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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post5548671655824361852..comments2016-06-27T21:45:24.885-05:00Comments on Freshly Pieced: WIP Wednesday #11Leehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-3153757170846430612011-01-26T22:58:07.521-06:002011-01-26T22:58:07.521-06:00Wow! I love your blockapalooza block and it made m...Wow! I love your blockapalooza block and it made me think I needed to get some Parisville. While I was ordering it, I grabbed some Hope Valley design rolls. When I searched flickr for Hope Valley quilts, I saw yours, made my way to your blog and realized that it was your block that started my whole fabric-buying spree! Phew! It was one crazy quilting circle. Love the blog - I blame you for the Parisvile purchase :)MN2NMhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-64791093070680160342011-01-26T22:31:53.011-06:002011-01-26T22:31:53.011-06:00Look at you go! Thanks for the inspiration!Look at you go! Thanks for the inspiration!Kimberly Whitehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-58230233330001424452011-01-26T21:11:15.278-06:002011-01-26T21:11:15.278-06:00I'm really excited to see how your sliced coin...I'm really excited to see how your sliced coins quilt turns out!Katie B.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-31816225781092952022011-01-26T20:55:03.526-06:002011-01-26T20:55:03.526-06:00Oh your Parisville is making my heart throb! So m...Oh your Parisville is making my heart throb! So many fabrics so little sewing time! Thanks for hosting!Christie, Describe Happyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-87688384996573662412011-01-26T16:25:30.720-06:002011-01-26T16:25:30.720-06:00There are *so* many (I had to restrain myself from...There are *so* many (I had to restrain myself from typing 'sew' many there!) quilt-alongs happening at the moment! I tell myself that I'll get to them ...one day...Georgiahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-38337901340602521582011-01-26T14:30:51.072-06:002011-01-26T14:30:51.072-06:00Love your block for the Blockapolooza. Like sever...Love your block for the Blockapolooza. Like several others, I'm not ready to commit to that yet. I like to see the finished product first. You have so many great things going on right now. Love the Modern Meadows quilt.Katihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-7499818871971881002011-01-26T11:36:37.215-06:002011-01-26T11:36:37.215-06:00Oh, Lee, your Blockapalooza block is WONDERFUL! An...Oh, Lee, your Blockapalooza block is WONDERFUL! And I hear what you're saying about the control-freak-nature interfering with the sampler quilt-along: I'm several blocks 'behind' on the Layer Cake Quilt-Along I'm doing, in part because it's so hard to pick fabric for just one block! But I sat down one night and chose fabrics for all the blocks I have instructions for, and I kind of like being behind because that has allowed me a little more 'play' in what I'm using. :)

And the Sliced Coins Quilt-Along is going to be so fun! I think I may be able to keep up with that one (although last night, as I finished cutting, the pinwheels kept mournfully looking at me from the guest bed...).Wandering Minstrelhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-69154359402985937832011-01-26T10:47:53.370-06:002011-01-26T10:47:53.370-06:00Great choice of fabrics for the blockapalooza bloc...Great choice of fabrics for the blockapalooza block! I think you really can't go wrong with using the fabrics from one line or designer for a project where you're not sure of the final result (like a mystery quilt as well).

That Devo reference made my whole day. Thanks!!felicityhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-23694461400121584892011-01-26T10:06:53.014-06:002011-01-26T10:06:53.014-06:00I'm impressed that you're doing the blocka...I'm impressed that you're doing the blockapalooza quilt. I'm not willing to invest the time without knowing where I'll land.

I do like your block more than the original block. At least your quilt will be different from everybody else's.Rachelhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-65191189580050231222011-01-26T10:05:31.213-06:002011-01-26T10:05:31.213-06:00All of your quilts are always lovely, but I'm ...All of your quilts are always lovely, but I'm a little extra in love with those baby quilts!So Very Domestichttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-81907885929634664292011-01-26T09:33:57.846-06:002011-01-26T09:33:57.846-06:00I'm intrigued by your Blogger's Blockapalo...I'm intrigued by your Blogger's Blockapalooza Block and can't wait to see where it all goes.

When you get ready to hand-quilt your coin quilt, feel free to message me if you have any questions. Hand-quilting isn't scary at all; a little intimidating at first for most people but that's all.Candacehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-59622909683335232682011-01-26T08:28:48.932-06:002011-01-26T08:28:48.932-06:00Exactly! The control fresk in me can't do the...Exactly! The control fresk in me can't do the Blockapalooza without seeing the whole thing.

Wow - hand quilting! Now that's outdoing yourself! Can't wait to see the super secret project!AnneMariehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-32192187839665925222011-01-26T08:00:52.947-06:002011-01-26T08:00:52.947-06:00the getting it done feeling is great, but the gett...the getting it done feeling is great, but the getting it done feeling when you've hand quilted? AMAZING! Worth the wait. Good luck with your first hand quilting project.fallingforpieceshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-63206252115400882142011-01-26T07:58:42.429-06:002011-01-26T07:58:42.429-06:00Oh, please this 80's girl who spent many an ho...Oh, please this 80's girl who spent many an hour in front of the TV obsessed with MTV when it first came out isn't telling you to stop the Devo reference! Made me laugh.

Your first Blockapalloza looks great!Susanhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-61340136720579267422011-01-26T07:11:20.988-06:002011-01-26T07:11:20.988-06:00very nice block..it is so different..really stands...very nice block..it is so different..really stands out...love it...you are a busy girl too....keeps us out of trouble.....right????? lolMarjorie's Busy Cornerhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-10741557567168921132011-01-26T06:47:44.022-06:002011-01-26T06:47:44.022-06:00That Modern Meadow quilt is amazing! (I am new-ish...That Modern Meadow quilt is amazing! (I am new-ish to your blog so this is the first I have seen it). So simple and so intricate at the same time! Good luck with the hand quilting...I chose to do my first on something that would be sticking around my house. Bad idea, because it's now that project that is a victim of "I'll do that some other time..."Maryhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-6719568050888444582011-01-26T06:44:58.222-06:002011-01-26T06:44:58.222-06:00Hahaha! I'm totally singing along now. WIP it ...Hahaha! I'm totally singing along now. WIP it good!
Love your blockapalooza block. I was going to use Parisville too. Then I crossed it off my list and decided to move instead. hee hee. I too was having control issues though with not knowing the outcome of the blocks. I'll be watching yours! Maybe i'll hop back in?
btw - how do you have 12 in progress without going crazy. I think I may be OCD.Beckyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-6347980500829373152011-01-26T05:08:42.516-06:002011-01-26T05:08:42.516-06:00Your block for the Blockapalooza looks fantastic! ...Your block for the Blockapalooza looks fantastic! I know what you mean about the control freak thing - I am waiting to see what the next couple of blocks are like before I commit!Jessicahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256649576715716272.post-4027736956238225232011-01-26T05:04:32.275-06:002011-01-26T05:04:32.275-06:00You're hand quilting it????? Holy moly, Lee. ...You're hand quilting it????? Holy moly, Lee. You're outdoing yourself for sure! And you didn't have to shut up about WIP'ing it good, you had me laughing pretty darn good. I like your Blockapalooza block, and I think I feel the same way you do about feeling like a control freak. Note how I haven't started mine yet. I like how you used the different colorways together in this block, though, it looks really awesome!Elizabeth D.http://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Bathing Beauties
Memorial Day Weekend has officially kicked off summer, if you live in a part of the world with seasons. If you're in Southern California, it's just another excuse for a cook-out. Wether you're amped to hit the beach or want to curl up and hide in a muumuu, relax. We've got the looks that will make you happy -and confident- to be outdoors. Even if you're not OK with fully submersing yourself in the ocean, or you lack the cajones to rock a bikini, you can look just as fabulous sunning yourself on a chaise lounge or strolling the boardwalk. We've found swimsuits and cover-ups that will look stunning doing both, for every type of bathing beauty out there. Check out our list of swimwear and get that sunscreen ready: Summer is officially here.
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Nalogen Cowly Cover Up
Crossed Band Polka Dot Bikini Top
Color-Blocked Board Shorts
Pim + Larkin Printed Swim Tunic
This tunic is chic enough to swim on its own outside of the cover-up category. Pim + Larkin's printed top could easily be worn belted, over shorts or skinny jeans, or as intended, covering your bathing suit. We love options, and this pretty printed tunic can be worn any which way.
