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HRPG-600 600W Single Output with PFC Function series ■ Features : ‧Universal AC input / Full range ‧Built-in active PFC function, PF>0.94 ‧High efficiency up to 89% ‧Withstand 300VAC surge input for 5 seconds ‧Protections: Short circuit / Overload / Over voltage / Over temperature ‧Built-in cooling fan ON-OFF control ‧Built-in DC OK signal ‧Built-in remote ON-OFF control ‧Standby email@example.com ‧Built-in remote sense function ‧No load power consumption<0.75W (Note.7) ‧Current sharing up to 2400W (3+1) (24V,36V,48V) ‧5 years warranty SPECIFICATION MODEL OUTPUT HRPG-600-3.3 HRPG-600-5 HRPG-600-7.5 HRPG-600-12 HRPG-600-15 HRPG-600-24 HRPG-600-36 HRPG-600-48 DC VOLTAGE 3.3V 5V 7.5V 12V 15V 24V 36V 48V RATED CURRENT 120A 120A 80A 53A 43A 27A 17.5A 13A CURRENT RANGE 0 ~ 120A 0 ~ 120A 0 ~ 80A 0 ~ 53A 0 ~ 43A 0 ~ 27A 0 ~ 17.5A 0 ~ 13A RATED POWER 396W 600W 600W 636W 645W 648W 630W 624W RIPPLE & NOISE (max.) Note.2 100mVp-p 100mVp-p 100mVp-p 120mVp-p 150mVp-p 150mVp-p 200mVp-p 240mVp-p VOLTAGE ADJ. RANGE 4.3 ~ 5.8V ±2.0% 6.8 ~ 9V ±2.0% 10.2 ~ 13.8V ±1.0% 13.5 ~ 18V ±1.0% 21.6 ~ 28.8V ±1.0% 28.8 ~ 39.6V ±1.0% 40.8 ~ 55.2V ±1.0% 2.8 ~ 3.8V VOLTAGE TOLERANCE Note.3 ±2.0% LINE REGULATION ±0.5% ±0.5% ±0.5% ±0.3% ±0.3% ±0.2% ±0.2% ±0.2% LOAD REGULATION ±1.0% ±1.0% ±1.0% ±0.5% ±0.5% ±0.5% ±0.5% ±0.5% SETUP, RISE TIME 1000ms, 50ms/230VAC HOLD UP TIME (Typ.) 16ms/230VAC 88% 89% 89% 41.4 ~ 48.6V 57.6 ~ 67.2V 16ms/115VAC at full load Note.5 85 ~ 264VAC VOLTAGE RANGE FREQUENCY RANGE 47 ~ 63Hz INPUT PROTECTION PF>0.94/230VAC EFFICIENCY (Typ.) 78.5% AC CURRENT (Typ.) INRUSH CURRENT (Typ.) 7.6A/115VAC 35A/115VAC LEAKAGE CURRENT <1.2mA / 240VAC OVER VOLTAGE OVER TEMPERATURE 5V STANDBY FUNCTION 120 ~ 370VDC POWER FACTOR (Typ.) OVERLOAD 2500ms, 50ms/115VAC at full load PF>0.99/115VAC at full load 82% 86% 88% 88% 3.6A/230VAC 70A/230VAC 105 ~ 135% rated output power Protection type : Constant current limiting, recovers automatically after fault condition is removed 6 ~ 7V 9.4 ~ 10.9V 14.4 ~ 16.8V 18.8 ~ 21.8V 30 ~ 34.8V 3.96 ~ 4.62V Protection type : Shut down o/p voltage, re-power on to recover Shut down o/p voltage, recovers automatically after temperature goes down 5VSB : firstname.lastname@example.com ; tolerance± 5%, ripple : 50mVp-p(max.) DC OK SIGNAL PSU turn on : 3.3 ~ 5.6V ; PSU turn off : 0 ~ 1V REMOTE CONTROL RC+ / RC-: 4 ~ 10V or open = power on ; 0 ~ 0.8V or short = power off FAN CONTROL (Typ.) Load 35± 15% or RTH2≧50℃ Fan on WORKING TEMP. -40 ~ +70℃ (Refer to "Derating Curve") 20 ~ 90% RH non-condensing WORKING HUMIDITY ENVIRONMENT STORAGE TEMP., HUMIDITY -40 ~ +85℃ , 10 ~ 95% RH TEMP. COEFFICIENT ±0.03%/℃ (0 ~ 50℃) VIBRATION 10 ~ 500Hz, 5G 10min./1cycle, 60min. each along X, Y, Z axes SAFETY STANDARDS UL60950-1, TUV EN60950-1 approved I/P-O/P:3KVAC I/P-FG:2KVAC O/P-FG:0.5KVAC SAFETY & WITHSTAND VOLTAGE ISOLATION RESISTANCE EMC (Note 4) EMC EMISSION OTHERS NOTE I/P-O/P, I/P-FG, O/P-FG:100M Ohms / 500VDC / 25℃ / 70% RH Compliance to EN55022 (CISPR22) Class B, EN61000-3-2,-3 EMC IMMUNITY Compliance to EN61000-4-2,3,4,5,6,8,11, EN55024, EN61000-6-2, heavy industry level, criteria A MTBF 147.7K hrs min. DIMENSION 218*105*63.5mm (L*W*H) PACKING 1.58Kg;8pcs/13.6Kg/1.34CUFT MIL-HDBK-217F (25℃) 1. 2. 3. 4. All parameters NOT specially mentioned are measured at 230VAC input, rated load and 25℃ of ambient temperature. Ripple & noise are measured at 20MHz of bandwidth by using a 12" twisted pair-wire terminated with a 0.1uf & 47uf parallel capacitor. Tolerance : includes set up tolerance, line regulation and load regulation. The power supply is considered a component which will be installed into a final equipment. The final equipment must be re-confirmed that it still meets EMC directives. For guidance on how to perform these EMC tests, please refer to EMI testing of component power supplies. (as available on http://www.meanwell.com) 5. Derating may be needed under low input voltages. Please check the derating curve for more details. 6. Length of set up time is measured at first cold start. Turning ON/OFF the power supply may lead to increase of the set up time. 7. No load power consumption<0.75W when RC+ & RC- (CN100 pin3,4) 0 ~ 0.8V or short. File Name:HRPG-600-SPEC 2014-07-07 HRPG-600 600W Single Output with PFC Function Mechanical Specification Case No. 977A 152 .4 series Unit:mm 32.8 O/P 1 4-M4 L =6 2 Air flow direction 3 4 I/P 5 6 1 2 3 1 9 2 10 218 152 .4 8-M4 L =4 (Bot h Side s) 12max . AC Input Terminal Pin No. Assignment Pin No. 1 2 3 Pin No. 1~3 4~6 18max. Connector Pin No. Assignment(CN100) : HRS DF11-10DP-2DS or equivalent DC Output Terminal Pin No. Assignment Assignment AC/L AC/N FG 32.8 Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 Assignment -V +V Assignment AUXG AUX RC+ RCCS Pin No. 6,8 7 9 10 Assignment Mating Housing Terminal GND DC-OK HRS DF11-10DS HRS DF11-**SC +S or equivalent or equivalent -S Block Diagram PWM fosc : 70KHz ACTIVE INRUSH CURRENT LIMITING EMI FILTER I/P RECTIFIERS & PFC AUX POWER RECTIFIERS & FILTER AUX AUXG +S POWER SWITCHING RECTIFIERS & FILTER +V -V -S DETECTION CIRCUIT O.L.P. O.T.P. FG DC OK O.T.P. PFC CONTROL PWM CONTROL Derating Curve CURRENT SHARING O.V.P. CS RC+ REMOTE CONTROL RC- Output Derating VS Input Voltage 100 125 90 100 80 80 70 60 50 50 20 -40 40 0 10 20 30 40 50 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (℃) 60 70 (HORIZONTAL) 85 100 125 135 155 264 INPUT VOLTAGE (V) 60Hz File Name:HRPG-600-SPEC 2014-07-07 HRPG-600 600W Single Output with PFC Function series Function Description of CN100 Pin No. Function Description 1 AUXG Auxiliary voltage output ground. The signal return is isolated from the output terminals (+V & -V). Auxiliary voltage output, 4.75~5.25V, referenced to pin 1(AUXG). The maximum load current is 0.3A. This output is not controlled by the 2 AUX "remote ON/OFF control". 