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Mister Sandman by Barbara Gowdy (1995)
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Publisher synopsis: "The Canary family are unlike any other. Joan is exquisite, tiny, mute, plays the piano like Mozart and lives in a closet. Marcy is a nymphomaniac, while Sonja earns a fortune clipping hair-grips to cardboard and knits compulsively. Their parents keep their own habits secret for as long as they can."
The secrets of the parents are that Gordon is homosexual and Doris likes to sleep with other women. The story reaches its climax when Joan reveals them to each other.
Well-written, but a bit bawdy for my taste.
(The title is derived, on one level at least, from the tunes that Doris always has running through her head. I kept hearing the beautiful tune Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream…. Here it is played by a master. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-c66SJPuUI&feature=autoshare)
Read this if: quite honestly, I'm not sure who should read this. 3 stars
Family dynamics...truth seen through eyes of brain-damaged child... odd, odd, odd.
Her language is unpretentious, relentless, but full of sympathy for her characters...We can't get enough of Barbara Gowdy's intelligent, familiar, and yet bizarre characters.
Mister Sandman kidnapped me, enveloped me in a dreamlike haze, and dropped me back to reality breathless...an amazing achievement.
This undeniably strange saga is related in beautifully polished prose shot through with witty asides, startling poetic images and a series of hilarious scenes that beg to be read aloud...
...cocks a snoot at conventions, both moral and literary, and is so brilliantly crafted and flat-out fun to read that [she] makes jubilant sinners of us all.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0156005778, Paperback)This riotous account of "the family unit" was a smash hit in Europe, Canada, and England. In the Times Literary Supplement, author Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale) praised Barbara Gowdy's novel as surprising and delightful, containing moments "at the same time preposterous and strangely moving." The Canary family guards many secrets, including the mystery of tiny daughter, Joan, who was dropped on her head at birth and has never spoken. Joan plays the piano like Mozart, yet has never had a lesson. The outrageous hilarity rises into a climax that creates a stunning new definition of family togetherness.
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"Barbara Gowdy's outrageous, hilarious, disturbing, and compassionate novel is about the Canary family, their immoderate passions and eccentricities, and their secret lives and histories. The deepest secret of all is harbored in the silence of the youngest daughter, Joan, who doesn't grow, who doesn't speak, but who can play the piano like Mozart though she's never had a lesson. Joan is a mystery, and in the novel's stunning climax her family comes to understand that each of them is a mystery, as marvelous as Joan, as irreducible as the mystery of life itself. In its compassionate investigation of moral truths and its bold embrace of the fractured nature of every one of its characters, Mister Sandman attains the heightened quality of a modern-day parable"--P. [4] of cover.… (more)
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Who is Michael Rakowitz?
Artist Michael Rakowitz will be speaking at Williams College on Thursday, October 28 at 7:30 pm.
So what are the important things to know about Michael Rakowitz?
He is an American artist of Iraqi descent. Although many of his recent art projects have been defined by his interest in the relationship between Iraq and the West, his work also focuses on social issues in the U.S., and many of these projects have been located in public spaces rather than in traditional…
Art Re: Art is almost done!
Art Re: Art opens on Saturday! This exhibition features 30 objects from the museum's collection that take "art" as their subject. Enjoy an array of artists — from Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol to Cindy Sherman and Wang Qingsong.
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Carrie Mae Weems and WCMA
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In 2000, WCMA commissioned an installation by Carrie Mae Weems titled The Hampton Project, which also featured a selection of photographs from Frances Johnston's stunning Hampton Album of 1900 (borrowed from the Museum of Modern Art in New York). These two women, distanced by time and race, both shared a fascination with the history and legacy of the Hampton Normal…

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Dear community,
I would like to share with you the blogspot I am currently working on to show the +/-30 glass plates that my great-grandfather took some 110 years ago in Barcelona and that survived to our days. At the turning of last century, street photography was quite uncommon in Spain and even if the photos taken by an amateur such as my ancestor, may not be technically excellent (some are pretty good though), most of them have a significant historical interest (and a sentimental one for our family). The short text accompanying each photo is in Catalan with its English translation. Photos have been minimally retouched (or not at all) to show their current state of conservation.
When all glass plates have been uploaded, I'll try to do a "now&then" comparison for the ones that I've been able to identify the location, and I'll post some shots of the actual plates and original boxes they've been stored in during all these years.
My ancestor, who was an entrepreneur and in many aspects, in advance of the time he had to live in, would be certainly amazed if people from all over the world could see his surviving photographic production.
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From S2S: MissLawrence… remember him…Sheree's friend?? OK, now that you know who he is…
"Thanks for stoppin' by, Sheree… bytheway, hand in your key to the Clubhouse on the way out…"
MissLawrence is doin' some grunt PR work for the Real Housewives of Atlanta by giving "inside info" re the new wives, Kenya Moore and Porsha Stewart MissLawrence is also giving his opinion about Nene… and also mentions how Sheree is doin'.
