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FC: Luke and Kate
1: Greetings! We're thankful you are reading this letter and thankful you are considering our family for your child. While we certainly don't know your particular circumstances, we feel you are brave for your decision. Family means a lot to us, and your desire to ensure your child has a good family is admirable. Whatever happens, we are praying for you and praying that you feel at peace with your decision and the future of your child. Luke grew up in both Australia and Oklahoma. Kate has lived in Oklahoma most of her life but has spent a lot of time traveling as well. We have been married since May 2011 and we have continued to grow closer and have enjoyed relying on each other and loving each other more every day. Kate works from home and is thus able to be involved in the boys' (ages 8 and 6) activities. She will continue to be at home with any additional children as well. She enjoys knowing that she is there for her children at any time during the day or night. Luke has a short commute and comes home for lunch everyday. Even before we were married we discussed adoption but it was 2 years ago when we began to feel that the time for adoption was right. While we have not experienced any problems having biological children, we are touched by the realization that there are children who need a good home. Unsure of how a new, non-biological child would work with the two biological children we already have, we decided to try being foster parents first. We are so pleased that our boys thoroughly enjoyed their time with the foster children, and that they are eagerly anticipating a permanent child in our home. We were respite care for two toddler brothers for 18 months and full time foster care for children ranging from 6 days to 16 years old. The 16 year old girl, a birth mother who had recently relinquished her rights, lived with us for 7 and a half months. We walked the road of a newly relinquished birth mother with her, an experience that showed us the importance of a birth mother's contact with her adopted child when it is in the best interest of the child to do so. We would like to have an open relationship with you as we feel this is normally the most healthy option for the child. While we have no way of knowing exactly what that would look like at this stage in the process, we would like the child to know who you are and to exchange photos and cards with you. We are also open to the possibility of further contact when such contact is in the child's best interest. We feel that ensuring the child has a good sense of self will help him or her as they grow and possibly question who they are, and that contact with you can help with this. We believe God wants people to honor Him with their lives. We feel when people do something in the best long-term interest of a child -- whether that is placing the child for adoption, giving him or her a good home, or assisting in the process of matching mothers and families -- it reflects the heart of God. May God be with you in your decision and in the future of you and your child. Grace and Peace, Luke and Kate
2: The Beginning Luke and I met our junior year of college. He was the lab tutor for a web design class I was taking, and let's just say I made sure I had lots of questions :) On our first date we spent hours talking and I knew he was someone I wanted to have around for the rest of my life. When I met Kate I knew I was meeting someone very special. While I don't believe in love at first sight, I believe in "wow, I like so much about you and can see myself being with you the rest of my life" at first date. She was like a combination of the best traits from girls I knew all rolled into one. I was still traveling a lot when Luke and I began dating so much of our relationship was from a distance, but that didn't deter us. A year and a half after our first date we were saying "I do." I don't know much about soul-mates but I do know that Luke protects me, loves me, and cleans the toilets for me. He is someone that leads our family with godly wisdom and strength but also with kindness and gentleness. We love to laugh together and have fun. He is truly my best friend. While we're not perfect, I still feel that way and couldn't imagine myself spending my life with anyone else. I'm proud to have her by my side and glad she took my ring and gave one to me. Most of all, whether we're with our kids, extended family, small groups of friends, or just each other, I enjoy my time and interactions with Kate. She's a better friend than I could have hoped for. Top: our wedding night; Bottom left: Engagement picture; Bottom right: First anniversary
3: Early marriage took us to Memphis, TN where Luke worked on his graduate degree. Two years after we were married we were blessed by the birth of our oldest, George. Another two-and-a-half years later, we were blessed again with Isaac's birth. Top left: Luke and Kate in our first apartment; Bottom left: Luke, Kate and George 2004; Bottom right: Luke, Kate, George and Isaac 2006
5: We enjoy traveling, taking pictures and exploring new places. Top left: Sedona, AZ; Top right: South Padre Island, TX; Middle left: San Francisco, CA; Middle right: Muir Woods, CA; Bottom left: Cliffs of Moher Ireland; Bottom right: Blarney Castle Ireland
6: Luke is an amazing dad. He spends time with the boys - wrestling, laughing, playing games, and playing with them outside. He also works with the boys - helping them understand everything from how the inside of a computer to how to bait a hook or pick a peach. He is also a wonderful spiritual leader - he works with the boys teaching them what it means to be men of God. And from watching him with our nieces, I know that if our new addition is a girl, she will loved and supported. I know he is the kind of dad who will be all about tea-parties and dress up so that his daughter will know how important she is. | Luke
7: I have been blessed with a truly great family. My younger sisters and I were and remain fairly close, and I always appreciated the support and care I received (and continue to receive) from my parents. I always knew and heard I was loved, and knew that whatever happened my family would be there. We grew up in Australia as missionaries until I was twelve, and that experience forced us to be close as a family. We all see each other fairly regularly and I enjoy seeing how my sisters and brother-in-laws interact with my boys. | Luke, Annaleise, Heather, Sheila, and Dale | Heather and David (Luke's middle sister and her husband) | Michael, Annaleise, & Isabella (Luke's youngest sister and her family) | Dale (Luke's dad) with the boys at an OU game | Sheila (Luke's mom) and Isaac playing a game
