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30 September 2011
Political Sadness: Mourning Troy Davis
At 11:08pm EST on September 21st 2011 the State of Georgia killed Troy Davis. It was his fourth execution date and after a four hours reprieve by the US Supreme Court. This act marked the close of a beautiful chapter of struggle, thousands signed petitions, attended rallies, wrote letters to elected officials, made phone calls to public officers, or followed news of the case closely. None of this could stop the iron will of the State of Georgia in what at times felt like a calculated attempt to prove activists their efforts were futile. Ann Coulter's analysis perhaps provides the best metaphor. She equated Troy Davis with a baby seal, one more thing that bleeding heart liberals attempt to save through "hysterical crying." If the state can bend to such collective displays of affect that where's it's authority. At 11:08pm EST on September 21st 2011 the State of Georgia turned to those hysterical thousands and said, "no you can't." It announced the impotence of collective action and proclaimed the glory of the established forms of authority.
Such an act and the affects it induced, grief, outrage, fear, hopelessness, were not mere private drama. They were and are being experienced collectively. For those who took Davis' struggle as their own these emotions are felt with and supported by the thousands in the movement. Our affect divides us from them, they articulate an indisputable wrong, they are felt arm-in-arm with our comrades who struggled. All this means one thing: they are political.
The Argentinian radical collective Colectivo Situaciones asked, nearly five years after an eruption of resistance amid Argentina's crisis of neoliberalism, how to politicize the sadness they felt following the return to stable life and the end of revolutionary fervor. They said that we cannot let that sadness extinguish the energy around the collective subject that emerged, but must use it to strengthen that subject and imagine a collectivity that can take the good feelings with the bad. That's exactly the question Troy Davis' murder asks of us.
How do these affects became collective and how we might use them to push forward the movement for justice?
One of the first sources of the collectivity of these emotions came from the mainstream NGOs like Amnesty International, Change.org, and Color of Change that led the formally organized movement. They were able to reduce the message to a simple and powerful core. They chose the more conservative message of "too much doubt" instead of "he's innocent." They also avoided making this necessarily about abolishing the death penalty first by messaging but then by reaching out to death penalty supporters like Bob Barr and William Sessions, former FBI director. But these high profile supporters from the other side of the proverbial aisle were not as important as the way their support and the rest of the strategy was able to recruit from the largest pool of American society, the apathetic. The issue became distilled to a pure wrong. This was a man who might be innocent and they're going to kill him anyway. This was not the fight of a special interest group but a call for justice directed to society as a whole.
A strategic message like that wasn't enough to jostle people into caring. The movement was also built around small actions that were both easy and gave people a sense of involvement. Signing a petition, making a phone call, or changing your Facebook profile picture. Web-based activism showed its full spectrum. Small things like retweeting, or posting stories on your Facebook wall allowed people to feel active in their personal micro-publics. One could shout without breaking through the walls of their comfortable social networks. These tactics of course have their limits, and have serious implications for political subjectivity, but in this case they served the important function of allowing people to feel part of something. The aggregate of these micro-publics at times could feel like it was humming with Troy Davis supporters.
There have been numerous other media-focussed campaigns that did not have the impact that Troy Davis did - think of most climate-justice work. While the fast approaching deadline helped, the real extra magic was added by the stonewall efforts of the State of Georgia. Against the background of the simple, absolute message the State began to seem irrational and inhumane. There were stone-faced state officials and the family of the police officer Davis was convicted of killing who would only proclaim how they needed closure. That they were sure, without argument, that Davis was guilty and they wanted him dead for it. Then the state claimed their hands were tied by procedural legal issues. This culminated with the Supreme Court who, after giving Davis four extra hours of life, said that it would not be legally proper for them to issue a stay of his execution. In the face of this apparent inhumanity and confrontational attitude toward the protestors (cf. Ann Coulter's piece) those involved looked inward to the movement to find a human face and the strength to continue the struggle. People didn't merely want Davis to live, they wanted to break through this irrationality and get someone to hear them. There was a "them" that was doing this injustice and this resulted in a "we" who was trying to stop it.
Drawing a line in the sand and choosing sides is what makes the mourning of Troy Davis political. Grieving his loss is indeed a recognition of impotence but in the context of fierce confrontation and an absolute wrong this impotence becomes "their" inhumanity and "our" collective humanity. The networks like Facebook and Twitter that helped create a sense of collective struggle became a source of sharing affect. Next to the Democracy Now! live stream there was a scrolling list of immediate response by viewers also watching Amy Goodman's pained face. A message was disseminated: "All these people, who fought with you to save Troy Davis, they're feeling the same thing. We're in it together."
What's more, the media and organizing strategy employed established Troy Davis' killing as a wrong that indicated to everyone that they had to make a choice. The "we" that chooses to be outraged and grief-stricken is not merely a community among other communities, each with its own interest, but a re-articulation of society as whole. For those who chose Troy Davis' side, the supporting and collective affect was a dividing line between an us who are human, caring and sane, and them who are monstrous, heartless and mad. Indeed this affective community indexes a challenge to and a disagreement about the very notion of humanity, care, and sanity.
But this community is ephemeral. Grieving completes itself and the struggle for daily existence proves continually distracting. This does not mean, however, that it's irrelevant. Affective communities that stand on the side of a general divide are the very body of a revolutionary movement. The power of taking a side, and sharing feelings with others on that side, is something that's not easily forgotten. On a very concrete level Davis' killing could become a tool for organizing new affective communities. Sitting with a worker who is too afraid to challenge the authority of their manager, or stuck in hegemonic ways of thinking, the exclamation, "remember Troy Davis," may help them remember what it means to chose a side, to face an absolute wrong and refuse it. So long as the movement continues and makes demands on those who mourn this week, we will see leaders of great and historic struggles of the future say, "I am Troy Davis."
