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I've put off writing this entry for a really long time, not because I`m nervous about it, but because I think others are nervous about it. I used to tell people that my husband was in prison for drugs. "Yeah, drugs, such a shame", I would say and I would feel my entire being tense up. Obviously no one is screaming from the rooftops that their significant other has been charged with murder and is now in prison with a life sentence, but I don`t want to lie. I don`t like lying. I don`t believe in it, especially not when it comes to the "big stuff" in life. Definitely not when it comes to how you live your life and what and who you live it for. I spent so long letting things not add up with others, pretending so much while I would say "I think he has another year or so left". Well, another year has turned into years and people wonder and I no longer have the capacity to be anything but truthful.
Yes, my husband is charged with a murder that happened quite a while ago. That is not to say that it is something to take lightly or to be swept under the rug, but I`m simply stating that it happened many years ago, that the details of the entire story are unknown, skewed, manipulated, and no one actually knows what happened except for one person and that person is not my husband. You don`t just wake up one day and think to yourself "I`m going to kill someone today" unless you really are some seriously fucked up person and in that case, you probably shouldn`t function in society freely. The truth is that things happen, circumstances are brought together in the worst way, evidence is forged, interview tapes are "lost", the only other eyewitness is the one who told the accused what he did. He didn`t ask what he did, but he told him. Suspicious. The law is not cut and dry and though it seems that corruption and set-ups and lost evidence of innocence only happens in the movies, it does happen in real life and at a much larger volume than we would like to believe. Why don`t we want to believe that? Because we know it could happen to us, it could happen to anyone. We are all just one bad situation away from life in prison without parole. You just don`t know.
I will never say that my husband is guilty or innocent, and neither will he, but the circumstances surrounding his case are messy, forced, unjust. Now, you may be thinking I`m some naive woman, some brainwashed spouse, someone with just a few screws loose. If I thought for a moment that my husband was some whacked out murderer I would come out and say it. I believe that some people truly do belong in prison, so I`m not out to defend the entire inmate population. I`m simply here to say that not all prisoners are made alike, just like not all free people are made alike.


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Just over two years after his election victory, Justin Trudeau's popularity is running into political headwinds. For the first time, the prime minister's popularity has fallen below the 50 per cent mark, according to a survey by the Angus Reid Institute.
Of the Canadian's polled, 46 per cent say they approved of Trudeau, compared to 49 per cent who do not. Even millennials, the demographic that was key to securing his victory and sustaining his popularity thus far, have cooled to him. Just over half, 56 per cent, of millennials say they approve of the prime minister, a significant drop from the 68 per cent approval he enjoyed when he was first elected.
Trudeau's support has dropped even further in the two older age brackets. His approval dipped to 45 per cent with 35-54 year-old Canadians, down from 58 per cent when he was first election. Approval dropped to 40 per cent with Canadians 55 years-old and above, down from 63 per cent in November 2015.
The Angus Reid Institute found that support for Trudeau has also dropped in every province across the country with the largest decline in support in Atlantic Canada, which dropped by at least 15 per cent in the past year. This is particularly troubling as the Liberals swept the Maritimes in the 2015 election.
Trudeau has also haemorrhaged significant support in Quebec, where the Liberals won 40 of 78 seats. Quebec's seats are particularly important to any party wishing to form a majority government or head the Official Opposition, but particularly more so for the Liberal government. Aside from Trudeau's Papineau seat, six ministers in the federal government have Quebec seats, including the ministers for international trade, transport and Canadian heritage.
As the Angus Reid Institute noted, the slide in Trudeau's popularity took place over a quarter where Finance Minister Bill Morneau faced an ethics investigation after it was revealed that he did not place his shares in Morneau Shepell in a blind trust after being named minister. Members of the opposition have repeatedly demanded his resignation, although there has been no sign that the prime minister would consider it.
Morneau's personal finances could be a source of the decline in Trudeau's popularity. His embattled finance minister has the lowest performance score of any cabinet member, according to earlier polling by the Angus Reid Institute. Having Morneau at the helm of the Department of Finance could be overshadowing the improvements in an economy that has posted the best growth in the G-7 nations, according to the International Monetary Fund. Canadians have also grown concerned about the federal government's spending, despite the Liberals' platform stating that the government would use deficit spending to kickstart the economy.
When it comes to the economy, Canadians do not feel that much has changed. Just 42 per cent of Canadians polled say they are satisfied with the state of the economy and 26 per cent say they expect the economy to worsen in the next year. Only 17 per cent of respondents expect the economy to improve while 55 per cent expect the economy to remain the same.
But that doesn't mean Trudeau's unpopularity is translating into gains for the other party leaders. Jagmeet Singh was the only one to garner a net positive rating. Some 39 per cent of Canadians polled have a positive view of the NDP leader, compared to 33 per cent who said they do not, but his party has failed to pick up any seats in a number of by-elections that have been held since Singh won the NDP leadership race.
Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has a 36 per cent disapproval rating and 35 per cent approval, while 29 per cent hadn't formed an opinion about him, even though he has been the party leader since May 2017.
Despite having a net negative approval rating for the first time, support for Trudeau is still far above Scheer when respondents were asked who would make the best prime minister, but nearly an equal number of people say they are sure who they wanted to be prime minister.
The Liberals have performed better than expected in the recent by-elections. The party has managed two victories in what were previously Conservative ridings, in Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. in October and Surrey South-White Rock, B.C. last week. The by-election defeats were a poor showing for the leader of the Official Opposition after six months on the job.
Nevertheless, those victories may be one-offs given that 46 per cent of respondents say that it is time for a change in government, a number that has gone up 16 per cent since February 2017. That is compared to 32 per cent who say they did not think it is time for a change in government.
If either opposition party is to make gains against the Liberals, they haven't shown the ability to do it yet. Despite the sentiment of the Canadian public, the Liberals have held onto every seat they've contested and it looks like they won't end their winning streak anytime soon.

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recently diagnosed, confused and scared
I've only been recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the last 2 days. I must I'm angry, confused and wondering how it happened so fast, especially when I had blood test done before Christmas. What happened in 3 months? In any case, I've been prescribed metformin hcl er. When my doctor phoned me to say my sugar level was above 700 and I needed to go to the emergency, everything he said after that was a blur. I was ignorant of what my sugar level should be and I had to have him repeat again. While in the hospital, I'm still trying to grasp what's happened to me while the doctors and nurses poke my fingers and try to explain to me what's going on. I'm having a hard time with this, it's all so overwhelming for me, I need to know how to get through this.
