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Ahhh, the weekend. Let's see...
We went to the Y this morning, but there was a wait list for the childwatch with five families ahead of us so we didn't end up staying. Instead we drove out to the Amish indoor market thinking we could pick up some fresh produce and maybe get a snack for the kids. It's sort of an Amish bizaar of sorts. Alex has been reminding me all day that our morning had quite the ironic twist because we started it with every intention of working out and ended up getting pecan sticky buns at the Amish market instead, but alas.
Actually, the kids were going a little gaga in the car on the way over and Georgia started saying "eat! eat!" with Rainer following suit, so when we got there we decided to sit down and order them a little meal. It wasn't even 11am, yet, but they were HUNGRY! This will end up sounding like a rather mundane little tidbit about our day, but what was so awesome about it was how much Georgia has been requesting things using words lately instead of just whining and/or using signs. She has been labeling things with sign for a long time and words more recently, but one of our goals has been to get her to start asking for things. Today, she most definitely did. First there was the "eat! eat!" then "hungry!" and the list went on to include "fries!" when we had offered her something other than fries, "pretzels" when we walked by a tasting table and so on. She also told us about a baby at another table, and said "thank you" to the waitress when she set down Georgia's food. Now. I know she says all these things, but this was so APPROPRIATE and PRACTICAL. It was really just so cool. Early in the day she had also said, "Play at the y."
And? She wasn't stressed out. Not about being in a crowded place, anyway. She was getting a little antsy and whiny because she was so incredibly hungry, but that's just normal hungry kid stuff. She didn't shy away from the waitress, she looked right at her, and she turned around in her seat to admire the baby at the other table.
Wow, just writing this stuff sounds so ho-hum, but I assure you, it's not! She is really coming a long way. I think it's our job to keep inching her out there and giving her chances to succeed.
Now Rainer. Funny thing is that he is REALLY shy. He doesn't have the same anxiety that G has exhibited (except at the doctor's office), so it feels more manageable. But when the older couple at the booth next to us offered R their condiment bottle, Rainer stopped being the animated little sprite he was bring (when he was trying to steal their ketchup bottle) and ducked his head down and wouldn't look up. I remember that feeling SO well!
Also, a few weeks ago I mentioned that R was having some potty learning success. Predictably, as soon as I hit publish on the post he regressed back to his old routine. Started stressing out about where and when to go and so we took a big step back and let him know he could still use his diaper if he wanted to. He's young and we didn't want to bring on any extra anxiety about it. Today, though I will probably regret reporting it, I am happy to report we took a step towards the undies directions again in a MAJOR way. That is all I will say about that lest I lose some readers for being too graphic!
What else? Well, we're mostly hunkered down at home though the weather hasn't been too bad since Thursday. The roads just aren't well plowed and the stores are a mess of people getting ready for the upcoming storms they are prediciting, so we are mostly hanging out around the house. We're bored, but I feel like I am in such a better place than I was last year. The kids are at such a fun stage and I swear they make me laugh a hundred times or more a day!
Funny thing happened at the store a little while ago when I did venture out though. I was walking out when the woman in front of me dropped her glove. I immediatelty bent down to pick it up and handed it to her saying "Here you go!" She mumbled, rather sternly, "I could have done it myself!"
You see, the woman was in a wheelchair, so I guess she had some misgivings about me helping her because as she said, she could have done it herself. The thing is though? I didn't pick it up for her because she was in a wheelchair, I picked it up for her because I am the type of person who picks things up for people when they drop them. Wheelchair or no. I honestly didn't even consider the wheelchair, I didn't have time to, she dropped the glove, I bent down to pick it up.
This is the one time I am glad I had a quick line to use because I felt bad. I didn't want her to think I thought her incapable. I am the child of a woman who spends the majority of her life in a wheelchair, I also have a child with a disability who will probably be deemed incapable through much of her life, when she decidely WILL be capable. So I said, "You would have done the same for me," and smiled at her.
Thankfully, she smiled back. I didn't make a big deal out of it, I just walked on my way.
It's one of those things that makes you think though. Are her defenses on high alert? Am I too sensitive? Do I really want to be the sort of person who doesn't help because I think it through too much?
I have learned in most situations it's best to ask if someone needs help before jumping right in to do it, but this was one of those things where, you know, someone drops change, it scatters across the floor, and you bend down to help them pick it up. There was no added message or intention behind the deed. It was an impulse.
I dunno. No biggie, just something to mull over.
Lastly, I dreamt last night that Alex and I were having a recommiment ceremony. Lots of funny parts to the dream, but one of the best parts was that Iggy--my old beloved pup--was in it, and I got to pet him and say hi. It really was like he was there with me for a spell.
Also, I think one day I would like to have a recommitment ceremony. I think it's a lovely gesture.
And...I want to go to Italy on our next honeymoon!


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Issued at 8:00 am EST on Tuesday 1 April 2014
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Issue Number: 14
River levels on the Mary River are now below minor flood levels and will
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
Researchers say the ships are operating in international waters with a "worrying lack" of regulation, adding that they could pose a threat to regional peace and stability.
Compared to November, spot market freight volume was up 3.0 percent, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.
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A global logistics hub envisioned for Oakland's decommissioned army base takes a big step forward beginning today. The Port of Oakland and Union Pacific Railroad start construction to link the site with UP's main line.Posted on 01/21 at 01:28 PM
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was unchanged in December, following a jump of 3.5% during the previous month. In December, the index equaled 136.8 (2000=100), which tied November as the all-time high.
