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I know that being a pilot doesn't hold nearly as much caché as it used to, but Air Asia is really trying to drive this profession into the ground even further. They need pilots, so what are they doing? In their own words . . .
"So YOU wanna be a pilot? Simple. What do you have to do? Blog. What? Thats [sic] it? Yes, you're reading it right. Blog."
Scary thought, right? I mean, this seems like a very strange way to find someone to command an airplane full of dozens of people. To be fair, it's not really as bad as it sounds. The winners of this contest just get their foot in the door for an interview. I assume at that point, something like decent flying skills will actually be required. But I can't imagine that something this gimmicky is good for public perception of the airline.
What really gets me is the poorly-edited, low sound quality video they've included to promote the contest.
What's the first reason the man with the sun glasses who appears to fly for the airline likes being a pilot? "Because of the girls." The second reason? "'cause of the bling-bling and because of the money." I know it's a joke (sort of), and I'm sure this kind of talk could go on behind the scenes at any airline, but come on, Air Asia. You have passengers watching this video, and that hardly gives off an aura of competency.
The good news is that there are some rules behind this competition, but of course those are buried in the fine print. Yes, you actually do have to meet minimum standards as set by the government of Malaysia and you must have received decent grades in school. And like I said, this just gets you in the door for an interview. So it's not really as bad as it looks, but it sure does look bad.
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AirAsiaX... be careful.
Most recently, my wife and I were stranded in Abu Dhabi when AirAsiaX announced they were canceling service to/from Abu Dhabi in January this year. They didn't notify us (their stranded passengers) until Feb 10th. Neither did they offer any accommodation nor answer our emails asking for help. We had to get back to Malaysia on our own. They won't reimburse our additional expenses either.
They said they would refund the Abu Dhabi/Kuala Lumpur portion of our trip, but it will take them 30-50 days to process the refund. Such an attitude!
Watch out for these guys. If you are considering using AirAsiaX, It might be a good idea to develop a plan B... just in case.
My name is Brett, and I'm an airline dork. I've had the bug since I was young. As a kid, I never missed a chance to go to LAX a…
Back in the early days, one flight number would usually have one airplane the whole way. Heck, it was more likely for the airplane to stay the same than the actual airline!
Don't get too excited. I didn't actually get to fly on one. But I did get invited to come take a tour of a 787 while it was on the ground here in Long Beach as part of a tour around North America. Of course, I was thrilled to do it.
As I mentioned yesterday, the big buzz at the APEX expo last week was around wireless entertainment.
It's a busy week here at the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) 2011 Expo
Three days on Isla del Sol, in Lake Titicaca; natural beauty and Inca legends
Differences in daily life between Canada and Peru
Iquitos: the largest and most popular jungle destination in Peru
Madrid's Festival of San Isidro has morphed from a religious procession to a full scale arts festival


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Lake Lanier Guides Fishing Report – September 20th 2011Written by jeffblair on September 20, 2011
Lake Lanier Fishing Guide. Fishing report from September 20th 2011
This past month fishing has been tough. There are a lot of smaller fish to be caught but the bigger ones are few and far between. Most of the fish have been showing up on 40ft humps on the southend of the lake. Downlines and freelines with split shot on them have been the best bite for me but the trolling guys have been plucking away at them with u-rigs fished 90-140ft back. The spotted bass bite has been great. They are schooling up with the stripers on theses humps and have been hammering the blue backs. Plus we have been getting into a few catfish and walleye too. Starting to see schools of fish coming to the surface with the water temp dropping. Fishing should start picking up with the weather cooling off.

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The Evolving Landscape of Internet Control
A Summary of Our Recent Research and Recommendations
Over the past two years, we have undertaken several studies at the Berkman Center designed to better understand the control of the Internet in less open societies. During the years we've been engaged in this research, we have seen many incidents that have highlighted the role of the Internet as a battleground for political control, including partial or total Internet shutdowns in China, Iran, Egypt, Libya, and Syria; many hundreds of documented DDoS, hacking, and other cyber attacks against political sites; continued growth in the number of countries that filter the Internet; and dozens of well documented cases of on- and offline persecution of online dissidents. The energy dedicated to these battles for control of the Internet on both the government and dissident sides indicated, if nothing else, that both sides think that the Internet is a critical space for political action. In this paper, we offer an overview of our research in the context of these changes in the methods used to control online speech, and some thoughts on the challenges to online speech in the immediate future.
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When I'm taking dance classes, I just feel so able. I feel like my body can do anything. Like I'm Wonder Woman or something. (interview with Louise M., 9 year old dancer/choreographer)
On International Women's Day, March 8, 1992, Luna was founded by feminist choreographer, Patricia Reedy who sought to answer the question—what would happen to the world if MORE voices were able to express their truths through the art of dance. Since then, more than 250,000 children, family, educators and activists have accessed the transformative power of dance to create change within themselves, their families, their classrooms and their communities.
Luna's mission to bring creativity, equity and community to every child's life through the art of dance is fulfilled by a faculty of eight strong women teaching dance in innovative programs such as
- MPACT (Moving Parents and Children Together) bringing relationship-based dance curriculum to families who have been separated and are seeking new ways to re-establish trust and connection. OR
- School & Community Alliances creating opportunities for children from the most underserved neighborhoods to collaborate with care, to speak their minds through their unique choreographic voices and to relate to the world beyond the boundaries of their community.
- Professional Learning. Despite an amazing legacy of powerful women dance pioneers, today's dance teaching artist often lives and works on a very narrow margin. Luna serves professional dance artists through coaching and by creating opportunities for collegiality. Our goal is to strengthen the resolve of these professionals to celebrate the majesty of the work, to gain confidence, and to evolve the field. We are unwavering about advocacy for fair labor practices and respect for the field—our ultimate goal is that one can choose a life as a dance educator without the need for a spouse with a "real job."
Dance fulfills basic human needs—the BODY needs to move, the HUMAN needs to create, the SPIRIT needs to speak. Dance does not end in a product that can be sold—at Luna, we would not want it to be as we are interested in voices changing perceptions and perspectives. Thus, those 250,000 children have been served through the generous contributions of like-minded allies—both individuals and risk-taking foundations. Today, we ask for your help—help us champion a new generation of dance leaders who can create positive social change through the art of dance.
- $15 provides a scholarship for one day of dance for a child with special needs
- $50 provides a one-class stipend for a teacher to learn to bring MPACT-like classes to migrant families in Southern California
- $100 provides an hour of consultation with a dancer seeking to create curriculum for children who are deaf
- $250 provides one full MPACT parent-child dance class in a residential shelter
- $1000 pays for a cultural competency expert to increase our staff's capacity to question assumptions and expand our hearts and minds
- $5000 fills the unmet need for the 2013-14 dance program at New Highland, an elementary school in East Oakland
- A donation of any amount encourages and validates our staff to continue the work on behalf of ALL children


