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In a private, off the record conversation with a British businessman at a fundraiser in San Francisco, the Mayor of the Bay City, Gavin Newsome said that if the Conservative Party were to have any chance of evolving into a credible government, then they were going to have to come out of the closet, stop dragging their feet, and let people such as gay voters know exactly where they will stand under a Conservative government.
Mayor Newsome stated that he was well aware that Britain has a lot of gay people - although probably not as many as San Francisco - and that the gay section of the electorate need to be treated even-handedly, and not like they don't exist.
Mayor Newsome's remarks come as a further body blow to David Cameron's election chances, following on from the B&B gay row sparked by Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Grayling, who intimated that he wouldn't be happy having two hairy arsed men licking one another's earholes on his own couch while he was trying to watch Dickinson's Real Deal on afternoon TV.
Had he been a B&B owner.
When pressed about Conservative attitudes towards the influential gay electorate, Mr Cameron said, "Erm..."
Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Frayling also said, "Erm..."
In fact "Erm..." seems to be the only thing coming out of the Conservative Party right now.
We asked a gay, homosexual couple if they intended to vote Conservative in the upcoming General Election, and they both said "Erm..." too.
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Coach John Sciacca - Father of Harvard Wrestling
Even before Harvard's first year of interscholastic wrestling in 1958-1959, John Sciacca brought wrestling to our community. Coach Sciacca picked up his interest in wrestling while in the Navy. After basic training he was assigned as a physical fitness instructor. Through that experience he picked up his interest not only in wrestling but in becoming a coach.
Following the service he enrolled in Northern Illinois State Teacher's College, (NIU). While at Northern he competed in wrestling for three years and in his senior year won the 154# Conference Championship in 1949. Following graduation he took a teaching position at Lee Center, IL and then on to Wauconda, IL where he coached basketball. In those days wrestling was only found at the very large schools.
Never-the-less, he introduced wrestling at Lee Center and Wauconda through his P.E. classes. As a culmination of the wrestling unit he put on several wrestling "shows" to demonstrate what his classes had learned. Through interest in these programs, Wauconda started their interscholastic wrestling program in 1954.
In 1954 John came to Harvard High School as a physical education instructor and the head basketball coach. During his tenure in basketball he accumulated a 104-61 record but wrestling was never out of his thoughts. He again introduced wrestling through his P.E. classes and put on wrestling demonstrations just as he had done at other schools. In 1957 following his wrestling unit he took the 'boys' over to Hononegah High School to compete against their Varsity team. Coach Sciacca says, "As luck would have it, Harvard won and when asked for a rematch, we went back and won again!" The next year Harvard hired Don Hardle to teach Social Studies and coach the newly formed interscholastic wrestling program. Coach Hardle left after one season and Charles Riker was hired as Harvard's second head coach but even while acting as the head basketball coach Sciacca's wrestling units continued in P.E. to help build the program.
John continued to coach basketball for three years until 1961 when he became Harvard's third head coach. Sciacca says, "This is the smartest move I've ever made as there is no comparison between the personal satisfaction of coaching the two sports."
Coach Sciacca once wrote, "My proudest moment was back in 1965 when my son, Jim won the District and Sectional titles as a Junior and made the magic trip to the State where he was finally defeated in the second round." He continued to tell, "My most disappointing moment was when Jim dislocated his shoulder as a senior and never made the comeback trail by District time."
Harvard's success can be explained in Coach Sciacca's philosophy that started it all and continues today:
"My philosophy is very simple - Hard Work !!!!! The proverbial saying 'getting blood out of a turnip' is appropriate in Harvard as it is in most smaller schools. It is a 'must' for a Harvard wrestler to give 100% of himself to our program if we are to maintain the tradition of being a respectable wrestling school. Through the years, we have been able to achieve this type of dedication from our wrestlers. There is no such thing as 'skipping' practice or not 'showing up' for a meet from a wrestler who is on one of our squads without a bonifide reason. Consequently, our wrestlers are a proud 'lot' and consider wrestling as the best sport in school."

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Last March the people from the hit television show The O.C. released an album of songs that appeared on the show. One episode last season focused around a Rooney concert. In the new season which begins November 5 the characters from The O.C. will get to see performances from Modest Mouse, The Walkmen, and The Killers at their newly opened club called the Bait Shop.
The first band to appear on the show will be The Walkmen in the third episode. The Walkmen and Killers have already taped their shows but are tight lipped on details about the episode's scenes.
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Best known to television audiences for his portrayals of bar owner Holling Vincoeur (six seasons, Emmy nomination) on the hit series Northern Exposure, and Dr. Greene's (Anthony Edward's) father on E.R., John Cullum enjoys a long and distinguished career on stage and screen. He arrived in New York over fifty years ago, venturing far from his hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee with a dream of becoming a professional actor. In the years since, he's never stopped working.
Broadway audiences have relished Mr. Cullum's performances in such legendary shows as Camelot, Richard Burton's Hamlet (directed by Sir John Gielgud), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (in which he introduced the now famous title song), Man of La Mancha, 1776, Shenandoah, On the Twentieth Century, Deathtrap, The Boys in Autumn (opposite George C. Scott), Aspects of Love (with Sarah Brightman), Show Boat, Urinetown, 110 in the Shade (opposite Audra McDonald), in the title role of Shakespeare's Cymbeline at Lincoln Center, and currently as the patriarch in August: Osage County. Mr. Cullum has been honored with two Tony Awards -- for Shenandoah and On the Twentieth Century -- and was also nominated for his work in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Urinetown and 110 in the Shade.
This spring, Mr. Cullum starred with Ron Holgate and Jonathan Hogan in the Keen Company production of Heroes, while continuing to perform in August: Osage County. (See the Interviews page for a link to the National Public Radio story about how he did both shows simultaneously.)
