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Vol. 17, No. 10 – March 11, 2018
Eph 6 :10-24, Stand in Warfare!
1. The Empowerment, vs. 10.
2. The Enemy, vs. 11-12.
3. The Equipment, vs. 13-17.
4. The Energy, vs. 18-20.
5. The Encouragement, vs. 21-24.
- The Enemy, vs. 11-12.
Getting back to Eph 6:11, "Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil," we will continue to note the strategies of Satan to keep people away from a relationship with God.
By way of reminder, Satan / the devil is an angelic creature. He is a genius, smarter than any human being or creature who ever lived. He is also very attractive and has a beautiful voice. Isa 14:12-17 and Ezek 28:11-19 gives us a picture of Satan as a personality, a person of the highest possible mentality. Other passages throughout the Bible tell us other things about Satan; he is the biggest liar; he is the father of lies, John 8:44. He is a murderer, 1 John 3:8. And he is the highest ruler of the authority of the atmosphere, as he is the ruler of this world, Luke 4:5-7; John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11; 2 Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2.
Satan rules the world through his cosmic systems. He rules all unbelievers through demon possession and demon influence. He rules reversionistic and apostate believers though demon influence, (not demon possession), because of persistent involvement in the Cosmic System.
When both unbelieves and believers have negative volition towards God and His Word in their soul, it creates a vacuum in the soul, (MATAIOTES; vanity, futility, worthlessness, depravity), Eph 4:17, that sucks the doctrine of demons, 1 Tim 4:1, into the stream of consciousness in the soul. As a result, they are influence by the things and ways of the world, and are led by satanic viewpoint, as they operate inside of Satan's cosmic system.
Since everyone is born into the world as an unbeliever, born spiritually dead, we are born citizens of Satan's kingdom. Therefore, the devil has to have strategy with regard to people to keep them in his citizenry. He has to do everything possible to keep people unbelievers. It is the devil's objective that no one believes in Jesus Christ, Luke 8:12; 2 Cor 4:3-4; 2 Thes 2:9-10.
Luke 8:12, "Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved."
2 Cor 4:3-4, "And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, 4in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God."
2 Thes 2:9-10, "That is, the one whose coming is in accord with the activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders, 10and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved."
In addition, when a person believes in Christ, the devil does not give up on them. They are members of the family of God and in God's plan, and totally separated from Satan's plan. Therefore, the devil has to have strategy regarding believers to get them back under his influence and keep the believer in the cosmic system, Luke 8:13-14; 2 Cor 2:11; Col 2:8; James 4:6-8, 1 John 2:15-18, 1 John 3:4-12.
Col 2:8, "See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ."
2 Cor 2:11, "So that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes."
Therefore, knowing Satan's strategies to influence both the unbeliever and the believer helps us to combat him and his cosmic system, so that we are not overcome by them and get outside of God's Plan for our lives, Luke 8:15-18.
Seven of Satan's Strategies
1) The devil's strategy toward the believer is first directed towards God Himself as Satan accuses believers of guilt that should lead to condemnation when we sin. Because of Satan's jealousy towards believers who have been given eternal life in Christ, Satan makes an accusation about the sins of believers to God the Father, Rev 12:9-10; Job 1:6-11; Zech 3:1-2.
Rev 12:10, "Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, 'Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, he who accuses them before our God day and night'."
When Satan accuses us of guilt, he also runs into God the Son, who is seated at the right hand of the Father. At that point, Jesus Christ takes on a role beyond being our Savior. He immediately acts as the believer's defense attorney, our advocate, (PARACLETOS) and intercedes on our behalf to present the case that every sin that the devil mentions has already been judged. The law of double jeopardy applies: You cannot be judged twice for the same offense. So, Jesus Christ mentions that and God the Father as the judge throws the case out of court, Rom 8:33-34; 1 John 2:1-2.
1 John 2:1-2, "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world."
Rom 8:33-34, "Who will bring a charge against God's elect? God is the one who justifies; 34who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us."
2) It is Satan's objective to sponsor reversionism in both unbelievers and believers involved in Christian degeneracy. As part of his deception, he provides a false religion with a false gospel and false doctrines with a false communion table, as he and his minions disguise themselves as angels of light, 2 Cor 11:3, 13-15. These are all designed to sponsor reversionism in the believer and keep the unbeliever from knowing Christ. Illustration: 1 Chron 21.
2 Cor 11:3, "But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ."
3) It is the strategy of Satan to get you to be disobedient to the Word and the Pastor's authority in teaching it, by destroying your focus on God's Word when being taught, (both in the presence of the pastor and by not attending services), and by ignoring the doctrines you have learned, 1 Chron 21:1; Gal 3:1.
Gal 3:1, "You foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?"
4) It is the strategy of the devil with regard to believers to frustrate the will of God in the believer's life. The will of God is categorized and classified in three ways: mental, operational, and geographical.
- Mental will of God: What does He want me to think?
- Operational will of God: What does he want me to do?
- Geographical will of God: Where does He want me to be?
It is the Satanic objective to frustrate all three categories.
Mentally; Satan tries to stop the intake and application of Bible Doctrine in your life, and instead get you to think in terms of the world's way of doing things, Rom 12:2; 1 Cor 14:20; Eph 4:14.
Rom 12:2, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
Eph 4:14, "As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming."
1 Cor 14:20, "Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature."
Operationally; Satan tries to distract or stop the application of your spiritual gift in the ministry and service God has given to you, 1 Cor 12:4-7; cf. Gal 5:7; James 4:7-8.
1 Cor 12:4-7, "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 6There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 7But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."
Gal 5:7, "You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?"
James 4:7-8, "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
Geographically; Satan tries to move you out of the area, (town, state, country, etc.), God sees best for you to excel in His Plan, 1 Thes 2:18.
1 Thes 2:18, "For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, more than once—and yet Satan hindered us."
5) It is the strategy of the devil to neutralize the believer's soul through worry and anxiety. He tries to create a mentality of fear and anger in your life, so that you are distracted from the truth of God's Word and His plan for your life. He tries to neutralize consistent doctrinal perception, metabolization, and application of God's Word through worry, fear, anxiety, mental attitude sins, reaction to disaster(s), and even death, 1 Peter 5:7‑9; Heb 2:14-15.
1 Peter 5:7-9, "Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world."
Heb 2:14-15, "Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, 15and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives."
6) It is Satan's objective to obscure the focus of the believer, that is your occupation with Christ and your advancement to the super-grace life. He does this in three ways:
- Getting your eyes on people rather than on God, Jer 17:5.
Jer 17:5, "Thus says the LORD, 'Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind and makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD'."
- Getting your eyes on self, 1 Kings 19:10; 1 Cor 1:10-11.
1 Cor 1:11, "For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among you."
1 Cor 1:10, "Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment."
- Getting your eyes on things, Heb 13:5-6; 1 John 2:15-16.
1 John 2:15-16, "Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world."
Heb 13:5-6, "Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, 'I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,' 6so that we confidently say, 'THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT WILL MAN DO TO ME?'"
7) It is the satanic objective to involve the believer in humanistic, temporal solutions to man's problems so that Divine solutions are obscured and excluded. He tries to get believers distracted from walking in God's plan by getting them involved in improving Satan's world system by becoming preoccupied with temporal solutions, such as: globalism, hyper-environmentalism, socialism, the welfare state, and other various temporal solutions to man's problems.
From Isaiah 14, we see that in order for Satan to accomplish his strategies, he:
- Weakens the nations, Isa 14:12.
- Makes the earth to tremble, Isa 14:16.
- Shakes kingdoms, Isa 14:16.
- Makes the world a wilderness, Isa 14:17.
- Destroys the cities thereof, Isa 14:17.
- Does not open the house of his prisoners, Isa 14:17.
Chafer notes: "Next to the lie itself, the greatest delusion Satan imposes — reaching to all unsaved and to a large proportion of Christians — is the supposition that only such things as society considers evil could originate with the devil — if, indeed, there be any devil to originate anything. It is not the reason of man, but the revelation of God, which points out that governments, morals, education, art, commercialism, vast enterprises and organizations, and much of religious activity are included in the cosmos diabolicus. That is, the system which Satan has constructed includes all the good which he can incorporate into it and be consistent in the thing he aims to accomplish. A serious question arises whether the presence of gross evil in the world is due to Satan's intention to have it so, or whether it indicates Satan's inability to execute all he has designed. The probability is great that Satan's ambition has led him to undertake more than any creature could ever administer. Revelation declares that the whole cosmos-system must be annihilated — not its evil alone, but all that is in it, both good and bad. God will incorporate nothing of Satan's failure into that kingdom which He will set up in the earth." (Lewis Sperry Chafer, "Systematic Theology," Vol. 2, PP 100-101)
Larkin notes: "Satan is very subtle in his methods, and if it were possible he would deceive the very elect. He knows all the great Scripture subjects that are of universal interest to humanity, and he is too wise to attack them openly, so he adulterates them with false doctrine. He has tried to rob the Church of her "Blessed Hope" of the Lord's return by mixing with it a lot of false teaching and "time setting" as seen in "Millerism," "Seventh Day Adventism" and "Millennial Dawnism." To prevent mankind from turning to the Lord for healing, he has invented the systems of "Christian Science" and "New Thought." To satisfy the craving of the human mind to know what is going on in the Spirit World, Satan invented "Spiritism." Satan seeing that he could not stamp out the Church by violence and persecution has changed his tactics and is now trying to seduce her into conformity to the world, and to try to better an "Age" that God has doomed to destruction. His present purpose is to build up a "magnificent civilization," and he has deceived the Church into believing that it can bring in the "Millennium," without Christ, by the Betterment of Society. His hope is that the "Gospel of Social Service" will take the place of the "Gospel of Grace," and by diverting the attention of Christian people to "secondary" things, they will neglect the primary work of soul saving, and thus delay the evangelization of the world, and postpone the Return of the Lord, and his own confinement in the Bottomless Pit." (Clarence Larkin, "Rightly Dividing the Word")
So the question is, "How do we properly relate to Satan's cosmic system in which we are presently situated in?"
- Use it, but do not abuse it, 1 Cor 7:30b-31.
1 Cor 7:30b-31, "…. those who buy, as though they did not possess; 31and those who use the world, as though they did not make full use of it; for the form of this world is passing away."
There is nothing wrong with using the things of this world, as long as we are not abusing or overusing them. Do not let the things of this world have top priority; do not let your marriage be the most important thing in life, do not weep too long; do not be so happy you cannot be serious; do not put your trust in things you can properly buy, etc. To put greater emphasis in life on the things of this life is to abuse the cosmos. To have a "take-it-or-leave it" attitude while using these things is proper use.
- Enjoy but do not love the things of this world, 1 Tim 6:17; 1 John 2:15.
1 Tim 6:17, "Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy."
What God gives us in this world can legitimately be enjoyed, as long as we realize that that He is the provider of them, our dependence is on God whether He gives us little or much, Phil 4:12-13, and that all the things of this world are uncertain.
Phil 4:12-13, "I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. 13I can do all things through Him who strengthens me."
So the next question is, "When does proper enjoyment become improper loving?"
That depends on each individual and the mentality of your soul. Each believer has to examine objectively and honestly his or her own particular circumstances. Nevertheless, if you love things or stuff, or even our own life more than God, then you are making an idol of those things and therefore are loving it improperly. An idol is anything at any time that comes between a believer and his love for God.
And remember that God has given us the power to overcome all things. Because of the great power experiment of the Hypostatic Union overflowing into the Church Age, the body of Christ when ruled by the head, (our Lord Jesus Christ), has received the delegated Divine power to resist the devil, 1 John 4:4; 5:4.
1 John 4:4, "Greater is He who is in you, (omnipotence of God the Holy Spirit via the Word when you are led by God's power) than He who is in the world, (power of Satan as ruler of the world and Cosmic System)."
1 John 5:4, "For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world– our faith."
Therefore, the believer can live victoriously in Satan's world through faith in Christ who Himself has become the victor over Satan, 1 John 5:4-5. Every believer, whether new or mature, has victory simply because he is a believer. But to experience that victory every day and win the tactical battles within your soul, it involves victory over the habits and activities we are involved in, along with the defense mechanisms we put up within our soul. Faith in Jesus makes us believers and thus overcomers, and to live victoriously every day we must put on the Christ-like nature as we live inside of Satan's cosmic system.
2 Cor 2:11 states the general principle, "hold your ground against the devil, so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his strategies."
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If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I am here to tell you that Jesus loves you. He loves you so much that He gave His life for you. God the Father also loves you. He loves you so much that He gave His only Son for you by sending Him to the Cross. At the Cross Jesus died in your place. Taking upon Himself all of your sins and all of my sins. He was judged for our sins and paid the price for our sins. Therefore, our sins will never be held against us.
Right where you are, you now have the opportunity to make the greatest decision in your life. To accept the free gift of salvation and eternal life by truly believing that Jesus Christ died for your sins and was raised on the third day as the proof of the promise of eternal life. So right now, you can pause and reflect on what Christ has done for you and say to the Father:
"Yes Father, I believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ,
died on the cross for the forgiveness of my sins."
If you have done that, I Welcome You to the Eternal Family of God !!!


