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A few months ago when I guest blogged on Catherine Delors' site about connections between England and France during the Napoleonic Wars, my agent commented that the way certain historical figures, such as the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, kept popping up in my post was a sort of Regency six degrees of separation. I started thinking about the six degrees of separation idea in relation to a real historical figure who has appeared or been mentioned in a number of my books - the Devonishires' younger daughter Harriet.
Lady Harriet Cavendish was born in 1785, the daughter of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and the former Lady Georgiana Spencer, who became a celebrated society beauty and political hostess as Duchess of Devonshire. Georgiana was a strong supporter of the Whigs and their charismatic leader Charles James Fox. She had a love affair with Earl Grey, a young Whig politician who eventually became prime minister in 1830. Georgiana bore Grey a daughter, Eliza, in secret, a half-sister of Harriet's who was raised by Grey's parents.
Lady Caroline Ponsonby was Harriet's first cousin, the daughter of Georgiana's sister, Henrietta, Countess of Bessborough. Caroline married William Lamb, son of the famous Whig hostess Lady Melourne. Though it began as a love match, the marriage was not happy. Caroline is probably best known to history for her love affair with Lord Byron. She dramatized the love affair in Glenarvon, a roman à clef which scandalized the ton and had them madly speculating on which character was based on which real person. After Caroline's death, William, by then Lord Melbourne became young Queen Victoria's prime minister and political mentor.
William's sister Emily, Countess Cowper, was a patroness of Almack's. After her husband's death she married her longtime lover (though the love affair wasn't precisely exclusive on either side), Lord Palmerston, who later became prime minister himself. (A visiting dignitary once stumbled into an embarrassing situation by remarking on how much Palmerston's son resembled him. The young man in question was in fact officially Palmerston's stepson and the son the late Earl Cowper, though Palmerston almost certainly fathered him.). As Lady Palmerston, Emily was also a celebrated political hostess.
Harriet's childhood at Devonshire House included another Caroline, Caroline St. Jules, the daughter of the Duke of Devonshire and his mistress, Lady Elizabeth Foster, who lived for many years in a menage-à-trois with the duchess. Caroline St. Jules married William Lamb's brother George (and was referred to by the family as "Caro George" to differentiate her from "Caro William"). Her marriage was not entirely tranquil either. At one point she left her husband and ran off to the Continent with Henry Brougham, a radical Whig politician who later defended Caroline of Brunswick, the Prince Regent's estranged wife, when he attempted to divorce her after he became George IV. Emily Cowper went abroad and helped persuade her sister-in-law to return to her husband.
Harriet's aunt, Lady Bessborugh, had a love affair the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, but the love of her life was Lord Granville Leveson-Gower, a politician and diplomat and younger son of the Marquess of Stafford. She bore him two children in secret who were placed in foster homes. In 1809, Granville's affair with Lady Bessborough had ended. Granville needed to marry and produce legitimate children. Harriet was four-and-twenty and unhappy at home. Her mother had died and her father had married his longtime mistress Elizabeth Foster. That Granville proposed to Harriet, niece of his longtime mistress, and that Harriet accepted (with her aunt's blessing) is not entirely surprising given their circumstances. That the marriage proved remarkably happy is more startling ("Granville, adored Granville, who would make a barren desert smile," Harriet wrote). They had five children and also raised the two illegitimate children he had had with Harriet's aunt. Granville became Viscount and then Earl Granville. For many years he and Harried presided over the British embassy in Paris while Granville served as ambassador.
Harriet had an intriguing and seemingly quite happy life which put her within six degrees or less of a number of prominent people of the day. Do connections between real historical figures intrigue you? Writers, are have you ever found an unexpected connection between two real historical figures while researching? Do certain real historical figures keep finding their way into the pages of your books?
TRAVELS IN ENGLAND IN 1782: St. James’s Park.
"The park is nothing more than a semicircle, formed of an alley of trees, which enclose a large green area in the middle of which is a marshy pond.
The cows feed on this green turf, and their milk is sold here on the spot, quite new.
In all the alleys or walks there are benches, where you may rest yourself. When you come through the Horse Guards (which is provided with several passages) into the park, on the right hand is St. James’s Palace, or the king’s place of residence, one of the meanest public buildings in London. At the lower end, quite at the extremity, is the queen’s palace, a handsome and modern building, but very much resembling a private house. As for the rest, there are generally everywhere about St. James’s Park very good houses, which is a great addition to it. There is also before the semicircle of the trees just mentioned a large vacant space, where the soldiers are exercised.
How little this famous park is to be compared with our park at Berlin, I need not mention. And yet one cannot but form a high idea of St. James’s Park and other public places in London; this arises, perhaps, from their having been oftener mentioned in romances and other books than ours have. Even the squares and streets of London are more noted and better known than many of our principal towns.
But what again greatly compensates for the mediocrity of this park, is the astonishing number of people who, towards evening in fine weather, resort here; our finest walks are never so full even in the midst of summer. The exquisite pleasure of mixing freely with such a concourse of people, who are for the most part well-dressed and handsome, I have experienced this evening for the first time.
Before I went to the park I took another walk with my little Jacky, which did not cost me much fatigue and yet was most uncommonly interesting. I went down the little street in which I live, to the Thames nearly at the end of it, towards the left, a few steps led me to a singularly pretty terrace, planted with trees, on the very brink of the river.
Here I had the most delightful prospect you can possibly imagine. Before me was the Thames with all its windings, and the stately arches of its bridges; Westminster with its venerable abbey to the right, to the left again London, with St. Paul’s, seemed to wind all along the windings of the Thames, and on the other side of the water lay Southwark, which is now also considered as part of London. Thus, from this single spot, I could nearly at one view see the whole city, at least that side of it towards the Thames. Not far from hence, in this charming quarter of the town, lived the renowned Garrick. Depend upon it I shall often visit this delightful walk during my stay in London.
To-day my two Englishmen carried me to a neighbouring tavern, or rather an eating-house, where we paid a shilling each for some roast meat and a salad, giving at the same time nearly half as much to the waiter, and yet this is reckoned a cheap house, and a cheap style of living. But I believe, for the future, I shall pretty often dine at home; I have already begun this evening with my supper. I am now sitting by the fire in my own room in London. The day is nearly at an end, the first I have spent in England, and I hardly know whether I ought to call it only one day, when I reflect what a quick and varied succession of new and striking ideas have, in so short a time, passed in my mind."
TRAVELS IN ENGLAND IN 1782: The Prospect of London.
"We first descried it enveloped in a thick smoke or fog. St. Paul’s arose like some huge mountain above the enormous mass of smaller buildings. The Monument, a very lofty column, erected in memory of the great fire of London, exhibited to us, perhaps, chiefly on account of its immense height, apparently so disproportioned to its other dimensions (for it actually struck us as resembling rather a slender mast, towering up in immeasurable height into the clouds, than as that it really is, a stately obelisk) an unusual and singular appearance. Still we went on, and drew nearer and nearer with amazing velocity, and the surrounding objects became every moment more distinct. Westminster Abbey, the Tower, a steeple, one church, and then another, presented themselves to our view; and we could now plainly distinguish the high round chimneys on the tops of the houses, which yet seemed to us to form an innumerable number of smaller spires, or steeples.
lst all along, at proper distances, the road was lined with lamp-posts. One thing, in particular, struck and surprised me not a little. This was the number of people we met riding and walking with spectacles on, among whom were many who appeared stout, healthy, and young. We were stopped at least three times at barriers or gates, here called turnpikes, to pay a duty or toll which, however small, as being generally paid in their copper coinage, in the end amounted to some shillings.
Adelphi Buildings which had just afforded us so charming a prospect on Westminster Bridge.
My two travelling companions, both in the ship and the post-chaise, were two young Englishmen, who living in this part of the town, obligingly offered me any assistance and services in their power, and in particular, to procure me a lodging the same day in their neighbourhood.
In the streets through which we passed, I must own the houses in general struck me as if they were dark and gloomy, and yet at the same time they also struck me as prodigiously great and majestic. At that moment, I could not in my own mind compare the external view of London with that of any other city I had ever before seen. But I remember (and surely it is singular) that about five years ago, on my first entrance into Leipzig, I had the very same sensations I now felt. It is possible that the high houses, by which the streets at Leipzig are partly darkened, the great number of shops, and the crowd of people, such as till then I had never seen, might have some faint resemblance with the scene now surrounding me in London.
There are everywhere leading from the Strand to the Thames, some well-built, lesser, or subordinate streets, of which the Adelphi Buildings are now by far the foremost. One district in this neighbourhood goes by the name of York Buildings, and in this lies George Street, where my two travelling companions lived. There reigns in those smaller streets towards the Thames so pleasing a calm, compared to the tumult and bustle of people, and carriages, and horses, that are constantly going up and down the Strand, that in going into one of them you can hardly help fancying yourself removed at a distance from the noise of the city, even whilst the noisiest part of it is still so near at hand.
It might be about ten or eleven o’clock when we arrived here. After the two Englishmen had first given me some breakfast at their lodgings, which consisted of tea and bread and butter, they went about with me themselves, in their own neighbourhood, in search of an apartment, which they at length procured for me for sixteen shillings a week, at the house of a tailor’s widow who lived opposite to them. It was very fortunate, on other accounts, that they went with me, for equipped as I was, having neither brought clean linen nor change of clothes from my trunk, I might perhaps have found it difficult to obtain good lodgings.
It was a very uncommon but pleasing sensation I experienced on being now, for the first time in my life, entirely among Englishmen: among people whose language was foreign, their manners foreign, and in a foreign climate, with whom, notwithstanding, I could converse as familiarly as though we had been educated together from our infancy. It is certainly an inestimable advantage to understand the language of the country through which you travel. I did not at first give the people I was with any reason to suspect I could speak English, but I soon found that the more I spoke, the more attention and regard I met with. I now occupy a large room in front on the ground floor, which has a carpet and mats, and is very neatly furnished; the chairs are covered with leather, and the tables are of mahogany. Adjoining to this I have another large room. I may do just as I please, and keep my own tea, coffee, bread and butter, for which purpose my landlady has given me a cupboard in my room, which locks up."
I love period sources, and nothing beats a foreigner's take on a locality, as they note down all kinds of strange little observations. Charles P. Moritz was a German traveler, and his “Travels, chiefly on foot, through several parts of England in 1782, described in Letters to a Friend" was translated into English and published in 1795.
This morning those of us who were fellow passengers together in the great cabin, being six in number, requested to be set on shore in a boat, a little before the vessel got to Dartford, which is still sixteen miles from London. This expedient is generally adopted, instead of going up the Thames, towards London, where on account of the astonishing number of ships, which are always more crowded together the nearer you approach the city, it frequently requires many days before a ship can finish her passage. He therefore who wishes to lose no time unnecessarily, and wishes also to avoid other inconveniences, such as frequent stoppages, and perhaps, some alarming dashings against other ships, prefers travelling those few miles by land in a post-chaise, which is not very expensive, especially when three join together, as three passengers pay no more than one. This indulgence is allowed by act of parliament.
As we left the vessel we were honoured with a general huzza, or in the English phrase with three cheers, echoed from the German sailors of our ship. This nautical style of bidding their friends farewell our Germans have learned from the English. The cliff where we landed was white and chalky, and as the distance was not great, nor other means of conveyance at hand, we resolved to go on foot to Dartford: immediately on landing we had a pretty steep hill to climb, and that gained, we arrived at the first English village, where an uncommon neatness in the structure of the houses, which in general are built with red bricks and flat roofs, struck me with a pleasing surprise, especially when I compared them with the long, rambling, inconvenient, and singularly mean cottages of our peasants. We now continued our way through the different villages, each furnished with his staff, and thus exhibited no remote resemblance of a caravan. Some few people who met us seemed to stare at us, struck, perhaps, by the singularity of our dress, or the peculiarity of our manner of travelling. On our route we passed a wood where a troop of gipsies had taken up their abode around a fire under a tree. The country, as we continued to advance, became more and more beautiful. Naturally, perhaps, the earth is everywhere pretty much alike, but how different is it rendered by art! How different is that on which I now tread from ours, and every other spot I have ever seen. The soil is rich even to exuberance, the verdure of the trees and hedges, in short the whole of this paradisaical region is without a parallel! The roads too are incomparable; I am astonished how they have got them so firm and solid; every step I took I felt, and was conscious it was English ground on which I trod.
We breakfasted at Dartford. Here, for the first time, I saw an English soldier, in his red uniform, his hair cut short and combed back on his forehead, so as to afford a full view of his fine, broad, manly face. Here too I first saw (what I deemed a true English fight) in the street, two boys boxing.
Our little party now separated, and got into two post-chaises, each of which hold three persons, though it must be owned three cannot sit quite so commodiously in these chaises as two: the hire of a post-chaise is a shilling for every English mile. They may be compared to our extra posts, because they are to be had at all times. But these carriages are very neat and lightly built, so that you hardly perceive their motion as they roll along these firm smooth roads; they have windows in front, and on both sides. The horses are generally good, and the postillions particularly smart and active, and always ride on a full trot. The one we had wore his hair cut short, a round hat, and a brown jacket of tolerable fine cloth, with a nosegay in his bosom. Now and then, when he drove very hard, he looked round, and with a smile seemed to solicit our approbation. A thousand charming spots, and beautiful landscapes, on which my eye would long have dwelt with rapture, were now rapidly passed with the speed of an arrow.
Our road appeared to be undulatory, and our journey, like the journey of life, seemed to be a pretty regular alternation of up hill and down, and here and there it was diversified with copses and woods; the majestic Thames every now and then, like a little forest of masts, rising to our view, and anon losing itself among the delightful towns and villages. The amazing large signs which at the entrance of villages hang in the middle of the street, being fastened to large beams, which are extended across the street from one house to another opposite to it, particularly struck me; these sign-posts have the appearance of gates or of gateways, for which I at first took them, but the whole apparatus, unnecessarily large as it seems to be, is intended for nothing more than to tell the inquisitive traveller that there is an inn. At length, stunned as it were by this constant rapid succession of interesting objects to engage our attention, we arrived at Greenwich nearly in a state of stupefaction."
I know authors who’ve caught flack for using nicknames for their heroes (sometimes quite outlandish sounding ones), but I’m here to tell you that nothing could be more historically accurate—or more English!—than a nickname; the crazier the better!
Let us take for example the 5th Duke of Devonshire and his family. The Duchess and his mistress, Lady Elizabeth Foster called him “Canis” because he was happiest at home with his dogs. Amongst themselves the duchess was Mrs. Rat and Lady Elizabeth Foster was Racky. Their children were Hart (Marquess of Hartington), Little G or just G (Georgiana) and Hary-o (Harriet).
At this point, it was rare for the eldest son to be sent to school (a big author I know says she's never found any Georgian/Regency first born sons with a school record), but school days were a great source of nicknames for younger sons and for first born sons from the Victorian period on. Most were either based upon your name, your title, or upon some physical quirk or deed/stunt. Just look at the characters in P.G. Wodehouse’s works: Plug, Fruity, Beefy, Puffy, Mustard, Nobby, Bicky, Chuffy, Gussie, Boko, Tuppy, Kipper, Bingo, Stinker, Buffy, Stiffy, Catsmeant, Corky, Sippy, Rocky, Sandy, Gazeka, Looney, Spennie, Flick, Hash, Chimp, Soapy, Smooth, and my favorite, Stilton.
Sometimes the names make sense, e.g. Stilton’s surname is Cheesewright, Mustard’s is Pott and Kipper’s is Herring. Often it’s simple a play on their name, Sandy/Alexandra, Gussie/Augustus, Aggie/Niagra. Occasionally, they’re explained by the character’s physical description, e.g. Beefy is a big, brawny man, and sometimes we can guess, as with Stinker (aka Lord Tilbury). Many of them however are inexplicable (Bingo, Hash, and Boko?), but because they’re so grounded in the world, you never question that there IS a reason/story behind the name. Wodehouse himself was called Plum by the way.
A few strange real life ones: Jerry Lewis was “Id” (short for Idiot). Sally Struthers’s sister called her Packy (short for Pachyderm because she was chubby). Gordon Summers is better known as Sting because of a black and yellow sweater he wore. Buster Keaton was so dubbed by Harry Houdini himself because of his ability to fall down a flight of stairs and come out unscathed.
So if we just play with Devonshire … He could have been D, Devon, Dray if late Victorian (a play on Shire, which is a horse breed), he could also be Hart (as indeed the 6th Duke was), and perhaps Cup or Tankard or Bowl as a play on the “dish” part of Cavendish.
So yeah, those outlandish nicknames writers give their heroes? Totally period and very, very English.
I love rooting novels in real events, plunking my imaginary characters down among genuine historical figures, the more idiosyncratic the better.
A major scene in That Summer is set at the prestigious Private View at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1849, where my historical hero, Gavin Thorne, is showing his painting, Mariana in the Moated Grange.
Want to see some of what my heroine would have seen?
Shall we open it up and take a look?
In the meantime, William Holman Hunt exhibited Rienzi, or, more volubly, Rienzi vowing to obtain justice for the death of his young brother, slain in a skirmish between the Colonna and the Orsini factions, a history painting about the fourteenth century Roman folk hero, Cola di Rienzo.
But where, you may ask, was that most iconic of them all, Dante Gabriel Rossetti? Much to the annoyance of his friends, he had taken himself and his Girlhood of Mary Virgin off to the Free Exhibition at Hyde Park Corner rather than waiting for the RA show in May-- possibly because he was afraid that he wouldn't get a good placement in the RA show.
You can play a fun game of "spot the PRB" in each of these paintings. For example, it's hidden on the bench on which Lorenzo and Isabella are sitting in Millais's painting.
You can also play "spot the painter", since, to save the cost of models, the artists all sat for each other. And, for my fellow Goblin Market fans, that's Christina Rossetti as the title role in Rossetti's painting of The Girlhood of Mary Virgin.
The Royal Academy Exhibition was the big debut of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood-- so I couldn't resist having my imaginary Pre-Raphaelite, Gavin Thorne, be a part of it.
For my fellow Pre-Raph fans, there's a big exhibit up at the Metropolitan Museum in New York right now!
My recent trip to the Romantic Times Book Reviews Convention in New Orleans gave me time to delve into my monstrous TBR and pull out a few books I’ve been itching to get to. And while I mostly enjoyed them, there were several issues with proper forms of address that drove me batty. I’m going to quote Laura A. Wallace’s fabulous website in order to lay this stuff out. Personally, I do a quick check on how to address my characters before every book, but it’s so damn easy to forget just where on the peerage ladder Lord Christian Name becomes plain old Mr. Surname.
But the most common errors I see repeated frequently are how to address/refer to a duke, a baron, and a duke or marquess’s younger son’s wife.
I always think of Sayers’s marvelous Lord Peter Wimsey novels. As the younger son of a duke, he’s Lord Peter, and Harriet Vane, after she marries Lord Peter ,is LADY PETER (or Lady Peter Wimsey if being formally announced or in correspondence). She is NOT Lady Harriet Wimsey, Lady Wimsey, or Lady Harriet.
Barons, unlike dukes, are NOT addressed as “baron” and unlike earls they are NOT addressed or referred as The Baron of Blank. When playing with barons, keep Lord Byron in mind (have you ever seen him referred to as Baron Byron? No? There’s a reason for that!). Barons (and baronesses) are simply Lord/Lady Title (which may or may not also be their last name). If there are multiple barons of the same last name (and yes, this was not uncommon) then in formal address you would add the “of Place”. Thus, to again quote Laura Wallace, Baron Featherstone (surname Stanley) is addressed simply as My Lord, Lord Featherstone, or more familiarly Featherstone. The ONLY exception to this is a baroness in her own right (but not the mere wife of a baron), who may be properly addressed as Baroness Featherstone as well as Lady Featherstone.
Think of Sir Walter in Persuasion. He’s formally announced as Sir Walter Elliot. He’s addressed as Sir Walter*. He is never Lord Elliot, even though his wife is Lady Elliot. Confusing, I know, but that’s just how it is.
*Thanks to Sunita for the save!