Magicsuit Tiered Ruffle Tankini
It is called a Magicsuit for a reason- this tankini top is full of support and control, which the tiered ruffles totally hide. Look like you're all easy-breezy and casual, but feel confident that everything is tucked and slimmed to perfection- and no one else has to know.
(price is for top only)
Hooded Surplice Romper
As an adult you might have difficulty wearing something called a romper, but hear us out: This is a genious cover-up for beach and pool excursions, and it is, in fact, super cute and far more pulled-together than a sarong or damp beach towel wrapped around your waist. You can't say no to toss on and go!
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Becca Etc. By Rebecca Virtue One Piece Halter Swimdress
Play the role of pin-up queen this summer in a super flattering and retro-fabulous swimsuit by Rebecca Virtue. Flaunt your curves while keeping it classy pool-side, and you will be the talk of every cabana.
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Floral Beach Cascade SwimMini
If you prefer to keep eyes off of your thighs, try on a sweet swim skirt like this flirty number from Lands End. The shirred waistband can cover as much or as little as you like, and the mini skirt length is perfect for looking cute while taking dips at the beach.
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SPF 50 Ruched Guard
Grosgrain Stripe Sun Hat
Protect your face and add an air of mystery in one charming sun hat. The neutral grosgrain ribbons will go with any beach or outdoor ensemble and will certainly keep you looking -and feeling- cool.
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(On sale)
Leopard Pouch Over Swimsuit
Tavik La Cava One-Piece Bathing Suit
Sherbert-hued chevron stripes add curves where you want them, and create a lovely pastel optical illusion of a skinny waist. A low back and scoop neck also add a sweet finish.
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This is a great interview that our good friend Todd Killings from HOZAC, Horizontal Action, and Victim of Time did with Sonny Vincent last year. Check it out, its awesome:
Next up on our list of exciting releases is the Activations. This is the new power punk band put together by Dan from the Radiobeats. They have four members, Dan on guitar and vocals, Read on Guitar, TFP on Bass, and Max on drums.
What I love about this band is that they play punk rock with a heavy 70's influence in their songs. The song, " Why Why Why" has an incredible guitar that brings to mind punk mixed with those early 70's rock bands. It delivers tough hard chords that drive you into a brick wall over and over. Its f'n great.
They are having their record release show February 22, 2014 but there debut release from Big Neck will be out in April.
Next on our list of 2014 excitement is the band Fire Retarded. Bobby Hussy from The Hussy has always proclaimed that he is a punk rocker underneath all of the Hussy's psych filled garage rock. To the point that he claims to have been raised on the Punk Rock of Big Neck Records from a wee age. Well he saw Fire Retarded play very early in their career and decided on the spot that he needed to be in the band. That night they went from a 3 piece to a 4 piece with Bobby on guitar.
Bobby always wanted to release a record on Big Neck, but he didn't want it to be a psych rock record, he wanted to have a Big Neck release that was a real 'punk rock scorcher'. Well Fire Retarded was about to hit the studio when we called to find out if Bobby was ready to make his punk rock scorcher. Literally a couple days later Bobby was sending me mixes of Fire Retarded's new record "Scroggz Manor."
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Editor's Note: This is Part 2 in a series of stories about the Minnesota Wendigo. Please see Part One HERE
Among the first white settlers in the northern portion of Minnesota's Roseau County was Jacob Nelson who, upon arriving in the late 1880s, found a small Indian village of about 40 permanent inhabitants.
These were mostly Chippewa and/or Ojibwe of the Algonquin-speaking group of Native Americans who populated northern Minnesota and southern Canada for thousands of years.
Nelson, and later his son Jesse, became familiar with the friendly and sociable Indians as the new-comers eked out a living on this rugged swampy land -- swarming with mosquitoes in the summer and bitter cold through long winters.
The Nelson's quickly became familiar with the stories and legends of the Native culture. One of the strangest and most persistent of these was that of the Wendigo. To these indigenous people, the Wendigo was not a myth, but a frightening creature that was very real.
Jacob Nelson assumed the Wendigo was just another article of Native American myths – until one day in 1904 when his son and daughter experienced a frightening encounter with one in the forest.
Young Jesse Nelson and his sister Edna were hiking in the northern Minnesota woods on a fine spring day. The two kids were enjoying a carefree romp in lovely weather when, suddenly, Edna screamed. Jesse turned as saw a "giant creature about 15 feet tall, wearing white robes and with a star etched into its forehead."
Intensely afraid, they ran home and later told the teacher at their one-room schoolhouse the inexplicable creature they had both witnessed in the woods. A day later, a healthy young Indian brave died for unknown reasons. The Native Americans were not surprised – they told the white folks that whenever the Wendigo appears, someone will die.
Jesse Nelson would see the creature again about a month later. Another mysterious death quickly followed.
Centuries of Monster Stories
Stories of the Wendigo date back literally hundreds of years and are known throughout Algonquin-speaking native cultures. Descriptions vary – many of them describe the creature as "corpse-like,"often with "hanging, rotting flesh" and "exposed rib cages."
It is most often associated with death and cannibalism – an omen of death, and a portent or warning against those people who might resort to cannibalism – even when times are desperate.
The "Other" Kind of Wendigo
But may reports are even stranger, or take on an entirely different tone – especially the many accounts which report that the Wendigo appears to be so thin that it literally disappears as you view it from the side.
Very often, the Wendigo seems like a projection on a flat screen. It also often displays movement that is "lighter than air" and able to "float and fluctuate." All this, and this bizarre apparition demonstrates a knack for wearing "white lace," or "white flowing robes."
These latter kinds of reports suggest a very different sort of experience from that of ghoulish, cannibalistic monster. The "flat-screen" Wendigo seems more alien or extraterrestrial
As pointed out in Part 1 of this series, this flat-projection aspect of the Wendigo might support the notion of modern cosmologist that our universe is flat, and that everything we see and experience is actually "painted on a flat plane of reality." This is also the scenario supported by Holographic Principle – that our universe is actually a kind of holographic projection.
The Remote Viewers Get Involved
More support for the Wendigo as a kind of "artificial" projection comes from an entirely different discipline – that of the former top secret remote viewing program developed by U.S. Army Intelligence and CIA beginning in the early 1970s.
The purpose of the remote viewing program was to spy on the Soviet Union and gather cold War intelligence. But once this elite corps of "psychic spies" developed their skills to a very high level, it was inevitable that they would start to wonder about other kinds of issues – the big issues – such as: What are UFOs? Is there life after death? Are there really ghosts? Is there or was there ever life on Mars?
One of the original and top-rated remote viewers was decorated military officer Major Ed Dames. He was among a small cadre of gifted men who demonstrated remarkable ability in "casting out their minds" to retrieve information about remote locations which could be anywhere on the planet.
In a recent radio interview, (listen here) Dames said that one of the topics that his team of select remote viewers decided to look at was Bigfoot. And why not? The persistent appearance of this large, hairy ape-like-man creature has long been among the deepest and unsolvable mysteries of human history.
Briefly: When Dames and his team cast their minds out for the truth about Bigfoot, the answers that came back were almost too difficult for them to believe – and these guys had already experienced a lot of strange things during their careers as remote viewers.
Dames said the information they were getting was that Bigfoot was a kind of projection – that it was being "beamed" or "sent" to the surface of the earth from a remote location in outer space.
Sound familiar?
Dames said his team detected a kind of "long rectilinear device" positioned in space. He said this object appears to be a "projector-assembler" which uses carbon and other basic elements out of the atmosphere to "generate something that looks like a Bigfoot."
Dames went on to say that the device is connected to a group of "entities" who are even further out in space. He said his team has been unable to discern the nature of these entities – whether they be "aliens" or "spiritual" beings, but that they have encountered them before. Dames calls them "The Controllers."
Pretty far out stuff, for sure – but we'll leave the astounding claims of Major Ed Dames there for now.
The larger point is point is that we have two models generated from two entirely divergent sources, independent of each other, which suggest that bizarre cryptids observed in the wilds of the earth are projections from somewhere else-- and that elsewhere is located off planet.
That the Wendigo of northern Minnesota is a projection would explain the many eyewitness reports describing the creature appears flat when viewed from the side, and also its strange anti-gravity capabilities.