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The personalization of the human "us" vs inhuman "them" that you're outlining is, perhaps, the easiest way to mobilize people for progressive ends (tho I'm doubtful it works on some important constituencies, like the highly educated). But as everyone here recognizes, the fundamental problems we're facing are not our monstrous enemies but the abstract forces that produce them. An "us vs them" schema is incapable of grasping the nature of the crisis or of formulating a path out of it. If we're willing to use this particular expedient to revive the left (and I would certainly be willing to), how do we then make the transition to confronting the abstract forces that actually underlie social domination?ReplyDelete
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Apache Kafka Java Example(Producer + Consumer)
In this tutorial, we will be developing a sample apache kafka java application using maven. We will be configuring apache kafka and zookeeper in our local machine and create a test topic with multiple partitions in a kafka broker.We will have a separate consumer and producer defined in java that will produce message to the topic and also consume message from it.We will also take a look into how to produce messages to multiple partitions of a single topic and how those messages are consumed by consumer group.
First of all, let us get started with installing and configuring Apache Kafka on local system and create a simple topic with 1 partition and write java program for producer and consumer.The project will be a maven based project. After this, we will be creating another topic with multiple partitions and equivalent number of consumers in a consumer-group to balance the consuming between the partitions. Also, we will be having multiple java implementations of the different consumers.
Zookeeper Setup On windows
Assuming that you have jdk 8 installed already let us start with installing and configuring zookeeper on Windows.Download zookeeper from https://zookeeper.apache.org/releases.html. I have downloaded zookeeper version 3.4.10 as in the kafka lib directory, the existing version of zookeeper is 3.4.10.Once downloaded, follow following steps:
1. Extract it and in my case I have extracted kafka and zookeeper in following directory:
C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1 --kafka location C:\D\softwares\kafka-new\zookeeper-3.4.10 --zookeeper location
2. Once this is extracted, let us add zookeeper in the environment variables.For this go to Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System and click on the Advanced System Settings and then Environment Variables and then edit the system variables as below:
3. Also, edit the PATH variable and add new entry as %ZOOKEEPER_HOME%\bin\ for zookeeper.
4. Rename file C:\D\softwares\kafka-new\zookeeper-3.4.10\zookeeper-3.4.10\conf\zoo_sample.cfg to zoo.cfg
5. Now, in the command prompt, enter the command zkserver and the zookeeper is up and running on http://localhost:2181
Kafka Setup On windows
Head over to http://kafka.apache.org/downloads.html and download Scala 2.12. This version has scala and zookepper already included in it.Follow below steps to set up kafka.
1. Unzip the downloaded binary. In my case it is - C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1
2. Go to folder C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1\config and edit server.properties
3. log.dirs=.\logs
4. Now open a new terminal at C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1.
5. Execute .\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat .\config\server.properties to start Kafka. Since, we have not made any changes in the default configuration, Kafka should be up and running on http://localhost:9092
Let us create a topic with a name devglan-test
cd C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1\bin\windows kafka-topics.bat --create --zookeeper localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1 --topic devglan-test
Above command will create a topic named devglan-test with single partition and hence with a replication-factor of 1. This will be a single node - single broker kafka cluster.
Now let us create a producer and consumer for this topic.
cd C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1\bin\windows C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1\bin\windows>kafka-console-producer.bat --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic devglan-test --producer C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1\bin\windows>kafka-console-consumer.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic devglan-test --consumer
Producer can produce messages and consumer can consume messages in the following way from the terminal
Kafka Maven Dependency
<dependency> <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId> <artifactId>kafka_2.12</artifactId> <version>1.0.1</version> </dependency>
We require kafka_2.12 artifact as a maven dependency in a java project. It has kafka-clients,zookeeper, zookepper client,scala included in it.
Kafka Producer in Java
public class Producer { public static void main(String[] args){ Properties properties = new Properties(); properties.put("bootstrap.servers", "localhost:9092"); properties.put("key.serializer", "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer"); properties.put("value.serializer", "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer"); KafkaProducer.
kafkaProducer = new KafkaProducer (properties); try{ for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++){ System.out.println(i); kafkaProducer.send(new ProducerRecord ("devglan-test", Integer.toString(i), "test message - " + i )); } }catch (Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); }finally { kafkaProducer.close(); } } }
A Kafka producer is instantiated by providing a set of key-value pairs as configuration.The complete details and explanation of different properties can be found here.Here, we are using default serializer called StringSerializer for key and value serialization.These serializer are used for converting objects to bytes.Similarly,devglan-test is the name of the broker.Finally block is must to avoid resource leaks.
It will send messages to the topic devglan-test.
Kafka Consumer in Java
public class Consumer { public static void main(String[] args) { Properties properties = new Properties(); properties.put("bootstrap.servers", "localhost:9092"); properties.put("key.deserializer", "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer"); properties.put("value.deserializer", "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer"); properties.put("group.id", "test-group"); KafkaConsumer
kafkaConsumer = new KafkaConsumer (properties); List topics = new ArrayList (); topics.add("devglan-test"); kafkaConsumer.subscribe(topics); try{ while (true){ ConsumerRecords records = kafkaConsumer.poll(10); for (ConsumerRecord record: records){ System.out.println(String.format("Topic - %s, Partition - %d, Value: %s", record.topic(), record.partition(), record.value())); } } }catch (Exception e){ System.out.println(e.getMessage()); }finally { kafkaConsumer.close(); } } }
A consumer is also instantiated by providing properties object as configuration.Similar to the StringSerialization in producer, we have StringDeserializer in consumer to convert bytes back to Object.group.id is a must have property and here it is an arbitrary value.This value becomes important for kafka broker when we have a consumer group of a broker.With this group id, kafka broker ensures that the same message is not consumed more then once by a consumer group meaning a message can be only consumed by any one member a consumer group.
