|Publication number||US6930769 B1|
|Application number||US 10/394,986|
|Publication date||Aug 16, 2005|
|Filing date||Mar 21, 2003|
|Priority date||Mar 21, 2002|
|Publication number||10394986, 394986, US 6930769 B1, US 6930769B1, US-B1-6930769, US6930769 B1, US6930769B1|
|Inventors||Clay Davis, Alex Aguirre|
|Original Assignee||Pointsource Technologies, Llc|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (30), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (1), Classifications (8), Legal Events (7) |
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
Optical sensor module tester
US 6930769 B1
A method and apparatus are provided for testing a photodetector (20) that has a narrow field of view (A) and an alignment surface (50), to determine whether the field of view and the axis (52) of the field of view are precisely what is expected or deviates therefrom. While the photodetector views a region or zone (102), a narrow spot of light (82) is moved into and out of the zone and across the zone, while the output of the photodetector is monitored. The narrow spot of light is generated by focusing a small spot of light onto a surface. The small spot of light can be a spot of light on an oscilloscope monitor (80) which scans the spot back and forth in a raster pattern. To create a very small spot, the image on the oscilloscope monitor is focused to a greatly reduced size spot image (124) onto the surface that the photodetector views.
1. A method for testing a photodetector that has an expected field of view and that generates an electrical output dependent on the amplitude of light it detects, for determining the actual field of view of the photodetector, comprising:
directing said photodetector at a plane;
generating a narrow spot of light in said plane, where said narrow spot of light subtends a fraction of the expected field of view of the photodetector, and moving said spot of light in said plane further into and out of the expected field of view of said photodetector while monitoring the electrical output of said photodetector.
2. The method described in claim 1
said step of generating a narrow spot of light in said plane includes operating an oscilloscope device which has a monitor surface and a circuit that generates a spot of illumination at selected locations on the monitor surface, and establishing an image of said monitor surface in said plane.
3. The method described in claim 2
optically forming a reduce size image of said monitor surface onto a screen lying in said plane.
4. The method described in claim 1
wherein said photodetector is one of a plurality of photodetectors elements which are mountable on a mount lying adjacent to a fluid carrier that forms a passage through which passes fluid with particles, and through which a laser beam is passable to shine on a particle passing through a detect zone in the passage, the photodetector elements all being aimed to detect only light scattering from the detect zone, wherein:
said plane includes a portion of said detect zone and a region immediately outside said detect zone, and said step of generating a narrow spot of light in said plane includes generating a narrow spot of light and moving it into said detect zone and immediately outside said detect zone.
5. The method described in claim 1
wherein said photodetector is one of a plurality of photodetector elements which are mountable on a mount lying adjacent to a fluid carrier that forms a passage through which passes fluid with particles, and through which a light beam is passable to shine on a particle passing through a detect zone in the passage, the photodetector elements all being aimed to detect only light scattered from the detect zone, wherein:
said step of generating a narrow spot of light includes placing a screen at a location in said passage wherein a portion of said screen lies in said detect zone and a portion of said screen lies outside said detect zone, and forming a spot of light on said screen where the spot of light has an area that subtends only a fraction of the detect zone and moving said spot through and outside said detect zone.
6. The method described in claim 1
said step of monitoring the electrical output of said photodetector comprises generating an evaluation image on a second monitor surface, wherein said evaluation image has first and second axes representing the width and length of the actual field of view of the photodetector device and where the image also indicates the intensity of the detected light at multiple locations in said representation of the actual field of view.
7. The method described in claim 1
wherein said photodetector has an alignment surface with an alignment axis, and including:
mounting said photodetector so its alignment axis is aimed at a centerpoint on said plane, and indicating the position in the field of view of the photodetector where the spot was detected with respect to said alignment axis.
8. A method for testing the field of view of a photodetector with respect to an alignment surface of the photodetector, where the alignment surface is mountable adjacent to a fluid carrier that forms a passage through which passes fluid with particles, and through which a light beam is passable to shine on a particle passing through a detect zone in the passage, wherein the photodetector is intended to be aimed at the detect zone and to generate an electrical output representing only light originating from the detect zone and scattered toward the photodetector device, comprising:
displaying a spot of light on a plane that has a first area representing said detect zone and that has a second area that lies around said detect zone;
aligning said alignment surface so the photodetector is aimed at said first area of said plane;
moving said spot of light between said first and second areas while monitoring the electrical output of said photodetector device.
9. The method described in claim 8
said step of displaying a spot of light includes establishing a screen on said plane and generating a moveable spot of light on a surface of an electronic monitor, and forming a reduced-size image of the surface of the monitor onto said screen.
10. The method described in claim 8
said step of displaying a spot of light includes establishing a screen in said passage at said detect zone and displaying said spot on said screen.
11. Apparatus for testing a photodetector device that has an expected field of view, and that generates an electrical output when it detects light, to determine its actual field of view, comprising;
means for generating a spot of light that said photodetector can be aimed at, where said spot of light subtends a fraction of the field of view of the photodetector device;
said means for generating is constructed to move said spot of light in a predetermined pattern that moves through the expected field of view and to a region that surrounds and lies out of the expected field of view;
means connected to the photodetector to receive its electrical output and generate a display that shows the output of said photodetector at different positions of the spot of light.
12. The apparatus described in claim 11
said means for generating comprises an oscilloscope device which has a monitor surface and a circuit that generates a spot of illumination at selected locations on the monitor screen.
13. The apparatus described in claim 11
said means for generating a spot of light comprises a screen with screen portions lying in and beyond said expected field of view, and a lens that forms a reduced image of said monitor surface onto said screen.
14. The apparatus described in claim 11
including a transparent carrier having a passage, and said photodetector device is aimed at a detect zone in said carrier, and wherein
said screen is positioned with a portion thereof in said detect zone.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
Applicant claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/366,703 filed Mar. 21, 2002.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A system for identifying microscopic particles in a fluid such as water, includes a light source such as a laser that directs light through a small detect zone, while particles in the fluid occasionally pass through the detect zone. When a particle passes through the detect zone, it scatters light. One or more photodetectors detect light scattered in a particular direction, and the scattering pattern can be used to detect and/or identify the particle. Each photodetector or group of them, has an alignment surface with an axis, such as the outside of a tube that encloses lenses and a photocell, that should be precisely aligned with the axis of the field of view. The field of view should be neither greater nor smaller than expected.
The detect zone that one or many photodetectors view, may be small, such as with a width and length each of 1.5 mm. It is important that when the alignment surface axis points at the detect zone, that a photodetector view substantially only the detect zone to detect light scattered from a particle passing through the zone. If the photodetector should detect light from outside the zone or not detect light scattered towards it from the zone, then the system would generate false readings. In one system, each of numerous photodetectors have a field of view that is only about 1.5°±0.5°. A method and apparatus that enabled a precise determination of the actual field of view of a photodetector, and the angle (if any) between the axis of the field of view and the axis of an alignment surface, in a simple and rapid manner, would be of value.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus are provided for rapidly determining the extent of the view of field of a photodetector, and especially its field of view with respect to an alignment surface of the photodetector. A screen is established in the field of view of the photodetector, and a narrow spot of light is established on the screen. The narrow spot of light can be moved into and out of the expected field of view of the photodetector. The output of the photodetector is monitored to determine when its output suddenly falls, which indicates that the spot of light is moving out of its actual field of view.
The spot of light can be formed on the screen by generating a spot of light on the monitor of an oscilloscope and focusing an image of the monitor surface onto the screen, with the image being of greatly reduced size. A circuit that drives the oscilloscope can be made to drive the spot in a raster pattern, and the output of the photodetector can be connected to another monitor that creates at least a two-dimensional image indicating the amplitude of the spot as it moves along the width and length of an area on the screen. Instead of forming the image on a screen, a virtual image can be generated.
In one system, the photodetector includes an alignment surface such as a cylindrical sleeve with an axis which is intended to lie precisely concentric with the axis of the field of view of the photodetector (which is expected to have circular cross-sections). The photodetector can be removed and placed in a test mount, to check the field of view, and to check whether the axis of the field of view is coaxial with the axis of the sleeve alignment surface. In another system, where the photodetectors are intended to detect light scattering in different directions from particles at a detect zone of a particle identifying apparatus, the screen or a virtual image is placed at or close to the detect zone and the photodetectors remain in the positions in which they are actually used.
