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A nurse who slept on chairs when she should have been looking after the elderly has been struck off.
Ana Lakme Focsa was caught snoozing after a fellow carer at St George's Nursing Home, in Marine Drive, Fairhaven, tipped off matrons who paid a surprise 2.30am visit and sacked her on the spot.
A medical tribunal also heard how, in a later incident at Headroomgate Nursing Home, in Oxford Road, St Annes, Focsa failed to properly act after spotting a pensioner with low blood pressure.
Focsa failed to attend the hearing, which found all allegations against her proven.
She claimed in written statements she had food poisoning when she fell asleep, and had followed guidance in relation to the resident with low blood pressure.
But the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)'s Conduct and Competence Committee found her evidence to be 'contradictory and unreliable', and decided to strike her off the register.
Mrs Focsa's misconduct was compounded by her total lack of insight, relevant remorse, remediation and her overall attitude
Focsa was made subject to an interim 18-month suspension order in case she wants to appeal the outright ban.
"Mrs Focsa's misconduct was compounded by her total lack of insight, relevant remorse, remediation and her overall attitude," hearing documents read.
"The panel concluded that a striking off order was the only sanction that would adequately protect the public and uphold public confidence in the profession and the NMC as its regulator."
The hearing, held in September and last month, heard how the nurse was working overnight at St George's on August 11, 2013, alongside two carers.
The home's matron and a matron from a nearby nursing home arrived unannounced at 2.20am, it was told, where they found one of the carers sleeping on cushions and a pillow on the floor of the lounge.
They checked residents in the 30-bed home before later spotting Focsa sleeping on two chairs under a blanket.
The matrons woke her and asked her to leave immediately and, because she was self-employed, not to return.
While investigating the incident, the NMC said it received a second referral.
The panel heard Focsa was working at Headroomgate during a nightshift on March 28/29 last year, when she found a resident had low blood pressure.
But she did not check it every 15 minutes, did not start a blood pressure chart or fluid intake chart and also left an unsealed needle in an unsecured sideboard, the panel ruled.
She also failed to escalate her concern or call the GP, 111, or a manager, it said. At 8am, the day nurse expressed concerns about 19 residents, including the one with low blood pressure, and Focsa was suspended and later dismissed.
Jeremy Heney, managing director at Century Healthcare, which runs St George's, said his staff acted on concerns about Focsa and sacked her on the spot after finding her asleep.
He added: "We reported the incident to the NMC and if it was not for us, she would still be working.
"I believe very strongly that if you have done something that is gross misconduct you should be reported to the professional body and that's what we did.
"The disappointment for me is that she went on to work somewhere else."
Cathryn Lee, mental health nurse at Headroomgate, added: "We are very pleased at the [hearing's] outcome as we will not tolerate this kind of behaviour."


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There's something so visually striking about the carved wood sculptures in the shape of original cartoon faces with a heavy splash of color. The way their eyes look, or don't look, at you, the way the faces tell a story that makes you long to fill in the gaps, the unintentional way they make you smile.
These wild two and three-dimensional pieces of art are the work of local Miami artist Alex Yanes, and before conquering the rest of the world, he's preparing one more show in his Miami hometown.
During the Second Saturday art walk in Wynwood on November 9, Yanes will showcase his art at Handcrafted Tattoo & Art Gallery starting at 8 p.m. The exhibition, titled "Up & Away" will feature 15 new pieces by Yanes, including a refurbished 1960's General Electric speaker cabinet, which actually works! Calling it the "focal point" of the show, the GE speaker is part of a few other pieces that are "functional and have audio components built into them, so they can play music via Bluetooth," says Yanes.
Though Yanes will always call Miami home, he'll be leaving town after the "Up & Away" exhibit. "Some doors opened for me, where now I'm able to take my work outside Miami and travel with it and show it in other places, and that's what I'm gonna be doing in 2014," he explains.
With his last Miami show (at least for a while), Yanes will continue to ride the wave of success from this past year and travel the world. "I love Miami, it's the city that raised me, and where my roots are and always will be, but this world is a big place and it's time for me to branch out and see how far I can take it," he says.
For Yanes, "Up & Away" simply means "a new beginning." It signifies a "departure from my old way of thinking and misinterpreted reality," he says, explaining that "one of the toughest lessons has been to learn how to live life on life's terms." Being an artist, he says, "doesn't define who I am as a person, it's simply a role that I play."
His philosophy these days is modest: "I try not to project into the future and live my life one day at a time."
It's only appropriate that Yanes' handcrafted work will be on display at a place called Handcrafted. Yanes and gallery owner Chris Nunez also share a South Florida upbringing -- both are both Miami natives. Nunez is a "very passionate perfectionist when it comes to his craft, so we related instantly," Yanes says, noting that the size of the Handcrafted space was ideal to "house a well-rounded exhibit."
The pieces you will see during the exhibit will be in Yanes' material of choice: wood. Wood was a significant part of Yanes' childhood, reminiscent of the time he built a tree house with his father, or when his skateboarding habits fueled him to build wooden ramps with friends. "My art is a piece of all that, it's where it comes from... I've always been drawn to the beauty and pattern of the natural grain, the fact that no two pieces are identical, its organic component and the fact that it used to be alive and growing."
Poetically, Yanes describes his Miami and Cuban roots as "interwoven" into him and reflects deeply in his work. He adds, "This city and its people continue to inspire me, along with life and its circumstances; the never-ending support of my loving family and friends has always fueled my determination, and I cherish that."
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Yesterday 75km road cycling including 37km hilly road race.
Today drove 3hrs with a friend to try out a real velodrome (wooden indoor track) and had a blast going round and round in circles. Sort of mesmerising and the speed is great, but doesn't quite replace the scenery of being out of town on the road. Haven't quite mastered the dismount on a fixed track bike yet either so hit the concrete once just rolling to a stop (oops).


