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So much of so-called Christian television is dominated by theatrical "healings" and other "miracles," and based on the physical audience alone. These modern "apostles" seem to have quite a following. I myself have several contacts who attend these "churches"; therefore, I was wondering with what scriptures and in what manner should I minister to these people who are lead astray by all these spurious apostolic miracles when the apostolic age has clearly passed?
Here is at least a partial answer to your question. If you would like further details or a fuller response, please write again.
1. The counterfeiting of supernatural works of our Lord should be a big issue. Jesus never made a city-wide publicity campaign when He came to town. He worked faith in those He healed, and He always emphasized saving faith as the needy were healed. He also did it in what we today would call a "low key" manner. But they were healed. And the healing had a redemptive purposeattesting to the messianic calling of Jesus.
It was similar with the apostles. Their healings attested to the message they brought. It is not the same with the Pentecostal faith healing movement. They are saying God wants to do "signs and wonders" and that such will make people believe; but those who are Reformed take Jesus' words in Luke 16:27-31 seriously (note especially the last verse):
Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Yes, we wait on the Lord and bless Him for what He is pleased to do in our midst, but the days of attesting to the veracity of the Messiah and the apostles ended in the first century. True, in the history of pioneer missions among pagan strongholds there have been some marvelous signs and wonders to the testimony of the Gospel of Jesus, but they have not been associated with business practices of questionable ethics. Our ardent desire as Reformed people is visitations of God's saving grace to the souls of sinners, not miracles to make a name for ourselves. Jesus teaches us that the Kingdom of God comes in blessedness, righteousness and peace with God. Faith comes by hearing, the written word of God (Rom. 10:17).
2. The depreciation of the church and its ministry by Pentecostal faith healers needs to be stressed. What should be present (but is not) in their public services is that people should be led to get into discipleship classes in their local congregations (and instructed in a good catechism?). What is missing from such "apostolic" healing services is teaching the people that God's kingdom is entered by "repentance toward God and by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21), not by signs and wonders, nor by miracles.
Jesus said many will cast out demons in His name and tell their Lord what signs and wonders they did. But Jesus, in that great and glorious day, will say to them, "Depart! for I do not know you" (Matt. 7:15-23). In this passage the part about bad fruit is as important as the part about prophesying and casting out demons in Jesus' Name.
Faith-healers depreciate the reading of God's Word and sitting under the preaching of God's Word, but the Bible says faith comes by hearing God's Word (Rom. 10:17; Luke 16:31). In contrast, faith-healers say faith comes by seeing miracles, signs and wonders, and by attending large healing meetings. Sadly, they too often also say that if you did not receive your miracle, it is because you lacked faith.
"You lacked faith" is not good pastoring! It is not Biblical! Jesus and the Apostle Paul, both of whom did many healing miracles, never told people those words!
The Apostle Paul asked for his infirmity to be taken away, but God did not do it. God did not heal him (2 Cor. 12:7-10). In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus also asked the Father to take away this cruel painful death of being a sin-bearer and drinking the whole cup of God's wrath down to its bitter dregs for the elect. God did not take it away (Matt. 26:36-46).
Neither the Apostle Paul, nor the Lord Jesus Christ can be charged with lacking faith, or not being prepared and pure in their soul. God turned down their petitions for other reasons. Faith healers ignore these two examples, and they rarely if ever preach to all present that:
(a) people must have faith in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ, as well as in God the Holy Spirit;
(b) people must know that the Scriptures are sufficient; that God the Holy Spirit inspired the men whom He used to write them; and that the Scriptures are above and judge everything, including "miraculous" healing manifestations (whether they are of the Holy Spirit or of unholy spirits, presented by men who are bluffing the work of God the Holy Spirit);
(c) people must be thankful for the ordinary things of daily life and for the great propitiation Christ accomplished as our "Passover lamb" (1 Cor. 5:7)
(d) people must "walk in the Spirit" (Gal. 5:16), according to the example of the Apostles Peter and Paul in the Acts of the Apostles and in the letters of Peter and Paul. In fact, a study of the use of the metaphor "walk" in the New Testament will be very instructive in countering the Pentecostal mind-set of TV "apostolic" healing services that has the thinly disguised unbelief of always trying to "prove" the Lord.
Jesus exposed of this mind-set of unbelief when, in His temptation, he proof-texted the Devil with Deuteronomy 6:16, "It is written, 'You shall not tempt the Lord your God'" (Matt. 4:7).
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) review
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Balancing Quality and Compliance
Victoria Plating had emission limits to meet, but it also had customers to satisfy...
Customers had quality requirements. New York City and New York State had air compliance regulations. Victoria Plating, Bronx, NY, had provided its customers with quality finishes for 51 years. The environmental regulations demanded compliance, and owners Charles Antmann and Jeff Higdon refused to sacrifice finish quality.
Victoria specializes in plating high-volume, high-quality finishes using two return-type automated machines. The major substrate is zinc diecast, but the company also plates on steel and brass. It offers copper/nickel/chromium, brass, gold and black oxide finishes in addition to lacquer topcoats. Gold and black oxide finishes are done manually. Stampings, spinnings and castings are electroplated or polished to a high luster before applying a clear lacquer. The clear lacquer topcoat was the source of Victoria's emission troubles.
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"Historically, we have offered three types of lacquer," noted Mr. Higdon, "waterborne dip lacquer, air-applied air-dry lacquer and a solvent-baked lacquer. The VOC limitations eliminated the air-dry lacquer capabilities, because of the solvents in it that were necessary for the coating to flash off."
According to Mr. Higdon, the regulations came into effect before a viable alternative had been developed. "Although enforcement was a bit lax at first, eventually we received a violation for air emissions," admitted Mr. Higdon. Fortunately, the EPA allowed Victoria to apply the monetary penalty toward the purchase of compliance equipment.
Victoria investigated several alternatives, including electrocoating, but found it cost prohibitive because it would be used intermittently. Thermal oxidizers and other VOC incineration methods were not practical also because of cost and because Victoria didn't know if it would even need these devices in the future if the solvent-borne lacquer went out of production. Victoria also tried lacquers containing chlorinated solvents but found they discolored aluminum parts.
Ultimately, Victoria installed a large oven and offered its customers a low-cure, clear, waterborne baked lacquer finish on the brass, bronze, copper and silver. The coating was developed and supplied by Agate Lacquer. "This was an expensive decision," noted Mr. Higdon. "The oven was costly, and with a baked lacquer there is more time involved.
"But because of that investment," Mr. Higdon said, "we were able to keep our customer base." Victoria's customers include notable manufacturers such as Mack Truck, Melard Shower and Stanley Tool.
After this investment and changeover to baked lacquer finishes only, Agate approached Victoria with a compliant air-dry lacquer. This enabled Victoria to again offer three types of lacquer finishes. "If there is a difference between an air-dry and a baked lacquer finish, it isn't obvious and has not affected production," remarked Mr. Higdon. "Also, it allows us to do more. You can't put a baked lacquer on plastics because of the oven temperature; now, we can lacquer plastics. You can't put a baked lacquer on certain substrates or finishes because of discoloration; now, we can coat these types of metals and finishes." But this didn't alleviate its compliance obligations.
