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Clinical reasoning has been described as "a process in which the therapist, interacting with the patient, structures meaning, goals & health management strategies based on clinical data, client choices, professional judgment & knowledge " (Higgs and Jones 2000, Edwards et al 2004). While the most comprehensive means of developing and implementing clinical reasoning in practice is the use of hypothetic-deductive approach and diagnostic sieves, as physiotherapists gain experience and skills, they are able to use clinical pattern recognition to aid their clinical reasoning and decision making.
Clinical pattern recognition have developed a guideline based orthopedic rehabilitation app which aims to help students and clinicians hone their clinical reasoning skills regarding examination, differential diagnosis, movement faults, treatments and exercises for low back pain, as per the description on the developer's page. The app is currently available for low back/ lumbar region only, but hip, knee, neck, shoulder are under development and are expected to be released in a phased manner over the next few months. In this article, I have reviewed the lumbar region clinical pattern recognition app for development of clinical reasoning skills related to low back pain.
Description of App
The app is presented is a well organized interface with sections for clinical pattern recognition, clinical practice guidelines, physical examination, manual therapy and therapeutic exercises. Each of these sections then provides further comprehensive information about the pain patterns.Clinical Pattern recognition section identifies 8 major hypotheses related to back pain presentation (centralised pain, lumbar disc pathology, lumbar facet syndrome, lumbar instability, lumbar muscle strain, SI joint sprain, sciatica and spinal stenosis. It also has a separate sub-section on red flags. For each of these hypotheses, prevalence, clinical findings (divided into acute, sub-acute and chronic), physical examination, interventions and use of outcome measures are presented.
This section is pretty comprehensive with clinical findings focusing on aspects of subjective presentation, reported findings and examination findings, physical examination including the key findings and assessment tests, movement faults, associated impairments and differential diagnosis related to the specific pain pattern. Clinical reasoning for each pattern is discussed through use of audio-visual aids. Each test/ movement is also defined in further detail through text and demonstrated through the use of videos.
The intervention section within each pain pattern provides interventions specific to that pain pattern for e.g. there is no manual therapy or modalities section for interventions related to centralised pain. But the therapeutic exercises are further divided into mobility, motor coordination and functional movement exercises. Again each of these exercises is described in detail through textual information and demonstrated through videos. Each of the technique for assessment and management interventions is also supplemented by provision of related references which can be used for further reading. The references are also liked to their relevant abstracts on Pubmed database.
While the first clinical pattern recognition provides details of assessment, differential diagnosis, examination and interventions related to a specific pain pattern, subsequent sections provide a comprehensive directory of evaluation and management approaches. For e.g. the general manual therapy section contains description and demonstration videos for over 40 manual therapy techniques which are useful in evaluation and management of patients presenting with low back pain.
FeaturesThe app has a pleasing, user friendly interface, professionally edited and pleasing videos with adequate description and demonstration of techniques, along with textual description. The interface of the app feels very intuitive. It is easy to navigate and make use of the various options available. The different sections can be navigated and results clearly displayed. The app can be useful for students as well as practising clinicians looking to refresh their clinical skills as well as to develop further skills and clinical reasoning.
However, there are certain other features which can be quite useful, but seem to be missing from the app. One most important example is the use of a search feature. As discussed above, the general sections related to examination, manual therapy and exercises are pretty comprehensive, so searching for a specific technique and its description can be a bit cumbersome by trying to scroll through several sections/ names to find what we are looking for. I have seen several apps which utilise the voice to search feature of iOS to allow clinicians to search for relevant information on the go. Another useful feature can be integration of bookmarking, which will allow the users to save specific information or their favourites in a separate folder and access it as needed.
Price – $9.99
Availability – iOS (iPhone and iPad)
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•Wealth of information
•Easy to use interface
•Evidence based clinical practice guidelines
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•No means of organizing information
•Lack of an Android version
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A U.S. military jury has sentenced a Marine Corps squad leader to 15 years in prison for killing an Iraqi man last year.
Sergeant Lawrence Hutchins also will be dishonorably discharged from the military.
A military jury in California found Hutchins guilty Thursday of taking part in the murder of the 52-year-old Iraqi civilian, and handed down its sentence Friday.
The 23-year-old is one of seven Marines and a Navy medic charged for the kidnapping and killing of Hashim Ibrahim Awad in the town of Hamdania in April 2006, after a bungled raid against suspected insurgents.
Hutchins was convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, making a false official statement and larceny. He was acquitted on charges of kidnapping, assault and housebreaking.
Another military jury in California sentenced another defendant in the case Friday. Marine Corporal Marshall Magincalda, who was cleared of more serious charges, was demoted to private, but released from custody. He received a prison sentence of 448 days -- the same amount of time he was already detained.
Another defendant accused of murdering Awad was cleared on that charge last month, but found guilty of less serious offenses. The other four Marines and the medic pleaded guilty earlier this year in return for reduced sentences.
Those who admitted their guilt said they were ordered to hunt down and kill a known insurgent in Hamdania. When they could not find their target at his home, they instead seized Awad from a nearby house and shot him to death.
The servicemen testified they placed a gun and a shovel near Awad's body to make it appear as if he had been shot while planting a bomb.
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The Number One
By Rabbi Dr. Hillel ben David (Greg Killian)
Who knows one?[1]
I know one:
One is Our God[2]
who is in the heavens and on earth.
The number one represents unity and completeness. The Hebrew representation for the number one is the Hebrew letter alef - א. What is an alef?
If it were only a random arrangement of pen strokes designed to prompt the reader to say the sound "ah,"[3] this question would be irrelevant. However, every aspect of the alef's construction has been Divinely designed to teach us something. Contrast this with a child learning to read English for the first time. He is never taught why a capital "A" looks like a teepee and a small "a" looks like a soap bubble stuck to a wall.
But Hebrew is different. The design of an alef is actually made up of three different letters: the letter yud or dot above; a yud or dot below; and a diagonal vav, or line suspended in between.
The yud above represents HaShem, Who is above (or beyond) our comprehension. In comparison to His true essence, our understanding is a mere dot.
The yud below represents a Yid or Yehudim, Jewish people who dwell here on earth. The only way that we can grasp HaShem's wisdom, to the extent that a person is capable, is by being humble. When we realize that we are but a dot or a speck compared to the All-Mighty and All-Powerful G-d, we become a vessel to receive His Divine wisdom.
The diagonal vav represents a Jew's faithfulness,[4] which unites him with HaShem.
There is another teaching[5] that posits that the suspended vav represents the Torah. Since the Torah is what unites a Jew and HaShem, the alef represents this unity between mankind and HaShem. This is the design, or form, of the alef.
We can see that every stroke of the alef (and every other letter as well) has a special purpose, and that there is much more to learning the alef-beit than just mastering its sounds.
The alef has three different meanings. One is אלוף, aluf, which means a master or a chief. The second is אולפנה, ulfana,a school of learning[6] or teacher. The third meaning is reached by reading the letters of the word backwards, פלא, pela (pronounced peleh), wondrous.
The Maharal[7] indicates that one:
1. Conveys "completeness". Since one is not divisible, it has no parts and is intrinsically whole.
2. One may imply "unique".
3. One may be used to describe that something is "foremost", to which all else is mere adjunct.
The Gemara teaches us that the alef is interpreted, by our Sages, as an injunction to study Torah.
