaid is people with disabilities, who received 44 percent of Medicaid funds, followed by seniors, who receive 30 percent; children, who account for 18 percent; and adults younger than 65, who receive 8 percent of the funds.
"It's going to be up to the state to decide where to absorb the loss, so they can do it in a whole bunch of ways, but that's where you're going to get most of the savings: to reduce services to the elderly and the disabled," Castro said, adding that New Jersey spends more for those populations that most other states.
The state has been working to reconfigure long-term healthcare services by shifting funding from nursing homes and other institutions toward community-based group homes.
Another reason that the state would be hit hard by Christie's plan is a program supported by Christie himself – the expansion of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, which has led to the addition of 462,000 New Jersey residents to the program.
Castro noted that healthcare spending has been a crucial driver of the state's economy, with some healthcare jobs actually increasing in number even during the recession.
"How healthcare funds are spent and whether the state receives them are very important," Castro said.
[related]Castro acknowledged that it's important for the government to reduce the growth in healthcare costs. But he suggested that a better way to do that than a hard cap on spending would be to pursue policies nationally that the state is currently implementing, such as the introduction of Medicaid accountable care organizations – which are focused on sharing data to improve the coordination of care and target healthcare to the patients who need it – and the transition to community-based long-term services.
"We should use a scalpel rather than a meat-ax approach toward these programs," Castro said. Changing how these services are provided should be pursued "rather than establishing cutbacks that are so large that it's going to force states to reduce benefits and reduce eligibility. That's the wrong way to go."
At the same time, Castro said the government should be taking steps to encourage more doctors to treat Medicaid patients by improving reimbursements. Christie's state budget included $45 million in additional funding for NJ FamilyCare – the state's primary Medicaid support healthcare coverage program.
Castro noted that the additional state money drew a federal match, which wouldn't be possible if they were a limit to federal Medicaid money tied to inflation.
"We still have a major problem in our state in terms of reimbursement and we need to work on that," Castro said.
Castro added that Christie's plan would add uncertainty into what Medicaid services would be available, since the system would shift from one in which spending depends on the need for services to one in which services would have to fit within the spending cap.
"They're going to have to play a guessing game as to what costs are going to be in the future," Castro said of state Medicaid officials. "We're going to see a big shift in the states … In the next decade, they're going to look at ways to cut services and even eligibility if they're not going to have a guarantee for the funding" based on the demand for services.
Christie campaign spokeswoman Sam Smith questioned several of Castro's assumptions, saying in a written statement that the governor's proposal would allow for spending growth – since it would increase along with the growth in the Medicaid population, as well as with the growth for inflation.
"Moreover, as NJPP's friends on the Left have been pointing out for years, growth in per capita Medicaid spending has been shrinking not rising," Smith wrote. "So the entire premise of the NJPP story, which is that Medicaid spending will tremendously outstrip both inflation and economic growth, is not necessarily true."
Smith also noted that there's a bipartisan consensus in favor of having some type of entitlement reform.
"Only NJPP, which appears to be far to the Left of even Congressional Democrats and President Obama, seems to feel that no reform of Medicaid, or of entitlements generally, is either possible or necessary," Smith said.
"Gov. Christie believes we should reform entitlements to slow their growth, thereby preventing an explosion of our national debt, massive benefit cuts due to the bankruptcy of these programs in the future, and massive tax increases on the American people — and thereby making possible increased investment in national future-oriented priorities like R&D and national defense."


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In 1997, Mexican native Tanya Moss founded a sophisticated and timeless jewelry line of her same name. While studying graphic design in Mexico City, Tanya spent a semester abroad at Southern Illinois University where she took classes in the University's top-tier jewelry program. While obtaining her undergraduate degree, Tanya wrote a thesis about building and branding a jewelry company, a vision to which she returned several years later.
After meeting her husband, Eduardo Stolkin, a man with a strong background in finance who has an MBA from Columbia Business School, the two embarked on a journey to balance his penchant for numbers and strategy with her aesthetic eye. They created Tanya Moss, a jewelry line to make women feel beautiful, sophisticated, and special. The company sells silver and gold pieces, as well as accessories. It combines grounded references to Mexican culture with the flirty effervescence of the well-recognized butterfly motif, a symbol included in every collection.
The collection soon flourished, but disaster struck when Hurricane Wilma struck in 2005, destroying many of the stores. Tanya and Eduardo returned to Mexico City to rebuild their business, and have since opened a significant amount of stores. It has since been featured in couture fashion magazines like Vogue.
Tanya Moss has positioned itself as an industry leader that sets, rather than follows, trends.
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Food! The basic need of our life and is even for animals. We have our own ways of preparing and eating food. When we look back at the history of evolution, we will find that we were also like other animals eating the raw meat. The discovery of fire gave us a new way of food. The cooked food was better and even much delicious than it was before. Over the years, we have learnt expertise in every field of life. Why food is to leave behind? We prepare the food, we serve it, we eat it and we share it. The art of sharing the food is something which everyone enjoys. Art of sharing food is seen everywhere. In the school, offices, buses, parks, restaurants, while walking, while talking, everywhere means everywhere. Sharing food repays pleasure which is something to be proud of. Sharing the food with your fellows creates a relation of trust and responsibility. Here in this blog post, we will see few wonderful moments and will travel through places to places, watching people enjoying the art of sharing. FoodRavel takes you through the ways to explore the Art of Sharing.
"Sharing is love. Sharing is trust. Sharing is respect. Sharing is all about being social. And when it comes sharing food, it's more than wonderful!"
What is the Art of Sharing Food?
