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John Sandoe founded the shop in 1957: according to a customer who knew the shop in its infancy, it began with three planks laid on bricks on which were laid out “all the books one could ever hope to find in one place”. More books and more shelves followed, more floors and an expanding shop front too, but the original ethos remains the same.

Sandoe’s today is a general book shop with a bias towards the humanities – fiction, history, biography, poetry, art, architecture, decorative arts, music, theatre, cinema, photography, fashion, natural history, gardening, travel, cookery, science, reference, and an excellent children’s department.
We are on three floors of three adjoining – and small – eighteenth century shops, with gorgeous window boxes spilling down from the first floor. Books are crammed in everywhere, piled on tables and even on the stairs. No surface escapes its burden, except a few chairs and window seats. The somewhat old-fashioned and picturesque appearance is finely balanced with 21st century digital technology.

As well as regular local customers and visitors from abroad, we have a loyal clientele in the United Kingdom, Europe and around the world who receive our quarterly lists of recommended new titles. (See Browse Catalogues) We also have lively programme of events – talks by authors and book launches. (See Events) We have 5 full-time and 5 part-time staff to serve our customers. Orders may be placed by telephone or email, or via the website. We will try to find any book, even if out of print.

Cuckoo Press

Every year since 1995 the Cuckoo Press, on behalf of John Sandoe Books, publishes a short work, usually in paperback, to be given away or sold to customers in the run-up to Christmas. These commissioned pieces are mostly short stories but have also included first chapters of novels, collections of poetry, memoirs and even photographs of icebergs.

A number have been produced by staff members (including John de Falbe, who set up the Cuckoo Press, Marzena Pogorzaly and Stewart Grimshaw) and we have had several contributions by writers who are also customers. We are proud to be able to name as contributors (in no particular order) Javier Marias, Dame Muriel Spark, Philip Hensher, William Boyd, Juliet Nicolson, Salley Vickers, Adam Thorpe, David Abbott, Julian Mitchell, Arabella Boxer, Richard Bassett and Edna O’Brien.

Last year’s Cuckoo Press Christmas publication is Aleppo/London, an essay by the historian Philip Mansel. This year’s to be confirmed…

The most substantial Cuckoo Press publication to date has been our special, limited and signed edition of ‘My Brilliant Friend’, being the first of Elena Ferrante’s remarkable Neapolitan Quartet, published in 2015. We feel extremely honoured to have been allowed to do this by the Italian author and Edizione E/O, her publishers. (See here for more details: My Brilliant Friend).

We had huge fun designing the book, and working with Nicky of Black Fox Bindery was a joy and a revelation.

This edition has now sold out in both formats.

We are often asked what happened at 10-11 Blacklands Terrace before John Sandoe’s arrival. According to Dirk Bogarde, no 10 was ‘a seedy little tobacconist’ before the war. The shop was said by John to have been occupied during the war by ‘a man who sold antiquities to Popes and people in those big hats’ – although why Popes and people in huge, flaunting bonnets should have congregated in Blacklands Terrace in those days sadly remains a mystery. Downstairs was ‘a poodle parlour’, the charmingly named ‘Chloe of Chelsea’, and upstairs (our paperback room) was a secretarial agency. No 11 was a dress shop: our stock room still had the mirror on the wall until 2014. Soon after the war, Tom and Ros Chatto took over the ground floor of no 10 as a secondhand bookshop. The Chattos’ neighbour at no 12 was a vet, Anthony O’Neill. He looked after Churchill’s dogs, and he was there until 2013.

John Sandoe opened the shop on November 11th, 1957. His intention, which remains a fair description of what we still try to do, was to offer his selection of the best current books and to obtain any other books he might be asked for. His grandmother was shocked because he did not have blinds to pull down over the windows on Sundays. From the outset, he had a colleague, Felicité Gwynn, who was Elizabeth David’s sister. Felicité was remembered for many years for her contempt of those she regarded as fools as well as her formative influence on their reading. ‘She loved selling books and was liable to throw them at people on occasion in exasperation,’ said John. ‘But they would apologise to her, not her to them.’ She left in 1984.

John died in 2007, but he had retired from the bookshop because of ill health in 1989, selling it to Stewart Grimshaw, and to John (‘Seán’) Wyse Jackson and Johnny de Falbe, who had worked for John since 1979 and 1986 respectively. Seán left in 2003 to return to Ireland, four years after Dan Fenton had become a partner (he began working for Sandoe’s in 1992). Dan left in 2015.

In 2013 the venerable Mr O’Neill retired from the vet next door and we were able to acquire the lease. With careful planning we were able to remain open throughout the eighteen months that it took to gut and renovate the entire premises, rolling the three units into a single shop. Although the floor space is in fact only increased by about one third, the shop feels spacious and light. Nevertheless, we are told that the atmosphere has not changed, and that Verlyn Klinkenborg’s glorious description of 2010 remains true:

“In a sense, John Sandoe Books Ltd looks like it belongs somewhere else in London, though perhaps not any actual London. There’s something uplifting and phosphorescent about the place, its windows and staircases crammed with books, one genre fading into the next, the occasional sense that the shelving here has been done by free association. .. the books at John Sandoe seem to belong to an extensive cousinage, a kinship of ink. It’s one of the few bookshops I’ve ever visited that made me feel I’d be happy reading any book on its shelves…. John Sandoe Books…made me feel discerning and capacious as a reader. But it did something even stranger. It made me proud to be a writer. If I lived in London, I could have a bad day at work—sentences eroding, paragraphs falling apart, word after word evading my memory—and it would all be made better by a short walk among the titles at John Sandoe Books, where only a short walk is ever possible. The books would look up at me and smile, knowingly.”

We have about 30,000 books here, of which almost all are single copies.

We would like to thank James Campbell for his kind permission to use his artwork on this website; also to Marzena Pogorzaly and Arabella von Friesen for their photographs; and to Ben John for his drawing. Copyright is retained in all cases by the artist.

Our grateful thanks too to Ilya Levantis for his help in building the site.

John Sandoe is an integral part of my life in London. It is quite simply the best bookshop anyone could wish for.

Edna O’Brien

The absolute love of books which this shop engenders is hugely joyous.

Dirk Bogarde

Sandoes… is short of space and therefore must stock discriminately, but the tabletop of new and recent books offers the best browse in London.

Sir Tom Stoppard

I’ll drop in to John Sandoe, a bookshop off the King’s Road that has great art and design editions

Luciano Giubbilei

My favourite bookshop is John Sandoe… [where] you can say: “What’s this book like?” and they will tell you, either because they’ve read it, or they know somebody who has.

Sir Richard Eyre

John Sandoes is, and always will be, THE best bookshop in London.

Alain de Botton

The best bookshop in London … is the divine John Sandoe

Philip Hensher

You’ll find plentiful prize bats in this glorious belfry!

John Cleese

If I ask for something in particular, the staff here will always find it for me. It is still the best bookshop in the world and has books that no-one else has.

Manolo Blahnik

I would like Father Christmas to pay my permanent account at John Sandoe Bookshop

Kathleen Tynan

John Sandoe …is a bookworm’s dream… the perfect bookshop in which to browse, where staff delight in making intelligent recommendations based on books you have read and enjoyed.

Terence Conran

A recent “find” is John Sandoe, a three-floor independent bookshop crammed with fiction, biography and coffee-table tomes on absolutely everything; I could spend hours there.

Nina Campbell


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Parks & Children Playgrounds – Jumeirah Park Community

February 2nd, 2015

We are excited to announce a new addition to the Jumierah Park Community. We have awarded the Contract for Supply & Installation of Children Playground Equipment, footpath and fencing for 4 parks at Jumeirah Park. Attached, herewith, please find the map showing the locations of the 4 parks.

We would link also inform you that developing more parks will follow and we will keep you posted about the next phases of developments.

If you have any inquiries regarding the Community services and facilities, please don’t hesitate to highlight them to the email address for your community

Sincerely Yours,

Community Management
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Removal of the green skips at Jumeirah Park

October 27th, 2014

Dear Resident

In line with our efforts to improve the Community Services, please be informed that we will start collecting the green waste directly from your villa using compactor, the collection will be on the same days the general waste are being collected.

