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Don't worry, we're not big into wasting busy people's time. Instead, we're into making really delicious, healthy, good-for-you type stuff for when you're on the go. You know what it's like. You're gallivanting around town, kicking goals all over the place, being brilliant in boardrooms and have a head full of stuff that has meant 'eating something' has somehow, SOMEHOW, fallen off your to-do list. That's where we come in. We are the filling, slow-energy-released goodness of quinoa with an accompanying cast of tasty toppings. We're the cheer squad, waiting on the sidelines of your life, there for when you come off for a breather and a bite to eat. And we've brought a handy plastic spoon.
Quinoa is high in protein, low in sugar and gluten free, making it the ideal food for anyone wanting to dial up their healthy eating habits. It contains more calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium and potassium than most grains and contains all nine essential amino acids which are the building blocks of protein within the body. These amino acids cannot be created by the body so it's super important that we include it within our diets.
Whether enjoying it with a salad, in a cake or as part of a ready meal, each spoonful of goodness contains lysine. An essential amino acid used in the body for calcium absorption, Lysine helps the formation of collagen which is important for the maintenance of connective like tendons, skin and cartilage. Oh, and quinoa isn't actually a grain. It's a seed and is closely related to spinach and beets, meaning you can even eat the quinoa leaves. If you can find them!
So tuck in.
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1 small zucchini, grated or peeled in ribbons using a potato peeler
1 Quinoa & Co Mixed Quinoa with Eggplant Caponata
1 piece of Sandhurst char-grilled capsicum, sliced
Small handful of rocket
1 small chunk of feta, crumbled
4 Sandhurst kalamata olives, halved
Place everything into a bowl and dress the salad with the eggplant caponata
- 2 x Quinoa & Co White Quinoa (plain – 1 x double pack)
- ¼ cup passata or Napoletana pasta sauce
- 1 packed cup grated mozzarella
- 1 egg, beaten
- ½ cup bread crumbs or corn crumbs (if gluten-free)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 10 x mini bocconcini (1cmx1cm)
- Salt and pepper to taste
1. Place Quinoa & Co White Quinoa into a saucepan with passata and mozzarella on a low heat
2. As the mozzarella starts melting, start mixing with a spoon, pressing the mixture firmly into the sides of the saucepan to get the mozzarella to coat the quinoa
3. After it is well combined, remove from heat and set aside for 2-3 minutes to cool
4. Once cool to touch, portion mixture into ten equal portions
5. Place 1 mini bocconcini into the middle of each portion of mixture and gently shape the portion into a sphere
6. Repeat with all ten balls
7. Once you've rolled them all, start with the first ball again and dunk into the beaten egg
8. Then toss in breadcrumbs and place onto a plate
9. Repeat until all are coated in egg and breadcrumbs
10. In a frypan, heat olive oil on a medium heat
11. Place all 10 arancini balls into the pan and cook until golden brown, turning occasionally
12. Serve on a green salad or keep in the fridge for up to three days
- 1 wholegrain wrap
- 1 Quinoa & Co Red Quinoa with Peppers, Cabbage and Lentils
- Small handful of spinach leaves
- Sliced chicken breast from the deli or rotisserie
1. Spread the wrap with the Pepper, Cabbage and Lentils
2. Layer spinach leaves then press quinoa down evenly
3. Place sliced chicken on top and tightly roll the wrap up
4. Enjoy straight away or make extra for weekly lunches
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SEOUL — Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the controversial Unification Church and turned it into a multi-billion dollar business empire, died in South Korea early Monday at the age of 92.
Moon, who was hospitalised with complications from pneumonia more than two weeks ago, passed away just before 2:00 am (1700 GMT Sunday), Moon's spokesman told AFP.
The church on Friday said the religious leader had critical organ failure and quoted doctors as saying he had entered "an irreversible stage of his condition".
Moon, a South Korean, was born to a farming family in what is now North Korea. He said he was inspired by a vision of Jesus at age 15 to complete the messianic mission interrupted by the crucifixion.
Rejected by Korean Protestant churches, he founded his own church which now claims some three million members worldwide.
Moon was first admitted to the intensive-care unit at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul in mid-August but was shifted to a church hospital after doctors said his kidneys had ceased to function and his liver was deteriorating rapidly.
"In these circumstances, the officials at St. Mary's Hospital informed us that 'there is no longer any way to improve True Father's condition through modern medical technology'," the church's International Vice-President Joon Ho Seuk said last week.
The phrase "True Father" refers to Moon, who the church says is "the one and only messiah in human history".
"He has overworked in recent months despite his age, having travelled to the US every month," Moon's spokesman told AFP, confirming his death.
The Unification Church — set up by Moon in Seoul in 1954 and officially called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — is one of the world's most controversial religious organisations.
The church, whose devotees are often dubbed "Moonies" after the founder, has been portrayed by critics as a cult that brainwashes followers — a charge it denies.
Its teachings are based on the Bible but with new interpretations that have been condemned as heretical by some Christian organisations.
It is widely known for conducting mass weddings among followers. In one of the most recent such gatherings, he gave "blessings" to thousands of couples from across the world in an event in South Korea in March this year.
The church says it evangelises in some 200 countries and the church's vast business empire includes The Washington Times newspaper and the New Yorker Hotel in Manhattan.
Moon, who met North Korea's then-ruler Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang in 1991, also has business interests there. A church-affiliated firm, Pyeonghwa (Peace) Motors, established a joint carmaking business in the North in 1999.
He had 14 children with his current wife and several are involved in his empire. Hyung Jin Moon, youngest of his seven sons, succeeded his father as the church's most senior leader in 2008 at the age of 28.
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Small farmers don't cut down forests or dispose of toxic byproducts in rivers and streams out of ignorance or indifference to the health of their environment. Neither do they voluntarily live in poverty or keep their children out of school.
These problems are the consequences of life at the margin and a lack of things more fortunate landholders take for granted: reliable water supplies, roads, access to markets, and collateral for a loan to invest in equipment that improves the quality of the product.
Willy Foote saw the connection, and Root Capital now counts its impact in ways that go far beyond loan volumes—to cleaner streams, improved education, and healthier communities.
"Of the 2.6 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, 75 percent are in rural areas. They are forced into short-term survival tactics, like illegal logging and slash-and-burn agriculture, which trigger environmental destruction and actually worsen poverty," explains Foote.
"Root Capital is trying to solve the problem of rural poverty by investing in small businesses that can grow to have big impact, especially for family farmers with only a few acres of land. The [Kenyan] farmers' ability to sell their products at premium prices enables them to make investments in their community. They've bought mats and school supplies, materials so their children can learn to speak English. The hopes and dreams of those children in many respects depend on the success of their parents' business."