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If you have always loved reading books and are a self-proclaimed bibliophile, then you might have even hid the optimisms of becoming a writer one day. It is a matter of immense joy to have your own book launch, even if it is in your city or state, and you are getting appreciation from near and far for it. Learn the basics of writing a book to see it launch soon.
Discovering the love for writing
Many of us often yearn to become a celebrity author who gets star-studded book launch parties and has the best in the business showering praises. This is something of a dream that many just carry on until their death without knowing the self-worth and talent remaining totally unexplored. Nothing can be more distressing than not realizing your true potential and let it go unnoticed till it is too late.
However, when it comes to writing a book, one has to follow a few essential steps and then take it forward from there. We shall be discussing in length on various steps that shall take you forward towards writing a book and discovering your truest potential.
The Basics of Writing a Book
1. Getting Ideas for writing
It is easy to scribble and write a Haiku or two. However, if you are looking forward to publishing a full-length book, certainly you will need a lot more than a poem or two. If you have decided to write a book of poems, then all the best to you. However, if you are wondering on the basics of writing a book, and are not sure about the theme, then it is time you spend some time brainstorming for ideas. Do you wish to write a motivational book because you feel you have a lot to say in this regard? Do you wish to write a book on your ethnicity and culture? Do you wish to write a fictional take on a historical event? Do you know anything about any subject in detail? If yes, then try jotting down points on a diary and just analyze on the depth to which you can go in writing. Then you can have that and start. It is a great exercise to start writing and certainly, it shall help you in a great deal too.
2. Know the genre that you wish to write
This point has full potential of being the first point here because once you are sure of the genre that you wish to write on, ideas will flow in. Start the basics of writing a book by asking questions to yourself in the form of a questionnaire. Start by finding what you would love writing. Do you see yourself writing a fiction or a non-fiction? Do you see yourself writing a book on history, facts, or do you think you are great as narrators or storytellers? If you love reading any specific genre then you might aim to write one in it too. Take this as a clue and move ahead.
3. Read books from your chosen genre
Most often, our drive to become an author springs up from our reverence for our favorite author and his or her books. That is why reading more of the authors in your chosen genre can help. If you are planning to write a sci-fi, reading books by Michael Crichton would be great, and if you are aiming to write books on travel, reading books by legendary travelogues is what shall help in taking your book writing ahead.
4. Summarize and take notes of the reads
It is not enough to go for the reading of books alone. If you have not learnt or picked anything from the books, then you will not be able to go and write the books too. After reading, do a critical appreciation of the book, and focus on the ways the story or book has progressed. Note the tone used, and the style of writing. Is it personal or impersonal, yet leaves an impact? What kind of readers would you love to read this book? Is the language simple or does it go heavily on linguistics? Such pointers would be necessary while you try writing your own book.
5. Have a goal and follow a routine
Now that you have accumulated fair bits of idea on how to start, the second phase is to remain on focus. The only way to continue with the train of thoughts is by writing regularly. Even if you are writing very less every day, still make it a point to write. Some authors claim to just silently go and write after work or before sleeping every night and without fail. This is necessary and it keeps your creative juices flowing. However, do not be critical at this juncture.
6. Set goals and aim for it
Some set daily goals of finishing 5000 words and some for 3000 words. What matters is whether you are working towards it or not daily. Set deadlines for every week and if you have any programs in between that might not allow you time to write then compensate by writing more in the weeks preceding it. In short, never be too lackadaisical with the deadline.
7. Don't lose the steam
A bad day at work or personal life may spoil your mood. However, that should not let you swerve from your writing for the day, and this is one of the other vital basics of writing a book. Let your writing a book be a special or a sacred altar where you pour out the story and let nothing deter you. Most of the books remain incomplete because many authors lose energy and motivation or encounter the famous Writer's block.
8. The final steps
Editing the book is as essential at this phase as is getting feedback from everyone. You must not compromise on either of these. Getting feedback from a knowledgeable and an impartial judge is going to help you.
These top steps are the basics of writing a book and publishing the book that you want to. Do make sure to contact a trusted publisher and do not delay in publishing and promoting the book of your dreams.

