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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Advent meditation on guidance

Interactive thoughts on divine guidance

The Christmas story is amazing on many levels, but I find it particularly compelling on how it relates to divine guidance in human time. Consider the story again for a few moments, and ask yourself these questions:

What does this story show about how God reveals His presence and will in human time? How does God get through to us; how does God lead a life?

Consider these questions and hear the story in your spirit, as I share what it means to me, regarding guidance. And, after you read the article, please take a moment to add what it means to you, ok? Perhaps we can journal some helpful thoughts together…principles of God's guidance!

Revelation through words of the spirit

"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"

The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.”

"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.

God gives Mary a word to her spirit, through angelic visitation.

I class this as a ‘word to the spirit’ simply because it is a spiritual word with angelic means. The angel speaks to the spirit of Mary, and Mary responds in kind: ‘I am the Lord’s handmaiden…may it be done to me even as you have said.’

Both word and reply were spiritual in nature, and confound our natural understanding.

I class it this way because many people say, “Well, I’ve never been visited by an angel!”

I would just reply: “How can you be so sure?”

Have you had any impossible dreams lately? Have you been touched by a calling and vision beyond yourself, which carries a hint of divine intent…a mystery which troubles and perplexes you, yet fills you with higher things?

The divine story is still going on. Yet we have inundated ourselves with so many things that even were an angel to come, we could not see it right away. Our eyes have been covered over in layers of worldly things, which Mary did not allow in her life.

So she saw the angel and received the words in clear form. And agreed with them, though they were impossible...

All that to say: The spirit words may be there, deep in your soul. Follow them for greater revelation!

Revelation through revealed word

“Where is He who is to be born King of the Jews…?”

Most people don’t realize it, but the Wise Men had high level access to many Hebrew Scriptures: When the magi show up in Judea asking, “Where is the King of the Jews?” they are not just pulling words out of the air.

Persian magi received parts of Jewish Scripture hundreds of years before Christ, during the Jewish captivity in Babylon [from 602 BCE and on]. During these years, Hebrew Scriptures were shared at the highest levels of world study. Several world edicts even reflected this Hebraic wisdom. For hundreds of years the Persian magi had the Torah and probably several of the prophets. These wise men definitely had the prophecy of Numbers 24:17:

I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; A Star shall come out of Jacob; A Scepter shall rise out of Israel...

A Star will rise from Jacob’s house, a Scepter out of Israel…

Linking this knowledge of Scripture with their incredible knowledge of heavenly movements, the stars and natural sciences, they deduced the time of Messiah, or the promised regent King of Israel, ruler of the world.

A deep awareness of Scripture informed their natural knowledge.

And so they came to the courts of Herod, with this information: The King of Jews is born! Where is He? They naturally assumed that the present rulers would know about this holy birth, and support it. But surprise! Herod was furious…he was far more interested in his own rule than the plan of God.

So Herod called in the priests and sages and said, “Where is the prophesied King to be born?”

The Jewish priests had access to more Scripture than the magi, and they said, “Bethlehem!” They quoted Micah 5:2:

That is what the prophet has written: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.’

When Herod heard that, he turned his mind to destruction: “Go find him, and bring me word again, that I may worship Him also…” he told the magi. But, as we know, he intended to kill the Christ all along.

Here we have two very different treatments of Scripture: The magi sought Scripture as a treasure, and used all the Scripture they had to find God. Herod used Scripture as a tool, to create his own way and destroy the will of God in the world.

There is a third way to treat the revealed word: ignore it.

But on this continuum, the world finds itself: Some treat it as a tool for their own ends, and twist it; some treat it as a treasure, and use it in relation to God; others ignore it as outdated and archaic.

Lesson: Scripture is supernatural revelation. We ignore it or twist it at our own peril. We are safely led by God as we humble ourselves to Scripture as a “pearl of great price.”

God guides us through the revealed word.

Revelation through natural signs

“Where is he who is born King of the Jews?” “We have seen his star when it first arose, and have followed it to worship Him!”

The magi were guided by a star that brought them so far, to the land of Judea…

Now, was this star coincidence or real guidance?

For millions of people living then, the star was coincidence. But for certain faithful persons who sought the will of God and saw the heavens with eyes of the spirit, the star was guidance.

Lesson: God is in the details of human life. God’s hand can be seen throughout the natural order, but we must have eyes to see. When God acts, do we see it? Are signs merely coincidence?

Or is there a divine hand, and sovereign guidance?

The reverent heart can see the revelation of God in signs of nature and natural life.

I once met a man on a golf course who told me that his life had been saved when an oak leaf stopped internal bleeding in him. Doctors were amazed: an oak leaf had somehow ingested into his system, and this leaf wrapped around the aneurysm. I mentioned divine thankfulness -- he, with a shrug, mentioned coincidence: “Just lucky.”

Question: Are my eyes open to the presence of God in natural elements?

When others see ‘just a star,’ am I led to the King?

Revelation through relationship

Here the Christmas story gets really personal.

Herod had Scripture and now the proof of the star and proof of the magi. Herod had the same revelation as the wise men, yet he wanted to destroy the Christ child!

Lesson: Scripture is not enough. We must enter a vital relationship with God: communication and communion: learning the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said in John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
Jesus uses the metaphor of the shepherd to paint a picture of obedience. It is the picture of a shepherd calling to his sheep in the midst of massed herds, and having his sheep hear and follow!

There are many, many voices out there. We live in an era of information overload. The average teen spends almost 6 hours a day in electronic media: TV, movies, computer games and messaging, etc. The average adult approaches this level on weekends…after being crushed by voices on workdays.

To hear and know the voice of God is a matter of relationship. Herod had revelation handed him, but still ignored the voice of God.

The prophet Isaiah put it this way: “Woe to you who light your own fires, who create your own light!” “You will lie down in torment.” “But all you that follow righteousness, who look to the Lord…you will be comforted.”

Divine guidance comes through divine relation. The natural state of humans is to create their own way, to follow other voices, to “light their own fires.”

But as we seek God through Christ, and respond to grace, God heightens our relation to him.

C.S. Lewis talks about levels of relationship and learning to discern the voice of the Holy Spirit, through all the other voices that call. Growth in awareness of the Spirit voice of God is a sign of spiritual maturity.

Lewis gives an example of this kind of relation. One day he sensed the Spirit of God nudging him to visit his barber. But he argued against it: It wasn’t rational. It wasn’t time to visit the barber and he had other things to do. But the voice came again: “Visit your barber.” By now Lewis had walked with God long enough that he recognized the voice of the Spirit [vs. his own impressions]. So, he put on his coat and went to the barber. As soon as he walked in the door, the barber exclaimed: “Oh, I had been praying that you would come!” “I urgently needed to talk.” Lewis said that a day later and he would have been too late. But in divine relation, he was right on time!

Relation is built through prayer and obedience.

P. T. Forsyth says that progress in prayer is progress with God. “In every act of prayer we have already begun to do God's will.”

Pascal talks about doing what is right before God, and having God grant higher faith in the process.

The magi came to Judea through obedience to the divine voice, and gained the Christ.

Similarly, we gain high guidance in walking with God in Word and Spirit: Divine relation!

Revelation through dreams and visions

Both Joseph and the magi were led by dreams…dreams that played a vital part in protecting Jesus, the Christ child.

The magi were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, so they quietly departed to their own country another way [i.e. fled from Herod]. Joseph and Mary took Jesus and fled to Egypt, where they were safe from both Herod and Herod Achelaus, the sadistic son of Herod who took over his throne.

Such guidance hearkens to the prophecy of Joel, which the apostles later referenced:

And it shall come to pass…that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions...I will pour out My Spirit in those days. And I will show signs and wonders in the heavens and in the earth...

This role of dreams shows the importance of feeding our conscious minds on good things.

If the last thing we see before sleeping is the news, etc., and first thing we read upon waking is the newspaper, we will dream dreams of human occurrence [most are]. But if the last thing we see is heavenly news -- prayer and Scripture mediation -- and the first thing upon waking is divine praise and order, we can dream divine occurrence. This will inform our understanding of human news.

In this light, the magi are a great study in divine guidance.

They rigorously applied themselves to knowledge and Scripture, within a working relationship with the God, and a humble acceptance of God’s presence through other daily means of dreams, visions and encounters. So God guided them in human time.

And lest we think that was ‘just back then,’ I beg to differ.