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A Brief History of The Wanderer’s 150 Years in the Catholic Press Apostolate . . .
Under the editorship of Joseph Matt (the present publisher’s great grandfather), Der Wanderer was instrumental in promoting the principles of the Church’s social teaching as set forth in Pope Leo XIII’s great encyclical, Rerum Novarum. The paper was supportive of labor unions which organized with a sense of solidarity among their members, who usually belonged to a specific craft or trade. On the other hand, it was skeptical of the large industrial unions which often promoted their objectives with appeals to class conflict and ideology — an approach rejected in the social encyclicals.
Reflecting upon the 125 years o f The Wanderer’s history in 1992, Al Matt Jr. (current publisher’s father) while pondering this journal’s future, realized that the challenges that lie ahead are no different fundamentally from those which have marked not only The Wanderer’s past but the two thousand year history of the Church.
Over sixty years ago, in a commentary appearing in the first issue in English of The Wanderer, (the present writer’s great-grandfather), editor Joseph Matt, assessed the mood of society as war clouds gathered and the world lurched into the Great Depression.
“Our age inclines to superficiality. It does not care to be bothered with principles. It does not believe in unchangeable laws and principles. It prefers to believe with Rousseau in the social contract, in the right of every age and every generation to set up standards of its own. It is satisfied with makeshifts, leaving it to posterity to be burdened with the consequences of the foolishness and stupidity of preceding generations.
The Wanderer‘s long history and “institutional memory” served it well with the opening of the momentous Second Vatican Council and the generation that has since followed. Breaking the Church out of what some observers termed a “siege mentality” into a fresh approach to evangelization and dialogue with the world, the council unleashed both positive and destructive energies. The Wanderer itself suffered from the divisions and upheavals following the council. In 1967 editor Walter Matt left the newspaper over a dispute about the meaning of Vatican II. He saw it not so much as a reform and a renewal of the Church but as a revolution that threatened to undermine the Church herself. His brother, Alphonse J. Matt, Sr. (the present writer’s grandfather), took over the reins at The Wanderer and reminded its readers that the real intent of the council was a renewed evangelization of the world for Christ and a personal renewal of every individual Catholic.
For The Wanderer, the council was not a rejection or an abandonment of tradition, but a development of that tradition, safeguarded for 2,000 years by the Holy Spirit, to better enable the Church to continue to bring the Gospel to all men. The years since the council were turbulent ones both for the Church and The Wanderer. A spirit of dissent, experimentation, and innovation pervaded many members of the clergy, religious, and theologians. The effects on catechetics, liturgy, and traditional Catholic practices were significant. Even bishops were divided in their views of the council. The single most divisive issue in the postconciliar Church was that of contraception (brought into sharp focus with the development of the “Pill” in the early 1960s), and it created renewed and controversial debates on sexuality. Pope Paul VI met this challenge and hoped to resolve the problem with the encyclical Humanae Vitae. The Wanderer was unyielding in its defense of that encyclical and helped to mobilize support for Humanae Vitae by joining some other Catholic leaders in organizing Catholics United for the Faith.
The Wanderer found itself more and more in opposition to the theologians, clerics, religious, and bishops who used the council as the pretext for advancing new and untraditional programs. The newspaper was a vigorous opponent of the Call to Action Program in 1976 which threatened to loosen the ties of the Church in the United States to the Vatican and to focus on social change with a leftwing bent. Some new catechisms, liturgies, and scriptural theories were frequent targets of The Wanderer‘s writers and editorialists.
Al Matt Jr.’s lengthy tenure with The Wanderer coincided with the era of dissent following the close of the Second Vatican Council.
The revision of the rite of the Sacrifice of the Mass ordered by Pope Paul VI after Vatican II created divisions among Catholics. While The Wanderer did express some reservations about the extent and character of the reforms, the editors defended the authority of Paul VI over the liturgy. This stance led thousands of readers to end their subscriptions — not the last time The Wanderer would lose subscriptions over a controversial editorial position!
Many of those lost subscribers pointed to widespread abuses in the liturgy as the reason for their rejection of the Second Vatican Council and the Novus Ordo. The Wanderer reported extensively on episodes of those abuses, calling on the bishops to act to end liturgical experimentation and disobedience. This was a frequent subject of Al Matt’s editorials.
The newspaper has also highlighted the Pope’s 2009 apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus, providing personal ordinariates to enable Anglicans to enter the Catholic Church, and his 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate, which explains how charity in truth is at the heart of the Church’s social teaching.
Also under Al Matt Jr.’s leadership, The Wanderer has continually and forcefully defended Catholic teaching and discipline on marriage and the sanctity of life against the onslaught of critics, whether within or without the Church. Throughout the pontificates of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, The Wanderer has espoused those Popes’ magnificent teachings on these vital issues.
The Wanderer today continues its vital role in the Catholic press under the current editorship of Peggy Moen who spent over 30 years as our associate editor.

