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This week it's the kids' turn to write a review… it seemed appropriate – as this one is ALL about them, and we took them on the train to FlipOut in Wandsworth – really easy to walk there from the station, with a group of teenagers, and probably the most popular party destination for SW19 families it would appear! Lots of our friends had recommended it to us, so we were all eager to try it out… this is what they thought, over to Spike…
Spike (14yo) writes:
FlipOut IS AMAZING!
Last week it was my birthday, and having heard how brilliant FlipOut is from all of my friends I decided that FlipOut was the place to go; it didn't disappoint, I have been to many other 'trampoline parks' but flip out was by far the best.
It has a massive array of things to do such as the bouncy basketball court that was hilarious and we had loads of games on that and challenges like shooting backwards and shooting after a 360, and there was a MASSIVE foam pit that you could flip into, or just jump (that is just as fun) and you could have a race in the foam but because it was so uneven and soft we all ended up sinking. My favourite thing however, was the 'valley' trampoline, this was basically two trampolines opposite each other making a 'v' shape and you could wall run and bounce from wall to wall.
Another fun thing about FlipOut is that there is loads of space to just bounce from trampoline to trampoline and to play games like tag or stuck in the mud if you are with friends. There are trampolines on the walls at an angle as well so you can bounce literally 'bounce off the walls' and there are also SUPER bouncy trampolines that spring you high up into the air. There is a really cool wall with a super bouncy trampoline next to it and kids and grownups compete to see who can get the highest.
The atmosphere at FlipOut is brilliant, there are walls lined with graffiti that makes the place feel really atmospheric. There is also a battered black London cab that serves as a clock because the time is shown in red on one of the blacked out windows. Loud and energetic music also fills the air making it a really enjoyable experience. At the entrance there are two really long trampolines that act like lanes and some really fun trampoline races can take place. If ever you get tired you can just take a short time out for a drink of water and a snack and then bound straight back on.
FlipOut caters very well for all ages because it has a pro zone where pros can back flip and wall run without disturbing any less experienced trampoliners. FlipOut also has a large area which is designated for little children only and it has a mini foam pit. As well as this the pro area can be accessed by anyone as long as they can land a back flip. on top of this there are three super bouncy trampolines in alcoves at the edge of the building so you can jump alone if you feel like it. Also, all under fives have to be accompanied by an adult.
After leaving FlipOut I was really energized and enthused to do some more trampoline activities and come back again because after you leave the weightless world of FlipOut then you are dying to go back again. The time allotted is perfect because you are exhausted after all the bouncing that you feel that you don't NEED to go on again, even if you want to. overall I really enjoyed the flip out experience and would rate it a 10/10!!
for any extra information visit the FlipOut Facebook page:
If delicious food, finding out about other cultures, and a love of peace sound like your perfect evening's entertainment, book your place at Conflict Café, in the atmospheric tunnels underneath London's Waterloo Station.
Here chefs including Imad Ghossain (pictured) from Lebanon and Ruby Kughanathan (pictured) from Sri Lanka will delight diners with food from their home countries, helping to show how much we can get to know about others and their countries simply by breaking bread with them and sharing a meal.
Both Imad and Ruby became passionate about food by watching their mothers at their stoves at home as they cooked for the family, and then joining in. They left their countries of origin for a safer life and believe very much in the power of food to help transform attitudes, hence their support for Conflict Café.
This pop-up restaurant is being run by peacebuilding charity International Alert for the third year running from 22
September – 2 October 2016.
Conflict Café was inspired by a tradition that is common to many cultures around the world: coming together and reconciling differences by preparing and sharing meals. Diners will sit at communal tables and enjoy traditional dishes while finding out more about issues facing countries affected by conflict. It's hoped that strangers will be inspired to talk together and start conversations about building peace through food.
Rebecca Crozier, International Alert's Head of Emerging Programmes, explains the reasons behind the idea: "Across different cultures and continents, food has the power to bring people together and encourage the act of sharing. In some Middle Eastern countries, it is custom for the perpetrator of a crime to cook a meal for the victim and their family as a way of fixing broken bonds. In Europe, too, we find ways of using food to calm domestic storms, to unite communities and bring neighbourhoods together.
She adds: "We hope that Conflict Café will give diners a glimpse into the diverse cuisines and complex histories of some of the countries where we work, highlighting the positive role that food can play in peacebuilding."
The organisers say that eating a meal may not obviously be changing the world but, if a diner is giving a thought to Lebanon or Sri Lanka in their hurried life, they believe that they are already ahead. The event changes – or creates – that person's perception of that country. People will not often take three hours to read everything about world events. But if they go out for a great meal and hear someone from that country talk, they will be experiencing human detail from that country. They may tell their friends about it or write on social media and that's how change can take place.
The initiative kicks off with Conflict Café: Lebanon, a country which ended its civil war just 10 years ago and is now hosting more than one million refugees displaced by the conflict in Syria.
The focus will then shift to the delicious flavours of Sri Lanka where, after nearly 30 years of conflict, more than a generation of Sri Lankans have grown up with no real experience of peace.
Conflict Café is part of the Talking Peace Festival organised by International Alert, a charity established by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other visionaries 30 years ago in a bid to secure an end to some of the world's most bitter disputes. Once you've eaten you can take a look round the other tunnels in the House of Vans complex. These are housing other parts of the festival including the Create Syria multimedia exhibition.
This shows footage of exiled Syrian artists and cultural figures running workshops in Lebanon with refugee children and young people to help them to overcome their experiences of war.
The whole event is at the House of VANS, Arches 228 – 232 Station Approach Road, London SE1 8SW
Tickets are £35 for dinners and £20 for brunch. They are available online at www.grubclub.com/conflict-cafe
Twitter: @talkpeacefest
Instagram: @international_alert
Hashtags: #ConflictCafe and #TalkingPeace
Talking Peace Festival website: www.talkingpeacefestival.org
'Say it with flowers' – a powerful image from Chilean artist @ottoschade for #ART4PEACE.
Q&A with a community gardener
Community gardener and founder of yourspace.sutton Kevin Plicio runs local community garden nursery Seears Park Nursery in Sutton. This nursery runs on pure volunteer manpower and community spirit, running training courses and therapeutic activities in a calming and peaceful environment. He has been running the beautiful non-profit nursery for almost six years, transforming it from a run-down nursery to a social and stunning community hub which has just recently been opened to the public.
As his daughter, Hannah, I've grown up around the transformation of the park, seeing it go from overgrown and slightly wild, to open space and inviting. Perfect for family days out and picnics, the nursery offers scenic and photogenic open areas, free for the public to utilise.
Q- So, tell us about what made you want to run a community project?
Well, the idea originally stemmed from me working at other projects, but these projects were all tailored to one specific group of people, or had one specific service, and I wanted to do something more socially integrating and open to all users, regardless of their background, age, or ability.
Q- What is there to see?
