Perhaps you've experienced a high-octane romance that began with heightened expectations but inexplicably ended on the scrap heap?
Like Ravel's musical masterpiece Bolero, the romantic cadence may have soared to an exhilarating crescendo. Only in your love song, the orchestra hit some sour notes and the relationship's rhythm was shattered beyond repair.
Astrologer Paul Westran has a tested theory about relationships that unfold in this way. In a rigorous, eight year study involving 1,300 couples, he examined the correlations between planetary alignments and real events in people's lives and came up with some surprising results.
Curiously, Westran's research failed to support the popular idea that certain sun signs are more compatible (with each other) than others. But he did find evidence that Venus, the planet astrologers have traditionally identified with the principle of attraction, appears to impact personal relationships in predictable ways.
His research supports the idea that angular alignments between planets, what astrologers call aspects, appear to work the way astrologers say they should.
He also found statistical support for the method astrologers call synastry, which compares the angular alignments between planets in compared natal birth charts or horoscopes. Most commonly, this technique is used to evaluate compatibility potential between couples.
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Surprisingly, Westran also showed that planets that are progressed or moved ahead using the technique astrologers call "secondary progressions" are significantly more involved at the start-up of relationships than previously suspected.
[ad]In the study, favorable aspects between the sun and Venus turned up in the compared synastry charts of couples a lot more frequently than expected by chance. This was an important finding for astrology, but Westran had other questions. For example, is there a better astrological explanation for why intensity levels in relationships tend to wax and wane the way they do? Can astrologers more accurately determine not only who might be attracted to whom but how the relationship might progress over time? What role, if any, do progressed planets play in the unfolding drama?
Normally, secondary progressions are used to help time events in individual birth charts. Astrologers calculate how far the sun, moon and planets have progressed around the horoscope wheel using a day-for-a-year formula. For every year that passes, planets in the progressed horoscope are advanced the number of degrees they have actually traveled in a single day, either forward or backwards (if retrograde). To find how far planets have progressed by age 30, the astrologer simply counts forward 30 days from the date of birth and casts a chart for that day.
In a progressed chart, the sun advances about one degree per day, but the progress of the moon and planets is uneven, with planets closer to the sun in tighter orbits typically moving around the wheel more swiftly. In this race, Mercury and Venus are usually "track stars" when compared with foot-dragging Jupiter and Saturn. And the earth-orbiting moon moves with lightning quickness.
Westran believes the major finding emerging from his study is that progressed synastry aspects are powerful indicators of how relationships will evolve over time. He likens natal synastry to a photograph or a message fixed in time. Progressed synastry aspects are more like a movie with a beginning, middle and definable end.
In a couple's natal synastry chart, Venus may not be forming a major aspect with the sun. But this may no longer be the case 30 years later when the couple meets for the first time. With progressed synastry, aspects can be observed dynamically forming, conjoining and subsequently moving out of orb (outside their range of influence) at the end. In his study, Westran was able to show that progressing synastry aspects dynamically reflect or correspond with romantic developments in the lives of real people.
From his home in Perth, Australia, Westran runs a successful astrological consultancy with clients on four continents. He is a former crime analyst and forensic software expert and explains that the astrological research activity began as "exploratory analysis." Almost immediately, Sun/Venus aspects stood out and were showing up between progressed horoscopes with great regularity as well.
For the research, Westran needed accurate birth data and confirmable biographical information. The only option was to use public figures and celebrities, which meant relying extensively on well researched products like the AstroDatabank celebrity database. However, each personal history needed to be carefully checked before trying to determine whether the astrology agreed with the couples' personal stories or not. At first, he created research matrices and counted aspects manually but eventually developed software to calculate the aspects. However, for years it was a laborious manual process.
The major aspects astrologers consider are the conjunction, which occurs when celestial bodies are closely aligned in the same sign, and the opposition, which occurs when planets are roughly 180 degrees apart in opposite signs. Also considered are the compatible 120 degree trine, the stressful 90 degree square, and, to a lesser extent, the helpful 60 degree sextile. Among the progressed synastry aspects considered in Westran's study were natal sun and natal Venus, natal sun and progressed Venus, progressed sun and natal Venus, and progressed sun and progressed Venus.
Convincingly, the study confirmed that sun/Venus synastry aspects, both natal and progressed, turned up more frequently than expected at the start of relationships. When taking into account all of the possible sun/Venus synastry connections, the odds that positive synastry aspects would turn up as often as they did at the start of relationships were 900,000 to one against chance, or substantially greater than needed to demonstrate statistical significance. Although less impressively, certain synastry alignments of Venus with Venus and Venus with Mars presented at the start of relationships with statistical significance as well.
Based on a careful evaluation of every natal and progressed synastry chart collected, Westran is convinced that progressed synastry aspects are more powerful and intense than natal synastry aspects. In arriving at this conclusion he was aided by the unique format he created to graphically illustrate and track progressing synastry aspects. In his book, When Stars Collide, the author presents page after page of documented case studies and uses what he calls "collision charts" to dynamically show correlations between progressed synastry aspects and events unfolding in the lives of real people.
For example, Westran says Prince Charles and Diana had a "hugely illustrative" set of progressed synastry aspects working during their time together, including the example above which shows Charles' progressing Venus forming a trine to Diana's progressing sun. The aspect helped define the early years of the relationship, but the storybook romance started to unravel after the progressed aspect became exact and started to wane. The marriage was officially over by the time it was no longer operative (in orb).
The newest Royal couple, William and Kate, caught a celestial break with a rare, long-lived progressed synastry trine aspect involving Kate's progressed Venus and William's natal Venus. The aspect is long-lived because Kate's progressed Venus was retrograde (traveling backwards in the heavens from our earth-bound point of view) when then couple met in 2000, and only began moving slowly forward in 2004. At its current pace, the progressed synastry aspect will not separate until 2030, at which time the couple will be able to rely upon other helpful aspects in both their natal and progressed synastry charts.
Westran believes progressed aspects provide a fertile field for future research efforts. For example, a promising new study looks at dynamic connections between the sun and Mars in the progressed charts of world leaders. Historically, the years 1922 and 1949 were significant for Stalin and Mao because they came to power in the USSR and China as progressed Mars advanced to form a conjunction with their natal sun. But a Mars/sun connection also was in play when Churchill, Truman, both Castro brothers, Mussolini and others came to power in their respective countries.
How does Venus affect your romantic choices? Let us know in comments below.
Additional tables and charts specifically related to this article are posted at www.positiveastrology.com/ANS.asp.
On the www.positiveastrology.com website, visitors can access a database that will enable them to produce their own progressed and natal synastry reports.
Secondary Progressions were possibly first alluded to by Johannes Kepler, but described in detail by Placidus de Titus in his book Primum Mobile in 1657. Placidus was influenced by Kepler and he referred to quintiles in his work, as aspect which was introduced by Kepler.
Henry Coley quotes Placidus' method of progressions being used in about 1690.
Secondary progressions were so named by Placidus because he regarded another (much more complex) method known as Primary Directions to be the pre-eminent way to advance a birth chart and that his method was simply an adjunct to use as a check after having directed the chart. What this means is that we know more-or-less where secondary progressions originated; however we can be less certain about the other earlier methods of direction and progression which came down from antiquity. What this tells us is that Secondary progressions are likely to have been studied a little prior to their acceptance while the earlier methods are likely to have been accepted as received wisdom by later astrologers.
While Kepler had a collection of 800 horoscopes, we can't be certain that any astrologers prior to the 20th Century did any scientific experimentation with large enough data samples to derive good rules of thumb. We also know that none had databases able to create data models and graphic depictions of astrological patterns.
We are still waiting for a study of Primary Directions that will allow them to earn the pre-eminence ascribed by Placidus and those admirers of his that followed. As it stands the far simpler and more intuitively fractal-like Secondaries occupy this position both in experimental astrology and in common practice.
There is an astrological rule introduced by Charles Carter which states that "no direction (or – we assume – progression) can bring to pass what is not shown in the nativity". This is absolutely not the case for secondary progressions and this is evidenced over and over again in the cases featured in When Stars Collide.
Robert Blaschke, Astrology: A Language of Life Volume I – Progressions, Earthwalk School of Astrology, 1997 includes a section on Synastric Progressions.
Robert Blaschke, Astrology: A Language of Life Volume IV – Relationship Analysis, Earthwalk School of Astrology, 2004, expands upon this earlier section.
Paul Westran, When Stars Collide Why we love who we love and when we love them, O Books, 2006 – this book is the first dedicated solely to progressed synastry and details the scientific nature of progressed synastry aspects using a study of 1300 public record relationships. It introduced the collision graph.
Paul Westran, Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts? The Mountain Astrologer, September/October 2003 introduced the progressed synastry matrix.
Paul Westran, Reclaiming the Mars Effect for Astrology. The Mountain Astrologer, Mercury Direct, August/September 2010 introduced the idea that progressions solve problems raised by Gauquelin's Mars Effect.
This article is republished by permission of the author and originally appeared at Astrology News Service (ANS).
Edward Snow is managing editor of the Astrology News Service (ANS). He is a former news reporter and publicist who has managed PR programs for national and regional clients. He has been a student of astrology for many years.
On astro.com there is the option to view your 'natal chart and progressed chart combined' or to just view your 'progressed chart'. When I look at both the progressed planets are different in each of them even though its for the same day. I will have planets in completely different houses when I look at them differently. How do I find an accurate chart that shows current progressions?
Yes, I figured it out. The biwheel had threw me off! Thanks!
If progressed synastry is so important, that would explain why Saturn aspects in natal synastry are supposed to indicate long lasting relationships: Saturn moves so slowly that it would keep the aspect in orb and alive (if progressed) for two centuries and still it is not a generational planet.
Yes great research..I have seen this in many charts between couples where prog Sun to natal Venus conj is at work at the start of major relationships including my own!It also coincided with a midlife Neptune sq Neptune transit at 28degs Scorp/Aqua (I had first met this person 28yrs previously) where he had actively pursued me the entire time while I completely ignored him (he has Moon/Sun cazimi Mars in Leo conj..he loved the chase)Until my prog Sun was within 2deg orb of my natal Leo Venus I surrendered.Then when it was exact the physical aspect of the relationship was over..but manifested in a Leo child born on the same day/date as his father.My son has natal Venus/Sun conj in Leo and has more charm than Cassanova himself.My own experience with my chart has helped me to help others understand the complexities of our relationships thru astrology.I love it and feel very blessed with this powerful knowledge.


