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Here are the top stories from ViralBlog: Enjoy our Social Media Recap #49. Including Bitcoin, Netflix, Throwback Thursday, Holiday Gifts, BYOD, Amazon Drones, the top 5 viral videos in Viral Friday and more. Everything You Should Know About Bitcoin Mania The People's Bank of China stated that ...3 days ago -
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Here are the top stories from ViralBlog: Enjoy our Social Media Recap #48. Including Virgin StartUp, Overdog, Rolls-Royce, the top 5 viral videos in Viral Friday and more. Virgin StartUp: A New Company Launched By Richard Branson Last week in London mega entrepreneur Richard Branson not only ...1 week ago -
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Most of my posts here are my own but I just came across some work of my overseas ADE buddy Paul Hamilton that was so wonderful that I had to share it. Paul is always pushing the envelop in terms of the way he blends multimedia materials to create outstanding platforms for his students. In this video he shows how it is ...1 week ago -
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A Northern California teen who was set on fire on a bus in what authorities believe is a hate crime says the 16-year-old accused of the attack shouldnt be charged as an adult.1 week ago -
aRevoltion Hits the Holidays
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I have always admired the work of Paul Hamilton, an ADE from down under — even though I have not met him in person. This past week he a made this great video tutorial about how students can make an Augmented Reality Christmas card in Aurasma. Innovative work Paul!!1 week ago -
Student Generated APP-Smashes Bloom + Gardner + SAMR Part II
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This is Part II in a three part blog post which shares the work of my student generated APP-smashes in my Forensics classes. All APP-smashes should begin with the learning goal, objective, or target: in the case of this project the learning objective was… SWBAT synthesize essential questions and enduring ...2 weeks ago -
Student Generated APP-Smashes Bloom + Gardner + SAMR Part I
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Much of my work in the past year has revolved around the conceptual framework behind APP-smashing. However, after attending the recent iPad Summit in Boston and listening to Gregory Kulowiec speak about the need to for more student generated APP-smash content on the internet, I vowed to shift the focus of APP-smashing ...2 weeks ago -
Lukewarm Monday a sign of things to come
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It's as if audiences -and networks- have already switched to summer content. Last night only news and factuals managed to pip the magic million. Seven network share was 28.9% then Nine 27.1%, ABC 22.0, TEN 17.4% and SBS 4.5%. Seven News was (1.13m) for Seven then Highway Patrol (1.11m), Today Tonight ...2 weeks ago -
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VIDEO: Wizkid & King Sunny Ade's Electrifying Performance Together
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Adam Beyer Live @ Drumcode, Awakenings (ADE, Gashouder)
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Adam Beyer (with Kaiserdisco) – Drumcode 171, I am Techno, ADE 2013, Amsterdam) 08-Nov-2013
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The eighteenth edition of the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), the world's leading electronic music platform, attracted a record 300.000 festival visitors and 5.000 conference delegates from around the world. With the international dance industry, music lovers, artists and media present at the 5-day event, which took ...3 weeks ago -
King Sunny Ade To Perform At Tiwa Savage's Traditional Wedding This Saturday
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Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun's wedding is holding this Saturday, 23rd of Nov. 2013 at The Ark Vicinity in Lekki, Lagos. And Tiwa has decided to take it all traditional. King Sunny Ade has been confirmed the entertainer of that event. Tiwa wants something different for her special day, she wants it to be done like ...3 weeks ago -
Tablet Academy comes to Scotland….and the world!
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Formed by the highly respected and influential educational technologist Professor Steve Molyneux , Tablet Academy has established itself as one of the UK's leading training providers for mobile device use. Steve is a well known and respected independent consultant in the use of learning technologies to ...3 weeks ago -
Haunted People, Haunted Places: The Films Of The Berlin School At MoMA
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Despite having one of the richest and most influential cinematic histories of any nation, current German cinemas star rarely seems to shine beyond its borders. The films that make the rounds and get the spotlight or any awards attention are the ones that still usually ponder over the corpse of Nazism or chronicle ...3 weeks ago -
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Emerson College to name school after Ron Burgundy
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iPad Summit Superlatives
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How are things going in Afghanistan really? Here's a post from Kabul by way of Instapundit.com. Excerpt:
Despite dozens of missteps, made mostly with good intentions, it has been the understated but forceful American influence, not the UN and the hundreds of NGOs, that has taken the major gambles here. The Americans have displayed admirable flexibility in altering tactics and strategy when necessary and achieved this dicey, delicate transition.


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Blenda, October 24th, 2013, Car Tips, 5 Small Cars with Big Attitude for the Smaller Driver. Although historically the American motor industry firmly believed in the saying that "the bigger it is, the better it is" - big engines with a massive amount of horsepower and enormous SUV's, there has been a very welcome resurgence t...Read More
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December 2013
Why the fuck does YouTube think I live in frigging Narnia? My friend Renee Maurice won New Zealand's Got Talent tonight and I can't see the video of her winning performance! Eat my ass YouTube!
Can we just
how great
their asses are?
This is the most notes I have ever gotten on a post and it's about asses.
I'm ok with this
Awww they fit like jigsaw pieces!
AU in which Nathan Fillion is actually your geeky yet attractive maths teacher
I would make an effort to understand Algebra for this man!
- (I am working late at night in a 24-hour pharmacy. There are only three customers in the store:a scruffy but clean young couple and another gentleman. The woman in the young couple is very heavily pregnant, and her partner is picking up the range of baby hats we carry and holding them up against her stomach, then looking at the prices and sadly putting them back. They pick up a packet of the cheapest pain medication we carry and bring it to the counter.)
- Female Customer:"I'm sorry, but can you please ask the pharmacist if these are safe for me to take?"
- Me:"Of course!"
- (While we're waiting for the pharmacist to come out, they tell me they're expecting their daughter any day now. The pharmacist has been watching the young couple since they came in.)
- Pharmacist:"These are fine, but can I ask why you need them?"
- Female Customer:"Oh, I have a horrible cough that's making my back ache even worse. I can't get to sleep."
- (The pharmacist goes through a list of cough medicines safe for her to take, before the young man shakes his head with tears in his eyes.)
- Male Customer:"I'm sorry, I've just lost my job and we really can't afford any of those. Sorry for wasting your time."
- Pharmacist:"That's okay, but this packet is damaged, and legally I can't let you take it. Seeing as it was the last one, let me and [my name] go look in the back for some more."
- (The pharmacist takes me out the back, where he puts three packets of name brand painkillers, four bottles of name brand cough syrup, a wheat bag for her back, a tin of formula, a packet of newborn nappies and a few of the hats the couple was looking at into a box. He hands me the box and tells me to take it out to them. I do and they both burst into tears, thanking us over and over again. They leave with huge smiles on their faces.)
- Female Customer:"Thank you again!"
- Other Customer:"I'm sorry, I couldn't help but over hear. Did you say you just lost your job at [local company]?"
- Male Customer:"Yes, I was an IT tech."
- Other Customer:"I own [other computer store in the area], and I'm looking for a new tech. Can you start tomorrow?"
- (There were tears all round that night. A week later, the young woman brought in her beautiful daughter and a giant batch of cupcakes for the pharmacy staff. Best night at work ever!)
Last night I got up at 3 am to feed my cat. So I picked him up, noticed he was purring loudly, and thought in all seriousness:
"Very cat. Much purrs."
…then realized I may or may not spend too much time on this fucking website.