I believe that ‘God is no respecter of persons,’ and will guide all those who open to His person and ways. I’ve experienced this guidance in ways of extreme grace. And, maybe here to share a story which will encourage you…

Some of you know about the day that my friend Tim drowned...

They say a drowning person only comes up three times, but that day Tim went under and came up at least seven times.

We were there at Girl’s Dam to cool off on a hot summer day -- Tim, my brother and I. Tim was there to save us. We could not swim, but Tim said he could swim. I tried to save him, but couldn’t reach him…nearly drowning myself while he struggled in deeper water.

Gerald and I prayed on the shore: “God, save Tim!”

But after what seemed forever, it was over. He floated near the top, underwater, face down, hands flung out. Drowned. Gerald and I wept aloud: “Tim is dead! Tim is dead!”

Little did we know, at that moment, back at our home in Josephine, a vision appeared before my father – a vision of a person drowning. He and my mother immediately went into intercessory prayer for us. Meanwhile, little did they know, but seven miles away at Girls Dam, Tim started to move under the water. Never breaking the surface, he moved to us as if on a rope, and we pulled him out, alive.

Neither of us knew CPR, but there was no need: There was no water in his lungs: He began breathing normally. In instant answer to prayer, God preserved him alive.

I’ll never know why God acted so quickly and clearly then, when at other times and other prayers He chose not to reveal himself so clearly.

But I do know that on that day, I saw first hand a God who controlled space and time, who has the power and intervene and guide human affairs.

I don’t know why God showed himself that day so strongly, but I know that He did. I still go back to that in referent, and let that inform my relation today…and sometimes, mysteriously, I find that the same God who guided then is still guiding now in just as strong a way, if not stronger…though unseen.

He is the one who chooses the moments of light, the moments of clarity, for His good purpose: As Pascal said, ‘Partial light, partial darkness…’ for our high sake and for His glory.

Most of us have not had that dramatic of an intervention, but we all can have a relationship that will bring divine guidance in moments of need.

Advent lessons of guidance: We can take the signs of natural order from a level of coincidence to guidance by honoring revealed word [Scripture] and higher relation with God. Our dreams and visions can reflect God instead of fallen society.

We can come to the Christ and be led by the Christ in human time!

P.S. What does this meditation bring to your mind regarding divine guidance? In considering the Christmas story, what would you add concerning God’s leadership? Please feel free to share, and make this article an interaction on His intervention! :-)

Patrick O'Hannigan said...

There's a lot here, Loy. Thank you. On the personal, relational end first: I was once saved from drowning by a group of scuba divers whom my friend Laurel had shouted for as she was treading lake water next to me. While underwater, I didn't have the strength to surface, but I do remember hearing her pray even as I flailed about.

Your examples of guidance are wonderful, but for myself, I wouldn't lean as hard as you do on God's word to Mary's spirit. The Angel Gabriel is spirit, to be sure, and he spoke to Mary on multiple levels at God's direction, but God's invitation is accepted by Mary whole and entire, not just in spirit.

I'm sure you don't mean to slight what we Catholics call the Incarnation, and it's to keep myself from that mistake that I find it helpful to remember the awesome reality of that pregnancy. Some of Mary's blood coursed through and intermingled with the the blood of Jesus.

One thing I like about Saint Luke's account of the annunciation is how much it reveals about God's perfect knowledge of human nature. So after Gabriel announces
what He intends for Mary -- which must have been mind-boggling, even for a woman of her faith -- the angel also provides reassurance in the form of what's already happened to her cousin Elizabeth.

It's as though God had invited Mary to jump from a cliff's edge, and then shown immediately that He was able and willing to catch her.

Loy Mershimer said...

Thank you Patrick, for those wonderful thoughts.

I love your quote, "It's as though God had invited Mary to jump from a cliff's edge, and then shown immediately that He was able and willing to catch her."

That is a great picture of what is going on: The angel Gabriel comes and tells Mary supernatural facts of divine purpose, "This is what is going to happen!" But he first says, "You have found favor! You are highly favored..." And then gently ends by saying "Nothing is impossible with God!"

It's almost as if Gabriel is saying,

1. Mary, everything I'm telling you is impossible, I know;
2. But God is calling you to the impossible, through the Holy Spirit,
3. Oh, by the way, nothing is impossible with God: go visit your cousin Elizabeth!

It is so beautiful!

As to your concern that I am overemphasizing the spirit aspect of this guidance [or, underemphasizing the Incarnation] please remember that I am drawing out the guidance aspects of the story. The Incarnation is the physical effect or fulfillment of the spirit guidance and acceptance.

Which, as you note, is purely beyond imagination...that God would choose a virgin's womb, that her blood would course in His veins, that she would bring forth the long-awaited One, Savior of the world!

When I think of what it means for for this young virgin to be theotokos, I am humbled and amazed.

And yet, I am also thrilled! for it intimates the heights intended for humans. As Augustine put it, "God became man so that man might become God." And then, as Bonhoeffer picked up on the same theme [of human destiny and height destined in Incarnate God]: "God became man so that man might become man."

Point: We can only be what we were meant to be because of [and in] the Incarnate God, our Lord Jesus Christ.

But back to Mary: The reason I emphasize the words to spirit is that is exactly where the relation and guidance begins. Everything of Mary's obedience and surrender begins there. And this is where Mary shines a light on every human, for guidance and relation with God.

We cannot reach or imagine the levels of God's work in her, but we can learn from her relation. We will never bear God physically, as she, but we can hear God in spirit, and respond in very material ways, following the pattern if not the essence of her example.

When Mary responded in high praise to God, with the great Magnificat on her lips, this was her basis of praise: spirit life and relation. Only thus could she praise:

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
And my spirit exults in God my Savior
For He has looked with mercy on my lowliness
And my name will be forever exalted
For the Mighty God has done great things for me
And His mercy shall reach from age to age
And holy, holy, holy is His name!

Spirit before matter. Will before doctrine. Heart before action.

Mary's spirit is enraptured with God. Only thus is her body enfolding of God.

And this becomes a lesson of guidance for all ages: hear the spirit words, follow the Spirit...and you will carry God in your heart.

Mary's nature was this spirit wonder and obedience: Her nature was to 'ponder these things in her heart,' to treasure up the words and acts of God as an infinite spirit treasure, and from this storehouse, to do the will of God!

Such is my emphasis.

And such, I think, is an example for every human...

Patrick O'Hannigan said...

You're very kind. And mostly I agree. That sequence ("Spirit before matter. Will before doctrine. Heart before action") is apt.

One caveat. "We will never bear God physically, as she," you note -- and it's absolutely true, in the sense of Mary being Jesus's only mother and bearing Him for nine months.

But I'm Catholic, so the other part of my reaction is "ah, but we each of us *DOES* bear God physically, if only for a minute, and if only because Mary said yes first, when we receive him in Holy Communion." In that sense, we are all "Christophers," i.e., "Christ-bearers." The Catholic says what other Christians do not: that through the Mass, Jesus himself comes to us under the appearance of bread and wine, "body, blood, soul, and divinity."

Even before "this is My body, given up for you," unleavened bread is unrelentingly physical.

Which isn't to say that I mean to get into the "transubstantiation" vs. "consubstantiation" thing; still less into grape juice vs. wine, but in spite of its size, the whole tapestry of orthodox Catholic theology hangs together, and so I'm just a brother in the Lord saying "Look, Loy, this is really cool: when you pull on this thread, this inevitably follows."

With other Christian traditions, YMMV (your mileage may vary). :)

Loy Mershimer said...

Patrick, thank you for your thoughts...and giving them as a brother in Christ! I receive them in that same manner. :-) We are a bit off-topic here, going from God's guidance of Mary [and others] in the Christmas story to the nature of the Eucharist, so I don't want to debate the point at length.

But let me say that, even though you "didn't mean to get into" it, the essence of the point IS all about "transubstantiation," or the historic [evolved] Catholic doctrine that the bread becomes the actual body, and blood the becomes actual blood.

Let me try to encapsulate my response so that we can move on to guidance aspect: If actual body and blood, then the Mass is an undeniable sacrifice.

And this is the historic Catholic claim: Actual body; Mass as sacrifice.

But...very interesting on seems to me that Benedict XVI is moving away from this theological position at least in practice.

He seems invested in crafting the Mass with an emphasis on celebration vs. sacrifice...which of course, carries vast implications for the nature of the Eucharist.

