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By Rev. John Clowes M.A.
Explaining the Inner Meaning of John 21
Verses 21:1, 2. That after his resurrection, the Lord manifested himself in common or general principles to those who were principled in good and truth.
Verse 21:3. And this at a time, when they were teaching the knowledges of truth and good for the reformation of mankind, but whereas they taught from themselves, and not from the Lord, therefore their teaching was fruitless.
Verses 21:4, 5, 6. On which account they are gifted with interior light, yet faint, from the Lord, instructing them that they ought to do all things from the good of love and charity, and that thus natural men might be converted to the truth.
Verses 21:7, 8. Which instruction is perceived to be from the Lord by those who are principled in the good of life, and also by those who are in the good of faith, therefore these latter are more and more confirmed in truth, though as yet it was in common or general principles, whilst the former, by the truth of doctrine, seek to lead natural men to the good of life.
Verses 21:9, 10, 11. Therefore they are made sensible of the divine presence in the truth of good, and in the good of love, and obeying the divine command, they acknowledge the fruitfulness and multiplication of good and truth, in all their fullness in the church, and in their coherence, to be of the Lord.
Verses 21:12, 13, 14. Yet it is granted them of the divine mercy to appropriate to themselves that fruitfulness and multiplication, by incorporating into their own minds and lives both good and truth from the Lord, whereby all doubt is removed concerning the divine presence, and they are fully convinced of the glorification of the Lord's Humanity.
Verses 21:15, 16, 17. On which occasion exploration is made concerning the conjunction of truth and good in the church, and divine admonition given, that it is the office of truth, or of those who are principled in truth, to instruct all who are in innocence, likewise all who are in the good of charity, and lastly, all who are in the good of faith.
Verses 21:18, 19. Divine warning is also given at the same time concerning the separation of truth, or faith, from good, or charity, teaching that the faith of the church in its rise is in the good of innocence, but when it is in its setting, it would no longer be in that good, nor in the good of charity, but would be led by evils and falsities.
Verses 21:20, 21, 22, 23. But still the good of charity would remain with those who are of the Lord, even to the end of the church, and when there is a new church, and not with those who are in truth separate from good.
Verses 21:24, 25. For they, who are principled in the good of charity, bear faithful witness to the truth, being convinced of the truth by its light in their own minds, yet they cannot unfold the whole of the divine operation, because the church is not in a state to receive it.
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Breakfast by the Sea
Provides an overview of the story, key points, and discussion ideas for use at home or with a Sunday School class.
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Breakfast with the Risen Lord
Shows the Lord by the sea having breakfast with disciples.
Coloring Page | Ages 7 - 14
Casting Our Net on the Right Side
Activity | All Ages
Flowers and Faith
As we appreciate the flowers around us, we can reflect on the way flowers bloom in the springtime when warmth and light are both present.
Activity | All Ages
Genuine Faith in Marriage
The pathway to conjugial love in marriage involves looking to the Lord for enlightenment by reading His Word and applying it to our lives. We must be willing to work together in marriage and use the truths of the Word to serve others.
Worship Talk | Ages over 18
Jesus Appears
The Lord was not like you and me. When we die we lay aside our earthy body for ever. The Lord did not lay aside His earthly body—He made it Divine.
Sunday School Lesson | Ages 11 - 17
Quotes: Having Faith in the Risen Lord
Teaching Support | Ages over 15
Seeing the Lord
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The Charge to Peter
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The Disciples See the Lord After His Resurrection
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The Drawing Power Of Love
If we remember to approach life from "the right side" (from love, charity, kindness) we will be fruitful.
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The Lord and His Disciple, Simon Peter
Four scenes about the Lord and Peter from the gospels of Matthew and John, and two later scenes from the book of Acts.
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The Lord's Breakfast by the Sea
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By Joe David
An After-Breakfast Conversation
(A commentary on John 21:15-25)
In the first part of this chapter, seven disciples had come home to Galilee. They had gone fishing, seen Jesus on the shore, followed his instructions to fish on the right side of the boat, dragged a net loaded with 153 fish to shore, and... as the second half of the chapter begins, they have just finished breaking their fast with Him. Now they are relaxing.
Jesus says to Peter,"Do you love me?" and Peter, perhaps a little startled at the question, thinking that the answer is obvious, answers "yes", and Jesus responds, "Feed my lambs". Twice more this sequence is repeated, but with some changes. Then, after this unusual conversation, the Lord tells them all a little parable about being young and later being old. Then the Lord tells Peter to follow him, and Peter, apparently jealous, asks what John is supposed to do. The Lord mildly rebukes Peter's jealousy by saying, "If this man tarry until I come what is that to you?", but then He tells John also to follow him.
Finally, the gospel of John, and indeed the collection of all four gospels, closes with an explanation by John that he is the writer of this gospel.
So now, let's look more closely at the conversation, the parable, and the outbreak of jealousy.
Only two of the seven disciples, Peter and John, are mentioned in this part of the story. Peter represents faith, or truth, but truth about spiritual things that we really believe are from God. John represents good, or love to the neighbor. The former resides in the understanding part of the mind and the latter in the will part of the mind.
In telling Peter to feed His sheep, the Lord is saying that to follow Him means to preach the truths that all the disciples now know about the Lord, His coming, and about how a life should be led, in order to be a follower of the Lord in a new church. In the conversation the Lord is direct and probing. "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" I think Peter is being asked whether he loves the Lord, Jesus, more than he loves his fellow Galilean friends, though it's ambiguous, it could mean "do you love me more than these other six do?' When Peter answers the first time he says "Lord thou knowest that I love thee."
With this first of the three probing questions, the Lord answers "Feed my lambs," while after that the response is "Feed my sheep." Sheep and lambs both represent people who are in a love of doing good, but while sheep means those who love to do good for the sake of the neighbor, lambs mean those who do good for the sake of the Lord. The first is spiritual good, and the second is higher, and is called celestial good. But people who wish to do good at first don't know what is good; they need to learn that from the Word and be taught. This is why Peter is told to "feed them", which is to say that truth must indicate how good is to be done. In order to do things that are good, the will's wanting to, and the understanding's knowing how to go about it, must be conjoined. For a successful Christian life, or on a larger scale, a Christian church, 'Peter' and 'John' must work in harmony.
Then comes the parable. "When you were young you got yourself ready and did what you wanted on your own. But when you become old, you have to reach out for help and another shall carry you where you don't want to go."
This doesn't seem to fit in here, but of course it does, and in two ways. The first way is given in the Biblical text; it is about the Lord's death, that all the prophecies were leading Him to His crucifixion, as is mentioned. The second way is a lesson for all of us. When we are young, confident, and strong, we feel that we can do what we want and don't need any help. Temptations to do evil we ourselves can deal with. But when we grow wiser we realize that all our strength comes from the lord, and if we continue to depend only on ourselves, the temptations from the hells will be too strong and we will be led into doing what the hells want for us, not what we want. We must learn at the start to follow the Lord and depend on Him. This he says at the end of the parable, where it seems not to fit until we understand the parable. "And when He had spoken this He saith unto (them), follow Me." That's what we need to do also.
