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But that doesn't mean the Weithorns' collection of sculpture, paintings and mixed-media works by celebrated artists including Faith Ringgold, Kara Walker, Sue Coe, and Leon Golub doesn't possess great marketability and, more important to the Weithorns, intellectual value. So says Heather Lineberry, the curator of "The Other Mainstream: Selections From the Collection of Mikki and Stanley Weithorn," which opens Friday, January 21, at the ASU Art Museum.
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Since becoming art collectors in 1988, the Weithorns -- who split their time as "social and political activists" between Scottsdale and New York -- have amassed 300 works of what they call "outsider art," by artists from around the country, especially minority artists. But, the Weithorns insist in an interview with Lineberry that will be published along with the exhibition catalogue, they don't simply search out minority artists, or even "political" art. Rather, they're drawn to art that reinforces their own ideals.
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Sorry, by "Leapord Skin Pillbox Hat," of course i meant "It Takes a Lot to Laugh (It Takes a Train to Cry)".
There is a trade-off with the guest-heavy shows; you get some magical, once-in-a-lifetime moments, but the flow of the show can seem a bit choppy. Instead of one long narrative arc, you get more of a short story anthology…
The "Midnight Rider" opening is a sprightly version; then "Don't Keep me Wonderin'." On the end, Oteil erupts in joy, bending from the waist; Greg is moved to actually stop playing, and raise his hands in the air. The band tumbles through the pocket to the close. Then a slow groove intro with some Warren nice slide builds into the "Done Somebody Wrong" shimmy.
Next up is the new instrumental; it seems to meander a bit at first, then Derek brings some bite, and the song climaxes nicely, ending in ringing, lingering tone. Then the Asbury Jukes Horns take their places on the right of the stage, over past Oteil, for Warren's rendition of "Into the Mystic." Derek's twangy slide lines give way to Gregg's swelling organ, then the chorus; it is a moment. Then the horns, then horns, organ and vocals, and it is sweet soul music; the band rocks your gypsy soul. As always, the Jukes horn section is spot-on, tight, campy swingin' fun.
Speaking of which, Warren brings out "TV's Bruce Willis" for "One Way Out." Last time he sat in, I thought he overplayed; but tonight Willis was almost remarkably good, playing blues harp like a harder-dying Sonny Boy Williamson. The crowd obviously loves him. Warren tosses Butch a nod, there is a drum break, then the two guitars spin out the licks, Willis wailing over the top. Gregg sings the hell out of the close, then Warren launches immediately into the snaky riff of "Smokestack Lightening." Willis is immediately on it, into Warren's vocals. Then Haynes and Willis roll all around in the bluesy mud together; Willis shouldn't be this good. Derek moves to the fore, plays faster, higher up, the band follows him, then a crunchy return to riff, Willis blowing, and Warren singing the final vocals. I liked it.
The horns come back out for 'Southbound," and they are glorious high camp. There are other horn sections that sit in with the Brothers, and everyone is good; but the Jukes are the only ones who also have "an act." Here they work it for all it's worth, blowing synchronized, syncopated brassy bursts. La Bamba takes a solo over the other horns, then some speed demon guitars and sax locomotive. The horn players are swaying together to the beat like an old time horn section from the movies; if they are southbound, it is to south Jersey. The song ends the set with a happy exclamation point.
Boz Scaggs is onstage for the beginning of set 2, fronting the band for a sweet, self-contained four-song mini-set. Dylan's "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat" is an 8-bar blues, Warren is pure sweetness. Boz and Gregg trade verses, then the band lays on a rubbery "Rainy Day Women" groove and they are immediately deep down in the pocket. Then Boz quickly counts in the jaunty "Sick and Tired." The horns are back, and it is instant soul revue, and right in Boz's strike zone. Then "Aint No Love in the Heart of the City," a minor blues with a serious "Thrill is Gone" vibe. Boz, Gregg and Warren trade off the vocals.
Then, finally, the blues juice spills over into "Loan Me a Dime." Derek, of course, announces himself immediately. The next 13 minutes flow by in a state outside of time; it is 1969, when Boz's version of this track with Duane came out; it is summer 2000, when the Brothers played this almost nightly. Of course the horns are still out, punching those charts for the part that on record is the extended fade. Derek pierces your heart, deft, fierce… the horns blow. Please, you think, don't end. Then Derek steers the band beautifully down and around, slow again, to the verse. It is a little slice of heaven. The place erupts in a spontaneous ovation; Warren and the horn players are all applauding vigorously as Boz exits the stage.
Inevitably when the Jukes are in the house, you know you're going to get "The Same Thing." This take is full of fury. Oteil busts out in his mid-section slot after the first run-through of the song, then some Oteil/Derek/Jukes fury. Then Derek meets Warren in front of the stage for some guitar fury… the horns play the riff, brightly, full of color, to a shimmering end.
"Wasted Words" follows, Warren offering a nice extended slide attack on the outro, then a nice hand-off to Derek, who questions, probes over an insistent rhythm. Then, imperceptibly, they have moved into "what song was this again?" territory, and Derek tears through what is essentially now an entirely different song. Finally he nods to Warren, who pulls the jam back to the "Wasted Words" stopping place and close. Highlight.
Several times during "No One Left to Run With" Warren looks up at Allen Woody's image on screen. There is an extended, monochrome jam, then the Bo Diddley riff, and they decay into spaciness and color. Warren provides an extended, valiant attack, with Duane literally looming overhead (courtesy the slide show.) Finally he chords the riff to call the band back; this takes a while because they don't wanna come. Then finally the Bo Diddley beat and out.
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A few weeks ago, Cass and I flew to Stanford for my 15-year college reunion.
Going to Stanford was transformative for me. It taught me what excellence really is. I met amazing friends. And Stanford gave me the freedom to explore topics like technology and social psychology, persuasion, cults, deception, and ethics.
I shared some of my highlights and takeaways from my trip on Instagram, and now I'd like to share them with you here.
I wanted to give Cass a tour before the reunion, starting with the spot that had the most impact on me during my 5 years at Stanford.
After tacos, Cass and I headed over to campus, walking through Stanford's iconic Palm Drive entrance. This "Welcome to Stanford" banner was one of the first things I saw when I visited for the first time, and I'll never forget it.
During my first visit, I was really surprised at all the trees along Palm Drive. I thought, "Why don't they hire someone to do some landscaping?" But it turns out, this is all intentional.
This is an 8,180-acre campus with foothills, plains, and more than 43,000 trees. There are all kinds of animals, birds, hikes, places to walk.
Look at that grass! What does it take to maintain something like this? It's the same love I feel toward luxury hotels. It's not just that it's beautiful, it's that there's a team of people looking after you, and they value beauty and care.
We were lucky to be there on a leisurely Wednesday afternoon and take our time exploring the campus. And if we got tired, we could always head back to our hotel and take a nap. No rush. We could rest and come back tomorrow. That's the beauty of a flexible schedule, even in the middle of the week.