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A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a means of capturing, storing, analysing and managing information about geographical locations. It is made up of layers of information including data relating to, for example, the contours of the land, buildings, roads and other landscape features. The information is recorded within a map-space defined by two horizontal coordinates and, where elevation is an issue, a third vertical coordinate.
Various forms of data relating to the susceptibility to debris flow triggering were reviewed and, if appropriate, selected for use in the model to assess for debris flow hazards.
Rainfall data were not included within the assessment, since rainfall sufficient to trigger debris flow in susceptible areas could occur anywhere within the study area.
a) Availability of debris material.
d) Proximity of stream channels.
Information on these five factors was collected, scores assigned and weighted, and combined to produce a working model of debris flow hazard. The model was then validated by comparing its findings against the real occurrences of debris flows which have occurred in Scotland.
For debris flows to occur there must be material available and capable of being easily mobilised by water. Simplistically, granular materials are more likely to be involved in debris flows. Areas where the land contours could lead to the accumulation of such material were identified.
There are two key considerations in respect of water and its impact on debris flows. The first is whether the ground, as described above, could be penetrated by either rainfall or overland water (as accounted for in item (a) above). The second is whether the underlying ground is sufficiently impermeable so as to ensure that excess water is retained in the surface deposits thus reduce their strength sufficiently to make debris flow more likely.
Vegetation can help to stabilise slopes by reducing the amount of rainfall which penetrates the ground, soaking up moisture within the soil and reinforcing the ground through its root system. Loose, bare soil, on the other hand, is less stable and may provide a source of material for debris flow. Land cover information was thus used within the assessment with the lowest scores being given to woodland (representing higher stability), for example.
Stream channels are often associated with debris flows as they can help to focus the direction of water during heavy rainfall and supply large volumes of water that can mobilise available material. They may also collect debris from more moderate flows, forming dams of material in and around the stream which may then be mobilised as larger and potentially more destructive flows at a later date. Stream channels and the slopes to either side were therefore considered as potential debris flow trigger areas.
The angle of a slope has been found to be one of the most significant indicators of debris flow potential. In simple terms the steeper the angle of a slope the more likely it is that a debris flow will occur, albeit that beyond an upper limit of slope angle the availability of material will be limited.
The five factors outlined above were scored and weighted within the GIS system. Combining the scores showed which areas had the greatest propensity for debris flows triggering.
Output from the GIS-based assessment showing areas of debris flow trigger potential. Red indicates the highest potential with shades of orange and yellow, and white indicating successively lower potentials.
Thereafter the information was interpreted in order to define hazards to the trunk road network and the analysis undertaken to rank the hazards in terms of the exposure of road users to the hazard.


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Russia with certain members of the Trump transition team, particularly Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.
Steele dossier, contrary to the suggestion in your letter.
White House Counsel's Office, Ambassador Rice created a permanent record of the discussion.
Security Advisor during the remaining days of the Administration and transition.
Ambassador Rice departed the White House shortly before noon on January 20.
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) on that topic.
I trust this satisfies your need for information on this topic.


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The Mannerheim Museo, a conspicuous yellow wooden house, was the home of C. G. Mannerheim, Marshall of Finland, and is now preserved as a museum with all his trophies and relies. Since the Finns are great sports-loving people, there are a number of stadiums in the capital, but the most important is Olympic Stadium, built for the 1952 Olympic Games. The top balcony of the stadium tower commands a wide view of the city, coastal islands and dense forests of the interior. Suomcnlinna, the Gibraltar of the North, is a group of fortified islands with ramparts protecting the approaches to Helsinki. This island fortress has had a long and stirring history, and the special atmosphere of former centuries can be felt even today. Visitors should also make the trip to Korkeasaari Island Zoo, rich in northern fauna. Seurasaari island, with its open-air museum and a village made up of original old wooden farm buildings from various districts, is a fine natural park and a popular swimming place. Folk dancing and an open-air theater take place during the summer. The most famous of all Helsinki festivals is the Sibelius Festival, held in early June in the Festival Hall of Helsinki University, in honor of Jean Sibelius, Finland's native son….
The tourist cannot help being struck by the profusion of lakes in Finland, and no one should miss taking a cruise through one of the important watercourses on a white passenger steamer. In this way, travel to AULANKO NATIONAL PARK, the number one lake resort near Hameenlinna, Sibelius' native town. Here you can enjoy the excellent beach, a traditional sauna (Finnish steam bath) or a restful afternoon by the idyllic swan lake Former Finland Travel" capital TURKU …. second largest city in Finland, dating back to about 1150, grew up round its famous Cathedral. Its archipelago is considered the most beautiful in the country, and the Turku Castle an outstanding landmark. . . . Unique experiences are provided by a thrilling rapid-shooting trip in the north, demonstrations by lumberjacks of their hazardous skills in several log-rolling contests or a trip to KILPISJARVI, in the heart of the vast, barren arctic expanse north of the Arctic Circle, where herds of reindeer are tended by colorfully costumed Lapps.