The question: Is Christ making himself known in the elements through the Spirit, with His REAL Presence, all the while maintaining the integrity of the elements; or is the bread becoming the actual body, wine the actual blood...sacrificed again by human priests at every service?

I claim the first position, as a true Protestant. And, it is fascinating as I interact and listen to Catholics...just how much they are now reflecting the language of the first position and quietly stepping away from second. Even you, in your response, “did not mean to get into transubstantiation.” I find that same sentiment across the RCC.

Recently, I talked to one high-level person filling a role of recruiting priests, and I asked him point blank: "Do you believe the cup becomes the actual blood, the bread the actual body, and thus our Lord is sacrificed again?" He refused to answer that. He replied, "I believe in the Real Presence."

"I believe that, strongly" I replied. "But do you believe that the wine is the actual blood, and the bread the actual body?"

Again, he refused to answer the question.

The third time I asked. Again, he stumbled into 'Real Presence' phraseology without affirming the actual substance.

Then I knew that I was dealing with talking points, and a quiet step-down from the original Catholic position...

And then I see Benedict XVI quietly changing the sacrificial emphasis of the Mass...and I realize the vast theological import of this...and it seems to me that the Catholic Church is perhaps being slowly Reformed by Scripture!

But...if you want to carry on this Eucharistic conversation, Patrick...why don't we do so in email, and leave this thread for people to respond in the meme of divine guidance?

I really appreciate your response and will be glad to talk further, but let’s keep this thread more tightly to the topic, ok? That way maybe others can feel more open to responding about God’s leading in their life...

Perhaps we can even open a thread sometime on the an irenic manner. :-)

And thank you for your heart and thoughts...!

winston7000 said...

Dear Loy:

You certainly packed this essay with an abundance for meditation as well as much fresh thought-provoking information.

After a certain age, well, in some cases even when very young, we all have our mysterious dreams and encounters with divine guidance in the most inexplicable ways. We are counseled wisely about the limits of our human cognition, yet blessedly stimulated to look for, to seek, the hand of the Lord in the most everyday, mundane places and people.

St. Francis de Sales wrote: "Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you."

Many years ago, I was going through a very grievous divorce process. My spouse had left me with two toddlers several years before, and I was caring also in our shared home for my mother who was ninety then. My former spouse's threats against the family struck into my heart, and I left my attorney's office in a very depressed mood.

As I waited for the subway, I saw the train approaching from the other end and immediately felt an enormous urge to jump in front of it.

Of a sudden, I saw a woman out of the corner of my eye, come rushing down the station stairs. As I turned to see her more clearly due to her unusual rushing and something indefinable that drew me to look towards her, she shoved a paper in my hand. She never slowed her pace, but just pushed this paper into my hand and seemingly vanished. She was not to be seen farther down the platform.

This encounter so quickly took my mind off thoughts of possible suicide that I boarded the train and sat down to read what she had passed to me.

It was a simple but highly touching little meditation that I had never seen before:

At first I saw God as my observer, my judge, keeping track of the things I did wrong, so as to know whether I merited heaven or hell when I die. He was out there sort of like the President. I recognized His picture when I saw it but I didn't really know Him.
But later on when I recognized my Him as my Higher Power, it seemed as though life was rather like a bike ride. But it was on a tandem bike and I noticed that GOD WAS IN THE BACK...HELPING ME PEDAL.
I don't know just when it was that He suggested we change places, but life has not been the same since. Life with my Higher Power, that is. GOD MAKES LIFE EXCITING! When I had control, I knew the way. It was rather boring but predictable. It was the shortest distance between two points. But when He took the lead, He knew delightful long cuts, up mountains, through rocky places and at breakneck speeds. It was all I could do to hang on! Even though it looked like madness, He said, "pedal."
I was worried and asked, "where are you taking me?" God laughed and didn't answer, and I STARTED TO TRUST. I forgot my boring life and entered into the adventure. And when I'd say "I'm scared," He'd lean back and touch my hand.
He took me to people with gifts that I needed - gifts of healing, acceptance and joy. They gave me their gifts to take on my journey - our journey - God's and mine. And we were off again. He said, "Give the gifts away; they're extra baggage; too much weight." So I did, to the people we met, and I found that...IN GIVING I RECEIVED, AND STILL OUR BURDEN WAS LIGHT.
I did not trust Him at first, in control of my life. I thought he'd wreck it, but God knows bike secrets. He knows how to make it bend to take sharp corners, jump to clear high rocks, fly to shorten scary passages. I'm learning to shut up and pedal in the strangest places. And I'm beginning to enjoy the view and the cool breeze on my face with my delightful constant companion... my Higher Power.
And when I'm sure I just can't do anymore, HE SMILES AND JUST SAYS, "PEDAL."

As I read this tract, I realized, however dimly, that I had been approached and rescued by an angel or an angelic presence.

It's been over 15 years since this encounter and my life has had its many subsequent crises. I did resolve the divorce finally and for good, buried my mother 7 1/2 years later and raised my children to where they are 22 and 20--and still wih me, though my daughter is in NYC in Philosophy.

And during these years, angels have often come in the guise of humans as the three angels did for Abraham, or Rafael did in the Book of Tobias. And sometimes, they come as an inner voice that is distinctly not our own.

God chooses where, when, how and with whom to work. That He chose two very devout, yet seemingly ordinary people of simple piety and faith like Mary and Joseph only reinforces the fact that His foolishness is wiser than any human wisdom.

Like Patrick, I am a Catholic. And as such, the point of utter grace and contact is in the reception of the Lord each time that I receive the Eucharist. It struck me recently that when I take this small, ordinary piece of very fragile bread upon my tongue, that for a minute I hold there within me the Divine Force that set the galaxies spinning out and yet created a small, fragile creature whom He made in His own image simply out of His own mysterious purpose and utter love.

Loy, keep up your fine writing. For some of us on certain days, when overloaded with the world and its dark Prince, you may be an angelic presence.

For now, God bless you.

John Hetman
Niles, Illinois

Loy Mershimer said...

Wow, John...thank you!

That is a very moving piece. To hear your description of how that lady rushed down and handed you the paper, sight unseen. And then to read it, and find that kind of inspiration on it!

God is so good!

I had a moment like that, where someone handed me a sheet of paper in class, totally random...unasked, unannounced and unexpected...and the paper simply listed aspects of the true calling of God. Immediately, words jumped out at me: "A true call is impossible!"

I almost fell out of my chair.

This person had no way of knowing that I was wrestling with that exact aspect of the calling, thinking myself a fool...finding no agreement on that concept...ready to pack it all in and just forget about trying to follow the call [at least in its impossible sense], when boom! right on time, this paper was put in my hand.

I had an hour and a half drive home to think and pray about it...just blown away.

And, with you, it was even more profound! Your very life was at stake...but God was working 24 hours a day, His normal shift, lol.

Then you added balance with that awesome quote from Francis de Sales: "Make yourself familiar with the angels and behold them frequently in spirit; for without being seen, they are present with you."

Powerful, and so true!

Seen or unseen, felt or unfelt, He is here...the loving God who "makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire."

Right on time: divine time!

And...thank you, thank you so much for your words...that on certain days I may fulfill an angelic a derivative messenger!

Deeply appreciated, and thank you. I needed that, and your whole post really ministered to me!

God bless,


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For my love, indeed, and not my glory in it, will be my life. There would be, even in that one love, in the simple purity of a single affection such as we were created to generate and intended to cherish, an expansion of life inexpressible, unutterable.

For we are made for love, not for self.

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19 January 2007 @ 09:15 pm
Title: You Belong to Me
Author: paparazzichick
Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Death
Rated: R
Pairing(s): Joe/Crystal and eventually...Brad/Crystal, Brad/Jen, Chester/Cali, Rob/Shelli
Warnings: Language, Mild Sexual Content, Violence
Summary: Joe decides to tell Crystal that he's not ready for a commitment.

Notes: I don't own Linkin Park and this is just fiction. I also don't own Cali or Jen. I do, however, own Crystal and Shelli. The awesome banner was made by Cali!

Chapter 3: Feeling Betrayed

Crystal was severely disoriented when she woke up the next morning. She looked around the room she was in and realized that it was not her own. When she felt something brush across her leg, she jumped and turned slightly. It was just Joe’s leg brushing against hers, but when he touched her, she clearly remembered the events that happened last night.

She reminisced about how Joe had touched her. Crystal felt that he was gentle, but passionate. Crystal couldn’t have been happier to loss her virginity to Joe. It was like the best thing that ever happened to her.

