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DUCKtor Dre wanted to make sure everyone – fans and his fellow duck-athletes – knew he wasn't just going to rest on his feathers after capturing his first Iron DUCK title in 2016. And that's exactly what went down after one of the most dominant weekend (and season) performances in the 5-year history of this month-long racing series at Maris Farms.
"I wanted to make sure and let all the critics know I wasn't just settling after last year," Dre told reporters following his final race on Sunday. "That there was no doubt I was THE duck. I don't think anyone can say I was a lucky ducky. I think it's pretty apparent I'm the baddest duck on the planet now."
Indeed, after sweeping all four races this weekend and 7 of the last 8, DUCKtor Dre cemented himself as the most dominant duck in the history of the Iron DUCK World Championship series. He finished with an unprecedented 13 wins in 20 races, outdistancing the nearest competitor – Wolfgang DUCK – by 9 wins.
"He made us all look pretty lame," Wolfgang told a small gathering at Sunday's post-race press conference. "
DUCK Rogers, who spent most of the season out due to an injured foot, was likely the biggest threat to DUCKtor Dre's title defense after a runner-up finish in 2016. He noticed a bit of a difference in Dre's approach this season.
"He left no doubt, especially these last 2 weekends, and he was much more of a firequacker come race time," Rogers said. "He pushed hard from the time we marched into that racing chute till the time we crossed the finish line."
A total of $500 was raised by fans placing "bets" on the duck races for the season, with $136 this past weekend. A total of 495 bets (109 this weekend) were placed. DUCKtor Dre led the pack with 126 bets placed on him for the season and had 29 this past weekend.
Here are the results after the fifth and final weekend (this weekend and total for the season):
#1 – Sirius QUACK 0 wins/16 bets 2 wins/112 bets
#2 – DUCKtor Dre 4 wins/29 bets 13 wins/126 bets
#3 – Wolfgang DUCK 0 wins/ 22 bets 4 wins/116 bets
#4 – Duck Rogers 0 wins/16 bets 1 wins/32 bets
#5 – The DUCK Knight 0 wins/13 bets 0 wins/58 bets
#6 – Disco DUCK 0 wins/13 bets 0 wins/61 bets


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Drinking Game
Take a Drink: for creepy exposition
Take a Drink: for spiritual mumbo-jumbo
Take a Drink: whenever someone smells smoke
Take a Drink: whenever the soundtrack takes a swing at your eardrums
Take a Drink: whenever the hippy lady insists she feels something sinister
Do a Shot: if you kinda hope she dies fir… third
Do a Shot: for straight nastiness- now, that's what I'm talking about
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Movie Review
By: Henry J. Fromage (Two Beers) –
The 1970s were a Golden Age of horror, from the uber-gory, stylish silliness of Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci to the stark terror of Tobe Hooper to the psychological punishment of William Friedkin.
They don't know what hit 'em.
Now a new generation of horror auteurs are taking cues from their 70s forebears, and thankfully some haven't forgotten about that first category. We Are Still Here is Ted Geoghegan's shot at that vintage Fulci craziness. A couple grieving the loss of their son moves to a rural New England home, only to discover something has either followed them there, or was waiting… and it's trying to communicate.
A Toast
The world of We Are Still Here is an impressively detailed, strikingly shot vision of the 1970s in a perfect wintry setting, and never feels cheap or anachronistic. The plot doles out information stingily, which drives a few nice, creepy twists and sets up the bonkers finale.
Now, that's what I'm talking about.
That finale, with its glorious geysers of blood and genuine "you'll never guess what happens next" feel is the payoff that earns those Fulci comparisons and your price of admission, but I also have to raise my glass to Larry Fessenden's apparently unintentional but spot-on crazy Jack Nicholson vibes and the fact that Andrew Sensenig must get mistaken for Bill Paxton all the time.
Or is it Bill Pullman?
Beer Two
Everybody does it, but I'm not much of a fan of the aural jump scare. Also, the earlier action is too dark to make out much, which might have been the point.
Beer Three
The script leaps right into creepy coincidences and paranormal activity instead of giving us much time to bond with the married couple as characters. This problem is exacerbated by a fondness for spoken exposition and acting that straddles the line between a more serious tone in the outset and the campiness of the films that inspired We Are Still Here. As a result, the drama never really connects, but thankfully you don't have to wait very long for the good stuff.
The plotting could have used some of that Fulci insanity in the outset, but Geoghegan sinks his shot with We Are Still Here. A must for contemporary and classic horror fans.

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New Zealand 44-12 England
All Blacks cruise to series whitewash
June 21, 2008
The All Blacks capped a nightmare week for English rugby but may have suffered some injury horrors of their own in a 44-12 second test thrashing of the tourists in Christchurch.
The two-test series was all-but wrapped up when New Zealand led 20-0 at halftime but the crowd at AMI Stadium would have spent more time discussing an injury that forced captain Richie McCaw from the field.
World class flanker McCaw limped off in the 28th minute favouring his left ankle but the diagnosis was unclear. He appeared to twist it awkwardly when falling in an incident behind play and it remains to be seen whether he will miss at least the first test of the Tri-Nations against South Africa on July 5.
An ankle injury also forced lock Ali Williams off in the 15th minute, leaving the All Blacks pack thin on experience. It didn't matter against an English side who were again competitive up front but, as in last week's 20-37 loss in Auckland, lacked attacking firepower and were carved open too easily.
The scoreline and pattern to the test were uneerily similar to last weekend, with the All Blacks scoring just one extra try in a 5-2 advantage while first five-eighth Daniel Carter once again contributed 22 points from a try and seven-from-seven shots at goal.
As with last week, a blowout was threatened but New Zealand failed to press home their advantage after leading 37-7 with 20 minutes to play.
England came into the match under a blanket of controversy, with four unnamed members of their squad under police investigation for an alleged incident at their Auckland hotel last Sunday morning.
They never mounted the challenge tonight and suffered a sixth straight loss to the All Blacks for the second time in history. No other nation has beaten the English in six consecutive tests.
Despite the similarities to Eden Park, it was an improved New Zealand effort, with the lineout and breakdown work an improvement up front while Kahui made an excellent debut in a backline that threatened throughout.
New Zealand were on the board in the first minute through a Carter penalty after a typical McCaw turnover.
In the 12th minute Carter slipped the tackle of England second five-eighth Jamie Noon -- introduced to shore up their leaky first-test defence -- and slipped a delightful inside ball to centre Richard Kahui who galloped under the crossbar on test debut.
Carter extended the lead with a 23rd minute penalty and was in the thick of it soon afterwards when he gathered his own chip kick but was held up over the tryline.
From the resulting scrum he crossed from a slick move with halfback Andy Ellis and the 20-point margin inside half an hour effectively wrapped up the series.
England came close to scoring twice but fullback Mathew Tait spilled a loose ball over the tryline and winger Tom Varndell was pushed out in the corner by All Blacks No 15 Leon MacDonald.
Replacement first five-eighth Olly Barkley summed up England's night when he somehow missed a penalty shot from directly in front one minute after halftime.
Carter made no mistake in the 44th minute but England crossed for their only try soon afterwards through halfback Danny Care, skirting the defence from a quickly tapped free kick.
Second five-eighth Ma'a Nonu stretched the advantage when he stormed onto a pass from winger Sitiveni Sivivatu after nice link work from MacDonald.
England centre Mike Tindall was given a yellow card for slowing possession and they paid the price almost immediately when reserve No 8 Sione Lauaki barged over from a scrum.
The visitors defied their numerical disadvantage by mounting pressure and sending Varndell over but reserve halfback Jimmy Cowan had the final say, rolling over for a try after the final hooter.
New Zealand (20) 44 England (0) 12
New Zealand: Tries: Kahui, Carter, Nonu, Lauaki, Cowan. Cons: Carter 4, Donald. Pens: Carter 3.
New Zealand: MacDonald, Sivivatu, Kahui, Nonu, Wulf, Carter, Ellis, So'oialo, McCaw, Thomson, Williams, Thorn, Somerville, Hore, Tialata.
Replacements: Muliaina for Kahui (73), Donald for Carter (74), Cowan for Ellis (68), Lauaki for McCaw (27),
Not Used: Mealamu, Woodcock.
England: Tries: Care, Varndell. Cons: Barkley.
England: Tait, Ojo, Tindall, Noon, Varndell, Flood, Care, Narraway, Rees, Haskell, Borthwick, Palmer, Stevens, Mears,
Replacements: Barkley for Flood (29), Kay for Palmer (68), Hobson for Stevens (72).
