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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Memorial Day and preparation
The famliy puts posies on the graves in two cemetaries. One is in Amasa the other is in Channing. This is the first time Amasa pictures were taken. I managed to mix them up in the postings.
The ceremony was at the Channing cemetary. The picture with me in it was ... | English | NL | 7119357d4a4cc85fd9bf1a2c683cd155abfcb1427e3f41c3be0030a59e7ed1fb |
Our dresses are inspired by women who have changed the world with their artistic talents.
Our Loie dress’ namesake, Loie Fuller, was one of these women. She was the most daring dancer of her time, bold and strong. Audiences were drawn to her, and her stage performances were often called hypnotising.
Loie embodied the a... | English | NL | bc9435f296c31afc17afa01c2810112fc377cb134e7549c6ebcfeab0181601f3 |
I just read this news feature from CNN today. It is about Natalie Dylan’s auction for her virginity, the highest bid now amounts to US$3.8M from a 39-year old Australian man. The report states that the woman has no plans to settle the auction yet. Wanting more, perhaps?
Immediately, “Memoirs of a Geisha” came to mind. ... | English | NL | bef2b46b27c6f56fa103dd625210d2d481260927dfbb2f8e1075fadef136b013 |
Dhanteras is celebrated on the first day of five days festival, Diwali. On this day people engage in Laxmi Pooja i.e. they worship goddess Laxmi. It is believed as per Hindu mythology that goddess Laxmi visits their home on the first day of Diwali i.e. Dhanteras and bless them with happiness, prosperity, wealth and goo... | English | NL | 19bdb3636099defaa2bd049d718a0c1d85cfc172c341f255ee2d8def8946bf64 |
Television is full of sitcoms and soaps that revolve around the lives of teenagers. Some of them deal with the woes of growing years, while others live their supernatural eternal teenage years. It is weird, though, how many of the actors who play the beloved teenagers on television are way past their teens. Let us look... | English | NL | 8704468de5e521135b33e9fc4aad48791c5da0cb8620ce92bb974686b93e6eb2 |
The importance of a teacher, guru or guide
Once many years ago I asked advice of the I Ching, a Chinese book of wisdom, about someone who asked to be a teacher of mine. The advice was, “Do not follow a teacher that asks you to be his student.” I heeded that advice and then several years later, I met my guru, who invite... | English | NL | cebd8ff167c2a1052684430812bd567b7c7b4419f066f45ce16e336181fced57 |
Is the brain hardwired to earn satisfaction and happiness?
I read an article that asked and answered the question about whether people who won the lottery were happier or less happy after their win.
The author of the article concluded that lottery winners and others who get their money without working for it did not ge... | English | NL | 3571d85aaccd42c1dff5b49ff04457ede5d800a00b2d14481d6bd7eca1bbc03e |
Who hasn’t been defined by character or ability? “You are very musical”…or athletic, bright, or mathematically inclined, says a teacher. “You are tone deaf, clumsy, average, and have no aptitude for math,” says a grandparent. Defining a child is a common way to identify who he is, to locate something he is good at, to ... | English | NL | 8c09595e408bbffe45e3c5f8c0198807b184707a9aa91b1b6fee97d654b2df33 |
Nov 3, 2007
Shane McCabe is from Dublin, Ireland and began his artistic career as an actor before later moving to writing and eventually directing. He wrote and directed the short short story film Lucky Escape, about a man, a woman, a restaurant, and being careful about what you wish for.
In 2002, he acted in Jerry Bru... | English | NL | a28112731c548400d5422c10f430622d2f34eefc441aa918de7580b8250dcb77 |
In preparation for the Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier weekend in London this coming weekend that I have been looking forward to for months, I am dedicating this week’s Star of the Week honors to that talented and beautiful couple of the stage and screen. Though they were both tremendously gifted actors on both the s... | English | NL | 188d2bcb5a8e24f8304c2d875a2e87f00b325d70b7ade8f2784f21630728c315 |
Young Genius Baffles Scientists With His Knowledge Of Mars.
There are people born on this Earth that have absolutely incredible minds. Some can solve complex math problems in a blink of a second. Some have mind-boggling artistic abilities. And others have, well, a more unique type of intelligence. This young boy once t... | English | NL | c4b7aca33a8470007ec272debf7765a77e18db189f5efeaf2eda0eb7a540bf12 |
“To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.”