Kindly, note that the green waste should be stored the designated area for the general waste and not to be scattered outside your villa in the common area.

The green waste skips will be removed from the community on Friday, 31.10.2014

We assure you our best services at all times.

JP Community Management

 Nakheel Asset Management and Infrastructure

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Jumeirah Park Road Signage and Villa Identification

October 19th, 2014

To avoid disorientation to residents as well as visitors of Jumeirah Park community, Nakheel came up with an interesting idea to install road signage and villa number identification.

The structure is expected to begin next year but temporary signage is expected to be installed before the year ends.

These are the approved concept designs from Nakheel:

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Jumeirah Park Pavilion is now officially open

September 15th, 2014

JP Pavilion

Nakheel is proud to announce the opening of Jumeirah Park Pavilion, the first of many new community malls to come. A peaceful new community focal point at the heart of Jumeirah Park, accessible from other nearby residential districts, with ample parking facilities, Jumeirah Park Pavilion is home to an exciting variety of high-end retail outlets, comfortable cafes, family-friendly restaurants and essential neighbourhood services.

Open Now

Tim Horton’s, Gloria Jean’s Coffees, Menchie’s, Geekay Games, Sasha Salon, Hair Station, Champion Cleaners, Peony Flowers, Better Homes, Early Learning Centre, Photo Magic, Barakat Optical, Geant Easy, Bin Sina Pharmacy and Holland & Barrett.

Opening Soon

Beyond the Beach, Brooklyn Melodies Music Centre, Medicentre, NBar Nail Salon, Shima Beauty Lounge, The Children’s Place, Burger Fuel, Café De Roma, Chez Amy’s, French Bakery, Loui’s Restaurant & Café, Pizzaro and Subway.

For a convenient shopping experience, visit Jumeirah Park Pavilion today and discover neighbourhood retail the way it should be.

To find out more, call 04 362 1900.

Source: 7Days

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Nakheel grows its Portfolio

September 10th, 2014

Jumeirah Park Pavilion, a 1O,600-square-metre retail and dining facility, was recently launched

Nakheel has opened Jumeirah Park Pavilion, the first of five community retail malls at Nakheel developments across Dubai.
Jumeirah Park Pavilion – the first new project to be completed by Nakheel post- restructuring – is a 10,600- square-metre retail and din-ing facility. It has 28 shops and cafes including a Geant Easy supermarket. Such neighbourhood developments are just one element of Nakheel’s grow-tion professionals involved ing retail portfolio. The company is also building large-scale malls at Palm Jumeirah, Deira Islands and Jumeirah Village, and ex-panding Dragon Mart and Ibn Baftuta Mall.

The company has an- nounced plans to build a new residential complex as well with 130 apartments for lease on Palm Iumeirah. The developer has awarded a contract worth almost Dh75 million to UAE-based Trojan General Contracting to con-struct the 12-torey build-ing, which will be located on Palm Jumeirah’s central trunk, and directly linked to the upcoming Nakheel Mall via a pedestrian walkway. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and completed by mid-20l6.

Source: Property Weekly

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JVT- JP Access Gate 5 Temporary Closure

August 19th, 2014

IMPORTANT NOTICE : JVT- JP Access Gate 5 Temporary Closure

Dear Resident

In an effort to improve the Community infrastructure please be informed that the works to construct the permanent road link between Jumeirah Village Triangle and Jumeirah Park

Therefore, the current road will be temporarily closed from the 16th of August 2014 for an estimated period of 3-4 months.

We sincerely regret any inconvenience that caused by these works

JP Community Management

 Nakheel Asset Management and Infrastructure

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Upgrade your villa lifestyle at Jumeirah Park

July 31st, 2014

Community houses thousands of villa lifestyle at Jumeirah Park.

Upgrade your villa lifestyle at Jumeirah Park.

The term “Jumeirah” and Dubai go hand in hand a long way. A real estate developer’s strong affinity towards the term is reflected in the way it has named some of its key projects: Palm Jumeirah, Jumeirah Islands, Jumeirah Village and Jumeirah Park. Jumeirah literally means “beautiful”.

Launched originally in 2006, Jumeirah Park is a stone’s throw away from Jumeirah Islands; hence, it is only a short drive from the popular Springs and Meadows communities. Its true value, however, is driven by its proximity to Sheikh Zayed Road, Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, and Al Khail Road, offering its residents easy access to Business Bay, Dubai Marina/Jumeirah Beach Residence and Abu Dhabi.

The Jumeirah Park villas are done in three distinct architectural styles: Legacy, Regional and Heritage. They come as three, four and five-bedroom units. The community houses over 2,000 spacious villas, ranging in size from almost 3,000 to over 5,000 sq.ft. Each unit has an individual back garden, balcony and covered double garages.

Schools like Dubai British Foundation and Emirates International School – Meadows are just around the corner and sought-after by the residents with children. Shopping malls like Ibn batuta and Mall of the Emirates are at a convenient distance too, further upping the “wow” factor of this locality. However, what promises to be the new hub is the Jumeirah Park Pavilion, a community center dedicated to its residents. Due to open in a couple of months , it is expected to host a department store, a clinic, an exchange house and shopping outlets besides several restaurants and coffee shops.

It will be worth mentioning that the Jumeirah Park developer planned expansive parks and jogging tracks to enable its residents to take advantage of the great outdoors. The roads lack signage at the moment, but steps are being taken to address this issue by the end of this year. Security is a prime concern; hence, the gating of the community is also underway.

Source: July 31, Gulf News

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Jumeirah Park Pavilion

May 12th, 2014

Finally the long wait is almost over and is expected to open in October 2014. Jumeirah Park residents will enjoy the benefit of having a pavilion which will feature different shops just a step away from home. Confirmed retailers are Geant Supermarket which provides wide assortment of quality merchandise and almost occupies a quarter of the pavilion, restaurants like Loui’s Restaurant & Café and Burger Fuel, Gloria Jeans, Lavazza, French Bakery, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, ELC Early Learning Center for kids and many more..

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Dubai British Foundation to open in Jumeirah Park!

April 21st, 2014

Dubai British Foundation (offering FS1 and 2) will be a feeder school for a new Yr1 to Yr13 that is planning to open in Jumeirah Park in 2015, behind the Community Centre.

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What’s next in the Progress of Jumeirah Park?

March 30th, 2014

Dubai British School

Opening this year from New Academic year September 2014.

Located: Opposite Springs Town Centre

This is a British Board school for KG1 and KG2 only. Jumeirah Park Residents will have peace of mind to have a school for their little ones nearby.

Jumeirah Park is improving day by day, work is progressing aggressively, Tress, Parks, Roads, Traffic Lights are all in placed and other areas where the construction work still going on will soon be complete.

Henna Qureshi
Jumeirah Park Specialist.

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White House chief of staff Kelly to resign soon, reports say

Trump names 2 posts, Kelly expected to resign

(RNN) - White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and President Donald Trump have not spoken for days, and an active search for Kelly’s replacement is happening, according to multiple reports.

Axios reported Kelly’s departure is “imminent,” based on sources within the White House, and Nick Ayers is being strongly considered to replace him in the role. Ayers, 36, is currently the chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence.

Multiple sources also told CNN that Kelly is expected to leave the position in the coming days, with an “untenable” stalemate between him and the president. Reporters from multiple networks also noted the chief of staff did not hold a scheduled meeting Friday with senior staff.

Kelly rattled the White House status quo, and in particular the standing of President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, with his overhaul of security clearance standards.

Like many other administration officials, he’s been regularly rumored to be under fire in the White House. Reports of his falling out with Trump came despite the president asking him during the summer to stay on until 2020.

Kelly took over as chief of staff on July 31, 2017, with a mandate to instill order and professionalism in a largely inexperienced White House staff beset by disorganization in the early days of the Trump presidency.