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Traveling Luck for Eastbrook Station (historical) Pennsylvania, United States
The timezone in Eastbrook Station (historical) is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 08:40 and Evening Sunset at 18:25. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 41.0425°, Longitude. -80.3039° , Elevation. 289m
Morning Sunrise at 08:40 and Evening Sunset at 18:25. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 41.0425°, Longitude. -80.3039° , Elevation. 289m
Weather near Eastbrook Station (historical) Last report from New Castle, New Castle Municipal Airport, PA 10.8km awayTemperature: 0°C / 32°F
Wind: 5.8km/h South/Southeast
Cloud: Solid Overcast at 4700ft
Satellite map of Eastbrook Station (historical) and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Eastbrook Station (historical) in Pennsylvania, United States
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Hickory Heights School (4.1km)
- McDowell School (historical) (4.5km)
- Arthur McGill Elementary School (4.9km)
- Croton Elementary School (5.1km)
- Neshannock Junior-Senior High School (5.2km)
- George Washington Junior High School (5.5km)
- Neshannock Memorial Elementary School (5.5km)
- Laurel Junior Senior High School (5.7km)
- Laurel Elementary School (5.7km)
- Highland School (5.8km)
- Clenmoore School (5.9km)
- Mitchell School (historical) (5.9km)
- Harry W Lockley Elementary School (6km)
- New Castle Senior High School (6.2km)
- State University Center (6.7km)
- Carr School (6.7km)
- Young School (6.7km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Painter Hill (0.2km)
- Grahms (2.5km)
- Eastbrook (2.6km)
- Sunset Valley (3.4km)
- Coaltown (4.4km)
- Walmo (5.3km)
- Neshannock Falls (5.4km)
- Clover (6km)
- Mayville (6km)
- McCaslin (6.2km)
- New Castle (6.8km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Highland Heights Church (3.3km)
- Eastbrook Church (3.6km)
- Saint Johns Church (4.1km)
- Neshannock Church (5km)
- Dewey Avenue Church (5km)
- Calvary Church (5.3km)
- Central Church (5.3km)
- Shenango Church (5.4km)
- North Street Church (6.7km)
- Maple Grove Church (7km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Hickory, Township of (2.3km)
- Neshannock, Township of (3.1km)
- Scott, Township of (5.4km)
- New Castle, City of (6.9km)
Accommodation around Eastbrook Station (historical)
Super 8 New Castle Pa 1699 New Butler Rd, New Castle
Comfort Inn New Castle 1740 New Butler Rd, New Castle
Hampton Inn & Suites New Castle 2608 W State St, New Castle
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Eastbrook Station (historical) (0km)
- Graceland Chapel (3.3km)
- Wilmington Junction (6km)
- New Castle Country Club (6.3km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Briar Hill Cemetery (1km)
- Oak Park Cemetery (4km)
- Castle View Cemetery (5.1km)
- Saint Josephs Cemetery (5.4km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Lakewood Park (0.6km)
- State Game Lands Number 178 (2.1km)
- Sunton Park (4km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- McFarland Airport (6.2km)
- Klockner Airport (7km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Lakewood Dam (2.1km)
- Pa-22 Dam (3.5km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Hottenbaugh Run (0.3km)
- Little Neshannock Creek (6.1km)
mine(s) a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages.
- Green Marcus Quarry (historical) (6.1km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Briar Hill (0.7km)
Wikipedia entries close to Eastbrook Station (historical)
- New Castle Northwest, Pennsylvania city o city
- New Castle, Pennsylvania city o city
- Oakwood, Pennsylvania city o city
- Oakland, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania city o city
- South New Castle, Pennsylvania city o city
- Volant, Pennsylvania city o city
- New Wilmington, Pennsylvania city o city
- Slippery Rock Creek city o city
- Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania city o city
- Wampum, Pennsylvania city o city
- Portersville, Pennsylvania city o city
- New Beaver, Pennsylvania city o city
- West Middlesex, Pennsylvania city o city
- Lowellville, Ohio city o city
- Ellwood City, Pennsylvania city o city
- Ellport, Pennsylvania city o city
Airports close to Eastbrook Station (historical)Youngstown warren rgnl(YNG), Youngstown, Usa (47.6km)
Pittsburgh international(PIT), Pittsburgh (pennsylva), Usa (73.9km)
Akron fulton international(AKR), Akron, Usa (117.3km)
Cleveland hopkins international(CLE), Cleveland, Usa (162.8km)


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We went out to see the Boulder City, Nevada: JAMBOREE! It is a nostalgic place and this trip proved to be a fun one.
Kurt and a Cactus. (He regretted this.)
Ken's Grandma Cooke? Some thoughts on this are Kurt's Grandpa says this was modeled after a photo of his mother. So I took a picture. Pretty cool either way.
The Jamboree featured SO SO SO many old cars. Here's a yellow truck for a sample.
This wasn't in Boulder City. It doesn't belong here. But it was good. So I'll leave it.
Tents and tents as far as you could see…
Rusty Pickle? Oh please. I don't even know what they make. Nightmare on wheels, if you ask me!
Peter was able to spend some time with this tiny puppy so he was completely thrilled. Note the gentle technique. Very good!
…The best part of the Boulder City trip this time. THIS is the very place where Ken and Rita / Dad and Mom were married approximately 36 years 3 months and 3 days ago (from today)… and they'd do it all over again and again!


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Hmm -not sure what happened with the double post....
You could be right re: the second hand option - now let's open ebay and check-out the used M8's
Hmm -not sure what happened with the double post....
You could be right re: the second hand option - now let's open ebay and check-out the used M8's
Best wait 'till they're well sorted!
Do you know what you want yet? Heritage sounds the most relevant to your requirements.
Surely you just pick a bike and spec and play off 2 - 3 dealers against one another for the best price?
Treat the exercise the same as buying a car from a dealer.
If you are buying on finance (PCP), ask what the 'dealer contribution' is to the vehicle. If you are buying the bike outright, I would expect the cash discount to match the dealer contribution (at the least). You can also negotiate on parts & labour.
If you want a new HD (M8), are you sure it will need performance work etc? Surely you would be better off buying the bike, then modding the engine after the warranty has expired. Alex at Fast Lane was posting on this topic on here recently.
Personally, I'd buy an Evo heritage and get it modified to my taste, it would cost less and you would make your money back.
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Click here for 'things'.
I'd be giving the Blade group (oxford & cheltenham HD) a very wide berth. Dealership razamatazz with dream deliverers not salesmen enough to put you off the brand for life.
I had GHD do my cam install for this reason - and it was also the only reason I got an HD cam. 5 hours labour to do it.
Good luck with choosing a bike. The new M8 Softails are very nice.
If you want to minimise this wriggling, get the same dealer you purchased the bike from to service it in the initial 24 month Warranty period if buying new and also get them to do any mods. If something goes wrong they have no room to wriggle.
Every dealer appears to be set up that they ultimately make the decision on weather your claim is valid and worthy, so a relationship is worth it's weight in Gold should you ever need to make a claim. After the initial 24 months you can do what you like......unless you buy an extended Warranty.
Frankly with the M8 issues that have come to light since release to market I would not give them any opportunity to wriggle out of their obligations to support a Warranty claim suggesting things like the exhaust is fitted incorrectly, the mapping is wrong etc..etc...
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Thanks for all of your comments - very helpful!
I'm going a arrange a test ride on either a Low Rider or Street Bob and go from there. I have one of those extra large Deemeed bags so I only need a sissy bar and rack and I'm sorted for luggage.
I'll keep you posted.
BTW - I finished the Buell winter upgrade project today (new oil pump drive, upgraded primary tensioner, stainless fasteners etc) and it's back in one piece and on the road again. Took it for a blast this morning and it still brings a huge smile to my face
Okay - quick update. I went to my closest HD dealer on Sat (Oxford) and took a Sport Glide out for a test ride with my brother on a Yamaha XSR 900 and a mate on a Triumph Rocket 3. I probably rode it for around 30 - 40 miles through towns and fast A roads - so a pretty good mix..