Peter is happy to do this preaching of the truth and maybe feels that he has been singled out, but he also realizes that John also loves the Lord and is loved in return. So he asks "And what is this man supposed to do?" It seems that the needed harmony is not yet present, and that Peter is jealous of the bond, and probably hopes to be assured that he is number one... but that doesn't happen. Peter is simply told that it doesn't matter; he needs to do the job he has been given.
I'm reminded of the story of Jacob and Esau, in Genesis 25, where Esau is the firstborn and will inherit the birthright and blessing from Isaac, as his due. Jacob by craft devised by his mother deceives Isaac and steals what is Esau's. Then he runs off to Padan-Aram and stays there with his uncle and becomes rich. It is only on his return journey that he wrestles with the angel and has his name changed to Israel, that he again meets Esau. The change of name means that now that Jacob is rich with truth from the Word, now with the friendly meeting with Esau, also rich, that the two twins can in parable, be merged into one personage, called Israel, meaning the joining of good and truth in the mind.
Esau means something similar to John, they both represent goodness or true charity. Jacob means something similar to Peter, they both represent truth learned from the Word. Any seeming enmity between them as to which is more important can make them both useless, and in a person who is becoming angelic (as everyone should be aiming for), there is no enmity. Truth enables good, and good inspires truth in order to get something done. Although we can think and speak of them separately, they are (perfectly in the Lord and less so in angels) conjoined into a oneness so as to be seen as married. The marriage of the Lord's Divine good and Divine truth is the origin of all creation. Yes, all creation.
This marriage of good and truth, and the need for both to work in our lives, in balance and harmony, is a core New Christian concept.
In the Gospels, there is just one more story that takes place after this one. In it, the rest of the disciples join the seven mentioned here to hear the Lord's last commands.


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Not all managers are leaders, but they should be. Many leaders don't manage and that means there are corporations and public entities everywhere that are struggling with the grey area between administering formal operational needs which allow entities to function, inspire creative employees to be independent and innovative change agents.
In nursing, or healthcare in general, there seems to be more managers than leaders. Healthcare is highly regulated, needs to be extra cautious, analyze risk, and do all it can to "do no harm." Because of the hierarchical culture, need for policy and procedure to protect the public as well as its staff, those who prefer to manage, who are task and goal oriented, enjoy a position of power. They tend to be attracted to the hierarchical roles of management in healthcare.
Leaders can be found on every floor and staff position in healthcare settings. They may not have formal titles, but you can spot them even without a badge that says "leader". These staff are change agents. They enjoy their work. They are people oriented and service driven. They engage others with their goals for empowerment and bettering the system, the process, or simply the unit they work on.
Managers dictate rules already made by powers greater than their staff. They do not require input, only compliance.
Leaders invite feedback, group input, interpersonal relationships. Leaders care about people. Managers care about process and algorithmic outcomes. They may be inspirational leaders while still juggling the rigors of planning, implementing, analyzing, assessing both processes and people. It takes a special person to do so, one more inspired to work with and for their subordinates and patients, vs someone who goes into management to delegate the workload because they have the power to do so. Delegation is a tool. The skill to delegate and negotiate tasks can take time. It usually feels uncomfortable to new managers that are true leaders. Those that delegate heavily
prior to management usually have less inspiring leadership skills than leaders who become managers because they want to help the work of the "people." The reason many leaders become managers is to care for the employees in new and different ways. Many times delegating more work to those same people feels counter intuitive. There is a standard of delegation to help with this skill set. It includes:
The five rights of delegation
Right Task
Right Circumstance
Right Person
Right Direction/Comminication
Right Supervision/evaluation
When considering delegation, the above "rights" can help to organize the tasks and people needed to complete them.
There are many different leadership styles. Authoritative-leader and subordinate, no room for discussion, strong control, Democratic-goals discusses by group, cooperative between leader and subordinates, Laissez Faire-not involved, lack of real personal leadership, Situational-dependent on situation or need,places value on accomplishment and relationship, charismatic-an emotional tie exists between leader and followers and a strong sense of commitment and loyalty, transactional-leadership is a traditional manager/staff model. Uses incentive and reward as a way to get staff to do extra or means of control, transformational-emphasizes importance of interpersonal relationships serves as a role model, inspires change, encourages growth, caring leadership- an extension of transformational as it believes managing is about people not manipulation, quantum-creative, flexible, encouraging, servant leadership-serve first by helping the helpers and those they serve.
Effective leadership must be genuine and heartfelt. One must manage tasks but lead people. People can manage themselves, in fact they must for there to be proactive qualitative change and growth. People are inspired when their strengths are allowed to flourish and their weakness are not under a microscope. Leading people allows the (micro) management of their daily lives to fall away so that time and task can be spent on giving employees tools to do their best, the space and trust to have innovative ideas that can in turn be used for a greater good for others.
Humans are pack animals. We are social, especially in a healthcare setting. Leaders must be able to manage in healthcare in a fluid nature as situations change quickly. In times of crisis, authoritative styles are needed and appreciated (codes, transfers to higher level of care, escalating violence from families or patients.) Other times, a democratic model works best.(We need a resource nurse. What times are you the most
busy and when could you need the
most help?) Transformational leadership is the highest level of leadership/management style
as it encourages and inspires employees to engage in their work, make personal connection, and want to thrive.
It takes a tenacious person to lead in healthcare. The
ones that value the personhood of their staff, their work, who trusts their employees, listens to needs, provides resources and tools, acts as a resource vs micromanaging or shaming, has the ability to change as the need presents, and can share their humanity with their staff-those are the qualities of a manager that is also a leader. Someone who values the people who make up the organization, manages up, surrounds themselves with strong, supportive, intelligent people who share the same values. That is my ideal manager, and one I have not had in many years. This is why nurse burn out rates are high, and we will continue to lose nurses at an alarming speed. Managers who lead. Healthcare needs them.

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Archive for July, 2015
The Coldest Place in Westerville
Last week Dr. Reinhard and his students detected ultracold rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap for the first time. The atoms, seen below with an infrared sensitive camera, have a temperature of about 100 micro Kelvin, or about a million times colder than room temperature. For reference, the surface of the sun is only about 20 times hotter than room temperature.
Full of Liquid Argon
The MicroBooNE detector is now full of liquid argon!
Nine tanker trucks put 34,000 gallons of liquid argon into the detector, finishing July 9. The fill was carefully watched by everyone at Fermilab, with Dr. Tagg's silly but useful webpage. (Warning: soundtrack.)
How Physics Will Change—and Change the World—in 100 Years
Interesting and inspiring article on the (history and) future of physics by Frank Wilczek.


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Nested just 1.5 hours away from Manila, Hidden Valley Springs is a tropical rainforest paradise filled with natural springs and waterfalls.
I visited Hidden Valley Springs together with Visit-Philippines Fr, and we stayed just for a day trip. We got to enjoy six natural pools, including a soda pool and warm pool. For the day trip, the entrance fee cost us Php 2,200.00 per person and Php 1,000 per child, and it includes buffet lunch and afternoon snack.
