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The Best LA Super Bowl Takeout and Delivery for Sunday
Now that LA is about to become a two-football-team city, maybe someday we'll all be proudly rooting our home team on in a Super Bowl -- and when that happens, the sports bars in town'll be the place to do it. But for now, the best spot to watch the game is at home, which means upping your takeout game, which is why we're here. Here are seven places with killer takeout or delivery deals for the Big Game.
Charcoal VeniceVenice
We think the manly menu at Charcoal -- where nearly everything gets cooked over an open flame -- kinda lends itself to game-day fare, and Executive Chef Josiah Citrin clearly agrees. His Super Bowl Sunday package includes plenty of menu staples like smokey grilled chicken wings, lamb and pork ribs, bacon-and-havarti-laced chopped salad, and coal-roasted shishitos (which you can use to halt any complaints from the vegetarians). It'll cost you $30 a person with a four-person minimum and it's pick-up only. Place your order by EOD Friday.
Jon and Vinny'sFairfax
Leave it to the guys with one of the most beloved pizza-and-pasta places in town to come up with an insane amount of amazing Italian food you can use to become the best Super Bowl party host ever. They'll be doing takeout trays of various pastas, salads, and that legendary chicken Parm, along with more expansive to-go party packs complete with cheeky names. The smallish "First Down" deal ($275) has enough wings, salads, meatballs, and Italian deli sandwiches to serve around six to eight people and the packs get bigger from there, topping out at "The Touchdown" for 50, which also adds serious helpings of chicken cutlets, spicy fusilli, wings, antipasto, and a few desserts to the mix. Each comes with a pairing option of Italian wines and plenty of Peroni (ranging $55 to $600) or you can go with something more serious wines from in-house wine shop Helen's. And they'll deliver the whole shebang, too, God bless 'em. Order by 4pm on Friday.
Belcampo Meat Co.Various
This restaurant-slash-butcher shop has some pretty good deals you can order last-minute from all three of their LA outposts. The "2 for $20 special" lets you mix and match quarts of chili, soups, and ground beef for DIY burgers, and they're also doing half-price kielbasa, chicken, and old-school sliced pepperoni. And in the pets are Super Bowl people too category, you can buy Belcampo's raw green tripe for your dog for half price too, to thank him for giving up his spot on the couch to all those people you invited over. Pickup only, and, in case you want more of the same next week, deals will run through the rest of the month.
Contemporary CateringEncino
If you're confident that wager you placed in Vegas last week is going to hit and are ready to celebrate with an epic party, call this high-end catering outfit. Yes, it'll cost you, but owner Nathaniel Neubauer says he and his crew can customize a high-end event at your house with as little notice as the morning of... and you can add whatever over-the-top extras you feel like. (A mini-football stadium on the dining room table for displaying the food? Sure. An army of servers wearing team jerseys? If you like.) The company will work with you on a menu of your faves, but you can get some inspiration from this sample Super Bowl Sunday menu, touting gourmet game day fare like Gruyere queso fundido, ginger-lemongrass strip steak skewers, and apple BBQ pulled pork sandwiches with lime-and-peanut-butter slaw on brioche.
Little FattyMar Vista
Mar Vista's increasingly popular new Asian concept (formerly Status Kuo) will be doing spreads of what chef-owner David Kuo has dubbed Taiwanese soul food for your Super Bowl enjoyment. For $20 a person (with a six-person minimum) you'll get white rice, orange chicken, and a sampling of the deep-fried fare Kuo is best known for, including egg rolls, popcorn chicken, and fried wontons. Get your order in at some point Friday and pick up between 11 and 1 on Sunday.
Rosa MexicanoDowntown
This colorful LA Live spot knows there are plenty of people out there who still insist on calling their Super Bowl party a "football fiesta" and they're here to help. The goofily named "Guac Bowl" menu offers taco and enchilada platters galore (at around 100 bucks each, meant to serve eight to 10 people), along with a cheaper flautas and empanadas platter ($50 for 10 of each), some salads and sides along with a giant portion of their famous guacamole, paired with chips and salsa for $50. Pickup only, but you only need to give them 24 hours notice.
Mainland Poke ShopMid-Wilshire & more locations
Be that guy serving poke at your Super Bowl party (hey, they've been doing it in Hawaii for decades) with a platter of build-your-own-bowl components. For $11 a person (premium stuff like blue crab and avocado is extra), you get two bases of either rice, greens, or kale (only in LA, poke Super Bowl guy!) along with two types of fish (tuna, salmon, albacore, octopus, or scallops); various toppings ranging from edamame to tobiko to crispy onion; and four sauces, which can be traditional soy-based versions or jazzier stuff like coconut sauce and sweet chili-lime vinaigrette. Mainland also throws in garnishes like sesame seeds, furikake, and sea salt, and you set the whole thing up at home and nod proudly as your guests go to town. You'll need to order from and pickup at one of the three locations -- Third St, Marina del Rey, or Glendale -- at least 24 hours ahead.
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* Typical response time is anywhere from 3-4 days. We will contact you via your selected method (phone or email) a maximum of three times to attempt to set an appointment. If your wait is longer than 3-4 days, PLEASE CALL THE SHOP to ensure your request was received.
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If figuring out how to split the bill fairly at a restaurant is enough to leave you feeling sweaty and nervous, maybe you are not the most qualified person to help a young kid with his or her math homework. A new study, published online this week in the journal Psychological Science, confirms this, suggesting that kids internalize their parents' math anxiety — and that when math-anxious parents try to help their kids with their math homework, it often ends up backfiring.
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In the end, the kids with math-anxious parents learned less math during the school year, and they were also more likely become more math-anxious themselves — but only if their parents had helped them with homework. "Notably, when parents reported helping with math homework less often, children's math achievement and attitudes were not related to parents' math anxiety," Maloney and her co-authors write in their paper. So if the parents who hate math didn't try helping with homework, their kids fared about as well as the children of parents who had less math anxiety.
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Matthew 25:14-30
A young man came to see me. "I know that Jesus loves me and that I'm saved by grace through my faith in Christ," he said, "but what exactly is the purpose of my life?"
