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After the LOVE SONG

omegetymon — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:42:42 +0000

To those that have "BRANDED" their type of Christianity, and have squandered their time by being 'OF' this world, I have this well written piece of thought for ALL faiths within this nation's sovereignty. There have been many who have placed their political forces onto the many who are, actually, very much like themselves but have let "ANOTHER" sell them rights to an 'ORCHARD' not their own. In this I sincerely hope that this 'quote' will revive your minds back to the sanity and honesties that lead you to a 'HIGHER POWER' in the first place, and have given you the impetus to seek a "BETTER SOCIETY" through the actions the WORLD, (AND G-D!), as a witnessing, as well as an experiencing.

These are the captured words of the son of AMOZ, (N.I.V. textural presentation.)... "A Rebellious Nation ( " = name choise.)

For the Lord has spoken;

"I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.

The Ox knows his master, the donkey his owner's manger, but "Israel" does not know, "my" people don't understand."

Ah, sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption !

They have forsaken the Lord; they have spurned the Holy One of "Israel" and turned their backs on him.

Why shold you be beaten any more ? Why do you persist in rebellion ?

Your whole HEAD is injured, your whole HEART afflicted.

From the sole of your foot to the top of your head there is no SOUNDNESS-

only wounds and welts and OPEN SORES, not CLEANSED or bandaged or soothed with OIL.

Your country is desolate, your cities burned with fire; your fields are being STRIPPED BY FOREIGNERS

RIGHT BEFORE YOU, laid waste as when overthrown by strangers.

The "Daughter of Zion" is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a field of melons, like a city UNDER SIEGE.

Unless the Lord Almighty had left you some SURVIVORS we would have become like "SODOM",

we would have been like "GOMORRAH".

Hear the word of the Lord, you RULERS of "SODOM"; listen to the LAW of our God, you people of "GOMORRAH" !

"The "MULTITUDE" of your 'sacrifices'- WHAT are they to me ? " says the Lord.

" I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the FAT of fatted animals; I have no pleasure in the BLOOD

of bulls and lambs and goats.

When you come to appear before me, WHO has ASKED this of you, this TRAMPLING of my COURTS?

Stop bringing MEANINGLESS OFFERINGS !

If this isn't something familiar to you it's ISAIAH, first book after Solomon's love song. Its content should be quite contemporary to you if you pay taxes, raised or are raising children, have lived through a war. I'd say this IS very contemporary, wouldn't you ? The world WILL go on without us, it did so long before persecuted 'believers' crossed the pond in big canoes. Let's make sure,SOMEHOW, that the purpose of BELIEF isn't lost to youth's gullibilities.

My personal question to us all is this, are WE going to allow this great experiment end just when it's getting to the point of succeeding (?), by giving it to someone who doesn't know the contents' actual VALUES ?

stevland\'s \"They won\'t go when I go.\"

Thank You, Ms. Dixon !

And I DARE you to SEND THIS TO YOUR PREFERD PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To Obtain Blessing

justinlessard — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:50:13 +0000

Psalm 133

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity!

2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
       running down on the beard,
       running down on Aaron's beard,
       down upon the collar of his robes.

3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
       were falling on Mount Zion.
       For there the LORD bestows his blessing,
       even life forevermore.

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We want blessing. God wants our hearts. God always takes the initiative; we need only to respond. God might say, “I want you to volunteer to help clean the church building,” or, “…to be an usher,” “…to help with Sunday School.” What do we do? We say, “I cleaned, helped, ushered, so where’s the blessing?”

Works out of selfishness, not done to please God or for others’ sake, do not satisfy Him. God’s heart is not to keep all the treasure. He wants to give it to us, but when we’re not cooperating, we don’t keep the door open, and we keep the treasure from ourselves. God won’t honor wrong things.

Remember, we are first His sons and daughters. In Luke 15:17-32:

"When he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' So he got up and went to his father.
"But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

"The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

"But the father said to his servants, 'Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate.

