Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in East Germany, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party of Germany controlled the area. Shortly before Simon's birth, his parents decided to leave their home in search of greater freedoms on the other side of the Berlin Wall. But East German authorities did not allow the Schwartzes to leave for almost three years. In the meantime, Simon's parents struggled with the costs of their decision: the loss of work, the attention of the East German secret police, and the fragmentation of their family. In his debut graphic novel, Simon Schwartz tells the true story of his parents' coming of age in East Germany, their rejection of the communist way of life, and the challenges of leaving that world behind.
Simon Schwartz was born in East Germany to political dissidents. This striking graphic novel memoir chronicles the family's difficult journey to get to the other side of the Berlin Wall.
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Liberty is called a Baptist Church by choice because the Baptists in general have adhered to the important doctrines that many so called Christian groups have discarded. They have discarded them as old fashioned, unimportant, or they have superceded some with edicts and directives from a church hierarchy. Why has this happened that our churches have neglected the truth of the Word of God? Because Satan has set his sights to destroy God, His Word, and His authority. He started in the garden of Eden questioning the Word of God. There he asked Eve "Yea, hath God said". The devils' motto is inch by inch it's a cinch. So He attacks the word of God in numerous ways.
Proposition: Do you want the best most accurate Word of God you can find or are you willing to take a less accurate account because you think you can understand it a little better.
A. We stand on it's Authority for directing our lives.
God tells us to take heed to what it says.
2 Peter 1:19&21 to take heed means to pay attention to and obey because it is the Word of God. 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
B. We stand on all the Word of God being relevant to our lives.
2 Tim. 3:15-17 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
The Lord said before He was crucified that if you loved Him you would keep His commandments - (ALL OF THEM).
C. We stand on the inerrancy and infallibility of the Word of God.
The original manuscripts were the very Word's of God dictated to and penned by Godly men and He is perfect therefore He didn't make any mistakes in giving His word to man.
D. We stand on the promise that God has told us He would preserve His word.
Ps. 33:11 "The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations."
Ps. 100:5 "For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations."
Ps. 111:7-8"The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness."
Ps. 119:89 "For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven."
Ps. 119:160 "Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever."
Is. 59:21"As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever."
Mt. 5:18 "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."
Mt. 24:35"Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away."
1 Pe. 1:23"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the Word of God which liveth and abideth forever."
1 Pe. 1:25 "But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you."
Re. 22:18-19 "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."
1. It stands to reason that if God promised to keep His Word for all generations He would keep and maintain inerrant and accurate copies of it although they are not the original manuscripts.If some believed them to be the originals, they would turn to worship them.
2. I believe it is reasonable to believe He has preserved His word in the original languages He originally had it written (Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek).
3. I believe that the Traditional Masoretic Hebrew Text for the Old Testament and the Traditional Received Greek text for the New Testament are the closest to the original manuscripts and are the preserved Word of God that He has promised to preserve.
4. I also believe there are some so called excellent manuscripts that contain errors because God said there were false teachers and I believe have tainted some manuscripts.
E. We stand on the KJV as being the best translation available.
We also believe the King James Version of the Bible is the best translation to use because of the following reasons.
1. It is translated from the best and most accurate original language manuscripts of the Traditional Masoretic Hebrew Text for the Old Testament and the Traditional Received Greek text for the New Testament.
2. The evidence of inconsistency in a few manuscripts indicate to me that some are tainted with error and they should be avoided.
3. Would you agree that there are false prophets and false teachers that the church was warned of during the writing of the NT. They were already on the scene.
Romans 16:17-18 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
4. If Satan would send into the churches false teachers who would mix false doctrine with the real Word of God just like Satan did with Eve, doesn't it stand to reason that he would also try and pollute the written Word of God as well.
5. We believe the KJV is a translation not a paraphrase or commentary.
Some people say they like a particular version because they say it's more readable. By the "Flesch Grade Level" the readability level of the KJV is from 6.1 to 8.6. The NIV, on the other hand, has a "Flesch Grade Level" of from 6.1 to 11.0!!
6. We use the KJV here at Liberty, even though the writing of it was not inspired because we believe it contains the best translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek works that were from inspired texts.
The Traditional Masoretic Hebrew Text is also called the the true text of Ben Chayyim, or Daniel Bomberg edition or the Second Great Rabbinic Bible (1524-25) or it is the Letteris text, printed in 1866.
This Ben Chayyim Masoretic Hebrew text was the unquestioned Hebrew text for the next 400 years from 1500. Nobody questioned it.
The new inferior Hebrew manuscripts called Biblia Hebraica (BHK & BHS) Hebrew texts offer in their footnotes about fifteen to twenty suggested changes per page.
This adds up to about 20,000 to 30,000 changes in the entire Hebrew Old Testament text.
One or the other of these false Hebrew texts, either BHK or BHS, are used as the basis for the O.T. in all modern versions, as can be seen by reading their introductory pages.
How many of these changes in the Hebrew text are you ready to accept? Do you want to accept 30,000? How about 20,000? 10,000? How about 5,000? How about 1,000? How many of you would like to accept 500 changes?
Though there was some scattered opposition to the TR or Received Text in years before, the concerted effort against the Received Text came in 1881, and after. In 1881, two theological heretics (posing as conservatives) from the Anglican Church, B.F. Westcott and F.J.A. Hort, published their Greek text that rejected the TR in 5,604 places. This involved 9,970 Greek words that were either added, subtracted, or changed from the TR. This involves, on the average, 15.4 words per page of the Greek N.T., or a total of 45.9 pages in all. It is 7% of the total of 140,521 words in the TR Greek N.T.
As you might know, some of the places involve twelve entire verses (Mk. 16:9-20 and John 7:53--8:11).
There are 5255 manuscripts of the Greek NT.
There are (now 88) papyrus fragments.
There are 267 uncial manuscripts. These are large, capital letter documents.
There are 2,764 cursives manuscripts. These are the flowing hand manuscripts.
There are 2,143 lectionary manuscripts. These are portions of Scripture that were read on certain days of the church year.
This totals at least 5,255 Greek manuscripts of the N.T. that have been preserved and are available for us today.
Do you want to use the Bible translated from the majority of manuscripts that I truly believe contains the most accurate and complete Word of God or do you want to use one that has serious questions as to whether or not it is tainted with error just because it reads better.
Don't misunderstand me! I'm not saying that some other versions are Satan's lies and aren't God's Word. I am saying some manuscripts are at least 93% accurate with the Word of God but the KJV is closer to 100%.
I believe God preserved all His Word in the Majority of the RT so I like 100% better than 93 and as Pastor I'll be held accountable for what I teach you so I don't want a 7% margin of error.


