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I will probably never know, but no matter. As I sat on the basement steps to read it, I could once again feel my father's concern for his firstborn child — a daughter who could not have been more different from him.
"My dear daughter," my dad wrote. "At times like these I wish I were a famous poet or author, so that I could more properly communicate my love and concern for you."
I was almost 12 when my parents called me and my three younger siblings into the living room on the weekend after Thanksgiving in 1972 with the news that they were getting divorced.
My parents rarely argued, but my mother had become restless and unhappy. A Mormon homemaker who married my dad at age 18, she wanted to go to college and experience life beyond our quiet, conservative suburb in Midvale, Utah. My father didn't understand why she was no longer content to look after the home front.
After the house was sold, the family was split up: My mother took custody of my youngest brother and sister and moved into an apartment in central Salt Lake City, while my other brother and I lived with our dad about six blocks away.
We were told the arrangement was so that our father "wouldn't be lonely." In later years, I learned it was actually because my mom didn't think she could handle us all. While today I understand the rationale behind the decision (four children can be a handful), I felt hurt and abandoned at the time.
My father wasn't sure how to raise two kids on his own, but he did his best. He's the one who took me shopping for school clothes and helped me with my homework. Although he wasn't much of a cook, he could always be counted on to make a mean grilled cheese sandwich.
When my brother and I got us evicted from our apartment for holding raucous table tennis tournaments in our living room after school, our father smiled and said, "Let's move back to Midvale."
In the summer of 1973, he rented a house in our old neighborhood, and back we went. Still hurting from the divorce and worried that I no longer fit in with my old friends, that summer was an awkward time in my life.
While my dad was away at his life insurance job, I found solace by turning on our black-and-white television and watching the Watergate hearings on PBS. Strangely, I was comforted by the booming voices that spilled from the Kennedy Caucus Room. Witnessing the leader of the free world get taken down on live TV was riveting stuff to a seventh-grader who hoped to become a newspaper reporter.
It wasn't long before my dad remarried — this time to a woman from our church who lived just around the corner. While I soon grew to love her, I fiercely missed my mother, whom I saw every other weekend.
My middle school years were spent shuffling between two very different households: one that was freewheeling and laid-back, and one where there were rules and high expectations that shouldn't be questioned.
To cope, I wrote in my journal and began to rebel. I stayed out later than my curfew, refused my father's demands to go to Sunday school, and changed the spelling of my last name from "Frei" to "Free" to more accurately reflect my persona.
It was at the height of this friction that I came home one night and found the four-page letter on my pillow from my father, marked "personal."
"Yours has not been an easy 'growing up' time," my dad wrote, "and you've seen conflicting standards from your parents. I'm not trying to judge anyone or impose my way of life against your wishes, though it may appear so. I want you to have a full and fun teenager time, and merely want to discharge my responsibility to you as a loving father. I do hope you'll feel free to confide in me about personal problems ..."
I didn't — we were simply too different. But as I grew older, we grew closer again, and even when my father developed dementia, we still found things to smile about, like the time I "lost" him in the Denver airport on our way to the District of Columbia to visit his sister. And I often sat with my dad on the sofa to flip through old photo albums, hoping they would trigger his memory.
"Cathy! Look!" he'd say, again and again. "That's you!"
This Father's Day morning, when I hold that letter and read it again, I know I'll smile and brush away a few happy tears as I picture my businesslike father sitting down at his polished oak desk to pour out his thoughts.
"You have many wonderful qualities and talents — please forgive me if it seems I overlook these to constantly remind of weaknesses. I give thanks every day for a lovely daughter and have lots of hope for many happy times together in the few remaining years we'll be living together. Let's make the most of them! Love always, Your Dad."
I think we did, Dad, in our own way. Your letter is proof of it.


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You don't want to die. If you heard that an asteroid would soon destroy a vast area around your home, you'd pay great costs to help you and your loved ones try to move. Even if you'd probably fail, even of most of your loved ones might not make it, and even if success meant adapting to a strange world far from home. If that's not you, then this post isn't for you.
Okay, you think you don't want to die. But what exactly does that mean?
"You" are the time sequence of mental states that results from a certain large signal processing system: your "brain." Each small part in this system takes signals in from other parts, changes its local state in response, and then sends signals out to other parts. At the border of this system, signals come in from "sensors", e.g., eyes, and are sent out to "actuators", e.g., hands.
You have differing mental states when these signals are different, and you live only as long as these signals keep moving. As best we can tell, from all the evidence we've ever seen, when these signals stop, you stop. When they stop for good, you die. As your brain is made out of completely ordinary materials undergoing quite well understood physical processes, all that's left to be you is the pattern of your brain signals. That's you; when that stops, you stop. (So yes, patterns feel.) Continue reading "How To Not Die (Soon)" »
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Psychometric properties of the Belief about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) in the Maltese language
Background: Investigating beliefs about medicines has been of interest over the past years, with studies aiming to better understand theoretical reasons behind development of such beliefs.