3 4 RC+ RC- 5 CS 6,8 7 9 10 Turns the output on and off by electrical or dry contact between pin 4 (RC-), Short: Power OFF, Open: Power ON. Remote control ground. Current sharing signal. When units are connected in parallel, the CS pins of the units should be connected to allow current balance between units. GND This pin connects to the negative terminal(-V). Return for DC-OK signal output. DC-OK DC-OK signal is a TTL level signal, referenced to pin8(DC-OK GND). High when PSU turns on. Positive sensing. The +S signal should be connected to the positive terminal of the load. The +S and -S leads should be twisted in pair to +S minimize noise pick-up effect. The maximum line drop compensation is 0.5V. -S Negative sensing. The -S signal should be connected to the negative terminal of the load. The -S and +S leads should be twisted in pair to minimize noise pick-up effect. The maximum line drop compensation is 0.5V. Function Manual 1.Remote Sense The remote sensing compensates voltage drop on the load wiring up to 0.5V. CN100 CN1 00 2 1 10 9 2 AUX AUXG 1 RC- RC+ GND CS GND DC-OK 10 +S (Pin9) + LO AD -S +S 9 -S (Pin10) Sense l ines should be twi sted in pairs F ig 1. 1 2.DC-OK Signal DC-OK signal is a TTL level signal. High when PSU turns on. CN100 Between DC-OK(pin7) and GND(pin6,8) Output Status CN1 00 3.3 ~ 5.6V ON 2 1 0 ~ 1V OFF 10 9 2 AUX AUXG 1 RC- RC+ GND CS GND DC-OK 10 -S +S 9 F ig 2. 1 File Name:HRPG-600-SPEC 2014-07-07 HRPG-600 600W Single Output with PFC Function 3.Remote Control The PSU can be turned ON/OFF by using the "Remote Control" function. Between RC+(pin3) and RC-(pin4) CN100 CN100 Output Status SW ON (Short) OFF SW OFF (Open) ON series 2 1 10 9 2 AUX AUXG 1 RC- RC+ GND CS GND DC-OK 10 -S +S 9 SW F ig 3. 1 4.Current Sharing with Remote Sensing (Only for 24V, 36V and 48V) HRPG-600 has the built-in active current sharing function and can be connected in parallel to provide higher output power : (1)Parallel operation is available by connecting the units shown as below. (+S,-S,CS and GND are connected mutually in parallel). (2)Difference of output voltages among parallel units should be less than 2%. (3)The total output current must not exceed the value determined by the following equation. (output current at parallel operation)=(Rated current per unit)×(Number of unit)×0.9 (4)In parallel operation 4 units is the maximum, please consult the manufacturer for applications of more connecting in parallel. (5)The power supplies should be paralleled using short and large diameter wiring and then connected to the load. PSU1 PSU2 PSU3 -V PSU4 -V +V -V +V CN100 -V +V CN100 +V CN100 CN100 PSU1 PSU2 PSU3 PSU4 CN100 CN100 CN100 CN100 1 AUXG RC+ CS DC-OK +S 2 AUX RC- GND GND -S 9 1 AUXG RC+ CS DC-OK +S 10 2 AUX RC- GND GND -S 9 1 AUXG RC+ 10 2 AUX RC- GND GND +V -V CS DC-OK +S -S 9 1 AUXG RC+ CS DC-OK +S 10 2 AUX RC- GND GND -S 9 10 Sense lines should be twisted in pairs LOAD F ig 4. 1 Note : 1.In parallel connection, maybe only one unit (master) operate if the total output load is less than 2% of rated load condition. The other PSU (slave) may go into standby mode and its output LED and relay will not turn on. 2.2% min. of dummy load is required. File Name:HRPG-600-SPEC 2014-07-07
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On 6th May we headed down to the breathtaking Salisbury Arts Centre in Wiltshire for Georgina and Daniel's Wedding Day.
Georgina and Daniel had booked us after seeing us performing live at a friends wedding at Dodmoor House in Northamptonshire, and had had such a fantastic time at that wedding that they booked straight away!
The Salisbury Arts Centre was formerly St Edmund's Church, named after St Edmund who taught "the arts" in Oxford during the early 13th Century and was like no other we have played at.
The centre now hosts regular theatre groups and of course many celebrations and as you can see above is an amazing place for a wedding!
Daniel and Georgina's venue layout meant that we had to arrive much earlier than we normally would to set up and sound check before the evening guests arrived, as the stage area was right next to their Drinks Reception area.
We were very happy to offer our Early Set Up Service for them, to ensure we were set up and sound checked by 6.00pm as guests arrived.
WEDDING VENUE TIP: 99% of the time our Early Set Up Service is NOT needed for our Wedding Band, however if you are unsure about what's best for your Wedding Venue, please get in touch and we can work out the details.
The excited couple had asked us to learn 'Tunnels' by Arcade Fire for their First Dance, and it was an absolute pleasure for us to perform this for them as the acoustic duo on the huge stage under the beautiful stain glass window!
Straight after the First Dance we kicked off the 4 Piece Live Band with the light streaming in through the stain glass windows as the sun went down, it was a brilliant evening in amazing surroundings!
Daniel had sent us a list of his favourite tracks to make the day more personal to him and Georgina so we kicked off the night with Queen's 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'.
Continuing with tracks from The Beatles, The Kinks and The Rolling Stones, it wasn't long before Daniel's 87 year old Grandmother was shaking her moves on the dance floor and showing the youngsters how it's done!
Between our sets, our cheeky TAYLORMADE drum skin even 'photo bombed' some pictures the guests were having....we can't take that drum skin anywhere without it causing trouble!
It was a fantastic evening for all and we'd like to say a massive congratulations to Georgina and Daniel, the brand new Mr and Mrs Van Der Leer, and wish them all the very best for their lives together!
Huge thanks go out to the audio/visual team at Salisbury Arts Centre for their services on the night. You guys rock!
Special thanks also go out to David Scammell Photography for taking these fantastic shots of us performing on Georgina and Daniel's special day.
Love, Carley and the boys! x

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A federal appeals court on Monday reversed a lower court order that Bank of America Corp. pay a $1.27 billion penalty in connection with mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit., a major blow to the government which had won the high-profile financial crisis case at trial.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said it agreed with the bank, which argued the government didn't provide sufficient proof at trial.
