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Greetings Fellow Dice Fans!
For this week's confusing card of the week article, we're going to take a look at the Turtle Van: Basic Action Card from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles box set. This is in celebration of the release of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in a Half-Shell box set that's due out tomorrow!
Ruling – Ability
Turtle Van is a Continuous Basic Action. If a card ability would affect an Action Die, Turtle Van could be chosen for the effect. One such example is Constantine: Antihero.
Continuous is a keyword found on Action cards. When you use the action die, it is placed in the Field Zone and will remain in the Field Zone until the ability is activated or triggered. Activating or triggering the ability is not considered 'using' the die. Using the die is when you move it from your Reserve Pool into the Field Zone. It can remain in the Field Zone after your turn.
Turtle Van's ability says that you can send Turtle Van to your Used Pile and prevent all damage to a target blocking character. This ability targets a single character die when you activate it. You may target one of your character dice or one of your opponent's character dice. When activated, the target blocking character die will take no damage from the character it's blocking. It will also be protected from any Globals or abilities that would damage it after the activation of Turtle Van.
There is a specific timing window for when you can activate Turtle Van. You can only activate the ability on a Turtle Van die after blockers have been assigned, during the Actions and Globals portion of the Attack Step. If you're the active player, you will have priority to use Actions and Globals. If you're not the active player, you will have to wait until your opponent passes you priority before you can activate Turtle Van. That means your character can still take ability damage before you're passed priority and able to activate Turtle Van.
When you activate Turtle Van, it will go directly to the Used Pile, as per the card text.
Turtle Van has a special interaction with Overcrush. Overcrush will only work if all of the attacking character die's blockers have been KO'd or removed by an effect. If the blocker is still present, but the damage to the blocker is prevented by an ability like Turtle Van, Overcrush will not work.
Miscellaneous Card Information
~ Turtle Van is a Basic Action with no energy type.
~ It does not have an affiliation.
~ It has a max dice of three.
~ This card is a Common and is #58 of 58.
If you purchase the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes Box Set, you will have one copy of each card in the entire set, as well as the maximum number of dice for each card.
These examples are for information purposes only, to show what would happen in certain scenarios. I am not suggesting that these examples are the best outcomes for each scenario and each example only features relevant parts of the turn, not the entire turn.
Example One:
Using Turtle Van on your turn.
~ I have one Turtle Van die and a level three Gorilla Grodd: Force of Mind die in the Field Zone. My opponent has a Sidekick die in the Field Zone.
~ (Attack Step – Assign Attackers) I assign my Gorilla Grodd as an attacker, moving him into the Attack Zone.
~ (Attack Step – Assign Blockers) My opponent assigns their Sidekick to block my Grodd, moving it into the Attack Zone in front of my Grodd die.
~ (Attack Step – Actions and Globals) I activate my Turtle Van, targeting my opponent's Sidekick die and placing my Turtle Van into the Used Pile. The Sidekick will take no damage for the rest of the turn. I don't activate/use any other Actions or Globals, and my opponent doesn't use any Globals.
~ (Attack Step – Assign and Resolve Damage) My Grodd's seven damage is assigned to the Sidekick, but the Sidekick will take no damage. The Sidekick assigns its one damage to Grodd, but it's not enough to KO him.
~ (Clean Up Step) Both character dice are returned to the Field Zone. All effects end and all dice Out of Play are moved to the Used Pile.
Example Two:
Turtle Van interaction with Overcrush, on your opponent's turn.
~ I have one Turtle Van die and two Sidekick dice in the Field Zone. My opponent has a level three Gorilla Grodd die in the Field Zone. My opponent has one Bolt energy in the Reserve Pool and has Magic Missile: Basic Action Card.
~ (Attack Step – Assign Attackers) My opponent assigns Gorilla Grodd as an attacker, moving him into the Attack Zone.
~ (Attack Step – Assign Blockers) I assign both of my Sidekick dice to block Grodd, moving them into the Attack Zone in front of the Grodd die.
~ (Attack Step – Actions and Globals) My opponent has priority on Actions and Globals, so they use their Bolt energy (moving it Out of Play) to activate the Global on Magic Missile and target one of my blocking Sidekick dice. The Sidekick is KO'd and placed in my Prep Area. My opponent passes priority to me and I activate my Turtle Van, targeting my remaining blocking Sidekick and placing my Turtle Van die in the Used Pile.
~ (Attack Step – Assign and Resolve Damage) Grodd's seven damage is assigned to the Sidekick, but the Sidekick will take no damage. The Sidekick assigns its one damage to Grodd, but it's not enough to KO him.
~ (Clean Up Step) Both character dice are returned to the Field Zone. All effects end and all dice Out of Play are moved to the Used Pile.
Official Sources
WizKids Official Rules Forum (WORF) does not have a ruling for this specific card.
Turn Order Summary Reference
Unlimited Competitive Play Rating
Overcrush is not a huge deal in the current meta, but as soon as you don't bring an answer for it, you'll face off against a rogue Overcrush team. This action isn't just good for stopping Overcrush, it's also handy in preventing your opponent's blocking character from taking damage and getting some crazy effect to go off or even save one of your own blockers from being KO'd. I could see someone adding this to a team if they're worried about Overcrush and it's not a terrible card. But since Overcrush isn't a major meta thing, I can't give Turtle Van more than a rogue rating. It's useful for other things besides stopping Overcrush, but there are also tons of other really good BACs out there that someone may want to use instead.
Turtle Van: Basic Action Card gets a rating of three out of five stars.
Prime Play Rating
Turtle Van has been a huge deal in our local Prime meta. Everyone has an Overcrush team of some kind and Turtle Van is a great tech against it. If other meta scenes even slightly resemble ours, then I could see this particular BAC making it onto lots of teams. It's also great for stopping double damage that a character may be dealing with against Lady Bullseye's ability. I really like this card and I'd be surprised if it didn't make at least Prime rogue status, even with the new versions of Polymorph and Magic Missile coming out tomorrow in the new TMNT Box Set.
Turtle Van: Basic Action Card gets a Prime rating of four out of five stars.
Casual Play Rating
I've seen this card in lots of casual matches. It's not a super confusing ability, but the tricks of how to use it against Overcrush are not as apparent to new players. Learning to use the card in that way is something that comes with experience. The one major thing about this card that confuses players is the Continuous part. Even after some explanation, beginners and less experienced players still have a hard time understanding that action dice do not stay in your Reserve Pool – you can't use action dice on your opponent's turn. Newer players confuse using an action die with activating an action die's ability. That's really the only thing holding Turtle Van back from a five star casual rating. I still recommend this card to our newer players because it's a great way to learn how to use action dice and how/when to activate Continuous action dice. Don't discourage new players from Continuous actions just because they can be difficult to understand at first. If you're a newer player reading this, I encourage you to add at least one Continuous action to your team and play with it. There are lots of great Continuous actions out there, including Turtle Van!
Turtle Van: Basic Action Card gets a casual play rating of four out of five stars.
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Rams get Jalen Ramsey for two first round picks and s 2021 fourth round pick.
Rams get Jalen Ramsey for two first round picks and s 2021 fourth round pick.
Overpayment of the century. I mean, hes a great player but 2 firsts and a 4th?!?!?!?!
Quite a trade!!! Might be exactly what The Rams doctor ordered....but at a steep price.
Odds are those will not be high first rounders, but I think Jalen will have a little something to do with that.
Not sure what this does to The Jags. Losing a proven, high quality talent for what is yet to be determined is certainly a risk. But it was seemingly only a matter of time. I thought The Jags would have a D like a couple of years ago, but this is a blow of some sort, at least for this year. If they draft well...it may work out to be a big win for them.
The Rams gave up more than the Bears did for Mack.
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REPORT: Bratz dolls and other sexualized images are hurting girls' psyche.
Really. I'm shocked.
REPORT: Bratz dolls and other sexualized images are hurting girls' psyche.
Really. I'm shocked.
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Well, I have got to stop blogging about events in my life. As soon as I say we're all healthy, a child gets sick. And as soon as I say I'm worried about the dog, she gets worse.
I knew it was getting worse on Saturday when I blogged. The husband and I had the discussion about whether it was time to let her go, but I couldn't. She was still smiling in her eyes. I couldn't let her go.
But when I woke up Sunday to find her tummy a little too rounded, I knew we were in trouble. I took her into the vet and he confirmed our worst fears. There was fluid in her abdomen and there was nothing more we could do. But the husband couldn't get off work. With an assurance from the doctor that she wasn't in pain — yet– we were able to bring her home for another day with her and arranged to bring her back this morning, when all of us could be with her.
We fed her lunch meat and cake and cookies and spoiled her yesterday, but there were a lot of tears, too. Our friends came over this morning to say goodbye and we took some last pictures, but I was in and out of tears. We took her to the doctor and I looked him straight in the eye, asking one last time if this were his dog, would he put her down. He told me that this was the last kind thing we could do for her and that yes, he would not want his dog to suffer the death she was to face within days.
So the husband held her and I petted her face and ears, telling her that we'd love her forever. And we will. She was my Goosey Lucy, my Lucy-Loo. She was always present, watched the kids like they were her own, and never let us down. She was a good dog. I hope we were as good at being her family.
And even though I know we did the right thing, I feel like a murderer. I feel like I killed one of my best friends. I feel guily about every time I complained when she started losing bladder control on occasion. I feel guilty about every time I ignored her or chewed her out for mooching at the table. And all this is normal. I know. But what won't go away is that I miss her. This I know because I now have lost seven animals in my life. But Lu-Lu was the first dog that was my dog. Not my parents' dog. I just can't believe she's not here.
The cats, by the way, are walking around the house regarding us as if we are the Cosa Nostra, we had her bumped off, and they're next.
So now we need to move on. And listen to everyone we know say, "Hey, I know this guy who has some puppies…"
Goodbye, my sweet girl. We really will love you forever.
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We've had Lucy for twelve plus years. I remember sitting in my office tapping away at my Mac one night when the husband came in with the newspaper.
"They have dogs in Frederick," he said.
"Huskies?" I wanted a husky.
"Black labs."
I kept tapping away, considering. "So you want a dog?"
I turned and looked at him earnestly. "You do know if we go look at them, we'll end up bringing one home." He nodded sheepishly, but he already had me. The only time I'd been petless was in college and even then we tried to have everything from fish to a bunny to rats and a hamster. Little animals and I do not get along, as evidenced by three dead hamsters, a dead rat, and a bunny we gave away because he was a nasty little sucker.
So we went to this farm about 30 miles north of where we live and we found Lucy: a 3 month old lab grehound mix who would chew through my dining room chair rails and drive me about bonkers for two years until she finally grew up a little. The day after Lucy came home with us, we found out we were having son #1. (There went my office, by the way, which I still haven't gotten back.) She was his best friend for several summers of playing in the back yard.
Lucy has been a puppy forever. She'd run around the back yard, play with the kids, and has been a fabulous dog. But Lucy is approaching 13. Old for a lab. Ancient for a greyhound. About a year ago, she stopped running around so much and started slowing down. Then the coughing started. A quick trip to the vet confirmed our worst fears.
Lucy is in congestive heart failure.
We've been buffing her up with lasix for nearly a year, and she's done pretty well. But then she stopped eating. Feeding her wet food made her sick, but putting hot water on her dry food made her happy, so she started putting on weight again.
But now, as we watch her black fur turning white around her delicate muzzle, she's stopped eating again. She still likes her table scraps, but can't eat much of that before it's too much for her and she gets sick. She's getting thinner and thinner, and I don't think she's long for this world. And it's terrible.
There comes a point when you wonder, "Is this when we let her go? Is this when we put her down?" But then she smiles in her eyes and wags her tail, and I know I can't do it. I wake almost every morning wondering if she's still with us. I don't want her to die, but I know it's coming. I want to her to live as long as she can remain pain free, but then I watch her gasping for breath from her wet lungs and I wonder how much she's suffering.
Death is all around her. One day I think I will wake up and she will be gone. I think that day is soon. And how terrible am I to think that day will come with so much sadness, and yet relief. We're all waiting for our sweet dog to take her last breath. We all dread it, and there is a sense of mourning about us all. It is a wonderful thing to be able to say goodbye to our friend – our protector for 12 years. And it is a horrid curse to watch her fade.
Some debate that we should put her down, but I can't. Not yet. It may come to that, but I doubt it. She does not seem to be in pain, but if she doesn't eat, she'll soon be too weak to draw breaths. She'll fall asleep and just not wake up. And we'll cry as we make her arrangements. And yet, we'll thank God that our friend will be free to run around the yard again, if only in spirit.
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Yes! I hate to say this out loud – or to even type it – but I think we're all healthy. Or, I should say, on the mend. The boys still have sniffly noses and some coughing, and I am still on antibiotics waiting for the after effects of cellulitis to fully pass, but we're mobile and able to get out of the house for a few minutes, even if only to go to a meeting.
Our oldest had his annual IEP meeting yesterday. For those of you who don't deal with special ed daily, that is an Idividual Education Plan that helps outline what he needs to work on for the next year and how we're all going to do it. This was a big one, as he heads off to middle school next year. I am so not ready for that!
But since all our kids were actually in school yesterday morning, hubby and I both got to attend. That in itself was a miracle. So we talk about Son #1 for an hour and a half and, as we're walking out of the building, hubby turns to me and says, "Gees, I understood them and what is going on with the boy. But some of the words you said… did they even understand you?"
This is not unusual. The husband loves to tease me about my $50 vocabulary. It is common knowledge that the more I drink, the longer and more complex my sentences get. I am used to popping out with what I think is a perfectly reasonable statement and watching others' eyes glaze over as they try to access their old high school vocabulary lists. At work, they call me the walking dictionary. Yes. To my face. I proofread everything that goes out of that place — well, not everything. Sometimes there are a few things that go out I wish I'd gotten my hands on first. So yes, I would say that I have an unusually large vocabulary and a fairly decent grasp on the English language. However, I try not to sound condescending when I tell people that an apostrophe is never included in a plural and all punctuation goes inside quotation marks, thanyouverymuch. Oh, and let's not forget that adverbs generally end in ly. Note, generally.
And this is where some of my friends cringe. See, I may have a good grasp on a good portion of the English language, but there are these huge holes.
For example, what the hell is a participle and how do I know when one is dangling? I have a feeling I do that a lot. And split infinitives? Well, my absolutely smarter-than-me friend Rebecca just clarified that for me recently. Semi-colons? Still struggling with them. I have then and than down to a science, but affect and effect still bug me, even when I remind myself one is a noun and one is a verb. These are apparently just blocked for me.
Let's not even discuss my spelling! Oy! It's just about as bad as my math. And don't ask me to add more than two plus two. Honestly, God invented the adding machine for a reason. Spellcheck, too, for that matter. And if you ever converse with me in IM, get ready to do some translating. For one, I have this odd habit of "dumbing down" and doing silly things like typing double negatives and ain't every three words. And my typing is — unique. My friends have told me I IM in Cate-onese. Luckily, they can read it.
As for the folks that call me the walking dictionary, I think they'd be shocked if they read an IM from me. Emails, too. Perhaps it's better if I just speak to these folks. Then they might miss the fact that my knowledge has some interesting weaknesses. You can feel sorry for my kids, though. They're constantly getting lectures on proper English. And they're picking it up. They, too, use $50 words on a regular basis. My poor husband.
So in the interest of interaction, what's your deal? Are you one of those usefull people who I can take to a sale to figure out exactly how much 33% off is? (Heh. How's that for sentence structure!) Can you clarify the semi-colon, or just know all the lyrics to every REM song ever recorded? Whatever it is, share your quirk!
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Auto Club Speedway Expects Increase In Attendance For Sunday's Cup Race
Auto Club Speedway President Gillian Zucker said that a "bigger crowd will be in the grandstand than in years past" for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400, according to Tim Dutton of the Riverside PRESS-ENTERPRISE. This is the "first year since 2003 that the speedway will host just one race," and Zucker said, "We've seen a huge lift in sales. We're significantly ahead of last year; it's going to be a great crowd." She added, "I think the fans really understand that this single-race schedule isn't what we want for this community. We've really challenged the fans that if they really like NASCAR, here's a chance to come out here and show their support" (Riverside PRESS-ENTERPRISE, 3/24). Zucker: "I think there's resentment in general among people in the industry toward our track. I don't know if it's the distance they have to travel, or the time change, but it's a great place to see a race. And when people point out the empty seats, they don't realize how big our grandstand is" (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 3/24). In California, Ryan Hagen notes ticket sale numbers "were not available" yesterday. But nearby businesses, "which lean heavily on race-related revenue," said that their sales are "as strong as ever" (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN, 3/24).
IS NASCAR THE PROBLEM? In San Diego, Bill Center writes, "It is time for NASCAR to take a long hard look in the mirror. Perhaps the problem is the sport. Case in point -- Bristol, Tenn." There "wasn't much of a crowd" in attendance for last week's Jeff Byrd 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR "put the crowd estimate at 120,000, which would mean the stands were a third empty," but some observers "put the attendance at around" 50% of capacity. Center: "If NASCAR isn't concerned, it should be. ... It's one thing when fans don't show up at Fontana on Labor Day when the [temperature's] stuck in triple digits. It is quite another when they say 'no thank you' to a race at Bristol" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 3/24).
MARKET WATCH: In California, Jim Steinberg reports "for the first time in the last seven years, the 10,000 people camping at Auto Club Speedway for this weekend's races will not be supported by a Stater Bros. outlet in a large climate-controlled tent." Stater Bros. late last year "ended its marketing partnership and race sponsorship and will no longer have its temporary market." Auto Club Speedway Dir of Communications David Talley said that there is "strong interest from several large grocery store groups, but nothing could be finalized before this weekend." Talley added that there "will be an infield grocery store next year" (SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUN, 3/24).