– Daniel 1:17 [NIV]
Today’s verse says that God gave Daniel and his friends the knowledge and understanding. Now in this passage, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach... | English | NL | 785b4929a0b72deaa809f12b21390f5922abbe5491f8e55e95776def1ba88928 |
Time was when all men believed that the earth was flat. It would be difficult now to trace all the errors into which this assumption led the thinking of those days, or to ascertain how many practical comforts and advantages which we now enjoy would have been missed had not this conceit been exploded. The first serious ... | English | NL | 475ee997236342802f574d42e2ae8f3b2ed4263fe5ae6338fe83ab44f7f018ba |
Sunday afternoon tea is being poured in the upstairs lobby of the Jefferson Hotel. Decaffeinated classical music plays through the speakers. Downstairs, Richmond composer D.J. Sparr can't get a cup of coffee. He rings a bell and the sound echoes against the bar mirror. He has the slightly rumpled look of a piece of pap... | English | NL | 56f3c6b879639c113d2cbf2300db41ac1ca501314d243670fd90ddaae8b90808 |
After turtles mate, the female digs a ditch and lays the eggs there to fend for themselves.The female picks a spot to lay its eggs which can vary between banks, swamps or pools. After the eggs are laid, the female turtle returns back to the water and swims away.
It is estimated that more than 90 percent of snapping tur... | English | NL | 02dc0c7c81572962008065c573d390191963b529cb34719757ced74a182bca42 |
The Appointed Time
For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay. Habakkuk 2:3 WEB
Over twenty years ago the Lord gave me a word that I would be a pioneer of new things in ministry and to... | English | NL | 31c3e5a5df4384f4df3de40eba33c7d71e19ffdafd92564eb4a559a0571959d6 |
I have been re-organizing my work-space of late and in the process I came across my dad’s old drill. This drill was his very first power tool!
He began woodworking part time in a garage. Originally he and my mom refinished furniture, then he started part time woodworking to support his farming income during the winter ... | English | NL | c9cf214e391afd1924eff48fe4f95a46757fc30804c10cc9b754a5992332d169 |
Saint Peregrine, Servite and priest – returns to Forli and is Miraculously Cured of Cancer
After approximately five years, his superiors sent Sant Peregrine, now a priest, back to Forli, to open a house, there. He was available to everyone who called on him, never too tired to counsel whoever came to him. Because of th... | English | NL | fa482d1acd7218853caf18fe0afbed50f473f3bc83d1c635aaa8105384f9740c |
A British Army specification for a light truck was issued in the late 1940’s, inspired by the Jeep but able to perform in all theatres of operation of the British Army. It was considered important that a British-made vehicle was produced in order to reduce the reliance on US vehicles and the foreign expenditure that en... | English | NL | 88074ed896d944fbedb24de3827a558f88202613ceb82e46da80c6673ac67a56 |
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. Mark 16:6 (NIV)
The women who went to treat Jesus´ body with fragrance found a big surprise. Stumbling cautiously into the tomb where they expected to find Him, took ... | English | NL | 88d388c9b2543f608be97b560c0f02026b29ba2e0ec68cd74dc4b8b5046e860d |
When I was back home last September helping mom go through stuff and pack to move out I discovered these old goodies that she didn't want.
Of course I wasn't going to let her put them in the yard sale! I volunteered to take them off her hands for the following reasons (not in any particular order):
- My obsession with ... | English | NL | e4826b890fa527a3a4c50cf0acdf4686df014d5e9854b84bb4516acc1aa8dc5e |
Suzanne M. Henseler
Who Was Suzanne M. Henseler And Why Is Our School Named After Her?
A teacher, state legislator , town council member , school committee member and mother of three who lived down the road from Quidnessett for over thirty years, Suzanne M. Henseler was a model of public service who constantly strove t... | English | NL | b839714a7123bfa32e2f4174394d74edde763f6f2e0d56b528cf762768eeb1d4 |
Had an interesting experience today. Darryl and I went to the hospital to visit someone. We couldn’t get into Darryl’s friend’s room (he was otherwise obligated) so we left. On our way in I had seen the sign for the chapel, but never having seen a hospital chapel before, I wanted to see it on the way out. We walked ins... | English | NL | c861b3bf3cc5c7f37174039ef438623c19b6d31dae9ce46cd5e865d7c2e51b1e |
Stephanie Brown was born the daughter of the Cluemaster, one of Gotham City third-rate villains. Stephanie’s father spent most of her childhood in prison or away from the family. Though he claimed to be “rehabilitated” upon his return to Gotham, Stephanie was furious to discover that he was actually returning to crime ... | English | NL | 6233c1f9aa9ce6fd14869a931328185d49ecf3b39ce39dd4bd0b3a5c4db32bf9 |
The Certainty of Luke
This morning, Janet, Andrew and I headed north to Tipton where I once again had a guest preaching assignment – week two, having already been there to preach a message last Sunday. Last week, I worked on teaching the book of 3 John, a short epistle written by John near the end of his life. It was d... | English | NL | 77d544b27086411c8dd90f6ae97e392bf4d69090fbc31178b9c3c9ef7ee9e8c6 |
Here is just a little info to let you get to know our pub better...
Here is just a little info to let you get to know our pub better...
Here is a little potted history of our pub and the local area... if you have a spare minute or two and maybe a cup of tea (or is that a G&T), we think it's well worth a read.
