Th stars in Namibia never get old to look at, photograph or sleep under. Especially in the cooler months of May, June and July when the rains have cleared the air and left endless clear, cool and still skies the stars really shine. As if by design it is also during these months that the Milky Way rises in the east as the sun sets and travels across the sky to set in the west as the sun rises again. There is really no better place or time of year to get an unobstructed view the stars that Namibia in the winter.
This photo is a composition of 2 photos taken about 30 minutes apart. While it is possible to get the twilight lit foreground and the stars in one shot there would be significant motion in the stars. Blending the 2 shorter exposure photos together for foreground and sky I was able to still give the idea of the Milky Way rising as the sun set.
Sitting near the waterhole at Okakuejo camp in Etosha National Park is a little like holding vigil. The waterhole is located right near several bungalows with bench seating for at least about 100 people around the perimeter of the viewing area. However, as you approach the waterhole you see dozens of people sitting in silence as they take in the amazing sight of the large game visiting the waterhole for a drink. I've been to this waterhole now probably a half dozen times and it still is one of the most remarkable game viewing experiences. If not for the amazing game the waterhole serves a reminder to all its human visitors that you are now in the presence of nature and the unsaid expectation is to sit quietly and forget the modern world for a few moments with your game viewing neighbors.
These giraffe were only at the waterhole for a few minutes when we first arrived at the park but as the sun was setting I grabbed as many shots as I could. At the time I wished I had my tripod to get a nice long exposure, but the walk to the room was too far as the light was fading fast. Animals are also so unpredictable that if the moment arises for a shot you have to take it as you never know when the next opportunity will arise. Despite being a high ISO handheld shot this still turned out to be one of my favorite from our recent three days in Etosha.
Some lessons and best practices for night photography seem pretty easy when you read them in books, ebooks and online. However, planning shots and actually getting out there and trying to implement an idea is a whole different beast. The above shot was a half baked idea I had after spending 2 nights in the Spitzkoppe area in Namibia. I say half baked because I had all the info on sun position, star locations, etc all sorted out, but I had never really been successful with super long exposures over a minute or two. The idea I had for this shot was to get some really faint star trails over the mountain just as the soft twilight from the sun was coming up from the East. I took my time setting up the shot and getting my exposure correct when all of sudden the sunlight was started to pour in and I had lost time to mess around. I quickly fired off a couple 7 minute exposures, but that was all I had time for as the stars began to give way to the morning sky.
Lessons learned were that no matter how much you think you'd prepared you still have to be really prepared when the light is right. I think you almost have to be able to predict what the exposure is going to be during dawn and dusk in the future and that really just takes practice. You can read up on ideal exposure settings, etc but that's a lot of information to juggle when you're out in the field and trying to also react to the setting. With almost everything camera related you need to develop a muscle memory for the buttons and settings but also for what the settings are going to produce. This image turned out quite nice, but wasn't quite what I wanted. Either way since I got this image on my last morning in the area I'll have to wait until next time to get the shot I really want (or whatever other idea I come up with at the last minute).
A self driving safari in Africa involves a lot of driving. On our trip to Botswana driving between parks, campsites and actual safaris we racked up something like 3000km over 14 days. Eli and I both had GoPros with suction cup mounts so we filmed as much of the exciting stuff as we could while in Moremi Game Reserve and Nxai Pans. I think we ended up with something like 60-70GB of footage and that was all compressed video footage!
The really fun things to video was the 4x4 technical driving which Eli did the most of since I had little 4x4 experience (by the end of the trip though I think I got the hang of it). Most of our footage was driving through countless water crossings and mud holes but we also got some really nice footage just cruising through some really epic scenery and a few animal sightings. Enjoy!
Around 6am when I climbed down the little ladder from our roof mounted tent I was still waking up when I heard some munching nearby and right across from me was a herd of elephants casually browsing for food amongst the trees and cars of the campsite. We were staying at Third Bridge Campsite in Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana and apparently the elephants are a common site. We had intended to wake up early make some coffee and set off on our morning safari, but with the elephants all around I quickly, and quietly, climbed into the car to just sit and enjoy the huge animals just walking right around us.
After about 45 minutes or so the herd slowly began to leave the campsite into the grasses beyond our site and we climbed out of the car get a better view of the great creatures. This one little elephant had stayed close to the the mom while in the camp but started to move off on it's own once in the grass. As we watched it for some time it moved in and out of nice little windows of trees and branches which obstructed the larger elephants but created a nice natural frame of foliage for an image of this little guy.
It's hard to not overstate how amazing this Leopard sighting was. Given that this was the first leopard sighting for me and how our trip had progress so far it's still hard to not get excited about the time we had with this beautiful animal. Eli and I started our trip to Botswana last November under some really crappy circumstances and ended the trip with an equally worse incident. However, the two weeks in between we had in Botswana was one of the best experiences either of us had enjoyed. I suppose I'll start at the beginning.
Our trip to Botswana was to be 15 days and we had planned to take my newly acquired 2002 Toyota Hilux. Our Hilux seemed to be in good shape for the trip. It had 4x4 a canopy and we had fitted it with a roof rack for mounting a tent on the roof. I had even just purchase new mud tires which mad the truck look pretty mean. All was looking good except for one little thing. On our first day of the trip we went down to Windhoek to pickup camping equipment and the truck would only get up to 70km/hr and if you pushed the gas pedal down black smoke spewed out the back. After running errands in Windhoek we stopped by a Toyota dealership and had the guys take a look. I'll quote what the mechanic said - "Do not drive this truck back home." He called an engine repair guy in Windhoek and told us to stay the night in Windhoek and visit this guy first thing in the morning. The trip was off to a roaring start. We were supposed to head back to Otjiwarongo that night and set off for the North of Namibia the next day.
