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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Words of the Elder
Silas Alberec
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Silas had paced the length of their training area over a thousand times since that night on the roof, that night that had been so perfect, so beautiful with Rory in his arms and not a care in the world! Fractured. Ruined by the appearance of the Capitol Born, smug faced, blonde haired, devious b*stard! He'd cursed himself, almost beaten himself to a bloody pulp against his bedroom walls, for not catching up to Tyberos on the roof and snapping his neck. Rory would be safe then...right? Wrong! Rory would be in the Arena, on her own, with only herself to protect her...sure she could look after herself as good as anyone, she beat Fox, but Silas would hate the idea of sitting in a jail cell on some gods forsaken spit of rock in the middle of the ocean and watching her being killed in the Arena. At least if he was in the Arena with her...he had a chance...and right now even the slimmest possibility of getting her out alive he would grasp with both hands. Three days had passed. Only four days now until the start of the Games and the security of the training building had increased tenfold. They must have noticed all the stuff I stole.
He'd realised that fact the day after his run in with Tyberos when he tried to use the service staircase again but found it locked. All access to the roof and upper levels had been cut off completely; probably Tyberos's doing as well...his Father must have had connections in this place. So now Silas was stuck on the bottom floor with no way to get to Rory or anyone on the outside world to give them the message that she was in danger. Last night he'd even tried to scale the building, like Rory did that night she was in his room, but she was a far better climber than himself and every hand hold he could find seemed to be coated in grease. Pacing the training area once again Silas tried to think of ways to get a message to her, to warn her what kind of creature was after her! He wasn't going to sit here kidding himself. Tyberos Guilliman was a gifted killer with absolutely no remorse and training stretching back to his childhood in the art of killing. He was the most dangerous opponent Silas would ever face in his entire life...but he didn't care. He would kill Tyberos if he hurt Rory. Something deep within him, where the pure seed of truth rested in every soul, told him Silas Alberec would kill Tyberos Guilliman the Second if he hurt her.
But that same inner knowledge told him it would be the fight of his life, and might just cost him his. I don't care. I'd die to protect her! Guilt pierced his heart like a knife blade. What about Eliza...if you die she'd be left in District Thirteen with no one to look after her. She'll die in there. You can't die...you have to win. Half of his soul said to the other.
I can't! I won't sit back and do nothing while Rory dies when I can stop it happening! The other half replied fiercely.
Then just kill yourself now and save yourself the choice!
What?! No! Because then nobody wins!
He'd fought himself like this for days. Never sleeping. Barely eating or drinking. Just pacing. Pacing. Constant pacing. Round and round and round in maddening circles. Never changing. Always pacing. Night turned to day. Day turned to night. Moon replaced sun. Sun replaced stars. On the evening on the sixth day he woke up in his hovel he had made for himself in the corner of the training area. Eyes red raw from the tears and vocal chords raw from shouting and talking to himself. Rory or Eliza. Rory or Eliza. Rory or Eliza. Rory or Eliza. That was his inner-monologue now. His girlfriend or his sister. The woman he had opened his heart too or that little girl sat, alone in District Thirteen waiting for the day when he would return after winning the Games and take her away to her better life.
When did things get so complicated? It'd been so simply. Get in the Games, kill everyone, win, get Eliza out of District Thirteen. Easy. Simple.
No his soul was torn in two. Does he win at the cost of his girlfriend's life? Or does he die and leave his sister to grow up in that hell zone? Then there was Tyberos...he couldn't let him kill Rory. He just couldn't. But how do you get a message up twenty floors of a secure vault! Fresh tears stinging his eyes Silas brought his knees up to his chest and rested his head onto his arms. I'd need to be able to walk through walls.
It hit him. Like a thunderbolt striking the top of his crown it hit him. 'Odin!' he was always saying how the Janitors went unnoticed. He could easily slip a note under her door or something. But he'd need to find him first. So with a renewed hope Silas walked the parts of the building he was allowed to for hours, asking everyone he passed where Odin's office was, or if they'd seen him. But nothing. Not even a whisper of his existence. After reaching the highest floor he could and still not finding him Silas proceeded to check every door, if they were open he'd enter and look for the old man. If they weren't he'd just move on. He was running out of time. As that massive holo-clock that hung over Capitol told him as it hung over his shoulder like a ghostly companion. Rory was right, that thing is twisted. But once again after hours of searching. Nothing. When he clock struck noon fireworks were released once again, celebrating the fact that only one full day remained for all the competitors. He'd failed her...they were lost.
Back in his training area Silas held two throwing knives in his hands. Stabbing the punching bag viciously, picturing Tyberos's face over it. Ripping it to shreds. Tearing it to pieces. Yelling through his teeth as he attacked! Attacked! ATTACKED! When nothing was left of the bag but tattered leather strips Silas spun, locking his arms straight and throwing the knives one after the other in a single, sweeping, fluid motion. The two small blades spun through the air rapidly before the first blade hit the wooden human shaped target down the range. Landing dead centre of the smallest target circle in the dead centre, and the second knife imbedded itself in the handle of the first. Roaring his anger to the ferrocrete walls Silas was about to tear locks of his hair out, when. 'Something vexing you young one?' Spinning Silas's eyes cut through the darkness of the training area and saw Odin with his mop and baseball cap in hand.
'Odin!' he cried. Elated.
'Whatever I don't care. Listen to me I need your help. I need to get a message to a friend of mine! Can you do that?' Silas panted, joy and happiness running through his heart like some forbidden drug.