Initial thoughts - this is damned easy to ride and actually pretty quick..
The marketing blurb is fairly accurate - it is a massive step forward - or at least it seemed it to me from my Stage 2 04 Road King. There is hardly any vibration, and the step up in power/torque is very noticeable. The brakes worked really well (I was surprised at how good the single front disc on the front actually was) and the handling was really good - I could see the Triumph Rocket in the mirrors getting well out of shape going through some bumpy twisties - but the Harley was very stable and absorbed the bumps without any issues. So far so good...
Downsides - seat - too hard, the screen didn't deflect much wind (you can get a taller screen) and the panniers look a bit cheap. Other than that it's a very accomplished package.
Would I fork out my cash for one - hmm I'm not sure... As the question I kept asking myself was where has all the character gone? I couldn't figure out if the lack of character was just simply the lack of noise (as the exhaust is goddamned quiet) or if it was something more fundamental or if I just needed to put more miles on one. It was so easy to ride and everything just worked without a second thought - some people have mentioned that they seemed Japanese because of this and I now understand what they were talking about.
Riding the Road King or indeed the Buell requires you to adopt a complete mindset focused on riding that particular bike - you could just jump on a new Softail and ride off without giving it a thought - and you would have to keep looking at the badge on the tank to remind you that you were riding a Harley. Now I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing - Harley have obviously put a lot of effort into the development of these bikes and they should appeal to a whole new section of the market.
For my personal taste I think the Street Bob will be the best best as I like the stripped down look and with the money saved I can buy some (non-screaming eagle) parts to make it my own.
Anyway that's the latest - pics below:


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10 Pretty Mugs to Dress Up Your Desk
If you're one of those people with an immaculate desk (your paperclips match your pushpins and your stapler provides that just-right pop of color), you can't exactly add a paper coffee cup into the mix.
What do you need instead? We're glad you asked! You need one of these sleek mugs. Pick the one that'll go with your file folders and then get back to work.
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- Saddle Up Short Mug, $9 at Gretel Home: We can't get enough of this tapestry-inspired pattern. Any chance it's available in a skirt?
- Dore' Mug, $20 at Rosanna: Bring this mug to meetings to subtly remind everyone at work how golden you are.
- The Hot Mug, $25 at Blackwell Ceramics: Handmade in Brooklyn, this mug also comes in a more expensive version with a tea strainer and a saucer.
- Sip Cups, $30 at More & Co.: Not to brag or anything, but Faith bought one of these for everyone on our team last Christmas. We are all obsessed and use this little guy for espresso, tea, and even (shhh!) a bit of afternoon scotch.
- Ceramic Enamel Mug, $10 at Urban Outfitters: This mug looks like that campfire classic, but it's actually made of ceramic, which means it won't be so hot to the touch. Also, mint green!
- Marbled Enamel Mug, $13 at Flotsam and Fork: If you don't mind drinking hot liquid out of a real enamel mug, this one is for you. Instead of the usual speckled pattern, it's marbled.
- Wabi Sabi Mug, $35 at Leif: Yes, $35 is a lot to spend on a mug. Just pretend you get a dollar every time you get a compliment on it and the whole thing will be paid off in a week.
- Clay Art Tapered Base Mug, $6 at Target: Once again, ladies and gentlemen, Target for the win.
- Natural Clay Mug, $5 at CB2: Cubical workers with limited access to daylight might appreciate this mug's nod to nature.
- Minimalist Mug, $25 at roselinepottery: Like this handmade mug? You can get a set of two (one in black and one in white) for $40 and share with your work wife.
Not so serious when it comes to your office coffee consumption? Keep shopping: 10 Wacky Mugs to Fun Up Your Desk
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When it comes to earning a college degree, the greatest obstacle can be funding.
For this reason, The University of Akron is pleased for the opportunity each year to assist talented, deserving students achieve their dreams, thanks to more than 1,300 named scholarships established through the kindness and generosity of thousands of UA alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations.
Scholarships truly are the best way to ensure that today's students persist to graduation. Scholarships allow students to enroll full time and remain focused on their studies; they also reduce drop-out rates, decrease the stress of student loans, and shorten the road to graduation.
The need for scholarships grows each year, however, as students continue to face an increased financial burden in pursuit of a college degree. In fact, 94 percent of today's baccalaureate students borrow to pay for college – versus just 45 percent in 1993. Across the country, the average college-related debt for borrowers in the class of 2016 was $37,172; for Ohio students, that figure was $30,239.
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The Jay and Kelly Fischbein Endowed Scholarship was established in September 2017 by Jay and Kelly Fischbein to provide scholarship assistance to students at The University of Akron School of Law. Mr. Fischbein earned a Juris Doctor and Master of Taxation from The University of Akron in 1997. Both Jay and Kelly have spent the majority of their careers working for companies dedicated to improving and delivering healthcare to patients in the U.S. and around the world.
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The Jay and Kelly Fischbein Endowed Scholarship will be awarded to one or more students who are in great financial need, and desire public service careers in either a government or non-government organization. Scholarship recipients must have at least a 2.6 cumulative grade point average. The scholarship will be awarded annually by The University of Akron School of Law's Scholarship Committee.


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"Others first."
"Listen, don't talk."
"Did you obey?"
"Don't hit!"
These are my very famous one-liners. Officer Mom always gets the last word when it comes to conflict between four sisters. I feel like I say these things so repeatedly that maybe they do not mean what I think they mean.
Funny, I wanted to be a police officer at one point. God said, "No." Could this be him fulfilling the desires of my heart? Maybe he is just showing me why it wasn't what I really wanted!
When the children were young, I always tried to keep it simple. Now that three of my four are getting a little older, I find that my one-liner toddler tips are still my go-to's.
I don't mean to insult my kids' intelligence. The truth is that conflict has nothing to do with intelligence. It has to do with the heart. And the heart, my friends, is a hard nut to crack. Not complicating interpersonal conflict within our family often means that we must deal with the heart in very direct ways much more often than we must deal with the details of how those hearts got there. My goal is always to convey a clear, concise message that gets to the very heart of whatever sibling issue we are facing. Therefore, these short responses to conflict are meant to make my daughters think about their own heart and help them understand where the root problem really is.
When one won't share and the other is indignant, "Others first" addresses both hearts. When one talks over another, interrupts, or disregards what the other is saying in order to share what seems far more important to them, "Listen, don't talk" is a good place to start to check motives. When there are excuses flying like 747's through my living room, "Did you obey?" answers them all. When emotions are high and smooth sounding justification is brewing on all sides, "Don't hit" is the best I can do to keep the peace.
Interestingly, it usually is not the one who is most "wrong" in the conflict who gets punished. It is the one who resorts to unchecked selfishness, uncontrolled rage, or unrepentant attitudes that gets the most severe discipline. It becomes less about what happened and more about what is happening…because what is happening tells me a lot about what happened.
There are reasons I choose to correct my children in this way. Everyone knows that facts are important any time there is conflict. The question is not, "Are the facts important?" rather, "Which facts are most important?" When I allow myself to get drawn into all the, "She did this" and "She did that's" I get lost somewhere in the loop and we all lose. No matter which role I end up choosing – be it judge, jury, executioner, or all three – I have found that, in the day to day conflicts, none get to the heart like concise, heart-checking correction. Keeping correction simple moves the mountains Officer Mom cannot move by force, fear-mongering, or even consequence-facing.