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The Body in Balance Hypnobirthing Programme
This is an education programme that teaches you and your partner, or birth companion, how to maintain control of your birth experience.
It incorporates partner massage, hypnotherapy, reflexology, the Bowen and Emmett Techniques at different stages. These therapies and techniques are designed to help you cope with your labour and may help reduce your need for other forms of pain relief and surgical interventions during your delivery.
Mums to be who have been through the programme report feeling more confident, relaxed, supported and less fearful.
This is a bespoke treatment priced according to agreed outcomes.


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Student Research Symposium
April 25, 2019 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Every year at Ursuline, undergraduate students extend their learning beyond the classroom with meaningful research projects. They present their results in poster form at this annual Student Research Symposium. We welcome the public to view the posters and speak with students about their findings.


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"I'd recommend taking a break from blogging as well - make a nice OUT OF OFFICE illustration and hit the road!"
"DA unless you can come up with a 'name' for your process of commenting while exhausted, I mean what's the point?"
Mack + Asi, this one's for you. I hope the illustration says it all. I call it "Turning On The Idle Switch". No industry posts here for the next week or so. Maybe an occasional pic from the mobile phone. If you are a new visitor here and want some reading material, here are some of L+E's best sellers:
Got Juice? (Podcast with Joseph Jaffe)
Sharing Ideas In Flat Vs. Round Worlds
8 Degrees of Jakob Nielsen
Adver-Marketing Take a Deep Look INside
Human Hierarchy + Creative Collaboration
HP is blogging. Why aren't YOU?
Ad Leaders Struggling to Capitalize on New "Golden Age"
Delight = Brand + Experience
See y'all later.


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Tag: The Infinite Staircase
On the heels of the recently announced collaboration with Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra guitar virtuoso Chris Caffery, New York-based outfit, The Infinite Staircase (comprised of brothers Lenny and Jeff Cerzosie), have added a few more recognizable names in the hard rock and heavy metal community to their already "rock star-studded" forthcoming Ep; this time in the form of the album's producer/drummer Morgan Rose's longtime bandmates, both Sevendust's guitarist Clint Lowery and frontman, Lajon Witherspoon.
Lowery plays on the track "Can't Control It", while Witherspoon sings alongside The Infinite Staircase frontman Lenny Cerzosie on "Just To Meet You There" and what has now been confirmed as the forthcoming new single, "The Things We've Done".
These collaborations mark the finishing touches on the band's forthcoming as yet untitled Ep, which is expected to be released in late summer or early fall with the first single hitting radio within the next few weeks.
The Infinite Staircase has made a habit in recent years of collaborating with some of the most respected musicians in hard rock and heavy metal. In 2009, the band's debut album 'The Road Less Taken' featured guest appearances by Blues Saraceno (Poison) and Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon). Saraceno also mixed the record.
In 2012 the band began work on their follow-up with Sevendust and Call Me No One drummer Morgan Rose at the helm, producing as well as taking charge behind the kit. Early sessions brought in collaborations with Sean Memphis Hennesy (Candlebox, The Gracious Few), John "JD" DeServio (Black Label Society, Cycle Of Pain) and Troy Cromwell (Cycle Of Pain).
Then, on October 22nd, 2012 came Hurricane Sandy and The Cerzosie brothers found themselves organizing an All-Star collaboration to raise money for the victims of the storm; a collaboration which consisted of, in addition to Morgan Rose and JD DeServio, Guitar God Zakk Wylde and Candlebox frontman Kevin Martin. What resulted was "The Pride", a melodic mid-tempo rocker with blazing solos and screeching vocals which spent 6 weeks on America's Music Charts' Mainstream Rock Radio Top 40 with it's highest ranking being #27.
"The Pride" was released digitally on February 5th, 2013 via Vanity Music Group with 100% of the proceeds being donated to the Carl Vincent Bini Memorial Foundation. The song was recorded at Architekt Music, the state of the art recording facility in Butler, New Jersey where Sevendust recently tracked 'Black Out The Sun'. It was mixed by house engineer Mike Ferretti (Sevendust, Call Me No One) and mastered by Alan Douches (Fleetwood Mac, Yes) at West Side Music in New Windsor, New York. The song is available via digital retailers such as iTunes, Amazon & Google Play, or a limited edition CD Single can be purchased via theinfinitestaircase.bigcartel.com.
0 Sebastian Bachs Son's Band The Infinite Staircase To Open For Black Label Society
The Infinite Staircase, the Staten Island, New York-based rock/metal band featuring Sebastian Bach's son Paris Bierk on drums, has been added to the "The Black Label Bash" tour featuring headliners Black Label Society alongside Sevendust and Dope. The tour begins on March 22nd in St. Paul, Minnesota, reports blabbermouth.net
Brothers Lenny and Jeff Cerzosie formed the basis for what would ultimately become The Infinite Staircase around 2001-2002. Now joined by fellow musicians Paris Bierk (Severed Hand) on drums and Jared Hreha on bass, the band is working harder than ever to bring its dreams to reality and its music to the masses.
In the past few years alone, the group has independently managed to get featured on Fuse TV, perform on former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Jim Breuer's Sirius Satellite Radio show, get featured in the March 2008 issue of Metal Edge magazine (with a song being used on that issue's CD sampler) as well as open for the likes of Candlebox, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Hellyeah, Sevendust, Alter Bridge, Otep, Bloodsimple, W.A.S.P., L.A. Guns, White Lion, Lillian Axe, Eddie Ojeda of Twisted Sister, and many more.
The Infinite Staircase plans to release its debut album, tentatively titled "The Road Less Taken," in early 2009 and has already landed guest appearances by former Poison band member and guitar virtuoso Blues Saraceno as well as the legendary guitarist Earl Slick (currently of the David Bowie band and Slinky Vagabond).
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/theinfinitestaircase.
source: blabbermouth.net


