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top o' the morning to ya!
how was your week, full of good stuff i hope?
mine has been really good this week, and the blockages i experienced last week seemed to have cleared, which has been great.
my fave thing of the week has been nothing to do with bigmoose, but as a proud dad please allow me my indulgence, as my eldest daughter who has moved to london to follow her dreams of being an actress has just landed a tv role, which we can't divulge the name of, but is the biggest thing she has been given, and as such i am totally buzzing for her, and it is a very juicy role. my wife just asked me if i should be writing about this in a bigmoose blog, but hey it's me, and if you're reading this hopefully you get it.
so, i started this week going to a cardiff business club dinner to see tanni grey-thompson speak, and she filled the cbc with the biggest crowd ever, and she was excellent value for money, articulate, passionate, stubborn, and amazingly strong, some characteristics i adore, and as a sportsperson her descriptions of competition resonated with me as i smiled at her competitiveness with her fellow athlete husband, and how she actually got him disqualified from a race where they were both competing, such was her determination to win, psychologically fascinating stuff, she was always going to be a champion!
at the same dinner i met some extremely stimulating company on my table, with the group chief executive of one my clients, the chief constable of south wales police, and it turns out a fellow climber, who had climbed denali, my favourite mountain in alaska, and i have arranged to meet all of them for coffee and a chat in future weeks, so a very rewarding evening indeed.
i also hooked up with my old mate richard parks, who i first met when i was sherpa for my daughter chloe when she was fifteen, five years ago, climbing mount kilimanjaro, and parksy came and spoke at a fundraiser chloe organised, and it is with great pride that i have watched my buddy set records, write books, and set off off around the world doing incredible physical feats, and if you don't know him, check him out here, he is quite a remarkable human.
as parksy and i walked out of the st. davids hotel in cardiff, the only ones left in the room, due to us gassing away, we spoke about his upcoming adventures, and how we first met, and as i spoke of fate he spoke of signposts.
i listened intently as this big man seemed to go somewhere else spiritually, and he explained that he thought life was full of signposts, and it is how we respond to them that shapes who we are, and i have spent the days since thinking about this, and how it actually seems very good sense, as lots of people have signposts that they ignore, but different folk see the signpost, and head in that direction, same signpost, different outcome.
so maybe this week if you see a signpost, analyse where it can take you, and imagine both outcomes that can happen following it or not following it, interesting huh?
so that was monday, and tuesday i met a young lady called georgina jones, who has just written a book, the launch of which i recently attended, and mutual friends suggested we should meet.
well, having met her i totally agree!
george, as i will now call her, as we're buddy's, is a lovely girl, vivacious, full of energy, and as she informed me swears a lot, hoorah, so do i!
her book is a reflection of a movement that she has started called turn lights on, and she describes it thus..............
Turn Lights On (or TLO, for short) is a movement, a motivational tool and a way to improve people's lives by getting them in the moment. Essentially, it's a way of maximising your potential, simply by being yourself. Sounds pretty good, right?
Want to know the best part? It's easy, you don't need any special tools and anyone can do it. Yay!
So. You're probably wondering what 'turning a light on' translates to in the real world. Are we talking about actual light switches?
Visualise this: those moments when you're at your happiest, your most inspired? Ta-da! Your light is on. When you use your positive energy to inspire someone else? You'returning their light on. You see? Told you it was simple.
When you are happy, you can inspire others.
When you channel positivity, generosity and energy into all aspects of your daily life, wonderful things will happen.
Sparking an idea in someone, creating a connection, doing something positive that helps someone else – that's how you can use your light to turn a light on in someone else. Then they turn on someone else's light and before you know it the world just got a little brighter.
Who wouldn't want to be involved in that?
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george and i seemed to get on really well, and she asked me to speak about bigmoose at an event she is holding soon, and although this is very outside my comfort zone, she has informed me she will coach me to overcome my nerves, and i think this is a signpost that i have to follow, as to spread the word about bigmoose, and project 15 especially, i need to get my arse out there and tell people what we're up to.
a great example of this is last weeks blog, which lovely reader of the blog, you hopefully read last week, which contained the story of how the connection with marks and spencer came about.
well i posted that story particularly on facebook, and it received a lot of attention, and support from fb folk, and i think this kind of experience is pivotal to the growth of bigmoose, and although my natural instincts are to be quite shy about what i am doing, i have realised that to grow i need to get the message out there.
george has suggested that she will coach me into becoming a media whore, which i think maybe i should aim for something a little less aggressive, just saying, watch this space!
as i typed that i chuckled inside, which i guess is like an inverted lol, as next week i am doing three bits of filming for different people, one of which is going to be aired on sky no less, so i will tell you about that at a later date, and two pieces for students, which although probably won't get as much coverage, they will be seen by other young people, and possibly inspire them, and be a signpost for them to follow, so all good stuff in my book, media whore, me, never!
as well as my work in front of the camera next week, what a complete doorknob, and if i ever say that without a wink please slap me ;), i am off to meet a chap called david tait, who is an amazing climber, having summited everest five times and a phenomenal charity fundraiser.
i first saw david on the discovery channel 'everest' series, and i followed his training methods in my build for everest last year, and had a quick five minute call with him, where he gave me some tips.
now david has a horrific story of his childhood, and being abused in a truly awful manner, but the positiveness to come out of this abuse is his amazing fundraising for nspcc, which he has raised over a million pounds for so far, and his next adventure is to climb the savage mountain known as k2, which is the second highest mountain in the world, but one of the most deadly, and one in every four people who have attempted the summit have died trying, truly terrifying statistics.
david will be climbing with team moose member russell bryce's himalayan experience on their first expedition onto this mountain, and i am so excited to watch their progress.
so it is that i have contacted david to meet up, to see if i can possibly work with him on his goal to raise a million pounds on this expedition alone, and i am very excited so see if he thinks that project 15 can help.
heres is a link to his website, which is very much worth a look at.
well, as usual, sorry about that, my blog is pretty long, hey ho, you probably expect it by now, so i will draw to a close this week, but last week i mentioned a couple of people's connections that made me smile, and kept me going on a pretty crappy week, so i just wanted to share a message that one of my daughters friends sent her, which although not making a million pounds for charity, it is changing the world for the good, and totally sticking to the ethos if why i launched bigmoose, and is absolutely massive in its own way, so here is a quick message i received from beth lee last week.......