We headed over to Memorial Church, a beautifully architected, interdenominational church that was built in the late 1800s. Many alums get married there — there's a years-long waiting list. Cass was blown away, even though there were so many other mind-blowing buildings on campus. She said, "Wow, I've never been on a campus with a church." I loved seeing Stanford through her eyes.
Cass built SoulCycle's retail business before starting her own business, Next Level Wardrobe. So I wanted to take her to the Stanford Student Enterprises store, a student-run merch store on campus. I worked at SSE as the marketing manager, one of my first business jobs, and met a lot of friends who went on to start their own businesses. It was great to see it still running 15 years later.
One of the first things I noticed when I came to Stanford was that all the classroom doors were unlocked. You could walk in and explore, use a conference room if you wanted to. There were essentially unlimited resources.
What a beautiful symbol. It's hard to get in, but once you do, they trust you.
I created my business in the same way. It's hard to be able to join — we don't let everyone in. But once you're in, we offer you amazing resources. We call you, we check in on you, we let you join any of our other courses.
It's also a way for me to think about who I want to be surrounded with. I want to trust the people around me. Coming here taught me that you can treat people like they're going to do GOOD by default. This profoundly shaped the way I think about my life, my business, and the people I want to be around.
Later, we dined at Tamarine, an upscale restaurant in Palo Alto. When I was a student, this restaurant was too expensive for me. Now as an adult, being able to come here on a whim shows me how far I've come.
The wine director even stopped by to say hello and say he and his wife were both IWT students. Thank you Brent and Liz!
On Day 2, we looked at all our breakfast options. American, eggs? No thanks. It was back to…
The day of the reunion was packed with activities, and I got to meet up with old friends and catch up.
We sat in on class panels, where alums talked about what they'd learned since Stanford. I'm deep in the self-development world, and I appreciated hearing moments when people realized what they were doing wasn't working.
These conversations can't always happen in public, just look at high earners asking for advice on Reddit. That's why I take pride in surrounding my students with other people who understand.
We also visited my old stomping grounds at the Program in Science, Technology and Society.
This is a very small major at Stanford, and most people found it confusing and wanted something easier to explain, like computer science or econ. But I got to customize my curriculum and studied technology, psychology, persuasion, social influence, ethics, and more. All of this plays into my business today. And I found that if you tell your story right, people are fascinated, not confused.
After my reunion, I got to spend a day with my family in San Francisco. I took them to the Cal Academy to show them the aquarium and penguins.
We took a break in a cafe for a bit. My friend Nick Gray once told me that if he went to a museum, he would spend 90 mins tops, and the first 30 would be at a cafe planning his trip. That blew my mind, since I grew up only going to a place once, so we'd spend the entire day seeing everything. This time, I slowed it down, knowing we could always come back. A totally different experience.
When I shared all this on Instagram, some of you were asking how much student loan debt I had after leaving Stanford. I got scholarships that paid my entire undergrad and grad work there. Little known fact: Elite colleges are incredibly generous with their financial aid. (To find out more about my scholarship system, click here.)
My parents used to say, "Be good enough to get in. The money will take care of itself."
This is an example of the subtle ways parents who revere education show their values. They visit colleges, talk about why education matters, introduce you to professors and teach you to respect them.
My dad once brought our entire family to Berkeley. He put my sisters on his shoulder and said, "One day, you can come here." And they did.
My scholarships also paid for ANY books I wanted. This was one of the best things in my life. I literally had an account at the bookstore. Whatever I bought, any book, would be covered. This was my first example of true abundance with books. Ever since then, I never think twice about buying a book. This is the origin story of Ramit's Book Buying Rule!
Ramit's Book-Buying Rule: If you're "thinking about" buying a book, just buy it. Don't waste 5 secs debating. Even 1 idea makes it worth it.
— Ramit Sethi (@ramit) November 5, 2015
I loved sharing my time at Stanford with you on Instagram, and loved reading your comments. Follow me there for more travel stories and send me a DM anytime. I read them all.
Highlights from my 15-year Stanford reunion is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich.


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Kate at Trees Are Not Lollipops has graciously given me the Beautiful Blogger Award. Check out her blog if you can. She has some wonderful stories and a beautiful drawing of a numbat on there. I wrote a picture book about a numbat awhile back. They're adorable little critters found in western Australia. They have long, skinny tongues, eat termites, and kind of look like squirrels. The numbat in my story is named Mallee -- he's just a baby.
In order to accept the award, I am to pass it onto ten other bloggers. This is always the hardest part for me because I follow so many wonderful blogs. So, here are ten in random order ...
Jonathon @ Jon's Life. Or Other People Doing Odd Things
Stephen @ Nikon Sniper
Dena @ Deconstructing Dena
Melissa @ Green Girl in Wisconsin
Terry @ TerryLynnJohnson
T.Anne @ White Platonic Dreams
Brittany @ Re-Writing Motherhood
Faith @ Faith Elizabeth Hough
Ginger @ Gingerpixels
Bish @ Random Thoughts
Please check out all these blogs because they're all worthy of the Beautiful Blogger Award. If I skipped your blog, I apologize. Feel free to smack me upside the head. There are so many fun blogs out there. Also, check out Bish's blog because as soon as she reaches 100 followers she's going to have a contest. I can't wait to see what that will be. And finally, thank you for giving me the Beautiful Blogger Award, Kate!


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The early-morning sun glints off the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles. Mar'cel Stribling, a 19-year-old senior at gritty Crenshaw High School in South Los Angeles, stands on the steps of a gleaming white office tower, making up rhymes. "I don't wanna be nothing like Kanye West," he shouts. "I just want to tell you I'm the best."
Muthoni Gaciku, 14, rolls her eyes and goes back to chatting with her friend Wendy Velasco, 15, about her future career. "I want to be a food connoisseur," states the tiny Gaciku, a recent Kenyan immigrant, shifting back and forth in her pigtails and cropped pants. "That way, I can eat all the time."
A couple of steps behind them, Renee Kelly leans against the office building smiling, talking to no one. With her square-tipped, French-manicured fingernails, bejeweled sunglasses, and thick black hair twisted and tucked neatly under a black baseball hat, she looks poised and glamorous–but hardly prepared for the journey ahead: a 13-mile hike along Wilshire Boulevard, the avenue that splits sprawling Los Angeles down the center, connecting downtown to the Pacific Ocean. I ask her if she knows what she's in for. "I did it three years ago," she says, "so let's see if I still got it. I'm middle-aged now."
Kelly is 19.
She and 17 other students and recent graduates of Crenshaw High School got up before dawn for this biannual event for the school's Eco Club/Venture Crew. Other outings, like the five-day backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park, may offer more in the way of communion with nature. But traversing the all-concrete length of Wilshire Boulevard has its special allure–especially in a city where no one walks. "Three years ago, we did it in the rain," says Bill Vanderberg, the Eco Club's adviser and Crenshaw's dean of students. "I said, 'I'm never doing this again.' But the kids never stopped talking about it. They just never stopped bugging me."