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This morning I ran into two women wearing HEUCY, looking amazing. Then I received two more photos of gals in HEUCY…at the office and out and about. It was like HEUCY meets "Where's Waldo"…and it made me so happy, to see how my friends — and friends of friends — are embracing what we call #Heucylife. Wearing chic, versatile and comfortable clothes and accessorizing them on their own terms. And looking happy and confident! We are absolutely LOVING seeing our merchandise on real women who inspire us…our #HEUCYGals!
Anyhoo, later this afternoon I was chatting with someone in my elevator about how unseasonably humid and warm it is in New York. We were complaining and agreed that it should definitely be colder. We should be wearing tights and scarves and camel coats, channeling Ali McGraw from "Love Story" (just the happy parts) and/or Anne Hathaway's makeover in "The Devil Wears Prada." We were talking along these lines, when our lovely elevator operator chimed in, "You know, it's the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy."
We stopped talking for a second. That's right, I thought. This time two years ago, my family and I watched a gigantic green explosion happen (seemingly) right outside of our window. It turned out, that was the Con Edison plant that supplied our electricity downtown. We never imagined — in our wildest dreams — that we would be out of running water and without power for weeks. And we had absolutely no idea that Sandy would completely devastate people's lives in parts of New York like Red Hook, Staten Island and beyond. My heart still goes out to people who experienced the aftermath in those areas. We were able to escape until our power came back. Some people had nowhere to go.
So today, my mind goes back to being incredibly thankful. We appreciate that so many wonderful ladies have chosen to take a chance on HEUCY — and they're looking (and feeling) amazing in the clothes! And we are so grateful for all of the blessings in life, especially in the context of Sandy and its aftermath just two years ago. A more worthy topic to write about today…than perhaps #nationalcatday and #nationaloatmealday (who knew?). Although I do love a good oatmeal cookie.
Here's to being thankful.
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It wasn't so long ago we brought you word of the Plantagon, that ingenious Swedish innovation designed to bring large-scale urban agriculture to new and existing buildings on the vertical axis. Brandon Martella appears to have designed something along those lines for the city of San Diego, in the form of a mixed-use vertical farm (which comes to us via eVolo).
The project, designed for the city's historic Gaslamp district, was conceived of to address the growing issues of population growth and food supply — San Diego's in particular. With the majority of the city's produce arriving from the Imperial and Central valleys, as well as neighboring states and other countries, this building-integrated vertical farm was designed to help alleviate dependence on these sources of food for the 30,000 plus residents of San Diego's central urban core, via architecture that addresses food sustainability.
This "farm tower" accomplishes many things at the same time. It exists, first, as a residential high-rise, adding to the city's housing stock. Second, it acts as a tourist attraction, attracting greenies, urban planners and curious passersby alike. And third — of course — it produces vegetables, via vertical crops grown hydroponically, providing local residents with homegrown food.
Martella's design calls for the reclamation and recycling of the residential tower's gray water and black water — the former via gray water-infused aquaponics, and that latter through compact combustion that creates thermal energy. The development would take the motto of the adjacent Children's Museum — Think, Play, and Create — and change it in a way that embraces "a new level of social interface" in engaging the community with its urban farm-to-market model: Live, Share, and Grow.


