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The Best Freakin' Photo Editing App
I thought everyone had heard of Pic-Tap-Go, but after chatting with another boss babe this weekend and hearing about the (lengthy) process she goes through editing her iphone pics I had to bring it up again.
You can get Pic-Tap-Go in the App store for $1.99 and it will be the ONLY photo editing app you'll ever need to open once you get your paws on it. Yup, I don't use VSCO or Insta Filters or PicLab or anything else you might have heard of. Pic-Tap-Go is the only app I can get the light bright, colorfully true, slightly pink, crisp photos that I know and love. You can develop (and save) your own editing style inside the app, lower effects of the filters, layer and take away and even try black and white.
Let me show you how it works.
First head to the App store and download this baby. Then scroll through your photo library to select the image you'd like to work on.
Once you have the image you can scroll through the filters without even having to click on them. Each box shows you a preview of what that filter will look like at full strength. I always start with "lights on" and turn it down slightly to not blow out the image. Use the slider at the bottom to turn the strength of the filters up or down.
Next I start to layer different filters. I love that when I slide down from the image it lets me view all the filters before I have to commit to one. I usually choose Awake or Air for a slightly pink tint then Cool It Down to not have the image so orange-y. I turn down one of these so it's really low and not blowing out the image.
Then I usually finish with High Fives. It give the image a nice crisp, contrast and matte look. Because it's strong I usually turn it down really low. If at any time you're trying a filter and you don't like it just hit undo to go back to the previous screen or hold down your finger on the image to view the "before" and lift to view the "after".
Once you're satisfied click "go" and the screen will pop up with your options to export or save. I have always just saved to camera roll because I like to have the edited version on my phone. If you're low on storage space you could always export directly to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.
Here is the before and after of the image we just edited! It took me less than 20 seconds to get it to the end result!
Here are some more examples of how great Pic-Tap-Go can be for all your images. Need a totally white out space? This app can do it. Need more tones and cropped in? This app can do it.
I love being able to edit inside just one app because not only does it save me time, but you can begin to establish an editing style. Being consistent in your online images is key to brand building and overall aesthetics. Happy editing!
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One of the joys of watching Improved Production is the mix of cars that you see on the track.
Have you ever imagined a less likely Improved Production racing car than a big, square rigged Valiant? I can imagine a TV commentator giving running a description of the field:
"Commodores, RX7's, Falcons, Mitsubishi Evos, Valiant VGs and …. wait, what?"
Yet when you see it mid-pack, leaving parallel black lines out of slower corners and simply sounding fantastic … well it all seems to make a strange sort of sense!
Yet forging this somewhat unique path was not the result of cool consideration of the rules and opposition. No, this project started because of a bet made at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix! Andrew Maros recalls the day vividly.
"I said, 'Why can't I put a V8 in a VG and follow the guys around in Club Car?', as improved production was called then. Then we were out at Mallala (the race track in South Australia) with a street car and Clem Smith (the owner of Mallala) said, 'I bet you can't make a Valiant go around corners!' So we had a bet with him!"
Even though the Maros family are died-in-the-wool Valiant enthusiasts, they still went out and found a new car to turn into a racing car. It helped a great deal that they were in the right state to look for a Valiant. Not only were Valiant's originally made in South Australia, but quite a lot have survived, perhaps due to the dry climate?
"We paid $150 for it from a gentleman who used to park it outside the casino. He was worried about his Commodore getting dents in it, so he'd drive this Valiant to work. He said it ran beautifully, but all we were worried about was whether it had a rusted chassis rail or not.
"We built it up in the shed at home and painted it there too. Jason, who's now in the main game – the V8 Supercar – was a big part of the build. (Jason works with Savvy Motorsport and John Bowe – previously with Jason bright and Larry Perkins). For the rest of us it's just a hobby, but the VG is the talking point of the shed. We're in it for fun, not to win".
In this respect the Valiant is something that continues to bring the team together, years after the project was started.
With the original 245 cubic inch Hemi engine in the VG Valiant well known for making power in Chargers, you might think that Andrew followed the straight six path – not so. Instead there is a 340 cubic inch Chrysler V8 engine installed, but why the bigger V8 engine?
"Honestly? Because I said, 'I bet I can make a V8 Valiant go better than your six cylinder' kind of deal. It makes it hard for a racing class as we'd love to be able to race this car in Touring Car Masters, but they just won't accept a V8 in a VG sedan. Obviously historically you can't race a VG V8 anywhere, but I'm a V8 nut and my bother is a hemi nut, so we had to have a V8 in the thing.
"The car was originally built on the smell of a oily rag and we weren't earning a lot of money. But we did everything ourselves, made everything ourselves and tinkered around. That's the way it stayed, though lifestyles have progressed and we have a bit better stuff, so things have kept evolving."
The engine choice was also a practical one, because it actually came from Andrew's Altered drag car.
"They came out in the VH charger and we're allowed to go up to the larger engine size in the original (club car) rules and that was the 340 cubic inch V8. This was the Chrysler V8 of choice for strength and weight. It has a four bolt bottom end and the steel crankshaft as standard. Chrysler Australia actually built a V8 VG and Clem Smith watched it race in 1970, in practice against Leo Geoghegan. That had the same gearbox and the same engine (as we run), but they had a Dana rear end. They decided that it was too heavy over the front end, but they did actually build one car."
I did query the weight over the front end, as the 245 Hemi straight six was not noted as a light engine and it does sit up quite straight. A V8 is nearly always thought of as being heavier. So exactly how does the 340 V8 compare?
"It's actually similar (in weight) to the 245 Hemi six cylinder, which as you know had an iron head and block. Because the 340 V8 is heavier, it means heavier torsion bars and sway bar at the front. The chassis was reinforced a little at the front too, particularly around the steering box, which overloaded the chassis at that point (a common problem in Valiant's of this period). Jason made our own 16:1 steering box as they were hellishly dear to buy one. So he actually made one from a 'tank' Fairlane steering box! It made a difference as it used to be like driving a bus!"
Andrew's 340 V8 engine was clearly a powerful beast, having already raced down the quarter mile more than a few times, but a good drag engine does not make a good circuit racing engine and changes were made.