Even though Mr. Higdon would rather spend more time in the finishing shop, the EPA keeps him tethered to his desk a significant portion of his time. "Charles Antmann and I made a decision back in the 80's that we were not going to manifest any waste, if possible. That was ok then, but now it is difficult because it is expensive, labor intensive and there is a lot of equipment maintenance. And as laws change, you have to spend more money and time," he added.
"I believe in the industry," avowed Mr. Higdon, "that is why I became involved with NAMF (National Association of Metal Finishers). Our relationship with EPA is ever evolving. Some days it is great, and other days it is tenuous. But you have to stay on top of things and know what is going on."
Victoria Plating has been able to keep up with all of the EPA and New York regulations. The low-VOC air-dry lacquer has helped the company comply with its air emission regulations. Customers still have their quality requirements. The environmental agencies have their emissions standards. And, Victoria Plating is still providing its customer with quality finishing.


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Happy Halloween! To help celebrate today, we have with us today Jillibean Soup Guest Designer Juliana Michaels.
Juliana grew up in a creative household and has had a love affair with creating and designing for years. She gives all the credit to her talented mother who loved to paint, sew, and draw. Her mother also took photos of everything they did and kept them well organized in photo albums. When she first discovered scrapbooking over 15 years ago, it gave her a way to combine creating and designing to form a creative outlet that brings her so much joy and happiness.
She has been a project designer in the paper craft and scrapbook industry since 2007. She has been fortunate enough to work for many top manufacturers including: Bo Bunny, Bella Blvd, Elle's Studio, SRM Stickers, Provocraft, Pebbles, and Jillibean Soup. Her projects have been published in a variety of magazines and idea books and she has had projects displayed at the Crafts and Hobby Association Trade Show. Since 2008, she has been creating and sharing paper crafting projects on her blog (http://www.17turtles.com/). Just recently, Juliana opened 17turtles, an online shop, where she sells digital cut files for use with electronic cutting machines.
When Juliana is not creating, she is a wife to her best friend and the love of her life. She is also a new mommy to a four legged puppy named Lincoln. She has a fondness for coffee, Dr. Pepper, Mexican food, turtles, and antiquing. In her spare time, she enjoys running, working out, cooking, and reading science and historical fiction.
To see more of her papercrafting and scrapbook projects you can visit her blog at www.17turtles.com.
Here's all the great Halloween projects she has to share with us today...
Boo Halloween Card by Juliana Michaels
Jillibean Soup
Paper Pad: Owloween Stew, Witches Brew
Wood Veneers: Pumpkin
Enamel Stars: Orange, Yellow, Black
Mini Printed Clothespin: Halloween
Mini Placemats: Halloween
Creepy Freeky Scary Layout by Juliana Michaels
Jillibean Soup
Paper Pad: Owloween Stew, Witches Brew
Pea Pod Parts: Owloween Stew, Witches Brew
Wood Veneer: Pumpkins
Enamel Stars: Orange Yellow Black
Spooky Spider Halloween Decor by Juliana Michaels
Jillibean Soup
Paper Pad: Owloween Stew
Pea Pod Parts: Witches Brew
Wood Veneers: Pumpkins
Enamel Stars: Orange, Yellow, Black
Mini Printed Clothespins: Halloween
Mini Placemats: Halloween
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09 January 2012Joyce Laird
While 3M's renewable energy division was formed just two and a half years ago, it is by no means a small player. "A major component of the business is, of course, energy generation," says Ellen White, global marketing manager. "We focus on a wide breadth of renewable energy technologies."
As the company likes to say, it 'captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products', and it has adopted this philosophy for its renewables business. "In solar alone, there are a variety of technologies from concentrated solar power to concentrated photovoltaics," White says. "There is a very significant growing industry in rigid PV modules, both crystalline and thin film."
The firm is also active in the wind power sector, adds Dr. Steve Hedrick, the company's technical director. "As a company that is highly focused on 45 technology platforms, including things like light management, material adhesives, coatings and weathering expertise, we are actually working across a breadth of applications; where can we actually help our customers reduce the cost per watt, cost per kWh? This applies whether it is a wind or a solar application."
One exciting innovation, both White and Hedrick say, is the company's Solar Mirror Film 1100 for the concentrated solar power (CSP) market. "There are some really great advantages in being able to use a reflective film rather than a glass mirror as a solar collector," White says. "It offers an advantage in form factor. There are a lot more things you can do with the design. You can also have a continuous mirror instead of the more common glass faceted mirror design. It also brings down the total cost."
Another product is its Ultra Barrier Solar Film. "We are very proud of this product. It is truly enabling flexible construction of high efficiency solar modules in CiGS type applications," Hedrick says. "It's a highly flexible front-side film that will take over a lot of the functionality you see in glass."
3M has also been doing a lot of work around light management – around the efficiency of the silicon cells. "Our work is focused on reducing efficiency loss, due to loss of the light coming into the panels."
The company has around 50 years' experience in understanding the impacts of weathering, having first established a basic weathering resource centre to test products for its original road sign business many decades ago. Today, it also has an outdoor solar weathering centre in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, U.S.
"For decades, 3M has vigorously tested the weatherability of its products in its accelerated Weathering Resource Centre and at multiple outdoor sites worldwide, to optimise designs and ensure reliability and performance over extended periods of time. This expertise is crucial to the solar industry, where systems are expected to perform for 25 years or more," Hedrick says. "We are confident our new outdoor Solar Weathering Centre will allow us to further improve upon our solar product portfolio and better serve our global customers."
This is the first centre of its kind built by 3M, but it is not its first basic "Weathering" facility, he notes. It joins 67 other facilities around the world that are used to conduct basic tests. "Arizona and Minnesota are very different from the UK or the Middle East. Each is a different solar environment and you also need to look at the impact of dirt on module performance. Each country in the world actually has very different soil," Hedrick says.
There are two aspects to the work, Hedrick continues. The first part involves looking at energy conservation, something he notes is as important as energy generation. "It means getting the most use out of our existing resources and infrastructure," he says. "We've spent a great deal of effort understanding the impact of outdoor weathering on how materials age. Our new solar facility adds to our ability to evaluate and understand, not only the positive impact of new technologies that define the performance of our customers' end products, but also [the effect that weathering has upon these technologies]."
The company's researchers at the new facility will conduct environmental testing of solar module configurations, aiming to bring more efficient products to market faster to meet customer needs. The facility is, he explains, tailored for side-by-side comparisons of solar energy systems using a variety of 3M's products. These products include its Ultra Barrier Solar Film, Scotchshield Film Backsheets and Solar Mirror Film 1100.
The company will install approximately 100 solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) modules at the site, in multiple arrangements. There will also be parabolic troughs to test products used in concentrated solar thermal systems, while there are plans to add testing capabilities for Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) in the future.
The testing facility also has an automated data centre and weather station to monitor system output, temperature and humidity in harsh weather conditions. 3M will analyse data regularly to corroborate performance and direct future product development. "We have the ability to both purchase existing products, and to collaborate with our customers to take in their prototypes, modify and test them," Hedrick says. "We also have the ability to create and test our own modules. This will significantly accelerate our product development and cycle time."
The company, for example, is working closely with module manufacturer tenKsolar. The two companies have developed 3M's Cool Mirror Film 330 "to reflect only light that can be used to create electricity onto tenKsolar's modules", explains Hedrick. Under its working arrangement with tenKsolar, 3M will be able study concepts for light management, such as its cool mirror technology, in depth, assessing how it enhances the output of traditional CPV systems: "So it is a wide breadth of undertaking," he adds.