The following day we took the car to the engine repair guy and right away he said the engine was shot. No compression and apparently the engine needs to be a vacuum to operate normally (I learned a lot about engines on this trip). Our truck is totaled (or as the locals say - finished) until the guys can tear open the engine block and figure out whats what. What do you do when your truck dies? Well, there was no way we were gonna cancel, months and months of planning had gone into this trip. When else are we gonna be able to go for two weeks in Botswana?
We immediately looked into a rental camping truck and although extremely expensive we bit the bullet and hired a fully equipped Toyota Hilux with all camping gear. Within 4 hours of dropping off my Hilux we were off to Otjiwarongo and then off to Botswana.
Fast forward through 6 amazing days of driving safari in Moremi Game Reserve and we get to the day we saw this leopard. This day was our last full day in Moremi and we had been tipped off from some camping neighbors that a leopard had been sighted so we headed off looking for a needle in a haystack. Passing by the guard station by airstrip we stopped at the sightings board and saw that someone else had posted a leopard sighting in the same area we were headed. We bolted in that direction.
Once we got to the general area we both fell silent for probably an hour looking in every dang tree as our Hilux traversed the winding dirt tracks. We passed by many groups of animals, that on the first day of safari would have been interesting, but today were just part of the scenery. Eventually, we approached a herd of Impala who didn't pay much attention to us. As we got closer to the group we noticed that not one of the animals had even given us a glance. Strange for a group of herbivores to not even look over once at an approaching vehicles with humans in it. Then as we got within about 50m of them we noticed they were all looking directly at a stand of trees and making a sort of snorting/grunting call.
Immediately we stopped the truck and switched off the engine. We pulled out cameras and binoculars and began to silently scan the trees for any sign of our leopard. After a few minutes the Impala began to disperse and we noticed on the ground a faint set of truck tracks driving right towards the trees. It's not uncommon of the local safari guides to go off road in search of a specific sighting for their guests. We, however, had abided by the rules of not going off road in order to keep the park in good shape…that is - up until this moment.
We quickly switched on the engine and crawled towards the tree as silent as we could be in a diesel 4x4. The tracks ended at the base of a giant tree and we quickly switched off the truck again and began to scan the branches above us. A few minutes passed and then Eli whispered "Oh my God, look right in front of us." Sure enough hidden in plain sight on a branch abut 10m up right in front of our truck was a gorgeous adult female leopard feasting on a small impala kill she had dragged up the tree.
About an hour passed as we quietly sat in the truck and admired and took photos of the leopard. Actually for about the first 10 minutes I didn't even pull out the camera and just silently admired her. This was definitely one of those moments where you can hardly believe what you're seeing and you just need to relax and take it in to appreciate it.
As the hour was up we hear a local safari vehicle approach from in front of us and then wind around to take up a position just behind our vehicle. The leopard herd it too and just as the safari vehicle was approaching behind us she quickly climbed down the tree and then disappeared off into the thick bush. She was gone just like that. The driver stopped and motioned to ask us what we saw. Our only reply was "Well, we were watching a leopard. She just left." We took some satisfaction that our sighting would only be for us that day.
While this was the animal sighting highlight there were many other amazing experiences on the trip as we finished up camping in Moremi and then camped in Nxai Pans for the last couple nights.
Trouble from the beginning of the trip continued when we returned to Windhoek at the end of the trip. We had just been in Windhoek for nearly a couple hours when we were pulling out of a parking garage when it happened. Just as we had stopped at a traffic light in 5 o'clock traffic a crazy guy approached the driver side window and opened my door yelling and saying incomprehensible things at me. Eli and I calmly looked at him and yelled at him to get off or vehicle. It was only maybe 5 seconds but he was gone. We drove off a little shaken thinking we had dodged a situation.
A few minutes later as we drove off I noticed the door ajar light was on. We looked around and that was when we noticed it...Eli's bag was gone from the backseat. The guy grabbing at our driver side door must have just been a diversion for another guy to sneak open the opposite rear door of the truck and swipe his bag. We had not even noticed in the heat of the moment and we had left our doors unlocked as we had just exited a parking garage. Lost in the bag was a computer, some camera lenses and a passport, but the real loss was Eli's pictures on the hard drive from the trip - gone. The whole basis of this trip was to take photos and now one of us had lost a significant amount of these photos.
We trolled around the city for a few hours looking for suspicious people and talking to vendors on the street in the area looking for tips and offering rewards, but no luck, the bag was gone. We turned on Find my Mac to try and find it by GPS but in a semi-3rd world country where internet is scarce as it is it never turned up. We went to the police station and filed a report (which took 2 trips due to the police indifference) and visited the US Embassy to try and get a new passport.
After all that had happened we returned the rental truck and went over to the engine repair guy to pickup my truck. Luckily, he had finished all the engine work although the cost was about $2000 USD. The truck ran like new and as soon as we could we paid the guy and got out of Windhoek to head home.
At the end of the day when we got back home to the farm we were confronted with questions from everyone about how the trip was and how amazing of a time we had. It's still kinda hard to explain all the emotions of that trip to folks. In one moment we were having some of the most life changing experiences in nature and the other we're just completely depressed for humanity. Either way, along the trip we met some of the most wonderful people camping and sharing animal sightings with. If there was anything that we could take away from the trip was just how amazing it is to really be in nature and experience it for what it is. When we were in cities or around lots of people everything seemed very complicated but when we were just in the park around wildlife it was somehow much simpler to understand the needs of everything. It was simpler, that is until we needed to cross some man made bridges in the game reserve which we may or may not have gotten stuck on. A story for next time I suppose.
Solo was the last cat of the day to have her portrait taken. We had already spent the better part of the day traipsing around the Cheetah Conservation Center's farms shooting the other roughly 20-25 cats for the semi-annual photo updates (sponsors can adopt a cat to provide financial support). Solo, however, was one of the older, more experienced cheetahs and was not afraid of us. She was also not afraid of the stick the cheetah keeper used to keep her at a distance.
