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"Both WML (the markup language of WAP 1.x) and XHTML MP (the markup language of WAP 2.0) do not support file upload. But fortunately the browser on some WAP 2.0 cell phones support the <input type="file"> element as an extension of XHTML MP. Some HTML-capable WAP browsers also support the <input type="file"> element."
Mathiastck 17:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
What I'd like to know: Are there any special differences to XHTML Strict or Transitional?
Newton 17:11, 18 September 2007 (IST)
Can some one add correct links to XHTML MP 1.1 and 1.2, ECMA, CSS, etc latest & final release PDFs. To know the tags, attributes and other things that it supports in each version. --Reddicharla (talk) 06:09, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Compatible devices
Could anyone recommend me a list of compatible devices which support XHTML Mobile?
--BanterCZ (talk) 15:54, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/xhtml-mobile12.dtd no longer exists[edit]
The DTD file http://www.openmobilealliance.org/tech/DTD/xhtml-mobile12.dtd (and others on this domain) does no longer exist, obviously it has been deleted. Thus web authors should not use the Open Mobile Alliance DTDs. 184.108.40.206 (talk) 09:08, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
EDIT 3 days later: It's there again, perhaps a temporary server glitch. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.8.131.52 (talk) 06:39, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
Differences to XHTML? Example?[edit]
What the differences to regular XHTML? The example looks like standard XHTML to me - perhaps it would be possible to create on that shows things that are different in XHTML?--Cyberman TM (talk) 13:38, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


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NASA blog - March 27, 2016 at 10:24 pm by Jeremy Eggers.
Why Wanaka Works Well for NASA Balloons
As the location for NASA's long-duration, mid-latitude super pressure balloon missions, one might ask: Why Wanaka, New Zealand?
Six reasons come to mind: latitude, attitude, solitude, duration, weather and night.
Latitude Some science experiments need to observe phenomena in the sky at locations only accessible by launching mid-latitude balloon flights centered around 45 degrees south latitude. Wanaka Airport, at 44 degrees 43 minutes south latitude, is a near perfect location for these missions. In addition, the galactic center of the Milky Way, which is the focus for many science investigations, is only visible in the southern hemisphere's mid-latitudes.
Attitude The support from the local community and the airport staff make Wanaka an excellent place to launch. In addition, requirements for a launch location include access to a launch area such as a runway as well as access to heavy equipment, housing for staff, restaurants, support services, and more. While parts of New Zealand are remote, the easy access to all of these areas makes Wanaka an ideal place to launch.
Solitude From a flight safety perspective, it is much more desirable to fly over unpopulated areas. By launching into the southern hemisphere's mid-latitudes from Wanaka, much of the balloon's flight path is over water and the few potential land crossings are largely over sparsely populated areas.
Duration The key to flying long duration is to launch into the southern hemisphere's stratospheric winter cyclone, a weather phenomenon that develops in the fall characterized by easterly winds that produce a clockwise stratospheric airflow about Antarctica on up to mid-latitudes. Wanaka's location enables launches into the stratospheric cyclone during this time of year.
Weather Wanaka offers excellent weather conditions for NASA's scientific balloon launches. Mornings are often characterized by light and variable winds during this time of year allowing for more potential launch opportunities.
Night NASA's other long-duration balloon flight launch locations, Antarctica and Sweden, are conducive for operations in constant daylight. However, some science missions require nighttime observations, often for extended periods of time. The predictable diurnal cycles (day/night cycles) make Wanaka ideal for instruments that need nighttime for observations.
Click for live updates: NASA balloon launch - Live updates | Wanaka Sun
Launch Viewing Information
Wanaka Airport officials advise that local residents and visitors will have the best vantage points for the launch from:
• The Hawea Flat side of the Clutha River
• Atop Mount Iron
• On the hill on the Hawea side of the Red Bridge by Kane Rd.
The launch can be tracked in the following ways:
• A live feed of the launch is available here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-csbf-downrange-operations
• Track the progress of the flight at the following link, which includes a map showing the balloon's real-time location, at: http://www.csbf.n (asa.gov/newzealand/wanaka.htm
• For mission status updates follow NASA's Wallops Flight Facility social media accounts: www.facebook.com/NASAWFF and www.twitter.com/NASA_Wallops
Flight Complete: NASA balloon sets record | Wanaka Sun (July 3, 2016)
NASA ready for Wanaka take off | Wanaka Sun (March 30, 2017)
NASA balloon launch - Live updates | Wanaka Sun (April 2017)
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This experience was the worst we have ever had! Not only was the admission price ridiculous but the activities were extremely lame-you can certainly color at home or play on a jungle gym at a park. We were so disappointed….it was overcrowded, understaffed and even unsafe! About 50 people too many crammed themselves and strollers into a theater built for much less! I would never go back-the only bright, well staffed, clean area was the gift shop!(of course) I would not recommend this place for any age-not enough to learn, see, do!
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Super fun for my 2 year old and myself! Keeps her busy and happy for hours. The staff there are friendly and work very hard! We love making personal labels for our crayons, making markers and different crayon shapes. Good times all around!
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I really enjoyed it today! You pay $18/16 per adult/child (cheaper if you order online ahead of time) and I think all the things you get to do is worth it! You get 3 tokens (parents too) as part of your admission. Each token is worth $0.50. One token will let you do one of the following:- make a marker- make a crayon with a personalized wrapping- get a pack of modeling clay- get a 4 pack of crayons- get 2 markersYou can buy more tokens (2 for a $1) at any time if you want to do the above activities.There are also free activities including:- melting a crayon to make a figurine- making a melted crayon wax picture- seeing a cool demo of how they make crayons- a giant climbing structure- making digital pictures and projecting them on the wall- taking a picture of yourself and converting it to a black and white outline akin to a coloring book page.- going into a blacklight room and "drawing neon" on boards on the wall- play with a giant lite brite – …Seriously I cannot believe how many things they let you do. It really is an amazing experience and I recommend it. Other things I would do is bring your own lunch as we ended up paying almost $30 for 2 ice teas, chips, 2 slices of pizza, hummus and a salad. But it was good and fresh which usually isn't the case at kids' places.Things I wish they would improve is better soundproofing in the building. It is just too plain loud!The staff was cheerful and friendly which was also great. Oh yeah someone complained about irrelevance of the canal exhibit. This is true, it is a leftover from the previous museum but it was fun too! The kids each get a crayon "boat" that they can push around and learn about locks work. Really neat to see in action.
megan carola
My 3 year old loves this place and my 2 year old is starting to get into it. We've had great times going in the fall/winter, when we go in the summer it was a little crazy with camps.Some of these other reviews make me really disappointed at how miserable some parents can be when spending the day with their children. Yes, things break. I don't have a problem paying admission to a family place, I can participate all I want… or stand there with a puss on my face and whine that I had to pay. The one complaint that I really don't get is paying extra for everything. There are 2 areas, out of maybe 20, that require an extra fee. We keep ourselves so busy with everything that is included I don't even know what's in these rooms. I think it's nice that they're out of the way too so you can easily walk past them and the kids don't even notice.Have fun! the kids have a great time!
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I went to the crayola factory when I was little, and because I was in the area I decided to stop by and see what the factory experience would be like now that I am an adult. The only thing I can say is that I was shocked at how little there is to do despite a nearly $20 entrance fee. I was expecting maybe a little museum about crayola, or maybe you would get to see how crayola products are made, but there was hardly any of that. All that you can do there is get a crayon with your name on it, a marker you can choose the color of, a small sample of model magic, and then there are different stations to color or melt crayons. Also if you want to do one of the aforementioned activities prepare to wait in a very long line. I went on a thursday and spent a large portion of my time waiting in various lines. I can not imagine a weekend in this pace. So to sum it up, I can see how the crayola factory might be a place where you can take a very young child and distract them for at most two hours, or you can just color at home and save your money.
