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Spike in FDA Warning Letters in 2012 Raises New Focus

For the first time since 2002, Device History Records and Nonconforming Product were among the top five FDA Warning Letter citations in 2012, according to the European Compliance Academy (ECA), which bases its analysis on inspectionthe fiscal calendar. We also saw an overall increase of sixteen-percent in Warning Letters from 156 issued in 2011 to 181 issued in 2012. In 2010, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) issued 182 Warning Letters, citing Corrective and Preventive Actions and Complaint Records most, followed by Design Control, Process Validation, Receiving, in-process, and finished device acceptance, and Management Responsibility respectively.

warningThe purpose of a Warning Letter, according to FDA is to ensure that the seriousness and scope of the violations are understood by top management, and that the appropriate resources are allocated to fully correct the violations and prevent their recurrence.

Historically, 21 CFR 820.100 Corrective and Preventive Action is cited most in Warning Letters issued by CDRH. According to ECA, only once in the last 10 years has another section of the Quality System Regulation been cited in Warning Letters issued by CDRH more than CAPA. Fifty-seven-percent of the Warning Letters issued in 2007 contained citations for Design Control deficiencies. Nearly 30% of the Design Control violations were in the areas of verification and validation, while nearly 12% cited violations in Design Changes.

increaseThe number of warning letters issued by CDRH has increased significantly since mid-2009, when FDA announced that it would no longer require the Agency’s Office of Chief Counsel to review letters for legal sufficiency except in cases involving “significant legal issues.” The goal of the new policy was to  increase enforcement and to limit enforcement delays, and the results were staggering. Industry was, for a lack of a better word, alarmed by an increase in Warning Letters issued by CDRH of 117% from 84 Warning Letters in 2009 to 182 Warning Letters in 2010.

In the ten year period between 2002 through 2012, CDRH issued an average of 83 Warning Letters through 2009. Since 2010, CDRH has issued an average of 173 Warning Letters per year to medical device manufacturers. The Agency’s goal is to prioritize follow-up on all Warning Letters and other enforcement actions, working quickly to assess corrective action taken by the manufacturer. As part of its commitment, FDA introduced its formal Warning Letter close-out process. If the Agency determines that a manufacturer fully corrected the violations, it will issue an official close-out notice, and post it to the FDA website.

Medical-manufacturingAmong the common violations cited in Warning Letters, a new trend developed in nonconforming product and Device History Record violations in 2012. Medical device manufacturers were cited for failure to establish and maintain adequate procedures, and identify and adequately investigate the root cause of nonconforming product. Among the citations, manufacturers failed to establish and maintain adequate procedures for rework, retest and reevaluation of nonconforming product, and maintain adequate Device History Records.

Ten Warning Letters issued by CDRH have been posted to the FDA Warning Letter database online since January 1, 2013. Half of the Warning Letters issued so far this year cite Medical Device Reporting violations, six cite Quality System Regulation violations, one cites misleading promotion and advertising, and one cites a lack of clearance or approval to market the device.

Quality System Regulation violations in published Warning Letters issued by CDRH this year are summarized in the table below. So far this year, 13 Design Control violations, 13 Records violations,  10 Production and Acceptance violations, eight CAPA and Internal Audit violations, and three Nonconforming Product violations are cited in the top five areas of the quality management system.

Section Title Violations
820.30 Design Control 13
820.198 Complaint Record* 6
820.80 Receiving, In-Process, and Finished Device Acceptance 5
820.70 Production and Process Controls 5
820.181 Device Master Record 4
820.100 CAPA 4
820.22 Internal Audit 4
820.184 Device History Record 3
820.90 Nonconforming Product 3
820.250 Statistical Techniques 2
820.40 Document Control 2
820.50 Purchasing Controls 1
820.72 Inspection, Measuring, and Test Equipment 1
820.20 Management Responsibility 1
820.75 Process Validation 1
820.120 Device Labeling 1
*Five Warning Letters also cite Part 803 violations

A greater focus this year should be directed toward Design Control, Records, Production and Process Controls, Acceptance Activities (including Nonconforming Product) and Internal Audit.

About Christopher Ford

Christopher Ford is an expert in global medical device manufacturing compliance with over 20 years of experience, specializing in Class II and Class III medical devices and combination products. He is a certified ISO 13485 Lead Auditor, with over 600 audits under his belt, and he works with organizations of all sizes. His approach to compliance requirements balances customer needs with business objectives, while assuring that all regulatory requirements are met.

  • http://www.mightycasey.com/ MightyCasey

    I think I’d love this even more if I fully understood all the moving parts. F’rinstance, what’s Part 803? How does that intersect w/Part 820 violations, particularly when the two are issued on the same issue? From my “let patients help” row, educating the average Joe/Jane on this could add some weight to driving change in the device and pharma industry for the good of all – the companies, the clinicians, the patients, the world at large. Educate us!

    • http://www.myfordassociates.com/ Christopher Ford

      Thanks for commenting, Casey!

      Part 803 is important not only to manufacturers, but to the patient, as well. I should go into more detail about this topic, but it’s a blog post all its own.

      In a nutshell, Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations entitled, Food and Drugs, under sub-chapter H, Part 803 is the Medical Device Reporting regulation.

      This Part pertains to how manufacturers, distributors, importers, and user facilities report problems relating to safety and efficacy of a device to the FDA.

      The Agency implemented, MedWatch, the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting System for clinically important safety information and reporting serious problems with human medical products.

      For manufacturers, distributors, importers, and user facilities, a Medical Device Report is mandatory when a device directly causes a death or serious injury, or if a malfunction of the device caused (or could potentially cause) a death or serious injury.

      It’s important to note that a serious injury is defined as an injury or illness that: (1) is life threatening, (2) results in permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to body structure, or (3) necessitates medical or surgical intervention to preclude permanent damage to a body structure.

      These reports are entered into a database at FDA. The manufacturer is required to conduct an investigation to determine the root cause(s) and any changes needed to prevent recurrence.

      It’s also important to note that a manufacturer’s submission of the Medical Device Report, and subsequent investigation report are not admissions of guilt.

      MedWatch extends to the consumer, as well. Anyone who has experienced a serious reaction to a medical product, or knows someone who has, is encouraged to take the reporting form to his/her doctor. The health care provider can provide clinical information based on the medical record that can help FDA evaluate the report.

      However, the health care provider is NOT required to report to the FDA, if a patient doesn’t want the doctor involved. Consumers may complete the Online Reporting Form themselves.

      FDA sends an acknowledgement letter when they receive the report. Reports are reviewed by FDA staff.

      Note: FDA will only contact consumers if they need more information. They do not provide results of their review.

      The MedWatch reporting system can be accessed here:

      Thanks again!

      • http://www.mightycasey.com/ MightyCasey

        Thank YOU for opening up a whole new epatient head chakra for me!

        • http://www.myfordassociates.com/ Christopher Ford

          LOL! Anytime! I’m glad I provided some enlightenment. I made a note to write a blog post about reporting, also. It’s a fairly large topic to explore. Especially for manufacturers. It gets even more complex when they distribute product to other countries. There are different requirements everywhere. It’s a maze.

          • http://www.mightycasey.com/ MightyCasey

            Chaos behind a wall of fog? Just like the rest of healthcare …

          • http://www.myfordassociates.com/ Christopher Ford

            You got that right, Casey! And, the bigger the organization grows, the more complex it gets.


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Saturday, December 31, 2016

New Years Eve

With a tick of the clock
We move the future
To now, like last year

Fireworks in New Year's Eve celebration

in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Photo Credit

Friday, December 30, 2016

Conical Tower

Metal intricacy
Tower of Kalpas
Aeons and aeons

Cambodia ~ Karl

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Juneau 18

<Juneau (18)

Homes for many
Neighborhood pride
Coat and cap for later

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Pukeko 2

Pukeko. (Porphyrio porphyrio).

Don’t I look spiffy
In my formal garments
Hoping to catch a lady's eye

What is a Pukeko?

The Pukeko, or New Zealand Swamp Hen is a member of the rail family, and is similar to other species found all over the world. It is one of the few New Zealand native birds to have flourished since the arrival of man, and can be found in almost any grassland area, especially in swampy locations. Groups will often be seen foraging for food in road-side areas.

With their bright blue plumage and red beaks, they easily stand out against the New Zealand greenery, particularly when their white tail feathers begin flashing in alarm.