As your husband I feel I should inform you that you said that out loud.
Yeah! How do you guys go outside enough to socialise then fall in love and get married?
on a scale from perlmutter to kate beckett, how much do you love castle?
I'm not sure I could give a non salacious answer to this question….
i struggle between wanting to stay up late and wanting extra hours of sleep
drugs are cool but have you ever watched castle?
I absolutely love seeing Gates like this, I mean look at her(not my gif)
She is all warm and cuddly
My headcanon says she has half a dozen kids and has done this AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL before.
November 2013
I absolutely love seeing Gates like this, I mean look at her(not my gif)
She is all warm and cuddly
I love Gates even more now!
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Through the years Victory Church has become very clear and very focused on what we are trying to do. Why have we become so fixated on a single strategy? It is, first of all, because we have embraced the Lord's Great Commission as our own. Making disciples is the driving force behind everything we do. Second, it's because we have overwhelming confirmation in our own experience that this one move, if mastered, is unstoppable and indefensible. I believe all churches and ministries can grow if only they master a discipleship process that is simple, biblical and transferable. I know of churches that are missing many seemingly important things such as nice buildings, good music equipment, support staff, big givers and dynamic preachers. Yet they're still growing because they are making disciples.
Churches can be blessed with all those seemingly important things and become completely consumed with activities that have nothing to do with making disciples. Our goal is to make our small groups and everything else we do support our discipleship process.
Unfortunately, crowded church calendars often compete with discipleship. No activity is neutral. We recognize that everything we do and say will either underline or undermine our discipleship process.
—From WikiChurch: Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering & Viral by Steve Murrell
We've done the legwork for you. Here's everything you need to know to create and customize a VBS experience for your church and community.
Hip-Hop Hope: Jesus Makes Me Glad
Theme: Hip-hop culture is global! Surprisingly, its original goal was "Love, Peace, Unity and Having Fun!" Hip-Hop Hope: Jesus Makes Me Glad offers Jesus as the ultimate DJ who scratches out new songs of hope.
The Kingdom Chronicles: Standing Strong in the Battle for Truth
Theme: With The Kingdom Chronicles VBS, brave knights and fair maidens will be equipped to put on the full armor of God so they can stand strong in the battle for truth.
The Mighty God: God Leads Moses and Me
Theme: This study from the book of Exodus explores how God led Moses through the perils of his life and remained faithful to him in extreme circumstances. Children will learn the ways that God loves us, calls us, saves us guides us and cares for us.
Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God's World Comes Together
Theme: Everywhere Fun Fair is a global celebration with the look and feel of a world's fair. Children will discover that God's love can be found everywhere—even in their own neighborhoods.
Tell It on the Mountain: Where Jesus Christ Is Lord
Theme: Get ready for a mountaintop experience! At Tell It on the Mountain, children will learn about the one true God through five mountaintop Bible accounts. This VBS features active Bible storytelling, energetic songs and Peak Performance videos for opening and closing.
Aventuras Glaciales (Cool Adventures)
Theme: Five children receive a surprise trip and receive great gifts from God: forgiveness, salvation, joy, life and hope.
SonWest Roundup: A Rip-Roarin' Good Time With Jesus!
Theme: This comprehensive VBS package uses a Wild West backdrop to help kids discover Jesus in the stories of Moses.
MEGA Sports Camp: Breaking Free
Theme: Teaching kids biblical principles and builds character through their favorite sports activities, this church-led program is fully adaptable to suit any church's size, volunteers and facilities.
Athens: Paul's Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth
Theme: Imagine leaving a life of privilege and power to face angry mobs, painful imprisonment and chain-breaking earthquakes—all to spread the life-changing truth of God's love. Learn the jaw-dropping story of the apostle Paul—straight from Paul himself!
Kingdom Rock: Where Kids Stand Strong for God
Theme: Enter the epic adventure that empowers kids to stand strong. At Kingdom Rock VBS, God's victorious power isn't a fairy tale.
Backyard Kids Club
Theme: Take VBS outside the church and into your community with Backyard Kids Club.
Club VBS: Jungle Jaunt
Theme: Based on Psalm 145:1-2, kids will learn to praise, trust and follow the one true God through the wild.
Colossal Coaster World: Facing Fear, Trusting God
Theme: Using 2 Timothy 1:7, Colossal Coaster World VBS will challenge kids to face their fears and trust God as they zip along the roller coaster of life.
Breathe It In: God Gives Life
Theme: Children are invited to discover the life-giving breath of God. Through Bible stories on breath and wind, children will explore how God's own breath was used to create people, and how the wind of the Spirit helped the young church grow.
Investigation Destination: Follow Clues to the King of Kings
Theme: Investigation Destination turns VBS students into secret agents—investigators on a special mission to discover clues about a special person, the King of Kings. The objective: Prepare students for the return of the King, challenging them to believe in Jesus and accept Him as Savior and then to choose to trust, follow, love, obey and serve Him. Those who know the Savior will want to tell others about Jesus, our wonderful King.
God's Backyard Bible Camp Under the Stars
Theme: Get ready for outdoor adventure under the shimmer of starlight that starts in your own backyard and gets bigger each day as kids take the love of Jesus into their homes, neighborhoods and communities.
God's Backyard Bible Camp Under the Sun
Theme: Get ready for a sunny outdoor adventure that starts in your own backyard and gets bigger each day as kids take the love of Jesus into their homes, neighborhoods and communities.
Jesus Family Reunion: The Remix
Theme: Encouraging stronger relationships in spiritual and natural families through Jesus Christ. This program introduces family time for all 10 lessons, including We Believe!
We Encourage! We Forgive! We Protect! and We Give! Each lesson highlights a family from the Bible that dealt with the same struggles as families today.
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Despite authoring one of the most successful books in history, the Saddleback Church pastor remains focused on something even greater
Rick Warren knows it's not about him.
Because of this, it wasn't a stretch for the pastor to begin The Purpose Driven Life with the now-famous line: "It's not about you." Indeed, as author of the No. 1 best-selling hardback book in American history other than the Bible, he's reaped enormous rewards. Yet he's also used that wealth to further God's kingdom rather than his own.
First, Rick reimbursed his Saddleback Church for his salary since day one; and for years he has since "reverse tithed," which means he gives 90 percent and lives on 10 percent. Rather than neglect his church, as many celebrity pastors tend to do, he remains very much hands-on—and that was obvious the day I visited Saddleback's main campus in Lake Forest, Calif., a few months ago. That day, Rick preached an inspiring message and then baptized about 50 people after the service.
He remains a pastor's pastor, which is why I invited him to be guest editor of this issue on knowing your life purpose. In a day when scandal among clergy is far too common, Rick is a shining example of what can be accomplished when a man knows his purpose in life. I hope you're inspired as you read these articles, and that you share them with friends—either in print or online. In addition, we want to do our part to enlist your participation and thousands of others' in his PEACE Plan to:
Plant faith communities
Equip servant leaders
Assist the poor
Care for the sick
Educate the next generation
To mark the 10th anniversary of The Purpose Driven Life's release, he's rereleased the book for a new generation and is focusing on encouraging the church to truly be the church through projects such as the PEACE Plan.
In a culture increasingly gone haywire, and at a time when most "successful" pastors are seemingly more concerned with being liked and making people feel good rather than sounding a prophetic alarm, Rick is a role model. He isn't afraid to speak out. Though the liberal media doesn't favor him more than any other Bible-believing leader, at least they can't blast him for saying off-the-wall things. He's savvy yet sticks to the Word of God. And he does this while battling behind the scenes some enormous challenges that would crush many men or neutralize their influence.
