text: When was the last time I was anxious? Hmmm, let me think. Ten minutes ago? I've found that when I'm feeling any sort of unease, these tips help return me to my calm place. 1. Distance yourself from "toxic" people and make a support group. Those you spend the majority of your time with have an influence on your mental well-being. The people you choose to surround yourself with either recharge your batteries and help enforce feelings of self-worth! 2. Take a "stay-cation" if you can't vacation. Allowing yourself to take a guilt-free weekend hiatus at home and venture to your "happy place" can ease your emotions and quiet your mind. Even if you don't have a weekend to devote, forcing yourself to do something you enjoy can offer a much-needed escape from pressing concerns. 3. Never underestimate the power of humor. Next time you find yourself overly anxious, find a way to make light of the situation. Take a second to laugh! 4. Run toward your fears, not away. Instead of running from the things that make us anxious, try attacking them head on. Exposing ourselves to our fears can lead us to the realization that our worries aren't all that important. 5. Get enough sleep, fuel your body, and break a sweat. Sleep well, be sure to exercise, and eat well. By physically taking care of yourself, you equip your body and mind to better handle day-to-day concerns. 6. Be where you are. We'll never get back the time and energy we waste agonizing over circumstances we can't change. Stay in the present. 7. Pride yourself on your adaptability. Mental flexibility is key to overcoming anxiety. Accept change and find a way to make it work for you.


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FOLLOWING WIDESPREAD critical acclaim on its national tour earlier this year, ORion Productions, in association with Blue Moon Theatre Company, presents another opportunity to see The Woolgatherer.
Written by Emmy-winning American author William Mastrosimone, The Woolgatherer has been hailed by The Sunday Times as "triumphant theatre" and by Entertainment.ie as "mesmerising", this theatrical highlight returns to the Town Hall Theatre next week, having sold out the Town Hall studio during a week-long run in May.
Set in South Philadelphia, the play centres around the chance meeting of Rose and Cliff, two ordinary people searching for love. Rose is a shy dimestore salesgirl whose life centres around reveries and daydreams while Cliff is a hard-working, hard-drinking, truck driver. The duo are played respectively by Sinead O'Riordan (who also produces the play ) and Michael Hough while direction is by David Byrne.
When The Woolgatherer last visited Galway I wrote a review of the production but pressure of space meant it could not be published at the time. With the play's return to the Town Hall we can now dust off that review:
A standing ovation greeted the final curtain of The Woolgatherer, an accolade fully deserved by its two performers, Michael Hough and Sinéad O'Riordan.
Hough plays the brash, bearded, burly bear of a trucker, Cliff, who, after his rig breaks down in Philadelphia, chances to meet shy and fragile dreamer, Rose, who invites him back to her dingy apartment.
They are a chalk-and-cheese couple and as they try to get to know each other things are often fraught; Rose is repeatedly alarmed by Cliff's loudness and coarseness while Cliff is exasperated by her nervy skittishness. Yet in spite of all, as the evening progresses an unlikely affinity and mutual affection does grow between them.
Mastrosimone's script can switch from pained or scarifying intensity to quiet tenderness and laugh-out-loud humour. There is a wonderful lyrical soliloquy from Cliff about the rigours of his work that has all the surging momentum of a truck barrelling down the highway.
Another memorable scene sees Rose and Cliff trying to communicate from opposite sides of her door, Cliff's large bearded head squeezed comically through the small gap permitted by the latch-chain.
Under David Byrne's fine direction both O'Riordain and Hough turn in gripping performances, finding the different emotional shades and textures of their respective characters. Becky Gardiner's set, with its flaked paint and rusted radiators, certainly evoked an impoverished apartment though perhaps the grimness could have been offset a little by some small touch of beauty – after all, be they ever so poor or humble, almost everyone will have some visual decorations in their home.
Co-produced by O'Riordan's own ORion Productions and Byrne's Blue Moon Theatre Company, The Woolgatherer makes for an emotionally absorbing and rewarding evening of theatre.
The Woolgatherer plays the Town Hall on Tuesday September 10 and Wednesday 11 at 8pm. Tickets are €15/12 and available from the Town Hall on 091 - 569777 and www.tht.ie


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Donald Trump last night threatened to walk away from his £1billion north-east golf resort if the Scottish Government allows a windfarm to be built nearby.
The US billionaire told the Press and Journal he will not spend "another penny" on the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire until he knows for sure the offshore development at Aberdeen bay is moved elsewhere.
The threat came after the latest phase of Mr Trump's multimillion-pound golf development was backed by councillors at a heated meeting yesterday.
Members approved the application for a permanent clubhouse on the Menie Estate at Balmedie.
Hours after the meeting, Trump International announced all further aspects of the development – including the hotel – will be halted until the government reaches a final decision on vattenfall and AREG'S £150million application for 11 turbines off the Aberdeen coast.
The structures, to be built between Balmedie and Blackdog in Aberdeenshire, would be visible from the championship links.
The American previously told First Minister Alex Salmond the turbines are "disastrous and environmentally irresponsible".
And he earlier warned that he may reconsider the rest of the resort – which includes a luxury £250million hotel, 950 holiday homes and 500 houses – if the windfarm goes ahead.
Last night Mr Trump confirmed that, if the turbines are built, he is off.
"I have spent close to £100million to get to this stage," he said.
"When I said it was going to be the greatest golf course in the world, people laughed. But I have stuck to that promise and I have delivered what the critics are already calling the world's greatest course."
Mr Trump claims the turbines will "ruin" Aberdeen.
"The last thing I would do if they go ahead would be build a hotel looking at them," he added.
"I have another £900million to put into that site. But I will not invest another penny if an industrial plant is built nearby."
Mr Trump has written to Energy Minister Fergus Ewing formally requesting a public inquiry be held into the plans – a decision the government said would be down to ministers.
"These structures will be higher than Trump Tower – I don't think the people of Aberdeen know what is going to happen," said the US property tycoon.
"They are going to loom over Aberdeen like an ugly dragon and ruin the beautiful coastline."
The move came after plans for the clubhouse won approval at the Formar-tine area committee. Planning consent was granted in an 8-2 vote at the Kirk Centre at Ellon amid dramatic scenes.
Heated debate broke out after Councillor Debra Storr launched a scathing attack on the design of the clubhouse, describing it as "laughable" and reminiscent of a "Victorian lunatic asylum".
She "pitied" the architects involved in the project adding that Mr Trump had no taste – which prompted heckling from the US businessman's development director, George Sorial.
"This is all about trying to maximise the viewsfrom the clubhouse across the grounds," said Councillor Storr – supported by Councillor Paul Johnston – before being reprimanded by colleagues for "targeting the applicant".
Councillor Gillian Owen said she was happy the design incorporated elements from Macleod, formerly Menie House, while Councillor Allan Hendry hailed it as a development that would put the north-east "firmly on the golfing tourism map".
Menie Estate resident David Milne, a long-time opponent of the Trump project, said last night it was no great surprise that the "hideous erection that is planned to be a golf clubhouse was rubber stamped through to receive planning permission".
He claimed it would draw tourists "as a laughing stock and a monument to bad taste coupled with inappropriate design".
