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Population.......................................................................105,893,381 (July 2018 est.)
Population growth rate: ...............................................................1.55% (2018 est.)
Birth rate...................................................23.4 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Death rate...................................................6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)
Net migration rate..................................-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Ethnic groups....................Tagalog 28.1%, Bisaya/Binisaya 11.4%, Cebuano 9.9%, Ilocano 8.8%, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 8.4%, Bikol/Bicol 6.8%, Waray 4%, other local ethnicity 26.1%, other foreign ethnicity .1% (2010 est.)
The Philippines: Beyond Labor Migration, Toward Development and (Possibly) Return
In the Philippines, a pervasive culture of migration has led millions to seek opportunities abroad, particularly since an economic downturn in the 1970s. The government has long embraced exporting labor as official economic policy, but over time, the focus has shifted: first to protecting workers overseas and much more recently to linking migration and development. This article explores the evolution of Filipino migration policy and trends.
Filipino Immigrants in the United States
More than 1.9 million Filipinos lived in the United States in 2016, making them the fourth-largest immigrant group. Compared to the foreign-born population overall, Filipinos are more likely to get green cards through family immigration channels and have higher education and naturalization rates. This Spotlight offers key information on Filipinos' demographics, employment, geographic distribution, health coverage, and more.
Maid in Hong Kong: Protecting Foreign Domestic Workers
Hong Kong is home to more than 340,000 foreign domestic workers, who can be found in one of every seven households. Despite efforts by the governments of Hong Kong and top sending countries, these workers remain uniquely vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. This article examines the conditions foreign domestic workers face, the policies governing their employment, and the challenges in protecting their rights.
With more than 1.8 million immigrants living in the United States, the Philippines was the fourth largest country of origin in 2013. Filipino immigrants stand out from other top immigrant groups with their unique historical experience as former nationals due to U.S. annexation of the Philippines in 1899, close historic ties to the U.S. military, and prevalence in health-care professions.
Committed to the Diaspora: More Developing Countries Setting Up Diaspora Institutions
For many developing countries, migrants are considered valuable contributors to future development. As proof of their commitment, they have invested in diaspora institutions with responsibilities ranging from protecting migrants to encouraging investment. MPI's Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias analyzes 45 such institutions across 30 countries and breaks them down by type.
Migrant Hometown Associations and Opportunities for Development: A Global Perspective
HTAs are active throughout the United States, Europe, and parts of East Asia. Manuel Orozco and Rebecca Rouse of the Inter-American Dialogue provide an overview of HTAs and look at the development role they play.
The Philippines' Culture of Migration
An estimated 8.1 million Filipinos — nearly 10 percent of the country's population — are living in close to 200 countries and territories. Maruja M.B. Asis of the Scalabrini Migration Center-Philippines explains how the country developed its emigration policies and measures to protect its citizens abroad.
Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines
MPI's Kevin O'Neil examines the Philippines' sophisticated policies to promote and regulate its labor exports.
Asian Women Migrants: Going the Distance, But Not Far Enough
Maruja M.B. Asis, of the Philippines Scalabrini Migration Center, maps out the obstacles and opportunities facing the swelling ranks of women migrant workers in Asia.
Achieving Skill Mobility in the ASEAN Economic Community: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Implications
This report by MPI and the Asian Development Bank lays out a realistic roadmap toward freer movement among skilled professionals within the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), encouraging cooperation among ASEAN Member States in recognizing foreign qualifications and making government investments in training and educations systems that prepare workers in accordance with common standards.
The Southeast Asia-Australia Regional Migration System: Some Insights into the "New Emigration"
This report dispels the perception that flows between Australia and the ASEAN region are headed in one direction: to Australia. Using unpublished administrative data, the authors sketch a complex picture of skilled Australian emigration to ASEAN, significant temporary movements of skilled workers in both directions, and close connections between the two regions even after migrants permanently return to their country of origin.
Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan
Migrants from the Philippines and Sri Lanka have taken on a growing role in filling labor shortages in Jordan, leading to significant challenges surrounding the recruitment of these foreign workers. Based on interviews with government officials in sending and receiving countries and focus groups with migrants, the report analyzes the role of private recruitment agencies and points to oversight gaps.
Running in Circles: Progress and Challenges in Regulating Recruitment of Filipino and Sri Lankan Labor Migrants to Jordan (In Arabic)
الأردنية ودعم اقتصاده. وابتدأت العَمالة غير العربية الآتية من آسيا بالزيادة في السنوات الأخيرة في الأردن، وبالأخص من سريلانكا والفِليبّين.
إن التحديات التي تحيط بإستِقدام العَمالة الأجنبية معقدة والحلول بعيدة عن البساطة. تعي كل من سريلانكا والأردن والفِليبين أن مكاتب الإستِقدام الخاصة تلعب دوراً هاماً في تيسير وتحريك هجرة العَمالة. ويدركون كذلك أن عدم تنظيم عمل هذه القطاع وتلك المكاتب، يؤدي إلى الإساءة للعمال ورفع الأسعار على أرباب العَمل.
Migration's Middlemen: Regulating Recruitment Agencies in the Philippines-United Arab Emirates Corridor
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the third-largest destination for Filipino migrants, with private recruitment agencies in both countries managing the flow of 200,000 Filipino workers who head there annually. This report examines the recruiters' practices as well as their regulation by the Philippine and UAE governments, offering recommendations to strengthen the system of oversight.
Select Diaspora Populations in the United States
MPI has produced profiles of 15 diaspora communities in the United States, gathering in one place key demographic data and analysis on diasporas from Bangladesh, Colombia, El Salvador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The profiles examine population size, educational attainment, household income, employment patterns, geographic distribution, and remittance volume.
Shortage Amid Surplus: Emigration and Human Capital Development in the Philippines
The Philippines has the most sophisticated labor-exporting model in the world, with 1.8 million temporary workers deployed in 2014 alone. This issue in brief reviews the impacts of the Philippines' successful labor export policy on skills development and human capital growth within the country.
Promoting the Health of Left-Behind Children of Asian Labour Migrants: Evidence for Policy and Action
International labor migration has become vital to economic development in Asian countries, but for children and families left behind, it can also at times create a negative influence on health, break down family and social cohesion, and increase the burden on health systems, as this MPI-IOM issue brief explores.
Engaging the Asian Diaspora
This brief explores how governments in Asia are facilitating diaspora contributions, including creation of conducive legal frameworks and diaspora-centered institutions to initiation of programs that specifically target diasporas as development actors.
Strengthening Pre-Departure Orientation Programmes in Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines
Predeparture orientation programs have emerged as an important tool for the protection of migrant workers for a number of Asian states. This brief examines the strengths, limitations, and areas for improvement of this intervention.
Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor
This issue brief examines Asian labor migration to the Middle East—a region distinguished by its major dependence on migrant workers, the overwhelming majority from Asia. The author focuses on the role of private recruiting agencies as key facilitators of temporary labor migration and perpetrators of exploitative practices.
Asian Labour Migrants and Health: Exploring Policy Routes
This brief outlines the key policy challenges governments and other stakeholders face in addressing the health needs of Asian labor migrants. It highlights the obstacles migrant workers face in accessing health facilities and services at various stages of migration, before proposing five key steps for translating the growing interest in migrant health issues to visible changes on the ground.
Labour Migration from Colombo Process Countries: Good Practices, Challenges and Ways Forward
This brief examines the complex issues surrounding labor migration from Colombo Process countries. It discusses the progress made—and the policy challenges that remain—with regard to creating efficient and equitable labor migration systems.