Since we live in Manila, we just took our own private vehicle to get there, and only used Google Maps to make our way there. From Makati Manila, take South Luzon Expressway to Exit 52 to Batangas. When you see the Junction Inn Mansion, turn left and continue until you come across a Y intersection. In that intersection, go left and that will lead you to Alaminos. Once you reach the Alaminos Church, turn left and follow the signs to the resort.
If you don't have your own vehicle and you're looking for public transportation options, I've suggested an itinerary below:
How to Get to Hidden Valley Springs
From Manila (Pasay or Cubao), take a bus going to Lucena. Fare is approximately Php 90.00. Go down in Alaminos market, around 1.5hrs away from Manila. From the market, go to the terminal that says "Apasan", and take a tricycle ride to Hidden Valley Springs.
If you want to take a tour to get to the resort, there are many options online such as Get Your Guide.
Check out our video on our amazing experience on the day trip below!
If you want to contact the resort directly, below is their contact details:
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Alaminos, Laguna, Philippines
Resort Tel. # 0919-540-1766G/F Cattleya Gardens, 111 C. Palanca Jr. Street Legazpi Village, Makati. Philipipnes
Reservation Office Tel # (02) 840-4112-14 / (02) 818-4034 / Fax # (632) 812-1609
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Blooming Leopold F/W 2012
Whenever I plan on reading or meeting deadlines for school, I always discover amazing brands and it's in these times that I hop over here with excitement, itching to share it with you. Blooming Leopold is one of them, owner, Lauren's F/W collection has a selection of marble dyed pieces, some are vintage and others are handmade. Visit her etsy store here
Red roses in my garden
I love Dree Hemingway and this editorial she did for the 31st edition of Muse Magazine. It's just bloomingly awesome. Dig the styling and those Celine pumps (as I have mentioned in a previous post)
Photography: Cass Bird
Styling: Ethel Park
Make-up: Chiho Omae
Hair: Holli Smith
Lu Cong's oil paintings are so captivating. His portrait series has an eerie feel to it that it grabbed my attention. Once I recovered from the stare (it's very Gollum-ish eh?)I could pay attention to the finer details.
Among the flowers by Adored Vintage
Whenever I shop for vintage, I always look at the quality, fabric and make. The beauty and the worth of the garment are all in the details, I'm a firm believer that vintage must be carefully selected. With that said, Adored Vintage has some beautiful, high quality vintage. Their latest look book, Among the flowers, is just lovely.
French label, Milleneufeentquatrevingtquare's A/W 2012 collection, Hortus is too lovely for words. Their printed silk scarves are so beautiful, I would not only wear them but I could possibly hang on them on my wall too.
A few things I love
Here are a few things that I love right now, all in one post. I'm going to be sourcing so probs no blogging this weekend . Peace out for now.
I love Mona F/W 2012
Love the peter pan collar, the little frocks, it's all vintage inspired so I can but only love it (I previously blogged about I love Mona here). See more
Unseen photographs of The Rolling Stones
One of my favourite bands. I really loved looking at these. Thanks to The Stool Pigeon for this.
Style Sightings
I usually get a lot of inspiration from stylesightings. These two are my faves at the moment. Garance in that oversized coat and Anya in those leather overalls.
A modest proposal
This editorial for W Magazine (October 2012). It depicts the Victorian era so well, a little eerie but very cool. More here
Vintage books by iconic graphic designers
As a teacher, I appreciate this. I read this via Brain Pickings. I favour Henri's walk to Paris by Saul Bass and Sparkle and Spin by Paul Rand.
Lalesso x Pichulik
I've recently become a huge fan of Pichulik, thanks to power blogger, Miss Moss. A few months ago she blogged about Pichulik's debut collection here and immediately I developed a strong desire to own one (or many) of her jewellery pieces. I rarely blog about South African designers and I really should, the talent in this country is just mind blowing. So, with that in mind here's a South African dream team that will knock the socks right off your feet!
Local designers, Lalesso and Pichulik came together and collaborated in creating this glorious range of bags, I really want to get my hands on one of them. Visit their website here and thanks again to the fiercely talented, Diana Moss for this revelation.
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10 looks I love Vol.6
10 looks that have recently rocked my world. There are coats, boyish shorts, a printed suit, paisely pants and sequins. I hope you like it as much as I do
Her gold paisley pants
Her gold and grey ensemble. Such perfect layering from Anne Catherine
Their outfits. Love the sequined dress on the left and the paisely pants makes another appearance from the lass on the right.
Her vintage inspired coat. Gimme
Her printed suit with those sneakers
Her coat. It's also vintage inspired and so fabulously belted
She takes casual androgyny to a whole new level of cool. Niiice day wear
Her leather pants, classic black pumps with that casual denim shirt.
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Pretty sick styling for Elle France (October 2012). I'm falling in love with those red Givenchy sandals and those silver Celine pumps just blow my mind, yes shoes can do that to me. I've spotted them in a lot of editorials and it's definitely on my Christmas wish list.
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This week I've been surrounded by the most GORGEOUS cakes and flowers you could possibly imagine. Unfortunately, I can't share those inspiring images with you until the magazine hits stands in July. But, if you'd like a sneak peek do follow us on Twitter and keep an eye out for all my little teasers and behind-the-scenes photos. In the meantime, I'm happy that I can share with you these amazing cakes that landed in my e-mail over the weekend. Fabulous aren't they? Roxy from Roxycakes, who's known for her gorgeous sculpted cakes and elegant confections, definitely stole my breath away with, yet again, another pretty set of wedding cakes. Enjoy!
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Hotels and other accommodations in Villanovafranca
Accommodation style in this area differs from other areas of Sardinia. Properties are quite small and there aren't any 5 star hotels. But ... some of them are located superbly while others will offer you all basic facilities and services for real little money. Mind you, if you are looking for a refined hotel at less than 100 metres from the shore of an exclusive beach and with all comforts, you can find it. Farmhouses are a good option too.
from 60€ to 85€
Viale Umberto 36, 09021 Barumini
The Diecizero Hotel was founded in Barumini (Sardinia) in 2005, by the artists Antonello Serra & Sara Renzetti, as a logistic experimentation conceived to offer the night-time reception, the regulating principle of art, that is spatial-temporal lost of what is undisputed. Carrier of this theory is the...
Hotel Su Nuraxi
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Viale Su Nuraxi 6, 09021 Barumini
Hotel Su Nuraxi, recently built, reflects the structure of the ancient manor house. It has 13 rooms equipped with every comfort, all on the ground floor and with a spectacular view of the Nuraghe of Barumini, the castle of Las Plassas and the Giara of Gesturi. The Hotel is conceived for guests who love...
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from 50€ to 60€
Vico I Lamarmora 1, 09040 Mandas
B&B Mitzixeddas is located in Mandas, a short walk from the beautiful historic center.The property is composed of a kitchen/living room with TV, located on the ground floor and at guests' disposal, and spacious and comfortable double or twin rooms, equipped with heating and bathroom, on the first floor....
Hotel Residence Funtana Noa
from 68€ to 85€
Via Vittorio Emanuele III 66/68, 09020 Villanovaforru
Hotel Residence Funtana Noa is situated in Villanovaforru, where the flow of time is still dictated by the colors of the seasons, the taste of the food and the cordiality of people. It is characterized by a particular architecture that reminds the Sardinian farmhouses, with a refined taste and style. The...