Following is a sample output of running Consumer.java. By default, there is a single partition of a topic if unspecified.
Topic - devglan-test, Partition - 0, Value: test message - 0 Topic - devglan-test, Partition - 0, Value: test message - 1 Topic - devglan-test, Partition - 0, Value: test message - 2
Creating Topics with Multiple Partition
Now, we will be creating a topic having multiple partitions in it and then observe the behaviour of consumer and producer.As we have only one broker, we have a replication factor of 1 but we have have a partition of 3.
cd C:\D\softwares\kafka_2.12-1.0.1\bin\windows kafka-topics.bat --create --zookeeper localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 3 --topic devglan-partitions-topic
Now, it's time to produce message in the topic devglan-partitions-topic. We can do it in 2 ways. Either producer can specify the partition in which it wants to send the message or let kafka broker to decide in which partition to put the messages. By default, kafka used Round Robin algo to decide which partition will be used to put the message.
Hence, as we will allow kafka broker to decide this, we don't require to make any changes in our java producer code.
But since we have, 3 partitions let us create a consumer group having 3 consumers each having the same group id and consume the message from the above topic. Ideally we will make duplicate Consumer.java with name Consumer1.java and Conumer2.java and run each of them individually.
Now, start all the 3 consumers one by one and then the producer. You can see in the console that each consumer is assigned a particular partition and each consumer is reading messages of that particular partition only.
In this article, we discussed about setting up kafka in windows local machine and creating Kafka consumer and producer on Java using a maven project.You can share your feedback in the comment section below.
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For most of the nations the age group among 15-25 yrs consists of an regular of sixteen%. And this youthful group retains the function of progress of a country. If the coverage makers and stake holders can work hand in hand and execute the one essential component in the most powerful and poised way, then these youths can be the blessing of a country. And that essential component is Education and learning. If they are unsuccessful in that, then it potential customers to the whole catastrophe of the country's social, political and economic aspects. There is practically nothing a lot more perilous than unemployed, uneducated or undereducated youthful persons. The aims and goals of education and learning have reworked dramatically by means of each individual generation. Education and learning need to never ever be one thing that is static. It need to be equipped to cater the desires of the persons according to the modern society they are living in. This can be quickly comprehended by differentiating regular education and learning technique and present day education and learning technique. Education and learning is not a privilege of a distinct community or group of persons. Nowadays almost all nations have recognized the fact that it is the Civil proper of a citizen to get education and learning. But listed here arrives the real query, does this proper to education and learning is applied in real indicating. To make this transpire and to make this worthwhile to the persons, the education and learning technique of each individual of these nations has to guarantee four aspects. Enable us locate out what these aspects are.
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The coverage makers and education and learning stake holders need to look at quite a few variables whilst utilizing the composition and reason of education and learning, notably the demography of that distinct country. They need to be equipped to cater education and learning to all citizens who tumble in the bracket of that age group. Consequently the educational technique of a country need to be extensive as for each the demographic specifications. The kinder gardens, educational facilities, Universities need to be recognized in proportion to the population ratio. Not a one aspirant need to be denied the proper to education and learning owing to the lack of educational infrastructure. So, Extensiveness has turn into the title of the game. There arrives equality, for centuries education and learning was confined to only a distinct community or some group of persons. A large range of persons were being excluded from the chance to get the opportunity for education and learning. There have been changes in that perspective soon after extensive struggle. But still it is a essential variable – Equality for education and learning. All citizens irrespective of any variety of social, economic and political barriers need to have obtain to education and learning that they have earned. We have to guarantee that excluded groups are finding odds to get associated in the course of action of education and learning. Or else it is the biggest failure of the whole nation acknowledged as global relatives. It is the duty of the country to guarantee that, GER (Gross Enrollment Ratio) operates equally proportional to the specific age group of that country. Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) or Gross Enrollment Index (GEI) is a statistical evaluate applied in the education and learning sector and by the UN in its Education and learning Index to establish the range of college students enrolled in college at several unique grade ranges (like elementary, middle college and substantial college), and use it to clearly show the ratio of the range of college students who are living in that country to those people who qualify for the distinct grade stage.
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Happy Birthday Kiwi the Whippet !
I can measure a section of my life by looking back on the life Kiwi and I have shared over the past 12 years. Digital cameras were just coming about back then when we visited the litter of whippet puppies. I remember using a regular camera to take pictures of the puppies, then having to wait a few days to get the pictures back. Seems like forever ago.
Kiwi is my constant companion and friend. Today is her twelfth birthday !! We probably won't have cake or candles, but she did get a special dog treat, and we will go for a walk later when it warms up. She loves to sniff around, run and jump, and if we get so lucky, chase up a jack rabbit to run after. She can't cover the same amount of ground as she did in her prime, but Kiwi can still give a rabbit a scare.
Whippets are quiet, clean dogs. We lived in a townhouse when we originally brought her home. The breed we selected had to be compact, and not too barky. Kiwi will occationally make a greeting sound, somewhat like 'hoo hoo', but besides that, she is not a barker. She'll kiss intruders, not bark at them. So she is just a sweet companion, who only asks to be included and kept warm. What a great pet she is !
3 comments:
- Anabel Luna said...
