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Being in middle school is tough. Your body is going through often-mortifying changes: acne, body hair, growth spurts. Your hormones are raging. Kids are often relentlessly cruel to each other. You aren't old enough to drive. Your parents are hopelessly lame.
Not to mention the active-shooter drills you have to go through on a routine basis because the U.S. can't get its shit together when it comes to guns. It's revolting that protecting children from being slaughtered in math class is a partisan issue in this country and that Republicans are on the side of the guns. But that's where we are.
Also a partisan issue in this country is how, or whether, to protect transgender students. (Spoiler alert: Republicans are not on the side of the students. Again.) You might remember that the Obama administration issued guidelines to schools that said, essentially, "Hey, transgender students are human beings, so treat them accordingly."
In many schools, this wasn't a big deal. And by big deal, I mean it wasn't much of an adjustment. It was, however, a big deal for trans students. I mean, man, if the president of the United States had advocated for the protection of LGBTQ students when I was in high school, that would have meant the world to me. It would have made a lot of LGBTQ kids feel less alone and also feel a little safer.
However, the guidance led to a bit of scrambling in some more-conservatives places in the country where treating trans kids as human is a very foreign concept. Much hand-wringing was done over where trans kids should pee or change for gym.
Then came the Trump administration, and the guidelines for protecting trans students were scrapped. Trans kids went from a president who cared about them to one who was actively hostile.
And so the issue of where trans kids should pee or change was left up to individual schools to figure out however they wanted. And some schools are doing a really bad job.
Case in point: What happened at a Stafford County middle school in Virginia on Sept. 28.
On that day, the school had an active-shooter drill during which the teachers are charged with making sure students are sheltered in a designated area. One of the places of safety at this middle school was the locker room. The boys went into the boys' locker room and the girls went into the girls' locker room.
Except for one girl in particular who wasn't allowed in either locker room because she is transgender. According to multiple reports, the teachers didn't know what to do with her and, after much debate, had the girl sit outside in the hallway, completely exposed to the attack that her other classmates were practicing how to survive.
Now, of course, it was just a drill. It's not like she was exposed to any real danger, right? Well, yes, technically. But the very point of a drill is to practice what you will do in the event of a real threat. And what was communicated to this young girl was, essentially, "You're on your own."
GLSEN, an organization that works for safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ students, just released its 2017 National School Climate Survey, which shows that "victimization of LGBTQ youth is not decreasing at rates previously seen — and has, in fact, gotten worse for transgender and gender nonconforming youth."
And it won't get better until we have elected officials in power who see LGBTQ youth as human beings. One of the best things you can do for LGBTQ people is to vote. Make a plan to vote on Nov. 6. Spend some time researching the candidates. Since hostility to LGBTQ people is part of the Republican platform, voting for Democrats is pretty much a no-brainer, but knowing who you're voting for when it comes to judges and other non-partisan offices is also important. A good resource is vote411.org.
If you're thinking of sitting this election out, I urge you to think of that girl sitting alone in the hallway, imaginary bullets flying. Vote like her life depends on it. Because it does.
D'Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.


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The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
Ezekiel Twenty
1: And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 2: Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 3: Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to enquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you. 4: Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: 5: And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; 6: In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: 7: Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 8: But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 9: But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. 10: Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 11: And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12: Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 13: But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 14: But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 15: Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 16: Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 17: Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. 18: But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 19: I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 20: And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 21: Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 22: Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 23: I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 24: Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. 25: Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; 26: And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD. 27: Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 28: For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 29: Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 30: Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? 31: For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you. 32: And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. 33: As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 34: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 35: And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 36: Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 37: And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38: And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 39: As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 40: For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 41: I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 42: And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. 43: And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 44: And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 45: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 46: Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47: And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48: And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49: Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
1: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3: And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4: Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 5: That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more. 6: Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 7: And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. 8: Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 9: Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 10: It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 11: And he hath give it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 12: Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. 13: Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD. 14: Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. 15: I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. 16: Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set. 17: I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it. 18: The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 19: Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. 20: Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. 21: For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 22: At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. 23: And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken. 24: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. 25: And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 27: I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. 28: And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 29: Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 30: Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 31: And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 32: Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it.
1: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2: Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. 3: Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. 4: Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 5: Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed. 6: Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. 7: In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. 8: Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. 9: In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. 10: In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution. 11: And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter. 12: In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. 13: Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. 14: Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it. 15: And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. 16: And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 17: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 18: Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 19: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20: As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. 21: Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. 22: As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you. 23: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24: Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. 25: There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 26: Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27: Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 28: And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. 29: The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. 30: And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. 31: Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.
