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It's been months since I last wrote an entry to this series. As much as I love blogging, I spent the last couple of months working on my personal career. I tried to curate weekly posts, but I can't seem to publish something that is half-baked, so here's a quick update until I get back to regular programming:
READING blog posts that I missed in the past couple of weeks. I was mostly MIA for the month of June, and up until now, I'm still adjusting with this freelance-ish schedule. I know I've said it before that I'd have more free time, but as it turns out, I'm still struggling to balance everything that I signed up for. Haha! No regrets though because I enjoy what I'm doing so far.
WRITING this, and another pending post for a beauty brand. And another one about food!
LISTENING to a Disney playlist on Spotify. It's been on loop for weeks now at my workplace and I can't complain because, come on, it's DISNEY.
THINKING about possible plans for our 3rd anniversary on October. It's like a celebration of both our birthdays, too, because we only see each other at most once a month. Do you guys have any suggestions? ❤
HOPING my parents wouldn't go against it because, to be very honest, we barely have decent dates. Whenever he visits me, we usually just got to the mall or stay at home, because that's the only place that our time (and my parents) would allow. Lol
SMELLING the baby-powder scent of the hair-growth booster I applied on my eyebrows. Got it from Skin Genie in my last Beauty MNL haul, and yep, it smells soooo good and it works on my brows, too!
SMELLING the baby-powder scent of the hair-growth booster I applied on my eyebrows. Got it from Skin Genie in my last Beauty MNL haul, and yep, it smells soooo good and it works on my brows, too!
WISHING for a looooonger weekend! PLEASE.
WEARING yellow top and boxer shorts.
LOVING the complete make-up package which I got from Clozette and Max Factor a few weeks ago. I'm planning to do a review on their lipstick & eye shadow line one of these days (once I get to test them out).
WANTING a place for myself because reasons. I know it's not happening anytime soon, so I'm just putting it here.
NEEDING a new set of earphones. Misplaced two of them already, and I'm not willing to spend again on an Apple accessory because I swear they're the worst (aka too overpriced).
FEELING meh. I don't know, really. My life has been pretty boring lately, but is it weird that I'm kinda okay with it? I didn't know social media could be THIS exhausting (a little back story: I work as a social media manager). My work involves answering a lot of queries and dealing with people nicely even if they're testing every bit of my patience. Kastress but keri lang. Kinda getting used to it, and I'm okay with that. For now.
CLICKING on this app I recently installed called Monefy. I've been having a hard time tracking my expenses lately, and decided that I might need a little help. And so far, it's going well. Not on the saving part, but at least now I know where exactly my money goes. Next step: actually saving up. HAHA.
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Recently noticed some voltage dips with the car (cutting out/Dying). I did the normal tests. Checked the battery voltage when car was off 12.2VDC, then when running 11.6Vdc. Pulled the negative pole from the battery and car died. I ran down and bought a new alternator and slapped that baby in and bada boom badda bing! Nothing! Same situation as above. I pulled the lead off the back of the alternator to measure voltage directly off the post and go 0VDC. Nothing at all. Need help at this point. There is another set of (what looks to be) control wires going into the alteranator. Im not sure if the alternator is dumb or does it get info from a charge controller. If so, where are the fuses or controller? Never! Never get a Escalade!
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why did you pull a batt. terminal; when the test already showed the alt was no good ,? It's not a good thing to do when a computer runs about everything on the car , if the batt. wasn't charged and the new alt. had to do the job then you may have ruined it especially with rebuilt junk that they sell , the regulator is probably in the alt. one of those other leads could be the exciter because the regulator needs an initial jolt to make it work the other small one is feedback and the big one goes to the batt. , scan for codes
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Slabs of ice like mini Tectonic plates collide and tumble as the ferry crosses the Baltic from Finland to Estonia. In social democratic Finland there is a sense of equity on the streets - people look well and on the roads, medium sized cars predominate. In post Soviet Estonia, the gap in living standards is more evident - in markets and malls, the people look less well and on the roads large 4x4s with tinted glass make their mark.
In Estonia, two women, Sigrid Petaffer (who used to run state orphanages) and Jane Snaith (married to a Brit, hence the surname), run a voluntary organisation to advocate for and support adoption. Children's homes (orphanages) have been since Soviet times collectors of neglected, abandoned and abused children.
With a population of just over a million people, social workers, who only number 178 across the entire country are; "too busy rehabilitating criminals or chopping wood for old ladies" explained Jane, "to attend to children and families".
Estonians have a thirst for alcohol and, like Scotland, one of Europe's highest rates of teenage pregnancy. Here for a few countries are the rates of live births per 1000 women aged 15 to 19 years:
Netherlands 5
Finland 8
Germany 11
Czech Republic 17
Estonia 26
Russia 30
"Our children need people in their lives, social skills, not products," said Jane, "so many mothers have practically no support – they are condemned". At that the conversation broke off and there was an exchange in Estonian. Our time had run out but it was agreed that they could squeeze in another half hour. But only after they had topped the credit on the car parking meter outside using wifi and a mobile phone.
Super duper technology but virtually no support for struggling mothers.
Teenage mothers are a barometer on a society's well being and an engine for what goes wrong. Teenage age mothers are invariably the children of teenage mums. Their babies are more likely to have a low birth weight, different health and development conditions, less likely to do well at school and more likely to be entangled in the criminal justice system by the time they themselves have children as teenagers.
Economists have a sanitised way of describing the change brought to society: differential fertility. It is now common for women who have a degree to have their first child at 34 and then usually only one child. Teenage mothers even if they only have two children will likely become grandmothers when they are 34 years old. So, in the space of one generation in one family another family clocks up two generations.
If teenage pregnancy were just a fact of life, like dark skies in February, there would be no point in stirring. But it is not a god given. What happens in different countries varies a lot; in terms of teenage mothers we are closer to Estonia and Russia than we are to Finland and Holland.
So it is possible to improve the barometer rating by having fewer teenage mothers and as a programme called the Nurse Family Partnership demonstrates, it is possible to improve the life chances of teenage mothers and children. Nurses or health visitors are trained and given extra supervision. They make contact with the teenage mother and father if possible, as early in the birth as possible and stick to that mother and form a relationship and continue to support the mother until the baby is two years old. One nurse supports 25 mothers – a demanding but manageable caseload.
David Olds from Colorado ran his first Nurse Family Partnership Programme over thirty years ago. There have been three randomised control trials of the programme and each while showing different outcomes paints a similar impressive picture. There is improved parental care: fewer injuries to children and better infant emotional and language development. Mothers go onto have a better life with fewer subsequent pregnancies, greater participation in work and less welfare dependency. At 15 years of age the children have fewer convictions, less substance abuse and less promiscuity.
