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Humility in Our Falls
February 25, 2016 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Humility, Lent
Humility in Our Falls Presence of God – "I am a beggar and poor, but the Lord is careful for me." "In the shadow of Thy wings will I hope" (Psalm 40:18, 57:2). MEDITATION If we contemplate our misery without raising our eyes to God, the Father of mercies, we will easily become discouraged. By examining ourselves thoroughly, we will see that discouragement always comes from... Read More
Calming the Storm: 30 Days w/ Teresa of Avila – Day 30 Reflections, Pt 2
November 6, 2015 by Dan Burke
Filed under 30 Days Teresa Avila, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy Radio and Podcast, Show Notes, Suffering
Calming the Storm 30 Days with Teresa of Avila Part 2, Day 30 Reflections Divine Intimacy Radio Why does God allow suffering? St. Teresa helps us make sense of God's role in our suffering. Join Dan and Melissa as they reflect on letters from St. Teresa from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila…and on calming the storm. Topics/Questions covered in the show: Why does God "raise up storms"... Read More


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Saturday, September 27, 2008
Ok, so maybe my blog isn't smart after all
And a side note to the person with the good humor that I just picked on (see post below) - I happen to really enjoy all your cute crushes. The puppies, the babies - you can't keep me away!
I feel like giving myself my own award today out of utter embarassment - so far the only one who's ever had the pleasure of receiving it is Miriam, (back when she lied about her alcoholism) and she wears it proudly (just kidding about the alcoholism part) - but today I'm picking up my ego, throwing it out the window and donning this nice bucket of dirt.
Go ahead, laugh all you want!! I'm an idiot and I'm proud of it!
But not really.
Friday, September 26, 2008
My blog is smarter than your blog
Anyway, just for fun - how smart is YOUR blog?
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Word Filled Wednesday Psalm 128:2
Our family feels like we're eating the fruits of our labor lately. Our garden grew by leaps and bounds and we have potatoes, corn, carrots and cucumbers by the bucketload! This has allowed us to put away food for the winter. This is the first time I've ever gone through the whole process from beginning to end, and I'm telling you - it's such a HUGE blessing to us! Now when God speaks about "fruits of our labor" He isn't speaking specifically of carefully tended strawberry beds, He's speaking of many things we labor for. The work we do in our churches, with our small groups, in our mission opportunities, how we raise our children - He promises to bless and prosper the work we do! I am SO looking forward to the fruits of my labor! It makes all these years of "weeding" so worthwhile!
Happy Word Filled Wednesday!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
What was I THINKING?
The church we attend is a half hour drive from our home. In the former community that we lived in. We packed up everything and left, but we could not leave our church family. It was the first real church family we've known in our marriage and we were hooked! And they... I might add, were hooked on us. So, when we moved, the decision was made to stay with our church for a couple years and then slowly progress towards finding a church in our own community. With our own people. Our own kind, if you will. Ok, that's just baloney, but you get the drift.
Well our "own people" population has grown to include even more relationships back in the OLD town, and not so many in the NEW town. I try, I do... but I am not doing such a great job at it because all my time and energy is spent in the OLD town while all the nice people here in my NEW town never see much of me.
This is the life we lived: (I say lived, because some of it has changed since this past spring)
Monday: Monthly trip into old town for girls night with my girlfriends
Tuesday: Kids Tae Kwon Do lessons in neighboring town, but not as far as old town
Wednesday: Drive to old town to lead a small group at 6:30, get home around 11 pm
Thursday: Drive to old town to participate in worship team practice by 7 get home after 10 pm, all this after TKD lessons in neighboring town too.
Friday: Do whatever I dang well please but it usually involved getting homework and housework done in a hurry so we could have a date night and the weekend to work on other stuff outside
Saturday: Work like heck at home and sometimes take a trip into old town to get shopping done. Big things like Costco, the Farm store or the big home & garden store are all there.
Sunday: Drive to old town to be at worship team practice by 8 am, leave the building by 1 pm. Drive back to church at 4 pm for youth group and drive back again to pick up my youth at 6:30 or 7 pm. Drive home in a sleepy state of mind and pray that I enjoy taking Monday off. Yeah right. The house had a bomb go off over the weekend. Like clockwork.
Wait, did I mention that Mr Nice Guy WORKS in old town too? He's already driving there five days a week. And did I mention that we own a Suburban. Yes, I am still afraid to do the math on that one.
Now - some people thought we were crazy to do all that driving for "just a church", but others felt that what we were doing was sacrificial and quite honorable. I'm not sure what to call it, but we've just taken to giggling over the fact that we are secretly "missionaries to another town".
This past year, we had The Talk. The one that happens when a couple is all alone driving in the car and it's easy to have a conversation without stale french fries hitting you in the back of the ear. Or old milk cartons. Or worries about eavesdropping by pre-teens.
Somehow, the topic came up about our church. About our kids. About us. We both realized at the same time, that something was moving both of us to change something in our lives. It's that kind of realization that comes over you when you see someone you haven't seen in 3 years while you're on vacation half a continent away and you both say, "Hey, what are YOU doing here? Isn't this cool that we're at the same place? What a HUGE coincidence?" Well, that's kinda how it went down. Only in this instance it was our feelings, not our location. And it was no coincidence.
We determined that while we loved, adored, admired and really truly ENJOYED our home church, we were being called to do something different. We felt a tug to get more involved in our own community, yet not quite sure what it entailed. Ok then, so we pray and we listen. We listen. Hello? We're listening! OVER HERE!! *tap tap tap* Yeah - you know what I'm saying. We waited, and we talked, and we came up with priorities. Number one in our family after God, is our marriage. Number two, our family. Number three, our church and the relationships with our friends. Well that made things easier. So we went down the list and UNCHECKED the stuff that was causing numbers 1, 2 and 3 to get muddied up in the water.
Just so you know, our marriage had been doing pretty well. Had? I mean it has. Yeah, that's right. We LED the small group for only married couples studying only marital issues. It was great. Before that, we taught a blended families class. (It was great too, I highly recommend it.) So, since our marriage was going well with the new tools we had learned, we decided to press the issue of turning our small group over to another couple of very capable people. They said yes. We were delighted. We did NOT, however give up Date Night. See priority number 1.
Then, I asked a daughter of a friend to invite my daughter to the community youth group here in town. She said yes. And, matter of fact, so did my daughter. Wow, we got to come straight home after church two Sundays in a row this month! My daughter really enjoyed the youth group here in town, and better yet - she rode her bike. She now has a few people she can connect with at school that she can trust, and our family is mentally and physically better because of it. See priority number 2. Fantastic!
Breaking the news to the Worship Team didn't go so well though. They weren't expecting it, and there was some confusion about why we'd WANT to leave the group. It is still hard to explain that we do not WANT to leave the group, but there are other things that are pressing on our hearts and we know that we'd better listen. We have no specific plans to vacate that role or our church any time really soon, at least not until our new Associate Minister gets hired. Part of his job will be leading worship - it feels great to know that we're moving forward.
Our responsibility as Sound & Media Ministry leaders is still in place too. Matter of fact I am kind of excited to get to spend more time focusing on that and getting the team stronger before we turn it over to someone whose name we do not know. Mostly that means I have no idea who, but God will provide, right? I just put together a schedule clear through December and told God I'd be fine if it was the last one I got to do.
