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Rallying For Change

written by Sarah Ahmad August 14, 2016

tribe correspondent Sarah Ahmad takes a look at how the fascinating Mongol Rally has inspired three Indians – Sunaina Pamudurthy, Bhairav Kuttaiah and Binoy John, to go on a journey that could save lives of millions of children living in shelters across India.

We are all on a mission, to complete a certain masterpiece, to achieve a difficult feat, to walk a few craggy miles to success. This pursuit drives us to realize miracles, to bring a change in our lives, to bring soul and light in someone else’s life. On a journey, through striking sights, rough terrain, mountainous regions and constant weather changes, the great Mongol Rally brings together adventure enthusiasts from all over the world, to drive through changing terra firma.

The rally is an exhilarating experience, also becoming a foundation inspiring one to achieve a social change, fundraising and charitable work becoming important results of the rally. Three enthusiastic Indians, driving Tata Nano, an Indian made care, are using this rally to raise funds through the Rally for Change campaign to transform lives of children in shelters across India. Supported by Make A Difference foundation or MAD, a youth driven non-profit organisation, the campaign also aims to create awareness among the masses about difficulties faced by children in shelters.

Leaning Tower of Pisa in the background

Out of the 440 million children in India 176 million are in urgent need of care and protection, unfortunately juvenile shelter homes in India are unable to provide them with good care and a strong emotional support system, good education and exposure, often leading to emotional trauma, many children who leave these shelter homes becoming vulnerable to participate in dangerous or criminal activities.
Good after care, emotional health, a loving family and a well – rounded personal development are substantial in bringing about a positive change in the lives of these children. Make A Difference as an institution seeks to achieve that through its everyday activities, propelled by the youth, and most importantly to raise awareness about this problem through the Rally for Change campaign, resulting in generating funds for the betterment of these children. The Indian trio carry very close to their heart, this social cause, ultimately motivating them to complete this long, gruelling rally.

Driving across ten thousand miles, two continents and thirteen countries, Sunaina Pamudurthy, a start – up professional and sports enthusiast, Bhairav Kuttaiah, a professional lawyer, and Binoy John, an entrepreneur, automobile enthusiast and photographer, complete this team of three friends, adventure and travel enthusiasts, called Team NanoMADs.

A Make A Difference volunteer with the NGO's children

With pre – rally preparations, conferences, campaign recordings, countdowns, visas and unending flow of emotions, this journey for Team NanoMADs, supported by Make A Difference, kicked off on July 17th in London, passing through changing landscapes, with various pit stops, new friends, finds, good food, unforgettable stories and memories. Stretching across 10000 miles from Goodwood circuit, United Kingdom to Ulan Ude, Mongolia, the campaign aims to raise one million dollars for the cause it’s associated with. This incredible journey has taken the team through various cities, sights and adventures, these cities also becoming pit stops in their journey.

From living like locals in France, with great wine and cheese for company, to driving through the Pyreenes to reach Spain, through to Spanish cities like Zaragosa and Barcelona, to a gruelling drive through the Swiss Alps, to cities like Pisa, Florence, Venice, Salzburg, the trio is now off to Prague, after narrating memoirs from their unique journey.

Safarnama - a fundraising event for the campaign in India

Tata Nano has become their guardian and best ally in this adventurous journey aimed to bring hope, health and happiness into the lives of many children in India. The car is fitted with fabricated steel protection plates, supporting Nano’s journey through rough terrain. One can easily spot the car on its journey by its colourful avatar, with Rally for Change, Make A Difference and NanoMADs crafted on the car’s body . From hosts in many cities, to distinguished sights and sounds, challenges, to friends made on the way, Sunaina, Bhairav and Binoy’s journey has been one that has drawn many followers and admirers along the way.

As this mission, to drive an Indian made car, by Indians, for an Indian cause, goes past through stunning sights of Austria into historical Germany, and now through to Czech Republic, it has been featured, talked about and gone places with its momentous aim. With their temporary abode in different cities in Europe, the car and its handlers have rallied through changing times, topography and elements, hoping to transform this ambitious rally into a rally that can make a difference.

Nano in Florence, Italy

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Why one mom loves this inflatable booster seat for traveling.

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Over the summer we asked, "What is a Bubble Bum and why might you need it?"

We found out it that it was essentially a portable, inflatable booster seat that rolls up and fits into a convenient oblong shaped pouch. It also weighs less than a pound, making it extremely easy to carry around. Even better, the Bubble Bum meets all US federal motor vehicle safety standards as well as European regulations.

But, how does it REALLY work?

Recently, a traveling mom we know used Bubble Bum during a trip to Hawaii with her 4-year-old. Here's what she had to say about it:

It is the size of a loaf of bread, weighs next to nothing, fit in my carry-on bag and worked perfectly for what we needed it cabs between hotels and the airport.

If you were driving around a lot, I would probably stick with either renting a regular booster seat or bringing mine on the plane, BUT this was so easy and worked really well.

As you know, the key is the seatbelt positioning for the booster.  The inflatable BubbleBum works great for this.

It literally takes 2-3 breaths to inflate and then you roll it up to deflate and throw it in your bag...

Awesome. We love it when children's travel gear is actually really useful.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Practically done!!

We had PCI yesterday with our SS and Kevin from "New home inspections"! Had a bit of bumpy start ie our SS forgetting that we had presentation at all lol, he was in the office when i rang and he was quick to jump in the car and arrive at the house, he also had one of his carpenters come around and open the house so we could start looking around, Kevin was busy checking out the outside of the house. All in all we are very happy with the finish of the house there are only a few things on the list of things to fix eg, the laundry bench top is currently been pulled out and replace as it had the wrong edging, the mirror in our ensuite is also wrong as its meant to finish square with the vanity but for some reason they have cut it to sit 50ml before the end of the vanity on both sides so that is also going to have to be pulled out and replaced, other then those 2 things, the rest it just cosmetics, paint touch ups, stain removed from windows where the painter couldn't keep inside of the lines ect, ohh and for some reason our driveway still has not been poured but the SS assures me it will be done any day now. We are just awaiting the report from Kevin now to see if he has more things to add to the list but he has told us the list it pretty good!

I received our Cert of occupancy and finally invoice from Metricon late Monday afternoon, so all paperwork was sent  off to the bank yesterday and they have advised me that i should defiantly have the cheque before next Friday.... Wooooooooooo, i don't want to get my hopes up to much but i am a little excited now!! So if everything goes to plan (crossing my fingers) we will have our keys to our New Home next Friday!!!!!!!

Debra said...

Fantastic and well done...almost your HOME.

I drove past this afternoon 'wondering'.
Noticed the driveway has screenings down so you must be close.

So exciting.

Janine K said...

Wonderful news Tash! Insee you are about to get some neighbors as well soon!

Let's hope Kevin doesn't find anything too major, although I think he would have told you if there was.

Roll on next week!

kysbigadventure said...

I drive past every day and think how great it is looking. I really love that you chose a different colour brick to complement your main brick, makes the house really stand out.