Not Used: Paice, Worsley, Richards, Croft.
Sin Bin: Tindall (61).
Ref: J Kaplan (South Africa).
Touch Judges: M. Lawrence, M. Goddard
TMO: J. Meuwesen
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Business partners Kirsty Hanberry (37) and Kelly Wright (27) have opened the first childcare solution in Treeton after identifying a gap in the market.
Kirsty explains: "Kelly and I were originally introduced by a mutual friend after we had both made clear our intentions to start a new venture in Treeton but we were both missing vital skills to enable it to work. After chatting, we realised that the cogs finally fitted together and we got to work. The rest, as they say is history!"
"We decided to launch Pollywiggle Day Nursery after noticing a gap in the childcare market because of changing demographics in Treeton. There are lots more families coming to live here who previously had to travel a substantial distance to find a good quality nursery for their youngsters."
The duo decided to jump in at the deep end and set up Pollywiggle but soon realised it wouldn't be as straight forward as they originally thought. So they contacted Rotherham Enterprise – a project part financed by The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) which gives start - up businesses the help, support and guidance to enable them to flourish.
Kelly said: "We were fortunate that Robert Moorhouse, our project manager from the Rotherham Enterprise Project, helped us with our business plan and in finding premises, as well as sourcing us a £500 grant which went towards buying resources and play equipment."
Since officially opening this February, the Pollywiggle Day Nursery has gone from strength to strength and now takes care of 48 children on a regular basis.
Families in Treeton and the surrounding areas can now take advantage of Pollywiggle's range of services including the popular Breakfast and Tea Time Clubs with a school drop off and collection package, a nursery for children from six weeks old to five years, and the Holiday Clubs for kids between five and 11.
The Day Nursery's dozen staff are also fully qualified to supervise children with a range of disabilities or medical conditions, helping to give parents much needed respite.
Rachel Clark, from Rotherham Investment and Development Office - one of the delivery partners of the Rotherham Enterprise Project -, said: "Both Kirsty and Kelly are a great inspiration to all they meet. They have taken the rough with the smooth and turned Pollywiggle into a growing success. The whole team wish them the very best for the future."
Kirsty, a soon to be mum of two, has a marketing degree and worked for many years in various business roles. Kelly has three children and, with 12 years of childcare experience, previously ran a busy pre-school in the region.
The day nursery was given the name 'Pollywiggle' because of its old English meaning of 'tadpole'.
A tadpole undergoes a similar life cycle to a baby and both Kirsty and Kelly hope that by the time the youngsters have passed through their doors, they will have helped each child to reach their full potential through a nurturing environment.
Pollywiggle is a 'green' company, boasting solar panels on the roof of its premises. It recycles every day and much of its food is sourced locally and, where possible, is organic.
Kirsty concludes: "Being mums ourselves, we totally understand what parents are looking for when choosing childcare options. It can be a stressful decision. We are here to put their minds at ease and give their children fun, educational and engaging sessions in a secure environment while they are at work."
For more details about Pollywiggle Day Nursery and its services call 0844 324 8889.
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
"Because I Care"
I've got a fairly simple but pretty card to send a friend who needs a bit of encouragement.
My image is Daffodil & Sweet Pea COLOR Plus from Doodle Pantry. This card was one of several I made for a friend who loves "modern" communication like FB and texting but wants to get back to sending hand written notes from the heart.
Pile It On #23 - use patterned paper
Sentimental Sunday #210 - anything goes plus sentiment
Lexi's Creations #118 - for a friend
Word Art Wednesday #136 - anything goes (Scripture or uplifting sentiment)
Sister Act Card Challenge #61 - anything goes
Thanks for stopping by and have blessed day!!!
10 comments:
- Craftin Suzie (Susan Flynn) said...
Beautiful card for your friend Debbie.
Thanks for joining in the challenge at Lexis, hope to see you again! Good Luck hugs Susan
- June 15, 2014 at 3:52 AM
- Carole Robb Bisson said...
I really like the pearls and embossed pattern paper. This is so creative, especially the color combo and layout. Thank you for sharing with us at Word Art Wednesday. God Bless You!
Carole Robb Bisson
- June 15, 2014 at 6:45 AM
- Tonnie Deijkers said...
this is very beautiful thanks for joining us at sister act this week and good luck
hugs Tonnie DT
- June 15, 2014 at 11:59 AM
- Lisa said...
This is gorgeous!! I love the beautiful image and the papers!! This will definitely cheer up your friend!! Have a great day :)
A Mermaid's Crafts
- June 15, 2014 at 2:21 PM
- Teresa Arsenault said...
This is beautiful. I love the embossed patterned paper and the soft colours.
blessing hugs,
- June 15, 2014 at 8:20 PM
- auntbeespickles said...
Hi Debbie, beautiful card for your friend - I totally agree it's just love in an envelope!! =)
Hugs, Sarah
- June 15, 2014 at 9:05 PM
- julie_woolston said...
Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us at Lexis Creations.
Hugs Julie xxx
- June 17, 2014 at 3:28 PM
- Karen Letchworth said...
Hi Debbie! I hope this finds you well. I always greatly enjoy your art and having you play along with us. Last night, my Daddy went to be with the Lord after his struggle with colon cancer, and just seeing all these gorgeous cards today that people like you have shared in our challenge gives me SUCH joy. I appreciate your participation very much, and I would appreciate your prayers as we travel to Minnesota for his funeral. You are a blessing to me, and I thank you SO MUCH for playing along with us.
Word Art Wednesday
- June 17, 2014 at 7:36 PM
- Lola said...
I truly see the modern connection. Very cute! I know she will appreciate it.
- June 18, 2014 at 2:31 PM
- Dawn Frost said...
Oh my goodness I LOVE that background Debbie, gorgeous! What background folder and paper did you use? Beautiful flowers and layout.
- June 24, 2014 at 11:07 AM


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Using essential oils with diffuser when SPA can get many unexpected benefits such as relaxing, reducing and buffering painful headaches and so on. Well, here are some good selections of SPA aromatherapy diffusers.
Aickar ELF SPA Mist Ultrasonic Diffuser
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Although the figures on cards in a playing deck were around before names were ascribed the them, they represented specific kings at a time. These kings—David, Caesar, Charlie, Alexander—were chosen by the French during Henry IV's reign (1553-1610) and lasted into the 18th century. The names still appear on the king cards in France.
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Playing cards are believed to have originated in either China or Persia. 00:08
Thirteen cards in a suit represent the thirteen lunar months that occur in a single year. 00:37
Early playing cards were hand-painted, and only the affluent could afford to own them. 01:22
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Electronic Article Surveillance(EAS) is a technological method for preventing shoplifting from retail stores or pilferage of books from libraries. Special tags are fixed to merchandise or books. These tags are removed or deactivated by the clerks when the item is properly bought or checked out. At the exits of the store, a detection system sounds an alarm or otherwise alerts the staff when it senses active tags. For high-value goods that are to be manipulated by the patrons, wired alarm clips may also be used; these, being less common and technologically less mysterious, are not covered by this article.
Types of EAS
There are four major types of electronic article surveillance systems :
These tags are made of a strip of amorphous metal (metglas) which has a very low magnetic saturation value. Except for permanent tags, this strip is also lined with a strip of ferromagnetic material with a moderate coercive field (magnetic "hardness"). Detection is achieved by sensing harmonics and sum or difference signals generated by the non-linear magnetic response of the material under a mixture of low-frequency (in the 10 Hz to 1000 Hz range) magnetic fields.
When the ferromagnetic material is magnetized, it biases the amorphous metal strip into saturation, where it no longer produces harmonics. Deactivation of these tags is therefore done with magnetization. Activation requires demagnetization. Due to the system being able to deactivate and re-activate this type of system is extremely suitable for libraries.
Due to the convenient dimensions of the tags, and their very low cost, this system is popular in libraries and retail stores.
Magnetic systems are often referred to as Electromagnetic (or EM) systems. EM systems rarely appear in retail environments outside of Europe.
These are similar to magnetic tags in that they are made of two strips, a strip of amorphous metal and a strip of ferromagnetic material. They differ in that these strips are not bound together but free to oscillate mechanically. Also the tag is active when the material is magnetized. The detectors use a 58 kHz (or 66 kHz) magnetic field which induces mechanical resonance by magnetostriction. When the excitating field is turned off, these tags continue to oscillate mechanically, which produces a magnetic signal because of the magnetized second strip. This signal triggers the alarm.