8: Kate is a great mother with our boys. I'm often impressed with the time and effort she goes through to listen to them, care about their interests, and invest in their lives. Whether she is playing a board game, helping with a project, digging a dirt hole in the backyard, or just laughing and enjoying life, Kate is an excellent mother. I've watched her with her nieces also and would love to see her get to parent a young lady as well. | Kate
9: I'm blessed to have grown up in a house that welcomed people with open arms. And still today my family is a mix of biological and non-biological people. In my extended family, we consider two of my sister's ex-husbands and their new families as fully part of our family. They even come on family vacations with us! And of the nine (soon-to-be 10) nieces and nephews only four are biologically related to me. My parents live relatively close and we're able to see each other about once a month to every other month. While the rest of us don't live as close to each other, we remain in close contact through email, Facebook, and Skype and look forward to the times we're able to all be together. | Don and Donna (Kate's parents) | Kate's niece Emma (in back), her dad and sisters | Kate's Grannie, an amazing woman of God | Eric, Kate, Carrie, Don & Donna | Mason, Carrie, Tony, Parker & Emma (Kate's sister and her family) | Kate's nephews Parker & Mason, their dad, step-mom, and siblings | Summer, Eric and Anders (Kate's brother and his family)
10: My name is Isaac. I am six years old. I like to swim in the neighborhood pool in the summer. I am taking piano lessons. I like to do karate. This is what I do. I like math and I like reading. In kindergarten we are learning about penguins and reindeer. | I am excited to have a new brother or sister because I like having someone to be with (not that I don't like George). I want to read to my new sibling and to play outside with him or her. And I may even teach him things like how to walk and how to talk. | Isaac
11: My name is George. I am eight and a half. I am in third grade. I like playing piano and I like going to cub scouts. I want to teach our baby new things like math and reading (when it gets older). I like to play with toys. I hope to play with toys with my new sibling soon. I like playing outdoors and like to play in the hose. This summer we made the world's largest mud pie. | George
13: We live in a comfortably-sized house located in neighborhood full of kids. We have a large backyard with room for the kids to run and play and through our backyard is local park that has playgrounds, a duck pond, and walking trails where we like to spend time when the weather is nice. We chose the location of our house so that we could be close Luke's work and because of the good school district the house is within. We have a room set up and ready for our newest addition!
15: The Importance of Time We know that day by day the kids are getting older. And so we do what we can now to make memories that will help form their sense of self and memories that will remind them of the fun that family can be. Whether it's a trip to the beach with Luke's extended family, hitting the slopes with Kate's extended family, a weekend at the lake or out camping, an adventure somewhere new, bowling together, or even a food fight in the backyard- we try and carve out extra special time to spend as a family.
16: The Importance of Traditions Traditions are another way we help deliver a strong sense of identity to our children. Some of our traditions are daily traditions - such as praying together before school and before bed. Other traditions are weekly - like family game night with dessert or making homemade yogurt. And still others occur yearly - such as numeral pancakes on birthdays, from scratch pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving, celebratory meals and Dale and Sheila's, Australia Day, dying eggs at Easter, and back to school ice cream. We hope that these traditions help our children feel a part of something and have memories they can pass on to their children some day as well.
19: Dear Father, Thank you for the woman who has just read our book. Thank you for her willingness to consider the option of adoption. Father, thank you for the life that is growing inside her and the way she already cares about this child- the fact that she is here, considering options, trying to determine what is best for her child shows that. Lord, we pray you give her wisdom in this decision. And we pray you surround her with wise counsel so that she may know what is best. And Father, we pray that whatever choice you show her to be best, we pray you give her strength to follow through with that choice. Lord we pray you that you surround this mother and surround her child. Give her your peace Lord, the peace that passes all understanding, the peace that only you can provide. Thank you for the way you love each of us and the way you offer the ultimate adoption - an adoption into your family to become sons and daughters of The King. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us better.


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You may have noticed the extraordinary rise in discussion lately referring to gender-fluidity, bisexuality, pansexuality and queerness of various stripes. This discussion rightly celebrates the diversity of sexual expression out there in the world, giving ever-greater voice to people who are not straight, and generally troubling the gay-straight binary that underpins most people's understanding of sexuality. But in celebrating this multiplicity of sexual orientations, these discussions fall into a trap that undermines a greater goal of evolving our perceptions around gender: namely, the faulty assumption that gender-fluidity is only about non-heterosexual orientations.
Queer is Not Necessarily Gay
While queerness was undoubtedly born out of the experiences of gay and lesbian people, being queer is not necessarily the same thing as being gay. In a theoretical sense, queerness is about challenging categorization. We can use queer as a verb: if something is queered, the parameters that define it are subverted or made strange.
When we unhook "queer" from "gay," certain things start to make sense that might otherwise appear confusing. If you're in the UK you might have seen the TV show about masculinity presented by Grayson Perry: a man who likes wearing women's clothes who has a wife. If you're in the US you might have seen the images of Young Thug, another man who likes to wear women's clothing but by most other markers is straight. These men are queer, but they are not gay.
To demonstrate this disconnect further, in the other direction, being gay does not necessarily make you queer. Numerous gay people adhere to standard gender roles, replicating stereotypical heterosexuality in various ways down to having children, living behind a white picket fence and adhering to traditional conservative political values: this is called "homonormativity."
Certainly, the gay-straight binary is forced upon us and there are probably many more people than we imagine who are neither one nor the other.