Managing Temporary Migration: Lessons from the Philippine Model
This brief offers an analysis of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, the Philippines' highly successful system of managing the overseas employment of temporary Filipino workers. The report examines the structure and mechanism of the system, identifies key areas of improvement, and offers policy recommendations for addressing existing flaws.
Learning by Doing: Experiences of Circular Migration
This report provides a global look at circular migration experiences, depicts various governments' attempts at creating circular migration, evaluates the economic costs and benefits of circular migration for sending and receiving countries, identifies components of effective bilateral agreements, and reviews outcomes governments might realistically expect from their circular migration policies.
Closing the Distance: How Governments Strengthen Ties with Their Diasporas
This book explores how developing-country governments have institutionalized ties with emigrants and their descendents. It offers an unprecedented taxonomy of 45 diaspora-engaging institutions found in 30 developing countries, exploring their activities and objectives. It also provides important practitioner insights from Mali, Mexico, and the Philippines.
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has spent the past two days peddling his theory that there's a "secret society" within the FBI holding "secret meetings off-site," perpetuating the Republicans' campaign to discredit the agency amid its Russia probe.
Now, he's open to the "real possibility" that his proof of the "secret society" was just a joke.
During an interview with Fox News Tuesday evening, Johnson claimed he had an informant who told him about secret FBI meetings that were held off-site after the 2016 election. He later claimed he borrowed the "secret society" language from a text exchange between two FBI officials who are at the center of a conservative firestorm over whether there's an anti-Trump bias within the FBI.
ABC News obtained a copy of the text message exchange and reported Wednesday evening that the text in question stands alone in a series of messages and lacks context. ABC and CNN have since concluded that the message was likely a joke.
Republicans have been up in arms over these text messages ever since they were released by the Justice Department late last year. The texts were exchanged between two FBI officials who are under suspicion of having an anti-Trump bias and worked for special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Peter Strzok, a top counterintelligence official, was removed from the probe this summer after the messages were found and former FBI aide Lisa Page had already left the investigation by the time they came out.
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Her mom and dad are on vacation in Iceland right now.
It's actually my sis-in-law's birthday today so I'm going to give her a little birthday shout out.
The kids spent the afternoon playing indoors and out. I spent the day catching up on 50 Days of Summer and laundry. My mother-in-law offered to make us dinner tonight when we brought Maisie back to her house. I took her up on the offer because we have no food in the house! Thanks Honey for the yummy dinner.
After dinner the kids set out to pick blueberries. Blueberries are not my favorite choice of berries, but I must admit fresh blueberries are rather tasty.
Jordyn started riding her bike WITHOUT training wheels!! Woohoo, goooo Jordyn!
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Four splendid waterfalls in the Philippines you couldn't afford to miss!
There's no better place to find yourself than sitting by a waterfall and listening to its music — Roland R Kemler.
Do you love to escape to the waterfalls for peace and self-reflection? Are you obsessed with the therapeutic sounds and spectacular vistas of the falls? If yes, we are sure waterfalls will be your first priority wherever you choose to go for a vacation. This article is to help those tourists on the lookout for the most beautiful waterfalls in the Philippines. Although the Philippines is widely popular as a beachgoer's paradise, many of its stunning natural attractions never fail to impress. The archipelago is home to some of the best waterfalls in the whole of Asia. Witnessing the virgin beauty of these waterfalls hidden deep in the lush green forests or mountains is a delight for every nature lover!
Suggested Read: Visit these Majestic Waterfalls in Palawan to Get Closer to Nature
Aliwagwag Falls:
Considered as the tallest waterfalls in the Philippines, what makes Aliwagwag falls remarkable is its many tiers creating more than 100 smaller cascades. It seems as if the water just emerges from somewhere in the thick greenery (of Aliwagwag Protected Landscape) and flows through the stair-like massive rocks. Although you'll not be able to catch the entire view of this purportedly highest waterfall in the Philippines, a highway bridge near the base offers good views of lower cascades. Locate a safe spot for yourself and take a refreshing dip in the waters!
Location: Barangay Aliwagwag, Cateel, Davao Oriental.
Nearest Airport: Davao International Airport and Butuan Airport.
Maria Cristina Falls:
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Situated in "The City of Majestic Falls" (Iligan), Maria Cristina falls of the Agus River is the most famous waterfall in the Philippines. It is also the main source of electric power in the area and is regulated by the National Power Corporation (NPC). Maria Cristina Falls, falling from a height of 320 feet, is also referred to as "Twin Falls" because a rock at the brink splits the rushing water into two separate falls. One can view the grandeur of these falls from the NPC 's viewing deck. Also, National Power Nature Park developed by NPC offers many thrilling adventure activities like rock-climbing, zip-lining, white water rafting, etc.
Location: Near the boundaries of Barangays Maria Cristina, Ditucalan, and Buru-un in Iligan City.
Nearest Airport: Laguindingan-Cagayan de Oro Airport.
Also Read: Mountaineering Goals: Here are the five highest mountains in the Philippines
Limunsudan Falls:
"The City of Majestic Falls" has nearly 24 glorious waterfalls, and Limunsudan Falls is one of Iligan's pride. With a height of 870 feet, this is the second highest waterfall in the Philippines. This isolated waterfall has two distinct tiers, and its lower cascade alone measures 400 feet. The remote location of Limunsudan Falls (55 km away from the city proper) keeps it off the tourist radar, but you won't regret taking up the long and arduous hike to reach this awe-inspiring waterfall. In fact, the raw beauty of both the hiking trail and the destination is too impressive to be missed.
Location: Sitio Limunsudan, Barangay Bayog, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte.
Nearest Airport: Laguindingan-Cagayan de Oro Airport
Tinuy-an Falls:
This multi-tiered waterfall having a breathtaking width of 95 meters is said to be the widest waterfall in the Philippines. Famous as the 'Little Niagara Falls of the Philippines,' the mesmerizing view of this 55-meter-high curtain-type waterfall has been featured in many international travel magazines. The unspoiled green surroundings add to the charm of this beautiful waterfall. Moreover, early visitors are in for a pleasant treat! As the sunlight penetrates through the water spray, a rainbow appears in the area every morning (between 9 am and 11 am). Catch the early flight to Davao and embark on a Bislig sightseeing tour starting with this magical waterfall. You can also ride a bamboo raft close to the base and enjoy a relaxing natural massage offered by the plummeting cascades!
Location: Barangay Burboanan, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur.
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here is the code:
The page where I start the session and create the variable uName
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The page where I try to echo the variable's value:
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A: You need to call session_start() again at beginning of the new file, like so:
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A: You need to add session_start(); to all files that use sessions.

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Sarah Manguso is a poet and memoirist. Her books include Two Kinds of Decay and The Guardians: An Elegy. She currently teaches creative writing in the graduate program at Columbia Univserity. She lives in Brooklyn.


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The external influences shaping the Ministry´s work have changed in many respects during the last ten years. The demands upon the public service have increased, through the influence of the Ombudsman of the Althing; the independent status accorded to of the National Audit Bureau, through the new Administration Act and the Information Act.
Obligations to the international arena have also changed through membership in the European Economic Area, the strengthened cooperation between Nordic countries and by other influences.
It should also be recognised that during this decade the domestic economy has become increasingly similar to that of other countries; prices are stable, business has been widely liberalised and economic management in this country has become similar to neighbouring countries. In light of this, the Ministry faces new tasks and its working methods must be determined accordingly.
The tasks of the Ministry are:
- To promote economic stability, adequate economic growth, increased employment and a higher standard of living by the pursuit of economic and fiscal policies.
