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Once upon a time, in a bowling alley far, far away, there was a young lad who could make a bowling ball smashing against a group of pins look like art. Or at least I thought that's what I looked like.
I was a bowler. I had my own ball and even took a bowling class in college. After all, I liked the tough classes. For my final, I averaged a 200 over three games. I made an A and praise from the "teacher" and glares from my classmates since we were graded on a curve.
But my bowling career went away after that. I can't even remember why I put my bowling ball away and started wearing solid colored shoes.
I bowled again about 10 years or so ago. I don't remember much except my arm hurt the next day. I'm sure I bowled like a pro but the great thing about getting old is you tend to forget things.
That's why whenever I was asked to bowl in a charity event I didn't hesitate before accepting. Bowling is just throwing the ball down the lane so I didn't expect any problems. No, I didn't expect to bowl a perfect game, but I was confident I wouldn't embarrass myself either.
I ordered a pair of size 10 1/2 bowling shoes and putting on the ugly things I could only wonder why they were so hideous. Even a fashion-idiot like myself knows that red, black and tan don't go together. Then again I guess nobody will steal the shoes, but really, who wants a pair of multi-colored bowling shoes?
I slid the awful things on my feet and found they were a little too big and had several tears in them. I was given the perfect pair.
Then it was time to pick the perfect ball. The selection was slim but finally I found a lime green ball that molded perfectly to my grip. Well actually it was a little tight in the fingers and thumb but as I said, the selection was slim and I'm not one to lay blame on an inanimate object.
Then I waited and watched as I was grouped with five other guys, all younger and apparently well practiced in bowling. Our team leader even brought his own ball and wiped it off between each throw, because nobody likes handling dirty balls.
Finally it was my turn to bowl. I confidently stepped up, took my lime green ball, did a Fred Flintstone twinkle down the lane and tossed the ball. Nine pins fell. Easy as pie.
The lime ball returned and I repeated the process, picking up the spare and returned to my seat with a slight strut. All was well.
My second frame started well too. The ball rolled smoothly down the lane, crashed into the balls but left me with a split. Tough, but I felt confident I could drop the pins, return to my seat a hero and be talked about for years to come.
As the ball left my hand I remembered exactly why I stopped bowling all those years ago. A sharp pain started at my elbow and ran all the way to my fingertips. Meanwhile the ball went right in between the pins, to which my bowling partners all threw up their arms like a football referee signaling a good field goal.
So much for returning a hero. The stupid lime green ball didn't roll the way I thought it would. Maybe it was shaped like a lime and not a ball. But I was more worried about my arm.
The pain didn't stop once I released the ball. It continued well into the next throw and the throw after that and even hurt while I was sitting in the back, nursing my beer and pride. After a few more throws, my fingers just tingled.
It is hard to throw a bowling ball with numb fingers. The ball takes off and you have no idea where it is going. Sometimes it goes right down the middle, other times it takes off to the right. More often than not, it went to the right.
My teammates kept telling me to move to the right. I guess they wanted to see me throw the ball in the other lane. It's great having friends.
I wasn't helped by the fact my lime green ball was afraid of the pins. I swear the ball tried to stop as it got closer and closer to the pins, veering off to hit the least amount of them whenever possible. I grabbed my friends orange ball a couple times and threw it but it seemed to have some unusual attraction to the gutter. Maybe I should have wiped them off before I threw them. Stupid dirty balls.
I was fortunate that the computer kept the score for the world to see. It would have been difficult for me to add my scores myself, since I had numb fingers. Needless to say I wouldn't have needed to remove my hideous shoes and use my toes. I should have just drawn little lines for the occasional pins I knocked over.
I was never so happy to see the scoreboard turn off and them inform us our night was over. Fortunately I'm old and I have already forgotten my scores, but I realized that my bowling days are behind me. I'm more suited for golf where the low score wins. But then again, I'm old and I may forget that I am an awful bowler. Maybe I should have kept those ugly shoes to help me remember.


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Diane Jean Ringsaker, 56 of Valley City, ND passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Triumph Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Funeral mass will be Friday, January 2, 2008 at 10:30 am, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Lidgerwood, ND with Fr. Robert Smith as celebrant and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Lidgerwood, ND. Visitation will be Thursday, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Lidgerwood, and Friday morning one hour prior to the service at the church. Pallbearers will be; Leroy Ringsaker, John Ringsaker, Jordan Murphy, Shawn Ringsaker, Virgil Nogowski, Jim Nogowski & Bruce Levy. Organist will be; Tammy Oster and Cantor will be Kathy Skroch.
