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If you're coming to Jubilee! you'd better love music! We play a lot of it, of all kinds and for all seasons. With a wealth of talented and soulful musicians, the World Beat Band creates an atmosphere of celebration, awe, release, peaceful meditation, and renewal. Through the sacred and secular sounds of our culture and others', the Divine moves, threading connections among and within us. Based on the theme of the season and the particular Sunday, we draw on the broadest musical repertoire we can to infuse our celebration with the right songs and sounds to enhance your experience. On any given Sunday you're liable to hear jazz, rock, R&B, or Motown. Whenever possible we love to bring in Latin, African, Middle Eastern and Native American rhythms and melodies to broaden and deepen your worship experience.
Daniel Barber (Piano, Guitar, hand drums) Daniel Barber has been coordinating the World Beat Band since November, 2001. He loves to come up with music to set the mood for meditative and ecstatic ritual and spiritual exploration. And he particularly loves the freedom to explore the broad range of musical tastes reflected at Jubilee! Imagine this fairly typical Sunday playlist: Stuck in the Middle with You for a prelude, Mumford and Sons for an opener, African drumming to welcome the Four Directions, dancing to Shalom Chavarim, Proud Mary during Howard's meditation and Joe Jackson's Another World at the end. This, all in acknowledgement of the Holy, is like tasting the eternal in a glass of fresh orange juice. It's here, it's now, and it's soooo good! And he is deeply grateful to the musicians who so generously offer their time and talents to come and take a minimal amount of guidance from me and turn it into an amazing amount of great music to Celebrate Life with! www.DanielBarber.com, www.CurrentInvention.com
Paula Hanke (Singer) Paula Hanke started singing with the WBB, soon after moving to Asheville in 2006. 'Singing for the services and playing an intimate role in the heart/mind experience of the community is a most gratifying way to share my voice and more meaningful than many professional experiences I've had. Plus, I just love Howard, his meditations, the inclusiveness, and all that he and Jubilee! represent.' Paula has been singing professionally for over 25 years- starting off as a teenager performing with the Kids of the Kingdom at Disney World to singing on TV's Star Search traveling all over the country with a show band, singing and dancing in Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, NYC, the Virgin Islands, Tokyo, Germany and Saudi Arabia and the high seas. She's been involved with many recording projects including her own 2012 release, The Only Voice. She sings locally with many different collaborations including the recent Paula & Tony (Godwin) Duo, Current Invention, a wedding and special event band of which 3 WBB members are current and former members, the BJ Leiderman Band and various jazz and R & B shows in the region. paulahanke.com, currentinvention.com, www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulahanke
Delia Lytle Bailey (Flute, Singer) Delia has been playing with the World Beat Band since the '90s. Why does she do it you ask? First, she loves to support what Jubilee! and Howard are doing, and help keep the main thing the main thing. Second, the love and support the community gives back to her is limitless. Lastly, Delia enjoys working with some of the finest musicians in Asheville. Delia was born in Asheville and got her start in the school band program. She and her siblings had a family rock band which even included Warren Haynes at one time. Delia went on to get her Master of Flute Performance. She later had many careers: legal assistant, music teacher, ceramic artist, chef, and has now settled on helping people with fitness as a group exercise instructor, teaching Zumba among other programs. Her next goal is to become a personal trainer. She is the mother of three sons, Aidan (19), Bradley (her stepson, 17) and Clancy (6). She and her husband Jack live in Black Mountain at the end of the rainbow.
Sherman Hoover (Bass) Sherman started playing bass at Jubilee at the end of 1997 when the previous bass player, Andy Smith, left for a job in Nashville. At that time the band was just Sue Tomlin on piano and Sherman on the bass and it wasn't even called the "World Beat Band" yet. This makes Sherman the longest running member of the World Beat Band to this day. Over the years he has played in many bands outside of Jubilee, including Current Invention with Daniel and Paula, playing mostly for wedding receptions. Since early 2010, he has been performing and touring with The Billy Jonas Band, playing funky family folk music all over the country. He considers playing at Jubilee a great service to the community and a part of his professional music training. He gets to play fun music with great musicians once a week and it keeps him on his musical toes playing a wide variety of styles in a setting where musical sensitivity and spontaneity are essential to the celebration experience. He has no doubt that playing at Jubilee has made him a better musician on many levels.
Jay Whitham (Guitar) Jay Aílan (ay-lan) Whitham (witt-um) is a journeyman musician. Born in Boston, he first picked up a guitar at age 9. By age 10 he had started to study the guitar seriously and joined his first band. An alumnus of Berklee College of Music, Jay has played virtually all types of music, in every kind of group imaginable, and spent years on the road with a variety of bands. He has played venues from strip clubs to stadiums, street corners to studios. While he jokes that his career has been all downhill after his band opened for the Rolling Stones in a 1966 Boston concert when he was 16, he continues to perform with a profound joy and musical passion that has been nurtured for a lifetime. Jay and his wife Wendy moved to the Asheville area in 2007. Among his various musical activities these days he is a singer-songwriter, a solo performer, a studio musician, a teacher, and he plays regularly with the band Clear Daze and other Asheville area bands. Along with his wife Wendy, Jay is also a dedicated healer. They both are certified Past Life and Between Lives Regression Therapists, Reiki Masters, and trained energy healers. Jay and Wendy are the founders of The Anam Cara Foundation® www.anamcaraspirit.com
Charley Castex (Drums) Charley Castex is a graduate of Percussion Institute of Technology (Hollywood California) and Drummers Collective NYC. He has performed with eclectic artists such as the Dwain Muller Big Band Jazz Orchestra- Salsa band "Sol Rhythms"- and popular 1990's national act The "Confidentials". Charley has also played a major arena gig, opening for pop icons; "The Beach Boy's". "I love that the World Beat Band functions as both a Jazz combo and a larger ensemble- always welcoming guest musicians. Jubilee's central focus on local charity captured my heart". Internationally acclaimed for his unique Clairvoyant Guidance- Charley's been spotlighted by The New York Times, The Huffington Post and ABC & NBC national news. Readers of Mountain Xpress have consistently voted Charley "Best Psychic" for over a decade. Charley's professional focus centers on understanding life lessons and revealing opportunities in our lives. His perpetual goal is to "Read for the heart- and from the heart" Charley pairs his intuitive gift with his passion for spiritual teaching by presenting Intuitive Seminars and inspired Spiritual Retreats around the globe. www.charleycastex.com
Luke Taylor (Drums) Luke Taylor has been playing drums at Jubilee for 2 years, which is nearly one-seventh of his lifetime. Luke's a student at Asheville High School where he plays all sorts of percussion, as well as manning the drum kit for the marching band's halftime shows. Luke has studied with Matthew Richmond, John Caldwell, and Byron Hedgepeth, and has been a member of several Rock Academy bands. Luke's current band, Time Crunch, plays mostly originals and some covers of classic rock tunes. (Luke listens to so much classic rock and jazz that Spotify recently sent him an ad for a walk-in bathtub.) Luke loves the chance to play such a wide variety of music with such a talented bunch of musicians! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Crunch/1565256723713330?fref=ts
Matt Berry Hello this is my story and I'm sticking with it because if I make up some crazy #### I run the risk of being interpreted as having a mental illness; then there's Howard, the manic minister of social media! I am Matthew Berry married to Swa Sapp; sons Keller and Sanders. We live in Whittier 60 miles west of Wall St. As Jubilant jazz saxophonist and Artist and Reportoire dabbler it has been an honor and privilege to be associated with Daniel and the band and Everyone! I am RN @ Cherokee Indian Hospital. It is great place to work. It is truly mind boggling to think about all that the Jubilee! Community does in this crazy world we live in! It is very humbling to stop and realize how much we take for granted; and then how simple it is to just appreciate it. Thank you for everything.
Gregg Levoy (Congas) I volunteer with the WBB because I love the camaraderie of music-making with others, love helping to contribute music/rhythm/movement to the festivities and contemplations at Jubilee, and love the community itself—-from the moment I first walked in 6 years ago and saw the circular configuration, which immediately spoke to me. To say nothing of Ir-Reverend Howard, who's a gem. My other passions include writing (I'm the author of Callings and Vital Signs), drumming (I'm a more-or-less regular down at Pritchard Park), traveling (I'm going to Egypt next, to fulfill a bucket-list item), and hanging out with my sweetheart (WBB singer Paula Hanke).