Fortunately we are into year three on a large trial of the Nurse Family Partnership in England and have started one programme in Scotland.
Turning the tide on teenage pregnancy is not shifting Tectonic plates; it is moving tiny ice like lumps. The real tectonic plates are our mind set, resignation and lack of organisation.
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Kingswell Los Feliz combines everything the creative could dream of – skateboarding, artistic integrity, tattoo and fine art, into one rad shop. Located in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, the shop caters to the artistic movers and shakers of skateboarding culture. Founded by DJ Chavez and Patrick Melcher, the storefront is located in Walt Disney's first studio… that means upon walking into Kingswell, you are in the space where Walt drew his first comic book.
You can feel the creative energy radiating in the store – from being the skateboarder's paradise to having an art gallery nestled within the business, I felt instantly inspired by the waves of eclectic artistic expression in the store. Always paying homage to their Walt Disney roots, there are pages upon pages of Disney related flash patrons can get tattooed with.
"The retail side is consuming enough and then having the gallery side of it…" DJ begins. While he admits it can be overwhelming to run a multifaceted shop, he is taking it all in stride, by immediately saying "But, it is worth it. I think we are doing something different." Blurring the boundaries between much adored counterculture industries? Yeah, I would say it is something else. Come check out the shop for yourself at 4651 Kingswell Ave Los Angeles, CA 90027.
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Today's recipe is a two layered naked cake topped with sugared fruit and nuts. I called it January cake simply because it was made in January.It's a white butter cake with minimal icing so it's a light(ish), dessert great for after a holiday season of decadent eating and drinking.
This butter cake recipe is adapted from my favourite baking website, Joy of Baking. I added the strawberries and cut down on the sugar a bit. The recipe makes two 8 inch diameter cakes. However, I made 2, 4 inch diameter cakes and so I had excess batter.
1) 2 eggs, separated- Allow the whites to come to room temperature.
2) 1 1/3 cups of flour
3) 1 cup granulated sugar divided into 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup.
4) 1/2 cup butter
5) 1/2 cup of milk
6) 2 tsp baking powder
7) 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
8) 1 tsp vanilla extract
9) Strawberries (about 1/4 cup chopped)
1)Assorted fruits- I used strawberries but you can use any berries you like.
2)Assorted nuts- I used almonds, walnuts and hazelnuts.
3)Granulated white sugar- about 1 cup.
1) 1 cup confectioners sugar
2) 1/4 cup butter
3) 1 tsp vanilla extract
4) 1 tablespoon of milk
5) Food colouring of choice
Topping ingredients
Frosting ingredients
1) Beat butter until soft then add 3/4 cup of sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract and beat well.
2) Keeping mixer on low speed, add flour and milk alternately beginning with flour. Add chopped strawberries and mix in gently with a spatula.Set batter off to the side.
Batter with strawberries
3) In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until foamy.
4) Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form.
Soft peaks
5) Add 1/4 cup of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Stiff peaks
6) Fold meringue mixture into batter careful not to deflate the meringue.
7) Pour into baking tins and bake at 350 F until done.
Batter in tin
Baked cake
1)Mix about 1/2 cup of sugar with a small amount of water until a thick syrup forms.
2) Dip strawberries and nuts into syrup and allow to partially dry then roll into remaining sugar.
Sugared fruits
3) Set out to dry at room temperature.
1) Beat butter until smooth and creamy.
2) On low speed add the confectioners sugar.
3) On high speed add milk and beat until frosting is light and fluffy.
4) Add food colouring (I added WAY too much).
I intended initially to make a 3 layered cake but due to the narrow diameter , it wasn't structurally sound, Depending on the size of your cake you can do however many layers you wish.
1) Level the cakes using a sharp knife or cake leveler.
2) Place a dot of frosting on a sturdy icing surface and put first layer of cake down.
3) Place a dollop of frosting on top of cake and using a knife spread it out.
One layer
4) Place second layer on top and cover top with icing allowing some to spill over the edge.
Two layers
5) Place in refrigerator and allow everything to firm up for about 15 minutes.
6) Add a bit more frosting on top and spread it with a straight edged tool (palette knife ) until there is a light layer of frosting around the cake.Think of just doing a crumb coat layer of frosting.
7) Add toppings and you're done.
January cake
This cake was delicious. The butter cake is light but somehow still dense. Not like a sponge cake at all which is how I thought it might be at first. The sugared fruits and nuts add a whimsical flair. The icing was sweet and buttery but not overwhelming because there wasn't much of it.
This is great to have as a teatime dessert or a brunch dessert or really anytime.
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On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee
2014/368 pages
read by B. D. Wong 11h 8m
rating: 9 / dystopian fiction
(read and listened)
I had to read this one again! It woudn't let go of me. I kept thinking about it and couldn't get into another book due to the impact of Lee's story. That meant I had to revisit and get my confusion sorted out, the episodes straightened out, the themes highlighted, etc. So I got the Kindle version and a good chair and settled in to read and listen, both, and from the beginning.
Yes, I reread books occasionally, but rarely back-to-back. This is one of only two books I can think of where I did that – the other one was "The Satanic Verses" by Salmon Rushdie where I closed the book, said to myself, "Huh? How did that happen?" then turned the book over and started in again. Whew. With "On Such a Full Sea" there had been several episodes, some with overlapping characters, I just flat wasn't sure I understood the ending and my confusion had to do with the themes as well as what had transpired throughout the book.
I've checked other reviews and it seems that they are either copies of the New York Times or they all think differently about this book! To get what some of them have included I'd have to read the book a few more times. – (lol – this does NOT mean it's not there).
On second reading I find that what we have here is fiction of a kind of travelogue-dystopian fiction told in a picaresque style. The writing is "dream-like" but I'd call it more like under the sea – where fish live – with so many metaphors related to that.
The Narrator is unnamed but supposedly speaks for the community of B-more which is the city of Baltimore reconstituted after some kind of mass environmental disaster and repopulated several generations prior with Chinese immigrants. (Some reviewers say there are different narrators – different people speaking for the city of B-more.)
The reader is never told what has happened between our present day reality and this future world (as in Cormac McCarthy's The Road), but there are clues about the environment being abused beyond it's ability to sustain human life; a capitalist system that has mostly abandoned any sense of communal responsibility. Only those who are admitted to the Charters or B-More (the providers for the Charters) are protected. You can get into the Charters only with lots of money – winning the lottery, being in the top 2% of the official "tests," being so beautiful or talented as to warrant celebrity status.