Surprisin... | English | NL | 67cd05137029efcd7c431a19aa258aa98433872d604104f161c561550a8603cc |
Lazarus bounded over to his sister, his tail high and his eternal smirk on his face. ”Hey Storm!” the black pup greeted her warmly. ”Wanna go play?” he asked, a mischievous glint in his pale gray eyes. He had something in mind, something a little more than mere playing.
Storm had been lying on the ground outside the de... | English | NL | c256935e8f1a8bdb8db7cdd4909b0106ba113e15b162b16c31cae23310b1913e |
Bonjour! Key Stage 1 held a ‘learn a new skill’ afternoon and invited parents / carers in to share this experience. The children completed four 30 minute stations consisting of French, baking, sign language and skipping.
Key Stage 1 children enjoyed learning the colours in French and then they used their new knowledge ... | English | NL | d9306290bc0138373445b420d2a37ea83601e529e4476c672adf4b1f148f3ac1 |
Better known as Rabbit Horror, this 2011 3-D movie from Ju-On director and J-horror pioneer Takashi Shimizu and cinematographer Christopher Doyle, is less a horror movie than a trippy take on Alice in Wonderland. It opens with a splat as 10-year-old Daigo puts a sick rabbit out of its misery with a cinderblock. Daigo i... | English | NL | 46819df337147caea40200aa8a70e2d3facef1b87e164b82c91c0556d31540cd |
Records show that the Cemetery was opened in 1871 with additions being added in 1934 and 1962.
The gentleman to the left of the above picture was called Mr Joseph Wiltshire. Mr Wiltshire was the Cemetery Keeper for a number of years and opened and closed the gates daily.
The gates and railings were cast by a local blac... | English | NL | 6737d15ccbb6fd576a731a7946dc9d955def1ec059d268f08273da2bd61682bf |
This sly book showcases the quietly strange, unsettling short fiction of this acclaimed Finnish writer. Jyrki Vainonen is renowned for his Finnish translations of the works of Seamus Heaney, Jonathan Swift, and William Shakespeare. Vainonen's first collection of short stories was awarded the Helsingin Sanomat Literatur... | English | NL | 13749a1ec2ca84381b13de2b7f4f03d2236eb30af6143d5ae3cd92ef617e47fa |
Perhaps more than exercising, I like exercise tracking. I have handful of different exercise and nutrition apps on my iPhone. And as soon as I work up the nerve I’m going to splurge on one of those tracker devices like the Jawbone Up or FitBit that’ll measure miles run, laps swum, calories chewed, swallowed, and burned... | English | NL | 2635c3f9ca8169fd9a8230d3e53d583cbba02e96d8861f8a72b9f5d3ac9ee6cb |
I have been wondering what I should ask you. Often I ask questions of directors that seem a little stupid, you see, but I don’t want to avoid those, for finally the stupid questions are the ones to which I most want reply. I know that it will be difficult—I don’t think I would be able to answer very well concerning my ... | English | NL | a2908be946924e3e3476e2f23666caf62d2963638cd0f46a07efc76fa13b1e81 |
Bellave Venkatanaranappa was overly enthusiastic about impossible tasks. One such task that he always thought of undertaking was ironing out the printing mistakes in Kannada books. Bellave Somanathayya, one of his relatives had written a work called Rājaśekhara-carita. Somanathayya was an honest scholar and had a stron... | English | NL | 38f1260f7ecf8e24d2d6f90f30c1f2aa597003edfffb81b0a020f00e4f831533 |
We developed the SG Series with a single goal in mind; to create the best electric guitar possible, without any compromise.
The original Yamaha classic SG design looked to improve upon the top guitars at the time of its release. For the new SG Series, every single detail was reconsidered from the ground up. Not only we... | English | NL | cb4de6ae5b2f7feda39a6e58aea1078ab1893ef4e79d09fc1180fc0e5ed949fc |
Girl, Interrupted leaves you wondering what exactly Susanna Kaysen makes of her past. Clearly she looks back on it with a sense of surprise, almost wondering whether her memories really belong to her. Her memoir is a series of recollections and reflections on her time in mental hospital. She considers how she got there... | English | NL | 396b582753c9fb374a2a0303a08da532d23df55c30bf47bd4c62ac381d368777 |
Schellsburg, PA—Diving into action before anyone knew what was happening, faithful dog Carrot located a malicious piece of roadkill seconds before it became a danger to his master and pinned it to the ground.
Carrot and his master, Fred Gorsuch, a local pawn shop owner, were walking along the shoulder of Lincoln Highwa... | English | NL | 29752e4576a99f68e0b7fc093da8da7511bfd3a310b4e145759e50f2d83e1fd1 |
|Original review author(s):||Mapdark|
|Webcomic Name:||Golden Week|
|Start Date:||July 2012|
|Genre:||Gay furry romance Slice-of-life (I guess?)|
|Defining Flaw:||Walls-of-text, storyline that goes on and on and on without anything happening, most characters are completely unlikable and the hero is sort of a pedophile.... | English | NL | 84d344d1c89938abab480f52ae8976bdaebbddff3027c351cb40f0addee7d520 |
1 Wednesday, 6 September 2006
2 [Open session]
3 [The accused entered court]
4 --- Upon commencing at 9.07 a.m.