Just why they have struck a chord with the Kiwi psyche is hard to say, but you'll find their images on all manner of art and craft works. Ask any visitor to New Zealand what bird they remember most, and they will more than likely answer, "The Pukeko!" ~ Bernard

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Beaches 33

Australian Beaches  (33)

Put some flesh

On these stick figures
Have a ball t

Monday, December 26, 2016

Sultan Ulmar Mosque

Sultan Ulmar Ali Saifuddien Mosque.Brunei.

From the river
To the hills
A panoply of status

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Masjid in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei

The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Masjid is a majestic masjid in the capital city of Bandar Seri Begawan. The masjid is named after Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the father of current Sultan Hassanil Bolkiah, and symbolizes the Islamic faith in Brunei. A conspicuous structure in the skyline of the city, it was constructed in 1958.

The masjid is built blending the Islamic architecture with Italian style. It is set in a man-made lagoon on the banks of the Water Village and is beautifully lit during the night.

The main feature of the masjid is the main dome which is covered with pure gold. The minarets are constructed out of marble. The prayer hall can accommodate over 3,000 people and has beautiful carvings with arches, tinted glass windows and marble columns. The masjid is surrounded by trees and flower gardens giving a blissful touch. ~ Bernard

Sunday, December 25, 2016

A gift of joy
From you each day
Let your candle shine

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Juneau 19

Juneau (19)

Strategic placement
Of eyes, mouth and nose
Portals of body extremis

Friday, December 23, 2016

Bush Robin 4

New Zealand Bush Robin

In my grey disguise
Lurking in shadows

New Zealand robins and tomtits resemble British robins, but the two groups are not closely related. The New Zealand species belong to the Australian–New
Guinean family Petroicidae.

Robins and tomtits have large heads, short necks, round bodies and an upright stance. They have short bristles around the bill. Robins have long legs, and are
larger than tomtits. All are insectivorous. The oldest known bird lived 16 years, but their life expectancy is three years. ~ Bernard

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Beaches 32

Australian Beaches  (32)

Beautiful beach day
Warm with full sun
Clouds have their say

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Winter Solstice

A turning of the light
From less to more
Equatorial flip

Photo Credit

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Can’t make heads nor tail
Oh, it’s a flower

Monday, December 19, 2016

Juneau 22

Juneau (22)

Busy streets
Three story high rise
Warm summer rain

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Pukeko. (Porphyrio porphyrio).

I’m in speed mode
Head down, tail feathers up
Splayed foot propelled

(Porphyrio porphyrio).
Also known as the swamp hen, this is the most commonly encountered of the five living species of the rail family native to New Zealand, the others being the closely related takahe or Notornis, weka, banded rail, spotless crake and marsh crake. Pukekos dwell in swamps, along lake shores, and in poorly drained pastures throughout New Zealand and Chatham Islands, and are occasionally wind-borne to the Kermadecs and Campbell Island. Though native to this country, the species, in the form of various subspecies, occurs widespread in a number of overseas countries. The local subspecies is called melanotus.

~ Bernard

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Beaches 30

Australian Beaches  (30)

On green wave slopes
Free, I slide the moment
While business suits confine

Friday, December 16, 2016

Botanic Gardens 2

Autumn at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens.FZ200

In quiet woods
Occasional passersby
Calls of plaintive birds

The Christchurch Botanic Gardens, located in the central city of Christchurch, New Zealand are botanical gardens founded in 1863,[1] when an English oak was planted on 9 July 1863 to commemorate the solemnisation of marriage between Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra of Denmark.

The Gardens sprawl over an area of 21 hectares[2] and lie adjacent to the loop of the Avon River next to Hagley Park. The Christchurch Botanic Gardens have a variety of collection of exotic and local plants of New Zealand. ~ Bernard

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Battambang Province

The dark messenger
Brings nectar in a golden cup
Will you drink of it?

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Juneau 29

Juneau (29)

Feather, fur and skin
Animals that prey are kin
Take with out within

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Australasian Crested Grebe

Australasian crested grebe.

Hello Lucy
How are the kids?
Did you hear about Mabel?

The Australasian crested grebe is majestic and distinctive diving bird that is usually seen on the southern lakes of New Zealand where it breeds. It has a slender neck, sharp black bill and head with a distinctive black double crest and bright chestnut and black cheek frills, which it uses in its complex and bizarre mating displays. It is unusual for the way it carries its young on its back when swimming. The crested grebe belongs to an ancient order of diving water birds found on every continent in the world. They are rarely seen on land except when they clamber onto their nests on the lake shore. The Australasian crested grebe occurs in New Zealand and Australia but it is threatened in both countries and the New Zealand population probably numbers fewer than 600 birds.

~ Bernard

Monday, December 12, 2016

Beaches 10

Australian Beaches  (10)

There’s still time
Before comes the storm
To frolic the waves

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Bright red berries
Attract the eye and birds
Nature has a plan

If you are growing a holly bush for its bright berries, you need to keep in mind that most holly varieties have male and female plants and that only the female holly shrub produces berries. This means that in the location where you would like to plant a holly bush with berries, you will need to plant a female variety and you will also need to make sure that a male variety is planted nearby. Instead, you can also try to find holly varieties that do not need a male plant in order to produce holly berries. ~ Bernard

Saturday, December 10, 2016

What’s so funny?
Go ahead and laugh
Your humor has a bite

Friday, December 9, 2016

Juneau 30

Juneau (30)

Killers of the sea
Hounds of the forest
Blue skies of heaven

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Brown Teal Duck

Brown Teal duck. New Zealand

Preening is done
Every feather in place
Ready for what the day brings

The BrownTeal (Anas chlorotis), or pateke, is a small dabbling duck species endemic to New Zealand distributed throughout the lowland freshwater wetlands and, historically, the Chatham Islands. The brown teal’s omnivorous diet, restricted annual range and mainly terrestrial lifestyle give it a unique ecological niche among waterfowl, somewhat akin to a wetland rodent, and it serves as a classic example of the influence of selective forces that operated on birds in pre-human New Zealand.The Brown Teal (pateke) was once widespread throughout New Zealand but is now rare and restricted to Great Barrier Island and coastal valleys of eastern Northland. The species has suffered an ongoing decline in numbers and range since the late nineteenth century. There are currently fewer than 1000 brown teal living in a wild state in New Zealand, making it New Zealand’s rarest waterfowl species on the mainland. ~ Bernard

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Sunrise Apollo Bay 2

Sunrise Apollo Bay 2

At golden dawn
The golden waves
Spread over golden sands

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Karaka. Corynocarpaceae

This years fruitage
Food for various animals
To propagate elsewhere

Karaka or New Zealand Laurel (Corynocarpus laevigatus) is an evergreen tree of the family Corynocarpaceae endemic to New Zealand. It is common throughout the North and South Islands to Banks Peninsula (43°45′S) and Okarito (43°20′S), on the Three Kings Islands, on Raoul Island in the Kermadecs, and on the Chatham Islands. It is widespread in coastal habitats, often forming a major component of coastal forest, though it rarely dominates. Most botanists consider it to be native only to the northern half of the North Island, having been planted elsewhere by Māori near former village sites, and subsequently spread by birds. ~ Bernard

Monday, December 5, 2016

Water Lilly

Is the pulse
Of life

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Juneau 31

Juneau (31)

Ferry leaves port
Horn blaring
Harbour business

Saturday, December 3, 2016

Paradise Duck Female

Paradise duck. female.(Tadorna

Very interesting
How these ants
Scurry about

Paradise ducks

(Tadorna tadorna)

The paradise shelduck is New Zealand’s only shelduck, a worldwide group of large, often semi-terrestrial waterfowl that have goose-like features. Unusually for ducks, the female paradise shelduck is more eye-catching than the male; females have a pure white head and chestnut-coloured body, while males have a dark grey body and black head.

Paradise shelducks are commonly observed flying in pairs or grazing on pasture. They are very vocal birds, with males giving a characteristic ‘zonk zonk’, while females make a more shrill ‘zeek zeek’ while flying or as a warning ~ Bernard

Friday, December 2, 2016

Moorings Apollo Bay

Day’s sailing ahead
Glide the calm waters
While others a hunting go

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Mexican Hawthorn

Crataegus. Mexican hawthorn. FZ200

Bursting with energy
Portent for the future
At years end of growth

Crataegus mexicana is a species of hawthorn known by the common names tejocote, manzanita, tejocotera and Mexican hawthorn. It is native to the mountains of Mexico and parts of Guatemala, and has been introduced in the Andes. The fruit of this species is one of the most useful among hawthorns. ~ Bernard

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Variable Oystercatcher 3

The variable oystercatcher. FZ200

The game is afoot
With sharp observation
We’ll apprehend the culprit

Variable oystercatchers breed most commonly on sandy beaches, sandspits, and in dunes, but will use a wide variety of coastal habitat types, including shell banks, rocky shorelines, and less often gravel beaches. They forage in all these areas and also on inter-tidal mud-flats in estuaries, and on rock platforms. Variable oystercatchers are not usually seen far from the coast, but will forage in paddocks, and occasionally nest a short distance inland, usually on mown or grazed grassy areas or bare ground. A very few nest around lakes or a short distance up braided rivers. ~ Bernard

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Platinum Ken Shughart Award

Platinum Ken Shughart Award

Tickets on sale now!

