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David built houses for himself in the city of David. And he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever. And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites: of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers; ... Christian Canvas Art
Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great. Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, to the judges, and to all the leaders in all Israel, the heads of fathers' houses. And Solomon, and all the assembly with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness, was there. (But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim to the place that David had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem.) Moreover, the bronze altar that Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, was there before the tabernacle of the Lord. And Solomon and the assembly sought it out. ...
and in the cutting of stones for settings, and in the carving of wood, that he may work in all kinds of craftsmanship. "And behold, I Myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are skillful I have put skill, that they may make all that I have commanded you: the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent, the table also and its utensils, and the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering also with all its utensils, and the laver and its stand, the woven garments as well, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, with which to carry on their priesthood; the anointing oil also, and the fragrant incense for the holy place, they are to make them according to all that I have commanded you." The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, 'You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you. 'Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. Christian Gifts
The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold. He overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains. Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.read more.
"You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. "Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. "The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.read more.
The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. Christian Canvas Art
Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Share Your Faith Products
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"The house which I am about to build will be great, for greater is our God than all the gods. "But who is able to build a house for Him, for the heavens and the highest heavens cannot contain Him? So who am I, that I should build a house for Him, except to burn incense before Him? "Now send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass and iron, and in purple, crimson and violet fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
Of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. ...
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Christian Canvas Art
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Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold.
The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father. Bible Scripture Art
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Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. ... Share Your Faith Products
I've always liked the lyrics of the popular hymn that state "It is well with my soul." It was only when I researched some of the background for this post that I learned some of the story behind these famously sung words. Did you know that words to this hymn were penned by Horatio Spafford after the tragic loss of ALL 5 of his children? You can read the story behind the hymn and the full lyrics here. Christian Canvas Art
Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Christian Canvas Art
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure. Christian Gifts
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The census-designated place of Maltby sits right on State Route 522 between Highway 2 and I-405 in Snohomish County. Buyers can find single-family homes for sale here, usually newer on medium to large lots, and listed under the city of Snohomish. Residents of Maltby can take advantage of local features, such as the Paradise Valley Conservation Area, Echo Lake, Brightwater Park and The Golf Club at Echo Falls. The Maltby Cafe draws some tourist activity to the community for winning several "Best Breakfast in Seattle" awards, of which, their homemade cinnamon rolls are the most famous. The Snohomish River is just north of town or for residents seeking more urban style amenities, the cities of Woodinville and Bothell are just a few minutes south.
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Greymane odd Paladin, gives you fast games that rely on some combos and the ability to flood the board, your 1 mana cost hero power helping a lot in this regard. Make early trades, control the game then use the finishers at your disposal, like the sea giants, dinosize and hopefully a lucky spiteful summoner spawn.
Although the first 2 decks carried me to rank 1, i felt i was stuck there and i did want to master cubelock as well. Turns out it was a smart choice, as this archetype usually shuts down any aggro shenanigans and pairs very well against any other control types. The key to succes is mulligan hard for skull and lackeys, having a voidlord or a doomguard on turn 5 or 6 makes it very hard for your opponent, and the deck also has very good board clear and sustain.
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Sept 7 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Friday morning, rebounding from losses after strong August jobs data, helped by optimism around the trade dispute with China and a rebound in chipmakers.
President Donald Trump will not make any decisions on his threatened tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods before officials evaluate public comments, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said, easing fears that tariffs would take effect after the public comment period ended at midnight.
"Kudlow's comments could possibly have triggered an upward move because the markets are hoping for a quick resolution to the Chinese trade issue, but in the short term at least we are not going to see any deal with China," said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Independent Advisor Alliance in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The S&P technology index was up 0.50 percent as internet stocks rose after two days of losses – Facebook was up 0.6 percent and Twitter 0.8 percent – and semiconductor stocks gained.
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor index was up 0.82 percent. Broadcom was up 7.7 percent, the most on the S&P, after a strong current-quarter revenue forecast.
Marvell Technology rose 3.7 percent after raising its forecast for synergies around the Cavium acquisition that analysts said removed risks around further growth.
Tesla slid 4.8 percent as its chief accounting officer resigned after just a month and a second senior executive was reported to be leaving as well, hours after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk smoked marijuana on a live webcast.
At 11:39 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.61 points, or 0.00 percent, at 25,995.26, the S&P 500 was up 5.21 points, or 0.18 percent, at 2,883.26 and the Nasdaq Composite was up 37.56 points, or 0.47 percent, at 7,960.29.
The markets had opened lower after a strong August nonfarm payrolls report that showed job growth accelerated and wages recorded their largest annual increase in nine years, leading to jitters about the pace of interest rate hikes.
After opening higher, the financial sector was trading flat. Zaccarelli said the reversal could be due to some pessimism on whether economic growth would be derailed if the Federal Reserve raised rates too quickly.
Seven of the 11 major S&P indexes were lower, with losses led by the defensive real estate index's 1 percent slide and the utilities sector's 0.72 percent drop.
Barnes & Noble jumped 12 percent after investor Richard Schottenfeld disclosed a bigger stake and said he had discussed a possible sale of the bookseller with its founder and chairman.
Mattel gained 3.3 percent after the toymaker announced plans to produce motion pictures based on its franchises. Rival Hasbro was up 0.2 percent.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 1.47-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, and advancing issues outnumbered decliners for a 1.29-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.


