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Ok, so you know how the final stage of the Great Work is Projection, right? After you've made the Philosopher's Stone, you're not finished with the Great Work until you've taken the stone, ground it up or distilled it down, and then started using it to provide longevity, cure ills, and generally increase the purity of the world. That's the true goal of the Great Work: To Make the World a Better Place.
Personally, I think the The Stele of Jeu the Hieroglyphist sums up where we end up as we progress in the Work pretty well.
"I am the headless daimon with sight in my feet; I am the mighty one who possesses the immortal fire; I am the truth who hates the fact that unjust deeds are done in the world; I am the one who makes the lightning flash and the thunder roll. I am the one whose sweat falls upon the earth so that it can inseminate it; I am the one whose mouth burns completely; I am the one who begets and destroys; I am the Favor of the Aion; my name is a heart encircled by a serpent; come forth and follow."Now, many of you know I can't stand a lot of the parts of existence. I'm sure there are things you can't stand too. Some forms of hatred can be noble. The hatred of evil, like racism, torture, and tyranny. The hatred of ignorance. The hatred of the idiots we share the road with.
In the Stele, it's presented as hatred of the fact that unjust deeds are done in the world.
I just realized the path of the statement above traces a spiral on the Kircher Tree of Life. Starting at Immortal Fire in Tiphareth, the Sun, you then hit hatred of injustice in Geburah/Mars, thunder and lightning in Chesed/Jupiter, inseminating sweat in Netzach/Venus, the burning mouth of enflamed prayer and energetic communication in Hod/Mercury, the begetting and destroying or waxing and waning of Yesod/The Moon, and ending in the Favor (or Fortuna, Fate) of the Aion in Binah/Saturn. And then you've got the Heart encircled by a Serpent.
Interesting little things like that are neat. I don't know if it means anything, it's pure speculation and observation of possibly related things. Pretty cool though.
Anyway, everything's cracked. Look around, and there's a ton of shit to hate, plenty of opportunities to see things that could use improvement. Calvinsim, my favortie brand of Christianity, explains it all with the Total Corruption of the manifest world. I think that's pretty harsh, personally. I don't think all of existence fundamentally sucks. I've been high on a mountain in Colorado too many times to think existence itself is fundamentally flawed. It's just too beautiful to be basically broken.
But it needs to be managed better. Who among us hasn't thought, "If there is a God, he's fucked UP to create an existence like this!" I mean, all of us hit that point sooner or later. Those of us who do the Hermetic Work of getting through the spheres get a somewhat more useful understanding of the Fucked Up nature of existence. Shit's mostly fucked up because PEOPLE have forgotten Who they Are, Where they Came From, and Why They're Here. So no one is making sure things work out the way they're supposed to.
Humans are part of the hierarchy of entities who have a role to play in the manifestation of all that is. As we progress through the Spheres, receiving initiations and getting the powers of each integrated into our daily lives, we are able to see the process of manifestation and how things could work better. Being in the World, the realm of the Spiritus Mundi, we have an insight into the way things feel when they actually get here that the spirits of the higher planes don't necessarily have. We can finesse and finagle the final stages of the waxing and waning of manifestation here on Earth. We can do the Right Action at the Right Time to inseminate the world with our sweat, because we've seen the Visions of the Spheres, met the entities that manage manifestation, and can provide feedback from "in the field" to our co workers further "up" the chain of manifestation.
Our "Charge to the spirit" phase of conjuration is the part of the rites where we provide feedback from on the ground. A fully initiated, consciously aware human can be on the scene painting the target with the laser beam that guides the laser missle to the right target at the right time. We need finances, so we do a rite, but we tell the spirits not only what we want, in amounts, but how we want it to manifest because we can see it, we can feel it.
All those gifts we get in the spheres, the psychic powers to do remote viewing, or psychometry, all that stuff is there for a reason, and it's not entertainment. We're supposed to develop those things so we can participate in the creation of the world more fully. You scan an object to get more information in how to direct forces to fix the cracks where they appear. You use the favor of Kings to change political policies that are unjust. You use the health and longevity to accomplish long-term goals that take years to complete. Every gift or power received from your initiations into the spheres is given to you so that you can do your job. The results of the purification and transformation is a being, a human being who can coordinate the forces of the manifest and unmanifest realms to create a complete and better world.
That's what Projection is all about. You take the cracks, and project the Light into it and make it better, a cleaner, more just, more empowered, more harmonious version of what it was, closer to the Idea that spawned it.
Man's awareness of "shit that sucks" is a tool to be used, an indicator, the same way pain is an indicator that something's wrong with the bodies we live in while alive. Magicians end up with very acute senses of things that are right and wrong.
Which can suck terribly when you're not doing regular magic. I'm thinking now of Jow's recent post about sharpening the tools but not using them. He mentioned that irritation that builds up when you're always doing the maintenance, but you're not using the techs or forces you're conjuring up to do anything. We get angsty and irritable, bored and annoyed.
When you get those feelings, do what Jow did, recognize it for what it is and figure out something you should be doing. If you can't think of anything, here are some suggestions:
- Figure out what your major obstacles in life are. What's blocking your ability to accomplish your goals? Once you've got a list, ritually destroy them with a little gunpowder rite. KABOOM is a magic word.
- Do some strategic Sorcery. Figure out what you want, and then break it down into phases, and then into specific steps. Do the magic for each step, cover your bases, and see how it works out.
- Politics always offers good targets for working out injustices. Somewhere near you, right now, there is a corrupt official waiting to be exposed.
- Social causes: racism, gender/sexual orientation discrimination, bullying in general, there are all kinds of things you could focus on in the daily news.
For the more patient, compassionate, and wise among us (don't know how close I qualify on this, but... sigh, here it is anyway), there's also what I think of to myself as "Hermetic Counseling."
One of the things I've learned over the years of doing magic is that the insight I've gained through the Great Work makes other people's problems, and the solutions, pretty easy to figure out. I'm too emotionally attached to myself to regularly be able to solve my own issues, but when it comes to others, I'm spot on.
The Work provides us with not only the wisdom and insight to identify people's problems, but also access to the forces that manifest reality so we can change people's lives. Not everyone is called to be a magician, and those of us who are (who are also gifted with the ability to stand listening to other people's problems) are in a position where we can actually help people in more esoteric ways to have a better life.
This is not for everyone, and should come with lots of caveats, because really, most people aren't equipped to help others out until they've done some serious work on themselves. It takes years of Work and refinement to be able to help people, and to know when you can't, no matter what.
But we can conjure the Geniuses of the clients' natal charts and just ask them what's going on, we can bind the Evil Daimons who are bringing challenges to them, we can direct the ministries of the Spirits on behalf of those who need it. It's like the Sorcery for Hire stuff a lot of us already do, but it's more objective. We won't necessarily do only what the client asks, we'll also do what the spirits and our experiences and insights indicate needs to be done for them. We'll divine the true causes of their suffering, and take appropriate action on their behalf.
This particular effort comes with a lot of dangers, though. A lot of us (self included ) can be blind to our own ignorance, and with the best intentions in the world, completely fuck someone else up. If we lack the discipline to perform divinations regularly, to see past the dollar signs to the things that really need to be done, we're not ready to help others regularly. Offer sage advice, but include the warning that you could be wrong. Offer to do magic you think is right for the client, but don't just do it all willy-nilly. If you think something is good for someone, but also suspect they'd fail if they tried it out where they are right now, don't push them into it anyway with the assumption that the fires released that consume their lives will also refine them enough to take the next step on their own. Sometimes when people's lives are consumed in a refining fire, they just quit while their lives are still in ashes because they weren't ready to face the issues you've tried to deal with for them. You can seriously fuck some shit up.
But really, this is the kind of thing a magician is best equipped to do. Fill in the cracks. Make the world a better place. Help one another.
Jesus, it sounds so ... nice. And really, it is. For those who are more into magic to get rich, get ahead, or whatever, all I can say is that urge to acquire and advance is a really good thing, but I've personally found that the only way to consistently assuage that urge is to use your magic to make the world a better place. That includes getting rich and meeting your personal ambitions, because then you're in a better position to use your knowledge and skills effectively. Those who conjure spirits to get in good with local politicians and leaders will be in better positions to help communities struggling with poverty and crime. Those who conjure up their soul mate will have their emotional and sexual needs met, and have all that time they would otherwise spend pursuing gratification free to put to proper work.
And the Work we do is the most fulfilling thing we can do in life. It's pretty awesome.