Each year the Humane Society of Western Montana recognizes a person who demonstrates extraordinary personal initiative toward improving the welfare of animals with the presentation of the Ken Shughart Humanitarian Award.

This year we are excited to celebrate 20 Years of Humanitarian Heroes with the Platinum Ken Shughart Award.

The banquet is set for Saturday, April 15, 2017 in the UC Ballroom on the University of Montana campus. The cocktail hour begins at 6:00 p.m. Guests will enjoy the award presentation, dinner, and silent and live auctions. Special guest Charla Bauman will perform during the cocktail hour!

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online, at the shelter or by sending a check to: HSWM PO Box 1059 Missoula, MT 59804.

Platinum Ken Shughart Award Selection

The selection committee for the 2017 award received more than a dozen nominations for the Platinum Ken Shughart Award and Junior Award.

The selection committee considered the following factors:
• The impact your nominee’s actions have on pets in our community and the duration of that impact.
• The ways in which the nominee’s actions promote the human animal bond.
• Whether the nominee’s actions educate the general public on companion animal welfare issues.
• The degree of  personal initiative demonstrated toward improving the welfare of companion animals

Winners of this year's awards will be announced soon! Check back for more information.

2017 Selection Committee:

Adam McDougall
Ally Logan
Amy Werner
Barb Callaghan
Cheryl Bregen
Emily Adamson
Marta Pierpoint
Pat Markert

About Ken Shughart Jr.

Ken Shughart Jr. was a wizard mechanic, a pillar of Missoula softball and a friend to overlooked animals. When he died in 1997, he was Board President of the Missoula Humane Society, where he had been a moving force for 13 years.

He was known for his long ponytail, his wrench earring and his altruistic dedication to animals, especially cats. His home was blessed with many feline and canine friends.

Ken hoped that his death at only 46 could bring some benefit to the Humane Society. He asked his volunteers to have ‘every member get a member.’ If everyone brought in somebody, he thought, there would be double the support for unwanted and lost animals.


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Strawberry Patch

Farmor has a great little strawberry patch in the front yard and this year I’ve assigned myself to make sure we get as many strawberries as possible.  The season hasn’t been very good to us – cold and cloudy – so the berries would likely be few and small but I thought I’d give it […]

Friend or Foe?

It seems we have a little problem in Tromsø.  In Summer, residents have to play dodgems with the local seagulls.  To me seagulls are like pigeons – just add water and they become the flying rats of the sea.  However, in Norway they have the biggest seagulls I’ve every seen – the Great Black-Backed Gull […]

BBQ Season

bbq-corn-polseNorwegians are starting to get adventurous with cooking on the barbie.

Norwegian Wild Food

Food is very important in Norwegian culture, a proud part of their identity, however, food connoisseurs in Europe have always thought the Nordic countries lack quality and sophistication in their cuisine.  (Finland is always picked for the worst cuisine in Europe every year.) I find that the ideas behind food in Norway is very different […]

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The World in Crisis – Can You Make a Difference?

The World Crisis 2012

“The word that most adequately describes this age is crisis. Political convulsions, national upheaval, racial unrest, rebellion against the existing order and outright revolution are becoming almost normal. We know that tomorrow’s headlines will probably bring some new crisis to our attention.

Many people are asking, “Where is history heading?” A careful student of the Bible will see that God controls the clock of destiny. Amid the world’s confusion, God’s omnipotent hand moves, working out His unchanging plan and purpose; and the kingdoms of this world shall become the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, “For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet” (1 Corinthians 15:25).

Jesus Christ is coming to earth again. It is Christ who is in control, and He will determine the outcome. If the Bible is clear on any point, it is this: “To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time” (Hebrews 9:28).

What is to be the attitude of the Christian toward the fact of Christ’s coming? One man said to me, “Well, the Lord is coming soon; so what is there to do about anything?”

Such a fatalistic attitude is not the one taught by the Lord Jesus Christ. When He told His disciples of His return to earth, He said, “Do business till I come” (Luke 19:13), and “Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing” (Matthew 24:46).

Dwight L. Moody once said, “I look upon this world as a wrecked vessel. Its ruin is getting nearer and nearer. God said to me, ‘Moody, here’s a lifeboat. Go out and rescue as many as you can before the ship sinks.’” If the end seemed about to come in Moody’s day (he died in 1899), how much closer must we be to the climax of history?

If there was ever a time when we should man the lifeboats and go out and rescue as many as we can, it is now. That is why we proclaim the Gospel in the strategic centers of the world wherever we can.

We believe this is a day of glorious opportunity to proclaim the saving grace and power of Christ, and to declare the Gospel against the opposition of every false ideology.

George Whitefield, the great English evangelist, said, “I am daily waiting for the coming of the Son of God.” But he did not sit down and do nothing. He burned out his life in proclaiming the Gospel of Christ.

The prophet Daniel lived in a pagan nation and under the worst possible conditions. He knew that God’s judgment was about to come, but he did not fold his hands and wait for it to strike. He opened wide his windows toward Jerusalem and prayed. And he walked with God.

It would not seem that the reign of Ahab and Jezebel in Israel would have been a good setting for the ministry of a great prophet of God. But Elijah walked with God during that dark period, and he used the treachery of cowardly King Ahab and the clever strategy of the evil Queen Jezebel as a backdrop against which to reflect the glory and power of God.

Crisis times are times when Christ should be proclaimed. Although there has never been a worldwide revival, I believe we may be on the verge of one now. The Spirit of God is making His power felt throughout the world. From Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America, from the islands of the sea and from Australia, there are reports of the activity of the Spirit of God. This is a glorious time to be alive.

I have found that people everywhere, all over the world, will respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ if we present it simply, with Christian compassion.

There are some who are in deep despair. I receive many letters daily from people who are discouraged, depressed and ready to give up. They are yielding to the pessimism of our times, to the mood and spirit of our day. A man in England wrote, “It’s too late to do anything about the world.”

That isn’t true. All is not lost. We still have the Bible, and “the word of God is not chained” (2 Timothy 2:9). We still have the Holy Spirit. We still have the fellowship of believers. We still have the prayers of God’s people. We still have an open door to most of the world for proclaiming the Gospel.

There is much to be gained. Remember, Jesus said: “Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes” (Luke 12:43).

I would like to give you three keys that will open doors of usefulness and power for you. The first is the key of humility—humility born of honest self-evaluation. It is essential for all people to realize their own weaknesses, sins and failures. The Bible says, “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:8). The word for sin here is hamartia; it means “missing the mark, failing, falling short.”

To confess that we are sinners is the most difficult thing for us to do, because we are so proud. We want to feel that we can be good and honorable and decent without any help from God.

But God has declared, “There is none righteous, no, not one” (Romans 3:10), and since “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), that means me.

The Bible tells me that I have sinned.

My conscience tells me that I have sinned.

My reason tells me that I have sinned.

Every part of my nature points an accusing finger and cries, “Guilty! Guilty! There is none righteous!”

John Bunyan said, “When I saw John Bunyan as God saw John Bunyan, I did not say I was a sinner; I said that I was sin from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.”

Great prophets were used of God because they were humble. They saw themselves as God saw them and realized the truth about themselves. When you confess with Isaiah, “I am a man of unclean lips” (Isaiah 6:5), you will stand on the threshold of a victorious life. When you face the fact of your own inadequacy, your own failure, your own sinfulness, you have taken the first step toward gaining a glorious and wonderful personal victory that will carry you through the days of crisis that lie ahead.

The second key is the recognition that God’s standard of a holy life is not attainable by human effort. God is first of all concerned with what you are. What you do is the result of what you are.

There is no way that we by ourselves can generate sanctification. Our sanctification is Christ. There is no way we can be holy. Our holiness is Christ. This caused Paul to write: “not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith” (Philippians 3:9).

The third key is reliance on the Holy Spirit. To paraphrase Galatians 5:16—“Walk by means of the Spirit.” In Romans 8:14 Paul writes: “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”

You cannot live the Christian life by yourself. The Holy Spirit must live in you and express Himself through you.

Paul said, “The life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20). “Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:11).

