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In our last post, we demonstrated a graph database created to enable study of the stock market, particularly the study of causality relationships.
So how to proceed from there? At this stage we want to pick winning stocks, not write an academic paper, so our focus turns toward practical machine learning.
Source Data
We start with daily historical price information for every stock traded on the Nasdaq, NYSE, and AMEX exchanges from 2000 to late July 2017.
Finding the Trigger
Given that the database contains Granger causality relationships between daily changes in volume in one stock and daily changes in adjusted close price for another stock, we searched the historical data for dates with a daily percent increase in volume of 500,000. We hypothesized that these signals will indicate a two day increase in adjusted close price for some stocks in our database.
Given such a signal at day n-1 for stock X, we built a model to predict whether a substantial increase in adjusted closing price will occur between day n and day n+1 for stock Y, where the database shows that volume change in X granger causes adjusted close price change in Y two days later.
Used the following variables:
- "Influence score" (more on this below)
- Lags 1-6 of the percent change in adjusted close price for the stock being predicted
- Percent of 52-week, 12-week, and 4-week highs for the stock being predicted
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"Influence Score"
The influence score captures information about the movements in volume in stocks where these movements Granger cause adjusted close price movement for the stock under consideration. For each influencing stock, we calculate:
- Spearman's R for 365 days for the adjusted close (of the stock under consideration) and the volume for the influencing stock. We lag the volume series to account for the Granger causality. Non-statistically significant results are set to zero. The procedure gives us an estimate of the sign of the relationship, which Granger causality does not.
- Log base-10 of the Granger causality p-value. This gives the strength of the relationship.
- The last difference in volume for the influencing stock.
- That stock's score: (-1 * log(Granger causality p-value, 10)) * (Spearman's R) * (Last Difference)
We collect all the scores for each influencing stock and compute the minimum, 25th percentile, 50th percentile, 75th percentile, and maximum. These values then are included in the statistical model. We also include the difference between the mean and median of this list and the length of this list.
To classify, we take changes in adjusted closing price for stock Y between day n and n+1 and calculate the 95th percentile. Consider values above this threshold "good". Similarly, we consider values below the 40th percentile "bad", discarding the middle. This results in "bad" cases with fractional or no loss in money between days n and n+1, and "good" cases with gains of over 5%. (This is for a model for buying stock, we use 5% and 60% for producing a model for shorting stocks).
We employ LIBSVM [1] to build a support vector machine model. "Tune" the parameters using their "grid.py" program to choose them well:
Feature Importance
To discover which features matter the most, we run random forest classification on the data and plot the relative feature importances:
Machine Learning Results
Perform five-fold cross-validation with the SVM model 100 times and plot a histogram of the area under the ROC curve to test consistency (this is for the stock shorting model):
A representative ROC curve from one of these cross-validation iterations:
Not too happy with the results. However, the results bias enough toward positive selection that we proceeded to train against the full data set with the intention to trade using the model's predictions.
Practical Results
We'll test this with actual money soon and get back to you.
Web Interface and Automation
To enable practical use of the model, we wrote a web tool that reports daily (sorted) model scores:
We also plan to automate trading based on this model to remove the risk of "emotional" trading.
Ideas On How To Improve the Model
- Improve the method for combining multiple influencing stocks (in the causal network) into one "influence score".
- Add a dummy variable indicating whether we are in the month of October, since October is a well known month for stock market turbulence. We'd consider adding all the months but need to keep variable number down.
- But maybe instead of month, indicate quarter in the year with a categorical variable…
- …and whether we are at the beginning, middle, or end of the quarter.
- Add features related to the candlestick on the day prior to the trade.
- Add relative strength index.
- Add accumulation/distribution line.
- Maybe do something with the volume trend in the stock being predicted.
- Chih-Chung Chang and Chih-Jen Lin, LIBSVM : a library for support vector machines. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, 2:27:1–27:27, 2011. Software available at http://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~cjlin/libsvm


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The GOCE mission has a main ground station in Kiruna, Sweden, supported by stations located in Svalbard, Norway, and in Antarctica. ESA-ESOC, in Germany does the satellite control and data acquisition. Processing to Level 1b, archiving, product distribution and mission performance monitoring will take place in ESA-ESRIN in Italy. This is an integral part of the Payload Data Ground Segment, with higher-level processing performed by the High level Processing Facility for GOCE (HPF), a distributed system made up of a consortium of ten European universities and research institutes.The GOCE ground segment is composed of four main elements:
The CDAE handles all direct interactions between the ground and the satellite, under the control of the MSCE. It is responsible for telemetry reception, checking and temporary storage, monitoring the health status of the satellite, and telecommand validation and uplinking. The CDAE comprises the ground antenna with acquisition and tracking modules, facilities for data storage and pre-processing, and operations and data distribution interfaces.
The CDAE selected for GOCE is the Kiruna S-band ground station. It is optimally located for a near-polar orbit, has a sufficient telemetry-rate capability at S-band (1.2 Mb/s), and has reached operational maturity after being used successfully during the ERS and Envisat missions. The station also has sophisticated antenna-pointing devices with scanning capabilities, high-performance-link quality control and range/range-rate tracking systems, as well as an on-line communications link with ESOC. The launch window selected ensures that all ground contacts occur in the daytime, and, since the nominal operations schedule uses only four ground passes per day out of the six available, there are two passes available for any contingencies that may occur.
Of those four passes the first three, in the morning, are made at a maximum telemetry rate of 850 Kb/s. The fourth, afternoon pass will be used, when needed, for sending telecommands. This strategy ensures that the on-board memory is completely empty after the morning passes. The whole operations sequence can be run on a schedule provided by the MSCE one day in advance, and implementing all information of the orbital dynamics elaborated at the MSCE. The possibility of on-line direct remote control from the MSCE is also open.
The CDAE provides immediate storage of the received telemetry stream and near real-time pre-processing to prepare the telemetry data for further use. Given the very limited data rate produced by GOCE (6 Kbit/s), a storage capacity of 4 Gb is sufficient for one week of data, providing wide margins for any contingency.
