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Texas Woman Fakes Breast Cancer, Uses Donations for Implants Instead of Treatment, Say Police
And that might be the nicest thing you can say about Trista Joy Lathern, 24, who's charged with taking thousands of dollars raised to treat her for breast cancer, and spending the money on breast implants instead.
But wait, there's more. Lathern never had breast cancer in the first place.
Still, she allegedly played the hoax to the max. The McLennan County Sheriff's Office says Lathern even shaved her head, and then held a fundraiser for herself that was attended by dozens of friends and neighbors, and raised over $10,000 for the treatment.
Lathern was arrested Wednesday on a warrant charging "theft by deception over $1,500, but under $20,000."
Investigators have identified at least two-dozen individuals and businesses that donated money or merchandise for the benefit and estimate that hundreds of people probably attended, including two sheriff's deputies.
They're asking residents who donated to or attended the benefit to call the sheriff's office.
Lathern was being booked into the McLennan County Jail Wednesday afternoon.
Her bond was set at $7,500.
The McLennan County Sheriff's Office began investigating after an attorney who represents a local plastic surgeon told a detective that Lathern had consulted with the doctor about breast augmentation, but never mentioned her breast cancer, according to a police affidavit.VIDEO COURTESY OF CBS AFFILIATE KWTX
The surgeon told the attorney he was concerned that the $3,509 in cash she had given him as a down payment was "stolen money," according to the affidavit.
Medical records showed that an ultrasound performed in February at Scott & White Hospital had detected a small mass in Lathern's left breast, but the mass was removed and was found to be benign, the affidavit said.
Lathern later confirmed to the investigator that the mass was benign and said "she never had breast cancer nor was she receiving any chemotherapy," according to the affidavit.
"Trista said she and her husband had been (having) marital problems and she thought telling him she had cancer would bring them closer together," the affidavit said. It goes on,"Trista confesses that she gave $3,500 to a local plastic surgeon for an augmentation and later had a bilateral breast augmentation performed in Austin, Texas, costing approximately $6,800."
"Trista said after the fundraiser she tried to bring attention to herself by having a breast augmentation performed hoping it would help mend her marriage."
Lathern's husband told investigators he didn't know she didn't have cancer until the day she spoke with the detective, the affidavit said.
The August 16 benefit for Lathern included performances by four bands, a raffle, a silent auction and a bake sale, the affidavit stated.


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On October 3, 1996 thirty Arab American leaders received an exclusive in-depth briefing from Anthony Lake, the National Security Advisor to President Clinton. The forty minute conference call briefing was organized by the White House and included Arab American community representatives from across the U.S.
Lake sought to ease community concern and disappointment with the inconclusive summit in Washington by providing an assessment of what, from the Administration's view, was accomplished in the two day meeting.
Lake began with an overview, noting that before the summit Israelis and Palestinians were not engaging in meaningful negotiations. The recent violence, he added, was a serious development, not only for its tragic impact on the two peoples but because of the danger that it posed to the overall peace process and to the broader region.
The limited objectives of the summit were to stop the killing and to move the Israelis and Palestinians back to negotiations. He noted that not only will substantive negotiations now begin, but after two days of personal rapport, the Administration now feels that Netanyahu is approaching Palestinian Authority President Yasir Arafat with respect. While the Prime Minister has committed himself to resolving the issue of redeployment from Hebron, Lake said, these are words, "the challenge now is to turn those words into reality."
Responding to a question about the asymmetry of power that mars the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, Lake acknowledged this as a U.S. concern. That is why, he noted, U.S. Ambassador Dennis Ross is going to the talks at Erez. "Ross is going," Lake said, "to level the playing field, to ensure that Arafat will be treated with respect." "Arafat goes back to Gaza," he continued, "with the U.S. at the negotiating table." In that way, he added, the U.S. feels that it is moving the Palestinian agenda forward by getting talks moving on critical issues with direct U.S. participation.
Lake also commented on the dire economic conditions facing the Palestinians, noting that, "if Palestinians don't experience the benefits of peace, the Palestinian Authority will be weakened, extremists will win and everyone will lose."
Arab Americans have pressed the Administration repeatedly on the economic difficulties facing the West Bank and Gaza. Lake acknowledged this and encouraged us to continue to press these issues. He announced that just that morning the President signed legislation which extends Free Trade Status to the West Bank and Gaza. The White House release on this legislation notes that this agreement, "will expand duty free treatment of products imported from the West Bank and Gaza Strip and help to spur economic development throughout the region.
This new trade initiative reflects the continuing commitment of the United States to help open new economic opportunities for the Palestinian people. The proposal grants products of the West Bank and Gaza Strip special trade status, identical to those accorded products of Israel under the Israel-U.S.. Free Trade Agreement. Such a special trade status will provide . . . and lure increased foreign investment to the West Bank and Gaza."
Lake was critical of those who have stated that the Israeli Prime Minister goes home a victor. "This is incorrect," he said, "and Likud's celebrations were not helpful."
When asked if the President had put pressure on Mr. Netanyahu, Lake indicated that he wanted to use diplomatic language and said, "The President was very clear with Mr. Netanyahu about potential losses" if the peace process was endangered. All parties have to work hard, he said, to beat the ticking clock, before "the bomb goes off." The U.S., he indicated, knows how volatile and dangerous the current situation is and views this crisis with great seriousness.
Lake noted that in his conversations with Jewish Americans he was impressed that a number of the Jewish leaders were dismayed that the summit was being portrayed as an Israeli victory and a Palestinian loss, "they know," he stated, "that the fates of both peoples are intertwined, "If one side fails, both lose."
Mr. Lake concluded by praising Palestinian Authority President Yasir Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Jordan's King Hussein for their participation and leadership during the two day meeting. He also praised the personal efforts provided by Saudi Arabian Ambassador H.R.H. Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for their assistance in working by phone to support the work of the summit.
Those of us who have been active in Washington for two decades were impressed with this outreach effort by the Administration. Once again they displaced their resolve to maintain an ongoing and respectful dialogue with Arab Americans.
By recognizing the asymmetry of power between Israelis and Palestinians and by taking steps to "level the playing field" the Administration takes a step forward in addressing a deeply held Arab and Arab American concern.
The passage of the Free Trade Act and the National Security Advisor's invitation to meet with him in the next two weeks to explore ways to make this arrangement work for Palestinians is an additional sign of the seriousness with which the Administration is viewing both the economic crisis in the West Bank and Gaza and the role that Arab Americans can play in providing creative solutions.
Mr. Lake was serious and impressive in his outreach effort to Arab Americans. The crisis is not over, much work remains to be done. But it is clear that the Administration is aware of the gravity of the situation, both in its human dimension, and its broader political implications. If the foundation of Israeli-Palestinian peace is not secured, if Palestinians do not experience directly and quickly the benefits of peace—the process may collapse. The dangers such a collapse poses to the broader region are all too clear. That is why the President took the bold, but risky move to convene a summit in Washington. And that is why the Administration is reaching out to both Arab Americans and Jewish Americans—to assist them in saving this process and to secure their support for the difficult work ahead.
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In the prologue to my soon-to-be-published book The Wisdom of Whores, I give an example of the different ways nerds like me look at cause and effect in health. When I was writing it, I made up an example out of the air — something that I thought that people would relate to and be amused by, but not take too seriously. I hit upon the link between sex and depression.
Now, guess what? Australian researchers have gone and done the study. With results I wouldn't have expected.
The passage in The Wisdom of Whores read:
In the first lecture, we "reviewed" all the major study types. For example the case-control study, where you find a group of people with a disease, and then look for people who are much the same but without the disease. You compare the two groups to see if they have different risks. It's a relatively cheap method, but it doesn't tell you much about the order in which things happen. I can't remember all the examples used in the lecture, but let's say you want to look at causes of depression in women. You start with 600 depressed women, find another 600 who match them on age, ethnicity and educational status, and then ask them all about their lives. Let's say you find out that women who are depressed are six times more likely not to have had sex in the last year as women who are cheerful. That means if you're not having sex you get depressed, right? But hang on, couldn't it be that women who are moping around looking miserable don't get laid much?
Perhaps you'd be better off with a cohort study. You start off with several thousand women who are perfectly happy. Then you follow them over time, recording their behaviours, and see which of them get depressed. If you find that women who have sex are less likely to become depressed than women who aren't getting any, it suggests it is the lack of sex that causes the depression, not the depression which stops you getting laid. You can throw out the "misery guts" theory and recommend more good sex as an intervention to promote mental health.
The Australian research, led by Sabura Allen, isn't published in full yet. But according to an AAP report, they found that depressed women have more sex than happy women, at least in Melbourne where the study was conducted. I'm looking forward to seeing the full paper. But I'd be prepared to bet that these results come from a cross-sectional study, not one that follows women over time. If I'm right, we're still left with the question, which come first, the depression or the sex?
As Melbourne stalwarts Rob Moodie and Gabriel Gate say in their wonderful new book "Recipes for a Great Life", "We want to be held,kissed, caressed. It's why we seek relationships". To this extent, they seem to agree with Allen, who advances the theory that women who are a bit miserable go looking for sex because it makes them feel better. But the Melbourne Life Cooks recipe for better sex? "Have Fun". Which leaves me with an alternative hypothesis about the link between sex and sadness for women. Perhaps they're not having fun. Perhaps men in Melbourne are just not very good at sex. That would be depressing…