Sin shall no longer rule or dominate you when you are allowing the Holy Spirit to live Christ’s life through you. It is living by faith, living by trust, living in dependence upon God.

If we look to our own resources, our own strength or our own ability, as Peter did when he walked on the water, we will fail. During these crisis days, we must remember that many stumble along the road of life. We must rescue as many as we can before catastrophe strikes.

God is at work in the midst of crisis. In the midst of the problems, pessimism and frustrations of our day, God is doing His own work. Let us realize that there are certain things we cannot do. Let us be faithful in the things He has called us to do.

Will you surrender totally to Christ? As you look forward to the day when Christ shall return, be up and about your Father’s business—give of your income, spend time in prayer, be faithful in worship, tell others about Jesus Christ—and you will discover the usefulness, the optimism, the confidence, that belong to God’s children.”

Billy Graham 1962

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True or False – Can You See The Difference?

We live in a world of deception and untruths. There was a time when a man was as good as his word. Two people would agree, shake hands, and it was as good as done. Today, we need attorneys, meetings, and clarifications on every single little point, so that we won’t get taken down the primrose path and get stuck holding an empty bag. People live today in very tight quarters, and we are so afraid to come out, we are so afraid of getting taken. This is the world we live in today.

It’s OK to lie, as long as you get what you want in the end. We cheat on our spouses, taxes; lie to our bosses and business partners. Banks lie and cheat their customers and governments make laws to legalize their thievery, so they can vacation in one of their four homes that they own. Congressman and the President’s cabinet members forget to pay their taxes and they get a slap on the wrist, while you and I go to jail.

The point I’m making, is that it is an accepted practice to lie and cheat, in our society today, were as your grandfather and great grandfather would be rolling in their graves, if they could see the world as it is now.

I have a friend that works in a bank and they have to go through extensive training to teach them how to spot a counterfeit bill. The biggest part of the training is to know all the marks and identifying traits of a real bill first. You see, when you know what the real one looks like, you won’t fall for the counterfeit.

The same truth applies to our walk with the Lord, Jesus Christ. Many people have met Jesus, but not a lot of people know who He is. These are the ones that will fall quickly to those that are false teachers of Christianity. Those that believe only parts of the bible, those that say Jesus was just another prophet. These are deceptions and deception is just another word for not telling the truth or lying.

Have you ever heard the story of how to boil a frog alive? You put him in a pot of water and every hour, you turn the temperature up one degree. The water will gradually get hotter and hotter, but the frog will never notice because it is such a slow increase. The frog will adapt to the heat at first, but by the time he realizes it’s getting really hot, it will be to late, and their will be frog legs for dinner that night.

So it is with the deception and untruths of false teachers of Christianity. They tweak a little bit here and there, and to those who don’t know the real thing, they will be lead down the wrong road. After all, “there are lots of people there, and many of my friends are going that way also”.

Jesus said in Matthew 24:11; “And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray.”

Can you tell when someone has erred from the truth of the scripture? Do you know what you believe? Can you give an answer to those who would argue with you, that the Bible is not the very Word of God? If you can’t, then perhaps you need to take another long look at your walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus said in John 17:3; “And this is life eternal, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Do you know Jesus Christ? You see, many people have met Him, but not many know Him. You will only know who He is by taking into your heart and mind the very living word of God, the bible.

John 1:1; “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God”.

Genesis 1:3; “And God said, ”Let there be light; and there was light”.

I am known by the words that I speak. In my mind are the thoughts formed from the feelings and emotions that make me who I am, and those are expressed to you through the words that I speak to you. Right now, you are reading my words, and if you were standing right here in front of me, you would be hearing my words, but it is by my words that you know who I am. It is the same with God.

Hebrews 1:1-2; “God, who at many times and in many ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds...”

He looked down at this pile of muck and sin that we live in, He loved us and came here to die on the cross and save us from the penalty of our sin, but He also wanted us to know who He is. He wants a relationship with you and me. He wants to communicate Himself to you. He did that through Jesus Christ, the living Word, and through the Bible, the written Word of God. Jesus Christ has put God on display to the whole world.

John 1:18; “No one has seen God at any time; the Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.”

Hebrews 4:12 “For the Word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing apart of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”.

There is the true, and there is the false. Can you tell the difference? This battle between truth and lies has been going on since the dawn of time.

Go all the way back to the book of Genesis and you will find Satan questioning God’s Word to Eve. He was telling Eve, that you can’t believe what God says. He doesn’t have your best interests at heart. He’s not giving it to you straight.

Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”

Listen to what Jesus says about the devil to the religious leaders back in those days. John 8:44; “You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.”

My friends, he is still doing that today. There has always been a war on the truth of God’s Word and who God is. Satan does not want you or me to know God. The longer he can keep you out of the truth, the better he has at taking you and me down.

1Peter 5:8; “Be sober-minded, be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Have you met Jesus Christ? Are you one of His children? Then get to know Him by taking the time, every day, to get into His word. Make a quiet time where you can read God’s Word and talk with Him. Tell Him what’s on your heart. Open yourself to Him. Discover what the true looks like, and you won’t fall for the false.

He’s waiting to hear from you.

Matthew 11:28-30; “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light

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Knowing about God is simply not enough

“He has book sense, but he doesn’t have common sense.” How many of you have heard that said before?  I’ve had people say that about me before, and to my shame, sometimes that has been true. This refers to people whose expertise may appear to be vast and impressive, but it’s not really useful. They are well informed in theory, but they are fools in practice.

There are many people in our churches today who are book smart when it comes to the Bible, but no application when it comes to practice. They know the truth of God’s word but their is no root or transformation in their lives. They can give you all the right answers but that truth has never penetrated their hearts or brought about real faith and repentance.

That does not mean that the truth of God’s word is ineffective . It doesn’t mean that the truth of God’s Word always will secure a sanctifying  and positive result. When Moses was leading the people of Israel out of Egypt back in the book of Exodus, Pharaoh was continually confronted with the truth of God and he continually hardened his heart toward that truth. The same sun that melts the wax also hardens the clay.

In James chapters one and two talk about “faith without works is dead.” You don’t have to reject the truth to be become hardened to it. To those who hear God’s Word and don’t do it, actually become desensitized and hardened by hearing it rather than renewed and edified.

Many people have met Jesus Christ, but not many know Jesus Christ. No amount of theology or study of God’s Word can take the place of real repentance and living faith. These are the vital marks of a right relationship with God.

Many of the worlds Bible scholars see the Bible as only as an ancient piece of literature. They have a tremendous knowledge of the Bible but their hearts remain cold and unmoved by the truth.

Every Sunday churches are filled with people who have this same view. Many of them grew up in the church. They are very familiar with the truth and the Bible stories.  they may not be completely cold to biblical truth, but they haven’t fully obeyed it yet either.

Many of them lead bible studies and write about it, but to them, the Bible is no more than a hobby, and they never really submit to it’s authority. Others only think about the bible on Sundays. Most of the time it sits on the corner or on a shelf, and the only time it is ever opened is in a special time of need, and then put back to collect more dust.

Knowing about God is simply not enough. Taking in all the facts apart from a true faith and repentance is no better than what James 2:19 describes about the demons. They believe and know that God exists, but they’re not going to heaven or have any kind of relationship with God at all.

To know about God is still a very important part of knowing Him. There are those who through their upbringing or bits and pieces of the bible, have put together a god of their own making. Their concept of God is just a figment of their own imagination. Many of these people are very active members of our churches today.

Some will chose a more favorable attribute of God and camp on it to the exclusion of everything else He has revealed about Himself in His Word. For example, “God is love”. If your theology starts and stops right there, you are worshiping a false god. There is so much more that you need to know about who God is; His nature and character. You just can’t cherry pick the truth.

Bottom line is, what you know about God and what you do with that knowledge touches every facet of your life.

“So Jesus said to those who believed in him, “If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples;  and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  John 8:32

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“The Truth Will Set You Free”

You don’t see much of that around anymore; truth. We live in a world where truth is relative. What is true for you may not be true for me? The man that I quoted the title of this article from lived a very long time ago. He had, as I believe and many people believe, a lot to say about truth and He had the qualifications to speak about the subject of truth also. But not many listened to him.

It used to be where a person could close a contract with another person and all they had to do was shake hands and give their word on it. That was all that was needed to seal the terms and close the contract. Bam! It was law. Wow, have we come a long way from there.

What is a person’s word today? It is based on the character and the quality of the individual giving it. Think about all the times we give our word to someone and never follow through with it or never have any intention of following through on it. But yet we smile and say;” you can count on me”,” I won’t let you down.” ” I’ll be right there, just call me.” ” I promise next week we will go for sure.” Sound familiar.