Shabbath 104a The Rabbis told R. Joshua b. Levi: Children have come to the Beth Hamidrash and said things the like of which was not said even in the days of Joshua the son of Nun. [Thus:] alef Beth [means] 'learn wisdom [alef Binah];
The meaning of alef is also found חָכְמָה וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ, I shall teach you wisdom (Job 33:33).
That the first letter calls for Torah study and simultaneously symbolizes the primacy of HaShem is no coincidence. This, too, is an expression of the principle that HaShem, Torah, and Israel are one: Jews are charged with the study of the Torah that represents the wisdom of HaShem.
The transformation of alef into elef (thousand) applies to all areas of human endeavor inn which persistence and effort are rewarded, but, since the symbolism of the alef-beit has such profound spiritual overtones, the alef-elef relationship must be given particular application to Torah study. Success in Torah understanding and the accumulation of Torah knowledge requires constant review and continuous application, even if a difficult concept must be analyzed a thousand times.[8]
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The Arizal explains that numbers have their origins in the supernal spiritual worlds. Single digit numbers correspond to the physical realm Asiyah, the sefirat Malkhut. Tens correspond to the angelic realm Yetzirah, the sefirat Tiferet. Hundreds correspond to the Neshama realm Beriah, the sefirat Binah, Imma. Being that hundreds emanate from the realm of Imma, they are the source of blessing. Therefore, all offerings are the rectification of 100% of the produce offered.
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[2] There is one infinite creator, the cause of causes and the maker of all. He is not one in a numerical sense -- since He is not subject to change, definition or multiplicity. He is one in that the number one signifies an independent unit and is the basis of all numbers; the number one is also contained in all numbers. Similarly, the Creator is actually within everything, and everything is within Him. He is the beginning and cause of everything. The Creator does not change, and therefore one cannot add or subtract from Him.
Moreover, His existence is necessary existence (i.e. it is not contingent upon anything else), in the same way that the number one is a requisite for the existence of any other (whole) number. If the number one would cease to be, every other number would also cease to exist. However, if other numbers disappeared, one would continue to exist. There are properties of the number one; similar qualities apply to the Creator. Even if the act ceased to be, the One who acted remains. Because His being is not contingent upon the existence of anything else, were they to cease being, His existence would continue.
[3] The alef is actually an inarticulated letter whose sound is determined only by its accompanying vowel.
[4] The vertical line of the vav represents hierarchy: the submission of a subject to his king (as explained in the chapter on the letter hei).
[5] See also Likkutei Sichos, vol. 2, p. 616.
[6] Also see Job 33:33—ואאלפך—"And I will 'teach' you."
[7] Maharal: Pirkei Avot, by Rabbi Tuvia Basser, pg. 288


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It is over, and three are dead. The jihadist is a known self-proclaimed imam who has tangled with police in the past, and he was currently under probation for previous offenses. Watch for the media spinning this as a mental problem of other excuses, and wait for the media to start talking about backlash against Muslims, making sure we see them as the victims.
From Yahoo News December 15 by Hamish MacDonald, Dan Good, Rym Momtaz and Meghan Keneally
Gunman and Two Others Dead in Sydney Hostage Crisis
A gunman holding captives in a Sydney chocolate shop and two of his hostages have been killed, Australian police confirmed.
The suspect had previously been identified as Man Monis by local news reports, and the manner in which he died still remains unclear but New South Wales police have confirmed his death. The identities of the two others killed were not immediately revealed.
Police stormed the Lindt Chocolat Cafe in the early hours of Tuesday morning, local time, and three injuries have been reported, including one policeman.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said that the decision to enter the premises came after they heard gunshots coming from inside. Scipione also confirmed that, in total, Monis had been holding 17 people hostage, though up to 12 of those individuals had been able to get out of the store before police began their assault.
Scipione and New South Wales Premier Mike Baird said that Monis was a "lone gunman" and no explosives had been found in the area surrounding the Lindt Chocolat Cafe.
"We have lost some of our own in an attack we never thought we would see here in our own city," Baird said at a news conference Tuesday morning, local time.
Explosions of what were believed to be flash bang grenades were heard when police stormed the shop and while there were many loud noises, it is not clear if or how many shots were fired by either police or Monis during the face off.
At 10:19 a.m. ET, a group of at least seven heavily armed police officers went into the Lindt cafe under the cover of loud bangs of what local news Channel 9 is calling stun grenades. Shortly after the police stormed the café, at least two hostages emerged, looking visibly shaken.
A few minutes later, a few paramedics were seen entering the café behind police officers with medical packs -- followed by at least two stretchers. The explosive police action came shortly after a new wave of hostages emerged from the shop.
Monis was believed to be a self-proclaimed Islamic "sheikh" who is known to Australian police because he was allegedly involved in dozens of counts of sexual assault, according to Australia's 9News.
He was born in Iran as Manteghi Bourjerdi and migrated to Australia in 1996, according to the station.
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Are The Joneses Green Shoppers? Interactive Website Let's You Spy on Your Neighbor's Spending Habits
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Ahhh, keeping up with the Joneses - spending more so you can match up with your neighbors. But does it always have to be that way? When it comes to smart metering, experts have shown that knowing how much electricity your neighbors are using can spark up the competitive spirit, and you're likely to reduce your energy consumption just to "beat" your neighbor. But what about when it comes to buying stuff - if we knew just what our neighbors were doing, might we be encouraged to spend less than them? Gizmodo points us to Bundle, an interactive website that tells you what your neighbors are spending their hard earned dollars on. Could this put a twist on the old saying and turn it into, "Keeping below the Joneses"? Using Bundle, you can drill down into certain demographics, including age range, income, family status, and the month and category. It's not ultra specific but it gives you a really good idea of what's happening in your city for your demographic. And once you have a the big picture, you can drill down into each category. Here's my demographic:
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Blackshaw's Big One 2014
What a fantastic event, with some seriously snazzy talent – check out the photos, and look forward to next year (we already are).
Photos by Richard Stratton.
Kitsch Xmas 2013
Get your jumpers out!
It's behind you! If you (like me) think panto is just for the children, and your panto days are indeed, 'behind you', you are so wrong. Panto does require awillingness to abandon an adult outlook, but I saw a fantastic production of Peter Pan at Fairfield Halls this week which had my inner child engrossed right from the moment the curtain lifted. Check out my review on www.whatspeenseen.co.uk
Christmas is certainly known as a time for children, but really it's just for the child within, isn't it? I know I still get super excited around Christmas time, and advent has been punctuated for me, by the purchase of no less than three Christmas Jumpers.
The last couple of years have seen rising popularity of the Christmas Jumper – Bridget Jones (early 2000s reference…) thought Mark Darcy was a right berk in his festive knitted creation, but now all the hipsters are wearing one. There's something fabulously retro and carefree about hideous knitwear, and whether you've battled your way through racks of overpriced vintage pullovers that have a genuine 80s horror vibe, or have lazily nipped into Primarni for their latest Christmas vestment, you can revel in the kitsch style. Look snazzy, be liberated in your woolen monstrosity, and join us to celebrate all things kitsch (oh god, the tinsel!) on Saturday at our Kitsch Christmas Party in Tooting. All welcome, only £3 entry – Themed cocktails, Live Music (The Bandits), Comedy (Steve Seller) Santa will be there (SANTA, I KNOW HIM!*), festive edibles, party games (points mean prizes).