1: The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 3: And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 4: And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. 5: And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, 6: Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. 7: Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself. 8: Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. 9: Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 10: These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her. 11: And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. 12: She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. 13: Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, 14: And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, 15: Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: 16: And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. 17: And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them. 18: So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister. 19: Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 20: For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 21: Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. 22: There, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side; 23: The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24: And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 25: And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. 26: They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 27: Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more. 28: For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated: 29: And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 30: I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols. 31: Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. 32: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much. 33: Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 34: Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 35: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 36: The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations; 37: That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them. 38: Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 39: For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house. 40: And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments, 41: And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 42: And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. 43: Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them? 44: Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. 45: And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands. 46: For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. 47: And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 48: Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 49: And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
1: Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3: And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4: Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 5: Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 6: Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall up on it. 7: For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 8: That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. 10: Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11: Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. 12: She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 13: In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. 14: I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD. 15: Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 16: Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17: Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. 18: So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 19: And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? 20: Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 21: Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. 22: And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 23: And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 24: Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25: Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, 26: That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears? 27: In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
1: The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; 3: And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 4: Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. 5: And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 6: For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; 7: Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 8: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; 9: Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, 10: Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. 11: And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 12: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; 13: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. 14: And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD. 15: Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; 16: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17: And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
1: And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 3: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. 4: And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 5: It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations. 6: And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 7: For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. 8: He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. 9: And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 10: By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 11: With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. 12: And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. 13: And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. 14: And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 15: Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? 16: Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. 17: And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! 18: Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 19: For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 20: When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; 21: I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
1: The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2: Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 3: And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 4: Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 5: They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 6: Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. 7: Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. 8: The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 9: The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 10: They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 11: The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 12: Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. 13: Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. 14: They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. 15: The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. 16: Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 17: Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 18: Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool. 19: Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. 20: Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 21: Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 22: The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 23: Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. 24: These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. 25: The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas. 26: Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. 27: Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. 28: The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 29: And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; 30: And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: 31: And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. 32: And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? 33: When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 34: In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. 35: All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. 36: The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
1: The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 6: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7: Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 8: They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 9: Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 10: Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 11: Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 12: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13: Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14: Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15: Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16: By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17: Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18: Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19: All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. 20: Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 21: Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it, 22: And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. 23: For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 24: And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 25: Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 26: And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.
1: In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 2: Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: 3: Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. 4: But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. 5: And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. 6: And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7: When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand. 8: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. 9: And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it. 10: Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11: No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 12: And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 13: Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered: 14: And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. 15: It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 16: And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 17: And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 18: Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it: 19: Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20: I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD. 21: In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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If the snow in Buffalo is any sign, this winter is going to be c-o-l-d! I suggest cozying up to these amazing movie titles on DVD. Got to go now and get those mini marshmellows for my hot chocolate...
Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Box set Language: English Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 Number of discs: 13 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: ANCHOR BAY DVD Release Date: September 16, 2014 Run Time: 2136 minutes
Actors: Kate Mulgrew, Jeri Ryan Format: Box set, Color, Dolby Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1) Subtitles: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 47 Rated: NR
Actors: Dennis Weaver, Goldie Hawn, Roy Scheider, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd Directors: Steven Spielberg Writers: Richard Matheson, Melissa Mathison, Hal Barwood, Peter Benchley, Matthew Robbins Producers: George Eckstein, Steven Spielberg, Richard Zanu
Actors: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, Aneta Corsaut Directors: Bob Sweeney Writers: Arthur Stander, Everett Greenbaum, Harvey Bullock Producers: Andy Griffith, Dean Hargrove, Donna Colabella, Richard O. Linke Format: Multiple Form
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler Directors: Peter Jackson Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Box set, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: English, Portuguese Subtitles: English, Spanish, P
Actors: Jack Klugman, Tony Randall, Al Molinaro Format: Multiple Formats, Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC Language: English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.) Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 20 Rated: Unrated Studio: Paramount DVD Re
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Limited Edition, NTSC Language: Portuguese (Dolby Digital 1.0), German (Dolby Digital 1.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), English (DTS-HD 2.0), English (DTS-HD Mas
Format: Blu-ray, Box set, Full Screen, NTSC Language: English Region: Region A/1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number of discs: 5 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Paramount DVD Release Date: May 6, 2014 Run Time: 1017 minutes
Actors: Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley Directors: Victor Fleming Writers: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf Producers: Mervyn Leroy Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Ultraviolet, NTSC Number of discs: 5


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Rockstar Games has released its Weekly GTA 5 update which makes some notable changes to the online experience.
And more is being planned later this week, with the Grand Theft Auto Diamond Casino Heist set to get a very festive flavour.
