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If sheer sacrifice of body, mind and soul for a noble cause were convertible into hard currency Burma's legions of pro-democracy warriors would be among the richest citizens in the world.
And yet, for all their great sacrifices the saga of the Burmese struggle for democracy seems to run like an old horror movie one has seen too many times before. The recent round of nationwide protests in Burma that had raised hopes of major political change for example once again ended in bloodshed and tears.
Why aren't the Burmese people winning in their battle for democracy and managing to bring about regime change despite all their valiant efforts?
The record is so dismal that some Burma watchers have glibly predicted that it is difficult to think of the country's future without the military handling the levers of power in one way or the other.
Without denying the huge obstacles facing the Burmese pro-democracy movement I think the pessimism of those who have a grim prognosis for the future of the country quite off the mark.
They are misled, among other reasons, by their simplistic equation of democracy with parliamentary elections and a handful of its associated institutions. A better understanding of the Burmese experience also lies in going beyond short-term, media-driven notions of success and failure of mass movements.
In fact the good news that is crying out to be recognised today is that Burma's brave activists- despite repeated setbacks- are forging, through their struggles, the foundations of a democratic society that may well go on to become Asia's finest. A more nuanced view of the history of democracy around the world shows that long-term prospects of building a genuinely democratic Burma appear extremely promising for a variety of reasons.
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The first and foremost one is simply the participation of more and more ordinary Burmese in the fight for democratic rights even if the price means certain imprisonment, injury or even worse - brutal murder.
The recent demonstrations in Burma against the military regime, that saw several hundred thousand people hit the streets in towns and cities across the country, were carried out under some of the most politically repressive conditions in the world.
In contrast, when in the thirties and forties while Burma's legendary 'thirty comrades', led by Aung San Suu Kyi's father General Aung San, steered their nation to independence from both British and Japanese rule, all this was done with little participation from the bulk of the population.
In 1945 when Burma became a free nation, the deeply authoritarian structures of both feudal, traditional society as well as the newly imported machinery of the nation state remained unchallenged by both leadership and ordinary citizens alike.
This combined with the weakness of the anti-colonial struggle and the resulting absence of a democratic political culture meant that despite adoption of multi- party elections Burmese democracy and the institutions it spawned were on shaky, slippery ground.
By 1962, using the excuse of 'preserving national unity', following demands by Burma's ethnic minorities for greater autonomy, the Burmese military managed to take over the young nation. Since then it has tightly held on to power through a mix of high intrigue and naked force.
The military dictatorship has not had an easy time all these years though. Apart from inheriting the armed insurgencies led by the Burmese Communist Party and various ethnic rebel groups in the hills and forests the junta has faced wave after wave of protests from student activists in the urban areas.
The biggest uprising till date was of course the one in 1988 that, for all its intensity, unfortunately failed to dislodge the regime from power. The dictatorship was however forced to hold national elections in 1990, which they lost by massive margins, underlining their complete lack of legitimacy forever.
It is true the military rulers managed to claw their way back and recoup some losses since then, thanks mostly to external support from the ASEAN group of nations, China and oil companies interested in the loot of Burma's treasure trove of natural resources. The ceasefire agreements signed with various ethnic rebel armies following the break up of the Burmese Communist Party also brought some respite to the regime.
But all this while opponents of the Burmese junta were not sitting idle. While the latest round of demonstrations in Burma has been dubbed as 'spontaneous' by the media in reality preparations for the showdown have been on for months if not a few years.
Under very difficult circumstances thousands of young and old activists have been carrying out propaganda and organisational work within the belly of the beast in myriad ways helping achieve – bit by bit- what Aung San Suu Kyi famously called 'Freedom from Fear'.
There has been of course the clever use of new technologies such as mobile phones and the internet but some of the methods used- like invocation of cultural symbols or spreading of subversive jokes about the junta – are difficult to understand as 'political activity' by many outsiders. Within Burma though they find resonance among ordinary folk and manage to rattle the highly superstitious and image-conscious military rulers.
Last year in October for example, the 88 Generation Students led by the legendary Min Ko Naing launched the 'White Expression' and called for 'national reconciliation' and the freedom of all political prisoners.
As part of the campaign students urged the Burmese people to show their support by wearing white clothes, or, at least, white handkerchiefs, white triangular brooches or badges.'Whiteness' represents purity, sincerity, honesty and altruism in Burmese culture.
''Burmese students have been at the forefront of the democratic struggle generation after generation. We have been sincere, honest and altruistic in our struggle on behalf of all the ethnic peoples of Burma. With this 'whiteness' that we urge the people of Burma to work for national reconciliation.'' declared the group.
As the blog site 'Burma Digest' noted, the adoption of the colour white was tactically significant since schoolboys and girls wear white shirts and blouses in Burma. The members of the junta's political party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, also favour white. The laymen who dwell in Buddhist monasteries are clad in white robes. The campaign in that respect was nothing short of 'the re-appropriation of whiteness' by the students for their good cause.
The call for 'national reconciliation' – aimed at factions within the military unhappy with the situation- showed the political astuteness of the former student activists. The same activists were also at the forefront of the agitation against hikes in fuel prices that triggered off the massive protests in September this year.