The novel features of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention will be best understood from the following description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a system for identifying microscopic particles, which includes photodetectors that the present system tests.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the detect zone of the system of FIG. 1, and a sectional view of one of the photodetectors of FIG. 1, and indicating one method that could be used to test the photodetector device.
FIG. 3 is an isometric view of a test device of one embodiment of the present invention showing how it tests for the field of view of one of the photodetectors of the system of FIG. 1, and showing a display that indicates the field of view.
FIG. 4 is a larger view of the display of the system of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is an isometric view of a system of another embodiment of the invention, similar to that of FIG. 3, but with a reduced size spot of light.
FIG. 6 is a modified side elevation view of a system similar to that of FIG. 5 but wherein a virtual image is created that is viewed by a photodetector.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of circuitry of the system of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 is an isometric view of an identifying system with photodetectors of another construction.
FIG. 9 is a partially sectional isometric view of the system of FIG. 8, showing a test setup for the system.
FIG. 10 is a sectional side view of a system modified from that of FIG. 9.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
FIG. 1 illustrates a system 10 for identifying microscopic particles, and especially pathogens, which lie in a stream of fluid such as air or water. The system includes a light source such as a laser 12 that produces a narrow laser beam 14 that passes through a detect zone 16. Multiple photodetectors 20 are aimed at the detect zone 16 to detect light scattered by a microscopic particle passing through the detect zone. The pattern of light scattering is determining by detecting the outputs of multiple photodetector devices or photodetectors 20. The output of each photodetector indicates the amplitude of light scattered in each of multiple directions from a particle passing through the detect zone. The outputs of the multiple photodetectors 20 represent a pattern of light scatter. This pattern is compared to the pattern of light scatter for known particles when they pass through the detect zone. When there is a high correlation between the scatter pattern of an unknown particle passing through the detect zone 16, and the scatter patterns of a particular known species of particle, then the unknown particle is deemed to be of that known species of particle.
Each of the photodetectors 20 detects only light received within a narrow angle A such as 1.5° from the direction of the detect zone 16. This assures that light scattered from a particle within the detect zone 16 will be detected by the photodetector. Particles passing through other locations along the beam such at 22 and 24 will not be detected by the photodetector.
FIG. 2 shows one example, where the light of the laser beam has a wavelength of 685 mm (red light) and the microscopic particles have a size on the order of magnitude of 4 wavelengths (about 3 microns). The laser beam 22 has a cross section indicated at 30, with an average thickness T of about 0.1 mm. The small thickness T results in the microscopic particles remaining in the laser beam for only a short period of time. The detect zone 16 has a width W of about 1.5 mm and a length L along the laser beam of about 1.5 mm. It is important that each photodetector 20 detect substantially only light within the detect zone 16 which has the width W and length L, and not detect light considerably forward F or rearward R of the detect zone. Also, it is important that almost all light scattered from any location within the detect zone 16 toward a detector be detected by that photodetector 20. Furthermore, it is desirable that the photodetector produce approximately the same output for a given amount of light, regardless of where, along the detect zone 16, the light originated.
One type of photodetector, or optical sensor module 20, includes a lens 40 that directs light from the detect zone 16 through a small hole 42 in an iris, and another lens 44 that forms an image of the detect zone 16 onto a photocell 46, with a polarizing filter 48 lying in front of the photocell. Other photodetector constructions are available. The photodetector has a cylindrical outer alignment surface 50 which is intended to be precisely coaxial with the direction of viewing 52 (axis of the field of view) of the photocell. Thus, the frame 60 of the photodetector can be precisely held in a passage 62 of a mount 64, with assurance that the axis or direction of viewing 52 of the photocell will be precisely concentric with the axis of the mount 64.
It is important to test each photocell 20 to be sure that the direction of viewing 52 is coincident with the axis of its alignment surface such as the cylindrical outer surface 50. It is also desirable to be able to determine whether the output of the photocell is the same for light originating anywhere within the detect zone 16, and that the output of the photocell drops drastically when the light originates considerably outside the detect zone such as more than about 0.5 mm forward or rearward (along the laser beam direction) of the detect zone 16. Such a determination indicates the field of view of the photodetector covers the desired angle (e.g. 1.5°) in all directions, but no more, and indicates that the alignment surface 50 is precisely concentric with the axis of the field of view.
FIG. 2 illustrates a method that can be used to detect the output of the photodetector 20, which includes placing a small light-reflecting spherical probe 70 at the end of a thin wire 72 lying at the end of the support 74. The support 74 is moved to move the probe 70 to different locations within the detect zone 16, and to locations outside the detect zone such as forward and rearward of the detect zone. The output of the photodetector 20 is recorded at each of the multiple different positions of the probe 70. While this method could be used with a precision drive to move the support 74, the process would be slow. A modification is to use a tiny source of light such as the tip of an optic fiber and to move it, which also results in a slow process.
FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of the present invention, where the photodetector 20 is directed at a region that includes a surface 80 of a monitor 84, which can produce a narrow spot of light 82 at any desired location on the monitor. The axis of the alignment surface is directed at a centerpoint 85 of an area 102 representing the detect zone. The monitor surface 86 may be considered to be a plane, even though it curves slightly (radius of curvature less than 10% of the useful area over which the spot moves). The spot of light has an area that is a fraction (less than the whole) of the field of view, and the spot area is preferably less than half the area of the expected field of view of the photodetector. The location of the spot is defined by its coordinates in X and Y directions. Applicant prefers to use an oscilloscope 86 that includes the monitor 84. This is because the location of the spot of light 82 can be closely controlled in an oscilloscope by a driving circuit 88.
With the photodetector held in a mount 64 that precisely aligns with alignment surface 50 of the photodetector, the output of the photodetector is delivered to a computer 90 which creates a display 92 on another monitor surface 96 that indicates the amplitude or output of the photocell along an axis Z as the spot of light 82 on the first monitor surface 80 moves in the X and Y directions. The computer also has an output on line 94 which drives the oscilloscope 86 to move the spot of light 82 in the X and Y directions in unison with spot movement on the display 92. The characteristics of the photodetector are indicated by the figure 100 that represents the output of the photodetector for light of a constant amplitude at different X and Y locations on the first monitor surface 80. FIG. 4 illustrates the display, or evaluation image 100 in greater detail. The vertical axis 101 extends through the point where the axis of the alignment surface 50 passes, so that axes of the alignment surface and actual field of view are coincident. A much simpler display such as the meter of a voltmeter connected to the photodetector output could be used.
The system of FIG. 3 enables a rapid determination of the characteristics of the photodetector 20 because the spot of light 82 can be quickly scanned. In one example, a small area 102 represents the detect zone of the system of FIG. 2, and lies within a larger area 104 that represents light that can originate (be scattered) from locations outside the detect zone 102. The spot of light 82 can be quickly scanned in a raster pattern, wherein it is moved back and forth along one axis such as the X axis, as it slowly advances along the other axis such as the Y axis. Fig. 100 on the display 92 provides an instant indication of the characteristics of the photodetector to a technician looking at the display. In practice, the spot of light 82 on a common oscilloscope is larger than desirable when determining the characteristics of a photodetector. This is especially true because a particle to be detected may have a diameter on the order of magnitude of 3 microns.
FIG. 5 illustrates another system 120 similar to that of FIG. 3, except that a scanned pattern on the monitor surface 80 of the oscilloscope 84 is reduced in size by a lens 122. This produces a moving light spot 124 of much smaller diameter, and which scans the desired area 126 on a light display surface 130 which may be the surface of a sheet of white paper. The same computer set up shown in FIG. 3 can be used to drive the oscilloscope 84 and display a figure representing the output of the photodetector 20.
The system 120 of FIG. 5 is useful when a new photodetector is received, which is to be placed in a particle identifying system such as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Occasionally, a photodetector is received in which the field of view is badly misaligned with its alignment surface, which the system of FIG. 5 detects. Applicant notes that the display area 126 preferably has the same width and length (1.5 mm each in FIG. 2) as the detect zone. Since the thickness of the detect zone is small (e.g. 0.1 mm), the area 126 is similar to the detect zone except that in the particle identifying system the photodetectors detect light in the horizontal plane of the laser beam (14 in FIG. 1).