Meantime, the company has also established two new accelerated weathering facilities in China and Germany. White says these are designed for indoor accelerated aging on a smaller scale, but can accommodate outdoor testing for larger samples. "For these, we will typically contract out with other local weathering services," she says.
"Because we already have these facilities all around the world – that look at the impact of the actual sun, weather and soil in each area as far as basic weathering – we can do controlled, comparative examples," Hedrick adds.
"We have a proprietary model at 3M for service life prediction, and we've developed this over the past 50 years. We've basically developed ways of taking accelerated indoor ageing and applying that to outdoor phenomenon," White continues. "These tests look at the particular failure mechanisms of materials, and then 3M uses these test results to develop improvements. Through correlated testing, we've developed these proprietary models so that we can understand how long these materials are going to last. We have a database that we've been gathering over time about how different materials with different additives will perform in any particular climate condition."
One of the goals of material testing is to find correlations between materials and end product compatibility. White says that 3M tests a number of combinations. "This is particularly true in solar films that we've recently introduced. We've done quite a bit of testing to understand how they are going to perform on the different substrates that our end customers may choose. We can make qualified statements about how they are going to perform, depending on the choices that the customer makes."
White notes, however, that at present most companies try to design products for an "any use" case, and want to ensure that wherever the product is used, it will meet the 25-year service life requirement. "That's how the solar industry is structured today. So, that is always our primary goal," she says. However, "as the industry proceeds down the cost curve, it will become valuable to customise solar installations for a particular environment. We certainly see cases where we could provide a different material set, which would be less expensive, and could be very well suited for one climate, but not for another."
She expects it to be these kind of projects that 3M will be working on with its customers more and more. "I see a future where the customer will tell us that they want to design a solar module that will excel in a specific climate, and ask us what the best materials would be to use [in that scenario]."
And she's optimistic for future growth. Despite the volatile global economy, energy demand is going to continue to grow, she notes. "This is true whether in an up or down economy. That's just a fact. You can't stop the need," she says. "Renewable energy as a portion of the energy pie will continue to take a larger and larger slice. Solar will play a big part in that. Costs are continuing to come down and solar panels are competitive at face value in many markets today, and have the potential to do this in all markets."
She adds: "There are also a couple of macro trends, [with concerns over energy independence] not to mention reduction of carbon emissions at play here. I don't think that the overall market is going to stagnate. It will be volatile in the short term, but in the long term, I know it will be one of the top markets that survives. The industry has a great record of bringing down cost and enhancing power output."
About the author: Joyce Laird has an extensive background writing about the electronics industry; semiconductor development, R&D, wafer/foundry/IP and device integration into high density circuit designs.
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Greetings and welcome to YourCareerDoctor's blog! This first post is here to share information about what you will experience through this site.
The goal of Your Career Doctor
The goal of this blog is simple – to help you have a healthy career.
Throughout my two decades of work, I have used multiple career doctors to help me achieve personal and professional success. Their help and guidance allowed me to, achieved a doctorate, served as an executive level leader, and developed systems that helped clients, and organizations, and live a life of purpose.
All of this occurred over the span of 20+ years. My experiences will inform the posts and services provided through YourCareerDoctor.
Over the years, I've noticed humans have a natural way of seeking help when things are not right. Here are a few examples:
- Car problems – visit a mechanic
- Emotional support – visit a friend or counselor
- Broken Pipes – call a plumber
- Not feeling well – see your doctor
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I desire for this blog to become the place where you come when things are not right with your career.
YourCareerDoctor is here to be a place where you go for information and support. YourCareerDoctor will offer the following services:
- Blog – YourCareerDoctor will host an informative blog that explores topics around conducting job searches; selecting the right job; identifying the right job fit for you; how do decide when it is time to leave your job; strategies to deal with office politics; dealing with good/bad bosses; and any other career-related topics. Our blog will also offer posts from guest bloggers who also share a passion for career health.
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Hi Everyone!
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter Holiday/Break! Once again it has been far too long but I am still here! Today I bring you another quick sweater rehab and an update on my winter coat project. I know you all probably want to see it on me but my photographer has been a bit busy as of late (my son) and if I wait any longer to post you all will forget me. I will post a modeling update at another time.
Here you see the AFTER! A well loved sweater transformed into a new life! It may be difficult to see the but I have place large and small flat, faceted beads around the new neckline.
Here you see the BEFORE! This sweater has been well loved and used but it is still in great condition. Not a pill or worn spot on it except…
The neckline was getting stretched out and the top button hole was destroyed. I couldn't get rid of my favorite leopard sweater. There had to be a solution!
I had this neckline that I ripped off of another project. It was loaded with the flat faceted beads you see here. A perfect answer to make my new neckline sparkle! The first step was to release them from their old neckline.
The second step was to create a new v-neck by pinning down the neckline in the front…
and the back…
The final step was to sew the beads around the front side of the neckline in a new pattern. I just stitched down the back neck as I didn't think the beads would be comfortable around the back neck. I am in love with the end result!
The addition of a third fabric is going to work. Here is the new direction I am going. As you can see there is a gusset in my future. Now that the side panels and pockets are ready to sew, the next step will be to work on the gussets and the sleeves. I will not lose them this time!!!


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Seinfeld Wraps 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee' With Kramer
Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards — best known as "Cosmo Kramer" — reunited for an episode of Seinfeld's web series, Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.
The reunion marks one of the few high-profile appearences Richards has done since his infamous racist tirade in Nov. 2006. Richards was performing at the famous L.A. comedy club the Laugh Factory when a heckler interrupted him. Instead of brushing him off and going on with the show, he started calling the heckler the n-word, aiming all kinds of racist epithets at him and eventually making most of the audience leave in disgust. Since then, and despite repeated apologies, he basically disappeared from the entertainment universe.
In the season finale of Seinfeld's web show, the pair address the elephant in the room and Richards apologizes for the incident. "I busted up after that event seven years ago," he said. "It broke me down. It was a selfish response. I took it too personally. I should have just said, 'Yeah, you're absolutely right. I'm not funny.'"
Check out the entire episode above to see the Seinfeld duo reunited in a very personal, emotional episode.


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This post might at first glance appear a tad, well, boring. There's no story nor any songs to sing as you cook. All there is, is one simple but tasty and traditional recipe, done up in bows and boasting less sugar and more pizzazz than you get in the canned kinds from the store. This could be a recipe staple for your family's celebrations.
Cranberry sauce is one of the easiest sides you can make to go along with your golden roasted turkey.
Make it your own
Cooking up your cranberry sauce at home means you can make it your own. I make mine with a mix of fresh and dried cranberries. But this recipe works equally well with all one or the other. Reduce the sugar and add extras to enhance the flavor, like a liqueur or orange pieces… or both!
Because of its tart taste and juicy consistency, stevia works well as a sweetener in this dish. Cut down on your sugar here, and make room for a slice of sugary pumpkin pie later.
A thank you
Perhaps we can also take a moment to be grateful for the wonderful selection of food we have to choose from in our country. I'm thankful for the people who work to make our food safe, who grow it, who distribute it, and who study how our bodies use its nutrients. I'm thankful we live in a country that is not at war, one where people are interested in sharing what we have with others who are not so lucky. That's pretty cool!