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This course outline is combined for Beginning Serve and Return of Serve. It's designed to be run by one lead instructor but it wouldn't hurt to have a couple of more folks as assistants.
A couple of things that aren't mentioned and that apply for most of the courses we offer for your consideration….insure you have a wire hopper or other easily-accessible tool to facilitate feeding balls. Having a ball picker-upper is pretty useful as well. Organize the people on any one court so that the folks waiting furthest back in the line to do any drill are regularly picking up balls and putting them back into the hopper.
Finally, as far as the Return of Serve part of the course, if you have access to a Simon ball machine or some other ball machine that can actually put a ball regularly into the back third of the court, you can integrate that into your training.Overall Site Map
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The Gremlin's Daughter, A Forsaken Stars Tale, Part Two
"Power worm!" Polo VII cried, "Switch to ballistic weapons if you got 'em! And don't get too close!"
The worm came around a slab and manifested fully, a glowing, transparent wire framed thing with tentacles and claws twitching around its maw. Belch, Ajax, Achilles and Polo VII opened fire, ripping wholes through its gossamer-like skin. It howled and flailed backwards, but then leapt over their heads and clipped Achilles' shoulder with its tail, deadening his left arm. Kyton pulled a telescoping, electromagnetic staff from his belt and launched it at the creature. The staff magnetized to the floor and electrified the worm, pinning it. Achilles drew his vibrosword and severed the trapped worm's head from its body. It flailed and shrieked and then faded into nothingness.
"How did it get in here? Is it part of the Mechan ecosystem?" Achilles asked, simulating breathing heavy.
"No… I suspect there is a breach somewhere," Kyton replied. "That could either prove useful or worrisome depending on the circumstance, should we discover it in our brief time here."
"If there is a breach, it might offer some clues as to what happened to this ship and its crew," Polo VII offered.
Kyton nodded and motioned that they move aftward.
Not bound by gravity, they employed their thrusters and jet pack attachements to move speedily to the next part of their dangerous tour—a nebulous network of crystalline struts that resembled a neural map.
"Is this, could this be the ship's brain?" Achilles asked.
"That it could be, Achilles. Or a power distribution center. Or a navigational processor."
"Do you think it would be worth lighting up, Master?" Polo VII asked. "Could the possible gains outweigh the danger?"
"Danger?" Belch asked.
For a mini-tank, he could be awefully skittish, Kyton thought to himself. Perhaps adjustments would be made when they returned to his workshop. "Of course. If it is any kind of mind for the ship, waking it could activate all manner of internal defenses that would put mister or miss power worm to shame."
"Maybe if we brought more men, Master. As capable as we are, I advise we maintain discretion in our current outfit, after all, we can always come back. I don't think she's going anywhere," Ajax said.
"Agreed," Kyton said, putting away his power orb. "Still, perhaps there is another way." Kyton took a deep breath (again, not that he needed to) and broke the seal on one of his gloves and removed it, revealing a withered, scaley green claw. He placed his fingers on one of the struts and closed his eyes. He reached out and whispered in an infernal, ancient tongue: speak to me, tell me your secrets, unburden yourself.
They stood there in silence as minutes ticked off in their internal clocks. The only sounds coming from their power cells and servos and the occasional release of steam or gas from Belch.
We must deliver her. The ship seemed to say to Kyton, as if through wind passing through the nebulous network of struts. A pair of black pools, floating against a pair of golden suns, flashed in Kyton's mind's eye.
"There is—or was—a passenger aboard, boys! Someone very special, very important!" Kyton put his glove back on, slapped his hands together and rubbed them vigorously back and forth. "A princess or an ambassador of some kind. I imagine she is behind heavy fortification and possibly surrounded by Mechan Guardians of the highest caliber! We must hurry!" Off he went, into the darkness, his skull socket eyes glowing with excitement, his accent more British than usual.
"Sir, wouldn't it be wise to return to the workshop and develop a plan, and perhaps return with greater numbers?"
"That it would, Ajax, but what if she is made of flesh and blood? What if she is in a stasis chamber that has an ever dwindling power supply?"
"I don't mean to be pessimistic, Master, but if that were the case, she is likely long dead—" Polo VII began.
"Don't say that! You have no way of knowing that!" Kyton spun in his space suit boots to face Polo VII, waving a deadly finger at him. The tip glowed.
"I understand this is a provocative turn, Master," Achilles said, stepping in, "But Ajax and Polo VII have valid points. We cannot risk your life—"
"It isn't much of a life, thank you very much, gentlebots!" Kyton spat. "I have lived in fear and solitude long enough! If there is the slightest chance that there is another living soul in this quadrant of space after so long, then I have to take the chance, no matter the risk to what little flesh I have left." With that, Kyton stepped back into the darkness
And fell a very long way
"Oh, my," Kyton said, getting to his feet. Fortunately, the artificial gravity was operating at a trickle, so the fall, though it took some time, ended in an anticlimactic thud when he had finally hit bottom. When he stood, after his imaging systems adjusted, he was in a cavern not quite as wide as the last one, but much longer.
"This is an assembly line. Where they built themselves," Kyton said to himself, as his team descended around him.
They fawned over him, asking him if he was alright. He pushed them away dismissively and took several moonwalk-style leaps into the assembly chamber, seeking a higher perch from which to take it all in.
"There is nothing being built now," Ajax said, with a melancholy timber to his deep, rumbling electronic voice. [Think sad Vader.]
"What do you think it would take to bring the systems online?" Achilles wondered at his robots in arms. "The armies we could create, Master!"
"It would be fantastic, Achilles. It might take an age to reconfigure, well, everything, but the resources here are undeniable—" Kyton sat back in an imaginary chair, floating, thinking for a moment, then said, "but no, the dead are the dead and a tomb is a tomb, and we must have a healthy respect for the dead. If we find the Lady and anything that has value but isn't necessarily Mechan, they shall be ours, but the ship and crew we will leave and perhaps direct the Dreadnought's course into a nearby star and that shall be the end of it."
"Do Mechans have souls? An afterlife? Ghosts?" Belch asked, his turret swiveling nervously on his back as he looked around.
"I… don't recall seeing any Mechans in hell," Kyton said, more to himself than his robots. Though he did recount his time below on rare occasions, and he imagined he verbalized his ancient nightmares in his sleep from time to time, he only programmed his robots with the accounts of hell related in whatever historical documents had made the trip off of earth within the Willowark. He also was reluctant to explain that the universe no longer had any ages to spare, so he really didn't have the time he would have needed to try to bring the Dreadnought back to life. Evenso, so much exploring to do and so little time! But he was happy for this moment, this experience, and he was happy to share it with his 'children.' So he was going to enjoy it while it lasted. "But Mechans have multiphasic superprocessors for brains and superdense engine cores for hearts that seem to have components that linger some time after death, so yes, you might say Mechans have ghosts." If Kyton didn't have a metal skull with a permanent smile for a head he might have tried to hide it, but he did, so he laughed aloud instead.
"I wish I had phasic weapons," Belch said gloomily.
Achilles patted Belch on his back and they followed Kyton along the assembly line. Lifeless Mechan chassis stood on an unmoving conveyer belt like soldiers waiting in line to receive their equipment, or in this case, extremities like heads, hands and feet. One chamber led into another, and eventually they floated into a chamber where the Mechan parts were smelted and forged. There was a warmth in this chamber, despite the smelting fires having died out perhaps over a hundred years ago.
"This is one of the areas of the ship that still has a modicum of power," Polo VII said.
"There is an auxiliary power generator here," Kyton said, "This is where they house the Mechan Life Potentials."
"Analogous to human embryos?" Achilles asked.
"Think even earlier," Kyton said. "The moment of conception, really. Only, since Mechans are designed and not the result of two distinct individuals coming together to procreate, these are electroplasmic orbs about the size of a ping pong ball, fairly generic in structure to begin with, and they are turned over to a Master Programmer who makes them unique. An old friend once referred to them as 'snowflake makers,' and 'true artists,' as close to God outside the Godshield as one could get."
"Poetic," Polo VII said.
"Quite," Kyton said, approaching the Potentials Matrix, the honeycombed chamber where the orbs were kept.
As he entered it, his heart fell. All but three honeycomb receptacles were dark, empty. The last three held dimming orbs, and only one of the orbs still had a distinct, discernible structure to it.
"The sole survivor," Kyton whispered, "Perhaps if I—" But even as he reached out to it, a force enveloped him and cast him quite forcibly out of the Potentials Matrix.
Kyton's robots watched helplessly as he flew by them and struck one of the chassis, causing a domino effect, as one chassis toppled into the next. They turned back to the Potentials Matrix to see a metal lion manifest out of the dark. It roared and leapt at Polo VII.
Ajax moved faster than his considerable frame belied and intercepted the mechanical lion. Though Kyton's safety was his highest priority, his brother robots came a close second, and Polo, as the scout with the most powerful and refined communications and sensor arrays, had to be protected to maintain the highest probability of success and survival for the mission and probe team. But mostly, Ajax liked/was programmed to fight. Ajax and the lion collided with a thunderous clap of metal alloys, and Ajax pounded on the lion's metallic hide with such speed and force that the lion's attempts to wrap its maw around Ajax' head were formidable but futile. Then, just before the Mechan surrendered, tendrils from its blue mane telescoped around Ajax' wrists and wound up his arms and up and over his head and discharged an electromagnetic blast that dropped Ajax to his knees.
Polo VII was about to unload his laser rifle between the lion's eyes, but they locked gazes for a moment. The Mechan creature looked weary and its body rose and fell as its internals struggled to repair the damage done by Ajax' fists.
Kyton came up beside Polo and had him lower his weapon. "We didn't mean any harm, old man," Kyton said. "We are explorers and scientists, builders and archivists." He approached the Mechan with palms out and knelt by its side. The mane lost its glow and its eyes started to flicker. "I am just sorry we were too late."
The Mechan reached out and put a great paw on Kyton's hand. It opened its maw, unhinged its jaw and an access hatch opened up at the back of its throat and a single, glowing orb rolled out onto Kyton's palm. The Mechan lowered its head to the ground and ceased functioning.
Kyton shed a tear for the creature and placed the orb in a receptacle on his belt.
"Ajax is down," Achilles said, and hefted his brother bot over his back.
The ship shuddered.
Polo put a hand on Kyton's shoulder, "Master, we are running out of time. The Dreadnought may have lost structural integrity. It may come apart, or, depending on the power source, the ship may implode or—"
"I agree, Polo VII. We must find the regal passenger now."
Before Polo VII or Achilles could protest, Kyton, with a gesture, sent Polo VII down a rail corridor. Achilles, with Ajax in tow, and Belch followed suit.


