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Tyler R. Tichelaar, seventh generation Marquette resident, has a Ph.D. in Literature from Western Michigan University, and Bachelor and Master's Degrees from Northern Michigan University. Tyler is President of the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association. He is the owner of Superior Book Promotions, a professional editing service. Tyler lives in Marquette, Michigan where the roar of Lake Superior, mountains of snow, and sandstone architecture inspire his writing. To date, he has written seven novels set in the Marquette area, including The Marquette Trilogy, and the non-fiction history book My Marquette. He is also the author of two volumes of literary criticism — The Gothic Wanderer and King Arthur's Children —and an upcoming series about King Arthur and his descendants.
Welcome, Tyler. Wow, seven novels now and they're all set in Marquette, Michigan. How do you find so much material in one town and how is this novel different from the others?
Thanks, Susan. I'm surprised too, but when you consider Marquette was founded in 1849 and how many people have lived there over the course of all those years, and my novels span different parts of the city's history, there's no end of possibilities for novels. And often, a minor character in a novel catches my attention, making me want to explore that character more and make him or her the main character in another book. That's the case with The Best Place. The character Lyla, who previously had brief appearances in my novels The Queen City: The Marquette Trilogy, Book Two and Narrow Lives deserved her own novel.
So what about Lyla made you decide she deserved her own book?
I didn't decide it really. She insisted I tell her story. I set out to write a very different book that would have been more about the characters of Alan, Sybil, and Diana, but they all got pushed to the sidelines. Somehow, Lyla decided the next book would be about her even though her story didn't have much to do with theirs at first, but she kept barging in, demanding I tell her story, until there wasn't room for much of the other characters' stories any longer. It took a long time to sort it out, trying to decide whether to write in third person or have multiple narrators, but I finally gave in and let Lyla tell the whole story because her story really is fascinating, beginning with her childhood and how she ends up growing up in Marquette's Holy Family Orphanage.
And what was it like for her growing up in the orphanage?
Well, it was a lot rougher than it was for Little Orphan Annie. Unlike Annie, no Daddy Warbucks comes to rescue Lyla from the orphanage. Oddly, I didn't reference that comic strip in the book, but I'm sure Lyla would have just laughed at it. Lyla is pretty bitter as the result of her orphanage experience. Her father left the family when she was five years old. He was a Finnish American who decided to leave the U.S. during the Great Depression to go to Karelia, a Finnish province under Communist Russia's control. It's not a well-known part of history today, but many Finnish Americans left the United States to live in Karelia during the Great Depression, believing America had failed them and that Communism was better. Most of those people realized their mistake only when it was too late. Most families also migrated together, but Lyla's father goes ahead of his family, planning to send for them later, only they never hear from him again for reasons they don't know but can imagine are not pleasant. Then when Lyla is ten, her mother dies. Her only sister, Jessie, gets adopted by her piano teacher, Miss Bergmann, but for reasons Lyla never understands, Miss Bergmann doesn't adopt Lyla. And even though Lyla was raised as a Finnish Lutheran, she's placed in the Catholic orphanage and ultimately grows up to be Catholic, with mixed feelings about her religion as a result.
That's really fascinating about Finnish Americans going to Russia, and you said that's all historical, but what about the orphanage itself? What kind of historical detail did you need to include there?
I read a lot of newspaper articles and did research online about the Holy Family Orphanage in Marquette. There are still people alive who were raised in it. It opened its doors in 1915 and closed them in the 1960s. Today it's an abandoned building and the city keeps threatening to tear it down. It's also rumored to be haunted. Only a small part of the novel takes place at the orphanage, but I did enough research to get an idea of what it looked like inside, how it was laid out, what the daily regimen of the orphans would have been around 1938-1942, the years Lyla lived there, even to their helping to raise farm animals. Since Lyla goes there at age ten and the orphans all had to leave at age fourteen, the scenes there are limited, but the effects of being raised there and feeling unwanted haunt Lyla all her life. At fourteen, the orphans were sent out to work, so Lyla's work career begins then when she goes to be housekeeper to two elderly ladies.
What do you think the orphanage means to the people of Marquette today?
I think it was a very sad place for everyone. Various interviews I've read or people I've talked to vary in their reports of what life was like there. I've even read separate interviews by the same person that come off as positive and negative. It's clear that the community supported the orphanage and the local businesses and community did a lot to help the orphans have nice Christmases, but that's still not the same as being raised by loving parents. Also, in those days families often could not afford to support all their children so even if you had parents, you might end up there until the family could afford to feed you and take you back — Marquette also had a poor house, but this was more a poor house for children. As a result, some children grew up there from infancy, while others might only be there for a short time. The building itself — it's on the front cover of the novel — is a large institutional, cold looking building. We all know how tough Catholic nuns supposedly were, but I think the important thing is not to make generalizations.
Lyla is very unhappy at the orphanage. She has a negative attitude about most things, however, so it's important to remember her opinion of the orphanage is solely her opinion. Lyla's best friend, Bel, grew up with her at the orphanage, but she mostly has happy memories of living there. People simply have different perspectives, and it's the same here today — many want the building saved, turned into an art school or condominium or something useful, while others think it's an eyesore that should be torn down. Myself, I think the loss of any old building is sad, especially a place like the Holy Family Orphanage that served thousands of children. It deserves a happy ending. I should note, though, that it is not "the best place" of the book's title. You'll have to read the book to find out where "the best place" is.
So the book is then Lyla's entire life story since you mention she becomes a housekeeper?
Yes, it tells her story throughout her life, ending in the summer of 2005 when she's seventy-seven and several events in her life come together, making her think back on her life and reassess her story and come to new realizations about it.
Why did you end the story in the year 2005 rather than some other year?
I mentioned that Lyla's father is Finnish, but you'll notice her last name is Hopewell. Once her husband supposedly abandoned her, Lyla's mother was ashamed that she had been married to a Communist, so she changed their name back to her maiden name. So Lyla grows up not knowing anything about her Finnish heritage. But every year Finn Fest is held somewhere in the United States, and in 2005 it was held in Marquette, so I decided it would be appropriate and fun for Lyla to attend the 2005 Finn Fest — a celebration of all things Finnish — as a way to get in touch with her past.
2005 is pretty recent, so does that make the book a departure from your usual historical fiction?
No, because Lyla keeps thinking back on her past, which includes living in the orphanage during the Great Depression, her life during World War II, etc. And even setting a novel in 2005 is writing historical fiction. I knew in 2005 that Finn Fest would be a great event to include in a novel so I kept all the articles and brochures from it at the time. Not being Finnish myself, I didn't actually attend Finn Fest (now I wish I had), but the research I did was enough to create a believable scene around it in the novel. And this book was in my head from at least 2006, but it didn't all get sorted out so that Lyla took over until a couple of years ago. Even so, I had to keep checking details, and trying to remember what Marquette was like in 2005. Since I was writing historical fiction, I decided to focus also on how Marquette has changed since then so I chose restaurants and other businesses that no longer are around to capture what Marquette was like in 2005 — to create a kind of summer 2005 time capsule for Marquette in the novel's pages. One of my favorite places I mentioned was The Pancake House, which was a short-lived restaurant in Marquette, but it was open all night and offered free cab rides there. My character, Sybil, who briefly appeared in my novel Spirit of the North ends up being a cab driver and taking Lyla and Bel out for pancakes at night.