However, MissLawrence's best line from the article is this:
"It's funny because Atlanta 'Housewives' is one of those shows you get the best of all worlds: you get a little bit of class, a little bit of drama and a little bit of hood," he said. "It's going to be a really good season."
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One of the reasons we're gonna miss Sheree… Sheree was the ONLY ATL Housewife who could go toe-to-toe with Nene:
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Kim Zolciak's MOTHER filed a lawsuit to see her grandchildren… the girls really don't wanna see Grandma:
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The "Snookiville Law" re the filming of "reality" shows will soon be in effect in New Jersey! From TomsRiverOnline...
"According to the Oct. 18 Qunnipiac University Poll, 72 percent of registered voters support Dancer's proposal, which is named "Snookiville Law" after the Jersey Shore reality television star most famously associated with New Jersey."
Not too sure what the ratings numbers are for last night's Real Housewives of Miami… but, MissAndy never shoulda thrown Miami into the mix while the RHONY and the RHONJ were still goin' strong!
Asked Yolanda Foster… "YoFo"… a few questions the other day via twitter. YoFo just answered one! We're so disappointed! Not because YoFo just replied to ONE tweet, but that she's making everyone wait for the answer, which she states will be included when her website goes live in a few weeks…
YoFo also said that she's already screened the RHOBH season premiere episode… she must be busy instructing her ghostwriter what to write!
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The creators of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and Bravo's "Miss Advised" are partnering with Ashley Tisdale's Blondie Girl Productions to cast for an exciting new docu-reality series on a major cable network.
The highly-educated Heather Dull-Bro… she's taken!
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MNI, Media Networks, Inc., the Targeted Print & Digital division of Time Inc., is looking for an Advertising Sales Representative to cover the Washington, DC territory.
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Exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills are prerequisite. We are looking for someone eager to identify, foster and maintain strong relationships with advertising agencies and clients in your territory to sell targeted advertising across MNIs portfolio of print, digital & mobile platforms. This hunter sales position will require excellent in-person selling skills to manage active clients, generate leads, identify prospects, and penetrate the organization to the highest levels.
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Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino 2009
Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
Winemaker's Notes
Intense ruby red color. Fruity bouquet with red berry notes. Very well structured, mellow, long-lasting flavor with smooth, velvety tannins.
Enjoy with pasta with meat sauce, roasted and grilled meats and medium strength cheeses.
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The Wine Advocate - "The 2009 Rosso di Montalcino is a lush, fruity wine with good body and an attractive personality. The Rosso is aged predominantly in 100-hectoliter barrels, although 30% of the wine is aged in French oak tonneaux. Over the last few years the estate has moved towards a simpler style of Rosso, which is a shame as the older Rossi were wines of real pedigree and class. This is simply a tasty, well-made wine, but not more. Count me among the estate's fans who miss the more serious style of Rosso that was common here until just a few years ago. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2014. "
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The Il Poggione estate has been in existence since 1890, and has been owned by the Franceschi family since 1900. The company's winemaking operations are supervised by Dottore Piero Talenti, who imposes a meticulous three-part selection process – first in the vineyards, second after pressing, and again after fermentation. Piero's attention to detail in the winemaking process has resulted in the acclaimed Brunellos for which Il Piggione is renowned. View all Il Poggione Wines
About TuscanyView a map of Tuscany wineries (TUSS-can-ee) Sangiovese. Most of the wine coming from Tuscany is made from some clone of this varietal, but a growing trend, started by the renegade winemakers of those Super Tuscans, is to incorporate more international varietals.
Notable FactsThe most well known sub-districts of Tuscany are Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (note that Montepulciano here refers to the local village, not the grape variety found in the Italian region of Abruzzi). Wine labeled from these regions is DOC-regulated and Sangiovese-based blends. Quality wine from these DOC areas has been on the rise for decades, with top-notch winemakers and wineries shedding the low-quality image once held for Tuscan wine by producing consistently outstanding bottlings that range from deliciously drinkable to highly ageable. Newer to the scene are regions like Bohlgeri and the Maremma, home to of what are now termed "Super-Tuscans," named for the wine coming from the Tuscany area, but not following all of the DOC or DOCG laws required in Italy. In the 1970's, some pioneer winemakers began buying land outside of Chianti and Montalcino, and planting not only Sangiovese, but also international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The wine they produced only fit into the lowest Italian category of "vina da tavola," but the winemakers sold the wine for high prices, creating an almost cult following, and spurning a new wine category called IGT.