But this distinction between "queer" and "gay" is rarely acknowledged, and this has two problematic effects. First, there is the assumption that anything to do with gender-bending is only about people who do not identify as straight. Second, people who "feel straight" sexually but "think queer" are nudged towards identifying with some form of non-straight sexual identity that may not be representative of their truth. Certainly, the gay-straight binary is forced upon us and there are probably many more people than we imagine who are neither one nor the other. But equally, in the spirit of freedom we must allow for people to be predominantly and unapologetically straight in terms of sexual orientation whilst being completely queer in how they perceive gender. Indeed, not only should this be allowed, it should be encouraged. If we have a goal of queering gender (in other words, subverting it, and breaking down harmful parameters), and this is only perceived as a "gay issue," the number of people we can reach is relatively small (even if we go with the high end of estimates for the number of people who do not identify as straight). In other words, reaching the tipping point of queering gender must involve straight people.
Queer Liberation for Straight Men
Once "queer" and "gay" are unhooked, queerness becomes a much easier sell to straight men. People need to realize that it is entirely possible for a straight-identifying man with a traditionally red-blooded attraction to women to be completely bent when it comes to how he perceives masculinity. There is no contradiction between finding women attractive and wanting to dismantle everything about traditional masculinity and replace it with something entirely different.
Indeed, the widespread realization of this fact could prove to be an extraordinary catalyst for getting men to challenge masculinity who are currently oppressed by our common understanding of what straightness means but who are nevertheless unable in good faith to embrace non-straightness as a way of connecting with their inner queer. It could well be that the word "queer" will never fully be unhooked from gayness and a different vocabulary is necessary to explain the same thing, such as Stage 4 on The Five Stages of Masculinity.
Further still, it may be that queerness is even more powerful coming from straight men than gay men. When a gay man critiques masculinity it is easily dismissed by straight men as they tend to think it is some kind of gay propaganda that has little to do with them. However, when a straight man critiques masculinity, other straight men cannot dismiss it so easily. Of course, it is important here not to erase gay men and their specific experiences and contributions to the discussion. Straight men owe a significant debt to gay men who have spent many years questioning masculinity and laying the groundwork for freedoms that all men now have the ability to enjoy.
Thinking Queer is More Important than Looking Queer
Much of the media reporting of queerness not only makes the mistake of assuming queerness is about sexual orientation, but that queerness requires people to look queer. Endless articles can be found that show gender-fluid types wearing clothing that is not obviously masculine or feminine, or who even parade some kind of gay carnival aesthetic. Even within the gay community, this has always resulted in gay people who look "normal" feeling somehow exiled and lacking. And in the current context, this results in queerness being reduced not just to gayness, but to a fashion statement. This season's fashions that are "changing masculinity" really have nothing to do with masculinity, rather the cut of cloth. Ultimately, it is far more important to think queer than to look queer. The widespread realization of this fact will also contribute to straight men having an easier time of embracing their inner queer.
In the end, the increasing acceptance of gender-fluidity is a positive and important step forward in our understanding of masculinity and our ability to rethink it in a way that results in a more sustainable future for all. But let's not pigeonhole gender-fluidity in such a way that it becomes inaccessible to the majority of people: we need queer masculinity for everyone, not just the few.
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Our course in religious studies equips you with all the tools to think critically about the different Abrahamic religions, whilst deepening your knowledge of them. There is scope to look at the various strands of Christianity around the world, as well as Islam and Judaism. You will consider the theological questions, issues and disagreements within these faiths, and will be encouraged to compare and contrast their features.
The course offers ample opportunities for specialisation within one religion in a tutorial setting, whilst comparisons and contrasts with other religions will be drawn through your classes, which will concentrate on the nature of the other faiths offered as part of the course.
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Adolph Sutro's Collection
Adolph Sutro's collection contains over 90,000 volumes and 100,000 pamphlets.
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First Folio (1623) is one of only 233 known examples; Second Folio (1632); Third Folio (1663-64); Fourth Folio (1685).
Predominately manuscripts, some newspaper clippings and broadsides. Most items were produced in Banks's lifetime (1743-1820), but some printed material was produced before 1740. Subjects: botany, biology, wool, agriculture, drainage, physical sciences (9,000-10,000 items).
First edition, 1611.
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Subjects: English rivers, drainage, dock construction and railroads, 1820–1840s..
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October 10, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's National Assembly on Tuesday has approved by majority the general features of the 2018 draft elections law.
- Building of the Sudanese parliament in Omdurman
The legislators also approved a report on the elections law developed by the parliamentary sub-committee on legislation, justice and human rights.
Head of the sub-committee Osman Nimir said they held three workshops to study the draft law with the participation of several political parties from the government and opposition, former rebel groups, civil society organizations, academics and activists.
He pointed out that the 2018 draft elections law will be subject to further consultations, stressing that it does not contradict with the constitution or with any other existing law.
Last June, the Sudanese Council of Ministers approved the 2018 elections law amid objection of several political forces participating in the national dialogue.
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I KNOW……… I'm late, to the discovery of the Do Not Disturb setting on my phone (stop judging me). I stumbled across this little gem, trying to find a solution to a sleep robbing, very irritating noise my phone had
Highways, Back Roads and Main Streets
Daily billions of people leave their homes to set out on the journey and that journey is different for all of us. It'll take us to various destinations and we'll arrive at different times. The one common denominator we have,
You Tell'em……SO WHAT!!
Heey U Sometimes you need to just say SO WHAT!! When your past tries to enter your present without your permission (by way of a familiar voices………….TELL IT SO WHAT!!) You know you did it, they know you did it,
The PROMISE and the problem
We've all heard it. Nothing in life is free. I know that all my Christians readers are saying SALVATION IS, but is it? You have to exchange the breath in your lungs or the blinking of your eyes or whatever form
Are you OverDue?