We get the idea of how B-more is now from the Narrator(s) – very capitalistic but with a heavy dose of socialist underpinnings – like health care and schooling. But B-more is only one layer of society – a kind of lower-middle class layer – there is no real middle class. And B-more is called a "facility" – it's totally dependent on the Charter communities for survival – they buy the B-more product, fish. The people of B-more remember Fan and Reg and they tell the story in oral histories – it's not in the official school text books.
But On Such a Full Sea is not a political diatribe or a capitalist or elitist mashing book – it's more like a "people will be people" book.
From the Narrator's point of view Reg, the boyfriend of Fan, a 16-year old tank diver for a fish farm in B-More, has disappeared. This is not usual but it's not rare, either. Fan is pregnant and takes off after him although absolutely no one has any idea of where he might have gone and it's very rare for anyone to leave B-more. She follows her instincts and travels north through the Counties – the rural lower class areas which are pretty anarchical. The upper class and elite folks live in places called Charters where the business, cultural, educational, medical, and good-life competition rules. These are the elite.
En route to find Reg, Fan encounters several different people and their communities first in the Counties. The first is a family with a huge number of children who are acrobats, living under a tree.
Then there's a doctor Quig (a vet who has an interesting back-story of life as a person fallen from the Charters. His patients owe him their lives and he provides for them but it's a slavery of sorts – selling yourself or someone else into bondage.
At some point (the chronology of the episodes is still mixed in my mind) she is traded in some way to help pay for another debt and Miss Cathy, the widow of an oil capitalist, lives in a rather odd arrangement in a very reclusive "family" group. Following this episode Fan goes with Vic, a fairly rich single doctor in the Charters, and he introduces her to Oliver and Betty – the most elite of the elites.
The main question is – with all she wants provided to Fan, why did she voluntarily leave B-more? (This is the big question to the Narrator who is from B-more.) Is she free? The title is from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare:
"On such a full sea are we now afloat / And we must take the current when it serves / Or lose our ventures."
Fan is a rather odd girl with a strong sense of self (free will) which pretty much entrances all who meet her. They help her for some reason. She's not even sure why she is bound to find Reg – or why she left B-more where she really loved her job and life. But wherever she lands (not always her choice) she always handles herself with dignity and courage.
The book is really more about all these situations in which Fan finds herself, how they are organized, what motivates people, the dangers, the aspirations. Health is the number one motivator in almost all the situations – from the lowest trade yourself (or your child) to the veterinarian in exchange for fixing your leg through being satisfied with "directorate" allowances, all the way up to making sure you and your family only eat the absolutely freshest most healthy products available – no matter the cost. Fish are best – the best fish, grown under primo conditions, which is what B-more provides.
The whole thing may be an allegory for how we live today from the Counties in West Virginia to the upscale enclaves in New York State, from Tulare County (moi) to Palo Alto. But again, it's not really a "political" or anti-capitalist book. It's a pro-people book – pro-personal freedom more than anything.
Another theme is "Where you are." That is what Fan apparently said when she left B-more and it seemed to the people as though there should be more to the sentence.
There are way too many generalizations about people and their motivations in this book to be something I'd normally enjoy. But in this case the Narrator tends to be speaking for and/or about B-more, not necessarily the reader – so I was able to overlook it pretty easily.
Bottom line – read this book and when you're finished, read it again.


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Aimed at graduates, easily applies to writers or anyone needing inspiration to follow their dream, even if it appears to lead you off the usual, well-worn path.
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The Non-Dual Bliss of Awareness
Maggie: Dear James, thanks you so much for The Yoga of Love! I can't wait to give it a read. I found Inquiry into Existence pretty hard going – I'm not quite qualified enough – but I'm listening to the last Trout Lake Panchadasi audio set and hope to find a way in that way.
Vedanta continues to work on me, and despite still being quite identified with the "doer" I find that my attention is frequently drawn to the lived understanding that "I am existence/awareness/bliss" in the most simple way – the only way that I can explain it is that I become aware that something is flowing through this body as existence/awareness and that, in itself, is bliss. Still, and I realize this, I just described an experience but, right now, if I inquire as to where this experience arises, I find that it's in "me." So, perhaps slowly, Vedanta is weaning me from looking for experience so that I can rest in the knowledge, rest in awareness as awareness.
James: I love the clarity of your writing. That "something" flowing though you is the non-dual bliss of awareness, the experiential aspect of you, the self. As the vasanas are attenuated by your sadhana, i.e. karma and jnana yogas, the experience "becomes" more and more available, even though it is always present. It is the self experiencing itself. As the vasanas ameliorate, it becomes more and more a prominent feature of the jiva's experience and the limited experiences generated out of it by thoughts and actions become less and less meaningful until one day jiva's primary experience is one of constant non-dual bliss. Discrete experiences generated by karma don't stop, but they play on top of the bliss (superimposed is the Vedantic term), like ghosts dancing in the ether. You can't get away from experience, as experience is the self and the self is all there is, but you can get away from "looking for" experience and identifying with discrete experiences. In fact the only problem spiritually is the "looking for" because the bliss that you seek in discrete experiences is going on all the time in the background, or if you want spiritual terminology, "in your heart." It is incomprehensible – not to mention ironic – that what we always have what we seek, but that's the way it is.
I've been in touch with Manny since the workshop. Mostly we talk about Vedanta and there was a period where I felt – and he agrees – that he was putting herself in the role of "teacher" – but after I objected and he gracefully accepted my objections, we are becoming friends. I like him a lot – he's a gentle soul with a very good heart. There also appears to be some mutual attraction, but I already know where that leads, unless inquired into, and so it goes. He does appear to have a obsession with Vedanta, even seems to be self-realized, so he's a good reminder to me cultivate my desire for moksa.
James: Yes, I love Manny. Perhaps he has a bit of a case of enlightenment sickness or maybe he's just enthusiastic with his "sharing." Just between you and me, I got a nice email from him recently and posted it on the web the other day with a bunch of satsangs and I wrote one of his old girlfriends who introduced him to Vedanta last year, in which I indirectly referred to enlightenment sickness, the idea being it might get back to him just in case he thinks he's "done," even if he is. Enlightened or not, he will stick with his inquiry. He's a really good guy. The teaching thing is probably just enthusiasm.
Maggie: I got into a tech company before it was big and got stock options that mature to the tune of two million dollars in two years. Anyway, I'm making the best of the work situation since, at least at present, it's hard to walk away from the money. Perhaps some day it will let me go?