Outside Burma the thousands of Burmese political exiles spread to different corners of the globe have also been working tirelessly towards the liberation of their country. Apart from contributing funds for the upkeep of their families back home many of them are instrumental in funnelling information, ideas and innovative means of dissent within the isolated Burmese population.
Their activities and presence overseas has popularised the Burmese struggle for democracy among ordinary people everywhere and made it one of the globe's topmost causes today.
On another front, one more great achievement of the Burmese pro-democracy movement has probably been the coming together of mainstream ethnic Burman activists with those from ethnic minorities fighting against the centralised nation state created after independence from colonialism. In countries like India, with an even larger ethnic and cultural diversity, some semblance of national unity was possible only because of the popular and widespread mass movements against British rule- a trend missing in pre-colonial Burma.
Both in 1988, when ethnic rebel groups welcomed and sheltered Burmese student activists, and in the September 2007 uprising when they extended full support to the cause of Burmese protestors there has been a valuable strengthening of ties. While differences do remain in their visions of what a future Burma will exactly look like the process of shared participation in struggle against the military regime is creating spaces for dialogue quite unimaginable a couple of decades ago.
But of all the achievements of the Burmese struggle listed so far the most valuable one has been a deeper and richer understanding of the concept of democracy itself.
Today when an average Burmese activist talks of democracy he or she does not simply refer to the replacement of an unelected regime by an elected one. They understand – from bitter experience- it is not so much about who wields state power but how and on whose behalf it is exercised.
Democracy to them is not a one dimensional, monochrome animal to be admired in a glorified zoo but a multi-coloured bird set to fly free for all to savour and see. It is not just elections but also environment, also gender, also race, also cultural diversity and very importantly also the unchecked, authoritarian power of global corporations.
That is why there is no one overarching Burmese pro-democracy movement but thousands of them walking, talking, fighting, declaring little republics of freedom wherever, whenever the opportunity arises. If there are no larger than life leaders at the head of the Burmese protests it is because the men and women on the streets are learning to become leaders all on their own.
And that is why those who are fixated with finding the climax of this long running saga should consider getting a new pair of eyes to witness the birth of Burmese democracy – cell by cell, nerve by nerve, blood-drop by blood-drop. We can already hear the baby cry, its smile can't be far behind.
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Red_Till_Im_Dead Red_Till_Im_Dead Apr 27, 2009 20:26 Flag
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Hi Steve
As I replied on the Liverpool board ...
I agree that Gerrard made himself look a pillock for his comments when clearly he's not above "winning" a free kick himself.
Hopefully, you'll agree that SAF is also hypocritical for attacking Rafa for being arrogant or Moyes for trying to influence referees?
My point is as football fans (not just supporters of our own clubs) wouldn't it be great if the media grew some balls and actually called the people involved in the game on some of these statements. At least then we wouldn't be subjected to the same nonsense post match interviews week after week.
What do you think?
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Red_Till_Im_Dead Red_Till_Im_Dead Apr 27, 2009 21:44 Flag
I agree with you on that, but the arrogance call with Sir Alex, and all the comment's I read and hear, just don't sit well with me.
My brother in law past away at the end of Feb, Sir Alex and his wife Kathy attended the service, and that was the 12th of March, remember the 11th march United played a European game that evening, so HUGE respect to him from me.
So I would say not arrogant just good at his job and handles the press rather than the press handle him.
seven of eleven seven of eleven Apr 27, 2009 21:59 Flag
Proberly got it from me Steve...i have been plastering the Gerrard dives everyware....even on the dipper's site....but than again i copied it from someone on here a while back......nice one though....mabey we should also put it on the bitter Spurs board.........sorry i already have.But you know theyr'e not interested because it aint UTD....
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Red_Till_Im_Dead Red_Till_Im_Dead Apr 28, 2009 00:44 Flag
psredpool the league is tight this year, it is making things fun, lol, which does give more talking points, there are some twists and turns yet, i think.
Oh and nice to have a sensible chat.
A Yahoo! User Apr 27, 2009 20:32 Flag
Excellent stuff. I'd like to see Lawrenson and Hansens reaction to this, or even better, Alan Greens.
In Stevies defence the last one is clearly a sniper from the roof.
I trust you've put this on the Dippers board?
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Red_Till_Im_Dead Red_Till_Im_Dead Apr 27, 2009 20:41 Flag
I hold my hand up and copied it from there, someone else put it there.
Rafatorma83 Rafatorma83 Apr 27, 2009 21:15 Flag
HAHAHA. Did you see the last dive. Priceless! FFS.


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The reality TV show Basketball Wives stars Evelyn Lozada, along with a few other people you may have heard of but we will talk about them later. Right now you can find out all about Evelyn who just had something very exciting happen to her today, plus check out some fabulous pictures and a great video.
Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada is about to become a football wife. TMZ is reporting that Evelyn's boyfriend Chad Ochocinco proposed today with a very nice 10-carat engagement ring.
Lozado is the ex-girlfriend, well actually ex-fiancé is probably more accurate, of Antoine Walker you know the former Celtics player which is how she qualifies to be on the show. Antoine and Evelyn were together for over 10 years.
