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In this third installment of "The Eddie Dickens Trilogy", Eddie is sent to America accompanied by Lady Constance, a gal who has the mysterious problem of "losing" her traveling companions. Will Eddie be able to make it all the way to the New World without meeting a similar fate?
So here I finally finished the third book in the Eddie Dickens Trilogy. There were parts of it that were funny and clever, but I think that Mr. Ardagh, the author, has overplayed his cards. That means that he's been too clever for his own good. In the past books, he had been very funny in the way he wrote. For example, he would say, "Eddie entered the dining room and took a seat." Then he would immediately follow it with, "Then he sat down." That was funny! He was playing with words. The problem now in this book is that he is playing with words then explaining how clever he is by explaining the joke. News flash: When you have to explain the joke, it's not funny anymore!
If you are one of those people who need to read all the books in a series to feel like it is completed or done, then go ahead and read this one. But if you have not already read the other books, I wouldn't suggest picking this one up.


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Teen hopes gym will give community alternative activity to violence
LIBERTY CITY, Fla. – A 16-year-old has a dream to better his Liberty City community by minimizing both violence and obesity with a local gym.
After applying for grants and receiving a $700 donation from an interested woman Ross Torrence ran into at a gym, he used the money to build MCI UFIT and equip an outdoor gym with an array of fitness items, including stationary bikes, trampolines, dumbbells and medicine balls.
Volunteer trainers will also be available to help gymgoers work out properly.
"We'll have different trainers here that will not only be training me but who will also help them [community members] put together a plan of action to get them on this weight-loss program, as long as they're dedicated to see a change in the way they do things," Torrence said.
The gym is in a painted shipping container on a small playground off of Northwest 59th Street and 19th Avenue -- an area that has seen severe violence all summer long.
"There are a lot of different shootings, fights and a whole lot of gang-related violence that has gone on out here in the community," said Torrence. "It's not the older people who are doing it, it's people ranging from age 14 to 25, who are just doing it for the fun of it with no remorse."
Torrence is a three-sport athlete at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School and said he hopes this local gym will give community members an alternative activity to violence.
He said he has thought about safety precautions though, and the gym will close at 7 p.m. until police protection is secured. But the fear of shootings is not stopping Torrence from trying to make a difference.
"I haven't come this far to turn around," said Torrence. "We just have to work around it and find out ways we can stop it and just try our best."
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JACKSON - Conservation Officers from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) claimed the title of "Fittest in the Nation" as they took the top spot at the 17th annual National LawFit Challenge held this past weekend in Southaven, MS. Over 150 law enforcement officers from around the country competed in this year's challenge, testing officers in six different events: bench press, 1.5-mile run, sit-ups, flexibility, pull-ups, and a suspect pursuit course.
The 2018 MDWFP LawFit team consisted of the following officers: Pvt. Derrick Scott, Corp. Justin Gates, Pvt. Cody Barber, Pvt. Cody Corso, Pvt. Tamarrius Good, Lt. Ricky Barry, Lt. Marcus Christon, Pvt. Karri Fulton.
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- 1st place 1.5-mile run – Pvt. Derrick Scott
- 1st place pull-ups – Lt. Marcus Christon
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- 1st overall male – Pvt. Derrick Scott 397
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- 1st place Mixed pairs division – Pvt. Derrick Scott, Pvt. Karri Fulton
- 1st place overall 4 man team – Pvt. Derrick Scott, Lt. Marcus Christon, Corp. Justin Gates, and Pvt. Cody Barber
"Our officers are the best of the best and this weekend's competition shows that. I am extremely proud of all of these officers who represented themselves and their agency in such a positive light. Job well done," said Colonel Steve Adcock.
For more information regarding conservation in Mississippi, visit www.mdwfp.com or call (601) 432-2200. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/mdwfp or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MDWFPonline.


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Ethnic group is the fastest growing, but the least likely to enroll in college
By JEANNIE KEVER | Houston Chronicle
April 4, 2009,
The future of Texas is sitting in room 318 at Austin High School, and right now, it could go either way.
Students in the after-school program — Hispanic and from low-income families, the group least likely to enroll in college — are optimistic.
But who knows?
"I hope to go," says Neri Gamez, 17, a high school junior who dreams of being a doctor.
Gamez has an advantage: She is in a program run by the Center for Mexican-American Studies at the University of Houston, designed to help Hispanic students enter college and, once there, earn a degree. Academic Achievers is among dozens of programs that address one of the state's most intractable education problems.
But Hispanics, the state's fastest-growing ethnic group, have fallen behind in some key areas, and efforts to change that remain piecemeal:
• Statewide, 68 percent of Hispanics graduate from high school within four years, 10 points below the overall rate.
• Just 42.5 percent of Hispanics who graduated from high school in 2007 enrolled in college or a technical training program the following fall, compared with 45.3 percent of black students and 57.5 percent of white students.
• Texas is "well below target" in raising the number of Hispanics in college, according to a 2008 report by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. Enrollment of both white and black students was "somewhat above target."
And there are no consequences for schools that don't raise Hispanic enrollment.
"The good news is, there's a state goal," said Paul Ruiz, co-founder and senior advisor to the Education Trust, a national group that advocates for at-risk students. "The bad news is, the institutions don't get it. They set goals for Latino kids at about half the rate the state says we need."
The issue is complicated by the rapid growth of the Hispanic population; about 36 percent of the Texas population is Hispanic.
"We've made progress," said Raymund Paredes, higher education commissioner for Texas. "Our challenge is, we started so far behind, and the Latino population is growing so fast."
Unless the numbers change, the state will be unable to field a well-educated work force. "The Hispanic community is key to the economic future of Texas," Paredes said.
Enrollment edging up
The state plan, known as Closing the Gaps, began in 2000 with the goal of increasing college enrollment to 5.7 percent of the population by 2015. That would raise college-going rates to the national average.
Over the past eight years, overall enrollment has edged up to 5.3 percent from 5 percent. For Hispanics, it's up to 3.9 percent from 3.7 percent.
More than 1.2 million Texans enrolled in a two- or four-year college or technical school last fall; state goals call for that to reach 1.6 million by 2015. The Coordinating Board's own estimates suggest it will fall short by 300,000 students.
Gamez, a student at Austin High School, said she understands why so many of her peers don't go on to college. "They may have to work," she said. "And once they get a taste of the money, they may decide to skip college."
Often, no one in their family has attended college, so they don't know the ropes.
Gamez lives with her mother and 19-year-old brother, both of whom work at a tire store. Her father graduated from college in Mexico and owned a tire shop in Houston but now is in prison, she said. "He didn't really get to apply his skills."
She intends to be different.
Patchwork efforts
Paredes and other higher education officials point to the successes.
Hispanic enrollment has grown faster than that of other racial or ethnic groups, and is up 50 percent over the past five years. Two-thirds of the growth was at community or technical colleges, rather than a four-year school.
But the population has grown almost as quickly, wiping out much of the gains.
Paredes notes that improving college-going rates has to start in high school or even sooner, and he has pushed for more stringent high school graduation requirements to better prepare students for college. Those took effect in 2008.
The state has established counseling centers in 250 Texas middle and high schools to improve college counseling. Paredes also has argued, with mixed success, for more financial aid.
"Most Latino students come from poor families, and they'll need aid to go to college," he said.
Success is relative.
The University of Texas system touts its diversity, noting that in 2008, Hispanic enrollment was about equal to that of white students, and several campuses have been designated as among the nation's top in awarding degrees to Hispanics. But most Hispanic enrollment is concentrated at the system's border schools, including UT-Pan American (86 percent), UT-Brownsville (91 percent) and UT-El Paso (75 percent).
At UT-Austin, 16 percent of students are Hispanic; at UT-Dallas, it's 9 percent.