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- Geographic location: The area is bounded by North Central Coast to the north, Central Highlands and Cambodia to the west and west north, South China Sea to the east and Southeast area to the south.
- Area: 33,166 km2.
- Topographic features: The area has coastal delta topographic features.
- Administrative units: Include Đà Nẵng city and 7 provinces: Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Phú Yên, Khánh Hoà, Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận.
- Population: 1,731,400
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- Location advantages and infrastructures: South Central Coast has economic location advantages with convenient transportation system of roadway, railway, airway and seaway. The region is situated near Hồ Chí Minh city and the key economic triangle of the Southeast. It is also the gate entering the Central Highlands and connect Tran Asia road to international sea transporation systems. There is Đà Nẵng airport, one of the three big international airports in Việt Nam. There are also national airports such as Phú Cát (Bình Định), Nha Trang, Cam Ranh (Khánh Hoà) etc. There are important seaports in Đà Nẵng, Tiên Sa, Liên Chiểu (Đà Nẵng), Kỳ Hà (Quảng Nam) etc. This seaport system makes it convenient for economic development and international exchange. There are opened economic zones such as Chu Lai (Quảng Nam), Dung Quất (Quảng Ngãi), Nhơn Hội (Bình Định) with good infrastructure.
- Offshore economic advantages: It is the biggest and the most special feature of the region. Seafood: The region contributes 20% national seafood product. There are 60,000 hectares of aquaculture with special seafood such as shrimp, lobster, pearl, grouper fish etc. Sea transportation: The region has series of depth water ports and it connects Tran Asia road to the sea. Its good infrastructure and land available make it convenient to set up industrial zones in combination with developing strategic transportation systems. Besides, there is oil & gases potetiality in the region's offshore bench.
- Mineral resources: The region has great mineral potentiality with heavy semimetal minerals, white sand, building stone, mineral waster, gold, kaoline, titan etc. Besides, there is oil & gases potetiality in the area offshore bench.
- Human resource advantages: The region's population is big, abundant labour force with high level of literature and experience in industry production, fishery, trading. This labour force is available and sufficient for local economic development and international cooperation.
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Not all accounting systems are made equal. While fund accounting software and commercial accounting software (like QuickBooks) both measure incoming and outgoing monies – the similarities end there.
Your nonprofit organization faces different challenges and accounting requirements than that of a for-profit company, which is why running your nonprofit on a commercial accounting system can be inefficient – and even risky – for your organization.
Here are a few reasons why commercial accounting software doesn't work for nonprofits.
1. Requirements Beyond the Balance Sheet
By design, commercial accounting software measures company performance in terms of gains and losses in profit – tracking income against expenses. However, nonprofits have unique legal and social responsibilities that require an accounting system to go far beyond the balance sheet and income statement.
Because many nonprofit organizations rely on grants or donations, they are required to track and report how each separate sum moves through the organization and various programs.
These funds have to be treated as separate entities – complete with their own income statements, balance sheet, reports, and tracking. Only fund accounting software, such as Abila MIP Fund Accounting, can maintain this type of separation while still reporting totals for the organization as a whole.
2. Tracking Restricted Funds
It's not uncommon for a major grant or donation to be given with a certain set of requirements or earmarked for specific purpose. These "restricted" funds must be carefully tracked in order to show that the grant or donation was used properly.
Failure to track these restricted funds separately can result in a tarnished reputation, the loss of funding, the termination of executives, or even the loss of tax-exempt status.
Commercial accounting software simply isn't designed to separate, track, and report on restricted funds. As a result, many nonprofit organizations that are using commercial accounting software end up tracking restricted funds using spreadsheets and word documents.
If that sounds like your organization, then you already recognize that tracking funds outside of the accounting system using spreadsheets is inefficient, tremendously time-consuming, and error-prone, and very risky.
Fund accounting software like MIP Fund Accounting, on the other hand, tracks fund individually and at every level in the process – this built-in efficiency frees up resources so that your staff spends more time furthering your cause and less time buried in spreadsheets and manual reconciliation.
3. Flexible Fiscal Period Reporting
Unlike commercial businesses, nonprofits don't report on clear cut quarters or fiscal years. That's why nonprofit organizations need accounting software that provides flexibility in reporting periods.
Nonprofits have to report to several different audiences, each with different information requirements and reporting timelines. While one organization may want a traditional yearly report from January 1 to December 31, another may request reporting from June to July, while yet another needs bi-annual reports.
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We start todays post by saying a massive thank you to everyone who came along to our wedding workshops over the weekend at The Wedding Fair, Bluewater. We've had lots of emails asking for a summary of the workshop content so we thought we'd share it here so all our readers can join in the fun. The sessions were a mini version of our three-hour workshops and looked at how you can get your personality into your wedding day. If you would like a copy of the template we used just drop us an email and we'll be glad to ping you one over. So here's a quick recap!
1. It Takes Two
When planning a wedding it's kinda easy for some Brides to forget that there's a Groom involved at all. Sound familiar? Well stop right there. To pack in the personality you need to make sure that both the Bride and Groom have their say from the very start. Work out TOGETHER what it is you want for your wedding day. Small and intimate with only your nearest and dearest or a huge festival affair with 200 guests? Whatever you decide start by making sure both of you have thoroughly discussed what you want for your wedding day and you AGREE!
2. I absolutely, positively, must have…..
Here's where you can go all Bridashian and demand the one thing you can't do without and would be seriously upset if you didn't get on your big day. Decided? That's great but think about WHY you want it. What's the motivation behind your choice and does it really reflect you and your personality? Think carefully about your one must have and if it really is about you or somebody else?
3. Style Me Crazy
Now I love a super blog and sleek glossies but my advice would be to read them, bookmark them, digest them and use them to help give you ideas and inspiration but don't take them literally or try to copy them exactly. I know you're there going 'hello wedding dolls you write a blog" but you need to take what you see on some blogs and in magazines with a big dose of reality. The actual budgets and stress involved in pulling some of these wedding days together are rarely, if ever shown. There's a reason for this as no-one wants to read about a Bride who lost the plot a week before her wedding day and ran up a massive credit card bill in the process. Sort of spoils the illusion huh?
4. Your Gran Can Do What!?
Involve your families and discover a huge talent pool that's right there under your nose. Families like nothing more than getting involved in a wedding – you are after all the people they love the most and the day is about your happiness. If they can share in this it's going to give them all a big cosy feeling and you get something unique that no-one else can buy for love nor money. If your Uncle can crack out a tune or your Aunt is a Blue Peter badge holder then find small ways to get them showcasing their talents on your big day. Note here I said SMALL ways. Don't ask family to undertake huge tasks unless they are really up for it. They won't feel like they can say no and they might have bitten off more than they can comfortably chew. Be realistic about what you are asking them to do.
5. It's YOU, YOU, YOU and not ME, ME, ME
Fairly obvious we know but think about things from your guests point of view. What will make them really happy on your wedding day? Being fed lovely food, being entertained, made to feel special and seeing you enjoying every minute. Yes. Seeing that the flower colour exactly matches the Bridesmaids dresses. Err No. If you are in any doubt about some of the last minute decisions you are making return to your original wedding plan and ask yourself – why do I want it, is it really me, what difference will it make, will anyone really care?
Happy Planning!
Ooh and if you want to experience our workshops for yourself then check out the dates currently available. There's no need to come alone bring a friend (or mum) with you!
And one last thing! If you entered our Bluewater Wedding Competition over the weekend watch out for full details of the winners early next week.
Images from wedding photographer, Rebecca Douglas