The short answer is that you and I are alive for only one purpose: To glorify God.
In Isaiah 43:7, God says, "Everyone who is called by My Name…I created for My glory."
We most glorify God though, not when we look at the Bible's portrayal of holy living, like we see in the Ten Commandments or in Jesus' Beatitudes and then grit our teeth and strive to be good and holy people, whether it makes us or others miserable or not.
We most glorify God when we enjoy God and use His gifts to us in ways that honor Him.
Following Jesus from here to eternity presents its challenges. But there will be no joy in living with Christ if we think we must face those challenges on our own or in our own power.
The Lord Who saved us by going to the cross for us will also be glorified within us (and we will enjoy His company), if we will begin to learn one simple prayer of faith: "Lord, live within me and give me joy so that You are glorified."
"Lord, live within me and give me joy so that You are glorified."
The parable Jesus tells in today's Gospel lesson is the story of two men who didn't grit their teeth to do the right thing, but who remembered the goodness of their master and so enjoyed and used the blessings of the master.
It's also the story of a third man who ignored the blessings given to him by his master, relying on his own personal sense of what was right and wrong, and so, denied himself a continuing relationship with him.
You know the story. A master, clearly a stand-in for God the Son, Jesus, is about to go on a journey. As we read Jesus' story, we understand the "journey" Jesus is talking about. Since the crucified and risen Jesus ascended into heaven, we know that He has been enthroned in heaven, giving His followers millennia to share the Good News that all who turn from sin and believe in the crucified and risen God of all creation, will not perish in eternal separation from God, but will have eternal life with God!
There will be a day though when the millennia cease and Jesus returns here to judge the living and the dead and to establish His eternal kingdom in the new heaven and the new earth.
Anticipating his journey, the master in Jesus' parable entrusts some of his money to three different servants. Even the measly single talent—a unit of money—the master gave the third servant could be worth between 20 and 600 years of a day laborer's wages!
In the same way, God entrusts a fortune of blessings to every human being. It's called being alive.
And that's just the start for followers of Jesus Christ! Jesus expended His life on the cross so that all we fallen, sinful, imperfect human beings can, like the thief who was crucified next to Jesus on the cross, acknowledge our sin, turn from that sin, and turn to Him Jesus in faith to live with God for eternity.
What a gift! Living lives that joyfully express gratitude for these two gifts--the gift of life and the gift of life made new that comes to us by grace through faith in Christ--is not a burden. It's joy, pure it's-so-great-to-be-alive-that-I'm-belly-flopping-downhill-on-a-Slip-and-Slide-joy!
If you've ever done a Slip and Slide, you know that as much fun as it can be, there will often be a few painful bruises as a result of throwing yourself to the ground with abandon. I've even been known to throw myself onto a Slip and Slide in my adult years and every time I have, I've ended up with bruises and sore spots and friction burns.
Throw yourself with similar abandon into the life of following Jesus and you'll get bruised too. Maybe more than bruised.
Today is an international day of prayer for the persecuted church around the world. There are Christians today who live in 52 nations in which it is illegal to confess that Jesus is Lord. (That's a huge percentage of the globe's 196 countries!)
Many Christian believers are losing their lives or being tossed into jails right now because they believe in Jesus. I think of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani mother of five condemned to death for blasphemy--for which there is no law on the books--against Allah simply because she is a follower of Jesus Christ. She is just one of many Christians throughout the world for whom it isn't safe to confess belief in Jesus!
Other Chrisitans, in safer places, feel afraid to follow Jesus because of what their friends, their neighbors, their bosses, or their family members may say about them.
But anyone who dares to follow Jesus is bound to be attacked by more than just flesh and blood enemies. Follow Jesus and you will be bruised by Satan, who hates no human being more than the one who seeks to follow Jesus.*
A woman told me a few weeks ago that she cannot speak with her father about her relationship with Christ. "He thinks I'm crazy," she told me. That's hard!
But all who are bruised for believing in Jesus need to remember the words of James in the New Testament: "My sisters and brothers, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance; and let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking for nothing"—or, as I would put it, you will be completely ready for everything in this life and the world to come!
In Jesus' parable, the master came back, as Jesus one day will return to the earth, and, like Jesus on judgment day, the master demanded an accounting for how the servants had used all he had given to them.
The master was delighted to see that the first two men had enjoyed and used their gifts and so brought glory to his name.
The last man, not so much. His failure to honor and enjoy either his gifts or the giver brought him total separation from the master, just as happens to those who refuse to honor or enjoy Jesus, the Giver of the best gifts of all.
In his book, The Purpose Driven Life, Pastor Rick Warren gives five portraits of what people who glorify God look like.
First, they worship God all the time. As Warren puts it, "Worship is a lifestyle of enjoying God, loving Him, and giving ourselves to be used for His purposes."
Second, they love other believers. Long before Jesus walked the earth, God had already commanded all people to love God and to love neighbors. But just before His crucifixion, Jesus told believers, "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you…"
Jesus' sacrificial love for us brought us eternity with God and He commands us to love our fellow believers in exactly the same way.
Echoing Jesus' command, Paul writes in the New Testament: "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves." That's sacrificial love.
I know that I can only love like that by relying on the supernatural power of God's Holy Spirit, asking God to love others I find unlovable through me.
Loving sacrificially does not mean that we become spineless yes-women or yes-men.
It doesn't mean that we go along with sin.
Jesus shows that sacrificial love must be tough in confronting evil, even when we find it among fellow believers. When Peter chastised Jesus for insisting that He must go to Jerusalem to be crucified, then rise from the dead, in order to claim an eternal kingdom, Jesus was blunt. "Get behind Me, Satan," He told Peter.
Sacrificial love will always speak and live out the truth in Christian love toward our fellow believers, even when the truth isn't pleasant.
Third, they glorify God by allowing Him to shape them into the likeness of Jesus. The New Testament teaches that it's God's aim for all of us to be transformed into the likeness of Jesus. Submitting to God reshaping us into the likeness of Jesus is a difficult process that doesn't end this side of our resurrection.
Submission to Christ means that the Word of God and the will of God must always trump our preferences, our emotions, our reason, and our experiences.