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Even though it is one of the cheapest in the area and expectations should be low, it still ended up being a disappointing stay. After you spend some time there, it is clear that not much effort is put into maintaining the rooms. Beds have a very cheap feel to them... unless you love a very hard mattress. TV is quite old and the list of channels next to the tv did not match (why would that list remain in the room?). Internet is available and slow. Front desk person was annoyed when I asked for the password. He was certain it is on one of the papers left in the room (it wasn't). Breakfast was simple, but enough to get you going for the day. Parking is available and easy. The area isn't that great to look at. You don't feel like you are near water, which is ok, but not at all what we were expecting. Next time I need to stay in Key Largo, I will spend an extra $100 per night to stay at a nice hotel located on the water.
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Trouble ahead for Kodi as Android developer quits
You may have noticed that all of us here at Geek Power are big fans of Kodi. One of Kodi's greatest features is its ubiquity, it runs on so many platforms and devices that you're pretty much sure to have something it can be installed on. Now, however, that may be under threat as the single developer that was working on the Android version has quit.
It's hard to overstate what a problem this is. Android is a massive platform, more devices run it than any other OS and there is a huge market for small boxes running Android specifically designed to be used as a media centre.
The reason Chris Browlet, aka Koying, quit Kodi appears to be due to internal struggles within the Kodi development team. It seems he wanted to add some platform specific code but other members of the team viewed this as too much of a hack to be added to the codebase. This is a valid point, but obviously caused friction. There also appears to be a bit of "snobbery" in the Dev team, with some members looking down on Android as a platform, preferring traditional PC based builds.
His departure leaves the Kodi team without anyone working on their Android code, which could be critical with version 17 (Krypon) just around the corner and having a number of changes that need to be worked on before release.
The good news is that Koying has returned to working on Semper Media Centre, the Kodi fork he was working on before he joined the official dev team, and is promising a release via the Google Play store soon. For those of you who are adventurous (or just impatient) and are ok with installing from external sources, you can download the latest build here.
Hopefully Kodi will get it's shit together, but if it doesn't it's always good to know there are alternatives.
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Bethany-Kate Bayliss is one of dozens of young people to benefit from the Thomas Devlin Fund.
The 18-year-old is originally from Hampshire but lives in Antrim.
She received a bursary in 2013 which has helped her pursue her long-term goal of working in the performing arts industry.
"I applied for the bursary as I wanted to do GCSE music and the school that I went to, because not many people were studying it, decided to scrap it," she said.
"I had to fight to get any sort of results that would allow me to study GCSE music for two years.
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"I now have my grade four in Trinity piano and grade one in violin."
Since 2013, Bethany Kate has gone on to study performing arts at A-level and has been working with high-profile UK ballet academies.
She recently appeared in a production at the Grand Opera House called Bring It On.
Another recipient is Jamie Phillips (17) from Bangor.
He received a bursary from the fund this summer.
It enabled him to pay for a two-week placement in August at the National Youth Theatre in London to improve knowledge, skills and performance abilities and open up to opportunities as a National Youth Theatre alumni.
Jamie has appeared as an extra in Dracula Untold and in a production at the Lyric Theatre.
He said his experience at the National Youth Theatre was the best two weeks of his life and has really helped towards his ambition of becoming an actor.
With an older sister at uni and a younger brother for his parents to provide for, he was wary of placing any further financial burden on the family.
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Xiaomi Mi 4 review: China's iPhone clone is Android's magical flagship
Published on January 25 2015
In the world of smartphones, building up a brand name is one of the most important steps. While the Shenzen-based Xiaomi is still predominantly a Chinese manufacturer with some sales in adjoining countries, it has built up both a romance and a notoriety in those watching the company's progress from further afield.
I've recently imported its latest flagship handset, the Xiaomi Mi 4, to find out if reality is just like Xiaomi promised.
Xiaomi launched the Mi 4 in August 2014, and if the Chinese company follows its normal plan, the handset will be considered a 'current' model for at least eighteen months and probably closer to two years. While the specifications and the bill of material implies the Mi 4 is currently being sold with almost no profit at this point in time, over the life of the device the economies of scale and Moore's Law will allow the Mi 4 to be seen as an incredibly profitable device over its retail life.
Xiaomi also do not rely on 'just the phone' for income. CEO Lei Jun is not building a consumer electronics company, but a lifestyle brand. Ben Thompson breaks it down incredibly well at Stratechery, and this is probably the key paragraph:
There is a younger generation, though, the Xiaomi generation, that has grown up in a country that has been growing by near double digits every year they have been alive. To their minds of course China is a global power, and why wouldn't they embrace Chinese brands? Xiaomi is tapping into that nationalistic bent, and the red star on their mascot's hat couldn't be less subtle.
That said, the Mi 4 is the keystone of the Xiaomi world, and the most visible part of that world to western eyes. It's also a damn fine slice of Android smartphone in its own right.
More To The Design Than Meets The Eye
If there's one thing that everybody thinks they know about Xiaomi's latest smartphone it is this… it's a blatant copy of the iPhone.
The truth is perhaps not as strong as that statement. There are certainly echoes of the iPhone in Xiaomi's design (and in terms of the presentation on the website, and at its press conferences, it's a little bit more blatant), but if you line up many of the current smartphones today, you will find there's not a huge amount of variation between the look of the Galaxy S5, the Sony Xperia Z3, the Apple iPhone 6, and the Xiaomi Mi 4. There's not a huge amount you can do with a large touchscreen, thin bezels, a chassis of around 8mm, and the physics of antennas, radio-transparent materials, and the expected buttons and connectors.
That said, the Mi 4 runs right up to the competition for inspiration. The capacitive buttons under the screen are part of the bezel (Galaxy) with a squircle shaped home icon (iPhone), a metal frame around the edges (iPhone 5/5S) with chamfered edges at 45 degree angle (Galaxy Alpha), a flat cut out for the speaker at the top (everybody, frankly), a top-dead-center camera with a slight bulge (Galaxy)…
It's actually the weakest part of the Mi 4 offering. It does not need to rely on these echoes of other handsets, but the initial impression of the handset is not just 'seen it all before', but 'seen it all before on this, that, and the next'. Get over that first moment and you realise that Xiaomi has put almost everything where you would expect to find each element. Out of the box the Mi 4 has a touch of deja vu, but it is instantly comfortable in the hand and works with the muscle memory I already have.
Perhaps the only surprise for me was the back of the Mi 4. Unlike the flat glass front, or the metal chassis that wraps around the handset, the back of the handset is a single piece of polycarbonate back plate with a gloss finish. It's very slippery in the hand, and the contrast in textures between front and back is noticeable. It also bulges out, not obtrusively, but enough to give the components room in the casing and taking it out to a depth of 8.9 mm. Thanks to that bulge, laying down the Mi 4 on a flat surface and all you see is glass and metal. A smart bit of visual design but one that might catch you out when buying online.
The back plate is removable (a suction cup is recommended) and I've no doubt alternative back covers will be available from Xiaomi and third-party accessory manufacturers.
It May Not Look Like Much, But It's Got The Power
The Xiaomi Mi 4 goes for high specifications inside the handset. Built around the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor running at 2.5 GHz, the Mi 4 also has the Adreno 330 GPU, 3 GB of RAM, and is available with 16 GB or 64 GB of internal storage. If you know your Android devices, that's the 'top line' circuit board layout.
Connectivity wise be aware there are two versions of the Mi 4 available. The first handsets did not support 4G LTE data, with a top speed of 3G being the only option. 4G LTE is now available for a slight increase in price. China might have 4G in the main population centres, but as most of the country is still waiting for it to roll out, 3G only was a viable launch choice. Nowadays you can make the decision at the point of purchase depending on your circumstances.
I'm reviewing a 16 GB unit with 4G LTE, and there were no problems logging onto a UK network with the unlocked handset.
Do You See More With The Mi 4?
It's not all 'maxed out specs though. The screen doesn't reach out to the QuadHD of some newer Android handsets, coming in at 1080p resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. In a five-inch screen that gives 441 pixels per inch. It's not a slouch, but if screen resolution is a key factor for you, it's probably worth looking elsewhere for a handset with similar chip specs but a better screen.
The screen is an IPS LCD screen unit, and it's a good one. With a strong response in direct sunlight, information on the screen remains clear and easy to read, although there is the expected washout of the color. The viewing angles for the pixels are good, although the light and saturated colours have a slightly more restrictive angle. Try to share a YouTube video with three people and someone is going to see a darker display than the other two.