Have you let public opinions steal your next big thing? Have you let fear of_____________rob you of the next step? Listen you will never escape the opinions of others. When I was growing up the elders would say "opinions are


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Netflix and the blocking of tunneled ipv6-routes
Today I discovered that Netflix started blocking tunneled ipv6-routes. This means, in SiXXS case (which I primarily use to reach ipv6 routes), that I'm for now blocked from using Netflix this way. This also means that I have a few options, to make Netflix work again, even if I run with ipv6 simultaneously:
- Edit the hosts-file. Make a look up on netflix.com, to pick up all addresses based on ipv4. Problem: Any changes that Netflix makes, will never reach me. Besides, the streaming servers are probably named differently than only "www.netflix.com".
- Disable ipv6 while watching netflix. Problem: All connectivity with ipv6 is lost while watching Transformers.
So, the real problem here is that Netflix resolves both on ipv4 and ipv6, so I need to find a DNS server that only gives me ipv4-responses, so I don't have to guard DNS updates myself. What I did to solve this problem was, since I host my own DNS-services, therefore to set up a secondary DNS server that explicitly returns ipv4-addresses when making lookups on a ipv4-network – without the list of ipv6-addresses, like this:
In the primary master server, I'll put up a forward zone like this:
zone "netflix.com" IN { type forward; forwarders { 10.1.1.129; }; };
And suddenly Netflix becomes available again, on a ipv4-only network…


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Posted on Thu, Sep 8, 2011
Rev. Dr. Merritt's sermon for September 4, 2011
"The Journey is Better…Together"
Rev. Dr. Jim Merritt
Trinity MCC
September 4, 2011
Remember what Dr. Robert Holden has suggested to us for this morning, "The truth is we win no extra points for not asking for help. In fact, all we get is extra struggle, extra pain, extra burden and extra loneliness – all unnecessary…If we are alive, we need help! Shift happens when we ask for help and really mean it. Intention rules the world. If we really want help we will receive it."
God we thank you for your word and for the words of wise women and men like Dr. Holden. Teach us to trust and depend on you while you are teaching us to trust and depend on each other. Make the words of my heart and the meditations of all of our hearts pleasing and acceptable to you. AMEN.
So, what is the meaning of all this language about "binding and loosing"? While we've been studying Matthew this season, I've grown to enjoy the work of Rocco Errico. Errico is both a New Testament scholar and an expert on Aramaic language and idioms. When he writes about this passage, he says, that the phrase "binding and loosing" refers to forgiveness. When we forgive, the matter is over. When we hold on to a grudge, it remains alive within us and we know that kind of holding on doesn't really hurt the person against who we hold the grudge, but it continued to do damage to us; the ones holding the grudge.
Sometimes we're tempted to dismiss our own responsibility for these situations by saying, "I've got ____" Perhaps, "I've got issues," or "I've got baggage," or "I've got this or that disorder," or even, "I've got this mental health diagnosis." Whatever the issue or grudge we choose to hold onto, we know that it becomes fixed in our consciousness and today's Gospel tells us that it is also "bound" or held in heaven. Immediately after that, however, there is good news. Hear it, "Whatever we loose on earth is also loosed in heaven. When we turn loose of it here, it's turned loose of in heaven. When we let it go here, it is let go in heaven. And do you know what happens after that? WE experience healing and wholeness. WE are released from our own guilt and shame. We are released from the effects of fear and regret. Are you hearing the difference here? Whatever we hold onto has a profound effect on US. And whatever we release sets us free, not only here and now, but forever on out into eternity. I can tell you one thing this morning, I want freedom. I want to be released from old hurts and grudges. I want to live free from fear and regret. I want to live in the freedom of a God who says to me and to all f you, "When we are free in Jesus, we are free indeed!" Can I get a witness?
Now, let's take it a step further. Do you know what happens when we experience that kind of release and freedom? That kind of experience begins to move beyond ourselves and out into the community. I love what my friend Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins said this week, "Beyond personal healing, this loosing (forgiving) is a way to promote healing in relationships and community as well."
Professor David Lose at Luther Seminary writes, "Authentic community is hard to come by. It's work, but it is worth it!" We've worked hard on living in good community with each other these two years. We agreed from the very start to honestly and mindfully put into practice some valuable guidelines for our work together. We adopted a model that come from Visions, Inc., a Boston-based consulting company. These guidelines include: Trying it on. Even when something sounds unusual to us and like it's bound to fail; we can try it on and see how it works for us. We agreed that it is okay to disagree and that it is not okay to shame, blame, or attack others. Thinks happen, including mistakes, and there is just no benefit in us shaming, blaming or attacking others. We agree to practice self-focus. That means I can only speak for myself. We don't listen to communications that begin with the words, "Several people," or "A lot of people," or "A group of people, "you know what I mean. We DO however, pay a lot of attention to statements like "I feel" or "I think." Next is one of my favorites, we agreed to practice "both/and" thinking. More than one reality can exist at one time. For example, it is both beautiful outside this morning, and it is too hot to stay out there for too long. Both/and. We agreed to be aware of our intent and impact. Many of you have heard me say this over and over again, when I'm about to present the bottom line as I see it. "I'm aware of my intent and of my potential impact, and here it is ____. That does not give us permission to be mean or ugly to one another; it just gives us permission to speak our own truth. It also gives us just a moment to examine our own intent one more time before making a statement. We agreed to take 100 percent responsibility for one's own learning. You know, we publish EVERYTHING around here. We put out our weekly Trinity E-talk which is just full of information. We put out a Friday reminder that hits the highlights again. We put information on bulletin boards and tables and we make a lengthy list of announcements every Sunday. There are no secrets around here and so we all have to take100% responsibility for our own education by accessing all the information that has been provided.