Objective: This study aimed to produce a culturally and contextually appropriate version of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) in the Maltese language and to assess its psychometric properties.
Methods: Medication beliefs were evaluated using the BMQ which is divided into two sections: BMQ-General (sub-scales: Overuse and Harm, 4 items per sub-scale) and BMQ-Specific (sub-scales: Necessity and Concerns, 5 items per sub-scale). Following translation/back translation, the Maltese version of the BMQ was applied to patients having asthma, diabetes, cardiovascular disease or depression who attended out-patients' clinics at the main state general hospital in Malta between June and September 2013. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, alpha, was used to determine internal consistency of the BMQ and Principal Component Analysis using Varimax rotation with Kaiser normalisation was carried out to analyse component loading of the items on the respective sub-scales.
Results: The Maltese version of the BMQ showed acceptable internal consistency for the harm scale (alpha=0.56), the necessity scale (alpha=0.73) and the concerns scale (alpha=0.66), however the overuse scale gave poor internal consistency (alpha=0.48) due to the item on natural remedies which posed some difficulty in the Maltese sample. The final solution for Principal Component Analysis yielded a four-factor structure representing the 4 sub-scales of the BMQ, with results being comparable to previous studies out in different languages.
Conclusion: The Maltese version of the BMQ was found to have acceptable psychometric properties for the beliefs about medicines in the Maltese population.
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Have you had esthetic enhancements to your teeth or just naturally have great looking, perfect teeth? Here are some tips to maintain your picture perfect smile.
In order to maintain a healthy smile, you have to know what types of things are damaging to the teeth. Identifying and eliminating bad oral habits is the key to retaining a great smile for many years. Sometimes we are not aware that we are harming the health of our teeth. Do you:
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are in danger of causing a detrimental effect on your new smile.
No one can predict the exact effects that the habit will have on your newly perfect teeth, however, the longer the duration of the habit, the greater negative effect it will have on the longevity of your smile enhancements.
The first step to eliminating a bad habit is to identify and acknowledge that you have one. If your habit is crunching ice, you must alter or eliminate it from your day-to-day routine.
Other habits are harder to break like grinding your teeth. Grinding the teeth is generally an involuntary action and usually occurs when asleep. Because the habit is difficult to break, a plastic night guard is the best solution to prevent excessive wear of your teeth.
A night guard is a clear plastic mouthpiece that is custom-fitted to snap over your teeth, much like an athletic mouth guard. The night guard is designed so your teeth grind on the plastic, not your teeth. The night guard will wear out, but your teeth will not.
Do not neglect your teeth, especially if you have had esthetic enhancements. Your enhancements will not last forever, so in order to preserve your perfect teeth, visit your dentist regularly and do your best to eliminate bad oral habits.
By Benjamin O. Watkins, III, DDS
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Is the reflection you see not quite what you used to see? Do you say to yourself, "I don't feel any older, but I see an older person." Getting older is an inevitable process, but you don't have to look older, too.
When it comes to looking younger, there are all sorts of products and procedures available so you can look your best (such as anti-wrinkle gels, cosmetics, skin treatments, facelifts and day spas). One of the procedures that is the least emphasized, but can have a profound yet subtle effect, is an improved smile from a dental makeover.
It's typical that most adults don't realize that their smile is not as bright as it used to be. Coffee, tea, red wine, smoking, and the normal, and sometimes heavy, wearing away of tooth enamel have cumulative effects on the teeth. As we age, our smile begins to look a little discolored.
Old dentures can become yellow or gray, which will make your smile appear older. In fact, dentures will naturally pick up stains and wear down faster than our natural teeth. If you have had the same dentures for more than six years, they require a dental makeover. New dentures should be made every six to ten years and relined every three to five years.
The fastest and easiest way an esthetically minded person can get a dental makeover is through bleaching or tooth whitening. It can be achieved either through an at-home or in-office process. Now, there are over-the-counter products that will whiten your teeth; however, for safe and predictable changes with dramatic results, there is no substitute for the dental office.
Bleaching is usually the first step to achieving a more youthful appearance to your smile. Not only can you brighten your smile through bleaching, but the physical appearance of your teeth can also be improved. Applying composite bonding, porcelain veneers or crowns to your teeth is the ultimate in dental makeover and cosmetic dentistry enhancements.
When these options were presented to one patient, she couldn't envision the immediate change the procedures would have on her smile. In front of a mirror, I showed her the gradual changes that had occurred over time due to the wearing and staining of their tooth enamel. The patient decided to have her teeth whitened and her front teeth artistically rejuvenated with porcelain veneers. When the patient went to work after the procedure was complete, her coworkers noticed a difference, but couldn't exactly identify the change in her overall appearance. They thought that she did something different to her hair or was losing weight. No one guessed that subtle improvements had been made to her teeth.