Cranberry chutney, gourmet style
Makes 2 cups or 16 servings of 2 tablespoons each
- 3 cups cranberries, dried, fresh, or a mix
- sweetener equivalent to 2/3 cup sugar (I use 1/4 cup home-made stevia solution made from 1/4 teaspoon stevia powder in ½ cup hot water plus 1/4 cup sugar)
- 1/4 cup cranberry juice (orange and pomegranate juices also work well)
- 1-2 oranges
- 2 teaspoons orange zest from one of the oranges
- 1/4 cup port (optional, but DELICIOUS if you have it)
- ½ cup toasted slivered almonds
- Combine the cranberries with the juice and the sugar or stevia in a saucepan. Cover and bring to boil, then reduce heat and allow to simmer for 10 min. Remove the cover.
- With a chef's knife, remove all skin and pith from the oranges. Slice thinly and chop. Stir orange pieces and any juice into cranberries.
- Increase heat and reduce liquid until sauce is very thick, another 3-10 min. Remove from heat and cool.
- Add the port and orange zest.
- Pour into a pretty bowl and top with your toasted almond slices to serve.
- Store leftovers in the fridge.
Cranberry, an awesomely healthy food
The color should tell you just how healthy cranberries are for you. Red signals anthocyanins, and cranberries' anthocyanins are extra special. They bind to the lining of the stomach and the urinary tract to keep bad bacteria out, preventing urinary tract infections and ulcers.
Ripe berries float to the surface of the bogs where they grow. Sunlight increases the anthocyanin content, so the longer they float, the better they will be at keeping you healthy.
Eating cranberries is smarter than taking cranberry supplements. The cranberry's components work together to provide anti-inflamatory, antibacterial and anticancer benefits for heart, kidney and liver health.
For details on the nutritional properties of cranberries check out The World's Healthiest Foods.
A final note
If you do have any left over, this chutney tastes great with Stilton cheese and gourmet crackers.
Or if you feel more ambitious, use your leftovers to make cranberry troll cream, a holiday recipe from Norway, or a delicious cranberry fool, a fruit pudding popular in England. Happy holidays!


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French gastronomy/Operation Goût de France-Good France
Paris, March 15, 2015
Q. – You're the Quai d'Orsay's Spokesman and today you are, in a way, the ambassador for this diplomatic and gastronomic offensive called Goût de France/Good France, and it's a plan cooked up by Laurent Fabius, head of diplomacy, and chef Alain Ducasse. Can you tell us what this operation is?
THE SPOKESMAN – Gastronomy is one of the best ambassadors for France around the world. It's a vehicle for fraternity, for interaction, it showcases products and it's an industry accounting for hundreds of thousands of jobs.
Q. – Where did Laurent Fabius get the urge for this? What was the sequence of events?
THE SPOKESMAN – As soon as he arrived at the Foreign Ministry, he wanted to give economic diplomacy a helping hand and make France's economic recovery one of the priorities of our diplomatic and consular network in the world and of our foreign policy.
Q. – You talk like a diplomat. What will happen on 19 March?
THE SPOKESMAN – There will be a French-style dinner, organized in more than 1,300 restaurants, in all our embassies and in the consulates general, bringing together people with very different backgrounds. There will also be a great dinner in Versailles bringing together all the foreign ambassadors posted in Paris.
Q. – You talk about a French-style dinner. What does that mean? When the Quai d'Orsay says so, does it press a button and thousands of French chefs all over the world serve up a French-style menu, in an embassy or a restaurant, on the Foreign Ministry's instructions? Is there any special significance in this?
THE SPOKESMAN – First of all, it's not a uniform menu: each person takes ownership of French gastronomy, which draws from many sources and is an encounter with other gastronomies and other ingredients. It will be a mixture, and there won't be only French chefs, because there are also chefs with foreign nationality who excel in French gastronomy.
Q. – What must be done? Are there any compulsory elements?
THE SPOKESMAN – Indeed, there's a menu, but not a standard one. The menu is a general framework with two starters, one hot and one cold, a fish course, a meat course, cheese and a dessert. (…) The menu isn't compulsory. Each chef can improvise and create on the basis of this general framework.
Q. – Is there a tradition of diplomatic meals going back a long way at the Quai d'Orsay?
THE SPOKESMAN – Yes, since the birth of diplomacy, meals have been a constant backdrop to negotiations and meetings between national leaders. They played a particularly important role at the Congress of Vienna: Talleyrand had an extremely well-known chef, Carême, and he organized great dinners, sometimes with 48 courses, which played a central role in negotiations, to such an extent that in a conversation with the French king, Talleyrand said to him, "Sire, I do not need instructions but I need more saucepans."
Q. – (…) The aim of this worldwide Goût de France/Good France operation on 19 March is obviously to sell French products and French know-how, but can gastronomic cuisine help us sell more Rafales, more planes?
THE SPOKESMAN – (…) Our embassies and consulates general constantly host meetings which often take place over a meal to help conclude contracts and promote French interests. (…)
Q. – I'd like you to listen to you what Laurent Fabius said a few weeks ago: "there are surprising moments – for example, over the course of 17 hours you've still got to eat. So there were very charming girls who went round with biscuits and other things, and it's this extraordinary contrast; we were negotiating war and peace with these young girls going round". Does this mean that the devil is in the detail – i.e. you can starve a delegation during negotiations and serve them bad "grub" to push them to the limit, in a way?
THE SPOKESMAN – Yes but often meals come at the end of a negotiation; it's a bit like an Asterix banquet – it's a reward after all sorts of incidents. You get tray meals during the negotiations – club sandwiches – and then, when the negotiation is over, when an agreement has been reached, there's a more traditional, official meal reminiscent of the Talleyrand era.
Q. – This might seem to be of secondary importance, but how do ambassadors manage to have this lavishness without it costing us an arm and a leg?
THE SPOKESMAN – Quite simply through a partnership with businesses in the industry, which make their contribution – particularly for the 14 July receptions, which are held in all the embassies and are quite costly since there are thousands of guests in most of the world's capitals. These receptions are paid for to a very large extent by French companies in order to showcase products – champagne, wine and cheese are supplied by French businesses to showcase these products.
Q. – Are ambassadors' cocktail parties where people enjoy Ferrero Rochers fictitious?
THE SPOKESMAN – Cocktail parties are also moments of conviviality and sharing and at these cocktail parties we offer the best French products. Let's never forget that it's a showcase for our country, and jobs and an extremely dynamic industry contribute to our exports. (…)./.


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Doping test: Peru striker Guerrero banned
Rio de Janeiro : Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has been provisionally suspended for 30 days after a failed doping test, ruling him out of his country's FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff against New Zealand.
The 33-year-old, who plays his club football for Brazil's Flamengo, tested positive to an unspecified stimulant after Peru's 2018 World Cup qualifier against Argentina in Buenos Aires on October 5, officials said, reports Xinhua news agency.
According to the rules of world football governing body FIFA, Guerrero is immediately banned from all competitions for the next month. The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) confirmed it received news of the positive result in a statement on Friday.
"The FPF respects FIFA's decision and trusts that the situation will soon be clarified and the process resolved," it said. Guerrero, a former Bayern Munich player, has missed Flamengo's last four matches in Brazil's Serie A championship as he struggles to overcome a leg muscle injury.