The flagship campus could do better, Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa acknowledged. "It does require a real outreach effort," he said. "It doesn't happen automatically."
Which is precisely Ruiz's point.
Ruiz, who lives in San Antonio, suggests the state should set goals for each institution, with top administrators held accountable for meeting them.
Janet Beinke, director of planning at the coordinating board, said it's not so easy to impose mandates. "What are you going to do? Take the money away?" she asked. "You have to use carrots."
But Ruiz disagrees.
"To close the Hispanic gap, institutions have to do things dramatically differently," he said.
Most rely upon a patchwork of efforts.
The University of Houston, for example, sends recruiters to local high schools and college fairs, said Jeff Fuller, director of student recruitment. Its major outreach comes through the Center for Mexican-American Studies, which began its first program at Jackson Middle School more than 20 years ago.
Progress has been slow.
Multiple stumbling blocks
About 20 percent of UH students are Hispanic, up only slightly over the last five years. (About 40 percent of Harris County residents are Hispanic.) But that was still enough to earn a place among the top 20 colleges and universities awarding degrees to Hispanic students, according to The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine.
The numbers are slightly higher at the University of Houston-Downtown, which has its own outreach programs. About 36 percent of students there are Hispanic.
Rebeca Trevino, who manages the Center for Mexican-American Studies' Academic Achievers program, said several factors hold Hispanic students back, including money and a lack of role models.
Language, high school preparation and immigration issues all can be stumbling blocks, as well.
"Most of our students are the first in their family to go to college," Trevino said. "They need people they can relate to."
A new tradition
Irene Avellaneda, 18, found that in her brother, Hector.
But when Hector Avellaneda, now 22, walked onto the Texas A&M campus in 2004, he had to forge his own path.
The eldest of three children, he was the first in his family to finish high school. College was foreign territory.
"The first semester and first year were kind of rough," he said.
His GPA dipped to 2.75 that first semester — not terrible, but below the 3.0 his scholarships required — and he was placed on probation.
But he turned that around and will graduate in May, just as Irene finishes her first year at UH-Downtown.
"Hector was a big inspiration," his sister said. "The younger siblings are always going to look up to the older."
That now goes double for their youngest sibling, 14-year-old Moses.
What are the benefits of a college education?
• More wealth: The National Center for Education Statistics says college graduates earn $1.2 million more during their lifetimes than non-graduates.
Less poverty: Unless more people earn a college degree, the Texas State Data Center warns that average household incomes will drop $3,000 by 2030.
This blog on Texas education contains posts on accountability, testing, postsecondary educational attainment, dropouts, bilingual education, immigration, school finance, environmental issues, and Ethnic Studies at state and national levels. I am also covering COVID in my attempt to get the right information into the right hands.
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breaking into my Sock Summit yarn! I've been searching for a while for a non-wool yarn to knit some things to wear in the warmer months. The problem I was having is that most of the non-wool yarn out there is commercially dyed, or contains acrylic. Now, don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with commercially dyed yarn. But, I hadn't been able to find a yarn that felt nice and had colors that I thought I would wear.
A few months ago Three Irish Girls announced that they would be releasing some non-wool bases this summer! I figured that Sharon would bring some of these yarns to Sock Summit, so on Thursday I went to the TIG booth to find myself some summer yarns! Between Thursday and Friday I ended up with 2 different weights of cotton/bamboo yarn (50/50). When I got home this weekend, I wound up a skein of the fingering weight, picked a pattern and knit a swatch. It's glorious to knit with. I was worried it might be a bit slippery to work with since the yarn is so smooth and has a wonderful sheen to it. But, it knits up quite easily and has amazing drape.
The last two days we've been having our windows replaced which gave me a really good excuse to sit on the couch and knit for 2 days straight! I wanted to stay out of the way, but needed to be here so that I could make sure Sailor was behaving himself and didn't try and escape out the door.
I ended up making quite a bit of progress on my sweater over the last 2 days, and I'm going to try and knit the whole thing by August 15th so I can have 4 weeks to work on the final Camp Loopy project (any kind of project using 800 yards of yarn).
Wanna see the yarn and sweater so far?! Yes, of course you do!
Three Irish Girls Cotton/Bamboo Fingering in "Shale be Coming Around the Mountain" – it's a bit lighter than in the photo
The pattern only calls for 4 buttons at the top…but I think I'm going to put them the whole way down.
I'm really pleased with the way it's knitting up. The sweater is going to be extremely lightweight and perfect for chilly summer nights or days out at the coast!


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November 17, 2017
MHA Today is provided as a service to members of the Missouri Hospital Association. Additional information is available online at MHAnet.
It's been a very interesting week to watch Congress. Both the House and Senate are finalizing their tax reform legislation, which is high stakes lawmaking. With the House passing their bill, one could say that it's the end of the beginning.
It's safe to say there are winners and losers in almost all legislation of this variety, and there are powerful interests on both sides of the debate. That's why it was so interesting to read Paul Keckley's report on what he called the "uncanny similarities" between health and tax reform. The similarities he identified include: "Both pieces of legislation involve federal roles … that have expanded in recent history; both involved legislation sponsored by a political party in control of Congress and fiercely opposed by the other; both provoke strong feelings among voters on personal experiences; both spark hyper-activity among special interests; and both move public policy in a direction desirable to some and feared by others."
And, like the Affordable Care Act and subsequent legislation to repeal and replace it, hospitals have a significant stake in the tax bill. Although not-for-profit hospitals' tax-exempt status was not on the table, provisions in the just-adopted House legislation will change certain bonding systems that these hospitals use to reduce the cost of capital investments. There are other worrisome aspects of the House bill, including the imposition of a 20 percent excise tax for certain non-profit hospital employees. The American Hospital Association has been working hard to organize advocacy efforts on these issues, and the Missouri Hospital Association fully supports their efforts.
The intersection between tax and health care legislation took an interesting turn this week when the Senate decided to include the repeal of the ACA's individual mandate in their package. The Senate action serves two purposes – it allows Congress to continue its pursuit of repealing Obamacare, and it provides for savings of $338 billion throughout a decade. These savings would be used to help finance the tax cuts. But there's a hitch – congressional analysts believe the repeal would result in 13 million fewer Americans with health coverage. And, premium costs are expected to increase as much as 10 percent across the board.
Although it is unlikely that Democrats will support legislation undoing the individual mandate, the intersection between the tax bill and health care has yet another story to play out – dealmakers discussing linking the Alexander-Murray marketplace subsidy-fix legislation with the tax reform package. It's too early to know whether that will occur. However, if the individual mandate is repealed, problems in the marketplace are likely to expand.
The way in which this is unfolding generates a lot of concern. The trade-off of tax cuts paid for with lost health insurance coverage is a poor deal for most Americans. Moreover, hospitals are likely to have fewer resources to continue progress in improving care delivery and increasing value. Uncompensated care costs are likely to increase significantly, while opportunities for care coordination will be reduced.
There's tremendous pressure to get a tax reform package through Congress by the end of this year. Peeling off certain aspects of the ACA to find savings is not repeal and replace. It's just repeal. It's a poor trade-off and cost-shift.
Earlier this week, MHA sent letters to Missouri's House and Senate members underscoring the harm that could be caused by repealing the individual mandate and the loss of capital investment opportunities for not-for-profit hospitals.
As noted earlier, House adoption of legislation this week signals the end of the beginning. As the legislation moves forward, we'll continue to share how its provisions could affect hospitals — organizationally and operationally.
Let me know what you're thinking.
