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By Morty Lefkoe
Are you bothered by a psychological problem that you aren't even trying to get rid of because you think it's "human nature" and can't be eliminated?
If so, you aren't alone.
For example, Seth Godin recently published his 13th book, "Poke the Box," that explains most people's failure to take action by claiming that people have to overcome their natural resistance in order to take action.
[His newer title is We Are All Weird. This is the cover image.]
His Domino Project also published a book by Steve Pressfield, Do the Work, that also emphasized how resistance is the single biggest barrier to creativity and innovation, and it includes tips on how to fight this demon that lurks within each of us.
There are a number of psychological traits that are so common that most people consider them to be inherent in human beings.
Don't all people experience:
resistance to change?
fear of making a mistake or failing?
fear of rejection?
a concern with the opinion of others?
anger if you don't get your way?
It is understandable that few people seek help to deal with these feelings. So many people have them that they are considered to be part of being human.
In fact, however, they are not inherent in human nature at all.
All these psychological responses are the result of beliefs and conditioning formed early in our lives. Thus, all can be totally eliminated when the relevant beliefs and conditionings are eliminated.
The beliefs and conditionings that cause these psychological responses
First let me list some of the beliefs and conditionings that cause the psychological responses listed above; then I'll explain why they are so common as to be considered "human nature."
I'm not good enough.
I'm inadequate.
I'm not capable.
I'm not competent.
Nothing I do is good enough.
Mistakes and failure are bad.
If I make a mistake I'll be rejected.
What makes me good enough and important is having others think well of me.
What makes me good enough and important is doing things perfectly.
I'm powerless.
I can't make it on my own.
The way to be in control is to have things be exactly the way I want them to be.
In addition to these beliefs, many people have been conditioned to feel some level of fear
whenever they are rejected,
when they don't live up to the expectations of others, or
when they are criticized or judged.
These conditionings also contribute to the common psychological responses listed above.
Imagine someone to have these beliefs and to experience fear whenever these three situations occur.
Doesn't it seem obvious that they probably would have some if not all of the psychological traits listed above?
Now imagine that tens of millions of people had these beliefs and conditionings. Wouldn't it seem reasonable to assume that everyone was just born with them?
Changing beliefs using The Lefkoe Process:
ReCreate Your Life – eliminate one negative belief free.
The source of these beliefs and conditionings
Now let's take a look at why these psychological responses (and the beliefs and conditionings that cause them) are so common.
The basic beliefs that underlie these common psychological traits were almost always formed in childhood, in our interactions with our parents. Here's how it happens.
As little kids we are always asking "why?".
Sometimes we ask our parents to explain things to us, and sometimes we ask ourselves, "Why am I being treated like this? Why is my life like this?"
We answer these questions for ourselves (unconsciously) during the first few years of life. Because our parents are the people who we spend most of our waking hours with, they are involved in most of the experiences that lead to our fundamental beliefs.
And what are those experiences in most households? Parents, being adults, generally like quiet; children are not quiet and cannot even understand why anyone would value quiet.
Parents for the most part want their house to be neat; young children don't even understand the concept of "neat."
Parents want to sit down for dinner when it is ready and before it gets cold; children are almost always doing something that is far more important to them and don't want to stop doing it when their parents call them. Etc.
In other words, most parents usually want their children to do things that they are developmentally incapable of doing. They want their young children to act like little adults, which they cannot possibly do.
The question is not, do children frequently "disobey" their parents? Children are developmentally incapable to living up to most parents' expectations. The only question is how parents react when their children are not doing what the parents want them to do.
And because few parents go to parenting school and most bring their own beliefs from their childhoods with them, their reactions range from annoyance and frustration to anger and physical abuse, with every possibility in between.
Virtually all of us have lots of negative self beliefs
Parenthetically, it is important to recognize that our behavioral and emotional problems later in life are not our parents' fault. By that I mean we are not affected by our parents' behavior after we grow up and leave the house.
They are no longer in our lives in the same way. What does cause resistance to taking action, fear of rejection, etc.? The meaning we gave our parents' behavior, which became our beliefs.
I think there are two primary reasons why the source of self beliefs is always interactions with parents as a young child and not people or events later in life. First, as children we depend on them for our very survival; on some level we feel that we have to be able to trust them to survive.
Second, as adults, they seem to know how to navigate reality and we know we can't. (What do all kids say? "When I grow up, then I'll be able to ….") So they must know what they are doing and their behavior must be "correct." If I don't like how I'm treated, it must be my fault.
The source of specific self beliefs
Here is the common source of a few negative self-esteem beliefs.
If I trust my parents and they must know what they are doing, and if they are angry with me, it must be my fault. I'm not good enough.
If I can't get them to spend the time with me that I want or if they are physically around but not paying attention to me, it must be my fault. I'm not important.
If I can't get them to give me what I want most of the time, it must be my fault. I'm not worthy or deserving.
If my parents make all the decisions that affect my life and I have little say, I feel powerless. I'm powerless.
Is it clear now that the devastating psychological traits that are considered to be human nature are, in fact, the result of beliefs and conditionings caused by a typical childhood?
Eliminate at least one of your limiting self-esteem beliefs using the Lefkoe Belief Process at
> For information about eliminating 23 of the most common limiting beliefs and conditionings, which cause eight of the most common problems in our lives, please check out:
Copyright © 2011 Morty Lefkoe. Published with permission.
Leeloo (Milla Jovovich): "Everything you create, you use to destroy."
Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis): "Yeah, we call it human nature."
[In movie: "The Fifth Element", 1997]
Second photo: Marilyn Monroe reading "Death of a Salesman." In her personal diaries she wrote that she was a "rather shy girl who didn't always give that impression because of her desire to belong & develope can thrive on—I had always felt a need to live up to that expectation of my elders." ― From my article: Marilyn Monroe: Her complex Inner Life.
Photo also used in article: The Writer As Entrepreneur.]
Third photo: Emily Browning, Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) – from article Why Does The World Suffer From An Epidemic Of Low Self-Esteem? by Morty Lefkoe.
Fourth photo: Self-talk woman image from article: Changing Our Thinking and Beliefs.
More articles by Morty Lefkoe.
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VERO BEACH, FLORIDA – The recent MLB All-Star Game was — as usual — hard fought and exciting.
In a word, it was terrific.
In other words, it was everything the NFL, NBA and NHL All-Star contests are not.
After viewing the latter three luminary affairs earlier this year, MAS feels everyone — fans, players and honchos — might be best served by just doing away with them.
All increasingly perform a huge disservice to their respective leagues.
The Pro Bowl, NBA and NHL All-Star games have become competitive travesties — farces all.
Instead of showcasing the best talent and highest skill level in their sports they have evolved into slickly-packaged but overhyped pseudo-athletic activities, more glitzy than gutsy.
Only the MLB's Midsummer Classic has retained its competitive nature and is worth viewing — though its traditional essence has been horribly compromised (more on this later).
How bad have the other three become?
Let's start with the Pro Bowl.
It's gradual decline became a free fall this year.
Over the last decade, it had disintegrated into a disgraceful brand of rough-touch football — even the laid-back fans in Hawaii rained boos down on the pathetic product it had become.
Then last season, the NFL inexplicably turned away from its usual AFC-NFC format and went instead with a ludicrous playground-like, choose-up-sides type of deal.
League mucky-mucks allowed two former stars — who had no business being involved — Deion Sanders and Jerry Rice to do the choosing.
Players were picked one-by-one, irrespective of conference.
Sanders and Rice proceeded to make a mockery out of the already ill-advised selection process.
Subjecting the Pro Bowlers to the televised antics of these two spotlight-addicted knuckleheads was truly unforgivable.
Many an outstanding talent had to cool his heels in "the blue room" for a lengthy period before finally being one of the last players picked — much like the unathletic kid always placed in right field in schoolyard baseball.