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Skate-parks are places where kids of different age group go for skating. These parks are designed for skateboarding, and we are going to be discussing the benefit of having them around in our local communities. Kids go there to express their individual and athletic skills.
Getting kids to participate in skating can help them develop their self-confidence that would be relevant in every phase of their days.
Majority of skaters are presently skating on the streets, even in the park and also inside abandon factories. Skating in the park is no doubt the safest place for kids to perform their skating skills rather than having them riding on busy streets.
Therefore, when a skate-park is to be built within a local community with the knowledge of the scatters and also involving them in the construction process it gives them the sense of belonging and pride. And the also end up with the following feeling:
Having participated in the building of the park makes them have a joyous feeling of having a park from their hard work.
It will also give them the opportunity to work with local government officials, business leaders, to design a park that they clamor.
It will also give them the opportunities to work with the local police in the community for the achievement of a new skate-park in their locality.
One exciting thing about skating and skateboarding is that it brings community members closer mutually. People of different age group will often be present at a skate-park that functions well.
You can find toddler being overseen by older guardians. Group of teenagers observing their skate and shredding session will also be there. Older guys(boys and girls) will also be found their, as they will be having their skating session with burning passion.
Benefit Of A Well Designed And Built Indoor Skate-park
- It presents a place for the skaters to challenge themselves and skate safely and also helping them to improve their skating skills.
- Create rooms for other related sport like bikers and scooters to also participate along site skaters to improve their motor skills.
- They also entice spectators, skate fans and intending skaters who enjoy seeing skate in a display. This can even be an avenue to raise fund for the park as the spectator could be made to pay for gate fee.
- Furthermore, it makes the community a youth-friendly place as the activities will attract lots of youth to the park on a regular basis. The skate-park serves as their own and giving them a sense of belonging and also a place for them to express their skills and work on improving it.
- Skate-park also makes youth healthier and fit. It takes off the mind of youth away from drug abuse and other crime because they will be more occupied with skate-park activities.
It is a necessity in every community because it can reduce crime rate among the youth and also, bridge the gap between the young and old.


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- Wedding: October 2014
Hi everyone! We are getting married in October and invited a small crowd (114) as the church only holds 75. So far we are at 50something RSVPed. The reception site can hold up to 150 and I'm getting worried that it will feel small and lack energy for a good party at the reception.
For those who have had their destination wedding and a smaller (less than 70ish?) crowd, how was the reception? Was there a lot of dancing? How did you keep things fun and not like a quiet dinner party?
I'm having nightmares of the DJ playing and an empty dance floor….


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text: The girls and I had a fun little art day Monday creating pieces for the Creative Construction weekly creativity challenge and I just hopped over to CC and saw that we won the contest this week! The girls will be thrilled! The challenge prompt for this week was "wool". Hop on over to CC to see the details behind what we did and the other entries submitted this week. Below are our pieces: mine, then Livvie's, and then Sarah's.


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Jamestown Community College
Recent Jamestown Community College graduates Marina Kessler,
Kathryn Nicholson, and Johanna Nordland were among the State University
and City University of New York placed on the Phi Theta Kappa Honor
Society 2018 All-New York Academic Team for Community Colleges.
The students were honored in Albany earlier this spring for their
academic achievements, leadership, and service to their colleges and
Kessler, a Fredonia resident, graduated with an associate's
degree in biotechnology. She received the JCC Trustee Award for the
highest academic achievement in her degree area. Kessler plans to pursue
a bachelor's degree in molecular genetics at the State University of New
York at Fredonia. While at JCC, Kessler served as secretary of Phi Theta Kappa and
vice president of the DNA Club and was a member of the golf team.
Nicholson, who lives in Great Valley, earned an associate's
degree in liberal arts and sciences: mathematics and science. She plans
to earn a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences at Binghamton
University. She was treasurer of Student Senate and served as a peer tutor
for three semesters on JCC's Cattaraugus County Campus.
Nordland graduated with an associate's degree in criminal justice
and will pursue a bachelor's degree in intelligence studies at
Mercyhurst University. She served as secretary of the Criminal Justice Club and
treasurer of PTK and the Leadership Club. Nordland was an intern at Love Elementary
School and Chautauqua County Family Court.
The PTK academic team awards are sponsored by the New York
Community College Trustees, the Association of Presidents of Public
Community Colleges, and the Faculty Council of Community Colleges.