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That is how I will define this project to date. And that is why I am so darn excited about it.
Deb has asked me for years to work on a pairing project and I resisted. I was scared that it would take too much time or too much thought. It would just be too much work. Never would I have imagined it be this much fun.
Finally with her in Japan it just makes sense. Two countries, two cultures. The possibilities to compare and contrast our lives. How could I say no?
After only a little more then a week the pairings come together effortlessly, almost magically. The connection and contrast in the images can be surprising, and has given me a new found excitement to pull my camera out and shoot whatever I see. Charley the dog who encounters restrictions in Japan vs Oliver the American dog who is free to roam and poop wherever he wants. The mysterious figure of a person that just appears in both our frames without planning it. The horizon lines that just magically line up. Her kids exploring museums and my kids exploring their neighborhood. Randomly and unplanned we both take a photo of an open storefront on the same day. Each pairing seems to have some story to tell. A story not only for the viewer but one that unfolds for the photographers as well.
Honestly, as the years pass and the kids grow I have had a lull in my enthusiasm toward photography. I am really excited explore my world, my culture, in relation to her's in Japan throughout the upcoming year. I am looking forward to letting go, being open to the possibilities and to just having fun with photography again.
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
Wallen's Market in Bellport is a market in a good, old fashioned time warp...
Wallen's in Bellport is one of Bellport's most comforting and reassuring places simply by being good and consistent. There is nothing fancy about the place, but it hums with quiet, positive energy and people seem to mostly behave themselves there (not something you see a lot of in Bellport). The staff work with calm purpose and it is much easier to get in and out of than Cirillo's across the street (the prices are typically better too). The flat iron steak here is a particular favorite of ours (our experience has been this is a tough cut to get and even explain to meat departments in bigger stores). For a small, community grocery it has a nifty website where you can print out a shopping list and sign up for email offers.
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When Mickey Mouse Turns Into A Real Bozo
Jessie ordered this cute kitty design from her bakery's book:
Her bakery ran out of the printed paper, though, and then I guess also people who know how to decorate cakes:
Yowch. And I don't think that candle placement is helping any, Jessie. Do you have any large house plants instead? Maybe a pinata or two?
Shannon ordered a Minecraft sheet cake, which usually looks something like this:
Instead, she got what appears to be an Oscar-the-Grouch skin carpet on a dirty tile floor:
Double "yowch."
And finally, Jay ordered a true classic: a Mickey Mouse cake like this:
Somehow I think Jay's baker heard "Bozo the Clown," though:
...because THIS IS UNCANNY:
Thanks to Jessie W., Shannon M., & Jay F. for that case of "mouse-taken" identity.
(Yes that pun was tortured and I'm not even sorry.)
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Standing Together: Council Member Levin on Brooklyn Bridge Park Development/
From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
A standing-room-only crowd filled St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church on Montague Street for a town hall held Wednesday night to update Brooklyn Heights residents about raging development controversies in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
These include two controversial towers at the Pier 6 end of the park – which advocates say are unnecessary to support the park -- the mountain-sized Pierhouse hotel/residential complex, which appears to be jutting into the protected Scenic View District, and the partial blocking of the view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Promenade.
Councilmember Levin said it was remarkable how many people were involved in these issues. "Look at this – hundreds of people. It's galvanized the community."
In an affidavit in support of the case filed by Save The View Now, Levin, who sits on the board of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation (BBPC), said that board members were never given important information about decisions made by the developer regarding how the Scenic View District sightlines were calculated.
The Scenic View District is a fan-shaped area extending from the Promenade with sightlines including Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty and East River bridges. According to the coalition lawsuit, a 20-foot section of the Pierhouse hotel/residential complex under construction at Pier 1 juts into the Scenic View District.
While the Zoning Resolution mandates that "Point A," used to calculate the district, be located along the western face of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, the developer chose to locate that point "in the middle of thin air hanging over the BQE [Brooklyn-Queens Expressway]," Levin said, allowing Pierhouse to encroach into the protected area.
"We're still awaiting the response of [State Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Knipel]," Levin said. "I'm hopeful ultimately truth will prevail."


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© 2001 - Haynes and Boone, LLPAs many health care providers have learned in recent years, the prospect of a qui tam lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act is particularly unsettling. Filed under seal, qui tam actions proceed against a company without notice. As the case progresses and discovery is taken, the lawsuit is revealed to the defendant, and the Department of Justice is given the opportunity to intervene and assume control of the litigation. If DOJ declines to intervene, the lawsuit continues under the direction of the person who first filed the action (known as a qui tam "relator"), often an employee of the defendant.In Riley v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, No. 97-20948 (5th Cir., Nov. 15, 1999, revised Nov. 22, 1999), the Fifth Circuit became the first court in the country to hold that in cases where DOJ declines to intervene, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional, a reversal of 100 years of precedent and 210 years of practice. Recognizing that this opinion creates a split among the federal circuits on the issue, the entire Fifth Circuit immediately ordered an en banc rehearing of the case, tentatively scheduled for the week of January 17, 2000.Although qui tam provisions were enacted into law by the first Congress in 1789, the roots of the False Claims Act reach to the Civil War era, when Congress enacted the False Claims Act to combat widespread fraud by government contractors. In particular, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act allow individual citizens to sue for fraud on behalf of the federal government and, if successful, to collect part of the government's recovery. Once a qui tam suit is filed, DOJ may intervene and proceed with the action. If DOJ declines to intervene, however, the citizen who filed the action may prosecute the case.In Riley, a former nurse in the heart transplant unit of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital filed a qui tam lawsuit against several hospitals and doctors on the alleged grounds that the defendants conspired to defraud Medicare and the U.S. military's health insurance program. After reviewing the lawsuit, DOJ declined to intervene. The District Court ultimately dismissed the lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds, finding that Riley was not personally injured by the alleged fraud and, as a result, had no standing to sue. The Fifth Circuit reversed this aspect of the lower court's decision, based on an intervening decision by an different panel of the Fifth Circuit, which held that qui tam relators do have standing to sue. U.S. ex rel. Foulds v. Texas Tech University, No. 97-11182 (5th Cir., Mar. 29, 1999, revised April 1, 1999). (Perhaps not coincidentally, four days after the Fifth Circuit's decision in Riley, the U.S. Supreme Court took the highly unusual step of directing the parties in a pending False Claims Act case to file supplemental briefs on the question, "Does a private person have standing under Article III [of the Constitution] to litigate claims of fraud upon the government?")On appeal in the Riley case, the health care provider-defendants argued, among other things, that the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act are unconstitutional in cases such as Riley. Specifically, the defendants maintained that, when the federal government declines to intervene, qui tam actions violate the Take Care Clause of United States Constitution and the Separation of Powers Doctrine. The Take Care Clause declares that the enforcement of federal law is part of the executive power of the federal government, which is vested solely in the Executive: i.e., the President. The Fifth Circuit agreed, concluding that such qui tam actions encroach on two important aspects of the Executive's authority: (i) the discretion to decide whether to prosecute a claim and (ii) the ability to control litigation filed to protect the Government's interests.
Together with the attorneys in our Government Investigations and Specialized Litigation section, Haynes and Boone has many years of experience defending health care providers in qui tam actions. As qui tam issues develop at both the Fifth Circuit and Supreme Court levels in the coming year, we will continue to update this page. If, in the meantime, you have any questions concerning False Claims Act litigation, please feel free to contact one of our health care attorneys listed at the top of the page.
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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year/
Guys. It's the best day of the year. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIIIIIIIME. Stop bellyaching about giving up one hour of sleep. You'll be used to it by Tuesday. But you know what you won't be used to by Tuesday? Oh yeah, how it's going to be light out at 6:30!!! Thank the Lawd!!!! **many many touchdown hands emojis here***
To celebrate the end of my Seasonal Affective Disorder, here are a collection of super sunny yellow rooms to give you some vitamin D!
Miles Redd, obviously.
Phillip Gorrivan. Double points for a plethora of pagodas.
The Prince of Chintz himself, Mario Buatta.
Steven Gambrel with a nice mod shot of grey.
Hottenroth + Joseph. Those bosses on the window and door frames are boss. Sorry, I can't help myself.
Dramatic by Thomas Britt.
Oh so English by Adele McGann.
My spirit animal, Nick Olsen.
Christopher Maya at Chris Burch's house in Southampton #ripcwonder
Miles again because he's the best.
Federal loveliness from Shostack & Co.
Mmmmmm yes, now close your eyes, turn your face to the sun, and soak up all the goodness (put on some sunscreen though no one wants cancer or wrinkles).