From its downtown source to its terminus at the Santa Monica Pier, in its meanderings through Koreatown to the eight-lane swath it cuts through swanky Westside, Wilshire connects Los Angeles far more than touristy Sunset or Hollywood Boulevards do. Walking it is a proclamation of freedom for kids from the neighborhoods that surround Crenshaw. Because of the strife and stray bullets of warring gangs, few venture far from their home turf, and fewer still do so on foot. It pains Vanderberg, who grew up in the suburbs of New York City. Most of his early outdoor adventures, he recalls, were urban ones: "We'd get up and hit the street and walk as far as we could just to see where it went. These kids can't do that, ever."
Crenshaw's dropout rate is twice the already high L.A. average, and violence in the communities surrounding the campus is common. "I saw these kids with their worlds closing in on them," Vanderberg says. "I wanted them to see what else is out there." Trips to the mountains offer access to open space; the Wilshire hike gives teens access to their own diverse hometown.
"Here are the rules," Vanderberg declares as the group assembles. "No CD players, no iPods, and no headphones. We're out here to hear the sounds of the city and talk to each other, not to check out and get through it.
"And learn how to cross the street," he adds. "In California, people just walk and don't bother to look. I'm from New York. In New York, we look, no matter what the light says."
Our starting point is the Metro Red Line rail station at Western Avenue. A little after 8:30 a.m., we set out. Gaciku and Velasco walk arm in arm, running to stay at the front of the squad, where Stribling continues his high-decibel rap, now boasting of his unflagging energy. "I'm in JROTC," he tells me. "I can walk for days."
I'm feeling the same. I happen to live on Wilshire Boulevard and considered myself on intimate terms with its landmarks. But now distances familiar to me from long, dull drives shatter into scores of small discoveries. I spot storefronts and building facades I never knew were there, and the blocks melt away. When we hit Highland Avenue at 10:00 a.m., Vanderberg calls for a break. We're smack in the heart of Los Angeles, just shy of the historic Miracle Mile–a segment of Wilshire designed for early automobile traffic, replete with art deco high-rises and streamlined moderne office towers. I'm astonished: I've never walked from Western to Highland. It never occurred to me that I could.
Lumbering Escalades and Excursions are trapped in asphalt between traffic lights. We blend in easily here, but a few miles west, where Wilshire intersects the fabled retail fantasyland of Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the stares begin. It's not often, in this deeply segregated city, that a small crowd of black and Latino teenagers traipses through these moneyed streets. Women with Botoxed foreheads and surgically stretched cheeks perch at sidewalk café tables, blinking bewilderedly like some odd species of bird. I half expect security guards to roll up and ask what we're doing here. Stribling stops rapping long enough to stare in a window at a $3,000 pair of socks. "They better have a lifetime warranty!" he declares.
By noon we clear Beverly Hills, and what was a pleasantly cool day becomes oppressively hot. Vanderberg takes out the map: three long miles to the sea. "This is going to be the tough hour," he confides to me. "It's been four hours already, and we've got some complaints coming in about feet."
In fact, except for Vanderberg himself, the only one who looks undisturbed by the journey is Renee Kelly. As I limp along next to her, I notice that her hair remains smooth and neat, her lips still glossy, and her smile as fresh and relaxed as it was when we began.
"You know, when I first met you, I didn't think you could finish this hike," I confess.
Kelly shoots me a look of mock scorn.
"The bangles threw me," I explain, pointing to the jingling column of gold on her wrist.
"Oh," Kelly says with a laugh. "I do trail work with my bangles on. I forget that they're there."
Kelly, the daughter of Jamaican parents who never took her camping, earned her outdoors credentials three years ago on a camping trip to Death Valley. She was in tenth grade and not doing well. "I was fed up with school and about to drop out," she says. "I was going through things." The trip wasn't easy. "It was freezing cold. The wind was snapping in our faces, our tents blew down, and everything broke. All our cars got stuck in the mud." But she got to throw herself off the high, forgiving slopes of the Eureka Dunes and saw the precipitous, snow-capped Panamint Mountains rising high above the salty flats at Badwater. A world apart from fast-food drive-ins and strip malls opened up, and Kelly saw a future for herself in it. "I realized that if I wanted to go on more trips, I had to show up at school more," she says. "So I did."
Kelly graduated last year and now studies nursing at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, with plans to be a park ranger.
As Vanderberg folds up the map, he looks down sternly at one girl's slip-on tennies. "Where are your socks?" he demands.
"I'm not answering," says 18-year-old Maria Diego, batting long, mascara-coated eyelashes. Diego was last year's Eco Club vice president, and she's spent the whole day walking with her friend Karla Rivera, 17. The two have known each other since elementary school but only became friends on a club backpacking trip. "And now we're 'Diego-Rivera!' " chirps Rivera.
"I got close to Mr. Vanderberg because I wasn't a real good student and I had to go and talk to him a lot," says Diego. The Yosemite trip was her first, and she found it exhausting. "And at the end, I looked back and realized I'd done something I thought I could never do."
Did it improve her schoolwork?
"For a while," Diego says, looking down at her inadequately shod feet. "I got off track again this year."
In fact, Diego had dropped out of school the previous year and only squeaked out a diploma in December after completing a series of courses in night school. Sometimes a walk in the woods–or a walk down the length of Wilshire Boulevard–is just what it is; it's not a panacea, and it's not going to turn every teenager around. "We're here to introduce kids to the outdoors," Vanderberg says, "not to perform miracles on everyone."
Lots of kids come to Eco Club events but don't attend the meetings, Vanderberg says. Others come out once and never return, with no explanation. "But they still had an experience they never had before," he insists. The Eco Club shouldn't have to justify itself, Vanderberg argues, by saving every academic career. "It's enough when we just get one," he says.
At 1:30 p.m., we hit Lincoln Boulevard, which divides the rest of Los Angeles from what everyone knows as the Beach. With nine blocks left, Diego and Rivera start running into the ocean breeze. Vanderberg shouts at them to slow down, but it's no use. When we cross Ocean Avenue and hit the soft dirt of the walking path, Gaciku jumps into the air and lets out a whoop. Stribling announces loudly that he could walk the whole thing again. Kelly, gold earrings sparkling, camera swinging calmly from her wrist, just beams a broad, quiet smile.
Judith Lewis is a a freelance writer specializing in the environment and the arts. Excerpted from Sierra (May-June 2007). Subscriptions: $25/yr. (6 issues) including Sierra Club membership from 85 Second St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105;www.sierraclub.org/sierra.


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Daniele Franco, Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance, said confronting the economic damage from the pandemic is the G20's top priority…reports Asian Lite News
Finance Ministers and central bank governors from the world's largest economies have agreed on continued financial backing for countries struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic "as long as required", said the co-chair of a virtual G20 summit.
At the summit on Wednesday, Daniele Franco, Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance, said confronting the economic damage from the pandemic is the G20's top priority, reports Xinhua news agency.
Franco said the participants at the second G20 meeting of the year agreed to use "all available policy tools for as long as required" in order to save lives and livelihoods.
Franco also said increasing the global availability of coronavirus vaccines in an "equitable and accessible" way was part of that effort.
Franco and Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy and the other co-chair of the talks, spoke to more than 100 reporters on Wednesday via video hook-up from Rome.
