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#Wellness Tourism In Greece
discover what makes you happythe seaside breeze the blue of the skythe taste of food the smells of the earth the sounds around youthe unique kefi-splash happenings
that surprisingly lights up your mind in every step you make in Greece
"Professor Sir Alister Hardy first suggested that the big step in human evolution was not necessarily when hominids came out of the trees and into the savannah, but was when they got to the coast and were able to access sea food rich in omega 3 fatty acids … there is something deeply profound about water and humans, and it may reflect evolutionary history." Find where that is in Greece. Find Yiour Edem in Greece, in Lesvos
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Explore your Happiness in Greece
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10 things that scientific research shows can help improve your life.
1) Get out in nature
You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. (Actually, there's research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person.
2) Exercise
We all know how important this is, but few people do it consistently. Other than health benefits too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, increases libido and makes you feel better about your body. A Harvard study that has tracked a group of men for more than 70 years identified it as one of the secrets to a good life.
3) Spend time with friends and family
Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert identified this as one of the biggest sources of happiness in our lives. Relationships are worth more than you think (approximately an extra $131,232 a year.) Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
The longest lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement and good relationships are more important to a long life than even exercise. Friends are key to improving your life.
The same is true in Ikaria where most of the Greek Centenarians live. Find out why
Share good news
and enthusiatically respond when others share good news with you to
improve your relationships.
Want to instantly be happier? Do something kind for them.
It will improve your relationships.
It can make you a better person.
It can make life better for everyone around you.
5) Laugh
People who use humor to cope with stress have better immune systems, reduced risk of heart attack and stroke, experience less pain during dental work and live longer. Laughter should be like a daily vitamin. Just reminiscing about funny moments can improve your relationship. Humor has many benefits.
6) Touch someone
Touching can reduce stress, improve team performance, and help you be persuasive. Hugs make you happier. Sex may help prevent heart attacks and cancer, improve your immune system and extend your life.
7) Meditate
Meditation can increase happiness, meaning in life, social support and attention span while reducing anger, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Along similar lines, prayer can make you feel better — even if you're not religious.
8) Get enough sleep
You can't cheat yourself on sleep and not have it affect you. Being tired actually makes it harder to be happy. Lack of sleep = more likely to get sick. "Sleeping on it" does improve decision making. Lack of sleep can make you more likely to behave unethically. There is such a thing as beauty sleep.
Naps are great too. Naps increase alertness and performance on the job, enhance learning ability and purge negative emotions while enhancing positive ones. Here's how to improve your naps.
9) Challenge yourself
Learning another language can keep your mind sharp. Music lessons increase intelligence. Challenging your beliefs strengthens your mind. Increasing willpower just takes a little effort each day and it's more responsible for your success than IQ. Not getting an education or taking advantage of opportunities are two of the things people look back on their lives and regret the most.
10) Be optimistic
Optimism can make you healthier, happier and extend your life. The Army teaches it in order to increase mental toughness in soldiers.
Get inspired by this place , and shape the best of you
Get inspired by this place , and shape the best of you
Be optimistic, even to the border of delusion
Optimism is key. Yes, pessimism softens the blow of bad news but it isn't worth it.
Does this make you out of touch with reality? Maybe but being a little deluded is good:
- People with positive illusions about their relationship are more satisfied,
- score higher
- Overconfidence increases producitivity and improves teamwork.
- "Self-deception has been associated with stress reduction, a positive self-bias, and increased pain tolerance, all of which could enhance motivation and performance during competitive tasks."
Thinking happy thoughts, giving hugs and smiling sound like unscientific hippie silliness but they all work.
You don't usually do what brings you joy, you do what is easy.
Set ambitious goals and strive. Thinking about what happens to you in terms of your self-esteem will crush you — look at life as growing and learning.
You are happier when you are busy and are probably have more fun at work than at home. Thinking and working can beat sad feelings.
A wandering mind is not a happy mind. Mastering skills is stressful in the short term and happiness-boosting in the long term.
Do what you are good at as often as you can
"Signature strengths" are the things you are uniquely good at and using them increases happy thoughts. Exercising signature strengths is why starving artists are happier with their jobs.
Think about the best possible version of yourself and move toward that.
Signature strengths are the secret to experiencing more "flow" at work and in life
Exercise you mind like the Ancient Greeks did. You are on the spot
Exercise you mind like the Ancient Greeks did. You are on the spot
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Today's science for a Happy long life
Today's science for a Happy long life
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See the bright side, systematically
See the bright side, systematically
Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude
Showing gratitude for the good things you have, like walking in such sunset is the most powerful happiness boosting activity you could find
- It will make you happier.
- It will improve your relationships.
- It can make you a better person.
Bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists. Why? They feel grateful to get a medal at all.
Every night before you go to bed write three good things that happened to you that day. Jotting those down is pretty much all it takes to get a boost in well-being over time.
There's a second lesson here: the reverse is also true. Keeping track of the bad things will make you miserable. A convenient memory is a powerful thing. Do not train your brain to see the negative, teach it to see the positive.
Wanna make yourself and someone else extremely happy?
Try a gratitude visit. Write someone a letter thanking them and telling them how much what they have done for you means. Visit them and read it in person. It's a proven happiness.
Ancient Greeks did thank the gods......
You are located at one of the most healthy lands on earth. Blessed geophysically, the greek Motherland has nourished since ancient times the mind and body of the western culture man. Still, the sunny land nowadays provides a reach variety of its "bio treasures" that promise a happy mind-body unforgettable experience
Unfortunately the national devastating financial crisis of the recent years has damaged Health services, and continues to threaten Public Health Safety seriously for anyone, Greek or the foreigner, who is not aware of the potential risks. The refugee crisis of the latest year in 2015-2016 has significantly weakened the public immunity, which, though, has been kept strong up to now, despite the chaos that local and international citizens have to face in the need of visiting a National Hospital.
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Money is not Happiness at the end of the day. You are in Greece!
Money is not Happiness at the end of the day. You are in Greece!
Money is good. Many other things are better.
After about 75K a year, money has minimal effects on happiness. Read that again. Not that money won't increase happiness but if you want to be happier your time and energy are better spent elsewhere. It will not increase your moment to moment mood.
The Amish are as satisfied as billionaires and slumdwellers can be surprisingly happy. The happiest of all income groups is people making 50-75k a year.
Money is good but wanting money can be bad.
Giving makes us happier than receiving. In fact, it can create a feedback loop of happiness in your life. Volunteering makes us happier and can therefore be the most selfless way to be selfish.
Helping others reach their goals brings joy. Doing nice things for others today can literally make you happier for the rest of the week.
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YOU ARE IN GREECE!~ the best screen view lies in front of your eyes/ Just visually excersise and boost your brain
Take time to really enjoy the good things. What are the best ways to savor?
- Positive mental time travel: Happy memories or looking forward to something
- Being present: Not letting your mind wander and being absorbed in the moment.
Savoring is one of the secrets of the happiest people. Focusing on the limited time you have in this life is a good way to remind you to savor what is important.. Much more,
focusing on Greece's beauty, 24/7
Go to our Photo Galleries and Video blog
Stop and look around . Focus on that beauty
Stop and look around . Focus on that beauty
Write it down!
Keep a note of your happiness
Write it down!
Keep a note of your happiness
Happiness is more contagious than unhappiness so with amount of exposure to others well-being scales.
Happiness is more contagious than unhappiness so with amount of exposure to others well-being scales.
Every morning send a friend, family member or co-worker an email to say thanks for something.
There's tons and tons and tons of research showing that over time, this alone – one silly email a day – can make you happier.
Via Harvard professor Shawn Achor's The Happiness Advantage:
"This is why I often ask managers
to write an e-mail of praise or thanks to a friend, family member, or
colleague each morning before they start their day's work—not just
because it contributes to their own happiness, but because it very
literally cements a relationship. "
Share the best events of your day with loved ones and compliment them — we love compliments more than money or sex
Share the best events of your day with loved ones and compliment them — we love compliments more than money or sex
Spend as much time as possible with people you like
Spend as much time as possible with people you like. The happiest people are social with strong relationships. Not spending more time with people we love is something we regret the most.
Being able to spend more time with friends provides an increase in happiness worth up to an additional $133,000 a year. (Values for your other relationships are here.)
Being compassionate makes us happier (causal, not correlative.)
Share the best events of your day with loved ones and ask them to do the same.
And compliment them — we love compliments more than money or sex.
Write down a favorite memory that makes you feel good.
Research shows we can add a feeling of meaning to our lives by being nostalgic:
The present research tested the proposition that nostalgia serves an existential function by bolstering a sense of meaning in life. Study 1 found that nostalgia was positively associated with a sense of meaning in life. Study 2 experimentally demonstrated that nostalgia increases a sense of meaning in life.
When life doesn't make sense, get lost in that memory for a little while. Nostalgia restores a sense of purpose when times are hard.
Frequency beats intensity
Lots of little good things is the path to happiness. You want frequent boosts not rare big stuff. (And this explains the best method of how to split a dinner bill with friends.) For the most part, don't bother to try and reduce the bad so much as you increase the good.
Stop thinking about big events that might make you thrilled — it's the little things of everyday life that make lasting improvements to our happiness.
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Priyanka Chopra executive producing TV series about Bollywood star
Priyanka Chopra has signed on to produce a new TV series based loosely on the life of former Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit.
The untitled project will center on a film star who quits Bollywood and attempts to settle into a normal life in the American suburbs with her bi-cultural family.
Dixit, who appeared in Indian film blockbusters like Devdas, Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, walked away from Bollywood in 2014. She will also serve as an executive producer.
It is unclear if Quantico star Chopra will appear on the show, which is set to air on ABC.