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There's no hotter ticket in Washington tonight than a seat in the first lady's box at the State of the Union. The Heroes Gallery, as it is sometimes referred to, has been used by presidents to highlight the values or policies their administration is backing.
That's what makes the invitation given to Laurene Powell Jobs so unusual. Most well-known as wife of recently deceased Apple founder Steve Jobs, the bio sent out to reporters by the White House Press Office only mentions education reform work and the boards she sits on. Her late husband doesn't even get a mention. That may be because the Obama administration hopes to mention Powell Jobs' education foundations while ignoring the new attention being paid to how Apple and other high tech companies have benefited enormously from lax Chinese labor standards and the outsourcing manufacturing jobs.
The White House did not respond to questions about the omission. Powell Jobs could not be reached for comment.
The issues surrounding Apple's manufacturing process were brought to the fore in two recent investigations, the first from This American Life. It devoted its entire hour-long show on Jan. 6 to the story of Mike Daisey's trip to the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China. That's where the iPhone and many other Apple products are assembled -- largely by hand, Daisey found -- by an army of overworked, exploited Chinese migrants. He met underage workers, employees crippled by deplorable working conditions, and blacklisted union organizers. The whole thing is worth a listen.
Apple refused to comment for the story, but the following week issued two key changes to increase "transparency and independent oversight" in its manufacturing process in its annual Supplier Responsibility Progress Report. The study, which normally comes out in February, was published nearly a month ahead of schedule, This American Life noted.
The second round of bad publicity for Apple came from the New York Times. It looked at "why almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads and 59 million other products Apple sold last year were manufactured overseas." The exhaustive investigation, published Jan. 21, opens with a question President Obama posed to the late Apple founder at February dinner with Silicon Valley executives:
Why can't that work come home? Mr. Obama asked.
Mr. Jobs's reply was unambiguous. "Those jobs aren't coming back," he said, according to another dinner guest.
Powell Jobs may be doing many great things to educate young people in underserved communities -- we are likely to hear all about them in Obama's speech tonight. But President Obama will likely be loath to point out that many of the middle class manufacturing jobs that those children may have once hoped to fill after graduating college are now being done by kids their age in China.
Here's her full bio from the State of the Union press release:
Laurene Powell Jobs
Founder and Chair of Emerson Collective
Palo Alto, California
Ms. Laurene Powell Jobs is founder and chair of Emerson Collective, an organization focused on harnessing the potential of individuals from underserved communities to help them build a better life.
Ms. Powell Jobs also serves as president of the board of College Track, an after-school program she founded in 1997 to prepare underserved high school students for success in college. Started in East Palo Alto, College Track has expanded to serve students in Oakland, San Francisco, New Orleans and Aurora, Colorado. The program's intensive academic and extracurricular program is designed to ensure admittance to and graduation from college. All of the program's graduates have completed their secondary education and gone on to college.
In addition to her work with the Emerson Collective and College Track, she serves on the boards of directors of NewSchools Venture Fund, New America Foundation and Conservation International. She also serves as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Ms. Powell Jobs holds a BA and a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Earlier in her career, she spent several years working in investment banking and later co-founded a natural foods company in California.


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There are several tips that can help make a newborn's bath an enjoyable and soothing time for both of you. To help make the bathing process more enjoyable, it helps to be prepared. By having all of your baby's bathing supplies ready (such as a towel, facecloths, and baby shampoo), the bathing process can go smoother and can prevent your baby from becoming cold and fussy.
New Baby Bath Time: An OverviewSome people may wonder why a newborn needs a bath -- they don't crawl, eat food, or get into gooey stuff. However, babies have a knack for getting themselves dirtier than you would expect -- between poop, spit-up, and just plain baby sweat, they need to be bathed frequently.
Bathing your newborn baby can be a wonderful, soothing experience for both of you. However, be aware that babies do have sensitive skin, so you don't want to over-bathe them, as it will cause the skin to dry out. Also, until your baby's umbilical cord falls off and heals completely, you should only do sponge baths.
So what is the goal of bath time with your newborn? It's twofold:
- To clean their little bodies, but in a way that does not get the umbilical cord stump or circumcision area wet
- For them (and you) to enjoy it.
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- A soft, hooded baby bath towel
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- Gentle baby shampoo and/or all-over cleanser
- Two soft facecloths
- Two bowls of lukewarm water
- Two cotton balls.
Some baby bathtubs come with a sling that acts as a hammock on which the baby can lie. These are great for a couple reasons: You can spill to your heart's content and not have to worry about making a mess, and you don't have to worry about your baby sliding into the water too far.