5 JUDGE AGIUS: Yes, Madam Registrar, could you call the case,
7 THE REGISTRAR: Good morning, Your Honours, this is case number
8 IT-05-88-T, the Prosecutor versus Vujadin Popovic and others.
9 JUDGE AGIUS: I ... | English | NL | 45d8b4e3aa4a95e5c58629c7a8a623d0258ecd4821e956603cd0c9b9a5f5a6b3 |
Gary Lewis Beasley, 55, of North Garden, died Thursday, December 13, 2007, at his home. Born December 21, 1951, in Charlottesville, he was the son of Charlotte Morris Beasley and the late Leslie W. Beasley.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his loving wife, Sharon L. Beasley; two sons, Christopher Beasley an... | English | NL | 2a7036fc75a56430e9b9e62f938f8b4e2129b27566f67c6070a5758d69dd12cd |
In the March and May issues, we mentioned a collision between MARISKA and the auxiliary schooner GERALDINE WOLVIN which occurred on December 27, 1919, at Nantes, France. As it develops, we were not off base when we suggested that there might have been a connection between GERALDINE WOLVIN and Roy M. Wolvin, one of the ... | English | NL | 015ea31d74e129667413109c80f183ecaca13dc846720ed8f573ee0baf8ef2e2 |
George W. Akers, who came to Kansas in 1863, had in the course of a long and active career served with credit in two professions, medicine and the ministry. He is now living at Stafford, and was at one time identified with the Stafford County Republican, the paper of which his son, Earl Akers, was proprietor until the ... | English | NL | 8b5a911804e7a18471385b7847895e30e8c4e1db41ac62acc7752514921164d5 |
Except where noted, this Website is based on the original “Cinquante Quatre” published by Major JB Bailey for veterans of the 54th Kootenay Battalion in 1919. Front pages below.
The 1958 Reunion
Charlie Bradshaw as a young man
Reunion material and the 54th Battalion letter opener image was kindly provided by Barb Ethie... | English | NL | 943bec19f601b4a3e843d7fe3aa8ebcba81420522f87c159bc42cdbb92a22e88 |
Long before he delivered the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln had a brief career in surveying. He set out with a compass, stake ax, marking pins, and a Gunter’s chain to tackle government and private survey projects. Naturally, when he was employed in this centuries-old profession, the world was very different from ... | English | NL | e65c9bc5dbc6eb47d93b3eb69fc4167996fa45c0feaf97c5159222a0cd0b9cf9 |
Michael Cera On Stage - Theater Credits, Bio and Tickets
Michael Austin Cera was born on June 7, 1988 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and is perhaps best known for his starring roles in movies such as "Juno," "Scott Pilgrimvs. the World," and "Superbad".
Up until grade nine, Cera attended Conestoga Public School, Robert ... | English | NL | c7383de8e9a9a9e6fde58a772e4080ea7533b168fae653e338444ce79afb3437 |
Although Chris Vrenna is best known for his period as drummer with Nine Inch Nails, since leaving Trent Reznor's troupe in 1996, he has been busy creating a good reputation for himself as a talented producer and engineer.
Vrenna first appeared on the Chicago industrial scene in the mid- to late-'80s. Having been briefl... | English | NL | a04a6b231c1dedad173694db033af8244764f5e004829d286e703682302ad844 |
“Oh, there’s life in the old girl yet.” Graham Green
Relationship Advice: The Seductress in Action. Old women can’t seduce, can’t charm, aren’t desirable?
Society is obsessed with youth. With beauty. What’s the deal with older women? How do they capture the attention of those in the room from their younger counterparts... | English | NL | a2ffaf8b58c4cfc251fb16b7f39464e9d5eac5ccdc390957499ff5b888140a35 |
Tim Wieland, a veteran employee of CBS4, KCNC-TV, has been News Director since June 2004.
Wieland brings 20+ years of broadcast journalism experience to CBS4. His most recent tenure at KCNC-TV began in 2001 when he was hired as Assistant News Director. Since joining KCNC, the News Department has received several indust... | English | NL | 2e85c6b9eca48c856c093e2a8fad9f6f2be376ffff96e2ac8b7da33602a114d7 |
Shana Agid, presented to the class his research into the field of service design and social change. the attached PDF are the images from this class presentation. What was really interesting for us, is how it is that he is working with students at Parsons the New School of Design, and in his own research with Critical M... | English | NL | 35cfd39e1f9d436ea394d511c3eaa205a2b9e92865529fe6bafb4a1de498af8e |
Grace Alone - Grace is Receiving What We Need
Pastor Fred begins a new series entitled “Reformed? Relevant?”, based on the 5 Solas of the Reformation. He begins with “Grace Alone - Grace is Receiving What We Need”.