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Schellenberg takes on Terrace
By Marianne Nacanaynay, Op/Ed Editor
September 22, 2017
Filed under Feature, News, School News
Greg Schellenberg's 30-seconds or so introduction is straightforward enough — a reprise of his resume. Schellenberg was hired over the summer as the interim principal for Mountlake Terrace, a position that means Schellenberg is taking on principal duties for the school year while the district looks...
New policy, better food
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
September 22, 2017
Filed under Feature, School News
The Edmonds School District (ESD) has elected to stop giving out courtesy meals for the 2017-2018 school year. Instead, a student with a meal account debt can continue purchasing full meals. As of Sept. 6, no student in the ESD will have a negative meal account balance due to debts being covered with...
Over crowded classes
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 22, 2017
Filed under Feature, School News
As the new school year begins, those who are returning to MTHS may find some of their classes are overcrowded, with some classes having over 36 students to one teacher. This drastic increase in class sizes was unprecedented by the school; several actions have been taken by the administration in an attempt...
Class student minimum
By Meghan Park, Staff Writer
September 22, 2017
Filed under Feature, School News
As returning students may realize, many classes and programs taught last year are not appearing this year, including some languages, yearbook, Hawk Broadcasting Network, SLSN and more. Not only that, but there is also a considerable shift in the faculty with about 10 staff leaving and approximately...
First national win for TSA
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
September 22, 2017
Filed under Feature, School News, STEM, Technology, TSA
Members of the MTHS Technology Student Association (TSA) attended the 2017 National TSA Conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel in Orlando, Florida from June 21-25. Eight sophomores and three freshmen during the 2016-17 school year, accompanied by advisors James Wilson and Mark Burbank, competed...
Social media post prompts modified school lockdown
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
September 2, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News, School News
MTHS went into a modified lockdown yesterday morning following a social media threat that was perceived as a possible threat toward the school. For security measures, police and a greeter were onsite during the school day to ensure the front entrance of MTHS was the only access point to enter the build...
Interim Principal Greg Schellenberg chosen for 2017-2018 school year
By Nolan DeGarlais, News Editor
August 9, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News, School News
Greg Schellenberg has been chosen by the Edmonds School District (ESD) to be the interim principal of MTHS for the 2017-2018 school year. This decision was announced by the School Board on July 24 following its decision on June 16 to not offer the position of principal to one of the three finalists f...
The Year in Review: 2016-2017
June 20, 2017
Filed under News, School News
NOTE: The broadcast begins at the 1:55 mark.
Terrace graduates 300+ students – and one principal
June 19, 2017
Filed under News, School News
Please consider making a donation to HBN for providing exemplary coverage of the 2017 Graduation Ceremonies. This is the first year that HBN has offered this video stream live and on-demand, whereas in the past HBN has only offered DVDs of the ceremony for sale. Please support our student broadcast program...
Interim principal to lead MTHS next school year
By Annika Prom, Lifestyle Editor
June 16, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, News, School News
MTHS will be led by an interim principal next year, following an announcement from Edmonds School District (ESD) Superintendent Kristine McDuffy in a staff meeting just after 2 p.m. in the theater. McDuffy and outgoing Assistant Superintendent Patrick Murphy announced that the district's hiring t...
Community forum for three principal finalists
By Sierra Clark, Co-Editor-in-Chief
June 10, 2017
Filed under News, School News, Uncategorized
Updated: Tuesday, June 13 at 7:05 p.m. After the announcement of Principal Greg Schwab being hired as the Edmonds School District's Assistant Superintendent —beginning next school year— many interviews have went underway. Teachers and school staff have submitted their questions to be asked d...
Ongoing investigation underway regarding suspect in blue sedan approaching local women
By Stephi Smith, Executive Editor
June 4, 2017
Filed under Crime and police, News, School News
The Mountlake Terrace Police Department (MLTPD) has sent out a notice requesting assistance in identifying a suspect or suspects that has two reported incidents from the past week. The first incident, on Friday, May 26, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two girls under 18-years-old were walking in th...


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The 18th of September brought with it a higly pleasant visitor, as Ruth was coming to visit me in Japan! She arrived very early at the Kansai International Airport in Osaka, so I had to get up even earlier in order to be able to take the bus and pick her up there. I was anxious and happy the whole way as we hadn't seen each other for half a year (except for Skype) and also didn't sleep too well the night before because of that. Waiting at the exit of her arrival gate also wasn't much better ^^" But when she finally came out of the gate, it felt like we've never been parted for so long and holding her in my arms again made me really, really happy and filled with joy 🙂
But Ruth was still a bit sleepy from her flight, so the three of us (her, Jonas and me) spent most of the day relaxing at Yannik's place, who was kind enough to leave it to us when he went on a short journey to Korea for a few days. The still really hot and humid climate did it's part as well, I guess. Instead we went and had some fun with friends from the dormitory in the evening before starting our first jouney as a group of 3 in the next day, which would be visiting Nara.
Nara was the capital city of Japan from 710-784, also know as the Nara Period. During this period, the city became the political and cultural center of Japan, and increased its religious importance as well, of which the many shrines and temples of Nara are an impressive testament. When Nara lost its status as capital city, the political power began to wane, but the important religious role was carried on even until today. So much for a short glimpse on the history 😉
When we went there, we were accompanied by Yumiko, who had also studied in Hamburg for a year and was gonna be our guide for the day, so we also had to exchange news between us regarding what had happened in our lives since we last saw each other in Hamburg in early Spring. So the four of us had a really cheerful day in Nara, as you will be able to see in the following pictures in the gallery.
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In February and March 2013 The Japan Foundation´s Touring Film Programme hits the UK presenting Japanese films in movie theaters across the isles. This year´s tour goes under the name Once Upon a Time in Japan and has the anime Mai Mai Miracle from 2009 on the menu.
See the full list of movies and dates here.


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Italian, Jacopo Larcher continius his good form from the Red River Gorge a while back and repeats Jungle speed, 9a, at Siurana.
Jungle speed was put up in 2010 by the German climber Daniel Jung. The very short route, only 12 meters, can be found in the La Capella sector, and as if that not bouldery enough, the main difficulties are concentrated to the very first moves, where one has to negotiate two 7C+ cruxes to reach the "easy" 8a+-ish terrain above.
Jacopo's ascent was the fourth after Jung, Pirmin Bertle and Sasha Gerzha.
Jacopo Larcher is sponsored by: The North Face, La Sportiva, Petzl, Smith Optics, Mountain Spirit, Mule Bar, Beal.


