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Wow, so long since I last wrote anything! However, this is all about to change because one of my goals for the year is to update this blog on a regular basis as a reminder of my year.
I don't really know where to start - I still have to finish my write up of Canada, I ought to write up about Christmas and New Year, and now we are already at 7th January so I ought to write about the here and now.
Perhaps it would be best if I list down some of the things I want to achieve this year which will bring in so other topics:
1. Write my blog at least once a week for the whole year - including photos and thoughts and actions
2. Organise once and for all, all our photos - both the actual ones I have lying around in boxes and also the digital ones that seem to be rather scattered across disks, hard drives and some printed out
3. Continue to lose weight - target is 55 kilos by my birthday (the big 40!!)
4. Be more positive - more of a glass half-full type of person (more later on this topic)
5. Scrap more - try to achieve at least one layout or scrap project of some sort each week, including a highlight album at the end of the year, a Christmas project (left over from this year), a monthly review, the Canada 2006 trip album and more on the BOM (not much then!!!)
6. Organise the flat and us - clear the clutter, keep tidy and be a better housekeeper
7. Keep on top of "A Year to Remember" which is a Big Picture Scrapbooking class for the whole of the year by Heidi Swapp. Usually, I join these classes and download all the stuff but do not actually do much with it. This time, I want to actually do the tasks etc each week and keep up with the class. After all, this will be a Year to Remember on many different levels
8. Take a photo a day - obviously, more than one per day but try to improve my photographs and have a record of the year through taking photos every day
9. Stop spending so much money - with the Canada trip later on in the year and my Birthday party in November, this will be an expensive year
10. Do more - do it now - make the time ....
OK, I think that 10 is around 9 too many but some of them link into each other and I wanted to write it all down while I think about it and maybe over the next month, the list might be amended or re-done. But in the meantime, the photo a day goal only started on January 5th which R thinks is rubbish. He says that I should now wait until next January 1st to start this and of course, if I think about the fact that I really want to record my 39th year, then I am really late. However, the DO IT NOW goal kicks in and at the end of the day, it is better to do it, than to constantly put it off and then regret the lack of action. So, January 5th it is! Although of course, if I look back over the days since my Birthday last year, I am sure that there are not many days without photos completely! Maybe I should do that. I am also thinking about moving the blog over to Typepad because they have the possibility of setting up albums and stuff which would be good.
Anyway, here goes with my first photos of the day (so far, I have not really started editing them or enhancing or anything - just a bit of basic improving and some cropping - that will all come later) - comments/feedback gratefully received:
Friday 5th January
This was the day I took down all the Christmas decorations and reclaimed our flat again. I took photos of all the boxes of decorations, the clear and clean flat and the orchids. The orchids won because they are so beautiful to have around at this dark time of the year.
Saturday 6th January
We booked our Yukon adventure. What better to represent the day than the celebratory glass of bubbles that we shared!
Sunday 7th January
We put the tree outside for collection and it looked so sad and forlorn - all neglected and thrown onto the street. I felt a bit sad seeing the pile of trees, used up and discarded. Until next year...


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In Grand Rapids, local stations are recklessly broadcasting stories about "reports of threats to blacks, Mexicans, and Muslims. There are people telling Mexicans, 'to go home.'"
Now they're not mentioning "white people," as the perpetrators of all this hoopla. But it's strongly implied. I mean—who's left? The fact that the media is reporting this story, in THIS manner, ultimately is giving the supposedly oppressed minority groups permission to attack whites—as the white man in Chicago was. Whites are evil—is the message. Do what you have to.
The stations talked with local Mexican leaders, who complained that, "kids are being intimidated and insulted."
They talked with blacks and Muslims to garner sympathy. No mention is made, pre or post-election, of minorities attacking whites—EVER!
This is more of the same incitement the networks exhibited during the summer, on any police video. That caused cops to be shot directly as a reaction to publicly shown incidents caught on dashcam.
WZZM and WOOD TV locally, have joined the ABC and NBC networks in taking the sides of minorities... and it's as blatant as NBC's Lesta Holt was. The bias continues—and I can guarantee, a price will be paid—with innocent white lives.
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Sending positive warm thoughts to travel with him and keep him safe and positive warm thoughts to you to keep you strong.ReplyDelete
I remember those days of watching and helping hubby pack his seabags, and uniforms. I usally made the drive to base ok, but the drive back alone after dropping him off for a deployment was my breaking points. Hugs! Thinking you and your little one, and sending prayers, also praying for your hubby!ReplyDelete
you and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers!ReplyDelete
I'll be thinking of you and your family in these upcoming months. Sending all of you love and happy thoughts from the Mitten. <3ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry you have to be without your guy for a while. :( Definitely sending you strong thoughts while he is away. (((hugs)))ReplyDelete
These pictures are all so sweet. Will definitely be thinking about you guys!ReplyDelete
Oh Cat! I've been dreading this post for you. Sorry to hear that your sweet hubs had to go. I'm sending you and Ariana positive thoughts and kind wishes. Hugs to you both!ReplyDelete
I knew this was coming, so you gys have been on my heart! I can't imagine what you must be going through. But I wanted to say thank you. To your husband and to you and to your precious daughter. Thank you for your service. Please know that we appreciate the sacrifices you all make. You are in my prayers!ReplyDelete
Such beautiful photos of your family!ReplyDelete
Sending huge hugs and prayers your way!
hang in there, cat! thinking of you.ReplyDelete
Sending thoughts and prayers! Such adorable pictures. Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete


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After learning that a K-9 dog named Jordon was shot in the chest during a standoff between Salem (N.J.) Police and a suspect on on Wednesday, staffers from the animal-rights group PETA are chipping in and sending a contribution to the Salem County K-9 Association, the group announced.
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– improvements on leg and headroom
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Coupe (E92) – first BMW coupe with xDrive
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The Philosophy of Ethics is also called moral philosophy and is the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral values or principles. Meta-ethics investigates where our moral principles come from, and what they mean. Normative ethics is more practical and is concerned with finding moral principles to govern how we should act. Applied ethics considers applying our moral principles to particular real world situations.