Since moving to university I've been involved in my course, the social side of being a student, I've had a part-time job and even taken up a language. However, this term I realised that none of my university life was contributing towards other people or the community I've become a part of. So I decided to contact the local Girl Guiding scheme and find out how I could become involved. I grew up attending Rainbows, Brownies and Girl Guides and feel like it was such an important part of my childhood which really influenced me. So I decided I wanted to be a part of that for another child and help in what way I could. Consequently I've now joined the local pack and as of next week will become a weekly volunteer helping out with meetings, trips and activities. I'm excited to be a part of something which makes a difference and become involved in my new local community whilst I'm here! Seeing the good that BigMoose does is inspirational and made me want to get involved in something too!
beth you rockstar, thanks for sharing, and hopefully inspiring somebody reading this to step outside their comfort zone and do something amazing, or the littluns you will be working with being inspired by what you bring to them.
life is good, enjoy it dear readers :)
till next week, i'll be seeing ya,
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Fourth Week of Advent: Love
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psalms 19:14
Have you made your Christmas gift list yet? If you're like me, you really enjoy buying or making gifts that are just exactly right for friends and loved ones.
One Sunday morning when our daughter, Laura, was three years old I decided the time was right to find out what she hoped to find under the tree on Christmas morning. As Paul drank his coffee and read the news, I pulled several brightly colored advertising sections from underneath the stack of papers piled on the restaurant table in front of him.
"What would you like for Christmas?" I asked handing Laura a page covered with enticing pictures of dolls, toys, and games. She was eager to share her thoughts. "I want this..." she said pointing to the Barbie doll on the front cover, "and I want..." The list grew longer by the minute and along with it my discomfort as well. Somehow hearing my child say "I want. I want" just didn't seem right to me.
Deciding this would be a teachable moment, I pointed out that it wasn't nice to say "I want". "It is much better," I continued, "to say I would like". I smiled smugly to myself. I was sure Miss Manners would have been proud if she had overheard our conversation.
"Let's try again," I suggested. "I want that piano," Laura shouted noting the toy baby grand at the bottom of the page and clapping her hands excitedly. Two more attempts ended with the same results. I was getting nowhere. The score was now Laura ("I want") five points and Mom ("I would like") zero, zip, de nada.
Growing more and more frustrated by the moment I decided a change in tactics might be in order. Rather than telling her what to say, I would model correct behavior instead. Taking the page from Laura, I pointed to the Barbie which had been her original choice. "I would like this Barbie," I said proudly emphasizing my perfect manners. "Yeah, Mom, me, too!" she agreed totally missing my point.
Defeated, I put the paper away as the waitress placed our breakfast on the table in front of us. Maybe I would try again another day.
Today, as I look back on that time of training my daughter, I realize that I was focused too intently on Laura's word choices, that the natural simplicity of her words conveyed what she intended, and that is why she did not follow my point regarding her word choices.
I wonder if we sometimes spend too much time choosing our wording when we come to God with prayer. After all, what we feel in our hearts reaches Him regardless of the words we choose.
Prayer: I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship you. Oh, my soul rejoice. Take joy, my King, in what you hear. May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.

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Published April 14, 2016
We are growing like weeds at Heat. As new clients and work start ramping up, filling our seats with a few smart, awesome, creatively surprising people is more important than ever. Take a look at some of the major hires we've made in the last month. Don't they look promising?
Tommy Le Roux, Digital Creative Director
Before joining Heat, Tommy Le Roux served as a creative director at AKQA San Francisco. Prior to making the move to America, he lived and worked in South Africa at Ogilvy Cape Town. He also spent some time at Saatchi & Saatchi and JWT. Over the course of his 15-year career he's worked with Levi's, Audi, Volkswagen and Carling Black Label. His work has been recognized at Cannes, D&AD and The One Show. Pretty amazing, right?
Sally Hastings, Senior Art Director & Scot van den Driesen, Senior Writer
Sal & Scot joined us from the Oceania's best and biggest commonwealth early this year. Their work has already been seen in our latest campaign for this year's EA Sports UFC 2 with more pretty cool creative on the way. Beyond being all-around sunny Australians, their expertise has been used on brands like BMW and Puma. But what do they do outside of this place? Loads. Sal used to design board games for Hasbro and Scot is the proud papa to the world's (according to us) most graceful Australian Shepard fittingly named Champ.
James Hagedorn, Content Studio Director
The Northern California MFA scholar of our dreams, James came to us after a decade long stint at Venables, Bell & Partners, where among other start up tasks, he helped build and guide Lumberyard, their integrated production studio. A convert from the world of video games, he got his first taste of ad making while at Hal Riney and Partners in their hey day. He is passionate about seeing ideas brought to life and has created content for a wide range of clients.