These tags are thicker than magnetic tags and are thus seldom used for books. However they are relatively inexpensive and have better detection rates (fewer false positives and false negatives) than magnetic tags.
These tags are essentially an LC tank circuit that has a resonance peak anywhere from 1.75 MHz to 9.5 MHz. The most popular frequency is 8.2MHz. Sensing is achieved by sweeping around the resonant frequency and detecting the dip. Deactivation for 8.2 MHz label tags is achieved by detuning the circuit by partially destroying the capacitor. This is done by submitting the tag to a strong electromagnetic field at the resonant frequency which will induce voltages exceeding the capacitors breakdown voltage, which is artificially reduced by puncturing the tags.
These permanent tags are made of a non-linear element (a diode) coupled to one microwave and one electrostatic antenna. At the exit, one antenna emits a low-frequency (about 100 kHz) field, and another one emits a microwave field. The tag acts as a mixer reemitting a combination of signals from both fields. This modulated signal triggers the alarm. These tags are permanent and somewhat costly. They are mostly used in clothing stores.


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The specs obviously are pretty impressive. As I've said before many times, I prefer boards without a lot of gizmo's attached to them, because usually they are just hacked through the PCI bus anyway. What nVidia has done, and DFI has taken advantage of is that just about every major toy is integrated into the chipset itself. That keeps things from being constricted by bandwidth.
As well, from an overclockers standpoint this is another benefit. It's been shown that many SATA solutions have clock lock issues, especially when RAID is thrown into the mix. By using the integrated SATA solution in the NF3-250Gb chip, instead of an external Silicon Image one, this problem is avoided.
It also allows for nVidia to offer an interesting RAID solution that allows combining of drives in an array across both the SATA and PATA buses. I don't see people using this for more than a "bunch of drives", but it's different nonetheless. The GB also stands for "gigabit ethernet", which from the looks of it is a massive improvement over the typical hack job done with this. Intel's CSA (communications streaming architecture) was the first, but nVidia looks to have equalled or bettered it. What this means is that instead of clogging up the entire PCI bus all to itself, and not being able to offer true full duplex performance, the controller itself is on the chipset, and has it's own bus to the PHYs chip on the motherboard (which supplies the port).
And kicked in there is nVidia's hardware firewall. While driver support for this feature isn't available in the current "Forceware" driver set (5.10), it will be in the next revision. By having specific hardware support, this allows for reducing CPU load when transferring files, and compared to a software firewall will be much faster as well. The question is just how effective it is. With how much attention nVidia is attempting to draw to their hardware acceleration of this firewall, we'd have to believe it's at the very least as effective as the one that comes with Windows, and likely more powerful. Now if only they'd give us back the Soundstorm Dolby Digital hardware accel again... Speaking of that onboard audio, it's the typical deal here. A Realtek ALC850 AC'97 solution, with 8 channels and S/PDIF coax in/out. Nothing exciting compared to what's been available on nForce boards before, or the HD Audio making it's way onto the new Intel platforms. Or even really comparable to the VIA Envy solutions found on the Albatron K8X800 ProII or Chaintech ZNF3-250 for that matter. That said, it's still a quantum leap over the onboard audio solutions of two or three years ago.
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This Week in Worship
November 22, 2015
Christ the King Sunday
Sermon by Reverend Kathryn Pyke
"An Unexpected King"
Prayer of Preparation
Come in bringing all of who you are. Calm your hurried pace. For this hour, let the cares, the fretfulness and worry, be set aside. Know that you are not alone. There is strength and caring support for you here. So let us celebrate the richness and diversity of life.
Call to Worship
One: We come, for God gathers us here, with that community called faith:
All: where the hungry are served first, where the thirsty drink life's water.
One: We come, for God welcomes us here into that home called grace:
All: where the naked are clothed in robes of hope; where the stranger is embraced as the long-lost prodigal.
One: We come, for God reunites us here, sisters and brothers in that family called love:
All: where the imprisoned model justice, where the sick are cradled in God's peace.
Prayer of Adoration
O God, in Jesus Christ, we celebrate your power at work. You raised Jesus from the dead to rule with you forever more. Enlighten the eyes of our hearts, that we may see the hope to which Christ calls us, that we may be the hope for the hungry, the thirsty, the sick, and the needy, and that we may enter your realm of eternal peace. Amen.
#260 "Alleluia! Sing to Jesus"
#268 "Crown Him with Many Crowns"
#267 "Come, Christians, Join to Sing"
November 29, 2015
First Sunday in Advent
Sermon by Peter Stiehler
"Living in the Imminence of the Apocalypse"
Prayer of Preparation
O God, to you alone we lift our souls; in you alone we place our trust; for you alone we wait all day long. For you are the God of our salvation, abounding in mercy and steadfast love. Help us to be watchful for the coming of your promised one -- the one who comes with power and glory, the one drawing near to bring our salvation, the one who comes as a servant wrapped in the clothes of humility. Amen.
Advent Candle Lighting - The Henry Family
As our days grow shorter and our nights longer, we who are people fo faith turn to symbols such as candles, evergreens, and wreaths to proclaim our belief in the unquenchable light. In hopeful anticipation, we prepare for the coming of the Reign of God.
Two quotations on the theme of Hope:
"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof." ~ Barbara Kingsolver, from "Animal Dreams"
"The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don't wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope." ~ Barack Obama
Let us pray:
O God, who comes among us and who is still yet to come, as the days grow ever shorter and the nights ever longer, we cling to the promise of the light that is coming into the world. Help us to trust your promises. Let every heart here prepare a room for you. Here we are, your servants. Let it be with us according to your word. Amen.
Prayer of Invocation
Come, Lord Jesus, come. Come into our midst. Come into our hearts. Come into our homes and our community, into our Come, Lord Jesus, come. Come into our midst. Come into our hearts. Come into our homes and our community, into our chools and workplaces. May we welcome you everywhere, making room for you, preparing for you, anticipating your arrival with joy and reverence. We commit this season of Advent to becoming ready. Shine your light in those nooks and crannies we keep in the shadows. Sweep the cobwebs from our long-hidden doubt and fear. Repair our torn and wounded places. We long for your arrival. Come, Lord Jesus, come. Amen.
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#82 "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
#105 "People, Look East"
December 6, 2015
Second Sunday of Advent
and celebration of Holy Communion
Sermon by Reverend Kathryn Pyke
"The Unbelievable Promise"
Prayer of Preparation
God of the darkened night, God of the morning light, come to us again. Come to us in the breaking of the bread and the harmony of our songs. Come in the sound of silence and the laughter of friends. Come in our faithful waiting and hopeful watching. Come to us in the cry for peace and the smile of forgiveness. God of the darkened night, God of the morning light, come to us; be with us. Amen.
Advent Candle Lighting - the Rozmus Family
Advent calls us to prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ. All around us, people prepare for parties, dinners, and presents. These events could distract us from the real reason for our anticipation. On the other hand, they also could prepare us; they could be the voice crying in a wilderness of materialism: Prepare the way for the coming of what is really important.
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5
Reflections on the word Peace and the lighting of the candle
Standing outside Santa Rita Prison in December 1967, Martin Luther King addressed a crowd of protesters who were staging a vigil for members of the Peace Movement who had been imprisoned for their protests against the Vietnam War. He said, "There can be no justice without peace, and there can be no peace without justice."
Jesus came to bring peace, and He manifests that through people. We can be messengers of the Peace of Christ. One way we can do that is by working for justice. In major cities throughout our country this past year, protesters have chanted "No justice, no peace." They have raised their voices; they have made noise. Some might say they have disturbed the peace. I believe they are working for justice. Let us also work for justice to manifest the Peace of Christ in our community and in our world.
Let us pray:
Gracious God, out of the darkness you send a light; out of a lifeless stump you call forth a new shoot; out of the discord of our lives you proclaim a vision of peace. May your Spirit rest upon us, that the hope that you inspire will be lived out in our lives. We pray this in the name of the One whose birth we prepare to celebrate, Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
Prayer of Confession
Holy and loving God, we have dwelt in darkness and preferred it to the light; we have been proud of our accomplishments and despaired over our shortcomings. Smooth down the mountains of our pride, and lift up the valleys of our doubts. Open a path in the wilderness of our lives that we might find our way to you again. Refine us and prepare us once again for life in your kingdom. Hear our prayer, O Lord. Amen.