Earlier, the Brazilian Football Confederation's anti-doping commission chairman, Fernando Solera, told SporTV: "There is an official result that shows an adverse analysis for a stimulant."
"I have had access to Flamengo's medical information, which showed that (the club) did not administer any medication that could be classified as a stimulant." The news is a major blow to Peru's hopes of appearing in their first World Cup finals since 1982.
New Zealand, aiming to qualify for football's premier event for a fourth time, will host the first leg of the playoff in Wellington on November 11 followed by a clash in Lima four days later.


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Belgian comics help mend a city and increase tourism
The year after the horror of terrorist bombings in March 2016, the number of tourists to Brussels dropped by 40%. A significant effort was made to shore up the tourism industry, and one initiative, which has proven successful, appealed to fans of Belgian caricatures, animated books and comics. A self-guided walking tour with a detailed booklet gave Sara and me a chance to revisit classics from our (and the boys') childhoods and to 'meet' some new characters!
Do you have a favourite Belgian character?
Top Ten Walls We Visited
1. Out in the Street – Ralf König is the designer of this urban fresco dedicated to LGBT diversity. Apparently it's the only one of its kind in Europe, and unfortunately has succumbed to some disapproving graffiti 'artist'….
2. Broussaille – Frank Pé created this as the first of Brussels' murals in 1991. These two characters appeared in comic strips in 1978, and then in a book in 1984.
3. Asterix, Obelix and the Gang following Dogmatix on an Attack – Uderzo – The first Asterix cartoon appeared in Pilote Magazine in 1959, and sales of the comic books has now surpassed 350 million worldwide.
4. Ducobu – Story: Zidrou; Drawn by: Godi – This mural is found on the outside wall of a school on Rue des Six Jetons. "Ducobu spends most of his time inventing ingenious tricks to help him cheat…Let's hope that Ducobu does not become a role model for the many pupils who pass this mural every day!"
5. Victor Sackville – Francis Carin – The Belgian James Bond?!
6. Flower Garden – Brecht Evens – A massive (4,200 sq ft) mural is situated in a part of Brussels which exemplifies the diverse range of Bruxellois, and as such, Evens has blended East and West in this colourful tapestry.
7. Cori the Cabin Boy – Bob de Moor – As a side gig to his work with Hergé on Tintin, de Moor created Cori and took him on high adventures in six books through the 1950's and then the 1980's.
8. Lucky Luke – Morris – A favourite in our house when the boys were growing up, resulting in Sara's first foray into the art world. This mural typifies the ongoing antics of Les Daltons and their inevitable corralling by Lucky Luke, who can draw his trusty gun faster than his shadow!
9. Nick's Dreams – Hermann – A fantastic depiction of Nick and the animal friends in his Dreamworld. This series was meant by Hermann as a tribute to Windsor McKay, the American comic pioneer who sent Little Nemo off to explore the world of dreams.
And saving the best for last…..
10. Tintin – Hergé – This frame of Belgium's most famous and recognizable character is taken from "The Calculus Affair" – the 18th adventure in the series which still sells over 230 million copies every year in 80 different languages. A remarkable success!
Those were ten of the ones we saw as the light waned and we headed back to our apartment in Ghent…
And with 50 more murals to see, tag! – you're it!


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Louise has severe endometriosis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Read about her inspirational achievement and how she managed to overcome both conditions to run the London Marathon for Endometriosis UK and Action for M.E.
"I think it's important to remember that you are in control, not the endometriosis."
My experience of endometriosis
I was first diagnosed in December 2007. I had always had very painful, heavy periods but the pain became constant and so bad that it would make me physically sick or pass out.
I have endometriosis on my uterus, ovaries and bladder. Pain can spread down my legs and into my back also. I have been told that there is no point in any more surgical intervention as this could cause more damage than good.
There does not seem to be a pattern to my pain and it does not correlate with my cycle in anyway. When I was first diagnosed I became extremely tired, even having a shower would leave me in bed for the rest of the day. I was later diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).
Having both CFS and endometriosis means I am tired most of the time and get light headed, as well as having severe pain. However, my medication has made the pain has go from being constant to intermittent.
I've always been really sporty, so when I couldn't do any sport because I was too exhausted, it was really difficult for me. It took me a while to build up to doing any exercise. I started off gently doing yoga in my room, then joined a gym in 2010 and slowly built it up from there. A year later I joined my local running club. I really enjoyed it and soon moved up from the slowest group. I actually found that running made me less tired and helped me manage the pain more. I managed to do a half marathon in the autumn of 2012.
Running the London Marathon
After seeing my boyfriend complete the London Marathon last year, I decided that I would enter for 2014. Endometriosis and CFS have turned my life upside down. I wanted to raise awareness of them as well as raise money to help other people like me. I was so confused and frustrated when I was first diagnosed – it was through one of the Endometriosis UK support groups that I was able to learn more about endometriosis and feel like I wasn't so alone.
It took a lot of hard work and discipline to train for the London Marathon. I started training for it nearly a year in advance. I increased my training really slowly. This was really important as with both endometriosis and CFS it's about pacing and not overdoing it. I made a point of still doing my yoga, which I think really helped. There were many hard days, and there were days when I had to write off running all together.
Throughout the training the thought of actually completing the marathon kept me going. I had tears in my eyes when I crossed the finish line. I couldn't believe I actually had done it. Completing the marathon was a massive challenge and the biggest achievement I have made in terms of a personal goal and overcoming these conditions. I think it's important to remember that you are in control, not the endometriosis.
– Louise
Louise completed the London Marathon in just 4 hours 2 minutes and 38 seconds and was the first female Endo UK runner to cross the finish line.


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Don't confuse this post with the March Madness of college championship basketball competitions. This post is about MID-MARCH Madness, the three strange "special" March day designations that all take place on the same day: March 15th.
Today, Saturday the 15th of March, is on the Roman Calendar as both the first day of Spring…and the "Ides of March." On this day in history Julius Caesar warned "Beware the Ides of March." It was the day he was stabbed by his friend Marcus Brutus. ("Et tu, Brutus?") It was a lousy first day of Spring for Caesar.
Today is also "Dumbstruck Day." According to the description, you should prepare for something so shocking or surprising that you're dumbstruck, unable to speak.
And finally, March 15th is also "Everything You Think Is Wrong" Day. Did the Ides of March later influence the other two designations? If you think about it, on this last day in Julius Caesar's life, surely everything he thought was one way, actually turned out to be just the opposite. His best friend stabbed him to death, which also would have made Caesar dumbstruck…
To prove wrong what you probably thought you knew—and to make you dumbstruck—see if you can match the real, original names of these people with their later name changes: (answers at end of post)
___ 1. Albert Brooms ——————————-A. Hulk Hogan
___ 2. Terry Jean Bollette —————————B. Howard Allen Francis O'Brien
___ 3. Pauline Ester Friedman ———————-C. Albert Einstein
___ 4. Ehrich Weiss———————————–D. Abigail Van Buren –"Dear Abby"
___ 5. Author Anne Rice—————————–E. Harry Houdini
Last week we turned our clocks forward by an hour for Daylight Savings Time. My mother understood why DST was necessary in war time, and maybe also during the oil embargo to conserve oil. But why the rest of the time, the back and forth, dividing the country? "Why do we cause all that confusion?" she used to ask. "There are still only twenty-four hours in a day."
