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Kašťa bělavá (Sassafras albidum) je středně vysoký strom nebo jen rozložitý keř, který je původem ze Severní Ameriky a je jedním ze tří druhů rodu kašťa. Druh pochází ze Spojených států, kde roste od Atlantského pobřeží po východ Texasu, druhé dva druhy se vyskytují ve východní Asii. Počátkem 16. století byl kvůli léčivým vlastnostem i efektnímu vzhledu dovezen do Evropy.

Popis
Tato dvoudomá, opadavá dřevina se vyskytuje ve formě stromu nebo keře s množstvím zahušťujících kořenových výběžků vyrůstajících z plytkých, široce rozložených kořenů. Jako strom s rozbrázděnou, oranžově hnědou kůrou dorůstá do výšky 10 až 20 m a mívá poměrně úzkou korunu, ta bývá pyramidální, oválná nebo zcela nepravidelná. Letorosty jsou leskle zelené až žlutozelené a střídavě porůstají řapíkatými listy vejčitého tvaru. Listy s klínovitou bázi bývají variabilní, na jednom stromu se současně vyskytují celokrajné, dvoulaločné (nesymetrické) i trojlaločné (symetrické). Jsou dlouhé 10 až 15 a široké 5 až 10 cm a mají vždy zaoblené konce. Mají barvu svěže zelenou a na podzim se zbarvují žlutě, oranžově nebo červeně. V reakci na poškození kořene nebo kmene vyrůstá u paty stromu velké množství kořenových odnoží, které jsou vhodné pro množení stromů. Rozemnuté listy stejně jako poraněná kůra vydávají zvláštní, ne všem příjemné kořeněné aroma.

Zelenožluté samčí nebo samičí květy rostou na oddělených stromech v malokvětých koncových převislých hroznech, které jsou s počátku zkrácené a květy směstnané do svazečků. Vonné květy, mívající v průměru asi 7 mm, rozkvétají v březnu a dubnu, obvykle ještě před vyrašením listů. Jednopohlavnost květů je dána zakrněním tyčinek nebo pestíků. Jejich okvětí, rostoucí ve dvou kruzích, má šest okvětních plátků. Samčí květ obsahuje šest nebo devět tyčinek přirostlých u ústí květní trubky, jejich prašníky se otvírají chlopněmi. Samičí květ má svrchní semeník s jednoduchou čnělkou s hlavičkovitou bliznou. Ploidie druhu je 2n = 48.

Opylené samičí květy vytvářejí jednosemenné plody, což jsou tmavě modré, asi 1 cm velké a masité peckovice mající vespod šarlatově zbarvenou číšku na rudých stopkách. Dozrávají v září a jsou oblíbenou potravou pro ptáky a hlodavce.

Ekologie
Kašťa bělavá je dřevinou žádající plné oslunění, ve skupině ostatních stromů roste velmi rychle a většinou bývá nejvyšší. Je velmi citlivá i na malý požár který ji může snadno zahubit. Nejlépe roste v propustné, vlhké, kyselé, jílovité půdě; snáší však i půdy písčité a suché. Protože obvykle produkuje velká množství kořenových výhonků, vyroste bez jejich odstraňování široký, mnohokmenný jedinec, na volném prostranství tak vytvoří rozlehlou kolonii pocházející z jediného exempláře.

Stromy začínají kvést ve věku asi 10 let a nejvíce plodů produkují ve 25 až 50 létech, některé plodí ob jeden rok. Zralá semena jsou s plody šířena hlavně ptáky nebo vodou při záplavách. Dormance semen obvykle končí až na jaře, jejich klíčivost je asi 35 %. Dormance se může se uspíšit stratifikaci po dobu čtyř měsíců ve vlhkém písku při teplotě 5 °C. Semena klíčí ještě i po šesti létech.

V přírodě se stromy mnohem častěji šíří odnožemi než semeny, také pařezy stromů silně obrůstají. Dobře se množí kořenovými řízky, ne však řízky z větví. Starší rostliny se velmi špatně přesazují. V případě nevyhovujících půdních nebo klimatických podmínek je kmen krátký nebo vyrůstá jen keř. U mladých dřevin bývají šťavnaté větvičky v zimě a mladé listy na jaře okousávány vysokou zvěří.

Význam
Kašťa bělavá má světlé, lehké a měkké dřevo, vyrábí se z něj nábytek, dýhy a drobné předměty. Je prosáklé éterickým olejem obsahujícím asi 80 % safrolu, ten mj. působí insekticidně a proto dřevo není napadáno hmyzem. V minulosti se tento olej extrahoval z kořenů i kůry a přidával do kosmetických výrobků, toaletních mýdel, napouštěl se jim vonný tabák nebo se ochucovaly likéry, cukrářské výrobky, čaje, limonády a byl také důležitou součásti ve Spojených státech populárního kořenového piva. V současnosti, po zjištěné potenciální karcinogenity, je používání safrolu u výrobků zakázáno a jeho vůně je vyráběna synteticky.

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Synonyma
 Sasafras lékařský
 Kušťa (lidový název)

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Q: How can I display this multidimensional array I have created a multidimentional array called 'orders'. But I have no idea how I can display it to the visitor in a readable way. How can I display it in a table or something?
How I would like to display it:

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This is the array:
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A: You can do this in php by following method
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A: Maybe the following structure will be helpful:
Since you have another array under Cake and need to show a list inside a tr so I recommend to nested table.