That was the same format used by Ministers and governors for the negotiations.
Also read:UK to try out 'Covid status certification'
While the coronavirus pandemic was the central topic at the virtual summit of representatives from 19 major economies and the European Union, discussions also touched on other pressing issues, such as the need for global action on climate change and the development of standards for a global corporate tax rate.
Franco noted that the International Monetary Fund had just upped its estimate for GDP)growth to 6.0 per cent, up from 5.5 per cent in January.
He said that was a positive sign, but he warned that the global economic outlook remained "clouded by uncertainty" due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
Together, G20 countries account for 80 per cent of the world's GDP
Also read:Covid-19: Social Media Battling Vaccine Uncertainty


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As we contemplate on how we are moving forward it is clear that the vision we have is not something we have thought up but this was spoken of many years ago by Godly men and women who had a dream from God for their country and their people.
Far be it that we from North America could understand much of the hardships people in Africa have experienced. There have been many men and women of faith who have cultivated and sown seeds of faith throughout history. We have come along in our ignorance but with love and service to walk and work alongside some wonderful people to see some of their dreams come to fruition.
During this trip to Burundi and Congo we have heard some things that were spoken in the past now coming about. God's word never returns to him without accomplishing what it was intended to do.
Fathers and mothers are praying their sons and daughters will walk in freedom in this land and that peace will come.
There are half a million Congolese refugees living in neighbouring countries since 2012. We visited one refugee camp in northern Burundi which has 9,000 Congolese living in it. Some children we know have been placed back into this camp while waiting to be "processed" by UNHCR. This waiting process is taking a very long time for many of these people. One lady has been in this camp for ten years! We continue to pray for these ones that they will remain strong and sickness will be far from them.


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Players' wives raise awareness in battle against sex-traffic tradeHeather Crane, Lindsay Hiebert (daughter of Love146 co-founder Lamont Hiebert), Dowd Simpson and Athena Perez (left to right), met in Cambodia for a week-long trip to raise awareness of the horrors of the child sex slavery.May 04, 2010
Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM Chief of Correspondents
Within 10 minutes, Heather Crane was physically sick to her stomach.
Her husband, Ben, was back in the United States playing in the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral Resort & Spa. But Heather had left that heady world of pro sports and creature comforts to go to Southeast Asia to help raise awareness about the horrors of child sex trafficking.
She was joined on the trip by Dowd Simpson, the new bride of Webb Simpson, and Pat Perez's wife, Athena. On this singularly disturbing night in March, the three women found themselves in one of Bangkok's three red-light districts.
Together, Anything's PossibleThe PGA TOUR's charity website gives users the ability to access information and donate to charities that their favorite players support. Ben Crane, whose wife Heather was one of the three players' wives who visited Cambodia, has a charity page that can be accessed by clicking here. For the main page of the PGA TOUR's charity website, please click here. Learn more about Love146 Love146 is an organization that seeks to end child sex slavery and exploitation. To find out more about this organization, please click here for the official website.
"The one we went to was surrounded by a night market so you had normal people and children all around," Heather said, shaking her head. "You had open karaoke bars and then you'd have an S&M establishment.
"Then you'd have the kind of place ... where the girls are lined up (behind a glass window) by row according to their beauty and their price. How horrible would that be to have to do that for a living and be on the bottom level because you're one of the ugly ones?"
As they walked through the red-light district, Perez said she felt like she was in some sort of a twisted "Stephen King carnival." Women in bikinis gyrated and danced in glass walkways above the bars and alleys below.
"Every time you walked by any storefront, men walked up to you shoving menus in your face with pictures, descriptions and prices," Athena said. "I felt like I was in a nightmare. It was really creepy."
Crane, Simpson and Perez traveled with Rob Morris and Lamont Hiebert, who co-founded Love146, an international group dedicated to eradicating the sexploitation of children. The organization takes its name from a defiant little girl, identified only by the number 146 on her red dress, seen being sold at one of those brothels during an undercover operation.
The group spent a week in Cambodia, The Philippines and Thailand, three countries where this scourge of inhumanity is most prevalent. They saw safe homes as well as the searing poverty that makes families and children susceptible to these predators' promises in the first place. They learned from experts in the field but more importantly from those who lived it first-hand.
"The trip was just a constant combination of hope and despair," Heather said softly about 12 hours after she landed in Miami and was reunited with her family.
"You have a bunch of mixed emotions," Dowd agreed. "In the first place, you are repulsed at the whole thing. At the same time, this is not much different than what is happening in our own backyards."
Heather first went to Southeast Asia in 2005 with her husband. She and Ben met Hiebert, a Canadian singer and songwriter whose Christian rock band is known as Ten Shekel Shirt, at an outreach in southern California that year.
His cause soon became the devoutly religious Cranes' cause. They have hosted a pro-am for the last four years and have raised more than $1 million to help build sanctuaries like the Round House the group visited outside Manila.
Like Heather, Dowd and Athena are active in the PGA TOUR Wives Association. Dowd had been on mission trips when she was in high school and has friends who worked domestically to help stamp out sex trafficking. This trip, however, took all three out of their comfort zones.
For Dowd, the opportunity couldn't have been more well-timed. She and her husband Webb, who is in his second year on TOUR, had been talking about finding a way to serve.
"We prayed about it one night and the next day we saw Heather and she said that she was going on this trip," Dowd said. "It was like a complete open door. It was like a prayer was answered."
Athena heard about the trip 10 days before Heather and Dowd were scheduled to leave. She ran into Heather at a baby shower and asked if she could come along. Athena doubted her friend thought she was serious at the time.
"It was a scary thing, thinking about going to a third-world country," Athena acknowledged. "In your mind you're going to ghettos, slums, you're leaving the comforts of home. It's something I had to overcome.
"I had to convince Pat. He was worried about me ... but he saw how much I really, really wanted to go. ... I bought the ticket the week before we left. I said if I can make it there and get back, it's fate. So I went online and found a ticket. I was like, OK, that's it, I have to go."
And now that they're back, their lives have been changed forever.
"I went in not really knowing what to expect," Dowd said. "I came out feeling well-educated and on fire and wanting to do something. It was more of a culture shock coming home. We went from such poverty and depravity to a life of such prosperity. I can wear what I want and eat what I want. I have everything I need at my fingertips."
"I am making it a point not to forget this," Athena agreed. "... It's definitely changed how I feel about other people. Cheesy as it seems, there is not enough caring and compassion in the world."
The women first saw hope at the Round Home, which is located in a secure location about two hours outside of Manila. When they got out of the car, the group was greeted by 16 girls, all dressed in pink, who had been rescued from brothels.
Each room in the colorful round building opens up to a circular garden in the center. There are three beds and stuffed animals in each room, as well as a library and a tree house where the girls assemble for therapy sessions.
Seeing a nearby volleyball court, Perez suggested a game and it turned out to be the "best icebreaker," Crane said. "(There was) instant laughter." The teenagers cheered when someone scored a point and then laughed at their own mistakes.
"We're playing this game for like an hour and all we can think of is we can't believe these girls have been through what they've been through,'" Crane said. "I know there's deep-rooted things there, but they're truly getting help and being restored. ... It was just a sweet, sweet interaction."