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yes it's overwhelming at first. i was the same way. and i bet you have someone in your circle of friends who might be diabetic. i did but didn't know until i said something & they spoke up & now they mentor me & answer guestions. but as stated before my post, this is the place to be to learn what you need to know to manage this. just remember that the big d is no longer a death sentence! you will prevail.
I'm going to try my metformin before food, I have been taking it after but if it helps process food better then before food it is. A friend of mine who is type one diabetic once told me that she does not let her diabetes rule her life, SHE rules the diabetes.
Dear francinej: I just want to welcome you to diabetic connect a wonderful family like group of people that are real and loving and understanding. Much more important, very informative. I can't add to all that has been said to you, other than welcome and if I can help in any way, please don't hesitate to post me. Many Hugs to you…Valentine Lady
Welcome to the family!
First and foremost, don't be mad at yourself, there is no reason (or) anyone to blame, if you feel like crying, do so, let it out and let's move on, on to the most important phases of diabetes management, education and action!
Knowing what diabetes is and what you can do to manage it are both very, very important.
There will be times that you may feel as though you are a servant to diabetes but remember this, "you" are the master, and "you" can and will control it!
I know that you can, that is why "I" can make a statement like that!
It may seem so easy at times, and at others impossible, but that is the nature of any chronic illness, battles, battles, battles but "together" we can triumph over it more times than it will triumph over us!
"Why?" because "We" must!
You can do it, you and your diabetes must live "together" with one another, so why not make it a "happy marriage" (no divorces or separations here) although you will have many disagreements and a few fights along the way.
Like any other chronic disease, diabetes is not without its complications.
Managing your diabetes will also allow you to avoid, or to control the complications that can be associated with diabetes but that is another discussion for another time.
You have come to a very informative, realistic, compassionate site, here you can vent, learn about, and communicate with others who share your concerns about diabetes and it's only a few keystrokes and a mouse click or two away!
So let's start here:
Take some time to explore this wonderful site, make friends, view the videos, ask questions, join in on some of the discussions and/or start a few of your own, after all you are among family here!
Forgive me for all of the writing and links, I believe in helping others whenever I can.
I got diagnosed type 2 a week ago. Been put on metformin 500mg, it came as a shock as my doctors surgery receptionist said nothing was wrong with my blood test results were ok, yeah good job I went to my doctors appointment.
Cry all you want. Get mad and yell, just not at the kids. Tell god it isn't fair or that it is a very bad joke, and then....you can face the battle.
As many have said, we all felt overwhelmed and confused when we were diagnosed. I have to say that a 700 after a normal reading 3 months ago is odd, and maybe the doctor was not telling you that you were approaching that stage and how to prevent. I suppose it doesn't matter now, as you are in the thick of it.
Take one step at a time. Write down a goal. Make it attainable. Say, to get your fasting glucose levels 100 points lower this week. Or something like cleaning out the pantry of sugary temptations. Just work on one thing. Get it going and then pick another thing to work on. Trust me, you won't run out of things to work on even if you get all your other goals 100% attained.
You are already doing a great step in getting on here and asking for help. That is what made all the difference in my confidence. Being here, getting advice and things to try. Knowledge is power and it is also what will calm your mind.
when I was diagnosed, my sugar was 550 & I went bluirry, I was supposed to go to the hospital but I had a family member coming in & I had to get to the airport to pick him up.
we agreed for me to start classes I had to write everything down that I ate and any exercises that I did. (I only go for walks) no one tried to give me insulin to drop my numbers, it took me 4 weeks to get my sugars to 180 or less. Now a year later I'm 90-130.
Many in my family are sick, so my diabetes feels like a blessing because it's something I can control & with testing I can know where I'm at.
I tried to have fun with it. I did write everything down I ate & did. then I tested alot. so I would take a walk & test to see how much a walk would drop my numbers. I also tested (2 hours after eating) to find what kinds of foods affected my sugars by how much. so for me, I avoid certain fruits, cerials. cerial can spike my sugars in to the 230 range. that's the so-called healthy ones.
this has helped me alot. Protiens aren't the problem for a diabetic they carb & the type of carbs are so I now pick the carb. first then base the rest of the meal around it. If I want bread then I choose something other than pasta or dessert.. IF I want the dessert than I avoid bread & pasta. when shopping, on the lable, it will show fiber in the carb listing. fiber 4 or over make the body work harder to turn that carb into sugar & it will prevent huge spikes. you really nead to read that fiber number. many companies put huge numbers on the packaging about whole grain, true whole grain will show up in the "fiber" number.
I'm on metformin too, I think it's good to take it before eating becaus it wll help the body process the meal.
it may sound dumb but try to have fun with this at first,like a science lesson. once you get a sense of how you body deals with things making decisions later is much easier.
the above worked for me, but if test & write things down, you'll learn what helps your body. my numbers didn't come down over night but they did come down.
Best wishes
Confused and scared is what most of us felt at first. It is something that knowledge will solve. Anger is another thing. It can be counter-productive. Blame and pity will bring you down. Turn the anger into determination.
You will find friends and support here. Ask all the questions you can think of and know that the caring members of this site will be there for you. Each one of us is different and how D presents to each of us is different also. There is no one answer but there is enough of us that you can find something that will help. We wish you all the best and we will give you our best.
Confused and scared is how we all were at first. Take it one day at a time. You will amaze yourself at how much you can learn about diabetes and, with that knowledge, how much you will be able to do to manage the situation.
At first it is overwhelming, but it will become less so as the situation becomes more familiar to you. For now, one day at a time is a wonderful motto. What you didn't get right today, you can improve on tomorrow.
Take a deep breath and relax and then learn everything you can. You have much more control over this situation than it might seem right now. If you are overweight then losing just five percent of your body weight will have a dramatic effect on your blood sugar. Things are almost certainly not as bad as they seem right now. And stay in touch. There are people here whose knowledge and experience can help you.