James: Well, the key is to decide how much is enough. The problem is that you get accustomed to luxury when you can be just as happy with very little. You have to plot your escape, not just go with the flow. When I went "spiritual" in my mid-twenties, I figured I had enough money to last for five or six years, and I got the ascetic idea, which meant that I taught myself to enjoy the basics. My mantra was "three square meals a day, a roof over my head and pocket money is all I need." It was pretty easy, actually, because I was obsessed with enlightenment so I didn't notice that I was "doing without." People used to admire me for it, but it didn't feel like virtue, just common sense. In our culture luxuries have become necessities. So don't wait for "it" to let you go, develop the self-confidence to let go of it. Anyway, someone with your skills is never going to end up pushing a shopping cart full of aluminum cans to the recycling center.
Maggie: It never ceases to amaze me that smart people can't figure out the relationship between consciousness and matter. The only answer is that maya is very powerful indeed.
This morning I shared the email that I sent to you last evening with Manny, and in doing that I came to the realization that I was trying to present myself as the "good" student, more "cool," more Vedantically politcally correct rather than simply say the truth as I understand it and experience it. So please bear with me as I make a more authentic statement of how my life is and about how I see the relationship with Manny.
The knowledge of my identity as awareness is firm. The only thing, I believe, that continues to stand in the way is some sort of long-held notion that there should be an "experience," for the jiva, to go along with the knowledge. But it's absolutely clear to me that I am awareness and that this body arises in me as well as every other object – thoughts, people, dogs, feelings, epiphanies, etc. It's because the knowledge is firm or at least "firm enough" that it can be "used" to free Maggie from mistaken identifications with thoughts and feelings, etc.
I love Manny deeply and he loves me, and I see this love as a mature love and, quite often, it feels like it's a love in which there is no other. It's also a love in which each of us gives to the other out of our fullness, without expectations, and also in the light of the love we each have for ourselves. In this love there is romance, intimacy, occasional misunderstandings which we clear up quickly, as with mature, qualified people. One of the things that we both revel in is a love for and an understanding of the scriptures. We are always learning something new, seeing a new facet of Vedanta, and there's such joy in that. I can also honestly say that if it were not for this beautiful relationship that I believe I would still be someone with a middling desire for moksa and I would still be living a more rajasic/tamasic lifestyle, still fascinated by "stuff." So when I said that he was a "good influence" I was being pretty "cool" and not stating the fact that quite often I am awed by his clarity, understanding and uncompromising attitude towards living a life in keeping with the teaching, in keeping with our true nature. I feel a great sense of gratitude for having had the opportunity and good sense to get to know him, to listen to him and to understand him with my heart and mind, to trust him and, yes, to love him.
I trust that this beautiful life that is arising in me, and in which Manny is a brilliant, loving gem, is arising in me out of the fullness of my true nature. It's beyond anything that I could have conceived of myself, and it's happening effortlessly. And the core of all of this is that I know that I am and have always been whole and complete, ordinary, unconcerned, limitless awareness. My gratitude to both of you for your support, love and clarity in teaching. I by no means consider myself to be "done" and will continue to actualize what I know by living the teaching, studying the scriptures and by living a free and happy life.
James: I didn't feel that you were trying to impress me. I thought your letter was an eloquent (as always) and sincere statement of a humble, devoted person. I think you have enough objectivity on the relationship thing now to do one with class, and he is a good candidate for a spiritual relationship. Good luck to both of you!
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To whom it may concern.. This is still a bit naming mess. The two pieces of software have almost nothing to to do with each other.
"Mapserver Enterprise" simply does'n exist anymore and is now called MapGuide Open Source, open source approach to web mapping, based on original Autodesk's code. Despite of the former name, there is no "child" version of UMN Mapserver nor fork, there's one Mapserver. A bit of history – Autodesk entered in free GIS in 2005 with its MapGuide. As they were publishing a huge amount of code I think that they wanted to make it a big way. They invented these two names, but there was little response for calling Mapserver other names.. Now, the name "Mapserver Enterprise" is not promoted anymore and the product resides on http://mapguide.osgeo.org/. Anyway, some people from Autodesk still call it so – I have heard it recently on GlobalGeo in Barcelona. But it is probably only a mistake – Mapserver Enterprise simply doesn't exist anymore.
MapGuide is not written in Java as I originally thougt, but "entirely coded in cross-platform C++, using SWIG to generate the user-facing web APIs" (citing Jason Birch) and has some quite interesting features – i.e. using DXF vector plugin in browser, extensive ajax use etc. This comparing to old unix-like C/C++ mapserver may appear really to be anvaced edition. I certainly think that != true; Everybody can choose the best for his needs – oh wait there is already Geoserver! Cool J2EE app built with GeoTools.


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Food picks are my go-to when making food fun for b. I find they really help encourage be to try new things too. We often play "games", seeing what food we can "spear" next. We also sometimes arrange our food into well known "stories" – think We're Going on a Bear Hunt and The Gruffalo 😉
Here are some pointers on food picks – where to find them, how to use them.
When to use food picks
We use picks for literally loads of foods, from breakfast, lunch, picnics, snacks and meals. Even using them to spear veggies during a roast can be the difference between b eating most of his meal or not. If you have a picky eater, try a pick!
Where to buy food picks
I typically pick up food/cocktail sticks at the following places:
- Supermarkets
- Pound shops
- Home Bargains
- B&M Bargains
- Dunelm
- The Range
- Ebay – for anything very specific or fancy, ebay is a great place to start. Search for "food pick" "cocktail sticks" and "cocktail or party accessories"
Why bother using food picks?
I started using food picks with B's meals when he was around 18 months. You may be thinking that is way too young to introduce a child to a stick with a point at the end. I used to chop the sharp end off and I would always supervise while he was using the food pick. I still do!
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We had the pleasure of visiting Portland, Maine this week to help launch the development advocacy organization YIMBY Portland. YIMBY (Yes In My BackYard) is a nationwide movement of people coming together to support development, often to specifically advocate for the expansion of housing options in our cities. (And yes, we think "YIMBY" should also be a verb.) The event saw concerned citizens and advocates come together from a wide range of backgrounds to learn about and discuss the challenges facing this great city. In addition to some place-specific challenges, many of the barriers standing in the way of a vibrant, equitable, and prosperous Portland also plague many other cities across the US. Using Portland as a lens, we were brought in to illuminate these issues and discuss strategies for overcoming regulatory and development obstacles.
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Georgia Power's Housing Conversation
We are so thankful for the opportunity to share our thoughts on housing challenges facing communities across the state and nation. Georgia Power did a great job bringing people in from across the state to listen to a range of thoughts and ideas. Housing challenges are present in both the largest cities and the smallest towns. At first glance, the housing challenges faced by these communities seems exceedingly unique. Rather than focusing on the differences, however, we see the commonality between each community's individual struggles.
Unpacking the Pilot Project's Prototype Pieces
In our previous post, we provided an example of how small-scale infill could work within a few house lots to provide a dynamic range of housing choices. We are now going to break down the components parts of this design.