#93 "Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates"
#89 "For You, O Lord, My Soul in Stillness Waits"
#96 "On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry"
December 13, 2015
Third Sunday of Advent
Sermon by Reverend Kathryn Pyke
"It's the Happiest Time of Year!"
Prayer of Preparation
Come, Lord Jesus, come. Come into our midst. Come into our hearts. Come into our homes and our community, into our schools and workplaces. May we welcome you everywhere, making room for you, preparing for you, anticipating your arrival with joy and reverence. We commit this season of Advent to becoming ready. Shine your light in those nooks and crannies we keep in the shadows. Sweep the cobwebs from our long-hidden doubt and fear. Repair our torn and wounded places. We long for your arrival. Come, Lord Jesus, come.
Advent Candle Lighting - the Jones Family
We have lit the first two candles, one for hope and one for peace. Today we light the third candle, the candle of joy. This should be the easy one, because joy is all around us - in the children, the lights, the music, the gathering together. But how often do we let our preparations - or our memories - push joy aside? Joy is like an underground spring that wells up within us, but joy is also a choice, an attitude. Like a muscle, it needs to be exercised. So today we open ourselves to joy, trusting that God has already planted it in us. All we need to do is give it care and offer it to share.
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 35:1-4
Reflections on the word Joy and the lighting of the third candle:
I feel blessed in my job, teaching kindergarteners, because Joy is all around me. I get to experience it by watching what my kids do and how they positively impact those around them. Here are a few examples of how I feel Joy being around my kids:
-when making a card to cheer up someone, a single heart won't do, a child decides to draw a giant rainbow and fill all the remaining space with dozens of little hearts.
- seeing several kids beam with pride as they finish working together to build a creation with blocks and they enthusiastically ask me 'Can we take a picture of it?'
-watching my most difficult child whose father is in a high security prison bring a music box for sharing that is covered in fur and plays a sweet Christmas Carol.
-watching the same child who often smashes things in frustration, tenderly console another child whose feelings have been hurt.
-witnessing countless times how quickly a difficult altercation for adults is so quickly forgiven and forgotten by children.
-seeing how enthusiastically children volunteer to do and carry out menial tasks like cleaning up.
-watching the faces in the audience while our kids sing Christmas Carols for them.
Let us pray:
God, in the height of our Advent walk, grant us the courage to experience joy. Joy in the face of apathy, Joy in the face of sorrow, Joy in the face of uncertainty. Amen.
Advent Prayer
O God, who comes among us and who is still yet to come, as the days grow ever shorter and the nights ever longer, we cling to the promise of the light that is coming into the world. Help us to trust your promises. Let every heart here prepare a room for you. Here we are, your servants. Let it be with us according to your word. Amen.
#97 "Watchman, Tell Us of the Night"
#94 "Now the Heavens Start to Whisper"
#92 "While We are Waiting Come"
December 20, 2015
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Christmas Pageant
Prayer of Preparation
God of manger and star, let us enter your story once again and find ourselves kneeling with the shepherds, singing with the angels and worshiping with the Magi. Touch our hearts with the wonder of birth and the depths of your love. Speak to us in word and song and lift us to the realms of glory. Amen.
Advent Candle Lighting - the DeLand & DeLander family
On this Sunday we light the candle of love. We marvel at her faith in and her love for God, herself a single, teenaged mother, herself poor and powerless. But she understood that the baby she would call Jesus was sent, not just to her, but also to the world... to the hungry, to the weak, to the very young and the very old, to those who suffer or are in pain.
Scripture reading: Luke 1:26-35
Reflections on the word Love and the lighting of the 4th candle
Let us pray:
And the messenger of the Lord came to Mary and Joseph, and the words said were not easy. The requirements that message made upon them were not simple. The word of God brought about a life that neither of them imagined. Today we pray that our hearts and minds will be open to hear God's message for us: a message of hope and grace even amid great stress and anxiety. For unto us a child has been born, unto us the Son of the Most High has come to dwell within our midst. Amen.
Prayer of Invocation
Surprising God, your word sets wonder in motion. Like Mary, we are filled with amazement that you have found favor with us and that you choose to be present to the world through us. We join Mary in giving birth to hope, to love, to peace for all creation, in all corners of the world. We praise you for the gift of your Son, whom we follow. Surprising God, bless us again and open us to the wonder of your love flowing in us and through us. Amen.
Christmas Pageant
"Christmas by The Book" a skit by Sharon Kay Chatwell, with the children of Bethany.
#95 "Prepare the Way of the Lord"
#87 "Comfort, Comfort Now My People"
#88 "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
#119 "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
December 24, 2015
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service
Christ Candle Lighting - the Hughes/Lynch family
On this Christmas Eve, we light the Christ candle, for the child-King, the infant-Redeemer, the lowly-Lord. We light the candle for the One who brings light to our world. He is born and nothing will ever be the same!
Scripture: John 1: 1-4
Reflections on the word Light and the lighting of the Christ Candle
Let us pray:
God of love, God of all, the darkness that covered the earth has given way to the bright dawn of your Word made flesh. Make us a people of this light. Make us faithful to your Word that we may bring your life to the waiting world. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Prayer of Adoration
Loving God, deep in the night, when all the world had locked the doors on love and closed the shutters on hope, you pierced the darkness with Light and a baby's cry. Never again shall we be alone. No more shall we sit in fear. For Christ, the Light of the World and of our lives, is born. God of angels and babies, open us once again to this miracle, this wonder that you became one with us. Let the angels sings for us; let the star shine for us; let the child smile at us – here and now on this holy night. Amen.
Christmas Eve Candle Lighting
One: We who dwelled in darkness have seen a great light;
All: And on us this night a great light shines.
One: A Child has been born for us.
All: And he is named Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace, Emmanuel.
#133 "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
#113 "Angels We Have Heard on High"
#158 "Born in the Night, Mary's Child"
#134 "Joy to the World"
#122 "Silent Night, Holy Night"
December 27, 2015
A Festival of Lessons and Carols
Prayer of Invocation
Wondrous God, open our hearts and minds so we may hear once again the angels' song, and know that Christ is born for us and for all. Touch the world with joy this holy day, and fill us with peace and childlike wonder. Surprise us and bless us with the simple miracle of the birth of the Christ child. Amen.
#133 "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
#140 "Once in Royal David's City"
#20 "All Things Bright and Beautiful"
#130 "Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light"
#145 "What Child Is This"
#98 "To A Maid Whose Name Was Mary"
#102 "Savior of the Nations, Come"
#113 "Angels We Have Heard Are High"
#151 "We Three Kings of Orient Are"
#119 "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
#134 "Joy to the World"
#1 The Church Year
From Kneeling in Bethlehem by Ann Weems
#2 The Creation James Weldon Johnson
#3 Isaiah 9:2-7
#4 Yesterday's Pain
The Coming of God
The Child is Born Again
From Kneeling in Bethlehem by Ann Weems
#5 Luke 1:26-38
#7 Luke 2:8-20
#8 Journey of the Magi by T.S. Elliot
#9 John 1: 1-4
Christmas Prayer
God of star and night, you delighted to place a star in our darkened skies and you found ways to invite us to celebrate your Son's birth. We rejoice that, as you cradled him in the simplicity of a manger, you cradle us in our ordinary moments, you hold us in our weakness, you carry us in your heart, you lift us up in our hurt and shame. We give you thanks. God of power and light, lead us into a new year, filled with surprises and wonder. Let the bells of freedom ring in all lands for all oppressed by lack of food or work, for all imprisoned for their beliefs, for all scarred by wars and rumors of war. God of truth and right let the winds of renewal touch our hearts. Stir us to tell others about the love of God and to listen to the whispers and nudges of your Spirit. Amen.
January 3, 2016
Celebration of Holy Communion
Sermon by Reverend Kathryn Pyke
"Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall"
Prayer of Preparation
On this first Lord's Day of the new year, Creator God, we are mindful that we do not know what the future holds, but we do know that you will be with us as we navigate through it. Therefore, we come to acknowledge your love and leadership, your grace and your power - all of which are available to us - whatever the times ahead may bring. Amen.
Call to Worship
For so long we have walked only in darkness, unable to see. But, behold a light, yes, a light has come! Not even the deepest darkness can keep out the dawn. "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Peace is here, upon us, with us, around us. It will never end. Celebrate the King of light, power and peace. He has come.