Other notable, recent stage performances include the Roundabout Theatre's revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, Mr. Cullum's UK debut in Miller's Mr. Peter's Connections, Wendy Wasserstein's Old Money, the erotic chamber musical Wilder, Rose's Dilemma by Neil Simon, a chilling portrait of Cardinal Bernard Law in Sin (A Cardinal Deposed), Candide at Lincoln Center, the Encores production of Purlie, The Other Side (opposite Rosemary Harris), and The Conscientious Objector (as LBJ). Mr. Cullum also found time to return to his alma mater to star in The Dresser, with son JD Cullum, at the University of Tennessee's Clarence Brown Theatre.
Mr. Cullum's films include: All the Way Home, Richard Burton's Hamlet, Hawaii, 1776, the television blockbuster The Day After, The Prodigal, Sweet Country (with Jane Alexander), Ricochet River (with Kate Hudson), Inherit the Wind (starring George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon), Held Up (starring Jamie Foxx) and the award-winning, two-character short film Blackwater Elegy (with Barry Corbin). He also starred in and wrote the screenplay for the dark comedy The Secret Life of Algernon, which co-starred Charles Durning and Carrie Anne Moss. He has recently portrayed a singing preacher in The Notorious Bettie Page and Robin Williams' father in The Night Listener, and has a role in the upcoming film All Good Things (to be released July 2009).
Mr. Cullum has been a regular on several television series, including One Life to Live, The Edge of Night, Buck James (starring Dennis Weaver), Northern Exposure and To Have and To Hold, and hosted A&E's anthology drama series Victorian Days.
Mr. Cullum's most recent television guest appearances include a recurring role as defense attorney -- now Judge -- Barry Moredock on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and two appearances as a southern tobacco executive on AMC's breakout hit, Mad Men.
He has lent his voice to three Ken Burns documentaries, Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip, The West and Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, and narrated audiobooks by a wide spectrum of authors including western writer Will James, humorist James Thurber, epic storyteller James Michener and the master of modern horror, Stephen King. Most recently, Mr. Cullum narrated the DVD documentaries Secrets of Angels, Demons and Masons, Secrets of the Occult, and Secrets of the Soul.
In 2007, Mr. Cullum was named to the Theater Hall of Fame.
John and his wife, Emily Frankel (website- http://www.TheReadery.com and blog- http://emtalkery.blogspot.com/) have worked together on many projects. Emily's first full length play, One Fine Morning in the Middle of the Night, with a cast of 22, was staged by John in the huge courtyard of the Mills Hotel in Greenwich Village. John directed her play People In Show Biz Make Long Goodbyes off-Broadway, in which Emily made her New York acting debut. In Kings, they appeared together on Broadway in a program of dance and drama. He directed her dance-drama Zinnia, which ran for 54 performances at the Colonnades Theatre. Her adaptation of Cyrano, in which Cullum starred, was performed in major cities throughout the US and in Canada. The Cullums produced, directed and performed in Emily's Shattering Panes in Seattle and it is a current and ongoing project.
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Can you believe this chicken tortellini soup takes only 10 minutes to make? It is seriously so simple and a hit with the kids.
My mother made this a few weeks ago and when I asked her for the recipe she said she didn't have one! This is my recreation of her creation so the measurements are more like estimates. Feel free to tweak it to your liking and taste as you go.
Chicken Tortellini Soup
Yield 8
- 2 cups Shredded chicken (I use chicken from my whole chicken in a crock pot recipe)
- Frozen cheese tortellini (one bag or two… or more if you are feeding a football team)
- 3 cups chicken broth (also from the whole chicken in a crock pot recipe)
- 3 cups water
- Salt
- Pepper
- Adobo seasoning
- Onion (diced) or you can cheat and use minced
- Italian Seasoning
- 1 can rotel drained (optional)
- In a large pot add chicken broth, tortellini, and chicken. (I use about 3 cups of homemade broth and 3 cups water.)
- Cook over medium heat.
- Add a pinch of salt, pepper, Adobo seasoning, onion, Italian seasoning, and rotel (optional).
- Stir occasionally and heat thoroughly (about 7 minutes).
I use homemade chicken broth which is stronger than store bought. Use less water if using store bought broth. If using store bought broth do no use salt or the soup will be extra salty.If you have some extra time saute the diced onions in a little butter before adding to the soup.
More Soup Recipes to Try:
- Beef Soup in a Bread Bowl
- Cheddar Potato Soup
- Cream of Potato Soup (Healthier version)
- Slow Cooker Navy Bean Soup
- Curried Pumpkin Soup
- Lasagna Soup


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Review: OtterBox Defender for iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 (and the soon to be seen by all the cool kids iPhone 4S) is a lovely phone. I don't mean it is good at being a phone, I mean it is quite literally lovely to look at. I love Apple kit as much as the next Mac-head but I don't think I'm speaking solely from bias here. I'm willing to state there are other non-Apple phones which are quite nice to look at, too, for example. But for all the attractiveness of the iPhone 4 and it's newer sibling, it feels fragile. With essentially a glass shell with only a metal band around the edge, it seems ripe for the breaking.. a sad notion. Of course, that is where cases come in and while there are many cases to choose from, I don't think they come much better than the OtterBox Defender.
The first thing you're probably wondering is why I'm reviewing a case which has been out for quite some time. Put simply, because I want to. But if you absolutely must have a proper answer, given the iPhone 4S is coming out and everyone and their grandmother has already pre-ordered the things, there are likely more than a few people out there who are going to be looking for a good protective case for their
work of art phone. And while it may be that new reviews will crop up for cases, even new reviews of old versions, I wanted to put my own review forward to let others know the pros and cons.
A few tidbits of info first. The case itself is a nearly full enclosure meaning there are some contact spots which are left uncovered. For example, the Apple logo on back is exposed for artistic reasons. The speaker and microphone areas are revealed and while there are flaps to cover the charge port, headphone port and mute switch, they can easily be flipped open and so I wouldn't count that as a proper enclosure. The point is, unlike some other OtterBox products, you will not want to test this one by submerging the encased phone in water. It will get wet. Quickly. You will not be happy. You have been warned.