Jocelyn Lee, Director of Media
A native of Singapore, Jocelyn moved to Hawaii for college and ended up frolicking around the islands for a decade working on various media accounts including the Hawaii Visitors & Conventions Bureau, Hawaiian Airlines and the Japan Tourism Board. She soon abandoned her tan and moved to San Francisco where she worked with some of the advertising world's heaviest hitters including FCB, Grey, and now Heat. Looking for some places to eat in the city? Jocelyn knows all of the hot spots to fill your belly. Follow her at @jocielee and she will make you Instagram jelly with her mouth watering pics.
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I see it coming. Let's not let it happen.
The emotional debate over Buffalo's schools has the potential to get ugly.
If people keep injecting race into this bubbling stew, the pot will boil over. Residents will divide along racial lines. Any chance for collaboration on the School Board will get torched. The City of Good Neighbors will turn downright unneighborly.
Let's not let it happen.
The School Board's vote Wednesday to retain Superintendent Pamela Brown broke down along racial – not to mention gender – lines. Five African-American women voted to keep her. Four white men voted to fire her.
One of the speakers in Brown's defense was Sam Herbert, the African-American community activist. In pre-vote remarks, he addressed Brown's fiercest board critic, developer Carl Paladino, as "Mr. White Man."
To me, the racial reference was unnecessary. When I asked Herbert about it, he said he was only responding in kind to Paladino's racializing of issues. Paladino frequently refers disparagingly to "the sisterhood" – black women at various levels of power in the district. His repeated references to Brown as "incompetent," said Herbert, are seen by African-Americans as racially loaded.
" 'Incompetent' has long been a Republican code word for blacks not being capable of a job," Herbert said. "It has negative, submissive connotations."
People, people, people – can't we all just get along?
America has a long and troubled history of race relations. In an urban district headed by a black woman, and overseen partly by white men, I think everybody needs to tread lightly. Particularly when the first-year superintendent's toughest critic is an outspoken hothead who, we discovered during his run for governor, forwarded racist emails that included a doctored photo of Barack Obama dressed as a pimp. Electing a racially charged figure to a city school board is like lighting matches at a gas pump. Everything could go "boom."
Having said that, remember that prime Paladino targets over the years include Rep. Brian Higgins, then-business leader Andrew Rudnick and, obviously, Andrew Cuomo – all of them white. If nothing else, Paladino is an equal-opportunity vilifier. Which is worth keeping in mind. Just as it's worth noting that Herbert is a frequent critic of Byron Brown, Buffalo's black mayor.
But really: Can we stop the nonsense?
The district has enough problems without planting racial land mines. It is time to tone down the rhetoric, deal with people individually and praise or criticize performance without labeling someone as "incompetent," particularly when she has a doctorate.
"Everyone has to be careful with the words used and how we use them," said reformist board member Jim Sampson, who voted against Brown. "The environment right now is volatile. Unless we resolve it, it will be the kids who suffer."
The issue is performance, not complexion.
I've seen how ugly this can get. The School Board 14 years ago was divided along racial lines over then-Superintendent James Harris. Among the progressive, liberal white board members branded as racists was Helene Kramer. She was married to a black man and named her sons after Malcolm X and Marcus Garvey. I mean, really?
As absurd as that was, it shows how emotions can swamp logic.
Paladino's blowtorch style and email history make this board a potential tinderbox. But I think he's there for the right reasons. Expending his time and energy in the name of helping school kids – nearly 80 percent of whom are minority – doesn't strike me as racist. But I think it would go a long way if he dropped the "sisterhood" condemnations. Just as it was nice to hear Herbert – who needs to retire the "Mr. White Man" label – tell me: "We're all in the same boat and should be rowing in the same direction."
As captain of that boat, it would be helpful if Brown – who comes off as aloof – did more reaching out. The top-down, ivory-tower stuff doesn't work, particularly when she just dodged the cross hairs. She can't, to my mind, run the district without checking in with the board members who manage it. It would have, among other things, spared her the embarrassment of the board swatting aside her $115,000-a-year PR hire. The best way to polish the district's image is not by pumping up the PR staff. It's by hitting state education deadlines and growing graduation numbers.
In the wake of the "fire Brown" vote, the district needs some "Kumbaya" moments. It was nice to hear that board members are arranging a "retreat" with Brown. I hope it's one of those corporate bonding affairs where people build trust by falling backward into each other's arms. If Brown and Paladino catch each other a few times, it might go a long way towards breaking the racial fall.
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Sunday, 4 May 2014
Wishlist : eBay #8
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Lovely pastel themed wishlist - I love eBay wishlists, I always find something new to add to my basket!ReplyDelete
This time it's that adorable phone case, so cute!
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loove that phone case! So cute :) xoReplyDelete
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It is literally perfect for spring isn't it! and I swear it suits everyone! xDelete
the Iphone case is so cool!! and the skirt is really lovely as well!ReplyDelete
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Loving the mint theme its great, Great colour choice for summer. :) xxReplyDelete
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I know a coat is a bit wintery - but that wind is still so cold so we definitely need it in our lives! xDelete
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All these things are so perfect!ReplyDelete
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Happy New Year! 2009 in Review and Reading Resolutions
I don't believe I set a definite goal for 2009, but 36 books was probably about right, and it's what we're left with if we take away the books I read for class. I read 35 in 2007 and 34 in 2008, so 54 is quite a jump. I'll be taking a children's literature class in the summer or fall, so that will push the numbers up a good bit I expect, but I'd like to set a goal for reading entirely out of class. I feel like I should come up with an elaborate formula but I think we'll just aim for 40. Since I do count graphic novels, and trade paperbacks of comic series, it's not hard to push the number up quickly. I think 40 is a good number because it's a bit of a stretch but it's not at all out of reach.
So here I record it for all of you to see:
I will finish 40 books or graphic novels (including TPBs) in 2010.