Shippers negotiating with carriers over 2015 freight rates ought not be swayed by the dramatic lowering of diesel fuel costs into believing their carriers' overall cost of doing business are lessening. In fact, they are rising.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles increased 6 percent in 2014 over the previous year, with total volumes reaching 8,340,065 Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units (TEU). It was the third busiest year in the Port's history, just behind 8.4 million TEUs in 2007 and 8.5 million TEUs in 2006.Posted on 01/19 at 10:09 AM
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The latest data shows that the aggregate on-time performance for the Asia-Europe, trans-Pacific and trans-Atlantic trades dropped to 58 percent in December, down from 62 percent in November and 64 percent in October, according to Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.
Congress should put aside its philosophical differences and make a long-deferred investment in transportation infrastructure through a "dime or two" per-gallon increase in the federal fuel tax, which should be made more politically palatable by more accurately referring to it as a "user fee" rather than a tax.
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With teachers and students now going back to school, much of the province seems to be breathing a sigh of relief. But I'm not convinced we've made any substantial ground when it comes to understanding the important role education and other public services play towards both social and economic wellbeing in this province. The Premier's […]
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How public services strengthen the economy
September 22nd, 2014 · Janet Newbury · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Cheap Power for Jobs (Except it Ain't Cheap)
May 23rd, 2014 · Marvin Shaffer · Comments Off · Economy, Energy, Uncategorized
It has a nice political ring to it — "power for jobs". That is what Glen Clark wanted to do with the Columbia River Treaty power that was returned to the province in the late 1990's. And that is what Vaughn Palmer argues B.C. should do today with the hydro power we have or could […]
Upcoming Municipal Elections: Business as Usual?
March 27th, 2014 · Janet Newbury · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
With municipal elections on the horizon in British Columbia, it is worth paying attention to the nature of political discourse in this province – and considering its implications and alternatives. Increasingly, business parlance is finding its way into what still holds the pretence of being a democratic institution. As with our most recent provincial election, […]
LNG's threat to water sustainability
February 27th, 2014 · Ben Parfitt and David Hughes · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
One glaring problem with the provincial government's strategy to turn British Columbia into a liquefied natural gas exporting juggernaut is that it scuttles any chance B.C. has to be a climate change leader. But equally problematic is how our government's economically dubious fixation with gas exports jeopardizes our irreplaceable water resources. In Alberta as well […]
How Doctors are Paid in BC
February 22nd, 2014 · Dr. Vanessa Brcic · 3 Comments · Health care, Provincial budget & finance, Uncategorized
[A version of this piece was posted on the Tyee] Health care is the biggest, most expensive and most important thing that government does. Hospital care swallows up a large proportion of the health care budget, but primary care in the community takes care of most patient needs and keeps people out of hospital. […]
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Looking Back on the Vancouver-Whistler Winter Games
February 6th, 2014 · Marvin Shaffer · 5 Comments · Uncategorized
British Columbians no doubt feel thankful that the costs, security and other challenges facing the Sochi Winter Olympic Games far surpass what B.C. and Canada faced with the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Games. But the 2010 Games were not without controversy and still raise the question of whether it was all worthwhile. Unfortunately, at least from a […]
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Corporate rights under serious scrutiny in Europe. Canada fast asleep.
February 4th, 2014 · Blair Redlin · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
On Feb. 3rd, I made a presentation in Vancouver to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade on the proposed Canada/E.U. trade deal (C.E.T.A.). I was there on behalf of CUPE B.C. The Committee, chaired by Alberta Conservative M.P. Rob Merrifield, was in B.C. to review both C.E.T.A. and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (T.P.P.) […]
Anti-poverty movement, meet the culture of medicine.
January 23rd, 2014 · Dr. Vanessa Brcic · 4 Comments · Health care, Poverty, inequality & welfare, Uncategorized
The evidence for the burden of income inequality on health is plentiful and convincing, with inequity and its health impact both increasing in British Columbia in recent years. Many voices are calling for attention to poverty reduction and a living wage. But what happens when you add doctors into this conversation? Progress and challenges both. Some physicians are at the […]
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The wrong question in the wrong forum
December 12th, 2013 · Marvin Shaffer · Comments Off · Energy, Environment, resources & sustainability, Uncategorized
It didn't take very much time at the joint federal-provincial environmental hearing into Site C, which started this week in Fort St. John, to realize that it is not the best forum to address the central issue underlying BC Hydro's proposal to develop the $8 to $9 billion hydro project. The central issue is the […]
The importance of culture in big decisions
October 6th, 2012 · Keith Reynolds · Comments Off · Uncategorized
I sometimes think we underestimate the difference in culture between the various regions of Canada. I was reminded of that last month at a meeting of the Union of BC Municipalities. The UBCM always has separate forums for local governments of various sizes. I always make a point of attending the Electoral Areas Directors' Forum. […]
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"Fontaine Futuristics is a really good example of the creative relay race. The original idea for Gilbert Alexander came from myself and designer Tynan Wales. It was very loose back then, the level was wildly, wildly different. At some point it was handed off to Dean Tate, a BioShock veteran who's now at Harmonix. It's really his level design magnum opus, and he worked on it exhaustively out of the Australian studio.
"The script and the character of Alexander were my department, and John Hillner who plays Gil Alexander is bloody brilliant, and so he brought a lot to the character himself. I'm very proud of the level, because I do think that it is probably the single most BioShock level in the game."
