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What you need to know about the Clinton-Sanders divide on fracking - The Washington Post
What you need to know about the Clinton-Sanders divide on fracking
Update, 3/10/2016: In their debate Wednesday night in Miami, the difference between the two candidates on fracking was again in focus. Clinton argued there that “We need to implement all of the president’s executive actions and quickly move to make a bridge from coal to natural gas to clean energy.” In contrast, Sanders declared, “I hope you’ll join me in ending fracking in the United States of America.”
When Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debated Sunday night in Flint, Mich., their similarities often seemed larger than the differences. Both are outraged by the Flint water crisis. Both agree that climate change is one of the biggest threats that we, as a global society, face.
However, a significant difference persists between the two Democratic candidates on the issue of fracking — the practice of pumping huge volumes of water, containing some chemicals, deep underground at high pressures to crack open shale layers and release oil and natural gas.
Fracking is currently responsible for one of the biggest transformations that we’ve seen in the energy space in some time. By unleashing vast reserves of so-called “unconventional” gas, for instance, it’s a key factor behind a run of starkly low natural gas prices, which recently touched just $ 1.61 per million BTUs, or British thermal units.
Sanders, nevertheless, wants a ban on fracking. Or as he put it in Michigan, “I do not support fracking.” He added, “I talk to scientists who tell me that fracking is doing terrible things to water systems all over this country. We have gotta be bold now. We gotta transform our energy system to energy efficiency and sustainable energy.”
Clinton’s view was more nuanced, though some observers find the overall tone harder on fracking than she has been in the past. On Sunday, she said she doesn’t support fracking where it is causing environmental damage, is opposed by states themselves (such as in Clinton’s own New York), or where the chemicals used aren’t disclosed. But she came far short of opposing it outright, later adding, “I’ve already said we are taking away the subsidies for oil and gas, but it is important that people understand that a president can’t go ordering folks around. Our system doesn’t permit that.”
On her campaign website, Clinton says that “Domestically produced natural gas can play an important role in the transition to a clean energy economy,” striking a tone that seems very consistent with President Obama’s “all of the above” energy approach, and with the widely publicized notion that natural gas can serve as a “bridge fuel” enabling a shift to completely renewable energy, since it releases much less carbon dioxide than coal when burned.
“You have some folks in the U.S. who want to see an outright ban on fracking, and then you have other people who want to see more substantial regulation of the practice, and I would say that as between the two of them, that represents the majority of Americans on the topic,” says Mark Brownstein, who heads the Environmental Defense Fund’s work on natural gas and methane emissions from the sector.
In other words, at a time when the next president will likely oversee sweeping and consequential changes in how we get energy, the difference between Clinton and Sanders on natural gas — one of the key upstarts in the space of late — is very real.
So let’s look more closely at some of the key issues at stake here:
Water contamination. When it comes to charges about fracking’s contamination of water supplies, few deny that at least some problems have occurred in specific places. But the extent of the issue, and whether it is systemic or merely occasional, remains very much contested.
A draft assessment on the topic, completed by the EPA last year, failed to find “widespread, systemic impacts on drinking water resources in the United States.” Rather, it found that while there were some water contamination problems, “the number of identified cases, however, was small compared to the number of hydraulically fractured wells.”
Granted, the new report also estimates that some 25,000-30,000 new wells “were drilled and hydraulically fractured annually” in the U.S. over the period from 2011 to 2014. So, even a small failure rate could lead to numerous impacts.
Some environmental groups have heavily critiqued this report. The passage above also triggered criticism from the EPA’s Science Advisory Board. In its latest review draft of the EPA’s report, the board singled out this much-cited passage and said that it requires “clarification and additional explanation,” and that the EPA should “discuss the significant data limitations and uncertainties” in relation to this and other major findings.
“I think there’s a mismatch between the details of the EPA report and their headline message,” says Rob Jackson, a professor of Earth science at Stanford. “Their own work has documented hundreds of cases of water contamination and water issues. On the other hand, it depends on how you define ‘widespread.’”
Other environmental consequences of fracking got less attention at the debate, but are also worth weighing. For instance, there are concerns about air pollution near fracking operations.
Methane emissions. Most significant from a climate perspective, there are also worries that fracking and the broader unconventional gas revolution are leading to more accidental releases of methane, a potent but short-lived greenhouse gas.
“Because of the methane issue, and because it’s really the only way to slow climatic warming on the timescale of the next few decades, I think shale gas is probably worse overall than coal,” said Robert Howarth, a researcher at Cornell University who published one of the first estimates of fugitive methane emissions believed to be coming from shale gas drilling.
The EPA recently revised upward its estimates of how much methane is being emitted by U.S. oil and gas operations, notes Environmental Defense’s Brownstein. And he expects that the number is still underestimated.
“Current methods of reporting don’t take into account emissions from sporadic, but significant emissions events that come from equipment failures, equipment malfunctions, leaks that occur over time. Aliso Canyon is a dramatic example of that kind of event,” Brownstein said.
The Obama administration has proposed new rules to limit fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas operations, but as Jackson notes, these only cover operations on public lands. “I think the challenge with Hillary’s position is, she’s not in a position to regulate the industry strongly except on federal lands,” he said.
Methane versus carbon dioxide. Without denying the significance or the scale of this problem, it must also be said that methane is not the same as the most worrisome greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide. Indeed, the two gases are so different that, despite many pat statements suggesting that methane is “more powerful,” the truth is that they are extremely difficult and complex to even compare.
Once emitted, some proportion of carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere for thousands of years. In contrast, methane has a much stronger immediate warming effect, but it only lasts in the atmosphere for a little more than 10 years.
This means both that reducing methane has a more immediate impact on warming, but also that when it comes to the long-term, geological fate of the planet, today’s methane emissions are of considerably less consequence than carbon dioxide emissions, because they lack the staying power.
However, Howarth argues, in the shorter term methane really matters. “The climate simply responds too slowly to change in carbon dioxide emissions,” he said. “We’re going to sail right through the Paris target if we concentrate just on carbon dioxide.”
Gas versus coal. But weighing the issue fairly, it’s also quite clear that fracking is having at least one environmental benefit, from a climate change perspective.
Namely, fracking, by enabling the unconventional natural gas revolution in the U.S., has greatly increased overall natural gas supply and, therefore, driven down cost. “Affordable and abundant natural gas has ushered in an era of substantially lower prices than they otherwise would have been without the unconventional revolution,” noted a 2014 report by IHS.
Cheap natural gas, in turn, is displacing carbon-intensive coal in the electricity sector. While the burning of coal provided 39 percent of U.S. electricity in 2014, that dropped to 34 percent in 2015 — and U.S. greenhouse gas emissions declined accordingly, according to an analysis by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. And so far in 2016, prices have plunged even lower than they did in 2015.
Just how good this news is, though, depends on a consideration of all the long term consequences of cheap gas – not all of which are immediately clear to us. “An energy policy that takes coal offline, especially old coal plants, is a winning energy policy,” said Stanford’s Rob Jackson. “What we don’t know is how much natural gas will displace renewables, compared to complement renewables. That’s what we need to know.”
In sum, the environmental issues around fracking remain real, yet also contested and complex. This is not an easy or simple issue and it is not one where you can really give a black and white answer. And maybe that’s not so surprising, in that this is a relatively new phenomenon that is sweeping the U.S. energy arena, in many cases faster than science can keep up with it.
More will, undoubtedly, come into focus in the coming years — under the next president.
In light of all this, the difference between Clinton and Sanders is one that voters should definitely be aware of. Clinton is more of a pragmatist who is closer to President Obama, whose “all of the above” energy policy is just as critiqued by some environmentalists as his climate change actions are praised. Sanders wants a much faster transition to renewable energy, rather than using a “bridge fuel” like natural gas (or, for that matter, nuclear power) in the interim.
That’s a debate that will continue to play itself out constantly from the center out toward the environmental left — and it may ultimately be one of the most important ones there is for the U.S.’s energy future.

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Life through the eyes of a Surgeon: Pushing the Envelope
Complacency is extraordinarily common in every line of work. This is no different in surgery. Surgeons will commonly learn new techniques only after they have been widely published with prospective randomized placebo controlled trials. Less often, they will learn new techniques if there is a public demand. And even less commonly, surgeons will learn new techniques simply because they push the envelope of surgical technology.
A great example of this is SILS, or single incision laparoscopic surgery. This technique utilizes the same instrumentation and essentially the same operative technique as traditional laparoscopic surgery but it does so through one incision site which is hidden inside the belly button. As a result, patients get a virtually scar-less operation. This technique is being slowly adopted throughout the United States.