Prayer of Confession
Lord God of Christmas, we stand on the threshold of another year. We thank you for giving us another year of life. You have given us many gifts during the last year; and yet we realize that we have often failed to use those gifts or our lives as creatively and constructively as we might. Now give us the care to shape the moments of this next year into tender, gentle expressions of concern. May the year be fulfilled with achievements: wrongs corrected, friendships deepened, the disheartened encouraged. Help us to energize your love, even as you became love to us. For we ask these things in his name. Amen.
Assurance of Forgiveness
As Mary, Joseph and Jesus settled in Nazareth, help us, God, to let you take up residence in each one of our hearts. Forgive us our fears and our doubts. In the name of the babe of Bethlehem, the Prince of Peace, we are now made new and whole. Amen.
#132 "Good Christian Friends, Rejoice"
#135 "There's A Star in the East"
#136 "Go Tell it on the Mountain"
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4 whole Mackerel
1 Onion, minced
2 tbsp. Pine nuts
2 tbsp. Currants, soaked in warm water for 10 minutes
4 tbsp. Olive oil
½ cup Walnuts, chopped
1 tsp. Allspice
1 tsp. Black pepper
1 bunch Parsley,leaves only,chopped
2 tsp. Salt
For coating and frying
1 cup Flour
3 Eggs, whisked
2 cups Bread crumbs
3-4 cups Olive oil
Hold each mackerel from the tail end and bend it both ways until the bone inside breaks. Then hold the fish from the head side and slide your fingers through the gills and pull the backbone, without puncturing or splitting the fish. After all the backbones come out, clean the inside of the fish with water. Pick the fish meat that is stuck to the backbones and collect them in a bowl. In a pan, pour the 4 tbsp. olive oil and sautee the onions until translucent then add the fish. Sautee together for a few minutes, and then add all the spices, parsley, walnuts, pine nuts and currants and combine well.
Separate the stuffing into five equal portions, and stuff each fish with the help of a spoon. Prepare three plates. Place the flour, whisked eggs, and bread crumbs. Drench the stuffed fish in flour first, then whisked eggs and finally in the breadcrumb mixture. Fry the stuffed fish, until golden brown. Let cool a little then slice each fish into thick slices and serve at room temperature.


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Human Flower Project
Laura Pollán's Gladiolas of Freedom
The leader of Cuba's Damas de Blanco has died after winning the freedom of their family members. But the cause goes on, fortified by her defiant flower.
Laura Pollán Toledo marches in Havana in a demonstration for political freedom by the Ladies in White.
Photo: Javier Galeano, for AP
Why symbolism? And, at the root, why flower symbolism?
The direct floral action of Laura Pollán Toledo can answer. Pollan, a former schoolteacher, died October 14 in a Havana hospital. For eight years, holding a pink gladiolus high, she led Las Damas de Blanco (The Ladies in White), a brave and influential freedom movement in her native Cuba.
Pollán's husband was among 75 journalists and other pro-democracy activists who were rounded up in March 2003, swiftly tried, and jailed for speaking out against Castro's regime. Some, like Pollán's husband, Héctor Maseda, were sentenced to more than 20 years for allegedly undermining "the territorial integrity of the state" (which means challenging the status quo, not pressing for annexation to Haiti.)
Working to free her husband, Pollán came to meet—then to organize—the families of others who had been imprisoned during the infamous Primavera Negra (Black Spring). They began a weekly protest vigil through Havana. Dressed in white, the prisoners' family members would attend Mass together at the Santa Rita church and then march ten blocks to a nearby park, carrying pink gladioli overhead.
Laura Pollán (front right) stays calm in the crush of a street protest.
Photo: The Broken Image
Their peaceful protests, with silent floral defiance, inflamed attacks and inspired honors. And finally, over the past year, the faithful effort of the Damas de Blanco mustered enough international support (principally from Spain) to secure the freedom of their family members.
Many of those jailed were released on the condition that they not return to Cuba. Laura Pollán's huband refused these terms, yet he too was turned out of prison in February of this year. Some predicted that that "success" of the Ladies in White would mean their dissolution. But Pollán and many of the Ladies in White continued to march each Sunday after Mass. She told the Associated Press in September, "We are going to continue. We are fighting for freedom and human rights"
October 7, Laura Pollán was hospitalized with respiratory problems, likely a result of infection with dengue fever. She suffered a heart attack and died a week later. Two days thereafter, the Damas de Blanco, accompanied by others, including Héctor Maseda, held their Havana march.
"As long as this government is around there will be prisoners," Pollán had said in September. "Because while they've let some go, they've put others in jail. It is a never-ending story."
Damas de Blanco at the Santa Rita Church in Havana, two days after Pollán's death at age 63.
But without its leader, how does the "story" of a movement like this one continue? In part through the durability of its symbols. "No one can see a gladiolus without thinking of Laura Pollán " wrote Yoani Sanchez, for El Paiz. "Since the afternoon of October 14, dozens of Cubans had been buying up so many gladioli that the flower sellers had run out."
But more gladiola will grow and be brandished through Havana's Miramar district, at least so long as the Castro regime persists. Berta Soler, a longstanding member of Damas de Blaca, will speak for the movement.
Bertha Soler (left) will be the spokesperson for The Ladies in White; shown here she comes down the aisle at Santa Rita Church after Mass with Laura Pollán.
Photo: Franklin Reyes, for AP
Why symbols? Because they outlast individuals—blooms or leaders. Because they are powerful enough to relay messages from the past to the future.
We post in full a statement Pollán issued after the release of her husband in February (translation by Karen Phillips).
"When I wake up and sense my husband's body next to mine, I ask myself if I'm dreaming or if it is true that he has returned to our home.
"Eight years have passed since 75 Cubans were uprooted from their homes for thinking differently than the governmental discourse and having the courage to express it publicly. So many days and nights of agony and suffering for their parents, wives, children, and grandchildren; so much accumulated pain. But the important thing is that they couldn't uproot our love. Our love gave us the motivation needed to undertake a tenacious and constant fight for the release of our loved ones.
"Sometimes they tell us, the Ladies in White, that we are brave women. We disagree: We've simply experienced so much pain and love that, without realizing it, we crossed that line between fear and bravery.
Laura Pollán is gone, but thanks in part to a floral emblem, her work will not be forgotten. Las Damas de Blanco will carry on, gladioli in hand. Shown here, she greets members of the Ladies in White.
Photo: World Women International
"When you love, you believe in what you do. The 544 Sundays that Mirarmar's 5th Avenue has felt our footsteps and heard our voices demanding freedom for the political prisoners, carrying gladiolas, the symbol of love and family, are proof of this. Perseverance has yielded positive fruits and this year there will be no "Black Spring" because the cells have opened, liberating the ideas that could never be destroyed and showing that, when you fight for a pure ideal, for true convictions, neither time nor prison bars can defeat them.
"Time and adversity changed us; the humiliation, repression, and beatings have forced us to put on iron armor to resist and confront those who would oppress us and make us suffer. But God gives us strength and fills our hearts with even more love, which we use to seal our bleeding wounds and continue our fight for the freedom of all political prisoners and for a better world, where other families don't have to endure such bitter experiences and where springs are beautiful, filled with colorful and perfumed flowers."


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It occurs to me as we draw close to year's end and I think about those seemingly obligatory, and too often perfunctory New Year's resolutions, that what may be lacking for myself and others who struggle with following through with New Year's goals is contained in the root word of the thing in question: resolve.
Resolve, as a noun, means "firm determination." Flipping to its verb form, and researching the etymology, we find:
late 14c., "melt, dissolve, reduce to liquid;" intransitive sense from c.1400; from Old French resolver or directly from Latin resolvere "to loosen, loose, unyoke, undo; explain; relax; set free; make void, dispel," from re-, perhaps intensive, or "back" (see re-), + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Early 15c. as "separate into components." (Online Etymology Dictionary)
It's interesting that there are opposing senses of the word: "firm determination" suggests solidity and uniformity of purpose, and a kind of bracing or tensing up for anticipated effort, quite a difference from the verb meaning (or its root meaning anyway) of loosening, breaking down, undoing. But maybe the two senses are related after all. Perhaps the key to building the force of resolve, that unwavering resoluteness of purpose, is to spend some time first on reflecting on the past year, and the past in general, breaking down (analysing) and letting go of what is asking for release, including resentments or grudges, feelings of shame or guilt, baseless fears, limiting or unkind self-talk, unreasonable expectations, and past goals that may have been concocted out of such a dubious substrate.