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The house at Westport's 2 Harbor Hill (aka 317 Compo Road South),was demolished today. Built in 1988, the two-story custom colonial had 5,071 square feet, was situated on a 1.1-acre property and changed ownership in July for $2.1 million. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 22, 2012. Among those on hand to watch were former owners Arthur Kirsch (l) and Denise McLaughlin (c) who are now New Canaan residents, and neighbor Viveka Kjellgren. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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By Pascal Kwesiga
The trial of Brig. Micheal Ondoga and other senior UPDF officers has stalled.
The General Court Martial that has been hearing their cases is currently holding an emergency hearing of cases involving over 131 suspects in armed raids in Kasese district.
Over 90 people were killed during attacks on a military barracks and police stations in Kasese, Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts on July 5.
Apart from Col. Shaban Bantariza, the former deputy director Uganda media center, Col. Fenekansi Mugyenyi, the ex-commander of the UPDF 4th battalion and Maj. Herbert Muramagi, the ex-Internal Security Organization director in charge of marine, all the other officers are still in detention at Military Police headquarters in Makindye, a Kampala suburb, after they were denied bail.
Ondoga, the ex-commander of the Ugandan troop contingent in Somalia, who underwent a surgical operation at Bombo army hospital in May, has been in cells since October 2013 when he was charged.
He faces service offences that reportedly resulted into loss of lives and army equipment when he commanded the Ugandan troops in Somalia between 2012 and 2013.
More army officers facing trial before army court include; Col. Hassan Kimbowa, the former commander of Uganda Battle Group 11+, Lt. Col. David Kreys Matua, the ex- Ugandan troop contingent tank component commander, Lt. Col Benson Olanya, the ex-commander of 343 battalion in Mogadishu, Lt. Col. Eugine Ssebugwaawo, formally the commander of Uganda Battle Group 9+ and Maj. Nasur Namara, the ex-commander of the motorized component.
Others are; Maj. Frank Kawero, formally the training officer at Aljazeera training school in Mogadishu, Capt. Hassan Wantimba, formally the school's chief instructor, Lt. Col. Sam Kirya and Capt. Joy Atugonza, the Ugandan army contingent's former military information officer and logistics officer respectively. The deputy army spokesperson, Maj. Henry Obbo, has said the trial of the officers would resume at the end of "an emergency session" in Kasese. But he could not tell when the emergency trial would come to a close.
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Devils Head Resort
Looking to head up there for $16 Thursday night on 1/31/13. Let me know if any of you will be around
Keep an eye on their website. My local hill is closing early today temps are shooting up fast
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Anybody live close that could tell the conditions. Still planning on heading up tomorrow
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Heading up tomorrow night 2/7/13. Hit me up if anybody is going to be up there.
I can't make it but conditions should be great. Snow last week and storm hitting today.
Have fun, if things change join us up at GP I read your other post about....
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Going up to Devils Head Thursday 2/21/13 for the night session. Hit me up if you can make it.
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Hoping for some fresh snow Thursday night :)
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It is time, once again, to recognize some of the excellent young women and men of Morgan County as we spotlight Morgan High School's Sterling Scholars. The Sterling Scholar program's purpose is to publicly recognize and encourage the pursuit of excellence in scholarship, leadership, and citizenship of high school seniors in the state of Utah.
Elder Michael Joseph Rees has returned from serving an LDS mission in the Guatemala City Central Mission. He is the son of Stan and Kendra Rees. He will be speaking in the Morgan 7th Ward at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday at the Morgan Stake Center.


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A short one and a long one.
The short one first...
"The Forest"
The whisper of the forest
Echoes through the trees
Far above the roots
And deep below the leaves
It rustles loose the birds
Who soon explode with flight
It makes the soil tremble
Even in the dark of night
And the long one... I'd like to know if it makes sense to you.
"The Trumpet" (yeah...I'm not much for titles)
Along the shore crept a ship
From nowhere it should seem
As the crowd of rich and poor
Await the floating dream.
The mass of folk began to cheer
As the ship pulled round.
The wives and children ran to see
Their men and fathers found.
Amidst the joy there came a silence
With sadness it goes often.
A flag of heroes lies upon
A tattered wooden coffin.
A blaze of noise broke the silence
And played a saddened song.
Their heads bowed down in sudden sorrow
Not knowing what went wrong.
"For whom did the trumpet play?"
Was the question on their faces
But they looked beyond the wooden mass
And saw a hundred other cases.
A trumpet played
But not for one man.
An army it did seem.
The worste of war
Was brought to them.
In fact it was no dream.


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In the year that I've been blogging, I've been lucky enough to share stories of my travels down under and through Latin America.
This time around, I decided to spend my vacation days right here in the U.S. traveling to the Pacific Northwest. When I told people we were traveling to the West Coast via rail, most people laughed, stared bug-eyed, or had an awkward combination of the two.