These Level 0 data products are sent to the MSCE for
satellite-monitoring and flight-dynamics support, and to the PAE
for gradiometer and SSTI receiver data processing. Transmission to
the MSCE for operational purposes occurs via the electronic link on
a near real-time basis. Transmissions to the PDGS can occur on a
more relaxed schedule, for example by using the file transfer
protocol (FTP) service during night hours.
Mission and Satellite Control Element (MSCE)
The mission and satellite control element (MSCE) is responsible for the management, monitoring and control of all operations, on the ground as well as on the satellite. It creates the operations plan, manages and co-ordinates the operations, and manages, monitors and controls the satellite and the payload instruments. Moreover, the MSCE provides data quality assessment, control of the instrument behaviour, and generates auxiliary data for use by the PAE together with the scientific data. It has operational and data interfaces with the CDAE and PAE, and links with the ESA ground station network for early-orbit and contingency-phases support.
During the Launch and Early-Operations Phase (LEOP), round-the-clock service was provided, including the use of supplementary ESA ground stations if required. In fact, 24 hour/day service was given for the first three months of the mission, while commissioning took place and the payload was calibrated. For the rest of the mission, only a single shift of 8 hours a day is necessary, with engineering support on-call.
Normal satellite operations follow a regular routine of measurements by the on-board instruments, supported by operation of the attitude and drag-free control. No attitude or orbit manoeuvres are needed, and neither are changes to the operational status of the instruments. Therefore, mission planning is basically be limited to the selection and scheduling of ground passes for telemetry and telecommand, satellite and instrument health checks, and data transmission, processing and delivery.
Different procedures apply during instrument set-up and calibration phases, and in case of contingencies. The iterative calibration procedures are autonomous, based on dedicated operations schedules which will be validated prior to uplinking by means of the spacecraft software simulator. Severe contingencies will require quick reaction times, because of the very low operational altitude of the satellite. The most critical problem would be an orbit-control failure during 'blind' orbits. Knowledge of such a failure might only become possible up to 12 hours after the event, during which time the orbit will have evolved differently from the predicted one and the visibility periods will have shifted away from the nominal pattern.
Countermeasures for such cases are to be taken both at satellite level and at mission-control level. The first include robust control strategies and different levels of autonomous spacecraft safe modes, including autonomous spacecraft navigation based on GPS and on-board orbit propagation algorithms. On the ground-control side, contingency actions include increasing the frequency of satellite interrogation (by making use of all contact opportunities), search scans performed by the ground antenna, satellite initiated ground contacts, and calling on support from the other ESA network stations.
Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS)
The PDGS performs data collection, processing to Level 1, archiving and delivery to the HPF responsible for the production of the Level 2 geophysical products. As part of the generation of Level 1b data products, orbit determination based on the payload data is performed.
The PDGS has data interfaces with the CDAE (to receive Level 0 data), and operational and data interfaces with the MSCE (for receiving operational status information and transmitting samples of Level 1 data for operational use). In addition, the PAE has interfaces with the HPF (for delivery of Level 1 data and reception of Level 2 data for archiving) and with the IGS for reception of GPS station data. None of these links require real-time action, and therefore transmission via normal commercial links is adequate.
The ultimate scientific output of GOCE is a map of the gravity anomalies and geoid, needing extensive data processing and analysis by specialists. This analysis is performed by the HPF and requires large data sets (encompassing at least two months of observations). Smaller data sets will be used on shorter time scales to check the consistency of the data (e.g. by comparing gravity gradients over areas where good-quality information already exists). Procedures for data validation for operational purposes will be prepared by the scientific consortia and implemented as standard routines to be run at the PDGS on a daily basis.
High Level Processing Facility for GOCE
The purpose of the High Level Processing Facility for GOCE is the systematic production of GOCE level 2 data products, which are orbits and gravity field solutions of various kinds. While so-called quick looks or rapid products are mainly of interest for the monitoring of satellite performance, the final and precise products represent the official GOCE level 2 products, used in turn for level 3 processing by the GOCE end-users (oceanographers, solid Earth scientists, geodesists and others).
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For level 2 processing a wide range of ancillary data are required on an ongoing basis, including Earth rotation parameters, GPS orbit, clock and ground station data, satellite laser ranging data and atmospheric parameters. Additional supporting data including planetary ephemeris, solar flux, geomagnetic indices, tide models, digital terrain models, external gravity field information and others also have to be acquired.
The HPF is a distributed system made up of a consortium of ten European universities and research institutes, developed and operated through an ESA contract and run by a principal investigator and management team.
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Bexar County Justices of Peace's pay raises approved
Citizens panel votes 6-3 in favor of 13% hike
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County's six Justices of the Peace want a pay raise that will bring their annual adjusted salaries in line with what JP's are earning in other major Texas cities.
On Wednesday, a citizens panel voted in favor the request, which would boost the judges' annual adjusted pay from $89,000 to just over $101,000.
"All we're asking is that we be brought up to the state average," said Precinct 4 Judge Rogelio "Roger" Lopez.
County Judge Nelson Wolff said he had no quarrel with the job the judges are doing.
"They work hard, there's no doubt about it," Wolff said.
But he takes exception to the argument that judges should make the same as judges in other cities.
"If you took any elected official's salary here in San Antonio and compared it to Houston or Dallas, (in) those other areas, we would all be behind," he said.
He said that if the citizens panel vote had been unanimous, instead of 6-3 in favor of the raise, commissioners would have been bound to approve the increase.
But the split vote means approval is up to the court and he said that probably will be a tough sell given current county budget requests.
He said that commissioners could take up the pay request as early as Aug. 6.
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The first pair of running leggings that I've ever made and I'm feeling pretty proud of them!
They're made from Papercut Ooh-La Leggings pattern, which is a fashion leggings pattern, not a sportswear pattern. I first saw this pattern used as running leggings on KBenko's blog back in August 2012. This seemed like a wonderful idea, so I bought the pattern. And let it sit in the cupboard to age sufficiently until I got up the nerve to make them….