The number of students who cheat on exams is increasing, and when asked if they think it is wrong to cheat on an exam, many say no, “Because everyone is doing it.” People lie and cheat on resumes to get the job they want. People lie at the alter before they take their wedding vows, and some have cheated on their fiancé’ before they even get to the alter. Anybody remember Enron? Is it any wonder that we have no trust in our society or government today?

With truth comes trust. Yes trust. That too is in short demand in our world. No one trusts anybody anymore. We don’t trust our government nor the people, who swore an oath, and we elected to run that government. We don’t trust our neighbors, our spouses, our kids, our clergy, teachers, and police officers. My mom always told me that if I ever got lost, I was to find the nearest policeman, and he could be trusted to get me back home.

The list could go on and on. Now I’m not saying that we can’t trust our police or government officials or any of these, all I am saying is that we have come, to what I believe, is a crossroads in this country for truth and justice and doing what is right, no matter what the cost, and this, and only this, will build trust in our hearts for each other. You see, it has to start from within. You can’t fake it.

What will build back the trust that we so desperately need?…Truth…… We are right back where we started……truth….. How? How do we get the truth? How does everyone start telling the truth all of a sudden? Like I said before, truth comes from within. It starts in the heart.

The man that I quoted the title of this article, who lived a long time ago. His name is Jesus Christ. Here is the full quote of what He had to say.

“While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.
Then Jesus said to those Judeans who had believed him, “If you continue to follow my teaching, you are really my disciples
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  John 8:30-32

Jesus standing before Pilot at His trial, and Pilot looked right at Jesus and asked Him, “What is truth?” He didn’t know that the author of truth was standing right in front of him. That same scene is played out over and over today.

Is the truth standing before today? Ask Him to come in and make Himself at home in your heart. He will, and He will start to clean up the place.

“You will know the truth and the truth will make you free.”

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Avoid the Cave

When a Christian sins and engages in the deeds of darkness, it’s as if he has had a relapse.
Imagine yourself lost in a cave. As you attempt to find your way out, you only proceed deeper and deeper into the network of tunnels. Soon you’re in the belly of the earth. You’re scared. Your heart is pounding. Your eyes are wide open, but all you can see is an oppressive blackness. You grope for hours, and the hours become a day, and then another day. All hope seems lost. Suddenly, off in the distance, there is a pinpoint of light. You move toward it, groping lest you fall into a deeper pit. Finally the light begins to widen and you find yourself at an opening in the cave! With your remaining strength you charge out into the daylight. You then know a freedom like nothing you had ever conceived was possible. However, not long after your escape you decide there were several things you enjoyed in the cave. So you go back in. How foolish! Yet that is essentially what a Christian does when he follows after deeds of darkness.

MacArthur, John: Truth for Today : A Daily Touch of God’s Grace. Nashville, Tenn. : J. Countryman, 2001, S. 196

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Sunday, 9 May 2010

Well it's still insects in the Finch workroom,they have been tricky to make but im getting quicker and better at them this is what iv'e made so far.......

This one is my best one and also my favourite one..........he's made from two tone taffeta in a teal blue.
Some of these colours are hard to capture in an image he is handsome and i think he knows hes the best one!

This is the kind of thing i will be aiming for in regards to shapes and colours ect,there are so many different ones i could be making them forever.

Once ive perfected them I will put them in my etsy shop.......

I noticed today how neat i keep my threads........unlike the rest of my workroom which is terrible!
It gets untidy but its getting silly now its just chaos.

I still have one cat that ive not introduced to you..........

This is Vivienne.......

I love this picture of him!

He is the best cat in the world,i guess everyone says that about their cats.
Vivienne was rescued and when you rescue a cat and love them i think they really know.
If you've ever got a cat like this then maybe you'll know what i mean.

He's a bit deaf i think but can hear the sound of a can of tuna opening 10 miles away.

  1. Your insects are beautiful and look perfect to me!
    I know exactly what you mean about rescue cats, my cat turtle was rescued too, and I think she knows as well.

  2. Your working is stunning... intriguing... inspiring.


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Friday, May 29, 2009

Multi-party vidoeconferencing

Is it practical yet to have a multi-party videoconferences? What free software should I use? What will work for both Windows and Linux?

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Cobra -- Next Big Thing (in a few years time)

Thanks to Simon Wittber for alerting me to this language via his blog post, "Cobra vs Python".

The Cobra homepage is available here.
The Cobra v Python overview is available here.

I'm going to make the ludicrously early call that this language will be the next big thing, eventually. I will not be moving away from Python any time soon, since (a) my job depends on it, and (b) it's fully operational now. However, I really do think that Cobra is, if not simply 'better', an important step forward in the evolution of dynamic language generally. Watching Cobra develop will provide insights for all languages, I have no doubt!

It has the features that make Python great, plus important features from other languages which will make it even more popular and even more palatable. It allows the kind of productivity you can only get from being able to 'throw something together' using elegant syntax and high-level semantics with dynamic typing, but then it *also* allows optional static typing to get the most out of compile-time checking to provide early-warning of type errors and an extra layer of guarantee of program functionality. It also includes contracts, which, while they could in general terms be implemented in any language using a lot of assert statements, are supported by Cobra with a neat syntax which will encourage their use. I can well imagine using this as a strong argument in its favour -- developers could prototype a system or server using dynamic typing, then go back and tighten up the screws with static typing as appropriate and the introduction of contracts.

It deploys to all major platforms, including .NET.

For me personally, the best features are:
* Decimal arithmetic by default (i.e. the literal 5 will become a decimal, not a float)
* Optional static typing
* Contracts
* That all the best features (for me) of Python are included

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Two big thumbs up for OpenGoo

It's like Google Docs on steroids, but open-source and installable on your intranet right now.

I've only spent about 3 minutes exploring this software, but it appears to be absolutely amazing.

Two thumbs up, OpenGoo!!!!


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Rivo Rhythm RX48 Mobile Full Specification and Price In Pakistan India

Rivo introduces new Rhythm RX48 Smartphone, a powerful yet sleek and smart device that has all the relevant technical specifications for a great budget phone. The new and amazing Rivo Rhythm RX48 comes equipped with MediaTek Chipset that runs on Dual core architecture making the phone perform a lot better and boot faster than ever before.

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

In the Garden of Beast: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin, by Erik Larson

Book Title: In the Garden of Beast: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin
Author: Erik Larson
Published By: Crown Publishing Group
Date Published:  January 1, 2011
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, History, Politics, WWII
Pages: 365, Kindle edition
Recommended Age: mature adults
Read & Reviewed By: Me
Rating: C/3

I received this book from Amazon.  It was one of Amazon’s free Kindle books they were giving away on a particular day.

When none of the regular government politicians will take the post as the American Ambassador in Germany during the time of Hitler’s reign in 1933, William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered history professor from Chicago is given the post.  Professor Dodd brings along his wife, son, and audacious daughter, Martha.  Through Ambassador Dodd’s letters and journals and through Martha’s journals Erik Lawson tells the reader what Berlin was like during 1933 and 1934.

My Thoughts:
In the Garden of Beasts was okay.  I liked being able to “see” what Germany was like through an American’s eyes.  It shows that Hitler and his army treated anyone horrible that didn’t fit his view of the perfect German or follower.  Even Americans staying in Germany for one reason or another was treated badly.  It’s sad that a lot of people, mostly the Germans saw nothing wrong with how the Jews were treated; for example the one man telling Martha why a woman was being dragged through the street.  It was because she was planning to marry a Jew. He was blasé about it; the man said it as if she deserved the treatment and was even disgusted that the woman would marry a Jew. It disgusts me that there were people like that.  They actually believed that Jews were evil and were the cause of all their problems just because one man said so. It makes me wonder if these people were already subconsciously racists and were relieved to show their hatred for another race and culture that was different from theirs?  Or were they easily manipulated and brain washed and not able to think for themselves?

I really didn’t care for Martha Dodd at all. She had to be an embarrassment for her father.  I found her to be a self-indulgent slut who disrespected her parents’ home by bringing all those men in the house and having sex with them up in the family library. I also did not like that she had turned a blind eye to what was truly going on in Germany, even when reports were coming in about Americans being attacked.  She always took the Nazis side, saying things like, “well, they must have done something” and she was also known to say she approved of what Hitler was doing.  She believed Hitler was making Germany a better place. It was only when the injustice started hitting too close to home and affecting her friends did she open her eyes.  I found her to be a very selfish, “it’s about me me me me” kind of woman.