Diane Jean Ringsaker was born on September 10, 1952 in Casper Wy, the daughter of Leroy and Barbara (Schultz) Ringsaker. Her father was a telephone lineman, so they traveled through the states of California, South Dakota and Wyoming. After her father passed away, in December of 1957, the family moved back to Lidgerwood, ND and stayed on the family farm, with their grandparents. After several months the family moved to Wahpeton, where Diane attended a Catholic School in Fargo, with her Sister; Carol. She finished grade school in Montevideo, MN, then in 1967 the family moved to Minot, ND where Diane attended High School.
She was married to Tony Bukowski and then to Raymond Moen. Diane enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed the movies; Wizard of Oz and Sound of Music. She loved listening to music,and playing games with her Aunt Dolly Hoelmer & cousin Kelly, and getting her $5 from her Brother Bob.
Diane is survived by; a Son; Leroy Bukowski, whom she loved dearly, Siblings; James (Joyce) Ringsaker of Pontotoc, MS, Robert (Linda) Ringsaker of Minot, ND, Carol Piper of Minot, ND, Debra Ringsaker of Minot, ND, Theresa (Bruce) Levy of Minot, ND, Tim (Kay) Ward of Randolf, MS, many nieces & nephews.
Diane was preceded in death by her Parents; Leroy & Barbara Ringsaker, Brother; Ronald Ringsaker, Step-Father; Auman Ward, Husbands; Tony Bukowski & Raymond Moen, and Debbie's special companion; Al Schwary. The will all be missed greatly.


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And the icing, do I really need to say it? It's caramel.. that's salted.. and put in icing. Okay so now that we are good there you can get to making these. I'll just go ahead and warn you, the instructions look daunting with the cake and the caramel and the icing but I promise it won't be too bad. I know, caramel sounds like it's going to be hard to make, in fact this is the first time I had ever done it and I am here to tell you it was so easy and rewarding! Okay I'm done with the pep talk, Happy Thanksgiving!
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Opening Day of EKA SOCCER
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In Memory of Lisa Donatelli Fochtman
Exceptional Kids Athletics Incis announcing the start of a special needs athletic program in Georgia. Our programs are specifically designed to meet the needs of children aged 4-21 with physical and/or mental disabilities. The programs are geared toward player development rather than competition.
If you have a special needs child, ages 4-21 years old with any type of disability who you would like to:
Develop a sense of belonging Be exposed to a variety of sports
Be part of a team Work on improving social skills
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The staff consists of Soccer Coaches (former soccer professionals, current soccer coaches, and other types of coaches) who will teach your child about soccer. There will be adult volunteers who either work specifically with the special needs population (OT, PT, ST, Special Education Teachers and Paraprofessionals, or other parents of special need children) or who will be trained on how to interact with your child's disability. You will be able to sit in the stands and enjoy the game. Your child will also be assigned a soccer "buddy" if requested by the parent or at the discretion of the special needs staff. This will be a student volunteer whose only job will be to work with your child on the field under the direction of the Coaching Staff and the Special Education staff, again so that you can enjoy the game.
Fees generally range $50-$75 depending on sport, and will include: registration fee, jersey and ball. Fees go towards insurance, all background checks (Board, Coaches, and Adult volunteers as part of our Risk Management KidSafe Program), field rental, insurance, and more. The fee for the spring soccer program is $65 for the season.
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South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint is moving from the Senate to head the conservative Heritage Foundation. He wants to use that position to sharpen the conservative and Republican agenda.
The danger is that ONLY elected officials prove that their message connects with Americans by getting elected and reelected. Rush Limbaugh has no skin in the game and if he repels as many people as he attracts to the GOP and conservative movement (which much data suggests) it doesn't matter! The next day after the Republicans lost in 2012 he still has his job. In fact, one Republican friend of mine said that for the conservative cause there is nothing better than Barack Obama in the White House! "Who do you attack if Mitt Romney is in the Oval Office? You can't get people excited unless you have an adversary to push against."
Lots of research shows that those outside the party – the billionaires funding extreme candidates with extreme positions, the endless talk radio blabberers, and think tank ideologues – may be doing the GOP more harm than good.
Let's be clear. People don't want "ideology" right or left. They want jobs, stability, education, good roads and bridges, and a safe neighborhood. They also want affordable medical care when they get sick and most Americans would like benefits with their job.
