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Gimpel and Gumby to Papua New Guinea. That was our handles when we were younger, but it became 'going to png' We lived there for over 12 years and are back in the U.S. now adapting to live and viewing life through a much different lens. I rarely update my blog because I tend to be too long winded and I frankly don't know who wants to read this stuff anyway. I'm not sure if my thoughts help the world, but I'm putting it out there just in case it does.
Merry Christmas 2012
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turning stuff down
I've passed up a work trip to London, to Las Vegas, to multiple places.
This week I passed on a trip to Thailand.
Partially because I am a family man and dislike being away from my
family much. With this new job, I've got an invite to spend weeks away
from home every month if I want. I have to prioritize.
Partially because of circumstances and timing.... for example going to
Thailand means I don't get to celebrate Easter with family and friends.
and partially because I do not have the world traveller bug. There are
people who chomp at the bit to go see some other place in the world. To
experience it, to say they've been there, and done that.
I am a solitarily focused individual. Sometimes I get so focussed on a
task, that days go by before I realize 'oh, I haven't stepped outside
yet'. or 'oh, when was the last time I ate?'
I'm sure I would enjoy Thailand, but I would bemoan leaving behind my
work and my family for the duration of time I'd be gone.
Not to mention I'm a big guy and riding around in a plane isn't always a
fun thing for me.
So... my life is a cornocopia of missed travelling opportunities that
others think I'm crazy for having passed up.
I don't get stir crazy, I don't get island fever, I don't miss shopping
malls and restaurants. And all that tells me I'm perfectly suited to be
here, although I have no idea how I ever got up the gumption to get
here, but I am here, and I love it here, and I don't really desire to go
bouncing around to other places I don't like as much.
And so all the people thinking 'you're crazy I would LOVE to go do that
and experience that'.... more power to you. I find that attitude makes
people very restless where I live.
NOW, if you yanked away my internet connectivity, suddenly I would get
horrible island fever. I would be chomping at the bit to get somewhere
with access.
I think differently than many non-geek people.
I would one day, enjoy taking the entire family to London. I think
visiting the world is better if you have someone to share the experience
with you.
Traim hat
I put a wire in my Santa hat and taped it to my helmet, driving around my ATV like this to be festive.
I set down the helmet to walk inside, and through the window I see a PNG man, bald, walk up to it and stare at it.
We call this 'aigris' aka 'envy' (eye fat). The man was envying my Santa hat. I kept my eye on him wondering if he might try to snatch it.... but he didn't, he stood next to it for five minutes, staring at it.
When I came out, he shook my hand, and then did something in the culture called 'Traim Tasol' (give it a shot ---try it that's all--).
He didn't ask, didn't inquire, didn't use the word please. He simply said in mumbly Tok Pisin
'You will give me that hat, because my head is being cooked by the sun!'
and I said 'no'.
he replied 'you will give me that hat, my head, it is hot, the sun is cooking it.'
I replied 'you can go into town and buy one at Papindo'.
'no' he said 'give me that hat, my head is cooking, I need it.'
I decided to stop pursuing the conversation and left before things got ugly. As I left, several people started giggling at the man.
That is a traim tasol. He gave it his best shot.
Another interesting part of the culture, is that most likely now, he will tell a story about how an uncaring ex-pat had 2 hats, and wouldn't spare 1 for him, because his head was hot.... hopefully he doesn't allow that to justify him vandalizing my fruit trees or something. We'll see. If suddenly my ripening bananas are missing, I'll know why. What a story that would make 'how my wearing a santa hat caused my family to lose some bananas'.
Png santa
Odd Cat
a christmas party in Port Moresby, everyone perfect strangers to me, and
it was an Australian family's home. So naturally I put on my best
manners and behavior. Removing shoes, I went to sit. A few moments
passed and their cat came up and started sniffing my feet. Which I
thought odd enough. Even though I dislike cats, I'm not cruel to them,
so I ignore it. My payment was the feeling of sharp teeth into my
foot. The cat, was so enthralled by my feet, that it tried to eat them!
Still not wanting to be rude or call attraction to myself, I shooshed
the cat away, who quickly ran off in shame as if knowing it should be
biting human feet.
When I went to step outside, I found the cat with it's head inside my
shoes (which were left by the door) sniffing away.
Something about my foot odor was like ...well.. catnip to that cat.
and no one else seemed to notice this oddity. So upon leaving I asked
the cat's owner 'does you cat enjoy sniffing feet?' which I thought was
an odd question and he simply said 'oh yeah, don't mind that.'
Apparently, the cat, was a habitual foot odor addict.
city of PNG called Port Moresby. This city has grown so much over the
past 6 years that it is like a completely different country from the
rest of PNG.
There is a mall, shops, restaurants, a movie theatre, paved roads
without potholes, fluent English speakers and the culture is entirely
different. Standards of dress, social etiquette, it's all a very
different place in many ways.
I came down to configure a VSAT network for the main offices, our
property of flats (apartments), and our partner's offices (BTA). This is
the third trip from my department, the other two were made by co-workers
trying to get this VSAT to work.
It is Weds now and I'm prepping to fly back to the highlands. I feel
very out of place here in Moresby because I don't know my way around
well, but also because there is all this Christmas decor up,
advertisements, commercialism that I'm so unused to seeing unless I
travel back to the U.S. or Australia. It's odd.
And yet, there is this feeling 'they have everything here, is there
anything I need? Anything my family needs me to pick up?' for the life
of me, I can't come up with anything. I should be like a kid in a candy
shop. I don't even want to eat in the restaurants.
Some people absolutely love living here because it feels more civilized,
with cable modem internet, and satellite television, cell phone
coverage, nice roads. They even have a rush hour. I'm glad for those
people because we need folks living in this capital city to get work done.
But I feel hedged in, the living situation here is somewhat crowded,
there is traffic noise, and neighbor noise. I wasn't expecting to have
to make that mental transition inside the same country.
Last night I was invited to a social event, a Bible study group was
having a Christmas party. I try to always take advantage of
opportunities to meet new people, especially in this country. You never
know when you might make a relationship that helps you get work done.
Right off the bat, I met an Aussie man who needed help putting his
Security cameras onto the LAN. He'd been trying all day. I helped him,
and it took about ten minutes. He was happy, and so was I, because I
firmly believe in making oneself useful. He then was able to show me
his security cams around his complex and how he could view them on his
Galaxy phone.
I noticed also the pepper spray by his front door, and the bars on the
windows and doors. Crime is not an unexpected thing in the towns, but
then, have you read the news lately in the U.S. crime is everywhere.
It is most definitely an interesting place. I feel like a country
bumkin come to see the big city. I have finished the work, and I am
ready to go home. I fly out in a few hours. I leave behind three
properties that now have internet access with the ability to record and
report on it using a homegrown system our dept. came up with.
Wonderful Night
Years ago when we first came here, we were advised to consider adopting some of the singles into our family so that they could have some small portion of family life. Being an aunt or an uncle, would help them during times when they were away from family. During our training there were several single ladies (who are the backbone of translation work!) who we got to know and became aunts to our kids.
Come Christmas time, our first year, we decided, rather than mourn the loss of Christmas traditions we can no longer do, we would adopt new ones.
One of the ones we adopted was our annual Christmas movie night.
We invite all the singles (usually ladies) to our home to share in our family. We light a fire, rearrange the furniture, make multiple types of soup, and show
It's a Wonderful Life
and usually
Miracle on 34th Street. (this year we don't have time, and also some people don't like the plot around Santa).
We share in soup and getting to know people that we haven't had a chance to know. Part of my reasoning is that I want the single ladies to know that if they have need, they can call a man to do 'man stuff' instead of feeling stranded and helpless. (for example, their gutters are clogged, or their water pump is failing).
Each year we see so many new faces, and we wonder if this tradition is as important to others as it is to us.
Today we got this email.
"I'm coming, this is the only Ukarumpa Christmas tradition I do, I'm looking forward to it."
That really brightened up my wife's day.
Of course I, being a student of film, have to resist the urge to launch into a diatribe as to why this film is the Quintessential Christmas Movie...
so now I just print out all my trivia and hand out sheets!
Other new Ukarumpa traditions we do:
-Christmas tree hunt
-cookie baking/decorating, giving to the neighbors
-hiding pickles the elf (whoever finds him the most gets to open the first gift on Christmas morning)
-Christmas eve soup
-Birthday cake for Jesus
-Advent novel
-Advent calendar of daily family activities
-cookie exchange (we're foregoing this one this year)
-...plenty more.
What I do #1
because when people ask me what I do, I find that there are a whole lot of answers to that question.
It's best to focus on one answer at a time.
AUDIO - Post Production
I turn this:
into this:
Someone (if not me) has recorded some material for the village to be heard. Most often it's Scripture in their heart language.
The above is Matthew Chapter 12 in the Onobasulu language. The Onobasulu live in the Southern Highlands and at last count there were 1000 native speakers of this language.
In post production work, I take out the mistakes, the multiple takes, and match the spoken word to the written Word. But how do I do that? I don't speak Onobasulu! I take the Scripture in front of me, and listen, and can most often read it phonetically even though I have no idea what I'm reading unless I open up an English version at the same time. I'm checking for mistakes and errant sounds.
-I remove rooster crows
-I remove dog barks
-I remove mistakes
-I lessen the pops that 'P's make
-I dullen sharp "S" sounds
-I remove long pauses
(for those who took Prof. Nash's editing course at Biola, you all remember 'the..purpose...of...editing....' speech he gave.)
What I can't fix is when people pronounce the words wrong, which has to be caught by the people who speak the language... and when it's caught... I fix it.
Finally, I make it all sound good enough for FM radio, but most often it's heard over a small audio player.
I learned how to do all of this decades ago in college, and then updated my learning a few months ago. So I'm not nearly as elite as some of the pro's, but what I lack in perfection, I make up for in production speed.
I've been averaging 3 chapters a day since I took this job, which is a tremendous amount of output when you consider that we have a year backlog of work to do.
I am finding it incredibly satisfying to be able to go home at the end of the day and say 'Today, I completed 3 Chapters of Matthew for Audibible!' or 'Today I put a box of 30 players in the hands of the translator who is taking it out to the village next week!'
next in what I do thread: - recording!
POWA , electricity
We run fluorescent lights because of that. It's saves a lot of power
over incandescent, but the lighting is not as warm. As a result
sometimes for a special treat, we turn on the 2 incandescent lamps we
have and turn off the fluor. lighting just to feel sane for a while.
We run at least 8 fluor. tubes (short ones not long ones), 12 hours a
day around the house as security lighting.
I have been introduced to an in country supplier of LED tubes. To
install them, you have to remove the starter, and plug in the bulb.
That's in.
Now in the U.S. you're probably saying 'what is a starter?' Our
fluorescents don't have those, but elsewhere in the world they do. It's
what causes the ARC spark that gets the light to power up, and it gets
the juice from the ballast inside.
THESE LED tubes will save us money on electricity. But there is more.
-they are instant on. No more flickering at 2am when you're up to use
the bathroom and the fluor. lights strobe blink you to death while they
come on.
-less UV rays
-cost less to operate
-the light takes some getting used to (not hard)
-the bulb costs ten times as much as a normal fluor. bulb.
I tend not to adopt early LED technology because I find that they LED's
tend to fail not long after manufacture if they're going to fail. When
a friend asks me about the light I always say 'it's 10,000 times
brighter than the sun' which is totally untrue, but to many LED light is
still mystical and magical and so I tend not to bog down the
conversation with facts when no one is actually seeking them.
BUT... here we go.
Gonna get geeky here with some math.
Fluor bulbs come in 2 sizes here.
long = 40watts
short = 20watts
They cost about $2 and 4$ respectively not counting starters which are
around fifty cents.
ONE 20 watt bulb burning for 12 hours is (20W x12) = 290watt hours in a
single day. In a month that's around 7200watt hours, or 7.2
Kilowatt/hrs. At $.50 per kilowatt/hr that's $3.60
$3.60 per bulb, per month is what I'm currently paying in electricity.
AND that doesn't count any of my inside lights. EACH time you turn on a
fluor tube, the ballast has to kick up the voltage and burns 1/2
kilowatt hour. So simply turning it on twice is 1 KWHour.
Right now my son is walking around counting all of our light bulbs....
so I'm making an assumption that we have around 20 bulbs.
that is around $72 per month, if we assume the on/offing equals the same
as the security lights being on straight for 12 hours. But it's a huge
At the cost of $22.95 per LED tube, which burns exactly HALF the
wattage, plus has no ballast on/off time used.... PLUS is instant on so
no strobe effect...
we save 1/2 of that.. which is:
$36 p/month.
To fully equip my house with these LED tubes, that will cost me $459.
They are rated to last 50,000 hours which is ten times that of the
normal fluor tubes, and since they cost ten times as much, I figure the
price in bulb replacement over time, will be about even, so I won't
factor that in.
Which means, if I take the total install cost, of $459 and divide it by
the savings per month of $36, in 12.75 months, I'll be at the break even
ASSUMING the cost of electricity doesn't change (which it will most
likely increase over time).
So, assuming that the bulbs last at least a year and a month, we'll have
made an installation change that takes moments to do per light, and
continue to save money.
BUT, that isn't the value add. It's just the economics of the thing.
The value add is the instant on, for us. We absolutely hate the
flickering strobe effect.
And the value add for the rest of the community is that we run on
emergency generators which are nearly maxed out. By decreasing our
power consumption, we save ourselves money, and save the entire
community money and effort on the generator upkeep.
It's a smart choice.
Now all I have to do is wait until we get some more in stock....
I'll be installing 2 around the house and seeing if the family can
adjust to the new light.
Saber In the Village
I got this email today from a translator in the village who was encouraging our efforts in producing audio Bibles.:
The last time out in the village, we gave out 9 of the sabers that came from project funding. I put onto those sabers whatever recordings that I had that were ready. We passed them out to the translators and I showed them how to use the sabers. [Others] were taking pictures as we were doing this. The smiles on their faces say it all. Sorry that I cannot show you all the smiles of the villagers in each village! But, at least I can show you the translators' faces. May God bless you for your hard work - May He give you peace - May you know the blessing that your work has been.
The Pain of Shipping
order gifts for people, mom, brother, sister, etc.
I told them to estimate double the cost of the item from Amazon, and we
would hope they arrive in time for Christmas.
So, we wait.
As we wait the kids see other things to give and start to spend their
hard earned money (we don't give an allowance, but we give them work
Today I got a package, and each gift they had ordered was well beyond
double the price, because not only did TAX get added, but shipping and
import fees.
So I'm looking at the kids, and haven't got the heart to tell them how
much it really costs, so I tell them,
you pay what you planned, and I'll pay shipping.
Most of my 'gift giving' this year was paying for intangibles like
shipping costs... but I wanted to encourage the spirit of planning ahead
and generosity.
Still, you should have seen their faces when they realized they had
forgotten about their online purchases... they ran around, calling in
the debts, scrounging their funds and gladly turned them over to me.
They worked that hard to make sure they could have a gift to give someone.
This is the second year in a row where I have been touched deeply by the
generosity of my kids. Sure they may complain about dinner, or about
other things, but they never ever complain about spending their last
dollar (Kina) when it comes to getting something for someone else.
I was never that unselfish as a kid, I was never that giving at their
age. They must get that from their mother.
I married well. (-;
Christmas in PNG
This is Kainantu town. Anybody want a peanut? Or an egg?
Gift giving in PNG is an interesting thing. According to the books, if an adult gives a gift to a PNGian, it creates debt for them. But in reality, if the adult giver is an ex-pat (waitskin), it doesn't create as much debt because as we are seen as more wealthy, it is expected that the more wealthy will from time to time share. Most often by throwing a party or a feast of some kind.
The one time of year in which we can impart a gift without causing debt, is Christmas time. Each Christmas employees and friends are accustomed to receiving a bonus (we call it Amamas which means - happy).
So, how to give the perfect gift? Most often, the perfect gift is something unwrapped, and very practical. A bag of sugar, a bag of rice. That's the perfect gift.
A dear friend of ours has been a loyal worker for us, and each year we do give her her Amamas pay, her bonus gift, but we also try to find something nice to give her children. This year, Calvin and Sydney were in charge of picking something out, and they chose a toy for each child. PNG kids don't have toy collections. They have "A" toy if that.
(Most of these rules change depending on where it is they live, the more 'bush' (remote from town) they are, the more these rules apply)
Often you can see kids running around with makeshift toys. A wheel they found, they will attach to a bamboo rod with strips of rubber they found, and run around with it. Or maybe you see them skidding down a hill of dirt on a banana leaf. Maybe it's a coconut shell they're kicking around.
Getting to know some of these PNG kids because of the relationships our children have forged, has been a delight. One thing we notice is that every PNG kid hits an age in which they stop smiling by default, and it becomes VERY hard to elicit a smile.
I was asking around about this, and I assumed it was because of hard work, a loss of childhood, or tragedy at the loss of loved ones. All those may be true, but I've found that culturally, smiling, is often perceived as being flirtatious in young girls and men.
And so they don't do it.
So what's Christmas like in PNG?
Not really any gifts to open, not many smiles, and yet, there is family and love, and in some houses, a recognition that Christ was born. (and at least in 2 houses this year , a present to unwrap)
I'm sure many of you have heard the story, or some mutated version of
the story, of the miraculous Christmas Peace that happened during WW I.
(if you haven't here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce)
One of the prophecies we hear quite often around Christmas time is
Isaiah 9:6 "For unto us a Child is born .... and He will be called....
Prince of Peace"
I spend most of my time thinking on the prophecy of Isaiah regarding the
coming Messiah and most of those thoughts are centered on the enormity
of God becoming flesh. But today I have been thinking about the
concept of PEACE.
The word used there for PEACE entails a lot of leadership. At the time
of the prophecy, there was horrible, wicked, leadership. The prophecy
was giving hope to a world without it. A world who was crying out for
someone to be a decent leader, and to bring peace.
I grew up in a country, and a state (California) where even the history
of war was barely alive. If you visit the southern states, you'll find
the Civil War is very much still in the memory of the people. If you
visit the South Pacific Islands, WWII wreckage is not hard to find.
But I grew up knowing peace where I was and so the idea of a savior who
brought peace, wasn't the most impressive thing about Christmas to me.
If you watch what is going on in the Middle East, it definitely doesn't
feel like peace. And yet, in the middle of WW I , this random peace
broke out, because of the celebration of the birth of Christ.
I live in a country now where Peace is needed. There are always rumors
of impending fighting. We have witnessed village houses burning down,
people fighting, killing. People not showing up one day because they
have to attend a funeral. Nearly everyone we know from this country has
lost multiple relatives in some fight or another. Peace is not a way of
life here.
And those who find Christ, and try to rely on Him, often try to choose
more wisely and still find themselves under extreme pressure in the
culture to seek violence.
You killed my brother, so I'll kill your brother, then you killed my
uncle, so I'll kill your uncle, and it goes and goes and goes.
This week, I'm focusing on the fact that a name for Christ is the Prince
of Peace. Because that seems like a very real need to me around here.
Fun facts about new language work
Some interesting facts about the Doromu-Koki language:
- the language has 30 words for banana, the staple food
- there is only one 3rd person pronoun, and it can mean 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'they', depending on the context
- Doromu-Koki uses a number of colourful idioms, including:
◦ 'good sweet potato' (a nice girl)
◦ 'stomach pain thinking' (heartache)
◦ 'stomach child' (a beloved child)
◦ when you are hungry, your stomach 'grumbles,' and when you have diarrhoea your stomach 'does a landslide'
- Translating the New Testament has required creating new words, including:
◦ 'good word' (gospel)
◦ 'plant straight thinking' (believe)
◦ 'give stomach word' (promise)
◦ 'say soft stomach' (forgive)
◦ 'say one stomach' (agree)
Funny WOOPS!
I found a few mistakes, words left out, or said twice, and cleaned them up and worked with the translator to get them re-recorded.
But the funniest one, is one I couldn't have caught because I didn't know the language. The way we catch them is we read the Bible in their language and listen. We trust the pronunciation is correct because there is no way for us to know that 'ooloolu' is said 'ooh, loo, loo' or 'ooh loo luh' we have no way to know as sound editors.
During the playback, they found a mistake. One of the readers had said a wrong word which was nearly identical to the correct word. Which is why when editing I don't process the sounds too much because an S and F can easily become confused with too much filtering.
Anyway the verse was Luke 9:17 regarding the feeding of the 5000.
"[17] They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over."
Only the word for "satisfied' was said wrong so it changed meaning to be "fighting in such a way as to punch a man lying on the ground with your knee in his chest" (very violent)
So the crowd listening heard this:
"They all ate and were violently fighting" (or some derivative of that).. and the disciples picked up 12 basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over"
The PNG people started laughing hilariously at this.
Definitely a need to edit that one.
VSAT pic
tree hunting 2
foot tall artificial tree, (it was easy to ship over) that we bought
from Costco for $15 6 years ago, we don't exactly need a saw. BUT, it
has been our tradition for me (dad) to go hide the tree somewhere in the
jungle of PNG.
Typically I hide it, put up a sign saying 'Tree Farm', then we pile into
the car, and drive around sipping cocoa, listening to an ipod with
Christmas songs, and the kids have to answer Christmas trivia. Whoever
answers right, gets to choose 'LEFT or RIGHT' at the next intersection.
This way we turn a relatively small area, into about a 40 minute search,
as they're searching for that sign to tell them where to start looking,
and since the driver (me) knows where to go, it is a way for me to not
have control over WHEN they'll find it.
This year I got stuck in the mud a little, but, the kids found the tree,
and then my son and I mock up cutting it down and carrying it (it weighs
about 9 lbs), together... sometimes we even fake needing a break to get
in the spirit of it.
Then we complain about forgetting rope to tie it down to the
car...etc... the whole 9 yards.
We have a lot of family traditions that we do here, and the reason we
started them, was because often at Christmas time people get homesick,
and miss their old traditions, many of which you simply can't do here.
But when you have NEW ones, that are associated with living here,
suddenly the 'homesick' part goes away. You do your PNG customs when
here, and your USA traditions when in the USA.
We have a pretty long list of things we do, and ways we get excited,
prepare for Christ's coming.
Our perspective on Christmas is that is a GREAT teaching time for your
kids. You can reinforce family values with fun, and tradition. You also
teach generosity, kindness, and the real reason for Christmas.
This particular tree tradition, was something that came to me on a lark.
I was rummaging through some scrap wood and found this sign, and it said
'trees' and suddenly the idea popped into my head. I discussed it with
my wife who played along and before we knew it, we had a really fun
family tradition.
White Christmas
the loveliest part of PNG.
Kokopo/Rabaul area. Live volcano.
Malaria country.
Sand fleas.
WWII wreckage.
Yamamoto's Bunker
I'm going to record a Luke video in the Uru language for the Baining
people. I'll be in the village 2-3 weeks. That is a record for me, my
longest stretch thus far, is 7 days.
There will be hiking, there will be flying, there will be rain, and mud
and there will hopefully be at the end, a DVD to show Jesus speaking in
their own language.
I'm excited about it with the kind of excitement that makes any
adventure REAL.
I'm nervous that the equipment might fail.
I'm nervous I might not be up to the task.
I'm hopeful that I am up to the task.
I'm thinking I'm going to love it.
I'm thinking it might be the biggest adventure of my life to date.
I'm hoping it has a tremendous impact for the kingdom of God.
So far I'm hearing that there is much excitement about this project.
I'm hearing that it has inspired an entire group of people to learn to read.
I'll be posting pics.
I imagine I won't be wearing Indiana Jone's leather as it'll be hot, but
I might get to climb a volcano!
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I'm very much looking
forward to it.
- That I don't get sick before, or during the trip... it's Malaria country
- That the equipment doesn't fail.
- That the process goes very smoothly.
- That we have enough time to get it all done, without burning out.
Thank you
It's a small skinny tree, but I've never see a yield like this from trees ten times as big.
It's almost a shrubbery, it's so thin, but these grapefruit size lemons grow, more than 20 feet in the air.
This time of year, it's yielding, but it's constant spring here, so it yields frequently.
The problem is they are so high up in the air.
So I bought a little 2 dollar basket, and put it at the end of a 10 foot dowel. 2 weekends ago I picked a few dozen lemons that were ripe. I didn't even scratch the surface.
This tree is so skinny, my kids can't climb it because it would snap.
Last saturday I took a dozen lemons from it.
Still hadn't scratched the surface, because I couldn't get UP there to pick them.
So I asked around. And learned 2 things
1 - Lemons are super rare here, most people use MULI's which look like small oranges
2 - the way to get it to grow lower, was to trim the top, but then seal it with something so it doesn't rot.
So today, me and the kids did Surgery.
We cut off only 2 branches from up high, so that the smaller off shoots would yield lower next year.
And then we picked all the lemons, ripe ones, and nearly ripe ones, from the fallen branches.
As I did so, I sealed up the cuts, and noticed in one spot the skinny tree had strained in the weight of the huge lemons, and the wind, that it fractured, and had a bad case of rot inside. So we did surgery, and possibly saved the lemon tree's life. Now that I know how rare it is, I'll definitely be keeping good care of it.
There has to be about 15 dozen lemons. I'm about to pull out the juicer and start freezing concentrate for lemonaide.
When people come to our house, they get lemonaide. NOT muli juice, which is good but different.
And when they do, they get a little taste of America, a little taste of home. And you see their faces,
they take a sip, say 'AH!' and then say ,hey! that's LEMONAIDE!
That's what me and the kids did today, at least for part of it.
I'm not much of a gardener, but learning as I go is part of the job requirements here (-;
The list of things I've had to teach myself (translation = I'm no expert at them but functional enough to be handy)
-Wood worker
-Gardener (okay tree surgeon? Lemon squeezer?.... no wait I know how to prune bougainvillas too, so I'll let it stand)
What will I learn tomorrow !? (-;
She decided to ask me if we could make her brother a Christmas present.
Sssh it's a secret.
Now as a dad with a newly teenage daughter, I was of course looking for a common activity we could do together, spend time, maybe share some anecdotal guidance.
So for an hour every saturday for a while now (since October), we've been crafting a frame.
She wanted it to be a good manly frame... so her plan was to make a wood frame, not overly sanded... sort of rough, and then to take a small chain that she had scavenged which turned out to be a timing chain off a dirt bike ... and outline the frame with it. At one point she was bartering with our friend to get a better chain, and ended up trading up.
She didn't even want all the grease off the chain, it had to be manly.
As the weeks progressed she started saying things like 'oh I know what that is, a bandsaw'
and... when I'd ask for a clamp she'd say 'spring clamp or C clamp?'
We'd chit chat about stuff and generally have a good time... good stuff, stuff I've been waiting for years to get to.
I've thoroughly enjoyed my time alone with the kids this week while Kendal has been gone. We've had some really good one on one times.
We sanded, we cut, routed, measured, glued, grinded, bent, mitered, drilled, stained, and wrapped.
Here's the finished project. But don't tell Calvin
My Bday Song
The cynic in me said 'oh yay, another showboating moment' You know, like when your kids say 'we have a puppet show' for you, or 'we want to dance for you'.... you sort of think 'well, okay, sure, the next 15 minutes I'll partake in being your audience.'
But then she started singing, and my daughter has a good, pure talent.
And I got unexpectedly choked up... which I hid well. Of course the 'friendly giant' line cleared that up with laughter.
Here are the lyrics:
Dad's B-day Song
Happy birthday my dear dad,
I really want, I wish I had
Something Very nice to say to you
So here is all that I can conclude
you're safe, strong, with you I belong,
Happy birthday for this year! Happy Dandy, you're my daddy!
You're a friendly giant that I always will adore.
You're nice, amusing, and I'd be losing, if you were not here.
Happy Happy Birthday, Daddy dear.
My kids
How do I feel?
It is also my birthday. I was born in 1973. Man had been to the moon repeatedly by the time I was born.
People ask me how it feels to turn 39.
This is my answer:
I feel good. I feel as if I am in my prime. The confidence that I have is more calm assurance than the previous bravado I had as a younger man. I am aware of what I can do, and see improvement in the areas that I have lack. I am happy with how I have spent my life, I am happy in my family, I am happy with where I live and what I do and with the friends and family that I have in my life. I am for many parts, content, and yet young enough still to have ambition and goals. There are people who are aged enough to call me young man still, and I may yet live to be double my current age. It is still and adventure. When I was younger I did not think I would live to be this old, because this age seemed 'OLD' to a child. Yet I do not feel old, only older. My body is still responding to the demands I put on it, however it is beginning to show signs that I should take it a tad easier from now on.
I can't eat what I used to eat.
It takes longer to kick a cold, or heal a bruise.
But my mind is more keen than it has been. I know more, I've lived more. I feel as if I am in balance, where my mind and soul are increasing in wisdom and my body is decreasing.
I feel as though I'm at crossroads where my mind and body begin to go in opposite directions, but I'm thankful that it is going to happen slowly.
My life has made a change in purpose. It is far less about me now, and more about my children, and my family, and what I can still accomplish for my King while still alive.
I look forward to my midlife crisis, which I expect is 6-7 years away. I wonder what shape it will take, if it will happen, and what on earth kind of sports car I can find here in PNG. (-;
I'm thankful, for the years I've had, the years I've yet to have. I look forward to what is yet to be achieved, experienced, and struggled through. I feel as if I have spent my life well, and whatever follows from this point, is gravy.
And I say this all now, because next year, when I turn 40, I might not be in such a good mood.
If you ask 100 fifth graders 'at what age is a man 'over the hill'?' 88% of them would say '40'.
So, I'm enjoying my last year, on the hill. I've no illusions I was under it, I've been on it for a few years now.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Million Dollar Idea
But most of the time, they are... good ideas. And I believe I have about one a week.
If I could supplement my income by selling my ideas, I would. But the phone hasn't rung with that particular offer yet.
Today's million dollar idea is ... rising kitchen counters.
My wife being gone means I'm doing more cooking and dishes than normal. I find that my back begins to hurt and it makes me grumpy.
And the reason is, because the counter is precisely 4 inches lower than it should be for me.
My office desk is 4 inches too low, ...everything is meant for people of average height and so I'm constantly bending over and using lower back muscles... when washing dishes or chopping vegetables, etc.
So.. why not make a set of kitchen cabinets that can rise and lower 4 inches? ..or even more?
How many kitchens have you been in that have a step stool near the sink? The smaller kids need to use it to help with dishes, or get a drink.
Simply keep your cabinet doors 4 inches from the bottom, and then put a recess in your floor (easy to do in my house, since we're 12" off the ground)...
and construct your wall tile in such a way that a small gap is permissable, and when you have guests, raise the cabinets to hide the roller marks.
use flexible pvc on the sink, and it's a done deal.
boom, there's a million dollar idea. flip a switch, up they go, down they go... easy.
Tall people and short people the world around will find them useful.
Crushed can
I took a bowl and filled it with ice water,
then took an empty tin can, filled it with steam from kettle,
and put it into the ice water, it instantly imploded.
They both shouted 'COOL!!!'
and then we talked about why it happens.
They both told me explosions where when the pressure inside of something, is too strong for the outside pressure, implosion is the opposite.
When you fill a can with steam, you're replacing the room temp air with hot air which takes more space, and when it hits the cold water, it instantly condenses which turns it into water, which makes the inside pressure much less than the outside pressure and the can implodes.
IT's an easy experiment you can do at home, especially if you have an espresso machine or something that serves up steam in a tube that goes inside the can.
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What God is doing with Audio and Video
November 2011 was the first recording for the Cotabato Manobo of five Genesis stories and Jonah.
These were dramatized Scripture recordings with sound effects, and included their music. Here is a
report from the Filipina missionary serving with Translators Association of the Philippines:
We were excited to bring along with us the test CDs to play for people to listen with
the purpose of promoting the translated Scriptures. We noticed how excited
Manobos were to listen to the stories and hear their own musical instrument played
with the story. The CDs were tested in different villages and varied occasions like
thanksgiving celebrations, Bible study, prayer meetings and even at homes in the
evening. People liked it and wanted to listen to more stories. This resulted in people
buying Manobo New Testaments. So we are planning to record more Bible stories
during our next meeting in Davao in February (2012).
When the CDs were played, the people would leave everything to listen. Especially appealing were
their own ethnic musical instruments played prior to each story. People didn't need an invitation to
listen; they would just play the CD, and young and old would rush to the place the sound was coming
from and an audience was instantly formed.
Generally, people do not enjoy reading. Audio dramatized Scripture recordings are extremely helpful
in getting Scripture to people. Seeing the importance of presenting material in an oral form, we
encouraged them to make two or three questions for deeper understanding, choose a Bible verse, and
add a 30‐second explanation of the story or explanation of the answers to the questions. At the third
recording session in July this year, the group reported that people find the questions for discussion
instructive and requested that questions be included for the next recordings. Thirty Audibibles went
out after the recording in February. The Audibibles themselves are missionaries. After listening to OT
stories on the Audibible, two villages reported that now they need to build churches. In another
village, a spiritually weak church listened to the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount
Carmel. The people came to the conclusion that they must destroy their charms, and worship only
God. Now their church is growing spiritually and also growing in attendance! These audio dramatized
Scripture recordings, with their music and added sound effects, are the biggest hit on their charts!
We look forward to one more OT recordings with this group, and then going on to the book of Acts.
Also, we are hopeful of doing Acts recordings with partners for other languages in an area where
another religion predominates. May God's Word live vibrantly through these efforts.
Waxing Poetic
I'm sitting here, looking out my window while the rain is pouring down
so loudly I can't hear the person next to me.
As I watch the hard rain hit the metal roof of my neighbor's house I see
a mist that arises from the conflict.
Without the sun, the mist creates a halo affect around the house, the
harder it rains, the thicker the halo.
With the sun a small rainbow is formed.
And I think to myself, that this symbolic conflict, is an essential one.
The rain, strives to hit the earth and is stopped by the metal roof, and
channeled into gutters and stored in water tanks, and used to drink and
feed, and wash, and clean.
As it does so, it makes a flurry of noise, and spits up a mist, but the
metal roof doesn't seem to mind.
If you're lucky from time to time it can actually be the source of some
beautiful imagery.
The water flows down the road, into the river, which soon will have
children playing in it, people washing their clothes in it, and drinking
from it.
It is a good conflict, a necessary one, and like many other conflicts,
it can get horribly messy as with a hurricane, and damage people around it.
Or it can resolve well, and turn out to be a good thing for all involved.
Every rainfall has that potential.
Every conflict has that potential.
I pray God give me the grace to make the conflicts I have in my life
turn out to be positive experiences.
Suzy's back
After 1 year of being repaired on, it's parked in our driveway now.
It was a crazy episode of trying to find a place to stay and a way to get down to town to pick up the truck. We found a ride down, and then found a place to stay through another church ministry. A couple who left their place open to friends, and a friend recommended me. So there we were in town. We took a bit of a gamble because I had a very small window of time to get my truck but had no idea if it would be ready or not.
If it wasn't ready, we wouldn't have a way home... and no place to sleep as we only had 1 night booked.
Day 1 - it wasn't ready, we slept in the 1 place I could find... but had to move out that morning
Day 2 - I decided to sit in the lobby of the mechanic shop and wait. After about 2 hours of waiting the mechanic said 'it's ready'. And it was.
We drove out of there, and my cell phone began ringing.
My wife wanted to know if I had the truck.
My companion's wife wanted to tell him his kids were very sick and to come home if he could.
The network room called to say email was failing.
Friends called to say their vehicle broke down on the way to town and could we help?
Other acquaintances called to say their water pump was failing and could we help them get home... he had his wife and kids with him.
Other acquaintances called to say they needed room in a car to put some cargo.
Another call said ANOTHER break down on the road.
And finally, the rescue vehicle sent to help people, ALSO broke down.
Another call told us there was fighting back near home, and fighting in town and to avoid certain places.
Having very little time to prioritize and make decisions, we did the best we could, and were able to help some of the above list but not all.
In the end, everyone got to their destination safely, and we returned with our truck.
THAT was a successful trip.
You learn to redefine success when you're faced with too many risk variables that could cause failure. For me, success was getting home safe, on time, and with the truck I went to get!
Thanks to God, we did a lot of praying on this trip.
The total cost of repair was $2500. But as one friend said 'that's the pain of ownership, the pain of not owning is stress whenever you want to go somewhere and can't.'
For us, driving into 'town' is always a risk, you face the 5 P's
Pigs on the road
Pikinini's (kids darting in front of you)
Potholes (so big and hard to see, that you could easily render your vehicle immobile)
Pirates (bandits along the road)
PMV's (crazy drivers on the road swerving into your lane on blind turns to avoid one of the other P's or just because...stands for Public Motorized Vehicles but this category includes Large trucks too)
Driving the 3.5-4 hour journey (the time changes as the road gets worse) is always a tense thing that requires total attention and cat-like reflexes. So it's not the same as saying you'll drive somewhere in the U.S. In fact, driving in the U.S. is one of my favorite things to do now, I used to dislike it, but long wide straight highways are very nice.
I can gaurantee you, anyone coming to visit us, a very early part of your culture shock will be your first car ride here (-;
Today I finished
is post produced and ready to be put onto players.
That means, that I have now done chapters in these languages:
I have listened to Luke in several languages, and haven't understood a
single one of them (-;
Truck Saga continued
Monday I got a call 'it's running, come get it'
Tuesday - nope not running now
Weds - yes it's running again your fuel was bad, the radiator rusted out, we repaired the radiator (without my consent so read that as 'bill increasing').
Thurs - wait, it won't run, we're missing the fan unit.. where is it?
Okay I had booked a car to go down there, found no place to stay, scampered around calling in favors found a place to stay, and then... now it's not running again because someone misplaced a fan unit and it's been a whole year.. GOOD LUCK FINDING IT.
so now... I have to wait 2 more months to pick it up, at LEAST because of my schedule, I can't get to LAE until Feb.
This is entirely nuts and I would be very less stressed if I told the guy 'keep it as payment for your struggles, I'm done with it.'
AS it stands, I'm going to have to pay $500 to GET to the place where I can pay $3000 for a truck under repair for 1 year... and HOPE I can drive it home.
But I'm a missionary so I won't lose my cool over it.


