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Work-from-home people know it all too well. The first few months, working from home seems like the dream job. No more office politics and an overbearing boss. No more of the stress of getting stuck in traffic and being late for work.
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You may be wondering where we have been? SUMMER CAMP 2014! This summer was an incredibly awesome summer of kids, music, laughter, art, heat, dance, food, drama, water games, and most importantly, Christ. Each and ever year, it is amazing to see the Lord provide staff and money to run another summer of UA camps. This 7th summer was no exception. We were able to run four camps with nearly 200 kids. The theme of camp was based on Ephesians 6:10-18 this summer. "SUIT UP". Put on your full armor and prepare for battle. As the campers rotated to their classes each day and at the end of each week they put on a stellar performance. For more pictures and videos pop over to our facebook page! We'd love for you to be our friend:) Until next summer...
Kids with no inhibitions could potentially cause stress for the adults who are working with them. But when you see a child walk up to an elderly person in a wheelchair and throw their arms wide open for a hug, you have to smile and love the impulsive action.
Today 58 elementary and middle school kids took their Saturday to serve others. Meeting at Highland Park Community Outreach, Urban Arts hosted the fall service project along with Kids that Rock from Kensington Church. Splitting into three groups, the kids rotated to an outdoor paint activity, an indoor craft project and a music class. Once the projects were completed, we loaded up and drove over to the Highland Park Nursing Home where the kids sang three songs and presented the crafts they made to the residents of the home.
Jesus was present and the children's love was abounding!
Hi Friends,
In two months, Urban Arts will be running our fourth year of summer camps in Detroit! We are so blessed to be able to continue this ministry and are only able to do so with the Lord's help, your generous gifts and much needed prayers. :)
Summer camps will run for four weeks this year. We will be partnering with City Mission, Central Detroit Christian, and Highland Park Community Outreach. If you live in the metro Detroit area and are interested in helping during the summer please contact us! The dates for the camps are as follows:
June 27-July 1
July 5-9
July 11-15
July 18-22
Also, included below is a list of items that we need for our camps. Most are food items and craft supplies. If you would like to donate and item please contact us here. Gift cards and cash donations are also helpful as we purchase these supplies.
Supply Needs
1. Performance Dinner @ City Mission
______ taco shells
______ 3 large salsas
______ 2 large boxes tortilla chips..2bags in each box (found at Sam's Club or Costco. OR large bags from the grocery store.
______ 10 pounds shredded cheese
______ 2 cans of Nacho Sauce (found at SAMS or Gordon's Food Service)
______3 large sour creams
______ 2 large bags of shredded lettuce (GFS, Sam's, Costco)
______ Box of tomatoes
______ 10 envelopes of taco seasoning
______ 4 large containers of lemonade mix
______ 3 containers PRE-made brownies (Sam's/Costco/GFS)
______ 150 9oz. cups
______ 150 plasticware
______ 150 dinner plates
______ 150 bowls
______ dessert plates
______ napkins
______ 6 large aluminum foil pans
______ 6 medium aluminum foil pans
______ 35 pounds meat (or money donated to purchase it)
______ 250-300 individually wrapped ice cream bars
______ 2 large drink containers/dispensers
2. Craft Supplies
_____ 40 bags of polyfill pillow stuffing
_____ 100 pack blank CD'Rs
_____ Glue sticks
3. Snacks/Lunches
______600 granola bars
______ 200-400 Go-gurts
______ 200-400 freeze pops
______ 200-400 fruit snacks
______ 200-400 cheese sticks
______ mac & cheese for 100
______ spaghetti noodles for 100
______ spaghetti sauce for 100
______ hot dogs for 100
______ hot dog buns for 100
______ ranch dressing
______ mustard/ketchup
______lemonade or koolaid mix
Please pray for the 200+ kids we will be ministering to this summer! Our theme is "Make Your Mark". We pray that these youth will be trained to live like Jesus and serve Him to "make their mark" on the world they live in.
Katie Beth Hostetter
Director, Urban Art Outreach
How do you teach youth to serve others? Is it something that comes naturally--putting other people before yourself? Most would laugh and say 'No way!'. So how to we come by this selfless action and attitude? By knowing Christ. Urban Art volunteers do their best to model a servant's attitude for the youth to see. Serving is showing others' Christ's unselfish love. What better way to teach youth to serve than to give them the opportunity.
Saturday was the second "Service Project" day for UA students at HPCO. We partnered with Kids that Rock, a performing arts program from Kensington Community Church. The children arrived in the morning ready to work! They split into groups and worked on making St. Patrick Day table decorations for the Highland Park Nursing Home as well as practiced several songs they would perform for the residents of the nursing home.
After lunch, everyone loaded up and caravan-ed to the nursing home. For some kids it was a stretch to walk into such a different environment: seeing elderly people in wheelchairs, smelling different smells, watching nurses take care of individuals who needed extra TLC. But each child who walked into the building knew why they were there and what they needed to do. Share the love of Christ. With each song that was sung and each table decoration that was made with the residents the smiles on the faces of the kids got bigger and bigger. They enjoyed spending their entire Saturday serving others. This is only the beginning of their young lives and we pray that their heart of service will continue to grow as large as the smiles on their faces when they left at the end of the day.
We are so thankful for individuals and small groups who take time to make dinners and goodies for the Urban Art students on Monday evenings. This night, a small group from KCC, made sloppy joes, fruit jello, corn and provided drinks and paper products. Thanks you guys!! It was yummie;)
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Dear Friend,
Last summer Urban Arts held three weeks of camp in
Detroit for inner city kids. We worked with over 120 children and had
wonderful camps! It went so well that our partnering ministries have
invited us back, and we have added a new partner! Five weeks of camp
are planned for the upcoming summer with City Mission, Central Detroit
Christian and Highland Park Community Outreach.
Our goal is to
expand the children's exposure to the performing and visual arts
through daily hands-on activities and Christ-centered teaching. This
year's theme is "Celebrate the Gift". Children will experience the
elements of visual art, music, drama and dance. Daily lunch and a snack
will be provided. Each camp will end on Friday evening with a dinner
and closing performance for friends and family.
This is a faith
based ministry. Currently, we have very little funding. So, we are
asking individuals, groups, and churches to prayerfully consider
sponsoring one or more children for a week of camp. The total cost for
a child to attend is $80.00. This amount covers all meals, art
supplies, a camp t-shirt, and transportation. Checks may be made out to
START Ministries, a Michigan 501-C3 non-profit organization. START
(Short Term Ambassador Relief Teams) is graciously handling our funding
for this summer with no administrative fee. Therefore, 100% of the
money donated to Urban Arts will go toward these summer camps.
enclosed is a list of supplies needed for the camps this summer. We are
striving to complete this list from volunteered gift cards or
contributions from friends and family. Please consider helping us in
this area of need.