By many accounts he achieved that, formalizing the process by which Trump saw advisers and spoke to staff, and eventually reshuffling the West Wing pecking order, notably scaling back Kushner’s influence and ushering the departure of Steve Bannon in August 2017.

He denied April reports that he has insulted the president’s intelligence and was on the way out, but said, “Working in the White House is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, bar none,” he told NPR in a May 2018 interview.

In Bob Woodward’s book, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” Kelly is said to have called Trump an “idiot,” saying “It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.”

He denied those reports, too.

The temporary status of many clearance holders in the White House came under scrutiny when staff secretary Rob Porter resigned. Porter, accused by two ex-wives of violent domestic abuse, had been on such a clearance to fill his role.

The clearances are often necessary for close advisers to the president to be able to obtain the same information he has.

The staff secretary manages the flow of documents the president receives, including classified or otherwise sensitive ones. Porter had been issued the temporary clearance to perform the duties while his background check was being conducted.

Kushner, too, had fulfilled his own White House role on a temporary clearance since the president’s inauguration. On Feb. 27, Kelly revoked many temporary clearances of White House staff and downgraded Kushner’s to secret from top secret.

“The events of the last ten days have focused immense attention on a clearance process that has been in place for multiple administrations,” Kelly wrote in an earlier memo about the process, implicitly referencing the Porter episode. “We should, and in the future, must do better.”

Kelly was also scrutinized for his initial support of Porter following his Feb. 7 resignation, and faced questions about how long he had known of Porter's history.

In Porter's case, FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that his bureau submitted a complete background investigation on Porter to the White House in July 2017.

Kelly's judgment was questioned when the chief of staff called Porter a “man of true integrity and honor” in response to The Daily Mail's Feb. 6 report on Porter’s history.

Afterward, Kelly released a new statement saying he was “shocked” by the allegations and that he felt “there is no place for domestic violence in our society.” News outlets, including CNN and the Washington Post, followed up with reports that Kelly had known about Porter’s history for months before February’s public revelations.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said that day she could not be 100 percent certain that Kelly and Donald McGahn II, the White House counsel, were not aware of the issue months before they had publicly acknowledged it. Kelly remained defiant, telling the Wall Street Journal that his response to the situation “was all done right.”

"I think you've seen less backbiting," Ken Duberstein, a chief of staff for President Ronald Reagan, said of Kelly's early effect on the White House.

He was first drafted into the Trump administration as Secretary of Homeland Security. He served fewer than 200 days in the role before Trump tapped him to replace Reince Priebus.

Prior to his civilian positions in the government, Kelly was commander of U.S. Southern Command during the Obama presidency. He held the post, responsible for overseeing operations in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean, from 2012 until his retirement as a four-star Marine general in 2016.

Before that, his service included a stint under then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta from 2011-12; and he commanded Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North from 2009-11. He fought in Iraq during deployments from 2002-04 and later returned there in a command role in 2008.

In 2010 Kelly's son, Robert, was killed in action in Afghanistan.

Kelly enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1970 and served two years before going to the University of Massachusetts. He graduated in 1976 and was soon after commissioned as an officer.

He was born in May 1950 in Boston, MA, and grew up in the city's Brighton neighborhood. He has been married since 1976, and the couple have two surviving children, including another Marine, John.

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This has gotta be the good life.

This summer has been a complete whirlwind. I can't believe how fast it has gone, and I can't wrap my head around the fact that I'll be headed back to Missouri in only two weeks. (For my final year of school, no less!) I wish I could hit pause on life and make summer linger. Here's the two-minute recap of this summer's highlights:

There was the weekend we went to the lake.

So much beautiful Kentucky scenery. So much fun catching up on the car trips to and from the lake itself. Nothing makes me relax quite like a trip to the lake.

There was the weekend Kristina had her dress fitting and her wedding shower.

Obviously I can't show you pics of her dress, but there's a little hint of what's to come with the coral bridesmaids dresses! Dress-up, pool lounging, a Chick-fil-A trip, and young love made for a perfect weekend.

There was the weekend of Evan and Kensi's wedding.

So many friends came to town! And it felt so normal — so right — for all of us to be back together. How I miss my Asbury family!

Kensi and Evan have such a sweet story, and it made their wedding that much more fun. We snapped a pic with the groom before the ceremony and hit up McDonald's in between the ceremony and the reception. (It was like 104 degrees, so obviously we needed some sweet tea stat.)

Four of the girls at our table were also engaged, and I'm so excited that we have lots more weddings to look forward to! (Next up Katelyn!)

Saying goodbye to these kids was the worst. Goodbyes always make me eager for Heaven.

There was the weekend I went to Georgia with my fam.

Pretty sure my cousins are the cutest kids in the world.

There was the weekend we went to Ohio for (another!) shower for Kristina.

Kristina's going to be moving to Ohio after the wedding (cue tears), but her shower was Kentucky-themed! Oh, and we went running, which I've been doing lately.More on that in the next blog.

And there was the (middle-of-the-week) faux weekend that we hit up Betsy's houseboat for Kristina's bachelorette party.

Seriously, though, how good does all our coral look? I want everyone to color coordinate for every event from now on.

This weekend is the first one in almost two months that I've actually stayed put. I've loved the busy weekends, but I think I need a few more like this, too. Can we all pretend that summer will last forever?


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Although Halloween isn’t huge here in Australia, it’s getting more and more popular over the years. I love Halloween themed movies so I thought I’d do a post about my ultimate halloween movie night!

I love decorating my house for different holidays, so I went a little crazy with decorations, but I love it! I always decorate our bar with buntings and fairy lights for each holiday. If you follow me on twitter you may remember this bunting from last year, it was too cute to throw away. I decided to add lights to each shelf this year and I think it looks so much better than last year. It made the room feel so much warmer. I put out some of our favourite snacks to have while we watched the movies too! I also put our drinks in some more halloween appropriate serving bottles.

I also decorated around the fireplace, like I always do. You’ll be able to see more of it in the video at the end of this post. Sadly we didn’t grow any pumpkins this year (hopefully next year) so we had to buy one. It wasn’t too expensive though so I’m happy with it! Another thing you’ll see in the video is my Halloween tree! I’ve wanted to do this for a few years and I decided that this year would be the year. I love Christmas and always put up a tree in November anyway, so I put up our fake tree and put coloured lights on there and then covered it in fake cobwebs and fake spiders! I wasn’t able to get a good picture because my camera recently broke on me and all I have is my iPhone. It looks good in the video, though.

Kmart has a lot of super cute decorations this year. These ‘BOO’ balloons are so fun and as soon as I saw them in the store, I couldn’t let them stay. I love the little ghosts with them.

Here is a list of some of the movie’s I’ll be watching this month.

  1. Coraline (2009)
  2. Beetlejuice (1988)
  3. Corpse Bride (2005)
  4. Hocus Pocus (1993)
  5. The Craft (1996)
  6. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

If you were to only watch one on the list, I would suggest Hocus Pocus. It’s one of my all time favourite movies and I watch it even when it’s not October. I don’t really like super scary movies anymore, but I told my husband, Jason, that for one month only I would watch whatever movies he wanted to watch! He has written a post with his favourite movies and video games for Halloween so make sure you check that out when he posts over the weekend (will update once I have the link)!

I really hope you enjoy this post, because I had a lot of fun decorating and taking photos for this!

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Friction – I Can Tell 7″

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Since I have a sweet tooth for some artsy fartsy stuff I do appreciate the a-side. Especially the hypnotic bass line and his “So what? I don’t care!” style of singing. But the real jam and pancake is found on the flip. Recorded live. And what an amazing drum sound they’ve managed to crank out. And the slightly out of tuned guitar finally adds some cream on top of the jam. Their first 7inch is even better.

Tony seems to be more informed then me on the late 70s early 80s Japanese scene so I hope he can fill you up with his always informative and entertaining writing.

Country: Japan
Year: 1980
Label: Pass
Format: 7″
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19 Responses to Friction – I Can Tell 7″

  1. Daphne says:

    Hi there – oh, I love Friction! Had “I Can Tell” but not “Pistol”. Thanks yet again!