We share so many things in our life. I spent my much time in hostel. There we shared everything, from books to clothes, from money to room and from laughs to tears. Sharing has something very special place when it comes to living away from home. We share because we can. We share to show we care. We share to build trust. The art of sharing is a wonderful one. It makes us feel comfortable with each other. The art of sharing closes all the doors of doubts. It spreads the love. And when it is about sharing food, it the best thing to be shared. The art of sharing food comes from the spirit of sacrificing. I remember my hostel days when we used to share all. In the college or school, we used to exchange and share our food. Those were really wonderful and memorable days. I rarely took tiffin to the college or high school. But I always used to eat my classmates' tiffin. That was the art of sharing and tiffin was also shared by our teachers.
We are primates. We live in families and groups. Though the increasing trends have broken up the families, but still art of sharing food is noticed on festivals and ceremonies. Ever since man has started to eat food, he has learnt to share the food, especially with one whom he cared most and even with whom who were not able to manage their own food. Moreover, when man used to depend on animals for food, then too the art of sharing was practiced and everyone in the group was offered a share of food. Now that we have evolved over several thousands of years and have mastered on all arts, art of sharing food is struggling to find its existence the way it used to be years back.
Now, there are no more days left when the whole family used to sit down and used to have food. In this hectic life, people don't have time to sit and eat with family. I remember my childhood days; sometimes I have experienced this art of sharing at home, when we all would sit and had our shared food. Mom used to cook and we all used to eat together. Now when I think of the past and the food which was served, those were just delicious moments. The taste has been lost in the fast-track life. Early morning jam and evening rush has consumed most of the time of people's' lives and sharing doesn't find its space the way it should. Yet, there are ways of art of sharing.
FoodRavel went to many places to find out how people share their plates and their best tastes with each other and how open are they towards this art of sharing. As it's a fact that sharing brings people closer to each other, no matter if it is sharing the seat in metro, or sharing the auto, sharing has always been a step towards a closer relation. The food packed in tiffin becomes more delicious when it is shared with your friends and co – workers. The food served in plates is more delicious where there are two spoons and is eaten. Art of sharing is a whole lot about how people share their food and sentiments with each other, how do they behave while sharing with each other and what are the codes of conducts while sharing food?
Art of Sharing Food at Small Events
Have you ever seen people sharing their tiffin and plates in person? I bet you must have seen and even you must have done it a lot of times. Sharing is all about fun and memories when friends sit together. When it comes to old friends, who meet after long at the same old chai ki dukan or favorite dhaba, the scene needs no explanation. It's about same old talks, mischief and sharing the food in same plate. That's all brings tears to the eyes. Sharing pours out the love out on the table and the taste of love is more than anything else in the whole world. No matter if the food is tasty or not that much, not matter if the food is cooked with great expertise, but when it comes about compassionate sharing, it's the most expensive as it is concerned with the love and affection.
Offering food to the hungry on the streets is just another form of sharing. When you offer food to the needy and hungry, when you give a hand of sharing, it makes them feel happy to the seventh sky and this happiness is easily visible in their eyes. No matter if you know him or not, no matter if you will see him again or not, but yes that single moment of sharing your food will be always remembered. Art of sharing food is blessing too. While sharing the food at school recess is still the one of the best moments of life, it is always memorable throughout life. I remember my school days. We all friends would sit in groups and would share our tiffin. Those were the days of art of sharing tiffin. Now tiffin exists but the emotions don't exist.
When we walked out on the road, we experienced people sharing food. Street foods are the best to be seen in Delhi when you walk out on the road and one of the most delicious appetizers to search for are found on streets of the city. From Gol Gappey to south Indian street food, the streets of the city are painted in spice and sugar sweet. Most of the time, the street food is available around the evening and till the night. There sharing is seen at its best as street food is on the open streets with no or less sitting arrangements and you have to share from space to plates. Street food is best enjoyed on streets only.
There's a Street Food Lover Everywhere…
Sharing food in offices has a different aroma and fame. Corporate culture has changed the ways of food sharing. There, groups are seen in two or three depending on the number of employees. The canteen is the place of limited sharing and they perform their rituals of sharing food there. It is rare to find someone with the same basic instinct of sharing the food and most of the cases; it is just limited within the groups only. The food of corporate culture is different so is sharing food different.
Dabbas are Slightly Out of Fashion
Nowadays, the technology has got its root in every sector of our life. It has been embedded so that we are totally dependent on it and find it really hard to manage a single day without it. Dabbas don't exist anymore. The place has been dominated by designed lunch boxes. Several companies are now in markets who manufacture stylish cook wares and food storage items. In this scenario, the old dabba has its lost its place. Now people prefer stylish and high designed food boxes. I remember in old movies, it is shown how the wife would cook the food and pack the dabba for her husband who would work in some mill or factory and someone would carry the dabba on bicycle. The protagonist would open the dabba and would feel revitalized after eating. Those were the days of Dabbas. Now it's all about fashion and if the things don't fit the fashion, they are rejected. The online food business has also impacted the ways of sharing food. Now just sitting at a place, one get food delivered at his doors. No need to go market to buy, no need to cook at home. You just need to call and tell your choice. The food will come to you. There, it is really hard to experience the art of sharing food.
People go to cafes, restaurants and share their foods. They share their time over coffee tables and share their "shares". Means they enjoy the moments of life up to the fullest with no worries. You can experience the art of sharing at its best among the youngsters. The animals do have this sharing food instinct and we can see how the mother bird shares the food with its kids. All the mammals practice the art of sharing food and it proves the care and responsibilities towards others. Sharing food with each other, no matter if it is on tables, on road or on the bus, it has always been a wonderful experience.