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I want that black and white Herend dragon. Now. And I wish they'd do a stronger pink. Like a fun raspberry would be perfect. Thank you for featuring my prints today!
That first Herend dragon is a limited edition piece, I believe it is around five thousand dollars, the smaller dragins are a lot more affordable, but the decoration isnt as intricate.
WOW! I love that first dragon and went to the site via your provided link: $1070!!! Guess I will have to fill my dragon desires with the much more affordable (for me!) Pink Pagoda prints, which are so divine!!
How wonderful it would be if that first dragon was only $1070, actually it is $5000 and a limited edition, signed and numbered piece. Herend has only made 300 of them for world wide distribution.
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Cardiff and Vale College and Persimmon Homes have joined forces to set up a new scheme, called the Training Academy, to address skills shortages in the growing South Wales construction industry.
Working in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), the College and Persimmon are launching the new Training Academy initiative. With the upcoming City Deal a further 40,000 new homes will be built in the Capital Region alone, and Persimmon wanted to pre-empt any skill shortages by making sure a workforce is already in place.
The Persimmon Homes PLC Training Academy will see the one of the largest housebuilders in the UK grow its own talent – recruiting for its apprenticeship programme and upskilling existing staff.
Adam James, Apprentice Master at Persimmon Homes, said: "We're proud to be drastically increasing our apprenticeship provision is 2018. We wanted to lead from the front as a major house builder and work with a flagship South Wales college, so CAVC was the obvious choice.
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Padres Manage a Split : Baseball: For this team, winning one game of a doubleheader against the Cubs in Wrigley Field is worth a little celebration--even if a sweep was just one out away.
By BOB NIGHTENGALE
May 6, 1990 12 AM PT
TIMES STAFF WRITER
CHICAGO —
The Padres were laughing, slapping each other on the back and carrying on in such a way Saturday while emptying the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field that fans stopped and stared at them as if they were half-crazed.
Yes, folks, this was the same group of guys that had yielded an excruciating, game-winning home run in the ninth inning of one game, made two key baserunning blunders and a critical error in another, hit into seven double plays and committed three errors in all and now might be without first baseman Jack Clark for a day or two because of a wrenched back.
And it was just because they managed to split a doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs, losing the first game, 3-2, and winning the second, 6-5, in front a crowd of 33,695.
Beating the Cubs at Wrigley these days isn't exactly a monumental achievement. Their last victory at home was on April 12, and after San Francisco, they have the second-worst home record in the National League.
The emotion of splitting with the Cubs should be similar to the euphoria Frank Sinatra experiences when told by a disc jockey that he has a pleasant voice. But criticize the feat all you want--the Padres will stand tall and set you straight.
"I don't know if it's a residual effect from Rush Street or what," said Pat Dobson, the Padre pitching coach, "but there's so many crazy things that have happened to us here that you just take it for granted after a while that something bad's going to happen."
Why, when Craig Lefferts was just two strikes away from wrapping up a Padre victory in the first game, then gave up a two-out, two-run homer to No. 7 hitter Shawon Dunston, the Padres were hardly fazed.
"I can't explain it," Padre Manager Jack McKeon said, "but in this . . . place, everything happens to us. I mean everything. We're in every game here, it seems, but the craziest things always happen and we end up losing.
"Hey, look at me, I'm damn happy to get out of here today with a win. Damn happy."
To understand the Padres' ecstasy over a doubleheader split, after they were just two strikes away from a sweep, you have to look at what has happened to these guys over the years at Wrigley.
You think Richard Nixon gets skittish every time he drives past the Watergate Hotel, you should see the boys at this place.
"I didn't know anything about it," said center fielder Joe Carter, "until Tony (Gwynn) was telling me all of the stories. I couldn't believe it. I told him, 'Now, Tony, this is a new year. Things will be different.'
"Then I see Dunston hit that home run in the ninth inning, and I said, 'Uh-oh, now I know what Tony's talking about.' "
This is a team that had lost 26 of 34 games at Wrigley Field since winning the 1984 pennant. Only twice in that time did they lose a game by more than four runs. But it didn't matter, the defeats just kept mounting.
These are the guys who made 14 errors during their six days of adventure here last year. The only game they won was one in which they committed six.
These are the guys who last year had the tying run at second, only to see Mitch Williams pick Carmelo Martinez off in the ninth, ending the game and giving Williams a save without throwing a single pitch.
These are the guys who in 1988 were intentionally walking Damon Berryhill in the ninth, with Manny Trillo on second, when Padre catcher Benito Santiago threw to second to catch Trillo off-guard. He instead caught second baseman Roberto Alomar off-guard, and Trillo scored the winning run.
"I hate this place," Gwynn said.
So after four years, what does it take for the Padres to win on their first day in town?
--Reserve catcher Mark Parent drives in four runs, missing an opportunity to equal his career-high five when Clark leaves third base early on Parent's potential sacrifice fly. During this time, Cub Manager Don Zimmer twice opts to pitch to Parent instead of pitcher Dennis Rasmussen.
--Rasmussen shows that Zimmer had some sense, going two for three with an RBI. He now is batting .667 (four for six) with three RBIs and a sacrifice against the Cubs and remains hitless against everyone else. He also won his first game at Wrigley in three years; his last victory here was when he was with the Cincinnati Reds.
--Third baseman Mike Pagliarulo enters the game with a .091 batting average, so the Cubs walk him three times and allow a single, raising his on-base percentage to .400.
--Reliever Greg Harris, who has pitched only three innings since April 21, goes 3 2/3 innings, yielding three hits and one run for his first save of the season.
"The way things go around here," Parent said, "maybe it isn't that crazy that the bottom two guys in our lineup get five RBIs. Well, I guess they already knew Raz could hit, but I'm sure they didn't expect anything out of me."
Parent, who entered the game with just one RBI, was a bit surprised, to put it mildly, that Cub pitcher Jose Nunez did not intentionally walk him with runners on second and third with two out and Rasmussen on deck.
He became annoyed in the fourth when there were runners on first and third with two outs, and again Zimmer had his pitcher, Les Lancaster, pitch to him instead of Rasmussen.
And in the fifth, he just stood there and laughed when Zimmer ordered pitcher Bill Long to intentionally walk shortstop Joey Cora (.211) and load the bases for Parent.
"I guess he looked at my batting average (career .038 against the Cubs) and figured, 'He's not going to do the job,' " Parent said. "That makes you concentrate a little more, it makes you more aggressive."
Said Clark: "I couldn't believe what he (Zimmer) was doing, but then again, I stopped figuring that guy out a long time ago."
Parent unleashed back-to-back doubles in his first two at-bats for four RBIs, and in his third at-bat hit what appeared to be a sacrifice fly until Clark was called out leaving too soon.
"I high-fived him anyway for trying," Parent said. "Ripper's my man. He was just trying to get me another RBI."
It was the first of two baserunning blunders for Clark, who had four hits in seven at-bats while wearing No. 00 on his back for the first time. On the second one, Clark, who was on second, came running across home plate in the seventh inning on what he thought was a single to right by Cora. He learned moments later that it was a mere fly ball, allowing Andre Dawson to double him up.
"Luckily, my mistakes didn't cost us the game," Clark said. "It wasn't a real good day for me in the bases. But I had to take a couple of chances with the way my back was hurting."
Clark twisted his back in the third inning of the first game when he speared a sharply hit ball down the first-base line by Dave Clark. The play saved two runs but leaving Clark in pain the rest of the game. He opted to play the second game and went all nine innings, but when his teammates left to celebrate after the doubleheader, Clark remained behind, instead choosing to soak in the whirlpool.
"I'll be all right," Clark said. "Just winning at this place makes you feel a whole lot better. The way things go for us here, we usually feel lucky just to leave here alive."
Padre Notes
Cub Manager Don Zimmer on why he elected to keep pitching to Mark Parent: "Our pitchers couldn't throw any . . . strikes anyway, so why give them a . . . chance to walk someone . . . in." . . . Padre Manager Jack McKeon, when asked what Craig Lefferts threw to Shawon Dunston on the home run pitch in the opener: "It went out of here too fast for me to see it." . . . Lefferts on the pitch: "It was a backdoor slider. I was just trying to get it on the outside part of the plate, but it sailed inside. As soon as he swung, I said, 'Instant replay.' " The last time Lefferts faced Dunston on April 26 in San Diego, Dunston also homered--on the same pitch, in the same location. . . . Andy Benes, who allowed five hits in seven innings in the opening game, has a younger brother, Alan, who just happens to be one of the biggest high school sports stars in Chicago. Alan is a three-sport star at Lake Forest High School, receiving several scholarship offers from Big 10 schools to play football, but he has accepted a baseball scholarship from Creighton University. "That's what made it kind of hard with the rain-out," Andy Benes said, "because my parents and grandparents had to make a choice to see me play or my brother." Their choice? They were seen behind home plate Saturday at Wrigley Field. . . . Mark Parent, in honor of Chicago resident Jim McMahon, who recently was waived by the Chargers, wore an earring in his left ear and donned a Charger T-shirt with the No. 8 under his jersey. . . . Jack Clark bought a portable stereo system for the trainer's room, unveiling his present Saturday. . . . The Padres will conclude their Chicago stay at 11:20 a.m. (PDT) today. Ed Whitson (2-1) and Mike Bielecki (0-2) are the scheduled starting pitchers.