After the game, Perez, Simpson and Crane toured the Round Home and then sat in the library to listen to the girls sing and play guitar. Among the favorites was the hymn "Coming Back to the Heart for Worship." A shy 15-year-old named Fe sat down next to Crane and talked about her dreams of a new life.
"My eyes welled up with tears as the reality sunk in that these trafficked girls are real people -- full of hopes and dreams, all just wanting to be loved," Heather said.
"To be in a life like that -- to have your name stripped from you -- and to be able to overcome that is amazing," Dowd added.
Later, Dr. Gundelina Velazco, the resident therapist, told the women more about Fe, who had recently been rescued by the IJM, the International Justice Mission. Drugged and sold as a virgin, Fe had been repeatedly trafficked -- and even raped by a doctor who was examining her. The scars on her wrist were from an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
The youngest girl, who had arrived at the Round Home the previous Thursday, was just 13. When her parents died, her uncle had taken her into his family. He later passed away and his girlfriend sold her to an abuser. She once dug a hole deep into the ground in a desperate attempt to either "hide or die," Heather said.
The rescued children could see there was hope, though. A young girl named Diana had come in so suicidal the previous year that she tried to jump in front of a car. She went through therapy and later returned to her village on the island of Cebu where she fell in love with a childhood friend.
"Not only does he know about her past, but his whole family came by boat with him as he proposed to her," Heather said. "That is such a story of redemption in itself and she can now work with the girls -- not only do they trust her, they can see that a dream can truly happen. That a man can still really love and want you. That's one of the most beautiful stories."
Dowd remembers Diana picking an old brown leaf off the ground.
"She said, 'That's how I used to be when I first came here -- dead, I had no life,'" Dowd said. "Then she pointed to a tree and said, 'That's me now. No matter how many branches fall, I'll be strong."
On Wednesday, the group flew from Manila to Bangkok where they met with Dr. Glenn Miles, who is the director of Asia Prevention for Love146. For more than two decades he has been an advocate for the rights of abused children in Southeast Asia.
"A lot of people blame it on those parents, those wicked parents who must sell their children," Heather said. "But so often, it's coercion and manipulation and fear. They really don't know what's going on. So they've come up with videos and a curriculum for schools, to teach -- so you know when a guy approaches you and says he'll give you money so you can get a job or go to school and send payment back to your family to support them, that's not legitimate.
"But these people fall for those things so easily because they are so desperate and so poor."
Heather had what she called a "total a-ha moment" when the group met two Americans who are working with the MST Project in Bangkok. They go into the red light districts at night and approach the men -- who are overwhelmingly tourists -- and ask them to participate in a survey, which in turn leads to a discussion of why they are there in the first place.
"Their findings are that these men are hurting and they're lonely and they are trying to go to these brothels to fill some void that is not really going to be filled there," Heather said. "And so, to me, I get so caught up in the bad-guy thing. What's he doing here and a sicko and that sort of thing, the whole mentality, but a total light bulb went off with me, that they're hurting just as bad.
"So these guys think that men are part of the solution. If you can change their ways, ultimately decreasing the demand, saving souls might make a difference."
Dowd said the men that the MST Project confronts in the red-light districts often are there because they confuse intimacy with sex. "They tell the men that they know an intimacy far greater than the physical," she said. "And some of the men are finding Jesus right there in the red-light district."
Athena remembered one burly man who told them that he wasn't scared of sexually transmitted diseases. He'd been having unprotected sex for 30 years. He also told them he thought the young girls liked what they were doing -- that they liked having sex with white men.
"A lot of men, some women, too, think it's their choice," Athena said. "That's what people don't really understand. So many of these girls start as teenagers -- they're tricked into the sex trade, kidnapped, brainwashed.
"Then when they get into their 30s, that's all they know. Their pimp, their handler, has convinced them that's all they are good for."
Heather said the issue of child sex trafficking is second only to the sale of illegal drugs and hardly confined to Southeast Asia. Sri Lanka is known for young boys sold into prostitution, Cambodia for children. Young girls in Eastern Europe are lured to the United States with promises of modeling careers.
"I read a quote last night and it might have even been written by Martin Luther King but it was, one person can change the world and millions of people can create a movement," Heather said. "And that's really what we're trying to do, is create a movement of social awareness that this does happen and it's unacceptable to exploit children for sex."
That said, she knows there is a long way to go. Heather was talking with an upper class Thai man and his wife on the plane. He owned a paint shop and his wife was the proprietor of a clothing store. They employ five live-in maids at their home.
"I was telling him about what we were doing and he said, you mean, like pedophiles?" Heather recalled. "He went, what? He didn't even know it happened and his country is known for being one of the worst.
"So I think perhaps, maybe it's a coping mechanism, to just turn your ear and close your eyes and not even engage and I think that's kind of the worst thing that we can do is to pretend it doesn't even exist."
In the five years since her first trip, Heather sees increased awareness of this disturbing issue -- particularly on college campuses where "they have more of a heart for social justice," she said.
"This trip was definitely harder than my first because I wasn't a mom," Heather said. "Seeing 2-year-olds, my daughter's age, begging for food, it's heartbreaking."
That searing poverty was strikingly evident when the group went to Poipet, a Cambodian border town known for trafficking where they visited two schools committed to helping at-risk children. At one, called Safe Haven, the kids can learn to make furniture and repair motor bikes.
The other school, an after-school facility, was located at the end of a long dirt road lined by ramshackle huts with rice paddies in the back.
"It's amazing the resilience and surviving day to day," Heather said. "We saw one old woman with a wired thing where she'd been barbequing bats. Six bats. She offered us a taste."
"She was so proud of that meal she had cooked," Dowd said.
The Crane's pro-am -- which also benefits HOPE Farm, a Christian community in Fort Worth, Texas, that disciples fatherless boys -- will be held Monday, May 10 at the Vaquero Club in Westlake, Texas. The pro-am is during the week of the Valero Texas Open.
"Ben has an incredible platform because of what he does," Heather said. "People might pay attention a little bit more and it might grow to the movement we're hoping and it will continue to take off."
One of Heather's favorite quotes comes from Gary Haugen, who is the founder of the International Justice Mission.
"He said it's not about where is God, it's where are God's people," Crane said. "Sometimes it can be overwhelming, but then you think, wow, can anything really happen here. ... It's just sharing what you're learned and connecting with other people who care."
Heather Crane and Dowd Simpson and Athena Perez made that connection when they took a step outside the glamorous world of the PGA TOUR.
What they saw during that week in Southeast Asia was ugly. It was repulsive. It made them sick.
But they want to make a difference. And now they have a story to share.


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from pugetsoundanarchists:
Last night in honor of June 11, a luxury SUV parked in a rich area of Seattle had the majority of its windows ruined and the words "Yuppie Scum" spraypainted on the exterior. This was done in the tradition of struggle in the Northwest against all those who wish to destory the earth. In solidarity with Sadie, Exile, Marie Mason, Eric McDavid, Grant Barnes, and all other eco prisoners including those who live semi-free in clandestiny. Dedicated to the memory of Avalon!