  2. JG says:

    Hey! Just a note, cannot download from this site with flashget anymore, have to use the default browser which is freakin’ slowwwww! Placed a blocker there?

  3. The Flakes // Drummer says:

    What is flashget? A plug in for Firefox? Anyway, nothing have been blocked from my side from using that. Maybe the latest upgrade of WordPress have some built in blocker?

  4. Tony says:

    Hey, thanks for mentioning me in the post! This 7″ is probably my favorite Friction record- I also dig both sides. “I Can Tell” is slower but really catchy. “Pistol” is a monster of a song, especially those rapid-fire drums at the beginning of that one. Although I really dig late 70’s Japanese stuff- a lot of which is in the arty vein- some of the other Friction stuff is too artsy-fartsy for me like some stuff on their first LP from ’80. The punkest thing I ever heard by Friction was a wild, non-arty version of “Crazy Dream” that is in the “Tokyo Rockers” movie from ’79. Skip the “Tokyo Rockers” comp LP, though- it’s kinda lame. Do NOT skip the “Tokyo New Wave” comp LP- great stuff on there although the lame S-Ken kinda fucks up the comp from being 100% great. Get both Mirrors 7″s- some of my favorite Japanese records, especially “Out of Order”, the 2nd one. The almighty SS recorded their amazing proto-hardcore record in March of 1979(!) and are atypical of the late 70’s artsy scene. A really wild-ass record, one of my all-time favorites from Japan or otherwise. The Gozira label put out some cool stuff, like the great Mr. Kite 7″ and the Mirrors 7″s but I wouldn’t call them “the Dangerhouse of Japan” like some people have. I don’t know if any label’s output can compare to Dangerhouse’s. [Go here for Paul’s list of Japanese stuff:[email protected]/punk_japan.html%5D. But anyway… in the 90’s some great KBD-type stuff came out of Japan, including some great one-off 7″s (see the Static Party blog for some of these). Teengenerate ruled the roost in the 90’s and released some monstrous records that must not be missed. Shit, they even outdid the Kids with their cover of “This Is Rock n’ Roll”! I saw Teengenerate here in Chicago in November of ’95 at a cool place called The Empty Bottle right before they broke up- goddammit, what a great show. Some songs from that show were released on a live Teengenerate EP on the VML label. It’s an essential record for the sole reason that I can hear myself yelling in the background on it. Hey Peter- I uploaded some Japanese stuff to the FTP a while back– did you get em OK?

  5. Mike Moyce says:

    “I can tell,” which as far as I can tell is the same version from the 1st LP (which kills, and is not quite as arty as the above post would leave you to believe) was produced by YMO’s Ryuichi Sakamoto. there was a friction demo floating around soulseek a while back which was excellent as well. super raw and more “punk” than some of their subsequent releases.

    their 2nd album, “skin deep,” was an atrocious arty mess.

  6. The Flakes // Drummer says:

    Hey Tony! Thanks a lot for the lengthy info :). Haven’t checked my FTP lately but will do it tonight. I also have the Cortex live tape ripped for you.

  7. wedge says:

    over at, Friction’s first ep is posted there sometime last summer,and i commented all the info i know on this band there. and youtube has the Friction “crazy dream” video from the “Rockers” movie posted somewhere. both are more RAW punk than this 45, but i also LOVE this 2nd 45 by this band. definately check out this bands 1st s/t LP. originally on PASS label, theres a reissue on Pioneer Japan from like 1985 that is identically packaged & pressed from the same plates & can be found for under $20 if you look around. btw, this 1st lp KILLS & this 45 a-side is the same version as found on the LP, but the re-recorded version of “crazy dream” on this LP is a travesty and is definately a sign of what soon came afterwards- about 7 LP’s of self-indulgent artsy-fartsy noWave SHIT; which tells me how much 1st guitarist Tsunematsu Masatoshi actually meant to this bands sound (he quit in 1980). also worth checking out is a live 10″ from 1980. the sound quality borders on unlistenable, but it is definately worth hearing if you have any interest in this band. another OK release is a CD from the mid-1990’s called “Live In Rome 1982” (or something like that. i only have it on tape). strangely, its really excellent sounding recordings of their more straight-on punk stuff & includes lots of early songs not available elsewhere. somebody up there mentioned a Friction demo. ive never heard of this, but there are at least 2 existing live tapes of the pre-Friction band called 3/3 from ca~1975 floating around out there. im guessing this is what these “demo” recordings might be?? any clarification anyone??

  8. Tony says:

    Thanks for all the additional info, Wedge– are you Mr. Erba? I remember reading a posting of yours about the Lepers a while back and think I made the connection there. I grew up on the West Side. Anyway, I have a 3/3 live LP that someone burned for me a few years back but I cannot remember how good it was (maybe it wasn’t that good if I can’t remember off the top of my head ya know). The same person also burned me the rare Benitokage “Destroyer” EP, and I remember that one being decent. If you’re interested in getting a copy of both, let me know.

  9. wedge says:

    no, im not Erba. been in more than a few bands with him over the last 15 years, but im definately not him. i grew up on the east side(still live there), but ive spent more than my fair share of time out on the west side in the last 25 years… yeah, id like to check out those 2 records you mentioned. no hurry though. ive got so much stuff stacked up over the past few months that i havent been able to listen to yet…arghhh

  10. kbd motherfucker uhh spandex says:

    I’m sad I haven’t commented on this one! IT RULES.

  11. The Flakes // Drummer says:

    Glad you liked it spandex.

  12. Greg says:

    Does anyone know any pressing info on the FRICTION “Crazy Dream” 7″ from 1979? What color is the original cover? Is it the dark blue and the bootleg yellow? Also Pass Records reissued it a while back…how can you tell the difference between an original and a reissue??? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Greg/Artifix

  13. discoscheissser says:

    Crazy Dream 7″ep (Pass Records – in association with Georgia , Pass 1003 . Label also states Made in Tokyo ).
    Released 20/8/79′.
    Recorded at AKASAKA STUDIO ON 5th,6th and 9th JULY 79′.

    First press yellow sleeve 100 copies .
    Second press blue sleeve 1000 copies .

    The re-issue from October 2001 is on Skystation/Pass – the original yellow sleeve is nearly 8″ in size so it is impossible to confuse the two issues .

    The “Live ed.79′ 10″ (recorded live at a gig at Kyoto Crucifixion on 16th December 79’but not released until December 80′) although recorded with a portable tape recorder , has a great loud sound , and features all the great tracks off the first 2 7″s .
    There is certainly nothing to complain about with regards to the sound on the live 10″, it is great and raw

    The two Friction studio demos were recorded at Studio Chocolate in Yoyogi Tokyo in May 78′ .
    Both demos feature original guitarist Lapis –
    Tsunematsu did not join until December 78 .
    Both demos(first 6 track,2nd five track) are just primitive early versions of what would become the first and second 7” tracks .
    Friction was great until the end of 1980 .

  14. The Flakes // Drummer says:

    Thanks for all the info discoscheisser :). Crazy Dream is in the posting que(just as TT Garderob Senap ;).

  15. Martin says:

    And so is Pizzoar!

  16. discoscheissser says:

    Its a pleasure Mr.Flakes Drummer..this blog is just the best there is – thanks .
    If your’e taking requests…Gollywog,HS Art,Homy Hogs 12″,WBT LP,Rockset,Overslag,Tejp,Homo Electrica, …would be nice : )

    I forgot to mention that this version of “Pistol” is also live from the same gig on 16th December 79′ at Kyoto Crucifixion that the live 79’10″(self released FR-3) is taken from …So that gives you a good idea of how intense and ripping the 10″ is soundwise.

  17. Martin says:

    Hi discoscheisser,
    HS Art is on it’s way, the first Rock Set (which is the only one worth looking for has already been posted here, so just do a search for it, and the same goes for one side of the Tejp 7″), Homo Electrica has been posted by Tony here
    Överslag ain’t very good as far as I can remember, and Peter won’t let me post the WBT LP as he don’t like it.
    Unfortunately I don’t have neither Gollywog’s excellent 7″ or anything with Homy Hogs, but maybe Peter can help you out with those if you’re lucky.