As we climbed out of the truck to get a better angle she starting walking right at us with this deadly stare. A good wild cheetah runs away at sight of a threat, but not Solo. She confronted us and gave us her best intimidation looks, snarls and hisses. Fortunately, we had some nice late afternoon light behind us broken up by a large tree behind us. I crouched down quickly and snapped away as the other two (my wife Stephanie and Ryan the keeper) tried to simultaneously keep her at a distance while getting her attention at the camera. I snapped of a bunch of shots and only worked for maybe 2-3 monutes before Solo started swatting at the keeper's stick and we quickly called it good and jumped into the truck.
Despite only having a couple minutes some of my favorite shots are of this girl. She brought her game this day even if she only humored our presence.
Three days in a row we had the pleasure of seeing this male lion along with a female at Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana. The two lions seemed to be a breeding pair but at each sighting we did not actually see them breeding so perhaps breeding season was soon to come. Each day we saw these two we were watching with at least 2-3 other cars nearby and the lions couldn't have cared less about having a crowd nearby. On one occasion we were the only car watching the cats for good hour or so and the lions came out of the bushes they were hiding in and rested on the sandy road just next to us. We were able to enjoy just sitting in their presence for a while as we snapped shots of them between short naps. Spoiler alert...cats sleep alot!
A storm chased us as we drove up to our camp site in the Nxai Pans in Botswana. The heavens opened up as soon as we arrived. The drive across the pans was muddy to the say the least as we kicked up a combination of mud, algae and salt while traversing the pans. Rain in these parts was not exactly what we had expected. We had spent the previous 8 days in the Okavango Delta right along the water most of the time where the rainy season had begun and rains fell daily. Driving more than 100km south to the plains and pans we expected a much dryer climate as we were getting closer to the Kalahari desert. The storm told a different story as it dumped on us for more than a hour.
The clouds and rain broke for only a moment but my camping partner Eli and I found ourselves immediately scrambling for cameras and running to the pans from our truck. The clouds were breaking just to the west as the sun was setting. Also moving from the west was another epic storm cloud. We only had a few muddy minutes to grab some photos. The beauty of this place was amazing and our photos only tell part of the story. It was one of the most beautiful natural scenes either one of had experienced and we were left speechless as the sun died and rain began to fall.
I don't really consider myself a birding person let alone a bird photographer. For one, I've tried getting shots of various birds while traveling through game reserves or national parks during down time between mammal sightings...and it's super difficult. The birds are either way too far away, way too sporadic with their movement or just generally not that interesting to shoot unless you have a whole day to stay with them. I'm definitely don't have that kind of patience yet nor do I usually have a long enough lens to get anything useable.
All that complaining aside the little Pearl Spotted Owlet above was definitely my kind of birding sighting. He (or she - I don't know) was just sitting in this blooming Jacaranda Tree near our offices in Namibia during the day. He happily stayed put for a few minutes (since it was daylight) for us to grab our cameras and get some nice shots. The tree just happened to be blooming this week so the background couldn't have been nicer. Now, just a week later, the tree's flowers have mostly been blown away and if our little owl friend was back in the tree it wouldn't be nearly as nice.
I'll chalk this successful bird shot to luck again as I mostly do with bird shots because of the aforementioned reasons. Either way though, I'll take what I can get.


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Avaya is a provider of corporate communications systems engaged in integrated communications, contact centers, data solutions and related services. It targets leading businesses and organizations around the world. Its products are intended to enable small and medium sized companies to enjoy efficient communication skills. Their series of phone system products are designed to increase employee productivity, lower costs and improve customer service. This solution comes in many ways that aim to meet different business needs.
Avaya offers a range of products aimed at improving and lowering user operating costs. Among them is PABX System Complete, designed for PABX phone. The PABX integrated system provides effective communication skills. It supports a combination of functions found in basic sound to internet access, This enables it to be extremely cost-effective and also lets it be installed, fixed, and maintained easily. It is also quite easy to increase the number of users in the network from one platform. This integrated phone system is designed to meet the needs of users and small to medium sized companies. It is also scalable, which means it can handle up to 80 lines and some extensions that go up to 200.
The Avaya Telephone System which features call coverage provides multiple traffic flow paths that ensure all calls are routed and handled by the right extension. This ensures that all calls are handled by the designated persons, even when directed to sources outside the premise. Thus they can even be transferred to the phone. They also include one touch operation with the handset that lets users answer, hang up and even play without using the handset. This greatly reduces the workload when dealing with lots of traffic.
Avaya IP Office uses IP technology to deliver voice and data communications, messaging and customer management across multiple locations with 2 to 300 people. It lets you work from anywhere, host conferences, integrate apps, measure and improve customer satisfaction with a single touch of a button. This is cost effective because it lowers long distance calls, conference costs, supports remote workers and helps keep your business collaborating and up-to-date.
As previously stated in Part I, the key benefit of these businesses are that they capitalize on persons not having the time to complete these tasks themselves. Many people may say, "I can do that myself", but will they? And if so, when? Technology exists to make life easier by shortening the time it takes to complete processes. By giving people the following services will in effect, do just that.
(6) Start a business setting up computer based Entertainment Centers for homes. I have a friend who has a DVD player, an HD-DVD player, the Blu-Ray player and TIVO! And, he also has his multidisc CD player with shelves of Audio CD's and DVD's. He came to my house and saw that I have over 300 movies, 4500 songs, a built in Blu-ray and HD-DVD drive, digital cable with the ability to record any channel to my hard drive which is 10 times the size of a TIVO drive all on my HP Media Center computer. One machine, that comes with a remote and hooks into my HDTV and speaker system. Needless to say he wanted one! So I charged him a fee to go to the store with his money, buy the system and install it! Now suppose I advertise that service? Instant new technology business!