"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. 'Your brother has come,' he replied, 'and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.'

"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, 'Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!'

“‘My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

As the lost son comes home, he sees that his father has always offered all he had, even when the son took it for granted. In Matthew’s parable of the two sons, one honored his father’s wishes and one did not.

"What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'

”‘I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

"Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The first," they answered.

Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. (Matthew 21:28-32)

Jesus points out that “the way of righteousness” (vs. 32) has already been shown. God has already paid the price, already paved the way, already given the invitation, and already laid out instruction. If we want the blessing, we must be the ones to take the next step, and to respond to Him, prayerfully, selflessly and faithfully, seeking to honor God, not ourselves.

What can we bring?

gycmpetit — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:19:56 +0000

Yesterday we had another bandpractice evening. Two hours of playing together, practising songs for the upcoming event. As usual I prepared for this. I do that by singing the songs at home in the week before. And by praying for the band and blessing all those who are coming to see us play and to worship Jesus.
I have found out that the focus cannot be ME. Because if it was, first of all, I would be very insecure if I made mistakes up stage. Second of all, the Holy Spirit won't be involved and as a result people will not be touched by the love of Jesus Christ.
So yesterday we were rehearsing and someone asked: What exactly do we bring to God?! I think that the essence of worship lies in that question. What is worship, what can we bring?
This is how I think about it: All we have is what Jesus gave us. We would be lost without Him. We wouldn't have a future without Him. So basicly, we live because He wants us to live. So what can we give Him then? Well.. in a way we can't give anything! We are bought with His precious blood! That means that He died! We are not ourselves, we are His. But if we want to bring something, we can only give back what He gave us. And that is ourselves. 'Lord, EVERYTHING - EVERYTHING You gave me, all my capacity, all my joy, my love, my musical gifts, my tears, my sorrows, my future plans, my thoughts, my heart, EVERYTHING, I give back to You. You may decide what to do with it, my only wish is to be in Your presence. I know I'm not my own, I am Yours. And now I give it ALL, because that's what You are worth of.'
On stage it is very hard to communicate this with your life when 'all you do is sing' or play of course. But that focus, that heart and mindset is what brings His glory down to us. It is the will to give up every little room of our dark heart. To live in the light of His presence. And then God WILL respond to that! The Bible says that if we approach Him, He will respond by coming to us. He will meet us halfway.
Only with this in mind I want to enter stage, because otherwise I would make a fool out of myself in the wrong meaning of the word. I want God to say in the end 'Wow, these children are seeking My face.' And be touched. I want to touch the heart of God in music, but also in my whole life. Because worship is supposed to be the way you live your intire life. All of it. And not just something you do at the side.

How To Stop A Panic Attack

coness — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:02:03 +0000

Learning How To Stop A Panic Attack

If learning how to stop a panic attack were an easy process, then chances are that nobody would have more than one or two in their lifetime. The truth is that some people never learn how to stop a panic attack because they can do not take the time to figure out what triggers them in the first place. Read Further How To Stop A Panic Attack

Kanye West responds to 50 cent diss!! WHOA!

kidkameleon — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:54:41 +0000

NoahSife.com recently read Kanye West's blog. He talks about "Love Lockdown" and responds to 50 cent Diss (View Here).

“just woke up from a quick studio nap… I’ve been workin’ on 808s and Heartbreak about 16 hrs a day and Superman passed out for a little bit… I’m in hawaii but I’m still on NY time so I wake up mad early, do some business, blog, jog for an hour, play ball, eat and then hit the stu by noon. While approving the final cut for the Love Lockdown vid, I marvel at the fact that it was written less than 3 weeks ago. I’m very excited about the everything… I guarantee this will be 50’s favorite album of mine. This will be gangster’s album of the year.”

Ye handled it as a gentlemen....