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As students entered Dr. Luke Pittaway's Introduction to Entrepreneurship class last Wednesday sporting backwards baseball caps, sweatshirts, and jeans, most people wouldn't guess that a billionaire venture capitalist was the class's guest speaker. David Pidwell, a two-time OHIO alumnus and partner at the investment firm Alloy Ventures, came to Campus to offer insight and critiques to student startup business ideas.
"Having someone of David's stature engage with the students really makes the exercise tangible," said Pittaway. "Suddenly, they see the possibilities transfer from the classroom to the outside world. It's quite powerful."
If students were not impressed by his sale of multiple billion-dollar companies, Pidwell's first anecdote provided some perspective when he shared a favorite story about two former MBA students. They had participated in a similar startup project at Stanford, and went on to found a company based on the ideas generated in the project. The name of the company may be familiar—Google. "You never know," said Pidwell, "you could launch a "Google" and have great success."
Great success is what one of the teams is hoping for. Alex Bradfish ('15), Thad Dixon ('15), Kelly Biederman ('15), Brady Cummings ('15), and Dylan Maloni ('16) pitched their idea for a device that integrates home systems wirelessly by using Wi-Fi to turn on the shower, start the coffee, and other home tasks.
"It's pretty sweet that [Pidwell] is here listening to our ideas," said Dixon, "he really guided us through the process to set up the product. He made us think through every part of our plan."
Mr. Pidwell holds a B.S. in electrical engineering ('69) and an M.S. in computer systems engineering ('70) from Ohio University. He continued his education at Stanford University and remains an instructor in the Stanford MBA program. In addition to his responsibilities as an educator and investor, Mr. Pidwell is the Inaugural Entrepreneurial Fellow for Ohio University's Center for Entrepreneurship, and has founded several technology companies.


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Bayer taps March of Dimes, Vanessa Minnillo for Girlfriends of Folate campaign
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday announced it is working with the March of Dimes and television personality Vanessa Minnillo on a public health message to help educate all women of reproductive age about the importance of folate and folic acid through a national educational campaign called Girlfriends for Folate.
DailyCandy.com also has committed to engaging its extensive membership of women to help spread the word about daily folate supplementation, Bayer said.
A new survey of 643 American women ages 18 to 45 years conducted by March of Dimes and Bayer found that nearly half of women (43%) were unaware of the health benefits of taking folate or folic acid daily. Further, 67% reported they do not take a supplement containing folate or folic acid daily, with more than half (52%) saying they don't take a supplement containing folic acid at all.
The survey also found that women who were knowledgeable about folate were more likely to take a supplement containing folate or folic acid than those who were not knowledgeable (76% versus 32%).
"For more than a decade, March of Dimes has been committed to educating women of reproductive age about the importance of folate and folic acid," stated Janis Biermann, SVP education and health promotion for March of Dimes. "According to 2001 data, nearly half of all pregnancies in the [United States] are unplanned. If all women planning or capable of becoming pregnant took the recommended amount of folate or folic acid before and during early pregnancy, it is estimated that up to 50% of [neural tube defects] could be prevented."
March of Dimes recommends that all women of reproductive age supplement their diet with at least 400 mcg of folic acid daily. Further, an objective of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 national initiative is to increase the proportion of women of childbearing potential with intake of at least 400 mcg of folic acid from fortified foods or dietary supplements — an objective that was not met in 2010.
Schott named VP diabetes care for Perrigo's consumer healthcare division
ALLEGAN, Mich. — Perrigo on Wednesday named Tony Schott VP diabetes care for the consumer healthcare division.
In this role, Schott will expand Perrigo's current distribution in retail store-brand glucose and grow sales and market share in this category.
Schott brings to Perrigo 16 years of experience specifically in blood glucose and 21 total years of experience in the diagnostics market. He has worked in retail sales for blood glucose products as national accounts manager, area manager and most recently as VP sales. He also has managed sales forces, handling retail, wholesale and healthcare professional channels.
Schott earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is from and currently resides in Cincinnati.
Perrigo is adding more than 100 new positions in areas all across the company to help keep pace with the company's success and growth, the company stated. To view these jobs and 100 reasons why Perrigo is a preferred employer in the pharmaceutical industry, visit ThePerrigo100.com.
Sensa For Men arrives at GNC
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Sensa Products on Wednesday announced the expansion of its product line with Sensa For Men exclusively through GNC.
According to the company, studies have shown that women have a stronger sense of smell and taste than men. As the Sensa weight-loss system is based entirely on the senses of smell and taste, the Tastant technology has been customized to improve the efficacy for men and fit the needs of men's senses. Utilizing the patent-pending blend of Tastants, Sensa For Men contains slight variations in potency, allowing men the ability to achieve maximum results.
The product is used as a spice that should be spread evenly over the surface of a meal, using the labeled "salty" or "sweet" sides of the shaker to feel more satisfied and full faster when eating meals. "Scents have a profound impact on weight loss," stated Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell and Taste Research Center. "Since men and women smell differently, it was only natural to develop a Sensa weight-loss product specifically formulated for men."
In one of the largest clinical studies ever conducted with a nonprescription weight-loss product, 1,436 participants lost an average of 30.5 lbs. in six months without changing their existing diet or exercise program, the company stated.


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Posts By George Jones
We live now in the age of the jump scare, the age of Insidious and V/H/S, the age of mass-produced horror with all the artistry of a tin of baked beans. The horror genre is dominated by massive franchises that are all much of a muchness, with the only difference between any two films being what kind of ghost is… Read more »
In the arts, there are a few age-old themes that have persisted throughout the centuries. One can find these themes in plays, poetry and songs from the works of Homer to the modern era. They persist because they are universally relevant, because every society understands them, no matter the time or place. They are the reason why Oedipus Rex resonates… Read more »


text: So far this week George and I have been looking at clues. We have a pretty good idea of who took the Night Driver Game, but we want to be sure before we make any accusations. We have played the game and found some interesting footage. We have also seen pictures of an unknown person playing the game. We have removed a few suspects from our list but added a few too. This is a tough case but I know we can handle it. This is what we are here for to solve crimes and to get people their property back. Solving this won't bring back my parents but it might get us closer to an answer.


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19 Nov Safe Harbor in Life's Storms
Dear Friends,
A few years ago it felt like my family stood at the edge of a great precipice.
Years of stress, sleeplessness, and desperation—resulting from month-after-month of overwhelming fear for my son's life—left my brood depressed, and my marriage distant.
But God, the same Lord who miraculously heals cancer-stricken babies, did a miracle in the rest of us. While He worked on all of us separately, He surely touched me individually.
First, I grabbed onto the corner of Jesus' robe. Each day I poured out my heart, in broken, honest prayer. When I couldn't find the strength to talk to Him, I choked out tearful, out of tune praise songs… a sacrifice of praise. Afterwards,
Nearly every morning I dove into His word, usually Psalms, and found Him speaking to me there, as well as in Christian devotionals (none more than "Streams in the Desert"). And still my Father wasn't done…
He gave me the strength to go to trusted pastors, tell them the full truth, and ask for prayer. Over and over. He didn't stop there.
Jesus led me and mine to a wonderful Christian counselor. With her we were able to work through the deep, once-hardened soil of our hearts. It felt good, so very good, to no longer feel alone.
Last of all, my wife and I went to a wonderful, Christian couples event called "A Weekend to Remember." By the end of that Sunday, I felt closer to my beloved bride than ever.
Now, years later, the desert is behind me. My son is well. My marriage has never been closer. I spend time with Jesus each day, praying and reading, and trying to listen. But while I am in a season of peace, perhaps you are being soaked by the squall. If (or when) that's the case…
I wanna be there for you and yours.
For example,
Could you use the names of some great Christian counselors?
I've got a list.
Would your child benefit from me checking in on them from time-to-time?
Could you use another prayer warrior lifting up your situation?
E-mail me.
Need to bounce ideas off of another adult?
I'm there for you.
Truth is, I know you'll be there for me too. May God help all of us to ease one-another's burdens.
Warmest blessings,
Jon Johansen
School Counselor


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PRC's slowdown for Asia's growth – key takeaways
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Drake is hosting "Saturday Night Live" for the first time this weekend, and after these promos, we think he might have what it takes to be a great host. Watch these promos of Drake showing off his acting chops (after all, he got his big break on "Degrassi") as well as get increasingly annoyed as Bobby Moynihan and Jay Pharoah try to show him some of their beats.
Also of note: This weekend will mark the "SNL" debut of Sasheer Zamata, the first black woman on the show in seven years (and one of the very few in the show's history). So this should definitely be an episode worth watching.