These mountains have names. We have Mt. Envy, Mt. Me-First, Mt. Mad, Mt. Lazy, Mt. Self-Righteous, Mt. Careless, and Mt. Clueless, just to name a few. Each one erupts at its leisure, and sometimes, several at once! I find that addressing where the lava is spewing from is best accomplished with concise, direct correction. When it is my mountain, it is best accomplished with concise, direct confession.
This is how Officer Mom avoids taking sides. It is how Officer Mom avoids spending the entire day listening to the play by play including everything from My Little Pony's poor pet grooming epidsode to Barbie's bad beach day. Usually, my one-liners get us back where we need to be without needing the bound to breed more boo-boos backstory.
Unfortunately, there are times when we do have to deal with that backstory. Those are what I call big bads. If we are dealing with a big bad, we cannot use the day to day wake-up shots. Every detail and dirty diaper is something with which Officer Mom must deal. Everything becomes evidence in the desperate case against our very not-nice villan – sin. Big bads require big backstory. Fortunately, we only have those things come up very scarcely, and often it it because Officer Mom has dropped the ball on discipline for several days in a row, but it is tremendously important to recognize a big bad as being just that – big.
So here's hoping my famous last words help you deal with whatever dirty diapers you have to change today. Signing off as I get ready to make the donuts and patrol from my grocery-getting SUV. Remember, others first. Listen, don't talk. Did you obey? Don't hit! May the Lord remind you that blessing is held for the peacemakers. We, too are children – children of God, that is.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. ~Matthew 5:9


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We have a Deer tenderloin that we'd like to cook for dinner tomorrow as a roast, and I'm wondering how long I should cook it for per pound. It's 1lb 10oz.
For that size, 18-22 minutes for medium rare, 24-30 min for medium.
The biggest problem with venison is overcooking it. I would rub the tenderloin with salt and pepper, then sear it on all sides in grapeseed oil in a hot pan. Then put it in the oven at 300º until the internal temperature registers about 100-120º for rare, being careful not to overcook it. While the meat rests, cook up a simple sauce to serve alongside, or warm up a jar of fig conserve. Game loves fruit.
I agree that overcooking is a problem. I like low and slow. Brown the roast and then cook in in the slow cooker. I like to put a jar of cherry preserves on top of it as it cooks.


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A bogus missionary bellieved to be targeting churches and hoteliers could be in the area.
Police said a man recently attended the United Reform Church in the Redcar area of Cleveland and spoke with the minister.
The man told the minister that he was a missionary and that he was in ill health and his wife had passed away in Kenya.
The man promised that his son was on his way over from Canada and would settle any bills and money he owed.
The minister gave the man money to pay for bills and food. It is believed that the same man had stayed at a local bed and breakfast, ran up a bill and left with the keys to the property.
He is described as a white South European man, around 6ft tall, with dark brown hair with grey patches and medium build. He wore dark glasses and smart casual clothing,
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Former UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar has had an interesting career in the UFC already. Along with holding the belt and spot as the top man in the biggest division, Lesnar has been forced to battle through a pair of devastating injuries that kept him sidelined for many months.
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The former WWE superstar has recovered twice from bouts with diverticulitis, a medical condition affecting his body to the point he underwent serious surgery. Lesnar is also coming back from his first loss via TKO, a beatdown handed to him by current heavyweight king Cain Velasquez.
"I'm approaching this fight hungrier than I've ever been. The things that I've accomplished, with the sickness that I had is very remarkable," said Lesnar, in a recent interview with Paul Heyman while promoting the newest WWE video game WWE 12. "I think now that I'm a healthy Brock Lesnar again, it's bad for a lot of people."
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MMATraining Take: A healthy Lesnar is great for MMA and fans, as Lesnar is a huge draw in terms of pay-per-view buys and interest in the sport. Whether you like him or not, people tune in to see how Lesnar performs inside the Octagon. Overeem will present a huge challenge for him, as he is a multi-tooled fighter.


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Congrats Cheryl, I am looking forward to creating along side with you and getting to know you , Welcome aboard, so very happy you are a part of the team, xxxReplyDelete
Yay !!!! Oh Big Congratulations!! Cheryl - that is fabulous news! I am SO pleased for you. I can't wait to see your gorgeous creations. I have bookmarked the Challenge!ReplyDelete
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Huge congrats Cheryl. Welcome to the team. I'm so looking forward to getting to know you and working along side with you.ReplyDelete
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Congrats Cheryl! I was also selected to be part of the Design Team and I am thrilled too! You make beautiful creations. Can't wait to work with you and everyone else.ReplyDelete
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Woweee i am tired. been up since 4:30...my choice. we had a yard sale and it actually went pretty good. sold lots of stuff but still have lots of stuff left.
should we have another sale next week but smaller or should i post the stuff online and see if it will sell that way?? tough choices. maybe i'll do both. :)
any way. not much going on in these parts.
just the usual.
-house is a mess and i don't really care.
-i go days without changing out of my pajamas, i aint going anywhere anyways.
-dishes overload in the sink, this one i care a little about cause if it stinks i'm out for the count. dang nose and it's ability to smell really strong right now.
-having fun and going crazy
How far along? 14 weeks
Maternity clothes? oh you betcha buns i am!! i am workin it. i'm all about comfort.
Sleep: i love sleeping and i'm pretty good at it too.
Best moment this week: amelia putting her hand on my tummy and telling me there is a baby in there. she is super excited.
Miss Anything? my old nose
Movement: not much. just some waves of some sort
Food cravings: rice, ice, salads, and as of today corn dogs. YUM!
Anything making you queasy or sick: smells. oh good heavens. it is so bad this time around it is ridiculous. oh and hair makes me gag. like stuck on my fingers, or wet hair in the shower. which stinks cause my hair falls out like crazy, seriously i'm balding.
Have you started to show yet: i guess you could say i am. well i think so but to other people i may not look like it or they might be so polite to ask if it's baby or im just chunky.
Gender prediction: each pregnancy has been 100% different so i can't really predict anything.
Labor Signs: yeah.flipping.right....next
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: i'm trying to stay on the happy side all the time, but occasionally i can get a little cross.
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SELAH - The Grandview Lady Greyhound basketball team enjoyed a fast start on the way to a 57-47 CWAC victory at Selah last night, Wednedsay.
Grandview held an 18-14 advantage after one quarter, them clamped down on defense to hold the Vikings to single-digit scoring in the second and third quarters.
The result was a 30-21 lead at the half and 39-30 advantage after three quarters. Grandview then sealed the win in the final stanza.
"We did a much better job in our transition defense," Grandview Coach Paul Van Pelt said.
The coach said one of the other keys to last night's success was rebounding.
"We stressed all week that we had to block out hard and rebound big in order for us to get into our press breaker and run the floor," Van Pelt said.
The Lady Greyhounds responded as Payton Parrish led the team to a 43-39 rebounding edge with 23 boards.
"Payton dominated the glass," the coach said.
The solid rebounding and quick break opportunities helped Grandview to 54 percent shooting from the three-point line (6-of-11).
Marissa Caballero led Grandview with 23 points, while Parrish added 13 points, a team-high three assists and a blocked shot.
