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Literalist interpretations of ancient scripture or ancient sacred tradition -- and especially the literalistic interpretations of the ancient scriptures of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible which make up literalist Christianity -- have always been inimical to the shamanic worldview and the practice of shamanism.
This can be demonstrated in history. Once literalist Christianity had taken over the Roman Empire (stamping out the more metaphorical approach to the scriptures taken by the Gnostics in the process), it turned the might of that empire against shamanic cultures in the rest of Europe, including in western and northern Europe and the British isles.
This process continued in western Europe after the split of the Roman Empire into east and west, and after the split Empire's eventually dissolution in the west, where it was replaced by a western European system no less inimical to shamanic cultures. Below is a drawing depicting the forces of Charlemagne (who lived from the 740s through AD 814) destroying an "Irminsul," or sacred tree, which in northern Europe was used as a representation of the World Tree and which has clear shamanic connections, as discussed in this previous post on the sacrifice of Odin (and others).
image: Wikimedia commons (link).
Contemporary records from the period attest to the fact that at the same time that Charlemagne's forces were ripping down the sacred Irminsul trees, they were "converting" the Germanic peoples at the point of the sword, offering them the option of baptism into Christianity or death on the spot. This process effectively destroyed the continuance and practice of the shamanic worldview in western Europe, except for some of the very far northern reaches where shamanism continued among the Saami or Lapp people (note that throughout this article, the term "shamanism" is broadly employed to describe spirituality which can be shown to conform to a shamanic worldview which includes the belief that there is a spirit world connected to this world and that contact with and even travel to that other world is sometimes necessary in this life, and that regular contact with and travel to that other world is beneficial on an individual and societal level).
The process of deliberately destroying the shamanic worldview by western European forces dedicated to literalistic Christianity continued on the other side of the Atlantic, once western Europeans began to arrive in the Americas. The centuries-long campaign to eradicate the shamanic culture of the American Indians is well documented, and included the forced removal of children from their parents to be placed into schools where they were forced to speak only English and where they were taught literalist Christianity. This practice of the forced seizure and re-education of Native American children continued right up to the final decades of the twentieth century in some areas.
These horrible practices constitute clear violations of the universal inherent rights of individual men and women and children. It is difficult to argue that they do not represent a sustained campaign against the shamanic worldview. What is tragically ironic is the fact that literalist Christianity can be argued to be based upon a mistaken interpretation of ancient scriptures which themselves are at their core shamanic in nature!
In other words: the Bible can be shown to be composed of Star Myths, and these Star Myths can be shown to be teaching a shamanic worldview. The evidence to support these assertions is presented in numerous previous posts, as well as at greater length in The Undying Stars.
Some readers may be surprised to learn that representatives of literalistic Christianity are still engaged in attempts to convert shamanic cultures to their religion. The film clip above is an "advertisement" from an annual campaign in which members of churches are asked to pack shoeboxes with gifts appropriate for a young boy or girl, which will then be given to children in remote countries (typically countries which escaped the direct influence of the western Roman Empire or its western European descendants and hence where the people were able to retain their indigenous forms of spirituality), accompanied by an evangelistic tract and counseling on how to convert to literalist Christianity.
These film clips are shown in churches in order to encourage churchgoers to participate in this annual worldwide effort (I know, because this particular film clip embedded abovewas shown in the church that I attended at the time, and it was very disturbing to me even then, when I still believed the Bible was intended to be interpreted literally).
The film above focuses on the people of Mongolia -- one of the regions of the world in which traditional shamanic knowledge has survived even until the present day (in fact, shamanic practitioner and teacher Michael Drake was first introduced to shamanic drumming by a shaman from the Mongolian tradition -- you can read more about this in his books and on his excellent website here).
The film clip above begins as follows:
CHRISTIAN MAN: Mongolia has an incredibly diverse history. They've endured the rise and fall of communism, and they've been influenced by ancient religions. Through Operation Christmas Child we bring the gospel to Mongolia: a gospel of peace, of love, of a relationship with our savior, a relationship with God. During communist times, religion was forbidden, so we started seeing some small house churches, and some small churches, begin to grow. This is an incredibly new movement.
CHRISTIAN WOMAN: Shamans, like spirit-worshippers, they actually know the spirit of Christian: they know it's a different spirit, and it's greater than their spirit. And therefore they are really aghast because more and more people are coming to Christ.
This opening to what is really a very slickly-produced and conceived video betrays what can only be described as quite open disdain for and hostility towards the shamanic worldview and the shamans who practice it on the behalf of their people. The video belittles their cultural heritage, an ancient shamanic spirituality which has survived in Mongolia for so many centuries, and it belittles those who follow it. In doing so, it sets the stage for the scenes which follow and for the unstated goal of supplanting and replacing that ancient spirituality with literalist Christianity, starting with the children.
This goal is really objectionable, as is the tactic of appealing to the children using boxes of trinkets. There is, of course, nothing wrong with giving toys and necessities such as those which are typically included in these boxes, and the genuine expressions of joy and gratitude on the faces of the children in this and other videos like it shows that these items are truly needed and treasured by those who receive them, showing that these children are truly not used to having such things. I myself can attest to the incredible morale-boosting effect of receiving even a small package containing a few items such as toothpaste and soap and photographs and chewing gum while on extended field deployments in the army, and if a little box like that can have such an effect on a grown man who has spent most of his life with easy access to such things and who is only temporarily without them while out in the field, imagine what an impact it can have on a little child who is not without such comforts because of a temporary field deployment but has instead lived his or her entire life without them.
But it is one thing to want to help one's neighbor (even distant neighbors) and address their needs, and it is another thing to do so as part of an overt attempt to convert them to a foreign religion (and to do so while belittling their traditional spirituality behind their back, and snickering at their shamans).
In fact, the name of this particular organization which produced the above video takes its inspiration from the famous "parable of the good Samaritan" found in chapter 10 of the gospel of Luke, a parable which the character of Jesus relates in order to demonstrate selflessly helping one's neighbor and ministering to his or her needs, without placing any obligation on that neighbor or expecting anything in return.
In fact, the parable's dramatic tension, which would have been very clear in the cultural context in which it was first told, stems from the deep, longstanding differences between religious practice in Samaria and Judea, with the Samaritans apparently worshiping at a Temple at Mount Gerazim as opposed to the Temple at Jerusalem, differences which apparently led to widespread animosity between the two groups. And yet, in the parable, a priest and a Levite both ignore the plight of the man who has been robbed, beaten (or otherwise wounded), stripped of his raiment, and left by the roadside half dead, while a Samaritan has compassion on him and takes care of him at his own expense.
There is nothing in the parable, of course, which indicates that the Samaritan tried to convince the man that worship at Mount Gerazim was better than worship at the Temple in Jerusalem, after he had nursed him back to health. In fact, the entire thrust of the story is that compassion between human beings should overcome even the deepest differences in faith, spirituality, or religious practice.
But well-orchestrated and well-funded efforts such as those on display in the video above indicate that some practitioners of literalist Christianity are equipping a "good Samaritan" who actually wants to eradicate the religious traditions of the person or people being helped. Shamanism in Mongolia has survived, even through the oppression of communism (during which shamanic drums were outlawed): will it now be swept away as a result of campaigns such as the one show in the film above?
As was made abundantly clear when this annual campaign was being described in church, these shoeboxes are always accompanied by a gospel tract, and by classes in which the children who receive the boxes are encouraged to become Christians. While we were never actually shown these gospel tracts in person, the contents are now available for examination on the web, here. Like the videos shown above, these tracts are clearly very professionally-produced, with drawings which are reminiscent of Disney animated films and which leave no doubt as to what emotions they are intended to evoke in the reader (and remember, these are targeted at young children, and the tracts are given to the children in conjunction with lots of well-choreographed singing, dancing and clapping, as can be seen in the video above).
