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I blogged last month about myths, legends and fairy tales: the wisdom they contain and how they can be a wellspring for all kinds of storytelling. This month I'll talk about building my new novel, Heart's Blood, from the structural framework of my favourite fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast.
First up, I had no intention of re-telling a traditional story. I wanted to write a novel about acceptance: learning to see beyond a person's exterior to their inner qualities; learning to accept yourself, flaws and all. My characters would go on a journey through which they would learn that lesson. Along the way they'd make mistakes, endure trials and come close to losing everything they cared about. With its theme of loving the apparently unlovable, Beauty and the Beast already held the kernel of that idea.
Writing a book begins, for me, with a fairly fluid 'ideas' phase, when there's a lot of stuff swimming around in my mind: themes, settings, character development, and if there's a fairy tale element, how I want to use it. After a lot of thinking, I start making notes and doing research.
Visitors to this blog will know that I am one of those writers who must have a framework in place before beginning to write the story. Once the plan's in place, I start on page one and write sequentially to the end, editing a few chapters at a time as I go. For me there's no such thing as a first draft. There's one continuously evolving draft up till the time when I submit the manuscript.
My plan interwove Beauty and the Beast – a love story – with three other threads: a historical story, a ghost story and a dark family saga. Beauty and the Beast is wonderfully romantic, but its basic form would not satisfy today's reader as the plot of a novel. I knew straightaway what would go into the Keep, Discard and Change baskets.
The fragile relationship between the two main characters
The isolated household with its odd retainers – creating them was one of the best parts!
The peril of miscommunication
The overarching theme of acceptance / self-acceptance
Magic mirrors: There are more of these in my story than there are in the fairy tale.
Beauty's passivity: she's often the victim of her family's poor decisions. My character, Caitrin, is on a mission to be her own woman again after going through a traumatic experience.
Beauty's goodness: Caitrin is a good and beautiful person, but she is no ministering angel. She's a real, imperfect human woman, who comes with her own emotional baggage.
The ending: No click-your-fingers beautification for my Beast. I dislike stories where people are magically transformed into perfect specimens. How much more satisfying if the hero's physical imperfection has, by the end of the story, simply become unimportant.
The reader will find plenty of fairy tale elements sprinkled through Heart's Blood, starting with a forbidden garden, but all presented in my own way. As a reader, I feel a thrill of recognition when a writer uses a powerful traditional element in a new book. We're sharing the brew from that ever-simmering cauldron of story.
The plan for Heart's Blood ended up looking complicated. Along with the passage of time it showed the development of four story threads in parallel, and a 'who knows what when' indicator for its mystery element. Then there was the mode of storytelling. Most of the novel is in Caitrin's first person narrative. This is interspersed with excerpts from the diaries, letters and records in Anluan's disordered library, where Caitrin is employed as a scribe. There are also secret margin notes in a botanical notebook, the unreliable memories of the characters, and mirrors that can be windows into the past. It was challenging to fit all these elements together while retaining a good pace and keeping the story coherent.
As I've mentioned previously, Heart's Blood was written in two stages. I had written as far as Chapter 4 when an editorial decision required me to set the manuscript aside and write a completely different novel, Heir to Sevenwaters. It was extremely hard to get back into Heart's Blood after almost a year's break – several times along the way I nearly lost my faith in the project. Anluan's dark bouts of depression didn't help my state of mind! Having that plan to follow was immensely helpful in keeping me going, as was the support of my writers' group and family.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Heart's Blood is out this week in the USA and Australia for readers to sample. I hope everyone enjoys it, whether it's as pure entertainment or on a deeper level.
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About Juliet Marillier
Juliet Marillier has written twenty-two novels for adults and young adults as well as a collection of short fiction. Her works of historical fantasy have been published around the world and have won numerous awards. Juliet is currently working on a fantasy trilogy for adult readers, Warrior Bards, of which the second book, A Dance with Fate, will be published in September 2020. She has a collection of short stories, Mother Thorn, coming out in late 2020 from Serenity Press, with illustrations by Kathleen Jennings. When not writing, Juliet is kept busy by her small tribe of elderly rescue dogs.


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The Five Ways of Saving Cash Wisely.
If you are in a situation where you need to save so much you spend right, then you are normal. However, they never think about how saving cash so that they will get that cash they can spend on. It can be very challenging to be in the right saving while you will not have the courage to do so and this can be very disappointing at the time. You might need to save and not spend but practicing it is very difficult. If you do not save money, then it will be hard to settle situations which happen abruptly, and this is why saving is being encouraged by many people.
If you ever get yourself buying items without planning and then end up regretting at the end of the day, then this is a common thing people go through. You always need to have the right plan for spending your cash as you need but not because you have it that you can spend it anyhow. You cannot just buy anything out of blues and expect that you will see its worth. In fact, when you are buying a lot of stuff and spending a lot of dollars, you need to take enough time and figure out the crucial thing first.
Many individuals find themselves promising that they will deposit a certain amount in their accounts. You can do the saying for a hundred times but engage in the action, all go under the waters and what you can do is spend. However, you should not leave in the slavery because with the correct automated transfers, you would easily be in a position to do as you save when the month is ending. However, this is not where you will need to save all the cash and left struggling throughout the month, but it needs to be done wisely.
If you feel like you cannot cook, this could be the main reason you like eating outside. If this is what your experience is, then you must find it challenging to try and eat in. You need to try to fix yourself in the situation so that you can be like others who are saving when they eat in. Stocking some food to eat some other time can be helpful to people like you as long as the food does not go bad. This way, you will first need to warm your food when you feel hungry. Also, if you have been doing a haul shopping, then it is right that you stop your practice and try to shop as little as you can.