Surgeons are commonly reluctant to learn this new technique because it achieves only cosmetic improvement and makes fairly simple operations slightly more time-consuming and certainly more difficult. I learned this technique almost 3 years ago and immediately began to adopt this in my practice. Admittedly, it was a steep learning curve and no doubt added some extra time to my operations. However, as my technique improved, operative times decreased to roughly the same as traditional laparoscopic surgery.
Interestingly, I have noticed an added benefit. By pushing the envelope and forcing myself out of my comfort zone, I have become a markedly better technical surgeon. In all aspects of my laparoscopic surgical technique I have noticed better conservation of motion (a technical quality of no wasted movement; more efficient) and much improved surgical technique.
It is important to note that many surgeons will never learn this technique and will still have excellent outcomes and excellent patient satisfaction. So why would one want to do this? I propose two reasons.
First, I have come to realize that pushing the envelope and putting yourself outside of your comfort zone to learn new techniques is really an integral part of being a good surgeon. Without learning this technique, my skills would not have advanced as they have. I am convinced that my patients all benefit from this regardless of the operation they are getting.
Secondly, it contributes to the advancement of surgical care not only by improving one's general operative techniques but by pressuring technology to improve. Already, we have seen integration of single incision surgery and robotics and without the push towards the single incision movement this may not have been realized as quickly.
Currently, this technique is usually applied to the more routine operations, such as gallbladder and appendix removal. But, given the speed of technological innovation, it is reasonable to imagine most major abdominal operations being performed through one very small incision in the abdominal wall, and probably by robots with extremely small but versatile instrumentation.
However, for this to happen, surgeons need to continue to push the envelope in not only their operative technique but also their forward thinking.
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Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Danby’s vast portfolio includes everything from portraits of famous Canadians to athletes in mid-play and landscape paintings so crystalline that at first glance they resemble photographs.
As an artist, Ken Danby’s work was loved more by the people than it was revered by the critics. Although his works were bought by museums, he found his best, most rewarding and lasting appeal among private collectors and purveyors of popular culture. A superb draftsman and a prodigious and prolific artist of his own time, he was a realistic painter who reflected quotidian events, natural landscapes and athletic prowess to mass audiences, rather than an abstract expressionist who created troubling, edgy canvasses for an intellectual elite.
The prolific artist was known as the school artist from the time he was very young. At 18, he enrolled in the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, where one of his teachers was Group of Seven member J. E. H. Macdonald. Other students called him Vincent because of his goatee and the fact that he was a loner who seemed to be obsessive about drawing and painting.
“I was intense and almost fanatical about drawing and did hundreds of studies, mostly in pen, during my first year.”
OCAD’s preference in abstract expressionism was at odds with his interest in precise figurative drawing, and he left to pursue a number of design jobs before finally launching a free-lance career with Gallery Moos.
His 1972 painting of a masked ice-hockey goalie hunched in the crease is considered by many to be a Canadian national symbol. The anonymous player represents every goalie who has ever waited for a shot to test his or her mettle, but it also captures the tension of that moment when the arena goes silent and fans stop breathing as all become one with the solitary figure down on the ice. As an indication of the painting’s significance in popular culture, Mr. Danby put the image on a hockey mask as a fundraiser for spinal cord research and it raised $15,100 (U.S.) at a charity auction on NHL.com in November, 2006.
While many Canadians connect Danby with hockey images, he points out they make up only a dozen images in a long painting career. “I still love the game,” he said in a 2002 interview. “I respond to it, so there’s that appeal. That there has been such a focus on them in Canada shows that I’ve tapped into something that has to do with Canada’s soul and spirit.”
He also has done portraits of Canadian icons such as singer Gordon Lightfoot and former prime minister Pierre Trudeau. And he is renowned for his landscapes, including the 1997 painting Niagara. A retrospective at the Joseph Carrier Gallery in 2004 featured 60 paintings, many capturing Canadian scenes such as Lake Louise. He received many honours, including the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.
It is tempting to imagine ironies both cruel and poetic in the death of Mr. Danby, the realist, while canoeing in the same wilderness (although at a different lake) where expressionist landscape painter Tom Thomson drowned 90 years ago. The coincidences and the metaphors may not bear serious scrutiny – they interpreted and represented nature in different ways – but both men loved the wilderness and were exploring its richness when they died suddenly and before their time, causing great shock and grief to their families, friends and admirers.
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LOGO OF THE BOSTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, THE FIRST FULLY-INTEGRATED AND MECHANIZED TEXTILE MILL IN THE WORLD, AND THE FIRST COMPANY CREATED BY THE GROUP OF MEN WHO WOULD BECOME KNOWN POSTHUMOUSLY AS THE "BOSTON ASSOCIATES."
In 1934, historian Vera Shlakman coined the term “Boston Associates.” She discovered that a small group of investors from Boston were critical to the larger industrial development of New England, and beyond. This group, joined together by social and blood ties, consolidated wealth and dominated the American textile industry during the first half of the nineteenth century.
This talk will explore the technological innovations, new business strategies, and shared ideals that characterized the Boston Associates, beginning with Francis Cabot Lowell and the Boston Manufacturing Company in 1813. Our Museum resides on that historic site.
As absentee owners, they not only ruled the industrial life in places like Lowell, Lawrence, Chicopee, Manchester, and Saco, they also contributed to the economic growth of these once-small villages.
Men like Patrick Tracy Jackson, Francis Cabot Lowell, John Amory Lowell, and Nathan Appleton, to name a few, were linked together not only because they had made it to the top of Boston’s elite, but because they wanted to make sure that industrial growth did not run amok; but, was restrained by traditional values of community, hard work, social obligation, and decency.
This talk will explore the philosophy, history, achievements, and legacy of this group of trailblazing men who made manifest the vision of the great American innovator, Francis Cabot Lowell.
This talk begins at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30.
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August 8, 2008 by iluv2prshim
This is the last day of Camp Meeting 2008 here in the Western District. We have had a phenomenol time. The teaching and preaching of the Western District pastors and Bro. Davis and Bro. Jones has been over the top. WOW! God has met with us in such a special way. We have enjoyed good fellowship with our friends and we have also enjoyed making new friends.
This is just a little update. I will post more later about the camp and hopefully have some pictures to go with it.
on August 8, 2008 at 3:00 pm | Reply Susan Hill
Yes, it has been wonderful! Well, what I have gotten to pay attention to! This 41 year old mom, chasing the 2 year old, is tired!! For some reason, Cherish seems to like to visit the facilities at least 3 times during the preaching, therefore, I stay a little distracted!!! What a great time with all of our friends.
on August 8, 2008 at 8:49 pm | Reply Linda
I know you have enjoyed it! I love Camp Meeting!!! The “preaching, praying, singing, shoutin'” is awesome! I’m glad it was GREAT!!!! Love you!
on August 9, 2008 at 2:17 pm | Reply Karen Hopper
Couldn’t agree more. Wonderful camp meeting – they don’t get any better. It was so good to visit with you, even if it was a short one.
on August 9, 2008 at 11:16 pm | Reply Debbie Saiz
WOW. . .what a great camp we had!!! You did an incredible job with the hospitality tent!! Thanks for all your hard work!!!
on August 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm | Reply Steven Saiz
Ditto to what Debbie said. The hospitality tent rocked. It was first class and the dinner on Thursday was incredible. Thanks for making Camp a great success.
on August 11, 2008 at 8:05 am | Reply SIS NOEL
Sis Hurst we had such a awesome time. Next year I want to help you cook and serve. So count me in. Also could you post a prayer request for Luke? He is my friend Jen’s son and he has a mass on his liver. he is having chemo. He is only 6 months old and they need a miracle and God’s great comfort. You are the superstar in the blog world so I know if you post it. Tons will pray!!


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Our Molecular Future: How Nanotechnology, Robotics, Genetics, and Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Our World by Douglas Mulhall | 9781573929929 | Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® B&N's Biggest Books Books by Author Book Awards Books by Series Collectible Editions Coming Soon Coupons & Deals New Releases NY Times Bestsellers The Paperback Store Signed Books
Our Molecular Future explores some intriguing possibilities that answer these questions and many others. Douglas Mulhall describes the exponential changes that are about to be wrought by the nanotechnology and robotic revolutions, which promise to reduce the scale of computing to the nanometera billionth of a meterwhile increasing computing power to almost unimaginable levels.
But while technology is making these fantastic leaps, we may also encounter surprises that throw us into disarray: climate changes, earthquakes, or even a seemingly improbable asteroid collision. These extremes are not the nightmare scenarios of sensationalists, Mulhall stresses, nor are many of them human induced. Instead, they may be part of nature's cyclerecurring more often than we've thought possible.