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Know their rights.
Being educated on the laws protecting companion animals makes you better-equipped to advocate for animals. It can also help you understand what kinds of cases we may and may not be able to prosecute.
Relevant section: Title 39 – Criminal Offenses > Chapter 14 – Offenses Against Property > Part 2 – Animals
Relevant section: Chapter 4 – Animals
Relevant section: Title 8 – Animals
City of Memphis Spay/Neuter Ordinance
City of Bartlett Code of Ordinances – Animal Control
City of Germantown Code of Ordinances
Relevant section: Chapter 5 – Animals
City of Collierville Code of Ordinances
Relevant section: Title IX – General Regulations > Chapter 94 – Animals
Memphis Shelby County Building and Construction Code Enforcement
Relevant section: Special Regulations, Chapter 15, Plumbing Code Local Amendment 1507.2 Dog stands, animal, fowl, pets


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Jaana Clutch
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Product Details
The Jaana Clutch is an intricately designed style with quilt detailing. Ideal for evenings out, it features a removable wrist strap and zip closure to keep contents secure. An ideal piece for nights out or styled with a knit and mid length skirt to play with proportions.
- Cow leather
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BN have been a long-term supplier of Elk starting with a small collection in 2013. They are now one of our main suppliers of leather goods. All leathers are sourced from LWG tanneries which is an association that sets high industry standards and audits tanneries for environmental performance. Additionally, all products are passed by REACH standard regulations, meaning they are made with restricted levels of specific chemical substances in their goods.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Anthony Davis
Name: Anthony Davis, ASMA
URL: http://www.anthonysgallery.net/
Bio: Anthony Davis was born on Long Island. Proximity to the ocean all his life has influenced his artistc direction. A physical therapist by profession, Anthony eschewed a formal education in the arts. He discovered early that pastel was his preferred medium, but he has also recently taken up plein air painting with oil.
He has attained Signature status in the American Society of Marine Artists and has also been elected Artist Member of The Salmagundi Club, where he was asked to perform a seascape demo earlier in 2009.
Media: Pastel, oil.
Subjects: Landscape, Maritime
Style: Representational.
Navigation: A certificate in navigation is not needed for this site, however appropriate! Main menu remains accessible at top of page at all times.
Gallery: One page of thumbnails, with title, medium and dimension.
Image View: Each thumbnail enlarges on a new page. The enlargement is very generous and can be saved. Use the PC's return button to return to gallery, or use the right click open link in new tab/window option for each thumbnail to keep the gallery page active. Blue Water Solitude is 8x12 ins. 1000x663, 100 KB – some of his images are over 200 KB!
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Communication is key to any relationship. It's how we connect, we share, and learn. That is why prayer is so important. It is the foundation of our faith because it builds our personal relationship with Jesus. Because its such an essential part to growing with God, the next series will discuss three principles of prayer.
1 Prayer is Personal
2 Prayer is Powerful
3 Prayer is Persistant
Prayer is Personal
Prayer is not meant to be an academic endeavor. It is not reciting memorized verses. We don't repeat the same phrase to our friends when we converse with them. We talk openly, plainly, and emotionally.
To understand the personal nature of prayer we can look at Elijah. In 1 King 19:4 we see Elijah mourning under a broom tree, and this begins his depressed conversation with God. In context of the situation Elijah should be celebrating. In a battle of faith between Elijah and the prophets of Baal, Elijah called upon God who rained down fire from heaven, and Elijah struck down hundreds of false prophets. But after the triumph he is still pursued by Jezebel who wants to persecute him. So he steals a way to a broom tree and laments his life. However God sends an Angel of the Lord to tend to him, to help him recover. After providing for Elijah, the Lord calls him continue his journey. On the mount of God in a cave Elijah lays bare his discontent before the Lord.
14 [Elijah] said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword, and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away." 15 And the LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. And when you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael to be king over Syria. 16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. 17 And the one who escapes from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha put to death. 18 Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him."
– 1 King 19:14-19
This is not a singular praise into a void. This is painful conversation between Elijah and God. Elijah calls out to God, and God responds. This is real talk. This is rough and emotional. Elijah is rebuked for doubting the omnipotence of God, but God also loves on him – he corrects Elijah, then encourages him to press on his ministry. When Elijah thought the evil of Jezebel had overcome the people of God and he was the only voice left – God let him know the next steps to take, and that he had 7,000 people in Israel he would raise up to serve Him.
Don't hold back from God. Give him praise for joy, and bring him your pain for healing. God will love us, comfort us, and encourage us. When we shout out in our pain "and I, only, am left" remember God is there with us and he will support us as we lean on him, providing for our needs, and calling others to support His plan and encourage us in our journey.
In the New Testament Jesus gave us a model for our prayers in the Lord's Prayer. It is a framework for HOW to pray, but was not intended to be the WHAT we pray.
Pray then like this: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread, 12 and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."
– Matthew 6:6-13
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
- We give praise to God. We acknowledge He is with us and listening, we call out to our Father, and we recognize his identity as Lord of all.
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- We pray for his will. We seek to know his will, and even more the strength and courage to live out his will.
Give us this day our daily bread
- What are the needs we are placing at the Feet of God? Are you leaning on him, or on your own ability?
and forgive us our debts,
- We ask for forgiveness. We must admit our sins and repent. We acknowledge our own weaknesses and our needs for God's grace and mercy.
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
- We recognize that we must forgive those who have wronged us. Not in a general pass over, but in a specific recognition of those who have hurt us, showing our weakness, asking for healing, both for ourselves and those who have harmed us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
- Deliver us from evil. We know there is evil in the World. Spiritual warfare tries to separate us from His will as well as the body of the church. Satan wants us to injured, angry, and alone.
In the Old and New Testament we see prayer as a means to talk with God. It is a two-way conversation. We speak, and He listens. Do you give the Lord time to speak into your life? Do you listen? And finally, do you obey? In prayer we open ourselves to God, we are honest and vulnerable. We get to know our heavenly Father deeper and more completely.


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Letters to the Editor
A letter in the last edition of An Tirisdeach has prompted many comments, mainly verbal, but here are some responses that came into the office either by post or e-mail. As ever your views are important and we aim to give you the chance to express your opinions through the pages of the newsletter.
We ,as a family, would like to reply to Offshore View regarding his/her comments about An Turas.
Brian was always very diligent in his maintenance of the building and it was only last summer when diagnosed with a terminal illness that even his passion for An Turas had to take a back seat.
It is a great pity that Offshore View lacked the courage to put his/her name to their letter. Perhaps he/she is one of these people who find it very easy to criticize what others do for Tiree without actually doing anything themselves.
The Milne family Anne, Nathan, Adam and Hana
Don't Judge a book by its cover!
Last weekend I went to the Scarinish Hotel with my parents and had a really excellent experience.
We had drinks and ordered our meals in the lovely renovated upper lounge with an amazing view and comfortable armchairs, then we were called down when our food was ready.