Morgan McCallister led Selah with 19 points.
Grandview (4-1, 5-2) returns to action tonight, Thursday, at home against Toppenish.
"This was a good win for us, heading into our showdown with Toppenish," Van Pelt said. "We must continue to block out and keep their posts off the glass."
He added that Grandview needs to play its style of basketball, "which is up tempo and running the floor."
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Welcome to the weekend Pittsford!! Way to make it through another week! Looking to get out of the house in the next couple of days!? We've got the scoop on some of the great stuff happening around town:
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is open NOW at the Auditorium Theater! This touring production of the Tony Award winning musical (um, it won 9 Tonys) has FINALLY made it's way to Rochester. This hilarious show isn't afraid to poke a little fun at religion- or a lot of fun, as the case may be; it is a satire of the Church of LDS. You don't want to miss this hysterical show, but beware: it is not suitable for all ages. This show closes on the 19th, and tickets are available through ticketmaster or stubhub.
It's time to party like the Germans! Genesee Brew House is celebration Oktoberfest, Rochester-style: ROCtoberfest! This 21+ party is going to feature live music, delicious food… and of course, beer! They'll be partying in the parking lot, under the tent TODAY Saturday, October 11th from 3 to 8 p.m. Don't miss the beer samples poured from 3 until 4. Admission $5 with proper ID.
Fall Foliage
Looking for an activity the whole family can enjoy? Head over to Bristol Mountain for their Fall Sky Ride! Before we know it, the leaves will be off the trees, so take some time to enjoy the fall foliage! The sky ride is a great way to check out these gorgeous autumn colors. This is happening all weekend, from noon until 4 pm; adult tickets are $10, kids twelve and under $6, children under 2 free!!
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And if you missed our article last week, there are already some great Halloween Happenings around town– we've got ideas for adults & families!
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This blog documents my MBA student life at Ryerson University, Canada (2010-2012). It was an attempt to demystify the MBA experience, help understand MBA topics & encourage MBA wannabes. I have a Pre-MBA blog about B-School application process (and a few other blogs) as well. I used to blog actively in the past and interact with readers regularly, but life got very busy after my MBA. Good luck. Take care. Cheers! Gerry.
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MPs have criticised the agency but remained silent on its links with the big accounting firms that help companies avoid tax
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The public accounts committee report on the operations of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is a damning indictment of the Treasury and tax officials. Some £25.5bn remains uncollected from disputes with 2,700 companies. The amounts are bigger than the budget for the secondary education or transport.
HMRC has entered into sweetheart deals that let multinational corporations off the hook, but there is little public accountability. Two deals have made newspaper headlines. The tax dispute with Vodafone was rumoured to be for around £6bn. HMRC and Vodafone denied this amount, but the committee noted that the company's accounts set aside around £2.2bn to meet its liability. It eventually settled for about £1.25bn. The second deal with Goldman Sachs related to unpaid tax on complex transactions and the company was not required to pay interest which had been expected to amount between £8m and £20m.
A major problem is that all deals are shrouded in secrecy, and therefore it is difficult to judge the efficiency and effectiveness of HMRC. The committee draws attention to numerous potential conflicts of interests and lunch/dinner meetings between the HMRC officials and corporate advisers to agree deals. Many of these meetings were not minuted, and where the minutes existed they were often not available. In the face of persistent questions from the committee, HMRC officials often sought refuge in confidentiality. The committee concluded that "there is a question about whether HMRC acted within the law and within its protocols" and that the government procedures lack the independence and transparency needed to provide sufficient assurance to parliament. Despite, this the National Audit Office has generally given a good write-up to HMRC.
The committee's report raises three broad questions. First, in common with other parliamentary hearings, the public accounts committee hearings made good theatre, but were not really effective. Leading witnesses, often briefed by lawyers, declined to provide the requisite information. This should be countered by forcing witnesses to provide evidence on oath. Rather than relying on goodwill the committee should insist on the evidence.
Second, the committee's report is short on meaningful reforms. Instead of the so-called independent review of sweetheart deals, or bureaucrats reviewing the work of other bureaucrats, it should have empowered the people. Thus the tax returns of all companies and related correspondence should be made publicly available. The disclosures will enable the people to make their judgment on complex avoidance schemes and secret deals reached with tax officials. Norway, Sweden and Finland already publish corporate tax returns in various forms and the same should be adopted by the UK too.
Third, the committee laments HMRC's cosy relationship with large companies, but is silent on the cosiness with the tax avoidance industry. It notes that HMRC officials attended numerous lunches, dinners and receptions organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young. The lavish hospitality is organised to promote private interests rather than enhance HMRC accountability.
Many former ministers act as advisers to big accounting firms. For example, Labour grandee Lord Peter Mandelson has been an adviser to Ernst & Young. Former ministers Lord Digby Jones and Lord Norman Warner of Brockley have been advisers to Deloitte. Former Labour home secretary Jacqui Smith is a consultant for KPMG. Former Conservative minister Sir Malcolm Rifkind has been an adviser to PwC. Do such political links skew the relationship between government departments and the private sector?
The links between the big accountancy firms and the Treasury attract no comments from the committee. For example, former PwC staffer Mark Hoban is the current financial secretary to the Treasury. Sir Nicholas Montagu, one-time chief of the Inland Revenue, joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2004 before moving on to other lucrative commercial appointments. PwC partner Richard Abadie has been the head of private finance initiative policy at the Treasury. In June 2009, former PwC partner Amyas Morse was appointed UK comptroller and auditor general and became responsible for directing the National Audit Office. Former PwC tax partner John Whiting is the director of the newly established Office of Tax Simplification, advising the government on simplification of tax laws. Chris Tailby, one-time tax partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers became head (until 2009) of anti-avoidance at HMRC. In July 2010, partners from KPMG, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton and BDO became members of the government appointed Tax Professionals Forum and help shape the UK tax laws.
Unsurprisingly, little progress is made on curtailing tax avoidance. The revolving doors must raise questions about the cosiness with the tax avoidance industry and HMRC's willingness to do secretive deals. Yet the committee raises no questions.
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
HMRC has a cosy relationship with the tax avoidance industry
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Utter nonsense! The author appears to suggest that HMRC should only have combative engagements with taxpayers and advisory firms. Who would that benefit? Certainly not the fiscus. The author also seems to imply that public servants cannot or should not move into the private sector - and vice versa. Again, how realistic is that in a modern, capitalist, free society. *sigh*ReplyDelete
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Imperva Security Response for CVE-2014-3566 (AKA "POODLE")
Revision History
|Initial Version
Status Summary
- MITM attacks occur between a client and server, before inspection by a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and are therefore not detectable by a WAF.
- Best practices dictate that the SecureSphere management port should not be exposed externally.
1) Protecting Applications:
- Imperva analysis indicates this attack is very difficult to carry out, because a MITM attack requires the attacker to place themselves in between the victim and the websites they were visiting, for example by introducing a rogue WiFi "hot spot" in an Internet café.
- MITM attacks occur between a client and server, before inspection by a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and are therefore not detectable by a WAF.
- There is no SSL related patch available for this type of attack.
- Restricting your application server connections to only accept TLS can be a mitigating action.
- While an attack based on this vulnerability could force the session to downgrade from TLS to SSLv3, as noted above, that would require an additional level of sophistication by an attacker, making it more difficult to carry out.