It's never too late to care more about your smile and make immediate improvements with a dental makeover. A small change today can enhance your smile for years to come.
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Community Links
At South Malling we take an active interest in the work of local, national and international organisations and charities as we seek to play our part in the world. The following list of local community links and charities may change from year to year to reflect the interests and work of pupils, staff and others associated with the school.
Trinity Church, Lewes - TRINITY is a vibrant and outward-looking Anglican church meeting across 3 sites and 6 congregations throughout Lewes. It's a friendly, welcoming community, where relationship with God and each other is nurtured and encouraged. TRINITY South Malling is the venue for some of our celebrations such as Christmas and Easter.
King's Church, Lewes - King's Church is an informal and friendly church made up of people of all ages and backgrounds, meeting on Sunday mornings. King's Church is part of the New Frontiers family of Churches.
Some of our clubs and activities are provided by local organisations:
Lewes Football Club - Girls football coaching at South Malling is provided by Lewes Football Club.
We work with various charities and local organisations:
Sussex Wildlife Trust - Our school is working very closely with Sussex Wildlife Trust in order to develop and maintain the school grounds as an important environmental and learning resource.
Newhaven Foyer- Our school has supported this local charity for the homeless and foodbanks in Lewes via Harvest Festival collections of food in recent years.
Secondary School Links
The majority of our Year 6 pupils choose to make the transition to either Priory School, Lewes or Ringmer Community College. We have strong links with both of these schools in order to ensure a smooth transition.
Organisations providing educational opportunities linked to our curriculum:
http://www.stemsussex.co.uk - local events and projects related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics


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Shell: Keel Laying Ceremony for Prelude FLNG Facility (GALLERY)
Shell has laid the keel for Prelude FLNG, the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project.
When complete, Prelude is expected to be the largest offshore floating facility ever built. The hull will now be assembled in the dry dock, before the turret and the topsides are fitted at Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje shipyard in South Korea.
"This is a key milestone in Prelude's story," said Rob Kretzers, Shell Executive Vice President Projects. "Innovative thinking and leading edge technology, as well as hard work from those at Shell and our partners, have helped us reach this significant point in construction. Prelude's size and scale is unprecedented and I look forward to seeing this enormous structure take shape. Shell is pioneering FLNG which has the potential to revolutionise the way natural gas resources are developed".
FLNG will allow Shell to produce natural gas at sea, turn it into liquefied natural gas and then transfer it directly to the ships that will transport it to customers. It will open up new opportunities for countries looking to develop their gas resources and bring more natural gas to market.
Large steel sections known as "blocks" that will form the hull are being manufactured in the Geoje shipyard, with more than 1,600 already complete. One section can be the size of a large house. The 93-metre high turret mooring system is under construction in Dubai and will be transported to Geoje in five parts. The turret will run vertically through one end of the facility and will be anchored to the seabed by four groups of mooring lines. It will allow the facility to rotate with the direction of the wind.
Related:Steel Cutting for Prelude FLNG Begins in South Korea(Gallery)
Once complete, the 600,000 tonnes facility will be almost half a kilometre in length (488 metres or 1,601 feet), which is longer than four soccer fields, and will displace six times as much water as the largest aircraft carrier. It will be moored and hooked up to the undersea infrastructure, around 475 kilometres north-east of Broome, Western Australia.
Despite its huge dimensions, the facility is only one-quarter the size of an equivalent plant on land. Shell's technology has been adapted for floating LNG, and engineers designed components that will stack vertically to save space. The cooling plant, for example, will be placed above the vast storage tanks that have a capacity equivalent to around 175 Olympic swimming pools. Specially designed tubes, known as risers, will draw 50 million litres of cold water from the ocean every hour to help cool the natural gas.
Shell has started to build the organisational capacity in Australia to support the installation and operational phases. Deliveries of equipment to support the drilling operations are under way and Shell has awarded the contract for the Prelude supply base in Darwin, while the recruitment of operations staff began in March 2013.
Shell is leading the delivery of this mega project, working with long-term strategic partners Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (the Technip Samsung Consortium). Prelude is the first of what is expected to be multiple Shell FLNG projects. The expertise gained from the Prelude project will help develop potential future floating facilities.
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Malawi is among the countries in the world that realize the need to enhance the rights of girls. Youth Net and Counseling (YONECO) is among the NGOs that are on the forefront to ensure that pertinent interventions and mechanisms to ensure the promotion and protection of the girls' rights are in place.
Currently, the organization is implementing a number of projects that are geared towards advocating for the fulfillment of the aforesaid intention. A recent milestone that is worth mentioning is the remarkable success in the 'Say No to Gender Based Violence' campaign. The success was registered in the UNFPA supported project called United Nations Joint Programme on Adolescent Girls (UN-GPAG) Project.