Mr Nice Guy's job as a Deacon in our church doesn't include many extra commitments since he is already so involved, so we've left that alone for now. My how our plates are getting lighter!
I should also point out that the kids haven't been to Tae Kwon Do since some time in June. Look at all the money I've saved in fuel alone! Look at all the time we've got to spend together!
In the meanwhile... I'd like you to take a look at this list of "replacements" and see if I'm completely mentally insane, or if I just can't handle having rest time...
I signed up my eldest for Volleyball. I'm already a line judge for the next few games, and I'm feeling an intense craving to get more involved. I love volleyball! (And, she rides her bike to practices, and we're spending time together!) (And, she scored the winning points in BOTH of her games so far. Mind you, this girl has never played before)
I attended my first parent club meeting since living in our new town. They tried to set me up as Vice Prez after I made some comments about budgeting, but I hastily declined. I told them after I get my spiffy new Vice President glasses I'd think about it. In the meanwhile, I did sign up to publish books this year and work the book fair during two open houses at two different schools. *smacks forehead* If I don't meet more people in my community after all that, then it's my own dadgum fault.
I'm a kindergarten play dough maker now
I agreed to help in the 3rd grade class once a week (or "so", whatever that is)
But the doozy or is it doozie? Maybe it's doozey. The whopper, is something that my husband actually is taking the lead on. Ever since we attended Nightstrike in Portland almost three weeks ago, he's had a VERY HUUUUGE desire to do something about living out his faith. Not just talking about it. I know I didn't post about Nightstrike, but it's because it was so big to us that I didn't know how to put it into words. Let's just keep it simple... and say it was AMAZING. I never knew that being in the company of homeless people could be so satisfying.
From their website:
Washing feet, cutting hair, hair washing, clothing distribution, great food, great dialogue, and a whole lot more happen under the Burnside Bridge in the downtown part of Portland every Friday night. This incarnational approach to reaching some of Portland's neediest people seeks to build bridges of love and encouragement. People ask why we do what we do and our answer to them is simple: "We are just loving on Portland the way we think Christ would have if He were here in person with us today." That is what we attempt to do each week at Night Strike.
We have, in the last four days, managed to get a meeting with our pastor, get his approval for us to MOVE on this thing we feel moved about, and organized a large group to go back to Portland in only 2 weeks to do our mini-mission trip all over again. Only this time with more STUFF. We've got plans for a sock drive, a load of blankets and sleeping bags, toiletries, financial donations and I also know we're taking a bucket of Peggy's Famous Cookies with us (sorry, no website, she's all ours!). Mr Nice Guy's idea is to see ALL the small groups in our church get involved in some way - whatever works for them - to allow our church as a WHOLE to participate in taking care of the least of these. I can't speak for my husband, but I think that being prompted to let go of some very well-meaning ministries, was truly paving the way for something better. Something bigger.
I know what I was thinking when I jumped in with both feet. I was thinking that I LOVE my life, and I enjoy learning new things, meeting new people, having deep faith and LIVING IT!
Sidenote: If you are at ALL interested in attending with us - or if God has pressed something on your heart to participate in some way, please contact me. I'd love to talk to you and give you ideas on how you can participate. YOU will be blessed because of it! I know I sure have been! WE NEED SOCKS!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Word Filled Wednesday Acts 18:9-10
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision and told him, "Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent! For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me."
Receiving guidance and direction from the Lord is coming straight into Paul's slumber. Could you imagine being encouraged while you sleep? What would you think when you woke up? Would you think you'd been "dreaming" and brush it off as just fleeting thoughts? Or will you get up, prayerfully consider the message you've received, and then proceed with new excitement and be ready to take on the world? God gives us his loving guidance ALL THE TIME. It's what we do with it that matters. Don't be afraid to share what you've heard! God is WITH YOU!Happy Word Filled Wednesday!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Post in which she Cracks
Hear ye, hear ye - for I am about to speak words of all seriousness and it may cause some sense of mayhem in the coop. Or should I say COUP! I know what you've been up to. You can't hide it from me any longer!
Some months ago, say, in JULY, I was presented with this little batch of surprises.
Then, thinking I was only one pullet(another word for a young hen that isn't doing anything to pay for her keep yet) ahead of the game, I went and took up my Mother's offer to hatch some chicks in order to keep the egg-laying population alive and well and to keep my neighbors annoyed. (Not really, for they have hundreds of birds and they are not pretty like mine).
See how this hen, even now, runs away in shame? She was hired to do her job, but still, can't look me in the eye. Now hear me, this is enough I say! Enough chicks for now, as we have plenty. The seven new chicks, barely 2 weeks old, will ALL be hens I am sure (for I prayed diligently) and this farmette, is complete.
Until Sunday. On Sunday we arrived home from our place of worship, expecting another peaceful afternoon doing farm type business and lo! Here is what awaited our arrival!
THIS hen, unable to hide her guilt any longer, came forth to beg for forgiveness.
As we all know, hens who do dishonorable deeds become highly offended by human contact. It is as if they know they have done wrong and they begin to attack those who are innocent. Such as evident in this photo. See how my precious daughter places her hand near the aggressive bird? Watch as she gets part of her hand torn off.
Hark, for I feel a mysterious feeling coming over me!
Someone help me! I am completely powerless!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Word Filled Wednesday James 1:17
May you be blessed for stopping by today!
In context:
James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
It is God who gives us his perfect gifts: the gift of birth, the gift of life, the gift of wisdom without finding fault, it is HE who moves us to holiness. This is not a chore, but a JOY! God's grace has made this all possible. He is constant, He is forever. I delight in the fact that nothing I have is mine, but was His gift to me, and is now only mine to share with others. This sunflower is one of the gifts God has given me recently - and it makes me smile. How could I NOT share it's perfect beauty with you today?
Happy Word Filled Wednesday!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Bountiful Harvest
The cucumber varieties I chose happen to just LOVE living here. Good thing I love eating them!
Another thing I learned, is that weeds grow fast when you're on vacation. See below.
Now a great deal of that green mess is a jungle of tomato plants, backed by a wall of corn but still... I think I could have done better in the weeding department if I'd just stay home once in awhile.
I learned that we need to do something different with the corn next time. It is so small. It was dadgum GOOD though, so who cares. It still has awhile to grow too, so we're giving it another week.
Notice the tiny cantaloupe in my daughter's hand? That was a casualty of Mr Nice Guy weeding the heck out of the melon patch only to fling a baby cantaloupe off into the weeds. Woops!
Speaking of Mr Nice Guy. He is mighty proud of his apples this year - and they are SO tasty!
You can't see the juice running down his chin... but believe me, it was there!
I've already done one batch of applesauce with these Gravensteins, which, I might add, was proclaimed, "The best applesauce in the entire world!" by my oldest child. That - my friends, is success!
I've got another batch of applesauce to do tonight if I get to it, and I need to do something with these pears! These pears... are now all in boxes in a cool room. Waiting... ripening...
And waiting...
For me to do something with them. Or for someone to show me how to can them.
I have jars! I have canner! I no have smarts!
I learned that bees LOVE sunflowers! We have lots of blossoms in our garden, and thousands of bees come to visit every day. It's a wonder none of them have given me a little warning to buzz off... I walk right through them and can feel their wings on my bare legs as I walk through the garden. I am nice to them, so I suppose they are nice to me!