I say "finish" instead of read because I started reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 2009 but I've not finished it yet.
My favorite of the 2009 list by far is Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon, Dean, and Nathan Hale. It's a graphic novel with a Western twist on the traditional Rapunzel tale. I'd strongly recommend it to fans of the fractured fairy tale genre and people looking for cool girl main characters.
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A fun workout you can divide into segments when you don't feel like doing all 45 minutes. I recommend using 2-4 lb dumbbells to start.
The floor work section has great ab work. You can feel it with the leg raises.
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Colleen Baldwin is fun, bubbly and on cue.
This is a pretty intense 45 minute full body workout. It is chaptered into 6 segments.
Warmup- The warmup is approximately 5 minutes and is basically stretches and squats.
Lunges- The lunge section is only about 12 minutes but it felt like it was double that. You start with front lunges with a knee raise and eventually add a leg extension after the knee raise. Throughout the sequence your foot only hits the floor for the front lunge. So, there's a lot of balance work too. Then there's a series of back lunges with knee raises and a back leg extension after the knee raise. This is followed by a series of side lunges. Each move builds on the other so the workout progressively gets more challenging as you go along. After the lunge work, she adds weights. You combine the front lunge combo with biceps curls, the back lunge combo with shoulder presses, and the side lunge with one arm lat rows. The workout is pretty fast paced so you do a lot of reps in each segment.
Plies- The plie segment is also about 12 minutes and incorporates a lot more than plie squats. The plies are combined with upright rows and then there is a series of pulsing plies combined with heel raises. The workout then moves on to deadlifts combined with lat rows and lat raises while you balance on one leg. Curtsy dips combined with tricep extensions, biceps curls, and shoulder presses are next.
Upper Body- This segment is about 7 minutes long. I'm not sure why they felt the need to make this a separate segment. After all, we've been doing upper body the whole time and this section has more lower body work in it in the form of wood chops. Otherwise, this section is mainly shoulder work that incorporates front and side raises with calf raises. Lots of reps and your shoulders will be burning. I had to take short breaks several times.
Floor Work- The floor work segment is 10 minutes long. You work the chest by doing several sets of push ups and chest presses. The chest presses are combined with bridges. You also do french presses for the triceps and lat raises. There is a short sequences of traditional floor work-glute and leg raises. The abs workout is combined with the lat raises in the beginning and then it moves onto traditional ab work.
This workout ends with a 3 minute cooldown and stretch. My one issue with the workout is the instructor, while very likeable, did not cue well. There is no mirror cueing in this workout and her constant references to your "outside leg" and "other leg" means that you have to keep track of which leg you're supposed to be working. She almost never says left or right. I've got enough to worry about trying to keep up with the sequences.
I really like this workout. Although it is fast paced, it's not so fast that you can't keep up and the moves flow well into each other. I am not a fan of lower body exercises but the combination moves and the fast pace keeps it interesting.
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OAKLAND – A man killed in a drive-by shooting Friday night near Children's Hospital in North Oakland that also wounded two other people was identified by police Saturday as 19-year-old Ceejay Reed.
Another 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were also shot in the attack but will recover from their wounds, police said. Their names were not released but authorities said they were from Oakland.
The shooting happened about 9:26 p.m. Friday in the 700 block of 53rd Street, a short distance from the hospital..
Police said Reed, who lived in the area, and the other two, had just parked the car they were in after returning from a friend's house.
They were walking on the sidewalk when at least one person in a passing car opened fire on them, police said. At least one house was hit by gunfire but no one inside was injured, police said.
Another person drove the three to Children's Hospital where Reed died at 9:46 p.m. police said
The wounded man and woman were later transferred to other hospitals.
Sgt. Sean Fleming said police don't have a motive yet for the shooting and no arrests have been made.
The shooting site is more than two blocks from the 600 block of 54th Street near Shattuck Avenue where Donitra Henderson, 21, of San Leandro, was fatally shot Wednesday night while her 4-year-old son sat in the back seat of her car.
No arrests have been made in that case but police said there is nothing at this time to link the two shootings.
Friday's killing was the city's 32nd homicide of the year. Last year at this time there were 40 homicides in Oakland.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $20,000 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the gunman in Friday's shooting. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or a tip line at 510-773-2805.


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Recently we noticed a published book about biology and mathematics (with some emphasis on category theory) called "Integral Biomathics: Tracing the Road to Reality" (ISBN: 978-3642429606). We liked that naming idea because we are interested in applying category theory to software diagnostics (and diagnostics in general). Our road started more than a decade ago after reading "Life Itself: A Comprehensive Inquiry Into the Nature, Origin, and Fabrication of Life" by Robert Rosen (ISBN: 978-0231075657) recommended in "Categories for Software Engineering" by Jose Luiz Fiadeiro (ISBN: 978-3540373469). We also read "Memory Evolutive Systems: Hierarchy, Emergence, Cognition" book (ISBN: 978-0444522443) written by one of the editors and contributors to "Integral Biomathics" (Andrée C. Ehresmann) and the semi-popular overview of contemporary physics "The Road to Reality" (ISBN: 978-0679454434) by Roger Penrose. Certainly, the editors of "Integral Biomathics" wanted to combine biology, mathematics, and physics into one integral whole. Something we also wanted to do for memory analysis and forensics intelligence (unpublished "Memory Analysis Forensics and Intelligence: An Integral Approach" ISBN: 978-1906717056) planned before we started our work on software trace analysis patterns and software narratology. Our subsequent research borrowed a lot of terminology and concepts from contemporary mathematics.