It's still an impressive screen, and matches that of other high-end handsets. Xiaomi has not cut costs here.
It Takes Time To Tango
The battery is sealed into the handset, although it looks like it could be a DIY replacement if required in the future with some leverage. At 3080 mAh it is slightly larger than the Galaxy S5, almost matches the Xperia Z3, and is a third larger than the 1810 mAh in the iPhone 6.
The Xiaomi Mi 4 is advertised as coming with a 'quick charge' capability to rapidly top up the battery, but in practice this was slower than most competing smartphones, with my empty Mi 4 needing well over two hours to fully charge.
Smile For The Sony Camera
Xiaomi does not try to hide where the components of the Mi 4 come from, so it's very clear that the two camera units on the handset are supplied by Sony. The rear 13-megapixel camera might not be as large as that found on the Xperia Z3 (or even the Xperia Z3 Compact), but it takes surprisingly crisp pictures.
One thing to watch out for is Xiaomi's post-processing of the image data. No matter how good the hardware, the software that processes the data to create the saved image can have a huge impact on the final photo. In the case of Xiaomi, the designers have decided to push the color levels and the saturation as high as possible. While it doesn't quite break up the image, it's not easily corrected, even with the saturation and sharpness settings available in the settings menu.
The camera also offers a significant number of manual controls. As well as settings for contrast, saturation, and sharpness in the settings dialog, you set up white balance, focus points, exposure times, and ISO as you take your pictures.
Part of the decision to saturate the images must be to have a picture that pops off the IPS screen, and also because of the tendency for social network users to heavily push the color levels through filters. Xiaomi is building a youth brand so it makes sense to calibrate the camera towards the majority of use cases. I would love to see an easy way to dial it back, but for snaps to capture memories and moments for sharing it's not the worst flaw in the world.
The rear camera also supports video recording up to 4K resolution, although if you've went with the 16 GB model you're going to run out of storage rather quickly.
The fashion for smartphones over the last six months has been to beef up the forward facing 'selfie' camera, and the Mi 4 was part of that push. Staying with Sony components, the Mi 4 has an 8 megapixel Exmor R sensor. This is a fully automatic camera, and the only option is an on-screen countdown timer, and a choice of 'in-vision' filters to apply while taking a picture.
Xiaomi is not selling the Mi 4 as a high-end camera phone with advanced optics. What it does have is a strong specification for imaging so it can deliver results that are above average. Just be aware that Xiaomi is using Chinese standards to judge the processing, and that's going to look slightly too colourful and too sharp to western eyes.
Another Day, Another Dollar, Another Android UI
Like the majority of high-end Android manufacturers, Xiaomi has developed its own variation on Android. My Mi 4 arrived with the sixth version of MIUI running, which is based on Android 4.4.
One of the advantages of MIUI is that it is constantly in development, and you can generally pick up the latest build every Friday if you want to stay on top of all the changes from the Xiaomi developers and the heavily involved members of the fan community. This close connection to the community means MIUI has a consistent upgrade path and bugs are addressed quickly and openly.
(You can read more about MIUI at the official site).
MIUI also follows the Android conventions around controls, so you have a physical power key as well as volume controls on the edge of the device (the down volume button doubles as a shutter key when you are in the camera application). Under the screen are the three mandated keys for menu, home, and back. Rather than on-screen controls, Xiaomi has made these capacitive areas on the bezel, with LED lighting behind them. Unlike most current Android implementations, the keys are reversed on the Mi 4, with the back key on the right, and the menu key on the left. That takes a little bit of getting used to.
One note about the application launcher is the lack of an app drawer. In a similar vein to iOS, every app is found on the home screen panels. You can tuck them away in a folder, but unlike the vanilla version of Android where you only add your favourite apps and widgets to the home screens (and the rest of the apps are in the app drawer), everything is on the Mi 4′s home screen – just like iOS. The difference between Apple and Xiaomi is that widgets can also be added. Get ready for a lot of scrolling from side to side.
The built-in apps all have a common presentation style, with a large square splash of color or an image at the top, and then a list view that can scroll up from the bottom, eventually taking up a full screen with the information. It allows graphics and images to be used, but also gives a clean focus to information that needs to be displayed.
This gives a kinetic feel to the apps, and provides a consistent look and feel that is unique to MIUI. It's also cleanly implemented with very little extra fluff getting in the way. I also like the little touches, such as the clock icon actually changing to show the current time in hours, minutes, and seconds, as the clock hands move round. There's a feeling of maturity to MIUI that isn't always apparent with other flavors of Android.
Both the music player and the video player are tied into an online stores, with the 'online' view set as the default. It's a simple matter to slide over to local to find the music copied over, and you can browser either through the file system under /Music, or by song name/artist/album. While this player does look the part, I found that it had trouble with my MP3 collection, and it defaulted to sorting by artist name and then the track name, rather than track number.
The suggested workaround is to have the track name in the title of the song. I suspect this is a local convention, but it's a deal-breaker for me on this app. I downloaded Google Play Music, and all was well again – other music players are available (QuasarMX is worth a look).
MIUI ships with its own cloud, including online back-up, messaging platform, app store, and hooks into Xiaomi's services. These are expected to grow over time in China and provide the main revenue streams to the company.
This doesn't leave the Mi 4 isolated from the main Android routes. Mi 4 units sold outside of China generally ship with Google Play installed, offering the standard suite of Google apps and access to the Google Play Store. With the hardware representing an 'off-the-shelf' approach, apps and games coded to the lower levels of the stack will generally have compatibility guaranteed. It's also possible to download the Google Play service unofficially through Xiaomi's own store if you import the handset and absolutely, positively, have to have the YouTube app.
One of the biggest strengths of MIUI is the theming capability. New themes are abundant online (both free and paid for) and it's a simple matter to switch themes on the device. Themes cover wallpapers, skins, icons, menus, and widget functionality in some cases – if you really must have the iOS look on the handset, there's a theme for you (or if you want to run Tony Stark's Ironman UI, or have My Little Pony appearing everywhere, those are options a well).
MIUI is a highly competent and user-customizable implementation of Android. It does the job well, and has a clear layout and a focused way of managing data that makes it easy to use. Some of the apps are rough at the edges. I'm unsure if those edges are rough because I'm not used to the Chinese norms of UI, or if Xiaomi has simply been a bit lax in quality control.
What is clear is that any missing functionality can be easily found through third-party applications, and while they might not follow the MIUI GUI conventions, an Mi 4 user is not going to lose any functionality over another Android handset.
Xiaomi's Flagship. China's Flagship. Android's Flagship?
It's important to realise that the Xiaomi Mi 4 is tailored to the Chinese market. For example, with very little NFC penetration in China, there is no demand to include the communication technology. Balancing that out is the perception that an IR Blaster is needed on every smartphone in the country, so you'll find one tucked into the top of the unit.
The software is also geared towards the cultural norms of China - the color correction in the camera application being one of the most obvious areas, but also the pastel tones of the UI and iconography, the language used throughout the first-party applications, and the overall feel of the interface.
The styling is reminiscent of other handsets (it's up to you how much that affects your purchasing decision) as is the UI driving the Android operating system. If you've used Android before on other devices, the Mi 4 is not going to be a difficult handset to come get to grips with, everything is where you would expect to find it, and once you pick up on the quirks of the system (and I'm looking at the reversed buttons under the screen, and the lack of an app-drawer on the home screen) then using the Mi 4 is as simple as a Galaxy S5, One M8, or OnePlus One.
The Xiaomi Mi 4 is not a revelation in terms of Android handsets, but it is one of the best handsets that I have reviewed. It does most things slightly better than the competition, although there always seems to be one tiny mistake that makes me pause for a moment. It has taken the best styling tips from every handset and amalgamated them to get the not quite distinctive look (and the awkward plastic back). It has a UI that keeps every option within reach and has a consistent look (but with the older order of soft keys and some weird bugs that should have been caught before reaching public. The hardware matches the best on offer from other flagships (but the lack of microSD card support is irksome).
There's not quite enough in this package that would make importing the handset an attractive alternative to the flagships available in North America and Europe from a functional level. But it is something a little bit quirky and different, and that might appeal to some people. If you are in a region where the Mi 4 is easily available then the choice is a little easier… go with the Mi 4 over handsets in the Galaxy family or the One M8 range, because Xiaomi's focus on reducing the initial handset cost is huge. Why pay almost double for hardware at a similar spec to the Mi 4?