*11) Aristotelian Doctrine of the Mean.virtue is a mean between excess and defect or what is "good" and what is "extreme" (vice-virtue-vice)
*12) The foundation of modern law and justice.
VI. 1) The main Hellenistic schools. Epicureanism, Stoicism, Skepticism, Neo-Platonism
2) What borrowed doctrine did Epicurus develop in physics? The Doctrine of Atomism
3) What concept did Epicurus introduce to physics? "Severing of atoms"-3 types of atom motions: weight, impact with other atoms, without reasonable explanation
4) Epicurus's supreme good and ultimate end in ethics. The highest pleasure – the absence of pain
5) According to Epicurus, where does the principle of utility find its highest expression? In friendship
*6) Who appreciated a withdrawn and quiet life very high? Epicurus
*7) Who asserted that we must not feel the fear of death and fear of gods? Epicurus
8) What school did Pyrrho of Elis found? Sceptic
9) Why did Pyrrho dispute the possibility of attaining the truth? Total suspension of judgment on things
10) The author of the 10 tropes. Aenesidemus
11) What did Sceptics show in their tropes? We have no opportunity to gain knowledge about anything
*12) What should we do in the situation of impossibility of the truth about the world, according to Sceptics?
13) Who was the founder of Stoic school? Zeno of Citium
*14) The formula that connected with Stoic teaching. "Living in agreement with nature", "rational selection of the things according to nature."
*15) What did Stoics assert about of cause of human passions? The Stoics did not seek to extinguish emotions; rather, they sought to transform them by a resolute 'askēsis' that enables a person to develop clear judgment and inner calm; the ancient meaning of 'passion' was "anguish" or "suffering"
*16) "Preferable things", according to Zeno of Citium.Having the necessities of life and health-external things; These preferable things are not goods -- only virtue is a good.
*17) Into what categories did Zeno of Citium divide all people? Completely wise/completely fool
*18) By what is Stoic mode of conduct characterize? By tranquillity of mind and certainty of moral worth.
19) The founder of Neo-Platonism. Plotinus of Lycopolis
20) According to Neo-Platonism.There is a plurality of what is arranged in hierarchical descending order? Plurality of levels of being.
21) Degrees of being, according to Plotinus. Unity
22) The lowest level of being, according to Plotinus.The corporeal world
23) The highest level of being, according to Plotinus.The One (the Good)
24) According to Plotinus, by what is Soul produced? Intellect
25) According to Plotinus, by what is Intellect is produced? By the One
26) According to Plotinus, by what is corporeal world produced? Soul
27)According to Neo-Platonism, by what means can a human reach the contemplation of the One? Only through intellectual tremendous efforts
28) The purpose of human life, according to Neo-Platonism.The union with the One, which gives the state of ecstasy.
VII 1)The defining characteristic of Hindu belief.is the recognition of the Vedas
2)According Hindus believe what is the foundation, cause and goal of all existent? Brahmans
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More than sixty gorgeous women battled for Miss International 2010 title held at Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China last Sunday November 7, 2010.The 50th Miss International pageant crowned Miss Venezuela Ana Elizabeth Mosquera as the most beautiful and universal queen among the rest!1st runner up goes to Miss Thailand Piyaporn Deejing while Miss China Si Yi Yuan is Miss International 2010 2nd runner up.
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Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) tore into Gov. Jay Nixon (D) on Tuesday morning for keeping National Guard troops away "while Ferguson burned" during protests the previous night.
"What the vast majority of Missourians are asking this morning is, 'We see the National Guard rolling in this morning, … where were they last night?' The law-abiding citizens, and businesses owners, and taxpayers of Ferguson and the St. Louis region have the right to ask this governor to answer some questions," Kinder charged in a Fox News interview.
Kinder went on to speculate that pressure from the White House shaped Nixon's handling of the demonstrations.
Violent protests rocked Ferguson, a relatively small suburb of St. Louis, after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer who shot an 18-year-old black teen in August. More than a dozen businesses were reportedly burned, multiple police cars were set on fire, and more than 60 people were arrested during the demonstrations.
Prior to the grand jury's decision, Nixon ordered the National Guard to be prepared for "contingency planning." The governor then directed additional troops to Ferguson on Tuesday morning, joining units that had been "assigned to protect, among other locations, a police command post and an electrical substation," according to The New York Times.
Kinder argued the delay in sending additional troops showed Nixon's administration had probably been pressured by President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. He also lamented that the governor's office had shut him out of the decision-making in responding to the Ferguson protests.
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Nixon's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
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Yay, it's Friday!
This has been a looooooooooooong week for me. Christmas decorations are done (not put away) but Christmas tree is STILL up and decorated.
Don't judge me.
I have a p90x workout and hair appointment waiting for me, so I'll make this brief:
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Did you see my Tweet yesterday? 'Fifty Shades of Grey' parody musical coming to N.Y.
Yes. Seriously.
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Where is the apocalypse when you really need it?
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Still on book blog tour!
Today I'm over at A CHICK WHO READS talking about how Kendall's doughnut muffin came to be. :-)
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Once in a while, a movie slips under your radar. For about, oh, 20 years. In 'Big-screen blind spot,' we sit down with those 'classic' movies everybody but us has seen and give them the nostalgia critic treatment.
Confession: In middle school, my friend Kristine wanted to watch this movie at a slumber party at her house. I refused because I wasn't allowed to watch anything rated PG-13. I may have been a giant goody-two-shoes, but at least I avoided this terrible movie.
Had I seen it in 1993 at the age of 5: I wouldn't have understood a word. Had I watched it at Kristine's house a few years later, I probably would have liked it—I was a big fan of the Errol Flynn "Robin Hood" and the Disney version, and this has plenty of "Oh, I see what you did there" moments.