Honestly, there's so much! We have this really great pond that's just teeming with life, frogs, fish, newts, and even in the evening we get the occasional duck family coming to stay – it's such a sight! We also have vegetable patches, some art display inside the main classroom from a local artist Santiago Plicio, the polytunnels have a great plant selection, including a great cactus area. We're also in the process of making smaller gardens as part of the garden nursery, where 6 out of the 16 planned are complete. We also have this really stunning willow circle, which is just beautiful.
Q- Tell us about your volunteers, and who helps run the nursery.
We have quite a large group of volunteers here at the nursery, and without them, there would be no way that the place could be running. Some people volunteer for a month, and some have been volunteering for years, and we appreciate every bit of help we get. Their generosity and time is something I'm always going to be so grateful for.
Q- You've just opened to the public for the first time in almost six years, how does that feel?
It feels amazing, we've been getting this place ready for the public for so long and now it feels as if our work is finally paid off, and we can do what we've always set out to do, create a community project that everyone can benefit for. We've been running training courses and school placements for years which is so amazing, but now we can finally make it open to everyone, which was always the plan. We now run a plant sale every Saturday from 10:00am until 4:00pm, and the nursery is otherwise open Monday-Thursday from 9:30 until 5:30.
Q- Got any last words or comments that you want everyone to know?
I'd just love to see you there! Bring your friends, family, dogs, come and experience and enjoy the nursery, see what's here, and if you want to contribute in any way then we'd love to hear from you too!
Seears Park Nursery is open to the public from 9:30am-5:30pm Monday to Thursday, and 10:am-4:00pm on a Saturday for the plant sale and general public use. Follow them on Facebook for events and updates here
Note from Ali – Thank you so much, Hannah, for introducing me to your dad's amazing community project. Here's a picture of a pond that my 13-year-old son made, with the addition of the Junctus that he bought from the Nursery!
Written by Hannah Plicio-Keattch
The mini beast invasion is here! And you'll love this wonderful FREE downloadable Butterfly Mandala colouring sheet – CLICK HERE to download!
If you like coloring, have a go at downloading this fun template – a colouring sheet with a fabulous repeat pattern of a butterfly, logo courtesy of ethical shoe brand Po-Zu.com
And perfect for a our instagram photo challenge theme this week – #bugsandbutterflies #kidscrafts101 theme with @buggyandbuddy ! Check out co hosts @babbledabbledo @redtedart and @incredibusy for more ideas too!
Find out more about the conservation of butterflies, moths and our environment over on the Butterfly Conservation website – formed by a small group of dedicated naturalists in 1968 following the alarming decline of many beautiful butterflies.
Most British butterflies remain a cause for concern, with three quarters of our native species in decline. Four butterflies and over 60 moths became extinct last century. We aim to halt and reverse these declines. Our vision is of a world rich in butterflies for future generations to enjoy. Butterflies are beautiful and intrinsically valuable. Together with moths, their sensitivity to environmental change makes them valuable indicators of the health of the countryside.
Falling numbers are an early warning to all wildlife that cannot be ignored. We have more than 25,000 members in the UK and 32 volunteer Branches throughout the British Isles. We employ over 50 people including many highly qualified scientists, making us the world's largest research institute for butterflies and moths.
Anyone who knows me, knows what a massive fan I am of Jennie Maizels…
I became aware of Jennie's iron-on patches when I was working with Green Baby – so quite a while ago now!
So when I found a love for instagram, I was delighted to catch up with Jennie again and to tell EVERYONE I knew to take a look at her fabulous visual sketchbook holiday diaries.
Recently I have started a weekly instagram photo challenge #sgiew (more on that here) and asked Jennie if she would be a guest judge – we were delighted when she agreed, and I asked her to tell us a bit more about herself and her new #sketchbookclub:
We asked Jennie what had influenced her early days as an artist:
Jennie: I grew up just outside London, my parents are both Artists too, so it was a very creative childhood (we didn't even have a TV!). Growing up with two artists could not help but inspire me. My parents run the Outsider Art Magazine, Raw Vision
My father is also an art collector, so our house was crammed with sculptures, paintings,
murals and mobiles. I cannot think of a more creative environment. My parents receive
coach loads of visitors who wish to see my father's amazing Outsider Art collection, so I
feel very privileged to have grown up surrounded by such inspiration!
I am very lucky, I live in heart of the beautiful Hampshire countryside in a village called
"Braishfield' with thatched cottages and a village pond. It is classically English and we love
it! I have a studio on a remote farm, it's incredibly peaceful but very hard to find, we have
to string up balloons and signs every time we have a visitor so they can find us.
Primarily I am an illustrator but I also hold online courses and run my small business where we supply my Pop-Up Books, Stationery and Iron/Stick-on Patches to the world…
My studio is crammed full of sketchbooks, paint and of course pencils. I have always had a real love affair with coloured pencils and keep them in colour coordinated tins, I use a
brand called Prismacolor that I have shipped from the States, so I have a vast collection!
Sketchbook Club started as a result of my complete obsession with Sketchbooks.
I keep prolific holiday journals, I find them so absorbing, relaxing and fulfilling, I now can't
go on holiday without completing one.
I am a complete Instagram addict, I love how it connects people, an instant snapshot of
what people are up to, both creatively and domestically, I find it fascinating. (it also appeals to my nosiness!). Illustration can be quite an isolating profession, so being able to show the world your work in progress is incredibly positive and a great way to gauge future reactions to your published work.
It was through Instagram that Sketchbook began. I was posting images of my holiday
journals and also of the work I was teaching in my Sketchbook Club here in my studio and
was overwhelmed by peoples responses. This lead to an huge demand to hold an online
version, so the Online Sketchbook Club was born.
It's been absolutely amazing, so fabulous to see the community growing. Each module has a hashtag so people can show/comment/advise etc. on pieces of work. Have a look at the first model #SketchbookclubHouses and you'll see what I mean.
I actually get quite emotional when I scroll through the feeds, I can't believe so may people
are taking part!
Sketchbook Club Course two is launching in a few weeks and I can't wait to see what
people create from it.
I truly believe that given the right tools and guidance, anyone can draw.
It is all about having the fear of the blank page taken away, I never start to illustrate without knowing what I am about to draw, you wouldn't bake a cake without a recipe, or play the piano without music, so I don't see the difference. I am just giving people the 'recipe' to create something they will be enjoy creating and be hugely proud of.
I have kept sketchbooks since I was a little girl and encouraged my children to do the
same. there is something a little bit magic about them. No pressure (just turn the page and
start over if you are not happy), portable (I never leave home without one) and completely
People who have literally never drawn before, have got involved with my Sketchbook Club
and are now drawing as their main crafting hobby. It fills me with indescribable pride and
makes me happier than I have ever felt before in my career.
