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Hesine M-505 3D printer mods
I have a Hesine M-505 3D printer which is one of the Chinese Prusa i3 clones that came onto the market around 2015. The frame appears to be exactly the same as the Anet A8, however this is a distinct printer. The Anet A8 has developed a reputation for catching fire, and after going over most of the reasons for this, the Hesine printer seems to be much safer out of the box. There are several reasons the A8's catch fire:
- Firstly: thermal runaway detection was disabled in their Marlin-based firmware
- Faulty connectors with wires at the heated bed induce failure of the connectors
- Poor cable management allows bed wires to break off and short out
- Because of the above issues, the custom Anet driver board is prone to overheating and burns out, or also catching fire
The Hesine M-505 does not have these issues:
- Uses the standard and well proven Melzi driver board running Repetier-based firmware
- State of thermal runaway detection code is unknown as the M-505 firmware is not released as far as I know
- Heated bed wires come from the factory soldered directly to the heated bed, prevents thermal failure of a connector
All this being said, the Hesine M-505 still has some deficiencies. Namely, the routing of the heated bed wiring is prone to breaking loose due to very poor cable management. There are other smaller issues, but that is the biggest. The acrylic frames on these printers also gets a bad rap, so reducing wobble, namely in the Z axis is also a priority.
Next up is firmware updates for the board. Initially neither the Marlin or Repetier code bases supported the display and 5-button controls on either of these printers. This meant that anyone wanting to update firmware or guarantee thermal runaway protection was in place lost the use of these components. However, 2 years on, this has been resolved in both Marlin and Repetier code bases. Sadly, despite both code bases being GPL V3, often the Chinese printer manufacturers are out of compliance by not releasing the full code which caused this control panel situation for some time. On the up-shot, it's China, and about anything can be had if you know who to ask, which is how I assume the display code finally was obtained and integrated.
Since long print times are the name of the game, i decided I wanted to make my printer as safe as possible. I've assembled a number of upgrades to improve safety and also reliability.
Printed upgrades
- Anet_A8_Y_Chain_Remix - This is a critical upgrade. It reroutes bed wires to the side of the bed and prevents them from rubbing or breaking off.
- Anet_A8_Chain_Bed_Protector - Keeps the chain below the top surface of the bed preventing nozzle strikes, goes with "Anet_A8_Y_Chain_Remix"
- Anet_A8_Extruder_Fan_Modification_V2 - This is a huge ease-of-use improvement when changing filaments
- Anet_A8_Improved_X-belt_Tensioner - requires longer belts, which is fine if you order fiber reinforced belts as an upgrade
- Anet_A8_Power_Switch_minimal_material - I got tired of having to unplug the printer, the on/off switch also adds a fuse.
- Anet_A8_Volt_Meter_Enclosure_V1 - I decided this was also a bit of a safety feature, power consumption can be an indicator of a failure if things change over time.
- Anet_A8_Y_belt_Tensioner_ - Simplest Y-belt tensioner I could find, much easier method of tightening this belt.
Todo yet:
- Anet_A8_-_Front_Frame_Brace_with_Mounting_Holes - Reduces flex from tightening the Y-belt
- Anet_A8_Brackets_to_Reduce_X-Axis_Motion
- _Hulk__Frame_Brace_for_the_Anet_A8 - There are several designs to choose from, this one used less material
- Melzi Board Case w/ Lids - Optional
- Anet_A8_Mosfet_Holder // hoping to modify to fit the Hesine Melvi board
- Anet_A8_Spool_holder_-_reuse_Anet_parts
Notes for printed parts
- Anet_A8_Y_Chain_Remix
I found that the Anet_A8_Y_Chain_Remix had some minor sizing issues which could be inherit defects no one has bothered to fix or differences between the A8 and M-505. The block that attaches to the main printer frame has a notch for one of the thread-rods to run over top of it. This notch is off enough that some of the printed part has to be broken off to allow the rod to seat back into place on the frame. It's not a show stopper, but the problem exists. Next, the screw holes that allow the other end of the chain to attach to the bed are about one screw-hole diameter off. Again, not a show stopper, but it could be improved. Maby there is an improved version already out there and I've missed it.
Purchased Upgrades
Some of these parts match up with printed parts above, so be mindful if you interchange some of these (like the power switch). The power supply and MOSFET upgrades I deemed fairly important. The thermal fuse is maby a little overkill, but better safe than sorry. After those, everything is a reliability or usability upgrade.
- 30A power supply Anet/Hesine ships with a 20A and can barely keep up, especially when doing ABS, etc. When my heated bed kicks on, I can hear the fan drop in rpm. This is probably both a supply and main board issue: $20.99
- MOSFET upgrade for heated bed $7.99 - This may not be as important for the M-505, but it should take a lot of strain off the mainboard. For the A8 it should be a required upgrade though as the mainboard can't handle the current the bed draws.
- 220mm x 220mm glass bed - $18.99 / I noticed fairly quickly that the bed was warping some at temperature, the glass bed stops this issue making even better quality prints, especially for the first few layers. If I were to do this over, I'd order one of the PEI/Polyetherimide sheets that are all the rage now.
- Fiberglass insulation for hot end - possibly for under side of bed too $7.49
- Replacement blower fan - my original has bearing/noise issues $6.99
- Replacement hot-end fan - my original has bearing/noise issues, this one is supposed to be very quiet $13.95
- Power switch and PC cord socket $6.99
- Relay board for RPi/Octoprint - this is the board the Octoprint dev recommends if you want the ability to power your printer on and off from within Octoprint: $8.99
- Fiber reinforced belts The original rubber belts stretch and allow slop, this should be enough for both X and Y $13.24
- Voltage + Current display 21.92
- Smaller shunt resistor for the above display - to fit inside printed voltage/current display enclosure: $6.44
- Thermal cutoff fuse for bed 25A, 250C temp cutoff $4.99
- MicroSD reader extender $6.99
Other upgrades
For the main power wiring it's wise to use crimp connectors on the wires. These are the most important:
- Power supply to main board (12V and ground)
- Heated bed wires where they attach to the main board using screw-terminals
- Hot-end wires where they attach to the main board using screw-terminals
The issue is that on high-current wires like for the heated bed, bad connections heat up and corrode over time which can also lead to a fire. Screw terminals on bare-wire usually looses about half the surface area for connection when compared to a crimp connector. I've seen ferrules recommended, but both the connectors and the crimping tools required are fairly uncommon and expensive. I use crimp spade-terminals and just grind the spade down to a size that will fit the screw terminal. It's cheap, the parts are very common, and it works just as well.
Hesine M-505 Firmware Updates
I have not yet done this, but I plan to soon. This is an online configuration tool for Repetier firmware which the M-505 uses on it's included Melzi board. The board mine came with was a Melzi V2.0 board, this was in late 2015. It allows you to point-n-click a new firmware binary which can be loaded via the usual Arduino update. I've read that Repetier now includes support for the LCD display and 5-button input used on this printer.