One day at a time my friend…one day at a time!! Mine was a sudden diagnosis also but from what I've learned here…it took many years for it to get to this point! I'm 7 years into this demon I call diabetes!! And I STILL don't get it!! I went from nothing to 4 shots of insulin a day!! Then I tried to ignore it! BIG MISTAKE!! I ended up in the hospital with pancreatitus which they had to treat with morphine and fluids before they could take my gall bladder out!! Haven't been able to get back on track ever since!! Now I'm BACK to 6-7 shots a day and I'm having anxiety EVERY single time I give myself a shot!! But if I don't want to get worse then I have to convince myself that I HAVE to give myself this stupid shot so I don't get any worse!! The best thing I can tell you is your DEFINITELY in the right place for information!! I've learned more here on this site than ANYWHERE else!! Like how come they don't tell you right from the beginning that they make SHORTER and FINER needles for insulin use!! Just keep reading…reading…reading cause EVERY SINGLE PERSON IS DIFFERENT!! Ask lots of questions chances are that someone here knows EXACTLY how you feel! Well, I gotta go get some sleep or I'm gonna be sorry in the a.m.!! :) Keep us posted K? :) Ellen
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In general the lady had the classic idea of souls. Means after death your personality separates from the body and gets into some transcendent state.
This theory is backed by the report on people with near death experiences. Some of them remember that they separated from their body enabling them to see themselves from above.
First she talked about several incidents, where she showed up that relatives should watch carefully their grief. She had the example of a little girl that was in the process of dying. Her mother would sit next to her round the clock and all the time she would show her grief. The mother did not want to let her daughter go. So the daughter felt guilty and sad what made her not let go on her life. The process went on for weeks until the day, that the lady and the girl came up with the idea, to come up with some excuse to send the mother home for one day.
They succeeded and the girl died in the very same night.
So what you need to die is a supporting warm environment but not people that do make you feel guilty and miserable only because you are to leave this world. It simply keeps them from going.
This behaviour was supposed to be kept on even after death, because in her believe it is possible that the soul, once separated from the body could try to comfort their suffering relatives, thus not going where it is supposed to go.
I must say I definitely like the first idea. I personally believe that grief about death is always a egoistic emotion, as is always expresses your strong feelings about what *you* lost, not about what the affected person lost. I mean the dead do not feel anything anymore, so what is there I should feel sorry or sad about? And if grief in this case is in fact egoism I really support the idea to control this emotion, especially if you keep someone from a peaceful transition.
Whether I support the idea of souls that could be kept from going, if the living show too much grief I am not sure about.
I personally do not believe in the soul concepts. For me it seems like a typical human invention. Scared by the inevitable death, the soul construct comes like a rescue boat to pick our personality up. Basically a cheap mental trick to outwit death in the end.
"My body might be dead, but I am not really dead! Uff, this was close, but good I just invented the soul. I am saved now. Lets fly around a bit."
It also seems to me like another common human weakness.
We always overestimate our value.
To be honest I like my overall personality. Some things could be better, but I definitely like my values, I like most of my habits, I like myself. I am lucky enough to have no mayor mental defects, like pedophiliacs or like people that tend to violence or cruelty.
But I think one lifetime with my personality is enough. I would love to go for another challenge, and in the meantime (the time between my lives) I think its fair enough if I take a nap. If after death I can't be bothered with life for while, hell I am fine with that.
Why should I fly around eternity? Has anyone ever thought about the consequences of having a soul?
I mean for example, what do you do all eternity?
Is there an entertainment program for souls?
Can souls play soccer?
Can souls chat?
Are souls recycled, or are they continuously created?
If souls are continuously created, is there one day a soul overpopulation problem in the universe?
And even if you find him, inspiring talks with god could become unsatisfying after a few billion years.
Even with this shallow approach. As soon as think the soul concept only a little further you soon notice that it has only been thought to the transition point. Means where the soul gets into transcendent state.
"Main problem solved, my soul is saved, the rest will be sorted out later."
This smells too human me.
Anyway. There are some indications that souls might exists, so I think it can't harm to control your grief even beyond the death. Just in case. I mean if you loved this person in life, you should do everything to support his peaceful transition
She also recommended that it would be worthwhile to leave the dead person untouched for a few days. Especially if it is intended for cremation. What she said is that for example fingernails and hair keep on growing after death. In this case it could mean that all the processes that make out life come to a more soft stop. In her believe it takes a few days for the soul to finish the separation process from the body.
We seem to automatically assume that the soul is located in the brain, and once the brain is dead it is enough for our soul to change into its transcendent rescue boat. But this approach seems to be too short if you think about it twice.
For example a lot of my emotions are reflected by my stomach. The butterflies of love, as well as the pain of betrayal. So the stomach is a integral part of my emotional life, and hence of my soul.
This would mean, instead of the soul being bound to your brain, it is probably more spread out with different density about all your body.
(I just looked it up, and it said that post mortem growth of hair and fingernails is a mere visual effect of skin drying out, or some muscles attached to our hair get shorter. There seems to be no scientific evidence, that anything is growing noticeably after death.)
But anyway, science is not the answer to everything, I think it can not harm to give the dead some extra days.
Next she told a story about a man that died in accident with his motorbike. His young wife got some strange feeling about her husband still being around, so she had a talk with with the lady. They decided to involve a medium and of course the wife was right. They found the husband trying to fix his wrecked bike that was parked in a barn.
But not that was alone, also the soul of his mother with him, trying to pick him up for his transition into transcendence. But as he was so busy fixing his bike he had not realized that he was dead, and so he had missed to see her. The medium then said something like "Hey guy, by the way you are dead!" At this moment he turned around and saw his mother. "Hey mom, thought you were dead. What are you doing here?". "I'd come to pick you up, you are dead my son". An by the moment he saw his mom, his wife, the medium, the lady and the bike he he realized what had happened. "Lets go" his mom said.
And of course it later turned out that his body was infested by cancer, and if he had survived the accident it would have killed him within a few month.
We love stories of this kind, do we? I mean even by the time I am remembering and writing this, it sends some shivers done my spine. Every time we get in touch with something beyond our imagination, with mystic and god like forces, we get this lovely feeling. But same time this is our greatest weakness, as this feeling is soon replaced by believe and with it any serious thinking ceases.
So what else I can extract out of this? She is conviced, that once you are dead to get picked up by the people you loved most in life. They introduce you to the world of souls. But then she said, souls eventually split up, as souls are attracted by souls with similar character.
They derive that from what I experienced many times, especially while travelling. People with similar thinking, similar values and similar interests seems to attract themselves. We transport information about us in many other ways than only by language. For example with a smile I can tell things about me, that I could not fit into many hours of talking. As I assume that the process is too complex for our conscious, much of the subliminal communication bypasses our conscious and we get presented only the result. So in the end we find somebody sympathetic or not.
What they assume is that this might not be limited to this life, but only for the transcendent life.