- To pursue tax, expenditure and borrowing policies that strengthen business enterprises equitable to individuals and strengthen the welfare system. Government budgeting should be strengthened and adjusted to the changed emphasis of government operations.
- To make a concentrated effort to improve and innovate in government operations. The increased responsibility of agencies and personnel should be given special attention through the development of performance management.
- To improve the relations of the Ministry with the public, the media and interest groups. Various documents regarding fiscal finances should be prepared for publication domestically and abroad.
To go to the Ministry of Finance website, click here.
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Loan from Poland paid off
This week the Republic of Iceland will prepay the loan taken from Poland in 2009, in connection with the Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the collapse of the Icelandic financial system. The prepayment amounts to 204 million zlotys, the equivalent of 7.3 billion Icelandic krónur. The loan facility offered by Poland totalled 630 million złotys, and Iceland borrowed about a third of that amount. The original maturity of the loan was during the period 2015-2022.
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GDM Strategy.pdf
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has published the government's Medium-term Debt Management Strategy for the period 2014-2017. This is the fourth instance of such publication. The principal changes which have been made since last year's publication concern the guidelines for the composition of the debt portfolio, which provide for a reduced share of inflation-indexed borrowing and a correspondingly greater share of non-indexed loans. A change has also been made to the target for the Treasury's foreign balance with the Central Bank, reducing it from ISK 80 billion to around ISK 60-70 billion on average.
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I haven't posted for a while, mostly due to preparations for the Art Students League Summer Art Market in Central Denver. As you can see, weather was less than art show-like. We had a total of 20 minutes of sun all weekend, with serial downpours, and temps so low you could see your breath. I'm still drying out, and warming up.
Somehow, and this is pending a few sales that have yet to finalize, I had my best show ever. At times, I was so swamped, I was pretty sure I was losing sales, and I've gotten two e-mail inquiries since the show ended.
I wasn't the only artist telling this tale, and that's one reason the event is viewed as a can't-miss by many. I actually skipped the biggest football game in 60 years ( USA v. England) to do this show.
It's surprising that so many shows don't try to emulate the Summer Art Market, with its intimacy, walk-ability and simple, honest entry rules: if it is taught at the school, you can show it. No crafts, no jewelry, no giclees. I have nothing against crafts, jewelry and reproductions (giclees), but they're all available at the mall. If you're going to have an art show, focus on art. The people of Central Denver, and judging by the addresses on the checks, many other towns in Colorado, apparently agree.
And, I've said it before, when you support the arts ( Colorado's 5th largest employer), you are helping the economy.
I'm watching a Ken Burns film on Thos. Hart Benton. He said that an artist's life is the greatest way of life you could ever want, if you can get through the first forty years of it.


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Did We Declare War on Alligators?
LAKELAND – A man's body was found floating in a Polk County lake Saturday morning. Now, investigators are trying to figure out if the man was killed by an alligator.
Two fishermen spotted the body floating in a canal near Saddle Creek Lake just east of Lakeland, and noticed a 7-foot gator was swimming close to the body.
The fishermen were able to keep the gator away until authorities could pull the body out of the water.
Investigators said the man had no signs of trauma to his body and don't believe foul play was involved.
A medical examiner will now determine if the man was attacked by the gator or if he died from other causes.
A trapper was called out to destroy the gator.
Can someone explain to me why the heck they just up and killed this alligator? If the gator killed the man, it would have been apparent I would think, what with the missing limbs and large chew marks. So this guy keels over or drowns or whatnot and the gator just swims up probably out of curiosity. So we just execute the animal for being on the scene? Maybe the fisherman killed him? We don't know for sure they didn't. We didn't just shoot them in the head on the spot did we?
Did I miss something, did we declare war on these animals? We seem to respond to every crossing of paths with alligators with just instant destruction of the animal. Where is PETA on this? Do they only care about animals they think are cute and fuzzy?


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When I was a young lad of just 30 years old, I was so looking forward to the game Catherine that I had even - gasp - preordered it. Something I rarely did at the time. But man, I really wanted that bonus soundtrack. There was something so totally interesting about the game. It was kinda sorta maybe a spin-off the Persona series (which was definitely a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series). And yet, instead of demons and darkness, the marketing was full of cheesecake.
Certainly sex sells, but this game isn't exactly sexy. It's more or less something that takes cues from Eraserhead, in that it's more so a game about fear of commitment. Except that fear is displayed as pure morbid nightmare. Literal nightmares. Ones that can kill you.
What's maybe most jarring is the juxtaposition of the two play styles. During the day, you play as our "hero" Vincent, and the game is basically a kind of dating sim visual novel. You watch the anime story unfold as Vincent cheats on his longtime girlfriend, Katherine with a girl he just met named Catherine. You make decisions in dialogue trees, and send and receive text messages. Okay.
But THEN Vincent falls asleep and the nightmares happen in which you must ascend gigantic towers of crumbling blocks, pushing them around to make it to the top. Boss battles add in horrible dismembered body parts and buckets of blood. The two halves of this game couldn't be more different. And yet, it totally works.
Catherine (the game) was re-released on Switch in 2020, and I felt like yeah, I should go back and replay this thing. And I'm glad I am. Everything is as awesome as I remember. The presentation, in which a TV host in a bar tells the story of the game as if it were a Twilight Zone sort of show, is so cool. The music is fantastic. The story is funny and keeps you interested.
This new "Full Body" edition is also like a director's cut, which adds in a new character (who I haven't met yet) and a whole bunch of extras. I'm having a really good time revisiting this one.
Moving along, I really think this re-release is worth owning. Even if you've played through this game before, the additions feel really welcome in making this a more substantial game. Like, the flashback to Vincent and Katherine meeting in school shines some light on them as a young couple. I don't recall this being in the original game.
The new third character is Rin, which is apparently short for... Qatherine. Seriously. So far her bits have been kind of minimal. She plays piano. She has a bunch of junk in her apartment. She has amnesia. I don't know.
Within the story - when you actually have control of your choices, I try to always do the 'right' thing. I want Vincent to be a good guy, even when the game kind of forces him to not be.
But the real GAME part of the game - IE, the puzzle sections - still rule hard. I love the nightmare levels. They're so fun and get continually more challenging. Solid stuff.
Okay, I love crazy stuff like this. So back in the XBLA days, there was a game called Pac-Man Championship Edition, which was an HD version of Pac-Man that completely changed the rules so that the maze kept changing every time you cleared half of it. The game was an XBLA hit, and went on to spawn a revision and a sequel in the years that followed.
But I'm not talking about the XBLA game. Nope. I'm talking about the "Famicom" game. You see in 2020 Namcot released a collection of their Famicom games on Switch, and went ahead and demade Pac-Man CE for Famicom. Except, of course there's no way this could have actually run on the Famicom. At least I don't think it could, with the procederally generated mazes and all. But still - it's cool to see the mock artwork for the cartridge, and imagine that THIS IS a new Famicom game in 2020 released by a major publisher.
Maybe the biggest surprise (to me) is that it's SUPER FUN. I did a bunch of runs, and started to get the hang of some strategy. The goal is to last for a full five minutes, and within that five minutes it's all about going for a high score. So you're balancing out the risk/reward of multiple things. Eating all the dots on one half of the maze causes a fruit to spawn on the other side; eating that fruit will create a new other half of the maze. So you need to think about eating dots, eating fruit, eating ghosts and living long enough to see the timer tick down. Do you just stay in the center maze? Do you venture off into the unknown? Do you avoid the ghosts or go after them? Which of these things do you focus on?