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A very extravagant character, what is interesting is that he was very Florentine/Tuscan but at the same time an Italian not very provincial and very fond of British culture.
Zeffirelli was also one of Leonardo da Vinci's descendants.
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Great interview with him. There are multiple parts, but this is particularly good. His English is excellent.
Great interview with Charlie Rose:
Romeo and Juliet-
Jesus-still my favorite of all the ones done, even though Jesus doesn't look much like an Israelite of the time
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Many, many more...
Tea with Mussolini is a sort of biographical sketch of his life, and the beginning of his English and his love affair with English literature.
Non si fa il proprio dovere perchè qualcuno ci dica grazie, lo si fa per principio, per se stessi, per la propria dignità. Oriana Fallaci
A very extravagant character, what is interesting is that he was very Florentine/Tuscan but at the same time an Italian not very provincial and very fond of British culture.
Zeffirelli was also one of Leonardo da Vinci's descendants.
I heard strange stories in Arezzo about Zeffirelli from a couple of people that knew people who worked on the Jesus series.
(massoneria, cults, weird perv. stuff). Who knows if it is true.
have seen it more than 20 times,
one more to see or hear it, again
When there is no shame
Divine blindness conquers them
Hybris (abuse, opprombium) is born
Nemesis and punishment follows.
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Η τιμωρια δεν αργει.
Nel 2016, all'età di 93 anni, Franco Zeffirelli, scoprì con sua grande sorpresa, che lui, nato da una relazione fuori dal matrimonio da Ottorino Corsi, un commerciante di stoffe originario di Vinci (Fi), e dalla sarta fiorentina Alaide Garosi Cipriani, era tra 35 discendenti viventi di Leonardo Da Vinci. Il dato emerse da una ricerca, iniziata nel 1973, che gli studiosi Alessandro Vezzosi e Agnese Sabato, animatori del Museo Ideale di Leonardo a Vinci, presentarono durante l'evento «Leonardo Vive».
It's well known, three years ago all the newspapers in Italy talked about it. A long genealogical research on the descendants of Leonardo came out and the majority still live between Vinci and Florence, and Franco Zeffirelli was among them. Moreover, Franco Zeffirelli's father was a native of Vinci.
You could almost say he was raised by British stepmothers: the so called scorpioni, a bunch of upper class English women long resident in Florence who refused to leave even during the war. His parents were both married, and it seems that the arrangement met with his father's inclinations.
If you watch "Tea with Mussolini", you can see them actually trying to turn him into an upper class English gentlemen, both in terms of language, manners, literature and history. Of course, his regular Italian schooling continued as well.
"Zeffirelli was born Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli in the outskirts of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was the result of an affair between Florentine Alaide Garosi, a fashion designer and Ottorino Corsi, a wool and silk dealer from Vinci. Since both were married, Alaide was unable to use her surname or Corsi's for her child. She came up with "Zeffiretti" which are the "little breezes" mentioned in Mozart's opera Idomeneo, of which she was quite fond. However, it was misspelled in the register and became Zeffirelli.[7] When he was six years old, his mother died and he subsequently grew up under the auspices of the English expatriate community and was particularly involved with the so-called Scorpioni, who inspired his semi-autobiographical film Tea with Mussolini (1999).Italian researchers found that Zeffirelli was one of a handful of living people traceably consanguineous with Leonardo da Vinci. Zeffirelli was a descendent of one of da Vinci's siblings.[8]
Zeffirelli graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze in 1941 and, following his father's advice, entered the University of Florence to study art and architecture.[9] After World War IIbroke out, he fought as a partisan, before he met up with British soldiers of the 1st Scots Guards and became their interpreter. After the war, he re-entered the University of Florence to continue his studies, but when he saw Laurence Olivier's Henry V in 1945, he directed his attention toward theatre instead.
While working for a scenic painter in Florence, he was introduced to and hired by Luchino Visconti, who made him assistant director for the film La Terra trema which was released in 1948. Visconti's methods had a deep impact upon Zeffirelli's later work.[10] He also worked with directors such as Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini. In the 1960s, he made his name designing and directing his own plays in London and New York City and soon transferred his ideas to cinema."
There were and are a lot of British "Italophiles", especially of the Tuscan variety; perhaps his father was an Anglophile.
Oh!, got it! Direct descendant of a Leonardo's sibling, not of Leornado himself. Cool anyway! :)
Zeffirelli in pictures: a magnificent collection. You can see see artistic talent and sensibility everywhere, and his flamboyant personality.