Finally, we committed again to confidentiality. This is a concept that has often been misinterpreted. Confidentiality is different from secret. For example, if someone comes into my office and says, Rev. Jim, I'm going to kill myself, and if I make an assessment that leads me to believe they're serious about that, I will intervene and do my dead level best to interrupt that cycle. That's confidentiality at its best. There are no secrets between Deacons and the Pastor or Board Members or the Pastor and (both/and) we share that information in a confidential manner. All of these guidelines have contributed to us walking peaceful and productive paths together.
Why are we so committed to them? Because, my sisters and brothers, it is true that The Journey is Better…Together. When we stand arm in arm with one another we can accomplish so much. When we share our burdens with the Lord and with each other, our burdens really to become half burdens. When we celebrate successes together, our joys are doubled and tripled and multiplied all over again. What we bind together is bound on earth and in heaven. What we loose together is loosed on earth and in Heaven. That's what community is all about. It's about a positive contribution to our world and to the very Kin-dom of God. It means that we are becoming conformed to the image of Christ, not just for ourselves, but also for others. The Apostle Paul tells us 'it is time to wake up--to put on Christ.' The image of Christ is not an add-on but grows out of our unique journey. Paul also echoes what Jesus has already said is the greatest commandment: to love yourself before you can love others.
I'm having the time of my life on this journey with you. I can vouch for it without reservation, the journey with Jesus is SO much better…Together. God bless you today.
"A reading from The Wisdom of Positive Psychologist Robert Holden"
"When a challenge feels too much, it means it is too much for you alone. All you need is extra help…The ultimate fantasy of a DIP – a Dysfunctionally Independent Person – is that you make it to Heaven all on your own. Then at Heaven's Gate a magnificent party is held in your honor at which you receive a Lifetime Achievement Award for never having asked for help. It is decreed your epitaph will read, 'No one ever helped me.' This is as good as it gets for a DIP. The truth is you win no extra points for not asking for help. In fact, all you get is extra struggle, extra pain, extra burden and extra loneliness – all unnecessary…If you are alive, you need help! Shift happens when you ask for help and really mean it. Intention rules the world. If you really want help you will receive it."
*Gospel Reading Matthew 18:18-20 (NIV) "Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my [God] in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them."


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The US Government and China's Currency
From February 26th through the 27th I attended a symposium at the University of Texas in Austin, TX on China's Emergence: Effects on Trade, Investment, and Regulatory Law.
Here are some thoughts on the more notable issues raised at the symposium:
Timothy Reif, the incoming General Counsel of the Office of the US Trade Representative, spoke as a private citizen to open the event as its keynote speaker. He expressed a desire for China to "stop manipulating" its currency and to move on currency reevaluation. Currently, China's currency trades in a limited range of .5 percent daily against the dollar (up from .3 percent daily pre-2007).
Responding to a question, Reif acknowledged that China's economy and the world's economy would need time to adjust to a freely-floating regime. He suggested that China might not be prepared to freely float the RMB until perhaps 5-10 years in the future. Still, Reif speculated that if the Obama administration did not push China to take some actions toward reevaluating its currency, then the United States Congress may take aggressive action against China.
Reif's speculation may be based on fears grounded on prior Senate actions directed against China's currency valuation. (The following paragraph's information is supplemental. The issues were alluded to, but not discussed in depth. The summary is provided for readers' reference.)
In 2005, Senator Schumer introduced a bill in the Senate, S.295, that would impose an additional duty of 27.5 percent on "Chinese goods imported into the United States unless the President submits a certification to Congress that the People's Republic of China (PRC) is no longer manipulating the rate of exchange and is complying with accepted market-based trading policies." (Thomas.Loc.Gov) That bill was not put to a vote and, even if passed, would have been non-compliant with WTO standards. However, in 2006 and 2007, Schumer and others in the Senate tried again with a bill believed to be WTO-compliant. That bill was the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007, which was placed on the Senate legislative calendar after passing the Senate Finance committee with a 20-1 vote; but the bill ultimately did not come to a floor vote.
Ultimately, Reif did not indicate support for China to take any particular policy. He expressed no opinion on support for a wider managed band in which the currency could trade, nor for increased disclosure on which currencies are included in China's market basket. His believes it is imperative that China's currency appreciate, but at the time and in this venue he could not comment on exactly how the appreciation should be managed.
The most interesting question raised by Reif's talk was to what degree will US President Obama and the Congress push against China to appreciate its currency during this economic downturn that is negatively affecting both countries. His comments seem to reflect that if America's economy fails to improve, then domestic pressure will encourage Obama and/or Congress to take significant action to counter "imbalances" caused by China's currency policy.
(Part III will include commentary on presentations from Raj Bhala (Law Professor at the University of Kansas), and John Greenwald (International Trade Lawyer).
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Last year we heard talks about the Chinese currency going to appreciate a lot, but due to the problems in China from last year and the export rate drop, I am sure that the Chinese government is not going to let the Chinese currency free.
Comment by Chicago Agent | 30 March, 2009


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Roland CR-5000 CompuRhythm
The Roland CR-5000 CompuRhythm was similar to the CR-8000 but without the tempo sync, display and with less sounds. With 9 sounds and 24 presets, it offered a Shuffle mode to randomize patterns, as well as an Accent knob for volume variation within the patterns. The Register button switched between Arranger and Preset settings, while the Crash button enabled the end of bar Crash cymbal sound.