I believe part of this favor is because Rick doesn't just rail against the culture but offers solutions. He pastors one of the nation's largest churches in arguably the most liberal state in the Union. Yet by every indication—in reading about it and visiting firsthand—Saddleback is growing, healthy and making a true difference.
The articles here from Rick and his staff are meant to inspire you to do the same wherever you are. I ask you to not only read them but also devour them, meditate on how they apply to you and resolve to put them into practice. But don't stop with print. Visit ministrytodaymag.com to read fresh content each day during January and February on this issue's theme of knowing your life purpose.
You can also get this 24/7 on our free Charisma News app, available at any app store or by texting "charisma" to 24587. Once on the app, click the "Ministry" tab to read content directly related to the ministry world. In addition, you'll have access to breaking news and spiritual insight from Charisma News, daily devotionals and other good stuff. We recently added this tab to the app and are experimenting to see how many people use it. Eventually we may develop an app exclusively for Ministry Today. So let us know what you think by downloading the app, using it and giving us your comments.
You'll also be interested in Daniel Kolenda's article on finding God's will. Though it's the lone entry from a non-Saddleback contributor, it fits perfectly with this issue's theme. Look for more from Daniel, who is Reinhard Bonnke's successor at Christ for All Nations, online at ministrytodaymag.com, where we're also giving away copies of his new book, Live Before You Die.
Ultimately, I hope all these resources help you either discover or reaffirm your life purpose.
At some point we've all questioned why we're alive. Whether you or someone you know is struggling to find their life mission, here are five specific purposes for which God created us.
Everyone in your congregation wants to know if life really matters. Members, visitors, even your staff want to know:
What on earth am I here for?
Essentially, they're asking three basic questions. First, there's the question of existence: Why am I alive? For thousands of years people have asked this question. Many people of the Bible did. Jeremiah asked: "Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?" (20:18, GNT).
Second, there's the question of significance: Is there some meaning and purpose to my life? Is all that I'm doing just a waste of time and energy? Is my life significant?
In Psalm 89, David remembers how short his life—and every human life—is and asks God: "Why did You create us? For nothing?" (see v. 47).
Job also asked the question, "Why should I work so hard for nothing?" (see Job 9:29). In other words, if there's no meaning and purpose, why am I even doing this?
Solomon, in all his wisdom, questioned the significance of pleasure. In Ecclesiastes 2:2, he says: "Laughing and having fun is crazy. What good does it do?" (CEV). We all want to know: "Is there any significance to what I do? Why keep going?" Without meaning, life is petty, trivial and pointless.
Third, there's the question of intention. Is there a purpose for my life? Isaiah said this: "My work seems so useless! I have spent my strength for nothing and to no purpose" (49:4, NLT).
The British philosopher, Bertrand Russell, who described himself as an atheist, said, "Unless you assume a God, the question of the purpose of life is meaningless." In other words, if there is no God, there is no grand scheme or significance to anything. If there is no God, your birth was an accident. You simply represent a random chance. If there is no God, there is no right or wrong and no heaven or hell.
This is why it is so important for us to teach our people that God made each one of us for a purpose. They need to know that nothing matters more than knowing God's purpose for their lives, and nothing can compensate for not knowing it—not success, wealth, fame or pleasure.
We need to teach that without purpose life is motion without meaning, activity without direction and events without reason—yet underscore that it is never too late for any of us to discover our God-ordained purpose. People need to understand God makes everything with a purpose. Every plant has a purpose; every animal has a purpose.
Our people need to grasp the same truth about their lives. We should teach them: "If you are alive, it means God has a purpose for your life."
The New Testament teaches that God created each of us for five purposes. These are explained by Jesus in the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:35-40) and the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19), were demonstrated by the early church in Acts 2, explained by Paul in Ephesians 4, and prayed about by Jesus in John 17. Here they are, briefly summarized:
1) Planned for God's Pleasure
The first purpose of your life is this: You were planned for God's pleasure. I think the two words that best describe the Christian life are love affair. God wants you to know Him and to love Him. Everything else is secondary to that purpose.
There is a word for how we express love to God: It's called worship. Worship is both expressing love to God and living a life that's pleasing to Him.
You know, there's a big myth in Christianity. In the minds of most Christians the word worship is a synonym for "music." We say things like, "Well, I liked the message, but I really liked the worship"—as if the message wasn't worship.
Worship is more than music. It is everything you do that brings pleasure to God or glorifies Him. Your whole life is to be a life of worship.
2) Formed for God's Family
Just as worship brings God pleasure because He wants us to love Him, fellowship with other believers brings God pleasure because we're formed for God's family.
One of the most misunderstood ideas about the Christian life is that it's just a matter of believing. But God says: "No, you're not just 'believers'; you're also 'belongers.'"
You belong in the family of God.
Did you know that the term one another is used 58 times in the New Testament? Love one another, care for one another, pray for one another, exhort one another, encourage one another, greet one another, and on and on and on. God wants you to care for other people. That's called fellowship. Enjoying God's family is called fellowship. It's the second purpose for your life.
3) Created to Be Like Christ
You were planned for God's pleasure (worship), and you were formed for God's family (fellowship).
Here's the third reason God made you: You were created to be like Christ. It's called discipleship. God made you in order to transform you into a likeness of His son, Jesus Christ. God is far more interested in what you are than what you do. He's far more interested in your "being" than in your "doing."
A lot of people ask, "What is God's will for my life in my job or my career?" Know what? You probably could have two dozen different careers and God would think that's fine. He is more interested in your character, and I'll tell you why: You are not taking your career with you when you die; but you are taking your character into eternity.
There is no problem you have that you can't grow from if you'll learn the right response for it. If you respond to it the way God wants you to, then you become like Jesus. This is God's third purpose for your life.
4) Shaped for Service
The fourth purpose is this: You were shaped for service. God made you to serve Him. You're planned for God's pleasure; that's worship. You're formed for a family; that's fellowship. You're created to be like Christ; that's discipleship. And you're shaped for service; that's called ministry.
Every Christian is created to serve—called to ministry, created for ministry, saved for ministry and gifted for ministry. The Bible makes it very clear that every Christian is a minister (see 2 Cor. 5:17-19). Not every Christian is a pastor, but every Christian is a minister because to be Christ-like is to be a minister. You can't be like Jesus Christ without serving others.
What is ministry? It is any way you use the abilities God has given you to help someone else in Jesus' name. God uniquely wired you in a certain way for a purpose. God gave you your abilities—not for your benefit, but to use to bless other people.
5) Made for a Mission
The fifth reason you were put on this earth is that you were made for a mission. The apostle Paul was extremely passionate about this particular purpose. He says in Acts 20:24, "I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do" (GNT). And what did he say that work was? To tell people the good news about God's grace.
Fulfilling your mission in the world—there's a word for that in the Bible. It's called evangelism. And it is the fifth purpose God has for your life.
My dad was a man on a mission. He was a pastor for 50 years, but a few years ago he died of cancer. The last week of his life he was delusional, very frail and had lost all this weight from cancer. One night he became agitated and tried to get out of bed.
My wife, Kay, said: "Jimmy, you can't get out of bed. Lie back down, you're very weak. You're dying."