Alchemically, in the stage of dissolution, we may face painful realizations and feelings of grief and regret, but it is out of this state that a healthier, more authentic, and more productive outlook and focus can emerge:
A key to the stage of Dissolution is the awakening of passion, and the harnessing of the energy of emotional pain toward an object of creativity. We do not just passively witness the reality of our inner pain; we redirect its energy, wedding it to our authentic personal desires and constructive aims. In so doing we are participating and aiding in the dissolving of our false self. We are using the energy freed up by letting go of old, stale ego-positions, in the service of re-aligning our life in the direction of our higher purpose. (See: Psychospiritual Alchemy.)
Without doing this sort of resolving, this dissolving and reforming, before setting resolutions, I don't think we resolve the question of how to best direct our energies in the coming year. This oversight may lead to misdirection: it's easy for anyone to get caught up in resolutions that don't really serve them. For instance, you might initially come up with a host of resolutions that relate to a business you've started, but upon deep reflection realize you don't enjoy or believe in this business–maybe you got involved with it to impress or please someone–and need to do something else altogether. Or you might initially plan on some hard-core gym workout regime, but, thinking deeply about it, realize that this is really a self-punishment scheme for some presumed failing, and that mildly challenging hikes in nature would feel much better as a route to self-care.
My guess is that, in most cases, when resolutions are in line with true desires and needs, rather than external pressures and/or feelings of self-doubt or unworthiness, our unconscious selves will not be as inclined to sabotage us in their implementation. With the right attitude, which is never grandiose, self-flagellating, superficial or myopic, resolve will be burgeoned with the force of our whole selves, budding and developing naturally rather than being artificially injected by our latest "self-improvement" schemes.
My New Years wish for myself and my readers is that we make sacred time in the coming year for what matters most to us, whatever that is, and no matter what we think we "should" be doing.
Thanks for reading–see you in 2015!


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Dive The Galapagos
|Inter-island Transportation
Arrival in Galapagos:
San Cristobal: The airport is 5 minutes out of town. Just grab a taxi out front. $2-$3 per taxi, not per person.
Baltra: First, you board an airline bus headed for Itabaca Canal, Canal for short, NOT for Baltra dock. Put your bags below and climb aboard. It's always crowded. If we are doing your transfer, your driver will handle your bags so you just take your seat. It is approximately a 10 minute ride to Itabaca Canal. There you board a ferry or take a water taxi to cross the Canal. Sometimes you'll catch the ferry owned by the city government. That is $1 pp. The private ferry, a boat, is $2 pp. Bags go on top of the ferry, you go inside.
From the Canal, it is 42 km into Puerto Ayora up and over the Highlands of Santa Cruz and through the delightfully cool scalesia forest. Usually, there will be taxis there...usually...offering you their services. It is $20 from the Canal into town. Services from the airport with assistance are $35. All taxis are pick up trucks, often Toyota HiLux or Nissan Frontier. They accommodate 4 people who can all share the price.
Inter-Island Transportation in Galapagos:
The logistics in Galapagos can be challenging. If you wish to travel on your own, you could end up saving a little money, but you will also spend a lot of time figuring things out. And if at any point, you run into a problem, no support if you're on your own.
The following is the public transportation schedule for speedboats. You must arrive 30 minutes prior to departure to have your bags inspected by SICGAL for organic goods. They must be tagged by SICGAL to be put onboard. The line for this can be crowded. You might be able to buy your tickets the same day, but it's much safer to purchase in advance especially since a full speedboat means you are waiting until the next day to depart. Prices vary between $25-$35 pp one way with no round trip discount.
To transfer to San Cristobal from Isabela (or vice versa) by speedboat, you must go to Santa Cruz in the morning and wait until the afternoon to transfer to San Cristobal / Isabela. It's an all day event that does cost $50-$70 pp. It is quite safe to leave your luggage in the speedboat office and they almost always let you if you ask. This leaves you free to wander around during your wait for the next boat.
If you are in Isabela before your cruise, you cannot travel to San Cristobal by boat on the same day. You must go one day in advance and overnight in San Cristobal. If you have an Isabela extension after your dive cruise and plan to go by speedboat, it is much wiser to disembark your final full day, overnight in Puerto Ayora and depart the next day.
The alternative is an inter-island flight. Emetebe operates 'puddle hoppers' which usually have strict weight limits of 20 lbs per person. So again, if you're on a liveaboard, you either have to find somewhere to guard your dive gear and excess luggage or ship it on the speedboat in advance. If we are handling things for you, you simply don't worry about it. We'll take care of the logistics.
The flight is quite a scenic tour in and of itself. The big advantage is that the flights get you there in about 30 minutes. The disadvantage is that the price is $150+ each way for a foreigner and flight times are not dependable. You must arrive to the airport at least 30 minutes prior to your flight. It is much better to arrange a taxi to pick you up, especially in Isabela and especially on a Sunday when no one is working.


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L'antico Borgo
|A charming Cinque Terre bed and breakfast
L'Antico Borgo is an old characteristic villa, situated in a sunny and panoramic position, in Dosso, one of the typical medieval "Borghi" of Levanto, the "Doorway of the Cinque Terre", Italy. Surrounded by the typical vegetation of the Ligurian Riviera, this is a romantic Bed and Breakfast, that has maintained the ancient structure the homely , relaxing and friendly atmosphere, combined with all comforts. Large and sun lighted rooms all with private services, sat. tv, bar, hair-dryer. Some rooms have a wonderful view of Levanto and the coast
A large and sunny living room where people can watch TV, listen to music, read some books from the small library, and get a lot of information about Levanto and the Cinque Terre area
A characteristic breakfast room, with fireplace, two bright windows with panoramic view and a rich buffet, with a wide choice of salt and sweet food.
A nice breakfast room; a reading room , the characteristic "Taverna"; nice and comfortable rooms, well furnished and equipped with every comfort.
A lush Mediterranean garden and a large panoramic terrace, where you can have breakfast, relax with your friends or drink a good local wine for a romantic night. Internet access. Animals are admitted. Reduction for children.


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Expectations Management
This article compares several popular electronic document file formats. The purpose is limited to identifying some inherent features and capabilities that each brings to addressing the needs of assistive technology users. Much is left unsaid! I know that, but this is an article, not a book, ok? Feel free to leave a comment.
Grading the Formats
The table in this article uses letter grades to compare the relative merits of HTML 4, Word, untagged PDF and PDF/UA in terms of how well they handle various typical end user "document handling" scenarios in an assistive technology context. Those grades are:
- A – Does a great job, outstanding
- B – Does well, some limitations
- C – Acceptable with reservations
- D – Poor, inadequate
- E – Unreliable if present at all
- N/A – Not Applicable (by design)
While the table is color-coded, the letter grades provide access to the same information.
HTML is easy. PDF… not so much
It's generally considered that "HTML is accessible". What is usually meant is that HTML is inherently accessible, and in a strictly limited sense, that's pretty much the case.
Simply remove any CSS and inline styling and you've got plain text and markup. At least within the page content itself, text and graphics are generally in more-or-less the right order. If the website's manager has done a good job, the site as a whole is readily "consumable" by the technologies that check, display, feed or otherwise deliver for "end-users" with various needs, both human or machine.
Any piece of software worthy of the name "assistive technology" can read vanilla HTML.
It's been a longtime goal for both Microsoft and Assistive Technology developers to find ways for OOXML (the format used by current versions of MS Word) to play well with AT, and generally, it does. Correspondingly, OOXML is generally considered accessible, even if current implementations (both Microsoft's Word and the free Open Office) suffer a few limitations.
The Saga of Accessible PDF
Historically, PDF has not enjoyed such friendly relations with the AT user or developer community. Technically, PDF is vastly more complex than HTML, and entirely distinct from OOXML. The specification for PDF, no longer owned by Adobe Systems and now known as ISO 32000 has included accessibility features since 2000 but not much guidance for developers.
Consequently, the vast majority of PDF files are still untagged. Even most tagged PDF is still poorly tagged.
PDF/UA, the new International Standard for Accessible PDF to be published in Q3, 2012 will provide explicit rules allowing developers to produce software to ensure PDF files are accessible.
Why just these features?
The idea in this article is to inform on the appropriateness of each format by comparing their relative strengths for assistive technology purposes in a variety of relevant use-cases.