Historic Tax Credits and Georgia
We've been working on multiple projects lately that are dependent on Historic Renovation Tax Credits (HTC) to help cover the increased cost of historically compatible renovations. Currently, there is a federal tax credit, and Georgia is one of the states that also offers a state tax credit. Combining state and federal credits becomes a powerful financial tool to help make difficult projects possible. Through our experience with HTC's over the years – and some recent changes – we've developed some thoughts on how the system could be adjusted to work for projects that have different scales and available resources.
Housing, Trees and Zoning Changes
The City of Atlanta is working hard on another update to our zoning ordinance. It's another round of Quick Fixes to address smaller tweaks to areas that should not be overly controversial. However, you never know what is going to trigger resistance and outrage when discussing modifications to property rights.
One of the surprising areas of contention is a push to strike the provision allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the R-4 zoning category. A lot of the resistance to this change is coming from various groups that think this new provision will result in the clear cutting of a lot of Atlanta's amazing tree canopy.
We are going to break down some of these zoning terms to hopefully shed some light on things…
When Not to ADU?
There are a lot of reasons to build an ADU, and a lot of reasons to do this sooner than later. There is one time that is less than ideal though- when you don't have an income.
This may seem obvious, but it matters for folks thinking through Aging in Place strategies. An ADU is a great way to be able to afford to stay in your neighborhood as you consider retirement, offering several options. The first stage could be having supplemental rental income while you stay in your house, helping to defray property taxes and other costs. Later, it offers the chance for you to rent out your main house, while downsizing into your ADU. This allows you to keep a foothold in your community, greatly reducing or eliminating your housing costs, and providing freedom to travel the world.
If you plan to finance your ADU, your bank or mortgage broker will have a much easier time getting the loan approved if you still have an income. Loan appraisers often struggle to properly value a proposed ADU, which means they may significantly undervalue it, or give it no value at all. An undervalued appraisal can easily sink a loan approval.
Getting your ADU financed and constructed before retiring is exceedingly important for folks that don't have easy access to all the cash necessary to pay for their ADU out of pocket. Food for thought.
Who Actually ADUs?
ADUs are an amazing tool for housing choice in your community, but who actually signs up and gets one built?
AARP, ADUs and You
We just had the chance to participate in an amazing roundtable discussing ADU policy in Washington, DC hosted by AARP. Why is AARP bringing people to DC to talk about ADUs? AARP has spent a solid 20 plus years advocating for housing choice as an important way for people to age in place in their communities, and realizes that ADU play a really important role in providing this choice. Their website has a wealth of resources for folks interested in learning more.
What do we mean by housing choice? Read more
Cultivating Your Farm
We spend a lot of time working with the Incremental Development Alliance training folks to be small developers. One of our many goals is to help build community wealth through infill housing at a scale compatible with traditional neighborhoods, also known as Missing Middle Housing. This is housing that fits within a single-family neighborhood, but with more units than a single family home. This might be a home with an accessory dwelling unit, a duplex, fourplex, maybe even a six or eight plex.
La France Walk: Looking Back and Thinking Forward
La France Walk is a new walkable pocket community in the intown Atlanta neighborhood of Edgewood. Learn more at www.lafrancewalk.com or on Facebook.
We've had a lot of time to think through housing challenges and opportunities facing Atlanta. La France Walk is a unique chance to explore this issue firsthand. From the beginning, the core question for La France Walk has been, "How do you create a place, and what type of housing would that place include?" – or from a technical standpoint, "What is the most appropriate type of housing to build on a site adjacent to a heavy rail transit station and surrounded by a two-family zoned neighborhood with a single-family feel?"
So You're Running for Office…
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with a young, hopeful person who has decided to run for city council. This candidate has focused on issues of inclusion and equity as cornerstone principles. While I fully support these principles in the abstract, I want to know immediately what specific policies would be rolled out to promote these goals. I treasure these opportunities to change minds and dismantle perceptions and expectations. It also gives me a chance to work through theories bouncing around in my head in real time as well.
ADU Math
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One of the things that gets us most excited about ADUs is the financial math. Here's why. Cities across the nation are struggling to find ways to provide more affordable housing to meet growing demand, both little 'a' affordable housing and big 'A' Affordable Housing. Little 'a' housing is often also called workforce housing. This housing is intended to be accessible to people making up to 80% of the area median income (AMI in housing speak). Housing for police, firefighters, teachers, recent college grads with a lot of student debt. For Atlanta, this translates into monthly rents of $764 for an efficiency, $820 for a one bedroom, and $949 for a two bedroom.
Let's talk about approximate costs for the ADUs we are designing. While we are still working through costing with our builder, we are expecting that the one bedroom version should cost somewhere between $95,000-$115,000 depending on specific site conditions. The two bedroom is expecting to cost somewhere between $125,000-$145,000. These numbers are the all-in cost. Design, permitting, construction, utility hookups, etc. etc. are included in these numbers.
Community Engagement 101 for Small Developers
We spend the vast majority of our time at KW working on projects that will make communities better. For us, "better" means more inclusive and more connected, with more access to housing and services. Our efforts typically come through private and/or public investment and development. This means we spend a significant amount of time at community meetings discussing and negotiating approvals for our projects. As a small developer trying to do the right thing (i.e. trying build a project that improves a community and is more than a single-family house), you will inevitably need a variance or rezoning. This typically requires some form of pubic approval.
If we were ever to write a how-to book, it would probably be on the topic of public engagement for architects and developers. Proper community engagement is an art form that requires a significant amount of knowledge. It typically involves having a close understanding of the specific neighborhood: the hopes, dreams, challenges, and realistic assessments as to how our project does or does not fit into this matrix of place. Understanding these dynamics takes a great investment of time on our part.
Affordable Housing: Not If, but How
Affordable housing is now and will continue to be an exceedingly important and challenging need for cities across the nation, and Atlanta is no exception. More and more people are looking to live closer to where they work, live, learn, and play. We have a very limited amount of land that qualifies as walkable urban, and not even all of that has access to MARTA rail. This scarce resource is rapidly becoming more expensive as a large and growing number of people compete for the limited amount of available housing. The Beltline is sparking further demand, speculation, hope, and price appreciation as single-family homes and commercial properties become more desirable within this hoped-for walkability.
On Selling Missing Middle Housing to Communities
We spend a lot of time talking about Missing Middle Housing and its critical role in developing healthy and inclusive neighborhoods. Discussing the theory and design behind Missing Middle Housing is essential, but we also need to consider the hands-on process of making these projects real. One major step in this process is selling Missing Middle Housing to the public – especially those that live near the project site. We are actively rezoning properties in Atlanta to Missing Middle pocket neighborhood development – and this gives us firsthand feedback on how communities perceive the benefits of these housing options, as well as the fears these projects generate.