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Episode 21.2: The Impala Is Home/
On this stormy day, Leslie and Fernando are playing hooky preping for Austin Wizard World by talking about the latest episode of The Walking Dead (spoilers starting at 27:23 through the end), the Supergirl pilot and the best episode of Supernatural in a very long time. We also talk about casting for Guardians of the Galaxy, more Muppets, Ron Weasley coming to television and more.
We're now on Stitcher as well!! If Stitcher is your chosen app of podcasting choice, listen to the Working for the Mandroid podcast here
So what's in Episode 21.2?
Where we just talk about television and movies!
Norman Reedus getting motorcycle show on AMC
Rupert Grint possibly doing a comic inspired drama for NBC
New casting announced for Guardians of the Galaxy 2
What We're Watching:
Supergirl (and where you can now watch it with commentary!)
Supernatural, episode 11.04 "Baby"
The Walking Dead, episode 6.03 "Thank You" – and some of the controversy stemming from the episode (spoilers from 27.23 until the end)
Our Favorite Thing We Watched This Week:
No favorite thing this week because we talked about them in the What We're Watching section (Supernatural for Leslie, The Walking Dead for Fernando)
Follow us on Twitter @WorkforMandroid and @fernborrego
Email your questions, concerns, thoughts and comments to email@example.com
Intro & Outro Music is "Robot Army" by Quiet Music for Tiny Robots, provided via freemusicarchive.org through a Creative Commons License


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Lesson on 'Timothy Winters' by Charles Causley
This lesson focuses on writers' choices of form for their purpose and exploring why a writer might chose to use the ballad form. The starter activity asks pupils to consider the choices we make regarding communication forms in our daily lives and links this to the choices poets make about poetic form. Whole class teacher-led work focuses on familiarisation with 'Timothy Winters' and a modelling of poetic analysis. The development allows groups of pupils to find out more about other ballads and definitions of this poetic form, in order to come to conclusions about why Causley chose this form for 'Timothy Winters'.
This lesson is written with a mixed ability Year 7 Group in mind, though it is easily adaptable for older pupils.
Year 7 Key Stage Three English Framework
R3: compare and contrast the ways information is presented in different forms
R19: explore how form contributes to meaning in poems from different times and cultures eg storytelling in ballads
S10: identify and report the main points emerging from discussion
S13: work together logically and methodically to solve problems, make deductions, share, test and evaluate ideas.
Resources needed
- Poetry Archive recording of Charles Causley reading 'Timothy Winters'
- pupil printouts of a variety of ballads for groupwork
- access to library/internet for one expert group of pupils
- pupil printouts of 'Timothy Winters'
Teaching sequence of activities
This focuses pupils briefly on the variety of choices we make every day in the form of our written communications
Create a scenario for pupils of a school careers advisor who has a variety of roles in life: wife, mother of grown up child, grandmother, job as a careers advisor. (You could adapt this to address a real person that pupils know in school and display a picture as appropriate). She has to engage in a variety of communications within a day and chooses the most appropriate written/oral form.
Use the board to write up the communications she makes and ask pupils to consider which form is the most appropriate for the task. This work could be done in pairs under a time limit and pupils should be asked to agree the reasons for their choices. You might like to adapt this activity for an interactive drag and drop exercise on an interactive whiteboard, or transfer these ideas into cards for pupils to sort and pair.
- Details of Weekly grocery shopping
- Complaint to Year 10 tutor about a pupil's behaviour
- Information to Year 12s about university application following a presentation given to them in a careers session
- Invitation to parents of child on long term absence from school to attend a careers advice session with their son
- Message to invite 7 year old grandson to grandma's seaside trip with her other grandchildren
- Personal reminder about Year 9 parents' evening next Wednesday night
- Social letter to elderly aunt to keep her in touch with family events
- Summary of careers interview with Billy Walker from Year 12
- Informal written message
- Phone call
- Diary entry
- List
- Face to face meeting
- Text files added to relevant area of school website
- Formal letter
- Informal letter
- Report
Ask pupils to give their feedback and discuss the nature of communication choices, linking this eventually to poets making choices about form.
Establish pupils' prior knowledge establishing what poetic forms they are already familiar with (haiku, limerick, acrostic, etc), and introduce the aims of the lesson by writing this question up on the board:
What is the poetic form 'ballad' and why might a poet choose to use it?
Play the poem to the pupils twice, and ask them to recall what factual information they are given about the character Timothy Winters.
Model a brief analysis of the poem to the class, focusing on the issues below and gaining feedback from the group:
- the 'story' of the poem, discussing whether all poems have stories
- rhyme
- rhythm
- vocabulary/language style
- tone
- poetic devices
Play Causley's brief comments on the poem to the class and discuss the poet's perspective on 'Timothy Winters' from both this and the poem itself.
Organise pupils into four jigsaw groups, and then number them to form separate expert groups to work on the following:
Expert group 1: analysis of a traditional ballad
'Lord Randall'
Question areas for pupils:
- What is the 'story' of the poem?
- What kind of language is the poem written in - is it a description, story or dialogue?
- Identify the poem's use of rhyme, repetition and rhythm.
- Is this poem ancient or modern, and how do you know?
- Can you see any similarities with 'Timothy Winters'?
Expert group 2: research on definition of ballads
using the school library and Internet
Research questions for pupils:
- Was the basis of this poetic form oral or written?
- What is a broadside ballad?
- What is a literary ballad?
- What is a traditional ballad?
- What are the features we would normally find in a ballad?
Expert group 3: analysis of another literary ballad
'The Ballad of Billy Rose'
Question areas for pupils:
- What is the 'story' of the poem?
- What kind of language is the poem made up of?
- Identify the poet's use of rhyme and rhythm.
- Is this poem ancient or modern, and how do you know?
- Can you see any similarities with 'Timothy Winters'?
Expert group 4: analysis of a broadside ballad
This topic may be appropriate for older or able pupils, but is not crucial for the above lesson. Pupils generally enjoy the grisly nature of some of these related to murders and hanging!
Teachers can find some examples of broadsides with consequent poems at www.broadsideballads.gallowayfolk.co.uk
An accessible example for classroom use is available at www.nls.uk
Question areas for pupils:
- What is the 'story' of the poem?
- What kind of language is the poem made up of?
- Identify the poem's use of rhyme and rhythm.
- Is this poem ancient or modern, and how do you know?
- Can you see any similarities with 'Timothy Winters'?
Ask pupils to reconvene and feed back what they have learnt. Revisit the question posed during the Starter activity. Consider what makes 'Timothy Winters' a ballad, what kind of ballad it is (traditional, literary, broadside) and Causley's choice of poetic form.
Extension Activities
Compare 'Timothy Winters' with either of these two poems by Vernon Scannell, focusing on the topic of childhood victims: 'Incendiary' and 'A Case of Murder'. Both can be found in his Collected Poems, 1950-93.
Compare and contrast the two ballads 'Timothy Winters' and 'The Ballad of Billy Rose'.
Ask pupils to write their own ballads or poems in another form, based on topical newspaper stories, and create a display of newspaper stories and linked poems. A model for this might be Roger McGough's 'Rabbit in Foodmixer Survives' with the newspaper article it was based on.
Further Reading
'Millers' End' is another Charles Causley poem in ballad form.


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City of Palmdale
38300 Sierra Highway
Palmdale, CA 93550
Open Monday-Thursday
7:30 am-6 pm
Closed Friday
Al-Anon is for people who are worried about someone with a drinking problem. Meetings are held every Tuesday from 12:15-1:45 pm, except holidays and days in December-January when the Cultural Center is closed. For more information please call Jean at 661-947-7615.