-NoahSife.com is the Best!

iTunes 8 - nasty little program (sort of)

shiftgorden — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:26:48 +0000

Since I've been using iTunes 8.0, I've noticed some usability issues. I know this will not be the same for everyone, but I feel motivated enough to write about it anyway.

I'm running a Centrino Duo 1.73ghz with 2gig RAM and Vista Home Premium (just so you know).

This program is SLOW. As Zero Punctuation would say, it's slow like a river of bricks. Searching is slow. The program is slow to respond. Loading my library is slow. You get the picture. That kind of usability annoyance certainly is enough to get blood boiling (quickly, not slowly).

The funky new iTunes visualizer nearly melts my laptop. I mean, the music stutters, the screen freezes every now and again and my CPU seems to go into overdrive. What's up with that? It's not like I'm running a 386 or anything.

The application update function does not work at all. Major usabilty faux pas that is. You could say that the function is 100% unusable. When trying to update through iTunes, I receive a message saying that the software could not complete that function - please try again later. I've tried it again numerous times - enough to know that it's not going to work later.

I'm not an Apple hater. I love my iPhone, but the new iTunes isn't too hot in my book. Hopefully a fix is around the corner.

Oh yes - my remedies to the usability issues:

Visualizer issue - don't use it. Just listen to the grooves.
App issue - update on the iPhone. iTunes 8 and updating on the iPhone seem to get on just fine now.
Slowness issue - ummm, chilling out seems to work somewhat. No remedy for that, yet.

I want to date, I want to fall in love

reawakening — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:32:53 +0000

I don't even know where to begin! I'm so frustrated right now, today, this week, this year! Seriously stuck... serious suck, so stuck! I don't know what to do! I honestly don't know...

I want a boy, a man- one for me! I want a boyfriend, a lover, a partner. I want someone to hold. Ah, I can't even type, I don't even know how to get this jumbled up mess in my brain, OUT, and onto this screen. I want to express every last drop, every last thought- throw it all out. Here I go.

I feel like, like everyone has a chance. Everyone finds someone, at least once in their life. Someone who gets them, who is really good for them. And I want that once. At least once- a really amazing, earth-shattering, heart-pounding relationship, where I love so deep. I've been looking, I'm so available! I am OPEN! And he's not coming. He's not around, he's not approaching. I want a man! I want a boyfriend for me, and with whom I learn, love, live, laugh, but mostly love. I envy everyone who has that! Honestly envious! It's such a special thing, such a great thing. I want to experience that thing, I want to be romantic and dreamy in love. Maybe I'm dreaming up this great godly creation of a man, who completes me and I him in every way. But, I don't think I am, I don't think I have too high expectations!

I see many people around me, who have dated, who are in relationships for years and years, who are getting married, who are having children. People who have had experience in loving, dating, and being with another human being in... such a great way. I'm so envious. I want that...

And I don't want to be desperate. I don't want to ask out every other guy I see, who is good-looking. I don't want to be that girl who says "call me" and writes down her number. I don't think I could do that... I want him to want me! I want him to approach me, ask me out, ask for my number, ask me out to dinner...

Guys and girls, help me out! How does it happen? How does love happen? I don't want to hear that it will happen for me, that one day unexpectedly, a man will come out of nowhere, that everyone finds love. I want to know how! When! the details people. I want love so badly, and I'm so ready. True true love. How do people meet, how do people date, how do people know?

Rabbi Marc Gafni: How Do You Respond to Hate Blogs?

Sosan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:40:04 +0000

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Little mental dreamthings

revitalization — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:10:44 +0000

I can't help it. I can't help but look forward, to the future, to a better time where I'm more stable, happier, more confident, a better person; some place and time where I can appreciate life more than I am right now. I realize I have a lot of growing to do- I still haven't found all the answers.. and I know this because of the way I act, the way I think, the things I do that I know are slightly wrong, or silly, or not right. But I wonder if that day will ever come- that day when I have all the qualities I dream up, the person I'm "supposed" to be... I consider it may be a perpetual quest.

