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Annual to tree
Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Annual from slender taproot, ± hairy (but appearing glabrous)
Stems generally simple or branching in lower half of plant, erect, generally flexible, glabrous to hairy, green to reddish
Leaves generally narrowly linear, ciliate, green
Inflorescence: heads radiate, disciform or discoid, nodding in bud, solitary, terminal; peduncles slender; involucres 37 mm, generally bell-shaped; phyllaries in 23 generally equal series, lanceolate to (ob)ovate, green, margins widely scarious; receptacle naked
Ray flowers present or 0, or corolla reduced to tube; corollas white, yellow, or reddish
Disk flowers fewmany; corollas yellow to reddish or maroon; style tips linear, acute
Fruit 1.53 mm, oblong-fusiform, generally compressed, generally hairy; pappus of 020 fragile, slender bristles
Species in genus: 6 species: CA
Etymology: (Greek: five bristles, from pappus)
Reference: [Van Horn 1973 Univ Calif Publ Bot 65:141]
See the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stems 617 cm, sparsely hairy
Leaves < 4.5 cm, 1 mm wide; upper surface glabrous; lower surface glabrous
Inflorescence: heads < or = 4 per plant; peduncles glabrous to short-hairy; involucres widely bell-shaped; phyllaries elliptic to obovate, glabrous
Ray flowers 716; ligules 36 mm, white, lower surface sometimes reddish
Disk flowers 1638; corollas 5-lobed, yellow
Fruit: pappus bristles 0 or 5, slightly expanded at base
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Grassy or rocky areas
Elevation: < 620 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Francisco Bay Area
Synonyms: Chaetopappa b. (Greene) D.D. Keck


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Date: Friday June 28, 2013
Time: 18:05 to 18:55 (6.05-6.55pm)
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Dark Funeral is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013 with a number of festival shows all over Europe. At the Graspop Metal Meeting the band will play a never seen before exclusive set list, comprising the debut MCD from 1994 and "The Secrets of the Black Arts†album from beginning to end – crowned by a special pyro show.
The event is also in tribute to the founding member David "Blackmoon†Parland who died earlier this year. Blackmoon left Dark Funeral in 1996 after the release of "The Secrets of the Black Arts†but will always remain an import part of Dark Funeral's legacy.
Dark Funeral Setlist:
01 – Open the Gates
02 – Shadows Over Transylvania
03 – My Dark Desires
04 – In the Sign of the Horns
05 – The Secrets of the Black Arts
06 – The Dawn no More Rises
07 – When Angels Forever Die
08 – The Fire Eternal
09 – Satan's Mayhem
10 – Bloodfrozen
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I bought this dress at David's Bridal in August 2011 for my Wedding in March 2012. I wore it twice once for bridal pictures then had it professionally cleaned for my wedding. Then had it professionally cleaned recently for sale.
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Arthritis means joint inflammation. Symptoms can occur and cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. However, arthritis may not only affect the joints, but can also affect muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments. The two most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Facts about arthritis according to the National Arthritis Foundation:
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I decided to read Truman Capote's 1966 book "In Cold Blood" because I have become intrigued by his close friend, Nelle Harper Lee. Lee wrote the luminous novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," which I teach every year to high school freshmen and her character Dill Harris is modeled on her childhood friend, Truman Capote. Lee, now 86 and living a private life in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, never has published another book. I wanted to know her better and I figured I might find traces of her in Capote's nonfiction novel. I haven't researched how much of her fingerprints are on this book of richly drawn characters, real people whose presence has remained with me days after finishing this book.
Capote, assisted by Lee, spent six years researching this book about the brutal murder of Herbert Clutter, a prosperous farmer, his wife, Bonnie, and two of their four children on November 15, 1959.
To enter the world of this book is to become almost haunted by its meditation on our universal humanity and the nature of evil. This book gave me vivid nightmares. The lives of its characters, particularly the Clutter family and the two men who savagely murdered them, have stayed with me in the days following my finishing the book. The richly detailed writing, published nearly half a century ago, offers a contemporary reader perspective on the violence that saturates so much of American society.