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I have been out on vacation for the past couple of weeks and in that time chaos broke out around the country. I am not suggesting that I was somehow holding things together, but it seems like quirky timing. So while I have been gone I had plenty of chances to read, pray, and contemplate the issues that face our nation.
And one topic that seems to be raging in the news is the “Black Lives Matter” organization. Some prefer to say that “all lives matter”. And I think this is a bit of a misunderstanding. It is never wrong to say that black lives matter as a statement of fact. It is completely an appropriate statement. Ironically, it is much more politically correct to say, “all lives matter” because political correctness is usually about making sure that nobody stands out. But our culture makes exceptions.
But I want to take just a moment to remember WHY black lives matter! And they matter for the same reason that all lives matter. But let’s make sure we are on the same page when we say that something matters. Generally speaking when we say that something “matters”, we mean it has importance, significance, purpose, or bears some weight. If we agree on this definition then we can discuss why black lives are important, significant and have purpose.
Genesis 1-2 is abundantly clear that all humans come from the same source. We have our origination in the very plan and purpose of the Almighty! He breathed His own breath into the man and woman. We breathe HIS BREATH! And he created us in His image. I believe that, so much more than meaning that we look like Him, it means that we are his representation on earth with both authority and responsibility. So more than just statues that are an image of the creator, we are living, breathing, moving images of God. We are his flesh and bone representatives in this created world. All of us. Each of us.
Black lives matter because to a person, every single black life is created to represent God to the world. Each was lovingly crafted to mirror the creator. Black lives matter MOST to a people who believe that the Bible is TRUE.
I am not suggesting that it is impossible to believe that black lives matter without a theistic view, but I would suggest it is inconsistent to believe that ANYTHING matters without something that gives ANY life purpose. I would argue that truly intrinsic value doesn’t exist without God.
I am blessed to be a pastor and church planter of a church that has attracted people from a variety of races over the years. I think ReCAST is a pretty good snapshot of the community of Mattawan. But I am SO GRATEFUL for the people from a variety of backgrounds and races that make up ReCAST Church. I am so glad for each and every soul who calls ReCAST their church family. EVERYONE at ReCAST church matters, because everyone here is made in the image of God!
Everything is moving to the place where people from every tribe, tongue, people and nation will worship God around his throne. The diversity within his kingdom is a beautiful thing. And unity within that diversity is a significant calling on every group that calls itself a church.
Black lives matter, because God.
Fabulous. One of the most worthwhile questions to ask about any categorical statement is, “why?” Well done, Pastor Don!
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I remember Roger. Prolific author, TV commentator on nature, and the voice of the Westminster Kennel Club's annual Madison Square Garden dog show, Roger Caras was a good friend. He began his career in the movie industry publicizing films for Columbia Pictures. Later he became an author of animal books. I came to know him when I was a book club editorial director and selected some of his titles for my clubs. Later, as a publisher of outdoor books, I had Roger put together a book of wisdom and advice titled The Dog Owner's Bible.
Just before Roger came to my office to discuss the book's contents, I happened to read Preminger on Preminger, the just-published autobiography of movie director Otto Preminger. I've always been a movie buff; in college I organized a Cinema Arts Society to show classic films. In his book, the director mentioned that he was in New Orleans on November 22, 1963, promoting his film The Cardinal when publicist Roger Caras rushed up to report that President Kennedy had been shot.
Before discussing the projected book, Roger and I began by talking about old times. Always fascinated by the gullibility of victims of bunko schemes, instead of telling him about the book, I decided to try an experiment. "You know, Roger," I began, "we Scots are supposed have the gift of clairvoyance." "I've heard that about a lot of nationalities, but I don't believe it," he said. "How about letting me have a go at resurrecting something from your past?" I suggested. His curiosity was piqued. "Why not? How shall we start?" I proposed, "Pick a date, and I'll tell you where you were that day."
Everything, of course, hinged on his choosing the day of the Kennedy assassination. I don't know what I would have done if he hadn't decided on that day. I began with what I thought would be appropriate behavior for a mentalist, massaging each side of my forehead with my fingertips, I then closed my eyes and said, "Let's see, the place is in the United States." He smiled, as if to say, "That was easy." Closing my eyes again, after a longer pause, I said, "It's somewhere in the South," and looked at him.
The smile had disappeared, replaced by a quizzical look. "It's not a small town or even a small city--it's a big city," I offered. His eyes were growing wider. "It's a city on the Mississippi River." He was staring at me with an incredulous expression. I was on a roll. "It had something to do with a movie. You were not shooting one; you were there to promote one." Building to what Variety calls "a boffo finish," I milked the pauses for all they were worth. "It wasn't St. Louis. (pause) It wasn't Memphis. (pause) I see a very low place. (long pause) I've got it! You were in New Orleans when you learned of the shooting," I announced triumphantly. I was tempted to name the film he was publicizing but decided not to press my luck.
Roger was amazed. "That's the most astonishing demonstration I have ever seen," he exclaimed. "I can't believe what I just witnessed." Poor Roger, at that point I could have sold him the Brooklyn Bridge. After savoring the moment, I relented and confessed that I had just used one of the oldest tricks of mentalists--prior knowledge about the victim. He took my spoof with good grace, and we had a good laugh over the incident.
From 1991 to 1999, Roger was president of the ASPCA. A fighter against euthanizing healthy pets, in retirement he and his wife, Jill, lived on a farm in Freeland, MD, with four retired greyhounds, seven other dogs, nine cats, three horses, two cows, a llama and an alpaca. My friend Roger Caras died Feb. 18, 2001, at age 73, after a heart attack. I miss him and miss his booming baritone at the Garden every February. He was one of those people so filled with a love of life and concern for animals that you cannot imagine them not being here any longer. One of Roger's sayings deserves a place in books of quotations: "There are only three sins--causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing."
Croton Point Park a hunting ground? Early-morning dog walkers recently discovered that a deer had been shot and brazenly butchered in Croton Point Park. They were led to the discarded remains of the animal by their dogs. Discharging a firearm anywhere in the village of Croton, of course, is forbidden. This incident--believed to have taken place on Christmas Day--now raises concerns about the safety of the park for people and animals. Ironically, the group of dog walkers who made the discovery usually walks on the Old Croton Aqueduct, starting from Croton Gorge Park. But the Aqueduct trail abuts private lands on which hunting is permitted, so the group switches to the presumed safety of Croton Point Park during the hunting season. Obviously, it is not any safer.
Discredited experts. After leaving office, former mayor Rudolph Giuliani set up Giuliani Partners, to peddle security advice to business and government, but the firm's credentials are problematical, to say the least. As mayor, Giuliani had insisted that the city's $13 million command bunker be located on the 23rd floor of 7 World Trade Center, a 47-story high-rise, with no back-up site. He also had a 6,000-gallon diesel fuel tank for emergency generators installed at ground level, close to several elevators. Experts questioned the security of an above-ground command center and warned that the placement of the fuel tank posed a serious fire hazard.
Following a stint as Giuliani's chauffeur and bodyguard, Bernard Kerik, a former third-grade detective, was given a series of political appointments as a reward for his unswerving loyalty and subservience. His rapid rise culminated in the top position in the Police Department. The mayor's treatment of the Fire Department was even worse. For Fire Commissioner, Giuliani chose Thomas Von Essen, president of the firefighters union, using him to purge the top ranks of the department's uniformed leadership with privileged information Von Essen had gained as a union leader to settle old scores. Neither commissioner saw anything wrong with the Mayor's "bunker in the sky" or the unusual location of the fuel tank.
Then came 9/11, and 7 World Trade Center, along with the mayor's bunker, went up in flames fueled by the monster tank. Messrs. Giuliani, Kerik and Von Essen, an inept trio of newly minted security "experts" on whose watch police and fire department radios were unable to communicate with one another, became principals in Giuliani Partners. Nominated to head the Department of Homeland Security and embarrassed by mounting scandals, Kerik withdrew his name. Next he fell on his sword and resigned from Giuliani's firm, taking the heat off Giuliani and his presidential aspirations. Insiders say Bernie was pushed out. Rudy--who basks in the title of "America's Mayor"--has little chance of being nominated, in part because of his own equally messy personal history. The other reason is the evangelical right has such a stranglehold on the party, it's unlikely that a pro-choice Republican presidential candidate will be named in the foreseeable future.