The case itself consists of two plastic frames which clip together to provide a mount point for the rubber skin. The front frame provides the cover for the screen while the rear frame provides the cover for the camera. The rubber skin provides the rest of the covering. There is also a belt clip which provides a convenient method for carrying the encased iPhone 4/4S. Note that while I refer to the iPhone 4S, and while the dimensions of the iPhone 4 and 4S are identical, looking at the Apple site to compare the two phones it seems that some external bits (the mute switch for example) are slightly out of place on the 4S and so the iPhone 4 Defender case might not work for the 4S. OtterBox has created an iPhone 4S specific case so you would be advised to use that one if you purchase a new iPhone 4S.
The Pros
It works. If I say nothing else about the OtterBox Defender series, let it be known I said this much. I do not consider myself a clumsy person but in my attempts to hold my iPhone 4 correctly, I have dropped the thing many times, typically when I was in a parking lot full of loose gravel or around demolitions or toddlers and other destructive materials. In all such situations the phone has come away unscathed. Even the case's front screen covering has been resistant to damage, a big plus given the abuse mine has received as it has meant I have not had to replace the case. When you are looking at protective cases, the single most important attribute you should consider. Here, we give full marks.
The rest of the pros lie in what the case does not do. It does not seem to interfere with the signal strength, not that I saw anyway. I also found that whether using it in speaker phone mode or as a regular phone, I could not only hear the other party just as clearly but they found no difference when listening to me speak.
My protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, I am apparently not as dexterous as I would have you believe. Taking that into account, the OtterBox Defender makes the flaps pretty easy to manipulate in order to plug a jack in, plug power in or hit mute. I don't know that these flaps are strictly necessary given the bits they protect are still in recesses and thus protected as well as anything else on the device but that they are there does not seem to represent a major difficulty in getting to the protected parts.
The Cons
So what's the yin to the aforementioned yang? As a friend of mine put it "You've turned one of the smallest phones in the world into one of the largest." While not strictly true, the overall effect of enshrouding your iPhone 4 in a Defender is to give it additional substance. Whereas an uncovered iPhone 4 seems to slip elegantly into a pocket, attach a Defender case and you feel as though you have weaponized your pants... which in this case isn't nearly as fun as you might think. They do provide a belt clip, which I use, but ... well... it's a belt clip. I have absolutely no fashion sense and even I recognize the faux pas involved in using a belt clip to hold your phone. It feels something akin to carting your Prius around in the bed of your Ford F450.
Also, the screen and camera covers collect ... dirtiness. You might have heard about the iPhone 4's oleophobic glass treatment, designed to resist the oily smudges left by human digits. You haven't? Neither has OtterBox. Perhaps they can't add it to the protective film they use, but regardless, it isn't there. As for the camera cover, it took awhile before I realized that in fact I was not going blind, nor was there a mysterious fog in my apartment... no, the odd look to my iPhone photos was immediately replaced by crystal clarity when I removed the phone from the case. I've used a Qtip to clean the camera cover and that has helped somewhat but for whatever reason that cover seems to be a dust magnet.
The Conclusion
Overall, I'm pleased with my purchase. It does just precisely what it says on the box. I don't have a landline, so my iPhone is my sole means of communicating with those outside my cave. Thus, I have a more pragmatic view of my iPhone than as a fashion accessory. But then I also don't think of much of anything in terms of fashion accessories, so my view may be somewhat skewed. I will say that if you have somewhere to put it (like, say, a purse) where it is out of sight and not likely to rip a hole in your pocket, the added bulk isn't so bad once you are handling it. And the screen can be kept relatively clean with the occasional wipe down from your shirt or other available clothing. For guys who don't have man-purses (or whatever the hell they are called), you're going to have to either go with the belt clip or man up and put that sucker in your pocket. I don't know if it would necessarily stop a bullet but I imagine there would be some intense negotiation before it got through.
I used this case on my iPhone 4 for about a year. It absolutely does what it is designed to do which is protect the phone. The bulk that it adds makes it very difficult to place in most pockets but it feels comfortable while texting and playing games. If you use you phone for the iPod feature then the rubbery outside makes a great no-slip case so you can set it on the dash or wherever and still take turns without the phone sliding around.
I've since changed to a smaller case, a griffin brand that basically has a plastic back and a silicone outer bezel, and a scratch resistant film over the touchscreen. Apparently after a year of constantly opening and closing the head phone jack on the Otterbox it eventually tore and became a nuisance hence the change. Other factors made me go a different route as well. I don't like having a cell phone hanging from my belt. My job has me moving around a lot and the clip gets snagged often. And as Lynn stated it isn't very fashionable. If you don't tuck your shirt in the phone looks like you need a permit to carry it because you have this object under your shirt and hanging off your hip. Another problem with the belt clip is in conjunction with the Apple logo on the back of the phone. The combination adds an "I have an Apple product" feel to your wardrobe which is fine if that's the look you're going for but it also adds a "mug me" look to your wardrobe too so be careful where you display your products. You may want to invest in some Apple logo tattoos on your knuckles to counteract the said "mug me" factor. If you decide to put the phone in your pocket like I did be prepared to struggle to get it out sometimes because it's not only cumbersome but also the rubbery case doesn't slide out very easily. And also be prepared to clean lint out if the camera lense and speakers. The screen is recessed to help avoid contact when dropped but it also makes it difficult to tap items on the edges of the screen at times.
All-in-all though the Otterbox case is a must have if you have a job where your phone may take a lot of abuse.
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Iowa 80, Northern Iowa 73: Roy Devyn Marble scored 30 points to lead the Hawkeyes past the in-state rival Panthers in the first game of the inaugural Hy-Vee Big 4 Classic.
Marble finished with four 3-pointers, including three in the first half, and scored the most points by a Hawkeye this season. Mike Gesell added a career-high 23 points as Iowa (9-2) won its fourth straight game.
Deon Mitchell led the Panthers (6-4) with 23 points and Seth Tuttle added 18.
