n my opinion the only reason to use base clear is if it is a metalic color. They are both urethane.
The "progress so far" thread is single stage urethane. It's great stuff. Alot of "fancy" colors aren't available in single stage. For solid colors, there's no choice. It's cheaper to buy, easier to use and easier to repair if something happens. The shine is also deeper.
single stage urethane 3-4 coats whats your input on that??
You're on to it. Just be careful near the edges. It'll be easy to distort body lines with a D/A. Use a few coats of primer / surfacer and let it cure, then go back and wet sand with 400. Dry, tack rag, and shoot the color. As long as it's 70 degrees in the shop, you'll be fine. Also, start out with a light coat, allow 20 minutes or so in between coats. The fourth coat should be your heaviest. Try not make it run, but keep the whole car wet so you don't get dry spots. (looks like overspray) Use 1000 grit to color sand before buffing. (eat a big bowl of wheaties that morning and have the Ben Gay ready) Let the paint cure at least two weeks if you're not going to bake it before you buff it out.
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I am using a orbital sander to sand it down to last primer coat than hand sanding. What grit should I use on last sand before I prime?
You want to use no less than 600 grit before color and use a guide coat. I used PPG concept 4 coats then wetsanded and buffed. I painted mine in my garage.
600? really? I usually use 400 before color. I look at it this way, I can polish 400 grit scratches out of aluminum by hand to a mirror finish. Four coats of paint are easier to buff. This was a raw paint job in my Dad's garage. I never buffed it out. Of course, it was base/clear.
There's nothing wrong with 600 grit, the surface will just be that much smoother when you shoot color. A wet sanded 400 grit finish on the primer will leave the primer glossy. Why go any further?
<------33 years of being a professional painter, painting from Harley-Davidson to B-52's. There really is no such thing as a single stage urethane.
Paint and furniture oils dry by 3 processes. I don't remember the furniture oil drying process, I'm not a woodworker, shoot me. The other 2 are solvent evaporation, and polymerization. The solvent one is how enamel & laquer, and the sort dry. Polyurethane, urethane, etc, dry by polymerization, a chemical process that takes place even in the absence of air, or oxygen. Do some research on the computer, google, ask, and what ever else you can think about, don't take my word for it, I just went to school!!!
I'm going to chime in and take the other side of the argument. While S/S paint looks great freshly buffed out, I don't think it makes sense to paint with single stage. For one, if you're doing it at home, it's a one-shot deal when you paint. If you screw up, IN ANY WAY, it's harder to fix than with base/clear. Base goes on and flash dries within a few short minutes, and you can wetsand and buff clearcoat all day long to get out the boogers and produce a nice shine. Single-stage does not. That allows bugs, dust, painters clothes, hair and a lot more get into the paint. Even a good booth will have dust nibs and some boogers in a single stage paint ...a lot more when painted in the garage. Also easier to get runs. So, you almost HAVE to buff S/S out if you want the 'perfect' paint job.
That leads to my second point, which is the worst characteristic of single-stage paints: If and when you do wetsand and buff out the paint (for that 'perfect' job), you essentially remove the thin layer of UV protectant that rises to the surface of the paint. That layer is what keeps it shiny for a long time. If you paint a red, orange, dark blue color, basically colors that tend to oxidize rapidly, you'll notice it will begin to oxidize and haze within a short amount of time. In fact, you'll get yourself into a cycle where every year you'll need to buff and wax it (a LOT) to keep it shining like it was once new. If the car spends much time outside, it'll begin to haze up faster ...like in a couple weeks.
How do I know? I've seen it on a couple cars, one of which is a 62 Fairlane I own that I painted about 17 years ago. Money was tigher for me in those days and I went cheap thinking it was the way to go ...even went against the advice of a paint rep I knew at the time who prophosized what eventually would happen. The car is bright red and looked beautiful at first. But over time it wouldn't hold it's shine. I left it outside quite a bit and it wouldn't have faded as quickly if I'd had a garage to keep it in, in those days. It was the worst way I ever tried to save a buck. Two weeks after I would spend a day buffing it out, there it would be, starting to haze up again. I could wax it and make it less visible, but to my eye, it was undenyable that it would be hazzing up, even after a good wax job. I've seen it on other people's cars too, one is a buddy that has an orange car. It's simple, basic chemestry. You expose the paint particles that capture oxygen, it'll do so. Lighter colors aren't as bad, but they also will oxidize faster.
A clear coat over the paint keeps it's shine due to the clearcoat acting as a UV protector. Your car will hold it's shine a LOT longer. You won't need to wax it, unless you want that super hand slick feel. Once nice characteristic about B/C is how forgiving it is to the home painter. It's also extremely easy to make blends and panel repairs should damage happen years later. I've got cars that I've painted 10--12+ years ago sitting outside that have never seen the inside of a garage and their paint still looks like it was 'dipped' in glass ...as good as the day I buffed it out. Never a wax job. That's saying something!
Some downfalls with B/C are if you get mild scratches in dark colors it tends to show up as white scratches ...where they would probably be less visible in a single stage paint. Guys point this out a lot, but, it's way overblown. One of those nice 12+ year old paint jobs that sit outside is a black Toyota 4x4 I have. There aren't any white scratches on it ..and I always have guys asking me to buy it. Another is a dark red Caddy I have. They are just maintenance-free paint jobs. I wetsand and buff all my paints out right away after spraying and I mean they just look great, smooth as glass, and don't need re-buffing even after years in the elements. Another benefit of the clearcoat is chip resistance. That extra bit of clear urethane helps absorb rock and other road impacts and therefore fewer chips (it's not the hardness, but the ability to absorb inpacts).
And this 'deep shine' stuff is funny to interpret. You hear that a lot. Funny thing is, people that paint base-clear say the exact same thing about their paint jobs. If you do a good job wetsanding and buffing, even an experienced painter will be challenged to tell if it's a base/clear paint job or single/stage.
One benefit to single/stage paints is it's a lot faster to apply. You have 3 coats (or so) and you're done. If you're painting a taxi or a work truck, or a MACCO job, where time is a major cost of the paint job, it makes sense. It's also cheaper. But on a time-honored classic, to me, it's the wrong place to pinch pennies. Even a no-name clear like Evercoat Euro Clear, which is good quality, but not too popular is much better IMO than going S/S.
So there you have it. Another opinion to consider. Personally, I can't see any enough advantages over S/S on a Vette to recommend it, especially on a car one wants to get that 'perfect' paint job on ...and keep it shining maintenance-free for a long time.
Best of luck on whatever you decide.
I decided on single stage because I was painting solid black and my car is always garaged. I think if you are painting solid white or black ss is hard to beat. And also I had many recommendations for the PPG concept ss, which believe me is not cheap.
But Mark G makes lots of good points, I read many articles and spent alot of time on paint and body forums before choosing and he is correct on what he is telling you and seems to have a lot of experience.So you should listen to his advice and decide what is best in your situation.
I am no painter, just the guy who paid the bill for the paint on mine. My black car after 2.5 years with single stage still looks as good as it ever did. I stripped mine to bare fiberglass and the painter took it from there. It stays in the garage and only sees about 3-5 full days outside per year, (3 of them being at Carlisle).
I purchase a 78 Corvette in July 2008. It was just painted with Nason Urethane Single Stage Red Paint Victory Red. The paint is 120 day old. The car is garaged and under a cover at all times.
1) Any limitations on length of time in which the car can be color sanded and buffed?
2) If you have the paint brand, material type and factory paint code -- How close will the paint match the repainted color?
3) I need to touch up some of the jams on the car. Bottom of the door, t-top mounting area and etc. Any helpful hints?
4) I will be installting a 78 Pace Car Rear spoiler. Is it best to paint by the paint code or to take a painted T-TOP in to match that paint?
I wish I still had pictures of it. One day I was bored in the shop. I took a Camaro deck lid and prepped it. I shot four coats of S/S black. Wet sanded with 600 grit. Layed out brilliant blue and violet pearl metallic flames. Cleared it. Wet sanded with 600 again. layed out ghost flames inbetween the other flames. Cleared it again. Wet sanded with 1200 and buffed. Completely impractical for a car that would get driven, but man, that looked good if I do say so myself. Back when I had the bodyshop, I used to play around like that every once in a while.
Hey Mark, Just curious, but did you ever do anything like that? It sounds like you would probably come up with some really cool stuff. All good info on this thread. I like to learn new stuff. The more I know, the less I know, ....ya' know?
1)no, but its easier to do the sooner you do it.
2)single stage is hard to match, especially Nason brand. I can get two gallons of Nason mixed back to back in the same color and it wont be the same shade. Nason is the cheap line of Dupont.
3)get a brush and go at it. Small areas wont show up even if the color is off. I would do thin coats and build it up after its dried and then maybe wetsand the areas lightly after a good build up and buff/wax.
paints, or with single stage paints. Take a t-top or gas cap in to have it computer scanned and use that. Spray a test card first and make sure its close, if not have the paint shop tint the paint till it matches.
The cars paint is 120 days old. Is ity better to take the paint code or computer scan?
The car is in storage for the winter. The car looks quite abit different than I pick it up. It's has the correct wheels and tires. I did purchase a 78 stock hood that is light yellow.
I am looking at having the hood painted and the pace car rear spoiler.
The car was painted with single stage Nason. The car has been under a cover since I purchased it.
It is paint color, reducer and hardner. Not a base coat clear.
A lot of good info here but Mark G said it best clear coat base coat systems were developed for UV protection, basically protection against the sun. I remember the GM cars in th 80's before they went to clear coat the silvers and the reds especially would fade out within the first couple of years. And there were no paint warranties back then you were stuck with a flat paint job. The guy with the red single stage red, that car could start to fade very easily if it spends any significant time in the sun although I know that the newer urethanes are better than they used to be. But they wont protect against UV as well as clear coat. I think that you get a deeper shine with clear coat and it's more forgiving when it comes to buffing out imperfections like dirt or runs. We just painted my car this weekend have a look.


