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You have probably heard by now. Versace for H&M is coming back with a spring 2012 collection. The only drawback? It is reportedly not going to be available in the United States.
According to Mirror UK, the collection features fruit print bikinis, gold strappy sandals and bundles of Versace bling.
I still haven't made it to my neighborhood H&M to pick up a piece or two.
What about you? Did you get anything from this past collection? Are you excited about the next? Let us know. Enjoy…xx
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Welcome to the Spey Ghillies Website
I have been a fanatical Salmon angler since a very early age and having spent almost 40 years on various rivers throughout the World, catching well in excess of 1000 Salmon, I have gained a great deal of experience in all aspects of the sport. I was introduced to Salmon Fishing by Jock Masson, most probably the finest iq option deposit angler ever to have cast a fly on the River Deveron. Together in the late 70's, we spent many hours fishing on the Deveron's finest beats, normally by invitation but occasionally without! On leaving school, and whilst waiting to join the RAF, I was very fortunate to spend a year on the River Deveron's finest beat - Forglen, then under the watchful eye of legendary Ghillie Jonathan Taylor. Not only did Jonathan and Jock teach me a great deal about Salmon fishing, but indeed many lessons on life in general. Both were remarkable men, excellent role models and of course, in the tradition of distinguished Salmon fishers, great raconteurs. After serving 26 years in the RAF as a Mechanical Engineer, I followed my heart and accepted the Ghillies job on the River Spey in 2007, where I spent 7 wonderful years. Due to family commitments, I have recently ended my term as Ghillie at Kinermony but fully intend to continue with my reports and will use my expertise in assisting other Ghilles on an ad-hoc basis. I will also continue to arrange fishing for visiting parties and can now assist with any guiding or instruction they may require.It is my intention through this new-look web-site to promote all aspects of fly-fishing, both on this magnificent river and further afield. As a Scottish International Fly Fisher and Ghillie, I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge on Stillwater, Rivers and more recently SaltWater Fly Fishing. My aim is to pass on my expertise to seasoned and novice anglers alike. Please feel free to contact me on the link at the top of this page, whether it's information on availability, tackle, casting tuition, general advice, weekly reports or whatever - you'll get it all here. I also write the River Spey reports in the Trout & Salmon magazine, therefore I'd like to encourage you to share any interesting anecdotal tales or photos from the riverbank. Many thanks for dropping in and tight lines - Jock Royan.


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Join Kate as she shares her field notes and Tony's photographs of their cavity nest box trail adventures! Share in their love and fascination of Azure Bluebirds, Elf Owls, Acorn Woodpeckers, Ash-throated and Dusky-capped Flycatchers and other cavity-nesters that have fledged their families for over 18 years at Birdland Ranch! Kate Scott is a certified veterinary technician, wildlife preservationist, and environmental educator working from her heart and spirit to help guide the community to live in right relationship with our wild neighbors. She is co-founder with her husband Tony Heath, of the nonprofit Madrean Archipelago Wildlife Center with a mission of compassionate coexistence between people and wildlife. Kate and Tony live lightly on Mother Earth with their four-leggeds;Tom, Frida, and Billie at Birdland Ranch Wildlife Conservation Area in the western Huachuca mountains.
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Craft Knockoff Tutorial:
Western Velvet Jewel Collar
Hello Sweets! As I promised you this morning, I'm going to share you a knockoff tutorial of a sweet little necklace that would surely glam up your ordinary shirts :)
This is the super cute original version, Western Velvet Jewel Collar, $165 (I know, charming…), by pixie market. It doesn't look like so, but it is actually a necklace – and goes well with pretty much any shirts! So… ready for the tutorial?
What you'll need:
- seed beads, in 2 colours
- bugle beads
- needle and thread
- sequins
- sew-on rhinestone crystal
- rhinestone chain, long enough to go around the crystal
- 4 jumprings
- 1 clasp
- 2 chains, 13cm each
- 1 bigger chain, about 4cm (for adjusting chain)
- 2 velvet ribbons, 20 cm each
- (not in the photo) flat-nose and round-nose pliers
1) Cross the ribbon, about 5cm from the bottom, and sew a few stitches in the middle of the cross to secure it.
2) Sew the rhinestone crystal in the middle.
3) Arrange and sew (or glue) the rhinestone chain around the crystal.
4) Next, bring the needle up right next to a rhinestone chain, then add a sequin and two seed beads.
5) Pass needle back through the first seed bead you added (skip the second bead) and the sequin.
6) Repeat the step until you sew the seed beads and sequins all around the rhinestones.
7) Let's move on to the fringe bit. Bring the needle up about 5mm from the velvet ribbon, and add three seed beads, a bugle bead and a seed bead.
8) Pass needle back through bugle bead (skip the last seed bead you added).
9) Exit out the needle right next to where you brought the needle up.
10) Repeat the process until you have six fringes on each side.
11) Fold the upper ends of the ribbons by 2cm, and sew the edges.
12) Put a chain through the gap.
13) Using round-nose and flat-nose pliers, add a jumpring to the chain so that it forms a loop. Repeat the step on the other end, too.
14) Using jumprings, attach a clasp to a chain, and adjuster chain to the other chain.
Voila! The tutorial is a bit long, but each step is super easy so you'd have the beauty in your hand in no time once you get started :)
I can think of a couple of girlfriends who'd enjoy and rock the necklace – yap, I'm slowly gearing my head towards Christmas crafty mode… (and yes, I can imagine me having the necklace in different colours as well)! Have a lovely, crafty weekend, sweets!
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Yours is a fabulous version! I wonder if the original was just a strip of velvet under the collar and it was a brooch holding the crisscrossed section together.November 14th, 2012 | beadinggem
This is super cute! Looks simple to make, but chic.October 28th, 2012 | Jess @ Sweet Athena
Oh! Great job! Looks so good!October 24th, 2012 | Erika @Sausage Jar
That is so pretty Emi! I love the beads you chose – yours is prettier than the original!October 22nd, 2012 | Beverly {Flamingo Toes}
Just found your site today & am thoroughly enchanted! Thank you.October 22nd, 2012 | Sharon
This looks so cute. great jobOctober 22nd, 2012 | Tanya
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super cool, Emi! you have lucky friends. ;)October 20th, 2012 | Maša