A total of 2,500 adolescent girls were planned to be reached out with messages aimed at empowering as well as equipping them with knowledge on issues that concern their inalienable rights. The 'Say No to Gender Based Violence' campaign surpassed the expected number of girls to be reached out by 820. It is not a minor accomplishment to reach out to 3320 in a single campaign and in only two Traditional Authorities (T/As).
The areas surrounding Traditional Authorities Masache and Katuli in Chikhwawa and Mangochi districts were reportedly to have a high number of GBV cases instigated on adolescent girls. Such success stories are guaranteeing a positive outcome in the battle against GBV.
Several of similar activities are on the line-up. YONECO and its implementing partners in the UN-GPAG project are more than ready to abolish GBV that has been affecting adolescent girls for too long a period! Are you?


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Meditation of Archbishop Pizzaballa: Third Sunday in Lent, Year A, 2020
Meditation of Archbishop Pizzaballa: Third Sunday in Lent, Year A, 2020
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Following is the meditation of Most Rev. Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, for the third Sunday in Lent, Year A, March 15, 2020:
The readings of the Sundays of Lent, particularly those of Year A which we are living, offer us a path of growth for living as disciples. Today's passage, together with those of the next few Sundays, constitutes a lengthy baptismal catechesis that we cannot fully appreciate. We will, therefore, limit ourselves only to a few ideas.
On the First Sunday of Lent, we were taken to the desert, where knowing our hearts have been given to us, where who we are and to whom we belong have been revealed to us. On the Second Sunday, the disciple learns on a high mountain, gradually, to listen and see Jesus, His life in the total gift of self.
On this Third Sunday, discovering which desire dwells deeply in us is given to us.
The location where this happens is Sychar, a city of Samaria where Jesus, coming from Judea and going to Galilee, tired from the journey, stops at a well while His disciples go to the city to stock up on food (John 4:3-8). Here Jesus meets a Samaritan woman and begins a long and complex dialogue with her, in which the two conversationalists seem not to understand each other.
Yet this woman, who always seems to misunderstand the words of Jesus, gradually comes in small steps to the faith.
The first step is given by the fact that Jesus simply speaks to her: it is He and not her, that begins the conversation. This creates a great astonishment in the woman: "How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?" (Jn 8:9). Actually, Jesus could and should have avoided this dialogue, for various reasons: because, first of all, His partner in conversation is a Samaritan woman and therefore a sort of heretic; also because she is living with a man who is not her husband and therefore, by law, she is considered an adulteress, a sinner; and finally, simply because she is a woman, and no Teacher of the Law would have stopped in public to speak with a woman.
Jesus, instead, speaks to her. "I am he, who speaking with you," He will tell her at the end of the dialogue (Jn 4:26).
And He speaks to her not by reproaching her, and not even a catechesis; much more simply, He asks her for a drink.
The second step leads the woman to understand that there is something about herself that escapes her, something that's missing in her, that can only be revealed to her: "If you knew the gift of God…" (Jn 4:16).
Sometimes we may think, like the Samaritan woman, that our life is entirely what we already know, in the habits that make up our daily life, in our past, but this is not so. Our true colors are still before us.
What is this gift which the woman thirsts for without knowing it?
It's not that of water, as she thought. The thirst that lives in her is that of worshiping the Father in spirit and truth (Jn 4:23), in other words, to worship Him in love.
Truth, in John, is the plan of salvation that God has for humanity, the plan that Jesus came to fulfill, that by which the communion between God and man is restored: this is the real thirst of man.
And the woman of Samaria is in a certain manner a symbol of a lost humanity, drained by the effort of chasing after loves that do not satisfy thirst.
It is only within this relationship of Jesus, of the dialogue with Him, that the horizon opens again: we are not made for anything that is below this call to love.
Just as it was Jesus to start the dialogue, so it is He that also concludes it.
And He concludes it with an affirmation in the face of which the woman has nothing to say: This important statement of Jesus, "I am He that is speaking with you," says that the One who knows and fills the thirst of man is present now, and there are no other words to add.
Now the space for faith opens, which the woman begins with a race towards the city, towards her people, to whom she repeats the invitation that had resounded in Jesus' first words to His disciples: "Come and you will see" (Jn 1:39).
After that, the woman disappears, and the space for faith is opened for others, like a contagious meeting of good: "Many more began to believe in him because of his word, and they said to the woman, «We no longer believe because of your word; for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the savior of the world»" (Jn 4:41-42).
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The Real Elmer Girls of Philly Tour New JerseyOct 30, 2013
"The Real Elmer Girls of Philly" embarked on a Real Housewives of New Jersey tour this past Sunday. Francine, Jennifer, Maryellen, Samantha, Lorraine, Anne and Eileen headed off in the early hours of the morning driving north toward Hoboken. First stop was at Little Town Restaurant owned by Albie and Chris, sons of housewife Caroline of the hit TV show The Real Housewives of New Jersey. After lunch, the Elmer girls headed to Cake Boss in Hoboken enduring a fun filled 2 hour long line meeting and hanging with Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons. Greg will be at the Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia in 2 weeks and is putting the girls on the VIP list. Off the Elmer girls went packed into a minivan stalking and taking pictures of the homes of Caroline, Jacqueline, Kathy and Teresa.