Beautiful....I love them ...i have 2 of them in blue ( grayy ) I love my two babies...They are so nice and friendly...very lovely dog......Blessings.!
- January 16, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- Elayne said...
Aren't Whippets the greatest. I have two right now that are rescues, Merlin and Kaley, I have had this breed for over 30 years. They are so sweet and clean. I love my babies.
- January 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Doris Sturm said...
Awww, how sweet! Happy Birthday to you, Kiwi, and many, many more...
Doris and Gizzy
- January 16, 2009 at 6:41 PM
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[Biography] December 1943, Tehran, Iran. The Allies have just agreed to invade France in the spring. The official photo placed a confident U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the middle, with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ramrod straight on his right and Britain's Winston Churchill glumly on the left, looking away from the camera. After two years of opposing a third front, Churchill had finally capitulated. The man who convinced him is missing from the picture: FDR adviser Harry Hopkins.
Harry Hopkins was FDR's sounding board.
Give David Roll credit for moxie. His fascinating new biography, The Hopkins Touch: Harry Hopkins and the Forging of the Alliance to Defeat Hitler (Oxford University Press) joins at least six other scholarly works, including Robert E. Sherwood's 1948 Pulitzer Prize-winning Roosevelt and Hopkins. Roll's contribution is his focus on World War II; the "touch" in his title refers to Hopkins' ability to mediate the monumental egos within the Allied leadership.
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Historian Warren F. Kimball likened Roosevelt's wartime diplomacy to that of a "juggler," but Roll thinks it was Hopkins who kept the balls in the air. Critics called Hopkins a "Rasputin," but that's reductionist; Hopkins was Roosevelt's confidant, friend, sounding board, muse, diplomat and fixer. He even lived in the White House.
Hopkins battled Congress to secure the controversial 1941 Lend-Lease Act; made sure war matériel got to Britain, the Soviet Union and China; and sacrificed his health in endless shuttle diplomatic missions. Roll reminds us how grueling cross-Atlantic diplomacy was in the era when a meeting with Stalin meant several days of rigorous travel and more than 25 hours of flight time.
Hopkins isn't an official casualty of World War II, but he literally gave his life for his country. He battled stomach cancer starting in 1931. The treatments left his body unable to absorb nutrients, and he required numerous hospitalizations before, during and after missions. He ignored doctors, did what his country asked of him and was just 55 when he died in 1946.
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Roll mines some new sources on Hopkins: KGB files, as well as new documents concerning leaders with whom Hopkins met. Roll also interviewed Hopkins' relatives, though little in the book will startle specialists. The book's biggest revelation is Roll's demolition of the spurious charge unleashed by anti-FDR conservatives that Hopkins was a Soviet agent. KGB files prove its falsehood.
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Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Kids can make these as gifts for their parents on Valentine's Day
One of the most popular Valentine crafts is to make a coupon book where kids can cash in tickets for a special time with their parents. Why not turn that concept into a game by making a spinner full of family activities?
Students can make these spinners at school and then present them to their parents on Valentine's Day or make them at home with mom or dad at their side.
To make the Valentine's Day spinners, you will need the spinner template (see step 3), the arrow template (see step 4), a piece of cardboard that's at least nine inches square, a small piece of chipboard (such as from an empty cereal box), a drill, scissors, Crayons, a marker, glue and three pieces of hardware you'll see in step 2. You will print the spinner and arrow templates on cardstock paper (preferably two contrasting colors).Continue to 2 of 11 below.
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Step 2: The Hardware
For each spinner you make, you will need the following hardware: a rubber grommet, a 3/4-inch machine screw and a hex nut that fits the screw. Note: machine screws have a flat tip, not a pointy one. This is important so the kids don't hurt themselves.Continue to 3 of 11 below.
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Step 3: Print the Spinner Wheel Template
Click on this link to print a PDF of the wheel and arrow. Don't click on the image above and print that. It will come out too small, so use the link to the PDF.Continue to 4 of 11 below.
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Step 4: Cut the Cardboard
Cut the spinner wheel from the cardstock and trace it onto your cardboard piece. Cut it out with a box cutter (adults only, depending on the age of the kids). Trace the arrow onto a piece of chipboard, such as from an empty box of cereal. Chipboard will spin more smoothly than cardboard.Continue to 5 of 11 below.
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Step 5: Glue the Arrow
Glue the cardstock arrow to the chipboard.Continue to 6 of 11 below.
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Step 6: Fill in the Pie Pieces
Have the children write activities they would like to do with their parents, such as making dinner together, going to see a movie or taking a walk together. There should be one activity in each slice of the pie when they're done.
They can also color pictures in each section or decorate them with stickers. Keep in mind if they decorate with something like glitter, the arrow won't spin as smoothly.Continue to 7 of 11 below.
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Step 7: Glue the Wheel to the Cardboard
Glue the cardstock wheel to the cardboard circle. Press firmly and allow a few minutes to dry.Continue to 8 of 11 below.
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Step 8: Drill a Hole in the Spinner
Have an adult drill a hole in the center of the spinner. The hole needs to be almost the size of the rubber grommet. Test the sizing as you drill so that you don't create a hole that's too big. If that happens, the grommet (and the rest of the hardware) will fall out.
Tip: If you're doing this as a classroom activity, have a teacher or volunteer sit at a desk with the drill. The students can then bring their wheels to the drilling station as they're ready, rather than having someone walk from desk to desk with the drill.Continue to 9 of 11 below.
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Step 9: Insert the Grommet
Insert the rubber grommet into the hole you've just created.Continue to 10 of 11 below.