You mentioned Lyla appeared in previous books and also Sybil. Why do you like to keep reintroducing your characters, and for those who've read your other books, are there any other characters in The Best Place that they may like meeting again?
First, let me say that with the exception of the three books that make up The Marquette Trilogy, which should be read in order, all my novels can be read individually and in any order. People who haven't read my previous novels won't miss out on anything if they read The Best Place first, but if you've read my other novels, you'll find many people reappearing, some of whom are well-known characters, others who barely appeared in more than one scene. For example, in this novel Mr. Newman is an elderly man. In my first novel, Iron Pioneers, he is part of the boating party when Madeleine Henning supposedly drowns in 1876. His name is Matthew in that book, and I didn't give him a last name, but over the years, he's developed in my mind until he appears in this novel with a last name. In fact, I'm toying with writing an entire novel about him down the road.
More familiar characters in this novel include the Whitman family who appeared in my trilogy, including Bill Whitman who turns out to be Lyla's ex-boyfriend and his sister Eleanor, now ninety-three and still trying to get Bill and Lyla back together nineteen years after they broke up.
What turned out to be the most fun for me is to reintroduce John and Wendy who appear at the end of the trilogy. John is a character who is largely based on me in that novel, but in this novel, set six years after the trilogy ended, we can see him as a husband and father, something I've never been — I'm too married to writing and my books are my children — but I've had a lot of fun imagining what it would be like to be a husband and father through how I've depicted John. So in a way, those who read The Marquette Trilogy can see The Best Place as a bit of a follow-up to that series. Others who reappear are Bill's son Alan, John's college roommate Frank, and Scofield Blackmore, who appeared in my novel Narrow Lives.
The book is also very funny. Would you share with us a funny passage from it?
I'd love to. One of my favorite passages is the first time Lyla and her best friend Bel go to eat at The Pancake House the first time in the novel. Here's a bit of their conversation:
"The Pancake House is our favorite restaurant and everyone there knows our names. It's about the only place in Marquette to get breakfast other than Tommy's since the Big Boy burnt down. I guess they're going to rebuild the Big Boy, but they're sure taking their sweet time about it.
"After we place our order — pancakes for her, she always gets pancakes, while I usually get eggs and sausage — she says, 'So, what are you doing tomorrow?'
"'I don't know,' I says. 'Why?'
"I hate the 'So, what are you doing tomorrow?' question. It's so unfair. I know it means that she wants something and isn't just asking because she's interested in what I'll be doing. When she pulls that, I don't know whether to tell her what I'm doing, or to admit I'm not doing nothing, or to come up with some fake things I'm doing just so I don't have to do whatever it is she's holding back on telling me she wants me to do, but I can't tell her I'm doing such important things that I can't cancel them without being caught in a lie if I do want to do what she wants me to do. I should probably just tell her to quit asking me that unfair question, but if I tried to explain to her what's wrong with it, she wouldn't get it anyways. Like I said, she's got a bit of a screw loose sometimes.
"'I was hoping,' she says, 'that maybe you'd go to my doctor's appointment with me.'
"'Yeah, I can do that,' I says. See, why couldn't she have saved the 'What are you doing tomorrow question?' and just asked me if I'd go with her to her doctor's appointment? I mean, I've gone to doctor's appointments with her lots of times and never complained about it, so what's the big deal?
"'It's at eight in the morning,' she says. 'I hope that's not too early. We can go out for breakfast after. It'll only be an hour at most.'
"'Eight a.m.?' I groan. There's another morning where I won't get my coffee. Not that I can't get up to have coffee a little early. It's just, I don't feel right if I don't have a bowel movement in the morning, and I can't seem to have one unless I have two cups of coffee first, and I know my body isn't going to be up to doing that before eight o'clock no matter how many cups of coffee I have.
'She doesn't reply to my moan. I guess she's distracted thinking about her doctor's appointment. I don't ask her why she's going. I'll find out soon enough tomorrow when we get there. I focus on drinking my coffee. Then it hits me.
"'Bel, you told me on Saturday that you had to go to the doctor on Wednesday.'
"'I do,' she says.
"'But tomorrow is Tuesday.'
"'No, it's not.'
"'Yeah it is. It's Memorial Day today.'
"'Yeah, it's Tuesday and tomorrow is Wednesday,' she says.
"'Bel, Memorial Day is always on a Monday.'
"'Oh, I forgot,' she says, looking kind of pale like she's embarrassed. She's done a lot of stupid things in her life but I never saw her look embarrassed like that before.
"'So is your appointment Wednesday or Tuesday?'
"'It's Wednesday. I told you that before.'
"If I hadn't just had another cup of coffee, I'd be seeing red now. She's so looney she's starting to confuse me."
Lyla's best friend Bel is a recovering alcoholic and there are references to the Twelve Steps and other recovery groups in the book. Is she inspired by anyone you know?
No, Bel is completely fictional. It's hard to remember how she evolved as a character. I will say that there's a revelation about her character toward the end of the book that surprised me a great deal. I didn't know that was going to happen. But Bel first appeared in a minor scene in Narrow Lives where she's sitting in a bar with Lyla and kind of drunk. That led to my depicting her as an alcoholic. I also saw the film The Lois Wilson Story when it was on TV's Hallmark Hall of Fame a few years ago, about the wife of the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. That made me interested in creating a woman's group in the novel, sort of a support group. I don't depict any AA meetings in the novel, though Bel says she goes to them, but by creating more of a general women's support group, I was able to have her drag Lyla along, which results in some interesting turns of events in the novel. I also did research on and already knew a lot about Twelve Step programs from having edited so many self-help books, so I drew that into the story, although I did not model the women's group in the novel after any specific program.
That brings me to wanting to bring up who you dedicated the book to, someone very special, I understand?
Yes, Susan, our former boss and colleague, Irene Watson, who founded Reader Views. A lot of what I know about codependency, dysfunction, etc. I learned from working with Irene. I had the privilege of editing her books The Sitting Swing and Rewriting Life Scripts and learning a lot about recovery from her. Irene was always blogging about self-help and recovery issues. She also was very supportive of self-published authors, having founded Reader Views as a book review service that grew into a publicity service because she couldn't get reviews for her own book. Sadly, Irene lost her battle with cancer on November 3, 2012. But her positive energy and desire to help people be well and freed from the dysfunctional cycles they were caught in made me decide to dedicate the book to her. I'm sure she would have understood Lyla and cheered her on during her journey.
Why should readers care about Lyla's story if they're not senior citizens like her, or Finnish, or have never been an orphan?
