A company not normally associated with CE creates a product that could inspire installers.
Some installations come along that you just can't keep your eye away from, and The Sky Factory's SkyCeilings just might fit that definition. It's a product you probably haven't seen around, because the company hasn't yet approached the customer installer market. But it could find a home in CE.
Even so, they are willing to talk to anyone interested in their product line and do envision applications for it in the home. Certainly an expensive addition to an installation, it might just be perfect for luxury home projects looking for a unique look. Basically, the SkyCeiling creates the illusion of a window ro the outdoors on a ceiling or wall using a thinly constructed panel system that combines T5 fluorescent lighting with a photographic image. T5 lamps are some of the smallest fluorescent tubes around and have the added benefit of being more pleasing to the human eye and more energy efficient.
More importantly, the bulb produces full-spectrum 6,500 Kelvin light, the same light that is used to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD, a,k.a, the indoor blues) that workers who are not exposed to enough daylight can sometimes develop. Essentially, the human mind can't perceive the difference between this light and daylight. claims the company. This light also illuminates the photographic images more uniformly, thus furthering the illusion that you are really looking outside.
The SkyCeilings come in standard, modular grid-section sizes 2'x2' and 2'x4' but can also be customized depending on a client's needs. The panels are installed in a grid system that needs nine inches of overhead clearance from the bottom to house the lighting and photographic image, which is displayed on a translucent acrylic or polycarbonate. Additionally, "Sky Tile Elevators" snap into a T-Bar cell to raise the image and lighting so that a 3D effect is cleared.
The panels can be built in to ceilings, producing a faux-skylight effect, bur it can be installed into walls, as well. The company has a library of images, from forests to night skies, and even more elaborate images, such outer space vistas for more fantastic applications.
Pricing on the panels varies. It can run anywhere from $165 to $209 per square foot for T5 fluorescent systems or as much as $385-$397 per square foot for LED enabled systems (with which the company has been experimenting and using in certain projects). Much less expensive are non-luminous systems, which run $83 per square foot. The company has primarily been marketing to commercial architects who work on installations in places such as hospitals, laboratories and corporate headquarters, Bur some residential installations have occurred and it is a category on the company's Web site (theskyfactory.com). And while Vincent Marechal, a spokesperson for The Sky Factory, says that the home electronics market hasn't been a normal customer for the company, he is not ruling it out. Who knows, it could just be what a home theater customer is looking for.


What is it like to be a spray foam guy? There is a good story on Bizcovering magazine with an inside look at life as a spray foam insulation guy in Toronto and the piece used some pictures seen below. This is Tim, a spray tech, who is also the truck driver and generator operator. He's on site to meet me first thing in the morning, opening up the back of the company truck and getting ready to help his teammate, the prime applicator. The prime is the rock star spray foam applicator who has had lots of training in the fine art of insulating residential houses with polyurethane rigid foam insulation. The pictures below shows Rob Campbell's ride along on Oct 22nd to document a Toronto spray foam insulation company at work insulating a new home construction in a posh Forest Hill neighbourhood.
Spray foam insulation is an excellent albeit more expensive choice for home insulation. The cost is minimum $3 per square foot of wall and roof, and the price varies depending on whether its open cell or closed cell foam being installed. Spray foam comes in two varieties, open-cell and closed-cell composition, and both types have different properties which make them good for one thing or another.. i might explain. Of the two options, closed-cell foam is the better insulator. Once cured, it also becomes a vapor retarder (because the tiny cells are closed moisture cannot enter the foam). but its disadvantage is price and weight. Its heavy and expensive and sometimes you dont need that much insulation , and sometimes its too much and open cell is better. Open cell foam has open bubbles Open-cell foam has a lower R-value, and acts as more of an air temperature and acoustic barrier; open cell foam is not an effective vapor barrier. Open cell foam is lighter, less dense and cheaper (because less material is used as it expands larger) and is applied as interior wall home insulation in places where moisture isn't a variable.
Below Montana Mike puts on a full has-mat suit with respiratory system, boots and gloves, helmet and visor. Its intense.
Like any good chemical reaction there are some rather noxious chemicals produced as a bi-product of spray foam reaction between Isocyanates and the Walltite resin, both components are prepared by BASF and detailed on Fuel Ghoul blog about spray foam insulation in Toronto which outlines the process by which a Graco H40 component proportioner heats and pumps both liquids to the sprayer unit whereupon they combine at the nozzle tip of the gun.
The two substances must be hot when they combine to create the best chemical effect, and to make the best R-value rigid foam insulation. In the photo below, the tech tweaks a Graco H-40 Hydraulic Series Plural Component Reactor's front panel , adjusting temperature on the 12.0 kW heater in the machine. From residential foam insulation projects to high-volume commercial projects, Graco brand proportioners are a mainstay in the mobile spray foam industry. This rig alone, not including the truck and generator could cost about thirty five thousand dollars and comes with fifty foot of hose, and ten feet of heated whip and a Fusion AP spray gun applicator.
Spray foam insulation is a bit of phenomenon especially here in Canada partly due to celebrity endorsements the home renovation TV shows that have propelled spokespeople to fame and fortune. These TV personalities have made deals with spray foam insulation manufacturers to endorse the product as being green and environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and 100 % cost effective – all of which is true.
All the same, spray foam insulation has been in the news lately and the people and processes have been called into question by a CBC Marketplace TV news doc that shows 'how spray foam can go very wrong' by examining the unlivable homes of unhappy customers.
What we know today as rigid foam insulation was invented in the 1950s by the German scientist Otto Bayer. He was trying to come up with something to replace rubber tires. He was eventually quite successful, but polyurethane wasn't used to make wheels until the 1970s . Today the wheels under the folding metal steps of modern escalators are made of polyurethane, as are skateboard wheels.
Polyurethane has been around for about sixty years now – it has history stretching back to Germans scientists who pioneered many synthetics before World War II. They were searching for synthetic textiles, rubber and silk. Twelve years after the war ended, in 1957 Otto Bayer and a German research team made advances with alkyd resins when they modified them with diisocyanates for the first time and made coatings and the first ever rigid foam products. Today, anyone that has ever taken high school shop class, or refinished furniture, or stained a deck knows something about urethane wood finishes and the hard substance created when it hardens on the brush.
Here is the crew starting work insulating the basement of a new home in Forest Hill. They start at the bottom of the building doing the exterior wall 'headers'. The team takes over the job site for a few hours each day and they often work lunches and late into the evening to be there when the other contractors are absent. These guys are very careful not to expose any other tradespeople to the noxious gasses often created during the spray foam application process (I had to wear a breathing mask, visor and cover-alls as I followed the applicator around the basement).
Fuel Ghoul reports that the Canadian Urethane Foam Contractors Association (CUFCA) estimates that spray foam insulation was installed in approx 350,000 homes in Canada last year, a number that has been growing by 33 percent every year over the last decade. Part of the product's appeal is that, when properly installed, spray foam insulation can reduce heating and cooling costs by up to fifty (50) per cent, according to the Canadian Urethane Foam Contractors Association (CUFCA) and so this really is advanced chemistry at work.
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Indian Air Force (IAF) has stepped up its efforts to meet all the emerging requirements of the Govt of India during the ongoing novel corona virus pandemic. IAF continues to airlift essential supplies of medicine and ration along with medical personnel within the country, to equip state governments and supporting agencies to combat the contagion effectively.
On 25 Apr 20, IAF's transport aircraft landed at Lengpui Airport in Mizoram with 22 tonnes of medical supplies meant for combating Covid-19. The supplies were airlifted for the governments of Mizoram and Meghalaya. Till date, IAF has transported approximately 600 tonnes of medical equipment and support material.
A 15 member team of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) Rapid Response had been sent to Kuwait on 11 Apr 20 in response to the request from state of Kuwait to the Govt of India On completion of the task, the team was airlifted back from Kuwait in a C-130 aircraft of IAF on 25 Apr 20. During the return, a six-year old girl suffering from cancer, requiring immediate emergency surgery was also evacuated along with her father
IAF continues to maintain op preparedness, while following all the guidelines issued by the Government of India ensuring social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the novel corona virus in IAF work places. As the nation takes big strides in its fight to contain and defeat the contagion, IAF reaffirms its commitment to meet all emerging needs in a professional manner.
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Contractors at 168 Orchard Street recently replaced the retractable awnings along the marquee.
In a rather rare turn of events, contractors at 168 Orchard Street left the front door ajar, so to speak, while working onsite last week.
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Jorginho the new main man as Alvaro Morata proves weak link
Dan Kilpatrick
Evening Standard 26 August 2018
Chelsea continued their 100 percent start under Maurizio Sarri with a hard-fought but somewhat fortuitous 2-1 win at Newcastle.
The Blues took the lead through Eden Hazard's penalty after Marcos Alonso was fouled by debutant Fabian Schar but substitute Joselu equalised for Newcastle with his second goal of the season.