As confirmed in the latest patch notes from Rockstar Games, GTA 5 is seeing some winter upgrades, with snow set to return very soon.
But gamers completing the various missions for the Casino Heist will also notice that the building has been given a makeover.
In the spirit of the season, a variety of festive gifts, bonuses, and more have been arranged for GTA Online.
The new holiday decorations at the Diamond Casino & Resort and other local businesses are just the easiest to spot.
Snowfall is predicted across Los Santos in the coming days, but there's also plenty of free holiday clothing items to snap up.
These will be available to players who log in by January 1st, players while players who log in on December 25th will get a free Invade and Persuade RC Tank from Warstock Cache & Carry.
But before you grab that tiny package of destruction, gamers will have the chance to unlock the Green Reindeer Lights Bodysuit and Firework Launcher on December 24.
And it appears there is more free gifts being planned by Rockstar Games to keep players coming back to the game.
"Los Santos is getting into the holiday spirit in a big way," a message from the GTA Online team explains.
"Local businesses, including The Diamond Casino & Resort, are decking their halls with towering trees, boughs of holly and wreathes of glittering tinsel.
"Retail workers have been driven halfway insane stocking the shelves with crate after crate of holiday-themed clothing, accessories and weaponry. And Weazel News' crackpot weather team have even forecast a rare spate of snowfall in the coming days, meaning you and your buddies can get together and indulge in an honest-to-goodness, old-fashioned snowball fight.
"Keep an eye on GTA Online to spot festive gifts with your name on them. Through the holidays you'll have chances to get free Festive Bodysuits, Fireworks, Miniguns, Snacks, Armor and all new toys. Plus get explosive goodies through until New Year's Eve, so check back in daily to see what's stuffing your stocking."
That's without mentioning the new Grotti Furia Supercar, which is part of the new Casino Heist DLC.
"Those rolling curves. That untouchable elegance. The roaring, raging lust for speed. You don't know what to take in, or how to react. You're experiencing Grotti love at first sight. And with a monocoque like this, it's okay to start blushing.
"The Grotti Furia Supercar, now available from Legendary Motorsport. Take it for a joyride or use it as a getaway vehicle in your next Casino Heist."
This latest vehicle launch is part of Rockstar's drip-feed strategy, meaning more content will be arriving soon.
More cars and content are expected to arrive over the coming weeks and into January 2020.


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Dear Readers,
As we encounter the beginning of autumn, joy lurks someplace near. We bring you Issue Seven with some fascinating works by our talented contributors. It is a time of reckoning as we begin to experience the world in nuanced and common ways.
In the words of Maxine Hong Kingston, "In a time of destruction, create something". Creation is resistance, resurrection, and a conversation with oneself and the forces around us. Create something today, even the smallest ounce of creation is an embodiment of the holy, an offering as you give of yourself.
We had a whopping number of submissions this reading period, and we are ecstatic to receive the support of all our readers and contributors.
We hope you enjoy Issue Seven, and we welcome your thoughts, comments, and feedback.
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When your family rushes to the cinema to see Incredibles 2 this weekend, be sure you head there on time and bring a box of tissues while you're at it. Pixar's newest short film, Bao, plays right before every screening of the new animated sequel, and in my opinion, it might be their best short yet. It follows the story of a Chinese-Canadian mother adjusting to her empty nest, who one day creates a little dumpling child to take care of. This eight-minute animated short is home to some of the best high-grade animation, a beautiful score, and delicious animated food. But Bao is so much more than just a technical demo for Pixar – it also serves as a cultural piece! Told through visual storytelling, Bao captures the essence of a 1st and 2nd generation Chinese immigrant household and their family dynamics, as well as paying tribute to the love of Asian mothers.
There's a lot to love about this short if you come from a family of Asian immigrants. The immediate thing I noted was the expressive, chibi-like art style that manages to successfully cartoonize Asian features, but doesn't do so in a racist, caricaturist fashion. But thinking about the short since I saw it last Friday, I realized that it made me feel so much more validated and represented than most times I see myself in Western, Asian-targeted media. I then found out that the film was actually directed by a Chinese-Canadian woman, Domee Shi. Bao is the first Pixar short ever to be directed by a woman of any ethnicity, so already this short has made history and garnered lots of praise. I particularly want to highlight the successful way it captured the experiences of coming from a family of Chinese immigrants.