"Initially the engine had a small freshen-up when it made the jump from a naturally aspirated Altered drag racing car. New pistons were put in to make the compression ratio lower at 11:1. and we started from there. As it stands now, the only thing we have left of the drag car engine is the block! There have been a couple of boxes of broken parts along the way as well. It's just hard getting quality parts on a limited budget. Now we have a reasonable budget we still find it hard finding quality for a Chrysler small block that hasn't been in production for a lot of years.
"The conrods that are in the engine are out of Clem Smith's Charger race car. They are a 1976 Carrillo's and they're probably a bit heavier than current Carrillos, but you won't break them. There's custom-made flywheels, in fact custom-made everything! You can buy some reasonable stuff now, but you have to struggle for every bit of race quality to put into the engine. For example, we could only get Crane rocker gear for years, but now can get T&D rocker gears custom-made for it. We had so many issues with things not lining up and having to modify things, in fact there was nothing that came out of a packet that did not have to be modified.
"What has been good is the W5 factory race heads, that were used from 1991-1996. They are a beautiful cylinder head that makes power with a flat top piston. Prior to this weekend we've always run a mechanical camshaft, because it's a lot of work to setup a roller camshaft in the engine. Now they make some pretty tricky lifters and we're running a roller camshaft for the first time in this meeting. The advantages are lots less friction and a lot smoother. You don't have to have such an aggressive ramp and the car is a lot more sedate to run. It still sounds good."
The development that Andrew notes above in the engine was mirrored in work that occurred in other parts of the VG, and although the changes are not radical to the eye, they do work!
"When we first got it together, it was not a lot different from what you see now and it was an ill-handling pig to be honest with you! It was a rocket ship in a straight line, but when it came to cornering, well … as the class rules evolved and we got to modify things, it got better.
"If you look at the front suspension, it's standard; torsion bars are what we're allowed to have. At the rear we've modified the leaf springs, but it still has to be leaf springs. We've been able to add bits and pieces, but we can't add an independent rear end.
"We've been pushing for a bigger rear tyre, but now the new Yokohama AO50s have come out we've actually got down in tyre (width) to a 215, when we've been pushing for a 245/255. But the lack of rubber is the biggest hindrance to the car, the tyres are tiny for what it is. We tried to put a rule change in for a larger rear tyre and rim, but it was knocked back. Our load ratings are wrong for the tyres we can run. The best RX7s can run is a 225 tyre and the best we've got is a 215 wide tyre. But a modern car like a Silvia can run a 255 wide tyre and they have aero (downforce). I get the feeling that the powers that be want less Early Model cars in the field and this will affect South Australia more.
"We were getting a little disheartened with the class and were looking at sports sedans, but the new tyres have helped. We dropped two seconds a lap with the new AO50. We're getting to use top gear now at Mallala and not waiting on the throttle (coming out of corners). It used to be embarrassing to watch a normally aspirated Toyota Corollas out accelerate you down the straight while you waited to get grip. Now it's a different story; we have a slight bit of understeer coming out of corners, which is what you want.
"You do drive this car with the accelerator and it doesn't require the greatest finesse, though you can spin the rear tyres for the length of many straights if you want to. We're lucky we've got a little bit better rear tyre, because we've been chasing grip for the last three years, trying everything to make grip happen. Now we actually have a tyre that works, it made me wonder, 'What have I been doing for the last three and a half years?'
"Even with the power everything was done to get weight out of the car. We commissioned an alloy cased Passon Performance Dodge gearbox, which was used in the TA340s in the USA for circuit racing. The alloy case made for it saves around 30 kilos in weight and it's running speedway composite rear springs now.
"We use a full spool rear end with a floating axle and aluminium centres and we have a camber kit coming in December, so we'll be able to camber it (put negative camber on the rear tyres). With the lower profile new tyres we've really got to put some camber in the rear tyres to get the best from them.
"We have put AP Racing six spot calipers on the front and a Holden front slider on the back. We used to have an old Jaguar four spot caliper and Mercedes 305mm disc, but you upgrade as time goes on. With the old brakes we were forever cutting and grinding pads up and it took it's toll having to do this for each race meet. That said, your brakes are only as good as the patch of tyre on the road, so we have to be a bit careful with braking.
"So everything's been about weight and quite a lot of laughter to be honest! If it won't work with me it won't work with anyone; or if I can't break it, no one can! It's been a lot of fun over the last twelve years or so on the track."
The overall weight and lack of suspension sophistication means that the dampers have a lot to do. So what was the go with this aspect of the car?
"We had our original dampers modified by guys who worked for Perkins engineering. We made them up and valved them a bit differently. Just recently we got some Penske rear dampers.
I'm sure most readers will have noticed the unusual rear spoiler setup, and in case you are wondering, it was not made this way because of a lack of materials!
"We call the winglets the Tyrrell winglets, because Tyrrell used to experiment with all sorts of stuff back in the day. We have another car, several of them in fact and we tested one of the cars with winglets on a highway near Adelaide, with bags of flour and streamers, to see what was happening to the air at the back of the car. We would drive along and let the flour out and we had another car driving along next to us to see where the flour went!
"What we have found at places like Phillip Island, is that the back of the car lifts off the ground going down the straight, just under the bridge. It's as aerodynamic as a brick. So the winglets are there to try to guide a bit of air back around and over the boot and it seemed to work well enough on the highway… until the police pulled us over. "We also put a camera on the back of the car years ago and the actual boot lid leaves the webbing (reinforcing) on the inside and whole boot lid lifts up. This is because of the concave rear window and the first wing straight across the boot was making it worse. We cut the centre out of it and all of a sudden the boot lid stayed down and the back of the car stayed on the ground for a bit longer."
"I wouldn't have built the car if I was serious about winning the championship, but it is a lot of fun. We had a passion for them and it's something different. We were at Barbagello two years ago to race at the nationals and the scrutineer asked, 'Who would let you put a Valiant on a race track?!'
"Nobody likes to run into the Valiant, because I do cry a bit when things like an eyebrow moulding are a couple of hundred dollars a pop. Tail lights are hard to find too. "We have huge support from U-Pull-It wreckers in SA, as any VG Valiant that comes in just gets put up on the rack … there's about seven of them at the moment. You need it too, a rub here and a smack there. If a late model car runs into you like an Evolution etcetera, then they bounce off you, but the Valiant doesn't bounce, it crushes. We thought they were as strong as bullets, they're actually quite fragile when compared with the modern car of today.
