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New Avalanche Pass Slide

Tropical Storm Irene created a number of new slides in the Adirondack High Peaks, including one that starts just off the trail in Avalanche Pass. The mile-long route is more difficult than most slides. Climbers have the option of bushwhacking from the top of the slide for 0.35 miles to the summit of Little Colden. I rated the slide Class 4, but others may consider it only Class 3.

Getting There

Start at the High Peaks Information Center near Adirondak Loj, located at the end of Adirondak Loj Road. The road starts on State Route 73 a few miles southeast of Lake Placid village. An alternative approach is via the Marcy Dam Truck Trail. This starts off South Meadow Road, which is a left turn off Adirondak Loj Road. From Adirondak Loj, take the Van Hoevenberg Trail 2.3 miles to Marcy Dam (the truck trail also leads to the dam). Just past the dam, turn right onto the trail to Avalanche Lake and follow this for 1.6 miles to the top of Avalanche Pass. There you will hike along the base of a shortish, wide slide created by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Start down the other side of the pass. In a few minutes you will reach the base of the new slide, which is narrower and longer than the first slide. It is on the left side of the trail.

Route Description

New Avalanche Pass Slide

From the trail walk a hundred feet over mud deposited by the slide to the start of the clean rock. The slide and the wall to its left form an open book, with a small stream running down the crease. Besides climbing upward, the slide slopes steeply toward the stream. This double fall line makes the slide harder than most. The easiest way up would be to stick close to the stream, but it's more enjoyable to scramble over the freshly exposed white anorthosite. Given the steepness of the slide's tilt, this may require rock-climbing moves such as stemming, toe jamming, and laybacks, not to mention smearing. The slope angle is often between 35 and 45 degrees, sometimes greater. Rock-climbing shoes are recommended, not only for security, but also for fun. Toward the top the slide loses its tilt, but the forward slope remains steep, exceeding 45 degrees in places. At the very top, the slide abuts an old slide on the left. Follow this a short distance to the end.

On the ascent, climbers will enjoy views of a number of the High Peaks. The closest are Algonquin Peak and Wright Peak directly across the valley. The views get wider as you climb.

At the end of the slide, climbers can bushwhack straight up to the Little Colden ridge. The distance is short, but the cripple bush is thick. Once on the ridge, the woods open somewhat. Follow the ridge south to the summit of Little Colden, located a little northeast of the bigger Mount Colden. The smaller summit offers excellent views of the High Peaks. The bushwhack from the top of the slide to Little Colden is 0.35 miles.

To return to the Loj by the shortest route, descend to Lake Arnold by the L. Morgan Porter Trail, then turn left at a junction and hike back to the Avalanche Lake trail. From there, retrace your route to the Loj. The return hike is 5.9 miles. For a longer trip, climbers can bag Mount Colden as well.

Essential Gear

Rock-climbing shoes. Sturdy clothing for the bushwhack.
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Miuccia: What I think of The Devil Wears Prada

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Miuccia: What I think of The Devil Wears Prada

Miuccia Prada hated the book version of The Devil Wears Prada.

The hit 2003 novel was written by Lauren Weisberger and enjoyed six months on the New York Times bestseller list.

The story, about a young woman who was hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, quickly spawned a Hollywood film which starred Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Despite her namesake label being a part of the book, Miuccia wasn't originally a fan.

“I was terrified: the book was awful. The film, on the other hand, was fun,” she revealed to Italy’s Corriere della Sera.

Prada was founded in 1913 by Mario Prada, Miuccia's grandfather. Miuccia took over in 1978, and has seen the fashion house go from strength to strength, acquiring Jil Sander, Helmut Lang and shoemaker Church & Co along the way.

In 2011 Prada decided to list its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, something Miuccia saw as a necessity in order to expand the label.

“Abroad, people have a higher opinion of Italy than we do. If you are only Italian, you’re cut off from the world. If you’re not international, you don’t exist," she explained.

During the chat the designer spoke about her involvement with the feminist movement in the 60s and Italy's problems with organised crime.

She also shed light on her marriage to Patrizio Bertelli, Prada's CEO.

“Yes [we argue], about unimportant things. I don’t know, like making spaghetti or pizza. When it comes to very important things, we think alike. We have a very similar mental outlook. Although Bertelli is more of an anarchist than a child of the PCI [Italian Communist party]," she divulged.

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Mike Huckabee has ended his campaign for the Presidency of the United States with all of the class and dignity he exemplified every day of his extraordinary quest.

With no resources, little name recognition, enormous opposition from a political and corporate establishment threatened by his economic nationalism, and outspent twenty-fold by those who sought to distort his record in order to mask their own, Governor Huckabee endured while the bigger names and those with far more money fell by the wayside.

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Governor Huckabee knows that a society which forgets the source and nature of its dignity will suffer the results – broken families, unwed teen pregnancy, abortion, crime, and even threats to the very cell of our civilization, the institution of the family itself. He knows, too, that the freedom which God intends for man is a freedom for love of God and service to ones fellow man, not freedom from responsibility and the consequences of wrong choices.

With a pastor’s heart, Mike Huckabee fights to return the Republican Party to the people of Main Street, the people who have been hurt by international trade agreements, the failure to secure America’s borders and enforce immigration laws, the very policies advocated by the Republican establishment and the Club for Growth that did so much to misrepresent his record and oppose his candidacy.

In taking his leave, Governor Huckabee said that he has “found that there are sometimes three possible answers to our prayers -- "Yes," "No," or "Not Now." "I would like to think,” he said, “our prayers were answered with a ‘Not Now.’"

When greatness is needed, the times find the leader, and many of our greatest Presidents had many setbacks along the road to national leadership. Those of us who see in Governor Huckabee a great and inspiring leader, will prayerfully accept God’s “not now.” But with prayerful hope, we look forward to the day when God says “Yes."

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Blessing Wednesday

That about says it all, doesn't it? Especially in the face of the storm out East. I'm gonna keep counting my blessings today, but the biggest of all is our weather over here. A little rain, a little wind, a little cold...nothing compared to what others went through.

But I'm also blessed by:

~my dear friend Jean who allowed me to guest blog over by her at Sislyn Stewart's From the Church House. But she didn't simply put up my post, she gave me some incredibly encouraging words and those were a BIG blessing to me.

~My quiet time in the morning. God is ever-so-faithful to meet me in that time, and it's a big blessing to my day.

~The guys who come and cart away my leaves...they are a HUGE blessing. We bag our yard, as does our entire neighborhood, and they come and carry those bags away.

~Blessed by a even have memories is a blessing for some of us, and this past week I looked over and saw my daughter, Ella, pull a pose that exactly mimicked that of my grandmother. It was uncanny how she looked JUST like her! I'm blessed by a God who carries on generations and gives us those little moments to remember those closest to us.

~Blessed by my BFF who helped me pull off this skirt. I mean, come on, my youngest wanted to be a peacock for Halloween. A peacock, people. Thanks to Pinterest and my crafty friend, she now can be:)

Hope you all are filled with blessings this week - please share. And eats lots of chocolate tonight...unless that's not your thing, then enjoy an apple or something:) Be blessed!

Monday, October 29, 2012

Let the Games Begin...

Yesterday at church our pastor used a great analogy that I want to share here today:

Imagine paying to see a game. Let's take football because I LOVE football! Let's even make it the Super Bowl.  Big time expensive seats, right? You're cheering. You're screaming. You're about to jump out of your skin with excitement because you're there, ready to watch your team play.  And out comes the team. Cheerleaders wave their poms. The band plays. And the team runs onto the field.

They huddle.

And you excitedly wait for the first play.

The huddle continues.

And you sing their fight song.

The huddle goes on.

You sit...

And wait...

And wait...

And three hours later they break the huddle and run off the field, never having played.