There's tons of strategy and depth here, and it's all played out in five minute bursts. Really really fun stuff that makes this Namcot collection - as slight as it may be - worth owning.
Okay, wait, I'm WRONG. Apparently this WAS actually a homebrew game from 2008 that originally did run on Famicom hardware. Wow. That makes it even more impressive. And I love when homebrew stuff is given a legit release - even if it took twelve years. The story makes it akin to how Ms. Pac-Man started off as a hack that was originally licensed as a legit product. So cool.
Anyway, this game is really cool. My top score is 201,000 so far.
Sometimes I'm easily distracted. What can I say? I was flipping through a recent issue of Nintendo Force and reminded that I never did start that copy of Pokemon Sword I got months ago. It actually came bundled with my wife's Switch Lite, but she's not interested in Pokemon games, so it landed on my shelf instead.
I'd say I'm more than a casual Pokemon fan, but not entirely fanatical. In fact, I think why I didn't play Sword when I got it is because I had just recently played Sun and I wasn't all that into that one. It just felt kind of cheesy to me overall. Maybe it was the surfing? Maybe I was just a little burnt out at the time.
But one thing I love about the Switch killing the 3DS is that there's really no "handheld" games anymore. There's console games that we can take portably. Thus, series that used to be relegated solely to 3DS are now legit console games. Pokemon is a great example of this trend. While Yellow had long been my favorite, the Let's Go remake pretty much blew my little mind. So there's definitely something exciting about a brand new Pokemon game built with consoles in mind.
I'm maybe 90 minutes into Sword, so I don't have a ton to say yet. It's really good, at least so far. I love that the Switch in my character's room had the same Splatoon colored Joycons attached that I was using at the time. I love that you can SKIP all the explanation stuff if you're already familiar with these games. I love that I could connect to the internet, and somehow receive a free level 21 Pikachu (that I can't even use yet).
For the record, I chose Sorbble as my starter because he's super cute and a water elemental. I've just been exploring the opening area, and now I'm off to the first gym, having just hit the wildlands for the first time. Good stuff.
Hop's enthusiasm is sometimes annoying. Just saying.
But this game is solid. I completed the first gym, and am now able to swap Pikachu into my party. Sorry Sorbble, even though you've evolved you're still going to be relegated to the second spot in my party now.
This is such a lovely game, and a further reminder to me just how much Nintendo has knocked it out of the park this generation. Just thinking about evergreen franchises, they've delivered some huge fan favorite entries in the Smash, Zelda, Fire Emblem, and so on series. Sure, I got tired of the new Animal Crossing fairly quickly, but it's hard to argue with its appeal. And honestly, between Sword/Shield and Let's Go, the Pokemon games have found an amazing transformation into true blue console titles.
In my 20's I was really into the Splatterhouse series. As a horror movie fan, it was the kind of ridiculous and over-the-top game that felt like grindhouse cinema. But I have to say that as I approach 40, the games have lost a bit of their luster. More than anything, I now kind of see that I was overlooking the rather poor game play mechanics and focusing on how COOL I thought the games were.
But I always figured that I'd still think Wanpaku Graffiti was great. A game that came out only in Japan for the Famicom, I've long called Wanpaku the secret best Splatterhouse game. So when it was announced to be included in the (still Japan-only released) Namcot Collection for Switch, I had to get my hands on a copy.
If you don't know, Wanpaku Graffiti is sort of like what Konami did with Kid Dracula - making a cutesy version of a violent game. It's still cute seeing a chibi version of Rick. It's still funny to see a little Dracula doing the "Thriller" dance. But gameplay-wise...?
Yeah something just feels OFF here. It's like the game runs way faster than it should or something. And the hit detection feels iffy. Bosses are a joke when the game feels like it's flying and you're struggling to land a hit.
I remember playing these levels and loving them back in like 2007. But man, all these years later, it feels like a slog to me. Which is sad, because it is a cute and funny game. But I just don't have it in me. I bailed at the sewer boss battle where you're being blown backwards. Ugh.
When I was a kid, I loved the NES game Renegade. And a few years later, I loved River City Ransom. It was like fifteen years later that I found out that they were related. That's of course because of the weird localization (or often lack thereof) of the Kunio-kun series in America.
Over the years, I've looked back on River City Ransom with immense praise. In my mind, it's one of my essential NES games. If I were to build a list, it'd certainly be within my Top 25 or whatever. Of course anytime I go back and replay a childhood favorite, I'm a little nervous that it won't hold up. The last time I played River City Ransom was the GBA port, probably around 2009 or so.
The good news is that it holds up. My goodness, does this game still hold up. Speaking purely of its merits as a NES beat-em-up, I feel like RCR blows the Double Dragon series out of the water. The fighting is just SO GOOD. There's legit blocking. It feels like a really refined parry system. And the upgrades to your moves earned via buying books is so satisfying. Dragon Kick rules.
The game is also so incredibly ahead of its time. This is a beat-em-up, sure, but it doesn't feel arcadey. Instead, it utilizes an open world, which is incredible. It's almost like taking Renegade (or Double Dragon if that makes you feel better) and setting it up like Zelda. Plus there's some slight-ish RPG mechanics. You upgrade your stats, which is again, truly forward thinking.
So far I've beaten up a bunch of the gang bosses. I think the last one was Mojo. Now I'm heading back to the bridge so I can farm Benny and Clyde for money to buy some new boots with before proceeding. I'm looking forward to seeing this one through again.
Well, I made it to the last boss, but hit a wall.
The problem is I tried to rush through to the end, so I didn't spend enough time grinding for stat upgrades. I also gave up on buying the boots, which aren't available at the last mall right before the high school. Lame.
So now, I've spent several tries going from the mall to the high school, making it to the very end, and beefing it. Oh well. This is still a great game. A classic. I love it. But I don't have it in me to backtrack (and make that LONG jump through the factory) to get to an earlier mall to then grind up $100 for boots, and more money for stat upgrades. So, that's it for now.
Never have I ever played a Musou game. I have just never had much interest. I mean, those Dynasty Warriors games looked slightly mindlessly fun when I saw Seth Cohen playing them on The OC. But meh. I can remember spin-offs coming out with popular licenses. There was a Fire Emblem one. And maybe Dragon Quest? I don't know. And then there was the original Hyrule Warriors, which I bought on Wii U and then never played.
But when Age Of Calamity was announced, it was this whole other thing. I was actually excited. Why? Because instead of being some random spin-off, it was actually a cannon prequel to Breath Of The Wild. And suddenly, making a game like this a Musou game made sense! Yes, the war that was referenced in BOTW - the war that tore Hyrule apart and left it in the quiet shambles of BOTW could be witnessed first hand.
Sidebar: I adore the two Kill Bill movies. They fit together like a glove. We've watched them back to back as a double feature. Of course, this was before we had a child. But what makes them brilliant is that they're two totally different movies, tonally. The first one is all action and blood and guts and loud music and vibrant colors. The second is slower, more dialogue, more backstory and somber.
I bring this up because that's exactly how Age Of Calamity and Breath Of The Wild work off of each other. The prequel is all war all the time... huge epic battles, with magic being cast in dizzying bursts of color and allies shouting out for help with bodies flying everywhere. And yet BOTW itself is lonely, quiet, moody and sad.
Yes, this is a very different game from BOTW proper. But it makes sense! It fills out a part of the timeline. And while I'm still early in (just a couple of hours now, about a fourth of the way through Chapter 2), I feel like this proposed trilogy of BOTW games will go down as maybe the best and most varied run of Zelda games on a single console ever. Maybe.