As a result, we recognized the need to name diagnostic mathematics as Diamathics, and its Integral Diamathics version subtitled as "The Road to Root Cause" since we believe that diagnostics is an integral part of root cause analysis as analysis of analysis. To mark the birth of Diamathics we created a logo for it:
In its design, we used the sign of an indefinite integral and diagnostic components from Software Diagnostics Institute logo (also featured on "Theoretical Software Diagnostics" book front cover). The orientation of UML components points to past (forensics) and future (prognostics) and reflects our motto: Pattern-Oriented Software Diagnostics, Forensics, Prognostics (with subsequent Root Cause Analysis and Debugging).


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Matthew 15:21-28
Have you ever been surprised by grace? Have you ever seen grace ever shown up in unexpected places? Grace: unmerited, undeserved, unearned favor from God. Have you ever seen grace show up in unexpected people? Not people who were not expecting grace themselves; have you ever been surprised at who was receiving grace? That's the tricky thing about grace- you can't earn grace, by definition you receive it because you don't deserve it, and yet people seem to get uneasy when they see undeserving people receiving favor from God.
I think our Gospel story is about being surprised by grace – specifically being surprised by who is seeking God's mercy, how they seek it, and all they represent. It would seem, from this Gospel text, that even Jesus is surprised by just how far his grace extends – even to a Canaanite! Jesus is 100 percent God, but also 100 percent man, and he was conditioned by his upbringing. Growing up, he probably heard the stories about the Israelites who were told by God to conquer the Canaanites under the faithful leadership of Joshua; about how the Canaanites made war against Israel. He may recall the story of Noah, how Noah fell asleep drunk and naked and his youngest son Ham saw him. Noah, embarrassed, pronounced a curse on Ham the father of the Canaanites. "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers. Praise be to the Lord, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem. May God extend Japheth's territory; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be the slave of Japheth." (Gen 9:25-27) You may begin to see that there is some bad blood between Israelites and Canaanites; in fact they are cursed by God in Holy Scriptures – how can you argue with that? And now how surprising that the accursed, a Canaanite woman is able to call Jesus Lord, and recognize him as the son of David.
This is not Jesus' first encounter with non-Jews. He has even healed Gentiles just by saying a word. In fact, this encounter might remind you of the faith of the Centurion. Again, a non-Jew approached Jesus and asked for healing on behalf of another – his servant. Jesus was quick to respond in that encounter saying "Shall I go to him." The Centurion said, I am not worthy to receive you into my house, but only say the word and my servant shall be healed. And it was so, and Jesus even commended the Centurion on his faith. But grace does not seem so abundant for the Canaanite woman, with very similar circumstances – she approached Jesus, asked for grace, this time for a daughter, but she was ignored – this is asking too much! And today's Gospel reading is put right in the middle of not one, but two miraculous feeding stories. Jesus fed 5000 people (not including women and children) with just five loaves of bread and 2 little fishes! After this encounter Jesus feeds 4000; and this woman literally asks for crumbs. Why so much grace for so many, and so little grace for this one?
It's hard to apply the saying "What Would Jesus Do?" to today's Gospel lesson. Jesus begins by just ignoring the woman, and then calls her a dog. Maybe he was having a bad day, after what must have been a quite tiring time of healing and teaching he was just seeking some peace and quiet and then this woman intrudes. Maybe Jesus was having a bad day. Maybe grace was easier in theory for the faceless crowd, but more difficult when face to face with your ancestral enemy.
But the woman persists, shamelessly so. This is not a simple passing request. She cried for mercy! She kneels down and pleads "Lord!" three times. Much like our opening litany this morning: Lord have mercy! Christ have mercy! Lord have mercy! She was not just reading from paper, she was pleading with all her heart. She cries for crumbs. What would you do in the face of such a passionate plea?
One time, while at scripture study with other pastors in Woodstock – we were sitting in the church basement office, eating lunch, talking about our Sunday sermons and ministries, enjoying each others company. A timid knock comes and the door and a young woman with frizzy red hair shows her self in. Her eyes getting a bit big, I wonder that she wasn't expecting so many people in that church during a weekday. She cautiously asked for the pastor, and someone mentioned we were all pastors- I'm not sure if this was good news or a bit overwhelming for her. We waited patiently as she struggled to find the words to explain why she had walked in that day. She was looking for financial assistance. Specifically gas money. There was some awkward silence, we glanced around the table. And finally someone spoke up – offering her names of assistance agencies and phone numbers; those really were the right places to get that kind of help right? What could we do? How were we to know if she was abusing the system? So we sent her away, we did what the disciples wanted to do with the Canaanite woman. We were short on grace that day. The Canaanite woman was not as timid as the Woodstock woman. The Canaanite woman cried and pleaded. I wonder what would have happened, what would we have done if she started to cry, what if she were able to point out to us how we were discussing how to preach grace on Sunday, but found it hard to offer grace on Tuesday. Even the dogs eat crumbs that fall from the children's table, the Canaanite woman said. The Canaanite woman pointed out the hypocrisy: "you are treating me worse than a dog."
I don't know what exactly changed for Christ, that he would move from outright ignoring the woman, to name calling, and then to grace. In her passionate plea, her recognition that Jesus is the Christ, son of David, he saw her faith. Perhaps he was confronted with what he had been taught his whole life about Canaanites and had to reconcile it with what he knew now about this one woman before him – that faith is possible even in the most unlikely, and that his grace could be poured out for her. Prejudice is much easier in theory when you don't have to look a person in the eye to see their tears, to see their humanity. I wonder that Jesus was surprised by grace that day, surprised at just how far his grace could extend. He did come for the lost sheep of Israel – and yet his grace overflowed. Thank God that his grace overflowed to Gentiles, even such as us.