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Buried by Books: Romance and Mystery Reviews: Recipe: Caramel Pecan Brownies
Recipe: Caramel Pecan Brownies
These were originally from a Pillsbury pamphlet cookbook. I have no idea what issue. I've been making these for years, usually when I run out of baking chocolate and only have cocoa on hand.
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 8 x 8 inch square pan. Mix sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Spread in the pan as evenly as possible. Sprinkle with pecans.
Heat caramels and milk in saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted.* drizzle over warm brownies. Cool completely, about 1 hr. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. 16 brownies.
*You can also pop the caramels and milk in the microwave and cook on high for 30 seconds. Stir and heat in 15 second intervals until drizzling consistency.
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Synopsis: Andy Barber has a wonderful life – a successful career as an Assistant DA and a picture perfect family. But all of that is about to change. A horrific murder happens in Andy’s small town, and he is naturally the first pick to investigate. But not a minute later, Andy’s son is accused of murder and Andy is immediately removed from the case. He will now be forced to look at the flip-side of the law to protect Jacob, who he knows is innocent.
Thoughts: Sometimes I feel like a broken record on these things. I read a good book and tend to say the same things over and over. Yes, I am fully aware that I tout characters, plot, and writing over and over. And yes, I probably use words like “interesting” and “amazing” far too often. But then I read a book that bowls me over and throws new words in my head. So I’m thinking stuff like “snakey plot” and “holy bananas” and “bazooka bubble gum” and I need a minute to collect my thoughts because that. was. AWESOME!
For starters, William Landay creates some of the most complex characters I’ve read about in a long time. And not dumb complex, but totally believable. The flawed end up being perfect and the perfect end up being flawed. Strangely enough, it wasn’t the relationships that I drooled over as usual, but the actual characters themselves. Individually (and together, for that matter), these people were just magnificent.
But the thing that differentiated this novel from other crime fiction were the little snippets of information that would reveal part of the plot in the future. As much as I enjoyed reading the story (and obviously learning more about those characters), it was these small clues that made it almost impossible to put down the book. I knew something was up the whole time – there had to be answers to questions that were left behind! And through some sort of witch magic, Landay brings out the hidden puzzle piece (You know the one that somehow turns up unexpectedly in your sister’s left shoe?) and we’re left with a most pristine explanation – and a complete picture of lunacy.
“Damage hardens us all. It will harden you too when it finds you – and it will find you.” SO GOOOOD!!
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Nicky'S Nails'N Stuff: ^_^ MONDAY KOTD ^_^
^_^ MONDAY KOTD ^_^
I hope you all had a great and relaxing weekend!! If your goal
was to have a busy or work related weekend, then I hope
your weekend went as planned :)
I did my nails, well I do my nails all the time but
I took a pic of my nails to share with you.
I also bought a couple of Revlon polishes Orchid and Gold Coin.
I also wanted to try the new Orly QUO brand
Turquoise Moonlight. It is hard to see how sparkly this one is
with this crappy cell phone pic. I got these at Shoppers Drug Mart.
I have not been able to get any new polishes due to my
promising my hubby that if we got the new Ipad 2 I would
go on a no-buy till Jan. However this is not turning out to be
possible. I have made two full months so I am gonna have to
break my promise on Friday when I get paid. I am going
to order something from somewheres I don't even know yet.
My hubby has been wondering why I have been cranky lately.
I think I figured it out today when I was happy all day after getting
just three little beauties to come home. So, if he wants to still
be married by Christmas than he better let me out of our deal.
Or at least not freak when I make a couple orders this weekend. LOL
Do you ladies have that feeling when it's been way too long
since getting some new nail stuff??? I have always tried
to make smaller orders so I can get more stuff coming to me but
when it's been too long I don't know what to get first. I also
really can't go overboard cuz Christmas and my sons Bday on
Dec 1st is coming soon.
Enough of my yapping.
I used many colors for this mani, if you want to know just
leave a comment so I can get them down for you. I stick to my go to
neons mainly from CC and CG.
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Nas just hit a NEW ALL TIME HIGH CHEERS 5300 is almost
here,,,,,, WHAT A GREAT DAY.............
Nas 3 points from a new all time High ,Thank you
Yellen what a rally, she is Amazing , she has full control of markets like no other Fed Cheers
Reply to I told you Nas will see new highs this week.... by whatamarket
almost there... 6 points to go....lets do it
Reply to I would like to see the nas close today at 5270, i see no by whatamarket
Sep 21, 2016 2:56 PM
BINGO 5274 is here now lets close here or higher what a day...Drinks on me this why I continue to buy the dips, not much has changed
I would like to see the nas close today at 5270, i see no
reason why it should not, BOJ and the Fed did not disappoint, Nikkei was up 300 now US markets need to follow, we are are on the way Nas up 25 Dow up 75
I like what I see, Janet one again is in control , Nas is up 28 Dow
up 75 , she still has it as we are witnessing today and every fed meeting
Reply to The Fed does not disappoint just like by whatamarket
Sep 21, 2016 2:03 PM
New highs on the way, the Fed made sure of it, not much has changed
The Fed does not disappoint just like
BOJ,,, they know how to please markets, somethings do not change, and why should it, rally back on, they will not raise this year ...get use to it
Reply to I like to post quotes all day when the market is up like this by whatamaket
Nas 5300 on the way......new highs on the way,,,,BOJ and now the Fed...not much has changed
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Sep 21, 2016 9:29 AM
Sep 21, 2016 9:35 AM
Interesting...................USD/JPY
USD/JPY	100.72	-0.97	-0.95% Yen is getting stronger, BOJ will need to intervene very soon
Reply to The Bobblehead's eyes are no longer in sync.. by moveavgtrader
Sep 21, 2016 8:45 AM
not the real what a ma-R-ket no R somethings do not change
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Sep 21, 2016 7:45 AM
fake whatamaRket no R -LEARN TO READ
Once again I like what I see, Nas 5300 is
Sep 21, 2016 9:06 AM
on the way, Nas futures up 20, Asian markets up nicely on the BOJ now the Fed will take the markets to new highs, somethings just do not change.........all aboard
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Sep 21, 2016 12:39 AM
Sep 21, 2016 1:13 AM
They will do whatever it takes to keep markets high ..nothing has changed so will the Fed and the ECB
WOW everything is rallying like Crazy, HSI,Nikkei Futures,
Sep 21, 2016 1:04 AM
BOJ once again delivered , rallying time is on
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Sep 20, 2016 9:41 PM
how can you be banned so may times?
It's arund that time buyers step in , Nas
up 17 looks like a very productive day, somethings do not change
I like what I see.......................
Sep 20, 2016 9:33 AM
I like what I see, Nas fair value was only up 9 but Nas opened up....
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Country Crafts and Curtains Quilt Shop, Fredericton: October 2012
*Snowman and Reindeer Bluework*
This little quilt is finished at 35"x 45"...It has 6 snowmen and 6 reindeer blocks...Could also be made larger with a little bigger blue and white striped border...Diane...
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*New Charm Packs*
This is one of the new charm packs...* Cuzco* ...that has just come today...In rich colors of fuchsia, indigo, patina, and orchid ... very pretty I must say.... Below is* Chateau Rouge* It is a very classic charm pack...inspired by an old brick chateau in a small town just north of Aix-en--Provence, called St.Remy in France...mustard yellows mixed with old reds...drop in to see them soon...Diane...
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*2013 Bali Pops*
These are the brightest of the 2013 bali-pops...Will these fit in with any of last years ones you are short of...Let me know...Diane...
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*WINTER WISHES*
I have definitely picked out my next embroidery project that I want to do...this pattern has come into stock... and... it is a beauty!!...It would also make a nice Christmas Gift...or you could welcome your Xmas visitors by hanging it on the door where your wreath would go ...add ribbons,candy canes and greenery ...P.S.(I have to finish my project I'm working on first and this is it)...I have 1 more to do...They are soo cute...Holly has the pattern with her at the quilt show...Happy Sewing...Diane....
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*October Jacks*
Finished size is 12"x12"...to hang on your little wire hanger...In stock now...Do you want a kit made up?...Diane...Holly has the patterns at the Keswick Ridge Quilt Show...
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*Penny Pouch*
You can tell there is a nip in the air and it is time to change purses...This purse is fun to make and goes with everything...It is soo cute ...I'll make a few for all my little girls for Christmas...Diane...
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* Trim The Pillow*
Two snowmen decorating a tree with pom pom ornaments and a twinkling sparkle embroidered star...Fabric covered buttons and a felted wool scolloped pillow top add to the charm...Pillow measures 17"x19.5"... What a beautiful gift!!...Diane... 454-2572
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*Acorn Tree*
I was just thinking I had seen all the cute pin cushion patterns but I just found this one ...It's too late for my current order...but it certainly will be in my next one...Diane...