Gesell went made his first three attempts and was 4-of-6 from the 3-point line. The Hawkeyes hit nine 3-pointers in the first half on the way to a 40-32 halftime lead.
The Panthers used a 6-0 run to get within five points early in the second half and Mitchell's jumper with 25 seconds left cut the lead to 74-69 but UNI never got closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marble set a record for the most points scored in a Division I men's basketball game at Wells Fargo Arena. ... Iowa leads the series 34-9. ... UNI's Marc Sonnen was held without a 3-pointer for the first time in 20 games.


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Is this Air New Zealand's best safety video ever?
Air New Zealand has a hard-won reputation for producing some of the world's most watchable and most amusing in-flight safety videos – and its latest may be the best ever.
The airline has teamed up with Hollywood actress Anna Faris and New Zealand comedy actor Rhys Darby for its latest safety video, Safety in Hollywood. Fans of the television series Flight of the Conchords may remember Darby as Murray, the band's manager.
Safety in Hollywood was viewed more than 1.5 million times in the first 24 hours after it premiered to audiences globally, and numbers continue to climb.
The video is funny and at times almost surreal – but it gets the safety message across. The message is always conveyed more effectively when passengers actually want to watch the video – as in this case.
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As well as being a hit online, the video has been featured in global news media outlets including Mashable, CNN and the Daily Mail.
The video, filmed at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles, shows the Fari and Darby exploring a variety of Hollywood genres as Darby tries to convince Faris to star in an Air New Zealand safety video.
Air New Zealand head of global brand Jodi Williams says the Hollywood theme was a fitting choice for the airline which flies to Los Angeles twice daily.
"Our Auckland to LA non-stop service is extremely popular so it was great to bring some of the Hollywood glamour along with some humour to our latest inflight safety video. It's amazing to see people the world over getting to know the Air New Zealand brand though this platform which has proven extremely popular around the world, both online and on board our services.
"It's also been fantastic to partner again with Warner Bros which helped to produce our Hobbit-inspired inflight safety videos and to work with the talented Rhys and Anna," Williams said.
Safety in Hollywood was filmed at four different sets at Warner Bros. including locations seen in legendary movies such as Jurassic Park, Casablanca, War of the Worlds and the TV series True Blood. More than 20 extras were also involved, including Chester the Chihuahua, who has appeared in Transformers and Grey's Anatomy.
Collectively, Air New Zealand's safety videos have been viewed online more than 84 million times.
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The rise of ironic Christmas jumpers
Until recently no fashionista would be seen dead in seasonal patterned knitwear, but now the kitsch style is a must-have for designers and celebrities alike. How did Christmas jumpers become so popular?
They might be embroidered with reindeer, or snowflakes, or a cheerful Father Christmas.
Knitted from variety of garish woollen hues, they look as though they are being worn to please a kindly but sartorially clueless grandmother.
Once any self-respecting young adult would have been horrified to open their wrapping paper and find they had been gifted such a garment.
But somehow Christmas sweaters have become not just acceptable, but cool - the gaudier the better.
Fashionable chains like Urban Outfitters and Topshop stock entire ranges of sweaters gaily adorned with holly, fir trees and so on.
High-end designers have got in on the act, too. Ralph Lauren sells a snowflake-patterned turtleneck for £785 ($1,277). One yellow-and-pink Stella McCartney creation featuring two prancing deer retails at $1,230 (£755).
Celebrities as diverse as Kanye West, Cheryl Cole, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Samantha Cameron and Snoop Dogg have all been pictured in various woollen improvisations on the theme.
Quite why trend-setters have decided that Andy Williams and Bing Crosby crooning festive ditties before a roaring fire, represent the ne plus ultra of style is surely one of fashion's more baffling mysteries.
For most people in the UK, the arresting visual impact of the Christmas jumper first registered when Renee Zellweger's protagonist of the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary was introduced to her suitor, Colin Firth's Mark Darcy, as he wore a roll-neck affair adorned with a giant reindeer's head.
In North America, the trend was already getting well under way. Ugly Christmas sweater parties - in which attendees compete to wear the vilest seasonal pullover - are thought to have first been held by students in Vancouver around the turn of the millennium.
The craze quickly spread across the continent. Undergraduates would scour their parents' wardrobes and second-hand clothes shops looking for the most hideous festive tops they could find.
A mini-industry of retailers sourcing or manufacturing especially tasteless garments quickly mushroomed.
Adam Paulson, a 30-year-old from Crown Point, Indiana, discovered this could be a profitable enterprise when he formed the online store uglychristmassweaterparty.com in 2006 with two friends.
"The more stuff on the sweater, the more glittery and jangly it is, the more it will sell," he says.
But somewhere along the line the Christmas jumper phenomenon ceased to be about looking as dreadful as possible - a sort of yuletide version of Halloween - and became something that esteemed fashion designers and High Street shoppers alike could buy into.
The change in emphasis has been attributed to the rise of that much-maligned archetype, the hipster - the young urban bohemian, attired in self-consciously quirky thrift-store clothes. Their visual aesthetic - tight jeans, over-sized glasses, garish second-hand T-shirts - was exemplified in the films of Wes Anderson and, in the UK, parodied in the Channel 4 satire Nathan Barley.
This subculture, growing in enclaves like Portland, Oregon, Williamsburg, New York and London's East End, was quickly appropriated by the mainstream.
The hipsters' fondness for all things twee and retro - baking cupcakes, riding fixed-wheel bikes, using Polaroid cameras instead of digital - meant Christmas jumpers could be re-cast as modish.
"The whole hipster movement definitely helped," says Paulson. "It started off with college-age kids. Now it's work parties."
In the UK, where ugly sweater parties had never quite caught on in the same way, the onset of the phenomenon was perhaps more sudden.
The popularity of Danish thriller The Killing - whose heroine, Sarah Lund, sported an array of knitwear, some of it snowflake-patterned - added to the garment's allure.
But even now, it isn't enough just to buy any old Christmas jumper, says former Clothes Show presenter Caryn Franklin.