FIG. 6 illustrates a modified system 140 where the moving spot of light on the face of a cathode ray tube 80 of the oscilloscope monitor, is converged to a focal point which lies on the plane 142, by an objective lens 144 (which may include a plurality of lens elements). The image at location 150 on the focal plane 142 is a virtual image of the spot on the screen 80, but reduced in diameter. The photodetector 20 detects the spot at 150, which moves in a raster pattern that represents the detect zone and areas around the detect zone, of an actual particle identification system.
FIG. 7 shows the electronic processing apparatus used with the system of FIG. 6. The output of the photodetector 20 is delivered to an analog amplifier 160 which delivers its output to a computer 162. The computer drives a monitor 164 that displays the output of the photodetector by a figure on its display surface. The computer drives the oscilloscope 84.
FIG. 4 shows an output that applicant has generated that includes the figure 100 representing the output of a photodetector illuminated by the apparatus of FIG. 7. The output of the computer at 170 can be stored in a memory and used to drive a printer that generates an image such as 100 or which generates numbers representing the amplitude at each of numerous points along the X-Y axes.
FIG. 8 illustrates another system 200 for detecting particles in water. The system include a carrier 202 in the form of a glass sphere with a vertical passage 206. Light from a laser 210 passes through the sphere and through a detect zone 212 in the passage. Almost all of the light is captured by a dump 214. In one system, photodetectors are spaced around the glass sphere. In the system of FIG. 8, the photodetectors comprise a linear array 220, or row, of CCD's (changed coupled devices) that are used to detect light scattered from a particle in the detect zone 212. A holographic lens 222 is positioned forward F of the glass sphere. The holographic lens intercepts light scattered from the zone 212 and directs scattered light to each of the multiple CCD's of the row 220 of CCD's 232. For example, light scattered in the direction 230 from the detect zone reaches a small area 232 on the holographic lens 222. This area 232 of the holographic lens directs the scattered light to a particular CCD 234 of the row 220.
FIG. 9 shows a method by which the field of view of each of the CCD's 234 can be determined. The combination of a small area such as 232 on the holographic lens and a corresponding CCD 234A may be considered to be a photodetector. Instead of taking off a photodetector and mounting it on a test mount, applicant establishes a spot of light 240 on a small backlit screen 242 such as a piece of translucent paper with a portion that lies in the detect zone 212, in the passage 206 of the glass sphere 202. Whenever the spot of light 240 lies within the detect zone 212, it should be detected by all of the CCD's, and the outputs of each of the CCD's 234 can be monitored. In FIG. 9, a device 244 is provided that slightly changes the path of a laser beam to scan it on the screen. An actuator 246 can move the screen forward and rearward F, R so its middle passes through the detect zone.
FIG. 10 illustrates a system similar to that of FIG. 9, but with the screen 242A horizontal and a prism 248 used to deflect the laser beam upward (or downward).
Thus, the invention provides a method and apparatus for testing a photodetector that has an alignment surface and an expected field of view and that generates an electrical output dependent upon the amplitude of light it detects, for the purpose of determining the actual field of view of the photodetector, and the axis of the field of view with respect to the axis of the alignment surface. The method includes directing the axis of the photodetector alignment surface at a plane, and generating a narrow spot of light at the plane. The plane can be moved to illuminate locations in a volume. The narrow spot of light subtends a fraction of the expected field of view of the photodetector device, such as less than one-half the area. The spot of light is moved along the plane into and out of the expected field of view of the photodetector while the electrical output of the photodetector is monitored. The spot of light can be generated by the output of an oscilloscope device, which can include an actual oscilloscope, a computer monitor, etc. which is driven to generate a spot that can be moved over the monitor surface. The size of the spot can be reduced by a lens to create a small spot that moves with precision over a small area of the desired plane. In another approach, the plane over which the image of the spot is moved, can lie at or close to the actual location from which light is scattered and which is intended to be detected by the photodetector.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated herein, it is recognized that modifications and variations may readily occur to those skilled in the art, and consequently, it is intended that the claims be interpreted to cover such modifications and equivalents.
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My friend, Karla from Kansas City Mo, was making mittens to sell at craft fairs for Christmas. I asked her if she would make me a pair also, and they are so beautiful. The yarn is so soft and the embroidery is fantastic. What a work of art!
I follow an artist who has named her business Soul Whisper Arts, she was offering a bundle of items so I treated myself to them. This is one of her prints that was included. It is precious and is called “up, up and away”.
This painting I finished right before I did the Louisville show in October. I did not have time to scan it and add it to my Etsy shop. Today I did that. It takes a bit of time to do one that is this big. The size is 20 X 40 and it doesn’t fit on my scanner. It has to be scanned in pieces and then the computer magically puts it all together. I wanted to depict Kentucky with the horse farm and the white fences and the tree lined driveway. I also added a Ford Super Duty truck because they would need that to pull the horse trailers and also there were two Ford Factories in Louisville. The title of this painting is “Home” and the quote that I have used is by Laura Ingalls Wilder…HOME is the nicest word there is. This painting is for sale and also prints can be purchased in my Etsy shop. If you are interested send a message to me.

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A Crow Looked At Me
P.W. Elverum & Sun
‘death is real’ – the opening line of mount eerie’s eulogy to his late wife starts us on a journey through bleak, ordinary, every-day grief – shirking florid metaphor for the stripped back and quietly devastating truth.
Recorded in the same room where genevieve died, the album structurally owes a debt to sun kil moon’s ‘benji’ and the antlers’ ‘hospice’ – folding up immense sorrow into small, humdrum moments – taking out the trash, singing on the stairs. But the significance within these moments is beautifully drawn out by Phil Elverum’s soft, defeated voice and the stark truth behind each song. It is an incredibly difficult but also very rewarding record. Death is real, Elverum shows, but then so is life and all the tiny, precious moments held within it.
Helen recommends: “an album that i can't stop coming back to - a devastating and poignant testament to love, life & the quiet horrors of death”
- Real Death
- Forest Fire
- My Chasm
- When I Take Out The Garbage At Night
- Emptiness pt. 2
- Soria Moria

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International Journal of Social Science and Humanities
2019, Vol. 1, Issue 1
Inequities in Days Assigned to Out-of-School Suspension by Ethnicity/Race: A Texas, Statewide Analysis
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In this Texas statewide investigation, the degree to which White, Hispanic, and Black boys in Grades 9, 10, and 11 in Texas high schools differed regarding the number of days they were assigned to an out-of-school suspension was examined. Inferential statistical procedures revealed the presence of statistically significant differences between Grades 9, 10, and 11 White, Hispanic, and Black boys in the number of days they were assigned to an out-of-school suspension. White boys in Grade 9, 10, and 11 were assigned to an out-of-school suspension a statistically significantly lower average number of days than were Hispanic and Black boys in Grades 9, 10, and 11. Of importance were the higher overall numbers of Grades 9, 10, and 11 Hispanic and Black boys who were assigned to an out-of-school suspension, even though these two student groups constitute a much lower percentage of high school student enrollment than White students. Clear and strong inequities in the assignment of this exclusionary discipline consequence were established. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future research are discussed.

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Tutbury Castle is an imposing 11thcentury ruin renowned for being the place where Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
, who claimed the crowns of England and Scotland, was one of the most popular and controversial monarchs of 16th century Europe.
This is a beautifully acted play about Mary Queen of Scots
and her cousin Queen Elizabeth I.
Meanwhile, her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots
(Barbara Flynn), may be allying with Catholic conspirators in Elizabeth's assassination, and the Spanish Armada.
Until relatively recently the sole contact that many early modern English historians had with Scotland was perusing yet another biography of Mary Queen of Scots
in the bookshop before reshelving it and moving on to the English (read: important) history section.
Firstly, she demoted the Earl of Leicester by calling him the Duke of Leicester, then she commented at Elizabeth's horror at the death of her 'sister', who actually was Mary Queen of Scots
PRODUCERS of a new movie about Mary Queen of Scots
starring Hollywood babe Angelina Jolie have dumped plans to film in Ireland - because the country is too expensive.
The other contenders for the award were 'My Heart is My Own', John Guy's biography of Mary Queen of Scots
, 'Eve Green' by Susan Fletcher, which earlier won the first novel prize, poetry collection 'Corpus' by Michael Symmons Roberts, and Geraldine McCaughrean's children's book 'Not the End of the World'.