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Archive for November, 2018
Parmiters School Retirement Evening
Posted by Kingfisher Caterers in Uncategorized on November 26, 2018
Saturday evening we catered at Parmiters School. The occasion was a leaving dinner for one of the long serving Governors and we turned the boardroom into a beautiful dinning room. Guests arrived to Proseecco topped with a raspberry and then sat down to a delicious meal. For starters we served Roasted Field Mushroom, Toasted Olive Croute, Pancetta, Pea Shoots, Garlic Aioli; and for our vegetarian guests a Butternut, Brie and Sage Samosa, Red Pesto Dressing, Herb Salad. Followed by a main course of Rump of Lamb, Chantennay Carrots, Asparagus, Colcannon Cake, Mint Hollandaise and a Spinach, Pea and Broad Bean Risotto, Parmesan Crackling, with Lemon and Tomato Dressing for the vegetarians. Dessert was a Glazed Lemon Tartlet, Clotted Cream, Raspberries, Caramelised Hazelnuts.
The guests loved the food and we had lots of great comments, especially from one of the vegetarians who we have catered for before. She said she was so looking forward to her meal and was not disappointed! A lovely evening had by all.
Stunning photography at Rothamsted Manor
Posted by Kingfisher Caterers in Uncategorized on November 14, 2018
Gareth and Brianna, a husband and wife wedding photography team took these stunning pictures at Andrew and Zuzanna's wedding last month. A wonderful day with a lovely couple. If you are looking for great wedding photos have a look at their site. http://www.gnbri.co.uk
Lawn Tennis League Presentation Evening
Posted by Kingfisher Caterers in Uncategorized on November 12, 2018
Saturday we catered for 136 guests at Venue 360 for the Beds LTA & South Beds Lawn Tennis League Presentation Evening. They had chosen a three course dinner of Leak & Potato Soup, Gruyere Toastie and Crispy Leaks, followed by Blade of Beef braised in English Ale, Sticky Parsnips, Horseradish Mash and Crispy Leaks. A sticky toffee pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce completed the meal, followed by tea, coffee and mints.
A large presentation of awards took place and dancing completed the evening. A great evening had by all.
Great feedback always makes us smile!
Sirloin of Beef & Expresso Martinis!
Saturday we catered for the lovely Tom & Sammy with 180 of their friends and family. Arriving to a champagne and canapé reception in the Manor, the guests enjoyed meeting & greeting each other whilst listening to the grand piano being played beautifully.
Moving into the marquee for the wedding breakfast, the guests were seated on rows of tables, decorated with autumnal blooms and twinkling candles. Speeches took place first whilst we served a selection of flavoured breads, marinated olives, rocket pesto and sun blushed tomato tapenade. Amongst the guests Tom & Sammy had put aprons on some guests chairs, they were then asked to wear them and become the designated carvers for the meal! The selected guests were then were presented with a sirloin of beef, cooked medium rare for them to carve for their guests. We served big dishes of dauphinoise potatoes and vegetable dishes of french green beans, sugar snaps, endame beans, toasted almonds dressed with black pepper and olive oil and another of roasted beets, baby aubergines, carrots, parsnips, red onions and butternut squash. Jugs of John's delicious red wine jus completed the feast. For dessert we served apple and blackcurrant crumble again in big serving dishes to the designated carvers for them to serve to the guests. This was accompanied with jugs of creme anglaise and cream. A delicious meal that all the guests commented upon.
Then we made 200 expresso Martinis, it was a hive of activity in the catering tent with all staff on mixing and shaking! The guests again were so pleased receiving them! Some even had more than 1!
Music by the Blue Lion Band kept the dance floor rocking and the fire pits outside gave the guests a chance to re charge their dancing feet. Mark kept the drinks and cocktails flowing from the bar all evening. It was a great party and a brilliant day that we all enjoyed being part of, although I may think twice about agreeing to making 200 cocktails at once again! Love and Best Wishes to Tom & Sammy xxx
National Wedding Awards
Posted by Kingfisher Caterers in Uncategorized on November 2, 2018
We have entered into the Best Wedding Caterer category. We would love your vote if you agree with us?
Some days are extra especial and are supposed to be unforgettable. Think of birthdays, proposals and celebrations… Think of weddings. And think of awards.
Weddings are the sort of unforgettable days that depend on the dedication of professionals from different areas. Venues, florists, caterers and entertainers are directly responsible for making that day special.
And that is why these amazing providers deserve their own special day. The National Wedding Awards celebrates the companies and professionals that take care of the details to create unforgettable moments!