Like I said, I'm not Finnish, I'm not female, and I'm not seventy-seven years old, but I think some of Lyla is in all of us. The book is told in first person so we're constantly in her thoughts, and she thinks things that I think many of us would like to say, and in a sarcastic manner that I personally think can be quite hilarious — and my readers so far have agreed with me — but I think most importantly, her desire just to be loved, her self-esteem issues, her desire for meaningful relationships, and her attempts to connect with her roots and make amends to those she's hurt or been hurt by all are issues and parts of life we can all relate to. I think we all want to feel important, valued, and connected to others. It's kind of like what Lyla comes to realize when she's at Finn Fest: "Finally, when the ceremonies are all done, the crowd claps and cheers, and I get that same feeling I had the day before, that we're all connected, we're all one big happy Finnish family, even though some of us may be Catholic rather than Lutheran, or have English or French Canadian or German or Norwegian or Swedish blood mixed up in us." In other words, we're all human, and The Best Place is a very human story.
Well said, Tyler. Before we go will you tell us about your website and what additional information we can find there about The Best Place and your other novels?
Sure. My website is www.MarquetteFiction.com and it's full of information about my novels and Marquette's history, including a timeline of Marquette history, some fun quizzes to help you determine which of my characters you're most like, a page of my character's family trees, and upcoming events I'll be at. You'll also find links there to other Upper Michigan authors' websites, as well as to my other websites www.GothicWanderer.com and www.ChildrenofArthur.com. Stay tuned for my King Arthur book series coming soon, and thank you again, Susan, for the opportunity to talk about my new book.
You definitely have a very active website, Tyler. Thank you again for the interview. I wish you all the best with The Best Place.
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Legendary local daredevil performance artist Jeremy Kinison is used to thrilling audiences of hundreds or more. Later this summer, however, he might be unleashing his insane antics for an audience of millions.
The 32-year-old tattooed sideshow performer, who's stunned crowds at First Friday and other local venues with his stunts for more than a decade as a part of the Cut Throat Freak Show, will likely appear on America's Got Talent sometime this summer.
Kinison makes a very brief appearance in a recently released trailer plugging the upcoming season of the NBC talent show and reality competition, which premieres on May 14.
Although Kinison is unable to confirm whether or not he'll appear in an episode of AGT because of a non-disclosure agreement he signed, we're inclined to believe he will hit the national airwaves, considering the fact he was not only included in the trailer, but has been on the show once before.
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Kinison says that his fiancée, Lauren "CandyPants" Grace (who is also a member of the CTFS), also performed for the AGT cameras, although he declined to mention specific details.
The touring sideshow performer -- who currently divides his time among Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and other cities that the CTFS performs in around the country (but still has roots in the Valley) -- says the couple auditioned for AGT's preliminary rounds last October in St. Louis and that he was "really proud of our performance."
"We did the Cut Throat Freak Show tradition proud," he adds. "[I] can't say how we did. You'll have to tune in for that."
And while he's limited in what else he can say about the experience (due to the aforementioned non-disclosure agreement), he told Jacakalope Ranch that they made some rather hasty preparations prior to the audtion.
"We barely prepared. Let's just say there were some back-alley 'deals' to acquire what we needed to perform our act. And, no, it wasn't drugs or hookers -- but close."
In other words, they dug through dumpsters to find some glass and other junk for the act.
And as spectacular and eye-catching (pun intended) as the couple's audition might have been, it's probably nowhere near as explosive as Kinison's previous stunt for the AGT cameras in 2010. (The daredevil and his ex-wife were also featured in a 2006 episode of ABC's Wife Swap.)
On an early episode in the show's fifth season, Kinison lit off an M-80 near his exposed genitals during the preliminary rounds. It shocked both AGT's celebrity judges (particularly Sharon Osbourne and Piers Morgan) and the audience, resulting in numerous gasps and boos. Needless to say, Kinison was swiftly -- and unanimously -- booted from the show by the judges.
Here's hoping that Kinison makes it past the preliminary rounds this time, which he just might, considering that new AGT celebrity judge Howard Stern has such a soft spot for freaks.
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1 large diced white onion
2 minced garlic cloves
2 TBS oil
4 oz. can of green chilies
1 can (15 oz) stewed tomatoes (Mexican style)
2 cans chicken broth
2 cans creamy chicken soup
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
½ tsp Tabasco
4 TBS flour
½ Cup water
1 chicken (rotisserie) shredded
4 oz. Velveeta cheese
1/3 Cup sour cream
chopped cilantro
corn tortilla strips (Jose Peppers will sell their tortilla strips cheap)
avocado (diced)
1. Sauté (5 min.): onion, garlic, and oil.
2. Add (then simmer 20 mins.): chilies, tomatoes, broth, creamy chicken soup, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, cumin, Tabasco.
3. Mix: flour and water (smooth consistency), then add to soup, bring to boil and simmer 5 minutes.
4. Add: chicken, sour cream, and Velveeta cheese.
5. Add: garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste.
6. Garnish with toppings: tortilla strips (corn tortillas sprayed with Pam, salted and baked in oven until crispy), cilantro, and avocado to taste. (Serves 8 people)
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The collective malformity known as Portal have now returned from the netherworld (or Brisbane, Australia as it's also known) with their latest malignant threnody entitled Vexovoid. One of the more severe attractions from Profound Lord's indomitable stable, Portal—comprising five charming gentlemen known only by convoluted pseudonyms, their identities shrouded by executioner masks, and sometimes even a grandfather clock in the case of vocalist The Curator—have summoned an ungodly cult following over the course of their 18 year existence.
Emerging beyond the subterranean extreme metal consciousness with their second LP Outre', released in 2007 by the already well-established Profound Lord, Portal's unorthodox amalgam of mysterious aesthetics, cavernous death metal, black metal's atmospheric decay, and the perverse tonality of the avant-garde, plagued those foolish enough to expose their psyches to the terror this band evoked. Outre' received critical acclaim, and as a consequence, Portal's 2003 debut Seepia was re-mastered and re-released in 2008, with the writhing pandemonium of Swarth closely following suit in 2009, both of which were devoured by an eager, ever-growing audience.
It's hard to pinpoint the exact essence of what makes Portal so appealing to those outside the deepest reaches of death metal's underground when sonically they sound so pitiless—but maybe that's the charm. There is nothing welcoming found within the horror-scapes and gruesome murk, yet Portal continue to thrive with Vexovoid, their much anticipated metal release for early 2013. Adorned with Reverend Kriss Hades's depiction of an array of probing tentacles centred by a brain; the booklet itself made from vellum—an under-utilized, archaic canvas made from calfskin; one which may send PETA into hysteria—the music of Vexovoid is akin to its artwork: an intellectual and monstrous creation of the bizarre.