If you have any questions, feel free to call or email me.
Serving Him,
Katie Beth Hostetter
Urban Arts Director
children at City Mission have so much talent and potential. The Urban
Arts program helps children identify and put into practice their talent
and potential. We are glad to have such an outstanding partnership."
--Nicole Aikens, Co-Director of City Mission
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sandwich makings
snacks (goldfish, fruit snacks, ect.)
juice boxes (100)
Mini-DV taps for video camera (30)
colored gaffer tape
100 brown paper lunch sacks
zip lock sandwich bags
3 CD players
300 CD-R disks
gift card for gas stations (Speedway, Meijers, BP, etc)
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The DIFC Courts were established under two laws enacted by the late Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the then Ruler of Dubai. Dubai Law No. 12 of 2004 (as amended by Dubai Law No. 16 of 2011 –click here to read Law 12 of 2004 as amended ) established the DIFC Courts, describes the jurisdiction of the Courts and provides for the independent administration of justice in the DIFC. DIFC Law No: 10 of 2004 sets out the powers, procedures, functions and administration of the DIFC Courts.
(click here to view the legal framework of the DIFC Courts)
The laws establishing the DIFC Courts were designed to ensure the highest international standards of legal procedure thus ensuring that the DIFC Courts provide the certainty, flexibility and efficiency expected by the global institutions operating in, with and from Dubai and the UAE.
The laws enacted provide for a court system capable of resolving all civil and commercial disputes, ranging from sophisticated, international financial transactions to debt collection and employment disputes. The DIFC Courts deal exclusively with all cases and claims arising out of the DIFC and its operations, and any other claims in which all parties agree in writing to use the DIFC Courts.
The DIFC Courts carry out their functions in an independent manner, in accordance with the provisions of the DIFC laws and regulations.
The DIFC laws allow for any institution operating within the DIFC to select a legal jurisdiction of its choice, other than the DIFC, when entering into contracts. However, in the event that parties do not do so, the DIFC laws will be applicable by default and they can file a case in the DIFC Courts.
The DIFC Courts have jurisdiction over civil and commercial matters only. The DIFC Courts do not have jurisdiction over criminal matters. All criminal matters are referred to the appropriate external authority.
Court of First Instance
This Court shall comprise of a single Judge and shall have exclusive jurisdiction over: Civil or commercial cases and disputes involving the DIFC, any of the DIFC's bodies or any of the DIFC's establishments.
Civil or commercial cases and disputes arising from or related to a contract that has been fulfilled or a transaction that has been carried out, in whole or in part, in the DIFC or an incident that has occurred in the DIFC.
Objections filed against a decision made by the DIFC's bodies, which are subject to objection in accordance with the DIFC's laws and regulations.
Any application over which the Courts have jurisdiction in accordance with the DIFC's laws and regulations.
Court of Appeal
This Court shall be comprised of at least three Judges, with the Chief Justice or most senior Judge presiding. The Court of Appeal would have exclusive jurisdiction over:
Appeals filed against Judgments and Awards made by the Court of First Instance;
Interpretation of any article of the DIFC's laws based upon the request of any of the DIFC's bodies or the request of any of the DIFC's establishments provided that the establishment obtains leave of the Chief Justice in this regard. Such interpretation shall have the power of law.
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Time is a precious commodity. Dedication of time and participation is the mark of a true disciple. It is the responsibility of every member to spend time with God and the community of Christ. Time spent in private devotion with God is important for a committed disciple. It is expected that persons will participate in a small group of Christian disciples that help one another grow. We also expect participation in Sunday Worship and Servant Community Worship where the body of Christ gathers.
Understanding one's spiritual giftedness and sharing that giftedness with the body of Christ is a key indicator of spiritual maturity. We provide the class "NETWORK" to help persons explore their ministry passions, spiritual gifts, and personal style, so they can best understand where to serve in the body of Christ. Our goal is to put the right people, in the right places, for the right reason. We understand that service is for a lifetime, although a person may have changes in availability or passion that would cause them to serve in a variety of areas throughout their lifetime of Christian service.
Honoring God with one's material resources and supporting the church, using the Biblical precedent of the tithe as a goal, is a mark of a Christian disciple. In Old Testament times, God's people were required to contribute at least a tenth of their income to God's work (the tithe). The New Testament uses the tithe as a starting point for Christian giving and allows Christians to keep the portion of their income that is necessary to provide for them and their dependents. We expect persons to work toward a tithe and to give generously out of love and not guilt.


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Thanks for being patient with me over this past week as I've taken time to piece my blog back together. That's something I never want to have to go through again! All of the links should work correctly now, and all recipes that I've posted are back online!
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Farm Name: Nickie
Dark bay or brown gelding foaled March 30, 2012
By: Curlin - Diva Girl, by Saint Ballado
Career Statistics: 6 starts - 1 win, 0 second, 3 thirds; total earnings = $22,160
Looks like Nickie was almost destined for greatness. By Horse of the Year Curlin, he was a $50,000 yearling at Keeneland in 2013. Hopes were high as he trained for his debut. He made his first start at the prestigious Gulfstream meet on January 4 of his three-year-old year in a Maiden Special Weight event. His connections were sure he was going to be a winner. But he so bitterly disappointed, finishing ninth in a field of 12, they ran him back in two weeks in a modest claiming event. However, the second try was a charm. Nickie ran a scintillating race, stalking the leaders and then bullying his way through on the rail to win going away!
He was now eligible for the lucrative Starter Series as he began his racing career. For three more starts, he showed courage and tenacity finishing second and a pair of thirds in his next three tries. But then, disaster struck. In the fourth start after "breaking his maiden," Nickie was jostled around in a rough run race. He still managed to finish third but suffered a career-ending injury in the running of the race. He's been given thorough recovery time and will be available for adoption soon.
Someone will get the horse of a lifetime with this adoption. Nickie is a fun-loving boy always looking for something interesting to do. He's a handsome fella too! And he knows it. He loves to be fussed over and made to look even more handsome. He's a true people-lover and will do almost anything for praise. Just give him a job to do and he'll be dedicated to you forever! Take a look. You won't be disappointed.
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Hello everyone,
Once a month I will try to make an InstaMix. I like to take pictures wherever I am 🙂 My phone is always next to me to save some beautiful moments of my life.
Main points of November are:
- Strike of Lufthansa (my 4 flights were affected);
- Beautiful Alps (always happy as a child when I fly);
- Cocktails workshop (How to become an expert?);
- My dog Toby (a Chow-Chow);
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Singer Chris Brown might spend another week behind bar, pending negotiation with prosecutor after he violated his parole.