Uh, yeah. Pretend that just happened.

You paid for a game, but the players never did more than huddle together, strategize, pump each other up, and then do nothing with it. They even trained ahead of time. But then...nothing.

You can picture that, right? So here's the question: Are we, as the church, perhaps doing the same thing? We come together and huddle on Sundays and Wednesdays, but we never break that huddle and get in the game. We train, we listen to our coaches, we pump each other up, but we don't run any of the plays. All the while Christ is saying, "HEY! I paid a HUGE price here, now get out there and play!"

Don't get me wrong. The huddle is important, friends. We need that time. But it can't be all we become. There is a lost world out there who needs us in the game, actively playing. There is a real eternity, and everyone will either spend it in hell, or in heaven. There is no in-between. And we who are saved need to be reaching those that are not.

And it's simple.

As simple as smiling at someone. Building relationships. Inviting them to church. Yes, just an invitation. We don't need to be perfect...because we won't be until heaven. We don't need to have a seminary degree. And we don't need to have every Scripture memorized. We just need to love them. Ask them. Point them to Christ. Because it's going to take each and every one of us.

God didn't save you to sit on the bench. And He didn't save us to live in the huddle.

He's building a team here where everyone plays.

You may be the quarterback. The defensive line. Maybe offense...but we all play a part. The key thing here is you gotta play. There's a world that needs you.

What are you going to do today?

Friday, October 26, 2012

Hey all. I'm currently in the middle of Dee Henderson's new novel and will have that review to post next week. So today is a little all-over the place. It's Friday. It happens.

First off, how many are ready for Halloween? In case I haven't shared, I loathe Halloween. Oh sure, I'm all about free candy, but the costumes? I'm not about to shell out money for something my kids will wear one night, and I'm not crafty in the least. And my children will not let me bribe them with bags of candy if they only won't dress I'm stuck. It is the one and only thing I can't wait for my kids to grow out of...well, since we're past the diaper stage and all anyway.

Second, is anyone else enjoying an Indian summer? Because we are, and I'm loving it. Warm days, cool nights = perfection.

Third, I want to introduce you to my church, Grand Rapids First. If you are in the West Michigan area, I'm inviting you to church. If you're not, I'm still inviting you and you can catch us on line. It's an hour-and-a-half that could change your an amazing way. Sure, this picture tells you about Big Day, but you can join us any day.

And last, what are you up to this weekend? I'm going to a writer's conference. Yeah me! And while driving there I'm going to listen to the end of Dee Henderson's new novel. The one I'm posting a review to next week. Which brings us full circle...

Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Blessing Wednesday

I love that picture, don't you? Maybe it's because I wait for this time of year all year long. I absolutely adore Fall...even those leaves that blanket my ground. But it wasn't just the cool photo of the leaf I liked, it was the reminder to be thankful for "every little thing".

So today I am thankful for:

~My shoes. Yep. Not everyone has a pair, and I have several. What a blessing.

~Warm milk with honey in it.

~Dropbox. I'm not normally a techno-girl, but this has been a huge help with all my writerly files.

~All three of my kids bonding together over a game called Mindcraft. No. It's not a board game like we used to play, but I still see them all playing together, helping each other, and laughing. Music to this mama's ears.

~And this one's not so little. Both my mom and brother had surgeries this week. They both were successes, went incredibly well, and the two are now at their homes healing. Big-time thanks here!

So what's on your "every little thing" list this week?

Monday, October 22, 2012

iPhone Face

Ever gone out and the person across from you looked like this:

Yeah. Worse part is, I’m sure I’ve resembled that picture myself. Ugh. It is all too easy when these phones do so much, making sure we’re always available to the entire world. And then it almost becomes a tick, you hear the ding that you got a new voice mail, or email, or text, or Facebook post…you try to ignore it, but you start to twitch, your eyes stray to your phone, and before you know it, it’s in your hand.

Don’t act like you’ve never been there.

I’ve worked really, really hard to break this habit, mainly because I hated being the recipient of it—it kinda makes you feel unimportant. So imagine my surprise when I was doing my Bible study the other day and God called me out for doing this to Him.

See, I’d slept in later than I should have, but still wanted to squeeze the time in. I sat at the kitchen table when the kids were in the kitchen. I answered questions, made breakfast, even got up to throw in a load of laundry…all the while “doing my Bible study”. (yeah, those quotes are me doing the little quote thing with my fingers.)

And as I sat back down after one more interruption, right then is when God gave me the picture of my distraction. There He sat, at the table I’d invited Him to, trying to talk with me, and I kept getting up and leaving. It was the equivalent to going out and having the person I'm with stick their phone in their face--something I'm pretty sure NONE of us like.

Yet, how often do we do that? Sit with God then give in to other distractions. Holding our finger up and saying, “Just one sec here, God. I need to handle this.”

Oh. There is so much wrong with that statement!

I need to handle? Just one sec? Ugh. And then we wonder why He’s so silent.

God has so much He wants to say to us. He loves us with a love that is beyond imagine. And He’s just sitting, waiting for us…and so often we walk away.

But here’s the thing. He’s still there, waiting. With His unfailing love.

So today I’ve got another challenge for you. If you don’t have quiet time with Him on a daily basis, carve out a moment for it—even if it’s only five minutes. And if you do, make sure you don’t let distractions interrupt that time.

And I’d love to know—any of you been on the giving or receiving of what I like to call iPhone Face?

Friday, October 19, 2012

(Fill-in-the-blank) Shelf Friday

Author Beth Vogt posted a great quote at the beginning of this week on her blog:

"It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish." J.R.R. Tolkien

It got me thinking, and doing. Sure, I only got my basket-full-o-socks matched that day, but it was one job that had been staring me down for far too long. And I want to finish a few more things this week.

I have lots of other shelves that can be cleaned off:
~my refrigerator shelves...pretty sure there's things growing in there that shouldn't be growing.

~my pantry shelves...after discovering I'd eaten moldy corn tortilla shells, well, that's a clue to clean out those shelves.

~my closet. Nuff said.

~my youngest daughter's birthday scrapbook. I'm a HUGE procrastinator on these, but they've become traditions for the kids and I love them when they're done. It's their entire year at a glance.

~my email inbox

~my kids' schoolwork and grades. It's all piled together on one shelf, and I need to organize it and put the grades into the computer. Since they get paid on a sliding grade scale (don't judge. yes, we pay our kids for their grades...and yes, we all makes sense to us), they're anxiously waiting for me to do this one.

I obviously cannot finish these all this weekend, especially not with the rate at which the leaves are falling. But I can start one of them. What about you? Do you have a shelf/project that needs tackling? If so, fill in the blank above, and tell me what you're up to this weekend. I think mine's going to be sorting through the past year in pictures to find the couple hundred I want...there's only a few thousand to go through. WHO gave me a camera?

Have a GREAT weekend! And don't forget to PLAY too!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Blessing Wednesday

Hey all, I'm just jumping in today. Come join me, the water is fine:)

Today I am thankful for:

~The joy on my daughter's face as she starts to understand and excel in school work that's been so hard for her.

~A friend who will dance with me in the middle of the outlet mall just for fun.

~Hubby's understanding that I needed a little time away and making sure I got it. I was at my "Calgon, take me away" moment!

~Olives. The bigger the better. Oh so salty and good! I could eat an entire jar by myself. Really. I could.

~That God encourages us--just when we need it-- to do right, especially when He knows we aren't going to feel like it. I love that He loves us enough to give us gentle reminders and the strength to make the right choice. Because though I desire obedience and its blessings, sometimes I WANT to do the wrong thing in the moment. (Okay, and I kid you not, as I'm writing this here's the song that comes lie... )

And yes, I WAS listening to my Hymns station on Pandora. Hymns. Next thing you know it will be the Gaither Homecoming DVD (thanks, Mom)

Huge blessings to you all today! Share a few here before you leave!