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Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng admitted Bayern Munich should have been awarded a stoppage-time penalty for his foul on Javi Martinez in the DFB-Pokal final.
Bundesliga champions Bayern were denied a domestic double after Niko Kovac's Frankfurt claimed a controversial 3-1 win in Berlin on Saturday.
Ante Rebic scored a brace, netting in the first half and again on the counter-attack with eight minutes remaining after Robert Lewandowski had equalised for Bayern.
VAR had ruled in favour of Rebic for Frankfurt's second goal in the 82nd minute following calls for handball and Kovac's men were fortunate again when referee Felix Zwayer turned down penalty appeals from Bayern players in the fourth minute of stoppage time, with Boateng appearing to foul Martinez in a frantic finish.
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Mijat Gacinovic then sealed Frankfurt's fifth cup trophy on the break and Boateng admitted he was fortunate not to be penalised prior to that tournament clinching strike.
"I met him clearly, then the referee must decide," Boateng said. "Honestly, I thought that he was going to award a penalty.
"But we have been lucky that he did not give a penalty. He has to whistle, I'm always honest, that's why I have to say so."
Serbian midfielder Gacinovic added: "I am glad that I have finally scored a goal and such an important one, too."
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- The NMC Residency Program is in partnership with the 12Stones Residency Program.
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Ministry Experience is what the residency is all about. The purposes of the residency is to ensure that the residents have the leadership capacity and know-how to effectively and competently lead as a pastor. In order to do this, residents need significant and real-life ministry experience.
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Personal Development is similar to Ministry Coaching but is also quite different. Personal Development is more about who the resident is than what the resident does. Two times per month the resident coach will meet one on one for at least 45 minutes for personal development with each resident. The Purpose of this meeting is to ensure that the resident is growing as a person and Christian during the residency.
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The Residency program allowed me to grow in experience and wisdom by actively engaging ministry in a safe, pastoral role. It was one of the most encouraging and growing times of my life. I feel my success in ministry is, in many ways, due to the investment in me from the pastors and staff from NMC during the program.Ryan Graham
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Illumination is our revamped newsletter for alumni, donors and friends. We're doing great things day after day in the libraries and we lacked a venue to deliver that information to you. We produce this newsletter twice a year to keep you informed and up to date on all of the exciting upgrades, acquisitions, events, and exhibits happening in McKeldin, Hornbake and all of our branches.
For some of you, this might seem familiar. In fact, this is Illumination 2.0, the revamped and restyled version of our former but beloved Library magazine, Illumination. We've heard from many of you who missed reading and seeing the progress within the Libraries and we hope you'll find this new endeavor equally satisfying
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Scholarism convenor Joshua Wong and his girlfriend were assaulted in Tai Kok Tsui by a man in his 20s, Ming Pao Daily reported Monday.
Wong said on his Facebook page he and his girlfriend, Chin See-man, were attacked on Elm Street at around midnight on their way to the Mong Kok MTR station after watching a movie late Sunday night.
A young couple walked past them, and then the man dashed to Wong, put him into a chokehold and punched his left eye, sending his glasses flying.
Wong said the man also attacked Chin, who tried to stop the attacker and record the incident on video.
The man pushed her to the floor and pulled her hair, Wong said.
The attacker and his female friend then fled in different directions.
Wong had to go to Kwong Wah Hospital for his injury to be treated.
The case is now being handled by the police.
Wong said the attack was related to his political background, but he believed it was not premeditated.
However, he said the attack, which took place outside any protest activity or gathering, has made him worry that his personal safety is under threat as a result of his participation in politics.
Scholarism, the student organization, published an official statement on its Facebook page condemning the violent attack and called for the police to make a speedy arrest.
The group said it will continue to fight for democracy in Hong Kong.
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Vienna, 19.12.2016 : Österreichische Kontrollbank named best export credit agency 2016
Top marks for Austrian export promotion – Finance Minister Schelling declares endorsement of successful approach
Vienna (OTS) – At the Exporters' Choice Awards, renowned London conference and trend analysis agency Trade & Export Finance (TXF) awarded Oesterreichische Kontrollbank (OeKB) the title of "Best Performing ECA in 2016". Finance Minister Dr. Hans Jörg Schelling congratulated the OeKB on its "well-deserved first place, which underlines the important role of the Oesterreichische Kontrollbank. The OeKB makes a valuable contribution to Austria as a business centre. This award represents an excellent testimony also to the entire Austrian public export credit guarantee system."
"What is more, the award shows how well the cooperation between the Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) and the OeKB works," continued Schelling. Through the export promotion system, tried and tested over decades, the guarantees assumed by the Ministry of Finance for exports and foreign investments of domestic companies are administered by the OeKB. In a proven partnership, the Finance Ministry and the OeKB continue to develop this system further on a regular basis in order to provide Austrian exporters with competitive hedging and financing options in an ever-tougher climate. According to Mag. Johann Kinast, Departmental Head in charge of export guarantees at the Austrian Ministry of Finance, over recent years it has been possible to manage this process exceptionally positively in actuarial terms, applying a responsible risk policy to the provision of guarantees.
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Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that Andrew Yogan of the Peterborough Petes is the OHL Player of the Week for the week ending March 18 after leading the league with eight points in three games scoring four goals and four assists along with a plus-minus rating of plus-4 to close out the OHL's 2011-12 regular season schedule.
Yogan finished his OHL career with a five-point game including a career-high four goals as first star of an 8-6 win over the Oshawa Generals on Sunday evening. Yogan's hat-trick goal in the third period on Sunday gave him 40 goals on the season for the first time in his five-year career and finished off an impressive month of March where he recorded 17 points in seven games for the Petes. Yogan also picked up an assist on Thursday despite an 8-1 loss to the Niagara IceDogs, and two assists on Tuesday in a 4-3 loss to the Generals.
Yogan, a 20-year-old from Boca Raton, Florida, played five OHL seasons beginning his career in 2007 with the Windsor Spitfires. He also played parts of three seasons with the Erie Otters before scoring a career-high 78 points in 66 games with 41 goals and 37 assists as a member of the Petes this season. Selected in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers, Yogan finishes his OHL career with 186 points in 240 career games.
Honourable mention for the award this week goes to two-time winner Michael Sgarbossa of the Sudbury Wolves who clinched the OHL scoring title with seven points in four games including three goals and four assists to earn the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy with 102 points. Josh Shalla of the Saginaw Spirit was also considered after scoring four goals and one assist for five points in three games while setting a new Spirit record for career goals with 119. In goal, Garret Sparks of the Guelph Storm went 2-0-0-0 including a shutout victory with a goals-against-average of 0.50 and save percentage of .984 helping the Storm clinch a berth in the OHL playoffs for the 20th consecutive season.
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by Reb Akiva @ Mystical Paths
Last week (not this past Shabbat, the one before), Eytan Kobre of Mishpacha Magazine wrote an absolute perversion of Judaism in attempting to defend the existing lifestyle of those he refers to as "Eretz Yisrael's bnei Torah".
He wrote, "Before we consider whether there is any way to explain our worldview…: Do we, shlomei emunei Yisrael, accept and understand it? Do we perceive why this is evil? Do we appreciate just how great a danger this poses to our nation?
The unfortunate answer, to a very large extent, is that we do not. There is a huge, perhaps unprecedented misunderstanding about this issue. This is evident simply from the conversations one has and hears, as well as from numerous other developments. A sampling:
A magazine produced by and for Torah Jews features a young chareidi woman's account of her army service, under the title "The Courage to Serve." To enlist in defiance of not only family and a community where one "never truly fit in," but also of a psak of yehareig v'al yaavor, indeed takes courage — not of a good sort.
"Yehareig v'al yaavor", allow oneself to be killed rather than transgress.
The Torah, as codified in Jewish law, defines 3 cardinal sins for which a Jew must give up his or her life rather than transgress. They are: being forced to commit murder, being forced to rape, or being forced to perform idol worship. These are the conditions of a requirement for yehareig v'al yaavor, allow oneself to be killed rather than transgress.
The Cantonists were Jewish children who, starting in 1827, were ripped from their families and drafted into the Russian army. They were stolen at ages 8-12, placed in a military academy for 6 years followed by a required 25 years of military service, and were specifically abused for any Jewish rituals observed and were forced to observe Xian rituals. Truly one of the horrors of Jewish history. Their likelihood of survival as a Jew as minimal, and their likely survival at all was low!
Yet parents were not instructed to kill their children (G-d forbid) nor were children trained to suicide if taken.
Mr. Kobre, an American Jew who is a university educated lawyer, declares that:
- Functioning as an Israeli is in defiance of the (ultra-orthodox) Jewish community.
- Entering in the Israeli Army is in defiance of the (ultra-orthodox) Jewish community.
- An adult not following the advice of their parent is defiance.
- One should rather die than defy the Israeli ultra-orthodox community norm, as defined and understood by Mr. Kobre, a university educated American Jewish lawyer living in New York.
Lets briefly examine these erroneous and perverse assumptions. Hundreds of thousands to millions of orthodox and ultra-orthodox Jews live in Israel as citizens of Israel. They work, pay their taxes, receive government services, and live their lives.
There are a few narrow groups of ultra-orthodox extremists (such as the Neturei Karta) who live outside the system, refusing to pay taxes and refusing to utilize any government benefits. But even Mr. Kobre would agree they are the fringe and not a normative position. Parts of the ultra-orthodox community live in some degree of isolation, as is their right and choice, while other parts offer more interaction. All have succeeded for generations in living, growing and even, dare I say it, thriving. Living as an Israeli clearly does not qualify for allow oneself to be killed rather than be an Israeli citizen. And if it did… there'd either be a line at the airport or a lot of dead people in black hats. I'm not seeing either.
What about the Israeli Army? Currently 40% of officer candidates in the IDF are religiously observant Jews. The IDF is the only army in the world that exclusively serves kosher food, and has Jewish prayer times codified in army rules. It respects Shabbat (as much as possible given their life defending role – which is a permitted exception) and has a synagogue on every major base.
It is true the IDF has a history, generations past, of secular indoctrination. Yet it has offered alternative service options for the more Jewish religiously inclined also for a generation. These options currently include the Hesder long term service + yeshiva program (where your yeshiva teachers are your commanders and you go in and out together), the Nachal Charedi ultra-orthodox infantry battalion, the Shachar KaChol air force technician program for the ultra-orthodox, and the Shachar Harok military intelligence for the ultra-orthodox. Clearly offering more chance to survive as well as regular mitzvot observance than the Cantonists ever received, by no stretch of the perverted imagination should one allow oneself to be killed rather than enter the IDF.
Should one follow the advice of one's parent, or even the command of one's parent? From a Torah perspective the mitzvah of kibud av v'em, respecting one's parents, is a very serious mitzvah. Yet there's a solid exception to this religious law – if a parent commands one in opposition to a mitzvah. For example, if a parent commands to violate a mitzvah or even avoid a mitzvah, the parental command not only may but should be disregarded. Mitzvah – settling the land. Mitzvah – defending the land (the towns, the people, even the straw.) Mitzvah – defending oneself!
By the way, every parent understands the parent-child relationship changes as children hit adulthood. A wise parent of adult children advises and attempts to influence, not command and expect obedience. This parent did NOT command his daughter to not go in the army. He advised it would present a variety of challenges and therefore carried risk, risk which could be avoided. She chose otherwise, making us proud with her determination to meet her goals if worried for the risks (physical and spiritual).
Photo – IDF Nachal Charedi soldiers on base outside Jenin, West Bank. The young man in the lower middle is from a wonderful litvish ultra-orthodox family in Har Nof, Jerusalem. He can no longer wear his uniform home for fear of being assaulted in his neighborhood as a soldier.
Mr. Kobre, the university trained Jewish US lawyer living in New York, personally violates a number of Israeli ultra-orthodox community norms. (We are not suggesting he allow himself to be killed, though his own philosophy might require it.) He learned secular subjects in primary and high school. He learned English. He attended university. He left the Yeshiva and entered the working world. His material is published on the Internet and on a blog! All these violate the norms of the Israeli ultra-orthodox Jewish community. (Some violate the norms of segments of the American ultra-orthodox community as well – for example these would not be acceptable in New Square.)
I am not challenging Mr. Kobre as a fine upstanding orthodox Jew in good standing, even though he has violated the norms from where I sit (here in Israel). Perhaps he should consider where and how he is evaluating.
Lastly, I accuse Mr. Kobre of incitement. In American legal terms, though one has free speech one is not permitted to yell fire in a crowded theatre.
The Israeli Jewish ultra-orthodox community is under heavy outside pressure right now. The new secular Israeli government is pushing, pushing hard, for changes. And economic conditions around the world have meant reduced outside support for Torah institutions while the local community maintains a strong demographic growth rate.
Unfortunately the community has it's share of extremists… zealots, enforcers, thugs. Usually they're kept under wraps, on a strong leash controlled by community expectations and limitations. Yet it's exactly under current conditions that they tend to get out of control. And they're looking for religious justification for their righteous (ha!) actions. Such as words of gedolim "IT'S A SHANAS SHMAD!!!!" and words of pundits "a psak of yehareig v'al yaavor".
Giving Mr. Kobre the benefit of the doubt (though he did not give it to the targets of his article), he doubtless meant it as hyperbole – extreme expressions for impact. But this is the Land of Israel and we're Jews, we believe in the power of words.
And Mr. Kobre's words are a perversion of Judaism as well as being outright dangerous.