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Q: Should 'cause have a left or right curly quote? I tried to verify this with this Markdown converter:
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However, it doesn't convert the single quote into a curly quote:

'cause

Should 'cause be written as 'cause or 'cause?
(I'm not sure how to confirm this with Google.)

A: You do not use quotation marks of either the single or double variety to indicate the omission of characters in written English. That is principally the job of the apostrophe, although that character is almost always rendered identically to the right single quotation mark for the typographically correct

 '

For example,

'Cause of the holiday the mom 'n' pop stores don't open 'til Tuesday. At least, that's what 'Jake' at Lowe's said, and he's lived here since the '70s.

The problem you are encountering arises out of the historical practice of typewriters providing only a key for a straight single quotation mark ('), which is to be used to represent itself, apostrophes, left/opening single quotation marks ('), and right/closing single quotation marks (') and other look-alike characters.
From a data encoding standpoint, this is obsolete; there are now at least dozens of Unicode code points for very specific kinds of apostrophes, single quotation marks, accent marks, prime marks, and all the other kinds of short strokes used in punctuation in various writing systems. From a data entry standpoint, however, the problem remains. The vast majority of users are only interested in a character's appearance, not its technical definition, so the nuances of when to use ′ instead of ´ are lost, much less the difference between U+02BC ' and U+2019 '. Even if they had a keyboard that could enter those characters, they wouldn't use them correctly and consistently.
Therefore, software may attempt to guess at the character you intend based on surrounding text. If ' falls between an n and a t, it guesses that an apostrophe is needed; if ' falls after a space, it guesses that you are opening a quotation, if it detects markup it might retain code point 27. In cases like yours, it will guess wrong. As with all so-called spelling and grammar checkers, it is not an authority, and as of 2018 at least, you should never rely on machines for making decisions about orthography, or anything else in your writing.

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Q: Evaluating a multivariable function with constraints I have a function f(x,y) where both the inputs are integers. Given a natural number K, I would like to evaluate f at all points in the set { (x,y) : 0 <= x <= K-1 , x < y <= K }. In other words, evaluating f at all feasible 0 <=x,y <= K which satisfy y>x.
I know this can be done with nested for loops but I am wondering if there is a more efficient way to do it through one of the apply functions perhaps.

A: Here is one way of doing what the question asks for. It's a simple double *apply loop with a function call in the inner most loop.
f <- function(x, y) {x + y + x*y}

K <- 10
sapply(0:(K - 1), function(x){
  sapply((x + 1):K, function(y) f(x, y))
})

This is easily rewritten as a function of K and f.
fun <- function(K, FUN){
  f <- match.fun(FUN)
  lapply(0:(K - 1), function(x){
    sapply((x + 1):K, function(y) f(x, y))
  })
}

fun(10, f)


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#include <aws/textract/Textract_EXPORTS.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSString.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSVector.h>
#include <utility>

namespace Aws
{
namespace Utils
{
namespace Json
{
  class JsonValue;
  class JsonView;
} // namespace Json
} // namespace Utils
namespace Textract
{
namespace Model
{

  /**
   *
Shows the results of the human in the loop evaluation. If there is no
   * HumanLoopArn, the input did not trigger human review.

See Also:

   * AWS
   * API Reference

   */
  class AWS_TEXTRACT_API HumanLoopActivationOutput
  {
  public:
    HumanLoopActivationOutput();
    HumanLoopActivationOutput(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    HumanLoopActivationOutput& operator=(Aws::Utils::Json::JsonView jsonValue);
    Aws::Utils::Json::JsonValue Jsonize() const;

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetHumanLoopArn() const{ return m_humanLoopArn; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline bool HumanLoopArnHasBeenSet() const { return m_humanLoopArnHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopArn(const Aws::String& value) { m_humanLoopArnHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopArn = value; }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopArn(Aws::String&& value) { m_humanLoopArnHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopArn = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopArn(const char* value) { m_humanLoopArnHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopArn.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopArn(const Aws::String& value) { SetHumanLoopArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopArn(Aws::String&& value) { SetHumanLoopArn(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the HumanLoop created.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopArn(const char* value) { SetHumanLoopArn(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& GetHumanLoopActivationReasons() const{ return m_humanLoopActivationReasons; }

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline bool HumanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet() const { return m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopActivationReasons(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationReasons = value; }

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopActivationReasons(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationReasons = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopActivationReasons(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { SetHumanLoopActivationReasons(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopActivationReasons(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { SetHumanLoopActivationReasons(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& AddHumanLoopActivationReasons(const Aws::String& value) { m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationReasons.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& AddHumanLoopActivationReasons(Aws::String&& value) { m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationReasons.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    /**
     *
Shows if and why human review was needed.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& AddHumanLoopActivationReasons(const char* value) { m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationReasons.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults() const{ return m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults; }

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline bool HumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResultsHasBeenSet() const { return m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResultsHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(const Aws::String& value) { m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResultsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults = value; }

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(Aws::String&& value) { m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResultsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline void SetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(const char* value) { m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResultsHasBeenSet = true; m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(const Aws::String& value) { SetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(Aws::String&& value) { SetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Shows the result of condition evaluations, including those conditions which
     * activated a human review.