“Ugh…how long have you been up?” Joe asked sounding groggy.

“Just a few minutes,” Crystal replied.

“Oh, okay,” Joe said as he got out of bed and put on his boxers.

Crystal started to think that something was wrong, but she wasn’t quite sure what it was. Joe was regretting last night with every fiber of his being. He just realized that he probably ruined their friendship and he hated that. He saw how Crystal was looking at him and he knew what it meant, but he just didn’t feel that way about her. Joe knew he going to have to tell her, but he didn’t know how.

“Joe, what are you thinking?” Crystal asked as if reading his thoughts.

“Honestly, I’m screaming at myself for what I did to you,” Joe confessed.

“Oh…” Crystal said, sounding deeply hurt.

“Chris, I’m sorry. I just don’t like you like that,” Joe said.

Crystal’s heart broke after he said that and she regretted everything. It suddenly hurt to even be around Joe, so she quickly threw on her clothes and rushed out of his house. She was aware that his parents could have been home, but she really didn’t care. She just had to get away from him and fast. Unfortunately, Joe caught up to her when she was halfway across the street. He was outside with just his boxers and a white undershirt on.

“Crystal…” Joe started, but before he could finish, Crystal slapped him.

“Don’t…just don’t,” Crystal advised as she glared at him.

“But, I really am sorry.”

“I said, don’t! Look, I asked for this, ok. Just continue not caring about my feelings like you always do.”

Crystal stormed off and Joe was confused because he just didn’t know what to do. Something told him that he shouldn’t let her go, but he didn’t move. Crystal unlocked her house door and paused. She hesitated because she thought that Joe would say something, anything to stop her. He didn’t though, so she opened the door and slammed it behind her.

“I knew this would happen!” Shelli exclaimed.

“Ugh, I really don’t want to talk about this anymore,” Crystal stated.

Crystal had spent her entire weekend talking about the situation with Shelli and crying about it. Now that it was Monday, she wanted to let it all go. She was eating lunch with Shelli at the moment and she noticed that Joe was with his friends. There was another girl there with him and she that that girl was a newbie. Crystal couldn’t believe that he had gotten over her so quickly.

“You’re going to make yourself miserable if you keep staring at him,” Shelli said when she realized what her friend was looking at.

“I can’t help it. I’m shocked at how fast he moved on,” Crystal confessed.

At that moment, Joe noticed that Crystal was staring at him and he was looking directly at her. He could tell that she was hurting and he wanted to talk to her, but he didn’t. He decided that it would only make things worse and redirected his attention to the girl at his side.

“He brushed me off!” Crystal exclaimed, shocked at his reaction.

“What’d you expect? He’s an ass, I’ve been telling you this for a while now,” Shelli replied.

“You’d think that he’d at least care about me.”

“Joe only cares about himself. Trust me, I know because he did this to my sister.”

“But…But…I was a virgin!”

Everyone heard that last statement because Crystal was now very loud. Everyone was staring at her, including Joe. Crystal couldn’t cope with the situation, so she ran.

The rumors spread like wildfire because it didn’t take people long to figure out what was going on. They noticed that Crystal and Joe weren’t talking. They just put two and two together and made up some wild rumor about what happened. Crystal suffered for weeks as the rumors got worse and worse. Joe pretended not to care or notice what was going on. Shelli got suspended for a week after fighting with a senior that was ragging on Crystal.

“They say he got her pregnant.”

“I heard she had an abortion.”

“Why would Joe mess with a freshman? It’s so shameful!”

That’s what Crystal heard as she slowly walked to her locker. She was carrying a bunch of books with her. As she was turning the lock on her locker, someone bumped into her and made her drop all of her books. The culprit didn’t stop and that pissed Crystal off. She was cursing the person out in her head as someone else decided to help her pick up her things. As Crystal rose to her feet, she realized that it was Joe.

“You should be more careful with your things,” Joe said with one of her books in his hand.

“Thanks,” she muttered as she snatched the book from him.

“So how are you doing?” Joe asked as Crystal threw her books into her locker.

“How does it look?” Crystal snapped as she slammed her locker and walked off.

She made it down the hall before Joe caught up to her. She really didn’t want to talk to him, but he didn’t seem to notice that.

“Can we talk?” Joe asked after catching up to her.

“I thought we did that already,” Crystal replied as she continued walking.

“No, you talked mostly. How about I do the talking this time?”

“You could talk until your face turned blue and it still wouldn’t change the facts.”

“The facts?”

“That you’re an asshole and I’m a dumbass for thinking otherwise.”

Crystal picked up her speed and hoped that Joe would go away. She didn’t want him to speak and woo her with his words like he usually did. She refused to be a push over this time. She wanted to hate Joe for the rest of her life, but Joe wasn’t getting the hint. He kept following her. Joe had made up his mind to talk to her this time.

Crystal walked faster and faster until she was practically running down the street. Crystal figured that Joe would get tired and give up. Unfortunately, he didn’t and that frustrated her. She was running as fast as she could and Joe was right there with her. She made it home in a matter of minutes and was completely out of breath.

“When…did you…learn…to run like that?” Joe asked breathlessly, after they stopped running.

“I…have…no idea,” Crystal replied, still trying to catch her breath.

They waited before talking again. After they recovered from that run, Joe was ready to talk and Crystal was too tired to do anything, but listen.

“I definitely got my exercise for the day,” Joe joked.

She wanted to slap him for wasting her time with a joke like that. She couldn’t believe that he found the time to joke when she was still very pissed with him.

“I’m sorry, lil’ Chris. I figured that you had feelings for me, but I didn’t know how to react to that. I never meant to hurt you,” Joe explained.

“You did though,” Crystal replied.

“I wish there was some way that I could make it up to you.”

“You could start by being honest and tell me how you do feel.”

“Okay…that night was cool, but I just don’t think of you in that way. I should have stopped myself, but I didn’t. That outfit just messed me up and I lost my mind for a moment there. I just really want to be your friend again.”

There was that damn statement again, Crystal thought to herself. She hated hearing him say that, but she was glad to hear the truth. Crystal had a decision to make, she could either forgive him and be miserable or not forgive him and be miserable.

“Fine. As long as we never repeat that night, I could live with just being friends,” Crystal lied.

“Awesome!” Joe exclaimed as he hugged Crystal.

Crystal knew she was going to regret this, but she figured that it was better to be with Joe than not.
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Brands combing the Rolex history and watch series comb