"The car has competed in the old Classic Adelaide Rally and we came second in our category and first in class. We were fifth fastest in the prologue that year and we shocked a few by going up the main street of Murray Bridge at around 130 miles per hour! That's always been its strength, its power, even when we tuned it for PULP fuel for that event, but AVGAS is better … and we like the smell."
"I hope that people do not forget that this is entry level motorsport. It's fun and it's supposed to be fun!" There's no doubt that it's fun to watch too!
Neil Roshier

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Ear cuffs: a piece of ear jewellery that, unlike regular earrings, does not require pierced ears.
For someone that really likes jewellery but doesn't have piercings, it's quite a nice alternative. But, where do you find them?
Google images gives you lots of results and I'm sure that there are jewellery stores that sell them as well. However, those
don't give you a lot of choice, so the perfect solution is to make one yourself :)
I really enjoyed making these, I'm definitely going to try a bit of a more complicated design as well. I hope you' ll like it!
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Step 1: Materials
To create your own ear cuff, you will need:
- wire, gauge 19/ 1 mm
- pliers
- (optional) a bead
Step 2: Cutting the Wire
Start by cutting off a piece of wire. Before starting to make your ear cuff, you'll need to be sure both ends are cut straight. You can see the difference in the second and third picture.
Step 3: Beginning
Take your round nose pliers and bend the beginning of the wire into a small loop, using just the tips of your pliers. Next, place the largest part ( or an other part if your pliers are bigger) of your pliers next to the small loop and bend a second, bigger loop.
Step 4: Wrappable Bits
Now before bending loop number three, let the wire go straight for a bit. This straight part needs to be long enough to wrap around one of the sides of your ear. Bend loop number three and let the wire go to the other side before creating loop number four, which will also need to be long enough to wrap around one of the sides of your ear.
Step 5: Swirling Back
This next loop sits basicallh next to the small loop you started with, only now it is created using the largest part of your pliers. After that, keep your pliers in place as shown and wrap loop number six. around the other side of your pliers.
Step 6: More Swirls
Continue using the technique explained last step to make this swirly downwards bit until you almost run out of wire or until you think it is long enough.
Step 7: Adding a Bead
This step is completely optional, just do whatever you like most. Loosely bend the wire in position first, then add a bead and make sure it doesn't fall off.
Step 8: Bending
Using both your hands and the round nose pliers, gently bend the two long loops first. After that, you can shape it more and more bit by bit. Once you think it's bended enough, try it on. After that you can make small adjustments until it fits.
Step 9: Finished
And that's all!
I really hope you liked this project, if you did I'd love to know :).
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I would add a drop instead of a bead. You could add one at each end!
As an alternative to a bead try a button.
I am making jewelry with some right now.
Sounds great!
Do you know what hardness of wire you use? I know there are different kinds.
I believe this is just middle hard wire
Happy friendship day Emily:)
Very nice design! How much wire do you suggest for this cuff? Is 7 or 8 inches enough?
Thanks, Kathleen W.
Thank you! I think that should be enough : )
Thanks so much!! I love this idea and it looks gorgeous!!!!
Thank you!
Lovely design with a clear description; I must try to make one of these.
Thank you! I'd love to hear how it turns out : )
oh wow so beautiful
So going to try these!! I have been wanting to make cuffs, but have not found good instructions like yours. Thank you.
I'd love to see how it turns out : )
Wow! Definitely making this one! It looks great em!
Very nice! Thank you!
Thank you so much Muhna!!
I just made one, but it couldn't stay on very well... Any tips, please? They just look too good not to make!! ;)


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O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.
For your arrows have pierced me,...
and your hand has come down upon me.
Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;
my bones have no soundness because of my sin.
My guilt has overwhelmed me
like a burden too heavy to bear.
For I am about to fall,
and my pain is ever with me.
I confess my iniquity;
I am troubled by my sin.
Oh Lord do not forsake me;
be not far from me, O my God.
Come quickly to help me,
O Lord my savior.
This is an ongoing creative project that I am undertaking. I hope portray the emotions, feelings and stories written in the Psalms and share my vision with you.
The psalms are filled with such wide spread emotion, from absolute joy to absolute sorrow and I feel that we can all relate to these emotions.
I hope you enjoy these images and take a moment to read the Psalm that inspired each image.
With love,
If you're interested in being involved in Psalms Imagined in any capacity, whether model, make up, hair, wardrobe please let me know!


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2015Efraim Zuroff, Simon Wiesenthal Center
Originally posted at www.i24news.tv, published 29 March 2015[1]
One man's journey to the heartland of fascism
1Hostility to minorities and attempts to rewrite Holocaust history in Baltics - but no one cares, except Russia
2This year marks the 25th anniversary of Baltic independence and more than a decade of full membership in the European Union and NATO. If the assumption was that those developments would cure Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian society from the scourges of fascism, racism, and anti-Semitism, the events of the past month clearly show that these plagues have not been eradicated. During this period, four separate neo-Nazi/ultra-nationalist marches were held in the Baltics, all of which I attended as a monitor/protester, and I believe that it is important to publicize what I saw and attempt to evaluate the importance and potential dangers posed by those events.
The first question in that regard is the legal status of these marches. Those 3in Latvia (in Riga on March 16, to honor Latvian SS veterans) and in Lithuania (in Kaunas on February 16 and in Vilnius on March 11, both days on which Lithuanian independence is celebrated) have been a subject of controversy since they were launched, in Latvia in the 1990s and in Lithuania in 2008. Local courts decided to allow the marches on the basis of freedom of speech, and all attempts to have them banned, or at least moved out of the city center, including my appeals this year to the mayors of both Lithuanian cities, have not achieved any practical results.
The second question concerns the sponsors of the events and the number and identity of the marchers. With the exception of Estonia, where the march was organized by the Blue Awakening youth movement, closely linked to the new Conservative People's Party (EKRE), 4the organizers in Lithuania and Latvia are not officially connected to political parties, but clearly identify with those on the extreme right. In the past, there were government ministers who participated in the SS veterans' march in Latvia, but since the annexation of Crimea, the government has forbidden such participation and last year it cost a minister his post. This year quite a few MP's from the right-wing All for Latvia party marched, and the ministers of justice and of culture, along with Parliament Speaker Ingrida Murnietse, attended a memorial service for the SS.
