Friday, June 11, 2010

“Philosophy hope springs eternal deep sea ultra-fine hydrating mist” plus 3 more

“Philosophy hope springs eternal deep sea ultra-fine hydrating mist” plus 3 more

Philosophy hope springs eternal deep sea ultra-fine hydrating mist

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:00 AM PDT

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          The philosophy hope springs eternal deep sea ultra-fine hydrating mist, an ultra-fine hydrating mist to replenish skin's moisture level to revitalize and restore skin on contact while enhancing sense of well being with a fresh and invigorating scent. It is formulated with the rejuvenating properties of the deep seas, hope springs eternal contains over 250 minerals to feed nutrients for healthy skin and glowing. The instant skin pick-me-up is infused with hyaluronic acid to bath the skin in hydration. In addition, the effective beta glucan helps to enhance the skin repair system and protect skin from further damage. The mist can be used several times during the day to maintain a gorgeous and timeless complexion.

          The 150 ml philosophy hope springs eternal deep sea ultra-fine hydrating mist is priced at 1,515 Baht.  

          For more information, please contact
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          Suchinda, Saengnapa, Vipavan

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Philosophy Lite: Use this life to prepare for the life to come

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:02 PM PDT

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  • Originally published June 11, 2010 at midnight, updated June 11, 2010 at midnight

By Raymond Smith

Probably 95 percent of the people on this planet believe in some divine being. So, if that Supreme Being is a force to be reckoned with here and in the life to come, what is it that he wants of us?

First of all, He wants us to acknowledge Him as creator and provider of all our needs. Some are so preoccupied with this life and its pleasures, they give little thought to the awesomeness of his creation and fail to consider his hand in providing for our every need.

Next, He wants us to have a relationship with Him. We are all social creatures and want to be around other people. What kind of God would sit on a throne in heaven and not want to interact with his created beings? OK, so He does have angels around Him, but He wanted a creature much like himself with similar thoughts and desires, and so, He created man. He created this world and gave man the responsibility of caring for it.

So, how can we please Him as we develop this close relationship? First, by learning all we can about Him. By Bible study and reading books that help us to have a better understanding of Him. By thinking about Him often as we go about our daily work, as we observe the wonders of the beautiful world He has given us. By obeying his teachings and trying to please him by our actions. By serving him through the multitude of needs that exist among his people. By personal holiness; being set apart from the world. And by prayer and praise as we thank him for his love and care.

Then, He wants our undivided loyalty. No organization can function well without the loyalty of its members. Our country is becoming concerned today about the few among us who have loyalties to another power. We live in a world of distractions. We owe our loyalties to family, work, politics and a certain amount of recreation. We cannot retreat to a monastery and avoid the world, so we have this balancing act of divided loyalties. It is possible to remain loyal to Him in everything we do if we have our minds set on spiritual things.

Do we all have to be perfect? No, He has given us a free will to do as we please, but He desires that all give him our best. Those who deny him will be rejected. Those who accept his gift of salvation by faith in Christ will inherit his eternal kingdom, and each will be rewarded according to his works on earth.

In closing, it appears this life is a preparation for the life to come. While our span of years may be three score and ten, it pales into insignificance with the length of eternity. In the afterlife we will have things to do and responsibilities to bear and our Lord wants us to be fully prepared as citizens of that heavenly Kingdom.

Raymond F. Smith is a deacon at Fellowship Bible Church in Victoria and President of Strong Families of Victoria.


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Philosophy at the top of the food chain

Posted: 10 Jun 2010 06:23 PM PDT

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Dear Editor:

In her June 2 letter, Big-foot Damages, Rosemarie Daviduk points out that beach walkers may crush marine life and therefore are not saving the shore.

One could get into a deep, philosophical discussion on the subject of creatures dying as the result of the passage of larger beings through their territory, not only on a beach but on dry land as well. But there would be no winners of such a debate.

When one starts to think about the subject, an act as simple as walking across the grass will undoubtedly kill thousands of critters in the form of bugs large and small, some barely discernible to the naked eye. They are all forms of life, so perhaps in reality it is a question of personal perception and the value we as individuals place upon the various forms of life. Isn't the bug living happily in our lawn just as important as the sand flea on the beach? Further, what moral right does a human being have to take the life of an aphid currently growing fat on my plants! Is it ethically correct to use the argument that my need is greater than theirs? If one was that aphid's mate, one would not think so. The bottom line, surely, is that all forms of life should be respected, even the lowly aphid as we take it's life with soapy water.