Where might you not expect grace? Who would you be surprised to receive grace? Who is the Canaanite for us – that type of person we have been raised to be weary of? Would you be surprised to find them with grace? Do illegal immigrants deserve Gods grace? Arabs? Gays and Lesbians? Those who are disabled?
Who deserves God's grace? You might be surprised.


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Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church, located at 5939 Oliver Ave. SW, Cokato, MN 55321 is a member of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations.
Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church began as a Home Mission church of the AFLC in August of 1985, meeting in the Cokato Elementary gymnasium. The Baptist church in town had built and moved to a new building north of Cokato, so when an infant died, the Baptist church offered its old, vacant building (located on Broadway Ave just south of Casey's General Store – an apartment building sits on the site now) so the funeral could be performed in a church. Soon after, a deal was worked out to purchase the former Baptist church – and the new congregation had a church building.
In June of 1992 a storm swept through Cokato, stripping trees of their leaves, vehicles of their windows, and buildings of their walls and/or roofs – Good Shepherd was a total loss. A building committee was already formed due to the fact we were starting to outgrow our current facility. The committee changed gears from adding on to possibly moving to a different location.
The stained glass windows in the former Baptist church had been donated by railroad tycoon James J Hill. The story passed on through the generations claimed that due to the size of the windows and its proximity to the railroad, anytime a train traveled through town, the windows would break. After the church replaced the windows many times, Hill made a donation to have stained glass installed. The windows didn't break until the 1992 storm. Most of the stained glass in the current sanctuary windows is from the old church windows, with new glass added to make up for what was too small to reuse.
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Good Shepherd adheres to the Bible as the inerant Word of God (II Timothy 3:16).
Statement from the AFLC Home Missions brochure:
While writing to the Colossae Church, the Apostle Paul gave insights, as a way of encouragement, to this new congregation. These insights are still relevant today in the building up of the Body of Christ. They are timely and powerful and will greatly help a Christ-centered congregation.
Today, AFLC Home Missions seeks, through the message of Jesus Christ, to bring three themes into our culture. They are based on one word – FORGIVE. This word's effectiveness is based on the redemptive work of Jesus Christ – completed on Mount Calvary.
1) Be Forgiven of Personal Sins
Every person born needs to be forgiven from their sin. This forgiveness is found through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:13-14
Every person born needs to be forgiven from their sin. This forgiveness is found through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:13-14
2) Forgive Others
As a result of Christ's atoning work on the cross, changes in attitudes and lifestyles are to take place in the lives of Christians. Evidence that a person is in Christ is demonstrated by their God-given ability to forgive others. Colossians 3:12-14
3) Be Giving of Yourself to the Lord's Service
Christ must take the throne of our lives and become the Lord of every area in our being. The mind, under the control of the Holy Spirit, submits to the Lord's will and desires to serve the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The highest calling to men is to surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:23-24
These principles are essential for the beginnings of a new Living Congregation. In addition to these, we submit to you principles from the Book of Colossians which enhance the process of being a Living Congregation.
A. Passion for Jesus
Must have a living relationship with Christ. Colossians 1:16-19; Colossians 3:1-3
B. Passion for the Word
The foundation of our lives must be centered around the Bible. Colossians 1:25-29; Colossians 2:8-9
C. Passion for Prayer
The prayer meetings are the powerhouse. Colossians 4:2-4
D. Passion to Reach the Lost
Must have a true love for those who don't know Christ and be active in sharing their faith. Colossians 1:28; Colossians 2:1-2; Colossians 4:3-6
E. Passion to be Lutheran in Doctrine and Sacraments
Must support the AFLC's Fundamental Principles and Declaration of Faith. Colossians 2:12-15
F. Passion for Holy (Pietistic) Living
Must be devoted to daily living the Christian life Colossians 1:10; Colossians 1:21-22; Colossians 2:20; Colossians 3:5-8
G. Passion to be Involved in Building up the Kingdom of God
Must have a desire to serve and share the Gospel at all times Colossians 3:23-24
H. Passion for Spiritual Life in the Congregation
The Body of Christ is to be caring for its own. Colossians 1:4; Colossians 2:2-4; Colossians 3:12-16
I. Passion for God's order in marriage, family, and congregation
According to God's design, men are to be the spiritual leaders. Colossians 2:8-10; Colossians 3:18-21
J. Passion for the Priesthood of Believers
Everyone is able to contribute in service to the Lord. Colossians 4:7-17 (Tychicus, Onesimus, Aristarchus, Barnabas, Justus, Epaphras, Luke, Archippus)
K. Passion for God's righteousness regardless of suffering
We are not called to Political Correctness, but rather to be faithful. Colossians 1:24-29
L. Passion for God-centered worship
Worship is a celebration in which God's name is to be honored and lifted up. Colossians 2:18-19; Colossians 3:16-17
M. Passion for Christ-centered victorious living
Evidence of Christ's indwelling is freedom to say no to the flesh and its desires. Colossians 2:13-15


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Adele's "Hello" has brought out a lot of different emotions in people: pain, nostalgia, regret (and, of course, parody). But when a little boy named Jalal hears her sing that first word of the song — "hello" — he has a much more logical response: "Hi!"
What a polite little gentleman.
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Professor Aris Katzourakis
My research interests include viral evolution, genome evolution, and mobile genetic element evolution. This research is primarily focussed on studying the long term evolutionary biology of viruses. This is facilitated by the discovery of a rich genomic 'fossil record' of ancient viral sequences within the genomes of their hosts, leading to the emerging field of paleovirology.