PLUS it's Christmas Jumper Day tomorrow (in aid of Save The Children), so no excuses for not kitting yourself out.
*Reference: Elf, the film – if you haven't seen it, sort it out.
Blackshaw's Blackout 2013
Blackshaw's Big One
This June saw Blackshaw run its first free event, and boy did we make it a corker. Held at The Selkirk, home to our recent WAFF show run, in Tooting Broadway we took advantage of their sunny beer garden and turned it into our very own festival venue; complete with bunting, fairy lights, and a smattering of deck chairs for good measure.
We had a cracking line up of both comedy and music to fill the day. All rounded off with a delightful little set from Blackshaw regulars The Bandits, who had the whole crowd dancing to the Hokey Cokey for their final song. An excellent choice you'll agree.
The other acts were all super too.
Of course no festival themed day is complete without some home baking and face painting, both of which went down a treat, especially with our social events manager, Nick.
A big thank you to The Selkirk, who let us loose for the whole day, if you get a chance do go and enjoy the venue's tasty, tasty food, I can highly recommend the cheese board.
We had a smashing day, we hope those of you who joined us did too. Make sure you keep your eyes on our twitter/facebook feeds for news of our autumn event – not to give too much away, but you could say it's going to be the bomb. And we're all going to get blitzed…Doing the jitterbug…it's a 40's themed event.
To see all the photos from this event, check out our Facebook and Twitter pages!
Hunting of the Snark
Exciting news! Blackshaw is taking part in a one-day performance of 'The Hunting of the Snark' (hilarious nonsense poem by Lewis Carrol).
We were invited to do so, alongside several other companies, by Iris Theatre (resident company at the Actors' Church, Covent Garden – where we performed Gormenghast: Titus Groan in April 2012). It will be performed in the church and grounds on 1st September and should be great fun.
There will be 8 different audience slots, with each audience group moving in promenade to view each section in turn. Blackshaw has a 5-10 minute slot to perform 'The Barrister's Dream' in the vestry of the church. invited to do so, alongside several other companies, by Iris Theatre (resident company at the Actors' Church, Covent Garden – where we performed Gormenghast: Titus Groan in April 2012). It will be performed in the church and grounds on 1st September and should be great fun.
Tickets are already on sale, and you can check out Iris Theatre's other fantastic summer productions here.
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The first approved modification is for "Generation 3" 2015 vehicles, the agencies announced. It involves the installation of a second NOx sensor and a new or replacement diesel oxidation catalyst, which together will reduce excess emissions from the affected vehicles by 80 to 90 percent.
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Entomologist Steven Valles of the Imported Fire Ant and Household Insects Research Unit in Gainesville, Fla., developed novel antibodies that bind to a protein in the fire ant's venom and used the antibodies, along with ARS and APHIS colleagues, to create a portable, easy-to-use test kit.
Waste Management recycled and composted more than 14 million tons of materials from the waste stream in 2015 and operated more than 5,100 natural gas-fueled vehicles.
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The new law provides that the United States will be represented on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission by five commissioners -- two appointed by the president and the three chairs of the North Pacific, Pacific, and Western Pacific Fishery Management Councils.
The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness has released one month's supply of bottled water to the town; each individual there will receive 3 liters of water per day.
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Great British Bake Off: Prue Leith 'set to replace Mary Berry'
- Author: Kyle Peterson Feb 15, 2017,
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Last month Berry, 81, was named best TV judge at the National Television Awards for The Great British Bake Off.
She is also the same age that Mary was when The Great British Bake Off launched on the BBC back in 2010.
"I was more concerned about Brangelina", she said following the break-up of the original Bake Off team.
The Sun is now reporting that cookery legend Prue Leith will replace Mary Berry as a judge.
Love Productions, which makes the Bake Off format, clearly believe she can quickly develop screen chemistry with fellow judge Paul Hollywood, who stayed with the show after its £75m transfer to Channel 4.
It appears she's well qualified to take over the reigns from Mary Berry, though time will tell if she'll be as loved.
The restaurateur, writer and food campaigner is widely tipped to join Paul Hollywood on the programme.
Leith has worked with Channel 4 as a judge on competitive cooking show My Kitchen Rules UK, which aired late past year.
"Following in Mary's footsteps is a big challenge".
Leith no doubt gives Berry a run for her money in terms of her culinary career: she has been everything from a restauranteur, caterer, television presenter and broadcaster as well as a journalist, cookery writer and novelist. "But the producers are confident that Prue has all the attributes", they added.
The mother-of-two is famed for running a Michelin-starred restaurant and and founded a cookery college Leith's School of Food and Wine in 1975.
Born in South Africa in 1940, Leith tried various courses at Cape Town university, including Drama, Fine Art, Architecture, before moving to France to to study the language.
"And even though I've given up writing cookbooks in order to conserve my writing energies for novels, I still like experimenting and trying stuff and eating things I've never eaten before".


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We decided to head out and take some pictures in snowy landscapes. We didn't find what were looking for, but we found something else. The wool jacket and skirt can be purchased in my mom's Easy store, I talk about it more in this blog post.
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Executive Director1965 was a banner year in Lyndon Johnson's dream of creating a "Great Society." It was the year that Medicare and Medicaid were added into the Social Security Act, and it was also the year that the President signed the Older Americans Act. Together, these laws were aimed at attempting to lift up older Americans above the poverty level, give them some dignity, and reward them for the years of building our nation, taking hold of the post depression economy and turning it around.
In this year of 2015, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Older Americans Act, we see this act, as well as Medicare and Medicaid, under constant siege by legislators and others who view both entitlements and discretionary spending that help senior citizens, as spending gone awry. They are seen as money wasted, as cash spent frivolously.
We can't deny that some entitlements especially are taken advantage of in an unscrupulous manner. Neither can we undo the reality that much of life has changed since 1965 with people living longer, and in many ways, healthier lives. With this we can call for reforms to stop the scamming of Medicaid and Medicare. We should discuss increasing the age of eligibility for programs under the Older Americans Act.
Yet we must admit that these laws have indeed helped the aged and poor. We must see that older people who are homebound do indeed receive nutrition, home care and other protective and crisis services because of these laws. Can we turn from the facts that older Americans find legal help when facing housing crises, or assistance in learning to live in their homes when blindness overtakes them? Should we remove help given to frail elders in nursing homes, to those who need guardians or simply help paying their bills?
Is it possible that we want to deny older people the right to live in their own homes and neighborhoods for as long as they are able?
The Older Americans Act helps to do all of these things. In its 50 years of existence, the seniors who have been helped are our history. In this, our time, the seniors that we help are our own parents and grandparents. And tomorrow, in our future, WE will be the ones struggling to live in dignity and hope.
We mustn't forget that while we are trying to solidify a nation's economy for our children, neither can we afford to dismantle a system that has helped to make our nation a great and wonderful society that becomes also a birthright for our own children, and our children's children. In all of this our generation has been given a legacy, a trust that we must bolster and even strengthen, to give to all those whom we leave behind. Let them have their time to "live the dream" of the Great Society.


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It's my birthday and I'll post if I want to
So the prodigal returns, at least for a few minutes before dashing off for a much-needed birthday weekend break.