Chelsea, though, went straight up the other end and a DeAndre Yedlin own goal, from Alonso's shot, sealed another three points to take them level with Liverpool at the top of the table.
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Standard Sport's Dan Kilpatrick picks out the key talking points from St. James' Park...
Sarri start continues despite Newcastle efforts
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Sarri has said that it could take three months for Chelsea to adapt to his style of football and this was very nearly a first setback for the Italian coach following the wins over Huddersfield and Arsenal.
Chelsea enjoyed over 80 percent of possession but, in the end, they had a contentious Hazard penalty and Yedlin's own goal four minutes from time to thank for victory.
Newcastle, playing an unadventurous 5-4-1 system, frustrated the visitors for long periods and the worry for Sarri is that other lesser clubs could copy the Magpies' blueprint and stop his side with numbers behind the ball and bodies in the centre of the pitch.
For all Chelsea's pretty passing, there was a worrying lack of cutting edge and Newcastle's equaliser through substitute Joselu was not entirely undeserved given the penalty-box action, if not the general play.
Hazard shines again for Chelsea...
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For much of this game, there was nothing to declare except Hazard's genius. The Belgian winger made his first start of the season but, for a while, it looked like he would not see out the first half after being caught by Matt Richie after 50 seconds and then again by Mo Diame.
After receiving treatment for Diame's challenge, Hazard gingerly returned to the pitch and, as is so often the case, seemed galvanised by Newcastle's roughing-up.
Playing on the left wing but drifting around the entire Newcastle half, he fired wide twice in quick succession after Diame's tackle and created Chelsea's best chance of the first half, driving into the box and squaring for Pedro, whose low shot was saved.
It was no surprise that he played to Alonso, who drew a a foul from Schar for the penalty, before stepping up to cooly convert it. He is truly the difference-maker for Chelsea, particularly in games like this one.
...but Morata does not
Perhaps this won't come as a massive surprise but Alvaro Morata was ineffective and meek. Faced with Newcastle's dour, defensive tactics, Chelsea needed a committed performance from the centre-forward but, too often, he was a yard behind the action – or nowhere to be seen at all.
He was hooked just after the hour for Olivier Giroud – it may be time to start the World Cup winner – having had no shots on target – both his efforts were easily blocked – and completed no key passes.
On paper at least, Morata appears to have all the qualities to be a success in the Premier League but, whether due to confidence or something else, it has not translated onto the pitch. Sarri's job is to change that but, for now, Morata feels like a weak link, particularly considering the quality of Chelsea's midfield and wingers.
Jorginho Chelsea's new main man
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Three games into the new season and it is already clear that N'Golo Kante is no longer the most important player in Chelsea's midfield, as he has been in the previous two seasons.
That is now summer signing Jorginho, Sarr's midfield metronome. Just as against Huddersfield and Arsenal, Jorginho pushed Chelsea forward at every opportunity with one- or two-touch passes, with everything going through the new No.5.
He was just as dominant when Chelsea did not have the ball – at one point early in the second half screaming at Pedro to press higher up the pitch. At least until the rest of the squad adapt to Sarri's methods, Jorginho is very much the coach's on-pitch general and pivotal to their success.
Lascelles absence overshadows defensive Newcastle display
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The official line from Newcastle and Rafa Benitez was that captain Jamaal Lascelles was missing from the squad with an ankle injury but reports suggested he had been dropped following a row with Benitez over the manager's decision to revert to three centre-backs.
The Spaniard was expected to be asked about the issue post-match but, whatever the truth, his decision to switch to a back five nearly paid off.
Debutants Federico Fernandez and Schar helped to flood the centre of the pitch, frustrating Chelsea for long periods, while Newcastle used the pace of Yedlin effectively on the counter-attack.
But this was a hyper-negative way to play at home, with Salomon Rondon and then Joselu often completely isolated and helpless up front. Given the players available to him – Jonjo Shelvey was injured and Kenedy ineligible – Benitez will say he had no choice but it was testament to how difficult this season will be that the manager felt the need to play such a negative game.
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About Vital Signs
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Gap Between Rich & Poor
Affordable Housing is a Scarce Reality for Many Londoners
Civil Engagement Starts with YOU
London, The Food City? Some Food for Thought
Poverty & Mental Health: Addressing the Challenges One Step at a Time
VitalSigns is a check-up conducted by community foundations across Canada that measures the vitality of our communities in numerous areas.
By Gregory Playford
Safe and affordable housing is a priority for all members of our community and something that is so often taken for granted. With a good supply of single family homes on the market and the apartment vacancy rate at a comfortable 3.30% (CMHC Fall, 2014), one would think it is not hard to find a suitable place to live. Unfortunately for many Londoners, what is available is not accessible or not appropriate due to size, location and most often, the cost. In London, over 45% of tenant households are paying over 30% of their gross income for rent, almost 10% are paying 50% of their gross income. With the ever increasing cost of utilities, real housing costs are increasing greater than wages and income supports. In 2010, the City of London Housing Strategy identified a target of 1,000 new affordable housing units in the next 5 years. We are approaching the end of that cycle and while excellent progress has been made to reach that target, the number of families on the local Housing Registry Wait List is not declining and remains above 2,000. Other segments are particularly hard hit. As reported in this year's Vital Signs Report, in 2011 the overall poverty rate was 11.6%; that's 31.8% higher than the national average. Furthermore, there is a monthly average of 10,500 Ontario Works caseloads in London, confirming the daily challenge that so many Londoners face.
There are some encouraging signs that new funding and resources will make more affordable housing available and hopefully improve on the current situation. The Homelessness Prevention & Housing Plan 2010 - 2024 was approved by London City Council in November, 2013 and outlines a broad ranging strategy to reduce the numbers of individuals and families becoming homeless, improve the stability of housing, reduce wait times and increase the supply of affordable rental units. More recently, in the last meeting of the current City Council, the creation of a Housing Development Corporation for the City was approved. This arm's length entity will allow the City to secure land for new housing, create partnerships for new developments and pursue different and innovative financing to upgrade and expand the City's supply of affordable housing. Assisting the City to meet its goals is new federal and provincial funding. The Investment in Affordable Housing Extension program was announced by the Province of Ontario on August 11, 2014 and confirmed that over $800 million new capital dollars will be available between 2014 and 2019 to assist the development of new rental housing and other programming that improves the supply and affordability of housing. When combined with the funds the City of London has set aside, this new funding should provide London the financial resources to accomplish the goals that have been set out.
Critical to the success, however, is the co-operation of the non-profit and private sector developers that will build and manage the new housing. To achieve true affordable rents, all projects need to have owner equity and affordable debt to complement the government funding. London Community Foundation has created an innovative Loan Fund that is available to developers of affordable housing in London and Middlesex County. The program offers low interest loans that help fill the financing gaps and allow good projects from good proponents become reality. For London as a community to achieve its housing goals and improve the availability of safe, secure and affordable housing, a strong partnership of governments, community groups and financiers is needed and the London Community Foundation looks forward to playing an important role.
45% of renters and 18% of homeowners spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs in 2011, putting them in financial stress. (Ontario Non-profit Housing Association)
Gregory Playford is the president and owner of Devonshire Financial (London) Inc. and board member of Homes Unlimited (London) Inc.
By Phil McLeod
Have you ever heard the expression, "Somebody ought to do something about that?" Public participation, community engagement - it goes by various names, but the fact is the process of citizens getting involved is the fuel that runs successful democracies. Increasingly, somebody in London is doing something to better life in the city for all of us.
By Glen Pearson
When George Bernard Shaw noted that, "there is no love sincerer than the love of food," he could easily have been speaking about the London region - we are surrounded and motivated by some of the best food in the world. The problem is that we have been experiencing great difficulty in organizing that bounty.
By Abe Oudshoorn
Many of our lives, and the lives of our friends and family, are touched by illness. Both physical and mental illnesses can have a significant impact on our lives, and are also not borne equally across our community.
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The Best 'Bachelorette' Recap You'll Ever Read: Katie, You FOOL
By Ryanne Probst | July 20, 2021
Welcome back to the best Bachelorette recap you'll ever read! When last we left off, the Hyatt was starting to feel less like a nurturing environment for everlasting love and more like the location of sinister otherworldly energy. In the span of 120 minutes (100 of which were devoted to Blake's masturbatory habits—absolutely sinister, I say!!) Katie narrowed down her husband pool from 12 to seven. It was absolute carnage. The last time I saw this much careless disregard for human feeling, I was sifting through my Hinge DMs. Truly chilling.
First, Katie took out Connor the math teacher/SoulCycle instructor/man-who-is-far-too-comfortable-making-out-with-whiskers-drawn-on-his-face like it was nothing. Did we love Connor? Absolutely not. His signature look involved shirts unbuttoned to his navel, like a guy who has the personality of a Carnival cruise. But the man was precious in the way that you sometimes sympathize with the kid who eats his erasers in the back of the class. It's just sad. And then! While Connor's car is still idling in the Hyatt's driveway, Katie has the audacity to dance on his still-fresh grave by dry humping Blake in a hallway corridor.