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Su Yuyang’s phone beeped, cutting off Feng Ji’s words before they had even left his mouth. Seeing Su Yuyang’s troubled expression, Feng Ji could guess who the message was from.
Su Yuyang looked at Feng Ji and pretended to brush away tears, then lowered his head and opened QQ.
Feng Ji sympathetically patted Su Yuyang’s shoulder and was about to turn to Ling Miao to share the gossip when he heard Ling Miao scream, followed by the waiter apologizing.
“What happened?” Feng Ji was the store owner and even though Ling Miao might as well be family, Feng Ji still treated him like a customer, so Feng Ji rushed to Ling Miao’s side as quickly as possible (in other words, he turned around).
“It’s fine, it’s fine,” Ling Miao said dismissively.
Feng Ji passed Ling Miao a tissue and Ling Miao froze before taking it.
“The coffee’s good, isn’t it?” Feng Ji teased.
“Another cup then.” Feng Ji waved over a waiter and whispered some instructions into his ear. The waiter left and returned several minutes later carrying two cups of coffee.
“You’re being suspiciously kind.” Ling Miao pushed away the cup of coffee that had been carefully set before him to the middle of the table. His wary gaze was trained on Feng Ji’s smiling face.
Feng Ji shrugged, then raised his cup of coffee and tasted it.
Although Feng Ji was drinking coffee, his attention was still on Ling Miao, who was idly observing the coffee shop’s new furnishings. Suddenly, Ling Miao’s wandering gaze stopped and his eyes lit up with surprise. Feng Ji followed the line of Ling Miao’s gaze.
It came to an end on Su Yuyang’s troubled face. Ling Miao had known Su Yuyang for more than a month—not too long a time, but also not too short—but he had never seen Su Yuyang this vexed. Even that time when he had deleted Su Yuyang’s chapter, Su Yuyang had only smiled and hadn’t shown any worry at all.
“And you say rabbits don’t eat the grass next to their burrows.” Feng Ji smiled to himself without feeling.
“Ling Miao.” Feng Ji lowered his voice and drew Ling Miao’s attention back to him. Ling Miao said “Mm” and nothing else, but his gaze told Feng Ji: Spit it out.
“Of course not,” Ling Miao said carelessly, but Feng Ji could hear boundless resentment in his tone and that made Feng Ji even more certain that his guess was right.
Feng Ji was still immersed in his joy, so Ling Miao didn’t stand on ceremony and splashed cold water on him.
Feng Ji attentively listened at first, but by the end he was wearing an expression of pure schadenfreude. Ling Miao was too wrapped up in himself and so hadn’t seen the change in Feng Ji’s expression, and by the time Ling Miao came back to his senses, Su Yuyang was sitting next to him.
“Keep talking. I didn’t even know you had so many complaints about me.” Su Yuyang picked up the coffee Ling Miao hadn’t touched and took a small sip. From Ling Miao’s perspective, Su Yuyang seemed to be using the coffee to keep his temper in check.
Ling Miao lowered his head and stayed quiet, seemingly considering his next move. Su Yuyang calmly watched Ling Miao’s hair, the black strands shining like silk under the café light. As if possessed, Su Yuyang put his hand on Ling Miao’s head.
Feng Ji intentionally didn’t finish, leaving Ling Miao to fill in the blanks. Ling Miao had a pretty good imagination and instantly figured out what Feng Ji was implying.
“You…” Ling Miao was going to say “you’re shameless,” but Feng Ji hadn’t actually said anything. If he called Feng Ji shameless, it’d look like he was the shameless one.
“That’s right, we shared a bed before, but now… ahem, continue your conversation.” Feng Ji covered his mouth and coughed lightly, but his laugh was impossible to hide.
Feng Ji laughed, not out of pride or embarrassment or pity. He was tickled pink, the sort of laughter that caused stomachaches, provoked purely by Ling Miao’s expression.
Hah! Ling Miao’s expression—that’s plaintive, that’s pure jealousy! I don’t believe he doesn’t have some sort of emotional relationship with Su Yuyang, alright?!
Above: Feng Ji’s inner monologue.
“Hey!” Ling Miao didn’t know what Feng Ji was laughing about, but Feng Ji’s red face spoke volumes.
Feng Ji found a good excuse to step out, leaving Su Yuyang and Ling Miao alone.
Ling Miao was holding out on the principle of, “in order to keep staying in Su Yuyang’s house, arguments with Su Yuyang should be avoided wherever possible.” So there were many things Ling Miao would only dare to say to Su Yuyang’s face when Ling Miao was completely enraged.
Leaving Ling Miao frozen to the spot, Su Yuyang carried the two empty coffee cups to the counter.
“Do you want to know his feelings toward you?” Feng Ji said, suddenly nosy.
“I’m not pursuing Ling Miao,” Su Yuyang shot back immediately. That was an abnormally quick reaction.
The image of Su Yuyang touching Ling Miao slipped into Feng Ji’s mind without warning. Déjà vu wrapped around Feng Ji like a net, so tightly he felt he might suffocate.
Feng Ji wouldn’t go after something that was no longer his. After all, he was the one who gave up Su Yuyang in the first place. With a deep breath, Feng Ji regained his composure, but Su Yuyang had already vanished.
“Hey, Su Yuyang!” Ling Miao’s angry shout came. Feng Ji looked in the direction of the sound. Ling Miao had stood up and was yelling down at Su Yuyang.
At the familiar opening line, Su Yuyang moved his chair. What a joke—the moment Ling Miao got upset he’d send spit flying, and Su Yuyang didn’t want to go home drenched.
Feng Ji noticed Su Yuyang’s actions and found them strange, but several seconds later, he realized why Su Yuyang had moved.
“But if you lose this job you’ll have to sleep under the pedestrian bridge.” Su Yuyang calmly watched Ling Miao panicking.
“I can take you in,” Feng Ji added.
Feng Ji was surprised. When did he incur Ling Miao’s ire too?
Feng Ji turned his gaze toward Su Yuyang, as if asking what the latter had said to anger Ling Miao.
Su Yuyang said honestly: “I said that W&S had good employees and that it wouldn’t be hard to ditch Ling Miao, and that he should come here and learn, but…” Su Yuyang shrugged, his expression saying, “you see the outcome”.
“Eh… actually, that’s reasonable…” Feng Ji hadn’t even finished speaking when Ling Miao glared at him.
Ling Miao’s fierce gaze seemed to want to skin Feng Ji alive.
Su Yuyang knew that Ling Miao was going to repeat his words verbatim. Then Feng Ji would laugh at him—that was actually okay, but if Feng Ji told that other person about this, the next time Su Yuyang met that person he’d definitely have a hard time.
“That… Feng Ji, I’m leaving.” Su Yuyang cut Ling Miao off, grabbed Ling Miao’s hand and walked quickly out of W&S.
It was a sunny day outside, but Su Yuyang felt a chill at his back, dark and foreboding.
Ling Miao’s tone was steady, calm as a lake.
Of course, Su Yuyang knew what the ‘what you said’ was referring to, but he didn’t know how to answer.