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Most people spend the bulk of their time indoors. Unfortunately the air quality indoors is often of very poor quality. Pollutants build up in the stagnant indoor air. Building materials and cleaning supplies among various other materials give off toxic compounds into the stale air. This air pollution causes many ailments such as dizziness, headaches, nausea and irritations to the ear, eye, nose and throat. The stagnant air problem in a building is known as sick building syndrome.
There is an easy inexpensive way to clean some of the indoor air. Plants will purify air. Simply adding some potted plants to a room can reduce the amount of air pollution. Plants remove some of the pollutants from the air while they take in carbon dioxide. The plant then releases oxygen back into the room.
There are many kinds of plants that are easy to grow. Even if you do not have a green thumb these plants are hard to kill.
- The Garden Mum is inexpensive and available at any garden store. It removes many toxins from the air. When the plant is finished blooming it can be planted outdoors.
- Dracaena plants come in over 40 different types so you should be able to find one that fits into your home. They are foliage plants with long wide leaves which may be variegated with other color lines. Be wary of bringing this plant into your home if you have a dog or cat since the plant is toxic to them.
- Spider Plants are especially easy to grow. They grow flower shoots that grow into baby spider plants. These plants prefer indirect sunlight.
- Peace Lily is easy to grow and grows best in shady spaces. You want to keep the soil moist, but not over watered. The Peace Lily will flower in summer. Flowering plants will contribute some pollen to the air. They will produce a floral scent so you don't want too many plants or the scent may be too strong.
- Snake Plant also called Mother-In-Law's Tongue. These plants are almost impossible to kill. They need to be watered occasionally, like some sunlight and do better with drier conditions.
6. Aloe Vera is easy to grow. Its leaves have a clear liquid filled with vitamins and other compounds that may help heal wounds. If the harmful chemicals in the air become excessive the plant will display brown spots on its leaves.
7. Rubber Tree grows easily in cooler climates in dim light. This plant is very easy for a novice to grow.
8. Philodendron is also easy to care for and may last for many years. The plant likes some sunlight and should be watered moderately.
9. English Ivy is especially good at filtering the air. It is an adaptable easy to grow plant. The English Ivy likes to be in medium sunlight with a moderate temperature.
10. Golden Pothos is a beautiful simple plant which grows best in low sunlight and cool temperatures. It is lovely as a hanging plant.
All of the plants listed are easy to grow and will filter some of the pollutants from the air so it is cleaner and better for your health. There are many other plants which work very well indoors. Having plants in your environment will make you feel better and is an inexpensive way to purify some of the air and rid it of various toxins. Different types of plants work to reduce different types of toxins from the air.
If you have dogs or cats who live in your home make sure any plant you bring into your space is safe and not harmful to your pet.

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By Richard S. Dunham | Business Week
It instantly became part of American political legend: President Bush received a hefty 44% of the Hispanic vote on Nov. 2, up sharply from the 35% he garnered in 2000. Pundits credited the Latino surge to the GOP—as measured by two sets of media exit polls—for Bush's wins in such battleground states as Florida, New Mexico, and Nevada. Sounds impressive. But is it true?
Some Democrats and Hispanic activists say it's not. The William C. Velasquez Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, conducted its own exit polls, which found Bush winning 34% of the Latino vote—no better than four years ago. "Bad science is being used to misrepresent a community,'' says Robert Aguinaga, research director of the institute. Republicans who derided the media polls on Election Day—when they showed Democrat John Kerry running ahead of Bush—are now embracing them.
In fact, none of the polls appear to get the Latino vote right. BusinessWeek examined real election returns from 62 jurisdictions in 13 states—mostly places where Hispanics made up 75% to 95% of the population. The bottom line: Bush improved on his 2000 performance in 85% of these heavily Hispanic areas, undercutting Dems' claims that he didn't make inroads. But his gains averaged just three percentage points—far less than the nine-point gain Republicans have been trumpeting.
Given those relatively small gains, it seems unlikely that Bush could have jumped to 44% of the national Hispanic vote. The President polled just 16% in Philadelphia's overwhelmingly Hispanic 7th Ward, and he took just 12% of the vote in Chicago's 22nd Ward, which is 91% Latino. He did better in suburban areas but usually scored in the low 40s. Bush's greatest appeal was to rural Hispanics: He took 50% or more of the vote in several heavily Latino counties in South Texas and averaged 41% in the counties along the U.S.-Mexico border. And he carried a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida, although his percentage declined in Cuban-American precincts in Little Havana and Hialeah.
Missing Conservatives
Where did the dueling exit polls go wrong? Velasquez Institute statisticians say the media polls interviewed too many suburbanites. And Democratic pollster Sergio Bendixen posits that the institute focused too much on the barrios. The researchers defend their methodology. "We stand behind the [44%] number,'' says Warren J. Mitofsky, who performed one of the widely quoted exit polls for the big-media National Elections Pool. Furthermore, Mitofsky suggests that the BusinessWeek study—which included a cross-section of Hispanic locations, from the inner cities of the North to the rural Southwest, from suburbs to the farm belts of Washington state and Kansas—missed conservative Hispanics living in predominantly Anglo areas.
Bush advisers say privately they don't believe the President reached 44% of the Latino vote. But that's not stopping them from trying to build on the momentum generated by the post-election buzz. Bush has moved quickly to consolidate any gains among Hispanics.
The message from BusinessWeek's numbers is sobering for Democrats. The party is counting on Hispanic population growth to carry it back to power. But the Dems have lost ground among Latinos in each election since Bill Clinton won 72% in 1996. To turn things around, Democrats will have to do more than attack exit pollsters.
On November 23, 2004, waldo Parravicini wrote:
On November 23, 2004, I-taoist wrote:
The one estimate I saw on Cuban-American voting reported a 32% vote for John Kerry in Florida, which was significantly higher than for Al Gore in 2000. So it appears Mr. Bush' draconian measures against Cuba and Cuban families did work to his disadvantage in the Cuban-American community.
It seems to this humble observer of the national scene that the mayor of San Francisco, and the Massachusetts Supreme Court did more for Mr. Bush than anyone, or anything else, probably tipping the election in his favor. In the attempt to give societal validation to homosexual marriage they spurred hundreds of thousands, if not millions of traditionalists to the polls, each one voting for George Bush, and against the libertine platform of the Democratic party. Hispanic culture is above all else religiously conservative and generally very strongly attached to family and the Catholic church. Given the circumstance, is it any wonder that Mr. Bush received a strong vote in this community? Even if one discounts the three million plus plurality that Mr. Bush received, the electoral college count swung on Ohio, one of eleven states that overwhelmingly passed a defense of marriage act.
On November 23, 2004, Jesus Perez wrote:
I-taoist, Your analysis of the election results is right on the money. Without a doubt the Mass. Supreme Court and the Mayor of San Francisco turned out to be Mr. Bush' ace in the hole.


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Recognizing Celiac Disease is a tool to be used by people with celiac disease, the health professional, or both together to achieve optimal health. It is meant to be used before, during and after diagnosis.
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Recognizing Celiac Disease lists health issues stemming from celiac disease and the nutrient deficiencies that must be corrected to manage these health issues. It provides a reference to uncover health problems that develop after diagnosis which are related to the effects of celiac disease.
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These sections are meant to be read in their entirety.
Chapter 1 Explains GLUTEN, GLUTEN sources in food, how GLUTEN triggers harmful reactions in the body and the difference between CELIAC DISEASE and GLUTEN SENSITIVITY.
Chapter 2 gives a concise yet comprehensive overview of celiac disease including background, prevalence, pathophysiology (how it alters normal body processes), symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. It also includes which vitamins/minerals to test for at diagnosis.
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The Appendices teach the 3-Step Process for successfully beginning and maintaining the GLUTEN-FREE DIET, list unsafe foods and ingredients, and break down food types to distinguish which foods and ingredients are commonly allowed and not allowed on a GLUTEN-FREE DIET.
Part 2 Health Manifestations of Celiac Disease (Page 57 – 260)
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Section A contains charts that detail the nutrient deficiencies GLUTEN causes, symptoms, research study findings & case reports, response to GLUTEN-FREE DIET, and lists of foods with the highest sources of each nutrient for the purpose of building a diet that meets individual needs.
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1. Review nutrient deficiencies and their symptoms to identify deficits that are present at diagnosis and those that persist or arise after starting a gluten free diet.
2. Search Section B charts to identify health issues caused by nutrient deficiencies.
3. Incorporate dietary sources listed under individual nutrient deficiency into the diet and determine whether nutrient supplementation is necessary.
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Section B Contains charts of over 300 health problems caused by GLUTEN, symptoms, prevalence, description, causes including nutritional deficiencies and whether they respond to the GLUTEN-FREE DIET.
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2. If a deficient nutrient is listed as cause, refer to Section A charts for dietary sources to incorporate into diet and determine whether nutrient supplementation is necessary.
3. For manifestations not caused by nutrient deficiencies, which do not resolve by the elimination of gluten, implement appropriate medical treatment.