'Sure, don't see why not.' the old man nodded. 'Where abouts you want the message gerrin' too in Capitol?'
'It's not going to Capitol. It's in this building,'
'Ah.' Odin's face fell. 'Sorry young one. Can't do that.'
'What?! But you're the Janitor. You have full access!'
'Not anymore. Someone set the void shields off a view days back, since then security's tripled. I'm only allowed access to this floor. Sorry laddie'. Can't help you.'
Silas's heart dropped. 'So what...I'm just supposed to let her have one of the most deadly career gamers on her ass for something I did and not do anything!' he bellowed.
'I wish I could help. But I can't...the heart tests us in ways we know,'
'ENOUGH OF THAT DEEP SOULED BUDDAH SH*ITE!' Silas bellowed. 'You're Odin Stronghammer! You lead a full rebellion against Government, as punishment you were put in the Games and you won! You lead an entire army against Capitol and you're telling me you can't get a message up twenty flights of stairs!' as he shouted the old man just leant onto his mop. Wrinkled face nothing but a neutral mask.
'I'm not Odin Stronghammer.'
'But you were! Weren't you! Before you gave up!'
'I was that man yes.'
'Then why! Why stop fighting!'
'Because you can't win boy! Government is too powerful and too heartless to be beaten by anything or anyone, I learnt that the hard way.'
'So what? You can't win so you might as well not play? Is that it?' the old man that was certainly not Odin Stronghammer shifted his gaze at that accusation. Silas laughed a dry laugh, lacking totally of any humour. 'I can't believe I once wanted to be like you...you're nothing but a coward.' turning his back on the old veteran Silas started to walk away.
'You didn't tell her did you.' croaked the old man. Silas stopped. Clenching his fists.
'Tell her what?'
'You know exactly what! Hurts doesn't it. Knowing she might never hear you say it.' Spinning Silas lunged at the frail old man. Moving with swiftness that defied his vast age Silas barely had enough time to respond to his movement before the point of his mop handle had been struck, hard, into several pressure points across his back. All but crippling him. Fighting against the spasms Silas managed to turn but again Ratchet moved like a blur. Pushing the mop handle behind Silas's head and pushing him over making him lean at an unrecoverable angle, arms still spasming uselessly at his sides from the pressure attacks. 'Quick for an old Janitor huh?' the old man grinned with only a small pant between his words. 'Listen to me and listen well. The Games test a man, more so than anyone knows. So listen, very, carefully. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. And tell her.'
'I can't!'
'Listen boy your girlfriends life might depend on it. Tell her!' Staring hard into the old man eyes Silas tried to understand.
'Who? Fox?' Odin shook his head.
'When you need to know. You will.' said Odin cryptically.


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Release: Jan 06, 2015
IMDb: 4.0
The story is a strong, well written onslaught of witty humor spat out by comparable indie actors. The characters are, individually, creative personas that come together in perfect insanity.
The cast and director of "Hell Fire" were definitely in sync and really feeling this story because everything came together to create a wild, entertaining moment of escapism. Fratto's creativity and ability to tell a story is stellar, as exciting as John Waters with Trash Cinema, and intense as Tarantino with his postmodern crime- thrillers.
The special effects are pretty tight in "Hell Fire" with some very gritty, realistic horror elements that will please any horror/gore fan. I was impressed, mostly because it is obvious that this is a low budget film so I was shocked at the higher quality practical effects used here. The over all effect of the scenes often felt too real. Kudos. There are a few moments when CGI is chosen, but never enough to kill the mood or sap the Hellishly fun energy out of the film.
The only suck of "Hell Fire" is the very noticeable moments of poor sound quality during dialog scenes. Not always but it does keep the film from reaching 100% of its "awesomeness" potential. Now the soundtrack and music were both doing their thing to really create the right atmosphere Fratto was going for. The music pulled from classic, b-movie nostalgia and contemporary mood enhancement. Yeah, other than the wonky sound quality in several of the dialog scenes, things are on point in "Hell Fire" ? in my opinion.
Overall "Hell Fire" is a killer action-packed, bloodbath of supernatural insanity, with an atmosphere of gutter trash avant garde. I loved this movie and Marc Fratto knows how to tell a great, original story. The characters are affective and at times likable. Even as bad, and unsavory as they are portrayed, I couldn't help but connect with them. These are not people engaging or talking table talk by any means, this back alley, trashy, real stuff that goes down after dark in red light districts. Which makes the fact that this is a supernatural battle between good and evil fought by hookers, pimps, druggies and the Anti-Christ that much more special. "Hell Fire" is definitely worth the watch. Any fan of horror, gore or exploitation.will really enjoy this film.

