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This week we had a consult with the oral surgeon who will remove 6 of Ben's teeth and 6 of Jonah's. Apparently there is nothing more the orthodontist can do to create more space in their mouths, so this is our last resort. The surgeon seemed great and I'm confident the boys are in good hands.
Jonah, however, is understandably terrified. As I was checking out today at the surgeon's office, and making the appointment for the surgery, Jonah completely fell apart. I expected it to happen, just not until we got to the car. He just couldn't hold it in any longer. He turned white, started crying, panicking and hyperventilating. True panic attack stuff. Poor guy. I tried to calm him down as best I could while finishing the business part of checking out as fast as I could.
We managed to get to the car and on the ride home I tried to calm Jonah's nerves. Didn't really succeed, but I tried. We're having the surgery on January 29th, and Jonah will be first in order to get it over with. The surgeon can do both boys' surgeries on the same day, so that is extremely helpful for our family logistics. One of Ben's teeth that will be pulled is actually wiggly right now, so on the way home I told him to try and get it out! Because if Ben pulls it, it's a free tooth removal. If the surgeon pulls it, we have to pay an arm and a leg for it. The surgeon told the boys that with all the teeth they'll lose that one day, they might be able to buy a new car! Ha. Maybe a Matchbox car.
Even though I know Jonah is feeling extremely anxious about many things in his life right now, and wonders if he will ever feel better or "ok," this is how I know he will actually be fine.
Alex brought home a bunch of funny-shaped stress balls for the kids. Jonah got his favorite- a penguin. He has a whole collection of Everything Penguin. He took the stress ball to school the other day.
When he came home from school, Jonah told me about a friend in his class who had been very upset about taking a test that day. The friend had been crying and just really freaking out. Jonah thought to himself that he knew how his friend felt, and offered his friend his brand new penguin stress ball as a gesture of compassion.
I couldn't believe my son's empathy and concern for his friend, even in the midst of so many challenges of his own. Jonah showed me that even though he is struggling on many fronts, he has some incredible, important Secrets that are hidden under all the challenges he faces each day. Secret compassion for his friends who struggle. Secret love for his siblings. Secret courage to leave our home every morning and head off into the World of Anxiety. Secret willingness to help others in need. These secrets come to the surface whenever Jonah is able to shake off his struggles and remember who he really is. Jonah will always be who he has always been: a sweet, sweet, sensitive soul.
Jonah's sensitivity is his greatest strength and the area that causes him the most pain. He feels things deeply and the world can get under his skin and suck out his Joy. But I know he will be ok. We're working to give him every tool possible to build his Invisible Armor Against Anxiety, so he can hold on to the joy that lives at the core of his spirit.
I was so proud of Jonah for feeling sympathetic and compassionate for a fellow anxiety-sufferer, and for offering his friend a very special token of understanding. Even in the middle of his own pain, he recognizes others' needs and acts to change their pain. That's how I know my sweet boy will be ok.


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Rekindling the Lamp: Hanukkah and Children's Issues
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Submitted by Sam Hausfather
At the moment of rededication, the Maccabees relit the ner tamid, the eternal flame in the Temple. Because it is perpetually lit, the ner tamid signifies a hope that God's presence will continue to dwell with us from generation to generation. What could be a better symbol for our hopes for a sustainable future than the ner tamid? Thus, as we kindle the Hanukkah lights, we think about how we can nurture our children and pass along a better world to them.
Hanukkah has become a children's holiday. We have parties and play games, eat sweets and give gifts. Therefore, it is only natural that we consider children's issues on Hanukkah. When we help all children gain the loving families, safe homes, health care and education they deserve, we help fulfill our mandate to nurture God's creation in each generation. In addition, many other issues – including global climate change, environmental sustainability, economic justice and poverty – affect children as well as adults. When we work for social justice in these areas, we also ensure the well-being of future generations.
We can light lamps by the work of our hands – from the clothing we collect for warm-up campaigns to the meals we cook for hungry mouths; by the words of our mouths, from the phone calls we make to our representatives, to the stories we read to disadvantaged youth, and by the meditations of our hearts – as we ever strive towards the vision of a world redeemed.
Thus, as we kindle the Hanukkah lights, we think about how we can pass along a better world to our children. We think about how we can contribute to a world that can sustain us, our children and our children's children. Please join the Lotte Meyerson Tikkun Olam Committee in working toward the repair of our world, for our day and for future generations.
Thank you to the entire congregation for your generosity.
We raised $7825.00!!! or Equivalent to 27,387 Meals!
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Sweet and funny image. aaron do you feel that all street photography needs to be B&W or is it just the way you "see" it!!
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Great to hear from you. For me I love my street photography in B/W. I will only use colour if it adds to the image. But a lot of times I find it is distracting from the story. I have a couple street shots with colour in them although not man
I love all of these but in particular the one entitled "Patiently Waiting". The kids look like ducklings lined up behind mama duck :D You always manage to capture the perfect moment. I'm looking forward to lots of future posts from you.


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Thursday, February 10, 2011
HERO PROFILE #61/62: Lunar Veil and Dark Wolf
Operates out of: Portland, OR
Group affiliation: Northwest Defenders
Places of origin: Dark Wolf: Howth, Fingal, Ireland (Republic of Ireland)
Lunar Veil: Palermo, Sicily, Italy (Italian Republic)
Shared interests: Animal rights,environmental causes,crime fighting
Activities: Patrols, hand outs
Author's notes: This unique and adventurous couple currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where they have joined forces with other RLSH in the Pacific Northwest. Recent activities have included night patrols and trying to shut down a puppy mill.
Dark Wolf (on the right) with Prof. Midnight of Utah
Lunar Veil (on the left) with Zetaman, also of Portland
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Lunar Veil & Dark Wolf are two of my favorite people in this community. They're some of the coolest people (and everyone knows it) and they are badass as well.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:51 AM
I consider Lunar and Dark my two primary contacts in the RLSH community. They are great people, and good friends.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 25, 2011 at 3:44 PM
These two deranged People aren't what they seem. They are a bunch of manipulative weirdos.ReplyDelete
They are on the SuperVillain Hazing Project.
Er... Hazing us Supervillains or pretending to be supervillains while hazing people? Because Skiffytown's already got the second one covered.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2012 at 7:22 PM
The SuperVillain Hazing Project? What the hell is the Super Villain Hazing Project?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 4:15 AM
I can't delete the Message because I removed My blog that I was using when I wrote that. So in other words, just don't pay attention to it.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Dr.Unknown?
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After going to a faith healer and psychotherapist, as well as attending Zen sesshins (meditation sessions), I felt like there was still something missing. I still wanted to know why a lot of my loved ones passed on so early.
As if destined, one of my childhood friends shared to me websites that could possibly answer my questions. I became most intrigued with "Transgenerational Healing". This healing involves uncovering some hidden experiences that may have affected my family line thus, explaining their deaths.
Without a doubt, I attended the Transgenerational Healing workshop. In that workshop, I met a wonderful healer named Usha. She started off with a lecture and she discussed that what keeps us going is the love we receive from our parents and from the Creator of All That Is (whom I consider as God). Her metaphor of this concept was a vehicle…
"Think of yourself as a vehicle. In order for you to keep on moving, you have to be fueled by love."