You must be so excited, Friday won't come quick enough for you. I hope you were happy with Dean. Cant wait to have you as a neighbour.

Reinsey said...

Can you believe that you're nearly finished????? Seems like only a handful of weeks since you started - it's really flown by.
So so close now.
It's THE most amazing feeling waking up in your home. The place you've invested so much time and effort into.
So excited for you both. xxx

Lou and Neen said...

Great news!!! Fingers crossed for a speedy handover. I bet you can't wait for the feeling when it is all yours! :-)

Tonia said...

Oh yaaay! Wow it's come along so fast :) Now the fun begins - decorating!!


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Paul makes a deal for himself to get a familiar summoned for him by House Narcosa
as part of the ransom of the 2 wizards from House Narcosa.

The 2 wizards are forced to foreswear revenge on anyone in the group.

1) Someone snuck into the NArcosa guild and stole the idol
2) Thieves tracked to a rented location – no trace of renters
3) Gentleman had a blue rose symbol – obscure domination order
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Truths About Tithing

Some Christians don’t like to talk about money even though there are numerous Scriptures on the subject. One area in particular that has split a few hairs amongst believers is tithing. According to Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, tithe is defined as, “The tenth part of any thing; but appropriately, the tenth part of the increase annually arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support.”

Whenever I meet Christians who complain of financial problems, I often ask if they have been tithing. Many times their answer is “no.” I don’t believe this is mere coincidence. Malachi 3:8-9 says, “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed Me, even this whole nation.”

The next two verses in Malachi talk about the blessings that result from tithing…

“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field.”

Some pastors teach the “storehouse” is your home church. This may be true if that’s your only source of spiritual nourishment. But if God uses other ministries to bless you, He will likely lead you to give to them as well. Galatians 6:6 says, “Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.” On rare occasions, I’ve received tithes (as well as offerings) from people even though I don’t pastor a church.

Even ministers are not exempt from tithing. Nehemiah 10:38 says, “And the priest, the descendant of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive tithes; and the Levites shall bring up a tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms of the storehouse.” In his autobiography “He Touched Me”, Benny Hinn wrote about how his ministry struggled financially until he started tithing from the revenue he received.

Nevertheless, there are Christians who claim tithing is “under the law” and not applicable for us today. But tithing existed hundreds of years before the Mosaic Law. In Genesis 14:20, Abraham gave tithes to the priest Melchizadek (referred to again in Hebrews 7:1-6). In Genesis 28:22, Jacob vowed a tenth of all his property to God.

Not once did Jesus tell His disciples they no longer have to tithe. He even acknowledged the Pharisees for tithing. Luke 11:42 says, “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.” Religious people can do good things but for the wrong motive. One Pharisee bragged in Luke 18:12, “I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess.” Yet the Lord was more pleased with a tax collector who humbled himself by asking for mercy.

Rather than look at tithing as a duty, Christians should have the mindset that they get to tithe. 2 Corinthians 9:7 says, “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.” Once a person is settled in his heart about tithing, he’d be wise to gradually increase his giving. “The generous soul will be made rich,” says Proverbs 11:25.

I want to ask a question to every Christian reading this who still insists you don’t have to tithe. How much of your income goes to the work of the Lord? If you regularly give over 10% of your pre-tax income, then I commend you for going beyond the standard set by God’s Word. But if your total giving is less than 10%, then that would explain why you might feel uncomfortable hearing sermons on prosperity and despise believers who are generous with their finances. Jesus said in Matthew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” As I heard another preacher say, “What you hoard is your lord.”

Recently I read a testimony of a minister who had suffered heart trouble. One morning at 2:00 A.M., he whispered to his wife to pray for him. She sat up in bed, laid both hands on her husband’s chest and boldly prayed, “Father, You promised us that if we would pay our tithes, You would rebuke the devourer for our sakes. Our tithe is paid. This attack is nothing but the devil, and if You don't heal my husband, You are a liar.” Shortly after that, the minister was completely healed!

Now it should be clarified that tithing is not a cure-all to resolving every financial challenge. Other areas of disobedience will stop the blessings of God from manifesting in a person’s life. One of them is negative talking. Hebrews 3:1 says, “Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus.” (Hebrews 6:20 also points out that Jesus became our High Priest “…according to the order of Melchizedek.”) A person can give many offerings but still remain in lack if he constantly complains about adverse circumstances he’s facing.

According to one Barna Group survey, only 9% of all born again adults contributed one-tenth or more of their income. If every Christian gave in faith and out of a heart of love, our churches would have more than enough funds to get the gospel out plus help the poor and needy. So let’s not look at tithing as some legalistic command but as the first step towards good financial stewardship. God wants to bless us so we can be a blessing to others.

“Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.” - Proverbs 3:9-10

bdjack said…
Well-stated, Todd. Well-stated!

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Beef Wellington

Being a recipe that is a huge hit with epicureans across the globe, one may be of the opinion that Beef Wellington is for an expert cook rather than for a beginner. However, no one can deny the fact that it is a meal fit for nobilities. While one may find it hard to believe, the truth is that Beef Wellington is one of those recipes that were very famous about 4 decades ago than they are today. Despite everything, it is the amazing taste it brings to beef that promises to soothe anyone’s cravings for an exotic meal.

Beef Wellington looks like something a foodie would die for. The best part is that making the dish is a lot easier than it looks. With the fantastic results, it can be the pride of any chef and can readily transform a simple dinner into something your guests will talk about for months to come.

Beef fillet (larded and tied at room temperature)             3 ½ lbs

Finely chopped Mushrooms       ¾ lb

Butter (unsalted)             2 ½ tablespoon

Foie gras (at room temperature)              ½ lb

Puff pastry          1 lb

Egg white (whipped)      1 large

Egg yolk (whipped with 1 teaspoon of water)     1 large

Sercial Madeira                 ½ can

Arrowroot (kept n 1 tablespoon cold water)        1 teaspoon

Beef broth          ½ cam

Finely chopped black truffles      2 tablespoons

Watercress         For garnishing

Preheat the oven at 400⁰F. Place beef on the roasting pan and roast for approximately thirty minutes. You can also make use of a meat thermometer and roast the beef till the thermometer shows 120⁰F. Allow the pan to cool down and remove all the strings and larding fat. Separate the juices from the fat in the pan and keep it aside. Take another pan and add butter to it. Add mushrooms and start cooking them over medium flame while stirring it occasionally. Continue cooking until all the liquid is evaporated and the mixture in the pan is dry. Add salt and pepper to taste and allow it to cool. Spread fillet along with foie gras evenly. Make sure to cover the top and sides and now put the mushroom mixture on the foie gras. Roll about 1 pound of puff pastry on a surface that is floured. The pastry should be rectangular in shape about 20×12” long so that the roast is enclosed in it completely. Put fillet in the middle of puff pastry and fold the sides while brushing the edges with egg white to seal the sides. Now transfer the fillet to a pan and sweep the dough with egg wash. Roll the remaining dough and cut out shapes to decorate it. Allow the fillet to cool for one to two hours and then bake it in an oven at 400⁰F for thirty minutes.