- https://www.repetier.com/firmware/v100/ - make sure to use the latest non-development version
There's quite a bit configuration required, I plan to add an update with the options needed once I get time to work on this.


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This past Sunday, we looked at Colossians 3:1-5 where Paul commands believers to "put to death" the sins that blunt our joy and connection with God. The Gospel commands us to not just die for our faith, but to kill-"put to death what is earthly among you" (v.5). The power and motivation to do something so difficult stems from our place of love the Father has placed us in the Heavens, with His beloved Son. In other words, the Gospel tells us that we are united with Jesus' the enthroned, beloved Son of God, who already overcame the sin and misery we face through His Cross. As we reflect on Colossians 3:1-5 and/or listen to this week's message, may the Spirit remind the reader/listener of the place of love and power we enjoy in Jesus and set our minds on the hope we have in Him who is our very life.


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Enemy of Man by Scott Moon
SERIES – The Chronicles of Kin Roland
AUTHOR – Scott Moon
GENRE – Science Fiction (military, adventure)
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Cover reveal for BREAKER (Random House Alibi).
I'm thrilled to share with you the cover for Breaker, the second book in the Windy City Dark Mystery Series (Random House Alibi). This series is not like most traditional mystery series, in that we don't have the same protagonist. What we do have is the same city (Chicago) with the first book set in the Wicker Park / Bucktown area, the second in Logan Square, just up the road. I lived in both areas for about twelve years in all, and the backdrop, the atmosphere, the tone and mood, that's all similar. It's really more like what Stephen King did for small town Maine, instead of Agatha Christie or F. Paul Wilson.
So, what's Breaker all about? Our protagonist is Raymond, or Ray to his friends. He lives alone, haunted by secrets in his past, various abuses that his parents and sister lay on him, trying to survive…
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I Should Really Do This More Often …
So being new to this whole "being a writer" gig, I haven't quite mastered all the ins and outs of the social networking phase. I started my blog to have a place to show off my work, speak my mind, and because EVERYONE in the writing world told me I needed to have one. Smile.
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About a year ago I had the privilege of hearing Andrew E. Kaufman speak at a writers conference. His words have echoed in my head time and again since that night, encouraging me to keep going, keep plugging away, even when I was certain every…
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The end of hope
Tired of wishing on stars.
Tired of dreaming the impossible dream.
Tired of waiting for answers.
Tired of hoping things will change.
Things won't change.
But I can.
I can know instead of believe.
I can stop wishing and just enjoy the stars.
I can wake from impossible dreams and see what really is possible.
I can find out instead of waiting for answers from something else.
I can change instead of hoping my world will.
Belief is an excuse if there is no movement behind it.
Wishes need dedication to become reality.
Dreams can prevent you from seeing the beauty in each moment.
Waiting for answers is never as satisfying as discovering the truth.
Hoping things will change, can keep you from changing yourself.
Goodbye belief.
Goodbye wishes.
Goodbye dreams.
Goodbye waiting.
Goodbye hope.
Hello reality. Hello action. Hello me. Hello you?
Jorah Mormont, the Antagonist
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Kate Upton has publicly said that she wants to be more than a swimsuit model.
She proved she has what it takes to succeed in fashion with several Vogue editorials.
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Upton is starring in a campaign for Sam Edelman shoes, a role previously held by couture model Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Women's Wear Daily reported.
Advertising guru David Lipman, who ran the campaign, said he chose Upton for her curvy body.
"We chose Kate because she isn't stick thin. She's beautiful and all-American," he told WWD.
Sam Edelman said Upton caught his eye because she was often photographed wearing a pair of his equestrian boots.
Upton told Vogue last year that she aspired to walk runways and do a "big, glamorous ad campaign."
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There's so much stuff that's wrong in the world today.
I guess that's always been true, but with the explosion of social media, the amount of wrong seems overwhelming at times.
I mean, I used to live on an island in the South Pacific. No TV, no internet, no phone, snail mail every two weeks if the ship happened to stop by.
Mostly we got our news by listening to the Voice of America. The. News. In. Easy. English.
I'd be twitchy by the end of the first sentence. In-depth reporting it was not. I missed out on both of Bill Clinton's administrations that way. With all that blue dress stuff, I count myself lucky.
Now I live in Dallas. I have unlimited access to media, and with the overwhelming flow of endless information, I sometimes wish myself back on the island. (Until dinner time. Then I want to call for pizza.)
I wonder this: what am I supposed to do with all this information?
I find I am just too old and too tired to sustain a great level of outrage for every single thing I find outrageous.
Believe me, I find many, many things outrageous.
I'm often tempted to throw something up on the blog here and rant.
But mostly I pray the prayer that Anne Lamott taught me: "Help!"
Today there is something I need to write about. Not just to be outraged, although the story is pretty outrageous.
But so that we can all learn to look with open eyes at our communities of faith, and asses how healthy or unhealthy they are.
If they are healthy, oh happy day! If they are unhealthy, it's time to get busy.
Here's the nutshell of the story: Bob Jones University, a very conservative Christian college, has brought in the nonprofit organization, Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE), to investigate how the university has dealt with sexual abuse.
(Hint: when the GRACE team gets called in, sexual abuse has not been dealt with very well.)
According to this news article, released yesterday:
"More than 100 people have come forward to GRACE investigators, and the report is due out in the next few months. Boz Tchvidjian, the head of GRACE, believes Christian organizations across the country have failed victims in similar ways, and that the Protestant world could in fact be 'worse' than the Catholic Church."
Did you get that? It's not just BJU. The whole Protestant world needs to take a good hard look at itself.
That's not THEM.
That's US. Anybody who sits in a Protestant pew on a Sunday morning.
While only a few people are the actual victims in a situation like this, many times there are systemic patterns that make the environment a safe haven for potential abusers.
And while only a few people are the actual abusers, many of us can blindly participate in the patterns that create the unhealthy environment.
Edmund Burke famously said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
Too many times in unhealthy Christian environments, good people do nothing.
The problem is, we don't know what to look for. What's healthy? What's unhealthy?
As I said a couple of weeks ago, I am not much interested in the nitty gritty of theology. I'm mostly interested in how people get treated on the other end.
How people get treated is the biggest clue to me in whether a theology, whether a system, is healthy or unhealthy.
Jesus said it this way: "By their fruits, you shall know them." (Matthew 7:16)
So here's how I judge healthy.
Diane Langberg is a Christian therapist who works with the victims of sexual abuse. She has identified three key components of healthy personhood: voice, relationship, and power. These, she says are our gifts from God, and these are the things we find devalued in abusive situations.