Check out Jennie's website here:
and don't forget to follow her on instagram here @jenniemaizels, and me too!>> @incredibusy and fellow #sgiew host @redtedart
September means birthday cakes in our house, and every year the boys put in their requests for party fun and cake style and flavour… from a Star Wars themed Yoda, to a Dragon (same food colouring, so that was OK!) through to your standard Lemon Drizzle Cake… This year however, the party request was for trampolining, 'free jumping' and his OWN chocolate cake recipe! So 10yo-soon-to-be-11yo spent the evening before his birthday MAKING and BAKING his own cake, and a quick dash for some Maltesers in the morning, decorated it himself before we bundled five of his friends off to Acton for some bouncing action over at Oxygen FreeJumping.
Well, we couldn't be more impressed – all of us (five boys, and two mums) LOVED it – we started off with a game of dodge-ball – this was a great introduction, as we weren't quite sure where to try first – the Oxygen FreeJumping staff were lovely and organised a game, explaining the rules, so we got stuck straight in! And guess what? I won!The design of the venue is stunning, the bold bright blues and yellows are really striking – loved the strong graphics – this place really IS jumping.
The boys' absolute favourite activity was the Gladiator style jousting area over a large pool of blue foam… they spent AGES battling and giggling, and tumbling into a pit of spongy foam blocks.
I personally loved bouncing on the trampolines around the basketball hoops, probably because a simple bounce helped you score with EVERY throw!
Every participant wears a pair of 'jumping socks' which caused some amusement, and then delight that they got to keep them – and it was great to see the kids having such a brilliant time on the expanse of trampolines – we so want to go again!
A big thank you to the team at Oxygen FreeJumping, for their fabulous facilities, great family fun, and to the cafe staff who also made us so welcome with great coffee too.
Find out more here:
Ali also blogs over on aGreenerLifeforus.com and FunCraftsKids.com and is a lover of Instagram too… pop over and say hello!
Family Friendly Hotel stay UK
Well we timed that badly, last minute booking of a B&B near Romsey for a friend's birthday party and I find that every SINGLE room is gone already…. aaagghhh…. so I asked colleagues if they could recommend somewhere – and Premier Inn was suggested as an option. Phew, they had a room! And it was perfectly located for the party – just a 10 minute taxi ride away – spot on! The room was lovely, really nice decor, welcoming efficient staff.
So we jumped in the shower and dashed out for something to eat at a pub suggested by local friends, the three tuns – fab food, can highly recommend. At the end of a LONG but fun evening with friends, we returned to the comfort of our room at the Premier Inn – the bed super comfy, and sooo quiet – they have a designated 'quiet zone' which was most appreciated – such a good night's sleep!
Breakfast the next day was a relaxed affair, with veggie sausage options as well as muesli, fresh fruit, organic yoghurts, and soya milk for the coffee. Couldn't fault the food!
Now, we went without the kids this time, however, we noticed a LOT of families were staying at the hotel too, and it transpires that this is the perfect hotel for an overnight stop on your way to Paultons Family Theme Park, the home of Peppa Pig World – who knew?!
Thank you to Premier Inn Southampton West
Romsey Road, Ower, Southampton,
Hampshire SO51 6ZJ
Camila Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company Plate Pledge
You may have previously read my Kids Company article for Britmums – and I have been lucky enough to meet Camila Batmanghelidjh on a couple of occasions – She is an amazing and awe-inspiring person.
Every week, thousands of children rely on Camila's charity Kids Company for their main meal of the day. They come to be fed, to learn how to cook, and to find a safe place to be a child. Cooking together and meal-planning, has been a really important time for my children and I, and we often find time to bake the odd cake together even now with all of the homework they seem to have as they get older.
We were reading Jay Raynor's article in last month's Observer and the statistics still astound us – that today through Kids Company's centres in north and south London, Liverpool and Bristol, they now support 36,000 children and provide 3,000 meals a week. Of those children, 85% rely on Kids Company for the main meal of the day. "We find children coming to us with quite severe issues of malnutrition," says campaigns director Laurence Guinness. "We have toddlers with rickets, 10-year-olds who look like seven-year-olds. When you see adolescents looking skeletal you understand why they join a gang." "There is no responsible adult caring for these children. There's a gaping hole in the safety net. There is no allocation of resources to the lone child."
My 10 year old son has pledged £2 today to the Plate Pledge – he asked me to type:
"This is from my 10year old son – who today cooked a fish supper for our family and baked and iced a cake. He is giving £2 from his piggy bank towards a healthy tasty meal for another child tonight."
As well as having the privilege of meeting Camila, I have also been lucky enough to work with some amazing beautifully minded brands, and I was very proud to read this little note from Camila and Kids Company last week:
"We are delighted that 1 Two Kids has decided to continue its support of Kids Company through the Sophie La Girafe Baby skincare range in the UK and Republic of Ireland. It is wonderful to have this support for our 36,000 vulnerable children, young people, adults and their families," says Camila Batmanghelidjh CBE.
Kids Company recently launched a challenge to pledge support for a further 580,00 meals for these children – so far, with donations from as little as £2 each, equivalent to a plate of food to help make a hungry and vulnerable child happy – they have reached an amazing 549, 833 – to reach their TARGET: 580,000 visit kidscoplatepledge.org to learn how you can help too.
Ali also blogs over on aGreenerLifeforus.com and FunCraftsKids.com and is a new lover of Instagram too… pop over and say hello!
Piper – a Minecraft toolbox for anyone to create and invent with technology. Build electronics. Invent power-ups. Create the future.
So – the kids were pretty excited last week to hear from Mark at Piper all about their fabulous new toolbox for budding engineers who happen to like Minecraft!
As a family we tend to use 'screentime' as a reward at the end of the week, for best behaviour, and finishing homework without it being an excruciating teeth-pulling exercise. Minecraft is their favourite 'go to' game, and without further ado, read what our 10yo thought of Piper, and then watch the video!
In short, my son, 10yo RB says this:
"Minecraft toolbox – Build electronics with Piper. Piper is brilliant for seven and ups. I think it is really awesome because the instructions are in the game so it would make children and adults interested in making things outside of the game. Minecraft is a good way to get people that like Minecraft to play it. It will make a brilliant Christmas or birthday gift. It will entice people to play because it is easy to build so you can get started really quickly. Raspberry Pi is what all of the software runs on. Raspberry pie is a mini computer if you've got all the right equipment and gadgets luckily all of that comes in a really well made wooden box. The screen comes readymade and all fits in.
There are ten action-packed levels to complete in the game. You have to make your own buttons and fit the wires in the right places. The mouse comes with the box so you can look around.
There are lots more interesting exciting things about the game but they are for you to find out."
RB Age 10 says – "NOW watch this video!"
How it works:
– First you assemble the wooden toolbox and connect it with the Raspberry Pi 2, a 7 inch LCD display, a power bank, and an assortment of electronics.
– Once assembled, you enter a Minecraft adventure map viewable on the LCD screen.