According to CNN Chris Brown must stay locked up in the Los Angeles County jail for at least another week while his lawyer negotiates with the prosecutor about his probation violation, a judge said Thursday.
Brown attended a hearing Thursday wearing an orange jail suit, just hours after a cross-country trip from Washington to Los Angeles on the federal government's inmate transport system, informally known as "Con Air."
"He's doing remarkably well under the circumstances," Brown lawyer Mark Geragos told CNN. "It's a challenging situation to be in."
Geragos and Assistant District Attorney Mary Murray agreed to hold talks over the next week concerning Brown possibly admitting that he violated his probation. If that happens, it will be announced at a hearing next Friday. Otherwise, the judge will set a date for a trial on his probation revocation.
"I'm hoping we get it resolved and we get it resolved quickly," Geragos said after the hearing.
Geragos said he would also file a motion to have Brown released from jail, which would be considered at the May 9 hearing.
Brown, who turns 25 next Monday, spent most of the past week traveling back to Los Angeles following a delay in the start of his trial on a misdemeanor assault charge in Washington.
U.S. Marshals, who took Brown from the Los Angeles County jail for extradition to Washington four weeks ago, handed him back to Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies just hours before Thursday's hearing, according to Deputy U.S. Marshal Laura Vegas.
Brown's probation for the 2009 beating of ex-girlfriend Rihanna Fenty was revoked after his Washington arrest. He's spent the past six weeks in custody and previous five months in court-ordered rehab.


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Great schools in the Hamptons
The Hamptons has been developed with the needs of growing families in mind. They benefit from three new and well-equipped primary, and two secondary, schools.
All are highly-sought after and consistently do well in national assessments. The schools have a strong links with each other, and with their local communities.
Two further primary schools are in the process of development, to ensure all future Hamptons residents are catered for.
Hampton College
Hampton College opened in 2005 and has enjoyed significant success in recent years, with three full OFSTED inspections all Good or Outstanding. The most recent inspection, May 2017, had Hampton College rated Good. On 1 September 2014 Hampton College converted to an academy and is now managed by its own educational trust: the Hampton Academies Trust.
Hampton College Primary
In September 2012 Hampton College became a 'through-school' and opened a new state-of–the-art primary school building in September 2013, next to the current secondary school's campus. The Primary Phase will now continue to grow each academic year by an intake of 60 Reception children until it serves the full primary age range by 2018, having 420 primary students on roll by that time.
Hampton Vale Primary
A vibrant and dynamic school with 600 wonderful children, plus an additional 50 children in the Seedlings Nursery. Its latest OFSTED inspection rated the school as Good.
Hampton Hargate Primary
Hampton Hargate Primary School is a bright, modern community school for children aged 4 to 11 years. The school opened in 2000 and has 630 pupils. OFSTED judged the school to be Outstanding in May 2015.
Hampton Gardens Secondary School
Hampton Gardens is a brand new 11-19 Secondary School which opened in September 2017. Opened as a free school, Hampton Gardens will eventually accommodate 1,500 students in Years 7-13, but has initially welcomed 180 Year 7 students in 2017 and will grow a year group each year until it reaches capacity.
Register interest in the new school
If you are a parent and would like to receive future updates and information about Hampton Gardens secondary school, you can register your interest on its website. Registering does not commit you to choosing Hampton Gardens for your child or securing them a place in the new school.
Using Hampton Gardens facilities
Hampton Gardens has a number of top-of-the-range facilities that will be open to the public for renting.
As Hampton Gardens opened in September 2017 it is still getting some of its procedures together in terms of letting its facilities. However they hope to have all letting procedures, prices and availability prepared early in the New Year.
Airport Day at Hampton Hargate Primary
Airport Day is one of a number of special events Hampton Hargate Primary School runs, many in partnership with the local community. Video from 2013.


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Non-Competes: Useful Or Futile?
Are you considering signing a non-compete or having your contractors or employees sign one? Read attorney Matthew Rossetti's latest post in Forbes here.
Are you considering signing a non-compete or having your contractors or employees sign one? Read attorney Matthew Rossetti's latest post in Forbes here.
Most lawyers have little to no familiarity with dynamic equity allocation frameworks for startups. If you have asked a business attorney about dynamic equity or read Mike Moyer's Slicing Pie, you have probably heard every reason why dynamic equity will not work.
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Don't just do it yourself! Here are 5 reasons to hire an attorney including commentary by the founder of Sentient Law and Forbes Legal Council Member, Matt Rossetti.
The Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism's Lawyer Spotlight recognizes attorneys throughout the state who are admired for their professionalism and civility in the legal field. The founder of Sentient Law, Ltd., attorney Matthew Rossetti, was featured in the Lawyer Spotlight today. Read more here.
Check out responses to this question from the Forbes Legal Council, including one from the founder of Sentient Law, Ltd., attorney Matthew Rossetti, here.
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Client applications are now being accepted for the 2015 New Venture and Small Enterprise Lab at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
The New Venture and Small Enterprise Lab at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business places teams of four to six MBA students with Chicago-area startups and small businesses to work on a special project over a 10-week quarter. The class gives students exposure to the working environment and culture of smaller companies and the opportunity to work with owners and managers while earning academic credit towards their MBA.
Client companies get to tap the talent and expertise of Booth students through a structured, 10-week class after which they will receive a delivered project addressing their specific business challenge. Past projects have included marketing strategies, sales programs, client assessment tools, investor packages, pricing strategies, developing new markets and even customer-service dashboards.
This course offers a blend of theoretical constructs and practical experience as they relate to emerging businesses through classroom lectures and on-site client experiences. It is taught twice during the 2015-2016 academic year. Once in the Fall quarter starting in late September and once in the Winter quarter starting in January.
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Check out an article featuring quotes from the founder of Sentient Law, Ltd. about the launch of UpCounsel in Illinois. We're proud to be a part of this. "UpCounsel, an online marketplace connecting attorneys and small business owners, announced Tuesday it had expanded services to Illinois, the company's fifth market. The San Francisco-based company, launched in 2012 by Matt Faustman and Mason Blake, uses algorithmic matching to connect entrepreneurs with transparently priced legal help. UpCounsel's service is also available in California, New York, Texas and Massachusetts, with plans to add a state at least every other month, Faustman said." Continue Reading here.