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Step 10: Layer the Hardware
Insert the screw into the grommet through the back of the spinner wheel. Then punch or drill a hole in the circle on the arrow and thread the arrow onto the screw on the front side of the spinner wheel. Finally, cap it off with the nut. Leave the nut about halfway down the screw so that the arrow can spin freely.Continue to 11 of 11 below.
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Step 11: Start Spinning!
Now you're ready to spin! Pull out the spinner anytime you're bored or feel the need for some family quality time.


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Born in Long Beach, California in June 1965. American actress and educator Kami Cotler, who gained fame as Elizabeth Walton in the television series The Waltons and the movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, has an estimated net worth of $300 thousand. She attended and earned her degree in Social Sciences from University of California. She started her career as a teacher at a Virginia school in the Blue Ridge Mountains and Environmental Charter High School before becoming school co-director of the Ocean Charter School. She ran her own educational consulting company in 2007. She was a board member of the American Montessori Society. She has also established her own boutique travel company and opened a café in San Francisco, CA. Cotler made her acting debut as Elizabeth in the TV movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story in 1971. A year later, she appeared in the television series Me and the Chimp as Kitty Reynolds. She is better known by her acting role as Elizabeth Walton in the television series The Waltons from 1971 to 1981. She also appeared in a series of Walton TV movies.


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The Law of Receptivity
Track 5 of 5 in the The Go-Givers series
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02/01/2009Scripture: Acts 1:6-11;Acts 1:15-16; Acts 2:42-47; ...
Track 5 of 5 in the The Go-Givers series
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All the giving in the world wont bring success, wont create the results you want unless you yourself is willing and able to receive in like measure. Just like giving is a choice, receiving is also a choice. We must submit to both in order to be a Go-Giver. If you dont let yourself receive, youre refusing the gift of others and you shut down the flow.
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Sunday School Teacher, Former Elder at Madison Park Christian Church. Mike is President of JK Creative Printers & Mailing in Quincy, IL. He is married to Pam and has three children, Tom, Tyler and Jennifer. Mike has three grandchildren: Ryne, Ivy and Alicia.
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The Law of Receptivity
Awareness is a funny thing in life. It is amazing what passes us everyday but because we arent paying attention or are unaware of what is going on, we miss so much.
Have you ever bought something that you thought was unique and right after you took possession of it, you noticed how many people had the same item?
A few years ago when Pam and I flew to London to see Jennie, we bought two new large pieces of luggage for the trip; bright red ones. We figured since no one used red luggage, ours would be easy to locate at the baggage claim area. Everyone seemed to have red luggage. I was stunned how many people actually liked red.
I dont know about you all, but this week was packed with special needs of people from this class. It seemed this was a week that really had a lot of prayer requests in it. There were a lot of people who were on my mind and prayers all week. I dont necessarily think the week was extra hard on people, I think for myself, awareness about being authentic and being a better Go-Giver kicked in more. In fact, if I were totally aware of all the needs in this class, it might be a bit overwhelming. I cant imagine what it would be like to be totally aware of all the needs in Quincy. Jesus was aware of everyones needs.
This all leads to something I feel we need to discuss before we go any further to finish our study on Go-Giving. Jesus had a tremendous burden he carried, He loved the world so much that He came to this earth as a man to die for us and give us eternal life. He was the perfect Go-Giver and because He was that way, everyone who had needs was attracted to Him. Because He was in human form while on this earth, He was limited in time and space and could only meet the needs of people He came in contact with. So much more needed to be done that was beyond His presence. But Jesus had a plan.
Acts 1:6-11 So when they met together, they asked him, Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel? He said to them: It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. Men of Galilee, they said, why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.
I love this passage. I truly believe many churches today are still looking up into the sky wondering where Jesus went. The disciples asked a very important question, Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel? What was His answer?
Jesus gently tells them that it was their job to restore the Kingdom back to Israel. In fact, their job was to go out and restore the Kingdom to all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. What is hilarious, right after Jesus drops that bomb shell, He floats off back to heaven.
Can you tell me why the disciples are looking up in the sky? What do you think is going through their minds as Jesus flies out of sight? What was the subtle message from the angels to the disciples? Get to work!
What is amazing about the Book of Acts is, it records what 12 disciples did in the matter of 30 years to turn the world upside down only because they listened to the angels and got to work. You and I today sit here in this room as Christians learning to be Go-Givers because of the work of those 12 men. Acts 2 introduces to us how they did this amazing thing, they did it through the power of the Holy Spirit. There was nothing special about the disciples in Acts 1. They were just like you and me. I want you to see something that just jumped out at me like a huge Gorilla.
Acts 1:15-16a In those days Peter stood up among the believers£ (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) and said,
How many members do we have in this class who attend regularly on a monthly basis? We have more than 120 members. Why is it that 120 people in Acts that start off believing in Jesus could affect the whole world for Christ and our class who has the gift of the Holy Spirit in our lives struggle with winning just one person? Be honest, what is missing?
All throughout Acts is the presence and power of the Holy Spirit working on behalf of the believers in Jesus, His true disciples. The book of Acts is the only book in the Bible that s not complete. We, just like the original 12 disciples are still doing the Acts of Jesus in the world to restore the Kingdom to anyone who wants it. Whats missing? We are missing. The message to our class is simple,
Members of the Cornerstone Class, they said, why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.
And how did that first church do what they did? How did God add to their numbers everyday those who were being saved?
Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people (They were Go-Givers). And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
This All leads to the 5th and last Law of Go-Giving.