Next on her kill list? The Gossip Girls. Any guy who participated in or was the subject of a house rumor got the axe. It's like Katie performed a full-on exorcism, but instead of purging the house of antichrists, she purged the house of a bunch of dudes with finstas. My girl.
The Battle Of The One-On-Ones
Which brings us to the present. Going into this week, the question on everyone's mind is who will make it to Hometowns. I have my suspicions about who will or will not be bringing Katie home to a Hyatt conference room to meet their families, but first, let's take a look at the remaining men:
⭐ Mike P – 30, a virgin, hopes Jesus will still save those who read erotica
⭐ Brendan – Canadian, firefighter, no other distinguishing qualities
⭐ Andrew – professional football player, casually the reason I trust men again
⭐ Blake – three-time Bachelorette contestant, big horse-girl energy
⭐ Michael – widower, single father, humanity's single shining example of decency
⭐ Greg – a kid from New Jersey
Out of the guys she has left, two of them—the fire fighter and the virgin—haven't had one-on-one dates with Katie yet. Lucky for them, there are exactly two of those date cards up for grabs this week. Unlucky for them, ABC doesn't operate in happy endings (unless they can orchestrate one through strategic sound bites in the Fantasy Suites). No, Katie gives out her coveted one-on-one dates to Greg and Mike P.
How does Brendan take the news, you may ask? Not well, bitch! He gets sent home mere minutes after the date cards are read, and in doing so the natural order to this world gets restored.
First up is Greg's date and it's all very fine. Katie shows up in a shirt that feels less like a fashion statement and more like a punishment for a high school girl who broke dress code and showed too much collarbone.
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— Katie Thurston (@katiethurston) July 20, 2021
A travesty.
Greg spends the majority of the date trying to prove he has substance. Why? I'm not sure. I guess Michael's got the sad dad thing going for him and I'm still personally recovering from Andrew's traumatic experience with biracial dating. I suppose Greg wants to prove he still has mettle. I mean, sure, he did bond with Katie early on over the tragic loss of their fathers but, like, that was week two! Since then he's been letting his Devon Sawa haircut and Resting Sad Face do all the legwork for him. Surely there's more to the story of Greg?
GREG: I've had a life-long battle with insecurity because one time in middle school I went through puberty.
Look, buddy, I'm not trying to discredit your trauma or anything, but until you've been the first girl in your fifth grade class to develop boobs and had to make the harrowing decision of whether to wear a training bra (only sluts wear bras before sixth grade—it was written on the bathroom stall and everything!!) or not wear a training bra (the school called my parents, it was a thing)—I don't want to hear about your middle school drama!
Despite Greg's questionable woes as a middle schooler, Katie seems to dig it and ends up giving him the first confirmed spot in the Hometowns line-up. Mike P's date, on the other hand, doesn't go as smoothly.
Things start off well enough. Katie tells Mike she never saw herself dating a virgin, but now that she's met him she wants to reconsider. Before Katie is able to even finish that thought, she encounters something straight out of my nightmares: a cuddling community. See, this is the part of the episode where I'm convinced that Hyatt Regency sits upon a hellmouth of demonic energy. What sick mind devised this?
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You can tell Mike agrees with me. He's looking at this woman with her PhD in cuddles like this is the satanic temptations his pastor warned him about before coming on this show. He seems half tempted to throw his Bible at her and make a run for it.
Cuddle Queen Jean (yes, that's her title, and yes, part of me died just typing that out) senses their awkwardness and reluctance to engage in non-sexual holds and encourages them to open up to one another. Mike is a little… too honest with Katie. Off screen in an interview, he tells production that spooning Katie reminds him of things he used to do with his mother.
And it's not just one line! If he'd only said it offhandedly once, I may have forgiven him, but the rest of the date he spends constantly comparing Katie to his mother. At one point he even whispers it directly into her ear as he caresses her forearm. Katie's like, "lol!" and then looks directly at the cameras and says "that's a lot" which has to be her safe word.
Look, I'll be the first to admit that I don't really understand the whole wait-until-marriage thing. It's something I've joked about all season and have constantly ridiculed Mike P about in my recaps because I'm a garbage human. But Mike does seem really sweet and he's been a great sport during every sex-crazed challenge the producers have thrown his way. I still don't think he'll go any farther on this franchise, but at least he's given me something to eviscerate in my group chat. Thank you for your service.
And it looks like my feelings are spot-on! I'm not sure if it was all the mommy foreplay or that uncalled for whispering, but Katie sends Mike packing before the dinner portion of the date. She gives him the whole "it's not you, it's me" speech and says that they simply aren't there yet for her to invite him to Hometowns. But I think we can all agree that if he'd kept the Norman Bates/Mommy Dearest vibes to a minimum, he might have at least made it to the next rose ceremony.
My BFA Is Shaking
The group date this week is art themed, and when I say my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was shaking… I guess instead of having the contestants travel abroad to deeply offend other cultures, the producers thought it would be funny to just debase culture in general.
Case in point: The guys are tasked with creating an abstract portrait of Katie. The examples given to them are various artist interpretations of self-portraits, the majority of which have sexual undertones: up-close shots of flowers in bloom, the center of a dripping fruit, you get the gist. The men, theoretically still refraining from self-love, almost immediately blow their loads as if this is the most pornographic thing they've ever seen.
I'm almost positive the date was crafted entirely for Blake. If you'll recall, the last time he was on The Bachelorette he went on a similarly themed date where his "self-expression" involved sculpting a giant penis that had to be completely censored on screen. Let's see if Blake's shown any, erm, growth since last season…
BLAKE: I'm trying to make my canvas full of feelings and emotions
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At least that's the gist of Blake's artistic expression. Naturally, his painting is so censored all we get is the frame and Blake explaining that "not a lot of species can do" the specific sexual act he drew. At least he's on brand!
Justice For Andrew
Perhaps the wildest moment from this week was not when Mike P, clad in cult white, gamely whispered "mother" in Katie's ear, but when Katie let Andrew go during the rose ceremony. I was, and absolutely still am, floored by that decision.
Going into the rose ceremony, Katie had two roses left to give out and three guys on the chopping block: Justin, Andrew, and Blake. (Greg had already scored the one-on-one rose while Michael picked up the group date rose). I assumed Blake would get a rose because Katie seems to have a soft spot for guys who challenge my sanity. Justin seemed like the natural next option to be cut from the competition. I still know nothing about Justin except that his facial expressions will be the sole reason people buy the newest version of What Do You Meme?. I was shocked when instead Katie cut Andrew. Andrew!! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, WOMAN?? I would never eliminate that man. If forced to choose between him and Greg, I would marry them both and move to Utah.
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Katie, you FOOL!!!
What makes this goodbye all the more painful is that it's dragged out. Katie sends Andrew home at the rose ceremony, but in the last 20 minutes of the episode they reconnect the following day. Andrew shows up at her door wanting to get more closure. They talk and he leaves her a cutesy little letter that says "if you ever change your mind… I'll be here." IF YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND, I'LL BE HERE! Be! still! my! heart!
Katie immediately goes chasing down the stairs after him—she's really making the camera crew earn their bonus check this year—and straddles him in the Hyatt's lobby. She's, like, aggressively making out with him in a way that makes me question if she gets off to gifs of The Notebook in her downtime. She even invites him back on the show despite her producer vigorously making the cut sign in the background. But Andrew turns her down. That's right: Andrew. turns. her. down. Why must you waste my time like this, ABC? WHY?
Whatever, all I know is Andrew is single now. So, if you need me I'm just going to finish this box of wine and make magic happen in his DMs. See you hoes next week!
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O Lucifer,[a]Â son of the morning!
Here we see the objective of Satan, the enemy of your mind, if we understand correctly, for this is why scripture says "the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God". For it is here in your mind that  Satan plants his kingdom. The counterfeit one like the real one. To "become like the most high".
Paul calls him "the coming one" with all lying signs and wonders. Meaning a duplicate, a replica, a replacement, and a look alike, a mimicker and a wanna be. The one who is not yet but is coming. This one to sit in the place of God proclaiming  to be God. And he dominates where? In your mind, our battle field, our Galgatha.
So here is the truth little flock. It is the carnal mind that is the enemy against God (Romans 8.7) who seeks another Jesus. For Satan who is defeated by the cross through the blood and the testimony of Jesus Christ as we appropriate this truth by faith like scripture says "Jesus came to defeat him who had power over death" And "the Son of God was manifest to destroy the works of the Devil". Receiving this word as fact administered by the Holy Spirit it becomes your reality. This is your work of faith.