Monday, October 15, 2012

Yeah, I know I’m not the only one to cleverly use that title,but it totally fits today.

See, I conducted a little test recently. I’d been getting some what restless and down. The more down I’d get, the more I’d grab my phone and look at my Facebook or e-mail. As a homeschooling mama, my social media becomes a way of connection for me throughout the day—I know I’m not the only mom who does this…not even the only lady who does. Add to the fact I am home all day without any other adults, but I’m also pursuing publication; a world where we hear the word “platform” a lot, which is code for lotsa followers, lotsa readers, BIG numbers people—build a tribe! So when I’d pick up my phone and there were no new emails or no Facebook notifications, well, I’d get more down. Why do we do that to ourselves?

That’s when it hit me…

I was in a dangerous spiral!

Now I know that I’m not suppose to get caught up in all that stuff. I know my value is directly proportionate to only one thing: God. And I’m beyond secure in the fact that He loves me, so that means I’m pretty special. Same goes for you—and if you don’t know that, you should. God LOVES you. An insane amount. TIMEOUT HERE: If you’ve never realized that, take a second right now and ask Him to show you, because He will! (Or inbox me and I’ll pray with you. Let’s get this settled once and for all! GOD LOVES YOU!)

As for me and my incredibly silliness over social media, I was caught up in this world’s value system, a nasty place to be. You’d think we’d outgrow it about the time we left High School, but as women, I think we’re pretty susceptible to this. And as I reached for my Facebook one more time to check who was talking to me I heard this little voice “You know, if you checked My Book as often as you checked Facebook, you wouldn’t be in this spot.”

And I KNOW this.

I just momentarily forgot.

So I decided right then and there that every time I picked up my phone, rather than hitting my email or Facebook Apps, I’d hit my BibleGateway App. I chose one Bible passage for the day (Psalm 62 to be exact)and read through it in place of reading everyone’s statuses or scrolling through my homepage. Whenever I’d get the itch for Facebook, I’d pick up my phone and select a different translation of that same verse—NIV, NAS, The Message—there’s twenty-seven different ones on that App. Or sometimes I’d focus on just one of the verses.

And as I made my mind steadfast on God, His perfect peace invaded my day.

Yes, having a network of fellow believers around us is important. We’re not meant to go-it alone. But it won’t matter how many people speak into our lives if our Father’s voice isn’t one of those speaking, because at the end of it all, His is the only voice that truly counts.

So I challenge you today. Pull out your Bible or pull up BibleGateway on your computer or if you’ve got a phone, download the App. Then mark a passage. And today, each time before you check your Facebook, read that one passage or verse, because there’s nothing better than your Father’s voice speaking into your day.

Okay, truth time here, in this day of social media right at our fingertips, how often do you check your Facebook or other social networking sites? How do you handle balancing it all?

Friday, October 12, 2012

Bookshelf Friday - When A Heart Stops by Lynette Eason

This is not the first Lynette Eason book I've reviewed. It's also not the first in this series. But I gotta say, it's one of my favorites! And it's made me oh-so-curious of what exactly goes on in Lynette's head...the woman comes up with some crazy-good story lines. Here's a blurb:

Spunky and outgoing, nothing much bothers medical examiner Serena Hopkins--except for the thought of falling in love again. But when a serial killer is picking off her former classmates, Serena's life becomes intertwined with her old high school crush, FBI agent Dominic Allen. Is the secret she's keeping putting her next on the killer's hit list? Can she trust Dominic with the truth before it's too late?
Now, if you've read Lynette's Women of Justice series, you'll already know Serena. She snuck into this series too and finally has her own book. Maybe having to wait so long to have her front and center is one of the reasons I so loved this book. Maybe it's that it's such a clever plot. Maybe it was the great chemistry between Serena and Dominic. Or maybe it's simply because I like the way Lynette writes: clean, fast-paced romantic suspense. One thing is for sure--it was a great read.

I do have to warn you though. Unlike her Women of Justice series, this series is one you'd benefit from reading in order. The first book in this group is When the Smoke Clears, and it ends on a cliff-hanger. So now would be a perfect time to read it because you can go straight into When a Heart Stops without having to wait eight agonizing months. Beware though, while this book has some endings tied, there is still a cliff-hanger at the end. I kinda like it...that hanging on the edge definitely has me waiting for the final book.

Happy reading this weekend!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Blessing Wednesday

Hey all. Hope you are all are having a fantastic week. This week has had some bumps around here, but today I want to get out of that funk and count my blessings--because there is ALWAYS something to be thankful for. We may have to dig a bit deeper some weeks, but God's blessings abound. So come on, let's start racking them up:)

Today I am thankful for:

~Good friends who make me laugh. I have been blessed with some seriously funny people in my life.

~That my children are all safe and healthy here at home. Even after a tough day with them all yesterday, I could tuck them in, pray over them, and kiss their warm little cheeks.

~That God partners with us in everything we do. I don't have to rely on my wisdom, I get to draw from an Infinite Source.

~That though my chicken turned out more like jerky last night, I still had a warm meal on the table.

~Edy's Slow-Churned Smores Ice Cream

I pray God showers you with blessings this week, my friends. You know the drill by now, share some here! I love to hear how He's working in others' lives, and it always makes me realize even more of the blessings in mine.

Have a great week!

Monday, October 8, 2012

So I have a secret crush...or maybe I'm simply coveting...not sure which it is yet, but I thought I'd share.

Here it goes: I am in love with Shane & Shane's music. Not the men. Though they are pretty cool with their guitars and all, I am so totally in love with Hubby that there's not room for another guy.

See, it all started a few years ago with their song "Yearn". I stopped when it came on. Pretty sure the Holy Spirit was woven through their lyrics and coming out through their voices. Yeah. It's that good. And I added it to my 'Favorites' list. Take a listen:

But then I kept hearing their songs. Each time they'd play I'd run to my iPod to click the little thumbs-up on Pandora and find "Oh, hey, it's Shane & Shane"!

And so my crush began. On their music. On the way the Holy Spirit breaths through the talent God has given them. I desired it! Even tried to recreate it. See this little guitar here, it's my daughter's. Let's just say that I cannot make that thing sound quite like they do with theirs. (I blame it on the difference in quality of guitars.) But that didn't stop me from having grand plans to drop into the back of these jam sessions with Shane & Shane and Phil Wickham. I totally could!

But I've come to realize something. While God loves hearing me praise (I've got love, so I'm no clanging gong) and the Holy Spirit resides in the sound of EVERYONE's praises, I'm not gifted with the talent of music. Not like these guys. That's because God's given me other talents. And rather than try to squeeze myself into one that isn't meant to fit me, I need to develop the talents He has given me.

And not be mad about the ones He hasn't.

The pretty neat thing though is when I started to give myself over to developing the talents He's given me--even when it does stretch me some (or a LOT, we're talking Gumby-Girl here)--is that the Holy Spirit began to breath through what I was doing, too. And THAT's what using our talents is all about. God's given them to us not simply to draw us closer to Him but to reach others THROUGH them. See? Pretty neat, huh?

So. I'll keep crushin' on Shane & Shane's music and rockin' my daughter's purple guitar here at home. Because I do love music and praising. But as for developing my talents, I think I'll stick to writing, because clearly it is NOT playing guitar;)

What about you? What's one talent you really admire in others that maybe you don't possess? And what is one talent God's given you that you're working on developing? And don't try and say nothing, because we ALL have talent - mothering, baking, taking care of other's, gardening, sewing, business,'ve got one, what is it? (And now, once you pin it down and share, go have some time with God and ask Him how He wants you to use that talent this week. Yep. That's right. I just gave you homework;) )

Friday, October 5, 2012

Bookshelf Friday - Amberly by Mary Elizabeth Hall

Mary and I joined the ACFW Scribes group at the same time almost two years ago now (Scribes is the large critique group that ACFW manages where you submit your work for others to critique and give back suggestions). I remember when Mary gave her introduction to the group and I thought, "Well, I'm never going to do critiques with her because she's a WAY better writer than me." Honestly, I don't even remember what she said in that introduction to intimidate me, and I have a feeling it was more my insecurities than anything to do with her, but I'm sure God was chuckling at me.
My friend, Mary.