I have been told I have a keen analytical mind, but I never really took to the bean counting aspects of programming, even though I have an IT degree and grade point average that states otherwise. Taking a leap based on insufficient information and actually solving the problem in half the time would be my strength. A number of years ago my husband and son went to the computer to labor over the reason why my father in law's files seemed to have disappeared. I sat down and talked to him while they worked.
"…and what about the chapter before" I speculated, sensing I might be on to something. Sure enough, "memoirs" was the next word out of his mouth. I told the men in the other room to stop, and then I explained to Pop in very simple terms how files work. The light dawned at last when I told him that if he had a file cabinet, and he put everything in one folder, he would have trouble locating the bit he needed again. It was a big "Aha" moment for him. The men hovering over the screen were astounded. They knew so much about how computers work that they assumed the problem would be found in the machine. My analysis started at the most likely flaw in the process, the human who was operating a machine he considered an advanced typewriter.
An intelligent man, Pop was born in 1914 when the newest technology included the telephone, wireless telegraph, x-ray, cinema, bicycle, automobile, and the airplane. Earth shaking stuff, but all things that he could touch and feel. The innovations of today are below the surface, subtle, and full of mystery for those born in at the dawn of the First World War. We settled on a easy and understandable file naming system, chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3, etc, and the men recovered as much of the big book as possible. Pop eventually finished the text, a considerably stylized and romanticized version of his life, and presented to us as a Christmas present some years later. Of all the members of his family. I am the only one who actually read it, because I still find the human mind more intriguing than any electronic one.
I am not one of those people always looking back to a simpler era. I embrace changes eagerly, am delighted with the newest gadget, and intrigued with innovations that are on the horizon. I am hopeful this will keep my mind keen, and that as technology advances I will continue to be able to grasp the concepts and revel in the changes. Time travel, a consistent theme in our literary traditions even before the modern technological era, often addresses the confusion of a brain unprepared for new knowledge. In truth we are all time travelers, moving at an increasingly faster pace toward a world that threatens to become incomprehensible. My husband's grandmother was born in 1891, and lived to age 94. She had a third grade education, more than many women of her era, but woefully inadequate for the circle into which she moved in her adult life. She sent all her children to college, entertained the "best" people in her home in Durham, NC, and had a native intelligence and cunning that I found amazing. Thinking to help her with her accounts, I brought a calculator one weekend and attempted to explain to her how it operated. This bright lively woman had no more grasp of the function or use of the device than a cave man. I took it back home sadly, realizing it would be no more than a paperweight for her desk while she ciphered painstakingly with her yellow pencil.
I have a horror not of growing older in body, but growing older in my mental attitude. I have been making a study of this lately and find that there is far more information available on keeping the body healthy than for keeping the brain at its prime. With the information that I have found, and my own analytical mind, I have come up with theories on how to slow the ravages of time. First, and most importantly is attitude, the belief that the brain may change, but does not have to lose its edge. That is supported by a number of studies.
Next I will trot out that familiar litany that the things we do to keep the body healthy also serve to keep the mind sharp. Sorry folks, but daily exercise and a sensible diet are right up there at the top of the list of things sharp older people say are essential. Because you don't want your six pack attached to a vacuous stare, you must also exercise your brain. Reading, writing, and playing games that provide a challenge all seem to keep mental facilities sharp, but whatever you do don't stop exercising your imagination. Perhaps I should have put this one at the top of the list; don't take life too seriously. What does it matter if we live to 100 if we find no joy in the living? A day without laughter is a wasted day, and it is rare that life is so grim we cannot find ourselves at least chuckling at the cosmic joke that is humanity.
My last bit of advice is to keep a wide circle of friends of all ages. In the retirement home where they live, my in laws are surrounded almost exclusively by people age 70 and older. The life they have there would be my worst nightmare. To be only with people who have the same mind set as your own soon makes one think that that is the only world view possible. They have nothing to talk about except their health and that has become the focus of their life. A conversation with them starts with the recent death report and ends with what Pop used to jokingly call "an organ recital", as in, my heart, my lungs, my liver etc. That brings me around again to the reason for this post. I think the preacher said it best in Ecclesiastes, my favorite book of the Bible. Forgive me God if I paraphrase slightly; If a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all…and whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your strength, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you are going. Live long and prosper. That last bit would have been in the Bible if the preacher had thought of it, and hadn't been in such a black mood when he wrote. It also goes a long way toward proving he was wrong when he said "there is nothing new under the sun".