The number of marchers ranged from 200 in Tallinn to 500 in Kaunas and 1,500 each in Vilnius and Riga. In Estonia, the overwhelming majority of marchers were young - most appeared to be high school students - whereas in Lithuania, most were young adults and in Riga there were also many elderly supporters. 5One must remember, however, that for every person marching, there are at least several hundred Lithuanians, Latvians, and Estonians who fully agree with the marchers' ideology. Thus, for example, in Estonia's election several days after the march, the EKRE obtained seven parliamentary seats (out of 101), after garnering more than 46,000 votes.
6Two dangerous themes were dominant in practically every event. The first was the open hostility toward local minorities — Poles, Russians and Jews in Lithuania, the latter two in Latvia and Estonia. 7The second was support for ongoing efforts throughout much of post-Communist Eastern Europe to rewrite the narrative of World War II and the Holocaust. These are designed to [1.] hide or minimize the extensive crimes by local Nazi collaborators, [2.] promote the canard of equivalency between Nazi and Communist crimes (erroneously classified as genocide), and [3.] glorify those who fought against the Soviets regardless of whether they had murdered Jews during the Holocaust.
8Thus, Latvian SS veterans are portrayed as freedom fighters who paved the way for independence, even though the Nazis had absolutely no intention of granting the Baltic countries sovereignty, and marchers in Kaunas carried a huge banner with the image of Juozas Ambrazevicius, the prime minister of a short-lived provisional Lithuanian government, who publicly supported the Third Reich and lethal measures against Lithuanian Jews. In both Lithuanian cities many marchers wore swastikas, and in Vilnius, a large black SS flag was displayed. Only in Estonia was this theme missing, but each summer an international gathering of SS veterans from all over Europe is held, including from countries in which such meetings are legally banned.
The final question relates to the reactions to the demonstrations. Unfortunately, with the exception of Riga where about two dozen protesters symbolically "fumigated" the Freedom Monument after the SS march, 9there were very few counter-protesters, 12 individuals in Kaunas, no one besides myself in Tallinn, and about 20 in Vilnius, almost all of whom came thanks to the dedicated efforts of Prof. Dovid Katz, the editor of www.defendinghistory.com who is the sole active Jewish voice in the Baltics against Holocaust distortion.
The only good news was that for the first time since Faina Kukliansky assumed the post of Chairperson of the Lithuanian Jewish community, she issued a statement denouncing the march in Vilnius (after initially ignoring the one in Kaunas), and several community officials participated in our protest. There was only silence from the Jewish communities of Latvia and Estonia, as well as from the Israeli embassies in Vilnius, Riga and Helsinki.
11Outside of the region, 10with the exception of Russia, there were no official responses despite numerous international media reports, especially about the Riga march. I can only surmise that perhaps the incessant, and to a large extent justified (albeit often exaggerated) criticism from Moscow of this phenomenon, has silenced those in the West, who long ago should have been the first to object.
Efraim Zuroff is the chief Nazi-hunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and director of its Israel Office. His most recent book is "Operation Last Chance; One Man's Quest to Bring Nazi Criminals to Justice." His website is: www.operationlastchance.org and he can be followed on Twitter @EZuroff
- Commemorating the sacrifices of the Latvian Legion has absolutely nothing to do with Jews or the Holocaust or Nazism. Even "guilt by association"—employed to use the crimes of the few joined late in the war to the Legion to condemn it—fails to hold water: not a single individual has ever been accused of a war crime while in the service of the Legion. No crime is being hidden or minimized.
- Technically, Zuroff is correct that according to the definition of genocide passed by the United Nations[4], mass population displacement and murder targeting an economic or political class are not included under acts of genocide—but only because that would have opened an Allied power, the Soviet Union, to criminal charges and threatened the resolution with a Soviet veto. Indeed, Raphael Lemkin, progenitor of the term "genocide" (1944), considered the conduct of the USSR in pre-Ukraine and elsewhere to constitute genocide.[5] Zuroff's contention here is the canard of non-equivalence. That Hitler targeted Jews as a race—recalling the goal was to eliminate Jewish influence on German economic and political life, packed them into cattle cars and sent them off to their deaths—their bodies destined for industrial ovens, is genocide. Following Zuroff's logic, he would contend that in Latvia, Stalin's targeting Jews as an economic and political class[6], packing them into cattle cars and sending them off to their deaths—bodies dumped by the track side or buried in mass graves after perishing in Russian labor camps, does not constitute genocide. Moreover, it was Stalin's utter decapitation of Jewish civil society which rendered Latvia's Jews unable to organize and respond to the Nazi onslaught a mere week after the first Soviet mass deportation.
- That anyone would use defence of Latvian freedom to excuse crimes against humanity is a reprehensible and baseless accusation, regardless of the morality of their cause.
They are all Nazis
An ever-present subtext to the Holocaust in Eastern Europe are contentions that it could have only succeeded so thoroughly if it had massive local support among the local population, therefore proving the Holocaust had massive local support. Holocaust activist scholarship largely ignores that the Nazis fabricated and staged the "Germanless Holocaust." Indeed, there are specific accounts where reports were sent to Berlin telling of marauding Lithuanians completely wiping out local Jewish settlements—whereas a German witness to one of these atrocities wrote to Berlin that the German commando unit was sloppy and was nearly discovered; they needed to be more careful, as it would look bad for Germany if the truth of German responsibility were to be revealed.
Zuroff is no exception to this subtext. While he attests to the existence of German mobile killing units, he also contends that the extermination of Jewry, "900,000 victims in 15 months" "from the suburbs of Leningrad in the north to the Asov sea in the south"—meaning the totality of Eastern Europe—was made possible by "fanatic support by the native population."[7]
In this, Zuroff echoes Elizabeth Holtzmann's utterance that "all Latvians are Nazis." For Zuroff, there is no possibility the annual commemoration of the Latvian Legion is what its participants contend is its purpose. Reading between the lines, Latvians have no moral authority to claim they were victims because Zuroff counts them among those he maintains "fanatically supported" the Nazi annihilation of eastern European Jewry, insuring the completeness of that annihilation.
Only Russia cares
We cannot imagine that Zuroff is unaware of events in Ukraine ever since Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea a full year prior. Yet, it appears he has no issue associating himself with Russia in denouncing Latvian Nazism. If, indeed, the "enemy of my enemy is my friend," then one might expect Zuroff to offer the same courtesy—or at least benefit of a doubt—to the Latvian Legion allying, albeit conscripted, with Germany to resist the Red Army.
