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I recently went to the Wernham Clinic with terrible back pain. After just one session it was considerably better and 3 more shorter sessions have completely sorted out the problem. The treatment is given with gentle but effective movement. Additional advice on exercise and simple lifestyle changes have been very helpful to improve my general well-being.
This is a first class clinic, where everyone is very pleasant and very helpful.
I started getting lower back pain many years ago, a friend told me about the clinic. I was treated for a few times by John Wernham and I still go to the clinic for treatment. Very good service and great staff.
I found myself at The John Wernham Clinic sobbing from pain in my leg caused by a problem with my back. I had three treatments in a week and saw improvement, at least I had stopped crying. I continued weekly treatments and eventually was able to weight bear. I saw many other improvements, getting up and down, in and out of the car, an overall increase in confidence. The treatment was always gentle and thorough, including myself in every move to make sure I was comfortable. The 'care' I received was faultless, I did not expect to experience the 'caring' and I thank them.
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I was fortunate to have been a patient of John Wernham's in around 2004 whilst I was a student. I had severe lower back pain running down my legs, progressively getting worse over months.
Having gone through the NHS route and facing the prospect of surgery and it's complications, I sought treatment from Mr Wernham. The care I received was exceptional, and I eventually made a full recovery (to the disbelief of the hospital consultant at a follow up scan months later). I owe a lot to the clinic and all it's amazing team.
Gary Neighbour, my only real contact with the John Wernham Clinic has been an invaluable help. Unlike most medical practitioners he looks at, and treats, the whole body and is brilliant at correcting the various misalignments. He is also very thoughtful and helpful.
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I have been coming to the clinic for a number of years and have found the treatments to be of great help. The staff are all so helpful. I have no hesitation recommending the clinic to anyone. Special thanks to Gary, who I see regularly.
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I have been a patient for a number of years and have found great relief from treatment sessions when my back has gone into spasm. I get well, then continue treatments for a while, then stop going, possibly undoing a large proportion of the clinics hard work. When I need help again they are always understanding quick and accommodating.
Today I phoned in agony and was given an appointment for 12:00 where I saw Ludmilla. Ludmilla is a lovely lady who was sympathetic, caring and very Professional. When I arrived she had taken the time to familiarise herself with my history and took the time to update herself and my notes to cover my year long absence. I received well over an hour of her time for the usual 30 min fee. A service that is rare these days. My treatment included manipulation and advice on exercise and diet with my immediate care in mind and discussion about long term wellbeing.
I was told about John Wernham Osteopathy by a friend that swears by their service. I gave them a go with my dodgy neck and OMG... I feel great! My neck no longer bothers me and after letting the osteopath on the rest of my ageing body I generally feel better all round... Thank you!
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So I might be stretching the word "game" a bit when speaking in reference to Sumotori Dreams. Perhaps drunken push fight simulator would be a more appropriate term, though that shouldn't take away from the fact that it was still one of the most enjoyable moments I've had with interactive media in the last few weeks. For anyone who watched the aftermath of this week's podcast, you know I'm not exaggerating.
I guess you could consider this a combat game, though your ability to actually control the action is about as random as controlling the outcome of a horse race. You pick an arena for the blocky characters to battle in, choose how many (up to 4) characters will duke…push it out and then from there you watch the magic happen (you can make your sumotori move forward and also push with one hand or two, but this doesn't really benefit you). From there the winner is literally the last one standing though after fifty or so odd matches, it tended to be the last one to fall down.
The joy of the game comes not from being the victor but by watching the characters struggle with the task at hand. Even once the match is complete they'll endlessly struggle to rise to their feet (not unlike a person who has drank too much alcohol) and sometimes they'll even stumble off the edge of the arena and fall to their doom. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be "playing" the game in this way, but holy cow do I enjoy it.
The game itself is a little over $5.00, which isn't too bad of a deal despite how limited the "gameplay" might seem to some. The only thing I was limited on was how much I could drink while enjoying it because I didn't want to pee in my pants. Should you be an overly cost cautious Cheap and Dirty Gamer there are plenty of videos on the internet to watch, all of them worth your time regardless of their production values.
As usual (except for last week, sorry bros), check below for a related but completely random video I put together that will cost you a couple minutes of your life!
Cheap and Dirty Gamer – Being cheap used to be an insult, but with the economy in the dumps it's now a survival skill. Being dirty also used to be an insult, but that changed after Christina Aguilera's song came out. Not all gamers have the funds to play full priced games, but that doesn't mean that gaming quality has to suffer. There are good free and cheap games everywhere, games specifically made for the sexy survivors among us.