After all, Long Island to Oregon is a long way to travel by train. I too had my doubts at times; most of what I learned about traveling out west came from cowboy movies and playing "Oregon Trail" in elementary school.
Upon arriving in Portland, 65 hours and 3,216 miles of track later, I didn't regret it one bit. We met an incredible variety of interesting people and saw the most breathtakingly beautiful American landscapes.
I have always found airports and planes so stressful and chaotic, so the train was a nice change of pace, relaxing and peaceful. The ticketing and boarding processes were easy and quick, and the Amtrak staff were warm and accommodating all the way. Despite the extensive amount of activities and movies we packed, there was never time to be bored. We spent most of our days chatting with other travelers in the observation car, snacking and playing cards in the café and enjoying a good meal and bottle of wine in the restaurant car. An added bonus: the price was reasonable! Where else can you find cross-country transportation and three nights accommodations for less than the price of a flight?
Passing through the steel mills of Indiana, waking up to the just-golden fields of wheat in North Dakota and listening to historians through the Rocky Mountains taught me more about this country than I could read in a book or see in pictures. It was especially enlightening to travel coast-to-coast at this time of year, when the country is so politically polarized. From the dreadlocked activists in the streets of Portland, to the road-side protesters along the route, there was no shortage of people advocating their beliefs. The current political climate also enabled for some engaging conversation with strangers. Even friends from Canada impressed me with their in-depth knowledge about the presidential election.
After our train travels commenced, we spent the day wandering the unique thrift stores and fair trade shops of Portland, and spent the night at the "Last Thursday" festival with some friends. The next day we drove about four hours north to the Gorge in Quincy, Washington, stopping only to view the majestic wind farms and to take advantage of bargain prices at the farm stands. Once at the campsite, we spent our time hiking a petrified forest, relaxing by the river, and of course enjoying three nights of shows by the Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge Amphitheatre; the original purpose of our self-proclaimed pilgrimage.
The entire vacation was memorable, but even after spending time in Chicago, Portland and Seattle and camping the Columbia River in Washington, the train travel was still a highlight. The views and the people were second to none and I would recommend it to anybody.
Wisconsin natives Karl and Nancy, retired farmers, now spend their time visiting grand and great-grand children around the country via train when they're not bicycling 20 miles a day. What a life! If time weren't a factor, I would travel by rail to any destination in the country.
Now that it's off my bucket list, I'll just have to save the rest of my train travel for retirement like my train buddies.
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|The effect of a synthetic 7-thiaprostaglandin E1 derivative, TEI-6122, on monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 induced chemotaxis in THP-1 cells.
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|1 The ability of various prostaglandins (PGs) to inhibit monocyte chemotaxis induced by monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) was investigated with a human monocytic leukaemia cell line, THP-1. Moreover, to investigate the mechanism of the inhibitory action of PGs the involvement of either intracellular adenosine 3': 5'-cyclic monosphosphate (cyclic AMP) accumulation or intracellular Ca2+ mobilization was studied. 2 TEI-6122, a synthetic 7-thia-PGE1 derivative, inhibited chemotaxis of THP-1 cells induced by MCP-1 with an IC50 of 1.5 pM. Its inhibitory activity was 1000 fold more than that of PGE1 and PGE2 (IC50 = 2.8 nM and 0.9 nM, respectively), which were more potent than other PGs such as PGA1, PGA2, PGF2 alpha and PGI2 (IC50 > or = 1 microM). 3 With respect to the effect on intracellular cyclic AMP accumulation in THP-1 cells, TEI-6122 was as potent as PGE1 and PGE2, which were approximately 100 to 1000 fold more potent than the other PGs such as PGA1, PGA2 and PGI2. The minimum concentration of TEI-6122 required to increase intracellular cyclic AMP accumulation in THP-1 cells was 1 nM. 4 TEI-6122 and PGE1 (4 microM) transiently increased intracellular calcium levels in THP-1 cells. When added prior to MCP-1, both PGs partially suppressed the increased in Ca2+ caused by this cytokine. There were no significant differences between the activity of TEI-6122 and PGE1 in either respect. 5 It is concluded that TEI-6122, a synthetic 7-thia-PGE1 derivative is a much more potent inhibitor of MCP-1-induced THP-1 cell chemotaxis than PGEI and PGE2 which are the best inhibitors among the natural PGs tested, while neither intracellular cyclic AMP accumulation nor effects on Ca2+ mobilization account for the extremely potent inhibitory activity of TEI-6122. Thus, either a novel PGE2 receptor (EPreceptor) or a novel intracellular signal transduction system may be involved in the extremely potent chemotaxis inhibitory activity of TEI-6122.