This is something we are at risk of totally forgetting in North American Christianity and for which we must repent or risk losing all connection to Jesus. Like our Savior in the garden at Gethsemane, we must be committed to daily telling God, "Nonetheless, not my will, but Thine alone be done."
Fourth, we glorify God by serving others with our gifts. No matter what our gifts or our limitations, God has gifted every Christian to glorify God by serving others in some way or another.
Finally, Warren says, we glorify God by telling others about Jesus. As some readers of my blog know, this past week I heard a colleague tell the true story of a contractor he recently met in Ethiopia, a lay member of the Lutheran Mekane Yesus Church. This contractor takes on big jobs in various parts of his country.
Along with the rest of the work crews at any site, he also hires two pastors for every project. Every morning, the pastors lead worship among the crew before the start of the workday. After that, the pastors go into the nearby towns to see if there are any needs they can address, any prayers they can offer, any people who might want to know about Jesus and the new life He offers.
If there's a group of people in that community who want to be part of a new Lutheran congregation, this contractor will then also pay the salary of one of the pastors for an additional year in order to develop the new church.
Sometimes, this guy gets flak for his witness for Christ from local government authorities or from leading people in the community. He always meets the skeptics, gives them Bibles, invites them to read the Bibles, and, if after they've read some of God's Word, they still have questions about why he does what he does, he offers to meet them again.
It's because of committed lay Christians like this man that the Lutheran Church in Ethiopia gained 300,000 new members between 2009 and 2010. It already has 1-million more members than our own Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. And, recognizing how desperately America needs Jesus Christ, the Lutherans in Ethiopia are about to send missionaries to the United States.
Not all of us can do what that contractor does to tell others about Christ. But each of us can do something to tell others about Jesus, even something as simple as using one the "This meal's on us!" cards you can still find in the back of the sanctuary.
We can be like the first two men in Jesus' parable. We can use the gifts our Master has given to us to glorify God and joyfully use our gifts.
We do this when we worship God in our daily lives, love our fellow believers, ask God's help to become more like Jesus, use our gifts to serve others, and tell others about Jesus and the new and everlasting life only He can give to those who turn from sin and believe in Him.
Today, I want to close with one simple question. Who among us is willing to belly flop with utter abandon to enjoy and follow Jesus Christ?
If you are, I promise you that Jesus will always be there to catch you...and you will glorify God!
*Ephesians 6:10-12, in the New Testament, explains this well:
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 1112


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Tennis star Serena Williams praised former NFL players Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid at the US Open on Friday. Kaepernick and Reid — who made headlines for taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice — were in the stands for her match against sister Venus at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
"I think every athlete, every human, and definitely every African-American should be completely grateful and honored how Colin and Eric are doing so much more for the greater good, so to say," Williams said, according to the Associated Press. "They really use their platform in ways that is really unfathomable. I feel like they obviously have great respect from a lot of their peers, especially other athletes, people that really are looking for social change."
The crowd applauded Kaepernick and Reid when they were shown on the screen during Friday's match. Both athletes formerly played for the San Francisco 49ers, and have since filed grievances against the NFL, claiming the league conspired not to sign them due to their activism. In their absence, several other players have continued to take a knee in protest of police brutality and inequality, even as the league has announced rules against the gesture.
Kaepernick's generosity since leaving the NFL has earned him several awards, including Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, and Amnesty International's Ambassador of Conscience honor. Earlier this year, he completed his pledge to donate $1 million "to organizations working in oppressed communities."
Williams, who defeated her sister on Friday and reached the US Open quarterfinals with a win against Kaia Kanepi on Sunday, also took the time to meet with Kaepernick's niece Lani after the match. "I know today will motivate Lani to be great!" Reid wrote on Twitter. Kaepernick added that "Lani lost it when Serena surprised her."
As Glamour points out, this isn't the first time Williams has spoken up about social justice — police brutality in particular. In 2016, she posted on Facebook about the fear she felt seeing the police while in the car with her 18-year-old nephew. "Why did I have to think about this in 2016?" she asked.
Williams has also been outspoken about empowering women, sharing her birth-related health issues in a powerful essay to draw attention to the fact that Black women are "three times more likely to die from pregnancy or other childbirth-related causes."
As Williams wrote to end her essay, "Together we can make this change. Together we can be the change."
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1 After these things Jesus resided in Galilee: for He would not appear in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. 2 Now the Jews feast called the feast of tabernacles was near; 3 his brethren therefore said, Depart from hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples there also may see the works which thou performest. 4 For no man doth any thing in secret, who is himself desirous to be known in public. As thou dost these wonderful things, make thyself known to the world. 5 For neither did his brethren believe in Him.
6 Then saith Jesus unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is always alike ready; for the world cannot hate you: 7 but me it hates, because I bear my testimony concerning it, that it's deeds are evil. 8 Go ye up to this feast as soon as ye please; for I am not yet going up to it, because my time is not yet fully come. 9 And after He had said these things unto them, He stayed a while in Galilee.
10 But when his brethren were gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not in a public manner but as it were in private. 11 The Jews therefore sought for Him at the feast, and said, Where is He? 12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning Him: for some said, He is a good man; others said, No: He deceiveth the people. 13 No one however spake openly in favor of Him, for fear of the Jews.
14 But when it was now about the middle of the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught. 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, who never learnt?
16 Jesus answered them and said, The doctrine that I teach is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man desire to do his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 18 He, that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent him is true, and there is no imposture in him. 19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you observeth the law? wherefore else do ye seek to kill me?
21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I performed one miracle on the sabbath, and ye are all amazed at it. 22 Now Moses gave you the law of circumcision, (not that it is originally from Moses, but from the patriarchs,) and ye circumcise even on the sabbath: 23 if then a man receive circumcision on the sabbath-day, that the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye angry with me, because I made a man perfectly well on the sabbath-day? 24 Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgement.
25 Therefore some of those of Jerusalem said, Is not this He whom they seek to put to death? 26 and here He talketh openly, and they say nothing to Him: Do the rulers indeed know, that this is in truth the Messiah? 27 But we know whence this man is; whereas when Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence He is.