HTML vs. OOXML vs. PDF vs. PDF/UA
|Document Features in the
Assistive Technology Context
|Essential role
|Final Form (untagged)
|Final form
|Inherently PLASTIC:
Readily restyle text size, color, font, etc
|Current software can readily restyle text
|Inherently FAITHFUL:
A reliable portable format that basically static
|May be readily exported to clean HTML
|Can play well with search engines
|Can make any source content accessible
|Portable (self-contained, works offline)
|Annotations (notes)
|Suitable for large documents
|Encourages distinguishing style from structure
|Supports row headers in tables
|Documents can comply with WCAG 2.0
|Many vendors producing software
|Windows AT support (JAWS, NVDA, ZoomText, etc)
|Mac AT support (VoiceOver)
Footnotes to the table
- * – PDF/UA conforming PDF files may be readily exported to highly structured, consistent HTML, ideally suited for restyling.
- ** – While Office Open XML (OOXML) supports row headers in tables, MS Word and Open Office at this time do not.
- *** – PDF/UA is the normative technical accessibility standard for the PDF file format. PDF files may contain media, actions, scripts and content requiring consideration beyond the scope of PDF/UA in order to conform with WCAG 2.0.
- **** – Unlike WCAG 2.0, PDF/UA includes specifications for conforming AT and PDF readers. While current AT software such as NVDA and ZoomText does support tagged PDF, none yet support PDF/UA.
What's being graded
Essential role
While static implementations are not uncommon, HTML is fundamentally a format of the web. OOXML is almost exclusively used as a document authoring format in applications such as Microsoft Word and Open Office.
Untagged PDF, by contrast, is typical for "final form" documents intended for distribution to end users. While it's certainly possible for tagged PDF documents to be accessible (that's our business, after all), the new PDF/UA standard will provide assurance of high-quality, dependable PDF tags.
Inherently Plastic
It's an innate feature of HTML that cascading style-sheets (CSS) make it possible to "re-skin" HTML content easily and quickly. Word's "Styles" accomplish a similar task.
Current user agents can readily restyle
Many users benefit from the ability to reflow text so they can change font size and typeface to make the document more readable. While HTML and Word are relatively easy to restyle, untagged PDF can't be restyled at all. Tagged PDF can be restyled (see for example Adobe's "Reflow" feature), but the implementation at this time is flawed and incomplete.
Inherently Faithful
PDF, by contrast, is designed to function as "electronic paper", to be faithful to the author's intent, and portable above all. Obviously, this isn't always desirable when actually reading the document. Within the limitations of document security settings, tagged PDF was invented precisely to allow users with different needs to be able to extract text and structure for reliable restyling.
May be Readily Exported to plain HTML
Some AT users prefer to extract their current document to HTML where they can apply their own styling.
Can play well with search engines
While HTML and Open XML files are easy for search engines to index properly, PDF offers a challenge. Tagged PDF allows search engines to process PDF files as if they were HTML.
Make any source content accessible
HTML and OOXML facilitate authoring rather than the integration of content from heterogeneous sources. PDF, on the other hand, readily combines pages from desktop publishing, CAD, scanned pages and mainframe output all in the same document and provides a means of making them all accessible.
HTML typically operates from a web server; OOXML files have many local dependencies. PDF files are self-contained.
Annotations model
HTML has no concept of annotations. In Word, OOOXML has comprehensive review functionality, but relatively limited annotation capabilities. PDF has a broad and deep annotations model.
Suitable for large documents
HTML pages are rarely longer than a few thousand words; longer documents require collections of pages. OOXML is capable of very large (multi-thousand pages) documents. PDF, however, can handle almost any conceivable document, both in file-size and page-count terms.
Distinguishes Style from Structure
HTML and OOXML applications such as MS Word and Open Office allow the user to think of structure (headings) and style (appearance of text) in distinct terms, vital for maintaining navigability when used by assistive technology. Untagged PDF has no concept of structure at all. PDF/UA enforces the distinction between structure and style by requiring logical heading levels in conforming documents.
Supports Row Headers in Tables
Both HTML and tagged PDF support headers in table rows. While OOXML does include this support, both MS Word and Open Office, unaccountably, do not.
WCAG 2.0 Conformance (Level AA)
WCAG 2.0 is oriented towards web content, and thus naturally applies to HTML. WCAG 2.0 is less applicable to Word and PDF, as these are not web formats. PDF files may comply with WCAG 2.0 by using PDF/UA as well as conforming to WCAG 2.0 provisions not covered by PDF/UA.
Many vendors producing software
There are many web browsers and a couple of high-quality options for creating OOXML apart from Microsoft's Word. While a wide range of PDF viewers is available, none other than Adobe Reader yet fully supports tagged PDF, let alone PDF/UA.
Windows AT support
Getting this right is a baseline for accessibility for very practical reasons. Not all AT works with all features of Word, PDF (or CSS for that matter). To qualify the format has to be reliably capable of handling semantics (tags, in HTML and PDF vernacular).
HTML and Word obviously play generally well with AT – they are among the most important targets for accessibility technology after the operating systems themselves. The point of this row is simply to highlight that untagged PDF is completely unreliable when read with AT.
Mac AT Support
VoiceOver does a great job with HTML and Word files, but Apple's Preview, however, is an inferior PDF viewer that does not support PDF tags. Sadly, the Mac version of Adobe Reader does not (yet) work with VoiceOver, so Mac users cannot presently benefit from tagged PDF!


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December 13, 2016 / Astoria Chloe / Furniture
One of the best ways that you can do to save some spaces whenever you're decorating small room is by having the Wall mounted desks! Be simple and clean all the time with all of those desks mounted to the wall, which surely save your space. You may not realize that the usual and common desks are actually taking too much space and make the room looking very full. Thankfully, with these fancy Wall mounted desks, we will make sure that you'll get a more spacious feeling in the room.
The Wall mounted desks are really great to put in the modern interior room design. The signature of this kind of design which is very clean, simple, sleek, and spacious is definitely what we'll get by having those fancy Wall mounted desks. You can actually put more than one Wall mounted desks in your room, either it's in the bedroom, living room, or simply the office room, where you can organize your stuff in those desks shelf.
The size and thickness of these Wall mounted desks are very various and amazing, and you can even place a TV in the mounted desk. Yes, we love this kind of desk already, because it's just giving so many new senses to the room, and somehow forces us to keep our room clean and arranged all the time. You can also be more creative with this desk by putting lovely stuff on the shelves to create an interesting eye candy in the room interior.
The colors of these Wall mounted desks are very interesting also, as you can paint it yourself if there is no color that suit your desire. In the market, most colors available are the wooden color from light shade to dark, and also white color which are giving the exclusive and sophisticated look to the room. Whatever you choose, don't forget to arrange it beautifully and create a better look of the room.
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Horner Woods
Habitat: Mostly deciduous woodland, particularly sessile oak and ash, with some pines and adjacent heather moorland.
Horner: SS898456 Webber's Post: SS903439 Cloutsham Splash: SS897431 Pool Bridge: SS875447
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An excellent and extensive area of hanging oak woodland, best in late April to early June, when singing Wood Warblers, Pied Flycatchers and Redstarts join a wide variety of resident woodland species. It is also good for Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, which are elusive but easiest to locate slightly earlier in the year (late February to early May). Dippers and Grey Wagtails are regular on the two main streams, Horner Water and East Water. A few Willow Tits might still lurk unnoticed among the relatively numerous Marsh Tits.
The track up from the Horner car park is productive, but it does get busy especially at weekends. Quieter spots for the same woodland species are the stretch downstream from Pool Bridge on Horner Water or by the roadside along East Water near the ford at Cloutsham Splash; from here Cloutsham Ball is also a good area to explore.
Between Horner and Cloutsham is the viewpoint at Webber's Post, great for viewing birds of prey. The pines, birches and scrub around the large car park host Crossbills, Siskins, Redpolls, Redstarts and Garden Warblers. Nightjars also occur (May to August).
It is easy to cover these sites in a circular route via Stoke Pero or Wilmersham Common, or to combine some of them with a visit to Chetsford Water (qv) or other high Exmoor combes. Usually it is best to visit the moorland combes first, as the steep-sided woodland combes can be quiet until the sun reaches into them later in the morning.
From A39 between Allerford and Porlock turn left to West Luccombe. Take right turn signposted 'Filter Station' for c.2 miles to reach Pool Bridge, or keep straight on for 0.5 mile to Horner car park. Carry on past Horner and turn right uphill to reach Webber's Post; right fork from there goes down to Cloutsham Splash.