Many were all-pros and clearly — and rightfully — incensed at such insulting and demeaning mistreatment.
How would you like to have had the outstanding season Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson enjoyed and then be one of the last to go off the selection board?
MAS is sure that next year more than one player will tell NFL commissioner Roger Goodell what he can do with his Pro Bowl.
The resultant game was — predictably — a half-hearted, disorganized mess.
OK, time to trash the NBA All-Star Game now, where the participants all look like matadors-in-training.
Outside of Spain and Mexico, have you ever seen such brilliant ole moves as those exhibited by the players on "defense" in allowing foes free passage to the basket?
With scores now approaching 100 at halftime as a result, maybe it's time for new NBA commish Adam Silver to show some guts in dealing with something other than a slam dunk situation involving an owner teetering on dementia.
Perhaps Silver should bull that neck sticking out of his over-sized 13-inch collar and order his minions to actually try and get between the man they are supposedly guarding and the basket.
And let them know it's OK to, you know, bump into someone while gathering in a rebound.
That brings us to every goaltenders worst nightmare — the NHL All-Star Game.
Thanks to the unwritten no-checking rule giving players carte blanche to move freely about the rink, each side now routinely scores in double digits and shots-on-goal must be approaching three figures.
I mean, why do the front five players even wear pads?
Never thought MAS would say this of an ice hockey player but, come All-Star clashes they all turn into real wusses.
The only manly men on the ice become the goalies. Go figure.
Old school — and sharply dressed — Canadian TV legend Don Cherry must be hot under his trademark "high-boy" collar to see all the pussy-footing going on.
Now, on to the only sport in which the luminary action resembles the real deal — big league baseball.
And its current inherent flaw, alluded to earlier.
Last decade, when the MLB All-Star clash had deteriorated slightly into a "don't get any pitchers hurt" and "get everybody into the game" situation resulting in an "Oops, we're tied in the 10th inning and out of hurlers, let's call it a night" predicament, big changes came, warranted or not.
Commissioner Bud finally showed spuds — if not wisdom.
Selig turned a challenging-but-fun exhibition into a deadly serious confrontation with very important — and unnecessary — ramifications.
The commish gave home-field advantage in the World Series to the league that won the All-Star Game, thus ruining the feel to MLB's once charming yet hard-fought affair.
Historically, All-Star contests had their origins when games were not widely televised.
Thus, they presented fans a rare opportunity to see all the best on field/court/ice — players that, at the time, they could only read about in the newspapers or maybe follow on the radio.
Today, in every pro sport there are a multitude of games televised daily.
So, are the half-hearted NFL, NBA and NHL exhibitions currently on display really desirable at this point?
All-Star games, theoretically anyway, are supposed to be for the fans. But at which point are the fans being cheated by the lack of effort put forth in them.
MAS feels the only one still serving its true purpose is the MLB variety — but it needs to go back to its original format, with nothing but professional pride on the line.
Let home field advantage in the World Series be decided, as it is in every other sport, by best overall win-loss record.
MAS recognizes the changing economic climate in the sports world and its role in the decline of the All-Star Game.
In many cases, especially with the tawdry trio, a player's pride in participation has been replaced, or least overshadowed, by fear of injury.
And, really, with the huge sums at stake, who can blame them for this approach.
So, given player economics, the overload of televised games and in light of the jokes they have become, are the sham three worth saving?
MAS says yes — some traditions are never outdated.
But only if conducted the right way — which is clearly not the case presently.
Regardless of what an NFL, NBA and NHL All-Star scoreboard now says at game's end, there are no REAL winners — anyway you look at it.
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I stayed at my sister's place
and only left for dinner.
Second day
church and back to sisters place.
Moved back to college.
I like it better in college.
Less freedom in sister's place
but she has fridge there....
and stove...
It's be great if college has those too....
Dream on babe.
3rd Jan 2011,
No class.
I lied.
I had 2 classes,
2 were cancelled,
skipped the 3rd.
Which was sad,
coz that's the only class which the lecturer showed up.
I went to Midvalley with
Li Ee a.k.a Agnes
and King Fong.
Redbox to be exact.
Sang from 1-6something.
It was supposed to last till 5pm
but I guess there aren't many people
so they let us sang longer.
most of the singing (shouting) were done by Susan and I
most of the emo-ing by Ee and Jason the super duper emo king of the whole universe
and King Fong basically went there to sit and listen. (?)
before my haircut.
My fringe is still long.
Haven't take a photo after the hair cut...
After that the other babes came
had dinner at Pizza Hut,
as Ee will be going back to Japan. (today)
4th Jan 2011
Officially started class
1 hour class and that was it.
I wanted to finish a page of my thesis
but then I got stuck to this
and this keeps showing up
For those of you who don't know what this is
It means get the F--- off your a--, you've been playing this game for too long.
They're thoughtful.
They make an addictive game
and give warning to people who are addicted.
I didn't do much for that day because of this game.
When the warning thing pop up
I switched to my iPhone.
FMThesis. XD
5th day of 2011
Iban class at 8.00am.
It was nice.
The lecturer was a fun person.
Went to a lecture that I didn't pay much attention.
coz it's boring and
the lecturer keeps reading from a paper.
The next class was nice.
Communication for employment.
There are 4 Koreans in my class.
One wanted to go to another class because she didn't want to stick with her Korean friends.
That's the way we should learn right?
Make new friends.
Spent the rest of the day
went for 10min tutorial. --______________--lll
The tutor was my Iban language lecturer!!!
So I unofficially became the class monitor.
double --______________--lll
when I was on my way to the next class
I saw this
It was raining the whole day since I woke up.
I think the kenari tried to break and it kinda slipped.
The bluish stuff on the road
are pieces of the broken windows.
The windscreen of the car is severely cracked.
And it did this to the railing.
He must have been driving really fast.
Speaking English confidently was a fun class.
We had activities and we can run around the class.
Enjoying my English courses.
that's what J_Fish wants to say~ Au Revoir~
p.s. Has anyone noticed that the government tax has increased 1% and is now 6%?
For KFC, McD and stuff.


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Females born 2012 and earlier
Updated 2018-02-07
En explanation of Mix = Maternal Pix= Production Fix= Birthing traits and Aix = total merit index
100 is average higher is always good apart from Fix as the lower the number = more easy calving
Born 2005.
BW 43kg WW 295kg YW 405kg
Sire: Remitall Olympian
Dam: DXB 60G KATIE 58M.
MGS: JSF 23 Nibbs 60G.
MGD: Remitall Alvina 141.
MGGS: Remitall Keynote 20X.
Mix 111 Pix 110 Fix 94 Aix +9
1647 Munka Katie ET on photo with daughter 7196 BPH Katie who won the heifer calf class at the same show.
1647 Munka Katie ET is full sister to SMH Casanova in Danmark who was Grand Champion in Herning. A full brother is in Scotland, SMH Castro, named "Sire of the Year 2013"!
7248 Bårarps Katie is a daugher to 7196 by JSF Dice.
7248 is also the dam of the Swedish AI sire, VB Nando T-108 at Viking Genetics
Se bilder på några av avkommorna här >>
1650 Munka Donna ET
Born 2005
BW 44kg WW 268kg YW 387kg
Sire: Remitall Olympian
Dam: Saddel-Valley 46B Donna 933H.
MGS: Remitall Boomer 46B.
Mix 98 Pix 121 Fix 103 Aix +12
Linear scored 2015:
Body 79 Legs 85 Muscles 77 Total 80
Hight at rump 142cm
Her first calf, a heifer by BPH Hollywood was a top heifer with YW 406kg She was sold for 40.000SEK to Kykeryd Herefords.