Now: Oof. Now I know how late-period Mel Brooks got such a bad reputation. Granted, there are a few great gags (16, to be specific--I counted), but the pacing is so slow that they barely register. The raps—yes, raps—that start and end the film are cringingly bad. In fact, throughout all the musical numbers, I felt that specific kind of vicarious embarrassment usually reserved for terrible childrens' movies and that video of Mitt Romney doing "Who Let The Dogs Out?" Dave Chappelle's character is named Ahchoo. An Israeli character is named Falafel. Really, guys?
Too bad, because it's got a great cast. Cary Elwes was born to play this role. His Robin Hood is basically just a wide-eyed, cracked-out version of Westley from "The Princess Bride." Richard Lewis plays Prince John, and doesn't even attempt a British accent, thank God. Dave Chappelle's talents are wasted, and the same goes for Isaac Hayes. But I would watch Patrick Stewart do just about anything, so at least there's that.
Must be noted: Most of the good jokes in this movie are lifted directly from "Young Frankenstein" and "Blazing Saddles." Do yourself a favor and watch those instead.
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Monday, 16 July 2007
IF Discovery
My second submission to IF. Sketched with pencil then coloured with Photoshop.
This is my younger daughter at almost-five months discovering her foot. There is little more satisfying than witnessing these kinds of discoveries.
Posted by Cherryskin at 7:30 am
Labels: drawing, Illustration Friday, photoshop
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- Tracy said...
You could spend hours watching babies learn and discover about the world! :)
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Episode 30 is up on YouTube. There is lots of talk about knitting, sewing and hand-dyeing yarn.
As always, questions and any messages are very welcome.
Some links to what I talked about can be found below.
Thank you for watching,
Hanna (rosehipchick on Ravelry and Instagram)
What I finished
Bootstrap socks by Lara Neel
What I am working on
Kids hat (loosely based on the Little scallops hat by Maria Carlander)
Crayfish cable and lace cowl (test knit) by Leila Caroline Design in Pinnacle by Atelier Yarn and Design
Stranded Snow mittens by Kathleen Taylor
Project bags (on Etsy)
New colourways (on Etsy)
White Gum Wool Ethical superfine merino from Tasmania's Midlands
Other links
miniKAL thread in Ravelry
Rose Hip Island Etsy shop
Rose Hip Island projects thread on Ravelry
Estyknits on YouTube
Faeryfay's knitting podcast on YouTube
Craftfulness on Etsy
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Arvind Kejriwal Swearing In Ceremony
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The name of the blog really says it all. Dan at Bikeworks introduced me to Bike Snob NYC about a year ago, put simply, this guy is as funny as shit. Clearly a bicycle fanatic, Bike Snob throws in his two cents on all manner of urban cycling phenomena. Take this lovely specimen, for example:
This bike is what's beautiful about cycling--it is a unique tool assembled to fulfill a unique need. Personally, I can't imagine a situation that would call for aerodynamics, front suspension, a rear rack, and a triple chainring, but apparently this person finds himself needing to rush places in record time over irregular surfaces while carrying small loads often enough to have built this bicycle. And apparently there's also a pretty big climb somewhere along the way. It's also difficult to imagine what you might wear on a bicycle like this--I'm thinking a skinsuit with a pair of cargo shorts, and I'm also guessing there's a beard and a helmet mirror involved. This bicycle also appeals to me because I happen to have a soft spot for mix-matched brakes. I find using the same style of brake from the same manufacturer front and rear to be boring, and I'm always touched when two completely different brakes come together in a team effort to bring a rider to a stop. With the cantilever front and the dual-pivot rear, this bicycle has the road bike equivalent of a mullet, and I like that.
Dan and I were wondering the other day if Bike Snob were somehow a member of the bicycle industry. How else could he have accumulated so much cycling-related bile and minutiae? On the other hand, he's such a polished writer that we thought he might be a creative of some sort. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter- Bike Snob NYC is a fantastic read. Just don't do it while eating, lest your snack end up all over the keyboard, having been shot out of your nose in a fit of laughter.


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Okay so it's not officially a Cornish pasty because it doesn't have beef in it but it's a pasty made in Cornwall by a Cornish person so that will do! Pasties were a staple diet for tin minners. Eating pasties is as normal to me as eating a sandwich so I eat a lot of them. However, I don't eat beef so this recipe is a great alternative. I don't actually make them that much but since I live in the town which was once famous for tin mining, I thought I should put the recipe on here. No pressure!
Makes 6 medium pasties.
For the pastry:
450g strong white flour (large pinch salt optional)
100g butter
100g lard
175ml water
- Put the flour and salt (if used) into a bowl. Cut off a quarter of the lard and rub into flour. Grate or slice the rest of the lard and butter into the mixture and stir with a knife. Pour all the water in and stir until absorbed. Knead a little and leave at least 30 minutes in the fridge before using.
- Flour your work surface. Split the pastry dough into six equal balls. Gently roll them out into a circle about the size of a side plate/small plate.
For the filling:
200g cheddar cheese, grated
4 medium potatoes, cut into small cubes
1 small turnip, cut into small cubes
1 onion, finely sliced
10 rashers of bacon, cut into squares
Salt and pepper
- Place a mix of potato and turnip in a line on the centre of the pastry. Place bacon, onion, cheese and salt and pepper on top. Be careful not to over fill the pasty or else it will all come out.
- Fold the pastry over, making a semi circle. Pinch the end and roll and pinch all the way round the edge until you get to the other end. If you can't get the hang of crimping (it takes practice) you can always use a fork to press the edges together.
- With a fork, poke some holes in the top to let air escape. Brush the top with either milk, egg or even water. Cook at 200C for 30-35 minutes.


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I used to make every post about my social events in excruciating details back then, and it appears that this post is the first one since forever. Anyway... I was invited to Carousell's Lunch Gathering last Saturday because I'm taking a part of their #shopmycarousell campaign. Unfortunately I've been pretty sick with cough and flu since Wednesday yet thankfully I was healthy enough to attend the event. I wonder if anyone noticed my terribly ugly voice and painfully constant coughs.