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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Spinach and cheese ravioli in rose sauce
Spinach and cheese ravioli in rose sauce
one package frozen spinach-and-cheese ravioli
half a tall jar of marinara sauce
one cup ricotta cheese
a handful of fresh basil leaves, torn
half a cup of grated parmesan cheese
Boil the pasta in a big pot according to package directions, taking care not to overcook because you will be combining the pasta with the hot sauce, which will cook it a bit more. Drain and set aside.
Pour the marinara sauce into a big, high-sided frying pan and heat. Once it's warmed through, add the ricotta cheese and stir to blend until smooth, about a couple of minutes. Just before serving, add half of the torn basil to the sauce and mix together until the leaves are wilted.
Slide the cooked pasta into a serving platter and top with sauce, grated parmesan cheese and remaining fresh basil leaves for garnish. Serve right away with garlic bread.
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Diepholz from above
Our 20-minute sightseeing flights around Diepholz follow a standard route
After taking off from the airfield in Diepholz-Dümmerland, we fly over the Havebecker Moorlands toward Rüschendorf and the Dümmer Lowlands. From there we circle around Dümmer See, the second-largest lake in Lower Saxony.
Then we fly over the communities of Bruchwiesen and Stemshorn to reach Hüde, continuing northeast along the lake toward Lembruch, passing the villages of Sandbrink and Graftlage before returning to the airfield in Diepholz.
Our station in Diepholz also offers the following sightseeing tours. Each lasts about 20 minutes, and they all depart from and return to the airfield in Diepholz.
Lake Route
(blue, 20 minutes)
- Take off from Diepholz Airfield
- Havebecker Moor
- Rüschendorf
- Dümmer Niederung
- Bruchwiesen
- Stemshorn
- Hüde
- Sandbrik
- Lembruch
- Graftlage
- Return to Diepholz Airfield for landing
City Route
(red, 30 minutes)
- Take off from Diepholz Airfield
- Diepholz Stadt
- Drebber
- Barnstorf
- Vechta
- Spanhake
- Lohne
- Holdorf
- Steinfeld
- Return to Diepholz Airfield for landing
Individual Route (your choice)
We'll keep you in the air as long as you like!
- Take off from Diepholz Airfield
- You select the route*
Tell us where you want to go,
and we'll set up a customized route.
- Return to Diepholz Airfield for landing
Lake Tour
blue route
Available as an individual or group ticket
- Flight time: 20 minutes
- Group ticket:
- valid for a maximum of four passengers
- Flight route includes:
- Havebecker Moor, Rüschendorf and Dümmer Lowlands
- Bruchwiesen, Stemshorn, Hüde
- Sandbrink, Lembruch and Graftlage
City Tour
red route
Calculated as a group ticket
- Flight time: 30 minutes
- Group ticket:
- valid for a maximum of four passengers
- Flight route includes:
- Drebber, Barnstorf and Vechta
- Spanhake, Lohne and Holdorf
- than back to Steinfeld and the airfield
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- We are happy to help and offer advice.
- Fly as long as you like!
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The best preserved French Colonial settlement in the USA
Beauvais Linden House, home of Bulduc Museum
I grew up near Sainte Genevieve and knew of its history as the first and oldest settlement on the west banks of the Mississippi. I knew that it was first settled in a slightly different location in 1735 and that won us the round at a local trivia bowl, but I digress. "Ste Gen" as us locals referred to it was renowned in the area for it history, hospitality (never was a dry county as where I lived was), and of course floods. Floods in the 1785 is what lead to the relocation to the current site.
First stop on my tour was the Beauvais Linden house ca 1820 with and addition on the right that mirrored the original house added in the 1850s, This is a traditional "shotgun" style house with a central hallway that seperated the family quarters from the public or social and entertaining portions of the house. It now serves as the museum to the Bolduc house across the street. Trivia: The boxwood hedges on this property that you can walk in and under are over 200 years old.
Louis Bolduc House ca 1793
After touring museum we bought the tour ($8) for the Louis Bolduc house. This home was built by Mr Bolduc when he arrived in Ste Genevieve after the fall of Canadian territory to British control. This home was built in the traditional vertical beams style of France with a mixture of mud, animal hair and straw packed between the beams to serve as insulation and seal the cracks. Unique to the house is the "Haitian Porch" or wide porch that wrapped around the home protecting the interior walls from the summer sun and aide in keeping the home cooler in the scorching humid Missouri summers.
The Bolduc house was also built in the shot gun style with a central hallway. This central hall served as Mr Bolduc business office where he traded and sold goods with the other settlers. From this central hall he could access an attic or cellar that was used for storage.
The left side of the house was a large social room used to entertain potential business partners and travelers that he did business with.
Bolduc family living quarters
To the right of the main hall way was the Bolduc family living quarters. It was tight with as many as 3 generations living under one roof. There are several family heirlooms on display in both sides of the house as well as the central hall way.
LeMeilleur House family quarters
After touring the Bolduc house we went to the LeMeilleur House which was built to house relations of Mr Bolduc. It served many purposes over the years including a black smith shop, convent, school house and an auto repair shop. It was carefully restored with period correct pieces ca 1820 gathered in the area.
excerpts from Le Code Noir
Interesting to note in our discussion and tour of the Bolduc and LeMeilleur homes was that the families and settlers in general didn't view slaves as property and treat them as harshly as they were treated in the British colonies. They believe slavery was wrong, though they owned a few, but treated them considerably less like chattel and more like extended members of the household. The Code Noir outlined how blacks were to be treated and they ignored many of the provisions that were adhered to in the British Colonies.
After leaving we meandered down the block to the Jean Baptiste Valle house built in 1794 and served as the home of central government for the colony. In fact when the Louisiana Purchase was complete, Mr Valley was appointed Commandant of the new territory. This house has gone through a couple of renovations over the years with the last family member vacating the home in 1940. It currently is staffed with artists from the "D'majj group" that use it as a gallery and work to help preserve it.
Rose Garden at the Jean Baptiste Valle House
Interesting trivia from the Valle house was that the Rose Gardens are documented through records as having been established over 200 years ago. The D'Majj group and the National Society of Colonial Dames that owns the property is going to have a forensic archeologist conduct research to validate this claim as being the oldest continuous rose garden west of the Mississippi next year.
Ste Genevieve is a marvelous community. Aside from all the history its got two big events that I remember from when I was a kid that is still a big deal. Entering into its 150 year is Oberle Meat, maker of what I call the best smoked sausage on the planet. Slightly new is the annual, held 2nd weekend of August, Jour de Fete, a huge community art festival and carnival.
More pics from my road trip on Flickr


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Mrs. Mary Jane Conway (nee Bradley)
Artist: Painted by Samuel Alfred Harding
Type: Oil on Canvas
Year: 1834
Size/Dimensions: H: 35", W: 30"
Origin: Gift of Alice Ann Conway Papan and family
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Mary"s mother was Jane Barton and her father's name was John Bradley, Jr. After his death, Jane remarried William Woodward. Together they moved with her three daughters to Long Prairie, Arkansas in 1818.
Mary Jane Bradley (1809 - 1878) married James Sevier Conway in 1826. The couple had ten children (five of whom died in early infancy or childhood.) Her husband, James Sevier would become the first governor of the state of Arkansas (1836-1840).


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Beautiful Things
Broken Girl. It's pretty much how I've defined my life for the last several years. I've been broken a lot longer than that, but didn't give myself the title "broken girl" until a few years ago. And it wasn't just me that I called a broken girl. Everywhere I went I was crossing paths with other broken girls. I couldn't get away from them. I knew God didn't want me to be broken, but I didn't know how to repair all of the cracked, missing places in me.
That's when I met Jennifer. She was a broken girl too. She was also desperate to be fixed. We started praying together and digging into God's Word together. We started to find healing. And as we found healing other broken girls found us. It was a year or so later that we decided to start blogging at Broken Girl. We wanted a place where we could hash out this idea of brokenness and try to figure out together what to do with all of the pieces of us.
Things were going well. I was learning to walk in freedom, we were ministering to other women and seeing them find freedom in Christ. Jennifer and I even started to refer to ourselves as "former" broken girls. Life was on the mend.
There's a Christian platitude I heard about the cracks in our life being what God uses to shine His light through. I was content to be a cracked pot, shining for Jesus.
Then life shattered.
Two years ago my husband walked out and my life crashed around me. And it didn't just break me, it demolished me. In the weeks following the death of my marriage I felt as if all of the broken pieces of me were ground to dust and ashes. I kept trying to figure out how to put myself back together, but how can you make anything out of dust?
I didn't know what to do. There wasn't enough glue on the earth that could repair my heart. I read about beauty from ashes and wondered... how on earth can anything beautiful ever come from this?
Still, I clung to Jesus. He was all I had, and I knew that the only place I was safe was in His hands. It hurt. I wanted to run away. I wanted to run from the pain and just move on with life and pretend that everything was okay. But I couldn't. I knew that the only hope of healing meant staying; even if staying meant living on the potter's wheel, and in the blazing furnace.
The Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
"Go down to the potter's shop, and I will speak to you there."
So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel.
But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped,
so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over.
(Jeremiah 18:1-4 NLT)
It doesn't make sense. How a loving God would crush me into a lump of clay and start over. But then again, isn't it the most loving thing He can do? To take the mess of me... the dust of me... and create beauty from that? A 5 year old with Elmer's glue can piece back together a broken vase, but I don't know anyone who can take ashes and create new life.
So I stayed on the potter's wheel. I let him put me in the fire. Friends started telling me how brave and strong I was. I wasn't brave. Or strong. Just desperate. And convinced that Jesus was my only hope. So I stayed in His hands, and He made something beautiful start to form and take shape in my life.
A few months ago I was at dinner with some girlfriends and one of them asked me "So who are you now? Now that you're no longer a broken girl, who are you?"
For months I've been asking myself that same question. Who am I now? I'll be honest and tell you that there's been nothing but silence on the other end of that question. I had no idea how to define myself anymore, until today.
I am not a broken girl. Nor am I a cracked pot. I am a vessel of honor. Sanctified and useful to my Master. I have been crushed and remade according to His purpose.
if anyone cleanses himself from these things,
he will be a vessel for honor,
useful to the Master,
prepared for every good work.
(2 Timothy 2:21 NASB)
A vessel of honor. A one of a kind, hand crafted display of His splendor. Something beautiful from ashes. Something beautiful from dust.
We don't have to settle for broken or cracked, or even mended, or fixed. We can be new.
When we stay in His hand beauty comes to us. Maybe not quickly. Maybe not pain-free. We may need to be ground to dust a few times. We may be stretched and pulled. We may question the Master's design and think that our idea of what we should be is better than His. We may have to face the purifying flames of the kiln more often than we would like. But if we stay... If we stay we're prepared. Prepared for every good work that He has for us. Prepared to be useful to His kingdom. Prepared to display His splendor. Not through our cracks, but through our wholeness.
A vessel of honor.
P.S. You can be His vessel of honor too. No matter how shattered you feel right now. Trust the potter to remake you.