A grand daughter to 1650, Bårarps Memphis was Champion bull calf and Reserve Grand Champion bull at the Swedish National Hereford show 2012 and Reserve Champion at Mila 2014 and sold to Marten Koiter in Holland 2016. Memphis was linear scored in 2016 in Holland: Development 95, breed type 87, muscler 89, legs 89 total 90!
Se bilder på några av hennes avkommor här >>
1651 Munka Mary ET
(Female offspring to be named Amory)
Born 2005
BW 35kg WW 240kg YW 382kg
Sire: FCC 60G Maddux 4L
Dam: DXB 203E Amory 10G
MGS: Saddle-Valley Heisman 203E
Mix 103 Pix 101 Fix 103 Aix +4
Linear scored 2016:
Body 84 Legs 80 Mucles 74 Total 79
Rump height 141cm
1651 is the dam of:
360 Bårarps Morgan, Reserve Champion bull calf Swedish National show 2012.
7339 Bårarps Amory; 3rd in a class of 9 at the Elmia National Show 2013. Class winner at Mila 2014.
7364 Bårarps Amory 2nd and Reserve Champion at Mila 2015
424 Bårarps Player T-102 Sold for 65.000SEK at the sale of approved performance tested bulls, to Gylteboda Hereford.
453 Bårarps Quilchena T-101 sold for 47.000 SEK at the sale of approved performance tested bulls to Stenstad Hereford.
Se bilder på några av hennes avkommor här >>
Born 2007. (Dead autumn 2017)
BW 40kg WW 305kg YW 455kg
Sire: Star OBF Bogart 5L
Dam: Haroldson's Lisa Sport 5H
MGS: GK Sport 562B
Mix 113 Pix 116 Fix 109 Aix +20
Linear scored 2015:
Body 83 Legs 90 Muscles 81 Total 86
Rump height 140cm
Supreme Champion Hereford and 2nd Bäst In Show beef breed female at the Elmia national show, 2011!
Champion heifer at the Swedish National Hereford Show 2008!
1688 Munka Lady ET (alias Lady Roxanne)
Female offspring to be named Roxanne
Born. 2008.
BW. 37kg. WW 307kg. YW 478kg.
Sire: Remitall Rob Roy 115R
Dam: Bar-Rz 23M Roxanne 81R
MGS: Bar-Rz 5J Mercury 23M
MGD: Bar-RZ 60G Leah ET 8L
MGGS: Jsf Nibbs 60G
Mix 102 Pix 117 Fix 103 Aix +13
Linear score 2015:
Body 81 Legs 82 Muscles 79 Total 81
Rump height 142cm
Reserve Grand Champion Elmia National show 2011
Reserve Champion female Mila 2009
A daughter to "Lady Roxanne" is sold to Holland
A son to Lady Roxanne, 422 Bårarps Passionate Kiss chosen as Pick of the Herd at the Mila National show in 2015! Later on in the year he became Reserve Grand Champion bull at the Elmia National show.
A daughter, 7277,Is the Highest linear scored cow in our herd with HH 89!
Bilder på några av hennes avkommor finns här >>
7154 BPH Omega
Born: 2007
BW 45kg WW 289kg YW 432kg
Sire: K-Cow Nacho Man
Dam: 7053 BPH Omega ET
MGS: Remitall Online
Mix 110 Pix 113 Fix 97 Aix +12
7154 is full sister to Bårarps Jaguar who was the all time high selling bull at the performance testing sale in 77.000kr 2010. He has been Senior Champion both times he has been shown and even won the first ever SIRE-Prize (sire of the year) at Elmia 2013
7254 Bårarps Catalina
Born: 2010
BW 33 WW 256kg YW 366kg
Sire: VB Raider av Munka ET
Dam: 1691 Munka Catalina ET
MGS: DR World Class
Mix 105 Pix 108 Fix 114 Aix +11
Conformation: Body 86 Legs 83 Udder 80 Muscules 82 Total 85 Height at rump 137cm
The dam of 7338 has won her class of 9 entries at Elmia 2013
7270 Bårarps Donna
Born: December 2010
BW 47 WW 267kg YW 437kg
Sire: Venture Moler ET
PGS: BR Moler ET
Dam: 1650 Munka Donna ET
MGS: Remitall Olympian
Mix 110 Pix 119 Fix 105 Aix +19
Conformation: Body 80 Legs 86 Udder 80 Muscules 77 Toltal 81 Height at rump 140cm
Her son 435 Bårarps Pesto T-112 was approved at the performance testing station and was sold at the sale for 85.000SEK
7277 Bårarps Roxanne
Born: 2011
BW 43 WW 264kg YW 398kg
Sire: Cardinal av Munka ET
Dam: 1688 Munka Lady ET (Lady Roxanne)
MGS: Remitall RobRoy
Mix 102 Pix 117 Fix 105 Aix +13
Conformation: Body 73 Legs 80 Muscules 75 Udder 80 Total 75 Heigt at rump 140cm
Cow with a fantastic udder, teats and is a super mother. A realy good looking cow! Her sister was sold 2012 to a breader in Holland. Her dam was Reserve Grand Champion both times she was shown.
7300 Bårarps Katie
Born: December 2011
BW 47 WW 332kg YW 549
Sire: Harvie Jackpot
Dam: 1647 Munka Katie ET
MGS: Remitall Olympian
Mix 118 Pix 130 Fix 89 Aix +23
Daughter to Munka Katie ET who her self who was Supreme Champion from 70 entries at the Swedish National Hereford Show 2008 in conjunction with the world conference.


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Real Results – Katie and Justin Before…Now…the Future!
What happens when you catalyze serendipity with the power of a lucky penny? Two amazing people meet by chance at a wedding. It's the kind of story that makes you realize the world isn't that big after all and it affirms your hope that things happen for a reason…It is the beginning of Katie and Justin's story.
Katie almost missed the wedding where she and Justin first met. But as chance would have it, she made it to the wedding and Justin says he is certain that he knows why.
"Earlier that day I found a lucky penny and stuck it in my pocket," said Justin. "My friend's wife said 'maybe you'll meet a girl tonight at the wedding.'"
And that is exactly what happened. Justin met Katie when he noticed that she didn't want the cherry in her drink, so he asked her if he could have it and they have been together with perpetual smiles ever since. They literally smile all the time and their happiness is so powerfully contagious that you find yourself smiling too; I guess you could say the muscles in their faces have quite a bit of endurance training as well.
Before they met, Katie and Justin never dreamed of being able to run endurance races. After moving from Iowa to the Seattle area in September of 2011 they decided that they wanted to appreciate all that their new landscape has to offer. So they got serious about living an active lifestyle and enlisted the help of personal trainer Jimmy Sagnis to assist them in achieving not just one goal, but several goals.
Katie and Justin have multiple goals that intertwine and complement each other. They want to run faster and further, lose inches off of their waists, drop clothing sizes and lose weight. It sounds like a lot, but the rationale behind their plan is pretty ingenious. Running helps them lose weight, and losing weight makes it easier on their bodies when they run. Training in the gym helps their core balance and stability for running. Being fit gives them more energy, their results give them motivation to work harder and their active lifestyle allows them to do more and so on; it is a cycle of symbiotic fitness goals.
They credit having a workout partner as playing a large role in staying motivated as well, and they find that their weaknesses and strengths harmonize with each other.
"Sometimes after my commute I get a little unmotivated and Justin is like 'Ready for gym? Let's go!' I don't think that I would go on my own on those days." said Katie. "It makes going to the gym a lot more fun since it is more social during our warm up. We talk about our days, and after our workouts we discuss how hard training was that day or how good the other person did."
And Katie helps Justin with his weakness…food.
"I'm good at planning out meals and making healthy alternatives," said Katie. "So that's helped Justin, since it's been a downfall for him in the past."