There's no dialogue in this film, so all of the specific love and care to a Chinese-Canadian household is planted in the detailed production design. A rice cooker sits in the back of the kitchen, there are calendars from Asian supermarkets on the walls, a lucky cat on a shelf, toilet paper bought in bulk from Costco is on the table and tinfoil lines the burners of a stove (subtle nods to our cultural standard of practicality). Most important, however, is the culturally specific focus on how food brings a family together. As is made obvious by the title, the food in the short is symbolic of the developing relationship between the mother and her steamed dumpling child. They bond over barbecue pork buns (cannibalism?), she makes him noodles for dinner, the film starts with her and her husband making dumplings – it's simply beautiful to see these types of Asian specific foods be normalized and weaved into this story. My family had similar traditions where we would all come together and make egg rolls, so this evoked some of the same feelings of my childhood in me.
I was also impressed that Bao not only tells a story about motherhood, but takes such specific care to focus on an Asian mother adjusting to new cultural standards. The mother struggles with not being able to shelter and protect her steamed dumpling child from playing with other kids, going out as a teenager, and moving out with his new girlfriend. Every Asian child generally has experienced this tight grip that Asian parents display with them, trying to bargain a balance between being there for your strict Asian mother versus having a social life they don't fully understand. But the mother in this film learns and grows, as her dumpling child can't always be by her side forever. I won't spoil it, but the film even takes a strangely dark turn and in that it fully expresses the mother's feelings in such an empathetic light – further developing its themes of adjusting to new cultural standards. The conflict of the movie comes from this dumpling child growing up in a world that the mother doesn't have a grasp on. It's a horrific experience for the mother, but it all comes from a place of love.
In eight simple minutes, Bao manages to paint such a specific experience of being a 1st or 2nd generation Asian immigrant in a new, Western world as well as tell a tale about a specific type of Asian mother. However, it still is able to capture a general emotion that appeals to all types of families. Art that paints a culturally specific experience whilst reaching out to a general public has so much potential to break down barriers and normalize the "other" within us. This is the power of letting people of color tell their own stories, which Disney seems to finally be allowed to happen with this short. Watching it, I was incredibly touched not only at the masterful storytelling on display, but also the fact I was experiencing it with so many other different types of people. I can only hope more opportunities like Bao open up to more creators, and that Domee Shi has more projects in store in the future.
Bao is in theatres in the U.S. today, with every screening of Incredibles 2.


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Okay so, in August Pancake went through a really big shed. I was giving him a bath around mid to late august to help with his itchiness, and he ended up dunking his nose in the water (to itch his nose on the bottom of the tub) and Im fairly certain he aspirated some water when that happened. A few days later he started making popping noises when he was breathing, and had some bubbles coming out of his mouth. I took him to the vet last week, and the vet said he has a respiratory infection. He didn't run a blood test to determine the bacteria because he said Pancake's breathing rate was too high, plus his mouth is pale/seems on the dehydrated side. He wont eat on his own, I gave been syringe feeding him critical care as per the vet's suggestion, and using a syringe to give him water and exo terra electrolytes.
The vet gave him an injection for a "broad spectrum antibiotic," which is supposed to stay in his system for 12 days. On Saturday and Sunday" there was a noticeable improvement, no heavy or noisy breathing, even interested in his food. Monday afternoon and today he's back to square one. Monday morning the vet said for me to report his progress by the end of the week. I really dont know what to do because his mouth still looks pale, which means they still cant do a blood test Im assuming? Ive read these horror stories about RIs and I'm really freaking out about it. He is still alert, no black beards. I will definitely be bringing him back to the vet once the 12 days are up for the antibiotic, I guess I'm just hoping it isn't too late to treat it 😥
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Transcript Studying nursing: Study Skills and Test