This website, by someone who opposes this worldwide campaign to convert children to literalist Christianity, explains that "it was something of a struggle to get hold of this booklet." But, there is absolutely no doubt that this is the booklet which is given to the children along with their gift box -- that website has a photo at the top showing a child receiving a box with this booklet clearly visible on top (you can see the colors of the shirts of the three characters -- Dad, son and daughter -- corresponding to the colors of the shirts on the color of the tract linked above, if you look to the far left of the image at the top of that website that said it was a struggle to obtain a copy).
But you don't have to squint at that rather grainy image: the tract linked above is quite plainly visible at several points during the above-linked video about evangelism in Mongolia and the "superiority" of literalist Christianity to shamanic spirituality. Here are just a few of them, in which the cover is clearly identical to that in the linked tract(of course, the tracts handed out in Mongolia and other places are translated out of English, and you can see on the covers of the tracts shown that the Roman lettering has been replaced by the Mongolian Cyrillic used in Mongolia, although the actual illustrations on the covers are obviously the same):
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Each of the above screenshots from the video leaves absolutely no doubt that the tract linked above is the one being given to the children in the video.
The terrible irony is that, unknown to most readers or students or even scholars of the Bible today (and for the past seventeen centuries), the stories in the Old and New Testaments can be demonstrated to be built upon celestial foundations -- the very same celestial foundations which form the foundations for almost all of the world's sacred traditions through history, from ancient Egypt to ancient Greece to northern Europe to the traditional spirituality which survived among the American Indians and other indigenous people who escaped the heavy hand of westernization right up until the twentieth century, and even those which have preserved their shamanic heritage to this day!
These celestial metaphors can be shown to teach a worldview which is probably best described by the adjective "shamanic" (or, more precisely I think, by the compound adjective that I use in my book, "shamanic-holographic").
To be fair, I firmly believe that the vast majority of literalist Christians who support campaigns such as the one shown above are not aware of the strong evidence demonstrating that the stories in the Bible were not intended to be taken literally, and that they really point to a shamanic worldview (a shamanic worldview of the very same type as the one being denigrated in such a paternalistic and condescending fashion in the video above, and of the very same type as they are undermining by trying to convert the children away from in Mongolia). The vast majority, I believe, of those who support such campaigns and make them possible are well-intentioned and well-meaning believers who want to help others, and who are genuinely inspired by parables such as the parable of the good Samaritan.
Nevertheless, I believe this campaign is gravely mistaken. I also believe that the centuries-long targeting of the shamanic worldview may indicate something else, to those who can read between the lines: it may be that someone out there does not like the shamanic, because it actually empowers individuals and cultures and enables them to gain knowledge and effect changes which cannot be accomplished within the material realm alone. This ongoing campaign against the shamanic may just indicate that the shamanic worldview actually provides the most accurate description of our reality, and that shamanic practice including contact with and journeying to the invisible world actually imparts strength to resist some of the negative forces running rampant around the globe. Indeed, the shamanic may be revealed to be the last, best hope in the ongoing "War on Consciousness."
The esoteric system of celestial metaphor underlying the world's mythologies (including the myths in the Bible) is plainly described in numerous previous posts, and in even greater length in my book.
This system has been kept secret for centuries. While some may argue that these beautiful truths should remain a secret, to be uncovered only by those who seek earnestly for them (an argument to which I am actually partly sympathetic), but there are problems with this position, obviously. First, these celestial metaphors are humanity's shared inheritance: they are not the property of any one subset or group of humanity. The stars above shine on everyone alike, and the Star Myths are found on every continent of the globe. They are not anyone's special property.
Further, it is a sad fact that keeping these truths secret has enabled the perpetration of horrible violations of the rights of countless men and women. If keeping these celestial correspondences secret enables deceit, oppression, exploitation, cultural imperialism, and even genocide, then the truth about the scriptures should be revealed so that they can no longer be used to trick people into supporting such violations.
The people of Mongolia with their traditional spirituality and traditional shamans actually already have access to the very thing that the ancient scriptures of the Old and New Testament actually teach as well. That is part of the tragic irony of the situation: those being evangelized actually have the truth which those doing the evangelizing have missed.
The scriptural stories contained in the tract being handed out can all be shown to have celestial foundations, and to teach a message that can be described as shamanic. This is the major paradigm-shifting understanding that the distributors of these tracts (and the opponents of the shamanic) seem to be missing. Since they do not understand this, their tract could use some help. Below is a re-write of them, from this very different perspective: that is to say, from the perspective of understanding that the scriptures of the Bible contain Star Myths which are in fact teaching a message which can be said to be shamanic (or shamanic-holographic).
In other words, what follows is my re-write of what these tracts should actually say, if they were written from that perspective. Again, here is the link to the file of the tract to which I am referring (in case you want to see the pictures and follow along). You can turn to the appropriate page in the tract to see the images which go with my suggested re-written script. We'll turn past the cover and the introductory material and jump right in on page 3 of 18 (using the pagination shown in the online version linked above):
Page 3 of 18 (children tackling their Dad and demanding he read them the Bible):
DAD: OK, OK guys, if you insist, we'll read from this little booklet that's based on ancient scriptures that you're so excited about. And, I'll tell you a secret: it actually contains stories that are based on the stars! That's right, kids -- the stars! In fact, just about every single culture on our planet had Star Myths which appear to teach the same message, a message about this world we inhabit, and about our existence in these human bodies during this thing we call "life." The Bible happens to dress up the myths in the cultural settings of the people who lived in an area around the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, but the same myths can be found clothed in the characteristics of the people of ancient Egypt, of ancient Greece, of the land of the Norse, of the Pacific Islands -- even of our own ancestors (wherever in the world we may be when we receive this little gospel tract, including Mongolia)!
KIDS: Hey, I know a shaman!
DAD: That's right! Shamanism is actually the shared heritage of the entire human family! The ancient scriptures of the entire planet have a shamanic message in them. Shamans are so important because there is an unseen world that is actually the real world that is behind this one, and contact with that unseen world is necessary in this life for our health and the health of the entire community! Unfortunately, there are a lot of places in the world where this shamanic worldview has been stamped out, in some places centuries ago. They may not even know that their ancient traditions have a shamanic message in them. Let's turn the page here . . .
Page 4 of 18 (Adam and Eve in Paradise):
DAD:Check this out, kids! Adam already knew how to shave really well -- he may have even used western shaving cream and razors!"
KIDS: Come on, Dad! You're joking, right?
DAD: All right -- just kidding, kids -- he obviously didn't grow a beard until after the Fall.
KIDS: Da-ad! Come on!
DAD: OK, sorry. But actually, I have a serious point. These are just drawings, so we shouldn't get caught up with whether or not someone draws Adam as having a beard or not, or with what color Eve's hair is, or any other physical details about them, because in fact Adam and Eve can be seen in the sky -- they are actually constellations! These stories are actually Star Myths, to teach us that we all come down here from the spirit world to be incarnated in physical form. That's why Adam and Eve are called the 'parents of all living' -- because we are all in one sense "children of the stars!"
KIDS: Wow! Really?
DAD: Yup! At least, that's what the ancient sacred scriptures all around the world seem to be trying to tell us -- even these scriptures from the Old and New Testaments, although they usually are not interpreted that way, sad to say. These stories are built on the motions of the stars, as well as the sun and the moon and the five visible planets, but really they are not actually about the stars either -- the stars and the starry heavens are themselves acting as a metaphor for the spirit world, the unseen world, the other realm . . . come on, let's turn the page . . .