After losing weight, inches, body fat and finishing their first 5K last year, Katie and Justin are now training for their first half-marathon and accomplishing amazing fitness and weight loss results along the way.
So just how well is their personal training, endurance conditioning and the buddy-system working for them?
Check out their results since training with Jimmy beginning September of 2011:
Katie's Before Measurements (September 2011):
Weight: 203
Chest: 41.25 inches
Waist: 37.5 inches
Hips: 46.25 inches
Katie's Current Measurements (May 2012):
Weight: 180 pounds
Chest: 37.75 inches
Waist: 34 inches
Hips: 42.5 inches
Justin's Before Measurements (September 2011):
Weight: 227 pounds
Chest: 44.25 inches
Waist: 47.75 inches
Hips: 45.5 inches
Justin's Current Measurements (May 2012):
Weight: 186 pounds
Chest: 38 inches
Waist: 38 inches
Hips: 37 inches
These numbers are incredible and their before and now pictures at the top of the article are truly worth a thousand words! Follow Katie and Justin's story to find out how things go as they train for their half-marathon.
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You two look great! I am happy that the 2 of you found each other and are enjoying life!
Lots of Love, Mom
This is a great inspiring story. Kudos to the couple.
Seeing the stats, you should not stop here. All the best !!
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Whether your needs are in material handling or back-up power, having state-of-the-art equipment can help lower your true cost of ownership significantly. Keep in mind that we only offer solutions that fit your specific needs. At ABT, we'll never suggest technology just for technology's sake. Often what we find is that many of our customers aren't even aware of the possibilities. Here are just a few of our innovations that can make a difference for your operation.
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Our Z-line high-frequency chargers are another example of our commitment to cutting-edge technology. Zapi is a global supplier of high-frequency battery chargers—as well as motor controllers, AC motors, and other electrical components—and together we've custom-designed the most advanced charging system available today. With 15 years of data collection experience, we've built our knowledge into the RAAMS software that dynamically adjusts charge profiles. There's nothing like having application experience combined with real-time data that translates messages to adapt the charger to the battery's needs. You can see battery usage, battery age, and temperature, which are just a few of the factors that impact the battery. The data has also taught us how to maximize the battery performance with customized charge profiles. Simply put, we've taken smart charging to a whole new level.
ABTU: The university for all things ABT
Since we demand a lot from our teammates, it's only fair that we provide them with the resources to be successful. ABTU is our "online university" that provides customizable education plans for our employees, and it also serves as an interactive learning management system that allows us to learn from one another. Within ABTU, employees can access their required courses, see their proficiency profiles, and view their training calendar remotely. Designed with the end user in mind, the curriculum supports our company's power management efforts, as well as employees' desire to stay on the cusp of the latest trends. ABTU is a testament to our belief that learning never stops, especially in the motive and reserve power industry.


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OOoh VERY NICE! Read a couple of things! LOVED Unchained and so sad that there's likely to be no more in that series. Still need to read that series of Laurie's though!ReplyDelete
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Some of these look great! I have Bloodspell on my kindle but have not yet gotten to it. Seeing it listed makes me want to bump it up the TBR! My Top TenReplyDelete
I don`t read that many paranormal books, but I want to get into the genre around Halloween.ReplyDelete
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I need more paranormal reads. Bloodspell and Wicked Game- both of those look great.ReplyDelete
Of these I've heard of Black City, and that's it!ReplyDelete
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Great choices. I had hoped JLA would continue with Unchained, but sadly that did not happen. I have only read Inbetween, so I definitely need to get on to reading the rest of the series sometime this century. I just finished Bloodspell, sadly that one was not for me. Totally agree on Nevermore. I feel like that book flew under the radar a bit. I own Black City and Wicked Games so I'll try and read those sooner rather than later and let you know what I thought. The rest I'll have to check out!ReplyDelete
You are responsible for putting many of these hidden gems on my list and on my shelves! I need to get back to the Black City series soon. <3ReplyDelete
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21 million students attended college in the United States in 2014. Choosing a college is one of the hardest choices you'll ever make. Check out these myths before you decide.
I have to go to college to get a good job.
You have to go to college to get some well-paid jobs. If you want to become a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer, college is a must. But if you are interested in making a living using your hands, entering into technical training after high school is a better investment. Trade schools offer different programs for high school students and graduates. There are also several very good technical schools and other training programs (boat making, carpentry, etc.) Remember that colleges are trying to get your tuition payments, and they won't inform you about other available options.
I won't get a good job if I don't choose the right college.
Of course, this is nonsense. College offers many opportunities to help you prepare for a job. First, they have many kinds of programs that offer certifications that can be earned within a few months. They also offer programs that allow you to earn certifications along with a two-year applied science degree. Colleges always provide these opportunities. But it is up to you to take advantage of them. Be active in your professional development while in college.
Some colleges are better than other colleges.
A few elite colleges produce and employ the most famous and influential intellectuals and scientists. These colleges enjoy prestige and social status because of their reputation. But they do not provide a better education than many other colleges. In order to choose the right school, think about your needs. Here are some evaluation criteria:
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- Location
You need to create your own criteria and choose a college according to your needs.
Once I begin attending college in one school, I am stuck there.
Thousands of college students begin their freshman year in a school where they realize later it is not a good fit for them, and so they transfer to another school. We all make mistakes and should act to correct them. If you don't like the school, move on. All schools gladly accept transfers; your job is to determine where to transfer and to do so quickly.
College's main focus is on education.
You can get a good education at any accredited college or university, but education involves many aspects, not just what one learns from course work. Most schools also focus on sports activities, and all kinds of community projects, causes, etc. Schools also spend a huge amount of money on communication, outreach and recruiting.
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So the time has come. You have been off on maternity leave, enjoyed lots of cuddles and amazing times, as well as some exhausting ones. But your time is now up – so what do you do.
I think I cried for approx. a month when I realised I had to go back to work after my my first son was born – I went back to work full time when he was 9 months old. I was going to take a full 12 months of maternity leave but needed to go back earlier for financial reasons. I think when I left work I secretly thought perhaps I wouldn't go back. Not to the same place anyway, but perhaps to a new employer. My reality was a bit different to my dream.
Depending on your circumstance here are my top 5 things to consider when returning to work.
- Do you need to/want to go back.
For some mums, once they have a baby and spend time with them – they really want to keep it that way. So if this is you, and you have no barriers, then good on you. That is fantastic and I am sure if/when you decide to re-join the workforce it will be great!
For other mums they want to stay home but need to go back to work – either for financial reasons or perhaps they just need to for themselves. A person's identity can be intertwined with their career. Perhaps you just need to feel normal again – the normal you felt before babies – at least between 9am-5pm. If you need to return for financial reasons then this can be hard – because your heart just isn't in it. But it isn't all doom and gloom. Whilst you will miss your baby immensely, sometimes we need to make hard choices in order to create brighter futures and for some, this is that choice. I am not going to lie it will be hard initially, but you will find your groove, you won't miss out too much (they will be in school very soon anyway) and the cuddles you get after a long day at work are super special.
For a lot of mums they cannot wait to get back into the workforce. Being a stay at home mum just isn't for them. They love their family to the moon and back – but having a career is also fulfilling to them and something they have a strong desire to do. Good on your if this is your path.
- It's your life, it's your choice
Many people are pretty opinionated especially when it comes to parenting. Breast or Bottle, Working mum/Stay at home mum, School/Home school, I could literally go on and on. But no one knows what is right for you and your family more so than you and your family. So do what is best for you. All families are extremely different. Walk to the beat of your own drum and make your life the life you wish to live.
- Care arrangements
Have some care arrangements and back up plans ready to go well in advance. It is no secret that Childcare in Australia is hard to find as well as expensive, so start looking as soon as you can and lock in your options. Always have a back-up plan. This may be a formal childcare centre a few days a week and then Grandparents a few days a week. This might give you some flexibility to upscale either option if and when you might need to.