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Declarative memory – Memory for facts and events, to be contrasted with procedural memory, which supports the ability to acquire and express skills (or the difference between "knowing that" and "knowing how"). The nature of declarative representations, thought to be fundamentally relational and flexible, makes it possible for such memory to be consciously accessed and "declared".
Explicit memory – A kind of memory based on explicit remembering or conscious recollection of some prior learning episode, or the kind of memory test that requires explicit remembering; usually defined in contrast to implicit memory, involving the ability of behavior to be influenced by previous experience without requiring the individual to consciously recollect the prior experience.
Recollection – A process that results in the retrieval of additional information about a particular item from memory beyond its oldness; this information could be some detail of the study experience such as the color of the font of the item or its location on the screen, or some internal state at study time, such as what the item reminded you of.
Relational memory – Memory for relations among the constituent elements of experience, providing the ability to remember names with faces, the locations of various objects or people, or the order in which various events occurred. Can be contrasted to item memory, i.e., of the individual elements themselves. The hippocampus is required for memory for arbitrary or accidentally occurring relations.
Place cells – When an animal is exploring its environment, principal neurons of the hippocampus fire preferentially in particular regions of the environment corresponding to the neurons' "place fields"; in this way, a set of such neurons can represent the entire environment. The "places" are represented relationally, in terms of the relations among elements in the environment.
Source memory – Memory for information about an item beyond the item itself; i.e., its various relations to other elements of the event. In laboratory experiments, this usually refers to the particular location of an item on the computer screen, the color of the font or format in which the item is displayed, or the voice or identity associated with some piece of presented information.
Unitization – The fusing, blending, or configuring of multiple aspects of a sensory array into a single-item representation; thought to be accomplished by cortical regions outside of the hippocampus [such as in the fusiform face area (FFA) for faces, and the perirhinal cortex for some complex objects], and less flexible and less relational than hippocampal representations of multiple objects.
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Despite being a relatively new adventure sport (in 1993 was equipped the first via ferrata in Montserrat and Catalonia) , the via ferrata itineraries have evolved rapidly, like any other mountain sport; the way routes are equipped, the material the climbers use, the technical progress of individuals and groups, etc. ... are substantially different now to what they were like twenty years ago. This evolution has resulted in a revolution in terms of how many mountain hikers, who until now did not dare climb vertical walls, actually approach the mountain. Things like anchors, cables and rungs have allowed a lot of people to widen their choice of activities.


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Psoriasis is believed to be an auto-immune condition. It is characterized by patches of red scaly skin known as plaques. This unattractive skin condition can be very uncomfortable. The constant itching and inflammation can be quite distressing. The appearance of the skin may cause embarrassment. Over all this can be very frustrating for the psoriasis sufferer.
Psoriasis can be a condition difficult to treat. It is a stubbornly persistent affliction. In deciding how to treat your psoriasis, you may want to consider some of the many home remedies that have been successful for other people. At this time we will take a look at just a few of the many natural treatments for psoriasis.
Aloe Vera is a very popular treatment for psoriasis as well as many other skin conditions. Just apply pure aloe Vera juice or gel directly to the skin you want to treat. It will be effective in improving the affected area and providing soothing relief.
An Epsom salt soak is another effective way to achieve relief. After soaking you will want to apply a little olive oil to your skin to protect the skin and promote healing.
Applying buttermilk compresses is one of the best home remedies for treating psoriasis. Soak a cloth with buttermilk and apply the cloth directly to the area that needs treatment. Let the cloth rest there for about twenty minutes.
Taking Milk Thistle is great for internal cleansing and will be of great benefit for the psoriasis sufferer. This supplement should be taken daily.
Applying oil of Avocado to the affected areas has been very helpful in treating psoriasis for some people, just liberally dab the oil on and let it soak in.
Make a solution of lime juice and water. Dab the mixture onto the affected areas. This is also very helpful for those who suffer with acne.
Vitamin E oil dabbed on the skin is another one of the many natural treatments for psoriasis. Vitamin E is well known for its great benefits to our skin.
Chamomile tea is probably one of the best home remedies for psoriasis. Take one half cup of Chamomile tea and mix in three tablespoons of avocado oil then apply the mixture to the affected areas.
Find a birch tree and get some of the bark. Boil it in water and apply the liquid to the irritated skin. This is one of the old time favorites that is still as effective as ever.
An Oatmeal bath is very soothing and is known to relieve the itching and inflammation associated with psoriasis. Just soaking in the tub with a handful of oatmeal ground into a fine powder is great for relieving the pain and itching that may be accompany psoriasis.
Knowing that there are so many viable options when looking at home remedies for psoriasis, can give you hope that you will find the relief that you have been hoping for. Now that you know how to treat psoriasis. Start using one or more of these natural treatments and find the relief that you need.