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Above: yes, it's true. The water at Porto Cesareo is really that clear. It's beautiful.
This Monday is Memorial Day and we know that some of you are about to head to Italy for your summer vacation.
We wanted to share these images and notes from Bacino Grande, one of our favorite beach resorts/restaurants in Lecce province, on the western coast of Puglia.
There are a number of great beach spots on both coasts of the Salento peninsula. But this is one of the few that offers full beach cabana services (beach chairs, umbrellas, snack bar, and a wonderful full-service restaurant on the water, with floor-to-ceiling windows that give you a great view of the sea).
Above: Paccheri ai Frutti di Mare were delicious when we visted Bacino Grande.
The water is warm and clear and even though the waiters can be a little grumpy, the food is superb, some of the best seafood in the province. And they have a fantastic wine list there, too.
We highly recommend it. And it only takes about 30 minutes to get there from Lecce city center.
Bacino Grande
Via Torre Lapillo, 35
73010 Porto Cesareo Lecce
+39 0833 565113
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Our new LIVE album "Saturday Night Special" is NOW AVAILABLE! You can order the Deluxe version on our store page, or download it digitally from iTunes, Google Play, or Amazon. The standard version is also available at your favorite local record store (worldwide!). If they don't have it, tell them to order it from ADA Music Distribution for you!
Saturday Night Special - Pre-Orders Now Available!!!
Pre-orders for the deluxe version of our upcoming LIVE album "Saturday Night Special" are NOW AVAILABLE from our Store page. Click HERE to order! The deluxe version includes an exclusive 10"x14" poster and additional art work. Saturday Night Special is a 15 song collection of Live recordings captured between Nov 2015 and Mar 2017 and featuring performances from our very talented friends including Jensen Ackles ("Whipping Post"), Briana Buckmaster ("Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"), Osric Chau ("Lose Yourself"), Matt Cohen ("Song 2"), Ruth Connell ("Bang Bang (MyBaby Shot Me Down)"), Gil McKinney ("Let It Be Me"), Kim Rhodes ("One Way Or Another"), and Richard Speight, Jr. ("Whipping Post" & "Lose Yourself"). Also included is a solo performance from Rob Benedict singing "Fare Thee Well". Pre-orders will ship on or around Aug 15th (almost two weeks before you can buy in stores!).
Tickets to Once Upon A Canyon Night Benefit Show - Aug 20th
Come see us perform this summer at TreePeople's Once Upon a Canyon Night! Enjoy a special night of music under the stars while directly benefitting the care and maintenance of their beautiful park! #canyonnights17 http://bit.ly/2sLML9B
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL - LIVE ALBUM - AUG 25th!
We are thrilled to announce that our first ever LIVE album will be released on Aug. 25th! The album is called "Saturday Night Special" includes guest appearances from Rob's Supernatural co-stars including Jensen Ackles, Briana Buckmaster, Osric Chau, Matt Cohen, Ruth Connell, Gil McKinney, Kim Rhodes, and Richard Speight, Jr.. Pre-orders will be available starting next week! Check back here at LoudenSwain.com weekly for streaming tracks from the album.
#MusicMonday - A new track every week
Hey Swainers!
Today marks the start of our weekly release of a brand new streaming song leading up to the release of our new album "No Time Like The Present". Today's new tune is called "Present Time". If you've seen us live in the last 6 months you may have heard it, but this is the official album version. Give it a listen, and if you dig it, share it! Be sure to check back here every Monday for a new song until we've posted all 12 from the new album!


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Day 169: Raindrops, originally uploaded by susanvg.
A rainy day - finally my garden has been well-watered. Some garden work I enjoy. Planting brings such a feeling of hope, knowing that there will be growth and change. Weeding can be relaxing or invigorating depending on my mood. Sometimes I just enjoy being in the garden so the weeding is part of the experience. Other times it is my way of getting out my anger at a situation, with weeds taking the brunt. As I pull off the dead heads, I can stop and appreciate the nearby blossoms. But watering is just a bore. I hate dragging the hose around and dancing around the spray as I move it to the next spot. I let my flowers send down deep roots and hope they will thrive. It's ecological, I tell myself. I don't waste water. But secretly I hope the rain clouds will come and do the work for me. So I appreciate the rain.


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|Mugen, Fuu, and Jin.
As this anime was directed by the guy who made Cowboy Bebop, you know that it's not going to be lacking quality. The graphics are stunning for a 2004 production, bringing superb combat animation and characters that look brilliant together. Usually when you're watching two people fight in an anime you don't even have to think about how they string the same sequence of frames together several times during the space of a couple of minutes. You can call it lazy, or just due to lack of budget or time. Regardless, I did not see this effect in Samurai Champloo. Each fight was fresh and a pleasure to watch.
|Jin is a conventional Samurai.
Samurai Champloo has a typical cast of characters unusually banded together. Fuu is the main heroine; working in a tea shop. Jin is a stoic Samurai, your typical heroic warrior. Mugen is an anti-hero and likes to spill blood at every opportunity. It's not common to see a hero and anti-hero working together from the beginning. It's a premise that I want to see more often.
|Mugen is not so conventional.
The story is rather haphazard at best. When Fuu accidentally spills tea on the sadistic Daimyo's son, she lands in a dangerous position. Mugen happens to save her out of his love for bloodshed more than anything else. After decimating the Samurai guard, Jin walks into the tea house and is immediately assaulted by Mugen. So begins a fight to the death between two of the main characters. After a fire and a reasonable amount of collateral damage the heroes wake up in chains, set for execution. Jin and Mugen take a final stand, defeating dozens of opponents. Fuu helps them escape, on the condition that they help her find the Samurai that smells like sunflowers. So as I said, the story is nothing special.
|They make a good trio.
What you will get from watching Samurai Champloo is a fantastic well rounded anime with great fight scenes, cool characters, and inspiring visuals. There is jazzy hip-hop music and a matching style to suit it. It's one of the rare anime to have awesome opening music. Ultimately, if you decide to watch Samurai Champloo you will enjoy it. Jin and Mugen are a great duo, both equally cool in their own way. You will get to watch some amazing fights. Sure, the story is flimsy; but that's not what you're here for.


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Project: Karma HQ. New York, USA
Interior Designer: FormNation
Photos: Garrett Howland
Located in New York's Little Italy, this office for tech start up, Karma was transformed in just 4 weeks by design studio FormNation into a distinctive modern space that combines Dutch and American design influences, providing transparency, communication and work-life balance for 40 employees.
An oversized company logo, in iconic Dutch orange dominates the space which is divided into 3 main areas: a dynamic workspace with an abundance of natural light, open and enclosed meeting areas with wraparound glass and a breakout space where the employees take lunch and relax. In the breakout area a pair of Original 1227™ Giant Floor Lamps in white add drama to the space and carry through the oversized theme.