The food and service was great thanks to their new chef and waiting staff and was a reasonable price with the 20% April discount and complimentary coffees in the upper lounge to finish off the evening.
Just thought I'd let people who might have had some reservations know the experience I had. Thank you,
Becky Wright
In response to the letter in the last edition of An Tirisdeach regarding the condition of the area from the Pier to Scarinish – I am proud of our Island and glad that I am able to live on Tiree but sadly find myself in agreement with the thought behind the letter from Offshore View, however there are numerous untidy areas all around the Island and perhaps we should all take a little more responsibility for, and pride in, the appearance of our surroundings..
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And on another matter
Could someone please enlighten us as to the situation regarding caravans and camper vans on Tiree?
We were reliably informed that a system had been put in place that would require all visitors with said vehicles to pre-book a place on a designated campsite. The visitor season seems to be well underway and caravans and camper vans can be seen across the island on the machair and in the dunes.
When, if at all, is the system going to be enforced and is this system legally enforceable or does it rely on the goodwill of the tourist?
G. Walker
Editor's note – A new access officer has recently been appointed and started work this week(Monday 12th). We have asked if he will come into the office for a chat and
hopefully we will be able to give an update on the situation in the next edition.


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As we brace ourselves to ring in 2014, I find myself in my usual end-of-the-year reflective mood. Equal parts thinking about 2013 and anticipating and planning for 2014.
My natural instinct is often to focus on what I want to achieve or do or be moving forward without enough time spent acknowledging what has been done and accomplished in the past and present. I can't believe that I'm the only one with the pesky "Yeah but…" voice in my head. Someone might say something like, "Wow! Look what you did!" and that voice immediately says "Yeah, but you didn't get THIS part done…" – stealing the spotlight and happy feeling of what has been done and acknowledged.
Well I for one am TIRED OF THAT VOICE! Some may feel it encourages them to do and be more, I feel it does more harm than good. Life is about feeling good, being joyful and offering that to others. If we constantly second guess or berate ourselves, how is that helpful?
Instead of making the normal resolutions to lose 50 lbs (although I'll take it if it comes along!) I'm going to focus on being happy and quieting the voices that try to make me feel less-than.
An exercise I started a few months ago in my training with Tiffany Peterson has helped with this and I will continue it into the new year. Focus on the NEW & GOOD, acknowledge the WINS. Wake up and count your blessings. Share the things you are grateful for first thing in the morning with your spouse. End your day by giving yourself a few "atta girl!"s about what you did great that day. Whatever way resonates with you – make it a daily routine.
Today I invite you to join me in creating a "Wins of 2013" list.
Spend a few moments and write down all the things you did that you are proud of in 2013. It can be anything – big or small. Think about relationships you have nurtured or healed, business successes, fun trips, new habits and more. You might be surprised at what you come up with and happy with how it makes you feel!
What have you done or accomplished with your art? Have you worked on your portfolio to make it art licensing friendly? Have you gotten a new deal? Started an online store on Etsy, Zazzle, CafePress or your own site? Have you made new connections that make you feel inspired and support you to learn and grow? WRITE IT DOWN!
Here's to acknowledging the good and great of 2013 and setting the intention of an amazing 2014 ahead!
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Paint the Junction 2019
On Saturday, June 22nd I had the pleasure of participating in ARTiculations' Plein Air competition. 9 other artists and myself spent the day painting the festivities of the 8th Annual Junction Summer Solstice Festival.
This was the first time I've ever participated in a competition like this. I decided to use pastels as my medium, something I have become very comfortable with in the studio, but I have never tried to use it outside. There was a slight learning curve at the beginning, having to manage my tools, stay out of the public's way, and somehow not melt in the sun. So I found a corner, plopped myself down on my little camping tripod stool, and got to work.
I chose to paint the Northeast corner of Dundas St and Pacific Ave. Across from the new Arts Market location, I stayed close to my new favourite Junction spot. I've always admired The Beet's patio, the twinkling lights, the bright red chairs. It just had that small town feel I liked and thats what the junction feels like to me. This corner has also been sold to a developer and won't be around in its current state for too much longer.
It was a lot of fun to work in front of so many strangers. I found I had the best reaction from the children. They were so curious and love'd to watch and ask questions. 5 hours, one sunburn, and a handful of visits from friends and family later, I finished my submission.
All of the finished pieces were on display during ARTiculations' Summer 2019 Group Exhibition until Sept 15th. The public was able to vote for the People's Choice Award and a panel of judges chose the recipient of The Juror's Choice Award. And... *****drum roll please***** ! They chose my piece! 2019 Juror's Choice Award Winner!
What an honour it was to receive that email and be recognized, especially on my first competition. Thank you to ARTiculations' for organizing such a great event and show.
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Another ipsyMe event I purchased recently was by Velvet 59. Regular price is $38 for the two but the ipsyMe price was only $15. Once again, these are lip glosses but they aren't super exciting. They are both, again, pretty neutral but Hello Cat is a glittery almost pink while Noisette is more of a neutral shine. They are both slightly sticky but are nice to add a bit of sheen and shimmer without compromising color.
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Probe into the Reasons of Absence in Accounting Credit among Listed Companies and Study on Countermeasures
Credit is basic principle for accounting and the absence of accounting credit will restrain enterprises from existing and development and influence the healthy operation of national economy. Currently absence in accounting credit is an international problem and the accounting credit of listed companies is suffering from social questioning. In this paper, the authors, based upon the definition and performance of absence in accounting credit among listed companies with the help of systematic thoughts, deeply and completely analyzes both internal and external reasons for the absence in accounting credit among listed companies, and attempt to propose of corresponding countermeasures in punishing absence in accounting credit from the aspect of government regulation, social supervision and self-discipline of enterprises and accounting personnel so as to put forward related references for accounting credit construction among listed companies.Key Words: Listed Company; Absence in Accounting Credit; Probe into Reasons; Countermeasures
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So it is always hard to come up with a male card let alone a 90th male.
I stamped Dashing Gents from Darkroom Door using Stazon Timber Brown. Then I used nestabilities to cut out the windown. Cuttlebuged some Sahara Sand cardstock and layered up with Early Espresso Cardstock from stampin up. I then brushed Early Espresso ink pad over the embossed. "90" was coloured with early espresso ink pad as well.
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Be Ready to Buy
You need to be ready to get a home before you start looking, especially if you're purchasing in a place that's a seller's market. Regardless of the talk of a downturn in real estate, there are regions of the country which are becoming or stay a seller's market. If you're looking to buy in one of these areas, you want to be prepared to buy at any moment.
In a seller's market, there are more buyers than there are houses for sale. Homes sell quickly and for slightly higher prices than they normally would. If you're seeing homes that you're interested in market out from under you at more than the asking price, you might be looking at a seller's market. This means that conditions are more favorable for the vendor. He or she has a great deal of buyers to select from, so the best deal is usually accepted.
What can you do to give yourself an increased advantage in a seller's market?
Start by being prepared to purchase. Have your financing in order and be pre-approved for a mortgage. This will inform you how much you can spend. It allows the seller know that you mean business — there's no"when I get funding" involved.