On the other hand, this "flatness" and other paranormal capabilities has never or rarely been associated with Bigfoot -- although there are reports of Bigfoot sightings in which the creature simply vanishes in a "ball of light."
So what really is going on here? The discussion will continue in the third and final article in this series.
Part One of this story here: Wendigo One
See Ken's other stories of strange happenings in Minnesota:
* An Amazing Bigfoot Encounter
* New Theory in Minnesota's Most Famous UFO Case
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Using algorithms to solve everyday programming problems and improve performance
Sebastopol, CA—Creating robust software requires the use of efficient algorithms, but programmers seldom think about them until a problem occurs. Algorithms in a Nutshell (O'Reilly, US $49.99) by George Heineman, Gary Pollice, and Stanley Selkow, describes existing algorithms for solving a variety of problems, and helps you select and implement the right algorithm for your needs--with just enough math to let you understand and analyze algorithm performance.
"We intend this book to be used frequently by experienced programmers looking for appropriate solutions to their problems," write the authors. "Here you will find solutions to the problems you must overcome as a programmer veery day. You will learn what decisions lead to an improved performance of key algorithms that are essential for the success of your software applications. You will find real code that can be adapted to your needs and solution methods that you can learn."
Heineman, Pollice, and Selkow rigorously followed a set of principles as they designed, implemented and wrote this book. These were:
"If these principles are meaningful to you," they add, "then you will find this book useful."
With its focus on application, rather than theory, Algorithms in a Nutshell provides efficient code solutions in several programming languages that you can easily adapt to a specific project. Each algorithm is presented in the style of a design pattern that includes information to help you understand why and when the algorithm is appropriate. With this book, you will:
With Algorithms in a Nutshell you'll learn how to improve the performance of key algorithms essential for the success of your software applications.
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March 5, 2014
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Ten University of Alabama track and field athletes - seven men and three women - have officially been accepted for entry into the 2014 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships to be held March 14-15 in Albuquerque, N.M. A total of 16 entries are permitted in each event for the championships, with the top 16 times or marks achieved during sanctioned competitions making up the list of competitors.
The 10 Crimson Tide athletes will compete in 11 total events led by Southeastern Conference men's 60-meter dash champion Diondre Batson, who has been approved for entry in both the 60 and 200-meter dashes. SEC men's triple jump champion Jeremiah Green and SEC men's weight throw champion Charodd Richardson also earned entry in their respective events.
Joining them will be Elias Hakansson in the men's weight throw, Jacopo Lahbi in the men's 800 meters, Kamal Fuller in the men's long jump, Kyle Felpel in the men's shot put, Remona Burchell in the women's 60-meter dash, Yanique Malcolm in the women's 800 meters and Alexis Paine in the women's pole vault. The field announced Tuesday night by the NCAA is pending notification of medical scratches, meaning athletes that qualified via earning a mark or time in their event that ranked in the top 16 nationally can only be removed from competition via a legitimate medical condition.


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On March 28, Santa Fe's The Locker Room, in conjunction with Kronos Creative, presents "March of Deth." This event features the following killer bands: Torn Between Worlds, BlinDDryve, Carrion Kind, Oscillation, 3 Weeks Later, Echoes of Fallen, Genocide, and Sleeptaker. Doors for this all-ages (until 10 p.m., at which point the show is 21+) open at 7 p.m., with the show kicking off at 7:10 p.m. sharp. Advanced tickets are just $5. Entry at the door is $8. Snag advanced tickets from the bands or a holdmyticket.com.
Santa Fe's Torn Between Worlds play metal. The band was out of the scene for a while, but now it is back and securing more and more shows.
Albuquerque's BlinDDryve are an alternative metal band, which was formed soon after the members won the Ultimate Band Contest. The band has released the full-length studio CD World Insane. The band has a new EP out, titled Our Domain.
Hailing from Santa Fe, Carrion Kind play "metal with no boundaries, a mix of metal genres ranging from prog to straight-up death metal." The band features members of Grinkai, The Seventh Circle, and CassoVita.
Santa Fe's Oscillation play experimental metal. This band is made up of former members of Soul to Rest.
Santa Fe's 3 Weeks Later play hard rock and heavy metal.
Hailing from Belen and Albuquerque, Echoes of Fallen play a combination of ripping death metal and punishing grindcore. The band's self-titled demo was released in 2007.
New Mexico's Genocide play thrash metal. Band influences include Slayer, Megadeth, Testament, and Iron Maiden.
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6 Essential Tips for Detangling Natural Black Hair
This entry was posted on November 15, 2010.
The joys of sporting the naturally tight curls and coils of natural Black hair are many. Count versatility of styling, relatively low-key maintenance, and being able to scratch your scalp without fear of chemical burns among them! Yet one of the hardest things about dealing with tighter curls or kinks is the act of detangling the hair – of sorting out strands to eliminate tangles, knots, and other problems that will hold back your hairstyle. And this act is truly an art. It demands patience, skill, and attention to detail, along with a little basic know-how.
The most important thing to remember is that naturally coil-y hair should be detangled sopping wet, after washing and treating hair to a protein, deep, or rinse-through conditioner (or all three!). Depending on your hair type, you may be able to detangle hair while in the shower, letting the water help separate your strands, but usually not if you have a kinkier mane. Wet hair has more slippage, less friction, and a looser curl pattern, thus making it less likely to break and better to handle than dry curls.
To help make the process even easier, prime locks with a leave-in conditioner. The tighter your curl pattern, the thicker you'll want the formula, and vice versa. This is because Type 3c and Type 4 manes have thinner cuticle layers, and thicker conditioners will both help build up the hair strands and smooth them down more effectively. A small amount of a lightweight natural oil can help, too. In general, though, shy away from products with a waxy or heavy consistency, as these will dull your hair and attract dust, as well as cause hair to stick or clump together and get tangled – exactly the opposite of what you want!
Make sure to use a very wide-toothed comb. You want to try a K-cutter comb (pictured) or a plastic or rubber detangler with interlocking teeth. You should not, however, pick out wet natural Black hair with a metal Afro pick. These can tear hair and react badly with conditioners or hair colors on wet locks. Opt for a plastic pick instead.
The best way to handle the hair is in small, manageable sections. Check out your wet tresses to determine just how small or large your sections should be. Even the kinkiest dry hair can be surprisingly pliable and manageable when wet! Try dividing locks into six sections (two columns from forehead to nape and three rows from temple to temple and earlobe to earlobe). If you find that you still struggle to get all the hair in a section onto the comb easily, keep making smaller sections until each section fits.
To cut down on breakage, start detangling hair at the tips. This is likely where most of the tangles will be, since this is the oldest hair and the most likely to split. Use quick, yet gentle, picking motions to tease out any knots; continue this about one-fourth of the way up toward the roots. Then switch to your regular combing motion, pulling the comb through your hair from root to end while holding hair taut. This will prevent matting and snagging and help that comb glide through.
Start at the nape of the neck (or the "kitchen") and work toward the front of the head, especially if the back section of your hair gets very coarse or tightly coiled when dry, as it does for many Black women.
Keep sections of hair separated with clips or elastic bands, and you should soon be ready to style your locks any way you want. Twisted, braided, knotted, loced, pressed, or even rolled – this hair is good to go!
Take care of yourselves,
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A buttery, late harvest oil imbued with mellow garlic, this oil possesses subtle levels of flavor and depth without overpowering. Use it whenever actual garlic will burn — as when roasting or sautéing at higher heat. Also delicious in Garlic Mashed Potatoes, or roasted squash.
Pairs well with: steak, zucchini, basil, crab, shrimp, greens, pasta — almost anything; it's garlic!
Harvest Date: January 2014


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Yogi Bear's Jellystone Camp-Resort at Delaware Beaches recently received a Pinnacle Award from Milford, Ohio -based Leisure Systems, which franchises Jellystone Parks.
The Pinnacle Award is given to parks that rate 95 percent or higher on the inspection of their facilities and operations by LSI inspectors. The Jellystone Park Camp-Resort at Delaware Beaches is one of Delaware's newest and most modern campgrounds. The park encompasses 32 acres of spacious and big RV sites as well as cabin and RV rentals.
The camp resort is open this year from April 1 to Nov. 3. For more information, visit delawarejellystone.com.