Mass Sharing of Food – The Art of Sharing Food
We all share our food at home with our family members. We all share food with our friends in restaurants or schools. But what if there are many people involved in the art of sharing the food. In our country, we have mass feast ceremonies or marriage parties where we can experience hundreds of people eating together. In big restaurants, many people sit and enjoy their delicacies, though they may not share the food with each other. But yes the sitting system is great. It is found everywhere. People from all background come and sit in the same place to enjoy the food. The chair – table arrangements or floor sitting arrangements, both are good enough to experience. In my Nepal trip, I and my other friends including two from South Korea and the native people of Nepal, we used to share food with each other over the dining table and it was just amazing. And that's how I got connected to their culture. This way, I was able to explore their traditions.
Walking through the streets of busy markets of Delhi NCR, you will find several types of street foods crowded with people sharing food. I everyday travel to office for some ten to fifteen kilometers and pass through the Vyapar Kendra market, which is a famous shopping stop for the people of that area. There are several street food corners and people are seen standing out and enjoying the street food. Be it a restaurant, a cart of a kiosk, the place gets crowded as the sun starts to set down. This the an open food place where people stand on the street and eat whatever they like, from Gol Gappey to Chinese foods, rolls and much more there to explore. Especially when the people come with their families, it becomes quite wonderful. The Gol Gappa is a very famous and one of the highly sought after street food in the Delhi NCR and you will find this food spots almost everywhere. In restaurants and the streets, people enjoy this crunchy, spicy street food with spicy cold water.
People from all across the world have this basic instinct. The art of sharing the food is something which is connected with one's ethics and traditions. We think art of sharing should be followed; it must not be restricted within the walls of homes or high class restaurants.


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The real price of a book
on October 28, 2009 by eldar in Corporate Parasites, Personal Notes, Comments (0)
Imagine that you can buy a book and magically instantly know everything that was in the book. Would it be worth $860 or even more?
In the Defense of the Intelligent Design Theory
on August 4, 2009 by Eldar in Materialistic Theology, Comments (0)
Let's see, when they argue against the intelligent design theory, their main argument is: "Look at human body! There are so many ultimately stupid design problems in it, that it's simply incomprehensible that it may be designed by an intelligent being!"
Do you see the assumption here? The assumption here is that intelligent beings cannot create stupid design. Have you ever used PC software?
"Are you a writer or a writer?" A question to aspiring authors.
on August 1, 2009 by eldar in Evolutionary Marxism, Comments (0)
You work hard, you work really hard. You put your soul into your writing and aspire one day to be a great writer like Alexandre Dumas, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lord Byron, or Count Leo Tolstoy. Or maybe, Mark Twain or Edgar Alan Poe. But day after day, month after month, editors, agents and publishers continuously reject your work.


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44th Annual 2002 Electronic Materials Conference (EMC 2002)
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How To Review Information For A Better Recall
When you review important information by reading attentively, you often think that you have understood and will be able to remember all of the key points, but generally when absorbing new knowledge, you neither understand nor recall all of it. Subsequent repetition is necessary, as is the conscious assimilation of information. Multiplication tables and the alphabet, which you learned as a child through frequent review and recitation, are anchored so firmly in your long-term memory that you can probably recall them instantly and perfectly at all times. Th is mechanical review does work, but in my opinion, it takes too long and is not the most effective way of learning the subject matter.
Under normal conditions, memorizing something follows a pattern. We remember the material from the beginning and end of a lesson better than that presented in the middle. We remember information better if there was something unusual or really strange about it because enhanced memory is the result of an association created by fantasy, and consequently things are linked to new associations. In these cases, the brain also realizes that the information deviates from established patterns and passes the information on from the short-term memory to the long-term memory.
So when reviewing information, it is necessary to concentrate on the task at hand. Even information that you see day-in and day-out and with which you work frequently is not necessarily memorable, as can be proved with a simple example. You probably use a telephone, computer, or calculator every day. But without looking at them again, can you write out the letters and/or numbers on their keys and buttons in the proper sequence? Try it. If you can do so at your first attempt, then you've already mastered the art of observation and visualization perfectly and probably have a good memory. Th e crucial point is to concentrate on what you have to remember while reviewing it as well. It is known that the human brain can maintain a relatively high level of retention for twenty to fifty minutes. Given this, it is recommended that after you have decided how long to spend on a specific subject, you fit in small breaks as you need them. Th is way, you can maintain a higher level of concentration.
Th e time frames you set to review the subject matter you wish to store in your long-term memory depend on many factors. This basic rule applies, you should review important material again in about ten minutes after learning it, then again a day later, a week later, two weeks later, and finally a month later. The more often you review it with concentrated attention, the higher the probability that you will remember it in the long term. As you train, make note of your own memory patterns over longer periods of time and then apply this knowledge accordingly when learning new information.


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There is a good deal of talk of needing a 24/7 health care system. The Cockroach Catcher used to think we have but apparently not. I remember my Child Psychiatry inpatient days: they were 24/7.
Even when I am away at a conference in a far away land, I still get called. But I did not mind as it meant that the wrong decision would not be made and with disturbed youngsters mistakes could be disastrous.
Well there may well be a solution: let Hospitals run the whole service.
It is almost impossible to get GPs to take back OOH without the high cost and as such A&E departments should expand by employing more well trained doctors to meet the rising demand. Any management consultant would advise any business to expand when there is the demand. It is one sure way to fight off hospital avoidance run by CCGs.
It is the only place where there is the infra-structure for a 24 hour service, so why not let the employ the GPs.
Does that mean that there will be no more Harmoni and Serco OOHs? No more NHS111?