11 "Outside of the region, 10with the exception of Russia, there were no official responses despite numerous international media reports, especially about the Riga march. I can only surmise that perhaps the incessant, and to a large extent justified (albeit often exaggerated) criticism from Moscow of this phenomenon, has silenced those in the West, who long ago should have been the first to object."
Zuroff mistakes cause and effect. The world has not gone silent because it is tired of hearing Russia complain about Latvian Nazis, oppression of the Russian minority in Latvia, and so on. It has gone silent because Russia's accusations are simply untrue. Accusations cannot be both "justified" while also "often exaggerated." Zuroff cannot affirm Russian accusations and at the same distance himself from their vitriol. Indeed, it is his personal participation taking up their common cause, standing side by side with the propagandists present who serve a completely different agenda, which rewards, encourages, and escalates Russia's anti-Latvian propaganda and moves us further away from reconciliation of the past.
|Efraim Zuroff's comments published at www.i24news.tv/en/opinion/65928-150329-fascists-march-in-the-baltics-and-the-world-is-silent, retrieved 22-Apr-2105
|16.martu izmanto Krievijas propagandas nolūkos, pirmdien intervijā LNT raidījumam "900 sekundes" sacīja Latvijas Universitātes vēsturnieks Inesis Feldmanis.
Viņš norādīja, ka savulaik leģionāru pieminēšana, noliekot ziedus pie Brīvības pieminekļa notikusi bez starpgadījumiem, līdz 1998.gadā 16.datums oficiāli tika noteikts par piemiņas dienu.
"No brīža, kad 16.marts tika noteikts par piemiņas dienu, tā kļuva par konfrontācijas dienu," sacīja vēsturnieks.
Vēsturnieks pauda, ka vēlāk gan piemiņas dienas statuss 16.martam tika atcelts, taču "izlietu ūdeni nesasmelsi".
Lai iedzīvotājiem skaidrotu 16.marta notikumus un latviešu leģiona gaitas, šogad izdots skaidrojošais materiāls.
"Mūsu uzdevums ir nodrošināt, lai kritušo leģionāru tuvinieki un cīņu biedri varētu viņus pieminēt," sacīja Feldmanis.
Historian Inesis Feldmanis' remarks, 16 March 2015, at www.focus.lv/latvija/viedokli/vesturnieks-16martu-izmanto-krievijas-propagandas-nolukos, retrieved 03 May 2015
|We suspect that the Russian middle class would not be now fleeing to Latvia to escape the oppression of Putin's regime were Russians the object of the hatred Zuroff alleges, viz. Special Report: The Russians Seeking Refuge In Latvia, retrieved 04 May 2015.
|U.N. General Assembly, 3rd Session, "Resolution 260 (III) [Convention on the Punishment and Prevention of the Crime of Genocide]," 9 December 1948.
|Anton Weiss-Wendt, "Hostage of Politics: Raphael Lemkin on 'Soviet Genocide'," Journal of Genocide Research 7, no. 4 (2005): 551.
|Proportionally, Jews suffered the heaviest losses under Stalin's first mass deportation, also being condemned to the harshest conditions.
|Efraim Zuroff, Beruf: Nazijäger. Die Suche mit dem langen Atem: Die Jagd nach den Tätern des Völkermordes, Ahriman, Freiburg 1996, p. 44 and following.
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Undeniable empty space lying in my heart like a dead body lies feet under. Damned, I'm trying not to feel the gap you left the day I walked away.
Incoherence. I left. I miss you. Ah. I guess contradiction is part of the game.
However, despite this giant hole you shaped in my heart, if the power of turning back the clock was giving to me, I would do the same mistakes, without any doubt. I would go again through the moments of doubt, the several days or even several weeks of silence, the tears deaden in my pillow those nights you'd push me away, the accusing looks… I'll take again the lunches at the restaurant, the dubious jokes, the raucous laughers, the days basking in the sun, the nights in your arms, the evenings we'd exert ourselves until the sun rises up, the serious high alcohol content talks. All of it… without any exception. The gaps make me grow up. At least, I think so.
Why do you not miss me, you?
I wipe the tears you left on my cheeks with the back of my hand. Probably crocodiles' tears. You guys are good to play crocodiles.
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It's less than a week to go before CeBIT Australia takes place at the new International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour. One of the highlights of this year's event is the invite-only CeBIT Black VIP program, being held at Doltone House at Jones Bay Wharf on the evening of Tuesday 23 May from 6.30pm till 10.00pm.
Hosted by CeBIT Australia, The NSW Government, Accenture, Commonwealth Bank and The Smith Family, CeBIT Black is an amazing opportunity to learn from and meet with the region's business and technology leaders. Attendees will also meet like-minded peers over great food, drink and light music in a stunning location.
Bringing together the CXOs and digital leaders of Australia's leading enterprise and government organisations, the evening will feature punchy but insightful presentations from futurist Morris Miselowski, who will discuss the changes facing businesses in the next ten years.
CeBIT Black Sponsors Commonwealth Bank and Accenture will present "Fast Forward Future", featuring Nick Aronson, Managing Director, Institutional Banking & Markets and Tiziana Bianco, General Manager, Innovation Labs, Commonwealth Bank, Justin Baird, Managing Director of R&D, Technology & Innovation Lead, Accenture and Bronwyn Vandermerwe, Group Director, Fjord, part of Accenture Interactive.
The evening will also raise money for our official charity The Smith Family's digital initiatives via a closed auction on prizes we know you will want to bid on. All funds raised will go towards a world first pilot program called '5 of 5'. This mobile app game aims to tackle school attendance in some of the most disadvantaged communities in Australia.
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Bossy Rossy - RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 Episode 5 Recap/
Is this kosher?!
We're back to spill all the T and breakdown this weeks episode of Drag Race. Aside from the Maxi challenge, this week was very lackluster in a season that's had so many gag-worthy moments.
As the queens enter the werkroom from the runway, Asia confronted the other queens. She feels like she was used and left to look like a fool in front of one of her idols. Cracker calls BULLSHIT and tells Asia a very valuable lesson: "when something goes wrong, you can only blame…...your friends!"
Asia's mindset has switched from the Mom of the season, to a fierce competitor.