If the world was a level playing field for smartphones, then the Xiaomi Mi 4 4g LTE handset would be seen as the Android flagship. But that's not how the world is laid out. For customers in the main Mi 4 retail countries (i.e. China, Singapore, and India) then the Mi 4 is the Android handset to choose. It is Android at full speed, it is hardware at an affordable price, and the software is comfortably compatible with the best Android apps the rest of the world has to offer.
You can't really go wrong with a Mi 4.
Article Source: Xiaomi Mi 4 review: China's iPhone clone is Android's magical flagship


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Today's post is specially for the Fiesta Friday hosted by Angie of The Novice Gardener . Today being the auspicious Chinese New Year, I thought I will post a recipe for a Chicken dish that is a fusion of Indian and Chinese flavors! I also have an amusing story below to go with it (that is if you care to read 🙂 )…meanwhile I would like to wish everyone a very happy Lunar New Year and meet you all at the party! Thanks Angie for hosting the party!
'Chili Chicken', 'Chicken Manchow', 'Chicken Manchurian' are all 'Chinese' dishes that the Chinese folks may never have even heard of ! 🙂 It's really a mystery how these dishes came about. All I remember is while growing up in Mumbai in the 1990s there was suddenly this huge craze for 'Chinese' food in India with restaurants and even roadside joints offering 'spicy Chinese food' with the likes of the above mentioned names in both chicken and vegetarian dishes. Whoever had started this and created these recipes must have been a truly great chef , combining Chinese flavors and cooking techniques with Indian ones and the result – truly tasty and finger-licking!! I truly believed that those dishes were the authentic Chinese stuff until I moved to the US 15 years ago and was talking to my Chinese classmate in grad school. She was a good cook herself and I begged her to give me the recipes for 'Chicken Manchurian' and Chilli Chicken' (which I was craving for and which I could not find on any of the US Chinese restaurants' take out menu!) and she just stared at me with a blank look on her face. Other than telling me that Manchuria was the name of a region in NorthEast China she was totally unaware of any foods with that name!!! LOL !
So anyways, that experience did not falter my love for those dishes nor did it deter me from creating my own version of 'Chilli Chicken' which is slightly different from the ones available in India (and still extremely popular there!) but has basically the same main ingredients – chillies for the heat and soy sauce for the tang. In my version, I also add tomato sauce to give an additional tang and body to the sauce and I pan fry the chicken pieces instead of deep frying them. I also use a mix of green chillies and red chilli powder(you could use only one). You can also obviously reduce the amount of green chillies and cayenne powder to cater your tastes (and your individual tolerance for heat!) You can serve this dish either as an appetizer (in which case you would not add as much sauce) or have it as main course with white rice.! Hope you like it as much as I do!
This recipe will make about 8-10 servings as an appetizer or 4-6 servings as main course Time to cook : 10 mins for Prep; About 25 minutes for frying the chicken plus 10 minutes for cooking the sauce Ingredients: 3 lb boneless chicken, cut into small bites size pieces Marinade for chicken: 2 eggs 1 tsp salt 3/4 tsp red chilli pow (use less if you want it mild) 2 tsp soya sauce 2 tbsp corn starch About 1/2 cup oil for pan frying For the sauce: 1 tbsp olive oil 4 scallions chopped 1 tbsp ginger 1 tbsp garlic 5 green chillies slit length-wise (use less if you want it less hot) 1 large green pepper, diced 3/4 tsp red chilli powder 1 tsp chilli chicken masala or 1 chicken bouillion cube 1/2 tsp salt(or as needed) 3/4 cup tomato sauce or puree unsalted 1 tsp soya sauce For making thinner sauce: 1/2 cup water 1 tbsp corn starch mixed in 2 tbsp water
Method: In a large mixing bowl, add the eggs and beat them well. then add the rest of the marinade ingredients and mix well (make sure all the corn starch is mixed well and there are no lumps). Add the chicken pieces to this.
Heat a large frying pan with some oil to shallow fry the marinated chicken pieces in batches. Pan fry them on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes total turning them midway to cook both sides. Keep the fried chicken pieces aside.
Now to make the sauce , heat a deep skillet or a medium size pot with a broad base and add the oil. When hot add the scallions, garlic, ginger and the green chillies.Saute for about 1 minute and then add the green peppers. Cook for another couple minutes and then add the red chilli powder, the chilli chicken masala (or chicken buillion cube), the soy sauce and the tomato sauce. Check for seasoning and add salt accordingly. Stir for about a minute and then turn heat off. Set the sauce aside.
For serving as appetizer, just before serving, add the fried chicken pieces to the sauce above and stir fry for couple minutes and serve immediately garnishing with scallions on top. For serving as a main course dish, just before serving, add the water to the sauce mixture and heat. Then add the corn starch slurry slowly till the sauce thickens. Finally, add the chicken pieces. Cook for about 2-3 mins. Turn heat off and again serve hot.


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Good news to all developers who have been blocked from the Android Market! A new app is in talks of being developed especially for those who are in the black market. Highly respected developer Koushik 'Koush' Dutta of CyanogenMod and ClockworkMod Recovery recently released information of future plans to produce a specially-built app store exclusive to CyanogenMod. This app store is proposed to serve and welcome apps that have received the boot from the Android Market.
The idea first came from as a question Koush's Google+ page, where all his other banned apps can be downloaded. The famed developer asked his readers about what they think of the idea. It was a proposal as an alternative to Android Market, when Koush's own ClockworkMod Tether app got the boot after AT&T requested it.
As of this writing, the developer interface (app submission page) is a basic one; containing only a title, description and a change log. For developers who would wish to upload their content, they will have to wait as there is no APK upload file yet. This will have to come at a later date, as well as the official confirmation on the project.
Considering there are several other developer apps that got booted, it will not be hard to imagine several developers supporting this alternative to the Android Market. But until it gets official, we will have to wait for more updates.


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Never a dull moment! Amid lingering buzz from this week's explosive final part of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion, Bravo released a first-look at the upcoming Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion, which boasts some pretty serious drama of its own.
As seen in the tease above, franchise stars Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, Claudia Jordan, NeNe Leakes, Kenya Moore, Phaedra Parks, and Porsha Williams sat down with Bravo exec Andy Cohen recently to discuss the most memorable moments from season seven, including Leakes and Jordan's infamous Puerto Rico feud, Apollo Nida's legal saga, and the fallout in his failing relationship with Parks.
Not surprisingly, the preview for their sit-down is chock-full of quippy one-liners, including this gem of a diss from Parks: "There's plenty of whores in the bible, so you in good company, baby." (Honorable mention goes to Bailey's husband Peter Thomas: "If I'm gonna cheat on my wife, it ain't gonna be with no waitress. I'd rather play with myself than do that.")
The most dramatic moment, however, comes late in the trailer, when Leakes — upset over something said during a chat with therapist Dr. Jeff — breaks down in tears and has to be escorted off the set, leaving Cohen to seek out her costars for the story behind her freak-out.
"I can't," she whispers shakily. "I can't talk about my mom…"
According to Bravo's Daily Dish blog, the incident leads to Leakes "[opening] up to the group about her personal history in a heartfelt moment that leads to a surprising conclusion." Talk about a tease!
Part One of the three-part RHOA reunion airs April 26 at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Election night protesters did not head home by Wednesday morning as groups gathered throughout the city.
A group of about 100 people was marching downtown until about 5 a.m., when they dissipated. However, more protests were planned for throughout the day.
TriMet said MAX and bus lines may experience delays as they did Tuesday, when protesters took to the streets of downtown Portland and dozens of people blocked traffic and MAX trains after midnight protesting the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.
TriMet said MAX green and yellow lines were delayed in through the end of service Tuesday night because of the protesters.
A crowd estimated at about 300 grew throughout the night and blocked traffic on I-5.
Portland Police say "free speech events" do not require a permit; but marches or demonstrations occurring in public streets that restrict movement of other community members do.