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Message to Trump: The US Needs the UN and Vice Versa
by Donald T. Bliss • December 17, 2016 • Development, Peace and Security, Security Council, Sustainable Development Goals, UN Agencies, UN Peacekeeping, US Foreign Relations, US-UN Relations, WORLDVIEWS • 1 Comment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Strong American leadership at the United Nations would greatly enhance President-elect Trump's foreign policy agenda. United States investment in the UN is an effective use of taxpayer dollars to serve the US military, diplomatic, economic and national security interests. UN peacekeepers, for example, cost one-eighth the expenses of US boots on...Read more →


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'In this first Cherry Sisters title, Lilian Darcy shows just how tricky mixing family and romance can be!
'Daisy Cherry hasn't seen rugged landscaper Tucker Reid for ten years. Not since the wedding between him and her sister had been called off, just before the big day!
'Now she's hired a landscaper to fix the grounds of her parents' Adirondack resort, Spruce Bay. Yes, it's Tucker – he's the best man for the job. Surely that's okay after all this time?
'Er…no. Her parents go mad. Her big sister disapproves. And her younger sister, Tucker's ex, doesn't know – yet. And none of them know that the instant, wild, intense attraction between Daisy and Tucker has bubbled into a secret affair. That would be explosive. Dynamite. But when it's this good with Tucker, isn't it worth the family fallout…?' (Publisher's blurb)Richmond : Mills and Boon , 2013
'What's a girl to do when she's secretly in love with a friend and he's married to someone else? She gets over it. That's what Amy Parker has done. Rather than lose her best bud Quinn Whitfield with an ill-timed, crazy confession of affection, she's taken the smart route. She's eased away from him. Just enough to get past the unrequited bits. And you know, it's working.Until the day Quinn announces he's now single. That's right. "He's single." And he wants to hang out. "With her." Get reconnected the way they used to be.
'Oh, this is so not good for Amy's equilibrium. Daily doses of Quinn remind her of everything she loves about him. But if he's free...and she's free...well, maybe the time has come for one of those crazy confessions. ' (Publication summary)Richmond : Mills and Boon , 2011
'"Boundaries." The key to how corporate lawyer Alexandra Knight manages her busy life. However, lately all her precisely drawn lines are getting blurred. Blame it on her out-of-control biological clock that is ignoring her single status...and on Ethan Stone.Because her sexy, no-strings colleague has posed an outrageous solution to her dilemma–he'll be her baby daddy. This from the guy who avoids all commitment? Okay, so they're attracted to each other. Really, really attracted. But crossing the line from coworker to co-parent with Ethan could ruin Alex for all other men. After all, when you've had the best... ' (Publication summary)Richmond : Mills and Boon , 2011
'Dr. Lucy Monero feels like the oldest virgin on the planet. Still crushing on her longtime neighbour, she's waited a lifetime for her first...and last. The man she'll marry. And now he's back—the star of her fantasies, ex-cowboy-turned-army-vet Brant Parker. The physician in her recognises a wounded soul, but the woman in her burns for his touch. Lucy's head is filled with visions of white lace and white picket fences.
'The last thing Brant needs is the walking, talking temptation that is Lucy. He may be out of his army fatigues but he still carries his demons. He's a loner, not the marrying kind that the hometown sweetheart deserves. So why can't he stop wanting her?' (Publication summary)Chatswood : Harlequin , 2016
'How to break up with someone else's fiance
by Chelsea Porter, aka The Breakup Girl
'There's always a right kind of wrong...When anonymous advice columnist and devil-may-care playboy Quinn McKinnel receives a letter from Pregnant by Mr Wrong, he recognises the sender as Bailey Sawyer, one of his memorable one-night-stands. When faced with this dilemma, Quinn has to choose whether to simply do his duty or convince the mother of his child that she's the one a woman for him. Can Quinn finally settle down?' (Publication summary)Richmond : Mills and Boon , 2017


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Actor Jude Law has become a father for the fifth time.
The Sherlock Holmes star and his ex-girlfriend Catherine Harding welcomed a daughter recently, and Law's representative has confirmed the happy news to the U.K.'s Daily Mail.
Law's rep says, "I can confirm the arrival of Jude Law and Catherine Harding's daughter. Both are delighted and continue to ask that their privacy and that of their child be respected."
The actor's spokesperson did not reveal any further details of the newborn's birth or her name.
News of Harding's pregnancy was confirmed in October (14), as Law's publicist revealed the British star and the singer "are no longer in a relationship, but they are both wholeheartedly committed to raising their child."
Law has three kids, sons Rafferty and Rudy and daughter Iris from his marriage to British actress Sadie Frost, and a five-year-old daughter from his romance with model Samantha Burke.


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Type: Four-row chromatic nyckelharpa + quarter-notes
Maker: Carl Pleijel
Mensur: 440 mm
Wood: Swedish + Mittenwald, Germany
Strings: Cello + 12 sympathetic
Tuning: EADG (one octave under the violin)
The tenor nyckelharpa is made by Carl Pleijel from drawings produced by Johan Hedin and Peder Källman. It is tuned like a violin, EADG, but one octave lower.
Flamed maple is used as sides of the instrument body, and spruce as top and bottom. Keybox and keys are made of beech and neck partly of walnut (Juglans).
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 132456
mkinitrd fails to compute dependecies from custom kernel modules.dep
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:49 EST
Description of problem:
mkinitrd fails to compute dependencies from certain modules.dep
files, which results for example in failing to compute that
ext3 depends on jbd, which is then not included in the initramfs.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. set the locale to
2. make sure you have gawk-3.1.4-1
3. test on the attached modules.dep files with
the attached script extracted from mkinitrd
dependency calcucation function
Actual results:
mkinitrd fails to compute ext3 dependency on jbd
Expected results:
mkinitrd should realize ext3 depends on jbd and include
jbd in initramfs
Additional info:
See attached patch. Setting LC_CTYPE=C before the AWK
invocation appears to fix the problem.
Interestingly enough, changing the line containing
dep=sprintf(..., dep, ...) to
tmp=sprintf(..., dep, ...); dep=tmp also fixes the problem,
although I don't know why.
Created attachment 103790 [details]
A patch to mkinitrd to fix the problem
Created attachment 103791 [details]
A fragment of mkinitrd computing module dependencies
This is an excerpt from mkinitrd I used for testing. I suspect that the locale
setting of en_US.UTF-8 is required to reproduce the bug. The modules.dep from
2.6.8-1.521-ps kernel works with original mkinitrd, whereas the file from
2.6.8-1.541-ps kernel does not. After adding LC_CTYPE before the AWK
invocation, it works with both files.
Created attachment 103792 [details]
modules.dep from kernel version 2.6.8-1.521-ps
This modules.dep file works with the original mkinitrd.
Created attachment 103793 [details]
modules.dep from kernel version 2.6.8-1.541-ps
This module.dep does not work with the original mkinitrd.
This is due to a bug in gawk. We've reverted back to gawk 3.1.3-9 in
the devel tree.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 131498 ***
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What Dances Have I Danced
by Ellie Scott
Young Comms Team
When I walked into the performance space, straight away I was greeted with fun, boldness and personal energy. I walked in not expecting anything as I wanted to enter with no expectations or limits to where it was going to take me. I feel I went on a personal journey with the performers, they took me through parts of their lives where I was able to join them through dance, and also match their experiences or memories of dances with mine.
If somebody doesn't have a clue what I'm talking about right now, Quarantine by Wallflower is a performance where the performers are asked to remember every dance they had ever danced. It is such an open, honest and personal show as the performers are sat within the audience and only come out to speak and dance when they want to. The guy who controls the music is also sat on stage being prompted to find a track when they need it and from that we can see the image of what they are trying to create for us.
There was such a lovely piece in the performance where one of the performers talks about a party she went to with her family and recreates the atmosphere, talking about the people and the music which was playing accompanied with the dance. I found this so real and I literally felt as though I was with her. This performance was so relatable and real, throughout they were honest with the audience, the performance wasn't 'perfect' – for example, if the music requested by one of the performers couldn't be found, there was a conversation and it was changed on the spot.
The moments of silence for me were used to think about a similar memory in my life, to relate to the stories and to feel the emotion behind the dances. During the closing sequence they put the final piece of music on and they started the disco ball spinning, all the performers were just on lookers like me, I found this to be the time I really sat back and thought about my life, where I was going and what dances have I danced and the dances that were to come in the future.