- Build your village
Having a village is very important but for some it is hard to cultivate. If you have family nearby that is great – they will be a great help to assist when your child is unwell or needs to be looked after whilst you are building your career. Outside of family, look at friends, babysitters, neighbours and other people you trust and know well whom you can call on if you are really stretched.
- Flexibility
It is great to work for an employer who offers flexibility. This might be working from home on occasion, ability to flex with your time (start early/finish early) or the ability to go back part time to start with. Many employees are now starting to acknowledge that flexibility is a key component to today's working environment. Not just for mums but for everyone as we strive for more work life balance. If you are employed by a traditional employer then you need to think about if that is going to work for you and if not perhaps look at making a move. There are some great recruitment agencies and other organisations that specialise in flexible employment options I suggest you check them out. One I can suggest is Just Mums Recruitment – they are fab!
There are many other things to consider when going back to work. If you have any tips, or perhaps want to share your working mum story get in touch with us, we would love to share it!


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Early History
English 31 was founded in 1981 by parents of English speaking pupils to deliver weekly English lessons. The association's objective, unchanged over the years, is to ensure English-speaking children maintain their fluency in their mother tongue while progressing through the French school programme.
The association is closely linked to the international aerospace community in the Toulouse region. The founding parents worked for British Aerospace, which became the association's sponsor in 1984. The association continues this aerospace tradition with over 50% of members having a family member employed by Airbus who continues to support the English 31 program as a sponsor.
In 1984, three years after the first classes, English 31 moved into the newly built Lycée Internationale Victor Hugo in Colomiers and began teaching in the Paul Bert primary school. The association had 66 pupils taught by 2 full-time teachers.
Over the years, English 31 has continued to grow steadily with many important firsts. In 1987, the first pupils passed their University of Cambridge International Examinations O-level exams and in 1989 the first GCSE exams, both with a 100% success rate, the beginning of a long tradition demonstrating consistent high level educational success for our pupils.
Growing Up
In the 1990s, the association began the integrated Primary programme to complement the successful weekly programme and to reach a new student population attending Paul Bert. The association also expanded its secondary programme by establishing classes in Collège Voltaire and other secondary schools in the Colomiers area in order to adapt to the demographic changes of the student body. Since, teaching has been concentrated for best efficiency and coherency in Victor Hugo and Lucie Aubrac. By the turn of the century, English 31 had grown to over 300 pupils and 10+ teaching and administrative employees.
English 31 continued to grow and adapt to the changing local and national environment during the first decade of the 21st century. A significant development during this time was the updated French law (décret n°2008-263 du 14 mars 2008 – art. (V)) concerning international sections, which provided a guiding framework for member funded International Sections like English 31. Additionally, the collège programme was consolidated back to a single school at Victor Hugo.
Present Times
In September 2014, English 31 closed a 30 year chapter in its rich history by moving the Primary programme from the recently closed Paul Bert school into the newly built Lucie Aubrac school. The association now delivers a highly regarded education in English language and culture to over 410 pupils. Many challenges remain, including: continuing to develop the association's governance with increased transparency; recruiting new staff to replace those moving on to new opportunities or retirement; and formalizing relationships with our educational partners. Going forward, the association has a bright outlook building on a strong foundation of enthusiastic members, dedicated staff, and strong community ties.


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JINDO, South Korea — The captain and two crew members of a ferry that capsized, leaving more than 270 people — most of them students — missing, were arrested early Saturday, the authorities said.
The captain, Lee Jun-seok, 69, was charged with abandoning the boat and its passengers at a time of crisis, among other counts, according to prosecutors. Mr. Lee as well as the third mate, a 26-year-old woman who the authorities said was steering the ship at the time of accident on Wednesday, and another crew member were taken to jail with their hands cuffed after a judge approved their arrest warrants. The crew members also faced numerous charges.
"I bow before the people and grieved families and apologize," Mr. Lee told reporters as he was led to jail. He added that he "partly" accepted the charges against him.
Not long after the arrests, officials said that divers had discovered three bodies inside the submerged vessel.
As hope dwindled that any of the 236 missing students would be found alive, their high school was stunned Friday by more tragic news: the death of its vice principal in what was suspected to be a suicide.
The vice principal, Kang Min-kyu, 52, of Danwon High School, who survived the ferry accident, was found hanging from a tree near a gymnasium where families of the missing had gathered. The police suspected Mr. Kang had hanged himself.
"It's too much, being alive alone while more than 200 of my students are missing," he wrote in a note found in his wallet, according to the police. "Please place all the blame on me because I was in charge of the trip. Please cremate my body and scatter the ashes where the ship sank. Perhaps I should be a teacher for those missing children in the other world."
On Friday, investigators said that Mr. Lee, the ship's captain, who has been criticized for being among the first to leave the sinking ship, was not at the steering house when the ferry, the Sewol, tilted and began sinking on Wednesday morning.
"He temporarily left the steering command to his third shipmate," said Park Jae-uk, a senior investigator.
The captain returned to the bridge as soon as the ship began tilting, Mr. Park said. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that the third mate had a year of experience steering ships, five months of it on the 6,825-ton Sewol.
The arrests came after more potential clues emerged as to how the ferry's trip to the resort island of Jeju, which began Tuesday night in Incheon, a port west of Seoul, turned into one of South Korea's worst disasters in decades. As of Friday afternoon, 29 deaths had been confirmed.
Officials confirmed on Friday that they were investigating whether the ship, under the third mate's command, made too sharp a turn on a curve in the sea route. They have raised the possibility that the vehicles and other heavy cargo on the ferry might not have been properly secured, in which case they could have slid to one side when the turn was made, causing the ship to tilt.
Also Friday, prosecutors raided the offices of the ship's operator, the Cheonghaejin Marine Company, and a shipyard to investigate allegations that Cheonghaejin added more cabin rooms, probably making the ship top-heavy, to accommodate more passengers after buying the 20-year-old ferry from Japan in 2012. Although the Sewol passed balancing and other safety tests, officials were looking into whether the suspected structural change contributed to the accident.
They were also investigating widespread accounts that the crew had urged passengers to stay in their quarters even as the ship was sinking, instructions that may have resulted in many people being trapped.
Mr. Lee said that his ship broadcast instructions for passengers to stay put inside "because rescue boats had not arrived yet." He said that he eventually advised passengers to evacuate, but he did not clarify when. He also did not say whether his evacuation order was properly delivered to passengers amid the chaos.
Mr. Lee also said that he was visiting his bedroom cabin briefly when the accident happened. He denied he was intoxicated at the time.
The captain said the ship began showing signs of trouble at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday. The ship sent its first distress signal eight minutes later.
The third mate, who was in charge at the bridge while Mr. Lee was away, did not respond to reporters' questions on Saturday as she was led out of the courtroom. But a 55-year-old coxswain, the third crew member arrested, said that the ship was attempting a usual turn on the shipping route when it swerved more rapidly than expected.
On Friday evening, hundreds of students held a candlelight vigil for Mr. Kang, the vice principal, on the school grounds in Ansan, a city south of Seoul. One student held a message for the missing students that said: "We are waiting. Please come back alive."
On Thursday evening, families threw water bottles at fellow teachers who had visited the gymnasium and knelt before the families in apology. Mr. Kang was not there, and his colleagues had asked the police to find him.
"He must have felt a terrible sense of guilt," said Whang Sang-min, a professor of psychology at Yonsei University in Seoul. "He must have suffered unbearable regrets for not going against the ship's instruction and immediately evacuating his students."
After two days of futile efforts, South Korean divers on Friday managed to enter the capsized ferry where many of the 273 missing people were feared to have been trapped when the ship sank. But officials warned Friday that the work would be painstaking and difficult.