Oh, how I wish Mom's dementia would fade away for an hour! Actually, I often wish that, but especially now, when I've found something she would laugh at and enjoy. It would confirm that she wasn't the only one who thought this was wrong.
This is supposedly a Native American Indian comment: When told the reason for daylight savings time, a wise old Indian said this: "Only the White Man's Government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it to the bottom, and have a longer blanket."
Don't be discouraged about the three "down days" of March 15th. Take heart. Tomorrow, March 16th, is "Everything You Do Is Right" Day. But, as my mother used to say, "Each day is what you make of it."
Answers to the Name Game: 1. C, 2. A, 3. D, 4. E, 5. B (really, it's B–does that dumbfound you?)


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Simplify Processes to Amplify Productivity in Your IT Department
In the past few years, BYOD (Bring your own device), has become an increasingly successful trend, which brings substantial benefits to organizations in multiple industries including education, healthcare, manufacturing and finance. According to Techaisle, a whopping 87% of employees in the US use mobile devices to access company data. Another survey found that 85% of them rely on more than one device for their work.
With BYOD adoption on the rise, IT departments are being taxed with device maintenance, programming, network administration and technical support for each device that employees are using to access the company's network and data.
Bottom line, IT departments need to find ways to simplify work processes in order to cope with these and other tasks while maintaining maximum productivity. Remote access to networks, software, computers and applications can help to significantly decrease the burden on IT staff.
Here are some of the benefits that remote access can provide:
- Expedite service – When asked for technical support, IT departments need to be quick and efficient. Whether they need to install a new application or solve routine computer issues, remote access takes a weight off the shoulders of IT. The ability to perform all these tasks from a single computer and not have to physically go to each device to provide support can make IT staff more responsive and efficient.
- Proactive support – The ability to solve certain issues from their own computer empowers IT to take a more proactive approach to technical support. The convenience factor makes it easy for IT staff to address a greater number of issues than they would if they had to leave their desks.
- Improve morale – Most IT professionals put in a lot of overtime, so granting them a remote access solution can be very useful. Even if they still have to work overtime, they can do so from the comfort of their own homes, where they can feel more relaxed and may even be more productive.
- Increase customer satisfaction – Remote access solutions can help you grow your customer base and reduce churn. Support staff can offer technical support and maintenance services without ever leaving the office, regardless of the client's location.
- Keep IT focused – Besides maintenance and support, IT staff also need to maintain your company network, website and much more. If they are interrupted while performing such activities for urgent technical assistance, the ability to offer support remotely makes it much easier to resume the previous task afterwards.
Whether you are a small startup or an established enterprise, a healthcare organization or a financial establishment, Ericom can offer you a customizable solution to optimize your IT operations and align them with your business objectives.


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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - U.S. Treasury prices rose modestly Wednesday, keeping benchmark yields pinned near one-week lows, after Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan said the U.S. economy is still slow to add jobs.
Greenspan's remarks to a congressional panel, which varied little from other comments he's made recently, buttressed the bond market's low-interest-rate expectations.
The market retained its gain after the Treasury sold a $26 billion batch of new 2-year notes, which met with solid domestic and overseas demand.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury note was up 4/32 at 99 29/32 to yield $TNX 4.01 percent vs. 4.02 percent at the previous U.S. close.
The yield, which is used to set mortgage rates, has been constricted to a tight range over the past several trading sessions.
The 30-year bond was 5/32 higher at 107 7/32 to yield $TYX 4.89 percent.
Greenspan and other Fed members have signaled they're not in a hurry to raise four-decade-low U.S. interests, at least not until they see signs of inflation or hiring becomes more robust.
Greenspan told a congressional budget panel that the nation's spending gap is worrisome, but not in the near term. See full story.
Short-term interest-rate futures markets show the bond market sees the biggest odds for a Fed rate hike in September, and likely by a modest quarter-percentage point.
The 2-year note was sold at a yield of 1.675 percent.
It drew bids at 2.43 times the amount offered, well above the 1.90 average of the past several auctions and the highest since May 2002.
Traders were questioning the turnout from foreign central banks, notably Japan's, ahead of the auction.
Indirect bidders, which include foreign central banks, bought 45.4 percent the notes sold Wednesday, about the same percentage as in January, but up from 30.2 percent in December.
Japan has been turning its proceeds from currency market intervention into holdings of U.S. debt, which has helped prop up Treasury prices and hold down yields. But a stable dollar in recent weeks has limited Japan's intervention.
The dollar did rise again in trading on Wednesday, on bets Japanese authorities will continue to act in defense of a weaker dollar. By holding down the yen's value, the Japanese can help their export market. See Currencies.
The market had little reaction to a report from the National Association of Realtors, which showed the pace of home resales slowed somewhat in the latest month, but remains at a brisk level historically. See Economic Report.
Mortgage applications rose in the latest week, according to a survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America. The group said its mortgage loan applications index rose 2.1 percent in the week ended Feb. 20.
The number of mortgage applications for home purchases rose 2.3 percent while applications for refinancing rose 1.9 percent. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 5.49 percent from 5.46 percent one week earlier, the MBA said.
"With all indications being that future sales will remain at or above current levels and with lean new home inventories, this leaves residential investment poised to contribute solidly to first quarter 2004 GDP growth," said Mat Johnson, chief economist at Quantit Group.


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Representing immigrants focus of Kitsap Legal Services benefit
- posted: Oct. 06, 2017
Benefit features hero of Travel Ban plus GSJones speaker and MC in evening focused on immigration
Noah Purcell kept
Featured speaker Noah Purcell, Washington State Solicitor General tells of stopping the Travel Ban
the audience rapt with his stories focused on his role in opposing the Travel Ban. Washington State led the nation in opposing the ban that caused such pain and chaos among travelers from seven countries. All seven countries have majority Muslim populations. He is the Solicitor General of the State of Washington. When the Attorney General decides that the state will take a particular position in a legal matter, it is often Mr. Purcell who represents the state. He told of an almost round-the-clock effort of most of the office to meet short deadlines in the case that resulted in a stay on many of the elements of the ban. He indicated that the state has not yet decided what position to take on what he referred to as Travel Ban 3.0.
The setting was the annual benefit dinner for Kitsap Legal Services attended by lawyers, judges and community members.KLS provides free legal services in areas of civil law to those unable to afford them. Many Kitsap area attorneys provide pro bono services through KLS. The benefit was emceed by KLS board president and partner here at GSJones Law Group, John Groseclose. Several GSJones attorneys also volunteer. KLS is always seeking more volunteer attorneys and donations. Contact KLS at 360-479-6125.
Speakers explore immigration issues of DACA and representation of child immigrants
Speakers at the KLS benefit on immigration, Michele Taylor (l) Meghan Casey (c) and MC John Groseclose (r)
In addition to Noah Purcell, GSJones immigration attorney Michele Taylor and Meghan Casey of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project spoke. Michele addressed the current situation of DACA recipients with the discontinuation of the program. She emphasized the ways that their plight will affect us all. She said that when recipients' two-year extensions expire most of the 800,000 employers will fire them. Many have, on the strength of government promises, made financial commitments, such as purchasing cars and homes. Without work permits, they cannot work or pay debts. Many, she noted, work in the public sector as teachers, first responders, and police officers. Others are in the armed services.