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Sorry this post is going up so late! Today's been kind of crazy. (On the upside, as of like a half hour ago I officially have housing in New York, so yay for not being homeless!)
Since I've been writing a billion blog posts lately (again, if you want to check out any of them, here's a coolio list), I figured I'd do something different for this week's Wordy Wednesday. So, instead of sharing my own writing tips, here are some of my favorite blog posts with other people's tips.
"What We Talk About When We Talk About Voice" by Ava Jae
Voice is so difficult to talk about, which is ironic. But Ava does an exceptional job here.
"Things I Do Wrong (But You Don't Have To): Redundant Sentences" by Veronica Roth
I got absolutely addicted to VRoth's blog freshman year of college (I blame the proximity to finals) and ended up reading every single one of her writing advice posts. This is one that really stuck with me and I've worked hard to apply to my own writing.
"The Words of the Writing World" by Kira Budge
My CP Kira put together a writing/publishing dictionary and it's super helpful, especially if you're just starting out.
"Tackling Revisions" by Susan Dennard
Susan Dennard is a queen of writing advice (find more on her blog here), but I especially love this post she did on Pub(lishing) Crawl. It's an overview of her revising process and brilliant.
"How Well Do You Know Your Characters?" by Sarah Faulkner
Sarah tackles the myth of character questionnaires here and gets down to the good stuff for learning about your characters.
"Creating a compelling story" by Victoria Marini
Victoria is a literary agent who also has a wonderful blog. In this post, she talks about the bones of what makes a story, well, compelling. And it's fantastic.
Well, that's it for now. Have an idea for a future Wordy Wednesday? Feel free to share it in the comments.
Thanks for reading!


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The Chargers might have been handed the gift they know they need in order to win the AFC West for the fifth straight season.
Then again, if Kansas City can run through San Diego's defense like the Oakland Raiders did, it might not matter who plays quarterback for the Chiefs on Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.
Matt Cassel, a key reason the Chiefs (8-4) have emerged as contenders and lead the AFC West late in the season, underwent an appendectomy Wednesday. Chiefs coach Todd Haley won't say if Cassel's out.
If the Chargers (6-6) lose to Kansas City for the second time this season, their chances of winning their fifth straight division title will be over. Even if the Chargers win they'll still need help to make the postseason. They'd still be a game behind the Chiefs, and they've also got the Raiders (6-6) to worry about, especially since Oakland beat them twice and holds the tiebreaker. The Chiefs and Raiders play each other in the season finale.
If Cassel can't play, the Chiefs will turn to Brodie Croyle, who is 0-9 as an NFL starter and has not appeared in a game all year.
"If he does suit up, we're going to try to put him back on the bench, if we have to," Chargers linebacker Stephen Cooper said of Cassel.
While the Chiefs released no details of the operation, the American College of Surgeons website advises patients who have had a minimally invasive appendectomy not to "lift or participate in strenuous activity for three to five days" after the procedure.
If Cassel does try to play, he'll be fair game to the Chargers.
"Whatever presents itself," Cooper said. "We're just trying to make sure we get him down, make sure we try to get the ball, try to get some turnovers. If the opportunity does present itself, we're going to try to hit him as hard as we can and see what happens from there."
Cassel has thrown for 2,503 yards and 23 touchdowns, with just four interceptions. His leading receiver, Dwayne Bowe, has 58 catches for 885 yards and an NFL-high 14 TD catches.
Croyle's last start was in the 2009 opener.
"Where you might run into trouble changing quarterbacks like that is if one was right-handed and the other left-handed," wide receiver Verran Tucker said. "But Matt and Brady both throw with their right hand so it won't be so much of a problem. The kind of ball they throw is very similar. I don't think it will be much of an adjustment at all for the receivers."
The Chiefs are hardly one-dimensional. Jamaal Charles is third in the NFL with 1,137 yards rushing and three touchdowns. Thomas Jones has 765 yards rushing and five TDs.
The Chargers were manhandled on both sides of the ball in a 28-13 loss to the Raiders. They allowed 251 yards rushing and spotted the Raiders a 14-0 lead with more of the blunders that have defined them this season. Darren Sproles fumbled a punt and Philip Rivers was intercepted, giving the Raiders excellent field position in the first quarter.
"Oakland just physically wore them down," Chiefs defensive end Shaun Smith said. "They pounded the ball against their defense. We've got a high-powered offense. We match up well. I think the game's going to come down to whoever doesn't turn the ball over."
Kansas City averages 175.2 yards rushing, best in the league.
"They're playing extremely well," Chargers safety Eric Weddle said. "Obviously they run the ball, and they're capable of passing when they need to. We know what we have to do. We didn't play well last week. We're eager for this game to come around and go out and have a great performance.
"You give up 251 yards rushing, they're going to try to do some similar things we had issues with," Weddle added. "We'll be ready. As a defense, we've got some making up to do after last week."
Said Jones: "Obviously our offensive line has done a great job all year of coming off the ball and giving us room to run. We're prepared because we know more than likely there'll be a couple extra guys in the box. We know what our job is and that's to try to get yards."
It was the Chiefs who started the Chargers out on what's been a mediocre season by beating San Diego 21-14 on Sept. 13. Rookie Dexter McCluster returned a punt a team-record 94 yards for a touchdown, the first of many special teams blunders by the Bolts.
The Chargers have been above .500 only once this season. They're in danger of posting their second non-winning record in three seasons. In 2008, they won the AFC West at 8-8, winning their final four games even as Denver was staging its historic collapse.
"We were here at 4-8 and the percentages were a lot worse than they are now," Rivers said. "We've just got to go win. In some ways, I think being the chaser is less pressure. Just go play."
Asked if he thinks Kansas City is the best team in the AFC West, Cooper said:
"No I don't. We messed it up ourselves. But their record shows that they are the best, so we have to say they are the best. But honestly, in our locker room, we really feel that we are the best in the AFC West and we've got to go out and get it done on Sunday."