When we honor the personhood of ourselves and those around us, we are honoring God's loving intention for healthy community.
Alliteration helps me remember better, so I'll call these elements of personhood voice, value, and vitality.
Voice: we should be able to speak up, ask questions, and have our story be respected. When we are told to sit down and be quiet, when our questions are dismissed, and our story is devalued, we are not in an environment of Godly truth. Simple as that.
Value: we should feel valued and welcomed in relationships. When we are isolated and rejected, accidentally or on purpose, this is not an environment of Godly truth.
Vitality: we're supposed to be powerful people, growing more and more into the image of God. When we feel powerless, helpless, hopeless and ignored, this is not a place of Godly truth.
Langberg says this:
"Again and again throughout history, whenever one human beings acts toward another in a way that is not rooted in the truth of God, the same results occur: silence, isolation, and helplessness. this devastation can occur in milder forms, as when one person speaks sharply or critically to another. We have all know the experience of being rendered silent in the face of a cutting remark. Severe destruction occurs whenever one human perpetrates an atrocity against another. It is here, in our understanding of the nature of personhood, that we can begin to grasp the evil perpetrated in the life of a human being when trauma occurs." (Diane Langberg, Counseling the Survivors of Sexual Abuse)
Whenever we have a system or a family or an organizational culture that produces silence, isolation, and helplessness in its members, we've got a problem. It may not necessarily be a sexual abuse issue yet, although it's an attractive environment for abusers, because it is a place that essentially does not function in the truth of God.
A healthy faith community is a place of voice, value, and vitality for all its members.
He is the Vine, we are the branches. All necessary, all valued, all growing together.
How do you feel in your faith community?
- Do you have a voice, and is your voice welcome?
- Are you honestly, openly, truly valued in loving relationships?
- Are you experiencing an emotional and spiritual vitality that leads to love, joy, and peace in your life?
Remember this as you evaluate:
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7
(Next time, I'll talk about what to do when you find yourself in an unhealthy community.)


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10 - Peopolisation et politique
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The coverage of the private lives of political leaders in France is not as new as it appears. The aims and views of political sociologists in this regard differ from those of journalists and politicians. âPeople-orientedâ political news can be explained with the mutual interest of politicians and journalists for increasing audiences. But the coverage of politiciansâ private lives can also change its connotation : what was positive yesterday might turn negative tomorrow. Such change is thought to testify to a renewal of âobjectivityâ in multiple democratic roles of watchdog journalism. The journalistic excellence is redefined in two directions : the relationship between journalists and political newsmakers is redefined by including the private life ; journalistic borders shift to include amateurs (ex. internet) that notably increase the journalistic work cadences. Nobody knows if people-oriented news exert any real impact on votersâ behavior but the belief in âmediacracyâ is performative (the conviction acts by itself : âa self-fulfilling prophecyâ wrote Parsons, citing Durkheim). With the assistance of pollsters and communication advisors this belief can influence the selection process of candidates inside the dominant political parties leading to the investiture of so-called âpopularâ (journalists-choosen) candidates. A classical error consists in the retrospective reduction of the political achievements of a candidate to his (or her) successful communication strategies.
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Zogby Conducts First Poll of Iraq Troops
Zogby International, tracking public opinion since 1984 in North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Europe, has just completed a first-ever opinion poll of our combat troops serving in Iraq. The results are absolutely stunning. The poll, conducted in conjunction with Le Moyne College, is touched upon today in Nicholas Kristof's New York Times Op-Ed column, The Soldiers Speak. Will President Bush Listen? (subscription) . For those who don't subscribe to the NYT, I have all the details explored there (and more) for you here.
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From today's Zogby press release:
A new poll to be released today shows that U.S. soldiers overwhelmingly want out of Iraq -- and soon. The poll is the first of U.S. troops currently serving in Iraq, according to John Zogby, the pollster. Conducted by Zogby International and LeMoyne College, it asked 944 service members, "How long should U.S. troops stay in Iraq?"
Only 23 percent backed Mr. Bush's position that they should stay as long as necessary. In contrast, 72 percent said that U.S. troops should be pulled out within one year. Of those, 29 percent said they should withdraw "immediately."
The troops have drawn different conclusions about fellow citizens back home. Asked why they think some Americans favor rapid U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, 37% of troops serving there said those Americans are unpatriotic, while 20% believe people back home don't believe a continued occupation will work. Another 16% said they believe those favoring a quick withdrawal do so because they oppose the use of the military in a pre-emptive war, while 15% said they do not believe those Americans understand the need for the U.S. troops in Iraq.
A stunning poll.


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This blog post describes one of the prototypes our team built as part of a Harvard Kennedy School of Government course in which we applied human-centered design principles to government processes. Our team has had the honor of working with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on the process veterans endure to appeal disability claim ratings.
What we heard
Paper and snail mail are still the primary way in which many veterans interact with the VA. Since the majority of veterans going through their appeals process are over the age of 40, most of the VA's 'customers' are not digital natives. We heard over and over again in our interviews that the letters from the VA were hard to understand. Ricky, a retired veteran who is now a lawyer himself, observed, "I'm trained to read legal documents, and even I have trouble making heads or tails out of the gobbledygook in these letters." We learned that there is an effort already underway at the VA Center for Innovation to redesign the letters, so we decided to focus our efforts on another form of written communication, the forms veterans have to complete to file their appeal. We started with Form 9, which is the form veterans complete to start their appeal.
What we built
We made the following changes to Form 9:
Made the numbers clearer and larger, so veterans could be confident they were completing all the steps
Inserted short instructions next to each step, rather than referring to a long set of instructions at the end
Inserted guided number spaces that indicated to a veteran how many digits should be in the numerical fields. For example, 10 slots for a phone number.
Used white space to more clearly highlight important information
What we learned
Small changes can make a big difference. While none of these tweaks on their own seemed groundbreaking, one of the veterans remarked, "It's like bumper bowling! I know I'm on the right path." We were particularly happy that the use of white space led one veteran to notice important information about how the type of hearing they chose might add a significant delay to the issuance of their decision. On the downside, veterans noted that they would still probably ask a veterans service organization for help while filling out the form.
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"Epoch Bits" is Havoc TV's bygone surf, skate, and music column. Every Wednesday, we dive deep into the depths of these radical subcultures that forged the way for those of us raised on a surf and/or skateboard.
November, 1987 - Santa Cruz Skateboards releases game-changing skate video Wheels of Fire.
The video marked the fact that street skating was about to take over and vert skating was starting to fade out. Wheels of Fire also was the first skate video to showcase Santa Monica local Natas Kaupas as one of the most legit skaters destined to leave a mark on the sport, and featured Christian Hosoi seriously ripping and straight killing like only he could do.