Meghan Casey focuses on representing children before immigration judges at the Tacoma office of NWIRP. They have no right to representation and often even young children must argue their case against government lawyers by themselves. She shared information about the Special Immigration Juvenile status, as well as the need for private attorneys to represent children. Attorneys do not need to practice immigration law to participate, she said. NWIRP provides training and support. The status is for immigrant children who have been abandoned, abused or neglected by at least one parent.


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Shire of Kellerberrin Australia Day Awards
26 January 2018
Call for Nominations
Australia Day is a time to celebrate our nation and it is also a time to recognise and honour those people who have made a noteworthy contribution to our community over the previous year or number of years.
Nominate a worthy recipient now to ensure that they don't miss out on being recognised!
Council will once again recognise these achievements and community service through the presentation of awards.
Australia Day call for Nominations
Nomination forms are available from the Shire Office, or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
If you require any further information relating to the Awards, please contact Brett during business hours at the Shire Office on (08) 9045 4006
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Event Details:
Date: 20th June 2015 (Saturday)
Time: 8.30am – 12.00pm
Topic: Accesing Learning Through Digital Environment
Speaker: Angela and Tam from NEXUS International School
Fees: RM150 per person
About the Event:
Angela and Tam are the Head of Extended Language and Learning, and Alternative Pathway Coordinator of Nexus International School respectively. Nexus International School support learners with moderate to mild learning differences both in the primary and secondary schools. Through integration of ICT they produce and promote engaging and imaginative lessons, creating opportunities for Nexus Learners to access the curriculum in new and innovative ways.
Both teachers advocate a strong belief that education is as important in the home as it is in school and welcome you to join them to share their knowledge of how to use technology to promote learning. Through this interactive workshop, they will demonstrate and describe some tools and APPs that they use in the classroom which you may find useful in the home environment. You will then get the opportunity to try using the APPs and share your experiences and ideas with others.
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Festival Review: Colombo Jazz Festival 2017
Despite repeated disruptions due to the weather, the festival managed to impress with a lineup that featured Mud Morganfield, Incognito and more
On February 18th and 19th, 2017, the second edition of the Mercedes Benz Colombo Jazz Festival was held at the picturesque Galle Face Hotel, a majestic colonial establishment at the prime location on the shores of the Indian Ocean in Colombo.
The festival hosted bands from everywhere – the U.S.A., Australia, the U.K., India, South Africa and of course, Sri Lanka. However, the musicians in these bands came from various other countries. In fact the leader of headlining band Incognito introduced his band as the 'United Nations of Incognito,' with musicians from Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, England, Scotland, Portugal, Italy and the leader himself from Mauritius. Jazz speaks such an eloquent universal language these days!
The two day festival, held over Saturday and Sunday had been planned for almost ten hours of jazz each day, a tough ask for most listeners, calling for long hours of concentration. However, this was mitigated by the high comfort levels for the audience. The informality of watching the stage from large lawns created an easy picnic atmosphere for the listeners with easy access to food, drink and merchandise. Added to this was the brilliant handling of the sound system by sound technician Malinda Lowe and fluid compering by the knowledgable Arun Bandaranaike and Leah. The organizer, Gehan Fernando had put a fine team together – these details make for comfortable viewing and listening.
The music at the festival was a well chosen mix of straight ahead jazz, the blues, R&B, funk and ballads and was of a consistently high standard. The only band from India was the Bengaluru-based Beer Puppets with Shreya Bhattacharya. Ultimately, they never got to perform; rain on both afternoons played havoc with the open air festival programming and the Beer Puppets, among others, never got on stage. However, there was a silver lining to this disruption; A few musicians jammed impromptu in the veranda of the hotel and Bhattacharya finally got the chance to show off her vocals. Fernando rated this unscheduled session as one of the festival highlights!
The festival recovered well on both days after the rain. On the opening day, the powerhouse band Incognito, led by the charismatic guitarist/vocalist Jean Paul Maunick (aka Bluey) took charge and the delay was soon forgotten. Their three vocalists were good enough to each be lead singer in most bands. London-based vocalist Vanessa Haynes needs special mention; her voice was rather like an instrument in the style of late American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. Their set was lively and very entertaining. Bluey also added an element of the dramatic by having four of his musicians exchange the instruments they were playing, halfway through their set. This band has been around for 38 years and has imbibed and absorbed the sounds of this period – a combination of acid jazz, funk, R&B and blues and ultimately playing foot tapping music just right for dancing.
The Australian band led by Andrew Oh (originally from Singapore) on saxophone, three brothers of Portugese origin, a Sri Lankan percussionist, a vocalist of Greek origin and a drummer, Buddy, originally from Samoa. This band played a short set on the second day as well during which drummer Buddy sang a James Brown song which could well have been sung by the composer himself!
Mud Morganfield, son of the ultimate blues great Muddy Waters, performed a set reminiscent of the master himself. While he sang originals adding typical 'blues humor' in the lyrics, Morganfield also sang some of his father's notable songs. "Hoochie Coochie Man" was one such classic. Nothing satisfies like the blues.
The South African band Major Minor brought the lilt and rhythm typical of African music. Their trumpet player Mambo later also played a salutary muted passage while the images of recently departed musicians were projected on the screen. It was a beautiful gesture to have honored their contributions in a public music forum.
We had a wonderful taste of a British band led by Kevin Davy on trumpet. They played a set of legendary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis' music from his brilliant acoustic years. Davy's muted trumpet with the talented Oli Arlotti on saxophone whetted our appetites for more when rain cut short their performance. This was a pity because their playing was the stuff jazz buffs travel a long way to go and hear and their version of "Stella by Starlight" was superb. We were told that the band would play a second set later. Alas! The weather gods had different ideas.
The surprise package at the festival was the El Trio from Los Angeles. The trio leader, Marco Mendosa on bass and vocals had an electrifying presence on the stage and the ever happy, smiling Sri Lankans danced away to every note from this band. Mendosa plays in several styles and is a musician worth checking out in these other avatars as well.
One understands that this Mercedes Benz Colombo Jazz Festival is likely to expand in scope in the future. They certainly have their basics covered and one can only get excited at the prospect of this region of the world becoming an important dot on the world map of jazz festivals in time to come.
All photographs courtesy of the Colombo Jazz Festival.


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Explicit images which appear in a newsworthy article will have an obscuring warning banner over them, there are also plans to give publishers the means to 'child lock' their content so that only over 18s can view certain content. Given that Snapchat Discover partners include The Sun, Vice and BuzzFeed, these changes are unlikely to pass by unnoticed.
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- Whitney WebsterAugust 31, 2012 at 11:57 PM
*Stockton, I do know how to spell my child's name. I'm sure I have other typos but I'm laying down, lazy, and sick right now. ps-I haven't forgot about the pics either things have just been not good here with everyone being sick.ReplyDelete
- Whitney WebsterAugust 31, 2012 at 11:57 PM
Srockton has been in his forward facing seat forever now, he his super large though. But I never faced him back because the doctor told me that he feels like it's safer for him and I if he is front facing, that way if he needs something or is crying, etc...I can see him and talk to him and try to help him. However...just a warning I did have someone go off on me about front facing my children...my opinion though...it's your child and you do what you want!ReplyDelete
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"Blessed are those who pretend to be persecuted, for they shall reap truckloads of cash and live like Hollywood stars."