Again, I am not really into this soul idea.
And even then it would mean, that there are certain areas for souls of greedy businessman, the lazy, the bourgeois, the emotional, the artists, the scientists etc etc.
I am not sure whether I would like to hang out with wisenheimers like myself all the time :-) .
I think I would miss the diversity.
At this time in the lecture, she started to talk about herself. And there something sad become evident.
The lady worked in the hospice for years, during her talk her eyes expressed infinite benevolence and a lot of wisdom around how to deal with death and in what is good for people in the transition.
But in the moment she mentioned that her own and only son had died with the age of 21, her glance turned inward, she saw a picture of him and for that second that facade dropped. What she expressed now was pure grief.
At this point, the building she had built up, was shacking and cracking. It was obvious for me, that had never overcome the death of his child. And true, she had started with the work in the hospice soon after his death. It now looked to me much more like here was a mom, running after his dead child. Trying desperately to follow him as far as possible.
But still then. As we who had rare or no contact with death and dying, I believe she is doing great in what she is doing, and her ideas might be worth a thought.


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Monday, August 29, 2011
Becoming a Butterfly {Mom-day}
You just finished your first week of fourth grade. And I am sad to say it hasn't been the best first week ever. Your class is made up of half fourth graders and half third graders and this really bothers you. You had a mix-up with recess and that really embarrassed you. You are worried that you're going to miss out on a lot of the things your friends in other classes are going to get to do.
I wish I could say that you have no reason to worry. That it's going to be the best year ever. I wish I could say that I am really excited for you to be in this class. But I can't, because it's not true. I'm worried about you missing out on fun fourth grade stuff too. I really wish you were in just a regular fourth grade class.
Yesterday in church there was a talk on adversity. We were told a story about a man and a butterfly- were you listening? The man was watching a butterfly struggle to come out of it's chrysalis. The butterfly seemed to be stuck. The man, trying to help the butterfly, cut open the chrysalis with some scissors. The butterfly came out easily. But it was misshapen. The body was swollen and the wings were shriveled. The butterfly never flew. The man didn't realize that the struggle to get out of the chrysalis was necessary for the butterfly to fully develop and grow. It helped the fluid in the butterfly's body to be pushed into the wings- allowing them to expand and sustain flight. The butterfly never fully lived up to the measure of it's creation.
My daughter- from your birth I have been nurturing you in the cocoon of our family. I have been watching and helping you grow and develop within a loving and safe environment. Now you are out in the world. Slowly working your way out of the cocoon. There are struggles- great ones at times. I am tempted to shield you from the struggles, from the pain and pressure of this tremendous challenge. I want to insert myself into your process- to make it easier for you. But I cannot, I must not.
These challenges are necessary for you to fully become who you were meant to be. To fully live up to the measure of your own creation. To fly.
So I am stepping back. Putting down the "scissors" and allowing you the opportunity to struggle, to grow and to learn. I will be here for you, watching, protecting and cheering you on. I will encourage you and give you a place to rest and recharge from the struggle- and then send you off again, to resume the process of becoming.
I can already see the beauty that lies within you. The person you are becoming is beautiful and amazing. I am awed at the strength, compassion and love that resides within you. And I cannot wait to see who you become.
This year might very well be full of challenges and struggles, ones that are difficult to overcome. But, I know that as you work through them- you will gain great strength and understanding and abilities that you might otherwise miss out on. Please remember that you are not alone in your struggles. You have parents who love you more than anything, brothers and a sister who adore you, grandparents and extended family ready to rally around you. And you have a Savior and Older Brother who has promised to always be there for you, to help you and strengthen you and sustain you through your life. Turn to Him and your Father in prayer, trust in your faith and love for them, and you will see miracles.
I love you my sweet girl. I can not wait to see you FLY!!
6 comments:
- Tonia @ TheGunnySack.com said...
Amy...that is such a sweet letter to your daughter. You brought tears to my eyes. She is lucky to have such a wonderful, loving mom!!
- August 29, 2011 at 9:25 AM
- Nancy D. said...
Tears in my eyes... its so hard to let them struggle - girls especially. My daughter went through stuff in fourth grade too and now she's in 10th and has flourished. Hope everything works out for her.
- August 29, 2011 at 11:04 AM
- Gabi said...
This letter is beautiful - and so true.
- August 29, 2011 at 9:44 PM
- Andi @ Jane of all crafts said...
Beautifully put Amy! You are such an awesome mom for having the foresight to know this is what she needs even though it is hard to watch her hurt. I struggle with this constantly. Being a parent is hard! Thanks for the reminder that even though I want to protect them from pain and disappointment that this is a necessary part of becoming.
- August 31, 2011 at 7:33 PM
What a beautiful letter. She is such a lucky girl to have a mom who understands such things, and is willing to allow that struggle. Even though I'm not in fourth grade (THANK HEAVEN!) I'm going through some really rough times right now, and that story really hit home to me. Thank you for sharing this. :)
- September 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said...
This is so sweet, Amy, and so true. I tend to try to step in a lot, and I know I can't keep doing that forever. The butterfly story is absolutely perfect. You should have your daughter read this every year.
- September 6, 2011 at 6:29 AM


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The convention will also include a workshop explaining how to build an Apple I clone, the HackFest programming challenge, and a discussion of current Mac games that were influenced by Apple II classics. Not everything will have a retro flavor, however: Rob Walch of the "Today in iPhone" podcast will be on hand to discussion iPhone OS 3.0. Attendees are also encouraged to set up their own sessions and talk about topics that interest them.


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One of my favorite holidays has always been Halloween. It's the only day of the year where you're meant to dress up, be crazy and eat a bunch of candy. What's not to like?
I must confess that this year I was going to quietly sneak through Halloween. No decorations, no special food, no candy. With one teenager left at home who is not a big fan of Halloween, I thought – why bother?
Then I went to a friend's house last week for a book club meeting. As we sat around in different rooms, I noticed all of the Halloween and Fall decorative touches. Festive lights. Mini pumpkins. Candles. I realized that I missed Halloween.
So what if the kids didn't really care if I decorated? So what if we really don't get many trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood anymore? So what if it's a holiday really meant for kids? I missed Halloween and decided to celebrate for me!
I cut way back on the decorating but put out a few of my favorite things. Looks better at night in the dark!