(7) Start a business setting up public wireless networks! What's a wireless network? You walk into Starbucks with your laptop, open your web browser and a T-Mobile login page pops up. You login (after you pay a fee of course) and you're on the internet! That's a public wireless network. Now suppose you did that for the local bookstore, coffee shop, restaurant or hangout. Its not that complex. You setup an internet service through the local cable or phone company for that business. You get the fastest service they have, which is about 10-15MBps, it'll cost around $50 per month for the client which they'll make back by the extra business they'll receive. Remember setting up that service is JUST A PHONE CALL! Then you go to a best buy, CompUSA or Circuit City and get a "Linksys" wireless router (with the clients money) and hook the cable into it. Make a few software settings from the main computer that's in the business (most businesses have a computer) and the network is up and running! What do you charge? $400 to $500 easy.
(9) Start an information research service. All you need is your computer, an internet connection and a fee for your services. When I used to spend more of my time traveling I used to call home a lot and ask my wife to look something up on the net for me. Now its not that I didn't have a phone that had internet capabilities, but she was far more faster at finding flight info, booking hotels, looking up info on google, typing a document or two and send them via email to wherever I needed. Now my associates who traveled with me took note of the speed at which I could make a call and get directions or nearly anything else I needed and they started asking if she could gather information for them! She came up with a billing monthly system and another business was born.
(10) Start a business making home based offices or workspaces more efficient! I've got computer cables running everywhere! Books and cd's all over the place, and magazines I use as furniture now. Another friend of mine stopped by one day and was shocked that I was able to get anything done. I already knew my area was a mess, BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME to organize it properly. She said, "If you make me a flyer and a T-shirt design for my business, I'll organize and NEATLY ARRANGE yours." I gave her a shot at it, of course while keeping a close watch on my precious equipment. The job was excellent! She used some trash bag ties to bind together all the closest cables, got some inexpensive racks for the magazines, bought 2 small tables for $30 each and moved the things that were already furthest away from me to those tables in a very neat arrangement. Added 2 more stylish waste baskets and a coffee cup warmer (to keep the fuel hot) and I was a happy camper. Again, someone else saw my new office space and wanted this same service!!!
Technology can be your best friend if you let it. With a few simple steps you can create a whole new life for yourself and others. Now all the business ideas I mentioned in this 2 part article still require business acumen, so read up on every aspect of the business you decide to pursue. Be patient and DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE MONEY! Now I didn't say NOT to give proper attention to acquiring funds. But, as they say, WORRY is a PRAYER FOR THE NEGATIVE OUTCOME! Find out if any of the above give you a feeling of peace while working at them. If so, it may just be your calling.
As a Digital Technology Consultant and publisher of THE ANTHONY REPORT [http://www.theanthonyreport.com], Anthony Stewart specializes in Media Content Production. He has over 10 years experience in Graphic Design, Video Production, Web Design, Interactive CD-ROM and DVD Authoring. He is fluent on both Mac and Windows operating system platforms and has built and serviced computer systems for clients since 1996.
His Media Design and Video Production clients have included, multi-platinum rappers Nelly and Lil Wayne, NBA superstars Carmelo Anthony and Marquis Daniels, MichCon, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Daimler-Chrysler. He has also done extensive work for Loose Cannon Entertainment, the company behind recent NBA All Star Weekend Celebrity Main Events and Nelly & Jermaine Dupri's Celebrity Weekends. Anthony has directed and produced several television shows, which include Everyday Cooking, Showreel, and the Digital Bridge. He is currently developing two shows for network cable in the areas of technology and health.
U.S. energy and technology businesses seeking new global markets should prepare to take advantage of new opportunities in Russia. A fresh start in U.S.-Russian political relations is dramatically improving the business climate. Russian economic reforms and the stabilization of the Russian economy has reduced the risk of doing business in Russia. Another factor is that Russia has become a nation of significant wealth because of oil and gas exports. Most importantly, Russia is about to invest in major new energy infrastructure that is a great opportunity for U.S energy and technology business.
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev issued a statement on March 31, 2009 about building the bond between Russia and the United States. President Medvedev made a strong statement about the need need for more investment projects, joint research and development by companies and increased trade in high tech products between America and Russia. President Obama has made clear that he is also interested in strengthening the bonds and trade between Russia and the United States.
President Medvedev and President Barack Obama met in London on April 1, 2009. A Joint Statement by President Obama and President Medvedev on April 1, 2009 stated that they had discussed ways to strengthen the international monetary and financial system and promote global economic stability and prosperity. The statement also emphasized the steps that both countries will take to improve international security, rule of law, and peaceful resolution of differences. This establishes a very good climate for American-Russia business.
Key economic reforms have been implemented in the Russian tax, banking, labor and land codes. Russia has passed a new Foreign Investment Law that defines procedures for participation of foreign investors in the capital of Russian strategic sector companies. This new law will create a transparent and predictable business climate for foreign investors. Another significant measure to improve the business climate is that the Russian tariff rate has been set at zero % for the import of some types of technological equipment.
Past problems of doing business in Russia have been reduced for two significant reasons, according to the U.S. State Department. First, Russia has been preparing to join the World Trade Organization by bringing regulations and laws into compliance with internationally accepted business practices. America and Russia concluded a bilateral WTO accession agreement in late 2006. The second factor that has facilitated business transactions in Russia is the growth of small and medium sized businesses. As with most countries, businesses that are small and medium sized are often more innovative and less bureaucratic than big corporations.
The Russian economy has greatly improved since the difficult times in the 1990s during the transition to a free market system. Inflation and exchange rates have stabilized due to good fiscal policy, according to the U.S. State Department. In the past nine years, the Russian GDP growth has averaged 7%. Since 2003, Russia has had a budget surplus and has established a large stabilization/rainy day fund ($156 billion in 2007). This kind of economic stability is very inviting for international business.
Russia is becoming a wealthy nation because of oil and gas exports, which have become the engine that drives the Russian economy. Russia is the world's largest energy exporter now. Although America is the world's largest importer of energy, only about 3% of US oil imports were from Russia in February 2009. With improved US-Russian relations, there is a more opportunity an increase in oil exports from Russia to America. The US government has been striving to reduce its dependence on the Middle East for oil and importing oil from Russia would support that goal.