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I'm quite certain I am not the first to wish you a happy new year, but I do want to add mine to the many others you have already received. My deep hope is that 2014 will be a year in which your marriage is strengthened to be able to weather the trials and difficulties which you will very likely face this year. I write this column each week in hopes that something you read will better equip you for the amazing challenge of marriage so that you might better receive its enormous benefits.
My thanks to longtime friend and associate Chris Hunter for his major contribution to this week's column. Chris is the regional manager of WESST here in Farmington, where he helps folks begin or improve their business ventures. He is also the local coordinator for an annual men's conference called No Regrets and it is in that capacity that I invited him to join us today.
The 2014 No Regrets Men's Conference is coming to the Four Corners on Saturday, Feb. 1. It is suitable for men of any and all faiths, but someone who is adamantly anti-Christian would likely not benefit by attending. Hosted by the men of several area churches, the conference will be broadcast live from Elmbrook Church in suburban Milwaukee to the First Baptist Church of Kirtland. This is the fourth year the conference has been brought to the Four Corners and the 20th year of the conference. More information can be found at noregrets2014fourcorners.eventbrite.com.
The format of the No Regrets conference is a smattering of top notch speakers with local discussion where men can learn from each other and help and encourage each other to be better husbands, fathers and wage earners. Some years ago, Colleen Sonderman, wife of conference founder Steve Sonderman, gave a presentation on the top 10 things wives need from their husbands. Chris was kind enough to re-listen to that message and draw out excerpts from it to share with us.
These are Not in Priority Order
1. Listen to her: It's more important than sex, gifts and solving her problems. Listening helps a woman feel loved and significant. Listening is distinctly different from hearing. Listening is active involving eye contact and appropriate engagement. Communicate back to your wife what you're hearing. Create a safe place, and please remember you don't always have to fix her or her problems. Most of the time just listening will provide her with solutions.
2. Talk to her: Your wife wants to know what's going on inside of you. It sometimes takes a lot of small talk to catch up and get to the point where the man can go a little bit deeper. Life doesn't get solved during the course of a football time out or halftime. Tell your wife how you're feeling. Be real. Be specific. Tell her your fears. You don't always have to be the strong one. Share your failures. Pride keeps us stuck. Break down the barriers of fear and shame. Be courageous.
3. Study her: Men are from Mars Women from Venus. You have to learn the language she speaks, especially her love language. Gary Chapman's 5 Love Languages can be helpful.
4. Encourage her: Your wife needs encouragement on a daily base. If she's a stay-at-home mom let her know that you know she's not a "marshmallow" brain. If she works out of the home, let her know that you appreciate her work skills. Don't buy into the lie of the "super woman" who can do it all. Be your wife's greatest cheerleader.
5. Prioritize her: Your wife needs to know that she's more important to you than your job, hobby or any other pursuit including hunting, sports, the guys, etc. Too many men have a tendency to drop the pursuit once the wedding is done. Look at your schedule and see where you're spending your time. Where do your passions lie? Do you consistently make your wife your priority after God?
6. Care for her: Women are natural caregivers, but women need to be cared for in order to enable them and to feel nurtured and complete. Ask her what you can do to care for and nurture her. Help take care of the kids. Women love to see their husbands take care of the kids as they are so close to the mom's heart. This doesn't matter if its kids or grandkids.
7. Prepare her: Go slow. Be tender in preparing her sexually. It may take all day for her to get "ready." For the woman, it's not the end but the process of "getting there." The hug in the kitchen and the call during the day. These add to the sexual satisfaction for the woman.
8. Lead her: Be the spiritual leader of the family. Too often it's the woman who does the spiritual leading in the family. Women desire that men lead out in the spiritual headship. This must be servant leadership, self-sacrificial leadership. Don't leave it to the mom to lead out in spiritual upbringing of your children. You have a biblical responsibility to lead.
9. Free her: Women have a deep need to have deep relationships with other women. Make every effort to recognize this need in your wives and give her the opportunity to regularly meet with and fellowship with other women. This will help her be a much more "whole" wife.
10. Date her: Don't think this is the lowest priority item. Go out on a regular basis. Just the two of you. Getting away from the house one-on-one is so important. Go away with each other for one week each year. Hang out with each other. It's OK to have crummy furniture and carpet if the money is spent in dating your wife and taking just her with you some place every year to recharge.
Again I thank Chris Hunter for his summation of thoughts from Colleen Sonderman on what wives need most from their husbands. Please be aware that this is a generalization and not necessarily what your wife would say are her top 10 needs. Please take some time to read this with her and ask her to share what she might list.
By the way, Colleen's husband, Steve, will be my guest tomorrow on the TWOgether as ONE radio program at 6 p.m. on KLJH 107.1. Steve will join Chris and me as we discuss the No Regrets conference and ways men can better handle their most important roles of husband and father. Should you want to contact Chris, you may do so by email at email@example.com or the phone number to contact him during the evening is (505) 325-4900.