Il Giardino di Valentina Affittacamere
from 80€ to 90€
Via Vittorio Emanuele 97, 08030 Escolca
Il Giardino di Valentina Affittacamere is located in the heart of Sardinia, in the middle of the nature, which is rich in archeological sites and history. Il Giardino di Valentina is the ideal place for guests who want to see one of the most spectacular panoramas of the area and is also an excellent...
B&B Sa Muredda
from 70€ to 95€
Vico San Sebastiano, 09020 Villanovaforru
B&B Sa Muredda where the tradition of an ancient culture that lives on the most generous hospitality and on all the comfort of present. If you dream of a quiet holiday in a land where culture, tradition and simplicity are homely or if you want just a weekend away from the stress and traffic, Sa Muredda...
B&B Sa Dom'e Forru
from 50€
Vico Chiesa 4, 09020 Collinas
B&B Sa Dom'e Forru is located in Collinas, a small village in the centre of Sardinia. The house, built between XVI and XVII century, is situated in the cultural and commercial heart of the town, close to the most important facilities. The B&B Sa Dom'e Forru house is made up of a spacious living room,...
B&B Villa Serena
from 55€ to 75€
S.P. 53 Collinas-Villanovaforru Km 0,800, 09020 Collinas
B&B Villa Serena is located not far from the village; it is a new cosy building with three double en suite rooms, where two of them have a veranda overlooking a beautiful landscape. Spaces available to guests: TV room and a large library; using kitchen is also possible, and small pets are welcome. Playground...
B&b Ventuno
from 30€ to 136€
Via Cagliari 21, 09021 Barumini
Boasting a garden and a terrace, B&b Ventuno features accommodation in Barùmini with free WiFi and garden views. The air-conditioned accommodation is 48 km from Oristano. A flat-screen TV is available. Full English/Irish and American breakfast options are available each morning at the bed and breakfast....
Villa Chiara
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Situated in Villamar, Villa Chiara has a shared lounge, garden and free WiFi throughout the property. Private parking can be arranged at an extra charge. At the guest house, every room includes a wardrobe. At Villa Chiara rooms are equipped with a desk, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. The accommodation...


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- Nudelman, Gottlieb, Kotlyar - 1997. The one that started it all.
- Fulmer, Miller, Sherdan, Gottlieb, Nudelman, Stoltz, Bercaw, Goldberg. Updated for 2010, with an organometallics bent. Now includes gases!
- Babij, McCusker, Whiteker, Canturk, Choi, Creemer, DeAmicis, Hewlett, Johnson, Knobelsdorf, Li, Lorsbach, Nugent, Ryan, Smith, Yang, 2016. The new kids on the block: greener solvents for process chemistry and scale-up. *Update (23 Feb) - A kind commenter points out that #3 is free to download under the ACS AuthorChoice program. Sweet!
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Dems in Dixie: What a Drag!
Quick-thinking GOP operatives spoiled a Democratic message last week. It seems that Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue's campaign was distributing to supporters a cell-phone ringtone with a pro-Sonny message. This Perdue ringtone was made available at his campaign Web site and -- as the AP's Dick Pettys reported -- a Democratic Party blogger who thought this amusing decided to link to the ringtone, telling Ga. Dems, "prepare to laugh."
Well, who's laughing now? When visitors to the Dem blog clicked on the blog link ...
... it takes them not to the Perdue ringtone but to a photo of Democratic Party Chairman Bobby Kahn wearing a dress and bonnet that make him look like Mother Hubbard, while former Gov. Roy Barnes and former Congressman Buddy Darden laugh heartily in the background.LOL! (H/T: Peach Pundit) Obviously, the Ga. GOP oppo-research team must have spotted the Dem blog traffic to Sonny's site and switched the URL to the Kahn drag photo. (The Dems eventually figured out they'd been scammed, it seems.)
For non-Georgians, I will explain that Roy Barnes was the phenomenally unpopular Democratic governor who finally destroyed the state party in 2002; it was Barnes' toxic reputation that helped sink Sen. Max Cleland that year. Rep. George "Buddy" Darden was the Democra who voted for the 1994 gun-grab, thus enabling the NRA to elect Republican Bob Barr to Congress from the 7th District of Georgia during the "Republican Revolution."
So a photo of Kahn, in drag, yukking it up with Barnes and Darden, is sort of a Rorschach test that was sure to annoy Dems, reminding them of their declining power, which I have commented on here and here previously.
I have to admit that I went to PeachPundit hoping to find some new dirt on Ralph Reed's GOP campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia. Why are so many people salivating over the prospect of Reed's comeuppance? Why are so many conservative Republicans cheering for Sen. Casey Cagle to stomp Ralph into a pulp?
Oh, so many reasons! Among them, Reed has parlayed his God & GOP Inc. operation into a $4.5 million personal fortune. I've known some Republican activists, both before and since I came to Washington, and have seldom met anyone who trusted Ralph Reed farther than they could throw him. Long, long story.
-- McCAIN
UPDATE: Thanks for the link from NoVaTownhall. I decided to take down my joking suggestion for a campaign prank on Reed -- a "Girls, Girls, Girls" fundraiser on Piedmont Drive in Atlanta -- which was posted here Saturday night. You see, I had just taken a couple of Ambiens and was on my way to a 2:45 a.m. vote in Congress when I posted that. If there was a Mayo Clinic program to treat sarcasm, they'd have sent me to rehab long ago. But the point is, like Patrick J. Kennedy, I'm a helpless victim and thus can't be blamed for my bad jokes. We now return to our regularly-scheduled Reed-bashing ...
Did you know that Microsoft paid Ralph Reed over $1.5 million? Neither did I. But I do know that Microsoft found Bill Gates is a huge supporter of a global effort to impose contraception and abortion on Third World women. They used to call that "eugenics"; now it's called "women's rights."
Whatever you call it, Gates is pushing the same agenda supported by Ted Turner and others on the left, an agenda steadfastly opposed by all serious pro-life Christians. Maybe someone in Georgia -- the Casey Cagle campaign? -- could ask Ralph to explain to conservative Christians why Reed was pimping for Gates, who's pushing the same agenda as Jane Fonda.
Rick Anderson of Seattle Weekly reports:
In 2004, Microsoft paid Reed a $20,000 monthly retainer while he again campaigned for Bush, playing a major role as the party's Southeast regional campaign coordinator. Exactly what duties he performed for Microsoft haven't been revealed. ...Gee, Ralph Reed gets $20,000 a month as a "retainer" for Microsoft. Y'know, there's plenty of folks down in the small towns of Georgia who make about $20,000 a year -- and vote Republican. This here Microsoft thing's gonna be mighty hard to explain to those folks.
Microsoft dropped Reed, a notorious opponent of gay-rights laws, about the time the company was also suffering a public-relations meltdown for failing to support a gay-rights bill in Olympia, which was defeated. The company did a U-turn and threw its support to the bill this year, and it passed. It will take effect in June.
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Ok so next Wednesday marks just one month until Christmas! It's okay don't panic…. seriously it'll be fine…. WHO AM I KIDDING PANIC!!!