Throughout this record, Portal's aural disharmony constantly pushes the limits of the listener to breaking point, and because of the magnetism of the songwriting and the sheer power of this record's production, which coagulates the instrumentation into one heaving organism, Portal furrow further inside your headspace than ever before to unearth a surreal realm of Lovecraftian proportions. "Kilter" sets this abomination of your senses in motion through alternating, incongruent sequences of disorientating blasts with the Curator's dry, serpentine growl crawling between the relentless instrumentation. Right from the start it becomes clear that there is method to the sonic madness of Vexovoid, and Portal have been meticulous when it comes to arranging each song. "The Back Wards" and "Plasm" drone with the subsonic bass taking the charge, complimented by a sinister streak that is reminiscent of Mayhem's avant-garde black metal masterwork, Ordo Ad Chao. While songs the quality of "Curtain" are allowed to pulse and breathe organically, as the hellacious passages are given space to seemingly subside at will before returning with greater repetitious force.
It's this extreme balance between order and chaos found within Portal's mastery of dynamics which leaves the feeling that the listener is constantly being toyed with. The warped death metal of "Awyreon" increases the intensity of the blasting riff variations almost to the point of apoplexy, and the shorter but no less shattering "Orbmorphia" whips up a bass-heavy maelstrom full of tangible riffs and fork-tongued vocals—the Curator's Attila Csihar-worthy performance is terrifying overall.
Vexovoid justifies the hype hoisted upon Portal's shrouded shoulders, and through the cerebral nature of the songwriting, which suppresses the band's urge to just bludgeon wildly, this record is as multidimensional as Portal have ever sounded. This enigmatic band, along with disciples Mitochrondrion and Antediluvian, are leading the way through death metal's blackened underbelly. Slither on fellas.
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Thistles and Thorns...Get The Point
Rebecca O'Connor
1/12/2010 / Health
Prov 26:9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard,
so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
A thorn is such a little nuisance when inflicted to the flesh and one to which the whole body responds in pain. Did you know that it is possible to get an infection from a thorn that could go to the very bone ending in death? The infliction may start out a miniscule puncture much like a mustard seed that can grow in mammoth proportions over time. This is why thorns and thistles make such good symbols in the Bible and are used quite often. We as Christians do not get the pointpun intended.
Jesus revealed the symbol of what the thorn represents in a parable, but we have not completely gotten it.
Matt13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
The revelation of thorns Jesus shows us is:
1. the cares of life
2. deceit of worldliness
The first time we see thorns and thistles used is in the book of Genesis after the fall of Adam. Thorns are the curse resulting from sin. Look:
Gen 3:17-19 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
We read thinking that this means that the ground will be hard to plow or that man will now have to work hard for a living from then on. What it is really saying is that Satan has now inflicted man with the work of thorns and thistles, which are the cares of life and deceit of worldliness. With the introduction of cares or stress and anxiety of life comes death. Medical research has seen a direct link between diseases and stress. Some estimates say 40 - 80% of all visits to doctors may be directly related to stress. Worry sets off a chemical reaction from our daily frustrations, which are generally petty in nature, for example:
The kids not picking up after themselves
Fido tracked mud onto the carpet
Hubby left wet towels on the clean bedspread
An unbalanced checkbook
Things that need to get done
When these chemical reactions - like the adrenalin flowing - happen often, we can easily develop stress related diseases and complaints. There are many, many conditions likely caused by stress. Far too many of us suffer from things like:
heart disease
chronic fatigue
anxiety attacks
mood swings
psychological distress
sleep problems
high blood pressure
eating disorders
peptic ulcers
poor immune function
chronic pain
smoking-related respiratory aliments
And the beat goes on!
The curse of the thorns and thistles initiating stress and worry rob us of the peace promised in Isaiah:
Isa 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Looking closely at what it says: "the chastisement of our peace was upon him" Are you getting the point? Jesus wore the chastisement of our peace upon His head. What was on Jesus head?
Matt 27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
Jesus Himself bore the chastisement of the cares of life and deceit of worldliness upon His head. Stress, anxiety, frustrations as well as our peace come from our thoughts the brainthe head. Jesus gave us the helmet of salvation for this very purpose! We cast our cares/thorns upon Him and He bore them to the cross, trading our thorns that we may wear His Helmet of Salvation!
1 Peter 5:7-10 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Notice by this Scripture in 1 Peter verse 7 that it gives the real remedy for stress, which is not tranquilizers or alcohol vs. 8. What is responsible for alcoholism and tranquilizers but for accepting the thornscares and deceit of this world!
There is a great example in the Scriptures of Paul and his thorn in 2Co 12. A messenger of Satan has attacked Paul with a thorn to try to stop Paul's efforts. Paul's thorn is his frustration in the inability to produce results! Ask any minister if they have felt impotent in trying to convey the responsibility of Truth to the people as a great frustration! Paul took upon himself the cares of this! As ministers of the gospel our commission is to feed the sheep/lambs of God. God's responsibility is to watch over His Word to perform it or bring it to pass. No matter how much talking, pleading or begging we do, it is not up to man to perform the Word of God or to bring it to pass. Jesus himself did not beg nor plead His case. He simply presented Himselfthe WORD of God walking the earth healing and setting free the captive. Not all hearing Him received and not all by His presence healed.
2 Cor 12:7-10
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.
8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Infirmities/ἀσθένεια: feebleness in body or mind
Reproaches/ὕβρις: insults
Necessities/ἀναγκή: begging for needful things
Persecutions/διωγμός: attacks of man
Distresses/στενοχωρία: anguish and stress
Paul's responsibility was to cast the thorns of care upon Christ who paid in full, for the chastisement of our peace was upon Him. God will not cast off our cares anymore than He may cloth us with the Ephesians' armor. This is our responsibility to cast off care and to invest in the helmet of Salvation. The Scripture tells us to put on, which is to invest in Christ. God will not do that for us.
When you see a ministry in distress whatever the cause it will be from the thorn. Situations come and go, but what we do about them will show in the outcome! Whether financial, spiritual, temptation or like Paul, the inability to produce results which got him all distressed, if we cast off the crown of thorns at Jesus' feet, He will take itHe has taken it.
Isa 55:12-13 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
My name is Rebecca O'Connor. I have been a teacher in elementary education for years, written a few books, and hug my grandkids every chance I get! God has blessed me so much that I love sharing pieces from those blessings in my writing.
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Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt | |
Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt standing next to the bust of Alexander I, by Johan Erik Lindh (Copy of original by Carl Fredrik von Breda). Another version of the same painting has him standing next to Gustav III of Sweden
Born | Tarvasjoki, Southwest Finland |
31 March 1757
Died | 19 August 1814 Tsarskoye Selo, Russian Empire |
(aged 57)
Allegiance | Swedish Empire |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Finnish Army |
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Count Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (Russian: Гу́став Мо́риц А́рмфельт; 31 March 1757 – 19 August 1814) was a Finnish, Swedish and Russian courtier and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the great Finnish statesmen. His advice to Russia's Tsar Alexander I was of utmost importance for securing the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland.
Born in Tarvasjoki, Finland, he was the great grandson of Charles XII of Sweden's general, Carl Gustaf Armfeldt.