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I have been writing since I was in middle school carrying around a bent folder and 50+ loose leaf pages inside with a pencil. You heard me right I wrote pencil. I used to write on Quizilla but we all know where that went and I stopped writing for a while. My friend told me about a writing challenge called NaNoWriMo and she's like all you gotta do is write 50,000 words in the month of November. So I did. I wrote my first full length novel in 2010. Then I wrote my second in 2011.
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I never thought that Brent and I would call a trailer park home.
We left Louisiana and headed East passing through Mississippi and bunking for the night in Mobile, Alabama. From our internet research, visitor center brochures and billboards we are under the impression that coastal Mississippi is all about casinos and beaches. There are some museums but they are out of our price range and would really need to have something special as an exhibit for us to splurge.
Our home this evening is another trailer park. We have been fortunate enough to have friends who have housed us for a good part of our vacation – it's the other times when things get interesting. There are many different RV park set-ups with an array of amenities and a range of prices.
There are basically three types of parks: State or National parks, Vacation RV parks and year-round RV parks. There may be actual terms but these are what we use. State and National Parks are very reasonable and beautiful. The costs run from $14 to $30 dollars with additional park entrance fees. We have had some stunning landscapes to call home for an evening. They have picnic tables, privacy and fire rings. They may or may not have electricity or water hook-up. Brent has decided that it is in the Constitution that no National or State Park can have Wi-Fi, and the kids would add, or cable. There are limits on how long guests can stay – usually no more than 14 consecutive days in a month.
Vacation Parks are places like a KOA. The spots are not as expansive as State or National parks but they are adequate. They will definitely have Wi-Fi, electricity and water, sometimes there is even a sewer hook-up. [I'm I stretching the blog when I'm writing about sewer hook-ups?] They have pools and game rooms. A majority of these parks are near some type of seasonal attraction and they close down in the winter months. They are expensive, $40 to $90 a night. There is no reason for them to command such high prices based on amenities. I can only assume that they are this high to attract the type of clientele who can pay the high price. We became KOA members and have found that it was not worth it. We only stayed at the one at Devils Tower because we were too chicken to try dry camping (no electricity or water) at the National campground next door. There are some private resort type parks that are very nice and offer all amenities for a reasonable price – there are only a few and we have been lucky to find some, especially during the off season.
Then there are the sardine can establishments in interesting city locations and we never know what we are going to get. A Good Sam designation only means that we will get a 10% discount. These parks fit as many RVs and trailer in as possible, no picnic table and definitely no fire ring. They have electricity, water, Wi-Fi and sometimes cable; and are ALWAYS near an active rail yard with trains (and their loud horns) running all night long. There are also showers and laundry. The prices can be anywhere from $25 to $45 – but we are never sure. Often there are surcharges for each of the children which could be anywhere from $2 to $5. The showers may be free or run by a machine where you pay a quarter for 6 minutes of hot water. These add-ons are not advertised so we have learned to ask lots of questions before arrival. These parks have permanent residents. How do we know? Well, swing-sets, landscaping and gazebos are big give-aways. We have noted that monthly fees are much more reasonable than nightly fees!
Since it has been so cold we do not mind the crowded parks. If there was a picnic table or fire ring – we would not be able to enjoy it. We also never really associate with others around us – we are very transient and don't have time to socialize. I'm not even sure there is socializing that occurs. We find parks through an app on our iPhone – I'm not sure what we would have done without it.


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Aircalin, the international airline of New Caledonia and Japan Airlines today announced a codeshare agreement. The agreement will allow Japan Airlines to offer five weekly flights between Noumea (NOU) and Tokyo Narita (NRT), as well as two weekly flights between NOU and Osaka Kansai (KIX). Aircalin will place its code on flights to major cities in Japan, such as Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sapporo, which will provide greater options for customers.
William Le Grand, Chief Commercial Officer, Aircalin, said: "This codeshare agreement with Japan Airlines is a historic achievement for Aircalin. We are confident it will contribute to develop touristic traffic to New Caledonia as well as to Japan. We are committed to building a fruitful and lasting partnership."
Hideki Oshima, Executive Officer, Japan Airlines, said: "We're delighted to announce this new partnership with Aircalin. It is exciting for us to add New Caledonia, a beautiful island with splendid beaches, to our network. Together with Aircalin, we will provide convenient travel options to our passengers."
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Julie A. Williams, 54, of the 300 block of Bellezza Drive, Ballwin, Missouri, was charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance after she reportedly sold tablets to an undercover DeKalb County Sheriff's Office detective at 4:52 p.m. Tuesday in the first block of Church Street, Sandwich, according to court documents, in exchange for $1,980.