Decrease the temperature to 350⁰F and bake for about five to ten minutes when the pastry is well cooked and the meat thermometer shows 130⁰F. Take another saucepan and bring the pan juices and Madeira to a boil until the mixture is condensed to 1/4th of the total. Add truffles, pepper, salt, broth and arrowroot mixture. Cook the sauce for five minutes until it thickens but make sure it does not boil. Now remove the fillet from the pan. Place it over a platter and use watercress to garnish it. Serve with sauce.


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Where does the Holy Spirit Live in my Body?

Where does the Holy Spirit Live in my Body! Being the New Temple of God? The Heart Brain by Dr. Michelle Strydom MD. Click on the Read Question Mark to Read this Dynamic Article.

Hi i’m Dr. Michelle Strydom, Medical Doctor from Medi Cross Zimbabwe- And I Love the Lord. In my second year of medical school, I had to dissect a dead human body (cadaver) in a six week course on anatomy where we learnt all the names of the different bones, muscles, blood vessels and nerves in the body.

We started from the skin and dissected right to the bone. During those six weeks while I was dissecting and studying this human body, I used to wonder, “Where in this body does the Holy Spirit stay when we are born again?” Through the teaching of Dr. Caroline Leaf I found the answer:

We all know about the brain inside your head, but did you know that you
also have a smaller brain inside your heart? Science demonstrates that your
heart has its own independent nervous system, which is a complex system referred
to as the “brain in the heart”.2 A brain is basically a collection of nerves. I
explained earlier that you have 100 billion nerves in your brain inside your head.

Your brain inside your heart has 40 000 nerves.14 This heart brain works hand in
hand with your pre-frontal cortex and free will’s decision making. Remember
your free will is what you use to accept or reject thoughts and your pre-frontal
cortex is your rational decision maker that you use to work through that strong
emotion that rises up from the amygdala. The heart brain literally advises the free will and pre-frontal cortex what to do. It is proving to be a real intelligence force behind the intuitive thoughts and feelings you experience.1 The mini-brain of the heart literally functions like a conscience.14 This heart brain is the small still voice, it’s that gentle nudge, a voice of warning… it seems to be the voice of the Holy Spirit. I am not teaching this as doctrine but from scientific study of the functions of the heart brain it seems that:

The Holy Spirit speaks to our spirit through our heart

So we need to listen to that heart brain. Your heart brain knows what is good for you. Your heart advises your free will on what to do with a thought in your mind and helps you to make the right decision. As you are about to make a decision in your free will, there is a feedback loop that goes to your heart and your heart advice’s you – accept this thought, it is good for you or reject that thought, it is bad for you. If your mind is calm and you are at peace, you will hear the voice of your heart and you will know what is right.

However if there is a chaotic war of fearful, angry and anxious thoughts going back and forth and toxic thorn trees being re-activated and going mad all over the place, this will drown out the voice of your heart and you will find yourself struggling to differentiate between right and wrong.

Your heart will advise your free will what to do but your free will still ultimately makes the choice. The battlefield of the mind is at your free will – this is where you decide to listen to your heart or your flesh (carnal nature). For example, if an angry thought of unforgiveness and bitterness comes to your mind,
your heart will advise your free will to reject that thought, to bring it captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10 v 5) and to forgive and release. Your free will has been advised by your heart on what is the right thing to do with that thought, but it is still up to the free will to decide whether to reject that
angry thought or meditate on it.

If you make a decision by your free will to listen to the voice of your heart, you reject that angry thought and choose to forgive that person, your heart will secrete a chemical called ANF (Atrial Natriuretic Factor). ANF is the peace chemical that literally calms your whole body down and makes you feel at peace.

It is very good for you – it produces health in your body, it motivates you and helps your brain to function more efficiently.14 When our heart is at peace, we are at peace.

If you make a decision by your free will to not listen to the voice of your heart and you choose to meditate on that angry thought, you begin to build a toxic thorn tree of bitterness. Also, because you did not listen to the voice of your heart, the heart doesn’t secrete ANF. Instead, the heart causes an imbalance We all know about the brain inside your head, but did you know that you also have a smaller brain inside your heart?

in your whole body chemistry – your body goes into a toxic state of dis-ease that eventually leads to disease.

Obedience to God is not a thing to be taken lightly. When you choose to ignore the quiet prompting of the Holy Spirit in your heart, it has serious adverse effects on your health. Your whole body goes out of rhythm. Your heart is not just a pump, it is the body’s strongest oscillator – it pulls every other organ system of the body into its own rhythm. This rhythm can be peace or chaos. Peace means health. Chaos
means dis-ease and eventually disease.

2 Corinthians 10 v 4 – 5: “4 For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of the flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds. 5[In as much as we] refute arguments and theories and reasoning’s and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ.”

The Bible tells us to be careful what we think. You must never allow a thought to go unchecked – you need to bring every thought captive to the obedience of Christ…and as you can see, there is an enormous reality to this from both a medical and Biblical perspective. The quality of your life and health is brought about by the quality of your thinking. If you are sick, you have to take responsibility with the help of the Holy Spirit to change your thinking and renew your mind with the Word of God so that you can pull down those negative strongholds in your brain.

Being a Christian means that you believe that Jesus died on the cross and rose again. However, as Dr. Caroline Leaf preaches, it also means that you have put Him on the Throne of your life. The Throne of your life is there in your free will in the front of your corpus callosum. He not only wants to be your Saviour, He wants to be your Lord. As we submit our thoughts to God with our free will, the Holy Spirit will lead us to make the right decisions, reject the bad information that literally becomes hot air and build good memories into our brain that produce health in our body.

If you want your life to change, if you are not happy with the state of your
health, you have got to change your thinking. Start to become aware of what
you are thinking…think about what you think about. It takes a lot of discipline to
become aware of what you are thinking. You will be amazed at how lazy you have
actually been when it comes to your thought life. We just let whatever toxic thought pops into our mind roam in our head and then we wonder why we are sick and why we have tension headaches. Meanwhile if we would just control our thought life, we would be so much happier, healthier people.

So don’t sit back and be passive, watch out for what is going on in your mind, say to yourself, “What is my breeze through the trees activating now? What thorns and toxic strongholds are being activated? How am I feeling?” Don’t react to that first strong emotion that rises up from your amygdala. First stand back and analyze it with your pre-frontal cortex which is your rational decision maker and listen to the advice from the still quiet voice of the Holy Spirit in your heart. If that emotion is good for you – then run with that emotion. If it is not good for you, deal with it. Control your mind with your free will. Reject those toxic thoughts so that they become hot air and don’t penetrate your mind. Accept those good uplifting thoughts such as the Word of God and push it into the trees of your mind and grow branches.

That is great – you’ve built a good healthy memory. Remember, the more strong, good memories you build, the more healthy you become and the more intelligent you become. Now I don’t know about you, but increasing your intelligence is very appealing to me because the more intelligent you become, the more you use your mind correctly, the more wisdom you have, the healthier you become and the more enjoyable life becomes.
You will prosper and be in health, even as your soul (your mind) prospers (3 John v 2). And you will be able to help others as well. God gave you a phenomenal brain – purposefully use it to your advantage.