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Students gather to commemorate those killed as a result of transphobic violence and hate.
On Monday evening, a group of people (many drenched, some holding lanterns) filled the foyer of the University's Union to take part in a minute's silence to remember all of the trans people who have died – often unremarked by the wider community – as a result of transphobia, and to bring attention to the ongoing and largely undiscussed violence perpetrated against the trans community.
A statement on the Facebook page for the event highlighted how, even as we view our society as continually progressing and taking ever more steps toward equality and acceptance for all, this belief is in danger of masking the reality of those who continue to face extreme prejudice:
"2016 has been the deadliest year on record for trans people. When trans people, and especially trans women of colour, are killed just for existing – it is clear something needs to change."
It is estimated that every three days, somewhere in the world, another transgender person is killed.
The statement went on: "We are taking this opportunity to remember all those who have been unlawfully killed this year. We will remember the countless young trans people who have died from suicide. We will stand in solidarity with the 48% of young trans people who have attempted suicide. We will stand together to condemn violence against trans people."
Students entering the Union building to escape Monday's downpour stopped to listen as Jamie Fletcher, an LGBTQ+ activist and theatre and film director, led a prayer before the minute's silence took place.
In it, she hoped that those who had died or suffered because of their trans identity would be "fully accepted as whole people of worth, of talent, of wit and integrity." She wished for our "society [to] grow greatly and rapidly in understanding so that in future the diversity of human life can be truly appreciated and celebrated."
Afterwards, people were invited to join a discussion in the Union. It was followed by a trans only film screening, along with badge making and cake.
Those in attendance formed a small part of thousands of people who come together for International Transgender Day of Remembrance each year. The event began in 1988 following the murder of transgender woman Rita Hester, whose death sparked a candle light vigil in San Franciso and a web based remembrance project. Now, the international day of action spans 185 cities across the world, and continues to grow. Trans activism in Leeds has typically centred around the University, but this year a vigil was also held in Sovereign Square. The increasing participation marks a positive shift towards better awareness, recognition and acceptance.
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23 Brilliant And Creative DIY Shoe Rack Ideas On A Budget
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Shoe racks can at times look a little boring. The bench shoe rack is made from metal which is totally sturdy and long-lasting. Whatever you select, we hope you locate a shoe rack that will help keep your shoe chaos to a minimum. Building a DIY shoe rack can be the best solution to put away your shoes in limited space whenever you don't have sufficient room for bulky cabinets. With the ability of creativity, you are able to make an affordable yet fruitful shoe rack.
Not only can it help you organize your shoes, but nevertheless, it may also become exquisite furniture that could decorate your home. Shoes are hidden away and can be readily accessed when required. Great shoes are very pricey nowadays. There are many shoes but the space in our home looks not sufficient to put them.
Especially if you have a lot of shoes, it's definitely lazy to set them neatly on a shoe rack. Even if we want to spend a little time on things, having a shoe rack makes the room look neater, a shoe rack with a unique model and design at this time also adds aesthetic value to the house and the room itself.
Well, it sounds like you require a shoe rack. The same as its name, it's a shoe rack made from cardboard or wood which, needless to say, is quite cheap and simple to make. So, you need to try to make a shoe rack by yourself. Never afraid to start to be creative. And this article: 23 Brilliant And Creative DIY Shoe Rack Ideas On A Budget, will help you start to make your shoe rack self. Take a look at the picture below!
Here Are 23 Brilliant And Creative DIY Shoe Rack Ideas On A Budget
The ideas above it's as simple to build as it's attractive and it provides you ample of storage space for shoes and more. It's simple for the entire home to become a nice shoe storage space.


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How to remove Mac cryptominer malware "mshelper" that kills your battery and CPU
Has your MacBook battery life become much worse in the last week or two for no apparent reason? Do fans in your notebook start spinning out of the blue? If so, your computer may be infected with a new strain of Mac cryptojacking malware, inconspicuously dubbed "mshelper"


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Mosman Park Golf Club features a picturesque 9 hole golf course situated in the Perth suburb of Mosman Park.
Located only 20 minutes from the Perth CBD and 10 minutes from the port of Fremantle the clubhouse is situated high above the Swan River with panoramic views from the city to Fremantle.
The course was originally built in 1961 by the Club's founding members and in recent years has undergone a facelift under the watchful eye of prominent Perth golf course architect Michael Coate.
Full playing memberships are available now and the sensationally located Clubhouse is the ideal location for your private function.
The Club - formally known as Chidley Point Golf Club - caters for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays & re-unions and is proud of its relaxed & welcoming social atmosphere.
Beautiful location being just next to the Swan River. Course feels narrow of the tee and the greens are very grainy so reading the breaks are a nightmare. Walking this course twice can be a bit of a strain.
With Swan River and Indian Ocean views Mosman Park Golf Club is a woodland 9 hole course, tucked secretly away at Chidley Point, in Mosman Park.


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Take part in the renewal of the mental health, drug and alcohol strategic plan
The high level plan which sets the direction to improve the mental health and wellbeing of Queenslanders is being renewed.
People with lived experience of mental illness, problematic alcohol and other drug use and those affected by suicide, along with families, carers and supporters are being encouraged to take part in a state-wide review.
The Queensland Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Strategic Plan 2014-2019 is a whole of government plan for all Queenslanders.
First developed in 2014, many additional commitments have been made towards achieving the six long-term outcomes described in the plan.
Queensland Mental Health Commissioner Dr Lesley van Schoubroeck said the time was right to renew the plan to ensure that efforts continue to focus on the needs of Queenslanders.
"Improving mental health and wellbeing takes time and it is important that our efforts are continually reviewed to ensure they meet the changing needs of Queenslanders and align with recent reforms," Dr van Schoubroeck said.
"It is important that the voices of all Queenslanders, from all sectors, are heard during the renewal process.
"It is particularly important that the voices of people with a lived experience of mental illness, mental health difficulties, suicide and alcohol and other drug issues are heard."
Remaining Queensland Mental Health Commission forums on the Strategic Plan are:
- Logan — 29 & 30 June
Submissions close on Friday 12 May 2017.
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JFK : A Conspiracy Theory
Another brilliant "... : A Conspiracy Theory" video from James Corbett of The Corbett Report : this time, "Everything you wanted to know about the JFK assassination in under 5 minutes. The Warren Commission: connecting the dots so you don't have to!" For a transcript and sources, see (http://www.corbettreport.com/jfk-a-conspiracy-theory/)