Page 5 of 18 (Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise):
DAD: OK guys, I know this image is full of negative connotations, but don't let that alarm you or upset you kids. Remember that these are celestial metaphors designed to teach us about our existence here in the material world. Remember we said that Adam and Eve are constellations (the Serpent is too), and Paradise or Eden is the starry sky. So when it says Adam and Eve were thrown out of Paradise it means that the constellations sank down below the horizon, as the stars do each night, and as the sun does too at the end of the day. If we go out into the night sky, you two will be able to see the Serpent and Eve and then Adam all being "cast down" from Paradise as they sink into the west to "return to the dust."
KIDS: Can we go out and see that tonight?
DAD: Sure, although the constellations for the Adam and Eve story are not really visible during the night at this time of year -- in the spring it will be better for that one. Now, notice that in this drawing, Adam and Eve are shown wearing "coats of skins" -- that's another metaphorical way of saying that we ourselves are really spiritual beings who are currently dressed up in "coats of skins" in this life! The "skins" are actually our skin, because we're in a human body!
KIDS: Really? If that's really true, then how come they have to make metaphors to tell us that?
DAD: Great question! You see, one of the things this story of being thrown out of Eden is there to remind us is exactly that point: that we come from another place, a spiritual place. But we tend to forget that fact. It's like we have amnesia or something. This story is telling us that we all have a divine "spark" inside us, just like the stars are "divine sparks," in a sense -- but that this divine spark is hidden inside our "coats of skin," our incarnate bodies. One of the purposes of these metaphors is to remind us of who we are, and where we come from, so that we don't get so caught up in our physical selves that we forget that we are also spiritual beings!
KIDS: Wow! That's incredible! But how does that relate to shamanism?
DAD: Wouldn't you like to know! But you're too young.
KIDS: Daaaaaaad!!!!
DAD: OK, remember that all the stars and their heavenly realm are like a metaphor for the spirit world, because down here on earth everything is material, made out of earth and water, but up there there isn't anything that looks material, and it seems like it's just a realm of air and fire: a spirit realm. So, if these stories teach us that we have a hidden spiritual component, then we can realize that there is actually spirit hidden in everything: this entire world actually has contact with the spiritual realm. After all, we came from there, so there must be some points of contact or communication between the spirit realm and the physical realm. In fact, everything down here mirrors the world up there: that's what these stories are showing, after all. The stories are talking about the actions of stars, but they are bringing those actions down to the human realm. Well, the shamanic worldview is all about the idea that there is a hidden spirit world behind everything we see down here, and that part of our job in this life is to recognize that and work to call the spirit world out, to awaken to the spirit world and to wake up the spirit that is within everything!
KIDS: Everything including us!
DAD: Including us! And all the plants and animals too! But, let's read on . . .
Page 6 of 18 (you can ignore this page -- it is based on literalistic misinterpretations -- let's continue on)
Pages 7 through 12 of 18 (episodes from the life of Jesus as related in the four gospels):
DAD: OK, kids, there are actually a lot of additional celestial metaphors here regarding the life of Jesus, as well as some important numerical metaphors regarding the multiplication of the loaves and fishes (which also contains important zodiac metaphors), but I'm not going to lay all of those out right now, for reasons of my own. The important thing I want you to realize is that these stories involve very powerful metaphors about the hidden spark inside each and every man, woman and child. These stories show Jesus going around and opening people's eyes to that fact.
KIDS: Opening people's eyes? I don't actually see him doing that in any of these pictures.
DAD: Well, there are actually stories where that does happen, but what I'm talking about is actually opening up perception that is not one of our five physical senses -- not physical sight, or hearing, or smell, touch or taste. We don't actually perceive the reality of the unseen realm and of the hidden divine spark inside of us with our physical senses.
KIDS: Then what do we perceive it with?
DAD: Well, that's a good question. With something that is called many different things in many different places. Sometimes it's called spiritual sight, or second sight -- sometimes it's just called "consciousness." But anyway, that's why when I said "opening up people's eyes," I was using sight in a kind of metaphorical sense, even though I wasn't talking about physical sight. We can talk more about this stuff later -- as we go along, so to speak. It's actually not something that is good to talk too much about all at once. Let's turn the page and finish up for tonight -- it's getting late . . .
Page 13 of 18 (the Crucifixion):
DAD: OK, I kind of wish they wouldn't show this stuff in books that they hand out to really little kids, but you guys are old enough to discuss it a bit, I guess. Once again, these are actually metaphors, and the cross is actually a very profound metaphor about human existence in this life. We have a material or physical or animal component: that's the horizontal bar on the cross. And we have a spiritual component: that's the vertical part of the Cross. So, we're all "on a Cross" in this life, in one sense, a combination of the spiritual and the animal.
KIDS: You mean, it's kind of telling us the same thing as the "coats of skins" metaphor in the Adam and Eve story?
DAD: Izzzactly! Strong work! You kids actually have been paying attention, haven't you? I'm impressive! Yes, that's part of what's going on here -- these stories are telling us about our incarnate life, and that our spirit will "rise again" into the spirit realm after coming down here to be "crucified" in a human body, which is a kind of being "stretched out" between the material and the spiritual, and which actually looks like a Cross, if you think about it. But also, the Bible actually calls the Cross "the Tree" a lot of times -- and the Tree is a very shamanic symbol. In shamanic cultures, ascending up the Tree is often an important way to access the spirit world in order to gain knowledge that cannot be gained in the material world alone, and even to participate in actions in the spirit world which can make changes "down here" in the material world.
KIDS: Oh yeah! I've seen shamans go up a pole or tree outside their yurts in ceremonies before!
DAD: That's right! In other mythologies, such as the Norse myths,
a god has to ascend a tree and hang there in order to gain access to wisdom that cannot be gained any other way -- and to be able to "see" with a vision that is more than just the physical sense of sight. This has to do with gaining consciousness, and it is a big part of what we are supposed to be doing here in this incarnate existence, while we are "crucified" in this human body, so to speak -- this incarnation we're all going through. In fact, it may be a big part of the reason we spiritual beings come here to this incarnate human body in the first place -- to gain consciousness that maybe we can't obtain any other way. There are a lot of ways that human life helps us to gain consciousness -- it's not just by hanging on a tree at all: that's a metaphor for human existence in this cross-shaped body that crosses matter and spirit.
Pages 14 and 15 of 18 (Resurrection and Ascension):
DAD: OK, I think by now you guys should be starting to see how these sacred stories are teaching us something about our existence here, and how they might very well be shamanic in nature. I think based on what we've discussed so far, you can figure out some of the things that are being taught here on pages 14 and 15.
KIDS: Come on, Dad! Tell us!
DAD: Nope! Not gonna do it -- you have to think about these things for yourself, you know.
KIDS: Wait, what about these other pages, at the end -- 16 through 18?
DAD: Oh, those are based on a literalistic interpretation of these stories. Some people don't know that all the world's sacred traditions are actually teaching very much the same profound truths, and so they want to try to get people to stop following one ancient teaching and exchange it for theirs, but that seems to me to be based on a big mistake in the way they are reading the stories.
KIDS: Wow! That's too bad. Do people actually stop following their ancient teachings and exchange them for these "literalistic interpretations"?