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After fish has been booked in against the supplier weight and labelled via our OCMs (outer case markers), our specialist software can improve fish processing management at every stage.
For retail pack fish, whenever the raw product needs to be issued, it's booked against a production run at the OCM. One of the most important features of our fish processing software is that it only allows the product to be booked to output if it is correct.
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The Los Angeles Times reported today that for the first time since records have been kept, the county of Los Angeles experienced a growth rate of 0% last year, and California as a whole grew by the smallest amount since we've tracked these sorts of things.
The article duly noted a variety of potential causes for this slow in growth rate.
- Fewer immigrants from Mexico and more from Asia. Asian immigrants apparently on the whole are better educated than Mexican immigrants, and better-educated people tend to have fewer children. Tuck this particular detail away in your memory for just a moment – we'll come back to it.
- Native-born Americans have been experiencing a decline in birth rates for years.
- A lack of housing (affordable, of course) is another possible contribution to slower growth rates as people can't afford to move here. Or stay here.
- Economic uncertainties over the past 20 years are also likely to blame as people are less able or inclined to have kids in rugged economic times.
- Natural disasters such as the devastating wildfires of 2017 and 2018 contributed to a rearrangement of population in certain affected areas.
- California lost roughly a million people between 2007-2016. Six million people moved out of the state and only five million moved in.
What the article didn't see fit to note is the popular idea – pushed for the last 50 years – that we are overpopulating the planet. This idea – pushed in schools particularly – is likely to take psychological root in many people who then decide to have smaller families. The longer you're in school (the better educated you are, as per above), the more often you're going to hear this over-population mantra and will likely feel greater pressure to respond to it by not having lots of (or any) kids.
However the article mentions in passing the completely devastating this false idea is and will continue to have on our society as fewer young people struggle to support a larger population of older people. Is it any wonder that socialism and a restructuring of our economy is gaining popularity among younger generations?
Also not discussed in the article is the trend for people to wait longer before marrying. I'd presume that there is a corresponding delay in having children, at least among people inclined to think that those two things are related. And if you aren't marrying until your very late 20's or early 30's, and need to get your economic ducks in a row before contemplating children, then it's going to be getting more and more difficult (biologically) to get pregnant and carry to term.
And I wonder about possible links about delaying having children and whether people who have built enjoyable lives without children are having a harder time considering adding children to the equation and spoiling some of the fun.
No conjecture was offered as to why more people are leaving than coming to California, but many Californians will quickly offer some explanations – over-regulation, over-taxation, and a disconnect between the major population centers and the rest of the state.
Lots of factors to consider, both ones that the Times chose to talk about and a few it didn't think to mention, but which likely have a real impact as well.