A&E is a trusted brand, as they say in BRAND SPEAK! Keep it.
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I have previously suggested that the new CCGs should buy up Hospitals as the current internal market system is having a very serious unhealthy load on the total cost of Health Care in this country.
Why not do the opposite, let the hospitals employ the GPs. In other words: integrate primary and secondary health care and be done with the internal market that is grossly skewing the way health care is funded.
With some of the "best" advisers available (costly as well), the only reason for recent governments to pursue the market driven idea can only mean one thing: the eventual privatisation of most providers of health care!
But wait for this: only the profitable ones.
US Model:
But wait for this: only the profitable ones.
US Model:
One can assume that for a range of basic medical conditions, the NHS (by now a brand) will be free at the point of delivery. Private providers to the NHS will provide on a per case basis and we already have the best example of this is the US in the form of Medicare:
An estimated 77 million people born between 1946 and 1964, turn 65. This year, the first 3 million will reach that milestone, adding significantly to the 47.5 million patients covered by Medicare in 2010. That explosive growth will jeopardize the federal program's ability to meet its obligations at the same time that it inundates physician practices and hospitals.
Largely left to their own devices in finding help with these problems, these patients have a habit of seeing several physicians, including specialists. No referrals are needed, and Medicare pays a fee to each doctor for every visit. That adds up to a situation in which not only are there no limits on how much is spent, but often there's no one in charge to make sure patients don't receive unnecessary or counterproductive treatments.
At UCLA:
It also is important to keep in mind that, "contrary to popular assumptions, it's the volume of services, not the price per service, that accounts for most of the variation in Medicare spending" observes Dr. Jack Wennberg, the founder of what is now known simply as "the Dartmouth research." And as more than two decades of
"UCLA knows it has a problem," Wennberg confided in an interview last year. "But what are they going to do—close down beds and fire doctors? They need that stream of revenue that comes from the beds and doctors to service their debt." So Medicare spends more at UCLA—and some patients are over-treated.
US Health Insurers had a good deal, they do not need to deal with this group.
If one look closely at Hinchingbrooke: they will only have so called 48 hour in-patients, no neonatal, mental health (illness more like) and certainly no dialysis. So if all hospitals are to be run by Circle what will happen to the other patients.
The answer is simple: it will never happen and there is little doubt in my mind that Circle will provide good profit for its investors. These smart people do not throw away money unless they belong to others.
A Hospital based health service:
The Cockroach Catcher has many medical friends working in different health care systems and most of my friends find our GP system 'unique'. They see that progress in medical science has meant that it is difficult for a generalist to be able to do everything. Many medical procedures require specialist training.
Growth in most other countries has been in the area of specialist doctors.
The UK is the only country in the Western Word that is defying the trend. The serious side effect is that soon we might be running out of specialists in this country: well trained specialists.
So, what would be so wrong with a Hospital based integrated NHS.
My suspicion is that it will happen but it would be the privateers that will be doing it to have full control of cost that would be escalating.
It is already happening in the US and believe you me, it will here. By then it will be too late as the specialists would have left the state run NHS.


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in performance: russell moore and IIIrd tyme out
You have to be one seriously confident bluegrass commando to open a Kentucky performance with The Old Home Place, a tune that has essentially served as a theme for J.D. Crowe and the New South for close to four decades. Up the ante if you discover the recently-defunct New South's final vocalist, Ricky Wasson, sitting in the audience. That was the scenario as Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out got the first of two Saturday evening sets underway at Meadowgreen Park Music Hall in Clay City.
But then again, the veteran bluegrass troupe proved resourceful enough to take full possession of a stylistically-far reaching repertoire during the set. Take Pretty Little Girl from Galax by Kentucky songsmith Bill Castle (who, curiously enough, was also in attendence). The increasingly rustic tenor of Moore's vocals, the old-timey tone of Justen Haynes' fiddle colors and the almost Celtic inclinations of a melody line that recalled the folk staple Shady Groves provided the tune (penned for IIIrd Tyme Out's 2009 Prime Tyme album) with a vividly traditional feel.
Then there was the cherished Bill Monroe instrumental Bluegrass Special, which strayed from familiar arrangements as a fiddle tune into a wild exercise in string band democracy. Shuffling elements of jazz and swing, IIIrd Tyme Out's version actually placed most of the heavy lifting on longtime mandolinist Wayne Benson, whose animated playing fueled much of the arrangement's rhythmic drive and swagger.
Straying perhaps the furthest from bluegrass convention was a cover of John Denver's Take Me Home Country Roads, an early '70s country-folk radio hit served here as an unassuming vehicle for the conversational ease of Moore's singing. Working cleaning off supporting vocals from banjoist Steve Dilling and under-the-weather bassist Edgar Loudermilk, Moore placed the tune's rural imagery and light country lyricism at the forefront without letting the song disintegrate into heavy sentimentalism.
For a band that has continually juggled traditional and contemporary inspirations, IIIrd Tyme Out opted for more of the former in this neatly executed performance. Perhaps that's because the set bypassed the more extreme country and pop tunes from the band's recordings. But mostly, the band has simply has developed a spacious, inviting ensemble voice of its own for songs that crossed as many generational divides as it did stylistic ones.