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Torana Tibetan Colorshade Rugs recieve design award from Elle Decoration Magazine
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New Survey- "CIOs Say Usability, Search-Related Problems Prevalent Among EHRs"
iHealthBeat reports on new Frost and Sullivan survey focused on CIO EHR perspectives. I believe we need to refocus today's EHR dialogue on the many benefits EHR provides- this vision seems to be missing. We are playing catch-up to many countries who have embraced EHRs. Survey highlights and summary of my comments posted on iHealthBeat http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2014/10/27/cios-say-usability-search-related-problems-prevalent-among-ehrs . I see many parallels between the e-commerce revolution in the 1990's and today's EHR debate. Copy of my unedited comments below.
Right Answer, Wrong Question…
Asking CIOs how they feel about EHR's, you would expect comments that today's EHRs are challenging, slow, and have operational problems. That is the right answer, but in my view the wrong question. While the information gained provides insights into perceptions, the more important question to address is from the CIO perspective, what do they see as the most immediate EHR applications they need to change and/or enhance their current operations, including meeting ACA guidelines and improving their cost/performance benchmarks. What I am suggesting is let's move the discussion to focus on specific process enhancements that EHRs will drive. My thinking is driven by what we saw in the e-commerce market evolution.
E-commerce, new electronic services that displaced paper, was a driver of the Internet revolution in the late 1990's. Many saw the vision that cost/performance benefits, not paper or admin cost reduction was the real driver here, but we faced formidable challenges, e.g., lack of standards, privacy, multiple technology platforms, training issues, complexity compared to 'simple' paper forms, and others.
From my perspective, sure sounds like exactly what we are facing with today's migration to EHR. So looking back, what did we learn and what does experience tell us about today's EHR "revolution." I see three key directions based on my experience.
First, e-commerce winners understood that changing process, not solely displacing paper, was the key benefit. For example, using electronic purchase orders rather than paper saved paper and admin costs and were more efficient, but they also enabled analytics to optimize supply chains and improve profitability- that could not be done with paper. This was a key point driving e-commerce revolution which myself and others reinforced, i.e., "implementing e-commerce systems will cost more, but you will achieve cost and operational efficiencies and improve your competitive position." This was not accepted by all at the time. Key point here- today's EHR's may cost more but they don't just automate paper-based record keeping- they really open the door to create new processes and dramatically reshape healthcare. That is the message we should be reinforcing backed up with solid cost- effective applications.
Secondly, new e-commerce applications emerged and many new ventures were spawned contributing to e-commerce market growth. And these were entrepreneurial ventures, targeting sectors and all value chain functions to improve operations, e.g., supply chain management, distribution channel optimization, marketing analytics, and so on. Market growth at the time was fueled by venture capital and creative entrepreneurs, not the major firms. In today's EHR environment, expect to see many new ventures accelerate in areas of remote telemonitoring, predictive analytics, and others- healthcare is a significant target, long overdue for major cost performance step up, and EHR is the accelerator to make it happen. VCs in my view are still behind the curve here but I believe approaching a critical mass here.
Finally, e-commerce was a global business and, at the time, many new technologies and e-commerce structures emerged overseas. Today, recognize that many countries have EHR adoption rates greater than 90 percent, and we are playing catch-up with EHR adoption at less than 70 percent and CIO resistance based on the survey . In these overseas markets today, EHR is embraced and driving new applications, analytics, and solutions which I expect will play a role as the US market for enhanced EHR achieves what I believe will be exponential growth in the next decade.
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Some time ago, I was taken to task for suggesting that Christianity and libertarianism were, if not entirely compatible, at least not in opposition:
Left-leaning friends of mine have often asked how, as a Christian, I can approve of selfishness and dislike the concept of sacrifice. Did not Christ sacrifice himself? Did he not say that, if you have two coats, you should give one to the man who has none?
I could embark here upon an exegesis of how I interpret Christian philosophy, but I'm not going to, because it's not necessary. Even Christ, whose understanding of economics was pretty meagre, never demanded sacrifice without the promise of reward. The right acts and charity he advocated are, in one way, their own reward, because performing them makes us feel good. But he also promised the reward of paradise which, if you believe in such a thing, is a pretty good incentive, no?
It appears I'm not the only person who thinks this. Taxation is in direct contravention of the 7th Commandment. An excellent piece; nowhere does it assume the reader is a Christian or proselytise. I may actually have to write the exegesis on libertarian theology I so tongue-in-cheekly promised Don.
9 Responses to "Libertarian theology: a prologue"
"Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's"?
Lots of the things that Christ preached were contrary to the Covenant with the Jews, who are enjoindered to obey not just the Commandments but all of the law. IIRC, it was one of the great theological discussions of early Christianity – whether to be a Christian you had to accept the Jewish law, with Christ acknowledged as the risen Messiah (Peter) – or whether it was entirely separate and the risen Christ freed us from damnation for eating bacon and having uncovered heads (Paul).
As a libertarian Christian …
I would note that Christ did not force people to charity, he persuaded – that is an entirely libertarian point of view.
@Surreptitious Evil — quite.
As another libertarian Christian, I love to tell Socialists: "Jesus said to the rich man 'take all that you have and give it to the poor' not 'my friends and I will take all that you have and give some of it to the poor'"
Amen to that Sconzey,
As (yet) another libertarian Christian I find it hard to imagine any religion less about personal freedom, and equally as important, the responsibilities that come with it.
Christ was not interested in telling his followers to follow Judaic law and teachings; he was the fulfillment of them, meaning that if they followed him they would follow the spirit in which they were commanded.
The bacon (or cloved hoof) rule is an interesting one; to me Chris Rock summed it up some years ago when he theorised on God's reasoning that maybe it wasn't the cleverest of ideas eating a poorly cooked animal that had been rolling around in dung for most of its life. Same goes for shelf-fish and the like; Christ's commentary on this makes it more abundantly clear that its the poison of mans mind that it is the most threatening thing to a persons health, not the stuff they ingest; further power to the elbow of libertarians the land over to stand opposed to all forms of socialised healthcare.
I find it hard to resolve the promises of eternal suffering for those who transgress some pretty arbitrary rules with any kind of libertarian ideal. Surely a ruler-god who uses violence to force one to do his bidding, a bidding which seems mostly concerned with worshipping him, is no better than any other statist?
To be fair it does all belong to him; as hard as it is to grasp he has given us stewardship of this planet; beyond that if we want to reign with him in eternity he has set very few rules (in fact I believe there is only one: obedience).
If you want an even shorter answer Heaven is God's clubhouse; if you don't like the rules of entry you are welcome to go elsewhere. Sad and I hope you don't, but thems the rules.
I understand the philosophy fine (I think!). I just don't see how it is compatible with notions of liberty.
To take your argument of 'Put up, or get out' – there is only liberty if there is a choice. If my choice is to do as I am told – to worship and obey – or to spend eternity in pits of fire then that is not really a choice. How is that different from North Koreans who have to profess undying love for Kim Jong-il or get beaten by thugs?