The reason I was so hesitant to make them up is that there is so little sizing information in the pattern package. There is a list of sizes with measurements for bust, waist, hips, but that's it. No finished measurements, no list of required fabric other than "merino knit". Having had a lot of fitting
disasters issues in the past, I was hesitant to have another one. However since it's coming into winter, and I badly needed another pair of full length leggings (I have one expensive pair of Lorna Jane compression leggings already) I realised that buying another pair wasn't actually on the cards. Not when I had both pattern and fabric here.
So this past friday I bit the bullet and made a pair. The pattern is quite nice, packaged beautifully and printed on brown paper. All the sizes are there, without overlapping lines so very easy to trace. The instructions say to cut out the appropriate size, but I traced it onto vilene. Partly because I prefer not to cut patterns, particularly if I'm unsure of the sizing and may want another size, and partly because there's two of us here who wear leggings and I'll definitely need more than one size for both of us.
I chose my size off just my hip measurement of 103cm. The hip size for S is 100cm, and 106cm for size M. Since I'm working with stretchy fabric I went with the smaller size. Dark printing on brown paper, while it looks good, is awkward to trace. It's hard to see the dark lines on the dark paper so tracing took longer than usual. There were also more pattern pieces than I'm used to for leggings, with three pieces per leg and a front and back (five pattern pieces in total). I was ecstatic to discover that I can get a pair of full length leggings out of a single metre of fabric!
The first pair, to check sizing, was in an ugly green t-shirt fabric that I dragged out of stash. Surprisingly, they fitted first go. A couple of other people have mentioned that the legs are quite long and I have to agree. I took 10cm (4″) off the bottom of the leg to make them ankle length. You can see in the below photo (a) how ugly the fabric is and (b) one leg trimmed and one still all scrunched up.
The fabric I used for my good leggings is a darkish blue Supplex, bought from Addicted to Fabric. It's the only supplex I've ever seen there, except for one other that was labelled supplex but was in fact lycra. This supplex is nice and thick, with almost a loopy back on it. I read somewhere that supplex is wind resistant, and I have to say I was very skeptical. Warm yes, but wind resistant is asking a lot from a fabric.
To smarten up the leggings I embroidered the top of one of the leg inserts with an ink style tiger. And here's where I made one of the stupidest sewing mistakes ever.
In order to embroider on knit fabric (or any for that matter) you have to stabilise the fabric. When working with knits, I often use wash away stabiliser, which I did for these. I embroidered the leg piece before construction, and to ensure that it wasn't stretched while putting it in the embroidery frame, I used temporary adhesive on the wash-away, and adhered the fabric to it. The embroidery, in a soft gold metallic thread, went beautifully. Then I went to put the leg piece onto the main body.
The order of construction for these leggings has you sew the front and back together at the side seams, then the outside leg pieces, one of which was now embroidered, then the rest of the legs, finishing by stitching the inside leg seams. So I had done the side seams, stitched in the plain leg piece and went to sew in the embroidered piece.
Did I mention I'd used temporary adhesive to glue the fabric to the stabiliser? Then removed it from the hoop and cut away the excess stabiliser? Sounds pretty normal so far…. right up until I went to sew the seam. I sat at my overlocker, looked at the fabric and thought "This is still a bit sticky, I wonder if it will catch as it feeds through?" AND THEN I FED IT THROUGH THE OVERLOCKER. Well, I tried to. It did stick on the feed dogs, and the fabric twisted and the overlocker blade cut a hunk out of both the leg piece and the main body piece. I said some very bad words. How stupid is it to think about a problem, and then go and do it anyway?
Luckily I had more fabric, and was able to cut out another pair. This time I thought about it a lot more, and did the embroidery with the leggings almost fully constructed, just without the inside leg seams done. So it didn't matter about excess adhesive as there were not seams to be done in the area.
I did the second embroidery in a rayon embroidery thread, as I realised the metallic thread would chafe during a run. If I were doing this again I'd put the tiger on the other leg, or flip the embroidery, so it's more towards the front. But it looks good and smartens up a plain pair of leggings. I'm not sure how durable this embroidery is going to be when washed constantly, after completing it I realised that a permanent layer of stabiliser might have been a good idea. Too late now, only time will tell.
All the seams are first overlocked then topstitched so they lie flat, using a stretch stitch that looks like a straight stitch. It took quite a while to sew them up, they're definitely nowhere near as fast as sewing a pair of normal leggings. The ankles are hemmed using three step zig zag, again so it lies flat and stretches. The waist I did using the Better Elastic Waistband tutorial from Fehr Trade. I've used this waistband method on a couple of garments and it's simple and very effective, plus non-irritating against your skin.
I wore these for three runs on Saturday, a total of 12.7km and they were great. They felt good, I love that they are waist height as I usually spend a lot of time pulling up my medium rise leggings which feel as if they're constantly falling down. Even better, this supplex really IS wind resistant. 🙂 Saturday was a cold, windy day and my legs were lovely and cosy. Couldn't say the same for my top half!
I will definitely be making more of these. I have enough blue supplex left to make another two pairs (I think, hadn't counted on having to recut these ones) and also lycra that would make some bright fun leggings. More of these will be great for running in those sub-freezing winter mornings that are coming very soon.
My next running sewing endeavour will be a running skirt. I've had the Jalie running skirt pattern here for about a year, even longer than the leggings pattern, and haven't even opened the package.


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Students in the STEM Academy at RHS are getting hands on with with their work. They recently installed a large bio-filter to convert ammonia to ammonia-nitrates in the aquaponic pools. They are also constantly keeping track of the growth rates of the fish. Veggies will be planted after spring break!


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Beaumaris was the last of Edward I's 'iron ring' of castles along the North Wales coast.
Llynon Mill, built in 1775, is the only working windmill in Wales producing stone-ground wholemeal flour using organic wheat.
This community based museum tells the story of crossing the Menai Strait and celebrates the iconic, historic bridges and the famous engineers who built them.
Whether it's the adrenalin rush of high speed turns or the encounters with wildlife, you are sure to leave the boats with a smile on your face.