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So here's the thing: as long as Bieber is following that predestined course, no one in the "news" has any business discussing it, because nothing about it is new. This is just a dog biting a man, over and over. This is like the Weather Channel announcing every hour that our atmosphere is still 78% nitrogen. Great. You should really only let us know when that changes.
What would be "new?" What could Bieber do that may actually warrant a news report? Here are a few suggestions:
- Writing an actual novel, all by himself, targeted at anyone over 25.
- Quietly absorbing a lesson about humanity without tweeting it.
- Realizing the immaterial nature of reality and giving up his worldly possessions to wander the earth as an enlightened beggar.
- Keeping his shirt on for eight straight hours.
- Settling down in Michigan with a plain-faced nurse and going into lumber sales.
Otherwise, news outlets may as well run two minutes of an anchor repeating the alphabet, because that information has as much value as anything else this kid is going to do in the near future. This also applies to Taylor Swift and breakups, and Amanda Bynes and...whatever it is she's going through.
Colin Fisher is many things to many people, but mostly he's an actor and writer.


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October 11th marks National Coming Out Day, an important day of civil awareness for the LGBT community. It's a chance for the community to share their stories with others and give other gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people – among others with lifestyles other than hetero-normative – the confidence in their identity to be open in public.
Since I am an avid supporter of LGBT rights and an open pan-romantic asexual, I felt a social obligation to answer some questions that people may have about coming out, as well share my own coming out story on this special day.
Why Is Coming Out Important?
I'm sure a lot of straight people wonder why it's so important for gay people to announce it to people. I've actually heard several people ask, "Why can't they just keep it to themselves? Wouldn't it be easier for them to not come out?"
This way of thinking ignores just how stressful being forced to hide one's true nature can be. And make no mistake, it IS being forced to hide. Let me put it this way; are you familiar with the feeling you get when you're at work and feel really stressed out because you can't joke with customers and coworkers the way you do with your friends or you just feel lousy and can't talk about it to anyone there? Well, imagine never being able to go home to be yourself around friends and family and you have the average stress levels of a "closet" LGBT person.
It's also important to note that some people see coming out as a sort of rite of passage. Being able to be open about your orientation is a symbol of growth and emotional strength. It's similar to the feeling you had when you got your first job or earned your driver's license.
How And When Should I Come Out?
This is one of the most challenging questions an LGBT person will ever ask themselves. The problem comes from the fact that every person is under a radically different set of circumstances. If you want to come out, you need to consider how people will react and how it may affect all parties involved. Remember: this will be just as much of a shocking and tense moment for them as it will be for you.
There are many ways to come out. You can try coming out to a closer friend or family member that you can trust your secrets to and ask them for advice before coming out to the person you want to come out to. You might also try coming out through a letter, text, or email so that you both have time to consider your words so neither of you says something you'll regret in the future. The method you choose is based solely on your comfort.
Most importantly, you should never feel like you're on a timer. There is absolutely no perfect time to come out. The only perfect time is when you are comfortable and ready to make the call yourself.
My story
I consider myself very fortunate as I feel my coming out was much easier than most. That said, that's not to say that there weren't difficulties.
The first problem was just understanding who I was and forming an identity. I knew I wasn't gay or bisexual because I had no real interest in sex (sex, in my experience, made many a relationship much too complicated to manage). But at the same time, I couldn't deny the fact that I found many people – male, female, transgender, and otherwise – attractive both physically and on a basis of personality.
Fortunately, I had discovered a great circle of friends in college that I could talk to about my identity crisis. They introduced me to the concepts that I use to identify myself today. This act of coming out to myself finally let me feel like I had a place in the world that I belonged.
The next step was to tell my parents. This was important to me because I never want to keep secrets from my own mother and father; It just felt dishonest. I was lucky enough to have been born to two very understanding human beings that I could speak to directly. In fact, I recall working it into a discussion on the show The Big Bang Theory claiming that the character of Dr.Sheldon Cooper had a similar identity (and we're both unintentional braggarts at times).The most difficult part was explaining to them what pan-romantic meant.
Now, here I am on a global forum with the courage and force of character to announce who I am without shame. It's my hope that everybody learns to welcome those different from them and that those different people will have the courage to be themselves without worrying about their present company.
If you are reading this and you're one of the people scared of the changing world around you and the people that live in it or are just afraid that you don't fit in anywhere because of how you identify yourself, know that I understand how unnerving those feelings can be and that I made this blog to help educate those who are confused about something and just need a friendly guiding hand.
Also know that, even though I may have never met you and I probably never will, I want to be a friend to the world and that I truly and unconditionally love you all.
Related articles
- Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are… Why We Need National Coming Out Day (abravefaith.wordpress.com)
- 'Coming Out Still Matters,' HRC celebrates 25th National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 (with video) (miamiherald.typepad.com)
- Happy National Coming Out Day :) (hiddenperspectives.org)
- National Coming Out Day: Support equal rights for all LGBT on Oct. 11 (examiner.com)
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator presents its latest technological development ACCEL, at the UITP 2015 World Congress and Exhibition in Milan from June 8-10, one of the largest international gatherings on public transportation. The unique transportation system offers high capacities and high speeds for short distances, with no waiting times for passengers and low implementation costs. With this new solution, ThyssenKrupp marks its entrance into the mass transit sector.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Day 46 of 100 Days of Good Karma.
I've had trouble sleeping the night after chemotherapy appointments. This is a result of the steroids I'm given as part of my treatment.
The steroids are a good thing because they help with nausea and also prevent allergic reactions to the chemotherapy drugs. They also give me a ridiculous amount of energy for a very long time.
Unfortunately they keep me awake.
After the first treatment I woke up in the middle of the night. I finally got back to sleep three hours later.
Same thing on the second treatment. Luckily my aunt was also up so we had a nice long chat on the phone at 2am.
The third treatment I didn't bother going to bed. I thought, I'll just wait until I get tired.
Around 2am I made myself go to sleep (I could have easily stayed up longer), then was up 4 hours later bright eyed and bushy tailed.
I was determined the night after my fourth treatment would go differently.
So today I conducted a sleep experiment.
I set my alarm and got up at 5am.
I drank my one glorious cup of coffee and wrote for a while.
Then I grabbed Tilley's leash and took her for a run. It was still dark outside, but there's something reassuring about running with a seventy pound black dog in the predawn hours. Even if she is more interested in chasing rabbits than defending her human.
After I got home I got the kids ready for school.
Today's camera woman, Monica, arrived at my house. I gave her one job for the day: "Don't let me sleep."
She made a face. "I'll try, but what if you want to? I'm not going to be able to tell you no."
"Don't. Let. Me. Sleep." I said again.
Monica and I dropped the kids off at school, then headed to my chemo appointment.
I know it seems counterintuitive, but I'm always in a good mood on chemo days.
Chemo days are non-waiting days. They're days I feel like I'm doing something about having breast cancer as opposed to just having breast cancer.
I like to think I entertain my nurses with my inappropriate jokes on chemo days. If they're not amused they're very tactful about waiting until they leave the room to roll their eyes.
Today's battle gear was my strong socks, a Keep Calm and Battle On t-shirt and a new necklace.
The t-shirt is courtesy of the wife of a member of my old vanpool. It was so kind of them to think of me.
The necklace is from some very good friends at my old job. I am so grateful for their support throughout my diagnosis and treatment. Their friendship is invaluable.
You know who you are. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
During this round of treatment the doctors started stepping down the steroids. I knew this was coming and have hope that sleep will get easier as the steroid dosage goes down.
After chemo I reminded Monica to keep me busy. We went to lunch. Then we went grocery shopping.
I hate grocery shopping, but I like cooking. I've been wanting to try a vegetable broth recipe from the recipe book One Bite at a Time. I discovered grocery shopping with friends is way better than grocery shopping alone.
Monica and I took a short break at home where she made me sit down on the couch and rest. She cleaned my kitchen while I made her watch the first episode of Orange is the New Black.
I didn't let myself sit too long though.
I picked up the kids, ran an errand for Justin, then came home to cook dinner.
I skipped third grade orientation because it was nasty hot outside and I didn't want to go out again, but I struck a bargain with my neighbor and watched her girls in exchange for her going to orientation and picking up a packet for me.
She doesn't know it, but having her two kids entertain my two kids made my night easier. I got to sit on the couch and read a book while the four of them entertained themselves.
I'm currently reading Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox. If I ever needed a shot of perspective, MJF is happy to provide.
Other books I'd like to read:
Whether or not I agree with the political or personal choices of these people, they've been through some crazy stuff and I think I can learn something from them.
Finally around 10pm I felt tired enough to close my eyes.
I tossed and turned for a few minutes. Even the lower dosage of steroids was still strong enough to make my legs restless, but it wasn't as bad as last week.
Today's silver lining: Either by lowering the dosage of steroids or by wearing myself out I managed to sleep from 10am to 4am without waking up.
I'll take it.
What's your silver lining today? I love comments!
Lucky Man is in the mail, Amazon should deliver it by 9/3.
Woot for the strong socks!!! Strong socks repel cancer.