Meanwhile, US chatshow host Rosie O'Donnell has joined forces with those campaigning against the Trump project.
The star – who has had a long-running feud with the businessman – is hosting a screening of campaign documentary You've Been Trumped in Chicago.


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We're gearing up for Summer (at least in the Northern Hemisphere) and now it's time to start thinking about your summer activities. This challenge is all about water slides: The popular attraction at water parks everywhere. As usual, they come in all shapes and sizes from the common backyard pool slide to the not so common 164 foot tall certified Guinness World Record largest water slide, Kilimanjaro, in Brazil.
There are many kinds of slides for you to model and you are free to create something entirely unique. (Note: Log rides or log flume rides are not considered water slides for the purposes of the challenge.) For a list and a description of the different kinds of water slides, be sure to read the WikiPedia article on water slides.
Standard Participation Rules apply. Thanks to HenkieTenk for the suggestion.
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Recently, I received a text from a friend who is in the process of trading her title of boss for one of employee. It's a well-timed decision that will improve her quality of life, and she'd been happy and excited about it the last time we talked. But her message that day read, "I feel like such a failure."
I was surprised. My friend is one of the most grounded and confident women I know. I didn't realize the word failure was even in her vocabulary. I immediately sent her back a long text reminding her that she was not anything close to a failure. I used lots of capital letters and exclamation points. I didn't think much of it when I didn't hear back.
But a few weeks later, when my friend was talking about clearing out her desk in anticipation of her replacement moving in she said, "I still have a few twinges of feeling like I failed–" she turned towards me and added with an edge in her voice, "–even though I know that I'm not a failure."
I was a little taken aback. I rechecked the text I'd sent–it seemed upbeat and supportive–I couldn't understand where I'd misstepped.
Fortunately, around that time my friend Mary dropped by with some hand-me-downs for my daughters. Mary is a wise and insightful person with children a few years older than mine. As usual, our conversation turned to parenting. Mary commented on the delicate balance of managing adolescent highs and lows. "I don't want to change what they are experiencing. I want them to have room to embrace their feeling." She paused. "But I do want to teach them how to move through their emotions without taking it out on those they live with."
We laughed, but after Mary left I kept thinking about what she said. Not the part about not being used as a scapegoat for your children's angst, but the part about giving them room to move through what they are feeling without asking them to change. I have a shelfful of parenting books with advice about how to help my children maintain a harmonious even keel. Alongside those titles are self-help books that give guidance on how to buck up, get over it, and move on. Few mention giving room to our feelings. Yet Mary reminded me that sometimes children and adults alike need an opportunity to experience the wide spectrum of human emotions.
Years ago, I met a psychologist who took the idea of embracing emotions to the extreme degree. "I tell my clients, if you are feeling sad or depressed, let yourself be sad or depressed. If you are feeling bitchy, feel bitchy. Wallow in it. Dedicate the day to it. Celebrate it." It sounded like a wacky and somewhat scary idea to me. If you fall head first into your emotion like she suggested, won't you end up mired in that emotional state? Won't you become that feeling and make a habit of it?
Despite my doubt, I tried it. The next time I was feeling particularly low, I just let myself be low. I moped. I sighed a lot and felt put upon by life. I ran a mental tape of complaints through my head without trying to replace them with happy thoughts. I planned to ride my low all day long and give it all the room it needed, but after about an hour, I noticed that I wasn't low anymore. I was over it. On to the next emotion.
Because there is always going to be another emotional state lurking right around the corner, which is why Buddhist tradition instructs followers to deal with emotional upheaval by simply sitting and observing. Notice what you are feeling without letting that feeling define who you are. It is the difference between saying "I feel sad" rather than "I am sad." By not attaching ourselves to an emotional state–either a high or low–and by not resisting our feelings, our emotions are free to move on instead of becoming who we think we are.
This is easier said than done. Strong emotions are uncomfortable at best, and it is even more agonizing to watch those you love struggle with their own emotional challenges. How much easier to sweep unpleasant feelings under the rug as quickly as possible. But that old adage is true: What you resists, persists. Suppressed emotions don't go away. If anything, resistance makes them stronger and more engrained in our sense of self. They begin to define us, and in turn, become habitual. As hard as it is, perhaps it is wiser to give room to our emotions. To allow ourselves to feel grief, anger, or even failure.
Which is why if I had a do-over, I'd send my friend a different text in reply to her electronic wail regarding her career shift. Before listing her bright and shiny qualities, I'd first say, "It's okay to feel like a failure. There's room for that."


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This guide applies generally to homeschool grading in the USA. Guidelines to homeschooling in other countries are somewhat different and might be covered in another article.
1Grading in homeschooling is done by the teacher-in-charge. In most of the cases, this means mom! In this situation, grading can get a bit tricky because it can be a little difficult to grade your own child. There is no benchmark against which you can evaluate your child's performance. In most cases, you also have no awareness of how well other children are doing. So, obviously the traditional method of grading is perhaps not the best method to follow.
2When grading a child undergoing homeschooling, it is more important to assess whether the child has understood the subject that is being taught. Inherent in this is the fact that if the child has not understood something, you will go over it again.
3This will work in your child's favor in 2 ways. Firstly, the child knows that if he or she fails to catch on, the topic will be repeated till it is mastered. Secondly, the child also knows that once the topic has been mastered, he or she will get full credit for his hard work. Getting full reward for the hard work put in is a great motivational factor, especially for kids.
4When assessing your child's abilities, do not allow emotions to overcrowd your rationale. Do not yield to the cries and tears of your child if he or she resists certain topics or subjects. If mastering these skills is necessary, then you as the teacher (and not as the parent alone) have to go over the topic over and over till it sinks in. When dealing with tougher concepts, the child may get restless and may even show frustration or belligerence.
5When the child is still young and unable to understand the importance of his lessons, it is your responsibility to see to it that the child develops the skill set necessary for future growth.
6If you live in a state that requires yearly tests, this will help you to judge your child's ability compared to his or her peers.
7Even if it is not mandatory, you may want to test your child every year. These tests will reveal the variations in the child's learning pattern. It may show up unexpected areas of strength and hitherto unknown areas of weakness. This enables you to structure your teaching to cover the areas that are weak, and build upon the areas that are strong.
8In case your state requires a homeschool report card, keep a record of the yearly development and scores of your child. Include pertinent areas like punctuality, discipline etc in the report.
9You may also need to keep a record of the number of working days and attendance schedules.
10While grading your child, make sure that you use as many external tests as possible. There are several websites that deal with the various age groups, and allow free downloading of question papers.
11This is an excellent and cost-effective method to assess your child. Homeschooling, if done in the proper manner, will boost the child's confidence because he will be studying to satisfy his natural curiosity. The scores therefore will reflect his true intelligence.Advertisement
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- Gentle guidance, encouragement and loving focus is required to assist and guide the child in areas where he or she is clearly not quite grasping the subject or has a complete disinterest in it.Thanks!
- Homeschoolers do not have to adhere to a strict timetable as every discussion, activity and reading lesson in itself becomes something which will encourage your child and teach.Thanks!