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The Income Tax department has provisionally attached the Alibaug farmhouse of actor Shah Rukh Khan under the new Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amended Act, 2016, according to two senior tax officials familiar with the development. According to the tax probe, Khan, through Deja Vu Farms, made an application for purchase of agriculture land for farming in Alibaug, but subsequently converted the land into a farmhouse for personal use. This, the tax authority said, was a "benami transaction" under Section 2 (9) of the Act. The tax authority alleged that Deja Vu Farms acted as benamidar for Khan.
Under the Act, a benami transaction means any transaction in which property is transferred to one person for a consideration paid or provided by another person. The Act provides for provisional attachment and subsequent confiscation of benami properties, whether movable or immovable. It also allows for prosecution of the beneficial owner, the benamidar and the abettor to benami transactions, which may result in rigorous imprisonment up to seven years and a fine of up to 25 per cent of fair market value of the property.
Email, text message and phone calls to the official spokesperson of Red Chillies Entertainment, the firm owned by Khan, did not elicit any response.
The tax department alleged that Deja Vu Farms had so far not shown any income from farming activity. It also alleged that the firm had taken unsecured loans of Rs 8.4 crore from Khan for the purchase of land in Alibaug.
The provisional attachment by the tax authority will have to be ratified by the adjudicating authority of Income Tax after giving Khan a chance to present his arguments on the provisional attachment. In case the adjudicating authority confirms the attachment, Khan can challenge the order before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
The case pertaining to Deja Vu Farms came under the tax scanner last year after Raigad district collector Vijay Suryavanshi claimed that a farmhouse, allegedly owned by the actor along the sea in Alibaug, was among 87 farmhouses on which the collector's office had sought legal opinion for action over alleged Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) violations.
Subsequently, a complaint was also filed at a Mumbai police station, alleging that Khan had violated the Maharashtra Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act — it bars transfer of agriculture land to a non-agriculturist without the permission of the collector or state government.
The Alibaug farmhouse of Khan, according to the tax department, is spread over 19,960 sq metres and has amenities such as a swimming pool, beach and a private helipad.
According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Gauri Khan's father Ramesh Chibba, her mother Savita Chibba and her sister Namita Chibba are directors of Deja Vu Farms.
In the last one year, the tax department has stepped up action under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016, which came into force from November 1, 2016.
The tax department has provisionally attached more than 900 benami properties including flats, shops, jewellery and vehicles worth over Rs 3,500 crore, including immovable properties of more than Rs 2,900 crore so far. A statement from the tax department in January said that provisional attachment of benami properties, amounting to more than Rs 150 crore, have been confirmed by the adjudicating authority in five cases.


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After enduring one of the hottest Texas summers ever it's time to celebrate the soon-to-come cool breezes of fall. Well, we hope anyways!
And what better way to let loose than with a quick trip to the eclectic and always up-and-coming Bishop Arts area of sunny Oak Cliff to judge a margarita contest?
First off, the Hotter than Hell Margarita Meltdown gives anyone the opportunity to judge. And whether you want to admit or not, sometimes it's fun to judge. Secondly, up for discussion are margaritas presented by some of the best in the city's alcohol slanging gang.
Sfuzzi from Uptown and Hacienda on Henderson (check out the videos below), Neighborhood Services, Alma , Maximo (voted best margarita by D Magazine) downtown newcomer Wild Salsa, Iron Cactus, Ten Sports Grill along with neighborhood faves Bolsa, Smoke, Nova, Mesa and Veracruz Cafe are participating in the meltdown.
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Beth Worthington
Candidate for Director District 3 of North Kitsap School District, No. 400
I am running for North Kitsap School District to give back and serve the community that has served me and my family well for last 18 years. I will be a good steward of our public dollars that have been allocated to invest in the future by educating our young people. As a board member, I will set vision and implement strategies that meet the unique needs of ALL of our North Kitsap students.Setting visions and determining the right strategies requires understanding of our community needs and understanding of our current challenges. With this understanding, strategies and objectives can be set and NKSD can build educational systems, programs and processes that result in the desired outcomes.
My values are…
- Community engagement and transparency of district operations to promote decisions based on meaningful, productive and thorough information exchange.
- Management by facts and reliable predictions that allow for steady and consistent practices and less reactive actions.
- Financial responsibility – less enrollment means less funds and a smaller, but better educational system
- Focus on the student learning – smaller class sizes, broad educational programs including music, art and athletics
- Sustain excellence – Six NK middle-school students won at State and are going to National History Day, Rolling Reader and Star Tutor program employs our young leaders to assist our younger students
I will gather information and listen to the community to build a shared understanding of our needs and values. I will explore the challenges of today's environment of declining enrollment and inadequate state funding. I will learn more about the competencies of our district's programs and define strengths that can be leveraged.
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$1.21 Billion 'Daily Telegraph' Sale Final
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Hollinger International said Friday it had completed the sales of The Daily Telegraph of London and other properties of the Telegraph Group to the Barclay brothers' Press Acquisitions Limited for $1.21 billion.
"The sales price reflects the appreciation of the high quality papers that comprise the Telegraph Group, and the great demand we saw for them in the market," said Gordon Paris, the interim chairman and CEO of Hollinger International.