            Cake

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Was Ciri raped?
Asked 4 years, 10 months ago
Modified 1 year ago
At the end of Time of Contempt, Ciri joins a band of Rats. On their first night, Kayleigh tries to rape her.
He lay down beside her, slowly and cautiously. Ciri tried to get up, but Kayleigh pressed her down onto her bed with a strong and firm, though not rough, movement. He placed his fingers gently on her mouth. Although he needn't have. Ciri was paralysed with fear, and she couldn't have uttered a cry from her tight, painfully dry throat even if she had wanted to. But she didn't want to. The silence and darkness were better. Safer. More familiar. She was covered in terror and shame. She groaned.
'Be quite, little one,' whispered Kayleigh, slowly unlacing her shirt. Slowly, with gentle movements, he slid the material from her shoulders, and pulled the edge of the shirt above her hips. 'And don't be afraid.
You'll see how nice it is.'
Ciri shuddered beneath the touch of the dry, hard, rough hand. She lay motionless, stiff and tense, full of an overpowering fear which took her will away, and an overwhelming sense of revulsion, which assailed her temples and cheeks with waves of heat. Kayleigh slipped his left arm beneath her head, pulled her closer to him, trying to dislodge the hand which was tightly gripping the lap of her shirt and vainly trying to pull it downwards. Ciri began to shake.
He is interrupted by Mistle
Mistle lay down beside her, and covered her tenderly with the fur. But she didn't pull the dishevelled shirt down. She left it as it had been. Ciri began to shake again.
'Be still, Falka. It's all right now.'
Mistle was warm, and smelled of resin and smoke. Her hand was smaller than Kayleigh's; more delicate, softer. More pleasant. But its touch stiffened Ciri once more, once more gripped her entire body with fear and revulsion, clenched her jaw and constricted her throat. Mistle lay close to her, cradling her protectively and whispering soothingly, but at the same time, her small hand relentlessly crept like a warm, little snail, calmly, confidently, decisively. Certain of its way and its destination. Ciri felt the iron pincers of revulsion and fear relaxing, releasing their hold; she felt herself slipping from their grip and sinking downwards, downwards, deep, deeper and deeper, into a warm and wet well of resignation and helpless submissiveness. A disgusting and humiliatingly pleasant submissiveness.
She moaned softly, desperately. Mistle's breath scorched her neck. Her moist, velvet lips tickled her shoulder, her collarbone, very slowly sliding lower. Ciri moaned again.
'Quiet, Falcon,' whispered Mistle, gently sliding her arm under her head. 'You won't be alone now. Not any more.'
Did Mistle rape her instead? What happened here?
the-witcher
edited Jun 16, 2020 at 9:31
BlueMoon93BlueMoon93
Just by the passages you're dropping here (I've not read the books myself), it's certainly so heavily implied as to leave no doubt.
– Radhil
Not sure what you mean by did Mistle rape her instead. The passage seems pretty clear that, whatever it was Mistle did, Ciri both permitted and enjoyed it.
– Misha R
It is quite hinted, that at the end of "The lady of the lake" Ciri is still a virgin in the traditional sense: she hasn't had intercourse with a man (willingly or not). It seems that the fate itself is against this: all her wannabe partners die before the deed can be done: one dies shot, one overdoses.
When it comes to the scene with Mistle: it seems that she seduced Ciri, not forced herself:
Certain of its way and its destination. Ciri felt the iron pincers of revulsion and fear relaxing, releasing their hold; she felt herself slipping from their grip and sinking downwards, downwards, deep, deeper and deeper, into a warm and wet well of resignation and helpless submissiveness. A disgusting and humiliatingly pleasant submissiveness.
Being submissive in sex doesn't imply rape.
Furthermore, Ciri and Mistle form a quite strong relationship and Ciri genuinely cares about Mistle (and vice versa)- something that would be hard to imagine if she was finding her as a rapist.
The young girls approached it. Mistle bought two stick wrapped in snowy sweetness and gave one to the gray-haired girl. She delicately nibbled. The white flacks stuck to her lips. Mistle wiped them off with gentle movements and careful treatment. The gray-haired ones emerald eyes widened, she slowly licked her lips, smiled and shook her head mockingly. [...] 'My cotton candy,' cried the girl, looking at the candy lying in the sand. 'I dropped my cotton candy...' Mistle hugged her. 'I'll buy you another.'
I am Falka. But I was not always. Not always. She pursed her lips together. I have been unpleasant to Mistle, she thought. I have hurt her. I have to apologize in some way.
Also, when she is having sex with another, she thinks about her lover:
When he touched her, she could not help but stiffen and was angry with herself as she was determined to show him she was proud and distant to the end. Her teeth, needless to say, chattered slightly. But the elf's electrifying touch calmed her, and his fingers began to teach and give orders. To give directions. In time she began to assimilate so well to his indications she could almost anticipate them. She closed her eyes and imagined it was Mistle who was at her side.
Also, Mistle wasn't pushy with her attention:
'I asked you,' Ciri growled angrily, lying on her back, 'not to touch me.' Mistle withdrew her hand which was tickling the back of Ciri's neck, stretched out beside her, folded her hands under her shaved head and stared at the sky.
'You have been acting strange lately, Hawk.'
'I just don't want to be touched, that's all.'
It is matter of discussion, was this act a rape:
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent, such as one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent
or was it a mere seduction:
Seduction is the process of deliberately enticing a person, to engage in a relationship, to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; to corrupt, to persuade or induce to engage in sexual behaviour.
Seduction, seen negatively, involves temptation and enticement, often sexual in nature, to lead someone astray into a behavioural choice they would not have made if they were not in a state of sexual arousal.
Let's in the end play a bit of lawyer here: sexual act is rape and persecuted as crime only when it is reported as such by the victim (since witness might take a consensual fantasy for a crime or real rape for consensual intercourse). Judging by the examples provided above, I don't believe that Ciri would say that she has been raped by Mistle.
answered Apr 5, 2018 at 8:25
YasskierYasskier
I've seen certain interpretations in which the scene win Mistle is described as rape and later Stockholm syndrome. I agree with you, but with Sapkowski's style, one cannot know for sure.
– Gallifreyan
IMO the scene above heavily applies Mistle raped her, that's not to say she later wasn't later compliant with Mistle. Or as @Gallifreyan suggests she's suffering from Stockholm syndrome. It seems to be left to the reader to interpret the events in their own way.
– TheLethalCarrot ♦
To suggest that Mistle could not have raped her because they form a strong bond and the two ultimately care about each other is, well, naive, to say the least. People are complicated, and sex is complicated, and dominance/submission is complicated. Based on the scene, I'd suggest that rape (rather than seduction as you suggest) is indeed the relevant term, particularly since there is nothing in the description which suggests that Ciri feels desire - only resignation and submission.
– WhatRoughBeast
@WhatRoughBeast it is complicated, but please notice, that almost straight after (well, morning after) this rape/seduction/whatever Ciri kisses Mistle and covers her up. That is not an action of someone who just got sexually assaulted towards the attacker.
– Yasskier
I'd say it was rape. I've read through the books 3 times i think, and I do not find anything wholesome about the relationship between Ciri and Mistle. It's clear from everything in the first time they are together that it is not what Ciri wants, and the situation has a feel of "price of not being alone" later, she states she loves Mistle, but i doubt it, it still has a sense of abuse relationship over it. Besides, Mistle is basically a pedophile; Somewhat prior to Mistle taking advantage of Ciri, she reprimands Kayleigh because "she's just a child"
– rasmus91
I am a victim of unwanted sexual attention.
I have to say I am kind of shocked there is any question this was rape. Rape is not always screaming no and being held down. Minus the attempt before the rape this was similar to how I was first molested.
The least SEXY moment for Ciri would have been immediately AFTER almost being forced by someone else. No one feels sexy after almost being raped. In fact there is a betrayal of trust in saving her only to commit the same act from which she had JUST been saved.
Ciri's reaction is very accurate if she had no knowledge of sex and if no one taught her that her consent even MATTERS. Like many of us children who were coerced by someone we trust into acts we didn't at first understand.
She had never been a victim before. It is clear from all the ambivalence, shame, and disgust that something she did not want to happen, in fact, DID happen to her.
One of the most pervasive feelings after an assault is guilt over any pleasure. Truth is, tho you are being forced the aggressor is trying to pleasure themselves sexually and sometimes trying to bring you forced pleasure. The body is not always compliant in rejecting the unwanted advances. Pleasure during the act is not proof it was wrong.
Also, I agree with the Stockholm syndrome theory. Her aggressor adjust saved her, was known to her and trusted by her. Not surprising afterwards, that although Ciri continued to have a friendship and relationship. Also, the reasons many of us victims report LATER is that takes time to understand WHY what happened was wrong. That is part of the grooming and strategy of perpetrators. They count on our disgusting compliance, silence, unfamiliarity with how sex and consent actually work. My aggressors were older female and male cousins with whom I continued to have a relationship and even, yes, friendships.
TheLethalCarrot♦
Ricardo WalkerRicardo Walker
I disagree: 1. Ciri is a royal princess, later raised by witchers and enchantress. All those traits have taught her to know the value of her own approval. She also lives in a world where girls barely after puberty are getting married and are expected to bear children, so you can't use your XXI century judgement to that. That scene was not about "feeling sexy" but finding comfort - intimacy can bring it too. The "revulsion" is coming most likely from the fact, that it is another woman that she is intimate with, something she probably hasn't heard of.
2. While it is true, that pleasure is not excuse for abuse, again - this is more likely coming from the fact that Mistle is a woman, not a man. The guilt is coming not from the fact that she enjoyed the act, but that she was enjoying having sex with another woman. Many gays coming out of the closet feel horribly guilty at enjoing the "forbidden pleasure". 3. Stockholm syndrome is valid only in the case of constant threat - no one is bullying Ciri after she joins the gang, no one forces her to do anything.
This is a great answer. Welcome to the site!
– Adele C
To answer your question no. Kayleigh tried to rape her but didn't cause he was interrupted. But Mistle didn't force her it sounds like she was pleasured by it. Read the passage again it said
"A disgusting and humiliatingly pleasant submissiveness.
She moaned softly, desperately."
Most rape scenes in both books and movies the girl not only says the word no but she cries and screams and the moans are loud and you can hear the pain they're not soft and desperate. So since Ciri doesn't cry, scream, or beg or speak the word no. It wasn't a rape.
edited Apr 5, 2018 at 5:15
Edlothiad
MelindaMelinda
It looks like you're trying to provide a quote from the books, if you are try to use the quote breakdown to show the quote clearly. Also you speak of other examples, maybe you could provide them as evidence?
– Edlothiad
Well I can try but I'm not exactly sure how. But I did use exact quotes from the book. Also I support my answer that it's not a rape with the fact in comparison with rape scenes you and read in other books and movies the way the victim reacts is nothing like how Ciri reacts if I had a good example of a rape scene to show in comparison and knew how to attach it to my answer I would show it as evidence. I just don't know how to do this.
– Melinda
But I do hope answer helped and was a good answer but I understand if that is just how I interpreted the seen and someone else interpreted it differently.
I personally haven't read anything with regards to the series, hence why I haven't agreed nor disagreed with your statements. Providing the evidence allows non-experts, like myself, to judge your answer and credit it with upvotes. To add a quote you can either click the little quotation marks in the top bar or copy+paste/type the quote into the answer box prepended with a >. I am sure your answer is a good answer, and the asker (with more knowledge) will be a better judge than I. I was merely suggesting improvements :)
I've edited the your answer to show an example of a quote, if that quote should be on sentence, or two separate paragraphs, feel free to edit to make those changes.
If you read on, Ciri regretted the act the next morning, as she woke early to wash. It is said that "everything had washed away in the fog" and the way it was written made it sound like regret and shame. Furthermore the way both interactions were written, Ciri acted the same in both so to call one rape and the other one not is nonsense.
Stockholm Syndrome can play a factor considering that Mistle "saved" her from the other one. Ciri was scared and confused at that point, not knowing what to do or where to go.
DragonhearthxDragonhearthx
I can't really understand the conclusion of your post - Ciri might regret that she she had sex with Mistle (something that I don't agree with), but fact that she regrets it doesn't mean that she was raped. Also how do you get the idea that she regretted it - she covers Mistle and even kisses her gently when she sleeps.
The books imply it was rape, and you have to remember that this is a child (very young teenager) which was taken advantage of. She has little understanding of sex and relationships at this point, and to say it was consenting or mutal is disgusting to me tbh. It just seems like people are trying to justify rape because it was with a woman against a woman.
As an abuse victim the way its written is exactly how people who are taken advantage of feel when it happens to them. So i dont really understand whats ambigous about it. I dare you to replace mistles name with John/he, and reread the chapters and see how you feel about it then.
ElectricbogalooElectricbogaloo
Hi, welcome to the site. This answer would be a lot stronger though if you were to edit it to include one or more quotes supporting the assertion that "The books imply it was rape".
– LogicDictates
She was clearly raped by Mistle if you apply our modern understanding of rape. The only reason anyone is saying different is because they're applying a different standard because Mistle is a girl.
However Ciri enjoyed the rape and despite confusing and contradictory emotions arising from it she formed a genuine and mostly consensual relationship with Mistle.
This book is not set in our times. Stop trying to apply modern sensibilities to it. Yes she was raped and yes in our society rape is considered morally wrong but this is not our society and they don't share our views on rape. Thus this rape was not morally wrong. Learn some moral relativism. Morals are not absolute. They depend on what society you live in.
answered Feb 24, 2021 at 0:21
KaseyWokKaseyWok
Who even talked about morals?
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Within the space of several hours, I received two emails with the same subject heading, requesting signatures for an online petition against the destruction of Bedouin houses by the Israeli army. One was from an aunt in Boston and the other from my father in New York. My father's email included a question, "Is this really happening? This sounds so terrible, but you never know if you can trust the media." While I am often sceptical of the media as well, I responded that, unfortunately, this time, the story was true.
On July 26, the Israeli government razed the Bedouin village of Al-Arakib to the ground. One thousand five hundred soldiers were present to bulldoze 45 homes, leaving 300 villagers homeless and destitute. These Bedouins are among the almost 9,000 people that live in villages which are unrecognized by Israel, and who are refused access to services including water and electricity. The destruction of their crops and homes is part of an attempt to clear the area for a Jewish National Fund forest and ultimately make room for Jewish settlers. This is the third time the village has been destroyed in three weeks. Twice the villagers have begun rebuilding, and twice the army has re-demolished their tremulous construction.
The email petition that I received was sent out by the Jewish Alliance for Change, an organization of American Jews who stated that they were joining with Jewish and Arabs living inside Israel to stand up against the demolition of the Al-Arakib village. The text of the petition states that the authors understand the concerns and intentions of the Israeli government, but they say that this tactic goes against the spirit of Judaism and the principles they hope that Israel would embody. "This tiny blow on behalf of the Jewish body is an assault on the Jewish soul. It gives the lie to the values for which Israel purports to stand – and its contribution to a comprehensive solution of the underlying problem is minuscule."
It is probably not well known that the Israeli army does, in fact, have a statement of principles. Its code of conduct states, `The IDF and its soldiers are obligated to protect human dignity. Every human being is of value regardless of his or her origin, religion, nationality, gender, status or position.` But the kind of thorough militarization of a population like that which takes place here cannot coexist with these values. Either you raise children to believe in equality and justice, or you train them to think that might is right and some populations are dispensable. Israel is, unfortunately, actively pursing the latter route. The government is training its youth from an early age to equate power with violence, confidence with the ability to dominate, right to exist with right to extinguish the existence of another.
One of the most horrific aspects of the story of the Negev razing was reported by Max Blumenthal who travelled to the village with Ta'ayush, an Israeli organization that promotes cooperation among Palestinians and Jews in opposition to the occupation (http://maxblumenthal.com/2010/07/).
These actions indicate a kind of warping of reality that is taking place here. The jovial abuse of the rights of others, enjoyment in the infliction of suffering, was evidenced yet again in the recent report of a young Israeli army woman who posted pictures of herself smiling in front of Palestinian prisoners, hands-bound and blindfolded, on Facebook. When criticized, she responded that she could not see any reason why this would be inappropriate.
In 1963, Hannah Arendt, a German Jewish political theorist, wrote of the "banality of evil" – the condition in which evil actions become so normal that they begin to go unnoticed. One need not be a malicious person to participate in implementing an unjust regime. But after some time, one's perception of oneself and others becomes altered and the limits of morality and the boundaries around what is appropriate begin to blur. Physically serving this system, which is built on the destruction of another population, begins to shape one, morally and mentally. Justifications take the place of principles and a casual frivolity eclipses integrity.
That these events have incurred an international response is hopeful. The receipt of several emails in a few hours on the topic, from family not otherwise engaged with this region or conflict, points to the fact that when the information around daily life in Israel and Palestine reaches the outside, its absurdity is easily identifiable. There is a need for those abroad to continue to take hold of the twisting of reality here, and expose the banal injustices which occur daily. There is a need for grassroots activism to spread information, encourage solidarity and mobilize international civil society to be a force in world politics. But there is also a final point that must be made:
House demolitions of Bedouins inside Israel and Palestinians in the occupied territories have become almost regular events. But Jeff Halper, founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolition (ICAHD), insists that we cannot lose sight of the fact that, while rebuilding the destroyed houses is a nice thing to do, these issues are not humanitarian; they are political. He tells a story about an interaction that occurred one day, following a demolition. ICAHD volunteers arrived at the scene with boxes of food and shoes. In trying to hand out the shoes, they were refused. "But look at your children's feet," said one volunteer. "They're red from the cold." As Halper notes, the intention was good, but an Israeli trying to explain to a Palestinian mother that her children's feet were cold appeared insulting and patronizing at best. Finally, out of exasperation with the volunteer's obtuseness, one of the Palestinian women declared, "Victims of war are not like victims of earthquakes. Our problem isn't that we are poor and can't care for ourselves. It's that we've just been thrown out of our houses by an occupation force, by the Israeli army. That is the source of our suffering." (See Aid, Diplomacy, and the Facts on the Ground: The Case of Palestine)
Leah Hunt-Hendrix is a Writer for the Media and Information Department at the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH). She can be contacted at mid@miftah.org.