I have learned another thing. Do not pick your watermelon just because Princess D can't stand to wait any longer! This was the first melon we picked, and although it tasted like a watermelon, it didn't look like one on the inside. It was a pretty pale pink, with coordinating white seeds. Cute, but not quite right!
Here's a look at the cleaned up mess of cukes. This was all from one day. The lemon cukes are good, but they sure are a whole lotta plant for a little bitty cucumber. My tomatoes are coming on VERY slowly. I got my first purple tomatoes today, and quite a few cherries.
Tonight Mr Nice Guy will dig a few more potatoes for me so I can make my own potato salad. Our own eggs, our own potatoes - how rewarding! I'm also going to attempt carrot cake with some of our little orange beauties. I'm excited... gardening is FUN!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
And the winners are...
Ok, me and six other people that Lea over from The Shabby Olde Potting Shed has so generously awarded with this cool award.
I am humbled. These kinds of things always come to me as a huge (and tickled pink) surprise. I'm not here for pats on the back, I'm only here to share of my life, of how God has touched me, and how my family is blessed with what we have. So... if you haven't stopped off at "The Shed" lately, you should run there RIGHT NOW. You will be blessed.
Lea's love for the Lord shines through in EVERYTHING she does. Thank you Lea!
Now, I am ordered (by official decree somewhere) to pass this along to seven other blogs. I'm choosing seven, some that are my first favorites, and some that are fairly new to me, but they all have one thing in common. They inspire me and I find them to be BRILLIANTE!
Farm Chick Paula from the Fraker Farm, your love for God shines through your blog! You keep me in stitches with your humorous writing and I am a little partial to people who like chickens.
Toni from 40 Something Crises is a great writer, with a fantastic family and an interesting knack for potty training with M&M's.
Melanie from The Fruits of the Spirit always has inspiring, beautiful things to say, and God is obviously the focus of her life.
I'm passing this on to Miriam of the Farm Suite and KL/Agent K from Katie's Calamities as well, because they are just dang good friends, good writers and servants of God. Inspiring? Without a doubt.
Mokihana's Garden is making the list this time because she's just a kick in the pants to read (if you don't mind hearing yourself reading like a Hawaiian speaks) and she likes chickens and God too, but not necessarily in that order.
Misty from Rainy Day in May is a hero of mine, with all her lists and goals and everything. I wanna be like that! Maybe if I stopped all this blogging, I could write a list. See, she gets two things done at once that way.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
New BABIES!
My Mom offered a post up on her blog a month ago offering her "portable incubator" and I took her up on it. So, about 3 weeks ago yesterday, I put 14 eggs (I can think big!) under my dear Momma's broody ol' hen. I'm not sure what her name is, or if she even HAS a name (the hen, not my Momma!) but I've taken to calling her Ms. Flopsy. This is why...
Anyone wanna guess why I call her that?
Ta-da! We are tough little peepers! Too bad our Momma hen stepped on one of us, or there would be eight. And it's also too bad that one of our siblings died before it hatched - our Chickie Momma took pictures, but she didn't want to gross you out. So she didn't post them. But seven, seven is a nice number. Hey, who's that lady with the nice lookin' feathers?
Uh, guys, do you think that's our MOM?
I dunno, she doesn't look a thing like us.
Matter of fact WE don't look a thing like each other either!!
HUH? How do you suppose that happened? Somebody told us that the crazy Chickie Momma just went hog wild picking eggs out of the nests one day. She got some of each because she likes to be surprised. Well surprise, you got a little batch of rainbow chicks! Thanks for driving three hours round trip to come get us today - we can't wait to play at our new farm!
And oh, how in love we are. There is a light brahma, and for sure a black australorp and a couple EE's (which, if you were to EVER visit the backyardchickens.com forum you would know is short for Easter Egger - the kind of chicken that lays a beautiful green egg!) and there looks to be a couple polish crested showing up in the grey colored chicks. There IS a polish rooster out in the field you know - so what we end up with might be quite interesting!
How it REALLY went down
So... a few days back, I gave you a little glimpse into how I thought our first days of school would go. And here, is how it really went down.
First day of school:
I woke up only two of my kids, because for some reason only 50 percent of my heirs had to go to school that day. The other 50 percent slept in because I didn't want to be bothered with them getting in the way of the half that was actually trying to get somewhere.
They woke up to the smell of my own new recipe. It was a knock off from The Pioneer Woman's "Mystery Rolls" (more about some of her recipes I've tried later) but basically I subbed out everything savory and added everything sweet - thank you to Pampered Chef's Sweet Caramel Sprinkle . Either way you make it, your family members will each gain five pounds, but they will love you for it anyway. Really, it's a sinful food, but God made all the ingredients, so I'm thinking he meant for us to eat food this good. Plus, it's super easy and quick so I could do it while I was half asleep. We'd had a FANTABULOUS time at Family Camp the weekend before, and with my sleep debt increasinly growing, I needed easy!
Along with the delightfully sweet Mystery Rolls, I provided milk. Too bad only half of my awake kids even liked milk. I should have made a trip to the store for juice or something. I did give them some fruit, and I offered to cook eggs or bacon but they just gave me that blank stare that meant I was venturing out there just a little too far for a school day.
After breakfast, they got dressed into the clothes they'd laid out the night before. Unfortunately, I neglected to actually CHECK and see what my daughter had laid out, because she came downstairs in a t-shirt that she was really proud of but her mother was not. It was the sentimental "last day of school" shirt from fourth grade that all the kids had signed in black permanent marker. She thought it might be cool to wear the same shirt to school two days in a row or something, and in my home that's not allowed. Goodness, what would the Parent Club have to say at their next meeting? What if they thought my kids needed clothes or something? What if it hadn't even got WASHED yet?!?! No - march right back upstairs young lady, and put on something that I PAID for. I paid good money for those cutesy wootsy new tops, and by golly you're gonna wear one and I don't care if you hate them. You didn't hate them when you were begging me to put them in my shopping cart now didja? Matter of fact if you hate them, I might as well take them all back, and put the money in your college fund. If your college fund even existed, it would probably pay for your first full week! Arguments are futile at my house because I simply make no sense.
So, only one more additional trip upstairs for a wardrobe change and she was good to go. She was mad, but that doesn't matter. It's all about what other parents think you are like that matters. She is young, I just can't expect her to understand.
In the meanwhile, teeth were brushed, hair was spritzed and combed down (because last night's bath did a number on Pirate Boy's growing hair.) (Did you know that Pirate Boy is refusing hair cuts because he's pretty sure he'll look dang good with pirate HAIR?) (Did you know I'm letting him enjoy his individuality?) Anyway, it's all coming off soon. I'm just not sure how soon. Maybe once the Parent Club calls to see if we need a scholarship to the barber shop.
I packed the kids' lunches, with somewhat healthy food, but since I refused to buy new lunch boxes (or in our case bags) one kid ended up taking his lunch in a plastic Cabella's shopping bag because we couldn't find last years lunch supplies and he wasn't enthused with using his sister's pink one.
I did manage to get the kids into their new hoodies (because it was cold out!) before we stumbled out the door. We didn't make the bus, because that time had long come and gone but that's ok, I had planned to drive them anyway. (Just play along here) Unfortunately, I spent all my time taking care of others, and therefore was not presentable as a "mother who walks her kid to their class" so my kids were a bit bummed that I was only going to drop them off at the door and make a hasty exit. Kisses, hugs, I love you and have a great day at school! Hopefully nobody would notice me in my medusa hair and secret spy glasses.