But the carnal mind being ignorant of this and unable to see Him who always is. The carnal mind allows Satan to insert his counterfeit kingdom in his mind, how? By rejecting the truth of the gospel and inserting another one.
 It is the confession in 1st John that says; you have overcome the wicked one because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world". This they reject.
It is every spirit, doctrine and teaching that does not believe that Jesus Christ already came in the flesh and defeated Satan Sin and Death, that is not of God. They preach of another victory by another Jesus at another coming. A Jesus who is not yet but will be, and they set their hope on that event for the objective to crown another coming one.
This one is satanic to the core, "for the Son of God came and did the works no one else could do" And He need not give an encore presentation called the 2nd coming to war again because you don't believe… The Son of God has come in the flesh. He defeated His foes and returned to the Father.
1st John also says 2.14 I have written to you because you are strong and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked  one". But you don't have that because you don't believe the testimony of scripture. You think the next Jesus does that.
It is the second coming message that is spoon fed to the fold teaching that satan has power. And because of their ignorance of scripture and the power of God, they bring back to life and resurrect their own foe by rejecting Christ. The Victor came defeated and returned crowned in full Glory.
It is the spirit of anti-Christ, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience (disbelief) that refuse this truth, who Satan has dominion over. Meaning ,he set up his throne in that disbelieving mind exalting himself over the one who came. And God gave him permission.
Paul says "for this reason God sends forth a strong delusion, a mimicker, and an imitation, a replacement and a counterfeit, that they may believe a lie… to those who have pleasure in unrighteousness, those who reject the Christ of the cross and His victory, they get another coming one.
From John 16 It is the Spirit of God that comes and; 8. convicts the world (carnal mind) of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; (as the crowned victor of all foes) 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; (Proof He is the crowned victor) 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged". So who does Jesus fight when He comes back?
The whole idea that the temple must be built and to restart the animal sacrifices for sin for jesus to be happy to come back is a blatant slap in the face of the Christ of the cross. Or even if you believe that the antichrist will be seated for Jesus to come back to defeat him, you are equally rejecting the Christ of the cross. For "He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us  into the kingdom of His Son. You do not believe this scripture. "For Christ has come in the flesh. Your Jesus is somewhere out there.
And to you who promulgate that stuff "let not many you be teachers knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment" If the kingdom of God is still at hand and many are pressing into it, but you preach of another kingdom and another Jesus at a distant point in time on earth and detain those who are trying to enter, what do you suppose your judgment will be?
means but you jump over 3.17.
It is the victory of the gospel of the cross that is "the power of God unto salvation " that we adorn and not another.
Repent for the Kingdom of God is still at hand.
For you see Jesus, after the departure of Judas, no longer called them servants but friends "for a servant does not know what his Master is doing, but I tell you plainly about the father". Then says "I have come forth from the Father and have come into the world and again I leave the world and go to the Father" and it was as if time froze and all the energy of Jesus Christ spotlighted that phrase for all eternity for that was primary in the work the Father gave Him. And it was so much so that He made the disciples repeat it. Jesus then reports to the Father "They have kept your word" Jesus came from the Father and returned to the Father" And the message kept? John 16.28 I came forth from the Father into the world. Again I leave the world and go to the Father".
The epic or paramount message that was delivered was that Christ had come forth and that He was returning and no where, I mean no where in all this discourse where He speaks plainly does He ever mention anything about a second coming, another work. Yet today in Christianity for many, that is the focus. But Jesus Christ told the Father they have kept Your word and the disciples having repeated that Jesus said to them "Do you now believe?" as if to punctuate for us this important truth, then to further state to the Father "I have given them Your word and they have kept it" as a double stamp for us too. This is what He wants us to keep too. And if Jesus did not finish the work the Father gave Him, He would have to come back a second time and none of what He said is true.
You see it was the prophets who spoke of a coming one of which words Jesus accomplished the word saying "all the law and the prophets were until John the baptist, now being fulfilled in Jesus, Him having accomplished and finished the work saying "now the Kingdom is preached and all are pressing their way in" as if to indicate a stampede but today? They are waiting for a kingdom and they call it a second coming. What a disgrace. No stampede into the Kingdom the doors are closed. A sign on the door "We are closed and will re-open at the grand second coming. Bring your lawn chairs, popcorn, and palm branches for the coronation of the king who is coming later. Hosanna blessed will he be on that day.
John the baptist specifically sent and asked Christ "Are you the coming one or do we seek another?" Jesus did not send word to John of a second coming, No problem I'll get you on the rebound. Or; Go tell John I will come back a second time? This is not found once in scripture. But rather "go tell John what you see and hear". Does this offend you?
Jesus could not say of these people, the second coming seekers "Father they have kept your word" those who keep My Word the Father will love and We will come to them". This can not be said to the second coming seekers for because they believe the kingdom must come and their heart is covered over with a thick delusion. They do not believe the testimony God gave the Son, then the Son gave the disciples and the Son delivered word to the Father. "It is finished". Unless finished means something else.
So those who heard and kept the word "I have come forth from the Father and come into the world, now I leave the world and go to the Father".
We also heard another word. "Follow Me that where I am you may be also" If you truly understand this, and you know Him, there is no need for another Jesus.
The disciples asked Jesus Why He spoke to the people in parables and He answered them saying "Because to you it has been given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom, but to them it has not been given".
Jesus then quotes a truth from Isaiah saying "In them the words of Isaiah are active that "hearing with their ears they shall not hear and seeing with their eyes they will not see because it is the heart of this people that is callous and covered. Because they cannot see with their eyes or hear with their ears the things they need to understand with their heart to turn so that I could heal them".
Herein lies another proof as to why the 2nd coming seeker message is a hoax. It is all visual related to time and matter for because you cannot perceive it with the eyes and ears in your head, you cannot get it. Flat out the words of Christ not mine "lest they should understand with their heart and not the physical eyes and ears for then I will heal them. And as long as you hold to a future physical event to be seen with the carnal senses, your heart is hardened to the Spirit whisking around you as we speak, saying "Whenever one hears the gospel of the Kingdom and they try to perceive it with their carnal senses (translate into time and matter) the wicked one comes along and snatches away what is sown in the heart". For he tells you the kingdom is later and you disbelieve the gospel of the Kingdom.
But it is the least of the little ones in the kingdom that are greater than any forward speaking prophet with another word of Jesus saying "for assuredly I say to you that many prophets and good men desire to see what we see and hear what we hear and cannot hear it and it is the 2nd coming seeker that can only give you the deer in the headlight look when you tell them the Kingdom of God is right now, for they cannot see it with their calloused hearts and turn for then they would be healed and see it now. For this is what repentance is. Open your heart for only those who are circumcised of heart is a true believer. (Romans 2.29) and a receiver of the Kingdom.
You say "Oh but that sounds too simple. For surely you cannot believe that". "Oh I fear lest Satan has turned you away from the simplicity that is in Jesus Christ". In you this saying is filled to the full.
Behold the Kingdom of God! Repent and believe the good news.
We have discussed how a steward is a minister to administer, a distributor to distribute or a dispenser to dispense. That the words steward and dispensation come from the same Greek word in the New Testament. A minister and a steward of scripture distributes the things of God according to what they have received and attained. They can only take you as far as they have been in the faith. And someone who is looking for a second coming Jesus and a second coming Kingdom is not qualified to represent the Kingdom of God at hand.
Time is not a steward and distributor of the Kingdom of God and things of God. The gospel is. And a true minister of the gospel reveals to you what is just beyond the veil of human perception made visible, or knowable only by revelation. Even as Paul said "The gospel that I preach to you did not come by man nor is it taught by man but by revelation of Jesus Christ. Not a 2nd coming revealing.
It is also said in John 2.24+ that Jesus did not commit Himself to man because He knows what is in man. And He had no need for man to testify of Him. So question the sourse. Also it says (John 3.27) "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from above". So then only those who are born from above can see the Kingdom (John3.3) and it is only those who can say (John 3,11) Most assuredly I say to you we speak what we know and we testify what we have seen". These are they that are "the least in the Kingdom of Heaven that are greater than John the Baptist" So now we speak.
In Matthew 10 the Lord sends His disciples out to preach saying "The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand". Having empowered them and given them instruction He then tells them (Verse 40+) He who receives you receives me. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet receives a prophets reward. He who receives a righteous man receives a righteous mans reward".
It is the old style prophet who speaks forward of a coming thing that is not yet, but I speak to you what I have seen and testify to you what I hear about the true Kingdom of God. Not speaking forward about a second coming Kingdom that is not yet, but speaking as one who is from there. For I receive the testimony God has given in His Son and I follow Him where He is that I may be there also, and I do this "that the world may believe" at His command.
If you receive these words you receive more than any prophet or good person. Why? Because those who are in the Kingdom "In Christ" have reassembled the testimony of Christ within themselves having received His fullness, growing up into Him who is the head, who is far above all powers and principalities and powers. We are able to come back and lay out the bread crumbs that Christ left for us so that where He is we may be also. So say I. Lets go up from here.