So I begin grabbing other people's work and critiquing for them until one day I stumbled across this little submission called Amberly. I started reading it before I realized who's it was and I was hooked! I had to go back and pull this author's older submissions so I could start at the beginning of the story. And that's when I realized I was reading Mary's stuff.  I emailed her and told her how much I enjoyed her story. I sent her my critique that I'd done. And our friendship was born. A few months later we even ended up in a small critique group together.  Yep. Never say never.

I've had the immense pleasure of reading Amberly since it's infancy. Through name changes. Through landscape changes. And even through ending changes. But one thing never changed. The heart of this story. Amberly is an epic saga. Truly. I cannot think of any other way to explain it. It sweeps you into another world and simply carries you away. And while Amberly is in another world, a world that Mary fully created, it still feels familiar.

Think Lord of the Rings meets Cinderella.  Battles between good and evil. Commoner falls for a King. Heart-stopping action and romance. I am in love with this book!

And there is a sequel coming.

Okay, so lemme give you the blurb:

In a world that might have been… Snatched by coldblooded enemies as a declaration of war, Eleanor Williamston finds herself caught in a deadly snare—miles from home and lost in the wilderness. Her heart is drawn to the handsome palace guardsman who rescues her, but she is torn when he challenges her political ideals—and then reveals something he’s kept hidden that will make her choice even more difficult. Marsten longs for a God-fearing wife, but cannot marry the lady he desires. The sassy young schoolteacher he rescues catches his eye, but he fears she’ll turn out to be like the beautiful women who’ve broken his trust in the past. Journey with them through the spectacular but treacherous Aspian Mountains while they evade enemy pursuit and wrestle through the challenges of wilderness and budding love, only to run headlong into Ellie’s anti-royalist family—and a whole new onslaught of foes.

You can buy an e-book format here or a soft or hardcover here. Either way you choose to read it, you'll love this book.

Happy reading and have a wonderful weekend, my friends!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Blessing Wednesday

Good middle-of-the-week to you all! Hope it's going well. Ya'll know what Wednesdays mean around here, so let's get started!

This week I am so thankful for:

~FALL!!  September through December is my favorite time of the year! It takes until about right now for the colors to really start kicking in, so lately I've had some awesomely beautiful mornings around here. Truly God outdid Himself with the color palette when He created fall in Michigan. And He created all these colors simply to give us eye-candy. Yum!

~Slippers. Seriously. I will live in them for the next several months. Quite possibly because I like my house so  cold that I can cocoon myself in sweats, huge socks, and blankets to feel toasty warm.

~Best Sleeping Weather EVER!

~The doctors and nurses treating my father-in-law. We are half-way through his chemo treatment, and today we find out how well it's working. Of course we know our God is bigger than any chemo treatment out there, and THAT I'm truly thankful for.

~My town. I mean, where else can you live smack-dab in the middle of the movie Tangled? We let off 15,000 lanterns this past week as part of Art Prize, an annual art competition/festival we put on.

What are your blessings this week? Come on and count them with me:)

Monday, October 1, 2012

Pronoun Replacement

So I went to the ACFW conference. And it was amazing. Uh-maz-ing! Not in the I-got-a-contract-and-will-be-published-next-month amazing, but in the God-was-so-totally-there amazing!

The rest of it—when it happens—will be pretty cool too. But I gotta tell you, nothing beats the presence of God.

And He was there. Every single moment of every single day.

Even when I stumbled.

See. Things were going great until Friday night. In fact, I had such peace I know it had to have been ticking satan off. My normal introvert ways were nowhere to be seen, and I didn’t even break a sweat with my first appointment with editors. So by Friday night, I think satan decided to hit me with a one-two punch. Insecurities started to flood in. Those small thoughts that magnify before you even know it.  It all started with one thought:

“I really messed up at lunch today.”

“I said the wrong thing to that woman.”
“I handed out the wrong sheet.”
”I stuck my foot in my mouth completely with that one.”
“I asked the wrong question.”
“I bet they don’t really like me.”

And on and on it went. I, I, I…until God leaned down and whispered:

“You’re using the wrong pronoun. Stop with the “I” and start with the “you”.

“You, God are good.”
“You, God, are holy.”
“You, God, have ordained my steps.”
“You, God, keep my mind in perfect peace.”
“You, God, are bigger than my mess-ups.”
And “You, God, LOVE ME!”

Because the truth of it is, I don’t want people seeing me. I want them to see Him. And sometimes He’s seen best in the grace of my mess-ups, because His power is made perfect in my weaknesses.

So I go up Saturday morning and headed down to the prayer room and put Him back at the center. I removed the word “I” and replaced it with “you” and was blown away by the things HE did that day.

What about you? Are you using that “I” word too much? I challenge you today to replace it with “you” and point back to His promises and truth. It’ll change your entire day.

You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call on you. Psalm 86:5


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Smallholders—defined by the RSPO as working on a plantation of less than 50 hectares (ha)—account for 30% of the world’s palm oil production and 40% of land coverage used for palm oil cultivation.   Large producers and mill operators are increasingly engaging with smallholders for a number of reasons:

  • Expansion into African and Latin American markets, where oil palm smallholders dominate the industry
  • Demand for segregated certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) requires smallholder certification to enable suppliers to meet time-bound commitments
  • Government incentives and regulations for smallholder engagement
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to improve sustainability and reputation
  • Legal requirements and schemes such as Indonesia’s plasma scheme

Independent smallholders

Independent smallholders are self-financed, managed, and equipped and are not bound to any one mill. They may deal directly with local mill operators of their choice or process their own palm oil using personal or community manual palm oil presses (more common in Africa).

Schemed or associated smallholders

Schemed or associated smallholders are structurally bound by contract, a credit agreement or planning to a particular mill. They do not choose which crop they grow, are supervised in their planting and crop management techniques, and are often organised, supervised or directly managed by the managers of the mill, estate or scheme to which they are structurally linked.

Government agencies, businesses, or cooperatives can help oil palm smallholders in a number of different ways, including providing seed stock, fertilisers, pesticides, training, and loans as needed. Under the Indonesian plasma scheme, businesses may develop the land first and then distribute it to local communities to manage and harvest their own oil palm trees as smallholders. In return for this assistance, smallholders commit to selling their crops to the company at a set price to be processed at the company’s nearby mill, with a proportion of any loans received deducted from the revenue.

Certification and RSPO engagement

Under the RSPO certification scheme, palm oil mills and smallholders must provide a plan to be fully certified within three years.

The RSPO Smallholders working group advocates greater support for smallholders within the RSPO by working with smallholders to inform them of sustainability issues, developing certification procedures and protocols customised for smallholder needs, including for group certification, and finding ways to provide financial assistance for independent smallholders to cover the cost of certification.

RSPO smallholders by numbers

Through certification, smallholders can increase their yields and reduce the negative impact of their activities on ecosystems through improved management practices, while improving their wellbeing. Smallholders who are certified by RSPO can access the growing market for certified sustainable palm oil and help global consumer goods companies meet their commitments to sustainable palm oil.