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If convicted, Williams could face up to seven years in prison.
Amphetamine and dextroamphetamine are used to treat ADHD and alprazalom is used to treat anxiety, according to the Mayo Clinic.
At Williams' bond hearing, Judge Robbin Stuckert noted that Williams had no previous criminal history or record of failing to appear. Family in the courtroom said that Williams could stay with them in Yorkville during court proceedings.
Stuckert appointed a public defender to represent Williams.
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The Walla Walla Balloon Stampede is a forty year old tradition where balloonists come from all over the world to float the bright blue skies of Eastern Washington. This will be our fifth year crewing, which means we get up long before dawn, work fast and hard to get the balloons inflated, and then either help the school kids get a chance to get in the basket, or send them off on a beautiful ride over the wheat fields!
A funny thing happened this year: the organizers said that they needed a design for their Tshirts, and they wanted it made with a specific piece of clip art. The prize was a jacket and a balloon ride for two (worth $500) My artistic sixteen year old jumped at the chance... and won! The people who chose the art had no idea it was a person who'd been crewing for the stampede for years, so when we showed up... Surprise! LOL. It's a fun twist to a family tradition... Our usual crewing shirts will be her design. :D
Oh, before I forget, be sure to stop by Seerkerville on the fourth of October where I talk about the "Ten Ways Seekerville Made me a Better Writer"!
Anyway, this is what we're up to... besides Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, WW Choral Society, sports, service projects, church classes, First Communion classes, learning to drive, getting driver's licenses, checking out colleges, taking SAT and PSATs, being an RCIA sponsor, setting up etsy stores, and youth group... ETC. (I'm forgetting something. I know I am.) But we still find time to cook!!
On to the Tarte Tatin!!
1) France. Specifically, the city of Lyon. I didn't live there but I lived in a town like it, about forty minutes away, toward Troyes.
2) These apples. You can't really celebrate Fall without apples. You can eat them raw, or caramel apples or.... well, you can see all the ways from the cartoon we all remember of Johnny Appleseed, Disney version here!
3) Chuck Norris. I read a really funny Chuck Norris joke. (Hi, Jimmy!) You know, those ones like "the boogey man checks under his bed for Chuck Norris" and "Chuck Norris doesn't dial the wrong number, you answer the wrong phone" and "Chuck Norris has a grizzly bear rug in his bedroom; the bear isn't dead, it's just afraid to move".
Well, I read one that said, "When life gives Chuck Norris lemons, he makes an apple pie, and it's the best steak you'll ever eat."
I don't know why that struck me as SO FUNNY. But it did. And I started thinking about making an apple pie that wasn't a pie. We've had apple pie here twice lately and but I still have lots of apples and lots of hungry, dessert-loving kids!
So, that brings us to Tarte Tatin!
If you're not sure how to pronounce it, here's the phonological description:\ˌtär(t)-tä-ˈtan, -ˈtaⁿ\
Oh, that's not helpful? Well, I guess we all can't have linguistics degrees, I suppose. (OW! Julie just poked my ego with a sharp stick! Fine...) I kept saying it to my husband until he told me, "That sounds like the end of a song." HA! Okay, true. Dun dun-DUN.
Anyway, moving on!
You'll need:
For the filling-
8 TBS butter
3/4 cups sugar
6-8 apples
For the crust-
1 stick plus 2 TBS butter
2 TBS sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
pinch of salt
2-3 TBS of cold water
Like so. What a pretty bowl! It's had an adventurous life so far. Something about a very friendly dog...
Two eggs from the chicken coop. And a walnut. Not sure why that was brought to me when I asked for two eggs, but kids are funny that way.
Make a well with the flour, salt, sugar. Add in the eggs and the butter.
Mix with your fingers. Ok, if Chuck Norris can do it, we can, too! (Don't even ask if he can rub eggs into flour without feeling squicked out. He's CHUCK NORRIS.)
Add cold water a TBS at a time until the dough forms a ball. Wrap it in plastic and put it in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes. It seemed like it was an awful lot of dough for crust. I mean, it's actually just one crust, not even two and it's the size of a kitten. And heavy. (Hold me, Chuck! I'm scared I'm doing this all wrong!)
Add the butter and sugar in a cast iron pan.
Stir as the butter melts. (Or employ a child to stir so you can go check your e-mail and read more Chuck Norris jokes.) Medium high heat seems way too hot for this, but this is really the way to go. Stay the course approximately 15 minutes. We're trying to get...
Caramel. YUMMY. Resist the urge to eat it out of the pan. For one, it's SUPER HOT. Two, we need it.
Chop apples in half. Skin and core. Layer onto the caramel. (Like how I said that so fast? As if chopping 8 apples takes only a few seconds? That is the genius of a food blog, my friends.)
Now, several recipes did NOT mention this, but one did, and it was from an actual FRENCH recipe site. (I'm assuming they know what they're doing.) They said add 2 TBS of lemon juice. Sounded good to me. I'm pretty sure it's not so the apples won't turn brown. Boil the apples for 15 minutes on high, turning once.