I gave In the Garden of Beasts three stars and a grade of C because I really didn’t like it all that much. I didn’t like that the last 25 percent of the book was reference pages; it made the book seemed quite short in my opinion. Yes, I know that references must be included in any non-fiction work, but Erik Larson could have made the book longer somehow.  It might have helped if it was more detailed orientated and more descriptive. In the Garden of Beasts seemed to just list the basic facts, pulled from journals and letters. It was quick and to the point.

It also seemed to talk more about how other people in America’s government was against Ambassador Dodd from the beginning, because he wasn’t rich and didn’t live flamboyantly like they thought an Ambassador should live. It seemed that the other government officials were constantly trying to put Ambassador Dodd in a bad light and embarrass him. They cared less about what Hitler was doing to fellow human beings.  All they wanted was to be on good “party” terms with the German government and retrieve back the money Germany owed America.  It also made the American President a push over, who listen to the men around him and did not follow his gut.  I was quite disappointed in the President, as I was in this book.  If you “see” what Germany was like through an American’s eyes, I recommend In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson.

Language: some
Adult Content: some sex, heavy topics about the treatment of Jews and Americans in Germany
Violence: Some violence against Jews and Americans

A Vintage Affair, by Isabel Wolff

Book Title: A Vintage Affair
Author: Isabel Wolf
Published By: Bantam Books
Date Published: June 29, 2010
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, British Literature
Pages: 346
Recommended Age: Adults
Read & Reviewed By: Me
Rating: B/4

 Internationally Bestselling Author

I borrowed it from the library

Phoebe Swift owns a boutique dealing with vintage clothing called Village Vintage.  She is also dealing with the loss of her best friend and her guilt over the part she played in her friend’s death.  While at an elderly Frenchwoman, Thérèse Bell’s apartment looking through old clothes she may buy she comes across a child’s sky-blue coat, an item which Bell is stubbornly reluctant to part with.  As she becomes friends with the dying Thérèse, Thérèse tells her the story of why she will never part with the coat. Hearing the tale, Phoebe discovers a connection between herself and Thérèse, one that will heal her own pain and help her to love once again.

My Thoughts:
I am surprised that I actually like this book. When my book club voted on what book to read this month, I had voted against this book and was disappointed it got majority of the votes.  It didn’t seem like a book I would choose to read on my own…a book about clothes, really?

It is well written and easy to read. Yes, it talks a lot about clothes. It talks about the designer, the year the clothing was made and the costs, but it also tells the history of who last wore the dress, pants, or even the accessories like a purse. It seems that some of the clothing gave the women courage to do things they felt they couldn’t do on their own, like blow the whistle on their bosses, or break up with an overbearing and bossy boyfriend.  Some of the stories are quite touching such as the story of the Jewish girl during WWII, which has a big part in making the book more interesting for me as I am fascinated by stories of WWII and the plight of the Jewish people during the war. A Vintage Affair is emotionally tugging and I found myself crying towards the end of the book.

I gave A Vintage Affair four stars and a grade of B because I enjoyed the book and found myself actually wanting to finish it, and not dragging my feet, kicking and screaming through it because I had to have it read for my book club. If you like contemporary fiction, I recommend A Vintage Affair by the internationally bestselling author, Isabel Wolff.

Language: none
Adult Content: Talks about concentration camps from WWII and other forms of death, some sex
 Violence: none

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte

Book Title: Jane Eyre
Author:  Charlotte Bronte
Published By:  Bantam Classics
Date Published: September 30, 2003 (First published in 1847)
Genre: Classics, British Literature, Romance
Pages: 493
Recommended Age: Young Adults, Adults
Read and Reviewed By:  Me
Rating: B/4

I borrowed this book from the library.  I also own it on my Kindle.

Jane Eyre is a woman who spent the first 10 years of her life with an aunt who didn’t want her around, and then she was sent to a deplorable boarding school.  At the young age of twenty, Jane takes a governess position working for arrogant Mr. Rochester teaching his adoptive French daughter.  Jane eventually falls in love with her employer, which leads her on a journey of self discovery and finding family she never dreamed of having.

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed the book very much. I liked that it was clearly written.  I did not feel like I was trudging through a swamp to get an idea of what was going on.  Jane Eyre was clear and precise.  I also liked how she would talk to us, the readers; as if she was writing her memoirs and knew someone would be reading the book.

Charlotte Bronte did a wonderful job telling how two unlikely people with two different personalities and a huge age gap can fall in love.  She also threw in a bit of mystery and some obstacles for the two love birds, making the path to the altar not an easy one for the two.  I gave Jane Eyre four stars and a grade of B.  If you like the Classics and romance novels, I recommend reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Pain a l'Ancienne: Bread of the Week 25

This week I made Pain a l'Ancienne. I can't pronounce it, but I love it. This is the first hearth bread that browned beautifully for me. The crumb was perfect. This bread made me feel like a real baker. I will defiantly be making it again.

One of the problems I've had since I started breaking bread is that my weight has plateaued instead of going down. I've started another blog chronicling my weight loss quest. If you've ever struggled to lose weight please check it out and give me advice. The blog can be found at

essjay said...

That bread looks amazing!! I hope this project has helped you learn a lot!

Frieda said...

Beautiful bread! Plateau? Here's a tip: give half of your baked goodies away...your friends and your waistline will love you!

misterrios said...

The bread looks amazing! This is actually the first recipe I baked from the book, mostly because I was intrigued by the cold rise- which I'd never done before.

And yes, give bread away. It's the only way.

mary-claire said...

does bread ship well? let's start an experiment and find out!


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Friday, December 25, 2015

Seoul Tower Ville - Hotel Review

It was my second time in Seoul with a friend and it was freaking cold morning  and we’re lost, looking for our hotel in the heart of Myeongdong shopping center.

Hellp!! - Lost in Myeongdong, Princess Attic asking for direction

Then  when we found it, it was unfortunate because the hotel, (which I don’t want to name it here) did not want to accept an early check in.  So what are we gonna do??! Should we wait until 2pm? Should we walk around and do some sight seeing with all our stuff?

That was cold crazy morning , we’re tired, we’re cold and no hotel. We’ve already lost few hours looking for that hotel and I don't want to loss more hours again waiting for that hotel to check us in. So armed with all our back pack we headed to Seoul Tower Ville a homey apartment style in a hilly walk up residence just 5 minutes away from the subway, hoping that they have vacant room since it was peak season and we don’t have reservation.

At Seoul Tower Ville we are greeted by Mr. Ko and his wife, they speak Chinese and English. They are so friendly.

They gave us one of their new rooms and it is huge! Good for four! Whoa so much for two person room that we’re hoping. I’ve noticed that they had recently upgraded their rooms. It has fully functioning kitchen - provided with electric flat cooking tops, microwave oven, conventional oven, 2-door fridge, laundry washing machine, flat screen TV, fantastic. Like other hotel they have heater, blower, super clean bathroom with essential needs like fresh towel, tooth brush, tooth paste, shampoo, bath soap, shower gel, and more. Not to mention their free Wi-Fi was so awesoome! The room facilities were working well. It really felt like a home stay with the kitchenette and washing machine. Nothing fancy like a hotel - this place is more like an apartment . But it is clean, neat & comfortable with homely facilities.

Our room just above the reception office with terrace
Princess Attic at the Terrace

our oven and 2 door ref

cupboard with free instant tea and coffee

unlimited stock of disposable chop stick and spoon & fork! Its bundle of stock is in the lower cabinet.

if only I could use that machine!

clean comfort room

Our shoes and boots will greet you at the door

view from our that drama on TV?

their bathroom has full of necessities ~~

Did I mention that we have 2 bathrooms?

need that cups for our coffee
I almost missed our stove - it blend to the color of the tiles!

thoughtful to have that green tea and coffee .. and the kitchen has a pile of stocks
our 3 bed! one double bed, and 2 single and we're only two!!

STV was not my first choice because  it wasn’t located at the heart of Myeongdong, its about 10 minutes walk from shopping center. However on the other side STV’s location is good, because its away from the noise but near enough to walk to the heart of action and just 5 minutes walk to the subway. There are lots of shopping & food outlets near by which open till late night.
I recommend this apartment style located at Myeongdong, one of the prime shopping areas in Seoul. All you have to do is (1)to take a bus from the airport (6015), drop off at Sejong hotel, then call the owners or (2) ride AREX All Stop [it was ‘All Stop’ since it will stop to all station and other one is ‘Express’ for non stop] to Seoul station and transfer to subway blue line 4 to Myeongdong Station and call the hotel. They will drive down to pick you up . The owners speak Chinese and English. Since it is located halfway up a hill, so expect daily hikes up and down it's manageable though, there're stairs and they aren’t that long.