In 1774, Armfelt became an ensign in the guards, but his frivolous behavior involving a duel provoked the displeasure of Gustav III of Sweden. As a result, he thought it prudent to go abroad 1778. Subsequently, however, in 1780, Armfelt met the king again at Spa in Belgium and completely won over the previously disgruntled monarch with his natural amiability, intelligence and social gifts. Henceforth, his fortune was made. At first, he was given the position of maitre des plaisirs in the Swedish court, but it wasn't long before more serious affairs were entrusted to him. He took part in negotiations with Catherine II of Russia in 1783, and, during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), he was one of the king's most trusted and active counsellors.[1]
He displayed great valour in the field during this time. In 1788, when the Danes unexpectedly invaded Sweden and threatened Gothenburg, Armfelt organized the Dalecarlian levies under the king's direction and led them to victory. He remained absolutely faithful to King Gustav when nearly the whole of the Swedish nobility fell away from him. Armfelt distinguished himself in the later phases of the Russo-Swedish War, eventually becoming the Swedish plenipotentiary who negotiated the war's demise with the Treaty of Värälä in August 1790. Armfelt had been seriously wounded in the battle of Savitaipale in June 1790. During the reign of Gustav III, his influence was paramount in Sweden, though Armfelt protested against his master's headstrong championship of his subjects.[1]
On his deathbed in 1792, King Gustav III committed the care of his infant son to Armfelt and appointed him to the Privy Council, which was to advise the new regent, the king's younger brother, Charles. Armfelt was also appointed as the Over-Governor of Stockholm, but the new regent was staunchly anti-Gustavian and sent Armfelt to serve as the Swedish ambassador to Naples in order to get rid of him. From Naples, Armfelt began secret communications with Catherine II, arguing that she should bring about by means of a military intervention a change in the Swedish government in favour of the Gustavians. The plot, though, was discovered by spies for the regent, who immediately sent a Swedish man-of-war to Naples to seize him. With the assistance of the exiled British Queen Caroline, he was just barely able to escape. He fled to Russia, where he was interned at Kaluga 1794–1797. At home, he was condemned to death as a traitor and his property confiscated. His mistress, Magdalena Rudenschöld, was judged for complicity and pilloried on the Riddarhus Square before being imprisoned for two years in Stockholm.[1]
Military service[edit]
When Gustav IV of Sweden attained his majority, Armfelt was completely rehabilitated and sent as Swedish ambassador to Vienna in 1802, but was obliged to quit the post two years later for sharply attacking the Austrian government's attitude towards Napoleon Bonaparte. From 1805 to 1807, he was the commander-in-chief of the Swedish forces in Pomerania, where he displayed great ability and stopped the conquest of the duchy for as long as possible. On his return home, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian frontier, where he was stifled in his duties by the constant flow of ordres, contre-ordres et désordres from his master.[1]
In Russian service[edit]
Armfelt was firmly opposed to the revolutionaries who in 1809 overthrew Gustav IV and exiled his family. He was the most courageous of the deposed king's supporters and resolved afterwards to retire to Finland, which had been ceded to Russia. Appointed to high offices in the Swedish government, his departure was delayed on purpose until his enemies could gather and declare a decree expelling Armfelt as a conspirator in 1811. On 31 March, he visited Russia's ambassador in Stockholm and gave him an oath of allegiance. The following day, he was deported from Sweden.[1]
Armfelt's position greatly improved in Russia. After deposing Speransky he exercised almost as much influence over Emperor Alexander I as Czartoryski. He contributed more than anyone else to Finnish independence with his plan to turn the Grand Duchy of Finland into an autonomous state within the Russian Empire. He also won over Alexander to the idea of uniting Norway with Sweden.
Armfelt, who had been Chancellor of the Royal Academy of Turku from 1791 to 1792, was made Chancellor of the new Imperial Academy of Turku in 1812. He held the position for two years. In 1812, the grateful Emperor raised him to the rank of count. He served as the Minister State Secretary of Finland, the Grand Duchy's highest representative, in St Petersburg 1812–14. He was also briefly Governor-General of Finland in 1813.
He died at Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg on 19 August 1814.[1]
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Together with Göran Magnus Sprengtporten, Armfelt is regarded as one of the fathers of Finnish independence. Because of his unpopularity among the anti-Gustavian Swedish nobility and the fact that he "turned Russian", Armfelt has been up to the present day a rather mysterious and generally unknown character in Swedish history.
Ignorance of Armfelt and his accomplishments persisted for well over a century in Sweden and not until recently has a more nuanced, positive approach to Armfelt emerged there. In Finland, he has always been highly regarded as a great patriot and statesman.
Because Armfelt chose to remain loyal to Finland and its people rather than to its former ruler, he was labeled as a traitor in Sweden and sentenced to death for treason. The Swedish public could not accept at the time the loss of Finland, which had been part of the realm for over 600 years. Their anguish was exacerbated by the fact that the province had been lost to Sweden's arch-enemy, Russia. Armfelt's death sentence, though, had no actual meaning outside of Sweden as there was never a realistic Swedish attempt launched to recapture Finland. Politicians mainly just threatened action in order to gain favour among the nobles and populace. Already 1812 Sweden allied with Russia, and the sentence was annulled.
Armfelt married 1785 countess Hedvig Ulrika De la Gardie (1761–1832), daughter of count Carl Julius De la Gardie and countess Magdalena Christina Stenbock.
They had eight children:
- Maria Magdalena Catharina Augusta Armfelt, (1786–1845), countess
- Gustaf Fredrik Armfelt, (1788–1789).
- Carl Armfelt, born and died 1788.
- Magnus Armfelt, born and died 1788.
- Gustav Magnus Armfelt, (1792–1856), major-general, count
- Alexander Armfelt, (1794–1876), captain, Finnish Minister Secretary of State, Privy Councillor, count
- Constantin Armfelt, (1796–1797).
- Carl Magnus Wilhelm Armfelt, (1797–1878).
From the affair with actress Mademoiselle L'Eclair in Paris, Armfelt had an illegitimate son Maurice L'Eclair (1780–1841). From the affair with Princess Wilhelmine, Duchess of Sagan Armfelt had an illegitimate daughter Adelaide Gustava Aspasie (Vava) Armfelt (1801–1881). Maurice was knighted 1816 in Sweden as Mauritz Clairfelt and became a general; Vava was adopted 1812 in Armfelt family.
See also[edit]
- Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). "Armfelt, Gustaf Mauritz". In Chisholm, Hugh. Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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- Media related to Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt at Wikimedia Commons
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ooooh I finally finished >< this is for Avarice san I hope she like it
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Notice from the photos, there are no battlements, ramparts or other military influences; this was not a castle built to defend a king or his possessions, rather it is a large palace home. Unfortunately the King only lived here less than 6 months prior to his death and it has never been finished.
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Equal Rights for Warriors: Pentagon Ends Ban on Women in Combat
More than 280,000 women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, with hundreds wounded and more than 150 killed. But until now, Defense Department rules have limited their combat training and denied them combat-related career advancement. With today's announcement lifting the ban on women in combat, America's female warriors can now stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their male colleagues on the front lines and get the recognition they deserve.