The costs involved in RSPO membership, auditing, and implementing best practices may make it difficult for palm oil producers and mill operators to motivate smallholders to become certified. The RSPO Smallholder Support Fund (RSSF) helps make certification possible through supporting the costs for training, project management, HCV and SEIA Assessments, audit costs, tools and technique development for smallholders. The fund has so far helped 10,987 smallholders controlling 55,031 hectares of land, including the recent certification of 2,700 smallholders under the group name ‘Sapta Tunggal Mandiri’ (STM). These independent smallholders account for the production of around 92,000 metric tonnes of certified fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from over 5,500 hectares of land in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Four of the seven village cooperatives that make up this group were formerly associated with Wilmar’s PT Tania Selatan mill, who also supported these farmers through sustainability training and resource support to achieve certification.

SAWIT is a new initiative working to identify and foster breakthrough ideas that help independent smallholder farmers produce palm oil sustainably. The initiative, run by The Oil Palm Smallholders Union (SPKS), the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development (IBCSD), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), seeks innovative solutions to help equip independent smallholder farmers in Indonesia to adopt more effective farming practices that increase productivity, meet sustainable palm oil standards and reduce deforestation.

Henkel and BASF are collaborating with the development organization Solidaridad to support a project in Indonesia working with smallholders to improve their standards of living whilst making them eligible for RSPO certification.  The 5-year project covers an area around 16,000 hectares and will reach around 5,500 farmers through direct training on sustainable farming methods and ways to improve crop yields.

The Wild Asia Group Scheme (WAGS): Implementing Capacity Building for Independent Smallholders case study provides examples of some of the challenges experienced by smallholders as well as the approaches and resources that can be used to try to address those issues.

Smallholders infographic InPOP

Smallholders and sustainability infographic by InPOP

The Reforming of extension services to improve palm oil milling and waste management case study developed by the Anjong Young Farmers Group in Cameroon provides examples of the challenges that smallholders may face in getting access to palm oil mills and how farmers’ cooperatives can help them overcome these barriers. In another case study, Overcoming Challenges in Certifying Smallholders, Simon Lord of New Britain Palm Oil describes the company’s efforts to certify all of its smallholders.

The key issues are addressed in the reports: Towards sustainable palm oil: a framework for action, Towards better practice in smallholder palm oil production, and Investing in Oil Palm- An Analysis of Independent Smallholder Oil Palm Adoption in Sumatra, Indonesia.

We are always looking for new and interesting resources. If you would like to contribute a report, article, weblink, or case study, please message us via our contact form and subscribe to our quarterly newsletters.


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Welcome to our department

The Grand Army of the Republic, often referred to as the G.A.R., was founded at Decatur, Illinois on April 6, 1866. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Stephenson founded the organization on the three cardinal principles of Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty and these principles guided the G.A.R. throughout its existence. The site is organized in the following fashion:
Leadership - Department Officers, history, contact information
Camps - State size view of camp locations and links to camp websites
Events - Department event calendar and important dates
About - History of the department and order
Resources - Useful items for the SUVCW members and camps
Thank you, for visiting our website. Enjoy
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Visit our leadership page for a personal greeting from the Commander.

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Stephenson memorial Fundraiser, Petersburg, IL

Department of Illinois Dr.Stephenson Memorial Project
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Brothers and Sisters of Our Order

The Sesquicentennial of Doctor Benjamin Franklin Stephenson's
creatIon of the Grand Army of the Republic on April 6, 1866, will be
upon us before we know it.
Although a beautiful monument was erected at his gravesite in 1894,
in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Petersburg, Illinois, the grounds around
it are in need of improvement. What we are proposing is a Memorial
Plaza, a paved signature brick plaza that is consistent with memorial
designs of the Grand Army of the Republic from the 1880's to 1920's.
Signature bricks can be purchased in three sizes, 4 x 8, 8 x 8 & 12 x 12.
The goal is to have the Doctor Benjamin F. Stephenson Memorial Plaza
completed by the Sesquicentennial year of 2016.
Through our efforts dear Brothers and Sisters we can create a fitting memorial
site to do honor to the man who created the organization to which we owe our
very existence.
In Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty
The Doctor Benjamin F. Stephenson Site Committee

For the Ultimate honor, consider our Memorial Polished Blank Granite Bench. This is a beautiful option and it is nicely priced at $2500.00. For more information contact PDC Terry Dyer

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Please help restore this monument. To order bricks please use this Order Form
To Order a Memorial Bench please use this form Order Form
For a Brochure on this project please click here

SUVCW / SCV Resolution, Springfield, IL

Brother Harry W. Reineke IV, Department Guide/Guard, presented this resolution for review affirmation at the 2014 Mid-Term Encampment in Springfield, IL
Downloadable Copy of the Resolution: Click Here


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Sergio Mendes
Genres: World Music, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists, Latin Music
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All Artists: Sergio Mendes
Title: Brasileiro
Members Wishing: 1
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Label: Elektra / Wea
Original Release Date: 5/12/1992
Release Date: 5/12/1992
Album Type: Import
Genres: World Music, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists, Latin Music
Styles: South & Central America, Brazil, Latin Music, Samba, Latin Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Latin Pop
Number of Discs: 1
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UPCs: 075596131520, 738476534827, 075596131544

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Karen Dallas H. (kikkilu) from CHICAGO, IL
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i give this music 5 stars. it's hard to find real samba, which is like being in a folk-ish sort of brazilian party. samba is very different from the bossa nova, so i do not understand why the two types of music are associated. samba is softer while it is wild; the bossa nova is more noise than it is true music. you'll remember some of the songs as you go on in your week--they are powerful and wonderfully primitive, too.
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Sergio Returns to his Roots
Michael J Edelman | Huntington Woods, MI USA | 08/06/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Sergio Mendes started out in Brazil as a young and highly regarded arranger. In 1965 he put together an international band and had a number of huge pop hits that combined traditional Brazilian rhythms and songs with American pop, and for a few years he was one of the most popular acts in the world. But the American and European infatuation with watered down Brazilian music faded as the British invasion began in earnest, and Mendes and his various bands fade from public view. With this album, though, Mendes has returned to a very basic and completely authentic Brazilian sound- far more authentic than the original Brasil '65 band. And it's an absolute treat. The sound of Carnival just echos through this album, and if you close your eyes you can imagine yourself in the middle of it all on the streets and beaches of Rio. Highly recommended for fans of Brazilian music, fans of Mendes, and people who just like to dance."
The Best Sergio Mendes Album
Michael J Edelman | 07/17/1999
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"This is absolutely Sergio's finest work, a great fusion of American pop, Bahian samba-reggae and Rio samba, featuring the very talented Carlinhos Brown and other musical luminaries. The liner notes, by Chris McGowan, were especially helpful in shedding light on the music. I ended up purchasing McGowan's book "The Brazilian Sound" through and thus finding out even more about the career of Sergio and history of Brazilian music. Let's hope Mendes continues in this vein, of incorporating fresh new styles and rhythms from Brazil."