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How Are We Baptized In The Holy Spirit?
by Annagail Lynes
11/09/2007 / Christian Living
How are we baptized in the Holy Spirit?
First, let's look at where this is found in the Bible. Jesus, before ascending into Heaven, instructed His disciples to wait in the Upper Room until the Holy Spirit came (Acts 1:4).
They waited and waited. Probably wondering, after such a long wait, if He was ever coming. Maybe they formed committees--those for and against staying. They may even have debated the issue.
When they came in agreement, gelled in unity, the Holy Spirit arrived and endued them with the power of the Spirit like a mighty, rushing wind. (Acts 2:1-2).
Before the Holy Spirit filled him, Peter had been fearful. When he walked on the water, he feared drowning (Matthew 14:29-30). He feared for his life when people asked him if he knew Jesus, the man who would be crucified (Mark 14:67-72).
After being filled, Peter preached with boldness (Acts 4:8-13). He and the other disciples, through the Holy Spirit, started churches--groups of Believers who came together to hear the Word preached (Acts 2:47).
There is much controversy over the baptism of the Holy Spirit because of the evidence of speaking in tongues. This is one of the hot button issues that has divided the church as well as healing, prosperity and women in ministry.
What is the role of the Holy Spirit?
After Jesus ascended into Heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to us. He is our Helper. Our Comforter (John 14:26). Our Counselor (John 14:16 AMP). He is our Ultimate Life Coach.
If we let Him, He will guide us and direct our steps (Psalm 37:23, Isaiah 42:16). He will speak to us of witty inventions (Proverbs 8:12), give us creative ideas, teach us to prosper (Isaiah 48:17). All so that we can be a blessing to others to further the Kingdom of God (Genesis 12:2).
Why is there a controversy concerning speaking in tongues? I suspect it stems from being afraid of the unknown.
Many people confuse the gift of tongues--speaking in front of the congregation and giving a message that must be interpreted (I Corinthians 12:10)--with the evidence of speaking in tongues, which is available to all (I Corinithians 14:1-2).
The latter, personal tongues, is for the purpose of edification and interceding for others and situations (I Corinthians 14:4).
Others believe this is only a gift for the disciples and those in the early church and is not available, nor is it relevant, for the Body of Christ today.
In our society, we have violence--shootings, murder and stabbings. We have sexual messages on the television and in the movies. We even have drugs and alcohol being offered to us. This is a time when praying God's perfect will is to our advantage.
Praying God's perfect will is exactly what we are doing when we are speaking in tongues. It is a secret language between God and us. When we don't know how to pray, we pray in tongues (Romans 8:26).
When we pray this way, the Holy Spirit prays through us. As He does, He prays the perfect will of God. It is the only way we can pray God's perfect will in every situation.
Praying in the Spirit, or in our prayer language, we have nothing to fear. We are praying through to the other side of the problem. Things have to change in our lives when we pray God's perfect will. No ands, ifs or buts. We are praying that His will be done in our lives instead of ours.
Why must we be filled with the Holy Spirit, or baptized, as some say? Because the Bible commands it.
Much power comes in our lives when we are filled with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is able to guide us, direct us and do through us what we cannot do through ourselves.
Can we be filled with the Spirit and not speak in tongues? Yes because we choose not to open our mouth and use them. There is no such thing as being filled with the Spirit half way. We are either filled or not. The choice is ours.
So how do we become baptized in the Spirit? We do the same thing we did to become saved. We make a decision that we want to be filled.
We believe in our heart that we can be filled and ask God to fill us with His Spirit...and believe that He has. The evidence of speaking in tongues might not manifest right away, but wait on it.
I heard Creflo Dollar once say that if we pray one hour a day in tongues that things have got to change in our lives. They cannot stay the same. Why? Because we are praying the perfect will of God.
We bypass our mind when we pray in tongues because we do not understand what we are praying.
When we pray in English, or whatever language it is that we speak, we can decide whether to agree with what we are praying. We can doubt it or reason it out.
If we don't know what we are praying though, it becomes increasingly difficult to disagree with it.
It is our spirit praying to God. A holy conversation that we have the privilege of being part of.
If we want real power in our life, we need to be filled with the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
We should ask God to lead us into the truth regarding speaking in tongues. And He will. What we do with the information we receive is up to us.
Annagail Lynes is a pharmacy technician, certified life coach and ordained minister. She is helping people move forward after trauma by helping them discover their purpose. Follow her blog at 316counseling.com
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Creating content daily doesn't mean taking photos daily. Setting aside a week once or twice a year to focus on taking a stockpile of photos around the school is a great start. I suggest using a photo storage system that allows you to add multiple tags to to each photo to be able to find an appropriate photo quickly. Adding text to an image to add context and highlight one key message can be a good way to recycle images and to create instant connections. This will allow you to focus your creative design efforts on creating graphics for complex concepts and bigger picture campaigns.


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League Welcomes NJ Delegation Support of U.S. House ADA Letter
U.S. Rep's Leonard Lance (R-7), Frank LoBiondo (R-2), Tom MacArthur (R-3) and Bill Pascrell (D-9) signed on to the Budd-Correa colleague letter to Attorney General Jefferson Sessions regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Web site accessibility guidelines.
The letter, assembled by Rep's Ted Budd (R-NC) and Lou Correa (D-CA), asks the U.S. Department of Justice to provide guidance and clarity with regard to Web site accessibility under the ADA.
The NJCUL asked members of New Jersey's Congressional delegation for support because several credit unions received the demand letters from a California-based trial attorney.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman added her signature to a similar letter last October.