Everything in the world contains a Positive energy and a Negative energy - that literally means EVERYONE and EVERYTHING. Science has proven that every atom contains a positive energy called a "proton" and an equal negative energy called an "electron" - every atom in order to exist - MUST contain equals numbers of protons and electrons.
Through my belief in a Universal Divine Creator of the World and of Everyone on Earth - I believe that when everyone is doing what they're destined to do - there's harmony and peace in the world - both collectively and individually. It all starts with PEACE and HARMONY of ONE ATOM. Because when ONE "atom" is balanced with it's positive and negative energies - it has STABILITY.
Therefore, as "atoms" collectively form individuality of everything and everyone on Earth - each collective grouping that creates individuality must have and must attain a BALANCE of POSITIVE and NEGATIVE in order for there to be STABILITY. When all the cells in your physical body are balanced - you have STABILITY and GOOD HEALTH - and when all the energies in your AURA are balanced - then you have stability. However, and here's the important point - the energies in MY aura that I need to create STABILITY in my life are NOT the same energies you need to create STABILITY in your life.
Each individual has their own configuration based on their astrological chart and on their individuality that resonates with their mind, thoughts and spiritual soul - karma from "this" lifetime and "prior" lifetimes. Understanding EXACTLY who you are - define what you NEED to create stability into your life - on each and everyday of your life - and during each and every phase of your life.
"You can't have too much positive energy nor can you have too much negative energy"
That's not entirely true - as at each phase of your life and at each level of growth - your body can adjust to receiving MORE energy - and your tolerance levels of both POSITIVE and of NEGATIVE energies can sustain MORE energy. But at each stage - you need to rebalance yourself.
Hence, the way you succeeded to BALANCE yourself when you were 20 is different to the way you balance yourself at 30 , 40 , 50 and 60 - but this isn't just based on your age - but on your astrological configuration. That's why EACH time ANY planet changes star signs - it is a time when you need to reconfigure yourself - to rebalance your energy.
As you GROW and MATURE - you receive MORE energy - both positive and negative energies are vitally necessary in order for you to grow. People deceive themselves in the pursuit of HAPPINESS and all things POSITIVE - which even though they might achieve "that" goal - it comes with SADNESS and NEGATIVE energies - in order to rebalance one's life energies.
If you were wise - and did opposites - you'd cry and make yourself SAD - in order to achieve HAPPINESS - because in becoming SAD - your auric energies will rebalance your life by making you happy - and bring you something GOOD. Maybe that's why instinctively people CRY - in order for "life" to BRING them something HAPPY into their lives - after all it works for a crying baby - doesn't it ?
 When you're content with the life you have - when you ACCEPT having "Nothing" - when you ACCEPT having a "VOID" in one area of your life - that's when life brings you something / someone to FILL THAT VOID. This is the "GIVE UP" energy - when you GIVE UP pursuing and GIVE UP wanting something - and find genuine HAPPINESS having "nothing" is when "life" brings you the need.
 When you've achieved something you wanted - something you believed would give you happiness and peace - after you get it - then something happens to make you depressed, sad, bad and uncomfortable - because your aura is rebalancing your energies.
If you say - you don't want something - by law of attraction of opposites - that's exactly what happens in your life. Lonely people - who give-up and say they NEVER ever want another relationship ever again in their lives - end up falling in love quickly. Whereas people who are desperate and WANT a relationship - never seem to get one.
Have you ever read a "Good-health-guide" - and then found by experience - that everything "they" say is TOTALLY the opposite to what you truly NEED in your life. How many books are devoted to telling people nonsense - not to eat bread, milk, cheese and eggs, fruit and vegetables - and yet these are the GOD given stable gifts to nourish mankind.
I always say that if "they" need to call it "Good health guide" translated into real language means the opposite - the "Bad health guide"; and don't get me started on "life coaches" by definition means people that can't sort out their own lives - as there's a saying "If you can do something - you do it ; and if you CAN'T do it - you teach it to others".
"I'm NOT a fortune teller nor a magician - I simply read your astrological energies and the planetary movements"
When readers wonder how I can understand astrological charts - and know what's going to happen in your life - it's a mathematical process of understanding how each planet in each star sign will affect you - and knowing how it should affect you - then I can predict the OPPOSITE - what you will do and what "life" will do to you - in order to rebalance your life's aura.
Hence, I know that by 2024 - destiny will bring great stability in many people's lives - as all the worries and problems you've had will all be solved by then. This means instinctively DESTINY [Pluto in Capricorn & Neptune in Pisces] will create a new balancing harmony with a new "challenge" - and bring you the next set of lessons - in the form of "NEW RELATIONSHIP" moving into your "home" sector of your life.
Challenging - "YES" ....... but Bad - "NO"
Your individual astrological chart defines the person you are - and provides the perfect recipe of the energies that create STABILITY in your aura - each of which is what you NEED in your life to attain STABILITY. When you have them - you are AT PEACE with yourself - when you don't you feel uncomfortable and unsettled - which makes you desperately NEED to readdress the BALANCE.
Hence, even when astrological birthcharts look challenging with numerous Red lines that create CHALLENGES and BLOCKAGES by oppositions and squares this does not mean the person has a BAD life. It means the person needs certain configurations in order to have STABILITY and PEACE in their lives.
The chart on the left - oppositions and squares mean STABILITY is only found when she doesn't have things that other people have - STABILITY is acquired when living at "home" in a stable environment WITHOUT external influences. Whenever anything comes in from the external world - it creates INSTABILITY - which means a greater challenge to create even more CALMNESS and PEACE.
The greatest PEACE NEGOTIATOR always comes under tremendously difficult oppositions and challenges. but stability is eventually created purely because the person's astrological chart defines FIXED STABILITY needs to be achieved - at least in their presence!
Likewise the chart on the right with Jupiter Jupiter in Aries squared Sun, Mercury, Mars, Venus in Capricorn creates FIXED energies that provide stability - no matter what happens, what's said and what emotional feelings are happening - STABILITY is always quickly restored.
This is the reason why - when you TALK to and COMMUNICATE with some people with FIXED oppositions and squares energies - they aren't influenced by your negativity - and in fact the opposite is true - you are influenced by their FIXED and STRONG stability.
This is always an ironically funny point - that people with FIXED energies can HELP others - and yet they themselves feel restricted by their own astrological squares and oppositions. That is UNTIL they realize that it's a GIFT that they've got and not a problem !
Hence, many times - as I read people's charts correctly - I see the TRUTH - because instead of seeing Red lines which astrologers say creates confusion, problems, bad luck & weakness - Blues lines that create good luck, clarity and strength - I see the AURA of the person that needs these aspects in order to have STABILITY and INNER PEACE in their aura.
We're all made differently - only when you TRUTHFULLY know yourself - ACCEPT yourself and ACCEPT your limitations - that's when you KNOW exactly what you need in your life to have harmony, peace and stability. Accepting yourself and knowing WHO you are - is defined by the astrological energies of the outer planets as they influence your maturity and awareness of yourself.
During each of these 4 stages - you will "find" yourself and learn about yourself - better than ever before - ensuring that you can enjoy the next destined phase of a stable and peaceful life. Unfortunately, in our modern generation, many "liberated" youngsters who grew up in the impressionable 70's, 80's and 90's - took a seriously WRONG direction in life - influenced by the overwhelming "illusions" of life that Neptune created for that generation.
Which has meant that the rebellion of "Uranus opposition Uranus" - created a complete U-turn and change in direction in life. Sadly, "some" people who resist facing the reality of their life-limitations and refused to accept their individuality - and still continue to live in the Neptune illusion - continue into their 50's still trying to sort themselves out. [I will be explaining the above 4 generational aspects - links will be posted here].
The moment you truthfully KNOW and ACCEPT yourself - is the moment of enlightenment - it's the time when you learn to be AT PEACE with yourself, with your life, with your destiny, with your limitation and with your meaningful purpose of life - it's the time when you achieve great harmonious STABILITY in your life.
The next level of spiritual maturity is when you realize - that PUSHING, wanting and desiring for NEW things to come into your life - is actually the SOURCE of all your problems - because the PURSUIT and DESIRE of NEW things - means you're seeking to create INSTABILITY in your life. You're wanting something POSITIVE - so your aura attracts something NEGATIVE. That's because in the positive-negative stability - your aura creates and manifests - equal and opposite energies.
The secret to living a happy life is NEVER to desire or WANT anything - now I know that "technically" seems impossible - but on some small level - it is attainable - and if you think "back" in hindsight - how many times did you really WANT something - when you got it - it came with "problems" and negativity.
It's far better to RELAX and ACCEPT life - then you'll get what DESTINY wants to give you - when the TIME is right - and when the astrological energies will balance the positive-negative energies out themselves - without you having to suffer pain just to get something good in your life.
In studying "astrology" I've always said the easiest parts are the FACTUAL and truthful facts - the most difficult parts are PEOPLE'S emotions - for "emotions" can keep people trapped in the "past". Many people have "bad" relationships and "bad" experiences when we're young - BUT NONE of them should STOP you from moving on with life.
When you have a STOMACH ACHE and diarrhea - you don't stop eating forever do you ? You wait until your stomach has calmed down - and when you feel better you start eating again. Just because you've had a BAD experience in your life - why do you live with that continued attached negativity that keeps you trapped in the "past" - the ONLY reason is your EMOTIONS and your MOON's energy.
It is the CAUSE of all your stagnation and all your blockages - it's nothing to do with positive-negative energies in your aura - so you can't blame "astrology". It is YOUR OWN BLOCKAGE that you're constantly creating a BLOCKAGE because of your EMOTIONS - as you're wanting to live in the "past" instead of living in the "present".
Indeed, your THOUGHTS and your EMOTIONS could keep you BLOCKED forever - so LET GO - LET GOD - and allow the transcending astrological energies move you forward in harmony with your destiny - everyone else is moving - so come and join the rest of humanity. [Please read "DOING OPPOSITES" - the meaning of attracting your DESTINY into your life by "DOING OPPOSITES"].
Your individual astrological chart has defined YOU - and defined the energies you need in your AURA to have your specific stability - each of the 7 planets define the 7 TYPES of people you need in your life - each of which creates that specific defined stability in your life.
Have you noticed that you always seem to "choose" similar types of partners and people in your life - that's because your AURA needs them and has defined those types are needed UNTIL you learn the lessons OR until destiny eliminates their presence. Unfortunately, many abused children who leave home at a young age - only run into more trouble - because - their astrological aura defines this need for "trouble".
Only when you understand your astrological configuration - then you realize WHY you keep on attracting certain "repeat" circumstances with their specific destined reasons. Learn the lesson by negating the negative energy with a corresponding positive energy - then you will be set FREE from the negative situation.
You CAN cancel - out ALL negative situations in your life - by THINKING positive - that planetary negative energy is in your astrological aura - so BE HAPPY it's there - BE HAPPY it's restricting you and BE HAPPY it's causing you problems - then the negative experience will GO AWAY and be negated by your positive ACCEPTANCE. But the more you fight it with negativity - the more it will come back in a different form and continue to fight you - until you finally "deal" with it the way "destiny" wants you to "deal" with it - through ACCEPTANCE.
This facet of "spiritual astrology" is important for me to reveal and explain this month in June 2013.
The cycle of the year is predictable - that's not only because of knowledge of the "past" and knowledge of "astrology" - but by comprehending what you see in REAL life as a lesson and facsimile of spiritual facts too. In Northern hemisphere in Europe - every winter it's cold - and every summer it's hot. In Southern hemisphere - they experience the opposite to what we're experiencing in Europe.
It's a fact of life - the principle of OPPOSITES - and even though you can't be HAPPY and SAD - at the same time - if you are SAD - then sooner or later - you will become HAPPY. If you are unstable - then you will become stable. If you are feeling unloved - you will feel loved.
When I study astrological charts - and due to the yearly cycle that is WITHIN everyone's chart - for example - the way you are between 21st June =>30th June - corresponds to the way you were between 21st December => 31st December.
And likewise - the way you were between 21st December => 31st December will correlate to 21st June =>30th June - and hence time always moves forward. 6 Month rule of astrology - will either a DIRECT OPPOSITE or events will be created by "destiny" to show you a corresponding and directly related energy.
This 6th Month rule - applies to EVERYDAY - and hence I guess - it's going to give you something DEEP to think about - as you "work" it out and how it has been influencing your life. The reason I've explained it - is because at the NEW YEAR - you have dreams, hopes and wishes of how you want the year to be - and maybe those dreams and hopes haven't yet manifested in your life - YET - but in 6 months time - they will.
The essence of the "6 month rule of opposites" is when you're life is balanced out - sometimes by the extreme opposite - if you were freezing cold in winter - then you'll be hot in summer. If you were lonely and unloved - now you'll be loved and find yourself buzzing with loving friendships.
Therefore for EVERY month of the year - you can predict for yourself - based on events 6 months prior . Hence events during October will show similarities to events during April; November will represent events to May; and December be compared to June.
Conversely, if you want to know what's about to happen - look back 6 months - and see what unfolded in your life then. Likewise, if you want a positive future in 6 months time - change your attitude today and in 6 months you'll see the results.
 Aries-Libra  Taurus-Scorpio  Gemini-Sagittarius  Cancer-Capricorn  Leo-Aquarius  Virgo-Pisces.
This fact of life is that OPPOSITES attract - and always magnetically fall in love with each other more than other star signs - this doesn't mean that they have harmoniously perfect relationship - far from it - as they are OPPOSITES.
But they have the ability to bring out the best in each other - [and the worst too] - because OPPOSITES challenge the core of existence as they have the ability to OPEN the locked doors.