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Today we met with Education Specialist Jimbo Seyler who gave us a PowerPoint presentation about the Spokane Indian history. Mr. Seyler showed us a picture of a pit house which was used for winter lodging and that there was pits on the reservation which they estimated was approximately 130 years or older. Jimbo also explained to us that they used tule mat longhouses. He showed us an awesome stone oven that the local people used to cook. It made me upset to hear that other tribal people told the Spokane people that they were not fisherman especially knowing that the big Columbia River runs right next to their reservation. Jimbo had some great photos of what they called a fish weir which is what they built across the river system for fishing.
We also had the opportunity to meet the Department of Natural Resources Director Billy Keifer who informed us that the Spokane Indians were not a treaty tribe and were a Executive Order Tribe due to their bands of Indians who were busy fishing to survive their winter season while the Treaty of 1855 was being signed in Walla Walla, WA. Mr. Keifer informed us that their Tribal Ancestors were invited to attend the signing of the treaty of 1855 but did not show up because they were gathering their foods for the winter. Mr. Keifer explained that they are attempting to bring back the salmon above the Grand Coulee Dam, one of the ways they are attempting to do so is a video on youtube.com which is called Voyages of the Rediscovery". We also got to see a video that their interns put together about what message would you elders give to the children of their tribal community. Most of the Elders suggested to continue getting an education as well as, don't waste your time on drugs and alcohol, there were other messages but these are the two most used suggestions.
In The afternoon we had an explanation of how their forestry works to preserve their trees as well as how the Wild life program preserves their big game. The Spokane Indians do not let anyone cut down their aspen trees. for the Wild Life Program we went to a ranch that the tribe had repurchased and they restored the lands back to its natural habitat. We had the opportunity to see three different traps used for three different animals. They had a trap for the deer, another trap for elk, and one for catching bears. The reason they catch deer and elk is to place collars around their necks to keep track of the animals. The reason they were catching bears is to relocate them away from homes so that no one gets hurt or attacked.


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It is getting commonplace nowadays to have your cake and eat it too, especially, if it is chocolate cake. "What are you talking about?" asked a crowd of Sisterhood Ladies to whom I gave a Tuesday Lunch & Learn talk to the other day. My subject was the "History of Chocolate and Jews". I went on to explain how the chance meeting of the Aztecs, who figured out how to take ground up cocoa beans, vanilla bean and honey, with Jews, who resettled in Brazil after expulsion during the Spain Inquisition, shared the basic recipe of what we have come to know and love today, chocolate. We even have an entire day set aside devoted to the eating of it, Valentine's Day.
Although my audience appreciated the involved historical discussion, I believe their attention was truly focused on the plate of delightful chocolate bars and chocolate covered pretzels adorned with colorful sprinkles that I asked them not to eat until the end when I would go through each variety specifically and in great detail. In fact one naughty table of women went so far as to send a representative up to me while I was describing some very dry historical detail about the Mayans or Aztecs and announce they were not going to wait as I had asked and began to eat the chocolates.
When I finally got to the slide that discussed the types of chocolate I asked everyone to take the chocolate bars apart for the tasting. Of course, the table that could not wait just watched. Here is the information I shared about types of chocolate:
1) The botanical name is Theobroma Cacao
2) Bonbons are filled with ganache and coated with a couverture (coating). Listen for the snap sound for freshness and quality.
3) Chocolate liquor=ground cacao bean
4) Ratio of Cocoa butter: cocoa paste = % on label
5) Higher % not = higher quality chocolate
6) Ex. 60% liquor and 40% sugar =Dark starts at 50% but could go up to 70% or 85%; 100% = Bittersweet; Milk adds dairy, is lighter in color with the liquor at 30%-40%
7) White chocolate is milk choc minus the cocoa liquor
I concluded my talk by baking up a recipe for Gluten-free fudgy chocolate bread made by the Hass Avocado Board, 2014 http://www.avocadocentral.com/avocado-recipes which is amazingly great! In this dessert the avocado replaces the butter/oil and the almond flour steps in for the white/wheat flour making it gluten-free. So a pleasantly surprised crowd of women enjoyed the warm, fudgy cake for the final taste. Try it for yourself!


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In what may amount to the story of the summer break in Formula 1 racing this year, President and CEO of Formula 1 Management, Bernie Ecclestone, settled a bribery case against him in Germany on Tuesday, August 5. In exchange for a $100 million payment, Ecclestone walks away from the case having been deemed neither guilty nor innocent and is now free from what could have been a sentence of 10 years in prison.
According to the BBC, there is a provision in German law that allows for such an exchange to take place, and both Ecclestone's lawyer and prosecutors made use of it to seal the deal. On Tuesday, prosecutors accepted the settlement offer from Ecclestone, 83, listed by "Forbes" as the twelfth wealthiest billionaire in the U.K. with $4.2 billion.
When presented with the arrangement in court, Judge Peter Noll asked Ecclestone if he could pay the $100 million, and he responded, "Yes," according to the BBC. When asked if he could raise the funds within a week, Ecclestone's defense attorney Sven Thomas replied, "That's doable." Ecclestone has maintained that he is innocent throughout the whole ordeal.
Noll ruled that of the $100 million, $99 million would go to the Bavarian state and $1 million would be donated to a children's hospital.
According to the "New York Times," Ecclestone was accused of paying a $44 million bribe to a German banker so that the banker would approve the 2006 sale of a stake in Formula 1 to CVC Capital Ventures. In the sale, Ecclestone still maintained his control of the sport. Ironically, the banker, Gerhard Gribkowsky, was later convicted following the money exchange and is now serving an 8-1/2-year prison term. If Ecclestone had been convicted, CVC Capital Ventures would have removed him from his responsibilities in the sport.
Ecclestone admitted to making the payment to Gribkowsky but claimed the banker was blackmailing him, threatening to send information to authorities implicating him in an alleged tax evasion scheme, a claim Ecclestone has also denied.
According to the "New York Times," court spokesperson Andrea Titz said of Tuesday's court ruling, "The court did not consider a conviction overwhelmingly likely from the present point of view. With this type of ending... there is no ruling on guilt or innocence of the defendant. Rather, this is a special way of ending a procedure that is in theory available to all types of cases."
Criticism of the "special way" the matter was handled erupted on Tuesday. Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, for example, Germany's justice minister until 2013, said, according the "New York Times," "This is something we would massively criticize in other countries. The issue should be, did someone commit a serious crime — in this case corruption, bribery and a breach of trust — or not?"
For his part, on Wednesday, August 6, Ecclestone commented according to BBC Sports, "I was a bit of an idiot to do what I did to settle because it wasn't with the judge, it was with the prosecutors." He said the judge was set to acquit him, but he wanted to get rid of the case that has plagued him for the last few years and would likely continue into October of this year. "They really didn't have a case," Ecclestone said. "Anyway, it's done and finished, so it's all right. I'm content - it's all fine. This now allows me to do what I do best, which is running F1."
The racing series will now continue under the stewardship of Ecclestone, who has been commuting to Munich in between races in a season of 19 events on five continents around the world. His age and health were raised as pertinent issues in the settlement.
Formula 1 is now in its summer hiatus. Racing will pick up again on August 24 with the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. According to Formula 1, Nico Rosberg and Mercedes are currently leading the 2014 championship for drivers and constructors.
Suggested Links
- Formula 1: 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix results, driver quotes
- Formula 1: 2014 German Grand Prix results, driver quotes
- Formula 1: 2014 British Grand Prix results, driver quotes
- Formula 1: 2014 Canadian Grand Prix results, driver quotes
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Residents of Zimbabwe's second-biggest city have been asked to flush their toilets simultaneously on Monday at 7.30pm.
13:37, UK, Tuesday 25 September 2012
Up to a million people will take part in a synchronised toilet flush in an attempt to unblock sewers in Zimbabwe.
Authorities in Bulawayo - the country's second-largest city - have appealed to residents to flush their toilets at 7.30pm on Monday to clear built-up waste.
Water is rationed in the city for up to 72 hours each week, which has led to waste accumulating in the sewer network.
The city's mayor, Thaba Moyo, said the mass flush will become a weekly event.
"We are going to have a big flush every Monday to push all the waste that would have accumulated during the water rationing.
"It means everybody has to flush their toilet at the stipulated time which will be 7.30pm.
"This is done to prevent any sewer blockages as we anticipate longer periods without water in the sewer system."
He said the idea of the synchronised flush was suggested by the city's chief engineer.