  18. The Flakes // Drummer says:

    Thanks for the kind words discoscheisser :). Glad you like the blog so much. About WBT LP no. It’s just too bad. A couple decent tracks that’s all. I had the Gollywog 7″ but traded it away cause it’s really nothing to keep. It’s rare but that’s about it. From what I’ve heard with Homy Hogs it haven’t tempted me enough to get some originals by them.

    • Jan says:

      The Flakes // Drummer: Homy Hogs is great fun.
      Have you heard the ultra-rare Smash Overdose-EP of ’82? It has now been re-released on Peter Jandreus (author of Encyclopedia of Swedish Punk) label Nitskivor. Sounds like a stark raving mad crossing between early D-beat and New York Dolls.

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"My mom is a never ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being.  I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune". --Graycie Harmon

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Are These Really "Atrocities"?

Chris Jordan is a photographer and artist making bold statements with images.

At about the 7 minute 30 second mark he calls the statistics surrounding prescription drug consumption, imprisonment, and breast augmentation surgeries "atrocities" in our culture. Is he right?  Since I teach teenage girls and see their daily struggles (not to mention that I vividly remember my own), the stats on breast augmentation surgeries for women under the age of 21, and given as a gift for high school graduation.... well, I'm not sure what to say.

Once we have gotten past our first five days and students have set up their initial tech, critical research, and analysis skills; I'd really love to dive into history with these images of today's statistics.  The lesson is that we have arrived at this place because of our history.  My job is to teach kids the history and to help them understand how it affected the present.  Their job is to help create change that will move us in a positive direction.  The people who came before us were not bad, but they were not aware the way we are.

School is meant to create better people who can think about the world's problems in new ways. We educators should not be indoctrinating a method of thinking. We should be inviting kids to create new ways of thinking.  I saw this last week on the iSchool Initiative tour bus and it really sets the mission of modern education:

How do we help our children understand that we and they are tasked with shifting our culture?  How do we get them to think in terms of "better" instead of "more"?

For more of Jordan's powerful work please visit his blog at Running the Numbers and Running the Numbers IIExperience the images. Read the corresponding statistic and click to see the picture zoom in or out to give you a true sense of the numbers.

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After the hard winter of 1888 ended Alby Boyle’s work as a Nebraska ranch hand, he returned to New York City in search of his long-lost family. His mother and brothers are nowhere to be found, however, and after Alby’s years of absence, Five Corners no longer feels like home. His prospects seem as dim as the nighttime alleys.

When Alby pauses to admire an angel ornament in a department store window’s Christmas display, he meets Xeno Varnham-Summerfield. Wealthy, handsome, and enthusiastic, Xeno brings Alby some temporary cheer. But for Alby to achieve his dreams of love and a real home, well, that may take a bit of holiday magic.

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Alex’s traditional family Christmas Compromise means spending the holiday at a second-rate theme park, Poseidon’s Planet, but Alex doesn’t mind. He enjoys the rides and the company of his family, and it’s a good break from his going-nowhere existence back in Indiana. Then he meets a certain sexy employee in a pirate costume, and Alex’s vacation gets even better. But thrill rides last only a short time, and sooner or later everyone has to return to real life. Alex long ago gave up on marrying a handsome prince—will he have to give up on his pirate as well?


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Why on earth was this woman NOT believed when she complained at length about her teenage son being groomed by a man who went on to murder him?

She WOULD have been believed if she'd lied and said a footballer had raped her 30 years ago. He would have been arrested, lost his job (probably a manager or coach by now), tried, convicted and not allowed to work in football again on his release.

She WOULD have been believed if she'd made allegations from 40 years earlier about dead DJs or comedians and would have been given thousands in compensation from their estates without any investigation.

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Since she started putting her name on designing shoes, I’ve noticed that there are always quite a few styles that I think are adorable! Right now, I’m loving the Brenda shoe in hot pink.


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Bruce Dethlefsen doesn't write many books of poetry. It's been six years since he came out with his second book, Something Near the Dance Floor by Marsh River Editions. And one doesn't see much of his poetry in and around the small press, but my-oh-my, when he decides to show us his good stuff, he comes out swinging. In this, his third and largest collection of poetry, Dethlefsen does most everything right. He is a master of drawing word pictures that are at once narrative stories, melodies, and free association free-for-alls.

The book is broken into five sections that broadly define the thematic mood of Dethlefsen's mind: migrant, knots, poet warrior, secrets, and autopsy. There is great kindness here, and a mind with a very wide reach.

Here are two poems from Breather. "Playing the Field": "you hover / you say I'm not your first flower / your first lover // you lower yourself / how hoverly / how loverly / then leave // I see you buzz off / to play the field / oh bee / my honey boy / oh baby mine / come back to me". And "When Somebody Calls after Ten P.M.": "when somebody calls after ten p.m. / and you live in wisconsin / and you're snug in your bed // then all's I can tell you / somebody better be missing / somebody better had a baby / or somebody better be dead".

In Breather, Dethlefsen flows from the concrete to ethereal.  He orbits around the collective unconscious like a Jungian astronaut - his interior radar big enough to find meaning in both the great moments and the small nuances of life. This is the blessing of the mature poet - one who has lived hundreds of lives and can bring this diversity of experience to us as a numinous pool of images to soak in. Breather is an exceptional collection of poetry.
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The frog was splayed after its operation in the science lab, but not forsaken. He knew that his wife still loved him, even though he was in an advanced state of dissection.  "Oooooo, Mdntf, let's hide under the table and touch tongues," she said one day during a family gathering to discuss the answers to the dilemmas facing frogdom. It was a difficult time for family unity, because frogs were being rounded up left and right to be taken to the labs. And it had been several months since any frogs had fallen from the sky to replace them. Special agent frogs, they were, the Forte Team.

"Yes, NOLtcap, let's!" They ducked under the table, and she held him tightly around the waist, making it easier to get to his face, as his remaining organs were falling outwards more than ever. She liked having the chance to show him how devoted she was, to overlook the lack of a skin covering over so much of his body. She loved him even more because such intense devotion was required, and it even had become somewhat of a fetish for her.

She felt his froggy fat clumps against her skin. She had read the results of some of the science lab's results of various tests, when she visited him while he was locked up. When we are touching something soft, we feel that the person we are talking with is feeling softer feelings towards us. Just as when we are holding a hot coffee, we feel the person we are talking with feels warm towards us. And we feel warmer towards him.

So, feeling the soft fat against her made her feel more of the matronly long term cuddly wifely feelings. She felt herself merging with his soul more soundly. Something about looking inside him also made her feel she was closer to his inner secrets than before. That she had penetrated the outer skin of his persona.

She went down before she knew what hit her. The 4 firings of the neurons required for the conscious mind to register something in the 500 milliseconds necessary for that hadn't happened. The blow had anesthetized her by cutting off the last 2 firing pulses, so she was simply stunned, and looked around, blinking.

She held her hand up to her husband in a graceful, fragile manner. Whap!

Apparently, some of the dissection affects, with the pins stuck in everywhich way, was putting changes of directional torque onto the pressure on the frog's brain, as his organs were moving outwards day by day, sagging without the protective skin.

Whap Whap Whap WHAP WHAP WHAP!!!!

She tried to escape his blows, but the only way out was into the drain and down the hole, pulling the strainer over her. It hadn't been cleaned, and the nasty food in it deterred him, and he threw his hand around at the end of his rigid arms while making sounds. He didn't care that much. Good riddance.

It was time for a rampage.

He hadn't felt like that since he was a teenager. With his arms open wide and tacked to his version of his cross to bear, he felt invincible, and out for revenge. He picked up a bottle of vodka with his mouth, broke the end of it off, and turned his face up, letting it slide down his throat. "NOW I'll show them what's what! All of them!"

He ran out into the street, in front of traffic, and was run over by a houseboat. The houseboat was shaped like a little red shack with a slanted, pointed roof, and a little chimney that was bent.