Yeah I took a load of crap photos :( After the gathering, we wandered around Brightspot. I (figuratively) drooled over Olivia Burton watches.
The day after, Vicky and I had our long-postponed birthday dinner at Gastromaquia. The four of us coincidentally wore white (although in different hues) and left Vicky alone in her oriental sack-look-alike dress, lol.
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finally i am back on the road. after 6 painful months without a ride, i purchased a 2003 Triumph America in excellent condition with only 9000 kms on it. and i couldn't be happier with it.
the older triumphs were recognizable for their 'indented at the knees' gas tank. for some reason unknown to me the newer models do not have this indentation. so i was quite happy that the 2003 model i purchased had the classic triumph look and saved me several thousand dollars off a new model.
i also must put in a word for my wonderful new insurance broker. Avi Singh at Cornerstone Insurance Brokers was a great help over the past week getting me the best price for the coverage i required, and offering very fast over the phone service. he has by far been the best broker i've had over the past few years (and i've had a few). you can reach him at 905-822-9665 ext 224 or send him an email at [email protected] .
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Disclaimer: If you're a devout Christian who takes offense when folks poke a little fun at Jesus (and baby Jesus, and the zombie Jesus), please skip this post. I don't seek to offend or upset anyone in any way. I do not delight in your discomfort. But I'm possessed (
My soon-to-be-kindergartner currently attends a Christian preschool. It came highly recommended and more attractive secular options did not present themselves when I went searching. Prior to enrollment, I'd explained that my family was non-religious (not to be confused with anti-religious, just not subscribing to, or practicing, any particular faith) and they assured me that was fine; they welcomed all faiths, beliefs and non-beliefs. And because our daughter was known to have a temper – and had once thrown a tantrum so colossal that, after 20 minutes, my husband wearily addressed her with, "The power of Christ compels you!" – we joked that maybe she could use a little Jesus. Just a little.
Over the course of her school year, however, staff changed, procedure changed, direction changed, and things got progressively more and more churchy. By Halloween we were told the children could dress up for a "fall festival" in the classroom, but only superhero, princess or animal costumes would be allowed. When I asked a staff member if it was okay for a child to dress as a bat, or a spider, so long as they didn't cry "Hail Satan!" (which they did not think was funny), I was told, "That's fine. Just as long as it's not demonic or anything."
Now, by this time my daughter was firmly engrossed in her pre-K curriculum, enjoying the hell out of her friends and teachers, and absolutely thriving. And considering I've been relatively happy with the staff overall, I couldn't justify pulling her out of school just because, from time to time, a couple people said something that caused my eyes to roll heavenward (with a "Sweet Jesus, are you kidding me?"). We live in Arizona. Someone says something stupid and/or intolerant every 27 seconds. You learn to not sweat the small, silly stuff. And I didn't. But that was before Dead Bloody Jesus.
Every day for the last several weeks my sweet five year old daughter has been coming home talking about "dead bloody Jesus." She's obsessed. The way all kids are obsessed with things dead and bloody; because it's scary. "You know how Jesus got the blood on him and died? We watched two movies about it." And, "Jesus was dead and bloody with a cross. Isn't that sad? But we're supposed to be happy." And, "dead bloody Jesus" this, and "dead bloody Jesus" that. Yay Easter! Terrifying children with the resurrection story since zero A.D.
So, the other night she had a dream about Dead Bloody Jesus (of course she did) but, "It was okay! Me and my friends gave him a shot and he was all better!" And that, good sirs and madams, is indeed great news! Because I have to take this child in for immunization shots next week, and you know the old saying…….if it's good enough for Dead Bloody Jesus…..
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Fransız kaldım
To stay like a Frenchman
Not to understand something. For example, as two people are talking, a third one joins them belatedly and they keep talking. The third one does not understand anything and says "Ben Fransız kaldım" (I stayed like a Frenchman).
Görünüşte fransızlaştırmak
To make french in appearance
To look good only in appearance – superficial
Balık kavağa çıkınca
To the Greek Calends
Something is impossible or unlikely to occur.
Yunanca konuşan yok!
Do not speak Greek!
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After avoiding downtown most of the week, I ventured into the heart of the Loop -- Chicago's business district -- for a meeting late this afternoon. Besides the constant helicopter presence overhead and the regular sound of police sirens, it feels almost like a regular weekend in the Loop: closed businesses, few cars, and tourists dressed casually.
That is except for the platoon of city, state, and federal police on every corner. I was shocked to see 100 state police officers cordoning the downtown courthouse. They soon moved across the street to surround City Hall. I never saw any protesters in either place.
As I walked further down LaSalle Street, I first heard a small group of protesters yelling something indecipherable. They were followed by just as many Chicago policemen. Perhaps they were headed to a larger gathering.
The bottom line is nothing really special is happening in Chicago today. The most remarkable thing I've noticed is how many people have no compunction about coming right up to an armed police officer and taking pictures. Whenever I stopped to take a snapshot, there were at least five others doing the same thing.
Seeing that amid armed Skynet-style drones, cameras, and many, many cops gives me hope for our country. It shows regular people still know who serves whom and aren't afraid to notice openly when there are large shows of government force.
Paradoxically, it took this meeting of an embattled inter-governmental military organization to prompt this small sign of what an exceptional country this still is.


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So, hello there, I'm Mafiew, soon 18, and senior staff of the french branch. I come from Lille, in the North of France, but I'm studying in an engineering school at Paris.
I'll try my best to help with this project, and maybe translate some articles from french to english (even though i'm much better at translating from english to french).
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Two weeks ago I became obsessed recording samples and playing them back on to test turntable configurations. The goal was to find the overall best presentation using cheap do-it-yourself (DIY) record mats one rubber sink the other a full cork mat. Each configuration was recorded using the Audio Technica 440mla cartridge. Since it has broken in (6-months) I felt it was time to test its sound with my system.