DAD: I'm afraid so. But listen, you kids have to get off to bed! You've got to get up before daybreak and chase down all the crazy herd animals while riding on your ponies like the expert little horse-men and horse-women that you are! And, while you're at it, you can check out the heliacal rising of the sun in the zodiac constellation of Virgo -- who is also a shamanic figure, by the way! Yes -- the ancient myths aren't always about male gods or deities being shamanic: Isis does a lot of things that are clearly shamanic, especially when she puts on wings and ascends like a bird, which is also something that the Norse goddess Freya was known to do quite often as well. Also, don't forget that Jupiter is really visible in the morning before sunrise, just in front of Leo the Lion right now!
KIDS: Oh, I love Jupiter! I can't wait to get up before sunrise tomorrow and ride around in the frosty morning! Thanks, Dad, for explaining this Bible tract to us!
DAD: You're welcome, kids. Hey, you know: you guys are all right! I'm glad you were so fired-up to dig into these ancient scriptures. And, I think it's safe to say that the shamanic worldview is going to continue to thrive and survive, even though people have been trying to stamp it out for ages now! After all, if it really is the truth, you can't keep it a secret forever!


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Whole Foods apologizes for selling whole, peeled oranges in plastic containers
Supermarket chain Whole Foods was forced to apologize for selling whole, peeled oranges in plastic containers at one of its California locations, after a shopper tweeted a photo of the product, questioning the company's packaging methods.
On Thursday morning, Nathalie Gordon tweeted a photo showing whole, peeled oranges packaged in a plastic container.
"If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them," Gordon questioned.
Gordon's tweet was re-shared over 56,000 times.
However, it appears the photo was originally taken by vegan news and recipe source World of Vegan and shared by the Plastic Pollution Coalition on Wednesday. The image was captured in an Oakland, Calif. store.
The supermarket chain apologized Wednesday evening for the "mistake."
"@PlasticPollutes @worldofvegan Our mistake. These have been pulled. We hear you, and we'll leave them in their natural packaging: the peel," the supermarket tweeted.
Even though the supermarket apologized for the "mistake," some social media users thought the some customers may need pre-peeled, packaged oranges for health reasons.
".@WholeFoods @awlilnatty Please dont. A lot of ppl with disabilities like arthritis see them as a lifesaver, and don't appreciate the "joke,"" Kevin Carson tweeted.
"@WholeFoods @awlilnatty I'm so sorry you've decided to do that. I have rheumatoid disease and it's often impossible to peel an orange," another Twitter user said.
Here's a look at some of the reaction.
Last year, Whole Foods was targeted on social media after a customer shared in image of $6 bottles of water containing three spears of asparagus.
The bottles of "asparagus water" were spotted by a Los Angeles-area shopper who snapped a photo of the $6 product and shared it on Instagram.
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As I sat with my kids on the floor of our flight's waiting area, I wondered how it got to this. How the airline industry abandoned traveling families. We travel often, and in groups. We're loyal. We are willing to spend a lot of money. When we have a good experience, we tell everyone. That sounds like a good customer to me.
But I suppose, in the airlines' eyes, we're undesirable. Why else would they do so little to woo our business or accommodate us? They squeeze us (and our strollers) into flight waiting areas equipped to hold only ¼ of the passengers on the always-full flight. They hit us with add-on fees that unfairly punish us (want to sit together? Fee. Have more than one carry-on? Fee. Want something to drink on board? Fee.).
If they let us sit together, we're seated in the back rows of the plane. And many airlines don't let us "pre-board" anymore, saving that "perk" for their million-mile elite, plus, gold, super-dee-duper business traveler.
I'm sick of being treated like a second class citizen by the airlines because I only fly 4-5 times a year. Does anyone else feel this way?
I vented about this topic in a recent Reuters story (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/04/uk-travel-airlines-fees-idUSLNE85301D20120604), and in a blog last year https://www.travelingmom.com/blogs/4589-the-back-of-the-plane-blues-sitting-in-qlast-classq.html
But I'm still riled up about it.
We might leave behind more crumbs behind than your average traveler, but family travelers are not cheapskates. I just spent $1,300 to fly four people round trip from Chicago to Denver (and that was without checking luggage or buying in-flight water). And while there is the occasional obnoxious kid or parent on a flight, I'd argue that 99 percent of families behave well on planes, sitting quietly hypnotized by electronic screens like everyone else.
I can only come up with one reason why the airlines mistreat us: BECAUSE THEY CAN.
They don't make an effort to win over families because they don't have to. They have us right where they want us. They know working and schedule-juggling moms and dads don't have time to drive to their destinations. We can not add 1-3 days on each side of a trip just to get back and forth.
Sadly, we need the airlines more than they need us. So until the great American road trip makes a comeback, I guess it's take it or leave it. Or, is it time to rediscover train travel?


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Shooting at the outdoor courts near the Ram Village on North Carolina's campus Monday night, suspended basketball player P.J. Hairston told a Daily Tar Heel reporter he plans to be part of the team this season.
�Yeah, I�ll be on the court,� he told the DTH. �I�m not sure how long I�ll have to sit out. I haven�t found out yet, but whatever it is I�m ready for it.�
Hairston is due in Rowan County court Friday on charges of speeding and reckless driving. He was stopped July 28 by state police for driving 93 mph in a 65-mph zone, and UNC basketball coach Roy Williams suspended Hairston indefinitely that night.
Earlier this month, Hairston had a court appearance for a May 13 speeding ticket continued until Sept. 13. Hairston was also arrested June 5, when he was charged with marijuana possession and driving without a license in Durham, but those charges were dropped July 22.
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Stephen King's "IT" took back the box-office crown this weekend, marking the third of four weekends since its release where it has been at the top.
The film scared off Tom Cruise and Doug Liman's "American Made" which scored solid reviews and was coming off good business of over $64 million overseas, but opened to just $17.3 million in the U.S. – Cruise's worst wide release since "A Few Good Men" opened in the early 1990s. Even so, made for just a $50 million budget it will end up in profit.
Last week's top spot holder "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" slipped to third but still pulled in a further $17 million with the top three being pretty close.
Dead on arrival was the "Flatliners" remake which was expected to flop and did so with just $6.7 million. The better reviewed "Battle Of The Sexes" also fizzled with just $3.4 million and sixth place despite a decent 1,200 screen opening.
On the limited release front both the Liam Neeson-led "Mark Felt" and the late Harry Dean Stanton's "Lucky" were essentially ignored.
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Our Pet Food Program calls attention to the importance of pets to the well-being of home bound older adults. Helping keep these companion pets – dear friends of our participants – well fed, healthy and part of the family for as long as possible is the motivating factor behind this program. The Pet Food Program began in 2008 with a $1,000 grant from the Season of Suppers campaign. Today, it continues with funding through grants from Meals on Wheels America and community support.
Are all pets accepted on this program?
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Thursday, 19 November 2009
»» Ryan's Fancy at Disneyworld
I accepted an invitation from a very prominent Canadian based Irish folk group "Ryan's Fancy" to become a member and contribute to their music line-up.
In 1979 I moved to Canada and to a new address at The Head of St. Margaret's Bay on the south shore if Nova Scotia. We toured all over Canada but were better known as a group from the Maratimes. I recorded a few LP's with them and during that time we hosted our own C.B.C. "Superspecials" on network television. It's members were Denis Ryan from Newport, Co. Tipperary, Fergus O'Byrne from Dublin and Dermot O' Reilly from the same area of Dublin as myself. Unfortunately Dermot died at his home in St. Johns, Newfoundland on February 17th. 2007. R.I.P.