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How Messy can church get? Come and find out!
We are so excited about our new ministry at UCiM called Messy Church. Messy Church is a unique way to worship on a monthly basis (second Friday) that involves crafts & activities, a meal and an innovative worship. Messy Church is for people of all ages and all members of our community. Everyone is welcome at Messy Church! Plan to join us as we get messy and start this new journey at The United Church in Meadowood!
The Teen Confirmation service was an amazing celebration of wonderful young individuals in our church family!


Jemma K Derbyshire is a Painter, and Tutor living and working in Edinburgh. Inspired by her upbringing in the Scottish Highlands, much of Jemma's worked is rooted in the Landscape.
Jemma completed a Foundation Course at Leith School of Art before going on to study BA Hons in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art.
Driven by colour, light, and the raw elemental factors presented to her by the landscape, her work is energetic and vibrant, exuding her love of the transience of nature.
Light, sense of place, atmosphere and experience are fundamental elements in Jemma's work. Her paintings come from her experience of, and relationship to the landscape. This may be through trying to capture the essence of a moment, weather, illumination, or perhaps colour.
She works collating a series of drawings, colour studies and collages, done on location, and then develops these in the studio, focusing on the main elements drawn from that particular experience. Colour and Light drive her work.
As well as being a working Artist, Jemma is the co owner and main Tutor at Paintbox, and offers quality one to one teaching that is geared at developing the students' own personal artistic vision. She has also taught in colleges and societies across Scotland and has been featured in a number of publications, most recently Art & Illustrators magazine. She regularly gives lectures on her work and practice across the UK and her work is held in several private collections around the world.