November, 1981 - Rodney Mullen shows us how to do a Stationary Ollie Pop in Thrasher Magazine.
Each issue, Thrasher Magazine would feature a pro-skater in their "On Board" series that would go through the steps of nailing a popular trick.
November 1987 - SURFER Magazine features Mike Occhilupo and reveals that the surfer spent $40,000 on coke that winter alone.
From his earliest years as a pro, Occhilupo was one of the sport's most beloved and unique figures: warm, childlike, giggly, easily upset by violent movies, and a routine mangler of words and phrases. In 1987, however, he began showing signs of instability: he bought a penthouse in Cronulla and sold it a few months later, moved temporarily to the North Shore of Oahu, announced his retirement, made a comeback, then quit again. Alcohol and cocaine were his go-to vices.
November, 1995 - Toy Machine was running this hilarious ad with the company's founder, Ed Templeton, pictured and strongly encouraging skaters to pick up their newest board.
November, 1953 - This historic photo of a Makaha wave ran on the front page of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Thomas Tsuzuki photograph is credited for being the catalyst for big-wave riding as we know it. The beat-up old black-and-white photograph shows three guys sliding down a big wave at Makaha.


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OPOKU- MANU CHIEF, DCEs SHOULD FORGE UNITY
Mr. Kofi Opoku-Manu, Ashanti Regional Minister, has underlined the need for District Chief Executives to strengthen their ties with traditional rulers in order to push the peace of development.
Mr. Opoku-Manu said it was simply not possible for nay human society to make significant headway in socio-economic development if the leaders "do not sing from the same hymn sheet."
The regional minister was speaking when he made courtesy calls on the Omanhene of Ejisu, Nana Afrane Okese III and Daasebre Otuo Serebour II, Omanhene of Juaben municipality.
Mr. Opoku Manu expressed the need for understanding, mutual respect and co-operation between politicians and chiefs.
He called for peace and stability in the region to woo investors, adding that "no investor will want to establish a business in an environment poisoned, chaos and disunity".
Mr. Opoku-Manu appealed to the chiefs to support government policies and interventions designed to make life better for the people.
Daasebre Otuo Serebour called for equity in the distribution of the national resources. - GNA
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Kartar Lalwani, founder-managing director of Vitabiotics, a vitamin supplement company, was adjudged the UK Entrepreneur of the Year at a function in London on Tuesday night.
At the GG2 (Garavi Gujarat) Leadership and Diversity Awards 2003 held at the Le Meridian Grosvenor House Hotel, Kalwani, who founded the company in 1971 was chosen for the coveted award for his exceptional marketing skills and entrepreneurial flair.
The company distributes 15 brands in the United Kingdom and internationally, and five of these are Britain's best selling supplements.
In May 2003, Vitabiotics received 'The Queen's Award' - the most coveted commercial prize given to a UK business house.
Baroness Valerie Amos, Britain's Secretary of State for Department for International Development, who was the chief guest, won the 'Hammer Award' the highest award given to an individual for breaking through the 'glass ceiling.'
Ronen Sen, High Commissioner for India to the United Kingdom, presented the award to Baroness Amos.
Amos is the first black woman to be appointed on the British Cabinet.
Prior to her appointment as Secretary of State for International Development in May this year, Baroness Amos was Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
Born in 1954 in Guyana, Baroness Amos began her career in local government, working in various London boroughs from 1981 to 1989.
She was a Government Whip in the House of Lords from 1998 to 2001, and has also been a spokesperson on social security, international development and women's issues.
More than a dozen other awards were also presented at the dinner attended by over 1,000 distinguished guests, including Lord Swraj Paul, NRI, British Ambassador for Overseas Business, Keith Vaz, former Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Shekhar Kapur, producer of Oscar-nominated film Elizabeth, and Barry Gardinar, MP, General Secretary of Labour Friends of India.
Kabir Bedi, veteran Bollywood actor, and his wife Nikki Bedi compered the programme.
Other prominent award recipients were Baroness Usha Prashar, CBE (Commander of the British Empire), the First Civil Service Commissioner, Cabinet Office (Woman of the Year), Rabinder Singh, QC (Queen's Counsel) (Man of the Year), Sanjeev Bhasker, (TV and Drama Award), Dr Ajay Vora, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist (Innovation Award), Zahida Manzoor, Legal Ombudsman (Public Service Award).
Purnima Raval, Police Constable, Metropolitan Police (Metropolitan Service Community Award), Lisa Aziz (Media Personality of the Year Award), Rekha Bhakoo, Head Teacher (Teacher of the Year Award), Commander Joe Da Gama (Endeavour Award), Lorna Hamilton-Brown (Community Award), Poppy Tanna (Achievement through Adversity Award), Michael Watson (Sports Personality of the Year Award) and Walkers (Best Commercial Award) too were awarded during the function.


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"Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny" (REVIEW) -- Colorado Boulevard
It was well worth going "west of La Brea" (usually my limit of how far west I will go for entertainment) for this dazzling performance.
Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble has combined dance, music, clever lighting and backdrops, live digital animation effects, and acrobatics (but no dialogue!) for a very creative, dynamic, bright and colorful interpretation of Milton's "Paradise Lost," and they have created something very special indeed.
They've also added a feminist twist on the temptation sequence as well as other interactions, subtly balancing the male/female power structure of this literary classic. From start to finish the story is told with powerful physical performances, with every character sustaining the intense and stimulating assault on the senses as we devour the whole story. As the angels and demons battle it out for control of emerging humanity, the creation of the universe and the Garden of Eden are portrayed around them with innovative techniques. The live digital animation is fascinating, I have not seen anything like it, and the original music contributes to the forceful, heart-pounding experience. The only visual or physical effect I could think of to add would be to munch on an apple while watching it!
The drama of characters flying through the air, climbing walls, tossing each other rhythmically, intimately connecting, coming into the aisles a bit, hanging off the edge of the stage (we were in the front row, had to pull our feet back a bit) really immersed the audience in the physicality of the performance.
The curtain call is unique as well. The characters change their costumes a bit, but I'm not going to spoil the effect.
Two more weekends of performances – work this into your schedule if at all possible, you will see some unique effects which without doubt will be adapted by other artists in future productions.
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Crime - Sacto 911
Sacramento County law enforcement leaders ask supervisors for more money
After responding to years of budget cuts, Sacramento County law enforcement leaders said Tuesday they want more money to improve their crime-fighting efforts.
In advance of next month's county budget hearings, supervisors held a workshop Tuesday to hear from Sheriff Scott Jones, District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert and Chief Probation Officer Lee Seale.
Jones, who has a budget of about $400 million, said he needs an additional $7 million to make the department more community-oriented and not simply one that responds to emergencies.
"We just keep jumping around, putting out fires," Jones said.