This photo is the result of a happy ending to an international incident that involved Ken Taylor who in 1979 was the Canadian Ambassador to Iran when he helped six American hostages. They had escaped and sought refuge at the Canadian embassy when Ken Taylor, with help from Joe Clark, Canadian Prime Minister, issued Canadian passports to fool the Iranians into believing they were Canadians in a covert operation called "The Canadian Caper".
On an invite from the American government, Ryan's Fancy was selected to record a one hour "Superspecial" at Disneyworld Florida produced by C.B.C. television.
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Columbitech today announces its release of its IoT solution – dubbed "Things Secured" – geared to eliminate one of the largest holdback factors for innovators enabling the power of IoT. "The Increasing awareness of the challenges involved with securing "face-less" devices emerging with IoT, has inspired us to offer early adopters and developers a version of our Mobile VPN for the Raspberry PI platform", says Tobias Englund, CEO at Columbitech, "and as such engage earlier in the conversion of the need for integrity of data at the get-go of mobile initiatives, targeting anything from sensors to connected cars", he continues.
Columbitech offers a unique "software-only" solution with a flexible design and small footprint, making it attractive for developers of mobile solutions across various platforms.
Its Security Software solution is currently protecting Enterprise users, Field workers, Government agencies, Retailers and Embedded Devices, offering compliance with the cryptographic guidelines and authentication requirements enforced by Industry regulators such as NIST/FIPS 140-2, HIPAA and PCI.
It further offers a robust and seamless always-connected feature with network roaming and resumed transactions between i.e. WiFi and LTE, and with performance enhancements to further ensure the Quality of Services used over the Mobile Network.
"With our long standing experience of developing versions for Linux and Mobile VPN for embedded devices, we simply used our own free version of the Columbitech Mobile VPN SDK. It took us a couple of days to port our core technology, and we will continue to support other interesting platforms at a rapid pace", says Lars Laven, CTO Columbitech. "The other problem we think we have solved is the security provisioning, where we now remotely request and issue certificates and manage updates and changes in real-time", he explains further.
The Things Secured solution is immediately available for testing and evaluation at no cost, and offers a Mobile VPN tunnel with mutual Authentication, encryption and integrity controls using Raspberry PI.


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Whoever you are and wherever you find yourself on your journey of faith, you are welcome at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, where we are joyfully and energetically committed to Jesus' message of justice, love and compassion.
Join us for worship and communion on Sundays at 8:00 am and 10:15 am, and on Wednesdays at noon. Everyone is welcome!
The Sunday morning service at 8:00 am uses the Book of Common Prayer. There is no music at this service.
The Sunday morning service at 10:15 am has childcare, Church School (Godly Play) for children through 6th grade. Children join their families at the Peace and share Holy Communion with the congregation. There is Bible and Bagels for middle and high school students during the first half of the service.
Youth Group for middle school and high school generally meets on Sunday evenings. The Middle School Youth Group meets at 4:30 pm. At 5:30 pm the High School Youth Group joins the Middle School Youth Group for dinner. After dinner the Middle School Youth Group leaves and the High School Youth Group meets until 6:30 pm.
Sunday 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m.
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Africa-focused oil and gas explorer Bowleven has announced that hydrocarbons have begun flowing from the Zingana well offshore Cameroon
Bowleven drilled the Zingana well earlier this year on the Bomono licence in the Douala basin. Following the installation of testing equipment on the well, the first hydrocarbon flows were recorded, said the company.
Trials on Zingana aim at determining productivity and connectivity of shallow reservoir units, which will provide the basis for initial gas offer on the well.
The Bomono exploration licence is fully owned by Bowleven, covering two blocks of 2,328 km in the Douala basin in Cameroon. Though the licence officially expired on 12 December 2015, after a one-year extension, the discovery of hydrocarbons in two wells (Moambe and Zingana) and prior conclusive flow tests on Moambe led to the company applying for a gas exploitation licence.
According to the company, the oil production from the Bomono licence will be used for gas plants operated by the Cameroonian electricity operator Eneo.
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In the framework of the second European Citizens Summit on 23 and 24 September 2014, which is organised by the EU Civil Society Contact Group (CSCG), this webinar will present the upcoming event and discuss the "degrowth" paradigm as a potential solution for a fairer and more democratic Europe.
The webinar will provide an opportunity to deepen the conversation about the limits of growth as dominant political and economic paradigm and to make a link with the people involved in the Degrowth Conference which will take place from 2 to 6 September in Leipzig.
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Flat Head & Twisted Neck: Words of Advice from an Occupational Therapist
Recently I head the pleasure to speak with Jennifer Todd-Barnard of Baby Begin, LLC. Jennifer is a pediatric occupational therapist who specializes in working with infants with Plagiocephaly (flat head) and Torticollis (twisted neck) as well as infants with reflux and other conditions. Jennifer offers some great advice for new parents!
1. Tell me about you. I am a pediatric Occupational Therapist with a passion for babies!
2. What is "flat head" and "twisted neck"? Plagiocephaly (flat head) is a very common condition that newborns are getting, mainly because they are sleeping on their backs. It can be mild or severe and often affects even the face. You only have a short window of opportunity to improve it (up to 18 months of age) and then it is permanent. But the good thing is- it is preventable! Torticollis (twisted neck) is a tightness on one side of the neck that causes a baby to tilt their head and prefer to rotate in one direction. It should be addressed immediately by a qualified Occupational or Physical Therapist. It is usually caused from in-utero crowding/constraint. If left untreated, it can cause skull/facial deformities and developmental delays.
3. How can a parent recognize them? When the baby is born, you really need to watch for a turn preference. If the baby always turns in the same direction and resists turning the other way, one side of the neck is probably tighter than the other. You should also monitor the shape of the baby's head by looking at it from above, watching for any flattening or asymmetries. Some babies are even born with a misshapen skull.
4. What can a parent do to prevent or help them? Encourage lots and lots of tummy time (from day 1) when the baby is awake and supervised. Limit time in containers (swings, bouncy seats, car seats) to 3 hrs or less a day. Reposition the baby frequently - hold her on both sides, burp her on both shoulders, switch sides of the crib, etc. Be conscious of repetitive positions. And don't forget to address any concerns with your pediatrician and ask for assistance from a therapist.
5. How do you help parents and babies in your therapy? We know that with just a few minor changes in a baby's day, a parent can prevent Plagiocephaly. We do a lot of educating the community. We go to the baby's home and work with the parents on repositioning strategies and effectively treating the Torticollis with experienced therapists. We also work on reshaping the skull so the baby can avoid a helmet or further skull deformities. We are seeing a 70% success rate if the baby is referred to us before 3 months of age. That means lots of round heads, which, of course we love!
6. How do you use Baby Stay Asleep in our therapy? We are encouraged by the ways we can use the Baby Stay Asleep. It offers a safe way to reposition the baby off of the flattened area of the skull, thus improving the head shape very quickly. All other positioners have been taken off the market, which made our job a lot more difficult! This specific positioner has made a world of difference for our patients. We also have a lot of babies with reflux. Being able to put the baby in the crib (not a container) AND being able to position their head at the same time is so nice. It really works and our families are so excited to have a viable option for both. Great design and easy to use.


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Grantmakers for Education 21st Annual Conference
October 16-18, 2017 | Washington, D.C.
Equity in Education: Empowering Community Voice
The RFP is closed. The deadline for online submissions was 5:00 pm PT on March 20, 2017. Notifications of session selection were made in late May 2017.
Grantmakers for Education invites members to propose learning sessions for our 21st annual conference— Equity in Education: Empowering Community Voice. At last year's conference, we dove into deep, sometimes thorny conversations about the realities of inequity, power and racism not only in public education, but also in the offices and boardrooms of philanthropies themselves. This year we move our conversations into the realm of communities, to hear from educators, learners, business leaders, policy makers and families.