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In what we often refer to, nostalgically, as "the good old days," families tended to stay in the same geographic location and aged-in-place. When Mom and Dad got too old to live alone, they were integrated into the next generation. Siblings worked together to provide day-to-day care. But those days, for most families, are gone.
Many families now are scattered. Contact, even if loving and affectionate, is often intermittent. They gather for holidays or reunions, share a vacation now and then. But as far as dealing with tough issues, navigating stormy waters, family members often lack both communication skills and the ability to compromise.
More often than not, making decisions about how to care for an aging parent can be the first time in decades that many siblings have had to collaborate about anything more significant than a joint holiday gift. And the intensity of a crisis tends to pull competent adults back into the roles and emotions they experienced as children in their family system. Resentments buried for decades can surface, sabotaging the mature collaboration needed to make joint decisions.
Elder care mediation is as varied as the families we work with.
While there are some elements that mirror custody mediation (i.e. the focus is on the long-term best interests of family members who may not be capable of making such decisions), it is a very different process. There are often family members who are "hands-on" caregivers and other involved from a distance. Adult children in the role of care-providers often have conflicting approaches. Trust between an aging parent and adult child can be undercut when that 'child' takes away car keys and restricts the parent's autonomy. The decision to move a parent into a care facility (no matter how well-appointed and welcoming) can polarize family members. The struggles and complications of dementia and Alzheimers put everyone on edge. Decisions about medical intervention and care, financial management and allocation, sharing day-to-day responsibilities, coordinating care, power of attorney, long-term priorities… all of these and more are predictable challenges for many families.
Too often, decisions are made when an emergency happens, in haste, without adequate time to consider the ramifications. Talking through issues in advance, before an "emergency," fosters trust and mutual support among siblings rather than frustration, hurt and animosity.
As mediators, we do not make decisions for family members.
Rather, we provide a safe environment to tackle tough issues, with guidelines for respectful communication. We facilitate decision-making, insuring that everyone's opinion and perspective is heard, everyone's concerns addressed. If mentally competent, the parent is included in the process, and their desires, needs and preferences voiced. We may, however, schedule separate sessions for parents and their adult children, as we need the honest feedback that family members often hesitate to voice. The process is private and confidential, with a focus on finding solutions.
Some elder care mediations result in formal contracts, but most wrap-up with a concrete, written plan that describes or defines how family members will share responsibilities, financial needs and decision-making. Some families use their mediator as an on-going "coach," calling up for guidance when they hit a bump in the road. Others find that having a written plan is enough to calm anxieties and foster collaboration. Some families choose to have an annual meeting as a forum for addressing concerns or challenges.
If you have any questions about an elder mediation process, please call us.


Flutie was selected by the Rams in the 11th round of the 1985 draft, but Los Angeles traded his rights to the Bears after the season.
Flutie joined the Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears midway through the 1986 season.
The Bears were a wild bunch of players that were loyal to quarterback Jim McMahon. In the final four regular season games of the 1986 season, all Chicago wins, Flutie's playing-time increased, throwing 3 TD passes in 46 passing-attempts.
Unfortunately for Flutie, he was called the "Midget of the Midway," as opposed to the term "Monsters of the Midway" -- referring to the tough history of Chicago Bear defenses of the past.
Chicago finished 14-2, adding up to a remarkable two-year record of 29-3.
Chicago clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs for the second year in a row, but their leader – McMahon – was injured.
The Bears entered the playoff game as heavy favorites against Joe Gibbs' Washington Redskins, despite McMahon's absence.
During the bye week before the game, the Chicago's football fans wondered who Mike Ditka would choose to start at quarterback. Would he go with the unimpressive Mike Tomczak, or the veteran Steve Fuller, or the newcomer Flutie?
In a move that divided the team, Ditka chose Flutie.