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…Traveling back to Houston last night was enough in itself — I returned home on the Greyhound bus from the Texas Library Conference in San Antonio, Texas. I listened to music the entire time on the bus. And, my favorite hip-hop group was in my digital discography: Outkast! I was aware that they were going to headline Coachella this year. However, I didn't know the concert series was airing on YouTube for FREE.
I'm definitely glad that I stumbled upon a message in my Twitter feed last night about the news. I stayed up to 4 AM watching this ish. I remember when this group came on the scene; their swag was undeniable. They were/are real cool players, real cool. Outkast formed their union in 1992, and debuted one of the best albums in hip-hop history, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994). Their style of music is all over the map and has no category: It is that good! I bobbed my head to tracks from all of their albums (Janelle Monae & Future – performed on stage). It was magical and fascinating to witness their grandiose presence on stage. I decided to tune out the crowd and opinions of this performance. I will never forget this moment in history!


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I've been washing my first fleece today! I got a Jacobs fleece from Saxby Rare Breeds in Leicestershire and it is lovely, but very dirty! Now then, my spinning mentor is a firm believer in not washing fleeces and to spin 'in the grease' but having washed a wee bit just to see what would happen I was happy to wash the rest of it – there were plenty of oils left in it and spinning it was much more of a pleasure. I'm fortunate to have access to a couple of the country's experts in archaeological textiles; except the advice of one was "Well, the Romans washed their fleeces, but they were anal about everything."
I filled a bowl three-quarters full of hot water – as hot as the tap would go – and added a good squirt of washing up liquid (a co-op version – Lime and Ginger as it was at my sink! The bowls are the value ones from Tesco). I wore washing up gloves and not least because the water was so hot. I pulled off a quantity of the fleece – not enough to fill the bowl, but a good foot and a half or so. I pushed it under the surface and that was it – I did not touch it again. After 45 minutes I filled another bowl with more very hot tap water but this time no washing up liquid. I lifted the fleece out of one bowl holding the weight of the fleece as the liquid drained away and then transferred it into the other bowl, again pushing it under the surface and then not touching it again. After half an hour I transferred it to another bowl just the same as before. After another half hour I lifted the fleece into a pillow case and knotted the top and put it into the spin cycle of my washing machine. My scraggy lump of fleece ten minutes later was a soft pillow case full of fluffy white loveliness!
Whilst it wasn't raining and not having a rack and the bench being covered with bowls, I laid the fleece on the plants around the yard, turning them over every now and then to dry off. Once the rain kicked in I let them dry in the house lying on a towel. There still seems to be a few bits and pieces of debris amongst the fibres but I have been reliably informed they will absent themselves during the carding process. I have no idea if what I have done is right but it has worked well for me and I'm very happy with the result and it seems a good compromise. And at least it didn't turn into felt!


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The exponentially increasing role of technology in our lives has been criticized as long as it has existed. For example, Socrates feared the advance of writing when it first emerged. The perspective from a group of dissenters whom spoke at a conference on reinventing the internet isn't your typical techno-phobic "back in my day/we knew how to live before the internet/brainwashing young minds/young people won't get off their smartphones". Rather, they are a group of technophiles dissenting against the internet's design, rather than its existence. Their blueprint for the 'perfect' internet is that in which nodes can communicate with one another directly and not be forced to go through a "data-sucking corporate hub".
Astra Taylor wrote a book entitled The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age (2014). Whilst Taylor appreciates the connectivity which social media and search engine technology provides, she acknowledges the "shadow narrative" which is being written simultaneously. She argues against the so-called 'independent', 'democratic', 'utopian' internet design. Key takeaways from Taylor's argument include:
- If an online product, service or platform is 'free', you are the product.
- Companies are profiting from our personal data. This links to the rise of the 'surveillance state'; the government (internationally), corporations and research companies harvest data we give 'willingly' (or unknowingly?) and use it for purposes with questionable ethic. We aren't 'customers' of social media platforms, we are the merchandise. We create value for corporations, not content for social media platforms.
Our thoughts, friendships and basic urges are processed by computer algorithms and sold to advertisers. The machines may soon know more about us than we know about ourselves (Achenback 2015).
- The ownership (which is predominantly corporate) of digital platforms is growing steadily towards monopolisation
- Because we are constantly connected to the internet, we are rarely fully present in one single place. This is a result of the growth of the attention economy. This serves as a massive opportunity for corporations to mine material and capital from our private experiences and emotions.
- The erosion of privacy: Edward Snowden, an ex-NSA whistle-blower, revealed the ability and tendency for the government to track everything online.
- The paranoia of machines replacing human jobs, and eventually (potentially) enslaving us in our own creations in a much-anticipated, yet feared, phenomenon known as 'technological singularity'.
"The economy accepts every advance in technology with a view to profit, without concern for its potentially negative impact on human beings." Pope Francis
- There ought to be more (openly) government-supported internet platforms, to move away from corporations having monopoly.
- Information does not want to be free, it wants to be paid for (Taylor 2014).
The internet, although designed for democracy, has become a platform to generate profit. Capitalism surrounds this ideal like a python wrapping itself tightly around its prey. Humanists are those who feel that technological interest has surpassed human needs and nature. Humanists are generally associated with technophobes – but this is not the case. The dissenting group discussed in this post identify as humanists, yet in the sense that the internet needs to be redesigned to better represent and support humanity and democracy.
They want to go back to the basics – to a world where the interests of humans come before robots, algorithms and the needs of Silicon Valley (Achenback 2015).
Dissenting from the current internet environment is no simple task. Artificial intelligence, machinery and social networking is a permanently embedded structure in society.
Jaron Lanier is another dissenter. He is a designer of computer games and a self-proclaimed humanist. His view is that all internet users essentially work for platforms such as Google and Facebook; our private lives are transformed into content which these corporations can monetise. He argues that the internet's current flawed design is a result of humanity's collective choice; the decision to trade our privacy for internet service.