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Morgan's Crossing: Book 2
Widow Laura Fitzhugh has lost everything but her wonderful daughter. Josie is the light of her life and the only reason Laura keeps going. Offered a home and a job in Morgan's Crossing by her cousin, Laura jumps at the opportunity.
Bill Simms lost his wife and daughter to influenza seven years ago and has closed himself off from everyone, hoping to never feel that pain again. A chance run-in with a beautiful little girl who kisses his cheek changes his life forever.
A threat from Laura's past forces Bill and Laura to work together to save Josie and perhaps themselves in the process.


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my list
Games I'm looking forward to are Max Payne 3 (obviously) and Diablo 3.
Tomb Raider also looks good, but I'll wait for hands on reviews first because i'm worried it'll turn out to be disappointing.
Does The Last Guardian have any chance of coming out this year (or ever)? Really want to play that.
Also, GTA5 (guess that'll be a 2013 release?) and StarCraft 2 Part 2 (if that ever gets released, I guess Blizzard will be waiting for the hype and cash from Diablo 3 to die down before putting out another game).


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Talbot County's chefs and restaurateurs again invite residents and visitors on a culinary journey of discovery as they showcase their finest dishes and most creative cooking during Restaurant Week 2016.
Now in its seventh year, this week-long event runs April 3rd through April 9th and is sponsored by the Talbot County Office of Tourism and Talbot County Tourism Board. Restaurant Week spotlights many of the local eating establishments that grace the treasured towns and communities of Talbot County and offers food lovers the opportunity to try new restaurants or revisit favorites.
Bartlett Pear Inn Restaurant Week Menu
Restaurant Week Menu 3 courses for $35.16, dishes denoted by with an (RW)
Please note sizes may be smaller to accommodate pricing structure.
Inn Cured Prosciutto & Local Cheese Plate $17
Black Bottom Farms 9 Month Aged Prosciutto, Firefly Farms Crispy Phyllo Wrapped Goat Cheese, Chapel Country Creamery Bay Bleu
(RW) Rigleigh Gardens Spinach & Chicory Salad $11
Caramelized Onion Petals, Stonehouse Farms Poached Egg, Crispy Potato Sticks, Umbria Truffle-Sherry Vinaigrette
(RW) Shrimp Bisque $12
Emmanthaler Crostini, Potato Fondant, Cayenne Crème Fraiche
(RW) Braised Pork Belly & Wedge Salad $16
Iceburg Wedge, Roasted Red Pepper Romesco Sauce
Buttermilk Bay Bleu Cheese Dressing
Hudson Valley Foie Gras $21
Pan Seared Duck Liver, Pineapple-Blackberry Salsa, Grilled Brioche, Chervil
(RW) Yukon Gold Potato Gnocchi "Nicoise" $26
Sundried Tomato Beurre Monte, Olives, Haricot Verts
Stonehouse Farms Chopped Egg, Herb Sprouts, Parmigiano Reggiano Crisp
Curry Dusted Grilled Shrimp $34
Roasted Eggplant Caviar Agnolotti's, Curry Orange Beurre Blanc
Sauteed Rigleigh Gardens Spinach & Bell Peppers
(RW) Wild Alaskan Halibut $32
Warm Beet & Arugula Salad, Olivin's Olive Oil Rosie Parks Aged Balsamic Vinaigrette
Inn Cured Guanciale
(RW) Jurgielewicz Family Farm Duck Breast $34
Celery Root, Rib & Truffle Tian, Pinenut Brittle, Remoulade, Perigord Truffle Jus
Creekstone Farms 8 oz Prime New York Strip Steak $36
Yukon Gold Potato & Parsley Maxim, Pearl Onion Glaze, Sauce Bordelaise
Elysian Fields Farm Lamb Shank $36
Great Northern Bean Ragout, Merguez Sausage Polenta Cakes, Watercress & Lamb Fat Back Salad, Natural Jus
Cointreau Creme Caramel $8
Orange Pistachio Chantilly
Ricotta Mascarpone Cheesecake Tart $8
Mulled Wine Glaze, Blackberries, Brown Butter Crust
(RW) Chocolate Babka$8
Chocolate-Cherry Filling, Grilled Pineapple, Banana Pudding, Spiced Rum Ice Cream
(RW) Roasted Pear Tart $8
Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream, Caramel, Tahitian Creme Anglaise
(RW) Selection of Inn Made Ice Creams $3 per scoop
*Please let your sever know as soon as possible if you or a member of your party have any food allergies as we frequently utilize local dairy products & nuts. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.
$35.16. Prices do not include tax, tip, or beverages. Offerings subject to change.
Visit out Talbot County Tourism website for more information or call Bartlett Pear to make your reservation: 410-770-3300.


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As Congress again nears the need to raise the ceiling for more US debt, talk in Washington is of tools to reduce the federal deficit. Both parties throw around words like "target," "trigger," and "enforcement mechanism." The idea is to come up with a process that will force lawmakers to budget so that government lives within its means.
This discussion may be just a lot of political hoo-ha to make it look as if Congress is getting fiscally tough. That way, lawmakers have the cover to increase the nation's debt limit so that the United States can continue to pay its bills.
A sure sign of Washington's unwillingness to make hard choices is when everyone is talking about process instead of substance. Deficit targets and triggers are process. Spending cuts and tax increases are substance.
On the other hand, to do something truly substantive with deficit reduction would be nigh impossible by mid-May – when the US is expected to reach its current $14.3 trillion debt limit.
Economists warn of havoc if the debt limit is reached and Congress does not vote an increase: default on the government's bonds and interest payments, a market meltdown, higher interest rates. Goodbye recovery, hello recession.
Bookkeeping tricks might win Congress a few more weeks on the debt-ceiling deadline. But even that won't be adequate time to agree on how to cut defense spending or reform the tax code and entitlement programs such as Medicare. These are the kinds of tough decisions that need to be made to have real impact as annual deficits pile up into long-term debt.
For the moment, agreeing on a deficit-reduction plan – a process if you will – makes sense, given the debt-ceiling deadline. But whether a plan turns out to be political gimmickry or the genuine article will depend on its design. Congress has passed both kinds of fiscal measures in the past.
In 1985, the bipartisan "Gramm-Rudman" act sought budget discipline by triggering automatic spending cuts if the deficit exceeded certain fixed targets.
The problem with this plan was its dependence on deficit targets. Congress doesn't ever "vote" on the deficit, which is the difference between government revenues and outlays. Also a problem: The definition of the target was open to interpretation.
Lots of things outside the control of Congress affect the deficit, including how well the economy is doing. A recession, for instance, will bring in less tax revenue even as spending on social programs increases. Lawmakers don't want to cut spending during recessions. In the end, Congress simply ignored Gramm-Rudman.
Lawmakers did much better in 1990, when they passed the Budget Enforcement Act. That also had deficit targets, but it focused on what Congress could control – the budget. The law set budget caps and introduced "pay go," a rule whereby Congress had to offset tax cuts or spending increases with equal and opposite measures to keep the budget balanced. Congress actually followed the act until it expired in 2002.
If, this time around, Republicans and Democrats agree on a process that pins everything on deficit targets, Americans will know that Washington is not yet serious about even the first steps to budget discipline.
If, however, the parties move toward spending caps on specific budget categories and an updated version of pay-go being called "save go" – automatic cuts and tax increases if targets are missed – then Americans will know Congress means business and not gimmickry. (The president's bipartisan debt commission suggested that three-quarters of deficit reduction come from spending cuts; one quarter from tax readjustments.)
Of course, what Congress does, it can also undo or ignore, and therein lies the weakness of a "process" solution. But designed right, a road map to deficit reduction can work.


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Malawi new 20-kwacha note error reported
29 05, 2012 11:17 Category: Africa
According to an article on Malawi Today dated 27 May 2012, the new 20-kwacha (US$0.08) note issued on 23 May contains an error. On the back of the note is a building identified as the Domasi Teachers Training College (now known as the Domasi College of Education). However it's reported that the building is in fact the Machinga Teachers Training College. Reserve Bank of Malawi spokesperson Ralph Tseka played down the issue, saying the error would not affect the legal tender as the rest of the security features are intact. "We are going to verify and if we find the error we will make a correction in the next issue," said Tseka.
I have been unable to find any images of either college online to confirm that this is in fact an error. Any assistance in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
Courtesy of Richard Miranda.