Kind Mr. Ko during our checkout
Mr. Ko sending us off to Myeongdong station

If you're travelling to other cities you can leave your luggages with them until your next check in. Upon departure, they will send your luggage at a pre-arranged time at the bus stop outside Sejong hotel so you could just take the airport bus transfer from there. It was really convenient because after check out, you can leave your belongings with them and you can still do sight seeing, kill some time  before your flight  - worry and luggage free.

What is not good though is the steep walk up to the apartment which could be tiring for people with strollers & elderly folks, so if you have elderly peeps with you this apartment is definitely a no no for you.
stair to STV
But other than the climb up, everything was great at STV. Kind owners and staff, clean room, really a comfy stay. If you're travelling during peak seasons, please try to book earlier because they are really popular with tourists.  Please visit their website for more information and booking. This place is also recommended by Korea Tourism Organization.
It has been 2 weeks since I came back, so sorry for the late post!! And erm, I might have accidentally left out some stuffs since it has been some time.. Hope this post helps you though! Oh photo credit to a very good friend and also a back packer -  Joanne Roña.
Seoul Tower Ville
Address:    8-14 Yejang dong, Jung-gu,
                   Seoul, South Korea
Tel:   +82 - (0)10 - 6218 - 8808
       +82 - (0)70 - 7018 - 2495
Fax:  +82 - (0)2 - 318 - 2570

Inked with Love,
Princess Attic

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An Infinity of Mirrors by Richard Condon

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In love with a Prussian officer, a Jewish woman moves to Hitler’s Berlin

Every afternoon, Paule tends to her father’s newspaper clippings and listens to his stories. An actor, Paul-Alain Bernheim has a sexual appetite and a lust for life that have made him a legend of the Paris stage. He is also a fiercely proud Jew, and he has imbued his daughter with an unshakeable pride in the history of her people. So why, she wonders, has she fallen in love with a German?

From the moment Paule spots Wilhelm von Rhode at an embassy reception, she can’t take her eyes off him. So after a whirlwind Paris romance, when von Rhode is recalled to Berlin, Paule follows as his wife. But as the Nazis tighten their stranglehold on Germany and the world prepares for war, will Paule’s love stand against the night?

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30 Stylish Hair Colors You Can Try

The coming season offers its stylish hair colors worth trying. You may either dye all your tresses or experiment with soft highlights and wear ombre, opting for the best hair colors. Have a look at these stylish hair colors you can try .

 1. Cameron Diaz
 For the photocall, Cameron Diaz modernized her deep tresses by dying them in a caramel shade, which went ideally with her natural face color. She let her hair loose and went for a middle section.

 2.  Alexa Chang
Alexa Chung likes to wear various soft hair colors. Her dark brown tresses with red undertones and with subtle waves were at the spot of attention, when paired with a red lipstick shade.

 3.  Jourdan Dunn
Wearing a sleek bob hairstyle with a side section, Jourdan Dunn went for an ombre, experimenting with caramel and blonde hues, which is one of the stylish hair colors you can try in 2015.

4.  Alice Dellal
We love Alice Dellal’s champagne blonde tresses, which are worth copying for 2015. She made her hair wavy and swept it to one side.
5.  Sofia Vergara
This celebrity added various tones to her long curly hairstyle. Sofia Vergara made her brown tresses shiny by changing them into a honey blonde shade.
6.  Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
 This celebrity’s gorgeous highlights may be tried by everyone for 2014. She made the roots darker and went for a brighter tone at the ends. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley made her hair sleek and wore a red lipstick.
7.  Doutzen Kroes
For a natural look, Doutzen Kroes dyed her hair in a stylish hair color. The blonde shade made her look brighter. The soft waves adorned her hair even more.

 8.  Emma Stone
Here is one of the stylish hair colors you can try for 2015. Emma Stone may inspire you with her auburn tresses, which worked great with her translucent face color. The deep lipstick completed her side sectioned wavy hairstyle.
9.  Michelle Williams
Michele Williams dared to pull off a platinum blonde hair color with her fair face tone, getting one of the perfect looks. Her short hairstyle may b your guide to a chic look in 2015/
 10.  Olivia Wilde
Ombre hair was rocked by Olivia Wilde, which gave her the most alluring look. She played with brown and blonde shades for a modern look.
 11.  Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss went for a brighter tone and experimented with the cool tone of brown. He created an updo hairstyle and paired it with a bold lipstick shade.
 12.  Beyonce
Beyonce amazed her fans with her exquisite ombre, going for the lighter shade and ending with the darker one.
 13.  Julianne Hough
The beachy blonde hair color made Julianne Hough’s shiny complexion even brighter. The natural look was achieved by deep hair ends.
 14.  Amber Heard
Amber Heard doesn’t wear the same hair color for a long time. She experiments almost with all stylish hair shades, but the chocolate brown hue is the most amazing, which you can try for 2015. Just sweep your side sectioned wavy hairstyle to one side for a dramatic look.
 15.  Margot Robbie
For the Oscars, Margot Robbie appeared with her chocolate brown tresses. This drastic change made her curly and side sectioned hairstyle look exquisite.
16.  Olivia Wilde
For a fantastic look, Olivia Wilde tried ombre with the bold shade. She left he roots of her hair natural and applied the golden hue on the ends. Her long hairstyle got a modernized look due to this stylish hair color.
 17.  Sienna Miller
Wearing a messy bun hairstyle, Sienna Miller embellished it with ombre, created with a pink hair color and got a super stylish look.
18.  Joansmalls
Joansmalls made the top part of her hair dark and lightened starting from the middle part. Creating a sleek ponytail, she got a stylish look.

19.  Kate Moss
Kate Moss went for a bedhead look with her blonde tresses. The red lipstick added charm to her look.
 20.  Nicole Richie
One of the dip-dye hairstyle queens, Nicole Richie, made her sleek bob stand out by playing with blonde hair tips.
 21.  Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha grasped admiration after rocking a red hair color on her stylish pixie hairstyle. This hair shade gave her a natural look.
22.  Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Hudgens appeared in New York in a stylish hairstyle with soft ombre. She went for highlights in a light honey shade.
 23.  Olivia Wilde
To look pretty and sweet, you can try another stylish hair color rocked by Olivia Wilde. She experimented with ombre waves and paired her hairstyle with a smoky eye makeup.
 24.  Bella Thorne
Bella Thorne dyed her tresses in a caramel blonde hair color and created sweet waves. She added a wispy type of fringe to her side swept hairstyle and achieved the most alluring look.
 25.  Lily Collins
To achieve an astonishing look, Lily Collins opted for one of the stylish hair colors and wore the mahogany shade. It looked ideal with the pale tone of her skin.
 26.  Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton doesn’t cease amazing us with her eccentric looks. When she appeared in front of the public with his newborn son, she rocked copper highlights on her dark brown tresses.
 27.  Amber Le Bon
To refresh her long hairstyle, Amber Le Bon gave a try to pastel shades and teamed her hairstyle with a nude lipstick.
28.  Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne adorns her smile with a dark blonde hair color. It is one of the perfect options you can try in 2015.
 29.  Selena Gomez
For a sunkissed look, resemble Selena Gomez’ deep brown hair color with golden highlights.   Add soft waves to your middle-sectioned tresses and enjoy your charming look in 2015.

 30.  Katy Perry
Katy Perry has experimented with all hair shades. However, her dark brown hair color was the most screaming. She went for reddish-purple undertones to flatter her natural face tone.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Third-Person Point of View, Part 1.

Connye Griffin is My Writing and Editing Coach.

The third-person POV features third-person pronouns: he, she, it and they in the nominative case; him, her, them in the objective case; and his, her, its, and their in the possessive. Three examples from fiction appear below.

o For the first time in years the tears were streaming down his face. But they were for himself now. He did not care about mouth and eyes and moving hands. He wanted to care, and he could not care. For he had gone away, and he could never go back any more. The gates were closed, the sun was gone down, and there was no beauty but the gray beauty of steel that withstands all time. Even the grief he could have borne was left behind in the country of illusion, of youth, of the richness of life, where his winter dreams had flourished (from “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald in The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A New Collection. Ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli. New York: Scribner’s, 1989. 235-236).

o Of all earthly pleasures, Laila’s favorite was lying next to Aziza, her baby’s face so close that she could watch her big pupils dilate and shrink. Laila loved running her finger over Aziza’s pleasing, soft skin, over the dimpled knuckles, the folds of fat at her elbows. Sometimes she lay Aziza down on her chest and whispered into the soft crown of her head things about Tariq, the father who would always be a stranger to Aziza, whose face Aziza would never know. Laila told her of his aptitude for solving riddles, his trickery and mischief, his easy laugh (from A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, 219).

o He thought there had to be something overlooked but there wasnt. They kicked through the trash in the aisles of a foodmarket. Old packaging and papers and the eternal ash. He scoured the shelves looking for vitamins. He opened the door of a walk-in-cooler but the sour rank smell of the dead washed out of the darkness and he quickly closed it again. They stood in the street. He looked at the gray sky. Faint plume of their breath. The boy was exhausted. He took him by the hand. We have to look some more, he said. We have to keep looking (from The Road by Cormac McCarthy, 59).