Capote manages to bring to life not only the Clutters and their neighbors and friends, but also the two men who broke into their farmhouse and slaughtered them, almost without motive and leaving behind nearly no clues. Quite moving, for example, is the description of the bedroom of teenager Nancy Clutter: "girlish, and as frothy as a ballerina's tutu. Walls, ceilings and everything else except a bureau and a writing desk, were pink or blue or white." He goes on to describe every item on her cork bulletin board, inside her dresser drawers and also her Saturday night beauty ritual, which included a cleansing and creaming ritual and carefully washing her hair.
By the time we reach these descriptions, 55 pages in, we already have been introduced to Nancy's killers and would-be rapists, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith, two ex-convicts on parole from the Kansas State Penitentiary. Capote weaves their story with the Cutters chapter by chapter, building a sense of familiarity with the humanity with all the characters, which serves to increase the tension leading up to their inevitable encounter on a quiet fall night with a full moon.
Capote spares no detail either in describing the lives of the two killers. We learn about their childhoods, their broken families and their broken hearts, their casual cruelty. We witness their jagged journey to evil. In fact, the chapter about Smith is the book's longest and thus the killer becomes the most developed character.
Perry had on several occasions run off, set out to find his lost father, for he had lost his mother as well, learned to 'despise' her; liquor had blurred the face, swollen the figure of the once sinewy, limber Cherokee girl, had 'soured her soul', honed her tongue to the wickedest point, so dissolved her self-respect that generally she did not bother to ask the names of the stevedores and trolley-car conductors and such persons who accepted what she offered without charge... Consequently, as Perry recalled, 'I was always thinking about Dad, hoping he could come take me away..."
At one point, near the close of the book, Hickock describes to a reporter how he witnessed another prisoner's execution by looking out his cell window. "The doors were wide open. We could see the witnesses, a lot of guards, the doctor, the warden - every damn thing but the gallows. It was off at an angle but we could see its shadow. A shadow on the wall like the shadow of a boxing ring."
As a culture, too, we Americans have become accustomed to killing prisoners. We are alone among major Western nations in still having the death penalty, a penalty which seems to have done nothing to reduce the violence. In April 1960, according to In Cold Blood, 190 persons were waiting execution. By 0ctober 2012, that number had risen to 3,146.
How infrequently I think about these prisoners and their victims. How rarely I pray for them, or meditate on the image of God in each soul.
A Christmas portrait of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas. The two oldest children were adults
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Yohimbe has been one of the most popular supplements for men and women for years. When ingested, the body converts it to yohimbine and assimilates it into the bloodstream. Yohimbe comes from the bark of a tree that grows primarily in West Africa. Yohimbine, an alkaloid, is the primary active ingredient of yohimbe.
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COMMONWEALTH by ANN PATCHETT.
BACK COVER BLURB: It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited and notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host's wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story...
FIRST SENTENCE {1}: The Christening party took a turn when Albert Cousins arrived with gin.
MEMORABLE MOMENT: Oh dear! I seem to have returned the book along with the post-it-note denoting my Memorable Moment before actually making a note of that very Memorable Moment. TT
SOURCE: A library book.
READ FOR: Not applicable.
MY THOUGHTS: Summed up, reading Commonwealth felt like having one of those one-way 'conversations' with an acquaintance that, despite your having tried your best to avoid them, now that they have you cornered, are boring you silly relating stories of family members and events that, reverberating back and forth over the generations, you have trouble keeping track of.
Alas, this wasn't a book for me. My stubbornness to give up on a novel/my fear that, like some readers I'll pick a pre-determined number of pages beyond which, if I'm not enjoying a book, I'll give up on it, only to find that I have in fact missed out on what turns out to be an amazing read the only thing that kept me going until the end.


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1. Can any advisor make money for me in these volatile markets?
No advisor can guarantee profits. Advisors give advice. Just like a scout in the Army, he reports back to the General his view of the battlefield. Perhaps that view will give the General the confidence to attack, or perhaps not. Whether the battle is won or lost is still in the hands of the General. Ultimately, it is up to you to make your trading decisions and execute them intra-day depending on market conditions. Fortucast analyst Barry Rosen makes a great scout for most "Generals" because the unique and varied approaches he uses in his research provide a more comprehensive view of the battlefield.