The "Hustle" case revolves around a civil lawsuit that the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office filed against Bank of America BAC, -0.73% in 2012. It alleged that a precrisis Countrywide Financial Corp. program called Hustle had churned out shoddy mortgages with a focus on quantity, not quality, and then misrepresented those loans when selling them to Fannie Mae FNMA, +0.77% and Freddie Mac FMCC, +0.68% , which had to be propped up by government money in the financial crisis.
A jury found Bank of America liable for fraud in the case in 2013.
The appeals panel said the government didn't prove the bank had intended to commit fraud when it signed deals with the housing entities, which it said was necessary in order to sustain the case.
The government "presented no evidence" that the executives involved in the alleged scheme were "involved in the negotiation or execution of these contracts," the panel said.


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Foundation of the FBA Supports FBA Chapters Working on Hurricane Katrina Rehabilitation
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, with total property damage estimated at $81 billion. Even now, almost a decade after the hurricane, many neighborhoods in Louisiana and Mississippi are still devastated and families are still struggling to recover.
The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association recently granted a total of $11,000 to two FBA chapters – the New Orleans Chapter and the Mississippi Chapter – to support chapter philanthropy projects related to serving communities most severely affected by Hurricane Katrina. These FBA chapters are working in partnership with Rebuilding Together New Orleans and Habitat for Humanity to help repair, renovate and rebuild storm‐damaged homes.
New Orleans Chapter:
Rebuilding Together New Orleans (RTNO) was founded in 1988 to help with neighborhood revitalization projects. After Hurricane Katrina, RTNO modified its mission to aid those displaced by the storm. Instead of smaller projects, RTNO began to focus on the total renovation and rebuilding of storm‐damaged homes. RTNO's home rehabilitation program targets the urban poor, who are the population in New Orleans most affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Volunteers work under the supervision of skilled RTNO construction staff to rebuild homes of low-income, elderly and/or disabled clientele. The New Orleans Chapter of the FBA members have volunteered with RTNO, working under the supervision of skilled RTNO construction staff to rebuild homes of low‐income, elderly and/or disabled clientele.
"We wanted to offer something that members could do together to benefit the community," says Eric Nowak, Immediate Past President of the New Orleans Chapter. "This really is a 'do good‐feel good' philanthropic experience. Our members who attend really enjoy the experience."
With the financial support of the Foundation of the FBA, the New Orleans Chapter will be able to continue its volunteer work with RTNO, offering additional "volunteer work days." Money from the Foundation of the FBA will underwrite the $20 per person "commitment fee" for volunteers; this fee helps to support the costs of building supplies, safety equipment, insurance, transportation, fuel, staff and other administrative fees for RTNO.
Mississippi Chapter:
The Gulf Coast of Mississippi suffered near total devastation from Hurricane Katrina. Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast (HFHMGC) works in partnership with community stakeholders to create innovative, sustainable housing solutions. Currently, HFHMGC has seven projects in process, including six homes being rehabilitated through the Mississippi Development Authority's Neighborhood Home Program.
Because the Mississippi Chapter of the FBA covers the entire State of Mississippi, many FBA members who wish to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity would require their own housing arrangements during their volunteer service. HFHMGC provides overnight accommodations for out‐of‐town volunteers for a $175 fee, which covers the facilities and meals for up to 5 nights and up to 15 meals.
"Funds from the Foundation of the FBA will help offset the volunteer housing for our chapter's members and their families who wish to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast," explains Danielle K. Brewer, Mississippi Chapter Secretary. "We can now provide information to our chapter's members about this outstanding volunteer opportunity, and that the cost of housing is funded by the Foundation."
The funds provided to these FBA chapters were made possible by charitable gifts by FBA members like you. To the nearly 2,500 FBA members who have donated to the Foundation over the past year, thank you. The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; gifts may be tax deductible. For more information about the Foundation of the FBA, please see www.fedbar.org/foundation.


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This always works, except when it doesn't - Kyle Hanawalt
Third in series: Things that have changed my life
We are in the middle of a series that is looking at things that have changed our life. Ways of thinking, concepts, practices that have changed our experience of faith and thus our life for better. Today I want to look at something that has shaped me quite a bit. It's what I have come to find to be answer to ever present questions what is the wise thing to do? And how does one pursue what is wise in an ever changing, unpredictable, and often disappointing world.
So I grew up with the basic American Educational narrative.
SLIDE "It is super important that you do well in elementary school so you are prepared for Jr. High, it is super important that you do well in Jr. High so you can get into the right classes and programs in High School where you should graduate at the top of your class, So get into a good college, so you can get a good job and life will feel happy and good. So if you fail that 4th grade spelling test, you are doomed to a life of despair and misery
Well when I got to 7th grade I started to question this system. I was finally old enough to realize that some of the adults "who had done everything they were supposed to" seemed kinda unhappy,
and I started to hear about all these famous people and even some people I know who seemed to do just fine without ever doing well in school.
I thought, what kind of joke is this. It seems like being happy and following this narrative are not essentially connected.
That if I do all I am supposed to I am not guaranteed wealth and happiness.
So, I decided I was done doing anything I didn't want to do, which meant that I went an entire year without doing a homework assignment. I still did test and papers, but no daily homework. Well, I almost failed 7th grade. And my folks were none too pleased.
I remember my father saying that he can't imagine how I could just choose to not do an assignment.
Well, their close supervision forced me to start doing homework again, but I still thought trying at school was meaningless.
It was all a lie, you could be just fine without this whole education thing.
And that meant that I did just enough to get by, that was until I meet SLIDE Ms. Ruhana, my 11th grade English teacher.
The first week of class she asked me to stay after, because she realized I was not putting full effort into my work.
And she told me something that has impacted me to this day.
She told me that I was right, trying my best didn't guarantee me anything, That doing well in school so I could get into a good college, so I could get a good job didn't mean I would be happy. But, it still mattered. Even if it didn't guarantee me anything, I was still worth while to do what I could to prepare for my future.
I would benefit from learning more, I would benefit from trying hard, That even if It not guarantee me anything, I would be better off for it. but even more than that it could open doors for my future, doors that would for sure stay closed if I never tried.
And that impacted me greatly. It informed how I approached school for college and my masters.
That doing well was not going to guarantee me happiness, but it still mattered.
Things don't always work out, but by making wise choices in the moment I can sometimes impact my future for good.
This was an early lesson for me in something that I would soon learn is part of the day-to-day grind of all adult life That we all constantly experience two opposing threats, both vying for us to fall into their pits and agree with them: Cynicism - Life isn't fair so why does it even matter, why care too much, or be invested. Why even do my homework Or Perfectionism - That life comes down to me and my effort, I must get it perfect if I am going to be alright. It's a sense of grim driveness that it is all my burden to carry. I better ace that 4th grade math test or who know what terrible future may await me. And it is the kind of Wisdom that I got from Mrs Ruhana that saves us when we are overwhelmed by one or both of these opposing threats. It saves us by cutting through the BS claims of those threats (that they are my only options). It shows us something so much less cynical and so much more hopeful -- and not a cheap hope, but a mature, deeply-true-feeling hope that is manages to be optimistic but also grounded
this kind of wisdom,
this Ms. Ruhana wisdom is what I want to talk about today. Now many years later, I've learned that, though it might seem unexpected to some of us, the Bible is actually the greatest source there is for this sort of mature, real, yet hopeful wisdom there is.
The two specific books of the bible I have in mind for us today are
Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes.