The results are close and in comparison but both materials were a significant improvement over the felt slipmat I had before. The first notice was that the full cork mat controlled that midrange and high end better that that rubber sink mat. I found it was important for the mat to adhere to the platter to silence those waveforms and stabilize the record. The cork mat covers more area on the platter's surface so it sounded better than the rubber sink mat. Alone on the turntable, the sink mat performed better with the grid side down. The recording was heavier with bass but the high end remained faintly overactive when the bumps faced the platter.
However, magic happens when the cork mat hits the platter first and the rubber mat goes down grid to cork. The resulting sound is much better than all other mat combinations. The sound was fuller and tight (the timing picks up). I also noticed the instruments went deeper into the soundstage (love when that happens).
Side note: When placing the grid side was down (bumps up) and the cork mat on top, the record would crackle with static when removed. I figured those vibrations were rubbing across the cork as feet would across carpet.


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When in Louisville, stay in a historic bed and breakfast to relish the history, lifestyle, and cuisine of antebellum Kentucky. Tucker House is set on five acres of striking beauty -- with woods, gardens, and a spring-fed lake. You may take in the beautiful landscape from the comfort of the decks or brick patio, or you might choose to explore the area more completely by putting on hiking boots and old clothes and roaming the woods around the lake. Your sights will include the original stone spring house, a dry-laid masonry wall, and the quarry that supplied the stone for the foundation of Tucker House and its outbuildings over 162 years ago. Nature, history, and tranquility seem to co-exist in this place. This is a perfect setting for a bed and breakfast inn. As you follow the winding cherry banister to the second floor, the four guest chambers await, each with its own private bath. While each room has been meticulously appointed with antiques of the era, three have been furnished with reproduction queen-sized beds for your sleeping comfort. The fourth bedroom has an authentic 1820's rope bed with full-sized bedding. Relish the history and the lifestyle of antebellum country living within a metropolitan area. In 1839, Hazael and Nancy Jane Tucker purchased their homestead and, approximately one year later, commissioned John Stone to build this brick, Federal-style home, which has now been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tucker House Bed & Breakfast is located between the historic communities of Middletown and Jeffersontown and is just 15 miles from downtown Louisville. Innkeepers Devona and Steve Porter have faithfully restored this beautiful home, turning back the clock to the 1840s. Using their collection of early 19th century antiques, they have recreated the flavor of early country living in Kentucky. They were presented with a "Preservation Award" from the Louisville Historical League for their authentic preservation work on Tucker House. This Kentucky landmark has solid brick walls, original poplar floors and trim, seven fireplaces and gorgeous, old seeded-glass windows. In the first floor parlor, stop and browse through two fine collections of books. One pertains to the history of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, and the other encompasses antiques and antique furnishings.
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Arena proposal passes committee, now goes to full City Council
When the proposal to build a new arena in Sodo first went to the Seattle City Council in May, there was little chance it would pass. But as has become plainly clear in the past few months, and particularly the past few days, city officials thought the original proposal didn't have enough protections for taxpayers if the deal went sour sometime down the line.
But an amended agreement between the City Council and the main arena investor, Chris Hansen, does provide enough financial safeguards for officials to now be comfortable. Among other additions, as announced on Tuesday, Hansen's personal guarantee to pay back the public's debt seems to have been a tipping point for most councilmembers to get on board.
At a committee hearing Thursday, six councilmembers approved the amended agreement for the public financing of a new basketball and hockey arena in Seattle. The proposal, which represents a key step toward getting an NBA team back to town, will go before the full council on Sept. 24 for consideration.
If it's passed, Hansen will officially have the green light he needs to go shopping for an NBA team to relocate to Seattle and, ostensibly, rename the SuperSonics.
"I was quite skeptical and wary of the proposal to begin with because it presented, and does present, great risks to Seattle Center and KeyArena, as well as to the taxpayers," City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen said Thursday at City Hall. "But I think that the proposal before us now is a much stronger one to protect the taxpayers.
"It's a compromise and consensus document that I feel comfortable supporting because it simply is a vote to move forward to the next step."
That next step, should the full council approve the deal later this month, will be an environmental impact study as required under state law. In addition to identifying traffic and other issues, the study will look at alternate locations for an arena other than the proposed Sodo site.
That process could take as long as a year. The City Council is requiring that at least one alternate location, at the Seattle Center, is included. But because the study will ultimately just list the pros and cons of different locations, the City Council will end up having to make the final decision on where -- and whether -- to build a new arena.
The location continues to be a sticking point. Hansen's proposal to spend up to $800 million on an NBA franchise and arena construction only applies to the Sodo site where he already owns property, in the block just south of the Safeco Field parking garage. But the plan to build a third sports venue in Sodo has drawn opposition from the Port of Seattle, maritime industry associations, labor unions and the Seattle Mariners.
During a public-comment session Thursday, industry representatives urged city councilmembers to delay their full vote until the public can take an in-depth look at the additional pieces of the financing agreement that could protect port-related jobs and ease Sodo's infamous traffic issues. Opponents have pointed out Wednesday that the new "memorandum of understanding" (MOU) between the City Council and Hansen includes an entire section consisting of one sentence: "The Arena will be located on the Project Site, which is south of downtown Seattle."
Councilmember Bruce Harrell said he didn't see much point in changing the word "will" to something like "may," since everyone knows the Sodo location is the one being considered. Yet councilmembers Sally Bagshaw and Tim Burgess said they want to make clear that they are still quite concerned about the proposed arena's potential effects on Seattle's shipping industry.
To allay some of those concerns, the City Council negotiated into their new MOU a $40 million fund for improving transportation infrastructure near the stadiums. Depending on the scenario, that fund would be partially funded by the city and county -- but all of it would eventually be paid back by Hansen through taxes on arena operations.
Councilmembers also have proposed creating a Port Overlay District that would more clearly define the boundaries between the stadium area and the surrounding industry.
"I think there are some of us who would like to do that as soon as possible as a good-faith gesture," Burgess said. "We know that we've had problems here with freight mobility for many, many years. We don't have to review that history; I think we're all keenly aware of it. And whether this arena is built or not, someday we have to start addressing those concerns."
The amended MOU also includes a $7 million fund for improvements to KeyArena.