     */
    inline HumanLoopActivationOutput& WithHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(const char* value) { SetHumanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults(value); return *this;}

  private:

    Aws::String m_humanLoopArn;
    bool m_humanLoopArnHasBeenSet;

    Aws::Vector<Aws::String> m_humanLoopActivationReasons;
    bool m_humanLoopActivationReasonsHasBeenSet;

    Aws::String m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResults;
    bool m_humanLoopActivationConditionsEvaluationResultsHasBeenSet;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace Textract
} // namespace Aws

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Watch the video – it shows how it works.
No booking, no pre-payment. Meet your guide just outside the exit of the designated Underground Station (Tube Stop) at the time stated. The guides hold up copies of the distinctive white London Walks leaflet.
A London Walk costs £10. Or £8 for Super Adults (over 65s), students and people with the London Walks Loyalty Card. Kids under 15 accompanied by their parent(s) go free.
A London Walk takes about two hours. They end at or near a Tube Stop. The walks always take place.
Day Trips to The Cotswolds, Oxford, Stonehenge, Cambridge, etc. cost £18* plus your Tariffs (fares and any entrance fees). They meet by the ticket office of the designated London Railway Station at the time stated. You'll be back in London late afternoon/early evening.
*£16 for students and Super Adults (over 65s). Or £14 for people with the London Walks Loyalty Card. Plus your fares and any entrance fees.
WHO? London's best guides It all comes down to the guiding. And London's best walkers.
WHAT? "London's best guided walks" (Time Out).
WHERE? Meet your guide just outside the exit of the designated Tube Stop. The Day Trips to The Cotswolds, Oxford, Stonehenge, Cambridge, etc. form up by the ticket office of the designated London Railway Station. WHERE DO YOU WALK? All over London. There are over 500 different London Walks. WHERE ELSE? The Cotswolds, Oxford, Cambridge, Stonehenge, Hampton Court, Winchester, etc. on our Day Trips.
WHEN? Meet your guide and fellow walkers at the meeting time – the designated start time – for any given London Walk or Day Trip. WHEN? 365 days a year. Yes, there are London Walks every day of the year. WHEN? Every morning, every afternoon and every evening. WHEN – AS IN HOW LONG? A London Walk takes about two hours. A London Pub Walk takes about two and a half hour. A London Walks Day Trip – to the Cotswolds, Oxford, Cambridge, Stonehenge, etc. – takes 8-10 hours.
WHY? "the premier walking tour company in the entire world;" London's best guides; to see a city you have to walk it.
WHEN? Two hoursA London Walk costs £10. First things first: there's no need to book! To go on a London Walk, meet your guide and fellow walkers on the pavement ("sidewalk" in North American parlance) just outside the designated London TubeStop (Underground Station) at the time stated. This video shows how it works.
To go on one of our Day Trips from London – to Oxford, Bath, Stonehenge, Cambridge, The Cotswolds, etc. – meet your guide by the ticket office of the designated London Railway Station. At the time stated.
**Time Out and everybody else!
And, yes, it bears repeating: there's no booking. No pre-payment.
You don't have to make reservations to go on a London Walk. Same goes for the Day Trips from London. Just turn up and go. It's convenience itself. There's no red tape with London Walks!
And speaking of our out-of-town Day Trip tours (to Oxford, Bath, Cambridge, The Cotswolds, Stonehenge, etc.), this video gives you a wee peek at one of them. To go on one of our Day Trips meet the guide by the ticket office of the designated London railway station. At the time stated.
Anything else? Well, might make the point that while there's no need to book, very large groups should book a private walk – it's even cheaper and you'll have your own guide just for your group! What's more, we move heaven and earth to get a great "fit" between group and guide. Just give us a call.
A London Walk lasts about two hours. The Day Trips to Oxford, Stonehenge, Bath, etc. are all day affairs – but they get you back in central London in time to catch a show!
London Walks and Day Trips always take place, rain or shine.
Each walk ends at or near a London TubeStop (Underground station).


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*** Eternal Word Of God *** *** Eternal Word Of God *** *** Eternal Word Of God ***
American Standard Version Ruth
Chapter: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1:1And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 1:2And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 1:3And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons. 1:4And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years. 1:5And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.
1:6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread. 1:7And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 1:8And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 1:9Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 1:10And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people. 1:11And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 1:12Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a husband to-night, and should also bear sons; 1:13would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me. 1:14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.
1:15And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god: return thou after thy sister-in-law. 1:16And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; 1:17where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. 1:18And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
1:19So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi? 1:20And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 1:21I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? 1:22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 2:3And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. 2:4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee. 2:5Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 2:6And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 2:7And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.
2:8Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens. 2:9Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. 2:10Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner? 2:11And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people that thou knewest not heretofore. 2:12Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. 2:13Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.
2:14And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof. 2:15And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not. 2:16And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.
2:17So she gleaned in the field until even; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. 2:18And she took it up, and went into the city; and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth and gave to her that which she had left after she was sufficed. 2:19And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz. 2:20And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen. 2:21And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 2:22And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, and that they meet thee not in any other field. 2:23So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
3:1And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 3:2And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. 3:3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 3:4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 3:5And she said unto her, All that thou sayest I will do.
3:6And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. 3:7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 3:9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. 3:10And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 3:11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman. 3:12And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 3:13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.
3:14And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. 3:15And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and she held it; and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and he went into the city. 3:16And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 3:17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law. 3:18Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
4:1Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 4:2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 4:3And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: 4:4And I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying, Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 4:5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 4:6And the near kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: take thou my right of redemption on thee; for I cannot redeem it.
4:7Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the manner of attestation in Israel. 4:8So the near kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thyself. And he drew off his shoe. 4:9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 4:10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 4:11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem: 4:12and let thy house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.
4:13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bare a son. 4:14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel. 4:15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. 4:16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 4:17And the women her neighbors gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
4:18Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begat Hezron, 4:19and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 4:20and Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 4:21and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 4:22and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.