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When it comes to decorating our fifth wheel, it really isn't much different than when we decorated our stick and brick house. Truth is, the hardest part is finding available space. In our stick and brick house, there was a number of places to display knick knacks, artwork and pictures. In particular, we didn't think twice about hammering in a nail for a new photo frame or putting up shelving to display our son's trophies. However, in our camper, we quickly discovered that since we were obviously limited on flat spaces to display some cherished items, we also had to be a bit more creative and conservative with our willingness to put things up on the walls.
One of the best examples is pictures. A typical house has it's walls, desks and tables adorned with pictures of parents, grandparents, children, pets, weddings and other special events and activities. Many of these pictures are typically in a beautiful frame commemorating such events. In our campers, we don't have the space or weight to carry around a bunch of frames for our pictures and we needed to come up with an alternative solution, so we decided on a digital photo frame. The concept is perfect for scaled down living since you can showcase many pictures in the space of what would have been just one.
We still have a few "old fashioned" pictures lying around that are strategically placed primarily on cabinet doors throughout the camper, but the bulk of them that we scanned have found a home in the basement or spare room of family members who have the room to hang on to them.
While it was a time consuming task to scan all of our pictures (I am talking thousands), once it was done, we discovered how easy it is to upload pictures into the frame and we can change them out regularly on a digital frame like this one:
In the digital age today, the truth is that most pictures in the past 10-15 years were never developed or printed. They sit on our phones and computers waiting to be displayed or presented. We no longer sift through photo albums of paper pictures, but rather gather around a monitor of some sort to take a trip through memory lane and the digital frame fits our needs perfectly as a space saving component that allows us to preserve our memories.