80 years of activity is a great achievement: for this reason we decided to celebrate it with all those who allowed us to get here, and those who will join us from now on.
We have many Customers and each one has different needs and requires special attention. We want to give everyone the chance to participate in a moment tailored to their needs.
That's why we have thought of two distinct moments in which to celebrate this important milestone: a time reserved for companies and a day dedicated to private customers.
On both occasions we will show you all our services and present you a preview of two major innovations: the launch of our new e-commerce and Océ Arizona, our new entry in the press services, able to customize with four-colour printing, objects of any material, even starting from a single piece!
The company representatives who wish to attend the event, which will take place from 15.00 to 17.00 in our store, can pre-register by the appropriate online form.
It will be a pleasure to share the new goals and offer them a drink at the end of the day.
Those who already know us or those who want to meet us for the first time can visit our shop on Saturday with special opening hours, from 10.00 to 18.00.
Presenting the event flyer – available for download here – you will be entitled to a promotional 15% discount on all Arizona services!
You will also have the chance to try this revolutionary printer, customizing objects of any material.
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THE Psalm contains one picture in four panels. It illustrates a single experience in its main outlines, for in every case it is written, "Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble and He saved them out of their distresses." And yet each case is very different from any of the others. We have variety and similarity. It is just so in the case of the people of God. Our fall, our sin, our call by Grace, our prayer, the Lord's answer to that prayer by Jesus Christ–in all these, "as face answers to face, so does the heart of man to man." We are wonderfully alike as children of the first Adam and alike when we become children of the second Adam–and yet no two children of God are quite the same. In human families we meet with great diversity of features among those who are, nevertheless, the offspring of the same parents. In the great family of God, the diversity of the features is very wonderful, indeed. Look at the four pictures which are so much alike and which, indeed, do but represent one, and yet you shall discover in them marked diversity.
Learn this double lesson–that unless your spot is the spot of God's children, you are none of His. And also, do not expect to find that spot exactly the same in you as it is in others of His undoubted offspring. As on earth all flesh is not the same flesh, and as in the heavens all glories are not the same glory, for there is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars–so in the ordinary life of Christians here below there is one Spirit, but there are different operations. Therefore do not judge yourself by any man's biography. Do not condemn yourself if, after reading John Bunyan's, "Grace Abounding," you say, "I never went into these dark places." Be glad that you never did! After reading Madame Guyon, do not condemn yourself if you never heard her, "Torrents," nor felt her ecstasies of Divine life. Be sorry that you never have and aspire after such things, but do not condemn yourself.
Here are four pictures and you may find your likeness in one of the four. But do not be so unwise as to condemn yourself if you are not seen in the other three. "I never went to sea," says one, "this cannot picture me." "I never traversed a Sahara," says another, "this cannot picture me." "I never was in prison in the dark," says a third, "this cannot picture me." But it is possible, dear Friend, that you have been a fool and, therefore, the sick fool may picture you! When you find yourself in one of the pictures, you may conclude that, as the four are but variations of the same subject, all the four, in some degree, belong to you. At any rate, if I cannot enter into Heaven by 12 gates, I shall be perfectly satisfied to go in at one.
I am only going to bring out two, out of the many thousands of things that lie packed away in the wonderful box of my text. There are two things–the miserable people and the merciful Lord.
THE MISERABLE PEOPLE, first. I am going to describe them and my objective in the description will be to show what some have been who, nevertheless, have been saved. These people are called fools. They abhorred all manner of food. They drew near to the gates of death. But they were saved for all that, for they cried unto God in their trouble and He delivered them out of their distresses! The inference will be that if I–if you–should happen to be in the same condition as these people, yet we may have hope that God will save us!
To begin with, the first description of them is that they were fools. Now, I must not call you fools, but you have, all of you, liberty to call yourselves so. I find it forbidden in Scripture for any man to call his brother, "fool," but I do not find him forbidden to call himself so. Look well to yourself and see whether you are not, now, a fool–at least, if God's Grace has saved you, you are bound to admit that you were once a FOOL in capital letters, for every unrenewed and unregenerate man is a fool! We call those fools who have a great lack of knowledge of things which it is necessary to know. Where other men find their way, they are lost. Where other men know what to do upon very simple matters, they are quite bewildered and cannot tell how to act. I remember when I did not know the way of salvation. I had heard it from my youth up and heard it explained very simply, too, but I did not know it.
Many must confess that though now they understand what faith in Jesus is, yet they were very slow in catching the idea. It is an idea which a babe in Grace can explain, but which wise men, classically instructed, do not receive. I may stand here and beat my very heart out in trying to make plain how men are to believe and live–and yet out of my congregation not one will receive God's meaning into his heart unless God the Holy Spirit shall enlighten him–for we are such fools that the simplest matters of heavenly Truth are utterly unknown to us!
He, too, is a fool who, when he does know, does not make right use of his knowledge. He is a greater fool than the former one! He knows all about it, but yet he does not do it. He understands that the only way to be saved is to believe in Christ, but he does not believe. He knows that men must repent of sin if they would find mercy, but he does not repent of sin. He knows that life is uncertain and yet he is risking his soul upon the chances of his continuing to live. He lives as if he had a lease on his life and was absolutely certain that he could not die till he chose to be converted. Now this it is to be a fool–to act contrary to your own knowledge and better judgment. How many fools there are of this kind!
We call him a fool who hurts himself without any profit–without any justifying cause. The man who flings his life away to save a nation, or even to rescue one solitary person from death is a hero. But what is he who, for no motive whatever, will maim himself–will take away his own health–will take away his own life? Are there none such here? Look at the drunk! Look at the man who is guilty of unclean living! Look at such as prefer this world to the world to come and throw themselves away on trifles! O Sirs, there are many men that have injured themselves so that their sin lies in their bones! Even now they feel the result of their transgressions. The moth is foolish that flies into the candle and, having burnt itself, dashes back into the flame. We count the ox foolish that goes willingly to the shambles, but there are multitudes of men and women who take delight in sin and, though every cup around them is poisoned, yet they drink at it as though it were nectar! Verily, sinners are fools!
We are great fools when we think that we can find pleasure in sin, or profit in rebellion. We are great fools when we displease our God–when our best Friend, on whom our eternal future depends, is despised, neglected and even rejected and hated by us. It is the extreme of folly when a man loses the good will of one who can help him–when he rejects the love of a tender mother, or the counsel of a wise father. Some men seem resolved to make their enemies their friends–and their friends their enemies! They put darkness for light, and light for darkness. They go to find the living among the dead and true helpers among those who pander to their sins. Such fools have you and I been. Perhaps some here are such fools now.
I call that man a fool who throws away jewels that he may gather pebbles, who casts away gold and silver that he may gather up mire and dirt. And what do they do who fling away Heaven and eternal life for the sake of a transient joy, a momentary gain? Are there not some men living in this world only to get what will, one day, turn into smoke? They know that this great world and all the works of men that are here must be dissolved with fervent heat–and yet they labor to build a mansion for their immortal souls in this place, which is to be utterly burned up! And, meanwhile, You, O Son of God, Immortal Love, are treated as though You were a mere fiction! And You, great Father, fullness of Eternal Grace, they turn their backs on You! And O, holiness, virtue and immortal blessedness–all of you are allowed to go by while men are hunting for gewgaws and gathering trinkets that shall so soon be taken from them! If haply as you sit here you confess, "I have been a fool, I know I have," then you may gather comfort from the fact that fools were saved! He that has gone to the utmost excess of unwisdom may yet hear the invitation of wisdom and come and learn at Christ's feet all that is necessary for eternal life.
The next thing about these people is rather worse–they were not only fools, but sinners. The text says that "fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted." You see they had several sorts of sin–transgression and iniquities. They began with one transgression and they went on to multiplied iniquities. There was first in their heart a transgression against God. Afterwards there were found in their lives many inequities, both towards God and towards man. Sin multiplies itself very rapidly. It grows from one to a countless multitude. We will not go into the details of the transgressions and iniquities that you may have committed, but here is the point–these people, who were fools and full of transgression and iniquity, nevertheless cried to God in their trouble–and He delivered them out of their distresses! What form has your sin taken? Think of it in your own heart. But, whatever form it has taken, God is able to forgive you! "All manner of sin and blaspheming shall be forgiven unto men." "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all sin." There is no sin which is unpardonable if men repent of it.
But we must go on with the picture. These people were not only fools and sinners, which are two bad things, but they had a third mischief about them–they were afflicted. "Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted." Their affliction was evidently the result of their folly and their transgression. Do I address any who are in that case? I hardly like to say what may have happened to some here. They may be distressed in spirit and unable to pursue their business with anything like cheerfulness. They may be subject to doleful forebodings and heavy glooms–and all the result of sin in years gone by. They have now got to the core of the apple of sin. It is wonderfully sweet till you get to the core–and then it is bitter–yes, more bitter than death itself!
Once these men were fools and sinners and now they have to suffer for it. They are afflicted because of their transgression and their iniquities. Some suffer in body. Others suffer in estate–their property is all gone. They have spent all. Riotously, foolishly, wickedly it has gone. They had money once–they have none now. They had the means of livelihood and competence, but they have so sinned that they cannot be trusted now. They are waifs and strays on the great ocean, drifting about, nobody wanting them. How I long to say a word of comfort to those who are in that condition! If you repent, if you will arise and come to your Father, why should you not be delivered out of your distresses? Do you not see that God delivers such as you are? Is not the case before you in the text? They were fools afflicted, they were sinners afflicted, beginning to feel, even on earth, a part of the result of their sin. They began to reap those sheaves of fire which they sowed with such merry-making years ago and, as they put those sheaves into their bosom, they wondered how they could escape being immediately consumed. But they did escape and so may you! God has saved such as you now are and all those saved ones should encourage you to hope that He will save you!
The picture is getting black, but we must put on another coat of color. In addition to this, these people had fallen into a soul-sickness. Through their trouble and their consciousness of sin, they had fallen into such a state of illness that nothing could help them. The best food was brought to them, but they waved it away–their soul abhorred all manner of food. Some are in such a state that the amusements which once were joys to them are now wearisome. You have been lately to the theater and you used to be charmed there. You cannot make out what has come over it–it seems so dull to you! You used to enjoy cheerful evenings with your merry-making friends, but now you would sooner get upstairs alone, for you feel so wretched. When you are alone, there is one person who plagues you–if you could only get away from him, you would be content–but that person happens to be yourself and there appears to be no rest for you either in company or in solitude!
Your soul abhors all manner of food. I have known souls to get into such a state that books, interesting and instructive, they could not read any longer. They felt no interest in anything of the sort. And poetry and all the charms of art, which once they very properly enjoyed, could afford them no pleasure. The best mental recreation cannot give such persons any stay from their fierce, self-destroying thoughts. Yes, and they even refuse good spiritual food. If the preacher tries to give them milk for babes, that is too weak for them. If he brings out strong meat, that is too tough for their teeth. If he brings them "wine on the lees, well-refined," that is too heating. If he offers the Water of Life, that is too cold. Nothing will suit them! They grumble at all kinds of teaching. Religious books do not cheer them–even the Bible, itself, seems stale and unprofitable. You are in a frightful condition, my Friends, are you not? You are so sick that the food which best would suit you is that which you least care for. Yet God has saved some who have fallen into this wretched way and He invites you to come to Him and trust in Him–with the promise that He will save even you, though you are as bad as you can be.
But the case was worse than that, for we read, "They draw near to the gates of death." This poor creature was almost dead. He could see death's gate and Hell's gate right before him! He was lying at death's door, expecting, any moment, to be thrown through the portal into eternal destruction and endless wrath! I remember when I lay in the bosom of despair in my own apprehension. I knew that I was condemned on account of sin and my conscience said, "Amen," to the condemnation! I could not plead any reason why I should not at once be taken out to endless execution on account of my sin. And I certainly felt the dread shadow of coming wrath falling upon my soul.
He brings "salvation" to such and He says to the dying sinner, "This day has salvation come unto your house." What a glorious Gospel we have to preach to you miserable people!
But yet we have not quite touched up the picture with the last shade of black. This man not only lay at death's door, full of trouble, full of distress, but he was surrounded by many destructions. In the 20 th verse we read, "and He deliveredthem from their destructions." What? Are there many destructions to a man? Oh, yes, a great many! I have known one man destroyed by his shop, another by his wife, another by his children. Many a woman is destroyed by her clothes! Many a man is destroyed by his eating habits! Millions are destroyed by their drinking. Everything about us will destroy us unless God saves us! There are a thousand gates to Hell, though there is only one road to Heaven. One man may perish by debauchery; another may perish by respectability! One man may be lost in the ale-house; another man may be lost through his teetotalism if he makes a god of it!
One man may go down to Hell by his lack of common decency and another by his pride and self-righteousness! Do not deceive yourself–the way to ruin is easy and many crowd it. If you want to go to Heaven–well, we shall have to tell you a great deal about what is to be believed. But if you want to go to Hell, I have no need to tell you anything–"How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?" A little matter of neglect will land you in Hell! But it is not a little matter of thought that will bring you to Heaven–there must be a stirring up of the entire soul–an awakening of the whole man to seek after God in Christ Jesus or else you shall perish!
Surrounded, then, with destructions–snares about your bed, snares about your table, snares in your solitude, shares in the street, snares in your shop, snares at the dawn of day and snares at the setting of the sun–you are in awful, terrible danger! And yet persons surrounded with destructions have been saved, and why should not you? They have cried to God in their trouble and He has delivered them out of their destructions! Will He not do the same at your cry? What a charming Word of God is this for desponding spirits!
II. I have but a minute or two left, where I should have wished for an hour, to speak upon THE MERCIFUL LORD. Very briefly, indeed. This merciful Lord appears in this picture where you do not, at first, see Him. I think I see Him in that first verse–He sent the affliction. "Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, were afflicted." Ah me! "Were afflicted." Who afflicted them, then? Why, their own Father–their own Shepherd–who saw that they would never come back to Him if it were not for affliction. I see you, Friend. You are a stray sheep and I could not get you back. Now you cry, "Alas, I am in trouble!" I am sorry that you should be troubled, but I am not altogether sorry. I can see the black dog is worrying you. It is that he may get you back to the Shepherd. Many will not come back till the black dog has his teeth in their flesh, but if it surely drives you to the Good Shepherd, it will be your true friend!
That would have been the worst thing that could have happened, for the prodigal son would never have thought of going home! I say that your troubles are mercies in disguise. Your sicknesses, your poverty and your misery–oh, I bless God for them! The heavenly Father has sent this rumbling wagon to bring you home to Himself! Oh that you would but come to yourself! Oh that you would but come to Him! See, the Grace of God appears in the very affliction of these rebellious fools!
But note this, further–they began to pray–and here we see the Lord, again, for no one seeks after God till God has put the prayer into his heart and breathed a new life into his spirit!
I want you to notice how the Lord rescued these people. You see, they could not eat. They had reached such a state of sickness that they could not take anything–they abhorred all manner of food and we do not find that the Lord sent them any food. No, He sent His Word. Did He send His Word like a tonic, to give them an appetite? No, He made surer work. Many doctors try to deal with the disease, but God does not. He deals with the patient, himself, and his constitution. He healed them radically. Then, when He had healed them, their appetite came back. They did not abhor all manner of food when once God had healed them! The Lord does not operate upon the symptoms, but upon the person! He does not deliver us from this sin and that sin and the other sin–He takes away the old heart, out of which the sin comes–and gives a new heart, out of which there come repentance, faith and a change of life!
If you have a lantern and it is dark, you may polish the outside of it as long as you like, but no light will come out of it–the first thing to be done is to put a candle inside the lantern. This is what the Lord does. And then, when He puts the candle inside the lantern, we say to ourselves, "this lantern looks very dirty, it must be cleaned." Is it any fouler than it was before the light was put into it? It is exactly the same lantern, but, when you put the candle into it, you perceive how dirty it is by the light shining within. It is of no use to try to clean and polish it up till you have placed the lighted candle in it. You know how Mr. Moody puts it. A lady, we will say, takes a looking-glass and she looks into it and she sees a spot on her face. That is the use of the looking-glass–to reveal spots. But you never heard of a lady trying to wash her face with a looking-glass, for that is not its use. No, the looking-glass shows the spots, but it cannot take the spots away!
First of all, by means of the Law, we find out our spots, but we have to go to Jesus Christ, in the Gospel, to get those spots taken away! Blessed are those who have gone to Him! "He sent His Word, and healed them." With one Word, the Lord Jesus at this hour can heal every sin-sick soul before me, for where the Word of a King is, there is power! He spoke and the heavens were of old! Let Him but speak, again, and there will be new heavens and a new earth for you. Poor Sinner, you are dead, but all that Christ did when He raised the dead in His time was to speak to them–and His Word–by these lips, through His Spirit, can raise you out of your death in sin! If you are black as the very fiend of Hell and steeped up to the throat in every infamy that God abhors, yet if His Word shall come to you, and you receive it into your soul, you shall be saved upon the spot and delivered from your destructions!
Here is a Word of the Lord. Obey it, I entreat you. "Look unto Me, and be you saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." Here is another–listen to it, and live–"Ho, everyone that thirsts, come to the waters, and he that has no money; come, buy, and eat; yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." Let all that labor and are heavy-laden come unto Christ and He will give them rest! The Lord grant that you may come at once, without delay, and to His name shall be the praise! Amen and Amen. PORTION OF SCRIPTURE READ BEFORE SERMON–Psalm 107.HYMNS FROM "OUR OWN HYMN BOOK"–30, 505, 597.