The more strong memories you build, the more healthy you become and the more intelligent you become.

Essential background knowledge of disease from a Medical perspective

“Whatever is true, whatever is worthy or reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there be any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them].” (Philippians 4 v 8) Mathew 5 v 8 and Psalm 24 v 3 and 4 – “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God”.

When you get your inside world which is your mind and heart put right, then you can see God in your outside world. Here are some famous quotes:
Ralph Waldo Emerson: “You are what you think all day long.” J. Allen: “You are today where your thoughts have brought you. You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”
Dennis Watley: “It’s not what you think that holds you back – it’s what you think you are not.” Dr. Caroline Leaf: “As we think the brain has the ability to change itself for better or for worse. The recognition of this is a gigantic and significant leap in the history of mankind.”

It all starts and ends in the mind. Your mind is fully under your control.
You can affect the whole way in which you function, just by controlling your
thought life. When your thoughts are toxic, you are going to develop a disease.
Your thoughts have a direct link to your body through the mind body connection involving all the different nerve and chemical pathways via the hypothalamus.

If 87% of diseases are a result of what goes on in our thought life, then
87% of diseases can be cured by sorting out our thought life. When you meditate
on the Word of God, you are going to build lush trees in your brain that
have been scientifically proven to secrete healthy chemicals such as serotonin, dopamine, endorphins and enkephalins that cause healing. It is all in your thought life – the trees of your mind. This mystery or secret has been in the Word of God for thousands of years:

Revelation 22 v 2: “…the leaves of the trees are for the healing and restoration of the nations.”

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Monday, February 9, 2009

I had a dream (except I didn't have the dream, someone else did)

This has nothing at all whatsoever to do with seeing God at work...

I was wondering if maybe you could shed some light...

What exactly does it mean when your Pastor has a dream about your 2 year old son? In it, your son is running and he's about to run into a wall. Pastor is running after said child to stop him from running into said wall. At the last second before impact with said wall, said child stops, turns around and gives Pastor a huge, cheesy grin. :::sigh:::

Unfortunately, this dream sounds far too much like it could be a true experience. I'm just glad said child has not tried to pull a stunt like that yet.

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Tucker No. 1008 Featured in One of "Hemmings Blog's" Top 10 Posts for 2011

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The stranger-than-fiction story of Tucker No. 1008 is number five of the top 10 posts in Hemmings Blog that was selected as the best of 2011.  Click here to read Mike Schutta's fascinating report.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Tuesday Throwdown #99

Welcome to Tuesday Throwdown #99. We had a wonderful turnout last week, and we get so much inspiration from all of you.

Our winner from last week's challenge chosen via random.org is:
19. Jo L
Congratulations! Please e-mail me by May 27, 2012 to claim your prize.

Each week, we choose some of the beautiful entries to feature as our "top 3."  We would love to be able to offer you each a prize, but we are unable to offer more than one each week.  Please be sure to grab our "top 3" button to display proudly on your blog.

Here's our top 3 for this week:
2. Lena
11. Suzie
14. Birgit

Congratulations ladies! Be sure to grab our "top 3 button" for your blog!

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Tuesday Throwdown #319 All About the Words

Welcome to Tuesday Throwdown #319! The projects last week were gorgeous! We are so excited to share some inspiration for this new challenge. See below for details. We look forward to your submissions.
Our winner from challenge #318, chosen via random.org is:

#11 Mimi

Congrats, ! Please contact me at tuesdaythrowdown@gmail.com by November 22, 2016 to claim your prize.

Now onto our Top 3 picks:

#4 Debbie Marcinkiewicz
#10 ~DEANNE~
#14 KartenKram

Congratulations, ladies!  Be sure to grab our "Winner" and "Top 3 button" to proudly display on your blog.  Click on the Tuesday Throwdown button tab in the toolbar above to get your button.
 Our challenge theme this week is All About the Words.
Please note, entries which do not follow the theme will not count for the prize draw and may be removed.
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To your challenge winner we offer a free seat to any of our online workshops found on the CCO website with a regular price of $25 or less. Winners have until the end of December 2015 to claim their prize.

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CCO has a brand new blog in 2015, Everyday Moodlings.  Come join us for the theme of the week and be challenged to use all of your craft supplies during the coming year. We offer ideas, tips, tutorials, and crafty inspiration.

We are excited to be sponsoring Tuesday Throwdown Blog. You can view our class list on our website at www.CraftClassesOnline.com. We continuously update our website with new workshops, so check back often.

Become a subscriber to our newsletter and gain access to our FREE class, “Ink Essentials”! Come visit us on our Facebook page, too. One lucky winner will receive a free seat to an online workshop valued at $25 or less.  Good Luck!

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Deanne Saunders said...

Thanks so much for choosing my card in your Top 3! I have the badge proudly displayed on my blog!!

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Monday, August 7, 2017

But Why?: A Realization on Limitation

But why?

During my first week at Tumbleweed,  I heard this question more than I've ever heard in my years of teaching, which came as a surprise to me. Children at the preschool age are at a crucial time in their life, constantly questioning, absorbing, and learning while at the same time adapting to new situations. Understandably, it can be a bit overwhelming to children, making them ask the infamous question we all know so well: "But why?"

The question is a situational one, and can come at unpredictable times. Even though I heard it often this week, there was one occasion that stuck with me and made me truly ponder what the statement "be careful" means to me as an educator.

 While on the playground I observed B and E playing a game that involved them running towards a wooden wall while at the same time grasping for the rope to keep them afoot on the wall. Not being fully aware of their full potential, I intervened and called out "Be careful." E looked at me and without skipping a beat called back, "But why?"

I didn't have a response back, and realizing my mistake told him he was right and that he knew his body and limits more than I could ever understand.  He smiled back, said that's OK and continued to run, climb and have a blast testing the limits of his body.

Its important to recognize when there are limits set on children that could possible be detrimental to their full potential.  How are they to learn, adapt, and grown if strict limits and negative language is placed on them during crucial learning opportunities?  The event that happened that day on the playground made me stop and reevaluate how often I use the term "be careful" as a filler instead of fully evaluating the growing opportunity that has been presented to me.

The very next day I was presented with more opportunities that could of ended with me stating  "be careful". Instead of intervening, I made myself present to them and sat back to observe and let the children grown, adapt and learn on their own. Whenever I felt tempted to utter the words again in the situations that I felt could potentially be crucial learning opportunities, I instead thought to myself,

Why not?

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A 'Top 10' list with a consolidated Others category

Excel's PivotTable includes a built-in 'Top 10' capability where the 10 is a customizable number.  However, there is no way to get a consolidated summary of the rest of the categories, essentially, no way to see something like:

This tip illustrates two ways to get the desired result.  The first approach is easy to implement but it does not scale if the Top 10 list changes in length as might happen if one were to customize the 10 or if there are multiple categories in the last place in the list all with the same value in which case there will be more than 10 items in the list.  In the example below, the PivotTable shows a Top 3 list.  However, because what would be in the 3rd place has two categories, each with a value of 5, the list consists of 4 items.