Open access all year. Extensive network of paths vary in quality though often uneven. Steep gradients in places. Most accessible areas for birders with mobility issues are Webber's Post and along the road above Cloutsham Splash. Public toilets and tea room at Horner car park. Nearest shops etc. at Porlock.
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Much of the area falls within the National Trust's Holnicote Estate.


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The Scary Witch song and halloween rhythm game from our Songs for Halloween Series is a perfect game to play at a Halloween party. It is both an educational listening game and a bit daring too!
The Scary Witch Song
The scary witch is in her lair,
The scary witch is in her lair,
Who will dare to reach in the bag,
And steal a sound from this old hag?
(sung to the same tune as Mrs Bear Sits on the Chair)
Before playing this halloween rhythm game you need to prepare the free printable rhythm cards. You can print them by clicking here or on the image below. Mount the sheet on card and cut it into five strips for each of the different characters. Spend a little time teaching and practicing each character's rhythm, so that the children can recognise which is which.
Younger children may only be able to recognise the rhythms of two or three different characters, but older children can give learning all five a go. So adapt as you go depending on the age of your children, or the class.
How to Play The Scary Witch Halloween Rhythm Game:
- Place the cards in a bag with some tone blocks or a tambourine, on the floor behind a stool or chair. One child is chosen to be the witch, and sits on the chair at other end of the room.
- The rest of the children then take it in turns to be brave enough to creep up on the witch. When they are close enough, they reach in the bag and pick a card, then they tap the rhythm.
- The witch listens carefully, without turning around. If she identifies the character/rhythm correctly, then she can turn around and try to catch the child.
- The child has to run back across to the "safe" side of the room, without getting caught. If they do get caught, then they will be the next witch.
It is a rather familiar game, similar to What's The Time Mr Wolf, but with some musical listening and a Halloween twist!
If you're after more Rhythm games and activities for kids, check our our Pinterest board below and also take a look at our Halloween Rhythm Board Game – a great way to learn a lot whilst having fun.
For some more Halloween inspiration, check out our Halloween lesson plan for 30 minutes of musical, spooky fun in a structured lesson. And If you're a preschool music teacher or homeschooler? You might find my new music lesson plan series useful!
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BRUNSWICK — Elaine A. Swissler, 85, died Feb. 17 at Freeport Nursing Home.
Born in St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 4, 1924, she was a daughter of Alton and Esther Nuemann Roberts.
After she graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, she served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
In 1956 she married Raymond J. Swissler in Honolulu.
Her career was spent working as a nurse in Veterans Administration hospitals, from California to New Hampshire.
After moving to the area in 1968, she worked at Pineland Center for 10 years and later at L.L. Bean before retiring in 1995.
She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
She is survived by her husband Raymond of Brunswick; a daughter, Tracy Littlefield and her husband Donald of Scarborough; a grandson, Nathaniel Littlefield; and a sister Joyce Plaster of Yellville, Ariz.
Private services will be held this spring.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Coastal Humane Society, 30 Range Road, Brunswick, ME 04011 or to the American Cancer Society, 1 Maine St., Topsham, ME 04086-1240.
Arrangements are by Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick.
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Before we get to the photos and history of the Crown Seaways, a little message regarding the book for my Finnish readers: Adlibris are selling it here (I'd give you a price if I could, but that seems to change by some kind of dynamic pricing; when I looked earlier today it was 46,20 €, but now it displays as 57,10 and who knows what the next time), and Akateeminen Kirjakauppa are selling it both online and at their store in Central Helsinki for 79,90 €.
Now to the subject at hand.
Crown Seaways
Name history: Thomas Mann, Crown of Scandinavia, Crown Seaways
Built 1994, Brodogradiliste Split, Croatia
Tonnage 35 498 GT
Length 171,32 m
Width 28,20 m
Draugth 6,35 m
Ice class 1 A Super
1 790 passengers
2 402 berths
450 cars
900 lane metres
4 Pielstick diesels, combined 23 760 kW
2 propellers
2 bow thrusters
Top speed 21,5 knots
Service speed 16,10 knots
The Crown Seaways was originally contracted in 1989 by Rederi AB Sea-Link as the second ship for their planned Euroway Malmö-Lübeck service. As the ships were contracted from Brodogradiliste Split in Croatia (with a design based on the earlier Split-built pair Amorella and Isabella), both ended up delayed; the first sister, the Frans Suell (today the Gabriella) only mildly so, making it in time for the 1992 summer season. The delay was more severe on the second ship, which according to different sources as planned to be named either Frans Kockum or Thomas Mann. By the time the ship was supposed to be delivered in 1993, Euroway had formed a joint service with Silja Line, and no longer had need for the second ship. She was then completed at a slower pace, finally leaving the yard in March 1994, albeit for docking at Fincantieri in Trieste, and embarking on her sea trials in May 1994, under the name Thomas Mann.
Also in May 1994 DFDS first acquired an option to purchase the ship, and then took it up during the same month (some sources claim she was actually briefly owned by EffJohn, the owners of Silja Line, in the interim to keep their arch-rivals Viking Line from getting their hands on the ship). In June DFDS sailed the ship to the Lloyd Werft shipyard Bremerhaven, where rear sponsons were added. It also appears that the ship got her original DFDS name, Crown of Scandinavia, around this time. The Crown of Scandinavia entered service on DFDS' Copenhagen-Helsingborg-Oslo route (like all DFDS passenger routes, it was marketed under the Scandinavian Seaways brand at the time) in July 1994, a route on which she has remained to this day.
In 1999, the Scandinavian Seaways brand name was abandoned in favour of reverting to the old DFDS Seaways name. In late 2006, the intermediate call at Helsingborg was eliminated from the route of the ship. In 2010, DFDS decided to unify their brand identity: the previous multitude of brands – DFDS Seaways, DFDS Tor Line, DFDS Lisco and DFDS Lys Line – were abandoned in favour of marketing all seabourne operations as DFDS Seaways, but with a new livery based on the blue-hulled colours of DFDS Tor Line. At the same time, all ships were renamed, with the new names ending with -Seaways. Oddly, while the Crown of Scandinavia was painted in the new colours fairly soon, her name was amended to Crown Seaways only in 2013.
In 2015, anticipating DFDS' 150th anniversary the next year, the company unveiled yet another rebranding, this time simply to DFDS, and a new livery with darker blue hulls and funnels. The Crown Seaways has, however, yet to be repainted in this new image; reportedly this is due to her being painted with a special paint, guaranteed to last five years, before the most recent rebranding was carried out. Judging by the rust evident in the photos below, I presume she will be repainted in the new colours during her next drydocking in spring 2018.
The photo below show the Crown Seaways arriving at DFDS' Copenhagen terminal in the morning of 4 December 2017, photographed from the tip of Langelinie. (I was up in time as I had been forced to wake up at five am to catch my 7:30 flight to Copenhagen...). As always, click on the images to see them in larger size.
|I had never been at Langelinie before, so I had no idea of how the photos would turn out. I think these are pretty alright.
|A "little" bit of rust here and there. Definately time for a repaint, methinks.
|It's interesting that DFDS have not removed the grille from the front of the funnel, which Viking Line did immediately when they bought the sister ship. It doesn't seem to serve any purpose and adds unnescessary weight.
|Reversing into the quay. My impression is that DFDS usually use the other quay (the Pearl Seaways certainly did when I sailed on her) so it was lucky for me the Crown used this side on this particular day.


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I wonder how many jokers are dressed like Joe the Plumber today. Likewise I wonder how many blue collar workers are dressed as the Joker today. My guess is, lots.
I'm boycotting Halloween this year, apparently. I totally forgot to put up my one Halloween decoration, Dapper Skeleton.
I'm not even attempting a costume this year. Being all dressed up with nowhere to go is bad enough when you're just wearing your favorite party shirt, but it's even worse when you're Fat Spiderman.
I haven't any plans tonight, but in a pinch I could pull this off pretty easily. My Halloween rule is that the costume has to include spectacles. And if there's one thing I'm good at, and I mean really good at, it's standing around with my hands in my pockets and smirking.
Friday, October 31, 2008
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Weren't you voted "most likely to stand around with your hands in your pockets while smirking" in high school?ReplyDelete
it was very convincing. you pulled if off nicely. i thought you were going to skank at any second.ReplyDelete
We need to Facebook our lives together so next year you have a reason for fat spiderman. That I need to see.ReplyDelete
Lee, where have you been all my life...and I don't think we're facbooked either. Hmmm
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