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Samy (Srikanth), a Brahmin boy and his friend Karuna (Vishnu) are close buddies. They grow up in the slums of Royapuram and attend the same school.
One day they witness the murder of their class teacher (Pooja) and Karuna kills the gangster out of rage ans Samy tells police the truth.
This leads to an enmity between them and things goof up whenn Samy falls in love with Karuna`s sister (Poorna).
What happens between the two forms the rest of the film.
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Comedian William "Bill" Bellamy was born in Newark on April 7, 1965. As a young student, Bellamy attended South Orange's Seton Hall Preparatory School (now in West Orange). After graduating from high school, he enrolled at Rutgers University, majoring in economics. Despite his degree, however, Bill Bellamy took an early interest in stand up comedy and acting.
He earned a couple of small roles in the late 1980s, but it was the following decade that launched his career. In the early 1990s, Bellamy gained international attention by participating in the HBO program Russel Simmons Presents Def Comedy Jam. In fact, Bellamy is credited for coining the widely known slang term "booty call" during his time on the show.
Bill Bellamy in the 90s and Beyond
Afterward, Bill Bellamy spent a few years on MTV; he served various roles, including being a video jockey (VJ) and the host of multiple different programs. His biggest hits were 1993's MTV Beach House and the late 1990s' MTV Jams. In addition to MTV, Bellamy enjoyed a steady film career. He work can be seen in films like Fled, Love Jones, How to be a Player and Getting Played. He also voiced the character of Skeeter in the Nickelodeon series Cousin Skeeter that ran from 1998 until 2001.
When Cousin Skeeter ended, Bellamy was cast in the hit crime series on Fox, Fastline. During this time, he was a frequent guest on several talk shows; as well as the host for two seasons of the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing. In 2012, he starred alongside Dolph Lundgren in the film Kindergarten Cop 2, a sequel to the 1990 movie.
Funny enough, Bill Bellamy is actually cousins with basketball great and New Jersey native, Shaquille O'Neal. The two are very close, and their kids even spend time and play sports together. Of course, Shaq believes he is the funnier of the two.
Presently, Bellamy is married with two kids. He still performs stand up comedy, going on regular tours, and continues to act in film and TV.
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Some interesting stories have unfolded in the Indian Banking and Financial Sector in last 1-2 months. First, there was the Nirav Modi and Punjab National Bank scam, and since then many Banking frauds or scams are coming in light.
But there is one peculiar story that is still not being seriously pursued. Few days ago there was a news that the Top two ladies at the two leading private banks in India have been summoned by SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office). Usually the bank officials from the concerned branch are called for such questioning. So it was a bit surprising to see that the CEOs were called. One of them happened to be ICICI Bank's CEO Chanda Kocchar.
Then last week some stories broke out in few lesser known media, individual blogs that Chanda Kocchar was caught in a dubious deal involving Videocon group and her husband's joint venture where ICICI Bank (headed by Chanda Kocchar) lent large sums of loan, and eventually Videocon was declared as Non Performing Asset (thereby helping her husband's JV).
The story was not picked up by any major newspaper or TV media until this week. It was said in hush-hush manner that the case has been referred to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the PMO is sitting on the file but not willing to act. Some suggested that it is going to be a major test of Prime Minister's motto, which he used to brag about often (but not much of late!), "ना खाऊंगा ना खाने दूंगा" – Won't take bribe myself and won't let others take
It is indeed a sad situation that such high profile cases are not pursued in transparent manner and politics and electorate convenience always takes over.
You should remember that Chanda Kocchar was among the top bankers who had praised the monumental blunder of Demonetization. She had called it a "gamechanger" !?
Just yesterday the ICICI Bank board announced that they back Chanda Kocchar amid nepotism rumors. See how conveniently the case has been transformed from a fraud to a nepotism issue!
Let's see how the case unfolds and who pursues it. I have a major investment in ICICI Group companies, mainly because of their track record and sound corporate governance. But now I am not sure if they do have such high standards – in fact, does anybody else in India can claim to have highest Corporate Governance standards? We have seen the mighty fall of Satyam Computers. We have seen internal squabbles at Tata Group (Mistry vs Ratan Tata), we have seen similar power struggle in Infosys (Narayana Murthy vs Vishal Sikka). All these were reputed firms/groups who seemed so fragile once these issues came to surface.
So now one cannot be 100% sure that any business house or company or person is infallible.
In my view the Chanda Kocchar "scam" or "nepotism" issue is going to blow into a major controversy soon, and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be under pressure to act in this matter. Not sure if he is willing to…given the fragile state of Indian Banking Sector and the reputation of Chanda Kocchar.
Update: 31st March 2018:
CBI has registered preliminary inquiry into the Videocon-Kochhar case. Let's see how this shapes up. How much of politics and how much of genuine inquiry/investigation…


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A Macon man was recently convicted of 12 counts of identity fraud in a Jones County court room. Joshua Barlow was sentenced to 24 years in prison for buying a Jones county man's stolen debit card number online and using it at three Macon Walmarts.
Swiping a credit card or debit card is how some pay for almost everything these days, but the convenience comes with risks.
"You can lock your door to keep your house safe, or you can lock your car to keep your car safe, or you can even lock your phone to prevent people from getting in," Jones County Senior Assistant District Attorney Dawn Baskin said. "The problem is that there's nothing to lock when your information's out in cyberspace and the likelihood is that somebody already has your information, so you just have to be on the look to make sure nobody's using it."
She prosecuted the case against Joshua Barlow.
She says criminals usually charge small amounts at places we all shop at like Walmart.
"Mr. Barlow was found with cards that you use to magnetically open hotels," Baskin said. "Those door keys have a magnetic strip on the back, and when we looked at those strips, a number of them held credit card numbers, so he didn't need an actual credit card, all he needed was a number."
The Federal Trade Commission offers these tips to help you stay safe when you a payment card.
- Keep a record of your account numbers, their expiration dates and the phone number to report fraud for each company in a secure place.
- Don't lend your card to anyone — even your kids or roommates — and don't leave your cards, receipts, or statements around your home or office. When you no longer need them, shred them before throwing them away.
- Don't give your account number to anyone on the phone unless you've made the call to a company you know to be reputable. If you've never done business with them before, do an online search first for reviews or complaints.
- Carry your cards separately from your wallet. It can minimize your losses if someone steals your wallet or purse. And carry only the card you need for that outing.
- During a transaction, keep your eye on your card. Make sure you get it back before you walk away.
- Never sign a blank receipt. Draw a line through any blank spaces above the total.
- Save your receipts to compare with your statement.
- Open your bills promptly — or check them online often — and reconcile them with the purchases you've made.
- Report any questionable charges to the card issuer.
- Notify your card issuer if your address changes or if you will be traveling.
- Don't write your account number on the outside of an envelope.
"Just recognize the fact that, unfortunately, in this digital age, that may not be enough. Vigilance and watching over your money and watching all over your accounts is probably the best thing you can do for yourself," said Baskin.


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Education is a critical element for every young person seeking a successful transition to adulthood. For young people in foster care, the need for a stable education is often overshadowed by efforts to protect their physical safety. Foster care youth attend five different high schools on average.
Bridges is Ohio's program to extend Title IV-E benefits for emancipated young adults up to age 21. Your Bridges representative can help you navigate your educational path, whether that involves GED testing, an ApprenticeOhio program, vocational school, community college, or four-year college.