But he tried again to get out of bed, and my wife said again, "No, please, lie back down in the bed." She forced him back down in the bed and then asked him, "What is it you need?"
He said: "Gotta save one more for Jesus. Gotta save one more for Jesus. Gotta save one more for Jesus." He said this over and over and in the next hour must have repeated it 100 times. "Gotta save one more for Jesus."
As I sat there by his bedside, I put my head down, praying, and tears were running down my cheeks. My dad reached up and put his hand on my head—as if he were blessing me—and said: "Save one more for Jesus. Save one more for Jesus."
I intend for that to be the theme of the rest of my life. And I invite you to make it the theme of your life. You were made for a mission.
The Bible says that David "served God's purpose in his own generation" (Acts 13:36, NIV). I can't think of a better epitaph. That's what I want said about my life—that when I die people will say of me, "He served God's purpose in his generation."
And that's what I want people to say about you. In this article I've shared from God's Word what it means to live a life of purpose, a purpose-driven life. What are you going to do about it?


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If you're a fan of Taleggio, chances are you'll have a mini meltdown when you try Anton's Red Love. This bloomy rind cheese from Bavaria is pudgy and fudgy with a yeasty taste that calls to mind fresh baked bread or, better yet, a bismarck.
If you only serve one cheese at Thanksgiving, let me make a suggestion: try Gorwydd Caerphilly (pronounced GOR-with CARE-fully). Not only is it spectacular, it's essentially three cheeses in one. If you want to have a little fun, treat your friends to a three-part tasting by giving everyone a thickish slice and instructing them to identify the three parts: (1) the rind, (2) the gooey layer below the rind, (3) the cakey white center.
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Lots of people proclaim to be blue cheese haters, and this breaks my heart. Why? I can't stand the thought of anyone going to the grave without having eaten a wedge of Stilton or a spoonful of creamy Cashel.
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After a record-breaking summer of heat, I have been chomping at the bit for a breath full of cool, crisp, fragrant autumn air. My husband and I packed a weekend bag and headed into New England for a couples weekend with some long-time, but long-lost friends.
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COMMENT : Time heads are banged together at Exchange
'If the Government chooses to sit on the sidelines while the equity market splits even more decisively between the wholesale and retail components, we will know just how much it really cares about the Sids'
Saturday 06 January 1996
However the Stock Exchange eventually answers that question, there are other parties with a legitimate interest in the outcome. There is the Bank of England, with its longstanding concern about London's continued vitality as an international financial centre. And small investors have a right to be worried about any decision that leaves them even further out in the cold.
Ten years ago, the Stock Exchange lost an empire - but appeared to pull off the trick of finding a new one. Gone was the cosy club that presided over a cartel of jobbers and brokers, who earned rich rewards from minimum capital. Gone was the physical presence of the stock market at the Exchange in Throgmorton Street, as Big Bang led to a scattering of the market-makers to all quarters and the onset of screen-based trading.
Despite these revolutionary changes, the Stock Exchange retained a crucial role in the new devolved market by presiding over Seaq, the system that disseminated the price quotations of individual market-makers to the market at large. It also continued to underpin the settlement of the market through Talisman. Through providing these crucial services, the Stock Exchange was able to participate in the remarkable expansion in equity trading in London in the late 1980s. When recapitalised City security houses grabbed a large share of international trades, particularly in European equities, the Stock Exchange, by now grandly renamed as the International Stock Exchange, shared in the glory.
The 1990s brought a rude awakening as the Stock Exchange was caught on the wrong foot again and again. While other financial centres successfully modernised their settlement procedures, London's trailed behind. Taurus, the all-singing and dancing attempt to regain lost ground, had to be abandoned - costing the job of Peter Rawlins, who had been brought in to oversee the project. The Bank of England had to step in as project manager for the replacement project, Crest, with development capital of pounds 12m provided by a consortium of 69 firms.
The Bank's intervention served notice on the Stock Exchange; if it could not carry out a key strategic function - the modernisation of settlement - then the City would not wait indefinitely. At the same time, the new system aroused legitimate fears that small investors would be short-changed, with higher costs through the use of nominee accounts. One of the key reasons why Taurus foundered was that it had unsuccessfully attempted to square every interest in settlement, from custodians and small investors to the big market-makers. Crest, by contrast, was specifically designed for high-value transactions.
Now the Stock Exchange faces an even more fundamental challenge in the form of order-based rather than price quote-based trading. Despite Tradepoint's slow start, the economies from order-based trading are proving a successful attraction for rival financial centres in winning back business from London. The strategic interest for London as an international financial centre is therefore to have such a system. However, that militates against the commercial interests of the big market-makers who dominate the board of the Stock Exchange.
Despite their opposition, such a system will come to play an important role in London as elsewhere. Whether it does so under the auspices of the Stock Exchange is another matter. The example of Crest should serve to concentrate the minds of those still doubtful of the need for the exchange's new trading system, Sequence VI, to incorporate an order-matching system for big company trades.
The alternative is fragmentation of the market. The Bank of England's view is that the development of competing markets will not operate against the interests of the City as an international financial centre or the small investor. Yet while the big players, both institutional investors and market-makers, can be expected to thrive under the creation of a premier league market, small investors might well lose out.
If the Government chooses to sit on the sidelines while the equity market splits even more decisively between its wholesale and retail components, we will know just how much it really cares about the Sids whose money it sought so seductively in the 1980s.
Tackling Murdoch over sports monopoly
Upsetting Rupert Murdoch is a dangerous game for politicians - particularly those in such a parlous state as the present Government. Despite this, John Major appeared to throw caution to the winds yesterday by going public on his opposition to Mr Murdoch's growing monopoly of TV rights to big sports events.
Three cheers for Mr Major. The trouble is that what he was proposing by way of remedy didn't amount to very much - a move to beef up protection for the handful of listed events that are currently available on "free" TV, such as Wimbledon and the FA Cup Final.
Mr Murdoch has not moved on these, even though he could do so under the rules. The current legislation merely prohibits the exclusive broadcast of the listed events on pay-per-view basis - a market that does not yet exist in the UK. Nothing precludes a pay-TV broadcaster from pitching for the rights to, say, the FA Cup.
To date, BSkyB has been perfectly content to sew up the live rights to major matches, allowing one of the terrestrial broadcasters to show a few big-ticket fixtures. Even in the most recent Football League deal, which includes a listed event, the FA Cup Final, BSkyB has decided not to rock the boat. Under the arrangement, the Final will be shown on ITV.
By tightening the rules on listed events, for instance through prohibiting all pay-TV exclusive broadcasts, Mr Major's Government would merely pre- empt any future raid by Mr Murdoch and his associates. If the Government really wants to rein Mr Murdoch in, it will have to do a great deal more. But first, it ought to wait to see the outcome of the Office of Fair Trading inquiry into, among other things, the exclusivity deals signed by BSkyB and major sporting organisations. If these are shown to be anti-competitive, BSkyB may have to change its strategy.
Even then, Mr Murdoch's deep, deep pockets may be hard to offset. His pay-TV empire in the UK is now so profitable that few can hope to challenge him when it comes to bidding for rights. The most a laisser-faire Government can hope to do is jump hard on any anti-competitive behaviour (restrictive practices, predatory pricing) and hope that other media companies find the money and guts to take the kind of risks Mr Murdoch was prepared to run.