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Outdoor Adventures is one of our most popular groups. Its two yearly campouts (October and April) regularly draw singles, couples, and families who share a love of fresh air, Chuckwagon breakfasts, and a relaxed time with congenial folks. Recently, the group has added stargazing parties, guided nature walks, and other activities that get us out of our Lazyboys and give us a break from carpal abuse. North Texas has a wealth of natural resources. Here is an opportunity to participate in that "interconnected web of existence of which we are a part." (From our seventh Unitarian Universalist Principle)
Where do we go?
The campouts are usually held at either Eisenhower State Park or Tyler State Park. This fall's campout is scheduled for October 18-20, 2019 at Tyler State Park. We have 20 shelters reserved, and they will go fast! Cost of a shelter is $60 (one or both nights*). Payment does not include $5.00 park entrance fee per day for persons over 13 years of age. You will pay that directly to the park upon arrival. Members of other NTUUC congregations are also invited to attend.
* - If you plan to stay only one night and we can find a family who wants the shelter for the other night, half of your shelter payment will be refunded.
What do I/we need to bring?
What to bring is different for each family. Click here for a mostly-comprehensive checklist of items.
How do I/we sign up to attend?
Click here for the reservation form.
Where do we sleep?
Each park has surprisingly comfortable, weatherproof shelters. Shelters are screened in, measuring 12 x 16 and each has a light, electrical receptacle, picnic table, water spigot, grill, and firepit. Some families prefer to sleep in a tent, which they can erect near their shelter.
What about meals?
Breakfasts are varied, delicious, and cooked to order by Dick Hildenbrand and crew on his very own Chuckwagon. Saturday dinner is a "pitch-in" affair with participants fixing their favorite dishes to share with others. Dallas' five-star restaurants can't compete. Coffee, tea, and cocoa are available around the clock.
Are there activities?
Many and varied. We have families who want to explore. Some bring bikes, others boat or fish. It's fun to sit in a comfortable lawn chair, gaze at the watery vista, and read or nap. Not surpringly, there are more than a few discussions, although escape from CNN can also motivate people to join us. If you have a bright idea, put it on our message board and maybe others will be inspired. Or find a quiet spot and meditate. This isn't summer camp. No activity director will be shouting "time for the three-legged race! (although one could come together spontaneously)." It's your time, use it as you wish.
In the evenings?
Traditionally we congregate around the campfire in true Community UU fashion to chat, play instruments, sing songs, roast marshmallows...
Is there a spiritual component to these outings?
We have an informal Sunday Service around 10 a.m. where we reflect and share some of our experiences at the campout.
Participants regularly report that they return to their busy lives refreshed, renewed, and refocused.
For more information, contact Dick Hildenbrand or e-mail Outdoor Adventure.


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Paul Corrigan, in his latest blog post, describes the muddle that the government has got themselves into over the NHS. There are, he says, three different views at work.
There's Jeremy Hunt trying to look in charge of the NHS, making pronouncements and plans as though the 2012 Health and Social Care Act hadn't largely taken away his direct role.
In the yellow corner Nick Clegg, in the charming random way that he picks up these things, is campaigning for targets in mental health commensurate with other health targets, blithely unaware that his government had abandoned top down target setting.
While from his lair in Downing Street Lynton Crosby, eyeing the election in the near distance, just wishes everyone would just keep quiet about the NHS altogether. It's not a vote winner – for the Conservatives at least.
Spot on, I thought. I hadn't come across Paul's blog before, but it's full of good observations. Worth following.
I discovered Lord of the Rings when I was about 13. It was a revelation.
For some reason I always had a taste for books without people in them. I would be happy amongst my elves or animals, but as soon as a human appeared it seemed as though a shadow fell so that the fantastic dulled and dwindled. It was as though ordinary dust had been sprinkled over the story.
Contrariwise I did like historical novels – a sort of fantasy – and in these cheerfully accepted the characters ( 'so Aristotle, how's your back this morning?') relishing the otherness as well as the insights they promised into the lives and times that they dramatised.
Lord of the Rings was a revelation because it was a fantasy, that also had the flavour of a historical novel. It was like an addiction at first. I gulped it down so that it was a while before I realised that it owed so much to language. Names, words, the distinctions of species as well as lineage were all substantiated through language. The clue was in the appendices. There they all were – Sindarin, the Eldar tongue, dwarf runes and flowing elvish script. It seemed that LOTR was located as confidently in its romantic past as the Mabinogion or Kalavala.
I haven't read LOTR for years now, but that first sense of delight and discovery came back to me this morning when I read this poem by UA Fanthorpe:
(for J R R Tolkien)
In the beginning were the words,
Aristocratic, cryptic, chromatic.
Vowels as direct as mid-day,
Consonants lanky as long-swords.
Mouths materialized to speak the words:
Tranquil tongues for the tree-creatures,
Slits and slobbers for the lower orders.
Deeds came next, words' children.
Legs by walking evolved a landscape.
Continents and chronologies occurred,
Complex and casual as an implication.
Arched over all, alarming nimbus,
Magic's disorderly thunder and lightning.
The sage sat in his suburban fastness,
Garrisoned against progress. He grieved
At what the Duke's men did to our words
(Whose war memorial is every signpost).
The sage sat. And middle-earth
Rose around him like a rumour.
Grave grammarians, Grimm and Werner,
Gave it laws, granted it charters.
The sage sat. But the ghosts walked
Of the Birmingham schoolboy, the Somme soldier,
Whose bones lay under the hobbit burrows,
Who endured darkness, and friends dying,
Whom words waylaid in a Snow Hill siding,
Coal truck pit names, grimy, gracious,
Blaen-Rhondda, Nantyglo, Senghenydd.
In these deeps middle-earth was mined.
These were the words in the beginning.
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Good listening is a rare skill these days. We mostly listen just enough to jump in with our next point. Like today's proverb says, real skill in listening comes when we listen to what the other person is saying simply to hear and understand them, not to then quickly offer our own opinion.
2 Kings 13:1-14:29:
- 4 – Jehoahaz repents in order to have relief from the constant attack of the Syrians.
- 5 – This "savior" was not the Messiah. This was someone who saved them from military attacks. It is uncertain who this was.
- 14-19 – Elisha gives Joash the opportunity to end their thumpings by Syria, but he does not complete the job and is limited to a temporary break in defeats.
- 21 – This is told simply to display the amount of God's power Elisha possessed.
- 22-23 – Though Syria heavily oppressed Israel, the Israelites were not completely banished by God. The writer is telling us that at this point in history, the full covenantal curse (all the consequences of breaking their covenant with God) would come to fruition.
- 3-6 – Amaziah was a faithful king, but not quite as faithful as David. He avenges his father's death according to Moses' Law.
- 9-10 – In his reply, Jehoash refers to himself as a cedar – a revered, strong, established tree, and to Amaziah as a wimpy thistle.
Acts 18:23-19:12:
- 24-28 – Apollos had not yet been baptized in the Spirit, and still needed a little refinement in his teaching. The believers took him under their wing to help him grow in his faith.
Psalm 146:1-10:
- 3-6 – We tend to place our trust in everything but God because we can see and touch them, but there is no salvation apart from the Lord.
- 7-9 – Very reminiscent of Isaiah 61, which Jesus quotes in his first sermon in the temple found in Luke 4.
Proverbs 18:2-3:
- 2 – This is one of the key skills in listening. Listen to understand the other person, not to make your next point.