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Isaiah 23-27
Isaiah 23-27 New International Version (NIV)
A Prophecy Against Tyre
23 A prophecy against Tyre:
Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For Tyre is destroyed
and left without house or harbor.
From the land of Cyprus
word has come to them.
2 Be silent, you people of the island
and you merchants of Sidon,
whom the seafarers have enriched.
3 On the great waters
came the grain of the Shihor;
the harvest of the Nile[a] was the revenue of Tyre,
and she became the marketplace of the nations.
4 Be ashamed, Sidon, and you fortress of the sea,
for the sea has spoken:
"I have neither been in labor nor given birth;
I have neither reared sons nor brought up daughters."
5 When word comes to Egypt,
they will be in anguish at the report from Tyre.
6 Cross over to Tarshish;
wail, you people of the island.
7 Is this your city of revelry,
the old, old city,
whose feet have taken her
to settle in far-off lands?
8 Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants are princes,
whose traders are renowned in the earth?
9 The Lord Almighty planned it,
to bring down her pride in all her splendor
and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.
10 Till[b] your land as they do along the Nile,
Daughter Tarshish,
for you no longer have a harbor.
11 The Lord has stretched out his hand over the sea
and made its kingdoms tremble.
He has given an order concerning Phoenicia
that her fortresses be destroyed.
12 He said, "No more of your reveling,
Virgin Daughter Sidon, now crushed!
"Up, cross over to Cyprus;
even there you will find no rest."
13 Look at the land of the Babylonians,[c]
this people that is now of no account!
The Assyrians have made it
a place for desert creatures;
they raised up their siege towers,
they stripped its fortresses bare
and turned it into a ruin.
14 Wail, you ships of Tarshish;
your fortress is destroyed!
15 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the span of a king's life. But at the end of these seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute:
16 "Take up a harp, walk through the city,
you forgotten prostitute;
play the harp well, sing many a song,
so that you will be remembered."
17 At the end of seventy years, the Lord will deal with Tyre. She will return to her lucrative prostitution and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. 18 Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord; they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord, for abundant food and fine clothes.
The Lord's Devastation of the Earth
24 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth
and devastate it;
he will ruin its face
and scatter its inhabitants—
2 it will be the same
for priest as for people,
for the master as for his servant,
for the mistress as for her servant,
for seller as for buyer,
for borrower as for lender,
for debtor as for creditor.
3 The earth will be completely laid waste
and totally plundered.
The Lord has spoken this word.
4 The earth dries up and withers,
the world languishes and withers,
the heavens languish with the earth.
5 The earth is defiled by its people;
they have disobeyed the laws,
violated the statutes
and broken the everlasting covenant.
6 Therefore a curse consumes the earth;
its people must bear their guilt.
Therefore earth's inhabitants are burned up,
and very few are left.
7 The new wine dries up and the vine withers;
all the merrymakers groan.
8 The joyful timbrels are stilled,
the noise of the revelers has stopped,
the joyful harp is silent.
9 No longer do they drink wine with a song;
the beer is bitter to its drinkers.
10 The ruined city lies desolate;
the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out for wine;
all joy turns to gloom,
all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12 The city is left in ruins,
its gate is battered to pieces.
13 So will it be on the earth
and among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,
or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy;
from the west they acclaim the Lord's majesty.
15 Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;
exalt the name of the Lord, the God of Israel,
in the islands of the sea.
16 From the ends of the earth we hear singing:
"Glory to the Righteous One."
But I said, "I waste away, I waste away!
Woe to me!
The treacherous betray!
With treachery the treacherous betray!"
17 Terror and pit and snare await you,
people of the earth.
18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror
will fall into a pit;
whoever climbs out of the pit
will be caught in a snare.
The floodgates of the heavens are opened,
the foundations of the earth shake.
19 The earth is broken up,
the earth is split asunder,
the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth reels like a drunkard,
it sways like a hut in the wind;
so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion
that it falls—never to rise again.
21 In that day the Lord will punish
the powers in the heavens above
and the kings on the earth below.
22 They will be herded together
like prisoners bound in a dungeon;
they will be shut up in prison
and be punished[d] after many days.
23 The moon will be dismayed,
the sun ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and before its elders—with great glory.
Praise to the Lord
25 Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done wonderful things,
things planned long ago.
2 You have made the city a heap of rubble,
the fortified town a ruin,
the foreigners' stronghold a city no more;
it will never be rebuilt.
3 Therefore strong peoples will honor you;
cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
4 You have been a refuge for the poor,
a refuge for the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the storm
and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless
is like a storm driving against a wall
5 and like the heat of the desert.
You silence the uproar of foreigners;
as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,
so the song of the ruthless is stilled.
6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare
a feast of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
the best of meats and the finest of wines.
7 On this mountain he will destroy
the shroud that enfolds all peoples,
the sheet that covers all nations;
8 he will swallow up death forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears
from all faces;
he will remove his people's disgrace
from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.
9 In that day they will say,
"Surely this is our God;
we trusted in him, and he saved us.
This is the Lord, we trusted in him;
let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
10 The hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain;
but Moab will be trampled in their land
as straw is trampled down in the manure.
11 They will stretch out their hands in it,
as swimmers stretch out their hands to swim.
God will bring down their pride
despite the cleverness[e] of their hands.
12 He will bring down your high fortified walls
and lay them low;
he will bring them down to the ground,
to the very dust.
A Song of Praise
26 In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
We have a strong city;
God makes salvation
its walls and ramparts.
2 Open the gates
that the righteous nation may enter,
the nation that keeps faith.
3 You will keep in perfect peace
those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever,
5 He humbles those who dwell on high,
he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground
and casts it down to the dust.
6 Feet trample it down—
the feet of the oppressed,
the footsteps of the poor.
7 The path of the righteous is level;
you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
8 Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,[f]
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.
10 But when grace is shown to the wicked,
they do not learn righteousness;
even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil
and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
11 Lord, your hand is lifted high,
but they do not see it.
Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame;
let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
12 Lord, you establish peace for us;
all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
13 Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us,
but your name alone do we honor.
14 They are now dead, they live no more;
their spirits do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;
you wiped out all memory of them.
15 You have enlarged the nation, Lord;
you have enlarged the nation.
You have gained glory for yourself;
you have extended all the borders of the land.
16 Lord, they came to you in their distress;
when you disciplined them,
they could barely whisper a prayer.[g]
17 As a pregnant woman about to give birth
writhes and cries out in her pain,
so were we in your presence, Lord.
18 We were with child, we writhed in labor,
but we gave birth to wind.
We have not brought salvation to the earth,
and the people of the world have not come to life.
19 But your dead will live, Lord;
their bodies will rise—
let those who dwell in the dust
wake up and shout for joy—
your dew is like the dew of the morning;
the earth will give birth to her dead.
20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
and shut the doors behind you;
hide yourselves for a little while
until his wrath has passed by.
21 See, the Lord is coming out of his dwelling
to punish the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood shed on it;
the earth will conceal its slain no longer.
Deliverance of Israel
27 In that day,
the Lord will punish with his sword—
his fierce, great and powerful sword—
Leviathan the gliding serpent,
Leviathan the coiling serpent;
he will slay the monster of the sea.
2 In that day—
"Sing about a fruitful vineyard:
3 I, the Lord, watch over it;
I water it continually.
I guard it day and night
so that no one may harm it.
4 I am not angry.
If only there were briers and thorns confronting me!
I would march against them in battle;
I would set them all on fire.
5 Or else let them come to me for refuge;
let them make peace with me,
yes, let them make peace with me."
6 In days to come Jacob will take root,
Israel will bud and blossom
and fill all the world with fruit.
7 Has the Lord struck her
as he struck down those who struck her?
Has she been killed
as those were killed who killed her?
8 By warfare[h] and exile you contend with her—
with his fierce blast he drives her out,
as on a day the east wind blows.
9 By this, then, will Jacob's guilt be atoned for,
and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:
When he makes all the altar stones
to be like limestone crushed to pieces,
no Asherah poles[i] or incense altars
will be left standing.
10 The fortified city stands desolate,
an abandoned settlement, forsaken like the wilderness;
there the calves graze,
there they lie down;
they strip its branches bare.
11 When its twigs are dry, they are broken off
and women come and make fires with them.
For this is a people without understanding;
so their Maker has no compassion on them,
and their Creator shows them no favor.
12 In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will be gathered up one by one. 13 And in that day a great trumpet will sound. Those who were perishing in Assyria and those who were exiled in Egypt will come and worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 23:3 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls Sidon, / who cross over the sea; / your envoys 3 are on the great waters. / The grain of the Shihor, / the harvest of the Nile,