And I can't wait for the opportunities! I literally can't wait- I want to do it all, and right now! I want to have it ALL. They tell me to wait, "your day will come," you're too young now, you'll have time for that... but that's just it, I might not... I might not have time, I can't see the future and I don't want to be living for that hazy futuristic time where I may, somehow, if the time is right, and if I'm old enough, and if I have enough money, and if I'm in the right place... I don't want to wait for that day. I know, I want a lot. I want to do it now! I want to experience it now- all that life has to offer, I want it all- I want to travel, really travel and immerse myself in somewhere so different, I want to love (clearly I haven't done that enough), love so purely and without fear! I'm so ready, and I'm anxious!

Oh the things I want to do, the things I dream up, my little mental dreamthings...

A historic vote or a vote on issues?

The Worshiper — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:27:18 +0000

A historic vote or a vote on issues?

2 September 2008

Written by: Samuel Crawford Jr

This year’s election is definitely an election that is historic in every way. There has never been such an election in our history. Men and women of diverse backgrounds are making groundbreaking moments in our great American history. This election has so much promise in our beliefs of equal rights, civil rights and freedom to choose a leader. But are we going to vote for history or on issues?

As I look at the excitement of the voters I can’t help but notice that there are many that are excited to vote because they feel they are helping make history. I have to agree history is about to be made, but is that a reason to vote?

There are so many issues, questions and promises being toted around in this election. BOTH parties are offering change as one of their promises. Reformation and change speak the same message, but will the change promised be good or not so good?

I am just concerned that too many will vote for history and not for our interests as a nation. This blog is not to point to one candidate as being better than the other, but to point to the conscience of the voters and cause us all to take a look at our motives for voting.

WHY are you voting? What is your motive? Are you voting against your beliefs or are you keeping with your beliefs? Is the team you voting for best fit to run the country? Are they serious? What are THEIR motives? What type of campaign are they running? The type of campaign they run will be the exact same type of office they will run. If there is deceit in their campaign it will be in their office. If there is honesty in the campaign; it will also be in the office.

These are the very things that have caused me to blog this thought. I have thought to myself and have seen it all through the coverage too many are focusing on the description of the individuals and not on their qualifications. If by chance any candidate reads this tell me WHY SHOULD I VOTE FOR YOU??? I know your race, I know your different, I know your sex, and I know you promise reform…Now tell me what you plan to do with the country I live in, the country I believe in and the country I want to have faith in. What will you offer? WHAT will you change and HOW will you change it?

Please tell me because I am not voting to make history but rather to further the destiny of the United States of America. I want the truth and not just promise, I am not voting for promises but for actions. I am not interested in hearing your grips and complaints about the other party member. I am interested in hearing what reasons you have for running for the President of the United States of America.

In my closing I want to ask you as a voter why are you voting? Do you really know the issues that are important to our destiny as a Nation and if you do does the person you plan on voting for have a plan on achieving the answer to our issues? Or are you voting to make history?

Update on global poverty figures – another 400 million below the ...

povertydufoy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:48:26 +0000

As discussed in my previous blog, the World Bank has now issued its revised global poverty numbers. These have been recalculated to respond to its improved measure of ‘purchasing power parity’, which rebalances figures for GDP to allow ...
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E-mail is for Old People

Shawn M. — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:59:43 +0000

Please respond ASAP (in the next two weeks). We're considering a new text service and want to know the level of interest. Thanx!

Oh, if you're OLD and prefer to e-mail (just kidding!), you can e-mail your "yes" vote to shawn@elevationgeneration.org.

Have a New Kid By Friday

realworldmartha — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:56:32 +0000

Have you read this book by Dr Kevin Leman?

I have listened to him via the ParentTalk radio program for many years (not sure why he is no longer on there). He is funny and practical. Wish I was a little more of that sometimes.