When I got home, I did some exercise. Or rather, I walked to the end of the driveway to retrieve the garbage can. Just then, the school bus came around the corner, lights flashing and she prepared to stop. As I waved her on (goodness sakes, the kids were IN class and the tardy bell rang already!) she waved back, and fourteen high school students got to see me at my finest. It was probably like a slow motion horror show for them, but hey - I'm keeping it real.
I went straight back in the house (before anyone else stopped by), walked right past my excercise bike and crawled back in bed. Happy First Day of School! But wait...
My kids woke up to me hollering that they'd better hurry up and get ready or they're gonna miss the bus. They all meandered into the kitchen, where I attacked them for not getting their chores done the night before. My daughter proceeded to get the dishwasher unloaded and my son hid on the couch in the pile of clean laundry. Sometime later, they were all dressed in presentable clothing. I realized now that they DO care what the other kids think about them, so they are making an effort to look and smell clean. Not sure if they brushed their teeth or not, but who cares, they can do it tonight. I did comb Pirate Boy's hair, because it was looking pretty freakish and I didn't want people to tease him.
There were actually socks in everyone's drawers. How they got there I'll never know, but that helped speed things along a bit. I only had one taker for a packed lunch, so I got busy and here is what he went to school with:
In a nice shiny new lunch bag, he got a turkey and cheese sandwich. Crusts attached. I'm like that. A few crinkle cut slices of cucumber, some leftover steamed carrots from last night (right out of the garden, yes ma'am!) with a sprinkle of brown sugar on top so he'll actually eat them. A black cherry yogurt and a little handful of wheat thins crackers. I sent him out the door to the bus with a granola bar for breakfast. Poor little tyke spent too much time hiding in the laundry pile and missed his opportunity for chocolate covered sugar bombs and spilled juice. No wonder he's so thin.
I refused to let my daughters get out the door without doing their chores and they were a bit miffed at me. They gave me looks. They muttered things under their breath. I feigned a hearing impairment. Then, uncharacteristically, I told my younger daughter that I'd take her to school so she could just relax. She relaxed. She relaxed too much... I secretly wanted her to make it to the bus on time but there was no way this would happen. I kept watching for the bus, but it hadn't come yet, so eventually I sent my last slave-child out the door, happy I didn't have to drive because as we know, I'd been taking care of everyone else again and Medusa was alive and well.
Some 10 minutes later, a Pirate Boy came bounding into the house. *Sigh* MOMMMM, the bus is taking TOOO long! I grabbed my keys and my phone, put on my daughters clogs (HEY, she's always stealing my shoes!) and went out to start the suburban. My vehicle was suddenly overwhelmed with grateful children all urging me to HURRY. Gee, I thought, what a turn of events.
I dropped off the frantic middle schooler (but not after rolling down the window and hollering out in front of the 20 kids outside the school, "We LOVE you Sister!! Have a beautiful day!!) (Is it any surprise that she completely ignored me and just kept walking straight for the door?), then off to the elementary school where there was a traffic jam, and then back home. It doesn't take long, but with the price of fuel, I'd rather let the bus stop in front of my house than drive my beast of a car around town. I got home, parked the car and like clockwork the school bus came around the corner, slowed down in front of our house and 14 high school kids gaped, open-mouthed, at the sight they beheld. For today, I was in bright blue workout pants, a hot pink t-shirt, medusa hair AND no bra. This, my friends, was the highlight of my week.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Word Filled Wednesday Numbers 6:24-26
In context:
The Priestly Blessing
22 The LORD said to Moses, 23 "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
24 " ' "The LORD bless you and keep you;
25 the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." '
27 "So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them."
The LORD has a way with words! In my life lately, the LORD has most definitely shined upon me. He has shown me things that I had never thought I would see before. He has been gracious to me, and patient with me. He has allowed me room to err, and gathered me back in his arms of forgiveness. He has turned towards me and given me peace. When things trouble my mind, when problems exist that I can't fix, he gives me that peace that I need to keep my head above the crashing waves of self-doubt, worry and anxiety. I am truly blessed.Happy Word Filled Wednesday!

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Located in Horsham (Lower Beeding), Cisswood House Hotel is within the vicinity of Nymans Gardens and Bolney Estate Winery. This romantic hotel is within the vicinity of Horsham Park and Horsham St. Marks Church.
Stay in one of 51 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, where you can take in a garden view, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Breakfast is available for a fee.
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Beware, Gonorrhea is becoming Drug-resistant and may not be Cured
Health officials in England, UK, had warned people that the Gonorrhea disease could now be drug-resistant, and is feared to be able to become 'untreatable'. Not only will this cause concerns in the UK, but in the US as well.
Gonorrhea itself is a disease that is transmitted sexually and is caused by bacteria. Usually the symptoms that appears is as follows:
In men, the main signs that is felt is a burning sensation during urination and discharge from the penis. Women have no symptoms about half the time or have vaginal discharge and pelvic pain.
People who suffer from this disease need to take actions as this disease could spread and cause other health problems if left untreated. One example of the spread is that it could cause inflammation of the epididymis.
Untreated Gonorrhea can also cause pelvic inflammatory disease. It could also spread throughout the body and affect the joints and even the heart valves.
Now it is reported that Dame Sally Davies, who is England's chief medical officer, has warned that a new strain of Gonorrhea which is drug-resistant should be taken notice.
Gonorrhea is known to be able to spread from a person to another through sexual contact, which makes it concerning knowing the rise of a drug-resistant strain in the country.
The information of this drug-resistance disease first came from reports in the city of Leeds, England. There was a case of a known 'Super-Gonorrhea' disease that is a new strain of Gonorrhea being very resistance to the drugs given. This disease was first found in March 2015, where health officials confirmed that the disease was resistance to the prescribed two-antibiotic combo for the treatment of the disease.
This surely sounds concerning, as it is known that untreated Gonorrhea may cause several health problems and complications. An example of the complications of gonorrhea that is known is systemic dissemination resulting in skin pustules or petechia, septic arthritis, meningitis, or endocarditis. This occurs in between 0.6 and 3% of infected women and 0.4 and 0.7% of infected men.
Dame Sally Davies wrote a letter to all general practice physicians and pharmacies. She warned them about the risk of Gonorrhea to become untreatable given the fact that it is becoming more and more resistance to drugs provided.
There are already a lot of cases of Gonorrhea disease found worldwide. The World Health Organization gave an estimation of the cases of the disease occurring worldwide. It said that it the WHO estimates 88 million Gonorrhea cases cases occur every year, out of the 448 million new cases of all curable STI each year – that also includes syphilis, chlamydia and trichomoniasis. In the United Kingdom, 196 per 100,000 males 20 to 24 years old and 133 per 100,000 females 16 to 19 years old were diagnosed in 2005.
According to experts, what could also cause this is that because some patients have not been treated with both of the antibiotics (injectible ceftriaxone and azithromycin in pill form) which is needed to deal with the infection. While, this is the standard of treatment needed to kill the infection. The problem could even arise in the USA and drug-resistance gonorrhea will occur in America.