After the lecture, each participant shared to Usha the issues and/or patterns they'd like to resolve in their family line. And so did I.
During the session, attendees took part in the healing by representing a person, religion, country, energy or catastrophe that's relevant to their issue. And as everyone did their part in 'role playing' in the participant's family line, the root of the issue is then revealed, identified and healed – allowing love to flow again.
As of December 2015, I already participated twice – mainly to heal the line of my mom and dad. I now understand why life happened the way it did and ultimately, have fully accepted what happened to my parents.
My biggest realization with this experience of mine is that if you seek for answers, you'll receive the answers when you are ready.
If you have recurring family issues and/or patterns, Transgenerational Healing can help you. Note that Usha usually visits the Philippines to conduct Transgenerational Healing workshops twice or thrice a year.
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Perhaps it was my tiredness that brought on the nostalgia. Or, maybe it was God. Either way, the memories flooded back like rain waters.
Looking at her house sometimes makes me sad. She deserves so much more. She deserves a beautiful house filled with beautiful things. She worked hard. She raised six kids. She is beautiful herself. The house, on the other hand, is a standing monument to hard work by a mans hands and also what time can do it. It's weathered and old on the outside, each plank of the deck laid by her husband, nails tapped in by family members – even grandchildren. The house is strong, standing quiet in the dark night.
I can see in my mind Christmas lights outlining its roof. Suddenly, I am whirled back in time. I can see the doors and windows fogged up from the heat that accumulated from the kitchen and all the warm bodies that were laughing and telling stories inside. The smell of the best home cooked food you could imagine permeating each billow of steam that escapes as the front door is opened to welcome in more family. The laughter carries in the still darkness of night. The house holds each person inside, but lets the sounds of joy ring out into the neighborhood.
I smile. We were crowded, for sure. That little house probably sagged under the weight of so many people. But, it stood strong.
I can see inside the house, where many changes have occurred. They took down the bookshelf years ago. It was one of my favorite things. It held books and annuals that kept me interested for hours on rainy or cold days. I giggled at hairstyles and clothes, and wondered what and where the people were now. Readers Digest condensed books kept me preoccupied if it were going to be a long stay inside. Books on the old west and art were there to peak my interest and to show pieces of my families interests. The bookshelf was like a treasure trove and memory box all in one. I miss that old shelf.
My eyes linger on the covered deck. I used to sit outside on rainy days watch the rain fall. You could see each drop land on the corrugate green plastic roofing. I can hear the sound of raindrops pitter-pattering, like my heart racing while I await the chance to go play in the aftermath of the rainstorm. The green plastic roofing was replaced years ago, now it's a shingled roof, not nearly as enthralling as the green plastic. Maybe it looks better, but for me, the memories of the green plastic is far more important than aesthetics.
The house is old. Inside and out. Each person raised in it is grown. It has seen many tears from mourning the loss of loved ones that it once provided shelter for. It has seen smiles and heard laughter of new life being brought into the world. It's doors opened for such and it's foundations stood strong under the additions. My children now gather there, looking through books and photo albums, running down the hills in the yard, enjoying the smells and taste of the foods that are cooked there. Perhaps one day they will look back with such fondness on this old house.
True, it's not much to look at, but it's strong. It was built to be so. A mans hands built it. His heart yearning for something of his own, something to provide shelter for his ever-growing family. I'm sure he did not know the tremendous weight it would one day bear.
Isn't that how life is, though? We are born, and we yearn to achieve and succeed, and the responsibility we add to our lives makes us tired. We sag under pressure that we put on ourselves, and let's be honest, we can look and feel worn out. But, GOD built us. He built us strong. When the weight of this world begins to make us sag, we need only to look to our creator. He will renew us, he will strengthen us, he will surround us with love.
Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."


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Charles Eisenstein is an author and public speaker, and self-described "degrowth activist". He is the author of several books including The Ascent of Humanity (2007), Sacred Economics (2011), and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible (2013).
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Oxocard took second place in category 3 at the Best European Learning Materials Awards. The Oxocard was chosen by an experienced, international, eight-member jury, which particularly praised the fact that the Oxocard can be used to build everyday computer applications that go beyond smartphones or desktop computers.
The Comenius-EduMedia seals and medals were awarded for the 24th time in Berlin. Since 1995, the Society for Education, Information and Media (GPI) has honored outstanding digital educational media for work, education, school, culture and leisure.
Since 1984, the Worlddidac Foundation has been awarding the Worlddidac Award in recognition of pedagogically valuable work. The Oxocard was selected by an international jury.
Whether Oxocard or SpyPi – at the Swiss Mini Maker Faire there were many local projects to discover all about do-it-yourself with technology.
The Oxocard from Switzerland promises an introductory course for pupils in the basics of microcontroller programming based on an Arduino wrapped in cardboard with Bluetooth connection.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most current topics in IT. IoT refers to the increasing networking of objects that are able to communicate with each other in a program-controlled and autonomous way by integrating small, cheap, but Internet-capable microcontrollers and thus carry out common tasks.
The Oxocard and the associated teaching materials are oriented to the new contents of the subject Media and Computer Science of the curriculum 21. Oxocard provides extensive task sheets and solutions so that the preparation effort, despite the rather demanding topic, remains within limits.
The Swiss Economic Forum is the meeting place for those who have made it to the top in the economy. But they are not the only ones at the centre of attention. The Swiss Economic Forum is also the starting point for a project aimed at schoolchildren. Business representatives want people to learn programming at an early age – an idea not everyone likes.
Normally business leaders and politicians are among themselves at the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) in Interlaken. But this year the young people from the Lorraine School in Berne are setting an accent. They have learned the computer programming language.
«We live in a society that is highly dependent on technology, but in which hardly anyone knows anything about technology,» says the American astrophysicist Carl Sagan. That's why the Swiss Economic Forum is launching the pilot project SEF.Kids Coding. 60 young people from the mosaic school in Berne dare to start programming in a playful way.
«We live in a society that is highly dependent on technology, but in which hardly anyone knows anything about technology,» says the American astrophysicist Carl Sagan. That's why the Swiss Economic Forum is launching the pilot project SEF.Kids Coding. 60 young people from the mosaic school in Berne dare to start programming in a playful way.
In the digital world, basic technical understanding is required. With «SEF.Kids Coding», the SEF wants to give young people a playful introduction to technology and electronics.
The future is digital. Whether robots or smartphone apps: Today we need people who not only operate the high-tech products, but can also program them. That's why the Swiss Economic Forum (SEF) wants to make the craft palatable to young people.
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Carol at May Dreams Gardens invites us to tell her what's blooming in our gardens on the 15th of each month.
September 2009
It rained. And rained, and rained, and rained. Between Thursday (9/10) and Sunday (9/12), Zanthan Gardens received over 7 inches of rain. We didn't get much during the day on Friday (9/11) when it seemed to rain all around Austin but not in the center. But finally it began raining in the early evening and rained on and off all night. Then Saturday between 2:30 and 3:30 in the afternoon it suddenly poured and we got 2.6 inches in just that hour.
The skies remain gray and gloomy, the temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Summer's grip is broken. Like a woman giving birth, we quickly forget the pain of delivery as we embrace this new life.