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Boyd Baker from the Good Gracious Show to talk about making better, more connected neighborhoods. My goal is to break down how transportation choices, zoning, parking, and other "under-the-hood" things have an outsized impact on how we live our lives, and the happiness we derive from them. Click here to listen to the conversation.
Build a Better Burb Reflections
I had the privilege to sit in at CNU's recent Sprawl Retrofit Council in Miami. Sprawl retrofit isn't something that KWA typically gravitates towards, but CNU is expanding its focus on this important topic, and we are proud to be part of that effort.
Urban redevelopment is our bread and butter at KWA, and we've come to understand that attempting to renovate a building built 50-100 years ago is full of challenges. Zoning requirements based on suburban development – but applied to urban areas as well – place tough restrictions and requirements on land use, parking requirements, and setbacks. Financing small mixed-use projects can be challenging even to those with deep pockets due to unanticipated obstacles. And if you manage to make it through all those hoops, our current building codes throw up a range of additional hurdles. We often see folks manage to overcome a range of challenges only to get bogged down in figuring out how to meet new building code requirements without breaking their budget. As we've navigated these obstacles ourselves we've developed a clear understanding of what to expect and how to best get through or around a lot of these issues. We recently put together a roadmap to help folks work through the code hurdles for a typical, two-story main street type building. Follow the link below to find the downloadable presentation file.
I had the absolute pleasure of spending a few days at the Seaside Institute taking a deep dive into what makes urban retail successful. Two of the leaders in town center design, Bob Gibbs and Terry Shook, led the class. An amazing amount of material was shared and much ground was covered. Here's a quick recap.
Demographics Matters
Over the past year we have been exposed to a barrage of extremely interesting and eye opening reports, presentations, and books on demographics. These reports all indicate that the majority of Millennials and Baby Boomers want the same type of housing option – something located within a walkable community – and are increasingly willing to accept smaller, connected units to accomplish this.
The Siren Call of the 203k Loan
I had the chance to listen to the Strong Towns podcast about a failed mixed use redevelopment attempt via a 203k loan with Ian Rasmussen. Listening to the story, I felt Ian's pain. I've made a few previous warning comments regarding 203k loans to folks in the Small Builder/Developer Facebook Group. I'm going to take this opportunity to share as much as I can regarding this loan product so folks can make as educated a decision as possible regarding funding source for mixed-use projects.
Edgewood Retail District 15 years in, Leggett + Platt, Jeff Fuqua
This is a post on reflections and lessons learned, and an effort to provide insight and guidance to the Reynoldstown community as they negotiate with Jeff Fuqua on the rezoning of the Leggett and Platt site. It is also a chance for me to collect and organize my thoughts on one of the most transformative urban redevelopment projects in my neighborhood (Edgewood) fifteen years in.
The Cultural value of a parking lot
We feel honored to be part of Atlanta's transformation from a "gangly teenager" into the cultural powerhouse of the Southeast. We are hopeful and optimistic about this transformation. However, every now and then you get the wind taken out of your sails.
Thoughts on our current stormwater management policy
I enjoyed a very wet drive dropping my daughters off at school this morning. The ground was already fully saturated before the current rainstorm, so there was significant runoff in the streets and creeks on the East side of Atlanta and South Decatur. One road was impassible from an overflowing creek, others just very, very wet. All of this lead me to mull on our current stormwater policies in for Atlanta and Decatur. Read more
In case you missed it…
Check out a video of Eric's presentation on Placemaking v. Parking, given at CNU's T3 Event on April 16th.
Special thanks to co-presenter Heather Alhadeff of Center Forward, and to Ground Game Media for the video coverage.
For more information check out our series on Placemaking v. Parking.
[Part 1 – Perceptions and Expectations]
[Part 2 – New Orleans and Atlanta]
A major part of maintaining and promoting healthy communities is finding ways to maximize the existing housing stock. Many neighborhoods in Atlanta have an abundance of post-WWII housing. These houses tend to be small, and efficient. Often they have two bedrooms and only a single bathroom. There is nothing inherently wrong with this layout, but progress demands that the housing stock be upgraded to keep up with contemporary society. We have helped many families brainstorm how to re-configure these houses over the years. One couple wanted to stay in their neighborhood and start a family, another owner wanted to expand so that he and his partner could stay in a neighborhood they love, while increasing their overall level of comfort.
Recently, some close friends approached us about downsizing. They no longer need their 5 bedroom house in Decatur. They cashed out and purchased one of these post-war houses. It's an admirable exercise in "right-sizing," as they try to determine the best way to alter their new home to fit their family of four.
PLACEMAKING v. PARKING (PART 2)
As an office based in Atlanta, we've often daydreamed about what we could build, if only we weren't so preoccupied with parking requirements. Recently, work in New Orleans gave us the opportunity, to reflect on the nature of parking in Atlanta. The New Orleans Jazz Market is the conversion of an historic 11,000 SF urban market into a purpose-built Jazz performance hall. Originally built in 1849 as a market, the building went through a major renovation at the turn of the last century. It was eventually sold to private owners after World War II, who proceeded to overhaul the facades in a gauche 1960s style. In 2013, when we were brought on to convert the building. It stood as an empty, beaten down, blighted building, most recently serving as a retail store. The newly renovated building now serves as a cultural anchor for the neighborhood.
[Check out PART 1 in this series.]
PLACEMAKING v. PARKING (PART 1)
There are significant differences in the built environment of our neighborhoods planned before World War II, and those developed after. Before the war, and the Great Depression, neighborhoods were designed to focus on walkability — sidewalks, smaller streets, and on-street parking were the norm. After the war, planners were confronted with the twin challenges of the increasingly prevalent automobile, and new zoning ordinances which eschewed earlier priorities and had a significant negative impact on the quality of walkable communities. Today, there has been a shift in desires and priorities towards redeveloping more historic neighborhoods. Still, zoning requirements have a tremendous impact on the viability and adaptability of these neighborhoods.
Current zoning takes the approach of requiring each landowner to provide enough parking within their parcel to satisfy the parking needs of any buildings on that land. Every parcel must be self-sufficient. Zoning mandated parking requirements, often poorly conceived, are like a cancer in otherwise healthy neighborhoods. Parking occupies a significant amount of space, increases development costs, and kills walkability by forcing buildings, separated by parking lots, to be spread across greater areas. The more distance between important neighborhood destinations, the less walkable the neighborhood becomes. This trend forces more people to drive, setting in motion the self-sustaining cycle of off street parking.