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- The Sketching Forum Informal sharing of ideas, techniques, pictures and general chat about sketching. Set up by Russ Stutler.
- Urban Sketchers A constant parade of individual responses to the challenge of urban sketching. Always good for some inspiration, a new approach to try…
Category Archives: Stockholm
Sorry for the lack of posts here recently (and thanks to Chris for the reminder!). I've got into a habit of posting my urban sketches to the USk Facebook page, leaving just the more domestic ones for the blog. So … Continue reading
Stockholm museums
More sketches from Stockholm's wonderfully rich collection of museums, this time the Museum of Ethnography, the Mediterranean Museum, and the Nordic Museum. From the top… a cabinet of small statues, a pair of Roman busts, a Saami knife handle (and portrait … Continue reading
Ship ahoy!
Museum sketches from Stockholm. First some of the haunting facial reconstructions of bodies found in the C17th Vasa shipwreck (and the skulls they worked off) at the wonderful Vasa Museum. Then looking down from an upper viewing platform on galleries of visitors looking at the ship … Continue reading
Posted in bamboo dip pen, boats, faces, figures, museum, nautical, Naval museum, people watching, skulls, Stockholm, urban, urban sketching Tagged Maritime Museum, museum sketching, sketches of model ships, sketching faces, skull sketches, Stockholm museums, The Upsetters, urban sketching, Vasa Museum Leave a comment
Gothic horror
Here's the amazing C15th statue of George and the Dragon in Stockholm's Storkyrkan. It's huge, gruesome (body parts are scattered on the ground beneath the dragon) and made of wood and deer antlers (the spiky bits on the dragon). That's the … Continue reading
Stockholm hot rods
We were surprised and delighted to find a massive unofficial hot-rod rally taking place on Sveavägen, the main drag where we were staying in Stockholm. It was the annual city gathering of 'raggare', fans of old American cars and 50's 'greaser' … Continue reading
Island life
Sketches from a recent trip to Grinda Island in the Stockholm archipelago; a couple of attempts to describe the ferry's energetic wake; the view of nearby islands from our rocky peninsula with my daughter reading on a sunny ledge, drawn in bamboo … Continue reading
3 Stockholm doorways
Ostermalm in central Stockholm is full of late nineteenth century apartment blocks, some with lovely doorways. I planned to sketch lots of them when we were there this Summer but only managed three… All Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, watercolour, … Continue reading


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Halpern, Benjamin S.; Frazier, Melanie; Afflerbach, Jamie; O'Hara, Casey; Katona, Steven K.; Stewart Lowndes, Julia; Jiang, Ning; Pacheco, Erich; Scarborough, Courtney E.; Polsenberg, Johanna. 2017. Drivers and implications of change in global ocean health over the past five years. PLoS ONE. (Abstract) (Online version)
Growing international and national focus on quantitatively measuring and improving ocean health has increased the need for comprehensive, scientific, and repeated indicators to track progress towards achieving policy and societal goals. The Ocean Health Index (OHI) is one of the few indicators available for this purpose. Here we present results from five years of annual global assessment for 220 countries and territories, evaluating potential drivers and consequences of changes and presenting lessons learned about the challenges of using composite indicators to measure sustainability goals. Globally scores have shown little change, as would be expected. However, individual countries have seen notable increases or declines due in particular to improvements in the harvest and management of wild-caught fisheries, the creation of marine protected areas (MPAs), and decreases in natural product harvest. Rapid loss of sea ice and the consequent reduction of coastal protection from that sea ice was also responsible for declines in overall ocean health in many Arctic and sub-Arctic countries. The OHI performed reasonably well at predicting near-term future scores for many of the ten goals measured, but data gaps and limitations hindered these predictions for many other goals. Ultimately, all indicators face the substantial challenge of informing policy for progress toward broad goals and objectives with insufficient monitoring and assessment data. If countries and the global community hope to achieve and maintain healthy oceans, we will need to dedicate significant resources to measuring what we are trying to manage.


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Today is the summer solstice, the day that starts the summer season, which also happens to be the day in which we have the most hours of sunlight. Merriam-Webster defines solstice as: one of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 22nd and December 22nd.
So, basically, what I said before. (Way to complicate things, M-W.)
English adopted solstice from the Old French word of the same spelling. The word originally came from Latin as a combination of sol, which means sun, and sistere, which means "to come to a stop." Related is the Latin word solstitium, which means "point at which the sun seems to stand still." (Much thanks to the Online Etymology Dictionary for that information.)


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Monday, 28 March 2011
Handmade Monday 9 - Looking Back Over The Years
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How fabulous to look back at all your previous crafts - I too went through lots of different creative things before settling on the peelable window decorations I make now. I don't know that I would be brave enough to share my old pics though!!ReplyDelete
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Those cakes are amazing. The Wedding cake is to die for. I can't believe you managed to hand make all of those flowers! Such an achievement. Thanks for sharing your past makes. A great post.ReplyDelete
What a lovely post! Interesting to read about your different crafts and your cakes are amazing! xReplyDelete
What a lovely post, means we get to find out a little bit more about you. Hope you were proud of that wedding cake, you should have beenReplyDelete
Enjoyed the post, and agree ... its easy to get hooked on new crafts. Love the teddy cake.ReplyDelete
I loved reading this post - it's fascinating looking back at what you've done. I've also dabbled in a bit of everything!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this with us via Handmade Monday x
It's great to see all these photo's Lisa :) Everything looks fab, but the cakes are excellent!!ReplyDelete
You're certainly a very talented lady!the cakes are amazing and must have taken a great deal of patience.Lovely to hear more about your creative path:)Cassandra xxReplyDelete
Loved reading what you have been up to. Never sold anything on a stall but have certainly had a go at about almost everything in the past. Thanks so much for becoming a follower and I have done the same with you as we both seem to have followed similar paths. I look forward to getting to know you better.ReplyDelete
I think it is good to look back over the years and you have achieved a lot, love the novelty cakesReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing all your various crafts with us - lovely post! The football cake is amazing - I see ten players - presume the birthday child is the 11th! NancyReplyDelete
What an interesting post and collection of photos. I love the armchair cake xReplyDelete
Great blog post - those cakes are amazing - you must have some patience. I couldn't believe the plaques you did of Betsey Clarke - she is my all time favourite and I scour e-bay for any Betsey Clarke memorabilia (can usually only get it in America though). Made my day seeing that her designs are so cute! Well done you for sharing those old piccies (I think I would have had to accidentally trip that little boy up!!!!) LOLReplyDelete
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Great blog post, love the old photo's and I can see why you are proud of the wedding cake, it looks so scrummy.ReplyDelete
Jan x
It was interesting looking at your past work and reading about the various crafts you've done. I like all crafts and looking at any of it and so I can't choose what I like best of yours....it's all very good.ReplyDelete
What a fabulous post, I love looking at old photos. You really are a true crafter and possibly tried every craft. Love the cakes, they are amazing.ReplyDelete
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Sanivation is a social enterprise dedicated to improving the health and environment of urbanising communities in East Africa through clean, safe and efficient sanitation services. The company installs modern container-based toilets in people's homes for free and charges a small monthly fee to service them. Then, instead of dumping the waste, it transforms it into a clean-burning alternative to charcoal. This allows families living in urbanising communities throughout East Africa to live a modern and healthy life.
How they're disrupting
By enabling people to have a toilet in their own home, Sanivation is providing privacy, convenience and security (especially to women and children) that public toilets do not. This sanitation service also removes infectious waste from communities, helping to reduce diarrheal disease, which is the second leading cause of death for children. Sanivation will be developing treatment factories that utilises the fecal sludge as an input for a profit-generating product – a charcoal substitute briquette. The fuel saves their clients' money, reduces CO2 emissions, and prevents the contamination of local water sources. The model is also licensed to refugee camps to help meet the demand for rapidly and locally deployable sanitation services.
Disruption potential
Sanivation has already identified 17 communities within Kenya that meet their criteria for sanitation needs, presenting a total $160 million annual market opportunity for sanitation services alone. They estimate there are 117 rapidly urbanising communities in East Africa that present a $1 billion market opportunity for sanitation services. While 80% of urban Kenyans rely on charcoal, a fuel with harmful impacts on health and environment, human waste and agricultural biomass can meet 50% of their fuel needs sustainably. With over 60 tons sold, demand for Sanivation briquettes is outpacing supply because they are providing an improved product that saves customers money. Plus, by displacing charcoal, their briquettes save 88 trees for every ton sold, combating deforestation.
Investments and future
To date, Sanivation has received grant capital from funders including National Geographic, The Stone Family Foundation, Unilever, and Grand Challenges Canada, among others. It's Sanivation's ambition to help urbanising communities go from 95% waste disposed untreated to 0%, improving their health, economic, and environmental well-being.