Because Hansen's ownership group would need the future Sonics -- and potential future NHL team -- to play at KeyArena while a new arena is constructed, Hansen plans to pay for the upgrades he'd need for KeyArena to be a viable interim venue. However, the new agreement sets aside at least $2 million, to be controlled by the city, for additional upgrades for the long-term future of KeyArena.
The other $5 million of that fund could also go to KeyArena upgrades or end up going to the proposed venue. If Hansen's ownership group gets the Seattle Storm WNBA team to move to the new arena, that money would follow the Storm to Sodo.
"I'll tell ya, I really struggle with how we justify making a public investment in one private facility while preparing to abandon another one," Councilmember Nick Licata said. "No one has really -- I haven't come up with a proposal of how we are going to save the KeyArena, assuming we want to save it, as a facility for sports or entertainment.
"I really appreciate having the money set aside for the upgrade process; that's good. But honestly, while including it in the (location study) process, I personally feel that it's a stretch to believe that it's going to be chosen as the best location."
If approved by the full council, the legislation will go back to the King County Council for reconsideration. The County Council, which already approved the original MOU with a few minor amendments, would need to agree with the new draft for the process to move forward.
On Thursday, councilmembers Bagshaw, Burgess, Sally Clark, Jean Godden, Harrell and Rasmussen voted in favor of the proposal. Licata chose to abstain, saying he wanted to make sure the legislation goes before the full council on Sept. 24.
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Diversey summit highlights risk management14th of June 2012
Over 200 business leaders from companies in the building care, retail, lodging, and food & beverage industries were at the recent Risk Management Summit organised by Diversey in Amsterdam recently.
The delegates came from 18 countries to hear presentations from speakers representing global leaders such as ISS, Metro, Coca Cola, Compass Group, AutoGrill and McDonalds. These were followed by lively debates during the panel sessions.
The attendees were polled on the question, what is the single biggest challenge for the food distribution chain? A majority of 55.8 per cent cited the complexity of differing regulations across borders, 13 per cent were strongly critical of the sheer cost of implementing food safety measures, while for 31.2 per cent the biggest issue was the practicalities of ensuring collaboration between all parties in the food chain.
When polled on what was the biggest opportunity for food safety compliance, attendees recognised technology as the greatest enabler (40 per cent) while common regulations and common sourcing were also popular choices as the single most important factor for 34.3 per cent and 25.7 per cent respectively. Surprisingly 18.7 per cent of attendees admitted they did not consider, and therefore were not focussing on infection control as a food safety risk or a threat to their businesses.
When asked what the biggest challenge they faced on labour safety was, 33 per cent of attendees said reducing injuries was the biggest challenge – trailing behind 52.2 per cent voting for increased employee engagement as their biggest challenge. For 52.7 per cent, improving the consistency of customer service was the prime result of improved labour safety, ahead of the other popular answers of optimising operational productivity and reducing employee downtime.


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There will be five by me in the next issue of the excellent zine Mung Being. Thanks to editor Mark Givens, who later this year is closing the zine and starting a book publishing project that will surely kick ass.
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FreeBSD developers announced release of FreeBSD 10.2 Beta 2, the second beta release of upcoming FreeBSD 10.2, an advance BSD operating system capable of powering servers, desktops and embedded sytems.
According to release announcement, following are some changes introduced after release of FreeBSD 10.2 Beta 1.
According to release announcement, following are some changes introduced after release of FreeBSD 10.2 Beta 1.
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- The missing GEOM_LABEL in the GUMSTIX and PANDABOARD kernel configuration files that prevented the '/dev/ufs/rootfs' fstab(5) entry to mount the root filesystem has been fixed.
- Correctly handle rare events of transient write errors to the cylinder group blocks. o An incorrect implementation of kvasprintf() in the Linux compatibility and emulation code has been fixed.
- Setting the initial system clock time for systems with a CMOS clock set before the year 2000 has been fixed.
- The pw(8) utility has been updated to allow creating users with UID 0, in addition to other miscellaneous updates.
- The MIB names in the 'user' sysctl(3) tree have been fixed to no longer return '0' or empty values.
- The lo(4) driver has been updated to fix an issue where pcap(3) and bpf(4) would fail when writing to the interface.
- The watchdog(4) device has been fixed to print to the correct buffer. o [arm] The '/var/log' and '/var/tmp' directories are no longer mounted as md(4)-backed devices, which would cause messages from syslogd(8) and other applications from retaining log files after reboot(8).
- A kernel bug that would cause various issues on systems without a battery-backed clock has been fixed.
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It is said that listening to music can reduce stress levels and it is healthy for the body. Music can have a positive impact on our system and one of the contributing factors to this fact is the song lyrics. Lyrics are the words present in a song that expresses the writer's emotions in stanzas or other recognised forms. Music usually consists of lyrics which are important for development of children and adults alike. Learning to sing and keep rhythm develops coordination among children. Its a common thingf or everyone to sing along in the car or perhaps in a group of people but it gets really embarassing if you don't even know the song lyrics!
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Lyric is a word that originated in late 16th century from the French word lyrique. Lyrics originated from popular nursery rhymes that reflected real life events. Song lyrics originated from poetry; poetry has been popular for a long time ago and it was used during times of gloom, depression and sadness. The Great Depression was an age where songs emerged and became popular so that people could forget their miseries temporarily and indulge in music for a little while. Music is known to be a depression reliever are many people can relate to what is being said.
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Quoting song lyrics properly is important if lyrics are to be used as a reference. It is of extreme significance that the people responsible are given the due credit for their work. Lyrics can be used in research the same way a person may use articles, academic journals and books for their research. However it is vital that these song lyrics are quoted in the right manner. The following steps can be used to quote lyrics properly:
Start with the name of the artist. The names of the artist should be listed in order of the last name and then the first name.
The name of the song should be enclosed in quotation marks and followed with a full stop.
The name of the title of the album should be underlined
The name of the label that produced the album should be listed, followed by a comma.