The Vixen has made it clear that after last weeks fight with Eureka, she wants nothing more to do with her and decides to just ignore her. She's leaving Eureka on READ... OFFICIALLY!
This weeks mini challenge is to drag up "government issued" military wear. The lewks were pretty weak but shout-out to Kameron Michaels for doing Drill-Sergeant realness and making me feel things I haven't felt in years. I'm still really confused where and why purple camo is government issued... but okay, Jan. The Vixen ends up winning the mini challenge in a fierce camo lewk with a personality to match.
Ru reveals that this weeks Maxi challenge is to improv your way through the Bossy Rossy Show. The Bossy Rossy show is pure TV trash. Think if Maury had a baby with Jerry Springer who then was not the father but Sally Jessy Raphael was.
The queens are each given a segment in which they have to improv segments based on classic daytime tv talk show storylines. "I Married a Cactus" and "Save Me From My Deadly Fear of... Pickles!" are the clear ICONIC moments of this episode. The Vixen's plan to pit Eureka vs Aquaria against one another in their own group backfires, and they end of having one of the better segments in "Look At Me I'm a Sexy Baby".The rest were just kinda…..MEH!
Highlights of Bossy Rossy
Monique having a wig under her wig during the wig snatching scene in "I Married A Cactus" was honestly a big mood for me in 2018.
Miz Cracker as the Jewish pickle therapist who is living her truest life as a real life pickle was comedy GOLD! Her improv skills rival the best comedy queens in the business and TBH I need her and Bob to have their own Viceland show. Its kinda homophobic that we don't already have one.
Kameron Michaels NAILED the character of the country trash that cant stop huffing tucking panties. I know that girl….I've met that girl…..that girl called me a faggot…..GUESS WHAT ASHLEY MAE, IM LIVING MY BEST LIFE NOW!
Lowlights or TBH what could've been a triple elimination
Monet X Change never landed a joke, and TBH i'm not sure she even showed up to set.
The Vixen broke my #1 rule of improv…. DON'T BREAK!
Mayhem knew she had a big character in her scene, but she disappeared completely from her scene and let Cracker steal every single gag.
In honor of Shania Twain being a guest judge, this weeks runway theme is Denim and Diamonds. Nobody really slayed this runway theme. In what has been a season of very exciting lewks, this runway was a huge let down. It was more like Den…….UMMMMM!
Miz Cracker - Though it was just a pink denim jumpsuit that got bedazzled within a second of its life, Cracker sells the lewk with her humour and personality. I have found my new favorite queen!!
The Vixen - I didn't hate it as much as the judges, but i get what they were saying. If she would have been sinched, she would've had one of the top lewks of the season. I'm.
Aquaria - I loved it from the waist up. THAT IS THE UGLIEST EFFING SKIRT I'VE EVER SEEN!
Bottoms (they're all bottoms)
Monet - I love fringe, but GURL!!! Do not step on the runway in an outfit that ill-fitted and not think you're not gonna get read the house down boots.
Mayhem - I've seen Kacey Musgraves do this lewk so much better, and her boots light up!
Somehow Eureka wins and Mayhem and Monet deservingly land in the bottom 2. The Vixen saved herself with that amazing denim lewk! If we didn't get a Shania LSFYL, I was ready to BURN IT ALL DOWN! I will never forget that homophobic moment when we got Emma Bunton but no Spice Girls Lip sync, and now every week I hold my breath. But its all good!
Somehow even Man! I Feel Like a Woman felt like a letdown, with neither queen really slaying it the way we have become accustomed to. Monet does do a better job of showing her personality and has a couple tricks up her sleeve that end up saving her from elimination.
Top 4 ATM
Miz Cracker
Monique Heart
The Vixen
Stray Observations
- Monique FINALLY landed in the top this week. She has become my biggest surprise (and I'm starting to think the producers as well) of the season, and TBH i really just wanna be her friend and go talk shit about people over drinks!
- Miz Cracker won this challenge and runway, and has had two wins stolen from her now. You can not convince me otherwise.
- Miss Vanjie might have been eliminated first, but that bitch is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only has she been mentioned in every episode of Drag Race, but hearing Ru still crack up at Michelle saying " Misssss VAAAAANNNNJJJIIEEEE" is almost a guarantee that she'll be back for Season 11.


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The MD Meeting- How to Get Chiropractic Referrals from Medical Doctors
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Ķoniņciems Idols' Grove (Ķoniņciema Elku birzs)
- Riik:
- Latvia
- Piirkond:
- Kurzeme
- Maakond:
- Kuldīga
- Vald:
- Turlava
Remained from the former Idols' Grove is just small tree clusters on both sides of the Kuldīga–Aizpute highway. The highway crosses the sacred grove right in the middle. On both sides of the highway there is a bushy forest with deciduous trees where several old linden trees can be noticed. The most remarkable tree in the grove is an old and
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The most ancient written source about the Ķoniņciems (Kings' village) sacred forest or grove is the freedom book presented by Wolter von Plettenberg with the description of Dragūne free settlement borders as long ago as 1503. A wider description of the rituals in the kings' sacred forest has been left by the traveller exploring – Kurzeme (Courland) R.Lubenau who celebrated Christmas at the kings in 1586. The existance of the grove is also evidenced by the notes of the traveller J. Kanolds from the beginning of the 18th century. In 2006, a historian Agris Dzenis wrote, "at the beginning of the 20th century in the Ķoniņciems Idol's Grove there were twelve very thick linden trees with bowed, gorgeous branches and big hollows. If anybody dared to heat stove with with the branches of the linden trees, including the dry branches, the building burnt down; if they were used for smoking meat – the meat burnt. The inhabitants of Ķoniņciems – the descendants of the kings of the Curonians – knew by their evidence that if the Idol's trees were cut or broken, either a fire broke out in the village or the vandal tragically died. In 1960s when the highway Kuldīga–Aizpute was repaired it was intentionally/unintentionally built directly through the Ķoniņciems sacred grove. Already during the construction work there were unexplainable problems with the machinery – tracks of the caterpillar tractors were torn, truck axles and crankshafts broke. Vehicles continued to suffer damage when passing through the furrow later as well. The most recent legends about the revenge of the destroyed grove refer to the beginning of 1990s. In order to facilitate the grove, dead trees and branches were sawn. Soon after that several young and healthy people suddenly passed away." Stories about the Idol's Grove have also been collected by folklore researcher Janīna Kursīte.