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TORONTO — Forcing a group of Ecuadorian villagers to come up with almost $1 million before they can pursue a claim against oil behemoth Chevron would deprive them of access to justice, Ontario's top court heard Wednesday.
The notion that Chevron, which makes billions a year, needs to be protected from legal costs if the Indigenous Ecuadorians lose their fight is absurd, their lawyer said.
The villagers are asking the Canadian courts to make Chevron Canada pay a hard-fought US$9.5-billion award they won in Ecuador in 2013 over environmental devastation and the health problems caused. The Supreme Court has said the group's case can be heard here.
However, an Ontario judge ruled Chevron Canada is a separate entity and can't be held liable for the judgment against its parent. The Ecuadorians are appealing that ruling, but a judge has ordered them to first put up $943,000 to cover Chevron's legal costs if they lose.
Alan Lenczner, who speaks for 37 of the 47 representative plaintiffs, told the Ontario Court of Appeal that the "prohibitive" costs order should be set aside so the appeal can proceed on its merits.
"How can it be just that these plaintiffs are denied an appeal?" Lenczner said. "An order for security for costs is an ultimate barrier preventing justice."
In his submissions, Chevron Canada's lawyer Benjamin Zarnett said the judge's discretionary costs order was fair. The villagers led no evidence to show they don't have the money to pay the costs, despite having had the opportunity to do so, he said.
Chevron won in the lower court and must now respond to an appeal and is therefore "entitled to a measure of protection" for its legal costs, Zarnett argued. In addition, he said, the judge found the Ecuadorians did not have a strong chance of winning on appeal.
"It is not a case that has a good chance of success," Zarnett said.
Lenczner argued, however, that Chevron's request for a security deposit was merely a tactic. He said the Ecuadorians had gone through an "epic struggle" to win their award in Ecuador.
That money, Lenczner said, would not go to the plaintiffs but instead would be put in trust and used to remediate the lands and water, and improve their health conditions.
"These people have nothing personally to gain other than good health," he said.
Chevron, Lenczner said, with 1,500 subsidiaries and $225 billion annual revenues, does not need the $943,000 security deposit from Ecuadorians, whose average income is about $20 a day.
The villagers first sued in 1993 after Texaco, later bought by Chevron, polluted about 1,500 square kilometres of rain forest, fouling streams, drinking water and garden plots.
Both Ontario's Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court have recognized the region in which the "poor and vulnerable" Ecuadorians live has suffered extensive environmental pollution that seriously disrupted their lives.
Lenczner noted the initial action was launched in the United States. However, Chevron successfully argued for the case to be heard in Ecuador.
The company insists the award in the case was obtained fraudulently, citing rulings in the U.S. it says supports that contention. However, the American decisions did not invalidate the Ecuadorian judgment, Lenczner told the Appeal Court panel.
The Canadian action, begun in 2012, aims to have Chevron Canada pay the US$9.5-billion award on the basis that it has a "significant" relationship with its parent. It cannot be the case that a company can hide behind a subsidiary to avoid its creditors, Lenczner said.
Rock legend Roger Waters, who spoke in favour of the Ecuadorians outside court on Tuesday, took in part of the proceedings Wednesday wearing a jacket with "Resist." emblazoned on the back.
The Appeal Court reserved its decision on the security deposit.


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It has been a beautiful sunny weekend here in the west country and we made the
most of it.
most of it.
Driving through the green overgrown lanes around our home, the sunlight
dappling through the green leaves, was a magical journey.
On either side the woods stretched out and
dappling through the green leaves, was a magical journey.
On either side the woods stretched out and
underneath in a lovely blue carpet were thousands of bluebells.
Very tempting.
Very tempting.
The bluebell is one of the most potent of faerie flowers and a bluebell wood is a
very dangerous place to stray into. It will be full of faeries weaving spells and
enchantments amongst the trees in to which you will be drawn if you are not careful.
Mortals will be held captive until led out by another human and if a child wanders into
their webs of enchantment they will be whisked away to faerie land and never seen again.
The faeries are called to their revels by the sound of the bluebells chiming but if a
human hears the chiming, it means a malicious faerie is nearby and can possibly
fortell your own death.
For this reason it is known as Deadman's Bells in Scotland.
If you wish to attract faeries to your garden plant bluebells in the flowerbeds.
Faerie Flora (coming June 2013)


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RB Investments is one of the leading companies in the Baltic region in the field of corporate consulting and finance.
(Reuters) - Rosneft and BP are preparing to announce a deal worth over $25 billion that could give the British oil company a stake of between 16 and 20 percent in the state-controlled Russian energy firm, sources familiar with the situation said.
The agreement, yet to be finalized but which could be made public on Monday or Tuesday, folds BP's half of TNK-BP, Russia's third-largest oil company, into Rosneft, in exchange for cash and Rosneft stock.
It allows BP to end a stormy relationship with its partners in the venture, AAR, and to pursue closer ties with a Kremlin that exerts a much tighter hold on the oil industry than it did in the 1990s when BP first invested in Russia.
TNK-BP is highly profitable and provides a quarter of BP's total production, but its fields are mature, and the Soviet-born tycoons who own the other half through AAR have blocked BP's search for growth in Russia through closer ties with Rosneft.
Executives at TNK-BP have in the past had run-ins with Russian law enforcement at times of friction between the shareholders, with two managers arrested in 2008 amid a dispute over strategy that forced then-CEO Bob Dudley, who now heads BP, to flee Russia.
Should the deal be finalized and survive a months-long approval process, BP's exposure to Russia would be lower, but it could secure it seats on the Rosneft board and closer ties than any of its rivals to Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Rosneft, who has a significant say in energy policy.
In a statement on Monday confirming the offer from Rosneft for the first time, BP said "no agreement has yet been reached".
The two sides have yet to work out a final cash and equity split, which will determine how much influence the British major will have on the board of an enlarged Rosneft, a source close to the Russian oil company said.
The source also said BP was aiming to get two directors on the board of Rosneft, which is already Russia's top oil producer.
If Rosneft buys out AAR's half of TNK-BP as well, it will control nearly half of Russia's oil output and pump more oil and gas than Exxon Mobil, the world's top international oil company.
The deal gives Rosneft extra output and cash flow to finance exploration of Russia's vast reserves to replace ageing and depleting fields. It keeps BP's expertise in Russia and provides the "quality" private shareholder President Vladimir Putin wants to show his critics he is pursuing a real privatisation agenda.


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Mililani House Cooling Party
Island Cooling was honored to participate in Hawaii's first House Cooling Party at Ed Wagner's home in Mililani. Invited guests included leaders from the City & State. Host Ed Grogan showcased the energy efficient improvements done to the house including the use of a magnetic induction stove for cooking, windows designed to capture maximum amounts of trade winds, reflective paint and the Whole House Fan to cool the interior of the home and circulate air. Pastor Aaron Mahi provided the opening Pule and Blessing.