My son and I had a theme Halloween Dinner: Croaked Monsieur sandwiches (gruyere and black forest ham), BAT sandwiches (bacon, arugula and tomato) and GHOST sandwiches (goat cheese, herbs, olive oil, sun-dried tomatoes, tapenade). Inspired by Martha Stewart and the first two were a hit.
If I were having a party, I would probably serve the kids orange soda and the adults – this Bloody Good Mary. It has 2 cups tomato juice, 3 T fresh lemon juice, 2 t fresh horseradish, 2 t Worcestershire sauce, 1 t coarse salt and hot sauce to taste. Delicious as is or can be spiced up with 1 oz vodka and served over ice (serves 4).
As I went through my bins of Halloween decorations, I noticed I had a number of cute little items that I really didn't use anymore. I thought it would be fun to create a care package for my daughter and her roommate with some of these and a whole lot of candy. When they received it, they were thrilled. And THAT made my Halloween!!


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She has Crohn's disease which she was diagnosed with when she was 19, but in November 2013 she began experiencing terrible pains.
Vikki explains: "I got diagnosed when I was 19, I had a lot of problems because they kept saying it was IBS.
"I have been quite ill, but I have always managed to work full time, I have pancreatitis.
"This time last year I had had these pains for about three months, since November 2013, I was in agony. I had an MRI scan and blood tests, they found an abscess in my bowel that had been untreated. I ended up having 18 inches of my small bowel removed, I had six months off work because of an infection in the scar tissue. The surgeon told me if he hadn't operated that night I would have died, it had gone septic. I had abdominal sepsis."
Vikki, who works at Talk Talk at Tulketh Mill in Ashton, Preston, admits she had been down after the surgery, but was keen to turn it into something positive and set about fundraising for Crohn's and Colitis UK. She contacted local businesses for raffle prizes and held a raffle which raised £582 for the charity.
She said: "I thought instead of being negative, because it had really got me down. I would raise money and awareness. A lot of people don't know what it is. I wanted to do something really good.
Vikki was treated at the Royal Preston Hospital and now volunteers to help other people going through the same as her, or young people diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
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When I was a child, my parents and I would visit this rich oil family who had a summer cabin near us. They went on African Safaris (this was in the 60's) and I remember seeing pictures around their place with the Mrs. and her elephant gun sitting on the leg of a huge and beautiful (but quite dead) African elephant. I was horrified and confused as a child that someone would fly half way across the world to go to a continent (that I longed to visit) for the purpose of shooting one of the most gorgeous, emotional, intelligent animals on the planet for any reason, much less as a trophy and for some lousy photographs.
It's barbaric that trophy hunters feel what I can only guess is a sense of triumph and empowerment by killing and then capture their kill for posterity and ego showings by posing for photos with their dead victims. In the 21st Century man vs. beast?! Come on! Are there people out there who admire these killers? I won't even go into the whole stuffing and wall mounting the poor animal. That's a whole other level of creepy and aghast. These people must have such empty, egocentric souls. Okay. Enough. Now off to reheat my coffee and take a few slow, deep breaths.
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Classic example of deceiving your guests into thinking your reception tablescapes sent you into bankruptcy court! If you're (really) clever, then you will be strategic in your design and the elements that comprise the design.
Before I continue, however, I just have to say that the mirrored trough that the florals are sitting in is not anything that I would advocate. In fact, on a previous card, I lambasted its use. But that's not what this card is about, so let's move along...
What's REALLY important here is the good use of the tablescape budget. Take notes my dears...rather than waste all your money on tall elaborate centerpieces focus on the infusion of florals running the length of the table. You can achieve height and elegance through clear glass and silver candle holders and vessels.
Be warned however, the flowers in this picture are hydrangeas, one of the most expensive flower in the industry. It is not uncommon for these delicate blooms to arrive crushed and brown or spotted. My professional advice is to MIX the florals up but STICK to the same color scheme. You can get away with the cheapest flower, the carnation, and throw in some roses and peonies for good measure to add some texture. Up to you.
Budget Bottom-line: $60 Glass vessels (rented) $100 Flowers $40 Candles $40 Chair covers (rented) $48 Misc (20% of itemization)= $288 (per table)
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"Writing is the process of asking the next logical question."
-- J. Michael Straczynski, writer
- Why Rural America [Really] Voted for Trump (NYT)
"Writing is the process of asking the next logical question."
-- J. Michael Straczynski, writer
Trump Doctrine: SQU1RR3L!
I don't think it would hurt to expose some Fox viewers to something other than Rush or Fox, but I'm not too hopeful about retaining them, especially with the sort of weak tea they're serving these days at MSNBC.
I think Rachel is sort of envious of Greta over her getting to interview Dick Cheney, something Rachel has stated that is her highest wish as a cable news host for some time now.
You know, if Mitch McConnell came down with hemorrhoids, I wouldn't even cry.
The coming "interesting times" will suck, but maybe also be an opportunity to show the world what we're made of (yet again) and be castigated for it (yet again) and maybe for the ones who make it through (and there will be those who don't) to learn things we can use when it comes our turn to repair the damage and start again from whatever place we've been reduced to.
So really, same old same old with an even stupider and more dangerous clown at the helm.
If we stick together, we'll probably make it through, but man do I ever feel Blue Gal's sense of the lost opportunities. But likewise, on a personal level, I've been through worse. So thanks again and may 2017 be better for you than you are expecting.
-Doug in Oakland
Thought some of you might like this blog. It references the same NYT oped on two rural conservatives from Iowa.
Another one of those what we don't get about the working class that voted for Trump


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"A Stern Production" - Ft. the famous Yisroel Werdyger singing his favorite song of his recent album "Zakeini" accompanied by The Mezamrim Choir.
This took place in Boro Park at a recent dinner Motzei Shabbos.
Lead Singer: Yisroel Werdyger
The Mezamrim Choir: Sruly Weinberger, Yoely Ackerman, Mechy Miller, Lazer Kish
Keys: Don Stern
Guitar: Motti Feldman
Sax and Flute: Shmaya Karpen
Percussion: Yudi Simon
Sound: Excellent Sound & Lighting
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Werdyger & Mezamrim - Zakeini - Stern Productions
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The reason I love movies is the escapism. I might choose a beautiful story or a purely ridiculous one, I might laugh or cry or even rage afterwards about the ineptitude I perceived onscreen, but the value of that increasingly expensive ticket price is the ability to lose myself for a couple hours. There is a comforting ritual to it all -- the dimming lights, the crashing sensory overload of the previews, the definitive moment when I click the mute switch on my phone and settle back in my seat. It's two-plus hours of existing in a pretend world instead of the real one, where we all sit in companionable silence and share the experience of giving ourselves over to what's happening onscreen.