It probably seems like a recipe for a disaster. (ha! Recipe! Get it?) Boiling sugar on high for 15 minutes without really stirring?? But, don't wimp out and turn down the heat. The apples will cook more slowly if you do, and then you'll have a huge sticky mess clumped to the bottom of your pan.
Take the dough out of the fridge and roll out it, so that it's a couple inches bigger than the diameter of your pan. (It actually wasn't that much dough so I told Chuck Norris to buzz off. He was getting a little clingy, anyway. I mean, once you've seen a few of those karate moves, you've seen them all, right?) Preheat the oven to 375F.
Turn off the heat and let it cool for ten minutes. Tuck the crust around the top of the apples but be careful not to burn your fingers. Even thought it's been cooling, these pans stay hot, hot, hot. I have to admit, at this point I was wondering if something had gone wrong. This looked like an apple pie's ugly barbaric cousin.
Cook about 35 minutes or until the top is browned. (Now I was really sure I'd screwed it up. I was already thinking, "Hm, I wonder what else I can make with all these apples.")
Cool for approximately 20 minutes and invert. You can slip a plate on the top and flip the whole thing over, but that takes some muscle. I actually did a slow slide, turning the Dutch oven until the pie turned gently onto a plate. I had to replace a few apples but it saved my wrists. (And you KNOW how I watch those wrists! These are my writing hands! Must... save... the hands....)
Cool for approximately 20 minutes and invert. You can slip a plate on the top and flip the whole thing over, but that takes some muscle. I actually did a slow slide, turning the Dutch oven until the pie turned gently onto a plate. I had to replace a few apples but it saved my wrists. (And you KNOW how I watch those wrists! These are my writing hands! Must... save... the hands....)
SHOCKER! It looked so pretty! I was very surprised at how beautiful it was!
I cut a piece and admired it some more. It held its shape but wasn't tooth-breakingly hard. The apples had softened the caramel and the caramel had seeped into the apples and the crust was like a very sticky cookie, but a bit flaky, too.
Another shot of the goodness....
I was thinking it didn't quite taste like the Tarte Tatin I remembered from France. I thought it could have used some cardamom or cinnamon or vanilla or... something. But I searched and searched and no recipe ever mentioned any other ingredients (well, unless it was some crazy SoHo New York City one that needed goat cheese and pistachios). So, it's probably just how the memory is better than the reality. Even though the reality is AWESOME.
I was thinking it didn't quite taste like the Tarte Tatin I remembered from France. I thought it could have used some cardamom or cinnamon or vanilla or... something. But I searched and searched and no recipe ever mentioned any other ingredients (well, unless it was some crazy SoHo New York City one that needed goat cheese and pistachios). So, it's probably just how the memory is better than the reality. Even though the reality is AWESOME.
And here is a last shot of what was left after ten minutes. Mmmm-hmmmmm.
I'll leave you with one more Chuck Norris joke:
I'll leave you with one more Chuck Norris joke:
Chuck's gmail account address is:
This took me a second. I assume you'll get it a little faster since I'm overdosed on Tarte Tatin!
Until next time!
Until next time!


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Six Keys to Good Relationships
Six Keys to Good Relationships
When she was nineteen years of age, Chiara Lubich gathered with a few friends in northern Italy. It was 1939 and, as bombs fell, they asked this question: 'Was there an ideal that bombs could not destroy?' Their answer was, 'Yes, the love of God'.
They had experienced God's overwhelming love and they wanted to share it with others. They imitated God by living a life of love (Ephesians 5:1–2). They helped those in need. They shared what little food they had. They found clothing for those who had none. They comforted the bereaved.
Such a warmth emanated from Chiara and her friends that people gave them the name 'Focolare', which means 'hearth' or 'fireplace'. Focolare now has 2 million members in 182 countries. Members of the Focolare community make it their rule of life, 24 hours a day, to live by the golden rule of Jesus: 'Do to others what you would have them do to you' (Matthew 7:12).
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1. Be filled with the Holy SpiritPsalm 112:1-10
It is the Holy Spirit in you who produces a life that imitates God. In this psalm, we see the kind of life God wants you to lead, and it includes all the fruit of the Spirit described by Paul in Galatians 5:22–23. It is a life of:
- love ('compassionate', Psalm 112:4)
- joy ('delight', v.1)
- peace ('they will have no fear', v.8)
- patience ('their hearts are steadfast', v.7)
- kindness ('generous and lend freely', v.5b; 'they have scattered abroad their gifts to the poor', v.9)
- goodness ('the righteous will be remembered for ever', v.6b)
- faithfulness ('their hearts are secure', v.8a)
- gentleness ('gracious', v.4b)
- self-control ('surely they will never be shaken', v.6a).