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Author: daddyflash79
Happy Mothers Day-Honor Thy Mother's Hands
Posted on May 10 by daddyflash79
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"HONOR HER FOR ALL THAT HER HANDS HAVE DONE, AND LET HER WORKS BRING HER PRAISE AT THE CITY GATES"
Proverbs 31:31 NIV
Mother, Mother; how we are so Blessed
To feel the touch of your warmth and caress
It is within your soul in which God has placed me
Our growth is a pain you bare to embrace so gracefully
And it is with diligent care that you develop a loving increasingly
A love that cannot be measured with built up pleasure of such great intense
Your Heart suddenly beckons for benevolent confidence
A supernatural spirit of immense power forms a Mother's glands
And spreads all throughout your makeup, down through your merciful hands
As if a physical being has manipulated the womb at best
Your hands operate so selflessly, creating a bond that manifests
Eager to protect, Mother how you hold comfortably in your arms
Working ever so vigorously, to salvage us from great harm.
Slaving away so tirelessly, is bravery achieved
In effort to preserve whom she has conceived
A Mothers hands will not ever deceive us
For they are a symbol of passion
Her hands breed us respectfully with an everlasting compassion
Mothers hands labor for an allegiance that is ever so tender
We will cherish it always, as it forever shall splendor
Mother your hands, oh how they provide for us such a helper
As you sow clothing, feed us food, and garner our shelter
As your child, we really admire your blissful rhythm
Whether it is your hands, your tongue, whatever you choose to use
To distribute your Motherly Wisdom
It is for these reasons we so choose to Honor you mother with dignity and grace
Your unwavering hands deserve unruffling praise
That is why we will Rejoice in your glow and give Thanks as we say
We are Truly Grateful for you Mother
Happy Easter Resurrection Day: The story of How a Rabbit and Jesus are tied together
Posted on April 12 by daddyflash79
https://www.thedailymeal.com/7-things-you-never-knew-about-easter-bunny
Well Happy Easter Everyone.
Easter is a fun Holiday that we have been accustomed to being known as a Holiday in which we worship a Bunny Rabbit bringing colored eggs and candy and toys to children. If you think about it, it is very similar to Christmas, and how on that day we long for Santa Clause to bring us presents.
Though we have all grown up to the ideas of Easter being about Bunnies, eggs, and candy, we must not forget about what this day really represents and is truly known and remembered for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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There have been many tales passed down from generation to generation about the Easter Bunny, but did you know however that the The "Oschter haws," or Easter hare, first originated in Germany? It has been said, wise tale or not, that as German immigrants came to the United States way back in the 18th century and settled in Pennsylvania, a rabbit hopped across the pond with them.
History also suggests that Easter has been derived from the German culture of children hiding nests made of upside down hats around their homes in lieu of such a magnificent bunny creature placing colorful eggs inside of them as a reward for good behavior.
http://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g16633406/easter-egg-hunts-near-me/
It was said that later in the 19th century that the U.S. adopted that tradition in what we now today call the infamous Easter Egg Hunt.
The folklore of it all doesn't stop there as even pagan cultures in Western Europe were known to have tied the bunny creature to the season of spring, birth, and the Virgin Mary, who to them has been seen as the goddess of fertility, and has been shown holding eggs and rabbits a time or two.
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It is really quite fascinating to know that to ancient Greeks believed that a rabbit could conceive as virgins, thus being tied to the Virgin Mary of having become pregnant without knowing man. Thus in medieval times were exhibited alongside paintings of the Virgin Mary to represent purity.
That in which of course but a myth, but one in which a folklorist himself, Jacob Grimm depicted in his fairy-tale suggestion of the Easter Bunny derived from German pagan origins. Yet suddenly thereafter, the rumors began to spread, as others would soon catch on to this belief that the Easter Bunny comes from Saxon Goddess Eostre, a mystical woman believed to have been associated with the season of Spring, and Rebirth, all the while the dyeing of eggs a colorful symbol of fertility and new life.
Despite the fabled history and the Legend of how the Easter Bunny came to fruition, we must not forget about the more Truest story of how the kin of the Virgin Mary in Christ Jesus himself had been resurrected after his sacrificial death on a cross in effort to relieve all us children of the almighty Father God of our sins and transgressions that the world itself is consumed of.
https://bellatorchristi.com/2017/04/11/10-reasons-to-accept-the-resurrection-of-jesus-as-an-historical-fact/
Therefore, Easter Sunday's are to really be remembered for the fact that Gods infant, everlasting,and steadfast love for all who dwell in his creation, while not only celebrating, but the Three days of this Easter holiday also must remind us to accept and Receive the Lords abundance, Mercy and Grace in which the Death on the Cross symbolizes, and should be practiced all throughout the year, year in, and year out.
This perhaps is what intertwines the myth of the Easter Bunny, and the Resurrection of Jesus into one, is for the fact that they both represent the rebirth and the reborn spirit of a new life in general.
I'd be hard pressed to suggest the Easter Bunny and all the traditional propaganda that is associated as an afterthought, after all, that's what we all grew up to believe. Including myself. So, I must tread lightly on the subject, especially as a parent of two young children myself.
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But what I know I can do, and must do as a child of God, is my duty to spread the gospel. Therefore, spread to others, this True, more richer idea of a God who has bestowed his Heavenly spirit among all of us. And encourage you to accept and Receive his gift, though it's not in the figurative form of a colored egg, it can be more manifested through first through a humbling surrender of oneself and a strong belief, thus act of courage and showmanship of integrity and faithful love for others around us, and by around us, I don't just mean our own family, but our neighbors. Neighbors not just of those in our neighborhoods, but those who are all around us all day, every day, through good times and the bad.
https://jamestaiwo.com/resurrection-power-jesus-benefits/
That is the way Jesus lived, and wants all of us to follow suit on Easter Sunday.
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Desire is a sense of longing or hoping for a person, object, or outcome. The same sense is expressed by emotions such as "craving". When a person desires something or someone, their sense of longing is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of the item or person, and they want to take actions to obtain their goal. The motivational aspect of desire has long been noted by philosophers; Thomas Hobbes asserted that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action.
The word Desire is quite possibly the single most driven force that determines one's motivation. The emotional level that triggers desire is a very powerful substance of the mind, body, and spirit.
If you desire something, that generally means you will act on it. In other words, the thought of While most your emotions can be jostled around in your head, and can be dictated by a simple movement, taste, sight, and/or sound, your desire to act on that emotion comes from the heart.
Desire also is an internal feeling within the stomach. It is somewhat of a bodily function, not to be confused with a tummy rumble, burp, or passing of gas, NO! the function of Desire comes deeper from the gut in a more spiritual sense. It is a hunger for something. We all desire foods and such that will give us proper nourishment, but the Desire nurtures our souls and ignites a feeling of want.
We all want things out of life, and subconsciously, we all want our lives to fall into place in certain ways. The idea of wanting something first starts at childhood. A child wants toys, or just about any other materialistic object that exists. It is within a child's nature to be curious of all things and can't help but to want a piece of anything and everything in sight. Unfortunately, our parents tell us, "No, you cannot have that, touch that, see that, or do that," one too many times, and as kids, we are taught to obey those commands. And no matter how much we whine, cry, and moan about it, we are disciplined to respect and understand why we cannot have everything that we want.
As we grow older, however, and more mature, curiosity starts to set in, and those wants will suddenly become an interest, a longing to get to a certain person, place, or thing. This is what it means to have a Desire. It is the instinct to not only want to have things, but it is a craving, a longing for a certain thing that deep down you just know you must have for yourself, and you will stop at nothing until whatever it is, is finally in your possession.
Take a long hard look at the photo above for example. Notice how the boy is at a Starting line on the road. Notice how the roadway drifts off into the distance while moving upward as if it is going over a hill. You cannot see a finish line, can you? That is because the finish line is somewhere beyond that little hill. Therre's no telling what other obstacles lay ove
However, if you desire to change a certain issue you are facing, or way of living, or just overall unhappy with the way your life has gone, then you must change your way of thinking. You may want to change your entire lifestyle completely. That is a different kind of want.
Here is a story about a boy named Timothy who persevered through his desire to be a great trike racer.
Timothy wanted to race his trike down a track. All Timothy could think about was crossing the finish line no matter what. That was his plan of attack, to get to the finish line first, and to be declared the Winner of the race. As all the racers where getting into position at the starting line, Timothy started to look around and notice the other Trikes, and the racers on them. He saw many different colors, shapes, and sizes of things that he didn't have. Timothy then began to grow a bit jealous of the other racers. He began to feel as he couldn't measure up to his competitors. His trike suddenly wasn't good enough, and he became ashamed of his uniform, or lack thereof for that matter. Timothy wasn't dawning the cool helmet, elbow and knee pads, or gloves that most of the other racers where dawning. Timothy had suddenly felt unprepared.
As the horn sounded, and the race begun, Timothy felt lost, and that he had maybe made a mistake. He had suddenly become so envious of others around him, that he lost his focus on what he really wanted the most, to cross the finish line with the winning trike. He still went on to race, only to find himself in last place, and eventually crashing in a bush that was off to one side of the race path.
Have you ever noticed how when you plan on doing something, nine times out of ten, the plan usually never goes the way it was scripted in your mind? That is because the world is full of many distractions. Most of which will distract us from who or what we really desire to be. These distractions are things that we can easily see with our own eyes. Things such as people on magazine covers, whether it's celebrities, models, or athletes that we already know have money, fame, and fortune. We also see those who have a great looking body, wear nice fancy clothes, and get to be in nice, fancy places, all around the world. We also get to see their possessions, such as cars, houses, and any fancy toys they might have.