If the Heritage Foundation under DeMint can come up with strategies to accomplish all that without also scaring away minorities, women, urban folks, gays, and young voters he will succeed. If he wants to just harden the conservative "mean spirit" that characterized 2012, especially the disrespectful trash that the likes of Rush Limbaugh spread on women, contraception, and abortions for rape or incest, then Republicans will be worse off down the road.
Remember, the United States, for better or for worse, is not South Carolina.
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Councilman Hassett: �I would love to be mayor�
He was interested in the secretary of state office, but Providence City Councilman Terrence M. Hassett said Thursday there is unfinished business in the capital city that he wants to see through.
That doesn�t mean, however, that Hassett will seek another council term.
Hassett, a senior investigator for the state Department of Labor and Training�s workers� compensation fraud and compliance unit, may run for Providence mayor.
�I would love to be mayor,� Hassett said. He has represented residents in Smith Hill, the Capital Center and parts of Mount Pleasant since 1997. �I have not ruled out that opportunity, but I am very content with being a councilman right now.�
Hassett says he supports former state Democratic chairman Edwin Pacheco for secretary of state. He called Pacheco an �accomplished individual� who �would make major improvements for Rhode Island.�
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Bernice M. Bernard, 67, of Duncan died Saturday, Dec. 1, in Oklahoma City.
Funeral services are planned for Friday, Dec. 7, at 10 a.m. at Ray of Hope Church, with her sons and the Rev. Charles Bernard officiating. Burial will follow in the Hope Community Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home in Duncan.
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Bernice was born Aug. 16, 1945, in Chickasha to J.D. (Boone) and Dorothy (Welchell) McCoy. She married Henry A. Bernard on March 22, 1962, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 2012. Bernice was a cook for the Central High and Duncan school systems for many years. She was a member of the Pecan Street Church of God.
Bernice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Eugene, Melvin and Jackie McCoy; and two sisters, JoAnn Tipton and LaDonna Gibbons.
Survivors include four sons and three daughters-in-law, Tim and Brenda Bernard of Borger, Texas, David Bernard of Duncan, Matt and Lisa Bernard of Marlow, and Mark and Susie Bernard of Fayetteville, Ark.; one daughter, Beonsia Bernard of Duncan; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Donald and Cathy McCoy of Midwest City; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Linda and Alvin Hancock of Comanche, and Carolyn and Tom Hall of Marietta; and a host of other family members and close friends.
Pallbearers are Jake Bernard, Ben Bernard, Josh Bernard, Craig Bernard, Moses Ruiz, Bryan Scott, Charles Sprouse and David Boone Hancock.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.
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|Parallel Kinematic Machine Research at NIST: Past, Present, and Future
|September 01, 1998
|Unchained from the confines of controller limitations, the industrial application of parallel kinematic machines in manufacturing is beginning to emerge. The launch of commercially available hexapod machine tools at the 1994 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago represented the first radical departure in machine tool design since the introduction of numerical controls. The parallel actuator technology promises to offer manufacturers a number of advantages relative to conventional machine tools, such as a higher stiffness-to-mass ratio, higher speeds, higher accuracy, reduced installation requirements, and mechanical simplicity. Several machine tool makers in the U.S. and around the world are pursuing parallel actuator technology, while their prospective customers¿manufacturers¿are beginning to contemplate what the novel multi-axis machining technology might mean for their operations. As part of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory's National Advanced Manufacturing Testbed (NAMT), NIST researchers and collaborators from industry and universities are studying the new tools' unique capabilities. The work includes extensive tests on an octahedral hexapod machine tool that was installed at NIST in May 1995. Research areas include machine metrology, performance characterization test methods and standards, performance enhancement methods, simulation and remote experimentation tools, and open architecture controller interfaces. This paper will give an overview of history and current status of research in parallel kinematic machines at NIST. The merits and key challenges of parallel kinematic machine tools will also be addressed, and directions for future research will be identified.
|Parallel Kinematic Machines Theoretical Aspects & Industrial Requirements
|First European-American Forum on Parallel Kinematic Machines Theoretical Aspects & Industrial Requirements
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The Frouzo! A frozen libation made infamous in Greek communities around Michigan, right here in Grand Rapids!
Achaia Clauss Demestica Red – The wine is a soft, dry red with berry fruit aromas and lively youth full fruit flavours from the Peleponnese region of Greece.