CLEMENCE Poesy and Robert Carlyle take on Mary Queen of Scots
and James I in Gunpowder, Treason and Plot (BBC2, Sun).
I'd play that a bit later when Mary Queen of Scots
is a bit drunk.
No, I'm not calling for a lifetime of The Merry Widow (a ballet, incidentally, I greatly enjoy) but perhaps a realization that La Sonnambula has a place in the repertoire as well as Symphony in C, and that even City Ballet's Episodes once had a pendant piece attached to it--all about Mary Queen of Scots
and by Martha Graham.
In 1967, Christopher Gore's first musical "Mary," about Mary Queen of Scots
, was the opening production for the theater, and now his brother Rick is bringing his last musical, also about a queen, to the same space.
A RARE letter signed by Queen Elizabeth I which sent Mary Queen of Scots
to Coventry almost 450 years ago has been put up for sale.
TV bosses have been forced to tone down sex scenes in a Mary Queen of Scots
Forget Big Sean, move over Andy Murray – the next Scot to make a mark on the world stage is Mary Queen of Scots

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The first video of my Do It Sick Chef series is now available on Vimeo!
In “Let’s make something that resembles lunch,” I literally get out of bed to make real food in a real kitchen that includes: a veggie-n-meat entrée, ghee butter, and roasted turnips. Roasted turnips? Yes, you got that right! Special diets require new and sometimes unusual food choices. Just Julie will show you not only how to make these dishes but how to prepare the food saving money, time and energy.
Future videos that are already in the works will cover the topics of freezing foods for easier meal planning, a stand-alone segment on ghee butter, kitchen organization to save energy, and more. You are invited to “Like” my Hope Beyond Facebook page to keep up with future videos and share your meal planning, preparation, sanity tips too.
Take care, Gentle Reader. Lord willing, those of us battling serious illness are going to get well! JJ

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The continued strength of core inflation points to another 75bp rate hike at next week’s Fed meeting and rates may now rise slightly higher than we previously thought. But the FOMC’s new projections are still likely to signal that the end of the tightening cycle is coming into view, and we still expect a sharp fall in inflation to eventually persuade officials to start cutting rates in the second half of next year.
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There’s a lot of history involved in this cycling and multi-sport tour, with a focus on the years during and between the two World Wars. The itinerary weaves through the Mitteleuropean heritage of the area, reflecting its past under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, guided by the Habsburg family. It was a true crossroads of cultures, and a visit to the WWI Museum in Caporetto-Kobarid provides invaluable insights into the history and geography of these bordering regions.
Both Friuli and Slovenia are big wine producers, especially of white wines, and it’s interesting to taste the same grape varietal cultivated in different soils and climates. Friuli’s wine regions of Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli will be the backdrop of our cycling ride towards Slovenia, and in Slovenia we pass through the wine areas of Goriska Brda, Kras and Vipavska Dolina. In September you can witness the peak of the grape harvest and the beginning of the winemaking process.
Rolling vineyards, verdant forests and snowcapped mountains form the backdrop for much of our riding along smooth, uncrowded roads and bike paths. The views are just as spectacular when we are off the bikes enjoying a variety of multi-sport activities, including river rafting, hiking, and much more.
This program has a spectacular ending on Lake Bled and in the charming capital city of Ljubljana, one of the prettiest capitals in Europe.
Not sure if you can do it? Contact us to schedule a call about how demanding the rides are. E-bikes are also available.
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A private shuttle will take you to our hotel on an island-village on the Adriatic. Grado is Friuli’s lagoon city, a town with 1600 years of history, which can still be experienced by strolling the calli (streets) of the ancient city center. Grado was the first port of entry for ships headed upstream to nearby Aquileia, a powerful Roman city on the Natisone River.
After some lunch and introductions, we ride inland to Aquileia. The colony was founded in 180 BC and served as a strategic frontier fortress at the northeast corner of Transpadane (on the far side of the Po River) Italy.
Back at the hotel, you will receive an overview of the tour program followed by dinner.
Grado - Capriva del Friuli - 30 or 46
Following some additional adjustments to our bikes, we set off along the picturesque Alpe Adria Bikeway. Our first stop is in Palmanova, famous for its star-shaped fortification. Time for a cappuccino in the main square right in the center of the star! We continue along the Alpe Adria Bikeway until we cross the Torre River and the terrain becomes more undulating. We reach Buttrio, a village topped by a castle and surrounded by vineyards. Buttrio is the perfect spot for a taste of the local cuisine and wine production.
The second - and last - climb of the day will reach the Rosazzo Abbey and, if we have clear skies, the views will span from the Adriatic to the Julian Alps.
For dinner, Chef Antonino Venica will offer us his loving take on Friulian cuisine with a modern twist.
Collio Hills - 30
Today's ride leads us northward to Cividale del Friuli (UNESCO site). We will be pedaling through the Collio and Colli Orientali del Friuli wine area for about 30 mls of easy and rolling terrain. Cividale del Friuli will be our morning coffee stop and we then head back to Cormons and Capriva from a different road. After some peaceful riding among vineyards, we will reach a local winery for lunch and wine tasting. The family-owned Grillo winery is in the center of the Schioppettino wine production area (very rare and hard to find anywhere outside of Friuli Venezia Giulia). Relax back at La Tavernetta al Castello di Spessa before dinner.
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Today's ride takes us out of Friuli, heading northeast to the border of Slovenia. We will notice the landscape changing as we ride through the lowest mountain pass of the Alps; this long but gradual climb takes us to the former border between Italy and Slovenia. Entering Slovenia we'll find ourselves in a lush, green landscape with the typical vegetation of a mountain region, with rivers, waterfalls, and forests. Silence and very few cars make this and the next rides heavenly.
Our lunch stop is in Caporetto/Kobarid and we have planned a visit to the WWI museum, a small but comprehensive and interesting house where the people from Caporetto have collected pictures and objects through which they tell the history of WWI as it was lived by the soldiers and civilians in that valley where we bike during our tour. In the afternoon we cruise to Bovec following the Soča River Valley. You'll have time to explore Bovec on your own and enjoy a cold beer while watching the sunset behind the high mountains that surround the valley where Bovec is nestled. A short walk to the center of Bovec and we will find our dinner table ready at a local gostilna, a simple, typical "trattoria" style restaurant where we can enjoy our Slovenian meal.
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Bovec is known as the adventure capital of Slovenia, and we have a full day here to rest and enjoy a wide range of outdoor activities: kayaking, rafting, canoeing, paragliding, mountain biking, hiking and more. Kayaking in the emerald waters of the Soca River while immersed in the landscape of high peaks, forest and waterfalls is an unforgettable experience not to be missed. For those who like hiking there are some interesting trails with historical traces of WWI and WWII just outside of Bovec, with a war cemetery, two old forts and some bunkers and tunnels dating back to the Napoleon era and WWI. A bike ride will also be available if you want to explore the countryside up to the edge of Triglav National Park, in a remote little valley where only sheep and cows are witnesses to our slow-paced ride through paradise. Dinner is on your own.
Lake Fusine - Bled - 30
Today we’ll go across the Alps to reach Tarvisio, a town on the border where Italy, Austria and Slovenia meet. A bus will shuttle us and our bikes over a mountain pass and down to the enchanting Fusine Lake where an easy and flat bike path starts. We’ll follow the bike path along the valley, once again immersed in a beautiful forest and with mountains all around us. Past the town of Kranjska Gora we’ll leave the main path and enter a secondary valley, now riding on an unpaved (but smooth) bike path. This valley, the Radovna Valley, is the most beautiful, magical and enchanting place of the whole tour. Streams, small waterfalls, tall trees, water mills, a few old farmhouses and some cows are what we will see during the almost 6.2 mls of riding in this heavenly valley. Once we leave the valley we will be very close to Bled and if time and weather permit we can take a detour to admire the Vintgar Gorge, a canyon carved by the Vintgar River. A boardwalk runs along the gorge and from there we can view waterfalls and rapids.
Picture-perfect Lake Bled is our final destination today. Hotel Astoria boasts a prime location from which you can explore the lakeshore. Dinner is at the hotel.