So much has died over the summer that my usually floriferous September has very few different kinds of flowers. It's mostly the bulbs that stay dormant during the heat and only peek out after a rain. I'm starting to think this is the only kind of sensible plant to grow in Austin's summer.
The rain brought out the rainlilies. I have four kinds, now: two pinks and two whites.
Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea', a slightly smaller and paler pink rainlily. A passalong from Annieinaustin @ The Transplantable Rose
This thick-stemmed and thick-petaled white rainlily grows wild in my yard.
This small and more delicate white rainlily is a self-sown newcomer. It opened yesterday and is already beginning to curl its petals and fade today.
The Podranea ricasoliana is a rampant vine which smothers everything in its path–but it's hard to find fault with it when it's in flower.
Especially when the flowers look like this.
Transitioning from the pinks side of the yard to the red side of the yard is the pale pavonia.
But there is only one reason to visit my garden in September–oxblood lilies.
And more oxblood lilies.
And more oxblood lilies. I couldn't be bothered to do anything else today but lie around looking at them.
Complete List for September
The list of all plants flowering today, September 15th 2009, at Zanthan Gardens. You can compare with GBBD September 2007 which was Austin's unusually cool and rainy summer. I didn't do a GBBD post in September 2008 because I was busy with work and the garden had already suffered the effects of the drought, even a year ago.
- Duranta erecta
- Hesperaloe parviflora
- Hibiscus syriacus
- Lindheimer senna
- Malvaviscus arboreus
- Nerium oleander 'Turner's Shari D.'
- Oxalis (purple)
- Pavonia hastata
- Plumbago auriculata
- Podranea ricasoliana
- Rhodophialia bifida
- Ruellia, the woody and the viney kind but not the passalong
- rose 'Ducher'
- Tradescantia pallida/Setcreasia (purple heart) both colors
- water lily
- widow's tears/true dayflower–some type of commelina
- Zephyrathes grandiflora
- Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosea'
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Awnings have been used since early history, with records of them being used in ancient Egypt and Syria. They haven't changed that much since then either, and today are used in much the same way as the market canopies of ancient times.
Historically awnings have been used as functional covers, with their main use being to provide a blanket against the sun and rain. They were also often improvised constructions, created from some poles and any large sheets of material that could be found. However their use has evolved over time, with company branding and logos being introduced to customers, awnings became more about displaying an attractive visual design than straightforward function.
As consumerism increased the average homeowner was able to buy their own awning or a house with an awning already installed. This has given people around the world, especially those in hot climates the chance to enjoy the cover of an awning at their leisure.
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Flows: Flows in Goose Creek are estimated to be about 1/10th that of the gauge shown above. Thus, when the gauge shows flows within the minimum to maximum range of 3,000 to 9,000 cfs, then actual flows in Goose Creek should be in an estimated ideal range of 300-900 cfs.
Goose Creek is a pristine run in the Smith drainage, that is worth the trouble of the short hike in. The creek is divided into an upper and lower, the lower by itself is much more common. The Upper is good too, and if you can combine them its a great day of boating.
Upper: Getting to the Upper put in with enough daylight to finish the 12 mile run is the hardest part of the trip. The road is commonly snowed in when there is water, and even when the road is driveable you have to hike 3 miles (8 if you are not willing to do a half mile bushwhack) to get to the put in bridge.
Beginning of the Upper hike (the burlier your vehicle, and the more willing you are to scratch it up, the shorter the hike): 41.5922, -123.8766
Upper put In: 41.5816, -123.9093
The upper section starts off straight forward with good scenery, picking up to class IV with the occasional ledge. This character goes on for some time. About halfway through the upper run is Arn's Falls, preceded by a sliding rapid with a ledge. Arn's has a tough lead in to a clean 10-15' drop with a hole and pockets on each side. This drop is easier at lower levels.
More whitewater leads to Double Walls Falls, which will send most paddlers portaging left. Sustained intermediate whitewater continues for miles down to the lower put in. It is possible to hike out here, but it takes longer than just finishing the run and there are no notable indications of this location from the river.
Lower: This section is more commonly done as the shuttle elevation is lower. A 3.5 mile hike down a decommisioned road leads to a short final bushwhack to river level. There are 4 notable rapids (Gander, Honker, and Ugly Duckling which are V- ish in nature), and many other easy to intermediate rapids. The run can be done in about an hour if the group moves efficiently (not including the hike in).
The 4 larger rapids can all be scouted without much trouble, though the last one can sneak up on paddlers.
Beginning of the Lower hike: 41.66, -123.8913
Lower put In: 41.6485, -123.9078
Both runs take out at Stevens bridge over the SF Smith, and the shuttles takes place along the Go-Road.
In November 2018, there was wood present but there was only one wood portage, on the lower section and it was easy to see coming.
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Flows in Goose Creek are estimated to be about 1/10th that of the gauge shown above. Thus, when the gauge shows flows within the minimum to maximum range of 3,000 to 9,000 cfs, then actual flows in Goose Creek should be in an estimated ideal range of 300-900 cfs.
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Joshua Tree Artist Kathy Kosmecki-Zyduck shares the inspiration behind her Classic Rock Tarot card series. Learn how she captured rock icons Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Prince, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and more.
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Those able to read Polish might be aware of the admiration that I have for the 1988 novel by Barbara Hambly, Those Who Hunt the Night, and its sequel, Travelling with the Dead. I picked the book, having read Celia Friedman's very favourable description, naming it as one of the best vampire novels ever written (http://csfriedman.com/frames.htm). I must say that, in my opinion, this praise is fully deserved. Moreover, it is ineresting to look at the similarities and parallels between the main characters created by the two writers: Celia S. Friedman's Gerald Tarrant and Barbara Hambly's don Simon Ysidro.
A the heart of Hambly's novel we have a difficult and complicated cooperation between two unwilling companions: James Asher, an ex-spy turned Oxford professor, and the pround, 400-year-old Spanish aristocrat turned vampire, don Simon Ydisro. For any reader of the Coldfire trilogy the model sounds familiar. The similarities, however, go beyond the main modfel of interaction between characters; the characters themselves seem to have a lot in common.
These similarities between Tarrant and Ysidro seem to exist on at least a few levels: their looks and demeanor as well as their wolrdview and lifestyle and, last but not least, their relationship with the other protagonist of the novel.
There are quite a few similarities between Ysidro and Tarrant, as far as their looks are concerned – enough to make a reader who knows one of the characters treat the other one as somewhat familiar. Both look like young men, slender, tall and fair-haired, with delicate yet strong features, pale eyes and long-fingered hands; both, in short, have the looks that can be described as aristocratic. Both also have a predilection for clothes that seem, in the eyes of the human protagonists, a just a little bit old-fashioned, while at the same time elegant and rather costly.
Their aristocratic looks are closely connected with their origins; both Ysidro and Tarrant belong by birth to the aristocracy of their respective lands and both at a time pursued careers at royal courts. Ydisro came to Elizabethan England as a courtier to the Spanish king, while Tarrant was, for a time, an important person at the court of king Gannon. The similarity as such would not mean much, if not for the fact that in both cases their aristocratic origins are somehow reflected in their behaviour. Tarrant as well as Ysidro are all too aware of their own value and position (you cannot honestly call any of them humble…) and their look at those lower than them (i. e.: the rest of humanity, more or less) with something approaching ironic disdain.