Envision sessions that can help grantmakers answer questions about the role community voice should play in equity, grantmaking, education policy and sustainable change for individuals, communities and nationwide. Through the voices of those most impacted and least heard, help us answer questions about how power differentials can be dismantled between grantor and grantee. Lead grantmakers in a vision of empowered, equity-focused communities that shape education policy and practice. Help grantmakers develop new modes of collaboration that will build sustainable economic development.
Our communities are clamoring to be heard. Let's bring their voices to Washington, D.C., the heart of our nation and the core of education policy decisions.
We are seeking provocative proposals that prepare funders for the future using innovative ideas, diverse perspectives and a focus on impact. Proposals should have clear learning objectives, an engaging format, relevance for funders, and a clear connection to the conference theme and GFE's operating principles.
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2017 GFE Conference Theme
Equity in Education: Empowering Community Voice
Grantmakers stand in a singular place in their ability and responsibility to impact the lives of vulnerable populations and those with limited resources. This year, the conference will address equity issues through the lens of diverse community interests and investment priorities under the theme Equity in Education: Empowering Community Voice.
"This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
- Frederick Douglas, "If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress"
As Martin Luther King argued in his last book, Where do We Go from Here, the choice facing grantmakers today is essentially between accepting chaos or rebuilding the social fabric of community. Community-centered work demands the philanthropic sector recognize its privilege in order to ameliorate the grantee/grantor power differentials. This convening will provide participants the opportunity to hear from grantmakers, educators, learners, business leaders, policy makers and families about the challenges and opportunities of embracing community culture and opinions when addressing equitable solutions that are strengthened by local ownership.
- What role should community play as drivers of sustainable change?
- How do we move from a patronage model to a community-building model, bringing community voices into the design and planning of initiatives?
- How can philanthropy amplify local and regional voices in policy and practice?
CONFERENCE LOCATION: Washington D.C.
Our communities are clamoring to be heard by local and national policymakers. This year we will hold our provocative conversations in the heart of our nation, where so many decisions about education policy are made without representation from many who are affected by those policies and actions. With the White House in view of the conference hotel, just two blocks away, attendees will have a constant reminder to keep our conversations attuned to the nationwide importance and urgency of these issues.
Selection Criteria
Grantmakers for Education's (GFE) Annual Conference Planning Committee—consisting of representatives from a range of grantmaking organizations across GFE's membership (including size, grantmaking budget, area of focus and type of foundation)—works collaboratively with GFE staff to provide critical input and perspective on the session selection process, which takes place in April and May. Selections will be informed by the following criteria:
I. General Criteria
Topical & Future Facing: We are especially interested in sessions that specifically address or reflect the conference theme and, within that context, showcase new and emerging work and innovative and break-through models. Additionally, we look for sessions relevant to what's happening in education today and that anticipate future issues in the field.
Insightful: We are looking for sessions that are tied to the conference theme and its framing language, and that either explore new concerns or take perennial topics and advance the conversation to a deeper level. Because GFE values a diversity of perspectives, we're particularly interested in sessions that challenge funders to consider old problems or assumptions in new ways by, among other strategies, incorporating fresh voices (students, teachers, parents, etc…) and perspectives.
Reflective: GFE's conference aims to be a learning environment that promotes reflection and peer exchange. We are looking for sessions that create genuine conversations among attending grantmakers and that engage their wisdom and experience.
Well-conceived learning format: Sessions should be designed with thoughtful, relevant learning objectives—and then be crafted to meet them. Generally we look for sessions that engage the audience as active learners and provide them with well-designed opportunities for discussion. Please consider an untraditional and innovative strategy for interaction. And, of course, we seek speakers and moderators who bring depth, experience and energy to a session.
Clear lessons or ideas for funders: Sessions should provide participants with understandings and/or practical tools that will help them grow as education grantmakers and/or strengthen their work. In telling the story of the work, sessions should give a behind the scenes look at, for example, the rationale for the strategy, the lessons learned and the transferability or implications for other funders. The choices and decisions that led to particular outcomes can be tremendously useful as peer grantmakers look to apply them to their own grantmaking.
II. Member Value
Grantmakers for Education's Operating Principles: We encourage proposals that incorporate our strategic principles by helping to prepare our members for the challenges and opportunities of the future. Sessions should provide opportunities for new thinking, diversity of opinion, and open-minded discourse that respects different perspectives and encourages challenging conversation.
Outcomes based: Our intent is to encourage data-driven sessions, based on research and practices that have proven effective in the field.
Relevant to different types of funders: GFE's conference attendees are a diverse group of grantmakers working on issues across the education continuum—cradle to career—with a wide range of strategies, budgets and scope of geographic focus. The conference planning committee will choose a final slate of sessions that reflect this range of interests. In your submission, please clearly state the group(s) for whom the session is most appropriate. While we appreciate proposals that are attractive to a diversity of funders, our strong preference is to have sessions that help a well-defined group of grantmakers improve their craft.
Speaker Requirements
All speakers must register for conference and pay for a minimum of one day. Additionally, non-member speakers are responsible for covering their own travel expenses. We encourage session organizers to support some or all of speaker travel and registration.
Additional speaker requirements:
- All speakers must commit to the presentation of a session at designated times during the conference, October 16-18, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
- Speakers should grant permission for online distribution of supplemental resource materials.
- If you wish to distribute copyrighted information in your supplemental resource materials, it is your responsibility to obtain the necessary permission. Such materials will be distributed only if they are submitted with the publisher's written permission attached.
We are here to help! For those of you who have content or structure-focused questions regarding possible RFP submissions, please email Grantmakers for Education at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Important Dates
- March 20, 2017 — Proposals due
- Late May 2017 — All applicants will be notified about the status of their proposals
- October 16-18, 2017 — Annual conference in Washington, D.C.
How to Submit a Session
Only Grantmakers for Education (GFE) members may propose conference sessions (click here to inquire about membership)—doing so is an exclusive GFE member benefit.
We have an online process for submitting RFPs. Please submit your session proposal using this online form, available starting February 20. Even if you have submitted a proposal in past years, you will need to create a new account.
We recognize that you may need several days to complete the form; before you start to fill out the form, create an account (instructions are embedded in the form), and you will be able to save and revise your proposal before submitting it. Multiple proposals may be submitted using one account.
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Elise K. Ackers
I am a romantic suspense and contemporary romance writer, and avid reader of both genres. I also enjoy reading and writing young and new adult fiction.
A lot which can be said for writing which can be said for reading. Sometimes there is a story which seizes the imagination – it scales to the top of the to-be-read pile or hijacks your work in progress, and it settles itself in the forefront of your mind until it's said its piece. I love when that happens.
My to-be-read pile is rather harrowing, and it grows every week now that I am active on social media sites which constantly bring new titles to my attention. It's all rather civilised – if I discovered one title before another, the first title is typically read first. But I've have a lot of queue jumpers, lately.
The most recent read to elbow its way to the front was Kristen Higgins's The Best Man. I saw the cover, liked that enough to read the blurb, and then made a point of buying myself a copy. It was initially placed at the bottom of the pile of books on my bedside table, but that very night it was dragged from the bottom and opened.
At the time that I began reading The Best Man, I was going through a personal issue, and I was finding it difficult to connect with any of my books. But Higgins' leading lady had been through far more than I had, and perhaps my misery wanted company. Perhaps I wanted to lose myself in a world where someone else's loss eclipsed my own.