Paleovirological techniques can be applied to endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) and endogenous viral elements (EVEs) more generally. For example, this can include using genomic sequence data to infer the evolutionary biology of retroviruses and their association with their vertebrate host genomes and immune responses, as well as modelling the dynamics of this evolutionary process. Other interests include present day viral pathogen evolution and epidemiology (e.g. HIV/HTLV), and evolutionary inference from both animal and viral genomic sequence data.
Additional Information: I am an associate editor of BMC Evolutionary Biology, and serve on the editorial board of Evolutionary Biology.
Aswad A, Katzourakis A. (2012). Paleovirology and virally derived immunity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 27: 627-636
Magiorkinis G, Gifford R, Katzourakis A, De Ranter J, Belshaw R. (2012) Env-less endogenous retroviruses are genomic superspreaders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 109:7385-90
Katzourakis A, Gifford RJ. (2010). Endogenous viral elements in animal genomes. PLoS Genetics 6:e1001191
Katzourakis A, Gifford RJ, Tristem M, Gilbert MTP, Pybus OG. (2009). The macroevolution of complex retroviruses. Science 325:1512
Katzourakis, A., Pereira, V., Tristem, M. (2007). Effects of recombination rate on human endogenous retrovirus fixation and persistence. Journal of Virology 81: 10712-10717.
Belshaw, R., Watson, J., Katzourakis, A., Howe, A., Woolven-Allen, J., Burt, A., Tristem, M. (2007). Rate of recombinational deletion among human endogenous retroviruses. Journal of Virology 81: 9437-9442.
Katzourakis, A., Tristem, M., Pybus, O.G., Gifford, R. (2007). Discovery and analysis of the first endogenous lentivirus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 104: 6261-6265.
Katzourakis, A., Rambaut, A., Pybus, O.G. (2005). The evolutionary dynamics of endogenous retroviruses. Trends in Microbiology 13: 463-468. ]
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Andrew Dys
Chester Co. sheriff denies sex allegations in civil trial; jury to decide Thursday
After three days of court in Chester County filled with sex and politics, money and race, the trial over allegations a former deputy made against the sheriff of coerced sex will go to the jury Thursday.
Only one question remains unanswered.
The jury of 12 people will decide if they believe Alex Underwood, the sheriff since election in 2012 who is running again in a contested primary.
Or the accuser, Mary Anne Tolbert, who claims at least 18 salacious trysts she says Underwood forced on her for eight months in 2013 as she feared for her job.
Underwood denied every allegation in direct and plain language in testimony Wednesday.
Both sides rested their cases Wednesday. By lunchtime Thursday, after closing arguments from lawyers, the jury chooses.
"Credibility is a privilege of the jury," were the words of visiting Judge Dan Hall from York in not granting Underwood's lawyers' request for a dismissal of the lawsuit.
Translation: Jurors must decide who they believe told the truth on the witness stand. Underwood or Tolbert.
There is no dispute that Underwood and Tolbert, more than a decade ago, had a consensual sexual relationship when neither was married. Tolbert claims, however, that after Underwood took office in 2013, he began sexual acts.
Underwood denies that. It never happened, he testified Wednesday. More, he had promoted Tolbert and testified he got her help in 2009 when Tolbert was threatening suicide.
He sat in the witness chair, eyes straight, when asked directly by his lawyer, "Have you, since you became sheriff, had sex with Mary Anne Tolbert?
"No, I have not," Underwood responded.
Further, Underwood denied any improper touching of himself or Tolbert as she had alleged, or any trips Tolbert said he took her on for purposes of sexual encounters.
"Did you ever take Mary Anne Tolbert to a hunt club, someone's house or anywhere else while you were checking property?" Underwood's lawyer asked him.
"No, sir, I did not," Underwood replied.
Testimony showed Tolbert has received mental health treatment at least since 2009. Underwood's lawyers said in court she suffers from "mental illness."
Tolbert's testimony was that Underwood trapped her – that he was the boss and she felt powerless and weak.
Underwood's lawyers said she is on a blackmail mission after being passed over for the chief deputy job under Underwood's command and that she did not ask for a formal outside police investigation in what Tolbert described in court as "rape."
Underwood testified that the day he announced someone else got the chief job in 2014, Tolbert ran from the room. Just weeks later, he was informed she had contacted Chester County officials alleging the sexual misconduct. Underwood testified he was hurt by the allegations after he had promoted her to a job on command staff and before that point had trusted her.
"I was kind of upset, a little bit mad ...," Underwood testified.
Under cross-examination from Tolbert's lawyer, Underwood testified he held no formal interviews for the chief deputy job but wanted someone who had both experience and respect of other officers.
Tolbert's lawyers also grilled Underwood on how, as an investigator, he would know that criminals would go to great lengths to avoid detection. Tolbert alleged Underwood took sexual encounter evidence with him after each tryst.
Tolbert's lawyers also have tried to drive home that Underwood had keys to places where Tolbert claimed sexual liaisons took place and that Tolbert knew the layouts of those homes from those visits.
But Underwood testified that he never took Tolbert to any of those places. He said he had keys and checked properties when asked by citizens.
One of the homes Tolbert claims was a spot for a liaison was the home of former Chester police chief Andre Williams – a former close friend of Underwood who now is running against Underwood in the June primary race for sheriff. Before the allegations came to light, Underwood and Williams, now security chief of Chester County schools, were close enough that Underwood loaned Williams furniture for his home and Williams gave Underwood a key to his home to check on it.
Williams testified he has no knowledge about alleged sexual encounters between others at his home and does not know if what Tolbert claims is true or not. He also testified that politics and the allegations had nothing to do with him now having split from a friendship with Underwood.
So Thursday, what appears to be more crucial than anything for the jury is simply the testimony from Tolbert and Underwood.
Who will the jury believe?
Andrew Dys: 803-329-4065, @AndrewDysHerald


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Version 24 : "Edit Site Preferences" ?