Even more importantly, their mien and demeanor seems similar. The opinions of Damien Vryce and James Asher are nearly identical : they notice immediately that their undead companions move with the grace of predators: Ysidro is comaped to a cat, Tarrant to both a cat and a snake. This feature is not exclusive to them, as it seems rather common in descriptions of vampires; what is parfticular, however, is the mien and the facial expressions. From the first moments of his acquintance with Ysidro James Asher notices that his main way of reacting to the world of mortals is dark amusement; it takes Damien a while longer to start noticing the same reaction it in Tarrant. Also, although both Tarrant annd Ysidro do look human, there is something in their eyes that proves that they have long ago left their humanity behind. In both cases, however, more often than not there is something, some flicker of emotion or regret that proves that some shadows, some remnants of that lost humanity are still there. Neither Tarrant nor Ysidro deny that they are no longer humans – quite the opposite, both seem to stress that fact, though at least in Tarrant's case his statements seem more ironic and, in some way, almost masochistic rather then filled with pride. Both are, or were, religious – and both know with absolute certainty that their souls have been damned and that, shouyld death ever catch up with them again, they are bound for Hell. Neither of them denies the responsibility for the crimes the had committed to survive – and both seem secretly regret those crimes, being at the same time perfectly aware that, if asked again, they would have made the same choice.
400-year-old Ysidro and nearly a millenium-old Tarrant are among the oldest undead beings in their respective worlds, yet both are suprisingly well adjusted to the newer world. Tarrant may have some quibbles about the modern manners and Ysidro might dislike trains, but none of them even approaches the level of Anne Rice's Armand and his inability to understand the changing world. Conversely, both use the mechanisms and opportunities of the progress (first and foremost, the economical ones) to guarantee for themselves a comfortable existence, which mostly means solitude. Both Ysidro and Tarrant use the money, among other things, on intellectual pursuits: their houses are full of books and, as they both shre the belief that even a good memory starts failing you after a few centuries, also notes.
Whatever they say or think about themselves, Tarrant as well as Ydisto still can, and do, react emotionally on other humans, feel not only anger or hatred, but also pity, sympathy, friendship, even love. Gerald, in his last journey with Damien, gives up killing and hunting, just like Simon does when he travels with Lydia, James Asher's wife, to Istanbul.
Importantly, Ysidro and Tarrant are able, against all odds, to make friends among humans -p and those friendships also seem rather similar. Both the cooperation between Asher and Ysidro and that between Damien and Gerald starts with threats and less than willing partnership. In both cases is is accompanied by the deep convictrion on the part of the human side that they would have to, at some point, risk geting rid of the monster for the good of humanity, even though in both cases it is painfully obvious that such a task would be suicidal. However, both Vryce and Asher at some realize that the hatred and distrust towards the monster starts to vanish, replaced by – or rtaher, mixed with – admiration, loyalty and, well, love. Their cooperation results not as much in the corruption of the human side (although Damien does accuse himself of it) as in the humanization of the monster and the birth of unexpected comradeship and understanding. Their friendship grows strong enough to force Damien to weep for Tarrant's apparent death and make Asher hope that against all odds Simon had survived the massacre in Istanbul.
One may also add that both Ysidro and Tarrant are not immune also to the more tender feelings towards (mortal) women: Tarrant has this strange, difficult to define weakness for Narilka Lessing, and Ydisro all but falls in love with Lydia Asher, when they travel together… Obviously, both Ysidro and Tarrant are presented as sexually attractive, but this seems to be the staple of the genre rather that an individual feature.
Now, let us make one thing clear: all of the above is not to prove that the character of Tarrant is just a copy of Ysidro's, not in the least.
Firstly, I would see the similarities more as a homage than anything else (1); secondly, what matters is the way in they differ.
The main difference, in my opinion, is the nature and scale of their fall and their moral responsibility. Simon was changed and lived a life of bloodshed and killings – a private life of as private man. Tarrant's fall, however, was symbolic: when he fell, he wasn't just a sorcerer seeking immortality, he was – still, despite being an ourtcast – a symbol and epitome of the Church. His life and his fall were not private – they were public and they created an event that resonated in Erna for all eternity. And even though his final sacrifice was done anonymously and very few knew how it happened that Calesta was destroyed, also this act had a cosmic scale and an enormous significance for the planet and its entire, not only human, population.
Moreover, Tarrant's guilt was, I think, greater from the start. He wasn't a young man, lured into a life of a vampire: he consciously sought the means of prolonging his life and accepted the deal with the Unnamed and the fact that he would have to sacrifice his wife and children for it…
It is interesting (and a lot of fun) to trace the similarities between those characters; it is, however, even more interesting to notice how brilliant Celia S. Friedman's homage to one of her favourite novels is and how intelligently she constructs her own character to suit both the chosen ethos of a (quasi) vampire and the scale and nature of the world she designed for him.
(1) Apparently, as it often happens with insights, this one would have been perfectly OK, if only the facts were different 🙂 See the Author's comment below, where she explains that the character of Tarrant was first designed years before the publication of B.H. novel. If the similarities prove anything, then, that it is only the truth of the saying that great minds think alike…


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Most members of a couple can recall that one magical moment when they knew that this person was their 'person', when the fire of longing for love is quenched with a cool calm (potentially followed by an immediate panic attack) and the search was finally over. My moment came after a mind-blowing meal at Kayrn's on Green in Chicago when Evan leaned over, grabbed my hand gently, and said "let's go back to the hotel and rent that new documentary on the New York Times". My reaction was much like Jennifer Aniston in Office Space when Peter asks her to watch Kung Fu and she is put in a trance, "yeah, totally. Okay. Okay." I thought, "play it cool Hayls, this may be your only chance to score a vegan, documentary watching, sarcastic man who idolizes Lance Armstrong, listens to Radiohead, and has a 401k."
There are many things you can take away from this story: 1. rehearsing the right thing to say will never lead to long lasting love, so just be yourself. 2. A great vegan meal can really set up a prime environment for magic to happen. 3. Financial stability enhances your sex appeal. 4. Documentaries WILL get you laid.
Okay, that last one may be false but hey – filling yourself full of information can help you to engage in more educated arguments, not to mention the whole part about making the best decisions for YOU and not following the mainstream, media-driven social norms. If the thinking-for-yourself gets lonely, find a group that shares your passions on a website like Meetup. This past Saturday, our Southern Oregon vegetarian/vegan meetup group brought apps & zerts to our house, drank some adult beverages, and a watched the documentary Got The Facts on Milk (trailer below) followed by an informal chat on our evolving journey towards going sans dairy. Not only were we reenergized and had lots of new recipes to try, we made connections with like minded peeps that made us feel at home again in the world. I love love.
As for this list, we could have made this a 'Top 50″ but narrowed it down to our all-time favs. Whenever we need a little magic in our lives, I make it a point to lean over to Evan and whisper softly "let's watch Food Inc tonight." Awwwwwww yeeaahhhh.