Lessons learned
"One thing that's been cited is that the beginning of the game is kind of slow, and that's because it was reworked a lot of times. I think the biggest mistake I made was starting too big.
"A lot of the ideas for BioShock 2 added weirdness and were cool on their own. You could talk about them and get excited, but the fact is that investing in them would've taken polish away from the core. If I'd dialed that focus in earlier on, in a smaller story in a larger setting, then the beginning could have grabbed you earlier, and that would've been worth it.
"Just playing a level that feels like it belongs in Rapture has an immense cost, and so I think that I underestimated that cost, and as such I'm much more proud of acts two and three than I am of act one."
Understanding Father
"The people that seem to get the game at near-100% comprehension level are brainy gamers and your Tom Chicks for whom it resonated personally. I think part of that comes from a mature perspective, but it doesn't guarantee that they're parents themselves, but they have at least considered the implications their legacy will have.
"That said, I've met very young players who'd never considered themselves in that role before. So that expansion at what happens near the end where they realize their significance was a big moment for them, and it also meant some people entirely whiffed. It's like 'You know what? Not for me,' and that's OK too.
"I'm personally interested in relatively mature themes, but I also knew that in a shooter, with a limited budget of comprehension given the fact that bullets are flying past your ears every few minutes, I knew that I had to focus, so the number of inputs into that system are relatively few – there are more than the first game, but still a modest amount."
Choices, choices
"We tried to front-load decisions with grey context to offset the fact that your inputs had to be very honest. We have strict interactive fidelity rules in BioShock, because you're a wrecking ball rolling down corridors with dozens of flavors of death to serve up - it's not cool to let you into a room with somebody and dial those down to just two. That meant that all of our story characters need to live behind glass, and that when you're finally alone in the same space with them you can do whatever you want, but that the two outputs that are easy to read - your intent - are live or dead. The challenge in the writing became about making you feel differently about each one in turn.
I wouldn't say that it's a massive leap forward of morality in videogames, but it's an honest way to try to divine the player's intent. Just to front-load you with as much as we can and to let you make a very simple choice."
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I know the havoc the drought has caused here in the midwest on foundations. We sold our house and are looking for a tear down in an older neighborhood. My question is this. When is the best time to pour a new foundation? we are at the driest in 60 years, so the clay has sunk/shrunk. If we pour now, will it heave later? I intend to mitigate all I can (larger footings, piers under footings, gravel back fill) or am I just doomed to the joys of expansive clay soil? Thanks in advance |
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Dry expansive soils have a greater propensity to move than wet expansive soils. However, the specific mineral content of the soil on your lot--there are at least a half dozen types of clays, for instance--and other factors that will affect the moisture balance must be taken into account in designing and pouring your foundation. Not to mention, the type of foundation you're considering--slab, piers, piles, shallow. You should have a soils engineer's report before undertaking any work. |
Thanks. Yes, fully intend to do soil analysis when we find a lot. So you are saying that current conditions really don't matter, more knowing what you are dealing with and building around it (or with it)? We are in KC area, poured concrete foundations, just trying to keep it stable for as long as possible, hence the piercing below footings as an option ( not done often here) |
When I spent time in and around Winnipeg, I found they fondly call their clay-rich soils Manitoba Gumbo. Homes there are often as not built on piers 20 feet down to stable rock. |
- Posted by virgilcarter (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 16:56
Second Worthy's recommendation for a soils engineer and specific recommendations for foundations and other site work. It will be worth every penny and serve you well for the long term. Good luck on your project! |
- Posted by virgilcarter (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 21:06
Depending on soils conditions and recommendations of the soils engineer there are at least two different foundation types common for expansive soils: --Pier and grade beam; Your soils engineer will also have recommendations about any pre-wetting or drying prior to construction. Just hire an experienced professional and let him/her worry about the rest. You will be at rest a lot longer this way! |
Thanks, good advice. we are willing to spend more up front to keep things stabile for longer. Been recommended to also backfill around foundation w gravel vs. dirt to help relive some of the hydrostaic pressure on 9' basement walls. we continue to look for a lot to build, then start w soils testing. |
I don't think that the moisture level in the ground should determine when to build. The foundation should be designed to be solid for any moisture level. My basement is 12ft deep/tall in very expansive clay soil (the worst). The 1ft thick poured concrete walls and footings were designed by a structural engineer, who used quite a bit of rebar. The rebar design consists of two parallel layers (6 inch separation) of a grid made out of #4 spaced 8 inches apart vertically and 12 inches apart horizontally. The footings are up to 6 foot wide where the concrete basement ceiling is open (staircase), making this part of the basement wall a cantilevered retaining wall. It's backfilled with a 3ft wide section of free draining crushed concrete all the way up to grade, all around the basement. The basement was built during the Texas drought in the summer of 2010 and has since experienced very wet conditions and right now another dry spell. No cracks whatsoever. |
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I've got a 10' Natchez Crape Myrtle that I need to move about 30 feet. It's canopy spreads about 6 feet wide from center (5 trunks). I hate the thought, particularly because I've got it shaped to a nice vase shape. But it's just in the way of a patio I now have planned. This will be the 3rd summer it's been planted.