The increase in gonorrhea strains that are resistance to drugs had increased world wide, but still remains treatable in the USA. The health officials in America will keep monitoring the strain.


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St. Augustine overcame a halftime deficit and a late-game push from Rummel to pull out a 62-54 win on Senior night at home on Thursday night.
Thursday was both team's season finale, and St. Aug finished the season with a 23-5 record, with a 9-1 record in Catholic League play. Rummel finished the regular season 18-8 and 4-6.
"It was really big for us to close out district with a win and get ready for the playoffs," St. Aug coach Mitchell Johnson said. "I knew we would take their best shot. They came out and competed, but we were able to take their best punch and find a way to win."
Rummel's full-court pressure forced St. Aug into several mistakes during the fourth quarter and it was able to cut the St. Aug down to 52-48 in the final two minutes of the game.
But the Raiders missed two free throws on back-to-back possessions that could've made the score closer, and it ultimately put them in a hole that was too deep to dig out of.
St. Aug center Charles Brown finished with a game-high 24 points along with 13 rebounds and two blocks. Caleb Daniels added 12 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
"It feels great to go out in my last (regular-season) home game with a win and as back-to-back district champs," Brown said. "Kudos to my team for doing they're job and stepping up. I love those guys."
After coming into the second half with a one-point deficit, the Purple Knights, who entered Thursday as the No. 5 seed in the LHSAA's unofficial Class 5A power rankings, upped their effort on the defensive end and got a few rim-rattling dunks from Caleb Daniels and Charles Brown that swung the momentum in St. Aug's favor for good.
Daniels capped a quarter-opening 8-2 run with a soaring putback dunk over several Rummel defenders that gave the Purple Knights a 31-27 lead early in the frame. Brown added two more dunks during the quarter, the second of which gave the Purple Knights a 41-30 lead with less than two minutes left, their first double-digit lead of the game.
St. Aug led 44-35 at the end of the third.
"It's always important for us to come out that first four minutes in the third quarter with a lot of energy," Johnson said. "I challenged the team at halftime, and they stepped up to the challenge. We knew they wouldn't go away, but we just needed to execute all the way to the end."
Rummel fell behind early in the games, but they utilized their perimeter shooting to take control of the game in the second quarter.
The Raiders entered the second trailing 16-10, but opened the period with a 12-2 run that was capped off by an Iman Fazande layup that gave Rummel a 22-18 lead midway through the quarter.
The Purple Knights defense clamped down for the final stretch, but Rummel's five first-half 3-pointers helped give them enough cushion to take a 25-23 lead into halftime.
Trey Harris paced the Rummel attack with 23 points (18 in the second half) and five rebounds.


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By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 1, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31 -- Anyone who thought the Democratic convention would be a dull and choreographed affair clearly didn't count on the bitter, ego-fueled clashes that marked the week.
And that was just at MSNBC.
The confrontations that played out in public suggest that conservative commentators are not especially welcome at a network whose unquestioned star is full-throated liberal Keith Olbermann. Tucker Carlson, the Weekly Standard alumnus whose show was canceled in March, went to Denver expecting to be on "Hardball" every night. But only the morning show hosted by former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough would use him.
Mike Murphy, the GOP operative turned NBC analyst, was twice bumped from prime time. When he did appear -- and got into an argument with host Chris Matthews -- Olbermann could be overheard saying, "Let's wrap him up, all right?" Another time, while Scarborough was arguing that John McCain was becoming more competitive against Barack Obama, Olbermann, sitting in the anchor chair, muttered, "Get a shovel."
"I mean, 'Get a shovel'? Keith, my God," Scarborough protested.
Unvarnished opinion sells on prime-time cable news, as Fox News has proved for years with Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity. Olbermann and MSNBC's newest evening host, Air America's Rachel Maddow, have a passionate following on the left. But a number of NBC correspondents are upset over the recent antics at their sister channel, prompting longtime anchor Tom Brokaw to say last week that Olbermann and Matthews have at times "gone too far."
Olbermann dismisses the "overblown stories" as "nonsense," telling The Washington Post that Pat Buchanan appears regularly on MSNBC and that Scarborough "has never been censored, reined in, called on any carpet for his views, just as I haven't." Just because he disagrees with Murphy or Buchanan, Olbermann says, "doesn't mean the network is inhospitable to their points of view."
Scarborough got into a separate argument last week over the Iraq war with MSNBC correspondent David Shuster, who said that he belonged to no party while Scarborough was a Republican. Scarborough accused him of a "cheap shot," adding sarcastically: "I bet everybody at MSNBC has independent on their voting cards -- 'Oh, we're down the middle now.' "
Scarborough says in an interview that he "overreacted" while operating on two hours' sleep and quickly apologized. But he says everyone who works at MSNBC should admit that they "went to the same Ivy League schools. Our kids go to the same kindergartens. We eat at the same restaurants. We have the same worldview, but we're working hard to remain objective."
These and other incidents have rivals, and some insiders, wondering whether MSNBC has become a dysfunctional family.
One network staffer, who declined to be named describing private conversations, says MSNBC President Phil Griffin told him that "our audience hates Bush" and that squeezing conservative shows into a liberal lineup would just drive them away.
CNN President Jon Klein, who declined to hire Maddow because he found her "predictable," says MSNBC is "definitely moving left" by putting "Chris, Keith and Maddow back to back." While Lou Dobbs serves up incendiary opinions at CNN, none of its prime-time hosts -- Campbell Brown, Larry King and Anderson Cooper -- is known for ideological views.
Klein says CNN stresses "reliable reporting" and diverse pundits from Bill Bennett to Donna Brazile. "Networks that push a certain agenda are extremists, when in fact the country is a country of moderates," he says.
Marty Ryan, Fox's executive producer, says it is obvious that MSNBC has "been in the tank for Obama the entire campaign" and that "deeming third place a success must be a new standard for General Electric," the network's parent. But he insists it's a "bum rap" to describe Fox as being on the right, saying that O'Reilly goes after both parties, Hannity's co-host is liberal Alan Colmes, and Greta Van Susteren is not ideological.
Ryan cites a Pew Research Center study showing that 39 percent of Fox's audience are Republicans and 31 percent Democrats, compared with MSNBC (45 percent Democrats, 18 percent GOP) and CNN (51 percent Democrats, 18 percent GOP).
Griffin has tried to smooth things over. He apologized to analyst Mike Murphy after the Olbermann incident, and Brokaw made a point of appearing with Murphy on Scarborough's show the next morning. "Regardless of any recent drama, I've been treated well," Murphy says. "I'm going to focus my energies on the NBC side of the world."
Griffin did not respond to requests for comment last week, but in a May interview he said: "We have people with multiple points of view . . . We argue and debate every topic."
Raw opinion is what separates cable news from the tradition-bound broadcast networks and, of course, talk is cheaper than reporting. But with such NBC stalwarts as Brokaw, Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell and David Gregory increasingly appearing on the company's cable outlet, the distinction is getting blurred.
On his "Countdown" program, which almost never includes conservative guests, Olbermann has told President Bush to "shut the hell up," urged McCain to "grow up," and mocked the Arizona senator with such headlines as "McSame" and "Double Talk Express." That's all fair game on an opinion show.