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MILDRED (BACK) FAIN (b. 1879 – d. 1969)
Mildred "Millie" (Back) Fain was born on September 17, 1879, at Beaver Creek, near Cornville, Yavapai County, Arizona Territory, to William and Margie Ann (Dickinson) Back. The oldest of seven children, she grew up on Montezuma Well Ranch and first went to school on Oak Creek. She next attended school at Beaver Creek, walking two-and-a-half miles to get to school.
Millie graduated from high school in Flagstaff, Coconino County, and then attended Tempe Normal School in Tempe, Maricopa County. Her daughter-in-law, Johnie Lee Fain, wrote of Millie's life in the book, Echoes of the Past, Tales of Old Yavapai Vol. II.
As a youngster, she would ride twelve or thirteen miles to Oak Creek when her uncle Frank Dickinson became ill.  She went to pay the ranchers for their cattle.  Riding on "Tony," her little grey pony, she "felt free as a breeze." This trip meant that for the next few days, at least, she would have no younger brothers or sisters to care for, no peaches to peel, no washing or ironing to do.
The purse of $5,000 was pinned into the pocket of her skirt. She reached Beaver Creek, where it was necessary to take the trail to the west out of the creek. She and Tony had a tough climb. However, there was a group of men camped there--strangers to her. Tony shied as one of the group started walking toward them. Instinctively, Millie realized she must not stop and spurred Tony to climb quickly onto the mesa above the camp.
"The coarse laughter and remarks of the men rang in her ears as she reached safety on top of the rim. However, little did our cowgirl realize the wisdom of her decision to avoid their camp, as these same strangers proved to be horse thieves. Even at that moment, a deputy sheriff was following them. Great would have been their day's haul had they been able to stop the little rider on the grey pony…. So without any worse casualties than aching muscles and a big appetite, Millie reached her destination that evening and delivered the $5,000 to her parents' friends" (Echoes of the Past, 235).
Millie married Granville "Dan" Fain on April 13, 1902, and they had a son, Norman William (1907). She lived many years in Prescott, Yavapai County. Millie was a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star and belonged to the Christian Science Church. She was also a member of the Yavapai County Cowbelles and of the Monday Club. "With her pioneer courage, she has steered this family over many of the heartaches and rough spots of life," wrote Johnie Lee Fain. In 1954, she owned the Diamond S Ranch.
Her mother, Margaret (Dickinson) Back is also represented in the Territorial Women's Memorial Rose Garden. Millie died January 13, 1967, and is buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery.
Donor: Yavapai Cowbelles
Photo Located: RGC MS-39, Box F, F-Fain, Mildred
Updated: 6/24/20125; D. Sue Kissel