U.S. businesses that want to import Russian oil can look online for Russian partners. The Russian firm OOOLIGA, founded In 2004, has an online ad stating that the company is agent of Gasprom, Rosfneft, Lukoil and other oil companies in Russia. OOLIGA sells rebco (Russian Export Blend Crude Oil), d-2, mazut, as well as numerous other products. Another Russian company is Sakhalin Energy, which promises to deliver oil and gas "profitably and in environmentally and socially responsible ways." Sakhalin Energy sells d-2, mazut, rebco, lng, jetfuel, lpg, gasoline, m-100, and diesel oil. The Oao Yandgaz Group is another Russian company that is selling oil internationally. Oao Yandgaz states in its an ad that it is a major oil extracting Company that is looking build "strong and long-term business relationships with buyers of petroleum products in accordance with Russian law." The Oaa Yandgaz Group sells base oil, bitumen, diesel, jet fuel, lng, lpg, mazut100, rebco, other petroleum products. These are just a few examples of the many Russian companies looking for business partners.
In the April 1, 2009 Joint Statement, President Obama and President Medvedev pledged to cooperate in improving energy efficiency and development of clean energy technologies. This cooperation will be based on the Global Energy Security Principles adopted at the G-8 Summit held in 2006 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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This week in religion and politics: Extremist Catholics attempt to ruin the graduation of moderate ones, and theo-conservatism threatens rational policy.
by Sarah Posner
1. "Flap" at Notre Dame the Work of Religious "Warriors."
After President Barack Obama recently accepted the University of Notre Dame's invitation to deliver its commencement address, extremist Catholic groups spotted an opportunity. They immediately began burning up the bandwidth on the Christian Newswire with bellicose press releases, such as one announcing plans to "turn over tables until the traitors surrender" and vowing to "recruit and train new warriors to defend Life and Truth in future culture conflicts."
That call to arms came from Randall Terry, founder of the militant anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. Terry, who converted to Catholicism in 2005 (after divorcing his first wife), is a notorious anti-abortion zealot who has engaged in criminal activity, like trespassing at abortion clinics and arranging to have a fetus in a jar delivered to Bill Clinton at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Terry, along with his ally in the Cardinal Newman Society, Patrick Reilly, pushed a story of Catholic revolt into the media spotlight. With help from some Catholic bishops and activists, they convinced reporters to spin a news story about a supposedly mounting controversy. In reality, some militant activists had rallied their small army against the tide of American Catholics. The majority of Catholics voted for Obama, and the majority of Catholics believe abortion should be legal.
On campus, the editorial board of The Observer, the Notre Dame student newspaper, noted "a clear disconnect between alumni and the student body as a whole on this issue." The student body -- particularly seniors -- has deluged the paper with letters supporting Obama's appearance, while alumni have expressed opposition to the president's planned address. "This is the seniors' graduation, their last memories of Notre Dame as a student," the editorial board wrote last week. "Protestors would do well to remember this. Make your views known; healthy debate is welcomed. Photographs of aborted fetuses are not."
2. Battleground Uterus, Again.
"Abortion reduction," the buzzwords used by center-right religious activists who claim to spurn the religious right, lies at the core of the Democrats' "religious outreach" efforts during the 2006 and 2008 campaigns. It is portrayed as "common ground," but there's a distinct absence of agreement on what the term really means. For reproductive-health advocates, it's the prevention of unintended pregnancies through comprehensive sex education and effective contraception. For advocates who oppose legal abortion but have made a political decision to focus more on making it less available, the phrase means setting up obstacles and disincentives for women facing unintended pregnancies to choose an abortion.
It's the latter group of advocates that has controlled the messaging on "abortion reduction." They've portrayed themselves as both dealmakers and peacemakers. Meanwhile, anyone who doesn't share their "common ground" is an unrepentant culture warrior. Such a view was on full display in a recent op-ed by two Catholic "common ground" activists, who claimed that "abortion reduction" makes both liberals and conservatives angry because it supposedly makes their hard-line views irrelevant. As Trinity College religion scholar Mark Silk responded on his blog, "It's time to recognize that talking about common ground on abortion is creating more ill will than just going ahead and staking out some territory."
Many religious activists have already staked out territory: They have theologically based arguments for reproductive choice, contraception, and comprehensive sex education. They've got genuine common ground with the majority of Americans. Yet many of the leading Catholic "common grounders" support the position of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and oppose not only abortion but also contraception. That's not common ground with the majority of Americans -- or even the majority of Catholics or the electorally prized "people of faith."
3. Abortion Reduction, Secrecy, and Obama's Religious Outreach.
"Abortion reduction" proponents claim that Obama is going to address their issue through the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (OFBNP). While Obama has been clear that he prioritizes the prevention of unintended pregnancies, he appointed to his advisory council "abortion reduction" activists like Jim Wallis who advocate "the Juno option" for teenagers.
Even religious-right stalwarts like the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America, who oppose most Obama policies and many Cabinet appointments, scored a meeting with OFBNP director Joshua DuBois. They reportedly chimed in with their views on "abortion reduction."
Who else is the OFBNP meeting with? The White House has not responded to my repeated requests for a list. So much for White House transparency. It's odd, too, if the secrecy is at the behest of the religious activists, who say they want their voice heard in the public square. Apparently off-the-record meetings are public enough for them.
4. Theo-Conservatism Still Pulls Us Rightward.
Although it's not yet clear what kind of influence Obama's religious advisers will have on his policy (he insists it will be science-based), his fellow Democrats still quake in their boots from pressure applied by theo-conservatives.
At the Center for Inquiry last week, Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado, the chief deputy whip and a leading congressional proponent for the application of science to shape public policy, warned against assuming that the religious right is marginalized by Democratic victories. "Complacency is our worst enemy," she said as she argued that progressives should engage in what one might call evangelism for science and reason.