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Social science has made real progress in recent decades by examining the social implications of human selfishness. Many apparent puzzles of social life can be unraveled by looking carefully at the ways individuals pursue their self interest in interaction with others. On this view, cooperation arises where individuals naturally share compatible incentives, or when they can contractually obligate themselves to serve each others' interests. But contracts can never be complete. Informal social mechanisms, like norms of honorable behavior or reputational networks, appear to play a role in sustaining cooperation by restraining sharp dealing and punishing defection. So, too does the psychological state we call trust – the belief that others, at least some of them, can be trusted to protect our interests, sometimes even at the expense of their own.
The Foundation's initiative on trust, which was operative between November 1995 and November 2005, aimed to clarify the nature of trust and understand its role across a wide variety of social relationships – from personal friendships, to relations between professionals and clients, business dealings, interactions within and between organizations and even relations between citizens and their government. In every case, we were interested to learn how trust affects the workings of a relationship, how it enables cooperation, and how it is achieved, lost and regained.
When RSF inaugurated the Trust initiative in 1995, there were also major theoretical and methodological questions to be answered: What are the sources of trust? What role does trust play in supporting institutions such as the market economy or representative government? Is trust between friends analogous to the "trust" a government might be said to inspire in its citizens? Is more trust necessarily a good thing, and when is it unwarranted, naive, and harmful? How can we best measure trust, and what kinds of evidence do we need to discriminate between rival theories?
In the first year of the initiative, RSF established the Trust working group to promote interdisciplinary discussions on basic issues in the study of trust. Led by Karen Cook of Stanford University, Russell Hardin of New York University, and Margaret Levi of the University of Washington, Seattle, the working group organized over a dozen conferences and workshops at Russell Sage and elsewhere, bringing together philosophers, political scientists, sociologists, historians, economists and psychologists. The working group also developed a highly successful series of books based on research funded through the Trust initiative. Fifteen of these books have been published so far, covering topics as diverse as democratic institutions in Latin America, taxi drivers in New York and Belfast, schools, international relations, the criminal justice system, and the evolutionary origins of trust. Another volume is in press, and eight more additions to the series are currently being considered or developed.
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I'm going to be camping in some pretty seriously windy conditions and I'd like to be able to safely put a windscreen around my Pocket Rocket, and I can't seem to find either the Brunton or Markill adaptors. Any suggestions? It seems like switching it to a remote canister would be the safest way to do that.
Edit: Actually, I might have answered my own question! If the other end fits a standard canister?
Also, this looks awesome: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mini-aluminum-folding-outdoor-bbq-camping-stove-windshield-111329 if you can remove sections.
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If you are interested in a Brunton Stove Stand I'm pretty sure I know where you can get one for a reasonable (less than original cost) price plus shipping costs for your preferred method.
Jim, I would be interested–drop me a PM!
Edit: Actually, I might have answered my own question! If the other end fits a standard canister?
Actually, that stand only works with the "spray can" looking 100% butane canisters. That stand will not work with standard threaded canisters.
Thanks Jim, that's sort of what I figured. Any suggestions for standard threaded canisters?
I'm still seeing the type that will work with standard threaded canisters on eBay. These are not Brunton, though. Quality? I can't say one way or the other..
Looked like the other Jim had an actual Brunton one for you, yes? If so, then you're set. Otherwise, if you become a member here, you could put a "WTB" (want to buy) notice on the Gear Swap, or you could try eBay.
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> Any suggestions for standard threaded canisters?
grazie mille!
Edit: 26 dollar shipping? Sad panda.
FWIW, I saw a couple on eBay:
Alocs CS-G07 GAS ADAPTOR FOR FLAT CAN with STAND and gas valve About $26 including shipping. 190g. Threaded canisters only.
1 SET MULTI-USE GAS ADAPTOR FOR LANG CAN AND FLAT CAN About $21 including shipping. 204g (but includes more judging by the photos). 100% butane "bayonet" canisters or threaded canisters.
Hope that helps,
I purchased the Flat-Gas to Butan Gas STove Adapater 72511 (actually 2 of them) but does anyone know where I can find the adapter that will work on my butane it is?
According to http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-SET-MULTI-USE-GAS-ADAPTOR-LANG-CAN-AND-FLAT-CAN-/110861456234?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D110830560517%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8301544483803299739
it is a BRS-17 or BRS-17A General purpose Gas adapter. but I cannot find it.
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Network cable, lesson 1: Introduction
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networks and I am not going to cover all of them, but I will be talking about the most common cables, which include UTP CAT5 straight through and crossover, coax and a few more.
Cabling is very important if you want a network to work properly with minimum problems and bandwidth losses. There are certain rules which must never be broken when you're trying to design a network -- otherwise you'll have problems when computers try to communicate. I have seen networks that suffer from enormous problems because the initial design of the network was not done properly!
In the near future, cabling will probably be something old and outdated since wireless communication seems to be gaining more ground, day by day. With that in mind, around 95% of companies still rely on cables.
Let's have a quick look at the history of cabling which will allow us to appreciate what we have today!