Herb B. Kuhn
MHA President and CEO
In This Issue
FDA Commissioner Provides Statement On Efforts To Address Impact Of IV Fluid Shortage
CMS Announces Education Sessions
CMS Releases December 2017 Hospital Compare HSRs
HIDI Releases 2016 Annual Survey Seven-Year Trends Report
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U.S. Food & Drug Administration Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., released a statement with an update on the FDA's efforts to address IV fluid shortages exacerbated by Hurricane Maria. In conjunction with manufacturers of these products, the FDA is taking the following steps.
Staff Contacts: Sherry Buschjost or Jessica Stultz
Staff Contact: Sherry Buschjost
The release of the December 2017 Hospital Compare Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating Hospital-Specific Reports was announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Hospitals will receive a QualityNet notification containing detailed instructions on how to access their HSR when it is available for download from the secure portal. The reports will include the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating results, confidence intervals for group and summary scores, group performance category assignment, and the individual measure scores. Additional information is available on QualityNet.
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Staff Contact: Shane VanOverschelde
The 2016 Annual Survey Seven-Year Trends report was posted for download to subscribers of the Premier Reporting Package. This report displays tables and graphs depicting seven-year trends of a comprehensive set of financial metrics as reported on the most recent Annual Licensing Survey. Reports are categorized by various peer groups, such as bed size, geographic region, ownership type, hospital type and congressional district. The report can be found on HIDI Analytic Advantage® in the following location and file name.
Did You Miss An Issue Of MHA Today?
November 13, 2017
Trump Names Secretary Nominee
National Rural Health Day Is Thursday
HIDI HealthStats — Hospital Super-Utilizers
November 14, 2017
Three Hospital Groups And Three Provider Organizations Sue HHS
MHA Recognizes Two Missouri Hospitals For Quality Improvement Achievements
November 15, 2017
Week Two Marketplace Enrollment Results Released
Emergency Preparedness Rule Effective Today
End Of Month Deadline To Avoid EHR Payment Adjustments
Pharmacists May Administer Naloxone
Kindred Hospital Kansas City Announces Closure
November 16, 2017
House Passes Tax Bill
MLN Connects Provider eNews Available
Interactive Health Equity Resource Available
The opioid crisis cost the economy $95 billion in 2016, with $21.4 billion spent on treating patients who suffer from opioid abuse.
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So there's this girl.
And we're kind of just alike.
In almost every single way.
Which would explain why we're such good friends.
I get her.
She gets me.
I get her.
She gets me.
(She actually physically made me this blog.)
We met back in college (wow that makes me sound OLD) and although she was a ZTA and I was a DZ, we became the bestest of friends for so many reasons.
While flipping through some old photos...lookie what I came across.
The EXACT same spring portrait.
Mind you-we went to completely different schools in completely different parts of town and never even knew each other...
I don't know who takes the prize for this hideous photo nor do I know why either of our mother's paid good hard earned money for this shizznit. Perhaps so their daughters could blog about it 15 years later? I don't know.
But on a side note...check out the natural highlights we had back then. Damn I miss those days...and so does my credit card...
But on a side note...check out the natural highlights we had back then. Damn I miss those days...and so does my credit card...
Anywho, you can find her here where she posted this exact same photo a few months back.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's old school photo...it may or may not include strawberries and thunder thighs...yummm...


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From the calendar I love best,
this is where i generally get the dog photos that i did not take myself.i LOVE this calendar. it makes me smile every day.
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I did not take this pic of the Blond Chiuaua pup. From The Calendar above
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Do you remember Sandy from last winter…she was part of the Clubhouse quilters? She had never quilted before…never made a quilt and didn't know where to begin or end. At first her sewing projects consisted of tops for herself and then little things for her grand baby…and while she sewed she watched the quilters. Towards the end of the Snowbirding Season she showed up with a variety of flannels and announced that she would like to make a rag quilt similar to the one Karen had made earlier.
Here are Sandy's squares all sandwiched and ready to stitch!
By the time Sandy was stitching this together it was time for all Snowbirders to fly north for their second summer!
Well Sandy made two or three MORE rag quilters …and had begun to read blogs! Oh OH! Me thinks she was hooked!
Sandy stumbled onto Pat Sloan's Blog and heard about a Beginner's Quilters Group…sponsored by Quilter's Gallery!
Together they were forming a Beginner's Quilt Along…and of course Sandy jumped right in!! This was just what she needed! They made one block per week…with step by step instructions! (Would you believe that Sandy had to whip home while holidaying up-island for the instructions for the next block as she didn't want to get behind!!)
I had lunch with Sandy yesterday and look at what she brought for Sharing!! Her 'Easy Peasy Summer Breezy Quilt'…all FINISHED and ready for quilting!
Sandy used her FREE Rounneries Deux Fabric! (We received Fat Quarters from each shop during the Spring Fling Quilt Shop Hop down in the Palm Springs area last March!)
Go ahead…expand those photos!! The seams match and everything lines up!! YEAH SANDY!!! Magnificent!
YUP…we are talking to YOU!! SUPER Quilter!!
This is the perfect project for the beginner quilter…With this one under Sandy's belt she is ready to attack ANYTHING!!
Yup…I HAVE to say it…A Quilter is BORN!!
Thanks Pat Sloan and Michelle from Quilting Gallery for focusing on the beginning Quilter…after all..we all have to start somewhere!
Look out Clubhouse Quilters, Sandy will begin her workshops in January!
Have a Fun Friday and Happy Quilting!~P


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Presale for the tickets begins Thursday (April 19th) at 10 am ET. General tickets will be available on April 20th at 10 am ET at Ticketmaster.


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It's the all in one luxury supermarket playset with working scanner and a variety of supermarket produce. Kids can have fun role playing about owning their own supermarket chain. Playset comes with brightly colored produce, snack boxes, milk, and can goods. It even comes with a little shopping cart, so kids can place the items they want in it and shop around some more. The scanner has a built-in light and sound, making it just like the real scanners used at the stores today.
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It's Sunday May 31, 2020
August 4, 2014
Oriental opened its new Town Dock this spring. It's near the harbor end of South Avenue and was acquired by the Town in a still controversial 2012 land swap with seafood businessman Chris Fulcher (who got 13,000 square feet of Town right of way in exchange for 5,000 feet of land and pilings for a dock.) This new Town Dock was touted as a place where more visiting boats — cruisers, day sailors, small craft, basically — could tie up for free so their crews to spend time — and money — in town to the benefit of businesses here. It was repeatedly stated then that giving up the rights of way – and a bigger docking area there – and taking the smaller dock space would let all the pleasure craft be at one end of the harbor. But in the past few weeks large fishing trawlers have periodically tied up at that new Town Dock. That's kept sailboats and power boats — the long-anticipated users of Oriental's new free Town Dock — from being able to use the space. The most recent incident was this past weekend, when the Gulf Stream III tied up in order to have repair work done from Chris Fulcher's adjacent yard. Dock lines from the big trawler stretched across the Town Dock obstructing passage for pedestrians. It was tied up there Saturday, and again Sunday evening for more repairs. On Monday and Tuesday the Gulf Stream III was blocking any entrance in to the dock's south side
This prompts a letter from Oriental resident Steve Snyder, which sparked others.
Dear Editor:
In your article, you state that the dock is for vessels to tie up for free so as to help boost local economy. The past two days a commercial f/v has been tied up making necessary repairs to keep the crew safe (changing outriggers). The crew was from Manteo. Don't you think these guys spent money in town? I know for a fact they did. They're gone now, so no need for complaining. And if an ordinance is passed restricting commercial vessels, it need to be all commercial vessels. Any vessel that makes money for its use is commercial.
This county has been my home from birth and will be til death. If you don't like it down here, go back where you came from.
Joey Bennett
Dear Editor:
I agree the town should pass an ordinance to prohibit commercial vessels from the town dock. But, what if Jim Edwards brings his charter boat full of sailing school kids to the dock? Is that a commercial vessel? Also what is the punishment for a violation?