The citation should be finished with the year that the song was released, followed by a period. This information is generally available on the inside of the album cover.
The final citation should look like this:
Songwriter's last name, first name. "Title of Song." Lyrics. Title of Album. Name of publishing company, year recorded.
De Sela, Lhasa."La Frontera." Lyrics. Thye Living Road. Network, 2004.
Proper referencing of song lyrics or any other source is always important because if it is neglected then it can have serious consequences. The scope of copyright law needs to be understood as it applies to all domains. Despite the copyright clause, the ideas or concepts can be used if they can be presented in our own words, or if they are quoted, then the credit should be given to the right person.
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Victoria Soto, Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, Mary Sherlach, Lauren Rousseau, Rachel D'Avino,
Anne Marie Murphy. These are the teachers of Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Heroes who gave their lives protecting children.
Every teacher I know would do the same. We educate, protect and love our children. It's what we do.
Their deaths have brought attention to the teaching profession. Attention which is long overdue. It's a shame that it had to take such a tragedy. In the days following 9/11 our country was made aware of the lengths fire fighters and police officers would go to save lives not giving a second thought to putting themselves into harms way. We always knew they were heroes, but watching the images of that horrible day put things into perspective. It gave us a new appreciation for who they are and what they do.
During the past week I've read articles, blog posts and editorials about teachers. It seems our country has suddenly become pro-teacher. It's wonderful to see, a new appreciation for what we do. I've received hugs from parents, words of thanks, and lovely notes written in Christmas cards. I have never felt more appreciated for doing the job I love to do.
While surfing Facebook today I read a post titled, Dear Teachers. It's a tongue and cheek letter bashing parents. When I first read it I found myself nodding my head in agreement, but then I began to think. I don't think we are going to get anywhere by bashing parents.
I truly believe the hypothetical parent described in the post is in the minority. Do parents like this exist? Yes unfortunately, but I have no doubt that all parents want what's best for their children. There are those parents who have no choice but to drop off their children early, not because they want to go to Starbucks, but because if they are late for their jobs, they won't have a job. Then there are those parents who need us to feed their children because they can't afford to do so themselves, or those who worry more about providing their family with a warm coat than reading to them each night.
My school recently held parent/teacher conferences and despite their different situations, and their level of parental involvement each and every parent I spoke to, without a doubt, love and want what's best for their child.
This year our school's Christmas concert entertained a full house. There was not a seat to be found. All but one parent kept their appointment with me for conferences, and that parent called to reschedule. Perhaps recent events have made all of us look at our priorities.
I work with children who sometimes have parents who have not been taught how to parent because they themselves have not had good role models. There are so many facets to this problem. I am a teacher, but first and foremost I am a mother who appreciates each and every teacher who has ever had a part in my children's education. I think that's true for most parents.
I will be honest, I've done my share of complaining, but perhaps recent events have opened my eyes a bit too. I look at my students and their parents through different eyes now. If we truly believe the mantra "parents as partners" then our attitudes need to change too. Being a parent is not easy, in fact being a teacher is easier. I can always quit my teaching job, but I'm a parent for life.


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Fighting for journalists' rights
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General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists – Aidan White
Twenty years ago, in June of 1990, the Soviet government passed a law which outlawed any form of censorship and guaranteed the freedom of press in Russia. But unfortunately, no law can guarantee a carefree existence to journalists. The number of cases when journalists' freedoms are violated is not decreasing around the world. Another serious issue is the decrease in quality of the world media. To talk about the problems and threats journalists are facing around the world, our guest today is Aidan White, the General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists.


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It's time to share another layout made with the Wonder collection from Authentique. Our sweet puppy, Duffy, looked a little too cute in front of the Christmas Tree. So, I decided to scrap his first Christmas with a letter to Santa. In the letter he explains that he's just a puppy and this is his first Christmas, so he's asking for forgiveness for the few naughty things he's done this year in the hopes that Santa would bring him a new bone!
Here's a closeup of the Christmas Tree adorned with some Pebbles Candy Dots (LOVE those things!).
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The day workshop on amulet weaving at Aro Ling Bristol attracted a delightful group of people. There were ten of us, which was about the right number for the space available. They all successfully made at least one amulet during the day, and several managed to make two.
I will be teaching a shorter workshop on amulets at Aro Ling Cardiff as part of the 'Saturday Morning Samplers' series that begins on May 3rd. The amulet workshop will be on May 24th, 10 - 12. The cost is £10 for adults and £3 for children. The number of places is limited, so booking is advisable.


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My posting continues to be irregular. I have lots to say, but am struggling to find the time away from my professional activities.
My last post was Problems with cloud computing - and paperless offices. Following on from this, I was interested in a story in IT Wire on Australian data centres.
According to Gartner the number of Australian data centres will peak this year just shy of 50,000. That's a huge number. However, by 2015 the number of Australian data centres is forecast to drop to around 45,500.
According to Gartner's Phil Sargeant, there was a great deal of consolidation going on in the Australian market, and that more and more companies were looking to satisfy their ICT needs through a move to cloud computing. The impost of the carbon tax would also have an impact.
Most Australian data centres are relatively small by global standards.
"You get economies of scale in the big data centres and they can bring that to bear re their ability to purchase energy," Mr Sargeant said. "They have better energy characteristics than smaller data centres."
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Melburnians, and those visiting this hub of whirlwind culture and weather, have an incandescent kick up the pants in store if they visit the National Gallery of Victoria right now. Andy Warhol's in da house with Chinese photographer Ai Weiwei and it's something else.
Now, by 'else', I mean different things for different participants. To tell you the truth, I've never necessarily been a Warhol fan myself. Lots of garish Monroes, Elvises or Campbell's soup cans have never truly floated my boat. I figured anyone, even the sketchingly sketchy moi, could pull off four quarters of garish colouring in a year 3 art lesson. But over the two hours plus I meandered through the hallowed pop art halls, a couple of realisations dawned.