Rolex, a legendary watch brand, renowned for precision and durability of the industry, I have heard this sentence, the world's most understand the watch and the most do not understand the watch who will buy Rolex, which indirectly explains the Rolex success. Today, the watch house will bring you the Rolex brand history combing, from the watch series to the brand of the major events. Rolex brand founder Hans • Wilsdorf (Hans Wilsdof) Rolex was founded in 1908 by the German Hans Wilsdof, formerly known as Wilsdorf and Davis (W & D), which he co-operates with British Davies. Rolex is a famous Swiss brand, according to legend in the quartz storm period, the Swiss government shot to keep the two watch brands, one is Patek Philippe, the other brand is Rolex. Now it is said that Rolex has a certain Swiss official background. All Rolex shares are held by the Welshdorf Foundation, a foundation established by the Rolex brand's founder, Hans Wilsdof, after his wife's death. To ensure that the company remains independent, not by competitors to acquire or become a public company. But it is said that the Swiss National Bank has a stake in the Stoff Foundation, but what is the specific situation we do not know. Rolex 1926 launch of the first Oyster-style watch Speaking of Rolex would have to mention is its unique Oyster watch, Oyster case in the history of contemporary watchmaking record of an important milestone in the Rolex was invented in 1926, mainly using screw-in outer ring, bottom cover And the middle case of the crown, greatly increasing the capacity of the watch in the water above. Today, the Oyster watch the minimum water standard is 100 meters, only authorized Rolex watchmaker can only specific tool assembly movement. 1927 Mercedes Sedgros wearing Rolex oyster watch across the English Channel To prove the waterproof performance of the watch, must be able to provide evidence. In 1927, the young British lady Mercedes Gillis (Mercedes Gleitze) wearing a Rolex Oyster watch successfully crossed the English Channel. After a dozen hours in the tour to reach the end, she wore the watch is still intact, running as usual. Rolex in 1931 launched the first Oyster Perpetual watch Rolex in 1931 launched its first Oyster Perpetual watch, the biggest feature is its equipped with a constant swing pendulum, with the wearer's wrist activities in a two-way way around the central axis of natural swing wheel for the watch to provide Sustained and swatch power source. This is the watch can be the first session of the two-way watch movement, the importance of self-evident. In 1945 Rolex launched the first log-type watch Log-series watch is a very large series of Rolex watches, since the first since the 1945 launch of the log-type watch, on the concern, is one of the most classic series of Rolex, log-type watch is also the first time Watch in the watch on the date display of the watch. 1953 launched the Oyster-style air King watch In 1953, Rolex launched we all know the air Pa series of watches, in the official Rolex official information has no empty Pa's introduction, are based on Oyster series of constant displacement, so the air Pa series will become history , Will only exist Oyster series of constant-action watch. Oyster Perpetual Series watch is a Rolex entry series, in all series is the lowest price of a series, so want to buy a Rolex entry-level watch that is definitely the purchase of Rolex Oyster Perpetual Series watch. In 1953, Rolex launched the first explorer-type watch In 1953, Rolex launched the first explorer-type watch, is designed for adventurers to create the watch, which not only has the accuracy of precision timepieces, and in harsh environments can still operate as usual. 1953 Rolex launched the first submariner-type watch 1953 Rolex launched the first submariner-type watch, the world's first water-resistant to 100 meters of the watch, the same year the addition of patented three-lock lock crown, to strengthen the case of sealing, so that the water depth to 300 meters. 1955 Rolex launched the first Greenwich-type watch In 1955, Rolex launched the first Greenwich-type watch, Rolex and Pan American Airlines (Pan Am) jointly developed for its international airline pilots, with dual time zone display, for travelers, this feature is very practical value. In 1956 Rolex launched the first week calendar type watch In 1956, Rolex launched the first week calendar type watch, since 1956, has become the Rolex watch distinguished distinguished model, because all of its wrist watches are made of precious metal materials, no steel watch. The Week Calendar is the first calendar watch to display the week. In 1956 Rolex launched the first MILGAUSS watch 1956 Rolex launched the first MILGAUSS watch, MILGAUSS replica watches is introduced as a professional anti-magnetic watch, can withstand 1000 Gaussian high-intensity magnetic, much scientists and engineers love, and its unique lightning second hand designed to become Its unique highlights. 1960 Deep sea snorkeling In 1960, Trieste, a test deep-sea submarine, was able to sneak into the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Earth's surface. Navy Captain Don Walsh took the helm, and Jacques Piccard's Trieste ride set the record for an unprecedented deep-sea adventure. The Deep Sea Special returns to the surface of the deep submarine from 10,916 meters (37,800 feet) and continues to function as usual. In 1963, Rolex launched the first cosmic type Daytona watch In 1963, Rolex launched the first cosmic meter Daytona watch, each Le Mans and Rolex Daytona 24-hour endurance race winner. A tachometer with a calculated speed on the outer ring. Accurate timing up to one-eighth of a second. Powered by the Rolex 4130 chronograph movement. In 1967, Rolex launched the first sea to watch In 1967, Rolex launched the first sea to rolex replica, is between the submersible and DEEPSEA between products, waterproof performance is also very good, size smaller than the DEEPSEA, thickness between the two. And DEEPSEA, calendar display window and no large blister design, watch the water depth of 1220 meters. In 1971 launched the new explorer II type watch For professional explorers to face with severe challenges and manufacturing. Whether deep in the heart, or spend the night of the Arctic, the unique orange pointer to 24 hours a way, clear instructions day and night. Patented Parachrom spring and Paraflex shock-proof devices to ensure that the watch is still accurate in the harsh environment. For the adventure and well-designed, as long as the brave exploration, will inevitably go hand in hand. In 1982, Rolex launched the latest Greenwich II watch In 1982, Rolex launched the latest Greenwich II watch, the Greenwich-type pan-American pilots have been embraced as a pilot on the flight of the Observatory watch. Classic double time zone wrist watch, with arrow-shaped 24-hour pointer and progressive scale rotating outer ring. In 2005 the assembly Cerachrom outer ring, very scratch-resistant, corrosion-resistant, color and gloss enduring. For the close contact of the world, bringing style fashion, the perfect pilot. In 1985 the use of 904L stainless steel Rolex is the first selection of 904L stainless steel to create all the leading stainless steel case uk replica watches brand. This material is commonly used in high-tech, aerospace and chemical industry, its excellent anti-corrosion can be comparable with precious metals, polished to show a more unique luster. 1992 Rolex launched the first yacht Masters type watch 1992, Rolex launched the first yacht Masters watch, with platinum or gold two-way rotating outer ring, accurate record of sailing time. Its unique dial, the configuration of the big clock mark and pointer, to ensure easy reading. To ensure water depth of 100 meters. Excellence in time, exposure to the same reliable land and sea. 2007 Rolex launched the new yacht Mingshi II watch Specially designed for the sailing race chronograph. Has a unique countdown function, with 10 minutes to 1 minute of mechanical memory programming. Regardless of any environment, is still legible. Patent Ring Command rotating outer ring for its characteristics, the outer ring can be linked with the watch movement. An unprecedented combination of precision and simple operation. In 2008 Rolex launched the first DEEPSEA watch In 2008, Rolex launched the first DEEPSEA watch, ROLEX DEEPSEA watch than the sea to make the watch has a larger watch diameter, more robust watch thickness. The watch also has the water resistance of 3900 meters, is a craft of Rolex extraordinary diver watch, equipped with patented Ringlock system, this system includes a nitrogen alloy inner ring, lightweight and indestructible. Can withstand more than 3 tons of power, and up to 3,900 meters of water depth. , When the living environment, reliable and sturdy is essential, professional divers are respected. 2009 Rolex launched the new log II watch In 2009, Rolex launched the new log type II watch, compared to the log-type watch the biggest change is the watch diameter increases, the movement replaced the new shock, do the upgrade processing. 2012, Rolex launched the first SKY-DWELLER watch 2012, Rolex launched the first SKY-DWELLER watch, specifically for the world of business travelers and the excellent watch. The red triangle indicates the time in place; while the conventional pointer indicates the time zone in the second time zone. Patent calendar device, equipped with Sara system, intelligent distinction between 31 days and 30 days Satsuki, precision and reliable, unparalleled. Ring Command Rotates the outer ring to ensure easy set-up. Rolex's creativity to play most vividly. Has come out with 14 sophisticated patented technology. In 2014, Rolex launched the new Chellini series of watches Cerini series is Rolex in the last century 60's research and development out of the watch, the name comes from Benoit? Celini, he was the Italian sculptor in the second half of the sixteenth century, art critics, style sculpture representative character. Former gold and silver craftsmen, after Michelangelo's influence, began making large-scale sculpture. Celini series is to promote the art of design concepts, research and development of a series.


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Science of Dog Training

As a scientist, I find myself in the curious culture that revolves around pet dogs. I hear “science-based dog training” and am mystified by the context it’s used. The term “science”, which is a very broad, all-encompassing term, has been misappropriated to represent a very narrow training approach. In the pet dog training culture, “science-based dog training” is synonymous with “positive reinforcement training”. This is not accurate in so many ways and creates confusion and frustration for everyone, especially for our sweet little dogs. Continue reading

What is Science-Based Dog Training?

The Sciences

A very popular term inserted in many dog training claims is “science-based dog training”. The best dog training approach to help dogs become the dog of your dreams should be science-based. But, an important question to ask is “Which sciences are included in science-based dog training?” Does it really matter? Most definitely. Best training practices are supported by solid scientific research. Continue reading

For the Love of Dogs

 Happy Valentine’s Day 2017!

Today is the day many shower their loved ones with roses and chocolates to express their eternal love and affection. Even many lucky dogs are the recipients of their human’s love and affection. However, roses and chocolates are not the appropriate gifts for dogs. Did you know that chocolates are toxic to dogs because of theobromine and caffeine? Moreover, rose thorns will damage the delicate lining of your dog’s mouth. So what should you get your faithful canine companion to express your love on Valentine’s Day or any holiday? You will probably be amazed just how easy it is to please your lovable pup. Continue reading

The DOG’S PERSPECTIVE – Kindle Countdown Begins

Will you be getting a puppy for Christmas? Did you get a puppy last Christmas? Do your puppies need training but you have no clue how to train a dog? Do you need help right now? Or yesterday?