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Digital Videogame Sales Rally as Physical Revenues Expect More Declines
Consumer spending on digital games, such as mobile, social and downloads, still falls short of more traditional formats, like PC and consoles, but the gap is beginning to narrow.
The NPD Group reports today that in the first quarter of the year, digital revenues totaled $1.85 billion, coming in just below traditional sales of $2 billion.
The estimates were released today ahead of its monthly report coming out on Thursday, which is expected to show another weak period for traditional physical sales due to a lull in big game releases and the less than stellar demand for Nintendo's new 3DS handheld, according to MarketWatch.
Unlike the estimates released today, the Thursday report only accounts for sales made at retail for hardware, software, and accessories — and not the digital format content distribution, which is currently seeing the most growth.
Zynga's IPO may be the biggest example of this trend.
The San Francisco company, known for such games as CityVille on Facebook and Words With Friends on mobile, reported revenues of $235.4 million in the first quarter of this year. None of those revenues would be accounted for in the traditional physical channel because they come primarily from microtransactions inside online games.
"While the new physical retail channel still generates the majority of industry sales, our expanded research coverage allows us to assess the total consumer spend across the growing number of ways to acquire and experience gaming, including mobile apps and downloadable content," said Anita Frazier, an analyst at the NPD Group.
MarketWatch reports that two analysts expect more declines in June after sales slid 19 percent in May compared to the same month the previous year. Doug Creutz of Cowen & Co. wrote in a note to clients that he believes sales will decline 12 percent; Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities predicted a drop of six percent.
New game releases for June include Duke Nukem Forever from Take-Two Interactive, which received disappointing reviews.


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The art of hospitality
Passion and experience – these are the two most important assets of the Head Chef in the Zamek Topacz Restaurant. He created a place in which the respect for the food, its freshness and elegance is crucial, at the same time remembering that sometimes the simplicity of the dish determines its uniqueness. It is crucial to create flavours that come from the heart.See restaurants
The Spichlerz Restaurant is a place where tradition combines perfectly with modernity. Concept is to interpret Polish cuisine in a new fresh way. The naturalness coming from traditional recipes subjected to modern methods of preparation is the most decisive element.See restaurants
Perfect location. Great place - everything at the highest level. Well-kept area, refined the smallest details both outside and inside the castle. Elegant and spacious rooms, depending on your taste. Great cuisine and atmospheric restaurant. For a great pool with a spa area. I recommend 100%.


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Sunday, January 06, 2002
Some life
Lets see what sort of trouble I can get into by sitting down to compose a journal entry without having any good reason.
First, a dance over the ephemeral trivialities of my existence:
The surf has been, and continues to be, BIG. Lots of sessions that have kept my adrenal gland active.
The wind has been strong off shore. Had a wild windsurf go out yesterday, tearing along in the turbulent gusts, then swimming against the wind and current back into shore with the rig.
It seems like it's quite often that I'm the only surfer or windsurfer in the water. This should probably cause me to worry more than it does.
I continue to beat my head against quantum gravity, currently by trying to get the Hamiltonian variational formulation of general relativity done properly, which has been taking MUCH longer than I thought. And this effort is just to be a warm up for taking the same approach to Kaluza-Klein and the quantum.
Living in the new house is great, for the most part. Good view, good breeze, good kitchen. There's an ugly computer monitor hovering in the middle of the living space, however, and my eyes seem drawn to it, wherever I am in the room.
The feature "bug of the month" is the earwig. We live next to a pineapple field, and every month a different species dominates and makes its proprietorship known to us. Last month it was the gnat, and before that, a brown cockroach-like thing. The geckos enjoy a varied diet.
A neighbor's tangerine tree is being very generous.
On into the emotional realm...
I've been on relationship autopilot for the past two months. A has been in San Diego, building up enthusiasm and making preparations for her move out here. I've seen J a handful of times, but mostly she's been avoiding me -- largely (in my opinion) due to the influence of her live-in non-boyfriend boyfriend, Bl, and because she is filled with feelings of ominous doom over the arrival of A. Turns out the two of them may end up taking the same class at MCC. Heh. So, except for the occasional phone conversation with A and hug from J, I've been living a quiet life of solitudinous bachelorhood. Which isn't so bad. And it's good to have B here to share the solitude with, which sounds oxymoronic, but seems accurate. But B is being hormonally drawn towards the Mauitian culture and the feminine allure of swishy sarongs and mystic love pie. Can't say that I blame him, and I would head in the same direction if I didn't have A showing up in a matter of hours with a large carry-on bag full of love.
Our long distance relationship is about to become very happily short distance. It's been very odd, digging back in my poor memory to it being really good to be with her, and looking forward to having that again, while at the same time being and feeling as my usual alone self. Anyway, my world will change a lot when she steps off that plane.
I do still think about T occasionally, and probably more than I should at that, but it's been a couple of years now and the thoughts, though still torturous, don't carry the same emotional hooks they used to. I sent her a book I hope she likes. She's still oddly enmeshed with mutual friends in San Diego. I can't do other than not bother her much and think maybe she'll see me as friend again rather than enemy some day.
I seem to have headed back into that emotional state where I can spend a long time in a good relationship without a lot of emotional strain, which is something that causes me some emotional strain, and perhaps is a sign that I'm heading into a better emotional state. Anyway, it seems good to be having these sorts of emotions again at all.
And so back to a deeper look at the aforementioned ephemeral trivialities... as what meaning would these activities have for me if they were only the habitual motions of body and mind?
Perhaps I enjoy the fear and only feel really alive when I perceive myself to be cheating death. That would be odd, since I'm rather fond of living, but not so odd, since it's the dynamics of living that makes it attractive, and a part of that dynamic is the ending.
And, OK, I do get an ego boost from looking back at the crowd of people and other surfers lining the cliff at Ho'okipa and all wondering who that one crazy bastard is out there about to take a twenty foot set wave on the head. But I'd do it if they weren't there, and have. It's fun. In a big way.
I like to think of myself as different. As above (sometimes literally, which explains an affinity for high places) and better than others. It's the same hubris that lets me work on physics that everyone else has failed at, and has even driven others, some smarter than I, mad. It's not so much that I'm fool enough that I think I can do it, but that I think I'm fool enough to give it a shot, and just maybe get lucky.
And what more is a life for than to risk on great things?


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Photography is an expensive hobby, but one that people are usually supportive of. It's just sometimes hard to find a gift for the photographer in your life that is 1) meaningful, 2) will get used and 3) doesn't break the bank. I did a blog post a few years about gifts for photographers that still rings true (you can read about those photog-minded gifts here)… but I this year's list includes finds that are under $30.
You like where I'm going with this, yes? ;)
There are a lot of photography books out there, but if there's a young gal in your life that's look for something fun and a little different, A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book is great. A friend gifted me this last year (I've been a long time fan of Elsie and Emma at A Beautiful Mess) and I knew my niece would love it too! It's full of tips for beginners (those of us toting cameras or only our phones) and some inspiration to try new things. And I still stand by Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure — great book for the price and he challenges you all the way through!
What better way to get the photographer in front of the camera than with a remote! Some cameras nowadays have wifi and the ability to connect via an app on a smart phone. Sadly, my Canon Mark iii does not have wifi so I'm kicking it old school, but at around $20 the Canon RC-6 remote works like a charm. And I've had it for years – the battery has not given me any issues. I typically use my remote for self-portraits, but it's great to have when a group of gals are together and we want a picture to commemorate. Or even when you're doing long exposures and don't want to jostle the camera when you push the shutter button. I love my remote and use it all the time — thank you for being there for me, remote.
A smart photographer takes care of their lenses. And even though some of us who have been going at it for a few years don't treat our equipment with the TLC it deserves, knowing how to keep your lenses clean is important. This little kit, under $10, has all you need. The microfiber cleaning cloth is my favorite and I keep one in each camera bag I have (so I don't have to fish them out when I swap bags), but I've used the air blower more times than I thought I would. And the lens pen/brush has been handy as well.
(Added note: If you don't have UV filters on your lenses, invest! They aren't very expensive and they protect your $xxx lens — you'd rather the filter scratch/break than your lens, believe me. Amazon can hook you up!)
I rarely use a tripod, but I do have one at home because when you need a tripod, YOU NEED A TRIPOD. I've never traveled with one, but this particular travel tripod caught my eye because of its bendable legs, it's size (should fit in a backpack or suitcase just fine) and it says it will hold a dSLR camera. I'd test out at home first before I strapped my baby to it, but I love the idea. And with the remote, anything is possible!
A lot of professional photographers out there use reflectors to control how light plays on their subjects, but why can't the amateurs practice with them too? This is a 5-1 light reflector disc, meaning that all five options zip and fold into one another. And it collapses, so it's easy to pack up and store (or travel with). If your house doesn't have a lot of light, this is a great way to add more light when you're shooting indoors. Or even outside. And it's just fun to experiment different equipment and techniques. Twelve dollars for endless experiments is money well spent in my book.
I haven't used filters much other than a neutral density filter, but colors can be fun to play with. This set of colored lens filters is at the top of our price bracket ($30). Some may argue that colored filters aren't needed today with digital cameras and post-processing in software like Lightroom, but some of us are purist… and I really believe you can do [almost] anything in-camera that you can do in post. And really? It's a fun way to push yourself creatively. Not all of us are about taking pictures of cute babies; getting a little weird and pushing boundaries and using colored filters could be freeing!
PS – I love cute babies. All babies, actually. I just don't own any.
A Fun Camera Strap to Showcase Their Personality
I enjoy seeing what kind of camera strap photographers have. Do they stick with the one that came with the camera? Or do they branch out and get something pretty or unique? The camera strap I use actually has neoprene on the back so that it's a bit softer and doesn't get wet with sweat. (Ew.) My friend Krista has a gorgeous leather strap with her monogram on it. I got my niece a fun polka-dot strap because no teenager needs anything that's plain and black. And these funky camera straps come in all different designs! From florals to camo to stripes, and it even has pockets to hold memory cards. There are A LOT of camera straps out there, but with so many options at $15, I figure these were worth linking up.