It's new fads, new trends, new gadgets and gimmicks that this cruel world shoves in front of our faces every single day, and our subconscious minds instantly think that we must have these things. We must have it, touch it, do it, wear it, look like it. We all get riled up over these worldly things, and it will eat away at our souls until we possess them. Then we start to become desperate in wanting these things so bad for ourselves, all because it is what everybody else has.
Little Timothy planned to cross a finish line and be a winner but became engulfed in worldly things that everyone else had that he didn't that he lost his train of thought, therefor he lost instead.
Oh, So I guess I should tell you what happened after that race. Timothy was so mad after that humiliating loss, that he rushed home only to take out his frustrations on his trike. He tried tearing it apart but didn't get very far. Knowing the garbage man was coming the following day, he quickly rolled what was left of it over by the rest of the trash that was to be picked up. When his dad got home from work, he couldn't help but notice the trike all beat up and in the trash pile. He asked Timothy why he was throwing it away, and Timothy angrily replied," I DON'T WANT THE STUPID BIKE ANYMORE!' His father sarcastically corrected him saying that it was a trike, with 3 wheels, only for Timothy to slam his bedroom door right in his father's face. Timothy's father tried to reason with him, telling him that he himself paid a lot of money for Timothy to have it. "Why don't you and I try to fix it up again tomorrow when I get home from work", Timothy's dad said. but then Timothy countered right back with a blow of his own telling his father that he is never hardly around anyway to watch him race because he's always at his, "STUPID JOB!" His father took the trike out of the trash pile anyway and set it back in the garage.
Then Timothy suddenly got an idea to take it to the Goodwill nearby instead. So, the next morning, Timothy walked the beat-up trike 3 blocks away and just left it at the donation center without a care in the world.
This is where the bad emotions start to creep in like anger and frustration. Timothy got so mad and frustrated with losing the race that he became discouraged and gave up something that he had loved. He then took it upon himself and planned to just get rid of the bike once and for all, something that his father worked very hard for, which Timothy ignored, but perhaps even that drove Timothy to just give it away for nothing in return while being bitter of his dad not getting to watch him much.
That afternoon Timothy's father pulled up in the driveway, very optimistic, hopeful, and proud that he can fix that trike for his son. As he opened the garage, he saw that it was nowhere to be found. Timothy however shocked, noticed the body language of his dad's eager and willingness to work on the bike. He then suddenly got a heavy dose of reality. "Oh No! What have I done," Timothy thought to himself. So, when his dad asked him where the trike was, Timothy all the sudden didn't want to disappoint his father no more, so he thought of a lie. Timothy had told his father that he wheeled the bike back into the trash pile, and that the garbage men came to collect it. His father then quickly tried to get back in his car to go retrieve it, but Timothy just tried to stall with more and more lies. He tried to convince his father that his mother had dinner ready, which was not true. Then Timothy tried to play sick with a bad tummy ache to try and get his dad to stall. He did everything he could to get his father to hesitate, but what he couldn't do, was just tell his father the Truth.
Then suddenly his mother called out, "DINNER'S READY!"
Timothy sighed, but suddenly realized that maybe his tummy was a little upset after all from telling so many lies.
Here is where the next stage of discouragement sets in. Timothy realized what he had done was wrong, but then fear crept in as he was afraid to tell his father what he really had done. Then anxiety started creeping in as he couldn't figure out what to really say, so then came the lies.
Timothy went to school the next day. His friends, amongst others, tried to talk to him about the race. They wanted to know what happened, why he finished last, and if he was going to be in the next race. Timothy didn't want none of it. He would tell his friends to, "JUST DROP IT," about the race. He told them he just didn't want to race anymore. Timothy was staring to get real defensive around his friends, and even his Teachers. He even brought the deceitfulness home to his family.
Because was so angry, and he had lied so much, that it caused so much anxiety that he just wouldn't let anybody in his life. It's as if he built up such a high wall of deception from all the lies, because he felt the need to hide his grief. He felt that nobody would understand him.
This is where the bad emotions start to creep in like anger and frustration. Once the frustration kicks in, as your plan still doesn't go the way you had hoped, then you might start to doubt. You become more and more angry to the point where you may say, "Screw It, this will never work, I'm Done!" So, by the next time you come across that same path, you avoid it?
That is fear. That is being afraid to walk that line, because it didn't pan out the way you wanted it to the first time you did it. Yet, you have to go down that path anyway because you may have no choice
It's easy for us to get discouraged when things don't go the way as we planned.
Discouragement brings out all the worst emotions in us, where as courage brings us the best emotions. Joy and Happiness can emerge, when you start to tell the truth, seek the truth. People always say that the Truth hurts, but that hurt is only temporary, as after a while, you start to feel a sense of enlightenment; like a weight has been lifted. No Pain, No Gain, right? Have you ever heard the phrase, "The Truth shall set you free?" That's that weight that though it may sting a bit at first, eventually you find freedom in mind from whatever it is that has been kept to yourself.
Timothy felt those emotions. Deep down, he wanted to keep racing. He knew what he told his friends at school was not true. He knew the way he had been acting around others, including his father wasn't right. Timothy regretted giving his trike away, as suddenly he had realized that he just needed to tell the truth.
Timothy set course toward a more positive, truthful direction. He knew his trike was long gone, but he was determined to get a new one. He mustered up enough courage to explain to his dad what he had done to the old one. His dad was certainly upset, but Timothy convinced him that he was very passionate about racing and wanted another chance. So, Timothy's father offered to give him an allowance toward a new trike if he did a list of choirs around the house, get his schoolwork to good graces, along with obeying other rules set by his parents. If Timothy could abide by these rules, he could not only earn his fathers trust back, but also earn enough money to by himself a new trike to race.
Little Timothy didn't waste no time at all. Within just a couple of months, his grades were top of his class, the house was in tip-top shape, and he had earned enough money from doing a lot of choirs to buy a brand-new trike. He found an even better one than the last one he had. Him and his father than rushed home and customized it to look like a fancy racing trike. Soon it was time to take it out for a couple of practice runs.
Then one night, several months later, before a big race, Timothy's parents pulled him aside and gave him a gift for all his hard work he had done. Inside the gift box was a new helmet, with pads, and gloves; all his favorite color Red. Timothy certainly did not expect it at all, but he felt so grateful to finally go to the race, while looking the part, with all of the spiffy new gadgets like his fellow racers.
He suddenly felt extremely confident. He knew he was going to win this time. All his hard work, dedication, and practice was going to pay off. All he knew he had to do was race, and not think about winning, because he felt he had already done just that.
The moral of this story is that you can easily let your emotions get the best of you. Don't set your sites on a plan to win at first. Never plan on doing just one thing, because life is full of too many distractions, in which will distract from such plan. Don't plan on winning the race, focus on the path towards the win. Do not plan on passing the test, study how to pass it. Do Not Plan to fallow Jesus Christ, plan to fallow in his path. After all, a racetrack is just a long pathway to the finish line.
Are you on the path to win like Timothy?
Posted on April 6 by daddyflash79
Where were you the day Kobe Bryant died?
Kobe Bryant 1978-2020
Photo credit: https://www.theprowlernews.org/sports/2020/01/29/mamba-mentality/
This is yet another one of those questions the world will be asking for many years to come. It may not hold the same weight to you as other National Tragedies, such as 9/11, Oklahoma City Bombing, or any Natural Disasters that have dominated the airways. However, especially if you are a sports fan, whether you were a fan of his or not, you must admit that the News of Kobe Bryant's tragic death was of the same magnitude of other National Celebrities that have also left us unexpectedly.
This one really hit home though, as the accident also unfortunately took the life of his daughter Gianna, and the 7 others that were killed in that Horrific Helicopter crash the morning of January 26, 2020 in Calabasas California.
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Well I was exercising in my living room when the news broke. I received the news on my phone, so reading it, I of course had to do a double take. I then quickly turned on the Television to see what was unfolding of this. I of course was shocked, and again was like, "Did that really just happen to Kobe Bryant of all people"?
"OMG! IT CAN'T BE!"
Sadly, just like all those other Breaking News Moments, lives had indeed been perished as I saw the footage of what was once a Helicopter, shattered down to just debris. It is still so surreal to fathom just a few days later.
Kobe Bryant as you may have all known, played Professional Basketball in the NBA for the Las Angeles Lakers. He was drafted right out of High School. That is unprecedented as only a select few have made the jump straight to the NBA out of High School as well. Besides Kobe, Only Kevin Garnett, and Lebron James come to mind. It is very rare indeed. However, it only goes to show how very talented all three of these men have made a solid career out of it.
Bryant himself, managed to play for 20 seasons. That is 2 decades, and all with the same team, the Las Angeles Lakers as well. That too, is fairly uncommon for any athlete in any sport. But Kobe had a certain swag if you will, about him, that separated himself from the rest of the pack. Midway through his career he gave himself a nickname, The Black Mamba, and with it, he developed what he liked to call a Mamba Mentality.
This all stemmed from an alleged rape charge that Kobe Bryant was accused of early in his career but was later dropped as the accuser never appeared in court. Kobe and his accuser would eventually settle and go about their separate ways, which would only light a fire inside Kobe to then develop the Black Mamba alter ego as he discussed in this interview with CNN. He simply just wanted to ditch the old Kobe for a new and improved, more relentless, and intimidating one. I like how he used the example:
Would you either want David Banner, or the Hulk
A quote from Kobe Bryant on Developing the Mamba Mentality