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Google already tries to be proactive with its Assistant on Android phones and Google Home speaker. Apple's main competitors in this area would be Amazon Echo and Google Home, with Amazon now leading the pack by a wide margin. Amazon has also emphasized bringing Alexa to other devices outside of the Echo like home TVs and appliances. However, Siri has been slow to improve its voice-recognition technology and set of responses, especially compared with the more capable Alexa and Google Assistant.	Lire la suite »
France confirms second French death in London attack: minister
She said she thought he might have gone into hiding because she was aware he knew one of the slain attackers. He married a British woman named Charisse O'Leary, who posted on Facebook last month that Redouane was negligent in seeing their young daughter and on one planned visit, she said he told her: "I'm going swimming". Lire la suite »
La France met l'Afrique face à ses responsabilités — Afrique/lutte anti-terrorisme
Le quartier général de la force sera basé au Mali mais sera sous commandement séparé de celui des 12.000 Casques bleus de la Minusma, qui sont déployés au Mali depuis 2013. La chef de la diplomatie de l'Union européenne, Federica Mogherini, a annoncé lundi lors d'une visite dans la capitale malienne une aide de 50 millions d'euros pour mettre la force sur pied.	Lire la suite »
GOP Lawmakers Stick With Trump After Comey Testimony
He painted Trump as a chief executive dismissive of the FBI's independence and made clear that he interpreted Trump's request to end an investigation into the former national security adviser as an order coming from the president. " One hundred percent ", he responded. " James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes " of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!' Trump wrote then.	Lire la suite »
Defiant May vows to stay on despite UK election blow
Other big prices to pay for the party's support in Westminster could be the reinstatement of any European Union subsidies that farmers lose after Brexit (worth about £350 million a year) as well as around £400 million of Brussels funding for community development and cross-border projects as part of a dividend for the peace process. Lire la suite »
Tehran attacks mastermind killed: Iranian minister
Gen. Hossein Sajedinia told the semi-official ISNA news agency Wednesday night that police are interrogating the suspects. The verifications would help identify whether or not the suicide bombers associated with the attack were included in the forwarded number. Lire la suite »
Accession of India, Pakistan carries historic significance: SCO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly pitched for coordinated efforts among SCO members to combat the menace of terrorism and enhance connectivity without impinging on sovereignty and territorial integrity. Yesterday, India and Pakistan formally joined the SCO, a security bloc spearheaded by China and Russian Federation. India has expressed unease over China's "Silk Road" initiative to expand trade links between China and Eurasia, and did not send government officials from ...	Lire la suite »
Ferraris (Vettel, Raikkonen) fastest in Canadian GP practice
I couldn't put a proper lap together". "It was just about the here-and-now". It was this venue 10 years ago where Hamilton secured his first ever grand prix victory, and he will now be odds-on to record his sixth win here after his blistering lap. Lire la suite »
Iran arrests 8 suspected of supporting Tehran attacks
Newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani has said the attacks would make Iran more united. Iranian authorities have arrested seven people it suspects of helping militants involved in this week's attacks in the capital Tehran, a judiciary official said on Saturday. Lire la suite »
Apple May Open Up NFC Chip - But Not To Banks
Then, as reported by Engadget , a developer document emerged seemingly-confirming that iOS 11 will let developers create apps that make use of the iPhone's NFC chip. The new UI of Siri is lot better now as it shows more information in a single page. In the short term, dropping this old hardware and software can free up valuable RAM and storage space for new features.	Lire la suite »