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Facilities Management
Who We Are
The Facilities Management Division budgets and administers the maintenance and building component renewal programs for more than 100 civic buildings and undertakes the maintenance program for more than 160 rental properties.
To support these programs, the Facilities Management division has a full complement of Coordinators, and in-house carpenter, plumber, and painter tradespersons.
What We Do
Maintenance Program
This includes predictive, preventative and on-demand maintenance. Through predictive and preventative maintenance:
- Unexpected interruption of service to facilities can be minimized
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The division also offers on-demand maintenance service responding to urgent calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call Emergency Dispatch at 604-294-7200
Building Component Renewal Planning
This planning allows us to plan for future equipment retrofits and replacements and to perform budget forecasting for the capital program. Our plan is based on condition assessments through the tracking of building components' service life and repair history.
Energy Management
Facilities Management is also responsible for energy management of its civil facilities while maintaining occupant comfort. Through the use of heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting control systems, civic buildings are programmed precisely to conserve energy. This results in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Energy efficiency consideration plays a key role in the selection of equipment. The division promotes and continues to look for ways to conserve energy.
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Organization & Staff
Organization & Staff
The Deming Luna Mimbres Museum artifacts are owned by the Luna County Historical Society, a non-profit corporation (tax exempt.) The building is owned by the City of Deming. The Society and Museum are governed and managed by a Board of Directors elected annually by the members of the Society.
Luna County Historical Society
THE society, organized in 1955, helps to set policy and supports the Museum. Membership is $5.00 per year and is open to everyone.
Pauline & Hubert Ruebush
Pauline and Hubert Ruebush established an endowment fund in 1980 that has grown through the generosity of members and the friends of the Society. Virginia Poole has been the Museum Director since 2009.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of this Museum. It is unique in that the only paid personnel is a cleaning / maintenance crew. Record keeping, the changing and maintenance of displays, minding the gift shop and guiding visitors are all very important functions of the Volunteers. Our docents have given our Museum a reputation for friendliness and hospitality that we are eager to maintain. It is rare that a Museum started by volunteers over thirty years ago is STILL operated by volunteers!
Financial Support
Financial support of the Museum is mainly from the generous contributions of visitors, local residents and from the profits from our Gift Shop. We appreciate the annual contributions from the Luna County Commission and the Deming City Council.


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Discipline: Economics
Hidden Unemployment refers to the people who are unemployed and willing to work yet no longer look for a job since they have given up hope.
Since unemployment statistics exclude people who are not currently looking for a job, the situation of such unemployed people are regarded as hidden.
Also see: unemployment


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It depends of your hardware and crypto algorithms used, but a userland software it will be almost half lower than IPSec:
BSDRP targets x86 architectures only.
ZRouter.org targets ARM and MIPS architectures.
The technical issues regarding the support of ARM/MIPS architectures with BSDRP are:
All features not related to routing will not be added into the base of BSDRP (but installing or removing FreeBSD packages is still possible).
No forum planned..


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Young Adult Fiction: An overview
For my children's writing class this year, we researched the various subgroups of children's lit, from board book and picture books to early readers, juvenile novels, and young adult fiction. Given my preferences and work, I wrote up a summary of the definition, guidelines, and trends of this segment of writing — and I share it with you now (as the post I was planning to make is going to require more research time).
YA: The Basics
Young Adult Fiction (YA) refers to work written for a target audience of about 12 to 18 years old. This means that the main character is usually in that age range; readers tend to read up, generally by a couple years, so a book with a 16-year-old protagonist will generally have 14-year-old readers.
The word count of mainstream YA should run from 45k words to 80k words. Paranormal or fantasy YA can go up to 120k words, but editors prefer that it stays under 100k. The only exception to this is with sequels or established authors. (Agents and editors tend to be pretty strict with word count guidelines.)
Many YA novels contain very so-called edgy content: drug use, underage drinking, pregnancy, abuse, rape, sex, homosexuality, transexuality, self-mutilation, violence, depression, etc. (Also, many YA novels are censored. Surprise!)
A large portion of YA fiction is speculative by genre — science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, steampunk, etc. About half of the current bestseller list at Kidsbooks in Vancouver is speculative, including all three of the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, about a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Other staples in speculative YA include Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, and classics like The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Other bestsellers aren't speculative, but fall closer to action or thriller genres than mainstream fiction. Kid spies, cryptic treasure hunts, and twisted plots are mainstay
Others are more mainstream, such as the recent Dear George Clooney, Please Marry My Mom, by Susin Nielsen, about a girl whose father left her mother. The popular and award-winning YA author John Green has written several mainstream YA novels including Looking For Alaska, which deals with underage drinking and smoking, sex, love, and suicide.
Finally, and this may be wishful thinking, but the vampire trend seems to be ending in YA. Vampires now seem to be replaced by angels as the dominant symbol for unrequited love, impossible relationships, and gay men.