Today we’ll transfer by private shuttle (about 1 hr) to Ljubljana. Upon arriving, you will have a guided visit of the town center of this UNESCO-recognized gem. You will have some free time in the afternoon to explore on your own and to do some shopping.
We will enjoy dinner at a gostilna that best represents, in our opinion, the exciting food scene of the Slovenian capital. A gostilna is not an ordinary restaurant serving delicious food but an integral part of Slovenian culture and gastronomic heritage, and, incidentally, the best place for our farewell dinner celebrations.
We've put a strong emphasis on the food and wine of Friuli and Slovenia in our tour.
The cuisine of Friuli reflects the varied cultures that surround this region and the focus is on simple, homemade products. Pasta, an Italian staple, is eaten in many different forms: lasagna noodles are topped with poppy seeds and gnocchi can be mixed with goulash or smoked ricotta. Polenta is served with meat, game or cheese. A wide variety of soups (an influence from Central Europe) are consumed with different types of dumplings. Friuli is known for its Prosciutto di San Daniele DOP, a cured ham with a sweet, aromatic flavor that is served with bread, melon or figs, and is paired with local white wine. Speaking of wine, the Collio region is a land of big white wines like Pinot, Tocai Friulano, Sauvignon and Collio Bianco. A smaller production of red wines includes Cabernet, Merlot
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The pestàt from Fagagna is a very peculiar seasoning created to preserve the scents and flavors of autumn vegetables and herbs in pork lard. Its production, on a family level, occurs during the slaughter of pigs, from November to March. The lard, coming from local pigs bred in a semi-wild manner with natural feeding, is minced and mixed with chopped vegetables and spices, put into natural casings and matured in damp and cool cellars.
Producing cheese from the rotational dairies was an economical and easy way of managing the milk, suitable for the small-scale dairy production of Friuli's territory, with many farmers in every village. The milk of many families was put together and processed together. The cheese produced, simply called "
Just as in Friuli, Slovenia’s cuisine is influenced by the countries that surround it: sausage, Weiner Schnitzel
The vineyards of the Italian Collio continue into the Slovene Brda, where the rolling hills create several different microclimates. Unlike many of the major wine regions of Europe, Slovenia's winemaking history predates the

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I know, I know. Its been too long. Our lives are completely different than the last time I posted 2 1/2 years ago! The garden is in terrible shape, especially in this late summer heat. Our family now includes a very active, very hungry and incredibly sweet and happy 2-year-old son named Hayden. We mostly eat plants and as whole foods as possible. I very rarely bake and we hardly eat sugar anymore. All of these things are huge and life-changing, but I just don’t have the time to spend on detailed posts. Spending time with Hayden and Matt, running, my work with Wilderness Youth Project, friends, and all the other activities that come with living in Santa Barbara get first dibs on my attention!
However, I’ve recently been inspired to start sharing photos of what I cook for my family via Instagram, and am hoping to find a way to share the recipes via this blog. So hang with me as I work on finding the easiest way to do that! In the meantime…
This vegetarian cobb salad recipe mostly comes from a free trial I’m doing of the emeals meal planning service. Overall the recipes seem simple but have that little bit of flair that makes it taste extra delicious. I leave the cheese out since I limit our dairy consumption at home.
For this salad, the extra flair was the crispy shallots- easy to make but turned a normal salad into something gourmet! I made our current favorite lemon dijon garlic salad dressing – there’s something about the combination of lemon and garlic that makes this salad really pop.
Lettuce (I use my favorite baby lettuce mix from the farmer’s market)
Cucumber (I like English or Persian ones the best)
Tomato (The blush torpedo cherry tomatoes from The garden of…? Cannot.get.enough)
Hard-boiled eggs (A fried egg will do just as well too)
Combine in a big salad bowl in the proportions you like best.
2 shallots, sliced into thin rounds
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
Separate shallots into rings. Place flour in a large shallow dish; dredge shallots in flour. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook shallots, in batches, in hot oil 30 seconds to 2 minutes or until golden and crispy. Place shallots on a paper towel-lined plate; season with salt and pepper. Scatter on top of your salad.
¼ cup olive oil
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 garlic clove, grated
Combine dressing ingredients in a small jar, shake just before serving. Dress and toss salad just before serving.


Anna first achieved international recognition as half of the electronic R&B project Haute (alongside the producer Blasé); their hit song, Shut Me Down, obtained over twenty-two million plays on the COLORS YouTube channel. After graduating from McGill University, the duo moved from Montreal to Paris and quickly obtained a dedicated following on both sides of the Atlantic.
Haute was disbanded early 2020 so that they could pursue careers as solo artists. Anna founded her own label and signed with The Orchard, a distribution company. She recorded her first project called MIXTAPE TELECOM, which was released in February 2021.
Her newest project, released in the Spring of 2022, LA RIVIERE, is now out on all platforms.
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Getting Behind…Err, In Front of the Brian Urlacher Photo
The mystery behind the infamous Brian Urlacher photo has finally been solved. The chick from the picture with the incredibly … large … eyelashes, happens to be Erin from the VH1 show Rock of Love.
According to her bio, she is from Bloomington, Illinois, and was Miss Hooters of Illinois 2002 — which her small town police chief father should be proud of.
Urlacher dated Paris Hilton in the past, and now he’s dating Jenny McCarthy.
He’s not the only athlete to score a Playboy bunny. Let’s take a look at the list:

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San Antonio’s first and longest running contemporary art non-profit, Blue Star Contemporary (located in the heart of the Blue Star Arts Complex), presents Fünf, on view June 7–September 8, 2019. This exhibition highlights the fifth year of Blue Star Contemporary’s Berlin Residency program and will feature artworks from 2017-2018 artists Amada Miller, Andrei Renteria, Ethel Shipton, and Jared Theis. The artists featured in Fünf present works they developed while in residence at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien and upon their return to San Antonio. Fünf brings together these artists to highlight the diversity of practices in the San Antonio art community and the impact of this life changing residency. The exhibition opens with a free reception on Friday, June 7.


Determination of the size, concentration and quality of DNA and RNA is done nowadays on automated electrophoresis instruments, which significantly increase the number of samples that can be processed at a time and produce a normalized digital output that can be used for comparisons within a run or between various runs.
TAGC currently has two automated DNA/RNA Electrophoresis instruments:
Qiagen QIAxcel is capable of analyzing up to 96 DNA samples at a time in a 12-strip tube or 96-well plate format, report the results as a gel image and electropherogram and determine the size and the concentration of the DNA fragments in each sample.
TAGC provides initial QIAxcel training at $80 and charges $8 for each subsequent 12-sample run.
During the training session, the user sets up a 12-sample run and analyses the data with the help of a member of the TAGC staff. Upon completion of the required training, the users are free to book and run the instrument during TAGC hours.
Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 is a chip based electrophoresis method capable of running 11-12 DNA or RNA samples at a time and is customarily used for analysis of Next Generation Sequencing Libraries amongst other types of material.
The kits currently offered are:
TAGC provides intial Bioanalyzer training for $80, during which the user runs a chip of their choice and analyzes the data under supervision of a TAGC staff member. Upon completion of the required training, the users are free to book and run the instrument during TAGC hours.
To find out which instrument and technology best suits your research needs contact TAGC.


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On the event of her birthday, listed here are some maternity photos of Kalki, which can make you go aww!
Kalki Koechlin turned 36 on Friday, January 10. Aside from celebrating her birthday bash, the actress is at present having fun with her maternity interval.
The Dev-D actress, who’s relationship Man Hershberg, by no means shies away from sharing her private life on social media. From cherished up photos along with her beau to sharing lovely baby-bump snaps, Kalki’s Instagram is full of glimpses from her private life.
On the event of her birthday, listed here are the highest 5 maternity photos, which can make you go aww!
Girl in black
On this image, the Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani actress comes out as an absolute stunner in a protracted black slit gown. She has put her hand on the baby-bump and is elegantly posing for the gram.
Night time rainbow
Kalki seemed ethereal in a sequined maxi gown. The actress accomplished her look with a pair of earrings.
Love is within the air!
On this tremendous cute image, Kalki is sitting in her boyfriend’s lap. The much-in-love couple is all smiles as they pose for the lens.