Prior to starting The Best Man, I had attempted and discarded eight books.
This is all the long way of saying that I am drawn to books I can empathise with. I am often drawn to strong, sarcastic characters who challenge themselves to do a typical thing an atypical way. I love a good family drama, and sometimes, I'm drawn to books full of heartache.
My young and new adult reads stir the inner child in me. They take me back to a time when I was convinced of magic and destiny, and ever on the lookout for both. At the moment I am writing my first new adult book, the first in a series of three, but for now I journey into the Nevernever with Julie Kagawa's iron fey, and into Shannon Hale's enchanting Kildenree and Bayern. I love meeting characters who are changing their world, fighting for their future and falling in love, if not for the first time, but possibly the last.
I will never grow out of young or new adult books.
At this point in my life I can't read horror – I get too scared and try to read through a gap between my fingers. But I always read romance. I don't care if the protagonists are on another world, if they're an unlikely match or professional enemies – whatever the set-up, I read books for these relationships.
Every book I open must have romantic elements. That, above all else, is what I like to read, and what I will always write.
Three different words I would use to describe myself are:
1. Creative
2. Empathetic
3. Loyal
My latest release with Destiny Romance, Ask Me To Stay: A Homeland Book, is the first in a series of rural contemporary fiction. It's about reputation, obligation, forgiveness and love; about two brothers who are strangers because of a long-standing secret; and an old flame which gets a second chance to burn bright. It is set in a small country town in New South Wales, Australia, it's a novella full-to-bursting with complex, wonderful characters and there are, of course, romantic elements.
The second and third books in the series will be published later this year; they continue the romance arc established in the first, and give the reader the chance to linger just a little longer in these characters' lives.
Did I mention I love a good series?
Ask Me To Stay Blurb:Genre: Contemporary/rural, with romantic elements
When family tragedy brings bad boy Ethan Foster home, he doesn't expect a warm welcome. In the small town of Hinterdown reputation is everything - and Ethan's was ruined long ago. Nobody wants him around, particularly not Sam O'Hara, the girl he left behind.
There's still a powerful spark between them, but Sam is afraid to risk her heart again. And Ethan is hiding a secret that will have repercussions for his whole family. Will the townspeople ever forgive him? More importantly, will those he loves the most find it in their hearts to take him back?
This tender tale of love and redemption is the first in a brilliant new series by Elise K. Ackers, author of Small Town Storm and the bestselling The Man Plan.
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Ethan nudged Rowan and the boy nodded to indicate he was ready to leave. The kid looked glum, which was to be expected considering his loss, but also surprisingly dishevelled. His hair was greasy, his neck dirty. Sam frowned, thinking on it. 'See you,' she said. 'Bye kids.'
Nina blew her a noisy kiss, checked her brother, then blew another on his behalf.
Sam made a show of catching them.
A dozen metres along the footpath Sam turned. They made a pretty picture, walking together down the main street of the town. Neenz clung to Ethan, fiercely possessive of a man she had realised belonged to her in some way. Ro walked alongside, perpetually shy yet keeping close all the same. It would have been easy for them to adopt their father's hostility towards their uncle, but somehow the bitterness hadn't touched them. Perhaps they didn't have the capacity to carry one more emotion in their tiny bodies. Grief was heavy enough.
Sam watched as Ethan looked across the street, slowed and stopped.
The mechanics' shop stood as it always had, crowding the intersection with cars and bikes. A sign, to Sam's mind shaped like a squashed diamond, turned slowly clockwise and showcased the Foster name. Sparks tumbled from one of the open garage doors, brilliant and mesmerising. The concrete driveways were stained with rubber and grease, the door handles with automobile grime. Dean had a monopoly on the market – there wasn't a garage within one hundred kilometres, but he kept his prices reasonable and his staff were good with their hands and accountable for their work.
Sam looked back at Ethan, the absent co-owner of Foster's Garage, and wondered what he saw.
Elise K. Ackers is from Melbourne, Australia. She writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense and is published with Destiny Romance and Escape Publishing. Elise is an animal foster carer, a magnet for unusual accidents and an enthusiastic couch commentator. Ask Me To Stay: A Homeland Book is her fourth book. The second title in the Homeland series will be available in July 2013.
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There has been much wringing of hands and sucking of teeth over the future of Research in Motion, the BlackBerry® and PlayBook platforms. The central themes revolve around the level of competition, or the lack of competition RIM products are when lined up against Apple or Android smart phones and tablets. I've been writing code for BlackBerry for nearly six years now (and Android since it was released). As a contributor to Stack Overflow and BlackBerryForums.Com I've noticed that since the arrival of IOS and Android there has been an ever increasing volume of questions on how to do some particular thing on BlackBerry that is like this thing on IOS, or some other thing on Android. The person posing the question is all to often disappointed by the answer that it isn't possible to do what they want on BlackBerry. It dawned on me today that both of these situations spring from the same root cause: the majority of consumers, stockholders, developers and industry pundits believe BlackBerry, iPhone and Android are all interchangeable. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I suppose it is natural for this idea to have gained a firm foot hold. BlackBerry, Apple and Android smartphones have all attracted the moniker of smart phone. All three make and receive phone calls and text messages, take pictures both still and motion, access the Internet and are each amazingly powerful general purpose computers, especially if you cut your IT teeth on an IBM mainframe or PDP-8. They all even share the same CPU architecture. The same similarities span the tablet offerings from each camp. Where they differ, and really where the competition ends (or should) is the operating system design and philosophy that powers each platform.
The office and the playground are not interchangeable. Both are important. Even indispensable in modern life. We need offices, or other places of employment to be productive contributing members of society. Offices have structured codes of conduct, policies, regulations and requirements that allow what ever business is conducted there to take place smoothly. Playgrounds on the other hand, are best when unstructured, with limited rules. Just enough to ensure safety and promote harmony.In an office, even in businesses where collaboration is vital, there are times when an employee should not be aware of what his cubicle neighbors are up to. This could be critical, or even a legal requirement in some offices. In a playground the best experience for all is usually achieved when everyone present can see what everyone else is up to. This makes the experience more enriching and satisfying. The office is structured the way it is to provide an environment where work can be done within the bounds of applicable regulation, privacy requirements, efficiently and hopefully profitably. The playground should be structured for maximum fun. That doesn't mean we can't have fun in the office, the occasional party, or a lunch time rubber of bridge. Ultimate Frisbee would be difficult to play in most cubical farms. On a pleasant day it may occasionally be productive to take the laptop out to the park and allow the change of scene to reinvigorate the creative juices. But too many days like that can weaken the bottom line, or cause heart palpitations in the head of IT security.
IOS and Android are very much the playgrounds of operating systems. They look nice and are are easy to use. They are designed to be accommodating to application designers providing maximum flexibility and minimum restrictions. It is easy for an application to find out what other applications are up to, even participate by enhancing or improving what other applications do. In Android a developer can even write a replacement keyboard that provides a better input strategy. It is no wonder when buyers have a choice they will often pick an IOS or Android device over a BlackBerry device. Neither is it a surprise that more developers will then write apps for the more popular and flexible platforms. I think those are good things. How many back yards or family rooms look like factories or office blocks. Certainly those devices can be used for business, but having been designed and built to attract consumers, the user experience comes first. Other considerations come after.