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'Florets - Floral Quote' is a series of blog posts where I feature quotes by authors - mostly well known - but you will also find some obscure ones.
All of them have written one or several books about flowers, green plants, gardening, interior styling or interior design. Many are experts in their field but what is the most important is that they are all passionate about flowers and plants.
I love books and in my ever growing library I look for quotes that I hope will be both inspiring and be useful while arranging flowers or green plants in your home.
"In recent years we have seen a growing trend for house plants as more and more people appreciate the benefits of being surrounded by greenery in the home. All around us we can see a multitude of fashion and lifestyle campaigns styled using tropical palms, ferns and foliage, and there is also an increased abundance of places selling plants for the modern gardener."
~ Emma Sibley ~
[Emma Sibley: British, founder of botanical styling company Terrariums and co-author of Urban Botanics, an indoor plant guide for modern gardeners.]
[Quote from: Urban Botanics, beautifully illustrated by the Dutch artist Maaike Koster with text by Emma Sibley. Published by Arum Press.]
[Houseplant: Sedum morganianum.]


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The book's main subject matter covers what happened after 1961 when he became an assistant, and very close friend, of General Arthur Trudeau who was head of the Pentagon's Research and Development office. At the beginning of the book there's a chapter on Philip's personal experience of the events at Roswell in July 1947. At the time he was a Major in charge of security at Fort Riley in Kansas and he encounters wreckage from the Roswell flying disk and even the embalmed body of an alien in boxes left stacked in the corner of a storage shed. This part of the book, I strongly suspect, is contrived to embellish the narrative with drama and shock effect. It seems inconceivable that whoever salvaged and processed the Roswell debris would just leave it lying in a corner of an army base, while they popped to the toilet or something, where any passing sentry could nip over and have a look at it. The same goes for the author's description of the crash site itself which is fairly nonsensical. According to him the local fire brigade turned up and one of the firemen got to see the alien bodies! However the rest of the story is far more convincing, although I'm not 100% sure about all of it. What happens is that Philip is shown a secret filing cabinet by Gen. Trudeau which contained some of the debris of the Roswell crash with objects that look like wafers with silicon threads in them, super-strength fabric and a kind of torch which shines a concentrated beam of light which can cut through metal. Trudeau then gives Philip his mission: take this technology and find a way to introduce it into mainstream science and industry, so that it enters common use. The US authorities believed that it was pointless to try to keep the Roswell technology secret because of the enormous success of Soviet spies in infiltrating the government to the highest level so the only way to ensure its survival is to proverbially "hide it in plain view". Philip describes how he has secret meetings with the heads of Bell Labs, Westinghouse, General Electric and many other top engineering organizations to present the Roswell technology to them, in a way that made it look as if it had been invented by ordinary human scientists. The wafer structures were actually electronic circuits which led to the "invention" of the transistor and eventually the microchip; a crucial development that allowed computers and other electronic appliances to massively increase in power while being miniaturized a thousand-fold. The torch-like device was actually a laser and hence the modern use of lasers in everything from a CD player to a National ID Card retina scanner. We can thank the Roswell aliens for that, not human pioneers and innovators! The fabric launched the development of "smart cloth" and super-strong designer building materials like Kevlar and Buckminster-Fullerine. I'm fairly dubious about that part of the book. There's a clear paper trail showing how scientists from this planet can take credit for these inventions and it feels uncomfortable to think of some green bug-eyes monster from Zeta Reticuli taking the limelight instead! The technology from the Roswell craft, and others that have crashed and been covertly salvaged, has indeed been back-engineered by human scientists, but the technology developed has been selfishly hoarded by the government for its own exclusive use. And it's not mere trifles like CD-players and portable radios; it's antigravity, esoteric propulsion systems and I can't begin to speculate on what else!
However the author then changes tack and comes to the most sensible and convincing part of his story: the development of "Star Wars". According to Philip the history of the Cold War is a farce, a mere sideline that hid the real conflict: the war to defend Earth from invasion by a hostile extraterrestrial civilization. The West and the Soviet Union's conflict was real at one level, but was also used by both sides to develop weaponry to attack alien spacecraft; a conflict in which both superpowers were secretly allies. The greatest leaders in this covert war were Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Their clash over "Star Wars" research was staged for public consumption while the two presidents collaborated to make sure that both their respective nations were armed to the teeth with space-based lasers, missile and particle beam-toting satellites. The book also describes "Project Horizon", the proposed, but cancelled, plan to put a permanent military base on the moon to defend the Earth from both the Soviets and aliens. I think that the practical problems with the project would have made it impossible with current publicly-available technology, and even sending a handful of people to the moon for a few hours is impossible (See here: http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-went-to-godamn-moon.html and http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2008/01/moon.html ). Corso on the other hand believes that the Apollo missions were real and succeeded as history tells us they did. These scenarioes sounds a lot more likely to be true, not least because it is corroborated by the testimony of others. Before I read the book I had already seen the lectures by Dr Carol Rosin where she relates her last interviews with Werner von Braun. Braun emphatically tells her "Carol, you vill stop ze veaponization of space." (See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ALLUuvsVkM and http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvideo/14187/Dr__Carol_Rosin_Interview__Pt_1_12/ ). According to von Braun the threat of hostile aliens is merely a lie, but the idea that these weapons were constructed ultimately to fight ET's and not Communists, but only a few people would know, matches Philip Corso's experience. The only difference is that Philip believes the propaganda about hostile aliens and, if he were alive and working today, would become an unknowing accomplice in the fraud that Carol Rosin talks about (Not just Carol either; Ian Crane mentions it. See here: http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2008/10/ian-crane-war-on-terra.html ). This is the problem with career-soldiers like Philip Corso; they are invariably naïve when it comes to politics. The ethos of the military is about service, discipline and obedience to authority. I call that being malleable and subservient.
Lt. Col. Philip Corso died in July 1998, one year after the Roswell 50 celebrations, and stuck by his story to his last breath. Towards the end of his life he became very close friends with the Italian UFOlogist and exopolitician Paola Harris (A lady I've met, see here: http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2008/06/now-thats-weird-conference-2008.html ). In fact he virtually adopted her! Here's one of his last interviews: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1944228/the_roswell_ufo_crash_case_one_day_with_col_philip_j_corso/ . The Day After Roswell was panned by most book critics and in fact The Guardian included the book in its list of "Top Ten Literary Hoaxes" (Well here's what I think of critics: http://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2008/06/critics.html . In fact I'm thinking of starting a Facebook group called "Fuck the Critics"!) Worst of all, the author's former Pentagon colleague Senator Storm Thurmond withdrew his foreword and review when he found out about the book's contents. This is unfair when I'm pretty convinced that some of it at least is true and it was denounced purely because of its outlandish nature.
Aliens are real; the Roswell Incident was real. The US government really did salvage a crashed alien spacecraft from another planet, dimension or existence in July 1947. Philip Corso was in some way involved in that. As a defence expert he saw the UFO's purely as threats, in fact in no part of the book does he ever consider that they might be anything but hostile. "They" in its singular form, is a big word to use for what might be any number of different species with any number of different origins, and probably with many different natures and agendas. Many in the New Age UFO cults like the Atherius Society and the Raelians worship the ET's as virtual gods and see them as wholly benevolent (See Richard Lawrence's segment here: http://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2008/04/uk-probe-conference-march-08.html ). They are not all friendly by any means, and they're certainly not Gods. But it's equally foolish, as well as making yourself open to manipulation by the politically-motivated Elite, to see them all as enemies.