Despite a Democratic president and congressional majority, DeGette added that it is "going to take us years and a lot of citizen activism to pry these bad policies out of our lives" on issues like funding for stem-cell research and reproductive health. "Because we believe in science and rationality, we don't talk with the same fervor [religious right activists] do."
Although Obama supports comprehensive sex education in the Prevention First bill (which many "abortion reduction" proponents do not support because it does not contain disincentives to abortion), DeGette placed the odds of passing funding for comprehensive sex education this term at 50-50. "Even pro-choice Democrats don't want to rock boat," she said, citing a Democratic member's refusal to back an amendment that would have provided the emergency contraceptive Plan B to soldiers serving on the front lines in Iraq. Although this amendment would have protected soldiers from unintended pregnancies resulting from rape or unprotected sex, DeGette was unable to garner enough support from her fellow Democrats to introduce it.
That says a lot about the fear of possibly angering "people of faith" that strikes the hearts of Democrats and is why DeGette was urging citizen activism for reason and science. Obama could help on that front by cultivating more diversity -- and transparency -- in the OFBNP.
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Using stipple movement the product was applied to the skin very slowly and delicately, covering the areas of Dark circles first. Use a pin size of camouflage cream. You can always add more when needed. Keromask camouflage cream is highly pigmented and highly concentrated so remember a little will go a long way.
Stipple and blending movements. Making sure that the edge of the sponge was used to blend and create a natural look. With my Dark Circle model, I made sure the I did not press to hard on his skin, blending the cream in to the skin. We waited for a 2 minutes to allow the product to penetrate into the skin.


Dangerous in Diamonds is the story of Tristan, the Duke of Castleford, and Daphne, the owner of Rarest Blooms. Tristan is quirky–only works on Tuesdays–but also very intelligent. Daphne is sedate, calm and collected, on the outside. Inside, she's highly intelligent and passionate.
They meet when Tristan inherits the land and buildings of Rarest Blooms. Though he has no interest in them, he contrives reasons to take them over just so he can win her over.
By all rights, Daphne has the disadvantage, but she manages to find ways to fight back. She has heard about Tristan's scandalous ways and refuses to be his next conquest. They argue, banter and unravel each other's secrets. Along the way, we learn their fears and reasons for why they act the way they do. And they fall in love.
Madeline Hunter is a master of historical romance but that's not the limits of her appeal. Her characters are without doubt, some of the most enjoyable I've ever read. They compliment and enrich each other, bringing out their best sides until the reader can't wait to see them fall in love.
I would recommend this book highly to any fan of historical romance and to anyone interested in trying out the genre. Take an afternoon, turn off the phone and enjoy. This one is one to be savoured.
"Are you unwell, Mrs. Joyes? You have been extraordinarily composed thus far, but now you appear close to fainting." Pg. 14 from Dangerous in Diamonds by Madeline Hunter.
"…Twice now you have spoken too quickly on my account. I would think that the last time cost you dearly enough." Pg. 89 from Secrets of Surrender.
Note: click on the cover to go to the author's page.
"Panic swelled. Lydia stared at the door after the duke left, and wondered if she should try to move a heavy chair against it." Pg. 180 from 'The Accidental Duchess' by Madeline Hunter.


Are you still stuck in the old ways of the old décor days? Me too, but recently I've chosen to say "no-no" to matchy-matchy. If you've fallen victim to décor that matches too perfectly, say goodbye to it today and come explore this new vision with me. I know it's hard—this is what our tastes have acquired and what we've always done until now. If anyone would have told us to mismatch our furniture before now, the automatic response would have been along the lines of "No, I don't think so."What we want now is to create a 'collected' look for any given space and ideally for the room to coordinate not match. Rooms that are too matchy-matchy usually look very uniform, with the same color wood (usually made by the same company and sold as a suite) and a matching sofa and loveseat (also sold in a set).This room coordinates by adding varied textures, prints, materials, and tones that work together. This provides balance and makes the room appear cohesive. Be careful not to get carried away, however—the last thing we want is to create a mismatched space or a space that is chaotic. Life can be chaotic enough without having to walk through your front door to more.
If you're still unsure of what a "no-no" looks like for your space, below are some examples.
Once upon a time, we would have thought these were some fancy rooms, but now this gives me nightmares.Rooms that look like the pieces have been collected over time and feature a variety of tones, textures, and materials will always look immensely more stylish than rooms that look like they could have been purchased all at once from one store.
Visit Estates of Flintrock, an Ashton Woods community located in Austin, TX.
Love it? Me too! This space now feels lived in, as opposed to just furnished. Remember variety is what catches the eye and makes space in rooms feel complete.


The Longines Heritage collection is a veritable treasure trove of wonderful (and, usually, eminently affordable) watches based on Longine's historical production, and for 2016 the family has a new member. Say hello to the Longines Railroad, a watch based on "railroad grade" watches made for the rail service in the 1960s.
Above, you can see the original Longines railroad pocket watch from the 1960s. The number 280 on the dial refers to the Longines hand-wound caliber 280, an in-house, high grade movement suitable for the demands of usage in the rail service. The term "railroad grade" refers to watches approved for use by train crews and while most of us are used to seeing the term applied to rail service watches pocket watches from brands like Elgin, Waltham, Howard, and yes, Longines (which made railroad service watches including the USA, Canada, and China among others) in fact wristwatches could be approved by time inspection bureaus as well. According to an interesting look at the subject on Timezone.com from 2000, at least until that year, you could if you chose use an approved mechanical wristwatch, or even pocket watch, if you so chose. One notable requirement is that the watch should show the time in 24 hour format.
And here's the new version, in 40 mm, and we think a very handsome watch at that. The number on the dial has changed to "888" after the newer movement (Longines caliber L888.2, which we presume to be an ETA base) but in most other respects the two watches are to all intents and purposes identical. Nonetheless, it's a very finely done revival, with elegantly tapering dauphine hands, a seconds hand with a gently curved tip to eliminate parallax error, and a simple, elegant stainless-steel case.