- Encouraging your child to use a file/folder for each project or subject is a great way for him or her to display his or her work and is easily stored for future reference and/or assessment.Thanks!
- The internet is a wonderful source of information and the majority of record keeping documents and formats can be easily sourced and downloaded and printed as and when necessary.Thanks!
- As an educator/parent your main focus and responsibility is to develop and encourage a love of learning in your child.Thanks!
- Homeschooling is invaluable in teaching basic life skills to children, and more especially beneficial for children with learning difficulties.Thanks!
- Every child should be allowed to develop at his or her own pace. Encouragement and praise should be levered when clearly the child has mastered or grasped a certain subject. This reinforces a desire in the child to learn more.
- Create printable records. The importance of record keeping cannot be stressed enough - for you as the educator and for your child to assess his or her development.
- Be prepared to spend a good proportion of your day (and night) doing research, answering hows, whys and wherefores, and above all your child should be educated in a loving nurturing environment which will encourage not only a love of learning but tighten even more firmly the family bond.Thanks!
- Homeschooling is a "hands-on" method of educating your child or children.
- Encouragement, guidance and gentle persuasion are more effective in encouraging a child in a certain area that he or she may have less of an interest or less of a grasp of the subject.
Things You'll Need
- Patience - a lot of it
- A love of learning
- What do you don't need is a formal teaching qualification to homeschool your child.
- You will need to remember and recognize that every child is an individual and should be allowed and encouraged to develop at his or her own pace.
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Santhe Security was a subsidiary company of Santhe Corporation. Santhe Security provided security forces for Imperial outposts and space stations during the time of the Galactic Empire.
Santhe Security had its own force of military personnel, referred to as "Santhe Security troopers." They typically operated in squads of five to ten troopers and carried blaster pistols, heavy blaster pistols, or blaster rifles. They were trained in unarmed combat and other types of melee combat as well as repulsorlift operation and operation of vehicle blasters.
Santhe Security personnel wore uniforms similar to that of the Imperial Fleet Regiment, except they wore silver helmets and had silver piping running down their shoulders, arms and legs. A simplified version of the Santhe logo was clearly visible on the back of the Santhe Security uniform.
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Trump had reportedly ordered the White House to release the Kim letter without consulting global allies in order to avoid potential leaks, per the Wall Street Journal, as Trump's leak-ridden communications team has been the subject of scrutiny and headlines in recent weeks.
The big picture: President Trump's decision to cancel the widely anticipated June 12 summit with North Korea Kim Jong-un has triggered backlash and outrage among international leaders who are bracing to see what's next between Trump and Kim. This was billed as a historic summit but now, the Washington–Pyongyang standoff is prompting both sides to get back to basics.


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Co-Director Kate McLarnon has worked since 2006 as an ethnographer and documentary filmmaker and holds a masters with distinction in Visual Anthropology. Kate's work has been broadcast in the UK, shortlisted for BBC World Young Film-Maker of the Year Award, an IMTV Music Video Award, a Chime ommunications Cymbal Award and she has had short films shown in galleries and festivals worldwide. She collaborates with anthropologists, journalists, artists, museums and charities, using film in innovative ways to express, investigate and create. As a director of Postcode Films in London Kate has worked with leading arts and research organisations in the UK and with Satya Films she directs her first feature.
Co-Director Sky Neal is a documentary filmmaker, visual anthropologist and creative educator. Since 2005 Sky has been creating films – from short and long form documentaries to video art for live performance. Sky has 20 years experience in the circus and performing arts industry and worked professionally as an aerialist in contemporary circus. Human rights issues have become central to her work in all her roles. For the past six years she has spent much time in Nepal both as a filmmaker and creative consultant. She has worked extensively with vulnerable and at risk youth through film and social circus creative education programmes. Sky and Kate's collaborative use of film continue to play a central role in the development of Even When I Fall.
BAFTA nominated Producer Elhum Shakerifar is responsible for funding, strategy... making sure the film gets made and that you see it when it's ready! Her most recent production was multi-award winning A Syrian Love Story (Sean McAllister, 2015), which she distributed in the UK, and past film have screened at festivals including Berlinale, IDFA and Hot Docs, and broadcast internationally. Elhum is also a programmer, formerly of Bird's Eye View Film Festival(spotlighting women directors) and currently with London Film Festival. She was Bechdel Test Fest's inaugural Our Girl Friday for being a champion of women in film.
Editor Alice Powell has worked on a varied slate of documentary, fiction and artist film since graduating from the prestigious National Film and Television School in 2007. Her award winning work has been screened internationally at festivals including Berlinale, SXSW, Sheffield Doc/Fest and Hot Docs. She has worked with artists including Turner Prize winner Gillian Wearing and her most recent documentary, The Closer We Get by Karen Guthrie won the Best International Feature at Hot Docs and Best UK film at Open City Documentary Film Festival.
Choreographer and creative consultant Robyn Simpson is an aerial, dance and circus performer and choreographer specialising in large-scale productions, including over 12 Opening/Closing Ceremonies. She has worked with Danny Boyle, Cal McCrystal, Tim Burton, David Shiner and Tom Hooper. Robyn has been a devising artist with Muse [2007-14]; choreographer of Special Events with Cirque du Soleil, and has a Masters of Fine Art in Choreography. Passionate about creative education, Robyn has consulted with government, schools, think-tanks, Olympic Truce Centre and on Olympic and Paralympic Games education programmes. She has been a part of the Circus Kathmandu journey since the beginning.


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A new opportunity to experience a Guilty pleasure.
The latest stream from Arc System Works' Japanese Twitch account revealed that the original Guilty Gear is coming to modern consoles. Guilty Gear was released in 1998 — celebrating its 20th anniversary today — on the original PlayStation, and set itself apart with its strong rock 'n' roll vibe. The game includes ten unique characters along with Baiken, a secret boss.
Arc System Works has not yet mentioned a release date for this gem, but you can catch about 20 minutes of gameplay below. You can definitely see how the spirit of the original has been well-preserved in its latest edition, Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2.
This announcement is definitely exciting, but don't forget that Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R is also coming to the Nintendo Switch. Hopefully, that title will find its way to PlayStation 4 somewhere down the road, too.
Watch ARC SYSTEM WORKS official live from ArcSystemWorks on www.twitch.tv
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What is the SSA?
The SSA is a parent/teacher group that raises funds for the school through organised events. All parents of children at the school become members of this association, which exists to support and advance the education of all the pupils.
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The XIV has two separate line cords (there is an option to have four line cords but I am trying not to complicate this). This means the clients building power provides the XIV with two separate power sources.
As long as one of those two line cords provides input power, then the XIV will continue to operate normally.
If both power sources stop supplying input power then the client is not providing any electricity to the XIV (none at all).
This would suggest the clients computer room has suffered a severe building facility failure and that all of their other equipment has lost power too.
In this situation the XIV will continue to operate normally for 30 seconds on battery power, waiting in the hope that the clients power will come back on at least one of the two line cords.