To look fashionable, she says, one had to be doing it for the right reasons.
"It's hipsters that can wear it - they give it some edge," adds Franklin.
"The cooler brands like Topshop or Urban Outfitters can do it. But If Marks and Spencers were selling them, they wouldn't have the same credibility."
It's this idea that a simple pullover must be accessorised with a raised eyebrow has turned some against Christmas jumpers.
"It's not the jumpers I mind, it's the claim of 'irony'," writes Guardian fashion columnist Hadley Freeman, casting the UK's fondness for such garments as proof that many British men are "ashamed of genuine emotion".
But Jonathan D Fitzgerald, author of Not Your Mother's Morals: How the New Sincerity Is Changing Pop Culture for the Better, believes there is nothing ironic at all about patterned woollens.
Instead, he argues Christmas jumpers and, more generally, the hipster preference for everything retro and vintage are deeply rooted in a longing for the heartfelt and the sincere.
While individuals might insist they are wearing a sweater ironically to give themselves an emotional get-out, Fitzgerald believes that deep down they are expressing a longing for the comforting certainties of a traditional Christmas.
"Nostalgia is a huge hipster virtue," he says. "This isn't about irony, it's about kitsch.
"This is about looking back to something nostalgic - 'Oh, my mom used to wear sweaters like that.' It's only people who are afraid to express the fact that they enjoy it who say it's ironic."
If Fitzgerald is correct, even the most achingly fashionably urban trendsetters are still hoping for a cosy family festive season.
It's enough to make you buy a new jumper to celebrate.


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gameloft seems to have cornered the market on adapting big, action-packed games into small devices. the word on its new marcel desailly pro soccer for palm os is that it feels like a desktop game that you play on a handheld. in other words, it doesn't feel like a cheesy, low-res, slow game that crawls on a pda. take your pick of 32 national teams, four modes of gameplay, arcade or simulation difficulty levels, and a 3-, 5-, or a 10-minute match. the artificial intelligence that powers your opponents makes for a good challenge every time. gameloft boasts that you always have the optimum view of the action, so gaming on your small screen works well. i could keep blabbering, but you should really spend your time looking at screenshots and/or downloading the free demo at gameloft. you can purchase marcel desailly pro soccer for $us19 there. read more at spug.net.
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|pda soccer? (11:44am est mon feb 24 2003)
so you start it up on your pda and watch tiny figures running around the screen to no effect for an endless amount of time?
ok, ok soccer fans. it's just a joke! i just don't get the appeal of soccer as a spectator sport much less a pda game.
|i agree with.. (12:31pm est mon feb 24 2003)
rugbym on this. i personally don't see the appeal of soccer on a pda but this just goes to show that software manufactures are looking to produce quality games on pda's. this is a good step for all not just the soccer fans. – by jacunda
|the only good game.. (12:38pm est mon feb 24 2003)
for any pda would be tetris. end of thread.
– by tenacious b`
|looks likea snes game- (12:40pm est mon feb 24 2003)
looks close to a sega genesis or snes game, not too bad if you like soccer. what's the big deal? – by socco
|good game. (2:23pm est sun aug 01 2004)
soccer is the most loved sport in the world, don't be so closed minded. this game is great, i have been waiting for a palm os soccer game for a while now. does not play so good on my treo 300 since you need the writing area to quit a game. plays great on my zire 72 though. – by limit0.com
|i need an unlock key. (5:01pm est fri oct 01 2004)
hey folks. marcel desailly pro soccer is no longer supported by gameloft. i have the game on my palm, but i need the unlock key to go beyond the trial version. i am willing to pay for the key but can't even find someone willing to sell it. can anyone help? – by aks
|unlock key plz (12:46am est sat nov 13 2004)
i don't cars wot u guys say. i is a good game. pls the unlock key
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Isn't it glorious to finally find out something you've been wanting to learn for years? I had been struggling to understand how our brain works with numbers, and what numbers are. I began thinking, "I wish a neuroscientist would focus on mathematics, showing which brain circuits are involved in numerical thinking, and how we do mathematical logic and calculation." I figured that it was probably a combination of different mental systems, notably our language system and the same systems which we use to categorize and do other abstract thought. Then, I found Stanislas Dehaene's book The Number Sense: How The Mind Creates Mathematics. My mouth dropped. As I found it on Amazon, its cover began to beam with a glorious aura. I opened it and found this in the introduction.
This book will take you on a tour of arithmetic as seen from the eyes of a biologist, but without neglecting its cultural components. In Chapters 1 and 2, through an initial visit of animals and human infant's abilities for arithmetic, I shall try to convince you that our mathematical abilities are not without biological precursors. Indeed, in Chapter 3 we shall find many traces of the animal mode of processing numbers still at work in adult human behavior. In Chapters 4 and 5, by observing how children learn to count and to calculate, we shall then attempt to understand how this initial approximate system can be overcome, and the difficulties that the acquisition of advanced mathematics raises for our primate brain. This will be a good occasion to investigate current methods of mathematical teaching and to examine the extent to which they have naturally adapted to our mental architecture. In Chapter 6 we shall also try to sort out the characteristics that: distinguish a young Einstein or a calculating prodigy from the rest of us. In Chapters 7 and 8, finally, our number hunt will end up in the fissures of the cerebral cortex, where the neuronal circuits that support calculation are located, and from which, alas, they can be dislodged by a lesion or a vascular accident, thus depriving otherwise normal persons of their number sense.
He's not only going to teach me how humans do mathematical thought, but also the gradual evolution of animal brains and how and why they acquired a 'number sense'? I'll learn the degree to which different animals can do mathematics? Forgive me if I neglect all else until I finish this book in its entirety.


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Influential Infographic Design
What You'll Learn
It has been said that in the business of conveying statistical information, the most elegant data-graphics are often the most minimal, yet the most influential. Such is the challenge for today's graphic designer.
This fast-paced workshop will take a critical look at historical and recent infographics to uncover the elements of data visualization and discuss strategies in distilling complex information into a clear narrative.