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How to use Blot
Blot turns a folder into a blog. When you put files inside your blog's folder Blot turns them into blog posts. The point of Blot is to let you use your favorite tools to blog.
You can synchronize your blog's folder to Blot using either Dropbox or Git. You can organize the files inside however you like.
Files which become blog posts
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Use the full range of Markdown features to add formatting to your blog posts. Blot also renders mathematics and provides syntax highlighting for code snippets.
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Put images directly into your blog's folder. Blot generates optimized versions to deliver to your readers. Use the path to add tags or change the publish date.
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Supports files created by Microsoft Word, Pages, Google Docs and OpenOffice. Much formatting is stripped so posts match the style of your blog.
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Drag URLs from your browser's address bar to create blog posts from bookmark files. Use the file's path to add tags or change the publish date.
Published as-is. Metadata can be parsed from a comment at the start of a file.
Prevent a file becoming a blog post
Files and folders whose name starts with an underscore are ignored. Ignored files don't become blog posts themselves but they can be embedded in other posts.
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Delivered at Ames UCC on May 12, 2019
©The Rev. Eileen Gebbie
Sermons are the result of pastoral preparation, congregational presence, and Holy Spirit participation. Please join me in that mysterious but always delightful process at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, except in July and August when times vary. Check the calendar for details.
What do you credit God for in your life?
I am not talking about when things went well and then to assign God the credit. You know how sometimes when things go poorly for others we say "there but for the grace of God go I"? That makes me very uncomfortable because it implies that God has denied grace to others.
Instead, have there been times in your life when you knew peace, breath-taking love, or unexpected strength? It likely lasted only moments and you may not yet have the words to explain it.
Or maybe nothing comes to mind.
Maybe your experience of God is at enough of a distance, or comes with enough skepticism, that giving credit to a holy other feels uncomfortable or even wrong. After all, I'm the one always saying God isn't a master puppeteer so how could God be behind or within the minutia of our daily lives?
I will assume, though, that because you are here today, you have felt something. You have had an awareness of a something that does not fit into any other category and you are open to calling it God.
But which God?
Out-of-town apostles, Paul (formerly known as Saul) and Barnabas, eager evangelists for their new understanding of God, come to Lystra, part of modern-day Turkey. There they encounter an unnamed local who cannot walk. Paul speaks to the paralyzed man, softly enough that his words are not recorded. Then Paul gives the Lystran an assessing gaze, and now with a voice now loud enough for all in the crowd to hear, Paul tells the Lystran to stand. The man who had never walked, now stands steadily on his feet and moves about.
While that miracle is shiny and dramatic, it is nothing new.
Remember that Jesus also healed a paralytic, in the gospel of Matthew, also in front of a crowd. In that case, the local leaders who were present reacted with shock and suspicion, but the rest of the crowd was moved to glorify God. The Lystrans are different in that there is no skepticism recorded, but they are otherwise the same in their response: Look at what the gods have done! Get the priest, get garments of honor and an animal to sacrifice, let us praise our gods! When the people of Lystra see the same power in Paul that those of Israel had seen in Jesus, they likewise identify that power as divine and want to show proper thanks and obeisance.
The problem that emerges for Paul and Barnabas, is that rather than the God of Moses and Ruth, the god of Eden and Exodus, the Lystrans see the miracle as coming from the god of Olympus, Zeus, and Zeus' divine herald, Hermes. In both Israel and Lystra, witnesses are quick to identify that something greater than themselves is at work, it's just that their framework for how to describe the greater-than diverges.
Which freaks Paul and Barnabas out.
They were simply doing as they had been commissioned, spreading what we call good news about God in Jesus Christ. They seem unprepared for their audience to not understand who or what they represent. Apparently shocked that the Lystrans, people of a different land and culture than either of them, would fall back on their own divine classifications, would give credit to their own understanding of divinity, the apostles begin running around and rending their clothes. They try to explain that, no, they are not Zeus and Hermes, the reversal of paralysis was not the work of the Olympians. What the Lystrans witnessed was the living God at work, the author of creation and giver of sustenance.
In their panic, it seems for Paul and Barnabas that if the God of Israel does not get credit for this healing, all is lost.
Now, this passage is often used to teach evangelical missionaries—missionaries whose work is only to spread gospel, not to be of assistance—what to expect and as a lesson in the intransigence of "false" faiths.
Neither of those move me.
I am not concerned with the God of my stories being the one exclusively recognized and worshiped. My concept of God leaves room for the myriad means holiness has found to reach people, and people have found to describe that encounter. But it does have something to teach us about how, and if, we see God moving in the world, and for what do we give God credit.
Here's why that matters: We are at every moment of every day interpreting cause and effect, assigning meaning. Someone cut us off in traffic—they must be an idiot, for example. That is a fairly harmless interpretation, unlikely to impinge on our well-being or that of others.
But there are interpretations of the world that do cause harm, grievous harm.
The white supremacist interpretation of the world by the gunman in Charleston allowed him to murder African Americans at Bible study. The Christian supremacist interpretation of the gunman in Poway allowed him to murder Jewish people at worship.
What we credit for the fabric of our shared lives will determine whether we will be able to continue to share this life at all.
So I invite you to consider your concept of God, what you give God credit for, and whether those might help us stop freaking out about our differences and learn to live together.
What do you know about God? Not what have you been taught and what you have learned.
This is a church that loves to study, that eagerly engages in and with all manner of theological perspectives and quandaries. But that kind of learning can stay filed away with other curiosities and philosophies without changing how we live or who we are.
There are other ways of knowing. Your heart knows about God. Your body knows about God. Those two loci of knowing, interdependent and ultimately beyond our control, retain raw knowledge of holiness, because that is where holiness lives, incarnate.
Ask the you that is a part of God for an image or a word or two about the nature of God's self. Some of my words are constancy, enormity, intimacy, and hope.
How do your God words, your theo-logos, frame your interpretation of the world? How do they help you live it in a way that heals rather than hurts, that unites rather than divides?
Does your concept of God give you the power, like the paralytics in Matthew and Acts, to move through the world with otherwise impossible strength and praise? Because that is what the world needs now.
The world needs what we have failed for millennia to do on our own, what I believe can only come from the divine and for which I give the divine in all her names credit for: apostles for a joy so strong, so resolute, that all of our partisan and parochial hate gain no more ground.