All this stems from knowing God – spending time reading and meditating on his word: 'Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands' (v.1).
Lord, help me today to live a life overflowing with the fruit of your Spirit.
2. Be transformed into the likeness of JesusEphesians 4:17-5:7
Jesus Christ set the supreme example of love by giving up his life for us. St Paul writes, 'Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God' (5:1–2). As St Athanasius wrote, 'God became like us in order that we might become like God.'
What does this 'life of love' look like?
Paul writes about how the Ephesians came 'to know Christ' (4:20), and how knowing him they were taught to 'be made new in the attitude of your minds and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness' (vv.23–24).
What is 'holiness'?
Paul gives six practical examples of holiness – six keys to good relationships in a holy church (4:25–5:7):
- Authenticity
'What this adds up to, then, is this: no more lies, no more pretence. Tell your neighbour the truth. In Christ's body we're all connected to each other, after all' (4:25, MSG).
This is a life of honesty and integrity. The danger of talking about 'holiness' is that it leads to intensity. But there is a fine line between holiness and being 'holier than thou', between being pious and being poisonous! Authenticity frees us to admit we're far from perfect. We can be vulnerable with one another. This leads away from hypocrisy.
- Passion
'Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry – but don't use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don't stay angry. Don't go to bed angry. Don't give the Devil that kind of foothold in your life' (vv.26–27, MSG).
Although anger is not intrinsically sinful, it often leads to sin. In anger, the devil sometimes finds a foothold in our lives that easily becomes an addiction. Anger is an emotion that we need to handle with care.
On the other hand there is a positive side to anger. It can be a God-given emotion. God expresses anger (5:6), but of course he does so under control. Jesus' anger was a righteous anger towards sin. It was Wilberforce's passionate hatred of slavery that eventually led to the abolition of the slave trade.
- Work and generosity
'Did you use to make ends meet by stealing? Well, no more! Get an honest job so that you can help others who can't work' (v.28, MSG).
Holiness is often mistakenly understood as the need to separate ourselves from those we consider unholy. Perhaps work colleagues, for example. Paul's point is very different. He sees work as part of a holy life. Work in itself is good for the satisfaction that it brings but there is also toil, struggle and effort. So why do people go to work in the morning? One answer is: in order to be holy.
Paul finds it necessary to say do not steal any longer, which hints that some members of the early church were ex-offenders. The church clearly welcomed and cared for ex-offenders. Rather than taking from others, they should now contribute to those around them. The best way to do that is by working. Work in itself is 'doing something useful', as well as enabling them to 'share with those in need' (v.28). Ex-offenders or not, work is – for everyone – a part of being holy.
- Encouragement
'Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift' (v.29, MSG).
Words matter. What you say is of vital importance. It can either build people up or drag them down. Use your mouth for good – for encouragement and for building others up.
Encouragement is like verbal sunshine. It costs nothing. But it warms hearts and even changes lives.
- Grace
'Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you' (vv.31–32, MSG).
Sometimes we have a picture of a holy community being a place where all the people are walking around looking holy and not really wanting anyone who is not holy among them. But Paul's picture is far from that.
Paul's vision of a holy church is a community that rids itself of all bitterness, anger and slander, and that welcomes those who are ex-offenders, those struggling with lifestyle issues, those who are divorced, those who have messed up. It is a community of people in need of forgiveness and a place where forgiveness flows freely because forgiven people forgive.
- Purity
The church welcomes everyone, because it is kind, compassionate and gracious. At the same time, you are called to a life of purity without 'even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people' (5:3).
Rather than self-centred sins (vv.3–4a), you are called to God-centred thanksgiving (v.4b). There is also a strong warning here from Paul. There is forgiveness for sins, but those who end up setting their course against God's ways will not inherit his kingdom (v.5).
Lord, help me today to live a life of love and to become more like Jesus.
3. Become like the compassionate fatherIsaiah 63:1-65:16
God's love for Israel was like that of a father: 'You are our Father' (63:16; 64:8, MSG). 'You're our living Father, our Redeemer, famous from eternity!' (63:17, MSG).
Just as God loved the people of Israel in the Old Testament, so God loves you as a father loves his children. Isaiah speaks of the kindnesses of the Lord: 'All the Lord has done for us – yes, the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses. He said, "Surely they are my people, children who will not be false to me"' (vv.7–8).
God loves us in spite of the fact that 'we're all sin-infected, sin-contaminated. Our best efforts are grease-stained rags' (64:6, MSG).
God, like any human father, suffers when we suffer or go astray: 'In all their troubles, he was troubled, too' (63:9a, MSG). 'In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old' (v.9b).
God has plans for you that no eye has seen, no ear has heard and no mind has conceived (Isaiah 64:4; 1 Corinthians 2:9).
Lord, thank you that you love me more than any human father. Thank you that because of your love for me, I am able to love those around me.
Pippa Adds
Ephesians 4:26
'Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.'
Don't go to bed grumpy!
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