I once had a discussion with a lobsterman in Maine about moorings. What happens if he returns from fishing to find a pleasure boat tied to his mooring? Who does he call? If there is no one aboard the offending boat, can he cut it free? If not, what are his options?
The same, to a degree, applies here. What can the town do, other than impose a fine, to discourage fishing trawlers from parking at the either dock? Would a $25 fine discourage a captain from docking there if he is burning $25 of fuel every hour he waits for a space at Fulcher's dock. Something needs to be done, but the issue is not as simple as it seems.
It's a shame this discussion was not permitted when the land swap was considered.
Doug Sligh
Dear Editor:
I see it didn't take long for Chris Fulcher to find yet another way to take advantage of the Village of Oriental. Let's take a look – he gets the Village to trade property that has a "fixer upper" dock for property that significantly increases the value his property, the city fixes and improves the dock at its expense, and then a trawler, probably under his control, uses the newly improved dock that now cannot be used for the purpose that the Village Board justified for the trade.
Whoever is "in charge" should be fired. If this isn't corrected by the Town Board, they should resign due to incompetence. I realize we have some Board members now that weren't involved with the original "deal". So, they have the ability to make this right, but do they have the wisdom, or are they too puppets for Mr. Fulcher? I guess we'll see.
Steve Snyder
Oriental resident and voter
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Google Ben Affleck these days and you'll find the hits just keep on coming, most of them about the life he's been living off-screen. But now the focus is back on Affleck the movie star, and he's reuniting with his longtime pal, director Kevin Smith. It's a pairing that's tried and true -- and they promise it's not Gigli 2.
Before "Gigli," Ben Affleck was on a roll. Sometimes little movies can make big stars. And that's what happened when the working class kid from Beantown went Hollywood -- winning an Academy Award for the screenplay of "Good Will Hunting."
Ben Affleck was on a meteoric rise, from "Armageddon" to "Pearl Harbor." But then his celebrated celebrity courtship with Jennifer Lopez sent Ben Affleck into the stratosphere -- only to have the red-hot, red-carpet romance flame out this past January.
Katie Couric: "Ben, I wanted to get the toughest question out of the way."
Ben Affleck: "Out of the way? OK, I have no idea what it's going to be about."
Kevin Smith: "It's the gay question again."
Affleck: "Yea. If I have to face yet another one of these questions again."
Smith: "The answer is yes ... moving on..."
Couric: "No it really is, seriously, it's probably the question you've been dreading and it's highly sensitive. How do you feel about A-Rod getting traded to the Yankees?"
Affleck: [Laughter] "You know, I'm over it. I realize, I'm taking the Curt Schilling stance. 'It's just another 40 home runs and 120 RBI's.' It's just very frustrating, very irritating "
Clearly, it doesn't take much to get Ben Affleck seeing red.
Smith: "Way to overstate it. Way to go for the real issues."
Affleck: "The Red Sox, it's a constant tease. You're always like Sisyphus, you get the rock all the way to the top. And then it rolls back down on you and, you know, a bird comes and picks out your liver."
Couric:"I love when you invoke Greek mythology."
Smith: "Sox fans everywhere, they're like, 'He's right, it's like Sisyphus.' "
Since his new movie's called "Jersey Girl," we decided to take that ride across the river to the Jersey side, home of the Boss, Bon Jovi, and Boardwalks. Nothing says New Jersey like Asbury Park. And what better spot than one named "Moonstruck" to chat about movies?
Affleck:"There's something about New Jersey that says middle-America to people, I think actually. It's kind of like—"
Smith: "When it's really on the East Coast, but whatever." [Laughter]
Kevin Smith, on the other hand, was born and bred here. And he's made New Jersey his personal backlot for a successful brand of slightly subversive comedies, featuring the derelict duo, Jay and Silent Bob.
Ben Affleck's no stranger to Kevin Smith's strange world. They've already made four other films together including "Dogma," "Mallrats," and the critically acclaimed "Chasing Amy."
Affleck: "I was remembering fondly, sort of, I'm reminiscing with Kevin saying, you know, we should do something like 'Chasing Amy.' It was so much more satisfying and so much more interesting. And it was, you know, when we did it, you know, I had like slept on his couch. And it was a really small group of us. We kind of-- I didn't want to go quite that far back."
Smith: "I wanted my own room."
Affleck: "It was weird. I was like, if we're going to do it, do it right. I got a room, dude. I got a room. But no, I didn't want to sleep on his couch. But I did want to do something like that."
Smith: "I think he tends to romanticize the 'Chasing Amy' period because this was the moment before you became 'Ben Affleck.' That was the time when you were just Ben Affleck. And then you became 'Ben Affleck' and whatnot."
Since then, Kevin's made quite a name for himself, too. And he's now created a movie that's, dare we say, heartwarming, inspired by his daughter, Harley.
Smith: "I don't know if I would have written a picture about fatherhood if I hadn't become a father. Because it would have been a lot of extrapolation at that point. It's like, what do I know about being a dad? I knew stoners from New Jersey. That's usually my niche." [Laughter]
Couric: "I know."
Affleck: "It's a little frightening that your current area of 'reputeeze' is fatherhood."
In the film, Ben plays a hot-shot music publicist who enjoys the bright lights of the big city. But the birth of his daughter, followed by the sudden death of his wife, turns his world upside down, challenging his priorities and his perspective.
Smith: "I kind of wrote the movie for the wife and then presented it to her. I was like, this is kind of a Valentine to you. And she was like, 'What, how? I die in the first 15 minutes. And you somehow wind up with Liv Tyler. How's that a Valentine to me?'"
The film also stars nine-year-old newcomer Raquel Castro, who already knows how to steal the spotlight.
Raquel Castro: "I'm the Jersey Girl. It's really about me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, I need to tell the truth."
Couric: "This is really the first time that you've worked with a child isn't it?"
Affleck: "Yeah, it is. And I didn't realize that until sort of half way through the movie. And I thought, I have no experience doing this at all. This was something where the whole movie centered, really, around this little girl. And she was going to have to carry the movie. I mean, that's what it was about, this little girl who was the love of this guy's life, that changed his whole life, that made everything different. And there was like a point early on where I was terrified all of a sudden. Because I thought like, what if this doesn't work? You know, I don't know. I knew I had worked with adult actors or whatever and then—"
Smith: "He's lying. He was terrified because she's a far better actress." [Laughter]
Affleck: "She's upstaging me."
Smith: "Totally. He'd come and pull me aside and be like, 'Can't we get a kid that's not nearly as good, dude. Because--'"
Affleck: "Can you dial her down a little bit?"
Smith:""--she's mopping the floor with me."
Affleck: "It's like working with Hopkins!"
Smith: "The funny thing about him working with that kid was -- she was a little girl, right? So, she's like, 'I hate boys. And I don't want to kiss a boy.' And you'd be like, 'In this scene, you talk and then you've got to hug him and kiss him.' She'd be like, 'No, he's a boy. He's corroded,' you know stuff you haven't heard—"
Couric: "He's got cooties."
Smith: "Totally. And I'd be like, 'Just kiss him. I know how you feel.' I felt she had read tabloids and stuff and she's like, 'I've seen where he's been.'"
But "Jersey Girl" has been getting more buzz for what's not in it. It was filmed late in 2002, back when the love had just blossomed between Ben and Jen. Casting Hollywood's hottest couple as man and wife seemed like Publicity 101.
Smith: "I think we were able to get a performance out of him that we got because it was Jen. If it was random actress A, B and C, I don't know if you would have felt the loss when her character drops out of the movie. And this-- the stuff between you is real heat. Like you guys were, you know, really in love at that point."