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Many of today's popular techniques for market timing involve pattern analysis, including the use of Elliott Wave and Gann cycles. While Barry Rosen uses these techniques and several others to refine his research, he relies mainly on his own proprietary timing methods, which he derived from Gann's more complicated cycle work. Mr. Rosen's analysis combines his expertise in timing methods with a firm grasp of fundamental
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Fortucast is written for all types traders. That's why we are careful to specify which type of trading strategy we are recommending: day-trade (1-2 days), swing trade (3-5 days), short-term position trade (1-3 weeks), or position trade (1 month or longer). We may recommend several types of trades for the same market. For example, we may want to cover our wheat shorts on a swing trade but hold calls as a position trade.
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Fortucast analyst Barry Rosen is renowned for his timing of the markets. Fortucast focuses on timing because prices can always extend and go much farther than expected. Moreover, at certain time windows, price tends to stop on a dime and reverse. Our analysis is especially adept at identifying the key time windows when such reversals are likely to occur. These important turn dates are mostly a function of timing. However, the key to our success is Mr. Rosen's balanced analysis, which considers price as well as patterns and fundamentals. Our goal is to provide traders with low-risk entries and a realistic appraisal of upside and downside potential.
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We think that our service also requires a good broker to help you execute trades and adjust entries as needed. Our daily service does contain complete trading recommendations and a brief analysis of our thinking in making each recommendation. A broker can help you "read between the lines" of our recommendations.
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With every update, Fortucast projects the next day's expected price movement and direction for most markets, and often specific day trades are recommended. However, the majority of suggested trades are for the swing trader and the short-term position trader, that is trades that last 2-3 days and up to a week or two.
7. What is covered on your S&P Instant Message Day Trader ?
Our S&P Instant Message Day Trader (6 calls per day) is for traders who want trades that last for just a few hours and for those who want more frequent updates to our daily service.
The S&P 500 moves so fast that it requires intraday instructions in order to find good entries and exits for swing trades and day trades.
The S&P Instant Message Day Trader is intended as an adjunct to the Fortucast Financial Timer, which is published nightly for markets of the next day.
8. Does Fortucast ever suggest using options to trade the futures markets?
Some of Mr. Rosen's best work has been his longer-term outlooks for various markets. For instance, agricultural producers and speculators may need price projections for 2-6 months or even up to a year. Often, these long-term position trades are best managed with options. In such cases, Fortucast makes general option recommendations in the long-term outlook sections of our daily service.
9. Does Fortucast include hedging recommendations?
Yes, our daily Prosperous Farmer product has a Hedging Section devoted to hedging and position trading for grains and meats. Our analysis in this section is oriented toward farmers, as is the Producers Section. Prosperous Farmer includes
major timing windows to watch for the best time to lock in cash contracts.
10. Do your trading recommendations include the night session?
Yes, Globex trading requires entries and exits overnight. Many of our recommendations may only get filled overnight. See the TRADING INSTRUCTIONS section of our daily market timers for detailed information about how to execute the trades we recommend. This section includes instructions for trading in the day and night sessions, breakout and breakdown orders, exit targets, market on open orders, etc.


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Budget 2014/15 – New Taxes & Increased Cost of Living
The Abbott Government has brought down its first budget, which attacks families, students, pensioners and the sick. This budget directly increases the cost of living for residents of Holt.
"This is a Budget of broken promises, cruel cuts and unfair increases in the cost of living. It is built on more than $80 billion in savage cuts to schools and hospitals over the next 10 years. It will increase waiting times at the Casey Hospital, Dandenong Hospital and the Monash Medical Centre. The Victorian State Government will now also be allowed to introduce Emergency Room/Hospital Taxes. It's a new tax on getting sick. Families in Holt will now be hit by new taxes and cost of living increases', said Mr Byrne.
'Families will have to pay a new petrol tax to Tony Abbott every time they get in their car, and a new GP tax every time they take their sick child to the doctor', said Mr Byrne.
Students at university will also suffer, as deregulation of university fees will lead to skyrocketing fees for university students. Cuts to the Tools for Your Trade Program and a new loan of up to $20,000 loan is available for apprentices that will increase their own levels of debt,' said Mr Byrne.
'Holt pensioners will feel absolutely betrayed by the Abbott Government's attack on their modest living standards. Mr Abbott expects Australians to work until they're 70 years old by 2035. That will be the oldest retirement age in the world,' said Mr Byrne.