Kourtaki Mavrodafni - This variety is cultivated in the vineyards on the north-west facing foothills near to the town of Patras in the Peloponnese. When blended with the Korinthiaki grape and aged using the 'solera' system the result is a full-bodied wine brimming over with dried fruit flavors.
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SIKESTON -- A man was arrested after attempting to rob a Sikeston bank on Friday.
At 10:56 a.m., the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a call from US Bank, 104 E. Center St., in reference to a man saying he was there to rob the bank.
Officers immediately responded to the scene, located less than a block from DPS Headquarters and detained the subject, who was unarmed, said Sgt. Jim McMillen, public information officer.
According to McMillen, an employee said the man walked up to the window of the bank and demanded cash.
"They said the subject walked off and went around the building and entered," McMillen continued. "He was in the bank for only a short period of time when he was arrested by DPS officers."
According to DPS, officers are now looking into claims that the man may be suffering from a possible psychological or medical problem.
No one was injured during the scare and the man was arrested, said McMillen.
The matter will be reviewed by the Scott County Prosecutor's Office and a determination will be made if charges will be filed.
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I have a suggestion but not for needles - stores! I believe that you have a couple of LYS in Co. Springs but... it's always nice to know where others are!
You may already know about these two but I discovered one of them on my recent "vacation". I went to the "Red Wheel" in Castle Rock where we were staying. It's a bit up the road for you but it is right off of 25 - the exit before the outlet mall coming up from Colorado Springs. She has a lovely selection of beautiful yarns (exotic and basic) and needles as well as spinning supplies! It was VERY quiet when we were there (right at the holidays) and I believe that I spoke with the owner. She was quite helpful and even put down her own knitting to talk with me!
If you are up for a bit of a road trip - my SIL swears that the "Strawberry Tree" is THE place to go. It's also off of 25 but more into town - on Monaco near Evans. We didn't make it to this one and I was not happy but... I heard very good things.
Good luck with the replacement needles. I would end up buying every kind until I found what I really liked but that was before all of these wonderful people with wonderful suggestions came into my life!
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Question 1: The Good in American Culture
Question: How is American culture better today better than people think? I've heard lots of depressing claims about the abysmal state of American culture lately, particularly since Obama won the election. You've disputed that, arguing that America is better in its fundamentals that many people think. What are some of those overlooked but positive American values? How can they be leveraged for cultural and political change?
My Answer, In Brief: American culture, while not perfect, is so much better than most people realize. Notice, enjoy, and promote that goodness!
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- Philosophy in Action: Dr. Eric Daniels on Progress in American History, Q&A: Pursuing Personal Values in an Imperfect World, and Q&A: The 2012 Election Results
- The Spectator: Why 2012 was the best year ever
- No Flying Cars, but the Future Is Bright by Virginia Postrel
- Christmas shopping: 1958 vs. 2012 by Mark Perry
- It's Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years by Stephen Moore and Julian Simon and The Ultimate Resource 2 by Julian Simon
- The Car Stuck in Ice in China by Robert Garmong
- Society at a Glance 2011: OECD Social Indicators
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Banter - noun - the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks: there was much good-natured banter. (Oxford Dictionaries)
This is the definition a quick internet search brings up for 'banter', the horrible colloquial term that has slithered its way into the modern lexicon. That the word is synonymous with the likes of Richard Keys and Andy Gray, the disgraced/disgraceful football show presenters, and their odious brand of 'lad culture' tells its own tale.
In what way do the racist text messages alleged to have been sent by Malky Mackay fit this definition? It's difficult, no, impossible to see how. Nevertheless, this is what the League Managers Association will have us believe after they released what can at best be described as an ill-advised statement - at worst, it is a catastrophic PR disaster - in the wake of Wednesday's revelations in a national newspaper.
Mackay admitted via the LMA that he was responsible for two of the messages that were "disrespectful of other cultures", or, as other, more well-adjusted people might call it, racist. For the record, he absolutely refutes making the other sexist and homophobic slurs highlighted by the documents sent to the FA by Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan. Good on him.
You can peruse the list of messages and wonder to your heart's content which of them may or may not have come from Mackay's phone, but the plain fact screaming out at any rational person is that any one of the exchanges listed by the Daily Mail is simply unacceptable. The paper carries more details about the authorship of the messages on Friday.
And none of them can, or should, be classed as mere 'friendly banter'. To do so is dismissive, disrespectful and just plain wrong. To banter, to joke with mates in a good-humoured way, to exchange light teasing remarks, surely requires the recipient of the slights to be present. They must have the chance to respond, to complete the trade of hilarious insults. There is also an argument that for something to be classed as 'banter', the person who the abuse is directed at has to find it amusing. Mackay and Moody's messages fail on both counts.