The Law of Receptivity
The key to affective giving
is to stay open to receiving
When you were young, what did you learn about giving? As you teach your kids about giving, what is the key message you give them? Here is something to contemplate:
True or false: It is better to give than receive?
If you are a good person, that is what a good person does, you give. Good people give and dont think about receiving (Law of Compensation). BUT, if you are like me, I think about receiving all the time, sometimes I cant help it. Which means I am probably not a very good person. Some of you might find yourself in the same spot. So why bother trying to give? Some of you have the knack for giving while some of us really struggle. Obviously some of you must be better than the rest of us.
Experiment: I am going to count to 30, while I am counting, I want all of you to exhale and dont stop until I reach 30. How far did you get?
What if I tell you that it is medically proven that it is healthier for to exhale than to inhale? Would that make a difference in helping you make it to 30?
No, of course not. You just cant go on exhaling forever, no matter what argument anyone tries to give you. What if I told you that it is was better for your heart to relax than to contract? Is there anyone willing to try it? If you look around, all over this planet is the process of going out and taking in. We breathe out carbon dioxide, we breathe in oxygen. Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and they breathe out oxygen. So does the rest of the animal kingdom. Billions and billions of organisms doing the exact opposite for one another so all of life survives and grows. Our giving is their receiving and their giving is our receiving.
Giving can only happen because there is a receiving!
All the giving in the world wont bring success, wont create the results you want unless you yourself is willing and able to receive in like measure. Just like giving is a choice, receiving is also a choice. We must submit to both in order to be a Go-Giver. If you dont let yourself receive, youre refusing the gift of others and you shut down the flow.
So the big question is this, what is the definition of receiving? What does it mean to receive?
The secret to success from Gods point of view is very simple if one looks at it openly:To have success, to gaining it, to having it is to give, give, give. The secret to giving is making yourself open to receiving (The Law of Receptivity)
The key to affective giving
is to stay open to receiving
The point to all this very simple, it is a full circle. Go-Giving is an eternal circle of giving and receiving as one process.
This creates an interesting dilemma; sort of a Chicken and Egg problem. What came first, giving or receiving? Receiving has to come first or there is no way giving can take place. But if there is no one to give, then how can someone receive? The same is true concerning leadership and submission. For some husbands, the wife is to submit first because without followers, how can someone lead? But it requires someone to lead before someone else can follow. What examples do we see in scripture to solve the dilemma about Go-Giving?
John 13:3-8 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, Lord, are you going to wash my feet? Jesus replied, You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand. No, said Peter, you shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered, Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.
Explain to me the principles of Go-Giving Jesus taught his disciples?
John 13:12-15 When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. Do you understand what I have done for you? he asked them. You call me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one anothers feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
So what is the answer to the dilemma in Go-Giving? What comes first, giving or receiving? In this case, servanthood took the first step.
Matthew 26:6-13 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of a man known as Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. Why this waste? they asked. This perfume could have been sold at a high price and the money given to the poor. Aware of this, Jesus said to them, Why are you bothering this woman? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me. When she poured this perfume on my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.
So what is the answer to the dilemma in Go-Giving? What comes first, giving or receiving? In this case, receiving took the first step.
Does the church tolerate an unhealthy attitude of giving? In fact, where does burnout come from in the servants of God?
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Investigating paradise
Merzak Allouache | Algeria |2016| 136 min | Documentary | Arabic spoken | English subtitles
Exquisite wine and ravishing beauties – 72 for every man! This type of representations on the Afterlife are being promulgated on the Youtube channels of Salafi preachers.
In Investigating Paradise, the young Algerian journalist Nedjma investigates the way religious Algerians think about life after death and how these fantasies influence their daily life. Just like their fantasies, the film is a powerful combination of real-life documentary and fiction: Nedjma is a character, the interviews are real. In the numerous animated conversations, pertinent issues are being discussed. When all human needs are being saved for Paradise, is there any point in striving for a better society or a happier life on earth? And also, what awaits female Muslims in paradise?


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Christmas is our favorite time of year. Especially Jared's. In fact, if I let him, Jared would listen to Christmas music all year round and we'd never take down the Christmas tree. When Christmas comes, so do our traditions. Now, our family is still on the new side. We've been married five years and our children's ages are three years and fourteen months. So, while we have traditions, we're also still trying out new traditions each year to see what we like best.
Which is why I'm here to share some of our established traditions, but also some things we plan to do a little differently this year.
Christmas lights. This is always so much fun. At a park nearby, there is a beautiful display of Christmas lights that Brookie loves. Last year, she even got to take a picture with Anna and Elsa and see an owl up close. The beautiful lights sparkling on the palm trees, nativity scene decorations, and more really sets the tone for Christmas, no matter where you live. You may need to look up local display areas near you.
Buy one piece of decor to add to our Christmas collection. When it comes to decorating for Christmas, it is so easy to go all out. Unluckily, when you have a tight budget, your options are limited. So, our first year of marriage, we decided to make this a tradition. Each year, we purchase on piece of decor. Last year, we actually waited until after the Christmas season to buy a new tree because we knew it was time. So, this year will be our first year with the new tree. This year, we need to buy Little Man his own stocking because he didn't have one last year, but since we're moving in January that will probably be it.
Black Friday rings in the Christmas season. Since we were out of town, we're a little behind, but for the most part we spend Black Friday decorating and start blasting our Christmas music. We aren't big Black Friday shoppers so this is what we do instead.
We read the story of Christ's birth each day. Our goal each is Christmas is to teach our children the reason for the season. We strive to keep His birth at the forefront of our holiday as well as teach our children the truth of his birth. That He was born to die that we might live. From Brookie's first Christmas, we started this by reading the story from various Children's Bibles. And on Christmas Eve, we read directly from the Bible together as a family.