The beginning
We tend to think of digital communication as a new idea but in 1844 a man called Samuel Morse sent a message 37 miles from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, using his new invention 'The telegraph.' This may seem a far cry from today's computer networks but the principles remain the same.
Morse code is type of binary system which uses dots and dashes in different sequences to represent letters and numbers. Modern data networks use 1s and 0s to achieve the same result. The big difference is that while the telegraph operators of the mid 19th Century could perhaps transmit 4 or 5 dots and dashes per second, computers now communicate at speeds of up to 1 Giga bit, or to put it another way, 1,000,000,000 separate 1s and 0s every second.
Although the telegraph and the teletypewriter were the forerunners of data communications, it has only been in the last 35 years that things have really started to speed up. This was borne out of the necessity for computers to communicate at ever increasing speeds and has driven the development of faster and faster networking equipment, higher and higher specification cables and connecting hardware.
Development of new network technology
Ethernet was developed in the mid 1970's by the Xerox Corporation at its Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC) in California and in 1979 DEC and Intel joined forces with Xerox to standardize the Ethernet system for everyone to use. The first specification by the three companies, called the 'Ethernet Blue Book', was released in 1980, it was also known as the 'DIX standard' after their initials.
It was a 10 Mega bits per second system (10 Mbps = 10 million 1s and 0s per second) and used a large coaxial backbone cable running throughout the building, with smaller coax cables tapped off at 2.5 meter intervals to connect to the workstations. The large coax, which was usually yellow, became known as 'Thick Ethernet' or 10Base5 - the '10' refers to the speed (10 Mbps), the 'Base' because it is a base band system (base band uses all of its bandwidth for each transmission, as opposed to broad band which splits the bandwidth into separate channels to use concurrently) and the '5' is short for the system's maximum cable length, in this case 500 meters.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) released the official Ethernet standard in 1983 called the IEEE 802.3 after the name of the working group responsible for its development and, in 1985, version 2 (IEEE 802.3a) was released. This second version is commonly known as 'Thin Ethernet' or 10Base2; in this case the maximum length is 185 meters even though the '2' suggest that it should be 200 meters.
Since 1983, various standard have been introduced because of the increased bandwidth requirements, so far we are up to the Gigabit rate!
Unshielded Twisted Pair
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable is most certainly by far the most popular cable around the world. UTP cable is used not only for networking but also for the traditional telephone (UTP-Cat 1). There are six different types of UTP categories and, depending on what you want to achieve, you would need the appropriate type of cable. UTP-CAT5 is the most popular UTP cable, it came to replace the good old coaxial cable which was not able to keep up with the constant growing need for faster and more reliable networks.
The characteristics of UTP are very good and make it easy to work with, install, expand and troubleshoot and we are going to look at the different wiring schemes available for UTP, how to create a straight through UTP cable, rules for safe operation and a lot of other cool stuff !
So let's have a quick look at each of the UTP categories available today:
Category 1/2/3/4/5/6 – a specification for the type of copper wire (most telephone and network wire is copper) and jacks. The number (1, 3, 5, etc) refers to the revision of the specification and in practical terms refers to the number of twists inside the wire (or the quality of connection in a jack).
CAT1 is typically used for telephone wire. This type of wire is not capable of supporting computer network traffic and is not twisted. It is also used by phone companies who provide ISDN, where the wiring between the customer's site and the phone company's network uses CAT 1 cable.
CAT2, CAT3, CAT4, CAT5 and CAT6 are network wire specifications. This type of wire can support computer network and telephone traffic. CAT2 is used mostly for token ring networks, supporting speeds up to 4 Mbps. For higher network speeds (100 Mbps plus) you must use CAT5 wire, but for 10 Mbps CAT3 will suffice. CAT3, CAT4 and CAT5 cable are actually 4 pairs of twisted copper wires and CAT5 has more twists per inch than CAT3 therefore can run at higher speeds and greater lengths. The "twist" effect of each pair in the cables will cause any interference presented/picked up on one cable to be cancelled out by the cable's partner which twists around the initial cable. CAT3 and CAT4 are both used for Token Ring -- the only difference is CAT3 can be as long as 100 meters while CAT4 can only be 200 meters.
CAT6 wire was originally designed to support gigabit Ethernet (although there are standards that will allow gigabit transmission over CAT5 wire, that's CAT 5e). It is similar to CAT5 wire, but contains a physical separator between the four pairs to further reduce electromagnetic interference.
Part four of our series will show you how UTP cable is wired and the different wiring schemes. It's well worth coming back and reading about.
Network cable, lesson 1, Introduction
Network cable, lesson 2: Straight-through UTP cables
Network cable, lesson 3: CAT5 UTP x-over cable
Network cable, lesson 4: 10Base-T/2/5/F/35 - Ethernet
Network cable, lesson 5: 100Base-(T) TX/T4/FX - Ethernet
Network cable, lesson 6: Fiber
Network cable, lesson 7: Direct Cable Connection
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Telstra's recent FY13 earnings announcement recorded a strong showing of its Network Application and Services (NAS) division, which saw a 17.7 per cent increase in revenue to A$1.5 billion from the previous year. Its international business delivered a combined Global Connectivity and NAS revenue of A$566 million, or a growth of 11.4 per cent from the previous year. Telstra also plans to continue to build out its NAS division, particularly in Asia.