If after 30 seconds, the XIV has not detected the return of any input power, it must take action to ensure it does not flatten it's internal UPS batteries. So it performs a graceful shutdown and powers itself off. Why wait only 30 seconds? The main reason is brown-out protection. If the client loses power for 20 seconds and then returns power, and does this recursively, they could progressively flatten the battery to the point where the XIV may not be able to gracefully shut down. This is not desirable, so the 30 second timer is a good compromise.
Overall this design allows the client the greatest levels of availability and data protection.
In terms of site EPO, the XIV does not have an EPO switch or interface, because the XIV design has a strict requirement to perform a graceful shutdown prior to power off.
If the client wants to manually power the machine off, they could instead issue a CLI or GUI command to the machine to request shutdown.
Shutdown takes about 30 seconds to complete because the machine needs time to destage cache and meta data to disk prior to shutting down the Linux OS that runs on each module.
So how do you power the XIV back on?
Just press the On switch on each of the three UPS modules (preferably all at once).
So how do you manually power the XIV off?
Always use the xCLI or XIV GUI to shut the XIV down. There are power off buttons on each XIV UPS, but these should be covered by a plate and never used (if they are not covered up, please contact IBM to have this done). We don't use these buttons as they don't let the modules shutdown gracefully.
If you launch an xCLI session from the XIV GUI, issue the following command and then respond to the prompts:
If you want to script the command then you need a script that looks like this:
xcli -m 192.168.30.91 -u admin -p adminadmin shutdown –y
If you choose to use emergency=yes then you may cause data loss, which is clearly not a good idea.
We add the -y parameter because the shutdown command is normally interactive. Clearly this assumes you have not changed the default password ( which is also not a good idea).
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The Tapestry of Art Education
Last week I attended the third annual Art is Education summer institute in Oakland, California. The Integrated Learning Summer Institute: Inventing Our Future was held at the Chabot Space and Science Museum from August 12-14, 2014. The Alameda County Office of Education's Alliance for Arts Leadership organized the event.
For links to the galleries and notes, visit my More Than Kids blog where I have started keeping Notes on A Blog.
Chip McNeal opened the first day with a quote from astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson that underscored the theme of the three days.
"(W)e are all connected to each other… It's not that we are better than the universe, we are part of the universe. We are in the universe and the universe is in us."
By seeing the world this way, Neil DeGrasse Tyson feels "quite large." Perhaps art educators would benefit by viewing our work similarly. Are we limiting ourselves when we say that education starts (or ends) with art?… Read the rest
Spring Forward Part 2 – Roller Derby Season Begins
I am an official photographers for the [wb_fb_f name="bayareaderbygirls" id=""] . I have a camera, a press badge and a really cool derby name. (I am P Giddy.) One of my friends asked me how I lucked into this gig. I really do not know. I showed up one day after attending a bout. I think I will keep showing up until they tell me its time to leave.
The B.ay A.rea D.erby Girl Season Opener! was last weekend. I posted derby photos on my blog and my personal Facebook page, but many of my best photos were not seen. I combined two events into one post and the slideshows were inside the blog post. I am posting the derby photos again today so that more people can see more derby photos.
2014 Season Opener Berkeley vs San Francisco
2014 Season Opener Oakland vs Richmond
I posted the photo above of [wb_fb_f name="Ydot.Otter" id=""] on my Facebook page.… Read the rest
Fire and Flight – Runway Show 3
Hot Couture Runway Show 3 Photo Slideshow
Before an artist can fly, an artist must fight.
A good artist argues with him or herself.
Artists are their own collaborators, their own muse, their own liberators.
An artist's process is uneasy. Art is the fire, the wood and the shadow. Non-artists usually only see the final product. They miss the messy struggle.
At The Crucible's 15th Annual Hot Couture fashion show in Oakland, California, I photographed all three runway shows on Saturday January 11, 2014. The third show was more personal, because I know designer and dancer Alexandra Candia.
Alex teaches my two children how to dance. She also teaches my children how to perform and collaborate. She teaches them how to listen to their inner drummer; she teaches them to dance with a group. My daughter, who turns 10 next month, fought with Alex in the beginning. Both of my kids struggled, until they performed.… Read the rest
Shadows in the Jungle – Hot Couture 2014 Second Runway Show
Photo Gallery for Runway Show 2
"Life is wasted on illusion…."
Bow Wow Wow, from Do You Want To Hold Me
Since last weekend's Hot Couture fashion show at The Crucible in Oakland, California, I have contemplated the relationship between the music and fashion industry. Popular artists influence hairstyles. New styles of music force designer to create new outfits. A new dance craze provides a new excuse for more shoes… not that anyone needs an excuse for new shoes.
So what does Hot Couture have to do with the lyric from 1980's band Bow Bow Wow? According to legend (or in this case, Wikipedia), Bow Wow Wow was recruited by Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren to promote Westwood's new clothing style. Westwood and McLaren used music to change fashion. Westwood's "Pirate Collection of 1981" made punk stylish although the former school teacher probably used a different word. (I am a current school teacher so I will say "stylish.")
I watched the old Bow Wow Wow music videos today while writing this post; I was surprised by the band's sophistication which I probably missed when I was a young teenager.… Read the rest
Self-Portraits, a metaphor by another name
Self-portraits are a visual diary hidden in plain sight…
or so says me. (Here is my 2013 self-portrait gallery.)
The Oxford Dictionary chose "selfie" as the 2013 word of the year. A selfie is similar to a self-portrait, but a selfie is meant to be shared on social media. According to the Oxford Dictionary, selfies are usually taken with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media site. I take selfies, self-portraits and pictures of myself. Occasionally, I take a decent "self-picture," but I rarely share the images. I almost never share my process. I am only doing so, because one of my photographer friends asked.
Most of my self-images can be placed into three categories — Reflections, Themed, and Awkward Self-Portraits (similar to Awkward Family Portraits). I am surprised when a photograph turns out decent, because I am an obstinate subject. Do you know the Pink song, "Don't Let Me Get Me?" When I photograph myself, I feel as if I am singing that song to myself.… Read the rest
Capoeira – Batizado e Troca De Cordas
Yesterday was just another day at Melrose Leadership Academy… just another Saturday.
Professor Chipa and his capoeira students performed at Melrose Leadership Academy in Oakland, California for the "Batizado e Troca De Cordas." Melrose Leadership Academy is the Oakland Unified dual immersion elementary school that my children attend. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art/ extreme dance activity.
My son loves capoeira. He loves the activity, excitement and his teacher. All the children enjoy learning how to improvise with people of different ages. The children develop new skills and more pride.
On Saturday, the children met well-known masters from different parts of the world. Professor Chipa's master Mestre Sebia from Brazil played with the students. Shortly after I took this photo, he told them that they were the best.
After the younger students performed, they received their new belts and medals. Many of the children returned to watch the older capeoiristas.… Read the rest
We All Got Bruises – Mothers of Angels
Ten days ago I visited Martha Tessmer during my trip to Fresno, California. If you count this recent August trip, I have visited Martha and the support group she created for mothers whose children have died, the last five summers.
In the previous years, I met with many of the members of the Mother of an Angel Friendship Network. This year, I did not have the energy to call on the all the mothers of angels. During the last several months, I have needed to call mothers individually and seek their support.