The BlackBerry platform was designed an built with business in mind. The latest devices share a lot in common with iPhone and Android devices. They look nicer and are easier and more enjoyable to use than any BlackBerry devices that came before. I expect this trend to continue. But the requirements of business come first. The operating system ensures that what one application is doing is private, unless the application and the user decide to share. With the introduction of the PlayBook RIM has also introduced the concept of Balance, the use of one device for business and personal needs. But the constraints of handling business data: security, reliability, speed; are still paramount and are designed and built in to the product from the lowest levels. Creating and maintaining a secure operating environment takes time, but not nearly so long as taking an insecure operating environment - pretty as it may be - and making it secure. If you need proof that RIM's strategy is good just look at the security history for each platform.
The Ford F-150 pickup was the best selling vehicle in America for 28 consecutive years. By smart phone market analysis thinking every car company on the continent should be making nothing but pickup trucks. I used to tell managers that if they were trying to decide if they should buy IBM Powerservers, or Sun SPARC servers what they really needed to to was put more time into defining the problem they needed to solve. Both products had their place in the enterprise. If you're in the smart phone or tablet market and you're trying to decide between something from RIM or something from the other guys, you really need to put more time into defining your needs and learning what each platform really does. Trust me, you will be far happier with whatever you purchase if you take that advice. When my wife and I went shopping for a new minivan we never once looked at a pickup truck. We had analyzed our requirements and knew we needed a van, not a truck. When I need to get work done at home, I go to my home office or pick up one of my BlackBerry devices. When I want to relax I paddle my kayak, go into the yard, out on the deck, down to the media room or use the iPad to plan my next astronomical photo session.
No, I think RIM is doing exactly what they should be doing from a development and production stand point. What they need is better marketing. At least that's the way I see it.
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Minnesota School of Cosmetology-Woodbury (MSC) students graciously volunteered as hair stylists and makeup artists for the Open Your Heart fashion show sponsored by the Woodbury Guild Children's Hospital .
Open Your Heart is a fundraiser held at the Prom Center in Oakdale to benefit Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.The fashion show displayed casual sportswear, professional attire as well as very formal gowns. The stores that contributed clothing were Athleta, Sisu, Chicos, White House Black Market and Raffine Formal & Bridal. Participants of the event also enjoyed dinner, auctions, and games to raise money for Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.
Jen Marsich, the coordinator of the fashion show, sincerely appreciated the MSC student volunteers for doing the hair and makeup for the models. She said, "Thanks so much for having your students volunteer, our models looked amazing!"
Instructor Amy Stolber enjoyed the event stating, "Volunteering for the fashion show was a valuable experience for our students professionally and it was great for them to give back to the community."


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FG to conclude ports concession review agreement by December
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has disclosed that the review of ports concession agreements have reached advanced stage and would be signed in by December.
This may engender a new regime that will herald improved ports efficiency in the country's maritime sector.
Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman, who said this at the on going African conference of International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) in Abuja, said the NPA is working with the World Bank, terminal operators and other stakeholders to ensure that the agreement comes out as a perfect document.
The subsisting concession agreement, which was signed in 2006, authorised some terminal operators to operate sections of the seaports in handling cargos and allied businesses.
However, there have been yearnings from operators and regulators for its review due to lapses identified in the existing regime.
Bala Usman said the review will be more definite on sanctions for operators and regulator in the event of default, redefine the Guarantee Minimum Tonnage (GMT), as well as address smuggling of vehicles and rice into the country.
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I could easy see these pages in a wonderful mini album! I added some teal and peach flowers to go with the peach papers. I inked the edges and sanded them also. I wanted to add pearls around the outside edge but I had none that looked good but I will find some.
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It was bound to happen but still shocked us a little (i.e cried hysterically for about ten minutes).
I woke up to this (thanks Jana):
And quickly went on every tabloid magazine to read the full story. Which turns out to be ridiculously emotional (for me).
Apparently Kanye stopped midsong at his concert last night and asked the music to be turned off so the crowd could make some noise for his "babymama" who happened to be in the crowd at the time. He might have also serenaded her "Now you having my baby".
Even though this breaks my heart a little totally looking forward to seeing Kim super pregnant and the looks of that baby when it grows up. Sadly it will never be legal to crush on it.
Kris can't resist trying to be extra relevant. COOL MOM!


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Sunday, 7 April 2013
The Most Perfect Wedding Ever - Post 1
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Fabulous quilt and a delightful bride and groom. Glad you had a wonderful time and what a lovely view.ReplyDelete
So pleased to hear that it all went well and that the quilt was a success! Make sure you have plenty of rest now to re-charge those batteries! xReplyDelete
Cor blimey missus,,,,,,that's a quilt and a half no wonder you need a rest.....ReplyDelete
To the Couple: All the best for a beautiful life together!ReplyDelete
To the Bride: You look radiant!
To the Groom: How smart you look!
To the Quilt: Keep these two enwrapped in love and comfort.
To the Mother of the Groom: What a fabulous quilt, holding all those stitched, and unpicked, Stitches of Love.
Lis, the wedding quilt is beautiful. I love the fabric for the outter border. Can't see very well on the photo, but it compliments the quilt so well. Good job and congrats for the successful wedding - Hugs NatReplyDelete
Fantastic! Isn't it great when things turn out even better than anticipated?ReplyDelete
What a beautiful couple, they look very happy!!!ReplyDelete
And the quilt is just stunning Lis, Well Done!
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The quilt is just beautiful. Lovely to see the whole of it! Bet they loved it.ReplyDelete
Well of course it was perfect!!! :-). Do we now get more close up pics of the blocks? Hope so xxxReplyDelete
What a deep, deep joy you must have felt. The couple looks charming, I have no words for the quilt but please post a picture of the groom's mother.ReplyDelete
And did Sam enjoy the wedding?
- Anonymous8 April 2013 at 16:28
congratulations to you all - a beautiful couple and a beautiful quilt. wonderful memories, a blessing that the English weather co-operated. I want to see the groom's mother in all her beauty.ReplyDelete
Your quilt is stunning.ReplyDelete
I really appreciate your lovely comments, ideas and opinions, they make my day. Thank you for visiting Piece'n'Peace,
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by Alyona Zhuk at http://www.kyivpost.com
She's the second most beautiful in the world but for native Ivano-Frankivsk and the rest of Ukraine, she is the one and only. Ukrainian 23-year-old brunette Olesya Stefanko was crowned first Vice-Miss Universe 2011 on Sept. 12 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Leila Lopes, a 25-year-old from Angola, beat Stefanko on the 60th anniversary of the pageant.
After strutting in her pink bikini and a sumptuous white evening dress, Stefanko had to show off her brains as well. Asked which historical figure she admires the most, the former law student said she'd live the life of Cleopatra if she could. The Ukrainian beauty said that it would have been an honor to become just as wise, strong and beautiful as the Egyptian queen, who proved to the world that not only men can be leaders.
In the July interview with the Kyiv Post, Stefanko said that her dream was not, as beauty contestants often claim, to save children or heal the world, but to put criminals in their place as a prosecutor.
"I dreamed of being a prosecutor," said Miss Ukraine-Universe 2011, who is in her fourth of six years studying at the Odesa Legal Academy. "But then I spent some time at the prosecutor's office as an intern and realized that this isn't work for women. Legal practice is better."
The fragile brunette had all the typical sound bites needed to excel in the competition. She said beauty was not just about a perfectly-shaped nose or good genes, but also neatness, kindness and looking after oneself.
However, a couple of days before the contest Stefanko wasn't as confident. She had a nervous breakdown, said Anna Filimonova, the head of the "Miss Ukraine Universe" contest in comments to Gazeta.ua.
"Olesya was tired and fell for the girlie gossip that she won't win," said Filimonova.
And yet she did, well, nearly.
View video: Miss Universe 2011 girls-contestants in bikini competing in the pageant are judged on their physical beauty.