28 Jesus therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, Ye both know me, ye say, and ye know whence I am: now I am not come of myself, but He that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 29 But I know Him, for I am from Him, and He hath sent me.
30 They sought therefore to seize Him, but no one laid hand on Him, because his hour was not yet come. 31 And many of the people believed on Him, and said, When the Messiah cometh, will He do more miracles than this man hath done?
32 Now the pharisees heard the people murmuring these things concerning Him: and they, with the chief priests, sent officers to seize Him.
33 Therefore Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while I am to be among you, and then I shall go to Him that sent me. 34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am to be, ye cannot come.
35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will He go, that we shall not find Him? will He go to them that are dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? 36 What is the meaning of this speech, that He said, "Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am to be, ye cannot come?"
37 And on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If any one thirst, let him come unto me and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, rivers of living water shall flow from within him. 39 (This He spake of the Spirit, which they that believe on Him should receive; for the holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this discourse, said, This is in truth a prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Messiah. But some said, Shall the Messiah come out of Galilee? 42 Hath not the Scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town whence David was. 43 So there was a division among the people about Him. 44 And some among them would have seized Him: but no one laid hands on Him.
45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and pharisees, and they said, Why have ye not brought Him? and the officers answered,
47 The pharisees therefore answered them, Are ye also deceived? 48 have any of the rulers believed on Him, or of the pharisees? 49 but these people, who know not the law, are cursed.
50 Upon this Nicodemus, (who came to Him by night) 51 being one of them, saith to them, Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he hath done?
52 They replied, Art thou also of Galilee? Search and see: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.


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It can be very tricky to find a nursing bra that can deliver on all fronts.
I was looking for comfort, support and something that still fit when my boobs were forever changing shape due to feeds. I was after something that did all the above plus I could workout in it too.
I remember my first high, interval, intensity workout. All I can say is ouch. I wore my usual pre pregnancy crops (mind you I only used to have small size A mozzie bites ha) to hold up my new big full boobies. They bounced every where. My nipples hurt and they had no support at all. When I was doing sprints, I almost cried because they hurt so much. Trying to feed a hungry baby after my workout was a night mare too. I had to try and pull down straps and they would pull right round my neck. I needed a good active nursing bra.
I came across Rob, from Yummy Mummy Lingerie on her Instagram page @yummy_mummy_lingerie. It was so refreshing to get the answers I needed promptly to my comments I made on her page. Before I knew it was getting sized up for a nursing, sports bra. Yes I was doing this all over the Internet too. This was perfect for me too as I had a new born baby, I didn't have lots of spare time to be off trying of nursing, sports bras either.
A few days later I received the parcel with the @Cadenshae nursing bra. I tried it on and was a great fit. I even felt like I got a pair of new boobies from the shop too. They made my boobs look great.
The bra contained little clasps to undo to make feeding access, quick and easy to do. I was able to top Cruz up quickly at the gym too, pre workout.
It ticked all the right boxes, plus more. I loved the colours they came in too. Perfect to match up with my colourful activewear wardrobe too.
Yummy Mummy Lingerie specialise in maternity and post pregnancy, so they have a wide range of products and advice to suit your everyday nursing needs.
Being a active mum, I spend a lot of time in my active wear. From being comfortable at home, shopping, walking and training at Hiit I wanted something that would accomodate all mine and my babies needs. Something I could use everyday.
Here are some of the nursing/activewear bras that Yummy Mummy have to offer for training.
– Everyday Nursing Bra for general wear.
– Fit2feed Activewear Bra for medium to low impact activity.
– Ultimate Nursing Sports Bra for high impact exercise and larger busted mama's.
I have washed these bras several times too and each time come up as good as knew. They have kept their shape and colour. This is something that is truly important to me when purchasing a bra. I cannot stand when the material that covers the breast goes lumpy. I believe these bras were built to last.
I hope you enjoyed my product review on the Cadenshae nursing, sport bras. They are seriously amazing. I highly reccomend them. If you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask myself or Rob from Yummy Mummy Lingerie. Happy to help out.
Have a great Wednesday Peeps!!
Big Love,
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The Whistler RCMP is investigating romantic rivalry as a possible motive for a brutal attack that left a Pemberton teen with serious injuries last week.
Police have recommended attempted murder charges against a 16-year-old Pemberton resident who allegedly attacked another 16-year-old with a knife, hammer and baseball bat on Saturday, Nov. 9.
The victim's father, who Pique is not naming to protect the identities of the youths involved, said the suspect "was very upset that his ex-girlfriend said she was in love with (the victim)" and lured him to his residence claiming he was interested in purchasing the victim's camera.
The father also said the two teens "grew up together" and attended the same school.
When asked about the possible motive, Whistler RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair said, "We're exploring a couple of different possible motives, that (the love rivalry) being one of them." He also said there were "a variety of reasons" the victim went to the alleged attacker's house, one of them being that the victim was attempting to sell two cameras and some other items to the accused.
Following the reported incident, officers found tarps and a large hole dug in the accused's backyard, leading police to believe the attack was premeditated. Police are awaiting the results of a toxicology report to determine if the alleged assailant was using drugs or alcohol.
"(The victim is) recovering well," the victim's father added. "He will have to go in for plastic surgery at some point."
The teen has severe scarring on his face, the father added, with a large wound from his eye down to his chin.
The accused was remanded for psychiatric evaluation last Wednesday, Nov. 13 and remains in custody, police said. He is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 27.
Man drowns in Keyhole Falls hot springs
A 25-year-old Mission man drowned last Thursday, Nov. 14 at Keyhole Falls hot springs after consuming what police believe was a fatal mixture of alcohol and prescription medication.
Two men and a woman arrived at the hot springs on Thursday, and after having several drinks and prescription pills the victim began to lose consciousness while still in the pool. The woman, also in the pool, was unable to keep him above water, police said. The other man had left to retrieve camping gear from a vehicle and returned to find the victim dead in the pool.
The survivors then hiked out to find help but became lost, LeClair said, and camped out overnight. In the morning they found a road and flagged down a vehicle.