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Psalm 16:1-11
A mikʹtam* of David. 16 Keep me, O God,* for I have taken refuge in you.+ 2 I have said* to Jehovah: "You are Jehovah;* my goodness is, not for your sake,+ 3 [But] to the holy ones that are in the earth. They, even the majestic ones, are the ones in whom is all my delight."+ 4 Pains become many to those [who], when there is someone else, do hurry [after him].+ I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,+ And I shall not carry their names upon my lips.+ 5 Jehovah is the portion of my allotted share+ and of my cup.*+ You are holding fast my lot. 6 The measuring lines themselves have fallen for me in pleasant places.+ Really, [my own] possession* has proved agreeable to me. 7 I shall bless Jehovah, who has given me advice.+ Really, during the nights my kidneys* have corrected me.+ 8 I have placed Jehovah in front of me constantly.+ Because [he] is at my right hand, I shall not be made to totter.+ 9 Therefore my heart does rejoice, and my glory* is inclined to be joyful.+ Also, my own flesh will reside in security.+ 10 For you will not leave my soul* in Sheʹol.*+ You will not allow your loyal one to see the pit.*+ 11 You will cause me to know the path of life.+ Rejoicing to satisfaction is with your face;+ There is pleasantness at your right hand forever.+
^ Heb., mikh·tamʹ. A suggested meaning was "Psalm of expiation," KB, p. 523. However, KB3, p. 552, gives the meaning "inscription." This would indicate that the six psalms (Ps 16, 56–60) with the superscription "miktam" are inscriptions of the numerous episodes described therein.
^ "God." Heb., 'El.
^ "I have said," LXXSyVg and some Heb. mss; M, "You have said," addressed to something fem.
^ One of 134 scribal changes from YHWH to 'Adho·naiʹ. See App 1B.
^ "Jehovah, you have appointed my share and my cup," by a correction of M.
^ "My own possession," LXXSyVg.
^ Or, "my deepest emotions." Heb., khil·yoh·thaiʹ.
^ "Tongue," LXXVg.
^ "My soul." Heb., naph·shiʹ; Gr., psy·khenʹ; Lat., aʹni·mam. See App 4A.
^ "Sheol," MSy; Gr., haiʹden; Lat., in·ferʹno. See App 4B.
^ "Pit," M; LXXSyVg, "corruption."


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For those of you who missed it, Kenny Cooper kept his stock heading skyward with another two-goal performance, this time in helping FC Dallas topple Toronto FC on Sunday. The brace upped Cooper's tally to 13, tying him for the league lead with Landon Donovan.
Cooper's goals have FC Dallas right back in the playoff race and probably have FC Dallas owners feeling even more strongly that they won't sell him. Would you be in a hurry to sell a striker who has accounted for almost 50 percent of your goals? (Cooper has 13 of FC Dallas' 27).
The scoring hot streak (Cooper has seven goals in seven matches) has certainly helped Cooper's stock and the question now is this: How much would you sell Kenny Cooper for?
If you were FC Dallas' owners, how much would you sell him for? You make the call and share your price below.
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Kenny Cooper: How much is he worth?
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Is Kenny Cooper to soccer what Brett Favre is to football (as far as exaggerated media discussion is concerned)????
It seems as though it's heading that way.
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I hate you. Kidding. ❤
lol @ Bob Bradley
Andy, I root for Fulham as much as any American would, but if it came down to crunchtime, I'd be Arsenal and Real Mardrid.
You really ought to make it down and take a look a Mac Kandji, kids a player, a verrrrrry good one in my mind. Unfortunately, I'm a g.a. for my high school alma mater's football program, and that's cutting into my game attendance now, but maybe we'll run into each other there one time.
Andy and Casey,
Oldham Athletic??? Are you kidding me? What are they, League 1?? Holy Cats, guys. You can't use 3 goals in League 1 as a criteria for success. He was also loaned to a Portugese club and couldn't get playing time there (they weren't even top division in Portugal, either, I don't think).
I like the kid, and I hope he has success, but you can't consider zero 1st team action above league 1 a success!! That's not realistic. There's no question that he failed in his first European stint.
Come on Kenny, come to Cardiff you will be a legend.
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He failed at breaking the Man U first XI, correct Yossarian.
"There's no question that he failed in his first European stint."
Uhh, agree to disagree.
I hope BB has been paying attention! Like many, I was upset that Cooper wasn't called in for the recent friendlies. What American striker, at home or abroad, is in better form right now? (don't say Donovan, he's not your protoypical center forward)
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Huge confidence in homeopathy's effectiveness shown at 'H:MC21' event, in wake of calls to ban it from NHS
Contact: Yvonne England Dip Raw MBANT
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Throughout the afternoon, approximately 250 of those wanting to take action filed slowly down into the House from the 'lobbyist holding area' to meet with their MPs. Their aims are to encourage Parliamentary support for homeopathy as a therapeutic option on the UK's National Health Service (NHS), to encourage research into homeopathic treatment and monitoring of its clinical and cost effectiveness, and to make MPs aware that the opposition to homeopathy is not based on good science, but on propagandist techniques.
Groups working together: crucial for the success of a campaign
Ursula Kraus-Harper, Chair of H:MC21 told ANH at the mass lobby: "This is the first time that we have got all the homeopathic community together, and a lot of patients have come along too! That is such a great thing, and it is so important for the campaign!".
Petition delivered to Prime Minister at 10, Downing Street
"H:MC21 came of age today. We were able to turn the theoretical work into a practical demonstration of how people feel. Despite the attacks, homeopaths, patients and supporters feel buoyant! We've got the upper hand!"
About 'Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century'
H:MC21 set themselves up approximately 3 years ago, in response to the growing number of propaganda attacks by the orthodox medical profession on homeopathy in the UK. Such attacks appear to be unique to the UK. In other European countries, such as in Germany (where homeopathy originated over 200 years ago) and France, not only is homeopathy recognised, but it is a respected and widely used field of medicine. More than 100 million EU citizens use homeopathy for their healthcare.
Professor Edzard Ernst's attacks have been some of the most ferocious, but as ANH has clarified previously, there are major methodological weaknesses to Ernst's methods of analysis.