The Pentagon's decision comes less than two-months after four servicewomen filed a federal lawsuit seeking an end to the ban. Two of the four, Major Mary Hegar and Staff Sergeant Jennifer Hunt, were awarded the Purple Heart, and Hegar also received the Distinguished Flying Cross with a Valor Device. Here, Hegar describes her experience in the Air National Guard and the day her helicopter was shot up during a Medevac mission in Afghanistan in 2009.
As Hegar writes: "If there is one thing I've learned about the differences between us all throughout my years of service, it's this: putting the right person in the right job has very little to do with one's gender, race, religion or other demographic descriptor. It has everything to do with one's heart, character, ability, determination and dedication."


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Although this prince being the favorite son of King Fahd has many palaces all over Saudi Arabia this palace looks most futuristic and elegant. Area: 85 acres! which is 0.343 sq km!
It was constructed by Saudi Oger which is owned by the Hariri family. Like most of his palaces this one has a large berth, a beautiful spring, elegant tents and splendid garden along with helipads and boats. Costs in excess of US $740 million.


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Na cards duodecuple bogey at Texas Open
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After Kevin Na finally finished the par-4 ninth at the Valero Texas Open on Thursday, he turned to playing partner Ryuji Imada and shrugged.
"I think I made somewhere between 10 and 15," Na said. "But I think it's close to a 15."
Fittingly, it was one more mistake on a hole that bedeviled the Korean-American player in record-setting fashion during the opening round at AT&T Oaks Course at TPC San Antonio.
Na eventually signed his scorecard for a 12-over 16 at the 474-yard ninth — the worst par-4 score in the official annals of the PGA Tour. Only John Daly, with an 18 at the par-5 sixth at Bay Hill Club in 1998, has totaled more strokes on a hole.
Tommy Armour, at the 1927 Shawnee Open, and Ray Ainsley, at the 1938 U.S. Open, reportedly had 23 totals on holes, but the PGA Tour has no certified record-keeping on such things before 1983.
"It was one bad hole, and what's crazy about this game, one bad hole can basically shoot you out of the tournament," said Na, who came to the Texas Open 28th on the money list this season.
Adding to Na's misery, he played the other 17 holes at 4-under, finishing with an 8-over 80. He birdied three of his final five holes to finish ahead of three other players in the 144-man field.
"You hit it in trees like that, and there's some rocks and pretty nasty stuff," said Geoff Ogilvy, delayed as part of the group behind Na as he struggled. "It's a comedy of errors sometimes."
For the right-handed Na, that comedy included an unplayable lie after his opening tee shot, a penalty stroke assessed when a shot caromed off a tree and smacked him in the thigh and, at one point, a left-handed whiff as part of six strokes to get out of the wooded native area to the right of the fairway.
Afterward, Na was ready to sign for a 15 on his scorecard. But after reviewing a video replay, he added a stroke.
"So, I mean it's a lot of what-ifs and what could have been," Na said. "The only thing I can do is learn from this, and hopefully it doesn't happen again."


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Television Recaps: Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Venture Bros.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: "The Table Read"
I notice the run time on this episode is a slightly longer 30-some minutes instead of the usual 25-plus. Delightfully, I can't think of any one of those 60 seconds that's squandered in the season's best episode so far.
I got a little annoyed last week with the episode's a bit-too-heavy emphasis on Larry and too little inclusion of Curb's other characters. Well, this week we not only get some wonderful moments from Marty Funkhauser, not only the Seinfeld reunion so many have all been waiting for, but, even better than that, a series-defining exchange between Leon and Michael Richards…but I'll get to that in a moment.
This week the Seinfeld reunion show's underway while a few of the cast express some surprise at Cheryl's securing the role of George's ex-wife. Add to that Larry striking up an unwanted texting friendship with the nine-year-old daughter of one of the producers; Jason Alexander's abuse of a borrowed pen; and Michael Richards' recently diagnosed Groat's disease. And a disturbingly vulgar joke from Funkhauser.
First, the reunion. If that's what America wanted, the titular Table Read delivers—10 years out (has it really been that long?), the Seinfeld gang still has it: Jerry, Julia, Jason, Michael, and surprise guests Wayne Knight and Estelle Harris don't miss a beat playing off each other, and Larry proves that he can still write a lot about nothing (though I guess fans of Curb probably already knew that).
But this episode goes a lot deeper than just reliving the glory days. To be sure, it has a lot of fun with some Seinfeld nostalgia—the table read scenes linger on a little longer than they need to—but ultimately it's on Curb's terms. This season's major story arc, and likely the reason Larry David wanted to write it, is to let us see what it's been like for the past 10 years to him. He makes light of it, but does anyone outside of those directly involved realize how much work goes into putting a one-off reunion show together? Not just writing the thing, but the negotiations, getting the actors together, trying to keep everyone from getting at Larry's throat…and what's in it for Larry?
And yet Larry still hasn't busted out the soapbox. He got in a few jabs at the Seinfeld fanboys earlier in the season, but I think Larry David deserves a lot of credit for being reserved enough to not attack his fanbase and instead taking the opportunity to have a lot more fun and get a lot more laughs playing Seinfeld off Curb. Like I said, he gives you your Seinfeld, but Seinfeld in the context of Curb. When Funkhauser delivers his very, very un-NBC joke, you get a hint that Larry's reminding you they're two different shows—and the point is really driven home by Jerry's reaction to Larry casually asking his producer about her nine-year-old's p*ssy.
In a way, it's surprising an episode like this wasn't made sooner because it uses Seinfeld to draw out the differences between it and Curb. Yeah, both of them have converging storylines and focus on morally dubious human beings, but Curb takes it one step further: The four central characters in Seinfeld are pretty despicable, but the rest of the world is not too bad, albeit a little (sometimes a lot) eccentric. In Curb, Larry's character is even worse, but so, too, is everyone else—Larry just gets more screen time.
He also gets the freedom of being on HBO, which, as the episode never fails to remind us, allows him to curse a lot more but also be edgier. Which brings us back to Michael Richards. I'm actually less surprised with how they pulled it off than I am that they did it at all. Not to spoil not only the best scene of the season but also the finest Curb moment since the Season 3 finale's swear-extravaganza, but you know what I'm talking about. And Michael Richards and JB Smoove come off as not only tear-inducingly funny, but also, really, really good sports.
I'm pretty sure this is the first episode written for Season 7, or at least it's the one that inspired Larry to do another season. Once you watch it, you'll understand why.
The Venture Bros.: "The Revenge Society"
Damn you Publick and Hammer! Damn you for continually playing with my expectations! You did it last season by taking a minor character and turning his backstory into the best episode of the season ("The Invisible Hand of Fate" if you've been watching), and now you herald the return of Phantom Limb, expose two members of the Guild of Calamitous Intent's Council of 13, toss David Bowie back into the mix (and with him Brian Eno, too), and deliver a squarely mediocre episode. And The Intangible Fancy makes a cameo, too.