One of the leaders of the diving effort, Hwang Dae-sik, said Friday that underwater visibility at the site was so poor and currents so rapid that the work was "like moving against the wind of a typhoon while barely being able to see your palm." Currents were moving diagonally across the hull, creating swirls and making it tricky for divers to enter the ship, he said.
"We have been trying to put ropes into the ship so that we can use them as guides as we crawl into the ship in the darkness and hopefully bring out missing people," Mr. Hwang, a senior official with the Maritime Rescue and Salvage Association, said in an interview.
Using such ropes, two divers managed to enter the ship's cargo deck but returned without finding anyone, officials said.
Despite the slow pace of the work and the days that have passed since the sinking, the news that the divers had entered the ship raised hope among hundreds of parents who have been waiting on this nearby island that survivors might yet be found.
Rescuers were also using high-pressure hoses to pump oxygen into the ship, which by Friday was completely underwater, a tiny tip of its hull occasionally appearing between the waves. The rescuers were hoping that the oxygen would reach people who might yet be alive in air pockets within the submerged vessel.
Four cranes arrived on the scene on Friday as officials prepared for the eventual salvaging of the vessel. But experts said it would take days, if not weeks, to complete the difficult task of raising the ship.


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Younha appeared on the February 4 installment of�KBS 2TV's '1 Vs. 100' where she revealed her reasons for dropping out of high school.
She said, "I did not want to lose the chance to debut as a singer so I dropped out of high school." �MC Han Suk Joon said, "You dropped out of high school and promoted as a singer in Japan. �How were you able to make such a daring decision at such a young age?"
Younha said, "At the time, a Korean drama was produced based on a Japanese one. �I took part in the project to create an OST in Korean. �I thought I might not be able to become a singer without this chance I had. �I regret it."
She also talked about her experiences in Japan, saying, "When I was promoting in Japan, I had no notion of money. �My mother gave me an allowance of 5,000 yen (~ $50 USD) and I would squander 3,000 yen (~ $30 USD) at a rotating sushi bar."
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The AlmaLaurea database has been built through the collection of relevant data gathered from an online survey which I encourage you to complete with the utmost honesty. Once completed, please bring the survey's receipt of submission to the Administration Office (Segreteria) before your graduation: I would like to remind you that the information gathered from your survey will only be used after your studies have been completed and that your data will be handled with respect regarding your privacy.
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Having returned from his charitable trip to Africa earlier this month, 50 Cent says he has a new point of view on life. The G-Unit general toured impoverished regions of Kenya and Somalia with the UN's World Food Program and ABC's Nightline and says what he saw there had an impact on him.
"It enlightened me in different ways," Fif said in an interview with the Associated Press. "To actually see people under the circumstances that I saw was a totally different experience. I don't think you can prepare yourself for that, no matter how many times you've seen the images."
The rapper and businessman went on the trip to promote his Street King line of energy drinks, partial proceeds of which go to providing meals to hungry children. While visiting one school in Nairobi, 50 said he was particularly moved by the resilience of kids that he encountered.
"They have one meal a day, the same meal every day," he said. "There's nothing there — within their eyes and the way that they interacted with each other — that would indicate that they feel deprived in any way. They are the exact kids that you would see here, and that was so confusing. It made you want to pick them up and take them home with you, but you can't. ... So you have to do something that makes a difference."
The Street King campaign has a stated goal of providing one billion meals over the next five years. Since its launch last fall, 50 says his company has provided over 3.5 million meals.
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The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
"When my teacher asks me a question thinking I'm not paying attention, but I get it right."


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Wondering the best way to calculate an H-Index? You're not alone! There was some recent chatter on a medical librarian listserv about methods and inclusion differences between Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science. It was some new information for me, so I thought I'd share.
First, what exactly is an h-index? It's a calculation of a researchers importance based on productivity and importance in the field, where "productivity" is number of publications and "importance in the field" is the number of times cited by other researchers. It's particularly useful as an impact tool because it discounts the disproportionate weight of highly cited papers or papers that have not yet been cited. An h-index provides a method of comparing researchers within a field, but does a poor job comparing researchers across fields.
There are three main places (that I know of!) to get an h-index report: Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science.
To get an h-index from Google Scholar, go to "My Citations" at the top of the Scholar homepage. Once you've collected your publications in your profile, you can calculate your number. It will also generate some useful graphs that show trends in citations over time. What's interesting about Scholar is that it will give you slightly higher numbers due to their looser criteria for inclusion. If you calculate your h-index on Scholar, make sure to check it against other places to make sure you're in the right range.
The process for calculating an h-index is relatively simple in Scopus and there's a ton of great how-to info at the Taubman Research Guide. The thing that's worth noting with Scopus is that it only considers articles published after 1995. So, if you've published before 1995, this citation analysis probably won't give you an accurate portrayal because it won't include all citations. Scopus also have journal citation reports, which can be handy in identifying high impact journals.
Like Scopus, check out this great Taubman research guide for instruction on getting started. According to this really interesting paper, and my own personal observation, there doesn't tend to be a large difference between Web of Science and Scopus. There are differences depending on discipline though. For example, Scopus indexes more high impact theoretical computer science conference series, which accounts for lower h-indexes in WOS than in Scopus.
It's also worth mentioning that an h-index gives a very limited view of research impact because it doesn't take into account other ways that researchers can have effect change in their disciplines. Altmetrics seeks to address this issue. To learn more about altmetrics, check out this blog post, or this one specifically about Scopus and altmetrics


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Excellent article and blog about hand function from Seekfreaks! Mentions the need for implementing early use of compensatory methods and AT early on with those children with CP as a result of MACS.
Understanding the importance of the GMFCS, a group of doctors, professor, OTs and PT in Sweden developed the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) "to
Source: ARTICLE REVIEW: Can Hand Function Be Predicted in Children with CP?


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Giving Up Grains
This blog is about a family's diet change to eating meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, little starch and sugar. I am happily married, the mother of two boys, a Strength, Olympic Lift and CrossFit Trainer, and a mommy warrior against the disorder called autism that has affected my famaily.
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Creamy Root Vegetable Stew with Ham Steak
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped sweet onion
3 tablespoons of garlic
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
2 1/2 cups or about 1 lb of peeled diced sweet potatoes
2 1/4 cups or 3/4 lb peeled diced rutabaga
2 cups diced peeled turnip
2 peeled sliced (1/2 inch thick) parsnips
4 cups organic vegetable broth
1 cup water
1 to 1 1/2 pound ham steak, cubed
Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add onion to pan. Cook 3 to 5 minutes until clear then add garlic and rosemary. Stir and cook one minute. Stir in sweet potatoes and all ingredients up through vegetable broth. Bring to a simmer and cover and cook 20 minutes until vegetables are tender. Place 3 cups of vegetable mixture in a blender. Remove the center piece of the lid to allow steam to escape. Cover with dish towel to prevent splatter and blend. Add water as needed to blend vegetables to a smooth consistency. Once blended, add back to the stock pot and stir. Add cubes of ham and simmer 5 minutes or until warm.
This is a great starchy, fill your tummy kind of stew and a great post work out meal due to the sweet potatoes and other roots. FYI, if you do not love the strong taste of parsnips just leave the out or you may try carrots. My family does not LOVE parsnips but they like the small amount in this stew.
Garlicky chicken with tomato and artichokes.
This was very easy and uses what you probably have in your kitchen.
1 to 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
2 to 4 garlic cloves, pressed
1 14.5 can diced tomatoes with juice
1 small onion, chopped
1 can artichokes, chopped
Cut the chicken into 1 inch bite sized pieces.
Brown in a large skillet with EVOO on medium heat. Add a pinch of salt and pepper,
Add one chopped onion and cook until onion is clear.
Add garlic.