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Am I missing something or is this another reason to have both versions installed and choose 12.17 when you can?
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The extension "Site-specific Preferences" will do that for you for the newer Opera versions.
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Thanks....ANOTHER 'extension'. Probably as easy to just 'Alt-P', copy and paste the URL in Manage Exceptions under Java Script. NEITHER is as handy as doing it whilst looking at the 'page. So, you are saying 'No' to something simple? These people are a long way off....
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Thanks Again, '4444'...I do appreciate your attempt to help.
I will mind my own business !!!!


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• Obtain and synthesize physiological metrics into models that describe changes observed in hatchery-and natural-origin steelhead trout stocks from fall upriver migration through spawning and early kelt migration.
• Obtain a complete profile of the condition and physiology of downstream migrating natural origin stocks captured at Lower Granite Dam bypass facility, and compare and contrast these profiles with fish examined at upriver sites.
• Evaluate the survival and migration behavior of natural origin steelhead kelts collected from the bypass facility at Lower Granite Dam, tagged with acoustic tags and transported via barge or truck to locations below Bonneville Dam.
• Evaluate the emigration of natural origin steelhead kelts PIT tagged and released below Lower Granite Dam to migrate through the Snake and Columbia River hydro system.
Within their native distribution, steelhead trout are iteroparous and the proportion of fish observed repeat spawning varies from ~ 50% to < 1%. In the Snake and Columbia river systems, fish passage facilities at hydroelectric dams were not designed or constructed to accommodate downstream-migrating, post spawning steelhead adults (kelts). Our research focus is to understand and pose a model of the physiology and sequence of changes in pre-and post-reproductive steelhead trout in the Snake River system that tests factors affecting stock iteroparity. In the 2009 – 2010 research year, we worked to complete analyses of all tissue and blood samples collected in the winter and spring of 2009. We provide selected data summaries from analyses of lethal and non-lethal samples, and migration data. During the past year we increased the number of samples from natural-and hatchery-origin steelhead at different times in their reproductive cycle to understand changes that occur from upstream migration through overwintering and sexual maturity. In the fall of 2009 and early spring of 2010, we sampled migrating pre-spawning natural origin steelhead trout at Lower Granite Dam adult trap in collaboration with the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. We established increased collaborative efforts with Idaho Department of Fish and Game to sample natural origin A and B run steelhead emigrating from tributaries of the Clearwater River, and sampled over 200 kelts at weirs in the Clearwater River. We worked in collaboration with the staff at Dworshak National Fish Hatchery to sample hatchery origin steelhead at selected time intervals from October, January, February, March, and April. We worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the U of Idaho Facilities skilled craft staff to design, fabricate and install a new collection system for capturing and holding migrating kelts to improve our ability to sample the kelt migration of hatchery and natural origin steelhead at Lower Granite Dam. As a result of these improvements we successfully diverted all natural origin fish entering the juvenile fish bypass for a total of 2,488 kelts. The natural origin kelts were sampled, PIT tagged, and selected groups were released to migrate downstream. At selected intervals we transported groups of kelts via barge and truck to release locations downstream of Bonneville Dam. Distributed within these transported groups of kelts were 120 fish surgically-implanted with acoustic tags to follow kelt migration and survival in fixed arrays located in the Lower Columbia River and offshore. We began analysis of all data and are preparing samples of plasma, and tissues for analysis. Preliminary results of our research were presented at regional and international professional society meetings, and we have begun plans for additional research and collaborations to fill data gaps in our models during 2010-2011.
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What does radical motherhood look like!!
It looks like all the black dolls and action figures, which are dolls for boys.
It looks like chocolate, dark to light and midnight.
It smells like sunshine and blacker berries with sweet, sweeter juice.
It tastes like cupcakes and ice cream to celebrate how beautiful and nappy your hair is.
What does radical motherhood look like? It looks like bright smiles and warm hugs!
my baby, my chocolate drop, my sweet baby so beautiful so smart so wonderful so MINE!!
It looks like tall strong men and women who love being black, how it looks, walks, talks, smells.
"ah sookie sookie now", "keep it 100", bright smiles surrounded by full lips. Brilliance dripping from each word.
"are you taller than me?" "ah Ma".
call them out those radical moms that mothered you when you didnt know, when you couldnt know, do for yourself.
Call them out those strong women, who would die for you… take on that teacher, that other parent.
who saw you and held you in the most high esteem.
Call them out!
Libation ad honor.
those women, who would slap the devil with Jesus hisself, but dont you dare lie to me.
radical motherhood making two pots of greens, one vegan one with pork
radical mother hood, reading Langston with Bey in the background
call them out
radical motherhood drinking champagne from paper ups
radical motherhood talks about condoms
radical motherhood talks about police stops
radical motherhood talks about interviews and resumes while sprinkling way too much paprika on the potato salad.
"thats my baby"
All honor and praise


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Well it has a been a long time since I have written anything on this blog. I am long overdue. I've been terribly busy learning new things and getting on with life. One of the things I have learned is building R applications using Shiny developed by RStudio. The folks at RStudio have also created a way to deploy Shiny apps using Shinyapps.io. Follow the link to DThiring
I'm a big fan of Data Tau which is a Data Science equivalent to Hacker News. Like Hacker News, Data Tau has a Who's Hiring comment on the first of every month. It is a good resource for those looking to see relevant jobs in the Data Science world. Well someone created a hiring listings aggregator called http://hnhiring.me/. I decided I wanted to see if I could build a similar application using R and Shiny.
I will be posting the source code for this app to github in the near future.
If you have any ideas on how to improve this application let me know in this comment section.
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