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Except for a couple of rainy days or Shabbos, this past two weeks I've gone kayaking every day. I'm trying to make the most out of September, because in Maine it's the nicest month of the year. True, the fall colors aren't yet putting on their show. Even so, the daytime weather is warm like August, but the nights are cold and crisp. The skies are brilliant blue; the sun is lower but shines cheerfully. Blackflies, deerflies, mosquitoes and midges have all died out until next Spring, which means conditions are perfect for outdoor activities: hiking, boating, fishing, gardening. It's summer's last hurrah, without the tourists or "summer people" who have seasonal camps (cabins and cottages). This is "real" Maine.
While my arms aren't any less flabby, I don't think I am imagining it: my arms feel stronger. I also walk 2 – 4 miles daily, and I try to bicycle up and down a few hills for 30 minutes each day, too. My blood pressure is lower, and deep breaths no longer hurt. I am still fat, but I feel pretty good!
My husband has been out of town for the past 2 weeks, working at his company's Massachusetts office, so I've had plenty of time to do stuff – – or nothing. I decided to surprise him and do the brushcutting on our property, as the woods are constantly encroaching onto the driveway and into the orchard.
A few weeks ago we bought a Stihl brushcutter. This is not some little string grass trimmer you buy at Sears or Home Depot. This is the machine that pros use. It oozes power, it weighs about 15 lbs, and it has a nasty looking carbon blade that can make quick work of bushes, brambles, and saplings. It's a gawky thing, not at all evenly weighted, so to avoid being a back-killer it comes with bicycle handles and a shoulder strap to help redistribute its weight. There are several steps to getting it started – – I suppose a man would call them a starter, a choke, etc, but to me it's "thingamajiggy" and "whatchamacallit." You also have to mix a small vial of oil into one gallon of gas for it to operate properly. In other words, my Stihl brushcutter is the Real Deal. It's not for wimps. But people in Maine are rugged. I am a Maine Woman, after all.
The nice man at the store must have explained how to work the Stihl brushcutter three times, but I'm not good at sequencing, so I just nodded my head and looked confident. I'm sure he saw right through my act. He told me that that I could come back anytime if I had any questions. I'm sure he thought he'd never see the end of me.
But my strategy was different. "I'll just let my husband use it," I thought to myself, and I put any further notions of operation aside.
So one Sunday my husband used the brushcutter. It took practice to get the back-and-forth motion right, and to do the job smoothly. He missed a lot of patches. But at least he did it. Well, some of it. There are only so many hours in the day.
So when he was called away to his work in Massachusetts, I realized that the job of woods-clearing was not going to get done unless I did it myself. I thought it would be a nice anniversary present (34 years!) for him to not have to finish this chore himself. I tried reading the manual and practically had a panic attack. I put it aside, and tried to forget about it, but that creeping woodland was looming.
Today I decided it was now or never.
First I got dressed. When you use a brushcutter, vines, leaves, thorns, and wood go flying. Obviously I was going to wear safety goggles, but I also put on knee-high work boots, long sleeves, thick leather work gloves, hearing protection (against the noise) and farmers overalls. You heard that right. Bib overalls. You know – – the kind of denim overalls farmers wear. (Train engineers used to wear a striped version, and carpenters wear them in white). They may not be available at your local WalMart, but they are available at the WalMart near where I live. I wasn't worried about tznius (dressing modestly according to Orthodox custom) because the only living thing that could see me was a chipmunk, who fled for its life. I wanted as much of my body protected as possible. (I did cover my hair with a scarf, though.)
Let me interject by saying that while it has been a good many years since I've worn slacks, I have always dressed comfortably ("like a shlump," my mother a'h, who was always immaculately dressed and groomed, would say). My "uniform" is a denim skirt and for me, it's pure torture to dress up in a fancy Shabbos dress or a suit. I haven't worn pantyhose in 20 years. So the overalls weren't all that awkward.
But back to the brushcutter: after finding the right opening, I filled the brushcutter with the oil and gas mixture. I pressed the thingamajiggy and then tried the pull starter, but nothing happened, so I turned the whatchamacallit and pressed the thingamajiggy again and pulled the starter and Vroom! The brushcutter sprang to life in a most ferocious way. Depressing yet another button, which made the blade turn, I started hacking and whacking. Even with the bicycle handles and the shoulder strap, the brushcutter was a back-strainer, but that could also be because I was very tense and was repeating to myself, "I don't want to die. I don't want to die."
Soon I got into the rhythm of it, although it was admittedly tough going. I didn't find all that horsepower thrilling – – at the risk of sounding chauvinistic, I think that's a guy thing. But the brushcutter did get the job done, and it sure was a lot less labor-intensive than pulling weeds and digging up roots. By now the sun was beating down, and all those layers of protective clothing meant I was schmaltzing. Even though the brushcutter has an anti-vibration feature, despite the upper-arm workout from kayaking, my not-so-buff biceps were starting to feel like jelly. I made a few more swipes at the woods and decided to call it a day.
I came inside and took off my scarf. I was so hot that my short hair stuck flat to my scalp. My face was beet red. I was sweating – – not perspiring, but really sweating, in a manly sort of way. I took a look in the mirror: Eek! I didn't recognize the person I saw there. I looked like our exuberant Town Clerk – who is a very nice lady who happens to be gay and very butch.
No, I did not take a picture of myself.
I quickly got out of the overalls, ran to the shower, toweled off and put on a skirt.
Happy Anniversary, dear Husband. Next year I'm baking you cookies.


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Liew denies DAP asked Kluang traders to move 10 years ago (extracts):
PETALING JAYA: Liew Chin Tong has denied claims by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Razali Ibrahim that DAP had asked for Kluang bazaar traders to move to another location 10 years ago.
Referring to a report on FMT earlier today, where Razali blamed the opposition party for having been the source of frustration of some traders in the Kluang Ramadan Bazaar, which resulted in a minor altercation on Saturday, Liew said the allegations were not true.
"In 2007, the opposition party did not have any state assemblyman in that area or in Johor, for that matter.
"We did not try to evict anyone, as it was not in our authority to do any such thing. The DAP never asked for them to move, and I have even asked around and confirmed this matter," Liew said in response to Razali's accusations.