Before she could make head or tail of it, Ji Man was pulled outside.
The third prince loudly laughed. He took a cup of wine and drank it in one gulp. Standing next to him, Zhao Qian wasn't smiling much. Her eyes were filled with sadness and resentment as she looked at Ning Mingjie.
A palace garden was naturally much more beautiful than the ones outside of the palace. Ji Man silently stood with Ning Yuxuan by a pond. It happened to be dusk right now. Although they weren't talking, it felt pretty nice just standing here.
Marquis Moyu suddenly broke the silence by saying, "Mingjie has accomplished great achievements this time. The emperor will definitely want to bestow a marriage to him."
"En." Ji Man nodded, that sounded reasonable.
Turning his head to the side to glance at the person next to him, Ning Yuxuan slightly pursed his lips. "He wants to promote Luoqi to the position of an honored concubine. I heard that their child is already a few months old."
"Oh, yeah." Ji Man nodded again. She had already heard about this.
"This means that he'll also have a harem one day."
Wasn't this true for all men in the ancient times? Confused, Ji Man glanced at Ning Yuxuan. "So?"
Ning Yuxuan opened and closed his mouth. Looking at this woman's undisturbed gaze, he felt as if his heart had let out a sigh of relief. He snorted at himself.
Why had he been so worried? This woman simply didn't have a heart.
"My lord, what was it that you want to say?" Ji Man blinked as she looked at him.
"It's nothing important. I just won't have time to visit you in the upcoming days. Stay in Feiwan Courtyard. Don't get up to anything while I'm not there," Ning Yuxuan friendly suggested.
If you're going to share a spoiler, do a more thorough job. Why bother telling it if you're going to continue concealing part of it? Ji Man felt very dissatisfied, but when she reconsidered it again, she thought it was already pretty good that he was willing to give her advance notice that something was going to happen.
Right now, it was a tricky matter to understand Ning Mingjie's position. On the surface, it seemed that he was still loyal to the third prince. And yet, with Prince Gong's daughter between them, there was bound to be a slight estrangement. The third prince mistakenly believed that as long as he put forth some effort and time, he would be able to slowly draw Ning Mingjie back to his side again.
While Ji Man obediently listened to Marquis Moyu's words, Nie Chenyu seemed have gotten some hidden information too. Thinking that she could rely on the imperial noble consort to support her, Nie Chenyu thought she had endless opportunities. She tried all sorts of tricks on Ning Yuxuan such as dancing to seduce him and drugging him with aphrodisiac drugs.
Ning Yuxuan didn't avoid her and accepted all of her attempts. He even blatantly sought publicity by frequently taking Nie Chenyu outside to look at colored lanterns and stroll around the markets at night. It was all very romantic.
Sooner or later, this day was bound to come; the emperor fell seriously ill, and a prince had to be named as his heir. Once there was a crown prince again, the situation in the imperial court would become clear. And naturally, a large group of people had to be sacrificed, and a great wave of people would rise up as well. In the middle of all this, the members of each of the prince's maternal clan would become implicated.
Ji Man wasn't someone that possessed remarkable abilities. She could only sit and wait as the changes unfolded. As Nie Qingyun rushed about and was deeply troubled, Ji Man could only help him by giving him banknotes using Errong's name.
While the imperial court was undergoing change, money was naturally a resource that needed to be used for bribes. Ji Man took the savings she had kept with Miss Shui and gave it Nie Qingyun by saying that Errong had given this to her.
As a result, Nie Qingyun refused to accept the money and even intensely questioned her on why Errong would have so much money. Unable to fabricate a good excuse, Ji Man could only tell Nie Qingyun about her private business.
Nie Qingyun's face became deathly pale. Squeezing her shoulder, he said, "I'll take the money. You have to quickly sever your relationship with that shopkeeper. As for everything else that she's keeping for you, just treat it as giving her a gift. It's more important to ensure your safety."
Ji Man nodded and planned on finding a day to visit Miss Shui to discuss this matter.
However, before she had time, the emperor's illness rapidly took a turn for the worst. It had only been a few days ago when she heard the news of the emperor's illness.
Two days after her conversation with Nie Qingyun, the death bells tolled inside the palace. The court officials lamented to the Heavens and uttered cries of anguish. Why? It was because the emperor hadn't chosen a crown prince yet!
The struggle between the empress's faction and the imperial noble consort's faction formally started. On one side, there was the empress, who said that the oldest son should be the next emperor. On the other side, there was the imperial noble consort, who had always been favored by the emperor and said that she had a posthumous imperial edict written by the late emperor.
Since the imperial noble consort had the posthumous imperial edict, it naturally didn't even need to be said what was written in the edict. The two factions clashed, and countless people became embroiled. However, at the end, Ning Mingjie and Marquis Moyu, who led a group of old court officials, escorted the third prince onto the throne.
The empress and the imperial noble consort were respectfully given the titles Renxiao Dowager Empress and Huizhuan Dowager Empress, respectively. The first prince was conferred a title and would be sent away to his new fiedom, Yidu.
This was the public news that Ji Man heard, but she didn't know about the stormy behind the scenes development. She only knew that Zhao Jue's wish had been fulfilled; he had ascended the throne. He granted a general pardon to the opposing side as well as declaring Nie Qingyun, Marquis Moyu, and Ning Mingjie as officials that had performed outstanding services. They were given a lot of deferential treatment and bestowed countless gifts.
As Zhao Zhe peacefully departed for his fiefdom with his princess consort and the rest of his harem, he looked extremely unfettered.
It was as if there had been warning rumbles of a thunderstorm and you had already taken your clothes off the drying line and checked that drainpipe was working, but then after only a light drizzle, spring had arrived.
It was difficult to accept this outcome. The emperor had died too simply. What happened to the usual drama of forcing the emperor to abdicate? How could the first prince magnanimously let Zhao Jue become the emperor?
Still, after the third prince became the emperor, Ji Man received a ton of benefits. As the new emperor's younger cousin, she was on the same level of titled prince's daughter.
Like a withered tree that was experiencing spring, Nie Clan had gotten a new lease on life. Nie Xiangyuan also received the new emperor's favor and decided to return to the capital to resume being an official.
Sighing with emotion, Ji Man thought; fate had been changed.


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Q: How to insert figure inside tcolorbox environment before the \begin{document} In order to insert a logo picture in my sheet, I want to use the tcolorbox, but I don't know how to create a new environment to include it inside a node before the \begin{document}.
Here's my code that can be compile correctly with xelatex
   \documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report} \usepackage[top=13cm,bottom=1.5cm,right=1.5cm,left=2.5cm]{geometry} \usepackage{eso-pic}
\usepackage{tikz,varwidth,multicol}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\pagestyle{empty}
\definecolor{fff}{RGB}{249, 212, 6}
\definecolor{vvv}{RGB}{47, 138, 58}
\definecolor{ccc}{RGB}{255,140,0}
\definecolor{ggg}{RGB}{250,250,250}
\tikzset{a/.style={anchor=west,line width=1.5pt,font=\bfseries\Large,rounded corners=2mm,draw=black,text=black,inner xsep=5mm,minimum height=1.5cm,rotate=-90}}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}

\newcommand{\image}[3][1]{\includegraphics[width=#1\textwidth,height=#2\textheight,keepaspectratio]{#3}}
\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{
\begin{tikzpicture}[baseline=(1.base)] \node[circle,fill=fff,text=black,font=\bfseries,minimum size=5mm,inner sep=0mm](1){\arabic{enumi}};
\end{tikzpicture} }
\AddToShipoutPicture{
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
\node [fill=fff,minimum width=\paperheight,minimum height=2cm,anchor=south east,rotate=-90](0)at ([xshift=0cm]current page.south west){};
\node[a](2)at($(0.west)!.9!(0.east)$){\image[0.1]{0.9}{./images/logo}
};

\end{tikzpicture} }
%---- define the border of exercice ------%
\newtcolorbox[auto counter]{exo}{breakable,top=1cm,title={Exercice \thetcbcounter},enhanced,before skip=5mm,after skip=5mm,boxsep=3mm,coltitle=black,attach boxed title to top left={xshift=5mm,yshift=-\tcboxedtitleheight},boxrule=.5pt,boxed title style={interior empty,frame code={ \fill([xshift=1mm]frame.north east)arc(180:0:1mm)([xshift=-1mm]frame.north west)arc(0:180:1mm); \path[right color=fff,left color=fff,middle color=fff!60] ([shift={(-.2,.1)}]frame.north west)--([shift={(.2,.1)}]frame.north east)[rounded corners=1mm]--([xshift=.1cm]frame.north east)--(frame.south east)--(frame.south west)--([xshift=-.1cm]frame.north west)[sharp corners]--cycle; } }}\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainlanguage{french}
\newfontfamily\frenchfont{Times New Roman}
\begin{document}
\vspace{15cm}
\begin{exo}
Recopier et compléter les égalités suivantes:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $7\times15-\cdots )=70$
\item $5\times13-5\times\cdots =50$
\item $17\times(3.4+\cdots)=170$
\item $23\times2.3+23\times\cdots=230$
\end{enumerate}
\begin{center}
\begin{tcolorbox}[width=0.3\textwidth,height=0.13\textheight,
    enhanced,clip upper,%<------------
    colframe=red,colback=gray,boxrule=1pt,arc=10pt,
    boxsep=0pt,left=0pt,right=0pt,top=0pt,bottom=0pt]
     \includegraphics[width=\textwidth, height=0.13\textheight]{./images/logo}
\end{tcolorbox} \end{center}
\end{exo}

\end{document}

when I compile this code, I get the following document
Ccan anyone help remove the badding (the white space) of the picture in the left margin?
It would be very appreciated.

A: I think you want something like this. I've defined a myboxedlogo command with three parameters: Optional tcolorbox parameters, includegraphics parameters and figure name. This command is used to include the logo in main page and on left margin.
By the way, instead of a tcolorbox I've used a tcbincludegraphics command.
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{report} \usepackage[top=13cm,bottom=1.5cm,right=1.5cm,left=2.5cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{eso-pic}
\usepackage{tikz,varwidth,multicol}
\usepackage[most]{tcolorbox}
\pagestyle{empty}
\definecolor{fff}{RGB}{249, 212, 6}
\definecolor{vvv}{RGB}{47, 138, 58}
\definecolor{ccc}{RGB}{255,140,0}
\definecolor{ggg}{RGB}{250,250,250}

\tikzset{a/.style={inner sep=0pt}}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}

\newcommand{\image}[3][1]{\includegraphics[width=#1\textwidth,height=#2\textheight,keepaspectratio]{#3}}

\renewcommand{\labelenumi}{
\begin{tikzpicture}[baseline=(1.base)] \node[circle,fill=fff,text=black,font=\bfseries,minimum size=5mm,inner sep=0mm](1){\arabic{enumi}};
\end{tikzpicture} }

\newcommand{\myboxedlogo}[3][]{%
\tcbincludegraphics[hbox, size=tight, colframe=red, boxrule=1pt, arc=10pt, auto outer arc, clip upper, #1, graphics options={#2}]{#3}
}