It wasn't like that last night, as I watched The Dark Knight Rises. I don't know what everyone else in the crowded theater was thinking, but I suspect I wasn't the only one who was forcibly tethered to earth by the horrific mass shooting that happened in Colorado last week.
Never before have I sat in a theater seat and calculated my best escape route. I don't mean to sound histrionic, it was just a thought that I couldn't push aside once it entered my mind. What would happen if--? Where are the emergency exits? Would it be better to duck down behind the seats, or race to the aisle?
A Call of Duty commercial played before the movie started and everyone seemed to shift uncomfortably at the eruption of gunfire onscreen. A man wearing a bicycle helmet came in during the previews and stood at the front of the theater for a very long time, slowly scanning the rows, and I could feel people turning their heads to look at him. Find your seat, dude. Stop standing there. You're making us nervous.
The Stir: Theater Shooting Victims Died Trying to Save the Ones They Loved
When the movie got underway, I found myself wondering which scene of staged violence preempted the real bullets that flew in Colorado. The theme of a masked villain unleashing terror and pain onto innocent people wasn't quite as fictional as it might have been a week ago. A Wall Street scene involving bad guys firing automatic weapons into a crowd was particularly effective at pushing me out of the movie and back into my seat, hyper-aware of recent events, unsure how to process it all.
In no sane world should a much-anticipated summer popcorn flick be connected to one man's unspeakable act, and yet at this point the two are inexorably tied together. One has nothing to do with the other, but the events of last week force us to consider our complicated relationship with violence. Our ability to compartmentalize fantasy and reality. Our freely-given vulnerability when the lights go down.
Dark Knight was a great movie. It should be seen in the theater, where the sights and sounds can come to life around you, where you can spend a few hours pretending -- just for the fun of it, just for the story -- that it's real. But when the lines feel blurred, it's hard to know what we're pretending, exactly. That violence is real? That violence is fake?
I can tell you this, I felt a surreal sense of discomfort through many scenes in Dark Knight, but the point where I finally gave myself over completely was at the end. We all long for hope, don't we?
Have you seen Dark Knight Rises? Did the shootings affect how you felt about the movie?
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BA in Photography
"Taking a photograph is to recognize – in a split second – the event itself, as well as the strict organization of the visual forms which give it its meaning. It is like placing someone's mind, eye and heart on the same axis"
Henri Cartier-Bresson, photographer
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With advertising and communication, press, fashion, portrait, cinema and television, tourism, publications, as well as certain areas of reportage (social, cultural, sports, war etc) and, of course, the internet, graduates of the Photography programme have a broad spectrum of professional applications. They may also do free lance photography, creating their personal photographic studio or company, be employed in photographic or advertising companies, magazines, newspapers, publications, technological labs, cinema, television etc.
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You will engage with appropriate related theories within global, historical, contemporary and cultural settings and develop your own critical disposition in relation to Photography. By equipping you with the required knowledge and the ability to manipulate a variety of means and techniques, both traditional and contemporary, as well as providing you with theoretical and historical knowledge and conceptual abilities, it will enable you to focus your work and broaden your perspective. Digital photography is also included in the syllabus from the start of the programme, so as to provide you with the necessary knowledge and practice.
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Semester 1
This module aims to introduce you to the theory and history of Photography. It will enable you to analyse images and their relation with the message, introduce you to the basic principles of photographic synthesis and develop your own aesthetic perception. The module also provides you with the necessary knowledge, to understand aesthetic and technical developments in Photography.
- Introduction to the birth of Photography and its development during the 19th & 20th Century.
- The development of Photography in Greece until today – Important Greek Photographers.
- The importance and influence of Photographic aesthetics.
- New trends. The development of artistic and commercial Photography.
- Introduction to the principles of image synthesis in photography.
This module aims to introduce you to the concept and principles of Commercial Photography. It will introduce you to the basic principles of synthesis, the world of photography applications and the effective use of analogue and digital professional cameras. The main goal of this module is to enable you to undertake your own shootings, while developing both your practical, as well as your time management and research skills.
- Introduction to commercial Photography – Photography as a medium of communication.
- Introduction to real market conditions.
- Basic principles of advertising photography and the role of advertising.
- Studio photography, studio equipment, table top photography.
- Lighting possibilities offered in studio and aesthetic issues.
This module aims to provide you with basic knowledge of principles, mechanisms and techniques of shooting/image capture, of both analogue and digital Photography. It will allow you to develop your ability to use a variety of photographic cameras efficiently and create images using a wide range of black and white films under different circumstances, demonstrating an understanding of their basic characteristics and applications. It also aims to explore identity and its representation through photographic portraiture, various approaches and definitions of the term "portrait", its fundamental concepts, metaphors and manifestations in contemporary photography.
- Introduction to the principles and techniques of Photography and image capturing.
- Types of photographic cameras (analogue and digital) and their development.
- Basic photographic optics and different types of lenses.
- Introduction to Photographic portraiture.
- Cultural and anthropological identities, the symbolic Self, Hybrid Identities.
Semester 2
This module aims to develop your knowledge and creativity in the history and theory of the rules of visual communication and enable you to apply this knowledge to your own work. It will acquaint you with the theory and basic tools of photographic composition, introduce you to basic script writing and directing principles, the history and principles of press photography and develop your creativity with reference to various types of Photojournalism. Upon completion of this module you will learn to approach Photography as a multi –signal and open field of visual and conceptual reference.
- The rules and principles of visual communication.
- Introduction to script writing and directing principles and techniques.
- Introduction to the theory and history of Photojournalism & Photojournalism ethics.
- Examples of Illustrated articles, sports photography, street photography, documentary, war photography, photo essay.
This module aims to build on knowledge gained in module PH131, and expand your skills on commercial photography applications. It will introduce you to the advertising industry and provide you with the required techniques for the production of advertising material. The module will also acquaint you with photographic portraiture on a theoretical, conceptual as well as practical level. The main goal of this module is to provide you with the required skills to produce your own advertising campaigns and photographic portraits.
- The Advertising industry – Advertising Companies, advertiser relations, production team, target group, budget etc.
- Concept development and advertising campaigns, examples of successful campaigns.
- Commercial photography and Graphic arts (layout, colour, logotypes).
- Photographic portraiture and its historical development.