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Kulture Klub 2014
A different sort of blog post here I guess. This is about something my really great friend Chris Madden and I have been up to this year. We've called it Kulture Club.
Kulture Klub?
An idea out of a discussion about stuff we love…films, music, books….hatched at a party last New Year's Eve. What could be simpler? We love sharing the things that get us going and we love getting presents. Thus, Kulture Klub was born.
In fact, Chris ordered his first KK for Hywel about 20 minutes after that conversation.
And that neatly sums up KK: spontaneous acts of sharing, generosity and discussion about stuff we love.
This blog tries to capture the essence of what we shared this year. In the spirit of the season, we hope this inspires you to perhaps hook up with a friend and participate in what originally began as a chat about random acts of kindness.
@chrismadden_65 speaks…….
Here's my Kulture Klub 2014 list for Hywel;
January: The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds – John Higgs (book)
I'd read this the previous week and was blown away by John Higgs' matrix of synchronicity that binds one of my favourite writers (Robert Anton Wilson), favourite artists (Bill Drummond) and synch/psych wizard Carl Jung. A hairbrained adventure that may/may not be just what you are looking for…
February: Being There- Wilco (CD)
During the conversation that KK was borne of, Hywel and I had discussed 'Americana' and this long player which, in my humble opinion, is one of the said genre's cornerstones. Bruised, battered and rockin' in equal measure.
March: Louie Season 1 (DVD)
This was a beautiful revelation last year when it aired on FX and a fine example of how creative control offers great richness. There are no plots (though there are story arcs), but there is a gorgeous existential pathos that I really wanted to share with Hywel.
April: Falling and Laughing: The Restoration of Edwyn Collins- Grace Maxwell (book)
I read this on the train, often on the way to collaborate with clients who are managing life beyond substance and alcohol misuse. What an uplifting companion…Edywn Collins (a song writing hero of both Orange Juice and in his own right) suffered two devastating brain haemorrhages in 2005. This is told from the perspective of his partner Grace Maxwell. It is harrowing, inspiring and an incredible treatise of the depth of human love and connection. I praise you Grace Maxwell and Edwyn Collins (I'd also like to recommend the film 'The Possibilities are Endless')
May: Freddie and Me- Mike Dawson (Graphic Novel)
Everyone loves Freddie….I know Hywel definitely does, we've spent a fair few pissed nights prancing round his living room with Queen at Live Aid on repeat. This is an ACE rites of passage story about the bitter sweetness of growing up with music in your life.
June: Chocolate and Cheese – Ween (CD)
There are many things connect Hywel and I, a deep love of music and laughter (typically about the darker side of life). Ween are one of my favoutire bands; swerving through a myriad of styles with twisted, deranged lyrics. Hywel's comment "That CD you sent…..it's bonkers". Job done.
July: Nod- Adrian Barnes (book)
Speaking of bonkers….I haven't read a lot of fiction over the last couple of years (my head has been in academic psychotherapy mode) but there are two books that have really stayed with me; 'Stoner' by John Williams which I bought Hywel last Christmas and this utterly deranged tale of what might happen if 99% of the human population lost the ability to sleep. Our families shared a lovely holiday together this summer and it was a proper joy to peer over at Mr. Roberts on his lounger, laughing out loud and saying 'Nuclear warhead'.
August: Head On/Repossessed- Julian Cope (book)
On that same holiday, I was reading 'one three two', Julian Cope's first novel, and we talked a bit about the Archdrude's significant gifts to culture. This fine pair of autobiogs are a great starting place.
September: The Best of Big Star (CD)
The conversation went something like 'What? You've never heard Big Star? But you love teenage fanclub, you must have?' This is a no brainer for any record collection (I say record collection…. I bought it on CD). The template for a musical generation and something I really wanted Hywel to know. Are Vest and Pants doing 'September Gurls' yet?
October: TV Go Home (book)
My introduction to the genius of Charlie Brooker, a demented alternative reality Radio Times. The genius is in the details and if 'Monkey Tennis' is your thing, then this is your thing too. Proper toilet reading (and it now resides in the Roberts' downstairs loo).
November: Weld – Neil Young (CD)
Every home needs Neil Young. Hywel's got a good Neil collection but little of the electric magic of Neil with Crazy Horse. We went to see them last year, in Birmingham, we had our scalps removed and Neil dabbled with our neural circuitry. This is a double cd dosage of such a night….and I hope you are playing it loudly, in your car, on the way to schools.
December: Mistaken for Strangers (DVD)
And so we reach a year anniversary of Kulture Klub. Hywel's brilliant to share with; his taste is exquisite and the many gifts he has shared with me have been a revelation and joy. He's a bugger to buy DVDs for though! I really wanted to send him 'Bad Boy Bubby'- "Got it, not watched it". We'll be watching that together this Christmas alongside our annual viewing of 'Rare Exports' with the kids. I knew he hadn't seen this; an 'is it/isn't it' exploration of sibling psyche through the touring backdrop of 'The National' band. Dipped in pathos.
@hywel_roberts speaks…….
January: Southern Comfort (1980) (DVD) This is one of my favourite movies. I first saw the opening of it on Channel Four when the channel began broadcasting in the early eighties. I was immediately struck by Ry Cooder's haunting score. I finally caught the whole movie when I rented it on video instead of revising for my 'O' levels in 1987. It's brutal, violent and unforgettable. There is an original cinema poster for the movie on the wall of our dining room and it's often cropped up in conversation with Chris and I. So, with Kulture Klub kicking off, this was an obvious choice.
February: Film Music by Maurice Jarre (CD) I am passionate about music and my love of film music springs from my time playing the double bass in a children's orchestra. It was always the case that film music on vinyl would always be the first to go cheap in the sales so my collection grew very quickly. Among my favourite soundtracks are the music to 'Dead Poets Society' and 'Witness', all penned by formidable composer Maurice Jarre.
March: Dead Man's Shoes graphic novel The film is a stunner. The comic book is unusual, beautiful and, like the movie, harrowingly captures the desperately sad narrative. Chris knows his cinema and I knew he would like this.
April: Headhunters (2011) (DVD) This film version of Jo Nesbo's bestseller was a complete surprise to me and I wanted to share it with Chris immediately!!
May: Frankenstein/The Bride of Frankenstein (1931/32) (DVD) We didn't get a video player in our house until about 1986. I am obsessed with horror movies so totally missed the video nasty debacle. My antidote to this was to immerse myself in horror movie history. I read and read all about the Universal days of Lon Chaney Jr, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. These two films sum up those days and resonate massively with me. I know Chris was surprised by this gift and, in the spirit of KK, he knows they must be important.
June: Steve Martin Collection featuring The Jerk (1979) (DVD) I saw The Jerk on BBC2 when I was a teenager and completely fell in love with Steve Martin. The film is slapstick, crazy and funny. He was our generations Jim Carey, but funnier.
July: Ennio Morricone Collection (CD) Another great film composer whose soundtrack to Roland Joffe's The Mission was a game changer for me when I first heard it in 1986. You may know him for his iconic music to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. This is a neat little collection that I hoped Chris would love as much as I do!
August: From Scotland With Love (2014) (DVD) King Creosote are my favourite band – and really just one bloke: KennyAnderson. This is a brilliant BBC4 documentary to which they provide the soundtrack. It is a completely beautiful aural testament to a wonderful country, culture and its people.
September: Room 237 (2012) (DVD) A proper geek documentary based on the myths and legends surrounding Stanley Kubrick's shooting of The Shining. I know Chris buzzes on this kind of thing!
October: Guardians of the Galaxy – Awesome Mix Tape Volume 1 (CD) This is a fantastic soundtrack of cheesy 70s/80s music. It's a great little throwback to the majesty of the mixtape.
November: An Audience with Kevin Smith (DVD) Filmmaker extrovert. This is his live DVD I watched on the back of seeing the fantastic RED STATE. I knew this would be up Chris' street.
December: Tin Drum (1979) (Bluray) On realising Chris has a bluray player I picked this up for him. A historical epic told through the eyes of a child who refuses to grow up. Sublime. I'm a real fan of the label (going well geeky now!) Arrow who have released some great cult items, hidden gems and subversive cinema over the last couple of years.
What next then? Well, why not do it yourself?
Start a cultural revolution with a mate.
Chris: Hywel, Thank you for a wonderful year of Kulture Klub, it's been a joyous blast. Are we doing it again in 2015?
Hywel: Absolutely Chris. I've loved doing this. I'll try and buy you more books next year! A nicesurprise every month. What's not to like??? Here's to 2015!
All the best to everyone over the holiday season!