"We are urging residents to bear with us as this is nobody's fault.
"It's a national problem. Most cities are having water shortages, and we are hoping that the supplies will last until the rainy season and pray that we have good rains."
Poor sanitation has caused numerous disease outbreaks in Zimbabwe in recent years.
Last October, more than 6,000 cases of diarrhoea were reported in the southern towns of Masvingo and Kadoma, with children the worst affected.
Four years ago more than 4,000 people died of cholera during an outbreak that affected nearly 100,000 people.
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Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition coming to Verizon as the Droid Xyboard 10.1 and 8.2?
Earlier this month, Motorola took the wraps off its two new Android tablets, which it clearly hopes will help drive its holiday sales – the 10.1-inch Xoom 2 and the 8.2-inch Xoom 2 Media Edition. Oddly enough, the tablets are set to become available in the UK and Ireland first, sometime this month. We say that's odd because Motorola's main markets are the US, China, and South America, and for the company Europe has been an afterthought over the past couple of years or so.
Anyway, the two new tablets were bound to make their way to other territories eventually. And if you're in the US, the good news is that it certainly looks like they'll be headed to your neck of the woods. Furthermore, Verizon may be getting ready to sell them. However, Big Red won't be calling them Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition, if a report from PocketNow is to be believed.
Instead, the carrier will go for Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Droid Xyboard 8.2 as the names for the tablets. So yeah, if you thought 'Xoom' was a pretty odd brand, get ready to (try to) say 'Xyboard' out loud.
Of course, Verizon is a natural choice for Moto in the US, since the original Xoom also launched on that particular network. A little known fact is that it too was supposed to carry Droid branding, but that was dropped at the last minute for whatever reason.
For now this is nothing more than a rumor, so we're still hoping that Verizon will find a better-sounding name for these two new Motorola tablets. But only time will tell.


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Republicans' hatred of Obama blinds them to public disinterest in the so-called scandals
Political analyst Charlie Cook, who's widely respected in both parties, SAYS Republicans are too obsessed with their bitter battles against President Obama:
Red-faced Republicans, circling and preparing to pounce on a second-term Democratic president they loathe, do not respect, and certainly do not fear. Sound familiar? Perhaps reminiscent of Bill Clinton's second term, after the Monica Lewinsky story broke? During that time, Republicans became so consumed by their hatred of Clinton and their conviction that this event would bring him down that they convinced themselves the rest of the country was just as outraged by his behavior as they were. By the way, what was Clinton's lowest Gallup job-approval rating in his second term, throughout the travails of investigations and impeachment? It was 53 percent. The conservative echo machine had worked itself into such a frenzy, the GOP didn't realize that the outrage was largely confined to the ranks of those who never voted for Clinton anyway.
These days, the country is even more polarized, and the conservative echo chamber is louder than ever before. Many conservatives made it all the way to Election Day last November unaware that their White House nominee was falling short. How could Mitt Romney possibly lose when everyone they knew was voting for him? Except that he did lose, and it wasn't even a very close race. Five other post-World War II presidential elections had closer outcomes.
The simple fact is that although the Republican sharks are circling, at least so far, there isn't a trace of blood in the water.
Maybe that will change. Maybe these allegations will start getting traction with voters. But it might just be that Americans are more focused on an economy that is gradually coming out of the longest and deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. Most economists say the current quarter will show a slowdown in economic growth from the first quarter's 2.5 percent pace, but they expect the economy to be stronger in the second half of this year. People may be encouraged by housing prices rising and the stock market setting record highs—and their retirement accounts may actually be looking better…
Republicans and conservatives who are so consumed by these "scandals" should ask themselves why, despite wall-to-wall media attention and the constant focus inside the Beltway—some are even talking about grounds for impeachment—Obama's job-approval needle hasn't moved. The CNN/ORC poll suggests that people are aware of and watching the news, but they aren't reacting, at least not yet. Clearly Republicans hope the public will begin to respond. But at what point do they decide that maybe voters might be more interested in other issues or worries than about politicians on one side pointing fingers and throwing allegations at those on the other side? At what point might the GOP conclude that it is just digging the hole a little deeper?
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I see the Obamaphobes of America had their social welfare rally at the IRS today. What a bunch of dimwits.
I wish people would be better informed, this stuff and the commets are getting panful to read.
I'm not so sure that the IRS did anything wrong. They're accused of targeting certain groups who applied for a 501 (c)4 exemption because of their political beliefs, am I correct on that? A 501 (c)4 is for social welfare agencies not engaged in politics as I understand it, so either these groups were not telling the truth about playing politics and therefore were rightly investigated for filing incorrectly, or they told the truth when they claimed no politics on their 501(c)4 application and they weren't involved in playing politics at all, in which case the IRS couldn't have been investigating them for politics because they didn't have any political leanings to investigate…
So what is it that they're trying to distract us from noticing? Because this all seems like a tempest in a teapot…
Personally I sort of enjoy watching the Tea Party/John Birch Society (I think they're about the same thing) screw things up for the Republicans. I'm glad that their comedic value has been extended.
Swampy, what tv networks, internet news outlets, blogs, magazines, newspapers, et al, keep you better informed and with more fact based knowledge than the rest of us?
Republicans never met a scandle they couldn't exploit…problem is most of them start with their own…
Savings and loan..
Lawyer gate
Clarence Thomas
Robert Bork


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Money is a very important part of all our lives. The understanding of money, how it works, and how we treat it can dramatically improve or diminish our quality of life.
Based on my writings and videos on YouTube, you might think my definition of money is gold and silver, but it's not. Money is simply a medium of exchange. It can be represented by everything from gold to horse manure. Okay, maybe not horse manure, but it's not a far stretch with the most popular form of money today being central bank notes loaned out into existence.
The state would love to have you believe that money can only originate from itself, yet people have organically started to use bitcoins and other crypto-currencies as a medium of exchange. Nevertheless, our culture continues to worship fiat currency as if it is the only type of money. I can't change the fact that at this moment in time the U.S. dollar is the measuring stick for goods and services when it comes to prices. Trying to disprove and dispute this fact was something I struggled with early on when I used to teach my children that only gold and silver were money.