- Photographic portraits – Practical applications.
This module aims to develop your knowledge and skills in black and white photography processing and printing and the relevant darkroom procedures. It will assist you in decoding and differentiating artistic print from commercial and introduce you to the different techniques applied in photographing moving subjects. The module also aims to acquaint you with a large variety of different tools in digital manipulation of the image.
- Continuation on the theory of the photographic principles.
- Freezing, panning etc.
- Development of black & white film.
- Practical applications of printing black and white photographs – Darkroom applications (Contact printing, contrast filters, ruster technique, selective print technique, double exposure technique.
- Toner manipulation on black and white photographs.
- Basic image manipulation tools of software including, analysis and size adjustment of the image, introduction to fields, layers, text creation, filters, file types.
Semester 3
This module is a continuation from level I, and aims at furthering your theoretical and historical background from the early stages of Photography, with reference to contemporary practices. It will provide you with a critical understanding of different approaches for the analysis and critique of photographic cultures, its role as a historical and social document, and its role in the production and reproduction of knowledge. The module also aims to introduce you to contemporary photographic practices and a conceptual exploration of fundamental lens-based media principles, processes and techniques. The main goal of this module is to provide you with the appropriate theoretical background and produce creative projects.
- Key periods in the History of photography in relation to the image and society.
- Trends in relation to philosophy, literature, psychology of the times – Main artists.
- Examples that have shaped the meaning and value of current photographic cultures.
- Introduction to contemporary Photographic practices.
- The relations between image and space within the context of staged photography.
- Visual representations of the interior and outer space in the photographic culture.
- Uses of Photography in public space.
- Research seminar.
This module aims at furthering your knowledge on commercial photography, gained during the first year of your studies. It will expand your skills on Advertising photography and introduce you to Fashion Photography, from both a technical as well as aesthetic perspective. The main goal of the module is to develop your knowledge and skills to a more advanced level, enabling you to collaborate with other professionals and undertake real life projects in both fields.
- Introduction to field of Fashion Photography and its demands.
- Key events in Fashion photography from the 19th Century until today.
- The social, economical, technological and aesthetic characteristics of each decade.
- Key Fashion photographers and examples of their work.
- Photographic production – Collaborators.
- Editorial production – Editing techniques for photographic narration.
- Continuation of Advertising Photography – Practical applications.
This module aims to broaden your theoretical understanding and enable you to put various photographic methods and techniques to good effect. Specifically, it will provide you with the required technical skills for the appropriate use of such methods and the practical application of the required techniques. The module will expand your knowledge and skills on colour photography, mixed techniques and digital manipulation of image.
- The theory of colour, colour combinations and development.
- Moving Graphics & Character development.
- Colour toners, multidimensional prints, experimentation with slide films, overcolouring.
- Filters and their applications in analogue and digital photography.
- Landscape photography – Practical applications.
- Digital manipulation of image – Software environment & applications.
Semester 4
This module aims at broadening your theoretical and conceptual perspective, enabling you to use your theoretical knowledge to assess contemporary photographic practice. The historical and theoretical analysis of Art and photography is now extended to post Second World War, analysing and comparing the works of key contemporary Artists within the broader socioeconomic and cultural context. The module also explores the use of narrative in the photographic representation and the philosophy of contemporary staged photography and provides you with the required knowledge and skills to enable you engage your creative work with the broader field of contemporary art and photographic image making.
- Post War History of Art.
- Analysis of cultural, social and economic context – Key trends.
- Comparative analysis of contemporary works of Art & photographic representations.
- Photographic image narrative: Conceptual, aesthetic and earlier experimental approaches.
- Narratives in Photographic representation.
- Photographic narratives of time, space and the Self.
- Visual statements: Text narratives into the photographic image.
- Light narratives, Macro & micro photographic narratives.
This module follows PH223 taught in the previous semester, and aims at continuing on the study of commercial photography. In this semester you will be given the opportunity for practical application of your creative abilities and skills in Advertising and Fashion photography, and you will be able to undertake individual exercises as well as editorial projects in teams, so as to advance your teamwork skills.
- Continuation on Fashion photography: composite photographic productions.
- Editing, the limitations and creative capabilities of layout – Practical experimentation.
- Editorial development based on different thematics.
- Requirements for the development of a professional portfolio.
- Advertising photography – Further practical applications.
This module follows PH233 taught in the previous semester and aims to continue expanding your understanding on various advanced photographic media, methods and techniques. It continues on colour photography through darkroom experimentation and introduces you to social reporting. The module also advances your technical skills by introducing you to the digital manipulation of Videos as well as various special applications.
- Darkroom for colour photography – Practical experimentation.
- Colour printing techniques.
- Light conditions, colour harmony, colour semeiotics.
- Introduction to colour management – Software environment, operation.
- Photo-sequence, nude, sports photography, photo-collage in time/space.
- Introduction to social documentation – Practical exercises.
- Digital manipulation of video – Software environment, operation.
Semester 5
This module aims to enable you to apply your theoretical knowledge gained in previous years, undertake systematic, independent study, apply research, analytical comparative and evaluative skills in the field of Photography, and demonstrate a high level of professional practice. Its aim is to compile a written Research Project (8000 words) of historical and theoretical content, related to your personal interests. As such, you will need to apply research methodology and use bibliographical references, internet data and rich visual material which will lead you to define your own conclusions. You are encouraged to cross reference this module with PH316 in semester 6, aiming to use the results of your research to inform, develop and undertake the Main Project.
- Research and evaluation of the research outcomes.
- Methodology and development of research.
- Substantiation of proposals.
- Development and editing of written text and book form.
The aim of this module is to further develop your creativity and mastery in combining all previously obtained knowledge, and enable you to adopt challenge and risk when experimenting with contemporary concepts, practices, techniques and technologies. It intends to enable you to further develop an in-depth understanding of visual communication in photography, so as to prepare you for the independent work required in the final semester. You will further develop a professional approach on Advertising photography, Architectural photography, contemporary photographic practices and will be provided a seminar on preservation of photographs and photographic archives.
- Symbolic representations of "reality" in surrealism photography.
- Truth and illusion in Contemporary Photography and Digital Imaging culture.
- Digital interventions, image transformations, distortions, visual metaphors, masquerades, performance.
- Networked photography.
- Advertising photography – Experimentation.
- Architectural photography – Experimentation.
- Colour management.
- Preservation of photographs, preservation methods, photographic archives.