But their break-up, coupled with last summer's super-flop "Gigli," prompted Kevin Smith to nix the nuptial scene from the final cut. J. Lo's down to practically a flash frame in the trailer. And the movie studio, Miramax, is calling her 10 minutes of screen time a cameo.
Couric: "Her role in the movie has been downplayed."
Smith: "Look, had 'Gigli' been a huge hit, you know, it would have been all over the poster. But post-'Gigli,' it makes sense to market the film more honestly. It's what it is. It's him and the kid."
Affleck: "One of the curious good things about the other movie not working was that now, they're like saying, no, she's gone in the first 10 minutes, which you would never see."
Smith: "'The other movie not working.' Why don't you just say it, dude?"
Couric: "Go ahead say it."
Affleck: "What, 'Gigli?' Yeah, like I'm shy about saying it?"
Clearly, Ben's kept a sense of humor about the "other" movie, even reading his own reviews on the "Tonight Show. "
Affleck: "Like 'Gigli,' I can joke about it. I don't really care. What's done is done. I knew the movie didn't work when I saw it. It's kind of like we tried to re-shoot it for four weeks. It was one of those things that was never going to work."
Couric: "You just felt it?"
Affleck: "Yeah, just sometimes that doesn't pan out. But with this one it's like I would hate to have that sort of like tabloid aspect of it or the relationship or anything overshadow, you know, what I think is really Kevin's best movie -- and probably mine too. But I make more movies than Kevin."
Smith: "Probably? This is definitely your best movie."
Affleck: "I don't know. I mean, I did 'Sesame Street' early on..."
The movie studio says "Jersey Girl" has been well-received in previews thus far, hoping to silence Hollywood nay-sayers who are quick to predict another Bennifer bomb.
Affleck: "You know, I mean, 'The Passion of Christ' is a great example. Everyone in Hollywood for a year before that was saying, 'This is Mel Gibson's, you know, 'Heaven's Gate.' He shouldn't have put his money into it. No one's going to see it blah, blah, blah.' And it becomes this big movie and a hit and the whole thing."
Smith: "Basically what he's saying is, if you loved 'The Passion of the Christ,' you'll love 'Jersey Girl.' Because it's kind of a sequel in a way."
Affleck: [Laughter] "You're going to hell."
Couric: "Let's talk about your character a little bit more. Your character, Ollie Trinke, has a little girl. And you're now 31… and I'm sure you want children at-- you'd like—"
Affleck: "Yeah, I'd love to have children."
Couric: "I mean, as a guy, you would like to be a father."
Affleck: "Yeah, I would love to be a father. I would love to. It sounds good, but I also think you've got to do it at the right time when you can be, you know, available and are ready and stuff like that so. At least I comfort myself with those thoughts."
Last year, it seemed Ben Affleck was thinking it was time to settle down, buying Jennifer Lopez that 6.1 carat diamond engagement ring. Hollywood's golden couple was the toast of the town, here, there, and everywhere.
Couric: "You know, reading up on Ben for this interview, and Kevin on you to a lesser extent."
Smith: "To a far lesser extent, I could tell."
Couric: "You know, I had to obviously get some research material. So, you know, gee, Ben it is really hard to find an article about you over the last year."
Affleck: Yeah, I know."
Smith: That's the problem with this guy, he doesn't get enough press."
Couric: You know?"
Affleck: "I mean, that particular magazine I should have bought stock in. You know, they're all wonderful pieces and very touching."
Couric: "Do you get used to this? Seriously, how do you explain the fascination?"
Affleck: "I don't have no idea. Certainly you know, I had a relationship with an actress once before you know, who's, you know, a lovely woman. And I thought, well I had—"
Couric: "Are you-- Gwyneth Paltrow, is that who you're talking about?"
Affleck: "Yeah, Gwyneth Paltrow, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I thought I was familiar with the extent to which the media would cover it. Which was like obtrusive to a degree, but never-- it wasn't-- it was nowhere near what happened later."
What happened later was an unrelenting media frenzy over what came to be known as "The Bennifer Show."
Couric: "I always felt like you guys were kind of courting the media, that you were really kind of into it. That's how it came off to me. Look at me I'm everywhere."
Affleck: "No, let me show you. Like, this is not a posed photograph right? This was not a posed photograph. That was not a posed photograph." [Points to pictures]
Couric: "Here, show them to the camera so that we can see them."
Affleck: "The camera can take my word for it." [Laughter]
Smith: "That one is kind of posed, but that's for a magazine cover."
Affleck: "But, this-- yeah, right. This was at a party, you know, this was a premiere, so that's one. And so… I don't blame you for getting that impression."
Smith: "Yes, you do, don't lie." [Laughter]
Affleck: "Okay, a little bit. But, it's a false impression. And I'm not sure what -- I think part of what it has to do with is that because you get inundated with all these images, that you just assume, well someone must be complicit in this. Whereas that was really-- I tried sort of to not have it be like that. In fact, I thought, you know, we did this video, which I thought… we would send up and sort of satire the whole tabloid phenomenon. And instead ends up like—"
Smith: "Satirize."
Affleck: "Satirize, thank you. That's one of the things Kevin's good for. It ended up sort of fueling that in a way. It's like, what I discovered about that particular kind of media is it's like an animal or a fire -- feeding it just makes it stronger. You can't-- and then try to pull away from it doesn't work either. And what I decided to do was I wasn't going to change my life. I wasn't going to become a hermit. I wasn't going to go crazy or go Norma Desmond or do any of those things. I was going to be who I was, and if people were there taking pictures, they could do that. That wasn't going to change anything. But, it also made the perception of like, well here he is. Look at him, he walks around all cavalier like he can just walk on the street. He must want this."
Smith: "He walks around like he owns the world, you know?"
But nothing fueled the fire like reports of their on-again, off-again September wedding, which ultimately never took place.
Couric: "But you must have felt during that period like a hunted animal."
Affleck: "It's a weird spot. I don't think it's one that should engender sympathy. You know what I mean, when all sorts of people are like, send in your wishes and your checks. People at home. Just any donation."
He can joke about the demands of celebrity, but turns serious talking about the demise of his relationship.
Couric: "As I saw your life being covered incessantly, I thought how can any relationship survive this? And I'm wondering, how much did that contribute to just making this an untenable situation?"
Affleck: "Somewhat, certainly. I mean, it was-- was a part of it. And I absolutely have caring feelings for Jen. She's a great lady. And you know, I talk to her and wish her the best and we're still friends. And so there's no unpleasantness in that sense. And I think she more than I was, is and was treated sort of unfairly by the press for some reason… And I don't know why that is. But, oftentimes people tend to see the worst in her. And really she's a really kind, decent, good woman who's done nothing but work really hard to be where she is. Never had any advantages, never had any, and I think she did great. And I think for some reason she's resented or viewed as this diva or something. But anyway—"
Couric: "Well, I think it still happens with strong women particularly you know?"
Affleck: "I think it does."
And whether it's fair game or not, there's been no shortage of tabloid gossip on what finally split them up -- her ex-flames, his late night casino carousing, and penchant for parties with pal Matt Damon.
Couric: "When you read all the explanations as to what happened, you know with all these different theories, and blah, blah, blah… Do you read these and go, hello they know nothing. Or, you know, do you want to set the record straight? Would you rather keep it between you two, which I totally respect?"
Affleck: "I don't even read it. Because, it will just irritate me. I really don't. It would just make me crazy. And the truth is, that was the decision that we made that we felt was best for us, and the rest of it is, you know, between she and I. And Kevin."
Smith: "Third wheeling it."
Affleck: "Yeah, hanging out."
Smith: "I felt like the third wheel in that relationship many times."
Affleck: "Well, you were."
Smith: "Because, people kept going, what do you think? I'm like, what? I don't know, I don't sleep with either of them, yet."
But inquiring minds want to know, especially Ben's mom, a sixth grade teacher.