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MCEA Blog
MCEA Staff blog regularly about current environmental issues and how they relate to MCEA's work.
By Jim Erkel - MCEA Attorney & Director, Land Use & Transportation Program
In MCEA's land use and development program, I argue for policy platforms and funding mechanisms that will support more compact and mixed-use forms of development and a transit system that will allow residents to access all of the social, economic, and environmental assets the region affords. The strategies MCEA supports will improve the air we breathe and the water we drink, protect our region's remaining natural areas, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and make the region more resilient as it confronts the effects of a changing climate.
If properly implemented, the strategies will also help reduce the region's problem with some of the nation's worst racial disparities in housing, health, education, and employment. This summer, I'm planning to read two books that explore the role of the law in creating the kind of racial disparities the region confronts, assess how the disparities exacerbate economic inequalities, and consider solutions that will help make the economic engines that regions represent work for all of their residents.
Richard Rothstein's The Color of Law:
A Forgotten History of how Our Government Segregated America
This book catalogs the legal mechanisms that were used to establish and reinforce neighborhood segregation. In particular, it considers the use of racially restrictive covenants. In a recent report, MCEA assessed the role such covenants played in the history of intentional racism, economic neglect, and geographic isolation that still burdens the Near North neighborhoods of Minneapolis.
Richard Florida's The New Urban Crisis:
How Our Cities are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation,
and Failing the Middle Class – And What We Can Do About It
In previous books, Florida argued that human capital, particularly the creative class, would determine success in regional economic competition. Following the Great Recession, Florida saw that attracting and building the creative class was having the effect of worsening economic inequalities. He argues for a set of policies that will lead to an 'urbanism for all.' The solutions Florida sets out reflect many of the strategies MCEA supports such as transit access, local business opportunities, and neighborhood preservation. Working with its allies, MCEA helped to include these kinds of policy threads in the Saint Paul's Central Corridor Development Strategy.
I will probably run through several yellow highlighters when I read the books this summer so that I can come back to them for ideas and inspiration as MCEA moves forward in advocating for policies and funding that will advance regional equity the definition of which I take from a past summer's reading recommendation, a book by Manuel Pastor, Jr., Chris Benner, and Martha Matsuoka entitled This Could Be the Start of Something Big: How Social Movements for Regional Equity are Reshaping Metropolitan America –
"(R)egional equity means considering both people and place. A competitive and inclusive region is one in which members of all racial, ethnic, and income groups have opportunities to live and work in all parts of the region, have access to living wage jobs and are included in the mainstream of regional life. It is also one in which all neighborhoods are supported to be vibrant places with choices for affordable housing, good schools, access to open space, decent transit that connects people to jobs, and healthy and sustainable environments."
What are you reading this summer? Leave your suggestions in the comments below.
I'm sure that you've seen the news that President Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Accord. This action threatens U.S. leadership on global action to limit climate change, to be sure. We wanted to take a moment to share with you what MCEA will be doing in response.
Minnesota's position as a leader in clean energy is more critical than ever.
Minnesota's bipartisan Next Generation Energy Act has put us on a path to exceed the goal of generating 25% of our electricity through renewable sources by 2025. Ten years after this legislation was signed by Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty, 21% of Minnesota's electricity comes from renewable sources. We can do even more - and bipartisan legislation introduced this year would double that goal to 50% by 2030. We don't need to wait for leadership in D.C., we can take action right here in St. Paul. Governor Dayton's decision to join the U.S. Climate Alliance is a big symbolic step, and now we need to create the policy change to live up to that commitment.
Our work in Minnesota regulatory agencies is making a big difference over the long haul.
Besides working at the legislature, MCEA works on making renewable energy gains through our work at the Public Utilities Commission. We're constantly strategizing ways to reduce our carbon footprint here in Minnesota. We're working to ensure Minnesota factors the impact of climate change into energy decisions. We work to retire dirty coal plants, like the Sherco coal powered plants. It's not always glamorous, but it's making a big difference.
MCEA's ability to protect Minnesota's environment depends on you.
We need your support to push for clean energy and climate justice in Minnesota.
We appreciate your support, and together we'll keep working to ensure that Minnesota leads the way on responding to climate change.
May 2018
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09-21-2007 11:16 AM - edited 09-24-2007 12:21 PM
Switching between MSC and MTP modes
*Auto Detect = Plays For Sure = MTP
*Rhapsody Mode = Mass Storage Class/Device = MSC
Putting the Sansa E200/R into Recovery Mode
File Descriptions
"Load main image failed, switch to recovery mode"
This error, the most common reason for using Recovery Mode, happens when the firmware is corrupt. Corrupt firmware can not harm the Sansa. In addition, it is fairly easy to fix:
Sansa Freezes on "Refresh Database"
This problem has also been heard of, and usually occurs when an MP3 file is corrupt, and causes the database refresh to freeze. It also is fairly easy to fix:
What's special about the Sansa e200R Rhapsody?
The Sansa e200R Rhapsody is made to use every aspect of Rhapsody. Drag and drop tracks and albums from the Music Guide, playlists from Playlist Central, and even Rhapsody Channels to your player. With the appropriate membership, it's all yours to transfer and take with you, for no additional charge.*
Your Sansa e200R Rhapsody comes pre-loaded with a variety of playlists and Channels for you to try. If you like the songs, you can choose to add them to your device library and even purchase them. Don't like a track? Give it the ban rating ( ) and you'll never hear it again. When you connect your device to your computer while you're signed in to your Rhapsody account, the tracks in your Rhapsody Channels will be refreshed, your ratings will transfer to My Library, and anything you want to purchase will be added to your Purchase Bin ( ) in the Sources area.
Every Rhapsody track you add to your player comes with the album art and Music Info that you see in the Music Info area of the Rhapsody Player Controls. Access this and other information by pressing the Select button (the large round button in the middle of the thumbwheel) on your player while the track is playing.
The Sansa e200R Rhapsody lets you know when you need to reconnect to Rhapsody to refresh your licenses for the downloaded tracks you've transferred. Look for the colored dot beside the battery indicator at the bottom of your player's screen. You can also see your full subscription status information anytime by selecting Settings > Account on your device.
*Not all the music on Rhapsody is available for download and transfer. Some tracks may need to be purchased before they can be transferred.
Tell me about the tracks that are pre-loaded on my device.
A Sansa 200R Rhapsody comes with a variety of Rhapsody Channels and playlists, ready to play out of the box. Every time you connect your device to your computer while signed in to your Rhapsody account, your old Channel tracks are replaced with new ones. This is a great way to find new music.
The pre-loaded tracks take up space on your player just like other tracks. You can use Rhapsody to delete any Channels you don't like, or add more tracks to your device.
All of these tracks are "subscription" tracks--you must renew the track licenses for them at least once in any 30-day period. To renew track licenses, just connect your device to your Rhapsody account. If you do not connect your device to your account at least once per 30-day period, the tracks will eventually expire. (Expired track listings appear gray in color on your device. Expired tracks will not play until their licenses are renewed.)
How do Rhapsody Channels on my Sansa e200R Rhapsody work?
When you transfer a Rhapsody Channel to your Sansa e200R Rhapsody, you are transferring over three hours of music from that Channel's normal song list. Channels on your device play just like they do on Rhapsody - you can skip forward, but not back. Like the song you're hearing? You can add it to your device library or On the Go List, or even add it to your Purchase Bin ( ) in the Rhapsody Sources area.
Tip: you can add a song to your device library, purchase, or rate with just one button push. On your player, go to Settings>Press and Hold to choose what happens when you press and hold the Select button.
Every time you connect to Rhapsody, you get a fresh selection of tracks for each Channel, programmed by our talented editors. You can add any Rhapsody Channel to your device, including Artist Channels, Custom Channels, and My Rhapsody Channel.
You cannot add live, streaming radio stations to your Sansa e200R Rhapsody.
Note: See your Rhapsody e200R documentation for more information about your device, the device library, and the On the Go list.
Can I delete some or all of the Channels on my Sansa e200R Rhapsody?
Absolutely. It's simple to delete Channels from your player:
How do I know when to renew the subscription tracks on my player?
Your Sansa e200R Rhapsody will warn you when your subscription tracks (downloaded Rhapsody track that has been transferred to a portable player or device) (including Rhapsody Channels and Dynamic playlists) need to be renewed. (To renew your subscription tracks, simply connect your player to your computer while you are signed in to your Rhapsody account.)
There are two places on your player to check your subscription track status:
The Rhapsody Account screen will display:
Note: See your Rhapsody e200R documentation for more information about your device menus.
What is the MicroSD card, and how do I use it?
The MicroSD card is extra storage for your Sansa e200R Rhapsody
Your Sansa e200R Rhapsody comes with a MicroSD card slot that lets you use removable MicroSD cards to add memory to your player. You can manage your MicroSD card with Rhapsody as long as you insert the card before you connect your player. An inserted MicroSD card will appear in the Sources area.
What you can do with a MicroSD card and Rhapsody:
Note:Playlists and Rhapsody Channels cannot be transferred to MicroSD cards at this time.
Warning: You cannot "hot-swap" MicroSD cards. Always disconnect your player and allow it to finish restarting before switching cards, or data will be lost.
****** Please feel free to post your suggestions for FAQs below. Replies to this thread will be deleted and added to the current FAQ in order to maintain ease of use. Credit will be given to the poster of a FAQ that is added on to the current list. Please DO NOT post in this thread with any issues or concerns. Thank you in advance for your suggestions. ******
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When I was young, and attended Bible classes, I learned the value of forgiveness. I can still vividly recall the sensation when I realized that Jesus forgave my sins, many years ago, by His selfless death on the cross. I could not count all of the times I sinned. In God's eyes, I deserved nothing less than separation from His Holy presence … I deserved to be cast into the Lake of Fire. Justice must be blind. Yet, love found a way.
Two decades later, and I find myself constantly amazed by the lack of forgiveness in the world today. I would need several hands to count the number of people whom no longer talk to me because of a grudge held from an argument from years ago. Recently, I had someone tell me that my apology was acknowledged, but not accepted. And this message was delivered, with a straight, serious face, by another person. I asked the messenger how they felt by the attitude relayed in the message. He saw nothing wrong with it. After all, it's our right to forgive or not, right?
The Bible shows us an illustration of what happens when we do not forgive our brothers and sisters here on earth.
Matthew 18:21-35 (NIV)
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.[a] 23 "Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold[b] was brought to him. 25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt. 26 "At this the servant fell on his knees before him. 'Be patient with me,' he begged, 'and I will pay back everything.'27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28 "But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.[c] He grabbed him and began to choke him. 'Pay back what you owe me!' he demanded. 29 "His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.' 30 "But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 "Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. 33 Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' 34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 "This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart."
I do struggle with this myself, at times. I still feel pain from things done to me years ago by loved ones. Yet, this example from God's Word leaves little room for doubt. Through God, all things are possible, right? Let's work to forgive those around us, that we might experience God's full and wonderful forgiveness in our lives.<>


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Plenty of fun, food and drink to be had at Town's annual Open Day tomorrow
As always, our Open Day will play host to a number of exhibitors offering food, drink and plenty of activities for all ages attending.
We have the Suffolk Punch bringing ponies, a fire engine, a double decker bus, Greene King drink sampling, Segway taster sessions, face-painting and much, much more. Everything will take place on the fieldturf with the doors opening at 9.30am and running until 2pm.
Also, to celebrate our partnership with Aspall, the first 500 people to visit their stall will receive a free half-pint of their cider.
The opportunity to meet the first-team will commence at 10am as the squad will pose for photos and sign autographs with fans for an hour before training on the Portman Road pitch begins at 11.30am.
We will conclude the Open Day following the first-team training session with a mascot race on the main pitch with a host of different mascots including: Bluey, Go Ape Gorilla and Namco Pacman all taking part.
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I made a bunch of body blanks to practice new hair styles on. I used to sew each strand one by one by hand but what a time-consuming task that was, I also wasn't super happy with the result either. The first one has crazy, multi - textured hair like mine and is my favorite.
I have one more tomboy type hair to do then I'll start making dolls. The dolls won't be orange, I'm just using orange bodies for pattern making etc. I hope these dolls I'm going to make will find happy homes.