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I Smell A Rat!
" I died for freedom, this I know,
For those who bade me fight have told me so." -
- Lines from a poem published in England during the early months of WW1.
Can you smell it too? For a moment I thought it was the mangrove swamp.
Time to find out what's polluting the shades of America. It's been stinking up the U.S…. and the world… for six years now. How could anybody miss it? It's reeking to high Heaven. Behold: a monstrous Rodentia Giganticus that chews glass and eats its young.
Folks, what we have here is a massive scam that's just like all the others our government has been pulling on the taxpayers since… well, let's just go back as far as 2000 when our Dear Leader, Bush 43 (George W. Bush), was handed the presidency by Bush 41's (that would be Bush The First, George H.W.) supreme court.
We have been — and are still being — scammed.
It's the oldest Federal game in the book. Convene a war, rally the plebes to their "patriotic duty,†and then sit back and watch the Fat Cats' profits soar. The U.S. government has been engaged in this dodge since… oh who's counting?
Major General Smedley D. Butler of the Marines, twice decorated with the Congressional Medal of Honor, dedicated his life to defend democracy abroad. One day he woke up to smell the afore-mentioned Rodentia Giganticus. Written in the wake of World War One, his book's title says it all: War Is A Racket.
Who pays? The same helpless, naïve, conned taxpayer: You. Who profits? The profits go to the same place from which the propaganda derives: those slimy bloodsuckers in league with the devil: the Industrial-Military Complex.
Former British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin referred to these people when he described the 1918 House of Commons as "a lot of hard-faced men who look as if they had done very well out of the war.†Baldwin is also famous for saying that: "War would end if the dead could return.â€
But I digress.
I'm not even going to mention the dead, mutilated and mentally ruined soldiers and their families who have paid with heartache. I shall forgo discussing the meagre wages, the post-traumatic stress, the broken down equipment with which they fight and the dearth of graves back home in which to bury them.
I'm talking about those who get off easy by only having their pockets picked to death and about those who pick the pockets.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are no different from the ones in which Major General Butler served, except that the causes of George's wars are more blurred, shadowy and secret, in short, devious, than any past U.S. wars. Still, there is cause for joy in Mudville: for some the outcome has been more profitable… if you are a mercenary or other war profiteer, that is.
Not counting subcontractors, there are today in Iraq and Afghanistan an "army†of 100,000 private contractors hired to serve the U.S. military. Where do they come from? One account states that the US is furthering its pursuit of offshore outsourcing by drumming up these soldiers of fortune in Chile and South Africa. What do they do? They provide security for our multi-million dollar army. Say what?!
The DOD must think war is like a computer game.
Why does the professional mercenary company Blackwater USA provide security, which is really the military's job. What security? Last I heard, our beloved leader could not get into Iraq to meet Prime Minister Maliki. Due to insurgency activity, the Baghdad airport was closed.
One wonders if mercenaries buy innocent civilians from warlords and then turn them in to the military, for a reward, as "terrorists� As it is, we do know that hapless Iraqi and Afghani civilians are whisked away to Gitmo for permanent vacations. Gee, that sounds like a good racket to me. The mercenary would get paid twice for the same job! Bounty hunting has never been so good. Who cares if the captured are innocent or guilty?
What else do contractors do in Iraq? Some peel potatoes for the troops. Whatever happened to that time honored military tradition? Many of these contractors are "rebuilding Iraq.†Rebuilding Iraq?! What the hell! What a load of codswallop! We haven't finished destroying it yet! Isn't that a little bit like putting the Howitzer before Der Kublewagen? You bet it is. And it's not by accident either. It's by design.
How many of those private contracting companies are actually doing honest work?
Let's see, Parsons Corp. have robbed congressionally approved borrowed money to build such edifices as the fabulous open-sewer Baghdad Police College. Offshore outsourcing at work! Providing microbe-infested water in support of the troops, Halliburton is the most famous for tax-dollar travesty.
How about all that oil that was supposed to pay for the war? Ignore for a moment the fact that stealing, smuggling and selling oil across the border has turned out to be a cash cow for the insurgents. Just how was this oil money supposed to pay for anything anyway? It wasn't. The "Holy Grail†of the oil industry was always slated, and still is, if they can find a way to get their hands on it, to be the sole property of Big U.S. Oil.
Did any of those Iraq war money bills passed by Congress state that the money would come from Iraqi oil? Or was that funding to be conjured out of thin air? In other words, conjured out of your taxes, present and mostly future. That means your children and grandchildren will carry the brunt of paying for George's war.
This seems an awfully shabby trade off for a war created by lies and deceptions. And we're not even winning it! Of course "winning†isn't really the idea. The profits come to an end if we "win.†"Maintaining†the war is the idea. Let the good times roll.
And what's this? The Pentagon wants what… more money? What a surprise! Well, why not? We have to "support our contractors,†er "troops.†The Pentagon wants at least another $100 billion. Now that's staying the course! But God forbid we should consider spending less of the taxpayer's money. We may be getting ripped off to a tune of at least $4 billion a year through corruption. Seems like a rather low figure to me. I'd say "corruption†is ripping us off by at least $348 billion and counting so far.
Oh well. All that tax money going into the pockets of the Bush Dynasty, Cheney Family "Trust†and the other slimy bottom feeders is all for a good cause. We're paying to defend a slogan - The Global War on Terror!
Major General Smedley D. Butler must be turning over in his grave. Considering the circumstances, he must be glad he's six feet under and not fighting George's war "over there.â€
Elizabeth Gyllensvard contributed to and edited this story.