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The Book of Revelation
Actors: Tom Long, Greta Scacchi
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
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Daniel (Tom Long, Two Hands, The Dish) is abducted by three mysterious women who, after 12 days of unspeakable torment, dump him on the outskirts of the city a broken man. His quest to discover their identities turns into ...  more »

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Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 12/02/2008
Original Release Date: 01/01/2006
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Release Year: 2008
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Amos Lassen | Little Rock, Arkansas | 11/01/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)

""The Book of Revelation"

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Made in Australia, many have considered "The Book of Revelation" to be a shocking film. It is a tense film that keeps the viewer guessing. Daniel (Tom Long) is a male dancer who is abducted and abused by three hooded women and the film is his view on what happened. He is handsome and heterosexual and he was chosen by the women for sexual gratification although we never really lean why. This is probably what director Ana Kokkinis wants us to discover but there are few clues to follow. We never understand why the women humiliate Daniel and we only hear one woman say that "It is our pleasure".
The film is well done and what we see is how physical abuse can impact a person. Daniel loses his innocence and self-worth and even though the film is well-crafted it is very hard to sit through. Dealing with the theme of sex and power, there are some very disturbing moments in the film. Looking at the role of the male in society as being unbreakable, the film shows a man being broken. Scenes alternating between Daniel trying to come to grips with has happened and flashbacks to the abuse serve to heighten the tension and this is what makes the film so unsettling. The abuse at times appears ambiguous---were the acts real or fantasy is a question I had to deal with.
Daniel does manage to cope but it is hard to accept that he has told no one what happened. He did try to tell the police and his girlfriend but they did not really pay any mind to what he had to say.
The film is interesting even with its flaws and although the abuse is shocking, it could have even been more so shocking.
Dangerous Delusions - vs - Censorship.
Thy_Zombie! | Sydney, AUSTRALIA | 11/06/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)

"As my Review Title would suggest, I'm torn between the comments in the reviews that currently exist.

The "Dangerous Delusions" review points out, this story is based around the abduction of a male dancer by three hooded/masked women. Yes, he "becomes a live sexual toy gratifying three women", however, the gratification is against his will and any attempt to deny their sexual demands are met with the threat of hobbling his ankles. And, as the story unfolds, we find that they also abducted this man in particular because they found his dancing to be beautiful, hence, they also 'request' that he puts on a dance performance for them. What happens next, is accurately reviewed in the second paragraph of "Dangerous Delusions".

The "Censorship" review is 100% correct when it comes down to, exactly that, the censorship of a supposed NR (Not Rated/Unrated) DVD title. I too was somewhat sold on this rating. Only to discover that it was horribly censored when it came to human genitalia scenes in this movie.

Whether this has anything to do with the Region 8 Code (International venues such as aircraft, cruise ships, etc.), I don't know? Certainly, I do caution anyone who wants to purchase this product based on the somewhat false "Product Details" which stated the "Rating" as being "Unrated".

It may be UNRATED but it certainly is heavily CENSORED!!!

As for my rating, I would have given this DVD a 4/5 stars based on the content evaluation of this title. The misleading product details deserves a 1/5 star rating because it did ruin the flow of the content. Overall, I had to meet somewhere in between, rating this 3/5.

- TZ!
Strange psychological thriller
Ian George Fraser | Brazil | 10/14/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)

"Strange introspective study, full of Bergman references. Australian dancer goes missing for 12 days then returns, disturbed. Films that rely heavily on imagery are rarely very successful and this is no exception, though it is refreshing to see a new director who is not afraid to try a new approach. Tom Long is exceptional as the lead and the dance sequences are both very impressive and perturbing. The plot is too diffuse and fantasy-laden, however, to make a real impression. Has been tagged as a gay movie, which is absurd, though there is a very strong and at times expicit sexual element. Possible interpretation: thoughts of death destroy sexual desire ? Curiosity value."


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Cecilia & Bryn at Glyndebourne: Arias & Duets [HD DVD]
Cecilia Bryn at Glyndebourne Arias Duets
Actors: Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel
Genres: Music Video & Concerts, Musicals & Performing Arts
NR     2008     1hr 29min

From Opus Atre DVD, the celebrated Cecilia Bartoli joins Bryn Terfel for a reciatl of arias and duets recorded at the beautifully refurbished Glyndebourne Opera House. Brought to you on HD DVD.

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Actors: Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel
Creators: Various, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Genres: Music Video & Concerts, Musicals & Performing Arts
Sub-Genres: Music Video & Concerts, Classical
Studio: BBC / Opus Arte
Format: HD DVD - Color,Widescreen - Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 02/26/2008
Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/1999
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 1hr 29min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 2
Edition: Classical
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Languages: English
Subtitles: Dutch, English, French
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"Supreme Artistry"
Stanley H. Nemeth | Garden Grove, CA United States | 08/18/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This excellent DVD preserves a recent Glyndebourne concert which was nothing short of sensational. Both Cecilia Bartoli and Bryn Terfel are here in their absolute vocal primes, sing material admirably chosen to show their beautiful voices to full advantage, and reveal in their engaging, spirited interplay considerable comic acting skill. The burly, gruff-looking Terfel is the greater surprise in this regard not only because of his unexpectedly witty, highly apt facial expressions but owing to his wonderfully funny, though always consistently graceful, movement on stage. Bartoli is already widely known for her skill in acting opera's comic minxes, and happily she matches Terfel in their duets, also bringing each of her beautifully sung characters to telling dramatic life. Yet Bartoli herself too is ultimately something of a revelation. Though technically a mezzo, her extraordinary skills in negotiating the perilous fioritura demands of 18th and early 19th century roles show us, I suspect, the reason why her illustrious predecessor, Maria Malibran, a mezzo always praised for rousing audiences to the wildest excitement by the brilliance of her ornamentation, was deemed second to nobody when compared with those presumably-to- be-preferred, great high sopranos of the bel canto period."
Magic, just magic
R. Nicholson | 04/04/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'd first seen this performance on CBC TV(Canada) in 2001 and immediately knew I was watching something special.

On this DVD one gets to see and hear not only two great virtuosos in what must be their absolute singing prime, but also two incredible actors who obvious absolutely love what they are doing: And if that wasn't enough you get to listen to a magnificent orchestra who has a conductor (Myung-Whun Chung)with impeccable timing. Also the camera work and film editing is wonderfully done (Brian Large): just the right facial expression, just the right cut to the next camera for the most appropriate view: just the right angle to see the cello player come in on a certain note to accompanying the vocalist.

I would like to add that this has, without a doubt, become my favorite opera DVD: and Donizetti's "Quanto amore" from the Elixer of Love is my favorite piece. Although there are several others that are truly wonderful ("madamina", "La ci darem la mano" and "Pa-pa-pa" just to mention a few)
It is the definitive mix of Singer-Conductor-Orchestra blending together to become an indivisible, single entity.

This performance is magic, just magic! What a thrill it must have been to have witnessed live; Too bad there wasn't more."
All one could wish for...and more!!
J. Barry-Smith | Brisbane, Qld, Australia | 06/18/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"When two of the brightest young opera stars of the era, together with a sympathetic conductor and an orchestra of the front rank, join together for a concert of operatic excerpts one hopes that the event will spark performances that are in some way truly special. Well here is as fine a document of just such an evening as you are likely to find. The sequence from 'Le nozze di Figaro' at the start of the programme shows just how at ease all of the performers are with each other. Bartoli and Terfel 'semi-stage' the scene in and around the orchestra, with conductor Chung even becoming part of the action momentarily. Both singers sets sparks off each other throughout the rest of the programme, the duet from 'Il Barbiere di Sivilgia' being for me the highlight, even though I doubt whether Terfel will ever essay the role of Figaro in Rossini's opera. Each makes one slight misjudgement in chosing repertoire, Bartoli with 'Bel raggio lusinghier' which is not really comfortably within her admittedly wide vocal range, and Terfel with 'Arm, arm ye brave' which just seems to sit strangely with the rest of the programme; yet both pieces receive bravura performances. Glyndebourne's smallish theatre creates a warm glow of intimacy around the proceedings, and as I intimated earlier the London Philharmonic play fabulously well, especially the many and varied wind soloists. Bravi tutti!! I only wish that the programme had been longer, this wonderful DVD certainly left me wanting more."
Bravo Bryn!!!
J. Barry-Smith | 02/23/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Since I got this DVD a week ago, I have watched it at least once a day, & I love it more with each viewing. I was already a fan of Bartoli, but now am an even bigger fan of Terfel's! The charisma, skill & subtlety he demonstrates in this performance are only equaled by the beauty of his voice. Figaro's rage at the Count's scheming, the comic turn of the catalog aria from Don Giovanni, the heroism of "Arm, Arm ye Brave" from Judas Maccabeus...all are given life with seemingly effortless precision by this talented Welsh artist. All this, and Cecilia too!! A must see!!! A must own!!!!!"