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Russia's Alexander Zubkov brings big home-track edge in bobsled
- The pilot of Russia-1 has made up to 500 runs on the Olympic track
- %22He%27s been down this track more than anybody. He knows it. He%27s good at it%22
- After winning two-man%2C Zubkov also is favored in four-man
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — USA bobsled pilots have had about 50 runs on the track at the Sanki Sliding Center.
Russia-1 pilot Alexander Zubkov has had, oh, at least 300, U.S. bobsledder Chris Fogt said, and bobsled expert and NBC analyst John Morgan even wondered if the number isn't closer to 500.
Whether it's 300, 400 or 500, Zubkov's unmatched experience on the track has made him an overwhelming favorite to win gold in the four-man event starting Saturday and ending Sunday at the Sochi Olympics.
Zubkov, 39, won gold in two-man, is considered a better pilot in four-man and is so comfortable here he skipped Friday's final two training runs after posting the fastest overall time in the previous four training runs.
"He really hasn't done a lot all season, and he comes out and crushes everybody at the Olympics," USA-1 pilot and 2010 Vancouver Olympics four-man gold medalist Steve Holcomb said. "We were like that in North America. The home-track advantage is huge. He's been down this track more than anybody. He knows it. He's good at it."
Zubkov is chasing history, trying to become just the sixth person — and second non-German — to win two-man and four-man gold in the same Olympics. With Russia out of the gold-medal men's hockey game, its possible Russian President Vladimir Putin will be at Sanki Sliding Center.
On Sunday, Zubkov, who carried Russia flag at the opening ceremony, could send Russia off with another gold.
"It's taken a lot of pressure off us, and it's adding pressure to him. 'You were so fast in two-man for your home country, flag bearer. You better win,' " said Holcomb, the bronze medalist here in two-man.
There can't be many Olympic venues where Russia has such a pronounced home-surface advantage. The intricacies of the track are learned by experience, specifically where to enter curves and where to exit on the ice. In sliding sports, racers try to take the fastest lines down the track. Learning the fastest lines in 50 runs isn't possible.
"You saw the same thing in Salt Lake in '02. The U.S. teams knew exactly where to go," Russia bobsled coach Pierre Lueders said. "You have that home-track advantage. That's part of being at home. Same as in Whistler."
The USA and other nations video Zubkov's lines, but Lueders, the two-time Olympic medalist from Canada, isn't worried about that.
"There's certain lines through the corners that a lot of the teams won't be able to do what we can do," he said. "There's quite a few corners where there's specific entry points. There's some very specific turning points that are key to making speed, especially down here at the bottom."
Zubkov hadn't won a two-man World Cup race since 2010-11, the same season he won the overall World Cup points title. He was fourth in two-man this season but passed on the final race of the season to get more practice at the Sanki Sliding Center.
He's a better four-man pilot and now a favorite to win gold. He didn't win a four-race this season — three podium finishes — but won the World Cup points title in 2012-13 with five victories, one second and one third in eight of the nine events in which he raced. He also finished second in the world championship.
If Zubkov wins, he will have earned it. The four-man field is talented and deep. Holcomb, who is bothered by strained left calf sustained in two-man, is trying to become the first American since Billy Fiske in 1928 and 1932 to win consecutive four-man gold medals. Four years ago Holcomb ended a 62-year streak without an American gold medal in four-man.
"It's going to be a challenge," Holcomb said. "It'll be a good race again, that's for sure.
Germany's Maximilian Arndt, the World Cup points champion in four-man, Francesco Friedrich and Thomas Florschuetz and Latvia's Oskars Melbardis were among the fastest sleds in Friday's training. Russia's Alexander Kasjanov had a strong two-man race and has also been strong in four-man training.
"The first thing is obviously it's going to be a tough field," Lueders said. "The four-man is always a lot more close anyway. Just because you win one, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll win the other. As long as all of our teams do what they're capable of doing, the results should be OK.
Even though Holcomb is injured and not training at full speed, he posted competitive times in two runs on the final day of training Friday. Lueders made sure the Russian bobsledders aren't dismissing Holcomb, who has a strong group of push athletes behind him.
"When a guy's won two medals at the Olympics, you don't count him out," Lueders said. "We actually mentioned his name specifically (Thursday) that just because someone's not pushing or they're slow in training means absolutely nothing. … You can never be too sure of what everybody else is doing because you don't know."