Affleck:"It used to be that she would bring to me like whatever article she read. And I was like, 'Mom, those are not true, stop reading it.' And she was like, 'Well, the janitor at my school...' And I'm like, 'Never mind what the janitor thinks. I know better about my life than the janitor at your school who's telling...' She was like, 'Pat knows.' And I was like, 'Pat?'"
Couric: "Pat."
Affleck: "Pat the Janitor."
But both Pat and Ben's mom can rest easy. Ben says he's cleaned up his act, feeling healthy and happy -- and is stone cold sober.
Couric: "I know you were in rehab in 2001-- you know, they're always talking about your gambling, young man."
Affleck: "They love to talk about something. It's one of the difficult things… here I was, let me make a change in my life. I'd like to live a healthier life… and the weird thing to me is that you would think that that would make people think, oh, look here's a guy who sort of addresses the issues in his life that are of concern to him and deals with them."
Smith: "What planet are you living on, dude?"
Affleck: "Right! Instead… I think it's a stigma. And I think it's why groups like that are supposed to be anonymous. Because… then everything else you do is suspect. You know what I mean?"
Couric: "Right."
Affleck: "Everything else could be evidence of addictive behavior. You know, shopping, eating, sex, gambling. I mean, you know, you'd have to sit stock still and never move. I mean, I feel pretty good. I feel like I addressed the issues that I have… I don't have a perfect life. I struggle with things, I deal with things. But I feel like right now I'm living in a pretty healthy way and I appreciate the concern. It's really nice, thank you."
If there's a 12-step program for overexposed celebrities, step one is rehabilitate your image -- and playing a devoted dad in "Jersey Girl" is a good start. Meanwhile, he has no plans to give up his life-long addiction to his favorite baseball team, so we decided to feed his habit with some Red Sox swag. But before we let Ben go, we decided to throw him a few curve balls.
Couric: "Complete these sentences please."
Affleck: "Okay."
Couric: "Celebrity is?"
Affleck: "Overrated."
Couric: "If I weren't an actor I would be?"
Smith: "Pole dancer." [Laughter]
Affleck: "I would like to be a speech writer. That's probably the thing I would try to do is write political speeches."
Couric: "My ideal woman is?"
Affleck: "Katie Couric."
Couric: "I knew you were going to do that."
Affleck: "No, no, no, no."
Smith: "Just go right in there dude."
Affleck: "Yeah, that was just too easy."
Couric: "The New York Yankees are?"
Affleck: "The worst thing to happen to professional sports since the inception of professional sports. The New York Yankees are the-- how can you root for the Yankees?"
Smith: "There are some Yankee fans who might have gone to see this picture until you opened your big fat mouth."
Affleck: "Stay away, stay away you evil, evil people." [Laughter]
In between baseball games, Ben Affleck has some other things on his plate. He says he'll be heading off to India for some R-and-R with Matt Damon. They're working on another screenplay together, their first since "Good Will Hunting."
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The Battle for Mosul Begins
Torment in the Land of the Kings
Legend held that Laksh's homeland had been cursed for generations. Long ago, it is said, kings used it as a place to dispose of dead bodies and other refuse, and now spirits roamed the land, tormenting the people. When one of the spirits attacked Laksh's wife, however, he knew she wasn't suffering because of dead kings. This was the work of jealous neighbors.
Laksh and his wife, Udgita, lived a contented life with their two children, but their neighbours weren't as fortunate. The family members often fought with each other, and it pained them to see Laksh and Udgita's happiness. Unable to achieve the same fulfillment, they lashed out at Udgita with a spell of black magic.
One day, Udgita closed her eyes and began murmuring things no one could understand. When people came near, she grew fearful, thinking they were trying to harm her. The same episode happened again the next month and the month after that.
A local witch doctor named Daivya began treating Udgita as the monthly attacks came, but the attacks only worsened. Now, when the evil spirit came, Udgita became violent with increased strength, ripping off her clothes and refusing to let others come near her.
One of Laksh's relatives suggested visiting a Gospel for Asia-supported pastor, Chanchal, who had prayed for other people harassed by spirits and had seen them released, but Laksh felt uneasy approaching a pastor of a different faith. He could only hope Daivya's treatments would begin to work soon.
Pastor Offers Prayers
Udgita's condition didn't improve, and life still carried the same responsibilities. Laksh had bills to pay and errands to run. He was picking up some things from the store when he happened to run into Pastor Chanchal.
Casually chatting as they got ready to buy their things, Laksh put away his fear of the pastor and shared about the spell placed on his wife by their neighbors. Pastor Chanchal told Laksh about God's love and assured him that he would visit the family soon.
Still worried, Laksh allowed Daivya to come over one more time, but while the witch doctor was in the middle of his rituals, Laksh saw Pastor Chanchal coming. Laksh told Daivya to leave the room and let the pastor take charge of Udgita's situation, but Daivya wasn't quick to give up his role.
"It will do more harm to your wife to involve two different religions in this matter," Daivya warned. "I am almost at the end of doing rites. Let me complete it."
Laksh insisted the witch doctor stop, convinced Pastor Chanchal could save his wife. Several visiting neighbors supported his decision. While Udgita slept quietly in the other room, Pastor Chanchal sat down in the living room and began reading aloud from the Bible.
Suddenly, Udgita began to shout.
Woman Lashes Out As Pastor Prays
Udgita demanded that someone close the door to her room and quickly became violent. She tore down the mosquito net over her bed and ripped off her clothes.
Unable to enter the now half-naked woman's room himself, Pastor Chanchal told Laksh to go to Udgita and control her, but Laksh was afraid to approach her. His wife's strength had been increasing under the evil spirit's power, making her violent display a serious threat to anyone who came near her.
"Nothing will happen to you because I will be praying to the Lord here," Pastor Chanchal assured him.
Once again, Laksh swallowed his fear and, desperate to save his wife, faced the demon inside her.
Woman Released from Torment
Pastor Chanchal prayed fervently as Laksh walked into the other room, and to the amazement of Daivya and the other visitors, peace descended on the home. As the pastor spoke with His God, Udgita became calm.
As soon as he realized what had happened, Daivya rushed over to Pastor Chanchal and asked for the booklet he had used to drive out the evil spirit.
"I did not use any magic book like you," Pastor Chanchal said, "but I used the Word of God. I have no Bible to give you, but what I can give you is this piece of literature. The Word of God is written in it. You may read it."
That evening, Daivya couldn't stop reading the literature. The next morning, he came to Pastor Chanchal's house full of questions, and by the end of their visit, he had found his answers in Jesus Christ.
"I want you to come over to my house," Daivya told the pastor, "and if you could help me remove all the religious booklets [and] charms, it would be so kind of you. I will now go to my teachers, and I will tell them of the new things I have learned about Christ."
Woman's Husband and Former Witch Doctor Share Christ's Love
Having seen God's tremendous power, Laksh and Udgita also decided to follow Christ, and like Daivya, Laksh began telling his co-workers about the One who had given his family new life.
For now, other villagers fear persecution too much to embrace Jesus, but some of them say they believe in God's Word. As Daivya, Laksh and Udgita continue to share what He did in their lives, they trust their neighbours will one day have the courage to believe in Christ without reservation.
What more effective way to share God's love than through His own Word? Put literature into the hands of missionaries like Chanchal, and see how God changes people like Daivya, Laksh and Udgita again and again.
(A Report by Gospel of Asia)
With many peaceful blessings
Gospel For Asia
Three-year-old Jishan felt his grip on his father's finger slip as the crowd jostled them in the marketplace. Suddenly, his father was gone. Strangers surrounded him.
Crying helplessly in the midst of the crowd, Jishan had no idea he would never see his father, mother or sister again.