Should I pay a landscaper to move it? Should I attempt to do it myself with a few friends. I'm thinking that either way it's moved, it should be done in the winter or very early spring after the foliage has dropped so I know it's dormant. Any wisdom to offer? |
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- Posted by the_virginian Zone 7 NoVA (My Page) on Tue, Jun 6, 06 at 0:14
You could move it now as long as you and your friends won't get bad backs from doing the move. Try to take as big a root ball as possible and use root stimulator and transplant shock solution on it in additon to proper soil/hole and mulch. I find it doesn't matter what time of year I transplant/plant crepe myrtles and they do well as long as they are well watered. |
With a tree that size, I would really recommend that you wait until the dormant season. It is much less stressful on a deciduous plant, as you know. You could, however, begin some root pruning now, in preparation for this transplanting project. I would do everything possible over the upcoming months to help your plant grow a heavy feeder root system close to the trunk. Applying a layer of mulch and root pruning will assist in accomplishing that. The very act of root pruning is invasive, so have your mulch layer down first, and be prepared to water your plant heavily at first. Baby it over the summer, but do NOT fertilize! Read up on transplanting techniques. Improper handling of the roots and the rough 'manhandling' of plants can cause permanent damage. It's easy to do it right, though! |
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- Posted by pulldownclaw 7 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 13, 06 at 15:55
A neighbor gave us a large crape myrtle from his yard, and I was amazed at how well it did. I don't recall what time of year we moved it, but the next season it was fine, with plenty of blooms. I know lots of other shrubs and trees that would not have survived that move, they must be tough. |
- Posted by touchadream 7/8 MISS (My Page) on Tue, Jun 13, 06 at 21:46
I have moved several large trees, hacked at the roots til I was tired, then pulled them out with my truck and a rope, they are all doing fine!!! Moved mine in the spring. One fell over from the weight in a rainstorm before it got settled back in, but I propped it back up and its blooming and happy later the same year...cm's are tough! |
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Welcome to GamesRadar's daily blast of all things pertaining to the ever-growing field of game music. Each post will introduce new sounds, games, composers and fan-made remixes of gaming's greatest aural achievements.
July 2, 2010
Game: Fallout 2
Song: My Chrysalis Highwayman
Composer: Mark Morgan
Above: The Fallout 2 world map, with car
If ambient music is meant to transport the listener, then the Fallout 1&2 OSTs are a triumph. This track is one of the more melodic in Fallout 2, and perhaps isn't the most representative of the soundtrack as a whole, but for me, it's got immense powers of teleportation.
Your ears are especially lucky, because composer Mark Morgan recently remastered and released the entire OST. The songs are no longer available on Aural Network, where they were first released, but you can still find them elsewhere.
I couldn't choose just one song to feature, of course. Here's "Beyond the Canyon" to give you a better sample of the game's unnerving soundscapes:
Above: You sitting at your desk? NAH MAN THIS IS THE APOCALYPSE!
And just for fun, here's another great track, "Khans of the New California," which is originally from Fallout 1, in context:
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The FBI is stepping up its fight against cyber hackers due to the major risk the recent slew of attacks pose to the US.
FBI director Rober Mueller claimed that industry and law enforcement must work together to combat the increased cyber threat posed by nation state hackers and criminals in a speech on Thursday.
"Network intrusions pose urgent threats to our national security and to our economy," Mueller said.
"If we are to confront these threats successfully, we must adopt a unified approach that promotes partnerships and intelligence sharing-in the same way we responded to terrorism after the 9/11 attacks."
Mueller warned that US's existing initiatives, like the Domestic Security Alliance Council and InfraGard alliance are not strong enough to fully protect industry and the government from cyber attacks.
The Domestic Security Alliance Council is an outreach programme that involves chief security officers from more than 200 companies connected to critical infrastructure sectors.
InfraGard is an alliance between the FBI and industry started in 1996 that currently boasts 55,000 members nationwide.
"As noteworthy as these outreach programmes may be, we must do more. We must build on these initiatives to expand the channels of information sharing and collaboration," Mueller said.
"We need to abandon the belief that better defences alone will be sufficient. Instead of just building better defences, we must build better relationships. If we do these things, and if we bring to these tasks the sense of urgency that this threat demands."
Mueller indicated that the FBI would continue to attempt to track and extradite any criminal or state actor they detected.
"For two decades, corporate cyber security has focused principally on reducing vulnerabilities. These are worthwhile efforts, but they cannot fully eliminate our vulnerabilities," said Mueller.
"We must identify and deter the persons behind those computer keyboards. And once we identify them - be they state actors, organised criminal groups, or 18-year-old hackers - we must devise a response that is effective, not just against that specific attack, but for all similar illegal activity."
In the past the FBI has sought the extradition of several UK citizens over alleged cyber crimes. These have included Gary McKinnon who for hacking into NASA's networks looking for evidence of alien activity.
The FBI director's comments follow the signing of an executive order by US president Barack Obama designed to address the issue of cyber security.
The FBI director's plan mirrors that of the UK's GCHQ, which announced a host of new cyber directives designed to help industry combat cyber threats at the end of 2012.
These included a new cyber emergency response disaster management centre and industry advice service.
Alastair has worked as a reporter covering security and mobile issues at V3 since March 2012. Before entering the field of journalism Alastair had worked in numerous industries as both a freelance copy writer and artist.
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3 Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. | 3 This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Damascus, even for four, I will not turn back [my wrath]. Because she threshed Gilead with sledges having iron teeth, |
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Opening statements Fla. loud music death trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say witnesses will testify that a Florida man on trial for murder intended to kill a teen outside a convenience store after an argument over loud music,
Prosecutor John Guy told jurors during opening statements Thursday that 17-year-old Jordan Davis posed no threat to Michael Dunn and that there was no weapon in Davis' vehicle.