The message is based on…
Genesis 4:1-16: Cain and Abel
4 Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became p... | English | NL | 64ec1ac041538140a630e9ae181c8ef7fc822a9de66621384af1177b2bae5368 |
There are often many challenges and headaches that come with running a small businesses, and finances are definitely one of them. Trying to keep tracking of expenses, costs and profits while also managing day-to-day operations. Having a CPA makes sense for a small business for many reasons, here are some of the reasons... | English | NL | 7e667f2155c13e90fa509e9e45b636479362800ac10b7bab286ee6e424efda49 |
Must a loan be repaid in front of witnesses?
When the original loan was made without witnesses, there is certainly no need for witnesses at the time of repayment. If, however, there were witnesses at the time when the loan was made, we find a difference of opinion in the Gemara. Rav Papi quotes Rava as saying that in s... | English | NL | c12035ad75887b135e9c5144d1ca771671619f77c2be04cfbd962267bbcb6c42 |
Authors: Jennifer Weiner
“But Uncle Mel’s going to help,” Sarah said.
At the sound of his name, Bethie flinched, as if her uncle had reappeared in the kitchen and grabbed at her again. Her mother didn’t notice. Sarah’s lips were pressed so tightly together that they were in danger of vanishing. She breathed deeply, sig... | English | NL | 332f5ac97c18904c4f8e2d08f6a339b1d1108b0bc9eba2c544f0961d7aae75c4 |
This post came about when Lady Devon and I were talking about how handsome Robbie Burns was, and then I had the idea to give you a series of Regency men who cut a striking image back in the day!
George IV, The Prince Regent, or more affectionately…Prinny
George IV was born George Augustus Frederick in 1762, but when hi... | English | NL | 80568d5d305d934775cfe40978a243e3912997939bc5249308f02a5ddc65c429 |
Red Gate Farm has served as the home of two prominent local families: The Kilcawleys and the Manchesters.
The farm dates to at least 1830, when it was bought by Asher Squier. His daughter Rose A. Squier married Hugh A. Manchester, and the couple lived on the farm. A newspaper article states that "since 1810 the members... | English | NL | 03deb4eacd8750b1a45a5b45142d76ba5cde5129bd70313a370d32a045a91fa1 |
Over the next 12 days, we will explore different names that were given to Jesus. Today, we explore the name of Jesus; The Word. We hope that you find this series enlightening and that you will decide to explore the names of Jesus in depth.
The Word is God and because Jesus is God in the flesh and He was explained to be... | English | NL | ad1cd7a124500354eee353883e4c539ca794bdd59a8c4c6e4fb6c3a073c944b8 |
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Percy Bysshe Shelley (4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English poet of the early nineteenth century. He is widely thought of as one of most important poets of the Romantic moveme... | English | NL | 859d707bda747104c0efa3311ab15c0190bed4734ab2e8f26c717d3db32e7136 |
CASE STUDY #6: University Level Outline
By the time a student gets to college they are hopefully developed a strong enough skill set to process information needed at this advanced level but they also need to be able to work independently and to manage time effectively. A longtime student of mine, Dan, went off to colle... | English | NL | 3ae58032f2b5836e7a4eeae11c6b7f898035212312177fb7fb3e12e9e2da4bbb |
A clear alcoholic spirit originating in Russia, made from grain.
Vodka has been around for quite some time, but few know the true history of the beverage.
There is some debate as to where vodka originated. It has been documented that Russia first produced vodka in the latter part of the 9th century, with the first iden... | English | NL | b70028b1c7bc2e159452abf2ad08a925199236c5e480c469179cb0d015e9ea21 |
Few create as much difference in their long life as Swami Vivekananda did in a short span of thirty-nine years (1863-1902).
It was in the year 1983 that he came into lime light at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago. His deep spiritual insight and excellent conversation skills were well supplemented by his in-d... | English | NL | 547b5a024d6714bf826ec3418b3f30c1574da8bb1aa716f541169df39be0e87e |
“If I see you once, you’re my friend,” Virginia Dell Clinton Kelley once said, according to the Washington Post. “If I see you twice, I’ll more than likely hug you.” Kelley passed her people-loving nature on to her son, Bill Clinton, but it was her tenacity, optimism, and resilience in the face of adversity that was li... | English | NL | da64978c7253134aae22f63adf95b86fb94176eb9ef5e6cb478686af10eec780 |
Ronald Keith “Monk” Hayden, 73, of Troy and formerly of Caseyville, Illinois, passed away at 7:01 a.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at his home.
He was born January 4, 1943 in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of the late William R. and Dolores (Barbeau) Hayden.