\AddToShipoutPicture{
\begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
\node [fill=fff,minimum width=\paperheight,minimum height=2cm,anchor=south east,rotate=-90](0)at ([xshift=0cm]current page.south west){};
\node[inner sep=0pt](2)at($(0.west)!.9!(0.east)$){\myboxedlogo{width=.1\textwidth, height=0.9\textheight, keepaspectratio, angle=-90}{example-image-a}};
\end{tikzpicture} }

%---- define the border of exercice ------%
\newtcolorbox[auto counter]{exo}{breakable,top=1cm,title={Exercice \thetcbcounter},enhanced,before skip=5mm,after skip=5mm,boxsep=3mm,coltitle=black,attach boxed title to top left={xshift=5mm,yshift=-\tcboxedtitleheight},boxrule=.5pt,boxed title style={interior empty,frame code={ \fill([xshift=1mm]frame.north east)arc(180:0:1mm)([xshift=-1mm]frame.north west)arc(0:180:1mm); \path[right color=fff,left color=fff,middle color=fff!60] ([shift={(-.2,.1)}]frame.north west)--([shift={(.2,.1)}]frame.north east)[rounded corners=1mm]--([xshift=.1cm]frame.north east)--(frame.south east)--(frame.south west)--([xshift=-.1cm]frame.north west)[sharp corners]--cycle; } }}\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainlanguage{french}
\newfontfamily\frenchfont{Times New Roman}
\begin{document}
\vspace{15cm}
\begin{exo}
Recopier et compléter les égalités suivantes:
\begin{enumerate}
\item $7\times15-\cdots )=70$
\item $5\times13-5\times\cdots =50$
\item $17\times(3.4+\cdots)=170$
\item $23\times2.3+23\times\cdots=230$
\end{enumerate}
\begin{center}
%\begin{tcolorbox}[width=0.3\textwidth,height=0.13\textheight,
%    enhanced,clip upper,%<------------
%    colframe=red,colback=gray,boxrule=1pt,arc=10pt,
%    boxsep=0pt,left=0pt,right=0pt,top=0pt,bottom=0pt]
%     \includegraphics[width=\textwidth, height=0.13\textheight]{example-image-a}
%\end{tcolorbox}
\myboxedlogo[colframe=blue]{width=.3\textwidth, height=0.13\textheight}{example-image-a}
\end{center}
\end{exo}

\end{document}

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22 Ways People With Mental Illness Know They Are Loved
For someone living with a mental illness — or any type of illness — having a loving support system can be crucial. Love has the power to bring light in dark moments, help someone up when they fall and prove no matter how alone someone with a mental illness may feel, they still have people who have their back.
So — in the name of love — we asked people in our Mighty community who live with a mental illness to share how others can show them love. You, too, are loved, and we hope this list reminds you to tell someone in your community you love them, too.
Here's what they had to say:
1. "Show me you love me without feeling bad for me. I want to feel loved, not felt sorry for." — Rachel Kathleen Bourg
2. "When my depression gets out of hand and loved ones help me with light chores, cooking or even making sure I've eaten that day, it's an incredible help." — Rachel Morton
3. "An unexpected and loving text might do it for me, especially at a time when I'm feeling really low. When that happens, it means the texter had been thinking about me and decided to take the time to write me something nice." — Julianne Leow
4. "Understand that when I'm absent (in whichever of the many ways I'm now often absent) that it has nothing to do with them or the way I feel about you. I'm not choosing to disappear." — Kerstin Kirby
5. "Embrace me for me. Mental illness and all. Do not ask me how I'm feeling if you aren't willing to listen and support me on the 'dark issues' as well as the 'light' issues." — Lindsay Washington
6. "Treat me exactly how you always have. I'm not broken. I'm not something to be handled with kid gloves. I'm the same person I always have been. The only difference is a label I never asked to have attached to me." — Michelle Balck
7. "Let me cry without telling me to stop and without judgment. Let me experience what I'm experiencing without trying to fix me or invalidate me!" — Marlena Davis
8. "Acknowledge the progress I make and to tell me you're proud of me. I know the things I achieve are not big or applause-worthy in comparison to what I used to do, but I do still want to make my family proud." — Erica Enos
9. "For me, I just want to hear someone say, 'It's all right, I'm here for you.' Those simple words makes a world of difference." — Mary Hannah Cleve
10. "Smile, sit with me and listen to me. Love me for me. And at the end of the day, kiss me and tell me I'm not broken." — Staci Legacy
11. "Let me know I'm loved in when I feel unloveable." — Amy Griffin
12. "Tell me you love me without a 'but.' Sometimes I just need to hear, 'I love you.' Not, 'I love you but you're being irrational' or 'but you need to stop worrying.'" — Nikki DeMeyers
13. "Offer to listen, unbiasedly." — Myisha Hill
14. "Love me, not despite my illness, but love me illness and all. My symptoms are not a reflection of the real me, but my anxiety is still a part of my life that can't be ignored. My boyfriend hugs me when I have a panic attack instead of just telling me to 'get over it,' and it's really comforting." — Nicole Campbell
15. "Be patient with me. I know it's irrational sometimes — I hear the things that come out of my mouth — but I can't make myself think rationally sometimes. So just realize that I'm trying. I have good days and bad days. Be patient when I need to be alone. Be patient when I need a hug. I'll tell you what I need." — Megan Turillo
16. "When someone says, 'I have no idea what you're going through,' I feel loved. When they buy me a blank book to fill with my dark and light thoughts, I feel loved. When they bring me a new plant that isn't too hard to keep alive, I feel loved. When they tell me they're glad I exist, I feel loved." — Karina Ray
17. "Accept that nothing will 'fix' this. Accept me for who I am." — Martha Shay Vogler
18. "Sometimes I just need someone to say, 'I can see you're struggling, I can see you're hurting and I recognize it's not my job to be sorry. Please understand I love you even as you go through this difficult period.'" — Leigh Elizabeth
19. "Validation. Validate that everything I feel and everything I fear is real to me, even if not to the outside world. Validate my reality." — Moneique Moralez
20. "I was feeling especially awful one day recently. I sent my husband a text (for me, writing is easier than speaking words). I was apologizing for my anxiety. It makes me act irrationally and detach and it's not fair to my family. His simple response: 'I accepted the way you are years ago, just as you accepted me for who I am. I love you. All of you. We'll get through this just like we do with everything else.' I know he doesn't fully understand what it's like but he doesn't question it — he just accepts me for me. It's better than any therapy or medication I've ever tried." — Alicia Maley-Westforth
21. "Please, just act normal! It gives me a sense of normality when I'm far from it! It also helps me feel less guilty about my illness inconveniencing others." — Carol Zimmerman
22. "Honestly, sometimes I don't need you to say a word — simply give me a hug." — Brittany Isabella
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Michael Keaton Talks Playing Batman Again After Three Decades
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By Liam Mathews/Aug. 11, 2021 12:24 pm EST
Something no one ever thought would happen is happening: Michael Keaton will play Bruce Wayne. Keaton was the second live-action Batman, after Adam West on the '60s series, and starred in Tim Burton's two Batman movies, 1989's "Batman" and 1992's "Batman Returns." He famously turned down $15 million to return once more for "Batman Forever" because he didn't like the script and wasn't confident in director Joel Schumacher, who replaced Burton on the film, according to an Entertainment Weekly report from 1994. The part then passed to Val Kilmer, and it seemed like Keaton would never again don the cowl. But now he'll reprise the part in the upcoming DC Extended Universe film "The Flash," appearing as a version of Bruce Wayne from an alternate universe who gets involved when Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) loses control of the timelines after trying to go back in time to prevent his mother's murder. The film is slated for release in November 2022.
It's been 30 years since Michael Keaton played Batman, but in a recent interview promoting his upcoming action film "The Protege," Keaton basically said getting back into the role was like riding a bike. He never forgot how to be Batman.
He's Batman
Jake Hamilton of Jake's Takes asked Keaton what it was like to put the suit back on after so many years. "It was shockingly normal. It was weird," Keaton said, emphasizing how surprising it was with his disbelieving delivery. "And like, I went, 'Oh, oh yeah, that's right.' But also, as you then start to play the scenes, it was like a lot of memories... a lot of really interesting, like sense memories, actually." Asked if he's said his iconic "I'm Batman" line yet, Keaton pretended to not hear the question. We'll just have to wait and see if he says it. And he said he hasn't spoken to his friend Tim Burton about it, but only because they talk about other things when they chat.
Keaton will appear in "The Flash" alongside Ben Affleck, the DCEU's current incarnation of Bruce Wayne. His other superhero movie credits include "Spider-Man: Homecoming," in which he played Adrian Toomes/Vulture, and the upcoming "Morbius," which will find him reprise the role of Toomes, though it's unknown how significant the appearance will be.