Authorities say the 47-year-old Dunn fatally shot the Marietta, Ga., teen outside a store in Jacksonville in November 2012. Dunn and Davis had begun arguing after Dunn complained that music coming from Davis' vehicle was too loud.
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1 And Peter and John went up into the temple, at the ninth hour of praying [at the ninth hour of prayer]. | 1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer--at three in the afternoon. |
2 And a man, that was lame from the womb of his mother, was borne, and was laid each day at the gate of the temple [And some man that was lame from the womb of his mother, was borne, whom they put each day at the gate of the temple], that is said fair, to ask alms of men that entered into the temple. | 2 Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. |
3 This, when he saw Peter and John beginning to enter into the temple, prayed that he should take alms. | 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. |
4 And Peter with John beheld on him, and said, Behold thou into us. [Forsooth Peter with John beholding him, said, Behold into us.] | 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" |
5 And he beheld into them, and hoped, that he should take somewhat of them. [And he beheld into them, hoping him to take something of them.] | 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. |
6 But Peter said, I have neither silver nor gold [Forsooth Peter said, Silver and gold is not to me]; but that that I have, I give to thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up, and go. | 6 Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." |
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up; and at once [and anon] his legs and his feet were strengthened together; | 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. |
8 and he leaped, and stood, and wandered. And he entered with them into the temple, and wandered, and leaped, and praised God. [and he leaping stood, and wandered. And he entered with them into the temple, wandering, and leaping, and praising God.] | 8 He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. |
9 And all the people saw him walking, and praising God. | 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, |
10 And they knew him, that he it was that sat at alms at the fair gate of the temple. And they were filled with wondering, and astonishing, in that thing that befelled to him [And they were full-filled with wonder, and ecstasy, that is losing of mind and reason, and letting of tongue, in that thing that befell to him]. | 10 they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. |
11 But when they saw Peter and John, all the people ran to them at the porch that was called of Solomon, and wondered greatly. [Soothly when they saw Peter and John, all the people ran to them at the porch that is called of Solomon, wondering greatly.] | 11 While the beggar held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon's Colonnade. |
12 And Peter saw, and answered to the people, Men of Israel, what wonder ye in this thing? either what behold ye us, as by our virtue either power we made this man for to walk [+Men of Israel, what wonder ye in this thing? or what behold ye us, as by our virtue, or power/either piety, we made this man to walk]? | 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: "Men of Israel, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? |
13 God of Abraham, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, [and] God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom ye betrayed, and denied before the face of Pilate, when he deemed him to be delivered [+when he deemed to be dismissed, or let go]. | 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. |
14 But ye denied the holy and the rightful, and asked a manslayer to be given to you. [Ye forsooth denied the holy and just, and asked a man-homicide, or manslayer, to be given to you.] | 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. |
15 And ye slew the maker of life, whom God raised from death [whom God raised from dead], of whom we be witnesses. | 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. |
16 And in the faith of his name he hath confirmed this man, whom ye see and know; the name of him, and the faith that is by him, gave to this man full healing in the sight of all you [gave this full health in the sight of all you]. | 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see. |
17 And now, brethren, I wot that by unwitting ye did, as also your princes. | 17 "Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. |
18 But God that before-told by the mouth of all prophets, that his Christ should suffer, hath fulfilled so. | 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Christ would suffer. |
19 Therefore be ye repentant, and be ye converted, that your sins be done away, that when the times of refreshing shall come from the sight of the Lord, | 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, |
20 and he shall send that Jesus Christ, that is now preached to you. | 20 and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you--even Jesus. |
21 Whom it behooveth heaven to receive, [till] into the times of restitution of all things, which the Lord spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the world. | 21 He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. |
22 For Moses said, For the Lord your God shall raise to you a prophet, of your brethren; as me, ye shall hear him by all things [as me, ye shall hear him upon all things], whatever he shall speak to you. | 22 For Moses said, 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. |
23 And it shall be, that every man that shall not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from the people. [+Forsooth it shall be, every soul that shall not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed, or exiled, from the people.] | 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.' |
24 And all prophets from Samuel and afterward, that spake, told these days. | 24 "Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days. |
25 But ye be the sons of prophets [Ye forsooth be the sons of prophets], and of the testament, that God ordained to our fathers, and said [saying] to Abraham, In thy seed all the families of earth shall be blessed. | 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.' |
26 God raised his Son first to you, and sent him blessing you [God raising his Son first to you, sent him blessing you], that each man convert him from his wickedness. | 26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways." |
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Angus McKeefe grinned. It had been one smooth heist. Jimmy Peters, who sat beside him in the hijacked Brinks truck, whistled merrily. McKeefe steered the truck into an alley between some warehouses.
"Almost home free," he said.
"Man, I ain't never been rich before," said Jimmy. He shrugged his skinny shoulders. "I dunno what I'm gonna do."
"Buy yourself an island in the Caribbean. That way I can come visit you in my new yacht."
Jimmy giggled and slapped McKeefe on the shoulder.
They pulled up behind a ramshackle warehouse and McKeefe let Jimmy out by a corrugated metal door. Jimmy opened it, and directed McKeefe as he backed the truck in. After the door clanged shut, McKeefe tapped the horn, a signal to the two men in the back of the truck that it was safe to come out. Another truck, with the logo "Golden-Bake Bread" on its side, was parked nearby.
The four of them gathered behind the truck, gazing at the gleaming cargo stacked neatly inside.
"Oh, you ever seen anything so pretty?"
"Man oh man, it's gorgeous. I think I'm going to keep me a bar."
"No way. You know it's all gotta be melted down so it can't be traced."