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British SUP Club Championships 2015
Now in it's third year and attracting returning and new clubs, along with new disciplines this event was always going to be one to remember.
I first became involved with this event when Simon Frost from Bray Lake had the inspired idea of running an SUP event at Eton Dorney, the Olympic Rowing lake, after the opportunity had presented itself.
We wanted to run something a little bit different and a Club Championships seemed to fit well with all the great activity that had been happening across all corners of the UK. We wanted to come up with a format that favoured those clubs with a great range of paddlers in their clubs. From elite to novice and juniors it should all count towards answering the question who is the UK no 1.
2013 was a Blockbuster with BaySUP taking the title one point ahead of Waterborn and then Sussex SUP Club beating Bray Lake into third also by one point.
2014 saw BaySUP again clinch the top spot with Bray Lake in second and this time new kid's on the block Wet n' Dry took third narrowly ahead of Hove Lagoon.
2015 saw the addition of a Junior Club title, XL team racing and SUP Polo. There would be inaugural champions in these events but would BaySUP take a third year in a row?
To make 2015 even more interesting three new clubs signed up to compete Jersey Paddle Club, St Ives Bay SUP Club and Hayling Island Paddle Sports Club. Waterborn who had had a year away in 2014 were back and many club's entries had grown.
Check out the SupBoarder Magazine Article on the Runner's and Riders in their 2015 preview.
The Day
When the team arrived Saturday morning they were met with perfect glass on the hallowed Dorney Reach. After the briefing it was the novice race that was first to go. First off would be the men and then a minute later the women for a 5km race on non race boards.
With points allocated based on the number of people within a category the novice race was always going to be key. The men's event had the largest entry of any category and the women's was also one of the biggest.
Claire Brinsmead and Beth McLauchin of Wet n' Dry had topped the first two runs of the Women's event with Bray Lake's Gill Strange coming third whilst the new clubs claimed the men's with Tim Axford (JPC) taking the win over Steven Roberts from Hayling Paddle Sports Club.
Every club apart from Suffolk and St Ives had points on the board with Wet n Dry and Bray Lake taking an early lead with almost full score sheets (top 8 results to count for the overall).
Whilst the Novices were on the track however the Juniors were getting stuck in to their first race of the day. With 20 juniors in the U10, U12, U15 and U16 classes they were always going to have a big impact on points. Clearly inspired from his dad in the Novice race Sam Axford took the overall win and U15 lead. Bradley Jones took the lead in the U16 class with Jack Plume going all out to take the U10 lead.
After a paddle outlet by Jay Manning in remembrance of Andreas Pombo who sadly lost his life paddling in the states over the weekend the race boards took to the water.
Race classes were split across, Men's, Women's 12'6, 14′ and Inflatable classes. Non inflatable boards were also racing in age groups so there were plenty of titles, podiums and points up for grabs.
There was great racing in all fleets. In The men's Ben Payne from Bray Lake took line honours. Ben's win had put Bray in the lead overall but then Jersey Paddle Club filled the rest of the podium to start pulling things back.
Andre le Geyt by coming second had won the masters event, with BaySUP's Mark Slater in 2nd and Bray Lake's Carl Thomas in third.
In the 12'6″ event is was a battle of the new clubs to the event where Ollie Shilston from St Ives Bay took top spot ahead of Aaron Rowe and Hove Lagoon's Robin Williams. BaySUP weren't out yet though with Andy Joyce winning the masters, and Mo Guy getting a 4th in the Open age group. Suffolk started to make an impression here as well with Jon Smith getting second in his age group, and Jamie Harman scored some solid points for Wet n Dry in the competitive field.
In the Ladies and inflatable classes was where Waterborn started to strengthen their bid for a podium spot.
Marie Buchanan took line honours in the 12'6″ class, whilst an incredible Elle Veale took second over the line and was the fastest female U21 and 2nd fastest overall at only 14. Kerry Baker added to the points for St Ives Bay winning the open class and Sam Barfield also topped the podium.
Jersey Paddle Club took another top spot in the Ladies 14′ with Waterborn, Bray and Suffolk all getting podium places here.
Nathan Dodds led the charge getting Wet n' Dry back up the points table winning the U21 event in a time that would have seen him well placed in the open fleet.
Then came the ISUPS, a new category this year and they certainly made an impact. Waterborn took both the wins in the men's events. With Crispin Jones and Paul Simmons. It was another family affair as Jocelyn Jones made it a triple winning the ladies 12'6″ class.
Helen Trehane made the small Hove team's presence felt as she took line honours for the ladies and victory in the 14'ISUP class.
With the 8km race complete, it was over to the juniors who were thrashing it out in a sprint elimination. Here we saw some epic battles and amazing buoy turns.
The Thomas boys showed all the adults how to round a mark with speed and style. Samuel Thomas pushing a rapid Sam Axford close in the final but not quite getting him. Samuel winning the U12 and Sam the U15 event. Lottie Smith in the U12 category managed to get herself into the final of the U15 event and the U10 event was the highlight of the day. The Plume boys having their own amazing family battle round the boys, with younger siblings from the Smith's and Axfords all doing brilliantly well.
The U16s had their work cut out getting the longer 12'6″ boards round the tight technical course. Bradley Jones holding off the Combined Bray Lake and BaySUP assault.
The Juniors job wasn't over there, they still had one more technical race before they had a result!
Whilst the Juniors took a breather the SUP Polo got under way. For most this was new experience but you could tell a few had had practice. Waterborn's A and B team advanced through with St Ives Bay and Bray having good runs through the 19 strong team tournament.
It ended up being an all Waterborn Final with St Ives Bay taking third on the podium.
In the Juniors Bray Lake took their first team title of the day with Hayling and JPC behind, names we were going to see on a later podium.
The XL racing began with heats into finals. A great battle for the last final spot between Wet n Dry and JPC saw JPC loose a member of their team overboard and then get a dead heat with Bray B. In the Final Bray Lake took the win ahead of Waterborn and in an almost replay of the heat Wet n Dry and Bray finished almost dead level with Bray clinching it this time.
Despite crossing the line first in the ladies Waterborn were disqualified due to an incorrect mark rounding leaving the door open for an impressive suffolk team to take the win.
In the mixed category Hove Lagoon looked sublime from start to finish with no one troubling their we'll oiled rhythm. Waterborn picked up another 2nd with St Ives in third.
It was now time for the overalls. Larger teams could have their pick of the points whereas teams smaller than 8 had to count a few zeros, and it was close across the board. Wet n dry couldn't quite hold on to their 3rd from last year as Bray Lake just like the team sprints pipped them to third. Within reach but just ahead were Jersey Paddle Club who used all their paddlers point to take an impressive 2nd. This time in first place after a year away were a much deserving Waterborn.
In the Juniors it was the top three results to count. This time Hayling Paddle Sports Club took a well deserved win with Bray Lake in second and Jersey Paddle Club in third. Only 2 points separating all of them.
All the teams did an admiral job and gave it their all. Whether they were new competitors or seasoned veterans there was a great camaraderie during the day and some amazing team and individual efforts.
I can't wait till next year.
A big thank you to Starboard, Red Paddle Co, Fanatic for sponsoring the event.
Also Pure Recharge, Cafe 2 Go and Fat Stick for their support.
A huge thank you has to to go to Simon and his team from Bray Lake who volunteer their time to make this event run and make the entire operation as smooth as possible. They are a great club and delivered a fantastic event yet again.


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Jake Peavy: 7 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 SO as the White Sox beat Cleveland 8-1. On the season, Peavy now has a 1.29 ERA (1.94 FIP, for the sabermetrically-inclined) with 44 strikeouts, seven walks and two home runs allowed in 52 13 innings. What he's done has been nothing short of incredible.
Like Peavy, Adam Dunn has rebounded into form -- he went 1-4 with a home run, his 10th, with a walk on Wednesday to raise his season slash line to .243.385.586. His next home run will equal his 2011 total, and he didn't reach double-digit dingers until late July of last season. Bill Melton discussed what Dunn's doing right on White Sox Postgame Live:
But not everything was peachy for the Sox on Wednesday, as before the game it was reported Chris Sale will have an MRI on his left elbow on Thursday in Chicago. After the results are in, the Sox brass will convene to discuss Sale's future, which apparently could lead him back into the starting rotation. Here's what we know about Sale heading into the next few days, after which we should have an answer about his immediate future with the club. And here's what Robin Ventura had to say prior to Wednesday's game:
Around the division: When Kansas City comes to town this weekend they'll bring the hardest-throwing pitcher in the majors, Bruce Chen allowed three runs in 6 23 innings as the Royals beat Boston, Minnesota sent third baseman Danny Valencia to Triple-A and moved Francisco Liriano to the bullpen while Detroit's offense fell silent in a 2-1 loss to Seattle.