Anyway, I'm having a great time but in a very different way than with BOTW. And that's one of my favorite games EVER. So this... this prequel means a lot to me.
I've now conquered two of the four Chapter 2 quests. Which means I've got two new characters and awakened two of the divine beasts. These quests are fairly long, by the way. Each has taken me 30-40 minutes, which means that I'm sort of approaching this game with a kind of "one or two quests a night" mentality. But that's fine. I like clear progress. I like manageable chunks.
The battles are epic. And I must say that this game ONLY works for me as a part of the bigger BOTW whole. Which is to say, I don't think I'd care about this game had it been just another stand-alone Hyrule Warriors game. It's the fact that it's part of the BOTW story that's making it so compelling. It's revisiting locales and seeing familiar faces.
One thing I don't care for is the segments where you control the Divine Beasts. They feel clunky and tacked on. Luckily, they're brief.
Okay, I've got three of the four divine beasts now, so Chapter 2 is almost over.
The more I play, the more I understand how to use the characters. Link is still my favorite as I'm starting to get my head around using his skills in-battle. Throwing bombs or freezing enemies can be huge when you're up against bosses.
Meanwhile, Impa is insane. Now that I understand her ZR power, it's nuts. You basically lock on to enemies, and then absorb their energy creating clones of yourself. It's unreal to see a bunch of ghost Impas blasting extra damage at waves of foes like they're options in a shmup or something.
The bombast of this game is fantastic.
I'm still making my way through Age Of Calamity. I'm almost out of Chapter 3. I'm having a good time... but I think I feel the need to play something else right now.
Not because I'm not having fun, but because this game felt sort of like my Christmas game. And now that the new year is here, and everything, I just feel like I'm out of that mode. It's the same way I felt about DQXI after my holiday vacation was over. Like it fit that time, but when that time was over, I was done for now. Which is to say, I'm sure I'll pick both of these games back up again at some point. But right now, I want to start SOMETHING else.
Wow, 2014 feels like a long time ago all of the sudden. That's when the original Shovel Knight (later dubbed "Shovel Of Hope") was released. I remember getting that game as soon as it was released and being really into it. Later I'd dub it one of 2014's TOP TEN GAMES and being excited for the expansions. Over the years I did play the expansions, and I wasn't as into them. And six years later, I was starting to wonder if maybe the original Shovel Knight wasn't as good as I had remembered.
Certainly it was possible that 2014 was still a time when an indie game like this felt like a big deal. But man, have you looked at the eShop lately? A flood of new retro inspired indie games hit on a near daily basis. You can't swing a dead cat without a hitting a Metroidvania for instance.
And so I booted up my Wii U copy of the Shovel Knight Treasure Trove and decided to revisit that original game. If you haven't played it, it's sort of a mix of Mega Man and Ducktales. And Super Mario Bros 3. And some other stuff. Let me explain...
The Mega Man comparison is because you've got a group of other knights (bosses) to battle, which can be played in differing orders. You play through their levels and then face the boss. So very MM in structure. Though you attack with a shovel. And you can pogo hop. So this feels very Ducktales. Also there's an overworld map that reminds of SMB3, and has little item shops and stuff. Also you can use currency found in game to upgrade your weapons, skills, armor, so this is a bit new-ish in game structure.
And I'm here to tell you that even in 2020, yes, Shovel Knight still holds up fantastically well. I played for a while and took out a few bosses. The levels are all well designed. Challenging, but not super frustrating. The boss fights are awesome - each with their own INTERESTING attack patterns. It's a real blast. And the game just oozes charm from its sprite work and NPC's to the fantastic music.
I also messed around with the Amiibo support for a bit - I am the proud owner of a Shovel Knight Amiibo. This... I wasn't all that into. You can make a "Custom Knight" but I found this cumbersome. It meant leveling up the Amiibo instead of buying upgrades, and it would ask you to save to the Amiibo after every level which was annoying, so I shut that feature off altogether.
At any rate, I'm having a great time revisiting this game. I love when I can go to my shelves and pull something I already own and get a bunch of enjoyment out of it.
I love when I come back to a game years later and find that it actually holds up as well as I remember it. Sometimes games like these are cool at the time, but somehow lose their luster of the years as other games eclipse them. But Shovel Knight is continuing to impress me, again. The level design is great, the music is great, the boss battles are great. I'm having so much fun.
I've got only one boss level left, and then it's off to the final gauntlet.
We got a pretty big snow storm, so we spent the day with our daughter making a snowman, sledding, and marathoning the Frozen movies. Good stuff. Plus shoveling. Real life shoveling. So it's only fitting that once she went to bed, and my wife and I were wiped out, I finished up Shovel Knight.
The final stages are great. They remind of the Wily levels in Mega Man, but whereas those often frustrate me, the ones here had a great pacing to them, with checkpoints generous enough to never make me give up. Instead, it feels like you need to just master each new section.
Then there's the boss rush at the end which was a blast, and then the showdown against the enchantress which is a pretty epic and awesome (but not overly difficult) boss fight in which Shield Knight helps you out.
It's a satisfying ending, and just challenging enough to make you feel like you accomplished something but never rage-quit inducing. In the end, this replay has just reminded me WHY I loved this game back in 2014. And I think I still do love it. It's really great.
I really like the Switch Online selection of NES and SNES games. Sure, it's not a HUGE collection. But it's at least interesting. It feels like it's a good selection of classics and oddballs. So I stumbled upon Shadow Of The Ninja, a 1990 NES game that I've never played.
What I know about Shadow Of The Ninja is that it's sort of like Natsume's take on Ninja Gaiden. So much so that Tecmos ended up getting the rights to the Game Boy sequel and just turning it into a Ninja Gaiden game proper. So in a weird way, Shadow Of The Ninja is kinda sorta a weird unlicensed spin-off. Or something.
Anyway, in the past year or two I have played a couple of the old Ninja Gaiden games and found that they don't hold up for me. I loved those games as a kid, but I just don't have the patience for them as an adult. Well, I can say that doubly so about Shadow Of The Ninja.
MY GOODNESS this game is just kind of annoying to me. First off, you have just one life in this game (and five continues). If you die, you have to start the level all over again when you continue. Oh, and your lifebar does not replenish between levels. Yikes.
The good stuff is that the game looks cool-ish; the weapon upgrades are kind of interesting (though have limited uses); and the music is solid. But dudes, the game just feels so cheap and difficult to me, I couldn't get into it at all. I honestly gave up when I went through all my continues in level 1-4. That's sad.
Mario Kart 8 may well be the best in the series, but Double Dash will probably always be my personal favorite. While the original Super Mario Kart was one of the most defining games of my SNES library back in the day, and I had a good time with my buddy's copy of Mario Kart 64 (mostly for battle mode), it was Double Dash that really felt like a total perfection of the kart racer genre to me.
Sometime after college I had taken a bit of a hiatus from gaming (which seems weird to me now, looking back). But for my birthday in 2007, my wife got me a Gamecube and a stack of awesome games to go with it. As such, I have a ton of awesome memories tied to rediscovering the Gamecube's library. The two biggest memories though would be finally tackling Zelda: The Wind Waker, and of course, the many nights my wife and I spent playing Double Dash.
Gosh, it seems like forever ago. We were in our twenties, just married, living in a one bedroom apartment. Our big Friday night tradition was hitting up a salad bar, then perusing Blockbuster (oh man, remember Blockbuster?) and then going home to eat and watch a movie, and probably drink cheap beer. And many a Saturday night at the time we'd find ourselves playing Double Dash (and still drinking cheap beer, probably).