It's become almost monotonous to say this but Longines has, yet again, done right by a Heritage model. Good size, very handsome dial, reliable and easy to service movement, and who knows, unless the Canadian Pacific Railroad's written them out of its regulations since 2000, why you might even be able to use it while workin' on the railroad, all the live-long day.
The Longines Heritage Railroad: case, stainless steel, 40mm in diameter, movement caliber L888.2 (presumed ETA base). Visit Longines online.


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More CCTV cameras in East Hampshire since 2019
East Hampshire residents are being watched by more CCTV cameras than they were in 2019, new figures show.
By Will Grimond
Tuesday 8th November 2022 11:01 am
Credit by Clive Gee (PA Archive )
CCTV cameras have become ubiquitous in the UK's public spaces, with the country one of the most surveilled in the world.
Figures obtained through freedom of information requests by Ironmongery Direct show there were 37 cameras controlled by East Hampshire District Council in summer this year – up from 31 in 2019.
Data from local authorities that provided figures for both years shows the number of cameras used across the UK has increased 15% over three years, from 79,022 to 91,081.
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Councils were asked how many CCTV cameras they had in operation as of July 2022, and how many they operated in 2019.
Of the 384 local authorities across the UK, 311 were able to provide data for both years, and a further 31 provided figures for 2022 alone.
Corps Monitoring, a security firm, said that the national rise in CCTV may be due to a fall in the cost of equipment in recent years, alongside the wider availability of high-speed internet.
The London Borough of Hackney had the highest number of cameras of any local authority in the UK, with 3,119 – also holding the top spot in 2019.
Meanwhile Gwynedd, in Wales, saw the largest increase (363%) in the number of CCTV cameras of anywhere in the UK.
Of the councils that were able to provide data, seven in 10 had increased their surveillance, with 16 more than doubling their CCTV presence.
Big Brother Watch, a group that campaigns against public surveillance, said that the number of CCTV cameras on the UK's streets is "out of control", and raised concerns about the potential use of facial recognition to track people.
The use of facial recognition by some UK police forces has sparked controversy in recent years, with groups including Big Brother Watch saying they are worried about the potential for bias and racial profiling through the technology.
There is little available evidence on whether facial recognition is also being used by local authorities.
Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch, said that the Government should commission an independent review into "the scale, capabilities, rights and ethics" of CCTV in the UK.
But Corps Monitoring says that the wider availability of CCTV cameras is an asset to people and businesses looking to improve their security.
In January, the Government updated its code of practice for surveillance cameras, saying that any cameras should be only used for a "specific purpose", and that operators should be as transparent as possible regarding how they are used.
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Charity expert comes to Northampton tinnitus support group
News provided by British Tinnitus Association on Tuesday 12th Mar 2019
how to manage tinnitus, the technology options available, how to access appropriate services
12 March 2019 An expert from the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) will be speaking at the next meeting of the Nottingham tinnitus support group. The meeting will take place 2.00pm – 4.00pm Monday 8 April, at Deaf Connect, Spencer Dallington Community Centre, Tintern Avenue, Northampton NN5 5BZ.
Organised by Northampton based charity Deaf Connect, the group is informal and supportive with a positive attitude towards enabling everyone to live well with their tinnitus. Dave Carr, BTA Head of Development will be discussing how to manage tinnitus, the technology options available, how to access appropriate services and talking about the work the BTA does to support those who experience the condition.
Dave comments: "I look forward to coming and speaking with the support group in Northampton. Being among people who have tinnitus, listening to their experiences and how they manage it, can be inspirational. I feel I learn something every time I attend a group meeting. It is amazing seeing the difference it makes to people, especially those who have recently been diagnosed."
Tinnitus is defined as the experience of sounds with no external source, most commonly ringing or buzzing, but sometimes experienced as whooshing, clicking or even music. Many people aren't troubled by sounds they hear, but for around 10%, the condition has a significant impact on their quality of life, often linked to stress, anxiety or sometimes depression.
Dave adds: "Tinnitus can be an isolating condition, and we're keen to spread the word that there are management techniques which can help a person lead the best life they can, and to reduce the burden of living with this condition."
If you would like to find out more, please contact the group organiser Jenni Dawkins on jenni.dawkins@deafconnect.org.uk or 01604 589 011
The BTA is an independent charity which supports 645,000 people per year who experience tinnitus and advises medical professionals from across the world. It is the primary source of support and information for people with tinnitus in the UK.
The BTA needs to raise £800,000 each year to continue their UK wide support. Donations can be made via www.tinnitus.org.uk/donate
Not an illness or disease, tinnitus is a term that describes the sensation of hearing a noise in the absence of an external sound. The noise can have virtually any quality. Ringing, whistling, and buzzing are common, but more complex sounds may also be reported.
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Everyone on Earth is becoming more clair, and at this point in the process of Awakening, most of humankind is beginning to remember and explore the astral plane.
It's a real art, learning to very clearly distinguish between the physical plane and the astral plane. In the initial stages of exploring the astral, it's not at all unusual to experience vivid waking dreams. These are actually explorations of the astral plane, or higher planes of awareness, during which we set aside our normal activities in the physical world. We may suddenly feel sleepy, perhaps overcome with sleepiness in mid-day, and then lie down and get lost in one of these very vivid daydreams. We may also wake up at night suddenly aware of a very scary or violent nightmare, that seems actually somehow real.
This is all a process of learning the difference between the two dimensions, the physical and the astral. What we experience on the astral plane is not at all the same as physical experience. We can't count on what we hear or see there … not in a court of law, or in a doctor's office, or at work, or with our families. At least, this is so at this point in the process of Awakening.
The astral plane is the land of dreams, and these dreams, when they gain enough density, distill down to create our physical reality. But dreams they are, until they manifest. Or they may not do so.