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Father Righi says it is not his fault if the atheist cannot see the light
An Italian court is to decide whether a priest should be called to face questioning over whether or not Jesus Christ actually existed.
A court in the town of Viterbo, north of Rome, is considering a case brought by Luigi Cascioli, a devoted atheist.
Mr Cascioli sued Father Righi in 2002 after the priest attacked him in print for casting doubt over the legitimacy of the Christian gospels.
The atheist contends that Christianity relies on purely anecdotal evidence.
Lawyers for the priest and Mr Cascioli appeared before the judge on Friday to learn whether or not the case should be thrown out, the AP news agency reported.
"The point is not to establish whether Jesus existed or not, but if there is a question of possible fraud," Mr Cascioli's lawyer, Mauro Fonzo, told reporters.
Mr Cascioli, 76, was once a trainee priest, but drifted away from the Church and has spent much of his life as a committed atheist and anti-religion campaigner.
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"This complaint does not wish to contest the freedom of Christians to profess their faith," he writes on his website.
Nevertheless, Mr Cascioli says he hopes to use the case "to denounce the abuse that the Catholic Church commits by profiting from its prestige to present historical facts as if they are real when they are only inventions".
He has written extensively on the subject, and his book, The Fable of Christ, provoked Father Righi into a public critique in a church newsletter in 2002.
The priest has countered that millions around the world have long believed in the evidence of the Gospels as well as thousands of other religious and secular writings.
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Sustainable development projects that are making a difference
Last year the GSM Association (GSMA) launched its "Case For Change" campaign at the Mobile World Congress Americas to showcase the positive impact of digital on individuals, economies and societies around the world.
From Pakistan to Peru to Kenya, initiatives are emerging to make mobile technologies a powerful progress lever for key issues such as health, reducing inequality, education and climate change. The Case For Change enables the GSMA to highlight these projects and demonstrate how mobile operators can have a positive impact on the lives of billions of men, women and children.
The "change-making" world tour
Whether they enable mobile payment solutions for healthcare in Kenya, online sharing of secular traditions in South Korea, or e-learning tools for children from remote areas in Peru, these projects will all help to accelerate the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, promoted by the GSMA.
Since its launch at the MWC Americas in September 2017, the Case For Change has travelled 130,000 km around the world, stopping in 18 countries to document the story behind each project. One such example is taking place in Chamonix, France, where the CREA Mont-Blanc and Orange are using mobile technologies to collect essential data on the region's climate, physical landscape and wildlife.
The world tour will culminate in February 2018 at the MWC Barcelona.
- The GSM Association represents nearly 800 mobile operators and manufacturers across 220 countries worldwide.
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- Representing the mobile telecoms industry at the international level, the GSMA is very active in socio-economic development, particularly through its mobile for development programme.
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- The Orange Group is also very involved through its position as a GSMA member and particularly through its "Orange for development" programme.
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Still Life
Tutor: Ruth Blanchet
Number of Lessons: 4
Skill Level: All
Techniques: Applique, Basic Patchwork, Free-Motion
Everything you need is provided to complete this beautiful still life of a vase. You can treat the class as a simple project or view the vase as a sample and move on to create your personal still life composition. The vase is constructed with fabric and fusible webbing and enhanced with free motion thread work.
You will be given basic instructions in GIMP, a free graphics program that you can use to draw your own templates. Detailed instructions for creating shadows with fabric, thread or paint are also included. Lesson Four has advanced directions for adding shadows and reflections as well as mounting your finished quilt to place in a frame. Do it all or as much as you feel comfortable with. Suitable for all levels.
There are various options throughout the class to decide on. I supply some photos to create your still life, however you can also choose to take your own photos and work from those.
For your own photography you will need: (optional)
- Digital camera
- Tripod
- Spot light or lamp for extra light if necessary
- Possible still life objects such as fruit, vases, bottles, jars, shells etc
Software: This class uses GIMP, which is a free download graphic program. There are full details for downloading this in lesson 1. Note: I give step by step instructions for using this and can help you when you need assistance.
First sample (vase) requires:
- A collection of SEVEN fabrics ranging from light to dark in ONE color. Eg light to dark blues Note: Only small amounts of fabric are required – usually a fat eighth is sufficient. Hand dyed fabrics are ideal.
- Machine embroidery threads to match the above fabrics
- 1-3 background fabrics (fat quarter if only 1 background is use, less if 2 or 3 are used)
Your own templates:
- Fabrics ranging in colors to make your own still life project. These may be collected during class when you have a better understanding of suitable fabrics, templates are created and amounts calculated.
- Machine embroidery threads to match the above fabrics.
- Suitable background fabrics – usually a fat quarter will be sufficient.
Other requirements:
- Bobbin Thread – bobbinfil, bottom line or similar 60 weight thread.
- Fusible wedding
- Teflon sheet, baking paper or parchment paper
- Safety pins or basting spray
- Sewing machine and suitable feet such as free motion foot etc
- Batting and backing for each project
- Fabric paints or crayons, or water colors pencils or crayons (optional)
- Stretcher frames and staple gun (optional)
Do I have to use PayPal to make a purchase? No, once you go to the cart and click "proceed to pay" (or use the buy button and click continue), you will see the option to pay using a PayPal account. Directly under that is a big grey button "Pay with Bank Card or Credit Card". Use this button to pay by credit card without a PayPal account. You can also request an e-invoice but please add arbee @ arbeedesigns.com (without the spaces) in your contact list to ensure the e-invoice gets through to your inbox. Be sure to email us your order in detail.
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Lend Me Your Ears EP is an ensemble of b-sides, bonus tracks and outtakes from Dizzyride's forthcoming, first full-length album (out January 2017 on WWNBB).
The EP began forming during a summer tour, while Donà and Kiefl composed with instruments they came across. Tapes and iPhone Voice Memos brought the material back to New York where the duo currently lives and where the songs were completed. Now lend out your ears, get loose and enjoy Dizzyride's psychedelic touch.
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I really love my apartment, I just wish it would grow!
Remember that feeling when you first walked into your own place. New carpets, fresh paint, clean windows, and sparkling appliances. Then it happened… You moved in, bought furniture, big screen t.v's, and a huge California King Bedroom set. You swore it would fit and by George, you made it fit. Then you came to a conclusion… Your gonna need a bigger place. Not so much to house you, but to house all of your belongings! You don't have to move out, just move over. At least, move into another apartment within your community. We that are hip to the lingo in this business call this a Unit Transfer. This means that you collect all of your belongings, move all of your items to another apartment, an begin a new lease there. Sounds great, and like any great plan, there are details to performing a Unit Transfer that must be followed. I will discuss our rules for performing a transfer and when it is an acceptable option for Country View Garden Homes.
The first point that we would like to make is that WE allow transfers. This means that it is at our discretion to perform this action. It is not a means to get a new apartment each year, just because you want that "new paint" smell or a different view. We incur a certain cost each time you transfer and most of the time, the cost of turning the apartment is more than the amount that we collect in transfer fees. Please rememer we perform a property inspection before we create the option to transfer. If you have created heavy damages to the apartment to the point where we have to replace flooring, cabinetry, or other items., chances are we are not going to offer the transfer to you. This is another good reason to keep your apartment in "like new" condition.
Secondly, we allow transfers to increase size, not equal to or less than, (unless extenuating circumstances exist). We do not transfer you from a 3.2 to a studio simply because your roommate left you with an apartment you can't afford. We understand its frustrating, but it is equally frustrating for us. We will have to incur the cost of production for two different apartments and lose income from the rental of a smaller unit. When a resident transfers to a larger apartment, the income increases assuming the apartment has not been damaged beyond normal wear and tear.
Lastly in regards to allowing transfers. There are fees associated with a transfer that must be paid Prior to you performing the transfer. If we are going to extend an offer to transfer to you, we expect the fees to immediately be paid. We always act on a first come, first serve basis. If we notify you of a unit coming available the end of the month and you attempt to wait until the end of the month to pay your transfer fees, the apartment could very possibly be gone before then. This means that you would have to wait until the next one comes available. Currently there is a three hundred ($300.00) transfer fee that is associated with any on-site transfer. This amount is meant to off-set the cost of the transfer, (new toilet seats, minor wear, etc.). Deposits and fees stay with the apartment. This means that when you transfer, you must pay a new security deposit as well as any other fees, such as pet fees, satellite deposits, electrical transfer, cable transfer, and water/sewer billing transfer. Here is an example. You moved into a one bedroom apartment six months ago, decided to get a roommate and move into a 3 bedroom. You have 2 cats, paid a security deposit of five hundred ($500.00), and decided to go with Satellite, incurring another deposit of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00). For your current apartment, you have paid One Thousand fifty dollars ($1050.00) in deposits and fees. Prior to transfer, you would have the one thousand fifty dollars (1050.00) plus an additional three hundred ($300.00) transfer fee that would need to be paid before move in. Assuming no damages or unpaid rents on the previous apartment, the refundable deposits (security and satellite) would be sent back to you within 15 business days.
"But what if I have to move into a smaller apartment?" There is one other way to transfer apartments and that would be a move-out/move-in. You can elect to turn in a completed Notice of intent to move out of your current apartment and apply for another apartment. This situation can be used to move into a smaller apartment. One thing to take into consideration is we will perform a complete background check (credit and criminal). If our criteria has become more strict or if your background information has changed, this could potentially lead to a denial and a retraction of any offer to renew from us.
Transfers can benefit all parties involved if they are regulated and controlled. This post should help to familiarize all residents with the process and make it easier to understand. We work to make sure that we can provide a quality rental experience for all residents at Country View Garden Homes! If anyone still has a difficult time understanding what a transfer is, please feel free to speak to the office staff. We love to help!