Top 5 Pro-Plant Documentaries
1. Food, Inc.
There are few films that provide such a holistic, fact-based, and captivating insider look at our nation's food industry as Food, Inc. Citing food industry experts such as Michael Pollen (The Omnivore's Dilemma) combined with insider dialogue with those growing, producing, selling, and purchasing food, this film reveals shocking truths in a digestible language. This film is a great recommendation if you (or someone you know) want to take back their power and understand how the social demand for "faster, fatter, bigger, cheaper" impacts global, local, and personal health.
2. Forks Over Knives
Two out of every three Americans are overweight. Diabetes is beginning to impact our citizens at younger and younger ages, and nearly half of all Americans are on at least one prescription drug, yet our health is only getting worse. Why is this happening and can it be reversed? This question is examined and addressed using modern technology, cases that follow real patients, and global scientific studies to examine the cost, politics, and scope of the problem. If you have an illness, you much watch this video.
3. Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
The first time I watched this was during the most difficult time during a recent three-day juice fast, and I went from wanting to quit to wanting to juice for months. Joe Cross, 100 pounds overweight with a rare and debilitating autoimmune disease, goes on a 61 day journey across America drinking only juice that he makes out of the back of his vehicle. While his story is incredible, it was the transformative story of the 400+ pound truck driver whom he rescued from near death that brought me to tears. The power of plants is amazing.
4. King Corn
Coming from Iowa, this one hit our hearts, mind, and stomachs hard. The film follows two friends that move for a season to Iowa and follow one acre of land from prep to plant to harvest and beyond. Corn: the "raw material for an overweight society" – this movie is a commentary on the story behind what we eat, where it comes from and where it goes. This film feels less like a mother's guilt trip and more like a your burnout college friends preaching the cool truth.
5. Food Matters
The perfect starter movie for anyone even a little open to understanding their health and wellness. This independently funded film examines a breadth of issues that lead to our health crisis of today from pharmaceuticals to food programs to education to diet. It clearly marks out consequences of continuing on this path and provides hope for the future.


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Torrential rains from Harvey causing "unprecedented" flooding in parts of Texas
Tropical Storm Harvey reached historic, catastrophic levels Sunday as it pounded the Houston region with torrential rain, becoming the city's worst storm on record and causing widespread flooding that has led to more than 1,000 rescues.
The monster storm, which roared ashore Friday night near Rockport as a Category 4 hurricane, packing winds of at least 130 mph, has spread across hundreds of miles of South Texas.
San Antonio has escaped the brunt of the storm, but gusting winds knocked down more than 100 trees and a couple of hundred power lines in the city.
And more is to come. The National Weather Service predicts Harvey will dip back down to the Gulf of Mexico, then swing back over Houston this week, possibly dropping a couple of more feet of rain.
Federal officials say the effects of the storm will be felt for years to come.
The National Weather Service reported five possible fatalities in the Houston area Sunday morning after the region was drenched with 14 to 29 inches of rain. Another storm victim died Saturday in Rockport.
"This event is unprecedented," the weather service said Sunday morning. "All impacts are unknown and beyond anything experienced."
The White House said President Donald Trump will visit Texas on Tuesday. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters the White House is still coordinating logistics with state and local officials.
She added: "We continue to keep all of those affected in our thoughts and prayers."
Local officials in San Antonio pledged their support for Houston and other hard-hit communities.
Twenty San Antonio firefighters and paramedics have headed to Victoria, Refugio and Houston to offer manpower and equipment.
Crews with the San Antonio Water System set out for the heavily damaged island town of Port Aransas on Sunday afternoon to help fix its infrastructure.
"Thankfully, San Antonio has dodged the worst of it," Mayor Ron Nirenberg said. "But it is impacting our coastal neighbors in a very significant way."
The city reported Sunday that crews had removed 154 downed trees from city streets. CPS Energy crews replaced 30 power poles and responded to reports of more than 200 downed electric lines.
Resources to deal with the devastating storm are pouring in from across the country. The U.S. military is directing helicopters and boats to Texas to aid in search-and-rescue missions along the coast.
"This is a very, very dangerous storm with catastrophic consequence," U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Karl Schultz said at a news briefing in the state operations center in Austin. "It is going to be a sustained challenge for the coming days."
Harvey has weakened to a tropical storm, but officials said it will continue to dump rain across Houston and other coastal areas for days to come.
There already are more than 318,000 reported power outages and 250 highway closures statewide, said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who urged residents to stay off the roads.
"If you drive into water, you are taking your life into your own hands," the governor said.
The Texas and National Guards have deployed 3,000 service members, 500 vehicles and 14 aircraft. The Coast Guard is drawing resources from across the country to aid in rescue efforts, which already include eight helicopters, with eight more on the way.
The states of Nebraska, Tennessee, Utah, California, Missouri, Ohio, Arizona and New York are contributing helicopters and other resources to aid in rescue efforts.
Reports of fatalities have begun coming in, but Abbott said he was "not in a position to confirm they are related to the storms."
The National Weather Service published a flash flood warning early Sunday stating that five deaths had been reported in the Houston area and more than 1,000 high-water rescues had been performed.
On Saturday, Aransas County Judge C.H. "Burt" Mills Jr. said there was one storm-related death in Rockport.
Houston isn't under a mandatory or a voluntary evacuation order. Though Abbott had urged city residents to consider evacuation before the storm hit, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner had suggested people shelter in place. Asked about the discrepancy Sunday, Abbott said: "Now is not the time to second guess decisions that were made."
Refugio County Judge Robert Blaschke said the storm caused "extensive" property damage, with no telling how many homes were destroyed. The county still has no power or running water after Harvey made landfall Friday as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of at least 130 mph.
"It's really devastating to experience this," Blaschke said, urging evacuees who had fled the area to stay where they are.
"If they're evacuated and they're safe, we went them to stay put," he said. "There's no water, there's no electricity, so coming back to the community would just challenge the responders and the resources we have here to provide shelter."
Corrugated metal was strewn across the town — some of it wrapped around trees — and all the traffic lights were dead. Some residents were outside picking up the pieces of their lives, unsure of their next move.
"I have nothing, nothing at all, just the clothes on my back," said Joseph Villarreal, a Refugio resident whose trailer was crushed by high winds.
Officials in other rural counties urged residents to stay off flooded roadways.
"We are in a serious flood situation here in Bastrop County," County Judge Paul Pape said after 18 inches of rain fell in parts of the county, with more on the way. "Lives are at stake. Please stay off the roads."
In Port Aransas, survivors found themselves without power, plumbing, phone service, and in some cases, food and water.
Trailer parks on the barrier island were decimated. Nothing was left of a liquor store but a pile of broken signage and crumpled roofing, bottles strewn across the lot. Apartment homes had collapsed. Power lines sagged over sand-covered roadways.
On Sunday, Melanie Zurawski broke into frustrated tears when she asked for a cup of coffee at the town's civic center, which was being used as the emergency operations center, but officials told her there wasn't enough to go around.
"I can't get a cup of coffee? I live here," she said. "We've lost everything."
San Antonio was spared the brunt of the rain. The National Weather Service's forecast late Friday had called for 6 to 12 inches of rainfall through Tuesday along Interstate 35 from San Antonio to Austin.
By Sunday morning, the eastern half of San Antonio received about 3 inches of rain while the western half received less than an inch. The National Weather Service said another 2 to 4 inches was expected in San Antonio through Wednesday.