– Your Mission: guide a robot to rescue astronauts on a foreign planet. The robot's hardware is damaged on the way over, and you have to build it in real-life to control the robot in the game to save the day!
How this educates kids:
– Each gadget you build gives you a special power-up and progresses you through the game
– First build the controller to navigate your robot. Add switches to activate hidden bridges and doors. A row of lights to serve as a proximity sensor and more.
If you want to find out more, click here. Piper are on facebook and twitter.
Ali also blogs over on aGreenerLifeforus.com and FunCraftsKids.com and is a new lover of Instagram too… pop over and say hello!


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Royale Coupon – Save $1 on Royale Tiger Paper Towels
Royale coupon is found on GoCoupons.ca. Click on 'Order' and order 2 other coupons you must have a minimum of three coupons before you can claim your coupons. GoCoupons will mail the coupons to you for free and you will receive them within 1-2 weeks. Royale coupon is to Save $1 on Royale Tiger Paper Towels.
Royale coupon is valid in any supermarket, grocery store and drugstore. I've used their coupons at Metro, No Frills, Loblaws, and Shoppers drug mart with no problems.
Royale's premium, soft, strong and "thirsty" paper towels are perfect for tackling your wildest spills, splotches and splashes. Unleash our multi-purpose, handy-half sheet paper towels on any of your household cleanup assignments. Royale Tiger Towels are a proud sponsor of the "Save the Tiger Fund", committed to the conservation of tigers world-wide and their plight as an endangered species.

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New Special Edition Game Soundtrack for Last Night on Earth features 16 tracks of music created specifically for the game. This includes the entire original soundtrack plus five new songs inspired by upcoming expansions. The CD features new artwork and liner notes from the composer and two exclusive new game cards only available with the Special Edition Soundtrack.
Guitar - Force a zombie to re-roll any number of it's fight dice.
Dance of the Dead - Roll a d6 and remove that many Zombies, all remaining zombies may move one space.
- Last Night on Earth Special Edition Soundtrack CD


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'Everyone Equal Everyone Happy'
The Subject Leader for Geography is Miss A Sagar
Geography Statement of Intent
At South Hiendley Primary School we believe Geography is an important part of the curriculum where pupils can become engaged and develop key skills. Geography is an exciting, relevant subject which can be seen in action in the daily lives of our pupils. There are many cross-curricular links to ensure pupils are able to see the subject in context of themselves and the lives of the community around them and wider world, developing their ideas of global citizenship.
Geography teaches an understanding of places and environments. Through their work in geography children learn about their area and compare their life in this locality to other regions in the United Kingdom and in the rest of the world. They learn how to draw and interpret maps and they develop the skills of research, investigation, analysis and problem-solving. Through their growing knowledge and understanding of human geography children gain an appreciation of life in other cultures. Geography teaching also motivates children to find out about the physical world and enables them to recognise the importance of sustainable development for the future of mankind. This has been enhanced further by the introduction of Picture News which is shared with the children during a weekly assembly.
Aims of Geography at South Hiendley Primary School
We aim to ensure that all pupils:
- gain knowledge and understanding of places in the world
- increase children's knowledge of other cultures and, in so doing, teach a respect and understanding of what it means to be a positive citizen in a multi-cultural country.
- allow children to learn graphic skills, including how to use, draw and interpret maps.
- to enable children to know and understand environmental problems at a local, regional and global level.
- to work individually and co-operatively, listening to and valuing the opinion of others.
- to develop a variety of other skills, including those of; enquiry, problem solving, (IT) computing, investigation and how to present their conclusions in the most appropriate way.
'Everyone Equal Everyone Happy'
The Subject Leader for History is Miss A Frith
History Statement of Intent
The aim of History teaching at South Hiendley Primary School is to stimulate the children's interest and understanding about the life of people who lived in the past. We teach children a sense of chronology, and through this they develop a sense of identity and a cultural understanding based on their historical heritage. Thus they learn to value their own and other people's cultures in modern, multicultural Britain and, by considering how people lived in the past, they are better able to make their own life choices today. We teach children to understand how events in the past have influenced our lives today; we also teach them to investigate these past events and, by so doing, to develop the skills of enquiry, analysis, interpretation and problem-solving.
Aims of History at South Hiendley Primary School
We aim to ensure that all pupils:
- to arouse an interest in the past and past events;
- to help students develop a chronological framework for their knowledge of significant events and people.
- to enable children to know about significant events in British History and to appreciate how things have changed over time;
- to develop a sense of chronology;
- to help provide children with an understanding of cultural roots and shared inheritances and to be tolerant and respectful of the many value systems;
- to help children gain a greater understanding of history in the wider world;
- to distinguish between fact and opinion and develop their own points of view;
- to understand how Britain is part of a wider European culture and to study some aspects of European History;
- to enrich other areas of the curriculum;
- to have some knowledge and understanding of historical development in the wider world;
- to develop in children the skills of enquiry, investigation, analysis, evaluation and presentation.


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Police briefly evacuated the public and commissioners from an FCC hearing on net neutrality on Thursday, shortly before a contentious vote to repeal open internet rules was due to occur.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who was giving his closing remarks, abruptly stopped speaking and announced that there would be a "brief recess on advice for security."
Police units with canine units were soon brought into the meeting room after it was evacuated. While the official web broadcast of the hearing switched to an image of the FCC logo, a Washington Post web camera in the romm continued to broadcast video of the scene.
After roughly 10 minutes the public was allowed back in to the hearing.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Protective Service provided the following statement to Business Insider:
The effort to repeal net neutrality has been highly controversial, with critics charging that it will leave consumers and web startups at the mercy of the big telecommunications companies. The 2015 rule on net neutrality classified high speed internet service under Title II of the Communications Act, the same classification given to utlities such as telephone lines.


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Past Life Regression Is Not Really That Mysterious
First, let me say that Past Life Regression is not as mysterious as you might think. There's a lot of traditional psychology behind how it works. It can help you discover both your hidden underlying beliefs as well as the means to release any negative emotional impact.
By definition, phobias are irrational fears. You have a strong reaction to something that may have presented a danger in the past, but that danger is no longer present. So, others may not understand why you keep reacting the way you do and tell you to "just get over it".
FYI. They mean well. They just don't get it.
So, what can you do to stop reacting like a scared rabbit?
The Problem With Releasing Fears And Phobias Easily
One of the biggest problems with releasing fears and phobias is that you might know what triggered the initial symptoms, but you still can't seem to let go of the reactions they produced. In other word, insight does not automatically lead to healing.
Except in Past Life Regression…but we'll talk about that in a minute.
You could try traditional talk therapy. But here's the problem with that..
It's possible for you to spend an extended period of time with a therapist, (and, believe me, I'm not knocking the benefit of that because I am a therapist) and you could gain insight into where the reactions were triggered, but still not be able to let go of those reactions.
So, let's take a look at what's going on here.
Psychologically speaking, fears and phobias are the result of a conditioned response to a negative experience.