Jobseekers up to 30 will be prevented from accessing Newstart or Youth Allowance for a six month "waiting period", then limited to six months before being removed from income support, before being permitted back on after a further six months. Many disability pensioners under 35 will be "reassessed" and those with "some work capacity" forced to seek employment.
'Australia only one of 10 countries in the world with a AAA credit rating from all three ratings agencies. We have low government debt, and our economy has continued to grow. There is no need for the Abbott Government to make deep cuts and increase the cost of living for working families in Holt', said Mr Byrne.
'Last night's Budget was not the 'Best Day for Australia' as the Treasurer has claimed but a day where working families will now suffer from the Prime Minister Tony Abbott's new taxes, a petrol tax hike and cuts to schools and hospitals,' said Mr Byrne.
Media Enquires: Daniel White (03) 9796 7533.


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Ladera Ranch Elementary School is hosting a food drive for Second Harvest Food Bank Nov. 4-15. Anyone can drop off nonperishable food items in the barrels placed outside of the school at 29551 Sienna Parkway in Ladera Ranch. This is part of the school district's Schools Against Hunger campaign.
Skateboarders Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Mitchie Brusco and Alex Perelson showed off their skills during the Red Ribbon Week at Chaparral Elementary School in Ladera Ranch. FMX Motocross rider Ronnie Renner, who has multiple X-Games gold medals, was also present. The athletes spoke about leading a healthy life, said Red Ribbon Week Chairperson Kristy Conlisk, who also organized a contest where the athletes handed out autographed skateboard decks, hats and T-shirts.
During the week, Olympic swimmer Jason Lezak came to the school and spoke about his Olympic experience and goal setting. The athletes brought their gold medals to share with the Chaparral students as well a dose of inspiration, Conlisk said, adding, "It truly has been an incredible week."
The Ladera Ranch Civic Council assigned new positions for its officials during the board election. Connor Traut is the new chairman, Jett McCormick is vice chairman, Robyn Moore Hubbard is secretary and Jeff Hamilton is treasurer.
Hanaeleh, nonprofit horse rescue group in Trabuco Canyon, held its third Halloween costume contest on Oct. 26. Volunteers dressed up the horses in costumes and paraded them around the ranch. Hanaeleh was started in 2004 by Elizabeth Zarkos. This Halloween marked the fourth anniversary at its Trabuco Canyon location.
Bill Reed of Rancho Santa Margarita took home an award during the 16th annual Trick or Treat Festival at the Orange County Market Place on Oct. 27. He won second place in the Dead Ringers Costume Contest as Alan of the "Hangover" movies aka Zach Galifianakis. Reed won a $50 and a trophy.
Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge president Jason Spence of Rancho Santa Margarita recognized seven new members from five communities after they were initiated into the Lodge in October. The new members include: Mission Viejo residents Kaaron Carver and Marilou Colee, Lake Forest residents Mike Bartetzko and Shane Wetherbee, Rancho Santa Margarita resident Michael Fenton, Laguna Niguel resident Linda McKenzie and Long Beach resident Karen Stutz Garland.
A Mission Viejo Kiwanis Club-sponsored Key Club has been launched at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita. Key Clubs are designed to build character, develop leadership and perform community service missions. A chartering ceremony was held for the officers of the student-led Key Club, including President Rachel Wu, Vice President Scottie Butler, Secretary Sebastian Reyes, Treasurer Brandon Kim and Editor Anjelica Javier.
Mission Viejo Kiwanis member Pete Zimmerman will serve as Kiwanis advisor to the community service club. Faculty co-advisors are Maria Andrade Johnson and Michael Pascual.
Presentation of the charter, banner, bell and gavel was led by Kiwanis Club Immediate Past President John Schroeder and Kiwanis Division 41 Lt. Gov. Dave Carter of Lake Forest. School Principal Ray Dunne and Key Club Lt. Gov. Division 41-South Joseph Olmo also participated in the ceremony.
In spirit of Thanksgiving, the Kids Who Care Club in Ladera Ranch will hold a holiday food drive for the Saddleback Church Food Pantry this month. The club is collecting items to donate to the pantry 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 14 at 1 Purpose Drive in Lake Forest. During that time, participants will deliver donations, go on a tour of the food bank, help put away donations and leave behind a small craft project to decorate their walls. To participate, send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nonperishable items can also be dropped off between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday during a soccer tournament with organizer Stephanie Hatch at Founders Park, 99 Sellas Road in Ladera Ranch.