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Wieden + Kennedy London's parent office was the Cannes Lions' agency of the year. This blog takes you inside their London outpost: their campaigns, their flasks, and their British cupcakes honoring July 4th. There are a lot of agency blogs. Most are self-serving and rarely updated, this is an exception.
So I've just found out that Business Insider – an organisation that I previously always assumed was smart and insightful – have put this blog in their article Meet the 22 Most Influential Advertising Bloggers.
I know … I know … saying any 42 year old, Birkenstock-wearing Queen fan is anything other than tragic, is utter madness.
That said, as much as I'd like to act all casual about it, I feel ridiculously chuffed about it – mainly because I know I shouldn't be there and I feel I've just bagged a night with a young Angelina Jolie who has mistaken me for some big shot movie producer.


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Dr. Alan Brainard will speak on
"Pitt Stadium: The Glory Years and the Demise"
Sunday Feb. 1, 2015 at 1:15, Pitt Scaife Hall, Room 1102
The University of Pittsburgh Stadium was located in Oakland for 75 years. The talk will feature digital images of Stadium Architecture in its glory and in its demise. Following the final game, one which matched the Panthers against Notre Dame, the entire stadium was demolished to provide room for the Peterson Athletic Facility. Memories and images of the past ...
Graduated from Fenn College (Cleveland State University) with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and graduate studies at Univ. of Michigan leading to the Ph. D.. Began his professional career as an engineer at the Esso Research Laboratories (now Exxon Rsch. Labs) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Joined the faculty of the Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh (Jan. 1967). Winner of the Western Electric Award for Excellence in Teaching, American Society for Engineering Education 1976. Ran Effective Teaching Institutes at Univ. of Notre Dame and the Univ. of Utah. Registered Professional Engineer - Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retired from active teaching and research in August, 1996. Has taught six different courses in the OSHER Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Pittsburgh and at Carnegie Mellon University.
He says: "I have a lifelong interest in turtles and have an extensive collection of turtle figurines. I drew 103 different turtles in colored pen and ink and they are on display like a Periodic Table of the Elements. The display measures 11.5 feet wide by 5 feet high, at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium since June 2003."


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- 20,000 Route 20 Scenic Byway Map and Guides placed throughout our region: area gateways, tourism centers, businesses and member sites.
- 100,000 Upstate New York Maps, includes our Route 20 ad and promotes attractions, family fun and recreation. Distributed throughout the Northeast.
- Route 20 Website featuring: calendar of events, Association news and info, Road Challenge Race information and results, Route 20 Brochure included and member information. Like us on Facebook and Twitter.
- The Association promotes and supports the many Businesses and Attractions along the Scenic Route 20 Corridor.
Select your membership and advertising options.
Yes, when you contact me I want to know more about advertising on the Route 20 website!
Complete the information below that you want to include in the Brochure Listing and on the Website.
Please send payment with check payable to: Route 20 Association of NYS.
Mail to: Randy Christian, CR Custom Publishing, (315) 858-2193 P.O. Box 621, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.
THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO THE ROUTE 20 SCENIC BYWAY!


Meet Walter! Like all our products Walter has a multifunctional purpose. He can assist in a beautiful and minimalistic display of your favorite jewelries or help you keep track of your ties, bow ties and watches. Our new Wall Hanger comes in two different colors: black and blush.


Chick-fil-A Operator Aaron Vann is excited to serve the Richardson community soon! As a part of our welcome to you, we invite residents from the following zip codes to be part of our opening celebration by participating in the First 100 24 hour Camp Out. A valid ID is required to participate. If your ID does not reflect your current zip code, please click here to see a list of acceptable documents to verify your current residence. Details specific to this opening can be found here. For Official Rules specific to this location, click here. We look forward to meeting you!
This restaurant will open on THURSDAY, March 21st, 2019. The First 100 promotion will begin on WEDNESDAY, March 20th, 2019th.


To those who suffer from them, headaches interrupt daily activities and sometimes even affect your life. Just getting through the day – particularly with a migraine – can be a struggle. If you experience pain, a visit to our Advanced Chiropractic Group office can find ways to give you headache relief in Santa Barbara.
A tension headache. Sometimes referred to as a stress headache, it is the type adults and adolescents most commonly experience. Pain usually is mild or moderate.
Migraine. Its hallmark is pain that throbs and pounds. Patients might also experience sensitivity to smells, light, or noise; nausea, vomiting, and other digestive upsets; auras; or appetite loss. A mixed headache is a combination of a migraine and a tension headache.
Cluster. This intense headache creates a piercing or burning pain behind the eyes. Pain might be constant or intermittent. Although rarer than the rest, it is the severest.
Other common types. Some of our patients complain of sinus headaches, traction headaches that get progressively worse, or headaches linked to changes in female hormones.
We provide a thorough physical exam for nerve function by checking your muscle strength, reflexes, and sensations and look for the presence of TMJ. The exam often includes X-rays to evaluate your ligaments.
Are headaches disrupting your life? Headache relief in Santa Barbara begins with calling our Advanced Chiropractic Group office at (805) 681-7322. Our doctors of chiropractic offer more than 70 years of combined treatment experience. Schedule an appointment today to get back the quality of life you deserve.


Whether your home needs minor repairs or you're thinking of carrying out a major renovation on your property in Spain, it's well worth taking time to investigate a few companies before parting with your hard-earned cash.
Even though you might be tempted to carry out minor repairs by yourself after checking out a couple of "how to" videos on YouTube, in many cases hiring a professional tradesman can save you money in the long run.
Where Can You Find Tradesmen?
Usually the first port of call is to ask your friends and neighbours if they've had any work done similar in scope to what you require. If so, ask whether the final price was similar to the original quote, how long the work took and whether they had received quotes from other companies (remember that cheap doesn't always equate with quality).
You also probably receive lots of flyers in your letterbox from local handymen and may decide to ask them for a quote. In this case make sure that they are legally set up to work in Spain (either as a company or self-employed), otherwise they won't be able to invoice you and you'll have no way of making any claim against them for damages.
What About Online Comparison Sites?
Through several websites you can request a quote for free and read customer reviews. You'll need to have some Spanish to draft your requirements and you can always use Google Translate to check out the customer comments. Beware of glowing or damning reviews – better to check out those with a mid to high rating as more representative.
The biggest online site is Habitissimo, where you can get up to four quotes from tradesmen in your local area. If you're thinking about a major renovation, they also provide quotes from architects. TuManitas and 3Presupuestos also offer several quotes free of charge.
What Should A Price Quote And Contract Include?
Price quotes should ideally be itemised, in this way you can see exactly where your money is going and whether you could cut back in any areas.
Sales tax (IVA) should be shown as a separate line or it should be clearly stated that it will be added to the final bill. In order to apply the reduced rate of 10% sales tax to the whole bill, the cost of materials cannot exceed 40% of the total.
Time scale in days or weeks. Although this tends to be approximate, it's also a good way to compare quotes.
In the contract make sure that all labour, parts and materials are detailed and this coincides with the quote. Start and finish dates should also be shown and for more important jobs a daily penalty rate should be established in case the job overruns.
Never pay 100% upfront – for long jobs establish a down payment (around 30% to cover materials), periodic instalments and a final payment when everything is finished satisfactorily. For shorter jobs you could pay 50% at the beginning and the rest upon completion.
A tradesman will have his own insurance, but it's always a good idea to double-check. Don't just take the tradesman's word and request to see the insurance papers (and that the last payment was made!).
Your own home insurance won't be affected unless you decide to carry out part of the work yourself. In that case, before you start on any home repairs yourself take a look at your insurance policy, as you may not be covered if things go wrong.
Can You Get Tax Relief?
Not any longer for taxpayers in Spain. Previously improvements to your main home could (depending on your individual circumstances) be included in the annual tax return.
Do You Need a Permit / Licence?
If you live in a flat or apartment, any major works must be approved by the Comunidad de Vecinos (Neighbours' Committee). Otherwise just let them know that you're having workmen in to avoid any complaints about noise.
Major works: These must be presented by an architect and include those that affect the structure, façade, increase in size or change in use.
Minor works: All other jobs, some of which may require a permit but you will need to check locally with your Ayuntamiento.
And If Things Go Wrong?
First of all try to negotiate with the Company. If that fails then put your complaint in writing and send if by burofax as this gives a legal receipt.
If the company still fails to solve the problem, then you should make an appointment with your local Municipal Consumer Office (Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor – OMIC) and show them your written claim.
If the company refuses to go to arbitration, then your only possibility is to take the matter to court. Depending on the amount that you are claiming for damages, you may not need a lawyer (claims below 2000€).
You may consider that one of the best ways to save money is by buying the materials yourself at a DIY store and then hire a tradesman just to fit/install them. However, in this case you would have to pay 21% sales tax, whereas if they are included in the tradesman's bill in most cases a rate of 10% is applied.
If you can get materials such as tiles and flooring in a sale then it might be worthwhile, but if you need materials such as cement then a tradesman can probably get it cheaper.
Not all tradesmen will be willing to install items they haven't purchased as they also make a profit on materials. When you request a quote make it clear from the beginning which materials you will be supplying.
You could also check if there are any regional grants available. Periodically in different areas in Spain grants are available to change windows, gas boilers, install air conditioning and more, as long as they improve energy efficiency. These schemes are normally called "Plan Renove" and with no central website available the best way to find them is via Google, for example "plan renove ventanas Andalucia" and include the current year.