I know that most people here don't like long-winded diatribes about personal life so I'll just say that my father has been gravely ill since mid-May and I was in the States with him and my mom at various hospitals and assisted living facilities (he's still in the Army and they didn't let him come home – even to visit – until after I had to get back to the UK So we had to go to him.) As I said earlier I got to go to Convergence which was awesome and has gotten me to take up weaving on paper looms (no space for proper ones at this time maybe looking for an inkle soon tho). And due to the stress of the situation (Daddy was really touch and go for a while there in and out of ICUs) we did a ton of retail therapy in an attempt to keep ourselves half-sane and so I now have a starter supply of scrapooking and card making stuff. 🙂
I did get to go to I Knit Day, but sadly missed seeing most of y'all who were there. But I have proof that I went! (In my totally non-goth, non-steampunk look I've been sporting all summer as my mom hates goth so I've reverted to neohippy 😉 )
I've done a ton of craft projects over the summer but most are not yet photographed. I'm still completely exhausted both physically and mentally and am not really up to dealing with people still so have not been reading blogs. I am sorry and I hope to get back to it as soon as I am able. But right now my priority is my health which is why my husband is whisking me away for a short break at the (all-too-chilly) seaside for a few days for us to relax and chill out before preparing for the next hurdle: him having to go home to *his* ill father and me having to fend for myself for two weeks. That's so scary I can barely think about it yet (and haven't the health or wealth to go with him). All I know is that I am going to have a lot of people over to craft with me in the evenings so if you are going to be in the London area in mid to late October and want to come play let me know 🙂 But I have several hats and a mini scrapbook to make before he leaves so when I get back I have to get a move on! )
I'm also planning to be at The Big Stamp & Scrap Show next weekend and the Knitting & Stitching show on the 9th and 12th of October, both at Ally Pally, if anyone is going to either of those. I hope to be able to catch up with people I missed at I Knit due to being in a delightful haze of fiber-buying 🙂
Well, I am going to go finish packing and wait for the boi to wake up and give me presents. Wheee! 🙂
I'll try to post more of my summer projects next week if I have any energy left 🙂


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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is one of those books that I have read parts of a number of times over the years. It is currently one of the books I have on my Kindle, so at times I find myself reading from this interesting book.
Benjamin Franklin was a moralist, but not a Christian. His book, however, has some interesting comments in various places in his Autobiography about preaching and preachers. Perhaps the most famous of these are the ones where he discusses the preaching of the great evangelist George Whitefield, who Franklin had the privilege of knowing personally.
It is in another spot, however, that I read recently that is the subject of this post, for it serves as a warning to preachers and it also serves as an illustration that some errors are not new.
In discussing his relationship with the "only Presbyterian minister or meeting we had in Philadelphia" he mentions that he once attended five Sundays in a row and follows that comment with the following:
Had he been in my opinion a good preachers, perhaps I might have continued... but his discourses were chiefly either polemic arguments, or explications of the particular doctrines of our sect, and were all to me very dry, uninteresting, and unedifying, since not a single moral principle was inculcated or enforc'd, their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens.
Now, I take his comments with a grain of salt, since what he would have been looking for in a message would be "moral principles" rather than necessarily faithfulness to God's Word, but I do find it interesting that the specific example he gives would indicate that there is good reason for Ben Franklin's concern.
The very next paragraph he mentions a specific sermon that this pastor allegedly preached on Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Here are the points that Dr. Franklin says the preacher got out of that passage:
1. Keeping the Sabbath day holy
2. Being diligent to read the Holy Scriptures
3. Attending duly the publick (sic) worship
4. Partaking of the Sacrament
5. Paying a due respect to God's ministers.
Assuming that Franklin presents this accurately, I agree with his comment after giving this summary of points.
These might all be good things; but, as they were not the kind of good things that I expected from that text, I despaired of ever meeting with them from any other, was disgusted, and attended his preaching no more.
Preachers, we need to be careful that we preach God's Word clearly and carefully. One of the great early leaders of our country was turned away from the hearing of the Word of God because a pastor chose to seemingly ignore the text of Scripture and instead proclaim what seems to have been his personal pet peeves.
It is one thing if it is the faithful preaching of the Word that offends and drives off folks - and the Word, when faithfully preached, will likely do that at times. It is another thing entirely to offend by preaching our opinions.
Let us be careful in the proclamation of God's Word - and pray for me that I would be careful in my proclamation of God's Word.
Just my thoughts,


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|Polvo Enamorado
Actors: Gianella Neyra, Paul Vega, Gustavo Bueno, Julián Legaspi
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Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
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The Schism Between Physical and Spiritual Love
Grady Harp | Los Angeles, CA United States | 02/15/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The sexual controversies beleaguering the Catholic Church make this fine little Peruvian film timely. Not unlike the story of 'El Crimen de Padre Amaro', POLVO ENAMORADO explores the crises that occur when priests succumb to the desires of the flesh.
Natalia Rosales (Gianella Neyra) was in a convent as a 17-year-old chaste novitiate when her family 'encouraged' her to marry the well-to-do Matias Rosales (Gustavo Bueno), the Mayor of this small community in Peru. Natalia had consented on one condition: she must remain an untouched virgin. As the story opens Natalia spends most of her day in prayer, in mass, and serves as more of a servant than a wife to her kind and respected husband. Matias loves and desires his wife and resorts to adding sleeping powders to her evening coffee just so that he can observe her and fondle her at night while she is drugged asleep.
Matias' son Percy (Julian Legaspi) is involved in an ongoing fishing dispute with 'poachers' in the waters off the village, but he gradually notices that his 'stepmother' has matured into a beautiful and desirable woman and he, too, observes and covets her while she sleeps. When Natalia discovers that her husband has carnal desires she is terrified and in her usual fashion, confesses to the priest Padre Esteban (Jorge Chiarella) who says it is her obligation to her husband and to God to consummate her marriage.
Enter Padre Santiago, a young handsome priest who comes to the town to replace the retiring Padre Esteban. Physically attracted to the new Padre Santiago, Natalia readdresses her concerns about her husband's advances to Padre Santiago in confession. Padre Santiago reassures her that her body is her own and she may say no if she wishes. This new-found confidence releases Natalia's emotional responses and before long she desires Santiago and they begin an affair despite Padre Santiago's extreme guilt at both breaking his own vow of abstinence and commiting adultery with the Mayor's wife.
Percy hears the town gossip of the possible affair, and after watching the two lovers in bed and warns his father of Natalia's indiscretion. Matias is enraged, throws Percy out of his home, and confronts Natalia and Santiago. During the confrontation Matias is devastated and pleads with Natalia to help him commit suicide and in the insuing rush of emotions Natalia does stab Matias. Both Natalia and her priest lover are convinced that what has happened is not wrong and they dispose of the corpse.
How the town, the church, the family, the couple, and the local police cope with this disintegration of all values is the complex way the movie ends.
The story is well written by Giovanna Pollarolo ('Ojos que no ven', 'Panteleon y las visitadores', 'Cuidad de M', et al) and sensitively directed by Luis Barrios. The level of acting is very fine, especially that of the tortured Paul Vega and the vulnerable Gianella Neyra. The love scenes are provocative with being vulgar and the religious mood of the town is beautifully felt. This is yet another fine Peruvian film, well worth wide attention. Grady Harp, February 2005"
Great! GreaT movie
Nelson M. Lozano | New york | 09/09/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Polvo enamorado is a good mix of ingenuity, religion beliefs and mischief; good good movie"
Good social drama
Ravi D. Lalla | San Jose, CA | 05/10/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This movie is similar to "El Crimen the padre Amarro", in that it exposes the problems with religous celibacy and the issues Women face in societies dominated by such conservative religous beliefs.