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This War of Mine: The Board Game
This War of Mine: The Board Game is a cooperative game about
surviving in a war-ravaged city for 1-6 players by the well know
designers Michał Oracz and Jakub Wiśniewski based on the gripping
survival game This War of Mine by 11bit studios In this
breathtaking experience players will have to resolve many deeply
emotional situations, which are provided by the unique book of scripts –
an entirely new way to introduce storytelling and RPG elements into a
board game. The brutal realism of This War of Mine: The Board Game
is further enhanced by managing the shelter – a ruined building where
the players are hiding. You will have to craft new, useful things,
search through the rabble or even dig into the collapsed cellar. It is
completely up to the players, how they will use their resources and what
parts of the city they will explore. Will you survive the war?
Game Overview
This War of Mine: The Board Game
is a game with a strong focus on the narrative and player decisions.
The gameplay is divided into in game days, during which players are
designing their survivors to various tasks. The food and water supplies
are sparse, there's no basic furniture and the shelter is a collapsed
ruin – so players have to choose their actions very carefully. Each
encounter offers something new and players' choices may have a long
lasting consequences for the rest of the game.
Open and play
Unlike the other games, This War of Mine: The Board Game
explains the rules to the players while they are playing. There is no
need to know the rulebook by heart – the rules are introduced with every
passing turn. The board is intuitive and all the cards tell the players
exactly what they can do and what choices do they have. Moreover, there
is a book of scripts, which hold hundreds of narrative excerpts,
describing the characters' journey.
Reality impact
Players work together to survive in a
war-torn city. This means, that they are all responsible for the choices
made. If there is a disagreement between the players, the current
Journal-holder decides. In this experience players as a group are
responsible for all the characters – it is a true cooperation, rarely
seen in the other games. What is more, many decisions have an effect on
the game in the in-game days to come. The game itself remembers the
options that the players chose and puts them in front of them in the
least expected moment.
The lasting experience
This War of Mine: The Board Game can be a
very long game, full of strong emotions and shocking experiences. That
is why the save game system was implemented. It is still possible to
plunge into the game and experience the full story in one session.
However, if the players would rather prefer shorter sessions, they can
easily return to the game at a later time, starting exactly where they
left, thanks to the save game mechanism.
Players: 1 - 6
Ages: 14+
Playing Time: 45 - 120 minutes
BGG page: www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/188920/war-mine-board-game