At least under an earthly authoritarian regime one can escape through death. Within the Christian mythos one can never escape.
Good post.
I, as another Christian libertarian, posted on the subject a few months ago, here.
My perspective is that Christianity does not aim to fit any kind of libertarian ideal. Rather, libertarianism, as a political philosophy, fits the Christian ideal.
I never said the rules didn't suck, only that they are God's alone to make. This is simply not something we can begin to understand as Christians, only that it is the reality we are presented with, and that there is still a very real freedom within it; as YMB says you've got Christianity trying to fit the libertarian ideal when it is the other way around.
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Stocks declined Tuesday amid disappointment in the latest batch of earnings and warnings from Texas Instruments and health insurer UnitedHealth Group.
A slew of lowered profit projections for Bank of America dragged on financial stocks.
Offering a brief reprieve, existing-home sales fell 2 percentto an annual rate of 4.93 milllion, meeting expectations, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. The inventory of homes for sale jumped to a 9.9 months' supply. The median national home price dropped 7.7 percent from a year earlier to $200,700.
As for earnings, traders punished companies that reported disappointing earnings as well as those with reports that weren't so bad, choosing to focus on the weak points.
DuPont reported its profit rose 26 percent, helped by strength in its agricultural business. Still, the stock was the biggest decliner on the Dow amid concerns after the company backed its full-year forecast but said the rest of the year would be challenging due to weakness in the U.S.
Fellow Dow components McDonald's and AT&T reported results ahead of the opening bell. AT&T reported its profit climbed 21 percent, in line with analyst estimates, led by strong growth in its wireless division. Land-line subscriptions, however, declined. McDonald's blew past expectationsamid strong overseas sales. Same-store sales rose 7.4 percent, but such sales were up just 2.9 percent in the U.S.
Weighing on tech stocks, Texas Instruments said after bell Monday that its profit rose but slashed its forecast for the current quarter, citing lower demand for chips used in cell phones.
UnitedHealth Group missed earnings targets amid weakness in its business serving employers and slashed its full-year forecast.
"People are looking at [earnings] outlooks. They're worried about the economy. I think you need to see outlooks pick up, and that will help the market come back," Giri Cherukuri, head trader at Oakbrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Ill., told Reuters.
A half dozen analysts, including Punk Zeigel's Richard Bove and Oppenheimer analyst Meredith Whitney, slashed their earnings forecast for Bank of America, and several also cut their price targets on the stock, amid concerns about higher credit costs and loan-loss provisions. Bank of America said Tuesday that it plans to stop offering some riskier mortgages after it completes its acquisition of Countrywide Financial, the largest U.S. mortgage lender. A day earlier, Bank of America reported its earnings plunged 77 percent but said it expects earnings to take an "upward trajectory" this year.
Elsewhere in the financial sector, regional banks SunTrust and Fifth Third posted sharply lower earnings as the banks, heavily exposed to real-estate market, set aside substantially more money to cover bad loans. Southeast bank chain SunTrust reported its profit fell 45 percent and missed analyst estimates by a long shot as the bank set aside 10 times more for credit losses than it did a year earlier. Fifth Third, which operates banks in the Midwest, reported a 19-percent decline in earnings amid a fivefold increase in bad-debt reserves.
Commercial-finance company CIT Group, which can't borrow directly from the Federal Reserve, said it sold $1.5 billion of common and convertible preferred stock, 50 percent more than expected, a move that dilutes the holdings of existing shareholders. CIT has also agreed to sell more than $5 billion of assets and loan commitments and is considering selling an additional $2 billion of loan assets.
This comes a day after Citigroup announced an offering of $6 billion in preferred shares and about a week after JPMorgan raised $6 billion.
Energy prices will also factor into the trading day, with New York light crudetopping $118 a barrel.
"Traders are looking at the skyrocketing oil price right now," Ben Lichtenstein, president of Tradersaudio.com, told "Worldwide Exchange."
"That will keep a lid on the market for the most part."
BJ Services skidded after the oilfield-services company missed analysts' earnings target, hurt by lower prices in North America.
Also in earnings, retailer Kimberly Clark and industrial giant Lockheed Martin both posted quarterly earnings that beat expectations.
Shares of fertilizer company Intrepid Potash soared in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The company raised $960 million with its initial public offering, priced late Monday at $32 a share. The stock trades as "IPI."
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REPORT: Czech Film Springboard 2018
by Martin Kudláč
An overview of the various works in development presented at this year's Czech Film Springboard, which took place recently during the Finále Plzeň festival
The third edition of Czech Film Springboard, an initiative organised by the Czech Film Center, took place during the Finále Plzeň festival. The platform is tailored to domestic projects at the early stages of development, "to give these projects a chance to test their viability", as Markéta Šantrochová, head of the Czech Film Center, explains. "The producer-director teams have a chance to discuss all of the different aspects of the films with the experts, and as the projects are in the early stages, ideally they will consider them for further development." The producer-director teams met experienced film professionals – mostly festival programmers, funding-body representatives and sales agents – at round-table consultations to discuss their projects and visions.
Andrei Tanasescu, a representative of the Toronto International Film Festival, sums up his opinion of Czech Film Springboard: "I think it speaks volumes about Markéta's knowledge of the industry, her connections and, primarily, her ability to match the right people with the projects presented, so that each party gets important feedback and information to help them further. By this I mean that not only do the projects get extremely valuable, sincere and constructive feedback at the round-table discussions, but the guests are also offered a qualitative overview of important upcoming projects and can get a true sense of their future development."
This year's edition was no different, and introduced projects at the early development stage, which should be finished within the 2020-2021 time frame, offering a glimpse of what can be expected when that season eventually comes around. The carefully curated selection placed experienced filmmakers alongside emerging talents.
Below we present an overview of the projects.
The pitch for Bloody Easter
Bloody Easter – Jan Bušta
A prolific director of audiovisual campaigns and experimental documentary operettas such as Televise bude!, Jan Bušta is now readying a film, Bloody Easter, which is based on true events that unfolded in post-war Sudetenland. "For the successful filming of Bloody Easter, it is essential to strike a balance between several genres," says the director, who plans to weave organic threads of genre conventions, such as the western, thriller, coming-of-age story and psychological thriller, into a drama, using both a subjective and objective filming approach. As producers Michal Kráčmer and Veronika Kuhrová from Anavision revealed, Bloody Easter, a historical coming-of-age drama with a 13-year-old protagonist who experiences his first love and his first murder, will bring to mind a western style, creating an atmosphere of a character being hunted down and slaughtered. The topic of German-Czech relations from that period is still considered taboo in the Czech Republic, so the producers are expecting the film to raise a certain amount of controversy, although one of their ambitions is indeed to open up a discussion. The director has a personal interest in exploring violence in society, and Bloody Easter bears that motif as well. The script has already won two prizes: the MIDPOINT Feature Launch and Czech Film Foundation Awards. The producers received funding for development from the Czech Film Fund and are seeking to close the financing by the end of 2018. Slovak co-producer Wanda Adamik Hrycová of Wandal Production, which was behind Peter Bebjak's The Line, has already boarded the project, and given the topic of Czech-German relations, the producers are looking for another co-producing partner from Germany. Principal photography is expected to start in autumn 2020, while the post-production should wrap in spring 2021, with a tentative release set for the beginning of 2022. Kráčmer and Kuhrová plan to premiere the project at a film market and are currently seeking sales agents and festivals.