His wife happened to be under the street at the time, in the sewer, and pushed the round lid and ran over to him. She screamed, as only a female frog who has been attacked and then seen her attacker, her deepest love, lying before her, can.

Zoooosh! She was nearly run over herself. Or, "runned over," as her family said, being from the rural south. She grinned about that with a twist of her big frog lips. They said "runned," yet they'd never seen her husband as good enough for her.

She pressed her apron with her hands. She would have to make do. She would have to begin again. She would have to kiss PlllO. Tomorrow.

She dodged traffic and ran to the house down the street, where PllO lived. When he answered the door, she stuck out her tongue.

He stepped back, as she had nasty food on her from the drain. And she smelled of sewer. "What are you doing?! You're married! To my best friend! How dare you!?" Whap! Whap Whap!

She fell on the ground, on top of some broken crockery, from his blows, and started sobbing as only a spurned frog so recently widowed can do.

She got up and ran over the hills, bleeding, to the science lab. She threw herself onto the table, and spread open her arms and legs, panting. "Take me. Do to me what you will."

The scientist grabbed her, and sliced her open, sticking pins into her, taking out organs here and there, and logging her movements. She swooned.

He was studying the difference in time between when a stimulus occurs and our conscious perception of it. The time before we are conscious of it, we react without brain stem, and our subconscious. If the stimulus goes away before the 500 ms, it stays in the subconscious. He was theorizing away.

She was swooning dramatically, and that told him something. She had a highly developed sense of - something.

He had already learned the theory that our impulses go towards the future and bounce back. That we react right away to the stimulus, before we have an actual chance to experience it. So, our signals go towards the future, bounce back to us, and make us know to react, because the future knows the stimulus occurs. Because, by then, we have registered it.

He petted the frog in her little apron, who was panting as if she had had too much emotion to handle already. What was in her future, the little thing?

Whap! Whap Whap Whap!!!

The scientist said "OW!" and picked up his foot, which was being pummeled by this froglette's husband's best friend. "OW OW!"

"I knew you had her in here!" He cried. He punched the scientist so roughly, that the man decided it was time for some coffee, and then, maybe a bathroom break. He let the irate frog be.

Something is changing, he thought. Something indeed.
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Investigation Reveals Police Sexual Misconduct, Raises Questions About Cop Arrests

Nov 3, 2015

From Texas Standard:

While it's no longer news that some law enforcement officers abuse the power that comes with the badge, the numbers revealed in a new Associated Press report are shocking: a thousand officers lost their badges in a six-year period for rape, sexual assault, possession of child pornography and propositioning citizens. In his investigation, reporter Matt Sedensky found that the reported rate is much lower than what's actually happening.

The investigation started with a single case in Oklahoma of an officer with assaults against 13 women, which spurred Sedensky to investigate whether these kinds of egregious crimes were happening elsewhere.

"There's really no reliable data on police misconduct, so we had to go state to state trying to piece this together," Sedensky says.

Texas gave information on the decertifications on 619 officers, 79 for sex-related misconduct, from 2009 to 2014. These numbers may not reflect all the cases because there isn't complete information on what specific charges were brought against an officer in an given arrest.

"It's an imperfect lens from which to view this issue but it's pretty revealing the number of cases that we found," he says.

Sedensky says it's similar to clergy abuse in the Catholic Church because of the power dynamic involved in a police stop.

"It's someone with a tremendous amount of public trust, a tremendous amount of autonomy, who's being accused of this heinous crime, often against a vulnerable individual," he says. "With all that, you just see this outsize opportunity for abuse."

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

According to Oprah: God

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Is God the Force?

Dr. David Reagan and I recently had the pleasure of asking this question of James Walker, President of the ministry Watchman Fellowship based in Arlington, Texas. James is a former fourth generation Mormon who found the Lord Jesus Christ and since then has dedicated his life in trying to lead people out of the spiritual darkness of the cults. Experts on cults and false religions, his ministry has indexed nearly 1,200 religious organizations, cults, occultic groups, and controversial doctrinal practices to aid people in spiritual discernment.

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Oprah on God

Dr. Reagan: James, Nathan and I would like to highlight some of Oprah's apostasy from the Christian faith and from her youth by giving you some quotes to respond to. In other words, we don't want to just make baseless allegations here. We want to take the words right out of her mouth and give you the quotes and have you respond to them.

The first quote from Oprah to address is, "The God I believe in is a force. If you believe in rhythm of nature and believe in love, then you believe in God."

James Walker: Yes, this is typical of her. Most Christians hear Oprah talk about how she believes in God, but then they stop right there and they conclude, "Oh, great, Oprah believes in God." But, if you listen to what she says about God, that God is a force, well this is the heart of pantheism. This is not God as He is described according to the Scriptures. The Bible shows us that God is personal. So, the big issue is, is God going to be an impersonal force, or is God going to be a personal God that we can communicate with, have a relationship with, that we can sin against, and that we can repent towards? This certainly is not the God that Oprah currently teaches.

Her theology is the same as the Star Wars movies — "The force be with you, but beware of the dark side." There you have Taoism which believes that the same force which can be so helpful and beneficial also has a dark side and a light side. This in Taoism is called the "yin and the yang." This is Eastern religion being manifest using Christian sounding words like "God."

The idea of a personal relationship with God is foreign to all other religions but Christianity.

Is Oprah a New Ager?

Nathan Jones: How about this one, "I am not New Age anything and I resent being called that. I am just trying to open a door so that people can see themselves more clearly and perhaps be the light to get them to God." Okay, doesn't that mean she is a New Ager? Everything there sounds New Age?

James Walker: She claims she's not a New Ager, and I really think Oprah is not trying to be deceitful here. I don't know her heart, but I think she probably honestly doesn't know that she's a New Ager. She does resent being called a New Ager, but that is typical of people involved. I hear this all the time, "I am not New Age, in fact, I don't even know what New Age is." Well, now wait a minute, if you don't know what the New Age is then how do you know that you have not bought into it and that you've not integrated it into your doctrine and that your philosophy doesn't have some of the basics of New Age?

Oprah is friends with, promotes, and endorses virtually any major New Age teacher from Shirley MacLaine who is the poster child for New Age from the 1980's all the way up to Deepak Chopra to Marianne Williamson. She is promoting these New Agers and promoting their doctrines and philosophy.

I think maybe Oprah just doesn't understand that what she is doing is so New Age, though she should since she herself has been involved in channeling. The movie The Color Purple is what she is most known for, but she later did a movie in 1998 called Beloved where she played the part of a former slave. The movie is filled with all kinds of spiritualism and the occult. Oprah claimed later on several occasions that she actually contacted her ancestors and was channeling the spirits of former slaves in order to get into the part. She wasn't acting as much as she was allowing these spirits to come inside her and she used the word channeling. In fact, she claimed the whole cast was channeling.

From a Christian perspective, we know a dead person cannot make this kind of contact with the living through channeling. The Bible calls this necromancy, which is an attempt to communicate with the dead. From a biblical perspective, we know such an act comes from either a psychological disorder, the person is deceiving themselves, or the very real possibility is that it could be a demonic spirit pretending to be a benevolent good spirit or some kind of dead person. What this really amounts to is a form of spiritism which King Saul was condemned by God for consulting.

In the next part of this series "According to Oprah," we'll look at how she views the Bible.

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Nathan, have you seen any of the recent post on some 'other' christian sites that are discussing and showing video of stars. One site shows the bull with a sun between the horns and states that is like the one the Jews made when Moses was getting the Law. Basically these sites seem to be looking at Jewish astronomy (Mazzaroth) vs the Egyptian astrology(zodiac) and saying the sky was made by God for the Jewish people to read about God's divine plan for them. Needless to say this 'freaks' me out and seem like just another 'apostasy'. Please comment for this is very concerning as this site and the videos are going out and I fear for everyone's salvation. God Bless!

Nathan Jones said...

I'd be freaked out, too, Anonymous. While it's clear that God set the stars and the signs in Heaven to point to times and events, it appears Satan and his human followers over the ages have muddied it greatly.