They are what is called Wisdom literature, which was quite a common kind of writing in the ancient world (sort of like the op-ed or a blog are common kinds of writing today) And they were primarily concerned with how one should best "do" life. They essentially are answering the questions of how do we get the most out of life, and deal with life's innate challenges. In short they are an attempt to deal with reality. There are two primary kinds of wisdom literature. -Proverbial Wisdom: short sayings, succinct observations on life -Contemplative/Speculative Wisdom: monologues/dialogues delving into basic problems of human existence (meaning of life, problem of suffering, etc.) The nature of wisdom literature is to speak general truths in absolute terms. Thus, they can often overstate themselves and not leave room for nuance.
And This is why it is important to note that the wisdom books of the Bible are meant to be read in light of each-other.
This is what is called reading the Bible in concert with itself. Which by the way is one of the most helpful things to do in reading the Bible. To read the Bible as whole and see how different parts inform and speak to each-other. Cuz it's just way too easy to read one passage or part and misinterpret it because it is taken out of context. I had an Old Testament professor in seminary that said no one should ever be able to read proverbs without immediately reading ecclesiastes and no one should ever be able to read ecclesiastes without immediately reading proverbs because they work as a counter balance to each-other.
When taken alone they each can provoke hard and troubling questions.
But, when read together they paint a full and nuanced picture of life.
This is why they are so important to read them in light of each-other.
SLIDE On one side you have the words of proverbs, written mostly by The Israelite King, son of the King David, Solomon, known for being the wisest of men. As you will notice, his words speak to what is generally true about life, but he phrases them in absolutes. It can read like a science formula. If you do this good thing, then this good thing will happen. If you do this bad thing, then this bad thing will happen. And when read alone, it has often lead people down misleading roads. Because life is not that simple. We have all seen good things happen to bad people. And people who have done everything right, get the short end of the stick. However, there are wise and helpful words of wisdom in proverbs.
With that in mind I would like to read out of proverbs. Pay attention to the way it is written, the helpful advice it offers, and overstated simple depiction of reality.
1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: 2 for gaining wisdom and instruction; for understanding words of insight; 3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; 4 for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young— 5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance— 6 for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise...
10 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. 2 Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death. 3 The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. 4 Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
And now I want to take a look at Proverbs counter balance -
Ecclesiastes can take it to the other extreme, that life is not fair. That working hard and making wise choices are essentially meaningless. For the good people are hurt, and bad people prosper. It can paint a picture that none of it matters it because in the end all we do is all meaningless. However, it also paints a profound picture of how to find enjoyment in the midst of an unfair life.
And, as to highlight its use as a counter balance to proverbs, it begins pretending to be the voice of Solomon.
However, by the time you get to verse 12 though you realize that was just a literary ploy and it is reveals that it is actually written by someone who calls himself the teacher or also known as Quohelet.
1 The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: 2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless." 3 What do people gain from all their labors at which they toil under the sun? You can see how people can take this book on its own as going too far the other way, even being depressing
2:17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. All of it is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 18 I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun, because I must leave them to the one who comes after me. 19 And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless. 20 So my heart began to despair over all my toilsome labor under the sun. 21 For a person may labor with wisdom, knowledge and skill, and then they must leave all they own to another who has not toiled for it. This too is meaningless and a great misfortune. 22 What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun? 23 All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless. I wonder if anyone here can relate to this with their experience of work on a bad day.
But in the midst of a painful and toil filled life - Ecclesiastes gives some powerful wisdom in what good we can find. 5:18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God. 20 They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.
Slide So, you see if we just read one without the light of the other, we get a pretty misleading picture of reality. However, when we read them together we see a clear and true picture of reality, that values wise choices, which do matter, but also recognized that even our best laid plans don't always work out. Its the wisdom of "this always works, except when it doesn't" Brian Piccalo And it is the kind of deeply-true feeling wisdom that saves us from both the detachment of cynicism and the weight and grim drivenness of perfection
What is offered in a balance of the wisdom of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes?
It encourages us make to choices to better our lives for the future We see in the book of proverbs is the clear value of wise and healthy living, that making wise choices for our future can prepare us to live fuller and more meaningful lives. That it is not always an immediate return on wise living, but long term, it lead to a better life. That is the power of what is being said here.
That healthy wise living is so often not about the short term pleasure, but when we make wise and healthy choices, it can have a massively positive impact on our future.
Like I would never have been able to do my masters program if I didn't start making wiser decisions about doing my school work in high school.
In the end the choices we make today can have big impact on us in the future.
In short, most of proverbs can read as the basic advice of "wise choices today has big payoff in the future, and foolish choices today have consequences for our future."
It recognizes that even our best efforts are not always good enough The book of Ecclesiastes shows us that even when we try our best, things don't always work out. That our efforts in the end can feel like they were meaningless.
That the reality is that we are not able to control the outcomes of our lives, that failure and disappointment are not always in our hands.
That at times our hard work leads to others success and not ours. That at times even when things do work out we overvalue the impact of different future scenarios on our happiness, we tell ourselves that we will be happy once we finish school, once we get that new job, once we get a vacation, once we get that romantic relationship.
And as proverbs would tell us, this stuff does matter, but it likely impacts our actual happiness less than we think it will. Thus, at times finding the good life is not always about our efforts in finding it or making it And there are many in our world that come to see that - their efforts make even less of a difference, that no matter how hard they work, there is a ceiling on them or by no fault of their own, there is an obstacle to thriving because of societal inequity. In these cases too, the balance of proverbs and eccles helps us.
- It invites us to appreciate today
Ecclesiastes has some awesome wisdom in enjoying the moment, not letting our thoughts of the future run unchecked in our hearts, for when we are always worrying about the future we can often miss out on what the present has for us.
For, we can do a lot to impact our present reality. We can appreciate the food, the drink, and the toil of today as a gift from God.
We will find more joy when we can find contentment with what we do have today, than we will by always thinking about what don't have but want in the future. For when getting what we want is the basis of our happiness we needs things to work out to be happy, and I find that thing rarely work out just as I plan it, But if we can be content with today, we can find the wisdom of Ecclesiastes that we can find joy and value in the moment no matter how meaningless it may appear.
That even the most mundane job, relationship, or meal can offer us a gift.
That we can ask God to help us enjoy our current life more, and he can offer a joy in the very day, the kind of joy we usually only reserve for when thing work out better than we could hope.
That by thanking God for today, even just thanking him for the food we eat, This is actually the origin of prayer before meals. and asking for him to show us what that day has to offer, we can find a kind of enjoyment of life, aside from circumstance.
Practical tips
- Begin each day by asking Jesus to help you see the unique gift it offers, and end each day by thanking Jesus for whatever gifts you found. In this practice you will discover the wisdom of both Proverbs and ecclesiastes In proverbs fashion start each day looking to Jesus, how I have often prayed this is what do you have for me today. Help me see the things you want me to see. This is inviting wisdom into the day. That God would guide you and show you what the days has to offer. Then end each day in ecclesiastes fashion by thanking Jesus for whatever joy it had. (Maybe as ecclesiastes highlights, the enjoyment of food and is a place to start) That even if things didn't work out as hoped, there is still something worth being thankful for. What is more is that in looking to Jesus in each of these acts we find that added to this equation is personal interaction... the wisdom of this is not just that of being thankful or trying to approach a day wisely in general (thought that is great) but being thankful and looking to a personal, interactive God... what doing this does inside us to start to break down both cynicism and perfectionism, so that we can think and act more clearly, and respond to God's lead more readily. This equips us to both pursue the wise way forward more readily and also find joy and comfort when life doesn't work out.