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You might watch this trailer for Michael Phelps: Push the Limit on Kinect and wince. At the awful acting, the uncomfortable hand gestures, at the sight of a man in speedos bending over more than once.
You might then, and this is entirely reasonable, decide never to watch it again. But then you'd be missing out.
The game's developers, Blitz Games (Fuzion Frenzy) didn't want to make a game like this. They make the game their studio tells them to make, because like the rest of us they need to eat, and pay the rent, and buy sneakers.
Bearing that in mind, look at the small details where they've said "fuck it, let's try and make the most of this". Like those enormous stadiums, the fireworks, the fancy visual effects spinning around the swimmers as they stand on the block. The way they captured footage of Phelps looking equal parts bemused and disinterested, and used the footage anyway, because it's awesome.
Basically, they've tried to make the uncoolest game on Kinect slightly cool, and I think they've succeeded.
Shame they couldn't do anything about the fact the game looks both awful and tiring, but hey, whaddyagonnado.
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New homes at Milbury FarmExminster, Nr Exeter
The Milbury Farm masterplan consisted of 296 new homes and commercial premises on a greenfield site in the dormitory village of Exminster, near Exeter.
The site has views across the Exe Estuary and has a visual connection with the historic hospital around which the village grew. A large area has been allocated as public open space. LHC's masterplan responded to these opportunities ensuring that many homes enjoy long views.
Architecture, Landscape, Urban Design & Masterplanning
Phased build 2010-2015
The architectural language of the proposal reflected the historic forms and materials evident in the village. Through careful detailing and attention to form the vernacular has been given a contemporary feel. The houses were designed to meet Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3.


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The 3rd Online World University Team Bridge Championships are about to start. The event is organized by FISU and the WBF. 61 university bridge teams with a total of 327 athletes from all around the world have entered for this competition. This enormous success shows that University Bridge is very much alive all over the World. The competition will run through to July 2012, and if everything goes well, we will play the final during the 6th FISU World Bridge Championships in Reims.
During January and February 2012, the 61 teams play in groups with the two leading teams from each group, together with the four best third ranked teams determining the 32 teams for the knockout phase which will end with the Final in July.
All information is available on www.unibridge.eu and facebook account "Uni bridge".
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Tuesday, November 01, 2016
US election : One more week
It is 1.10pm ... having my 'usual' milkshake while waiting for next class ... relax and listen to some old-fav ...
What is in mind?
Plenty ... to begin with, the US election. Some said if the lady going to win, WW3 will be inevitable and markets going to crash. So ... Trump would be the president, then?
Note : ColdPlay would be in spore?? Arghh ... wish I could go.
Black Swan ??
Jitters in market ... i would rather stay sideway. Be aware.
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BUZZARDS BAY — For decades, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands has paired "littles" with cadets at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Adm. Francis MacDonald, the academy's president and a 1985 graduate, remembers the program from his days as a student.
The program had an on-and-off relationship with the academy until 2014, when it solidified the program in Buzzards Bay, bringing in about 10 students from Bournedale Elementary to be mentored by their cadet "bigs."
Now the program is expanding, with more than a dozen students from Minot Forest Elementary School in Wareham being matched with cadets.
MacDonald said he approached Big Brothers Big Sisters after learning about the need for mentoring students off-Cape. The New Bedford chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters was absorbed by the Boston and Cape groups, leaving the two to share a large territory.
″(MacDonald) really wanted us to do something with the youth of Wareham," said JR Mell, regional director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands.
Fifty-eight percent of students in Wareham receive free or reduced-cost lunch, and for many, the idea of college wasn't something that was introduced to them before the program, Mell said.
"This has been a great connection and opportunity for our students who do not have an older sibling," Minot Forest principal Joan Seamans said. "The students are excited when it's their day to go and we are grateful for this partnership."
Big Brothers Big Sisters went to MMA to find mentors for about 13 students, Mell said. Bigs would be required to meet with students once a week and commit to being a mentor for two years. About 60 cadets applied to be bigs, Mell said.
On Wednesday afternoon, in the third week of this year's mentoring program, about a dozen students and their bigs met in the academy's cafeteria — or mess deck, as it's called. Students both young and old were faced with a challenge — they were given a roll of tape and a few pieces of construction paper and tasked with making the longest paper chain they could. In past weeks, they've also made "slime" and painted pumpkins.
Minot Forest fourth-grader Christopher Carbone was sitting across from his big, Michael Stack, a 19-year-old emergency management student from Braintree. They were busy with their paper chain, and Christopher said his favorite part of the program so far was the kickball game.
"I've never played kickball," he said. Stack said the two were going to check out the gym and then play some basketball later. "I like doing this kind of stuff," Christopher said, "going out and doing sports."
Across from them, Ava Butler, a third-grader from Bournedale Elementary, and Christine O'Brien, a 19-year-old cadet from North Reading, were planning their afternoon.
This was O'Brien's second year as a big. But she and Ava were new matches because O'Brien's previous little had moved away. Ava was munching on a chocolate chip cookie and the pair already seemed fast friends.
"I like how she's really nice," Ava said of O'Brien.
"We like to do arts and crafts together," said O'Brien, a marine safety and environmental protection major.
Ava talked about the time she had to fix O'Brien's slime, which was much too gooey, she said. Homemade slime consists of glue, shaving cream, glitter, baking soda and contact solution, but O'Brien's slime was missing the shaving cream.
But even the work of an expert slime-maker like Ava still had a flaw.
"I put too much glitter in it," she said with a giggle.
The partnership doesn't just give the students a new friend and new environment to explore after school, it also gives the cadets a chance to learn how to be leaders, said Nehemiah Jordan, community service director at the academy.
"The cadets are rewarded immediately by their experience with the littles with seeing them grow as individuals and the smiles on their faces," he said. "The kids are so happy when they come to the academy."
O'Brien echoed that sentiment and said it's a big help to her at school.
"It breaks up the week — we get to have some fun," she said, looking at Ava, who was handling their paper chain.
"For some of these elementary school students, this will be their first time stepping foot on a college campus — a crucial steppingstone toward understanding their educational potential," McDonald said. "By having our cadets as role models, we hope to instill core qualities like honesty, integrity and work ethic that will help these youths succeed throughout their lives."