But Olbermann and Matthews, a former Democratic strategist, are also co-anchoring MSNBC's coverage of the conventions, which Griffin defends by saying they are assuming a more neutral role. After Hillary Clinton spoke, Olbermann said: "Grand slam, out of the ballpark, across the street." And after Obama's acceptance speech, Olbermann said: "Not a sour note and spellbinding throughout."
"I've been criticized for saying he inspires me, and the hell with my critics," Matthews added.
Other commentators can blur the lines as well. Karl Rove, the White House aide turned Fox analyst, says he is not advising the McCain campaign. But Politico reported last week that he had called Sen. Joe Lieberman and asked the former Democrat to bow out as a possible McCain running mate. Rove disputed the account but would not deny making the call.
MSNBC and Fox programs often seem to be mirror opposites. After McCain named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate Friday, Olbermann called it a "desperate" move to tap a "rabid conservative" who is "fanatically antiabortion and pro-gun." Hannity said McCain had made a "great choice" of a "pro-life" governor and "I don't think he could have picked anybody better."
These trends matter because as the broadcast networks keep trimming their political coverage, cable has become the go-to place for news. During the 10 p.m. hour at the Democratic convention Thursday -- the evening of Obama's acceptance speech -- CNN drew 8 million viewers, beating not just Fox (4.2 million) and MSNBC (4.1 million) but also NBC, ABC and CBS. Nor is that a first: Fox outdrew the broadcast networks at the 2004 Republican convention.
MSNBC finished last for the week, but it is attracting more viewers than in the past, along with some unwanted attention.
"Until recently, MSNBC didn't count," Olbermann says. "We didn't move the needle. We do now, and then some. And this scares people, especially people who work for Rupert Murdoch."
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|By Matt Jones
|Friday, 9 Feb 2007
Is this actually happening? Am I becoming emo? Or is My Chemical Romance actually an enjoyable band?
The answer to all of these questions, apparently, is yes. Because I broke down and bought The Black Parade by MCR Wednesday…and I have not been able to stop listening to it yet. It's currently the only music I burned into my Xbox 360, because I needed to listen to it so bad that I burnt it in and have been shooting people in Saints Row while rocking out to this album.
It all started with Burnout 3: Takedown. EA took its magic touch to that game something fierce, and I would have gladly turned off all the music were it not for one tiny inclusion that I actually enjoyed. It was My Chemical Romance's "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)". Now, at that time, I was totally convinced that MCR was a pure emo band and that this must have been some sort of a fluke record that I liked, an anomaly in the fabric of the Matrix. I mean, look at the music video…that lead singer looks like bunnyxablaze. This could not be a band I'd end up liking. Not in this lifetime.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. I asked a co-worker (age 25) to write down some songs that would make for good Guitar Hero songs, just in case the whole associate producer application thing went through (so far, not a peep). On that list, he included MCR's first single off this album, "Welcome to the Black Parade." As I listened through the opening, I had to say that it wouldn't make for a great Guitar Hero song…but I liked it. So I listened again…and again…then I watched the music video…and watched it again…oh sweet Jesus, I'm starting to like MCR? To prove I did not, I YouTubed the entire album, listening song by song from the beginning…I ended up doing that three days in a row before I finally found time to buy the album.
This album has infested my life.
Now that I've bored half of the readers with my MCR backstory, I'm going to completely skip the boring "image" crap that people want to focus on with a band like MCR ("Oooooo Gerard dyed his hair blonde! What does it all mean? Does he not like black hair anymore?") and focus purely on the music. I'm also going to completely ignore the whole "concept album" theme of this album, because I think it takes away from the songs if you try to somehow force them into a "story". This is not to say that MCR fails to stay in the concept of the concept album, but I don't really feel like trying to explain how each song fits in to the concept, so I'm not going to try.
If you listen to this album, sure, there are a couple of emo moments here and there, but in the end, it sounds mostly like a great mishmash of 70s rock bombast, 80s arena rock, 90s punk, and the variety of pop-rock from the 2000s. The weirdest thing about this album is that while you're listening to each song, you say "Boy, they sound a lot like (insert band here)" about three times throughout. The album is the bastard child of so many bands that I have come to one stunning conclusion: it's a My Chemical Romance album in the end…and I love it.
The album starts out with "The End.", a song that either reminds you of Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" that started off The Wall, or reminds you that you should probably get around to listening to that album sometime. It begins with the beeping of a heart monitor, as the words tell the story of "The Patient" who is dying, as it picks up pace leading to the second song. Now, if you know your Wall, you'd expect that if they follow that pattern, the second song would be more of a relaxed, low key song. Nothing could be further from the truth.
"Dead!" starts in immediately with the heart monitor flatlining and the pulsing guitar riffs leading us into what is almost a morbidly joyful rock song. Listening to the great rocking that MCR gives us in this track really gets my juices flowing for Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360. One of the high paced, high energy songs on this album, "Dead!" is also one of the best.
"This is How I Disappear" comes next, sounding similar to a late 90s Offspring song, except with a singer that doesn't kill my ears. The lyrics and music are darker than the previous two tracks, while still being a very high energy rock song. I like this song a good bit (especially the third verse where the lead singer gets a kind of falsetto voice that leads into a heavier riff section) and I really like how the guitars are very active while following the steady drum beat during the chorus.
"The Sharpest Lives" has a very dark surfer rock song feel at times, while also having the "double singing" effect (I'm sure there's some sort of technical term for it, but it's where the leader singer sings the words at two different pitches, and they are overlayed on each other) that may be a cheap effect, I don't know, but I know I like it. The only thing I need to do is read through the lyrics in the booklet, because there's something about vampires in there, and I don't get that.
"Welcome to the Black Parade" can be seen differently if you see the music video. Apparently, the lead singer believes that when you die, death comes to you in "any way you like" or something like that, and this person who is dying has his happiest memory when he went to see a parade with his father when he was young. So the song starts by giving us that backstory, and that part is kind of slow and morbid. Then the song does a 180 and goes upbeat, and the lyrics become much more bright, as "we'll carry on" becomes the theme of the track.The upbeat lyrics combined with the fast pace of the music (which kind of delves into Queen territory near the bridge) and the multitude of layers of different instruments and strings and guitars and all that jazz make this the most epic song of the album, and very enjoyable. This is also the one most reminiscent of "I'm Not Okay", but very different in a key way. They both have great, memorable choruses, but while "I'm Not Okay" is all emo (pessimistic and self centered), "Welcome to the Black Parade" bucks the expectations and is very open and optimistic.
"I Don't Love You" is very reminiscent of The Strokes, a low key song about love lost or some such silliness. After the bombast of the previous song, a slower beat is definitely appreciated. It also allows us to get our energy back for the next track. As the most "emo" track of the album, this might be the one that makes me think MCR is an emo band. But after the very epic "Welcome to the Black Parade" and the next tracks' complete lack of emo, I'm gonna let it slide.
"House of Wolves" sounds a lot like a White Stripes song mixed with Wolfmother (ironic, with the wolf in the name and all). It's kind of a bluesy rock song mixed in with the patented MCR fast pace and high energy. This one is very similar to "Dead!": very, very rocking. One of my faves.
"Cancer" is another slower song and another one to start off with a soft but powerful piano to set the mood. This is also the shortest song that is meant as a stand alone, which is probably for the best, since it gets the job done well in the short amount of time that it's there. The lyrics are rather powerful, and the piano driven tune makes it kind of a downer.