The years since have seen lots of other Mario Kart entries. And eventually we got to Mario Kart 8, which is an undisputed masterpiece. One we love. The years since have also seen so much happen to us. I mean we're like legitimately grown-ups now with a house and a baby and some cats and a whole lot of responsibilities. Sometimes we even drink expensive beer.
So while we could play Mario Kart 8 quite easily - it's sitting right there on the shelf, after all - there is a certain quaint simplicity to going back to Double Dash. It's a smaller game. It's not in HD. And my goodness, it can feel like a time machine back to simpler times.
Nowadays our game night together is on Tuesday nights. And it fits somewhere between after the baby goes to bed, and we're done cleaning up and getting things ready for the next night; and y'know, being too tired to play games anymore. Sixty to ninety minutes a week I'd wager. But it's sixty to ninety quality minutes.
You really can't go wrong with Double Dash. And I guess I can almost understand why some folks are so keen to stick with their copies of Smash Bros Melee even though Ultimate exists now. We've started a fresh memory card save, and are going through all the circuits with the intention of unlocking everything. It's a fun time machine, this one.
After playing through Shadowgate Classic, I was still on an adventure game kick so figured I'd dig further into my GBC library. Classic Creep Capers is a game that I have a unique attachment to. And yet, I haven't played it in nearly a decade so thought this would be a good time to dig it back out.
If you're not aware of this game, then you should hear me out. Yes, it's a licensed game. Yes, it's a GBC game that has NOTHING to do with the console version. And yet... all of this works in its favor. While Youtube videos of the N64 game make it look rather forgettable to me, the GBC is totally special. It's based on an actual Scooby-Doo episode, but more importantly, it is a completely unabashed homage to Maniac Mansion.
Yep, this is a game in which a bunch of young kids go snooping around a spooky mansion and meddle with a mad scientist. It also has a wicked sense of humor. Sounds familiar, am I right?
It's an awesome game to say the least. It's got my vote for one of the finest GBC hidden gems (of which there are many - the GBC is a truly under-loved system). The graphics are great, the writing is funny, and the gameplay is solid if you're a Maniac Mansion fan. It's not super hard or super cryptic. And really, it can be tackled in a few hours if you're willing to experiment.
Unfortunately, my play through tonight was hampered by a nasty little bug of sorts. See, I got about halfway through the game, which wasn't too difficult for me as I've beaten it multiple times in the past. However, my GBA SP battery hasn't been holding a reliable charge, so when I put the game down to take a break I made sure to take a picture of the save code (yeah, save code, no battery on this one sadly). When I came back to the game and inputted the code it told me that it was correct, and yet, I was missing a BUNCH of items from earlier in the game.
These were important items - ones I'd need to proceed further. Like the sausage from the fridge that I'd need to freeze in the lab to make a new leg for the stool (which was also missing from my inventory) so I could reach the lights to divert the robot Shaggy so I could steal the key to the cell holding Fred. See? I told you this wasn't my first rodeo. But sadly, I'm just not in the mood to restart after losing my progress.
The funny thing is, this struck a chord of deja vu in me. I'm fairly certain I had similar issues with the game back when I last went through it and had to Google for a better, more accurate save code. Hmm. Anyway, I'm just not in the mood to do that again. But I can tell you this - if you're willing to plow through the whole thing in a single session (which realistically shouldn't take you more than two to three hours) then you're in for such a solid treat. Creep Capers is an excellent gem oozing with charm. And let's face it, we could all use some more Maniac Mansion homages in our lives.


You can expect a lot from the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox. With less than 20,000 miles on the odometer, this 4 door sport utility vehicle prioritizes comfort, safety and convenience. It features an automatic transmission, front-wheel drive, and an efficient 4 cylinder engine. The engine breathes better thanks to a turbocharger, improving both performance and economy. Chevrolet prioritized practicality, efficiency, and style by including: a rear window wiper, 1-touch window functionality, a tachometer, an outside temperature display, front bucket seats, heated door mirrors, and much more. With high intensity discharge headlights illuminating your path, you'll always appreciate maximum visibility. Audio features include an AM/FM radio, steering wheel mounted audio controls, and 6 speakers, enhancing the audio experience throughout the interior. Passenger security is always assured thanks to various safety features, such as: dual front impact airbags, head curtain airbags, traction control, brake assist, a security system, onStar, and 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS. Electronic stability control ensures solid grip atop the road surface, no matter how challenging the driving conditions. It also arrives with a Carfax history report, providing you peace of mind with detailed information. We have a skilled and knowledgeable sales staff with many years of experience satisfying our customers needs. We'd be happy to answer any questions that you may have. We are here to help you.


Waipu Cove is a popular swimming, surfing and fishing haunt with full facilities including picnic area, parking, toilets, public BBQ, general store with a bakery/deli and of course Waipu Cove Resort! The beach is also patrolled by the Volunteer Lifeguard Service during the holiday season and on public holidays.
Both Langs Beach, which is approximately 4km from Waipu Cove and Uretiti Beach, which is situated 5km north, are well known in the area for great surf and body-surfing.
Waipu is rich in its Scottish heritage which begs to be investigated during your stay. The area is internationally known for the Highland Games, which are held annually on New Year's Day. This spectacular festival involves competitions in Highland and National Dancing, solo piping, athletics, massed pipe band Parades, traditional field events and New Zealand Championship Heavyweight Field Events.
In June, July and August, the 'Winter@Waipu Festival' features events and promotions in the Waipu area.
At the local Waipu Museum, you can also learn about the great migration of Scottish Highlanders, who established the Waipu settlement here when they moved from Nova Scotia over 150 years ago.
For all the nature-lovers amongst you, Waipu River Mouth and Estuary at the end of Johnson Point Road are approximately 3km south east of Waipu. This refuge has international significance and is the nesting area for New Zealand dotterel, variable oyster catcher and New Zealand fairy tern. Other species include reef heron, ryebill, caspian tern and banded dotterel - all are protected, rare or threatened species.
Ruakaka Wildlife Refuge situated at the Ruakaka River Mouth is a breeding area for New Zealand dotterel and variable oyster catchers.
Waipu Cove Resort, which is between two golf courses; Mangawhai Golf Club and Waipu Golf Club, and is also close to three nationally known gardens.
Follow the road about 16km north and you'll discover approximately 300 metres of explored passageways in the Waipu Caves. You can explore the main cave and see one of the longest stalagmites in New Zealand and your spirits will be illuminated by the glow worms that inhabit the caves.


Solo musical project by Christian Sinclair based in Manchester, UK. Mathlete is Sinclair's attempt at more melodic songwriting than his main band Speedboat Salesmen and experimenting with tunings, instruments and recording techniques.
Responsible for the Rockabye Baby! series of CDs, which transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies, often making use of instruments such as the glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, harp and bells to create a soothing atmosphere of sound.
New York composer and vocalist Christine Hoberg will return with her fourth self-released LP, World Within, on 09.13.13. The follow-up to her 2011 Moonlight Never Shined So Bright this new album was recorded in Christine's Brooklyn home with an analog forefront. "This album is about my fascination with worlds that exist within each other. I have very vivid dreams. We rest ourselves and awake in another world for hours each day. We spin on a tiny globe and can see the stars and forget that we are looking through a darkening atmosphere at suns that are much greater than ours.
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Source: Cincinnati Bengals re-signing quarterback Brandon Allen
Tyler Dragon
Brandon Allen is returning to the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Bengals are re-signing Allen to a one-year contract, according to a source. NFL Network was the first to report the news.