I am usually a super organised Christmas shopper who starts around September! This year, not so much (I think I have wedding brain and Christmas is kind of on the back burner.)
So far I have bought presents for only 3 people and I have now run out of money until pay day … if someone could please postpone this festive period for like one more month that would be perfect, thanks xoxo
Anyway… Instead of stressing about all the things I haven't done, today I am swooning over all the things I would like to receive 🙂 (not shallow or self centred at all right?!)
1. All the scented candles – I'm on a total candle hype at the moment!! Jon usually goes out on a Friday eve and there is nothing better than snuggling up on the sofa with the cat and a room full of these bad boys!
2.Blankets! Yes I am officially an old lady and my Christmas list is less about the new gadgets and more about pure comfort! Happy blissmas to me! I've been all over the idea of a blanket box in my living room and the more I think about it the more I can't get over it … I need it!
3.In keeping with the homewear theme (I think I'm nesting? except the thought of having kids right now fills me with dreaded fear.) A wine rack for the kitchen. This has been my pinterest crush the past few weeks – I'm looking for a proper rustic piece of kit, made out of old pallets, where I can store my red wine for the winter and hang glasses from the bottom. (Insert heart eye emoji here!!!)
4.A body shop bronzer brush – Ever since my friend Gemma got one of these babies in school I have been longing to have one of my own. (I don't actually know why I've never bought one?) Aside from being totally ethical and world friendly IT IS SO SOFT!!!!!!! Like tiny fury animals are rolling across your face (except they aren't cause of the whole ethical, no animals harmed stuff!) My current brush is a nice scratchy Primark number and I feel my face and I would highly appreciate a new soft friend.
5.Down to my blogger wishes – A dreamy etsy layout cause hello, you cannot get that stuff on the free wordpress section!! These layouts are seriously desirable and it is the gift that keeps on giving – you will get a little butterfly feeling every time you open your oh so cute blog!
6.Techy present ahoy and here we have my longing for a go pro! They're just cool aren't they?? Like you can throw them off buildings, take them underwater and strap them to your head! I need this in my life – think of the selfie game and the travel pics <3
So there we have it … a pretty grown up list of Christmas desires if I do say so myself!
Now I cannot end this post without mentioning these last two things, not Christmas list material (because I want them now!!) but Jesus Christ on a biscuit I am crushing hard over this velvet cut out dress from Boohoo.com and in Berry OH MY!!!!
(click picture to find this babe!)
Luckily for me there is currently 20% off the Christmas shop if you use the code: ELF 🙂 (ends today!)
And a number of delivery options including free standard delivery using code: GOODY. (ends at 1am)
I also cannot get through Christmas without attempting to dress up my cat! She's a pretty sassy lady cat so she would not stand for full dress up (much to my dismay) however, I think I'm going to opt for a festive bow from etsy and pray that she plays ball!
What are you lovelies hoping for this Christmas???
Peace and love xoxo
Laura x
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Some may say he's a musclebound meathead. Others may say he's a terrible actor and that "Fast and Furious" is objectively not a good movie franchise – which, while we're all entitled to our own opinions, is just not true. Whatever you may think, there are a few things that make Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson great.
First: his truly impressive follower-to-following ratio on Instagram. Second: his dog. Third: the ways in which he helps deconstruct the typical idea of masculinity.
But wait, you say. Isn't he a 10-time World Wrestling Entertainment world champion? Doesn't he almost always play the hero role in action movies? Doesn't he spend half his day lifting weights heavier than me? Yes, yes and yes — and I'm frankly impressed by your Dwayne Johnson trivia knowledge. But those very attributes are exactly what makes Johnson's deconstruction of masculinity so interesting.
You only need go as far as his Instagram page to start to get what I mean. The first thing you'll see is a truly impressive number of selfies, although that's to be expected from the man who set the Guinness World Record for themost selfies taken in three minutes at a whopping 105. While the selfie is a phenomenon of younger generations, it's mostly used by women and girls and has been diagnosed as a symptom of vanity that will ruin life as we know it and probably jumpstart the robot apocalypse — although the last one is only according to your grandpa. Johnson's selfies have many elements in common with the selfies most girls take: pre-, mid- and post-workout bod, friends and his dog, an adorable little French bulldog named Hobbs who accompanies Johnson to most of his workouts and has absolutely no fear of being suplexed. Johnson's enthusiasm for participating in the selfie trend takes a bit of wind out of masculinity's sails.
If you scroll a little further, you'll see more dimensions of Johnson's personality. He makes fun of himself in a lighthearted way — especially during October of last year, when his mentions were flooded with people posting pictures of themselves dressed as him for Halloween — and he isn't afraid to show how much he loves his parents.
Dog selfies and regrettable Halloween costumes make rejection of preconceptions of masculinity seem kind of fun and easy, don't they?
Now it's time for the tough stuff.
In November of 2015, Johnson spoke candidly on the Oprah Winfrey Network about his struggles with depression, which began in his early 20s when his career as a football star was burning out. Although falling out of stardom is not something that many of us here at Georgetown have experienced, Johnson's experience as he tells it is incredibly relatable: He had always been successful at his chosen activity, football, and to him, being cut meant that he wasn't enough. The feeling of falling short, of having given your all and still not making the cut, is a feeling that can resonate with people of all ages, especially students at Georgetown. I know I've been between that rock and hard place many times before.
It's hard to imagine The Rock — now a talented actor, director and professional wrestler — as anything other than the healthy, successful, smiling person he is today. What's really impressive about his transformation, though, is that he isn't afraid to acknowledge it. Johnson speaks openly about being in a depression so powerful that he wanted to do nothing but stay home and clean the walls. In a society where depression is something to be kept under wraps, especially by men, that baldness, pun fully intended, is important. The idea that men must be emotional brick walls beyond the acceptable emotions of anger, excitement and football is not a new one, but the stigmas against both mental health and men talking about emotion combine to make conversations about depression very difficult, especially with an audience listening. Johnson gives both of those stigmas the people's elbow and delivers a poignant and important message that "on the other side of your pain is something good."
Now, the struggle to deconstruct and detoxify the concept of typical masculinity can't be smacked down WWE-style with just a few selfies. But the fact that Johnson makes progress in fighting against it while squatting the equivalent of my tuition in weight is the reason why you can catch me on campus wearing my "You're my Rock, My Dwayne, My Johnson" T-shirt any day — when the weather warms up, that is.
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My favourite comments on Mo Yan in the last few months are in the article by Liu Jianmei (刘剑梅), published in FT Chinese on Dec. 11 and posted on the MCLC list on Dec. 19. The title asks something like 'Does literature still work like a shining light?' Maybe my translation is not too bright. Should literature be a shining lantern? That's one of the questions in Liu's article. Literature and art were thought of as relevant to society and the nation in the 1980s. Liu talks about different approaches and relationships of life and art. Mo Yan deserves careful reading, just like Yan Lianke and Lu Xun. Nothing more or less. Liu uses "Save the cildren", the last line from Lu Xun's Diary of a Madman, for a close look into Mo's works as well as Yan Lianke's latest novel Four Books (not published in Mainland China). The main characters of Republic Of Wine and Frogs are unable to save the children, like Lu Xun's narrator. Republic of Wine features cannibalism and a riotous carnival of language. It's my favorite among Mo Yan's novels, along with The Garlic Ballads.