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Today in the Jerusalem District Court, the three judges in the case of "Jewish terrorist", Jack Teitel, found him completely responsible for his "cold-blooded" acts of murder and of attempted murder. In the courtroom, when asked by reporters whether he had any regrets for what he had done, he said the he "has no regret nor is he sorry for what he did", and that he would do it again if he had to. Teitel received two consecutive life sentences for the two murders he committed, plus 30 more years in jail for the other attempts he carried out. In addition, he was ordered to pay a total of 680,000 ILS ($190,000) to the various victims of his crimes.
The judges, in their sentencing, said that despite all the religious claims of the murderer, he had violated the values of the people and nation, and the commandment which states, "You shall not murder".
The case was particularly of interest to the Messianic/Christian community in Israel, because one of the victims was Ami Ortiz, the teenaged (at that time in March, 2008, during Purim) son of David and Leah. He opened a supposed Purim gift box left at the front door of their apartment, and the bomb blast severely wounded and damaged Ami and the home. Till today, Ami suffers from shrapnel still in his body, loss of hearing, pains, loss of three toes. Yet with all that, thanks to God, he has recovered wonderfully in body and soul.
None of the Ortiz family expresses any hatred toward Teitel, yet were determined to see that justice was done to such a one that has expressed no remorse and showed no mercy.
Israeli law does not recognize Jewish terror against Israelis or other Jews, which means that the Ortiz family has received no compensation from the government as victims of a terrorist act; whereas the Arab Palestinians who were his victims have received compensation. The Ortizes and their lawyers hope that this case will spur the government to modify the law to recognize that even Jewish people can be victims of other Jews simply for ideological reasons.
Here is the translation of an exerpt of the judges' opening remarks in the courtroom, which form the conclusion of their transcript, before declaring th sentence on Teitel:
"Before the end (when the sentencing will take place) we want to repeat and emphasize: it was proven before us that feelings of hatred and frustration were used by the defendant while committing criminal acts, while sacred values became dust at his feet. We know that life is sacred and to be respected in every way, but we did not find a sign or memory of that knowledge in the possession of the defendant. Our scriptures command us: "Thou shalt not murder", but the defendant stopped up his ears and eyes, and murdered and attempted to murder in cold blood. Every crime that he committed, was saturated with the contamination of the hatred of his mind and heart….
His actions become more evident and obvious, the murders were committed only because of the Arab origins of his victims, who were unarmed, without any threat of visible weapons or intimidation on their part towards him. The rest of the offenses the defendant committed were ideologically motivated. This is not a one case incident or a mistake, what we have before us is – a phenomenon.
The democratic System of government is honorable and worthy, when it is established on an interaction between the different segments of the nations that dwell in the country, Jews and Arabs as one, and the state institutions, which should be accompanied by a sense of trust and general confidence that prevails for every citizen, regardless of origin, whose actions are not led by arbitrariness of the heart but by appropriate values which we all want to depend on.
The State of Israel is blessed in this regard with governmental institutions that operate according to law, in a legal constitutional environment where sacred values are used as candles for its feet and human dignity and freedom are the leading values. But this matter in question invaded to the depths of our consciousness – and indeed violated one of the basic premises which guides us on a daily basis. The ruling in this case leaves no room for doubt: the murders, the attempted murders and other crimes committed by the defendant were directed at the heart of this country's values which were stated beforehand, but it should be emphasized – that these malicious intentions cannot be tolerated by a society that fights against those who would try to destroy it.
This is true all year round, but even more so during these days between Memorial Day, Holocaust Memorial Day, and Independence Day."


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Local construction firm Beard is supporting two graduate 'sandwich' students, Dominic Dack and Morgan John, with a year-long work placement where they will be gaining valuable construction skills.
Both students are doing 'sandwich' degrees which offers a work experience year of putting classroom theory into practice between their second and third years of study.
Dominic Dack, 20, who lives in West Oxfordshire, is studying for a BSc (Hons) degree in Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management with Coventry University. "I applied to a lot of companies in the area and was given a number of interviews," he says. "I found that Beard not only offered the type of work I was looking for but were also the most friendly and welcoming."
"Throughout this placement, I will have a chance to experience several roles within a construction team. At the moment, I'm working in pre-construction and later in the year, I will be working as a quantity surveyor trainee. I've already worked on a live construction project at Monkton Combe Senior School near Bath and helped in putting together a project proposal for a care home."
After completing his year at Beard, Dominic plans to finish his degree and then apply for a quantity surveyor graduate training programme. He eventually hopes to find a full-time job as a quantity surveyor or an estimator and qualify as a chartered surveyor with RICS.
He adds: "University is great, but it can't teach you everything about an industry and it can't give you a full understanding of the role in the real world. I think it is something that's really necessary in the construction sector."
Swindon local Morgan John meanwhile, is part-way through studying for a BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering with Loughborough University. He found out about the placement through his university's careers officer, and since starting in July, has worked on multiple Beard projects including Beard's £1.8 million refurbishment and extension of the Grade-II listed Corsham Mansion House.
"This placement at Beard has given me an opportunity to work closely with a senior design manager and see a project move from the tendering stage, through to construction and finally completion," he says. "My placement at Beard is hard work, but enjoyable. Everyone here is easy to approach and are happy to show me how to do things that I don't understand."
Morgan is planning to use his experience at Beard to become a design manager, project manager or a planner. "I want to be able to drive past a building and point at it and say, 'I built that'," he says. "My Beard placement will give me experience of working within a construction team and developing key skills. Industry placements are important because they allow apply the theory that you learn in university being put into practice."
Building a future for construction
Construction is one of the UK's largest industries and employs around 2.2 million people. But the industry faces a huge labour shortage due to a rapidly ageing population and fewer new entrants. The Chartered Institute of Building reports that 157,000 new recruits will be needed by 2021 just to keep up with current demand.
"Beard has provided structured construction training schemes for graduates for many years," says Marc Bayley, Beard regional director. "As a family-owned business, we strongly believe in providing hands-on work experience for students like Dominic and Morgan who are interested in pursuing construction careers. Not only do placements give them the opportunity to get a feel for our industry and the many exciting and diverse careers it offers, they also help us attract the next generation of talented people into our business and the wider construction industry which faces a critical skills shortage and needs to recruit 52,300 people annually over the next three years."
Beard offers a range of training opportunities, such as industry placement years for undergraduates, which through hands-on experience with real construction teams on real projects, aims to help young people become confident and capable construction workers for the future.