Love for yoga
The That Lady In Yellow Boots actress is wanting drop-dead attractive on this shiny sheer inexperienced outfit. She posted the image together with a caption and it reads, “Someplace between malasana and goddess pose.”
On this put up, Kalki seems to be effortlessly attractive in a lightweight olive inexperienced gown paired up with a white mesh jacket.
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For those of us who profess to be Christian, why do we worship God? What is it about Jesus Christ that we claim we cling to while singing our worship songs on Sunday morning? Unfortunately, it often does not follow us throughout the rest of our week in our interactions with others and in the midst of our own self-seeking ways. And “being nice” is no proof of genuine Christianity as anyone is capable of “being nice” if they choose to be. Our actions (and the motives behind them) lived out on a daily basis can give us some clues as to the depth, or lack of it, regarding our true feelings for and about God. Merely looking and acting “religious” on the outside (for the benefits of others and ourselves) has nothing to do with the truth.
In a devotion by A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) titled, “Truth Divorced From Life,” in the devotional book titled, “Tozer on The Almighty God,” compiled by Ron Eggert and published in 2004, Tozer states the following:
There is scarcely anything so dull and meaningless as Bible doctrine taught for its own sake. Truth divorced from life is not truth in its biblical sense, but something else and something less. Theology is a set of facts concerning God, man and the world. These facts may be and often are set forth as values in themselves; and there lies the snare both for the teacher and for the hearer . . . .
The Bible, however, is more than a volume of hitherto unknown facts about God, man and the universe. It is a book of exhortation based upon those facts. By far the greater portion of the book is devoted to an urgent effort to persuade people to alter their ways and bring their lives into harmony with the will of God . . . .
No man is better for knowing that God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth. The devil knows that, and so did Ahab and Judas Iscariot. No man is better for knowing that God so loved the world of men that He gave His only begotten Son to die for their redemption. In hell there are millions who know that. Theological truth is useless until it is obeyed. The purpose behind all doctrine is to secure moral action. (Devotion for September 6)
Action . . . the kind that goes to the heart of everything that we do. Why do we do it? And what is behind that “action”? Self? Or God? Too often, it is self. Tozer goes on to state the following in another devotion titled, “Universally Misunderstood,” in the same book mentioned above:
We can only conclude that Jesus is universally popular today because He is universally misunderstood.
Everyone admires Jesus, but almost no one takes Him seriously. He is considered a kindly idealist who loved babies and underprivileged persons. He is pictured as a gentle dreamer who was naive enough to believe in human goodness and brave enough to die for His belief. The world thinks of Him as meek, selfless and loving, and values Him because He was what we all are at heart, or would be if things were not so tough and we had more time to cultivate our virtues. Or He is a sweet, holy symbol of something too fine, too beautiful, to be real, but something which we would not lose nevertheless from our treasure house of precious things.
Because the human mind has two compartments, the practical and the ideal, people are able to live comfortably with their dreamy, romantic conception of Jesus while paying no attention whatsoever to His words. It is this neat division between the fanciful and the real that enables countless thousands of persons to say, “Lord, Lord” in all sincerity while living every moment in flat defiance of His authority. (Devotion for July 14)
“Living every moment in flat defiance of His authority” . . . . How often do our wants and our desires usurp Jesus Christ’s authority over our lives? Too often, in many cases. All we need to do is ask ourselves why we are doing what we do at any given moment and it becomes pretty clear who is in charge most of the time.
Here is another devotion by Tozer from the same book mentioned above titled, “Both Easy and Difficult”:
But the God we must see is not the utilitarian God who is having such a run of popularity today, whose chief claim to men’s attention is His ability to bring them success in their various undertakings and who for that reason is being cajoled and flattered by everyone who wants a favor. The God we must learn to know is the Majesty in the heavens, God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, the only wise God our Saviour . . . .
Knowledge of such a Being cannot be gained by study alone. It comes by a wisdom that natural man knows nothing of, neither can know, because it is spiritually discerned. To know God is at once the easiest and the most difficult thing in the world. It is easy because the knowledge is not won by hard mental toil, but is something freely given. As sunlight falls free on the open field, so the knowledge of the holy God is a free gift to men who are open to receive it. But this knowledge is difficult because there are conditions to be met and the obstinate nature of fallen man does not take kindly to them. (Devotion for January 24)
Read that last sentence again . . . “But this knowledge is difficult because there are conditions to be met and the obstinate nature of fallen man does not take kindly to them.” And on the following page Tozer goes on to state in a devotion titled, “A Vast Difference,” the following:
It is possible to grow up in a church, learn the catechism and have everything done to us that they do to us, within reason. But after we have done all that, we many not know God at all, because God isn’t known by those external things. We are blind and can’t see, because the things of God no man knows but by the Spirit of God . . . .
We imagine that we can handle it by the flesh, and we do handle it by the flesh–the Lord lets us do it. We can hold the creed and not know God in His person at all. We can know the doctrine and not know spiritual things at all. The fearful consequence is that many people know about God but don’t know God Himself. There is a vast difference between knowing about God and knowing God–a vast difference! . . . .
So it is that the human being can know about God, can know about Christ’s dying for him, can even write songs and books, can be the head of religious organizations and hold important church offices–and still never have come to the vital, personal knowledge of God at all. Only by the Holy Spirit can we know God. (Devotion for January 25)
Too often we only have a head knowledge–and not a genuine heart knowledge–of God and Jesus Christ. And without genuine repentance that head knowledge can fool both us and those around us. And it is a deadly place to be, for there is no genuine repentance that brings about change in us–a giving over of our own desires to the will of God.
It is quite possible to get all emotional on Sunday morning while singing worships songs, but where the rubber meets the road is how we treat others (all others and not just those we choose to like for whatever our reasons) and who we are really living for during the rest of the week.
Jesus stated the following after his resurrection in Matthew 28:18-20:
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
And what are the commands of Jesus Christ? The following is taken from the opening paragraph on “Institute of Basic Life Principles”:
Jesus said, “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). Keeping the commands of Jesus begins with recognizing what they are. Following (see link) is a collection of 49 of Jesus’ commands. As you read through them, ask God to help you observe these words, apply them, and faithfully follow them throughout your lifetime. (Click here for the compiled list).
I’m not including the link to that list to overwhelm anyone as it overwhelms me if I think I have to try to do any of them in my own power. Nobody can do them in their own power. However, the first one on the list brings about the ability to accomplish the rest, and that first one is repentance. Without genuine repentance the rest won’t matter. And we can’t do the rest without the power of the Holy Spirit inside of us enabling us to accomplish them. And it might surprise us to see just what some of the items are on that list, such as: following after Jesus; rejoicing; going the second mile; letting your light shine before others; keeping your word; loving your enemies; laying up treasures in heaven and not here on earth; and seeking God’s kingdom instead of one of our own making. And the reality is that it is not just about a “list,” but about a heart attitude. Who is it that we really want to serve? Jesus or ourselves?
Jesus stated the following in Matthew 11:28-30:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Too often we perceive Jesus to be described as in the devotion above titled, “Universally Misunderstood,” and he is anything but weak and/or timid or someone we can just push aside as a nice guy or sweet, holy symbol of our religion (see blog posts titled “Not a Tame Lion” and “Not A Timid Christianity”). He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lord and all authority has been given to him by God the Father (see Matthew 28:18-20).
It’s easy (and deadly) to only have a head knowledge about God and Jesus Christ without any genuine change in heart attitude that comes from repentance. As Tozer stated above, “No man is better for knowing that God in the beginning created the heavens and the earth. The devil knows that, and so did Ahab and Judas Iscariot. No man is better for knowing that God so loved the world of men that He gave His only begotten Son to die for their redemption. In hell there are millions who know that. Theological truth is useless until it is obeyed . . . .”
Our faith, if it is genuine, requires obedience . . . .
Holy, Holy, Holy
Is The Lord God Almighty
Who Was And Is
And Is To Come!
YouTube Video: “Revelation Song” sung by Phillips, Craig & Dean:
Compromise . . . how many times in a day do we find ourselves compromising on things we say we believe in? Three of the definitions for “compromise” stated in “TheFreeDictionary.com” are (1) a weakening or reduction of one’s principles or standards; (2) to reduce the quality, value, or degree of something, such as one’s ideals; and (3) an exposure of one’s good name, reputation, etc, to injury. (Quote source here.)