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Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Non-Participation
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NBER Working Paper No. 20273
We explore the extent to which composition, duration dependence, and labor force non-participation can account for the sharp increase in the incidence of long-term unemployment (LTU) during the Great Recession. We first show that compositional shifts in demographics, occupation, industry, region, and the reason for unemployment jointly account for very little of the observed increase in LTU. Next, using panel data from the Current Population Survey for 2002-2007, we calibrate a matching model that allows for duration dependence in the exit rate from unemployment and for transitions between employment (E), unemployment (U), and non-participation (N). We model the job-finding rates for the unemployed and non-participants, and we use observed vacancy rates and the transition rates from E-to-U, E-to-N, N-to-U, and U-to-N as the exogenous "forcing variables'' of the model. The calibrated model can account for almost all of the increase in the incidence of LTU and much of the observed outward shift in the Beveridge curve between 2008 and 2013. Both negative duration dependence in the job-finding rate for the unemployed and transitions to and from non-participation contribute significantly to the ability of the model to match the data after 2008.
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What's a "healthy" weight? What does my BMI (body mass index) really mean – and does it matter? What useful information can I pull from tracking my heart rate during or between workouts? These common questions are important to ask. A number is only useful if we understand its impact on us and our fitness and health.
Weight and BMI are very much related: BMI is a measurement derived from your height and weight. To calculate your BMI, multiply your weight in pounds by 703. Then divide that number by your height in inches. Divide that new number by your height again. The result is your BMI. As your weight goes up (or your height goes down – importance of posture!), your BMI increases. The ranges for BMI are:
|BMI Score
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|Between 18.5 – 24.9
|Normal weight
|Between 25 – 29.9
|More than 30
|Obese (there are multiple classes based on BMI value)
Your weight and BMI are useful, but they do not tell the whole story. Weight and BMI don't take into account what your body is made up of. For example, a six-foot-tall, 230-pound couch potato will have the same weight and BMI as a six-foot-tall, 230-pound NFL running back. The other important piece of the puzzle is body composition – how much of your body is lean muscle and bone vs. fat.
While in a perfect world you'd want to be in the "normal weight" BMI range, it may be ok to be in the overweight range if you're very active, have a fair amount of muscle and have a lower body fat percentage. Most people will want to stay away from the BMI obesity range. Otherwise, it's about finding a weight that allows you to live your life happily – functional and confident.
Heart rate, on the other hand, can be a very good indicator of cardiovascular fitness, that is how efficient your heart and lungs are at pumping blood and getting oxygen to your cells. Heart rate can be a measure of health in two ways: at rest and during exercise. One of the primary exceptions is when someone is taking a heart-rate altering medication such as a beta blocker.
While "normal" resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute, fit individuals may have resting heart rates below 60. Their heart is so efficient at pumping blood – a term called stroke volume – that it doesn't have to beat as often per minute. This phenomenon is called athlete's bradycardia. Some high level endurance athletes may have resting heart rates in the low 40s!
During aerobic exercise (sustained biking, walking, running, etc.), your heart rate increases linearly with workload. In other words, the harder you're working, the more frequently your heart needs to beat to get blood and oxygen out to the working muscles. More fit individuals can perform a given workload, such as running at six miles per hour, at a lower heart rate than less fit people because the heart, lungs and muscles have been trained to more efficiently get oxygen into the working cells. As a result, more fit individuals can not only achieve, but maintain work at higher intensity levels.
Aerobic exercise is the key to building endurance. Determining training zones based on your heart rate can allow you to target how hard you can push yourself while maintaining an aerobic state. You can then train to improve your heart and lung's ability to fuel progressively more challenging workloads without overdoing it.
Jason Machowsky, MS, RD, CSCS, is a registered dietitian, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and certified personal trainer at the Tisch Performance Center at Hospital for Special Surgery. He has an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and a masters degree from Columbia University.


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Making Disciples, Raising Up Saints & Transforming Communities for Christ
by Director of Communications Keri Lopez and Chair to the Communications Commission Margie Harrison-Smith
Often it is the most inspirational stories of faith journey among Episcopalians that require the greatest of digging to unearth. Unspoken, these stories are like buried treasures that, when shared, prove the most compelling examples of God's great work. In considering the next issue of our diocesan print magazine, "Together in Mission," the Communications Commission would like to feature some of the inspiring stories and reflections of faith of our fellow Episcopalians throughout Northern California.
We would like to provide a vast range of faith journey stories, sharing perspectives from those who may have just entered Seminary or who may have just graduated, to those who have served in leadership and ministry roles throughout our diocese for many years. Have you served in a ministry leadership role for more than twenty years? For less than one year? Have you heard the calling to ministry and perhaps learned along the way that it was a calling to another position of leadership, such as lay ministry? Were you called at a particularly early age? Perhaps at a later age? We would like to hear from you!
We will compile and consider stories submitted prior to our publication deadline, which is September 15, 2012. Please send your submissions (in range from 300 to 2000 words) to firstname.lastname@example.com and be sure to include your name in full, the congregation with which you are affiliated, and any captions for photos you might include.
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I have officially joined up with the other blogs in The Pagan Blog Project for 2012 sponsored by Rowan Pendragon at One Witch's Way.
I have signed up for the newsletter and joined the Facebook page.
Now I just need to start writing. That is going to be the challenge. But this is a new year and a new direction has been set before me in many areas of my life so I am sure I will have things to write about as the weeks go on.
On a side note…congratulations to Rowan and Devin for their move to the Pagan Radio Network with The Modern Witch. I will have to check it out.
Blessed Be!


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child prostitution
Just the latest in a long series of indecencies.
Matthew Vadum
A reaction story summarizing the events taken place at ACORN when reporters went undercover to start up a house for prostitution.
ABC News goes undercover to investigate Americans who are accountable for selling young women for sex in the Philippines.
"The Report of our Secret Commission"
W.T. Stead
The second part of W.T. Stead's series on child prostitution


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Google Wave is a personal real-time collaboration and communication platform which allows several users to work on the same tasks together concurrently. Google Docs is another free service from Google which provides web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application.
Google Docs also allows users to to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users on the documents, spreadsheets, presentations or forms. Unfortunately, in Google Wave, currently user cannot create, edit or share documents, spreadsheets or presentations. Although it's possible to upload a Word or Writer documents, Excel or Calc spreadsheets and PowerPoint or Impress presentations to Google Wave, however the uploaded file become an attachment to the wave message, and do not support editing.
For Google Wave users who require to collaborate and co-edit a document, spreadsheet or presentation via Google Wave simultaneously or concurrently, here's a workaround to allow integration of Google Wave and Google Docs. Integration of Google Docs into Google Wave allows users to use only single platform and single logon or login (when using same Google account).
How to Embed Google Docs as IFrame in Google Wave
- Create a new wave or open an existing wave (has to edit this message) that users want to incorporate a Google Docs document, spreadsheet or presentations.
- Click on Add Gadget by URL icon.
- Insert the following URL to embed the IFrame tool into the wave:
Then, click on Add button.
- The IFrame gadget will open inside the wave in a turquoise box. Click the Edit link.
- Enter the full URL (link location) to a Google Docs document, worksheet or presentation to be embedded in the Google Wave as web page.
Optionally, modify the height (in pixel) to adjust the height of the display box so that more part of the document can be shown.
Tip: To get the URL for a Google Docs file, just open up the file for viewing or editing in web browser, and copy the path from location bar.
- Click on View link. The Google Docs should display inside the IFrame in the Google Wave.
Note: To access the embedded Google Docs file, the participants of the wave must also been granted the access to view and/or edit the document, worksheet or presentation file in Google Docs, as defined by the "Share" function. Thus, it's possible make the doc full public access by enabling the "Allow anyone with the link to view (no sign-in required)" option, and/or "Also allow them to edit".
The trick should also works with some other Google services such as Google Calendar, or other web services. Note that when saving or closing a Google Docs, the whole Google Docs website will be opened in full browser window frame, replacing Google Wave tab.