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Soylent Green
Soylent Green
Actors: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Dick Van Patten, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
PG     2008     1hr 37min

The is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society's leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green - an artificial nourishment whose actual ingredients ...  more »

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Actors: Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Dick Van Patten, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense
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Studio: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD - Widescreen - Dubbed,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 03/25/2008
Release Year: 2008
Run Time: 1hr 37min
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Margaret K. Eppler | 08/27/2010
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"People were always rotten.."
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"There is little to add to what has been said about this classic science fiction/future history film, made in 1973 , set in 2022 and so relevant to what was happening then and what is happening now. The story is well known, the characters equally so. A world which has run out of food, captured in a green house effect, a policeman (Heston), his "book"(fact checker and sleuth) (Robinson) and a corporation which controls both the food source and the government. But there is a line in it, spoken by Robinson, which seems to sum it all up. "People were always rotten." In the film the government, the science,the law enforcement agencies have all colluded to create a nightmare future of deprivation, fear and despair. It was clear enough in 1973, when I first saw the film, that it was beginning to happening and it seems clearer today that it is continuing to happen. Nothing has changed in human behavior to make the future any rosier. If anything, people have got more rotten and more blinkered. A viewing of Soylent Green should have been made mandatory for all politicians and climate change skeptics. It is now too late.

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The Southwestern Community College board of trustees held its regular March 2014 meeting on Tues., March 11, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in the college’s Administration Center.

Teresa Krejci, SWCC chief financial officer, presented to the board regarding the fiscal year 2015 budget.  Krejci said the estimated taxation rate per $1,000 of taxable valuation will be slightly less than last year, at $0.79617 per $1,000 for fiscal year 2015, as opposed to $0.79675 per $1,000 for fiscal year 2014.  According to Krejci, the college’s total property tax asking will continue to represent 2.5 percent or less of a property owner’s total property tax.  The board approved the college’s fiscal year 2015 budget as presented by Krejci.

The board then heard from Krejci regarding an amendment to the college’s fiscal year 2014 budget due to construction costs associated with the residence hall construction project, as well as the Instructional Center remodeling.  Krejci stated the original plant fund budget was published at $6.01 million.  Krejci asked the board for an increase in the budget to $10.01 million.  During discussion with the board, she pointed out the residence hall project was being paid for with revenue bonds and a no-interest loan and the remodeling project in the Instructional Center was paid for with Accelerated Career Education funds, therefore Krejci said there will not be an increase in taxes due to the increase in budget.  The board approved the amendment to the fiscal year 2014 budget.

Tom Lesan, SWCC vice president for economic development, spoke to the board regarding the awarded bid for acoustical ceilings on the residence hall construction project.  Although the bid of $11,858 from Bloodgood Construction was approved during the February 11 SWCC board of trustees meeting, Lesan said Bloodgood Construction was unable to acquire a performance bond within the specified time limit.  Following discussion, the board moved to reject the bid from Bloodgood Construction for acoustical ceilings.

Following the rejection of the bid, the board voted to approve the next highest bid of $13,580 from Heartland Finishes of Des Moines for completion of acoustical ceilings.

Next, the board reviewed the competitive quotes for Bid Package 3.18, electrical alternate.  The board approved the low quote of $127,711 from Armstrong Electric of Greenfield.

The board approved the proposed room and board charges for fiscal year 2015 as presented by Krejci.  The rates per semester include:
•    $3,075 per semester for Spartan Suites, Spartan Hall, and Spartan Court
•    $2,725 per semester for West Hall and Wilson Hall

Krejci said the three levels of Café Cash (funds allocated for meals at the Spartan Café) will remain the same for fiscal year 2015, at $750, $950, and $1,150.  The minimum level of $750 is required for students living in student housing.

A committee of board members including Vicki Sickels of Mt. Ayr, Jerry Smith of Osceola, and Fred Shearer of Corning met with Dr. Barb Crittenden, SWCC president, regarding the annual CEO evaluation.  During the meeting, Shearer reported to the board they had a positive meeting and the results of the CEO evaluation were very satisfactory.

During the president’s report, Lesan updated the board on construction progress for Spartan Court, the new residence hall on campus.  He said construction is going well and mentioned the trusses have been delivered and the roof should be sheeted by the end of the week.  Lesan said April 3 is the target date for having windows installed and the roof shingled.

Also on the topic of residence hall construction, Krejci notified the board SWCC’s financial advisor and bond attorney are still working on the bond package.  According to Krejci, due to a more favorable interest rate, the college is being advised to negotiate a bond sale rather than have a competitive bid.  Krejci said the original plan was to have the funds by April 15; however, with the changes mentioned a special board meeting may be necessary to approve the sale of the bonds.

Board members decided to move the regular April board meeting from April 8 to April 15, due to Crittenden and SWCC student Megan Doubleday traveling to the American Association of Community College convention in Washington, D.C. on April 8.  Doubleday was recently selected as Iowa’s New Century Scholar and will be honored at the convention alongside 50 other winners from nationwide, as well as Canada and American Samoa.

Following adjournment, the board went into a collective bargaining strategy session.


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A MOTORCYCLIST remains in a critical condition today after losing control in Cirencester Way for no visible reason and suffering severe head injuries.

Emergency services were called to the scene by a member of the public shortly after noon on Saturday and the road was closed to traffic for almost three hours for an investigation.

The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man from Swindon, who has not yet been identified, lost control of his vehicle before colliding with the central reservation.

Sgt Steven Love, of the serious collision investigation team at Wiltshire Police, said: “We were called at 12.15pm to a single-vehicle road traffic collision on Cirencester Way.

“At this stage it seems that for no visible reason he has lost control of his motorcycle and collided with the central reservation.

“He has then come into contact with the Z posts on the barrier. He sustained significant head injuries, and a possible fractured right leg.

“Due to the nature of his injuries he was sedated at the scene and airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.”

He was still being treated at Frenchay for head injuries yesterday and remained in a critical condition.

The Wiltshire Air Ambulance helicopter landed close to the scene before taking the man to hospital at around 1.30pm.

It took around 12 minutes for them to arrive at Frenchay Hospital.

A spokesman for the South Western Ambulance Service said: “We received the call at 11.58am to a collision involving a motorcyclist.

“We sent the rapid response vehicle and basics doctor, along with the Wiltshire Air Ambulance.

“The man has suffered severe head injuries and was flown to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.

“He was conscious and breathing when we arrived on the scene, but was found to have suffered significant injuries.

“The critical care team was able to begin intensive treatment by the roadside.”

Delays were caused to fans on their way to the Swindon Town fixture against Sheffield United as diversions were put in place after Cirencester Way was closed in both directions between County Road and Gipsy Lane.

Swindon Town FC advised fans driving to the game at the County Ground to look for an alternative route, and kick-off was delayed by 15 minutes as a result.

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DAVID Howell is looking forward to building on his solid start at the Tshwane Open today.

The Swindon golfer finished the opening round in South Africa three-under-par yesterday, having birdied the 13th, 14th and 15th holes.

Yet, despite a good round of 69 without dropping any shots, Howell admits that it could have gone even better.

And now he will be looking to move up the leaderboard when he tees off at 10am (GMT) with fellow Englishmen Chris Wood, who finished four under, and South African Jbe Kruger, who ended the opening round one under.

“It could have been an even better round for me,” Howell said. “There were no mistakes and I never looked like dropping a shot.

“Although I’m slightly frustrated, it is nice to be frustrated following a round of 69.”

Howell only arrived in South Africa the day before the start of the tournament after a flying visit to his chiropractor in London and was up for his first round at 4.45am.