Be certain that you know exactly what you want before you begin looking. In a seller's market you need to know you would like to buy when you find the home. You frequently need to immediately make an offer. Understand what you can and can't live without. This will let you weed out houses immediately. Additionally, it will help you know when you discover the perfect home.
When you're in a seller's market, you want to have an agent searching for you. There are a whole lot of details which need to be handled in submitting an offer and any subsequent counter offers. A Realtor will direct you to the homes that match your criteria and allow you to feel out the vendors. The perfect agent can give you an ideal advantage you need in finding and purchasing a house.
Be prepared to sign an exclusive buyer's agreement with a buyer's agent. You'll be more inclined to see the latest listings when you're a committed buyer. You'll also have the agent looking out for your best interests as you close the final table.
In a seller's market, you'll have to have the very attractive offer on the table to be able to find a purchase contract. Be sure the seller knows that you enjoy the home and that you're ready to get it via an easy and quick transaction. The quicker you can get to closing, the better for the vendor. Try to not tack on any contingencies which are not absolutely needed.
When the bidding is shut, you can throw in incentives to the vendor. You could pay a larger part of the closing prices or be ready to move-out or close sooner.
Purchasing in a seller's market demands preparation and quick thinking. Ensure that you are prepared for the rapid pace that often has a buyer's market. All the Best.


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Friday, February 13, 2009
The Summing Up, Friday, February 13, 2009
Margaret Atwood reading.
Thanks to all of today's contributors. If you'd like to sample a Bernard Malamud story, try "A Summer's Reading" right here on The New Yorker podcasts.
I am trying to set up another blog for the complete list of forgotten books at
Not sure if it works yet. Somehow the two sites are getting confused (at least in my mind).
Patti Abbott, THE MAGIC BARREL, Bernard Malamud
Kaye Barley, FIVE SMOOTH STONES, Ann Fairbairn
Paul Bishop, TIEBREAKER, Jack Bickham
Paul Brazill, TOP 10, Alan Moore
Cathy Cole, K.J. Erickson's series and PL Gaus' Amish series
David Cranmer, OUR MAN IN HAVANNA, Graham Greene
Bill Crider, SHERLOCK HOLMES'S WAR OF THE WORLDS, Manley W. Wellman and Wade Wellman
Gary Dobbs, CUSTER, Will Henry
Martin Edwards, THE PLOT AGAINST ROGER RIDER, Julian Symons
Cullen Gallagher, RED GARDENIAS, Jonathan Latimer
Lesa Holstine, THE BILL DONOVAN MYSTERIES, Michael Jayns
Randy Johnson, BIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUN, Sharyn McCrumb
George Kelley, FACE TO FACE, Ellery Queen (Jack Vance)
Keith Raffel, DEATH OF A UNICORN, Peter Dickinson.
Ray, CHUKA, Richard Jessup
James Reasoner, THIEVES FALL OUT, Cameron Kay
Mary Reed, TILL THE CLOCK STOPS, J.J. Bell
Kerrie Smith, VENOM HOUSE, Arthur Upfield
Jim Winter, LADY KILLER, Ed McBain
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3 comments:
- George said...
Your efforts in organizing the FORGOTTEN BOOKS movement are amazing! An entire web site devoted to FORGOTTEN BOOKS is a legacy you should be proud of.
- pattinase (abbott) said...
If only my devotion was matched by my technical skill.
- Paul D Brazill said...
Thanks again Patti!
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Beginner's Series: Wool – Part 5
Wool is one of the easiest fibers to dye. It responds readily to Kool-Aid, commercial dyes, natural (plant- or animal-derived) dyes, and even food coloring.
There are dozens of different ways to color wool, and, as I've only tried a few of them, I can't give you detailed tutorials for everything, but here are some of the ones that have helped me along and given me some really great results. I use Jacquard Acid Dyes for most of my dyeing, with the odd natural dye thrown in. The Jacquards are really nice because the only chemical you need to set the color is vinegar!
If you're a knitter you have probably heard the term "kettle-dyed" before. It pretty much means that the yarn will be mostly the same color, with a slight shift in intensity in some areas. This is achieved by cooking the yarn (or wool roving) in a pot of dye solution. The actual process will vary depending on what kind of dye you use.


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Everything Starts From The Exodus From Egypt
Our egoism is "help from the opposite," which we have to use in order to ascend to the Creator's level. And it works in two areas. The first is a person's connection with the group where his egoism works against "Israel" (the intention "straight to the Creator"). The second is when our ego comes forth against the only force that controls the world, meaning against the Creator. Our ego rises up against these two forces and resists them by every means possible and at every moment. That is why all of our work is aimed only at this.
The more we aspire to attain a connection among us in bestowal, love, and mutual guarantee, the faster we will reveal that we are incapable of this! And then we will have to turn to the Creator and deal with Pharaoh who stands against Him. We know from the story of Egyptian slavery that Moses, the leader of the nation of Israel who spoke with the Creator, did not appear right away. All of this occurs after many years of exile in Egypt when the nation of Israel already cried out from the difficult work and screamed out to the Creator. Only then did one Jewish woman give birth to a boy Moses, and then this entire story begins to unfold. This new force called Moses rises up in a person.
That is where the work against Pharaoh begins. We discern whether it is worth it for us to attract the upper force in order to create a connection in the group that will fuse us together as one nation with one heart, so much that we will reveal the Creator inside of that unity. That is to say, the work takes places in two areas. First of all, this is difficult work that made "the sons of Israel cry out," which is when we want to build our spiritual vessel (desire) and are unable to. And then we scream, not knowing what to do.
That is when the second phase begins, where we discern: Whom do we yell at and how? We have to reveal the upper force. We want it to be present inside of our union, and not just in order to make our connection with each other come true. Our entire connection has to happen in order to reveal the force fo the Creator, the force of bestowal and love.
We work through these two phases, and as long as we don't complete them fully, uniting all of Israel and attracting the Creator instead of Pharaoh inside of us, we will not be able to come out of Egypt. This exodus occurs as an escape in darkness, extremely rushed.
There are several steps that we have to make in the direction of this exodus. The Light that illuminates these steps leads us to realize that there is just one upper force, "There is none else besides Him." Only He influences us and leads us through all of these steps and all of the states. All of our sensations, thoughts, and desires comes to us from above. What depends on us is only one single point of freedom: To relate everything that is happening to the Creator.
We realize this free choice in the group by uniting as one man in order to reveal Him, and He is present inside of the group. That is how we prepare for the exodus from Egypt in order to ascend above our ego and to shift to being ruled by the force of bestowal.
This is the greatest event in a person's life. It's not an accident that the whole Torah starts with the Exodus, and the month when it happens is called the beginning of all the months. The beginning is enumerated from the exodus from Egypt because all of the Torah and all spiritual life is built only on this foundation. This is the beginning of a "human being" who starts to grow up from the animate existence, the growing force of faith called the force of the Creator, which rises above the earthly, animate knowledge. All of this begins with the exodus from the egoistic Egypt.
From the 1st part of the Daily Kabbalah Lesson 4/10/11, Writings of Rabash
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