"For the last twenty years, I have found myself on the inside of a revolution, but on the outside of its resplendent dogma. Now that the revolution has not only hit the mainstream, but bludgeoned it into submission by taking over the economy, it's probably time for me to cry out my dissent more loudly than I have before." (Lanier 2000)
Douglas Rushkoff, another humanist, theorises that everything went wrong back in the middle-ages when currency was centralised. He examines how humans are content rather than creators in the internet environment, and the need for a discussion on how humans should be fitting in the 'new' economy.
The digital environment is. It exists in its own right; we have gifted it that power. It operates under the disguise of freedom, but is underpinned by a dark capitalist shadow. Technology is not the enemy; the enemies are sinister surveillance and sly capitalism. Social media is not the problem. Sharing personal information online is not the problem. The system which chooses to abuse this environment for its own self-interest is the problem. This is an important distinction to make as the internet's capacity and influence continues to grow and develop into the future.
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Generally, you will not be asked to surrender your house, car or other property when we file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy law recognizes that bankruptcy filers should be able to protect some property, and my experience has been that most of the time, these "exemptions" will include your possessions. Most of my clients keep all of their property during and after their Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 filing.
Although your bankruptcy will be filed in federal court, for cases filed in the State of Georgia, Georgia law controls what you can "exempt" or shelter from creditors. The federal Bankruptcy Code specifically allows States to create their own exemption rules and Georgia has elected to do so. Examples of exempt property include your clothes, your tv, vcr, pots and pans, most furniture and personal items. Cars and houses can also be "exempt." However, your exemption is limited to a certain dollar value. By declaring this type of property as "exempt," you keep it and no one can try to seize it.
Georgia's "exemption statute" may be found at O.C.G.A. 44-13-100, which you can read by clicking on the link.
Among the items that you can declare exempt in your bankruptcy include:
- up to $21,500 of equity in real estate
- up to $3,500 of equity in motor vehicles
- up to $5,000 of equity in household goods
- up to $500 of equity in jewelry
- up to $1,500 of equity in "tools of the trade"
- up to 100% of the value of a pension, 401(k) or IRA
- there are additional exemption categories set out in the statute
If you file a joint case with your spouse, each of you may claim exemptions and the amounts in the statute would be doubled.
How do I Determine the Fair Market Value of my Real and Personal Property?
You may be asked to provide proof about the value of your property. Here are some suggestions about how to value your home and your personal property:
- real estate – ask a local real estate agent to give you a written "drive by" appraisal that includes a printout of comparable home sales in the neighborhood. If your house needs repairs, have a handyman given you a written proposal and make sure that your real estate agent is aware of these needed repairs.
- cars and trucks – take your vehicles to Car Max and ask for a written valuation
- electronics and household goods – make a list of your household goods and go to eBay to look for equivalent items. Make note of the value for each item of household goods
- jewelry – take your jewelry to a jeweler or perhaps an Atlanta pawnshop or jewelry buyer who buys used watches and rings and ask for a written "quick sale appraisal."
How do I Determine if my Property is Exempt and therefore Protected?
Unless you have unusually valuable property, there is a good chance that most of your property will be exempt. Understanding the Georgia exemption rules and how they apply to your bankruptcy case is perhaps the most confusing part of bankruptcy, especially for bankruptcy filers who try to represent themselves. Exemptions are not automatic – you have to claim them on Schedule C of your petition. You can learn more about the Georgia bankruptcy exemption rules by clicking on the link.
There are also special rules that apply to settlement proceeds from a car accident case or the settlement of a Georgia workers' comp case while you are involved in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. You can read more about these special rules by following the highlighted link.
Recently, we have seen more instances where our clients have pledged jewelry, tools or automobiles at pawn shops. Bankruptcy can modify pawn shop transactions, but only under certain circumstances. Click on the link to learn more about pawn shop loans in Atlanta and bankruptcy in the Northern District of Georgia.
How do Exemptions Work in Chapter 7?
Chapter 7 is the type of bankruptcy that wipes out debts. If you will be filing Chapter 7, we would identify and declare as exempt your property. If you own land or property that exceeds the exemption limits, then that property would be considered "non-exempt." In a Chapter 7 you would either surrender your non-exempt property to the trustee, or, as is more common, we would make an offer to buy the trustee out of the estate's interest in that property, so you can keep that property.
How do Exemptions Work in Chapter 13?
Chapter 13 is the type of bankruptcy that provides for a repayment plan. Under the law, you must pay your unsecured creditors in a Chapter 13 at least what they would receive if you turned over your non-exempt property to the trustee for sale. For example, if you owned a house worth $100,000 free and clear and you filed a Chapter 13 that included $15,000 of unsecured debt (credit cards), your Chapter 13 plan would have to pay your unsecured creditors 100 cents on the dollar since your unsecureds would be paid in full if you had filed Chapter 7. In this case, you can shelter $21,500 of your equity leaving $78,500 of equity as non-exempt, which is obviously enough to pay $15,000 of unsecured debt.
By contrast if you owned a house worth $100,000 and you owed $70,000, you would end up with $8,5,000 of non-exempt equity. $100,000 – $21,500 of exemption – $70,000 lien = $8,5,00 non-exempt. In this case, $5,000 equals roughly 57% of $15,000 unsecured, meaning that your Chapter 13 plan would have to pay unsecureds at least 57 cents on the dollar.
You Can Always Voluntarily Surrender Property in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13
One of the lesser known benefits of bankruptcy has to do with your right to surrender property voluntarily with limited repercussion in either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. In Chapter 7, you can elect to surrender property like a house or car and then just walk away – there will be no financial repercussions, tax obligations for canceled debt, or deficiency debt owed. In a Chapter 13, when you surrender secured property to creditors, that creditor can file an unsecured claim after the property is liquidated, but my experience has been that most of these creditors do not file unsecured claims.
Special Exemption Rules if You Have Lived in Georgia for Less than Two Years
If you have lived in Georgia for less than two years, there are some instances in which the Georgia exemption code will not apply to you. I ask about previous addresses on my bankruptcy intake questionnaire, but please also make sure to advise me if you have recently moved to Georgia from another State.