- Warhol's existence, philosophy of self and the universe, was channelled through art, though artistic reflection. Not so much did he seem, to my eyes, a conduit or shaman through which masterpieces evolved; rather, he could only be, or understand his being, as it was art. In this light, I was particularly taken with his massive self portrait head-shots. These were at once his "art" and his "self". Moreso, Warhol wasn't necessarily creating them to be artistic, but in order, in fact, simply "to be". And in its most personal, intrinsic expression of being by a notoriously shy man, how ironic a two metre square selfie is, indeed!
- Irony itself seemed at the heart of much of Andy Warhol's work. Crass, monotonous or lurid reflections of culture and society were ultimately reflections on its crass, monotonous or lurid reality. From the short film, "Blow Job", to the eight hour footage of the Empire State Building, from a humdrum soup can to an artistic series of monstrous Chairman Maos, irony propelled his work into an unsuspecting culture. And we gobble it up.
I did love wafting about with the shiny, levitating birds and silver pillow clouds. I wasn't the only adult in the hallways lightly tapping these strange helium creatures, commenting on how therapeutic it felt to move with the push and drift about us.
Ai Weiwei's capturing of the human in communist China and New York is stunning. Like Warhol's work, that which is ironic and testing cultural norms pervades Ai's. Yet as the child of artists in the time of Mao's cultural revolution, his art, as with his father's, is the ultimate in political defiance. Video footage sharing Ai Weiwei's fears for his safety as the government watches his every move is a brittle truth. And the photo of his wife flashing her knickers in front of Mao's giant statue, crowds oblivious, is a gesture to the obscenity of self expression through art as criminality.
What else? Well, who else? I brought my kids along for the ride. Maybe I thought they'd dig the flashy colours or believe anything is possible if you can be world famous having painted soup cans. Alas, neither option convinced them. But they absolutely loved the children's exhibition set up specifically to showcase Ai Weiwei and Andy Warhol at an interactive level. So we jostled, giggled and pulled ridiculous faces in the Warhol montage photo booth. We made pet cat videos to email out to random, unsuspecting friends (apparently Ai Weiwei has 20 in his studio. Cats, that is, not random friends). And, above all else, we immersed ourselves in the nature of art.
And that's what it was about. And that's what thrilled and challenged me: thinking about art.
That, and the fact that, having stared at Ai Weiwei's metres high collage of flower arrangements in a bicycle basket, I still failed to see the actual bicycle sitting right in front of me the whole time until my sister pointed it out. Top marks, Elise.
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ROMMY BOCO is set to undergo his own pre-season after sealing his Pompey move
But the new arrival believes his connection with Paul Cook can fast-track him into his manager's first-team plans.
I don't want any excuses. So this is a bit like a pre-season for me.Rommy Boco targets his own pre-season after Pompey move
Boco agreed a move to Fratton Park until the end of the season on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old immediately joined Hawks on a month's loan, as he searches for his match fitness.
The versatile player has not played football for four months, and has been training with Pompey since just before the start of the season.
Boco agreed to cancel his contract with Indian side Bharat FC, allowing him to seal his Blues move.
Now the Benin international is looking to make sure his time with Hawks ensures he ready to hit the ground running with Pompey.
Boco said: 'I don't want any excuses. So this is a bit like a pre-season for me.
'I hope I can do good things for Havant and Waterlooville.
'I haven't played for a while and need games in my legs.
'So I'm going to Havant to get my fitness right.
'For a player to be fit you need a proper pre-season with four or five games.
'I haven't played for four months so I need that time so I can be fit to play and show what I can bring to the team.
'I played my first 45 minutes on Tuesday.
'I'm still working hard in training but it's never the same compared to a match.
'By early next month I should be close to playing at 100 per cent.
'The main concern is to be ready.
'When I'm in the team I want people to see properly what I can bring.
'The lads are doing well so it was not the right time for me to wait on the bench.
'So Havant have given me the chance to have games and get fitness right.'
Boco knows Cook well with the Pompey boss working with him at Sligo Rovers, Accrington Stanley and last season at Chesterfield.
He feels the connection with the Scouser can work in his favour when it comes to understanding what Cook demands.
Boco said: 'The gaffer knows it's simple to have a player who knows how he wants to play.
'I've played for him and know how he wants to play.
'If I do the business for him he's happy – and I'm happy to play for him.
'This season everyone has adapted really well.
'In general when you have lots of new players it's never that easy.
'So we're quite lucky everyone has turned up really quickly and adapted themselves well.
'For me it should be a bit easier because I've played for him for years.
'I know what he is expecting – because nine months ago I was playing for him.
'He knows what I can do and what he wants from me.
'We have achieved things and I always perform for him.'


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Interview with Independent Christian artist Rita Pam Tarachi 29 janvier, 2011
Interview with independent Christian artist Rita Pam Tarachi
Here is an interview I did with Rita via e-mail ! And I have to say her words inspired me I hope they will be alble to inspire you too!
How is life as a Christian musician?
Life as a messenger in God's vineyard isn't all rosy! There are times I have it all smooth and there are times, the journey gets tougher but I am grateful for both the happy and rough times as these are the things we're to expect. Jesus Himself said this in Matthew 10.16: "Listen! I am sending you out just like sheep to a pack of wolves. You must be as cautious as snakes and as gentle as doves" (GNT)
What is the Lord teaching you at the moment?Currently, what I'm learning at the Lord's feet is to trust him completely and never fret about tomorrow. Its totally human to worry some times but we should have it at the back of our minds that worry solves nothing! We should continually keep our focus on Him and get attention off ourselves… In doing this, we'd realize that as we seek Him and His kingdom, He'd begin to increase us and bless all aspects of our lives. In Matthew 6.33 it says "But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (ASV)
Do you write your own songs?
Yes, I write my own songs.
What are the best ways to intercede, pray for you and other Christian artists ?
We need prayers over our lives and our ministries, that GOD would keep us strengthened to carry out the message of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth; there are countless trials and thorns along the way, and we need God to overcome; our needs sometimes are also personal and we need to continue praying for each other.
Thank you Rita for this interview!
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