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I serve a risen Savior
|I serve a risen Savior
He's in the world today.
I know that He is living,
Whatever men may say.
I see His hand of mercy;
I hear His voice of cheer;
And just the time I need Him
He's always near.
|He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today!
He walks with me and talks with me along life's narrow way.
He lives, He lives, salvation to impart!
You ask me how I know He lives?
He lives within my heart.
|In all the world around me
I see His loving care,
And though my heart grows weary,
I never will despair;
I know that He is leading,
Through all the stormy blast;
The day of His appearing
Will come at last.
|Rejoice, rejoice, O Christian,
Lift up your voice and sing
Eternal hallelujahs
To Jesus Christ the King!
The Hope of all who seek Him,
The Help of all who find,
None other is so loving,
So good and kind.
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
This beautiful Easter morning, I woke up singing this song. I haven't heard it since Sunday School back in the day. How true a song brings the message of Jesus Christ to the world. Thank you for this website. Praise God for wonderful hymns like this.
Saint Leonard, United States
Try as I might I cannot avoid or detract from the power and declaration of a song of Christian response!
He lives! Rejoice! I say again He lives! Rejoice! When I sing it I immediately am empowered! The Holy Spirit is fanned, the flame rekindled, and my heart lifted! Today I sing Hallelujah to Jesus Christ THE KING! And He always will be!
Saint Kitts And Nevis
I learnt this song at Bryce Primary School in Jamaica. We sang it often at devotions. I love it and its message is especially meaningful at this time of year.
Sydney, NSW, Australia
This hymn was instrumental in my seeking to know the Saviour for myself in my last years at high school. That was 70years ago. The words for me are just as true today on this Easter Day.
I have just woken on this Easter Sunday with this song resignating my praise to the risen Lord...to sing it along with the piano was an absolute blessing to me this morning...an oldy but the words could not be truer today...how wonderful that the message sent to us thru Jesus Christ, the Son of God still as true as the day the stone was rolled away...Easter blessings to whom ever reads.
Bell Buckle, Tennessee, United States
I love this song so much. How about you guys.
My grandmother taught my siblings and me this hymn. I can still hear her singing it to us. The song just popped up in my mind tonight. I smiled at the memory... I miss her so much.
Port Orchard, Washington, United States
Was lying in bed and could not get frustrations of my work out of my mind and angrily asked God to clear my mind. He immediately brought this hymn from my childhood (I am 63) to my mind. What an answer to my prayer. We serve a risen savior not this world. What an amazing God we serve.
Palestine, Texas, United States
Every one wants to stay out of heaven, but this song bring heaven to you. Our Lord and Savior said that the kingdom of God was on the inside of us. What a wonderful experence to be able to walk in the garden early in the morning and to have Him speak to us. To have a relationship with the Most High—how wonderful!
Accra, Ghana
I was given this by my choir master as the song for Sunday. Earlier on, I had a little problem to the extent of shedding tears and asking if Jesus is aware of what am going through. I came to search for the hymn and reading through the words, I wept more and told Jesus am sorry. I know He lives and He is aware of all. Thank You Jesus for going through with me along life's stormy way.
Throughout the centuries, all the living servants of God have had this resurrected Christ living in them. I can also testify that He lives in me, enabling me to do what I never could do in myself. Hallelujah, the Lord Jesus lives! How do we know He lives? As the hymn says, we know He lives because He lives in us (Hymns, #503). We may be persecuted and opposed, and we may suffer very much. But we have the resurrected Christ in us. The more we are opposed, the more alive and active we become. Nevertheless, our testimony is this: Not I, but the grace of God with us.
Many Bible readers do not have this understanding of the word witness; even our understanding is not this deep. In Galatians 2:20 Paul said, "I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me." This is the meaning of being a witness. A witness is a person who has Christ living in him. The chorus of a hymn says, "He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! /...You ask me how I know He lives? / He lives within my heart" (Hymns, #503). His living in us proves that He has resurrected and that He is living.
This is a good hymn, and I appreciate it. The chorus says that we know Christ lives because He walks with us and talks with us. However, this is not as good as saying that we know Christ lives because He lives within our heart. In answer to the question, "How do you know Christ lives?" the chorus of this hymn answers, "He lives within my heart!" We know that the Lord lives not simply because He walks with us and talks with us, but because He lives in us.
How do you know Christ lives? You should answer this question by saying, "I know He lives because He lives in me." Likewise, if we are asked if we have seen the Lord Jesus, we should say, "Yes, I have seen the Lord, for He lives in me. Even while you are asking me this question, He lives in me. Because He lives in me, I see Him. Even now as I am speaking, I can see Him. While I am speaking to you, He is speaking to me. I am simply a transmitter speaking whatever He speaks to me."
The Lord's word, "Because I live, you shall live also," certainly was fully fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. When Peter stood up with the eleven, that was Christ in resurrection. Peter's speaking was also Christ in resurrection. If someone had asked Peter where Christ is, he might have said, "Christ is here. Don't you see me? If you see me, you see Christ because He lives in me."


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Nothing says Vermont like the rustic elegance and charm of a barn. Here at VermontWeddings.com, we can't get enough! Whether it's the ceremony or the reception site, barns can be the perfect place to host something as memorable and meaningful as your wedding. In Vermont, there is a barn for every style, budget, and size; here are some of our favorites!
The 1824 House
The 1824 House has a post and beam barn that is located on the Inn's private countryside centrally located in the Mad River Valley. The Barn at the 1824 House may be on the smaller side (75 guests or less), but with a fair price and a wonderful atmosphere, there is no doubt that a beautiful wedding could be held here. Plus, there is a large area behind the barn that can accommodate larger tented weddings.
Common Ground Center
The Barn at the Common Ground Center is the ideal venue for couples looking to make the most of their DIY skills. With two barns ready to be decorated however you choose, your wedding at Common Ground can be as unique as your love story.
The Barn at Boyden Farms
The Barn at Boyden Farms is a well-preserved piece of classic Americana. From the rolling fields to the beautiful post and beam pavilion, every inch of this venue is a dream. The Boyden Family farm, dating back to 1914, serves as the perfect backdrop for couples looking for a slice of Vermont history.
The Barns at Lang Farm
Sweeping gardens and stunning views of the green mountains are what you can expect from The Barns at Lang Farm. With two barns to choose from, weddings of every size can be accommodated. Both barns are carefully and expertly crafted with visible details and antiques that preserve the rich history that comes along with the family farm. This venue is sure to delight.
The Barn at Smugglers' Notch
The Barn at Smugglers' Notch is perfect for ski enthusiasts looking for a stunning mountain view. Enjoy a taste of luxury at this venue designed with weddings in mind.
The Barn at West Mountain Inn
With over 25 years of wedding experience, The folks at the Barn at West Mountain Innhave seen it all. From smaller guest lists of just 85 to a whopping 300, this venue has the perfect setup for every situation. Choose from an array of stunning ceremony sites including gardens, meadows, and fields with sweeping mountain views.
The Barnard Inn Restaurant & Max's Tavern
With perennial gardens, an intimate pond side ceremony location, a newly renovated barn and delicious, fresh menus crafted by an award-winning chef, the Barnard Inn is tough to beat. For celebrations large and small, the Barnard Inn can accommodate your needs . Watch the wedding of your dreams take shape with the help of Barnard Inn's experienced and passionate staff.
Ferry Watch Inn
You know what they say, "Location Location Location", well, they were talking about the barn at the Ferry Watch Inn. You can't go wrong with this small barn located on the water in South Hero, Vermont.
The Grafton Inn
The Grafton Inn becomes your home-away-from home as you and your guests take over for your special wedding weekend.Take note of the historic Phelps Barn; once a carriage house, now a beautiful reception space featuring two bars, a dance floor, ample seating, and a loft.
The Inn at Round Barn Farm
Looking for something a little more formal? The Inn at the Round Barn is definitely the place to go. With several lush flower gardens and peaceful ponds, this venue is absolutely breathtaking. Plus, with certified organic vegetable garden on site, the catering can't be beat.
The Isham Family Farm
This is the perfect venue for couples looking for the real farm experience. While the Isham Family barn has been renovated into a spacious 30' x 102' English-Style structure, the farm is still in operation. Visit the farm in the summer to pick berries, fall to pick pumpkins, and Christmas trees.
Kingston Place
Opening in April 2018, Kingston Place is the can't miss venue of the year. With a spacious barn equipped to host 200 over guests and an on-site inn perfect for weddings with guest lists under 50, Kingston Place is the ideal site for weddings big and small.
Lareau Farm Inn
Rustic romance awaits at the Lareau Farm. Tucked away along the Mad River, this venue provides incredible natural beauty with multiple ceremony sites. The on-site farmhouse is perfect for a rehearsal dinner, while the pavilion barn can accommodate up to 200 guests for a beautiful reception. The birthplace of Vermont's famous American Flatbread, guests will be delighted with the custom menus this venue has to offer.
The Mountain Top Inn and Resort
Newly constructed as of 2013, The Mountain Top Inn and Resort offers a beautiful and spacious barn for wedding receptions. Couples have the ability to work with an on-site wedding coordinator every step of the way in their planning process, making wedding planning virtually stress free! The accommodations at Mountain Top are suitable for all your wedding guests with lots of options from superb vacation homes of many different sizes and beautifully appointed guest rooms in the Inn.
Reading Farms Estate
With elegance and comfort, the barn at Reading Farms Estate is perfect for couples hoping for a touch of country style without sacrificing modern conveniences. The grounds of this incredible estate steal the show here, perfect for a tented wedding of any size. The Great Room of the Barn can seat 50 comfortably. The Barn is also the perfect setting for a rehearsal dinner, lounge area, game room or after hours party for those guests who do not want the party to end.
The sky is the limit at this one of a kind Christmas tree farm. Ceremony locations are endless; stay traditional with a wedding in the fully-heated barn, take advantage of the unique scenery with a ceremony in the Christmas tree fields, or profess your love at the top of Cobble Hill, 900 feet above the Champlain Valley with sweeping views stretching all the way to Canada.
Skinner Barn
Nestled in the Mad River Valley,the Skinner Barn offers stunning views and an even more stunning barn. A 123 year old post and beam barn built by the Skinner family themselves in the 1800's boasts three floors of reception space.
Sleepy Hollow Inn
Calling all you outdoorsy folk! This is a amazing 17 (yes, 17!) sided, round barn for nature lovers as the the surrounding area is a gorgeous backdrop set to match all your rustic elements.
Stickney Farms Lost Nation
Just imagine having your wedding in an old fashioned, authentic dance hall complete with the original ticket booth! The Stickney Farms Lost Nation is a family farm with 850 acres of land perfect for hiking, biking, XC skiing, snowshoeing, and swimming. There is lots of natural charm and wonderful history all around the property.
There are several gorgeous outdoor ceremony locations available on property. For your cocktail hour, spend time with friends and family at the Under the Barn Tavern - an authentic open air bar complete with straw hay floor and vintage decor. Then move up to the main barn for the reception and lots of dancing in the dance hall. This wonderfully authentic property can be rented for the entire weekend including two farmhouses for overnight guests.
Tinkham Hill Farm
For privacy, luxury and stunning views, look no further than the up and coming Tinkham Hill Farm. Choose the Barn for the quintessential rustic feel or have a larger tented wedding on their gorgeous grounds overlooking Ascutney Mountain range. The beautifully appointed homes on-site are available for your wedding party or extended stay.
The West Hill B&B Handsome Red Barn
Planning a small wedding or elopement? The Handsome Red Barn at West Hill House B&B is a perfect location for a small intimate wedding with innkeepers, Peter and Susan, who will work to make the big day uniquely yours.
Whaleback Vineyards
Is there anything more romantic than rustic vineyard views? At the Whaleback Vineyard, guests are sure to be swept away by the natural beauty this property has to offer.
Have you been to a Vermont barn wedding this season? Let us know. We are always looking for beautiful barns to boast about!
This post is the first in a series of wedding barns in Vermont. Visit Vermont Weddings again to learn more about the beautiful barns all around Vermont and the uniqueness of each and every barn!