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For some reason, people have a hard time believing there are a few people who are hard at work planning their enslavement by using plausible deniability. Apparently they have no idea that history is riddled with such occurrences where an "elite few" conspired to achieve world domination at the expense of the masses - so really, this concept should be a no brainer. Another thought to consider - ever here of advertising or marketing agencies? They consist of a few people who meet and conspire on how to separate you from your hard earned cash by using your pride, greed, vanity, and laziness against you, coupled with promises that border on lies, so you will buy a product you really could live without.
The shows and the experts on them, give mis-information and many times leave out an opposing view. For instance they only give the view of Orthodox Judaism regarding Scripture, without a rebuttal from a practicing Karaite - who is well versed in the TaNaK [the entire Old Testament] as opposed to only the Torah [first five books of the Bible]. The Orthodox Jew puts Rabbinic fables above Scripture, where as Karaites honor Scripture alone. They don't even have anyone on the show who supports Orthodox Christianity, and I'm not talking about Catholicism - Catholicism is not Orthodox Biblical Christianity, it is rooted in Babylonian Mysticism. So is the History Channel's approach of informing the public really unbiased? They also only give views from book authors who apparently have no degrees of scholarship in the field they published their book on - they may be good researchers and tell a good story, but they also have an agenda - to sell their book by making it sound legitimate. The History Channel has had shows regarding extra biblical gospels that didn't make it into the closed canon of Scripture and act like it was because they lost a popularity contest instead of a being rejected solely based on their heretical content, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, upon godly men who were given this monumental task - deciding what was to go into the Bible.
To me it seems the History Channel has taken it upon themselves to re-write history with their spin which seems to be the "all roads lead to Rome" philosophy - a philosophy they are selling hard and heavy to their viewers. Does anyone even question their sources, their research, their claims? Their shows on the gospels were riddled with errors including misquotes and innuendos, and fables their "experts" believed should have been included in the closed cannon. They are really there to help put doubt in our minds regarding Scriptures validity and convince us that even though they claim they know what they are talking about, they can't be sure it is the absolute truth.
If anything, I now watch their shows with my son Timothy, to instruct him in the wonderful world of critical examination - to take their claims and ask logical questions, to really listen to what they are saying, and consider the implications of what was said. I want him to be able to catch how they strive to make connections between things that don't really exist by using misleading verbiage I'm teaching him - I hope - to not just accept what is spoon fed to him by so called "experts" and that includes myself. I want him to feel confident in knowing that it is okay to think for himself and to ask questions in an effort to get to the truth, because unlike what these so-called experts claim, the absolute truth does exist.
This world is headed toward the one world leader, known in the Bible as the "Anti-Christ". Has the History Channel covered that topic yet? If they have, I'm sure it is mis-leading and inaccurate. The truth is that he will not appear until the great falling away occurs in the church, a falling away into a great apostasy - which will be a world wide acceptance of the mingling of orthodox Christianity with Mystery Religion, or the mystery of lawlessness, which Paul addresses in 2 Thes. 2:3-12. This mystery of lawlessness has been at work since the Tower of Babel - the mother of all harlots whose founder and builder was Nimrod - whose name means - "the rebel'. He was a hunter of the souls of mankind, to turn them against God. This apostasy will teach that we all worship the same God, only we gave him different names. This is the current ecumenical movement of Robert Schuller and Billy Graham.
There have been numerous shows on that make ancient mythologies seem like they are synonymous with the gospel of Jesus, in that all pagan cultures have a "suffering savior" of sorts, born on Dec. 25th. This is misleading and a false claim. Any pagan culture whose mythology supposedly has a "suffering savior" is a recent addition to that ancient mythology. That means their version of a "suffering savior" was non-existent until well after 30 A.D. Any honest scholar who studies pagan culture's and their mythologies can tell you that. No where in the Bible does it say or even imply that Jesus was born on Dec. 25th, this is a pagan tradition adopted by the pagan Catholic Church to help muddy the waters of Orthodoxy.
Yes, The History Channel has people on their shows who they want you to assume are "experts", people that say Christianity copied or borrowed the suffering savior concept from pagan cultures when in fact it is the other way around. They are the ones who are confused as to the true nature of the Catholic Church - it is not, nor has it ever been "Christ-like". As if that wasn't bad enough, they produce shows that place the Bible in doubt, and that you simply can't know the absolute truth, because according to them, every part of history is up for debate, and it is in a constant state of flux. They act as if it is impossible to arrive at the truth - this is a half-truth which is in essence a lie. It is true that new historical information comes in from time to time, and as it is found can change previous facts, or it can confirm them! The History Channel should indeed be re-named - "The Myth and Legend Channel" as they are not really interested in providing their viewers with accurate historical facts given in an un-biased journalistic fashion - so indeed - viewer discretion is advised!


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Barack Obama and John McCain accused each other of flip-flopping Monday, with Obama questioning the forthrightness of the Republican presidential ticket and McCain challenging the Democrat's toughness on defense.
Obama ridiculed his opponents' claim that they represent the best hope for change - something voters say they desperately want - accusing McCain and his GOP running mate, Sarah Palin, of attempting to "repackage themselves" out of political necessity. Taking aim at Palin, Obama challenged the Alaska governor's assertion that she opposed the "Bridge to Nowhere," a project that has become a symbol of government pork and, lately, of Palin's willingness to buck the political establishment.
Monday, the McCain campaign launched a television ad that says Palin stopped the $400 million bridge - even though she spoke of the project in supportive terms while running for governor in 2006 and, after the bridge was canceled, kept the money for other Alaska programs.
"She was for it until everyone started raising a fuss about it," said Obama, standing against a backdrop of hybrid SUVs in this economically hard-pressed automotive city.
McCain, campaigning in Missouri, seized on comments Obama made Sunday in an interview on ABC. Asked on "This Week" to name changes he planned as president that would be unpopular with his party, the Illinois senator responded by calling for a bigger military. McCain said that statement was at odds with comments Obama made a year ago while campaigning for the Democratic nomination, when he pledged to "cut investments in unproven missile-defense systems."