PowerPoint by: Sabina Monosova Information Credited To: Margot R. De Sevo, PhD, RNC Associate Professor Most academic courses content-based only E.g. A & P of cardiac system – learn structures of the system and their functions Nursing Profession – applied science Must learn content AND use the information E.g. Care of the child with a cardiac defect – learn about the defect, learn about children AND be able to determine the nursing care based on the child's age as well as his/her clinical status CRITICALLY read the material – BEFORE CLASS!!! identify key facts Pay attention to the headers cited by the authors. They often highlight key concepts ALWAYS focus on items in tables, boxes, figures, etc. Key facts or concepts may be included in tables, boxes, figures, etc. OR clarification of concepts may be included in the tables, boxes, figures, etc. WHY READ BEFORE CLASS When faculty lecture, students are passive. Content is not learned – easily forgotten. If the content is read before class, faculty are able to clarify information. Questions can be asked by students. Case studies can be analyzed. Discussions can take place. Classes are more interesting and stimulating. After class, compare notes with the text Are they consistent? – If NOT: Ask a fellow student – maybe notes were taken incorrectly Ask the faculty member – maybe he/she misspoke in class -- maybe new evidence has emerged – books are 2-3 years out of date by the time they are published -- maybe there are differences in opinion – there are often honest discrepancies between and among books Clinical – watch and critique! Are you seeing nursing practice that is based on theory? If practice is inconsistent with what was in learned in the classroom – or from another resource – discuss the inconsistency with faculty!! Consider classroom exams mini-clinical days Studying MUST take place over time. Since most questions are based on the nursing process, each question is asking the test taker to make a clinical decision. Test takers must consider each scenario a clinical situation Retention of material is impossible when studying occurs only days before an exam. SLEEP Research has shown that sleep is essential to learning. Students actually do LESS well when they stay up late and cram before exams. Plus, no nurse should enter a client's room having had too little sleep – since an exam is a mini-clinical, NO student should enter an examination tired. Exhaustion can result in clinical errors. READ! READ! READ! Stem – The stem MUST be read carefully – BEFORE reading the answers The question being asked MUST be well understood After determining what is being asked, THINK OF POSSIBLE ANSWERS NOW – Read ALL of the answers – 1 by 1 If you KNOW the answer is wrong – eliminate it immediately. If the answer you thought of is there – PICK IT – DON'T second guess yourself If you are uncertain – retain only possible answers. Cover up the answers ALWAYS GUESS – and don't waste time! Reviewing the exam NCLEX-RN – Can't change answers On classroom exams – ONLY CHANGE ANSWERS IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU MISREAD THE QUESTION THE FIRST TIME First impressions are almost always correct!!! Test taking is a skill – and ALL skills need to be practiced. Do as many questions as possible to practice the skill ALWAYS read why the correct answer was correct and why the incorrect answers were incorrect ATI practice exams – www.ATItesting.com NCLEX-RN review books Understanding the rationale for answers is no different than understanding the rationales one's nursing care Time yourselves when doing practice questions Allow 1 ½ minutes per question NCLEX-RN – max number of questions -- 265 in 6 hours. Helps to simulate the time constraints in the classroom as well as the pressures of taking a test


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It's a question that plagues every mom at some time or another–what are we going to do over Christmas break?
For Christian moms, that question takes on a more urgent tone–what are we going to do to celebrate Christmas that focuses on the Incarnation of Jesus? How can we spend the Advent season expectantly waiting for the birth of Christ? And how can I convey to my kids that Jesus is the greatest gift ever given?
Christmas Activities for Kids
Let's address those questions! As a part of the Screen Free Activities series here at Thinking Kids, I've put together a list of over 100 Christmas activities for kids.
You'll find links to amazing posts with instructions, printables, and some to fun products. Be sure to pin your great big list of Christmas activities for kids so you can find it throughout the month, and next year too!
Christmas Activities for Kids during Advent
1) Grab this free Advent Calendar with Bible Verses and read through the Bible with your kids every day of Advent!
2) Make this printable Advent Calendar and use the daily Scripture advent readings to focus your family on Christ's birth!
3) Print these adorable Christmas Bible Verses. They're perfect for framing and displaying, for reading throughout the day, or for memorizing with your kids! Try memorizing one each day during Advent.
4) Make these Names of Jesus Advent Ornaments.
5) Work through this Advent activities printable calendar.
6) Introduce a new Advent tradition for your family. Choose one from this big list!
7) Create a simple Stone Advent Calendar nativity scene.
8) Memorize a Bible verse a day with this printable calendar.
9) Color this printable Advent Coloring Book.
10) 5) Start a new tradition with this really cool Christmas Prayer Countdown Chain.
11) Choose an activity from this printable card set of 60 Advent activities, or check out these Advent ideas.
12) Great Advent Books to Read with Your Kids
Journey to the Manger Advent Calendar (Adventures in Odyssey Misc)All Is Bright: A Devotional Journey to Color Your Way to ChristmasIshtar's Odyssey: A Family Story for Advent (Storybooks for Advent)Tabitha's Travels: A Family Story for Advent (Storybooks for Advent)Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent (Storybooks for Advent)Bartholomew's Passage: A Family Story for Advent (Storybooks for Advent)The Best Gift Ever Given: A 25-Day Journey Through Advent from God's Good Gifts to God's Great Son
Christmas Activities for Kids about the Nativity
13) Work on a Christmas Bible study that covers God's plan for salvation, the Christmas story, the Incarnation, and four names of Jesus with the Nativity Story Lapbook.