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Scholarship Mom Tip #44: Freshmen Can Apply
Scholarships high school freshmen can apply for aren't as numerous as those for older students, but they are still out there and a great early step in winning money for college!
Are there scholarships high school freshmen can apply for?
This is a question I am often asked. The answer is YES.
Freshman year in high school is not too early to apply for scholarships.
Online searching for "Scholarships high school freshmen" yields several results, and I advise younger high school students to go ahead and apply. For one thing, this will get them used to and comfortable with the scholarship process. For another — they might just win money for college!
In the meantime, they should be working on getting good grades, taking challenging courses, and doing lots of community service and keeping track of it now (as some scholarship applications ask for very detailed information about community service).
When the majority of scholarships become available to them in their senior year, they will be in an excellent position to apply for as many as possible. Always remember — the more college scholarships applied for, the better the chances of winning!
Read all of the Scholarship Mom Tips here. Parents – Want more tips? Don't miss the Parent College Coach Tips here!


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Anti-Estrada movement lives in cyberspace
By Joey G. Alarilla
AS the age of electronic democracy finally lives up to its hype, the Internet is becoming an important battleground for the groundswell of opposition to President Estrada, whose administration is now facing its worst crisis in the face of jueteng payoff allegations and the
ghost of scandals past and present.
And, in cyberspace, everyone can hear you scream in protest.
This is not only shown by the deluge of feedback and opinion poll responses that the INQUIRER's online edition at www.inquirer.net and its Bad Bets Jueteng Special Edition has generated, but also the different Philippine websites monitoring the jueteng scandal or calling for President Estrada's resignation or impeachment.
Take, for example, Pinoy.TV at www.pinoy.tv, which was the first local site to focus on online audio and video streaming a few months ago. Like ChannelOne.TV at www.channelone.tv, these sites aim to be online news channels, offering audio and video coverage of the jueteng scandal.
Of course, cyberspace is also being used in support of the beleaguered Chief Executive. While President Estrada probably does not spend time surfing the Net himself, www.erap.com does try to present the official online news and views from Malacañang.
Following the eruption (or Eraption, as the case may be) of the present political crisis as a result of Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson's accusations, the ImpeachErapNow site at www.impeacherapnow.com was born.
The newly set up site openly calling for Mr. Estrada's impeachment features electronic documents, an open letter from activist and intellectual leader Ed Olaguer, and links to the INQUIRER's online articles and Bad Bets website.
Another political site is the People's Action to Remove Erap or Pare site at www.geocities.com/tfdp_ncr/. Set up by a coalition of activist groups and nongovernment organizations, this site not only advocates Estrada's removal, whether resignation or
impeachment, but also vehemently rejects Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as his successor.
"She cannot be part of the solution. A more likely scenario is that in replacing Erap she will take over as the Queen of Jueteng," the site states, referring to Macapagal's alleged close
association with jueteng operators herself.
Another interesting site is Erap Resign Central at www.alamat.com/baylans/erap_resign.html. This is actually an online movement launched by the people behind the local Alamat Comics Group that has gained a following in the country, creating quite a stir among comic book aficionados a few years back. The group has released "Baylans: Hack the Culture," a three-issue cyberpunk/dark fantasy comic book now available at Comic Quest outlets.
As the synopsis posted on the site relates, the story takes place in the year 2004, two years after a successful coup d'etat against the Estrada administration. In a Philippines once again under martial law, the hero, a hacker named Jonas Arcanghel, discovers an artifact that prophesies the return of what is supposed to be the first Filipino nation--an ancient Malayan civilization whose society is based on magic.
For the less arcane, check out http://eraption.iwarp.com for the Erap Scandals and Brouhahas page, which details the numerous Estrada administration scandals that have plagued the nation. This site has been around long before the jueteng scandal. Other anti-Erap sites include the Erap Sucks Page at www.geocities.com/erapsucks/main.htm, which leads me to believe that Erap and Mr. Belvedere from the old TV series were actually separated at birth.
Of course, this is hardly an exhaustive list of the different Erap-related sites that have existed for some time now or that have popped up recently. Still, as the protest movement against President Estrada grows, one thing's for sure—Philippine cyberspace will also loudly echo the people's voice.


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Report: Students chose more public than private schools in their college search last year
Millions more students are attending public institutions than private institutions, according to a 2010 study by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The center shows that in the fall of 2010, an estimated 7.5 million students were enrolled in public 4-year schools. During that semester, 4.6 million students attended private four-year institutions.
Florida has seen this drastic increase in public school students in recent years, according to the Sun Sentinel. State officials told the news outlet that they attribute this rise to an increasing high school graduation rate, a poor economy and relatively cheap in-state tuition.
Increases in the number of public university applicants, however, will make it more difficult than ever for residents to be accepted into schools such as the University of North Florida (UNF), according to the news source.
Officials from UNF said they sometimes need to turn down qualified students.
Online education is increasing along with the desire to study at public universities, according to the 2010 Sloan Survey of Online Education. The study shows that from 2009 to 2010, online enrollment figures increased by 21 percent, compared to a 2 percent increase in overall higher education enrollment figures.
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It's nearly Halloween! I'm sad I have no plans this year, I wish I was still young enough to go knocking on doors for sweets, but oh well. It's near the end of the month so I thought I'd show you guys all the books I've accumulated. It was my birthday this month so I treated myself to more books than I would usually.
Books I bought in physical stores:
I've actually heard mixed things about The Graces, and a few mixed things about the sequel to An Ember in the Ashes, but they were both books that I'd been interested in for a while, so when I saw them on the shelves in Easons I picked them up anyway. As I Descended and The Light Between Oceans have been around on BookTube/Twitter/Blogs for a while, but for the life of me I can't remember where I'd heard about Sweet Caress, but I bought it anyway because who doesn't want to read historical fiction about a badass woman.
Books I bought online:
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (I read this and gave it 3/5* on Goodreads)
Bird Box by Josh Malerman (I read this and gave it 4/5* and you can read my review here)
The Shadow of the Wind is part of my favourite mini-genre of "books about books" so when I first heard about this it went straight on my to-read list. Milk and Honey has also been on it for a long time, and while it wasn't the best writing it was still quite lovely and I am glad I got it. If you know me at all then you know that His Dark Materials is my all-time favourite book series, and for years I've only owned it in 3 mismatched, beaten up paperbacks, so for my birthday I treated myself to this GORGEOUS hardcover (I mean look at it seriously it makes me want to cry). She Is Not Invisible has a blind, mystery solving protagonist - I am so here for that, and Bird Box was a horror I had been dying to get for quite a while and it did not disappoint.
I won a book in a giveaway!
Darren Shan was an author I loved as a kid, and when I saw a giveaway for a book of his over at Bart's Bookshelf I thought "Why the hell not?" and I won! The first giveaway I ever have won. Thanks again Darren, I can't wait to get to this one!