As we also showed you in the account given of Joseph and His steward to "follow me so that where I am you may be also. That we may be one in the Father and fill to be full in you the words of Jesus that He prayed for you to the Father in John 17 the word "Father I pray not just for these but also those who will believe in Me through their word, that they may be one with us". This is the Kingdom of heaven.
So the message remains "Go preaching the kingdom of God is at hand!!" (Mt 10.6+) This is the message preached to you from the beginning that the 2nd coming seekers distort and confuse. For that which was from the beginning was never retracted or taken away or the Lords words would not be eternal but seasonal. 1st and 2nd comings? Selah.
So as Jesus said so say I because as He is so are we in this world" Meaning not the man Jesus because He is not that anymore but His true self is as He is, so am I. As He is so are we? He is one with the Father and prayed that for us too. Did you receive that word? He also said "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word and My Father will love him. And we will come to him and make our home in him. Do you have that?
Jesus said if anyone serves me let him follow me that where i am he may be also. Who also said "I am the way" who also said " and the way you know? And it is not a 2nd coming.
This is the objective of every faithful steward in the things of God. To present every one "In Christ" a perfect citizen. To the full measure and stature of Christ now and not at a second coming but now in Him. Eph 4.13 If you can receive that the Kingdom of God is at hand,then you will get this prize. "That You Father are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one with Us that the world may know.
If you seek a second coming Jesus, you cannot have what we speak about for this is what you deny and make him a liar and reject the testimony that the Father gave you of His Son.
Today! If you will hear His voice.
Stewardship equals distributorship; to manage or look after another mans property. Especially a large house or an estate. One who is given care over provisions to distribute according to owners specifications. A stewardship in scripture is also translated dispensation, and means to dispense, to distribute and administer..
Galatians 4.2 says that we are under guardians and tutors/dispensers, same Greek word. It is the ministers of God that distribute the goods of the Father, not time.
Ephesians 3.2 If you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God given to me to give for you". Here shows a direct line of conveyance, or distribution from God to us saying verse 7 "of which I became a minister" meaning a distributor. Like a baton pass from the Father to you.
So here is my question to you. Is it that the gospel message and the kingdom of God that is dispensed and revealed by faith, or time, meaning days, months, seasons and years as the 2nd coming end time dispensationalist ministers preach? That God is bound by time and matter so we must wait? He who said "The Kingdom of God is at hand"? Took it back to return it later?
I mean we just looked at the true distributor of the things of God, the mysteries Paul wrote "before in just a few words" That these things are distributed through the preaching of the gospel.
It is the gospel that is the conduit being the true words of Christ that are reiterated, or repeated to be dispensed throughout time so that the hearer of the gospel being under tutors and distributors may receive the thing dispensed. This is as scripture says, "when that which is perfect has come, that which is in part is done away with. The tutor taught fulfilling "He who has received you has received Me" has happened. The conduit worked. The gospel was preached, you believed then you received "according to your faith.
Jesus spoke of this stewardship or dispensation, meaning distributorship in John 17 saying in verse 15 I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in me through their word". The words of Christ reiterated. Not to be misconstrued as thinking He needs to come back and repeat Himself.
This conveyance of the things of God is not as the Greek to English translators say "the dispensation of the fullness of time" as though time is the keeper of the things of God. That God is restrained by the thing that is made? That is just carnal nonsense.
Christ said "It is "those who will believe in me through their word" that we believe the same word just spoken by Jesus as fact being the participation of  the oneness in the Father and the Son that is the objective and the conclusion of the gospel and ministered or distributed and dispensed, or given to us by the re-utterance of the words of Jesus and received in us by faith.
He does not to repeat Himself as though He must continue to work for He is seated. The gospel repeats Him, we do. And it is through the gospel that "the Kingdom is at hand" anytime and all the time to be dispensed and absorbed by the renewed mind of faith to those who follow the spirit, "so that where I am they may be also" as Jesus said, for His words are spirit and they are life NOW. And it is from faith to faith for the just shall live by faith. NOTÂ from faith and finished by watching a calendar of events for a second coming, as though time is the steward of eternity.
Think about how backwards that sounds. Shall the thing that is made tell the One who made it "no, you have to wait, I am not ready"? This is what Paul meant when he said "you observe days , months, seasons and years, I am afraid that I have labored for you in vain". His stewardship and distributorship of dispensing the mysteries of God had been circumvented by the thinking that something else distributes the things of God. Time. Time is subservient to God, not the other way around.
Here then is another misunderstanding by the 2nd coming seekers that time is in control of God. Even as with the raising of Lazarus when Jesus said "these things have happened for the Glory (the unbound, unfettered word) of God to appear". But Mary said "yah Lord I know you will raise him up at the last day" and Jesus said "Mary! I am the resurrection" as if to shatter all time barriers. Meaning, you don't have to wait. "I AM" the last day, "whoever shall believe and me shall never die believe you this"?
So lets look at this stewardship in the light of Joseph in the old testament. Joseph was left by his brothers for dead in a pit to be raised out, endure prison then put in the place of prominence having control over all the goods of Egypt. Being a type of Christ He had power over "all things" as Jesus said "all things have been delivered to Me by My Father". This is as Jesus said to His disciples and to us through their word "You shall not follow me now, meaning death and Hades" but you shall follow me after", meaning to the Father, it was only Joseph who went to the pit symbolizing what Christ did for us.
And this is what is depicted and dispensed through the gospel account in Joseph of things that are "from the beginning" not a second coming end time thing but through the gospel even for those who read and understood this account in the book we call Genesis before Jesus walked the earth. The gospel is a timeless, eternal message without beginning or end .
When they drew near to the house the steward was standing at the door. And that is the position of every good steward of Christ and the purpose of the gospel to bring people into the kingdom through the word. And as it was said of Josephs steward "having made ready"and "all things are now ready" (Mt 22.4 and 25.34) He brings them in. The brothers then go through a whole plethora of reasons and excuses for their imposition and the steward/distributor dispenses goods simply saying "Peace". This is what the new testament epistles open up with, Peace, and is the will of God toward man.
The steward having made ready the things of Joseph/Jesus, having separated them from the Egyptians (carnal seekers) and taking them into the house to sup with Joseph/Jesus then said to them and us now "do not be afraid, God has given you treasures in your sacks". Which is reiterated by Paul saying "if you believe in your heart (sack) and confess with your mouth" you shall have the thing that is said. "Whatever you ask in my name that I will do for the Father to be Glorified.
Which is what the gospel teaches that you are given everything from the beginning,, and you just don't know it. It is in the mouth of your sack now but must grow in understanding while dining with Jesus "For in doing so an entrance will be supplied abundantly for you into the Kingdom of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ" And time has nothing to do with this for "in doing so". "Today, if you will hear His voice". And in doing what? "grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
This is the chain and links of the distribution and the dispensation of the things of God through the gospel and not time as if a second coming is the dispenser. Wrong gospel. Even in Joseph the gospel message is preached to be received by faith back then.
We receive His words in our hearts and as displayed by Josephs brother saying "when we came back to our camp we opened our sacks and each mans money was there in full weight". That's right. The price was paid by another and put in their sacks  by the steward or the dispenser of words for Joseph, like Jesus who was committed to the pit. And it was this Joseph who after His brothers had come to Him, that they separated themselves from the Egyptians, meaning the carnal thinking of time and matter, that Joseph revealed Himself to His brothers. And it was the steward who prepared and orchestrated this whole event. Glory to God and thanks to Him who has given us provisions in our sacks and stewards to prepare our meal with Him so that He can reveal, or unveil himself through the gospel, revealing what is just beyond the veil of human perception.
So having supt with His brothers and revealing Himself, the steward, the distributor, was instructed  to "fill the men's sacks with as much as they can carry. And put each mans money with as much as they can carry in the mouth of their sack. And this is as Jesus said "I have many things to tell you (and to give you) however you are not able to bear (or carry) them" These men are gifted when they visit, and when they leave to come back they see that they already had what they thought that they needed. And gods word does just that, for He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus. This is the gospel,the word of God reiterated but not just freshly spoken,just reiterating the things that are already there. We look to His word like a mirror and remember; oh ya. That is who I am in Christ.
Why in the world would we want to depart our God given calling and follow father time? "God forbid that I should glory in anything except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ"  To us who believe the gospel once and for all delivered to the saints brings us into the Kingdom not time.
The kingdom of God is at hand. The next Jesus does not bring it. The gospel does. Amen!!!
!.!9+ For it pleased the Father that "In Him" (Jesus) all the fullness (of the Father) should dwell. And by Him to reconcile all things to Himself weather things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of the cross.