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By KRISS NELSON
FORT DODGE - Ernie Goss, professor of economics at Creighton University and director of the Goss Institute is just one of seven speakers scheduled for the upcoming 16th annual Farm News Ag Show.
Goss, who is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. said he will be presenting, "The Farm Economy, Exports and Federal Reserve Policies: The Outlook Based on Rural Bank CEOs."
"I will talk about the promise of agriculture going forward," he said. "How important trade is to agriculture and the federal reserve policy and how it relates to agriculture."
"I've been looking forward to it," he added. "I feel like I know Fort Dodge and the area pretty well. I have been up there a lot. It's a great area."
Goss said he will focus on some local aspects of agriculture in the Fort Dodge area and Iowa in terms of Cargill, Valero, CJ Bio America and how they connect back to programs atIowa State University and Iowa Central Community College, as well as how those businesses extend forward to not only other businesses in this area, but throughout the state and around the globe.
He will also discuss the decline in agriculture and the differences farmers and agribusinesses are facing compared to the 1980s.
"We're going into the fourth straight year of a downturn in farm income, but when you look at agriculture today versus in the '80s, it is very different," he said. "The banks aren't over extended in terms of loans they have restructured loans, don't get me wrong but the delinquency rates are not like they were. The farmer was in much better condition entering this downturn than they were in the '80s. That's part of it as well."
Most importantly, Goss said he will talk about the indicators farmers and ag professionals can keep an eye on when determining the risk to their own situation.
"There is significant risk, for example, with investments, so we will be just looking for economic indicators to tell those decision makers where the opportunities are and where the threats are," he said.
To help with this, for example, Goss said he will discuss the MOO exchange trading fund (etf), which he explained is an agriculture etf.
"What is that really telling us about what is going on in agriculture? Is it looking ahead? Is it looking behind?" Goss said. "Farmers and businesses and families out there have their own investments to make and what are the risks? What about their own loans? Should they be borrowing more right now assuming they can obtain those loans? Or should they be paying off those loans? What's the situation with interest rates going forward?"
Ag policy, crop insurance, NAFTA, as well as the RFS, are all important to the region and the state of Iowa, Goss said, and he plans to discuss some of those issues as well.
"It's not that long of a presentation. I could take an entire day to talk about all of these things," he said. "The bottom line is, it's an exciting time to be in agriculture. It's exciting on the positives, exciting on the negatives as well. The farmer remains a risk taker and we will be talking about how to reduce those risks if possible."
Attendees can also expect to hear Goss' thoughts on supply and demand as well as trade and how important trade is to the ag sector.
"Agriculture is front and center when it comes to trade," he said. "There's a lot of volatility of trade and agriculture and when you get into trade wars, agriculture is the No. 1 causalty."
The outcome of four straight years of the decline in farm income, is definitely being seen, but he feels there is still a lot of hope.
"As I travel there's still an enthusiasm," Goss said, "It's not a sad situation, even though, again, farm income is down the fourth straight year and we would like to see grain prices up another 25 to 30 percent. But even so, there is some enthusiasm, some promise. He said. "People see a bright future."
In the long run, Goss said he believes agriculture is doing well.
"We may replace automobiles with driverless cars or buses, but you still need corn for food products," he said. You still need Iowa beef, you still need Iowa pork, and there's not much of a substitute there, so the long run looks good."
Goss said after he received his MBA, he taught business classes in a community college.
"I found that I loved teaching and studying economics even though I did not have a major in economics," he said.
Thus after two years of community college teaching, and realizing that he had to obtain the union card (a Ph.D.) to teach economics at the university level, he embarked for the University of Minnesota to study economics.
"But weather and a Tennessee gal enticed me to the University of Tennessee," he said. "I received my Ph.D. in 1983 from that university, and could not be happier with my choice and my career. People ask, "when will you retire?" My answer is, "why would I retire from an endeavor that I love (and I get paid a reasonable salary)?" If I retired, I would still do the same activities but without the pay."
Prior to coming to Creighton, Goss was a research fellow at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
"I worked in decision support systems and data analysis. By accepting an endowed chair position at Creighton, I was able to once again devote 100 percent of my work time to economics," he said. "Prior to coming to Creighton, I had never been to Nebraska. Weather aside, my family and I could not have found a state and region more fitting to our preferences and lifestyle than Nebraska, Iowa-(we have a vacation home in Iowa)- and mid-America. The region is highly dependent on an industry-agriculture-that is like a laboratory for economics. I often say, I only teach supply and demand; farmers live it. I say this with no exaggeration. My family and I cannot imagine being happier with a location decision-(that's an economic term)-than this part of the country."


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GTB. AYS?October 22, 2013
Can anyone guess what the title to this blog is stating? In the current culture of text messaging and abbreviations for everything, it can be a danger zone for medical documentation. Unfortunately, I have not made up this one.
Transitions of care: Quit blaming us for the bad 'stuff'July 19, 2011
OK, so we all know that the pressure ulcers always form in the ambulance on the way back to your facility from the hospital. It's ALL YOUR FAULT. Bad, LTC, bad!


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Dates : Mar 10, Mar 17, Apr 7, Apr 21, Apr 28, May 5, May 12 | 11AM - 2PM | MIT Campus
Based on last year's Web Design Competition, #HelloWorld is a new program run by MIT's Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to teach middle school girls the basics of web design. The goal is to introduce girls to coding with HTML and CSS and spark their curiosity in computer programming and computer science. Each student will have the opportunity to create their own website on a STEM topic of their choosing, and each student will be paired up with a MIT student volunteer who will be their mentor during the program.
This program is entirely free and will be held on MIT's campus and run by MIT student volunteers. We will provide snacks for the girls, and their hard work and participation will culminate in a fully functional website that can be shown off to family and friends!
Questions? Contact the MIT SWE Middle School Outreach Chairs.