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As many of you in the world know, Apple recently debuted their most recent installment in the iPhone saga, the 'iPhone 4s.' Proclaimed to be the best and most exciting yet, it features "sexy Siri," the bot that answers all your questions with the touch of a button and the easy use of your vocal chords–like a real person without the hassle of trite pleasantries! I suppose the graphics are better, and even the price is better (for Apple)! On top of that it comes with all the same features as a planner, a computer, and phone, a Gameboy, an iPod (or any other thing that plays music), a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a friend (albeit a cold one), and annoying child. With all of these amazing features, who WOULDN'T want one?
The answer? Me. However, my husband is trying desperately to convince me that he needs one beyond all reason.However, on a newlywed's budget, I am trying to convince him (and perhaps the rest of the world) that they are silly and we don't really need one. I am very content with my flip phone, iPod touch (Christmas gift from my parents a few years ago–I just wanted a regular iPod; you know, with the circle thing?), paper-and-pencil planner, and looking things up in books and on the internet MANUALLY. So, the following are five reasons you DON'T need an iPhone, plus five things you can get instead.
Reason #1: You already have a phone that fulfills its phone-like duties: making and taking phone calls. It even has voice mail! And as an added bonus, it can take pictures, AND send texts AND video! Why do you need something else that does the same thing?
Reason #2: We already spend our hours whiling away our time on the internet with our laptops in wi-fi zones, why do we want to waste MORE of our time on the internet with a phone that can connect ANYWHERE?
Reason #3: Have you seen the price tag? HAVE YOU SEEN THE PRICE TAG??
Reason #4: It will be obsolete in a while. As I was looking up the iPhone 4s, I was seeing rumors flyinig around Google about the iPhone 5, which probably promises to be even more… Excessive.
Reason #5: Someday, the novelty WILL wear off, and when it does, you'll only be left with the taste of regret that you didn't wait until something better came along, like the following:
#1: Food. This is number one because I'm getting tired of wandering around after I come home from class, wishing we had some decent snack food or something to ease that grumbling in my stomach. You can only eat so much tuna, so many egg salad sandwiches, so many 95-cent pot pies, so many (very) basic chicken recipes, and so much hamburger helper before you feel the need for something more, something… Substantial.
#2: Pants. I say this because J.D. and I seem to have a shortage of them. He keeps ripping holes in his (which I will eventually repair–maybe I'll repair all the holes in his jeans for Christmas, if he wants to spend our money on an iPhone so bad), and I have to do my student teaching next semester, and something tells me that low-rise skinny jeans are not appropriate. But who doesn't want more pants? Nobody wants to go around smelling like butt when they only have one or two pairs of jeans to wear.
#3: A house. Someday. That $300 for an iPhone could be saved, and eventually get anyone out of the renting cycle and into a home of their very own.
#4: Friends. As in, throw a party. Make some mac n' cheese and invite everyone over for some hard-core face-to-face interaction (something that would likely not be happening if one were too busy building a relationship with a fake woman named Siri– See video below).
#5: Here, I have three options: For the price of an 8 gig, $200, you could get a fainting goat:http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=18418782&cat=&lpid=&search=
For the price of the 32 gig, $300, you could get one male purebred Corgie puppy! OHMYGOSHCUTE!!!! http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=18009816&cat=&lpid=&search=
And, for the price of the 64 gig, you could get you could get a used couch, loveseat, AND chair! Because who doesn't love lounging around on furniture? Especially when the furniture you currently own smells like butt and consists of one used recliner and an old loveseat.
There you have it. iPhones were obsolete before they were made: we already have screaming children, friends, planners, the internet, mp3-players, phones, cameras, and books. We even have plenty of things to touch, thank you very much.
I'm sticking to my flip phone.


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Dehydrayted Food!
Grills grills grills, I need grills.
Computer workstation comes under the chop, then riveted together to make grill trays
I found these non-stick woven "things" and thought they'd be nicer for food to sit on, once unpicked at the edges they sit flat on the trays
The design takes the longest but then a quick trip over to boxmaker.connectionlab.org for the outside
4mm Plywood is lasered up
A small part of the base and the whole top is foiled
A 12v fan is connected to a 5v supply and can be turned on or off
The front clear acrylic door slides into the top and is held in place with magnets
And that's about it, will put something I dehydrated up soon, next to make a coffin size one for me


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Embutido is a Filipino style of meatloaf. It is a mix of ground meat and spices then rolled in a foil; It can either be steamed or baked. Embutido can be served as cold-cuts, fried slices or fried as a whole then slice.
I've wrote a recipe here before but I sometimes change my recipe depending on the availability of my ingredients. I sometimes bake or steam my embutido, depending on my mood also. I personally like it steamed then pan fried ;) Yes, adding a little grease and frying it up makes a difference in the taste, although it is not a healthy option.
Adding minced bell pepper (red or green) adds color to the meatloaf, while putting sweet pickle relish adds a little sweetness to the flavor, but since I don't have it in my fridge and my husband is a little picky when it comes to the ingredients of whatever I cook, I decided not to add it.
Below is the recipe:
- 1 kg ground pork
- 2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 medium sized onions - minced
- 5 cloves of garlic - minced
- 1\4 cup tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup raisins
- quail eggs - boiled and peeled
- vienna sausages / hotdog - sliced into two
- margarine
- aluminum foil
- 1.5 liter of water for the steamer.
2. Add salt and pepper.
3. Add onion and garlic.
4. Add tomato sauce and tomato paste.
5. Add the grated carrots.
6. Add the grated Parmesan cheese
7. Crack eggs and add in the bowl.
8. Add raisins.
9. Mix it well.
10. Let it rest for 10-15 minutes. This lets the pork absorb the flavor and the liquid of the mixture.
11. Prepare the quail eggs and sausages.
12. Prepare a 12 inch x 12 inch foil and grease it with margarine (or butter).
13. Put 3 tablespoon of pork mixture on the greased foil. Spread and flatten the mixture onto
the center of the foil.14. Line in the center 4 pieces of quail eggs.
15. Line 3 slices of vienna sausages next to the quail eggs.
16. Roll the aluminum foil into a tightly packed log about 2″ in diameter, sealing on both ends.
Repeat with the remaining pork mixture.
17. Place the pork mixture logs on a steamer.
18. Let it steam for an hour.
19. Remove from the steamer and let it cool.
20. You may optionally pan fried the logs of embutido to achieve a little toasted effect and taste.
21. Serve with ketchup and enjoy!


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FRIENDS have launched a campaign encouraging men to grow their sideburns for
charity this month, following the shock suicide of a close pal.
The Sides of March
foundation was launched to raise awareness for suicide prevention after
Jeshan 'Jesh' Ahmen, 36, took his own life.
Fuzzy facial selfies directed at the campaign have been posted on social media
in support of the move.
Distraught pals were left stunned when Jesh passed away in January as they
were unaware that he was "battling any demons", so they decided to
honour him with the new initiative.
Campaign founder Adam Torr, 34, told The Sun: "Jesh was a great friend who was
always there for everyone.
"He had an amazing sense of humour. His death was a huge shock and came
right out of the blue. It turned our lives upside down.
"On the outside he appeared fine yet none of us were aware that he was
battling any demons."
The Sides of March has already raised over £6,000 for charity CALM (Campaign
Against Living Miserably) while at the same time highlighting male suicides,
the biggest killer among men under 45.
Adam, also a friend of Jesh, added: "Men's mental health issues are a taboo
subject and we want to help with the global fight for suicide prevention.
"The Sides of March is a fun way of raising awareness of such a serious
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He also admitted that he hopes the idea can draw on the same social media
strength as the now-famous Movember, which sees men grow moustaches in
November to raise awareness of various diseases like prostate and testicular
"Movember has definitely had a hand in inspiring us," explained Adam.
"Its message and concept is similar – we hope to be able to stand sideburn to
moustache with them in the future as the main organisations facing up to
men's health issues, principally suicide prevention."
Another of Jesh's close friends, Lewis Hingston, said: "The Sides of March is
addressing something that impacts far more people than you might think.
"If one person gets the help they need or is able to discuss their
problems more openly as a result of this campaign, then it's been a success.
"No doubt Jesh would be proud of what his mates are doing."
Fellas can send their mutton chop shots to the group's Facebook page in a bid
to make the wall of fame before the charity gala night on 1 April.