Without going into the plot details, I would say it is a believable story. A bit tragic. The principal actors do a good job, but the supporting cast is weak. Cinematography is not at its best. They could have done a much better job. Watch it if you are moved by social issues, don't if you expect all aspects of movie making (techniacl, artistic, plot, execution) to be perfect."


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This year we decided to host a New York New Years Eve party. It was so much fun speding time with friend celebrating what 2011 brought us all. I have to admit that I kind of felt old saying lets do a NY NYE so that we ring in the New Year when the ball drops in NY. That means it was technically 9pm here in CA but who cares!! I figure why do I have to stay up until midnight when I can say "Happy New Years" all day long when I wake up :) I was wonderful having everyone here with their kids. We just relaxed, chatted & ate lots of yummy food. I am thankful for each of these amazing people & how they made our 2011 such a blessing.
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April 28, 2014 (WINFIELD, Ill.) --Some superheroes paid a special visit to the young patients at Central DuPage Hospital on Monday.
Captain America and Spiderman where among the superheroes who scaled down the side of the hospital in Winfield.
It was a nice break from being sick for the patients in the pediatric unit.
The children crowded around the window as they tried to get a view of the superheroes.
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Actors: Karl Urban, Neill Rea, Jonathan Hendry, Peter Daube, Katie Wolfe
Director: Glenn Standring
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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When you discover the truth about demons, can you ever make it back alive? Harry Ballard has just unearthed the essence of evil. He's a marked man, a living sacrifice, thrown to the depths of the demon world. At his side i... more »
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"The truth about demons is a dark, gothic horror film with suspense and good cgi. Karl Urban is hunted by a rogue of cult followers for his potential supernatural abilities. I rate this movie with five stars-"
Cracktastic fun!
Serai | Los Angeles, CA United States | 06/26/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Yes, Karl Urban is very hot. He spends about 90% of the film either sweating, bleeding, running, half-naked or terrified. It's very delicious.
But the film itself has its own charms. It's like a fever dream crossed with a game of fiction tennis - every scene is weirder, sillier, darker, and more hilarious than the one before. It really is wonderful. To be honest, enjoying this film does take a certain twisted frame of mind, as well as a very active sense of humor. But if you've got those, you'll love it. Let me put it this way: if you enjoyed "Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter", you'll find this a masterpiece.
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Manchester united Fans' Insight on the Green and Gold Campaign
Three members of the Talking Red Message Boards and Forum discuss the weakening of the Green and Gold campaign.
There is much more red than green or gold these days.
The Green and Gold campaign is hostage to the club's success. If Manchester United continues to win titles and challenge trophies in May, then the case for the ouster of the Glazier ownership—along with anti-Glazer sentiment—will fail to mount a sustained and formidable campaign and eventually wither to a murmur. These fans will be forced to hope for the club's failure as evidence for their cause, which could never be admitted. The conflict is too much to bear.
The members contributing to this thread appear to be pre-Glazer season ticket holders. This gives them a weekly on-the-ground and broad experience as participant-observers with insight to the Green and Gold campaign. On television, it's easy to see streaks and patches of green and gold amid the smothering sea of red. So red that the green really speaks. But one member posts that the identification is more superficial than it was just a year ago. With season tickets in the Stretford Upper End, this member has noticed that anti-Glazer songs and chants haven't been heard in some time. The campaign is reducing to a fashion.
Another member posts that the real campaign takes place outside the stadium. The most fervent anti-Glazer fans no longer go to home games, having given up their season tickets in protest. The unfortunate outcome of these fans' principled boycott is that an equal number of new fans have replaced them in the stands. According to one member, whose information came from a "a girl I know at the ticket office" up towards 85% of current season ticket holders are post-Glazer. Without institutional memory, the big blotches of fresh red smother all alternative and threatening references.


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Hummingbird flies across Brazil, spreading its wings to convey "A Child's View"Hummingbird's Cultural Group is to participate in the traditional, Nation-wide Brazilian Television programme called "Criança Esperança" (ChildHope), organized by the prestigious TV Globo and UNESCO. More than 50 children and young people are representing Hummingbird at the event, which goes live on Saturday night, August 6th., in a mini musical spectacular called "A Child's View".
The Banda Beija-Flor is honoured to present their self-composed music, which conducts the emotional 4-minute musical, entirely conceived by our children – the real Hummingbirds of our "Hope", and which combines Hummingbird's regular activities such as Break-dance, Guitar, Percussion and Capoeira.
The performance illustrates the biography of thousands of street children, whom lost and alone wander the pathways of an unjust Brazil, their views and sentiments constantly searching for comprehension, only to find prejudice and abandonment.
An open-air rehearsal takes place on the football grounds in front of the Hummingbird Activity Centre in connection with TV Globo's filmtake to be used during their Nation-wide programme, Criança Esperança on 6th. August.
Hummingbird's positive actions wake in them a new life; a dignified life deserved by any human being. However, the main target of our message is each and every one of us because WE are the one's who really need to wake up, to do our share.
Therefore our chorus-line is: Wake up my Brazil!
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The one game I've never even been tempted to buy a physical copy of is Brain Age: Concentration Training. I would be using that every day, and it isn't really the sort of game I'd loan out to people.
Well there you go! Animal Crossing will probably a game you do something even for a couple of minutes everyday. That is the reason why I'm getting the digital version when this game comes out. I know I will be checking on my character frequently throughout the day.


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The 2012 'DFDS' Olympic Row Challenge has been won by Kate Emmott.
Kate was thrilled to receive the challenge prize, a weekend for 2 in Amsterdam, courtesy of Fitness Challenge.
Kate a 1st year Sociology Student at Newcastle University plans to work in the mental health sector of the prison service after graduation.
Hoping to take her trip this summer with her friend, she said "I'm really looking forward to experiencing the different sights, sounds and culture the city of Amsterdam has to offer, I have never been there before which makes it even more exciting".
Kate may be returning to Amsterdam in the future as she is looking to complete her 3rd year dissertation in either Amsterdam or Sweden. Julie Emmott BDM for Majesticare said "I am really proud that she has won – she is working so hard at University so to win this as well is an amazing achievement".


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FLUKE has introduced the Fluke 971 Temperature Humidity Meter, a rugged, pocket sized test tool designed for professionals in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), building maintenance and indoor air quality (IAQ) fields. The device joins Fluke's expanding range of tools for air quality professionals.
The Fluke 971 measures temperature, dew point or wet bulb from -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F, ±1.0°F) and measures relative humidity from 5% to 95%, ±2.5%RH.
Its 99-point data storage capacity means users can take multiple readings and store them for later analysis.
The Fluke 971 Temperature Humidity Meter features a liquid crystal display with backlight and a low battery indicator. The unit operates on four AAA alkaline batteries.
Temperature and humidity are key variables in determining the performance of HVAC systems and the comfort of building occupants.