The H:MC21 group questions why it has been necessary to attack the presence of homeopathy in the NHS. The group has written a damning critique of the Commons Science and Technology Committee's Evidence Check 2: Homeopathy, showing that the committee's arguments are biased and fatally flawed, their standards of investigation are unacceptable, and that their conclusions offer a highly unsatisfactory basis for any change in legislation.
See also:
Homeopathy Evidence Check: A response from the profession
The Society of Homeopaths Press Statement
British Homeopathic Association Response Part 2: Expectations of the evidence base
Views on the attacks on homeopathy and its availability in the NHS
Strong opinions and other various comments were voiced by practitioners, patients and supporters, as they queued outside Westminster to lobby their MPs. There follows a selection of these:
"Homeopathy is really effective, so they have to attack it to protect their interests. There are so many people who have benefits from homeopathic treatment" Member of staff from the Homeopathy Japan Co. UK Ltd. School
"I am very encouraged by the vitriolic attacks on homeopathy. It shows how threatened the medical establishment and drug companies are by us. There's a complex web of vested interests driving it all. Why is the propaganda from the skeptics so easy to find?! There's definitely a war going on!!" Homeopath since 1998
"I believe that it does work and I believe that it should be available" F. Dartford BDS Lond. LF Hom (dent), Homeopathic Dentist
"It beggars belief that they continue to say that homeopathy doesn't work… If it didn't work, I wouldn't have clients coming 5 days a week every week!" Homeopath with the Alliance of Registered Homeopaths, 14 years experience
"Where do you start?!…well, its not putting my patients off!" Homeopath, 15 years experience
Views on the NHS homeopathy hospital closure threats
"If they close the hospital, I'll chain myself to the railings!!" 96 year-old Jane Gilchrist, League of Friends, Royal London Homeopathic Hospital
Views on effectiveness with animals
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This is a really easy recipe just throw in the slow cooker and leave all day then a few bits to do when it's nearly cooked. It went down really well with my family, Hope you like it :)
Slow cooker Chinese beef and broccoli
750g lean diced beef
1 large onion (sliced)
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
350ml beef stock (from a cube is fine)
100ml soy sauce
1/2 tsp 5 spice powder (if liked)
1 tbsp cornflour
1 head of broccoli (cut up into florets)
1 tsp sesame seeds
Place the beef, onion, garlic, stock , 5 spice and 75ml of the soy sauce into a slow cooker. Mix well and cook on high for 4 hours or low for up to 6-8 hours.
Take off the lid then put in the broccoli and push gently down into the sauce, Pop the lid back on and leave for another half hour or so until the broccoli is tender.
Mix the cornflour with a little cold water mix well and stir into the sauce and leave for another 10 minutes to bubble away until the sauce is thickened then add the last 25ml of soy sauce and serve with each portion sprinkled with a few sesame seeds.
Serves 4 at 1 syn per portion
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Day two of the Fix 50 project has gone more smoothly than day one, and drivers are saying it's because they're staying away from the construction zone.
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Drivers saying they have multiples options in mind, but some are less sure about whether those alternates will hold when the westbound Fix 50 construction begins next month.
Besides the traffic, one of the other annoyances of Fix 50 is news helicopters overhead. Residents in the Land Park area say the choppers have been up and buzzing as early as 5:30 a.m.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The late Sam Mills, along with former NFL stars Fred Dean and Rod Smith, head the newest divisional class of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Also among the new Hall of Famers announced Tuesday by the National Football Foundation were Roger Brown who played defensive tackle for Maryland Eastern in the 1950s, former Marshall coach Jim Donnan, and former Missouri Valley coach Volney Ashford, who died in 1973.
The divisional class includes players and coaches from Division I-AA (now called the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision) and Divisions II, III and the NAIA. This year's class will be inducted July 18-19 at the Hall of Fame in South Bend.
Mills played linebacker for Montclair State and was the New Jersey Collegiate Writers defensive player of the year three straight seasons from 1978-80. He got his start in the pros playing in the USFL in 1983, went on to play 12 years in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers, making five Pro Bowls. He died of intestinal cancer in 2005 at age 45 while he was the linebackers coach for the Panthers.
Dean was a defensive lineman for Louisiana Tech, leading the Bulldogs to the 1973 Division II national championship and four consecutive Southland Conference titles. He was a two-time conference defensive player of the year and went on to win two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.
Smith, from Texarkana, Ark., set six school records while playing for Missouri Southern State in 1988 and 1990-93. He went on to become the Denver Broncos' career receiving leader.
Donnan posted a 64-21 record in six seasons at Marshall, leading the Thundering Herd to the Division I-AA title in 1992 and to three other national championship games. Donnan was 40-19 in five seasons at Georgia.
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- "Let's go, Blackbeard Pirates!"
- "This victory will bring us closer to domination! Wiii ha ha ha!"
- "The champion takes the stage! Everyone can just bring it!"
- "Quit talkin' nonsense and start already!"
- "I'll show you the power of my shockwave!!"
- "Wiii ha ha ha! I'm going too!"
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- "What a twerp!"
- "There's no point in even killing you losers!"
- "Any other challengers out there?"
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- "You're not giving it all, are you?"
- "I'm gonna make this my ring! I dare anyone to step inside!"
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- "Oh ho, have I finally met my match?"
- "Oh my, I didn't know you were that strong!"