In the years that followed, Jishan spent many days crying at street corners, hoping his family would find him. Instead, he found disappointment day after day.
Train Ride to a Life of Begging
When a kind man saw little Jishan crying in the market, he took Jishan home to care for him as his own son. Even at such a young age, Jishan's religious beliefs were strong and contradicted those of his new family. The family treated him very well, but their different beliefs bothered Jishan deeply. Eventually, 9-year-old Jishan ran away and boarded a train bound for a major city.
Upon arriving, Jishan didn't have a friend in the world. He had nothing to eat for the first two days in the city. To survive, he slept in the train station and partially appeased his gnawing hunger by begging.
"I used to miss my home," Jishan remembers. "I used to think, What happened to my father? Where is he? I used to cry all alone at the station."
At one point during the two or three weeks he spent on the streets, a group of boys beat Jishan in the middle of the night and stole the few coins he had earned through begging. Wary of everyone after the attack, Jishan isolated himself from others. But he did not go unnoticed—a loving eye spotted him among the multitudes packed into the city.
A House of Hope
One day, a lady approached Jishan. When she asked what his name was or if he was hungry, he barely answered her. The lady told Jishan about a place he could call home, and after listening to her for a little while, Jishan decided to trust her and accept her help.
The lady brought Jishan to a Gospel for Asia-supported home for street boys. When Jishan arrived, he met the men, women and other rescued boys who would become his family. The staff gave Jishan a bath, tasty food and his very own cot in a room shared with other at-risk boys.
The environment was new for Jishan, but he embraced it. The rooms were kept neat and clean, and there was structure to the days' events. Jishan had fallen behind in his schooling since running away, and he earnestly wanted to catch up, so the staff arranged for him to receive extra tutoring.
One Big Family
The men and women serving at the boys' home truly love the children they minister to. As new children enter the home, the staff recognize each child's individual needs.
"[The children] are already depressed, they are downtrodden," explained Manik, the project coordinator for the Gospel for Asia-supported boys' home. "They are not happy, and people despise them in the world outside. If we are not kind to them, if we do not show love to them, they will lose hope . . . and I don't want that to happen to these children."
The atmosphere in the boys' home is that of a big family, with many "uncles," "aunts" and "brothers" to learn from, play with and cherish. Children who are sullen or dejected when they arrive at the boys' home soon learn to laugh again through the love shown to them day after day. Jishan quickly recognized this genuine love.
Once, when Jishan experienced trouble with his legs and became weak and tired due to illness, the staff ladies cared for him and served him in many ways. They provided medicine for him and even massaged his weak legs.
"I will never forget the way they have cared and loved me," Jishan said. "They have served me more than a mother would do to her children."
Positive Role Models for Life
Jishan, now 16 years old, is a testimony of the love and encouragement the Gospel for Asia-supported staff pour out for the children at this children's home. Their lives demonstrate gentle yet strong character, and Jishan values their direction and counsel.
"Had that sister not come to the railway station and not met me that day," Jishan shared, "my life would have totally changed. I would have become very bad and rogue. If I had not met that sister, I would have been into criminal activities, drinking, consuming drugs, maybe stealing, even murdering. Who knows?
"One of the reasons I like the staff here at [the boys' home]," Jishan continued, "is because even if I do [make a] mistake, they correct me . . . and I don't feel bad when they scold me because I know that they are trying to correct me. They are trying to teach me what's right and what's not right. . . . I know they do it out of love and concern to make my future and my life [better]. I am very grateful and thankful to them."
Jishan might be miles apart from his biological family, yet he has joy in his heart because of the love showered upon him in Jesus' name.
Through the kindness and care Jishan received at the Gospel for Asia-supported children's home, his ambition changed from simply finding some food to fill his stomach to becoming a cricket player and completing his education. What's more, God's love has been demonstrated in ways Jishan will remember the rest of his life.
With many peaceful blessings
Christian Solidarity Worlwide
The eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:18
This week, we're delighted to share some good news! It's always a pleasure to be able to share positive developments with you: I hope that you're as encouraged by this news as we are!
Our first bit of good news is about about Pastor Nadarkhani, who was arrested along with his wife, Tina Pasandide Nadarkhani, and fellow church member Yasser Mosayebzadeh on 13 May during a raid on his home. Two other people, Saheb Fadaie and Mohammadreza Omidi, were also arrested. We're pleased to report that Pastor Nadarkhani and his wife were released immediately and Yasser Mosayebzadeh and Sahed Fadaie were released after making excessive bail payments.
However, judges had initially refused to accept Mr Omidi's bail payment, saying that he faced additional charges. He was eventually released on 7 June and informed he would be "summoned again."
Staying with Iran, we also have an update on Maryam Naghash Zargaran an Iranian Christian woman who is serving a four-year prison sentence. Maryam has severe health problems that were made worse by her time in prison – we're relieved to tell you that she's been released on furlough for treatment.
Finally, we are pleased to report that the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea (COIE) has determined that crimes against humanity have been committed in a "widespread and systematic manner" by Eritrean officials since 1991; and is urging a swift international response to bring an end to these violations and to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice. Together with our partner Human Rights Concern-Eritrea (HRCE), CSW campaigned for the creation of the COIE and the extension of its mandate to include an investigation into crimes against humanity.
We have also been working to bring the human rights violations in Eritrea to the attention of the world for many years, so this verdict is a fantastic answer to prayer!
As usual, you can find your digital edition of this week's Prayer Diary below.
In summary, please pray:
- Thanking God for the release of Pastor Nadarkhani and Tina Pandide Nadarkhani and for the conditional release of Yasser Mosayebzadeh, Sahed Fadaie and Mohammadreza Omidi;
- That the Iranian authorities would drop all charges against Mr Mosayebzadeh, Mr Fadaie and Mr Omidi;
- For God's protection for Mr Omidi as he remains in prison;
- For Maryam Naghash Zargaran's health to improve;
Thanking God for the the COIE report of– and praying it would mark the beginning of effective international action to secure justice for victims of crimes against humanity.
Please join me in praying for all the millions of Christians throughout the world who are suffering great abuse and torture on a daily basis because they have faith and trust in the Lord our God.
Praise be the Lord
With many prayerful blessings
A Life of Hard Labour: A Pastor's Sentence
A life of hard labour: A pastor's sentence
Lim Hyeun-soo, a Korean-Canadian pastor from Toronto, has been sentenced to a life of hard labour for numerous charges – including attempting to overthrow the government and establish a religious state in North Korea.
"Pastors like Lim, who have seen so much of how North Korea treats its prisoners, cannot easily be released," said an Open Doors field worker. "I don't see Lim returning home anytime soon."
Pastor Lim, aged 60, has travelled to North Korea over 100 times to do humanitarian work. Though he was not involved in the country's underground churches, the harsh sentencing has come after several of months of crackdowns on Christians by the North Korean regime.
"A case like this does outrage the North Korean government," says the Open Doors field worker. "North Korean believers could be dealt with even more harshly if they are exposed."
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Conditions in the camps
Sources in North Korea have confirmed that, in the recent crackdowns, Christians have been murdered and others have been incarcerated in prisons and labour camps. In both detention facilities, people are starved, tortured and the death rate is extremely high.
"I was locked up for years," said a North Korean refugee. "I will never forget the prisoners who were too weak to continue their work. The guards would pick them up and put them on an automatic belt that threw them in a large oven while the prisoners were still alive."
Christianity in North Korea
Christianity is seen as a threat to the North Korean regime: they believe Christians spy for the enemy, meet in secret and, at most, only give lip service to the North Korean government. Such disloyalty deserves severe punishment.
Despite this tragic arrest and others, the church has survived almost 70 years of severe persecution. Between 200,000 and 400,000 Christians still secretly profess their faith.