To compromise is to make concessions or accommodations for someone who does not agree with a prevalent set of standards or rules. The Bible makes it clear that God does not condone compromising His standards . . . . Not compromising requires our unswerving submission to Him and to Him only, regardless of the world’s concession to godlessness (Joshua 24:15; Psalm 119:10; Psalm 119:15). . . .
As believers, we must “see to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ” (Colossians 2:8; see also Hebrews 3:12). We are also commanded to be “prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you . . .” (1 Peter 3:15). In other words, we are commanded not only to remain faithful to the Word but to defend it and correct those who are in opposition to it (2 Timothy 2:24-25). God is serious about our not compromising His Word with the values of the world—the reason being that those outside of Christ may then “come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil . . .” (2 Timothy 2:26).
Then there are those who profess to being Christians, yet live lives not in keeping with the precepts of the Scripture, i.e., compromising their biblical beliefs by living like world. For them, the things of the world and its sensual allurements take precedence over the Word of God (Acts 20:30; 1 John 2:16-19). Jesus referred to these people as “those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful” (Mark 4:18-19). These are the ones who, though professing to follow Christ, compromise their faith by craving worldly success and accolades from their fellow man. Jesus chastised such people who rationalized their questionable behavior: “How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” (John 5:41-44). In other words, to compromise in one’s total allegiance and devotion to God is to allow the allurements of this world, with its accompanying worries, to take precedence over Christ (Matthew 6:24). (Quote source and full article here).
“Compromising their biblical beliefs by living like the world” . . . and we do that all the time here in America. We love the excesses afforded to us by our society so we indulge and before we know it our conscience is seared by our lack of restraint. And if enough of us do it we don’t even recognize the major error we have made in our relationship with God. After all, we rationalize that everybody else is doing it, too.
The way to spiritual power and favor with God is to be willing to put away the weak compromises and the tempting evils to which we are prone to cling. There is no Christian victory or blessing if we refuse to turn away from the things that God hates.
Even if your wife loves it, turn away from it. Even if your husband loves it, turn away from it. Even if it is accepted in the whole social class and system of which you are a part, turn away from it. Even if it is something that has come to be accepted by our whole generation, turn away from it if it is evil and wrong and an offense to our Lord and righteous Savior . . . .
Every Christian holds the key to his or her own spiritual attainment. If he or she will not pay the price of being joyfully led by the Holy Spirit of God, if he or she refuses to hate sin and evil and wrong, our churches might as well be turned into lodges or clubs. (Devotion for July 6.)
Read that last sentence again . . . “If he or she will not pay the price of being joyfully led by the Holy Spirit of God, if he or she refuses to hate sin and evil and wrong, our churches might as well be turned into lodges or clubs.” And many have been turned into Christian “social clubs” not only in Tozer’s day but has quantified substantially in the 52 years since Tozer’s death. Sin is just “no big deal” to many of us anymore. And why is that? It’s because we don’t take what God says seriously anymore. And that is an error of staggering proportions, the ramifications of which we cannot even begin to imagine. And nobody seems to care.
We major on what we want and forget that we serve a Holy God. We wink at sin as if it just doesn’t matter all that much in our fast-paced and easy access society today. Besides, Jesus is always there to forgive us, right? Our heart attitude is really into serving self and not God, but we can sure make it look like we are serving him to others and maybe even fool ourselves along the way. Yeah, we can put on a really good show with a smiling face. Unfortunately, God is not so easily fooled, even if we think we can fool the rest of our world. And the world isn’t fooled that easily, either, but it can often be bought with gossip and money, and that includes many in the Christian world who profess to be Christian. “Bigger, better, more, more, more” is the motto of our day in America, and it doesn’t matter who we are or what we say we believe in, either. And who really cares if we possibly end up destroying someone else (whether it’s their livelihood or reputation or both) through our gossip or lying to get what we want? We rationalize that our gain (whatever it happens to be) from their loss is God’s blessing, right? Not by a long shot. Anathema . . . And there’s always a payback to that kind of deception.
In two devotions titled, “Love Good, Hate Evil,” and “Love God, Hate Sin,” previous to the one mentioned above in the same book, Tozer wrote the following:
Love Good, Hate Evil
If we are committed, consecrated Christians, truly disciples of the crucified and risen Christ, there are some things we must face.
We cannot love honesty without hating dishonesty. We cannot love purity without hating impurity. We cannot love truth without hating lying and deceitfulness.
If we belong to Jesus Christ, we must hate evil even as He hated evil in every form. The ability of Jesus Christ to hate that which was against God and to love that which was full of God was the force that made Him able to receive the anointing–the oil of gladness–in complete measure.
On our human side, it is our imperfection in loving the good and hating the evil that prevents us from receiving the Holy Spirit in complete measure. God withholds from us because we are unwilling to follow Jesus in His great poured-out love for what is right and His pure and holy hatred of what is evil. “Hate the evil and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate” (Amos 5:15). (Devotion from July 4).
Love God, Hate Sin
People remark how favored the church is in this country. It does not have to face persecution and rejection. If the truth were known, our freedom from persecution is because we have taken the easy, the popular way.
If we would love righteousness until it became an overpowering passion, if we would renounce everything that is evil, our day of popularity and pleasantness would quickly end. The world would soon turn on us.
We are too nice! We are too tolerant! We are too anxious to be popular! We are too quick to make excuses for sin in its many forms! If I would stir Christians around me to love God and hate sin, even to the point of being a bit of a nuisance, I would rejoice . . . . Vance Havner used to remark that too many are running for something when they ought to be standing for something. God’s people should be willing to stand! (Devotion from July 5).
Do you think this is a bit too hard-hitting? Good. There are too many people out there soft peddling as easy Christianity that just doesn’t exist and way too many folks have swallowed it because it sounds so good. We don’t need more pastors/teachers who coddle their congregations with teaching that twist the Bible to their own benefit (either for status or money or both)–and certainly that is not to say that all pastors/teachers do that, either. But there are many who do. Even the Apostle Paul stated in Colossians 2:8:
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.
And also Paul stated in 2 Corinthians 11:3-4; 13-15 regarding the false teachers of his day:
I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. . .
For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
Unfortunately, we believe almost anyone who claims to be Christian and especially if they have any kind of following or they are popular on the Christian speaking circuit (with their plethora of books and other materials to peddle) and/or have the educational “credentials” we esteem despite what they teach. And often we are unaware of their deception because we do not study the Bible for ourselves, pray for discernment, and develop our own relationship with Jesus Christ to be able to recognize the deception.
And discernment? What’s that? Spiritual discernment has to do with wisdom and the ability to distinguish truth from error. The following statement is from GotQuestions?org regarding how to increase one’s spiritual discernment:
It is not wrong to possess knowledge or have an education, and it is not wrong to use reason and logic to solve problems. However, spiritual discernment cannot be attained that way. It must be given by the revelation of Jesus Christ to the believer, and then developed by way of training in righteousness (Hebrews 5:14) and prayer (Philippians 1:9). Hebrews 5:11-14 shows how spiritual discernment is developed. The writer speaks to those who had become “dull of hearing,” meaning they had fallen out of practice discerning spiritually. The writer of Hebrews tells them that everyone who lives on “milk” (rather than the “solid food” desired by the mature) is unskilled in the word of righteousness; however, the mature Christian has been “trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” The keys, according to this passage, are becoming skilled in the Word of God (by which we define righteousness) and “constant practice” (through which we gain experience).
So, how does one increase spiritual discernment? First, recognizing that God is the only one who can increase wisdom, pray for it (James 1:5; Philippians 1:9). Then, knowing the wisdom to distinguish good from evil comes by training and practice, go to the Bible to learn the truth and, by meditation on the Word, reinforce the truth.
When a bank hires an employee, he is trained to recognize counterfeit bills. One would think that the best way to recognize a counterfeit would be to study various counterfeits. The problem is that new counterfeits are being created every day. The best way to recognize a counterfeit bill is to have an intimate knowledge of the real thing. Having studied authentic bills, bank cashiers are not fooled when a counterfeit comes along. A knowledge of the true helps them identify the false.