The pitch for Wirbel
Wirbel – Tomáš Hubáček
Wirbel, the feature debut by director-composer Tomáš Hubáček, also revolves around the topic of Czechs and Germans in the border region. The director's interest in landscapes, environmental philosophy and pilgrimages is plain to see in his film, which he intends to use as an homage to the countryside – and especially the former Sudetenland, "its genius locations, the people who once shaped it, and the people who want to live there today", reveals the director. His musical tastes are also expected to have an influence on the film's form, as he is planning "an atmospheric audiovisual composition", according to Hubáček. Moreover, the director will shoot Wirbel as a mystery film, a fairly underrepresented genre in Czech cinema, and he will seek to create a specific Czech form of the genre by merging the two phenomena of "searching for a secret" and "wandering through the country". The director aims to explore the topic of roots, or the lack thereof, and the search for one's home, enveloping it all in a strong atmospheric mood, so he will compose the music for the film himself. He also revealed that the story is to be set in a volcanic area, with stones that emit sounds, so he plans to adapt them for use in the score. Producer Jan Macola of Mimesis Film confirmed that the project is in the development phase, and location scouting is currently being carried out. Macola plans to close the financing by spring 2019, eyeing autumn 2020 for principal photography and spring 2020 for the completion of the film. He is looking for co-producers – most likely from Slovakia and Poland – project markets and sales agents. The domestic distributor is already on board.
The Last Race – Tomáš Hodan
In the feature-length debut sports drama The Last Race, Tomáš Hodan will venture further back into history, even before World War II, to examine Czech-German relations in the region through a combination of historical and sports drama. Hodan aims to bring to the big screen the true story of two pioneers of Czech skiing, Bohumil Hanč and Václav Vrbata, who died in the mountains during one fateful race in 1913. The director is convinced that previous accounts of the story are biased, told "to suit political and social situations", hence he has resolved to "clean it of all historical dirt" and narrate it exactly "as it happened", since a third person, a German skier who attempted to save one of the Czech fellow competitors, interfered in the events. The project has already been presented at the Berlinale Co-Production Market, and the shooting period is slated for February-May 2019; a release in 2020 has been mooted. In addition to his ambition to rectify the story, Hodan says that The Last Race will demonstrate that friendship, courage and bravery "take precedence over the themes of homeland and nation". The producer, Ondřej Beránek of Punk Film, confirmed that they plan to offer some roles to an international cast and to shoot the film at the exact location where the tragedy took place. The estimated budget is €1.5 million, and the crew is preparing to shoot next winter, expecting to have the final cut ready by spring 2020. Beránek is currently looking for distributors and sales agents, as well as potential partners for the project.
The Pack – Tomáš Polenský
Sports and the coming-of-age process come together in the feature debut by Tomáš Polenský, The Pack, which addresses the issue of bullying. The director has set the story in the world of youth sports, which he knows personally. It tells the story of 16-year-old David, who attempts to succeed in becoming a goalie in a hockey team, where he is on the receiving end of bullying. The story will not only seek to discourage bullying, but will also serve as a reflection of, in the director's words, "contemporary, aggressive society, which lacks empathy for its weaker fellows, such as refugees or minority groups". Polenský, who has considerable documentary experience under his belt, is striving to tell the story in a raw style, placing the emphasis on authentic cinematography. Also, since one of the film's target audiences is younger viewers, he will be opting for a dynamic edit. "Despite the considerable popularity of ice hockey in the Czech Republic, the last film about the sport was made in 1986," said the director, hinting at another reason for going ahead with the project. The budget is over €1 million, and producer Julietta Sichel of 8Heads Productions acknowledged that this is slightly more than usual for a feature debut; however, she explained that this is because there will be a lot of action scenes to be shot on the ice. The director also wants the audience to be part of the action. The Pack already has a Latvian co-producer on board, Ego Mania, and Sichel confirmed that they are in discussions with a third partner to round off the envisioned three-country co-production on the project. The development was supported by the Czech Film Fund, and the producer expects to close the financing by the end of 2018 so that the shoot can begin in early 2019. If they do not make it in time, the shoot will be postponed until 2020. Once the film has been completed, this will be followed by exposure on the festival circuit – mostly at festivals with sections for either youth films or emerging filmmakers. A London-based sales agent is already interested in the project, and The Pack already has a distributor for the Czech and Slovak territories.
Money from Hitler – Tomáš Mašín
The director of the big-budget crime-comedy Wilson City (2015), Tomáš Mašín, is joining the younger generation in using German-Czech historical ties. He is making a contemporary drama about the past and about guilt, based on a book by Radka Denemarková, Money from Hitler, which was translated into several languages. The story revolves around post-war trauma in the former Czechoslovakia. Denis, a respected surgeon, returns to his home village to protect a property from the claims being made by Gita, the daughter of the original German owners. Denis sees Gita as a Nazi collaborator, while she regards him and the rest of the villagers as the offspring of those who attempted to murder her upon her return from a concentration camp. The director revealed that he aims to make a non-judgemental film, leaving viewers to form their own opinions. "We aim to tackle a very difficult and complex topic in the most audience-orientated manner," says the producer, Silvie Michajlova, adding that they are not afraid to describe their approach as mainstream. Michajlova noted that she was happy to have Lenka Wimmerová on board as the scriptwriter in order to tackle the "female soul" and see inside it. The producer revealed that the creative team has been assembled, and Oleg Mutu is attached as the DoP. The film's development was supported by the Czech Film Fund and should be finished some time in 2019 so that principal photography can take place in summer 2020. The release is planned for the following year. Slovak outfit PubRes is the co-producer, and another co-producing partner is based in Austria.