Even those of you who didn't take Psych 101 have still probably heard of Pavlov's dog, right?
Well, here's a prime example of how conditioned response works, courtesy of Cheryle's dog…
My dog loved bacon, although we didn't make it that frequently at home. When we did, he got a little mixed in with his food.
Once he had it a couple of times, he'd sit right there….tail wagging…and waiting in anticipation….every time I cooked it.
Anyway, we eventually started spending summers at a small cottage in Canada, and we made bacon more frequently there, because we were on vacation.
The dog was in his glory!
One time, however, the smoke from the bacon grease set off the smoke detector. You know what that sounds like, right? Not a pleasant sound for man or dog! The poor little creature started shaking uncontrollably and hid in a corner of the room.
We got it taken care of quickly and stopped the incessant screeching of the alarm. But guess what happened the next time I made bacon?
Yep! You've got it! The minute he smelled the bacon cooking…he started shaking and hid in the corner! The smoke detector didn't go off, but the sound had frightened him so much that first time, that he now connected the alarm with the smell of bacon cooking! He formed a conditioned response.
What does this have to do with Past Life Regression?
Gaining insight into where the symptoms first originated, doesn't bring automatic clearing or healing.
And what if you don't know where the symptoms were first triggered?
Healing only takes place when you make a mindset shift that places the underlying triggering belief in a different perspective.
Here's the good part…
With Past Life Regression, you don't have to review a current life trauma to heal the emotional impact. The number one reason people avoid therapy in the first place…is because they don't want to re-tell their story and risk being re-traumatized.
Here's what I now believe based on both my work with traumatized children and 22 years of working with Past Life Regression clients:
It's easier to review the "story" of a past life personality, from an objective point of view. Then you're able to understand the lesson you learned and how it connects with your current life
When that mindset shift takes place, automatically, you release the emotional charge on the current issue along with the subsequent reactions and behaviors.
There are many different techniques to reduce emotional charge.
Past Life Regression just happens to be the one that works the quickest.
And, if you're like most people, knowing where your symptoms come from doesn't really help much if it doesn't make them stop.
Past Life Regression can do that.
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I have loved comic books for over fifty years. The earliest comic book I remember reading was an 80-Page Giant starring Lois Lane, published in 1965. I really got hooked the following year, when the Batman TV series debuted. I was six years old, and I've matured since then. I'm at least seven now.
I quit the hobby for a few years in college, but not because I thought I'd outgrown this silly nonsense of costumed superheroes. No, I quit because writer Steve Englehart and artists Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin had completed their stint on Detective Comics (starring The Batman), and every comic book I read after that was a dismal disappointment. I returned to comics after college, in the early '80s, drawn in by Frank Miller's Daredevil and The New Teen Titans by Marv Wolfman and George Perez, among other titles. I have never stopped buying and reading comics since that time.
Within just the past couple of years, I began to feel that mainstream comics publishers weren't interested in middle-aged superhero fans, because there were fewer and fewer titles that I could stomach reading. I even reached an unthinkable point: I dropped the Batman books, because they were simply no fun anymore.
But something changed, and something clicked. Suddenly, I'm buying and enjoying as many or more comics titles as I ever have. These are the titles I'm currently reading:
Which one's my favorite now? Er...I dunno. Archie? Future Quest, which teams the Hanna-Barbera action heroes (Jonny Quest, Space Ghost, Birdman, Frankenstein Jr., The Impossibles, The Herculoids, Mightor, and The Galaxy Trio) in one rip-roarin' adventure that never fails to thrill my inner seven-year-old? Batman, which went from being awful to being really, really good? Wonder Woman, which just may be the best it's ever been? I like 'em all. I try not to get caught up in a collector's mentality; if I'm not enjoying a book, I drop it. I add and drop books from my pull list at Comix Zone in North Syracuse nearly every week.
Superheroes are still my thing. Comics are an art form, not a genre; there's no real limit to the subject matter that can be addressed nor the style that can be used to tell a story in a comic book. But I like superheroes, and I'm not going to pretend I don't. I like good versus evil; I want nuance, I want engaging characters and verisimilitude along with the biff and the bang, but I want to be able to tell the good guys from the bad guys, and I want to see the bad guys get their asses kicked. The Archie titles are the only things I buy that couldn't be called action books; neither Mother Panic nor Shade The Changing Girl is traditional superhero fare, and Vampirella, Jessica Jones, and Captain Kid also stray from the familiar matrix a bit, but otherwise? Yeah, superheroes are still my thing. I fail to see the appeal of outgrowing that.
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This summer the international standards community made important progress in coming up with the basic concepts describing a learning analytics technical framework. The group in question is the ISO subcommittee 36, which is focussing on learning technologies; and the project is Learning Analytics Interoperability – Part 1 Reference model. The LACE project findings of the need to consider privacy requirements have been brought to attention of the new workgroup of SC36, and a follow-up meeting with the project lead editors worked on extending the draft model in Seoul beginning of July.
In this blog post we will take a look behind the scenes of this ISO committee and reflect on the importance of designing high level framework while companies and some national agencies are trying to come up with working code to improve learning through analytics on a practical level.
The world of standards
A deliverable of the LACE project gives an overview of the standards organisations addressing learning analytics interoperability. Industry consortia like ADL (Experience API), IMS Global (Caliper), and Apereo (OpenLRS) are more hands on and may answer to the the needs of the LA tools developers. ISO SC36, on the other hand, is a formal standards organisation driven by national bodies not always blessed with first hand contact with the implementation community. After the European standards organisation CEN managed to kill both its workshop and technical committee working on learning technologies, ISO stands alone as the only formal standards body trying to build international consensus beyond sector or membership interests.
This is not the time and place for laying out the pros and cons of formal vs industry led standardisation; we merely observe that there seems to be a need to build consensus on different levels. The ISO reference model for Learning Analytics Interoperability will potentially create some clarifications useful for policymakers and tools developers alike. As a minimum, it is always useful to agree on a common set of concepts and terms before embarking on the more thorny issues of interoperability. The project is led by Asian experts with the South-Korean professor Jaeho Lee as the lead editor.
Let the concepts talk
To give the new SC36 working group (WG8) a head start an ad hoc group had been working for nearly a year to collect and discuss use cases solicited from different constituencies around the globe. For the first draft of the reference model professor Lee had done an excellent job extracting all the processes identified in the use cases defining a number of "zoom-in diagrams" describing the different workflows of a learning analytics service: data collection, data storing and processing, analysing, and visualization (see figure below).
When zooming in on the first workflow, Data Collection, one starts to see the limits to this method of concept development and the challenges ahead for the ISO process of SC36/WG8. Issues of Personal Data Control, Identification, and Accessibility Preferences are noted from the use cases; nevertheless, the full set of all kinds of data sources is lumped together in a box queried by a Data Collection API clearly inspired by the IMS Caliper work yet to be revealed. The work done by LACE on data sharing and interoperability shows there is more to data collection than taking the data for granted and focussing on metrics to help the query. The troubling part of this observation comes when you know how ISO standards are developed. How is new input to be fed into the standards development?