The 2nd approach uses a set of formulas that dynamically adjust to a varying length for the Top 10 list.

The simple approach to a Top 10 list with a 'Other' category

Suppose the original data are as shown below with the first row containing the column labels.

From this create a PivotTable where the column labeled 'x' is the Row Field and the column labeled 'y' is the data field.  By default Excel puts the PivotTable on a new worksheet and creates a Sum statistic, both of which are just fine for this analysis.

Figure 1

With the PivotTable in place, select the Row Labels drop down then the Value Filters submenu and finally the Top 10... filter as shown below.  In the dialog box, change the default Top 10 to Top 3.

Now, the PivotTable will look like below.

Figure 2

The PT displays 4 rows even though the filter indicates a Top 3 request.  This is because two categories (c and d) both have the 3rd highest value (5).

With the basic PivotTable constructed, we can start on the actual task at hand.  For starters we need to know the total of all the elements not shown in the above PT.  This is relatively easy since it is the difference between the sum of all the elements less the Grand Total shown above.  To get the total for all the elements, create a 2nd PivotTable that has the y column as the data field but no row field or column field.

Figure 3

Next, in some empty range, say L2 enter the formula =A2 (this is the first cell with data in the first PT).  Copy L2 to M2 and copy L2:M2 down to 3:5.  This essentially duplicates the PT values outside the PT.  Format the cells as desired.

In L6 enter the word 'Other' and in M2 enter the formula shown below.  The easiest way to do this is to enter the = key, then click the mouse in the cell containing the data in the 2nd PT (I2 in the example above), the - key, and finally click the mouse in the cell with the Grand Total in the 1st PT (B6 in the above example).

Select L2:M6 and create a Column chart to finish the job and we are done!

The obvious problem with this approach is that if the Top 3 is changed to Top 5 or if in the original data set the value for d changes from 5 to 4, the above approach will require us to redo our work.

A dynamic Top 10 list with a Other category

We will use the same data as above (Figure 1) and the 2 PivotTables (Figure 2 and Figure 3).  In some cell, say U2 enter the array formula shown below.  To enter an array formula, complete formula entry with the CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER key combination rather than just the ENTER (or TAB) key.  If done correctly, Excel will show the formula within curly brackets { and }.

The formula above shows the category from the original PT if the row is less than or equal to the number of rows of data in the PT.  If it is one more, it shows the literal 'Other' and the zero length string "" for all other values.  In V2 enter the formula

Copy U2:V2 down the columns until there is at least one cell with a zero length string.  Format the range as desired.

Finally, to create a dynamic chart, use the usual technique.  Create two names as shown below and use them in the chart.


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Ratings: The Voice and Revolution Dip, Castle and The Following Rise

Revolution Season 1 RatingsNBC’s The Voice this Monday dominated all comers, drawing 13.9 million total viewers and a 4.9 demo rating (per adjusted finals), even while dipping from last week’s season highs. (Read Michael Slezak’s recap.)

Leading out of that, Revolution returned from its preemption with 6.2 mil and a 2.0, down two tenths from its last fresh episode (per finals).

RELATED | May Sweeps/Season Finale Scoopapalooza: More Than 100 Spoilers on Revolution, Bones and Many Other Shows

ABC’s Castle scored its second-largest audience of the season — 11.7 million viewers — and a 2.3 rating (per finals), up 15 percent week-to-week and soundly beating Revolution for the 10 o’clock win. Dancing With the Stars opened ABC’s night with 13.6 mil/2.1, ticking down a tenth.

RELATED | Castle Recap: Kate Questions Rick About Their Future

Over on Fox, Bones (6.9 mil/2.0) ticked up a tenth, while the penultimate episode of The Following (7 mil/2.4) saw gains of 10 and 14 percent.

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The CW’s Oh Sit! (860K/0.3) dropped 12 percent from its Season 2 premiere, but 90210 rose 8 percent and a tenth to 600,000 whole entire viewers and a 0.3 rating.

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Throwback Thursday Special: Looking at the Blair Witch Series

Throwback Thursday examines films from the past, “classic” films that might not be in the current cultural zeitgeist but can still be important, interesting, fun, or all of the above.

Blair Witch is now out in theaters. This special edition of Throwback Thursday will take a look back at the first two films, see how the new flick fits into the themes and mythology set-up, and explore what makes this series special.

Original theatrical poster

Take yourself back to 1999. Grunge was recently dead, and MTV was still actually playing some videos, with the ascent of teen pop led by Britney Spears. The X-Files was still thrilling us, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer was building a rabid fan base in online discussion forums. The Internet was still in its nascent form and hadn’t quite graduated to all-content-all-the-time. Into this world was thrown a viral marketing campaign that led to a film with a small $60,000 budget launching into the stratosphere, with almost $250 million brought in—a rousing success by any measure. What made the viral campaign unique was that it made the film seem like a documentary, and a legitimate “found-footage” film.

Posters like these were hung up all over the Sundance Film Festival, where the film premiered.

I was working for a radio station at the time and was able to see a sneak preview about a month before the film was released nationally. I hadn’t heard any background and went into it with no expectations other than it being a new film marketed as horror. However, the studio representative who was there even pushed it as a documentary and gave us all a website to visit (the first time I had heard of that being done). The website itself featured tons of local video interviews and police reports, which led to a ton of conjecture. The audience wasn’t used to being trolled online, and in the months that followed, speculation gripped them in an “Is it real or fake?” debate. A large swath of viewers apparently believed that what happened in the film was real. This debate definitely helped to propel the film to its box-office rewards and made the greenlight of a sequel a no-brainer.

But, you might be asking yourself, was the original Blair Witch Project worth the hype, and is it scary? While “found footage” films are usually hit or miss due to their plots and shaky-cam fundamentals, a low-budget independent film like this one has to have something special to it to have stayed in the pop-culture conversation so long. As an example, I didn’t believe what it showed was real, but loved the incremental heightening tension up to the “decide for yourself” ending. I went home the night of the screening intrigued by what I had seen. Coming home to an empty apartment (the roommate was gone) and trying to fall asleep while nature had its fun with me and kept the wind blowing enough to have a tree branch continuously tap my bedroom window had my imagination taking over, and I will admit to having a restless night’s sleep, constantly deciding to look out the window. For me, suspense mixed with the unknown can be very frightening, and with those achieved, I labeled the film a success. So was it worth the hype? (“Is anything?” he counters rhetorically.) No, but it did succeed in doing what it set out to do.