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Goal Station specializes in the design, development and creation of cutting edge training facilities. We continuously pursues new innovative ways to optimize football training and performance for all ages and across all levels.
Goal Station recreates and simulates different aspects, scenarios, and game-like situations to develop players using cognitive learning. Cognitive learning is a type of learning that is active, constructive, and long-lasting. This type of development engages players in the learning processes, teaching them to use their brains more effectively and efficiently to make connections when learning new things.
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE: ABC) today announced that it plans to release its results for the Third Quarter Fiscal 2016 on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on August 2, 2016. Participating in the conference call will be: Steven H. Collis, Chairman, President & Chief Executive OfficerTim G. Guttman, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer The dial-in number for the live call will be (612) 326-1003. No access code is required. The live call will also be webcast via the Company's website at www.amerisourcebergen.com. Users are encouraged to log on to the webcast approximately 10 minutes in advance of the scheduled start time of the call. Replays of the call will be made available via telephone and webcast. A replay of the webcast will be posted on www.amerisourcebergen.com approximately two hours after the completion of the call and will remain available for thirty days. The telephone replay will also be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call and will remain available for seven days. To access the telephone replay from within the US, dial (800) 475-6701. From outside the US, dial (320) 365-3844. The access code for the replay is 397127. About AmerisourceBergen AmerisourceBergen is one of the largest global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services companies, helping both healthcare providers and pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers improve patient access to products and enhance patient care. With services ranging from drug distribution and niche premium logistics to reimbursement and pharmaceutical consulting services, AmerisourceBergen delivers innovative programs and solutions across the pharmaceutical supply channel in human and animal health. With over $135 billion in annual revenue, AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs approximately 18,000 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #12 on the Fortune 500 list. For more information, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com.


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With this option you will have use of our range but you will need to provide all equipment and a suitably qualified instructor.
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Happy Independence Day! I made this cake today, to bring to my in-laws' house for dinner. When I say "made," what I really mean is that I sliced up a prepared angel-food cake, laid it in the bottom of the dish, spread Cool Whip over it and arranged berries on top in a design reminiscent of the American flag. It was delicious and quite light as desserts go, which is good since we ate the entire thing between the six of us.
The monsoon really did arrive this week, and next week looks to be even more "organized," as they say in the parlance (not that I actually participate in the parlance). Most evenings this week, we've watched the clouds gather and we even had two storms. One occurred in the middle of the night, which I'm not used to. It woke me up and scared the heck out of me. Then I couldn't get back to sleep for several hours. I was so tired the next day. But rain! It was well worth the terror and the sleeplessness.
When I went out back in the morning to water my annuals, they were still very wet from the night before. I didn't need to water them with the hose. I was so happy to see my plants with water on them that I didn't put there.
Our chickens turned four months old this week, which means they are technically old enough to begin laying eggs any time now. I have no idea when it will actually happen, of course, but I'm very excited about it. I check the nest box twice a day. They've been enjoying unripe windfall apples in the backyard during their free-ranging times, pecking at the skin to make a little hole and nibbling the flesh inside. It's cute to watch.
Isn't Betty pretty? She's still my favorite. Penny is lovely too, but Betty, what a sweetie. She has a very nice disposition. I love sitting in the shade with Betty on my lap. It's a very pleasant thing to do on a summer afternoon.
I've added these pillows to the family room couch. The covers are the ones I bought at IKEA in California a few weeks ago (I still plan to share more about that experience). I bought the inserts from an eBay seller because we didn't have space to fly home with them. I have another insert with a gray cover coming soon, to add to these two. They really brighten up the whole room. The couch needed something sprightly and these pillows are so colorful and fresh.
At some point, I planted seeds for Black-eyed Susans in a bed in the backyard. It was probably a couple of years ago when I bought a shaker-can of mixed wildflower seeds, almost none of which grew. These came up unexpectedly this summer. I have no idea why. I have two lush, prolific clusters of them. I'm not even going to question it. I'm just going to enjoy having surprise flowers in my garden.
I've been clipping them for bouquets. Everything is growing again. The roses have started their second blush. The hibiscuses have big buds, ready to open in a week or so. Dry, dusty June, with so little blooming for a few weeks, already feels like a million years ago. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy this part of the summer? I enjoy it A LOT.
Cheer! (← That's how they make me feel).
I hope my American and Canadian friends enjoyed their holidays this week. We had a nice one, along with a few quiet days together at home. I took a little break from the computer. Sometimes you just need to step back for a bit. Thank you for the lovely comments on my summer food post. I'm glad my cooking looks appealing; there are days I'm not so sure about it. Some remarked on my smoothie pops; watch this space because I'll be back soon to share my recipe.