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Memorial Day is a day for remembering those who died in military service, originating after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen soldiers of the Civil War. It's also considered the unofficial start of summer, a day of pool parties and cookouts. I don't know if it's just me, but the two always seemed kind of juxtaposed.
Hope you enjoy these Five Friday Finds! And please link up your recipes below. You might even get featured! :) (Images come from the recipes and are pinned on Pinterest.)
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"It's a nature, but not the nature that we know" is how Karl Lagerfeld describes yesterday Chanel Haute Couture SS15 show, which took place under the huge glass room of the Grand Palais.
In contrast to the recent, playfully controversial shows, this season's display may seem somewhat tame. Predictable, even – florals are one of the first trends we think of for spring/summer, after all. To assume so, however, would be to forget that this is Chanel – and Karl Lagerfeld doesn't do predictable. When Karl Lagerfeld creates a garden, you know it will be nothing like any garden you've seen before. And this animated Garden of Eden may be the most youthful, intricate garden we've ever seen.
If a designer was ever able to bring fabric to life, there is no better example than the 3D acetate flowers which adorned the dresses. Crafted so beautifully they almost look more realistic than the real thing, this is a garden we really want to wear and expect many will too. The classic Chanel suit's iconic tweed was given a delicate makeover, softened by pastel hues and frayed edges. Length ventured into new territories too as skirts varied from above to knee to a modern, cropped ankle length. Jackets were cropped, making the waist the new cleavage.
The collection also features a beanie, as Lagerfeld attempts to take yet another everyday item to new couture levels following last year's success of the same type with the trainer.
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Unplug & Recharge – Are You Living in a Techno-Daze?
Sharing my latest HuffPost Blog:
Last week my friend "Julie" and I finally went out to dinner. I had not seen her for a couple of months and we were particularly excited to have a chance to spend some quality time together. No sooner did we sit down at our table than out came her Blackberry. I felt a twinge in my chest, but held my tongue. A few minutes later, I was sharing some exciting news with her and heard that irritating text sound go off. She immediately reached out to check the message and began to respond. I suddenly felt invisible; it was as if I didn't exist. When she finished, I asked her if there was an emergency or something critical that she needed to attend to. She said yes but gave me no further details. A few minutes later her text went off and she responded again. At that point I requested that — unless there was a life or death issue, I'd appreciate it if she turned her phone off. I could see how hard it was for her to let it go. It was clear to me that there was no emergency, and that my otherwise very sensitive and caring friend was at the mercy of this little gadget.
We are all aware of how helpful, expedient and efficient our various technological devices can be. But what is not so clear is how they may be affecting our minds, our attitudes, and our relationships.
A 2010 New York Times article on this subject reported, "…exposure to technology may be slowly reshaping your personality. Some experts believe excessive use of the Internet, cellphones and other technologies can cause us to become more impatient, impulsive, forgetful and even more narcissistic." While the article goes on to state that researchers are not ready to call excessive users "addicted," the term "technology dependence" is creeping into the psychology vernacular.
One way to tell whether people are addicted to a particular drug or behavior is to see their reaction when you ask them to stop engaging in it for a period of time. Typically, they declare that they can quit whenever they want to. If you challenge them further by asking them to prove it, their usual response is, "I don't have to; I know I can quit whenever I want, I just don't want to right now."
It doesn't matter if the person is addicted to alcohol, pot, exercise, work, or anything else; when people are in denial about their addiction, they are not lying to you, they are lying to themselves.
Do you see yourself in "Julie"? How is technology affecting your relationships? Do you think you could turn off, unplug, and see the difference it makes?
Here's a call to action: The Offlining initiative was started by two NYC marketing veterans and self-proclaimed tech addicts who have spent a large part of the last 20 years trying to get us to log on, click here, search this and that, and use technology every which way. Mark DiMassimo & Eric Yaverbaum are "born again humans" who woke up one day from their techno-daze and realized that they have families and friends who are hungry to spend some quality time with them. To repent for their technology-pushing behaviors that have contributed to so much digital-dependency, they are now asking people to take a pledge and discontinue use of all technology devices for one day a week (or if that's too much for you, at least on major holidays like Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day!). Since its launch last Father's Day, one-quarter of a million people have sent Offlining's free E-cards to family, friends and colleagues, reminding them to use the Off Button from time to time, and over 11,000 have taken the online pledge.
This Valentine's Day, will you? Or do you not need to because you can "quit whenever you want?"


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Teaching at IQF Houston — Fine Finishes, an Album of Techniques, MQForum
YES, I'll teach you how to get perfect miters that match your seam measurement, no matter what it is, without having to measure! Today I'll talk about my Fine Finishes workshop, #525 from 9-5 on Friday, November 9th, at International Quilt Festival Houston. Link to register is here and at the bottom of this post.
This class is all about what to do with the edges of your quilt…and not just straight edges: curves, inside points, sharp angles, facings not just bindings. Using techniques adapted from high end garment construction, you'll achieve precise results, perfect corners, perfect miters, without measuring your seam allowance!
Last but not least–and it usually fills up fast–is the Machine Quilting Forum on Thursday morning. Think of it as not-so-speedy dating for machine quilters. We meet in one of the large "ballrooms" at the convention center. The first hour is an introduction to the presenters (I think there are six of us, or maybe seven, this year): each teacher gets a few minutes to share about 7 slides representing who they are as quilters. Then the participants break up into six (or seven) groups. Each group goes to a certain teacher, then after 20 minutes (15 presentation, 5 Q&A) a bell rings and the participants move to the next teacher. This is a fabulous way to learn a lot in a short time, get a great idea of a teacher's style teaching, see if you want to take a class with them or have them come teach for your guild.
Registration is OPEN for classes for International Quilt Festival Houston 2018, including my four classes. For more info on the other workshops, my first class, Birch Pond Season, is covered here. Collage the Garden, one of my newest classes and proving to be one of the most popular, is covered here.