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By Matthew T. Dearing On August 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Citizen Science Projects, Inspiring Citizen Science
Earth is once again passing through left-over material from Comet Swift-Tuttle providing us with the annual stellar artistic show of the Perseid Meteor Shower. The best nights to view will be August 11 through 13, 2012 anytime after 10 or 11 pm. The dark sky far from city lights just before dawn is expected to provide the optimal viewing experience. To add to this celestial delight, will be a crescent Moon in alignment with Jupiter and Venus viewable in the eastern sky in the early morning hours.
Focus your gaze toward the Perseus constellation not too far up from the horizon in the north to north-east direction. (Review a detailed sky map.) In darker conditions it might be possible to observe as many as one hundred per hour. If you are in a safe location–in other words, not near a country road–take a blanket and lie down on the ground for a comfortable and relaxing night of sky magic.
If you are fortunate enough to see many meteorites, it's always fun to count your way to a world record. However, for more than just personal entertainment, NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office is very interested in knowing precisely how many you see. In fact, they have developed a citizen science smart phone app called 'Meteor Counter' for iPhone and Android to assist anyone in scientifically providing accurate observation counts to the NASA research team. With these crowd-sourced counts, NASA can further develop models of the Perseid meteor debris stream, which will guide future safety plans for orbiting spacecraft.
Of course, not everyone in the Northern hemisphere will have optimal viewing experiences. However, online activities and live viewing of the shower will be available for those late night couch potatoes who would prefer to avoid the hot dog days of August. Courtesy of the great Spaceweather.com, a real-time Perseid Meteor show image gallery is available for viewing actual photos uploaded from amateur astronomers around the world. On the night of August 11 and 12, a live "Up All Night Chat" is also being hosted by NASA with astronomer Bill Cooke and colleagues where they will answer your questions and you will join them in a live video and audio feed of the shower.
So, however you are able to view this spectacle–either interactively online or roaming in the countryside–the annual Perseid meteor shower is a beautiful moment that must be relished. We experience our days focused on the minutia of effectively living in our society, but it is so inspiring to step away, if for only an hour in the middle of the night, to remember that we are only a minuscule element in an amazingly massive and gorgeous universe.
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Using techniques inspired by kantha quilting, recycle your old favourite fabrics. Blend old and new materials with simple running stitch to create several exploratory samples or a small resolved piece.
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Do you have a collection of fabrics that have memories or stories associated with them? Never quite known what to do with them? Well come and recycle life back into these pieces. You will use kantha-inspired stitches and patterns and investigate the decorative or narrative language of stitch, create your own unique kantha piece. What students liked most about this course run in 2015/16: "Being able to work on a personal project. 2 full days to develop personal project. Being with other like minded people. Good group / class atmosphere. Inspiring course! Techniques that can be continued at home."
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"Being able to work on a personal project. 2 full days to develop personal project. Being with other like minded people. Good group / class atmosphere. Inspiring course! Techniques that can be continued at home."
Kantha work uses the simplest stitch in the language of embroidery, the running stitch. You will cover the different ways and arrangements that create the vocabulary of kantha. Develop and use your own personal patterns and motifs to inform your stitching, consider using these stitches in a decorative and or narrative manner. You will recycle your old and new fabrics/paper using a combination of layering, patching and piecing techniques.
All Students:
- Explore Kantha quilting as a method of recycling and reusing a range of materials
- Demonstrate an understanding of the different arrangements of running stitch used in kantha work
- Create and use personal patterns and motifs
- Produce a small quilt or a set of samples
Students with some experience will also:
- Produce quilt or samples exploring a decorative or narrative approach
- Demonstrate a high standard of design and craftsmanship.
The course is suitable for all levels; beginners will be introduced to a range of basic recycling and kantha quilting techniques. More experienced students will have the opportunity to try out a wide range of experimental techniques, creating a visual narrative in their work and build on current skills. An open mind and a willingness to explore are also desirable. Please be aware that the class will be made up of students of differing levels of experience.
You will be set practical exercises, which are supported by demonstrations, discussions, illustration and handouts. Tutorials will take place individually, with small groups and with the group as a whole. Extension exercises can be set if requested, to be completed at home.
Basic materials are provided. However the nature of the course is to recycle your own fabrics that have memories and stories associated with them so please bring your own fabrics to use.
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England v South Africa: Proteas aim for unique rankings treble
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First one-day international: England v South Africa
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- Friday 24 August
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- Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 LW & via BBC Sport website (available worldwide); updates on BBC Radio 5 live; live text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobiles
England take on South Africa at Cardiff with their world number one position in one-day internationals under threat.
South Africa will become the first team to top the International Cricket Council's rankings in all three formats if they beat England on Friday in the first of the five-match ODI series.
After giving up top spot to the Proteas in Test cricket, England will try to stay number one in the 50-over game.
Alastair Cook's side have won their last 10 one-day internationals.
South Africa will top the table if they win the series 3-2 or better.
But either side could drop as low as third in the ODI rankings depending on the results of Australia's three-game series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, which begins on Tuesday after a one-off ODI between Afghanistan and Australia in Sharjah on Saturday.
One-day captain Cook hopes England can put the Test series behind them - as well as the row over batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was dropped from the Test side after sending "provocative" text messages to South African players that were alleged to be insulting towards Test skipper Andrew Strauss.
Pietersen was not named in the squad for this one-day series or the upcoming ICC World Twenty20, despite making himself available.
"Certainly there are a number of issues that will get resolved and have to get resolved," said Cook.
"It's obviously a sad situation but as a side we need to put it to one side.
"We played some really good cricket at Lord's even though we didn't get the result and he [Pietersen] hasn't been around the one-day squad for a while."
Pietersen's decision in May to retire from limited-overs internationals preceded two wins over West Indies before the third ODI was washed out by rain, while the five-game series with Australia produced four England wins and one abandonment.
Cook added: "It's given other people an opportunity - obviously Ian Bell at the top of the order and Ravi Bopara has come into the middle order and played fantastically as well. That is always encouraging
"We are going to need more of that in these five games - that players at certain times in this series step up and be counted and put in a match-winning performance."
Cook will be presented with the ICC's ODI shield before the game.
England (from): Alastair Cook (capt), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Samit Patel, Tim Bresnan, Chris Woakes, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn, Jade Dernbach.
South Africa (from): Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers (capt & wk), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Albie Morkel, Ryan McLaren, Justin Ontong, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.


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I can' believe it has already been three years since our wedding! These last three years have absolutely flown by, but I still love looking at our wedding pictures. We had my perfect dream Philadelphia wedding and I wish we could do it every year!
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The Evolution of Rationality: Interdisciplinary Essays in Honor of J. Wentzel Van Huyssteen (ed. F. LeRon Shults; William B. Eerdmans, 2007)
The essays in this book has been compiled in celebration of the 65th birthday of J. Wentzel van Huyssteen, James I. McCord Professor of Theology and Science at Princeton Theological Seminary. Various scientists, philosophers, and theologians have contributed to this volume and explored the impact of Professor van Huyssteen's scholarly work not only on a diverse number of disciplines, but also on the shape and texture of the interdisciplinary conversation itself. The title of this book - The Evolution of Rationality - points toward a major leitmotif in van Huyssteen's writings. His philosophical contributions to methodological debates about the relation between religion and science have focused on the nature and dynamics of embodied human rationality, which operates between various intellectual domains and accross disciplines. Professor has also had a long-standing interest in the sciences of evolutionary biology, and has demonstrated how discoveries in these - and related - fields may help us understand the emergence and development of human rationality itself. The 'evolution of rationality' is a general theme that unites the various chapters of this book, although the contributions come from a rich variety of disciplinary perspectives.