- There is no WAF signature that can be crafted for this type of attack, as there is no deviation in the SSL protocol or injection being performed.
2) Affected Imperva Products:
- SecureSphere Web Application Firewall operating in Kernel Reverse Proxy (KRP) mode
- SecureSphere Management Server
Imperva best practices dictate that the management port be on a local or out-of-band network, and for customers following these practices, CVE-2014-3566 may only be carried out via an insider attack (as SecureSphere Management Server and Gateways do accept SSLv3 and TLS connections). An additional mitigating factor would be to configure your browser to only support TLS connections.
Vendor Fix
When operating SecureSphere WAF in KRP mode, disable SSLv3.
National vulnerability Database Listing: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3566


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"A hurricane cannot rob a great city of its spirit, but a vicious citizenry can. A bad time with Mother Nature can leave you digging out for a long time, but a bad turn in human behavior frays and tears all the ties that truly bind human being--trust, confidence, mutual regard, belief in the essential goodness of one's fellow citizens," writes Peggy Noonan.
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As I talk to you, I'm sitting on the deck of the cabin we're renting for the weekend in Bass Lake, listening to Martina McBride's Timeless album, wearing a cozy sweatshirt, and laughing as my dad and family friends tell jokes and other random stories. In the distance, I can smell campfire and other campers barbecuing dinner. The lake isn't too far from us, but you would never know it, because it's pitch black, but it's still comforting to know it's there and I'll wake up to it in the morning.
I always feel most inspired when I'm away from the major city and the hubbub of every day life. Yes, I've still been posting on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram...I mean, I can't live under a rock and I enjoy sharing what I'm doing. But, it's good to get away from home with some of the people I love most. I've said it before and I'll say it again..I'm a daydreamer by nature. I need somewhere that I can thrive and see a world of my own, and not just getting caught up in what's right in front of me. I want to see what else is out there and experience life.
Out here, I'm also reminded of God's constant grace and goodness. When I look up at the size of the trees in the forest and the overwhelming abundance of stars (though they're clouded by the smoke of the fires), I know that my God is bigger than anything I've faced and anything else that will jump out in front of me. I know who goes before me, and I know who's standing behind me when I fall or take the wrong exit.
Well, I'm going to head back to the party and soaking up the moment and the sweetness of the air. And let's not forget the cooler weather. Just thought I'd share a few words.
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Often times when I go around the country to talk about selling popcorn, I consistently get the response, "Boy Scouts do not sell popcorn, only Cub Scouts do." Additionally, I will get the comment, "It is easy for Cub Scouts to sell. They are still cute," or "Boy Scouts do not want to be seen in their uniform, so they will not sell." I am here to tell you that nothing can be further from the truth.
There are three main reasons Boy Scouts should sell more so than Cub Scouts:
1. Boy Scouts costs more than Cub Scouts
The average cost nationwide of the primary outdoor delivery method, Boy Scout Camp, is around $300 for an exciting, fun-filled week. Then there is the cost of equipment, other camping, transportation, uniforms, awards, registration, etc. The average Cub Scout could easily have the entire year paid for with $300.
2. Boy Scouts can fulfill requirements for merit badges, including Eagle-required merit badges
It is not to say that Cub Scouts cannot earn anything by selling popcorn, they can. We will talk about developing an actual program around the popcorn sale in a future blog. However, there are certain requirements for Personal Management and Communication merit badge that can be met through the popcorn sale. A Boy Scout can earn the Salesmanship merit badge completed through the popcorn sale. In addition, there are several other requirements of other merit badges that a Boy Scout can complete including American Business and Public Speaking.
3. Boy Scouts should have a large database of clients
If a Scout went through the Cub Scout program selling popcorn, he should keep a copy of his old order forms. When the sale starts, the Boy Scout asks his current 'client base' if they would like to re-order what they ordered last year or upgrade to something else. When I evaluate which fundraisers my son and I participate, I look at the amount raised versus the amount of time spent. By asking your list of previous year's customers, the amount of return vs. time is extremely beneficial. In an interview with the top ten selling Scouts last year, all of them stated they started with their existing client base on the first day of the day.
By the way, 8 of the top 10 selling Scouts in 2012 were Boy Scouts.
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War Room lit a fire under you. Dashing home, you threw clothes onto the floor in your quest to clear a closet, determined to fight with the weapon of prayer.
But somewhere along the way, you became discouraged because somehow it didn't seem as powerful as the movie version.
>Your husband wasn't too keen on the idea of you jamming church dresses and yoga pants in among his business suits.
>You cleared a closet, but the kids won't let you in there alone – you just can't find time.
>Even worse – your war room prayers aren't being answered!
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1. Your war room doesn't have to be a closet
Yes, the Scripture says,
"But when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; ~Matthew 6:6a
But the context is this: Christ spoke of hypocrites who "Love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others". (verse 5.)
Christ's goal was for us to build a relationship with Himself, and not for show.
Growth in Christ involves matters of the heart. It's between you and Him.
Yes, we should strive to get alone and pray with the Lord, away from distractions.
But it doesn't have to be a closet. It can be a bathroom (perhaps where you're hiding from the kiddos), a laundry room, a bedroom, or your car.
Don't feel bad if you don't have a prayer closet. God hears your prayers no matter where you are, even if it's in the middle of a pile of laundry.
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2. You can pray around distractions (and sometimes need to)!
If you're a mama to littles, this whole War Room closet can be a little intimidating.
You may think your prayer life doesn't count right now because frankly, you barely have time to go to the bathroom alone (and then not always successfully).
The infant/toddler years are not conducive to alone time.
Learn to pray with your eyes wide open and your ears alert (for quiet littles, who are most definitely up to something).
Pray as you load the washing machine.
Pray as you nurse your baby.
Pray as you clean spilled milk (for the umpteenth time).
Pray always, and without ceasing.
Just because you can't find time alone in a closet doesn't mean your prayers don't matter or that God doesn't hear you if you're not on your knees.
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God gives each of us a will, and He does not force it on us.
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If your husband doesn't change, it doesn't mean you're not doing it right.
A godly friend prayed over her husband, even denouncing Satan in the name of the Lord, saying, "You can't have him!"
And yet, he chose the other woman.
Yes, pray earnestly. Pray zealously. Call on the name of the Lord! Pray expectantly!
But wait on the Lord.
Prayer is just as much about the shaping of your godliness as it is about the repentance of others.
While waiting in prayer faith rises to its highest level and becomes the gift of God. It becomes a constant fellowship with a tireless request to God. ~E.M. Bounds
4. Your issues need time to resolve
I realize the movie needed to be resolved in 1 hour and 36 minutes. But in real-time, marital issues take much longer.
Marital discord takes time to sow. By the same token, so does the reparation process.
Give it time, and give it years.
If your husband is an unbeliever, or is living in sin, you cannot make him believe or stop sinning.
But God can work in mighty ways we know not of. Never give up, never stop believing, keep praying and keep yourself right before the Lord.
5. Your ending may not turn out perfectly
In War Room, Tony, the husband, lost his job due to illegally inflating his sales figures. He should have gone to prison, yet his boss saw his repentance and did not press charges.
Tony rebuilt his formerly weak relationship with his daughter, and was offered another job with lower pay.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth's pay increase made up for his pay cut.
They did not lose their house, Tony recommitted his love for Elizabeth and the movie ended with him giving her a foot rub and ice cream.