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It's worth noting that the Bank of America travel portal is powered by Orbitz. So if you already use Orbitz, you could make the same purchases through the Bank of America portal instead and earn a total of 3 points per dollar. At the very least, you can be confident that Bank of America isn't inflating the prices offered through their online travel center.
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That isn't necessarily a bad thing, though. While it's true that you can get the most value for points or miles by transferring them and redeeming for airfare directly through a frequent flyer program, earning statement credits toward any travel purchases is extremely flexible.
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The Parma Lady Redmen Varsity Basketball team won a big home game on Wednesday night, as they topped the Rocky River lady Pirate 60-55.
The win for the lady Redmen puts them at 3-7 in total on the season, 1-3 in the Great Lakes Conference.
The setback for the lady Pirates puts them at 5-5 overall, 3-1 in conference play.
Parma in the win was led by Taylor Rericha, who had 19 points with six assists and five rebounds. Shannon Chamberlin added 18 points for the lady Redmen, as she hit five-of-six from three point land.
Elise Balcer and Amaris DeJesus each added eight points to help the cause for Parma.
The Redmen got off to a 7-0 start in the first quarter, but turnovers plagued the first half and the Pirates went on a 19-1 run to end the first quarter 19-8.
The second quarter was a back and forth offensive battle and the Pirates took a 37-25 lead into halftime.
The Lady Redmen came out energized in the second half and forced 29 turnovers on 17 steals to get themselves back in the game and pull out a 60-55 comeback win.
The Lady Redmen will be back in action this Saturday as they take on Conference Rival Valley Forge at 2:00pm.
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We are so excited to bring you the initial keynotes and the full agenda for JS Interactive taking place October 10 -12 in Vancouver BC, Canada. The event is co-hosted alongside the JS Foundation to bring you keynotes, sessions, panels and workshops that will dive into enterprise development best practices, new innovation and emerging standards for JavaScript technologies.
The Agenda
This conference is an expansion of Node.js Interactive with a program that covers a broader spectrum of JavaScript ecosystem technologies, concepts and applications trends including server-side JavaScript, IoT, internationalization, accessibility, progressive web apps, serverless, voice-based apps, the offline-first approach, and much more.
Here's a quick look at a few of the many wonderful sessions happening at the conference:
- Alex Grigoryan, Head of Engineering for the Online Grocery and Application Platform team, WalmartLabs keynote on contrasting two approaches to tech transformation
- Teri Chadbourne, Developer Advocate, IBM, presents the Offline First approach to web development
- Myles Borins, Developer Advocate, Google, discusses inconsistencies between ES Modules and Common.js and how the Node.js Project is addressing and reconciling the problem
- Antoinette Janus, Software Engineer, PBS Kids, talks about bridging the gap between designer and developer in contemporary web trends and topics
- Nara Kasbergen, Software Engineer, NPR, outlines building voice-based apps with Node.js
- Jamund Ferguson, JS Architect, PayPal, shares best practices for debugging Node.js in production
- Ipsha Bhidonia, Tech Speaker, Mozilla, discusses service workers and how to start developing progressive web applications
- Kazuhito Yokoi, Researcher, Hitachi, presents different tooling around Node-RED
Along with keynotes, sessions and panels, workshops will be available throughout the conference. See the full schedule here.
Venue and Pricing
The venue will be in Vancouver BC, Canada!
We have several deals with airlines as well as a hotel blocks to help make the process of booking your ticket more seamless. Additionally, if you are a student, there is special student pricing available. Please learn more on our website.
Register for JS Interactive by July 20 to save up to $549 USD.
Scholarship Opportunities
JS Interactive is awarding a few scholarships based on a combination of need and impact. The scholarship includes a conference pass, coach airfare and hotel accomodation for three nights. For eligibility and how to apply click here. All submissions are due by July 6.
More to Come!
Beyond this awesome conference, the Node.js community is hosting a Code + Learn, which is an an in-person (and free) event series where developers receive mentoring from Node.js Core Contributors to learn the step-by-step process of contributing to Node Core. Code + Learn will happen the morning of October 13 after the conference. More on how to sign up and register for this coming soon!
Please stay tuned for additional details through following the conversation on social via #jsinteractive or registering for the Node.js Foundation newsletter.


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Took my mom to the Indy airport yesterday morning (had to leave by 4 to get there at 5 so my mom could have time to get through security and relax before her flight). Ugh driving in the dark in a new place is not fun. Thank God for GPS.
Today I made a few new friends 'cause I had my first orientation. I'm slowly feeling better about being here. I felt mostly fine, but kind of weird living on my own for real in another state where I only knew one person. It's so quiet and weird but I actually slept a bit better last night (sleeping next to your mother in a full size bed while she snores is not ideal). I got invited to go salsa dancing this weekend so I'm looking forward to trying that out (I like to think I'm a fast learner).
I don't get internet in my apartment til Thursday and I'm having to entertain myself by watching movies on my computer. It's looking like I won't be getting cable at least for a while 'cause it's too expensive. Was able to get internet for 15 a month which my mom said she will pay for (yes I'm very fortunate).
Hopefully I will secure an assistantship by the end of the week or next week. It was interesting 'cause I got an e-mail from HR saying welcome and then another e-mail telling me if I'm hired I need to make appointment. I'm hoping this is a strong sign I will get hired if Thursday's lunch meeting with the person that is making the decision goes well. I don't want to jinx or get ahead of myself, but please keep me in your thoughts.
I've been missing GT and internet in general. I get almost no signal in my apartment sooooo that's been fun. Hope all is well here. :)


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Baker Assumes Command of CJTF-HOA
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Rob Baker assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa here May 26.
Baker, who comes to CJTF-HOA after having served at the Pentagon as Director for Joint Force Development, Joint Staff, relieved U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Franken. U.S. Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, U.S. Africa Command commander, presided over the ceremony.
Ham said that Baker is the right officer to lead the task force and is confident that he will sustain and enhance diplomatic relations, defense capabilities and development of African countries that have partnered with CJTF-HOA.
Baker addressed the crowd of U.S. and foreign government officials and several hundred CJTF-HOA members, providing a glimpse of his philosophy on the command.
"As the commander of CJTF-HOA, I want to assure anyone or organization that works to address these many difficult regional challenges that I'll do everything I can to foster a transparent, collaborative and cooperative relationship to achieve our like-minded goals," said Baker.
Baker thanked Franken for his leadership and said that he will further develop the former commander's vision for the task force.
"Your accomplishments over the year has been significant, and through your leadership you have developed a foundation and set conditions that will allow me and the HOA task force to sustain and build upon in the future," said Baker.
"To the service members, coalition partners, DOD civilians and contractors that serve in the task force, I salute you for the tremendous job you've done to date, and I look forward to serving with each and every one of you throughout the next year," said Baker.