Laura's House has appointed Rhonda Frantz-Smith as its new general manager for its resale store in Lake Forest, along with new Assistant Manager Heather Norrell of Rancho Santa Margarita. Frantz-Smith of Huntington Beach comes to Laura's House from Nordstrom, where she was a store manager, and Norrell used to work as a store manager at Divine Treasures in Mission Viejo. Norrell graduated from Chapman University with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology with emphasis in social work. She has completed 40 hours of domestic violence training and has experience in crisis intervention for people affected by domestic violence.
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Coping Skills
The change in appearance caused by vitiligo can affect your emotional and psychological well-being. You may experience emotional stress, particularly if vitiligo develops on visible areas of you body, such as your face, hands, arms or feet. You may feel embarrassed, ashamed, depressed or worried about how others will react. Young people, who are often particularly concerned about their appearance, can be devastated by widespread vitiligo.
Certain strategies may help you cope with vitiligo. Consider these tips:
- Make a good connection. Find a doctor who's knowledgeable about vitiligo. A dermatologist is a doctor who specializes in the care of skin.
- Learn all about it. Find out as much as you can about vitiligo and its treatment options so you can participate in making important decisions about your health care.
- Communicate your feelings. Let your doctor know if you're feeling depressed. He or she can refer you to mental health professionals who specialize in helping people deal with depression.
- Talk with others. Ask your doctor about support groups in your area for people who have vitiligo. Take your loved ones along with you.
- Confide in loved ones. Seek understanding and support from your family and friends.
Humbled By Smiles Of Joy and Pain
By Dr. Brickell Quaries
Clinical Psychologist - AVRF Medical Advisory Board Member
Last June I had one of the most humbling experiences of my life. I attended the AVRF Annual Convention in Clearwater, Florida. It was my first time in attendance and an experience I have not forgotten. It is one thing to hear from Stella about the misfortunes and tribulations one suffers from having vitiligo. But it is another thing to witness it and see its' effects.
Overall the weekend was wonderful. For the adults it provided an opportunity to gather the latest research data on, and treatment options for vitiligo. It also gave them a chance to build supportive relationships, and to offer insights to others about their personal experiences with vitiligo. For the kids, of whom I spent most of the weekend with, it was all about having fun. And this they did. It was great seeing the children being celebrated for just being themselves. They seemed truly excited about being together again and meeting new friends. The weekend provided them with several moments of escape from the prolonged stares, disrespectful comments, and at times down-right rude and insulting demeanors of the uneducated [about vitiligo]. On the other hand it also made for educational opportunities for people with questions about vitiligo. But what a cross to bear, having to explain your humanity to others just to feel accepted! Life for one with vitiligo is hard, especially given the image conscious society we live in.
Although there were smiles of joy on the kid's faces, there was also an underlying sadness evident at times. A sadness that seemed in silence to say "Why me". What is one to do when he/she has minimal to no control over his/her worse secret being exposed? The daily vulnerability experienced by individuals, especially kids, with vitiligo is unimaginable, and at times seemed overwhelming. It takes a tremendous amount of bravery and strength to face society in such a vulnerable state.
By embracing diversity and individuals and a society knowledgeable about vitiligo we can move from discrimination to acceptance-from hate to love. As a member of the medical advisory board I hope to shed light on the emotional and psychological effects of vitiligo, and identify potential individual and family resiliency factors that help to make having vitiligo more manageable.


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Over the past year or so the verse, Proverbs 31 has popped up more and more in my life. And I think things like that happen for a reason. Here is the verse (emphasis mine):
Who can find a virtous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
so he will have no lack of gain
She does him good and not evil
all the days of her life.
She seeks wool and flax
and willing works with her hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
she brings her food from afar.
She also rises while it is yet night,
and provides food for the household,
and a portion for her maidservants.
She considers a field and buys it;
from her profits she plants a vineyard.
She girds herself with strength
and strengthens her arms.
She perceives that her merchanise is good,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
and her hand holds the spindle,
She extends her hand to the poor,
Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy.