14) Create and give an adorable Nativity Scene craft (and print the free Bible verse cards)!
15) Learn about the Shepherds with fun activities and lessons.
16) Work on these 35 free Christmas Nativity Printables.
17) Create a beautiful Nativity Chalk Silhouette.
18) Create paper tissue wise men.
19) Let your preschooler work through this printable Nativity Activity Pack.
20) Make and give Toilet Paper Roll Shepherds (with free printable Bible verse bases).
21) Work on these Wise Men lessons and activities.
22) Make a DIY Recycled Nativity Scene.
23) Create this cute paper plate manger craft.
24) Make a nativity ornament based on Margaret Wise Brown's Christmas in the Barn.
25) This wooden Nativity scene craft is a fun, easy Christmas activity for your kids.
26) Make a wood peg nativity like this nativity family scene or this peg doll nativity display.
27) Gift these simple homemade Nativity Ornaments.
28) Work on simple needlework skills with fabulous Three Wise Men Felt Christmas Ornaments (free templates).
29) Help your kids use their own toys to create an exciting Nativity scene, or take a look at this toy scene.
30) Create a Textured Art Nativity Scene with your toddlers.
31) Bake and decorate nativity cookies.
32) Make these simple Christmas Star of Bethlehem Sand Dollar Ornaments.
33) Make a beautiful paper strip angel ornament.
34) Work through this great big list of Nativity Crafts and Activities.
35) Make a Nativity Wreath.
36) Do a Bible object lesson on the nativity.
37) Find some more fun Nativity coloring pages here.
38) Make a rustic Walnut Shell Manger Ornament.
39) Gift these cute homemade Wooden Peg Angel Ornaments.
40) Do a Bible object lesson on the shepherds.
41) Make Easy Nativity Story Stones.
42) Gift homemade peg doll angels.
43) Work through this Wise Men Visit Jesus lesson (with activities).
44) Create a toilet paper roll camel.
45) Create a Nativity Stained Glass Lantern.
46) Put together a felt Nativity story board and have your children tell the story.
47) Color a free picture (and verse) of the Nativity, or work on a stained glass coloring page.
48) Fun Books with Christmas Activities for Kids
Away in a Manger Story + Activity Book (Faith That Sticks Books)My Christmas Activity Book: 25 Days to Celebrate Jesus' Birth
Christmas Activities for Kids that Focus on Giving
49) Give birthday gifts to Jesus!
50) Focus on service projects and "fill the manger".
51) Make these fun Scripture gift tags with your kids and talk about how Jesus is God's gift to us. (They're free!)
51) Explore these 12 meaningful ideas.
52) Print this daily random acts of kindness Christmas calendar and work through it, this printable list, or print these RAK cards.
53) Dig into God's Word with a gospel-centered look at what the Bible says about gifts, cultivate a heart of service and gratitude, and enjoy fun advent activities with the family Bible study Every Good and Perfect Gift.
Christmas Activities for Kids that Focus on the Christmas Story
54) Do a Bible Brick Challenge from the book of Matthew.
55) Practice sequencing the Christmas story.
56) Make a Christmas Story Bracelet and print the Christmas poem.
57) Do a Birth of Jesus object lesson.
58) Work on an Angels and Shepherds Book craft with these free downloadable printables.
59) Make this beautiful (printable) Nativity Shadow Puppet set.
60) Play with a homemade Small World Bethlehem.
61) Create this Animal's Christmas Carol Craft.
62) Do this Birth of Jesus lesson (and make this super cute craft).
63) Work through My Christmas Activity Book.
64) Make popsicle stick puppets with cardstock and markers. Act out the Christmas Bible story.
65) Put on a puppet play of the Christmas story.
66) Learn about the Birth of John the Baptist.
Christmas Activities for Kids that Teach about Jesus
67) Teach kids about Jesus with this Jesus Is Devotional Banner.
68) Work on this printable Jesus' Family Tree Minibook.
69) I love these printable Names of Jesus ornaments.
70) Learn about Jesus' Genealogy.
71) Create a Light of the World candle gift.
72) Go through this free printable Names of Jesus Bible Lesson and Nativity Craft Pack.
73) Go through a Simple Names of Jesus Salvation Message.
74) Create a Names of Jesus Ornaments Poster and work on learning each name.
75) Read These Great Books about Jesus, the Reason for Christmas
30 Prophecies: One Story: How God's Word Points to JesusThe History of Christmas: 2,000 Years of Faith, Fable and FestivityI Spy At Christmas: Jesus is More Important than Crackers and TinselThe Christmas Story: The Bible VersionThe Very First ChristmasThe Very First Christmas
Christmas Activities for Kids that are Just Fun!