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Old and New, Lost and Found
by Karen
I've been known to grouse about writing and publishing in the electronic age, which probably accomplishes little more than revealing my age. I can boast about graduating college with only a typewriter and white erasers. I could reveal shoeboxes full of airmail letters from old boyfriends that would make great Hallmark plotlines, if only they hadn't mysteriously vanished. Whiteout and answering machines had not been invented back then, but I doubt anyone would care. That's past history. I definitely know no one cares about fat finger mistakes at the keyboard now. That's my problem. Keep up with the times, lady, is all I hear. Grrr.
But a couple of big events happened in 2017 that have softened my thinking and inspired this blog.
First, in February I got a beautiful new granddaughter—700 miles from where I live. I flew over to meet her when she was only 4 days old. No matter how intently I gazed at her, she hardly changed at all. I'd definitely have to make a lot of trips Since then I've flown back to see her milestones: smiling, rolling, and sitting. But in between, I keep in touch with Facebook photos and text photos. My college age granddaughter is teaching me Face Time so I'll be ready for the crawling stage (all right, so I can also keep in touch with college life). Funny what can motivate an old dog to learn new tricks.
Then, a couple months later, the electronic age and Facebook brought another person into my life. This was a stranger on Messenger. "I'm your cousin and we've never met, but I've been looking for you."
Whoa! Had I been lost? In a sense, yes, I had been. This second cousin, Darci, was working on a genealogy for my maternal grandmother's side of the family. She knew little about my grandmother, who was one of 9 children born in Scotland. Growing up, I naturally believed the world centered around our immediate family in America. So this blew me away to learn there were far flung relatives who knew very little about me, or my mother, or my grandmother.
My grandmother, Helen, left Scotland in 1910, married in Canada, and went on to have five children, one of whom was my mother, Elsie. I knew about Helen's younger brothers and sister who also emigrated to North America, but they settled far from each other, so keeping in touch came down to letters and Christmas cards and maybe one visit each decade. No email or texting back then. But at least I was aware of them.
I also knew a few of Helen's siblings never left Scotland, but there was no contact, not in my lifetime. I assumed someone had let the letter writing lapse or thrown letters into a bonfire, or had a falling out. I assumed any Scottish connection was lost in the mists of time. The family line seemed to end with old photos from the cemetery in Forres. End of the line. Then Darci delivered a bombshell.
"You know," she told me via email, "you have cousins in Scotland. They don't know much about any of Nell's descendants." A stunning revelation. To think on both sides of the Atlantic, there were relatives who each thought the others were lost. In Scotland, where I thought I had no one left, instead there are second cousins, descended from a brother and sister of my grandmother. And they referred to my grandmother as Nell, not Helen as I knew her. Months later, it still makes me gulp and blink back tears.
It won't do any good to bemoan the past and wonder how the connection got broken. Times were different. Postage to Scotland might have been a luxury during the Depression. Feelings might have been hurt. A life situation might have been embarrassing. It doesn't really matter now. It's simply a wonderful thing to connect with long lost relatives this late in life. I only wish my mother had still been alive to know about them. I dream of a future where I meet Darci, William, Catherine, Leslie, Kersty. . . .
I've been digressing. The point is I never would have made this discovery without Facebook and email and text messaging. Thanks to Darci in Oregon and William in Scotland for persevering in the research. Thanks to the age of electronics, we are all a bigger family than we knew.
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Bravas Bar de Tapas Restaurant Review: The local Stark restaurant empire zeroes in on the tapas motherland, Spain. Obey the neon "jamon in" sign and cross the threshold of this inviting bungalow. Retro-chic décor mashes up warm colors and imagery evocative of Spain, where '60s-psychedelic meets sleek-modern, including a minimalist glassed-in fireplace. Year-round outdoor dining includes an expansive deck bar and a festive heat-lamp-strewn, partially-covered patio. Tapas are separated into chilled and warm options: sliced-to-order jamon Ibérico, roasted red beets, tuna belly salad and Spanish white anchovies, or bacon-wrapped dates with blue cheese and Marcona almonds. Try the bocadillos, small sandwiches of duck meatballs with a spicy tomato paste and green olive purée, or traditional Serrano ham and manchego with truffle paste. House-made paella is a worthy shareable entrée. Wines are Spanish or local, by the glass, half liter and liter. Or try a Spanish-inspired cocktail. Finish with a scoop of Strauss soft-serve vanilla ice cream drizzled with tangerine oil and sea salt.
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If you want your baby's first birthday party to be stylish, yet sweet, a garden theme could be for you. Whether you're wanting to bring the outdoors into your living room or set up camp in your backyard to celebrate, we've got some blooming great ideas.
Whilst your one-year-old may be a little too young to appreciate the magic, your older guests may still appreciate a bit of entertainment to pass the time. Below we have 9 fantastic party games and activities to suit everyone from the little ones to grandma.
1. Arts and Crafts.
Don't mind it getting a little messy? Set up an arts and crafts table for kids to unleash their creativity on. Ask a trusted adult to supervise and see what lovely makes they come up with. Perhaps ask them to stick to the theme, or let them make something completely from their own imagination.
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Sensory activities are a fabulous way of engaging younger guests. This garden-themed game allows kids to have their first taste of gardening.
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3. Sack race.
If space allows, any traditional family games can be fun for everyone to join in with. We're thinking egg and spoon races, sack races and even tin can tosses.
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4. Digging game.
Similar to number 2 on this list, but a bit creepier. Avoid using real bugs and opt for more friendly, plastic ones instead.
5. Bubbles.
We don't know why, but bubbles are fascinating for everyone. Whatever our age, we just can't help but want to pop them. Make up your own mixture with a bit of washing up liquid and warm water.
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6. Traditional fun.
Again, good ol' fashioned games are always enjoyable. Teach the kids some of the games that you used to play when you were their age.
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7. Treasure hunt.
A treasure hunt will definitely get your little guests excited – as well as some of your older ones. Either draw up a list of common things to find in your garden or plant hidden prizes around your home.
8. Sprinklers.
If it's a hot day, water games can bring a lot of joy to all involved. This simple DIY sprinkler could make for hours of laughter and frolicking.
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9. Threading leaves.
Incorporate nature with your crafts and try this therapeutic leaf threading – a great way to get the children to calm down after a day of running around.
After all this fun, your guests may have worked up an appetite. Serve them up some of these garden-inspired party treats and eats.