When Jesus said "I am the way" and "Follow Me that where I am you may be also" and"You shall not follow me now but you shall follow me after" having shed His blood they did not have to follow Him through that. But now defeating Satan sin and death we follow Him. We put our faith in this Jesus. To be "In Christ" is to partake of His death gifted to us so that we don't have to have death performed on our mortality. By faith we are catapolted past death to eternal life by this gift. As it says in Romans 8 that the body is dead because of din, but if Christ dwells in you it is His spirit that gives life to your dead body and not a rapture or a future resurrection.
 This is our confession at baptism, to alege ourself with that invisible fact. That John also attests to(5.24.
We "who were once alienated and enemies in our mind by wicked works (of doubts and disbelieving) yet now (not a second coming) He has reconciled us in the body of His flesh through His death to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in His sight"- How? Through the death of the body of His flesh, having made peace through the blood of the cross. The second coming Jesus simply cannot do this. And this is not an I.O.U. from God to be a redeemer at a second coming.
You see Jesus does not have to repeat Himself or redo the work of the cross in another way like a future redemption from planet earth in a visible way because you cant see it now. For "we were enemies in our mind". It is that the mind is renewed by one who has faith in the Christ who shed His blood to accomplish the work the Father gave Him Him, which was to reconcile your mind from wicked thoughts of denial, like a second coming mindset.
Having made peace through the blood of the cross we have access to the Father as we place ourselves in Christ Gods perfect sacrifice. The Father accepts Him on our behalf and we don't have to wait for a visible act for this to be true in some future jesus. But through the blood now.
As we continue to clarify the teachings of Christ from John 14-17 where He says "If I go to prepare a place for you I will come back and receive you to myself" and "If you love me keep my word and Me and the Father will come to you and make our home in you" that He says these things so that when it happens you may believe" because it takes faith. That Him coming to us is not the carnally spectacular event called a 2nd coming. A concept not found in scripture. Be a good Berian and check your scripture. the term "Second coming is not found once in your bible.
Jesus being "The way" to the Father is seen here as fact because of the blood. This is the provision from the Father for us to partake in the inheritance which is Him. We know the price is paid, but do we believe it enough to partake now? Or do we hope in another Jesus to come in a form recognizable to the human eyes, extending His hand and saying "come up hither"? He extends not His hand but like every work He does He extends His word, because He is word and word is invisible except what is manifest on a page being the scritures and the testimony of Jesus Christ. This is His invisible self that comes to us even now and says "come up hither".
He comes to us in His true invisible, immortal self and calls us to Himself through the gospel, having provided the way through His blood. Another carnal manifestation is simply un-scriptural. So if you receive the word of God, you receive the Son. His coming to us is not to the carnal senses that expects a spectacular visual moment, but he is ever present, always ready to take to Himself anyone and everyone who recieves Him as He truly is. This is being "In Christ". He is made of a construct that predates all creation therefor He does not become the created or He becomes a lie. For even Jesus himself left no physical description like the pictures and portraits, for "You shall not make for yourself any image of any likeness of anything in heaven or anything on earth to be an object of worship (Exodus 20.4 10 commandments) Any such thing becomes a distraction and a distortion because God in all His aspects is not of this creation of time and matter. Nor is His Kingdom.
This is further why God calls us to Himself, to follow Jesus that where He is we may be also, and not a second coming. Any physical coming cannot accomplish the purpose of redemption. To be with God. The gospel does. And this is the good news. The blood gives us that.
You see it was the Israelite's that rejected the invisible God too saying to Samuel. "Do not take this personally Samuel. The people have not rejected you but they have rejected Me from being their King." And so God gave them Saul.
This too is what second coming seekers do. They reject the Eternal, immortal, invisible God and trade Him for a second coming delusion if possible to deceive the elect. They trade the Glory of the incoruptible invisible God for the image of a man, something visible. (Romans 1.23) In this they condemn themselves and judge themselves unworthy of this gift of God, "the inheritance of the saints in the light" and reject the blood as their provision to the Father. These leave the truth and seek another. A second coming spectacular Jesus they call the second coming.
19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world (of time and matter) lies under the sway of the wicked one.
20Â And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.


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Hills celebrates water treatment plant opening
Stephen Gruber-Miller
sgrubermil@dmreg.com
The city of Hills celebrated the opening of its first Municipal Water Treatment System with an open house on Sunday.
Residents gathered for ice cream, cookies and a tour of the new facility at 220 S. Third Street, down a recently created gravel road near the water tower.
Mayor Tim Kemp said the new facility would be good for the town and pointed out that the measure to build it passed with 75 percent voter approval three years ago.
"I think it'll keep us a viable community and help us grow," Kemp said, adding that some businesses have already inquired about purchasing property for sale in the town now that the city will be handling the water system.
Plant operator Steve Flake said the facility started producing water about a month ago, which they started testing for bacteria and filling the tower. Residents were first able to drink water from the new system on Aug. 28, he said.
So far Flake is the plant's only operator, but he said new workers would be hired in the coming months.
Homes are still being hooked up to the new system, a process which should be complete by the end of November, city officials said.
Flake said the new plant is capable of producing 150,000 to 180,000 gallons of water per day, and the water tower holds 200,000 gallons. Demand for the town of about 800 will only be about half that, but having a higher capacity is important for other reasons, he said.
"That gives them some fire protection as well, which they've never had before," Flake said.
Kemp said residents can continue to use their own personal wells if they want, but they must also hook up to the city's system and make sure there is no chance of cross-contamination between the networks. And the city already installed new pipes in everyone's homes last year and is paying to connect them to the new system, he said.
"We have a lot of people who are really excited," said City Administrator Cathy Fitzmaurice-Hill, who has helped shepherd the project along.
The project is a big change for the city, and to help finance the costs Hills received a $2 million, zero percent loan from the State Revolving Fund last year to help cover costs, which Flake said are probably between $4 million to $5 million. One of the reasons the city was able to get the money was because of high nitrate levels in residents' water supplies, according to Fitzmaurice-Hill. The new plant solves that problem.
Flake said the open house is a way for the city to show residents what they have been helping to pay for.
"The community deserves to be able to see that," he said.
And while the day was about celebrating a new source of clean water for Hills, a few students decided to draw attention for the need for clean water around the world.
Hills fifth- and sixth-grade classes have been running a lemonade stand and weekly bake sales on Main Street since last year. They were inspired when their teacher, Sheila McCarville-Jennerjohn, read them the novel "A Long Walk to Water," which includes the true story of Salva Dut, one of Sudan's Lost Boys. Dut set up a fund to help build better wells in Sudan, where residents often have to walk miles even for dirty water.
Sixth-graders Mesarah Hnesh and Inikka Dalton said they have raised about $800 so far to help build a well in Sudan. Once they reach $1,000, they said, Hills Bank has agreed to chip in another $1,000, as has the Hills parent teacher organization. When the students have raised $3,000, the city will donate another $1,000.
"I think it really changed our lives," Hnesh said, explaining the impact of Dut's story. And, she said, the celebration seemed like the perfect time to make Hills residents aware of their cause.
"We thought it would be nice because our community is getting water too," she said.
Reach Stephen Gruber-Miller at 319-887-5407 or sgrubermil@press-citizen.com. Follow him at @sgrubermiller.


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"It's changing, and it's becoming a much more friendly industry for women particularly," says Susannah Garrod, who studied fine art at Central Saint Martins and now counts Vogue, Jimmy Choo, Emilia Wickstead and Jessica McCormack as clients as well as contributing to the Fashion Illustration Gallery stable run by William Ling. "Instagram allowed me to record more personal, rather than client-based work - which in turn generated more work ... as a 'jobbing' illustrator it's been rewarding to be commissioned for work in my own right rather than creating illustrations strictly dictated by the client. These days fashion illustration is appreciated by a more social savvy audience as an art form rather than a 'paint by numbers' necessity to record. People are looking for something different if they commission a fashion illustrator rather than a photographer - it's no longer the 'poor relation' but an intimate way of interpreting fashion which stands the test of time as a commentary on the industry as a whole."
Growing up, Lauren was encouraged by his mother to become a rabbi, but he chose a much different course. Influenced by the easy, preppy elegance of the country club set, as well as the glamour of old Hollywood, he chose to emulate the work of Brooks Brothers and other WASP-y retailers, creating a look that seemed to embody easy American elegance. His interest in luxury, refinement and a certain "taste level" put a different spin on the staid classics of the past.
Creating a garment flat in Adobe Illustrator is the most foundational skill a fashion designer needs to know. A garment flat is a basic digital sketch that displays a garment as if it were laid "flat". It's used to communicate your design idea technically - whether that's to a pattern-maker, technical designer, merchandiser, or manufacturer. Garment flats are also a must-have in any tech pack or fashion design portfolio.