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Sheek Louch sits this one out. A special live Juan Ep from the Starter Clubhouse in NYC last week, where 2/3 of The Lox hang with Ciph and Rosenberg.
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November 6th this year is election day but doesn't have the pithy Shakespearean warning, "beware the Ides of March." Rather it would be a warning for ante diem VIII Idus November, eight days before the Ides.
I have a standard rant here and at Left Ahead on this election being about reality v. fantasy. Amazingly, it could go either way and I'm sure at least 40% of voters will go for fantasy despite history and mounds of evidence.
Consider the biggest perils to Obama/Dems:
- Passivity. Polls are plain. Obama/Biden would do great with those who do not intend to vote. If the Dems can motivate unlikely voters to get to the polls, that would translate into a landslide.
- Youth Apathy. Unlike four years ago, first-time and second-time young voters do not feel ownership and excitement this time. The viral joy in the Patrick and Obama campaigning with new media/social media is largely absent. That two-year window of magic closed. Social media are less political, more dispersed, and have more of an emphasis on social this go-round. Obama's crew has not made much of an effort to recruit and leverage the declining political-blogger world and doesn't have time now even if they wanted.
- The Disinterested Self-interested. Key constituents may still make the difference for Obama, but the campaign has to get its act together. Women, Latinos, middle and lower class voters are among the many groups the GOP in general and Romney/Ryan in particular have insulted and whom they would actively harm. The votes are there for the taking, but Dems seem to be relying on voters to pay a modicum of attention to the bad guys' messages — never a wise strategy.
- Fnord. In addition to Romney and Ryan, their surrogates and PACs openly, baldly, illogically lie, ascribing all manner of positions and acts to Obama. Those who want to find an excuse disguised as a reason to vote Republican cling to the misinformation and disinformation, no matter how often and in how many sources they are discredited. The Dems have to get real about ridiculing and puncturing the GOP balloons of deceit.
- Purchased Democracy. In the first major election after Citizens United, SuperPACs decidedly will be factors. Fortunately for Dems, few people get their news and opinion from TV and radio only; the dispersion of info flow will dilute some of the impact of lies and smears. Unfortunately for Dems, we don't know yet whether Americans who do vote will be angrier about floods of ads trying to buy the election or will be susceptible to their messages.
- Stolen Democracy. In numerous states, what can only be accurately described as a GOP conspiracy, the tactics of voter suppression will decidedly reduce turnout and eligible voters. This will hurt Dems the most by disenfranchising the poor, rural elderly and communities of color. Judges seem laissez-faire when asked to stop these shameless ploys. The U.S. DOJ has done little and only a whiplash of voters will counter the effects of this.