76) Use this printable Christmas calendar to make sure every day has a fun activity.
77) Print these free Christmas Coupons, brainstorm fun ways to fill them out, and give them as gifts.
78) Start a new tradition with the 12 Games of Christmas.
79) Do a Christmas word search.
80) Let your teens work on these awesome Bible Verse Coloring Pages and Devotions Books.
81) Play with some of these great Learning Tools for Kids.
82) Read a picture book!
83) Make Christmas Stained Glass Art.
84) Read the Crippled Lamb and discuss.
85) Play with gold, frankincense, and myrrh playdoh.
86) Do a Heroes of the Bible Brick Challenge.
87) Explore these Old-Fashioned Christmas ideas.
88) Sew these adorable felt bird ornaments based on Tomie de Paola's The Birds of Bethlehem.
89) Make some Christmas ornaments with your teens.
90) Do some Christmas STEM activities.
91) Do some fun Christmas baking with a focus on Christ.
92) Plan 25 days of Christmas activities for kids.
93) Make some Popsicle Stick Christmas crafts.
94) Make an Advent Window Star.
Christmas Activities that Focus on Learning the Bible
95) Work through The Five Solas: Signs to Follow on the Narrow Path family Bible study.
96) Go through these 5-day Bible studies as a family–there's one for kids and one for teens.
97) Do some Bible object lessons.
99) Do the Christmas Super Hero object lesson.
100) Work through the Christmas Salvation object lesson.
More Thinking Kids Posts You'll Love
Christmas Bible Verses for KidsChristmas Wreath Craft for Kids to MakeChristmas Advent Calendar with Bible VersesChristmas Nativity Story LapbookPrintable Advent Calendar for KidsBible Verses About Jesus' Birth | Write, Color, & Memorize SetNames of Jesus Poster and OrnamentsChristmas Star of Bethlehem Sand Dollar OrnamentsNames of Jesus Bible Lesson and CraftWise Men Lessons and ActivitiesShepherd Studies and ActivitiesEasy Graham Cracker Nativity SceneChristmas Stained Glass ArtJesus' Family Tree MinibookJesus, the Light of the World Christmas Craft for KidsChristian Advent Calendars for KidsBest Christmas Books for KidsWooden Nativity Craft for KidsBible Road Trip™: Frequently Asked Questions7 Tips for Surviving the Holidays with KidsThree Wise Men Christmas Ornaments to MakeToilet Paper Roll Shepherds CraftNativity Scene Craft for KidsChristmas Gifts for Thinking KidsAngels and Shepherds Craft BookChristmas Coupons for KidsGifts for Jesus' Birthday100+ Christmas Activities for Kids
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As a General Manager, you will be vital to the success of your team members and your store's growth. Through their previous leadership experience and the training we provide, our GMs coach and develop their teams to become the best they can be so that everyone can succeed. Whether it's demonstrating superior customer service or performing customer transactions, you will lead by example while setting the bar high for performance. In partnership with your District Director of Operations, you will set objectives and metrics, and ensure your team's achievement in meeting them through your ability to motivate and inspire '-' and we'll ensure you have the same opportunities to develop your skills and move your career forward.
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Coach and develop team through training, employee management, and setting an example in order to maximize potential for team members and the business.
Encourage store growth and profitability by appraising vehicles, selling loan products to consumers, obtaining referrals, participating in community events, and more.
Develop customer relationships and provide unrivaled customer service in order to build new business, increase store profitability, and further brand loyalty and recognition.