Schubert said she needs an additional $754,000 to hire attorneys and investigators and to upgrade technology. Seale said he needs to hire 10 probation officers at a cost of about $1.5 million.
The officials gave presentations that were heavy on general goals but light on budget specifics. Supervisors said they look forward to getting those details.
County Executive Brad Hudson has yet to release his proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, so it's not clear how much financial ability supervisors have to respond to the law enforcement requests. But Jones and Schubert said the amount they sought Tuesday is above what Hudson had planned to include in their budgets. Seale said he's awaiting word from Hudson about his proposed increase.
The sheriff proposed far-reaching changes. Since 2008, he said, the department's field services has seen a 23 percent decrease in personnel. Much of the cuts were to "problem-oriented police" who can spend time in the community addressing specific neighborhood crimes and nuisances, as well as building relationships with residents.
Jones said much of his proposed increased funding would pay for such deputies, as well as supervisors and patrol vehicles. His plan is to move the department to "intelligence-led policing" popularized by big-city departments years ago and now used nationwide.
The model relies heavily on up-to-date and geographic crime data and on deploying deputies in response to trends in the data. Such a system makes it easier to hold deputies, their supervisors and the department accountable, Jones said.
Seale and Schubert said their departments have been stretched by having to meet demands created by recent laws. Those include a 2011 law that gave counties responsibility for lower-level offenders once handled by the state.
A number of social-service advocates encouraged the board to spend on community programs that can reduce crime. David Ramirez of Sacramento Area Congregations Together said mental health, child welfare and other services can curb crime.
"A healthy community requires less policing," he said.
Some activists also urged the board to spend money on a plan to reduce the disproportionate rate of deaths among African American youths. That plan is aimed at reducing deaths from child abuse, homicide and other problems.
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Archive for Monday, May 20, 2013
Superintendent explains rules of PAC shelter use
May 20, 2013
Everything is in place for the Baldwin USD 348 Performing Arts Center to be used at a tornado shelter — except the public's awareness of how to use the 2-year-old facility for that purpose.
Baldwin Superintendent Paul Dorathy tried to address that issue Thursday with an informational meeting at the PAC on the northwest side of Baldwin Junior High School, 400 Eisenhower Street, but only one family attended.
"I'm afraid people are going to show up during a storm and not know how to get in," Dorathy said.
People seeking safety at the PAC need to know that access to the shelter during a tornado can be gained through the western-most white double doors on the building's north side, Dorathy said. The glass doors to the lobby between the auditorium and gymnasium would not be open during a tornado warning, Dorathy said.
The PAC would only be unlocked during tornado warnings and not for thunderstorm warnings or during tornado watches, Dorathy said.
The white double doors are equipped with remotely operated locks, which Dorathy and other district officials will unlock when tornado sirens sound or a tornado warning is issued in Baldwin. That will allow up to 1,800 people direct access to the PAC, which was built with the help of a Federal Emergency Management Administration grant to withstand sustained 250-mph winds.
"I've timed it, and I can unlock the doors within 30 seconds of a warning," Dorathy said.
So, if all goes as it should, those seeking shelter during a tornado warning should find the double doors unlocked. But there are safeguards built into the system that provide options if the remote locks don't function.
Foremost is a battery backup to the locking mechanism that allows it to be remotely operated should electricity to the PAC fail. If that doesn't work, there is a phone number on the door that will connect those seeking shelter to someone with the code to unlock the doors or — if that code doesn't work — a combination to a lock box with a key to the doors, Dorathy said.
Light switches are to the left of the designated door. The PAC has a battery emergency lighting system that should kick in during a power failure, but those seeking shelter are encouraged to bring flashlights, Dorathy said. It is also a good idea to bring cell phones in case it is necessary to call for the lock code and a portable radio, he said.
Among the things asked of those seeking shelter at the PAC:
• Park in the parking lot and not in the fire lane next to the shelter.
• Don't bring pets. Allowing pets would create a liability issue for the district, Dorathy said.
• Don't bring food or drinks other than bottled water.
• Don't smoke in the building
• Don't bring firearms.
• Stay calm and stay away from outside doors.
• Pick up any trash before leaving.
The PAC is available as a community shelter while school is in session, but residents need to get there quickly before doors are locked, Dorathy said. All students and staff will be in the shelter five minutes after a tornado warning is sounded, he said.
The superintendent encouraged residents to have a tornado action plan, which would determine if the PAC is the right place to seek shelter. Those who cannot reach the shelter PAC within 10 minutes of a warning should find closer shelter, he said.
Situation awareness was also important, Dorathy said. If a tornado drops on or just outside the city, staying at home could be safer than driving to the PAC.
"Most people killed in tornados are killed by flying debris," he said. "You do not want to be caught outside your home or the PAC while a tornado passes."
The Baldwin City Police Department will attempt to have an officer come to the PAC during a tornado warning but does not have the manpower to have one stay at the site during what would be a community emergency.
Video cameras have been installed inside the PAC to record inside activity during a storm, but those seeking shelter are also asked to monitor the activity of others.
"Any vandalism or theft could end the use of the PAC as a tornado shelter," Dorathy said. "We're not required to do this. It's something the board decided to do as a service to the community. If things get torn up or stolen, the board may decide it's something we won't continue to do."
Bloggerboo 6 years, 4 months ago
Ironic that this article is published the same day as the terrible tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma. But, I'd like to thank Superintendent Dorathy and the USD 348 BoE, and all those that voted to pass the 2008 Bond Issue for getting the PAC built as a storm/tornado shelter. I hope we never have to use it in such a way, but it's nice we have the option.
I think it might be necessary to consider a similar building closer to the two existing elementary schools though, or one for each. I hope none of us have to ever go through what those poor families did. Let's prevent as much damage and pain and suffering as we can by being prepared.
bc 6 years, 4 months ago
The library of the primary center is also a FEMA compliant shelter, so there is that option currently. I too hope we never see a day where it must be used.
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Monday, 5 November 2012
... Freyja or Nefi laid an egg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rachel told me she had been in the top nesting box during the morning. I didn't think much about it. But then when I went out to do my every second day clean up of the coop, there it was laying in the wood shavings on the floor. It wasn't in the nesting box but whatever, this was her first time. I picked it up, it's a greeny/bluey shade, and ran to the house with a giant grin on my face :)
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Saturday, June 24 at 8p
Our SRO summer edition featured local residents telling personal tales. Inspired by the Moth Radio Hour but with its own unique improvised style, RPRS is already a much-anticipated program.
July 14-16, July 20-23: Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8p, Sundays at 7p
Ride the Bus: Hudson Show & Bus Package on July 14, leaving from the Red Dot promptly at 7.15p
written and performed by Frank Boyd
created in collaboration with the TEAM
The Holler Sessions, staged as a live radio show, centers around one man's burning obsession for American jazz. Ray, an explosive Kansas City DJ, broadcasts his love of jazz from his shoddy studio with an infectious passion for this uniquely American art form.