This is great. We love happy endings, and I left that theater with the warm gushies.
But you need to know that in real life, everything does not always turn out well, even if we repent.
There are consequences for sin. Messes made that are not tidied up so quickly.
Sometimes you do lose your house.
Children stray.
And you're left crying in your dishwater.
There is no magic formula in the Bible that says, "If you do this, then your life will end up great."
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Life is hard, and life is tough.
But God is faithful and God is good.
And faith is about accepting the first statement and believing the second.
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"Now to Him Who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." ~Ephesians 3:20-21
Let's not put limitations on God. In his book, The Attributes of God, A.W. Tozer writes of God's goodness:
Nobody ever got anything from God on the grounds that he deserved it. Having fallen, man deserves only punishment and death. So if God answers prayer it's because God is good.
From His goodness, His lovingkindness, His good-natured benevolence, God does it!
That's the source of everything.
If you're wondering at this very moment if God hears your prayers because you have a clothes rack instead of a closet, or you can't even find a quiet space to pray, don't give up! God still hears you, no matter where you are.
Even if your prayers haven't been answered as you would like, if your issues are far from resolved, or if other problems have developed.
Immanuel means "God with us". He is with you in your darkness, your messy, and yes – even in the middle of the food fight happening in your dining room between your middle school children.
Your War Room may not look like the movie, but girlfriend, God is bigger than that!
Keep praying, keep fighting, and keep looking up. Prayer is about obedience and a relationship with God!
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How to create a War Room that works in a busy schedule By Stefanie from Walls of Home
Prayer resources from RearReleaseRegroup
How to make time for a consistent prayer life with 4 tested steps for busy moms
How to make a simple prayer journal, my guest post at Arabah Joy's blog
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We're in such an icky state.
Tired of livin' in Sodom and Gomorrah
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I had a little break between my exam preparation and I decided to create this blog post. I hope you like it. :)
Tops: part of Lady Lace by Fellini Couture
Skirt: Magissa by Angel Dessous
Hair: Socialite by Loovus Dovus
Earring: Leather Feather by Mandala [NEW!]
Shoes: Carmen by SYS [NEW!]
Pose by myself..
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A few of my pupils looked disturbed as a mentioned the class blog. "Not another blog! I've already lost track of all the blogs I'm supposed to write." Humn. Maybe we're overdoing it a tad...
I was able to inform them that, this time, this was a teacher-run class blog, not an individual blog. At the moment, it's basically a podcast. Each class, a new student is assigned to sum up the day's work and submit their summation to me as an mp3 file.
I save the mp3 on a free, open web archive. At the moment, I'm using the Internet Archive, which is sort of awkward to use, but works well once you've finally uploaded your file. It saves your file and generates a URL for it.
The blog has link fields enabled, meaning that the title of the blog post is itself a link, in this case to the audio file submitted by my student. In Blogger, it's simple to set this – you just check a box in the 'settings' tab.
When I set this up, Blogger's built-in feed was inadequate (don't know if they've improved it), so I used Feed Burner to burn a feed for the blog. Feed Burner, now owned by Google, works well for podcasting. All my pupils have to do is open the blog once, click on subscribe, and they then get the podcasts automatically sent to their service (they're teenagers, so almost all of them use iTunes) every week. The ones who synchronize their iPod with their computer get the podcast automatically on their iPod as well.
I was a bit disorganized last time I did this, but now that I'm a bit slicker, I'm excited to let this run for a few months and then get the pupil's feedback on this.


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On 'Protecting the Quran', Religion and Amini's wet pajamas
"Pointless reading Verse Quran if the Quran within our Soul is not understood" Fakir Lalon Shah
- History reminds us that the 1971 War of Independence was fought primarily due to ceaseless insinuations of the Pakistani ruling class whenever we demanded freedom that Islam is in Danger, with more despicable salt rubbed-in; Bengalis are lesser Muslims led to the calls of arms and the bloody birth of Bangladesh. The fault line drawn by Pakistani experts and Bengali cohorts in those ill-fated times institutionalized a fear psychosis that neighboring India would gulp us and haram of all harams – convert Muslims to Hindus?
- A covert design was also in place. Because the 1947 partition of India was precipitated by tragic carnages engineered by the Brits and triggered by Muslim and Hindu elements on the lunatic fringe, Pakistan conjured the sealant of Islamic Ummah (Brotherhood), that would apparently keep intact the geographical absurdity of an Islamic Republic located in 'two wings' over 1000 miles apart, as also drive a wedge right through the heart of its enemy - 'Hindu' India.
- Conveniently forgotten was there were cumulatively more Muslims living in India in 1947 than in the-then Pakistan, and that reality remains undiminished to this day! The wedge also served as a leveraged barb to introduce and firmly implant the puritanical Wahabi/Shariati brand of Islam that never ever had an iota of acceptability in Bengal. Its toiling masses were then as even today, are genetically inclined to Ma'arefati Islam with its lofty ideals of Ijtehad with options i.e. debate, logic, rationale, enquiry, examination etc open at all times.
- Pakistan turned a blind eye to the rich and vibrant Bengalee culture which prides itself in syncretism of all faith and belief systems in the region, from Buddhism, Vaishnavism, Christianity together with Tasauf (commonly Sufi or Sufism) traditions of which Ma'arefat is a composite, the core reason inhabitants of Bengal converted to Islam in large numbers.
- Islam's acceptance in South Asia other than in its plural and egalitarian characteristics was its ability to cohesively assimilate with cultures it made inroads into. Contrary to popular misconceptions Islam arrived in the region neither by coercion or the sword wielding Mughal barbarians – but centuries earlier through Music wielding Sufi Saints ranging from Khwaja Mainuddhin Chisti in Ajmer to Nizamuddin Auliya in Delhi, to Shah Ali Baghdadi in Dhaka.
- In Bangladesh the earliest Sufi Saint Shah Sultan Mohammed Qamrudddin reached Madanpur, in Netrokona from Turkey about 1000 years ago. Legacies of our spiritual lineage extend to later day patron Saints - Fakir Miran Azaan Shah in Assam down to Fakir Lalon Shah in Kushtia, among others, with agnostic monotheism embraced as a way of life by millions.
- That brings me to the most difficult post-Independence issue. For one, while we fought the communal and murderous ethnic cleansing Pakistani mindset, Western Secularism per se was NEVER our agenda or the reason why our people went to war. One doesn't need any more affirmation than the 7th March 1971 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his clarion call for a last ditch stand.
- Please check back to the number of times he referred to Allah and/or Muslims in his speech – and the famous line, if blood is the price to pay, we shall over pay, but we shall free the people of our country Inshallah. There were absolutely no indications of either communalism or secularism in his prophetic words.
- Therefore when Secularism was introduced as a pillar of the State in 1972, the diction of neo Secular Khalifahs were completely alien and left us confused, shocked and divided. Disaster struck when fossilized Awami League backed intellectuals joined the bandwagon and started 'preaching' without the faintest clue that Secularism had been existent in our culture for centuries! Secular possibilities within Sufi Islam also went unexplored.
- Finally when debates in the public domains erupted with a damming indictment; does Secularism mean a rejection of Islam - we realized way too late that a very delicate bridge has been burnt. It is precisely the time Mullahs from the Deobandi order closed in for the kill.