text: ClausJ 5 Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) · Problems with makershop.fr 2 weeks ago I bought an Ultimaker 2+ Extended in Denmark and since I spend some months working in France during summer I brought it with me. Being here in France I found a cover for the Ultimaker that I thought whould be practical. It is for sale at makershop.fr, apparently the main reseller of Ultimaker in France. On the surface Makershop.fr looks like a great place to shop. Expert advice always available on the phone, 24 hour shipping and a "generous" 14 days return policy "no questions asked". As they write on their site, translated from French, "we go further than the return policy required by law, you can try out any purchase for yourself and if you don't like it, you simply return it". So I ordered spools of different materials to try out, an extra build plate and this hood made from 7 sheets of acrylic held together by 3d printed brackets. The hood was not cheap, 400 euros, but I thought it was a good investment. The goods arrived and I unpacked the hood, laid out all the parts and started to remove the protective foil from two of the 7 acrylic sheets. Then I realised I made a mistake because the front door was too small. By mistake I ordered the kit for the 2+ and not for the extended. So I quickly put everything back in the box and called makershop.fr to initiate the hazzle-free return. I reached their customer service girl Brigitte (I changed her name) who quickly asked me to send them an email with the request to which she later replied herself that they were able to accept the return only if the product was in the original packaging and had not been unwrapped. And the money would be returned as credits for the shop, adding "Dont hesitate to contact us for further info, have a nice day". So I called Brigitte again, explaining that 2 of the acrylic sheets had been relieved of their plastic wrap and trying to solve this potential problem I suggested at first they swopped the unwrapped parts with the parts from the package they would send me as a replacement. She asked me to put my suggestion in an email and a few hours later she answered "I'm sorry that that is not possible, dont hesitate to contact us for further info, have a nice day". I called again, not at all happy with her reply. A collegue of hers answered the phone. I asked him if he was informed about my problem. "yes, I heard about it, what do you want now?" I told him I was not happy with having to trash a 400 euros product and wanted to discuss some kind of solution, maybe I could pay for the unwrapped parts and they could send me the right model for my printer?". He wanted me to discuss with Brigitte and put me on hold. I waited for 5 minutes or more, a long time. Then he came back on the phone: "Brigitte don't want to talk to you, she already wrote you an email and there is nothing further to add, you cannot return the product". Struggling with my self control I asked if he would discuss this with his boss and get back to me, suggesting again they could charge me for the unwrapped parts. He asked me to put my suggestion in an email, which I did. This happened friday and today it's sunday. This morning I searched the internet only to find out that European consumers are well protected when buying stuff on the internet. You always have 14 days return and during this period you are allowed to unpack and unwrap your purchase and test it. If you then wish to return it you don't have to explain to the seller, it's your right, except for foodstuff, hygienic products, digital media and some services. And within the 14 days you must be paid all your money back including the original shipping cost. Obviously I put all this in an email for Brigitte. And however this case turns out makershop.fr is the only looser because there is no way I am going to order from them ever again. And of course I'm sharing my experience. So while there is no doubt I will in fact get to return my product and get my money back eventually, I have to warn everybody about this shop. French people have the unfortunate reputation of being arrogant which I find only partly deserved, however these guys seem to have reinvented the concept of arrogance, adding the middle-finger-gesture of "have a nice day" as an insult to injury. What worries me more is that these cowboys are the main resellers of Ultimaker in this country and I wonder what kind of damage their non existing customer support will add to the Ultimaker brand. Edited June 15, 2016 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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7 wedding traditions and where they originated
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. We all know this common wedding tradition and most of us follow it. But have you ever wondered why? How about why the bride and groom feed each other cake or about the first time a bride tossed a bouquet to a group of hopeful ladies wishing to be next? One of my favorite things about weddings is that I get to witness so many amazing and…Read more


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Scotty Beckett began his film career at the age of three, as one of "Our Gang" (AKA The Little Rascals). An adorable toddler, Beckett became one of Hollywood's most popular child stars, appearing in many major motion pictures. Unfortunately Scotty wound up like many child stars, living a life of depression and becoming addicted to drugs. He began to use drugs and alcohol as a teen, and his performance and reliability as an actor suffered. The TV series Rocky Jones, Space Ranger was to be the last steady job of his career. His acting days finally over, Scotty made his first suicide attempt in 1962. Recovering, he decided to move into another line of work as a car salesman. Unfortunately, Beckett was unable to escape his inner demons. In 1968, at the age of 38, Scotty Beckett took his own life with an overdose of sleeping pills.
Riffed Movies
- Manhunt in Space (Experiment #413) - as Winky
- Crash of Moons (Experiment #417) - as Winky
External links
- Scotty Beckett at the Internet Movie Database


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I really regret not doing "blogmas" this year. Who knew I'd have a lot to use this whole time.
I'm ashamed to say this, this is last year's picture of the Christmas tree. I keep forgetting to tell somebody to retake it of the tree this year, but I'm pretty sure everything looks exactly the same. So it doesn't matter as much. I think Christmas trees are one of my favorite things about Christmas. Decorating the tree with my sister and our parents, makes me feel like a kid again. Because we still get stuck with separating out the branches in the colors and my dad gets the big topper since nobody but him could lift it. I'm pretty sure Blondie could lift it up now, but he still has to do. Even though he's the one who moves it back over in the corner when we get ready to do the lights and garland. For some odd reason, we never put those two things on when the tree is out in the middle of the living room, until this year. While my mom and sister were out trying to find more lights, my dad just decided to pull it out of the corner because like I've been thinking for years. It would easier to put both on with enough room for two people to move around it.