Christmas movies! The only kind of white Christmas we get here in Florida is the kind in Bing Crosby's White Christmas. While neither my husband nor I have a huge liking for snow (way too cold!), it's nice to set the mood with Christmas movies. So starting on December 1st, the Christmas movies commence!
Now for the new traditions!
Birthday cake. Since we're celebrating the birth of baby Jesus it only makes sense to enjoy some cake. Brookie is our little choco-holic so she'll love this tradiiton. We actually always planned to do this, but since my birthday is three days after Christmas, we decided to hold off until she was old enough to understand. After all, you can only have so much cake before getting tired of it. (Okay, Jared's shaking his head at me as I type this sentence. Apparently, there's no such thing as too much cake…)
Four Christmas Presents. Last year, we were overwhelmed by the amount of toys we had for Brookie and Little Man. I felt like toys were spilling out of our ears. That's when I heard of a new tradition. Four gifts in four different categories.
Something you want.
Something you need.
Something to wear.
Something to read.
This kind of goes against my grain as I'm the one who just wants to spoil my kids…but we don't want to accumulate too many toys. So each child will get four gifts each fitting into the above categories.
Baking Christmas cookies. Don't laugh. Each year, I say we're going to do this. And each year, we don't. I'm not much of a baker, but I really want Brookie to have this opportunity. Okay, okay. This is how it'll go. Jared will help Brookie bake cookies while I snap the pictures and then I'll post them on here.
Lego Christmas Activity. I can't wait to do this activity with Brookie and Little Man. I'm sure Brookie will get more out of it, but it'll be an introduction for Little Man. If you've followed my blog for much time you know I love Heidi Franz's curriculum ABC Jesus Loves Me. You can even see my review here. If you subscribe to her newsletter on her blog, then you'll receive the worksheets and you can do this too.
I don't know if we'll do this exact activity each year, but the idea is to do something extra to really teach our children about Christ.
Now your turn:
What are some traditions that you have this time of year?
Are you doing anything new?


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Sanchez de Cima, Diego; Tein, Berit; Eremeev, Viacheslav; Luik, Anne; Kauer, Karin; Reintam, Endla and Kahu, Greete (2015) Winter cover crop effects on soil structural stability and microbiological activity in organic farming. Biological agriculture and horticulture, online, pp. 111-122.
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Online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01448765.2015.1130646
In a field experiment based on a five-year crop rotation (pea, potato, barley undersown with red clover, red clover and winter wheat), several soil parameters, porosity, number and biomass of earthworms, total nitrogen, organic carbon, percentage of water stable aggregates and enzymatic activity, were studied during 2013 and 2014, the first and second year, respectively, since the first rotation concluded. This rotation was managed under three organic farming systems: Organic 0 (control), Organic I (with winter cover crops lately incorporated into the soil as green manure) and
Organic II (with the same cover crops plus a yearly amendment of 40 t ha−1 of cattle manure). Crop rotation had a yearly positive effect on the soil bulk density, and enhanced the percentage of air filled pores; nonetheless, despite the leguminous crops in the rotation, all the systems presented a yearly decrease in total nitrogen in 2014. Cover crops along with manure only had a significant effect on enzymatic activity; however no significant effect was found in soil organic carbon content, soil particle aggregability or number
and biomass of earthworms. This was connected with the intensive tillage carried out in the systems, the weather conditions and the characteristics of the organic amendments. However according to other studies these results could be transient and further long-term investigations will be needed.
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|Journal paper
|Earthworms, fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis activity (FDA), manure, organic farming, soil physical properties
|Agrovoc keywords:
| Soil > Soil quality
Soil > Soil quality > Soil biology
Crop husbandry > Composting and manuring
Crop husbandry
Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
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| Estonia > Estonian University of Life Sciences
European Union > CORE Organic Plus > FertilCrop
European Union > CORE Organic II > TILMAN-ORG
European Union > CORE Organic II
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|Pehme, Sirli
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|05 Jan 2016 10:43
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|04 Jan 2018 00:40
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The world's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, is set to release a report offering further evidence that Iran is determined to acquire the technology necessary to build nuclear weapons. Even before the release of the latest report, evidence of the Iranian regime's nuclear ambitions was fairly persuasive. With Iran moving closer to adding nuclear might to its arsenal, questions emerge about what the U.S. -- or Israel -- can or will do about it.
We spoke with two Wilson Center experts to gain insight into what might develop. Aaron Miller worked with six secretaries of state for two decades to formulate U.S. policy in the Middle East. Michael Adler covered the IAEA as reporter and is now writing a book on diplomacy and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Michael Adler is a Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar and journalist who previously worked for Agence France-Presse news agency. He is writing a book on the use of diplomacy in the Iranian nuclear crisis which he covered extensively while in Vienna from 2002-2007, where he reported on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Aaron David Miller is a Public Policy Scholar at the Wilson Center. For two decades, he served at the Department of State as an advisor to six secretaries of state, where he helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process, most recently as the Senior Advisor for Arab-Israeli Negotiations. He is the author of several books including, "The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace."


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Looking back at Houston FM radio's lost formats
Photo: John Everett, Houston Chronicle
Before it was hip hop this and top 40 that, some of Houston's radio stations had easy listening and beautiful music formats.
Of course, young-ins won't remember that because those formats and the shows that were associated with them have long since bit the dust or been kicked to the curb.
We compiled a list of long-gone radio formats, including photos of the station employees and events associated with them.