You'll learn:
- The anatomy of influential infographics
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- Skewing data for both good and evil
- Symbiotic use of both Photoshop and Illustrator using Image Trace
- Exporting an infographic for a variety of formats
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- As an intermediate-level workshop, this class will not be covering topics such as introductory "how to design or use" Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop, nor will this class cover more advanced techniques within these programs that do not directly relate to the creation of infographics.
- If you do not already posses a basic understanding and usability of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, we highly recommend taking a look at our Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop & Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator classes.
- As a lecture-style workshop, we do not encourage bringing your computer to "follow along" in the Adobe programs as there is no time to help individual students navigate their own computers.
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Michael's work experience includes Creative Director of a museum, full-time instructor of a technical college, & freelance proprietor. His life experience includes husband, father, dog-owner, vintage motorcycle enthusiast and general curious tinkerer. As a designer, artist & teacher, Michael has grown to appreciate and love the building process. Seeing users interact with the finish product and "get it" is satisfying, and absorbing a concept, exploring options, then editing down to the most effective idea is a special process. Michael's clients, colleagues and students understand the concept of creating a mood and a culture behind an experience. Every brand develops a personality. Michael enjoys empowering others to learn how to define, mold or extract that personality, then broadcast it to the world. To learn more and see samples of his work, please visit www.coronadoartdesign.
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An Osaarian merchant ship was a type of starship utilized as part of the Osaarian merchant fleet during the mid-22nd century.
This class of vessel was heavily armed, possessing at least two forward particle beam emitters. The hull of this class of vessel was constructed of polyduranium.
Prior to 2153, two Osaarian merchant ships entered the Delphic Expanse, looking for new trade routes. While in the Expanse, the ships were hit by a distortion wave, causing the crews to decide to return home. One of the ships was destroyed trying to return through the thermobaric cloud perimeter. The second ship remained in the Expanse, and the crew was forced to turn to piracy to survive. (ENT: "Anomaly")
When the Osaarian merchant ship was introduced in the final draft script of "Anomaly", it was referred to as "an ominous-looking MARAUDER VESSEL". From that point on, the script commonly referred to this type of craft as a "Marauder Vessel". In the final draft script of "Extinction", the vehicle was likewise referred to as "the marauder ship", though vessels of this configuration are called "merchant ships" on screen in "Anomaly". The script of that installment additionally referred to the weaponry on the Osaarian ships as disruptors and stated that one of these vessels would be defeated by phase cannons and three photon torpedoes, though the craft is actually shown to be foiled by only two photonic torpedoes in the final edit of the episode.
The Osaarian merchant ship was designed by John Eaves, based on an upside-down mini shovel he kept on his desk. Early sketches described it as a "Maurader Attack Vessel" [sic] and a "Ktarian maurader" [sic]. The CGI model of the craft was rendered by Pierre Drolet. [1]
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|May 12th, 2012, 01:52 PM
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Let's get right to this....
Hello everyone. I'm needing to talk to someone. Anyone. Before I get swallowed by the grief I feel.
I guess I should start by telling you that my dad had suffered years with multiple sclerosis. He was the strongest man I ever knew. I remember many times when he was hurting, and wanted to lay around, butt would still get up, and push through his day. As a little girl I wanted to find a cure for my daddy. I wanted to save him, and take his pain away.
Over the years the realization that that may never happen had set in. I felt so bad. I continued to pray for a cure. He was diagnosed with diabetes, and acute kidney failure. His left kidney was not functioning at all. Dr's kept giving us time limits, and due dates for him. Only to see him out live the Dr's expectations. Last year he started having issues with his right kidney.
In February of this year my mom was diagnosed with conjestive heart failure, and my dad was there with her thru her hospitalization. He was worried about her. She was told with proper diet, and exercise she could live with this illness 20-30 more years. She was sent home with the orders for more out patient testing. She has been doing her testing.
In March my dad had taken a turn for the worse. He had pneumonia, and everyday my mom was telling me that he was doing better and that he would be going home in (x) days. He gets this every year, an that he was just having a relapse. A few days later I get a call and the Dr is saying that my dad will need dialysis 24/7 that his right kidney is not functioning, and without dialysis, or the meds they are keeping him on he wouldn't live very long, and with dialysis, and meds he could live up to 6 months longer. My head was spinning. They left the decision up to my dad. It was his choice. I just told him that I supported whatever decision he made, and I would be there for him no matter what.
He didn't give his decision right away. He thought about it for a few days. When the Dr came in on that Friday my dad told him that he was ready to go home. That God would take care of him. The Dr threw his hands up in the air, and turned and said.... "There is nothing else I can do for you." He released my dad from the hospital that day. Three weeks later my dad died, and was creamated.
I had a memorial for him, and it had a good turn out. I was glad to see so many friends and family members show up. We had a balloon release at the end of the service, and it was really nice.
The only issue I have now are the dreams. I dream he is still alive fighting for his life. That my brother is wanting me to be there. I miss him so much. I find myself thinking about him all the time. I have no one to talk to because it is like everyone else has moved on already.
Oh and my mom has a proceedure this Wednesday to see if there is a blockage in the left side of her heart. If they can find it they will put stints in to open it up, but if they can't find it she will need exploratory surery.
|May 13th, 2012, 06:19 AM
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So sorry for your loss. Hugs
Now I want you to start focusing on the good memories. Get your family involved in this project. Do a memory book. Once completed make copies and pass them out.
Then do what would make him smile. Honor what he taught you. Get positive with the teachings he gave you. There are going to be days when you sit and cry. Do it. It helps. Yet so does what I said prior. Yet I bet knowing your Dad he wouldnt want you sitting around getting mauldrin and not being a positive force. I hope this helps you as it was meant. I lost my Mother in May 2001 and recently my 3 1/2 month old grandson. Even though my grandson was that young he taught me to be happy.