SC36/WP8 chair Yong-Sang Cho presenting a slide outlining structure and editors of the new standard on Learning Analytics Interoperability
The current draft is the result of a first development cycle that ideally should go through several iterations. Obviously there are use cases that are not submitted and therefore not taken into consideration. But this phase is now passed; now it is time for word smithing through national body comments to the current draft. The seven editors representing Korea, Russia, China, Norway, Australia, and Japan may embark on more development cycles, but the process is slow and totally dependent upon written contribution through national representatives. The next SC36/WP8 meeting will be in beginning of December in Hangzhou, China, co-located with the 2nd Workshop on Learning Analytics at ICCE, co-organised by LACE project.
Towards a Data Sharing Consent Service
Already the same week of the inaugural SC36/WG8 meeting I had the chance to present some ideas how to address data sharing challenges to the ISO SC36 community and the French standards community in the Open Forum (an open event usually organised during SC36 meetings). These ideas are further developed in a paper by me and Weiqin Chen titled Privacy in Learning Analytics – Implications for System Architecture to be presented at ICKM 2015 in Osaka in November. If transparency, ownership of data, consent, and trust are to be taken seriously in system architectures for learning analytics you have to design a workflow that goes before Data Collection.
These ideas were discussed in a meeting in Seoul in July with professor Jaeho Lee and the SC36/WP8 chair, Yong-Sang Cho of KERIS, a South-Korean educational agency. In this meeting we also had a look at the Jisc open LA architecture now being developed.
Tore Hoel presenting at Open Forum in Rouen.
Korean Reference Architecture for LA
In the meeting in Seoul the Dr. Cho and Professor Lee demonstrated the reference architecture KERIS is developing using open source software. The architecture is visioned to give some proof of concept of the more abstract work being done in SC36/WP8. The architecture seems to be heavily influenced by IMS Caliper, which is under development, and other IMS specifications, in particular Learning Tools Interoperability.
Yong-Sang Cho, Tore Hoel and Jaeho Lee discussing the LACE input to ISO draft reference model.
The Koreans were able to demonstrate a solution that let you open an e-textbook from a list of resources held in a LMS, read through the book in a Readium application, and have the progress captured and reported to a separate visualisation tool through the use of an activity stream specification generating RDF formatted data. The plan is to develop this reference architecture more in the coming two years to cover all parts of a learning analytics system.
South-Koreans vendors are also eager to build in learning analytics capabilities in their solutions. Kyu Ha Lee is CEO of the start-up company WeDu communications (www.wedu.co.kr). She demonstrated a service providing content and analytics available to the users through a system of an innovative pico projector letting the users annotate on any surface soon ready to mass produced with a very low entrance cost. (Photos: Tore Hoel)


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Regulating Lives Like Machinery The real explanation for this sudden gulf between NEA policies in 1893 and 1911 had nothing to do with intervening feedback from teachers, principals, or superintendents about what schools needed; rather, it signaled titanic forces gathering outside the closed universe of schooling with the intention of altering this nation's economy, politics, social relationships, future direction, and eventually the terms of its national existence, using schools as instruments in the work. Schoolmen were never invited to the policy table at which momentous decisions were made. When Ellwood P. Cubberley began tentatively to raise his voice in protest against radical changes being forced upon schools (in his history of education), particularly the sudden enforcement of compulsory attendance laws which brought amazing disruption into the heretofore well-mannered school world, he quickly pulled back without naming the community leaders — as he called them — who gave the actual orders. This evidence of impotence documents the pedagogue status of even the most elevated titans of schooling like Cubberley. You can find this reference and others like it in Public Education in the United States. Scientific management was about to merge with systematic schooling in the United States; it preferred to steal in silently on little cat's feet, but nobody ever questioned the right of businessmen to impose a business philosophy to tamper with children's lives. On the cantilever principle of interlocking directorates pioneered by Morgan interests, scientific school management flowed into other institutional domains of American life, too. According to Taylor, application of mechanical power to production could be generalized into every arena of national life, even to the pulpit, certainly to schools. This would bring about a realization that people's lives could be regulated very much like machinery, without sentiment. Any expenditure of time and energy demanded rationalization, whether first-grader or coalminer, behavior should be mathematically accounted for following the new statistical procedures of Galton and Karl Pearson. The scientific management movement was backed by many international bankers and industrialists. In 1905, the vice president of the National City Bank of New York, Frank Vanderlip, made his way to the speaker's podium at the National Education Association's annual convention to say: I am firmly convinced the economic success of Germany can be encompassed in a single word — schoolmaster. From the economic point of view the school system of Germany stands unparalleled. German schools were psychologically managed, ours must be, too. People of substance stood, they thought, on the verge of an ultimate secret. How to write upon the empty slates of empty children's minds in the dawning era of scientific management. What they would write there was a program to make dwarf and fractional human beings, people crippled by implanted urges and habits beyond their understanding, men and women who cry out to be managed. The Gary Plan
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It looked like it was going to be a huge weekend at the box office – there was an action flick with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz versus a lowbrow comedy starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Knight and Day, the Cruise/Diaz flick, should have been good for $60 million or so over three days, and Grown Ups, the comedy with a bevy of Saturday Night Live alums plus Paul Blart himself, could have broken out for $45 to $50 million. Along with those two new films, we also had the second weekend for Toy Story 3, where it followed the frame in which it broke the record for June openings with a $110 million debut. If you've caught on to my could haves and would haves, you know something missed this weekend, and I'll tell you now that this failure didn't involve Toys or Grown Ups.


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Pearl Jam, R.E.M., and the Roots are among a coalition of musical headliners pressing the government to find out if their music was used to coerce or punish prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, according to published news reports.
"The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me," said Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello in a statement, according to The Washington Post. "We need to end torture and close Guantanamo now."
The artists have endorsed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests, filed Thursday morning, asking the U.S. government to disclose which songs were used on detainees at military detention centers.
The National Security Archive filed the request on behalf of the multimillion-dollar national grassroots campaign, Close Gitmo Now.
"We have spent the past 30 years supporting causes related to peace and justice. To now learn that some of our friends' music may have been used as part of the torture tactics without their consent or knowledge is horrific," the American rock band R.E.M. said in a statement posted on Close Gitmo Now's website. "It's anti-American, period."
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The essays describe my experiences as an interracial American from my formative years to adulthood. The first published essay was written during college more than 20 years ago. I purposely decided not to rewrite any of the essays. Partly because they chronicle what I believed and felt at the time I was writing them. For this revised edition, I chose to add notes to a few of the essays, include my perspective as a 40+-year-old, and offered some final thoughts. These are responses to some frequently asked questions since publishing the first edition in 2011. I'm always open to questions. - KDM


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Sugar and Keto Diets: how much is ok...