Set performance standards and expectations while holding team accountable for upholding compliance with Company policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
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text: Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj is one of the leading vocalists in the North Indian classical tradition. He comes from a family which includes four generations of outstanding musicians, began his training under the tutelage of his father, although he started with the tabla and continued with extensive training by his brother. He has a sonorous voice which spans three and a half octaves and which is at once both spiritual and emotional. Pandit Jasraj @ Wikipedia... Early life and background: Jasraj was born in Hissar, Haryana to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. [2] His family is well known for singing in the Mewati Gharana style. Motiramji died when Jasrajji was only four, on the day he was to be appointed as the state musician in the court of the Last Nizam.[3] Jasraj was initiated into vocal music by his father, Motiram. He also received training from his elder brother, Pandit Maniramji, and later from Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela. He was also greatly influenced by the voice of the famous ghazal singer Begum Akhtar, whom he used to listen to, skipping school, at a small hotel playing her songs all day. This inspired him to learn vocal. In 1960, when Jasraj went to visit Bade Ghulam Ali Khan at a hospital, Khan asked him to become his disciple, but he declined saying that he could not accept his tutelage since he was already Motiram's disciple. As a means of livelihood, Maniramji took Jasraj as an accompanying tabla player. However, at the time, just like sarangi players, tabla players were looked down upon. At the age of 14, unhappy with the treatment of an accompanying artist, Jasraj left and vowed not to cut his hair until he learned to sing. Performing career Jasraj is blessed with a rich, soul stirring and sonorous voice, traversing effortlessly across three and a half octaves. His vocalizing is in perfect diction and clarity. He also did extensive research in Haveli Sangeet. His greatest contribution to Indian classical music is his conception of a unique and novel jugalbandi, styled on the ancient system of moorchanas, between a male and a female vocalist, each singing in their respective scales and different ragas at the same time. It is often said that the great artists fail to pass on their craft to the next generation. However, Jasraj has many students and is ensuring longevity of his genre. Amongst his flag-bearing disciples, Sanjeev Abhyankar, Suman Ghosh, Tripti Mukherjee, and Kala Ramnath are well-known exponents of the Mewati Gharana. Sadhana Sargam, a well-known Bollywood singer, is one of his disciples. In memory of his late father, he organises a musical festival every year called the Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh in Hyderabad, India. It completed 36 years in 2008. [edit] Personal life In 1962 he married Madhura, the daughter of the legendary film director V. Shantaram. They have a son, Sarang Dev, and a daughter, Durga Jasraj, a television anchor. Music composers Jatin-Lalit are his nephews. At one time, he was also involved with Protima Bedi.[4] Awards * Padma Vibhushan, (art-classical music-vocal) in 2000 * Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987 * Sangeet Kala Ratna * Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award * Lata Mangeshkar Puraskar * Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar * Surer Guru Discography * Raga Symphony (2009) * Baiju Bawra (2008) * Upasana (2007) * Tapasya Vol. 1 (2005) * Darbar (2003) * Maheshwara Mantra (2002) * Soul Food (2005) * Jasraj, Pandit Vol. 2 - Haveli Sangeet * Inspiration (2000) * Ragas Triveni and Multani Live * Ragas Bihada and Gaud Giri Malhar * Worship By Music/Live Stuggart '88 * Ornamental Voice Filmography * Ladki Sahyadri Ki (1966, music by Vasant Desai) * Birbal My Brother (1973, music by Shyam Prabhakar) * 1920 (2008, music by Adnan Sami) References 1. ^ http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/pandit-jasraj-casts-magic-spell/398561/ 2. ^ Kamat's Potpourri: Mohan Nadkarni article on Pandit Jasraj - http://www.kamat.com/indica/music/jasraj.htm 3. ^ http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/12/01/stories/2004120100800300.htm 4. ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/specials/proj_tabloid/ladylovers.shtml External links * Video interview of Pandit Jasraj - http://video.webindia123.com/interviews/singers/jasraj/index.htm * Mero Man Mohiyo - Performance Review on Nov. 1, 2008 @ Austin, Texas - http://nazaronline.net/arts/2008/11/mero-man-mohiyo/ * Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music, New York - http://www.pjim.org/ * Video of Raga Poorvi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psZKJUVVSJo (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandit_Jasraj ) User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.


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"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
- Epictetus
This morning I rolled up to the gym feeling well but still a bit tired. Honestly, knowing that recovery work was going to be on the whiteboard helped get me there today.
SICFIT Austin WOD
"mobility recovery/week"
A. 10 minutes foam roller/trigger point
B. 800 meter run
C. shoulder work:
*figure-8 with a 15# bumper, 30 seconds each direction
*small circles, arms extended with 5# plates, 30 seconds forward, 30 seconds backward
*large circles with 5# plates, 30 seconds forward, 30 seconds backwards
*figure-8 with 15# bumper, 30 seconds each direction
D. KB work @ 16kg
-10 Russian swings/10 American swings
-10 windmills each side/5 TGU each side
-10 1-hand Russian swings each side/10 snatch each side
-10 windmills each side/5 TGU each side
-10 Russian swings/10 American swings
-10 1-hand/1-leg (opposites) Romanian deadlifts each side/5 clean&press each side
E. 10 minutes shoulder/chest/lat mobility work with bands
Felt good to move. Speaking of moving, check out this free running show reel by 3RUN!
Think I'm ready to go full speed again! "Hump day" is coming! Peace.
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