What It Means
A beneficiary of the NAS investment is Telstra Global, nestled under its International division, offering network connectivity and services to enterprises in Asia. In my recent report, I argued that Telstra Global is a well-placed partner for medium-size to large companies in sectors like transportation and logistics, shipping, manufacturing, and professional services looking to expand their operations out from Hong Kong, Australia, and Singapore into Southeast Asia and China. While this looks rosy, there are areas that require closer attention:
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At a briefing last week, I spoke with Tejaswini Tilak, global head of carrier services at Telstra, who updated me on its newly launched mobile operator IPX (IP Exchange) platform. Marketed as the Telstra Global IPX Service, this service aims to enhance international roaming and next-generation mobility services for operators seeking to exchange long-term evolution (LTE) data traffic. The service promises:


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Marine Corps plans to deploy first-ever cargo unmanned aircraft system to Afghanistan in November
From tiny robotic cameras to aerial drones, the U.S. military relies heavily on unmanned systems in Afghanistan. And its unmanned inventory is about to become even larger.
In November, the Marine Corps plans to deploy two unmanned K-MAX helicopters – the first-ever cargo unmanned aircraft system (UAS) – developed by Lockheed Martin and Kaman Aerospace to transport supplies to forward operating bases. The deployment team includes a number of Lockheed Martin employees to support K-MAX operations in theater.
"I am very confident in both the deploying team and the K-MAX UAS to successfully perform their missions while deployed," said Rear Admiral Bill Shannon, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons. "K-MAX has the capability to quickly deliver cargo, thus getting troops off of the roads and allowing them to focus on other missions."
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $45.8 million contract in 2010 to demonstrate unmanned cargo resupply.
K-MAX features Kaman's proven high-altitude, heavy-lift K-1200 airframe and Lockheed Martin's mission management and control systems, enabling autonomous flight in remote environments over large distances. The helicopter can fly day or night and at higher altitudes with a larger payload than any other rotary wing unmanned aerial system. With its four-hook carousel, K-MAX can also supply multiple locations in one flight.
In preparation for the six-month deployment, Lockheed Martin developed a training program with a mix of classroom, simulator and hands-on instruction. K-MAX operators trained using new simulation technology that covered how to launch the UAS and how to receive the cargo.
In September, K-MAX successfully completed a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) conducted by the Navy in Arizona to prove its cargo-carrying capability in conditions similar to those it will experience in Afghanistan.
According to the QRA's formal report, K-MAX exceeded the requirement to deliver 6,000 pounds of cargo per day. The system carried a total of 33,400 pounds of cargo during the QRA, with nearly 3,500 pounds delivered in a single mission.
"Every time this aircraft delivers a payload, we're taking one more truck off the road," said Cpl. Ryan Venem, Detachment Aerial Vehicle Operator, in an Oct. 5 Department of the Navy News article. "That's our goal, reducing IED (improvised explosive device) strikes and taking convoys off the roads."


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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
When It's Time to Leave
It's time for me to take a break friends. A break of an undetermined amount of time.
There is no left-over time right now for blogging. There is a season for everything. This isn't a season that I can consistently maintain a blog. Right now I'm doing good to remember when I last brushed my teeth.
So I'm removing the pressure. How I let it become pressure, I don't know? Except that I'm not very good at doing things half-way.
I will be back as I have an obligation for a special review coming soon. So do sign up for email updates if you haven't already. After that I don't know. I once had this friend, who in the first weeks after having a baby, flushed all the fish in her elaborate aquarium down the toilet, because she was overwhelmed with life and the tank had gotten stinky and she just wanted to be done with it. LOL! (Sorry to you fish-lovers). I'm trying not to be hasty and "kill the fish," but there is also a lot that goes on behind a blog like this that most folks don't know about. And I'm tired of it all. Getting online is a chore, not fun or encouraging.
But being with her is. Oh how many times a day does my gratitude to God well up into praise, because of her? I don't want to waste a single moment staring at a screen when I could stare at her. Real life, real people, real relationships are infinitely more important than anything that happens online.
I'll see ya'll when I see ya.
54 comments:
- AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 3:09 PM
ENJOY this precious season and the seasons to come. If that means less of seeing your posts or whatever God has in store, so be it.... You are a gift to so many, but your first obligation, the purpose God has for you is to your family and He will use this to encourage so many others and remind us that time is fleeting and like you said, you don't want to waste time staring at a screen when you could stare at your babe and the rest of your loved. God Bless you!ReplyDelete
I admire you for this. You are a great mommy !!ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't know about the great mommy part, but thank you for understanding, Colleen!Delete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 3:35 PM
Awww, we will miss you Bambi!ReplyDelete
But understand what you mean about using up time online. For that reason I narrowed down the blogs I read to about 2 or 3 a week, and yours was number one that I kept!
All the best to you and your family, hope to see you back sometime.