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You maintain complete control over your proxy relationships. You are able to set them up, reset their passwords, change or delete their access, and send them messages detailing the access they have been given.
To add a proxy, click on Proxy Management > Add Proxy. Then complete the proxy profile.
An email is now sent which includes a link is sent to the person that was set up as a proxy. The new guest user must log in to validate their email address, create their own pin, and fill out their personal information. If the student changes their mind and the proxy has not validated their email address, they can delete the proxy from the system right away. Otherwise, the student will need to wait 24 hours to delete the proxy.
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Affliction – from the Holy Bible (KJV)
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I am no preacher, but, am a prime sinner and living in this world in HIS mercy. For a sinner like me too, when I read "The Holy Bible" KJV, the following verses were given in the context of "Affliction".
Affliction – from the Old Testament
Gen 16:11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,
Behold, thou art with child,
and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;
because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Gen 29:32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son,
and she called his name Reuben:
for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction;
now therefore my husband will love me.
Gen 31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham,
and the fear of Isaac, had been with me,
surely thou hadst sent me away now empty.
God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands,
and rebuked thee yesternight.
Gen 41:52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim:
For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.
Exo 3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people
which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters;
for I know their sorrows;
Exo 3:17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt
unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites,
and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites,
unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
Exo 4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard
that the LORD had visited the children of Israel,
and that he had looked upon their affliction,
then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Deu 16:3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it;
seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith,
even the bread of affliction;
for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste:
that thou mayest remember the day
when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.
Deu 26:7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers,
the LORD heard our voice,
and looked on our affliction,
and our labour,
and our oppression:
1Sa 1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts,
if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid,
and remember me,
and not forget thine handmaid,
but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child,
then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life,
and there shall no razor come upon his head.
2Sa 16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction,
and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
1Ki 22:27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison,
and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction,
until I come in peace.
2Ki 14:26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter:
for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
2Ch 18:26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison,
and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction,
until I return in peace.
2Ch 20:9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword,
or pestilence,
or famine,
we stand before this house,
and in thy presence,
(for thy name is in this house,)
and cry unto thee in our affliction,
then thou wilt hear and help.
2Ch 33:12 And when he was in affliction,
he besought the LORD his God,
and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
Neh 1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity
there in the province are in great affliction and reproach:
the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down,
and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
Neh 9:9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,
and heardest their cry by the Red sea;
Job 5:6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust,
neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;
Job 10:15 If I be wicked, woe unto me;
and if I be righteous,
yet will I not lift up my head.
I am full of confusion;
therefore see thou mine affliction;
Job 30:16 And now my soul is poured out upon me;
the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
Job 30:27 My bowels boiled,
and rested not:
the days of affliction prevented me.
Job 36:8 And if they be bound in fetters,
and be holden in cords of affliction;
Job 36:15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction,
and openeth their ears in oppression.
Job 36:21 Take heed, regard not iniquity:
for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
Psa 22:24 For he hath not despised
nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
neither hath he hid his face from him;
but when he cried unto him, he heard.
Psa 25:18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
and forgive all my sins.
Psa 34:19 Many are the affliictions of the righteous:
but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psa 44:24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face,
and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Psa 66:11 Thou broughtest us into the net;
thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
Psa 88:9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction:
LORD, I have called daily upon thee,
I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Psa 106:44 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction,
when he heard their cry:
Psa 107:10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
being bound in affliction and iron;
Psa 107:39 Again, they are minished
and brought low through oppression,
affliction, and sorrow.
Psa 107:41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction,
and maketh him families like a flock.
Psa 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction:
for thy word hath quickened me.
Psa 119:92 Unless thy law had been my delights,
I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Psa 119:153 RESH. Consider mine affliction,
and deliver me:
for I do not forget thy law.
Psa 132:1 A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David,
and all his affliictions:
Isa 30:20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity,
and the water of affliction,
yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more,
but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
Isa 48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver;
I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Isa 63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted,
and the angel of his presence saved them:
in his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
and he bare them,
and carried them all the days of old.
Jer 4:15 For a voice declareth from Dan,
and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
Jer 15:11 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant;
verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well
in the time of evil
and in the time of affliction.
Jer 16:19 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress,
and my refuge in the day of affliction,
the Gentiles shall come unto thee
from the ends of the earth, and shall say,
Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
and things wherein there is no profit.
Jer 30:15 Why criest thou for thine affliction?
thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity:
because thy sins were increased,
I have done these things unto thee.
Jer 48:16 The calamity of Moab is near to come,
and his affliction hasteth fast.
Lam 1:3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction,
and because of great servitude:
she dwelleth among the heathen,
she findeth no rest:
all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
Lam 1:7 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction
and of her miseries all her pleasant things
that she had in the days of old,
when her people fell into the hand of the enemy,
and none did help her:
the adversaries saw her,
and did mock at her sabbaths.
Lam 1:9 Her filthiness is in her skirts;
she remembereth not her last end;
therefore she came down wonderfully:
she had no comforter.
O LORD, behold my affliction:
for the enemy hath magnified himself.
Lam 3:1 I am the man that hath seen affliction
by the rod of his wrath.
Lam 3:19 Remembering mine affliction and my misery,
the wormwood and the gall.
Hos 5:15 I will go and return to my place,
till they acknowledge their offence,
and seek my face:
in their affliction they will seek me early.
Amo 6:6 That drink wine in bowls,
and anoint themselves with the chief ointments:
but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
Oba 1:13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people
in the day of their calamity; yea,
thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction
in the day of their calamity,
nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
Jon 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD,
and he heard me;
out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
Nah 1:9 What do ye imagine against the LORD?
he will make an utter end:
affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Hab 3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction:
and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.
Zec 1:15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease:
for I was but a little displeased,
and they helped forward the affliction.
Zec 8:10 For before these days there was no hire for man,
nor any hire for beast;
neither was there any peace to him
that went out or came in because of the affliction:
for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Zec 10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction,
and shall smite the waves in the sea,
and all the deeps of the river shall dry up:
and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down,
and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
Affliction – from the New Testament
Mar 4:17 And have no root in themselves,
and so endure but for a time: afterward,
when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake,
immediately they are offended.
Mar 13:19 For in those days shall be affliction,
such as was not from the beginning of the creation
which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
Act 7:10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions,
and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt;
and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Act 7:11 Now there came a dearth
over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan,
and great affliction:
and our fathers found no sustenance.
Act 7:34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt,
and I have heard their groaning,
and am come down to deliver them.
And now come,
I will send thee into Egypt.
Act 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city,
saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
2Co 2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart
I wrote unto you with many tears;
not that ye should be grieved,
but that ye might know the love
which I have more abundantly unto you.
2Co 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
2Co 6:4 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God,
in much patience,
in afflictions,
in necessities,
in distresses,
6:5 In stripes,
in imprisonments,
in tumults,
in labours,
in watchings,
in fastings;
6:6 By pureness,
by knowledge,
by longsuffering,
by kindness,
by the Holy Ghost,
by love unfeigned,
6:7 By the word of truth,
by the power of God,
by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
6:8 By honour and dishonour,
by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
6:9 As unknown, and yet well known;
as dying, and, behold, we live;
as chastened, and not killed;
6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing;
as poor, yet making many rich;
as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
2Co 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy
and their deep poverty abounded
unto the riches of their liberality.
Phi 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely,
supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
Phi 4:14 Notwithstanding ye have well done,
that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Col 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you,
and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ
in my flesh for his body's sake,
which is the church:
1Th 1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord,
having received the word in much affliction,
with joy of the Holy Ghost:
1Th 3:3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions:
for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
1Th 3:7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you
in all our affliction and distress by your faith:
2Ti 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord,
nor of me his prisoner:
but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God;
2Ti 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions,
which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra;
what persecutions I endured:
but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
2Ti 4:5 But watch thou in all things,
endure afflictions,
do the work of an evangelist,
make full proof of thy ministry.
Heb 10:32 But call to remembrance the former days,
in which, after ye were illuminated,
ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
Heb 10:33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock
both by reproaches
and afflictions;
and partly,
whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
Heb 11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God,
than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Jam 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this,
To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,
and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Jam 5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets,
who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction,
and of patience.
1Pe 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith,
knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished
in your brethren that are in the world.
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Join us at Raynham Hall Museum for our second film festival hosted in our garden! This year we will be hosting, "In Praise of Secret Agents: A James Bond Movie Festival" with all proceeds going to the improvement of our garden. The evening will start with cocktails, mocktails, and hors d'oeuvres, followed by a screening of the 1963 classic with Sean Connery, From Russia with Love.
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Please bring your own chairs, blankets, and a picnic (if you like). Folding chairs are available, if needed.
The movie will begin at sundown, approximately 8:30 p.m. Please come at 8:00 for martinis (shaken, not stirred) or a museum tour. Please no food or drink inside the Museum.
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In the event of rain, the movie will be shown indoors with limited seating.
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Wild grasses rustle over Babi Yar,
The trees look sternly, as if passing judgment
Here, silently, all screams, and hat in hand,
I feel my hair changing shade to gray.
The writer of those words sat in my office as we clinked glasses and downed a shot of vodka. Yevgeny Yevtushenko's hair was indeed ashen gray; his tall body squirming in the small swivel chair opposite my desk. He looked great for a man of seventy. Yevtushenko, the famous Russian poet who penned the haunting poem "Babi Yar," was about to do a reading of his works at the ORT Institute in Chicago. A crowd of about three hundred packed the auditorium of the Institute, located on Touhy and Albany in Chicago's West Ridge community.
After leaving Russia in 1991, Yevtushenko settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he has been a professor at the University of Tulsa since 1994. He maintains an apartment in Moscow, and travels extensively giving poetry readings around the world.
This was the last of several stops in Chicago for the poet on this busy Saturday in December, 2003. As the assistant director of the Institute, one of my job duties was to coordinate special events for the various ethnic communities that constituted the majority of the student body- Russians, Poles, Bulgarians and Assyrians. On this particular event, I worked with a Russian newspaper and three cultural organizations to bring Yevtushenko to ORT.
My office was being used as the "green room," a place for the poet to relax before the reading. When Yevtushenko ascended upon the stage, the capacity crowd gave him a thunderous ovation lasting five minutes. After all, he indisputably is the greatest poet in the Russian language in the post-Stalin era. This audience consisted mostly of elderly Jewish immigrants who came to the States as refugees from the former Soviet Union.
So when Yevtushenko opened with "Babi Yar," you could hear a pin drop in the auditorium. The audience clung to every word of his poetic depiction of historic anti-Semitism, culminating in the massacre of Jews at Babi-Yar in the Ukraine. Almost each person in the room had a personal experience with family and friends murdered during the Holocaust. This poem wrenched their guts.
After reading "Babi Yar," Yevtushenko lightened the mood with several satirical and farcical pieces. An actor by training, he had charismatic stage presence, utilizing both body and voice to magnify the emotional power of his words.
When the reading finally ended, we returned to my office for a congratulatory shot of vodka before he was to meet the press and his adoring fans. I will always remember him asking me in heavily accented English "Richard, my dear, do you perhaps have a glass of water as well?" I brought him his drink, and he handed me an autographed copy of "Babi Yar." We shook hands firmly as he departed my office, ending a day that will always be etched in my memory.