"Embodied with respect and ferocity by Frank Boyd….Ray radiates a hard-core obsessiveness that's both scary and contagious." Ben Brantley, NY Times Critic's Pick
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August 4-5, August 11-12: Fridays and Saturdays at 8p
written by Young Jean Lee
original music by Young Jean Lee, Tim Simmonds, Mike Hanf, Nick Jenkins, and Benedict Kupstas
Part pop/indie rock cabaret, part storytelling—a life affirming show about one thing we all have in common.
"One of the most inexplicably pleasurable experiences of my theatergoing life....A goofily grim and oddly uplifting meditation by one of the most restlessly experimental—and wildly entertaining—writer-directors working in the theater today." Adam Green, Vogue
HARD RAIN: The Songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen
SOLD OUT: Saturday, August 19 at 8.30p
"As much as you may think you know the songs of these two musical patriarchs, the British singer Barb Jungr interprets their work with a ferocity and truthfulness that demolishes every cover version you've ever heard. For the audience members who stood and cheered, it was a moment of catharsis." Stephen Holden, NY Times
"One of the world's great cabaret singers… Barb Jungr is a genuine original, deploying warmth, high drama and sensitive musicality to reinvent everything she sings" Time Out NY
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September 22-24: Friday at 6p, Sat & Sun at 2p, 4p and 6p
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written by Darrah Cloud
The first look of a new work: a devised theater performance to take place on the grounds of Frederic Church's Olana. The piece draws inspiration from the artist's painting, letters, family life and the celebrated landscape and is presented as an immersive experience in which performer and audience journey together into Church's art.
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School board bandits make off with parents' choice
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You might be surprised to know it takes even more faith for a creationist like me to expect the current bureaucracy to reform Kentucky's public-education system than to believe the earth, universe, humankind and all life forms happened by accident.
And it takes nearly as much faith to believe Kentucky's schools will improve without giving parents power where it counts — the right to determine which school gets their children to educate and tax dollars to operate.
It's outrageous that some Kentucky parents are now forced to pay tuition in addition to their tax dollars just so they can send a child to a better public school in their own county.
For example, parents who move to the Calloway County School District in western Kentucky and want to send a student to the Murray Independent Schools in the same county must pay for the privilege — $1,500 in tuition for the first year.
Be clear, these parents don't work long hours to provide tuition for their children to attend esteemed private schools. They pay extra to send their children to the public school of their choice.
This situation developed when the Calloway school board decided a few years ago to restrict the freedom families had enjoyed for 26 years — with the emphasis on "free."
Calloway's board decided too many parents were opting to send students to Murray. In one recent year, around 900 students transferred from Calloway to Murray.
Kentucky law requires both school boards involved to sign a transfer agreement before state funding follows students to a different district. If one district — such as Calloway did — doesn't want to play, it can take its ball, go home and snatch freedom away from hundreds of parents.
Calloway's board claimed a need to "balance" the number of transfers. That might hold water if "balance" existed between the districts' academic performances.
On the 2007-08 ACT test, Murray High School ranked No. 22 among the commonwealth's 232 high schools. Calloway's ranking: No. 88. If you could choose, where would you send your child?
Things are even worse for the small Jackson Independent School District in eastern Kentucky.
A few years ago, the Kentucky School Boards Association named Jackson among the Top-10 Most Improved Districts in the commonwealth. But it now faces the possibility of closure because the nearby Breathitt County Schools want to eliminate options for parents and state funding for transfers that Jackson relies upon.
Not only did Breathitt trash a longstanding transfer agreement, it threatened to deny even the 200 students currently allowed to transfer if the Jackson district tries to attract any new students by allowing parents to pay tuition.
Unless the legislature steps in to resolve the situation, the Jackson district – which has made more appeals than the number of options at a Chinese buffet – could close in a couple of years. This despite Jackson's 2007-08 ACT Composite Score that ranked No. 28 out of 232 high schools in the commonwealth; only 19 high schools scored lower than Breathitt.
In the spirit of generosity, I'll ascribe the offending bureaucrats' actions that fight against parent's educational liberty to "Hanlan's Razor," which states: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
The Legislature should do the smart thing by picking this low-hanging fruit and making it clear: Parents may send their children to the public school of their choice.
I promise a shiny red apple for the desk of every lawmaker who does the right thing for Kentucky kids.


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Hi guys I know it's been a long time since I wrote something and I apologise for that…
The past couple of months have been really hard for me .. As in my concentration is lacking and my creativity is just not here at the moment.
I have been suffering with really bad depression for the past year and recently it has got real real bad.
Due to that my motivation is not with me.
My head seems like it's in a different place.
And I'm finding everything really hard.
I had the most invites I've ever had for London fashion week but I only went to a few.
Because I just couldn't do it … I couldn't get myself out of the house.
I can't bare the thought of not writing to you guys and my readers.
And I am sorry that I have let you down.
I do try and keep up but sometimes it's really hard.
Depression is something I never thought I would suffer with as I've always been the strong minded one … Or just a strong person shall we say.
But depression can hit us all… And it's not just feeling sad or down… It's worrying constantly… It's emotionally draining and physically exhausting.
I have been trying to hard to put my career in the right path I have forgotten about my health and everyone around me.
And for that it's got to me because I am not going down the path I want to be.
I chose to study my marketing CIM and I can't even keep up with that at the moment because my mind is not there.
I have thought about giving up my blog completely but I am not going to do that.
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Black Friday 2016 Recap
This past weekend was Black Friday...and I say "weekend" because Black Friday is no longer just on Friday, it's the entire holiday weekend. I, for one, am a good example as I went Black Friday shopping on Tuesday night before any of the crowds hit.
This year saw more shoppers than ever, although with very different shopping behaviors. I, for one, am also a good example as I never participate in Black Friday yet this year I couldn't help myself and bought a tv. For myself, not even as a gift!
Deep discounts ruled the shopping carts, to no surprise (the tv I bought was under $300!!). So although there were more shoppers, the average cart was lower than prior years. Most analysts are thanking deeper discounts for that phenomenon from retailers across the board including luxury outlets like Neiman Marcus.
Online shopping wasn't reserved just for Cyber Monday, another "weekend" event. Online sales on Black Friday were bigger than ever too, thanks to the proliferation of shopping and price comparison apps that made shopping online easier than ever, even if you were standing in a brick and mortar outlet. And of course thanks to Amazon as they took the lead online. Naturally.
Online sales on Monday did end up surpassing Friday, but again it's better to measure total weekend impact than just one day...proving once again that online sales keep growing and growing year over year not only in volume but in household penetration as well.