One of the most common questions I get from my patients on low carb or ketogenic diets is about fruit, and also which sweeteners to use when the taste buds are calling for something sweet. Let's start with sugar. Sugar comes in a number of forms. Most people are familiar with cane sugar - the white crystalline substance added to sweeten food. But sugar is also the basis of all carbohydrate foods, including starchy vegetables, grains, cereals, breads, pasta and also fruit. The sugar molecule, more specifically called glucose, is the building block of these foods, and during digestion the sugar is released and raises our blood sugar levels.
Most people know that consuming high-carbohydrate foods every day, increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, which is a condition of chronically high blood sugar levels. Those struggling to maintain a healthy weight are also showing signs that sugar is not being metabolised well in their body, even if they don't have diabetes.
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Other 'natural' sugars include maple syrup, coconut nectar sugar, agave syrup and rapdura, just to name a few. These also contribute to our blood sugar levels in the same way that cane sugar does - i.e. they increase it. Honey is also pure fructose, a type of sugar that is easily converted to fat in the body. Fructose in excess can result in fatty liver and insulin resistance, which increases the long-term negative effects of carbohydrates you eat later.
Craving Something Sweet
For those on a ketogenic or a low carbohydrate diet, keeping sugars and carbs down is important. Sugar cravings often subside as carbs are reduced, and this is especially so on a ketogenic diet, when the natural increase in ketones help to reduce appetite. Yet, our taste buds are often used to something sweet. For long term dietary change to become a lifestyle rather than another failed diet, it is essential that you enjoy what you eat and find it satisfying.
Following are some suggestions on how to sweeten your day, week or month (depends on how often you look for a sweet treat). But keep in mind - all sweeteners maintain cravings for sweet foods. Also, when added to high calorie foods, like a cake or muffin, they increase the feeling of reward when eating it - i.e. you want more. So by adding sweeteners to your foods you significantly increase the risk that you'll end up eating more than you need. This can slow down weight loss, or even cause weight gain.
- Stevia is a herb - Stevia rebaudiana bertoni - which is native to South America. Steviol glycosides extracted from the plant are responsible for its sweet taste. Stevia doesn't contain carbs or calories and does not raise blood sugar. It appears to be safe and nontoxic. It does have an aftertaste that some people don't like, so use this sparingly. It is found as liquid drops, pure powdered stevia, or granulated with erythritol.
- Erythritol is a sugar alcohol which is only partially digested and absorbed by the body. Erythritol occurs naturally in plants like grapes, melons, and mushrooms in small amounts. However, as a commercial sweetener, it is usually made from fermented corn or cornstarch. It provides almost zero calories and is basically carb free. Some people do find bloating, gas and loose stools after consuming erythritol, especially with large amounts. It can be found as a granulated product and also blended with stevia.
- Xylitol is also a sugar alcohol. It is usually produced from birch trees. It is not considered 'carb free' though, as just over half is absorbed and so contributes to your carbohydrate intake. It can also cause digestive upsets like bloating and gas, depending on how much is used and the sensitivity of the individual. It is toxic and potentially lethal for pets. If you use xylitol, make sure to keep it away from your cats, dogs and other animals.
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If you enjoy real foods in their unsweetened state, there is no need to use any of the above. But for those with a 'sweet tooth' consider that, although it might take a while for your tastebuds to adapt, over time you may discover a whole new appreciation for the subtle sweetness of natural, unprocessed foods. The most important thing though, is to enjoy the journey along the way, and who knows what kind of foods will satisfy you into the future - be open to being surprised!


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The trip out to Promontory Point described below does have one additional attraction. Along the way, you will see signs for "ATK." What could that be? It turns out to be the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Minnesota-based Alliant Techsystems. Their Thiokol rocket engine division is located here.
And as we returned to the highway from the Golden Spike Visitor Center, we could see the large Thiokol industrial complex in the distance. A sign noted "Rocket Display 2 miles."
For a "space geek" like me, (I could tell you the weight of every satellite launched and the type of launch vehicle when I was in High School) this was like a Catholic getting to the Vatican.
Minuteman, Shuttle Booster, Poseidon, Bomarc, Sidewinder. They were all there.
Specifications are on signs, you can look at them from any angle. "No climbing in the rocket nozzles." But otherwise, have fun.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Promontory Point, Utah - Modern Transportation
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/Meet the Eureka Team
Pat Patwardhan '75
Pat Patwardhan '75
Retired, Business Consultant
Education: BS, Communication - Eureka College - 1975
Dr. Patwardhan is a graduate of the University of Toledo, Thunderbird School of Global Management, Illinois State University, Eureka College, and Fergusson College in Prune, India. His 35-plus year career encompasses experience in banking, journalism, international marketing & sales, consulting, entrepreneurship, and teaching in colleges and for corporations. He recently completed his Doctorate degree in higher education and administration from the University of Toledo. He and his wife, Laury, live in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
- Advisor, North Ridgeville City Mayors Advisory Council, 2006 – present
- Vice President, Mills Creek Home Owners Association, 2007 – present
- Volunteer, International Children Games, July 2004
- Member, Pi Kappa Delta Forensic Honor Fraternity, 1975 – present
- Founding Member, Council of American Graduate School of International Management, Asia Pacific Chapter
- Alumni Award of Merit, Eureka College, 2002
- Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges & Universities, 1976-77


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Geometry Operations
This example demonstrates some of the new geometric functions in MapObjects 2.x. Points, lines and polygons can now be buffered inside and out. Examples of polygon overlay operations (Difference, Intersect, Union and XOr) are demonstrated with other shapes.
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The most common question I am asked is "What is a retreat actually like?" and, to be honest, everyone tends to be looking for a different answer. Some want to know about the Bible studies and how they are led, some want to know about the timetable for the day, some want to know about the other attendees, and some want to know about the other activities.
I'm always happy to answer any questions people may have, but I also decided to try something a little different to help show what goes into a Re:Treat Ministries UK weekend. And so I began to build our first virtual retreat!
Why not join us on 28th-30th of September for our first virtual retreat!
This retreat will act as a taster retreat for those interested and hopefully
answer some of those "what is it like" questions. Via a closed Facebook group and over the course of a weekend I'll be guiding attendees through a mini version of one of our retreats.
This will include:
● A 3-part Bible study on Psalm 46
● Prayer threads
● Self care challenges
● Simple crafts to do in your home
● Discussion groups
● Recipes from our retreat menus to try yourself
● A specially curated youtube playlist
● An exclusive free gift to download at the end
Hopefully this will give you a better understanding of what one of our retreats is like, and ease any worries you may have about attending a future retreat.
If you have any questions you are welcome to contact us or email
firstname.lastname@example.com. If you would like to join our virtual retreat you can request access to our closed Facebook group here.
We hope you'll join us!