What is art? What is it for? A little more than 100 years ago now, the Dadaists (in voluntary exile in Switzerland and other places) concocted a virtual antidote to the First World War. Words, ordinary and exalted speech, had lost any meaning in the collective carnage. Not much later, Hu Shi, Zhou Zuoren, Lu Xun etc. attempted to change the Chinese language, in written form and on stage. Yomi Braester shows in Witness Against History how Lu Xun's most famous passages retain ambiguities that belie any straight nationalist reading, even if the author himself would have read them that way. I like the crazed language of the Madman. Republic of Wine, more experimental than any other works by Mo (to my knowledge), goes into that direction. In Bei Dao's Rose of Time (Shijian de meigui), a collection of essays that appeared in Shouhuo (Harvest) magazine in the early 2000s, when Bei slowly became acceptable in China again, he writes about Pasternak and Mandelstam. In his youth, Pasternak praised Stalin. Later he tried to extricate other writers from the Gulag, with mixed success. Mandelstam believed in Communism all the way to his death in a labor camp. Bei Dao doesn't say that. But the chapter on Pasternak invokes Russian Formalism and Structuralism that grew out of the abortive 1905 revolution. Art makes reality appear strange and different, enabling the spectator to perceive it more clearly. And the flag of art is always different from the flag on the citadel.
Republic of Wine is wilder than the real Mo Yan on the Nobel stage. When the real Mo (sounds funny, doesn't it? The real NO, or the real NOT, like NOT A WORD), when the real Mo Yan talked about his mother, I was moved. It sounded like my grandmother in rural Austria around 1920. Sometimes she couldn't go to school in winter because she had no shoes. But Mo Yan also said his mother was afraid he would "leave the collective" with his storytelling. Qunti 群体, the masses, the collective, could that be called an example of Mao wenti or Mao-ti, Mao-Speak in this usage? Actually not, qunti 群體 is an older word, could have been used by Li Dazho and other founders of the Chinese Communist Party, before Mao, Prof. Weigelin told me recently here in Vienna. She was right, I encountered qunti in another text I liked very much, was it by Yu Hua? Anyway, I was rather baffled when Perry Link related how a mother would tell her child on the bus to "jianchi 堅持", to hold it until the driver could stop and let the child out to go to take a leak. Would "jianchi" really sound strange outside of Mainland China? But the discussions about Mao-style are still relevant – Mo Yan is an establishment figure nowadays, and generates critique of China's established system in general.
I was a little surprised when Chinese critics of Mo Yan talked about the carnivalesque language in his novels. As if you had to be careful not to lose yourself in there. I did think of Mikhail Bakhtin and his concept of carnival in Dostoyevsky's novels when I read Republic of Wine. But as far as I remember, Bakhtin had defended language and storytelling that would sound strange and crazy, as opposed to Socialist Realism. So when was Mo Yan's writing first associated with carnival? Maybe in the 1980s? And how did this association evolve?
A few days after the recent massacre in a primary school in Connecticut, Ross Douthat in the New York Times talked about Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov. Although Dostoyevsky was a Christian, Douthat says, the senseless cruelty against children in the novel is just cruelly senseless, there is no "rhetorical justification of God's goodness". You have to look at the behaviour of characters who show "Christian love" to find any counterpoint. Below this op-ed, there are 121 reader's comments, all within one day. Many say they want to talk about guns, not literature.
What is literature for? Why is there a Nobel for literature, but not for music or fine art? Or films? Nobels make for debate. Very much debate, in this case. Great.
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In light of their comeback only a couple days way, TOP Media has announced that UP10TION now has their own channel on the V App.
Only posted a mere 17 hours ago on UP10TION's Facebook, the fans were informed that they could enjoy the making of the album, '' along with future projects, through the new platform. UP10TION is very much like a lot of the new rookie groups this year, as they are not unfamiliar with being recorded a good chunk of the time. Prior to their debut, the guys were filmed for their version of 'King Of Masked Singer' to help introduce them to the world, and also 'Rising UP10TION' which assisted in watching the new group get ready for their debut in both Korea and China.
As you can see in the video, the guys are being cute and dramatic as they welcome you to their new home. Already grabbing over 150,000 followers, this group already has a decent following. Along with this new platform, TOP Media has set up SNS (social media) in the form of Facebook, a website, Youtube, Twitter, Weibo, and Daum Fancafe. So you can definitely connect to the group of 10 talented guys in many ways. You can also watch the original broadcast right here.
Like I really need another channel on my V App, but who can say no to UP10TION, right? Let us know if you could.
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With racks full of clothes and shelves stocked with household essentials, the Davis-Monthan Air Force, Ariz., Base Thrift Shop provides the base populace with a unique shopping experience.
This volunteer-based shop is operated by members from the Enlisted Spouses Association and the Officers' Spouses' Club, along with retired military and family members.
"Our volunteers show the D-M community that they still love and continue to serve the military even after retirement," said Wendy Sniegowski, D-M Thrift Shop manager. "Some of our volunteers have worked at the shop for over 20 years."
Being located on a military installation means the shop is regularly stocked with unique items from Airmen's travels abroad. It offers a convenient place where military families can find a wide range of new and gently-used items at a low cost.
"Thrift-shopping isn't just about being frugal; it's also about coming to the store with an open mind," said Jim Williamson, a retiree and longtime customer of D-M's Thrift Shop since 1997. Jim frequents the shop with ideas of repurposing items he finds.
Not only does the shop accept donations, it welcomes items for resale on consignment.
"If you have that one piece of furniture that is not working for you, or a piece of clothing that is not your style anymore, bring it to the shop," Wendy said. "When you consign, you will receive 70 percent of the amount the item sold for, the remaining 30 percent goes to the shop."
The D-M Thrift Shop is accessible to anyone with base access and is open Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on the first Saturday of every month.


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Back in 1938, women who applied for animation jobs at Disney were destined to receive a visually attractive but ultimately depressing rejection letter like the one below — a missive in which it was advised to instead shoot for a lower star in the tracing department; a place where, it seems, ladies could be trusted with ink.
Interestingly, in 1942, four years after this particular letter was sent, Retta Scott (pictured above) became the first woman to be credited as an animator at Disney, for her work on Bambi.
Transcript follows.
(Source: Kevin Burg; Image of Retta Scott via.)
June 7, 1938
Miss Mary V. Ford
Dear Miss Ford,
Your letter of recent date has been received in the Inking and Painting Department for reply.
Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as that work is performed entirely by young men. For this reason girls are not considered for the training school.
The only work open to women consists of tracing the characters on clear celluloid sheets with Indian ink and filling in the tracings on the reverse side with paint according to directions.
In order to apply for a position as "Inker" or "Painter" it is necessary that one appear at the Studio, bringing samples of pen and ink and water color work. It would not be advisable to come to Hollywood with the above specifically in view, as there are really very few openings in comparison with the number of girls who apply.