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A new book by Reza Aslan describes Jesus as a zealot. Jewish zealots sought a violent overthrow of Roman occupation. Jesus was not a zealot; he taught to turn the cheek, forgive and love your enemies.
In John's Gospel, an eyewitness account, Jesus tells us who he is in Chapter 8, verses 56-59: Jesus: " 'Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day, he saw it and was glad.' The Jews then said to him 'You are not yet 50 years old, and have you seen Abraham?' Jesus said to them 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.' So they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the Temple."
Jesus' reply to the skeptical Jews contains a revelation of his divinity. By saying "Before Abraham was, I AM" Jesus repeated the words he spoke to Moses from the burning bush, "I AM WHO I AM" (Exodus 3:14). First century Jews would not utter the words I AM for fear of committing blasphemy, the crime for which Jesus was crucified.
Jesus was arrested by the Jewish Chief Priest for blasphemy, a crime requiring the death penalty by Jewish law. Only the Romans could execute a criminal in Roman Judea in AD 32. Pontius Pilate reluctantly permitted the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus' crucifixion was the will of God the Father. Jesus was obedient to death.
On the cross, Jesus forgave those responsible for his crucifixion.
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yet I remember it had been so long,
when I fished there with my Dad.
All the wildlife seems to disappear,
it is my greatest, haunting fear,
man has killed all that which we had.
I see no birds in peaceful flight.
Where they have gone is a mystery.
Signs are posted along my way,
I guess to keep us locals at bay.
Silence hangs thick from every tree.
and industry ignores the innocent,
Progress has a bitter cost.
The air, the ground, and water too,
are hazards now thanks to you know who,
I fear we all have lost.
Written about USEC formerly known as Union Carbide and its polluting of the environment here in Western Kentucky where I live. We have a higher instance of cancer and other diseases as a result of the soil, air, and water being saturated with toxic waste.
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Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Iain Matthews
Iain Matthews knows a thing or two about how to write a song.
On 46 albums--three with the influential British folk rock outfit Fairport Convention, and 43 either on his own or with other projects--Matthews has honed a distinctive songwriting style. When he left Fairport, where he collaborated with guitarist Richard Thompson, Matthews realized he needed to learn guitar in order to compose his songs.
"The more I got into it, the more I realized what a valuable songwriting tool the guitar is," Matthews says.
These days, he has settled on a Martin 000-28 EC.
"I just think they're making such beautiful sounding instruments these days," Matthews says of Martin.
Watch Matthews perform his song "In Paradise" above, and for more information on his latest album, The Art of Obscurity, check out Matthews' website.
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The Eclipse web site makes several vague claims about "team" support for FTP instead of or in addition to CVS, but I can't find any mention of it in the documentation, or work out how to do it by playing with Eclipse itself. Can anyone help me?
Here's the setup:
I'm currenbtly working on a project where they mandate the use of "Continuus" as the version control system. We only have a unix client for Continuus, so checked-out files appear on a unix filesystem. Currently we have no IDE to speak of on the unix box, and using vi for software development drives my frustration levels to boiling point. So, I wish to edit on a Windows desktop machine, and get/put source files by FTP to the unix box. Before you ask, no, we don't have SAMBA on the unix box, either
In the past, I have used editors which could transparently use FTP for all file load/save operations. Eclipse doesn't seem to have this, and it might be a bit intense for typical refactoring operations which scan all the source files a lot.
The natural way for Eclipse to work sould seem to use the built-in "team" support against an FTP repository. I would "sync" a local copy from the latest source on the FTP server, make a bunch of changes then "sync" my changes back out to the remote machine again. Ideally, Eclipse will complain and offer me some merging options if things have changed since I last fetched the source. This seems so similar to the way Eclipse works with CVS, that most if not all the code should be there to do this.
However, as I mentioned at the start, I can't even find out if this way of working is what is meant by team/FTP support. I certainly haven't worked out how to do it yet.
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May 27, 2003 04:48:00
On the download page there is a download for "FTP and WebDAV Support". Perhaps that has something to do with it?
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Frank Carver
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May 27, 2003 07:00:00
That's what I had hoped, but I can't find any documentation of whether that is what I want. As far as I can tell, I have installed it, but it's still not obvious if/how I can do what I want.
Do you know where I might find any documentation of what the FTP/WebDAV plugin offers?
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May 27, 2003 07:36:00
Mhhh, there is
might also be interesting to you.
BTW, found this by a google search for "eclipse ftp team".
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May 29, 2003 16:47:00
OK, I had a look at those, thanks.