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*My Runners* and *My Runners Keep Going*
This is the first one of two books from Disa designs...the first one is *My Runners*and what a winner it is!...a runner for every season...has 12 projects...the second book is *My Runners Keep Going*...Another winner!...Vibrant table runners to decorate with or to make as gifts...Make modern table runners that are quick and easy...Some quilt as-you-go method...12 projects...These have both come into stock again and you can call to reserve a copy...Diane...454-2572...
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Summer 2018 opportunities | Undergrad News and Announcements
Posted on April 18, 2018 by Public Health-Global Health Major
Tutor K-12 students during Summer Quarter!
The UW Pipeline Project recruits, trains and places UW students as volunteer tutors in Seattle schools and community organizations. We are recruiting tutors for summer quarter to work with about 15 different summer K-12 education programs, and would love to have you!
We’ll help you get set up tutoring in a K-12 classroom or community organization. Tutors make a minimum commitment of 20 hours over the quarter. The schedule is flexible, summer programs often need tutors Mon-Fri between 7:30 and 5pm.
Participate in a weekly Pipeline seminar and tutor for at least 20 hours over the quarter at a Seattle school or community organization! All of our courses are Credit/No Credit, are I & S credits, and are listed under EDUC 401. The number of credits a student receives depends on the number of tutoring hours completed in addition to seminar attendance. 2 credits: weekly seminar and 20 hours of tutoring over the quarter. Seminars are a fantastic opportunity to learn about issues in public education and tutoring strategies, while reflecting and learning from your tutoring site.
EDUC 401: Summer 2018 Seminar Spotlights:
EDUC 401A: Challenges and Opportunities in K-12 Education
Mondays 4:00 – 5:20PM (Full Term)
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3 Moms In 1 (archive): Does neon make me look fat?
LOL! The photo of you on the sofa really made me laugh. My mom still swears that the reason I LOVE Mexican food as much as I do is because she ate it so much while she was pregnant. That, and being raised in Texas didn't hurt either :) Maybe that's why I (subconsciously?) married into a Mexican family???!!!!
I can't imagine going to Vegas pregnant. You were a brave soul!
You're right on the money (Vegas pun, haha) when you said that there were at least an abundance of food with their infamous buffets. I think dessert would've been my favorite part too. Even though I didn't indulge, somehow my daughter is also addicted to sweets. Must be a rite of passage...


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Journey to Noelle ~ And Our Life This Moment: A Roman's 12:2 Attitude
Recently I went away on a prayer retreat. This was just what I needed-- just what The Doctor ordered (God, the Great Physician). I received a breath of heavenly sweet air, a supernatural caffeine shot to the soul, and a mind altering drug called "Holy Ghost Pow-ah!". Amen!!!
Why was this retreat so important? Well, those of you who have been following the blog over recent months have seen how I have been struggling with the huge adjustments of this past year. I was loosing myself. I was forgetting who I was (am) in Christ.
For those new to the blog, here's the short version:
~Raising seemingly insurmountable funds to adopt our daughter, the majority of which were raised just weeks leading up to our trip in March (never borrowed a penny - PTL!)
~Preparing and packing for and taking a 2 week trip to China (even as I type this, it's still hard for me to believe that we actually went to China!!! woah.)
~Diving head first into mothering a transracially adopted child - an "active" toddler (that would be the polite way of stating: way-too-smart and way-too-fast for this aching-back, sore-knees, low-on-sleep, heading-towards-forty mommy)
~Moving to a new house and community, where the city is beautiful and friendly, but nothing is normal or consistent or comfortable, and the parsonage still doesn't feel like home
~Joining a congregation much larger than our previous one, with all of the expectations and responsibilities that come with the new position / role as pastor's wife
These were the big adjustments. But then God gave me a Re-Adjustment!! (God, the Great...Chiropractor??) He changed my whole outlook on life. Here's how Romans 12:2 puts it:
I was getting bogged down to the point where I couldn't see my way out. But I could not - no, I would not - stay in this place of despair any longer. My life, my family and my walk with God were (are) much too important to continue letting myself slide down into the pit of hopelessness, doubt and discouragement...and into the enemy's waiting hands.
'he' seeks to kill, steal and destroy. (John 10:10)
'he' prowls around me seeking to destroy my life. (I Peter 5:8)
God is SOOOOOOOO much stronger. The Battle is already won. So I needed to seek out The Victor. I had to take some uninterrupted time away to study and reflect upon God's Word, and to pray and listen to His message for my life.
Here's what I did--
I told Eric that I needed a prayer retreat away, and he agreed this would be of great benefit to me. He said he was glad to be a "single-dad" for a few days and would "handle things". He gave me his blessing and support, even though this would mean some juggling of his schedule (thankfully Noelle has Tues/Thurs preschool) and some intense one-on-one time with our rambunctious toddler.
Then I called my parents and invited myself over for a few days of the following week. They were more than happy to offer me a place of retreat. So with 2 bibles (I like reading in different translations), a spiral notebook and a willing spirit, I headed to Knoxville.
What a precious time it was!! Mom and Dad gave me plenty of space to hide away in the guest room for times of study and reflection. We prayed together and sung praise-and-worship music together on several occasions. My parents loving listened as I shared my new insights and the lessons God was teaching me. Then I listened as they shared from the wisdom of many, many years loving God. Ahhhhhh. This time was like water to a dry, thirsty soul. Thank You, my Heavenly Father.
I took 5 days to focus on God. I asked Him to chip away the old yucky parts of me and replace them with something beautiful and new. My energy is now focused on God. I am back to letting Him guide my steps and give me the energy and rest I need. I am now looking with great anticipation to the future. I am enjoying my life again! PRAISE HIS NAME!!!
I wholeheartedly recommend taking these steps of transformation if YOU find yourself in the same condition I was. Lean on your support system of family, friends, your church congregation, etc. Find - MAKE - the time to be with God so you, too, can have an "attitude adjustment", a renewing of your mind.
**To Eric, Mom and Dad,
I am so very grateful to you, my precious family, to have given me this most needed gift. You are truly a special blessing!!! Thank you! :)
I love that, Jennifer!! Thank you for sharing with us. What a blessing to ME! I love that verse that you referenced and wanted to share what I feel the Lord showed me as I was reading it AGAIN on your blog. (Isn't it funny how you can read a verse over and over and the Lord reveals something new. I guess that why it is Living and Active!) I'll show you what jumped out at me...."Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. THEN you will be able to test and approve what God's will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will." Then. Its such a simple word but that's exactly what you did in your time away. You allowed God to renew your mind....now(Then) you can see better, hear better, seek Him better, and find what His will is for this new season in your life. Probably just rambled on and it may not have made any sense. But I'm happy for you and your time away!!
It makes GREAT sense! I LIKE it!! Thank you for that insight.
And thank you also for your many encouraging posts to the blog. You are a special (albeit far way in cyberland) friend who I deeply appreciate. And miss. (I find the further I go into this adotive parenting journey, I miss even more the friends who started it with us all the way back in Anhui!)
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One thing I'm dealing with every winter is face care.Cold weather can be rough on the skin and it doesn't matter how much you use skin care ,actually is most important that you use the appropriate cream.The best thing is thatcream that hydrates the skin and tone. In my favorite store Tk maxx with quality clothing, there is one and beauty products like this one.
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Ian's Blog II: Dog-Walker
Another great post that had me laughing all the way through, especially as I'm familiar with the characters and the setting. It seems like we all have someone like Dog-Walker in our lives at one time or another. Or is it just our family that does? linser
Linser I thing Dog-Walker-types are necessary. Our family definitly has attracted our fair share. Glad you thought it was funny.
Well, The Dog Walker really doesn't sound too different to me from many of the other characters who've been known to work under the roof of that restaurant.


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CMS expert | CSS | HTML5 | Javascript | jQuery / Prototype | PHP
This project received 14 bids from talented freelancers with an average bid price of $938 USD.
I need a website developed. I basicaaly need a mobile app but i will start with a website first so i have all features i need. How will this work? The app will basically be like an adding game where the more points you have, the more followers you'll get. When a user follows someone, login daily, share our app on their newsfeed, refer users, they'll get points. Users will login to the app with instagram obviously. V.I.P - This section will be for the users who had paid to be featured.
Top 6 Yesterday- Users with the most amount of points at the end of the day will be shown here.