"Let's get it into the bread truck and get out of here."
"You sure it'll hold the weight? That's a lotta gold."
"It should. We paid Wiley's auto-shop buddies enough to reinforce the frame, suspension and--"
A marble-sized silver sphere arced through the air and struck the concrete floor at their feet. There was a flash of light and a pop like that of a flashcube. They found themselves enveloped in a thin, bitter-smelling vapor. As McKeefe reached for his holstered .38, he fell to his knees, and then collapsed to the floor.
"Oh, you're awake."
McKeefe looked up to see a tall man with a prominent nose and jutting chin. He wore black coveralls with no buttons, pockets or zippers. A cord hung around his neck and from it dangled a transparent tube containing more of the silver spheres. He smiled. That's a bad sign, McKeefe thought. The stranger spoke again. "Are you Angus McKeefe?"
McKeefe thought of his grandpappy. He had been one worthless sonofabitch, but he'd taught McKeefe one useful thing: always answer a question with a question. Helps you get the upper hand. "Who are you?"
The tall man chuckled. "I'm sorry. My name is Willim Benlee Solomon. Am I correct in assuming you're Angus McKeefe?"
McKeefe looked beyond Solomon and saw four others dressed in the same featureless coveralls moving toward the armored truck -- toward the bars of gold bullion stacked in it. "Are you a cop?"
"No more so than you and your men are Brinks guards."
"Shit," hissed McKeefe. The one thing worse than having the cops screw up the heist was to have other criminals screw it up.
"Are you McKeefe?"
"How do you know my name?"
"Well, I know all your names, although it's difficult to match names with faces. There's Angus McKeefe, Wiley Adams, James Peters and Jesus Hinojosa. Mr. Hinojosa is the Spanic fellow there, I'd guess." He pointed toward Jesus.
McKeefe noted that his men still hadn't come to. As if anticipating his concern, Solomon said, "They'll be fine. Sleepmist affects some more strongly than others."
"How did you find out about our plan?"
Solomon chuckled again. "You won't believe me."
McKeefe was getting fed up. Bad enough that they'd been jumped by these assholes, he thought, but the jerks had to gloat, too. Well, as long as Solomon kept volunteering information, it might pay to keep him talking. He bit his lip and said, "Try me."
Solomon gestured toward his companions. "My associates and I are from the future. From the year 2068, to be exact."
"Oh, bullshit!" McKeefe spat.
The tall man laughed. "I knew you wouldn't believe me."
Wiley Adams, who lay sprawled next to McKeefe, struggled against the papery strips binding him and said, "What the hell's going on?"
McKeefe nodded toward Solomon. "We're being ripped off."
"Ripped off? These guys aren't cops?"
McKeefe shook his head. Wiley's normally wolfish features went pale and he struggled madly against the bonds. "Mac, they're gonna kill us!" His voice was high and tinged with panic. "They ain't gonna want no witnesses! We're dead!"
"Shut the fuck up, Wiley," McKeefe commanded. Wiley flopped like a dying fish on the concrete floor, screaming as he tried to free himself. Solomon touched the tube which hung around his neck and a silver sphere dropped into his hand. He bent near the screaming man and pinched the sphere. It emitted a small puff of vapor which enveloped Wiley's head. His eyes rolled up in their sockets and he stopped struggling.
McKeefe shook his head. "God damn."
"He's only asleep, Mr. McKeefe."
"Are you planning to kill us?" McKeefe asked.
Solomon replaced the sphere in its tube. "Of course not. I can assure you that you and your men will survive. We're just here to 'rip off,' as you put it. We'll take the gold and then return to our own time. No killing is necessary."
McKeefe hoped Solomon wasn't lying. Grandpappy had also said never trust crazy people.
"I can tell by your expression, Mr. McKeefe, that this is all a little hard to comprehend. You can rest assured that, in spite of our taking your gold, you will profit from today's events."
"It's a rather involved story. I'll tell you in just a moment."
Solomon called out to his henchmen, who loitered over by the trucks.
They walked up, and McKeefe studied them as Solomon issued orders in a low voice. The group consisted of a tall, dark-eyed woman, a thin, balding black man, an oriental who wore a tool belt of some kind around his waist, and an elderly white man wearing a green plastic headband with a small wire antenna over his right ear. They listened attentively while Solomon spoke, and then they laughed as though he had told them some sort of joke. Then the man with the headband turned and went back to the truck. The other three disappeared behind some nearby crates and reappeared pushing a large object which sat on metal rollers.
It was an oblate platform, roughly fifteen feet long and seven feet wide, constructed of a bluish metal, which glinted in the dim light from the fixtures above. Rising up from either end of the platform were two gleaming glass cylinders which contained a network of gold wires as fine as strands of hair. Electricity, or something like it, sparked and flashed at intervals across the gaps between wires. Each cylinder was capped with a small box constructed of the same metal as the platform, and both boxes had what looked like a security keypad set into them. It was like nothing McKeefe had ever seen.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" said Solomon as his cohorts rolled it past.
"What is it?" asked McKeefe. His anger and frustration had been washed away in a flood of curiosity.
"Seventy-eight years from now, the world's first bipolar Time Distortion Field Generator -- we call it a TeeDee -- will be built. In short, the first fully functional time machine!"
McKeefe nodded silently. He felt that this was getting a bit elaborate for some kind of gag or trick, and opted to listen.
Solomon went on. "Like you, I'm a criminal. In your future, and my present, law enforcement has improved, but not to the point that intelligent, careful criminals cannot become quite wealthy. So my friends and I, being intelligent and careful types, became wealthy."