Please just know that your last sentence is soo true, BUT your blog did affect and encourage many of us real people, in our own real lives and real relationships to really make them better, though your online ministry :)Replies
Thank you for the encouragement :)Delete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 3:37 PM
Just wondering if the blog will remain up while you take time off for real life. I have only recently found you and was hoping to peruse your archives when my real life allowed. Enjoy your blessings and thankyou for the encouragement the articles I have had time to read have been to me.ReplyDelete
Angela--yes, the site will stay up. I hope you find something to encourage!Delete
That's good you're taking a break because you need to spend the time with your new, precious Selah and the rest of the family. I just don't want to see you go. You are such an encouragement and inspiration to me. You tell Truth with grace but don't water down the message. There's a saying I once heard that has stuck with me:ReplyDelete
"If you're not catching any flack, you're not over the drop zone."
When people make rude, hurtful comments it is hard to keep your peace. However, they wouldn't be making them if you weren't hitting home. Psalm 56
"Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2 My enemies would hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?"
I pray you have a refreshing break and are able to come back strong.
2 Chronicles 32: 7,8:
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles."
You are a tremendous blessing to many of us who usually don't take the time to comment.Replies
Thank you so much for your kind words and the scripture!Delete
Blessings, sweet friend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, Andrea.Delete
I completely understand and want to thank you for sharing all that you did on your blog. Seasons do change, and you are choosing wisely. God bless!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm glad you understand, Stacey! :)Delete
Good for you, Bambi. I tried to keep up blogging long past when I had the time and energy for it, and that was a big mistake. Enjoy your sweet babies and God bless you as you continue to walk with Him.ReplyDeleteReplies
I know you speak from experience Tiana!Delete
Totally agree! :) I'm a very unfaithful blogger as well. The years fly by so fast to be wasting our precious time in a state of continual distraction. This is one of a handful of blogs I read. Enjoy the everyday! Praying for you,ReplyDelete
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I will, thanks Meagan!Delete
Blessings to you and your family during this new season of your lives. As an "older" woman to a younger woman, you will be blessed.ReplyDelete
Always Experiencing Him,
Thank you, Jody!Delete
I don't know how you mommy bloggers keep up with your blogs especially for those of us with large families. I tried for a short time and it was way too much.ReplyDelete
We will miss you but you are picking what is truly worth more than anything else in the world. Don't miss a moment of it!Replies
I don't want to--thanks Tracy!Delete
You will be missed! Enjoy your precious blessings, and I look forward to "seeing you" again sometime <3ReplyDeleteReplies
I will miss you guys too, Rae! :)Delete
Yay for you, Bambi! Great decision! Love on those babies! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I intend to :) Thank you, Paula!Delete
Congratulations on the new baby! I've been much absent on my own blog because I have a new baby, too. Between pregnancy and new motherhood, I didn't want to miss a minute and so I found myself without the time to write consistently. Blessings to you!ReplyDeleteReplies
Then you know how it is, I know :) Thank you for the encouragement!Delete
I understand your decision, but you will be missed.ReplyDelete
I will miss everyone here too. Thank you, Linda :)Delete
You are such an encouragement! But I know what it takes to raise a large family and sometimes there is just not enough of "me" to go around! Enjoy your precious little babe and the raising of your family! You will be missed and we will be waiting to hear from you again! I will be praying for you and your family! ~ChristyReplies
(((Hugs))) Christy. You've been such a faithful commenter over the years.Delete
Wise choice, Bambi!ReplyDelete
I often wonder how I can even get another post out with all the busy-ness in our family. But with little ones all around, your first goal it to be there for them. And like you said, not with your face at a computer screen.
As much as we all enjoy your words of wisdom and sense of humor at life's complexities and joys, this is your time to enjoy your family 100%!
Be all there.
Love ya!Replies
Thank you, sweet friend. As you and I have talked about before, I do think a woman can be a faithful mother and still have a blog, even a mom to little ones. I hope I didn't come across otherwise! We *all* make/carve out time for the activities and hobbies we enjoy most. But this blog has grown too big for me...it takes up too much energy, lol. Yet I WILL so miss all of you, very very much.Delete
I admire you Bambi for putting your family first. I hope your time away leaves your refreshed and encouraged. Enjoy your freedom as you spend precious time with your husband and children.... and enjoy your new home. <3ReplyDelete
Thank you, Janet. I don't know what there is to admire, but you are sweet. (And hey, we made it through last night's storms alive and well! Praise The Lord!)Delete
I admire your heart for the Lord as well as your family. :)Delete
And AMEN on making it through those storms. Eesh!
I had our diaper bag all ready and the children's shoes all lined up by the door just in case we needed to make a hasty exit!