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The European CHEOPS telescope (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite) will look for transits or 'mini-'eclipses' in the light curves of stars already thought to have planets orbiting around them, caused by the dip in brightness when their planet passes in front of them. Exoplanets thus detected—several of which are likely to be super-Earths less than 10 times more massive than our Earth—will then be analysed in fine detail to determine their size, mass, density and structure, and to ascertain if they have an atmosphere.
Selected for Europe's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 programme, the CHEOPS mission was proposed and is being led by a team of scientists at the University of Bern. It takes its inspiration from the European CoRoT mission for which CNES was prime contractor, using the same transit detection method and measuring techniques. Methods for processing raw data on the ground from the light curves 'cleaned' of noise and bias will be supplied by the LAM astrophysics laboratory in Marseille, like for CoRoT, with support from CNES.
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Temptation in your Eden:
let me in the garden gates,
there's a fruit there and I hunger
for the knowledge of its taste;
knowing's all the sweeter
with sweat and toil on your face.
I know the tree's forbidden,
but it appeals to my sense;
let's originate some sin tonight,
blame sly serpent for offense.
To taste is to die and be cast out again,
so forsake me with something intense
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Enertech AB is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of heating products and is represented by subsidiaries, retailers and distributors in numerous countries across the globe. All of our heating products are developed and manufactured at our head office in Ljungby, Småland. Enertech AB includes the following brands:
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Catholics and the Bible: Is the Bible the Only Source of Christian Beliefs?
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By Eric Sammons
1/29/2011 (8 years ago)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
Over the last 25 years I've had more debates than I can count with Christians of various denominations. These conversations varied as widely as the perspectives of the different people I debated, but nearly every one eventually included the question: "Where is that in the Bible?" Why "sola scriptura" falls short and misses the mark.
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By Eric Sammons
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
1/29/2011 (8 years ago)
Published in Living Faith
Keywords: Bible, Tradition, Eric Sammons, Apologetics, Sacred Scripture, Tradition
P>GAITHERSBURG, MD (Catholic Online) - Recently I was reading a newspaper article in which a prominent Evangelical Christian stated, "Every Christian's core beliefs ultimately rest upon the same foundation: the Bible." Over the last 25 years I've had more debates than I can count with Christians of various denominations. These conversations varied as widely as the perspectives of the different people I debated, but nearly every one eventually included the question: "Where is that in the Bible?" Whether the topic is infant baptism, purgatory, justification by faith alone or the Assumption of Mary, Scriptural support is demanded. And for good reason - after all, the Bible is the inerrant Word of God and therefore, if a belief is found in the Bible, then surely it is true.
However, there is a false presupposition lurking behind this question and the statement made by that Evangelical leader, one that is commonly held by Christians today. It is the presupposition that the Bible is the source of Christian doctrine - that the Bible contains all the teachings of the Christian Faith and its purpose is to be a catechism of sorts for our teachings and beliefs. If you read just about any book from your local Family Bookstore (a chain of Protestant Christian bookstores), the language used is soaked with this premise: "The Bible teaches.", "The Bible says.", "we see from the Bible that.". Unfortunately, this foundational tenet of Protestantism is also held by many Catholics.
This presupposition, however, is not only false, it is illogical and contrary to history. Let us take a brief look at salvation history and see how the Christian Faith was passed on to us - what is its source?
1) After the Fall, God raised up a nation (Israel) to be His people. He sent them prophets, kings and priests to teach them about the ways of God.
2) At the fullness of time, God sent His Son. This Son, Jesus Christ, preached, did mighty works, and suffered, died and rose again for our salvation.
3) The followers of Christ, especially the apostles, went about preaching the Gospel to the known world. What is this "Gospel"? It is the revelation of God centered on the person of Jesus Christ - which includes the preparations for his coming as well as his teachings, mighty works and redemptive death and resurrection.
4) Some of these followers wrote down this Gospel in letters, histories and "gospels."
5) The successors to the apostles - the bishops - continued to preach the Gospel handed on to them, guarding and protecting it from error.
The content of our Faith, then - the "Gospel" - was passed on to future generations by two methods: (oral) preaching (Tradition) and writings (Scripture). The college of bishops - the "Magisterium", or teaching office of the Church - continued to preach that Gospel through time, making sure that it was not deformed or altered. But it is important to know the order in which these things flow: the Gospel is the content of the Faith, and oral preaching and writings are the methods by which they are passed on.
An objection might be raised here that the way we know about salvation history is through the Bible, so the Bible is "before" the Gospel. However, this confuses the method in which we receive history with the history itself. One would not think that a book about Socrates is the source of his life and teachings; instead, it simply recounts what we know about him. It is a written means of teaching about who he was.
So if we want to know the source of our beliefs, we must look to the Gospel, which includes the life of ancient Israel and is fulfilled completely in the person of Jesus Christ and his life, teachings, works and redemptive suffering and death. This Gospel was passed on to the apostles, who then passed it on through their preaching and through their writings.
There is one pre-existing Gospel, then, and two methods by which we receive that Gospel, as has been the consistent teaching of the Catholic Church since its earliest days. In the second century, St. Irenaeus, bishop of Gaul, wrote Against Heresies, which defended the Catholic Faith against the various false teachings of his day. The work is a rather difficult read, but if you are able, read Book III from the Preface through Chapter 3. In that famous section, Irenaeus lays out why the heretics' teachings should not be believed, whereas the Faith proclaimed by the Catholic Church is trustworthy:
1) The Gospel was given to the Church through the apostles (Preface-Chapter 1).
2) The Gospel was passed on to us through Scripture and Tradition, and the heretics contradict both of these pillars (Chapter 2).
3) The Gospel, passed on to us through Scripture and Tradition, is defended and protected by the successors to the apostles, the bishops (Chapter 3).
4) Therefore, if we follow the bishops, especially the bishop of Rome, then we can be assured that we are following the true Gospel (Chapter 3).
The Church today follows this same divine logic. In Dei Verbum, Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, the Church beautifully and clearly articulates the relationship between the Gospel (also called "Revelation"), Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium. Sections 1-6 discuss Revelation being given from God, and sections 7-9 note the two ways in which that Revelation is handed on to us. Finally section 10 notes the role of the Magisterium in guarding and teaching that deposit of faith.
None of this means, of course, that any part of the Gospel will contradict Scripture, Tradition or the teaching of the Magisterium. The "glue" which holds all these parts together in one unified whole is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the originator of the content of the Gospel, the inspiration of the Scriptures, the guide of Tradition, and the protector from error of the Magisterium. Left to his own devices, man would be unable to sustain consistent teaching for even a few decades, but with the Holy Spirit as its guardian, the Church faithfully passes on the authentic and saving Gospel to all generations.
So when someone asks, "where in the Bible does it say?", you can know that if the Catholic Church teaches it, it is part of the saving Gospel, which precedes the Bible and is the source of its content.
Eric Sammons is the author of the book Who is Jesus Christ? Unlocking the Mystery in the Gospel of Matthew, published by Our Sunday Visitor in September 2010. Eric, his wife and their five children live in Maryland. You may purchase Who is Jesus Christ? Unlocking the Mystery in the Gospel of Matthew here
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My dear friend Jessika, of Oh My! Handmade Goodness, has started an amazing new project called Houseraiser. It's an online campaign to raise money, originally for her mother:
Imagine nearly losing your life, the ability to work for awhile, and a place to live all in one month. How do you recover your health when you have nowhere to go, a tiny income, and no one is willing to help? That is happening right now for my mom Stephanie-an award winning journalist and educated advocate who will be homeless May 1st after almost dying from sepsis and pneumonia in January. When no one was willing or able to help us find her a house I got creative, started this site, and decided to become an advocate for home.
Houseraiser was started for Stephanie but this is bigger then her story. Millions of people with so much to offer are struggling to simply have a place to live. If we can raise a house for Stephanie what else can we do?
So how it works is you pledge money and receive an art print and the money raised will go towards a home, or house project, for someone in need. I'm very happy to be participating with my House print (above.)
You can watch a news clip of Jessika talking more about it here.
Homelessness is a huge problem in our country-- and Canada, where Jessika is-- so head on over to show your support and/or start your own campaign: HouseRaiser.ca


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Wicked Wednesday : Exciting Films and Series-trailers
by kranARI
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I am loving the Skins trailer, how it's made, who it's featuring (a whole bunch of interesting faces) and cannot wait for the new season though the old cast will definitely be missed. I haven't given the US series of Skins a shot yet but that will happen if I see some hype on it in the press. Enjoy!
Being a bit of a sucker for the cross-overs between love and the concept of fate, I undoubtedly want to check out this film with two beautiful and gifted actors, Blunt and Damon. The sense of urgency draws you in and the music accomplishes just that in this trailer.
This film looks frightening but so many things could go wrong with it. Just on instinct, since the cast is amazing, I would go see it to watch Cate Blanchett and Saroise Ronan in action. Such fabulous actresses of a different generation.