Top 6 Today- Users with the most amount of points up to date will be shown here
Regular users (90)- This part will be for rest of the people who aren't featured in any of the other sections. The number of spots will be 90 since Instagram has a limit of following 90 people per hour. How this will work is recent logins. Let's say user A logged in 4 minutes ago. He will be shown on top. Than user B logged in 2 minutes ago. He will be shown before user "A" since he just logged in. And so on.
Daily Login - Users will get 20 points for login in daily.
Top 6 yesterday & Today - users will get 30 point for following this users
Vip Users- Users will get 50 points for following these users
Regular Users- Users get 5 points
Share on their wall - Users will get 50 points for sharing our app on their newsfeed (they can do this daily)
Referer- Users will get 100 points for each people they get to sign up
POINTS WILL BE RESISTED DAILY.
IF YOU CAN CREATE A WORKING APP + WEBSITE FOR THIS PLUS MORE, PLEASE MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN.
Provide me mockup how will you work..and what you understood..
The better you will explain it will easy for me to hire you.
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The other being the parking situation - Review of The Farmers Hotel - TripAdvisor
“We ate here in the restaurant on our first night...”
“Hotel also provide wifi for £3 a night which was...”
“Check in was okay, but room i bit tatty but...”
“It's is an excellent location to longleat...”
The other being the parking situation - Review of The Farmers Hotel
“Base for longleat”
Base for longleat
We were very surprised on entering the hotel. It was very quaint. The staff were very nice and helpful. We were shown to our room and it was very nice for the price we paid. Breakfast for the 2 days we stayed was very nice and filling. The problems we had was that the family room must of been above the bar as we experienced a lot of noise till late on, as my granddaughter is only 8 it was difficult for her to sleep. The other being the parking situation. There is none. We were told to park in a certain place only to end up arguing with other guests over it.
Room Tip: Room 16 must be above the bar as it was very noisy. As we had the family room it very hard for a sma...
Ask Karan B about The Farmers Hotel
My partner and I was looking for a cheapish trip to take our 3 children to longleat for 2 days.We had 2 rooms a family and a double. All the hotels/ b&bs were very expensive and then he found this. Wasn't sure what to expect but I can say we will be going back here for our next stay. We were welcomed on the day by friendly, happy staff and the room was clean and bright with tea and coffee and a TV in the room. The bed was very comfy! In the morning we all went down for breakfast and they had quite a big choice. All the staff made us feel welcome and nothing was too much trouble for them. I have recommended this hotel to our friends and will look forward to going there again. The hotel is only a few mins drive form longleat. There are a few shops to browse and a morrisons for petrol and food so makes it an ideal location. If you have children there is a great park a short walk down the road with a paddling pool and a boating lake.
Room Tip: I had a back room and a side room and all of our family had no problems sleeping.
Ask miss e about The Farmers Hotel
For price payed this hotel is excellent value.
I stayed over a six week period whilst working in Westbury and found the standard never dropped once over that period.
Ask Les F about The Farmers Hotel
Stopped off here unexpectedly following a fun packed day at nearby Longleat.
The menu was varied and included several pasta dishes and many main courses that ranged from Fillet of Beef Stroganoff (£21) to ham, egg and chips (£9). I chose the tarragon chicken, which was accompanied by a huge amount of potatoes and veg on top of an already generous portion. It was very tasty and, if I may say so, an excellent choice! Other members of the party had the mixed grill, king prawn chili tagliatelle and pasta bolognaise... all of which were delicious.
We were delighted to have stumbled across such a gem of a restaurant, and were surprised that it was more busy on a Saturday night. Highly recommended :-)
Ask sammipee about The Farmers Hotel
not for you if you have mobility problems.
Our stay was booked for us by a relative,so wasnt researched. We found, no lift, ,bedrooms over two floors, we were at the far end of the hotel,our room was small ,overlooking the rear of the hotel no view from the window. Paint work was jaded, the bedspread was clean but had what looked like an a small oil mark that had not washed out .
As we were attending a wedding we needed a good hanging space to hang our wedding outfits, there was no full size wardrobe only a chest high open cupboard,we had to hang our clothes from the curtain rail,
This is a family run hotel and has the stables over the road which can be booked for a function.
Breakfast was well cooked and cooked to order,
Ask Denise D about The Farmers Hotel
I cannot begin to wonder where the people that wrote the bad reviews stayed.
We (10 adults, 1 toddler and 1 baby) booked the Farmers Hotel for two nights bed and breakfast to attend a family wedding. We booked in, no problems, we were shown to our rooms, no problems. Yes the floors and some of the stairs were a little uneven but the building is over 400 years old, what would you expect? Overall the building was in good repair
The staff were more than willing to help in any way possible, the breakfasts were all freshly prepared to order and individual choice, not to mention well cooked and presented. Facilities for the two children were available and brought to us as and when they were needed. The rooms were clean tidy and well appointed, some may say they were a little on the small side but that's how they built them 400 years ago.
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...hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he...escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live." And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. Howbeit, they looked when he should have...
Geography and sacred history of Syria
James J. Gaskin - 1846
...hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, no doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped, yet vengeance suffereth not to live." The expression " murderer," in this passage, they interpret to...
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Scripture lessons; or, The history of the Acts of the Apostles, in ..., Tom 2
Susannah Henderson - 1847
...have been guilty of some very atrocious crime. What did they say about it, "among themselves " ? " No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath...escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live." Is it right to conclude, that every instance of suffering is a particular judgment for some crime?...
...XXVIII. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves. No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath...escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 15 They came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and The Three Taverns ; whom when Paul saw, he thanked...
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...people of Melita saw the viper leap out of the fire, on the hand of Paul, they said among themselves, " No doubt this man is a murderer, whom though he hath escaped the sea, vengeance suffereth not to live !" But when the shipwrecked apostle shook the creature off into the...
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...which was laid on the fire, and fasten and bang on that holy man's hand, " they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath...escaped the sea, yet vengeance sufFereth not to live." It has been often observed, in like manner, that the judgment of Job's miserable comforters was quite...
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Gear gifts for the holidays - Los Angeles Times
Injinji EX-Celerator Compression Toesocks
Price: $38. www.injinji.com. (www.injinji.com)
Price:$44.95. (314) 805-8169; www.muscletrac.com. (www.muscletrac.com)
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Dislikes: Nothing covers your nose, although you could reposition the ‘stache to do that.
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Twilight 's Muse: Rainy Monday
When it is my turn to go to the Bridge, my Mommie will not be there for me yet. So, I would like to look for your Grandmother. I think she would be a good caretaker for me. ps: Thanks for thinking of Pixie. Her little heart is getting a little bit tired from working so hard.
Daisy, My Grandmother would snuggle with you and Pixie all the time. She''d flip over kitties as cute as you! :)
That was a very touching post. If there were more people like your Grandmother and you in the world, less of us cats would be out on the streets. I sure hope there are tens of millions of your Grandma at the bridge helping to take care of us kitties.
This is so beautiful~!!!I am looking forward someday I will play with your grandmother as well.
Oh such a heartwarming post today. I can hardly wait to be with my Grandmother or Oma as we say in German. Opa too, we would sit under the cherry tree and watch the day flow by. Not much conversation was needed when we feel so comfortable with each other. Oma would bring the 3:00 coffee and the world would stop for a bit as we gathered and had this much longed for break. Still today, not a day goes by that I do not stop at 3:00 and serve coffee for me and Dennis. Any clock that has stopped working I set to 3:00 in memory of this special time we spent together.Gosh I don't know why I am feeling so melancholy these days....I really miss my mother too. getting older is rather hard at times. So I better grab Miss Peach and make her purrr for me before I go off to bed now.You are always in my fondest thoughts dear friend....Love Karla
Mommie has dreams of Caesar. She still misses him very much.Today we are getting the rain and dreariness. I hope that the weather is clear and sunny for you today.It is very hard to go on without our sweetest kitties.(((hughughugs))) and purrs
Yes, yesterday was a good snugglin' day. And a good day for scented candles and remembrances...Sending you big HUGS my dear friend!Hope you aren't going to get the 5" of snow tonight like we're supposed to get in Michigan!Bright blessings,mo
I am sure that Tookie has lots of friends at the bridge....I am sure our Taffy is her friend too.I like the moonflower....very pretty.It snowed here last night! I post pictures, but not sure which blog yet. It hardly ever snows in TX!Have a great day!--JB


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Life on the Other Side: Go Go Batmobile...
Go Go Batmobile...