Add tomatoes.
Simmer about 12 to 15 minutes.
Add artichokes.
Add about 1/2 tsp parsley.
Cover and cook on med low for about 5 minutes.
Add as much or as little garlic and parsley as you like to taste.
Grain Free, Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Scones
I made these for the kids this morning. They are one of Collin's favorites. This recipe is from Elana Amsterdam's Gluten Free and Almond Flour Cookbook. I have enjoyed some of the recipes from this great little cookbook. I altered it slightly by substituting honey for agave' and adding a couple of dashes of cinnamon. Delicious.
Elana's cookbook and many free recipes are available at her blog at http://www.Elanaspantry.com
Kale chips are popping up on many of the blogs I read and get recipes from. Elana's Pantry has a lemon Kale Chip recipe and Gluten-Free Girl has a salt and vinegar one just to name a few. I decided to put garlic on my Kale "chips" for the first try. I would say this turned out more like Kale snacks than chips. I chose the thinner more leafy kale. It was delicious. I ate the whole tray in one sitting.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees,
Take an entire bunch of Kale and chop into 1 inch pieces.
Put it in a large bowl and add 2 tbs of olive oil.Rub each leaf with olive oil using your hands.
Spread on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp garlic powder.
Bake for 12 minutes. DO NOT LET IT BROWN!
Next time I am going to try the heavier flat leaf Kale.
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Wild Salmon with Rosemary Sweet Potatoes and Lemon Asparagus.
I used to cook this long before we ever ate Paleo. It is very good. I got the recipe from a book titled The Ultra-Metabolism by Mark Hyman, M.D.
2 small sweet potatoes
1 small onion
2 tablespoons EVOO
Pinch sea salt
1 clove garlic pressed ( I used two)
2 tsp dry mustard
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 lb. fresh asparagus, trimmed
Grated zest of 1 lemon
8oz wild salmon filet cut into two portions
Preheat the oven to 424 degrees.
Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit a shallow baking pan.
Wash the sweet potatoes.
Slice the potatoes and the onions 1/4 inch thickness.
Put the sweet potatoes and onions on the baking sheet in a single layer and drizzle with EVOO. Sprinkle with salt.
Bake 15 minutes.
While the veggies are baking mix the garlic, mustard, lemon juice and rosemary to make a paste.
Remove the sweet potatoes and onions from the oven and place the asparagus on the paper around the sweet potatoes and onions. Sprinkle the asparagus with the lemon zest.
Lay the salmon on top of the veggies and cover with the mustard paste. Return the dish to the oven and bake another 12 to 15 minutes until done. Fish will be flakey when it is done.
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Fajitas….hold the shells.
This is such an easy go to meal. In fact I rushed in the house around 7:30 last night and we were eating this by 8:oo pm.
2 tsp Olive Oil or Coconut Oil
1 1/2 lbs of lean steak ( I had top sirloin filet so that is what I used last night)
3 mixed colored large bell peppers or two bags of frozen peppers and onions. (I love Trader Joe's Frozen Fire Roasted Peppers and Onions)
1 large onion
Gluten Free Steak Seasoning
2 tbs tapioca or arrowroot flour
Chili Pepper Sauce
Salsa (optional)
Slice the steak into thin strips on a diagonal.
Add steak to a hot sauté pan with 2 tsp. olive oil. (If you wait and let the pan get hot then the meat will brown nicely on the outside.)
Once the steak is cooked to about medium well (slightly pink in the middle) add in the peppers and onions and sprinkle with gluten free steak seasoning.
Saute for 2 to 3 min and there will be liquid in the bottom of the pan from the veggies and steak.
Add 2 tbs arrowroot flour to thicken up this liquid.
Add Chili Pepper Sauce to taste.
Serve hot with salsa on top.
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Jim Robinson necesitaba un nuevo diseño de botón o icono y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 65 diseños de 26 diseñadores freelance.
This is for a start-up wine travel site. The site has social networking components, but its focus is on enjoying great wines at locations around the United States.
The target audience is wine drinkers who like to travel. Typically 35-55 years of age and affluent. For now, I am only targeting a U.S. audience.
Requirements for this are pretty simple as I already have a good example of what I'm looking for (see attached). Someone created a nice logo for me, but used the attached stock image, which I think is against the terms of use for a royalty free image. I really like how the attached icon looks, but I can't use it. I'd like to have original artwork that I can use without restriction.
I realize there isn't a lot of room for creativity with this particular project, but I don't necessarily need a clone of the attachment either. Color should stay the same as it matches an existing site design. However, one could go in a more abstract direction with less specific detail than the attachment has. I wouldn't suggest straying far from the example though.
Not sure of the format of the deliverables, but I'd like to end up with something I can open up in Adobe Illustrator to change size, background colors, etc. I intend to use the image as part of a logo (appearing just to the left of a blocky text portion of the logo) and as an avatar for social media sites.


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PCI Webinar with Andrew Sanderbeck and Guests
Best of the 2017 American Library Association Conference (Find Out What You Missed)
Competency: Personal/Interpersonal Competencies
Sub-Category: Shares knowledge gained through professional discussions, conferences, formal courses and informal channels with colleagues
It was a fun, action filled week at the ALA Conference in Chicago this year! Did you attend?
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According to the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), after the new budget was tabled, Delhi government changed their subsidy slab due to which, customers who bought the two-wheeler are still waiting for subsidy, which has created confusion among the new buyer.
"The Delhi government in its budget announced the subsidy of around Rs 5,500 per electric two-wheeler to be paid directly to customer. But those who bought the two-wheelers between April 1 and June 30 are yet to get the money," Sohinder Gill, Director, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) told PTI.
Customers are making round of government officers and vehicle dealers showroom to get their refund.
Even the dealers are unsure about the status of customer's subsidy and exemption of VAT given to dealers to boost sale of e-vehicles. According to SMEV, non-payment of subsidy has heavily impacted the sale of electric vehicles, which has seen a dip of over 50 per cent in sale.
"This has affected the sale of electric two-wheelers. It has gone down by 50 per cent. We have written various letters to Delhi Government regarding VAT structure on electric vehicles," Gill said.
The society claims that Delhi government has withdrawn 12.5 per cent benefit it used to give on VAT.
According to SMEV, after the new budget was tabled, Delhi govt changed their subsidy slab due to which, customers who bought the two-wheeler are still waiting for subsidy, which has created confusion among the new buyer.
Admitting a change in subsidy given by Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) of Delhi government, a senior officer said, "Earlier Delhi government used to give a total benefit of 29 per cent on a vehicle, which included subsidy to the customer, VAT and road tax exemption.
"Now as central government has also announced a scheme of subsidy for electric vehicle so two subsidies cannot be clubbed for the same product. Over all money benefit will remain the same and no one will be at the losing end," the officer said.
Delhi government said they aim to promote e-vehicle usage in the city to curb high pollution level.
"We are giving direct benefit to customers and transferring money into their account. There was delay in the payment of some customers, which was due to delay in notification but all the buyers will get benefit. We have also asked electric vehicle manufacturer to partner with Delhi government in promoting and creating infrastructure for e-vehicles," the officer said.
A series of meeting is being organized with manufacturers and dealers to clarify the subsidy structure.
As per the current structure, two-wheelers costing up to Rs 20,000 will get a subsidy of Rs 1,000, vehicles costing more than Rs 20,000 but up to Rs 25,000 will get a benefit of Rs 2,000 and two-wheelers costing more than Rs 25,000 will get Rs 5,500 as subsidy.
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Death Becomes Her
Season 1 • Episode 6
Nancy and her brother Tom were always curious about their mother's rich friend, Marjorie Congdon. But when she fully enters their lives, they become entwined in a series of bizarre crimes. Soon, Marjorie turns into the stepmother from hell.