- Rest was easy. Wahabi/Shariati Islam with heavy infusion of cash from Saudi Arabia was cemented, Ijtehad condemned to obscurity and a new generation of 'born-again Muslims' emerged. Their little understood slogan of Jihad – the lowest form of 'struggle' in Islam and one God abhors, made our identity crisis critical.
- In my column of 13th May I mentioned how our politicians have been sermonizing on subjects they have absolutely no knowledge about. The frequencies have magnified alarmingly in recent weeks and the vexed issue is the proposed women's policy of the Government. What I find bizarre is why this unnecessary debate and why now, when clearly equal rights to women is already guaranteed and enshrined in our Constitution?
- The buzz word to the controversy is 'awareness building' making it obvious that there is surely a donor angle to it all, with deception and flaks inevitable. Awareness is not measurable nor can anyone assign a number value to the same. While corrupt NGO's maybe counting American greens, the Government instead of choosing a face-to-face democratic dialogue with women, opted to the whims of just one woman, the Prime Minister, who unfortunately is as myopic as the Mullahs.
- Resultantly what we are now witnessing in the fogs of chaos is only the tip of the iceberg. The Mullahs are on a gloves-off counter sermon offensive and the Government has failed to display any maturity in handling them thus far. Mufti Amini and his brigands in recent days launched a movement to protect the Quran and the State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Islam was quoted saying - religion is safe in Hasina's hands?
- What I find disconcerting is why hasn't anybody in Bangladesh challenged the vulgarity of either statements or filed public litigation suits as they tantamount to hurting religious sentiments of citizens; punishable under the laws of the land? Neither party has apparently any doubts that it is only them i.e. humans who have the mandate to protect both Quran and religion. But what does the book state?
- Being no theologian or even knowledgeable on the subject, I sent a mail to my friend Edip Yuksel an Islamic scholar and professor of philosophy of Turkish origin and co-author of the 'Quran: A Reformist Translation' in the US. In reply, Edip drew attention to the frequency of references to God in Verse 15:9 that promises full protection and breaks the record in the Quran by referring to God four or five times in just seven words!
- He then reminded us the implication of such an emphasis: "It is not you or your holy ancestors who are protectors of the Quran; it is the author of the Quran that will protect it." Edip also had a terse one liner in his mail: "Anyone who assumes the task of protecting the Quran is an imposter and lying tyrant."
- Where does that leave us folks? How long are we going to sit back and create near perfect opportunities for more murder mayhems all in the name of God or religion? Importantly what mechanisms do we have in place to counter bigots who pathologically refer to spurious and misogynist Hadith and Sharia to further add to the division of faith?
- Like it or not, religion will no longer remain private or personal in the days ahead. Clearly the Prime Ministers 'sermons' or even those of sycophants in the Awami Ulema League have been rendered irrelevant. To confront the likes of Amini and gang the need of the hour is to demand a LIVE and televised Public Ijtehad.
- Trust me; we won't need knowledgeable theologians to bail us out when we take on these murderers. All we have to do is mobilize 'unlettered and illiterate' Baul, Boyati, Shadhu and Fakirs from rural Bangladesh. Men and women who I can vouch will sing and dance, all in praise of the Quran and God and with their rustic and grounded logics compel the likes of Amini and Sayeedi to piss in their pajamas publicly!
- The resultant effluents of 20,000 Madrasas from which Amini apparently draws strength may cause water in the Bay of Bengal to rise a few centimeters; but that's a minor aberration really, compared to the benefits we stand to accrue in the long run!
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Wednesday, 1 June 2016
First of June - Last of Jersey
The little detour we took on the way back from Sorel Point was to a waterfall. The path split away from the main path along a deep cut in the rocks, with a gurgling, fast-flowing beck by its side.
It does not look as beautiful and impressive here as it was in reality - the movement and sound of the water, the sun glistening, the complete absence of other people...
The path ended there, but the sun-lit rocks looked so inviting, we climbed a bit further on. And there, we found one of those enchanted places where you feel time stands still, and you're in a perfect moment, not wanting to be anywhere, anytime, or with anyone else than this, here and now. I hope you know what I mean - it does not happen every day (not even every week or every month) to encounter such a moment of utter bliss, and I was (and still am) very glad that O.K. suggested the little detour.
From there, we walked back to the pub at the top of Devil's Hole. We knew there to be a bus stop, and all during our week here, we had been carrying the very useful bus map and time table around. If you should ever visit Jersey and want to walk a lot, don't hire a car - buy a bus ticket valid for 7 days ("AvanchiCard") that allows you to hop on and off buses where and when you want - well, where there are bus stops, of course, and when the bus is running. There are some places that have no bus service on Sundays, and for many routes, you have to enter St. Helier first and switch to another line, which can make a journey more time-consuming than it looks from the distance on the map.
Anyway, we arrived at the Priory Inn and had a drink outside while waiting for the bus. We decided to get off at the next stop, in the village of St. John. Finding out we had just missed the bus of the other line that would have taken us back to Bouley Bay, we consulted our map again and saw that it was probably not all that difficult to walk home. And walk we did!
It was a beautiful walk, although we were on a rather busy road for the first bit. Whenever possible, we took the "Green Lanes" (a network of narrow lanes where cyclists, walkers and horse riders have precedence over cars, which are allowed a max speed of 15 mph), and enjoyed this very much. The lanes took us through small picturesque hamlets with quirky names such as Egypt, and past very nice houses and beautiful mansions.
We ended up coming into Bouley Bay from a different side. It was a very nice walk, the mellow evening light making it all the more romantic.
The next day, we travelled home to Germany. Here are some last pictures, all taken by O.K., from the bus ride to the airport, of Jersey from the plane, and arriving over the coast of France minutes later:
That's it - you've seen the last of Jersey on my blog now, at least for a while :-)
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Such a wonderful vacation! How perfect that you had one of those moments of bliss of being "in the moment". Only one of the photos you posted from this time made me think there could be something like an actual small city on the island. It feels like a rural paradise island. And to be there with a dear friend is beyond wonderful.ReplyDelete
I love the enchanted place, where time stood still for you. It is one of those moments, I think the Celts called it "thin places" where heaven and earth comes closer.ReplyDeleteReplies
you told story of your exciting journey so beautifully ,lots of useful details ,waterfall is surely mesmerizing ,i can feel that precious moment touched you while being their ,in such moment we explore our true selves and reach to the depth of our soul,thank you so much for mentioning it so amazingly ,ReplyDelete
hiring car during such visits are very costly ,i wish we can find such bus service here as mostly they are not comfortable and speedy ,missing your bus made you walk i love walks on such lovely paths with peace of mind ,
i am really sorry for the people whom got hurt with thunder storm ,hope and heartiest pray that may all goes well now a days there amen
What a lovely holiday you had! I understand what you are saying about that perfect moment, in the right place with the right person. Such moments come, in my experience, when one is open to straying off the beaten track or doing something on impulse. You were certainly in a beautiful part of the world - thanks for taking us along!ReplyDelete
Well, I have just spent a most enjoyable two hours catching up on all your postings in May. I feel like I've had a little holiday myself! Thank you for taking the time to share your trip with your readers.ReplyDelete
What a fabulous holiday you had, it was so interesting to see and read all about it. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
One of the reasons I enjoy walking is that you can totally immerse yourself in the surroundings and forget about real life and all its problems. :)


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