Mistakes – Jan Prušinovský
After the success of The Snake Brothers in 2015 and "a family television series not for the entire family", The Gnome (see the news) in 2017, Jan Prušinovský is developing his next feature film, Mistakes, written by Roman Vojkůvka. In this movie, Prušinovský will venture into different territory, making a romantic film that depicts the story of Ema, a young girl who, in her younger years, shot a few porn videos. The story is centred on the backlash against her youthful impetuosity and liberal upbringing, which Prušinovský considers a national attribute, and how it affects her relationship with her "true love". The director notes that he has never had an actual female protagonist in his stories, so he sees "a huge challenge in that, and almost a necessity to make this project happen". He is careful to point out that pornography won't be front and centre in the story, although he will not shy away from it, either. The project, described by Prušinovský as "a boy meets a girl, and the girl was in a porn film", is at an advanced stage of development, with members of the creative team already on board. The producer, Ondřej Zima of Offside Men, confirmed that they have already selected the locations, and casting should start soon. The development phase should be completed by the end of 2018, while the shoot is expected to wrap in spring or summer 2019. Slovak production outfit PubRes is co-producing, while Falcon will be distributing the film in the Czech Republic. The producer is looking for the remainder of the financing, sales agents and film festivals.
Sunburn – Slobodanka Radun
Serbian-born, Prague-based director Slobodanka Radun and Bionaut producers Danny Holman and Vratislav Šlajer are readying Sunburn, an ambitious project with an international scope, as part of their Bionaut Dark label, aimed at Central European genre films. This project tells the story of how a family bumps into a young couple living in a villa in Croatia during a heat wave. As the story unfolds, lies and secrets emerge, ultimately leading to tragedy. One of the producers, Danny Holman, revealed that the project has "a tightly written script" and will have a distinct resemblance to European psychosexual thrillers, such as Jacques Deray's La Piscine, Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water, François Ozon's Swimming Pool and Luca Guadagnino's A Bigger Splash, all of which cram a small cast into an isolated location. Sunburn is being set up as a Czech-UK-Serbian-Slovakian co-production and will be mainly in the English language. Holman noted that it is Bionaut's most ambitious project to date, "as the geographical scope and size of the project is larger than most traditional Czech films". The cast will be international, as will the creative team, and Radun said she would prefer to put together "different actors from different acting schools". Holman added that the film would be of interest not only to a domestic audience, but also to an international one. Director Radun stated that the story would also revolve around the "meeting of the so-called West with the so-called East". The Czech Film Fund supported the development, and Croatia's Kinorama will serve as the line producer, while co-producers from Serbia and Slovakia are already lined up. Holman reiterated that they intend to shoot a strong European genre film. Principal photography is scheduled for September 2019, with the final cut expected to be ready by spring or summer 2020.


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We all know that, right?
I mean, a summer lay-off would have been nicer. Some of you will remember "The Summer of Ken" from 6 years ago. ("The Fall of Ken" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.)
So as I blog in the next few months, keep in mind that I am a planner and a do-er-in-advance-r.
The Christmas chocolate is already ordered, and our Christmas cards are sitting under my telephone desk. We already booked and pre-paid a condo at our favourite ski hill over Christmas.
What else? I bought myself a new skirt/shirt/sweater outfit at the end of August with no returns on sale items that is very wintery and hasn't seen the light of day yet. Yay! New clothes for me when the snow flies, without spending money in the face of our new budgetary reality!
(And something else has been pre-paid, but I can't mention that one yet.)
So austerity measures have been implemented, but won't be painful for quite some time.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Terry Fox Run and Race
Today was the Terry Fox Run honouring a Canadian hero, as well as the school qualification race for Divisionals.
Carmen had her signature strong finish. She runs a calculated race, and once again qualified for Divisionals as well as setting a new personal best for time.
I've gotta say, the cheering must help.
The kids position themselves at a critical spot along the path and cheer and shout for everyone as they head into their second hill.
Carmen felt the love as she headed up hill #2.
And here's Chloe coming around the corner into the final stretch right when everyone started to call her name and cheer her in.
Chloe also ran a personal best with no walking whatsoever, and passing 9 runners on the big hill. You can see how good she felt about her run. I need to channel that supportive spirit from the school when I go out myself. What would it be like to run with a smile on my face?
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Saturday, 15 September 2012
Quilting bee and a little red wagon
Well, we bought the boy a stick shift to drive. Maybe this is no longer a relevant skill, but we threw it at him anyway. (He thinks maybe once he sat in a standard transmission car before we bought this teen-mobile.)
Steven's pretty glad to have driving a standard figured out, and Jaclyn looks forward to learning it next summer so that she can be the cool-girl-who-knows-how-to-drive-a-standard.
Speaking of lost skills, I have fond memories of playing underneath quilts on quilting frames, but it was a first today for Carmen and Chloe. (Note the headbands made from the quilt scraps.) (Excuse me, Chloe's wasn't a head band it was a 'buff'. What???)
Chloe's school teacher is having a baby in a few weeks so Chloe had a few friends over to tie a baby quilt together. None of them had done it before, but they caught on fast.
Plus they had Carmen to help. Carmen learned how to tie a quilt several years ago when Jaclyn was a Miamaid and she did it for a YW activity. (I'm not clear on how Carmen pulled that one off since she wasn't even in YW's yet.)
I think I'll have to slip this photo into the card when they give the baby blanket to their teacher.
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Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Losing my power of concentration.
I'm having a hard time even captioning pictures sitting on the couch while Jon Stewart is on. I used to be able to focus!
Carmen and I spent a couple of days alone together this summer while Chloe went away with a friend. The bike ride day was clearly more fun than the back-to-school shopping day. Ken considers this a win.
Steven has awesome YM's leaders. For camp this year they went to a hunter education facility. (I'm not sure what he'd be hunting with a hand gun.)
Making a 3-minute fire from spark to smoke signal.
The bishop said something to me that led me to believe Steven had chilli dogs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I have to say that's possible, considering Ken was eating hot dogs and nachos 3 meals a day when I first met him.
Back-to-school haircuts. Carmen sprung it on me that she wanted a fresh cut at the last minute and I told her fine, but I was busy and she'd have to make the appointment herself, and btw book something for Chloe too. She felt "weird" to make that call herself, but ta-da it wasn't that hard.
Chloe and Carmen led campfire songs at our ward camp on Friday night with all the silly YW's camp songs.
On Monday Carmen and Chloe planned the best-last-day-of-summer which included some time playing with hair.
This picture pretty much says it all about the first school morning today: Chloe totally ready and excited, Carmen still in her pj's and wrapped in a blanket, and Steven tolerating a photo-tradition that was delaying him getting out the door. (Steven didn't actually start classes today, he was involved in a welcome day for the new grade 10's.)
Ken asked me what I was going to do with my time today and I told him I was going grocery shopping all day. He thought I was kidding.