But tonight's installment has Phantom Limb, last seen in Season 3's opener "Shadowman 9 and the Cradle of Destiny," reinventing himself as the supervillain "Revenge" and looking to take down the equally supervillainous Guild of Calamitous Intent. To do so, he kidnaps two of the Guild's leaders and hydrocephalic Master Billy Quizboy to seek out the orb, a glass ball of assumedly limitless power. Billy lets it slip that the orb is safely confined within the Venture compound, and soon after all forces converge on the Venture lawn for the action-lacked climax.
The more I think about, the more what I liked about Season 2 and disliked about Seasons 1 and 3 is that 2 stuck with and developed its characters whereas 1 and 3 just added more and more to the mix. I don't have an especially burning desire to know the entire history behind whatever secret society was offhandedly mentioned two episodes ago than I do to see the show's creators play with the toys they already have.
I may be in the minority, but I wasn't a big fan of last season's Guild-history-laden scenes in "ORB." The better parts had Billy and Dr. Venture reliving childhood memories of The Rusty Venture Show (brought to you by…smoking!), Brock playing amateur detective, and a very touching "Go Team Venture!" While "Revenge" calls back to both "The Invisible Hand of Fate" and "ORB," it has too much of the fanboyish backstory of the latter and none of the heart of either.
Likewise, I loved the debonair and pompous character of Phantom Limb in Season 2, but was saddened to see him reduced to a mere nutjob in this episode. He still shows some flashes of competence, but he worked stronger as a counterpoint to every other character's gross incompetence. That, along with Brock's departure this season, has left a void that the show desperately needs filled.
There's a few laughs, and the animation's as good as it's ever been, but while I'm still on the fence about last week's "Return to Malice," I just don't think I can give this one the benefit of the doubt.


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Austin Kubitza has put up impressive numbers this season despite not possessing a level of fastball command that he deemed acceptable. The right-handed Tigers prospect's latest outing was the best of his professional career, and it resulted in large part from his ability to place his heater wherever he wanted.
Across seven scoreless innings, Kubitza racked up a career-high 12 strikeouts while allowing just two hits and a walk in Class A West Michigan's 3-2 win over Lake County in 10 innings.
Though Kubitza missed out on becoming the first Midwest League hurler to reach four wins this year, the Rice product was more than pleased with his outing.
"I've been working with our pitching coach (Mike Henneman) a lot during bullpens because I've been struggling with fastball command lately," Kubitza said. "That was the biggest thing. I was able to throw my fastball for strikes.
"So it was just a big sigh of relief that all the work I've been putting in on the side translated into the game."
Kubitza is 3-0 with a 2.15 ERA over five starts this season. Across 29 1/3 innings, he has 39 strikeouts and eight walks with just one home run allowed. Opponents are batting .189 against him.
"The numbers have been there early in the season," said Kubitza, whose first two outings netted him Midwest League Pitcher of the Week honors. "But still, if I want to get to the next level, I'm going to have to have fastball command. So better to start now rather than later."
On Thursday, Kubitza began by striking out Clint Frazier and Dorssys Paulino before issuing a two-out walk to Grant Fink. Kubitza then set down Anthony Santander to strike out the side, but he was bothered by that first-inning free pass.
From that point on, the 22-year-old did not hand out another. He did, however, continue to collect Ks.
"In college, I definitely fell in love with my slider, probably a little too much," Kubitza said. "For the most part, I usually get my strikeouts on sliders. Tonight, I'd say probably about eight of them were off fastballs. So that was a big plus for me."
Paul Hendrix singled up the middle to end his no-hit bid in the fifth. An inning later, Paulino doubled, but Kubitza struck out the side in that frame too.
An imposing presence at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds, he threw 63 of his 89 pitches for strikes.
The outing was his second in a row to last seven innings. Kubitza, who also is working on a changeup, thinks his performance to date this season is more representative of his ability than in 2013, when he went 0-1 with a 4.62 ERA across 14 appearances spread between the Rookie-level GCL Tigers and Class A Advanced Lakeland.
"The couple months I was playing after I signed, they were OK," said Kubitza, who was chosen by Detroit in the fourth round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. "It wasn't great numbers, definitely not what I'm capable of, so it's nice to start this year off well and hopefully I can just keep it going throughout the whole year."
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Lake County tied the contest in the eighth on a two-run homer by Frazier, the Indians' No. 2 prospect, off reliever Will LaMarche. The blast was Frazier's first at Class A.
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Long-term investors see value in iron ore stocks
The slump in the price of some of Australia's best known mining stocks caused by lower prices and expectations of iron ore have led some to believe that now is the time to buy.
Justin Smirk, a senior analyst at Westpac says "it is a longer-term development story unfolding" and believes mining stocks are relatively cheap to buy. Since the New Year, shares in Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), BHP (ASX: BHP) and Fortescue (ASX: FMG) have dropped 17%, 11% and 25.5% respectively.
Some analysts believe the long-term value could be 20-30 years into the future, when the prices of both iron ore and coking coal return in the next commodities super-cycle. Kelly Teoh, a strategist with IG, says "people are talking about the commodity super-cycle being over, but commodities will always have a place in society because if you look at global population growth, we are reaching unprecedented levels".
In the past few months, we've seen Rio's Canadian iron ore assets go under the hammer and it's had a good amount of interest from non-mining suitors. Canada's two biggest pension funds have shown interest in the $4 billion, 59% stake of Iron Ore Co. of Canada.
Rio's new CEO, Sam Walsh, has made plans to cut costs by shedding non-core assets in a hope to return to a profit before 2014. So far, assets in the US, Mozambique, France, Australia and Canada have either gone under the hammer already or are still waiting for potential buyers.
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exhaust gasses coming out of the oil fill and dipstick tube
So I am new to the diesel world but by no means the auto world. I just picked up a 95 Chevy 2500 with the 6.5 turbo. It is a 4 wheel drive manual trans with 140k on the truck. When I got the truck there was an oil leak from somewhere on the drivers side of the upper part of the engine....looked like a valve cover gasket. After talking to some diesel people and lurking online it looked as if my cdr valve was bad....oil in the valve itself and in the tube from the valve to the intake. So I replaced the valve and am still having issues. The oil leak is actually oil blowing out of the dipstick tube. If I have the engine running I have gasses puffing out of the dipstick tube and then if u take off the oil fill cap it puffs out of there too. Does this sound like a bad bottom end that needs to be rebuilt? Any suggestions? Thanks.
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You are seeing blow by. Combustion gasses getting into the bottom end. This is usually caused by worn rings, but could be caused by cracked piston(s) or even a bad head gasket.
Doing a compression test will give you a little better idea of what is going on. You should see 400 psi.
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09-17-2010, 10:38 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I also forgot to mention that it blows whitish blue smoke pretty much all the time and I have oil again in the cdr vavle and tube again. Also I did a coolant system pressure test and it isn't leaking anywhere. does it seem like rings though at such a low mileage?