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On the road again: the ALEPH / Jewish Renewal Listening Tour is going west!
We're setting off today for the next stops on the ALEPH / Jewish Renewal Listening Tour! Rabbi David and I are heading in different directions for a few days: I'm going to do a Shabbaton in Las Vegas, he's off to the Spiritual Directors International conference in San Diego. I'll be offering a poetry reading and a facilitated conversation about the future of Jewish Renewal in Las Vegas; he'll be leading Shabbat services and having conversations about Jewish Renewal at SDI.
We'll meet up in Los Angeles for a Sunday evening event hosted by Rabbi T'mimah Ickovits and Holistic Jew. Plans include a ma'ariv evening service on a deck overlooking the water, a dinner, and an open mike / curated conversation about ALEPH and the future of Jewish Renewal. (To inquire about participation, email [email protected]) While in LA we'll also be connecting with folks from B'nai Horin and from two rabbinical seminaries, the Academy for Jewish Religion CA and Ziegler.
Later in the week we'll spend some time in Santa Cruz with folks from Chadesh Yameinu. On April 13th they'll be hosting an event which will feature both a community conversation about the future of Jewish Renewal, and a poetry reading by yours truly -- I'm hoping to highlight both Open My Lips (new from Ben Yehuda Press) and Toward Sinai (my collection of Omer poems), which feels appropriate to the season given that Pesach is right around the corner and the Omer begins on the second night of Pesach.
Then we'll move on to the San Francisco Bay Area, where we'll connect with folks from the Aquarian Minyan, Wilderness Torah, The Jewish Studio Project, the Kitchen, and other local institutions -- and we'll participate in Shabbat evening and morning services at Kehilla Community Synagogue, and hold a havdalah / Listening Tour open mike at 7:30pm at Chochmat ha-Lev. (If you want to join us for Shabbat davenen or for the havdalah / open mike, there's information on the Kehilla and Chochmat websites.)
It's going to be an action-packed ten days. I'm looking really forward to meeting people in all of these different places, and to hearing their hopes and dreams for the future of ALEPH and their visions of what a renewed Judaism might look like and how we can work together to make those visions real.
Photo by Dave Kauffman; taken on our Listening Tour visit to Vancouver.
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Announcing Open My Lips
I could not be more delighted to announce this news: Open My Lips, my new collection of Jewish liturgical prayer, has just been published by Ben Yehuda Press! Here's how the publisher describes the book:
This volume of contemporary liturgical poetry is both a poetry collection and an aid to devotional prayer. This collection dips into the deep well of Jewish tradition and brings forth renewed and renewing adaptations of, and riffs on, classical Jewish liturgy. Here are poems for weekday and Shabbat, festival seasons (including the Days of Awe and Passover), and psalms of grief and praise. Intended for those who seek a clear, readable, heartfelt point of access into Jewish tradition or into prayer in general.
For those who seek a prayer practice in English but don't know where to start, this volume offers several starting points (poems for weekday and Sabbath, psalms of grief and of praise.) These poems could be used to augment an existing prayer practice, Jewish or otherwise -- either on a solitary basis or for congregational use. For the reader of poetry unfamiliar with liturgical text, they can serve as an introduction to prayer in general, and Jewish prayer in particular. And for the pray-er unfamiliar with contemporary poetry, these poems can open the door in the other direction.
The publisher and I welcome remix and transformative works. The poems in this collection are available online; feel free to (with attribution) use them in services and share them widely, and also to create your own prayer/poems based on or inspired by them -- as long as you also release your own material under a creative commons license which permits remix and transformative works too. And please support independent publishing and buy a copy of the book: for yourself, your rabbi, your pastor, your roshi, your imam, or anyone else in your life who you think might enjoy it!
Open My Lips, Ben Yehuda Press, April 2016 - $14.95
Advance praise:
"You enfold me in this bathtowel/ You enliven me with coffee," writes Barenblat in Open My Lips, a collection of accessible and compelling prayer-poems that manages to locate the sacred in the quotidian. After reading these poems, one realizes the ordinary moment is filled with hidden light, and inspiration isn't as far away as we often assume.
— Yehoshua November, author of God's Optimism (Main Street Rag Press, 2010)
Poet and rabbi Rachel Barenblat is determined neither to surrender her tradition, nor to surrender to it. She creates here a liturgy which is an ongoing struggle with her own tradition. Her project is to find the sacred in every moment, high or low, and to turn towards it without hesitation.
In her meditation on removing leaven for Pesach, she notes that "odds are good there are stale O's / in the crevices of the car seat." She does not shy away from them or their implications: they become, surprisingly and delightfully, part of the ritual. And her lesson for us is larger than the lesson of any particular ritual of any particular tradition: that if we have not yet found the sacred meaning of any thing, we have not yet looked hard enough.
— Dale Favier, author of Opening the World (Pindrop Press, 2011)
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat's work is incredibly moving. She takes a traditional prayer, understands its essence, and then recreates it in a way that makes it accessible to anyone. She opens a path for the reader to feel and understand the traditional Jewish liturgy from a modern feminine perspective. I love it!
— Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu, Director, Rabbis Without Borders
Readers from every point along the spiritual spectrum will find poems that appeal and satisfy in Open My Lips, the latest collection of poems from rabbi and poet Rachel Barenblat. A portion of her poems are firmly rooted in the cycle of Jewish holidays, yet by anchoring them in the rhythms of the year and the seasons, she renders them accessible. All but the most hardened atheists will understand the desire to pray and to grieve and to celebrate a Sabbath, and Barenblat offers poems for all of these spiritual occasions. And even hardened atheists will appreciate the deft way she uses science and the natural world. In short, Rachel Barenblat has achieved a remarkable feat with her latest collection.
— Kristin Berkey-Abbott, author of Whistling Past the Graveyard (Pudding House, 2004) and I Stand Here Shredding Documents (Finishing Line Press, 2011)
Rachel Barenblat's latest offering is truly beautiful – moving, ethereal, grounded, accessible and profound. Her words will nourish the journeys of anyone who opens the book's pages, connecting the deeply personal to the larger currents of time and life to the Source Within and Beyond Us All.
— Rabbi Wendi Geffen, Rabbi Without Borders Fellow, North Shore Congregation Israel, Chicago IL
Barenblat's God is a personal God – one who lets her cry on His shoulder, and who rocks her like a colicky baby. These poems bridge the gap between the ineffable and the human. Her writing is clear and pure and the poems are excquisitely executed. This collection will bring comfort to those with a religion of their own, as well as those seeking a relationship with some kind of higher power.
— Satya Robyn, author of The Most Beautiful Thing and Thaw
Rabbi Barenblat's poems are like those rare cover songs that bring new insights to familiar rhythms and melodies. Her interpretations of ancient liturgy turn up the volume and realign the balance on our tradition's greatest hits.
— Rabbi Elana Zelony, Rabbi Without Borders Fellow, Congregation Beth Torah, Dallas TX
With gorgeous language, a profound sensitivity to the yearnings of the soul, and deep knowledge of the power of traditional Jewish prayer, Rabbi Rachel Barenblat has composed this extraordinary collection of liturgical poems. Useful for the expert and novice, seeker and skeptic, believer and doubter alike, Barenblat's exquisite and powerful verse will enrich your connection to Jewish prayer, enhance your spiritual journey, and encourage your ability to connect to the Divine within and around you.