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By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici
The surprising victory by Native American and environmental groups in September to delay the Dakota Access Pipeline may turn out to be short-lived, after Donald Trump's unexpected win in the U.S. presidential election.
Trump backs measures to speed energy industry development and upgrade the country's oil and gas infrastructure. He has not commented specifically on the $3.7 billion Dakota Access line but has said he would seek to revive another controversial pipeline, the Keystone XL line. That project, which would pump oil from Canada through Nebraska, was rejected in 2014 by the Obama administration.
The 1,172-mile (1,885 km) line was planned to run from North Dakota's Bakken shale region to Illinois, but protests from environmental activists and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North Dakota galvanized the Obama administration to delay construction to ensure Native American concerns about the line's route were properly addressed.
One day after Trump's victory, Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II said the results show "that we as a country have so much work to do." He did not mention Trump in his statement to Reuters, instead saying President Barack Obama could still halt the pipeline.
"We must strengthen our resolve to protect the water, pray together for understanding, and pour our hearts and minds into the future of all our children," he said.
It is not clear now whether Dakota Access would be rerouted or piped under the sensitive watershed, which the tribe considers sacred.
Kelcy Warren, chief executive officer of Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the pipeline, said a Trump presidency was a good thing.
"I view the results of last night's election as favorable not only for our project, but for future infrastructure projects that have been vetted and reviewed as thoroughly as ours has been," Warren said on Wednesday in a statement emailed to Reuters.
Representative Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, a Trump energy adviser, said he expects the Obama administration to approve the permit because the federal government is "out of legal reasons" not to allow the line to proceed, saying he did not think Trump "would have to weigh in with an opinion on this."
"We're especially hopeful that the pipeline approval process will be allowed to work without political interferences. We saw both Keystone XL and DAPL, which passed their NEPA review, get blocked for unrelated political reasons," said John Stoody, vice president of government and public relations for the Association of Oil Pipe Lines, referring to the National Environmental Policy Act review.


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Ivanhoe Read-along: Week 5 RecapDecember 28, 2014
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I actually finished the novel this week, but I'm going to stick with the Sunday updates since we've only got one to go.
Mon. 24th Nov. – Sun. 30th Nov.: Chapters 1 – 7 Mon. 1st Dec. – Sun. 7th Dec.: Chapters 8 – 16 Mon. 8th Dec. – Sun. 14th Dec.: Chapters 17 – 25 Mon. 15th Dec. – Sun. 21st Dec.: Chapters 26 – 31 Mon. 22nd Dec. – Sun. 28th Dec.: Chapters 32 – 38
- Mon. 29th Dec. – Sun. 4th Jan.: Chapters 39 – 44
I read the bulk of this week's chapters on my plane ride to Florida and was more absorbed in the story than ever before during the read-along. The pace picked up significantly, particularly during the trial, and I even found myself stifling a giggle at times (there's particularly amusing scene between Isaac and the Prior of Anjou). Rebecca continues to be one of my favorite characters, though she runs the risk of being a bit one-dimensional.
I didn't want to stop reading after Chapter 38 ended, again on a cliffhanger. Rachelle claims that she didn't plan the read-along to have so many nail-biters, but I'm not sure I believe her. ;)
Tune in next week for my last update and wrap-up!


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Dos and don'ts for summer PR workwear
If you wouldn't wear something in front of your date's parents, it's not appropriate for the office.
Summer is in full swing, which means that the fashionable PR pro has officially switched over her (or his) wardrobe from warm and cozy to cool and comfortable.
With the warmer weather comes a slight shift in PR workplace dress code. As a rule of thumb, summer dress code is more casual, but there is a fine line between workplace appropriate and too casual.
Follow the tips below to be comfortable—yet polished—this summer.
1. First and foremost, if you're questioning whether what you're wearing is appropriate for the office, your colleagues (and, worse, your boss) will, too. Bag the outfit and save it for a weekend trip to Central Park.
2. Use the fingertip rule. Dresses and skirts should reach the bottom of your fingertips when your arms are placed down at your side. At the risk of sounding like my high school principal, there are no exceptions.
3. Wear flip-flops with discretion. In some offices they're allowed, and in others they aren't. Typically, women can get away with flip-flops if the rest of their outfit is a bit dressier (a sundress or a skirt and blouse), though wearing flip-flops with jeans can look sloppy. The same rule applies for Sperry's boat shoes.
4. Shorts are OK if they are the appropriate length (see rule No. 2) and if they're dressed up with a blouse and pumps. Short shorts and/or shorts with a T-shirt and flip-flops are never OK.
5. Brightly colored pants are a good way to switch it up, if done right. A colleague rocked a pair of hot pink cropped pants yesterday and paired them with a button-up to give the outfit a classy edge. When making a statement with bold pants, the rest of your outfit should be toned down (no crazy animal prints, funky jewelry, etc.). The only exception is neon pants, which aren't appropriate for the office. To get your neon fix during your 9–5, try dressing up a boat necked dress with neon accessories.
When in doubt, a good test is to ask, "Would I wear this to meet my significant other's parents for the first time?" If the answer is no, most likely you need to revisit your closet and pick out something else to wear.
A version of this story originally appeared on Crenshaw Communications' PR Fishbowl blog.
This story first ran on Ragan.com in June 2013.
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Hehe – 2007 truly has been the 'annus horribilis' for the NZ Police force. To cap off:
cops chasing cars crunching children
interminably slow or no prosecution of dodgy politicians (think Taito Philip Field, Trevor Mallard & Tau Henare, most parties for election funding rorts, etc)
tasering and/or gunning down ( or trying to) various folks, dogs, themselves; then demanding the right to decide that they should permanently get tasers
it seems the police's Diplomatic Protection Squad (DPS) couldn't even spot a few random taggers, or burglars, or Exclusive Brethren, … when they play whoopy at the PM's house, or Parliament.
In their defence, police assigned to protect the PM (by speeding to rugby matches?) could hardly be expected to watch her residence or place of work, could they? Nah, too much to expect.