In a moment we are going to enter into a time of prayer and song. Something that spiritual communities have done for centuries. And I invite you to engage in that time in whatever way feels best to you. Maybe it is singing along and dancing. Maybe it is just sitting back and letting the music hit you. And, as we are doing that we will have a team of people in the back who would love to pray with you, It can be a really meaningful thing to have somebody else pray along with you. And I have found that God tends to show up in surprising and powerful ways when I have asked someone else to pray for me. It's a safe and good group of people, no one is going to make you feel uncomfortable or give you unasked for advice.
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The Future of Power in a Post Carbon Society
The United States and Germany must both confront the global implications of a rising global population and increasing urbanization. Finding an approach to powering our societies that reduces our reliance on fossil fuels will be imperative, as the need for global transport and other energy-intensive uses will continue to increase in the coming decades. However, the prospects for alternatives to oil and electrification are far from certain. Despite the U.S.' abundant natural gas, the U.S. and Europe must continue to contend with an oil-based infrastructure.
Some cities and regions are already undertaking new initiatives and strategies to cope with these twenty-first century challenges. Smarter city planning and transportation networks, technological innovation, and the development of regional carbon markets are all important steps in determining how to create a post-carbon society.
AICGS' project on "The Geopolitics of Energy" addresses these and other issues pertaining to transatlantic energy security. This Policy Report offers German and American perspectives on the emerging fuel challenges in the transportation sector, and the potential for "post-carbon" cities. It is an example of AICGS' commitment to comparing and contrasting the interests and policies of Germany and the United States in an effort to identify common policy challenges, choices, and opportunities.


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Symptoms predicting psychosocial impairment in bulimia nervosa
The current study aimed to determine which particular eating disorder (ED) symptoms and related features, such as BMI and psychological distress, uniquely predict impairment in bulimia nervosa (BN).
Two hundred and twenty-two adults with BN completed questionnaires assessing ED symptoms, general psychological distress, and psychosocial impairment. Regression analyses were used to determine predictors which account for variance in impairment.
Four variables emerged as significant predictors of psychosocial impairment: concerns with eating; concerns with weight and shape; dietary restraint; and general psychological distress.
Findings support previous work highlighting the importance of weight and shape concerns in determining ED-related impairment. Other ED symptoms, notably dietary restraint and concerns with eating, were also significant predictors as was psychological distress. Results suggest that cognitive aspects of EDs, in addition to psychological distress, may be more important determinants of impairment than behavioural symptoms, such as binge eating or purging.
KeywordsImpairment Bulimia nervosa Predictors Weight and shape concerns
Compliance with ethical standards
Conflict of interest
On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.
Ethical approval
Relevant ethical standards were considered in the conduct of this research, which was approved by the local NHS Trust Research and Development, who noted that further review was not required.
Informed consent
Informed consent was not sought as this study considered collation of retrospective, routinely-collected data.
This study received no external funding.
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Episode 9: A Guide to Witch Hunting - The Malleus Maleficarum
Now that we are in October, we are getting into the Halloween spirit by talking about an infamous book called The Malleus Maleficarum, also known as The Hammer of Witches. A book responsible for fueling the heinous witch trials throughout medieval Europe for centuries.
We delve into book history and talk about the author and inquisitor Heinrich Kramer. Then we have a fantastic interview with rare books librarian Karen Wahl about her research on the printing developments of the Malleus Maleficarum, and a talk with writer and translator Valarie Williams about an 20th century supernatural scholar named Montague Summers.
For this episode, what I originally thought would be a fun witchy romp through book history, ended up being a little heavy, more than a little misogynistic, and a lot uncomfortable. So, I won't be getting into the gory details about the European witch trials on this podcast, but choosing to mainly focus on the Malleus Maleficarum itself and its author. There are plenty of gory details about the witch trials out there that you can easily find, trust me. Instead, I want to emphasize how powerful a book can be, for better or worse. The Malleus Maleficarum is after all, probably the most widely printed and bestselling book after the bible. It was the go-to witch hunting manual for centuries, and single-handedly altered the lore of witches forever.
Disclaimer: Although this a very tame version of the European Witch Trials and this episode is still very much safe for work and not explicit, there is some material that may be uncomfortable for very sensitive ears - I do mention parts of the human anatomy and talk about the inquisition of witches.Read More


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Mobile Plant Fitter
- Recruiter
- BMS Performance Ltd
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £30000 - £33500 per annum + Vehicle, Overtime, Tools, Pension, Mobile
- Posted
- 05 Dec 2018
- Closes
- 02 Jan 2019
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- Sector
- Engineering, Mechanical
- Job Type
- Experienced (non-manager)
- Hours
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Mobile Plant Fitter
South East - London, Reading, Luton, Crawley, Aylesbury
Machines Control Systems (MCS) for Construction, Horticultural, and Agricultural Equipment
●Do you have experience in the fitting, repair, or maintenance of Agricultural, Construction, Plant, Forklift or heavy industrial mechanical machinery?
●Enjoy being hands on?
●Do you want to use these skills in a field-based role?
●Fantastic opportunity to join a reputable business offering excellent stability and progression
The Role of a Mobile Plant Fitter:
Attending customers' sites, you will be installing, maintaining, and repairing machine control systems into mobile plant vehicles in the construction and agricultural industry. You will be retrofitting these systems onto existing machinery, fault finding on installed units, as well as providing training and support to the end users. You will also be tasked with stripping and rebuilding mobile plant machinery since the systems are plug-and-play but are buried in the heart of the vehicle. Primarily working Mon-Fri visiting 2-3 sites per day. Experience with Trimble MCS or Leica MCS would be beneficial.
The Candidate for the Mobile Plant Fitter Position:
●Previous experience working on mobile plant equipment is ESSENTIAL
●Previous field service engineering experience is REQUIRED
●You will have mechanical and hydraulic experience
●Plant fitting experience would be advantageous
●A level of IT literacy is essential
●You must have a full driving licence
●You MUST have right to work in the UK
The Company:
My client is a market leader in their sector. They provide a range of plant tool hire, control systems for mobile plant and construction site surveying equipment. Due to growth, a rare opportunity has arisen to join their field service team. They can provide full product training and fantastic career progression.
The Package for a Mobile Plant Fitter:
●Up to £33,500 basic salary
●Excellent overtime earning potential
●Expensed company vehicle
●Product and ongoing training provided
●Mobile, uniform, tools, pension
●21 days holiday plus stats
The role of Mobile Plant Fitter predominantly covers the South East, with some UK travel. Candidates from London, Reading, Luton, Crawley, Aylesbury, and surrounding areas will be considered.
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Coordinator – Community Withdrawal Support and Opioid Response Programs
- Location
- London, ON
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- Closes
- Job Category
- Nursing/Healthcare
- Contract type
- Full-time
Coordinator – Community Withdrawal Support and Opioid Response Programs
Reports To
Director of Clinical Services
This position requires a Registered Nursing designation. The coordinator will oversee Rapid Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) / Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) Clinics, Temporary Overdose Prevention Sites (TOPS)/Safe Consumption Facilities (SCF), Naloxone distribution and management, the Community Opioid Addiction Program, and community withdrawal management programming.
Working from a harm reduction philosophy and the college standards of a range of registered healthcare professionals, the coordinator performs duties and responsibilities consistent with the principles of the psychosocial rehabilitation model.
As a member of the Leadership Team of the agency, the coordinator works collaboratively with the other members and the community to enhance the physical and mental health of clients with addictions and mild to moderate mental health issues.