The question is...Is Black Friday over? Not by a long shot. Calling it a "weekend" isn't even fair anymore, as it's more like a season that is just beginning. Analysts are calling for more and more deep discounts as we count down the holiday shopping days.
So stay tuned...what's your experience? JIM


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Wikipedia and the New Curriculum
Digital Literacy Is Knowing How We Store What We Know
Whenever I read an article about an educational institution "banning" Wikipedia I make a point to add this school to a list for future reference. This list serves two purposes: it gives me a list of schools at which I am not likely to work anytime soon (I am a professor of Emerging Media), and it gives me a list of educational institutions which I advise students to avoid. I could make the soft claim that this banning is just a silly policy, a "stick your head in the sand" approach to learning in a networked digital era, but instead I want to make a more controversial claim: It is irresponsible for educational institutions not to teach new knowledge technologies such as Wikipedia. I should probably admit upfront that I am not a scientist by training; my scholarship grows out of literary studies and a concern for how literacy changes in the age of the digital. Wikipedia, or more generally the networked archival structure it represents, alters the way in which we create, share, and record knowledge, and thus has rather significant effects on how we approach education across all disciplines, and specifically in technology and science. Students and teachers alike must understand how systems of knowledge creation and archivization are changing. Encyclopedias are no longer static collections of facts and figures; they are living entities, and the new software changes the rules of expertise.
No longer is an encyclopedia a static collection of facts and figures…it is an organic entity.
Although Wikipedia was certainly in the public discourse for quite some time—Wired featured Wikipedia in March of 2005—it was the Seigenthaler controversy which brought the encyclopedia "anyone can edit" to the forefront of public consciousness. In May of 2005, as a hoax, an individual edited John Seigenthaler's Wikipedia entry so that it read that for a short time Seigenthaler, who was the Assistant Attorney General under the Kennedy administration, had been implicated in the assassinations of both John and Robert Kennedy, a patently false claim. In September of that year, a friend of Seigenthaler discovered the error and reported it to Seigenthaler, which led to a public debate between him and Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia. This incident seemed to prove what many had feared: that this new encyclopedia was a cesspool of misinformation, not to be trusted. In the words of a Britannica editor, Wikipedia is like the public restroom; one never knows who used it last.
Not surprisingly, much of the ensuing debate around Wikipedia centered on its level of accuracy, and several studies were initiated to compare Wikipedia to other sources such as Britannica. In many of these studies, Wikipedia fared equally as well as its competitors, with the added advantage of being able to correct its own errors and relish the fact that others could not do the same. Unfortunately, this debate obfuscated a more important aspect of this event.
Seigenthaler and his colleagues are, I assume, a relatively educated group of individuals. Seigenthaler is a lawyer and a journalist, obviously a man who is gifted with words, and comfortable writing. However, rather than edit the Wikipedia entry himself, he emailed others about it. The entry was not changed until, after some time, another colleague of Seigenthaler decided to edit the biography. Why did it take so long after the error was discovered for someone to change it? I am not trying to play blame the victim here; I am merely pointing out that what seems like the easiest and most obvious initial response was not so with respect to the 78-year-old Seigenthaler.
And this is why digital literacy is so crucial for educational institutions: we do a fundamental disservice to our students if we continue to propagate old methods of knowledge creation and archivization without also teaching them how these structures are changing, and, more importantly, how they will relate to knowledge creation and dissemination in a fundamentally different way. No longer is an encyclopedia a static collection of facts and figures (although some of its features might be relatively so); it is an organic entity. To educational and policy institutions which, for a substantial portion of history, have maintained control over static codex centered archives—think not only academic libraries, but national ones as well—the shift to an organic structure which they no longer control or solely influence represents a crisis indeed. But to train students in old literacy seems to me to be fundamentally the wrong approach. As Howard Rheingold suggests in Smart Mobs, in the future individuals will be divided between "those who know how to use new media to band together [and] those who don't."
Not only does Wikipedia contain the "hard science," but it also records and contributes to the politicization and dissemination of scientific research and communication.
Because Wikipedia users tend to be more tech-savvy than the rest of the population, and because tech-savvy individuals are more likely to have science and engineering backgrounds, entries on these topics are some of the strongest in the encyclopedia. This website has grown into an immensely useful resource for background information on a wide range of scientific subjects, and can serve as a quick reference for any number of scientific facts. What is perhaps more important and useful, though, is the extent to which Wikipedia also preserves the debate and discourse around a particular subject. Two of the most important features that I point out to students when I teach them about Wikipedia are the history pages and the discussion pages. Unlike traditional archives, Wikipedia preserves not only its past representations, but also the discourse which produced the current entry. A strong example of this is the entry on global warming, which does a good job of dividing the controversy of global warming from the science on global warming. While the main page serves as a good primer to the science of global warming, students miss out if they do not also consult the discussion and history pages to understand how this article was produced. In prior models of knowledge, storing and recording important discursive histories was a less than transparent process; indeed, those functions were entirely unavailable. (Who decided that Pykrete was not important enough to make it into Britannica?) Now these features are relatively open to the public.
What this means for training people working in science and technology is that they will need to posses a new type of collaborative literacy, an ability to understand and negotiate an archival structure which is always in flux, and to which they can contribute. As we clearly see in the global warming article, not only does Wikipedia contain the "hard science," but it also records and contributes to the politicization and dissemination of scientific research and communication. And, in order to be participants in these debates, students will need to understand the structures and rhetorics within which they take place.
And here the policy implications extend beyond Wikipedia, for it is not only about teaching people about Wikipedia but, more importantly, about this collaborative literacy in general, wherein the notion of the individual authority or expert no longer holds. To be sure, this runs counter to the ideology of most institutions where individual degrees are the measure of authority but, like it or not, the networked digital archive changes our basis of knowledge and training people for the future is about training them for this shift. What is no longer archived in the same way is no longer lived in the same way.
When I hear debates about the digital divide, access is often the largest issue, as if merely having access to computers solves the problem. "Bring computers into the schools and fund technology" are the regular solutions. However, the technology here is merely secondary: what is more important is teaching people how this technology changes the social sphere so that students too can be empowered to engage the polis rather than being passive users of Word Processing programs. Knowledge of how to indent paragraphs on a computer or make bullet points for a Power Point presentation is meaningless without the more important literacy of how to use these new media collaboratively to create a different kind of knowledge. Literacy in modern society means not only being able to read a variety of informational formats; it means being able to participate in their creation, with Wikipedia serving as the marquee example.
David Parry is an assistant professor of Emerging Media and Communications at the University of Texas at Dallas.