Hugs again
May you walk in the shadow of the Great Spirit~To help others is a special gift we can either give or take~The more you give the more you receive~
|May 13th, 2012, 12:22 PM
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I have made a "memory board". I think about the happiest memories. I know I will get thru it. It is just a matter of when. I just don't feel like I have anyone to talk to. I really appreciate your kind words.
|May 20th, 2012, 08:12 AM
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missy I have been where you are now. Now its my second time of a loss of a loved one. Does it get easier? No but you are more prepared in some ways. Otherwise, keep on being focused get positive and you will thrive like your beloved would want you to do.
May you walk in the shadow of the Great Spirit~To help others is a special gift we can either give or take~The more you give the more you receive~
|May 20th, 2012, 08:40 PM
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Location: west central Florida
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Missy, I'm so sorry for your loss...It's always hard losing someone you love.
Wolfie, so sorry about your grandson!
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Afternoon of the Soul
Afternoon of the Soul is available on the site as a digital download and a CD with wonderful art and design by Erin Hamilton. The music was recorded over a six month period in Calcutta, India in Seattle, Washington and Argyle, Texas. I recorded three ragas and two of my compositions in Calcutta in January 2009 with legendary santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya and Nikhil Kamti Roy (Raja) on tabla. One of my pieces that I call Finger of Flame was included in this recording. Marc Seales, a good friend, jazz pianist and professor at the University of Washington recorded five duets with me in June. Four of those are included on Afternoon of the Soul. Ed Soph, a remarkable drummer, good friend and colleague at the University of North Texas layed down five duets with me. Two of them grace this CD. I recorded five of my compositions with James Driscoll, who is a very soulful bassist and Rob Avsharian, a killer groove drummer. One if those included Poovalur Sriji on mrdangam (South Indian drum). Two of the trio tracks are included on the recording. As you can tell there was much more music than I could put on one CD, so I have made it all available on two additional recordings on this site for digital download only. The raga music I titled The Calcutta Sessions and the remaining Seattle and Texas music is called Peace in Time. All of this music is available by clicking on the Store. Thanks to all my friends. Enjoy!


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Sunfish/Crappies are being caught in good numbers. Try shallow weedy bays with a crappie minnow and slip bobber.
Bass action remains good. Largemouth can be found in shallow weeds and around docks. Most typical largemouth presentations will work. Smallmouth can still be found on their deeper summer rock structures and some on shallower gravel/rock bars or flats.
Pike can be found in abundance in shallow weedy areas. Sucker minnows and spinner or blade baits have been best. Glide and twitch baits during the day-time have also been producing.
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Bhubaneswar: The municipal corporation in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation, a wing of World Bank, installed an e-waste sculpture at Jayadev Vihar Square on Tuesday to spread awareness on the rising volumes of electronic waste. With the installation, the authorities aim to highlight improper disposal and treatment of e-waste. Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena inaugurated the sculpture under the Clean E-Bhubaneswar Project, a part of the IFC-EU Eco-Cities Programme. The sculpture is crafted out of discarded e-waste and is shaped like demon king Ravan.
Named e-Ravan, it seeks to draw attention to the e-waste issue before it goes out of control. The sculpture has been designed and built by artist Pinaki Ranjan Mohanty and his team comprising Bidyadhar Majhi, Raju Bhoi and Mahesh.
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Dear Saints
It is Day Fifteen of Seventy Days of Blessing. It's Resurrection Day morning. It's Firstfruits.
"But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ's at His coming. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy
that will be destroyed is death" )1 Corinthians 15:20-26).
He is risen! He has conquered death. He has released life in each of us. There is no better revelation of the release of health, wealth and miracles than the revelation that He, and He alone, is the Lord of Life. He is the Resurrection and the Life.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Fifteen
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Fourteen
This morning's verse during my time with the Lord was Psalm 118:24: "This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." There just seem to be some days when this declaration is impossible! All of us have experienced days of great hurt, pain, loss or trauma. I can remember visiting a family in the hospital following the loss of a loved one and someone walked in and declared this verse. As true as the verse is – that day in the hospital, the timing did not seem right.
I can't imagine the disciples singing "this is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made..." on that Shabbat following the horrific scene of Yeshua on the cross. I read yesterday a short line that declared "The distance in time between the worse day and the best day in history was three days." I understand what the author of that line meant, but I don't agree. And even though there may be times when it is not the right timing to joyfully decree that "this is the day the Lord has made, rejoice in it;" the verse is still declares the truth.
Good Friday and Resurrection Day – though divided by a day of great mourning and grief – are both
And if we are mourning, then know this: "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning" (Psalm 30:5b).
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Thirteen
This is day thirteen of Seventy Days of Blessings. Normally we would not like the number 13. We consider it superstitious and unlucky. But there are NO such days on the Lord's calendar. All of the days of our life are ordained and blessed by Him. And this day especially has His mighty hand upon it. Today (on both the Roman and the Hebrew calendar) is the day our Lord journeyed to the cross.
"Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, 'into Your hands I commit My spirit.'" Having said this, He breathed His last. 47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!" 48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. 49 But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things" (Luke 23:44-49).Our lives are redeemed. The greatest act of sacrificial love has brought us the greatest gift of blessings. Through this act we are forgiven, healed, restored, renewed and redeemed. You are His blessed and redeemed saints.
"For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him" (Romans 5:7-9).
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Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Twelve
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
This morning I read the following in a Joyce Meyer devotion entitled: "Take Challenges One Day at a Time."
"I strongly urge you to face your challenges one day at a time. Looking too far down the road only tends to overwhelm us. Trusting God requires that we believe He gives us our 'daily bread'; that is, we receive what we need as we need it and usually not before."
As move down this road of Seventy Days of Blessing (today is Day 12), we cannot afford to look ahead several days or several weeks. Faith in action will always begin with that one step we take. In Matthew 16:15-16, the Lord asks: "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
And our next step depends totally on this confession - "Lord, you are the Christ, the Son of the living God. I put my full trust in You and only in You as I move into this day of blessing one step at a time."
This morning I read the following in a Joyce Meyer devotion entitled: "Take Challenges One Day at a Time."