- "You dare to challenge the champion?!"
- "Alright, I'll follow you!"
- "I'm gonna take everybody down!"
- "Now just take a look at this guy! They'd certainly be champion if I weren't here!"
- "Pretty strong! Hey, I'm always looking for a fight if you're interested."
- "A Marine admiral? Wiii ha ha! We got a tough guy here!"
- "I've crushed an Admiral! So the Marines, the government and anybody else can bring it!"
- "I knew right from the beginning that I couldn't trust the likes of you!"
- "Being part of the Seven Warlords of the Sea has nothing to do with strength!"
- "I'm the back up! give everything you got!"
- "Wii ha ha ha! That's my captain!"
- "Look at you!"
- "How could you let them overpower you?!"
- "Damn, this guy's strong!"
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A while ago I was taken to task in a (late) comment on a post I put up discussing the Bible's plot line. I find the short hand creation – fall – redemption – new creation or consummation (CFRC) to be an over simplification that under emphasizes the Old Testament and leaves the impression that [Read More…]
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Hope is Our Foundation (RJS)
Christianity is a religion founded on hope precisely because it is founded in God and his work in the world through Jesus, the Messiah of God. The resurrection is the clearest example of this hope, but it is far from the only example in scripture. John Polkinghorne outlines New Testament insights into Christian hope and [Read More…]
If You Don't Get the Future Wright
I'll put it in theological terms first: if your eschatology gets skewed, your present follows along. Or. as NT Wright puts it, "Wrong future, wrong present." I'm speaking of his new book Simply Good News. Oddly enough, many today who want to get the present right are totally ignoring — claiming at times it is all [Read More…]
Human Experience and Our Hope for the Future (RJS)
A couple of weeks ago we began a series of posts looking at John Polkinghorne's book The God of Hope and the End of the World. After looking at insights into hope and the end of the world from the realm of science (see the previous post: The End of the World), Polkinghorne turns to [Read More…]
Revolution in Eschatology Today?
There is a widespread meme at work in how Christian theologians are now talking about the future — about heaven or the new heavens and the new earth or about the final state. It has three parts: Part A: Most Christians — seemingly all — think they go to heaven when they die and that [Read More…]
The Renewal of All Things (RJS)
The book of Revelation also known as the Apocalypse of John can be rather hard to understand. It is, after all, apocalyptic literature – a form a bit 'interesting' in the Old Testament prophets and every bit as 'interesting' here. I don't usually worry too much about the book, or try too hard to make [Read More…]
The Day of the Lord Will Come (RJS)
2 Peter 3 is a well known passage concerning the Day of the Lord. A vision of the judgment to come and the effect this judgment will have on creation. Scoffers doubt that the end will come, and focus on their own evil desires. 2 Peter warns the reader… But they deliberately forget that long [Read More…]
Let Creation Rejoice (RJS)
A couple of months ago I received a copy of the new book Let Creation Rejoice: Biblical Hope and Ecological Crisis by Jonathan Moo and Robert White courtesy of the publisher, IVP Academic. With other books in progress, this is the first chance I've had to dig into it. I've been looking for a book [Read More…]
Jesus is Coming, So Go Plant a Tree!
What one believes about the future — kingdom, heaven, utopia — determines how one lives now. What one believes, say, about heaven and kingdom determines what one believes and does when it comes to ecology. Yes, ecology. Perhaps I could say it this way: Your backyard or garden reveals your eschatology. N.T. Wright, in Surprised by [Read More…]
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Varos jumps into a fight before I can reach for him to pull him back, or speak words to dissuade him. He races forward on his bare feet, the spear held horizontally towards the woman's gut, his deft hands twisting on the pole with a hatred that befits him. I relax for just an instant, nobody can beat Varos in a fight, there's a reason Anikee hasn't disowned him, and I feel safe. But then I watch as the woman catches hold of the spear end, the point tearing her palm as she reaches, dried blood gaining a darker, fresh coat, and she squeezes.
The spear frays in splintered ends in her hand, and Varos stands petrified just a couple feet away. Run! Run! my mind screams at him, but I'm penetrated by the gaze that the woman gives Varos, the look of something possessed by madness, rage, murder.Without flinching, she straightens her hand and swipes at Varos, blood spurting out of his cheek in a deep gash as he's knocked to the side, grasping his face and groaning on the ground.
With that, it's the turn of the other hunters, who race towards her, and the rest of the women - myself included - watch as she takes each of them down. Most of them strike true, stabbing her gut and her shoulder, leaving flesh hanging, but she doesn't care, and she doesn't even seem to notice. In the moments that the hunters pause in victory, she attacks, knocking them aside with insane speed, turning the spears around on them, raising it over their heads and striking down.
Most of the women don't look, and the smart ones have already fled, but I'm transfixed by something I can't decide. Fear, horror, awe. I think of what Father always said, above all hatred, respect the skill of your enemy. This was skill, but it wasn't acquired like years of bowmanship. This was demonic.
Suddenly, something grabs me by the wrist and I spin around, my dagger raised even though I know the woman is in front of my eyes. I meet Anikee's fear-stricken face, she crouches as she tries to tug me along behind one of the tents.