The coordinator is responsible for the daily administrative and clinical operations of all programs in their portfolio. They will supervise program staff and support the Manager of Quality Improvement & Professional Practice and the Director of Clinical Services with respect to all clinical services of the agency including training and onboarding/orientation of new staff.
Details of Position/Hours of Work
- Full-time (35 hours/week)
- Start date – immediate
- $64,000 - $74,000 per annum
- Benefit eligibility after 3 months
- 19 days' vacation to start
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate and direct the day to day operations of the programs overseen
- Provide clinical supervision of the program staff including coaching and/or mentoring of professional and interpersonal skills
- Oversee clinical intake services for theassigned programs within the agency intake paradigm including Coordinated Access
- Responsible for coordination and supervision of all drug screening
- Responsible for ensuring staff are using evidenced based practice
- Encourage and support staff to comply with the professional requirements of their registered professional colleges as part of their performance reviews
- Responsible for performance evaluation andmanagement of the staff in the programs they oversee:
- Develop, implement and monitor performance improvement plans for team members in collaboration with the Manager of Human Resources and the Manager of Quality Improvement & Professional Practice as required
- Provide on-call duties as per agency rotation and guidelines
- Adhere to and enforce all agency policies
- Review of clinical files and monitoring of file documentation and activity logs
- Support the onboarding of new staff and students as required
- Participate in the recruitment, support, direction and supervision of administrative positions attached to programs in this portfolio
- Provide administrative supervision for the staff in the programs they oversee Including, but not limited to;
- Scheduling, timesheet approval, coverage, caseload management
Program Development
- Program implementation and evaluation
- Analyze data/information to determine the effectiveness of programming and programs as directed and makes recommendations to Director of Clinical Services
- Assist with the coordination of special projects as directed
- Oversee program budgets
- Participate in agency program development and implementation with the Director of Clinical Services and Manager of Quality Improvement & Professional Practice
- Build and support sustainable and productive relationships with all individuals including staff, management, and the community to ensure effective and efficient client-centred services and referrals
- Identify and discuss issues, concerns, goals related to program services or the agency in general to their supervisor
- Suggest, seek approval and implement improvements to programs and overall agency services in collaboration with leadership team
- Collaborate and provide input to Human Resources and the Manager of Quality Improvement & Professional Practice about the needs of the team for purposes of recruitment and selection of new program staff
- Provide input into the professional practice development needs of the staff they supervise in collaboration with the Manager of Quality Improvement & Professional Practice
Community Development
- Liaise with community partners to support/ensure program targets and outcomes are attained
- Engage in community development efforts to increase awareness and reach of programs and services
- Represent the agency in the community as requested
- Develop and deliver outreach and awareness activities, public relations, community and provincial presentations, training and seminars as directed and/or approved by the Director of Clinical Services
- Liaise with media as directed
- Promote telemedicine or appropriate technology to healthcare professionals, including ADSTV staff, patients and the community
- Participation in clinical case conferencing and assist with facilitation as directed
- Provide clinical services as required
- Maintain a high level of knowledge about current issues and best practices which influence the populations served by the programs and agency
- Remain current on data entry for Catalyst reporting
- Responsible for the delivery of high quality telemedicine services including effective booking of host site encounters
- Responsible for setting practice standards in alignment with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) or other professional colleges and regulating bodies
- Review and approval of correspondence as per agency protocols
- Responsible for report writing/submission to funders and providing input into the development of funding proposals to be approved by Director of Clinical Services orManager of Quality Improvement & Professional Practice, as appropriate
- Demonstrate leadership qualities and participate as a contributing member of Leadership Team
- Ensure adherence to data quality standards and participate in analysis of data at the leadership level
- Implement continuous quality improvement activities
- Other duties as required
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Other Requirements
- Registered Nurse (Degree preferred) in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Proof of liability protection under RNAO or independently
- 5+ years' experience working in the Mental Health/Addictions and/or Addiction Medicine fields
- 3-5 years in a position that oversees professionals who are registered and report to a governing body/Professional College
- Demonstrated history of sound clinical judgement
- Relevant project and/or program development experience
- High tolerance for the evolving nature of new programs/services
- Demonstrated leadership competency
- Demonstrated effective communication skills, decision-making, problem solving, critical thinking and conflict resolution
- Proven presentation and training skills
- Knowledge of Information Technology systems, (OTN equipment knowledge is an asset) capacity and enthusiasm for embracing effective use of technology in practice
- Data management experience
- A capacity and willingness to work collaboratively
- Maintain certification in First Aid/CPR/ASIST/Non-violent crisis intervention training
- Demonstrated computer skills/knowledge of Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, electronic client records
- Satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check
- Able to support staff working rotating shifts (including some weekends)
- Have valid driver's licence and access to a vehicle
Working Conditions
- May be exposed to infectious and communicable diseases; working with individuals who have a history of trauma and being aggressive
- Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals
- Over time may be required
- Moderate physical activity including walking, standing, sitting, lifting
November 2, 2018 at 4:30 pm to:
Attn: HR – Coordinator – Community Withdrawal Support and Opioid Response Programs
260-200 Queens Ave., London, ON N6A 1J3
Please indicate the position you are applying to in the subject line if submitting via email.
ADSTV is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities
If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of any required accommodations needed.
Preference will be given to candidates who are proficient in both official languages of Canada and who meet all job requirements.
Préférence sera accordée aux candidats qui sont compétents dans les deux langues officielles du Canada et qui satisfont à toutes les exigences de l'emploi.
We thank all applicants for their interest but regret only those selected for an interview will be acknowledged.
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The China Club Challenge Match drew to a close last weekend with the match Racing element of the event.
Four weeks ago 37 hopeful teams cam e to Xiamen to take part in the fleet racing element of the event knowing only 8 teams would be invited back for the match racing this long weekend from Thursday through to Sunday.
The race management team received a thorough workout over the first couple of days along with the competitors with a full round robin for 8 on the Thurday (do the maths) followed by a second round robin on the Friday along with the semi-finals.
You may wonder what the rush was but a typhoon heading for the Vietnam coast was succkin gair down the Taiwan Straits from the North threatening up to 40 knots in the Taiwan Straits according weather models.
As an aside, and sadly, when the typhoon landed in Vietnam it resulted in the sinking of two boats and sever damage to two others which had just completed the Hong Kong to Vietnam Race along with more importantly the deaths of over 20 people in Vietnam.
Back in Xiamen, although the expected high wind didn't appear there was still enough breeze for the competitors to be instructed to put in a reef on the third day with gennikers remaining optional leading to one or two spectacular wipe outs on the downwind legs. The funny thing being that the good sailors still excelled and rose to the top.
This event continues to improve year on year and the finals produced a worthy winner in Beijing Sailing Centre who won the right, as the name of the event suggests, to challenge the holders from last year.
Call it lack of practice, a soft year last year or the raising of the general standards in the event, the defenders were no match for a rampant Beijing team who comfortably won The Challenge by 4-0, much to the surprise to most of the spectators who, anchored on a spectator boat just above the port layline of the course gave each competitor AND the umpire boat a Mexican wave as they went past.
Beijing Sailing Centre were not done there as a sponsor had put up a prize pot of RMB200,000 (over USD30,000) with a further RMB20,000 (US 3,000+)_to a youth development programme for a special match between the new champions and an "All Star Team".