Awww... you are choosing the BEST option, especially if you're feeling overwhelmed. Nothing is more important that kissing those little faces, "ewwing and awing" over their latest accomplishments, and just being "available" when they need you. I completely understand and I will miss my one blog that I am faithful to reading. I pray that during this season YOU will be encouraged by others and soak in all that the Lord has blessed you with. You have always been an encouragement to me and I will miss you. Keep in touch when you can.ReplyDelete
Much love to you and yours~ ShannonReplies
Thank you, Shannon. ( I recently thought of you and went back and read your birth story post :) Thank you for the sweet words!Delete
- AnonymousApril 4, 2014 at 3:44 PM
I found your blog a little over a year ago and have thoroughly enjoyed it! Truthfully, I really liked the fact that you did not post everyday....never once did I walk away feeling overloaded:) Thank you so much for all the encouragement and "meaty" information. I hope your time away is a blessing :) Enjoy that new baby....she is beyond gorgeous!!!!ReplyDelete
Serenity Summers
PS: Sorry about the anonymous thing ( I am not tech savvy:). BTW, I love the fact that you have a "Serenity". I have only met one other person who shares my name:)Replies
Another Serenity! :) So nice to "meet" you. I'm glad to hear you were never overloaded here :)Delete
God bless you and your family. You are a wise mama to put your little ones before the rest of your ministry. There will be time for the rest later.ReplyDelete
Mom to 6 (49 and knowing how fast time goes!)
- AnonymousApril 4, 2014 at 6:01 PM
Hope you have a nice break :) By the way did your sister have her baby? She hasn't updated her blog in days and I'm dying to know!ReplyDeleteReplies
Lol, not yet!Delete
This is a beautiful reminder that I need to get off the computer! =) I seems a lot of the blogs that I enjoy visiting are going on hiatus. I had a blog, once upon a time, and had to give it up because of children. It's not a bad trade off! May God bless you in this new season. =)ReplyDelete
I agree Sarah--blog *reading*, Facebook/twitter/Instagram/pinterest---ANY of those things can be just as time consuming as blog *writing*. Thanks for your sweet words :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I just foumd and read your pregnancy blog. (I had googled trim healthy mama). It was encouraging and interesting. :) I am expecting my 12th, (11th. as we lost our 10th.) I'm due the end of May, have been following T.H.M. and doing well, except for high blood pressure (scary). Nice to see another Mom of a large family, and beautiful baby birth outcome!Delete
And, I see my 17 year old daughter (Keturah) somehow had her name and info on my google account. My name is Rebekah.Delete
Nice to "meet" you, Rebekah! :)Delete
While I will miss your encouraging posts (we all will, I'm positive!), there is *nothing* that compares to time with your family (especially the brand new ones!). Come back when you can and let us know how you're doing and how your family is faring! God bless, Bambi.ReplyDelete
Praying that you will find the sweet rest you need in Him. (even with all the busyness of a new baby) I am a grandma, but love reading your blog, but you absolutely have your priorities in the right order.ReplyDelete
You will be greatly missed, but I admire you for putting your family first! Thank you for all the wonderful posts that have inspired us for so long. What a gift!ReplyDelete
Gosh, I don't feel so bad about totally ignoring my blog now! I can totally relate, and God will bless you for your willingness to let it go.ReplyDelete


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Suspect in Police Shooting Charged
The suspect in the shooting of a Nassau County police officer and an innocent motorist was charged with two counts of first-degree murder Thursday.
Darrell Fuller, 33 years old, faces the possibility of life in prison in the deaths of Officer Arthur Lopez and Brooklyn man Raymond Facey following his brief appearance in Nassau County court.
Fuller, dressed in a yellow top with his arm in a sling, entered no plea during the proceedings. His attorney, appointed by legal aid, didn't comment. Fuller was remanded to jail.
"For this despicable crime, Darrell Fuller faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole," Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said later at a news conference. "Two honorable men lost their lives."
Additionally, Mitchell Benson, head of the district attorney's major offenses bureau, said that while Fuller acted on his own during the alleged shootings, he "reached out to associates" afterward and "engineered a situation" that would make it appeared he had been a shooting victim.
Dozens of police officers filled the courtroom and hallway outside, standing while the suspect was arraigned. Family members of Facey, the 52-year-old man killed in the spree, sat in the two front rows, some in tears.
Nassau Police Benevolent Association President James Carver said that Fuller was wearing Lopez's handcuffs during the arraignment, which were engraved with the officer's name and shield number.
Authorities said the motive for the shooting was to avoid arrest — Fuller was on parole and in possession of a gun when he encountered Lopez and his partner.
Fuller's appearance came two days after he allegedly went on a deadly rampage along the Queens/Long Island border.
Officer Arthur Lopez and his partner pulled over Fuller around 11 a.m. after suspecting that he fled the scene of an accident on Northern Boulevard in Nassau County.
After Lopez, 29, approached Fuller's Honda off the Cross Island Parkway, Fuller allegedly shot the officer in the chest and drove off as Lopez's partner performed emergency first aid, officials said. A short time later, Fuller ditched his vehicle and carjacked Facey, allegedly shooting the Brooklyn truck driver and father of four once in the head and stealing his Toyota, according to authorities.
The shootings touched off an massive manhunt for Fuller, leading officials to lockdown eight schools while officers in riot gear searched sections of Queens door-to-door. Police apprehended him around 6:30 p.m. in St. Albans, Queens, after he apparently shot himself in the shoulder.
Fuller was transferred from Jamaica Hospital to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow Wednesday evening. He also faces one count of first-degree robbery and three counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees.