Pemberton Search and Rescue (PSAR) attempted to locate the body via helicopter on the afternoon of Nov. 15, but had to cut the search short due to minimal daylight. The RCMP arrived at the scene on foot, and confirmed that the victim was deceased.
The body was recovered the next day.
Help sought in two separate incidents
Investigators have requested the public's assistance in identifying a male suspect who reportedly sexually assaulted a female on Halloween night between 3:30 and 4 a.m.
Police received a report from a complainant who said an unknown man pushed her into a ditch near Nordic Drive on Highway 99, got on top of her, held her hands over her head and attempted to kiss and grope her. The alleged victim said she was able to escape after kicking the male.
The suspect is described as being taller than 5'9", around 210 pounds, possibly Australian with black hair. He was wearing black with a skeleton mask.
Anyone with information call Whistler RCMP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Police are also hoping the public has information regarding an apparent hit-and-run in Pemberton that took place Oct. 26.
At approximately 2:40 a.m. police received a call reporting an injured woman lying in the northbound lane south of the Hitching Post Motel on Highway 99.
The woman was reportedly struck by a vehicle and suffered a head injury and fracture to the lower leg.
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I wish I could always capture newborns this little! They just have so many nuances that are unique to those first few days. Like they way they sleep through everything, big yawns, the way their bodies curl up into a ball when you hold them up, hospital bracelets, and hospital hats...it is just a very precious time!
Thanks Julie for letting me visit you and your absolutely precious bundle of pink in the hospital!
Here is a little sneak peek of a few shots I captured of your little one:
As a little thank you for being willing to let me visit you in the hospital Julie, you will find this little something extra with your CD of pictures to tuck in her album:
Congrats and thanks again to you and your whole family!
And for those interested in the brushes used on a few of the above pictures--be sure to check out DeviantArt. There are some seriously rockin' brushes there--including this one: http://jojosangm.deviantart.com/art/Lam-2-48850380
And for you scrapbookers out there, the above layout features one of the new Melissa Frances lines, ("Thankful" is the name of the line with proceeds of the sale of this line going to support breast cancer research) along with some Melissa Frances glitter chipboard and resin embellishments. The thankful line is available here: http://store.scrapbook.com/heandhopa.html#top
Have a great day everyone!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
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Be sure to check it all out on the Melissa Frances Blog. Lots of wonderful scrapbooking goodness is going out to a very lucky person :)
Just add a comment for a chance at the prize :)
And speaking of scrapbooking here are my March and April layouts for scrapbooks.com...I've been meaning to link to them here for a few weeks and am just now finding the time! Also a few for Queen and Company.
I kind of went to town with Basic Grey's new Cupcake line recently. I think I have pretty much used up the entrie collection pack this past month. I think I'm going to have to get more because it just works so well for these layouts of my crazy boys! :)
Take a peek--and click for a larger version.
Here is my little bit of Queen and company goodness too--again I had some fun with those cupcake papers!
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Busy, Busy, Busy!
I've had lots and lots of photo shoots lately, and I've been under a mountain of photos to edit! Still, I'd like to take a moment and share a few favorites I recently finished. These are two beautiful girls born just about a week apart. Both of them were so good to sleep for me after some coaxing :) Take a peek: Thats all for now, I'll be back with some scrapbook stuff tommorow :)


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Hair is a factor in defining the feminine beauty since the beginning of time itself. A girl with radiant and luminous aesthetics in hair will often be subject to other's attention. Other girls would be often eager to ask her, "What is the secret to her long, thick incandescent hair?"Of course the girl didn't naturally inherit such spectacular hair; it required her extra care and effort for which she was rewarded with such a resplendent mane of hair. In all honesty, achieving luscious bountiful hair isn't an easy task.To obtain glamorous hair, it is essential for you to know the type of your hair and choose the best organic hair products like shampoo, conditioner, and oil which greatly assists in harnessing beautiful hair for you.
What do you need for extra hair care?
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Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
In the slight chance you haven't seen this yet, Microsoft just released a Malicious Software Removal Tool targeting some of the most prevalent malicious software. For a list of the tool targets, check its official page.
The tool will be updated on the second Tuesday of every month. If you turn on Automatic Updates, you'll get the latest version automatically. Alternatively, you can always download it from Microsoft Download center.
I would strongly recommend you to run it at least once a month just to cover all your bases.
Official page: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
Download: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en
Update: This is different tool than the Microsoft Antispyware. The AntiSpyware is proactive tool that monitors constantly your system. The Malicious Software Removal Tool targets specific pevalent viruses and worms and scans and removes them.
My personal opinion is that this tool will be kept as a way to target specific known threats through Windows Updates. In other words - even if people choose not to run any antivirus and/or antispyware programs on their computers, there is a way for Microsoft to fight virus epidemics.
Btw, this tool is not an antivirus program. It's just a removal tool. You should still run antivirus and antispyware and proactively monitor your computer.


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Often my life looks like the swirls and circles in this painting, hastily moving in all directions.
From the moment we wake up, we begin making choices and decisions: Breakfast? Today's goals? How will I relate to family and friends? Will I choose love? Will I forgive and move on, or hold on to anger? What will I choose to read and watch this day? Whose needs are greater than my own and must come before my own desires? Will I attend Mass or busy myself with distractions? We make hundreds of choices,consciously and unconsciously, every day. Repeating these choices day after day forms habits and emotional responses that influence the way we live our daily lives.
This swirling depiction can also reflect our spiritual lives too. Deep within us, we desire to make good choices. We desire to love God and others. But sadly, we often lose sight of this desire and feel disconnected from our faith. Prayer and attention to God's will can bridge this gap if we choose to "Seek the face of God." (Psalm 27:8) But far too often our commitment to prayer ends up last, or is completely omitted from our list of choices.
Thankfully, our Mother Church, recognizing our natural tendency toward distractions, lovingly encourages us, providing for our needs. With open arms the Church welcomes us, offering guidance, reconciliation, education, and healing. The Church nourishes us with love, fellowship, community, Holy Scripture, tradition and most importantly Jesus himself in the most Blessed Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
June 12th is the feast day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The entire month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Celebrations and feast days help us cut through distractions, reminding us of important truths and teachings of our faith. It is comforting to know that our Mother Church continually strives to keep the children of God moving toward the joys of our eternal life in Heaven.