Mu hubby and I are reading this to , of course, get a new kid by Friday :)

So the first day, Monday, starts with thinking about how we respond to our children.

Tuesday was about Attitude, Behavior, and Character (and that means us too..mostly us actually)

Last night was on discovering what type of parent you are: Authoritarian, Permissive, or Authoritative.

Authoritarian - One who is big on rules with little to no flexibility.

Permissive - Would be one who wants to be friends with their child and everyday is Disneyland

Authoritative - Is a parent who is a healthy balance between the two. Fun but has healthy authority over the child.

So where do you fall?

Hey I think this book is more about changing me then my child :)

Have an "Authoritative" Day!

Here is his website for all his wonderful resources : http://www.lemanbooksandvideos.com/store/

It's all in the response

Michelle Donovan — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:00:56 +0000

Reacting vs. Responding.

Today I have been meditating on the difference between reacting and responding. This past week, it has come up in conversation with a few friends as they sought out help for situations. Actually, I know at least one was just looking for someone to whine to and get sympathy from and well, you don’t come to me looking for sympathy because I’ve been down the deep, dark road too many times and now I focus on solutions, not problems. These are two lessons that I finally learned within the last year or so. And, I have been teaching them to my son, without even realizing it.

When we react to a situation, a person or a circumstance, we give power over to that thing or person. If we can step back and learn to respond, we retain control of our emotions and the opportunity to create a solution. I used to live a very passive life “whatever happens to me, happens. Its life” was my motto. I didn’t realize that all I was doing was simply living out my life based on my reactions. I now know that amazing things begin to happen when you respond. Now, I am not perfect at this by any stretch of the imagination (especially first thing in the morning or when I am exhausted- my family can attest to that!) but I have made strides to make this a part of my daily life.

I have a co-worker that would speak to me in a condescending tone. At first I was reacting- I would get angry and offended. What do you think that created? You guessed it, bad feelings and tension! Then, it in turn affected the office as there are only 3 people in our office. I can tell you, it was not fun. But, I finally woke up and decided to respond. I took into account that she is coming at me with her filters, habits and baggage. I released how she was treating me because it’s about her, not about me. After I understood that, I was able to respond to her negative action by telling her calmly that I didn’t appreciate how she was speaking to me and why. She received what I had to say and even asked me to stop her when she was doing it because she didn’t realize that it was a habit. When we take time to understand someone else, or a situation, we open the door to solutions and maintaining our inner peace. Having peace in our hearts and minds creates an overflow that goes to every area of our lives.

Be blessed. Be prosperous!

Feedback. NOW!

theindependenthustle — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:37:45 +0000

We've put a lot of hard work into this hustle. Four years have gone into creating The Independent Hustle's first two films, and while it may have been personally draining at times, we know that it may not be perfect just yet. If there is one thing that coming out of the streets has taught us, its that you cant move forward on anything that your whole team isn't ready to get behind. It just so happens that, by looking into us, you have become part of our team. Let us know what you think about our page, our clips, and our full length films so we can better reflect you and the rest of the hip-hop community!

Channel Ten Goes On Australian Idol 2008 Cover-Up Spree

hayleynixon — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:28:44 +0000

Channel Ten has been accused for an online marketing "cover-up spree", in which numerous fan videos promoting Jeremy Shum for 2009 have been deleted, in order to ensure strong ratings for 2008. This has upset various users, who have vowed to respond by not watching the 2008 series, in lead to 2009 which is expected to be a hit.

When a user now attempts to visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mkP0fWg_qc, they are addressed with a legal message which states "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd". YouTube has responded by removing the videos.

Neither Channel Ten nor YouTube would comment on the circumstances, in light of a possibility that Australian Idol 2008 may be the last series on national television, following the footsteps of Big Brother. Media critics have also noted Australian Idol's "family-friendly" product placement is somehow out of line with it's actions in removing members of the Hillsong Church in consecutive weeks, once Channel Seven had revealed the Australian Idol Top 12 who admitted to being Christian.