"Come, Namiah. We must flee this place,"
"We cannot simply run!" I protest, swiping my arm away from her. My chest fills with courage and in that moment I decide to strike. The woman now crouches down near the body of a hunter - whose own spear splits his head - and as I approach, I see the strangest sight. The woman takes his dead, limp arm, and with strange slowness and precision, bites, tearing his rubbery flesh into her mouth. Spilling into the wound from her lips comes a greenish substance, running across his arm and bubbling. I want to vomit, but I'm already too close, and as I come to veer above her, ready to strike down onto her back, she jerks her head towards me and, still chewing the flesh, growls. She strikes, and I feel her hand on my gut, her fingernails piercing my flesh and sending rhythms of agony through me. I scream, thinking she'll twist her hand or reach deeper, but she withdraws and lets me stumble back.
I have no choice. I stumble between two tents where it is dark and comforting. The ebbing light of the firepit is behind me, and I know that some of the camp is already on fire, coals rolling under tents when our clan had fled in all directions. I can see little in the dark, but I pull away the hand that grips my gut, and see silvery, dark blood on my fingertips.
I want to be strong, but my energy seems to drip from the five little wounds, making my head feel light, my eyelids feel heavy. Will I die like this? I promised Father I wouldn't. I made a promise...
Die warm in your bed or warm with the power of battle.
That's what he'd asked me the night before the ambush on the Ka'Luht clan, that's the last thing he'd said to me before we'd fallen asleep in the treehouse and I'd woken in the morning to find him gone. I feel my consciousness waver and my head bow, but before the darkness can take me, I sense somebody crouched in front of me, their strong hands pushing me upright. My eyelashes flicker and I look up to see a face smudged with blood and ash, but whose blue eyes still shone through. Varos...
"Namiah," he says my name as he shakes me, and I feel my veins shiver with approval. "We must hurry out of here,"
"No..." I groan, shaking my head, a mistake that sends my mind spinning with dizziness.
"That monster will kill us if we don't go now!" I hear his voice rise with frustration as he pushes my knees to my chest so I can eventually stand. It clenches my gut and I seeth. I don't want to look weak, not around him, but the pain is too much. Still, I shake my head and refuse to move. We can't run away like cowards, we must fight...but then I think of the bodies lying around the camp, the bodies of those that had thought the same, and reluctantly, I realise Varos is right.
But my belongings, my father's belongings, they are the last I have...
To my disbelief, Varos appears to read my thoughts. "We will salvage our possessions in the morning, but we must go now!" He's angry at me, I see it in him, and I don't want to make him so. I just look at him, hoping that he might read me again. He does, he sees the slightest nod of my head and takes it, pulling me up as if I am nothing but a shell of air. My knees shake and I fall into him, at which point he decides to carry me. His arm wraps around the top of my legs, and if I was not overcome with pain and terror, I would blush.
My hands link around his neck, my head resting in his nape, and I feel the power of his legs through my whole body as he runs with me, leaping over the strewn bodies of his comrades, never pausing to acknowledge them, unable to. The sight of our now-smouldering camp blurs past, and as we reach the outskirts, jumping into the thicket, I feel the blood of my wound staining the hot flesh of his back, and before I close my eyes and rest, I pray that he'll forgive me for it.


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Since it was opened in 2007, Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project employees and contractors have volunteered at the Onslow Kids Kitchen Garden (OKKG). In 2014 the Shire of Ashburton and the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project formed a community partnership to support the continued success of the garden and its associated educational program.
Onslow school student Saxon collecting ingredients from the garden to use in his cooking.
The OKKG program delivers health and wellbeing outcomes for local students through weekly gardening and cooking classes. It enhances learning at the school through tactile experiences and provides local kids with a chance to connect with and learn about nature.
The program teaches literacy skills through reading and writing recipes, mathematics and nutrition by preparing healthy meals and other Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) learning activities such as plant and animal biology, and water and weather systems.
Recently, the OKKG launched its first cookbook, a compilation of students' recipes grown in their school garden over the past three years.
Development of the cookbook was made possible through the support of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, and copies have been distributed free-of-charge to the local community.
Chevron Australia Community Engagement Advisor Sam Rigg said all three of my children love their time in the garden and my partner volunteers there, assisting with growing seedlings and general gardening tasks.
"Feedback to date is the community and kids love the new cookbook, there is a sense of pride as the kids flip through it and show you their photos, recipes and produce they've grown in the garden," Sam said.


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And look how happy Brad and Gwyneth were when they both sported matching locks. Or Mick and Bianca in their Studio 54 heydays.
Could it be a security thing? The knowledge that at least one other person loves you enough to copy your barnet? Well, you know what they say: the couple that blow-drys together, stays together.
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Marilyn woke next morning to her mother carrying a breakfast tray into her room. Toast with chocolate spread. Marilyn sat up in bed, confused, as her mum laid the tray down.
"My birthday's not til the weekend," she said. She was usually only allowed to have chocolate spread on special occasions.
"That doesn't matter sweetie," her mum said, sitting down on the bed and stroking her daughter's hair. "What matters is that you are a very special little girl who was very very sad yesterday. And from now on, you don't have to be sad anymore."
Marilyn was about to tell her mum that she knew everything would be fine - but stopped herself. Her mum would definitely be mad if she knew about her chain of cross. And if she knew Marilyn wasn't upset anymore she might take away her chocolate spread toast.
"Eat your breakfast, sweetie," said Mum, standing up and heading for the door. "Then we're going to the cinema."
She smiled tightly as she left the room.
Guilt hacked at Marilyn's brain as she sat in bed, slowly chewing her toast. Her young mind knew how much trouble she was putting her parents through.