No, that's not from the Bible. It's my paraphrase of Bob Smietana's scrupulous piece of investigative journalism for The Tennessean: "Christian crusaders cash in: Sekulow's family, firm collect millions."
Jay Sekulow is the head of the American Center for Law and Justice. The legal charity was founded in 1990 by televangelist and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson to be a kind of sectarian variation on the ACLU. The ACLJ has since become a kind of organizational embodiment of the weird persecution complex that drives the behavior of much of America's privileged majority religion.
Sekulow also runs the closely associated charity CASE ("Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism"). According to The Tennessean's Smietana:
Since 1998, the two charities have paid out more than $33 million to members of Sekulow's family and businesses they own or co-own, according to the charities' federal tax returns, known as form 990s.
One of the charities is controlled by the Sekulow family — tax documents show that all four of CASE's board members are Sekulows and another is an officer. …
Over the past two decades ACLJ has argued for legitimate cases in defense of the free exercise of religion, including the 1993 Lamb's Chapel case. That case involved equal access to public facilities for religious groups. A school in New York state allowed outside groups use of the premises when school was not in session, but sought to deny the Lamb's Chapel group that same access.
The ACLJ joined the ACLU in defending the religious group's right to equal access. That alliance illustrates the difference between the ACLU and the ACLJ.
The ACLU, as its name indicates, exists to defend the civil liberties of anyone in America. In 1993, that meant defending the right of a conservative evangelical church group to show a series of James Dobson films in a public facility that was supposed to be open to all. That same year it also meant defending the religious freedom of a congregation of Santeria practitioners in Hialeah, Fla.
Here's the summary of the Hialeah case from Oyez.org:
The Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye practiced the Afro-Caribbean-based religion of Santeria. Santeria used animal sacrifice as a form of worship in which an animal's carotid arteries would be cut and, except during healing and death rights, the animal would be eaten. Shortly after the announcement of the establishment of a Santeria church in Hialeah, Florida, the city council adopted several ordinances addressing religious sacrifice. The ordinances prohibited possession of animals for sacrifice or slaughter, with specific exemptions for state-licensed activities. …
The ACLU fought to defend civil liberties and religious freedom in both Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District and Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah because that is what the ACLU does: It defends civil liberties and religious freedom.
The ACLJ fought for religious freedom and civil liberties in Lamb's Chapel because the plaintiffs were evangelical Christians. The ACLJ did not fight for religious freedom and civil liberties in Hialeah because the plaintiffs in that case were not evangelical Christians. This is what the ACLJ does: It defends the interests and privileges of evangelical Christians in legal disputes.
The ACLU, of course, is much larger than the ACLJ, and it might just be that the smaller group took a walk on Hialeah in order to preserve its limited resources by focusing only on particular cases involving a particular sort of plaintiffs.
But that's not what's going on with the ACLJ. It's not just focused on protecting the rights of one particular religious sect — it actively opposes the free exercise of those rights by other sects. The ACLJ, for example, has been at the forefront of efforts to bar Islamic congregations from simply purchasing private property for their own use — such as the Manhattan cultural center that ACLJ mischaracterizes as "the ground-zero mosque" (it's neither a mosque nor at ground zero).
This distinguishes the ACLJ not just from the ACLU, but from most religious groups here in America. Most religious groups recognize that a threat to the religious liberty of any sect is a threat to the religious liberty of all sects. That's why a host of religious groups filed amicus briefs in Hialeah in support of the Santeria church. All of the major Christian denominations did so, as well as several different Jewish groups, the Mormons and a wide assortment of groups representing those who usually have to check the box marked "other" on surveys asking about their religion. Hialeah's statute, they all said, clearly restricted the Santeros' free exercise of religion and therefore clearly violated the First Amendment.
The Rehnquist Court agreed, emphatically — ruling 9-0 in favor of the Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye. The decision was celebrated by all those other religious groups as a victory. None of them was directly affected by the statute or directly relieved by its being overturned, but they recognized that a threat to the religious freedom of Santeros was also a threat to their own religious freedom and that defending their own rights also entails defending those rights for others.
Sekulow & Co. don't seem to understand that. Or else they understand it, but just don't care. That's why I say that the ACLJ doesn't exist to defend civil liberties and religious freedoms, but rather that it exists to defend the interests and privileges of evangelical Christians.
Or that's what I used to say about the ACLJ before reading Bob Smietana's excellent reporting in The Tennessean.
After reading that, I no longer believe that the ACLJ's reason for existence has anything to do with the sectarian interests of the evangelical Christians it nominally defends. I now believe it exists only to keep Jay Sekulow and his relatives rolling in cash and luxuriating in the lifestyle to which they have become accustomed.
Since 1998, the two charities have paid out more than $33 million to members of Sekulow's family and businesses they own or co-own, according to the charities' federal tax returns, known as form 990s. …
Among the payments since 1998:
- $15.4 million to the Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group, a law firm co-owned by Jay Sekulow. According to the 2009 tax form, he owns 50 percent of CLAG. The firm was known as the Center for Law and Justice when it received some of the payments.
- $5.7 million to Gary Sekulow, Jay Sekulow's brother. He is paid for two full-time jobs — as CFO of both the American Center for Law and Justice, or ACLJ, and Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism, or CASE. In 2009, his combined compensation topped $600,000.
- $2.74 million in private jet lease payments to Regency Productions, a company owned by Jay Sekulow, and PFMS, a company owned by his sister-in-law, Kim Sekulow.
- $1.78 million to Regency Productions for leasing office space and media production.
- $1.11 million to PFMS for administrative and media buying services.
- $1.6 million to Pam Sekulow, Jay Sekulow's wife, including a $245,000 loan from CASE, which she used to purchase a home from the charity. The balance of the loan was later forgiven over several years and reported on the 990s as income.
- $681,911 to Jay Sekulow's sons, Logan and Jordan, for media work and other duties at CASE. …
A donor to ACLJ wouldn't know how much Sekulow is earning from his work with the organization, even though he is described as CEO, chief counsel and board member on its tax forms. ACLJ reports that Sekulow has taken no salary since 2002.
However, ACLJ's 2009 tax form shows it paid $2,382,770 to the law firm 50 percent owned by Sekulow — Constitutional Litigation and Advocacy Group. The fact that the law firm is half-owned by Sekulow is not found in ACLJ's tax filings. Hoover confirmed that the law firm pays Sekulow, but the firm does not disclose how much Sekulow is paid. The firm's office address is in a building owned by CASE.
In addition, Sekulow was paid $85,747 by CASE in fiscal year 2009. …
In a phone call, Ronn Torossian, a public relations executive serving as ACLJ's spokesman, portrayed Sekulow as a great lawyer getting by on modest pay.
"You are asking about one of the most successful lawyers in the country whose income is very small and owns a very small home," he said.
Property records show Jay and Pam Sekulow own three homes, including one they bought in 2008 in Franklin for $655,000 and another in Norfolk, Va., bought in 2005 for $690,000. Their third home, which once belonged to CASE, is in Waynesville, N.C., and is assessed at $262,800, according to Haywood County, N.C., tax records.


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