Can you find it?

apictureoflove — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:04:15 +0000

I am visual, so i will speak to you in pictures. A photo can say a lot, or sometimes just one perfect word. So as I post, tell me what the images are saying to you. I want this to be about the viewers and not me. Some Photos may ask a question some will just be there for you to interpret. Please look hard at these images and send me your thoughts. or send me a photo of your own.

Firms respond to PM rice mandate

Bao Viet Nam — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:03:12 +0000

Workers load bags of rice at the Southern Food Company. Businesses are now buying up rice after instructions from the Prime Minister. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Hue

HCM CITY — Business members of the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA) have been actively purchasing rice from Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta in the last few days, at an average of 10,000 tonnes per day, the association said on Wednesday.

The purchases are in response to the Prime Minister’s instructions to help farmers unload all their commercial rice harvested from the bumper summer-autumn crop.

The VFA expects that the volume will soon rise to 20,000 tonnes of rice daily, at a price of around VND5 million per tonne.

August purchases by VFA businesses are expected to reach 640,000 tonnes, or 730,000 tonnes including private businesses.

The People’s Committee of Dong Thap Province has asked the State Bank of Viet Nam’s branch in the province to direct commercial banks in Dong Thap to offer enough loans to enterprises wanting to purchase rice from farmers.

The banks should consider extending loan payment deadlines, and providing new loans for farmers who have not yet sold all their rice, said the committee.

The committee has also asked the Dong Thap Food Company and Docimexco JSC to buy up the entire stock of rice from farmers in the province.

The price of rice has risen slightly following the Prime Minister’s directive to food companies to buy excess supplies of the summer-autumn rice crop.

Prices range between VND4,200-4,400 per kg in Dong Thap Province.

The VFA said paddy prices now stand at VND3,500-5,500 a kg, an increase of VND100-200 over last weekend.

Nguyen Van Dong, director of Hau Giang Province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said traders were buying rice at VND4,300-4,400 a kg compared to VND4,000-4,100 a kg last week.

In Can Tho City, rice price rose to VND4,400-4,500 a kg, an increase of VND100-200 a kg against last weekend.

An Giang Province has also proposed buying an additional 200,000 tonnes of rice for national reserves.

Dong said the Hau Giang Province Food Company has bought 5,000 tonnes of rice from farmers.

Ha Van Loi, deputy director of the Hau Thanh Dong wholesale market in Long An Province, said the market had been told to purchase 6,000 tonnes of rice.

At present, the VFA is accelerating rice delivery to finish the shipment of 3.6 million tonnes under contracts for August and September. The association has not yet signed new contracts because rice prices in the world market are lower.

By the end of July, Viet Nam exported 2.8 million tonnes of rice, earning $1.8 billion, said Nguyen Thanh Bien, deputy minister of industry and trade.

The export volume declined by 7 per cent over the same period but the export value increased by nearly 90 per cent.

Bien said relevant offices are considering cutting tax rates for export rice and the rates will be adjusted as needed.

Viet Nam targets to export 4.5-4.6 million tonnes of rice this year. —

My Car's Name is Helen

eyeingtenure — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:50:21 +0000

Helen and I aren't getting along well these days. I wish we were.

I didn't think she'd ever act like she did today. I thought I knew her every little foible. See, we've been together going on two years, and I always thought that we'd be together indefinitely.

Maybe I know that it's not meant to last, and maybe I'll switch to a newer model in a couple of years, but I always thought we'd do just fine, if only we'd live in the moment. Of course, the trouble with living in the moment is that you never see anything coming.

Case in point: Today was a bad day for us. I was tired, I was frustrated and we were on our way home from a long day at work. Helen, for some reason, decides that this is the perfect time to break down and fall apart.