"My friends, we have found out in recent days that this is a more dangerous world than we had thought," McCain said in Lee's Summit, Mo. "This is not a time to slow our development of future combat systems."
The Arizona senator went on to question Obama's larger judgment on foreign policy, citing his opposition to the troop surge in Iraq, his willingness to meet with the leaders of Iran and other U.S. enemies and his initial comments on the Russia-Georgia conflict, which McCain said were too pro-Russia.
"He was wrong about Iraq, he was wrong about Iran, he was wrong about Russia," McCain said, adding as Palin stood by his side: "He's wrong for America, and this governor is right for America."
With eight weeks until the election, a new batch of national polls suggests the presidential race is a dead heat, although Obama still is ahead in the Electoral College count. McCain is now running even with, or slightly ahead of, Obama after consistently trailing in national surveys, thanks in good part to his selection of Palin and the support she has received from Republicans and white female voters.
McCain and Palin had planned to campaign separately Monday after appearing together over the weekend. But given the large, supportive crowds she has drawn, the pair continued together for another day in Missouri, one of several Midwestern battleground states.
Palin's ability to motivate the Republican base prompted Zondervan, the Christian book publisher owned by HarperCollins, to rush out a biography on the governor, the company announced Monday. The book is to be published Oct. 10.
Obama campaigned in Michigan, a state that has voted Democratic since 1992 but is in play this year. He spoke to a crowd of about 325 people at a community college in Flint, which has a 12 percent unemployment rate. His visit was an attempt to keep voters focused on bread-and-butter economic woes.
Standing before the crowd in a white button-down shirt and tie, Obama said: "John McCain and his running mate, Sarah Palin, at the (Republican) convention asserted that they were the agents of change. ... And now they're trying to repackage themselves. We've been talking about the need to change this country for 19 months. I guess it must be working, because suddenly John McCain is saying, 'I'm for change, too.' "
Obama said his rival's repeated pledge to take on Washington lobbyists is an empty gesture. "Sounds pretty good until you discover that seven of his top campaign managers and officials are - guess what? - former corporate lobbyists.
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Democrats: Sen. Barack Obama is campaigning today in Riverside, Ohio, and Lebanon, Va. Sen. Joe Biden is holding rallies in Columbia, Mo., and St. Louis.
Republicans: Sen. John McCain and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are appearing together in Lancaster, Pa.


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The Liturgy of
the Feast of Pentecost
May 27, 2012
The Gathering of the Community
The presider says,In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Grace, mercy and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And also with you.
Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Hymn 656: She Comes Sailing
IntroductionJesus Christ, whom we worship, is our crucified, risen and ascended Lord and we have walked with him through his journey of love. We have faced the agony of his suffering and death on a cross. We have rejoiced at his bursting free from the bonds of death. We have enjoyed his risen presence with us and his revelation of himself through the breaking of bread. We have seen his return to the throne before which every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that this Jesus is Lord. And now, with the followers of his own time, we await the coming of the promised Holy Spirit, his gift to his people, through whom we make Christ known to the world.
As we wait in silence
fill us with your Spirit.
As we listen to your word
fill us with your Spirit.
As we worship you in majesty
fill us with your Spirit.
As we long for your refreshing
fill us with your Spirit.
As we long for your renewing
fill us with your Spirit.
As we long for your equipping
fill us with your Spirit.
As we long for your empowering
fill us with your Spirit.
Silence is kept.
The Pentecost Reading: Acts 2.1-13At the end the reader says,
The Lord is here.
God's Spirit is with us.
Prayer for Personal RenewalHoly oil is brought forward, the bearer saying,
Oil for the renewal of God's people.
The presider says,Be with us, Spirit of God;
nothing can separate us from your love.
Breathe on us, breath of God;
fill us with your saving power.
Speak in us, wisdom of God;
bring strength, healing, and peace.
The presider says the following prayer,Blessed are you, sovereign God and eternal Father. Daily your Spirit renews the face of the earth, bringing strength out of weakness, hope out of despair and life out of death. By the power of your Spirit, may your blessing rest upon those anointed with this oil in your name. Let it be for them a sign of your acceptance and adoption, your equipping and empowering. Form in them the likeness of Christ, that they may be witnesses of your astonishing love, and fill them afresh with life in all its fullness. Blessed be God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.
Those who wish to receive this ministry of prayer may come forward.- Hymn 647: Spirit of the Living God.
This prayer is said for each one,O God of the high heavens, O Christ of the deep earth, O Spirit of the flowing waters; give strength and breathe into your disciple the passion of your love; in the name of Jesus, to whom we commit ourselves. Amen.
At the end the presider says,Let us bless the Father,
and the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
Let us praise and bless God for ever.
Hymn 341: God of Mercy, God of GraceThe Collect
Let us pray that the Spirit will work through our lives
to bring Christ to the world.
May God's Holy Spirit ignite in us a holy fire; strengthen us with the gift of faith, revive the Church with the breath of love, and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Proclamation of the Word
Canticle: Ezekiel 36.24-26,28b
1 I will take you from the nations,
and gather you from all the countries.
2 I will sprinkle clean water upon you,
and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses.
The Spirit of God fills the whole world. Alleluia!
3 A new heart I will give you,
and put a new spirit within you,
4 And I will remove from your body the heart of stone
and give you a heart of flesh.
5 You shall be my people,
and I will be your God.
The Spirit of God fills the whole world. Alleluia!
Gospel Reading: John 15:26-27, 16:4B-15Alleluia, alleluia! Come, Holy Spirit,
fill the hearts of your faithful people
and kindle in them the fire of your love.
Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
At the endThis is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
Sermon: Ignite a Holy Fire: Faith, Love, Renewal- Archdeacon John Clarke
The Prayers
The Prayers of the PeopleThe prayers begin with the cycles of prayer and for our specific concerns.