I wanted to do something similar to Bloo 'n' Stuff's post about her trees. Where she talked about the special meanings over her ornaments and such. Like I had mentioned in the last Christmas-y blog post, our tree is 23 years old! I thought it was 24, so you should have seen my face when I realized I needed to fix that mistake. Thankfully, I had it scheduled to go up the next morning, but as soon as we finished with the tree, I fixed it! According to my mom and dad, they got it a few weeks after I was born. My nana bought it for them for their little apartment. It was only $25! My mom and dad have their own special ornaments. No motorcycle ornaments, I know it surprises me every year! They have two bulbs with their names on it. We also have a basketball and football bulbs, but no baseball. I pointed this out while we were putting it up and my sister seemed kind of offended because she and dad LOVE baseball. It would NOT surprise me if I go to the mall again soon that we find a baseball ornament or anything with Blondie and I's names on them. I'm how old again?
I've been reading everybody's posts about them going to different Christmas markets. I've been a little envious of them, but I've been loving all of the pictures though! Some of them are just so beautiful! Anyways, I remembered while my sister and I were in Elementary, our school did have like a small market/fair that all of the kids would go to in early December and buy certain gifts for their families. I remembered loving these things with a passion, because when I was in fifth grade. I knew that i was going to miss it that year because I wasn't in school yet, even though I was still recovering from school. My teacher would come over to my nana's house and help me with my schoolwork. My sister had to get gifts from the both of us that year. The only one I remember from the picture above that was from the past Christmas market was the crochet Rudolph. I thought he was cute and smelled amazing like a Gingerbread cookie! Of course, it's now a faint smell but I still think it's cute!
The little girl down on her knees, praying has got to be a gift from the student's teachers, because both Blondie and I have one and they have our names scratched on the bottom of them. I think they even have different dates on them too, but I could be wrong! The one in the middle with the crochet Rudolph, is from a time were my feet were a LOT smaller! As kids got to use their hands as their artwork and decorate them to different characters of each holiday we had, I'd of course use my feet. This looks like to be my left foot because of the shape that my right foot gives out when it's been traced. I can't exactly put my feet down on the floor and they'd be flat on the paper. I have WAYYY too many arches in both of my feet to do that. So teachers and my aide would basically have to go around my foot and I became very ticklish during these times. I would literally pull away as the years went by! I think I decorated the rest of him too. I'm not for sure at the moment. This little ornament always goes up! The last one is another one we got in class! I'm thinking this was made while I was in second grade. I really had to think about that one! That was my yearbook picture of that year too! Look how long my hair was back then!!
I had to steal my cousin's picture. This is my nana and papaw's Christmas tree! Every year, it's in the same damn spot that sometimes becomes a hazards problem for when people lay down the presents right in front and there are at least three wheelchairs that will be coming and going from that side of the room. I say this because my nana's bed is another part of the problem too. That little space is not enough to get through at fast speed. Not like I do that or anything, but my papaw has! Anyways, it's placed here because this is the only spot with a plug-in socket. I kind of like it up against the window, the light directed at it. It looks very pretty that way! Now that it's up though, my grandparents have an excuse to leave the lights off in the living room now.
I had mentioned that while my family was over at my nana's for Thanksgiving, she usually likes Blondie or Uncle Dave to put up the tree the night of or day after. Well, this year apparently she got Katt and Kristi to put it up for her. When I got there on that Saturday, because we celebrated ours on Black Friday. It was already up and looking pretty! They couldn't find any of the garland so they used some kind of beads to wrap around it instead. I think it makes look even more unique. Kristi really wanted to put ice icicles on it instead though. Another one of the things that my nana put on her tree was the dreamcatchers. I've never thought of putting little dreamcatchers throughout the Christmas tree, but you'd be surprised on how beautiful it actually makes the tree look. I think she put like three or four of them on it. They've all came from the mail of the charities she's supported. She doesn't have anymore room on her walls to hang them up, so putting them on the tree just sounded better I guess!


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I'm constantly asked which foundations last the longest, and so for today's blog, I decided to do a little Save/ Splurge feature on my two fave, long lasting foundations of the moment. I have a perfect drugstore buy and a perfect counter purchase to suit both budgets…
Maybelline SuperStay 24H – R154.95
Maybelline SuperStay24 foundation claims to last 24 hours. Well, I don't know the exact time, but this foundation did last me all day long, right to the point where you can actually see the foundation wipe off on your face cloth when you wash your face before bed. Most of the day my skin looked even toned and natural without getting a thick, waxy feel, although after about 8 hours, it started looking a little yellow! Nothing a little tissue blotting didn't sort out. It's a got Micro-Flex Stretch Formula that allows the foundation to move with your skin, so no cracking!
I really do like it, especially for the price and I've found the perfect shade, 048 Sun Beige.
CHANEL Perfection Lumiere – R505
I'll admit, I'm a little biased when it comes to CHANEL foundations. I love them all and have yet to find a foundation of theirs that I was'nt completely happy with. The only thing with CHANEL is that it can be a bit pricey to use every day. But if you've got the moolah or you want a truly flawless complexion, then Chanel is always your best bet. I'd suggest you cheapen up on the colour cosmetics and invest in a truly magnificent foundation like Chanel Perfection Lumiere.
Chanel Perfection Lumiere foundation was launched locally in October last year and is probably my most favoured foundation to date! On the bottle it says it lasts for up to 15 hours – which it does – and you feel as though you are not wearing any foundation at all. The other benefit of this foundation is that it's build-able to your needs – so you can apply a little bit for an even toned finish, or if you want more coverage, then it's flawlessly build-able without ever looking fake cake!
The other benefit of this foundation is you're more likely to find your exact skin tone match. There are sixteen shades to choose from, six of which are for ethnic skin tones. And worth a mention, it looks great on camera! There is also no wasting. A lot of pump application foundations pump out far too much, Chanel Perfection Lumiere pumps out enough for a decent application, although you will need more to build a more solid coverage.