She is not afraid of now for her household,
for all her household is clothed with scarlet.
She makes tapestry for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Her husband is known in the gates,
when he sits among the elders of the land
She makes linen garments and sells themm
And supplies sashes for the merchants.
Strength and honor are her clothing;
she shall rejoice in time to come.
She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And on her tounge is the law of kindness
She watches over the ways of her household,
and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Her children rise up and call her blessed;
her husband also and he praises her:"
Many daughters have done well
but you excel them all"
Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing,
but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised
Giver her the fruist of her hands,
and let her own works praise her in the gates
Everytime I read the verse I focus on something different or walk away with a new understanding. One of my most recent understands lead to the life application that I need to keep house in a way that helps my husband.
My husband has a touch of OCD and finds it hard to function around clutter. Literally, walking into a cluttered room overwhelms his senses and stesses him out. When he is already stressed out from work or illness a cluttered house becomes the straw that breaks the camel's back.
My husband needs me to change the way I keep house. I am a piles person. Everything has its pile and occasionally (on weekends) those piles get sorted out and put away. Its my process. But it doesn't work for him. I don't make piles becase I am lazy but because it has become my default organizational system. So I am starting from scratch and making sure every item has a place. And yes, a designated junk drawer counts as a place. I am working hard to remember to put things away right after use and not leaving them out to stumble upon them again. I can stumble upon them again and think "oh yea, I need to put this away" and go do it. However, my husband sees the item laying out and starts to stress out. If I can take a few extra moments of thought and work to leave a place looking organized and prevent us from having a pointless argument over left out scissors then its worth it to me.
My husband is helping me with this endeavor and has recognized that creating piles is my "method". He's suggested that if I am having a stressful day and feel the need to create piles then I should do it in the guest bedroom and shut the door. It's out of his sight, gives me more time to come back later and keeps the rest of the house looking neat.
I'm not saying that he needs or expects me to keep a spotless house on my own. But I think that he needs me to change my cleaning and organizing habits. And if changing those habits benefits my husband, and my marriage and doesn't hurt me then why wouldn't I?
The verse says much much much more to me but I want to explore it bit by bit.
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Becoming a Proverbs 31 Woman: Listening to What Your Husband Needs
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I think you are wise to think this way. I have always thought marriage is a relationship that requires us to give not just 100% but 200%. It is not a partnership of 50/50. You cannot give, expecting the other person to give as much as you. You have to give so much of yourself, because it is part of the love you have for the other person. You give because you love, not because you expect anything in return. That is where the joy of giving yourself is born.ReplyDelete
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Morals are the only proper subject of philosophy; for these inquiries are practicable and useful, but the discussions about nature are quite the contrary, neither being comprehensible, nor having any use, even if they were clearly understood.
For it would be no advantage to us, even if we could with our very eyes survey the whole world, and the nature of all beings, of whatever kind that is. For we certainly shall not be on that account wiser, or more just or brave or temperate, nay, not even strong, or beautiful, or rich, without which advantages happiness is impossible.
Wherefore Socrates was right in saying that of existing things some are above us, and others nothing to us: for the secrets of nature are above us, and the conditions after death nothing to us, but the affairs of human life alone concern us.
Eusebius – Praeparatio Evangelica


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I encourage voters in Brunswick's District 4 to elect Jason Bergquist to the Town Council.
In light of the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station, many people in our community are especially concerned about our town's economic development. As the owner of a small business on Maine Street, I believe we need councilors like Jason to meet the challenges we face. He brings business acumen along with a strong commitment to protecting our environment and promoting our downtown.
Jason combines long-term thinking with short-term solutions, offering a pragmatic, practical and positive vision for our community. Brunswick was the first town in Maine to offer curbside single-stream recycling, a program that Jason helped implement to protect our environment and save us money by extending the useful life of our landfill. Soon Brunswick will need to grapple with the pollution on the base. Jason will bring invaluable insight drawing on his past experience as in-house counsel working on a Superfund site redevelopment.
Voters in Brunswick's District 4 can elect Jason to the Town Council this November. He is already serving our community well as a member of our Planning Board. Let's give him the chance to provide even more valuable service as a councilor.
Fred Horch


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See Page 2 of: Breastfeeding in the First Weeks for some great latch illustrations