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Hey Carol,
Sorry it's been so long, but I have just been very busy.
But Marius is doing great!!! Back in October he had a cold so I couldn't get him neutered until December and I had to give him pills and eye drops, but he was a trooper!
We just moved into Auburn into a bigger 2-story apartment and he looooooves running all over and he slides across the wood floor because he has so much fun on his paws!
Everything he does is so cute he's still cuddly and he talks a lot because he thinks he's a person. I just got a new digital camera so I can send pics more often but hope you like the update....I can bring him in sometime if you would like to see him....he's BIG!!!
Thanks again for the greatest little man in the world!!!


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The Berklee Chops Shed is a YouTube classic. When I first started getting into Gospel Chops videos, it wasn't long before I happened across it. All of the hottest drummers in their class at Berklee - many of whom, like Darion himself, Matt Garstka, Sean Wright, and JP Bouvet, would go on to be the next generation of drum stars - in a room, playing solos over the same track.
I transcribed Darion's playing 3 years ago, and last winter I responded to a commenter on the Chops video who asked if anyone could slow down and dissect a particular lick Darion was playing. I said I'd give it a try, and here is the result.
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Apple announced the official dates for its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. WWDC 2015 will take place between June 8 and June 12 in San Franciscos Moscone Center.
Developers who are interested in the event can apply for tickets through the official WWDC website until this Friday, April 17 at 10 am Pacific time. Apple will issue tickets to applicants via a random selection process by Monday, April 20.
During WWDC, the Cupertino giant is expected to unveil the next major iterations of both iOS and OS X. A brand new music service based of Apples Beats acquisition is also expected to make a debut.
its funny how the haters are even more anxious for the event than the apple users are but anyway, this kind of event wasn't expected so i have no clue about what are we going to see... Iphone 6s...?
Ready for that 2008 tech from apple. whoooooo
Really? Funny enough, heres your medal..


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Guaranteed rental property in Egypt
Looking for a rental return property in Egypt? The easiest way to get complete peace of mind is to look for a property with a guaranteed rental income. A guaranteed rental property means the owner/developer or a rental agency will sign a contract which will guarantee you a certain rental income per year for a number of years. This rental income is normally paid annually in arrears and has to be paid out to you whether the property is rented or not.
The Catch is that the rental income maybe lower than what you could achieve renting on your own, however you do not have the risk factor involved. In newly emerging markets, guaranteed rental deals can be quite attractive due to virgin property and rental markets.
Two current guaranteed rental deals are available in:
- Sahl Hasheesh
- Hurghada
Read on to find out about the guaranteed rental properties in Egypt.
Guaranteed rental property in Hurghada
Hurghada Dreams, located in the Arabia area of Hurghada is currently on offer with a 5 year guaranteed rental deal offering a 40% return over the period of the rental contract. The apartments are also being sold fully furnished at the moment. This deal is on offer on a limited number of 1 bedroom apartments which the developer has identified for a long term let. The deal is as follows:
- 5% per year guaranteed rental for the first 2 years
- 10% per year guantranteed rental for the next 3 years
- Apartments come furnished
- Up to 2 weeks free holiday use per year #
Find more information about Hurghada Dreams at Properties in Egypt or Sun Homes Overseas
Guaranteed rental property in Sahl Hasheesh
Pyramisa Sahl Hasheesh is currently the only available property in Sahl Hasheesh with a guaranteed rental income. In fact the Pyramisa rental package is the best we have seen in Egypt, and this is mainly due to the fact that Pyramisa is one of the largest Hotel chains in Egypt. The deal is as follows:
- 7% of the properties price guaranteed return per year for 10 years
- Apartments are fully furnished and managed
- There is a guaranteed buy back available so any time you want to exit Pyramisa will guarantee to buy the property back from you!
- 4 to 8 weeks per year free personal holiday use at any Pyramisa Hotel
- 100% freehold ownership
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How to become a notary in Illinois
How to become an Illinois Notary:
This guide will help you understand:
- The process to become a Illinois notary
- Who can become a Illinois notary
- Basic Illinois notary duties
- Be 18 years of age or older.
- Be a resident of the State of Illinois for at least thirty days, or a resident of a qualifying state bordering Illinois who has worked or maintained a business in Illinois for thirty days preceding the application.
- Be a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
- Be able to read and write in the English language.
- Have not been convicted of a felony.
- Not have had a notary public commission revoked or suspended in the past ten years
- Purchase an Illinois surety bond in the amount of $5,000.
- Complete and submit the Notary Public Application Form along with the $5,000 bond, a legible photocopy of your drivers license or state-issued identification card, and a $10.00 filing fee to the Secretary of State.
- Record your notary commission, accompanied by a specimen of your signature, at the office of the county clerk and pay a fee of $5.00, at which time the county clerk will deliver the commission to you. If the commission is not filed with the county clerk within sixty days, the county clerk will return the commission to the Secretary of State and the commission will be cancelled.
Can a non-resident become a notary in Illinois?
Is an Illinois notary bond required to become a notary in Illinois?
Do I need an Illinois notary errors and omissions insurance policy?
How much does it cost to become a notary in Illinois?
How long is the term of a notary public commission in Illinois?
Where can I perform notarial acts?
Who appoints Illinois notaries public?
Contact information for the Secretary of State:
Illinois Secretary of State
Index Department
Notary Division
111 East Monroe Street
Springfield, IL 62756
(217) 782-7017
How do I renew my Illinois notary commission?
Are there any exams or notary course requirements?
Do I need to purchase a notary stamp in Illinois?
Dimensions: Not more than 1 inch in height by 2 ½ inches in length with a serrated or milled edge border in a rectangular form.
Required Elements: The notary stamp must contain the following information
Note: If a notary public loses his or her official notary stamp, the Secretary of State recommends that the Illinois notary resign his or her commission and reapply for a new notary commission.
Is a notary journal required in Illinois?
Note: Illinois notaries who perform a notarial act involving a document of conveyance that transfers or purports to transfer title to residential real property located in Cook County, Illinois, must create a notarial record with very specific details regarding the notarial act.
How much can an Illinois notary charge for performing notarial acts?
Note: Illinois law requires Illinois notaries to keep a record of the fees they charge for notarial acts.
What notarial acts can an Illinois notary public perform?
Note: An Illinois notary public may not issue a certified copy of any document.