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A Kentucky non-disclosure agreement is used to protect confidential information from being given to the public, competitors, or other businesses by your employees or contractors. It is important that Kentucky non-disclosure agreements are drafted to protect actual legitimate business interests, such as trade secrets, in order to be enforceable.
Kentucky non-disclosure agreements are governed by Kentucky's Uniform Trade Secrets Act, KY Rev Stat §§ 365.880 through 365.993.
Trade secrets are considered a legitimate business interest. As such, they are often the subject of Kentucky non-disclosure agreements. Kentucky's Uniform Trade Secrets Act provides a definition of what is considered a "trade secret." A trade secret is information such as a formula, pattern, compilation, program, data, device, method, technique, or process that isn't public knowledge. It also may not be something that another business could easily come up with. This information must have its own potential or actual monetary value. Businesses claiming that the NDA protects at least one trade secret must take reasonable actions to keep that information secret.
The Kentucky Uniform Trade Secrets Act also explains the damages that a business may be entitled to receive as a matter of law if an employee or contractor violates the agreement as well as provides other valuable information related to NDAs and trade secrets.
In addition to a non-disclosure agreement, businesses may also find it beneficial to use a Kentucky non-compete agreement to improve their ability to protect critical business information.


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I don't know how many years I've been writing preseason previews saying Indiana needs a better pass rush, but do the names Derek Barnett and Colin Christopher ring a bell with anybody? Were they the answer? Seems like somebody might have told me they would be, just before another season of watching opposing quarterbacks having time to find receivers for one first down after another on third and forever.
So I didn't see this one coming — after five games, Indiana ranks No. 1 in the country in sacks with 27 sacks, for an average of 5.4 per game.
Hoosier sophomore defensive end Greg Middleton ranks second in the country individually with 7.5 sacks, an average of 1.5 per game. He trails only George Selvie of South Florida who has nine sacks in four games, for a 2.38 per game average.
IU's other starting defensive end, Jammie Kirlew, stands 18th in the country with 4.5 sacks after his 3.5 sack outburst Saturday.
Middleton has a slim lead in the Big Ten over Michigan State's Jonal Saint-Dic, who has seven sacks for a 1.4 per game average that is third-best in the country. Michigan State as a team ranks No. 2 in the country with 4.6 sacks per game.


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52 Brilliant RV Remodel All Organization for Comfortable Your Trip
When traveling, you are in need of a system of organization to continue to keep your space in the van livable. If you search volunteer opportunities" on the internet, you will understand an endless collection of those. If you are prepared to tackle your space, check the resource list below to find out what might fit your requirements.
An individual would be a bit portable stand, RV desk, that I was able to use sitting at the sofa. Since you may see, there are plenty of ways it's possible to build out a camper van, from an ultra-luxurious custom made build-out, to something cheaper that you can learn by yourself. How long you're likely to be on the street, what sort of person you're, what kind of gear you wish to store.