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On Monday, October 5, Faegre Baker Daniels partner Brian Paul will host a CLE event for the Indianapolis Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society featuring Kannon Shanmugam, partner at Williams & Connolly and head of the firm's appellate litigation practice. Kannon, who has argued 17 cases before the Supreme Court, will review the decisions of the most recent Supreme Court session and look forward to the cases that await future Court sessions. Brian will give an informal introduction prior to the presentation.
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Resource : Library goes mobile (integrating iPads)
A wonderful page of resources by the ALA:
Best practices: SharePoint for your library
The latest issue of Journal of Web Librarianship, Vol.4, Issues 2 & 3, 2010, gives 3 articles on how to use SharePoint for your library.
- Organizational and social factors in the adoption of Intranet 2.0: A case study/ by Kim, B.
- This article presents a case study of the intranet implementation and adoption process of a SharePoint intranet at a small academic library and investigates why the many Web 2.0 tools of the library intranet are currently underused. Staff interviews showed that common goals for an intranet, such as information dissemination, knowledge sharing, communication, and collaboration, are not necessarily easier to achieve when an intranet is equipped with Web 2.0 functionalities. The same level of thorough planning and organizational efforts required to make an intranet succeed before Web 2.0 is still necessary to realize the promise of Intranet 2.0
- This article presents a case study of the intranet implementation and adoption process of a SharePoint intranet at a small academic library and investigates why the many Web 2.0 tools of the library intranet are currently underused. Staff interviews showed that common goals for an intranet, such as information dissemination, knowledge sharing, communication, and collaboration, are not necessarily easier to achieve when an intranet is equipped with Web 2.0 functionalities. The same level of thorough planning and organizational efforts required to make an intranet succeed before Web 2.0 is still necessary to realize the promise of Intranet 2.0
- A point to share: Streamlining access services workflow through online collaboration, communication, and storage with Microsoft SharePoint/ by Diffin, J., Chirombo, F., Nangle, D., de Jong, M.
- This article explains how the document management team (circulation and interlibrary loan) at the University of Maryland University College implemented Microsoft's SharePoint product to create a central hub for online collaboration, communication, and storage. The team's previously adopted tools to improve internal operations had been adequate but not optimal. Also, a long-standing and overarching concern about the potential loss of some or all of the document management knowledge base existed. These reasons prompted the team to carefully examine SharePoint as a prospective tool. It was hoped that this early scrutiny would prove beneficial in the long run by avoiding a repeat of earlier technology implementations' shortcomings. The group quickly realized the software would not be a cure-all but felt the prospects were good that it would be useful and dependable. SharePoint was fully implemented with great success because of the team's careful consideration of collaboration, communication, and storage needs
- An unexpected ally: Using Microsoft's sharepoint to create a departmental intranet / by Dahl, D.
- In September 2008, the Albert S. Cook Library at Towson University implemented an intranet to support the various functions of the library's Reference Department. This intranet is called the RefPortal. After exploring open source options and other Web 2.0 tools, the department (under the guidance of the library technology coordinator) chose Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, a proprietary product, as their intranet platform. Various components of SharePoint fulfill the Reference Department's needs, which include recording reference transactions, publishing policies and procedures, and sharing pertinent information at the reference desk. Several lessons and best practices have emerged since the department's initial SharePoint implementation. A survey of reference staff indicates satisfaction with the RefPortal, but more training is needed for the portal to be used to its maximum potential.
Resource: Library technologies Guide
This website claims to be the place to visit if you want to know everything about Library automation, library software's vendors (US located) etc.
Web 2.0 tools are largely used among academic libraries
at least on the U.S., in U.K., Canada & Australia… according a new study.
The study covered the libraries of 277 universities. There was considerable variation in the use of Web 2.0 tools. It is found that 211 libraries (76.2%) had adopted at least one of the Web 2.0 tools, whereas 66 of them (23.8%) did not use any of the Web 2.0 tools.
Conclusion: Earlier libraries were places to visit and collect information; now, with the implementation of Web 2.0 tools, they have transformed into places which can be visited from remote locations with information being not only collected, but contributed, too.
Web 2.0 tools can take the services of libraries beyond their walls by connecting common individuals as consumers and contributors to libraries.
Academic libraries may reach a new generation of users who are not formal teachers and students of the institutions.
Thus, applications of Web 2.0 tools may bring change in the relationship between users and libraries by improving the involvement of users in the activities of libraries. (…)
The sophistication of the technology should not take precedence over its pedagogical relevance.
The judicious use of these tools can lead to transformation of libraries into active knowledge hubs. Library professionals must use Web 2.0 tools to offer traditional services in an innovative manner and address the information requirements of the techno-savvy users.
Use of Web 2.0 tools in academic libraries: A reconnaissance of the
international landscape. Manorama Tripathia, , and Sunil Kumar. The International Information & Library Review, Volume 42, Issue 3, September 2010, Pages 195-207
Back to the future! Libraries Vs Databases
In reaction of a 120 percent increase of its Web of Science
subscription, a Canadian Library suggested a collaborative revolution:
The librarian estimates that there are some 40,000 science journals
published every year; if 3,000 libraries pitched in, he calculates,
"then each of them would have to index 15 journal titles.
" Instead of paying money to commercial publishers for products such as Web of Science, libraries could put their resources to work indexing the scholarly literature themselves".
To become a serious competitor of Thomson + Elsevier?!
Leggott, Mark. UPEI, Web of Science and Knowledge for all. Posted on: 14th of August 2010.
Your Library catalog with SharePoint
According this consultant it is possible to manage (more or less) easily a Library catalog with SharePoint.
2 ways:
- To contact a vendor who provides specific add-ons for SharePoint. For the US market, she mentions SydneyPlus and InMagic.
- To develop by yourself your portal including a Library database
In this case, Lirarians who are not IT specialists would use the technology of "programming without coding" to maximize web parts offered by SharePoint.
The consultant encourages a close collaboration between Librarians and IT people:
"'One size would not fit all' libraries so setting up SharePoint directly 'out of the box' would not work.
Without librarian input, the IT department that was not composed of librarians generated hundreds of information silos without any relationships to each other"
Weldon, Lorette S.J. How is SharePoint used in Libraries? FUMSI, August 2010, online:
Is your Library Mobile?
"In the near future, mobile versions of a library's web site will be as common and as expected as the library's current desktop site is today"
Laurie Bridges, Hannah Gascho Rempel, and Kimberly Griggs. "Making the case for a fully mobile library web site: from floor maps to the catalog." Reference Services Review 38.2 (2010): 309-20.


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Sunday, July 25, 2010
Oliver and Julia Ellen Harmon Hutton
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Labels: cemetery, family, genealogy, grandparents, Hutton, Julia Hutton, Oliver Hutton, photo, tombstone
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Edna Florence Hutton
Little Edna Florence was the daughter of Oliver Franklin "Frankie" and Malinda "Linda" Estella Westfall Hutton. Died at 15 months. Buried in the Casto-Hutton Cemetery on Bear Fork in Belgrove, WV. My mother tells me Uncle Frank told her that she died of "bloody flux." Here's a link explaining the disease: http://chestofbooks.com/health/materia-medica-drugs/Homoeopathic-Domestic-Practice/Dysentery-Bloody-Flux.html
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Hermon Hutton and kids
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Labels: Dad, genealogy, grandparents, Hutton, photo
Granny Hutton's family
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Granny Casto with Jill
Seated: Martha Casto with Jill Hutton Leggett, Morris Casto.
Standing: Marcellus "Cell" and Ethel Carpenter, Blondena and Cecil Casto, and Robert Hutton
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Kukla's Korner Hockey
Zenon Konopka Brings The Room Together
by Paul on 01/27/10 at 01:28 PM ET
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from Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Tribune,
The day I sat with him, Konopka had two black eyes, one from a stick and one from a fist. His nose has flattened out, having been broken 14 times - sticks, glass, pucks, punches.
"My face leads me wherever I go," Konopka said. His lovable mug has had 400 stitches. Who needs to go over the Falls?
Somehow this fourth-line center who has just two goals and two assists, who's lucky if he gets nine minutes of ice time a night, who until this season had played just 39 NHL games, has, yes, somehow become an important part of this team, and it's more than fighting, having everyone's back. Konopka is good at face-offs, he's smart, funny, keeps everybody loose, card games, pranks, jokes, never any let up, not Zenon.
"I don't want to call him a loose cannon, but he just does things, on the ice, obviously, but off the ice, too," Lightning coach Rick Tocchet said. "Team building stuff. He's always got something going on to create an atmosphere in the room that bonds people together."
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text: Since 2003, the Global Education Initiative (GEI) has been engaging leaders from business, government, academia, international organizations, civil society and non-governmental organizations to effect positive, sustainable and scalable changes in education at global and regional levels with a focus on innovation, quality and relevance. The GEI's open, multistakeholder approach to education advancement has proven to be a resilient and creative backdrop for the multiple workstreams that constitute the initiative as it moves into its eighth year of existence. Ranging from country initiatives in Jordan, Palestine, Rajasthan (India), Egypt and Rwanda in its formative years, the scope of the GEI has extended to include a formal collaboration with UNESCO (Partnerships for Education), the Global Agenda Council on Education and a significant focus in 2010/11 on Entrepreneurship Education. Although there is evidence of increased access to basic education (as measured by the Millennium Development Goals on Education) the world is facing a global crisis in quality education that requires urgent action and coordinated efforts to reboot education systems worldwide. While GEI activity has led to positive advancements in all of its constituent workstreams, it is the latter that has constituted the main activity focus for 2010, which once again reinforces education as a key driver for growth, economic development and the advancement of societies.