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The death of a brother she never knew brings Diane Weber Bederman that much closer to God
By Diane Weber Bederman October 1, 2013
I remember my brother Martin Arthur was a beautiful boy. He had a round head with dark, wavy brown hair. Full lips for such a little one, that would curl up into his chubby cheeks—cheeks grandmothers love to pinch. He had long, thick eyelashes, the kind that women covet, that swept over dark brown eyes flecked with gold, revealing the soft soul within.
He was a curious little one, and strong. I remember his chubby thighs. They were proof of his love of food. He rolled over at a very young age, and crawling always became an adventure. When he took his first steps, Mom and Dad were taken by surprise. We all agreed that his first word was dada, but that could have been wishful thinking. Nonetheless, Dad beamed.
Martin had the look of an angel, but you knew that just below the surface there lived a trombinik, a little troublemaker. You know the type. Gives you a smile and then runs away giggling, doing exactly the opposite of what you asked. You know you should scold; it's all you can do to keep from laughing, too. Martin had a glorious giggle. I remember the first time he reached out to catch the snowflakes, he shrieked with joyful abandon. He just seemed to be comfortable in his skin, as if he had an old soul.
Martin packed a lifetime of living into his first years.
Martin was the pride and joy of Mom and Dad. One cold winter day, Martin caught a cold. A little bit different than the others. It developed into croup. They could hear him working to catch his breath. Mom called the doctor, who rushed over. Grandma was there. Dad was on his way home. The doctor called emergency services. Ambulance, fire truck and police were all there to help. But it was too late. Nothing could be done. His throat had closed. Martin Arthur died at the age of two and a half.
Martin was buried in the children's section of the cemetery where his paternal grandparents were waiting for him. Such a small plot and headstone. When I visit him, I place a stone on his monument. It is a symbol of remembrance. It tells Martin that I am here. He is not forgotten. Martin Arthur died I was born two years later, almost to the day. We meet here. It is a place where there is but a thin veil between the past, the present and the future. It is a thin place, a sacred space for the two of us.
The phrase "thin places" comes to us from legends of pre-Christian Ireland. It is part of Celtic spirituality. Ireland is a mystical place, an island of the ephemeral. Mist sits comfortably on top of the hills, rolling gently down into the valleys. Then, for a moment, the mist rolls back, revealing a hidden place, a sacred space, a thin place. Heaven and Earth, the Celtic saying goes, are only three feet apart; but in a thin place that distance is even shorter. It's a place where we can sense the Divine more readily. Or perhaps it refers to a place where one can travel back and forth between two worlds: this one and the eternal world. Stonehenge comes to mind. As does Mount Sinai, where the cloud hovered and the Presence was felt, and the Word was given.
We encounter God in the thin places, which become sacred spaces when we sanctify the ephemeral with monuments and altars. When Jacob wrestled with the angel and his name became Israel (meaning he who struggled with God), he marked the place. The place where Abraham's hand was stopped before sacrificing Isaac is sanctified by the Temple Mount.
The Bible tells us of meetings between the human and the Divine: Abraham greets visitors and is told of a pending birth. Moses removes his shoes for he is standing near a burning bush—sacred ground. It is God, who has been waiting patiently for Moses to recognize this thin place.
There are man-made thin places. Cathedrals that soar, taking our sight up and our breath away from here to another place. Or the small house of worship that cried out to Saint Francis of Assisi to be repaired. There is music that breaks the barrier between the here and now and what will be. We have all had those moments when we felt touched… by something. A sense of wonderment and awe: the Mysterium and Tremendom. The Unio Mystica.
The Sages say that we look for meaning not only in the paragraphs of our sacred books but in the sentences, the words, the letters in the words, and then the thin places between the letters. God is waiting for us, patiently, to encounter Him. They say in their prayers, "My God, where can I find Thee? And where cannot I find Thee? Thou art hidden and unseen, but all is filled with Thee."
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Mindie Burgoyne wrote in "Walking Through Thin Places" that thin places "probe to the core of the human heart and open the pathway that leads to satisfying the familiar hungers and yearnings common to all people on earth, the hunger to be connected, to be a part of something greater, to be loved, to find peace."
Thin places, sacred spaces, are points of holiness where God shows Himself; where the soul finds room to breathe again. There was a time when the table was a thin place, a sacred space. When the Israelites escaped from their enslavement in Egypt and began their 40-year sojourn in the desert, they were told by God to build a table of gold to be set inside the Tent of Meeting, God's Sanctuary. All the dishes, cups, jars and bowls were to be made of gold as well. And 12 loaves of bread were to be placed on the table, in two rows of six, each Sabbath. The table became a sacred place for sacred time together. It was here that symbols held layers of meaning and rituals were repeated with reverence for those who came before with the hope that they would be sent forward.
Religious rituals, traditions and symbols connect us to the sacred. Whenever I have chicken soup, I remember Friday night. Shabbos. Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel described the Sabbath as a sacred place where God is present in time rather than space, in history rather than nature. The morning always began with my mother and my grandmother in the kitchen. Everything was homemade, from scratch, except for the challah, a yeasty, sweet-tasting bread, always braided, that was special for the Sabbath and picked up fresh that day.
My grandmother was all of five feet on a good day. She stood straight like a stoic wood soldier. Her hair was wavy steel-grey that gently curled under at her chin. She always had the same facial expression. Stern. She always looked old to me. I think there was some security in that. She was someone who never changed. Looking back, she probably gave me a sense of order in a world that is always changing, even chaotic. She would stand over the stove frying the onions, getting the potatoes ready to fill with ground beef for the knishes. And she would add extra salt to the soup. By dinnertime, the house was filled with the rich and savoury aromas of chicken soup, roast beef, chicken, potatoes and, in season, some kind of freshly baked pie. My mother had a talent for making pies with flaky crusts and juicy fruit.
Friday was always special, but when we had company, the table was exemplary. We were, in a sense, preparing a sacred place for a sacred time together. White linens, cloth napkins—paper ones were an everyday item not good enough for Friday night. My mother put out the "good" dishes, the company cutlery and the best glasses. No bottles were allowed on the table. Condiments were put in little bowls.