Usually during September I process photos and publish blog posts. Perhaps it is time to reflect on all the photos and create a larger photo book. In recent years, I have written an article with a photo essay for a magazine. I also published a couple photo books. Each project feels insufficient, though important. Last year I visited with Martha and several of the mothers.… Read the rest
JEA NSPA Spring 2013 Leave Your Heart Everywhere
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon
As one of the local committee members who planned the 2013 Spring JEA National Convention, I was busy creating expectations. After the last convention in San Antonio, I even thought that I would influence the story. Wrong. I did not even control my own computer. I barely managed my own emotions. When the convention ended and people said that they had left their heart in San Francisco, I returned three different times searching for some connection to everyone who had left. I have never felt so disoriented after a convention… AND I LIVE HERE!
John Lennon also wrote "Give Peace a Chance." I was leading a photography workshop down Market Street when this person crossed the street yelling on his megaphone. With his colorful shirt, peace signs, and megaphone, we could make a good photo, but I think he is an example of the first quote more than the second. … Read the rest
Getting Closer to the JEA Digital Photography Workshop
"If your photographs are not good enough, you are not close enough." – Robert Capa (1913-1954)
Getting closer is a useful skill, and as we "get closer" to the 2013 Spring National High School Journalism Convention, I have been contemplating Capa's quote and the meaning of "getting closer." On the first day of the convention, I will teach an all-day photography workshop where we will practice getting closer literally, technically and metaphorically.
Sometimes getting closer is simple and we wait for the subject (or convention) to get closer. Other times we must adjust. We can change equipment or change our personal perspective. We can research a subject and become closer to the people we photograph. We can invest ourselves. We can also become more vulnerable and admit to our community that we have a disability. (I have had epilepsy since high school, but I did not talk about it until the last few years.)
During the workshop, we will also investigate Robert Capa and his advice.… Read the rest
Photography Portfolios – What Do We Do Next
One year ago today, Mark Murray and I presented a workshop about photography portfolios at the 2012 Spring JEA/NSPA National Convention. He and I have presented together for several years. How we present changes each time, because each convention space influences the presentation. The rooms are different sizes. Some conventions have more workshops and fewer people. Technology constantly changes, so we try to adapt. We try to keep it simple, while at the same time providing valuable information.
Mark and I practice simple complexity, a term my educator step-father referenced during the discussion thread of my Simple Man post. In our presentation, we simplify many fast moving complex dynamics that we cannot always predict. (Dr. Hannah Fry explains complexity science during a short TEDx video, "Is life really that complex?")
How is complexity theory relevant? Well, we still teach students the simple lesson that "First Impressions" influence perceptions; however, photographers cannot control which image is viewed first.… Read the rest
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feel free to ignore. trying to fix my comment plug ins. many of my imported comments only appear with the following tag
(comments imported from blog) … not content
So, instead of actually importing the comments on Facebook sites, everyone can only see that there were comments. Not very user friendly. I should have fixed it by now.
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Tired of sticking with the same old smartphone brands that have been around forever? Pay attention, because Honor has just released its new 5C smartphone across Europe for the low, low price of £150.
That's pretty cheap for a smartphone, so what do you get for that money? Actually a fair bit, considering. The 5C comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD display, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage (expandable up to 128GB), An octa-core processor with four 2 GHz cores and four 1.7 GHz cores, a 3,000 mAh battery, an 8MP front camera, and 13MP rear camera.
It runs on Android Marshmallow, with Honor's EmUI 4.1 running over the top.
Honor added a few bits to the camera, including a macro lens for close-up shots, plus an anti-reflective coating to reduce glare and fingerprints smudges. The phone has also been drop tested from a 1.5 metre height to make sure it can handle all those time you accidentally drop it on the pavement. The body of the device is made from aluminium with an anodised coating designed to prevent corrosion and scratching.
All in all not such a bad set. Not the best specs out there, but all pretty reasonable for £150.
According to Honor the phone can be purchased now in gold, black, and silver. It's available from Honor's own online store, along with the likes of Amazon, Ebuyer, Clove, and Expansys.


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Torbjørn Afdal started as a designer at Bruksbo Tegne- kontor in 1946 and was among the most prolific post-war Norwegian designers. Today Afdal is considered one of Norway's most famous designers. His furniture was among the collections of The White House and the Japanese Emperor. In 1960 Torbjørn Afdal designed the multi-purpose bench Krobo. It became an instant classic in Norway because of its unique flexibility and many uses. Now Fjordfiesta Furniture has re-launched Krobo in collaboration with Utopia Retro Modern.
With great respect for the classic bench the renowned duo Anderssen & Voll has created new accessories for Krobo that indicate its variety of use through added purposes and colour elements. Storage boxes, drawer units and pillows have all a muted expression that subordinates Afdal's timeless bench, but at the same time gives Krobo new life anno 2014.
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Christopher and Lauren Grant met while auditioning for Pilobolus Dance Theater in 2007. Soon after they began dating, and toured the world together for almost eight years with the company. They've been happily married since 2014. Over the years, with inspiration from Pilobolus Dance Theater, and Alison Chase, they began to form their own beliefs and ideas on partnering and dance making.
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The MSDN Web Services Developer Center homepage has had an update that has proven successful on a number of other MSDN developer centers. The main difference is that now my blog (well, not all of my blog, but all the posts that have to do with Web services) is actually a part of the homepage. The power of XML! :-).
This will actually be a great way for me to provide links to a lot of interesting bits of information, express an opinion or two, and generally keep readers informed of more than just the latest articles that have been written on MSDN. And feel free to respond to my posts in the comments area that is available with each post.
We'll be seeing you on the WSDC (Web Services Developer Center),


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"Call the Elders of the church to pray over you and anoint you with oil in the name of the Lord." In conjunction with James 5, the Elders are available to come and pray with you and to anoint you with oil while asking for God's healing in your life. If you would like the Elders to anoint you, please contact Dale Dawson.


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Skipped Files Listing
in C/C++test
This is probably obvious however I've had no luck locating a listing of the 'skipped' files.
Billy McMullin Posts: 62 admin
For C++test 9.x, skipped files could be collected from the C++test console output (with verbosity=High):
Skipping /aaa/goo.cpp - this file is not included in build
Skipping /aaa/foo.h - this file is not directly testable
It's not available in C++test 10.x Desktop.1
thx Billy -- any chance this will get add back in to 10.x? It would have my vote1
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Hello, my bdf file appears to be fine. @Billy McMullin , can you recommend any good way to track down which files are being skipped on cpptest 10.3.3?0


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Good Bad and Broken Chimneys
Over the years, we come across some strange or very damaged chimneys. Here are some examples.
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and the summer times when we went to the pasture to pick the flowers. You
washed your hair with them, to lighten it.
And I, as a little girl, looked at you full of admiration. My older cousin
who knew everything, who was the coolest girl I knew.
When we became older, the age difference became less apparent. I'm happy
that we are not only nieces, but also true friends.