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Learning in Forest Park
Forest Park Forever's education and community outreach programs turn Forest Park into an outdoor classroom for all. City residents of all ages and backgrounds are connected with nature and foster an appreciation and understanding of the many natural and cultural wonders found within Forest Park.
A few highlights from 2016:
- 864 participants took part in our adult education programs, from Birding Basics to Tree ID classes
- 6,940 students benefited from Forest Park Forever-sponsored programs
- 756 teachers benefited from professional development and one-on-one mentoring, including participation in our 16th annual Voyage of Learning Teachers' Academy
- Nature Works: This innovative program brought hands-on experiential conservation education into the classrooms of 185 teachers and 620 students, plus provided 9 high schoolers with paid conservation internships alongside our team
- Forest Park Forever co-hosted the annual BioBlitz alongside the Academy of Science – St. Louis, welcoming over 400 people to Forest Park to learn about and explore the Park's diverse ecosystems


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Nouriel Roubini :"...Well, in the case of Eurozone, five economies, three are still contracting, Spain, Greece and Ireland, two of them Portugal and Italy, are barely growing. So, it is not even a question of double dip they never got out of the first dip.
It is more like the shape of an L of stagnation like in the case of Japan in the longer term unless they solve their own problems. So the risk of double dip and continuation of recession is highest in the periphery of the eurozone. .... "


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What Every Tenant Should Know About Lease Renewals
Your lease is expiring soon and you have six months to renew or relocate. The most common mistake tenants make is to assume that the building's management is going to give them the best deal. They think that by going direct, they are exhibiting good will and it will make a smoother renewal process.
Ask yourself one question: Who does the property management work for?
Property owners are savvy and like any savvy business person, they are going to hire someone with expertise on their behalf to represent their best interests, so why wouldn't you?
How do you know a stronger deal can be negotiated than the one being offered?
When I review your lease proposal and it appears that your option to renew is better than what I could achieve for you, then I will tell you just that and you proceed to accept the option. We aren't reinventing the wheel here, however, in most cases, there are numerous points to be negotiated. If you are not negotiating leases on a day to day basis, then by no fault of your own, you are not aware of current market conditions, what to look for, or what other Landlords are not only offering, but actually delivering. By having a broker review your lease, you are at no obligation to move forward and it can only benefit you, but if you don't seek a broker's expertise, you will never know if you got the best rental rate or the amount of concessions and tenant improvements you could have gained and, more importantly, the amount of money you could have saved.
Time is your Frienemy
Do not procrastinate with your lease renewal. It is no secret that moving and build-outs are not only costly, but timely for everyone involved. Don't think that your Landlord/Management isn't seeking out options on their end as well. Make time your friend. You don't have to take it out for steak dinner and a couples' massage, but give it the respect it deserves. Numerous people will contribute to your race against time. Attorneys, contractors, managers and brokers are going to be involved in your deal on some level and they too have priorities. The longer you put off starting negotiations, the less likely it is that you will relocate, therefore, giving the landlord leverage to not offer you a better deal.
Who Pays the Broker's Fees?
Most Landlords will pay the brokers commission. They are usually glad to do so because in the end, they are saving money by not having to lease your space to a new tenant. In the unlikely event that the Landlord won't pay the commission, the broker will work for a fee from the tenant, but that cost will more than pay for itself with the amount of money you will save by having an experienced broker representing you.
About the Author
li Willingham is an experienced commercial real estate agent specializing in tenant representation and lease renewals. She can be reached at email@example.com or at 310-943-8548.


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miles south of Beersheba, a man comes running into the wilderness and
eventually slows to a stop. He sits down under a lone juniper tree and leans
back against the trunk. Utterly
exhausted he gives voice to feelings that hurt worse than exhaustion. "Take my
life, Lord. I am no better than my fathers." With these words, Elijah falls
asleep, the sleep masking for a while the pain of intense feelings of failure.
These are the words of a man alone.
Many of us know what this feels like, under the juniper trees of our own experience. Those of us who are committed to God's glory in these last days are headed down the same road as Elijah. Thus it is my hope that discussing the highs and lows that marked Elijah's ministry might help to prepare us for what lies ahead, and connect us with hope in a hopeless world.
Our world is under a lot of pressure. From the "raging nations" of Psalms 2 to the "perilous times" of 2 Timothy 3, a tidal wave of turmoil is rising in our world. But don't worry. God has provided a safe place from the anger and pressure of a world at enmity with God's Law. That safe place is the Body of Christ (the true church–ultimately the remnant).
The church is to be an oasis in the midst of a raging world. I am not saying that the church should be free from all temptations and trials. Trials will come, but the church has been given special tools to deal with these issues. Some of these tools are peace (John 14:27), courage (John 16:33; Ephesians 3:12), hope (Hebrews 6:18-19), divine power (John 1:12), and truth (John 3:19). The world does not have these tools in their carnal arsenal; they are unique to the church. I repeat– they are absolutely unique to the Body of Christ.
So how does the church function in the midst of a pressurized world? Two things are apparent. 1) The only safe place is in the true church. That means that we should be energetically calling people into the church to preserve their lives. 2) The world surrounds the church with high pressure. It never lets up. Like ground water pressing hydrostatically on your house foundation, the world's pressure has one goal – equilibrium. This presents a challenge.
The challenge is that some inside the church want to open the windows and throw open the gates. To them, pressure differential is a bad thing, and we need more conformity with the world. They say that resisting the world's influences makes us odd or peculiar. The buzzword for this white flag of surrender is 'relevance.'
When the church opens its gates to the world, four things happen.
- The immune system of the church is weakened, making us vulnerable to disease and theological confusion.
- People get discouraged more easily, leading to feeling like a failure.
- Discouragement leads to a loss of community – making people feel lonely.
- Loneliness leads to a loss of hope.
All these happened to Israel under the reign of Ahab. This can happen to individuals today. I want to speak to you right now – wherever you are. It doesn't matter where you've been, or what you have done. There is a place for you in the church. You are not alone. You are cared for, and you are loved. There are thousands of committed Adventists who grasp the implications of this message and are marching forward. The Everlasting Gospel is for you.
What can be done? If we have opened up the windows of our soul to the world, God is asking us to close them. "Love not the world" is Gods way of saying "Don't bring that stuff in here." Bring people in here and provide safety and truth for them. We have all sinned in this area – including myself. It's time to turn that around.
If you find yourself sitting under the juniper tree of your own failure, take that to Jesus and have an honest conversation with Him. He will accept you, and provide spiritual food (1 Kings 19:5-6). Exchange regret for repentance and rejoice in the truth.
Do you feel like you are no better than your fathers? You are not alone. Many of us have felt that way. I consider my father to be a better man than I, in so many ways. Don't end your spiritual life – thinking that will stop a downward genetic spiral. Allow the Lord to change your heart. In God's Word, we find His permission to make better choices than our parents, and to break negative genetic ties that bind us (Ezekiel 18, 33). That is good news.
Does your vision for the church leave you frustrated when things don't work out the way you think they should? That could be pride. Admit that God knows some things that you don't, while refusing to call good, evil, and vice-versa. Has fear and regret driven us to the wilderness? Are you sitting under a lonely juniper tree? You are not alone. God is watching. There are many who know the Lord today, and have made up their minds to glorify Him. There is room for you in this army of "seven thousand."
The experiences of Elijah are going to follow those who bear his message.
The world is pressing hydrostatically on the church – trying to create equilibrium.
Equilibrium is a state where there is no pressure differential. The church becomes no different from the world.
The church was placed in the world to resist this pressure and by resisting – to provide a structurally sound place for people to enter. "Be not conformed to this world..." (Romans 12:2).
Those who want to capitulate to the world (by throwing open the doors and windows of the church), are fighting against what God intends for the church. They cannot overcome – for there is nothing to overcome.
God is not caught off guard by this spiritual compromise. He predicted it (Acts 20:29; Jude 4), and He gave us an example to learn from in Elijah, Ahab, and Jezebel.
Listen to the still, small voice of God.
There is hope. You are loved.
You are not alone.


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We went to a fall festival complete with petting zoo. What did we see when we got to the petting zoo?
That's right... a turtle and a deer hanging out as the "petting zoo." It made me laugh. In fact, I still can't get over it.
Andrew was pretty pumped to pet a turtle. I guess he will just grow up thinking it's normal to have a turtle and deer together at a petting zoo.
What do you think, sweet blog friends. Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this is bizarre.


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In short, I'll be spending the night shifting awkwardly in a beach chair pondering the nocturnal habits of mountain lions. If you're busy watching Breaking Bad, feel free to check in with me via twitter for ascetic insights and the local sky report from the great heights of Mount San Miguel.
For the gear heads, my equipment includes: Canon 7D (Av, f2.8, no bracket, RAW) (Turn auto focus and lens stabilization off and tape the eye piece if you're not using Live View) Phottix intervalometer (15 second interval with a 13 second delay)
(Here's a trick: Spin the base plate 180 degrees and mount your camera backwards. That gets the tripod handle away from your body so you won't bump it in the dark and more importantly lets you drop and replace the battery without moving/removing the camera.)