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Designer of this 2011 Fall Fashion Trends want to made your fall looks more impressive with its slits and slashes designs. 2011 Fall Fashion Trends bring comfortable wearing cloth and dress which full fill the coverage of fall fashion style. Specially when you're looking out of your home and see your neighbors like some nudity, thats the falls fashion design bring by some famous designer which bring 2011 Fall Fashion Trends with all the slits and slashes in their dresses and skirts. Taking out at fall will make you understand why they take this inspirations when designed the fall fashion show.
Chinese New Year is to be ahead. Many models of colorful blouses are very pretty, which is suitable, we use it sometimes. Blouse woman of character will be very fit Dragon Chinese New Year.Chinese New Year Dress is a form of expressing ethnic identity. An expression that is with multi-faceted meanings about where the Chinese come from, who they are and who they aspire to be. In ancient China, the manner of dress signified a person's social status.
The origin of the Chinese dress can be traced back to ancient clothing like two piece outfits, a long robe worn with a sash, and an outer jacket.Chinese New Year Dress is a mix and match of the simplicity of the early clothing and the contemporary fashion. Embroidery is a commonplace on Chinese New Year Dress for both men and women. Many of the designs on the New Year Dress are good luck signs or mythological scenes. Chinese New Year Dress for women ranges from cheongsams, qipaos, mandarin blouses to jackets and pants. For men, Mandarin shirts with Mandarin collars, Dragon shirts, Kung Fu suits & Chinese coats are some of the famous Chinese New Year Dresses.
The blouse is made of pink Thai silk with floral pattern. Three chinese hand-made frog buttons are decorated on the mandarin collar, while another six buttons are labelled on the front side of the blouse. The length of the blouse is to the thigh, and it looks like the upper outer women garment in Qing dynasty.
You might not have noticed many fashion trends in childrenís wear but they are there and as much for boys as they are girls. We went along to some of the hottest labels runway shows for their kidsí collections and were blown away by the attention to detail and styling put into clothing for our little ones.
The boy's fashion shows were incredibly successful and you will pleased to know there is something for everyone in the style stakes.
Not all little boys want to play in the mud, some of them have style from a young age and this was seen in many shows. Alongside causal ërough and tumbleí clothes there were sixties skinny jeans, long wool coats and plenty of colour. We are huge fans of the tailored clothes and you will be surprised by how many young men are seen swapping t-shirts for collared shirts and ties and suit jackets this year.
Anything retro will also go this year; drainpipe trousers, snappy tailoring and leather jackets are all whatís hot in young fashion. On the casual side of things, jumpers and jogging bottoms will see blocks of colour for a far funkier edge.
If your boy is a little older, you might find their inner fashionista is far more developed. Get to the root of what he wants by taking a look at what this yearís runway shows have to offer. Hip-hop and athletic gear are all popular choices but fashion can be hugely influenced by interests in sports, music or the arts. Donít embarrass your young man by attempting to dress him like you did ten years ago!
Boys fashion can be very similar to menís trends of the year. A little denim shirt or denim jacket will be bang on trend.
If you're looking for kids' clothes, you can buy now pay later at Ellos, where you'll find trendy clothes for all ages, shapes and sizes.
This year, Mugler has definitely brought a trendy, yet elegant, unique in the table for fall and winter of 2011 and 2012. You definitely need to be bold and confident for the sport of these exotic lady gaga fashion styles. One thing is certain, lady gaga fashion certainly fits the style of clothes she models for all the latest trends! Lady Gaga announced proudly that sport this new lady gaga fashion style to the runway in two of his tunes. For your protection, security has been hired to ensure that the parade took place safely, but the guests were actually for a treatment and very inspiring to see Lady Gaga sportswear Mugler.
The only word for this season's big earrings! Hoops, chandeliers, bohemian styles. They all need to be big and bold as the earrings above from Louis Vuitton.
Asymmetrical necklines were everywhere during the fashion week. Gucci (above) for Lanvin, Prada, Valentino and Lagerfeld, the asymmetrical look has been incorporated into everything from evening gowns to casual tops.
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Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers:
Sept. 2
The Anniston (Ala.) Star on state senator's crusade against children's book:
Literary censorship is a serious matter.
When anyone takes it upon themselves to decide what someone should — or should not — read, the censor's motives and qualifications should be clear to everyone.
The state of Alabama has had censors in the past.
In the 1950s, a segregationist state senator attempted to ban from Alabama libraries a children's book, The Rabbits' Wedding, because a white rabbit was marrying a black rabbit.
Motive and qualifications were up front.
A few years ago, another state politician's statement that certain books should be taken off the shelves caused some to suggest that our state should be renamed "Talibama."
State Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, now has announced that he can "see no value or purpose . educational or otherwise" in Toni Morrison's 1971 novel, The Bluest Eye. Therefore, Alabama school Superintendent Tommy Bice and the state Board of Education should remove the book from the list of "national exemplars for teaching literary concepts" to 11th graders, the senator believes.
Holtzclaw did not seek the book out himself. ...
Holtzclaw said his intent was to get the state to "direct and control its own curriculum without out-of-state influence."
Yes, Holtzclaw is protecting "us" from "them." He is sending a message to those he feels are trying to impose a national reading list on us — you can't.
The fact that teachers are not required to adopt and teach The Bluest Eye seems to make little difference to the senator, anymore than the fact that many of the "highly objectionable" themes — racism, incest and child molestation — can be found in the Bible, the works of Shakespeare, Mark Twain and Alabama's most-loved novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
The education of our children is important. Parents should know what our children read and why they read it. ...
The world would be even better if politicians would read the books instead of reviewing excerpts passed along to them for reasons that have little to do with education and a lot to do with politics.
Who should parents and the public trust to decide what books should be recommended for literary concepts — educators who have read the books or politicians who have "reviewed excerpts?"
Sept. 2
The Decatur (Ala.) Daily on the GOP's future path:
Many have seen the future of the Republican Party, and it poses a serious challenge for the GOP's old guard, especially in states such as Alabama.
The future is people such as Stephanie Petelos, a University of Alabama student, president of the state's College Republican Federation and, by virtue of that office, a member of the state's Republican steering committee.
She remains on the steering committee after a failed attempt to remove her for not following the party line opposing gay marriage, which she appeared to endorse in a June interview.
Petelos acknowledged the obvious: Younger voters, including young Republicans, are much more likely to support gay marriage. Like it or not, it's a generational sea change, and one that already is having an impact throughout the country, as a slim majority of Americans favors marriage equality.
Petelos' tacit admission of the electoral realities facing the Republican Party was too much for some in the state GOP's leadership, who increasingly tolerate no dissent, whether on immigration or abortion or marriage. ...
The committee then reaffirmed its opposition to gay marriage, just so no one gets the wrong idea.
This was a preliminary skirmish. Other battles within the GOP are coming, and gay marriage is one of them as young Republicans, who increasingly take more libertarian attitudes toward social issues, rise through the party's ranks.
This could be an especially painful process for Republicans in the South, as Petelos' experience demonstrates. Republicans could well be on their way to replaying the same sort of regional split that rocked the Democratic Party in the 1960s.
The civil rights movement split Democrats and ultimately turned a Democratic "solid South" into a Republican solid South. Like the Democrats before them, Republicans now risk becoming a regional party, dominating the South but nearly extinct elsewhere.
We know what the future looks like. The question is, will the GOP embrace it or run away?
Sept. 3
The Gadsden (Ala.) Times on school districts, students rejecting healthier lunches:
Who turns down free money? Some school districts across the United States are, with a rousing "Enough!" to the National School Lunch Program and its new emphasis on healthier fare.