Allen started five games in his first season with the Bengals in 2020. The quarterback did an admirable job filling in for Joe Burrow when the 2020 NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick sustained a season-ending left knee injury.
The veteran quarterback completed 90 of 142 passes for 925 yards to go with 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, resulting in a 82 passer rating. He went 1-4 as a starter, collecting an upset win versus the Houston Texans.
Allen originally signed with the Bengals last season on a one-year deal after spending the 2019 season with the Denver Broncos and two years with the Los Angeles Rams.
The veteran quarterback is attractive to the Bengals because of his familiarity with Zac Taylor's system. He provides a veteran presence and is a capable No. 2 QB behind Burrow.


Katy Moonan is the Founder and Director of ArteSana, a non-profit social enterprise partnering with women in Holyoke to make handwoven products that create opportunity and build a more equitable world. She has worked with numerous non-profits in the Pioneer Valley and abroad. A passionate advocate for community-led development and the arts, Katy was a 2014 National Arts Strategies' Creative Communities Fellow, a 2016 SPARK graduate, and is currently completing a fellowship with the Coaching Fellowship focused on propelling women leaders. Katy grew up in Mexico but now calls Holyoke home. She graduated from Smith College in 2012 with a degree in Government and Postcolonial Studies.
Katy has some serious cred and is super serious about offering up some real talk in Le vital corps Salon. She dishes on how she's handled some of her biggest decisions like eschewing a career in advertising in NYC to start the social enterprise, ArteSana. We also get a peek at how she's figuring out her leadership style with a strong core team (more like familia) supporting her. (Shout-outs to Diana Rodriguez, Erika Perez, Ivette Aponte, Pastora Torres, and Peggy Shannon.) Katy also shares some perfectly imperfect steps she's taking to find more balance between her work and social life.
Learn more about Katy and her work here Artesana.
All of this wisdom is from Katy herself (with some minor edits for readability).


I read through 1 Samuel 5 & 6 this morning in order to stay on track. Together they tell the story of the Philistines taking Ark of the Covenant into their land, its effect upon their people and land, and their ultimate return of it to Israel.
I cannot imagine what they thought upon seeing this scene; a statue of a god they worshipped looking as if it was worshipping a symbol of a God from another land. Perhaps, at first, they thought it an accident, for they just picked the statue up and put it back. But the next day it had fallen again, this time its head and hands cut off. Not broken off from having fallen, but cut off, intentionally so. This shook them up more as so they began to move the Ark around their land to different cities. In each place its effects were felt; tumors, death, mice infesting the land.
The Philistines had heard about what happened in Egypt, they knew all about the plagues and the hardening of the Pharaoh's heart. They also attributed this to the God of the Israelites, and so they learned from those mistakes and sent the Ark back to Israel, not on its own, but with guilt offerings to this God as well.
I find it so interesting that the Philistines were aware of God, they had heard of what He had done in Egypt and yet they waged war against Israel. God allowed them to win, perhaps to the purpose of showing the Philistines His power directly. In sending the Ark back, they watched the cows pulling it in a cart go right back to the land of Israel; a sure sign that it was this God who worked these things against them. And while many Israelites died in the battle with the Philistines, God ultimately won that battle, by no help, really, from them.
It doesn't say that the Philistines then came to worship Israel's God, though they had evidence that He was higher than one of their own. They paid Him tribute, offering sacrifices, in the hope that He would cure them of the ailments He inflicted upon them. But they did not then follow Him, though they had come to see the truth.
How many people see evidence of God's existence and still refuse to acknowledge Him for who He is? How many times do we, half-heartedly, pray or do things that we think will "placate" God without really trusting in who His is and what He is capable of?
When the Ark makes it back to Israel, there are people there, even, who die (God's own people) because they looked upon the Ark and were not worthy to do so. Those around said,"Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God?" (6:20a). A holy God cannot abide sin. No one can stand before Him, be they other "gods", or even His own people. That was true then. It is true now, as God doesn't change. He still cannot abide sin.
God, Himself, took on sin. Jesus Christ came to earth. He lived a perfect life that we could not. Being fully God and fully man, He was able to stand before the Father, the perfect sacrifice for our sin. Because of Him, we are able to stand before the Father and not be struck down, for He sees Christ's righteousness upon us.
Now, whether I think we'll actually be able to stand on our feet before God Almighty, that's another conversation altogether. I, myself, think I'll be on my knees or, more likely, on my face, before Him; knowing the great gift I've been given but such a loving and unobligated giver. Knowing I've been saved, by no merit of my own.
I pray you know of the great gift God has given us, through faith alone, by grace alone, in Christ alone. And not only that you know of it, but that you are living it out daily. Because of it, we are able to stand before Him justified, Non-guilty. And while we will all bow before Him one day, those who find themselves in Christ will not perish.
If you're unsure about all of this, I highly encourage you to do some investigating. Pick up a Bible and read the book of John. Talk to someone you know and trust who is a believer. Visit churches near you to learn more about it all. I pray the LORD will reveal Himself to you so that you may see Him, truly see Him, all He has done for you, and your great need of Him.
I never wanted to be that girl. The one who thought she wasn't good enough, or pretty enough, for any guy, much less one with admirable qualities. I didn't want to be that girl who thought she didn't deserve to be in a relationship. I read all of the Twilight books (a mistake, I know), and wanted to smack Bella every time she mentioned or thought about how undeserving of Edward she was. I vowed never to be that girl…until I realized, I am.
In this season of preparing for a wedding & marriage there have been many well wishes and congratulations. When I talk with people, many have expressed their happiness for my fiance and I, and many have said, "You deserve this." It has always rubbed me a little funny, that phrase. And I have finally figured out why. I don't. I don't deserve any of this.
Because of my salvation in Jesus Christ, I should want for nothing. In not getting what I deserve (death) and getting what I don't deserve (eternal life) I should be forever grateful. I am forever grateful. Any other blessing that God chooses to bestow upon me is icing on the cake. My job that I love, my comfortable home, a car that still runs, and, yes, even a wedding at the end of the month and a future with a man I adore. All of those are bonuses on top of the most precious gift I could ever be given. Especially considering I had all but given up that that last one would ever happen.
God never promised us a spouse, but He promised to work things out for our good (Romans 8:28).
God never promised us each a wedding on earth, but He has prepared a marriage supper for those who belong to Him (Revelation 6-9).
If you are single and struggling, I pray this gives you hope, knowing that all you will ever need will never be found in a relationship here on earth. I have been in your shoes and it is a hard pill to swallow, but as long as you are in Christ, He will sustain you.
If you are married and struggling, I also pray this gives you hope, knowing that your spouse can never be your savior, but Jesus Christ can. With Him in the center of your marriage, you and your spouse can focus on how your relationship is working to glorify Him.
And if you find yourself with a that girl mentality, know that it's ok, but also remember my most favorite two words; but God. You may feel undeserving, but God knows you are worth the greatest sacrifice, and He gave it all so He could be in relationship with you.
There are so many words in the English language, how could someone possible have just two favorite words? Maybe, you think, three is a better number and those words could be, "I love you." Or narrow it down further and have only one and it could be your name. As long as i'm not in trouble, I do like the sound of it. But just two? It might be akin to asking a librarian her two favorite books (it's hard enough to narrow that down to ten!). Lately though, there are two words that keep making their rounds. Ones that come up and change everything.
You might think I'm joking. What could those two words possible mean? "But God" what?
We are lost in darkness, but God has sent a Light so we can see.
We are dead, but God has given us a way to new life.