If you receive the Open Doors Magazine, please look out for some inspiring letters written by North Korean pastors in the next mailing.
For more information about Open Doors and the many Christians who are being persecuted in many countries throughout the world please go to:-
Please join me in praying that our Father God blesses mightily all the Christians who are being persecuted for their faith in Him and to give them the strength to endure all the atrocities perpetrated against them.
In Jesus name
Responding to the Islamic State
Even in the face of the fiercest attacks, the church in Syria has continued to stand. Robert, Open Doors co-ordinator for Syria and Iraq, says: "We observe a new development best described as an 'internally displaced church'. Every now and then we discover complete parishes adrift. Islamic State confiscated their church building, demolished their valuables, and burned their Bibles.
"Despite this, the priest and his deacons continue holding services. Functions are fulfilled and prayers ascend to God. All tangible elements of the church have disappeared, yet the church as the Body of Christ still functions."
The church is a vital lifeline for thousands of people in Syria. Pastor Samuel says: "If we did not help the suffering families who have no income, how would they survive? Who would help if the church doesn't help?"
Open Doors is providing food and other essential items to almost 10,000 families – around 50,000 people – every month through local partners like Pastor Samuel. This is only possible thanks to the faithful prayers and generosity of people like you. A gift of £71 today can provide an emergency food parcel to feed a family of five in Syria for a month.
|With many thanks for your prayers.
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Polypipe Ventilation has been recognised at the Housebuilder Product Awards every year since 2013, winning the Best Services Product award in 2013 with its Silavent Green Line HRX Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) range and achieving Highly Commended status in 2014 with the Domus Thermal duct insulation solution.
Neil Tilsley, Managing Director of Polypipe Ventilation, commented, "We are thrilled to have been recognised at these prestigious awards for the third year in a row, and to achieve first place in the Best Services Product category for the second time. These achievements are testament to the company's dedication to developing truly innovative, specifiable solutions which not only deliver high performance and energy efficiency, but also really push the boundaries of design to enable simpler design as well as quicker, straightforward and hassle-free installation to benefit both housebuilders and homeowners."
Domus Radial is specifically designed for use with whole house centralised ventilation appliances, including Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) and Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV) systems. The system was first introduced by Polypipe Ventilation as a versatile alternative to traditional branch-based ducting systems, however after being tested by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) for inclusion within the Product Characteristics Database (previously SAP Appendix Q), Domus Radial was not only found to be equivalent to traditional rigid ducting in smaller builds but actually to exceed the performance in properties with four or more wet rooms / kitchen.
The Domus Radial system has been designed to allow each room vent to be fixed directly to an inlet/outlet plenum with optional twin duct connections. The plenum is served by a single or tandem duct run which connects securely to a manifold, acting as an air distribution hub. The manifold is then directly linked to a centralised appliance – this being either a MVHR or MEV unit.
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I'm proud to say that I'd been living on a P4 machine with only 36GB hard disk and 512mb ram for 2 years of my civil service. I did request for a faster PC but I was always rejected by the same reason that there's no more machines around!?
Anyway it's a Windows XP and runs faster than my Dad's Windows Vista! I can run Photoshop and do small paintings but opening a 3D software(Maya) is like waiting for the tadpoles to become frogs.


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When I was busy churning over the years churning out loads and loads of books about AOL, Mac OS X and other subjects, my publishers and editors always clamored for tips, tricks and more tips.
So I probably spent a large portion of my research checking out the coolest tips I could find, and making sure they actually worked in precisely as described, and on at least several different Mac systems. You can't imagine how often I'd check something out, only to find that it wasn't accurately described, or just didn't work quite as advertised.
It was almost as if someone had a great theory that just didn't pan out in practice.
Now that we have a new operating system in place, those of you who lust after the greatest tips on the planet are now ready to see how far you can stretch the power into Leopard in ways that Apple never anticipated.
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Some workers were laid off as of last Friday, others showed up to work today to find notices on the door that the Best Buy or Future Shop location they worked at was now closed.
The Best Buy stores that are now closed or will close soon are:
- Queensborough
- Nanaimo
- Victoria
- Langford (Westshore Town Centre)
- South Surrey, British Columbia
- Lachenaie, British Columbia
- Sherbrooke (SmartCentres Sherbrooke), Quebec.
and the Future Shop stores:
- West Kelowna, British Columbia
- Montreal (Forum Entertainment Center), Quebec
- Laval (First Pro Ste-Dorothee), Quebec
- Winnipeg (Regent), Manitoba
- Calgary (Macleod), Alberta
- Ancaster, Barrie South, Ontario
- Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario
More store closures may follow as the company move to smaller concept stores in an effort to combat overhead as customers visit stores to try out items but shop online for cheaper deals.


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If you're looking for a last minute gift, nothing says "I think of you often", like a gift card. If that's not your thing, maybe sometime else from Engadget's list will help you out. They have things priced from $15 and up so you should be able to find something for just about anyone. I find myself wishing for something more in the $1,000 price range however. Still, there are some great ideas (and gift cards are always pretty handy too).
Amazon's Alexa updated Echo Dot speaker is an affordable way to help make a run-of-the-mill home smarter. The Dot is tiny and it doesn't have a very big speaker, but it fits in all of the microphone technology used in the larger model. That lets you to chat with Alexa and tap her thousands of skills from just about anywhere in a room.
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We have published the leaked images of the camera few days ago, the GX80 is the first camera in Panasonic camp that doesn't carry low-pass filter inside it, hence user will see fine details images even when viewed at 100%. Take a look at the full specification of the camera below
Panasonic GX80 Full Specification
– Sensor is effective 16 million pixels
– Low-pass-less (resolving power is 10% improvement)
– Ultrasonic Dust Reduction
– 5-axis camera shake correction (sensor shift method). Dual camera shake correction of the 2-axis camera shake correction in the lens
– Camera shake correction operation is also in the video
– Video is 4K / 30p 100Mbps. Full HD / 60p 28Mbps
– Recording time: when the rear monitor used in the 4K / 30p is about 80 minutes. EVF when using about 70 minutes
– Wi-Fi built-in
– EVF is 2.76 million dots. Magnification 1.39x (35mm equivalent 0.7x). Eye point is 17.5mm
– Eye sensor
– AF the contrast AF. DFD technology adoption
– 1728 zone multi-pattern metering (EV0-18)
– ISO200-25600 (extension ISO100)
– Shutter speed is 60 seconds -1/4000 seconds. Electronic shutter 1 sec -1/16000 seconds
– Synchro speed is 1/160 seconds
– In the camera RAW development
– LCD monitor three inches 1.04 million dots. Tilting. Touch panel
– Continuous (mechanical shutter): 8 frames / sec in the AFS, 6 frames / second in the AFC
– Continuous (electronic shutter): AFS at 10 frames / second, 6 frames second in the AFC
– The number of pictures on the 13 copies in RAW, more than 100 sheets in the JPEG (depending on the card speed and image size)
– 4K Photo mode, 4K burst, 4K pre-burst
– 4K post focus mode
– Built-in flash. Guide number 4.2 (ISO100)
– USB terminal. HDMI terminal (type D). External microphone terminal
– 290 sheets battery life in the time of monitor use. EVF 270 sheets at the time of use
– The size of 122 x 70.6 x 43.9mm
– It weighs 426 grams (SD card, with battery). 383 g (body only)
Panasonic GX80 is coming with excellent core specification, the camera will features 5-axis image stabilization and also supports DUAL IS (lens + sensor based IS system) and the image stabilization system also works in Video mode. Max 4k video recording time is also noticeable, you can record 80min 4K video without any break . The camera also arrived with DFD AF that will help you to lock AF in just 0.07 sec.
The camera will arrive on April 5, stay with us and we will update you as soon as we get any more information.


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