Meanwhile on Thursday, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown arrested a 27-year-old Jamaica man who allegedly loaned Fuller his car on the day of the spree, charging him with two counts of criminal weapons possession in the case. Ballistics tests are being conducted on the weapons to see if they were used in the shooting.
Brown said that Gerald Williams, 27, loaned Fuller his Silver 2000 Nissan Altima on day of the shooting. A Tec-9 and Ruger 9-MM semi-automatic handguns were in the car when it was returned.
"We are awaiting the result of ballistics tests to determine if the Ruger was murder weapon used to kill police officer Lopez and Mr. Facey," Brown said. He would not go into more details of the case until after a criminal complaint is officially filed Thursday afternoon.
Williams is scheduled to be arraigned some time Thursday.
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Megadeth Liar Lyrics
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[Music by D.Mustaine / D.Ellefson, lyrics by D.Mustaine]
You take great pride in never having lived up to anything
Lie, steal, cheat, and kill, a real bad guy
Your daddy is a wino, and your mommy's quite insane
From altar boy to sewer rat, you don't give a damn
Your sister is a junkie, gets "it" anyway she can
Your brother's a gay singer in a stud leather band
Your girlfriend's got herpes to go with her HEP and AIDS
There ain't one person you know you ain't ripped off yet
Look deep in the mirror, look deep into its eyes
Your face is replaced, a creature you despise
But I know what you're made of, it ain't much I'm afraid
I know you'll be lying until your dying day
Make up your stories, but truth's so hard to say
Brain is numb and your tongue will surely dig you grave
Your mind is sickly from Alzheimer's disease
And decadence and debauchery killed your memories
You're a liar, liar, liar, everyone can see
You're a liar, liar, liar, it's all you'll ever be
You're a liar, liar, liar, it's what you mean to me
Liar, liar, lies...
Start trouble, spread pain
Piss and venom in your veins
Talk nasty, breathe fire
Smell rotten, you're a liar
Sweat liquor, breathe snot
Eat garbage, spit blood
Diseased, health hazard
Scum bag, fucking bastard
Grease face, teeth decay
Hair matted, drunk all day
Abscessed, sunken veins
Rot gut, scrambled brain
Steal money, crash cars
Rob jewelry, hock guitars
Rot in hell, it's time you know
To your master, off you go
You're a liar
A fucking liar
Filthy liar
You, you, you, you fucking liar!
You're a liar
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Like so many other young people in their late teens and early 20s, I began to question my religion and belief in God. I had read books like "The World's Great Religions" and Thomas Merton's "Seven Storey Mountain" to overcome my atheistic leanings, but nothing helped restore me.
Looking outside the church for answers, I discovered the Rosicrucian Order, a mystical organization that promised enlightenment. I remember only that I had to burn candles and stare into the flame to expand my consciousness. All I got, though, was tired eyes and a little more sleep.
Next, my quest led me to hypnotism. After reading a number of books and learning how to hypnotize others as well as myself, I found in Irene, my girlfriend at the time, an ideal subject. Working my way back to her previous lives, I regressed her to 2 years of age and asked her to think of a pleasant memory. When she said she was standing in her crib, I asked her for the color of the walls. She said she didn't know. When I asked her to look around and tell me, she said she couldn't because she didn't know her colors yet. Unfortunately, we broke up before I could delve further.
Sometime in the 1960s, celebrities appeared on television extolling the virtues of transcendental meditation, a rapidly growing mystical organization led by the charismatic Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. My interest piqued, I attended a local meeting and listened to the catalog of benefits waiting to be showered on believers. I asked if this was hypnosis and was assured it was not. Ever-searching and undoubtedly gullible, I paid my fee to join the movement and, feeling foolish, brought a handkerchief and an apple to my initiation a week later, as instructed.
Sitting beside a teacher before an ornate, makeshift altar, he meditated, then, as if emerging from a trance, began uttering a repetitious phrase that sounded something like "abanaba abanaba." Slowly twirling his hand before my face indicated that I was to repeat the phrase with him. This, I assumed, was to be my mantra, my verbal transport to a higher state of consciousness. I knew then that this was simply self-hypnosis cloaked in ceremonial arcana.
Although my quest for certainty was unsuccessful, it was an interesting journey as well as an enlightening one. I learned that searching for definitive proof of an eternal God as first cause was futile, since equally cogent contradictory arguments could be made. Ultimately, I concluded that religious orthodoxy offers the surest path to personal virtue and social harmony, and that total faith in a God unseen is the only means of coping with the ontological mystery of being and the paradoxes of life and death that lie beyond reason and human comprehension. There is nothing else.
In recent decades, atheistic activism has sought to expunge religious thought from public consciousness. Rank materialism and immorality have further served to lure many from their church and religion. However, because the innate hunger for spiritual sustenance can rarely be resisted, these people often gravitate to organizations like L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology or, worse, cults like Jim Jones' Peoples Temple. At best, these seekers are disillusioned; at worst, their lives shattered.
As G.K. Chesterton observed, "When a man stops believing in God he doesn't then believe in nothing, he believes anything."