Many authors use third-person to tell their stories, and non-fiction writers often choose third-person for critical essays and explanations in order to avoid the sticky terrain of opinion and bias. Almost all the writing that teachers and professors ask you to do in schools and universities will require that you write in third-person.

Today, as evinced by the three opening examples, the topic under discussion is third-person omniscient. Next week, the focus will be third-person limited.

Re-read the excerpt from Hosseini. It begins with someone’s knowledge that Laila’s number-one pleasure in this world is her daughter, Aziza. How many people know your number-one pleasure? How many people have you told what your number-one pleasure is? The answer to both questions is likely “no one” or “very few people.”

Omniscient third-person narrators know the character’s innermost thoughts, motives, and secrets. Not only that, an omniscient narrator knows the innermost thoughts, motives, and secrets of every character. Hence, the name: omniscient, defined as having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.

A first-person narrator might say: I noticed that he kicked his right leg forward as he walked, and it swung above the ground from a knee-joint instead of following the hip, thigh and knee to plant the foot firmly below. I wondered if cancer, a machine, or war had taken the leg below the knee and hoped he would tell me one day.

On the other hand, a third-person POV for the same man might read: With each step, he lifted his right leg and exerted pressure on the cup at his knee to kick the lower leg up and out before relaxing the thigh muscles so that the foot fell into place. At first, the effort had exhausted him, then it had become excruciating as he pushed himself hour by hour to take another and another step, farther, still farther. Every sharp pang and dull ache were nothing; they were lighter than that moment when the detonator’s click reached his ears, too late to step off, too late to save the leg--hell, to save himself. He shut his eyes against the memory of that leg, just out of arm’s reach, still standing in that boot the color of sand, the khaki staining black with the blood that seemed to rise from his soul.

The first-person POV only describes what a person can sense and infer whereas the third-person POV knows the past and the present, the action and the emotion all at once.

Reading Challenge:

Identify two works, one written in first-person and the second, in third-person. Read or re-read the two works, noting how the authors manipulate point-of-view to grant and withhold information to readers. Ask yourself what has been gained and lost in the POV choice. (Note: This post and last week’s include titles for works written from both points of view.)

Writing Challenge:

As I did in the two short passages about a man with an artificial limb, write from the first person POV, then from the third-person omnisicient POV.

Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics (GUM):

When I was a girl--oh and woe, so many years ago--I learned that the article “a” precedes a word that begins with a consonant or a letter pronounced as a consonant. For example:

o A frat boy and a girl walked into a bar with a top hat on his head, a scarf on hers, and a platypus between them.
o A cat crouched behind a tree to watch a mouse scurry across a freshly mowed lawn.
o A photo of Sasquatch has been debunked by a scientist and a conspiracy nut working together.
o A university education is essential if you wish to qualify for a great job, but while studying at a university, I recommend that you carry an umbrella at all times.

If you are reading the examples closely, you should notice two words beginning with “u” in the last one. “A” precedes “university” but “an” precedes “umbrella.” The reason is that words such as “university” and “universal” begin with a sound like the pronoun “you” whereas “umbrella” and “underwear” and “uncle” begin with the vowel sound “uh.”

Words that begin with vowel sounds, including “uh” require the article “an.”
For example:

o An ant labors all his days whereas a grasshopper appears to hop, skip and jump through his.
o An elegant table setting requires candlelight and cloth napkins, but a casual brunch table needs paper napkins and plastic tableware.
o An idiot knows his present, but an informed voter knows the past and present in order to provide for the future.
o An octopus is one of the world’s best escape artists due to its abilities to shift shape and camouflage its colors.
o An umbrella is an essential tool when living in cities or dashing from class to class at a university.
o A yolk is no joke in terms of calories, but a yoke is often a joke if cracked upon the head of clown.

Again, I saved the exception for the last example in the series above. “Y” often counts as a vowel, but when words beginning with “y” are spoken, the pronunciation is not a short vowel sound so words opening with “y” usually require the article “a.”

Finally, is it an historic moment or a historic moment? Well, it’s both actually, but the more correct version is a historic moment for reasons similar to the “u” examples above. When the word begins with an “h” sound, choose the article “a.” When the word begins without the aspirant sound “h,” then choose “an” as in “an honest effort” (a word that begins with a vowel sound instead of the “h” sound). Thus:

o Owning a horse is a wonderful but expensive hobby.
o A hobby is as important to a happy life as honey is to bees.
o A honey bee is a friend to gardeners and farmers
o A hive should be protected from pollutants and predators, including wasps and man.

So let the distinction between vowel and consonant sounds be your guide when choosing between “a” and “an,” except, of course, some words beginning with “u” and “h.”


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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

"Change" - Art Journal Page

Hello Everyone,

This Art Journal Page is for Mou's challenge at Faber Castell Design Memory craft. I've used only 'Gelatos' as color medium on this page, have a look..

Gelatos are truly versatile, as they say! On my page, for background, I used Gelatos as watercolors, they resist modeling paste. Next I used text rubber stamp, spritzed water and applied Gelato to stamp, love that dreamy effect. Clock, Birds and Felt letters are also colored with Gelato as dry medium. If you have not tried Gelatos, go for it! They are easy to work with! :)
Gelato colors used here are - grape, guava, lavender, bubble gum

 Thanks so much for stopping by

  1. AWESOME page Shilpa.. love the colors and the textures and the wonderful composition of the page !
    Have a wonderful Tuesday Shilpa!
    You asked me how I made the Owl Mixed Media.. please don't ask me that .. I made so much mess with this page I can not told you exactly... I started with a collage on my page - used stencils with modeling-paste and painted the face with acrylics ..drizzled some homemade colors through stencils .. and at the end poured some silk paint over all.... oh my gosh what a fun... I was happy that in the end I hadn't to throw away this piece.It's purely coincidental that at the end it was a success....

    xxx Susi

  2. Ooh Shilpa,what a amazing page,fab texture and colors on it,love them.

    XXX Jeannette

  3. Amazing colours - what a wonderful page, Shilpa!
    Alison x

  4. Awesome.. love the colors and birds.. :)

  5. Lovely colors Shilpa..
    I loved the effect you have achived with gelatos.

  6. Wonderful, wonderful page, Shilpa !!! love the soft colors and the way the colors have merged in the background, script stamp and the textures are brilliant !! what is the size of this page ?

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Before my garden is fully planted I take a soil test. I try to do this every couple of years. It gives me an idea as to what nutrients my garden is lacking and also will tell me how to correct any deficiencies.  Since I live in Vermont I can have a soil test done through the University of Vermont.

They will provide sample test kits, which include a mailer, sample bag, and information form. These are available from UVM, from UVM Extension offices and from some local garden centers. You can also download a form and mail the sample in your own clean plastic bag.

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UVM Soil Testing Form

They only need about one cup of soil for a garden test.

The directions are very simple. First they need some information such as your name, address, the size of your garden and whether or not it is a home garden or a commercial production. They also want to know what crops you are growing, whether it is mixed vegetables or a specific crop. The basic test costs $14.00.

The reliability of a soil test is only as good as the sample you submit. The ½ cup of soil you are sending in must be a good representative of your garden. You want to take your sample before any lime, fertilizer or manure is added. Use only clean equipment to collect your sample.

The best way to do this is to take a number of samples from your garden and thoroughly mix them in a clean pail. Take about ten samples as a minimum for a garden up to 10,000 square feet in size.

Collect your sample by pushing the blade of a garden shovel into the soil to the desired depth. Cut out a triangular wedge of soil and set it aside. Now slide your blade into the soil again taking a thin slice from the side of the hole. Save this “core” as your sample.

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Taking soil samples

Make sure all the cores are thoroughly mixed together.

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Mix the soil samples together.

Fill a plastic bag with about 1 cup of your mixed sample and place in a mailing envelope.

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Place sample in a plastic bag.

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Cup of soil to be tested.

Once they receive your sample they will mail back a detailed report.

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Soil sample ready to mail.

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