Can I perform electronic notarizations in Illinois?
How do I change my address?
How do I change my name on my notary commission?
Prohibited Illinois Notarial Acts:
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Illinois Notary Laws and Regulations:
The Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act, Chapter 765, Sections 30/1 through 10 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes
Illinois Notarial Certificates:
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New Zealand diocese to consider gifting its damaged cathedral to the the nation
Just over six years ago, a major earthquake struck Christchurch, NZ causing extensive damage throughout the city. One of the casualties was the Anglican cathedral in the city center, which was damaged beyond repair. Originally, the diocese planned to demolish the remnants and build a new contemporary cathedral in its place. However, that plan met fierce resistance from many residents and local leaders who insisted upon rebuilding the old cathedral as it was.
In an attempt to persuade the diocese, local and national governments had offered to grant the diocese considerable sums towards rebuilding and at its upcoming Synod, the diocese was prepared to decide from two options. Option A was full reinstatement of the building taking up the Government grant and loan, Christchurch City Council loan and Great Christchurch Buildings Trust fundraising pledge, alongside the Church's cathedral insurance payout. Option B was construction of an inspiring highly functional new cathedral in the Square on the current site, incorporating features and materials from the old cathedral building, using the Church's cathedral insurance payout.
Now, a third option has been added, gifting the Cathedral to the Government for the people of New Zealand. In a statement from the diocese, Bishop Victoria Matthews said;
"We love and have always loved the Cathedral building in the Square and we do hear the passion of the people about this great heritage building. Our concern with CPT committing to full reinstatement has always been about the risk of the cost going over what we are able to commit to the reinstatement.
"For example, if the damage is worse than anticipated, or there is a fundraising shortfall, we would be in serious trouble even with the generous Government offer. We need to be good stewards.
"By gifting the Cathedral building to the Government, it would be reinstated to its former glory and managed by them on behalf of all New Zealanders for use as a public space. I am not saying that will happen but it is a possibility I think we need to put before the Synod."
Of the three options, Option A is for reinstatement of the Cathedral building and would see CPT accept the generous offer made on July 4 this year by the Government, which includes a previous $10 million grant and a new $15 million suspensory loan. This will be forgiven if the terms of the loan are met.
Alongside the Government's offer is a $10 million grant from the Christchurch City Council which is subject to public consultation and dependent on whether there is a need for this grant after further fundraising.
The Government's offer package includes a $13.7 million pledge from Great Christchurch Buildings Trust. Other costs associated with this option include an endowment to fund the ongoing costs of insurance and maintenance. This reinstatement would be in three steps and each step would proceed only when there is sufficient money for that part of the project.
Option A also includes establishing an independent Fundraising Trust with the Government enacting legislation to streamline project consenting and approval processes. This would involve setting up an unincorporated joint venture (UJV) between CPT and the Fundraising Trust to govern and manage the project.
Option B is to construct an inspiring highly functional new cathedral in the Square on the current site, incorporating features and materials from the old cathedral building. The construction of the
new cathedral, including an endowment fund to pay for future ongoing costs of insurance and maintenance, will lie within the $42 million of cathedral insurance funds available.
Option C directs CPT to enter into negotiations with the Government for the gifting of the ChristChurch Cathedral building in the Square to the people of New Zealand. CPT would share its extensive knowledge and experience of the building to assist the Government in its reinstatement. The Diocese would seek permission to use the building for large services such as Easter and Christmas as part of any agreement.
"In less than a month, the decision about the future of the Cathedral building in the Square will be made. To those who say it has taken far too long, the church agrees, but in fact we have had to spend time in the courts and have experienced other delays such as the Government's offer of assistance. Those two factors together added months and even years to the Diocese's ability to make our decision," said Bishop Victoria.
"It is my hope, prayer and expectation that the best possible decision will be made by our Synod, so the city can progress its recovery and the Diocese's vibrant mission and ministry in the name of Jesus Christ can flourish and grow."
Noted New Zealand blogger Bosco Peters has had two recent posts (here and here) reflecting on the question "what is a cathedral?" Though not focused on the Christchurch cathedral specifically, his reflections on the nature and purpose of cathedrals generally is a helpful addition to the conversation.
If I were a Christchurch Anglican, I'm sure I'd favor Option A. [Full disclosure: I'm not one the many "Emergent Church" types who think that sacred spaces---especially historic sacred spaces---are irrelevant. The historic cathedral SHOULD be restored, and it SHOULD remain a sacred (and Anglican) space.]
...but I'm not a Christchurch Anglican. Nor a Christchurch anything-else. I can see how Option B *could* be a satisfactory response...but the devil's in the details, per always. Option C presumably saves the edifice---but obviously, at the cost of it being sacred. I don't know---I throw up my hands, to the Kiwis to decide.
That sounds like a great argument for a broader population to support the rebuild and continued maintenance. It doesn't sound right for the Anglicans there to carry the burden, rather than pursue their missional goals.
This cathedral is not only important as a place of Anglican worship, but as one of the great achievements of the Gothic Revival architect George Gilbert Scott, who might be said to be second only to Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin in the pantheon of 19th-century English architects. In that respect, it is an international architectural treasure, and its restoration would be a gift to the world.
Option B seems to me the best stewardship for the church, and I bet they would end up with a fabulous building that had symbols of the past and aspirations for the future. Short of that, Option C sounds about right, a creative solution to a difficult problem. Is the church "established" there?


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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 4, 2016) – Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm, slammed the southern coast of Haiti on Tuesday morning with winds of 145 mph, flooding and extensive damage.
Save the Children is deploying an emergency response team to work with staff and partners on the ground to help the children and families affected by the storm. The organization pre-positioned a stockpile of non-food items, including hygiene kits, baby items, household kits, mosquito nets and jerry cans, which will be used in coming days. Additional necessities will be supplied after the response team conducts an initial evaluation.
"Our thoughts and hearts go out to the Haitian people, many of whom had yet to fully recover from the earthquake that devastated the country in 2010," said Carolyn Miles, President & CEO of Save the Children. "We have worked in Haiti for more than 30 years and will coordinate closely with the Haitian government to help those most affected by the disaster."
Save the Children supports 131 schools in Haiti, including 27 in the area of south Grand'Anse and 39 in Port-au Prince. The organization also provides technical assistance in water, sanitation and hygiene and newborn health to the Ministry of Health.
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