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Freedom in the World
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Civil Liberties (1 = best, 7 = worst)
Political Rights (1 = best, 7 = worst)
Taiwan's political elite became embroiled in a series of corruption scandals in 2007 that tarnished the reputation of leading figures in both the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT). Meanwhile, in the run-up to the 2008 legislative and presidential elections, cross-strait relations and the issue of "Taiwan identity" took center stage, much to the alarm of officials in both Beijing and Washington.
Taiwan became home to the Chinese nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) government-in-exile in 1949, and it is still formally known as the Republic of China (ROC). Although the island is independent in all but name, the People's Republic of China (PRC) considers it a renegade province and has threatened to take military action if de jure independence is declared.
Taiwan's transition to democracy began in 1987, when the KMT ended 38 years of martial law. In 1988, Lee Teng-hui became the first native Taiwanese president, breaking the mainland emigres' stranglehold on politics. The media were liberalized and opposition political parties legalized in 1989. Lee oversaw Taiwan's first multiparty legislative elections in 1991–92 and the first direct presidential election in 1996.
Chen Shui-bian's victory in the 2000 presidential race, as a candidate of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), ended 55 years of KMT rule. Chen won reelection in March 2004 by a margin of only 0.2 percentage points.
That year, the Legislative Yuan (LY) passed a resolution on constitutional amendments. The reforms wrote a national referendum mechanism into the constitution, cut the size of the 225-seat legislature by half, extended legislative terms to four years, and exchanged Taiwan's single-vote, multiple-member-district electoral system for a mixed system of single-member districts and proportional representation (a two-vote system), to take effect in 2008. However, a dispute over the redistricting of electoral constituencies—including questions about the independence of the Electoral Commission—and bargaining between the premier and the LY speaker that finally broke the impasse in January 2007 raised fears that the new system had been manipulated to the detriment of smaller political parties and would do little to curtail the continuing problem of influence peddling during elections.
There was continued public frustration with the political gridlock that resulted from two different, strongly opposed parties controlling the executive and legislative branches of government. The DPP failed to live up to its promise of an alternative to "dirty politics," as both leading parties were racked by infighting and corruption scandals. The DPP suffered LY and local electoral setbacks in 2004 and 2005, and although it regained ground in December 2006 local elections, retaining the mayoralty of Kaohsiung and doing better than expected in Taipei, the polls were marred by accusations of vote buying. The Kaohsiung election was initially annulled in June 2007, a decision that was then overturned by the High Court, which upheld the election result in November 2007.
Despite demonstrations demanding his resignation and three recall attempts launched in the wake of corruption scandals, notably the trial of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, President Chen remained committed to serving out his term. In 2007, corruption investigations tainted several members of Taiwan's political elite, including KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou; DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh and his running mate, former premier Su Tseng-chang; DPP Vice President Annette Lu; and former DPP chairman Yu Shyi-kun.
In the run-up to the LY election in January 2008 and the presidential election in March 2008, the issue of cross-strait relations, particularly "Taiwan identity," took center stage as Chen continued to risk Beijing's ire and raise fears in Washington that he was challenging the status quo. After abolishing the National Unification Council in 2006—demonstrating that reunification with the mainland was no longer a policy goal of Taiwan's government—Chen applied for UN membership under the name Taiwan instead of the ROC in September 2007. He also pushed for a national referendum on UN membership under the name Taiwan that would coincide with the presidential election in 2008. However, the DPP remained deeply divided over Chen's cross-strait policy. In October 2007, Chen replaced Yu Shyi-kun as party chairman, pitting himself against the more moderate Hsieh in the battle for control over the party's election platform.
Meanwhile, despite China's March 2005 promulgation of an antisecession law providing for the use of "non-peaceful means" against Taiwan if efforts to achieve a peaceful reunification were "completely exhausted," the KMT's more conciliatory policy toward the mainland continued to resonate with the electorate. Polls consistently showed that more than 80 percent of Taiwan's people would prefer to maintain the status quo in cross-strait relations.
In contrast to the bellicose rhetoric with which it had previously responded to Chen's moves, the PRC has adopted a far more nuanced approach to Taiwanese politics in recent years. In October 2007, President Hu Jintao called for a cross-strait "peace agreement," though still based on the "one-China principle."
Taiwan is an electoral democracy. The 1946 constitution, adopted while the KMT was in power on the mainland, created a hybrid presidential-parliamentary system. The president, who is directly elected for a maximum of two four-year terms, wields executive power, appoints the prime minister, and can dissolve the legislature. The prime minister is responsible to the national legislature (LY), whose 225 members were elected in 2004 to four-year terms. The Executive Yuan, or cabinet, consists of ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister. Beginning in 2008, the LY will consist of 113 members serving four-year terms, with 73 elected in single-member districts and 34 chosen through nationwide proportional representation by party. The six remaining members will be chosen by indigenous people. Constitutional amendments require the approval of two-thirds of the legislature, followed by a national referendum. The two main political parties are the pro-independence DPP and the nationalist KMT.
According to the 2006 Asian Network for Free Elections report on Taiwan's December 2004 elections, observers "heard reports of widespread vote-buying, and many citizens clearly believe that it is prevalent." Following the December 2006 elections, the Ministry of Justice reported that 81 vote-buying and bribery cases related to the mayoral elections and 509 cases related to the city councilor elections were under investigation. The Kaohsiung mayoral election was annulled in June 2007 on the grounds of election interference by the DPP. However, the High Court then overturned the lower court decision and upheld the original election result in November 2007.
The DPP has pledged to stem vote buying and fight improper links among politicians, business, and organized crime, which flourished under KMT rule. It was announced in October 2007 that, since the establishment in 2000 of the Black Gold Investigation Center, a government anticorruption unit that was replaced by the Special Investigation Panel in January 2007, a total of 10,518 people had been prosecuted, including 605 senior government officials, 613 elected representatives, and 4,922 civil servants. However, the DPP's anticorruption image has been tarnished by a series of scandals, notably the conviction of President Chen Shui-bian's close aides and son-in-law; the ongoing trial of First Lady Wu Shu-chen; and investigations involving DPP Vice President Annette Lu, former DPP chairman Yu Shyi-kun, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, and his running mate, former premier Su Tseng-chang. In Transparency International's 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index, Taiwan was ranked 34 out of 180 countries surveyed.
The Taiwanese press is vigorous and active. Print media are completely independent, but electronic media and broadcast television stations were subject to government influence through the authority of the Government Information Office (GIO) to regulate programming and the licensing process. That arrangement ended in early 2006, when the National Communications Commission (NCC) was established. The NCC's independence was subsequently questioned, however, and provisions of its founding legislation were declared unconstitutional by the Council of Grand Justices in June 2006 because of requirements for partisan membership selection. The commission remained active during 2007, and following the legislature's amendment of the law in December, new appointments are to be made in 2008 by the premier, with parliamentary approval. Government and political parties were required to divest their radio and broadcast interests by December 2005, and the NCC came under fire in June 2007 for having approved the sale of the KMT's Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) to former legislator Jaw Shau-kong. The government refused to recognize the sale, and Jaw quit as BCC chairman. Given that most Taiwanese can access about 100 cable television stations, the state's influence on the media is, on balance, minimal. There are generally no restrictions on internet access.