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As January came to a close, I found myself scrambling to add a few final birds to my list. Each year there's an informal "Big January" competition among birders in Connecticut, who try to record as many species in the first month as they can (sort of a mini-Big Year). Beside some of the rarities I struck out on, I was still hoping to add a few pretty common birds that I had not yet seen this year. I didn't have time to travel very far either, so they would have to be found locally.
I thought I might be in luck with the dramatic storm and high winds forecasted last week. Maybe some good birds might be blown in just in time for the end of the month. The wind lived up to its hype, and with the power out I couldn't work on my computer, so I headed out to the coast to see if any seabirds had been deposited there. I made several stops from Niantic to Stonington, leaving the camera behind as the gale whipped up a steady stream of salt spray, Kryptonite for photo gear. With few birds close to shore, I found myself staring through my binoculars trying to pick out distant specks that appeared on the rolling waves and then disappeared just as quickly, never to be seen again. I don't own a scope (and I don't imagine one would be much use in such buffeting winds) so my viewing range was limited, and the waves made identifying birds on the water nearly impossible. After scanning the Sound from Harkness State Park in Waterford for more than a half hour I finally saw a few birds take flight from near the mouth of the Thames River that I could identify as alcids by their shape. Most flew straight out into the sound and remained unidentified, but one flew west around the point. Even at quite a distance, I was able to identify it as a Razorbill by its head and wing shape. These flight pictures I took a few years ago show the distinctive shape (although much closer than my actual view).
Razorbills have been fairly abundant this year, and I had already seen several at close range. Later the same day, though, a birder reported 16 Common Murres, which I have never seen in the state, from the same spot at Harkness Park. Although Razorbill sightings in Connecticut seem to be on the rise in recent years, they were not always so common. One of my earliest birding memories from the early 1990's happened at Meig's Point in Hammonasset Beach State Park. While scanning Long Island Sound from the hilltop lookout after an autumn storm, I got a distant view of what I thought could be a Razorbill. It flew off to the west just before another man with binoculars joined me. He asked what I'd seen so I told him about my possible Razorbill, and he back down the hill, jumped in his car and sped off through the park to the west. We met up a while later in the park and he said he was able to relocate the bird and that it was a Razorbill. The man turned out to be Noble Proctor. After we reported the sighting to the bird hotline (back then there were no websites to report sightings) there was some controversy. As a novice, my recollection is that I faced an intimidating barrage of questions from experienced birders (maybe the rare records committee) about the head shape, color pattern and so on. I guess my answers were not satisfactory and I'm not sure the report was ever accepted. Twenty years later, experience has taught me to use all these different field marks, shape, patterns, behavior etc. to make an identification with much more certainty. The funny thing is there are still situations when I feel like a novice, not confident to make a positive ID. I'm pretty conservative about calling something I'm not sure of.
Anyway, moving on to Stonington Point, the wind-whipped wave slammed into the sea wall creating a curtain of salt spray. I couldn't get out of my car without getting soaked, so I could only scan to the east through the car window (the west facing windows were covered with spray). Other than a few common birds, not much was seen. Returning home, power had been restored so it was back to the computer. My only late pickup was a Great Horned Owl at dusk, so I finished the month with a respectable 110 birds. The Big January rankings (I didn't send mine in) were compiled and the top birder reported 144 birds. Wow! My list would have finished in the top ten, although I'm sure there are many avid birders who don't keep a list or didn't report their sightings either.
After the storm, and the "Big January" commotion, February started quietly, with no new sightings, so far. I continue to have plenty of opportunities to photograph waterfowl, like loons, mergansers and even a tiny Pied-billed Grebe, below. Though the waterfowl are plentiful, I'm getting antsy to photograph some more exciting subjects. Barred Owls continue to be easily spotted, although I have not really worked to get good pictures, not wanting to push them as they continue to appear stressed. Raptors seem a bit scarce along the shoreline this winter, but I did spot a Merlin perched on a snag near Great Island in Old Lyme over the weekend. The bird was silhouetted against the cloudy sky, but seeing some breaks in the clouds, I waited, hoping for the sun to break through. Luckily, the Merlin stayed put, and my patience was rewarded as a little weak sunlight broke through briefly and illuminated the bird. I also saw a female Northern Harrier hunting in the same area of salt marsh at Hammonasset and got several chances at it, although the direction of the wind in relation to my vantage point gave me mostly a tail view.
I've been seeing some spectacular shots of Great Grey Owls taken recently by photographers in Ottawa and Montreal, and was considering a trip north to join the fun. This week a Great Gray was found in New Hampshire and there was another possible report from Naugatuck, which so far has not panned out. As the sightings get closer, who knows, maybe seeing a Great Gray Owl in Connecticut won't be a once in a lifetime event as I predicted. It would certainly spice up the winter doldrums.
I continue to check Great Island frequently in the late afternoon to look for Short-eared Owls, which hunt at dawn and dusk, so far without luck. While there, I often see people gathered at the boat launch to watch the sunset from their cars. With the clouds breaking up at just the right time Sunday evening, I shot this tranquil view of the sun setting over the Connecticut River, South Cove and the empty Old Saybrook causeway. It's never seems to be empty when I'm driving on it and see something out on the cove that I want to stop and take a quick picture of from my car. Maybe everyone was at home, waiting for the Super Bowl to start.
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This morning, Bernardo and our friends Charlie and John hustled over to Terminal Market in Queens and came back with this:
Well, actually, 20 of those crates:
Molly was very curious and had to sniff the crates for bombs:
Bernardo had all the materials ready. Metabisulfate, which disinfects our tools. Yeast to help with fermentation. Other powders and implements:
And, of course, the Wine Book. In which Bernardo has documented every batch of wine he's ever made since 1998.
The first thing we had to do (and I use the word "we" loosely) is rinse out the wine barrels.
And then "we" crushed the grapes.
Molly made sure the empty crates were safe.
The crushing takes the longest, and is the most taxing part (aside from lugging the grapes to and from the car in the first place).
At last, the grapes are crushed.
Time to de-stem!
Then we test the sugar level, to see what the alcohol content is supposed to be:
Then we test the acid level, to see if we need to add more.
Then we add yeast. Special wine yeast – not bread yeast – but it smells the same.
And then…wine magic.
The men stirred the vats.
Then we covered the barrels.
The guys took the empty crates outside…
…and then it was Wine Day Feast:
We toasted the success of this year's wine with last year's:
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With steep budget cuts forecast for 2013 and 2014, Johnson County Transit has proposed eliminating eight bus routes and reducing or modifying service on nine others.
The move would save an estimated half million dollars a year but reduce bus transportation options for county residents and those from outside the county who commute to jobs there.
The University of Kansas Medical Center would be among the destinations no longer having bus service as of January, when the cuts would kick in. Connections to Kansas City, Kan.; Paola; Spring Hill and De Soto would also be cut off, as would bus service to Lenexa west of Quivira Road.
Together, the routes being eliminated carry 60,000 passengers a year. Some have seen ridership declines due to previous service cutbacks. Ridership has spiked on others, but they made the hit list because of other funding considerations.
Overall, ridership on The Jo is up 11 to 12 percent from last year.
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Dr Arnon Bentovim is the key speaker at this Public Policy exchange event.
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This 2-day interactive multi-disciplinary practice workshop has been designed by BASPCAN and Child and Family Training. It is open to all practitioners and clinicans who work with complex multi-type maltreatment.
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Fees: £250 for BASPCAN members, £300 for non-members
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Dr Arnon Bentovim, Işıl Coklar, Jenny Gray, Mehmet Akif Guzel, Stephen Pizzey and Sezen Zeytinoglu will present a pre-conference workshop using the Turkish version of the Safeguarding Children Assessment and Analysis Framework and introducing the newly published Hope for Children and Families Intervention Resources.
Jenny Gray will give a plenary presentation on International Perspectives on Child Witnesses
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"Make sure the game you are playing is bigger than your face," Jarques Pretorius, Twitch designer.
The overlay you choose for your Twitch channel communicates crucial information about your brand. Most viewers will decide whether they like your channel in the first minute or two. According to the Twitch data team, 40 percent of follows happen during the first minute of a view. Since the overlay is one of the first things a visitor will see, it's important to get it right.
During the TwitchCon session, "Your Brand on Twitch," five designers shared tips for creating overlays that reflected the personality of the streamer and the value of his or her content.
Tip one: avoid information overload. Bryan Veloso, aka Avalonstar, likened the average Twitch viewer to the channel surfers of yesteryear. "It's like you are flicking through TV," he said. "You have less than five seconds to capture my attention."
Do not ask newly arrived viewers to spend time digesting a lot of new information, he advised. "If it looks like I am going to have to take my time reading before focusing on the content then I am going to move on," Avalonstar warned.
Celebrity streams like Sodapoppin and MANvsGame favor minimalist overlays.
As you can see from the top image Sodapoppin represents himself in a room at his computer while MANvsGAME uses a green screen. In recent years, the use of green screens has taken off, but the designers at TwitchCon weren't big fans. To them, the use of a green screen carried just a whiff of laziness. While green screens reduce distraction, they say nothing about you or your channel.
Tip two: Ask yourself, "am I doing this because it provides meaningful impact to my channel or because it looks good?" Veloso suggested.
Another approach is to marry yourself to your game. This offers the viewer the advantage of knowing what to expect. If they are looking to watch an expert speedrunner on Mario Maker or a master of Minecraft, the overlay lets them know they are in the right place. An example of a streamer who does this right is Iateyourpie, who is also the author of a helpful online guide to streaming. Check out how his overlay changes depending on whether he is playing Super Mario Maker or working on his Streambig.net website.
Tip three: "When people come to your stream, they should be able to recognize why your brand is designed this way."
Another pitfall that some streamers fall into is the desire to prominently feature themselves. Twitch is about personality, it is true, but community and gaming almost always take center stage. Not to single out Goobers515, who might be able to get away with it, but this is generally not what you want your stream to look like.
Tip four: "Make sure the game you are playing is bigger than your face," said Jarques Pretorius.