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Trip Report: Sightglass Coffee, Version 0.3
Posted by TheShot on 02 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: Beans, Local Brew, Machine, Roasting
Thanks to a reader tip (which are always welcome and encouraged, btw), we were alerted to the opening this week of Sightglass Coffee in one of the danker parts of SOMA. Note that by "opening" we mean "unlocked" — and not much more than that.
If this sounds a lot like the "modest" opening of Four Barrel Coffee, it's no coincidence. Owners/brothers Jerad and Justin Morrison have years of veteran experience that includes roasting at Blue Bottle Coffee and the opening of Four Barrel Coffee.
You'd miss this space if you weren't looking for it. We honestly had to duck under a half-open garage door to get in, and the place looked like it was closing up shop. But despite the tiny serving space at a serving cart on wheels, this is just one corner of a vast, 1924-built, 4,000-sq-ft space with a 25-foot ceiling — or about the size of a typical large auto-body shop in the area. Except this place serves coffee … and not much else (if you include the salt caramels).
They have a Chemex brewing station, which is somewhat unique for the area, but the main attraction is their refurbished two-group La Marzocco GS2 espresso machine — straight out of the 1970s, and a sister to the one just installed at Intelligentsia's fabled Venice Beach location. Replace cheesy 1970s leather with wood, tune up the parts, and they've got a pretty serious machine for enthusiasts.
Of course — as with all these Works-In-Progress Cafés, Inc. — it doesn't stop there. Since the new model of opening notable coffee bars these days is to open stripped-down with many promises to upgrade later, the Morrison brothers soon plan to employ one of those fancy new Slayer espresso machines in the near future — as showcased at the 2009 SCAA conference — putting their Slayer customer ID in the single digits. Will its manual control of brewing pressure blow our minds? Only time will tell, folks. In the meantime, we can't help but snicker every time we hear the machine's name — which conjures up images of Stumptown's Duane Sorenson head-banging while playing air guitar to "Disciple".
It's just not the machine that's slated for an upgrade, either. They currently have access to Verve Coffee Roasters' inventory and equipment until the 14-kg Probat roaster is installed and fired up for their own local roasting. As always in this town, the permit process is one of the key roadblocks. Though they hope to have things up and running in September, we wouldn't be surprised if they're still waiting in December.
The resulting shot has a dark, healthy crema. It's a touch thin on body, but it has a potent pungent flavor of cloves, herbs, etc. There isn't much to the dynamic range of the flavors, but what's there is handled well. Served in classic brown ACF cups.
Don't mind the 90% of the floorspace that's still being prepped for their lonely Probat. This place will need revisits, as so much is bound to change in the future. For now, it's a good shot with the promise of becoming better down the road.
Read the preliminary review of Sightglass Coffee. In the meantime, here's a video of Sightglass making a cap in action:
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These guys are the best.
Looks like the 4 Barrel kiosk cart made it there too. Perhaps this will become a staple of each new shop that opens, continually being passed on to the newest one.


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Am I an Artist?
You know one of the nicest comments I could ever receive came from a gentleman on a group from Facebook, Iowa Through The Lens. I have felt for some time I have developed into an artist as many of my photos in recent months take on a painting type look. I feel many Artists see light and color and put it on canvas to replicate what they saw, no dark shadows or washed out skies. Digital photography should be no different as you capture the light and post process how it looked. This is why I shoot HDR.
But the comment on the picture below, confirmed my beliefs on what I was thinking and working towards all along, and in the process have developed my own style and brand, I just needed someone other than family or friends to confirm it. Thanks Ed King for the kind words.
"There are lots of good photographers on this site and they shoot awesome pictures. You sir are not just a good photographer, but an artist of great talent. Another masterpiece." – Ed King


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Kimberly began her career working at Brown & Wood, LLP, a large firm in New York City. In 2002, she joined the Nassau County District Attorney's Office where she tried numerous cases to verdict. She joined her father Richard's practice in 2005.
At Lerner & Lerner, P.C., she handles most of the criminal matters, including felonies, misdemeanors, and traffic violations, and assists Richard with all other matters. She is active in the Nassau County Bar Association and served on the Board of Directors from 2010-2013. She also formerly served as the head of its District Court Committee. Currently, she has been given the honor of serving on both the grievance committee and judiciary committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. Kimberly lectures frequently to members of the Nassau County Bar Association and was chosen by Senator Fuscillo to speak to high school students about DWI.
Ms. Lerner is a featured legal correspondent for a variety of national news programs, including Fox News, CNN and MSNBC and other local television news programs. She has appeared on numerous shows including The O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, The Line Up, Scarborough Country, Live with Rita Cosby, Fox News Live, The Live Desk, Kendall's Court, Studio B with Sheppard Smith, Nancy Grace, The Big Story with John Gibson, The Strategy Room, The Neil Cavuto Show and Lou Dobbs. Channel 12 News, NBC News, CBS News, Fox News and ABC News.
Kimberly holds the prestigious AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and was selected to the list of Super Lawyer's Rising Stars in New York for 2013.
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Law
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1999
- Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York
- University of Michigan
- CLE Lecturer, Nassau Bar Association, Speaker for High School Students: Ramifications of choices young people make; DWI Discussion at Seaford High School
Honors and Awards
- AV Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyer's Rising Stars in New York
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- Nassau Bar Association, Chairwoman, District Court Committee, 2006 to 2006
- Nassau County Bar Association, Member, Board of Directors, 2010 to 2013
- Nassau County Bar Association, Member, Judiciary Committee
- Nassau County Bar Association, Member, Grievance Committee
Past Employment Positions
- Brown & Wood, LLP
- Nassau County District Attorney's Office, 2002


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