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Charming Mickey & Friends First Birthday
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WOW! Anne-Marie Johnson of El'uccellino Designs did such a FABULOUS job planning this Mickey & Friends First Birthday …and in just 10 days! That is seriously impressive. Her creative Disney character themed silhouette favor bags and place setting embellishments + crafted dessert table boast excitement and inspiration from mouse ear to mouse ear! :) PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for: […]
Super Cute Little Sailor Birthday Party ;)
This party makes all of us at Hostess soo HAPPY! Mommy & photographer Ardita Kola Photography purchased the Little Sailor Collection from HWTM a couple months back for her birthday boy Jake. We are over the moon and flat out impressed with her Super Cute Little Sailor Party… so much so that we're giving her a $50 credit to spend […]
Cheerful Japanese Kimmidoll Themed Party
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Konnichiwa! Gorgeous Cherry Blossom inspiration, playful Kimmidoll designs and tasty Pocky snacks are my favorite parts of this Cheerful Japanese Kimmidoll Themed Party from Justine of Pretty Little Vintage Melbourne and Parties Party Planner. There are really so many things to touch on though- traditional inspired sweets, plenty of paper lanterns and a Japanese style kids table… this cheerful party […]
{Party of 5} Lumberjack Dinner Party, Vintage Circus, Kawaii 2nd Birthday, Monster High Party & Beatles Bash
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Here we go with the latest round of Friday Party of 5 picks from our HWTM.com members! Just click on a party title or collage to check out the full album & details from the following creative events: – Lumberjack Dinner Party – Vintage Circus Soiree – Pink & Green Kawaii Inspired 2nd Birthday – […]
An Adorable Donut Party {Vintage Shop Inspired}
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This is a party you DONUT wanna miss! With vintage shop flair (and an adorable birthday boy smile!), Lane celebrated his 3rd birthday with a Donut Party dreamed up by Lauren Haddox Designs. Decked out in sprinkles and delicious party decorations this party is so cute… I just want to eat it all up! PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look […]
Playful Art Inspired Rainbow Paint Party
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Alexis Campbell of The Pear, Event Styling & Planning has our daily dose of eye candy covered… with colorful paints, art easel name cards, personalized aprons and more. Her son's 2nd birthday was clearly going to be a Rainbow Paint Party, but the question was how to make it feel boyish? See how she whipped up FUN backyard […]
Apple Pie Pops & Sparkling Harvest Punch {Low Sugar!}
Hello from the BIG APPLE! I'm here for a couple days to work on a project with NECTRESSE® Natural No Calorie Sweetener, who I've teamed up with this holiday season to develop and share some creative holiday entertaining tips, including recipe ideas that are sweet like we love, but also lower in sugar! That's exactly […]
Bar Cart Party Styling Tips + {Simple!} Spiced Fall Cocktail
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While sitting in a restaurant having cafe in Vegas a couple years ago, I noticed a server pushing a bar cart around the restaurant that was filled with lots of different ingredients for mixing up a Bloody Mary or Mimosa to your liking. I remember thinking how a "mini mobile bar" like that would […]
Crafty & Playful Star Gazing Party
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Grab your telescopes and flashlights because Sara Schmutz of Confetti Sunshine organized 15 vendors to collaborate on a Crafty & Playful Stargazing Party that looks like such a BLAST! With free printables, tons of kid-friendly craft ideas {+ DIY instructions} and creative activities, these ideas are fantastic for a fun family night even if a party isn't on your calendar. PARTY […]
SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: The Big O Key Ring from O.Venture
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Winner update: 11/13/13: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone that entered! And the lucky random winner is… commenter #26 SARA MAYO! Congrats! ***** I don't know about you but I am constantly digging through my bag to find my keys… so much so that I often think I lost them! That's why I'm in love with […]
Adorable "Sweetie Pie" County Fair {Fall Themed First Birthday}
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Lucy's First Birthday Party is one darlin' celebration! Mommy, Carlie of DimplePrints, choose a "Sweetie Pie" County Fair theme with adorable Fall flair! From pretty pink frames and plump seasonal pumpkins to ruffly ribbons and classic carnival eats every detail is impeccable SWEET! PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for: – Pink Frames with Chicken Wire and Birthday Girl […]
Modern Dumbo First Birthday {+ Down Syndrome Awareness/Fundraiser}
"The very things that held you down are going to carry you up and up and up." Inspired by this quote and what it means for their son Knightly, David and Drexelle Park celebrated their son's first birthday with a Modern Dumbo Theme Party. Their company D. Park Photography designed all the inspirational quotes and captured the day wonderfully […]
Precious & PINK Winter ONEderland Party
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Liezl Del Castillo of Zelicious styled this precious Pink Winter ONEderland Party for her sweet niece Chantelle (and made that amazing snow man topped cake)! Dotted with penguins and snowmen and lots of pretty snowflakes I'm already excited for the next season. ;) PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for: – Hanging "Snowflake" Balloon Sculptures + Polar Bear […]


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Alces alces
|Scientific Name:
|Alces alces
|Species Authority:
|(Linnaeus, 1758)
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|In recognizing Eurasian Elk (Alces alces) and Moose (Alces americanus) as distinct species, Grubb (in Wilson and Reeder 2005) cited sources that documented differences in karyotype, body dimensions and proportions, form of premaxilla, coloration, and structure and dimensions of antlers (Geist 1998, Boyeskorov 1999). There is a broad zone of hybridization between the two forms in central Siberia and northern Outer Mongolia (Geist 1998).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Henttonen, H., Stubbe, M., Maran, T. & Tikhonov A.
|Black, P., González, S. (Deer Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
This specie is listed as Least Concern as the species is still very widespread and extremely abundant despite fairly intense hunting pressures in parts of its range. It is expanding its range in places and is tolerant of secondary habitat.
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|Range Description:
|The Eurasian elk has a range in north Eurasia from Scandinavia, Poland, N Austria, and S Czech Republic (vagrant in Croatia, Hungary, and Romania), east to the Yenisei River (Siberia) and south to Ukraine, N Kazakhstan, N China (N Sinkiang), and possibly adjacent parts of Mongolia (Wilson and Reeder 2005). It has been extinct in Caucasus region since 19th century (Wilson and Reeder 2005).
In Europe, it has a continuous distribution extending through Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, the Baltic states, Belarus, Poland and northern Ukraine. There was a small population in northern Austria which is now extinct (although there may still be occasional migrants). There are three isolated subpopulations in southern Czech Republic, and the species is occasionally recorded in Germany, Croatia, Hungary and Romania. It has been extending its range southwards along the rivers into the northern Caucasus lowlands. It ranges from sea level up to at least 1,500 m in Europe (H. Henttonen pers. comm. 2006), and up to 2,500 m in the Altai mountains of Central Asia (Nygrén 1986). The species occurs east to the Yenisei River (Siberia) and south to Ukraine, N Kazakhstan, N China (N Sinkiang and the Altai region of Xinjiang,and possibly adjacent parts of Mongolia; it is extinct in Caucasus region since 19th century.
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Native:Belarus; China; Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Hungary; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldova; Mongolia; Norway; Poland; Romania; Russian Federation; Slovakia; Sweden; Ukraine
Regionally extinct:Austria
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|It is a widespread and abundant species. Numbers have increased markedy in Scandinavia in recent decades, and the range is expanding in the Caucasus. The global population is in the region of 1.5 million individuals, and the European population is in the order of 0.5 million. European populations show fluctuations over a multi-year cycle (Bauer and Nygrén 1999). Population estimates for European countries include the following: Czech Republic - maximum of 50 animals, Estonia - 10,000 individuals, Finland - at least 110,000 individuals (60-80,000 shot annually), Poland - 2,800 individuals, Sweden - 340,000 individuals (Pielowski and Jaworski 2005, Ruusila and Kojola in press).
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Oshkosh , January 25- The first open meeting for Seymour Raceway Park will be held TONIGHT, Monday January 25, at Doxbee's Banquet and Buffet just south of Seymour on CTY C. The meeting will start at 7 PM.
Everyone interested in the upcoming 2016 season at SRP is urged to attend.
Details about the entire program will be presented.
Oshkosh, January 20- Just another reminder of the open meeting for Seymour Raceway Park set for this Monday, January 25th.
The meeting will be held at Doxbee's Banquet and Buffet Hall, 1 mile south of Seymour on Cty C. The meeting will start at 7 PM.
Updates on the track and other facility plans.
Information presented will include the altering of the divisions that will make up the weekly Sunday night programs. Street Stocks, IMCA Sport Mods and IMCA Stock Cars will be the weekly divisions.
IMCA Modifieds will be the top division for the three race Holiday Classic series, which will feature a unique format.
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Let $f:X\rightarrow Y$ be a diffeomorphism between connected oriented manifolds. $f$ is orientation-preserving at $p\in X$ if the induced map $df_{p}:T_{p}X\rightarrow T_{f(p)}Y$ is orientation-preserving; similarly $f$ is orientation-reversing at $p$ if the derivative is orientation-reversing. Why must $f$ be either orientation-preserving everywhere or orientation-reversing everywhere?
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In a move that would address a position of need and add defense and shooting to the wing, Yahoo Sports reported on Saturday that the Bulls are pursuing a trade for the Orlando Magic's Arron Afflalo.
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The Gifts of the Holy Spirit has, and continues to be a subject of much controversy, mis-understanding and abuse. In a day when the Christian church needs to be all the God intends for her, Ray Borlase defends his corner.
First published 08/08/2011
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The following is an edited extract from an article entitled 'Cessationism Corrected' which appeared in 'The Watchman' magazine in 1999.
The article was written at a time of much controversy within the Christian church worldwide over a series of movements which started in North America. The author, Ray Borlase, defends his theology on the present-day availability and use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the face of what he also saw as excesses.
"Love never fails (or ceases); but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; If there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part; but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away."
(1 Corinthians 13:8-10)
, in his writing to the church at Corinth, made it clear the day was coming when prophecy, tongues and knowledge would cease. The question is: has that day come?
The cessationist would say that it has; the charismatic would say that it has not. [The word charismatic comes from the Greek word meaning 'gift' and is especially linked in 1 Corinthians 12 to the gifts of the Spirit.]
Who is right - the cessationist or the charismatic?