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The “weirdest acquisition ever” – Broadcom's $19bn proposed takeover of CA Technologies – ran into a rather strange road-bump this week: a fake US military memo passed around American politicians on Capitol Hill.
That bogus missive – apparently signed off by the Department of Defense – asserted that the acquisition faced a probe by the US Treasury's committee on foreign investment regarding national security concerns with the biz gobble, which was announced in July.
That sent share prices of both companies into a brief dive, with Broadcom shedding 2.9 per cent and CA down 2.3 per cent. Even as a rumor, as Stacy Rasgon of Bernstein Research put it in an advisory note to investors, the idea was “nuts” because Broadcom and CA are US companies with the majority of their personnel in America.
The US Department of Defense emitted a statement that read: “Our initial assessment is that this is likely to be a fraudulent document.” Uncle Sam's financial watchdog the SEC, and Justice Department prosecutors, are likely to investigate whether the fake memo was an attempt to manipulate Broadcom and CA stock prices.
We have learned that a fraudulent memo purported to be signed by the US Department of Defense ("DoD") is circulating among Senators and members of Congress referencing the possible need for review of Broadcom's acquisition of CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS"). We have been informed by DoD officials that this memo is in fact a forged document.
Before Broadcom's statement hit wide circulation, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared to echo the sentiments in the fake memo, urging Treasury officials to investigate the takeover on national security grounds.
His letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin cited CFIUS's recommendation earlier this year against the proposed Broadcom/Qualcomm merger.
“Simply because Broadcom recently moved its domicile to the United States does not mean that it is no longer a Chinese-controlled company or that the national security concerns previously expressed by CFIUS no longer persist. Given the circumstances surrounding the proposed takeover of CA Technologies by Broadcom, a CFIUS review is entirely appropriate”, he wrote.
Broadcom predecessor Avago was American rather than Chinese: it was spun out of HP as Agilent, bought by KKR and Silver Lake Partners, renamed Avago, and incorporated in Singapore for tax reasons. It renamed itself to Broadcom after acquiring that company in 2015. Broadcom's heritage is similarly American: it was founded by a professor and student from UCLA, Henry Samueli and Henry Nicholas, respectively, in 1991.
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This article explains that Glenn Ford spent thirty years on death row summary in the punishment of crime committed by another person in Louisiana.
Marty Stroud investigated about the murder of the local jeweler named Isadore Rozeman, who had been robbed and murdered. Marty Stroud said that “Glenn Ford” did the murder. Glenn Ford was the worker of the Isadore Rozeman and he always worked hard for him, he was also known as a thief.
Marty Stroud decided charge Ford with murder because he knows that a conviction can boost his career. According to Marty Stroud, he was narcissistic, arrogant and coward. As there were no African American were on the jury, the white American were on the jury, as Marty Stroud know that Ford will be given the punishment because a black man killed the white victim.
In Louisiana notorious Angola, Ford spend his 30 years of life on the death row, the 30 years means about the half of the life, according to that Stroud took his and his family life, he will never forgive him. A man named Jake Robinson revealed in the information he was giving to the police that he had killed the jeweler thirty years or three decades earlier. He is in the prison now, as his charge for another murder.
After the Ford was released, the good feeling did not last because he comes to know that he had lung cancer and it is on stage 4. He was told by the doctors that he have very few month to live, Ford start live in the home for released prisoners, in New Oreland.
According to the Dale Cox “It’s better than dying there and it’s better than being executed” (Whitaker, 2016). The society needs to focus on the decisions of death rather than the death penalty. According to the Louisiana law, the Ford was entitled to give the $330,000; about $11,000 as there was, wrongful imprisonment was on him and he receives the money for the 10 grandchildren so they could get the better chance in lives.