Ian Sacré

North Vancouver

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Possum Philosophy: My buddy Marv

Posted: 11 Jun 2010 02:25 PM PDT

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By ROBERT "ROCKY" CAHILL/Columnist

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."
~ Bernard Meltzer, a radio commentator for an advice talk show for many decades.

Charles Vernon Little was a true friend of mine. He was better known to his many buddies as Marv after his dad, Marvin Little (a really good guy in his own right). 
There are people you meet that you can remember the exact date, perhaps even the time that you met. There are friends that you remember when you met, maybe not the time, maybe not the date, but you remember the circumstances of your meeting.
Then there are old friends. Friends that you have had so long you don't remember meeting them. Friends that are more like family, they've always been there. Sure you may not see them every day. You may not see them more than a few times a year. But when you do see them, you just pick up where you left off, as if there had been little or no time-lapse.
Oh, you might spend a few minutes catching up. How's the family? How's work? That kind of stuff. But in just a few moments you are laughing about some dumb stunt one or the other of you pulled. Maybe some joke you pulled on a mutual friend. But it's mostly about the good times and the fun you've had together. And on some level, even though neither of you mention it, you know that, no matter what, no matter how much time has passed since you last met, the bond of friendship still holds tight. As they say these days, you know you have each other's back.
That's the way it was with Marv and me. In fact, that's the way it was with most all of Marv's friends. He was just that kind of guy. We might go nearly a year without seeing each other, but in five minutes or so, we were back laughing like a couple of old fools over some of the stunts we had pulled or situations we found ourselves in as kids.
Marv was one heck of a good mechanic. He had a weakness as did several of us for raggedy old cars, especially those made by Studebaker. But he could work on any of them. Make them run like a top too. He was easy going and I'd bet very few people who ever met him did not like him. He was the kind of guy you just automatically started thinking of as your buddy.
I don't think I could begin to count the many good times we had. Some of my fondest days were during our teenage years when we were all members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship, or MYF as it was called. We traveled often in a 1959 Chevrolet station wagon that belonged to Charles's dad. It was a huge gray wagon that we naturally nicknamed the Marvel-Wagon in honor of big Marv and our buddy Marv. Those were glorious days of a bunch of country boys going through that teen-age thing, not exactly boys but a long way from being men. 
I've been sitting here all morning scanning the old memory banks, in my head not my hard drive. Thinking of all the things I remember about Marv. It's strange the things that popped into mind. I remember when his youngest sister Martha was born. His mom had just gotten home from the hospital. Marv and I had been goofing around playing when she got home. He drug me in to see his new sister. He was as tickled as if his mom had just brought him a pet monkey or something.
I remembered his first (I think) car, a 1960 or so Studebaker convertible. He had financed it at the local bank. It was a pretty good little car, good looking, kind of cool in its own way. I remember that it seemed to break down periodically. As a matter of fact, for the first six months or so, each time his car payment was due, the old 'Baker was incapacitated, and Marv ended up walking to the bank to make the payment on it, something that did not make him a happy boy.
But I think one of the fondest memories of all came after we got out of high school. The movie The Night of the Living Dead was making the rounds of the drive-ins. This alone dates it, the fact that there were several drive-ins still playing in the area.
I ran into Marv one Saturday evening, and neither of us had a date. All our other buddies were out doing who knows what. So Marv and I decided to go see the movie. Now for those days it had pretty darn good special effects—lots of blood, guts and gore, with zombies eating regular folks and such. Like I said, pretty advanced horror effects for the time.
Marv had a little Maverick Grabber, a cool little orange car with decent power for its size.  We pulled in to the Moonlight Drive-In in Abingdon. A car load of teen-age boys pulled up on one side of us, a car load of teen-age girls parked on the opposite side. They immediately swapped over half and half and started doing what all parents fear teen-age boys and girls do at a drive-in.
Meanwhile the movie got louder and gorier. Finally, Marv looked over at me, grinned and asked, "Think we ought to slide down in the seat and act like we're makin' out so we won't have to watch the rest of this gory (expletive deleted)?" That was typical of Marv's sense of humor, dry, wry and hilarious.
Charles Vernon Little left us this week. I have to believe he has gone to a better place. He's a good friend and more importantly, a good person. I'm betting his best buddy, his faithful companion for many years, his old dog, Dawg, was there waiting to greet him. I hope so. They both deserve the old proverbial "better home up there," and I know they will be so happy to see each other. Rest in peace my friend. Rest in peace. You earned it by being a good person down here. We shall miss you terribly.

A freelance journalist, Robert "Rocky" Cahill writes regularly for the News & Messenger. His Possum Philosophy column appears in each Saturday edition. 

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