He married Donna J. (Karlak) Hayden on July 2, 1966 at H... | English | NL | 92a7373152f89050ea8f429bd2a39b339c0dccdd6563577aa74d422aedd2c58a |
Bless Me, Ultima is about the social-psychological maturation of a Mexican-American, or Chicano, boy living on the eastern plains of New Mexico during the 1940s. The novel begins with Ultima, a curandera,or folk healer, going to live with the Márez family during the summer that Antonio is six years old. Antonio is preo... | English | NL | a070324590895f670fda36cc5c2b5dd653417b00ae3895af1cd49b79bb09907b |
Back when I was at school we simply wrote book reports. I’m impressed by and appreciate Mother Syamali’s creative literature projects. As of lately, Upper Elementary students were asked to choose one of the major characters in their independent reading book, and plan a dynamic scrapbook. Using key events and characters... | English | NL | a83587c5d14c0415724e2de2636c7fdb83b36d8317f4eb28bb27c72f4afb19c3 |
The little painting on the right is also inspired by the Times. But this time, there is a touch of hopefulness in the photograph that shows a Syrian refugee family fleeing Syria for Turkey (b). They hope the gate will open to what could be a new home. I am taken by all of the facial expressions -- apprehension, curiosi... | English | NL | d155f897a45e99fdd4fbee556803fc01cc8bb2749053700fcddb5bbe7c375de1 |
Zane Kendrick has finally returned home after being in the Army for twenty-two years. Empty he isn’t sure what his future holds for him until he runs into Zoë Duncan working in her father’s shop. When he sees her again, out, he realizes she’s no longer the little girl who followed her brothers and his around. This Zoë ... | English | NL | 0d2a2d3c7001372e209c045822d7f02b59bc51a773ba4e9df5f41934374dca6d |
Kindergarten Students Like Trucks Coloring
Students of kindergarten school are taught basic things, such as singing, drawing, coloring, etc. They are also introduced to many basic things, they start to learn numbers, colors, alphabets, things (objects), and many more. They do fun activities at school. The teachers have... | English | NL | a5a176e4ad176f971d9b6625bb58acb1f0bde23aa085b372fd1e623f1ad989c6 |
William Castle, who made millions producing and directing films that horrified audiences and often left critics muttering about poor taste, suffered a heart attack at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday night and died at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. He was 63 years old.
“Rosemary's... | English | NL | 6946843a546cdd8bdb66d79690fd560e5b0ff80094e5ce228151157456eaa193 |
Lake Gyges (Greek: Γυγαíη λíμνη): lake in western Turkey, northwest of Sardes.
Lake Gyges is mentioned in Homer's Iliadnote[Homer, Iliad 20.391.] and this name has been taken as evidence that at least a part of the famous poem was written after the reign of Gyges, who was king of Lydia from about 680 to 644 BCE. Howeve... | English | NL | d91ccb21cce161a5a12d21b8f1dbe98f709f3ef0c0be2fb251085cd7a7b31a9b |
Before there was North Vancouver, there was the forest. Towering stands of fir, cedar, and hemlock covered the slopes of the North Shore. For the first European settlers, timber was a treasure to be exploited. Wielding axes and crosscut saws, the forests were felled by hand. It was an effort which required brute streng... | English | NL | 5ae4d9e4004bdcd86e53f1415f1da57368b6fdd41626bcaf5f565322c7a1cd73 |
Ronald Ossory Dunlop was born in Dublin to a Scottish-Irish Quaker family. He studied at Manchester School of Art, at Wimbledon College of Art and in Paris, having spent some time working in an advertising agency. He became a prolific exhibitor, venues including the Royal Academy, the New English Art Club, Leicester an... | English | NL | 2b5f4561c6ddbe5844672777c682d81bda9421a53ebabe88c5e0de171796a9f5 |
I had an idea I don't know the beginning of the story well but I want feedback
The room was cool and had a slight breeze from the windows. Phillip’s warm, gloved hand strokes against my baren one. The floor was wooden, the celling has a rectangular green and white-colored section and there were long windows with majest... | English | NL | c3a3601169cfaf8bd50b244731f0cf78b692d6b690217be04748f76c55510e3c |
There are some episodes that you remember more vividly than the other, what day it was I can’t recall, but I do remember that it ended in a much grander way than the rest of the days, I went home pumped up and enlightened that evening. Some people get fixed in your heart only to leave you completely baffled, transfixed... | English | NL | b438f3a0a0411be2f3ea3a91148decd5110905fc3c28ef6e0634c87dda0f93ce |
Old Sarum – Map: County Series 1:2500 1881
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, was a parliamentary constituency in England from 1295 to 1832. The constituency was on the site of what had been the original settlement of Salisbury, known as Old Sarum.
It was a so-called ‘rotten borough’ (or ‘pocket borough’) with an extremely small... | English | NL | b37a3dc1c3083dadab5d2236ad70f245e2df5b0f834f5a07531b2523a89905c1 |
Henry Atwell Thomas (1834 -1904) was an American artist active in the middle to late 19th century. Thomas worked primarily in watercolor, printmaking, and lithography. Thomas was most active in New York City where he was known for theatrical portraiture. Initially he operated as 'H. A. Thomas Lithographer'. Eventually ... | English | NL | dfcbfb7131bb54aae9cf40f3e3741400624d2d389718897af31b58ae6958a995 |
Model Railroad Academy is excited to announce our newest contributor: Martin Tarnrot. Martin is a professional model railroader from Sweden and has been a railfan from a young age. We sat down with Martin to learn more about him and his model railroad journey!