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Perhaps this is also why he changed his jersey number from 8 to 24, both of which were retired by the way. Yet another magnificent feat. The one in which he holds alone as no other athlete in history has had two numbers retired, and by the same team for that matter. After the news of his death has already been speculated of like Baseball's late great Jackie Robinsons #42, no one will ever again dawn the #24 jersey on any team whatsoever in the NBA.
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Kobe won 5 NBA Championships in his illustrious career, also being named to the All-Star Team 18 times of his 20-year career, all while remarkably winning 2 Gold Medals with the USA Olympic Men's Basketball Team. Three of the five championships came early in his career whom many didn't give Kobe much credit for since he was aided by another superstar in Shaquille O'Neal. However, the Lakers organization later would decide to trade away Shaq and run with the younger prodigy in which then became Kobe's team. This too would spark Kobe to unleash the Black Mamba to show that he can win championships on his own.
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What we all had seen from Kobe on Television was of a venomous persona on the Basketball court. It seemed as if Kobe may have been a boastful, egotistical, arrogant, player on the court, which I suppose is understandable if you only want to be the best athlete on the floor. You must be Ruthless, and Relentless, when you are in the moment. Though to us spectators, it may have come off as rude and cruel, what we have all come to have found out is that it could be further from the Truth. He was Bold, Brave, and fearless.
While the old Kobe who wore #8 may have seemed slightly immature, the new Black Mamba #24 persona only humbled him even more.
If you see me in a fight with a Bear, Pray for the Bear. That's Mamba Mentality
Kobe on what Mamba Mentality means
All Kobe ever wanted to do was win, and continue winning despite what critics said, along with that woman who accused him of something terrible that almost cost him his career in the NBA. Kobe became an even more fierce, Relentless competitor on the court, and even off it as well. It suddenly wasn't all just about a Persona while playing, but he wanted people to know that he had an overall Mamba Mentality.
You see, what I have learned is that the Mamba Mentality is something that takes great courage to obtain, because though a Mamba snake is known to be dangerous, it is also very skillful in its craft. It takes chances and attempts things where not a whole lot of others will. It will carefully examine, study, and practice its attack methods until it becomes great at it.
And it is in those attempts that it is not afraid to fail, as it has no fear. This is what it means to be Relentless, to be a champion. To always strive to be the best at whatever it is you do, while also showing others closest to you the tricks of the trade. It is the willingness to put in the work no matter what the cost. Mamba's can see the victory in all things. They may not know how or what will have to happen to get to the finish line, but they will stop at nothing to get there.Putting themselves in the moment. Kobe instilled this mentality in everything he did, on and off the court.
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The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win
A quote from Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant intimidated people with his skillful talent, though it was not all a bullish type of intimidation. It was his type of play that branded a winning mindset, not just on the court, but in life as well. Kobe played with a chest out, head up, can do attitude, and he was going win even if it meant he had to go right through you. His game was not meant to just leave you hanging high and dry, but he had a killer cross over that would leave even the faint of heart curious.
Another unique trait that he had was that he never bragged or boasted out loud about his Super Star status. All he ever wanted to do was keep getting better and better, as he never was satisfied. He wanted to make things better around him too, even if it meant improving the things that were in his path, including people.
Whether you loved him or hated him, Kobe developed a mantra for a successful life, that all of us should strive to live for regardless of our circumstances.
Why do I succeed?
I succeed because I am willing to do the things you are not. I will fight against the odds. I will sacrifice. I am not shackled by fear, insecurity or doubt. I feel those emotions–drink them in, and then swallow them away to the blackness of hell. I am motivated by accomplishment, not pride. Pride consumes the weak–kills their heart from within. If I fall, I will get up. If I am beaten, I will return. I will never stop getting better. I will never give up, ever.
That is why I succeed
Like a Mamba snake, Kobe had a killer instinct, but it wasn't to murder and leave for dead. His instinct was to put to death the false reality that when faced with dangerous opposition and hurdles, he can endure it, persevere, and survive any attack, no matter what.
Kobe Bryant left a long-lasting legacy that will be cherished forever, but Kobe Bryant the person, along with his adopted spirit of the Mamba Mentality is something that should live on forever. People will always try to imitate his game, but more importantly, will they imitate this mentality he had, to a point in which it becomes an overall character trait of their own?
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The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do
There is a version of the Mamba Mentality inside all of us. That of course is not to say that we are all like Kobe, we can never be Kobe Bryant, but as long as you believe it in your heart, you can find the same Bold, Courageous, Fearless Enduring, Persistent approach that the Kobe's Mamba Mentality stood for, and overcome anything in our way for the sake of our own salvation.
RIP Bill Withers
Today the music world is full of sad quivers
As the news of a legends passing sends emotional shivers
Bill Withers is a singer
Withering away from us too soon
A man of peaceful, uplifting, and encouraging tunes
Will now be singing his melodies in God's Heavenly room
Including myself, he leaves behind so many of his fans
But at least he now can go back to rest in his Grandma's Hands
He was 81 years of age
Though his heart stopped beating, his legacy will always grace the stage
A musician of encouragement that other artists shall embrace
We will always remember to have a Lovely Day
Even when something without warning hurts our eyes in the sunshine's dawn
We will carry on, even when we are not strong, because we always have Somebody to Lean On
We'll continue to rejoice in words turned into magnificent songs
Even though there Aint No Sunshine When She's Gone
There will always be Just the Two of us Building castles that reach High up above
We will always continue to do our duty
And let it Use Me
Until You Use Me Up
Guitar Gangster
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Guitar Gangster walking into the unknown…
Got his six string in toe…
Walking down this lonely dark road…
Looking to strum a melody tone…
My weapon of choice is guitar…
Fighting in concert at Dive Bars…
Fingers gently trigger the chorus cords…
Firing the music into the crowd.
Sound spreads like bullets all around…
It's a war zone in here…
A soulful victory of rhythm declared…
As many people surrender in cheer…
The Guitar Gangster has No Fear…
A Holy Proclamation – Poem
In a time of isolation that has become such an enunciation
Where days spent with the wind has become an abbreviation
Having a hard time to cope amid all the devastation
Suddenly we begin to feel incarnate form of pity for such a helpless incarceration
Where a loneliness rhythm of monotone infatuates the imagination
When all the allegations interpret a needy desperation
It's easy to grow weary and fall into a state of deprivation
But the algorithm is a resolve of hope in the adverse situation
For which there's No need for desecration
For what is only a momentary infatuation
It is much more humbling moment to savor
When you call onto a bittersweet salvation
Which requires an integrated form of deep communication
Letting Go of ourselves is one of the toughest confessions
But the weakness turns to strength in form of supernatural cultivation
Reconstructing of the spirit inside us becomes the indoctrination
It is a great lesson to adhere to the instruction
Though its Beck and call for a manner of courage in way of sanctification
Sacrificially withdrawing of one's expectations
Withholding such judgement of persecution
In the practice of patience with a virtue demonstration
The suffering does not have to be such a suffocation
The blood has already been shed for our sinful inclinations
Therefore, Pain can be tolerated through a prayer meditation
Surrender to a cross vetted confrontation
A moment of solitude puts you in the presence of Jesus's jurisdiction
Remaining fixated on his word in order to reach a new destination
Reaching new heights in even the lowest of elevations
Oh, what a juxtaposition
Positioning yourself with no limitations
A participation in a worship could be a glorious resurrection
To ensure of such a magnificent restoration
A Graceful form of Mercy breeds a plentiful revelation
Mirror Mirror Off The Wall
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, look into my eyes so that I may see it all.
Help me to see all things in creation, as though they stand. And allow me to admire all that which I AM.
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If you're like me, married with a heart driven by the desire to be close to our Lord Jesus Christ, or even single with the same driven goal, then I hope you would open up your eyes to this passage.
What is the one thing we all intend to do when we look into a mirror?
It's obvious we stare into it to make sure we look our best. We survey the seen to make sure everything looks how we expect it to be, whether that is brushing our hair, brushing our teeth, shaving, putting on, or wiping off something on our face such as makeup etc. We simply take in the admiration of how we look through the vanity image on the wall.
But what happens when we see a blemish or flaw that we do not like? We try to cover it up by any means necessary. Of course any bumps and bruises in our image requires the proper adhesive to help said scars heal, but most of us will tend to disguise our own natural God-given aesthetic, and not appreciate the image for what it truly is, or how it truly looks.
In our culture today we have the common materialistic ways of disguise such as glasses, sunglasses, hats, wigs etc. that help us hide ourselves so that others cannot see us. Sadly, even technology has taken that a step further with social media sites that create a filter image of those objects as well as illusions of animal extremities such as eyes, ears, noses, mouths, among other body parts. It even has a makeup filter that portrays the impression of a beautiful vanity. There are several different other things to create just that; a virtual illusion of something that is not really you.
What's even worse is this same technology even allows us to take photos of ourselves with these virtual masks, and post them to our social media, giving others a impression of ourselves. Though our society has invented the idea of the "Selfie" portrait that we seemed to inherit as a part of our culture today, the world gave us a tool to assist with hiding our natural, God given beauty that the majority of us have taken and run with. Sure it is meant to be for fun and games, but that is all that should be used for, recreation, and not intention, as our creator did not intentionally create us to hide from ourselves, or even our neighbors for that matter. We are called to show ourselves off from the natural clay that were made of, and for who we really truly are.