If money is no option, or if you really want a fab foundation I'd definitely recommend the Chanel Perfection Lumiere – for its supreme gorgeousness and if you're saving for your shoe fund, then Maybelline SuperStay 24 is also a great option.
Have you tried any of these? Have you found the perfect, long lasting foundation? Comment below, I'd love to hear your thoughts.


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- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray. Blend flour, sugar, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt in processor. Add butter; using on/off turns, process until coarse meal forms. Add 2 tablespoons beaten egg; blend until moist crumbs form. Add ginger. Using on/off turns, process until moist clumps form. Press dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Brush remaining beaten egg over dough. Using small sharp knife, score top of dough with diagonal lines spaced 1 inch apart. Repeat in opposite direction, forming lattice pattern.
Bake until pastry is golden and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool completely in pan. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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Sean and I recently broke out our Annova sous vide device to cook our meats, and we have not turned back since. It is seriously a game changer when it comes to getting your steaks, chops, fish and even eggs to come out absolutely perfect every single time. Just look at that amazing, pink, juicy medium rare steak! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. But you'll have to take my word for it that this will be some of the best steak you'll ever have in your life — right in the comfort of your own kitchen.
Today, we're doing a couple of filet mignons or tenderloin steaks — my personal favourite. You begin by getting your meats from a reputable butcher. We love Huber's in Singapore. The lightly marinate in salt, pepper and add in a couple of sprigs of rosemary into a ziplock bag.
Turn on your sous vide machine and let it warm your water bath to roughly 180°F. Then, making sure there are no air pockets in your bag of meat, place the meat in for roughly 1.5 hours. What it does is it slowly cooks your meat at a very low temperature which seals in all the moisture, and incorporates all the flavour from the herbs into the meat. This timing works well for a sirloin steak as well, which we also prepared.
Meanwhile, let's prepare some simple oven-roasted vegetables. First, boil the potatoes and lightly blanch the baby carrots and brussel sprouts. Make sure the potatoes are fully cooked, but don't overdo this step for the carrots and brussel sprouts as they will cook further in the oven.
Spread the veggies out on an oven tray lined with foil. Then sprinkle with olive oil, salt, cracked black pepper and some dried herbs for flavour. Preheat oven to 350°F and bake for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender and slightly browned.
Once the time on the sous vide machine is up, remove the steaks from the bag and sear it for 3 minutes on each side over high heat for a medium rare steak. Cook longer if you prefer yours well done. Once the steaks are ready, leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving.
And voila! Just look at that soft, pink and juicy texture. Our minds and tastebuds were blown away. It's nearly impossible to achieve this level of moisture and tenderness without a sous vide machine.
We also prepared a ribeye steak the same way and it was just as delicious! Sean loves the flavours on the ribeye.
Just looking at this really gets me hungry. This was a gorgeous piece of steak and we got to enjoy it for a fraction of the cost compared with if we had dined at a steakhouse.
Pair your favourite steaks with some heavy reds (we had ours with some Cabernet Sauvignon) and you're good to go! Do enjoy, and let me know if you've got any tips on how to fire up amazing steaks.
We're definitely looking forward to trying the sous vide method on pork loins, fish and even eggs. So watch this space!


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"Winchester Mystery House™ is an extravagant maze of Victorian craftsmanship – marvelous, baffling, and eerily eccentric, to say the least. Tour guides must warn people not to stray from the group or they could be lost for hours! Countless questions come to mind as you wander through the mansion – such as, what was Mrs. Winchester thinking when she had a staircase built that descends seven steps and then rises eleven?
Some of the architectural oddities may have practical explanations. For example, the Switchback Staircase, which has seven flights with forty four steps, and rises only about nine feet, since each step is just two inches high. Mrs. Winchester's arthritis was quite severe in her later years, and the stairway may have been designed to accommodate her disability." [From The Winchester Mystery House Website]
In 1862, Sarah married William Wirt Winchester, son of Oliver Fisher Winchester, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut and manufacturer of the famous Winchester repeating rifle. The couple's life together was happy, and they enjoyed the best of New England society. However, in 1866, their young daughter, Annie developed a childhood disease (marasmus) and died. Sarah never fully recovered.
When her husband contracted tuberculosis and died in March of 1881, Sarah was beyond despair. As a result of her husband's death, Sarah inherited an unimaginable $20 million and nearly half ownership in the ultra successful Winchester manufacturing company. Her share resulted in a $1000 per day salary (the equivalent of $20,000 per day in today's dollars).
Completely distraught by these tragedies, Sarah consulted a medium in Boston, who claimed that a curse had been put upon the Winchester family ~ by the ghosts of those gunned down by the Winchester repeating rifle. The medium told her the that only way to calm the vengeful spirits was to use her $20 million inheritance to build a home that would confuse the apparitions. She instructed Sarah to continually add on to her house, and that if the renovations ever stopped, the ghosts would claim her life.
In 1884, Sarah Winchester purchased an unfinished farm house just three miles west of San Jose – and over the next thirty-eight years she produced the sprawling complex we know today as the Winchester Mystery House.
Winchester routinely held séances to get building instructions for the next day from the spirit world, from spirits like caretaker Clyde. Clyde still walks the halls, according to local psychic Annette Martin, who claims she has unlocked the secrets of the Winchester house by channeling Clyde. He communicates to her through scribbles. Martin says that Winchester told Clyde to stay and take care of the house.
"He comes here to remember the happy, happy times with Sarah and her wonderful organ music," Martin adds.
When Sarah Winchester died in 1922, the construction stopped. Consequently, all the mysteries of the home may never truly be understood — its odd twists and turns, or doors leading to nowhere and stairs headed to the ceiling.