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That is low mileage, but depending on it's history, it could have ring damage. Heat kills rings. If it has been over heated in the past, it starts to take the temper out of the rings and they wear quickly. Of course this happens over time, and multiple high heat cycles. If it is pushing blow by out the dip stick, it has problems. I just pulled my engine for that exact reason. Lots of blow by, coming out of the dip stick and very large amounts through the CDR valve, causing excessive oil build up in the CDR and intake side of the turbo.
A compression test showed low compression on 5 of the 8. Just pulled the heads last night. Visible vertical wear in a couple cylinders, as well as a cracked piston. Considering this, the engine ran fairly well except for increased oil consumption, very excessive blow by, and very hard starting in the winter. (-15 C and lower). I'd have to say that it has run this way for at least 60 000 kms without catastrophic failure. Best check is a compression test. With your coolant pressure test passing, it is likely rings. As long as you don't have starting issues (live in a warm climate) and it runs fairly smooth, I wouldn't worry too much. A little oil between oil changes is cheap.
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Well being I live in the mountains in Wyoming, I am gonna need to fix this cause it get to below -40 degrees here. having not done a compression or leak down test yet to see how bad the damage is, do these engines generally require cylinder walls to be bored out and oversized pistons or can u usually get away with reringing?
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You can usually get away with a re-ring as long as there is no damage to the cylinder walls. Just hone the cylinders really good.
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Does this blow appears only at iddle and decreases or even disappears if you rev up a bit the engine, say, about 2000 rpms ?
I've seen several of ours doing that here, and they still run fine...
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i spoke with the previous owner of the truck the other day and i had asked him what kind of oil he was running in the truck cause it seemed really thin. He told me that he was using 10w-30 synthetic. So after hearing that i did an oil change and put in 15w-40 rotella. the oil leaking or whatever has now stopped and i have better oil pressure now....go figure. The engine does still show some blow by out the dipstick tube and oil fill cap. The gasses coming out do increase with rpm increases. The truck does still plume out bluish white smoke out the exhaust pretty much all the time but when i do step on the gas hard it bellows out black smoke.
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The previous owner was (unfortunately) typical of many 6.5 owners - totally clueless about the engine, and ran the snot out of it.
Blue smoke out the tailpipe constant means your burning oil - lots of it. That's a problem, even more so if you have emissions testing to deal with as that's an automatic fail. If not, you have some *serious* engine wear going on for it to be burning enough oil when running to generate blue smoke. The black smoke is another issue, but also one you'll want to address ASAP if you want this (already sick) engine to survive. There are several links in my signature dealing with black smoke, I'd suggest you read both.
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I have a feeling that most of the oil that the truck is burning is the oil that is coming out of the cdr valve and being sprayed into the intake right before the turbo. i just dont understand why it is doing this....is is because of the blow by?
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The hottest video vixens of all time
By Mark Gray
Quick lesson for the kids out there: The letters in MTV actually stands for "Music Television." In other words, the acronym actually implies that they play videos related to music. These days, though, it would be easy to misconstrue that since you'll be hard-pressed to find an actual music video on the network that has become a home for reality TV. However, there was a time when music videos ruled the world, and the women in those videos became pop culture sirens. In honor of Tawny Kitaen's 53rd birthday, we're reminiscing about some of the video vixens who changed the way we viewed music television.
Who: Tawny Kitaen
Muse to: Whitesnake
You know me from: "Here I Go Again"
The gold standard of all video vixens, Tawny Kitaen was the apple of every man and boy's eye when she rolled around on the hood of two Jaguars while wearing a white negligee during the legendary video (at the time she was dating Whitesnake's lead singer). Since then, Tawny has had a rough go. Twice divorced, Tawny entered rehab in 2006 following a felony drug possession charge. She was also featured on "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew" in 2008 for an addiction to sleeping pills. In 2009, she was arrested for DUI. But even in lieu of these struggles, call us sentimental, but when we hear her name, we still only think of that music video.


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Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Country house pursuits
We looked around the kitchens, actors play the part of the kitchen maids and cooks making elaborate pies and pastries. The shelves are stacked high with gleaming copper pots and pans, we loved reading the handwitten recipes and menus. Next door was the scullery and the laundry, where a clever projected film of two laundry maids chatting as they worked set the scene as we looked at wash boards, dollies, irons and mangles.
Outside in the back yard the authenticity continued, wooded crates from deliveries of produce were stacked by the door, mops were propped up to dry, a huge meat safe complete with amazingly realistic pig carcasses has been reconstructed as has the game larder . . .
We then walked through landscaped gardens to the Walled Kitchen Garden, a showcase for Garden Organic's heritage vegetables. We both loved the Vinehouse built along the length of one side of the walled garden, it dates from 1804 and is one of the oldest in the country. It is divided into sections, this one contained dozens of different varieties of tomatoes . . .
And further along in the Vinehouse are vines which are over 200 years old! Meticulously trained inside the roof the bunches of grapes hang down among the sunlit leaves . . .
We had packed a picnic to share and we timed our lunch to coincide with a falconry display in the park – smoked salmon sandwiches, courgette frittata, olive and herb focaccia and strawberries and cream – yummy! We hadn't expected to be completely captivated by the falconry demonstration showing some different styles of hunting game birds, but the 'Master of Falcons' and 'His Lady' were engaging speakers and the stunning birds put on fantastic aerial displays – this was an unexpected treat.
Thank you Cottage Smallholder for joining me for a day away from the studio and garden, with so many inspiring things to see I think Audley End was a great choice for our 'Bloggers Day Out'.
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Soilman - try to visit when they have actors playing the part of the servants - same price/added value.
Silverpebble - it's well worth a visit.
Moreidlethoughts - The visit was like walking back in time for us too. A lot of the Victorian kitchen equipment was still being used by our grandparents when we were children!
Tracy - that's a good tip, Bridge End Gardens are lovely!
Artslice - I haven't seen Jane Austen's House either. There are so many historic houses in England.
Matron - you'd love it! I think the special Christmas re-enactment days sound tempting.
CS - I agree, it was a real treat.
Toffeeapple - it was a good day, we both love gardening and cooking and the countryside.
I love reading all the comments (except for spam and advertising which I will delete) and I'll reply here in the comments under each blog post, it may take a few days if I'm busy.
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Bill Me Later
Complaint 123716 Details
- Date Occurred: 06/09/2014
- Reported Damages: $24.00
The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity
The company or person contact no longer exists
International boundaries
Bill Me Later has poor security someone charged $24 on my account and I notified them numerous times via email that it wasn't mine, finally read the fine print and they don't accept emails only accept US Mail correspondences. Well once it's past their set time even if it isn't your charge they expect you to pay it.
- jgporsche SBID #ebb6f87313
- Posted 06/09/2014
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- Complaint Against BillMeLater.com
- Complaints Filed: 21
- Reported Damages: $13,390.82
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