I sink lower in my seat trying not to be seen by the passing people or cars. “Go go bat mobile smoke screen”. Aaron yells as we take off in a cloud of billowing black smoke. The car behind us sits for a second or so in stunned immobility as our lovely diesel van leaves no visibility for the next 100 yards or so. The traffic policeman in the intersection rotates to watch us pass his mouth open, a look of astonishment on his face. “You know we are the reason Russia cannot pass its clean air act”, Aaron continues to crack jokes. I slide lower in my seat. “Oh man, look at that guy.” A poor smoker frantically roles up his window as we pull even, our smoke catching up with us as the wind blows it foreword and rolls it into the crowd crossing the street in front of us. “Dear God” I pray, “please perform a miracle on our poor car and heal it of this disease”. Pedestrians cover their noses with scarves or sleeves as they pass and stare at me, sitting in what should be the driver’s seat because our car is a right sided steering model from Japan. ‘This must be God’s answer to keep us humble’, I think as I turn to fiddle with something, anything. “Let’s take public transport next time” I suggest helpfully. Aaron nods his head abstractedly, glancing in the rear view mirror. “Well no one will rear end us in this vehicle” he comments “they have to stay so far back just to be able to see the road.” I peer back through our smoke cloud and see the cars trailing far behind, an almost unseen event in Russia. Suddenly the humor of the situation hits us and we start laughing. Our car, the thorn in our flesh, has spent more times in the shop than out, giving us one trial after the other. Bills continue to mount as we and our mechanic try one thing after the other to find the problem and fix it. To date we have probably spent over half of what we bought it for in trying to repair it. It currently sits on a road on the way to Aaron’s work where it broke down once again. Our desire is to get it in running condition and then sell it to someone who loves to fix cars for a very low price, just to get it off our hands. But we can’t even get it running, so it sits, deserted, lonely, cold, and we continue to pack up the two kids, with all our stuff and go by public transport to various destinations. Every time I think about it, my heart aches for Aaron because he has to deal with the situations that arise. But God is faithful, His ways are not our own. He can even use a car to teach us.I have started back at work at the International Clinic and Hospital MEDEM. I spoke with the Director and he has agreed to start a fund for needy people instead of paying a salary to me. I decided that whatever money I might make at this job would be used to bless and benefit others in need. He was so shocked by my suggestion of starting this fund that he asked if others could donate to it. Smiling, I quickly agreed. My hope is to find individuals who cannot pay for an operation, or medical treatment, and use the clinic to treat them, paying their way using money from the fund. As MEDEM is one of the best clinics/hospitals in the city I want to see it used to bless and serve those who are less fortunate than others. I start a medical terminology class next week with a group of 11 doctors and nurses. That is all I can allow in the class at this time as it is difficult to teach a larger group. There are over 300 staff working at MEDEM with 150 of them being medical, all in sore need of English language training. Another nurse from the States is joining me in teaching these classes (also a missionary). Please pray for us as we work in this secular field that God can use us to touch and minister to the lives of many. We had a lovely New Year’s party with the YWAM staff. I found the last turkey in our local grocery store, almost had to fight off another shopper for it, and we had roast turkey and stuffing for dinner that night. Several of the Russian staff had never eaten turkey in their life, so it was a culinary experience for them. I made fudge and the rest brought Russian salads. We ate from 8 in the evening until close to midnight, a very Russian tradition, and then everyone (except for us and the base leaders) went out walking until morning. Fireworks from the neighborhood parties stopped around 4 am when Aaron and I went to bed. It’s amazing the kinds of fireworks you can buy here. Some of them should only be lit by professionals, but you have groups of drunk men lighting these massive four feet rockets from the streets below our balcony. I’m surprised more people aren’t seriously injured by the amount of explosive material being lit on New Years morn. Our windows were rattling from the blasts as one group after another made their way out onto the street to set off their noisemakers and rockets. Fun fun fun !Blessings to all of you in this coming year.Aaron, Ramona, Timothy, and Abigail
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NOTES FROM AN OBSESSIVE / COMPULSIVE BUTTERFLY: Morph Plinth PV
Never mind all that Frieze nonsense, the Morph Plinth PV was the place to be last night. The artwork was specially crated and transported by train to London Fields, where it was unveiled to a small but very select audience. Modesty prevents me from saying it was an appreciative audience, but I didn't get thrown out - and that's always a good sign. Morph Plinth, with my Untitled (big tick) artwork could well be making some very exciting appearances over the next few days. I promise to pass on any news as soon as I can. I met some great people. Thanks, chaps - it was a pleasure. Pictures here, here, and er, here.
NatalieOctober 13, 2011 at 1:15 AMA big tick and a gold star Phil - I love it. What is the tick embedded into? The crate is gorgeous too. :-)ReplyDeletePhil IllingworthOctober 13, 2011 at 1:32 AMThank you Natalie, glad you like it :) The tick is set in liquid skin on a PVC cube. The crate caused a few laughs and will 'tour' with the plinth, I think :DReplyDeleteAdd commentLoad more...


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Now a confession.. I felt awful for not letting Naisha having a go at this one. This was so her scene. She would have enjoyed it any day more than the painting..I know. How she loves the arclights! Sad that she has a mama who's a bad case of stage fright. I actually considered the possibility but I dismissed it telling myself 'no conveyance'. I should have gone for Naisha.. I could have done it with her and maybe gotten over my fear too and learnt to have fun. But I let it go...
And so another resolution... I'll not let an opportunity like this one go by next time round.


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Balintore Castle Restoration Project: October 2014
Castles Home and Away: Part Seven
This is the seventh and last blog entry describing the seven places of interest visited on a West Highland road trip earlier in the year. The last place of interest visited was Ardnamuchan Point. As Andrew and I were leaving Mingary Castle for home, we saw the brown sign saying Ardnamuchan Point was only 5 miles away. We had come this far, so on a total whim we decided to go for it.
Ardnamuchan Point, beloved of the Radio 4 "Shipping Forecast", is the most westerly point in Britain - in short legendary! Common sense would seem to suggest Land's End in Cornwall is the most westerly party of the British mainland, but in fact it is 20 miles further to the east.
the very bleak and very westerly Ardnamuchan Point
Ardnamuchan is bleak and while not inaccessible, the road is sufficient tricky, that getting there seemed to take an age. Not for the first time Andrew and I asked ourselves "What are we doing here?". In fact a lot of the driving in the Western Highlands was similar. While the distances were not huge, the slow running on the roads make all trips seems like an odyssey. The roads went up and down and wound side to side. I recall passing one "Blind Summit" sign. This normally means just taking extra care. However, this summit was so blind that once at the top neither of us could see the road dropping down beneath us. And much like a high-octane roller-coaster ride, we both screamed involuntarily and in synchrony.
Ardnamuchan Point has a lighthouse (1849) and a foghorn, and while a lighthouse is not a castle, there are similarities. Castles and lighthouses both have towers; both are built solidly; both are often built in stunning locations; and both are often interesting architecturally. Ardnamuchan is no exception and the building style is Egyptian Revival, and indeed the material is granite, of which the Ancient Egyptians themselves were rather fond.
Egyptian Revival lighthouse buildings
The engineering infrastructure for the foghorn is amazing. Diesel engines drive air-pumps. The pressurised air is collected in large metal tanks. These tanks are connected by a pipe to a small building right on the coast, which contains extra gubbins, before feeding through to the massive red foghorn itself. Andrew was in his vintage engineering element, and even I have to admit that the set-up was a steampunk's dream.
lighthouse and foghorn
Andrew provides scale for the foghorn
(timing?) gubbins inside foghorn building
gubbins inside foghorn building
warning on foghorn building door
room with air pumps
Arriving at and leaving from Ardnamurchan Point was slowed down considerably by the lengthy last section of road which is single track with no passing places. Andrew and I had to wait at the traffic lights at both ends for a considerable time. While waiting to leave, I took this image because I rather liked the serpentining road ahead leading homewards.
leaving Ardnamurchin: traffic lights and serpentining road
Looking back, the mini road trip had many of the hallmarks of insanity, but I am so pleased to have done it. Thanks to Andrew for driving and indulging the insanity. I returned re-invigorated and re-motivated for Balintore's restoration.
the 36 m lighthouse tower
Castles Home and Away: Part Six
The main target of this year's mini road trip was Castle Stalker. It is only open on a few days of the year and had to be booked in advance. The secondary target was Mingary Castle. I had never expected to visit Mingary as it is so remote. However, it is only a little bit further into the wilderness than Castle Stalker, so it made total sense to visit it on the same trip.
Mingary Castle is currently undergoing an impressive restoration which is the main reason I wanted to visit. There are warnings on the excellent blog that there is no access to the public, so I wrote a number of times to the author of the blog to ask how I would set about getting permission. There was no reply, so the fairly long drive to Mingary could well have turned out to be a wild goose chase. My friend Andrew did the driving, and I don't know how many times I apologised to him in advance about the possible failure of the mission.