"We love the body of a woman. Coco Chanel was wrong when she said that men were unable to design for women. Women know too much about women and they transpose their needs onto women's clothes" The idea of women power and women shapes is as good to Dolce and Gabbana as it is for us. In 1985, their first collection was shown in Milan and built their themes on screen sirens, Sicilian widows and a rosary of Catholic kitsch. Dolce and Gabbana are arguably the most powerful and influential designers of our time.
Casual is a combination of elegance with comfort. This simple style has caught up well with the passage of time and is one of the most sought after fashion styles as of now. None of the exotic and bold items will be in the wardrobe of a woman who follows casual fashion. They would prefer to put on a white T-Shirt and black pants over tight and uncomfortable exotics any day. They tend to keep it simple and match the accessories with whatever the simple clothing they are wearing. See Causal look shopping on Christmas Season.
Whatever the catalyst, fashion illustration is having 'a moment'. It has been fidgeting the industry for some time - perhaps since Nick Knight introduced Helen Downie's Unskilled Worker into fashion's limelight two years ago, and it's now truly kicking. Grace Coddington and Michael Robert's GingerNutz story in our December issue - whose cover itself generated a multitude of illustrated versions that flooded the social channels - stands as definitive proof. The video of Coddington talking about it generated 10,000 views in its first twelve hours on YouTube, while Caroline Stein's Instagram version of Pat McGrath's LABS generated 100 likes-a-minute for the first hour it was live. People clearly like looking at it.
One of the most acclaimed fashion designers in the world, Karl Lagerfeld was born in Hamburg, Germany. As a teenager, Lagerfeld worked at Balmain for four years before moving to Jean Patou where he became artistic director at 21. His prolific portfolio now encompasses Chanel and Fendi along with his own house. Known for his bold designs and constant reinvention, he's been hailed Vogue magazine as the "unparalleled interpreter of the mood of the moment." King Karl, the one-man multinational fashion phenomenon.
The Pantone colour system is an internationally recognized colour referencing system where thousands of shades are numbered. If you want to select your color story, you can use Pantone to develop color standards. Pantone is a color forecasting site. Each color swatch is labeled and categorized with numbers and letters, so you can find your true color easily for designing.
London designer Mary Quant was not only an iconic fashion design but also the imortal creator of the miniskirt. Mary had an art-school background and had been designing and manufacturing her own clothes since second half of the twentieth century. She was convinced that fashion needed to be affordable to be accessible to the young, she opened her own retail boutique, Bazaar, on the Kings Road in 1955, introducing the "mod" era and the "Chelsea look."
In the fashion industry, every fashion designer should follow fashion design development process to design a new dress. Fashion design mainly influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and it has varied over time, place and religion. Fashion designing knowledge is mainly comes from the theoretical background. Students are learned step by step fashion design development process from their institute. All of these information's are very important for the beginner. When developing your designs for a new collection involves many components like inspiration, drawing, color, design functionality, technical package, garment patterns and so on.
That is certainly the experience of Anna Laurini (@annalauriniblue) who has seen her street work welcomed into the fashion art family with voracious enthusiasm. Having studied at Central Saint Martins, Laurini began to emblazon her signature Cubist-influenced, red-lipped face across billboards in Shoreditch and Mayfair "as a break from the studio" and is now regularly called upon for collaborations, most recently by Rupert Sanderson and Japanese label Black by Moussy. "It's surprised me how popular my work has been in fashion terms," she says. "I never expected it." And again, Anna says, it's the audience that is key to the success of her work. "I never give the woman a story as I paint her," she says. "It's really up to the viewer; people often tells me that my work resonates with their particular mood. I like that it's relatable on a personal level."
Exaggerate features of the figure or face of the figure in order to accentuate the designs being displayed. A tiny waist or large hips can show off the curves within a dress. Few facial features will keep the focus on the clothes or body itself. If the focus is on accessories or hair, make the hair big or understate the clothing. Much like caricatures or cartoons, exaggerations within the drawing will diminish some features or make others more prominent. Use stylization to tell a story with your fashion illustration.
Rei Kawakubo went to university and studied art and literature, like a lot of bright girls do. But then she taught herself how to design, set up shop, and soon started to change the fashion world. In 1973, she created her own company, Comme des Garçons Co. Ltd in Tokyo and opened up her first boutique store in Tokyo in 1975. Starting with women's clothes, Kawakubo added a men's line in 1978. Comme des Garçons specializes in anti-fashion, austere, sometimes deconstructed garments.
In the fashion industry, every fashion designer should follow fashion design development process to design a new dress. Fashion design mainly influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and it has varied over time, place and religion. Fashion designing knowledge is mainly comes from the theoretical background. Students are learned step by step fashion design development process from their institute. All of these information's are very important for the beginner. When developing your designs for a new collection involves many components like inspiration, drawing, color, design functionality, technical package, garment patterns and so on.
A designer with a notorious past, Christian Dior was also known for being in cahoots with the enemy during WWII, when he dressed Nazi wives and French collaborators in his designs. Despite this questionable choice, he still rose to prominence during the late-forties when the war was over…primarily due to his unparalleled mastery of line and shape. He gave women a desirable "flower silhouette" which always featured a nipped-in waist, a full, voluminous skirt, and a feminine, corseted bodice. Often, the hips of his suits and dresses were padded to balance the bust line and accentuate the wasp-waisted effect.
Tom Ford, counted among the most famous designers today, whose portfolio includes serving as a creative director for both Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, wanted to be actor when he was growing up. He was born in Texas and even took training to be an actor. But fate had other "designs" for him. Tom ford popularity as a designer reached peaks when in the year 2000, he was declared the winner of the Best International Designer Award.
"Intuition is a strong feminine quality. I have applied that instinct to my career". This is one our favorite quotes by Carolina Herrera and we think she is a true inspiration to women in fashion, and more, around the world. Carolina started to be known by regularly appearing on the International Best Dressed List in the 80's. Her trend marks are classy pieces like pencil skirts paired with crisp white cotton shirts. In 2008 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
The 66 years old diva, Donna Karan is one of the most influential fashion designers in the world. Her line of cloths was created for women to where when they are going to a cocktail party straight from work. Sleek and practical basics are mixed with glamorous and feminine pieces. To sum up, Donna Karan has left a lasting impact on the world of clothing, bringing uptown New York chic into the mainstream.
Halston's association with Jackie Kennedy was a crucial factor in his rising fame; she generally eschewed hats until she became charmed by Halston's distinctive pillbox styles during the Sixties. She wore one of his designs to the Presidential Inauguration in 1961; she was also wearing a pillbox hat (in pink) on the day her husband, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated.
Chic is characterized by being trendy and fashionable. It is a type of statement to make oneself look smart and striking. Whoever follows this style makes sure to choose well tailored stylish designs that are pretty classy. Strong colors which are not extravagant, comes as a part of the chic style. It is something that relates to being casual in not so casual way. If you are part of this style, your wardrobe is a symbol of style.


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H.R.1795 - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Establishment Act106th Congress (1999-2000)
Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5] (Introduced 05/13/1999)
House - Commerce
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Sponsor: Rep. Burr, Richard [R-NC-5] | Cosponsor statistics: 170 current - includes 1 original
Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] 05/25/1999
Rep. Bentsen, Ken [D-TX-25] 05/25/1999
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] 05/25/1999
Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] 05/25/1999
Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-41] 06/08/1999
Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] 06/08/1999
Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] 06/08/1999
Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2] 06/15/1999
Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] 06/15/1999
Rep. Davis, Jim [D-FL-11] 06/15/1999
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] 06/16/1999
Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] 06/16/1999
Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] 06/16/1999
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] 06/16/1999
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8] 06/24/1999
Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] 06/24/1999
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50] 06/24/1999
Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] 06/24/1999
Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] 06/29/1999
Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] 06/29/1999
Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] 07/13/1999
Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5] 07/13/1999
Rep. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA-6] 07/13/1999
Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] 07/13/1999
Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] 07/13/1999
Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] 07/13/1999
Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] 07/13/1999
Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] 07/13/1999
Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2] 07/13/1999
Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] 07/13/1999
Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] 07/20/1999
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] 07/20/1999
Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] 07/20/1999
Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] 07/20/1999
Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] 07/26/1999
Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] 07/26/1999
Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] 07/26/1999
Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5] 07/26/1999
Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5] 07/26/1999
Rep. Clement, Bob [D-TN-5] 07/30/1999
Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-2] 07/30/1999
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] 07/30/1999
Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] 07/30/1999
Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] 07/30/1999
Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] 07/30/1999
Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] 07/30/1999
Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] 08/05/1999
Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] 08/05/1999
Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5] 08/05/1999
Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] 08/05/1999
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] 08/05/1999
Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12] 08/05/1999
Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] 08/05/1999
Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] 09/09/1999
Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] 09/09/1999
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] 09/09/1999
Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] 09/09/1999
Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-19] 09/09/1999
Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2] 09/09/1999
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] 09/09/1999
Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] 09/09/1999
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] 09/09/1999
Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] 09/09/1999
Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] 09/21/1999
Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] 09/21/1999
Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] 09/21/1999
Rep. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI-8] 09/21/1999
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] 09/21/1999
Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] 09/21/1999
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] 09/27/1999
Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] 09/27/1999
Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] 09/27/1999
Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] 10/14/1999
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] 10/14/1999
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] 10/14/1999
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] 10/14/1999
Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] 10/14/1999
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Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] 11/01/1999
Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] 11/01/1999
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Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] 11/16/1999
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Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] 02/02/2000
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Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] 02/02/2000
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Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] 03/01/2000
Rep. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] 03/01/2000
Rep. Weygand, Robert A. [D-RI-2] 03/01/2000
Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [D-NY-1] 03/01/2000
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-26] 03/01/2000
Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] 03/01/2000
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Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] 03/22/2000
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 03/22/2000
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Rep. Talent, Jim [R-MO-2] 04/11/2000
Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] 04/11/2000
Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] 04/11/2000
Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] 04/11/2000
Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] 05/10/2000
Rep. Combest, Larry [R-TX-19] 05/10/2000
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] 05/10/2000
Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] 05/19/2000
Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] 05/19/2000
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Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] 06/06/2000
Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] 06/06/2000
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] 06/06/2000
Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] 06/21/2000
Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] 06/21/2000
Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] 06/21/2000
Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] 06/29/2000
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] 07/18/2000
Rep. Sawyer, Tom [D-OH-14] 07/18/2000
Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] 07/18/2000
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24] 07/27/2000
Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19] 07/27/2000
Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-4] 09/07/2000
Rep. Ehrlich, Robert L., Jr. [R-MD-2] 09/07/2000


Fort Knox, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2016) -- Ten college seniors from universities across the country have been selected by Cadet Command as the top Army Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets for its annual national order-of-merit list.