A sequel was quickly rushed through development and released the following year. Artisan Entertainment, presumably trying to capitalize on the previous buzz of whether or not the original film was real, made a unique choice for the sequel and hired documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger. (If you haven’t seen his documentary Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills, it is definitely worth a watch.) As Berlinger recounts in the commentary track for the film, he didn’t want to make a copy of Blair Witch, since he thought anyone could throw teens in the woods and have them go through similar experiences. Instead, he thought what would make a more compelling narrative was to focus on the reactions to the original and have the sequel be a psychological horror film with a lot less shaky cam. However, due to studio and marketing interference, the film he wanted to make ended up being perverted and turned into a straight-up horror flick—which didn’t quite work due to the majority of the footage having been set up to be psychological. It ended up feeling very fractured, and if you have 88 minutes, I highly recommend listening to the Berlinger’s audio commentary and his push for a director’s cut that would restore his ideas. That will probably never happen, though, so what are we left with? A disjointed film titled Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, a name that is pretty humorous since there is no Book of Shadows in it; it was simply a title used because the marketing department liked it.

Theatrical teaser poster for the sequel.

Still, what makes both films stand out is the idea of the Blair Witch. You can watch both and decide on your own whether the witch is real or if it is real people committing these crimes that we see and hear about. This is what makes them intriguing and allows for dissection of moments and frames of the films. Do we see something off to the side of the screen? Are those sounds in the woods real people, or something supernatural?

Now, 16 years after Book of Shadows, the third film in the series is here, simply titled Blair Witch. There is a whole lot of shaky cam back in the mix, as well as a character who is directly related to one from the first film—so anything that the second film tried to do has been jettisoned and gone unacknowledged. While there will be reviews of the film out there basing it on its own merits, I will admit to getting a little tired of the shaky cam and repeated jump scares. It’s very easy to turn a camera and have something pop into the frame to make you jump; it’s a lot harder to build suspense into a cohesive whole by the end. However, there are moments in the film that I truly enjoyed.

Original theatrical teaser poster

(There will be some spoilers here—skip the next paragraph if you don’t want to read them.)

If you’ve seen the trailer, then you’ve probably surmised that what happens in Blair Witch is definitely pulling out the supernatural card. While I may hem and haw over the loss of ambiguity, the filmmakers jump in with both feet and make bold choices when it comes to the witch. I tremendously admire the Möbius nature of the plot, and if the studio and future filmmakers so desired, I could see them actually being able to tie in the second film, which could be a whole new type of horror film. Imagine Wes Craven’s New Nightmare mixed with Scream and John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and think of the possibilities.

Sign posts are scary.

There are a lot of great moments in this series, and hopefully the new film will do well enough to allow for future installments. In the meantime, I will enjoy The Blair Witch Project for the pop-culture time capsule it is, Book of Shadows: The Blair Witch 2 for the near miss it was, and Blair Witch for the possibilities it opens up.

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Ipsy's July "Beach Beauty" Glam Bag Review @ipsy #glambag

Ipsy's July "Beach Beauty" Glam Bag Review

Hey everyone!

I received my glam bag in the mail the other day and I have to say that (and I hate saying this but) I was a little disappointed in this months bag. There were other products that I wish I would have gotten in place of some of these but then again I do like getting things that I wouldn't normally buy for myself. That is just one of the reasons why I love Ipsy so much.

For those of you just stopping in and don't know what I am talking about. Glam Bag is a monthly service by Ipsy where you get a make-up bag full of full sized samples to full sized products from the make-up and beauty world. The best part ... it's only $10 dollars per month and that includes shipping.

What did I get in this month's bag?

California Collection Eyeshadow Sample
BH Cosmetics

This BH Cosmetics makeup palette includes a shade from each of the California Collection palettes: Hollywood, San Francisco, and Malibu.

The San Francisco palette was inspired by the classic California city and style of San Francisco! This new magnetic paper palette brings together a beautiful mix of coppery golds and skyline blues reminiscent of the bridges and bay breeze. With 16 eyeshadows and 4 blushes, the San Francisco palette will transform you into a sophisticated bay-area girl, every time.

The Hollywood palette has you covered with red-carpet reds to limelight greens that are sure to take your look from ordinary to extraordinary! This makeup palette includes 16 eyeshadows and 4 blushes and comes in a compact magnetic paper palette.

Be a beach babe year-round with the Malibu makeup palette. Get that sun-kissed glow with 16 warm and cool-toned eyeshadows and 4 blushes, inspired by the hot summers on the Malibu coast. Select from deep blue and aqua to sandy browns and sunset oranges.

The full size magnetic palettes come with a foldable mirror, making it perfect for when you are on the go!

What I thought...
I was really excited to get this little pallet and I loved the colors that were included. They are super pigmented and have little fallout. I love layering these colors with other ones and they look perfect. I would totally buy other stuff from this company.

Pouty Pop Crayon: Coral Crush
POP Beauty

POP's Pouty Pop Crayon nourishes, treats, and adds that perfectly-plumped pop to lips. These extra-nourishing balms gently bounce onto lips creating a plumped & pillowy pout leaving them with luscious, long-lasting colour with a super-smooth texture. Available in six shades.

What I thought...
I love POP cosmetics but I was not impressed with this coral color. I don't really wear this color but then again I have only tried it once. I am thinking about trying it again so maybe I will have better results. I love the idea of this Crayon though.

Weather Proof Humidity Resistant Spray
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A high-performance humidity resistant spray that combats frizz by providing a protective barrier against moisture. Weather Proof promises to leave your hairstyles intact, removing any chance of humidity attacking mis-haps.

What I thought...
I don't use hairspray but for the sake of getting it I did try it out and I have to say that it had great hold and lasted for most of the day. I live in Alabama and the humidity is horrible and this hair spray would be awesome during the wedding season for all of those up do's.

Microdermabrasion Scrub
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Improve the appearance of your skin with this gentle yet effective Microdermabrasion Scrub, only from derma e®. This formula buffs away dull surface cells, diminshes the appearance of wrinkles and acne scars, and absorbs excess skin oils with an exclusive crystal blend including Dead Sea Salt and Volcanic Sand (rich in Silica). Enriched with natural astringents Lime and Lemon Peel plus antioxidants Grapeseed and Vitamin E, this pro-grade treatment retexturizes skin, leaving it soft, smooth and younger-looking.

All derma e® products are 100% vegan, cruelty-free, paraben-free, sulfate-free, mineral oil-free, glycol-free, lanolin-free, gluten free, GMO-free.

Apply onto wet or dry skin and scrub desired areas in an upward motion. Massage gently but firmly for approximately 3 minutes and rinse. For sensitive skin, less pressure is recommended. Use once or twice weekly.

What I thought...
I wasn't excited when I saw that I was getting this because I am not into facial products like this but I have to say that I was presently surprised with this product. I love the way my skin felt after I used this because it made it soft and glowing. While I wouldn't run out and buy more of this I was glad to get the chance to try it.

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Just Like Mommy

Margaret has taken to doing a lot of things like me, and she likes to note that Mommy has a baby and she has two baby dolls.   She notes these little congruencies, and often I see my own behaviors coming back at me, though usually with some bizarre modifications.  Here is her interpretation of feeding the baby, complete with dialogue and pictures:

My baby is hungry.  I need to give her milk.  Where is her bottle?

Oh, there it is.  Under the Lego box.

Put some milk in it, not Margaret milk, but special baby milk.

I sit on the mat, so I can give baby milk.

Drink, baby.