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Regulatory T cells play a central role in maintaining self-tolerance and have great potential in improving the management of autoimmune diseases and organ transplantation. In order to set up preclinical projects and clinical trials of organ transplants or autoimmune diseases, the production of cells for therapeutic purposes requires the respect of drastic handling and culture conditions, and therefore of know-how, which we try to consolidate. Through the acquisition and mastery of a clinical grade flow cytometer, we are able to evaluate the applicability under GMP conditions of CAR-Treg generation process or optimized amplification of Tregs for therapeutic trials.
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Welfare Recipient Buys Steak And Lobster With Food Stamps.
Look at this grocery receipt and read it carefully. Does what you see bother you? This receipt was found on the ground in the parking lot of Angeli's Country Market in Menominee, Michigan.
Now, most middle income, hard working Americans cannot afford to eat steak and lobster on a regular basis. So how does it make you feel to know, that the hard working Americans who cannot afford to eat this way on a regular basis, are flipping the bill for the ones who don't want to work.
This receipt shows $141.78 worth of food purchased on a food stamp card. This purchase includes six lobsters, two porterhouse steaks, and six 24 packs of Mountain Dew soda with the entire bill covered by government assistance.
As it turns out, the receipt is genuine. However, regardless of how upset it might make most people who work hard and pay taxes, it does not violate any existing laws or rules. The fact is, if you do not work you can eat better than most people in the United States.
But before you think this shopping spree went unnoticed, you should know the purchaser (who had used his girlfriends EBT card) did not get off Scott free. He Was Arrested! He was not arrested for making disallowed purchases with food stamps, but for turning around and reselling the food he had bought with the stamps to someone else for 50% of their original retail price.
Lewis Wayne Cuff, a 33-year-old Michigan man, was arraigned for food stamp trafficking, a felony. Cuff's arrest resulted from a month-long joint investigation by the State Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Menominee County Sheriff's Department. Cuff, who allegedly used a food stamp card to buy the groceries and then sold them for $.50 on the dollar, faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He is free on a $5000 bond.
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The Delegations of German Industry and Commerce in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei represent the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce in Greater China and are part of the global network of German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK). On behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, they represent the overall economic interests of Germany, focusing on the promotion of bilateral trade and investment. They work in close cooperation with the German Chamber of Commerce in China and the German Industry and Commerce Greater China Co. Ltd. to provide support for German enterprises and their local partners.
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- 26577 W Desert Vista Blvd, Buckeye, AZ 85396
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Yesterday was one of those days.
I had a fat day.
It didn't start off as a fat day. I went to my 6am training session and had a great workout. I bested my 135×3 concentric squat from last week with 140×5 this week. I did damn the rain for waiting until after I'd ran a bit and lunged up a hill carrying 17.5lb dumbbells in either hand to start falling, but it was otherwise a great morning with some of my favorite people.
But then, something shifted. I don't know when or what or how, but I sunk into a funk.
There were a few things working against me, I suppose. It was Monday and pouring down rain. No one likes a rainy Monday. I have a new roommate and with that, a slightly different morning routine. I ate the second half of a pint of Halo Top ice cream the night before and no matter how "healthy" that stuff is, there's something in it that causes my stomach to balloon. To top it off, my body was tired and sore ready for Tuesday's rest day.
I chose a dress and boots because the dress was comfortable and the boots would keep my feet dry. I stomped through the rain to work, trying to remember the last time I had to walk in the rain – last month in Edinburgh is the answer. It's been rather dry around here. Besides, there's a big difference between walking in the rain in downtown Charlottesville and walking in the rain in Edinburgh. There aren't any castles here.
Maybe it was the rain or maybe it was the Halo Top hangover, but as the day progressed, I just felt funkier. Despite my body telling me to chill, I went to barre at noon. While it wasn't my worst workout, it wasn't my best one. We used the bands, a piece of equipment I normally love, and I hated them. Mine kept rolling into itself on my legs, my shoulders weren't playing along, and I could feel my left hamstring knotting up, so much so that I ditched the bands.
It was just a funky day. A day of looking in the mirror and seeing a fat person instead of seeing the girl who did five 140lb concentric squats before 7AM.
Rationally, I knew I was being ridiculous, which just made me more annoyed with myself. When I eat things that don't agree with my body, my stomach reacts by becoming an inflatable pool toy. When my body needs a break, it needs a break. A day or two of clean foods and lots of water and a rest day was all that was needed. That, and some quiet time at home to decompress and read Game of Thrones. The fact that I was annoyed just annoyed me more.
Yesterday wasn't my best showing.
Today is a much better day. I slept a full 8 hours last night, had a good breakfast, and took a full rest day from working out. I like my outfit, my makeup and hair cooperated – it's a good day.
Yesterday's "fat day" wasn't fun. It wasn't fun to forget how far I've come and dwell on feeling crummy. So much in life is about our attitude – it's either an adventure or an ordeal. I didn't choose well yesterday, but I chose better today.
Fat days happen. Bad days happen. Rainy Mondays happen.
Choose whether they are an adventure or an ordeal.