In addition, the accumulation of moisture can generate high humidity levels that foster the growth of bacteria and mould, which in turn can cause health problems, financial liability and costly remediation challenges.
With its pocket size convenience and durability, the Fluke 971 gives HVAC technicians and building managers an accurate, simple tool to ensure HVAC systems are operating within specification.
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The way your paddle interacts with the water dictates how your canoe moves and the kind of experience you have as a canoeist. Learning a range of useful strokes will make you a versatile paddler who can canoe in different conditions and situations with greater confidence. Over the years, Canoeroots has brought you many important skills, and of these we have handpicked the top five most important canoe strokes to make you a better canoeist.
1. The traditional forward stroke
This is a very basic but essential canoeing stroke. If you master excellent technique and form while paddling forwards, you will increase efficiency and maintain power. Once you know how to use a forward stroke, you are able to advance to more complicated techniques. See how Becky Mason does a forward stroke here.
2. The backwards stroke
A great rule of thumb with canoeing is that any technique you can execute forwards, you should be able to do backwards. This is a great way for your brain to truly understand what different movements do. Being able to do an efficient backwards stroke can also serve you well when you need to backtrack in tight areas and don't have enough room to pivot properly. Learn the backwards stroke.
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3. The low brace
The low brace can be a total lifesaver. It works by helping you apply pressure on the surface of the water. The resistance you create can keep you from capsizing. If you are out on the water in wind or choppy waves, having a confident low brace can increase your stability and confidence in these difficult conditions. Learn more about the low brace here.
The J-stroke
Do you steer your canoe by switching sides as soon as the boat begins to veer left or right? You need to learn the J-stroke. This stroke allows you to remain on one side and control the direction of the boat. It is essentially a forward stroke that uses wrist rotation at the end to push water in a direction that steers the canoe. See more about the J-stroke here.
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You will need to decide which colors combine well, whether they are toning, harmonious or complementary. By getting to grips with the rules of color, you can give your work a professional look.
Primary Colors Primary colors are three key colors - Red, Blue and Yellow. They cannot be made from any other color.
Secondary Colors If you mix equal amounts of the primary colors, you get the Secondary colors - Purple, Green and Orange.
Red + Yellow = Orange
Red + Blue = Purple
Blue + Yellow = Green
Red + Yellow = Orange
Red + Blue = Purple
Blue + Yellow = Green
Tertiary Colors If you mix a primary with a secondary color, in a ratio of 2:1, you get a Tertiary color. Red-Orange, Blue-Green etc.
Cool versus Hot Look at the color wheel and you will see the left hand side of the colors are 'warm' or 'hot' and the ones on the right are 'cool' or 'cold'. This is useful when you want to create a mood in a particular room or need to make your space cosier or lighter.
Neutrals Neutrals are one of the easiest groups of colors, or non-colors to work with. They don't appear on the color wheel and include Black, Grey, White and sometimes Brown and Beige. They all go together and can be layered and mixed and matched. No neutral color will try to dominate over another.
Accent Colors An accent color is a color used in quite small quantities to lift or to add punch to a color scheme. An accent color should be in a complementary color. It works best if it's a bright, vibrant color. Accent colors are perfect if you're scared of using strong color - simply add a splash of an accent color. Keep most of your piece in shades and variations of one single harmonious color. Then pick out just a few objects in an accent color.
Clashing Colors To use clashing colors is thought to be a no-no in formal settings. But in more informal or vibrant settings they can look fantastic, if they are used carefully. If they are of equal tonal strength, you can mix them together. Don't stop at two, you could try three or four. But if one is paler or weaker than the rest it will get lost in the overall scheme.


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by Hannes Bieger
Sound & Recording (Germany) – October 2010
It merely was a matter of time: Just recently, the German manufacturer elysia has presented their first trip into the fields of the 500 series standard. This news came as a blow, and we are expecting the xpressor 500 to become a studio standard – it is selling like hot cakes at the moment.
"Welcome to Compressor Wonderland", this is how the manual starts, and this pretty much nails it. In spite of the small form factor elysia managed to pack a great lot of the praised features of their alpha compressor and mpressor into this module. The audio path is a discrete design running in class-A mode (balanced with electronic stages instead of transformers), so it follows the design the philosophy of its manufacturer consequently.
The only obvious simplification compared to the luxury bolides can be found in the control element. Instead of elysia's proprietary TCA element there is a VCA chip by THAT, which suits the 500 series much better in terms of price, heat emission, form factor and current draw. All controllers are potentiometers with 41 steps, joined by some buttons and nice, smooth LED gain reduction meter.
In terms of features, elysia has them all. And even the standard parameters like the time constants benefit from unusually wide ranges with 0.01–120ms for attack and 5–1.300ms for release. With ratio values reaching from 1.2:1 to ∞:1, the xpressor 500 offers everything from gentle compression to brickwall limiting. On top of this comes the possibility to also set negative ratios for achieving complex compression effects that can sound similar to a track played backwards.
In some cases, the xpressor needs to be tamed with its Gain Reduction Limiter, a feature also known from its bigger brothers. It limits the control voltage in the sidechain and determines the maximum amount of gain reduction the compressor is allowed to make. This is a great feature e.g. for vocals, where it makes sure to compress the verses adequately, while it still doesn't squash the chorus which is usually sung with more energy/volume.
The stereo module also comes with a sidechain high pass filter which is variable between 31Hz and 1kHz, and it also features a mix controller allowing parallel compression without the need to set up complex external routings. A further function borrowed from the big elysia machines is "Auto Fast", a semi automation that shortens the attack setting on fast and loud impulses. This leads to more accurate compression, even when the user has chosen a longer basic attack time for musical reasons.
The release phase can be switched from linear to logarithmic progress, which results in very smooth compression. On top of this, the xpressor offers two basic sound characteristics. While it usually sounds very clear, punchy and transparent, the "Warm" mode adds something like a vintage flair. Reducing the slew rate of the output amplifiers raises harmonic distortion, softens the high frequencies and smoothens the transients.
The functional range is truly amazing (especially for such a small module!). As a result, there is almost no signal which could not benefit from such a Swiss dynamics knife. The xpressor not only convinces as a reliable and transparent dynamics control, but also as a truly unique effects processor for mangling drums.
Class-A circuitry, stereo processing, many special features, and then the incredible price: elysia has created a super hot candidate for the title "Compressor with the best value for money ratio in its class".


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John 7 Disciples' Literal New Testament (DLNT)
Jesus Remained In Galilee Because They Were Seeking To Kill Him In Judea
7 And after these things Jesus was walking in Galilee. For He was not willing to be walking in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill Him.
Jesus Goes To Jerusalem For The Feast of Tabernacles
2 Now the Tent-pitching[a] Feast of the Jews was near. 3 So His brothers said to Him, "Pass-on from here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples [there] also will see Your works which You are doing. 4 For no one does something in secret and himself seeks to be in public. If You are doing these things, make Yourself known[b] to the world". 5 (For not even His brothers were believing in Him). 6 So Jesus says to them, "My time[c] is not yet here, but your time is always ready. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it is hating Me because I am testifying about it that its works are evil. 8 You go up to the Feast. I am not going up to this Feast, because My time has not yet been fulfilled". 9 And having said these things, He remained in Galilee. 10 But when His brothers went up to the Feast, then He also went up— not openly, but as in secret. 11 Then the Jews were seeking-for Him at the Feast, and saying "Where is that One?" 12 And there was much grumbling about Him among the crowds. Some were saying that "He is good". But others were saying, "No, but He is deceiving the crowd". 13 Yet no one was speaking with openness[d] about Him because of fear of the Jews.