The first one eventually led to something like documentation, but I'm afraid that the actual implementation has lots of problems
I guess that most of the problems I have encountered are due to the rather strange use that Continuus makes of the unix file system. When I tried to create a new project based on a FTP site as directed, it failed very quickly. I tracked this down to the Eclipse FTP plugin not liking filenames or directory names which contain a '#' character. Unfortunately, Continuus uses this to indicate something complicated about ownership of a work area. I managed to avoid that problem by creating a symbolic link without the offending character. The FTP plugin got further in creating a project, but then got confused by the strange way Continuus uses file permission flags to indicate whether a file has been "checked out".
In the end I gave up. As far as I can tell, Eclipse FTP support is just not up to scratch at the moment. My usual FTP client, WS_FTP, has no trouble with reading and writing Continuus files, so I can't see that there is anything fundamentally wrong with the filesystem at the server end.
The second link unfortunately refers to SFTP, which is a different protocol, and not supported on the systems I need to work with.
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Mhh, sounds like it'd be time to escalate this to the appropriate eclipse news group...
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Any updates on this, by the original discussers in the thread or others?
I am using Continuus as well, so I am curious to know. In particular, it would be interesting to be able to integrate Continuus with Eclipse.
ASCII silly question, Get a silly ANSI.
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The next morning, the sisters are exhausted. Rowena interrogates and threatens them, but when they tell her the truth she refuses to believe them and forces them into servitude. Heartbroken, the princesses return to the magical kingdom, and Rowena finds the sisters gone the next morning. That evening, Derek makes it back to the castle but discovers that the princesses are missing. He sneaks into their bedroom and, remembering the dance Genevieve had shown him earlier, enters the magic realm and reports his findings to the girls. Rowena's monkey minion, Brutus, witnesses Derek entering the Realm and reports back to Rowena, who uses this knowledge to get in, steal some flowers that grant wishes, and then destroying the doorway behind her after she returns to the castle.
The princesses and Derek are trapped in the Magical Realm. They eventually figure out that when Genevieve and Derek dance together, everyone floats up into the sky and return home through a different gateway that leads to their mother's dance pavilion.
Once back, the sisters and Derek discover that Rowena is acting queen. The princesses break into the castle to confront Rowena, and after a struggle Rowena uses the flowers to wish for Genevieve to dance forever. But when the flower dust comes towards her, Genevieve produces her fan and blows it back at Rowena, who starts dancing instead. Desmond joins her while trying to help and the two villains dance their way out of the castle and the film.
It is revealed that Lacey has saved some water from the magical kingdom. She uses it, and thereby heals the dying king. Randolph explains that Rowena was poisoning him and apologizes to his daughters for not believing them. The film ends with everything made right as Genevieve and Derek celebrate their wedding.


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Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Lorenzo García's guilty plea to conspiracy charges on Wednesday marks an important first step toward accountability for years of disastrous leadership in one of the city's most important institutions.
Other accountability likely will come in the next few weeks as García's alleged co-conspirators face their own criminal charges. Those co-conspirators, most or all of who are still employed in El Paso County school systems, will face the loss of their jobs and likely their freedom if found guilty.
But one key group of people - the EPISD trustees who oversaw García - must face immediate accountability. Five of the seven current school- board members were in their positions for much of García's tenure.
He was the sole employee under their supervision, and the board members did nothing to stop the criminal enterprise he ran out of central office.
Those five board members - David Dodge, Patricia Hughes, Isela Castañon-Williams, Russell Wiggs and Joel Barrios - should resign immediately.
The two other board members, Alfredo Borrego and Rocio Benedicto, were appointed to the board after July 2010 and bear less responsibility.
The El Paso Times is taking the extremely rare step of calling for the resignations of the five trustees, and doing so on the front page of the paper, because their epic failure to properly supervise García allowed him to fleece taxpayers, led to horrendous violations of students' civil rights, and destroyed the reputation of EPISD.
The best defense the school board can offer is that trustees were unaware of what García's was up to. That defense is not credible. They did have plenty of warnings, beginning with allegations from then-state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, but did nothing.
The school-board members did not lead García. They allowed him to lead them. The trustees were weak, and García exploited that weakness.
Board members said in April that they were aware in June 2010 of serious allegations of wrongdoing at Bowie High School. A courageous counselor, Patricia Scott, came forward with 77 doctored student transcripts that she said were evidence of an effort to cheat on standardized testing by removing struggling sophomores from the testing pool.
Castañon-Williams, the current board president, said trustees ordered García during his closed-door evaluation in June 2010 to conduct an internal audit in response to Scott's allegations. Castañon-Williams said trustees never saw the audit - which found evidence of illegal grade changes and unexplained promotion of sophomores - until recently, even though it was completed in May 2011.
So according to Castañon-Williams, the board was aware of the allegations and ordered an audit, but never followed up with García to learn the findings of the audit.
That is dereliction of the trustees' duties. It makes the five current board members who participated - Dodge, Hughes, Castañon-Williams, Wiggs and Barrios - unfit for office.