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This is a photo from the mood room setup. Alot of interns got a good workout that day. I'll unblur it when the movie gets released.
You got to work on Gangster Squad? Dope!!! That concept piece is tight, totally feels like an epic shootout in the old school days.


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High times in the mining industry that once saw fly-in, fly-out workers being offered attractive incentives are changing.
In a move that may have made Rio Tinto less desirable to workers in the past, the global mining company has decided to make its Argyle Diamond Mine site camp alcohol-free, by shutting down its wet mess.
While the mining heavyweight would not go into the reasons for the change, industry insiders say it is clear that as demand for workers to the mining and resources sector reduces, so too does the need to win over employees with generous work conditions.
Argyle Diamonds managing director Shane Johnson confirmed to Fairfax Media that "Argyle Diamond Mine has announced its intention to transition to an alcohol-free site."
"Argyle has moved into a new era of complex underground mining and transitioning to a dry camp is an important part of its future operating model."
Mr Johnson would not provide specific details about when change occurred or whether the facility remained open without alcohol.
Resource analyst Peter Strachan described facilities at mining camps as the "icing on the cake".
He said there was "no doubt there was a dash to get skills and people on a while back and the unions were in a very strong position to demand all sorts of benefits for FIFO workers in terms of accommodation and schedules".
"The spending phase, when the focus was not on costs is over and companies are now paring back costs to ensure they can produce the returns they'd hoped for," Mr Strachan said.
Since FIFO mining established itself in Western Australia in the late 1970s, the bar or on-site tavern - the wet mess - has been a regular feature within the camps where workers reside.
Mr Strachan said throughout the years an increased focus from human resources and occupational health and safety saw regulations applied to wet messes in an attempt to ensure workers did not drink to excess and were fit to work.
He said wet messes became a safety issue in the 1980s and 1990s and there was a move to restrict people to a "two-can" limit.
"The unions have brought this on in some ways... because the safety culture has become, in some ways, a sort of religion.
"It may be that the wet mess falls to the gods of safety.
"You don't want drugs and alcohol coming into play when people are operating sophisticated machinery."
CFMEU WA mining sector spokesman Gary Wood said employees were "basically desperate for employment with all the retrenchments going on" and the removal of a wet mess was "taking advantage of the current conditions".
He said he did not support the removal of wet messes from camps, especially where workers were there for more than a week at a time because they were an integral part of creating a comfortable social environment and providing workers with a way to "wind down".
According to 31-year-old FIFO truck driver 'Simon' who works at a mine in the Pilbara said that the removal of a wet mess would upset some but most would be reluctant to leave a job over it.
"The way that the industry is going, everyone is aware jobs are scarce, a few years ago people would change jobs if they didn't have the right flavour of ice-cream but it's not like that anymore," he said.
In the past, Simon would often go for a drink when he worked longer rosters which included a 24-hour shift change break
"It was like your weekend," he said.
Simon said workers are breath-tested every morning to ensure they did not still have alcohol in their system, so most did not drink to the point where it affected work.
"I know guys who go and have four or five drinks a night and wake up OK for work at 4am," he said.
For some, especially older mine workers, the wet mess was a social hub where they spent most evenings.
Simon said that he hoped mines that chose to go dry, like Argyle, would keep the recreational facilities such as dart boards and pool tables, so that hub still remained.
Having worked for Rio Tinto in the past, he said it was not unusual for the company to roll out the same policies across all camps, and believes other wet messes at other Rio camps could also be on the chopping block.


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A pride of six lions has been destroyed at Longleat Safari Park after an increased population led to fears of 'excessive violent behaviour'.
An adult male called Henry, a lioness named Louisa and four of her cubs were put to death at the Wiltshire attraction in an operation supervised by vets.
News of the cull came as a zoo in Copenhagen put down a giraffe despite widespread anger.
The Longleat lions were injected with a lethal substance from a tranquiliser gun, according to the Mail on Sunday.
Employees were reportedly in tears when they found out about the cull, which had been questioned by some.
According to a whistleblower, Henry was put down early last month.
The former employee said: 'I don't think there was a reason to do it.
'He had been vasectomised so he couldn't breed. Henry could have been sold to another zoo.
'It all happened while the park was closed for the winter so no one knew what was going on.
'A lot of people who know what happened are very upset and angry.'
Louisa the lioness arrived at Longleat in 2011 from Noah's Ark Zoo Farm, in Wraxall, Somerset.
A Noah's Ark spokesman said: 'We have been told nothing. Apart from health problems, I can't think of any other reason why a lion like Louisa would have to be put down.
'We will be contacting Longleat for more information.'
A Longleat spokesman said its lion population had increased 40 per cent after a large increase in pregnancies.
'This has resulted in excessive violent behaviour, putting 21 of them at risk,' he added.
'Sadly one lion, Henry, had to be put down earlier this year due to injuries from an attack within the enclosure.
'The further lions referred to were put down due to associated and severe health risks.
'A further five lions from this enclosure will be moved to other premises. Longleat takes the utmost care in trying to protect the welfare and safety of its animals.'


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YORK COUNTY, Pa. – A tractor trailer catches fire bringing northbound traffic on Interstate 83 in southern York County to a standstill.
The incident happened at about 4:41 p.m. at around mile marker 4, the Shrewsbury exit in Shrewsbury Township. The driver of the big rig escaped injury.
Traffic resumed moving in one northbound lane in less than an hour. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.


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I met up with Friends in Bath on Saturday to go to a couple of exhibitions – it was murder because the city was packed with hordes of Christmas shoppers.
St Michael's Church in the heart of the centre offers a brief respite from the mayhem and has a good cafe offering hearty filled rolls, squishy cake and large cups of coffee. The staff all sport aprons with the slogan Food for the Soul.
The proceeds from the cafe go to support church projects in India.
As you can see, no opportunity is lost to spread His message. I found the pictured sign in the loo when I went to wash my hands.


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