If only she had the courage to tell them the truth. If only she could just open her mouth and say no.
As Marilyn bit into her toast, she heard a thump from the other side of her room. She jumped, letting her toast fall onto the bedspread. She barely cared. What had made that noise?
As she scrambled out of bed and across the room to her bookshelf, Marilyn's heartbeat slowed so much that it almost stopped. She froze, eyes on the large brown object on the floor before her.
Her copy of the Holy Bible.
Marilyn's hands were shaking as she scooped the book up and pushed it back onto the shelf amongst her cartoon-illustrated novels and girls' magazines. Still flustered she returned to her bed and finished her toast.


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Northern Railway has issued a recruitment notification for the recruitment of Doctors through recruitment notification. Candidates who have completed MBBS, MD can apply for the new recruitment notification from Northern Railway.
Eligible candidates need not to apply online for this Doctors. Walk in Interview will be held on 04/11/2015 from 10.00 A.M. Find more information about the vacancy like Age limit, Selection Process, Qualification, Application fee, How to apply etc can be found below
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Walk in Address For The Job Vacancy : CMD's Office, Northern Railway Headquarters Office, Baroda House, New Delhi.
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Total No of Post : 31 Posts
Name & Total Posts: Specialist Doctor (10- Vacancies) & General Duty Doctor (21- Vacancies)
Age Limit: Candidates applying under general category must have less than Fifty (50) years of age and minimum of eighteen (18) years as on 01st Jan, 2015 but for reserved category there has relaxation as per Northern Railway norms.
Qualification: Candidates must have MBBS Degree OR Post Graduation Diploma/ Degree and Equivalent.
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Charles Dunstone hasn't made many dumb bets over the years, but yesterday's must count as one of the bravest. He is selling a half-share in Carphone Warehouse's retail business at a price that will dilute this year's earnings per share by 10-15%. In return, he gets the chance to ride alongside Best Buy, his new best friend, in an assault on the European consumer electronics market.
The new venture will undoubtedly make a big splash. Best Buy is the out-and-out leader in the US, a position it hasn't secured by being as pedestrian as most European retailers. At the very least, it brings enormous buying power.
It also preaches a gospel of superior customer service. The audience ought to be receptive. Most consumers, if they're honest, are too often baffled by their technology. Somebody offering to explain how the TV, laptop, i-Pod, PC and digital camera can be made to interact will get a hearing.
That's the theory. The reality on the ground is that consumer electronics is a tough world. The market leader, DSG, the old Dixons, has been brought to its knees, unable to keep pace with the power of the internet to make the price of gadgets fall faster than ever before. The supermarkets lurk around the edges, banging out promotional deals on flat-panel TVs.
Decent customer service is an easy boast to make; it is hard to achieve in electronic goods. Only John Lewis, with its higher-paid, longer-serving staff, has a reputation for quality. The rest of the UK industry suffers chronic staff turnover. It will be fun to watch Best Buy try to fix that structural problem.
Still, Dunstone is being true to Carphone's tradition of following the market. He launched the business 20 years ago on the thought that mobile telephony was destined to be a mass-market product. Now many electronic products overlap in function and it makes sense to move with the times. On balance, you suspect Carphone will emerge as a long-term winner from yesterday's deal. Even if the high hopes aren't fulfilled, it has spread its risk.
As for DSG, Best Buy's arrival could be a calamity. The company muttered that the move "doesn't ring any huge alarm bells". Read that as bravado or self-delusion. Carphone, even without its new partner, has already eaten into DSG's slice of the laptop market. Now it is eyeing the main course. DSG's share price rose on the idea that the Best Buy/Carphone venture could be a bidder. Well, maybe, but probably not before the victim has been roughed up.
The intriguing question is what Dunstone does for his next trick. The half-sale of the retail business fixes Carphone's debt problem (which wasn't a problem in the first place, says the company). He now has a free hand to bid for Tiscali's broadband business. A deal would make Carphone the biggest provider in Britain.
And then what? Yesterday's deal takes Carphone to a critical point. If it wishes, it could now break itself up completely and Dunstone and David Ross, the co-founder, could cash in their chips. Alternatively, Dunstone could take the rump broadband business in a new direction altogether. He is 43 and yesterday's statement spoke of investment in "new growth opportunities". He's up to something. You don't dilute your earnings by 10%-15% without having a plan.
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You have to admit, it would be a hard letter to write: "Dear chancellor, inflation has risen above 3%. Let me explain what the Bank has done. We have cut interest rates four times in six months in an environment where commodity prices are going through the roof."
Was it the fear of writing such a letter that made the members of the monetary policy committee keep rates on hold yesterday, containing the number of cuts to three? Did they have an inkling that next week's inflation figure will be a shocker?
A "bad" figure wouldn't have to be 3%-plus - even 2.8%, after 2.5% last month, would worry most members. After all, there could be more upward pressure to come from energy prices. Philip Shaw at Investec noted that a 20% rise in domestic energy bills - which must be possible if oil stays at $120 a barrel - would add 0.9% to CPI inflation.
Yet the feeling remains that the Bank members missed a chance to be bold yesterday. The economic data has become progressively weaker over the past month. A series of quarter-point cuts at two-monthly intervals - which seems to be the script - may offer too little too late to an economy in danger of stalling.
It may sound crazy to talk, as MPC member David Blanchflower does, of the risk of inflation undershooting the 1% band in the medium term. But it wouldn't take much - a serious slowdown and softer commodity prices. That really would be a hard letter to write.