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Price is for the entire stack of 6 matching black walnut slabs 48″ long and 2″ thick; biggest slab varies in width from 14-21 inches. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for all four stacks of red oak milled December 2017. Stack lengths are 16″, 19″, 21″ and 35″. All boards are 1″ thick. Average width is about 12″. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for two stacks of matching red oak, 19 boards in all. Average board is 1″ thick and 100″ long; widest boards are 12″ wide. This lumber was milled about the middle of January, 2018. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 23 matching boards of cypress wood milled on 2/17. Average board is 48″ long, 20″ wide and 1″ thick. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
One side is weathered (silver gray), other side is oak color. Long length 89″, short length 72″, long width 49″, short width 30″, thickness 2 1/2″. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for one red oak slab 100″ long, 2″ thick, and 9 3/4 – 11 3/4″ wide. Slab was quarter sawed for stability and for showing off the ray fleck. Slab has a little bit of blue stain due to presence of iron. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for one fresh-cut quarter-sawed oak slab 100″ long, 25-30″ wide, 12/4-13/4 thick. Blue stain was caused by 5″ section of barbed wire (which has been removed). Only one side pictured. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 10 matching black walnut boards. Average board is 38″ long and 7/8″ thick; maximum width is 15″. Cash only. Call or text Art at (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 10 matching black walnut boards. Average board is 36″ long, 4/4 thick, and 15-17″ wide (maximum). Outstanding features: crotch figure, extended line of inosculation, two small nails, an embedded walnut, prominent cathedral patterns, and shades of red. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 9 matching walnut slabs. Average slab is 66″ long, 2″ thick, and 25″ wide (maximum). Cash only. Call or text KC Sawmill @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 15 aromatic eastern red cedar boards. Boards are 62″ long, 4/4 thick, and 21″ wide (maximum). Some boards have a little bit of punk. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 9 black walnut slabs. Slabs are 6/4″ thick and 54″ long; widest slab is 17″. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 7 black walnut boards containing lots of knots. Average board is 70″ long, 6-10″ wide, and 4/4″ thick. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 7 black walnut slabs containing figured crotch wood. Average slab is 44″ long, 16-19″ wide, and 6/4″ thick. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 7 black walnut slabs with highly figured crotch grain caused by rare twin trunk inosculation. Average slab is 48″ long, 20-24″ wide, and 6/4″ thick. Cash only. Text or call Art @ KC Sawmill, (816) 889-88zero7, if you have any questions.
5 5/8″ thick; 14 7/8 – 16 1/4″ wide; 72″ long. This 200# hunk of solid black walnut has one live edge, no bark, unfinished ends, some wane, a few clamp and tong gouges, worm tracks, two mounting options, closed knots, light surface checking, and vestigial branches. We can mill it to your specifications at no extra charge. Delivery available. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 12 matching sycamore boards. Average board is 64″ long, 7/8″ thick, and 13-14″ wide. Little to no ray fleck. Stack is currently tied down during drying. Cash only. Please call or text Art at (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of matching sycamore boards. Average board is 44″ long, 1″ thick, and 14-15″ wide. Note the partial ray fleck. Cash only. Please call or text Art at (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 10 boards of aromatic eastern red cedar. These matching boards are 40″ long and 1″ thick; average width is 12″. The color and character speak for themselves. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Make room, this is a lot of wood! Price is for all 13 cedar slabs recently milled. Slabs are 124″ long and 6/4″ thick; average width is 20″. These slabs have it all: beauty, aromatics, knots, punk, live edges, ant channels, matching grain, bark inclusions, and, most important, size. Cedar logs this big aren’t harvested every day. Slabs will not be sold separately. We will help you load your truck or trailer. Price is non-negotiable. Cash only. Call or text Art at (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for 7 rustic cedar slabs with stunning character and color. Average slab is 6/4″ thick, 10′ long, and 20″ wide. Update: Pictures show 9 slabs but 2 sold already. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of seven black walnut slabs. Average slab is 2″ thick, 18″ wide, and 108″ long. Excellent color, double live edge. Price includes additional saw milling to your specifications (cutting to reduce thickness is excluded). Cash only. Please call or text Art at (816) 889-880seven if you have questions.
The tree has been down for months but the slabs were milled last week. The slabs are matching with double live edge. Price is $4-5 per board foot depending on width and other characteristics. Average board is 100″ long, 2″ thick, and 18″ wide ($100-125). Price for the entire stack (6 slabs) is $400. All prices include additional saw milling to your specifications at no extra charge (cutting to reduce thickness is excluded). Cash only. Call or text Art at (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions.
Tree was cut down about a year ago. Beam is 116″ long, 8″ thick, and 14″ wide. We can mill it down at no extra charge to meet your specifications. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Tree was cut down about a year ago. Slab is 116″ long, 2-3/4″ thick, and 15″ at the widest. One edge is live, the other is straight with wane. Water was added to highlight the grain. We can mill it down to meet your specifications. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions.
Price is for the slab pictured which is 90″ long, 2″ thick, and 19″ wide. Other smaller slabs from the same log (matching grain, color, etc.) cost less. $400 for the entire stack. Cash only. Call or text Art at (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 15 boards of aromatic eastern red cedar. Average board is 42″ long and 1″ thick; widest boards are over 18″ wide. Two of the narrower boards have small nails in them. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-88zero7 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 8 freshly cut walnut boards. Average board is 1/2″ thick, 31″ long; maximum width is 21″. 4-5 boards have beautiful highly figured crotch wood. Cash only. Call or text Art @ 816 889-880seven if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 10 walnut boards. Average board is 36″ long, 7/8″ thick, and 10″ wide. Cash only. Call or text Art @ 816 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for a 55 gallon barrel of hardwood bark mulch (barrel included for extra $10). This bark mulch is a mixture of different barks, including black walnut. Hardwood bark mulch will eventually turn into a dark rich soil. We pack it down. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have questions.
Price is for a cord of maple ($1.75/cu.ft.). Hedge is $300/cord ($2.35/cu.ft.). We will load your truck or trailer. Delivery available for small amounts only ($1/mile one way). Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have questions.
Price is for a 55 gallon barrel of sawdust (barrel included for extra $10). This sawdust has been screened with 1/2″ mesh. Black walnut sawdust may be included. We pack it down. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have questions.
Attention crafts people and wood lovers. Price is for the entire stack of 13 black walnut boards. Average board is 27″ long and 1/2″ thick; maximum width is 17″. Very colorful boards with highly figured crotch wood. No water or mineral spirits were added to the wood prior to photographing! You can imagine what they will look like after finishing. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 11 beautiful maple slabs. Average slab is 38″ long, 19″ wide, and 2″ thick. A few slabs are naturally river-split along their length. A few slabs contain a few nails. Minor spalting is evident throughout. These slabs were cut to highlight the highly figured crotch wood. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions.
Price is for the entire stack of 11 maple boards. Average board is 58″ long, 14″ wide, 1″ thick. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of Chinese elm slabs we call mocha elm or faux walnut. Average slab is 44″ long, 19″ wide, and 2″ thick. This dynamic wood has ant channels and double live edges. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack (minus one). Average slab is 66″ long, 22″ wide, and 2″ thick. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Picture is of the two best sides. Cash only. Call or text Art @ (816) 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 8 boards. Average board is 37″ long, 1″ thick, and 10″ wide. Some boards have highly figured crotch wood. Cash only. Call or text Art @ 816 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.
Price is for the entire stack of 7 boards. Average board is 63″ long, 1″ thick, and 9″ wide. Some boards have highly figured crotch wood. Cash only. Call or text Art @ 816 889-8807 if you have any questions. Local pickup only.