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This is the fifth week of a six week series designed to help you ask deep, enriching questions that lead you to become more and more whole, more and more who you actually are in the world, and more and more comfortable in your own skin.
Each week, we'll swim in the mystery of a unique question, designed to help you see your actual life with more clarity. Each of these questions are taken from Paula D'Arcy's work, particularly Gift of the Red Bird: The Story of a Divine Encounter and Waking Up to This Day: Seeing the Beauty Right Before Us. Paula D'Arcy's hard won wisdom has helped me immensely. The six questions are:
- Which lesson is life bringing me?
- Am I burying my pain?
- Am I overtaxing my body?
- What did I pay attention to today, and is that focus fruitful?
- Am I creating a life that is nourishing, or one that undermines me?
- Am I secretly clinging to something that distracts me or weighs me down?
You can read the previous weeks' posts here. Let's dive in the fifth question: Am I creating a life that is nourishing, or one that undermines me?
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A few years ago, my friend Rich was traveling a lot for work. With two young kids, he hated all the travel, but he felt like he needed to make the best of it, hoping things would someday change. Then one day his kids were asking where certain extended family members lived. As they made their way through the list, Rich's daughter looked at him and innocently asked, "And where do you live, daddy?"
Game over. Everything changed for Rich after that. He immediately began searching for a different job, and before long, he found one where he travels much less. His daughter's question was the moment he realized he was creating his life. It wasn't just happening to him. So Rich decided to create a different one.
My friend Seth and his wife have four boys, all under the age of ten. When you have that much testosterone under one roof, merely contending with the volume in your house can turn even the most centered person into a ruthless dictator. You barely recognize the sound of your own voice, thundering to "get outside! NOW!" You marvel at the innumerable ways the word poop can be used. A calm moment can turn swiftly into a deadly fight, a whirling dervish of fists and feet and fury. And then the tears, and the blaming.
So they decided to make a small change. Well, a huge change actually: Seth and Amber decided to get 8 hours of sleep for 30 days in a row. This required some major changes, mostly going to bed early (which feels like a huge ripoff to parents of small children, because the hour or two after your offspring go to bed are THE HOURS OF FREEDOM! It is when YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU WILL DO! (And so you pour a glass of wine and fall asleep on the couch, only to wake up with drool covering chin and neck, and Netflix kindly asking if you're still really watching).
And this small change was in fact a huge change. And they created it.
My friend Kara noticed one day that she had stopped being an artist. It wasn't that she had decided not to be an artist, but that part of her had stopped functioning. With four kids and a busy life, creativity is one of the first things to go. But when she stopped being an artist, a huge part of Kara began to starve. She loves playing with art; she loses herself in it. But one day when she became hungry enough, her art showed up, knocking at her door, asking to come back into her life. So she said yes. Her husband Scott transformed the backyard shed into a studio for Kara, and she's off to the races. And the world is getting the gift of her art. It's so good. She's creating her life. And it's nourishing.
Do you feel like you have permission to create a life that is nourishing for you? Here's the secret: No one is going to give you permission. You must decide for yourself that you can, and must, do it. No amount of complaining or wishing is going to change anything. You can create a life that is nourishing. Not an easy life. Not a less challenging life. But a nourishing one.
So what kind of life are you going to create? What is one small step you can take?
In it together, friends.
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My work:
Thanks for reading my blog! My great passion is to use words to create environments where people can become who they actually are. Make sure to check out the following links to keep in touch with some of the other ways I'm using words to create space for people to grow and become. If you'd like to invite me to speak to your tribe, I'd love to talk to you about that. Just go here to get the conversation started.
This Good Word Podcast. I host a weekly podcast which comes out every Thursday. Every episode focuses on one ordinary word, as a way to reclaim what's holy about our humanity. Sometimes I just talk into the mic, and sometimes I interview fascinating people. Take a listen here.
Beginnings: The First Seven Days of the Rest of Your Life. I published my first book in January 2016. It's an imaginative look at the seven days of creation, as if they weren't simply an event in time, but a process that describes God's continual work of creating good in me, you, and the world. Order Now: Amazon | Books-A-Million | IndieBound | Barnes and Noble. It's also available as an audiobook.
Genesis Covenant Church. I am the Senior Pastor at a beautiful, quirky little church called Genesis, where we rally around the idea that our job is to join God's work of cultivating new beginnings in all of us, everywhere. Our sermons are interactive, done in the socratic style of questions which lead to more questions. You can check out our weekly sermons here. Enjoy! And if you're anywhere near Minneapolis, we'd love to see you there.
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I am forced to keep this post short due to constraints of time, but you wouldn't mind it as the topic is one that is packed with the sweetest of flavours. Before I proceed, I would like to recall a scene from a movie I hold close to my heart, 'You've got mail', where the character played by Meg Ryan, after an impulsive bout of speech, confesses to the character played by Tom Hanks that it was the first time in her life that she has been able to say the exact words she intended to say. She goes on to say that it was something she had wanted to experience for a long time. Now, I don't know if you have thought much about it before, but I don't usually dissect the conversations I have with my friends or family. I am not much of a talkative person and I don't make friends in the blink of my eye. Socialising doesn't come easily to me. It takes hours of cajoling from the aspiring author in me to put up a post on my page on Facebook. I am an introvert and proud to be so. But that doesn't mean that I don't discern good conversations the moment I have one. I do. I am an ardent admirer of soulful conversations. I love soulful bonding over a cup of tea or a dinner spent in the company of my near ones.
Coming back to the movie, Meg Ryan's dilemma didn't completely complement my stand, but what reminded me when I saw that scene again a few days back was the way I yearn to write down the thoughts, that visit the nooks and corners of my mind, coloured with precisely the same hues and emotions as they had trotted through me. If there is one thing that I would like to wish for as a writer, it would be to present my mind before the reader as an exact replica of the vortex of my mind. I struggle most of the time to do that and I fear if I am alone in that. There have been times when I ended up crying while writing a short story, and believe me, I have never been that happy to have cried my heart out ever. I wouldn't want to cry every time, I am somewhat sure of that, but then, I would definitely wish to write my heart out every time I make an attempt. And maybe that is why I have made it a habit these days to jot down the plots and nuggets that whizz through my mind, the moment it do that. May be that is why I long to develop and scribble down a story, the moment the seed is sowed in my mind, scared that the moment would pass.
Even when it comes to conversations, as I told earlier, I do have an insight to appreciate good conversations when they happen. It simply persists in your mind for long, making you smile for longer. The memory of one such rendezvous lingers fresh in my mind and perhaps that is why I felt a persevering nudge to write this post today. Imbibing the pleasing silence that floats between a group of like minded people can be a beautiful form of conversation sometimes, but just think how special the moment would be when the same silence is intersperced with soulful words too- words that matter to them, matters that are legible to that circle of people alone and seem jargons to anyone outside. A good conversation might be short, yet it manages to blow you off with its sweetness. It could be spontaneous, yet it turns out to be perfectly worded. A good conversation is not concocted, but it flows unpromted, defining the uniqueness of a beautiful relationship.
Basking in the swooning delicacy, I am excited to have more things to be happy about. I am celebrating my birthday tomorrow and even when the fact remains that I am a year older, I cannot help but feel grateful that I could spend it with a peaceful mind and a healthy body. Moreover, the gift started flowing in today from close quarters, satiating the petulant little girl in me and the truth that it doesn't happen often makes it even more special.
Before winding this post, the birthday girl would love to hear about the last time you had a soulful conversation with a dear one. Was it with your child, your spouse, a friend or your parents? I am looking forward to reading your comments. Maybe a birthday wish too, if that is not too much to ask for?
P.S: This post is tagged with 'Mid Week Quests', a sub section of this blog where I write on a Wednesday, about random nuggets from my life.