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How to Pick the Best Partners for Your Website Redesign
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Now that you've decided that you need a new website, figured out your audiences, and garnered support from your leadership and staff, you should be ready to select a team of professionals to help you with the website overhaul process. There are very few organizations who can completely handle a web redesign in-house, so it's important to have great partners who can help you through this project.
At Americans for the Arts, our Marketing, Communications and Technology Department includes a Vice President, a 5-person Marketing and Communications team, a 3-person Web team, and a 5-person Database and internal IT team. Though our entire 70-person staff played part in this project (as we detail later in this blog salon!), our Web team and VP were primary, working with our external vendors and with a good deal of content help from Marketing and Communications.
Depending on your internal staff structure, you'll need to find some or all of the following external vendors:
Project manager(s) – This person will help keep your project on track, will be the primary project contact/liaison, and will communicate project progress to the larger group of stakeholders. It is extremely helpful to have a staff member from your organization in this role (if you don't already have a dedicated web team) – select someone who has an aptitude and an interest in web projects, and the time to take on the additional day-to-day tasks.
This project will be a full-time job for this person for a large amount of time, so delegate this task to someone on staff who can focus on it appropriately. Each vendor you partner with will likely also designate an additional project manager (or point of contact) on their team.
Designer (or team of designers) – Even if you have a graphic designer on staff, you may decide to collaborate with an external design vendor who has web design experience. Though the basic principles of design certainly translate across mediums, there are aspects and limitations of designing for a browser that are crucial to know to be able to design for the web.
To find a great web designer, you should start by asking around - get recommendations from friends and colleagues. (If you see a website you love, ask its owner who designed it!) Though you likely won't find an exact replica of the website you want, look for key characteristics in the look and feel of different sites – is it corporate, trendy, modern, simple? Start compiling a list of inspiration websites (or pieces of sites) that you like, as well as a separate list of about four to six solid design candidates whose work you think would translate well to the site you want to create. At that point, you can start the design process (which we'll be talking about this in more detail later in this blog salon!).
Developer (or team of developers) – Even if you have a web team on staff, you may decide to partner with a web development firm that has the ability to tap into a broader set of resources – a team of targeted developers, each of whom is an expert in their specific area of work, that tackles similar projects regularly and can focus on your project exclusively for a set amount of time.
If they focus on building the structure of your website, your in-house web person (or team) can focus on managing the entire project, managing deliverables from staff, and doing the nitty-gritty coding and content input work that would be expensive and confusing to shop out to a vendor.
The main thing to look for in a website development firm is experience – what kinds of websites have they worked on previously? Do those sites have similar functionality to what you want to build into your website? What Content Management System (CMS) do they prefer to use, and why? If your organization has a database or CRM/AMS (Customer Relationship Management/Association Management System) that you want to tie into your website, does the development team have experience with that type of integration? Are they able to provide a maintenance contract or hosting services, if needed? (Not sure what these words mean? Later in this blog salon, we will talk about how to learn this lingo on the fly!)
It is helpful (though not necessary) for developers to be local, and it is important to get references from their previous clients. In a previous blog post, we discussed how important it was to have a clear vision, and later in this blog salon, we will be talking in-depth about the specific documents you need to prepare to make your redesign a success (many of these will be crucial in selecting and working with the right developer).
Web Host – A web host is a company that provides you with a server on which to "host" your website and connect it to the internet. In very basic terms, the server where your website lives is like your computer where you keep your files, and a website is just made up of a bunch of files that communicate with each other in specific ways to do specific things.
If you are happy with where your website is currently hosted, you may not need to change this. Your web developer may also provide this service, or may suggest a separate service based on the needs of your new website. The most important thing to look for in a web host is a company that monitors your site 24/7 (in case it crashes in the middle of the night), that responds quickly once contacted (or, even better, contacts you if they notice a problem), and that can provide the correct type of system setup needed for your new website.
There are many options when selecting your web hosting service, including things like shared or dedicated hosting (does your website live on its own server, or does it share the space with other websites?), the operating system (Linux, Windows, etc.), and the softwares (for databases, scripting, etc.) installed on the server. Your web development company should be able to help answer specific questions about hosting needs based on how they plan to build your website.
Miscellaneous Vendors - Based on your internal structure and needs, your organization may decide that you need additional resources to make your website project a success. Sometimes you'll want to work with a marketing or branding expert to use this redesign as a way to improve your organization's messaging.
Or maybe you don't have a clear staff member that fits in the project manager role, so you need to hire an external vendor to take on this responsibility (this is not ideal, but certainly an option).
And, quite possibly, your organization may need to invest in training resources for staff to allow basic website updates and edits to be made in-house (and save your vendor budget for more advanced upgrades) – this may be training on graphics software, basic HTML, or your specific Content Management System. Some of our favorites are Codecademy, Lynda, Treehouse Blog, and, of course, YouTube.
There are many people who can help your organization make your redesign a success. But we all know budgets are limited. Take your time to do as much preparation and research work as you can in-house, and be honest with your vendors about your willingness to take on additional work (and deliver it on time!) to keep costs down.


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Menos coisas, mais felicidade
Escritor e designer Graham Hill pergunta: "Ter menos coisas, em menos espaço, pode levar a mais felicidade?" Ele fala sobre ocupar menos espaço, e estabelece três regras para a edição de sua vida.
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