Semester 6
This module aims to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate the level of your personal design growth, theoretical formation, as well as research, presentational and communicative skills defining a high level of professional practice. It aims at producing a comprehensive body of work that is exhibited and presented by you, consisting of one or a series of works. Supervised by a tutor you may choose any media or combination of media in order to represent aesthetically and conceptually your ideas and field of interests. You are expected to be committed, focused, and determined to pursue an in depth research and exploration of a visual and conceptual statement for this project, with creativity and inventiveness. You have the option to use the results of your research, undertaken in module PH315 in semester 5, to inform the Main Project.
- Methodology of research elaboration.
- Research and analysis of the appropriate media to be used.
- Strategies for developing ideas.
- Substantiation of the process leading to the final proposal.
- Experimentation on techniques.
- Originality of vision.
- Designing and managing an exhibition – Collaboration with peers.
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Why do I need to do this? I feel emptiness, apart from missing my Father so much, I have a desire and passion to heal, I can't change the world I can only do a bit and move on. I want to humble myself, I want to share and encourage, I want to help if I can, I want to give hope, everybody deserves a chance over and over again, its not how many times you fall, but how many times you stand up and be counted. These were the policies of my father, these are the things my father taught me by me just watching him deal with people, these are the things he silently taught me. It saddens my heart so much that I lost my dad at the age of 20, some might say " how about those that lost theirs at a younger age", I know and I understand its tougher when you lose someone at a much younger age, but I was just blossoming and I needed direction, I had grown up before my time already and my dad was the only one who understood me, the time I spent with him at the hospital at the time of his illness drew both of us closer, he has always given me what I wanted, he has never denied me anything in my life, he spoilt me so much he treated me like an "egg that must not break" he shielded me from a lot of things his most concern is to keep me happy all the time, so when he fell ill I slept on the floor beside his bed everyday till he went into a coma and could not see or talk to me anymore. I stayed by his bed in intensive care and talked to him, I begged him not to die I promised I will always take care of him even if he cannot walk, talk or move, I just wanted him alive at all cost he kept on moving his head from side to side and I feel he was saying something to me. I have been there the night before till the next morning and I just dashed home for a change of clothes and by the time I came back he was no more. I love my dad so much; just looking at your pictures makes me cry so much I just wish you could see me now, your little girl finally grown up with kids and responsibilities. I wish I could talk to you about my job, how I love to do what I do, you know, discuss with you on how the world has changed from your time, talk to you about new technologies and how you can you can detect an electrical fault by installing a diagnostic software that tells you what the fault is and recommend a fix as well rather than you having to trace the cable manually. Oh so much has changed, so many things we have in common now that I just really wish you were here. Daddy, this is to you, I will forever cherish the time I spent beside you in hospital, even when you came home I was still sleeping on the floor beside your bed, your illness gave me a reality check, it made me realise that nothing last forever, whatever impact or contribution you can do, do it and do it well, even if I die poor I want to be remembered for good things, I want to be talked about in a good way, I want my children to be ambassadors of goodness. Watching you everyday, from coming into my mum's room every morning to say good morning to her, from checking on us every night before you go to sleep yourself, from you standing on the balcony in the middle of the night nearly everyday and I just wondered what you think about when you stand there every night, when you died your shadow remained permanently anytime I look up there I see you standing there watching, watching everybody from afar. To everyone let us start to make an impact, let us be good fathers and mothers to our children, not just with material things but our way of life as well, Children watch our moves, our words, our relationship with people, please join me in making this dream a reality. How do you want to impact?
You will forever be alive in me. I love you Daddy.
Tribute to my father
My Father the Great My Father is not easy to describe, I remember his robe of many colours and I remember his long Gold chain that touches the ground. I remember is long warrior cap with thistles at the tip of it. I remember his various walking sticks of different shapes and sizes, his name and title written on top of his shoes, his title is written round his cap, his rings bear his initials. My Father the great, he wakes up to the sound of drumming with a feast awaiting him. For every tear in my eye, a feast of chicken stew is made especially for me. For every pain I feel, a celebration is held to celebrate my recovery. For every tear in my cloth a new wardrobe is specially created just for me. My father the great how can I ever forget you. My father the great describes me as a special person, he said my birth brought him fame and money, he said he named me to commemorate and celebrate the honour his kinsmen bestowed on him, he said anytime he hears someone call my name, he feels so honoured and special, so am very special too, yet I have never given him anything, how come he made me so special Oh! My father the great how I miss you so! On New years eve we dance into your room from church with songs of praise to say happy New year to you, you pray for everyone of us, you sing with us. Come morning 3 sets of kings drummers arrive to drum and celebrate the New year with my Father, we sit down to eat New years dinner and sway on our sit to the sound of the drummers ode to my father. Ah! My father the great how can I repay you! You preside over the morning feast and look down on us with so much love and tenderness, you are ready to forgive and forget all our shortcomings for the whole year and give us another chance to make amends, even in death you still stayed around for 40 days to grant our wishes. Oh! Oh! Oh! My father the great New Year has never been the same since you've gone, the drummers have ceased to drum with joy, the sound that comes from their drum is so sorrowful that we all start to cry and your wife cannot just bear it any more and I your special baby can also not bear it anymore, so I decided to go on a long journey hoping to find the love and care like yours, but I have come to realise that no love can ever be equal to the one you gave me, you are one of a kind and I think you only come round once, please when you come back pick me again as your special daughter. I remember once, my mother went on holiday and one of us fell ill, you told us we were going to our hometown to spend the weekend with you, and we found ourselves at the airport enroute to London to meet our mother. My father the great full of surprises and kind thoughts. My best friend became your daughter, you treated my best friend the way you treat me, whatever I have my best friend had, through your loving kindness and compassion my best friend family became our family, my best friend is Muslim, yet come Muslim celebration time, no one knows the difference between us. You allowed me share her life, her world, you exposed me to the other side of life that I would ordinarily not know anything about in a very gentle and compassionate way, you made me see myself through my best friends eyes, though I was too young to notice, so I took it for granted. But thank you father, am a better person for it as I grow older I can now see what you saw then and why.


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After Church one cold wintery morning we went to brunch with Mimi and Johnny and then headed up to the Biltmore Resort to see some gingerbread houses that were on display. The Resort was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright so it is pretty cool to go see in itself.
Here was the Gingerbread village with a train around it.
It also brilliantly had free candy surrounding it to keep grubby little hands off the houses.
The rest of the houses/buildings were designed after real Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture.
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