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While Dick Hume was out hunting near Williamsburg last week, he aimed at a large wild turkey, but before he could pull the trigger of his gun, a large eagle swooped down and flew away with the turkey. ~ Old Time News of 50 years ago in the Greenbrier Independent.
A physician friend of the family went around for nine days with a swimming in the head, following the deer hunting season. One of his family had killed a poor old buck deer in the middle of the mating season, and had sent him a hunk of the rank meat. The venison was so toxic it just about had the good doctor in the shade.
For a dozen years or so, I have been fussing with the lawmakers to allow our conservation authorities to give us a scientific open season for deer, late October or early November. The idea is to take our venison when it is good and safe to eat. Maybe I ought to have taken the matter up with the game board, and asked first for a quarantine on rancid old buck venison. Us fellows, who know, don't eat that kind; our visitors who do wolf it down blame their liquor with turning on them or lay it to a change of water for the toxic swimming in the head that they are afflicted with for the nine days it takes to clear the system.
Neighbor Fred Sharp, up on Stony Creek, has a never failing weather sign. A family of barred or Canadian owls move into the neighborhood at the approach of cold weather. While seldom seen, they make their presence known by their conversation calls at night. When the weather is to be cold, the owls carry on in the thick hemlock on the northern exposure; when the sign is for better weather, the owls are to be heard in the open, short leaf pines on the south sides of the mountain.
This owl weather sign reminds me that, so far this winter, I have not heard from Dr. Hull about the old gray owl of Cheat Mountain, of most unusual size and wing spread of perhaps two full yards. When a real cold spell threatens, way below zero, this wise old owl moves out of the wintry fortresses of Cheat to fly east to Green Bank, a full twenty-four hours before the arrival of the cold wave. Dr. Hull has observed this phenomenon for years, and he has never yet been fooled by this wise old bird. So far this winter, all the cold waves have passed by too far to the north for the big gray owl of the Shavers Cheat Mountain to bother about. I have Dr. Hull's promise of a year's standing to give me a ring when he observes the old gray owl forsaking his Shavers Cheat on the approach of a storm.
While last year was not such a record breaking year for corn yields in the Greenbrier Valley on account of dry weather, Farmer Wm. H. Cackley, of Stamping Creek, reports a yield of 1,063 bushels of ears from seven and a half acres of upland ground. He planted a yellow dent, known to us all as the Johnson corn. This corn has been grown on the Jerico road since 1810. A fine strain of Johnson corn seed may be had from Milburn Sharp, whose address is Marlinton.
Robert Tylor, of Dunmore, came to town Tuesday to claim bounty on one big wild cat – bay lynx. Hunting foxes on the Alleghanies, the big cat came through the Narrows where Posten and Red Oak Ridges top up to the main stem. The bounty is $5, but the fur market is so rotten low the nice pelt only brought a dollar. This cat was a whaling big one for a female, weighing around 35 pounds.
The other morning when we all here in Marlinton were shivering around with the thermometer registering around six above zero, neighbor Jacob Hoover, on Elk Mountain, considerable more than a thousand feet higher, checked his thermometer to find it more than twenty degrees warmer, just around freezing temperature… All winter and fall, it has been warmer on our mountaintops than in our valleys.
Moffett McNeel, Jr., aged 18, of Hillsboro, received a fine gold watch as reward for having the highest state rating in last year's 4-H meat animal program. In his 8-year work record, he has handled 26 sheep and 125 fowls. He won last year's County and State sheep showmanship contests.
WAYBRIGHT–BENETT
The wedding of Miss Pearl Bennett and Mr. Hiner Waybright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Waybright, was solemnized at Monterey, Virginia, on Tuesday, December 24, 1946.
For her wedding, Mrs. Waybright chose a street length dress of winter white gabardine, with brown accessories.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. P. H. Bennett, of Arbovale, and the late Mr. Bennett. She was formerly employed at Lockheed Aircraft at Burbank, California.
The bridegroom served three years with the Armed Forces, two and one half years in the European theatre, from which he received his discharge a few months ago.
Charles Smith, III
Commission to request county jail be removed from Historic Registry


We recently visited my sister-in-law in Arizona and she made this for us, good and also healthy.
Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. Sauté garlic and onion in olive oil. Add can of drained cannellini beans, heat to soften beans. With a fork, mash about 1/3 of the beans, this creates a kind of sauce. Add can of diced tomatoes or fresh tomatoes and spices. Add drained, cooked pasta and simmer about 10 minutes to heat through.