The closing occurred just hours after Delaware Chancery Court Judge Leo Strine Jr. ruled against Hollinger International's controlling shareholder Conrad Black, who sought to force the company to put the sale up for a vote by shareholders. Black argued the vote was required because selling the Telegraph, the single most valuable of Hollinger International's media holdings, amounted to shedding "substantially all" company assets. Strine ruled that the Telegraph amounted to only about half of the publisher's assets.
Thursday, Black's holding company Hollinger Inc. announced it would appeal the decision. Through Hollinger Inc., Black holds an 18.2% equity interest that includes super-voting shares giving him a 68% voting interest.
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Letter to the editor: Not going to gamble
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I've never been a political person. In fact, I've avoided it like the plague. But the public conversation about Proposition 1 has forced me out of my comfort zone.
This issue hits close to home for me. That's why I decided to speak out in support of the ballot initiatives.
The place where I have worked for almost 20 years, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, was involved with planning these mental health initiatives, along with other health care partners, from the very beginning. I'm proud of where I work and I'm proud of the people I work with. They are committed to making people's lives better.
I'm a preacher's kid, and I've been disturbed by the angry tone coming from some of those opposed to the ballot initiatives, particularly over the jail issue. For me, that's not what Christianity is supposed to look like. I don't want to be part of that anger.
Others are willing to gamble with the safety at the jail, and that's upsetting. They're not denying the conditions at the jail, but they're willing to gamble with it. They're not denying the need for a crisis center, but they're willing to gamble with it. I care about the people at Bert Nash. I care about the people who are at the jail. And I'm not willing to gamble with the crisis center or with the safety of staff at the jail, or the safety of people in jail, to prove a point.


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I am not a nail technician, nor do I claim to be. I have been doing nail art for about 4 years. Nail art has proved to be the only reason (or excuse) for me to stop biting my nails. I have been a nail biter since I was a child, and nothing (and I mean absolutely nothing) could stop me from doing it. Even nowadays I sometimes get the urge to do it, but I stop myself by grabbing some polishes and instruments, and playing around with my nails. So far it's working! :D
I have been posting my work on my personal facebook, and every time I felt the need to write about my opinion about the polishes I used. But there's only so much audience within your friends list that would be interested in reading what you have to say. Yes, there already are a lot of reviews over the brands and polishes that I use, but each person has a different experience. So I thought why the hell not? And I decided I'm going to share my nail art journey with the whole world as well, and hoping to make new nail-buddies in the process :)


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Protein extraction method for the proteomic study of a Mexican traditional fermented starchy food
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Cardenas, C, Barkla, BJ, Wacher, C, Delgado-Olivares, L & Rodriguez-Sanoja, R 2014, 'Protein extraction method for the proteomic study of a Mexican traditional fermented starchy food', Journal of Proteomics, vol. 111, pp. 139-147.
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Pozol is a traditional fermented maize dough prepared in southeastern Mexico. Wide varieties of microorganisms have already been isolated from this spontaneously fermented product; and include fungi, yeasts, and lactic- and non-lactic acid bacteria. Pozol presents physicochemical features different from that of other food fermentation products, such as a high starch content, in addition to a low protein content. It is these qualities that make it intractable for protein recovery and characterization. The aim of this study was to develop a methodology to optimize the recovery of proteins from the pozol dough following fermentation, by reducing the complexity of the mixture prior to 2D-PAGE analysis and sequencing, to allow the characterization of the metaproteome of the dough. The proteome of 15 day fermented maize dough was characterized; proteins were separated and analyzed by mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). Subsequent sequence homology database searching, identified numerous bacterial and fungi proteins; with a predominance of lactic acid bacterial proteins, mainly from the Lactobacillus genus. Fungi are mainly represented by Aspergillus. For dominant genera, the most prevalent proteins belong to carbohydrate metabolism and energy production, which suggest that at 15 days of fermentation not only fungi but also bacteria are metabolically active.


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Overall, the third quarter was pretty solid.
The broad market is finally up a bit on the year because of a recent rally, but stocks have been anything but steady. Because small-cap stocks are generally more volatile, they've experienced a bit of a greater drop than most. That's almost to be expected. However, what's interesting is that large-cap stocks have actually fallen a slight bit more than the broad index -- and these are the billion-dollar companies that usually hold up well in a recession or a double dip.
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International shipping company Frontline might still be reeling from its third-quarter earnings report, where it failed to meet analyst expectations of $0.18 a share and only brought in $0.07. Other numbers weren't so great either; after removing allowances for voyager expenses and commissions, revenues were down 4% and its average time-charter equivalents (TCE) were down 7% from last year. Other shippers seemed to have fared a bit better; for instance, Dryships
Taseko Mines has lost some ground as the Canadian securities regulator announced an investigation into whether leaked information about a government review of a proposed gold mine led to a huge sell-off in the company's stock price. On Oct. 14, shares of Taseko fell by about 37% -- and about two weeks later the federal environmental minister announced that the department would not approve a gold mine in British Columbia for Taseko. Obviously, the company is still hurting from this decision. And it's quite understandable -- the rush for gold is as fierce as it's ever been, reflected in company actions such as Eldorado
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Helen Jones-Kelley initiated an investigation into Joe Wurzelbacher on his tax records and potential child-support payment issues when his question to Barack Obama threatened to derail Obama's election. Now we find that Jones-Kelley may have abused her position in Ohio state government to assist Obama's fundraising. A separate probe into her actions will finish later this week, according to Ohio's inspector general (via William Amos):
Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles' investigation into whether Helen Jones-Kelley used her top-level state job for improper political fundraising could be finished this week, Charles said on Monday, Nov. 10.