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The CW is airing an all-new episode of Riverdale this week on Wednesday titled "Chapter Twenty-One: House of the Devil." Below are some promotional photos and a trailer to tide us over until then.
Episode synopsis: FP GETS RELEASED FROM PRISON — When Jughead (Cole Sprouse) learns that FP (Skeet Ulrich) is getting released from prison, he and Betty (Lili Reinhart) organize a welcome home party with the Serpents to ease him back into his former life. Meanwhile, Archie (KJ Apa) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) reach a crossroad in their relationship, but are forced to push their issues aside after Jughead and Betty ask them to take over the Black Hood investigation.
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The nonpartisan, non�profit Employee Benefit Research Institute has been asking people for years about their confidence level when it comes to their ability to have a financially secure retirement. The most recent survey shows that many Amer�icans aren't very optimistic.
CORRECTION: March 22, 2013
An incorrect version of this column was initially published online. The error has been corrected.
The nonpartisan, non�profit Employee Benefit Research Institute has been asking people for years about their confidence level when it comes to their ability to have a financially secure retirement. The most recent survey shows that many Amer�icans aren't very optimistic.
The EBRI found that 21 percent of Americans are not very confident about retiring comfortably, and 28 percent aren't comfortable at all. The latter figure is the highest percentage since the institute began surveying confidence.
So why are people so pes�simistic? It's partly because they don't know how much they will need for retirement.
Less than half of workers (46 percent) surveyed report they and/or their spouses have tried to make that calcu�lation. And when asked how much they think they need to save, their estimates were high. Twenty percent guessed that they needed to save 20 to 29 percent of their annual in�come, and nearly one-quarter said they would have to save 30 percent or more.
"Many workers believe that they have to save substantial, perhaps even unreachable, percentages of their income each year to achieve a comfortable retire�ment," said Jack VanDerhei, EBRI research director and co-author of the report. "In many cases, these savings targets are aggressive, but they may not be based on a careful analysis of their indi�vidual circumstances."
There are many calcula�tors to help you find your number. The EBRI and its American Savings Educa�tion Council have created a retirement planning calcula�tor, Ballpark E$timate, at choosetosave.org.
It's likely when you do a retirement calculation, you'll see a big number. And you may find you're not on track to hit it.
Look at these numbers from the survey:
• 57 percent of workers re�ported that they had finan�cial assets totaling less than $25,000, not including their primary residence.
• Only 23 percent of retirees feel very confident that they had done a good job of pre�paring for retirement.
• 16 percent of workers and 13 percent of retirees said their level of debt is a major problem.
• Only 50 percent of workers and 52 percent of retirees in�dicated that they could defi�nitely come up with $2,000 if an unexpected need arose within the next month.
Perhaps you're thinking your number might not need to be so large because you'll just work longer. In 1991, 19 percent of workers planned to retire before age 60 and another 31 percent from the ages of 60 to 64. But now, only 9 percent plan to retire before age 60, and only 14 percent plan to retire in the 60-64 range.
But what if you can't work?
Almost half of retirees had to retire before they expected, according to the EBRI. "The survey results contain a lesson for workers: Do not put off too much sav�ing," said Mathew Greenwald of Greenwald & Associates, which conducted the retire�ment survey.
Contact Michelle Singletary, a personal finance columnist at The Washington Post, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Although Cape Cod has always been soaked in maritime history, one event serves to bring the excitement of the sea to young and old alike.
Although Cape Cod has always been soaked in maritime history, one event serves to bring the excitement of the sea to young and old alike.The sixth annual Cape Cod Maritime Festival, part of the month-long Maritime Days festival happening across the Cape, sails into Hyannis harbor Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Complete with sea chanteys by the Rum-Soaked Crooks and others, maritime meals catered by Main Street restaurants, nautical demonstrations and kids' activities, the event celebrates the connection between the Cape and its surrounding waters. "It's a fantastic, fun day for the whole family," said Cathrine Macort, administrator and educator at the Cape Cod Maritime Museum. Featured at the event are musicians, demonstrators of crafts, artists and food, all intending to open visitors' eyes to the Cape's rich maritime history. Plimoth Plantation's Wampanoag Indian Program will create a traditional Mishoon boat, an event that draws crowds every year. In addition, said Macort, the day has "lots of things going on for the kids," including scavenger hunts, face painting, tours of the Tugboat Tillie and a moon bounce. Adults can enjoy the demonstrations, visit nautical retailers and sample food, beer and wine by local vendors. Opening May 19 alongside the festival is Harbor Your Arts, a program that supports artists' shanties in Bismore Park near the harbor. Visitors can watch the artists at work and purchase wares including handmade jewelry, paintings, carvings and tapestries. For more information, visit www.harboryourarts.com.Cape Cod Maritime Days run through May 26 and feature cruises, lectures, demonstrations and kid-friendly activities across the Cape. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.ecapechamber.com/MaritimeDays/schedule.asp Admission to the festival is $5 for adults, free for kids 14 and under and includes admission to the Maritime Museum and the in-water exhibits. For more information on the festival, visit www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org.


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We have just heard the good news!
Kagando Hospital has been rated as being in the top three general hospitals in Uganda.
Friend of Kagando Trustee, and Deputy Medical Director at Kagando Hospital Dr Rob Morris writes; 'the criteria on which this assessment was made cover a variety of factors, including the regular statistics that we send into the Ministry of Health, and an inspection of the treatment given to patients. We look around and see many, many things that need attention and improvement but, Wow!, this is encouraging!
I would ask for your continued prayers, specifically that you give thanks for the faithful service of so many – especially
- our present group of middle grade and junior doctors, who are really conscientious and caring, led by Medical Director Dr Mary Munyagwa (currently on Maternity Leave – pray for her, her husband Asinja, and their little baby boy, Arthur)
- key team leaders in Outpatients, ICU, Neonatal and children's, maternity, surgical and medical wards, Pharmacy, Community Outreach, Electricity, Maintenance and Repairs and more…
- Faithful prayer and generous donors; Kagando has struggled with its finances for many years – delivering health care to a very poor population with very little government support will never be easy, and the past year is no exception – patient debt to the hospital has risen to over £62,500. Without incredibly faithful and overwhelmingly generous support the hospital would have failed
"And above all, thank God for His amazing provision, protection (especially at this time from Ebola and Terrorist attack, risks from both of which are currently at a very high level) and day to day grace, mercy and leading."


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Body Found In Oakley Identified As Seward County Resident
KSCB News - December 8, 2010 12:00 am
The body of Juan Edgar Hernandez-Jil, 23, was found on November 29th. Officials say he was from Commerce City, Colorado and the Seward County, Kansas area. Officials believe he is originally from the Puebla, Mexico area, but have not been able locate or contact next of kin.
On Friday, December 3rd, officials charged Alfredo Brunete with first-degree murder in the death of Hernandez-Jil.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call the Logan County Sheriff ??s Department at 785-671-3288 or the Liberal Police Department at 620-626-0151. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call 620-624-4000 or the KBI at 1-800-KSCRIME.