In The Middle of The Feast, Jesus Began Teaching In The Temple:
14 Now the Feast already being-at-the-middle, Jesus went up to the temple, and was teaching.
My Teaching Is From God And For His Glory. Why Do You Want To Kill Me?
15 Then the Jews were marveling, saying, "How does this One know writings[e], not having learned?" 16 So Jesus responded to them and said "My teaching is not Mine, but the One's having sent Me. 17 If anyone is willing[f] to be doing His will, he will know about the teaching— whether it is from God, or I am speaking from Myself. 18 The one speaking from himself is seeking his own glory. But the One seeking the glory of the One having sent Him— this One is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. 19 Has not Moses given you the Law? And none of you is doing the Law! Why are you seeking to kill Me?"
Do Not Judge According To Appearance
20 The crowd answered, "You have a demon! Who is seeking to kill You?" 21 Jesus responded and said to them, "I did one[g] work, and you all marvel! 22 For this reason[h] Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but it is from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on a Sabbath. 23 If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath in order that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry[i] at Me because I made an entire man sound[j] on a Sabbath? 24 Do not be judging according to appearance, but be judging the righteous judgment".
The God Whom You Do Not Know Sent Me To You
25 Then some of the people-of-Jerusalem were saying, "Is not this the One Whom they are seeking to kill? 26 And look— He is speaking in public, and they are saying nothing to Him. The rulers did not perhaps really know[k] that this One is the Christ, did they? 27 However, we know where this One is from. But when the Christ is coming, no one knows where He is from". 28 So Jesus cried-out while teaching in the temple and saying, "You both know Me and You know where I am from. And[l] I have not come of Myself. However, the One having sent Me is true— Whom you do not know. 29 I know Him, because I am from Him. And that One sent Me forth". 30 Therefore they were seeking to seize Him. And no one put his hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come.
I Will Be With You a Short Time Longer, Then I Am Returning To God
31 But many from the crowd believed in Him. And they were saying, "When the Christ comes, He will not do more[m] signs than the ones which this One did, will He?" 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him. And the chief priests and the Pharisees sent out officers in order that they might seize Him. 33 So Jesus said, "I am with you a short time longer, and [then] I am going to the One having sent Me. 34 You will seek Me, and will not find Me. And where I am, you are not able to come". 35 Then the Jews said to themselves, "Where is this One going to go that we will not find Him? He is not going to go to the Dispersion of the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is He? 36 What is this statement that He said: 'You will seek Me and will not find Me. And where I am, you are not able to come'?"
On The Last Day Jesus Said, Come To Me. The Crowd Remained Divided Over Him
37 Now on the last day, the great day of the Feast, Jesus was standing there. And He cried-out, saying, "If anyone is thirsting, let him come to Me and drink. 38 The one believing in Me, just as the Scripture said— Rivers of living water will flow from his[n] belly". 39 Now He said this concerning the Spirit, Whom the ones having believed in Him were going to receive. For the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. 40 Then some from the crowd, having heard these words, were saying "This One is truly the Prophet[o]". 41 Others were saying "This One is the Christ". But the[p] ones were saying "The Christ is not indeed[q] coming from Galilee, is He? 42 Did not the Scripture say that the Christ comes from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" 43 So a division took place in the crowd because of Him. 44 And some of them were wanting to seize Him, but no one put his hands on Him.
Most of The Jewish Rulers And Pharisees Did Not Believe In Him
45 Then the officers went to the chief priests and Pharisees. And those ones said to them, "For what reason did you not bring Him?" 46 The officers answered, "Never did a man speak in this manner". 47 Then the Pharisees responded to them, "You also have not been deceived, have you? 48 Someone from the rulers did not believe in Him, did he, or from the Pharisees? 49 But this crowd not knowing the Law— they are accursed ones". 50 Nicodemus— the one having come to Him formerly, being one of them— says to them, 51 "Our Law does not judge the person unless it first hears from him, and knows what he is doing, does it ?" 52 They responded and said to him, "You also are not from Galilee, are you? Search and see that a prophet does not arise from Galilee". 53 And[r] each one went to his house,
Disciples' Literal New Testament (DLNT)
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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- Bowman, William Scott Known as "Scotty." Born 1933. Canadian hockey coach who guided the Montreal Canadiens, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the Detroit Red Wings to a total of seven Stanley Cup championships. In 1997 he became the first National Hockey League coach to win 1,000 regular-season games.
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This piece on the impact of political correctness by James Bowman is so good it almost makes up for the baffling, dismaying, and unusual lack of a new post on Remonstrans on this otherwise quiet Friday. from → Observations
Jo Ann Bowman is another smart cookie. .a little too liberal, maybe, but a thinking and approachable person ..
Honestly, I have no idea whether Bowman is considering the trade scenario I've laid out.
Blackhawks will re-sign their big 3; what happens next is the issue
But Bowman is quick to point out that Republicans are likely to do well in next Tuesday's election despite the fact that many voters view them even more negatively than Democrats.
Michael Bowman is the senior director of policy here.
Long enough to visit the museum in Bowman, though, which was really fascinating because they had dinosaur bones!
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But let's remember this: Bowman is a master dissembler and is prone to making disingenuous comments at times such as these; comments designed to deflect any suspicions that he may have had a role in this decision.
Presumably Bowman is a Native Hawaiian, or an American Indian or something.
Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe are the only members of the 800-goal club, and Scotty Bowman is the only coach to reach 1,000 wins.
The Cowboys began their third possession at the Georgia 47 and scored on Reid's pass to Bowman from the 20.


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Rick Perry's Climate Censorship Takes Cues From George W. Bush
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News broke on Monday that the Texas government was working to censor a scientific report that mentioned the impacts of manmade climate change on Galveston Bay. The impacts it described, which included increasing sea level rise, were totally uncontroversial (even amongst skeptics). But a board of political operatives appointed by Governor Rick Perry nonetheless worked to censor any information that would indicate that the climate is changing, and that humans are causing it. This event, paired with Perry's atypically belligerent anti-climate science views, give us an insight into how he would shape his climate policy if elected president.
Hint: It'd probably look a lot like another president in recent memory who's had trouble grappling with scientific evidence ... Of course I'm referring to Mr. Bush, who became notorious for his anti-science stances. The famous "unopened email" that included important policy suggestions regarding climate change is only the most famous example. He also appointed officials that actively spurned the scientific findings of their own scientists (most famously, in the EPA, but also in the Center for Disease Control) -- and he did so in a manner with plenty of similarities to the incident that's currently under scrutiny in Texas.Kate Sheppard reports:
For the past decade, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), which is run by Perry political appointees, including famed global warming denier Bryan Shaw, has contracted with the Houston Advanced Research Center to produce regular reports on the state of the Bay. But when HARC submitted its most recent State of the Bay publication to the commission earlier this year, officials decided they couldn't accept a report that said climate change is caused by human activity and is causing the sea level to rise. Top officials at the commission proceeded to edit the paper to censor its references to human-induced climate change or future projections on how much the bay will rise.Also noted is how the scientists were in unanimous agreement on the paper's findings, and that the lower-ranking staff at TCEQ were prepared to approve them -- the censorship only began when the references to climate change came to the attention of the top brass. The Perry-appointed officials, it seems, knew that the paper would anger the bossman -- so they "edited" it accordingly.