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Shopping for a Christmas tree makes me SO HAPPY and every year, I promise myself to get it up before November ends, just so I can squeeze as much joy as I can from that Christmassy vibe at home. I live in Amsterdam as you know and the Dutch don't put their Christmas trees up until after Sinterklaas (a Dutch tradition that is celebrated the 5th of December), but I am Mexican, so I believe I have to carry on my tradition of premature Christmas decoration and since my kids will be MexiDutch, I guess they will carry this tradition too haha!
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An MBA from the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Management and Bachelor of Science with Honours in Chemical Engineering from Washington University, Hunt was the CEO of Soaps and Chemicals Industrial and Trading in Sharjah (UAE) prior to joining NDC.
A well-respected international executive, Hunt has been a key member of several globally renowned companies' executive and leadership teams for the past 20 years. He has held the position of president of Access Business Group in the United States; executive director of Brambles Australasia in Australia; and president of Boral Bricks in Australia; among several other leadership and high-performance roles in his career.
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Kick-off your spring menus this Easter with seasonal ingredients
This year Easter Sunday falls on the 20th April, making it the perfect opportunity for chefs and caterers to launch a new and enticing spring menu.
According to Technomic, 58% of consumers believe the use of fresh, seasonal ingredients make menu items appear more appealing1. Adding seasonal ingredients to your menu will advertise to consumers that your outlet uses fresh, high-quality produce. In April, for example, lamb, spring onions and rocket will feature prominently on menus as chefs and caterers make the most out of them during their peak season.
Using seasonal meat and vegetables to fill tortilla wraps is the perfect way to introduce new ingredients. Technomic's MenuMonitor revealed that spinach was 20% more popular in 2013 than it was the previous year, signalling its surging popularity with consumers2. These Spicy Lamb Kofta & Spinach Wraps with Honey Yoghurt is therefore, the perfect way to add lamb and spinach to your menus this Easter.
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So many of us get married and things move along until one day we realize that we are no longer happy with our spouse. Maybe it is because we have grown apart or maybe it is because we have chosen different paths in our lives.
We produce children, sit at the same dinner table, sleep in the same bed, use the same bathroom. We know each other's positive and negative traits and habits and we ignore the things that we do not like about each other.
Then comes the day we make the move to separate from our spouse because more likely than not we have met someone else. We are very attracted to the other person and we are sexually attracted to them.
We think about kissing them and having sex with them and we do not think about a permanent relationship with them. What we do not think about is how the other person is going to want more from us.
They are going to want that commitment and they expect a commitment over time. We dont want to commit because in our heart of hearts we know that we are only having fun and experiencing dating.
Some of us married our high school sweetheart and thought they were the only one we would ever want to be with and then we discover that we no longer want to be with them.
We want excitement and that giddy feeling from new love but we do not want to be tied down and raise another family. We enjoy ourselves until the pressure is applied to commit again.
We sit back and weigh out going back to our spouse or moving forward with our new love. We find more often than not that we prefer going back and trying to salvage our relationship.
Our spouse is comfortable and predictable and we have a level of trust with them that we do not have with our current relationship. We know our spouse and what to expect and what not to expect.
We go home and try to repair the damaged relationship and some go home and stay home but are not happy. Others go home and try damn hard to make it work but realize that you can never go home again.
Once you leave the marriage bed for another you do damage that is unrepairable. Yes, your spouse may take you back but it will never be the same and they will never feel the same about you or you about them.
Once home we cut off all ties to anyone we are attracted to or spent time romping in the bed with. We cut off all communication with anyone we are attracted to even if it is only an online friendship that has gone no further.
One cannot work on a relationship with distractions so we go it alone and focus on what was once our perfect fit or so we thought. It is a rare person that can forget that their spouse left them for another woman or man.
Knowing that you were dumped for someone 10 yrs younger is a real ego killer and no you will never be fully forgiven for that dirty deed. If you are religious you have to live with what you have done and infidelity is not easy to live with.
I dated a married man long before I married, I was very young and expected him to leave his wife and child to be with me. That was ignorant on my part but when you are young you think you have everything the older man would want.
Tight, young ass, plenty of sex is not fulfilling for any man and yes sex does get boring after time. It takes a very experienced, mature woman who can keep the bedroom exciting and there is not a single younger woman who can do that.
What we fail to realize is even though our spouse is trying to make the marriage work they will never forget that infidelity, they will never forget that betrayal and they will never forget that you made them feel less than desirable.
If you think your relationship will ever recover you are sadly mistaken. Your spouse may forgive you long enough to try to rebuild the relationship with you but it will never be the same and everyone I have talked to in this situation has told me the same thing. The relationship could not be saved as there was just too much hurt to recover from.


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Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, based in The Hague, has asked for a three-month postponement in the trial for the case against the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta. The trial, already postponed several times, was to have started on Feb. 5, 2014.
Kenyatta was accused of being an indirect co-perpetrator for crimes against humanity, including murder, deportation or forcible transfer, rape and persecution committed in post-election violence in Kenya in 2007-2008, in which approximately 1,200 people were killed.
"My decision is based solely on the specific facts of this case devoid of extraneous considerations," Bensouda said in a statement released Dec. 19 by her office at the court, known as the ICC.
"As Prosecutor, I have consistently stated my actions and decisions are at all times strictly guided by the evidence in accordance with the Rome Statute legal framework. This recent decision is no different."
The case, which Bensouda inherited from her predecessor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, has been deeply problematic from the start. It attracted worldwide attention for prosecuting a sitting head of state and has suffered from a dearth of key, reliable witnesses as well as witnesses dropping out after being threatened or bribed.
Kenya voted on plans to withdraw its membership from the Rome Statute, the court's governing treaty, and the African Union criticized the tribunal, the only permanent court in the world to try atrocity crimes, for its "misuse of indictments against African leaders," even though most of the court's investigations in Africa were based on requests from countries there.
More recently, Kenya and other African countries lobbied the United Nations Security Council to intervene to postpone the trial for a year, so that Kenyatta could ensure the stability of his country after the Westgate Mall massacre in Nairobi. That strategy fell flat with the Council.
Bensouda said that in the last two months, a key prosecution witnesses in the case against Kenyatta indicated that he was not willing to testify. More recently, on Dec. 4, a key second witness confessed to giving false evidence regarding a critical event in the prosecution's case, so his testimony is no longer valid. That leaves 28 other witnesses for the prosecution. In a video from the spokesman for the court, Fadi El Abdallah explains the adjournment, also noting that Kenyatta's office has not complied with certain requests for information from the ICC prosecutor for the trail, including providing bank records from 2007-2008.
Bensouda, who started her nine-year term in June 2012, concluded that the case against Kenyatta "does not satisfy the high evidentiary standards required at trial" and she therefore needed more time gather additional evidence and to consider whether such evidence will "meet the evidentiary threshold required at trial."
The case against William Ruto, Kenya's deputy president, and Joshua Arap Sang, a Kenyan radio announcer, which began on Sept. 10, 2013, continues. Both men are accused of crimes against humanity also allegedly committed in Kenya in the 2007-2008 post-election violence.
[This article was updated on Dec. 20, 2013.]
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Portraits by British artist Laura Knight (1877 –1970), Dame Laura Knight I should say, are presented at the National Portrait Gallery. The small show of only 30 portraits or so left me hungry for more.
I believe her success as a woman artist, deep expressiveness in her portraits and her willingness to immerse in other environments set her apart. Her self-portrait, which opens the exhibition, firmly establishes her as a female painter in her own rights. She depicts herself in an extraordinary red-toned painting painting a female nude, which at the time was not allowed to women painters. In 1936, she became the first Royal Academician woman. I felt she was keen to promote women in the arts; for instance, painting ballet performers.
I find portraits generally boring but Laura Knight's ability to immerse into different worlds allowed her to paint sitters different from the typical portrait clientele. She painted many beautiful women (some are exhibited). But her paintings also absorb the atmosphere of gypsies, ballet dancers, and black patients at a hospital in Maryland, which she managed to do by living or spending time with them. In the latter series, eyes are deeply expressive like those of black nurse, Pearl Johnson, also showing her mastery of pastels. Laura Knight is at the NPG until October 13th.