This is not so much our external looks, but even how we feel on the inside can sub-consciously disturb that image we see. This happens because life is tough, and things happen to us in this life that we may not like that affects us externally, internally, or both. Thus, it is easy for us to be critical towards ourselves, that can easily be beaten into its own image self-hatred of any and all of the flaws that of which any mirror whatsoever may portray back at ourselves.
Thus, causes us to put up some sort of internal shield that acts as a mental block that bleeds down to our conscious that in turn subconsciously creates a negative image in our heads in which corrupts our minds to lose sight of that we were all wonderfully made.
Now I understand completely that there are a lot of people who really do need the kinds of aesthetics and adhesives just to get through life on a day-to-day basis. I really hate the fact that there are people who truly must suffer through natural defects and deformities, but even those people have to realize that there is a purpose of living even for themselves.
My point is that even though a person such as a blind person can still find advantages to that in which he or she cannot even see. Perhaps it is for another story, but though the Blind cannot see an image of themselves, they'll still find ways to make their True presence felt.
For those of us who are fortunate to use our own eyes, why not take advantage and use our vision and Focus on the Person, even the person's that are right in front us.
Having said that, let me take a moment and explain how this mirrored image may look within a marriage. And I think this quote that I got from a book I read called Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas sums it up best, when the author himself quotes a passage from another book:
One of the best wedding gifts God gave you was a full-length mirror called your spouse. Had there been a card attached, it would have said, "Here's to helping you discover what you are really like!"
-a quote from authors Gary and Betsy Ricucci in their book Love that Lasts.
If you are struggling in your marriage, I strongly recommend this book. Or perhaps if you're not married quite yet, but thinking about it someday in the future, might I recommend this book give you a head start. This above mentioned quote pretty much sums up what it means to be married all together in my opinion. At least in my own experience, after being married once before, and currently in a marriage of 9 years, in which in the middle of those nine years having moved from one side of the globe to another side, especially after been living the vast majority of my entire 40-year-old old life in the one state. That experience among others, have led me to truly understand that quote, that it is not entirely your spouses' fault who you are or what you have become.
It is simply suggesting that your spouse is like a mirror that bounces our reflection right back in our faces. Here is my own interpretation on what I believe is being said. Is that we spend a lifetime developing certain traits, habits, that define our character, and it is through that character we inherit over the years that when acted it out in front of somebody else with those same inherited habits and traits which will only reflect right back to us like a vanity mirror to our own self made images. In other words, your marriage should not act as a mirror, but more as a window of opportunity.
Marriage is an opportunity to gain God like courage and take off our masks, let go of our filters, knock down our walls while exposing our flaws, but, here's the part where it might get a bit scary; it's not to surrender ourselves so much to our spouses, but surrender ourselves to, well, ourselves. Better yet our creator, Lord and savior Jesus Christ. We must mature within ourselves with the help of our Holy Spirit, and not rely on our spouse to make us happy. If we can do this, and mature through, and become Christ-like, then we can see through those windows, look past the mirrors, and walk with our heads held high in confidence that we can get through anything.
This is what hinders a lot of us these days, we quarrel and fight, while hiding our internal characters behind things that are external. What a lot of us fail to realize though is that if we expose these flaws with a great sense of integrity and humility toward others, whether it is a spouse, neighbor, or both, then we will not have to rely on a false hope.
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So, let's go back to the mirror on the wall for a moment. Now I am not foolish to know that I am not the only one who talks to himself at times while looking directly into that person's eyes that I see reflecting right back at me. I'll admit, there was a short period of time where even I did not like looking at what I saw in the mirror every day, but I come to realize over the years that the guy in the mirror wasn't going anywhere, and so I was kind of stuck with him no matter what. So, I decided to start praising him by showing gratitude, and smiling while staring right at him and telling him that he was going to have a great day no matter what, with a smile still intact. I became confident in what and who I am more and more over time, the more and more I did that.
I shall encourage you to do the same thing. Even if you don't like the person you see, may I ask you to just remain patient and give it some time and allow the clay to form.
Have Blind Faith.
No False Hope.
What can you create with a pallet? There are several things you can re-create with one, such as a chair, table, some sort of shelf, or rack etc. To obtain a pallet though is not easy to come by. Chances are even that the pallet you use has held many things on it.
At least in my line of work, I encounter a lot of pallets every day. I am required to scoop them up with my forklift and take the material that is on them to certain destinations. Most of which are mixed pallets, meaning there are multiple part numbers on the boxes stacked on the pallet in which also have multiple locations on the box(s). Those destinations are primarily in a warehouse in which holds a wide variety of stock that is housed on shelves and/or racks throughout the warehouse. The stock is meant to replenish the material that is used to build the product that my company distributes to those who seek it.
It's people like me that make it possible for people like you to be as creative as you want with an empty pallet. My job also requires me to dispose of the pallet when I am done with it, or at best, take it to a location where the pallet gets taken away on a truck to be recycled and/or used for another set of material. Trust me when I tell you that I have developed a sense of attraction in seeing the beauty of what all that wood that makes up the pallet, and how it can be reused and turned into something else that is not only useful, but affordable too. So, you would think a guy such as myself whom works around pallets everyday would have a way to collect pallets for myself to do other things with, but I would unfortunately have to cut through a lot of red tape if I wanted to take pallets home to keep for myself. It's not like I can just stow the them away in a place for safe holding, nor fit them in my car either.
Put yourself in my shoes for a moment. What if you had to empty that mixed pallet to the multiple destinations/locations in which they go? What if you had to sort through the many different part numbers mixed throughout the stack? Truth is you do, and you can apply the mixed pallet concept that it is to many other jobs, but it is the revelation I had after putting away the mixed pallet that really applies here.
You see, there are a lot of things you yourself will encounter in your lifetime that can relate to my mixed pallet. Our whole life is a mixed pallet if you really think about it. Think of it as how your mind works. We start our days as one solid piece, but with many moving parts. It is most common however for a lot of us as humans to want to just keep all of those part numbers on the same pallet, and shove them all in one area of our warehouse like brains and not take the time to sort through them, and put the materials in the proper places that they really belong or need to be. Instead we have this sub-conscious feeling like things can be taken care of later. It's because it requires actual work. To act, do the physical or mental labor it will take to sort through it all.
In a perfect world, the whole pallet can be stocked on a shelf all as one, but I got news for you, even warehouses aren't perfectly stocked. The one I work at anyway is a total mess, but this is not so much about my warehouse (SELF) that I work in, as it is your own Self and well being Warehouse like pallet. The pallet is not going to unstack itself, It is up to us as human beings to sort through it and come up with a way of organization to deliver the whatever material that is on it to where it really needs to go. It's all about taking action and picking our materials up off the pallet and moving them to your desired location. That material must be stored in a location in which it is easily accessible for you to replenish your product, thus your goal for the day.
I hope you see where I am going with this. My mixed pallet is just a metaphor for a lifestyle of success. Here is another thing you must know. That pallet took me nearly three whole hours to get through all the part numbers and put them in their proper locations. I even knew it was going to be a challenge and take me a while to finish, and it obviously was but I accepted the challenge and got right to work. I faced many discouraging circumstances putting that pallet away, and it was certainly frustrating. I fought through it though, and not just because it was my job, but it was because of my work ethic. Your lives will present many unknowingly and unwanted challenges every single day. You can either choose to avoid those challenges or receive them head on. Kind of like how me and my colleagues receive pallets. We most of the time have a choice of which pallets we want to put away, and which ones we don't, and either save for later, or hope somebody else puts it away.
Their lies the problem, we subconsciously tend to procrastinate all the hard work, and only seem to go for what is most easy to us. Nobody wants to take the time required to sort through all the excess material. We just want to put it away and be done with it. We think that it is more gratifying to do the easier thing, and fear the inevitable of the unknown, unfamiliar hardship of putting in the work. It is easy for us to feel as if we do not have time to do things because of the processes in which it takes to get certain things done. Therefore, it is easy to refuse to even approach the pallet in the first place or hesitate to stick our forks under the pallet to grab it and pick it up.
YOU CAN'T JUST GET TO KEEP THE PALLET AND DO WHAT YOU WANT WITH IT!
Can I press you to say that you are not a person of great integrity if you always just chose to put away the easy pallets though? Can I also venture to guess you are not courageous for thinking you do not have the time, and are just wasting time if you take the time to dig into the pallet and sort through your material issues? I want to issue you a challenge then. The challenge is to find a mixed pallet in your mind and use your heart to dig deep through all the material that is on that pallet and put it in its proper place. Commit to create a process flow through your own warehouse (SELF) in which your material is accessible to you whenever you need it. I know, I know; It's not easy, but I can personally guarantee you that if you can just start the process, even just by cutting the saran wrap off, or maybe just one layer at a time, that soon after that you will be able to empty that pallet like I did, but for you, you can accomplish whatever it is. You may chose to create a masterpiece out of that pallet if you just put in the work that is required, and I can promise you will indeed become even more satisfied, fulfilled and grateful for achieving it yourself.