This is what Christians must do to develop spiritual discernment. We must know the authentic so well that, when the false appears, we can recognize it. By knowing and obeying the Word of God, we will be “trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” We will know God’s character and will. This is the heart of spiritual discernment – being able to distinguish the voice of the world from the voice of God, to have a sense that “this is right” or “this is wrong.” Spiritual discernment fends off temptation and allows us to “hate what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). (Quote source and full article here.)
Too often in today’s world and, yes, among Christians, we have so compromised the way we live that we fudge on what is “right” and “wrong” on a regular basis. Our conscience has been seared by our own desires and society’s excesses, and nobody out there is warning us of the impending danger. The following statement is from GotQuestions?org:
For human beings, having one’s conscience seared is a result of continual, unrepentant sinning. Eventually, sin dulls the sense of moral right or wrong, and the unrepentant sinner becomes numb to the warnings of the conscience that God has placed within each of us to guide us (Romans 2:15) (Quote source here.)
Much like the frog–who was placed in a pot of water that was slowly heated up to the boiling point–was totally unaware of his impending demise, we are in the exact same predicament, and we don’t even recognize it for what it is. James 4:17 states, “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.” But do we care? Our reaction to that verse speaks volumes about our spiritual state.
Then Jesus said to his disciples,
“Whoever wants to be my disciple
must deny themselves
and take up their cross
and follow me.”
YouTube Video: “Lose My Soul,” by TobyMac (with Kirk Franklin & Mandisa):

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The result of the last European Council in December 2012 has hardly been taken note of outside of the concerned countries, what concerns the Macedonia accession to the EU. The European Council has for the 4th time consecutively denied the opening of accession negotiation, against a clear recommendation by the EU Commission for the 4th time. This shows that the veto at least at this stage is a totally outdated instrument.
The European Council decision was due to the traditional veto by Greece because of the name of Macedonia, but there are some hints in the air that the name issue might be settled (or pre-settled) between Macedonia and Greece in the next months, by an exchange of notes or other diplomatic documents between the both, and the good services of a (US) special envoy acting on behalf of the United Nations. The unblocking of the name issue will also lift the Greek veto against Macedonia’s accession to NATO which has been blocked by Greece as well (and this against a decision of the International Court of Justice). However, Greece was not really in the position to develop policies during the last months, for elections, a difficult change of government, and urgent legislation reasons – this of course everyone has to understand.
But what was new for the December decision was a de-facto veto for the Macedonian EU negotiations by Bulgaria. This was hardly perceived among the EU citizens.
Not enough that Greece so far has failed to quote any legal or qualified political arguments regarding the name of Macedonia (and of course some Macedonians are taking their mouth a bit full, too, in the best Yugoslav way) which may soon be changed. Macedonia’s recognised name is the „Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)“. The country would prefer the simple name of „Macedonia“, however this is the name of a province in northern Greece. In Belgium there is also a province with the name „Luxembourg“. Maybe a compulsory „Republic of Macedonia“ might be possible?
But Bulgaria has argued – through its Prime Minister Boyko Borissov – that parts of „its history have been stolen“ by Macedonia and that Bulgaria has been badmouthed (see among many other sources: http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/bulgaria-vetoes-macedonia-eu-acc-news-515809). Background is an exchange of letters between the Presidents, started by Bulgaria, which can only be considered as stupid, and where Bulgaria has advocated to commit a holiday together with Macedonia. Nothing against this, but a common commitment can only be proposed for uncontested holidays.
Dear fellow Bulgarians, the European Union is not a nationalist event! And that your President qualified Macedonia „not ready for accession negotiations“ is clearly contradictory to the recommendations of the EU Commission which four times during the last four years has recommended to start negotiations with Macedonia. At first, had someone of the previous EU Member States said this, Bulgaria would not be a member of the EU27, and it cannot have to do with the perspective that the EU Commission may impose an extraordinary monitoring report on the Bulgarian judicial system, which however seems very justified.
Also Macedonia should of course refrain from setting up monuments which easily can be considered as nationalist. But one has fully to endorse EU Commissioner Stefan Füle (who is one of the pillars of the Commission) who said towards Sofia “… it is not good to leave our partners waiting before the door for too long. I believe that integration is the best means for coping with nationalism, and I am convinced that isolation boosts nationalism.” In this context, Macedonia merits indeed now a fast start of negotiations, though many negotiation chapters can be cleared in advance. Macedonia has a certain fragile structure, with a big Albanian minority, an armed internal conflict in 2001, a Roma population which is partly de facto discriminated, and above all a country which has no further grave problems whatsoever with its neighbouring countries. The country merits now a stringent further approximation towards the EU – but no unfriendly fire from Bulgaria, which by the way is not contested by many opposition politicians there.
Chief Editor, European Union Foreign Affairs Journal

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Mrs. Sharmila stands there silently for sometime and tries to understand her words. She also looks at Mrs.Angela’s house and feels something different as now she has no grudges for her.
Dr Murdock was filled with guilt of misusing his PHD. He just felt waves of discomfort flowing through his body. It was unbearable. He just wanted to die.
Those were the most beautiful moment of my life and I witnessed it becoming my worst nightmares.My most precious memories of her became the most horrifying story of my life.
Even through all of the rough times she had faith that everything will turn out just fine in the end, so I will be waiting…patiently for things to get better. Read family story
Funny story of a person whose nose had to be operated and the surgeon was postponing the surgery for a bribe. Suddenly one day the doctor willingly operated him.
It was not just story-telling – it was a window to a land of mystery. She would make the stories come alive by using her fingers as puppets
One night she again saw Alisha ghost near her bed. That ghost asked her that everybody will die soon. I will take revenge to everybody.
Eliot Houghton happened to be a notorious fugitive criminal of our time.No one is able to find out Eliot’s place, residence and identity yet which shows how clever she was.
For the world this relation was not acceptable and the two knew it very well. It was the first and the last evening they spent as two people deeply in love
Nalini was a carefree girl. She was the only daughter and was treated like a princess in her family. At school she was very notorious


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Watch ALI PROJECT’s 25th Anniversary Single "Himiko Gaiden" MV
After being formed as an indie group in 1985, two-member unit ALI PROJECT consisting of singer Arika Takarano (lyrics) and keyboardist Mikiya Katakura (music/arrangement) made their professional debut in 1992 from Toshiba EMI. Their current record company Lantis’ official YouTube channel today released a four-minute music video for their 25th anniversary single “Himiko Gaiden” to be released on March 29. Himiko was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in the ancient Japan in the 2nd-3rd century. With the request from Katakura, the members of anison super group JAM Project joined the recording of the song as back chorus singers.
ALI PROJECT is well known for their anime theme song works, such as for Noir, Rosen Maiden, Code Geass, Katanagatari, ANOTHER, and many others. Their most recent anime tie-up song was their 31st single song “Haramitsu Renge” released in October 2015, which was used as the ED theme song
for the TV anime adaptation of Riku Misora’s action fantasy light novel series A Chivalry of a Failed Knight.
“Himiko Gaiden” MV
Blu-ray edition CD jacket
Source: ALI PROJECT official website
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Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Holladay-Halsey (DoubleTree by Hilton Portland)
This paper presents the growth dynamics of initial errors and predictability in convection systems, thus, to provide a significant reference for designing initial perturbation method suitable to storm-scale ensemble forecasting (SSEF), by simulating a typical supercell storm using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. The instabilities and releases of latent heat are the dominant factors to affect error growth and spatial distribution. The ability of single deterministic convective forecast is limited by the rapid growth of initial errors in a developing convection system. Error propagation, in the form of wave, is able to inspire quadratic errors in unstable perimeter regions. The new errors generated by original forecast errors are not predictable, and thus restrict system predictability. Ensemble forecast (EF) technique is considered to overcome the limitations and improve the convective forecasts. Whereas, the initial perturbation schemes in synoptic-scale EF are not suitable to SSEF because of different mechanisms in error evolutions. Lack of key convection-dynamic factors in an initial perturbation scheme, the nonlinear effects in convection will result in the rapid increase of correlation coefficients among ensemble members, and become a serious obstacle to improve the ability of SSEF in forecast uncertainty. Therefore, a practical initial perturbation method based on a convection vortex-relocation technique, where two types of instability conditions relative to convection are regarded as perturbation factors, is designed. Preliminary results from ensemble forecast experiments are in general agreement with viewpoints presented here.
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