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Sarah Palin's Fanaticism
No matter her popularity with voters on the right, Sarah Palin's religious fanaticism utterly disqualifies her for high political office.
Nick Ottens September 2, 2010 November 25, 2014
It has been more than a year since the presidential election but Sarah Palin continues to arouse the political sentiments throughout the United States, being embraced in recent months by the anti-government Tea Party movement and still polling high as a possible contender for the Republican primaries of 2012.
There is ample reason to assume that in the end, Palin won't run for president. Her popularity, though impressive, is unlikely to rise further, considering liberals' deep resentment with the very qualities that make her popular on the right and her inability to stir enthusiasm with moderate voters. In spite of her Tea Party appeal, Palin has no ideology. While that allows her to spearhead the broad discontent with the Obama Administration's agenda, it also makes her an unlikely candidate for a party that is busily redefining conservatism.
Moreover, there are two qualities about Palin which put her squarely in the social conservative camp previously claimed by President George W. Bush. First among them is her folksy, Washington outsider image which currently resonates with voters but is unlikely to meet approval with the majority of Americans who agree that a repetition of Bush-Cheney policy is not what the country needs. Second is her religious fanaticism.
Palin has carefully avoided to elaborate on her beliefs in order to amass popular support but any future election is bound to expose her peculiar world views. Like many Americans, she likes to think of the United States as God's Chosen Country and believes that He consciously directs world events. While that is not an alarming perspective per se, it is for someone who might aspire to become Leader of the Free World.
In June 2008, speaking before her church about her son going to war in Iraq, Palin urged the congregation to pray "that our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God; that's what we have to make sure we are praying for, that there is a plan, and that plan is God's plan."
Should a political leader really promote the view that today's wars in the Middle East are nothing short of crusades? Is it really a good idea to place the most powerful military force in history at the disposal of a woman who believes that, if elected, it was by God's will, not the people's? Imagine Sarah Palin as president of the United States, faced with the prospect of a nuclear Iran and contemplating her role in the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy at the same time.
The United States have had to endure eight years of a presidency inspired by Christian fervor already. George W. Bush admitted in 2005 to having consulted a "higher Father" about invading Iraq and repeatedly implied that he was carrying out God's work while instigating death and destruction in the Middle East. But even he was careful to note that America was not at war with another religion. Palin's role in America's newfound Islam backlash is far more troubling.
There are many reasons why Sarah Palin should not be president. Her ignorance of policy is telling but all the more upsetting is her faith which dictates that she has no influence on world events. The presidency of the United States is arguably the most powerful position on Earth. It should not be put in the hands of a woman who believes that, no matter what she does, it is in accordance with God's will and therefore righteous.
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A warm cup or bowl of soup is a great way to take the chill off of a cold fall or winter day. Occasionally soups allow for the incorporation of unexpected ingredients, and in this case we love to throw in one of our favorite vegetables: artichokes. Artichokes are often associated as a dip for a chip, the occasional pizza topping, or boiled and seasoned for a snack. Not anymore! We figure this is a great way to sneak in a few vegetables into an otherwise creamy and delicious meal.
This recipe starts out with conventional soup ingredients, like carrots, celery, and onion, but a few more ingredients make this one pot meal really pop. Artichokes hearts are the "meat" of this soup, which is made even heartier with the addition of milk and cream. You definitely will feel satisfied after eating a bowl of this soup! For a little extra goodness, we like to add freshly shaved parmesan to the top before serving, with a little fresh cracked pepper too. This meal comes together so quickly – it's really quite easy to make and even easier to eat, so grab a toasty baguette and start eating!
In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat oil and sauté carrots, celery, onion, and artichokes until softened. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.
Mix in mushrooms, garlic, and thyme and sauté for 1 minute. Add vegetable broth and stir to combine.
Continue cooking on medium low heat for 10 minutes, then pour in milk and heavy cream and stir to combine. Continue cooking for 10 more minutes to allow milk and cream to thicken the soup.
Add more vegetable broth to thin out the soup if it becomes too thick. Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.


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I had the pleasure of visiting Caroline and Tony Benyon's studio recently to see the new window they have made for the OBE chapel in St Paul's Cathedral. I spent three hours sketching the beautifully painted glass and learning how it had been made.
Most of the glass they used was over a hundred years old and simply isn't available any more. Soft greys and tints were balanced with a wide range of rubies and deep blues. The window sparkled, even though it was overcast. I was particularly interested in the painting. Line and cross hatching created tone, thus allowing the glass to shine through. I don't normally like faceless heads, but here there was enough drawing to suggest the shapes of necks and chins. Caroline had deliberately left the features out of the spirit figures and focused instead on their hands supporting each other.
The window has now been installed in the crypt at St Paul's. It is too high to study closely, so I am delighted I saw it in the studio. From a distance the shadows of the iron ferramenta outside played across the surface as the April sun illuminated the glowing figures. It was wonderful to see some masterful stained glass commissioned for such an important building.


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MAOLI SHOUT OUTS
we are maoli
Presenting a group from Maui, Hawaii that is credited with over 21 #1 Regional Island Reggae hits, Maoli!
Maoli is Glenn Awong; the lead singer, songwriter, and founder of the group of three. Glenn first started playing at the early age of 14. Within a fifteen‐year career that followed national and international acclaim, Maoli is heralded as one of Hawaii's and Polynesia's #1 commercial recording artists.
Maoli's first hit was "No One," which was released in 2007. From then on it was upward and onward with hit after hit that Maoli fans and new followers could hear on the radio. Maoli has also placed its music on national television (Hawaii Five‐O) and is a big name in Japan, Europe as well as the mainland United States, New Zealand, and Australia.
Maoli is highly recognized for their touring popularity; having performed in at least 42 of the 50 United States, as well as New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Guam, and Saipan Territories.
Throughout the years Maoli's music has evolved with a sound and a style that is constantly changing within their fanbase. Fusing the elements of Country, R&B, Soul, Acoustic, Rock & Roll, and Reggae, Maoli's music changes within our changing times...thus creating new fans and keeping old ones as well with their music.
Even during this dreadful global pandemic, Glenn is in the studio creating music that will unite hearts and connect souls to the world of Maoli Music! In 2020, Maoli won the "Album Of The Year," for "Sense Of Purpose," at i‐Heart's Island Music Awards and a Na Hoku Hanohano Award for "Reggae Album Of The Year." Glenn's goal is to one day win a Grammy for his State of Hawaii and there is no doubt that one day he will!


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To distract myself from the difficulty of treating chronic Lyme disease, I picked up the camera and committed to a 365-photography project: one photo per day, posted on social media. Those with Lyme disease know just how difficult it is to stay connected to people and the world around them. Photographing tiny bits of nature just outside my door demonstrated the value of every living being in the world, no matter its size. The project became a book, "Wild Distractions." In colorful short stories that complement striking photography, I draw many parallels between human and animal behavior with humorous themes of anthropomorphism.
Surely you won't surprised that a writer keeps a blog. Here you'll find an unpolished collection of personal stories, educational pieces and one-line zingers. Like all writers, I have a fierce curiosity about all things--from humorous stories about two high-energy dogs to serious, but uplifting, essays on my challenges with Lyme disease. This blog has been a reflection of my real voice and a sandbox for my creativity for over 18 years. It's filled with sentence fragments, intentional misspellings or sometimes just plain typos. For my professional pieces, look through my portfolio to see a range of writing.