"If you're rich, why are you taking our gold?"
"For the sheer thrill and prestige of it. This is a historic event. The first use of the TeeDee to commit a crime!"
"You said we'd profit from this. Are you going to leave us a share of the gold?"
"I'm afraid not. Actually, I said you would profit from today's events. I can't say how your companions will fare. I'd like to show you something." Solomon reached behind his back, and from a hidden pouch in his coveralls brought out a tattered paperback book sealed in a transparent plastic sleeve. He leaned down and handed it to McKeefe.
Handling it awkwardly because of his bonds, McKeefe examined it. The title was Time Heist. The cover art was a crude painting of Solomon and the platform. He gasped when he saw the author's name on the cover.
"Angus McKeefe."
"That's correct."
McKeefe shook his head in disbelief. "I'm no writer."
"You'll learn while you're in prison for hijacking the Brinks truck."
"Yes, I'm afraid so. Sorry. You'll be better for it, though."
Solomon suddenly chuckled.
McKeefe looked up from the book. "What's funny?"
"So many historical things happening today," the tall man said. "And the ironies! Don't you realize it? You're the first author in history to see a copy of your book in print before you've even written it!"
McKeefe shook his head. He felt confused. Solomon reached down and plucked the book from him. "I found your book quite by chance. I happened to be browsing through an old bookstore, and I was shocked to see that this paperback had my likeness on the cover. After skimming a few pages, I nearly fainted. Imagine it! A book about time travelers who commit the perfect robbery. We planned and executed the theft of the prototype TeeDee, as your book had predicted, and we prepared for the cross-time robbery.
"One worry occurred to us. There are dangers to time travel. There is a phenomenon called the 'grandfather paradox,' in which altering the events of the past alters the events of the future. If you travel into the past and kill your grandfather before he conceives your father, you cannot come to exist. But if you never existed, how could you kill your grandfather?"
McKeefe frowned.
Solomon chuckled. "Yes, it's confusing. The binding glue of your book had loosened by the time I found it, and several pages were missing throughout the text, especially near the end. Our concern was that, not knowing the whole story, we might accidentally violate the paradox. But my associate Chiang pointed out that since the book had been published, we had, in effect, already robbed you in the past, and since our present was sound as far as we could tell, we hadn't violated the paradox. We had only to come here and proceed as we saw fit, taking care not to harm anyone.
"Just to be certain, I looked up newspaper articles from the year mentioned in your book, and they confirmed the robbery, and how the gold disappeared without a trace. The articles scoffed at your stories of time travelers, but you knew better, Mr. McKeefe. You published the true account after getting out of prison. And, sixty years later, I found your book."
McKeefe's mind was still staggering. "Is it a good book?"
"I found the writing capable enough, and even though some parts were missing from this copy, the story was exhilarating! After reading it, I felt like I'd traveled in time before I ever set foot on the TeeDee. I was reading about my own future in a book which had been written more than thirty years before I was born!
"Needless to say, my companions and I located this warehouse, which will still be standing in 2068. We moved the TeeDee here and programmed it to transport us to your time. We arrived here while you were out hijacking the Brinks truck. The rest, if I may hazard a pun, is history."
Willim Benlee Solomon laughed loudly. McKeefe glanced over to the trucks, where the others busily stacked gold bars onto the platform. There goes my yacht, McKeefe thought gloomily. Then he noticed an almost imperceptible shimmering in the shadows near the Brinks truck. A cluster of shadows resolved, and McKeefe strained to see what they were.
The shadows condensed into figures astride a low platform. Solomon wheeled, saw the intruders, and shouted, "Weapons!"
Before Solomon's cohorts could react, two of the figures held up slim glowing rods. McKeefe felt a prickling sensation and his muscles went rigid. He could still breathe and look straight ahead, but that was the limit. Solomon stood frozen with one arm upraised. His companions were likewise immobile.
A tall man stepped off of the platform and strode up to Solomon. He wore a close-fitting garment of what looked like spun silver, and strange tools or objects hung from the sash about his waist. From his features, McKeefe guessed who he might be, but the stranger spoke and removed any doubt.
"Permit me to introduce myself," he said, smiling. "I am Willim Benlee Solomon III."
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New David Bowie video banned by YouTube
The evidently controversial new video from David Bowie has been banned by YouTube.
A spokesperson for Bowie said that the promo for "The Next Day" single had been removed from the streaming site as it apparently went against YouTube's terms of use. They commented: "They took it down as they say it contravened their terms of use".
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Alongside Bowie, the video features actors Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard.
'The Next Day' is the third single to be taken from Bowie's current album of the same name. The video was directed by Floria Sigismundi - the photographer and filmmaker who directed Bowie's last video, "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)".
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Game No. 32: Bobcats 98, Raptors 91
I wrote earlier on Friday about how even Tank Nation subscribers wouldn't be able to take anything out of a loss to arguably the worst team in NBA history. Hours later, it's officially a reality, as the Bobcats snapped a 16-game losing streak with a win in Toronto, "improving" to 4-26 after 30 games and 2-16 on the road.
This has to be rock bottom, right?