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Guides for getting started with the ASCQR Program.
|Successful Reporting in the ASCQR Program: A Step-by-Step Guide for New Facilities
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Im really struggling with the instructions on how to change the effect of my images. All I want is an imagelist like it shows here : http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/nextgen-gallery-demos/
So far I've checked and unchecked everything I can imagine and I still cannot get my images to open in a lightbox such as shown, they keep opening into separate pages.. My images also do not seem to be resizing like I am asking it to do.
Here is my page http://jynmeyer.com/children/.
Under the Effects panel it says
Here you can select the thumbnail effect, NextGEN Gallery will integrate the required HTML code in the images. Please note that only the Shutter and Thickbox effect will automatic added to your theme. With the placeholder %GALLERY_NAME% you can activate a navigation through the images (depend on the effect). Change the code line only , when you use a different thumbnail effect or you know what you do.
I'm sorry can someone tell this to me in english? Do I have to copy/paste the chosen code from the drop down there into my post, or just select it from the dropdown and hit dave because nothing is working?
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SKIPPING BEDTIME: A Dance Party for Parents and Other Tired People
DJ Paul Donald
Sun Jun 4
6:00 pm (event ends at 10:00 pm)Holocene
$7 Advance / $10 at the Door
This event is 21 and over
Remember fun? Remember freedom? Get somebody else to put the kids to bed: we're skipping bedtime! All profits support Baby Blues Connection!https://www.holocene.org/event/1487532/
SKIPPING BEDTIME: A Dance Party for Parents and Other Tired People
One more opportunity to skip bedtime before the summer really hits. Welcoming back our super awesome buddy, DJ Paul Donald. Spinning an eclectic mix of funtimes guilty pleasures, new and old hip hop and taking requests! Skipping Bedtime is for all of us who feel that life has worn down us to a nubbin of a human. Having a good time is good self-care. 'Cause if mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
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M is for "Marathon Prayers For Boston"
The theme for this month's challenge is supposed to be on marriage. In light of today's events, however, something else seemed more appropriate.
Having lived in Boston in my early twenties, I will always have a special love for the town and its people. That being said, I find it troubling that as I write this, live reports and new developments of a coordinated evil act of terror continue to unfold. Make no mistake, any and all attacks that target the lives of innocent people is an evil act influenced by those we can and cannot see. By its very definition, a senseless act is just that, and I won't pretend to make a logical reasoning for something so void of it. Maybe we can, however, unpack this a little to perhaps uncover answers to another great question: If an all powerful God does exist, why do incomprehensible evils like this still happen to good, innocent people, even children??
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12 NIV)
That is not to excuse those that commit such terrible acts but to say that bad things happen here on earth because of the presence of this very real evil that continues to battle a war already won by God through Jesus.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16, 17 NIV)
That doesn't mean that God took evil out of the world, but that he made a way to brake us free of its hold on us in this life and most notably in the next. Mankind was given something that God didn't impart to any other creation on earth- free will. How much greater is the love that chooses to love than those that act on pure instinct? This was the risk that God took with man, because His love for us was so great! Sadly, there are those that have chosen not to return that love to God or to those and that which He dearly loves.
We may feel powerless or see that such evil as unfair, the truth is that it is awful. We may not feel that we are able to do much, but what we can do in the midst of this tragedy is to remember our brothers and sisters in Boston who are closely affected by these events and others that just had their world knocked upside down.
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:7, 8 NIV)
To our Bostonian friends- we love you! Keep running the marathon marked out for you; we will be running alongside you all!!
If you are looking for a good church home in the greater Boston area, my old stomping ground was Community Of Faith Christian Fellowship. My friends there would love to connect with you!
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Mirror Trailer (2003)
14 August 2003 8 mins
"A woman, a man, guests at an evening party. Settings, which are gradually abandoned; the remains of an event, gazes that have lost their object. In MIRROR light alone sets the hardened images into motion. It simultaneously connects and separates the people, lifts them up and away from the space that binds them. Like in the axis of a set of mirrors, a tear rolls through the middle of the image. It separates the image into two halves, at the same time connecting them into a single motif. MIRROR creates an atmospheric image of the 'in between', the nameless sphere between belonging and isolation. 'The characters in a tragedy, the air they breathe, the settings, are sometimes more absorbing than the tragedy itself, as are the moments before and afterwards, when the plot is at a standstill and the dialogue is silenced.' (Michelangelo Antonioni)"
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Like many cities in Texas and North Dakota, Oklahoma City is also in the midst of an oil boom.
The expansion of horizontal drilling and fracking has made it possible to tap into vast reserves that remained untouched before -- meaning lots of oil money and lots of jobs.
Related: North Dakota wants you -- seeks to fill 20,000 jobs
"As the amount of drilling goes up, demand for services, like finishing off well heads, laying pipeline and cleaning up site, increases as well," said Don Hackler, public information officer with the state's Commerce Department.
As a result, people are flocking to the area to find work: The greater Oklahoma City has seen its population grow by more than 5% since the 2010 Census.
And so far, there appears to be almost enough jobs for everyone. In January, the metro area unemployment rate was just 5%, a full two percentage points below the national rate.


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Horny's Back and better than ever in Dungeon Keeper on mobile! Coming to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices this winter!
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Confession of a food blogger:
Forgive me, readers, for I have sinned. I am not a fan of cooking meals that take hours. Easy peasy. Quick to make. That's what I'm all about. When I get in the kitchen, I want to cook and get food on the table pronto. It is not that I don't enjoy cooking. Au contraire, I LOVE to cook. I'm just like you, though. I have a job (this blog), a family to feed, a house to clean, spiders to kill. The answer to "must make food fast" dilemma is Chorizo con Papas.
Stand back! Chrorizo splitters and splatters when it is frying in the pan. Protect your cookbooks and your children. It cooks up quickly. That is why it is the perfect ingredient for fast and delicious meals. You might have heard of Chorizo con Huevos or Chorizo con Nopales, but this recipe is my favorite and a true Mexican classic. Chorizo con Papas is a full of bold flavors and very satisfying.
Some people make their own chorizo, but that goes back to the hours and hours in the kitchen… and we're not going there. Do not confuse this with Spanish chorizo which is dried and cured in a casing. Mexican chorizo is raw. You gotta cook it. Just say no to Chorizo Tartare unless you want to go to the ER. Hardy har har.
I prefer to use pork chorizo. Some people like beef. It's really up to you and your family's taste. Also, you only need a few ingredients to make Chorizo con Papas. I use leftover "papas," or potatoes, from breakfast. Avoid using mashed potatoes, french fries, and tater tots. 🙂 Add a little diced onion. A little chopped cilantro. Warm tortillas. And DONE! Dun. Dun. Dun. Hope you enjoy!
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 10 ounces Mexican pork chorizo, casings removed
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 pound potatoes, cut into small (1/4-inch) diced, and boiled
- Salt and Pepper
- Cilantro, chopped (optional)
- Heat oil to large skillet.
- Add chorizo and break up the large clumps as it cooks. About 10 minutes.
- Take chorizo out of the pan and place on a large paper towel to remove some of the grease.
- Pour out any additional grease from the skillet, leaving about 1 tablespoon of grease.
- Return skillet to the stove.
- Add onion and potatoes.
- Saute until brown. About 10 minutes.
- Add chorizo to the pan.
- Combine well.
- Taste for salt and pepper.
- Add chopped cilantro.
- Serve with warm tortillas and enjoy!


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Changes since the publication of the 2012 Progress Report
14 Apr 2015
The Community Engagement Board was established to promote the involvement of individuals and organisations outside of the State Government in refining the SASP in 2007. The Community Engagement Board has been replaced with alternative engagement models and, as such, there are no plans for further refinements to the SASP.
The SASP Audit Committee was established in 2004 as an independent advisory body to rate progress against the SASP targets and to provide an assessment of target achievability.
The functions performed by the Audit Committee have transferred to the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Latest data will be regularly published on the SASP website in‑lieu of standalone progress reports.