Yours very truly,


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The UK Secretary of State for Development, Hilary Benn, is urging world leaders to stop using the phrase 'war on terror'. It gives, Benn says, strength to terrorists by making them feel part of something bigger, and distracts from the real battle that should be fought – 'a battle of values and ideas'.
Rejecting the idea of a 'war on terror' is something that many religious and secular leaders around the world have been arguing for ever since President George W. Bush unleashed the term on the world in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. On first view, it seems one can only wish Mr Benn and his colleagues success in their attempts to change the terms of the debate.
However, we need to ask whether this change in nomenclature really means anything at all. If the 'battle' cannot be won by military means alone, as Benn has said, then how does he propose to win it?
After all, even 'a battle of values and ideas' – if it is a battle – requires some semblance of strategy, but he doesn't seem to be offering anything resembling a strategy in his comments. Of course, values and ideas are key to the debate, but not, perhaps, in the way that Benn and the UK government intend.
The suggestion behind the minister's statement is that 'our' values and ideas (presumably such laudable aims as justice, good governance, democracy, and so on) are being sent into the fray against 'their' (undefined, but undoubtedly nefarious) values and ideas. There is no possibility of perhaps acknowledging that 'their' values and ideas have any context, let alone perhaps justification. This sounds remarkably similar to the discredited notion of a 'clash of civilisations' that played such a significant part in creating the original 'war on terror'.
If talk of a 'war on terror' helps to make isolated and disconnected militant and terrorist groups feel that they are connected to a wider network, how does talk of a 'battle of values and ideas' differ? What Benn seems to be missing is that all along the 'war on terror' has been a battle of values and ideas, it's just that the dominant values and ideas that many people in the Middle East see coming from our politicians are not necessarily the ones he would want to acknowledge. They include:
1.The power of might: from September 2001, the USA, supported by the UK, threatened the (admittedly very unpleasant) regime in Afghanistan, demanding the handover of Osama bin Laden without any attempts at judicial processes of extradition, although the Taliban did try to negotiate this. When demands were spurned, devastating attacks followed, with an ongoing occupation of Afghani territory and ever-worsening war.
2. Ignoring the law: the USA and UK led invasion of Iraq, because of the failure to secure any legal mandate for the attack, has undermined international structures designed to support and encourage peaceful ways of resolving conflicts through legal frameworks – all because the law would not bend to match desired policy aims.
3. Dismissal of democratic elections: in January 2006 the occupied Palestinians, in elections that were universally acclaimed as fair and open, elected the Islamist Hamas party to form the next government. The response from the UK, and many other western governments, was to cut all economic support for the occupied population, effectively abandoning the Palestinians to the systemic violence of the Israeli occupation.
This list, with its focus on the Middle East, could, of course, easily be extended well beyond these three examples. And each new example of the 'values and ideas' that these actions convey gives further incentive for disaffected Islamist groups to wreak 'revenge' attacks on western targets. This happens especially when, as with each of the examples given, western support is or was essential to the creation and maintenance of unjust regimes and structures.
No, this 'battle of values and ideas' is clearly going to result in as much of a defeat as the 'war on terror' – a defeat of honourable values and ideas, those that sustain and nurture people and places. Benn's 'battle of values and ideas' leads to the same dead-end as the 'clash of civilisations' and the 'war on terror': to what Gilbert Achcar has called the 'clash of barbarisms', when the dark sides of opposing forces result in ever more barbarous acts that dominate in times of crisis.
It is not 'western' or 'Christian' civilisation that is pitted against 'Islamic' civilisation, but one barbarism fighting another. Any sense of morality that might exist here, whether in terms of so-called 'moral equivalence' or 'humanitarian intervention', is lost in the immorality of the weapons used – quite literally. Neither side wins, as the barbarisms repeatedly escalate at the instigation of the most powerful side.
The desperation of such a scenario must lead to the search for alternative imaginings of how to deal with the conflicts we find ourselves in. It is clearly no good changing the description of what our aims are if the aims remain the same, as Benn seems to be seeking to do.
Instead of seeking out more or other battles, we should firstly be seeking out the voices of those representatives of so-called 'enemies' that we could make common cause with, in the belief that there is always more that binds us than that separates us. Those of us exploring what it means to live out a Christian faith in a post-Christendom country need to work together with those Muslims seeking to recover alternatives to Islamism in societies that offer few social and political alternatives for public engagement.
Patience, engaged listening, trust and readiness to change ourselves is required – things that go well beyond the electoral cycles that seem to so dominate the thoughts of most members of the government's cabinet. In engaging with people of other beliefs in this way, we will need not only the readiness to have our opinions changed, but also clarity regarding our own beliefs, including those that appear to question the very values and ideas that we would like to think we espouse – for example, was Samson a suicide attacker (Judges 16. 27-30)? How do we embrace this part of our tradition? Do we embrace it?
Secondly, we should enthusiastically welcome every positive alternative to the negation of constructive engagement with others that the dominant order is fostering. This is sometimes called the 'anti-globalisation movement' (though it is actually an anti-neo-liberalism movement), and centres on the desire to explore new ways of relating to one another on many levels. In Arundhati Roy's words:
Our strategy should be not only to confront Empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness – and our ability to tell our own stories. Stories that are different from the ones we're being brainwashed to believe. The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability. Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them. (Arundhati Roy, 'Confronting Empire', in The Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire, Flamingo, London, 2004, 69-77: 77.)
Thirdly, we must engage with politicians at all levels: many in Westminster are in genuine despair at the directions of current government policy. We must therefore seek to support those searching for new ways of engaging with the world beyond our shores, whilst withdrawing our support from those that refuse to abandon the 'clash of barbarisms'. More specifically, although the forthcoming elections in much of Britain do not offer the opportunity to remove those primarily responsible for fostering the 'war on terror', they do offer the opportunity to communicate to those parties that supported the invasions and increasingly barbaric occupations of Middle Eastern countries, that 'they need us more than we need them'.
None of this will be easy, none of it will be without setbacks, and given the immense damage done, none of it will be quick. But Christians engaging with the world were never promised an easy time, and in the centuries of struggle with violence and oppression within our own tradition (Crusades, slavery, gender etc. – the list is depressingly long) we may yet find that we have learnt something that others might also benefit from: how to accept that we have a dark side that can lead to barbarism, and yet prevent it from becoming our defining feature. Then perhaps we can move from a 'clash of barbarisms' to a 'debate between civilisations' about values and ideas.
© Michael Marten, an Ekklesia associate, is an Edinburgh-based historian and political scientist specialising in international issues, with a particular focus on the involvement of Europeans in the Middle East. He has taught Middle East history and politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, and is a guest lecturer at the Institute for Advanced Study, University of Pavia, Italy. He has contributed to the forthcoming Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Christianity and to Christianity and Jerusalem: Theology and Politics in the Holy Land, ed. Anthony O'Mahony (Gracewing, 2007).


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Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay.