Taiwanese of all faiths can worship freely. Religious organizations can choose to register with the government; those that do so receive tax-exempt status. Taiwanese professors and other educators write and lecture freely.
Freedoms of assembly and association are respected, as evidenced by the large-scale yet mainly peaceful demonstrations that took place throughout 2007. Permits are required for outdoor public meetings and are generally granted. However, Shih Ming-teh and 15 other organizers of the anti-Chen rallies held in 2006 have been indicted for breaking the Assembly Law. They claim to have filed the necessary applications, which were only denied after it was too late to call off the rallies. All civic organizations must register with the government, although registration is freely approved. Taiwanese nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on human rights, social welfare, and the environment are active and operate without harassment.
Trade unions are independent, and most workers in Taiwan enjoy the right to free association. However, government employees do not have associational rights, and all teachers, civil servants, and defense-industry workers are barred from joining unions or bargaining collectively. According to the 2007 U.S. State Department human rights report, union leaders have been dismissed without due cause and unions may be dissolved if their activities "disturb public order." Other restrictions undermine collective bargaining and make it difficult to strike legally.
A riot by Thai workers in August 2005 highlighted the abysmal living and working conditions of Taiwan's 300,000 foreign workers, who are neither covered by the Labor Standards Law nor represented by Taiwan's unions. Foreign workers often fail to report abuses for fear of repatriation and subsequent inability to repay debts to employment brokers.
Taiwan's judiciary is independent, and trials are public and generally fair. There is no trial by jury; judges decide all cases. While political influence over the courts has been reduced, there are lingering concerns about the influence of organized crime on the outcome of some cases. Arbitrary arrest and detention are not permitted, and police generally respect this ban.
The police in Taiwan are under civilian control, although according to the U.S. State Department report, police corruption continues to be a problem. Suspects are allowed attorneys during interrogations specifically to prevent abuse in custody. Laws protecting privacy are generally adhered to. Searches without warrants are allowed only in particular circumstances, and a 1999 law imposes strict punishments for illicit wiretapping.
Taiwan's constitution provides for the equality of all citizens. Apart from the unresolved issue of ownership of ancestral lands, the rights of indigenous people are protected by law. The first aboriginal television station was launched in July 2005. When the redistricting of electoral constituencies goes into effect in 2008, six LY seats will be reserved for indigenous people.
With the exception of civil servants and military personnel traveling to China, freedom of movement is generally unrestricted. During the 2005 Lunar New Year holidays, direct airline flights between Taiwan and mainland China commenced for the first time in 55 years; similar flights have taken place on subsequent holidays. The possibility of opening up these routes permanently is still being discussed. Currently, normal flights between Taiwan and China must touch down in a third country.
Taiwanese women have made impressive gains in business in recent years, but they continue to face job discrimination in the private sector. Rape and domestic violence remain problems despite government programs to protect women and the work of numerous NGOs to improve women's rights. Although the law allows authorities to investigate complaints of domestic violence and to prosecute rape suspects without the victims formally pressing charges, cultural norms inhibit many women from reporting these crimes. The Ministry of the Interior reported that 6,601 charges of rape or sexual assault were filed in 2006; of these, only 1,825 were tried, resulting in 1,535 convictions. Experts estimate the actual number of rapes to be 10 times the official number.


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Love wins. This simple phrase has taken over our nation and my social media platforms, our conversations and 24-hour news headlines. It's pulsing through our minds like a Times-Square ticker tape.
Love wins.
Maybe you've posted something like this on your Instagram within the last few days:
Or maybe you've posted something like this:
Or maybe you haven't posted anything at all (like me, until today); instead, you've simply observed.
There has been plenty to observe.
The things I've heard and the things I've read have really blown my mind. People's ability to graciously and compassionately disagree is largely extinct. Hatred is flowing from both sides of the debate, and each camp views the other as intolerant and ignorant.
I kind of want to curl up in fetal position in a dark room and take a month-long nap until the noise quiets.
Then I pause, and I breathe. I get quiet. I come before the God of creation, the God who made me and you and every person in every camp, the God who knows our sinfulness and our lifestyles and our fears and our dreams. I sit before Him and remember His graciousness and compassion. I remember His abundance of tenderness, and His ever-flowing well of forgiveness through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The chaos subsides. The truth shines clearly.
First and foremost, we are all sinners in need of saving. All. Of. Us. The second those of us who profess to follow Christ start to hold ourselves in higher esteem than others, we will find ourselves in severe danger of being just like the Pharisees that Jesus chastised in Scripture:
"None of you should be called the leader. The Messiah is your only leader. Whoever is the greatest should be the servant of the others. If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored. You Pharisees are in for trouble! You're nothing but show-offs. You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You won't go in yourselves, and you keep others from going in." - Matthew 23:10-14
If those who walk with God would walk in humility, with a true understanding of our own depravity, our approach to other broken people would drastically change. Instead of elevating ourselves and looking down on the masses, seeing broken people as projects and sinners to convert and cleanse, we might instead first stand among and beside them, commiserating with them. We might vulnerably share our own brokenness and sinfulness, and stand first as one people, all of us broken and in need of a Savior.
We could lead by example instead of chastising. We could lead by loving people the way Jesus loves us: sacrificially and wholly.
Secondly, God's people are called to stand as a light of truth in this dark and hazy world. Standing for what we believe by holding firm to God's Word and to a belief that His truth is unchanging in an ever-changing world is something that should overflow from a place of humility and love. If we stand for the truth as a Pharisee might, willing to point out the sins of everyone around us all whilst ignoring the giant plank of wood in our own eye (Matt. 7:3), we might as well be nothing more than a "noisy gong or a clanging cymbal (1 Cor. 13:1)," making a bunch of noise that ultimately drives people away, both from us and from their Heavenly Father.
Truth spoken in love, however, has a much different effect. It breeds compassion and respect, and ultimately growth in the kingdom of God. Ephesians 4:13 says:
"Love should always make us tell the truth. Then we will grow in every way and be more like Christ, the Head of the body. Christ holds it together and makes all of its parts work perfectly, as it grows and becomes strong because of love."
The Church has an incredible opportunity right now. We can walk humbly and speak truth lovingly and respectfully to a world that looks darker every day, realizing that ultimately it's God's job to change hearts and lives and lifestyles and so on, and that our job is to represent Him honestly and consistently, ultimately lending credence to the fact He is who He says He is, and that His ways and truths are worth living for. We can carry the gospel of Jesus Christ into our world by living the gospel in our world.
We can walk arrogantly. We can be loud and brash and angry. We can stir up dissension and try to change the world ourselves, in our own way. We can fight with both fists raised instead of turning the other cheek that way that Jesus would (Matt. 5:39).
If you choose this path, just do me one favor - don't do it in the name of Jesus. Don't make Him look bad. Don't drag Him through the proverbial mud, taking those who desire to represent Christ biblically and wholeheartedly along with Him.
Presenting truth to a world in which black and white have melted into a drab gray cannot be forgotten. It's part of the very fabric of the gospel. However, it must be presented in humility and love.
This requires us to engage with people. To build friendships with people who live and believe differently than we do. To step outside of our comfort zones and into a brave new world of loving people who aren't like us.