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Think of a flotation tank, and you'll likely picture the scenario in 'Altered States.' In the 1980 Ken Russell film based on rebel physician and neuropsychologist John C. Lilly's research into isolation tanks in the fifties and sixties, actor William Hurt devolves into a proto-physical, primordial mass of consciousness, among other extreme results (Lilly famously performed his experiments while under the influence of psychoactive drugs).
Fifty years later, some things have changed. For one thing, the language. Misperceptions surrounding the terms sensory deprivation and isolation have led to rebranding the tanks as a type of REST ("restricted environment stimulation technique"), or the even gentler idea of "floating." Portland, Oregon, an emerging capital of REST's current iteration, hosted the annual Float Conference of research presentations and workshops this past August, and the city's Float On center is the largest in the U.S., booking a thousand floats a month in its six tanks.
The audience has changed, too. Not just aging hippies, Float On's fans (and founders) are mainly of the new breed: Techies and stressed-out city dwellers seeking to get away from their devices while, perhaps, approaching the theta brainwave state usually only achievable after years of deep meditation practice. Tapping into this half-waking, half-dream state can come with wide-ranging benefits, as claimed by both scientists and devotees.
Yet even today, it can be hard to get around the animal fear of enclosure and the terror of the void. Float On does a pretty good job: Customers can choose between two styles of tank, the traditional, podlike Oasis, which is a bit like climbing into a pitch-black clam full of seawater, or the Ocean, which is more like a walk-in closet (allowing the floater to stand inside) and offers the added comfort of a glowing blue light on the side of the tank, so you're not immediately plunged into darkness. The water is kept at a skin-receptor-neutral 93.5 degrees, the temperature at which you lose track of where the body ends and the water begins. The 850 pounds of Epsom salt in each tank create an environment of incredible (and strangely joyful) buoyancy, where you no longer have to fight gravity, not to mention the onslaught of sight and sound. A typical float lasts 1.5 hours, with the water filtered three times between each session and sanitized using UV light.
Ongoing clinical and psychological studies of REST float therapy have shown multiple payoffs, such as reducing stress by lowering cortisol levels; managing chronic pain, injury, and illness; fighting addiction and depression; elevating mood; and even improving sports performance. As Ashkahn Jahromi, one of the founders of Float On, says, "We have a lot of athletes coming in to utilize how good the tanks are for rest and recovery. They can actually train their bodies faster and harder using the float tanks." Due to the lack of stimulus from the outside world, he says, "you have an abundance of resources that your body starts to use for really resting and taking care of yourself physically." Float On's founders also suggest that the tanks can be used to generate creative and personal insights (or at least to access images like the "gorillas riding surfboards" one floater saw).
Our recent experience at Float On produced the high of a round of heart-rate-raising yoga followed by the deeply relaxing corpse pose, or savasana – with much less effort (after all, you're just lying there). This isn't to say it's all upside. Your stomach, skimming above the warm water, might be cold for 90 minutes; your neck may ache from the posture forced by your buoyancy; you'll still spend much of the time processing daily concerns. "The first float is very exploratory," says Jahromi; he encourages giving it a few tries to really get the hang of it.
In the short term, you'll likely emerge the same person, in other words, with runner's knee and no huge mental gains for your normal 'Candy Crush Saga'-playing life. Still, the modern-day float tank – all grown-up from the Lilly era – is worth a shot for whatever ails you, or to get wherever you're hoping to go.