"It's just banter" is rapidly becoming the get-out-of-jail card played by Neanderthals when their embarrassingly prehistoric views get some airtime. But it's nothing more than a sorry excuse for the kind of casual racism that is still prevalent in football, as this episode lamentably highlights.
As far as PR exercises go, the LMA's terribly worded statement could not have been much worse. Yet the use of 'banter' in a professional context is just one of many aspects of the release that rankles.
There is reference to Mackay feeling under "great pressure" at the time of sending the messages, when he was just "letting off steam". Being a Premier League manager is surely one of the most stressful jobs out there, but can that really be used as an excuse for making racist comments? The inference is that racism is excusable under certain circumstances.
It also leaves open the possibility that other managers - who like Mackay operate in pressure cooker situations - are up to the same thing. It hints at an institutional problem, rather than just two unenlightened idiots 'having a laugh' with some offensive 'bants'. And given the LMA's job is to represent all managers, not just the ones who indulge in such behaviour, to word the statement as such represents a pretty calamitous blunder.
It goes on... Mackay's comments were, according to the LMA, "with the benefit of hindsight, very regrettable". Yet how is it that hindsight is needed to realise that the texts were a bad idea? Was there a stage at which they weren't offensive but have somehow become so between the time they were typed out and now?
Anyway, the LMA was at pains to point out that as an organisation, it "does not condone in any way any potential breach of equal opportunities laws" which is great, but considering there is not a single black manager in English professional football at the moment, perhaps it is not the best time to be describing racist jokes as 'banter'.
Meanwhile, Mackay might well have cause to be aggrieved about the timing of these revelations - he could be forgiven for thinking that Vincent Tan is on some kind of revenge mission; given the efforts of the Malaysian tycoon in his investigations over transfer dealings, it can easily be interpreted that way - but to seek to justify his remarks in a statement that carries a palpably defensive tone is lamentable.
The LMA is a decent, honest organisation with a highly commendable brief to look after its members in the ruthlessly cut-throat business of football management. In few other, if any, professions do employees find themselves in quite so much danger of losing their job in a world where their futures rest on the whims of a trigger-happy chairmen or the mood of public opinion.
The LMA provides a worthy and necessary service for football managers. Sadly though, its reaction to this episode does nothing but undermine its reputation.
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Every now and then I discover a book that immediately captures my attention. Not since I haphazardly picked up "Facing Co-Dependence" by Pia Melody 5 years ago this month, have I felt so certain I was intended to find a book.
"Conversations with God" has profoundly altered my mindset. Finally my nagging questions about why I haven't been comfortable "wanting" money & success have been answered.
Though part of me fears that sharing just this tiny piece of the material presented in this book may minimize it's impact, I have faith that if you're truly interested you will make your way to a library or used book store, find a copy and read it yourself.
So, I'll begin by sharing that part of why I'm sharing this story has to do with the random nature of this book's appearance in my life, and the uncanny timing.
I've made a mental note that this is not the first time I've received messages from my God through books. I encourage you to consider that your God may be speaking to you in uncanny ways, too.
As I completed my Saturday volunteer tasks at Trash 2 Treasure Creative Reuse Center, I gathered up 4 boxes of books to scan, record and send off to Betterworld Books for distribution. In the first box, the title "Conversations with God", laying at the top, caught my eye. As I picked it up, my thoughts wandered immediately to "Do I really need to read another spiritually based self-help book?" … yet, I considered I might at least open it before I packaged it up.
It had been a very long week. A series of small, but poignant challenges had really derailed me, and I was tired. Really, really tired. I was teetering very close to that "I just can't do this anymore" place in my head that comes right after fear tells me "This is just too hard."
Maybe "God" could explain, "Why Me?".
I began 2011 with a true belief that this would be a significant year for my business growth. I'd set some big goals and I was working a big plan for the Wise Well Women Community and 12 Baby Steps Coaching. But these first three months had been tough, and I found myself struggling more than ever before. I had convinced myself that it was my old "money story" getting in the way, that somehow I lacked drive or ambition, or I simply hadn't set my goals high enough. I was sure I must not want success badly enough!