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I preached this week at First Reformed Church in Chatham, New York, and it went something like this.
Third Sunday of Lent (Year C)
- Isaiah 55:1–9
- Psalm 63:1–8
- 1 Corinthians 10:1–13
- Luke 13:1–9
1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them:do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."
6 And he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, 'Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground? ' 8 And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down." (Luke 13:1–9 ESV)
On the first of November in 1755, earth off the coast of Portugal shook. Shook rather violently, for somewhere between three and six minutes — not a cute little 20-second earthquake like I regularly enough experienced growing up in California — and in that shaking destroyed much of Portugal's capital, leveling ancient buildings and killing many thousands of people.
And if that wasn't enough, about 40 minutes after the shaking started, the city was inundated by a tsunami, which swept through its devastated lowlands and destroyed much of what remained of the harbor. Fire then ravaged the city for days. It was something of an apocalypse, an unveiling of the end. Judgement, and destruction, the wrath of God in pitiless nature.
Portugal, seat of a globe-spanning empire, from Brazil to Macao and dozens of points in-between along the coasts of Africa, the Middle East, and India, was ruined. Never again would this little country, which had pioneered Europe's maritime exploration and conquest of the world, matter.
The earthquake was felt across Europe, as far away as Finland. And it was thought about, too. If you remember, November 1 is not an ordinary day in the church calendar — it is All Saints Day, a day where Christians remember the dead, and pray for them. Portugal was a wealthy, Catholic country, and while some said this reflected God's judgment upon Portugal's sinful ways, others noted that Lisbon's red light district was one of the least affected and least damaged parts of the city.
And this earthquake really influenced how we moderns began to think about sin and consequences. Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire began to conceive of tragedy like this in more naturalistic terms — the way we think of them today. In his poem reflecting on the Lisbon earthquake, Voltaire considers the sins of the world:
And can you then impute a sinful deed
To babes who on their mothers' bosoms bleed?
Was then more vice in fallen Lisbon found,
Than Paris, where voluptuous joys abound?
Was less debauchery to London known,
Where opulence luxurious holds the throne?
And this
But how conceive a God, the source of love
Who on man lavished blessings from above
Then would the race with various plagues confound
Can mortals penetrate His views profound?
Ill could not from a perfect being spring
Nor from another, since God's sovereign king;
And yet, sad truth! in this our world 'tis found
What contradictions here my soul confound!
And finally, he considers the mystery of it all:
Mysteries like these can no man penetrate
Hid from his view remains the book of fate
We cannot easily impart meaning to accidents like this, the French writer says. We cannot assume that because Lisbon was destroyed by what was then only understood as "an act of God," we cannot know anything about Lisbon. About the Portuguese. About their faith or their deeds, or about the content of their hearts. No doubt they loved, and hated, and sinned, and were as virtuous as any other people that had ever lived. They no more had their destruction coming than all the other people across the world who woke up that morning and whose cities were not leveled by massive earthquakes.
The earthquake was not God's vengeance upon a sinful city. But European Christians had long believed that the natural calamities — plague, famine, earthquakes, and the like — were God's judgement. Sin and heresy and disbelief weren't just matters of personal conscience or behavior that put the individual at risk. They put the entire community, or even nation, at risk, because they might provoke God to withdraw his favor and his protection. At Benjamin Kaplan wrote in his book Divided By Faith: Religious Conflict and the Practice of Toleration in Early Modern Europe …
For Europeans, every town and village had a spiritual dimension: more than a convenient, worldly arrangement for human cohabitation, it was a religious body—a "corpus Christianum." Viewed through the prism of Christian piety, its unity was an expression of Christian love, its peace godly, and its provision of mutual aid an exercise in charity. The communal welfare it existed to promote was spiritual as well as material. Indeed, the word welfare and its cognates, like the Latin salus and German heil, meant both, for no one dreamed the spiritual and material could be kept separate. God rewarded those who deserved it, and the blessings he bestowed included peace and prosperity in life as well as salvation after death. The fate of entire communities, not just individuals, depend on divine favor. Gaining it was therefore a collective responsibility. Protestants and Catholics did not differ on this point, except where Protestants focused their prayers and hopes on the divine will, Catholics directed their supplication also to the Virgin and saints.
No one can be allowed to sin. Or disbelieve. Or even confess wrong faith. Because my well-being, our well-being, our lives and our children's whole future hinges upon it.
We see a version of this today whenever a Christian leader blames a natural disaster on the acceptance of homosexuality or the legality of abortion, who wonders if Americans have sinned so much that God has "withdrawn his hand of protection" from the United States.
Because we seek to understand what happens to us, want to find meaning in what seems so meaningless. We ask "why?" And unsatisfied with Voltaire's answer — "we cannot know why" — we make stuff up.
We still do this as individuals too. My foster daughter Molly struggles sometimes with the whole idea that "God has a plan for your life." Hers has been a difficult life, full of violence and abuse and neglect. And she's struggling with what any of it has to do with God's "plan for her life." Why God might inflict such suffering, or let it happen? What does it mean, her suffering? Is it the judgment of God on a life so sinful that she should not even try to have faith or save herself? Because she believed that for a while, gave into that belief and lived for a while as someone who felt her life was beyond redemption.
What does it mean that bad things have happened to others? To me? Because it does feel like the judgment of a cruel and capricious God. A God who does not love us. A God who does not care at all.
That's the question Jesus deals with today. When earthly misfortune strikes, what does it mean? That those who perish are somehow more cursed than the rest of us? To have a tower fall upon you, or to be murdered by the government in some kind of sacrifice — and consider what becomes of Jesus as he answers that — is that a sign that God doesn't love so much, or views you as such a sinner that you need an extra punishment? Because only material success in this world is a sign of God's love and favor?
I have to tell you, I love how Jesus answers questions like this. Because frequently when he is asked tough questions — who is my neighbor, will those who are saved be few, did those who died at Pilate's hands deserve it? — Jesus never really answers the question ast hand. He turns it around, and instead of giving people the noun they want, or the yes or no they seek, he does something very different. He tells a young lawyer what it means to be a neighbor — to give and accept help from strangers and enemies. And here, he doesn't worry about whether someone perishing in a tower collapse — or an earthquake, or a flood, or even suffered abuse and violence at the hands of others — had it coming, or was somehow more deserving of suffering and death than the rest of us.
"You all are sinners, and you will all perish. It hardly matters how. Or where." Jesus says.
Which may not be a word of comfort. But it is the truth. It is … good news. I promise.
Don't worry whether someone had it coming. Or not. Do not busy yourself speculating about the fate of others, and do not pronounce the condemnation of God upon them and their lives. You, repent! Turn away from sin and toward God! Bear good fruit!
And that's the point of the parable Jesus tells us. There's a fig tree that bears no fruit, hasn't for three years. The owner of the tree wants to cut it down, but the vinedresser says wait, with a little extra care, a little more attention, this tree could bear fruit. Give me a little more time, another year, and we'll see if this tree can and will bear fruit.
God wants you to repent, to turn to him, to bear good fruit. Fruit for the kingdom. God does not want you to perish. And God is willing to give you the time, the attention, the special care needed to bear that fruit. Because you are all, sisters and brothers, truly beloved of God.
I don't have an answer to the suffering of the world. I cannot tell you what any of it means. I cannot tell Molly what God's marvelous plan for her life is. Because I cannot even tell you what God's marvelous plan for my life is. Much of the time, I'm not sure there is one.
But I can speak to a purpose — to my life, to Molly's life, to your lives — a purpose bigger than the suffering nature seems to randomly inflict upon us, a purpose bigger than the pain and suffering we so willingly and easily inflict upon each other. A purpose Jesus spent most of career living and preaching about. And that purpose is to love — family and neighbors and strangers and enemies — as God loves us.
As God has so loved the world.