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After the "amazing" jobs report on Friday, investors will be quite curious to see the response from the Fed. On Wednesday, Mr. Bernake will provide a rate decision and further details about the state of the economy. The question that we all want to know is if the pace of the recent jobs data will sway the Fed from further easing. Bets are that it will not in the least.
Other that that , retails sales numbers are expected to stay flat with the previous month as is the CPI. Inventories have been on the rise of late. While this is good for GDP numbers, we will have to watch the inventory-to-sales ratio to see exactly if the increase is due to additional orders or otherwise. With manufacturing slowing, it would seem that orders are also on the decline.


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Celebrating the Life of a Legend; May He Rest in Peace
Michael J. Kennedy
I just returned from attending the wake and memorial service held in New York for the legendary civil rights and criminal defense attorney, Michael J. Kennedy. It was truly an inspiring experience, and underscored the crucial role of criminal defense lawyers in society
Kennedy was a giant in the legal profession, a brilliant, creative and compassionate attorney who was drawn to those cases that seemed hopeless and unwinable, because he saw injustice and was compelled to try to help the victims. He had empathy for the less fortunate among us and saw the humanity in even the most despised defendants. They were all created equal in God's eyes, and in Kennedys mind and soul, they deserved equal treatment.
And he was an unabashedly outspoken "lefty," as we were called during the contentious cultural battles that led the country out of the war in Vietnam, and provided African Americans the opportunity to claim an equal role in society.
Kennedy was involved in many of the high-profile, political cases arising out of the tumultuous decades that ended the 20th Century. And the wonderfully consistent point of most all of his cases was protecting the individual against the awesome power of the state. He provided a voice for the underdog and the oppressed, and he did it with elegance and style.
The list of his clients during those decades reads like a "Who's Who" of radical politics. For those younger readers who may not immediately recognize the names or the cases, I encourage you to do a quick Wikipedia search, and learn just how important those people and their causes were at that time.
For those of us who came of age during the Vietnam war, and the anti-Vietnam war demonstrations, no case was more important than the case of the Chicago 8, the anti-war activists who had been charged with inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The defendants were all prominent anti-war radicals including Abby Hoffman and Jerry Rubin from the Youth International Party (the Yippies); Rennie Davis and Tom Hayden with the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS); Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers; and David Delinger from the National Mobilization Committee (NMC). Kennedy represented Rennie Davis in the Chicago conspiracy trial, as well as when he was subpoenaed to testify before the US House Un-American Activities Committee.
And he represented Black Panther Huey Newton on murder charges in Oakland. And Bernadine Dohrn of the then-infamous Weathermen. And a Penobscot Native American arrested for assaulting an FBI agent in Wounded Knee. And members of the Brotherhood of Eternal Love (the LSD group to which Tim Leary also belonged). And seven young Mexican Americans (Los Siete de la Raza), charged with murdering a police officer in San Francisco.
The list goes on and on and includes many non-famous defendants as well, many of whom Kennedy represented pro bono, because he recognized they were being destroyed by a hostile government that wanted to silence their voices.
Tom Forcade and High Times Magazine
Kennedy also represented Tom Forcade, a marijuana smuggler who founded High Times magazine in 1974. Forcade, who also founded the Underground Press Syndicate to connect alternative newspapers, and whom I first met in Miami Beach in 1972 at the Democratic National Convention selling marijuana to demonstrators from the People's Pot Tree, once famously said there are only two kinds of smugglers; those who need a fork lift, and those who don't! Clearly Forcade needed the forklift, and he needed Michael Kennedy to stay out of jail.
Kennedy was the general counsel to High Times from it's founding to the time of his death. And true to Forcade's desire that the magazine always support NORML, he continued and expanded their support, making High Times the single largest financial supporter in NORML's history. It was an enduring partnership that has served marijuana smokers well over these many decades.
In more recent times, as we began to enact legalization measures in more and more states, Kennedy was one of the strongest voices reminding everyone that we must not forget those prisoners who are still in prison on marijuana charges, including a petition for clemency he and his associate David Holland filed with the Obama Justice Department seeking clemency for a number of non-violent marijuana prisoners serving life sentences.
So we lament Michael Kennedy's passing as a tremendous personal loss for those of us who were fortunate to know him and work with him over these many years, and even more importantly, for the loss of one of the truly great advocates for personal freedom and equality for all people. Michael had a quick Irish wit, and for those who came up against him, a quick Irish temper; but he generally spoke softly, with the knowledge that truth and justice are powerful allies in the struggle for freedom.
It is terribly sad to lose an old friend and political ally, but the memorial service was an appropriate reflection of a life well-lived. Michael Kennedy was an extraordinary individual who could not ignore injustice when he saw it.
This column first appeared on Mariijuana.com.
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January 29, 2016
Rest In Peace my brother and God Bless You and Yours.
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That's right Keith, this goes farther then just the right to smoke pot. Our bill of rights is under threat lets not let the likes of Donald Trump or anyone else, cops or politicians take them away from us.
"Michael John Kennedy was born in Spokane, Wash., on March 23, 1937, the son of Thomas Kennedy and the former Evelyn Forbes. He was sent to a Jesuit boarding school when he was 4. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and he graduated from the University of California Hastings College of the Law, in San Francisco."
Astrology, Religion, and Alma Mater (Please, always)
I believe Chris Simunek summed it up well from High Times;
"For 42 years, Michael Kennedy provided HIGH TIMES an impenetrable legal shield that has allowed us the freedom to expose the lies behind the War on Drugs, and to recover the truth about the cannabis plant that generations of opportunistic politicians, morally-bankrupt enforcement agencies, and fact-challenged scientists have attempted to expunge from the public record. He was our mentor, our counselor, and our friend, and his passing has left us with a sadness we can scarcely express."
Every time we practice an act of civil liberty, whether it's offering legal council or making a citizen lobby day by donating our time and resources we are creating freedom for us all. If God is willing I will take this man's example and educate my children as well as my Congressman as to why we must all, if only for a day in a month, practice the example of Michael Kennedy.
I was with the Panthers when you stepped up to the plate. RIP my brother.


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- 1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces) dried shrimp
- 1 tablespoon sesame tahini
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- Pinch of kosher salt
- Tabasco, Sriracha, or other liquid chile sauce to taste
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 or 2 serrano chiles, seeded and minced
- 1 egg
- Oil, for pan-frying
Makes 18 servings
Good to know
Dried shrimp is one of those love-it-or-hate-it foods, but I am firmly in the former camp. As with sun-dried tomatoes and raisins, drying shrimp transforms them into a totally different ingredient from the fresh form. Here, they give their concentrated flavor to little fritter-like snacks that are mostly shrimp.
Which beer should I drink with this?
Pale lager or hefeweizen if serving several beers; otherwise follow the rest of the menu.
1. The only published recipe I have seen for a similar dish is in Diana Kennedy's first book, Cuisines of Mexico, and that has whole dried shrimp in a lot more batter. This is my attempt to re-create a version using ground shrimp that I was served some years ago in a private home in San Diego. The sauce is not especially Mexican, but I like the way it wraps around the flavor and texture of the shrimp balls without adding too much fat.
2. Good dried shrimp are easier to find in Asian markets than Mexican. Although they are dried, they don't keep indefinitely. Look for the ones that are relatively plump and orange rather than shriveled and tan, and store any left overs tightly sealed in a jar in the refrigerator.
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