We are proud to present the Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market.
An amazingly special thanks to:
- Irvin Mayfield and the great folks at the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
- Redmellon Restoration & Development
- Landis Construction
- Studio ARB ARCH
- Kirkegaard Associates
- Stability Engineering
- Leppard Johnson & Associates
- Spiker Baldwin Associates
- Grenald Waldron Associates
- All the team members from KWA who worked so hard on this project.
photo by Elsa Hahne
story by Jennifer Odell – offBEAT magazine
Past a two-story wall of windows, up a wide set of wooden stairs, and set back from the concert stage at Irvin Mayfield's newly christened New Orleans Jazz Market sits a room the trumpet player identifies as his office. There's no desk in this office. No computer, no phone and no trumpet—just two places to sit and a chessboard. This is fitting enough, given the amount of strategizing that went into transforming an old Gator's discount store into what Mayfield hopes will become a shining new beacon for jazz…
[Read the full post at offBEAT.com]
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How does a neighborhood node like Candler Park manage to function with such a greatly reduced amount of parking below the legal requirements? How does the world not end there from a daily influx of cars? Several reasons. First, by being compact and situated in the middle of the neighborhood, it is easily walkable and bikable to many who live in the surrounding blocks. Good sidewalk connectivity is part of this. This reduces the amount of people that have to drive to the location. There is also the ability to park once and visit multiple stores. If our family chooses to drive instead of walk, we often park, have dinner, walk next door for a cup of hot chocolate for one daughter, and across the street for an ice cream cone for the other daughter. While only using one parking space.
[Check out PART 1 in this series.]
As a firm that solves redevelopment challenges on a daily basis, we have had time to reflect on one of the repeated biggest redevelopment hurdles we face in Atlanta- on site parking requirements. What's the big deal with requiring parking you may ask? Everything. Our goal for Atlanta is to have it be chock full of thriving, walkable, car-optional neighborhoods ideally connected by some form of transit- bike, light rail, MARTA, or bus. The single biggest roadblock we encounter when aiming to make this happen is a very simple and insidious zoning requirement that says every site should provide adequate parking for its use on its own property. Here is the thing, if you want to have a vibrant, walkable neighborhood center, it needs to have significantly less parking provided than zoning currently requires, there has to be some form of shared parking, and in some places, that shared parking should have some cost based upon the market demand.
PRESERVATION MATTERS #MyNojoIs
You know that an architecture trend is starting when Rem Koolhaas is talking about it. He is turning away from cities now and focusing on preservation and the countryside, even though our focus is not the countryside just yet, we couldn't agree more with Mr. Koolhaas about Preservation and it seems like Architectural Record is on the same boat, their February 2015 issue was all about renovation, restoration and adaptation.
Our New Orleans Jazz Market, home of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) has been honored with a 2015 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation by the Louisiana Landmarks Society that recognizes projects completed in Orleans Parish (outside of the French Quarter) that represent outstanding examples of restoration or rehabilitation of historic buildings.
Kronberg Wall is in search of a bright and dynamic professional; we are looking for a team member who combines talent, experience and interest in urban placemaking to redefine what's possible through the power of design.
For more details visit our LinkedIn post or send us an email to email@example.com
*Riding your bike to work, using MARTA and/or being passionate about making awesome communities is not required but highly recommended.
Happy Jazzy Holidays from Kronberg Wall
images by brandt photography
We have had a wonderful year at Kronberg Wall and we would like to share the joy. The New Orleans Jazz Market, home of New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) is opening in January. We are proud to be part of this project because it embodies the core principles of our firm, an adaptive reuse project in an urban infill site that is empowering people and translating New Orleans culture into design, but we did not do it alone and we would like give a shout out to our team of consultants.
We are truly honored to be the recipients of the National Trust/ HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation with Redmellon for our efforts restoring 46 blighted homes in New Orleans' Treme and 7th Ward neighborhoods. This project provides low-income housing for historically under-served areas of the city, creating innovative solutions for sensible rehabilitation and social change.
We believe in cities and we believe in neighborhoods that preserve their past and maintain their culture. New Orleans is at the stage of development where a conscious urban infill approach is essential in both preserving and promoting its neighborhood cultures. More than 200,000 residents have returned to the city after Katrina and have struggled with re-establishing their communities. Nonetheless, New Orleans is a resilient city. Architectural Record named New Orleans as one of their In-Demand Cities in their October issue.
As communities change and evolve, gentrification becomes a challenge and we have found that committing our resources in the service of public interest is an effective method for balancing historically under-served neighborhoods. We work closely with non-profits in order to translate their mission and identify and solve their practical problems through design. We create spaces that encourage interaction and that allow members to act and participate, empowering diverse communities.


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IUPUI researcher seeks new way of increasing empathy in physicians
"Do no harm" are words often associated with the oath taken by physicians when they become practitioners. Amber Comer's research may add another phrase: Be kind.
"Do no harm" are words often associated with the oath taken by physicians when they become practitioners. Amber Comer's research may add another phrase: Be kind.
The Consortium for the Study of Religion, Ethics and Society at Indiana University has launched its inaugural round of Religion and Ethics Seminars, a yearlong series of faculty-led seminars taking pl... Read more »
Thomas Fisher, chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy within the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been named one of the 100 most influential people within the occupational th... Read more »
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis earned two awards at the National Association for Campus Activities Mid America Conference. The Student Activities Programming Board was named the Pro... Read more »
A researcher from the IU School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is working to uncover misunderstandings surrounding Indianas healthcare surrogate decision-making laws.
The Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Graduate Office is hosting its annual Graduate Expo on Thursday, September 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for anyone who wants to learn about graduate... Read more »
The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants totaling more than $1 million to two researcher scientists in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue Univers... Read more »
Abel, a clinical assistant professor of dietetics and nutrition at Florida International University, accepted the prestigious 2016 Rickard Leadership in Pediatric Nutrition Award from the Indiana Univ... Read more »
Faculty at Indiana University now have access to nearly 150 videos shot in juvenile courts, detention centers and prisons that can be used to train future social workers, officers, teachers and others... Read more »
Physical Therapy students at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are making a difference in the lives of children with developmental disorders.


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In 1978, Bill Clinton allegedly raped Juanita Broaddrick.
For obvious reasons, a rape nearly forty years ago is difficult to prove, and there is certainly not enough evidence to convict Clinton beyond a reasonable doubt. However, there are, I believe, several reasons that Broaddrick's allegation should be taken seriously. She has a witness to her alleged injury, a black lip, and several people who say that she has consistently stated for decades that Clinton raped her. Her story has been consistent since the allegations came out.