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As I stood outside the Labor Department this morning, fighting to speak through the freezing temps, and cursing the reporter who usually covers that beat but who is busy freezing himself in New Hampshire today, I couldn't help but think that the numbers played out before me had to be wrong. I know, I know, how can a government report be wrong??
The trouble is in my neck of the woods: real estate. According to the December Jobs report, the real estate sector added 5,400 jobs in the month and is even above the number for December of 2006. How can that be, when real estate agents are fleeing the business? According to the National Association of Realtors, membership has dropped just 2 percent from its peak in August of 2007, but that's membership only.
I heard from the NAR's chief economist earlier this week that a quarter of all real estate agents in California didn't even make a sale in 2007, so I'm guessing a lot of those NAR members aren't actually working.
I called the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they say that number doesn't even include mortgage brokers; they fall under Financial Services. I was thinking that maybe the surge was all that new staff needed to help folks refinance, but no. I emailed David Lereah, who used to work for the NAR but went corporate last year. All he could surmise was it might be real estate jobs related to foreclosed properties.


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Cannes Lions 2015: How is Facebook expanding the mobile canvas?
Facebook's Chris Product Officer Chris Cox was at Cannes Lions 2015 talking about expanding the horizons of how we interact with mobile. Sookio was there to hear what he had to say, including how he is inspired by Harry Potter moving pictures and innovative apps coming out of India and China.
Over time, people, businesses and brands have used more and more immersive mediums to share their stories. What used to be a simple text update about a trip may now be a photo or a video of the experience, recorded and watched on your phone. So how can platforms like Facebook keep up with people's desires for richer and more immersive ways to express themselves and consume content across all devices?
Talking immersion with Facebook
At Cannes Lions 2015, Facebook hosted a talk about expanding the mobile canvas. Chief product officer, Chris Cox, pointed out how "we all need to brush up our Hindi and Mandarin, and the rules of cricket" because the future billion people to get on the internet aren't scattered, but in concentrated and specific regions: a third of these people are based in India, a fifth in China.
Cox also hypothesised what could one day work as a more expressive version of Facebook's 'Like' button. He drew on examples of popular apps from around the world to show how Facebook could potentially deliver a richer experience.
The social platform recently experimented with fashion brand Michael Kors on showcasing fine jewellery pieces via the Newsfeed through immersive ads which blend video with still images, moving images and information. These ads are interactive: users will be able to push their finger across a screen to turn a watch around, pinch and zoom in for more details.
"Now, ideally if this works, it's the kind of thing that we could seamlessly transition into, where transitioning back to just the text would feel like a weird little regression, and that's the kind of thing that started to happen with autoplay video," explained Cox.
"As an industry we are inspired by Harry Potter moving pictures. The moment we saw these things in a newspaper it's like, that's clearly a thing. That's clearly something that should be built.
"And what's interesting is now that that's become a part of what we expect, we've kind of removed two little points of friction in the experience of phone software: the part where you see a play button and you're worried about waiting for things to load. Or the part where you decide you're ready to wait for things to load but you don't want to deal with an ad that's flying around with an 'X' somewhere. Those are gone, the frame starts moving as it comes into the screen and it's totally changed our expectation and our willingness to engage with video and phones."
What does the future hold for online engagement?
In the ten year brief history of social media, we started off with wall posts, Tweets and status updates, which then moved on to photos and albums, with video as the current landscape. So what's next? Facebook has hypothesised virtual reality experiences similar to Oculus Rift, allowing you to view spherical photo or video from any screen.
Looking at an app like Hyperlapse from Instagram, it has a stabilisation capability that lowers the barrier for someone to create film on their mobile phone that feels closer to something like you would see on TV. As a result, you're likely to be more excited about sharing it.
Meipai is a popular app in China that has spread throughout Asia and has 100 million users. You could consider it as the 'Chinese Instagram for video'. But the filters don't just change the colour composition. The app edits, cuts and adds a soundtrack, as well as a bunch of other visual snippets. You can also switch between modes so your video resembles a ballad, silent film noir, or comic-style cartoons.
My Idol, also originating in China, is dubbed the 'Mini Pixar'. Using a selfie, you can quickly compose a cartoon version of yourself. People have oddly found it satisfying to make their cartoon selves ride motorbikes, sing songs from Frozen, dance or even disguise themselves as aliens (yes). Its popularity across Asia led to the release of English and Spanish versions.
These apps are examples of mobile capabilities that you would have had to do on a PC a few years ago, which is true of the experiences that allow you to create spherical photos. For instance, Bubbli lets you create shareable tilting panoramas.
Facebook's designers have been experimenting with the Like button with the view to make it more expressive and offer more ways to react without putting buttons everywhere. Imagine using the camera to capture your expressions and translate them into a blue face (based on the idea that people would be more comfortable with this rather than using selfies).
Facebook were super clear – "This is not on our roadmap! We don't know how to build this". But the platform says it's the kind of thing that is unlocked by the components of a mobile phone that hasn't been created yet.
Pioneering the future of mobile around the world
For the next billion people to be connected to the internet (the figure is set to double from three million people in the next five years according to the IDC) phones are getting better pretty quickly but networks aren't going at the same pace. Imagine using a phone in Delhi at night when the network is congested. For software to work in that environment it has to be tolerant to unreliable networks.
Social media platforms are especially relevant in these regions as a news mouthpiece. A good example is Premise, an app that allows the user to take a picture of food at any market in the world and tag it with the price. This allows local farmers to decide where to buy or sell their produce. The app outputs a crowdsourced data set which non-profits and investors can use to understand food shortages 25 days before it was previously available: which staples have prices rising, how quickly and exactly where.
What aspects of these apps from around the world do you find most interesting? What can we learn about them to make our social media experiences richer and more immersive?