Margaret’s dinosaur is hungry too! [Notice careful around the neck carrying strategy.  Just like mommy.]

Dinosaurs like milk.

She then proceeded to bottle feed a giraffe, a bear, Queen Elizabeth, and the other baby.

I like the think that I’m a little better at sticking to the program, I really do.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Boys Town ~ 1961 "50" Class Reunion

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Today I received this letter from my brother, Larry Mulligan, of Grand Rapids, MI.  We will be having our "50" Class Reunion in July of next year.  I can't believe 50 years has gone by already.  It would be great to see everyone again and hopefully, Marian and I can make the trip to see my classmates.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Beads on Copper Tree

This is my very first copper tree with beads.  Our hunting friend, Rex, over at Deer Camp Blog gave me the idea a few weeks ago and I tried it out today.  I'm very proud of it and will give the first one to my wife, Marian, over at Marian's Hunting Stories, etc., etc., etc.  I will be making them from now on with/without the beads.  If you will, please leave a comment as to what you think of my tree with beads!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Granddaughter and Great Granddaughter

My wife, Marian, found this cute picture of our granddaugher, Jessica and great grandaughter, Eilley, on Facebook.  They live in Santa Fe, New Mexco and I hope we will be able to visit them sometime this year.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Eilley First Birthday Cake

Here's Eilley spending time with her Dad's parents home in Reno, NV, last week.  What a beautiful great granddaughter and a cool looking first birthday cake!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Daughter's Birthday

Today is my daughter, Karen's birthday and this picture of us was taken a few years ago by Marian when were were in Santa Fe, NM, visiting.  I talked to Karen this morning and wished her a very Happy Birthday and Mother's Day!   We hope to visit with Karen again, hopefully this year!  We have a new great granddaughter, Elliey, whom we have never seen and just turned one year old last week.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Eilley Up In A Tree

My great granddaughter is all smiles being way up high in a tree.  Marian and I look forward to seeing her later on this year for the very first time.  Today happens to be her very first birthday!  Happy Birthday Eilley!
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Birthday Extravaganza

We started on Sunday with the birthday party.... 15 kids and assorted adults. Al lead the group in tie-dying t-shirts, we ate donuts off string, smacked a pinata, ate pizza and cupcakes, and then the kids destroyed our living room.

Chava was none too happy on the actual 3rd, and who knows why. As Al would say, probably because a butterfly flapped its wings in China.

But we helped cheer her up with the good old Eckhouse tradition of waffles with ice cream for breakfast.

That was yesterday. Last night Maddox slept in his new Superman pajamas and woke up early to play with his Indiana Jones Legos. Thanks, Grammy and Bob!

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Sunday, 25 December 2011

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Friday, 22 June 2007

Childhood in a suitcase

After running a few errands this morning and putting the final few touches to the grant application, I came home, rummaged around in the shed and emerged triumphantly with our largest suitcase. Laying it in the sun to air, I thought about how so many things that one does are remnants from childhood experiences. For me at boarding school, the sight of suitcases being dragged out to air on the hillside for several days was the sign that it was almost the end of term and time to go home. I still remember my suitcase, light grey vinyl with darker grey flecks and a big shiny metal buckle holding the strap together. I still remember the tingle of excitement that grew to permeate every aspect of those last few days. Just the sight of a suitcase awakens those childhood feelings of anticipation – the waiting for the big diesel two-toned Mercedes taxis to take us down to the plains; staying overnight in the capital city with big fans swishing above us; following the flight attendant through the airport: swishing through the “staff only” lines, onto the plane; waiting impatiently at the luggage carousels and craning my neck to see my parents through the sliding door of the customs area and then finally home.

Nadia Wheatley writes that you only have clear memories of childhood if your childhood was unhappy. She suggests that people with “perfectly happy” childhoods generally have no vivid memories of it. I don’t think that my childhood was perfectly happy. I remember moments of crystalline, shimmering happiness and I remember the swollen lump of homesickness that was impossible to swallow. In that regard, perhaps she is right. I do think though that all children deal with moments of sorrow and difficulty, no matter how “good” their childhood was. And they remember happiness as well as these moments of difficulty. I would argue that an unremembered childhood is more likely to be an unthinking, unchallenged childhood.

Due to my parent’s work, I travelled a lot when I was a child and I have many memories of that time. Times when I was in one place for a long time (for me a year was eternity to spend in one place), I don’t remember very clearly. Obviously I thrived on change. Now I have decided to plant myself in one place and see what may emerge.

I think that Emilie, Carl and Anna will have very clear memories of Germany, their voyage to Australia and arrival here – not because they are unhappy (although there will be some of that), but because it is a great adventure whatever the outcome.

Reading the history of the school, I was reminded that in the 1870s Marburg, Queensland was still called Frederick (as was the school). It wasn’t called Marburg until the late 1880s. I will have to remember to have the Jaeckels be bound for Frederick with the name change as a later reminder of home.

Airing out the suitcase served the cause of memory, but the suitcase will also serve the practical function of accompanying my family on holiday. So for a week you won’t hear from me. I hope to return full of energy and ideas from the backpack of books and papers I am lugging along.

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Friday, January 8, 2016

Shakespeare at the Movies: Hamlet

Hamlet (1996)

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi

Continuing on the Kenneth Branagh Shakespearean riff started with Henry V, today we look at Hamlet, that melancholy Prince of Denmark that so famously dithers endlessly before avenging his father’s murder.

Branagh’s Hamlet is an ambitious, star-filled, gorgeous set-piece….that last four hours. Yes, that’s
right, four hours, 242 minutes. Branagh decided to make the definitive film version of the play, unabridged, drawn from the 1623 version printed in the First Folio, with some additions and amendments.

Hamlet, on the off-chance you aren’t familiar with it, tells the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, who returns home to Elsinore Castle from his studies in Wittenberg upon the death of his father, the King. Hamlet (played by Branagh with serious brooding intensity and, at times, manic energy) discovers, to his intense anger, that his widowed mother (Julie Christie) has incestuously married his uncle Claudius (Derek Jacobi), the King’s brother, who has now assumed the crown. The introspective Prince is further driven into his moody thoughts when he encounters his father’s ghost, a paternal haunt that tells the young Prince that he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet, driven by his own internal angst and spurred to action, spends much of the following acts of the play alternating between feigning madness, making moody and profound pronouncements on the nature of life, and plotting how to “catch the conscience of the King” to get proof of his Uncle’s perfidy.

After much back-and-forthing, driving his lady-love Ophelia (well-played by a young Kate Winslet) to madness, accidently murdering her father Polonius (the King’s advisor, well played by Richard Briers as the most portentous windbag you have ever seen. Never have I been more pleased to see a relatively harmless character die.), before using a travelling playing troupe to “entrap” the King. Now convinced of the ghost’s veracity and his uncle’s guilt, Hamlet is exiled to England for the murder of Polonius. Hamlet escapes, returns to Elsinore and is tricked by Claudius into a duel with Ophelia’s brother Laertes who is seeking revenge for his father and sister’s deaths. Unbeknownst to Hamlet, the swords are poisoned, the wine is poisoned, and before you can say “Good God is this still going on…?” pretty much everyone of note meets a tragic end.  Roll credits.