This is precisely the sort of top-down censorship that pervaded the Bush administration. And while Obama certainly hasn't been any star climate policymaker, at least his administration recognizes the science -- if Perry were elected, it could herald a return to the 'science blackout' policies that have already set us behind the rest of the world in tackling climate change. In fact, the difference would be that Perry is even more vocally opposed to climate science than Bush was -- at least Bush didn't have the gall to make ridiculous statements about climate scientists perpetrating a hoax on the American people.
Sheppard's piece also includes the document Texas is trying to censor itself, so check it out at Mother Jones.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
The Dinner (Herman Koch)
Two sets of parents (Paul, the narrator, and Claire; Babette and Serge) are meeting at a restaurant to discuss a horrible incident involving their children. Ooh, family dysfunction. How delicious. It's going to be really hard to talk about this book because the actual incident is supposed to be part of the mystery. In Gone Girl, we know that Amy goes missing. It doesn't spoil the twists to know that. But what went down between the parents' children is one of the "big twists"; I put it in quotation marks because it's one of my issues with the book.
This book is short--barely 300 pages--and that's another reason I decided to read it. Even if it's not good, I thought, at least it's short. Despite its tiny length, I was horrified by how overly long the book felt. Seriously, it took me two weeks to read the thing because it dragged. The whole thing is very strange structurally--our narrator, one of the fathers, slides in and out of time. Whole chapters will be about events that happened 10 years before the dinner that we're supposed to be paying attention to. I ought to applaud Koch for how realistic this feels--I know that real people's thoughts are never focused solely on the matter at hand--but it grew tiresome after the first two or three times. There's an uncomfortable scene where Paul goes to the bathroom to escape his insufferable brother; another man walks in and we get a treatise on how loud the other man's pee stream is. WHY.
Another of the problems I have with the book is how the narrator will bring something up and then refuse to talk about it. I mean, I realize that he has some mental illness thing (which is one of the things he won't talk about directly--we get an episode where he is with the psychologist getting the diagnosis but he won't tell us what he has specifically) and so the narration of The Dinner is supposed to be unreliable. I love unreliable narrators. But this is a terrible way to use it. In The Turn of the Screw, the governess is unreliable and it's never made clear if the ghosts actually exist, but that's the point of the novella! When Paul avoids talking about "big twists", it's just frustrating because we're not supposed to be unclear what they are. Why am I having information intentionally withheld from me?
The characters are really unlikeable--I suppose that's like Gone Girl? But it really isn't. Objectively, I knew that Nick and Amy were horrible people, but I was nonetheless swayed to be sympathetic to both of them because that's how great Gillian Flynn was at making her characters. The Dinner is packed full of heavy moral questions and characters that make bad choices and we hate them. But we never feel sympathy for them, so the book is in general unsatisfying. Great, I said, I just spent four hours with a bunch of people I don't like even remotely.
Herman Koch's book was just so bizarre. It felt oddly hyperrealistic, but it was a feature of the novel that I think did more harm than good. Sometimes I was struck by clever things, sharp pieces of writing or poignant flashbacks, but more often than not I was frustrated by how I had no idea what was going on. Interesting experiment, but one that I think ultimately failed. Sorry, Herman.
My rating: 2/5
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I can't believe it was placed in the same sentence as Gone Girl! I'd have to agree with your sentiments on spending time with a bunch of people I don't like. A friend told me about it, and it sounded intriguing - next time I'll check out as many reviews as possible before going for a book on intrigue alone. I heard it spoken about on The Book Report radio show on Sunday, and I must say, the audio book narrator's voice was actually quite good! That would have to be my only pro for this book.ReplyDelete
To someone who likes books, you may enjoy the show - gives a basic outline of a themed selection of books, author interviews, and a clip from the audio book. The stations, schedules and archived shows can be found on their website (bookreportradio[dot]com) or follow them on fb for updates of what's on.
Anyhow, pleased I wasn't the only one who was disappointed in The Dinner.


text: NILES -- Eric Clingenpeel said good-bye to the first job he ever had on Wednesday, when he and 83 other people were laid off without warning from Vertis Inc., 2101 Industrial Drive. The Baltimore-based advertising company has closed its Niles plant, which made advertising inserts for newspapers, including The Tribune. Employees, including Clingenpeel, heard the news at an 11 a.m. meeting. "That was my first job right out of high school," he said by phone Wednesday afternoon. "We were a family." The layoff might have come without official warning, but the writing was on the wall, said Clingenpeel who worked in shipping. Two years ago, Vertis brought in a new manager, he said. "Everything was getting cheaper and cheaper," he said. "Things weren't getting fixed. The quality was going down." After the meeting, employees lingered outside the building, smoked, and said their goodbyes, Clingenpeel said. "I don't think it's really quite hit them, yet," he said. In a statement, Vertis Executive Vice President Dave Laverty said the closing was an effort to "improve operating efficiencies" within the company. The company said it is providing extended financial support to long-term employees, but would not disclose details of the support, or say who qualifies as a long-term employee. Vertis also is contacting other companies for information on employment opportunities, and encouraging employees to seek jobs elsewhere in Vertis, Laverty's statement said. The company's nearest facility is in Greenville, Mich., about an hour north of Grand Rapids. Federal law requires companies of more than 100 employees to notify the state government 60 days prior to any layoff or closing affecting more than 50 workers, or a third of the work force. Vertis had not filed a notice as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, said Lloyd Conway, a work force consultant with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth. Struggling companies can opt out of the federal requirement, when filing a notice can hurt its chances at financing. Unforeseen circumstances, such as natural disasters or the sudden loss of a major customer, also can exempt a company from filing a notice. If a company doesn't follow the law, it's up to employees affected by the layoff to file suit in federal court. Many companies avoid that by offering 60 days of severance pay, Conway said. Vertis said Wednesday it intends to file notice overnight and the company's general counsel says Vertis is in full compliance of the law, spokeswoman Emily Agan said by e-mail. The company will be providing 60 days' severance pay to employees, she said. Ron Sather, president of the Four Flags Area Chamber of Commerce in Niles, said he hopes Vertis will reconsider the closing. Sather said he's had phone conversations with people who might be able to help Vertis reconsider its plans. "It's a substantial amount of employment here," he said. "They're a fine corporate citizen, very active in our community." Clingenpeel, who earned $16 an hour at Vertis, has a part-time job at Wal-Mart, where his wife also works, and he said the store will probably increase his hours. And his wife's medical benefits should cover the family, including three boys, ages 14, 10 and 8, when Clingenpeel's run out. But he worries about older employees, such as his father-in-law, who worked at the plant. "He's at that age when -- who's going to hire him?" he said.


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Mid morning on the streets of Greece and he is taking his first drink, its easy to condemn people like this but sometimes you have to take a step back to try and understand what has put him here. We know of the countries issues and its people like him that are forgotten so quickly at times like theses, whats more others suddenly find themselves in the same position. His decision is an escape from the day, alcohol numbs what he has to face just to simply get through another day, by the looks of the story in the lines on his face its something he has been doing for too long now.
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