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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Now Showing: Clive Hicks-Jenkins and the Miraculous
"The Rapture," by Clive Hicks-Jenkins
The story of the Archangel Raphael includes many adventures and extends to the sounding of the trumpet at the end of times and the beginnings of the day of Final Judgment. He is the Angel of Healing Waters, blowing along their surface to remove whatever suffering is within them. He is also the companion of Tobias, a young man betrothed to a woman so cursed her seven previous engagements ended in the death of the fiancé on the night of the wedding. He instructs Tobias to catch a fish from those waters over which he holds such sway, and he burns the heart and liver to drive away the demon that defeats her so, then uses the gallbladder to heal his father's blindness.
This is an angel that sees all; you can see that much from the expression on his face. He sees the beginnings of our world in the chaos of the waters and the ends of them are carried in his breath, part of which is always held in waiting for God's command to blow the final trumpet. In Clive's above portrayal of Raphael, you can see the foliage embroidered on his jacket; the wings hold the waters of the earth and the waters of chaos, the feathers of birds, and the constellations of the night sky. He carries the universe and all its stories and maps—imagined, fantasized, and followed--on his back.
And from all that, he can give to us the gift of a second sight of sorts, and here he does. We are presented with a dizzying aerial view, a very full view of the earth. To Tobias, who is turned away from us, he gives some other, secret knowledge not imparted to us. And yet another view is present: the dog's. Clive's Jack, carried along in the fray, sees *us*.
The above painting was the result of a collaboration with the poet Damien Walford Davis.
The Rapture
Earlier that day,
sensing something archangelic in the air, they cordoned off .
the cool piazza, locked the domed
basilica, closed the crossing .
to the island charnel house and church.
When the quattrocento stage was set, .
they sent the scapegoat out, the lure –
fishing-rod in hand, patched terrier .
to heel – and drew the blackout curtains
close. When he walked in later, .
brilliant as the fish he held, they gathered
round to touch his suit and sun-bleached .
hair: So did it speak? they asked, afraid;
What colour were its wings? And did it .
burn? No words, he said, or fire;
but from that height I saw beyond .
the valley to an exit road where drones
then jetplanes strafed a speeding column .
black, and men crept into holes, their
pounded flesh the many colours of his wings. .
Damian Walford Davis 2011
"Tobias and the Angel," by Clive Hicks-Jenkins Clive writes: "The large chiaroscuro study of Tobias and the Angel (the detail above repays clicking on to see a magnified version) is progressing in rather unexpected ways. I've been exploring tone and texture to conjure angelic wings and garments that are a step onward from what I've attempted in the past. Something happened with the mark-making, transforming what I'd intended to be a tweed-textured jacket into a weave far stranger, almost suggesting a matador's glittering 'suit of lights' oddly combined with the spotted markings of a big cat. This wasn't at all the direction I'd planned, but now I'm hooked." These marks then developed further, through a hearty back-and-forth with the readers of his artlog (a lively and energetically collaborative space in itself), to show constellations, smoke, plumage, and water. All this would later have to be translated to the color "version:" "Just the base colours of phthalocyanine blue and cobalt turquoise being worked in at the moment, after which I'll start laying in the patterning. It's a long job as the markings suggest turbulent waves, flow patterns, constellations and overlapping pinions, so there's nothing for it but to keep my concentration fixed and to work work work…" [then] "Back to wings again today, and the task of suggesting colour, iridescence and texture. Water-flow, pinions, ruffles, scales and constellations of stars are a few of the ideas worked into these. Paint has been brushed, smeared, sanded back and scratched through with engraving needles. It's a slow process but I'm getting there." Though many of the works for this show are done in black conte over white Arches paper, the acrylic works that he has created show an amazing development of color. A palette already phenomenal—truly, the first thing to draw me into his works in the beginning—has become miraculous. The glowing honey color of Raphael's jacket, the astonishing shimmer he has created in the wings, and the blues of St. Herve's face are the openings to a new world in themselves. See the peace in Herve's face tucked up trustingly against the wild snarl of the wolf. See again, that eye: the central eye of the piece, the wild wolf that sees you watching him, and is not moved.
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superbes peintures..l'homme en harmonie avec la nature..j'aime!ReplyDelete
I just recently read through a bunch of Clive's blog, and was in time to catch the tail-end of his lovely day-by-day updates for "The Rapture". It's been a wonderful experience. He, like you, is an artist who makes one's perception of world grow suddenly bigger and lighter. Thanks so much for letting us know about him!ReplyDelete
Jodi, thank you. Your comment made me smile from ear to ear. I should think Zoe's beaming too!ReplyDelete
Good lord! Thanks so much for the introduction to Clive's wonderful wonderful work!ReplyDelete
jodi :))))))))))ReplyDelete
speechless :D
rima--his work is fabulous, isn't it? and i see you've been to his artlog, which is another facet of his fabulousness :)
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Air temp 11C
Compost in bin 1 34C
Compost in bin 2 24C
Soil temp 13C
Friday, April 27, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Composting is a good thing (tm), pretty much all our veg waste, paper towels etc get chucked in a dustbin which I add to the heap once it's full. A couple of weeks ago we had a semi-annual purge of old paperwork which needed shredding and therefore wouldn't go in the recycling. Rashly, I put the lot in the compost- a good 2 bin bags full. This was rapidly followed by a load of kitchen waste and a lawn's worth of grass clippings to try to rebalance the green:brown ratio , in order to avoid a stinky mess of sludge at the bottom of the garden.
The Starbucks concessions at work give away their used coffee grounds for composing, so I picked up a couple of bags, mixing coffee into the pile in the hope of getting everything cooking nicely. The following day the compost felt warm to the touch, so I shoved the greenhouse thermometer into the middle of the pile to check...85 degrees F. Not bad. The pile was steaming when I added another six bags last night so I'm doing something right. There's still some way to go before I get to the 150F or so required to kill weed seeds, but it's a good start.
The Starbucks Coffee Compost Test- chemical analysis of soil nutrients in used coffee grounds.
Starbucks page on coffee composting
YouTube video (Which I've not watched yet, so don't blame me if it's crap
Bike training note- riding home with 8 kilos of coffee grounds in your rucksack is good training. Now I need to see if I can get away with storing tens of bags of coffee in my cupboard at work ready for a single trip with the bike trailer...
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Suffer the little children
This week is the UN Global Road Safety week. Here's some chilling stats about the global carnage which just seems to be seen as 'collateral damage':
- Road deaths are now the leading cause of death worldwide for 10-25 year olds
- 1000 people under 25 die on the world's roads every day
- Every minute of every day, a child under 15 is killed or seriously injured on the world's roads
- 96% of child road deaths occur in developing countries
- 70 children a week are killed or seriously injured on UK roads
Seventy children a week KSI in a highly-developed Western country? Imagine the outcry if this was caused by two or three minibus crashes, or a train wreck. Every week. Year in, year out. But no, most of those 70 children get killed or injured singly, their families grieving alone- no national outpouring of grief, no charity appeal, no public inquiry. Few headlines mark their passing.
It's a disgrace.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Tesco's double whammy on congestion
So, an expensive local housing market increases traffic loading as workers are forced to commute longer distances. A Tesco store drawing shopping traffic into the city and a occupying prime local housing land from where people working in the city could walk to work doesn't help either the local housing crisis or reduce congestion.
Protest and survive
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Spring has arrived, bringing with it our customary Easter period of sunshine. It's been unseasonably warm (10 degrees above average last Saturday) and the forecast is good until next weekend.
As a result, we've been busy. Easter weekend saw the arrival of the 'great anti child fence', partitioning the greenhouse and working area from the rest of the garden and screening the piles of bricks etc which remain from previous projects. It's a simple (ie cheap!) post and wire fence fronted with fern screening, probably not the most long lived material but it looks good.
Growing peas and lettuce in guttering has been a great success, with three gutters' worth of peas now transplanted into the beds along with a gutter shared between lettuce and spring onions. There's a further gutter of lettuce & spring onions growing now, but that's it for the moment as the beds are full or earmarked for the runner and French beans and courgettes which are germinating in pots in the greenhouse. I've sown catch crops of lettuce, carrots and spinach next to the courgette bit of the bed as they should be ready by the time the courgette grows big enough to shade them.
Shallots, garlic and broad beans are shooting up in the next bed, where the potatoes are also finally showing. I'd almost given up on the outdoor spuds- in contrast the bagged spuds in the greenhouse are way ahead and got their first earthing up. It's going to be a race for light between some of the beans and the spuds since they're quite close together.
I'll be dotting Marigolds into gaps in the veg beds to attract hoverflies, and I'm on the lookout for other companion plants to attract blackfly-eating insects to protect the beans.
The latest batch of tomatoes was potted out last weekend, adding to the tomato forest in the greenhouse. I grow tomatoes. You grow tomatoes. Everyone grows tomatoes, it seems.
The kitchen-window-ledge cucumber plant is safely in the greenhouse, and growing strongly- it'll need potting on into its final pot this week.
Planted recently:
- Outdoor sowings of peas, lettuce, carrots, spinach.
- Indoor sowings 1 doz each Chilli, Aubergines in propagators indoors.
- 3 more cucumbers in pots in the greenhouse propagator.
- Hanging basket plants (inc Petunia, impatiens, Lobellia) in propagators indoors and in the greenhouse.
- 6 each of French and runner beans in pots in the greenhouse. (More to go in in 2-3weeks)
Carniverous V-Brakes ate my rim
Another rear rim falls prey to the ravages of winter road grit and year-round Hertfordshire mud (with added flint dust for extra abrasion).
Disc brakes are looking more and more like a good idea, but at a high price- fitting them would mean new brake levers and shifters on top of two new wheels.
The green travel legislation which underpins the company bike scheme won;t help- employees can't buy accessories without a bike, and I don't really need another bike. No, let me rephrase that, I obviously need more bikes /, I just can't justify the spend. It is possibleto buy a cheap'n'nasty £80 Halfords bike just to be able to save money on accessories though...hmm.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Give me a child until it's seven and I'll give you the cyclist
Liz Bowgett, a teacher from Newham, for example, took it upon herself to get more children in her school on to two wheels. After announcing plans to launch a programme to give children some basic bike training, she found she was oversubscribed three times. Within a few months, she was managing a full-scale project: organising mass bike rides, building storage facilities for bikes at the school and buying a trailer to transport bikes for trips away, as well as buying second-hand bikes for those children who didn't have their own.
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
What's on my phone/more adventures beyond the browser
This post is a follow up to this entry on flickr, where I looked at the applications I was using most in November.
There's something about my N70 which means that over time the phone runs slower and slower, and strange behaviours start to creep in. The phone slowed to pretty much unusable levels when my memory card corrupted earlier this year, so I backed up my phonebook using zyb.com's free synchronisation service, downloaded the Nokia software installer and updated the phone's firmware. Some of the built-in applications seem to have changed with the move to the latest build- the music player is better, for example- but mostly it's neutral. My biggest annoyance, switching between browsing and bookmarks in Opera, is still very slow, taking between 1 and 30 seconds.
Armed with a half-gig memory card, I started re-loading applications:
Star players:
Lifeblogger. The best I can find for uploading photos to flickr, but the version I have now needs manual intervention to import new photos.
ZoneTag. Still out there and still in prototype, Yahoo's very own minimal-click flickr uploader which location-tags your photos. Re-installed to see if it's improved, but not getting much use as it's still not reliable enough for my phone, and only allows uploads immediately after the picture has been taken.
Google Mail. This wouldn't load last time round, but loaded fine and works a treat. There's no messing about with setting up the phone's built-in email client, most attachments are readable without a translator and you have virtually all the functionality gmail offers at your fingertips.
PulsePaper. Reloaded without second thoughts, PulsePaper continues update my wallpaper with a stream of 'interesting' photos from Flickr.
Fring. A 'know your enemy' experiment in understanding the mobile VoIP experience! Fring is a Nokia-only app which interworks with Skype, GoogleTalk and MSN messenger for VoIP and IM. VoIP seems to work pretty well, but I get more than enough minutes for free as part of my contract so I don't need VoIP for national calling. IM works well, but hasn't displaced texting either.
I'm rapidly approaching 40, and maybe I'm a little old to be part of the IM generation. It's hard to beat the usability of the phone system for voice and text- sure it has its shortcomings, but you can call or text anyone on a single number, in the knowledge that you'll get through. With its multitude of different networks and standards, VoIP/IM won't get a real foothold until everybody's mobile has a VOIP/IM aggregator to allow all combinations of VoIP/IM networks to be used on the same device.
Screenshot for Symbian 2.45. A freeware screenshot app for Symbian phones, works fine and saves to jpeg or png formats, trouble free and easy to use.
Left on the bench at kick-off:Google maps. A previous favourite for route-finding and looking at satellite photos, just won't install for me this time round, giving 'not enough memory' errors when I try to install it on the memory card which still has loads of spare space.
Free transfer to the Sunday league:Widsets. Nice interface, lacked click-through from headline titles to the feed's website so ultimately useless.
Wish list:
I haven't exhaustively searched for candidates to fill these needs, but I have found that there are many useful-looking symbian apps which won't work on my N70. I'm too tight-fisted to actually buy software without a long, free evaluation trial. In an ideal world, all these apps will autostart when I turn the phone on, and will be robust enough to cope with handovers between GSM and 3G during data transfer and in standby)
- RSS reader. A real, fully functional RSS reader that allows me to easily add feeds, and preferably has an opera add-in. (Yes, I know mini-opera does this, but my phone chokes on mini opera)
- Podcast receiver. Similar requierments to the RSS reader (in fact one app that does both functions would be good)
- Better Flickr photo uploader- something with the tagging and location functionality of ZoneTag, but the ease of use and flexibility of LifeBlooger, coupled with automatic map placement on Flickr.
- Fix for my Gmaps install problem.
- A way of synchonising mine and my wife's diary and contacts info from 2 separate outlook accounts (one corporate, one on a home pc)
- A new phone with a better camera, flash and macro.
Monday, April 02, 2007
Must . . .resist. . temptation.
Our children are grateful recipients of hand-me-down toys from their cousins. This weekend it was skateboards, and they're really excited.
I haven't skated for 20 odd years. I also haven't been in hospital for a major spinal operation for about the same period. This is not a coincidence.