So I'd set out to "fix" my money story, by creating vision boards full of images of $1,000,000 bills, expensive cars and jewelry I'd never wear. I recited affirmations about "desiring to make money". I studied definitions of success and theories of motivation and methods of instilling discipline. At each new level of seeking, something just didn't feel right about trying to condition myself to "want" money. It was de-motivating, rather than energizing. At my core, I could feel it wasn't working, and I kept asking myself, "What is holding you back?"
Frankly, the last thing I had envisioned doing when I got home Saturday night was opening yet another book, and especially not one with the word "God" on the cover. But as I got out of the car, I was compelled to turn back to pick the book out of the bin and carry it in the house.
My Inner Wisdom was speaking, and thankfully, after years of practice, I listen sometimes without consciousness.
This was one of those times.
I stopped in the kitchen and poured a glass of cool water, sat down and opened the book. Years ago, I began opening a new book naturally, letting the pages fall where they may. I did that as usual.
And from that place I read:
"Does that mean I cannot ask for anything I want? Are You saying that praying for something actually pushes it away from us?
And God replied:
This is a question which has been asked through the Ages – and has been answered whenever it has been asked. Yet you have not heard the answer, or will not believe it.
The question is answered again, in today's terms, and today's language, thusly:
You will not have that for which you ask, nor can you have anything you want. This is because your very request is a statement of lack, and your saying you want a thing only works to produce that precise experience– wanting– in your reality.
The correct prayer is therefore never a prayer of supplication, but a prayer of gratitude.
And in that moment, reading just those few words, I experienced a sense of powerful knowing, a deep understanding of the source of my recent anxiety.
In this single paragraph was the key to the answer I'd been subconsciously seeking for weeks, and really, for years.
Somehow I'd known that forcing myself to "want" symbols of success was not my solution. Setting goals defined by "wanting" a particular thing or amount of money, and asking for it, had clearly created a self-perpetuating sense of inadequacy and lack for me. Somehow I knew that pushing to achieve milestones based on that "wanting" was actually causing greater hurdles to appear along my path.
It was so clear to me, now. Intuitively, I must have known I'd been right to reject "wanting"!
I was struck with a wave of relief.
And here, on page 11, of "Conversations with God- an uncommon dialogue", was the wisdom that I will carry with me forever. It was the simple affirmation that read:
When you thank God in advance for that which you choose to experience in your reality, you, in effect, acknowledge that it is there… in effect. Thankfulness is thus the most powerful statement to God; an affirmation that even before you ask, I have answered.
Therefore never supplicate. Appreciate. "
And I know now that when my ego-mind asks as the author did:
"But how then can I be truly grateful for something I know is not there?
God has replied:
Faith. If you have but the faith of a mustard seed, you shall move mountains. You come to know, it is there because I said it is there; because I said that, even before you ask, I shall have answered."
The process of prayer becomes much easier when, rather than having to believe that God will always say "yes" to every request, one understands intuitively that the request itself is not necessary. Then the prayer is a prayer of thanksgiving. It is not a request at all, but a statement of gratitude for what is so."
I will close, with the writing of author, Neale Donald Walsch, in the opening paragraph of this book:
In the spring of 1992 – it was around Easter as I recall– an extraordinary phenomenon occurred in my life. God began talking with you. Through me.
So here we are – the day past Easter 2011. This is my journey. I share it with the hope that someone hurting might find strength in knowing he or she is not alone in the quest for understanding. I reference "God" in a way that works for me. Change the language to suit your belief, or not. In the 12 Step world we say "take what you need, and leave the rest". Allow your Inner Wisdom to be your guide.
In the spirit of wisdom, well-being and wealth-
I wish you well-
P.S. This is just one of the many "ah-hah" moments I'm sure I will have as I continue reading "Conversations with God". I'd love to share in the wisdom of your experience, too. Add your comments below if you'd like.


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The Zen Clown
At forty minutes The Zen Clown must be one of the shortest shows on the Fringe this year. It is certainly the only show that sent me away reunited with a small lump of the universe from which I was divorced during the big bang.
David W. W. Johnstone is a nice man with a funny face who bangs into a door and does a sweet but modest piece of mime around a fish tank, but otherwise there isn't much of the clown about this show, Zen or otherwise. The sound track is soothing, so it is a great pity the show was disturbed rather violently by what seemed to be a Rolling Stones tribute band playing in the Lawnmarket. However, these rude and rough interruptions to our calm are the type of tribulations Zen initiates deal with and our clown smiled gracefully and benignly throughout the cacophony. Obviously, this philosophy works as the disruption seemed to blend in and become part of the show.