How would you like to wander through 110 of the 160 rooms of this Victorian mansion, and maybe bump into her on the tour? The house is full of unexplainable details and features, just a few of which are listed below:
- The cost: the house cost about $5,500,000 to build back at the turn of the 20th century
- The size: the house was originally situated on a tract of land measuring approximately 161.919 acres. Most of this land was sold off at a later date; the house itself covers just 4 acres. The original version of the house featured seven complete stories. Unfortunately, the earthquake of 1906 brought the house down to four stories, and two functioning basements.
- The paint: In order to paint the entire home once it would take more than 20,000 gallons of paint.
Oddities inside the Winchester Mystery House include:
- more than 1,257 window frames
- more than 10,000 windowpanes
- more than 467 doorways are evident within the house
- more than 950 doors (not including cabinets)
- more than 40 bedrooms in the house
- 40 different staircases
- 17 chimneys are still intact within the house, with the remnants of two others still visible
The unexplainable is waiting for you inside the Winchester Mystery House, so get ready for an adventure.
Visitors may begin touring the house at 9:00 AM. Hours fluctuate throughout the year, so be sure to contact the house administration for more details. Tour prices range from $20 to $30. Annual passes are also available. For more information on the Winchester Mystery House, please visit www.winchestermysteryhouse.com.
The Winchester Mystery house is located at 525 South Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, California.
For a great page about ghosts and orbs captured in visitor photos, go to Ghost in my Suitcase.


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We've always had a close relationship with Cumbria's landscape and its people. The county is integral to the well-being of the North West as it supplies around a third of the region's water. It's our job to make sure that this precious resource is taken from the environment in a responsible way, without affecting the area's sensitive ecosystems and stunning scenery.
And we want to continue. We've already invested around £455 million in Cumbria's water and wastewater services over 2010 – 2015 and we'll be investing a whole lot more over 2015 – 2020.
Over the next few years you'll see the creation of new:
- water pipes including a major new pipeline for West Cumbria
- sewer pipes
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- environmental enhancements
This will support the region's economy and tourist industry, and protect Cumbria's wildlife.
We've been busy developing a long-term solution for West Cumbria, to avoid placing undue strain on sensitive local water sources such as Ennerdale Water, home to protected species. Planning has now been approved to link this area to the rest of our water network through a major new pipeline, securing supplies for local people and businesses, and ensuring wildlife is not left high and dry.
We've now started this project, but wherever our work takes us over the next few years, we promise to be a responsible neighbour, working closely with local communities and partner organisations.
Find out more about works in specific areas of Cumbria:
Work in Ennerdale and South Egremont
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(02-28-2015, 06:53 PM)Lauli Wrote: Any chance that he'll get a move where he can charge up his sword, so the julio_suitb is a little less redundant?That's a remnant of his stage, it is his fifth sword. I started on implementing this for the playable version, but I don't feel like completing that any time soon.
Would be in line with his health-regeneration move without the armor, in a way.
(02-28-2015, 08:06 PM)prince_freeza Wrote: upon transitioning to stage 2 you loose the armor! i passed stage 1 without loosing the armor, here is a recording if you are interested and a screenshot for stage 2
(02-28-2015, 11:58 PM)Someone else Wrote: Like prince_freeza mentioned he seems to be broken on stage 2-5, as his armor doesn't spawn.Well, not exactly broken - I guess he just can't be bothered travelling with that heavy husk. Since LF2 has replays weapons do not carry over from one stage to the other (as there is no notion to start out with one in a replay). Nothing I can do about it I guess. (It's a real bummer too because I once intended to abuse this to detect people clearing stages in sequence)
(02-28-2015, 11:58 PM)Someone else Wrote: I also want to point out that you probably should not be distributing AI ddraw.dll with a character, but instead contain a link in the readme to a place where it can be downloaded. It is not that I have a problem with other people distributing the AI ddraw.dll. [...] The point is that we shouldn't be encouraging bad practices.I shall include a notion on that in all my readmes (not to replace it when already present/where to get the latest/self compile it in case of security concerns). I don't think I will exclude the dll from the downloads though. I hate running around download links to collect everything I need.
(I'm sorry for making this rant the majority of my post in a thread that isn't really about that)
(03-01-2015, 02:57 AM)STM1993 Wrote: I just realized Julio is also somehow holding the armor as a heavy weapon, I don't know how you did that.First thing you do is picking it up.
(03-01-2015, 02:57 AM)STM1993 Wrote: Anyway, this bug happens whenever Julio gets hit by an attack with insufficient fall when high enough in mid-air. When that happens, he goes into injury, which goes to next: 999 at the end of it. If he is still in mid-air by the end of the injury frame, he will go into frame 212 and lands in frame 215... which are frames where the weapon is in armor mode and the sword doesn't appear. When Julio stands after 215, he is actually using his armor standing frames. It is easily fixed by simply doing any other action than defending or jumping however.1000 points. I now remember considering aerial injury frames to be too rare to take care of it (and not being able to figure out a solution ...). Taken care of (still going through these frames as I would otherwise impair ground movement after a hit - but he does not go into heavy breathing after landing now).
(03-01-2015, 02:57 AM)STM1993 Wrote: Btw I also found out that if you use Whirlwind on Julio when he is healing or let him unfreeze, he will drop a milk.Weird, I already had the solution to this inside the fire frames. Fixed.
(03-01-2015, 02:57 AM)STM1993 Wrote: I gave the new version a quick try with Freeze, he is much tougher now since he is more aggressive in armor mode and he actually defends himself better while healing.All in response to the gameplay videos :D
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