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A program for campers who have completed 9th-12th grades.
This is a program for campers who love camp and want to keep experiencing this community year after year! With so many options available to Senior High students, spending a week with these campers means a week with passionate, fun, and faith full young adults. Conversations are deeper, worships are more meaningful, and friendships last well beyond camp. A tight community is formed as Sojourner campers explore their faith, mentor younger campers, and experience new adventures at camp.
Part of the camp week for Sojourners includes many traditional camp activities - swimming, all camp games, worship, campfire, Bible study, creative arts, Grovers, and laughter around the meal table. Interaction with younger campers happen naturally during game, worship, and meal times - those times when the full camp community gathers. But our staff also work to develop worships, devotions, games, and conversation geared around the joys and struggles of being a high school student today. Counselors strive to foster a safe place for campers to share with their peers not only questions about faith, but also their questions about life.
Right in the middle of their week, Sojourners get a small taste of Boundary Waters camping. They learn to pack lightly and to work together to prepare for an off-site canoe trip. Meals are fashioned after those one might eat on a BWCAW trip, and the group leaves site for a campground on an island in Lake Vermilion. This overnight experience provides independence and challenge while bringing the group together. They canoe to the island, set up their campsite, cook their meals, and time together in conversation and worship. Breakfast, worship, Bible study, and lunch are enjoyed the next day before canoe back to the pick-up spot to return to camp. Then its time to sauna and clean up before jumping back into a more traditional camp schedule.
The Sojourner program only happens at Camp Vermilion. Housing is typically in our Tree Top cabins, with 8-9 campers in each counselor group. These cabins have 5 bunks and a sink, are a short hike to the bathhouse, and do have a near by outhouse. The Sojourner campers have also stayed in our Lakeside Village on occasion (including the Priest House and nearby cabins), but this is typically when the program numbers are quite small.
Some of our Sojourner campers do drive themselves to camp for the week. When this happens, we do collect car keys and hold on to them for the week, returning them before the closing program on Friday. Camper's cars are parked at the far end of our main parking area where year round staff are able to keep an eye on them during the week.
The Monday and Thursday schedule for this program is very similar to our other weeklong programs:
- 7:00 - Polar Bear Swim (optional)
- 7:45 - Morning Mai (devotions with other cabins)
- 8:00 - Breakfast
- 8:40 - Kapers (tasks or chores to help keep camp clean for everyone)
- 9:15 - Group games
- 9:30 - Worship; also known as Pose (po-say)
- 10:00 - Bible study; also known as Rubbabo
- 11:15 - Village activity
- 12:00 - Lunch
- 12:45 - Siesta
- 1:15 - Afternoon Grovers - includes swimming, canoeing, creative arts, games, nature activities, learning a new skill, and more. A trip to the canteen is also part of the afternoon schedule.
- 5:30 - Supper
- 6:15 - Cabin Time
- 6:45 - All Camp Activity
- 8:15 - Canteen/prepare for evening Campfire
- 9:15 - Campfire
- 10:15 - prepare for bed
- 10:30 - Cabin Devotions; also called Wattape
- 10:45 - Lights Out
This schedule is subject to change as our staff develop unique program opportunities for Sojourner campers. The overnight canoe trip may also be adjusted due to weather.
Whether your camper has been coming for years, or is experiencing Camp Vermilion for the first time, we look forward to sharing this week with them. We hope it is a life-changing, Christ-centered experience that will stay with them for years to come. Feel free to contact us with any questions on the Sojourner program.
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I was really amped to see The Art of Video Games at the Chrysler, but became disappointed when I walked around a PR/Marketing event disguised as a history lesson. Everything about the show felt wrong and out of place. Maybe I wasn't the intended audience and I was never meant to feel anything more than nostalgia.
The show boils down to a few game demos and a list of popular games to read about.
I did not feel like the curators put any effort into what it was trying to tell me. The consoles they had on display were not cleaned up. If you are going to chronicle hardware, either show it well used and worn like an artifact, or restored and shiny like a time capsule. As I looked behind the glass, the consoles felt dead. I felt like I was physically inside link bait, one large listicle that forced me to click the arrow to confirm "Yes, this is my nostalgia, I remember this fondly."
A few ideas and concepts they included could have been really cool, but it kept falling flat.
While the exhibit had some concept art from WoW and Fallout 3, it didn't tell me anything about the creative process.
It showed one example of a remix that someone made with Halo re-imagined as an Atari game, but it was just the box art and a cartridge. It didn't take the time to show it being played, giving it context, and showing us how technology and aesthetics could be contrasted over 30 years.
The closest thing to being remotely interesting was the three monitors showing videos of peoples reactions while playing games. But it still had little emotion for me and was presented in a pretty chintzy way. Philip Toldeano (Gamers) and Robbie Cooper (Immersion) took this concept to it's logical place.
Then I read up on where the show came from and was shocked to find out that it traveled from the Smithsonian. But this article explains it better than I can: How The Smithsonian Screwed Up Its Video Game Exhibition
I should have asked around and found out what other people thought about the exhibit they just saw, what they felt when they played Flower or what little kids thought of the Commodore 64. Or you could watch these: Kids React To NES and Elders React to GTA
Again, maybe this wasn't for me. Maybe I'm too close to the subject material. Maybe making it so accessible and mainstream it will cause some folks to consider video games as art.
I strongly believe that video games are a medium for art. With so many positions and angles to explore, this exhibit made no effort to make me believe it.
Better things to look at:
Indie Game the Movie - Made me cry and is available on Netflix
I am 8 bit - I own this and it actually makes me thing about art.
Free to Play - Made by Valve, and is free to watch.
Videogame History Museum - Super well done, and you can get a taste of it at MAGFest
Gamasutra.com - A little Inside Baseball, but you are into that kinda thing, do it.
edit: In response to some Facebook posts, I have written the following comments:
I'm not trying to dissuasde. people from going and making their own opinions. That's the whole point of an art show. I agree that consoles are an achievement of industrial design, but the exhibit did zero work to showcase it. The screen shots they chose to represent the games in the display were not special. They didn't go into what made the hardware special. They could have explained that the Dreamcast had superior features that were ahead of it's time. They could have displayed each console with more careful considerations. They could have made it a point to take the viewer on a journey. Instead, they made a kiosk akin to what you find in a big box retailer. I've seen more artful presentations of consoles in a Redditor's home on imgur. The bar isn't that hard to set for something that travels from the Smithsonian, an institution committed to the "Understanding of the American Experience". Maybe that's the meta joke. Video games in the American context should be treated like an event of hyper consumerism. The art is contained within the color schemes of the buttons and whether or not you are driven to purchase the latest iteration at Christmas.
For me, it did not feel like an achievement of validation for gaming. I know that you have a history in game development and you should be recognized for the ability to bridge technicals with expression. Video games are a complicated medium. But I'm still frustrated with the way this exhibit was presented. When you put the same kiosk from Target into a museum, without a more cohesive statement. I'm thinking that it has an empty purpose. Your article on the impact of F2P games is cool and very valid. True critique of gaming culture demands more substance than what we got at the Chrysler. I'm making it sound pretentious, but pandering to nostalgia is just lazy.


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Of course it happened, I knew it would, I've actually come to expect it.
My wife lost her job this week, this is the 3rd job that she has lost in the last year and a half. It's horrible especially for her because of how it makes her feel about herself, but her losing her job isn't the thing that I have come to expect to happen. No, it's what always comes after, what always comes after any kind of crisis.
"Just remember to be strong.:
"Cheer up, God has a great plan for your life."
"when God closes a door he opens a window"
"You should be thankful for what you DO have"
"You're strong you can get through anything"
"God will never give you something you can't handle"
Wait……… STOP!!!!!!!!!
Just STOP a second
We all have well meaning friends who, when they hear about something horrible happening in our lives, a lost job, a death, cancer, bills we can't get paid, they begin spouting these little rays of sunshine at us.
It's like advice but it's not really advice… they're meant to be encouraging but they leave you feeling anything but courageous.
If we're really honest we've all probably said some of these things ourselves to others.
The intention are always good don't get me wrong… But seriously, some of these sayings are just downright horrible, and false.
When I decided I wanted to write this post after seeing countless people say one or more of these cliches to my wife and myself I asked some of my Facebook friends to share some of the worst they've heard. The list is a sampling of some of the responses I got. I mean where do we begin?
"Just remember to be stong", "You're strong you can get through anything." How bout we start with these? I mean in many cases this ight be technically correct, I know my wife is certainly strong she has weathered a lot through her years on earth but she is also discouraged. She has lost 3 jobs in a row in less than 2 years. Maybe reminding someone of their strength when they are hurting isn't the best way to go about supporting someone.
"When God closes a door he opens a window." What does this even mean? If a door is closed I'm supposed to find a window to crawl through? Perhaps I am not even supposed to visit that house. Sometimes horrible things happen and there are no open doors, open windows, heck there isn't even a place to hide while tragedy bears down on you.
"God has a plan for your life." While this is true, God has a plan for all of our lives when we state this we forget the free radical agent of sin and brokenness. Was it God's plan for my brother to die all alone in a field? Was it God's plan for one of my Facebook friends not be able to make her rent? Is it Gods plan for me to eat too much when stress gets the better of me? Now I believe that God will redeem all of the horrible things that happen but it's just bad theology to say that it was all a part of God's plan. It certainly doesn't make anyone FEEL better. "I know you have lung cancer but don't worry it's all part of God's plan." "Well great, thanks for that God. Glad to know you love me so much as to afflict me with a horrible wasting disease." It's just wrong, stop saying it.
"God will never give you something you can't handle". I don't even know where to start with this one. First of all IT'S NOT TRUE!! It's not ion The Bible, go ahead go look I'll wait here.
Can't find it? That's because it's not there! The verse that you think says this is speaking about temptation. It's 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
That's not about trials, it's not about getting sick or losing your house or having someone you love die or losing your job it's about resisting temptation. Every time I hear someone say this garbage I want to smack them upside the head with Young's ANalytical Concordance..
So if all of these are horrible things to say how can we react to bad news?
Well for starters, don't say anything. Listen. Hear(or read) everything the person has to say. Digest it, think about it, put yourself in their shoes.
If you do speak just start by telling the person that you've heard them, that you're there for them. Be honest about your feelings, tell them that what they are going through sucks. Tell them you wish it would not happen.
you can try to get them talking more, ask open ended questions, clarify what they are feeling. "It sounds like you're pretty overwhelmed" A few questions like this will help you to get to the root of the issue. '
Most importantly though pray. Pray with them but if they don't want to pray than pray for them. The best thing that we can don for anyone who is in crisis mode is to bring them before God in prayer.
You'll mess this up, we all will, but having a few tools in place can help you really be there for the people you love who are hurting. Mostly they want to know they're not alone. Anyone can give them that assurance.


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