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More regional jobs go in Corrections reshape
News that 194 Corrections staff are to lose their jobs will have ramifications not only for them and their families but for the wider community, Labour's Corrections spokesperson Kelvin Davis says.
Prison units at Waikeria, Tongariro and Rimutaka face closure under plans announced by Corrections boss Ray Smith yesterday.
"Once again the Government is looking to do away with jobs in some of our smaller regional centres.
"Redundancies take money out of the local economy. The loss of almost 200 Corrections roles doesn't just affect those who are losing their jobs, but their communities as well.
"Interestingly Mr Smith says Corrections is looking to improve education, employment, reintegration, health and rehabilitation services for prisoners and reduce re-offending by 25 per cent by 2017. He is also talking increased prison bed numbers.
"With fewer people to actually provide the services, and potentially 433 more prisoners, it will be interesting to watch the 'reshape'.
"Meanwhile we can expect more families to uproot themselves from regions that need more workers, not less," Kelvin Davis says.


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Angelo Lopes' Wastelander has just completed a week long theatrical run, in Hollywood. Now, Wastelander is set to show on Digital platforms, this month. The film blends several genres together: action, sci-fi and horror. Influenced by films such as George Miller's Mad Max (1979), The Bad Batch (2016) and others, Wastelander stars: Brendan Guy Murphy, Jon Proudstar and Carol Cardenas. Indican Pictures will also release this exciting title, on DVD, this March. A preview of the Wastelander's home entertainment releases are available here.
In the film, an ex-soldier wanders the wastes. Rhyous (Murphy) finds a group of survivors, in search of Eden. He agrees to help, but cyborg bandits roam the area. Rhyous must fight off The Scourge, if he ever wants to find peace, in this desolate future.
Wastelander will show through Digital platforms later this month. On February 20th, this action packed title will be available through platforms such as: DirecTV, Comcast, Sony Playstation, YouTube Moves and many more. This release will be followed by another, on DVD. This March 13th, Wastelander will create another dust-up on DVD, in an unrated format. The action continues in the desert with Wastelander throughout February and March!
A trailer for Wastelander, on Vimeo
The film's official synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic landscape, an ex-soldier wanders in search of his lost home and family. He meets an odd collection of survivors including cybernetic humans who convince him to lead them through the wasteland while searching for the legendary safe haven, Eden. But when a band of pillaging raiders called The Scourge hunt them – they must fight to survive in this cruel dystopia.
Release Date: February 20th, 2018 (Digital) and March 13th, 2018 (DVD).
Director/writer: Angelo Lopes.
Cast: Brendan Guy Murphy, Jon Proudstar, Carol Cardenas, David Morden, Sian Vilaire & A. Stielstra.
More details at Indican: http://www.indicanpictures.com/indicanpictures/wastelander/
A fan page for Wastelander: https://www.facebook.com/WastelandertheMovie/
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Gluten-Free Cinnamon Rolls
Had to share! These were a hit…
While it's not quite as easy and poppin' open a can of biscuits, these delicious rolls didn't make our tummies cry! I made two packages full – (because really, the mess is worth just doing it that way) – and you can always freeze them so you just have to bake them if you don't think you can eat them all…
We knew we could eat them all.
My kids were so stoked… this is our first cinnamon rolls of this style (old school) since April… they were SO good! We used vegan butter and dark coconut sugar… and just made a simple glaze with pure orange for the icing with some vegan butter, powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Very easy – even for this first timer. We have gotten this at Vitacost.com and also at our local HyVee and Dillons. Dillons had them on sale for $2.65 a package. WE bought them all. We also made it as pizza crust – and one package will cover an entire large baking sheet – easily. The crust is delish!
"The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the Lord."
Proverbs 21:31
Posted on October 21, 2012, in Celiac/Gluten Sensitivity, Food To Try and tagged Bob's Red Mill cinnamon rolls, Bob's Red Mill pizza crust, celiac disease, gluten free cinnamon rolls, healthy for him. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.


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I can't find the source document quickly, so this is from a local reporting service.
Oxfam reports worldwide weapons sales are now exceeding the levels at the height of the cold war, topping $1060 billion. I guess peace has it's price (sad pun intended).
That website has some pretty interesting stories btw, have a look.
ps: It might be noteworthy that in my country weapons possession in general is illegal and the use of force is what is called "a goverment monopoly". I concur to the fact, esp to you Alaskan folks, that we don't have bears running around.


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Economist Joseph Potvin weighs in on Bill C-61 (html, pdf)
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Streetlight not working opposite Derwent Avenue
Reported in the Street lighting category anonymously at 07:48, Wed 16 January 2019
Sent to Oxfordshire County Council 1 minute later
No. 11 streetlight not illuminating
Ref: 349857 Thank you for your report; we have logged this as a fault on our management system. Our current policy is for our contractor to attend electrical & structural emergencies as a priority; these will be attended within a 24hr period. All other faults are logged on our management system, for efficiency, these are grouped by area and the date they were reported, and the contractor attends against a programmed of works based on this approach.
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Posted by Oxfordshire County Council at 08:16, Thu 17 January 2019
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Delran Township has received a grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to create a Community Forestry Plan. Our Delran Day display focused on our local trees. We are particularly interested in Ash Trees as the Emerald Ash Borer has been confirmed in Moorestown, Cinnaminson, Edgewater Park and Westampton. These stately trees are being killed by this invasive pest.
Ash Trees are pretty easy to identify: The bark has a Diamond pattern, the seeds when present look like oar shaped wings, and the leaves are compound with one at the tip and anywhere from 5 to 11 leaflets and the branches are opposite rather than alternating. These trees are 40 to 60 feet tall.
We need your help to create an inventory of Ash Trees that could be affected. If you're not sure, add the address and we'll stop by to take a look and confirm if the tree is an Ash. We are working with a Forester and we'll be deploying traps in areas with affected Ash Trees.


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The Parador de El Saler (Valencia) Golf course is considered by professionals, amateurs, institutions and the specialized press alike to have one of the best course layouts in the world. Built in 1968 by the internationally recognized "architect of Spanish golf," Javier Arana, the course is located in the El Saler Nature Reserve, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
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