My pastor said it so well in an email he wrote this week on the subject of the Church's response to marriage equality:
"It comes down to relational evangelism. Build those relationships! May the love of Christ come through as we are "salt and light" for the gospel."
This means we must step down off of the pedestals many of us have placed ourselves on in order to stand side by side, sinner by sinner, next to our friends in other camps. And we must realized that God loves every person in every camp, and that Christ died for us all. If that doesn't bring us to our knees, humbled, I am not sure what will.
In the end, Love wins.


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Is the way you breathe the biggest obstacle to your weight loss goals?
Of all the articles I've written on the benefits of changing your breathing, I'm sure you'll agree that none will be more headline-grabbing than the one about "how struggling to lose weight can be attributed to poor breathing!"
In my field of breathing re-training for clients using the Buteyko method, it's well known that bad sleep interferes with hormones that make you hungry and make you feel full.
However, I promise you that breathing through your nose has been scientifically proven many times over to increase your metabolism and help you lose that weight.
Here's a proven fact...
Nose breathing increases oxygen and improves the quality of our sleep which keeps our hunger-suppressing hormones in check.
The proof is in the many studies highlighting how poor sleep is linked to increased appetite and a higher chance of obesity.
I'm sure you're wondering why...
Well, this is in part due to the connection between sleep and the peptides that regulate your appetite: ghrelin and leptin.
Ghrelin, known as the 'hunger hormone' increases during periods of poor sleep. Simultaneously, leptin – the 'satiety hormone' that sends 'full' signals to the brain, decreases.
So how do you achieve a good night's sleep beyond all the advice you may have heard previously?
Here's the deal...
Unsurprisingly given my passion for optimal breathing, the route to a good night's sleep is how you breathe during the day.
If you can start your day by relaxing when you awake rather than e.g. rushing to your favourite piece of technology as you eat breakfast, that's a good start. Don't put yourself on a heightened sense of anticipation before you've even left the house!
Whilst at work, if you work and, if you e.g. use technology, be conscious of your breathing. Is it relaxed? Is it audible, are you mouth-breathing and/or chest breathing? If the answer is yes to any of these then you are over breathing and you will end up spending your day yawning and sighing because taking too much air provokes this as you lose oxygen.
What's the bottom line?
The less you breathe, the more oxygen you generate and the healthier you are! It is not the other way round!
Whatever your work or leisure time looks like, remember that the more oxygen you lose, e.g. by excessive talking or exercising with your mouth open or through technology apnea (my last article refers) the greater chance you will mouth breathe at night during your sleep.
It gets worse...
That will do nothing for your weight loss ambitions apart from frustrate you. It really is a vicious circle.
But, then it gets better...
Adopting the right breathing during the day and practising Buteyko breathing techniques can bring a huge change to many of your life goals once you know how.
Joel Jelen is founder and director of Reset Breathing and is a Fellow of the Buteyko Professionals International Institute.
"Unsurprisingly given my passion for optimal breathing, the route to a good night's sleep is how you breathe during the day."
Joel Jelen
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For this month's look, I've received the ESTHER ART Limited Edition shoe sticker! Esther van den Hoek – who is the founder of Liquid Heels – is a jack-of all-trades! Next to designing the most fetchest (I just made that up) soles to easily pimp your high heels, she's also a true artist! From canvas to cars, from smartphones to All Stars. You name it, she customizes it!
The ESTHER ART collection is limited edition and consists of 4 different types of Liquid Heels called BRUL, SMAK, PFFT and WAH. In this post I will show you how I combined the SMAK shoe sticker with just a simple white skater dress. Not too much accessories and just a little bit of color to accentuate such a fine piece of art!
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Top 10 Reasons To Use A Mortgage Broker
Why do you need to use a mortgage broker when shopping for a home?
If you want to reduce the work and stress of obtaining a mortgage, save money and get a great deal, you should really consider hiring a mortgage broker. Here is a look at the top ten reasons why.
- Mortgage brokers are experts in their field and work on commissions that are paid by the lender. The better the deal, the more they make.
- When you visit a bank, you can only choose from the options they offer. Working with a mortgage broker gives you access to a whole network of lenders who will be competing to give you the best deal.
- A mortgage broker will work with you personally to make sure you get the deal that is best suited to your needs. You do not have to worry about having to settle for a "one size fits all" loan.
- Your broker works for you, not for a lender. You can feel confident that he is on your side and is always looking out for your best interests.
- Negotiating with a lender can be a nerve-wracking experience for most people. Brokers are used to negotiating, so they can haggle to get you a great deal.
- Lenders frequently offer deals and promotions that can save you a lot of money. A broker will be aware of these offers and can bring them to your attention.
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
My October Updates
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Sunday, September 26, 2010
My gift and a few fallish things.
I wanted to share a few pictures of my sweet Witchy lady I got from a dear friend,Charlotte MacDiarmid.
She made her using a pattern from Country Marketplace magazine. As you can see this witch lady has already moved herself to a few other places in my home.
I so love my Boo Banner from Ivonne AKA The Crackling Crows and Vintage Halloween Hangers from Jan AKA Big Brown Dog Primitives. It/s not a very good picture but the cool Skully man is from Pea AKA Whimsical Endeavors.
Some pumpkin heads I got a few years ago from Jan AKA Big Brown Dog Primitives.
No telling where Miss Witchy will place herself next! :) Thanks Charlotte, your the best! ♥
Sunday, September 19, 2010
How large is your soul.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
This stuff's gotta go!
My loss is your gain. Halloween is right around the corner and I need to make room for Fall & Christmas goodies.Some of these items are brand new, not even made it to my website yet.They will not be offered at this low price again.
My loss is your gain. Halloween is right around the corner and I need to make room for Fall & Christmas goodies.Some of these items are brand new, not even made it to my website yet.They will not be offered at this low price again.
If you see anything you are interested in just drop me a email.@ email@example.com
I have removed the sold items but I still have a couple of items left from my sale.
Thanks to everyone for your purchases.
NEW~ Witch Is In~Priced @$8.00 plus shipping to you address.
Made of 3/4" pine,measures 20&1/2" X 4".
NEW STYLE~ Scary Witch~Priced@ $14.00 Plus shipping to your address.
Made of 3/4" Pine,measures 10"X 8&1/2" .
Pumpkins Block Chunkies~Priced @ $ 7.00 plus shipping to your address.
Made using 2X4's,measuring 4"X4" and 9" X 2&1/2".
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
My Yard Sale Treasure
I seldom ever go to yard sales and when I do I even more seldom ever find a great deal. A few weeks ago was the exception. Check this out..for $25.00! I know its a old very prim desk.I have no idea how old but it sure shows lots of wear. Over the years the top has been replaced along with the hinges. Some extra cubby wholes were added inside. And it looks like it had been stored in a leaky old barn but all in all its in pretty good solid shape.
(Before all yucky & nasty!)
So I cleaned and scrubbed on this baby for hours then gave it a good hand waxing. Im happy with the results and ready to hit more yard sales.
I know have officially ran out of room in my house. Next thing that I bring in means something has to go out, sad times indeed. (hee hee ;)
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