I remember my mother standing tall over the Sabbath candles with my tiny grandmother beside her. Mom would light the candles and the two women would bow their heads, their hands placed before their eyes and quietly invoke the prayer over light. My father would stand proudly at the head of the table, lift his cup of wine in one hand and the prayer book in the other; with joy he would pronounce the blessing over the wine, followed by the Friday night prayer. He would say the blessing over the bread for the Sabbath, cut it, salt it and pass it around.
It was at this table that I learned about charity, caring for others. People would join us for dinner. They would be strangers to me, but they were somehow or other related to the family. Some had just come over from Europe, with very little to start a home. My dad bought a lot of refrigerators. And he sent money and clothing to distant family on distant shores. Helping others, including family at home, was not really discussed. It was done. Part of life. A sacred duty.
I remember years ago having lunch in a beautiful restaurant in Chicago. Sitting at the table across from us were about a dozen people. Suddenly, they rose and began to sing a Gregorian chant before the meal. This music is haunting. There are those who believe that Gregorian chant is the last remnant of music the Levites sang in the Temple in Jerusalem. One could not help but be taken with the music and the mystery of the moment, to join these people in their joy, their gratitude, their belief, whether one believed in God or not. The moment was electric for all in the restaurant. For a moment, all of us in the restaurant came together. Heaven and Earth moved a little closer together.
How sad, today, that the table has lost its place of honour. We rarely think of the table as a place where we can encounter the ethereal, a sense of the sacred. It has become a utilitarian place now. A quick pit stop on the way to somewhere else: school, work, a soccer game. It is no longer a place to spend time together. Often, it is a place where individuals sit together but are busy in their own worlds, with tablets and mp3 players and cellphones. Texts coming and going. Talk at the table becomes an interruption. It is rarely a place where we see goblets and jars and bowls and trays of gold.
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner wrote, "Entrances to holiness are everywhere. The possibility of ascent is all the time. Even at unlikely times and through unlikely places."
For me, one place is the cemetery. I visit my parents, who are in a different cemetery from Martin. I tell my parents not to worry, that I am caring for Martin. I tell Martin to take care of our parents.
No, I didn't know Martin. I didn't know that he had even existed until I was eight or nine. There were no pictures of him, no talk about him. Relatives who had known him never said a word. It was how it was done. I never spoke of Martin until my father was in a coma. I waited that long. I knew the pain he carried. I would whisper in his ear each day when I left, "Don't worry; I'll take care of Mom. You can go to Martin now."
After my father died, I would sometimes talk to my mother about Martin. That is how I learned about how he died. She blamed herself. My mother never called him by name. She referred to him as "my boy." I would visit his grave and come back and tell her, and she would look up and say, "You saw my boy?" I carried her wistfulness in me. Her sorrow, her loss, her emptiness. In an attempt to help my mother, I told her a parable about a little boy who had suddenly died. Everyone wanted a reason for his death. It didn't make sense. A little boy? What had such a little boy done to die so young? Isn't that the universal question?
The story goes that we are born with a soul. And that soul grows inside a body that is the container for the soul. Sometimes the body gives out before the soul has finished developing. So God, in His infinite wisdom, puts the soul into another body until the soul has completed its growth. Then, the soul returns to God. That's why the little boy died. The soul only needed a place to grow for a short time. I often think back on that story. It was a story based on religious beliefs. I get great comfort from those stories. I prefer them to stories I have heard from social workers or psychologists. They're dry. No opening to the ephemeral, no possibility of connecting to something beyond ourselves, something greater.
There is a Hasidic saying: "There is nothing so whole as a broken heart." Is it because the peculiar sadness of compassion is brought forth by broken things, or is the promise of wholeness simply folded into love for the broken?
I still visit Martin's grave. It is our thin place, our sacred space. Just the two of us. I keep him up-to-date on the family. He's listened to me as I became a parent and then a grandparent. I talk to him as if I have known him forever. And in a strange way, I have. I carry Martin within me. I miss a brother I never met but feel I know intimately. I miss the might-have-been. I wonder what kind of man he would have become.
When he died, so too did the dreams my parents had for him. And then I was born, and their dreams for him lived on in me and mingled with mine. And we became one. I internalized Martin. I sometimes think I am living two lives. For as long as I live, Martin lives, too. We meet in the children's section of the cemetery where our grandparents are buried. It is, for me, the place where God retreats a bit, tsimtsum, to make room for human interaction. It is a thin place, a sacred space, for a sister to connect with her brother.
Diane Weber Bederman
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India-based dairy brand, Hangyo, has released two new vegan ice cream flavors. Prepared from coconut and cocoa, the new dairy-free frozen desserts are available in coconut or choconut flavor.
The launch received government-support as the Union Agriculture Minister, Radha Mohan Singh, celebrated the recent 90th Foundation Day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in New Delhi.
He proudly added that the delicacies are not only vegan but healthy and nutritious; they contain all of the health benefits of coconut pulp, milk, and water.
The vegan ice cream is rich in lauric acid, which has been shown to increase immunity, improve one's metabolism, and aid in digestion.
This launch is in line with India's move away from dairy. Recently, vegan cheese brand Violife expanded to India, and a mother-son duo launched a vegan milk brand. Toward the end of last year, the popular Indian dessert chain Cocoberry created five vegan frozen yoghurt flavours.
The launch of the non-dairy desserts comes after animal rights organization PETA India called for India's booming dairy industry to take account of the male calves whose deaths are a by-product of dairy production. The ice cream also adds to the ever-growing advances in plant-based summertime desserts.
Elsewhere in the world, vegan ice cream is also hitting selves at an increased rate. US-based Halo Top recently expanded its dairy-free range throughout Woolworths Australia and in Canadian grocers as well.
Earlier this month, UK retail giant Marks & Spencer launched vegan chocolate and caramel ice cream sticks and chocolate and vanilla cones; across the pond, ice cream brand The Chufa Co. opened a vegan soft-serve scoop shop in Toronto.
India's dairy brand Hangyo has launched two new vegan ice cream flavors made from coconut milk. The dairy-free frozen desserts are available now.