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Apache service does not start on UI node(s) with an SSL error in
[Fri Aug 04 12:21:04 2017] [error] Unable to configure RSA server private key
[Fri Aug 04 12:21:04 2017] [error] SSL Library Error: 185073780 error:0B080074:x509 certificate routines:X509_check_private_key:key values mismatch
Using strace during Apache service start reveals a broken brand configuration:
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1015390 12:43:43.416551 open("/etc/pki/tls/certs/brand_example.com.crt", O_RDONLY) = 11 <0.000046>
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(stdin)= 21bf98a442ef1129c9903c77f9cbb740
[root@linui01 ~]# openssl rsa -noout -modulus -in /etc/pki/tls/private/brand_example.com.ey | openssl md5
(stdin)= fb433e40b6d23e511a92cc3b97b33b62
Reseller managed to upload a broken certificate, leading to the Apache service crash.
The issue is planned to be improved in scope of POA-110175 (fixed in 7.1), POA-113379 (fixed in 7.3), POA-114635 and APS-44292 requests.
As a quick workaround, remove the faulty brand from Apache configuration:
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The DMB Caravan Tour is a very small tour in terms of locations, but a HUGE show. The Dave Matthews Band sets up in a city for a weekend and they play 3 straight nights, and he's got some awesome bands along with him including: O.A.R., Ray Lamontagne, The John Butler Trio, Bela Fleck, Amos Lee, and many more. I've never been to a DMB show, but I've heard he is an amazing live performer and those other bands would be great to see as well. Too bad they will only be playing in Chicago, New York, and George, WA.
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It's summer, which means it's time for So You Think You Can Dance to return! Even though this show's been a staple of my summer since the beginning, it's hard for me to believe that it's been on for a decade already. But the beautiful and always sunny Cat Deeley tells us that it has, and Cat Deeley would never lie. It's season 11 now and auditions begin in New Orleans, then Chicago. The rules are pretty much the same as ever, with three possible scenarios taking place: if the judges love your audition, you get a ticket straight to
Vegas Los Angeles (they moved it!) and if they don't love your audition, you get to pack your sh*t and go home. If the judges are uncertain, dancers are asked to participate in the choreography round at the end of the day before a final decision is made. Joining regular judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy are celebrity guests Wayne Brady and Jenna Elfman. Over the years, this has been one of my only real beefs with the show – I prefer choreographers to their random revolving door of celebrity guests. Also, Jenna Elfman? Seriously? Yes, I know she used to dance, but meh.
First up is Shelby Rase, 18, a fantastic dancer who is wearing too much makeup. That doesn't really matter, though. She's great, just lovely. The judges send her through with a ticket (it's weird not hearing Mary Murphy scream, "Vegas, baby!") but not before making her father get up on stage and do his famous "bottle dance." As great SYTYCD moments go, it's sort of low on my list. I could have lived without the old white guy grinding down on a water bottle to "Blurred Lines." Really. I could. But hey, congrats Shelby! Your dad is a weirdo, but you're going to LA.
Next is Tanisha Belnap, a 19-year-old from Utah who has 11 siblings. All her siblings dance as well! That is a TLC series waiting to happen, guys. She's a ballroom dancer who's been doing ballroom for about six years. She's not dancing with a partner, though, which is interesting. Why not one of your siblings? Anyway, it doesn't matter. Tanisha is fantastic, or as Wayne says, ridiculous. She adds this really cool gymnastic element to her dance and earns a ticket straight to LA. Shelby "Skip" Skipper and his little brother Shane audition together, though some people might remember Skip from season 6 of the show. I don't, but hey, it's not up to me. They are both really enjoyable to watch, though Skip is a lot more precise in his movements. I will say though, that we've seen much more impressive auditions from this style of dance. Shane gets sent home, but Skip makes it through to the choreography round.
The following story from Megan Marcano, 22, is the first tear jerker of the night – she even makes Cat cry. Megan comes from an abusive childhood and has been on her own since she was 12 years old. After her mother's arrest, she was separated from her six siblings and floated between foster homes until adulthood. Despite this, Megan has graduated from college and made her way to these auditions. I will mention, also, that she is stunningly gorgeous. I mean, stunning. I expect her audition to be kind of sad, but it was light and playful and really sweet to watch. She's immensely talented and obviously gets her ticket to LA. Yay!
Next, we are assaulted by yet another performance by the bottle dancing dad. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING. He is having a "battle" with another dad dancer, which I suppose is kind of funny in theory, but also, no, thank you. Do not want. And yet, here we are. I am also offended at having to hear "Blurred Lines" for the second time in one hour. Thankfully, we have 18-year-old Trevor Bryce to cleanse the palate. Trevor comes off as a little cocky ("Lots of people try to do what I do, but it doesn't really work out") but he ends up being a real star. He has such a great sense of humor, but he's also got great technical skill. He's straight through to LA.
At the end of the day, 18 dancers go through the choreography round, led by So You Think You Can Dance alumni Marko and Kathryn, but Skip cuts out early for some reason. Some dancers make it through, but we don't actually get to see any of them dance, or know their names. Congrats, random strangers! The next day, we're back in New Orleans for more auditions. Courtney Barnes, 22, is ready to bring it. Courtney is very tall, very lean and very bendy. He also has A LOT of personality. Like, a lot. When asked by Cat to describe his performance, he says, "Fabulous. Interesting. Stylish. Unique. Classy, but never trashy." Mary Murphy calls him "divalicious" and that's a pretty apt description. Courtney almost makes Wayne fall out of his chair with a spot-on Wendy Williams impression. Despite that, Nigel doesn't think he's a very good dancer. However, votes from Wayne and Mary get him through to choreography.
A return auditioner, Novien Yarber, 22, is back to try again. Novien was last seen at Memphis auditions in season 10. He didn't make it through and he really seems to suffer from a lack of confidence. He's in tears before he even starts, saying he questions whether or not he's good enough. However, his dancing is gorgeous. I mean, really gorgeous. I don't know why he was so worried. Novien makes it right through, getting a ticket to LA. The next tear jerker of the show Caleb Brauner, another return auditioner from last season. When he auditioned last year, his father came up and danced with him. I remember this – unlike bottle guy, this was a great moment of support and joy and fun. Sadly, Caleb's father has since passed away and Caleb comes back to honor his father's life with another audition. It's light and beautiful and not sad at all – as Caleb says, he doesn't want it to be sad. He wants it to celebrate his father and it really does. The judges are clearly moved (Mary is crying) but they think he needs more work. He's through to choreography.
Jacoby Jimmerson, 18, has trained in ballet and jazz, though not as much training as he'd like. Jacoby is also a big dude. I don't mean this to sound like it sounds, but Jacoby really has a great personality. He does! He's got so much spirit and a great sense of humor. He can also do one hell of a jump split. I mean, really, it's impressive! Another thing about Jacoby? He teaches Zumba – and he gives Wayne a short aerobics lesson to prove his skills. It's adorable. Unfortunately, his dancing is not really up to the level of this competition and he's sent home. Next up are Marcquet Hill and Brooklyn Fullmer, both 18 years old. They are auditioning as ballroom partners and NOTHING MORE, OKAY? NOTHING. Marquet actually auditioned with Whitney Carson two years ago (I liked her!) but he was too young for the show. Brooklyn has really bad ombre hair. It pains me. As for dancing, they are both fantastic, despite making me listen to "Blurred Lines" for a f*cking third time. MAKE IT STOP. They get their tickets to LA.
Marko and Kathryn are back for another round of choreography after that. It's a total bummer, but neither Courtney nor Caleb make it through. Caleb sobs in the corner after saying that he knows his father is proud of him and I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING. Ugh. And then as if I wasn't upset enough, now effing Justin Bieber is here to tell us about a new element to the So You Think You Can Dance show – dance crews. I try and remind myself that just because I loathe Justin Bieber doesn't mean I loathe dance crews – on the contrary, I think this is a great idea, even though it involves Twitter voting, the most unscientific method of voting ever invented. But over the course of the season, the home audience will hashtag some crews through until they're featured on the show itself. We meet two of them, but there's no formal dance routine, so it's kind of annoying. You know what else is annoying? Justin Bieber. Moving on.
The auditions arrive in Chicago next, where it is very cold. Poor Cat Deeley is forced to stand in 7-degree weather without hiding her beautiful face from the wind. She's somehow still smiling, because she is Cat Deeley, a force of light and love. The first auditions are two BFFs, Nick Garcia and Rudy Abreu. These 18-year-olds from Miami have been dancing together for 11 years. There's a very cute montage of them, which is filmed right where I used to live, so I feel like I am their friend, too. Nick does a solo Latin ballroom routine and he is good, guys. Really, really good. Then Rudy comes out and he's totally different, doing his own unique style of "warrior" dancing. It's really incredible to watch and I love them both. So do the judges – both get tickets to LA.
And…apparently, that's all we get from Chicago? No more auditions, just montages. More people made it, whoever they are. I am disappointed until Caleb Brauner comes back! You guys, he's back! Caleb wants to audition again, which I don't know if that's really fair, but I don't even care because his dance is beautiful. It's about letting yourself grieve and he incorporates the last voice mail from his father into the song. Half of the audience is crying and so am I. He's sent through to choreography again, but this time he makes it through. Yay! I kind of wish his accomplishment wasn't broken up by a group of strippers giving Jenna and Mary a lap dance, but hey. It's SYTYCD, right? Next week, more from Chicago and then Los Angeles. Until then, here's Caleb's second audition. Enjoy!


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