All we need from God is given to us in His Word. I'd agree that going to the stars for advice is pure occultic astrology which is divination and sorcery, something the Bible clearly tells us to stay clear of (Lev. 18:9-14; 19:26-31; 1 Sam. 15:23; Jer. 10:2).


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Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Gate to Prophecy: The Two Advents of Jesus Christ

Dr. David R. ReaganWatch MP3 PDFBy

At the pinnacle of the Mount of Olives, you'll enjoy a terrific view of the Temple Mount from inside the Dominus Flevit Chapel. I love go there when I take tour groups to Israel because of the fact that it has so much significance in the history of Jesus Christ. When Jesus would come to Jerusalem, He would always stay in the little town of Bethany on the other side of the mountain. Then Jesus would walk over and probably stop somewhere around the Mount of Olives in the morning and pray, looking over the city and the Temple, and then He'd go on down to the Temple Mount.

Eastern or Golden Gate

During the last week of Jesus' life, when He made his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, He rode into town on a donkey. He was hailed "Hosanna, the Son of David." But, that same crowd was yelling for His crucifixion a week later. The Bible tells us repeatedly that Jesus is going to return, and that His return is going to be very different from His first coming.

Let's contrast the two advents of Jesus Christ for a moment. The first time Jesus came, He came humbly on a donkey. But, He is going to return on a white war charger, which is the symbol of a victorious general.

The first time Jesus came, He came humbly to walk to a cross and die for the sins of mankind, but He is coming back to pour out the wrath of God upon those who have rejected the grace, mercy and love of God.

The first time Jesus came, He came with eyes filled with tears. He wept at the tomb of Lazarus. He wept over the city of Jerusalem. But, it says when He returns His eyes will be like white hot coals of fire, because He is coming in judgment.

The first time Jesus came, He was given one crown — a crown of thorns which was pressed down upon His head until the blood ran down upon His shoulders. But, when Jesus returns, He's going to come back with all the crowns of all the kingdoms of the world.

Every time I bring a group up to the Mount of Olives, I give them that teaching and talk about how the second time Jesus comes He is going to ride down into the Kidron Valley and then He is going to ride up to the Eastern Gate. It's then going to blow open supernaturally as we are told in Psalm 24. Jesus is going to go up on the Temple Mount and He is going to be coroneted the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords!

Back in about 1987, I brought a good sized group over to the Holy Land, not only to give them a tour of the land, but I brought them over to attend the International Celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. About 4,000 to 5,000 Christians a year attend. I brought that group up to Dominus Flevit and I presented the teaching that I just covered in a more extended form.

During the evening, we got ready for the final evening of the celebration, joining some 4,000 to 5,000 Christians walking around the Old City of Jerusalem. Bands were playing, we were singing and waving banners, and we were waving the flags of our country. We walked around the city to illustrate to the Jewish people that there are Christians in the world who stand behind Israel.

We ended that march around the city by walking up the very steep Mount of Olives. When we got to the top, we stood there and watched the sunset over the city. Thousands of pilgrims sang hymns as the sun set. It was a very moving time.

One of the persons that we had in our group was a man by the name of Terry Gibson. Terry was a trustee of Lamb & Lion Ministries at the time. He's a pastor from the Houston, Texas area. When he got back to his room that night, Terry was so moved by what he had experienced at Dominus Flevit and in that march around that city and in that sunset that he experienced over the city of Jerusalem, that he sat down and began to write. He wrote a poem about the Eastern Gate. That poem has since been published in several books. The following is what he wrote.

A Powerful Poem

There is a gate in waiting
In the City of the King
It waits above the valley
And adorns a tranquil scene

Jerusalem is churning
On the north, south and west
Yet the Eastern Gate waits quietly
Above multitudes at rest

On Olive Mount, I stood one day
And viewed this Golden Gate
Amid singing saints and setting sun
In the spirit was my state

Looking o'er this glorious Gate
From atop that blessed mount
Two scenes of great events
I saw, and I now recount

One scene took place in ages past
The other is soon to be
In both there was the Son of God
And this Gate of Destiny

The first scene was triumphant
They hailed Him as a King
There were thousands in the valley
And "Hosannas" loud did ring

Many miracles of greatness
Had He done before their eyes
Giving sight to the blind
Calling forth the dead to rise

His disciples were elated
As they joined this happy throng
But little did they know
That their hopes would soon be gone

So long ago the prophet told
That lowly, He would come
Riding on a donkey's colt
Unbefitting the Righteous One

Yet thousands upon thousands
Stood in the valley on that day
And up the path to the eastern Gate
With palm branches did array

"Save us Son of David"
The multitude did cry
When suddenly, the crowd did change —
And they shouted "Crucify!"

Oh! What price our God did pay
While sinners yet were we
The mocking ones — The crown of thorns
Pierced hands — what agony!

And so the only Son of God
Was hung upon a cross
He'd come to earth in Godly love
To save those who were lost

Then the scene did fade away
And another took its place
For Jesus had said He would return
To redeem mankind's disgrace

On Olive Mount I stood again
I viewed the Eastern Gate
Yet it was closed, sealed with stone
Awaiting a King to coronate

Ezekiel long ago had said
The Gate would thus be so
Until the Prince returned to earth
Then all the world would know

Around the city armies stood
From nations of the world
And smoke and fire were everywhere
The armaments were hurled!

Yet the Golden Gate still quietly stood
While looking upward it seemed
Suddenly the trump did sound
It was the coming of the King!

And then I saw the Lord of Lords
Descending from on high
With multitudes of Heavenly Hosts
Behind Him in the sky

He came and stood on Olive Mount
And then the earth did shake
He spoke and all the armies fell
And the evil power did break

Upon a white and valiant steed
Down Olive Mount did ride
Through Kidron Valley up to the Gate
While the Jewish remnant cried

They looked on Him
whom they had pierced
And grieved as for a son
So bitterly they wept in shame
Yet with grace He did respond

And all the while the numbers grew
Of Angels and the Saints
Millions upon millions
Joined Him in the ranks

They sang "Hosanna to the Son of David"
"Hosanna to the King"
Throughout all heaven and the earth
The loud Hosannas ring

The Gate in waiting trembled
And the stones then blew apart
As the Holy One did enter
His eternal reign to start

Oh! What sweetness in that Day
The redeemed of God shall know
From Mount Zion in Jerusalem
The living waters flow

Are you yearning for that day
When the Lord of Hosts shall come?
Or do you flee in fear
Before the Holy One?

Call upon His name!
Before that coming day
Flee into His loving arms
He will wipe all the tears away.

Wasn't that a powerful poem? I have read that many times to our pilgrimage groups, and each time it just blesses my soul.

In the third segment of our study of the Gate to Prophecy, we'll look at why the Eastern Gate is embroiled in a great archaeological debate.

Traveler said...

Praise God! Hallelujah! Great Post. Thank you! MARANATHA!

Anonymous said...

Hallalujab to the Lamb who has conquered to reign !!!! thanks for the post... great blessing !!!


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Oregon laws targeting red-light runners, drunken drivers effective Jan. 1

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As soon as the calendar turns over to Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, two new laws will take effect in Oregon. They are intended to make roadways in the state a little safer. One allows a lot more automated cameras to be posted throughout the state while the other is aimed at drunken drivers.

The red-light camera law lifts current restrictions that allow only cities with populations of more than 30,000, and Newberg in Yamhill County, to install and operate the equipment. Currently, Portland is limited to 12 photo-enforced intersections, and Beaverton, Newberg and Medford are limited to eight.

The new law allows cities of all sizes to put up as many cameras as they want.

The cameras snap pictures of red-light runners’ vehicle tags. Tickets are mailed to the vehicles’ owners, regardless of who was driving at the time.

Another new law requires first-time offenders of the state’s law against driving under the influence of intoxicants to use breath-testing ignition interlocks on their vehicles. Offenders will be required to use the devices for at least one year.

Oregon law already requires DUII offenders to use the devices for their first six months back behind the wheel.

To view other legislative activities of interest for Oregon, click here.