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The Walking Dead season 5 is a big deal to the many attendees of Comic-Con 2014, and the show is (at the time of writing this) ready to bring down Hall H with the roar of its massive fandom. In terms of the actual show, Walking Dead season 4 left Rick Grimes (Andrew Linclon) and his band of survivors in a precarious place, trapped by the inhabitants of Terminus and facing an ominous fate. '
As revealed in the Walking Dead season 5 trailer, things are about to get much more complicated than many fans (of either the show or the comics) probably expected.
UPDATE: At this point, it's ben well established that AMC's Walking Dead TV show is a departure from the comics. While certain events and story beats remain consistent between screen and page, many other things have been changed or rearranged so that both experiences (reading and watching) can be respectively enjoyable.
All that said, at the end of season 4 it was highly debated whether or not certain iconic (read: horrifying) events from comics were being rolled into the Terminus storyline of the show. Walking Dead season 4's latter half broke into a unique new format in which smaller odd groupings of survivors were featured in their own character-centric episodes, before the scattered group (mostly) reunited at their beacon of hope, a town called Terminus. Of course, this being Walking Dead, the survivors were tricked and violently herded into a train car - but only after running past a gruesome stack of human bones.
The Walking Dead comic has dealt with murder and rape aplenty, but cannibalism was an especially jarring part of the reading experience as well. Exact recreation of the most memorable "survivors vs cannibals" moment from the comics is impossible on the show (certain characters needed for it are already dead in the show continuity) - but the idea of cannibalism is one that holds much more potential for the TV version of Walking Dead.
At this point, it has not been confirmed that the inhabitants of Terminus are in fact cannibals (pretty likely, but not official yet); but here's the thing: it doesn't really matter if they are or they aren't. The title to this article works just as well as an observation for the thematic arc of this season, as evidenced in the trailer: The question of whether or not people can work together toward a greater purpose, without first dragging down and destroying one another.
In other words, can humankind rise to its noble potential, or will we "cannibalize" one another first? (And all the real-world metaphors that come with that question.) Looking at it like that (figuratively), Rick and his groups have just as much potential to be "cannibals" as the mysterious Gareth and his subjects do.
The early part of the season will hinge this thematic quandary on the dangling beacon of hope that is Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt). Fans of the comics know how Eugene's arc played out in that continuity; that same thread holds lots of potential for Walking Dead season 5 to take some drastic and interesting turns come mid-season - hopefully continuing to open up the format of storytelling to the sort of fresh approaches we saw in season 4.5.
Until then, the new dynamic of having new characters interacting ("heroes" and "villains" essentially in one camp) should be enough to carry things.
The Walking Dead season 5 premieres on Sunday, October 12 @9pm on AMC.
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Fashion: Dolce & Gabbana ispiring outfit
🇮🇹Le festività sono probabilmente il periodo dell'anno più stressante. L'outfit, il make up, gli accessori. Tutti particolari meticolosamente studianti per trovare l'abbinamento giusto. Le aspettative sono sempre altissime, a prescindere dal tipo di festa, e questo può tirare un tiro mancino con eccessi poco eleganti o sprazzi di originalità poco dosati. La mia idea? Ispirarmi alla passerella Autunno/Inverno di Dolce & Gabbana. Scopri l'outfit!
🇬🇧Holidays are probably the most stressful time of the year. The outfit, the make up, the accessories. All meticulously studied details to find the right combination. The expectations are always very high, regardless of the type of party, and this can pull a left-handed shot with excesses not very elegant or flashes of originality not measured. My idea? Inspire me on the Dolce & Gabbana Autumn/Winter catwalk. Discover the outfit!
🇮🇹Mancandomi un maglione o felpa nell'armadio che avesse una decorazione dorata ho optato per un semplice maglione nero che ho decorato con numerose spille d'oro che avevo. Forse i due top non appariranno uguali, ma indubbiamente l'effetto d'insieme è molto simile.
🇬🇧Missing a sweater or sweatshirt in the closet that had a golden decoration I opted for a simple black sweater that I decorated with many gold pins I had. Perhaps the two tops will not look the same, but undoubtedly the effect of the top is very similar.
🇮🇹In questo caso ho deciso di "alleggerire" l'effetto d'insieme togliendo dal capo dalla coroncina e dando più semplicità, e dunque eleganza, all'outfit.
🇬🇧In this case I decided to "lighten" the overall effect by removing the little crown from the head and giving more simplicity, and therefore elegance, to the outfit.
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Amber Myers
These are all such fun outfits. It's always nice to see the new styles coming out. I like these colors!
Terri Beavers
I love these outfits but I'm not glamorous enough to wear them. I do love your take on the outfit and think it looks fabulous.
Tara Pittman
These are some outfits that I would wear. The sweaters are so cute and comfy looking.
How fun to be inspired by designers and put together something like this. I don't have the best sense of style and you did a great job of pulling this off.
Absolutely gorgeous if I had the body for the outfits I would rock them!
Is it me or these outfits have such a vintage 80's vibe?! I love it! Definitely would try out some of these pieces. Great combo<3
80s vibe it's my favourite 😉 Thanks so much!
I love seeing designer inspired outfits. You don't have to spend a fortune to look great.
Exactly, that's the purpose! Continue to follow the column for other ideas;)
These are just so gorgeous! That first sweater is something I would love to own so much.
Karen Monica
Such gorgeous outfits. I like the skirt, looks very glamorous. And you look great.
I really loved the black and gold sweater! The D&G black cropped top and denim bottom combination is definitely such a nice outfit inspo!
Sarah Meh
These are some amazing outfit collections. I love the sky blue skirt and black top. Thanks for sharing!
oh cool. I'm not into high fashion but this looks fun!
Dalene Ekirapa
How I love Dolce & Gabbana! Their pieces are not just trendy for the catwalk but very wearable. I'd absolutely want to have the sweater.
Stephanie Parrell
Love the skirt with the lace top. Simple but elegant!
Oh wow I love these pieces! The black and gold jumper is gorgeous and so wearable too!
Monidipa Dutta
I love these outfits but I won't be able to carry them. Lovely dresses.
What Corinne Did
D&G always do such great design! Loving the baroque jumper! and all the outfits look amazing!
Wow! Loving these outfits! It's so exciting to see what designers are creating
Gladys Nava
Oh my goodness! These are so beautiful! I am totally in love with those dresses and the designs were so unique! Love it!
I don't understand fashion and have never understood high fashion, especially. It's just not my cup of tea.
Katie McNally
I love all of these outfits. You did a great job drawing inspiration from D&G and putting your own spin on them. I like your version better than the original- especially the black and gold!
David Elliott
Those are some great looks by dolce and gabanna there. I know my daughter would like it.
Dr. K. Lee Banks
I've never been one to follow fashion. I just wear what I'm comfortable in. I do like YOUR versions of the outfits here better than the originals, though. Yours look more realistic and "do-able" for the average person. I especially like the black top and blue skirt.
I love the interpretation of these outfits and how they are unique with a twist. I personally love the top and jacket of the first one the best.
Bindu Thomas
I love these all outfits. I love those colors. They are pretty amazing.
Blair villanueva
I like Dolce & Gabbana's designs and is where I look for inspiration. Though I admit that these designers are one of the most hated here in Asia, their dresses are beautiful.
Sigrid Says
super love how you interpreted the last outfit with long sleeved black top. You look sleek and nice! 😀 Wish I can pull that off, too.