At the June dinner meeting, all officers were sworn in by PDG Wayne Bowden. They are as follows: President – John Menken; Secretary – Pat Strickland; Treasurer – Joe Keegan; First Vice-President – Jen Williams; Board of Directors — Don Trudeau, Jack Weinmann, Sally Sibulkin, and Mike Lancor; Membership Chair — Kate Lancor; Lion Tamer – Pat Keegan; Tail Twister – Anne Forts; Bicentennial Trustees: Marion Powers (Chair), Pat Strickland, Sally Sibulkin.
Also at the meeting five Moultonborough Lions who have died this past year were remembered: Ed Dobson, Barbara Conery, MaryAnn Weinman, Pat Eastman, and Jim Zelek.
The Good Shepherd Award to Naomi Strickland.
The Lion of the Year Award to Marion Powers.
And the prestigious Melvin Jones Award to Joe Keegan.
Lions Clubs worldwide recognize outstanding individual members by bestowing on them an award named for the founder of Lionism, Melvin Jones. This award is the highest form of recognition and embodies humanitarian ideas consistent with the nature and purpose of Lionism. The recipient of this award, chosen by past honorees is a model of exemplary service to his club and the community which it serves.
We are proud to have within our past and current membership at least eight individuals who have received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award. Pictured below are Mike Lancor ('11), Betty Wasson, and in the group photo (from left to right): Ed Dobson, Pat Strickland, Jim Guppy, Bob Purdy, Charlie Strickland and George Costello.