The girls came home and both reported the one school supply they were still lacking was magnets for their lockers. No way I was going to get to that fast enough for them, so they rode their bikes to the $-store, bought craft supplies, and made their own cute magnets. Yay! How I love big kids.
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Saturday, 3 November 2012
Hurry up spending ban.
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So cute! I love bunnies so much :) xReplyDelete
The bottom right pink bunnie with adorable blue jumper is TESCO?????? I actually cannot believe that. It is taking every bit of self control for me to not run out the door in my pyjamas to find the nearest Tesco!!!! (I have already bought one bunny jumper this year, but you can have two right?)ReplyDelete
I hope your spending ban passes super duper quick. By the way this is a super exciting post.... Bunnies, and jumpers. Two of my favourite things!
Its from the kids section in Tesco, I'm a midgit so can get away with baba stuff ha! XxReplyDelete
I found such a cute bunny jumper in asda with glasses like the pink one! Animal jumpers are so cute !ReplyDelete
I am loving owls at the moment !
Wanted to post a pic of the jumper but it wouldn't let me :(
Here's the link if you want to see it :)
Eve xx
Ahhhhhhh!!!! A girl after my own heart, I love bunnies, Like huge LOVE! I have 2 house bunnies, dwarf lops called Jasper and Delilah. And I love anything with bunnies on, been looking for a cute jumper for a while, I would happily take any of these! Totally following your blog now!!ReplyDelete
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such lovely jumpers they look so cosy !ReplyDelete
I just adore the pink bunny jumper and at £10 i think it will be mine after the 20/2.


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C'est La Vegan King Cake!
Laissez les vegetaliens bon temps rouler, y'all! (Let the vegan good times roll, y'all!) I'm back with THE Mardi Gras staple (other than Hurricane drinks and party beads, anyway), Vegan King Cake! This was darn easy and super delish. And it's perfect for soaking up the booze!
Vegan Stuffing on the Stove Top
I grew up loving that famous stuffing that you'd make in a pot in 5 minutes. To me, it was perfect. The buttery, savory, hearty, deliciousness that would come out of that box was all I could ever want. So when we started discussing Thanksgiving dinner, I knew what I needed to do.
This was surprisingly simple, and it gave me all the flavor I wanted and then some. Fool your meat eating friends with it. It'll be our little secret.
Vegan French Toast Bread Pudding
There's something kinda wonderful about having your breakfast come out of the oven, piping hot and ready to eat. This was the perfect recipe for first thing in the morning prep, too. Quick, easy and delicious, three of my favorite words! This truly was effin' easy, and within an hour of waking, I could have been eating this sweet, tender, hot, and tasty french toast without having to stand over the stove turning slices (I went to the farmer's market first, but it was nice to have an easy brunch when we got home).
I had a bunch of leftover homemade vegan challah bread, so I used that, but you can pretty much use any bread you have around, especially this french bread. I plan on making this with a sourdough next because I love the contrast of sour with sweet.
I came up with this cake in a desperate attempt to have a festive breakfast before attending Rosh Hashanah services, which tend to last past lunch. It had to be not too sweet, but filling and satisfying. I came up with the idea of tweaking my banana bread recipe to make an apple cake. I love vegan butter on my banana bread, so I considered that element and made a totally wonderful Bee Free Honee butter. The tangy note of the apples used in making the Honee "honey" really settled nicely into this cake, creating an incredibly apple-y (yes, I'm making up effin' words now) back note that is super crave-worthy. This will forever be a Rosh Hashanah tradition in our home. I hope it becomes a tradition in your home as well.
Vegan Hawaiian Rolls
To celebrate the end of summer, my love's work decided to throw a Hawaiian-style potluck. Since he just started with this firm, I was eager to please with some vegan Hawaiian food. The first thing that came to mind were those little Hawaiian rolls you can find in the grocery stores. I've always wanted to try veganizing them, so here was my effin' chance!
These were pretty easy to put together once I figured out what direction I was going. The best way to eat them is straight out of the oven, hovering over the sink, with a butter knife full of vegan butter gripped tightly in your hand. Or so I would imagine.
Vegan Honey Cake
During Rosh Hashanah, it's tradition to eat the eff out of some honey. Apples & honey, honey on everything, really, and of course, the honey cake. Prior years were daunting because what was a vegan to do?! Now, there's Bee Free Honee, so all is right in our little vegan world.
This is traditionally a dense, coarse cake, but it is sweet and delightful. And it is pretty darn easy to throw together! Just make sure you're going to be home for over an hour for it to bake. I like this cake sliced thick with a slather of vegan butter on top. It's also so delish (and extra holiday-appropriate) with some of my homemade apple butter. How would you eat your honey cake?
Vegan Banana Bread Bites
Everyone should have a good Banana Bread recipe.
There's something effin' amazing about this super simple banana bread. There's nothing that stands out, in particular, but it seems this is perfection in its simplicity. There's a certain feeling of accomplishment that comes from turning something that is so close to being trash, in this case some overripe bananas, into a delightful treat. I usually bake a loaf, and this recipe yields a large, supple loaf, but this time I decided to make mini muffin bites. These even seemed to have won the hearts and minds of our Synagogue's Social Action Committee who got to enjoy them the other night. Kidding, of course, but they went over really well!
Vegan Cinnamon Oat Coffee Cake
On the weekends, I love to have brunch. This is probably because I like to sleep in way too late. This cake is the ultimate brunch item. It's deliciously hearty and pairs nicely with an iced coffee. I like preparing it the night before. I don't know if it really tastes better the next day, but I do know I enjoy it more when I get to wake up slowly and eat it without having to effin' bake it first.
Vegan Du Monde Beignets
My husband Sean, having spent much of his childhood in New Orleans, grew up eating beignets. Every Sunday his family would venture from Metairie into the French Quarter, hungry for doughy pillows of fried dough covered in mounds of soft powdery sugar, and cafe au lait (orange juice for the kids). Being away from the French Quarter means it's been many years since he's had one of his beloved beignets. Being vegan means that, even if he visited, he wouldn't be able to enjoy one anyway. I set out to correct this. He swears these taste the same, or effin' close.
Hummus-Stuffed Falafel with Pita
Sean and I were sitting on the couch one night, discussing what makes good falafel and tossing around ideas on how to make it better. Sean came up with this little gem of an idea, and boy was it a terrific idea!
To me, this takes the two things I love most about Israeli food, falafel and hummus, and turns them into one, no nonsense treat. We ate these babies in these wonderful effin' homemade pitas, which are also spelled out below, but I can totally see eating them on their own. I want to try making them like little poppers, but alas, that's another post altogether. So, this post is 3 posts in one; hummus, falafel and pita. Y'all are so spoiled!
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