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Fountain of Youth replenishes the body for healthier skin, hair and nails.
Replenishes the body for noticeably healthier skin, hair and nails.
How you treat yourself in your 20s, 30s, 40s, and beyond determines how you’ll look and feel in the next decades of your life. But statistics show most people don’t nourish their bodies correctly, impacting their outward appearance greatly.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 43% of American adults don’t drink enough water a day. 36% of them only drink 1 to 3 cups, while 7% don’t drink any at all.
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I went to the clinic and met with the nurse practitioner there regarding hormone therapy. I was feeling really tired all the time, wasn't sleeping very well. She did some tests and it turns out that there was nothing wrong with my hormones at all, I was just severely vitamin deficient. The nurse practitioner recommended some vitamin injections and herbal supplements. I have never felt better! I have not felt this good in years and it has been the best money I have ever spent on my health so far. Not to mention, it was not expensive!


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It's quite a detective piece, and they were able to come up with a nice hypothesis and test it. Cool story, read the whole thing.
its a common problem with all new iPhones and iPads, apparently Apple changed the internal oscillators on their chips, it causes a nasty crash that takes the phone/mac at least one week to recover from - apparently not only the He has to leak out from the chip but also the battery has to completely drain before auto-reset and reboot can take place. I wonder if anyone tried to physically disconnect the battery, to see if the crash recovery happened faster.
This is rather important thing to know, if you help with liq. He fill up on NMR magnet, as I have done many times before.


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I swear, I have a talent for killing plants, even the ones people say you have to really work hard to kill. I've even managed to kill three cacti.
HAHAH this is hilarious! I love plants but sometimes (aka much of the time) forget to "feed" them.. whoops :( I'm a bad plant mommy.
Best do it yourself Manicure!
Don't Worry, I found the Sun!


text: Fantastic general dentistry practice opportunity in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area. Reduced sales price due to owner relocation. Consistent trends, collections nearing $800,000, fantastic profit/overhead ratio, and a well-established patient base. Lots of momentum and still room to grow! For a full practice report and complimentary consultation, contact Kathy Whiting or PARAGON at 866 898-1867, e-mail: info@paragon.us.com or visit www.paragon.us.com today.


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Tarah completed her bachelor of science in athletic training degree at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO where she was born and raised. She continued her sports medicine education at Missouri State University and graduated from a post-professional athletic training master degree program. Tarah served as certified athletic trainer at Mercy Sports Medicine Health Tracks as a graduate assistant and then as an employee for several years in Springfield, MO. She performed orthopedic rehabilitation on the athletic population treating a broad spectrum of acute and chronic injuries. She enjoyed all ages but especially enjoyed treating the adolescent population.
Tarah learned a tremendous amount as an athletic trainer, but knew from the start that she felt called to venture beyond the athletic population and pursue medicine. Tarah returned to Missouri State University and graduated from the physician assistant program in 2017. Tarah is passionate about treating each individual as a whole and serving all ages. She believes in the power of preventative care and the importance of the phrase, “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care”.
Tarah is incredibly excited to join South Tabor Family Physicians in June and to serve in the Portland area as a physician assistant. Tarah enjoys trail running, lifting weights, and long, peaceful hikes. Tarah and her husband are ready to embrace Portland to the fullest!

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PicMonkey is one of the hottest editing and movies making sites Today, which makes it an ideal choice for inexperienced photographers and aspiring photograph editors. So let’s have a peek at what this online tool for picture editing has to offer.
If you find yourself in need of a more powerful and easy to use tool that Will permit you to generate social media posts immediately then you should look at utilizing PicMonkey. Here are the things you should take into account before you make this online picture editor, your go-to alternative.
Pros: You really Don’t need to become a photo-editing magician so as to be able to produce magical images using this online tool. The PicMonkey’s record of qualities you can use to edit your photographs is very long, which basically means that you can do virtually whatever you want with photographs you’d like to edit. Besides impressive photo editing choices, PicMonkey also provides a solid amount of graphic design tools that can help you through the process of building a banner for your website or creating a Facebook cover photo your buddies are going to adore.
Cons: Those of you Who were hoping that you are able to edit pictures of all sizes will receive a bit disappointed because PicMonkey has an image size limit. You can select from three distinct alternatives, but no choice will allow you to upload images larger than 16MP and if you upload a photo that is larger than this the system will automatically resize it to 4000X4000 pixels.
Although you can use this photo editor to edit photographs or make collages For free, PicMonkey won’t permit you to save, export or discuss the pictures you’ve edited unless you set up an account, for which you have to pay a yearly or monthly fee.
Most online picture editors provide ways to create goofy photos but at The same time they lack traditional photo editing tools that are commonly utilized to enhance photographs. PicMonkey manages to find the appropriate balance between themes that enable you to recreate the visual look of comic books in your photos and blur options that may be employed to create the artistic feel on the pictures you edit. Furthermore, the Focal B&W tool enables you to decide which portion of the photo you would like to desaturate and then region of the picture should retain color.
This online photo editor offers tens of thousands of overlays, ranging from Zig-zag traces to butterflies, birds, and flowers. Each of these overlays can help you in creating photographs that will attract a good deal of focus on social networking.
PicMonkey is well-equipped with tools that enable you to edit your Selfies and the other portrait photographs to perfection. Features like Blemish Fix, Wrinkle Remover, Lip Tint, Mascara or Weight Loss allow you to have complete creative control over how the mouth, skin, eyes or amounts of people depicted in your photographs are going to look like.
There Are Numerous pricing options available to those who Choose to use PicMonkey on a constant basis. The Premium option can costs $7,99 per month or $5,99 per month, billed yearly at $71,88. The fee for Superpremium pricing strategy prices $107, 88 annually, however the number of alternatives you will unlock will probably leave you wondering if you’re better off buying a desktop software such as Fotophire for a considerably lower amount of money.
The PicMonkey’s interface is well-organized, so even if you never used a Photo editing software before you should not have too much difficulty learning your way around this online photo editor. Basic photo editing attributes such as Cropping or Rotating images may be available from the editor’s toolbar that provides options like Basic Edits, Effects or Frames, among others. PicMonkey enables you to upload images from the computer, Facebook, OneDrive, Flickr or Dropbox. Additionally, Premium account owners are able to store around fifty images in the editor’s Hub, whereas the Superpremium accounts owners have boundless Hub storage.
Available on the AppStore and Google Play, the PicMonkey cellphone program comes With useful features that allows users to edit photos and do a couple of touch ups on their selfies before posting on social media. It’s basically a photo editor you can use on the go.
Some of the features contained in the mobile software are decal Overlays, a draw feature, text and layerable effects. Additionally, the program connects to the Hub storage so transferring and saving your work from your mobile device to your desktop and vice versa is possible.
Over 20 photo collage designs are also available for free. And, if You really do not like the designs they have in their collection, you can make your own customized collage design as well. In addition, you don’t need to register an account to create your collage.
The Hub Is Basically a feature that allows you to save all your Creations in one handy site. It’s ideal for those difficult, time-consuming editing tasks you can’t possibly finish in one session. At this time, you can break down your project into many sessions and also you won’t have to worry about losing your progress.
PicMonkey includes two Premium packages available; equally are charged either Monthly or yearly. The Premium package, worth $7.99 a month or $47.88 when charged annually, is a significant update to the free version of the software in regards to functionality and features.
Picking the best strategy is ultimately your choice. It Is Dependent upon how Frequently you edit your photos, how broad your editing jobs are and whether you actually have a demand for those innovative capabilities.