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This is just a little note to let you know that I am currently in the process of "reinventing" my blog and basically just about everything else about myself!
Over the past few years I have used Kerinthians as a platform of creative experimentation and now after some years of blogging I've come to recognize my strengths as well as my woeful weaknesses as a writer/blogger.
From here on in I will be focussing my creative impetus on what I believe my strengths are as I create my new site www.vocabuverse.bogspot.com as well as a few other writing projects which will hopefully come into fruition eventually for me to share in greater detail... watch this space...
Although I enjoy the creative release of writing as it's own reward I would like this to become a career and hope that it will be from those platforms that I will meet some measure of success.
Many of my posts will soon disappear from this site, namely my nursery rhymes as I develop these further for release as illustrated children's stories for Kindle readers along with many other ideas I have for that medium.
For the those of you who have been following my series "Pimp My Hundred Bucks" I apologize that it is incomplete. To be honest I reached burn out mode and couldn't bring myself to squeeze any more juice from that dry lemon of a series! Rest assured I haven't given up on my quest to turn $100 into $500 but I just can't bring myself to write about it any more!
I had planned to work on a series called How to Turn $500 into $1000 but have become too involved in a) life and b) other creative pursuits that demand more of my time, namely the Vocabuverse (also known as The Cleverly Devised Poetical Dictionary of Difficult Words), my desire to create a personal film review archive and finally my long running dream of becoming a children's author.
So to all of you who have been following my site, thank-you ever so much for your curiosity, please stay tuned - cool things are coming.


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This is the heartbreaking scene as a dog wanders a hospital's corridors looking for his owner.
The faithful pooch had accompanied his owner to hospital when he went in for an operation.
But the man died and his pet has refused to leave and keeps running back to room 404 where the pair last saw each other.
No-one has come forward to claim the dog who hasn't left San Antonia de Padua Hospital , in central Argentina's city of Rio Cuarto.
The dog has now been nicknamed Pirata - which means Pirate - due to its black spots around his eyes.
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Although the pup was initially let inside when the owner was brought to hospital, after the man died, staff wanted the animal gone.
They took it out numerous times, but he always sneaked back in as he appears to not realise his owner has died.
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According to a local newspaper Infobae and television network C5N , because the animal returning, hospital employees finally decided to adopt it and made it the institution's mascot.
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Although 2016 will go down in history as a year of misery and bad decisions (looking at you America), it was not a completely desolate year, as a few good things happened but those little moments of joy and pride were overshadowed by the massive let downs and disappointments. So as we start the New Year, instead of focusing on all the bad of the previous year, let us concentrate on all the good. Whenever we reminisce of 2016, let it be of all the wonderful and amazing things that happened, which keep us hopeful of a better tomorrow.
Here are some of the things which contributed in ensuring that 2016 was not all lousy for us Indians.
1. Who run the world? GIRLS!
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the chances of India winning a medal were somewhat bleak. That is, until the powerhouse wrestler Sakshi Malik won a bronze and became the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the leading sporting event. Following this, P.V. Sindhu clinched a silver in badminton and Dipa Karmakar, though could not win, created history by being the only Indian female gymnast to finish fourth. She also landed in the difficult Produnova vault, being only the 3rd woman gymnast to do so.
2. ISRO – the space conqueror
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched 20 satellites through a single rocket in June and in September its PSLV put 8 satellites in 2 different orbits. Also the launch of INSAT-3D satellite using GSLV in 2016 has placed India among the few elite nations that have mastered cryogenic technology. All in all, it was a notable year for ISRO. The organisation is now aiming to launch 83 satellites at the same time on 27 January, 2017.
3. Chakde India!
The Indian paralympic contingent brought laurels to the country as they won four medals at the Summer Paralympics 2016, including two golds from athletes Mariappan Thangavelu (High Jump) and Devendra Jhajharia (Javelin Throw). Deepa Malik won the silver in shot put while Varun Kumar Bhati had to settle for a bronze in the same high jump event as Thangavelu.
4. Mr. World!!
Becoming the first ever Asian to win the title of Mr. World, the Hyderabad model Rohit Khandelwal made the whole country proud. Armed with superhuman good looks and sharp intellect, Khandelwal beat 46 participants from around the world to claim this prestigious title.
5. You Go Girl!
Indian acid attack survivor, Reshma Qureshi , made history by walking the ramp at New York Fashion Week for designer Archana Kochhar. All of 19, this teenager whose face was brutally mutilated in an acid attack, made heads turn as she walked the ramp amid applause and cheers. Another braveheart, Laxmi, also an acid attack survivor and social activist, walked the ramp at the British Asian Trust charity fashion show to spread awareness about violence against women. As these powerhouses took a step on the ramp, the society too has taken a positive step towards inclusivity.
6. It's all in the Movies
2016 was the year the Indian film industry shifted from its flimsy Bollywood image and gave us some powerful and substantial films. Although a complete change is impossible, but the release of movies like Pink, Dear Zindagi, Dangal, Udta Punjab, Neerja etc. showcased a gradual shift to intelligent cinema and an audience ready to lap it up. Issues, which were previously supposed to be taboo, were taken up, like mental health, drug abuse, consent, etc. Barring the usual mindless and insubstantial stuff, it was great year for Hindi film enthusiasts. Let us hope this continues in the new year!
See, it wasn't as bad a year as we thought it to be. As Dumbledore has rightly said,
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light."
So let us keep that light on and hope that 2017 is filled with more of the wonderful things and less of the horrible.
Happy New Year!