I was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1970. My father had been... | English | NL | 6c1b49b95a0f8bec435d530ef489a0775ccb2fe6ebe8f2a67438eabd119d1766 |
High Tide - excerpt
They usually brought Ieva in first. The prison’s hotel room was a long, narrow bedroom with a window at the end of it looking out onto the inner prison wall. Two beds against opposite walls. Two bare, ugly nightstands. No frills.
She was always sitting on the bed when the guards brought Andrejs in. ... | English | NL | 7ab7fa4db439ac733353e42f31ccd640a31877adbe5f6f90681420a231a0a7fd |
This most prominent of the Stoic philosophers studied in Athens with Kleanthis, and perhaps with Zeno as well, and wrote 500 lines per day, resulting in a total production of some 705 works, about half of which were dialectical writings, though only a few fragments have been saved.
He style was rather dry and ungracefu... | English | NL | 6b14e706ddb33f7f1130949c86d49a60144ecc71f9189173b5239b4f20e6bf7f |
Today’s Apostle is for the Holy Fathers, in this case of the 7th Ecumenical Council which we celebrate today. As many will know it was the 7th Council which settled the dispute over the legitimacy of icons. I say ‘settled’ because it was actually about another century before the decisions of the Council were universall... | English | NL | 2be6db0a0aadc8deeb1bc793d6e4ebbae8eec109d65f3ab053cb8820c580f4b0 |
I spent my first night in the desert with an international cross section of people: A Swiss couple in their late 70s who had just circumnavigated the globe in a sailboat, three Australian law students on holiday (two men, one woman), one Aussie dropout with baby dreads (man), Lithuanian newlyweds, two dating thirty-som... | English | NL | 66da04f71b55ecd2657f821dd4194d383ca0e549f68059bc4172b447df661797 |
Uncle Jeremy's Household
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Uncle Jeremy's Household is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Boy's Own Paper between 8 january and 19 february 1887. Also published as The Mystery of Uncle Jeremy's Household.
In july or august 1885, Conan Doyle sent the... | English | NL | 66c5b254ba7c0352641973cee31039b0506c7277d36f4d299d09081a760c40ee |
2015 Advent Message #2 !
Once upon a forest, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become
when they grew up. !
The first little tree looked up at the stars and said, “I want to hold treasure. I want to be
covered with gold and be filled with precious stones. I will be the most beautiful treasure
c... | English | NL | 0688d619d7c9d49d1ee14604a46b283a7d33eabd92594d9231c574ec9afd2fd6 |
What are some of your earliest entrepreneurial stories?
I did not particularly set out to be an entrepreneur or dream of it. However, I always wanted to do something that I would drive myself and be independent and do things my own way. Basically, do my own thing. That has felt much more important to me than being an e... | English | NL | 96b9ca2aff6f8c802990269654a90b8031c35e028fcef310ef7c83321d855eb8 |
Acts 10:38 ”How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”
When I was a child, I remember hearing my mother repeatedly telling me to shut the door. I was a slow learner! She would say things like,... | English | NL | 863189d5c38566424e381c390700fe8b7a33289464b77174790816e63fe494ed |
Part 2 : Adventure
Adventure: an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity. (Another definition: daring and exciting activity calling for enterprise and enthusiasm.)
Frank lived for adventure and every day was just that if you were with him. If you went riding in the woods with him, you’d better... | English | NL | 4a7b2bfe107a7d8f2d0387063f32fe24bbc013270b91656882c63c950bd784b0 |
I have been spending a lot of time in one of the fourth grade classes. The teacher and I have a nice relationship and she and I have fun working together. The great thing about this teacher is her willingness to try new things and take risks. This is a teacher who has been teaching for many years, knows what she knows ... | English | NL | f68af1ea386bd501072efde17b0511e2e8ebc8d5b299dbdb3e59362d99c0ef5b |
Just when I was sure things couldn't get any worse I heard a commotion behind us. I turned around just in time to see Pieter slip through the grasp of one of the deputies and bolt out of the courtroom. Carl started after his new son but was cut off by the same officer.
Cindy and I were exchanging worried glances when w... | English | NL | 29b18a8c5f7a69deb1c90a804f98273460a0f2fab9077d8b5f1554ce74e6c489 |
“I can’t blame you for that. I apologize for our methods, but if we’d taken the time to explain everything, Lachlan would have woken up long before we were through.”