We pray for God to fill us with his Spirit. Generous God, we thank you for the power of your Holy Spirit. We ask that we may be strengthened to serve you better. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the wisdom of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to make us wise to understand your will. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the peace of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to keep us confident of your love wherever you call us. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the healing of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to bring reconciliation and wholeness where there is division, sickness and sorrow. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the gifts of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to equip us for the work which you have given us. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the fruit of your Holy Spirit. We ask you to reveal in our lives the love of Jesus. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
We thank you for the breath of your Holy Spirit, given us by the risen Lord. We ask you to keep the whole Church, living and departed, in the joy of eternal life. Lord, come to bless us
and fill us with your Spirit.
Generous God, you sent your Holy Spirit upon your Messiah at the river Jordan, and upon the disciples in the upper room: in your mercy fill us with your Spirit,
hear our prayer, and make us one in heart and mind
to serve you with joy for ever. Amen.
The Peace:God has made us one in Christ. He has set his seal upon us and, as a pledge of what is to come, has given the Spirit to dwell in our hearts. Alleluia! cf 2 Corinthians 1.22
The peace of the Lord be always with you
and also with you.
The Celebration of the Eucharist
Preparation of the TableThe gifts of the Bread and Wine are presented.
Blessed be God, who feeds the hungry,
who raises the poor, who fills our praise.
Blessed be God for ever.
Hymn-at-the-offertory 460: Shine Jesus Shine
Prayer over the GiftsLet us pray,
Giver of life, receive all we offer you this day. Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world through the hearts of all who believe. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
Eucharistic Prayer 2The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
We give you thanks and praise, almighty God, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer. He is your living Word, through whom you have created all things.
By the power of the Holy Spirit he took flesh of the Virgin Mary and shared our human nature. He lived and died as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.
In fulfilment of your will he stretched out his hands in suffering, to bring release to those who place their hope in you; and so he won for you a holy people.
He chose to bear our griefs and sorrows, and to give up his life on the cross, that he might shatter the chains of evil and death, and banish the darkness of sin and despair. By his resurrection he brings us into the light of your presence.
Now with all creation we raise our voices to proclaim the glory of your name.
Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Holy and gracious God, accept our praise, through your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ; who on the night he was handed over to suffering and death, took bread and gave you thanks, saying, "Take, and eat: this is my body which is broken for you." In the same way he took the cup, saying, "This is my blood which is shed for you. When you do this, you do it in memory of me."
Remembering, therefore, his death and resurrection, we offer you this bread and this cup, giving thanks that you have made us worthy to stand in your presence and serve you.
We ask you to send your Holy Spirit upon the offering of your holy Church. Gather into one all who share in these sacred mysteries, filling them with the Holy Spirit and confirming their faith in the truth, that together we may praise you and give you glory through your Servant, Jesus Christ.
All glory and honour are yours, Father and Son, with the Holy Spirit in the holy Church, now and for ever. Amen.
The Lord's PrayerAs our Saviour taught us, let us pray,
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
Breaking of the BreadBehold what you are!
May we become what we receive!
Alleluia! Christ our passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!
Anthem: Lamb of GodHymns-during-communion: - Spirit of Gentleness - Holy Spirit We Welcome You
- Refiner's Fire - 408: Wind Upon the Water
Youth Choir: Lightshine
Prayer after CommunionLet us pray,
Faithful God, who fulfilled the promises of Easter by sending us your Holy Spirit and opening to every race and nation the way of life eternal: open our lips by your Spirit, that every tongue may tell of your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Blessing of LightAt the Easter Candle a minister says,
Blessed are you, sovereign God, overflowing in love. With Pentecost dawns the age of the Spirit. Now the flame of heaven rests on every believer. Strong and weak, women and men tell out your word; the young receive visions, the old receive dreams. With the new wine of the Spirit they proclaim your reign of love. Amid the birth pangs of the new creation the way of light is made known. Source of freedom, giver of life, blessed are you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.
As each candle is lit a hymn is sung, 559: Awake! Awake! Fling Off the Night
CommissionWhen all the candles are lit the presider says,
For fifty days we have celebrated the victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over the powers of sin and death. We have proclaimed God's mighty acts and we have prayed that the power that was at work when God raised Jesus from the dead might be at work in us. As part of God's Church here in Charlottetown, I call upon you to live out what you proclaim. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, will you dare to walk into God's future, trusting him to be your guide?
By the Spirit's power, we will.
Will you dare to embrace each other
and grow together in love?
We will.
Will you dare to share your riches in common
and minister to each other in need?
We will.
Will you dare to pray for each other
until your hearts beat with the longings of God?
We will.
Will you dare to carry the light of Christ
into the world's dark places?
We will.
The Easter Candle is extinguished
The Scattering (Mark 4:20)
His Spirit is with us.
Today we have remembered the coming of God's power on the disciples and we invite that same Spirit to drive us out into the wild places of the world.
Hymn 502: You Are Salt for the Earth
The BlessingMay the Spirit, who hovered over the waters when the world was created, breathe into you the life he gives.
May the Spirit, who overshadowed Mary when the eternal Son came among us, make you joyful in the service of the Lord.
May the Spirit, who set the Church on fire upon the Day of Pentecost, bring the world alive with the love of the risen Christ.
And may the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always.
The deacon says,Filled with the Spirit's power,
go in the light and peace of Christ. Alleluia, alleluia!
Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia!
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Mayor Kirk is asking for community feedback-
Hi Joey,
We have a bit of a dilemma regarding the Good Harbor Beach footbridge.
The estimate we have for repairs is $65,000. This is basically a temporary fix and carries the risk of being washed away during the next big storms. Also, the Conservation Commission is throwing down the gauntlet on any more temporary fixes.
An alternative would be to have the broken section be replaced with an aluminum boat ramp-like structure. It would have a synthetic decking, four feet wide with railings, and hook in on just the ends (no pilings necessary). Total cost of this fix is $20,000, the ramp would be made here in Gloucester by a Gloucester company, and could be finished within 3 weeks. It could be removed in the event of a hurricane as well.
So I gotta ask GMG readers, which would you rather?
New England Charm? ($65,000 wooden temporary repair)
Yankee Ingenuity? ($20,000 aluminum repair on broken section, rest would remain wood).
Your readers probably photograph / paint this view more than most so we thought we'd start here to gather feedback.


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