You are probably a busy person who does not have time to read all the books and websites on dog training to figure out how to go about this very important part of your dog’s life – training. Would you appreciate if someone or something would explain or summarize your options for getting basic dog training? Do you want want training to be fun so that it is a daily pleasure, not a dreaded chore? Do you want to make an educated decision about how to train your own doggies? Continue reading

Volume 1 ~ A Philosophy Primer

Introducing the first volume of the Kindle eBook* series, The Dog’s Perspective: How to Train a Dog by Thinking like a Dog. The objective of this book series is to explain how to train dogs by thinking like a dog. The Dog’s Perspective is a simple and straight forward approach to dog training that enables anyone to find solutions to many of their dog-related issues. The objective of this first volume, A Philosophy Primer, is to explain the philosophical foundation of the Dog’s Perspective.

This volume describes, compares and contrasts three different training philosophies and their ultimate effect on dog training success. Current training methods are easily categorized into two basic philosophies: Wolf’s Perspective and the Human’s Perspective. This book presents a third training philosophy, the Dog’s Perspective, which is an evolutionary approach that shares both similarities and differences with the other training philosophies.

There are numerous reasons this book needed to be written. First, so much misinformation about dog training is running rampant, especially where it comes to unsubstantiated claims of scientific evidence supporting an opinion or viewpoint. Second, some training methods are too complex and/or ineffective. These problems frustrate most humans to the point of quitting – just giving up on training their dogs.

The individuals harmed the most from this are innocent dogs. Some untrained dogs are just left home alone or confined to their yards. Others are less fortunate and find themselves surrendered to a shelter or worse. The goal of this book is to help stop the abandonment trend by explaining just how easy and straightforward dog training is from the Dog’s Perspective. Trained dogs are lucky dogs and their humans are very happy companions.

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Positive Discipline Dog Training

The Dog’s Perspective

If you have human children, you probably have heard of Positive Discipline. If you have doggy fur-babies, you most likely have heard of Positive Training. While the Human’s Perspective advocates positive training methods, the Dog’s Perspective advocates and applies positive discipline to dog training. The obvious question is – are these training approaches the same or different? Although the names, positive discipline and positive training, are very similar and based on the same learning theory with the ultimate goal of training dogs, their approaches to training and success rates are quite different. Continue reading

How Dogs Recognize Human Emotions

Co-evolution of Dog & Human Companionship

IMG_6684Humans have associated with wild canids for at least 30,000. The fossil record confirms human (Homo sapiens) developed relationships with canines as far back as the times of the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). From these early wild canids evolved the domestic dog. Humans and their dog companions have been together for the last 15,000 years or so, which is a very long time for BFFs. Dogs and humans are two different mammalian species that have developed a highly beneficial, co-evolutionary relationship. No other interspecific relationship, between two species, is as complex and mutually beneficial as the dog-human companionship. The success of our canine companions’ relationship is their ability to communicate and cooperate with humans, a separate species. However, how this communication occurs between humans and dogs is debatable. Continue reading

Why Dogs Should Like Petting

Do Dogs Like Petting?

Many of us love touching, petting and cuddling our puppy dogs. However, is the feeling mutual?  Do our dogs really like all this fuss from humans?  More importantly, should dogs like all the touchy-feely attention from not only their own human, but complete strangers? To know if dogs like petting, you can consider your scruffy little pups currently by your side. On a larger scale, think about all the dogs, wild & wonderful, you have had the pleasure of knowing throughout your lifetime. Finally, on the grandest of all scales, evolutionary time scale, contemplate all the domestic dogs that have ever existed over the last 40,000 years. Did domestic dogs always like petting? And….why should we care? The more we think from the dog’s perspective, the better we will be able to communicate with our dogs, and the sooner our dogs will become the best dog in our world. Continue reading

Dog Food & Water

The Dog’s Perspective: Food and Water

Food, Water and Shelter are vital necessities for the long-term health and survival of every living being, including humans and dogs. Discussion of the fundamental importance of shelter and its ultimate affect on your dog’s behavior is at The Dog’s Perspective: Inside or Outside Dogs. Here we address the importance of food and water, the elixir of life and the sustenance that provides nourishment to keep living beings alive. Continue reading


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Roger Hopgood

And Then There Were None

(c) Roger Hopgood - Bedroom With Scissors
(c) Roger Hopgood - Ballroom With Milking Stool
(c) Roger Hopgod - Drawing Room With Cards
(c) Roger Hopgod - Drawing Room with Pheasant
(c) Roger Hopgood - Library With Knitting Needles
(c) Roger Hopgood - Study With Daffodils

And Then There Were None

Roger Hopgood completed his MA at the Slade School of Art in 1985.

His work over the years has largely been associated with landscape and the ways in which landscape is often used to express ideas of heritage and cultural identity.

In this latest series, however, such concerns have shifted away from the ‘natural’ environment. The images instead focus on country house interiors that seem to conjure up an atmosphere of intrigue and malice.

The title of the series, And Then There Were None, is taken from an Agatha Christie novel and the pervading mood in the work seems to convey the idea that something untoward has occurred in this very English setting. Yet despite the concentration on interior space it would be untrue to suggest that Hopgood has shifted entirely away from landscape.

A principal concern of his recent work has been the Picturesque, an aesthetic movement that emerged in the late 18th century that in the main was the concern of the affluent and educated. Around this time the gardens of many country houses were modelled to provide picturesque effect for those observing from the vantage point of the terraces and upper windows.

With this in mind we can see the work in a different light: throughout the series landscapes are glimpsed here and there through windows and referenced through an assortment of decorative objects. One might also say that the external space is alluded to through the emphasis placed on light flooding into the rooms and illuminating the textures of the furnishings and artefacts. Within the interiors, however, there is more to contemplate than the riches of history and heritage.

Each image contains a mysterious, Magritte-like object collaged into the space with careful precision, such that one wonders at first whether it is life size and the room around it miniature. One effect of this is that the grandeur and authority of the rooms is diminished.

Whether we read the rooms as doll-size or connect them with the trivialities of popular culture – the whodunit drama or the board game Cluedo – the rooms no longer seem to have the power to interpellate us. This combination of elements – the heritage interior, the Picturesque, the murder mystery – may strike us as an incongruous mix but not perhaps when one bears in mind that many English country houses of the 18th century can be linked with slavery and imperialism, and all existed within a culture of pronounced division of rich and poor. Images such as Ballroom with Milking Stool or Drawing Room with Pheasant seem to point us towards this kind of trail of enquiry.

But the work takes us further than a mere indictment of the historic house and an aesthetic that thrives on inequities of wealth and power. The collaged objects seem to also refer us to subjecthood in the psychoanalytic sense. Subjectivity, a sense of self in the outside world, has been connected with vision and the feeling of being at the focal point of what is seen. The country house could thus be read as a symbol of observational advantage, an ennobled position giving rise to subjectivity. From this perspective the interplay between interior and exterior has a more complex meaning. Immersed in the language of a paternal symbolic order there is a longing for the materiality of the landscape.

Hopgood is currently working towards a PhD in art practice at Goldsmiths College.

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Previous prize winners

The Ludwig Quidde-Award was awarded for the first time in 2012. The first laureate was Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Christian Tomuschat, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. In 2014 the prize went to Professor Mary Kaldor, London School of Economics and Political Science.

The recipient of the award 2014

 Professor Mary Kaldor, born 1946 in Great Britain, studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford. She started her academic career in 1967 at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). After that she worked at the University of Sussex, where she was involved in various research activities such as nuclear disarmament and armament dynamics. Her work on “old and new wars” in the global era is particularly well known. 1999 Mary Kaldor left Sussex University for the London School of Economics and Political Science, where she is now head of the Civil Society and Human Security Research Unit. Her research interests are mainly focused on questions of Human Security and the global development of civil society. In the course of her career Mary Kaldor gave lectures at several international research institutes like the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) and acted as a consultant for various international organisations, such as the United Nations.

The Laureate 2012

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Christian Tomuschat was born in 1936 in Stettin. After his studies in Heidelberg and Montpellier, he taught and researched at the University of Bonn between 1972 and 1995 and changed then to the Humboldt Universität zu Berlin where he held the Chair for Public Law, International and European Law until 2004. Prof. Tomuschat assumed numerous guest professorships at international universities and gained reputation especially through his publications concerning questions of human rights. His influence outreaches his academic work. He belonged, inter alia, to human rights and international law committees of the United Nations and he was member of the Commission for Historical Clarification in Guatemala. Prof. Tomuschat has been coeditor of the long-established scientific journal “Die Friedens-Warte. Journal of International Peace and Organization” since 1995 with which the Nobel prize laureate Ludwig Quidde was closely related, too.