Charismatic Chaos
Part of the difficulty has arisen because of the deception which has developed within the Charismatic Movement. Some would go as far as to say that the whole movement began in deception: others would say that the gifts of the Spirit had never fully been lost and were being restored again to the Church. We would take the latter view while at the same time being immensely concerned about the deceptions which have crept into the Charismatic Movement. It is one of the reasons why we have an article in most editions of The Watchman called 'Dangerous Deceptions'. We even have reservations about talking about Charismatic churches or the charismatic Movement because it puts undue weight on the gifts of the Spirit whereas the fruit of the Spirit is equally important. Indeed the Charismatic Movement has put undue emphasis on the Holy Spirit often to the neglect of the Father. Whereas the Holy Spirit was once the forgotten member of the Trinity, it is now God the Father who is overlooked.
The Cessationist Position
There are two main arguments which they employ. Firstly, they argue that signs and wonders were part of the apostolic ministry, and once the ministry of the apostles ceased, then the gifts ceased. Rightly they would con¬nect signs and wonders with the apostolic ministry for Paul writes:
"The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with all perseverance, by signs and wonders and miracles."
(2 Corinthians 12:12) What is not so clear is whether signs and wonders were simply the function of apostles and whether in fact the ministry of an apostle did die out.
The basis for their understanding of an apostle must be questioned first of all. They refer to the situation in Acts 1:15-26 where Peter suggests that they should appoint a replacement for Judas among the twelve apostles. He states that the necessary qualification for an apostle was that the candidates should be "a witness with us of His resurrection." The cessationists argue that once those who had seen the Risen Lord had died, then the ministry of an apostle would disappear. They state that Paul comes into this category as he saw the Risen Lord on the road to Damascus, and he seems to give that as support for his apostleship.(1 Corinthians 15:3f)
Yet we have to examine their argument a little further. Is Peter right, in the first place, to appoint a replacement for Judas? They are told to wait in Jerusalem until they are "baptised with the Holy Spirit." Peter is never the most patient of men, and recommends the appointment of a successor to Judas as an apostle. Not being filled by the Holy Spirit, was he led by the Holy Spirit in this selection? Certainly they were not led by the Holy Spirit in choosing Judas's successor; they drew lots - most spiritual! The man they chose was Matthias - and we never hear of him again!
In any case, if we examine the criteria set out by Peter, it is not only that the person should be a witness of the resurrection, but have been with Jesus from the beginning. Based on Peter's criteria even Paul could not have become an apostle - and yet he was!
What is an Apostle?
We do not have the space to go into this matter in great detail, but the Greek word (apostolos) comes from the verb anoateaw meaning '
to send'.
An apostle is one who is sent.
There seems to be four categories mentioned in the Scriptures:
a) Jesus is described in Hebrews 3:1 as 'the Apostle'. He was uniquely sent by God the Father.
b) There were the twelve apostles sent by Jesus (John 20:21)
c) There were other apostles sent by the Holy Spirit. Paul and Barnabas are described as apostles (Acts 14:14) who responded to the prompting of God by the Holy Spirit. "The Holy Spirit said,
'Separate for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' .... So
being sent out by the Holy Spirit..."
(Acts 13:2,4) It would seem that Adronicus and Junias would come under this category as well. (Romans 16:7)
d) '
' is sometimes translated in a less technical sense as a messenger instead of apostle as in 2 Corinthians 8:23 and Philippians 2:25.
Obviously the latter does not affect our understanding of an apostle, but we do need to understand that the Greek word is used in a less formal sense. What is clear, however, is that Paul certainly did not fit fully Peter's criteria, but it does not seem to matter to the Holy Spirit in sending out Paul and Barnabas as apostles.
Added to that, we see that Paul saw himself as a wise master builder who laid the foundation of the Church with Apollos building upon it. (1 Corinthians 3:10) In Ephesians 2.20 Paul states that the church in Ephesus has been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets. Clearly the work of apostles is foundational.
They act as mature missionaries (sent with a mission) laying the foundation of the Church with others later carrying on the work. In this they differ from evangelists who also preach the gospel, but apostles are giving clear instruction (teaching) for the saints to be established as the Body of Christ. Equally in Ephesians 4, there is no evidence that the work of apostles would come to an end. Inevitably there must always be those who establish churches in new areas as the gospel is taken further afield.
The main point that we are making is that the cessationists cannot prove that the role of an apostle died out. Their definition of an apostle is based on the criteria which Peter laid down, which is obviously false, as Paul could not possibly fit it for he was never involved in Christ's earthly ministry. We rather doubt whether Barnabas, Adronicus and Junias would fit that description either.
Signs and Wonders
A further objection must be raised in that it was not just the apostles who produced signs and wonders. Stephen performed great signs and wonders (Acts 6:8) and so did Philip (Acts 8:6). What is more, Mark's gospel makes it clear that believers (not just apostles) may be used to bring about signs and wonders.
"These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it shall not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
(Mark 16:17,18)
The cessationists argue that when the apostles died out the signs ceased with them. Yet signs and wonders were never limited to the apostles only, so even if the apostles died out, the signs would not necessarily cease.
What is 'the perfect'?
We need now to examine the other argument of the cessationists. It is based on the words already quoted at the beginning of this article. Many of the Plymouth Brethren maintain that when 'the perfect' came, then the gifts would pass away. They maintain that 'the perfect' has come in the form of the Bible, so the "gifts of the Spirit" such as prophecy and tongues have come to an end. What does Paul have in mind when he writes: "when the perfect comes the partial will be done away."?
He has already stated that "we know in part" but he continues by saying,
"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known."
The context makes it abundantly clear that at the moment we do need knowledge, but that knowledge is partial. The day will dawn when we know everything.
Even with the Scriptures our understanding is limited. We certainly do not know as God knows us, but when we reach Heaven, or when the Lord returns, then we shall have full understanding. That is when the perfect comes!
In any case, if these gifts were about to disappear (for Scripture was already being written) why does Paul take so much time writing about the gifts of the Spirit? (Chapters 12-14) Why does he encourage the Corinthian Church to desire earnestly spiritual gifts? (1 Corinthians 12:31 and 14:1) He shows that tongues, prophecy and knowledge will cease, unlike love, but only when we come to a position of perfect understanding.
The fact is that we have not reached perfection yet nor has God removed the gifts of the Spirit. Neither is it true that the apostles alone performed signs and wonders. Even if the role of apostles (mature missionaries, planting churches) has disappeared, which I doubt, it was believers who would perform signs and wonders which included casting out demons speaking in tongues and healing. If such signs and wonders as casting out demons have disappeared what is to happen to the demon possessed person?
After all, Jesus said that if He cast out demons by the Spirit of God then they were to know that the Kingdom of God had come amongst them. Jesus came to destroy the works of Satan. Are we no longer to rebuke evil spirits in the name of the Lord? Is God no longer able to give prophetic direction to His Church in sending out new missionaries or to warn of famine as happened in the Acts of the Apostles? Has the day of God's power come to an end? I can find no convincing evidence that God has caused the gifts of the Spirit to come to an end.
The Truth of the Matter
The cessationists position is built on straw. It does not bear close examination because their arguments are built on supposition not on a clear biblical basis. Brothers and sisters, "earnestly desire the gifts of the Spirit" - but please let them be genuinely of God, and let us especially test prophecy as we are told to do! Enough of the false, let us have the proper exercise of spiritual gifts for they have not ceased!
Ray Borlase
Ray Borlase
was Director of
Intercessors for Britain
over a period of many years and is currently 'standing in' in this role again, following the homecall of his successor Stuart Dool.
Ray is the pastor of
Moreton Christian Assembl
y and also Chairman of
Prayer for Israel.
Ed footnote:
The main chapter on the gifts of the Holy Spirit is 1 Cor. 12, but see also Rom 12:3 - 8 and Eph. 4: 7 - 13.
Ray Borlase, 23/07/2013
18/08/2011 20:51
Penny Lee said (on another thread but shifted by me to this one):
"Speaking in tongues is a subject which troubles me. I fully accept it had its purpose in New Testament times but it wasn't gibberish, it was people being given the message in their own language, which is entirely appropriate. Now, however, we have some people who suddenly start babbling unintelligible sounds and it leaves me feeling very uncomfortable. God is not a God of confusion and if we are in someone else's company, Christian or otherwise, I see no circumstance when this would have any purpose other than to perhaps give the one doing it some feeling of spiritual superiority. If you need to speak to God without others knowing what you are saying, then surely you either go somewhere private to pray or you speak to God in the quietness of your mind.