These cadets are scheduled to be commissioned in 2017.
Cadet Command annually rank-orders its ROTC seniors, with the top 20 percent earning the designation of Distinguished Military Graduate. This year there were 1,102 DMGs out of the 5,508 seniors on the order-of-merit list.
The order-of-merit list is compiled based on several criteria, including grade point average, strong performance on the Army Physical Fitness Test, college athletic participation, and performance during college ROTC training and Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
1. John Phillips, Virginia Military Institute.
2. Daniel Keenen, University of South Carolina.
3. Charlotte Levine, Cornell University.
4. Samantha Decapua, Widener University.
5. Blaise Boullianne, Virginia Military Institute.
6. Samantha McNicholas, Washington State University.
7. Sarah Koch, University of Virginia.
8. Motoyuki Yoshihara, San Diego State University.
9. Dustin Dykes, University of Mississippi.
10. Jacob Knox, Campbell University.


Wendt Regional Cancer Center is a leader in cancer care by providing expert services and state-of-the-art technologies to Dubuque and the surrounding Tri-State area. Our dedicated physicians and health care professionals work together to provide comprehensive care tailored to each patient's individual needs.
The Wendt Regional Cancer Center is the only provider of radiation therapy in the Dubuque area and provides other cancer support services such as pain control, palliative care, nurse navigator, tumor conferences, support groups, and more. The Wendt Center provides excellent cancer care, with patient satisfaction scores ranking among the top nationally, along with the one-on-one attention and support.
Wendt Center patients can take comfort in knowing they are receiving exceptional, compassionate care close to home.
"Being so close to home was what made my experience better."
Angie Gravel of Dubuque will tell you that there's nothing convenient about cancer, especially when you're working and raising a 4-year-old. Fortunately, Angie was able to find the care she needed right here in Dubuque.
And being close to home meant Angie only missed one day of work throughout her entire treatment. Angie is amazing, and the Wendt Center care team was there to help keep her that way.


Whenever I feel like I have to calm down, nature helps.
I find myself taking care of a fish during summer. Her name is Constance, named after Oscar Wilde's wife. I'm going to show her the time of her life.
Had I had the proper knowledge and funds, I think I would have liked to become a vegetarian.
Sometimes people say that mankind has violated nature. I like to think that we are heading in the right direction, with hybrid cars and whatnot.
Sometimes we get stuck in our ways. Perhaps we should look for alternative options every now and then.
Tired friend. Ever been so tired you can hardly walk? I am practically that - ever since the summer came, I haven't been able to sleep. Too warm outside. But I'm not complaining... winter has more bad side-effects. It seems like most good things has some minor drawback.
People everywhere try to express themselves. They might just have something good to say - perhaps we should try and listen?
While it is important to have an outlook for the future, we must not forget that things happen now.
Peace of mind, or piece of my mind?
Sometimes you just have to walk away and be alone. We can't control circumstances, but we can to a certain degree control our minds and how we experience those circumstances.
International students house. The Swedish government is currently debating over whether or not to charge international students for studying here. A bad idea, in my opinion. The cultural and scientific exchange is invaluable.
It is amazing what an impact light can have. I am so much happier when the sun is out and it's warm outside - everything just seem to go my way. Except that it's too hot to sleep... but that is a side effect I'll gladly accept.
Some colours are more eye-catching than others. Orange is definitely one of them.
New and shiny, meet the old and battered.
Two worlds colliding. What are the richer countries seen like when helping the less unfortunate ones?
It is amazing what some people can do with glass.
Light is very important in how one perceives an image. A lesson I learned through the above picture, which is about three years old. It pushed me to test my limits. I'm still very fond of it.
Time to do my build-up.
Summer is, at last, truly here. As of today, I have finished my final exam. I now look forward to a few weeks on the beach before work begins, to allow my mental capacities be rebuilt. Just like the wall above soon will be. It will be heavenly - I really need some relaxation.
Perspective is everything. There are always at least two sides to every story, or image. Seeing them, knowing them, is the difficult part.
We all need support sometimes. Very few people manages to be an island for a long time, no matter if they are men or women. Cecilia, in the picture above, has helped me countless times. Thank you, darling.
This slab of stone says "folkmakt", which is swedish for "people power". When does the general public hold the power? If not in a democracy as Sweden, where else?
On a building. The cover used by construction workers that is supposed to prevent debris from falling on the street below, reflecting the gazing sunlight differently depending on the angle of of the sunrays. Proves, again, that beauty can be found in unexpected places.


Enjoy a filling meal with the help of these Paw Patrol Pink Luncheon Napkins. You receive a pack of 16 napkins featuring images of Skye and Everest ready for an adventure. Both pups are main characters on the popular children's show. Pick up drink spills, dropped cake, and more with these napkins. Check out even more party supplie to help keep your guests having fun.


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The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64
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Some people say there is one reason for the success of Nintendo as the world's biggest video game company. That reason is Shigeru Miyamoto; creator and director of many Arcade, NES, SNES and Nintendo 64 classics, such as the Mario phenomenon. While perhaps most popularly known for his expertise in the platform genre, he is also responsible for the creation of the Zelda series, a role-playing series. After the release of the original Zelda on the NES, three sequels followed, and proved to be just as successful. After the release of the first 3D version of the game on Nintendo 64, an expansion pack was intended for the ill fated 64DD drive; a piece of hardware never to be released. Instead of cancelling the development, Miyamoto and his team set about converting the title as an outright sequel to The Ocarina of Time, again on Nintendo 64. After almost two years of development, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is ready to be launched to the public on a special, but dying console.
It seems that Miyamoto has a unique way of blending old, 2D Zelda features with the new 3D qualities of late. Those of you with experience of the Zelda predecessors of the series will become instantly familiar with Majora's Mask. However, Majora's Mask is not a remake of old gameplay methods, be it 2D or 3D. Perhaps the single most significant change in the series is the introduction of real-time play. The story involves hero, Link, meeting a strange creature, wearing the Mask of Majora. As it turns out, his encounter with this creature is not a good one. Being the mischievous thief he his, he turns Link into a tiny Deku shrub. After meeting the fellow who lost the mask, Link is asked to recover the Mask of Majora in return for him helping Link change back to his original state. After discovering his only hope will be leaving the area in three days, Link must battle against time, should he ever want to see his true face ever again. For the fifth instalment of the series, you literally have 72 hours of real-time play to complete your mission; quite a challenge. Should you fail, you will simply have to play the game again. It may seem a little laborious, but some people would say that a good game is worth playing twice. Others would not.
Many classic touches have remained intact for Majora's Mask. The lighting of torches, the recently incorporated Z-targeting system, dungeons, they're all there. A number of significant gameplay innovations have also been incorporated for the giant 256Mbit cartridge. New to the Zelda series is the increased use of masks. Upon finding one of the twenty-four masks available in the game, you must use it, and the abilities that come with it to proceed through the game. Through the life of Majora's Mask, you will evolve into a Goron, a Zora, and many other unique races throughout the game. Thanks to Nintendo's 4MB-expansion pack (a requirement for the game), the universe of Zelda never looked so real. If there was ever a reason to buy a Nintendo product, Zelda is that reason. Majora's Mask should suppress Zelda fans' anxieties until the launch of Zelda GameCube; an inevitable event. We can hardly wait.
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