Forecaster Jason Runyen with the National Weather Service said it's notoriously difficult to predict the paths of hurricanes and tropical storms. If Harvey had taken a slightly different path, the 20 inches of rainfall in La Grange could have easily struck San Antonio instead.
"We kind of have to err on the side of caution," Runyen said.
Nirenberg said San Antonio was lucky to avoid the most devastating impact of the rain.
"If the track of the storm had shifted just 30 miles west, we would be sharing an entirely different message today," Nirenberg said.
The Associated Press and Staff Writers Alia Malik, Lynn Brezosky and Sig Christenson contributed to this report.


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This was probably the largest wedding I've been to, with a 300+ person reception and a loooovely sit-down dinner. We're talkin ceviche and champagne. We're talkin string quartet at the ceremony and live band at the reception. We're talkin flower arrangements that make Botanical Gardens jealous. And I even heard they had PENGUINS for the guests to pet at the rehearsal dinner. Gangsta. All for our two lovely friends Sarah and Steve, whose story is as dripping with sappy ooey gooey lovey doveyness (ok I'm done) as a Hallmark store before Valentine's Day.
Aside from the fact that Sarah and Steve (whose initials are both SM and I can only hope someday to marry someone who at least has my same last initial, because I really like my initials- EMS. Is that selfish of me?) are a wonderful couple in so many ways, they both happen to have been in my college Christian fellowship. Which means that all of their friends are all of my of my friends. Which means that of the 37 people there from Penn, I knew oh, let's say 34. It was truly a joy to see so many old friends and catch up. And just be there together celebrating the union of two dear friends. Ohhhh what fun.
I think one of my favorite memories of the night was when my friend Cassi screamed "COUNTRY!!!" in between songs at the reception. Gotta love my Texas friends. And the band members looked at one another... and someone screamed "Garth Brooks!" And the band members looked at one another... and started playing "I Got Friends in Low Places." As if this weren't enough, some of my friends had the brilliant idea to start doing the electric slide. To country. And it just SEEMED SO RIGHT. Once it caught on with the 30+ Penn kids, there was no stoppin the train of coolness. Pretty soon everyone (and I mean everyone) was doing the electric slide to Garth Brooks.
And one of my favorite parts about the electric slide is people who can't do the electric slide. It's like they're not American or something. Because the electric slide is an essential part of cheesy American party culture. Right up there with YMCA and the Twist. But oh man, get a few (or a dozen) drinks in some people, and they are more than happy to try out this newfangled dance. And it is invariably hilarious. Sorry to all you people out there who can't/don't/won't do the electric slide. No wait, no I'm not. I'm thankful for the humor you provide in my life. Is that terrible?
But alas, the great night and relaxing weekend had to end at some point (though hopefully it will never end for them!). Of course, only after a full-spread brunch at Sarah's house on Sunday afternoon. Let me tell you, they had it all figured it out. Down to the SarahSteve cookies. Mmm mmm good. To my dear friends: I wish you the best. Thanks for one helluva weekend.


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If you exercise regularly to improve blood circulation, your metabolism will become more regular, and you may be able to obtain a more transparent whitening.
When the skin is exposed to UV light, it is common that melanin production is not depressed and repeats melanin production without restriction, which is a factor in spots.
About ten years ago, sheet-like pore packs were very popular. When I went in and tour, everyone each other to show the angle plug that had clogged pores in, nostalgic think that's noisy want to try Gyagya idiot
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Sensitive skin refers to skin in which the barrier function of the skin has been significantly reduced. It usually causes symptoms like itching or redness as well as drying out.
The facial cleansing gel used after getting up in the morning is a cleansing gel that does not cleanse or dirt, unlike the night. I think
Dry skin is considered to be a condition that is not easily stimulated because the barrier function of the skin does not work to its full extent, impairs the flexibility of the skin, and tends to increase wrinkles.
If you want to prevent blemishes, take "Vitamin A", which promotes skin turnover and improves blemishes, and "Vitamin C", which helps melanin deposits and reduce blemishes. That is what matters.
"We use whitening cosmetics only in summer," and "we use whitening cosmetics only on sunburned days." In such a state, it says that not a sufficient as Shimikea, thing called melanin in the internal skin, since the activity regardless of the time be.
It has always been said that wrinkles on the forehead, once formed, cannot be removed as desired, but a thinning care method does not mean that there is no one.
When barrier function is impaired, irritation from the outside of the body causes the skin to develop rough, and if you try to protect the skin from that irritation, sebum will increase and many people will look bad .
It has been pointed out that acne is caused by the modulation of hormonal balance. However, it is said that acne may occur when sleep is shallow, stressed, and eating habits are poor.
It can be understood that some people think that a hot bath is more comfortable, but abnormally hot water has a bad effect on the skin and removes the fat that has been pointed out as a moisturizing component of the skin. it means that the take away in the blink of an eye, the determination of the dry skin
is said to be the cause.
Some people say that acne, which never occurred at the time of puberty, began to form at the end of puberty. Anyway, there should be a cause, so let's clarify it and try to treat it appropriately.
Naturally, the skin has a self-cleansing effect, and there is no doubt that dust or sweat can be easily removed with ordinary hot water. Without removing the sebum that can not be essential, of removing only the useless dirt, reliable Mana La hot Clen Jin
Please mastered the cleansing in Gugeru.
Skin dryness is a condition in which the skin's moisture, which is the source of moisture, is lacking. The skin, which has lost essential water, becomes irritated by germs and the like, and suffers from severe skin roughness.


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Primetime Gets a Makeover
The new look for ABC News' newsmagazine Primetime Live: retro. Revamped for its 15th season,
the show revives its original live format and hard-hitting investigations. And
in a nod to the 1960s, the closing segment will be "That Was the Week That
Was," a musical political satire modeled on the series that aired on the BBC
from 1962 to '63 and on NBC from '64 to '65. The goal, says executive producer
Shelley Ross, a former top producer of Good Morning
America, is a more contemporary feel than typical newsmagazines.
Translation: Ross is hungry for a broader audience—and she's willing
to use sex and celebrities to get it. Broadcast news skews to 50-plus viewers;
newsmagazines creep even older. CBS's venerable 60
Minutes targets baby boomers, not the MTV set.
Primetime Live isn't going the way of MTV,
but upcoming stories include a teen sex survey and an exposé on
Americans' sex lives. "If something is important," she says, justifying her
decision, "then it's important to everyone."
New anchors Diane Sawyer, Cynthia McFadden, John Quinones and Chris
Cuomo will rotate duties each week. To liven the show, new graphics and upbeat
music have been added. Ross is hoping the "That Was" segment will create
Sawyer, who also co-hosts GMA, says
she's delighted with the return of live telecasts. But Primetime Live will be selective, says Ross: "We're
not going to blow up the show just for the sake of it."
Still, the competition remains fierce. News junkies can turn to cable
news networks for their prime time fix. Primetime
Live shares the 10 p.m. timeslot with NBC's ER and CBS's popular mystery drama
Without a Trace. Its Sept. 16 premiere
earned a 1.4 rating in the key 18-49 demo and a 3.9 rating in households.