Things got pretty heated, she more than I, though I still managed to say some things I shouldn't have. She wouldn't budge. I had no choice. I pulled over to the side of the road, and I tried to get things sorted out.

It didn't work. She wasn't receptive, and I didn't have any new ideas. I wasn't about to go push her buttons, because in her overheated state, I didn't know what damage she'd manage to achieve. For a time, we sat there and said nothing.

She hadn't even cooled off yet when, at the worst possible moment, the boss of my boss pulled over to see if I was okay. Embarrassed, I got it together enough to make it back home.

She still doesn't speak to me, though I'd bet that she's acting up because I'm not treating her right. I'm not treating her the way she wants me to; I'm not treating her the way she needs me to. Thing is, I know that were I to ask, she wouldn't respond.

For crying out loud, who does she think I am? Some kind of manual reader?

Everything will be okay

revitalization — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:49:04 +0000

I find myself thinking about death... not in a scary, suicidal way, but in a way where I'm trying to understand it, wrap my mind around the finality of it all, truly understand what the ultimate fate is. And there are so many different angles I see. Some days... well some days I forget. I live life as if I will always live, forever, and therefore I live it carelessly. And other days, those days when reality feels real, I start to feel the fear. The anxiety and worry seep out as mind chatter reminds me, this life, this life will end. There will be a time, and a place, a point in space, where you will end. Anything and everything about your essence will cease. For me, this is the most frightening this there is, I shudder and my heart breaks. How can this be? Me? Me! It's as hard for me to comprehend as it would be to visualize the 7th dimension. I can't understand! Truly, it's so hard to first understand, and moreover accept. Every year, I slowly drift by this date, unknowingly--the day when I will die. The day where everything else seems infinitely trivial, and all that occupies my mind is if everything will be okay. And then my forehead wrinkles, and I worry if I will find meaning, truth, love, and passion. I worry if I will have all the great things in life, see all the beautiful places, and more importantly meet the most beautiful people who will teach me truths of love and wisdom. I worry that I won't get everything out of life, I won't experience all that there is to experience, due to fears, embarrassment, self-consciousness, and any other psychological restraints. But, first, and foremost, I worry that I won't experience love, true and passionate and unyielding love.

I wonder about my impact on the world. I wonder if my existence make some type of impact? If my life is intertwined with hundreds or thousands of people, so that some how my death made a ripple in some small way throughout the world, and the far-reaching edges of the universe. I suppose this doesn't matter- I mean I'm only living for me, but I would still wonder if I did any good, if I affected any and every person I'd ever met, or made eye-contact with.

And, then I start to question who I'd become when I will die. How old will I be, what morals and beliefs will I hold- it could be today, it could be in the next 10 minutes, I could die. That frightens me to no avail. But, I imagine myself old, dying peacefully. I hope I will someday be able to accept death as a natural process which no one can avoid. Something that is necessary, for immortality would get dull way too soon. That if there was no concept of an end, no one would have any inspiration to live, to expand into life, and to experience every moment for all it's worth. I guess, death is the only thing pushing me forward- pushing me to accomplish anything I want, urging me to keep absorbing all of life's offerings, for it's a time limit we all have to meet; a deadline- literally.

I think about my state- I've visualized my lifeless body with eyes closed. And I ponder about what nail polish I will be wearing, what clothes will I have on, what molecules of air will forever be encased in my lungs due to my last and final breath. It's an eerie concept to think that one week prior, while putting on that nail polish, I would have no idea that this was my last and final paint-job. I wonder... such odd things.

As it is, there are days when I get close to fully understanding the meaning and the reality of my death, my greatest fear. But, it's becoming easier to see, easier to visualize, yet it still frightens me and probably always will.

I have to hope, I have to earnestly hope, that when it all ends...

when all that I know, all my comforts and all my memories end,

when I end,

everything will be okay

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Bethea Jenner — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:24:08 +0000

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