At the prizegiving dinner for the Challenge Match the skippers of of the teams placed 2nd through to 5th were invited to put egos to one side and select the best helm, tactician drawn from amongst their teams to form this 'Dream Team' and were given just the following morning to practice together with the special match warning signal scheduled for 1354 that afternoon.
It looked like a foregone conclusion between a team that had come though around 20 races together, and to be fair had been pretty dominant in the event against a team that had been 'thrown together' for the final day big money event.
Oh Boy, were people mistaken! The two teams went head to head in the pre-start of Race 1 of the challenge with dials ups, circles and every trick in the match racing book on display resulting in Beijing Sailing Centre coming off the line 1 penalty up on the 'All Stars'. The All Stars upwind speed kept them close for 3 legs with the champions defending their lead well then in the top half of the final downwind leg they finally got past but still carrying a penalty.
Then as Beijing went for their gybe they got too close to their opponents allowing their genniker to brush what looked like the head of one of the All Star crew mid gybe – penalty equalised and advantage removed.
The drama was not over however as, coming from behind, Beijing caught the combination of a small gust and the right wave to surge forward and – from a camera angle a few metres forward of the line – past their opponents. However, remove the parallax error along with the race committee having not one, but three people sighting the line and it was indeed the All Stars that carried the race by (after review) an estimated 12 cms, having been saved from an attacking luff by getting to the pin mark zone as inside boat.
The excitement led one umpire to state this was easily in his top 20 races (and he has umpired thousands) a comment he repeated the following morning in the cold light of day.
This left Beijing's backs to the wall and the All Stars needing just one more and the pre-start started in the same mould with Beijing taking an early penalty off the other team. However instead of banking that penalty their helm took them on for one more glanced round at his watch just as the All Stars helm threw his boat round in an improbably turn. "On You" followed by "Agreed" from the umpire boat followed by a whistle and the blue flag going up to join the yellow (with both flags then dropping) confirmed the negation of penalty along with an advantageous position for the All Stars that they gradually extended across all 4 legs of the course.
In some ways one could say this special event turned on just two errors by Beijing but that would be unfair to the All Stars. A match race, as we all know, is from entry at 4 minutes to clearing the finish line and the combined raw speed of the All Stars along with their lower error count (remarkable as they hadn't sailed together before that morning) is what really carried the day.
Such has been the sporting atmosphere of the whole event that Beijing Sailing Centre's first action as soon as they tidied away their spinnaker was to sail over to their opponents applauding with their hands in the air.
At the prizegiving on the main dock and after the presentation of prizes both teams formed up for photographs. After all, that first race would have been nowhere as exciting had the teams been so well matched. All over for another year at an event, which having just completed its 13th edition is China's oldest and largest One Design regatta with 37 teams in identical boats on the start line during phase one of the event.
For the statisticians the match racing weekend saw 73 races over the 4 days with more flags of every colour than you could imagine along with, from the fleet racing qualifiers, a further 11 races completed. The 14th China Club Challenge Match is now only 360 days away and already several teams have announced they will be back to an event that seems to get harder and harder to win each year.
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The China Club Challenge Match drew to a close last weekend with the match Racing element of the event.


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Bourbon & Barns recently caught up with Brian Haara, author of the new book Bourbon Justice: How Whiskey Law Shaped America. Attentive readers may remember Brian is a Louisville attorney, history fan and bourbon enthusiast who writes the Sipp'n Corn blog (now found at www.brianhaara.com). He even kindly shared a very interesting post about the Bottled in Bond Act with this blog last year.
Check out the interview about Brian's new book and links for purchase below:
Bourbon & Barns: Brian, I understand you are an attorney in Louisville. Can you tell us a little about your background? Does any of your law practice concentrate on the bourbon industry? What does that entail?
Brian Haara: I moved to Kentucky in 1993 to attend law school at the University of Kentucky, and then moved to Louisville in 1996 and began practicing law. I've lived here ever since.
I solve problems for businesses and entrepreneurs, whether they're involved in litigation or they're trying to avoid litigation. In 2007, along with two of my law partners, we broke off from our old firm and founded Tachau Meek PLC, which is a business litigation boutique firm. I like to imagine that we're the type of firm that Col. E. H. Taylor, Jr. would have hired for his overabundance of litigation.
And yes, that means that part of my practice involves representing clients who own distilleries, who are employed at distilleries, and who need legal advice on distilling, blending, or selling spirits. Part of that involves bourbon trademark litigation, which happens to be a prominent part of Bourbon Justice.
B&B: So what compelled you to write this book? Was there a particular case that sparked your interest?
BH: I stumbled upon Pepper v. Labrot, a bourbon trademark case from the late 1800's, in 2013 and I was hooked. I have always been a history fan, I had been a bourbon enthusiast since before it was cool, and suddenly I found a case that blended history, law, and bourbon. So I researched more and was fascinated by what I found and how often it told a different story than the standard marketing line.
My first step was starting my Sipp'n Corn® blog almost immediately after finding Pepper v. Labrot. I wanted to share my newfound discovery that dusty bourbon lawsuits tell the story of historic brands while also leading the development of American commercial law and telling the story of our nation. I learned that bourbon and history go hand-in-hand and that I could rely on historic lawsuits from the late 1800's and early 1900's to provide proven facts that were found by courts to be reliable, as opposed to notoriously unreliable oral history and marketing legends.
Then I discovered that bourbon is still at the leading edge of commercial law and governmental regulation today, and with a little encouragement from readers, I realized that other people found this perspective interesting too.
Writing a book was always the ultimate goal; I just needed to research enough material first and find a way to tie it all together.
B&B: You've written previously on this blog about the Bottled in Bond Act and its impact on the bourbon industry and beyond. Are there other cases and laws that have as broad and longstanding an impact as the Bottled in Bond Act?
BH: The Bottled in Bond Act—even though the finer details have changed over time—is one of the mainstays of American law. It was our nation's first consumer protection law so it deserves its place of prominence not just in bourbon lore, but also for American history.
Bourbon Justice covers other cases that had a lasting impact on American history too, like establishing and expanding trademark rights, setting limits on the ability to use your own surname in business, protecting people from unreasonable searches and seizures, fostering workplace safety laws, and much, much more. Bourbon law really provides the fabric of today's laws.
I included "Beyond Bourbon" features in Bourbon Justice that tie some of the historic bourbon lawsuits to current-day commercials and advertising that we've all seen—and which have caused recent legal problems for brands like Victoria's Secret, Listerine, Papa John's, and Skechers. Historic bourbon lawsuits set the stage for laws impacting all of today's advertising, but nothing else can match the Bottled in Bond Act.
B&B: The Prohibition era is certainly a landmark moment in bourbon history as well as American history in general. Does your book address Prohibition? What do you think are some of the lessons we can take away from Prohibition?
BH: Yes, Bourbon Justice addresses Prohibition, but I decided to take a different approach since it has been addressed so frequently by others. Bourbon Justice looks at Prohibition through temperance-biased judges who let those personal or political or moral views influence the outcome of cases against distillers. I also dive into how Prohibition led to more merchant bottling after Repeal and how Prohibition-era laws still impact spirits regulation today.
Bourbon Justice tries to avoid getting too caught up in lessons so that readers can draw their own conclusions and parallels to today's world, but personally I believe that the unmitigated disaster of Prohibition should teach Americans about the dangers of legislating morality and the danger of nanny-state politicians. Our country is based on freedom, not on big government suppression of freedom.