No matter how distracted we become, even when we feel like our lives are moving in circles, God is with us, gently extending His invitation to converse with us through His gift of prayer.
History of the Feast of the Sacred Heart
The first feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on August 31, 1670, in Rennes, France, through the efforts of Fr. Jean Eudes (1602-1680). From Rennes, the devotion spread, but it took the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) for the devotion to become universal.
In all of these visions, in which Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary, the Sacred Heart of Jesus played a central role. The "great apparition," which took place on June 16, 1675, during the octave of the Feast of Corpus Christi, is the source of the modern Feast of the Sacred Heart. In that vision, Christ asked St. Margaret Mary to request that the Feast of the Sacred Heart be celebrated on the Friday after the octave (or eighth day) of the Feast of Corpus Christi, in reparation for the ingratitude of men for the sacrifice that Christ had made for them.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents not simply His physical heart but His love for all mankind.
The devotion became quite popular after St. Margaret Mary's death in 1690, but, because the Church initially had doubts about the validity of St. Margaret Mary's visions, it wasn't until 1765 that the feast was celebrated officially in France. Almost 100 years later, in 1856, Pope Pius IX, at the request of the French bishops, extended the feast to the universal Church. It is celebrated on the day requested by our Lord-the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi, or 19 days after Pentecost Sunday.
(Source: http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Sacred_Heart.htm)
Copyright 2015 Celeste Zepponi
Artwork by Celeste Zepponi © 2015. All rights reserved.
Sacred Heart Public Domain Image, MaryRosaries.com, ( Author: Jim Capaldi. This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. )


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There's a gang of Portland writers who've been getting together for years, on a weekly basis, listening to and critiquing each other's writing. They're some of the big guns in the city's literary scene: Chelsea Cain, Chuck Palahniuk, Lydia Yuknavitch, Monica Drake.
But recently, they've taken their private reading group public with a show called Bedtime Stories for Adults. They truly mean it when they say bedtime stories — audience and hosts all dress up in silk robes and PJs. And they truly mean it when they say it's for adults.
Last Friday we recorded one of their shows, and we were hooked by the story Monica Drake told. She teaches writing at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and she's the author of Clown Girl and The Stud Book. Her story contains sexually suggestive language, so it may not be suitable for young ears.


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Reviewed by Johnny Butane
Written by Steve Alten
Published by Variance Publishing
The fourth book in Steve Alten's long-running saga of the Taylor family and their dealings with the massive prehistoric predator Megalodon asks the question: If one massive sea creature thought to be extinct for millions of years can still be in existence, why can't there be more?
The story opens after the Tanaka Institute has recaptured the 100,000-lb. Meg Angel, who is now the proud mother of five brand-new baby Megs. Angel is just as pissy as she's ever been, and her pups seem to follow in their mother's wake. Before you can say "bad idea", a body count begins to build around the Tanaka Institute's newly-opened Meg attraction, which more than fulfills on its promise to deliver Angel – The Angel of Death as both the massive predator and her offspring take any opportunity they can find (and in some cases create) to snack on humans.
When some very rich men from Dubai show up to purchase two of the Meg pups, Jonas Taylor and his team are more than happy to free up the space. But the very rich men are also there to persuade David, Jonas' son, to come back with them to both train their staff in the usage of submersibles he's created and take care of the Megs.
What they don't tell him is that they also need his help exploring a recently discovered hidden sea that was located by Jonas Taylor's rival. This sea exists below the Philippine Sea Plate and harbors the perfect environment to keep creatures alive for millions of years. And alive they very much are. From massive fish to massive dinosaurs to, of course, massive sharks, the creatures that exist in this hidden sea are some of the most spectacular monstrosities anyone's ever seen; and those with the money want them for their very own.
As it's been a while since I've read any Steve Alten, I had forgotten what an incredibly technical writer he is. The opening of Hell's Aquarium, for example, almost reads as an essay on tectonic plates and a history of the planet, but this bit of factual info is almost necessary to understand just why the idea of this hidden sea, and hence the creatures it is home to, is viable. Alten offsets the somewhat academic nature of this writing with an epic fight between a Meg and Liopleurodon, the first of many battles between massive creatures.
Hell's Aquarium never slows down from the word "go", barely giving the reader time to really take a breath. While it is bogged down at times by a love story that feels somewhat awkward and some under-developed subplots, the meat of this Meg adventure never disappoints. Massive underwater creatures doing damage to one another, their habitat and any human unlucky to get in their way, all told with in a breakneck pacing that never lest up.
Alten can be a bit heavy on the science at times, so keep that in mind when you check out Hell's Aquarium; just know it's well offset by what can only be described as kick-ass monster action!
3 1/2 out of 5
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'Vermont' on Cabot dairy products logo to fade into history; some lament the change
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) � It's been synonymous with Vermont since its founding in 1919. But the Cabot Creamery Cooperative, maker of cheese, butter and other dairy products, is phasing out labels with the state's name on the logo.
The word 'Vermont' stamped over a green outline of the state is being dropped in favor of a green barn and the words "Owned by our Farm Families in New York & New England."
State officials are expressing concern about the change, saying Cabot's broad, international distribution helps promote other Vermont products and tourism.
The company says it needs to comply with Vermont's truth-in-labeling law, and that not all the milk and cream it uses come from the Green Mountain State.