Furthermore, Clinton did have sex with Monica Lewinsky, who was at the time his employee. While his relationship with Lewinsky was consensual, that is not the act of a man who is particularly concerned about consent; most people would recognize the obvious power disparities between a White House intern and the President of the United States and at least have the grace to confine their philandering to people who have a meaningful ability to say 'no'. While obviously there are many people who have consensual sex with their employees and never rape anyone, this does speak to Clinton's integrity and, in my opinion, means that him raping Broaddrick would not be out of character.
But, to be honest, my true reason for supporting Broaddrick is not just about the evidence, although it is concerning to me. I support her because Hillary Clinton has made anti-rape activism and believing survivors one of the cornerstones of her campaign. (Well, technically her campaign prioritizes campus sexual assault, despite the fact that college girls are less likely to be raped than non-student girls, presumably because it is very important that we make sure that our anti-rape activism prioritizes the most privileged survivors.)
And I support her because I am appalled at the behavior of my fellow liberals. We talk a great game about supporting survivors, and then we turn around and pull out the most rape-apologist bullshit when the rapist in question is a beloved Democratic president. There are a lot more plausible reasons than "she's faking" that she might be reluctant to accuse a powerful and popular politician who eventually became the literal President of the United States. Going through a few months of denial after a traumatic experience is perfectly normal and reasonable behavior. And the fact that she can't prove her rape in a court of law does not mean she was never raped.
"I support survivors" shouldn't come with a footnote that says "…unless they're politically inconvenient."
I don't suggest that we make our voting decisions based on whether the presidential candidate's husband raped someone. Personal character matters less for choosing a president than positions on the issues. (Personally, I'm a three-issue voter on expanding foreign aid, increasing immigration, and not getting in wars.) Even if we did, the current Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has been accused of rape, leaving one with the unappetizing choice between a rapist and a rape-enabler. But I don't think that voting for Hillary necessitates claiming that Broaddrick is lying or pulling out rape-apologist garbage that we would rightfully condemn otherwise.


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S: Our Wedding - May 13, 2011
1: 5 . 13. 2011 | Friday, the 13th of May, 2011...
3: The Omaha Magnolia Hotel is a 145-room boutique hotel located in the heart of downtown Omaha. Just three blocks from historic Old Market, the hotel is ideal for the business and leisure traveler. With 20 suites and a spacious 1,200 square-foot presidential suite, as well as a gorgeous outdoor courtyard, it has established itself as the leader in the wedding market in Omaha. The hotel was built in 1923 by Chicago financier Chester Cook, and named the Aquila Court building to honor Chester's grandfather. The faces of George and Aquila Court are on the front of the building, which is constructed of Bedford limestone and contains Tennessee marble floors and a Brazilian cherry wood lobby. The building design was based on the Bargello, a palace in Florence, Italy, which contained a peaceful courtyard. The Bargello is now a museum that contains early Italian sculpture. | The Location
4: All the little details . . .
7: The Dress | This dress was the very first dress that Bekah tried on! While shopping, she tried on several, but nothing quite compared to this one. Made of layers of cream colored satin and lace, this gown was the perfect mix of traditional chic sophistication she was looking for!
8: Something New | Bekah's mom gave her a new pair of pearl and diamond earrings to match her necklace and bracelet.
9: Something Borrowed | This brooch belongs to Bekah's sister Rachel It was originally part of Rachel's wedding dress, but used as a beautiful hair piece for this special occasion.
10: Something Old
11: Rachel gave Bekah this bracelet to wear as her "something old". The bracelet is made out of silverware from a pattern called "1971 Magnolia". Bekah's Grandma Billingsley also had this same silverware.
12: The Adorable Flower Girl | Aubriana Grace Hurt | 20 months old
15: Beautiful Bride
17: The Girls
18: Handsome Groom
19: The Guys
26: Love is patient, love is kind. | It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. | It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
27: Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. | It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. | Love never fails.
29: Bless this marriage, O God, as Clint and Bekah begin their journey down the road of life together. We don't know what lies ahead for the road turns and bends. But help them to make the best of whatever comes their way. Help them to hug each other often...laugh a lot, talk more, and argue less. Help them to continue to enjoy each other as they did when they first met. Help them to realize that nothing nor no one is perfect and to look for the good in all things and all people including themselves. Help them to respect each other's likes and dislikes, opinion and beliefs, hopes and dreams and fears even though they may not always understand them. Help them to learn from each other and to help each other to grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Help them to realize that there is design and purpose in their lives as in the world and no matter what happens to them they will hold on to each other and know that things have a way of working out for the good. Help them to create for their children a peaceful, stable home of love as a foundation on which they can build their lives. But most of all, dear God, help them to keep lit the torch that by their loving example they may pass on the light of love to their children and to their children's children forever. Amen
30: The Wedding Party
32: Mother of the Bride
34: Father of the Bride
36: Mother of the Groom
38: Father of the Groom
40: The Ceremony
44: Here comes the Bride . . .
46: Lighting the Unity Candle | What God has joined together, let no one tear apart..
47: These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day, as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow, and forever. These are the hands that will work alongside yours, as together you build your future. These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch, will comfort you like no other. These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief fills your mind. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow, and tears of joy. These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children. These are the hands that will help you to hold your family as one. These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it. And lastly, these are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged, will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch. | Blessing of the Hands
48: I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. From this day forward I promise you these things. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems hard, when our love is simple, and when it is an effort. I will remain faithful to you for better or worse, in times of sickness and health. You are my best friend and I will love and respect you always. I promise to cherish you, and to always hold you in highest regard. These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life.
49: I give you this ring in token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love.
51: Now may the Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Amen.
53: The Reception
54: Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter filling and Cream Cheese Frosting | Strawberry Shortcake Vanilla Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting and Fresh Strawberries | Lemon Drop Lemon Cake with Lemon Frosting
55: Twirl For Me Marble Cake with Vanilla Frosting | Ed's Raspberry Delight Chocolate Cake with Raspberry filling and Chocolate Frosting | Just Say "I Do" Wedding Style Almond Cake and Vanilla Frosting
56: Let them Eat Cake!
59: Making it Official | Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
60: Let's Get this Party Started!
62: The Toasts
65: Cheers!
66: Forever can never be long enough for me To feel like I've had long enough with you Forget the world now we won't let them see But there's one thing left to do Together can never be close enough for me Feel like I am close enough to you You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love you And you're beautiful Now that the wait is over And love and has finally shown her my way Marry me Today and every day Promise me You'll always be Happy by my side I promise to Sing to you When all the music dies | Our First Dance | "Marry Me" by: Train
68: The First Dance
70: Father and Daughter
71: Mother and Son