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The fishing Diaries

As Jeff Lusk watched the temperature climb Friday, he planned to remind pheasant and quail hunters to acquire it effortless on by themselves as well as their dogs in the course of Saturday’s season opener.

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Worldwide Convention on Recent Improvements in Engineering & Technology- ICRIET – convention will likely be held at COIMBATOREon NOVEMBER 28th, 29th 2015. The objective of ICRIET is to current the most recent analysis and results of scientists related to all engineering departments’ subjects. This convention supplies alternatives for the completely different areas delegates to alternate new ideas and utility experiences head to head, to establish business or analysis relations and to search out global companions for future collaboration. We hope that the conference results constituted vital contribution to the information in these updated scientific area. The organizing committee of convention is pleased to ask potential authors to submit their authentic manuscripts to ICRIET.

The remainder of the world has, in impact, lengthy supported and nurtured a technology trade that revolves around the US The primary purpose, of course, is the fact that much of the innovation in the tech industry has come out of the US Nonetheless, there is additionally the truth that the US has been seen as a trustworthy companion — it will be exhausting to think about Europeans willingly throwing their private communications and virtual life into Chinese language cloud companies, for example.

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Widely reputed as one of the region’s premium sporting events, the Beach Polo Cup Dubai 2017 presented by Nissan is returning to Skydive Dubai on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 December so prepare to dig out your finest attire and take to the arena with Dubai’s most stylish socialites for a weekend of sport, live music, fire shows and more.

Held for the third consecutive year under the Patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, four competing teams of both local and international polo players will battle it out for the much-coveted trophy on the purpose-built Beach Polo arena. Party people should snap up the extended field-facing seats in the spectacular Shams zone for AED60, while those after a more exclusive experience can splash out on an AED700 ticket for the VIP Majlis Zone that includes entry to the event, high table seating and unlimited F&B.

It’s not all chukkas, ponies and points, though – Beach Polo Cup Dubai is throwing one serious party all weekend long with DJs, stunt shows, live music, an after party and more. Upping the ante with 360° Dubai’s resident DJs partaking in a one-on-one DJ battle, DJ Miss Sophie and DJ CN Williams promise to take the arena by storm both Thursday and Friday with their ground-breaking house music vibes. Spinning popular club classics that promise to keep guests on their feet all night long, Friday will also see singer Josh McCarthey swoon the crowd with his smooth tunes, while Carmen and the Black T’s will be busting out some rock, reggae and pop sounds.

And it doesn’t stop there – make sure you don’t miss out on the live horse stunt spectacle and the Team Z7 horse dance and dressage show that will be more impressive than ever. Think Arabic dance with some serious fire-breathing thrown in, Friday’s big finale will be one for the history books. And remember, this is Dubai’s last big sporting event of the year, so make sure you don’t miss out!

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Travelling to Tahoe for a wedding

Well after twenty-eight years of living with her boyfriend my younger sister has decided to get married.  So on Wednesday I am off to San Francisco to meet with relatives, including the lucky couple and drive up to Lake Tahoe for the Wedding on Friday. The last week has been a bit of a whirlwind for me as I coordinated with sister Peggy in Thunder Bay to get plane tickets, hotel rooms in Tahoe and Toronto a sim card for the US etc. for the trip.  Then there is always packing, and making arrangements to make sure that everything is covered at home, last minute shopping and getting set for the trip etc.

It turns out the weather is about the same during the day but at night it is below zero.  Who would have thought that you go south and get colder but it is because you are on the desert, so it doesn't hold the heat of the day. We usually travel in warm weather or go south to warm weather if it is winter. Packing is a whole new thing when you want to just have a carry-on but pack warm clothes for night and a bathing suit and sandals for the hot springs.

Yesterday I was going crazy because I couldn't find charging cords. Turned out I had put them way for safekeeping (haha) but finally found them last night. I think I am ready now - Hair appointment down, clothes picked out, everything packed. Suitcase weighs 19 pounds - 3 pounds under the limit.

Congratulations to Christine and Gary!  California/Nevada here we come!


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Loving The Book Presents: Gloria's Song by Kathryn Albright; #BlogTour, #OutNow, #Giveaway

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where she sets many of her sweet western romances. A Golden Heart finalist and recipient of the HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, she writes historical romance that celebrates courage and hope against all odds with a dash of adventure.

Her enjoyment of historical romantic fiction began as a teenager when she was given the novel Ramona ~ set in southern California after the Mexican-American War. A few thousand books later, she still enjoys reading romance set in the past. (She also loves fairy tales and all things Disney.)

Kathryn's past includes careers as a nurse and an obstetrical sonographer where daily she witnessed many "happy ever afters" and miracles.

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Gloria Palmer has always done the proper thing expected of her as the daughter of a shipping
tycoon. The approval of her family and friends mean everything. And yet, when the perfect suitor offers for her… she hesitates.
Colin McDougal has little use for those living on the fancy side of the trolley tracks. He is too
busy managing the family pub and, in his spare time, writing down the lively tunes in his head. So, when Miss Palmer asks for his help to prepare for a music audition, he is flummoxed. What does he know of highbrow music?
But with each practice session, their feelings for each other grow. When it comes time for Gloria to make a choice between what is proper and what she desires, will she realize that if music can cross class lines, it might also be able to harmonize two hearts.

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The older woman stood. “I am Mrs. Palmer and this is my daughter, Miss Palmer.
Please have a seat.” She indicated a wicker chair nearby. “May I offer you refreshment, Mr. McDougal?”

“No.”  He sat down. Then he amended, “No, thank you.”

“I’m sure you are wondering why we have asked you to come here.”

He glanced at the younger woman. She studied him intently, even as she held herself aloof and quiet, sitting there in her ice-blue dress. “Yes, ma’am.”

“We enjoyed your performance at the club on Christmas Eve.”

“Glad to hear it. I was helping out my friend.”

“Yes.  It took us a while to track you down since he was away on holiday.”

So, the club had covered up for Tom. His friend was often on a ‘holiday.’ “Well, you found me. What’s this all about?”

“It’s a bit…unusual.” For the first time, Mrs. Palmer’s poised expression faltered.
Whatever ‘it’ was, they were uncomfortable talking about it.

“Just out with it,” he said, hoping to encourage her. He’d say the same to his own mother, but here, he wasn’t sure what was considered appropriate. They were so stinking rich. There were probably invisible rules he knew nothing about.

A frown of disapproval darted across the older woman’s face, confirming his thoughts.  “All right then. My husband—”

“Mother.  Allow me,” the younger Miss Palmer said quickly. “The way you played the piano at the club on Christmas Eve caught my father’s attention. I’m sure you remember that he spoke with you from the carriage.”

He remembered all right. But in his mind, she had been the one more interested in his playing. “Yeah,” he answered carefully.

“Father thought it might be beneficial for me to assess your technique at the piano—just for an hour—and possibly garner some tips to improve my playing.”

He raised his brow. “Technique? I’m not sure…”

“I want to understand your process at the keyboard,” she said quickly.

What was she talking about? His process? He just sat down and played. That’s all there was too it.

 “I’ve had years of lessons. I should be able to spot your technique without difficulty and appropriate what will work for me.”

He snorted softly, finding the way she spoke amusing. “You mean like a beer master
giving away his brewing secrets for nothing in return.” His cousin, Patrick, would have a time with that one. A brewers’ recipe was his signature of the craft.

Miss Palmer blinked, obviously shocked at his bluntness. “I suppose that is one way
to look at it.” Then her pretty, green eyes narrowed. “I see that you find this humorous. Let me assure you…it is not.”

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Wabash property on Washington for sale again

The owner of the now-empty Wabash Feed & Garden building on Washington Avenue has put the property back on the market, just about a year after buying it.

CBRE is listing the 1,787-square-foot building, on 25,513 square feet of land, for $3.2 million. For a ground lease, the rent would be $250,000 a year.

The homey property at 5701 Washington Ave. held the beloved Wabash store for decades. The countrified spot saw the area around it grow into one of the city's densest neighborhoods chock full of bars, restaurants and closely packed townhomes.

The longtime owner of Wabash said rising property taxes and a lack of parking led to the decision to sell. A new Wabash recently opened north of the Heights.