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That's the Kurt Vile of Childish Prodigy: a man without a singular aesthetic to call home, and no doubt perfectly happy to continue that way. »
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philadelphia guitarist / vocalist kurt vile first came to music enthusiasts' attention with the release of 2008's 'constant hitmaker' on the gulcher imprint. the homemade hitmaker (also reissued on vinyl through woodsist) was a psych pop gem. his debut matador album, 'childish prodigy' ups the fidelity only a little. this absorbing, addictive and richly detailed album covers an immense amount of ground compared to its predecessor, from the pounding stomp of 'hunchback' and the hypnotic beat of 'freak train' to the unexpected, soaring trumpet in 'amplifier.'
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Friday, 23 September 2016
The Sneeze House...
17 comments:
- Valerie-Jael said...
Wonderful blue-white paintings, hope you and your brain survive the renovations! Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie
- 23 September 2016 at 16:07
- Jennifer McLean said...
I'll give a little hope that you survive the house reno. I know you'll survive, stick together just like when a bomb hits. You'll love the end result. Just keep that in mind. If that doesn't work, imbibe. ;o0
Mom tells you to take care of you. Miss talking to you, I'm sure we'll talk when all this hullabaloo is over.
- 23 September 2016 at 17:14
- froebelsternchen Susi said...
Good luck for te renovation! Wonderful cups... amazing!
Happy PPF!
oxo Susi
- 23 September 2016 at 19:15
Laughed through this one again, sneezes never had it so good! I suppose i will be bundling as I've never done lino anything but I am so clever I thought I'd just do the lino 2 (I keep hearing Rhino) anywho I so need yet another thing to do but I want this and am SO HAPPY it is soon!
- 23 September 2016 at 19:18
- Louise Primeau said...
Tracey...you are the only one who can make allergies funny! I have a neighbour much like yours who sneezes loudly enough for the whole neighbourhood to hear him and when he starts, you can be sure that he won't stop until he has sneezed at least three or four times. Poor guy!
I always enjoy reading your blog. Keep us posted on those renos. ❤����
- 23 September 2016 at 22:02
- denthe said...
Amazing illustrations. So beautifully done, and such a gorgeous blue!
- 23 September 2016 at 22:59
- Susan said...
I am married to one of those sneezers! He rarely sneezes but when he does it makes up for the previous four months when he didn't. Am loving your blue pottery sketches and am hoping they won't shatter during the renovations. It is hard to paint, let alone do much of anything when your house is torn up. Good luck! Happy PPF
- 24 September 2016 at 00:48
- Nicole Beadwright Campanella said...
I am so impressed with your blue and white pieces. The detailing is amazing. Speaking of amazing that is some sneeze to hear it from the neighbor. LOL
- 24 September 2016 at 01:18
- Terri Morse said...
Hi Tracey! You have made me laugh once again. My husband was having lunch as I read him the part about the snot house. My favorite part has to be Barry the dive-bombing cat. The mental picture alone is priceless. I love your illustrations of blue and white china. It has me eyeing the humongous cabinets in my dining room that house an entire wall of blue and white. But the patience to paint all of that detail...my eyes would never uncross! I hope your studio renno is a great success. It will be worth it in the end! --Terri
- 24 September 2016 at 03:36
- Alicia C said...
I keep forgetting y'all getting springtime now! We are hurtling into fall....those bowls are absolutely gorgeous!
love to read your awesome psots as usual xoxoxo
- 24 September 2016 at 04:12
- Terri Morse said...
Hi Tracey! You have made me laugh once again. My husband was having lunch as I read him the part about the snot house. My favorite part has to be Barry the dive-bombing cat. The mental picture alone is priceless. I love your illustrations of blue and white china. It has me eyeing the humongous cabinets in my dining room that house an entire wall of blue and white. But the patience to paint all of that detail...my eyes would never uncross! I hope your studio renno is a great success. It will be worth it in the end! --Terri
- 24 September 2016 at 08:18
- Rita said...
Blue and white heaven! They are beautiful. Sounds like a noisy spring your way--LOL!
That Barry is a character. Congrats on the new classes. *love and hugs*
- 25 September 2016 at 01:35
- Giggles said...
Ka-Choo,..just kidding...we are coming into my favorite season...Fall exiting the sneezes unless some dust should appear...then trouble. You are certainly able to carry allergies into the fun zone, despite their terrible annoyance! All the best on the reno...Hope the marriage survives..truthfully it is a nightmare and why we haven't done anything major of late! At least it's only 3 weeks... can't wait to see it...I do hope you show us....with all the blue enhancements!!
Hugs Giggles
- 25 September 2016 at 05:50
- Jennifer Rose Phillip said...
more wonderful blue and white work :)
hubby sneezes pretty loudly and of 4 or more times at once, scares a few people lol
- 25 September 2016 at 09:08
- Tammie Dickerson said...
Beautiful work, Tracy! Best of luck on your renovations!! I do not envy you that process! Happy PPF!
- 26 September 2016 at 07:53
- Sandra Busby said...
Now I thought that Paul had the record for producing the loudest sneeze! I would love to compare - I have never yet heard one as loud as Pauls... Also always singular. One can only assume that the force is so great that another one is simply not required! The most embarrassing and awkward time that he did it was at a funeral in a church... Yes, add the church acoustics to the number of decibels produced and you see me sliding down the pew... It was utterly mortifying!
Meanwhile, As Spring approaches down under, Autumn approaches here and the seasonal change has also bought no end of germs in to our house! Add the immense dust from the building work to the chesty cough I already had, things aren't pretty! Never mind, they say that laughter is the best medicine and I always find it here, so thank you for today's dose! And I love the paintings/lino cuts! I'm hoping to create a bespoke painting for our kitchen once Paul and I can finally agree on a colour scheme! :0)
- 27 September 2016 at 03:23
- NatashaMay said...
Love the cups. Great design. :)
- 3 October 2016 at 20:23


text: I don't think we have a thread quite like this, so I thought I'd start one. What drew you to high wattage rigs? What's your current high power tower? What have you tried that others in various genres might want to know about? I've always enjoyed 100W amps, and never really spent time with anything less than "80W" (Traynor 212, awfully quiet). I've had various high gain amps but currently run a stock '83 JCM800 2203. I keep toying with the idea of a 12AT7 etc in the preamp, or switching to 6550's and new iron when my current OT finally gives up (hopefully I have a couple of years there). I run the amp clean as a pedal platform. We play "Post-hardcore" but we just call it spacey punk . My experience in personally trying out high powered heads is pretty small. I did see a Mesa Coliseum for sale in Toronto a year or so ago for a good price but alas, I couldn't get it. When we were tracking LP3 in March, the studio has a Louis Electronics "woodstock JH plexi" (my name, not theirs) and that thing is the loudest head I've ever heard in person. It was awesome, and made our cranked 2203's sound relatively tame. It was on 1.5 IIRC . I do hope to try an Orange Thunderverb and Dr. Z Surgical Steel at some point. I'm not sure if it would replace my JCM800 but I'm open to the idea, relatively.


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Saturday at the con.
Found the convention hall without major incident. Not interesting or relevant, perhaps, but miraculous nonetheless.
The Thinktank is a pretty cool place. The floors are labelled in an obscure code so you never quite know where you are, and the escalators are randomly switched between up and down modes throughout the day so you're never quite sure how you got there. One of the escalators actually skips a floor, which can catch you out if you're off your game. I was, incidentally, profoundly off my game, and have the entire car-owning population of Birmingham to thank for that. For some unknown reason, every nut-job with a driving licence convened in the street underneath my single-glazed hotel window to serenade me with a rousing medley of car-horn classics that lasted from around midnight to about 5am. Happy times...
Anyway, long story short: the Thinktank is a Death Star on the outside and an Unreal Tournament CTF map on the inside. I liked it a lot.
Queued for almost half an hour for the Mignola talk, only to find that the room it was held in only seated about four people. I checked in with Alasdair Duncan from Insomnia Publications and had a nice, long chat about a story of mine they want to publish. A satisfying amount of progress was made on that, and a couple of other doors seem to have edged open.
First major revelation of the convention: the difference between turning up at a comics show as a total unknown and turning up as a guy that a couple of people have heard of and want to speak to is vast. Once one person with some credibility appears to be taking you seriously, doors do start opening. I'm only just getting my feet wet here and already people are going out of their way to help me. This is a major divergence from any of the fields I've worked in before, where everyone around you was considered a competitor and no-one went out of their way for anyone else. All quite disorienting, really.
Finally got to meet the artist on my first Starship Troopers story arc. He's a very cool guy, and really seems to be unaware of quite how brilliant his work is. I'm sticking to my prediction that he's got a big future in front of him.
Quick tangent: what's the one thing worse than being involved in a cosplay event at a comics convention? Answer: being one of only three people involved in a cosplay event at a comics convention. Major respect points for the people who made the effort, though.
Turns out that everyone I ever went to university with eventually became mates with Tony Lee. Two old friends of mine showed up, and there was suddenly a whole big thing when Tony spotted them. Weird coincidences all around. Gotta love that.
Yet another high point was reached when the mighty and influential Rich Johnston accused me of having a "neo-fascistic body image". Nice to be appreciated. I also met David Montieth from the absurdly good Geek Syndicate podcast, who's another really cool guy. I crammed a business card into his hand before he had a chance to object or wonder who the Hell I was.
By now utterly dehydrated, Nic and I foraged for water near the teleporter to the Red base. Found a vending machine and shelled out £1 for a bottle. Two bottles popped out at once - biggest result of the day! Retired back to the hotel before our luck ran out.