The NSLP spends $11 billion a year on reimbursing schools for meals served and giving them access to lower-priced food.
Two years ago, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that allowed the U.S. Agriculture Department to set new nutritional standards for those subsidized lunches.
Those standards require more fruits, vegetables and whole grains; less protein, fat and sugar; and impose strict calorie limits (850 calories a meal for high school students).
The idea is to combat surging childhood obesity rates, and we've said many times that's a worthy goal.
The problem is, students are voting with their palates (by dumping the food in the garbage) and their wallets (by either not buying lunch or packing more satisfying meals from home). It's put school lunchrooms in the red, by as much as $100,000 in one New York district, to the point there's no advantage to taking the federal subsidy.
These are isolated cases. Most school systems can't afford to say "no" to the federal largesse, and the strings it carries.
We're sure those who are pushing healthier school lunches — first lady Michelle Obama has been the most visible advocate — would say, "Who's running things here: the kids or the adults? It's good for them, and they'll get used to it."
Maybe so. ..
Healthy doesn't have to mean tasteless or unappetizing. Kids are never going to view food as mere body fuel; the experience of eating has to be enjoyable for them. Calorie limits shouldn't be one-size-fits-all (850 calories might be fine for teenagers whose only exercise is pressing a game controller, but there are plenty of teens who'll burn that off in an hour).
Come up with standards that accept those realities. The garbage cans won't be as full, and the goal of healthier kids still can be achieved.


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MANISTIQUE — It took nearly the entire first set for Traverse City St. Francis to get warmed up in Tuesday's Class C state quarterfinal volleyball match.
Once the Gladiators accomplished that, they seemed nearly unstoppable as they rallied past the Calumet Copper Kings 3-1 (22-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-13).
The victory sends the Gladiators to the state semifinals for the first time to face Unionville-Sebewaing Thursday at 3:45 p.m. in Battle Creek.
"This is huge, not only for us but for our school and community," said Heather Simpson, who shares the St. Francis coaching duties with Rita Jones, "We're excited to be taking another road trip, and the people are excited for us. The girls deserve this."
St. Francis, making its first quarterfinal appearance since 1997, trailed by as much as 24-17 in the first set before trimming the deficit to 24-22.
But sophomore Alexis Rowe then recorded a kill to secure the opener for the Copper Kings.
"I think we had little bit of jitters in the first set," said St. Francis senior middle hitter/blocker Bridget Bussell, who finished with 17 kills, three blocks, four service aces and 20 digs. "Then, we came back and that seemed to set the tone. It's an unbelievable feeling to be the first ones from our school to be going to the semifinals."
Bussell helped the Gladiators start quickly in the second set, getting a pair of kills during freshman Madeline Rysztak's five-point service run for a 6-0 advantage.
Rysztak then added a four-point run in the third to put St. Francis up 5-0.
"Madeline is just consistent," said Jones. "She works hard and gets to the ball. We also have a team full of girls with great attitudes, which helps her."
In the fourth set, St. Francis quickly gained a 10-3 cushion, with Bussell getting three kills during that span.
A hitting and a blocking error enabled Calumet to trim the deficit to 10-5 before the Gladiators again took charge.
Calumet then fell behind by as much as 21-11 before a last-gasp effort pulled them within 21-15.
A serving error, however, ended any hopes of the Copper Kings completing their comeback as Bussell then hit the final three points, including a match-clinching ace.
"Calumet played well in the first set," said Simpson. "But our kids didn't panic and found a way to get it done."
The Gladiators also benefitted from a scrimmage on Sunday with Leland, which fell to Battle Creek St. Phillip 3-0 in a Class D quarterfinal Tuesday.
"That kind of prepared us, although we didn't have our best warm-up," said Jones. "Calumet has a good team. But once we got our ducks in a row, we were on our way. Once our girls get going, they're hard to stop."
St. Francis junior Megan Seida ended with seven aces and 11 digs. Rysztak added five aces, 10 kills and 11 digs. Sophomore Sophie Spencer had two aces, three kills and two blocks and senior Kaitlyn Hegewald collected 37 assists and seven digs.
"It all came down to serve receives, and the jump serves by No. 8 (Rysztak) were real difficult to control," said Calumet coach Lisa Twardzik. "I thought our girls came out strong in the first set. We ran a strong attack and were able to put the ball away. After the first set, we were having a difficult time getting a block on Bridget (Bussell) and their outside hitters gave us some problems."
Ellen Twardzik paced Calumet with three aces, nine kills and two blocks despite often being double-teamed.
"We noticed she really liked the left corner," said Jones. "When we doubled up on her, we were able to take that away."
Calumet's sophomore middle hitter, however, suffered an ankle injury late in the final set and was unable to finish the match.
"I felt bad about her injury," said Bussell. "She played real well for them."
Calumet sophmore outside hitter Alexis Rowe also had nine kills and senior outside hitter Kristy Lasanen had eight.
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St. Francis moves on to semifinals
Gladiators to face Unionville-Sebewaing Thursday
Girls Basketball Roundup: Titans drop opener
It wasn't the best of starts for Traverse City West in Thursday's girls basketball season opener against Grand Haven, but the Titans played the Buccaneers even the rest of the way in a 43-31 loss. (Plus more)
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Girls Basketball: Grand Haven beats TC West
Traverse City West fell behind early and couldn't recover as Grand Haven defeated the Titans 43-31 tonight.
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Hebden sparks Central, 5-2
Parker Hebden may have "park" in his first name, but he's started the season in high gear.
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Video: St. Francis captures Heintz tourney title
When it came down to crunch time on Wednesday night, Traverse City St. Francis did not respond like a young and inexperienced team.
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Prep Sports Roundup: Titans erupt to beat Gaylord
Traverse City West erupted for four goals in the third period Wednesday to beat Gaylord 4-1 in a Big North Conference hockey contest. (Plus more)
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Today in Sports: 12/05/2013
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Chemics overpower Trojans
Traverse City Central's girls basketball season tipped off Tuesday with a 69-32 loss to Midland.
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TC Central AD to leave for MHSAA
Cody Inglis called it "an opportunity of a lifetime."
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Girls Basketball Roundup: Frankfort tops Elk Rapids
Frankfort outscored Elk Rapids by 10 in the third quarter to overcome a 29-28 halftime deficit and go on to a 57-40 victory. (Plus more)
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Today in Sports: 12/04/2013
What's happening in sports across the region and the country:
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Young Gladiators reach title game
Traverse City St. Francis tipped off the season with not only a tournament victory, but an unusually early league contest as well.
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Placek, Hicks and Yaakoby are honored
Traverse City West's Katie Placek, Boyne City's Kylie Hicks and Leland's Noa Yaakoby were each named to their respective division's all-state first team in selections announced by the state volleyball coaches association.
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Girls Basketball Roundup: Forest Area beats TC Christian
Forest Area led from start to finish, opening the girls basketball season with a 35-20 victory over Traverse City Christian. (Plus more)
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Girls Basketball: St. Francis wins season opener (with video)
The St. Francis Gladiators started the 2013-14 season with a 47-23 win over Harbor Springs tonight in the Katie Heintz Keep Believing Tip-off Tournament.