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I grew up in Bavaria where I went to school and graduated from Munich University (English and history). I wrote my first novel secretly at school at the tender age of thirteen, unpublished and hidden away where hopefully no one will ever find it. An M.A. and two state exams led the way into the publishing industry and from there into professional writing: short stories, novels, poems and songs.
The vagaries of love are to blame for my relocation to Hesse.
Much of what I write can be found along the fantasy fringe. However, you will not stumble over sweet fairies or soppy elves in my work. I like excitement and adventure. I love black humour. And what I like is what you get.
Obviously my readers also like excitement, adventure and black humour for they chose my novel “Das Obsidianherz” to be the recipient of the 2009 Deutsche Phantastik Preis /German SF and Fantasy Award (in the category best newcomer novel). This makes me very happy. In 2014, this was followed by the “Seraph” Award for “Schwingen aus Stein” in the category “Best Book”. Dear readers, thank you for your opinion and your vote – I promise it will stay exciting!
I have always liked to explore the fringe, the neglected and much maligned genre literature and other topics away from the mainstream. Indeed I even followed this predilection during my university studies.
I never believed that a genre classification in itself was more than a mere label to enable a librarian to set a book on a certain shelf. I like fantasy and science fiction – and have absolutely no qualms about admitting that.
We all need imagination. It won’t hurt to think beyond the narrow limits of everyday life and to let your fancy ramble in the realms of wonder. And nobody is going to bite you if you do.
The world is full of colours. Time to remove our black and white glasses.


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Consider how frustrating it is to approach a traffic circle, or as we call them in Massachusetts, a rotary, during rush hour. You very slowly make your way towards the circle in a long line of traffic, attempt to merge into a congested circle, travel around to the other side of the circle, and finally exit the other end. Being a bit impatient, I'm usually screaming to myself, "Come on - don't stop! - let's get moving - let's go!"
I play the salesperson's part and the salesperson plays the prospect. This is my preferred method as it demonstrates exactly what the conversation should sound like.
I play the prospect and the salesperson plays the salesperson. This approach works best when conducting pre-call strategy and usually serves to show me how ill-equipped the salesperson is to have the desired conversation.
The salesperson plays the salesperson and another salesperson plays the prospect. This type of role-play occurs later in training when the salesperson has the foundational skills to execute the sales process correctly and to play the sales part with some confidence.
When I finally reach scenario 3 with salespeople playing their own part, it seems a lot like approaching the traffic circle. Let me explain.
When there is a question they need to ask or they need to summarize what they heard, the traffic circle scenario comes to life. They slowly approach the circle, and when they finally reach the circle, travel around it a couple of times before exiting and finishing their comments. In other words, they talk in circles, confusing, distracting and boring their prospect. Take a step toward greatness: Be direct and concise because less is more memorable and powerful while being less confusing and boring.
Consider how a professional baseball or golf coach may break down swing. Take a practice swing or two, get in your stance, use the proper grip, bend at the knees, open some at the waste and shoulders, eye on the ball, smooth, extend, hold your follow through, etc. If you want to hit the ball solidly you must do those things in that order, but you can't be saying those things to yourself as you get ready to swing or bad things will surely happen.
You may have several talking points. You may have rehearsed or even memorized those points; what you want to say about them and the order in which you want to say them. But if you use your talking points and sequence, your prospect will be totally bored by the logic and mind-numbing time it takes for you to go through them. A step toward greatness: Abandon the formality and sequence and simply have a conversation. If there is a question or comment that makes it appropriate to introduce one of those talking points, then fine, but keep it conversational and do not become presentational.
Don't you hate it when a good prospect derails your momentum by asking for references? This is truly a combustion point in selling. (There is a great Disney book on combustion points called Be our Guest) You don't know if the prospects really want to talk with people or are using the reference requests to get rid of you. You don't know whether to provide references, which ones to provide, whether they'll follow up with a call, or what your customers will say to them.
Today, it's helpful to have video on your smart phone, of several happy customers that can speak to any concerns your prospects might have. No delays. No wondering. On demand references and testimonials. Take a step toward greatness: Everyone on the sales team must record a couple of great 1-minute videos from their best and happiest customers. The videos can be shared across the sales team so that everyone has a robust library of customers who can do the selling for you. Third-party testimonials are much more powerful than the promises of a salesperson any day of the week.
Speaking of testimonials, many of you have read my best-selling book, Baseline Selling. Since writing that book, I have written, shared (complimentary) and given you the opportunity to read more than 1,700 articles on sales and sales leadership right here on my Blog. I would be most grateful if you would return the favor by writing a review of my book at Amazon.com.


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The Master of Science, with thesis, requires a minimum of 32 semester-hours of coursework. The degree plan consists of at least 32 credit hours, typically, 20 hours will be taken in the department, 3-4 of these hours will be credited for the thesis, and a maximum of 12 hours of coursework may be in supporting field(s) of interest. While a majority of the courses must be completed on campus, Master of Science thesis option programs are permitted to apply up to 49% of online courses toward the degree program.
Coursework in the supporting fields in the MS-Thesis program may be in any academic area that contributes to a students career objectives. Examples include agricultural leadership, agricultural communications, change management, extension education, international agricultural development, research methods and sociology. A residence requirement of nine semester hours of coursework in one semester or in two consecutive five-week summer terms must be completed.
Students whose career objectives are concerned with formal or informal education in agriculture may seek the Master of Science-Non-Thesis option: e.g., teaching agricultural sciences, working as an Extension educator, in leadership fields, in training and development or international agricultural development. The 36 semester-hours of coursework consist typically of 18 to 24 semester hours in the department and a maximum of 12 hours of coursework may be completed in support areas. While a majority of the courses must be completed on campus, Master of Science non-thesis option programs are permitted to apply up to 49% of online courses toward the degree program. A residence requirement of 12 semester hours of coursework in must be completed.
Students pursuing careers in fields such as instructional design, agricultural leadership or rural community development might seek the Master of Agriculture in Agricultural Development. The program prepares individuals for leadership roles in education, natural resource management, cooperative extension service, and many other professional careers in agriculture and life sciences. All courses in this non-thesis degree program are completed at a distance that emphasizes the development of problem-solving skills involved in applying science and technology to benefit humanity.
The 36 semester hour degree program typically consists of courses in the department with a maximum of 12 hours of coursework in support areas. Distance courses are completed to meet the 12 semester hour residence requirement. Because of the diverse nature of the careers selected by MAgr graduate students, degree plans will vary considerably and are generally unique for each individual.
To demonstrate problem solving capabilities, a professional internship may be completed to provide meaningful, applied, and practical experience. An internship is generally completed at the end of formal coursework, and involves either paid or un-paid employment with a cooperating business or agency. Planned in concert by the student, university adviser and business supervisor, the internship normally lasts from three to six months. One to three credits may be earned for the internship and professional goals. A professional paper is required.
For information to apply to one of our degree programs, visit the HOW TO APPLY page.


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We want to welcome you to the website that honors the life and work of Rev. Hugh Padgett Robinson. Although his life was cut short, he served as a minister of the Gospel for over 30 years and during that time produced a huge volume of work including books, sermons, notes, and other writings. This website features this body of work as well as other interesting information about his life and family.
What you see here today is a work in progress. Our plan is to add material continuously, producing two or more sermons or original works each month. It will take several years to complete the task. We hope that many who visit the site will help with additional materials. If you have sermons, photos, tapes, or other materials of Rev. Robinson that you would like to contribute, please contact us at mail@hprobinson.com. We are also interested in hearing about how his ministry touched lives. If you have a testimonial or interesting story about Rev. Robinson, please let us hear from you.
Thanks for taking an interest in this site. We hope that it brings joy to those who visit here.


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I collect ATMs from w/w, also interesting something about world culture, and like to travel.