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Media Advisory: Oversight and Judiciary Committee Republicans to Hold Joint ACORN Forum
Washington, D.C. – Republican Members of the House Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform Committees will host a forum TOMORROW at 2:30 P.M. ET in 2237 Rayburn examining new details that have come to light regarding the inner-workings of ACORN.
Witness List:
- David Caldwell—Deputy Director of the Criminal Division for the Louisiana Attorney General's Office
- Todd Rokita—Indiana Secretary of State
- Hans A. von Spakovsky—Former Member of the Federal Election Commission and Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation
"The more we learn about the inner-working of ACORN and its affiliates, the more apparent it becomes that this organization is intentionally structured to deceive and mislead the American people. Despite their claims to operate independently, our investigation has uncovered additional documents that reveal the lack of firewalls that exist between ACORN, CCI and the ACORN Institute. There simply is no legitimate way that ACORN can account for or distinguish its political work with its taxpayer-subsidized activities." – Ranking Member Darrell Issa (R-CA)
Politico: ACORN considered name change
ACORN, the troubled community service organization, recently considered changing its name in a bid to rehabilitate its image, according to an internal memo obtained by POLITICO. The document, which will be released Tuesday as part of a Republican congressional forum on ACORN, illustrates the internal deliberation the group has undergone after a year of embarrassing scandals.
The one-page document also discusses the optics of a name change, saying it "should be very obvious that we are not going to choose a new name because funders or politicians want us to." The memo also acknowledges that it has encountered organizations and individuals who want to work with group but "can only do so if [ACORN changes] its name." "(W)e should probably think through this problem carefully and figure out what it all means for our ability to survive and thrive without losing a lot of ground over the next year or two," the memo reads.
This week, Republican Reps. Darrell Issa of California and Lamar Smith of Texas are holding a forum on the ACORN, which will include state government officials and a former ACORN employee.
ABC News: Justice Department Questions Retroactive Ban on Federal Funds to ACORN
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel this week posted a legal opinion saying that the Obama administration may continue paying the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) for contracts signed before Congress in September passed — and President Obama in October signed — legislation banning federal funds from going to ACORN.
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The Obama administration can legally pay the embattled community organizing group ACORN for services performed under contracts before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group, the Justice Department has declared. The Obama administration legally can pay the embattled community organizing group ACORN for services performed under contracts approved before Congress banned the government from providing money to the group, the Justice Department has declared.
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Here's a simple card featuring some fun patterns on an adorable turkey :)
It's a standard A2 sized card using kraft card stock. I rounded 2 of the corners using my Corner Chomper.
The stamped sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's Harvest Season. I stamped it using Latte Chalk Ink by Hero Arts. The little brads came from Michael's - I'm not sure of the brand.
The ribbon is from Stampin' Up in Tangerine Tango - I got it free during the last Sale-a-bration sale.
Now for the best part, the turkey! He's a Silhouette image. The patterned papers I used for his feathers come from the Bo Bunny Garden Girl 6 by 6 pad. I really wantdd to make the feathers unique and fun, but I made sure to only use one really "out there" pattern and the others are more simple patterns in more traditional colors. Of course the little googly eyes just finish the effect.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoy this quick and fun card! I'll try and do something fancier soon, but boy have I ever been busy.
*Have a fabulous and very crafty day*


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No quick answers as banks battle to take over Wachovia
A banking brawl broke out over the surprise announcement Friday that Wells Fargo plans to buy Wachovia for $15 billion, an agreement that upsets the previously stunning Wachovia-Citigroup deal announced Monday.
In an interview, Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf said Charlotte-based Wachovia and San Francisco-based Wells have signed a merger agreement and that "we're very confident that this will lead to a combination." Wells said it expects the deal to be completed by year's end.
Citigroup shot back with a statement demanding Wachovia and Wells terminate the transaction.
It seems likely that one of the banks will win Wachovia. But there is no consensus on what that new presence would look like or how many jobs would be lost. Each side promises to base headquarters of some operations in Charlotte but is not specifying job cuts, which typically come with mega-mergers.
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It was almost two months ago that the choirs started preparing for Christmas. Two months of late nights, seemingly impossibly high notes and seemingly endless retakes. And it's all over in a mere 20 hour marathon of masses.
I normally dread the major holidays. Not because of the late nights, or the endless rehearsals. I dread major holidays because for the last six or seven years I've spent Christmas Eve and Easter Vigil down on the altar as song leader. It's not a lot- sing the melody on the hymns, sing the gospel acclamation, raise my arms like a giant bird to cue the congregation to sing along. But I have a bit of a confession to make. As much as I love to sing and feel proud when I get a solo, I hate being the center of attention.
Yes, you read that right. The girl who loves a good karaoke night hates to be the center of attention. Go figure. Actually, I'll share a little secret: my major stage fright was the whole reason I started doing karaoke. When I first became the cantor for the smaller choir, it took me a whole year of getting up every week and sing the psalm and gospel acclamation by myself before I stopped physically shaking every time. I started doing karaoke as a way to reduce my nerves. It definitely helped, but I still would rather stand in the middle of a bar belting out some Evanescence than stand on the altar alone leading the congregation on Christmas Eve. Fortunately I was only down in front for the first part of the mass. Then I could join the rest of the choir upstairs in the choir loft.
Of course this doesn't mean that this Christmas Eve was easier. It just means the challenges were a little different. The biggest challenge was my solo during the 5:00 mass. Especially since it didn't start out as my solo. Just a week and a half earlier another first soprano totally rocked this solo at our Christmas concert. It's one thing to still feel line I'm proving myself. It's another thing entirely to feel like I'm not only still proving myself, but that I will inevitably be compared to someone else. It's a whole different nerve-wracking experience. Ah, the issues of being an understudy.
I admit it, I survived. All four masses. I also slept most of the day yesterday as I tried to recover. It almost feels like it was all just a weird dream. Luckily, Easter is on the later side this year, so I have a brief reprieve before I have to do it all again.


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