Isaiah 23:10 Dead Sea Scrolls and some Septuagint manuscripts; Masoretic Text Go through
Isaiah 23:13 Or Chaldeans
Isaiah 24:22 Or released
Isaiah 25:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Isaiah 26:8 Or judgments
Isaiah 26:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
Isaiah 27:8 See Septuagint; the meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Isaiah 27:9 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
Isaiah 23:1 : Jos 19:29; 1Ki 5:1; Jer 47:4; Joel 3:4-8; Am 1:9-10
Isaiah 23:1 : S Isa 13:6
Isaiah 23:1 : S 1Ki 10:22
Isaiah 23:1 : S Ge 10:4; Isa 2:16 fn
Isaiah 23:1 : S Ge 1:2; Eze 26:4
Isaiah 23:2 : S Job 2:13
Isaiah 23:2 : Eze 27:5-24
Isaiah 23:2 : Jdg 1:31
Isaiah 23:3 : S Ge 41:5
Isaiah 23:3 : S Ps 83:7
Isaiah 23:4 : S Ge 10:15, 19
Isaiah 23:4 : Isa 54:1
Isaiah 23:5 : Eze 30:9
Isaiah 23:5 : Eze 26:17-18
Isaiah 23:7 : ver 12; S Isa 5:14; S 21:5; 32:13; Eze 26:13
Isaiah 23:8 : Na 3:16
Isaiah 23:8 : Eze 28:5; Rev 18:23
Isaiah 23:9 : S Isa 14:24
Isaiah 23:9 : S Job 40:11
Isaiah 23:9 : Isa 5:13; 9:15; Eze 27:3
Isaiah 23:11 : S Ex 14:21
Isaiah 23:11 : S Ps 46:6
Isaiah 23:11 : ver 14; Isa 25:2; Eze 26:4; Zec 9:3-4
Isaiah 23:12 : S ver 7; Rev 18:22
Isaiah 23:12 : Isa 37:22; 47:1; Jer 14:17; 46:11; La 2:13; Zep 3:14; Zec 2:10
Isaiah 23:12 : S Ge 10:4
Isaiah 23:13 : Isa 43:14; Jer 51:12
Isaiah 23:13 : Isa 10:5
Isaiah 23:13 : S Ps 74:14; Isa 18:6
Isaiah 23:13 : S 2Ki 25:1
Isaiah 23:14 : S 1Ki 10:22
Isaiah 23:14 : S Ge 10:4; Isa 2:16 fn
Isaiah 23:14 : S ver 11
Isaiah 23:15 : Jer 25:22
Isaiah 23:15 : S Ps 90:10
Isaiah 23:16 : Pr 7:10
Isaiah 23:17 : Dt 23:17-18; Eze 16:26; Na 3:4; Rev 17:1; 18:3, 9
Isaiah 23:18 : Ex 28:36; S 39:30; Jos 6:17-19; Ps 72:10
Isaiah 23:18 : Isa 18:7; 60:5-9; 61:6; Mic 4:13
Isaiah 23:18 : Am 1:9-10; Zec 14:1, 14
Isaiah 24:1 : ver 20; Isa 2:19-21; 33:9; Jer 25:29
Isaiah 24:1 : S Jos 6:17; S Isa 13:5
Isaiah 24:2 : Hos 4:9
Isaiah 24:2 : Eze 7:12; 1Co 7:29-31
Isaiah 24:2 : S Lev 25:35-37; Dt 23:19-20; Isa 3:1-7
Isaiah 24:3 : S Ge 6:13
Isaiah 24:3 : Isa 6:11-12; 10:6
Isaiah 24:3 : S Isa 7:7
Isaiah 24:4 : Jer 12:11; 14:4; Joel 1:10
Isaiah 24:4 : S Isa 2:12
Isaiah 24:5 : S Isa 1:2; 9:17; 10:6; 59:12; Jer 7:28
Isaiah 24:5 : S Ge 9:11; S Jer 11:10
Isaiah 24:6 : S Jos 23:15
Isaiah 24:7 : Jer 48:33; Joel 1:5
Isaiah 24:7 : Isa 7:23; S 15:6; 32:10
Isaiah 24:7 : S Isa 3:26; 16:8-10
Isaiah 24:8 : S Ge 31:27; S Isa 5:12
Isaiah 24:8 : Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10; 33:11; Hos 2:11
Isaiah 24:8 : S Isa 5:14; S 21:5
Isaiah 24:8 : S Ps 137:2; Rev 18:22
Isaiah 24:8 : La 5:14; Eze 26:13
Isaiah 24:9 : Isa 5:11, 22
Isaiah 24:9 : Isa 5:20
Isaiah 24:10 : Isa 25:2; 26:5
Isaiah 24:10 : S Ge 1:2; S Isa 6:11
Isaiah 24:11 : S Ps 144:14
Isaiah 24:11 : La 2:12
Isaiah 24:11 : S Isa 15:6; 16:10; 32:13; Jer 14:3
Isaiah 24:12 : S Isa 19:18
Isaiah 24:12 : S Isa 3:26; S 13:2
Isaiah 24:13 : S Dt 30:4; S Isa 17:6
Isaiah 24:13 : Ob 1:5; Mic 7:1
Isaiah 24:14 : Isa 43:5; 49:12
Isaiah 24:15 : S Ps 113:3
Isaiah 24:15 : Isa 42:12; 66:19; 2Th 1:12
Isaiah 24:15 : S Ex 15:2; Isa 25:3; 59:19; Mal 1:11
Isaiah 24:16 : Isa 28:5; 60:1, 19
Isaiah 24:16 : S Ezr 9:15
Isaiah 24:16 : S Lev 26:39
Isaiah 24:16 : 1Sa 4:8; S Isa 5:8; Jer 10:19; 45:3
Isaiah 24:16 : Isa 21:2; 33:1; Jer 3:6, 20; 5:11; 9:2; Hos 5:7; 9:1
Isaiah 24:17 : Dt 32:23-25
Isaiah 24:17 : Isa 8:14; Jer 48:43
Isaiah 24:17 : Lk 21:35
Isaiah 24:18 : S Job 20:24
Isaiah 24:18 : Isa 42:22
Isaiah 24:18 : S Job 18:9; S Isa 8:14; La 3:47; Eze 12:13
Isaiah 24:18 : S Ge 7:11
Isaiah 24:18 : S Jdg 5:4; S Job 9:6; S Ps 11:3; S Eze 38:19
Isaiah 24:19 : S Dt 11:6
Isaiah 24:20 : S Isa 1:2, 28; 43:27; 58:1
Isaiah 24:21 : S Isa 2:11; S 10:20; Rev 16:14
Isaiah 24:21 : Isa 10:12; 13:11; Jer 25:29
Isaiah 24:21 : 1Co 6:3; Eph 6:11-12
Isaiah 24:21 : S Isa 2:12
Isaiah 24:22 : Isa 42:7, 22; Lk 8:31; Rev 20:7-10
Isaiah 24:22 : Eze 38:8
Isaiah 24:23 : S Ps 97:1; Rev 22:5
Isaiah 24:23 : S Isa 2:2; Heb 12:22
Isaiah 24:23 : Isa 28:5; 41:16; 45:25; 60:19; Eze 48:35; Zec 2:5; Rev 21:23
Isaiah 25:1 : S Ps 145:2; S Isa 12:1, 4
Isaiah 25:1 : Ps 40:5; 98:1; Joel 2:21, 26
Isaiah 25:1 : Nu 23:19; S Isa 14:24; 37:26; 46:11; Eph 1:11
Isaiah 25:2 : Isa 17:1; 26:5; 37:26
Isaiah 25:2 : S Dt 13:16
Isaiah 25:3 : S Ex 6:2; S Ps 22:23; S Isa 11:14
Isaiah 25:4 : S 2Sa 22:3; S Ps 118:8; S Isa 4:6; 17:10; 27:5; 33:16; Joel 3:16
Isaiah 25:4 : S Isa 14:30; 29:19
Isaiah 25:4 : Isa 29:5; 49:25
Isaiah 25:5 : Jer 51:55
Isaiah 25:5 : S Ps 18:44
Isaiah 25:6 : S Ge 29:22; 1Ki 1:25; Isa 1:19; 55:1-2; 66:11; Joel 3:18; Mt 8:11; 22:4; Rev 19:9
Isaiah 25:6 : S Ps 36:8; S Pr 9:2
Isaiah 25:7 : 2Co 3:15-16; Eph 4:18
Isaiah 25:7 : S Job 4:9
Isaiah 25:8 : Isa 26:19; Hos 13:14; 1Co 15:54-55*
Isaiah 25:8 : Isa 15:3; 30:19; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19; Jer 31:16; Rev 7:17; 21:4
Isaiah 25:8 : S Ge 30:23; S Ps 119:39; Mt 5:11; 1Pe 4:14; Rev 7:14
Isaiah 25:9 : S Isa 2:11; S 10:20
Isaiah 25:9 : S Ps 22:5; S Isa 12:2
Isaiah 25:9 : Ps 145:19; Isa 19:20; 33:22; 35:4; 43:3, 11; 45:15, 21; 49:25-26; 60:16; 63:8; Jer 14:8
Isaiah 25:9 : S Dt 32:43; S Ps 9:2; Isa 9:3; 35:2, 10; 41:16; 51:3; 61:7, 10; 66:14
Isaiah 25:10 : S Isa 2:2
Isaiah 25:10 : S Ge 19:37; S Nu 21:29; S Dt 23:6; S Isa 11:14; Am 2:1-3
Isaiah 25:11 : Isa 5:25; 14:26; 16:14
Isaiah 25:11 : S Lev 26:19; S Job 40:12
Isaiah 25:12 : S Job 40:11; S Isa 15:1; S Jer 51:44
Isaiah 26:1 : Isa 30:29
Isaiah 26:1 : Isa 32:18; 60:18; Zec 2:5; 9:8
Isaiah 26:2 : Ps 24:3-4; 85:13; S Isa 1:26; S 4:3; 9:7; 50:8; 53:11; 54:14; 58:8; 62:2
Isaiah 26:3 : S Job 22:21; S Isa 9:6, 7; Php 4:7
Isaiah 26:3 : S 1Ch 5:20; S Ps 22:5; S 28:7; S Isa 12:2
Isaiah 26:4 : S Isa 12:2; 50:10
Isaiah 26:4 : S Ge 49:24
Isaiah 26:5 : S Isa 25:12; Eze 26:11
Isaiah 26:7 : S Ex 14:19; Isa 40:4; 42:16
Isaiah 26:8 : S Dt 18:18; Ps 1:2; Isa 56:1; 64:5
Isaiah 26:8 : S Ps 37:9; S 130:5
Isaiah 26:8 : S Ps 145:2; S Isa 12:4
Isaiah 26:9 : S Ps 119:55
Isaiah 26:9 : Ps 42:1-3; 63:1; 78:34; Isa 55:6
Isaiah 26:9 : S 1Ch 16:14
Isaiah 26:9 : Mt 6:33
Isaiah 26:10 : Mt 5:45
Isaiah 26:10 : S 1Sa 12:24; Isa 22:12-13; Jer 2:19; Hos 11:7; Jn 5:37-38; Ro 2:4
Isaiah 26:11 : S Isa 9:7; Joel 2:18; Zec 1:14
Isaiah 26:11 : Mic 7:16
Isaiah 26:11 : S Isa 1:31; Heb 10:27
Isaiah 26:12 : S Ps 119:165; S Isa 9:6
Isaiah 26:13 : Isa 2:8; 10:5, 11
Isaiah 26:14 : S Dt 4:28
Isaiah 26:14 : S Job 26:5
Isaiah 26:14 : S Ps 9:5; S Isa 10:3
Isaiah 26:14 : S Ps 9:6
Isaiah 26:15 : S Job 12:23; S Isa 14:2
Isaiah 26:16 : S Jdg 6:2; S Isa 5:30
Isaiah 26:17 : S Isa 21:3; S Jn 16:21; Rev 12:2
Isaiah 26:18 : Isa 33:11; 59:4
Isaiah 26:18 : S Ge 49:10; Ps 17:14
Isaiah 26:18 : Isa 42:6; 49:6; 51:4; Jer 12:16
Isaiah 26:19 : S Isa 25:8; Eph 5:14
Isaiah 26:19 : Ps 22:29
Isaiah 26:19 : S Ge 27:28; S Isa 18:4
Isaiah 26:19 : Isa 66:24; Eze 37:1-14; Da 12:2
Isaiah 26:20 : Ex 12:23
Isaiah 26:20 : Ps 91:1, 4
Isaiah 26:20 : S Isa 10:25; S 30:27
Isaiah 26:21 : Isa 29:6; Jude 1:14
Isaiah 26:21 : S Isa 13:9, 11; 30:12-14
Isaiah 26:21 : S Job 16:18; Lk 11:50-51
Isaiah 27:1 : ver 13; S Isa 2:11; 28:5
Isaiah 27:1 : S Ge 3:24; S Dt 32:41; Isa 31:8; 34:6; 65:12; 66:16; Eze 21:3; Na 3:15
Isaiah 27:1 : Job 26:13
Isaiah 27:1 : S Ps 68:30; S 74:13; Rev 12:9
Isaiah 27:2 : Jer 2:21
Isaiah 27:3 : S Ps 91:4; S Isa 5:2
Isaiah 27:3 : S Jn 6:39
Isaiah 27:4 : S ver 11; S Isa 10:17; Mt 3:12; Heb 6:8
Isaiah 27:5 : S Job 22:21; S Ps 119:165; Ro 5:1; 2Co 5:20
Isaiah 27:6 : S 2Ki 19:30; Isa 11:10
Isaiah 27:6 : S Ps 72:16; Isa 11:1; 37:31; Eze 17:23; 36:8; Hos 14:8
Isaiah 27:7 : Isa 10:26; S 11:4; 37:36-38
Isaiah 27:8 : Isa 49:14; 50:1; 54:7
Isaiah 27:9 : Ro 11:27*
Isaiah 27:9 : S Ex 23:24
Isaiah 27:9 : S Lev 26:30; S 2Ch 14:5
Isaiah 27:10 : S Ge 1:2; S Dt 13:16; Isa 5:6; 32:14; Jer 10:22; 26:6; La 1:4; 5:18
Isaiah 27:11 : S ver 4; Isa 33:12
Isaiah 27:11 : S Dt 32:28; S Isa 1:3
Isaiah 27:11 : Dt 32:18; Isa 41:8; 43:1, 7, 15; 44:1-2, 21, 24
Isaiah 27:11 : S Isa 9:17; Jer 11:16
Isaiah 27:12 : S Isa 21:10; Mt 3:12
Isaiah 27:12 : S Ge 15:18
Isaiah 27:12 : S Dt 30:4; S Isa 1:9; S 11:12; S 17:6
Isaiah 27:13 : S ver 1
Isaiah 27:13 : S Lev 25:9; S Jdg 3:27; S Mt 24:31
Isaiah 27:13 : S Isa 10:19; 19:21, 25
Isaiah 27:13 : S Ge 27:29; S Ps 22:29; S 86:9
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In thirteenth-century Moorish Spain, the realm of Granada is in crisis. The union of Fatima, granddaughter of the Sultan of Granada, with the Sultan's nephew Faraj has fractured the nation. A bitter civil war escalates and endangers both Fatima and Faraj's lives.
All her life, Fatima has sheltered in lavish palaces where danger has never intruded, until now. A precocious child and the unwitting pawn of her family, she soon learns how her marriage may determine her future and the fate of Granada. Her husband Faraj has his own qualms about their union. At a young age, he witnessed the deaths of his parents and discovered how affluence and power offers little protection against indomitable enemies. Guilt and fears plague him. Determined to carve his own destiny, Faraj struggles to regain his lost inheritance and avenge his murdered family.
Throughout the rugged frontiers of southern Spain, the burgeoning Christian kingdoms in the north and the desert states of North Africa, Fatima and Faraj survive ruthless murderers and intrigues.
They unite against common enemies bent on destroying the last Moorish dynasty. While Fatima and Faraj establish a powerful bond, the atmosphere of deceit creates opportunities for mistrust and tests their love.
In thirteenth-century Moorish Spain, the Sultanate of Granada faces a bleak future, as a tyrant seizes control.
Fatima, the daughter of a Sultan, and her devoted husband Faraj have enjoyed years of peace and prosperity. Now, a power-hungry madman claims the throne. He murders almost everyone Fatima holds dear. His reign fractures a weakened Sultanate, under siege from Christian kingdoms to the north and Moorish dynasties in the south.
Fatima must preserve the legacy of her forefathers at all costs. She risks everything, even the love and trust of her husband. Amidst treachery and intrigue, she stands alone against her adversaries, determined to avenge terrible losses. Can she survive the test of divided loyalties and shocking betrayals?
Sultana and its sequel, Sultana's Legacy, are wonderful historical fiction novels set in 13th century Moorish Spain. It is a tale of a young royal woman named Fatima, the Sultan's granddaughter, her husband Faraj, and an extended family fuelled by personal ambition and discord. Together, the novels span their entire lives. As one reads, one fully experiences how the characters evolve and are driven by circumstances that ultimately destroy family loyalties.
Author Lisa Yarde brings to life an ancient world filled with beautiful description and vibrant characters. One cannot help but enjoy this rich story because of its beautiful prose and exotic setting. Filled with betrayal, plenty of suspense, and vengeance, this well-conceived and well-executed story is ripe with intrigue and speaks to the resilience of the human spirit.
Sultana and its sequel, Sultana's Legacy, are the culmination of years of research, travel, and writing - a tale that is spellbinding because of its passion and intrigue. The author travelled extensively to the Al Hambra, walking its corridors and grounds getting a sense of the surroundings in which the heroine, Fatima, lived. This is why these novels resound with readers. It is the type of novel that will sweep you away into another world and time, and will keep you reading long past bedtime. I loved both of these novels, and I highly recommend them! A must read.