I'm not a massive fan of yellow in any shade so I struggled slightly this month. Should I go for delicate virtuous lemon or brassy golden plate, what about shimmering leaf shaped Aureolin leather or soft vanilla. I bounced back and forth, unable to make a decision until I hit upon this, that slightly unusual pairing of mustard skirt and top the same shade as a field of sun ripe maize held together with a river of violets. The off-hand had to be the Lei of the Lifegiver, not only do the colours match perfectly but I always think of tulips and daffodils when I think of yellow, those bright flowers which herald spring and a posy ties the whole thing together perfectly.
- Helm: Soulcatcher Halo
- Chest: Greater Adept's Robe
- Shoulders: Mystical Mantle
- Cloak: Darkmist Cape
- Gloves: Soulcloth Gloves
- Soulguard Girdle
- Replicia Magisters Boots
- Arachid Dagger
- Lei of the Lifegiver
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Synopsis: Deeply-flawed working-class oaf embarks on self-improvement regime...and basically ruins his life.
Blurb From the VHS Jacket: "Rodney Dangerfield is on the fast track to hilarity in his howlingly funny comedy about the pit falls of having it all."
What Did I Learn?: "You're the inspiration for twin beds" is a pretty awesome comeback.
You Might Like This Movie If: You really want to hear one of the two greatest musical hits of 1983.
Really?: 1) So, why does Rose have a working-class New York accent while her mom, Mrs. Monahan (Geraldine Fitzgerald) sounds rich and hoity-toity? 2) I had a hard time believing Julio (Taylor Negron) would agree to marry Alison (Jennifer Jason Leigh) without first having sex at some point in their relationship. 3) Wow – it really takes awhile for the plot to kick in, doesn't it? 4) Wait, why does Clive invent an entire "Regular Guy" fashion line for Monty? If it's just a ploy for Monty to become humiliated, and go back to his bad habits, wouldn't it be an incredibly expensive ploy that could ruin the store's fiscal year?
Rating: While many people believe Rodney Dangerfield's best film was Back to School, I've always felt that Easy Money was the pinnacle of his movie career, and his least-watered-down work. Easy Money has a few problems in terms of its overall credibility and pacing (see: "Really?"), but Dangerfield is in his prime, and it's a pleasure to watch him trade wisecracks with a pre-Goodfellas Joe Pesci. 8/10 stars.


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Diamonds are forever,
they wont leave in the night i've no fear that they might.
Desert me!!
Uhh, F and F, uhh
Diamonds are forever
Yeah, ya no what im saying
I figure, I feel like i should just, ya no
Show people the other side that wonder where, ya no wat im sayin, that are presently unaware.
They dont know about it, ya no wat im sayin, ya no jus show em theres another side to this thing right here,
its called bling!
[Verse 1:]
Allow me to break down the game,
behind the bracelets, earrings, chains, watches and rings.
The bling,
the crystal incrusted, princess flooded, canary studded, blue coloured and blood stained.
Yeah the older brother of the drug game,
that give her a fame, then take away her lane.
the empowerer of the kings that came to claims and disease
believe wat the native people were saying.
Believe, my engagement ring received and flossed at the cost of a bondage child minus pain.
Long ago kings use to wear em in their armour, when they fought other armies, because it use to scare em.
If you wasn't rich couldn't wear em.
Witches use to marry, and they'd shoot you before they share em.
The gift and the curse, the venom and the serum.
Most hated ladies best friend get murked for a clip.
Diamonds are forever...
[Verse 2:]
Cecil Rhodes sold war and genocide
To the countryside just to get his shine on!
I fear what De Beers and his peers use to do, before the world really knew, just to get their "mine" on!
Making paper with slave labour and hittin little kids with life time bids making em cut and shine stones.
Inflating the price and making em look nice and i wasnt thinking twice when i was putting mine on.
About a young shorty in Sierra Leone or other conflict countries that people call home.
I figured i would never go to Angola so it never did affect me that maybe indirectly.
That my neckleash was funding a rebellion or a military coup,
Started by militias that dont believe in following none of Geneva's rules.
I was brushing off the haters, trying to be cool.
Didnt have a clue that the rapper was helping the rapers, raiders of the villagers, pillagers of the schools.
Shooters of the innocent, torturers of the witnesses, burners of the businesses
And my bracelet was the fuel.
Uhh, i aint pushing an agenda homie,
Im just pushing the facts, Fuck Bush!
Cuz theres people doin worse on this earth and there black,
I took it for years now let me bring it back,
We all know on foreign shores that they finance wars, but asks yourself do they finance yours.
When i first got mine i took em out on tour, they only lost half the value when i took em out the store.
Or it was full of moissanites and cubics but the jeweller knew i was stupid and that i couldnt prove it.
Feeling like i need it because i do music, to impress the groupies and the interviewers.
So i didnt appraise it, nor did i loop it, even gave em to my girl, thinkin i was cupid.
Homies was all hate hoping they could make me lose it, creeping through my own hood knew i had to remove it.
I see the Russian Mafia, the Jewish Mobsters, the undercover terrorists and the traps for the hustlers.
Homie its a wrap for the nonsense rhyming, props to Kanye i call this Conflict Diamonds.


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USA: First Female Supply Officer to Qualify in Submarines
A Sailor assigned to USS Ohio (SSGN 726) became the first female supply officer to qualify in submarines, June 22.
Lt. Britta Christianson of Ohio's Gold Crew received her Submarine Supply Corps "dolphins" from the Gold Crew Commanding Officer Capt. Rodney Mills during a brief ceremony at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF).
"I'm very proud of Lt. Christianson's accomplishments today," said Mills, "and I'm glad to welcome her to the elite community of dolphin-wearing submariners, past and present. She is a superb supply officer, an excellent watchstander, and she will be critical to ensuring the ship's success during our upcoming deployment."
Ohio is currently undergoing maintenance at PSNS & IMF, having returned to the Pacific Northwest in March after a 14-month forward deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
Christianson, a native of Chippewa Falls, Wis., joined the Gold Crew in November 2011 during Ohio's deployment. She is one of 13 women – four supply officers and nine submarine line officers under instruction – assigned to Ohio and USS Maine (SSBN 741) at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash. Twelve other women are assigned to USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) and USS Georgia (SSGN 729), based in Kings Bay, Ga.
In order to receive her Supply dolphins, Christianson – already a qualified Naval Flight Officer and surface supply officer – was required to demonstrate knowledge in basic submarine operations and engineering fundamentals, perform damage control functions, and qualify as a diving officer of the watch (DOOW).
"I was honored to be given the opportunity to serve aboard a submarine, so receiving my dolphins is like icing on the cake for me," said Christianson. "It was a lot of hard work, but at the end of the day, two things bring us and our submarine home safely: knowledge of the submarine and our ability to execute the mission, and that basically sums up what dolphins are all about. I owe a lot of my thanks to my captain, chiefs and crew members who trained me and helped me to learn my boat."
Prior to reporting to their boats beginning in November 2011, Christianson and the other women assigned to Ohio, Maine, Wyoming and Georgia graduated from the Submarine Officer Basic Course in Groton, Conn. In addition, the submarine line officers under instruction graduated from the Naval Nuclear Power School at Charleston, S.C., and underwent naval nuclear prototype training.
Ohio and USS Michigan (SSGN 727) are homeported at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor and forward deployed to Guam.
Naval Today Staff, June 26, 2012; Image: US Navy
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