— Rabbi Michael Knopf, Rabbi Without Borders Fellow, Temple Beth El, Richmond VA
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Happy news: Ben Yehuda and Open My Lips
I am thoroughly delighted to be able to announce that my next book-length poetry collection, Open My Lips, will be published by Ben Yehuda Press, publishers of books of interest to the American Jewish community since 2005!
Open My Lips is a collection of contemporary Jewish liturgical poetry which I hope will move and delight both Jewish and non-Jewish readers. This collection sits at the intersection of poetry and prayer. Here's my nutshell description:
Ben Yehuda Press has published some wonderful books which are staples of my rabbinic bookshelf, among them Rabbi Shefa Gold's Torah Journeys and In the Fever of Love: an Illumination of the Song of Songs and Rabbi DovBer Pinson's Thirty-Two Gates of Wisdom. (I'm also excited about some of their new books which I haven't yet read, among them Haviva Ner-David's Chanah's Voice, Sharon Marson's More Than Four Questions: Inviting Childrens' Voices to the Seder, and Ora Horn Prouser's Esau's Blessing: How the Bible Embraces Those With Special Needs.) I am thrilled that they are bringing out my new collection.
And -- this is particularly exciting to me as a participant in remix culture and someone who shares a lot of work online -- the publishers are enthusiastic about the poems being available online for people to share during services and poetry readings and so forth. They believe (and I agree!) that sharing poetry online doesn't diminish its sale market, but rather increases it. Our hope is that those who read the poems online, or encounter them during a service, will want to support the poetry and its publisher by buying a copy of the book.
Stay tuned for further information. For now, I hope you'll celebrate with me!
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KEROSENE OIL AS A HANDY HOME REMEDY.
Appendicitis.—Since the theory that this disease is curable by absorption has gained prominence, the use of kerosene oil in connection with the cure has been found useful.
Consumption.—A cloth saturated with kerosene oil, bound around the chest at night and frequently repeated, will remove lung soreness, and it may be taken inwardly with advantage. Eight to ten drops three or four times a day in sarsaparilla. It has been tried efficaciously as a cure for consumption.
Colds.—Ten to twelve drops of kerosene oil on cut loaf sugar, taken every two or three hours, has been found effective in curing colds, also rub neck and chest.
Toothache.—Cotton saturated with kerosene and placed in the tooth, often affords immediate relief.
Croup.—Kerosene has been used in croup with success. It may be taken internally and applied externally.
Burns.—Cloths saturated with kerosene, and applied to burns, exclude the air and bring desired relief from pain.
Bunions and Corns.—A continuous application to corns and bunions for a few days will reduce inflammation and pain, and an entire removal of the corn may be brought about.
Diphtheria.—Swabbing of the throat, at intervals of two to three hours, with kerosene, has been found effective in destroying the membrane of diphtheria and reducing inflammation.
Vegetable Poisons.—Kerosene is an excellent lotion for the external inflammation resulting from vegetable poisons. It should be applied frequently until relief is had.
Quinsy.—External and internal use of kerosene has a remedial effect in this obstinate disease.
Rheumatism.—Petroleum was a favorite Indian remedy for rheumatism. In the purer form of kerosene it is still regarded as a favorite remedy for this painful disease. It may be applied by frequent rubbing.
Cleansing the Scalp.—A little kerosene introduced into glycerine, constitutes an ointment that will speedily remove dandruff and contribute to a clean and healthy scalp.
SICK HEADACHE.
Bandage 1.—Sick and nervous headache may be cured by tying a stout bandage around the head at the point indicated by figure 1, in the adjoining cut. Keep the bandage saturated with camphor, alcohol or essence of peppermint. See index—Headache.
CROUP.
Circle 2.—At the points in adjoining cut indicated by figure 2, external applications should be applied to cure croup. A favorite application is petroleum, whose effects may be greatly aided by internal doses of syrup of onions, a teaspoonful every quarter of an hour, till relief is had. For further treatment, see index—Croup.
PNEUMONIA.
Applications of turpentine mixed with glycerine, sweet oil or lard, for the cure of pneumonia, should be made at the group of circles, in the adjoining cut, numbered figure 3. Hot poultices may be applied to the same place, with excellent effect. For further and fuller treatment, see index—Pneumonia.
SUNSTROKE.
In cases of sunstroke, ice, or cold water should be abundantly applied to the head, neck and chest. One of the most alarming symptoms attending sunstroke is heart failure. To meet this an application of hot water and mustard, or a mustard plaster, should be placed at the point indicated by figure 4, in the adjoining cut.
APPENDICITIS.
For this dread disease many doctors use the knife only. But more incline to a remedy by absorption. For this purpose oils, as petroleum or turpentine, are used both externally and internally. In the former case they are applied in the region indicated by figure 5 in the adjoining cut. In acute cases, applications of ice, or cold water, are made in the same region to reduce pain. See index—Appendicitis.
NERVOUS HEADACHE.
Circle 1.—A tight bandage tied round the head above the eyes, as indicated at circle 1 of adjoining figure, affords relief to nervous headache. It may be saturated with camphor, essence of peppermint, or salt water. See index—Headache.
DIPHTHERIA.
A free application of petroleum, well rubbed in, at the point indicated by circle 2, frequently cures diphtheria. Some medical men destroy the germs of diphtheria by blowing pulverized tannin upon the tonsils. Tannin is the inner bark of the oak. See index—Diphtheria.
HEART DISEASE.
Circle 3.—This circle, in the adjoining plate, indicates where external applications for acute heart disease should be applied. The best of such applications is cloths dipped in hot water, to which ground mustard has been added. For full treatment, see index—Heart Disease.
RETENTION OF URINE.
Warmth applied at the point Indicated by object 4 of the adjoining cut, in the form of heated salt water, or a hot salt bag, tends to start the flow, and give consequent relief to the bladder. See index—Urinary Diseases.
DIARRHOEA.
Object 5.—Diarrhoeal affections, cholera morbus, etc., may be successfully treated externally by hot lotions, and petroleum and other oils, applied to the lower portions of the bowels, indicated by object 5 in the adjoining cut. See index—Diarrhoea.
Headache, especially if it be of a nervous character, can be readily relieved by the application of a forked bandage, as shown at 1 in the adjoining figure. The bandage should be saturated with hot vinegar and pepper, spirits of ammonia or salty hot water. See index—Headache.
BLEEDING OF THE NOSE.
An ice application at the back of the neck at point indicated by 2 in the adjoining figure or the slipping of a cold piece of metal, as a key, down the spine, will check the bleeding. See index— Nose Bleed.
Effectual rubbing of the back and loins with goose-grease, or any of the oils used for cathartic purposes, along the lines indicated in the adjoining figure, mostly proves as efficacious in removing constipation as if taken inwardly. This applies especially to children. See Index—Constipation.
By applying hot mustard water, a quick mustard plaster, spirits of turpentine or ammonia, to the part of the neck indicated by circle 1, in adjoining figure, speedy relief may be had. See index—Convulsions.
PLEURISY.
The circles indicated by 2 indicate the spots where external applications should be made to the back for the relief of pleurisy pains. Excellent remedies are hot poultices of flaxseed meal and hops, or hot salt bags. All applications should be kept as hot as the patient can bear. For full local and general treatment see index—Pleurisy.
AGUE.
Applications, three times daily, of turpentine and chloroform, in equal parts, to the regions of the back and loins indicated by figure 3 in the adjoining cut, are said to cure obstinate cases of ague or intermittent fever. For full treatment see index—Intermittent Fever.