Gary Mosley of popular Heights bar and restaurant Onion Creek bought the property early last year with plans to convert it to a cafe. He put the building up for lease several months later, saying he decided to focus on other projects.

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The Hall of Fame’s All-Decade team for the 1960s featured five defensive players from the Packers, and in the ’70s there were zero who took the majority of the snaps during their careers in Green Bay. In the ’80s, there was a single defender honored who played for the Packers during the decade: linebacker John Anderson.

Though not as heralded as the rest of the linebackers he joined on Canton’s all-star unit – Mike Singletary, Lawrence Taylor, Ted Hendricks, Jack Lambert, Andre Tippett and Carl Banks – Anderson is the all-time leading tackler for the Packers, tied with Ray Nitschke for the most interceptions at his position in team history with 25, and played for 12 seasons. Anderson was dependable and consistently good.

“It’s nice to be recognized, but I think it speaks more to longevity,” Anderson said in a recent conversation. “There was a guy in New York named Lawrence Taylor that I competed against for honors during my career, and I was far behind him, rightfully. He was the best I’ve ever seen. There were a number of linebackers who were perennially good players during that time, so it’s something I’m proud of.”

Anderson was drafted in the first round in 1978 out of Michigan. By the time he retired in ’89, only Bart Starr, Nitschke, Forrest Gregg, Charles Goldenburg and Dave Hanner had worn a Packers’ uniform longer. Since the Packers began compiling tackle statistics in 1975, no defender has reached Anderson's total of 1,020.

“I wasn’t aware of it at the time. Statistics weren’t played up. We got the tackle totals after the game and you looked at them to make sure you were contributing, but you didn’t put too much into them,” he said. “In retrospect, it’s fun to compare. What I’m most proud of is that I never came off the field. Nickel, goal-line, all three downs; we were specialized, but I was an every-down player.”

Anderson played in a 4-3 defensive alignment at the start of his career, but the club transitioned to the 3-4 two years later, and it better suited his talents, allowing him to cover tight ends and chase down ball-carriers. In ’81, he recovered four fumbles. Anderson led the team with three interceptions in ’82 – when the club went 5-3-1 and to the playoffs in the strike-shortened season – and he tied a career-high with five the next year. Each season Anderson was at or near the top of the club’s tackle charts.

Dependability became one of his trademarks. A broken arm 13 games into his rookie season forced him to miss the last contest, but he was named all-rookie after recording five interceptions and 102 tackles. The injury sidelined him for half of ’79. An injury also ended his ’86 season after four games, snapping a streak of 77 straight starts from ’81-’86.

Otherwise, trusty No. 59 – Anderson wore 60 as a rookie – could be counted on to buckle his chinstrap every Sunday.

“I remember as a rookie, I thought if I could just get to five years in the NFL, that would be awesome,” Anderson said. “It took me about five years to learn how to play the position so I knew exactly what everyone was going to do. At that point, there weren’t a lot of surprises, or a question of how they were going to block me. I would get beat, that’s football, but it wasn’t because I wasn’t sure what the other team was going to do. That’s when you have a lot of confidence.”

In ’89, after soldiering through 33 defeats over the previous three seasons, the Packers went 10-6. Though Green Bay failed to make the playoffs, it was the team’s best record since ’72, and the club had pulled out four victories by a single point, and it was the most wins of the 12-year veteran’s career. It also felt like a fitting end to the linebacker’s playing days after 146 games, though Anderson said it came as a surprise to head coach Lindy Infante when he stepped into his office.

“I knew my best days were in the past. I wasn’t going to get any faster. I had been battling some ankle injuries and, frankly, I felt like I wasn’t holding up to the way I had played earlier,” he said. “I wanted to be the one who would make the call on when my career ended, and I had managed to dodge the major injury bullet over all those years. I wanted to be active after my career. It sort of all came together.”

After a stint as a sportscaster in Milwaukee, Anderson has taught middle school environmental education and the classics since 1998 at Brookfield Academy, a private school about two hours southwest of Green Bay.

“I really enjoy it; there’s a great energy and you deal with something new every day,” he said. “I’m fortunate to teach middle school students, which aren’t always easy years to navigate. There’s a different level of education that is more meaningful than just learning about earthquakes and volcanoes. We’re trying to instill integrity, truth and character. So every day has its challenges, but it is rewarding.”

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Here’s the criteria: The best players are the best picks. All-time greats are rare finds; All-Pros are countless. Reliable starters are even more numerous. For example, Mark Tauscher and Chad Clifton aren’t on the list, but if they were, Clifton would be rated ahead of Tauscher. As a seventh-round choice, Tauscher was one of the Packers’ best all-time bargains, but Clifton was a better pick as a No. 2 simply because he was regarded as a better tackle. That said, value over investment was a consideration. Also taken into account was who else was available. For example, the Packers didn’t miss when they selected Paul Hornung with the first overall pick in 1957, but they passed on Jim Brown to draft him. The first draft was held in 1936.

1. Aaron Rodgers (first round, No. 24 overall, 2005) -- There have been 78 NFL drafts and more than 23,850 players selected. This pick, in all likelihood, will go down in league history as being unprecedented. Brett Favre is all but a cinch to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in two years. Rodgers is closing in on being a lock. Never has a team with a future Hall of Fame quarterback on the plus side of 30 – Favre was 35 when Rodgers was drafted – filled those shoes with another future Hall of Famer through a draft pick, with one irrelevant exception. In 1973, San Diego drafted Dan Fouts eight days after it purchased 17-year veteran Johnny Unitas from the Baltimore Colts for one final season.

2. Bart Starr (17th round, No. 200 overall, 1956) -- The Packers’ all-time biggest steal. He didn’t have to win games playing with a supporting cast that included 10 other Hall of Famers, and he rarely lost them. He was a true field general. Back when quarterbacks called their own plays, he led the Packers to five NFL championships, more than any quarterback in history.

3. Ray Nitschke (third round, No. 36 overall, 1958) -- Selected with a draft choice acquired from the New York Giants for defensive end John Martinkovic, Nitschke became the focal point and tough guy of defenses that never allowed more than 14 points in five world championship games.

4. Forrest Gregg (second round, 20th overall, 1956) -- Vince Lombardi once called him “the finest player I ever coached.” With that endorsement how does one leave him off?

5. Herb Adderley (first round, No. 12 overall, 1961) – There’s one spot left and seven more Packers draft picks in the Hall of Fame that are pretty much equals. Jim Taylor was on a par with Gregg as a second-round selection. Hornung panned out as an overall No. 1. Tony Canadeo and Jim Ringo were steals at 77 and 79. Unlike those four, Adderley had the size and speed to play the same position today and be a Hall of Famer. The same is true of Dave Robinson and James Lofton, two other No. 1 picks. Of those three, Adderley probably ranks higher among the all-time greats at his position. As good as Charles Woodson was, Adderley was cut in the same mold and maybe better.


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Despite his unlikely path to NFL success, or likely because of it, John Kuhn has become a folk hero of sorts to Packers fans, and their loud, extended chant of his last name echoes off Lambeau Field’s green façade whenever the team is in need of a hard-fought yard or two.

On an offense of thoroughbreds like Jordy Nelson, Greg Jennings and Donald Driver, Kuhn is the workhorse. The fullback will provide the key block in pass protection, has been one of the club’s top special teams players since joining the Packers in 2007 and pounds out the short yardage. It hasn’t all been grunt work, however. Kuhn has scored 21 TDs including the postseason in Green Bay.

There’s been a twist this year, as the formerly unheralded Kuhn was voted to his first Pro Bowl. Plucked off the waiver wire by Green Bay after being released by the Steelers, he’s one of only a handful of players ever to make an NFL roster from Shippensburg, and he was signed by Pittsburgh as an undrafted free agent.

In this week’s installment of Inside Slant, Kuhn talks about the intensity of the playoffs, working his way into a starting role despite the long odds and what it feels like to have over 70,000 people screaming your name at the same time.


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The Green Bay Packers signed T Kevin Hughes. The transaction was announced Wednesday by Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations.

Hughes, a 6-foot-4, 304-pound second-year player out of Southeastern Louisiana, entered the league as a non-drafted free agent with St. Louis in July 2011. He played in three games for the Rams in 2011 and also spent time on their practice squad that season. Hughes was also on San Diego’s practice squad for the final six games in 2012. He earned second-team All-Southland Conference honors as a senior at Southeastern Louisiana in 2010.


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