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New Pattern of Worship from 2nd February 2014
As from the
2nd February the pattern of worship across the Benefice will be revised. I see these as minor changes to the pattern I
inherited in June last year when I took up the post as Rector to the
Benefice. The reasons for these
adjustments are twofold. Firstly, in
making these changes I am endeavouring to hold to the Canons of the Church of
England which require, where possible, Holy Communion to be celebrated in each Parish Church each Sunday. Secondly, it is
my belief that receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion on a regular basis is
crucial for the life and work of the worshipping community. Holy Communion is the means by which we
receive mysterious grace from God. It is a place of
encounter and nourishment - a feeding of
our souls
- which equips us for the work
that God has asked us to do. With this
new pattern there is now the opportunity within the Benefice to receive
communion at 8.00am or 10.00am every week, and
each Parish Church
has a communion service every Sunday.
However, throughout the year there will be some exceptions to the
regular pattern set out below. There are
a small number of 5th Sundays, which gives us an opportunity to do
things slightly differently, so services on these Sundays may vary. In addition seasons and festivals (for
example Lent, Easter, Harvest, Patronal Festivals, ……) within the Church's year
will require adjustments to the regular pattern.
It is my hope and prayer that this new pattern of worship will draw us closer to God, that it will strengthen, sustain and unify us in all that God is calling us to do at this time and in this season of the life of the Benefice.
|Holy Cross Church, Sarratt
|St Paul's Church, Chipperfield
|1st Sunday of the Month
|Holy Communion
|Benefice Holy Communion
|2nd Sunday of the Month
|Holy Communion
|Holy Communion
|All Age Service
|3rd Sunday of the Month
|Holy Communion
|Benefice Holy Communion
|Compline (Traditional)
|4th Sunday of the Month
|Holy Communion
|ASK informal café-style service with Children's ASK In Sarratt Village Hall
|Holy Communion (BCP)
|5th Sunday of the Month
|Services Vary
|2nd Wednesday of the Month
|Midweek Holy Communion
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Christmas 2003
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Other Sheep News
Christmas 2003
We rejoice in the birth of our Savior.
We rejoice in the gifts of God this year.
We rejoice in the gifts of your prayers and support.
Resource Materials Sent to Ministries
documentation centers in Latin America with which we work. OS purchased 60 copies of the
Spanish translation of Daniel Helminiak's well-known bestseller (among lgbt), What the Bible
Really Says About Homosexuality (Lo que la Biblia realmente dice sobre la homosexualidad),
and these have been sent to the ministries and centers. A like number of "De Colores –
Lesbian and Gay Latinos: Stories of Strength, Family and Love", a bilingual documentary
video about the experiences of gay and lesbian Latinos in the United States with their families
and churches, was also mailed out. We have received very positive feedback concerning the
value of these materials. Your gifts make it possible to provide such resources to the
churches and groups we work with in Latin America. Thank you!
Ministering to the Catholic Community in Mexico
However, in Mexico, a country where the majority of people are still traditional Roman
Catholics, we have had to adapt. Many people will not participate in an ecumenical venture
and were continually asking Jerry Cleator where they could be ministered to in a Roman
Catholic setting. So Jerry helped found a new group, Vino Nuevo (New Wine), specifically
focusing on the needs of Roman Catholics. The group is different from Genesis, our
ecumenical group, because it is not a general support group open to the general public. It is a
group of a dozen professional men and women who want to dedicate their spare time in a
ministry proclaiming the goodness of diversity, including sexual differences. Several of our
leadership are heterosexuals and every one of our programs now has heterosexuals
participating. The key word for us is "diversity" and the desire to form a Church which is
welcoming to ALL God's children.
The development of Vino Nuevo has been slow. It has taken us time to articulate what we
wanted to do and how we could do it, and also to form a community of loving support among
ourselves before we tried to minister to others. But we now give retreats on a regular basis,
have worked in a local parish, successfully conscientizing the people to a new idea of church,
have organized special Eucharists and done a lot of counseling to individuals. We are now
striking out to minister to the parents of gays and lesbians. In all of this we can speak the
language which Catholics are familiar with and also touch the particular sore points of Roman
Catholics, especially the teaching authority of the church in these matters.
In reflecting upon what we have been able to accomplish I think of Moises, a man who made
our most recent retreat. He comes from a traditional Mexican Catholic family and his image of
God was a harsh one, one who makes difficult demands upon us and then, when we fail this
God is ready to pounce on us with a sizeable punishment. Despite being 33 years of age he
was still not allowed to be out of the house after 11:00 p.m. and when he asked to go to a
party his parents wanted to know where it was, with whom he was going and what time he
would be back in the house. So Moises not only had an angry God to contend with when he
came to the retreat but angry parents as well. They were constantly on him about finding a girl
and settling down.
We call our retreats "healing retreats" and their goal is precisely to heal the participants'
images of God which come more from paganism than Christianity. Its purpose is to help them
embrace their sexuality as a gift from God and to move forward in confidence that they are
indeed children of God. Besides the talks and the dialogue, Saturday evening we have a
healing service where we pray that the participants can let go of the wounds of the past and
look upon their persecutors with love and forgiveness.
In the retreat Moises was very happy to embrace a more benevolent, caring God. When he
got home, without even thinking about it, he also embraced his mother. For the first time in a
long time there were no harsh words between them. The next week when he called from work
to say that he wanted to stay out late that evening there were no questions from his mother,
only the wish that he enjoy himself. When Moises was healed, so was his mother.
Our retreats have been focused on the problematic facing the homosexual in this society. But
we never wanted to form another ghetto. We celebrate sexual diversity and that diversity
includes all kinds of sexual preferences, even those of heterosexuals. So it is now normal to
have heterosexuals also participating in the retreats. No matter what one's orientation, people
are hungry for another image of God and when they find someone proclaiming this God they
come, ready to embrace all those who are ready to embrace them.
Tom Hanks: Personal highlights from the AAR SBL (Atlanta, Nov 2003)
connect with two publishers possibly interested in his new book (not being an AARSBL
member he didn't have the requisite badge for visiting the book displays, but we managed to
smuggle him in). He is very grateful for OS's efforts (read John Doner) to get his best selling
book on The Bible and Homosexuality published in Spanish and distributed to our Latin
American documentation centers. More such projects are on the horizon (he gave me a copy
of his most recent paper, on "Homosexuality in World Religions and a Psychological
Response," delivered at the convention of the American Psychological Association in Toronto,
Aug, 2003, if anyone would like to see it).
Lunch and consultation with OS board member Chris Glaser, who graciously drove me to the
gay book store (which had one important title missing at the convention) and then to the
airport. He is looking forward to giving workshops in Mexico in 2004, sponsored by Genesis
(OS related) and an ecumenical theological faculty.
The AAR's Gay Men's Issues in Religion Group devoted one session to the theme "Love is a
Many Splendored Thing: Varied Views on Polyamory," OS board member Bob Goss delivered
a paper, "Proleptic Sexual Love: God's Promiscuity Reflected in Christian Polyamory." If you
want to ask him for a copy, don't forget to wear your gloves.
For comments and reviews of significant new literature see the following:
Cleveland: Pilgrim
award for being heterosexual" (Daniel C. Maguire).
Ellison calls for "1) a reformation of marriage as a public as well as personal relationship that
should serve justice to all women and men; 2) a Christian de-centering of sex and marriage;
and 3) a recognition of the diversity of human sexualities" (Christine Gudorf).
Body and Soul: Rethinking Sexuality as Justice-Love. Cleveland: Pilgrim
takes a giant step. Ellison and Thorson-Smith have assembled a stunning group of prophetic
theologians to explore the good news that our sexual pleasure is made godly by relationships
of love, care, mutuality, and justice. Writer after writer shows how the personal is indeed
public, and how the transformation of our human eros is intimately connected with enhanced
justice in race, economics, and ecology. Such boldly incarnational theology might yet revive
authentic spirituality in our churches" (James B. Nelson). Other Sheep board members Bob
Goss, Chris Glaser and Virginia Mollenkott are among the prophetic contributors.