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Gregg Sobeck MD LA orthopedicsKnee, shoulder and hip specialist Gregg R. Sobeck, MD, earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He completed an orthopaedic surgery internship and residency at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, and performed an additional orthopaedic surgery residency at the Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, DE.

After completing a one-year Fellowship in Sports Medicine/Arthroscopic Surgery at Los Angeles Orthopedic Institute, Dr. Sobeck became Board certified in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2002. An active staff member at three local hospitals and an associate staff member at Northridge Hospital Medical Center,
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There is a characteristic too easily forgotten in leadership, often accounting for a lack of motivation among one’s people. What is it? Enthusiasm.

Church leaders often tell their churches what should happen and how. If it sounds too academic in tone, however, then their members may wonder how deeply a leader is committed to a plan. On the other hand, when a leader is enthusiastic about the direction the church should go, that enthusiasm becomes contagious. Why is that enthusiasm often absent? I found often it comes down to two reasons.

First, leaders don’t always watch their physical fitness. Being out of shape takes its toll on one’s enthusiasm. It’s hard to be excited about something if you are feeling tired and exhausted physically.

I’ve told many that the ministry will keep you in shape spiritually if you let the Word speak to you before you share it with your people; however, it will not keep you in shape physically. Everyone needs something to help them stay in shape. For me personally, I find that daily exercise not only helps my cardiovascular system, but also leads to more energy and enthusiasm.

A second reason I have found for the lack of enthusiasm is that leaders don’t always take the time to get away and have genuine vacation time. I’m talking about a time when he can leave the emails, phone calls, and appointments behind and just relax.

For me that’s often spending a week in the mountains hunting. My dear wife typically spends time relaxing indoors with a buddy’s wife, while he and I go out to hunt. We love the mountains, so it’s a very relaxing time for both of us.

When people find out I love to hunt, they sometimes comment, “I do too.”

But, if I ask, “How did you do last year?” they often respond, “I have not gone hunting for a while. I just don’t have the time.”

That’s the type of mentality I’m addressing—not having enough time. Take the time to get away and do something that recharges your batteries, restores your energy, refreshes your spirit, and causes you to come back excited about the ministry that lies ahead.

Whatever you need to do to restore your enthusiasm, do it! It’s not an overstatement to say the presence or lack of enthusiasm can make or break your leadership.

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Chester Progressive Public Notices for the week of 7/19/17

Chester Property Sale

Sherman Road

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-17-760521-BF Order No.: 8689857 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE COPY PROVI DED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR (Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Code 2923.3) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/10/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial C ode and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JAMES E. LUNDGREN AND KIM LUNDGREN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 5/21/2004 as Instrument No. 2004-0004944 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of PLUMAS County, California; Date of Sale: 7/31/2017 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the East Entrance to the Plumas County Courthouse, located at 520 Main Street, Quincy, CA 95971 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $132,872.94 The purported property address is: 665 SHERMAN RD, CHESTER, CA 96020 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 100-302-012-000 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sa le date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-17-760521-BF . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return o f the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 O r Login to: Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318  Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-17-760521-BF IDSPub #0128500 7/5/2017 7/12/2017 7/19/2017

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The Mudplant MP Reoffer II Sale is located within T28N R6E Sec. 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16; T27N R6E Sec. 2; T29N R6E Sec. 1, 11, 12, 13; T29N R7E Sec. 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18; MDM. The Forest Service will receive sealed bids in public at Lassen National Forest, Supervisors Office 2550 Riverside Dr., Susanville, CA 96130 at 10:00 AM local time on 08/22/2017 for an estimated volume of 29088 ton of Combined Softwood sawtimber, and 8580 ton of Combined Softwood grn bio cv marked or otherwise designated for cutting. The Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Interested parties may obtain a prospectus from the office listed below. A prospectus, bid form, and complete information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and submission of bids is available to the public from the Almanor Ranger District 900 E. Hwy 36 Chester, Ca 96020: Phone (530) 258-2141 or Lassen National Forest Supervisors Office 2550 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130: Phone (530) 257-2151. The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Lebanese American University

Research Highlight: Cutting-Edge Research in Pharmacoeconomics

SOP’s Dr. Soumana Nasser finds cost-effective ways to treat hepatitis C.

By Irina du Quenoy

Hepatitis C, an infectious disease caused by the HCV virus, affects an estimated 143 million people worldwide. Because the initial symptoms are mild, the disease often remains untreated in the early stages, possibly leading to complications such as liver failure or cancer. However, “the availability of innovative therapy has significantly improved the outcome of patients with hepatitis C infection when diagnosed at an early stage,” says Dr. Soumana Nasser, clinical associate professor and chair of Pharmacy Practice at LAU.

Recently, Nasser served as principal investigator on a research project that resulted in a peer-reviewed article titled “Cost-Effectiveness of Novel Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus in Lebanese Patients,” published in the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. The Pharmacoeconomics study provides policymakers with evidence that the initial expense of giving early-stage patients access to innovative though expensive therapy would, in the long-term, prove cost-efficient by saving on the cost of treatment at the advanced stages of the disease.

Pharmacoeconomics (or PE) is a field dedicated to evaluating the cost and effects of pharmaceutical products or therapies, in terms of monetary outlay, efficacy or enhanced quality of life. “Worldwide, health professional bodies increasingly use outcomes-based and PE/health economics data to support their decision-making on guidelines/choice of therapies in the healthcare system,” says Nasser.

For example, hepatitis C treatment in Lebanon is currently constrained by the fact that state-of-the art treatment at the early stages of the affliction is quite expensive. The study Nasser led is aimed at solving this problem:  “The data we obtained should alleviate the pressure that Lebanese policymakers are dealing with when addressing patients’ access to innovative therapy despite scarcity of resources and budget constraints.”

According to the Dean of LAU’s School of Pharmacy Dr. Imad Btaiche, “The financial implications of medication therapy are an important consideration in pharmacy practice.” Indeed, he says, “with escalating healthcare costs, pharmacoeconomic analysis balances medication cost containment with treatment benefits and patient outcomes.”

In another recent PE study, accepted for publication in the regional issue of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research’s (ISPOR) official journal Value in Health, Nasser looked at the current challenges and long-term impact of cost-sharing and risk-sharing arrangements between third-party payers and pharmaceutical companies in the MENA region. “Agreements of this type are aimed at providing patient access to innovative therapies despite their high costs,” Nasser explains.

Throughout her career, Nasser has sought to apply her PE research and pharmacy practice in assisting healthcare policymakers, in line with LAU faculty’s general mission to produce research that has a positive impact on society outside the university’s walls. Current research plans include measuring the impact of patients’ treatment on their quality of life. “This is an essential outcome measure used in health economics in addition to clinical and cost-effectiveness data,” she concludes.

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Tolerance matters

The Outreach and Civic Engagement Unit celebrates the United Nations International Day for Tolerance.

Salloum addressing the audience.

On November 18, the Outreach and Civic Engagement Unit (OCE) celebrated the United Nations International Day for Tolerance with a series of interactive lectures delivered by OCE staff members Hassan Baalbaki, Ghina Harb, Rita May Rahme and Rana Salloum, according to their areas of expertise.

OCE Executive Director Elie Samia pointed to the high turnout as evidence that the student body at LAU recognizes the value and importance of this day. “Tolerance is not enough,” Samia told the audience. “We should go beyond accepting differences, but acceptance is a good place to start.”

The OCE team tackled the importance of tolerance from an individual, regional, and international dimension. Baalbaki gave an enlightening lecture on the legal dimensions of tolerance and provided information on the roots of Tolerance Day. And while Harb spoke about tolerance in the Middle East post-Arab Spring, Rahme discussed the importance of negotiating win-win solutions and Salloum, who holds a master’s in professional counseling concluded the event by talking about the transformative power of empathy.

“The celebration of the UN International Tolerance Day was quite inspiring,” says student Nourhan Ahmar.  “It made me realize how much we need this tolerating environment in our beloved country and among ourselves.”

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1995 the United Nations year for Tolerance, with UNESCO as the leading organization. The International Day for Tolerance is now celebrated on November 16 every year.

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