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Mid-Rise Buildings
Performance Standards
City Council adopted Mid-Rise Building Performance Standards in 2010 and an Addendum to these Standards in 2016, which are to be used together during the evaluation of mid-rise development applications in locations where the Performance Standards are applicable.
- Mid-Rise Building Performance Standards (2010)Note that Standard 5B was not adopted by Council. The full Study is available below.
- Mid-Rise Building Performance Standards Addendum (2016)
Mid-rise buildings are the 'in between' scale of building, they are bigger than houses but smaller than towers. Mid-rise buildings have a good scale and relationship to the street. They define or make walls to the street that are tall enough to feel like a city and provide lots of usable space, but low enough to let the sun in and open the view to the sky from the street. They support a comfortable pedestrian environment, and animate the street by lining the sidewalk with doors and windows with active uses including stores, restaurants, services, grade related apartments, and community uses.
Mid-rise buildings may contain a single use like an office or residential apartment but they usually contain a mix of uses which may include retail, office, community service, and residential all in the same building. The height of a mid-rise building varies from street to street, as we define mid-rises as buildings that are no taller than the width of their adjacent street right-of-way (the width of the publicly owned portion of the street). In Toronto, on the narrower 20 metre wide streets in the downtown, a mid-rise is 5 or 6 stories high. On the wider arterial streets outside of the Downtown, a mid-rise may be taller up to a maximum of 11 storeys on the widest Avenues. Mid-rises typically are designed with step-backs or terraces at upper levels to make them appear lower in height from the street, and to allow sunlight and sky views at the sidewalk.
Full Consultant's Report (2010)
- Full Consultants' Report Part 1 Part 2
- Sections:
- Table of Contents and Executive Summary
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Applying the Avenues and Mid-Rise Recommendations
- Section 3: Performance Standards for Mid-Rise Buildings
Part 1
- Section 3: Performance Standards for Mid-Rise Buildings
Part 2
- Section 4: Recommendations
- To arrange viewing of the Appendices, please contact email@example.com. Appendices include:
- Appendix A: Avenues Character Area Analysis
- Appendix B: Retail Analysis
- Appendix C: Avenues Not Included in the Study
- Appendix D: Related City Initatives
- Appendix E: Mid-Rise Building Typologies
- Appendix F: Summary of Completed Avenue Studies
- Appendix G: Summary of Consultation
- Appendix H: Prototypical Sites
- Appendix I: Urban Design Glossary
- Acknowledgments and Image Sources
Note: As a result of adopted motions in July 2010, Standard 5B was not adopted and changes have been made to the following Study maps.
- Avenues & Mid-Rise Buildings Study Area Map
- Avenues & Retail-Commercial At-Grade Map
- Avenues & Character Areas Map
The Study
In 2008, the City Planning Division initiated the Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Study with the assistance of Brook McIlroy Planning + Urban Design / Pace Architects (BMI/Pace). Building on and learning from Avenue Studies already completed and in consultation with stakeholders and the public, the Study identifies a list of best practices, evaluates the Official Plan Avenues based on historic, cultural and built form characteristics, establishes a set of performance standards for new mid-rise buildings, and identifies areas where the performance standards should be applied. The Study received 4 prestigious awards; including:
- 2012 National Urban Design Award
- 2011 Ontario Professional Planners Institute's Excellence in Planning Award
- 2011 Toronto Urban Design Award
- Honourable Mention for the Canadian Institute of Planners' 2011 Award for Planning Excellence in the Urban Design Category.
Policy Context
We know that Toronto is growing, and the Official Plan sets out where and how to grow at a high level. One of these directions is to grow and intensify the number of jobs and residents along arterial corridors throughout the city, known as 'Avenues' in the Official Plan (see Map 2 of the Official Plan). The Avenues and Mid-Rise Buildings Study was conducted to determine how to intensify along the Avenues in a way that is compatible with the adjacent neighbourhoods through appropriately scaled and designed mid-rise buildings.
Staff Reports and Decision History
Responding to Council Direction, the Avenues and Mid-rise Building Study was initiated in 2008, and a related Staff Report was presented to Council in July 2010. That Staff Report was adopted by City Council, and included adoption of the Performance Standards (section 3 of the Study, with the exception of Standard 5B). At that time, Council provided City Planning with a series of directions to encourage the realization of the 'vision' of the Official Plan identified Avenues more quickly, and to monitor the Performance Standards over a 2 year period.
In November 2013, City Council extended the monitoring period, and directed City Planning to include resident and ratepayer groups as stakeholders in any consultations.
In May 2014, City Planning provided an update to the monitoring period to Planning and Growth Management Committee.
There were 156 applications for mid-rise sized buildings and 61 approvals from the time of adoption of the Standards in July, 2010 and the end of December, 2014.
In 2016, an addendum was brought forward to update the Performance Standards based on results of the monitoring period and to bring greater clarity for their use. The addendum was adopted by City Council in April 2016.
The addendum is to be used by City Staff together with the 2010 approved Mid-Rise Building Performance Standards during the evaluation of development applications where mid-rise buildings are proposed and the Performance Standards are applicable.
The Performance Standards and Addendum may also be used to help inform the preparation or review of area studies and policies involving mid-rise buildings. The Addendum is approved as an interim supplement to the 2010 Performance Standards until such time as Council considers and adopts updated Mid-Rise Building Design Guidelines.
Travel Survey
A survey was sent out to evaluate the travel behaviour of residents of mid-rise buildings throughout the city. Thousands of replies were received and synthesized into results and included in Volume 2 of the Eglinton Connects Planning Study. Download this appendix.