These school-board members have failed everyone they were elected to represent - students, parents, employees and taxpayers. That failure has had devastating consequences for El Paso.
It would be lunacy to ask the very people who helped wreck the district to now guide its rebuilding. State law allows EPISD to continue operating under local control until new trustees are selected. The resigned trustees would continue to hold office as caretakers until their successors are chosen, allowing a transition.
An election can be called to fill a school-board vacancy with more than a year left in the term; other board members would appoint a successor to fill a vacancy when less than a year remains in the term.
If the five trustees resign, an election could be held to fill the seats of Hughes, Dodge and Castañon-Williams, who have almost three years left in their terms.
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If you believe that the EPISD school-board members have violated your trust, write to them and demand their resignations.
It will take a strong public outcry to get these board members to finally do the right thing. Here are the email addresses, taken from the EPISD website, for the five longest-tenured board members whose failure has devastated the district.
Years of poor leadership, both at the administrative and school-board level, have taken a heavy toll on EPISD. It will take years to repair the damage.
That repair cannot begin until new leadership is in place. El Paso can't wait for several more election cycles to replace the current failed school board membership.
Dodge, Hughes, Castañon-Williams, Wiggs and Barrios must resign immediately.
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For Luke Snyder, there's a connection between snaring a big bull-riding check in Las Vegas and ordering from the fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger.
Shortly before Snyder clinched the average title at the 2001 Professional Bull Riders World Finals in Las Vegas, he feasted at the hamburger joint. A 19-year-old rookie at the time, Snyder pocketed $264,738 for turning in the highest aggregate score at the Nevada championships.
A decade later, Snyder found himself hungry to win a lucrative Las Vegas-based PBR tour stop called the "Last Cowboy Standing." So before heading over to the Mandalay Bay Events Center to compete last weekend, Snyder reasoned that he could draw strength from downing another meal from the hamburger chain.
"I said to myself, 'You know, the last time I did well in Las Vegas was right after eating at In-N-Out Burger,' " Snyder said. "So, I had a burger brought to my the room and then off I went."
It worked. Snyder pocketed $216,500 after winning the "Last Cowboy Standing" on Saturday on the PBR's first pay-per-view broadcast. The $216,500 check is the second-largest single-day payoff in PBR history. The largest was $260,000 last year at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington that was garnered by Brazilian Valdiron de Oliveira.
During Saturday's performance in Las Vegas, 40 contestants took on a Round 1 bull. Competitors who reached eight seconds advanced to the next round, where they each mounted another bull. The elimination format continued until there was only one cowboy left.
A maximum of five rounds were scheduled at the Built Ford Tough Series tour stop, but Snyder snared the title after finishing as the only cowboy who made a qualified ride in the third round. He clinched title the after turning in scores of 88, 90.5 and 90.
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Kirsten Stubbs, who is from Eldorado, won the breakaway roping title last weekend at the Howard College Rodeo in Big Spring and helped Texas Tech win the women's team title. After winning the Howard College rodeo, Stubbs is ranked fourth in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region breakaway roping standings.
The Howard Rodeo was the ninth of 10 regular season shows in the NIRA's Southwest Region that are scheduled for the 2010-2011 regular season. The last regular season show is the Tarleton Rodeo, which is scheduled for April 28 to 30 in Stephenville.
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Bobby Mote's 84-point ride allowed him to tie for first place during last weekend's Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association show in Red Bluff, Calif., and to break the PRCA record for career earnings by a bareback rider. The $4,852 Mote pocketed in Red Bluff boosted the four-time champion's career total to $1,877,065 and moved him past his mentor, Clint Corey.
At the PRCA's National Circuit Finals Steer Roping in Torrington, Wyo., Trent Mills of Gillette, Wyo., clinched the title after turning in a finals time of 13.0 seconds. He earned $10,093.
Longtime veteran roper Dan Fisher of Andrews earned $3,263 after finishing second in the first round and turning in the best aggregate time from the first five rounds. Fisher reached the semifinals and was eliminated at that point.
Meanwhile, Fisher's son, Vin, earned a $1,270 check after tying for first in second round.
The Fishers represented the Texas Circuit, which is among 12 geographic regions in the PRCA that determines champions each year and sends them on the National Circuit Finals.
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Darren Simpkins, 42, a longtime trainer from Weatherford, won the National Cutting Horse Association Super Stakes 4-year-old open division title with a score of 220.5 aboard a first-year competitor named Olenasduallyfeather last weekend in Fort Worth. The victory earned the mare's owner, Lisa Hewitt of Weatherford, the coveted $100,000 prize.
Cody Hedlund, a 21-year-old Weatherford cowboy, earned $21,613 after capturing the nonpro title with a mark of 217 on Teles Bout This Cat.
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