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text: O'Keeffe & Mintern win at Moby Dick Triathlon The Moby Dick Sprint Triathlon saw the Irish triathlon community descend on the south of the country for the final round of the National Series 2017. The weather was as supportive of the sport as ever, with rain and gusty winds arriving just in time for the kick off of the National Series race. junior triathlonEarlier in the day, South Coast Triathlon Club also held a junior triathlon for kids aged 8 to 15. The juniors were broken down into four, two year age groups and competed at varying distances according to their age. They braved the rain like true triathletes and there was a great atmosphere for the large field of over 100 competing. The swim was along the coast and the juniors then exited into transition at the same point that the senior athletes would later in the day. The bike courses were all out and back with the 14 - 15 year olds completing two loops to make up their 10km cycle. The run for the 8 - 9, 10 - 11 and 12 -13 year olds was out and back along the boardwalk in Youghal while the older age group completed a 3.1km loop of the town. Well done to all the junior triathletes competing!Munster Clubs dominate national series podiumsClubs from Cork took over the podiums in both the men's and the women's races. In tough swim conditions the eventual winners were first out of the water in both races with Chris Mintern leading the men's race and Amy O'Keeffe leading the women's race.Cork Triathlon Club's Chris Mintern led from the start to finish in an impressive time of 1:00:47 considering the conditions. Sebastian Helka from South Coast Tri Club and Conor Shiels were second and third out of the water respectively. Sebastian held this position to the finish with Shiels dropping back on the bike leg. James Mintern of Cork Tri Club, put in a strong bike and run to move into eventual third place. The Mintern brothers claiming first and third position ends their season on a high in a great result for James in what has been his breakthrough season and a strong win for Chris, over five minutes ahead of his nearest rival.Down to Wire in the Women's RaceIn the women's National Series Race, Cork Tri Club were first and second out of the water with Amy O'Keeffe and Lorna Cummins emerging 38 seconds apart. Piranha's Brianne Mulvihill was third out of the water, 7 seconds behind Cummins. Jessica Bruton and Lorna Wolfe put in solid efforts on the bike and run leg to move up the rankings into second and third.Jessica put in a tremendous effort on the run - there were National Series points at stake! The Cobh Tri Club athlete knew that the closer she could finish to O'Keeffe, the more likely that she could hold on to her second position in the National Series Points table. She needed to beat Amy, or finish right behind her.It was a sprint for the finish with Bruton losing to O'Keeffe by just 6 seconds at the finish line. Amy O'Keeffe took victory in a time of 1:14:45, Jessican Bruton second in 1:14:51 and Lorna Wolfe of Cork Tri Club in third with a time of 1:16:27.from gaa pitch to tri courseFormer Dublin Football captain Bryan Cullen took on his first triathlon at the Moby Dick Sprint Triathlon. The GLS brand ambassador enjoyed the event, saying:"It was tough, I fancied myself for the running part but getting off the bike my legs were like jelly. Really tough, but a good test."When asked whether his fitness base from GAA translated to triathlon Bryan found that it did;"Coming from a Gaelic Games background I would have a good endurance base but it's another level altogether. We're used to short bouts of high intensity work and getting bouts of active recovery whereas this (triathlon) is non stop. It definitely gives you a good base for it."National series resultsNow that the National Series has concluded, you can see our breakdown of the final results here.Congratulations to everyone racing at Moby Dick Sprint Triathlon last weekend and in all the triathlons throughout the year, thank you for a great 2017 and we look forward to another great season's racing in 2018.


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January 2017: Job Vacancy Notice Posted on Tuesday, 24 January 2017
CARA Welfare Philippines is in need of an Administrative Officer to assume the following roles at CARA clinic/within the CARA organization:
1) Clinic administrator (accommodating/scheduling clients, basic animal care, assisting the Resident Veterinarian, and supervising clinic staff/animal handlers)
2) Communications Officer (assisting in maintaining CARA's social media presence, replying to emails/telephone/walk-in inquiries regarding events, partnerships, rescues, adoptions, and general animal welfare matters)
3) Events and Logistics Officer (providing logistical support to CARA's senior volunteers doing orientations, talks and other events)
4) HR and Finance coordinator (working alongside the CARA President, Corporate Secretary, and accountants, coordinate HR and Financial matters by drafting correspondences, maintaining records, and assisting in recruitment, payroll, and other HR concerns)
5) Various other duties that may be assigned from time to time (representing CARA in events/functions, liaising with volunteers/sponsors/partners, procurement)
The successful candidate must have the following credentials/attributes:
1) At least 1 year working experience (We will consider OJT or family business experience)
2) A college degree in Business, Communications, Hospital Administration, Psychology, Marketing, or other relevant/related courses
3) A proven animal welfare advocate/animal lover
4) Must be a self-starter and a multi-tasker
5) Must be highly organized (able to set priorities and follow through on commitments)
6) Must be assertive, but must also be able to render good client service (internal and external clients)
7) Must be able to relate to people from varying backgrounds, to be able to promote CARA's mission and vision, accommodate clients, effectively supervise staff, and represent the CARA organization
8) Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Tagalog and in English
CARA Welfare Philippines is a non-government, non –profit organization run mostly by volunteers and funded solely through private donations and fundraising events.
CARA can offer a monthly salary of Php14,000 to 15,000 and incentives such as pet food/supplies (subject to availability) to the successful applicant. In addition, CARA offers intangible benefits such as invaluable work experience in the above mentioned areas and the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of animals in the Philippines.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier had an article on the US withdrawal from Syria published in the New York Times. The Turkish president, while describing the Trump's move as "the right call", noted that the withdrawal must be planned "carefully."
US National Security Advisor John Bolton has reportedly told Turkish officials that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's article, which was published on 7 January 2019, was wrong and offensive.
Bolton, who is currently on a tour of the Middle East attempting to convince US regional partners that they won't leave them to fend for themselves in the fight against ISIS, noted that Washington would oppose any mistreatment by Turkish forces of its Kurdish allies in Syria, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed senior US official.
John Bolton didn't believe that he had been disregarded due to the Turkish president's refusal to meet with him, as plans for bilateral talks had not been confirmed in advance, the unnamed US senior official said.
Previously, Erdogan, while commenting on Bolton's statement regarding a possible Turkish operation against Kurdish forces, criticized him by saying that Turkey could never compromise on the issue of the Kurdish YPG militia, as, according to the president, they had never actually fought against Daesh.
"Bolton is making a big mistake, his statement is unacceptable. Terrorist organizations do not represent Kurds. Those who spread lies about Turkey killing Kurds in Syria are trying to play on the mood of the world community", Erdogan said during his presentation to the parliamentary faction of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
On 7 January 2019, The New York Times published an article written by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan where he evaluated the US withdrawal from Syria, noting that Trump's move needs to be carried out in close cooperation with "the right partners to protect the interests of the United States, the international community and the Syrian people."