text: Don Moen was at the biggest gospel event that went down this year, Experience. Right after the event, he dashed out to the South East which was his first time in that part of the country. In an interview with JJ (de Jocular 1) on Sunrise FM 96.1 in Enugu, Don Moen professed his love for his wife, Laura, in a song and said they've been married for 41 years! He was definitely impressed with the interview with De Jocular 1 who gave him and his wife an Igbo name, Kelechi. Watch and Enjoy!


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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Close the gate on 2008
Well here we go again and no doubt we are in for another eventful ride this coming year. Hold on everyone.
I want to see us all happier, healthier and stronger this time next year. Happy New Year!
Tomorrow I'm going to go to Tokyo with my extended family. I'll be there for 4 days watching my niece compete in the national basketball tournament. She is good, one day she'll play for Japan. Anyway the games are played mostly at night so I will find time to run while I'm there around the Imperial Palace most likely. If you're in the area give me a call and we can meet up for a run, my keitai 09081443698.
Tonight they predict snow in Osaka so I'm going to crank up the gas fireplace hook into a bottle or two of red wine and reflect on the year that was and plan a bit for the coming one. Hope you have a good evening too.
All the best.
And stay tune for more infantile humour ;)
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She'll be fine in 2009!ReplyDelete
Being the wet blanket that I am, I hit the sheets at 11.30 after a couple of Beez Neez.
Maybe you can hook up with that long forgotten blogger Stephen Lacey for a couple of laps of the IP?
Well, that long forgotten blogger just called Scott only to find him on the Shinkansen and being bothered by the guard for talking on his keitai, thereby endangering all the pace-maker, hearing-aid wearing denizens of Car 3. We will touch base again tomorrow and hopefully get together for a lap or two of the IP. Mind you with Scott's recent performances and my recent performances, I dare say it will be a harder run for me than it will be for him.ReplyDelete
You left that awesome marathon off the world events, very humble there Scott. Best wishes for 2009.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year Scotty!!!ReplyDelete
Great Marathon in Dec. Man you snuck that in didn't you!!!
I know that feeling of not being too sure of the route/start time etc so feel your pain. At least now you KNOW you can sub 3.
2009 should be a great year for you.
Can you list the top 10 things that you believe a runner needs to do to get to SUB 3 (or as close as possible...)?? I am aiming for a PB this year so would be interested to hear what you think.


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Friday, August 6, 2010
SHOCKING Obama words: Bombshell Anti-White audio uncovered!
The Left Wing continues to shove HARVARD Political Correctness down our throats. More and more we see why Soetoro is not fit to be TOTUS (Teleprompter of the United States).
Hat Tip to the Patriot, @genjunky
Posted by Rescue America at 5:33 PM
Labels: Barry-Soetoro, Conservative, Conservative-Blog, Democrat-Lies, Fire-Barry, Political-Correctness, RACE-BAITERS, Racist-Left, Racist-Michelle-Obama, Racist-Sotomayor, Stop-Marxism, Stop-Radical-Islam
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- Mamasooz said...
Absolutely jaw-dropping. And sad that the average brain-dead democrat will likely never see this unless their conservative neighbor hogties them and forces them to watch. They'll never ever see this kind of stuff on the lame stream media. Keep fighting the good fight!
- August 6, 2010 at 5:53 PM
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I have attempted to write this post several times – each time getting close to posting it, but then finally deciding to send it to the trash. What concerns me is that some people will think I am attacking one specific group of people. I am writing to attack a specific belief, and if that belief is common or commonly espoused by a group of people, I cannot separate the two. I mean no ill will to any group of people, but I have to address what I believe is a serious misapplication of Scripture.
The belief I want to challenge is this: it really doesn't matter what you think about, or the feelings you hold privately, the only thing that matters is how you might act on those feelings. That is Scripturally false. The truth is that our feelings, our beliefs, and our private thoughts really do matter.
Where I am hearing this the most frequently is in regard to homosexual thoughts and behavior, and mostly from those who wish to promote that a person can be a homosexual, just so long as they do not act out on their homosexual thoughts and feelings. The line I hear repeatedly is this, "a person can have homosexual thoughts, can be 'inclined' homosexually, but as long as he/she is celibate, that person is not sinning is his or her thoughts."
Just to put my cards on the table, consider passages such as Matthew 5:27-30; 12:33-37; and 15:10-20. Those who argue that our thoughts, our feelings, are inconsequential so long as we do not act out on them are not arguing against me, they are arguing against Jesus.
Would we make the same kind of argument in favor of one who is a closet racist, who hates people of a different race in the depth of his heart, but who never verbalizes that hatred?
Would we make the same kind of argument in favor of one who has visions of sexually abusing children (a pedophile)? Would we welcome such a one with no misgivings so long as they promised never to satisfy their dreams?
Would we make the same kind of excuse for the wife who has wild and explicit visions of having sex with a co-worker who is also married with a family to support? Would we just smile and nod and tell her that as long as she kept her adultery "in her head" that there was nothing wrong with her fantasies?
You see, I just cannot justify the logic that is so common in our churches today – that a man can have sexual fantasies about other men or a woman can fantasize about other women and it is perfectly acceptable, just so long as it stays in their heads and never moves below the belt. No, it is not. If Jesus said it was a sin to fantasize about another man's wife even if there was no physical sex, then it cannot be acceptable, normal, or permissible for a man to fantasize about having sex with another man, or a woman with a woman.
I write this fully aware of my own demons. For anyone to stand and say they are guiltless in the matter is to invite the harshest condemnation – either for willful ignorance or blatant falsehood. I have known no one who did not, at some point, wrestle with impure thoughts, whether they are sexual in nature, or racist, or related to anger and hatred. I do not want anyone to think I am coming from a position of pure innocence.
The fact is that we have swallowed the dualism of Plato so fully that we have created a false reality. We believe that our heart and our bodies are so separated that whatever one does has no impact on the other. We can think or believe anything we wish, and so long as we do not physically act on that thought, all is well. Or, conversely, we can behave with the most sinful of actions, but as long as "we really didn't mean it" and "that is not the way I really am" all is equally okay.
No, and No.
We are not dualistic creatures, half mind and half body. We are not minds imprisoned in bodies, and we are not physical bodies with a "mind" that floats somewhere separate and apart. We are unities, we are complete selves, we are whole creations. Our hearts do affect our bodies, and as Paul makes so clear in regard to men using prostitutes, what we do with our bodies does affect our hearts.
Let us be done with this heresy that just because we do not act on sinful thoughts, fantasies, and dreams that we are somehow worthy of God's kingdom. If it is sinful for a heterosexual to have dreams or fantasies about bedding his neighbor's wife (or daughter), then it cannot be acceptable for a man to have fantasies about having sex with a man, or a woman with a woman.
Let us rid ourselves of this Platonic dualism. We are whole creatures, created in the image of our God and savior. Let us learn to act – and think – like the truly awesome creatures that we are!