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Behind The Scenes – Shyamal & Bhumika Store, New Delhi
Take a look at the ravishing transformation of three lucky brides-to-be immersed in a world of vintage glamor with timeless jewelry from Kalyan Jewellers.
We hosted the latest edition of 'WeddingSutra On Location' in New Delhi, to showcase top bridal trends and style statements. The three brides-to-be arrived at the location to experience beautiful transformations that were in line with their tastes as well as to get a peek into what they could expect to look like at their respective weddings.
Brides-to-be Tanisha Aggarwal, Akanksha Rathee, and Sahiba Arora were immersed in a world of vintage glamor with timeless pieces from Kalyan Jewellers as we created exquisite looks that were inspired from the glamorous mod makeup of the 1980s. Once the brides selected their outfits, they couldn't wait to pair them with the exquisite jewellery. Each bride picked a beautiful set that was a reflection of the rich tradition of our land with each piece telling a fascinating story from the times of the past. Their unique handmade pieces are exemplary of high-quality design and craftsmanship and were just what they needed to add a bit of that vintage magic to their bridal looks.
Makeup artist Shruti Sharma used her skills to turn the ladies into the prettiest versions of themselves with a little help from the Lakme Absolute range of products. She matched the ensembles wonderfully with bridal looks that spelled vintage meets 80s mod with Lakme Absolute range. The stunning bold shades of Lakmé Absolute Matte Melt Liquid Lip Colour added to the charm and the girls looked radiant all day.
The lovely moments of the shoot were captured by the talented photography and videography team of Infinite Memories who made sure that the brides exuded high energy all through the shoot and felt comfortable to face the camera and ace the experience.
Location: Shyamal & Bhumika, DLF Emporio, New Delhi
Jewellery: Kalyan Jewellers
Makeup Artist: Shruti Sharma for Lakme Absolute
Outfits: Shyamal & Bhumika
Photography and Videography: Infinite Memories
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High Blood Pressure is a very common problem that can have serious health consequences if it isnot diagnosed and treated. I bought a Omron BP765Can blood pressure meter. The meter is used to check my blood pressure and track the blood pressure. My dad and grandpa had stroke history. And High Blood Pressure is #1 risk factor for stoke. It can also cause the heat to enlarge, increase hardening of the arteries, and lead to vision problems and kidney failure.
The cause of most cases of high blood pressure remains a mystery. Ina few people, it can be traced to some other illness or to using certain drugs(such as oral contraceptive, pain relievers, or cough and cold medicines), but in the vast majority of people the cause simply isn't known.
What is know about high blood pressures is that some people are naturally more prone to developing it. Some of the things that increase a person's risk are age, race, gender, a family history of high blood pressure, and certain lifestyle factors. Some of these things we can do nothing about.