But despite of all that he said he had no ill-affects from his late arrival.

“It was the best start I’ve had this year,” Howell admitted. “I had arrived late last year for different reasons and had a good start so it doesn’t seem to affect me.

“Had I shot a round of 75, then maybe I might have been wondering whether or not I should have come out earlier.

“The back is feeling OK, I felt it a little on the 16th, a few holes later than I usually feel it.”

Howell is now hoping that he can avoid the forecasted thunder storms in Centurion when he goes out this morning.

“It’ll be nice having a later start having got up at 4.45am yesterday,” he said. “But the forecast is not great so hopefully we can avoid the storms and have a clear round.”


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SchoolRooms at BPL

   January 30th, 2007 Brian Herzog

Boston Public Library - SchoolRooms - Explore.Discover.Learn. Today I attended a demo for the content portal/federated search product called SchoolRooms. The short of it is that this is a SirsiDynix product designed to be the only information tool K-12 kids need when doing homework or looking for curriculum-related information.

The long of it is that this tool has, as I count it, two primary functions. First, it is a browseable portal of selected web resources. "Selected" is emphasized here for two reasons. First is that these resources were selected because they were relevant to schools' curriculum, browseable by elementary school, middle school, etc (these are call "guides," and there are also guides for parents, educators and librarians, which focus on the curriculum, but from a "how to I help the kids" standpoint).

All of these resources are websites freely available on the internet - which leads to the second meaning of "selected." To build this product, SirsiDynix worked with INFOhio and Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science (where I earned my MLIS) to bring together students, teachers, librarians and programmers. As a development team, these groups conducted exhaustive usability testing (read the report of their findings [pdf], lead by Jason Holmes) to make sure the product would be useful, useable and functional (for instance, they realized that the product would need to have a graphics-based K-2 interface, since kids that age can't read yet).

Further, paired teacher/librarian contributor teams hand-select websites that are both reliable and relevant. These websites form the bulk of the content within the browseable section.

If the browseable section isn't enough, SchoolRooms also functions as a federated search interface. From one search box (on every page within SchoolRooms), patrons can search the library's catalog, all the library's subscription databases, all of the hand-selected websites, and lastly, the internet in general using Google (although this last one could be done by anyone, SchoolRooms has a nice built-in feature that helps people search better than they might if they were to go to Google themselves. For instance, if you were on the SchoolRooms page for "Elementary School > Geography > Maps > Africa," SchoolRooms will incorporate those keywords in the Google Search, which will yield better results than a freehand search, as a patron might not think to include all of those words).

This demo session was lead by Kenneth J. Peterson of the Boston Regional Library System and the Boston Public Library. He point out that BPL is the first to roll this product out city-wide (although San Diego is not far behind, and Ohio is looking into state-wide implementation. Also, libraries in Canada and Denmark are interested). He was very excited about this product, especially coupled with BPL's eCard program. And to encourage use, there is a large link on the BPL homepage to their SchoolRooms portal.

Boston Public Library - SchoolRooms - Explore.Discover.Learn.

The bottom line seemed to be that this is a great product for K-12 homework help. In the usability study, it was found that 88% of students said they'd use it again, and 51% said it was more helpful than Google or Yahoo. That's a tool to keep an eye on - although I can't even imagine what the price tag would be.

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How Hiring a Bookkeeper Saves Business Owners Time

Some business owners have strong accounting background and they are actually very good at numbers so there is no need to hire a professional bookkeeper. The main problem is that bookkeeping takes so much time because it involves myriads of daily accounting tasks. If you are starting a small business and you plan to double your role as bookkeeper of your company, you will be probably spending more time as a bookkeeper instead of a business owner. The time used for checking company’s expenditures and making detailed reports should be spent for building your company’s brand and expand your business networks.

Of course, there are some excellent online platforms with which you can use software to do your own bookkeeping. Even when you plan to purchase bookkeeping software for this purpose, it is still better if you let a professional do the job for you, while you can focus on developing your business and building relationships with clients.

By hiring professionals, you still have controls over the progress of company’s accounts, but the day-to-day responsibilities are removed, which means you can use the saved time for other business-related tasks. A professional also makes sure you will receive accurate reports on time, so the money that you pay for bookkeeper’s salary is the money well-spent.

Some tasks that a bookkeeper performs on daily basis include tracking company’s expenses, making sure all employees file the proper paperwork for payroll, paying bills, submitting invoices and following up on them, and more. Even when you are able to do those tasks yourself, they are not the jobs for a business owner. Your job is to make sure everything goes properly and make changes or new plans based on the financial conditions.

Another important thing is that professional bookkeepers are good at what they do. They perform all related tasks quicker with less error because there is no need to multitask. The same thing can be said to business owners; you will play your role as the owner of your company better if you are not troubled by making financial reports.

One of the main reasons to launch business or start a company is because you are sure of your ability to provide goods and services as well as market your brand to generate income, not because you are good at bookkeeping. Specialization has been the key to successful industry since a long time ago. A company needs to have an owner, a bookkeeper, maintenance worker, customer service, technicians, and more. It means all your employees are doing something they are good at. Bottom line, a bookkeeper relieves you from the daily task of financial reporting, so you can focus on business growth and expansion.


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The disaster in Haiti is bringing attention to the fact that Israel is more or less due for an earthquake of its own. It experiences a major one roughly once every 80 years; the last one was in 1927, and every year that passes without one increases one’s chances of occurring the next year. The epicenter in 1927 was the Dead Sea (the main rift runs along the Jordan Valley), and registered a 6.2 on the Richter scale. Haaretz’s reporter writes:

Most schools and hospitals in Israel were constructed before new building codes—which take into account the effects of earthquakes—were enacted. Moreover, some 50,000 residential buildings in Israel do not meet the new codes and are expected to collapse in the event of an earthquake. … Billions of shekels are invested in the defense budget, and this is seen as an obvious investment, but reinforcing hospitals or schools so they can withstand earthquakes and their aftermath receives no allotment.

Maybe Haiti can serve as a wake-up call.

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When Rahel Lerner was growing up in Teaneck, New Jersey, turkeys were nearly everywhere she looked on Thanksgiving. Turkeys adorned the napkins on the table, turkey-shaped candles flickered, and, one year, the family feasted on a carved chocolate turkey. The only thing missing was an actual turkey. That’s because, as Lerner told me recently, her family refrains from eating the fowl, which, due to an obscure rabbinic dictate-turned-family-tradition, was considered in her household to be trayf.

Lerner, now 34 and married with a child of her own, is a descendant of Yom Tov Lipmann Heller (1579-1654), better known as the Tosfot Yom Tov (the title of his tract on the Mishnah), who was the chief rabbi of Prague and went on to head the rabbinical court of Krakow. According to Lerner family lore, he declared that turkeys were verboten and that none of his descendants should eat the animal. Lerner’s extended family continues to observe his edict, though they wholeheartedly embrace turkey kitsch when the fourth Thursday of November rolls around.

The debate over whether turkeys were kosher didn’t emerge until the birds, indigenous to the Americas, were introduced in Europe in the 16th century. Fish and animals must meet certain specifications in order to be deemed kosher (fins and scales; hoofed feet, chews its cud). For birds, by contrast, the Torah simply lists those that Jews are not allowed to eat, and these are mainly birds of prey. Turkeys were not on that list—they weren’t known at the time. But according to Gil Marks’ Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, the bird was ultimately accepted as kosher: a really big bird.

Yet the Tosfot Yom Tov refused to budge. Lerner admits she doesn’t actually think turkey is trayf. Rather, her refusal to eat comes out of respect and pride. “It’s a family thing far more than a Jewish thing,” she clarifies. And, she admits, it helps that her husband is a vegetarian.