"I strongly urge you to face your challenges one day at a time. Looking too far down the road only tends to overwhelm us. Trusting God requires that we believe He gives us our 'daily bread'; that is, we receive what we need as we need it and usually not before."
As move down this road of Seventy Days of Blessing (today is Day 12), we cannot afford to look ahead several days or several weeks. Faith in action will always begin with that one step we take. In Matthew 16:15-16, the Lord asks: "But who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
And our next step depends totally on this confession - "Lord, you are the Christ, the Son of the living God. I put my full trust in You and only in You as I move into this day of blessing one step at a time."
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Eleven
This morning I had the extreme joy of welcoming my son Joshua back from Afghanistan. It was wonderful to witness his reunion with his wife Andrea and three year old son Nate. It was not so surprising to open my devotions for today and discover the following verse for today:
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9 NASB).
The Lord is with you wherever you go! That might be your workplace or it might be Afghanistan. Wherever you – be strong and courageous. Amazing how the Lord brings a timely word in season. The same passage was used by one of our State of Texas legislators at yesterday's Faith and Family Day in Austin. He was exhorting us as saints to "be strong and courageous" as we our persecuted for standing and witnessing for the Lord in our daily lives.
Its Day 11 of 70 days. Wherever you go – be strong and courageous!
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Ten
Today we begin Day Ten of the Seventy Days of Blessing. Ten is a significant number. In the Hebrew language it signifies testimony. What is your testimony? What has the Lord done in your life? What will He be doing in your life today? I believe it all starts with this simple confession from the Psalms.
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts" (Psalm 139:23).
Search my heart, Lord. Only the Lord can know what resides in the heart of man. My prayer for today is that He would find a heart open, pliable, honest and broken heart that invites Him to take full control. As He fills us and occupies our very being – we are then recipients of the fullness of His blessings.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Nine
This is day nine of our seventy days of blessing. Last night during prophetic ministry at Prince of Peace, we were exhorted to be so close to the glory of the Lord in Jesus that we would both experience His glory and also, give opportunity for everyone around us to experience His glory.
This morning, the passage I read was: "And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men" (Luke 2:52 NASB). He did not grow in favor with His Father and others because he was a "really good boy." He grew in favor because of His proximity to His Father and the increasing glory of His Father's presence. That favor was noted and experienced by everyone around Him.
So today, live by faith, confidently knowing that God will give you the favor Jesus had. Regardless of the circumstances that come into your life, believe God for supernatural favor. Draw near to God and the devil will flee from you. Draw near to God and those around you will detect His glory, His presence and His aroma – and they will desire to stay near you or, because of God's glory, they will flee. Your job is to stay close in proximity to the Father through His Son.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Eight
It is Day Eight of Seventy Days of Blessings. This morning at Prince of Peace we will celebrate our annual Passover Seder. This is to be a memorial feast to the Lord – a feast to be held throughout the generations. This is a feast celebrated by our Lord. It is feast we will celebrate. We are to remember and embrace that the Lord, because of the blood of the Lamb, has caused death to pass over us. He releases deliverance to us from our enemies. He releases life to His children. He imparts to us the fullness of His health, wealth, miracles and blessing!
Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: 'On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight. 7 And they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. 8 Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 9 Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire—its head with its legs and its entrails. 10 You shall let none of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. 11 And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it
7 Then came the Day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be killed. 8 And He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat." (Luke 22:7-8).
Celebrate life! Celebrate His blessings!
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Seven
Today we end our first week of Seventy Days of Blessings. This is Day Seven. Negiel Bigpond exhorted us to pursue God during these days. It is a time of divine breakthrough with finances, healing of body, might and spirit. It is a sacred place of repentance and restoration.
This morning I read: "Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it" (Psalm 34:14 NASB).
Joyce Meyer wrote: "If you looking for a breakthrough in your life but no matter how hard you try, it's not coming? It's more than likely because you are not living in peace. So I urge you, crave peace, seek after it, and go for it with all your might!"
Seek peace. Pursue the blessing!
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Six
This is Day 6 of our Seventy Days of Blessing
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it isHe commands the blessing – LIFE forevermore! The key? The body dwelling together in unity. Unity is not conformity. Unity is not looking alike – dressing alike – thinking alike or acting alike. It is created and released as we corporately and individually set our eyes, ears and hearts on the ONE true Lord and God of our lives. The exhortation to us as we receive the impartation of health, wealth and miracles is to "turn your eyes upon Jesus – look full in His wonderful face!'
For brethren to dwell together in unity!
It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Running down on the beard,
The beard of Aaron,
Running down on the edge of his garments.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore" (Psalm 133).
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Thursday, March 21, 2013
Seventy Days of Blessing - Day Five
We have entered Day 5 of our 70 days of blessing (check out Prince of Peace Page for previous days)
"…but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are…" (1 Corinthians 1:27, 28 NASB).
What reason do we give God that we can't be used as His ambassador, servant, king or priest in His world? You're probably right! Why? Because God uses the "foolish and unqualified" people of this world to carry out His design and will for the kingdom. Acknowledge your weaknesses, inabilities, failings and fears – THEN step into the fullness of God's promises and strength. He IS using you right now as an instrument to release health, wealth and miracles into your sphere of influence.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Examine Us Lord
us pray. Father God, come and examine my life and everything in it.
Examine my workplace. Examine my family. Examine my city. Examine my
heart! Examine it with Your holy Word and by Your Holy Spirit. Show me
Lord how you want to restore and rebuild my life, city and nation by
Your power and Your strength. Grant me Your decrees of favor, provision,
power and faith to carry it out for Your glory. And Lord, let it be
known from this day forth that the enemy, Satan himself and all of his
spirits, have no heritage here. He has no heritage in my family. He has
no right in my workplace. He has no memorial in my school and my city.
He has no place in my heart. Thank you Lord God. You are the mighty one.
You are the famous one. You are the Ancient of Days. I give you praise
in Jesus' name. Amen.
Keeper of the Keys by Tom Schlueter
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