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Prep Hockey Roundup: Lake Orion tops Central to win tourney
Lake Orion scored an overtime power-play goal to win the Traverse City West Thanksgiving Tournament 4-3 over Traverse City Central. (Plus more)
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Swan Valley RB Grace is Player of Year
Individual records don't mean much to Saginaw Swan Valley junior running back Alex Grace, but rushing for a Michigan High School Athletic Association single-season record 2,952 yards in 2013 was important to him.
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2013 All-Big North Conference Boys Soccer Team
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2013 All-Big North Conference Football Team
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2013 All-Big North Conference Volleyball Team
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Ithaca QB Smith is Division 5-6 Player of Year
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Michigan AP Division 5-6 All-State football list
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Prep Wrestling Individual Rankings: 11/27/2013
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New Lothrop's Coleman is Division 7-8's top player
Some of the unbelievable plays that New Lothrop football star Amari Coleman managed to pull off on the gridiron this season were simply amazing.
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Though it may not have been brass knuckles, 2 Chainz was once again caught wearing a deadly fashion accessory ... socks with sandals.
While leaving a NYC hotel on Wednesday, the 35-year-old "I'm Different" rapper -- real name Tauheed Epps -- kept it old school by rockin' geriatric grand daddy foot gear in public.
This time Chainz is wanted by the fashion police.
Really? You are calling this douche out for wearing sandals and socks??? Please! What about those Depends and ugly azz shorts or whatever they are, he is trying to keep above ugly footwear???
He's actually quite a fashion aficionado. That is, in the thug wear department. Probably been dressing like that since he was fifteen. Socks serving a purpose to hide the toe fungus.
For a man, wearing sandals without socks in the city is a bigger fashion no no. He needs to hide his big fat belly a bit.
Europeans and athletes around the world have been wearing these athletic shoes ( Adidas made them first ) for at least 40 years. And with socks.
America has always been slow to catch up with the rest of the world with clothes.
Anytime I hear some idiot say something European is better than the USA, my opinion of them as morons is reinforced.
Only the fashion police and most women are willing to expose those toes to the grimy city streets , socks with sandals are for those with common sense.
I understand the desire for comfort, but I don't get the diaper look on anyone. When Hammer wore harem pants, he wore the waistband at well - his waist. You could tell they were harem pants. These things, I can't figure out...a skort for men perhaps?
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Way back on Independence Day I settled on what I anticipated the narrative of the 2011 Oscar season to be: The Year of the Beard. Steven Spielberg is as prolific as ever, and across media, working feverishly both as director ("War Horse" and "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn") and producer ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "Super 8" among others) on the big screen, while helping to usher things to the small screen, too, like "Falling Skies" and "Terra Nova." And he's hard at work in Virginia right now on next year's "Lincoln." Michael Cieply at the New York Times has caught up with this line of reasoning, it seems, and comes at it from the angle of Spielberg coveting recognition as an artist above a commercial player. [New York Times]
Oscarweb Round-up: More on 2011 as 'the year of The Beard'
Also: In praise of Linda Blair and 'Iron Man 3' takes to North Carolina
Sony Classics aims for lead with Knightley in 'Method,' supporting for 'Carnage' cast
Will it pay off?
When I spoke to Sony Classics honcho Michael Barker at this year's Telluride Film Festival, he told me, "Watch out for Jodie Foster." We were talking about the lead actress category at the time, and Roman Polanski's "Carnage" had just played the Venice fest. He was high on her chances and feeling invigorated by reactions to her showy turn in the film.
Well, things change in an Oscar season. According to screening literature recently placed at the studio's official site, not only will Foster actually be campaigned in the supporting actress category, but so will co-star Kate Winslet. Additionally, the other actors in the film's quartet -- Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly -- will be campaigned for supporting actor, taking the entire cast out of lead contention.
This, I think, is a smart way to go. The Best Actress race is already filling up and seems to have little room for movement between seven or eight serious possibilities. Meanwhile, the film's best shot at a nomination is probably for Christoph Waltz's smarmy lawyer (the character portrayed by Jeff Daniels on Broadway). And in a category that has a lot of wiggle room, I think he becomes a real possibility now.
Cinejabber: Cruisin' for a bruisin'
Open thread. The floor is yours.
Welcome to Cinejabber, your weekly place to babble on about this or that to your heart's content.
It was a short week for me as I was out of town last weekend and didn't get to the usual Monday column, but that will be back on track next week. It's a holiday weekend, and I'm looking forward to just keeping it low key in the house with some scary movies.
On that front, I was watching Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" last night, still for me one of the greatest thrillers ever conceived directorially. It struck me while watching it -- probably because of yesterday morning's "Titanic 3D" presentation -- that, while I'm aware it's sacrilege, "The Shining" would be all the more stunning with a quality 3D conversion. Hear me out. Kubrick always worked with a dramatic depth of field, but that film in particular plays with foreground/background in ways that are already unsettling in two dimensions. Imagine further immersion. Just thinking out loud.
As James Cameron previews 'Titanic' in 3D, we look back on its Oscar glory
The film is set for a re-release in April 2012
This afternoon director James Cameron and producer Jon Landau showed an 18-minute, 8-scene preview of the 3D post-conversion work they've been up to on 1997's "Titanic" to press on the Paramount lot in Hollywood. The idea is to re-release the film next year, mostly on 3D screens, but in good ole' fashioned 2D here and there as well, and the experience is meant to reinvigorate the spirit of seeing the film in the theater (while Paramount, no doubt, is seeing lots of dollar signs in the wake of "The Lion King 3D").
The footage was extraordinary. It is without a doubt the best post-converted 3D we've seen on a film to date, but that's largely because the effort is being put into it. So often these days post-conversion is meant to be a cash grab, with little consideration given to the overall effect, issues of light levels in projector lamps, etc. But Cameron is being a stickler for that, and the elbow grease shows. It looked just like the film was actually shot in 3D.
Greg Ellwood (who actually worked on the film's publicity team way back when) will be reporting on the event and Cameron's comments on the project over at Awards Campaign in due time, but here I thought maybe we'd look back to the Oscars of March 23, 1998, when the film tied the record for Oscar wins with 11 after tying the record for nominations at 14, and ask: did it deserve all those awards?
Action, comedy and drama hit the zeitgeist this month
Films like 'In Time,' 'Tower Heist' and 'Anonymous' speak to the here and now
It's funny how the zeitgeist can be tapped with this film or that. Recently much has been said and written about Bennett Miller's "Moneyball," which appears to be a snapshot of the here and now in its example of being forced to do more with less, the advantage of the rich over the poor and the necessity for ingenuity to find a path to the finish line. And of course George Clooney's "The Ides of March" speaks explicitly to corruption in politics, even if it is more a yarn about human nature than a political morality play.
However, a trio of films seem to be stumbling right into the here and now in unique ways this month, too. Two of them hit theaters today, the other a week from today.
Andrew Niccol's "In Time" and Brett Ratner's "Tower Heist" first got me thinking along these lines. The haves/have-nots nature of the narratives really find resonance at a time when the Occupy Wall Street movement is at a fever pitch. In the case of the former, Niccol spins a science-fiction yarn about a future where time is currency. We're able to turn off the aging gene and, for the right price, you can live forever. And one key line from the film used in trailers and TV spots really speaks the cause of the down-trodden in metaphor: "No one should be immortal, even if just one person has to die."
AMPAS announces film series to celebrate the work of this year's Honorary Oscar recipients
'The Exorcist,' 'The Great White Hope' and 'The Color Purple' to be screened
A few months ago it was announced that Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith would be the recipients of Honorary Oscars this year. The awards will be handed out at the Governors Awards on November 12.