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Upton Sunshine festival
Upton Upon Severn Sunshine festival 2017 is just around the corner !
Friday 25th – Sunday 27th August
While the festival is located on Fish meadow around a quarter of a mile from The Boathouse there will still be plenty happening in and around our restaurant. We will be opening at the earlier time of 9am for festival breakfast priced at £5 with a full English or vegetarian breakfast available. We also have breakfast croissants and a range of pastries available. Lunch will be served as usual from 12pm with our balcony and river terrace open with stunning views over the River Severn from 12pm – 3pm you can enjoy any 5 tapas dishes for just £20. Enjoy one of our 30 Gins or special in house cocktails during the afternoon or early evening for our Happy hour where cocktails are priced at 2 for £7.50!
The Boathouse will also be open on Bank Holiday Monday from 10am – 5pm serving food during these hours.
Take a look at this years line up …….
Paul Young
Sophie Ellis – Bextor
Atomic Kitten
Kim Wilde
The Wurzels
Bad manners
The Three Degrees
Dont miss the tribute stage and variety stage for some more fantastic acts
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"It is the best thing that has ever happened to my son…he will be out in 2 weeks and is doing so well…he has been accepted to school and has long term plans now." -Gloria Scott
- 63 percent of Firstep clients were court involved prior to admission.
- Firstep Residential Recovery Programs serve up to 56 women and 70 men and costs approximately $45 per day per resident.
- 47 percent of participants are under 30 years of age.
- Firstep provides 11,000 meals per month.
- 500 men and women have participated in Firstep in the past year.
- No one is turned away because of their inability to pay.
About OKC Metro Alliance
The OKC Metro Alliance, Inc. a non-profit corporation was founded in 1973 to administer the Public Inebriate Alternative (PIA) in downtown Oklahoma City. Over the years OKC Metro Alliance added two residential recovery programs called Firstep for individuals who are in need of long term recovery services in a supportive, drug and alcohol free environment. The mission of OKC Metro Alliance is to assist Oklahoman's who want to recover from substance abuse by providing long-term residential work recovery and to offer alternatives to incarceration. Founded in 1973.
Board Members
Barbara Young
Cheryl Borelli, Advisory
Donors & Sponsors
Other major donors include:
Clay Bennett
Gerald and Pam Broms
Art Christie
Richard Dennis
Suzanne and Tom Graham
Jay and Donna Keel
Christopher Dingess
Windel family
K & K Vending
B & H Construction
Charles Scott Waldrop fund
Harris Fondation
Central Oklahoma Workforce Investment Board
Bonny Green
Tom and Donna McCreight
Allen and Darlene Paine
April Prentice
H.E. Rainbolt
James H. Everest Family Trust
Jane Mullaly-Rhodes Fund
Propulsion Fund
OEC Foundation
Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation
Kirkpatrick Family Fund
Inasmuch Foundation
Oklahoma Art League
Edward Schaul
Charles and Diana Waters
Jerry Worster
Bill Kerr
Ryan O'Toole
Robyn Healy
Gary Wood
Cheryl Borelli
Blake Wade
Connie Weber
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Fast Forward
Throughout our history, Slaughter and May has both supported and practised entrepreneurialism and innovation. Fast Forward is our emerging tech incubation programme which supports the work of UK-based technology entrepreneurs and innovators. Through the programme we share our market-leading expertise with a new generation of tech entrepreneurs and innovators, whose businesses have the potential to deliver meaningful improvements or increased competition across a broad range of business sectors.
On 15 January 2019 we announced the third cohort of businesses to join our Fast Forward Programme. Having initially focused on the fintech sector, for this third cohort we opened up the programme to enable a broader range of emerging technology companies to benefit.
Details of the six businesses that make up the third Fast Forward cohort are available here, and details of the programme are set out below.
Applications are now closed.
To discuss potential opportunities to work together outside of the programme please get in touch with Rob Sumroy or Ben Kingsley (co-heads of our emerging tech and fintech teams)
Our Fast Forward programme offers participants up to £30,000 of value add services including:
Support from our Emerging Tech and Fintech Team's legal experts in technology, financial services, intellectual property, data, employment, competition and company law.
Access to model legal documents – including non‑disclosure agreements, employment contracts and intellectual property transfers.
Introductions and networking opportunities through Slaughter and May's existing networks and Fast Forward's consultative panel of leading industry and legal professionals.
Tailored individual coaching and development sessions in crucial areas such as pitching, presentations, people management, communications and negotiation.
In order to find the very best talent to receive our support, we have formed a consultative panel for the programme that brings together experienced professionals from the technology, financial services and fintech sectors.
Panellists will recommend businesses they consider suitable for entry to the programme, review potential new participants' business cases and help us identify businesses that stand to benefit most from the programme.
The consultative panel supports Fast Forward by enhancing our ability to direct our efforts towards supporting the cream of the UK's tech and fintech talent.
The Fast Forward consultative panel is:
Suzanne Ashman
Partner, LocalGlobe
Suzanne is a Partner at LocalGlobe where she focuses on early-stage companies. LocalGlobe has been seeding ambitious UK founders since 1999 including Citymapper, Improbable, Lovefilm, Moo, Tweetdeck, Transferwise and Zoopla. Previously, Suzanne spent five years at Social Finance, an impact investing firm seeking to generate both social change and a return on capital. Suzanne enjoys working with mission driven founders, and has a keen interest in digital health, education and marketplaces. She holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Trinity College, Oxford.
Trevor Callaghan
General Counsel, DeepMind Technologies
After five years in San Francisco working as a director in Google's legal team across a range of issues including privacy, competition, copyright and product compliance, Trevor returned to the UK in June 2016. He is now General Counsel at DeepMind, the artificial intelligence company within the larger Alphabet corporate family that also owns Google.
Peter Cullum
Chairman, Global Risk Partners
Peter was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005 and awarded the CBE in 2010 for his contribution to business, entrepreneurship and charitable causes. In 2006 Peter created the Peter Cullum School for Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School, and is currently a significant investor in and Chairman of Global Risk Partners and Minority Venture Partners.
Mike Lynch
Founder and CEO, Invoke Capital
The founder of Invoke Capital, a $1billion fund which invests in fundamental European technologies, Mike Lynch has long been regarded as a visionary figure in technology, described by the Financial Times as "the doyen of European software" and by the Sunday Times as "Britain's Bill Gates". He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge in Machine Intelligence, he sits on the Prime Minister's Scientific Advisory Panel and is a UK Business Ambassador. Mike has founded a number of companies, including Autonomy, the UK's largest software company, with a market capitalisation of $11bn. He has invested in a number of start-ups, including Darktrace, Luminance, Neurence, Sophia Genetics and Featurespace, and has also advised venture capital and private equity groups such as Apax Partners and the Carlyle Group.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society and of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and he is an Honorary Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. He is on the advisory board of the Newton Institute, Tech City's Investment Committee and is a member of the "Create the Change" board at the Francis Crick Institute. He was a non-executive director of Cambridge Enterprise and previous directorships include the BBC, the British Library and Nesta. He is a council member of the Foundation for Science and Technology.
Sigga Sigurdardottir
Chief Customer and Innovation Officer UK, Santander
Sigga currently leads the UK innovation team at Santander having worked on innovative B2B and B2C products for more than 20 years across Australia, Asia, Europe and the US. Sigga is particularly interested in e-commerce, digital payments, customer experience and omni-channel marketing.
Rob Sumroy and Ben Kingsley, co-heads of our Fintech Team, will also sit on the panel:
Ben Kingsley
Partner, Slaughter and May
Ben is a partner in Slaughter and May's Financial Regulation practice and co-heads the firm's Fintech Team. His clients span the full spectrum from established global financial and TMT groups to high growth start-up challengers. He advises on all aspects of UK and EU financial regulation, including in the areas of banking, insurance, asset management, payments, mobile banking, e-money, and digital financial services. Ben is recognised in Chambers UK as a leading individual in the area of financial services.
Rob Sumroy
Partner, Slaughter and May
Rob is Head of Slaughter and May's Technology and Outsourcing practices and co-heads the firm's Fintech Team. He advises on all aspects of IT, outsourcing, e/m-commerce, big data, data protection, cyber security and IP, as well as assisting organisations with their digital strategies. Rob is ranked in the IT and Outsourcing sections of Chambers UK, recognised as a leading individual for Commercial Contracts in The Legal 500 and is listed in SuperLawyers.
There is no minimum size/shape/age/financial position for acceptance into our Fast Forward programme. We will be focussed primarily on the strength, uniqueness and promise of the concept and the team.
The programme is aimed at early‑ and mid-stage ventures rather than established businesses but applications will be accepted from newly-formed businesses through to the pre‑IPO/exit stage.
The firm hopes to include one or more businesses with a sustainability or greentech focus in its third cohort and particularly encourages businesses with strong environmental credentials to apply.
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CMT has partnered with the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges System (LCTCS) and the nonprofit Louisiana Calling for a unique opportunity to increase awareness of career training and higher education in the Pelican State.
The news was announced on Thursday (Sept. 21) at the 2017 LCTCS Annual Conference in New Orleans. Rising artist and Louisiana native Courtney Cole was on hand for the announcement where she committed to return to her home state for an eight-stop community college tour that will launch in spring 2018.
The new CMT Empowering Education campaign will offer eight community colleges the opportunity for additional support at a local level, including a free concert by Cole.
According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the state has unprecedented demand for skilled workers, and these high-value positions often require training or higher education following high school graduation.
"This is something Louisiana needs especially when you consider that we are expected to add 225,000 new jobs by 2022 that will require some type of technical training," Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a release. "This is an innovative partnership between CMT and the LCTCS that significantly invests in helping students become career-ready and improving the economic vitality of our rural communities."
"Through our collaborative efforts," LCTCS Pres. Monty Sullivan added, "we will work to build the awareness of educational opportunities available throughout Louisiana and increase the number of citizens who receive life-changing academic and workforce training at our colleges, and in programs that lead to good paying jobs."
"By focusing CMT Empowering Education efforts in Louisiana — where we have access to the support of LCTCS and the network of stakeholders that Louisiana Calling represents — we can be more effective in connecting even more people to the many high-paying jobs available in the state," CMT's Lucia Folk, VP, Public Affairs, said.
CMT Empowering Education is a comprehensive educational campaign that provides both an online resource and on-the-ground support to aid prospective students in overcoming the most commonly perceived obstacles to furthering education.
Since its 2014 inception, the campaign has worked with 29 colleges in some of the nation's most economically-depressed regions to highlight the importance of earning a degree or certificate.
In 2017, LCTCS served and provided instruction and workforce training to over 131,000 students. More than 24,185 students graduated from LCTCS colleges, which represents a 23% increase in graduates over the last three years.
Louisiana Calling's mission is to develop and conduct a multiyear public messaging campaign to help Louisianans discover and appreciate the many educational pathways that lead to high-value jobs and sustainable careers statewide.