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Windows 10 is pretty secure when it comes to protecting users from external attacks, but at times some built-in features can backfire pretty badly. Ever since the update was released to the general public, some users have complained that the Windows 10 Photos app circles through their most embarrassing and hidden pictures on the app's live tile. If you have fallen victim to this, or just want to have control over what gets displayed on the screen, there is a way of choosing the 5 images that get picked by the OS, rather than letting Windows 10 choose for you.
In the past we have covered the method to change the Windows 10 wallpaper's shuffle rate. Similar to that method, the answer to customization of Windows 10 Photos app live tile resides in some deeply buried folders. Here is what you need to do in order to change the images currently showing up on the live tile.
Customizing Windows 10 Photos App Live Tile
- On the main Start screen, locate the Photos app. Right-click the app's live tile and from the resulting menu select 'turn live tile off'. This step is necessary to ensure that the changes you make in later steps get implemented instantaneously.
- Go to 'Run', which can be done by typing it in the search area.
- Type and enter the following command in Run;
- Following the above step should have led you to a new folder, with plenty of sub-folders in it.
- Look for the folder whose name starts with 'Microsoft.Windows.Photos' and open it.
- Open 'LocalState'.
- You will notice 5 image files named Tile0, Tile1, Tile2, Tile3, and Tile 4 in this folder. These are the images currently getting displayed on the Windows 10 Photos live tile. As you might have guessed, all that needs to be done is replacement of these images with ones of your choice. There is a catch though. The new files must bear the name of the file you are replacing. So, it must be named Tile0 (or any number up to 4).
Once you have replaced the images, just turn the live tile back on and you are done. The tile should now have the photos of your choice.


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Sail the Sea of Cortez
Wake up at dawn to prepare your boat. Listen to the wind flap the sails as you race across clear blue water. Fall asleep on the beach under a sky full of stars. On this course, you'll learn about sailing and working as a member of a team. Learning to navigate by nature's rhythms, you'll explore a sea that's rich with marine life. You'll start with the basics of sailing these unique Drascombe longboats—reading the wind, navigating, managing sails, and more. Camping on the desert beaches at night puts you in a totally different environment, one of shallow tide pools and desert plants and animals. You'll learn what you need to know about camping and taking care of the environment as you travel each day. While you travel, you'll meet and interact with members of coastal communities, gaining opportunities to practice speaking Spanish and learn more deeply about the area.
As you journey along the coast of Baja California, you'll focus on the most important part of this course—your growing leadership skills. Leadership will be a part of everything you learn—learning to sail in challenging weather may be a lesson in decision making. Making decisions about your group's goals is an opportunity to practice communication, and interacting with fishing communities is a chance to develop cultural competence. Each day you'll fill a different leadership role, be an active member in a small community, and discover your leadership style. These skills will stick with you for the rest of your life, preparing you to be a leader wherever you choose to go.


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Our 1st Polish Swim Meet
During the excitement of our move last week I had to have a mandatory morning off from packing because my youngest was in a swim meet. Over this school year she has just blossomed with her swimming skills because of her weekly swimming lessons she has been taking.
My son was competitive swimmer and my oldest daughter enjoyed swimming so it is my kids DNA I guess. I used to coach swim teams when we lived in St. Louise, Miami and when we lived in The Netherlands. In my previous life I also was a swimming teacher and a national trainer for the YMCA so I was in complete heaven this morning. I did not realize how much I missed coaching swim team and as well as teaching swimming lessons! I wonder if there is a need for English speaking swimming lessons here in Bydgoszcz? My girls have an AMAZING teacher at a local pool they go to here where the teachers speak some English but for the most part they speak Polish but my girls understand enough to know what to do and I can see it is working!
One of the local kindergarden school organized a small little swim meets for kids in the city. A friend of mine asked if I would be interested in signing my daughter up and so I asked her and for the next 3 weeks all I heard was "Is today the swimming race?" She was a wee bit excited for the day!
I think she had a GREAT morning swimming in her first swimming race. She got really excited when she got her medal for participating and for the next 3 days she showed it to anyone and everyone. I have a hunch I need to find a local swim team this fall for her and my other daughter.
Are you a swimmer? If so, what is your favorite stroke? I love to swim but I do not do it very often but I could breaststroke for hours!


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The door creaks. My toddler holds her breath as her fingers fumble in the space, reaching for the figurines, those which commemorate the greatest treasure. After a few moments of staring, she sets the magnet on the board. She looks at the scene then at us, "Jesus?" Oh dear child, if only you understood how provocative your question is and was.
It gives me delight to know how anxiously you await him, the promise of hope, peace, joy, and love for all eternity, for those who want to trust him. We all are in this waiting, our Emmanuel who came, who is through the Holy Spirit, and is to come in Justice. You ask it simply, but it is a heavy question. A question that man has accepted and rejected throughout the ages.
There wasn't room at the inn for him. Now we ask ourselves if there is room for him in our hearts. Will we let the light penetrate the darkness that consumes us? Will the star lead us to him or will the obsession of self make us desire stars of fandom? Will we prepare for him, anxiously waiting with excitement, or will we grow weary in society's preparations of materialism and self-aggrandizement?
In some areas, it was, is, and will be a dangerous question to ask.
Herod hunted him.
Pharisees & Paul persecuted professors.
ISIS isolates infidels.
The world wants him and needs him, even if pride distracts us from confessing such. My eyes grow moist with tears. I pray you'll always ask for him expectantly; desire him even when you receive criticism or mockery. Here is Emmanuel and he delivers you! So ask child; ask him to come, celebrate him having come, ransoming us from the captivity of sin. Oh please, keep probing, diving deeper into his immeasurable love. Please adopt him as your Lord & Savior as he has adopted you as a child of God when you confess your surrender. That's what I pray this Christmas and all Christmases. I can't give you any gift as great as a poor babe laying in a manger, a compassionate man crucified, and a risen, reigning King.
Ask him anything, or ask me anything about him, you'd like.
I pray I am equipped enough to answer satisfactorily. Always and forever though, even when doubt plagues you, please continue asking for him, for JESUS to be in the scene, your scene.


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Hundreds of full-color photos with easy-to-understand text make this a great visual guide to learning about nearly 400 species of common wild mushrooms found in the Upper Midwest, between the Dakotas and Indiana. The species (from Death Cap to Morel Mushrooms) are organized by shape, then by color, so you can identify them by their visual characteristics. Plus, with the Top Edibles and Top Toxics sections, you'll begin to learn which are the edible wild mushrooms. The information is accessible to beginners but useful for even experienced mushroom seekers. 288 pp., paperback.
Teresa Marrone is the author of the Wild Berries & Fruit series of field guides and cookbooks, as well as numerous other highly regarded books on wild foods. She has written articles for both national and local magazines and has been foraging wild edible for more than 30 years. Kathy Yerich has been an avid mushroom hunter for over 10 years. She is on the board of the Minnesota Mycological Society and is a proud member of the North American Mycological Association. This collaboration with Teresa is her first book.