I may be wrong but I am simply not comfortable with the practice because I can't see any justification for it. The way I interpret the Bible, when it refers to the gift of being able to speak in tongues, is that the person has been given the ability to suddenly speak a genuine language which they had not previously learned, and only for the occasion required so that the listener could actually understand what God wanted them to be told.
When I hear someone do this, I either wonder if it is being done for show or, even worse, I wonder the source of the prompting to do so.
18/08/2011 21:07
Arguing the case that the tongues of Acts were known languages but the tongues of Corinthians were/are (quite differently) unlearned/unknown languages, Jeff Kirby (Those Controversial Gifts) writes of the latter:
"One must candidly ask the following questions of the text (1 Cor 14) in both observation and interpretation. Why would God, in order to have someone speak to him, bestow a foreign language upon that person (1 Cor 14:2)?
How do you speak in a foreign language to God in the Spirit and have it as a mystery (v. 2)?
How would speaking in a foreign language edify yourself (v. 4)?
Is the interpretation of a foreign language something you pray about (v. 13)?
How can you pray in a foreign language and your mind not be engaged in the process, to think in form and syntax (v. 14)?
Similar questions could be asked of a number of other verses in this section (vv. 16, 18, 27).
After comparing the Acts experience and the Corinthian experience of tongues, Oswald Sanders concludes that "since there is such a marked difference between these two manifestations of the gift of tongues, it would not be sound exegesis to build a system of doctrine on the identity of the two occurrences."
Peter Carr
18/08/2011 21:21
Penny Lee said, "Speaking in tongues is a subject which troubles me. I fully accept it had its purpose in New Testament times but it wasn't gibberish, it was people being given the message in their own language, which is entirely appropriate. Now, however, we have some people who suddenly start babbling unintelligible sounds and it leaves me feeling very uncomfortable. God is not a God of confusion..."
1 Cor 12: 4 - 7 "There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men."
I suspect strongly that 1 Cor 12 (like the rest of the bible) is not limited to that particular audience or congregation at that time!!"
Penny Lee
18/08/2011 22:13
I don't believe either that the Bible is confined to that period of time but the speaking in tongues of that time was not gibberish either. It was translatable and had a purpose.
Martin Lisemore
18/08/2011 23:26
Well, there's going to be many different opinions on this one, and for once I'll go with experience.
Here's the reason why ...
I watched my maternal grand mother die of a coronary heart attack on August 9th 1963 at 9pm. She died in my arms. I was twelve years old. Later that evening, after immediate family had wailed and cried and burdened my beloved grand father and I, we needed to go to bed; Grand mother was in their marital bed, no longer alive. I wanted grand father to sleep in my bed.
After a while of his praying - he was a sincere Christian man - there was a silence, and I broke out in a language I knew not. He cradled me in his arms, a broken man, and heard the words coming from my lips.
Whereas I knew not what I said to him, he had an understanding, he relaxed, calmed and eased his dreadful state.
The strange language carried on ... I don't recall how long, but my Grand father was deeply comforted, and soon after it finished turned to sleep.
Our God, my grandfather's Lord, had spoken to his servant at the most desperate time of this life. Grand father was comforted, assured.
I next spoke in tongues twenty five years later when I was firmly and securely baptised in the Holy Spirit.
I see nothing in the Bible to suggest the gift of tongues, or tongues as it broke out at Pentecost - they're two different things - have been set aside by God. These things have been grossly abused, used as a badge , used as a curse - and here I know that of which I speak.
But it remains for us all, if we would receive it; the gifts of the Holy Spirit, the engine by which the fruits may be brought about, are for all time, and that means now.
I've heard all the contrary arguments, sat through hours of contrary 'preaching,' and given this word implies an animation of the Holy Spirit to deliver the words which so often is suspect, and I remain convinced, the Gifts of the Holy Spirit are in place for all time, and that includes us!
Peter, my grand father understood the words coming from my mouth, I did not, and still don't, and the effect on him was as a miracle, bearing in mind his situation that night.. They are, in a sense translatable, intelligible and recordable.
I could go on about tongues, but only on a PM - too contentious for public debate.
Penny Lee
19/08/2011 00:28
Martin, I take your experience as I read it and do not doubt what you say. However, what you uttered had a purpose and it was clearly understood by your Grandfather and comforted him greatly and that is the point I am trying to make. On the few occasions it has happened to me, someone going off into a babble in the middle of our phone conversation made me want to put the phone down as it had no feeling of God's presence about it. Neither did the people concerned make any attempt to explain what they were saying.
Like what happened to you, I would imagine that if another Christian was in the presence of someone genuinely speaking in tongues, they wouldn't need an explanation. Also, 1 Cor 14 vs9-11 makes it quite clear:
"9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
10 Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
11 If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me."
I clearly do not have the gift of either prophecy or speaking in tongues but I don't reject the whole idea of it in others, rather, I am just very wary of it as I suspect it is, much like spiritual healing, a gift which some others try to take for themselves and that is a very dangerous practice both for the one doing it and those who might be taken in by it.
I would be interested to hear more details of the second experience you mentioned above.
19/08/2011 08:33
Penny and others have rightly pointed out the difficulty of abuses and excesses. This is where godly, mature oversight and a caring discipline comes in.
If it would help I could ask a pastor (a man with much experience in the Apostolic Church) to do some Q&A on keeping a biblical line when these things occur.
Peter Carr
19/08/2011 08:50
As the Ed says there are abuses and excesses in excercising of gifts, how many people have heard the gift of preaching and teaching abused? Yet, for me the 5 fold ministry as set out in Eph 4 is as valid today as it was then, and will continue to be so until The Lord returns. And those who abuse God's gifts will be held to account!!
19/08/2011 12:57
I have asked a friend of mine if he will 'take questions' on the subject of the 'gifts'. The plan is that I will put questions to him in a recorded interview and then post that interview on-line.
There have already been questions posed (implicit and explicit) on this thread, but if you have any questions etc. please (preferably) post them here (so that others can see know what is in line to be asked.
However please feel free to post to me directly by e-mail.
Peter Carr
19/08/2011 19:19
"I have asked a friend of mine if he will 'take questions' on the subject of the 'gifts'."
I could be wrong, but in order to get a balance of different theological/doctrinal perspectives, I would have thought it wise to involve a good number of views.
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On its debut album, The Airing of Grievances, New Jersey's Titus Andronicus sounded like yet another better-than-average punk band venting about its post-adolescent woes. But the group's new release is a bit more ambitious.
The leader of Titus Andronicus, Patrick Stickles, isn't one of those cartoon punks who spell stupid with two Os. No short, snappy songs for this band — on its debut album, his three-chord thrash was sprawling, ending with three seven-minute songs. So it's not too much of a surprise that the follow-up, The Monitor, mixes images of youthful angst with images of the Civil War. Quotations from "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" even show up in "Richard II."
After college, Stickles left suburban Glen Rock, N.J., to join a girlfriend in Boston. There, he absorbed Ken Burns' The Civil War documentary and did a lot of related reading as his love life fell apart.
Such was the genesis of The Monitor. Oddly, however, the album doesn't reference either of these inspirations all that much. Instead, historical pain and personal pain combine to inspire alternately furious and dejected meditations on the moral confusion of Stickles' generational cohort, who has "never seen the glory of the coming of the Lord."
One song, "No Future Part Three," begins with a spoken epigraph from a young Abraham Lincoln bemoaning one of the brutal depressions that plagued his heroic life, and builds to the tale of a young man who laments his dependence on prescription drugs. Do you hate that creep whining "You will always be a loser" at the end? Me, too, especially after he's mewled on for 40 seconds. Only then, those same words transmute into a shouted battle cry that lasts another minute and a half.
Stickles name-checks Bruce Springsteen in a 14-minute finale called "The Battle of Hampton Roads," a song that devotes all of 27 seconds to the the Monitor and the Merrimack — the ironclad ships that fought the Battle of Hampton Roads to a draw. And, if only because Stickles is from New Jersey, comparisons to The Boss are inevitable.
But I think of him as a cross between The Replacements' Paul Westerberg and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst — the tuneful anger of one, the desperate lyricism of the other. Because his basic method is to contrast his slow, pained side to his speedy, defiant side, he's hard to excerpt. So let's conclude by thinking about the anthem called "Titus Andronicus Forever," and recognizing how passionately Patrick Stickles tries to defeat negative undertow with the power of will — and fast guitar music.
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