Thank you for my stone. It is smooth and pretty gleaming in the light. It quickly grows warm in my hand. I will reunite it with the other stones in my collection.
Jackie Fletcher
Catalpa flatters to deceive. Its real strength is a fine effort, in every sense, from the gifted Michael Cassady.
The initial premise is that Cassady plays a scriptwriter rejected by every studio. He announces that what he should do is reproduce the pictures in his head and then proceeds to do so on stage.
To start with, he introduces a lot of film directions as breaks between the early stages of the story of the Catalpa. This is great fun and much appreciated by the audience.
In many ways, this demands the talents that have made Stones in his Pockets a success for so many years with actors willing to throw themselves around diving from role to role.
The Catalpa is a ship that apparently really existed. Its history shares much with those featured in films such as Moby Dick and Mutiny on the Bounty.
Cassady is at his best when playing outlandish characters such as the star's mother in law. She is brought to eerie life and death, with no more than a horrible grimace and folded dressing gown. He has also gone to great trouble with his inventive props, creating a ship from nothing.
Unfortunately, the plot is not strong enough to sustain 90 minutes of action. This is a real pity as with something stronger, Cassady would really shine.
We may well hear much more from Michael Cassady as he is a perfect Edinburgh performer. It is to be hoped that next time, he will select a better showcase.
Philip Fisher
The Lifeblood
Before the fire destroyed the Gilded Balloon's main venue, I - and others - thought that the venue had lost its way theatrically. Comedy was its main focus and its gestures towards theatre were generally quite inferior to its peers, the Assembly Rooms and the Pleasance. Since the move to Teviot, however, it has made significant efforts to regain lost ground, culminating this year in The Lifeblood, the story of the last days of Mary, Queen of Scots, in the Gilded Balloon Caves in Niddry Street, a GB co-production.
First performed at the Hen and Chickens, Islington, in 2001, the play, by poet Glyn Maxwell and here directed by Guy Retallack, grips with its superb, taut language and, in this production, the outstanding performance by Sue Scott Davison as the the doomed Mary.
The Caves, damp vaults, are the perfect setting for the drama and the spare design in the most sombre of colours adds to the atmosphere.
It's a play of words, tightly written, and the cast (Davison, Peter Hamilton Dyer, Paul Goodwin, Henry Luxemburg and Chris Grilling) clearly relish them, building up the tension from the first moents right through to the bitter (appropriate word!) end.
If your interest is drama and you only have time to see one production, this should be it.
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Oregon Stage Works is closing its doors. Artistic Director Peter Alzado said the nonprofit theater's lease in Ashland's A Street Market Place was up several months ago and will not be renewed. He said the theater struggled with costs for years.
"It's never been affordable," Alzado said.
"First Monday in October," by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, originally scheduled to open March 23, has been canceled. OSW's production of Agatha Christie's "Mouse Trap" last week finished a month-long run during which it played to 90 percent of capacity.
But it was too little too late. A recent production of David Mamet's "Glengarry Glenn Ross" filled fewer than 25 percent of the 100-seat theater's seats.
Alzado said he hopes OSW will be able to mount new productions in rented venues. He said the five-member OSW board of directors remains intact.
He said the Ashland Children's Theatre and OSW's Playwrights Unit will continue to operate under OSW's aegis. The former offers classes and performances, the latter a setting for developing playwrights to meet and work on new plays.
Alzado opened the $150,000 theater in June 2004 after more than a year of producing plays in locations such as a restaurant and a hotel. OSW's mission statement called for "staging both classic and original works of artistic merit that entertain, challenge, and educate. ..."
Sometimes considered an off-Broadway-type theater, it produced plays ranging from Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" to Michael Frayne's "Copenhagen" to lighter fare such as "The Great American Trailer Park Musical" and "A Christmas Carol."
But Alzado said the theater always struggled to make ends meet. He said the monthly cost of the lease, utilities and insurance was nearly $5,000.
— Bill Varble, for the Mail Tribune
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The senior from Williamstown just happened to find himself in that position Friday afternoon and responded in spectacular fashion as the Yellowjackets clinched a Class A, Region I, Section 3 championship by defeating Parkersburg Catholic 3-0 at Dave Wilson Field. In his complete-game victory, Townsend allowed just two hits —both singles — and struck out seven, including four in one inning.
"With Drew being a senior (and working on two days rest), I was worried about him trying to be Superman — but he has done it before," Williamstown coach Terry Smith said after his Yellowjackets improved to 25-5.