B&B: What was your research process like for this book? What surprised you most during the course of your research?
BH: My research for Bourbon Justice started much like research for any of my clients, which involves reading appellate court decisions, but I realized pretty quickly that I needed to explore the underlying facts more thoroughly. So my wife, Laura (who is also an attorney), went to the Kentucky State Archives in Frankfort, Kentucky, which houses old court files that survived fires, floods, and document purges.
What we found was amazing—original deposition transcripts; original trial exhibits; original evidence; and original affidavits. This gave me exactly what I needed to tell historical stories instead of dry history lectures.
And that's what led to my surprise—current-day brands do not always tell these intriguing historical stories, but instead some of them get too wrapped up in marketing and exaggeration. Truth is better than fiction for most storied brands.
B&B: Please add anything else you'd like to add.
BH: Did you know that the phrase "brand name" originated with bourbon? Or that the federal government apparently cared less about protecting citizens from dangerous products and adulterated food than it did ensuring that whiskey was pure? This is the sort of information that I found preserved by bourbon law, possibly along with the true history about your favorite bourbon brand.
I never expected bourbon law to be such a bountiful resource beyond just bourbon, and I suspect that's why Bourbon Justice has been so popular outside of niche bourbon and legal circles.
Links for purchase:
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- True crime has picked up a huge following in recent years with podcasts like " Serial" and shows like "Making a Murderer."
- One podcast, "My Favorite Murder" has garnered a community of fans seeking mental health help.
- Doctors are concerned that these self-proclaimed "Murderinos" are confronting their mental health issues in an unhealthy way and that they should stay balanced by incorporating light-hearted content into their routine.
For most of us, it started with " Serial". Then came " Making a Murderer." Now our weeks revolve around Mondays and Thursdays, when "My Favorite Murder" releases new podcasts to make the afternoon commute a little more grim (but in a good way). If it seems like everyone you know is obsessed with true crime, you're probably right. The genre has grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years, picking up a huge following among women, especially. But sometimes the crimes and circumstances discussed can be brutal and haunting. What does that mean for our mental health?
The MFM effect
"My Favorite Murder" (MFM) hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark have spoken about their own mental health issues since the early days of the podcast, which launched in 2016. Their candidness has inspired a huge response from their community of listeners, who refer to themselves as "Murderinos." Many have written in to ask the podcast hosts for advice on finding a therapist. Others were simply relieved to feel less alone — not only in their true crime obsessions but also in their mental health struggles.
As the MFM community has grown — a private Facebook group is now home to over 200,000 members — the link between mental health and true crime fandom has not gone unnoticed. In 2017, The Atlantic published an article entitled " How a True-Crime Podcast Became a Mental-Health Support Group," which highlighted the empowerment derived from mental health discussions in the Facebook group. And among the community's hundreds of interest- and location-based spinoff groups, several have been established specifically to support Murderinos with mental health issues.
Finding a therapist who "gets it"
Erin Parisi is a licensed mental health counselor and certified addictions professional in Orlando, Florida. She's also a dedicated Murderino. After Parisi "outed" herself as a therapist in her local Murderino Facebook group, she was surprised by the responses she received.
"Way more people reached out than I anticipated, and several thanked me — thanked me! — for my ad, so that they could see a therapist that would 'get' them," she says. "It helps that we both know the sayings and inside jokes, and apply some of the mantras to the way we talk about mental health in session."
For true crime buffs — especially those who identify as part of a special fandom, like Murderinos — the fascination with grisly tales can feel like another barrier when seeking mental health support.
Parisi has experienced the difficulty of finding a therapist who "gets it" firsthand. "To me, having a curiosity about how people operate, all people, nonetheless people extremely outside the 'norm,' was natural," she says. "Then the first therapist I sought out as an adult told me that my interest in these areas meant I would marry a serial killer or addict (neither of which is true… as far as I know… )." Parisi switched therapists immediately.
But even among therapists who understand the true crime genre, opinions are mixed.
The trouble with triggers
Dr. Ashley Hampton is a licensed psychologist and business coach with experience working in the federal prison system; she has worked with survivors and perpetrators of trauma. Hampton cautions that, as far as mental health is concerned, the true crime trend has some benefits, but many more drawbacks.
On the plus side, Hampton says, "people feel less alone, as they understand others have experienced trauma and survived, as they did."
But engaging with the genre in any medium, whether listening to a podcast or reading true crime books, can be triggering for trauma survivors. "This is not an effective way to remove a trigger," says Hampton. "Instead it is likely to remove the sensitivity to a crime being a horrendous event. People like to say their trigger has been removed, but in fact, they have just numbed the emotion surrounding said trigger."
Parisi echoes these concerns. "For someone who has their own trauma, especially of a violent or sexually violent nature, it can be really triggering to listen to stories that are similar, or even that don't seem similar on the surface," she says. "For some, it could be like picking a scab off of a wound over and over and over again… never giving it enough time to heal. This is especially true for someone who hasn't had their own treatment, hasn't talked to someone about what happened to them, or did talk to someone about it but the outcome wasn't favorable for some reason."
Additionally, Parisi points out that immersing yourself in true crime can be overwhelming. "For someone who doesn't feel like they have enough 'positive' to balance it out in their lives, adding this much negative could worsen a mental health condition by giving you the illusion that these crimes/acts are more common than they really are," she says.
Stay balanced
On MFM, Parisi notes, Kilgariff and Hardstark keep things balanced with humor and positive messaging, including an end-of-show segment called "F--king Hooray."
In fact, many of the podcast's recurring ideas are about self-care in one form or another. Slogans like "get a job, buy your own s--t, stay out of the forest" and "pepper spray first, apologize later" have become Murderino shorthand for being smart and safe. "What it is that makes people feel more safe and more secure differs from person to person," says Parisi. But she points out that there are plenty of reasonable steps to protect yourself from harm.
As for the not-so-reasonable stuff, she suggests confronting negative thoughts head-on. "Like, how common are serial killers actually?" she says. "How likely are you really to be murdered? Is there a possibility? Sure. But it's actually pretty small."
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If you've got 'im, you get it.
They come home from college. They spread out over every square inch of the house (and if your home is a small New York apartment, this is especially...cozy?) If they happen to be a 6'1" teenaged boy, they eat you out of house and home. This occurs at least six times a day. Chargers grow out of every outlet. The couch and the remote become Winter Break Central. Dirty laundry is a viral affair. And your wallet is a direct conduit to parental communication. Just say "sure!"
So why, after three, starting-to-seem interminable weeks have crept by, would you ever offer to drive your kid back to college in upstate New York – via Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Chicago, Cleveland and 2,500 miles in between!!?
Because you love them to pieces. And even though they're all grown up and on their way to greatness, they're still your kid. Which makes the 79 hours in the car, two college basketball games, seven sacks of burgers, 3 lbs. of Twizzlers, and in-depth analysis of every sport ever played since the first Greek Olympics in 776 B.C., worth every single mile.
I only cried for the first 10 minutes after we said s'long. One day I'll get better at this. Okay. Probably not.
The original incentive was to re-live our minor league baseball road trip from many summers ago.
We drove 576 miles for a pre-game feast. Closed due to a snow "state of emergency" in North Carolina. We soldiered on.
Wheels by Enterprise. Late nights & early mornings by Hampton Inn. Great customer service counts. Pay dirt on both scores!
Somewhere in Kentucky. The back roads are still analog.
Halfway point. Chicago. Benefits of a commuter marriage.
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