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11 arrests as Newry police join major anti-burglary operation
Community, News
Officers from across Lisburn and Castlereagh; Newry, Mourne and Down; Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon and Fermanagh and Omagh Districts, have said they recently worked in partnership with An Gardaí Siochana, as part of an ongoing anti-burglary operation.
Over 124 vehicle check points were conducted, eight vehicles were seized and officers made eleven arrests.
Speaking to Newry Times, Inspector Russell Vogan said, "Tackling burglaries remains of major importance.
"Our overall aim is to keep people safe and bring more offenders before the courts.
"We know that burglary is a crime that can have a high victim impact when a person's property is broken into.
"On a daily basis, police officers respond to calls for help from people who have been burgled, so we are very much aware of the effect these incidents can cause.
He added, We are committed to bringing those responsible before the courts."


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Sue Daly is a wildlife film-maker, photographer and writer based in the tiny channel island of Sark. Sue's wonderful underwater images feature on our Marine Life issue which also includes a very special miniature sheet which, using the wizardry of Augmented Reality transports you under the ocean with Sue to watch just what goes on beneath the waves. We caught up with Sue and asked her about her underwater adventures: GP: What do you particularly enjoy about diving around the Channel Islands? SD: I love exploring beneath the waves and particularly around my home island of Sark. I've been diving in the Islands for over 24 years and am still just as fascinated by the sheer variety of wonderful marine life we have on our doorstep and I always surface wanting to see more. GP: Do you have a favourite area and what makes it so special to you? SD: The Gouliot Caves are one of my favourite areas, just four metres deep but lined with thousands of anemones. I also enjoy the deeper walls and reefs off the south east of Sark such as L'Etac and the Vingt Clos their sheer walls are covered in corals, sponges and all sorts of other marine animals. GP: Do you have a favourite fish species and if so why? SD: My favourite fish, without a doubt, is the Cuckoo Wrasse, which features in the Marine Life issue. Living in groups of females with just a single male, if anything happens to the male the oldest female changes sex and colour to take his place, such fascinating behaviour. They are also very inquisitive so actively swim up to divers, it's strange and rather humbling being looked straight in the eye by a fish! GP: What do you find most challenging about your work in Channel Island waters? SD: The water temperature can be a bit of a challenge so diving here for me definitely requires a dry suit and several layers of thermals underneath, but the greatest challenge are the tides. Almost all dives around the Bailwick need to be carefully planned and that's even more critical on the spring tides. The plus side is that all this water surging around contributes to the richness of our marine life, as it carries masses of plankton with it, the basis of all life in the sea.
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I qualified in Medicine MBBS with 1st Class Honours from Newcastle University. Following internal medicine training I undertook postgraduate training in endocrinology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith London (MD degree awarded with distinction), Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston USA, and latterly in Newcastle.
I was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology in 2001 at Newcastle University and promoted to Professor in 2007, affiliated to the Institute of Genetic Medicine.
I have worked at the Royal Victoria Infirmary for 16 out of the 22 years since I qualified as a doctor. I have also published more than 100 research papers about endocrinology over the last 20 years.
I work nationally and internationally on the executive committees for both the British and European Thyroid Associations. I am on the editorial board of two international endocrinology journals. The main theme of my current research programme is to develop a cure for Addison's disease and adrenal failure.
I do not see private patients.