Townsend's counterpart — Britt West of PCHS — also gave quite a performance after posting goose eggs for the first four innings. The Yellowjackets finally broke through in the top of the fifth inning. The first run of the game was set up when Justin Wajda doubled with one out. An error put baserunners on the corners.
With Townsend at the plate, a West offering skipped past the catcher and pinch-runner Ty Gray broke toward the plate. The ball hit the backstop and bounced right back to the catcher and Gray was a sitting duck along the third base line. The throw to the pitcher covering, however, sailed away from its target to allow Gray to score.
In the sixth inning, Collin Miller singled with one out, stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch. With two outs, Flanagan delivered in the clutch with an RBI single.
Williamstown added another insurance run in the seventh inning. With runners on second and third base, West's pickoff attempt of Cameron Powell at third resulted in a throwing error and Powell scored standing up.
"We have to play better as the year progresses," said PCHS coach Tom Harvey after his Crusaders completed the season at 7-21. "A lot of people believe the regular season is meaningless, but you have to learn how to win the close games. Williamstown has been here before and have done it.
"We need to learn that as the season progresses and win close games then be ready for these type of games come playoff time."
Minus a pair of walks in the third inning, Townsend was sharp throughout the contest. The infield helped the cause by turning two double plays. Williamstown shortstop Greg Davis, who contributed eight hits in three sectional games, produced the game's web gem when he dove to his right on ball headed to left field hit by Chase Fox in the sixth inning. Davis made a back-handed stab, rose to his feet and recorded the out at first base.
"Those defensive plays relieved the pressure right there," Townsend said. "I just had to throw strikes and keep the ball down, and make (PCHS) hit ground balls."
Class A, Region 1, Section 3
At Dave Wilson Field, St. Marys
Williamstown 3, Catholic 0
Williamstown 000 011 1 — 3 9 2
Catholic 000 000 0 — 0 2 4
WP: Drew Townsend 7ip, 2h, 0r, 0er, 2bb, 7so
LP: Britt West 7ip, 9h, 3r, 1er, 2bb, 8so
Hitting leaders: Williamstown (25-5) — Logan Flanagan 1-4, RBI; Justin Wajda 2-4; Cameron Powell 1-4, run; Kevin Board 1-4, 2B; Collin Miller 1-3, run.
Parkersburg Catholic (7-21)
Next game: Williamstown at Class A regional, TBA.
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KERRY PATRICK Special to The Times
Williamstown pitcher Drew Townsend threw a complete-game, two-hitter as the Yellowjackets defeated Parkersburg Catholic 3-0 for the Class A, Region I, Section championship Friday at Dave Wilson Field in St. Marys.


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After leading the NYC technology community in its charge against SOPA/PIPA legislation, the NY Tech Meetup (NYTM) returned to form in the NYU's Skirball Center at NYU. The meeting opened with the announcement of another new sponsor, Bloomberg (perhaps foreshadowed by the surprise visit from Mayor Mike Bloomberg in October 2011). The size of the audience took a geometric step through a live simulcast of the entire event by LiveStream to two remote locations at New Work City (412 Broadway) and General Assembly (902 Broadway); the simulcast was also available publicly online.
The first demonstration of the evening nearly brought the house down thanks to the charm of the presenter, 4 ½ year-old Madeline. Alongside her father, she presented Everything Butt Art, an iPad application that is based on the popular series of creative books for children. If "your" iPad is used more by little kids than by you, then this app is a must have.
Immediately following Madeline's huge round of applause, MyMatchmaker took the stage and then did their best to outclass the pint-sized presenter. A web-based dating service (just in time for Valentine's Day), MyMatchmaker pairs the user with a live matchmaker who "specializes" in people they might find interesting. An interesting approach to the wild west of dating sites, the demonstration took a curious turn when one of the presenters was surprised on stage with their matchmaker who then brought a potential date for the presenter to the stage as well. Obviously, this brought a huge response from the audience – every member thankful that they were not the focus of this particular demo.
More demonstrations came to the stage, including BestVendor, a web-based platform that seeks to recommend applications based on your needs and comments from other businesses.
The most innovative presentation was from the Umami application for iPad. Using a "proprietary audio fingerprinting technology" the software recognizes live (or time-shifted) programming and adds to the experience with information, biographies, photos, news, gossip and social conversation about what you are watching, while you are watching.
Every NY Tech Meetup holds something amazing, but this one was particularly wonderful. Events like this one are the reason that we keep coming back.