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Eversource Two-Way Texting
New, Convenient Two-Way Texting Option Now Available for Eversource Customers
MANCHESTER, N.H. (August 8, 2017) – Eversource customers can now report a power outage and get updates on that outage through text messages, thanks to the energy company's latest two-way text option.
"We are always working to enhance the ways we interact with our customers and want to make it as easy as possible for them to reach us," said Eversource Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer Penni Conner. "Many people rely on text messages for updates from family, friends and others, so giving our customers the option to get updates on their energy service is a natural fit. We're encouraged by the positive response so far – with hundreds of people signing up each week in the short time since we launched this new service."
"It was fast and easy," said Eversource customer Frank Summa. "Texting is usually how I connect with people, so for me this was great. It's much easier than getting on the phone or logging onto the computer to report my outage."
Customers who want to take advantage of this convenient two-way texting option must first register their mobile device online at Eversource.com, or directly from their mobile phone by texting "REG" to 23129. Once registered, Eversource recommends customers add the outage text number to their contacts for quick access. Then, it's easy – text "OUT" to that number when the power goes out and "STAT" to that number for updates.
Customers who already receive outage alerts from Eversource via text will automatically be enrolled in the new two-way texting feature. As always, customers can also report outages online or by calling 1-800-662-7764. To learn more about outage alerts and text reporting, visit Eversource.com.
Eversource (NYSE: ES) is New Hampshire's largest electric utility, serving more than 500,000 homes and businesses in 211 cities and towns and is proud to be recognized as the top contributor to United Way in New Hampshire. Recognized as the top U.S. utility for its energy efficiency programs by the sustainability advocacy organization Ceres, Eversource harnesses the commitment of its approximately 8,000 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and superior customer service. For more information, please visit our website (www.eversource.com) and follow us on Twitter (@eversourceNH) and Facebook (facebook.com/EversourceNH).


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It is an exciting challenge when someone requests a recipe. My kitchen becomes a busy place of creativity. This bran muffin came about when my friend became discouraged by the cost of "healthy" muffins in the grocery store. In a few minutes, you have a batch of budget-friendly breakfast treats.
Bran Muffins
1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup unprocessed wheat bran
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup nonfat or unsweetened nondairy milk
1/3 cup applesauce
2 tablespoons canola or other mild oil
1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
1 tablespoon molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup frozen blueberries, unthawed, optional
1/3 cup seedless raisins, optional
1/2 to 1 cup any other fruit, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 12 muffin cups with nonstick spray or line with paper muffin liners; set aside.
In large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, bran, baking soda, and brown sugar. In another medium bowl, combine milk, applesauce, oil, vinegar, molasses, and vanilla. Stir liquid into dry ingredients just until combined. If desired, stir in blueberries or raisins or other fruit.
Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups, each about 2/3 full. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in a muffin comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins, 3 points plus each.


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A Global Asset Recovery firm
With decades of experience, deep talent,
and strong partnerships
Intelisys is a specialist restructuring and cross- border insolvency, forensic accounting and litigation support services and debt recovery and collections firm. The firm has been providing these services throughout the Caribbean and internationally since 2009. The firm has grown to over 10 professionals working in Nassau and Freeport. Intelisys has built a reputation for timely, innovative and practical solutions leveraging our decades of experience and pragmatic approach.
While we do employ accountants on our team we are not an accountancy firm and do not provide audit, review and compilation services. This allows us to avoid conflicts of interests and maintain our independence to conduct our work in most markets.
All of our service lines ultimately focus on achieving recoveries for our clients. We provide clients with the full suite of asset, debt and tax recovery services including traditional debt recovery and collection services, corporate restructuring and insolvency services, and litigation support services.
We invest heavily in latest and most cutting-edge technology and databases to ensure we are able to provide our services at the highest industry levels. This includes technology to assist in debt recovery management, international skip tracing, global asset tracing, visual analytics, background investigations, and computer forensics and forensic reviews.
And, in our continuous and relentless pursuit for perfection we are among the leaders in our field. We are a different firm offering simultaneously traditional debt collection services and sophisticated corporate restructuring and turnaround services. This is a unique approach to debt recovery for clients which include banks, utility companies, private companies and governmental entities to benefit from. Our proactive approach and innovative solutions ensures that our clients receive the best outcomes.
Mission STATEMENT
TO BE the leading firm in the Caribbean providing asset, tax and debt recovery and dispute resolution services.
Culture & Core Values
We are a small fun company with a team-based informal culture and hands-on approach at all levels. In fact, there are no levels. Even though we are growing tremendously we want to remain small in our approach to working together. A new progressive, entrepreneurial firm, with an excellent reputation and track record for delivery quality results.
Integrity Matters Most
Passion through the Journey
We challenge and respect each other
No limits to achieving excellence


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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Fight Card:
1. Hustle Kamen Blue, Hustle Kamen Red & Hustle Kamen Yellow vs. Monster Kamen Black, Monster Kamen Purple & Monster Kamen White
2. Erica, Margaret & Katsuhisa Fujii vs. Dokron Z, Kohei Sato & Monster C
3. Kintaro Kanemura, Masato Tanaka & Tetsuhiro Kuroda vs. Arimakinen, Miyakinen & Yasudakinen
4. Shinjiro Otani & Taichi Ishikari vs. Giant Vabo & Commander An Jo
5. Genichiro Tenryu vs. Wataru Sakata
6. HG & TAJIRI vs. Kenzo Suzuki & Toshiaki Kawada
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over here in the U.S. we sure do miss Tajiri...The Japanese Buzz Saw was awesome to say the least! When he was in both ECW and the WWE that guy gave it his all each and every time he was in the ring. Incredible performer.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree, Tajiri is one of the best Japanese wrestlers that have worked in the US. I felt bad for the guy towards his later years in the WWE when he had these strange story lines from running a small "Yakuza" like gang to having a small relationship with Torrie Wilson. I preferred his ECW style, when he was just a crazy, unpredictable character.Delete
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A couple have described the dramatic moment their cruise ship rescued more than 100 migrants.
Ian and Denise Rankin, from Prestbury, were on board the Island Princess near the Greek island of Zakinthos on Saturday when there was a mayday call from a vessel.
The migrants issued a distress call after the yacht they were travelling in lost power.
The Greek coastguard used a lifeboat to transfer 117 men, women and children, believed to have come from Syria, to the cruise ship.
They were given food, water and first aid treatment before being dropped off on the Greek mainland on Sunday.
Denise, who with husband Ian en route to Istanbul, said: "Our cruise ship diverted and came alongside a small yacht.
"It was sitting very low in the water and yawing. It started to take on water.
"Our ship rescued 117 Syrian refugees.
"There was at least one pregnant lady and children aged between two and 10.
"There were probably about 30 children.
"They were provided with beds, food, water and first aid.
"The crew on our ship were amazing.
"It is all very sad but I am glad they were rescued."


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Geese! (And one not-a-goose)
Last night, I took the camera and visited the ponds by our high school, where the geese have been raising a new crop of cute little poop-monsters.
I posted a few of these pics on Facebook and Twitter, but wanted to share more of them here.


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Past High Holy Day Sermons
Rabbi Elaine Zecher
Yom Kippur 5780 (2019)
Intentional about the Unintentional
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5780 (2019)
Beyond and Because of Antisemitism
Yom Kippur Yizkor 5779 (2018)
The Everlasting Gift
Yom Kippur 5779 (2018)
The Nachshon Effect
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5779 (2018)
Secrets to a Long Life Lived Well
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 (2017)
Yom Kippur 5777 (2016)
They are Us. We are They.
Yom Kippur 5776 (2015)
In Active Pursuit
Yom Kippur 5775 (2014)
The Words in Our Voices
Rosh Hashanah 5774 (2013)
Integrated Theology: A New Way to Wrestle with God
Yom Kippur 5773 (2012)
Rabbi Suzie Jacobson
Yom Kippur 5780 (2019) Family Service
We Need HOPE: Let's Hear From Our Kids
Rosh Hashanah 5780 (2019)
Is Your Suffering Dear To You?
Yom Kippur 5779 (2018)
Our Awesome Fear
Rosh Hashanah 5778 (2017)
Remembrance as a Survival Tactic in an Age of Hatred
Rosh Hashanah 5777 (2016)
Jewish at the Ballot Box
Rosh Hashanah 5776 (2015)
Completing the Circle: Accounting for Ourselves, Accounting for the Other
Rabbi Jen Gubitz
Yom Kippur Riverway Project Service 5780 (2019)
Provocative Kugel: a.k.a. What will I make of my life today?
Yom Kippur Family Service 5780 (2019)
Living by the Moon: Making Jewish Choices in Today's World
Yom Kippur Yizkor 5780 (2019)
Grief and Memory Hold Hands
Yom Kippur 5779 (2018)
Swiping Left on Indifference: Giving Voice to the Silenced
Click here to listen.
Rosh Hashanah 5778 (2017)
Hagar and Isaac at the Well of Resilience; Or #AfterAllThoseThings
Rosh Hashanah 5777 (2016)
The Place We Call Home
Yom Kippur 5777 (2016)
Tame Your Flame, God
Rabbi Dan Slipakoff
Yom Kippur 5780 (2019)
Embracing Uncertainty
Erev Rosh Hashanah 5780 (2019) Family Service
The World Is Yours