Temples, glittering streets, parks, museums, galleries, entertainment venues, and luxury shopping all define Guangzhou as a major city in the heart of the world's most populous country. When you visit, start with a birds-eye view of the city at 600 meters up from the Canton Tower's observation terrace. You can also get out of the city and immerse yourself in the breathtaking nature of southern China and head to Shamian Island. Of course, Cantonese food is also widely regarded as possibly the best that Chinese cuisine has to offer, so take a gastrinomic odyssey where the dishes originated.
It is about 28 km from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to anywhere in the city center, and it is easy to get there either with city buses or airport services. City buses cost between CNY 33.5 and CNY 100, with shuttles between CNY 15 and CNY 30. The ride takes between 50 to 90 minutes depending on traffic and routes.
It is very easy to take a taxi the 28 km from the airport to the city center and costs about CNY 150.


@OriginalWalshy: @LyteRecords @cormagiomusic the artwork is fantastic. We'll done Colm Walsh and John Phillip Murray.
@CoachRoche_: @HughL36 Yeah the line up is unreal. Myself, luke, murray, keith, colm, maria, louise and a few more are all going on the Friday!


The "nanny state" in an almost literal sense… I suspect that those new fathers who are likely to be involved and supportive of the mother will have taken some steps to get this sort of information off their own bat anyway.
Those who can't be bothered to read a book, go along to a class or do some research on the Internet during the nine month wait for the new arrival are hardly going to be swayed by a government leaflet in the Bounty Pack - not least because they won't bother to read it.
As with all these government initiatives it is likely to patronise and annoy those who don't need it and fail to have any impact on those who do.
Typical vote chasing rubbish. If the government were serious about getting fathers more involved perhaps they shouldn't have scrapped the proposed extension of longer parental leave to fathers?
The really depressing thing is that AFAICS the three main parties all think that stuffing unwanted and unneeded manuals in bags is a viable substitute government.
...but instead they are sending leaflets about breast feeding to the section of the population which doesn't even lactate.
My Moobs aint that well developed yet.


Joy FM | Can You Find Something Funny on Television?
20 Sep Can You Find Something Funny on Television?
Do you find it hard to find something funny to watch on television anymore? There are plenty of comedies- mostly situation comedies. And sometimes they're amusing, but I'm talking about comedies that really make you belly laugh.
I can remember our family sitting around the television and everyone just laughing right out loud. We weren't just humored. It was funny.
And I can still do that watching some old shows. Can you? I mean, I used to belly laugh watching Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. That was really funny! Is that still one of your favorites, maybe? The Andy Griffith Show?
What other old shows still make you laugh right out loud? What are some of your favorites?


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Antwerp Pride is een meerdaags feestelijk evenement met een homocultureel karakter, dat sinds 2008 in Antwerpen plaatsvindt, aanvankelijk eind juni, maar tegenwoordig in het tweede weekend van augustus. Het evenement trekt jaarlijks zo'n 90.000 bezoekers.

Doelen en activiteiten
Een van de doelen is om Antwerpen te presenteren als homovriendelijke stad. Hiermee onderscheidt de Antwerp Pride zich van de The Belgian Pride in Brussel, die oorspronkelijk een meer demonstratief karakter had. Daarmee is de Antwerp Pride vergelijkbaar met de eveneens van oorsprong puur feestelijke Pride Amsterdam.

De Antwerp Pride omvat een week lang tal van activiteiten voor homo's, lesbiennes, biseksuelen, transgenders en sympathisanten. De grote trekpleister is de Parade, die op de zaterdag in de vorm van een kleurrijke optocht met praalwagens en mensen door het centrum van de stad trekt.

Geschiedenis
De eerste editie van de Antwerp Pride werd in 2008 georganiseerd op initiatief van de gemeente en enkele homo-organisaties. Het bleek potentieel te hebben en andere personen en organisaties sloten zich aan om er een jaarlijks terugkerend evenement van te maken. De editie van 2009 werd ondersteund door Het Roze Huis, Active Company, de Holebifederatie en lokale ondernemers. De gemeente gaf financiële ondersteuning, niet alleen meer vanuit het oogpunt van toerisme, maar ook ter ondersteuning van de homo-emancipatie. Om het steeds groter wordende evenement goed te kunnen organiseren werd in 2010 de vzw Antwerp Pride opgericht.

De eerste jaren viel de Antwerp Pride samen met het commerciële homofeest NaviGAYtion, dat homodiscotheek Red & Blue sinds 2004 in het laatste weekend van juni aan boord van partyschepen op de Schelde organiseerde. Vanwege een optreden van de reuzen van Royal de Luxe werd de Pride in 2012 verschoven naar augustus en nadat in 2013 ook de World Outgames in augustus in Antwerpen plaatsvonden, bleef de Antwerp Pride in deze maand.

Externe link
 Officiële website

Homo-evenement
Evenement in Antwerpen (stad)

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I have a feeling it's going to be a "Blue Christmas" this year, and here is a pretty Gloriosa Comet Star Ornament to prove it!
Pattern includes clear color picture of the finished ornament, suggested beads with bead counts, step-by-step color graphs and diagrams with thread paths, detailed written instructions, suggested finishing touches. Basic stitch instructions NOT included, but you will find it helpful to download my free tutorial, "Beading My Way" for help with my particular techniques.


An unofficial count of 400 Occupy Oakland demonstrators were arrested Saturday, January 28, after being fired upon, beaten, kettled, and trapped by Oakland riot police. The Occupy Oakland social movement is rooted in the lower-income, ethnically diverse Bay Area city and has been a previous site of violent police repression. Oakland has been a nexus of social unrest long before the Occupation catalyzed it as an outlet for frustration. Oakland boasts closing public schools, an annual median family income at $56,000 in 2008, and in 2010, it was listed as the fifth most dangerous in the US with a history of police brutality. With all of these simmering tensions, Occupy Oakland's actions should not come as a surprise to anyone, least of all elected officials like Mayor Quan and Interim Police Chief Howard Jordan.
The Occupy movement is a global social demonstration aimed at overturning the interconnectivity of money/economic/political entitlement. In 2011, acting under orders from Mayor Jean Quan, Oakland cops destroyed two Occupy encampments on public land. The immediate aftermath of their and other cities police forces' wanton destruction of the camps created dialogue about the definition of public space, the role of elected officials and the need for the Occupy movement.
Occupy Oakland furthered the debate by their attempt to re-purpose the 6-year abandoned and shuttered Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center. The convention center has no current plans for use and Occupiers intended to re-purpose it as a community center, intending to offer housing, medical and convergence facilities. The simple fact that Occupy Oakland decided to enact this bold move is an indication that the public's needs are not being met by their elected officials.
ead by a tear gas canister. They were dispersed when an officer shot a canister of tear gas directly into their group.
While no one should ever attack police officers, the violence enacted against police was a reaction to violence demonstrated to them. Not even in a directly proportional sense, the police launched high velocity flash bangs, smoke bombs, and bean bag projectiles while a few demonstrators tossed hand-sized objects while fleeing the public street.
In Oakland, a city so rife with economic and repressive tensions, Mayor Quan and Police Chief Howard seem intent on ignoring the needs of the public and grinding them under the department-approved 5.11 ATAC boot heel. In the mainstream media, Occupy Oakland participants have been typified as the aggressive instigators when, according to citizen journalists, they were only reacting to the upswing in violent action.
Furthermore, later that Saturday, Oakland police further increased the violence when after ordering the hundreds of women and men to disperse, kept them kettled in a small area and arrested them for a range of violations, including failure to disperse. Among the arrested included journalists. The elected officials of Oakland are choosing to burn taxpayer dollars restricting freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Instead of throwing blame like tear gas canisters or rocks, city officials should consider the upside of allowing a community organization to repurpose an abandoned structure for the betterment of their city.
Locally, in Oakland, the police and state escalated the power struggle by attending a peaceful public demonstration dressed in riot gear. Nationally, the federal government has shown up with its finest billy clubs as First Amendment-curtailing laws like NDAA are signed in to existence, regardless of public outcry.
Escalation is occurring. The state and status quo are utilizing their momentum to further increase the acceptable allowances of violence. When Occupations move to take back their rights, we are beaten, gassed, pepper sprayed, concussed, kettled, and arrested. As one of the many signs I've held at my Occupy Chicago rallies reads, "They only call it class warfare when we fight back," that statement is truth. We need to keep fighting the escalation of violence. Every local occupation needs more ideas, more voices, more bodies dedicated to building a better world where public needs are met and police are not ordered to fire on their brothers and sisters.


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