"Mama" takes that downer and turns it back up again. The lyrics are like a great dark comedy, written in a 1-1-2-1 format as a letter going back home from a son at war. The music starts out very minimalist and then eventually breaks out into a heavy riffer, sounding like a polka straight from hell, and ending with a group singing session. This one's a favorite of mine because I love the dark lyrics here, almost like a dark jester for the devil wrote them or something. And it's got Liza! And a squeezebox! Woo!
"Sleep" is another "emo-style" song that begins with a piano and a tape recorder playback of someone talking about his sleeping terrors. The music actually sounds a lot like Weezer's "Only in Dreams" ending, which may be completely intentional (seeing as how that song kicks ass). It has slower moments as well as the faster, louder chorus moments. But there are parts in this song where the lead singer (Gerard Way aka Mr Bunnyxablaze turned Blondie) really kicks it into high and also has very low key moments, which really impresses me that he has so much range and can pull it all off.
"Teenagers" sounds like something that the Bat Out of Hell-era Meat Loaf would have sung had he come along after Columbine. It's another dark comedy of a song talking about how parents are all scared of the teens (the chorus literally is "They say all teenagers scare the living shit out of me"). This song combined with Mama are the dark comedy style of songs that I think MCR pulls off very well.
"Disenchanted" begins with a pretty acoustic guitar and some more "emo" lyrics, but a chorus that I really enjoy. This could possibly be the most disposable song to most, but it is one of my favorite songs on the album. It's one of the more intimate songs on the album, and it's songs like this that makes me really not want to talk about "The Patient" concept that supposedly runs throughout the album, because I like to think that this song could apply to anyone. It also is one of the steadier, less high paced rockers on the album. Being the depressing song that it is, it kind of shows MCR's jumping back and forth between optimism, pessimism, cynicism, and dark comedy…ism on this album that could be disconcerting to those that prefer one theme over their albums, but works for a minor ADD case like myself.
"Famous Last Words" returns the band to the optimism over pessimism theme from "Welcome to the Black Parade". The chorus "I am not afraid to keeping on living, I am not afraid to walk this world alone" leaves the album with a message of optimism in the end. Plus, you can really feel Gerard Way is giving it his all when he belted out the words to this one. Strings along with high octane guitars and drums fill in the sound and keep the song moving. The song actually has another verse that repeats along with the chorus that will surely make this one of the more popular songs to see live (plus it's the second single, so that doesn't hurt).
The album "ends" for about a minute and a half before a little ditty entitled "Blood" once again brings a morbid sense of humor to the album, which is appropriate I think for this CD. For a band that does a lot of different things, I think they do all of the fairly well. Being that I am a realist and that I might be rating this for other people, if you're still reading this, I think most people would consider this album a "Good" or "Great" album. But since I'm a fucking self absorbed bastard and I want to cause a controversy, this album is a classic for me, so I'm rating it "Classic". The biggest thing that pushes this album into Classic status for me is that I prefer to listen to this CD the entire way through EVERY TIME I listen to it. I don't skip songs. I just put it on and let it run. That to me spells classic. Shit, I don't even do that with "Reign in Blood".
Track Listing (Faves*):
1.The End.
2. Dead!*
3. This is How I Disappear
4. The Sharpest Lives
5. Welcome to the Black Parade*
6. I Don't Love You
7. House of Wolves*
8. Cancer
9. Mama*
10. Sleep
11. Teenagers
12. Disenchanted*
13. Famous Last Words*
14. Blood ("Hidden Track")


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There's a whole new reason to believe the vote over Facebook's proposed policy changes is a farce: Some of the new language is purposefully written to confuse you.
As you may have heard by now, Facebook wants to make a bunch of changes to its site governance documents – the so-called Data Use Policy (its privacy policy) and its Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (its terms of service). While there are quite a few changes on Facebook's list, one in particular caught my eye.
Under the section covering Facebook Messages in the Data Use Policy (PDF), Facebook wants to take out this line: "You can control who can start a message thread with you through your 'How You Connect' settings. If they include others on that message, the others can reply too." And it wants to replace it with, "Anyone on a message thread can reply to it."
After re-reading this language a few times, I still couldn't figure out what the heck "Anyone on a message thread can reply to it" means, in the context of the Data Use Policy. Having received an offer from a Facebook spokesman to "answer any questions" I might have about the proposed changes, I decided to reach out to him and ask: What, exactly, does this change mean for Facebook users?
This was the Facebook spokesman's reply:
Read the complete article at Digital Trends.


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R Madhavan with his wife Sarita. Pics/Yogen Shah
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While one's birthday is enough reason to celebrate, R Madhavan had the added triumph of 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' box office success.
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Mandira Bedi
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At the bash, a bevy of stars was spotted.
Neelam and Ronit Roy
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Our lensman also had the opportunity to capture Madhavan share some candid moments with his wife Sarita.


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Back in April, Teatro ZinZanni collaborated with Luly Yang Couture on an advance photoshoot for Bottega ZinZanni. We hired Michael Doucett and took Luly's gorgeous butterfly dress to his Pioneer Square studio where we captured some stunning images. The video below is a behind-the-scenes look at the shoot.
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A lone figure wearing a backpack was caught on surveillance cameras entering the historic Empress Hotel building before the massive blaze early Monday morning which gutted it, The Globe and Mail has learned.
The information is part of the Toronto Police-Ontario Fire Marshal investigation into the six-alarm fire that at one point saw two Toronto firefighters fall from the roof of an adjacent building into the very heart of the inferno.
While two crews on ladder trucks directed water onto the fallen men to keep the flames at bay, the department's RIT squads – rapid intervention teams whose sole job is to save their fellows when they are in trouble – lowered water-filled hoses the fallen men held onto while their colleagues hoisted them to safety.
Although the two were later discharged from hospital with minor injuries, theirs was a shockingly close call and a grim reminder that many Canadian cities and their fire departments are ill-prepared for an onslaught which may be just around the corner.
In the United States, fires in vacant buildings such as the structure at Yonge and Gould Streets in downtown Toronto account for fully 75 per cent of firefighter deaths.
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, which two years ago released an alert about the issue, 96 firefighters across the U.S. died, and another 106 were injured, at "structure fires" between January, 1998, and February, 2007. Fifty-four of the 71 fires occurred in unoccupied buildings, accounting for 72 of the 96 deaths and 94 of the 106 injuries.
As a reminder of the veracity of those statistics, just before Christmas two Chicago firefighters died, trapped when a wall and roof collapsed in a fire at an abandoned building on the city's South Side. The building had been vacant for years, the gas and water turned off, but firefighters feared squatters might be inside and went in after them.
It is one of the awful, split-second decisions firefighters have to make all the time – as the NIOSH bulletin put it, will "we risk our lives a lot, in a calculated manner, to save savable lives" or "a little" to save savable lives, or not at all "for a building or lives that are already lost?"
But fires in vacant buildings render those decisions all the more difficult "because of all the unknowns," said Fred LeBlanc, president of the 11,300-member Ontario Professional Firefighters Association and a Kingston firefighter.
Arriving crews may not know if the building has fire protection or standpipe systems and if they're disabled; if the utilities are on or off; if the floors are compromised; if the exits and entrances are boarded. In addition, Mr. LeBlanc said, in these situations crews don't even get witness reports from "people running out to give us details" about where the fire started.