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Chicken breast bound together with bread crumbs, eggs, and seasoning. Served with our special succotash of corn, white beans, sweet potatoes, and just a bit of braised kale.
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Chicken Cake (Chicken Breast, Binder (Mayonnaise (Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolk, Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Contains Less than 2% Salt, Spice, Calcium Disodium EDTA Added to Protect Flavor), Eggs, Lemon Juice, Worcestershire (Distilled Vinegar, Molasses, Corn Syrup, Water, Salt, Caramel Color, Sugar, Spice, Anchovy Puree, Natural Flavor (Contains Soy) and Tamarind), Old Bay Seasoning (Celery Salt (Salt, Celery Seed), Spices (Including Red Pepper and Black Pepper), and Paprika), Ground Mustard, Parsley), Panko Bread Crumbs (Bleach Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Salt), Canola Oil, Salt, Old Bay Seasoning (Celery Salt (Salt, Celery Seed), Spices (Including Red Pepper and Black Pepper), and Paprika), Succotash (Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Navy Beans, Kale, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Cane Molasses), Canola Oil, Salt, Pepper)
Oven – Bake covered at 350° for 18 – 22 minutes. Carefully remove from oven and allow to stand for 2 – 3 minutes.
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Myanmar to double athletes competing at SEA Games
- Category: Sport
Myanmar, the host country of the 27th Southeast Asia (SEA) Games will double the number of participating athletes from the previous SEA Games in Indonesia.
477 Myanmar athletes participated in 22 games at the 26th SEA Games. However, Myanmar will have 900 to 1000 athletes competing in 33 games category.
"We are yet to receive an official list of the athletes who will compete in the SEA Games. But I am sure all of the athletes will take part in every game enthusiastically, since our country is hosting the games. We would probably be competing with 900 to 1000 athletes", said a Spokesperson of the SEA Games Competition Committee.
The managerial coach believes that there would be 'approximately 400 athletes'. At the 26th SEA Games in 2011, the host country Indonesia had a total of 1059 participating athletes, which was the highest number of athletes, followed by Thailand with 882 athletes.
During the 26th SEA Games, Myanmar won 16 Gold, 27 Silver and 37 Bronze medals. The Minister of Sports said that they are targeting 100 Gold medals this time.
Currently, 1021 athletes and Coaches are undergoing training in Naypyitaw and Yangon. 700 of them are training at the Gold Camp in Naypyitaw.


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Before & After: Living Room Transformation
Growing up in New Hampshire, I experienced the joy of curling up by the fire at an early age, and it's stuck with me to this day. With its amazing houndstooth-painted walls, this living room makeover from Leslie Hickey would be wonderful even without the fireplace, but the strong lines of the stove add a wonderful touch of drama and warmth to the space. And now that I've seen how cozy this little corner is, I don't think I could imagine the space without it. Nicely done, Leslie! — Kate
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Time: 6 days spread out over six months
Cost: $3550
Basic Steps: Our house was built in 1915 and is uninsulated, but as the electrical and plumbing still need updating, we decided a wood stove would add needed warmth to our home and cut down on our gas bill. There are some pretty kitschy bases for wood stoves out there, and I wanted a simple base that could hide a lot of sins. I happened upon a local company, Fuez, that makes recycled glass/cement countertops and convinced them to sell us a remnant. Stenciling took me a few hours a day, stretched out over a week, to do all of the houndstooth behind the wood stove. The stenciling came out of a desire to lighten things up in the whole area, without going with all white, and it is just the kind of repetitive, precise and monotonous activity that jives with my personality (my day job is letterpress/silkscreen work and photography).
Many of the items in the room are homeowner built, sewn or made, including bookshelves, the coffee table, reupholstery on the blue chair, pillows, porcelain eggs and much of the art. The couch is only the second piece of furniture we've ever purchased (after our bed)! The room is still a work in progress; eventually we'll take out the exposed lath and plaster mantel room projection (it hides a chimney that exhausts the furnace) and take out the old popcorn ceiling as well as reupholster the yellow and blue chairs, but all in due time.
My advice: If you do buy a wood stove, make sure your installers have good references! Here in Portland, Oregon, there aren't many to choose from, and unfortunately, we got the contractor that the store works with. Needless to say, they were not the best installers (they did come out relatively quickly when the roof started leaking into my bedroom during the first hard rain after the installation!). We lived in our house for a year before deciding on the stove and where to put it — we swapped the dining and living rooms (I took the photos from the dining room), so the dining area is no longer just off the kitchen, but, I hope, we've added to the quirkiness of our old house in a positive way. — Leslie
Paint: Metropaints (recycled paint made in Portland, Oregon) in "Mountain Snow" and "Seashell" (for houndstooth) and Sherwin Williams "Sahara"
Counter remnant/stove base: FuezGlass
Lamp near stove: CB2
Blue chair: college, now the cat's favorite
Blanket on couch: Pendleton, "Spirit of the Peoples"
Cow rug: eBay
Picture frames: Ikea and Lomography (small black frame)
Wall clock: Goodwill


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TMC Electric Marine Toilet Large Bowl, 12V FO-1560
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Voltage: 12 Volts DC
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Diameter: 3/4" Inlet | 1" Discharge
Weight: 35 lbs (16 kg)
Material: Vitreous China Bowl
Size: Low Profile
Color: White
Dimensions: 15 1/8" (484 mm) x 14 27/32" (376 mm) x 14 3/8" (365 mm)
Designed to use with fresh and seawater
Note: This particular toilet can be installed above or below sea level in any boat. In addition, an external macerator pump is not needed.
Standard installation is not allowed with pressurized water installations. In this case, you need to install a solenoid valve. (We do not sell it)
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Fitness Suite
New Fitness Suite for September 2019
Monthly Fee
The cost is £25 per month for over 18s and £18.00 per month for those aged 15 to18 years, £35 joint adult membership. Please note the minimum age is 15 years.
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- Five running machines and four cross-trainers, each with their own TV that you can plug your i-Pod into, charge it and watch your videos on.
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- Dumb-bells, kettle bells, steel and Alpha bags and also barbells ranging from 1 kg to 40 kgs
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