I will say it again – Four. Hours. Long. I come back to it mainly because Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play, and arguably his most famous. This film version is most probably the most complete you will ever see – mostly uncut, intact, unadulterated brilliance.  You can’t watch Hamlet for more than five minutes without running across some recognizable aphorism, quote or saying. Hamlet is justifiably one of the most oft-quoted pieces of literature in history, with many not even realising that common sayings they may have used in conversation actually derive from Shakespeare’s most famous play. Here’s some examples:

“to thine own self be true”
 “conscience does make cowards of us all”
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in't”
“Brevity is the soul of wit”
“One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.”
“Sweets to the sweet.”
“The lady doth protest too much”

Branagh’s Hamlet is less moody and more banked anger, standing in somber black contrast against the colourful pageantry of Claudius’ Court. The setting for the film is a 19th C period rather than medieval Denmark, a setting resonant with declining empire, corruption, social change and decadence. The acting, for the most part, is superb, with the long cast list offering up a veritable who’s who of Shakespearean and Hollywood actors, including Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Richard Attenborough, Judy Dench, Brian Blessed, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams and, apparently, the 11th Duke of Marlborough as a Norwegian Captain.

The only misstep in casting was probably the late Robin Williams as the supporting role of Osric, who looks intensely self-conscious and uncomfortable, even when just standing still. Billy Crystal on the other hand is terrific as one of the caustic gravediggers, trading barbs with Branagh over the disinterred bones in the graveyard scene.

Filmed at the palatial vastness of Blenheim Palace for the exterior and a huge  interior set extravagant with mirrors and vaulting ceilings, the film does a terrific job in making Elsinore look both expensive, rich and disconnected from the reality of the exterior world. To an extent, it mirror’s Hamlet’s own abrupt shifts from ordered world / sanity to chaos / madness, from lawful order to murder. Hamlet’s famous soliloquy (the longest Shakespeare ever wrote) is staged beautifully with an introspective Hamlet, in an odd moment of calm, contemplating his reflection in the mirrored hall, dagger in hand, intensity at maximum, while his uncle and Polonius are hidden behind the mirrored glass, transfixed.

With the innocent bodies piling up in his wake, Branagh’s Hamlet seems more and more disconnected from the bloody reality trailing him, intent on his interior journey of revenge and self-destruction.

Great movie. Damn long.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

For Brittany...

Well, I had all but given up on blogging, but my friend Brittany has been nagging me to update my blog, so here it goes...
I love this time of year!! So much to reflect on and be thankful for! We have moved into our house and we love it!! Cassidy absolutely adores her new kindergarten teacher and has ran into the school building every day since she started without looking back. Which was a nice change from crying and hanging onto my leg when I would take her to preschool! We were able to find a good preschool for Carter and he has so much fun there! I love seeing my kids learn and grow! I can't believe some of the things that Cassidy is already learning! Today she told me all about the pilgrims and the Mayflower! I don't think I learned about that until 3rd grade! I can't believe the things these young minds can grasp!
Corbin had his first birthday on Oct 11th. I can't believe my little baby is 1 already! He is absolutely adorable and knows that he can get away with anything just by flashing his sweet smile! He has so much personality and I have had so much fun with him. Cassidy is an amazing help too. She absolutely loves to play with him and keeps on eye out for him at all times! I am so thankful to have such a sweet little girl to help me! Maybe that's why #3 has been the easiest baby!! Cassidy does most of the work!! lol

Speaking of Cassidy, she is about to turn 6 on Nov. 30th. I am blown away at what a beautiful, sweet, and caring little girl she is! I love her so much and have loved having her in my life over the past 6 years! I wouldn't trade her for the world!

And then there is Carter.... what can I say... he's a little boy (which means trouble) with a lot of heart (which means sweet). I don't know where I'd be without my kids!! Maybe a little more sane... and a lot skinnier!! But not near as happy... that's for sure!!

As for me... I am trying to get adjusted to Colorado. I was so excited to move away from Montana, that I didn't realize what it meant, exactly. Having to make all new friends, getting used to a whole new rhythm in a new house. I'm sure things will get better soon, I had just forgotten what it was like to start all over in a new place!

So, that is a nutshell of our lives the past few months! I know it's not much, but it's late, so forgive me!
And since it is Veterans day and all, I would like to give a shout out to all of the military men and women who serve this great country! It's hard to comprehend the difficulties of having a deployed spouse. Yes, I am a military wife, but my husband doesn't have to deploy (at least not yet and most likely he won't have to at all). There is a difference. There is only 1 person that I know personally that has had to deploy. So, I would like to extend a very respectful thank you to Korry. I really appreciate you and the courage it took for you to leave your beautiful, wonderful family to go and serve our country! You will be blessed for it and I know that your family is being watched over. I have seen how hard this had been for Brittany and I so wish I could be there to help her with anything at all. I can't imagine the difficult task of taking care of 3 very young children without having a husband around for 8 months... and not having any family around to help. You are an amazing family and I am so blessed to know you! Good luck and be safe over there!! We miss you and are looking forward to seeing you in February!
I will try to be better at posting!! Sorry for the random pics... I don't know how to get them where I want them!! LOL

  1. YAY and AHHHH! You're So sweet! And Yes I "Nag" Because I care, lol! LOVE To read people's Blogs! So Much Fun! Anyway, we love and miss you guys and we will see you SOON!!! :o)

  2. Glad to hear you are settling in. We will be moving to New Mexico in April. Keep in touch!


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Insurance markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have continued to grow, with increased demand for products over the past decade driven by a period of high oil prices that has funded infrastructure development and increased commercial activity, and the introduction of compulsory covers, particularly for medical health care and liability risks.

However, many Middle Eastern economies are now facing challenges as a result of the low oil price environment, with lower revenue increasing pressure on government finances. This has resulted in governments reconsidering their fiscal stances, with the adoption of a value-added tax regime in the process of being rolled out across the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and increasing restraint on government spending on infrastructure.

A new special report published by A.M. Best, titled, “Stormy Currents Emerging for MENA Reinsurers,” states that while domestic markets remain important to MENA reinsurers, in a global reinsurance world, they are also looking further afield for diversification in order to stabilise earnings against the uncertainties and volatility of their local markets.

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A persistent hacking cough lets a person know that he or she might have bronchitis. The bronchitis cause might be a virus, a bacterium, exposure to cigarette smoke, prolonged exposure to cleaning products, or by stomach acid irritating the bronchial tubes. Acute bronchitis usually lasts for a week or two. If the bronchial tubes become permanently inflamed, a patient may develop chronic bronchitis.

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Those suffering from acute bronchitis should drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration and to loosen up the secretions clogging their lungs, making them easier to expectorate. Placing a warm, but not damp, towel against one’s chest also helps loosen the phlegm, and placing a warm towel around the neck can provide some comfort for the sore throat that often accompanies acute bronchitis. Drinking warm tea with honey can also help.

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