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Q: Can't Access XML form Main Activity in Android Studio I cannot access the elements in my XML form the main activity,
writing the element id throws errors as if the element is not even there.
Basically Main can't see what is written in XML file, even though they are linked.
Can't detect the getBmiButton button from XML
Button was defined here

A: you Don't need findViewById() anymore.
You should Integrate Kotlin Android Extensions by adding these lines to build.gradle (app)
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'

and use your view as a property. If you are curious how this works, this article will help you.

A: To access the XML view's Identifiers directly into the code, you can choose among DataBindinng, ViewBinding or Kotlin Extensions dependencies but currently, you're not using any one of these. By default, R.java is an auto-generated file by aapt (Android Asset Packaging Tool) that contains resource IDs for all the resources of res/ directory.
you can access the identifiers as follow:
val button = findViewById(R.id.getBmiButton) as Button

Cheers :)

A: Go to the Build drop down menu in the menu bar. you can see the Rebuild Project under the Clean Project. Rebuild project cleans the project actually. If you cant find Rebuild Project you can simply use Clean Project.

A: button = findViewById(R.id.getBmiButton) as Button;

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Welcome to Spring Reading Thing 2013! I am thrilled to be filling in for Katrina at Callapidder Days as host for this stress free reading challenge.
I hope you enjoy each of the books you have chosen, as well as checking out what others are reading.
You may begin reading on the 20th! The challenge goes from March 20th to June 20th.
Write a post about your challenge experience in June, telling us all about your experience and whether you reached our goals. REMEMBER: this is a low-pressure, stressfree challenge that should be fun. As long as you do some reading this spring (and enjoy it!) that's good enough for me.
There is a Mr. Linky at the end of this post. Please use it to link to your blog post containing your Spring Reading Thing list. Remember to link to your specific post, not just your general blog homepate. People will be stopping by for days or weeks!) and when you link to your specific post, it will make it easier for everyone to find your reading list. Also, if you don't mind, please link back here from your post so that your readers can come check out all the other participants.
That's it. I'll randomly draw the winners shortly after the end of the challenge.
Note: There is NO limit to when people can sign up to participate in Spring Reading Thing 2012. You're welcome to join in any time between now and June! The "deadlines" mentioned in the above prize section are only for prize eligibility.
You may begin linking up.
I just found your post so I need a day or so to get my list ready and get a post together, but I'll be back to link up.
I've never seen this challenge before so I'm glad I saw your post!
Thanks again for hosting this for us.
So glad to see so many participating. Thank you so much for joining. I participate in this and the fall challenge every year so I couldn't let it slide by. My students also participate. Since they don't have blogs they will be participating through our school's Edmodo. If you aren't familiar with Edmodo it is kind of like Facebook for schools. I post assignments, etc. on there. They can talk back and forth like they do on Facebook. The difference is I can set them to "read only" if they don't follow the rules. I may give you the access code to the Spring Reading Thing Group I created for them for this Challenge. I haven't decided yet. Have fun and start reading.
Looking forward to the challenge again.
I'm participating in Bloggiesta and now don't even remember how I found you but alas I had to join in. Look forward to seeing what's on everyone's to read list! My son's science teacher uses Edmodo but not for Language Arts. Glad to have found your blog Sandra!
Thanks to all for your vote of confidence. I look forward to this every year.
Tanya, I'm glad you found me. I haven't participated in Bloggiesta in a while. Maybe next time. Edmodo was a way for my students to officially participate and not have to worry about strangers. I've told them that as they post responses/summaries to what they read I will occasionally share some.
Giving this a shot again this year. Thanks for hosting!
Thanks for hosting - and the friend add on Facebook!
I'm reading every time I get a crack in my schedule. I hope all of you have gotten of to a wonderful start.
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Thank you so much for hosting this awesome challenge! I heard about it yesterday on one of my blogging related Twitter chats and am eeking in my entry just under the prize deadline!
As you can see I have a busy reading schedule ahead of me over the next few months, so this challenge could not come at a better time!
Look forward to getting to know you better as we share our mutual love of books!
I'm so excited! Thanks for hosting!!
I am very excited! Although late I am here! Thanks for hosting!
This is a new challenge for me--happy reading, everyone!
I picked on 10 books I want to have read by June hope I'm able to complete them all.
Anyways, my friend gave me a book to read last week "Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail" by Cheryl Strayed. If you all get a chance, you ought to find it and read it. This book has moved me more then some others I have been reading. http://www.cherylstrayed.com/wild_108676.htm check it out at this link.