Things did not bode well as the road to the castle was labelled with a sign "no vehicles and no access to castle". Some lateral thinking was required. I suggested that as the castle was on the coast, all we needed to do was somehow get to the coast and follow it round. We passed the castle and drove into the tiny village of Kilchoan. This had a small tourist office/community centre. I asked about access to the castle at the tourist office, I was told categorically there was none. The community centre had leaflets on the castle, and a perspex collection box raising funds for the restoration. The contents of the box were not inconsiderable, perhaps I should take a hint from this? :-)
Andrew and I left the car in the community centre car park. We walked to the harbour, where a ferry was disembarking. I strode off along the beach to the left, the direction we had come from. Surely at some stage I must encounter a castle? Andrew lagged behind, and seemed far less keen to jump over rock pools and climb along cliffs, where there was no beach or where vegetation made going along the flat impossible. I asked Andrew if he was OK but he is very stoic; said nothing; and kept going at his own pace. I found out afterwards his shoes did not have a proper grip. We were scrambling over wet rock surfaces. Mind you, my trainers seemed no better than his! :-)
Andrew hesitantly navigating rock pools - Kilchoan ferry in background
After an absolute age we finally chanced on the castle. I had considered inwardly giving up a number of times. The castle is absolutely wreathed in scaffolding. In the flesh this is quite astounding, and I had never quite got the scale of the engineering undertaking from the photos on the blog.
Mingarry Castle: approaching the building
I had wanted to talk to someone at the castle about the work going on, but this would involve revealing ourselves as trespassers. I figured we should have a look around first before we got caught. There were at least 10 workmen, and on the principle of "diffusion of responsibility" I figured they would do nothing when (inevitably) we would be spotted. Often people at the coal face are far less "precious" about permission or lack of it, as that is a bureaucratic creation. Andrew and I had a good scramble around. The rock the castle is situated on is the very definition of vertiginous. Half of the beach below the castle is a massive single slab of hard rock: more or less flat but on a considerable incline. An amazing natural phenomenon. This is ideal for boat access to the castle, but to walk across it was absolutely treacherous: the surface was covered in generic wet beach slime and seaweed! We tried to find safe paths across it where there was a little washed-up sand.
Mingary Castle: up close and personal
Andrew standing by scaffolding for scale
We then boldly climbed up to the work yard. There was a fence around it but we skirted round this to the main entrance and made our way to the site foreman's portakabin. There we met Mr. Thompson of the restoration contractor Ashley Thompson Ltd. He was extraordinarily generous is giving Andrew and myself his time, and telling us about the restoration. One of the major problems is remoteness. The workmen have to live on site in caravans and are away from their family and friends for months at a time with NO personal internet access! Mr. Thompson indicated there was just one place on the building site with some Internet access. The Ardnamurchan Estate who are behind the restoration supply the oak from their forests for the timber construction, and will eventually supply the firewood for the newly built detached boiler house which will heat the castle. Oh to be able to supply my own wood at Balintore! :-) This generates 90% of the material sourcing issues.
a hive of activity - note on-site caravans for accommodation
Ashley Thompson Ltd were behind the most well known "Grand Designs" restoration projection, which was the peel tower/castle in Yorkshire. Most people I speak to have this down as their favourite. It's mine too! Mr. Thompson talked about being 6 months behind schedule at Mingarry due to the weather: the site is incredibly exposed and there are many times where any work is impossible. I mentioned that Balintore Castle was an unspecified number of years behind schedule: the important thing being just to carry on. :-)
I asked Mr. Thompson who writes the Mingary blog, as it is incredibly well-written and updated as regular as clockwork once a week, Mr. Thompson revealed it is written by an author and journalist who lives nearby. I can only hope, given the erratic scheduling and erratic English of my blog, that the author gets paid so I can excuse my shortcomings as those of an amateur!
All in all, I think Mingary is my favourite restoration project. It is a shame that Andrew and I could not wangle internal access, but it is a busy building site so you could tell there was no way just by looking at the situation. I recall pathetically asking if I could help with the pointing as a way of getting on-site. This is an ongoing and mind-numbingly time-consuming task.
main entrance of castle
It is incredibly rare for permission to be given to restore such an old and historically significant structure. I only wish it happened more often. The work being done at the castle has saved the building - the vast rock underneath was splitting and had to be pinned: a major engineering challenge in itself. I cannot imagine how much money has been spent - if only Balintore had the same budget. The work being done at present is of the highest quality, with many workmen on site full-time pushing the building forward. Since Andrew and I visited a roof has been put on the castle: a magnificent building is now emerging from the magnificent ruins.
impressive scaffolding round less accessible side of castle
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Fireplace Archaeology II !
Following on from my previous blog entry, I finally started scraping away at the layers of paint on the reclaimed fireplace I had bought on eBay. The aim was to find out its history. The fact that sections of an expensive red marble lay under a layer of black paint was puzzling and indicated that it had a more flamboyant and more expensive past. :-)
Anyhow I chose two flat sections of the fireplace to start scraping. One was on the left hand jamb, and the other was in the corresponding position on the right-hand jamb. Removing an initial square centimetre of black paint from each, showed both had the same red marble underneath. I couldn't resist completing the sections. At least if revealing all the marble proved too much work, working on these two smaller sections would result in a symmetric end result.
The section on the left jamb revealed the expected and attractive speckled marble pattern.
section of expensive marble revealed on left-hand jamb
The section on the right jamb revealed a much plainer patch of an orange/red colour. I did not expect this. Perhaps there were variations in the marble's patterning? The odd thing was that two layers of paint seemed to have come off this jamb. The black layer on top, and then a browny layer underneath. In fact, the brown layer had half stayed on and half come off, so I scraped away vigorously at the remaining brown areas, but all the colour seemed to disappear and I ended up with the grey of .... slate! Was the expensive marble just a paint effect - surely not - it was so hard, glossy and authentic looking.
something not quite right is revealed in same area on right-hand jamb
The only solution was to start scraping at a hidden surface, where I could do no damage, at an area that was unambiguously the expensive marble. To my shock a top "pock-marked" purple layer came off, and then an underlying bright red layer came off, before I finally came to the slate.
revealed - marble is actually a sophisticated multi-layered paint effect!
This was nothing less than an incredibly sophisticated, multi-layer and convincing marble effect. A red coat was applied, then the piece was dipped, I would suggest, in a purple oil-based paint laced with water droplets - in a similar manner to marbling paper. The resulting effect was a myriad of red splodges showing through, just like a naturally occurring mineral.
I have seen sections of various painted marbles in the V&A from Victorian times and they are utterly convincing. In fact there was even a society of marble painters. And this paint effect marble on my own fireplace had me totally fooled until I did the scraping.
This begs the question of what do I do now to the fireplace? I am quite tempted to leave these red sections to show the history. Should I try to reveal any more? The grey painted marble roundel in the cross piece is so obviously wrong that I will definitely return this to the original black, so the gold painted carvings will show up advantageously. Apart from this and just restoring a deep black where required, I may just leave alone.
However, the mystery of its past has been solved. Much of the fireplace had been originally painted in a vivid red faux marble that would have contrasted marvellously with the black slate and gold-inlaid carvings. It would have been simply stunning, and if only I had the ability to do this paint effect again. These Victorian skills, I fear, are now largely lost to us.
However, tastes change and a later generation must have considered the bold Victorian effect vulgar, and the whole thing was toned down, but with considerably less art and much less skill. The red marble was painted over because, one presumes, it was known to be "just" a paint effect. There is much Philistinism, where the destruction of art and beauty masquerades as improvement.
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Fireplace Archaeology!
fireplace arrives home - note cats-cradle strapping!
Every so often, I check though eBay for replacement architectural antiques for Balintore Castle. The wise advice I was given, early on, was to collect slowly and cheaply, for surely if you want a grand Victorian fireplace in a hurry it's going to cost you an arm and a leg. There is a huge difference in price between a polished-up antique marble fireplace in a high-end dealer's showroom, and one that is a little worse for wear, and that someone wants rid of quickly during building works to their home. In short don't pass up any opportunity, it may not occur later.
Anyhow, a fireplace turned up on eBay recently. The pictures showed that although the bits of the fireplace were covered in pigeon poo, there was something intriguing about it. The seller was unable to say whether the fireplace was slate or marble. The scale of the fireplace (it is a bit of a beast) suggested it should be marble. Slate fireplaces are for the less well-off, so are generally smaller. The principle goes that if someone could afford a large fireplace, then they could afford marble. However, the grey marble panels looked painted on because the marbling pattern was a little "soft". There was a limit to what I could discern from the low-res photos, but for £100 it was worth a punt. :-) The original fireplaces at Balintore were marble rather than slate, but the design of this fireplace was something special that I had not seen before, so on the principle of going for quality items I felt that it was immaterial whether slate or marble.