University of Edinburgh, Marcella. Under "Acknowledgements" she writes: "I also need to
mention Roberto Gonzalez, Tom Hanks and Fabiana Tron from Buenos Aires…for being good
friends" and refers to Other Sheep's ministry in Latin America (as she does in her earlier work,
Indecent Theology, Routledge, 2000). She also writes: "A simple search into the broader
semantic field of the word 'oppression' in the Hebrew Scriptures should be the first step for a
Queer hermeneutician to reflect upon in order to clarify the starting point of her re-reading"
(p. 79; with a footnote reference on p. 174 that reads: "For this point concerning the Hebrew
roots related to the concept of oppression see for instance Thomas Hanks, God so Loved the
Third World: The Bible, The Reformation and Liberation Theologies (1983:31). Had we known
back in 1982-83 that in my Spanish and English book I was laying the foundation for queer
hermeneutics (which didn't even exist then!), undoubtedly the Latin America Mission would
have demanded my resignation much sooner (than 1989).
Speech. Boston: Beacon.
proposed for honest speech between women, Jordan probes 'the lies, secrets, and silence'
among Christians and refocuses the debate to enable honest Christians to distinguish
between 'churchly chatter' and authentic Christian speech about sex. This is a delightfully and
refreshingly candid book that any intellectually honest religious person should not miss and
every religious ethicist had better read" (Beverly Wildung Harrison). Mark Jordan grew up in
Mexico, is fluent in Spanish, and would be glad to accept invitations for workshops and
lectures in Latin America.
Bloomington/Indianapolis: Indiana University.
California that serve predominantly LGBT Christians, Wilcox explores their personal histories
and current beliefs, cultural backgrounds and community influences to determine what helped
each forge an identify as both gay and Christian. The findings are linked to recent studies of
religious individualism, identity construction and ritual symbolism and show that the lives of
religious LGBT people provide powerful case studies that deepen our understanding of both
religion an identify.
Therapy: Ethical, Clinical and Research Perspectives. New York: Haworth Medical
book in lesbian, gay and bisexual psychology 2002 by the American Psychological
Association, Division 44.
Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth. New York: Harrington Park.
bibliography. Cites and includes in the bibliography Other Sheep board member and Soul
Force director Mel White. Also cites pioneer investigator Ralph Blair of Evangelicals
Concerned (three times (pp. 100, 261, 263), but does not list his significant studies in this
area in the bibliography.
(New York: Oxford University, 2004)
in the sense of a defined sexual orientation or lifestyle….It acknowledges only the occasional
act of male anal intercourse, usually as an act of force associated with humiliation, revenge,
or subjection (for biblical examples see Gen. 19:4-5; Judg. 19:22). Of the biblical legal
collections only H [Holiness Code, Lev 17-26] mentions it (here and in 20:13, declaring it to be
an abominable act and a capital offense. It seems that H views all sexual acts that are not
potentially procreative as aberrant" (Bernard J. Schwartz, pp. 251-52; see the divine
command to be fruitful and multiply in the related and late priestly creation account, Gen 1:28).
Abingdon, 2003).
in their areas of specialization (2,300+ pages). Women are strongly represented (and see the
Excursus on "Gender in Genesis," p. 10). However, despite having an associate editor (Phyllis
Trible) and contributor (Mary Ann Tolbert, on Mark) who are lesbian, the notes on the clobber
texts are not a strong feature.
Pentateuch. T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, eds. Downers Grove:
InterVarsity, 741-753.
homosexuality), Sprinkle's article includes some surprising admissions and has the virtue of
beginning with a section on the actual Hebrew terms in the sexual area. Instead of the
common insistence that the Bible everywhere defends modern "family values," Sprinkle writes
serial marriages is, anthropologically speaking, akin to polygamy. Polygamy did serve a
useful social function whenever the male population was decimated by war (cf. Is 4:1).
3), which forbade marriage to Canaanites (Deut 7:1-5)….(2003:744).
Dirt, Greed and Sex (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1988), which Bill tells me he now plans to revise
during his sabbatical. However, with polygamy described as "useful" in some social contexts
and divorce on one occasion "demanded" by God's Law, the article marks a considerable
advance over many treatments in previous reference works, which often ignore sexual themes
in the Bible or lump them all under a superficial catchall on "marriage."
and lesbians students at this divinity school. Are you with me or against me?"
It was the early seventies, and I was an Associate Dean of Yale Divinity School and chair of its
Community Life Committee.
I gave his statement a moment's thought and replied. "I am with you."
And so within weeks we invited Troy Perry, founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, to
speak to the student body.
The other Associate Dean and the President of the student body confronted us both and
demanded that we rescind the invitation. For them his presence clearly marked the end of the
But we stood our ground, and when Troy Perry came the world did not end. In fact in a certain
sense a new world began, He was very well received by the majority of the students and
faculty and many programs followed.
Dean of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale 1970-76.
Associate Dean of Yale Divinity School 1971-76.
set up some 18 documentation/resource centers in Africa. However, efforts to maintain
contact with these centers to keep snail mail and email addresses current for sending of
materials in English or French has been more than current volunteers have been able to
manage. If you or anyone you know would be able and willing to help us with this very
strategic task, please write Gordon Herzog, firstname.lastname@example.com, John Doner, jpdoner@infosel.
net.mx, or Tom Hanks, email@example.com. We have some valuable English books
requested by some African leaders that have been waiting to be sent from Mexico for more
than a year and would be glad to send other materials when we have confirmed addresses.
Other Sheep at WOW 2003 (Witness Our Welcome)
at the University of Pennsylvania in beautiful and historic Philadelphia. As most readers know,
WOW is an ecumenical gathering of sexually and gender inclusive Christians from Canada
and the U.S. who support the full inclusion of lgbt persons in their congregations and
ministries and is sponsored by the Reconciling Church Movement, the lgbt ministries in ten
denominations. The theme of the conference was "God's Deliverance Is For All", and more
than 800 registrants participated in the event.
Other Sheep was represented by Marco Morales, a volunteer in Mexico City, and John Doner,
OS coordinator for Latin America, also in Mexico City. We were the only registrants from
outside the U. S. and Canada. Apparently because of limited resources, there appeared to be
no effort to include people from other countries, a disappointing policy to us and hopefully to
everyone involved with Other Sheep.
Marco commented: "We were blessed with excellent worship services, interesting workshops
and other activities that together, for me, were one of the best representations of what
Christianity is called to be: collective praise and worship of God, study and teaching with direct
community actions, joining forces to make real the teachings of our Master and Savior, Jesus
Christ. The activities began early in the morning with Breakfast Dialogues which, in my case,
were with Chris Glaser. Chris provided us with brief and concise studies with his congeniality
and devotion. My first encounter with the Reconciling Ministries Network in the pre-conference
United Methodist event was a source of real joy for me because I was able to be with lay
leaders and ministers of my own denomination and to state, in one of the sub-group meetings,
the need for them to be of support to their Methodist brothers and sisters outside of the
United States."
Marco continues: "I was the only Latin American who attended from outside the United States
and Canada. I invite you to pray with me that WOW will also be accessible to the other
Christian gays and lesbians who live south of the Rio Grande."
Other Sheep was a "Partner" of WOW 2003, meaning an OS contribution of $1,000. That
included a half-page ad in the program book and an exhibit table in the Resource Room. In
addition to two large "OTHER SHEEP" signs on two sides of the table (we were on a corner,
near the check-out area), we had signs on a tall 2-ft.-wide display stand behind the table:
"Your door to international ministry!", plus photos and information concerning Africa, Latin
America and the United States/Canada – the number of large cities in each and the number of
cities without ministries.
John spent most of his time at our exhibit in case interested people stopped by, which was
rather frequent. Other Sheep still is not known to the majority of WOW participants, so
reaching out to passers-by was key to making contacts.
We had an "International IQ" quiz, which asked about the number of countries, large cities and
lgbt ministries in "Christian" Africa and Latin America. Several of the answers were on our
display stand, and all of the answers were on the back of the quiz. Most people I talked with
were willing to take the quiz, providing an entree for conversation in many cases. The majority,
frankly, did not do very well, but one man was able to name every country in Africa (which was
not one of the questions)!
We also used the opportunity to advertise for a volunteer to help Other Sheep do outreach to
Africa, and this resulted in some very interesting contacts. Nonetheless, we still do not have a
We of course distributed the OS brochure and another description of the organization. We
also had our materials in Spanish available for sale, including Tom Hanks' El Evangelio
Subversivo and Daniel Helminiak's Lo que la Biblia realmente dice sobre la homosexualidad,
but sales were disappointing.