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"For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust." Psalm 103:14
April was abloom with tiny buds beginning to burst, daffodils pushing through the cold ground and all the promise of spring was pulsing through our home. Many years ago, on a Saturday before Easter found my girls and me, working together, preparing our traditional Easter feast. A dozen people would join us, so we bumped into each other, scurrying around the kitchen island, preparing sumptuous recipes that would feed a crowd. Joy, grasping for her own place in our kitchen as the youngest, had decided to make the special deviled eggs we had enjoyed as a family for many Easters. She had peeled 24 hard boiled eggs and then got a bright idea of how to make it easier, even though I had already explained to her the best way to fill the eggs.
She had good inclinations and she was attempting a new idea---(great attitude at the end of all of us working so hard), but her effort to stuff a flimsy, plastic sandwich bag with egg filling resulted in a mess everywhere–I have never seen so much egg yellow on the hands of any one individual! How in the world had she managed to fumble such an easy task, I thought, in my mama bad attitude irritation, neglecting how hard she had been trying. Of course, this situation struck at the end of a long afternoon of cooking and counseling another teen. My adrenalin was at an all-time low. She could surely sense how irritated I was.
The Lord poked my heart and suddenly gave me eyes to see this precious, young woman--my sweet little girl--in the throes of growing up. Insecurity and frustration flashed from her dark eyes as she watched me clean up her mess. Choosing how to respond and what I wanted to leave in her heart's memory ran across my mind. After taking a couple of minutes to ponder what I was going to say, I took her to our den couch and gave her a cup of tea.
"Joyness," (our nickname for her) "you have been so exceedingly helpful and thoughtful today. The table you set looks lovely; the groceries are all put away, and you have labored by my side for hours. I don't know what I would do without your help. Many times I have baked bread and then burned it or grilled something outside that ends up tough as nails. Frustration temps me to rage inside sometimes, because I hate to waste time and ruin the food I have cooked. So, I know how you must feel when the bag kept breaking and the mess just poured out. I am so sorry if I offended you in any way. You are such a treasure to me and I know you were trying to do a good job. Thanks so much for all the ways you have helped me this week!"
Suddenly, a sheepish grin crossed her face. She climbed into my lap; long, gangly, teenage legs and all, and said, "I am so thankful that you always love me, mommy." A kiss on the cheek … and she was gone.
Time and age has convinced me of my propensity to be selfish and immature. Consequently, my gratitude has grown immensely, knowing that I don't have to perform for the Lord. He is mindful that I am but dust, and yet He still calls me His own special child. The amount of times He has had to bear with me, love me and give me grace has made me so much more apt to love and forgive and bear with my sweet, but immature children and husband and friends.
I know they will make mistakes and be selfish and sinful-- just like me!-- but I know that I can only please God and have peace in my own heart when I choose to love them back. And in practicing loving them, my own heart swells with more love, good thoughts and a generous heart.
This is how it works in my own life: Sometimes, I will have a critical thought toward Clay or the kids or a friend. If I foster the thought, it nurtures self-righteousness and resentment and anger. When I choose to look at the relationship with eyes of love, to take the thought or attitude captive, I can get perspective. This is a person dear to me, and we have history together. They have a personality that comes with many flaws as mine does. I am not primarily the focus of their lives, and they do not live to hurt my feelings!
I need to remember that love covers a multitude of sin. (Or I remember that this person is an immature toddler or exhausted baby or hormonal young woman or middle aged hormonal woman or somewhat immature, irrational, waiting-for-his-frontal-cortex-to-connect "teen" young man or a tired, worn-out husband who's had too many days of work.) Then I remember how much I need grace in all of my own fragile times. I also remind myself that I will please my precious, patient Lord Jesus if I obediently act in love.
So, I cover the person with grace, say words of patience and kindness and then I am amazed that my feelings of love usually follow and the relationship improves rather than being broken. Good feelings often accompany obedience.
This is not a formula that always works--I am not looking for always having the right results--but it is a way of life, that practiced over many years, has turned my heart more towards loving, resting and accepting those valued relationships. In return, I find I am blessed in ample love that the Lord pours out into my heart. If I sow love, I will reap love. My love becomes a blessing to me in return.
We are all constantly confronted with a multitude of opportunities to choose to love or to choose to stir up strife. Loving on a consistent basis is a choice that becomes a habit and eventually changes our heart's response. We all get frustrated sometimes with our children's mistakes. The important thing is to correct our own bad reactions before we hurt their precious hearts!
Indeed, in the end, how we loved will be a measure of how we lived. May God give you grace today to love well and to walk on His pathway of love and grace.
***If you have the desire to go deeper today, take a few moments to complete the reflection and application below:
• "Love is patient, love it kind, it does not take into account a wrong suffered." I Cor. 13: 4, 5 These words describe God, who tells us that He actually is love! Too often, it doesn't describe me. Do patience and kindness come easily to you?
• "Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another." James 5: 16 Is it hard for you to apologize to your children when you're wrong?
• "Above all, love each other deeply, for love covers a multitude of sin." I Peter 4:8 How can you remind yourself to think of your child's feelings before you react to their childishness and sin?


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The National Democratic Institute (NDI), joined by Senator Barbara Mikulski, honored the Worker Women Social Organization (WWSO) of Kandahar, Afghanistan, at its annual Madeline Albright Luncheon on May 12.
Senator Mikulski, introduced by Secretary Albright, began by stating that "we must lift up our own country." She said she is working to create a "zone of civility" in the U.S. Senate to reduce partisan animosities.
Senator Mikulski told the large crowd that her mission extends beyond her political priorities for America to include empowering women and girls worldwide. "Change is in the air," she said, and the message to Afghanistan should be: "we haven't forgotten you."
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This disease, caused by the fungi Coccidioides immitis, can cause a wide spectrum of illness ranging from asymptomatic infection to pneumonia to fulminant life threatening presentations, including meningitis. Goodyear importantly mentions the fact that the organism was considered as a potential bioweapon and was, until recently, considered a Select Agent--a designation that prompts a high degree of oversight by the government.
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Why Blog? For the many reasons behind blogging I will explain why I enjoy it. It's definitely a great way to show your uniqueness, wether through storytelling, experience's you want to share, products you test out, and my fav, pictures! Capturing beauty in pictures is truly an art. Photography always inspired me. I must for warn you, I'm surely not the best writer, math and science were my fav subjects, and always dreaded essays.
Speaking of photo content in your blogs, I have a funny experience from when I first started blogging back in 2013. Guess I wasn't as intrigued by capturing my on content at the time because I would google images, steal them, and upload into my posts. One day I received a letter in the mail from Getty Images(got excited lol no..), it was a photographer who insisted I owed them $800.00 dollars for a picture of a whipped egg in a bowl(DIY face mask). This was before social media had rights to copyright your iCloud pretty much... I was shocked, but hey we live and learn right and if your thinking I paid for that think again, I handed that letter to my lawyer. Although not only lesson learned, but like I previously mentioned, I love to share my personal photos.
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