After winning the item, I turned up with my pick-up at the village of Great Alne. The seller Steve was really friendly and explained the fireplace was found lying in his old mill building. The previous owner of the mill had never gone through with his plan to restore the building, but had left architectural antiques lying around. Steve and a friend kindly loaded the fireplace onto my pick-up and wouldn't let me help. I had explained previously that I am recovering from back surgery and shouldn't lift more than 5 lbs! Steve's family plied me with two cups of tea and three Kit-Kats while this was going on. Having been through nightmares with some individuals on eBay, it makes encountering genuinely lovely people a real pleasure.
I had a brief examination of the mantle shelf with Steve, and concluded that it was slate rather than marble. There was a shiny black coating that was coming off in parts, revealing a matt grey finish underneath. The wall side of the mantle shelf was also a slate grey colour. There would be no coating on a marble fireplace - just polish! Steve handed me one piece that had come detached from the fireplace - the "cushion support" a flat piece that goes on top of the leg, directly under the mantle shelf. Suddenly I was in shock, a surface that would have been hidden revealed a beautiful bright red marble. The bright colours of marble are the most expensive and most posh "rouge marble" is actually just a shade of brown. Yet, this was an unmistakable and vivid red. The pattern even suggested porphyry: a stone even more expensive than marble beloved by the ancient Romans. What was going on? Was the red marble simply an off-cut being used: carved and then painted black by the stonemason? Or perhaps the fireplace once looked totally different with a red, black and gold colour scheme: a colour combination that makes total sense? Sometime in its life perhaps it had been "dulled-down" to fit in with a drab room or someone with drab taste? The rather poor painted grey marbling could support this hypothesis.
hidden surfaces reveal expensive marble underneath
further evidence of expensive red marble
Anyhow, the mystery has not been solved yet. I will do some test-scrapings on the fireplace to reveal what is underneath. If I do find symmetrically placed slabs of red marble on the left and right jambs, then I will be enormously temped to reveal these. In any case it will be a delight to either restore the shiny black finish to the fireplace, or to reveal its former high-class true colours. So far I have just done my best to remove the ground-on pigeon poo as shown in the photographs below.
left jamb before cleaning
left jamb after cleaning
right jamb before cleaning
right jamb after cleaning
mantle and cross-piece before cleaning
mantle and cross-piece after cleaning
just before unloading - only a panorama could fit everything in!
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Lies and Consequences | HuffPost
04/16/2008 11:51 am ET Updated May 25, 2011
Memo to: PA democrats From: a NY democrat
Re: lies and consequences
There is a well-known judicial principle called "standing," by which anyone seeking to pursue a legal action must demonstrate his or her right -- or standing -- to do so. First things first, then -- let me demonstrate my standing to say what I have to say to you: I voted twice for Senator Clinton and twice for President Clinton.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I should also say that I fall into that category of American which the Clinton campaign refers to as elitist. Presumably, that makes me condescending as well. So with my bona fides and my shortcomings now established, I can proceed.
My comments are directed particularly to those Democrats who do not reside in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, or any of the other areas where Senator Obama is presumed to have great strength. It's all you other democrats I'm speaking to -- the ones, as Senator Clinton has educated us, who naturally would be suspicious of a condescending creep like me.
Is it hopelessly naive of me to say that the phrase "bum rap" comes to mind, and is now deeply entrenched there? Not merely that I have been bum-rapped, but -- much more important -- you have too. I'm not sure whether I write more in sadness or anger; either way my conviction is the same: you Pennsylvanians are now being showered with the coins of the Clinton campaign that have been raining down on all of us for more than a year. They are: hypocrisy, cynicism, deceit, a willingness -- in fact, a passion - to sow division and mistrust between fellow democrats, and an implacable, unquenchable appetite to win at any cost, with a disregard -- a casual disregard! -- for truthfulness and common decency.
I suppose that jeremiad does betray anger. Yes, I'm angry. I'm furious. Rage -- not blind rage, but rage of the clear-eyed and unblinking variety -- is not too strong a description of what I'm feeling. But sadness is part of the emotional calculus too -- a profound sadness that such things must be said. You might ask why you should take notice of what I have to say. It's a fair question.
My response is not to offer you one more analysis of the "bitterness, guns, and religion" fandango. Even though I'm a condescending elitist from New York, my guess is that you may feel as I do: one more mention of it and you'll scream. Instead, I'd like to point out some things that Pennsylvanians -- whose primary comes late in the process, and whose inclination, like most other Americans, is to live their own lives without obsessing about politics -- might not have considered when the action was in Iowa and New Hampshire, a century or two ago.
I'm referring to a phrase that is much in political vogue these days: the narrative, or meta-narrative, of a candidate and campaign. In the case of Senator Clinton, there have been multiple narratives, each of which she offered until circumstances deemed it no longer operative. Each defunct narrative was replaced by another, until circumstances changed yet again, and so on until the present moment.
Unlike most of you, I apparently have not succeeded in getting a life, and so I have followed these mutations with something resembling... well... obsession. That's my problem, not yours, but I want to share what little fruit the exercise has produced. And so:
Narrative Number One, in which the operative word was "inevitability." The strategy, openly conceded by the Clinton campaign, was to present the senator's candidacy as a foregone conclusion, a fait accompli. After all, who else was there with the capabilities and intellectual rigor so evident in Mrs. Clinton? Biden? Dodd? Edwards? Richardson? Someone named Obama? "Please folks," the message went, " let's get real. There's nothing to discuss."
The Clinton team had every right to pursue this strategy, but it seemed like we were being offered a coronation, rather than a campaign. And it felt a little bit -- what's the word I'm searching for here? -- condescending. I sensed a touch of noblesse oblige: "I'm certainly not suggesting we forego the selection process, people, but it's merely a formality." A mere formality, that is, until the shock of the Iowa caucuses. And so:
Narrative Number Two, in which the operative word was "experience." Immediately, the scope of the experience was quantified: Senator Clinton had fully thirty-five years of experience! This meant her experience commenced on the day she left law school. For reasons I'll never understand, this was seldom commented upon, nor was it clear why the other candidates could not date their respective experiences from the day they left academia. Actually, they could have, but it never occurred to one of them to do so. And so it went for a while, until Senator Obama began piling up one victory after another, which gave us:
Narrative Number Three, in which "experience" remained the operative word, but which was now invested with subtexts we had not heard before. The message went like this: "Barack Obama is a gifted politician, a brilliant orator, a man steeped in skills and attributes that will -- one day -- make him a great president." One day, but not this day. Why? "Because we face perils of such magnitude, and enemies of such cunning, that we cannot afford to risk putting the reins of government in such inexperienced hands. It is a luxury, fellow democrats, we cannot afford."
This approach, fellow democrats, triggered in me a shock of recognition that never fades. Though the subject matter was far different, the technique being employed was identical to what we have all lived through for seven years. That message was -- is -- : "Civil liberties and the rule of law are the shining jewels of American life. But because we face perils of such magnitude, and enemies of such cunning, we cannot afford the luxury of civil liberties and the rule of law. Someday, perhaps, but not this day."
Not for a moment am I drawing a direct comparison between the Clinton campaign and the Bush administration. Rather, I am suggesting that they both employed the same dreadful technique: they both played the fear card. What had been, until then, a campaign of condescension and artfully-phrased half-truths -- misdemeanors in today's political climate -- became a cascade of political felonies: outright deceit, hypocrisy, and cynicism. All of which brought us to the condition we are in now:
Narrative Number Four, in which operative words have been replaced entirely by innuendo, unencumbered by any sense of truth or falsehood, right or wrong. Do you, Senator Clinton, think Barack Obama is a Muslim? Well, Mrs. Clinton replies, I have no reason to think he is, and I take him at his word. Did you, Senator Clinton, really duck sniper fire in Bosnia? Well, Mrs. Clinton replies, I "mis-spoke." (No mention that she mis-spoke at least three times.) Do you, Senator Clinton, really think that Senator Obama is an elitist? Well, Mrs. Clinton replies, it's really all about perceptions -- Al Gore and John Kerry were both good men, but they were perceived as elitists. And on it goes, invoking the spirit of Karl Rove and Lee Atwater.
The Pennsylvania primary is a week away. As the old cliché goes, that's a lifetime in politics. Lifetime or not, it's plenty of time to take a breath and examine what has really been happening all along. And while you Pennsylvanians do that, I'd like to ask Senator Clinton a question posed many years ago to another U.S. senator: Finally, madam, have you no sense of decency?
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