Other Sheep "Trivia" Quiz
How's your "International IQ"?
1. How many countries are there in Africa? 20 to 30____; 31 to 40____; more than 40___ .
2. How many countries in Africa have a population which is estimated to be 40% or more
"Christian"? less than 20 ____; 21-30 ____; 31-40 ____; more than 40 ____ .
3. How many large cities (metropolitan areas with more than 500,00 population) are there in
"Christian" Africa? ___________.
4. How many of these cities have a Christian outreach to the lgbt population? __________.
5. How many countries in Central America can you name?
6. How many countries are there in South America? Less than 5 ____ ; 6-10 ____ ; 11-15
____ ; more than 15 ____ .
7. How many Spanish-speaking countries are there in the Americas (including the
Less than 10 ____ ; 11-15 ____ ; 16-20 ____; more than 20 ____ .
8. What is the language spoken in Brazil? ____________________.
9. How many large metropolitan areas (more than 500,000 population) are there in Latin
America? __________.
10. How many of these cities have lgbt Christian ministries? __________.
11. In what area was Latin America, until very recently, more advanced than the United States?
12. What are the seven largest metropolitan areas in Latin America, in order of their size?
13. An estimated total of 84 million people live in these seven cities. If we consider 5% of that
population to be lgbt, then there are 4.2 million lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered
people just in those seven cities alone. How many lgbt ministries do you think there are to
share the Good News of "God's deliverance for all" with these 4.2 million people?
Answers to questions.
1. There are about 47 independent countries in Africa, excluding very tiny countries.
2. There are about 30 countries in Africa in which 40% or more of the population identify
themselves as Christian.
3. Fifty-seven cities in "Christian" Africa have populations greater than 500,000.
4. To our knowledge, only four of these 57 large cities have a Christian ministry with lgbt
5. There are six countries in Central America. Starting south from Mexico, they are
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama (technically
considered part of South America). Mexico and Belize are considered in North America.
6. There are thirteen countries in South America (beginning at the northern end on the
Pacific coast): Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, then crossing the Andes, Argentina,
Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil and Venezuela, plus the three very small non-Spanish-speaking
countries of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
7. There are 19 countries (plus Puerto Rico) in Latin America in which Spanish is the official
8. Brazilian Portuguese is the language spoken in Brazil.
9. There are estimated to be 101 cities in Latin America with populations greater than half a
million people.
10. Only 21 cities in Latin America have a Christian outreach to the lgbt population!
11. Latin America, until very recently, was more progressive than the United States
concerning the legality of homosexuality. Until June 26th of this year homosexuality was still
illegal in 13 U. S. states. In Latin America homosexual relations between consenting adults is
now illegal in only one country – Nicaragua. It was formerly illegal also in Chile and Ecuador,
but those laws were overturned in recent years by the courts in those countries.
12. The seven largest cities (metropolitan areas) in Latin America are Mexico City - 21 million;
Sao Paulo – 19 million; Buenos Aires – 13 million; Rio de Janeiro – 11 million; Lima – 8 million;
Bogotá – 7 million; Santiago – 5 million.
13. There are only 11 very small Christian groups in these seven cities to minister to 4.2
million lgbt! The total population of Latin America is around 450 million, or 22 million lgbt! "The
fields are ripe for harvesting!" (John 4:35).
need to plan for growth will require some permanent paid staff. We need funds to continue
and funds to get a base that will permit growth. PLEASE FORWARD YOUR CONTRIBUTION to
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I've been lucky enough to attend all three Blogtacular events, with the 17th/18th June 2016 event being the latest. I'd wrote a spontaneous post a couple of weeks back about the things to do post-Blogtacular, if you'd attended, but today I kind of want to take a moment to reflect back on the weekend and why this year was the best event.
So what is Blogtacular? I appreciate you might be reading this wondering what the heck it is. While I could recite what it says on their website, about "Blogtacular being the place for bloggers whose hearts beat with creativity to come together to meet, share and inspire.", I'd like to add a personal spin to it. Blogtacular is the one day of my year where I get to step out of my day to day routine to really spend a day on me and my creativity. For that reason, it's a real treat day and a day I countdown to. I feel pretty fortunate have that opportunity and to have something in the diary that I know will keep me happy and creative… plus a chance to meet up with fellow creative folk, some of whom I class as friends and others are most likely friends in the making!
I'd probably struggle to put into words what I took from the day, so for now here are my five reasons why this year was the best.
1. I full threw myself into it. What's the phrase? You'll get out what you put in? That. This year I booked myself into a hotel for the Friday night, instead of rushing to get there on the Saturday morning. That meant I arrived before the doors opened and was able to enjoy breakfast and time to natter to people in a relaxed fashion before it all kicked off. It also meant I got to go to the welcome party at West Elm. On the day itself I also made a conscious effect to look at the marketplace, go to the creative genius bar to talk to Allison Sadler and to do some crafting with the ladies from The New Craft House. I knew the more I got involved in, the more I would take from the day and it really worked!
2. Everything ran like clockwork. I mention this because it's one of those things where if it runs smoothly you don't tend to notice, but if it goes to pot you really notice. I cannot complement Kat and the team enough on how smoothly everything ran on the day; everyone was well informed, we knew where everything was and the timings were spot on. So, yes, I did notice and kudos to team Blogtacular for a smoothly running day, allowing everyone to fully relax.
3. Fantastic speakers. Every year Blogtacular pull it out of the bag with a fab line up of speakers, and every year I wonder how they'll top it next time. Lisa Congdon's keynote speech made me really think about what I was expected to do in life vs. what I really want to do, Kate at A Playful Day made me step back and give thought to telling a story and Laura at Superlatively Rude made me think about my writing and how I could been a bit more bold like Laura. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
4. A real sense of community and friendship. A friend recently told me about a blogging event she went to where she ended up having lunch on her own because no one talked to her. I was shocked. Hand on heart, I could never imagine that happening at Blogtacular. Everyone is friendly and looking out for each other. If you end up standing on your own, it won't be for too long before someone comes over to say hello, and if you go to a talk on your own you'll be talking to the person sitting next to you in no time.
5. Space and time to talk, chill, eat and be inspired! Going to an event like Blogtacular can be a big deal. Being in a room with lots of people who you're perhaps intimidated by, or simply don't know, can be quite nerve wracking, but the environment for Blogtacular was spacious, with teas, coffees etc. on tap and several breaks where you could fuel up on food and drink (including an incredibly delicious lunch!). In my opinion, having space eases nerves and allows you to break away if you just need a five minute breather.
A huge thank you to Kat and team Blogtacular for a wonderful day! And a big hello to all the Blogtacular attendees!
Leanne x
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Status: Finished
Genre: Erotica
He turns to her
As she climbs into bed
She settles in
No words are said
She pulls the covers up
Then he takes them down
He reaches for her top
Neither make a sound
He moves closer to her
As he exposes her breasts
She smiles in the dark
There are no protests
She feels his breath
So warm on her skin
He kisses her gently
She's about to give in
He moves his hands
Up & down her thigh
She reaches down to him
He gives one sigh
She touches him soft
Then she quickens her stroke
He tilts his head back
She's in control
He lays flat on his back
As her lips trace his form
She doesn't stop
He gives a soft moan
She slows her pace
Then comes to a stop
He pulls her onto him
She climbs right up
He kisses her rough
So eager for her lips
She squirms onto him
He grabs her hips
She buries her head
Against the side of his face
He throws his head back
She begins a slow pace
He grips her tight
To keep a steady rhythm
She moves in small circles
He presses her to him
She quickens her movements
As she's so close
He tenses & releases
She gives one soft moan.
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Exquisite. Like being there - in my mind - I'm an "official" fan twice over.
i really like this one.. i think its one of my favorites..
gurl let me tell you with the way you write there is no need for books with pictures or even for movies all one needs to do is read your work and i have to agree with classy peach it was very delicious :)
The comments by everyone else sums it up well!!! ....reality, pleasure, loving, sensual, takes you into the experiences of your mind and memories we have of times just like that.
Whewwwwwwwwww very sensual. I totally enjoyed it . You rocked my socks off.
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