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Billy Bruner
Eagle Scout completes project
Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith joined Eagle Scout Frank Whitlock at Triangle Park, formally known as Bruner Hill Park, recently to celebrate and dedicate his donation of park equipment. Whitlock worked to improve the park and also provided a dedication monument, explaining that the Bruner Hill area is named after Billy Bruner, a member of the Creek Nation who was originally allotted the property.
Whitlock raised all of the funds necessary to add the equipment and monument to the park as part of his Eagle Scout project.
"I can't thank Frank enough for going above and beyond to improve one of our parks," said Commissioner Keith. "Mr. Whitlock is a model of the kind of people we need in our communities."
Article compliments of the Tulsa County News


The Dean lab are collaborating with Professor Peter Shaw, to study the role of nuclear organisation in FLC epigenetic silencing.
Nuclear organisation has been established as an important parameter in chromosome interaction and an emerging theme in gene regulation is the importance of physical position in the nucleus.
To investigate the relationship between nuclear organisation, chromosome interaction and histone modifications they have developed a set of tools based on the lacO/lacI system, which enable them to perform live cell imaging on the FLC locus. This revealed a cold-induced physical clustering of FLC alleles.
Their approach offers an excellent opportunity to dissect the importance of nuclear organisation in Polycomb silencing in plants.
With the use of genetic and molecular tools available they are now exploring the functional interconnection between FLC clustering, histone modification dynamics, non-coding RNAs and chromosome interaction.


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Picea mariana (ялина чорна, , ) — вид роду ялина родини соснових.

Поширення, екологія
Країни проживання: Канада (Альберта, Британська Колумбія, Лабрадор, Манітоба, Нью-Брансвік, Ньюфаундленд, Північно-західні Території, Нова Шотландія, Онтаріо, Острів Принца Едварда, Квебек, Саскачеван, Юкон); США (Аляска, Коннектикут, Мен, Массачусетс, Мічиган, Міннесота, Нью-Гемпшир, Пенсільванія, Род-Айленд, Вермонт, Вісконсин). Росте на болотах. Проживає на висотах від 150 м до 800 м над рівнем моря, іноді в західних горах до 1500 м або 1800 м над рівнем моря, на різних кислих ґрунтах, часто на торфі. Клімат холодний. Річна кількість опадів коливається від 200 до 1400 мм.

Опис

В залежності від умов проживання росте як вічнозелене дерево або чагарник до 25 м у висоту і 25 см діаметром (часто набагато менше, виникають криволісся у Полярній Арктиці). Крона вузько конічна. Кора тонка, луската, сіро-бура. Гілки короткі, горизонтальні. Бруньки сіро-коричневі, бл. 3 мм, вершини гострі. Голки 0,6-1,5 (2) см довжиною, від зеленого до блакитно-зеленого кольору, залишаються від 5 до 13 років на дереві. Період цвітіння триває з кінця травня до початку червня. Темно-червоні пилкові шишки довжиною від 12 до 20 міліметрів формуються на периферії крони. Насіннєві шишки 1,5-2,5 (-3.5) см довжиною. 2n = 24. Шишки веретеноподібні, матові, темно-фіолетові, після дозрівання пурпурно-коричневі. Насіння яскраве шоколадно-коричневе без крил близько 2,5 мм в довжину, з крилами близько 10 міліметрів у довжину. Вага зерен від 1,3 до 1,5 грам. Чорна ялина росте дуже повільно, як правило, тільки від 15 до 25 сантиметрів на рік.

Вік 330 років недавно був закріплений для дерева в , Онтаріо.

Використання
Економічно дуже важливе як джерело деревини, особливо в східних районах.

Загрози та охорона
Загрози не визначені для цьому виду. Зустрічається в багатьох охоронних районах по всьому діапазону поширення.

Примітки

Посилання
 The Gymnosperm Database

Рослини, описані 1888
mariana
Флора Канади
Флора США

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On a Low Carb diet? Try replacing flour with ground almonds!
Recipe for puff apple pancake from Tummyrumble.
Note: this photo was published in a Jul 24, 2009 blog titled "Aussie goes NYC." It was also published in an Apr 17, 2010 blog titled " Smyrna Fresh Produce Market," and an Apr 22, 2010 blog titled "Fresh and Locally Grown: A Great Farmers Market is Just Minutes Away." And it was published in a Jun 6, 2010 blog titled "Juliet Schor on Plenitude." It was also published, in a tightly cropped format, in a Jun 9, 2010 blog titled "Show Me the Slow Money." And it was published in a Jun 13, 2010 Swedish blog titled "Mp = matprotektionisterna," as well as a Jun 13, 2010 San Francisco blog titled "73. Farmers' Market at Fort Mason." It was also published in a Jul 16, 2010 blog titled "Support the Lake Mary Farmer's Market." It was also published in an Aug 30, 2010 OurWorld 2.0 blog titled "How Things Work: Food Energy." And it was published in a Sep 8, 2010 blog titled "Vegetarian check-in." It was also published in an Oct 9, 2010 "Zen to Fitness" blog, titled "Boost Digestion With Carrot Salad…." And it was published in an Oct 31, 2010 blog titled До НГ 61 день, позитивное (at http-slash-slash-place-30p3.livejournal-dot-com-slash-414074-dot-html), which means … well, actually, I have no idea what it means. But it's all good… It was also published in a Nov 22, 2010 blog titled "The Music Industry shows us how to add marketing value!"
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 3, 2012 Mrs. Pantry's Blog posting titled "Carrot Soup with a Kick and Quick Croutons." It was also published in a Feb 6, 2012 blog titled "The #1 Tool To Improve Your Health: Your Fork!" And it was published in an undated (late Apr 2012) Squidoo blog titled "Basics of Juicing and Recipes." It was also published in an undated (late Apr 2012) blog titled "Smyrna Fresh Produce Market Starts May 5th." And it was published in an undated (late May 2012) blog titled "The 8 Best Foods to Buy at Farmers' Markets." It was also published in a May 30, 2012 blog titled "Diversification j'écris ton nom." And it was published in an Aug 1, 2012 blog titled "WOULD YOU DATE A VEGETARIAN? 30 PERCENT OF OMNIVORES WOULDN'T."


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Q: how to fill (by code) datagridview (unbound) with allowUserToAddRows = false in vb.net I'm using a dataGridView for display data (read from a MySQL).
I don't want to have that last blank row wher users can write...

I don't want at all to have that last blank row.
I already tried whit allowUserToAddRows = False, BUT, with this value for the property, I can not write (load) data from MySQL, by code.
Any different idea? Thansk