This year, however, the Academy has put a spin on the event (which was transitioned to a satellite ceremony two years ago after the awards were previously handed out on the annual Oscar telecast). Pete Hammond reports that there will be an accompanying "Governors Awards Film Series" at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre, set for November 9-11, showcasing the recipients' most significant film accomplishments.
Each night will be dedicated to a different honoree. Wednesday, November 9, a newly restored digital version of the director's cut of William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" will be screened, featuring Dick Smith's transformative, terrifying work on a young Linda Blair. Thursday, November 10 will be all about Oprah Winfrey's star-making, Oscar-nominated turn in Steven Spielberg's "The Color Purple," while Friday, November 11 will be dedicated to James Earl Jones and his performance in "The Great White Hope," the only film to land him an Oscar nod.
Oscar Talk: Ep. 67 -- 'Shame' and NC-17, documentary feature discussion and the weekend's releases
Also: Discussion on the tight top tier of Best Actress and what will be the critics' darling?
Welcome to Oscar Talk.
In case you're new to the site and/or the podcast, Oscar Talk is a weekly kudocast, your one-stop awards chat shop between yours truly and Anne Thompson of Thompson on Hollywood. The podcast is weekly, every Friday throughout the season, charting the ups and downs of contenders along the way. Plenty of things change en route to Oscar's stage and we're here to address it all as it unfolds.
We're in the dog days of late October, those pre-November moments when the lull is palpable and we're waiting for the next films and moments to step out into the spotlight for us to chew on and devour. So it was kinda/sorta tough to come up with a rundown worth discussing this week, but we tried. So, let's see what's on the docket today…
Oscarweb Round-up: Get your very own Lisbeth Salander costume, just in time for Halloween
Also: Diablo Cody's reaction to sight-unseen predictions and 'The Last Picture Show,' 40 years on
It's that time of year again. The pumpkins are carved, the classic horror is primed, another "Saw" movie is -- wait, we've been spared those now. But with Halloween right around the corner, it's time to pick out your costumes. What of 2011's crop of films has inspired get-ups? Naturally everyone who thinks they're hip will be sporting Ryan Gosling's "Drive" jacket, so that will be passé on arrival. How about a bridesmaid dress from "Bridesmaids?" Or get 11 of your closest friends together for your very own human centipede? And what about a beaver puppet like Mel Gibson sports in, well, "The Beaver?" Jen Yamato has a few other suggestions. [Movieline]
International Documentary Association announces nominees
'Nostalgia for the Light' scores another major doc nod
Just one day after the Cinema Eye Honors documentary nominations were announced at a cheery London pub party, the rather more solemn International Documentary Association has weighed in with their own nods. It's a less playful list -- no mention for Justin Bieber this time, I'm afraid -- and one that pointedly omits several of the year's most prominent docs: "Senna," "The Arbor" and "The Interrupters," among others, are all conspicuous by their absence. Not having seen most of the IDA's choices, I'm in no position to say whether they're being discerning or wilful.
The IDA's only overlap with Cinema Eye in the top category is Chilean veteran director Patricio Guzmán's "Nostalgia for the Light," a fused meditation on astronomy and Pinochet-era politics that won the Best Documentary prize at last year's European Film Awards. It's certainly one of the year's most critically beloved documentaries, but I suspect it may yet prove a tough sell to the Academy.
In the short category, "Minka," which also scored a nod from Cinema Eye and may be a title to file for future reference. Meanwhile, 2010 Oscar nominees "Poster Girl" and "The Warriors of Qiugang" resurface here. Check out the full list of IDA nominees after the jump.
Interview: John Orloff on writing 'Anonymous' and controversy over Shakespearean authorship
Have we all been played? And is that what the film is really about?
Something like 20 years ago, screenwriter John Orloff happened upon an episode of PBS's "Frontline" about the authorship question surrounding the works of William Shakespeare. It was something he had never heard before, so, in those antiquated days of pre-internet, he took to the library for a little research.
There weren't a lot of books out at the time dedicated to the issue. He didn't then and he doesn't now have a definitive idea of who might have written the plays attributed to Shakespeare, even though the film bearing his own signature, "Anonymous," props up the Oxfordian theory (that Edward de Vere penned them). But Orloff is, if nothing else, certainly a believer that Shakespeare wasn't the guy.
"I think it's more about education and life experience, not class," he says. "To me, it's not that a man from a lower class could not achieve all of this. Ben Jonson was from a lower class. So was Marlowe. So were most playwrights of the time. But the difference between those people and Shakespeare is they were educated. And to me, it comes down to education and personal experience. And they're kind of separate."


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Tine Wizard manual, magic, etc., any good reads? looking for something well thought out, even if abstract in presentation | |
Ray Butler @tine, Have you read "The Wizard of Earthsea"? I love that series of books, the movies are lame though. | |
Iflookscouldreallykill (@iflookscouldkill) 11 months, 3 weeks ago ago 1 Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.. Really awesome alternate history of Napoleonic Wars where England employs 2 magicians. goes into spell details and has some creative abstract concepts on how and why spells work. | |
Obviously, you're not a golfer (@donjaime23) 11 months, 3 weeks ago ago 7 @tine, http://brainfoggles.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/harry_potter_paperback_set.jpg | |
Anonymous "looking for something well thought out" Well if that's the case… why are you looking for a wizard manual? | |
ƹᥨ⎱Ꭷɳ (@manimal) 11 months, 3 weeks ago ago 1 Acme sells good ones, but they'll always backfire and you'll never get that pesky bird. | |
Aline Franz Bardon – Le chemin dela véritable initiation magique I don't know how it is called in English. | |
Tine i have a theory that i want to test out, but i don't want complete drivel, i want to read something by someone who, even if mentally misguided, is organized and can explain their point of view well. | |
Tine yea i heard about those, but i thought a coyote got into their stock and put them outta business… or was that just a rumor? | |
Tine hrm, ty for the link, i am having trouble finding an english version without paying for it =), i may have to | |
Tine o cool, did some research on the author, his main books are: (1) The Practice of Magical Evocation, (2) The practice of magical evocation, (3) The key to the true kabbalah, just downloaded (1), have you read them? | |
Tine interesting, i am 30 pages in and riveted, what an interesting way to frame mental anchors and gain awareness of the body fully, im interested in the techniques now, about there | |
Tobias Knudsen I read about a book called the Key of Solomon, the author claims to be King Solomon, but this is impossible. It says something of 72 demons and how to "catch them" – sounds really interesting, though it's probably a load of crap – seems very Alchemy/magick like. :) | |
Attention DEF (@danfontaine) 11 months, 2 weeks ago ago @manimal, OLOLOL | |
Aline @tine: i have never read those 3 books yet! | |
11:11 (@marmstrong) 11 months, 2 weeks ago ago Is this a serious question? Do you really want to learn about "magic", which is just techniques for moving different frequencies of energy, or do you just want something that's fun to read? I don't know what theory you want to test out, but I can tell you right now that if you're trying to invoke some sort of response from your environment you should stop now. There are ways of doing that, and people have used them for a long time. These practices are still very alive in some parts of the world, and they work, but it is not advisable. Whenever you try to have an effect on your environment through magic or remote viewing or anything else like that, its depleting your photonic energy, which we need to cultivate to realize our full potential as humans. If you'd like to hear more about this, let me know. |
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