Gov. Ted Strickland has placed Jones-Kelley, 57, of Clayton on paid administrative leave from her $141,980-a-year job as director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services due to what Strickland called the "possibility" that a state computer or state e-mail account was used to help in political fundraising for the Obama for president campaign.
Jones-Kelley, who contributed $2,500 to Obama, formerly headed the same department in Montgomery County.
Earlier, we assumed the suspension related to the unwarranted probe of Joe the Plumber's records that Jones-Kelley initiated, and later allegedly tried to cover up. Apparently, Jones-Kelley tried creating a little more Hope and Change in her official duties as JFS Director than first thought. Governor Strickland has directed the IG to combine the two investigations into a single effort.
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The CD player that Naoto Fukasawa designed for the Japanese manufacturer Muji is as simple as it looks and about as simple as it gets. It's a square box, mounted on the wall, reminiscent of a domestic ventilation fan. There is a shallow circular recess on its face where one obviously puts the CD and the only thing to do next is to tug on the pull cord that hangs down underneath. One pull sets the disc spinning and music playing; another pull switches it off again. Delightful!
It comfortably accommodates many kinds of disability: There is no visual display, so it is easy to use with impaired vision; the main control is a generous pull cord, not a tiny button, so it can be used with reduced dexterity too. Its very simplicity also makes it approachable to people with learning difficulties or other cognitive impairments, because you don't have to decode cryptic icons or be familiar with the conventions of computers or ATMs. A recurring theme in Fukasawa's work is products that can be used without thought by tapping into a cultural familiarity with objects that precede and transcend digital technology.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Turner et ses Peintres, Grand Palais
I can't remember ever having been to an exhibition where the displayed influences on an artist were more interesting and more captivating than the works of the showcased artist. And so I was very surprised to find this to be the case at Turner et ses Peintres at the Grand Palais. As I stood before paintings such as Jacob van Ruisdael's Rough Sea at a Jetty (1665) next to a Turner painting, the title of which I can no longer recall, I was mesmerized by Ruisdael's handling of paint as light: I was so completely seduced by the drama of a scene that is dark, looming, menacing, structured by the slither of light created by the moon, that I took little notice of the juxtaposed Turner (face to face Ruisdael's painting is much darker than this reproduction above). Similarly, Constable's The Jetty at Yarmouth (1823), below, is breathtaking. At least the clouds, with their lightness, their clarity that nevertheless hint at an approaching storm, took my breath away. Here, Constable, and in the previous example, Ruisdael acheive what Turner was striving for. They create dramas of light, light reflected, refracted, shining, diffused, cast, filtered and every other possible behavior of light as it interacts with air, as it is represented in paint. While I would be the first to argue that there are certainly Turner paintings that compare well to Constable's and Ruisdael's rendering of air, light and the ineffability of nature, they were not the focus at the Grand Palais. This is an exhibition that shows primarily minor Turner works as he searches for artistic expression. While this is potentially a fascinating project, at the Grand Palais, again and again Turner's process was eclipsed by the brilliance of the works that surrounded his paintings.
The real problem with the exhibition was the way the paintings were paired. As my friend James remarked, the juxtaposition of Turner with his masters drew the kinds of connections our freshman students make in their writing classes. Because the logic of the pairing and the display of apparent influence was motivated by the content rather than any artistic principle or, given that it is Turner, the atmosphere or mood of the paintings. Even visitors with little knowledge of Turner's paintings, will surely observe that Turner was not interested in things and objects for the manifest level of their content. In his most celebrated and remembered works, Turner doesn't care for people, buildings, even ships. These figures are included for what they enable in the depiction of light. For example, in Calais Sands, Low Water, Poissards (Fishwives) Collecting Bait, 1830 (below), the fishwife on the right is a compositional element that enables a focus on the effect of the sun as it sets on the substance of sand, water and air as the tide recedes. Turner is not interested in the representation of the figure, and neither is he interested in using the figure as the basis of a narrative. Thus, it makes no sense to juxtapose these paintings on the basis of the figures represented, as is done in Turner et ses Peintres.
It would have been a much more interesting and provocative exhibition if the Turner paintings were juxtaposed with paintings that engage in, for example, similar techniques, similar artistic principles, similar love affairs with landscape, seascape and light. A work such as Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth exhibited 1842 (below) is a masterpiece that looks to me as though it is calling to the compositional and painterly principles of early modernist painting. The uncontrollable power of the sea is returned to the surface of the painting as it so vividly indulges in the energy of the storm via dynamism of the brushstroke. The intense movement of paint as it is applied to a canvas is surely precedent of the modernist enthrall of the machine in full throttle? Wouldn't it have been creative and enlightening to put a painting such as this next to one or other of the futurists? This is just one example of the many more interesting ways this exhibition could have been staged. Anything that moved away from placing Turner's work in the context of classical and academic painting. Especially as he was critical of these schools, a criticism so visually evident in his rejection of issues of composition and the creation of narrative.
There is no doubt, it was wonderful to see some of the paintings, especially the later ones in the final two rooms. However, the curatorial choices ruin this exhibition. Turner's are works that are quite able to speak for themselves, and are perhaps best viewed in their home environments where there is time and space given on either side for their contemplation. My suggestion? Rather than waiting in line at the Grand Palais, time and energy would be better spent on the Eurostar to London to see the Turners at home, in peace in the Tate Britain. If, however, you want to discover some great works by Constable, Ruisdael, Poussin, and Claude, Turner et ses Peintures provides the ideal opportunity.
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