The Turkish president highlighted that Turkey is "the only country with the power and commitment to perform that task."
In mid-December, US President Donald Trump announced the pull-out of American troops from Syria, having declared victory over Daesh — the sole reason, he said, for the soldiers presence in the Arab country.
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In the wake of growing public outrage, the FBI and Department of Justice are now looking into the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teen in Florida by a neighborhood watch volunteer. NBC's Lilia Luciano reports.
A grand jury will investigate the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old shot to death in a gated community in Florida on Feb. 26, state attorney Norm Wolfinger announced Tuesday.
"I share in the desire of the family and the community to accurately collect and evaluate all the facts surrounding the tragic death of Trayvon Martin," Wolfinger said in a news release. "The public is entitled to no less than a thorough, deliberate, and just review of the facts. We intend to honor that commitment."
The Seminole County Grand Jury will be called to session on Tuesday, April 10, Wolfinger said.
The Justice Department investigation will review whether Zimmerman, 28, violated any federal civil rights statutes when he shot Martin, who was not carrying any weapons when he was killed.
Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law could complicate Martin case
The shooting occurred February 26 when Zimmerman spotted Martin walking home from buying candy and iced tea at a convenience store.
Zimmerman, patrolling the neighborhood in his car, called the 911 emergency number and reported what he called "a real suspicious guy."
"This guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something. It's raining and he's just walking around, looking about," Zimmerman told dispatchers, adding, "These @!$%#s. They always get away."
Trayvon Martin's final phone call: 'He said this man was watching him'
The dispatcher, hearing heavy breathing on the phone, asked Zimmerman: "Are you following him?"
"Yeah," Zimmerman said.
"Okay, we don't need you to do that," the dispatcher responded.
Mom: Trayvon Martin was killed because of 'the color of his skin'
But several neighbors subsequently called 911 to report a scuffle between Zimmerman and Martin. While some of the callers were still on the phone, cries for help followed by a gunshot could be heard in the background.
"I recognized that (voice) as my baby screaming for help before his life was taken," Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, told Reuters.
"(Zimmerman) was reacting to the color of his skin,'' Fulton, said Monday on NBC's Today show. "He committed no crime. My son wasn't doing anything but walking on the sidewalk, and I just don't understand why this situation got out of control.''
'Stand your ground'
Police declined to arrest Zimmerman, citing Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, enacted in 2005 and now in effect in at least 16 other states.
Dubbed "Shoot first (ask questions later)" by opponents, the Florida law allows a potential crime victim who is "in fear of great bodily injury" to use deadly force in public places.
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Home Page People are such odd creatures-myself included. But as a group they can be even more odd than individuals. I think maybe this is because you notice the real odd-ball individuals, but the oddness of a group makes its appearance in more subtile ways.Today the oddness of people as a group made itself apparent on my Instagram page.
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"Hey, look at this, because I did and now I want to tell you about it."
Obligatory cute dog photo.
On average I'd say I get 10-50 likes on a particular photo as I figure that's about how many close friends and family I have at any given time who are willing to stroke my ego and double-tap a pic for a little heart symbol to pop up. They give and get a little in return. Every once in a while, my dog seems to do something that strikes a cord and I'll suddenly see 100 to 200+ likes.
I quickly think, "Awe, dogs and babies! The key to instant ego strokes on Instagram. Please understand that I'm man and I don't have the option of throwing a half-naked pic of myself up for a quick ego boost! Surprisingly, when I have thrown up the occasional pic of a hot woman, not in any state of undress, I get the same number of likes on the pics as I would most my pics. I'd like to think that says something about my friends but I'll save that for another blog entry.
Okay, I think I have sufficiently buried the lede here.
Over the weekend I was in Malibu, CA and decided to take a little stroll on the beach. I took my Canon 5D Mark III for "real" pictures and my iPhone as I normally would. As I walked down the beach and took typical pics of birds, sun rising, fisherman or whatever caught my eye as visually interesting I cam across a dead bird on the beach and walked past it.
After a few steps, I thought, "That was kind of interesting." I returned to the bird laying in the sand. It had obviously been dead for a while. the manner in which it rested became very interesting to me and I reached for my phone and snapped a pic. I didn't even use my "real" camera. It was just something I wanted to remember for some reason.
I continued my walk and thought little more about the decomposing bird. When I returned to my campsite I was looking through the pics I'd taken and this image struck me is really unique. I liked the position, the tones, the striking beauty in the face of the obvious death.
So what to do? Instagram it of course.
Over the last 4 days, I noticed a consistent stream of likes for this photo. It made me start pondering what is up with that? Did people simply see the same thing I did? Is there a subculture of people who dig dead birds out there? I don't think a live bird would get anywhere the same amount of likes. At the same time, I posted the same pic on Facebook and no one has liked it. Is it that none of my friends like dead birds while a lot of, evidently Spanish speakers, do?
As of this afternoon, this pic became my most liked photo of my 650 Instagram posts and I find it as strange, beautiful and odd as the picture itself.
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China's oil demand has recovered to more than 90% of the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic struck early this year, a surprisingly robust rebound that could be mirrored elsewhere in the third quarter as more countries emerge from lockdown. Source Reuters
- The European Central Bank increased its Pandemic Emergency Purchase programme by a further €600 billion ($676 billion) on Wednesday.
- Markets were largely expecting a €500 billion ($563 billion) increase.
- The new package takes the ECB's total announced monetary stimulus to €1.35 trillion ($1.52 trillion).
- ECB also extended its horizon for net purchases until at least June 2021. Source Business Insider
The European Central Bank will buy an extra €600bn of bonds in a bid to revive the eurozone's pandemic-stricken economy, it announced on Thursday, while slashing its forecasts for growth and inflation.
ECB president Christine Lagarde said the region was "experiencing an unprecedented contraction", adding that "severe job and income losses and exceptionally elevated uncertainty" had led to a "significant fall" in both consumer spending and investment. Source FT Blog