Now here are some thoughts on the game:
1- My first thought is this, that the Raptors, as poor a team as they are, even without Andrea Bargnani and Linas Kleiza, are still a better team than the Bobcats. But they're not better by enough of a margin to be able to coast by the Bobcats, or anyone else in the NBA for that matter. The incredibly frustrating thing about this loss is that the three or four times the Raptors decided to play hard in this game, they actually went on mini runs and started to build a lead. Then they would simply stop playing, almost as if they thought a six point lead against Charlotte would be enough. This team has to realize that as nice as solid efforts against teams like the Celtics, Lakers and Spurs are, those efforts will never excuse absolute duds like this. The Raptors we saw on this night deserved to be booed off of the floor.
2- One bit of good news for the Raptors is that they got one of their walking wounded back in the lineup in Jerryd Bayless. Bayless attacked the basket in his short stay on the floor and generally looked like his fearless self, but the bad news is that he played just five minutes in his return. I'm hoping this was just a precautionary decision by Dwane Casey, and not a sign that this injury is going to nag Bayless in one way or another all season. The guy was playing so well before he went down again, it would be a shame if he can't get back to 100 per cent any time soon.
3- Another positive in this game for the Raptors was the crowd. Considering some of the larger crowds Toronto has had this season, 15,575 might not sound great, but if you ask me, getting over 15,000 people to spend their Friday night watching two teams with combined records of 12-48 is actually a minor accomplishment. Maybe "Naughty By Nature" or the "Fan Night" deals on merchandise brought the crowd in, but they actually sounded into the ball game, despite the "performance," or lack there of, from the home team.
4- I've mentioned before that even when DeMar DeRozan has good games this season, there is always something that seems to hold him back from having a great game. Tonight was no different. DeRozan finished with a very efficient 24 points on just 15 field goal attempts and got to the line 12 times. Those are impressive numbers for the 22-year-old. But it leaves us with more to be desired when you consider that DeMar had 13 points after the first quarter on five-of-six shooting and 18 points at the half on six-of-seven shooting. Unfortunately, foul trouble slowed down DeRozan's big night in the second half. He's been pretty good over the last couple of weeks, and I suppose we can take solace in the fact that his January slump is officially over, but I can't help thinking about the "what could have been" in a lot of these performances.
5- Yes, I realize that they just beat the team that I root for, but I remain confident in saying that the Bobcats have the worst NBA roster I've seen in my lifetime. It's a joke to look at. I often find myself wondering how Bobcats fans, if they exist, make it through their days or make it through this season. As bad as things are here in Toronto, I still believe the Raptors have a couple of good pieces for the future already in place, a few additional assets that are at least somewhat attractive on the market and a solid coach in place. I look at the Bobcats, and I see a sad sack collection of "talent" with no hope in the near future. Drafting Anthony Davis would obviously change things, but right now, even exciting young players like Kemba Walker and Bismack Biyombo don't do it for me.
6- You know what's getting really frustrating? Watching Leandro Barbosa make really bad decisions with the ball in his hands. On the surface, you see a 16-point performance in 24 minutes off of the bench and think Barbosa performed well, but if you watched the ending of this game, I'm sure you share my frustration. The Raptors had cut the lead to two, got a stop and were running out on a fast break, with the ball in Leandro's hands. Everyone in the building thought Barbosa should move the ball except Barbosa himself, and the play resulted in a turnover. Just minutes later, Barbosa committed another foolish turnover at a critical moment. I accepted that this season would be full of ups and downs (mostly downs) and full of frustrating moments a long time ago, but I assumed a lot of that frustration would come at the hands of our younger players, not the seasoned vets who were supposed to be supplying the leadership on this team.
Even a boost in the Tank Nation standings isn't enough to satisfy me with a loss to the Bobcats, but if you can find comfort in it right now, a Pistons win on Friday leaves the Raptors with the fifth worst record in the NBA. Not to mention, a Hornets upset at MSG has Toronto just 1.5 games ahead of the second-worst record. Fun times, indeed.
To finish, I'm going to suggest that you listen to the return of RaptorBlog Radio, which features an interview with fan-favourite and "Ultimate Raptor," Alvin Williams. I promise you it will go down easier than anything related to this embarrassment of a game.
Raptors Player of the Game: Jose Calderon – 42 Min, 14 Pts, 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT, 2-2 FT, 3 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 TO (Amir Johnson's season-high 15 rebounds and another balanced game from James Johnson have them in the conversation too)
Bobcats Player of the Game: Kemba Walker – 30 Min, 14 Pts, 5-15 FG, 1-4 3PT, 3-3 FT, 3 Reb, 8 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 TO (You can take your pick between Walker and Biyombo, who came up with 13 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks)


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*sniff* *sniff*.........wow.....amazing shippio you did a number on this one
By day I smile
By night I cry
Try so hard
To crack a smile
So peaceful
Too peaceful
So innocent
Too innocent
So lost
Too lost
God is thy light
But were is he
By day a girl
By night a beast
Loved by few
But envied none
Hated by all
Cared by some
A lair
A deceiver
A burden
A waste of useful time
Not a poet
But a lost rapper
No heart
But a black hole
No soul
But a empty vessel
I jabber on
Therefore, you will not forget me
However, I make you hate me
So you won't miss me
When I die
Promise you won't care
Cause I won't be gone
I'd still be there
These words are useless
But this is how I really am
Shippo is determined to become a lvl higherI'm a solider of Pen and Paper!<3 Atomik_Sprout <3
*sniff* *sniff*.........wow.....amazing shippio you did a number on this one
ummmm...row, is this how u really feel?? I liked the poem alot, it worried me a little though
*sniffle* So emotional T_T Dammit you better tell me everything now >_>
The stanzas can be combined to make larger ones. Short isnt always sweet.
Seduced by Flesh