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The Complete Book of Humanoids è un libro di fonti per la seconda edizione del gioco di ruolo d'avventura fantasy Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

Contenuti
L'obiettivo principale di questo libro era quello di fornire le linee guida per diverse razze da utilizzare come personaggi dei giocatori, normalmente considerate solo "mostri".

Le razze trattate in questo libro includono: aarakocra, alaghi, beastman, bugbear, bullywug, centauro, fremlin, giant-kin (firbolg), giant-kin (voadkyn), gnoll, gnoll (flind), goblin, hobgoblin, kobold, uomo lucertola, minotauro, mongrelman, orco, mezzogre, ogre, mezz'orco, pixie, satiro, sauro, swanmay e wemic.

Storia della pubblicazione
Il Libro completo degli umanoidi è stato scritto da Bill Slavicsek per la TSR. Pubblicato nel 1993, l'editing è stato curato da Jon Pickens, le immagini in bianco e nero da Doug Chaffee e quelle a colori da Chaffee, Sam Rakeland, Thomas Baxa e Clyde Caldwell.

Ricezione
Mike Lampman ha recensito l'opera in Shadis #9 e ha detto che "nel complesso, il manuale degli Umanoidi è un buon investimento se siete giocatori di AD&D, o GM, che cercano di rendere più vivace la vostra campagna giocando qualcosa di un po' fuori dal comune. È ben scritto e curato, come la maggior parte dei prodotti TSR, ed è ben strutturato".

Rick Swan ha recensito il libro per la rivista Dragon #205 (maggio 1994) e ha considerato il libro una "grande scossa alle regole di AD&D", in quanto il Manuale del Giocatore permetteva ai giocatori di scegliere solo tra sei razze di personaggi, mentre questo libro espande il numero di opzioni di razze a 20" osservando inoltre che il libro impone delle restrizioni per mantenere l'equilibrio del gioco.

Trenton Webb, della rivista britannica di giochi di ruolo Arcane, afferma che la classe dello sciamano di questo libro è costituita da "incantesimi dei sacerdoti rubati e da mumbo jumbo".

Un articolo di James Wyatt in Dragon #250 (agosto 1998) presentava le regole per giocare varie razze acquatiche, tra cui crabmen, koalinth, locathah, malenti, merfolk, pahari, selkie e vodyanoi nello stesso formato usato in The Complete Book of Humanoids.  Wyatt ha riconosciuto che "Il Libro Completo degli Umanoidi ha infranto una barriera di lunga data nel gioco di AD&D, consentendo ai giocatori di creare personaggi di quasi tutte le razze umanoidi", e ha notato che il libro bilanciava attentamente vantaggi come la grande forza fisica con svantaggi sostanziali, soprattutto sotto forma di pregiudizi e superstizioni da parte delle razze più comuni. I personaggi dei giocatori basati sulle creature presentate in questo articolo dovrebbero affrontare lo stesso tipo di pregiudizi, oltre a particolari limitazioni fisiche quando cercano di interagire con gli abitanti della superficie.

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Q: Get values by array of keys from redis cluster in nodejs I am trying to get values by keys array from redis cluster in nodejs,
and it returns error: "All keys in the pipeline should belong to the same slot"
this is code:
    private GETALL_P(keys: string[], cb: any) {

    var pipeline = this.client.pipeline();

    keys.forEach(function (key: string, index: Number) {
        pipeline.get(key);
    });

    pipeline.exec(function (err: any, result: any) {
        cb(err, result);
    });
}

I searched and someone said: it is not working with cluster.
Is there any way to do this?

A: Multi key operations on a redis cluster need to be on the same node, which is what the error is complaining about.
To force all the required keys to the same node you can use key hash tags, just bear in mind that if you are doing this for all keys and not just some subset then you're making the use of a cluster fairly pointless.


Periodontal Disease also known as gum disease is a condition where the gum line is inflamed affecting the bone and tissues of the teeth. If the disease progress this may lead to periodontal; one of the primary cause of teeth lose. At Manchester Smiles, we offer Periodontal Therapy to prevent further complications and restore the health of patient's gums.
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Saliva has a protective effect on the teeth and gums, and some medications lessen the salivary flow. Also, some drugs could cause abnormal growth of gum tissue.
Grinding and clenching can't directly cause periodontal disease, but they can worsen the inflammation. Too much force from grinding and clenching speeds up the breakdown of the bone and periodontal ligament.
The treatment plan will be created after the evaluation of the gums, and the supporting tissues are done. Various treatment such as cleaning, scaling and root planing and deep scaling can be used. However, the treatment depends on the cause of the problem to suit the exact needs of the patient.
The periodontal expert may conduct root planing and scaling. The procedure includes a thorough cleaning of the periodontal pockets to eliminate tartar. After cleaning, the roots of the teeth will be smoothened to prevent bacteria.
The patient may need additional treatments or periodontal surgery depending on the condition.
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Pin Green
Pin Green has probably got its name from the old English word 'Pynd' which meant 'enclosure'. It was farmland until the New Town development began. A document has been recovered which has been dated to 1323/24 called 'Candlemass', which listed the arable land in Stevenage and includes a field named 'the land called John Gyles'. In a separate document recorded in 1836 the field was listed as 'Giles Field' and eventually in 1970 the Giles Junior and Infant schools were opened in Durham Road and named after the field.
At the end of Sish Lane there used to be a group of large houses and cottages dating back to 1409 or even earlier. There is a reference in a 1409 document to 'Shusshgrene', and later in 1451, to 'Shussbys Land'. In the early 20th century Julius Bertram, MP for the Hitchin Liberal Party, took up residence in the Sishes. When he left, his house eventually came into the hands of the Development Corporation after passing through the hands of many private individuals. For 15 years afterwards it was leased to the Stevenage Youth Trust and in 1967 opened up as a club and hostel for young people. Eventually in 1978 it was closed due to lack of funding; the building was demolished by the Development Corporation, and housing was built on the site.
Aerial view of Pin Green. 1955
Pin Green Water Tower, Bedwell
Aerial view taken Aug 2014
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The Oval Shops. 1969
Martins Wood J.M.I School (0)
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Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds: Haunted Head
Ever since the first Nuggets compilation in 1972, garage rock revivals have cycled around every few years or so. Recent flare-ups have led to successful careers for bands like the White Stripes, the Black Lips, the psychedelic folk-rock variant of the Allah-Las and the punky San Francisco scene that has spawned the likes of Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees. But one man whose garage rock credentials transcend mere cycles is Kid Congo Powers, who over the course of more than three decades has served as a celebrated guitar-slinger for the likes of the Cramps, the Gun Club and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. For the past few years, he's stepped into the role of front man, leading Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, who return this spring with Haunted Head, their latest batch of swampy, fuzzy stompers.
Leaning towards the oddball side in terms of subject matter, Kid Congo takes his band through a dozen tales of freaks, monsters and cult favorite actresses ("Su Su," their tribute to Susan Tyrell, and "Killer Diller," a paean to Phyllis Diller). Spooky at times, but genuinely funky too, Haunted Head is yet another classic from a true veteran of the garage rock game, proving that such raucous fun can never die – at least in the hands of a master!
- Eric J. Lawrence
Banner Photo by Emi Kecahob


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Q: tmux status bar config Anyone know where this is located?
I tried the usual directories that macports uses and there's nothing in my home directory.

A: There is no separate configuration file for tmux's status line. The set-option command can be used to configure the session options (those whose names start with status); see the Options section of tmux(1). To change the default value for all sessions, you will likely want to use set-option -g … so that your configuration will apply to all sessions that have not locally overridden the global defaults.
You can make configuration changes at any time in any of several different ways:

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*Press C-b (your prefix key, if you have redefined it), then : to type commands directly to tmux.

*Issue tmux commands at the shell.

*Put them in a file and type C-b then :source-file /path/to/file or
issue tmux source-file /path/to/file at a shell.

Usually, you record such configuration changes in a .tmux.conf file in your home directory. You can, however, specify a replacement configuration file with the -f command line option when starting a new server (you have to exit all your existing sessions to restart the server — or start it under a different socket with -L or -S).
There is also a system-wide configuration file (it is loaded before the one in your home directory); the default location is /etc/tmux.conf, but MacPorts changes it to /opt/local/etc/tmux.conf. The system-wide configuration file is always loaded for all users, so you should be very careful about what you put in it.