Astral matter is mostly emotional in nature; there is very little mental matter in it. It's true that emotions can be experienced much more dramatically when we place our awareness on this dimension. Because of this, the vivid waking dreams and vivid nightmares that we experience as ascension symptoms can be very convincing.
It's quite a feat to make the jump to an understanding that they are not, in fact, physical in nature. Not real in the sense of our day-to-day lives. They only seem quite real because of the depth of emotion we are experiencing … whether it be despair or joy, desire or contentment, anxiety or peace of mind, fear or courage.
Many people are going through this accelerated learning experience about the differences among the dimensions right now. We're on our way to learning the skills to co-create reality together, as humankind. As many now learn the ins and outs of the astral plane, they are beginning to co-create astral reality with a still-dual tone to it. This is normal, as the astral plane (the fourth dimension) is characterized by much more duality than is the Fifth Dimension, where Christ Consciousness is the norm. So co-creation of reality on the astral plane is bound to have a strong flavor of darkness and light to it.
Some of the astral plays taking place are created by just one person, and other people may add not mental matter to it, but rather unconscious or subconscious astral matter, which makes the stories more dramatically emotional in content and in their effect on their listeners.
Some of the astral plays are being performed by small or large groups of people, and have a sort of 'soap opera' flavor, as if the story lines are fine-honed and complete. The entire cast of characters … who may be real life people we know .. seem to know their lines flawlessly. Almost as if they have rehearsed the performance time after time, along with the rest of the cast, in their dreams. And then, before our startled astral eyes, unfolds a vivid waking dream performance into which the cast has fallen, totally absorbed in the drama. Although not true in a physical sense, such a performance can be very convincing, because it is expressing and releasing the repressed emotions of the cast.
This is a difficult sort of therapy that is taking place, but very effective, and very much a shortcut to Soul freedom. When the therapy is done, we will be looking at Reality in a totally new, much more true way. There will be a big decrease in suffering and pain in the world. And a big increase in positive emotions, which will then act as stepping stones into the next higher dimension, where the experience of Christ Conscious will be commonplace.
One thing to look out for is this: In some instances, the hypnotic effect of the deep emotions of the astral plane can cause a kind of dissociative fugue [See Dissociation (psychology) … Wikipedia … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociation_(psychology) ] in which we act out the daydream or nightmare on the physical plane. This is something like sleepwalking. People can "fall into" their vivid dreams, and then act them out in the real world in a dream-like state.
Should this happen, please take heart. Know that these experiences are temporary, and essentially healing in nature. It may seem otherwise, but in fact, all is well, both for you and for your friends and family.
All humanity is One. All are arising. You will soon perfect the skills of crossing over with flawless consciousness and complete awareness from one dimension to the next. And even of holding two or more dimensions in your awareness at the same time. You are, right now, on the way to Multidimensionality and Multitemporality.
God keep you all in Love and Peace and Joy.
This entry was posted in Acting out - ahimsa - nonviolence, Astral planes – dreamtime realm (see also '03 – Astral body'), Dimensions - multidimensionality - veils, Psychology - Psychiatry, Timelines - multitemporality - alternate universes - fractals and tagged acting out, Ascension symptoms, astral plays, astral realm, crossover, dissociative fugue, multidimensionality, multitemporality, vivid nightmares, vivid waking dreams on 19 April 2016 by Alice B. Clagett.


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1 Then the whole multitude of them arose and led Him to Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse Him, saying, "We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, saying that He Himself is Christ, a King." 3 Then Pilate asked Him, saying, "Are You the King of the Jews?" He answered him and said, "It is as you say." 4 So Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no fault in this Man."
5 But they were the more fierce, saying, "He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place." 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the Man were a Galilean. 7 And as soon as he knew that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. 8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad; for he had desired for a long time to see Him, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle done by Him.
9 Then he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him nothing. 10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused Him. 11 Then Herod, with his men of war, treated Him with contempt and mocked Him, arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe, and sent Him back to Pilate. 12 That very day Pilate and Herod became friends with each other, for previously they had been at enmity with each other. 13 Then Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people,
14 said to them, "You have brought this Man to me, as one who misleads the people. And indeed, having examined Him in your presence, I have found no fault in this Man concerning those things of which you accuse Him; 15 no, neither did Herod, for I sent you back to him; and indeed nothing deserving of death has been done by Him. 16 I will therefore chastise Him and release Him" 17 (for it was necessary for him to release one to them at the feast). 18 And they all cried out at once, saying, "Away with this Man, and release to us Barabbas"--
19 who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder. 20 Pilate, therefore, wishing to release Jesus, again called out to them. 21 But they shouted, saying, "Crucify Him, crucify Him!" 22 Then he said to them the third time, "Why, what evil has He done? I have found no reason for death in Him. I will therefore chastise Him and let Him go." 23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud voices that He be crucified. And the voices of these men and of the chief priests prevailed.
24 So Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they requested. 25 And he released to them the one they requested, who for rebellion and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will. 26 Now as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus. 27 And a great multitude of the people followed Him, and women who also mourned and lamented Him.
28 But Jesus, turning to them, said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For indeed the days are coming in which they will say, "Blessed are the barren, wombs that never bore, and breasts which never nursed!' 30 Then they will begin "to say to the mountains, "Fall on us!" and to the hills, "Cover us!"' 31 For if they do these things in the green wood, what will be done in the dry?" 32 There were also two others, criminals, led with Him to be put to death.
33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left. 34 Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." And they divided His garments and cast lots. 35 And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God." 36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming and offering Him sour wine, 37 and saying, "If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself."
38 And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." 40 But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41 And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." 42 Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom."
43 And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." 44 Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, "Father, "into Your hands I commit My spirit."' Having said this, He breathed His last. 47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "Certainly this was a righteous Man!"
48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned. 49 But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. 50 Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before. 54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near. 55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.