Crews may be left with only rumours or sightings of squatters who often light fires for heat or light. Such reports may be inaccurate, but with a reactive group like firefighters, whose instincts and training are to rush toward danger as others flee it, it may be enough to propel them into peril.
Ironically, even the one measure fire departments and North American cities routinely require – the boarding up of abandoned buildings – not only may fail to dissuade squatters, but also poses an impediment to firefighters running out of air or trying to get out.
"There's a high probability [in these situations] that firefighters will become disoriented or trapped in these [vacant] buildings," Rob Simonds, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and the chief in Saint John, told The Globe in a telephone interview.
While dilapidated urban cores and desolated downtowns have been widespread in some American cities for years, their Canadian counterparts have been spared until recently, with Toronto in particular long proud of its vibrant inner core. But the economic slowdown has begun to be felt across Canada, especially in towns and cities in Ontario, the country's former industrial heartland.
Among the key recommendations in the NIOSH bulletin was for fire departments to become pro-active about risk management – conduct regular inspections of vacant buildings; enter that information into the dispatch computer so responding crews get it; work with other agencies to identify unoccupied buildings.
Yet there isn't even a central data-collecting agency for fire statistics in Canada, and only a few municipalities where fire departments are even attempting the shift from a reactive – if frankly heroic – traditional model to a pro-active one.
Niagara Falls, Ont., where more than 25 per cent of structure fires in the city occur in vacant buildings, is probably furthest along that path. Using the Ontario Fire Code as the hammer – it says "Vacant buildings shall be secured against unauthorized entry" – the department works with local police to find unoccupied buildings, immediately inspects them, orders them secured – and then vigorously prosecutes owners who fail to comply. Just last month, the Ontario Divisional Court upheld one such order on a vacant building.
As Deputy Chief Jim Jessop told The Globe in a phone interview, his department has prosecuted more than two dozen cases, won fines of as much as $25,000 against owners, received the okay to demolish seven buildings, and, with a number of larger abandoned factories and warehouses, forced owners to take and pay for extraordinary measures such as installing security fences, removing all combustibles and cementing entrances.
The situation which galvanized Niagara Falls was the last fire at a vacant house in the city in 2004. There had been others, but, Deputy Chief Jessop said, the department handled the case in the traditional way, what he called, "Board up, speak to the owner, and wait for the next fire."
That came after the place had been turned into a crack house by squatters. Firefighters were crawling over 6,000 dirty needles and pulling them out of their gear afterwards.
But Hamilton, has taken perhaps the most sweeping approach. Two years ago, the city created a "vacant building protocol," where abandoned properties were regularly inspected. Within a year – stung by the demolition of a historic theatre – the city moved to give its protocol bite.
On Oct. 13, city council passed a "vacant building registry bylaw," which requires owners of any property vacant for 90 days – residential, commercial or industrial – to register it with the city for a fee. The intention, Marty Hazell, senior director of parking and bylaw services, "is to pro-actively monitor the buildings on our list once every three months" to protect them from deterioration "and ultimately encourage re-use or occupancy."
In addition, on the same day, council approved asking the province to review legislation which makes the owners of vacant commercial or industrial buildings eligible for municipal tax rebates. This legislation dates back to 2001, and city officials believe that in addition to the costs – counting the educational portion, Hamilton rebated more than $3-million in 2009 – the rebate program acts as a disincentive to downtown renewal.
The plague of abandoned homes isn't confined to large urban areas. Chief Simonds said his department is now working with Saint John council towards taking a Niagara Falls-type approach. "If we have a line-of-duty death, it will be too late," he said.
With a population of 130,000 in the Greater Saint John area, the fire department already has tracked 101 vacant buildings – many small tenements –and integrated the information onto its database. "This is absolutely the way of the future," he said. "As stewards of public safety, we need to keep our finger on the pulse of this situation."
Part of the difficulty is that with the gap in national data collection, neighbouring municipalities may be operating in the dark about new initiatives taken just down the road. Chief Jessop was completely unaware what Hamilton, for instance, has been doing. The two cities are just 45 minutes apart.
But as Chief Jessop said, push come to shove, "It's going to be our guys there on their hands and knees in the heat and the smoke and the darkness. It's not going to be a building inspector or someone from public health."
Toronto, where the old Empire Hotel is no more, doesn't have a vacant building registry of any sort. Nor do officials, said Blair Hawkins, senior communications co-ordinator with the city, have an estimate of how many empty structures there are in Toronto.
But the city processes about 2,100 vacancy tax rebate applications a year – though, Mr. Hawkins cautioned, that number includes entire buildings and buildings with vacant units.
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Carol Shea Porter, what Congress, do you speak for? Is it for all in the house or just the Democrats and handful of want-a-be Republicans who vote with Democrats all the time? You surely are not speaking for many families of Veterans that are serving our Great Country.
I believe that our newly elected Congresswoman has gone brain dead and fails to tell all the truth on what was in the military funding bill that she voted for. I am proud that our President is standing up for our TROOPS and Americans, by vetoing the Funding bill which is a surrender bill.
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Why did you not mention the provisions in the Troop Funding Bill; which tied the Presidents hands; where for example if an embassy is attacked, hostages are held, the president will be forced to get authority from the Senate and House Appropriations committee, 15 days prior to sending in troops to save our Americans. Now are his hands tied?
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Your public display of surrender, your time table put on our troops and your cut and run mentality, which can't stomach what is going on, feeds the enemy to kill more of our Americans, which in turn sends a sign of weakness around the world.
Your vote to tie the Presidents hands in supporting the troops is a disgrace to all Americans. I agree with the Polls that show, we don't like the war but they also show that Americans want to finish what we started and not surrender. Don't cut that funding!
You claim the bill provides substantial increases in funding to protect and care for our soldiers. Are you trying to convince that you are the great savior of our Veterans by adding in monies to support our injured? The President asked for the money to cover our warriors who were injured, the President asked for monies to purchase the new and improved Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Equipment that was recently tested and brought forward for our military.
Why are you and many democrats trying to take credit for what the President asked to fund and if you knew what you were talking about, you would not be calling Marines, Navy, Coast Guard and Air Force, Soldiers.
I know that you are happy singing Kum Bi Ya around the campfire and serving donuts and hot cider to the peace activist, who woke up from the VietNam war. That is your right to protest as Veterans gave their life so people like you can exercise your FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
As my Congresswoman, you must set the example and not fall back into your VietNam days with your white flag mentality.
If you were so concerned about the troops and want to make a stand on the war, why didn't you stop all the PORK SPENDING attached to the Funding Bill and just stood your ground against the war. I might have a little more respect for you on your VOTE.
Please stop using our troops as your pawns to pass millions of dollars in subsides. Please stop the Quarterbacking with the Generals who think they have a better idea than the Generals on the battlefield.
As a Military Family I would appreciate if you do not speak for me. For the many Veteran Families that she claims she speaks for, stand up and tell her she is wrong.
Our Congresswoman had an opportunity to speak to all residents on her scheduled press conference from the State House a few weeks ago but got scared because of the Veteran families that went to U. S. Rep Hodes office demanding he stop his cut and run mentality.
Oh, I forgot on the schedule day of our Congresswoman's Press Conference, she canceled it because there was a scheduling problem, so she did not show. I believe she was scared to face the Veterans that were waiting for her. Hmmm did she cut and run!
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