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Airte Ghanal, the Smartphone Network swept four of the biggest accolades at the Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA) held at the plush Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel on Saturday 21 May 2015.
Airtel Ghana bagged four of the biggest awards – Best Data and Internet Service Provider, Best use of Social Media and Marketing Campaign of the year for its Too Much campaign. Airtel Ghana's CEO and reigning CIMG Marketing Woman of the year was also crowned the telecom CEO of the year for her inspirational leadership that has driven Airtel to become Ghana's fastest growing telecom network.
Best Data and Internet Service Provider of the Year
Airtel Ghana picked the most coveted award – Best Data and Internet Service Provider of the year for its superior internet and data service offering, its leadership in data and digital innovation which, saw the company being the first to launch world class innovations such as free Facebook, bundles on Facebook and dual scratch cards that allow customers to load either data or talk time directly from the same scratch card and for providing exceptional internet experience for its customers. The award also recognised the company's ability to grow its data customer base and leapfrogging to number 3 in data customer market share.
With Mobile voice subscription for the telecom industry peaking at circa 130.97% as at March 2016 (NCA report), industry growth is expected to be driven predominantly by data penetration which stands at about 68.18%. Airtel has over the year under review consistently grown data customers ahead of the industry with customer market share standing at 16.89%.
Speaking to the company's phenomenal performance in data, Jean Claude Domilongo, Airtel Ghana's Director in charge of its Internet Business said, "this is a validation of our position as the clear leaders in data and digital innovation in the country. Our motivation has always been to give our customers the best data, digital and internet experience on our network. We have been on this journey with our cherished customers and we would like to dedicate this award to them – for making us the number one telecom company for data and internet services".
Best use of Social Media
Airtel Ghana has consistently led the way in effectively using social media to engage and connect with its customers and followers. The company has the industry' largest number of followers on Facebook with more than 624,000 followers. The company's recognition also includes the effective use of social media to provide relevant content that inspires and connects with customers and followers, a proactive strategy to engage with customers, respond to queries and customer complaints in a timely manner.
Airtel Ghana has been recognised previously by Social bakers as the most social devoted brand in Ghana.
Airtel's Too Much 'through the line' campaign was recognised as the Marketing Campaign of the year. This year's award makes it two years in a row that the company is winning this category – speaking to the creativity of the Brand and Marketing Communications team at Airtel Ghana.
Airtel Ghana's multiple award winning CEO, Lucy Quist, who is also the reigning CIMG Marketing Woman of the year was crowned the telecom CEO of the year for her exceptional leadership, contribution to the telecom industry, her ability to inspire and lead her team to deliver extraordinary results that has transformed Airtel Ghana into the fastest growing telecom company in Ghana and leapfrogging to the number 3 position for data customer market share.
The award was also in recognition of her selfless dedication to inspire young people to believe in themselves and to fully realise their potentials.
Since assuming the role of CEO of Airtel Ghana in May 2014, Lucy Quist has led the transformation of the company and refocused her team on delivering exceptional experiences for customers, delivering world class innovations to enrich customers experience and pursing a differentiated strategy that has positively positioned Airtel Ghana for growth. Under her leadership, the company has successfully launched breakthrough innovations and sub brands dedicated to serving different customer segments. During this time, Airtel has become a well sought out employer for young talents, won multiple corporate and CSR awards, and became the most loved brand in the daily lives of Ghanaians.
During the 2015 edition of the awards, Lucy was celebrated with a Special Recognition by the Telecom Industry for her mercurial rise to become the first Ghanaian woman to lead a multinational telecoms company and for shaping industry thinking.
In December 2015, Lucy launched Airtel Ghana's newest CSR initiative – Evolve with STEM – which she passionately leads to inspire belief and empower young people to pursue education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Since launch, the initiative has impacted over 1,000 pupils and inspired many Ghanaians and Corporates to set up other initiatives to promote STEM.
In a brief remark at the awards, Lucy said "I am truly honoured to be recognised as the telecom CEO of the year. My appreciation goes to the awards committee and everyone who nominated me for this prestigious award. It has been a great year for Airtel Ghana – a year in which we grew our voice and data customers ahead of the industry and launched breakthrough innovations in data and Airtel Money.
At Airtel, our commitment has always been to deliver superior value for customers and all stakeholders and this award is a recognition of the effort we put in every day to make this happen. I dedicate this award to my team at Airtel, who work tirelessly to provide the best experience for our customers. I dedicate this also to our cherished customers for choosing us as their network and to my family for their continuous support and encouragement"
Airtel is Ghana's fastest growing telecommunication network providing superior communication, connectivity and collaborative solutions to all its customers.


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It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Glen at his home on Thursday, Sept. 22nd, 2016 at the age of 73. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, and two children, Warren (Shiela) and Karen (Aaron); grandchildren, Brayden, Tallyn, Carter, Grayden, Katie, Anthony, and Nelson; and his brother George and many relatives. He was predeceased by his sister, Evelyn Larson, and parents Hazel and Leonard Rowley.
Glen worked in the oilfield the majority of his working years and was always very active in sports and the community. He was involved in many different organizations and always willing to lend a hand whenever it was needed. He loved his Montreal Canadians and Saskatchewan Roughriders no matter how well they played, and also enjoyed attending his grandchildren's sports and activities. Him and Bonnie spent many hours on the "arc" fishing and to this day we still aren't sure who caught the biggest fish!
A celebration of Glen's life was held on Monday, Sept. 26th at the Manor Legion Hall with Michelle Moore officiating. Donations in memory of Glen may be directed to the Manor Community Recreation Board or a charity of your choice.
Arrangements in care of Orsted Funeral Home, Carlyle Sask.


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Class of 2015
So, I have some Studio Jacklynn Pham news. You know how I just moved to New York and how I like it a lot and all that jazz?
Well I do.
But I also will be moving to Pittsburgh come the fall. I'm going to grad school at Carnegie-Mellon in their Communication Planning and Information Design program.
April Fool's or not? There's really know way of knowing.


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Manic Miner - Level 1
Posted: Dec 02, 2014
By: Dan Birch
For this piece we took an original screenshot of the ZX Spectrum game Manic Miner and recreated all the sprites in a 3D modelling package.
- The completed picture is A3 in size
- The depth of the printed plastic is 6mm
All the parts we have tried to print in similar colours as the original Spectrum sprites.
It fits exactly into an A3 size picture frame.
Thunder Fly
Only for the ZX Spectrum Next!
Download the demo version here or purchase the full version for only $2.99
Dec 19, 2016 10:56
I really like this. How do you print the multi-coloured side bricks?
Jun 24, 2015 19:39
How much are they please
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If you have that special day coming up, whether it be a wedding, an anniversary, a birthday or a milestone achievement, the Revelstoke U-Brew can provide you with champagne to celebrate!
All special days aside, sometimes it is just nice to have some bubbly around the house for those Sunday brunches, complete with mimosas. Or when some unexpected guests drop by, wow them with some sparkling wine. The choices for champagne are endless. Pick any white wine in the store and tell us you want it carbonated! That's it. Some customers even carbonate white zinfandels and white merlots and create their own sparkling rose wines. We have our own in house carbonated system, so the choices really are limitless. However, the staff at the Revelstoke U-Brew can suggest a few varietals which are sure to please at any event, have proven success with other customers and always receive rave reviews!


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Public defense PhD Thomas D'haeninck
In the context of the TIC-project, Thomas D'haeninck has defended his doctoral dissertation on the 16th of October in Het Pand (Oude Infimerie, 15h30).
In "Social reformers in search of a moral revival. A social historical and transnational study of the attendance of Belgians at international reform congresses (1850-1914)", Thomas studied the "culture of international congresses" via a relational and actor-centred approach by applying SNA techniques to a large sample of congress attendees (> 7200 people). An answer is given to question why Belgian reformers attended international congresses and to what extent this contributed to their pursuit to uplift society morally.


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A mass tort is defined as a civil action involving many plaintiffs who bring a lawsuit against one or more corporate defendants in federal or state court.
Mass tort cases often involve exposure to chemical or other dangerous elements. Plaintiffs in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma may have been exposed from pharmaceuticals, such as unsafe drugs, from poorly designed or produced products, or by companies negligently releasing toxins into the environment.
The victim of a mass tort in or around Pittsburg County, Oklahoma may have been injured at home or work. Asbestos is an example of a common cause of mass tort litigation.
The AAJ is committed to promoting a fair and effective civil justice system while supporting the work of attorneys representing plaintiffs.
The OAJ has a proud history of advocating for the rights of the individual in the civil court system, and for providing educational opportunities to its members.