We are sinners, but God made a way for us to have a relationship with Him.
We owe a debt we can never repay, but God sent His Son to redeem us.
Goodness, perfection, love, gentleness, truth, humbleness; none of these are things we can really attain on our own, but God is all of these things and with Him we can strive to be the same.
God loves us so, that even while we were sinners He sent Jesus to take on all of our sin, so that we could spend eternity with Him. In the above verse from Ephesians it says we were "dead in our trespasses." I don't remember the first time I heard it explained this way, but I will think of it this way forevermore: What is it a dead man can do? Can he walk & talk? Of course not! He's dead! We, while dead in our sin, because we are separated from God, can do nothing to save ourselves. BUT GOD! God can do these things! He can save us! He had sent the rescue plan in motion before we even needed it. Jesus came to live a sinless life, to take on our sin, to die. But He did not stay dead; He was resurrected. And through Him, we can live again as well.
So, you see, these two, seemingly simple, and small words hold a very big meaning. They can change your life. I'm so thankful for the day they changed mine.
If you have known me for any length of time it has probably come out that Cinderella is my favorite Disney princess. She is kind & loving and not a wimp, by any means. More than that, though, the story of Cinderella in general has always been my favorite story. When I was teaching, I did a whole unit on Cinderella stories from around the world (my favorite is The Way Meat Loves Salt by Nina Jaffe – you should check it out!). On a whole, it just seems to be a most romantic story and, well, I'm a hopeless romantic, so we fit together nicely.
This past weekend, a bunch of girlfriends and I went to go see the new Cinderella movie. It was pretty amazing! The visuals were lovely, from the gowns to the special effects, and the casting was pretty spot on. It had the basic Disney story as its basis and worked other details in. I enjoyed that they kept the magical element (though one of my favorite Cinderella movies is still Ever After). The end was really the most beautiful part, though. *Spoiler Alert* Cinderella ends up with the prince (who is actually given a name – hooray! It's Kit). What? You already knew that? Well, then, let me tell you what was so beautiful about it.
They finally find out that Cinderella was the mysterious girl at the ball (who Kit thought was a princess). She is in her dress with dirt & ash clinging to it as she walks toward Kit. Once he sees her, he asks who she is, really. She gives the name Cinderella, though that was the cruel name given her by her stepsisters, it is who she is. The rest of it goes something like this (quoted only because she's speaking, not the actual quote from the movie).
It would take a lot for me to believe any girl or woman who says that does not touch a part of her, deep down inside. A longing to be loved for who she is, so completely. Even despite a telling name. Even despite shortcomings that may or may not be in her control. This is an experience I want…and then I realize, it's one I've already had.
You may think it a stretch, but to me, this so clearly puts in my mind the image of my Savior. Jesus takes us as we are; dirty rags and all.
There is nothing we can do to earn His acceptance; no amount of riches we could give as a dowry. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills! What would we, honestly, be able to give Him that isn't His already? And still, He loves us. He loves us so much that He died for us, taking all of our sin, and all of God's wrath for that sin, upon Himself. Not only that, but He conquered that sin when He rose from the dead. Though sin is still present in the world, and we battle it every day, Jesus has won the war. In knowing & accepting that; in knowing and accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, you, too, can have your very own rags to riches story. And this one ends even better than Cinderella. No, you won't get to marry a prince. *Spoiler Alert* But you will be joint heirs with the King.
And, truly, that is the greatest story I know. I pray there's a place in your heart for it as well.


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March 22 was chosen as the World Water Day. This was established in order to remember how water is an invaluable resource that needs to be safeguarded by each one of us. Almost all the human activities utilize water turning it into "used" or wastewater. Every time we use water, we turn it into wastewater and instead of reusing it, we drain to sewarage losing about 80% of its residual potentials. The good observance, always listened but never followed, to close the tap while brushing teeth, while washing dishes or vegetables, it transforms water resource into wastewater without even using it. Another indication that is still present in many public baths warns you to put waste, wet wipes and advanced food into appropriate containers and not drain it into sewers, which increases the level of pollutant and, consequentially, increases purification costs.
The United Nations World Water Development 2017 report "Waste water, unused resource" shows that in most cases wastewater is released into the environment without being collected or treated. More than 80% of wastewater of the world – and over 95% in some less developed countries – is discharged into the environment without any treatment.
"Wastewater is a precious resource in a world where water is over and demand is on the rise," says Guy Ryder, UN-Water President and General Manager of the International Labor Organization. "Everyone can do their part to achieve the sustainable development goal by halving the percentage of untreated wastewater and increasing its reuse by 2030.
Untreated water or ineffective treatment for wastewater, once conveyed to water bodies, is transported downstream to oceans or seas with negative impacts on environment or infiltrating into aquifers, worsening the quality (and thus the availability) of fresh water.
The 2017 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report shows how improving sewage management creates social, environmental and economic benefits for sustainable development.
This report is written with the aim of providing as much information as possible to those responsible for government, civil society or the private sector, about the importance of wastewater management as a source of water, energy, nutrients and others recoverable by-products and not as something that needs to be disposed of by generating problems that tend to be ignored.


I've been working on so many projects that I haven't posted here in a while.
More baby bibs. Here's one in action! Helping babies learning to feed themselves be independent and clean!
Working on a maternity clothing line to support women through motherhood. widdlemama brand kaftans in a simple original style and a button front design for comfortable and convenient nursing.
Button kaftan in black. Functional fashion for mamas.
Professional photography by Cameron Derby Photography helps tell the widdlemama story with real mothers and their babies modeling the dresses.


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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to fund Lebanon Reconstruction
August 19, 2006 Staff World News
(The United Nations : New York) Unconfirmed Sources report new developments in the Lebanon crisis. The UN member nations were shocked today when Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert pledged over 4 billion dollars in emergency and reconstruction aid. What started as a good humored celebrity roast of the UN secretary General Kofi Anan turned into a mocking barrage of insults focusing on the UN's failure to act in the face of a growing crisis. Before the pair completed their blistering attack on the gathered nations, Stewart and Cobert also committed 5000 troops to the peace keeping effort. "Right back at ya' France!"
Unconfirmed Sources reached The Comedy Central network spokesman Gilbert Godfry for his reaction to the pledge. "I think it's just like Jon and Stephen to take on this problem. I know they are sick of watching buffoons like George W. Bush talk about peace while only waging war." When asked if the pledge was a stunt designed to launch the Stewart/Colbert'08 campaign? "Hell yes it's a stunt, if Jon had access to Air Force One you know he would be using it to ferry relief supplies to Southern Lebanon." Those close to the campaign know Stephen would more than likely fly down to Texas for some deep fried pork ribs and a week of afternoon naps.
Unconfirmed Sources also contacted noted Mideast expert Juan Cole to ask his opinion on the matter. "I think it's a great idea for Jon and Stephen to take on the problems in Lebanon. With troops to maintain the peace, and money to relieve the suffering they have a good chance of replacing Hezbollah as a political power in Lebanon." Cole went on to state, "Before the Stewart/Colbert pledge the pitifully small aid pledges of UN, France and the United States insured that only Hezbollah would have any presence in South Lebanon." Cole stated off the record that Israel could do itself a huge favor by sending medical and food aid into Lebanon.
Kofi Anon was in tears after the roast. He then thanked Stewart and Colbert for pointing out the failure of the United Nations response to the war in Lebanon. "I'm thrilled that Jon and Stephen are finally brining a serious effort to help stabilize Lebanon and thanks to them for giving the people of South Lebanon a choice between truthiness and terror."
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