That's down from the 2003 premiere, which got a 3.8. Blame it, in part, on the
90-minute return of The Apprentice.
But Ross isn't fazed.
Earlier in her career, she was a senior producer for
Primetime Live, and went head-to-head with
L.A. Law. "It was a gorilla of a hit, but we
built every year against it," she recalls. Now she's counting on "That Was" and
sensational stories to hook viewers. "We have to return to appointment
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Theatre prepares for sweet smell of lavender
The 'heart-warming' Ladies in Lavender opens at the end of this month
Quick Book
Please choose a production
The Abbey Theatre offers audio descriptions of most Company of Ten productions on the Main Stage – for one night of the run, usually a Thursday.
Audio description is a commentary, through headsets that we provide, for visually impaired theatre goers. It explains what's happening on stage in the parts of the production where there's no dialogue.
The commentary might describe a fight, for example, or a change of scenery, or even a facial expression. The purpose is to ensure visually impaired people don't miss anything and can thoroughly enjoy the performance.
If you'd like to take advantage of our audio description, please book your ticket via our Box Office so we can reserve a headset for you.
We'll also provide you with a CD (which can be posted to you in advance) that describes the set, characters and costumes of the show you've booked to see.
Performances which are audio described are marked with an 'AD' on the Production Dates listings, or can be found here.
More News
The 'heart-warming' Ladies in Lavender opens at the end of this month
Matt Hughes-Short is rowing for the theatre and the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Experiencing problems with our online Box Office? This could help
Our production of Isabelle Sorente's play available to view online


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Утре Израел празнува своята Независимост от човешките ценности и закони
Това е мнението на един евреин – американец и активист за мир, живеещ от 25 години в Йерусалим.
Той е основният автор в блога Пустинен мир, от там си позволявам да копирам и думите му.
Tomorrow Israel will celebrate its Day of Independence. Thousands of Israelis will gather in parks and prepare the Hibachis which were carefully put away in storage a year ago. It's a happy day for those very people that seem to be totally oblivious to the suffering which resulted from the Declaration which created the state.
At the time, in 1948, it was recognised as a progressive move to create that entity. In fact, it was the Soviet Ambassador (Andrei Gromyko) to the United Nations that officially made the motion in the General Assembly to partition what then was Palestine. It was the long awaited day when the sun continued to set on the British Empire. Just nine months earlier India was able to print their currency without the image of King George on it.
In reality, however, it was not only Britain that Israel declared its independence from, on that day Israel declared its independence from all of humanity. At the very moment Israel's independence became official, Palestine ceased to exist. Both sides of the partition that was meant to be became Israel's, a situation that has thus lasted for 62 years.
That was just the beginning of a long history of ignoring resolutions passed by the United Nations….. with every resolution came the same reply; "anti-Semitism"….with every resolution came a U.S. Veto….
Yet, they get way with it and continue to receive the support of the West, both financially and morally. Their 'lobby' in the United States, especially, seems to have most elected officials under their control.
Psychological Warfare
It is not a coincidence that Israel declared a day of remembrance to the victims of the Holocaust exactly one week before its day of independence. This is to remind the world how much the Jews suffered and why they should get special treatment. A day before Independence Day (today) is Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Civilians. This is to instill in the minds of Israelis themselves the continued suffering they are experiencing. Memorial Day ends at 8 PM Monday and Independence Day begins immediately.
When I first came to this country almost 26 years ago, we were literally dragged off by representatives of the Jewish Agency to the Military Cemetery in Jerusalem to view the thousands of graves of dead Israeli soldiers. We were then taken to celebrations in the evening to experience the joys of independence. We were told that this was a demonstration of the schizophrenic nature of the Jewish people, one minute mourning, the next minute celebrating. It was SICK to say the least.
Never was there mention of the ongoing suffering of the Palestinian people. Never was there mention of how many of those soldiers died because of aggressive attacks against innocent Palestinian civilians. Yet, those attacks continue to this day and they get away with it….
Has the time not come for the West and the rest of the world to see through Israel's games?
Is it not time for the world to finally declare its independence from this terrorist entity??
Is it not time for the people of Palestine to raise their own flag in their own recognised State???
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MOTORTECH JAPAN showcases all kinds of new products and technology, and their application to products related to motors, including various-sized motors, control technology, measuring and analysis technology, and materials.
In the wake of increased demands for in-vehicle motors used for electric vehicles, better energy-saving and higher efficiency of industrial motors and drivers, as well as securing supply routes of rare earth materials, MOTORTECH JAPAN has been drawing people's attention both locally and internationally.
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[Excerpt] The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has at its disposal several programs designed to help farmers and ranchers recover from the financial effects of natural disasters. These are (1) federal crop insurance, (2) the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), (3) livestock and fruit tree disaster programs, and (4) emergency disaster loans for both crop and livestock producers. All have permanent authorization, and the emergency loan program is the only one requiring a federal disaster designation. Most programs receive funding amounts of "such sums as necessary" and are not subject to annual discretionary appropriations.
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Luke Smallbone proudly announced via social media (http://www.facebook.com/forkingandcountry) that he and his wife welcomed their first child into the world yesterday morning in Nashville, TN. The baby boy, Jude James Smallbone, was born at 7:13 a.m. weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce.
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Main Mission Walkthrough – This Side Up
When you wake up (a piece of cargo hits your head), leave the Data vault through the door you came in. Enjoy a gorgeous view of outer space.
This Side Up
Talos 1 Exterior
As you head for the Cargo Bay, you'll receive messages from Sarah Elazar and Dayo Igwe. Doctor Igwe can be found in a Cargo Bay container near the blasted hull of Cargo Bay A. If you want to rescue him, just take note of his container's code: 2312.
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- EMP Charge
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- Weapon Upgrade Kit
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Inside Cargo Bay A are operators and cystoids. Destroy them all. Afterwards, look for the terminal to the upper left of the cargo bay. Use the terminal to dock Container 2312 to save Dr. Igwe. Afterwards, look for another container (or enter through 2312).
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I can't seem to make it here more than once a week or so, but believe it or not, beginning October 1st I will be entering into a writing challenge for 31 days! The idea is that you write a blog post every day for 31 days on the SAME topic.
I had a few ideas tossing around inside my head but I think I've decided to write about organized chaos. It seems to be my life, so what better topic than something you are surrounded by 24/7.
Watch for the main post on October 1st, as well as more info on where you can find other people who are doing the same challenge!
In the meantime, I better get my ducks in a row if I'm going to be here every day starting next week! Life has a way of sneaking up on you, doesn't it? Before I even realize it, the day is done and I'm not sure what I've accomplished. Usually it is a lot of little things instead of one big meaty thing that makes you feel, well....accomplished. Oh well, I guess it's the little things that count, isn't it? So join me on October 1st to read about how I keep all the little things in my household organized :)
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Tournament Format - 2 Pools of 8 Teams ( round robin is 1 game 25). All teams advance to round of 16 with cross over playoff games, Winners of this round advance to A QuarterFinals, Losers to B QuarterFinals. Tournament Finals should be finished around 6pm.