I noticed he’d totally ignored the “who are you” part of my question. I decided to try a different tack. “Let’s pretend I believe you. Why are you ‘helpin... | English | NL | 5872d9acd5fc79103c1e56546c41469c5ee4db2d1aa6f9e30424283a67aa080a |
Wife of Declaration Signer Dr. Matthew Thornton
Hannah Jack was born in 1742, daughter of Andrew and Mary Morrison Jack of Chester, New Hampshire. Her family had emigrated from Londonderry, Ireland, but they were originally Scottish. Matthew Thornton was born in 1714 in Northern Ireland, and was brought to this country... | English | NL | 2207c2ca4ba4ed1a3221a7cdd227cf933da5aab541a7d1582f3ede72c5c5fbb1 |
From the analysis of St. Augustine Confessions and Beowulf, it is clear that the two authors, St. Augustine and the poet respectively, differ on their views of death, which helps to paint a better picture of the world that each writer lived in. In Augustine’s writings, death plays a major role in life; it serves as the... | English | NL | 8c3baee31a07b76d30e8eb7fd3b71e8878142c6d84aca7df4b01e753ea510426 |
Holly started after the man who had collided with her, angry and intending to tell him off But before she reached the intersection, a gray-an red pickup erupted over the brow of the hill, as if fired out of a giant slingshot. She halted at the curb.
The scream of the truck engine was a magic incantation that slowed the... | English | NL | 46e0615a9e469f960cc59a472ab7226770d9e1f2a11a2decb6d9d0eadfeebabc |
Here is an excerpt from All or Nothing, from the chapter named Strong Word.
If you want to read more, you can purchase the book on Amazon.
Late Saturday morning Ben opened Presley’s front door after rapping his knuckles on it. “You shouldn’t leave your door unlocked,” he said, scolding her.
“Sorry, I actually unlocked ... | English | NL | 219a1a46fdaa1534ba2ded8e94bfdb6ab22d9ec1e33d002744ef4af150af2fb0 |
Cast to hell as a sacrifice, Stella meets Apollo, a ghost-like demon whose body is trapped in a sealed tower in the underworld. He saves her life, but at a price. She must give him her soul and become his servant.
Apollo then takes the young girl as his ward, training her to use magic. As she matures, Apollo develops l... | English | NL | 000c0c7b12eb526ce8a59f16512561739f4694b0e211887597939a3493dbe207 |
Just over 900 years ago today, on 20th July 1101, Duke Robert of Normandy landed at Portsmouth with an invading army from Normandy. Though numerically smaller than his father’s mighty invasion force had been in 1066, Robert’s invading army still posed a major threat to Henry I, King of England. What had caused this pol... | English | NL | 2320eb5fa834834a453a572e24cff9e05aeb38111f4958ac65f33cd70cd0b6e4 |
The evening began with anticipation as the workshop was described as a ‘practical, interactive and playful session.’ I’m always one for being a team player, but something told me this would not be a regular workshop. I arrived flustered as the directions as to where the workshop was wasn’t particularly great, and only ... | English | NL | 6b4db85311df747218a42739b4e24eeaa77deed1c7ac182aef6ecc0d9e20ed95 |
MMFA offers rare look at Zelda Fitzgerald's work
For the first time in more than 40 years, the fragile works of Zelda Fitzgerald have come out of the archives and were on display Saturday at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Although Zelda's oil paintings are a part of the MMFA's permanent collection, her watercolors... | English | NL | 0a12c9613ee6138b4a67b4e793b2aff8ad33129b4e43dcafda8f036b3ff722f2 |
Edward Hart was born 30 July 1847, the son of William Hart, a Christchurch taxidermist. His father had become interested in natural history as a boy and passed on his skills, and later his business 'William Hart & Son, Preservers of Birds and Beasts', to his son, Edward. Unlike the cases produced by William which were ... | English | NL | a305de4c6e6d6b4cb9949d7a14ed0ef3591931cbd608817482d2da5e097e5426 |
- Darkwing is a Decepticon.
Darkwing has just as dim a view of existence as his partner Dreadwind, he's simply more proactive about it. After all, he figures if everything is pointless, depressing, and inevitably leads to a life of painful and ceaseless suffering anyway, he might at least make sure others are getting i... | English | NL | b98343e064b9d4c7e10ce97f45573d6211a6bb26f73501c534c22bdef59376c3 |
gibberishtwist wrote:Definitely not as good as I thought it would be. Maybe the person who came up with the word didn't like that smell. Also, Firefox doesn't recognize the word. Odd.
I agree, it's a really unmusical word. Firefox doesn't recognize most rare words, and "petrichor" is pretty darn rare.
The etymology's p... | English | NL | 0886ebff01de8ee84b8959989ec5c680beefa38e00084d326af8a2d54116d04e |
CHRIST WALKING ON THE SEA
When the people had seen the miracle that Christ did in feeding so many with so few loaves, they felt sure that He was one of the old prophets that had come again, and they would have taken Him by force to make Him king. So He sent His disciples by boat towards Capernaum, and He went, alone, u... | English | NL | a4c841f2948c40b909f5765404d979ec74491b4ce22c6878db01ea62cd62ebbe |
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