I hope you had a fun fourth. It was so hot here that my husband and I went to the movies and then came back to our air conditioning. We are so exciting over here. I kept waiting for the sound of sirens as the grass is so dry that any touch of flame would surely burn the town down. I haven't checked the news this morning, I'm not sure I want to. Today I'm finishing up the items for the window display at the cafe. This month's theme is vintage picnic. Maddie made the pinwheels for me as I plugged away on fabric kites. I can hardly wait to show you! It will go up tomorrow. The hardest part about decorating the window at the cafe is knowing when to stop!
Hot and dry here too. And like you, I waited to hear reports of fires. The storm in the night was horrific and so many are without power, but I kept thanking the Lord for the rain!
Such a cute jug... and pink! Can't wait to see the cafe decorations. Do hope you get some relief from the heat soon.
Love the pink water container!
Staying out of extreme heat sounds good to me!
What a cute theme. Loving the pinwheels in the jug. Can't wait to see the whole display. You are so very creative. Glad you stayed cool on the 4th.


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Today In 2012, Rahul Dravid And VVS Laxman Took The Field For What Would Eventually Be Their Last Test Match
Somak AdhikariUpdated on Jan 24, 2021, 11:02 IST
When the first day of the 4th and final Test between India and Australia began in 2012, it was evident that the Aussies were on the verge of a 4-0 whitewash. After all, MS Dhoni's boys were already 3-0 down in the 4-match series.
But what we did not know as was that this was the last game that two of our stalwarts would play at international level. Yes, we are talking of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman. Dravid turned 39 during the course of the series and Laxman was to turn 38 later that year. January 24, 2012, was the first day of their farewell to Test cricket.
Both failed with the bat in what was a series to forget for them. Of course, nobody knew it at the time, though we did see it coming. They were getting old, the form and reflexes were not like they used to be. Dravid, known for his defence, had been bowled many times during the series and Laxman looked only a shadow of the man who tormented Australia almost at will.
Dravid announced his retirement the following month in a press conference. Laxman did the same in August before our next Test series which was against New Zealand. And with that, two of our greatest players called it a day. It was the end of an era.
But the end came way back in January. It was time for the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane to pick up the mantle, which they have done well over the last few years. Nonetheless, the legacy that those two have left is one which is almost impossible to emulate.
The Wall and a Very Very Special player. They loved batting together and both made their Test debuts the same year as well. Perhaps it was only fitting that they brought the curtains down in the very same match. It was not a happy exit, but in no way does that diminish their contributions to Indian cricket. Rest assured, opposition bowlers rejoiced the day these two called it quits, none more so than those in the Australian team. After all, who can forget Kolkata 2001 and Adelaide 2003? These memories keep the fire of their legacy burning even now.


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Cindy recently joined the DSLR world and having already booked a trip to Alaska for 2011 wants to get a head start on being able to make some great shots of the vistas and wildlife in the land of the midnight sun. So she brought her Canon T1i to downtown St. Petersburg for our first DSLR Photography Lesson to learn how to make shots with bokeh on purpose, how to photograph moving objects and basically learn which settings need to be changed when switching to a different shooting style or subject matter.
Cindy photographs a great egret during our DSLR photography lesson in Vinoy ParkI feel that the Canon T1i makes changing settings easier than on the Canon 7D (twice the price) because it has single, dedicated buttons for ISO, WB and focus mode (though sporadically laid out). As I suggest to all students, I told Cindy to become obsessed with checking settings as much as possible. Sure enough, some how one time her white balance got changed back to AWB rather than daylight.
Cindy says she lives near the area of St. Petersburg called the "jungle" so I look forward to seeing her shots from there and also to our next lesson.