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Join us at Picton Sandbanks Park for our annual Sandbanks Slam on Saturday August 18th, 2018 and the second tournament of the summer at Picton. Proudly sponsored by Andrew Fowler Freedom 55 Financial. We will running an REC-INT 6's and INT-COMP 4's Tournament. This is one tournament you do not want to miss! Games will start around 9am and finish early evening. Team entrance fee will include one pass ( one car load) per team, some light refreshments during the tournament and a great day of volleyball. Register your team and book that weekend off! Prizes will be provide to our top teams including RYATT gear and stuff from our sponsors!
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The William's Club 4th of July party
Happy 4 of July everyone! Sorry for no comic yesterday. My in-laws are staying with us and some how I forgot to hit publish after I had the comic up and running. The sad news is that the Sunday comic will be coming to an end soon. I've run out of classic ED comics. I'm using sketch comics that I'm drawing now, so I don't have as many of those ready to go as I did before. Plus all the classic stuff is gone.
Here's a quiz for you, can you name all the president's here? It's the William Club, so that should give you enough of a hint.


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Offered is an overview of the author's papers in exploring an interface between biological rhythms of energy, function and biosynthesis in a nerve cell of a crayfish stretch receptor. Parameters of mitochondrion aggregation rhythms integrally determine the energy metabolism in the cell.
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Subjects of our experimental studies were neurons in the snail Helix Pomatia, from which continuous intracellular recordings according to our specific microelectrode recording technique were produced.
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I was giving a presentation a few weeks ago on Spirituality in statutory Youth Groups and the simple question of 'why?' came up. It is a good question in that it is something us religious types might not ask of ourselves; spirituality or spiritual awareness is a given in faith contexts.
It occurs to me that this is the first time in our civilised history that we have a formalised system of development for our children & young people that is divorced from religion. As research into Children's Spirituality widens there seems to be growing support for a connection between spiritual development and overall well-being, not least as it impacts on developing a positive identity. This is of course no surprise to anyone invovled in faith-based work, but perhaps that gives us the answer to the question of 'why bother in secular contexts?'
I wonder whether the recent disassociation between faith and spirituality in order to maintain, or achieve, a trully secular context; has forced us as a society to recognise the loss of that personal development in terms of identity and mental wholeness, or simply just well-being. Perhaps religion has always given us the tools to maintain our balance in the world because it provided a spiritual structure with which to relate our internal and external experiences. Are we seeing a response to these lost abilities in the increasing energy and research given to spiritual development in our new post-christendom, post-secular society?
Can we learn something about the relative importance of spirituality within a faith context and even begin to question whether we can expect the same positive impact from a faith-less spiritual development at all?
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|LaLa Lemon from DavidsTea
Orange? Orange?? There isn't any lemon peel in a LEMON tea?!?! Off to a great start here, DT.
This tea literally just tastes like citrus peel and black tea. The peel part really stands out, by which I mean, it's quite bitter. I would definitely recommend a lower steeping time. I struggle to taste the lemon over the orange, which is disappointing because I love lemon in straight black tea.
BUT! This tea is great for a lemon-y ICED tea. I made a jug of this during the summer (OH, GODS! SUMMER, PLEASE COME BACK!!!!) and added half a lemon, sliced. It was lovely. A very typical American iced tea. (I say American because in Canada, we like our iced tea to be comprised of sugar, sugar and moooore sugar -- what a twist!)
This would have been much better if I had actually had a lemon slice to plop in to my cup, but ALAS, I did not. So it was orange-peel-y.
In closing, I need more lemon in my lemon tea. LEMON, not orange. Lemon.... The yellow one.
To the store, for some fresh lemon!!
Happy Steeping,
LEMON Because I didn't say it enough.
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I have always loved playing video games – ever since I was a young girl and got my first Nintendo system. I enjoy all types of games, but some of my favorites have always been the LEGO games. These games can occupy me for literal hours on end. We own quite the collection of them – Harry Potter, Marvel Super Heroes, Dimensions, and now we have added the LEGO Ninjago Movie! I was super excited to see this show up in the mail because I just knew I would love it!
Initial Reaction
My husband and I took my daughters to see The LEGO Ninjago Movie before we started playing this game. From past experiences I knew that the game would more or less be a walkthrough of the movie, and just might include some spoilers. Right after we returned from the movie (which we loved!), we all ran upstairs and put the game in our Nintendo Switch. We spent a couple of hours playing all together. One really cool thing about this game is that in the Battle Maps mode you can play with up to 4 players! That means that my entire family was able to play together – something that is very rare with video gaming!
Be A Completionist
I am a total completionist when it comes to video games, which is one of the main reasons I love LEGO games! In each level you have a goal to collect a certain amount of coins, yellow bricks, and red bricks! I will not stop playing one of these games until I have a 100% on them. I just can't because I such a completionist. It will bother me and I will think about that game until I complete it all. That is one of the things that makes LEGO games so fun and fulfilling for me.
About The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game
Find your inner ninja with the all-new LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game! Play as your favorite ninjas, Lloyd, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane, Nya and Master Wu to defend their home island of Ninjago from the evil Lord Garmadon and his Shark Army. Master the art of Ninjagility by wall-running, high-jumping and battling the foes of Ninjago to rank up and upgrade the ninja's combat skills. Only in the LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game will you experience the film across 8 action packed locations each with its own unique Challenge Dojo. And with the Battle Maps, play against friends and family in competitions for up to four players!
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I've just read a very interesting article, Diffusion dynamics of games on online social networks, from the Usenix conference Workshop on Online Social Networks WOSN 10. (If you want to read it, too, there's a .pdf of it here. ) The paper, by Wei, Yang, Adamic, de Araújo and Rehki, looks at game invitation behaviour and outcomes in two different Facebook social games, Yakuza Lords (YL), and Diva Life (DL), both from developer LoLApps. There is a lot of interesting detail in this work, which I hope to talk more about in future, but the biggest fattest screamingest red-top headline is this:
- users who were recruited by friends played longer
For both games, recruitment by a friend was not the way that most people started to play the game (an invitation from a friend preceded download for only 37% of new YL players, and 25% for new DL players).
However those users who were recruited by friends became more engaged. For example, 80% of non-invited new players left the game within the first day, but over 50% of invited new players played for more than a day. (Mind you, these are both pretty big loss ratios, but the difference between them is worth paying attention to. )
There are lots of possible reasons why friends make better recruits. The authors point out several of them. My own pet hypothesis, which is sitting here wagging its tail at me, is that, for most people, having people you know ready to play with you with when you first join up makes games more attractive.
If this is really the case, then there should be an effect on engagement of the size of in-game network you join up to – unless the most important effect is a threshold effect at '1'. (Slide rules at dawn, anyone??) And what's even more promising, commercially, is a way of identifying, early on, people for whom this is not the case. Those are the ones you want to reach, when looking beyond your existing user base.
As I've said before, I've heard a fair amount of vibe-ing that viral marketing on Facebook just ain't what it used to be. But friends of users should still be very highly sought after. Not, as some people seem to think, because they are free. Rather, because they are are more valuable.
So much so, that Facebook is offering a way to charge for them, via its Ads for Applications feature. However it's worth testing exactly what it yields for you. One of the study's many other interesting findings was that although onboarding via a friend invite is a good predictor of engagement, friend invites sent out en masse had the worst success rate in terms of uptake.


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