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This is a cluster of top searches, apparently, that have led people to my blog. I think it's frightening. Why would people be putting some of this in a search?
'alan futhermucker, futhermucker backbencher, have i got news for you 9th dec, i hear outward voices, harrassing voices sometimes, tom boyd tonn and blank'
The searches themselves are a study in psychosis. Are they TRYING to frighten me? Yes, of course, some of them are. They must be.
I had a thought today. I suppose I don't get much increase in traffic, or comments, because visitors get frightened off by the people who stalk me. I've seen it in close relationships, so there's no reason to believe it doesn't happen with my blog as well.
The nice thing about blogging, in some ways, is that no one knows who I am. I might not be Sue Barnett. They would look pretty paranoid trying to take action against a blogger who claims they are someone who has a mental health diagnosis without hard evidence. But I do think it is cowardly of people, officials, who believe I am who I say I am and know they should offer help, but don't.


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Doesn't that put your life into perspective?
Doesn't that put your life into perspective?
I came across this image last night and I can only dream about one day having something like this in my backyard.
One day…
After struggling through my first week of adjusting to full time work & study, I only need to look at these photographs to remind myself why I'm doing this & why it'll all be worth it in three years..
When I look at this photograph, I can imagine one day living here & hosting cocktail parties.
One day.

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Sarah's background lies in behaviour, international public health and psychology, working in key positions for various national and global organisations, such as the World Health Organisation and the University of Queensland.
Her fascination with film, and the intersection between communities and media, has been carefully cultivated during the last five years. In this time, Sarah has worked tirelessly expanding her film studio TheStoryBoxes from a two-person team into a full-service creative studio that fosters a culture of collaboration, exploration and purpose-driven stories.
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Board Chairperson Pete Wessels on the year ahead
The breadth of opportunities that the Quad Cities Community Foundation offers to people looking to transform the region and make a difference in the lives of others is what first attracted Pete Wessels to the Community Foundation Board of Directors. Today, he serves as the Board Chairperson.
"The Community Foundation is such a classic entity in which you not only help individuals, but other charitable organizations," said Wessels, who is in his second year as Chairperson. "If you're supporting one organization, that is often your focus. But here… just look at the array of ability there is to help our region. It's really fantastic. It really drew me here. There are so many ways you can help people."
The Community Foundation, which launched a new mission this year, "transforming our region through the generosity of our donors," has a history of arming individuals with the knowledge and resources to be philanthropic. "For the individual, if you want to do something charitable, there's quite an armament of things to interest you," Wessels said.
From a client who wants to do something charitable for one year to a private foundation that is looking to come under the umbrella of the Community Foundation because of the burden of administrative costs, they have flexible and diverse options, Wessels said.
It doesn't mean there isn't room for growth, he said, including the Community Foundation's focus this year on making larger grants like the 2015 Leadership Grants that tackle issues of poverty and homelessness in the region. "In the future, the more money you have at your disposal, the more significant grants you can make and the bigger impact you can have," he said.
The challenges the Community Foundation faces can be found at most non-profit and for-profit entities, Wessels said, who has spent his career as a lawyer and principal at Wessels Law Office. "It's investment and budget, trying to keep everything, including administrative costs, as low as you can, but still provide great services," he said. "There are challenges, but when you think of how much good the Community Foundation could do in the future, it's worth it."
The generosity of the community and the dedicated staff is what makes the Community Foundation successful, Wessels said. "There are excellent, hardworking people at the Community Foundation," he said. "I tell them it's okay to make mistakes. You're not working if you don't make mistakes—just learn from them. I tell them to go for it."
Wessels said the true hallmark of the Community Foundation is its permanence. "The one thing that's truly exciting and neat is that it is here forever—it is absolutely here forever in the community," he said. "You can't say that about some entities."
His forecast for 2016 is simple—it is going to be exciting. "Sherry Ristau will be in her second year as CEO," he said. "She worked extremely hard her first year laying the ground work and meeting people. This year will be even more productive because she certainly has the work ethic and honesty. She likes people and she likes to do good, and that's the mark of a good CEO."
And, he said, the Community Foundation's Board "is as good as we've ever been," he said, which means the organization can be purposeful in its plans.
"When you look at all these things, we are positioned to do a lot of good in 2016," he said.


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Renewable Energy
The Government is clear that renewable energy should be encouraged. Planning policy guidance on renewable energy makes it clear that significant weight should be attached to the need for renewable energy. However, it does not state that the need for renewable energy should be granted such weight that the "need" outweighs all other material considerations. We can advise on a full range of such projects including windfarms, solar farms and anaerobic digestion plants.
We can assist with:
• advice on pre-application matters such as Scoping Reports;
• general advice on the planning process in relation to renewable energy projects;
• general advice on planning policy relating to renewable energy projects;
• the submission of objections to renewable energy projects;
• assistance with preparing presentations to Local Authority Planning Committees; and
• if required we can guide you through the Planning Appeals system and instruct Counsel if necessary.


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Football: Prairie View gears for playoffs after best-ever season
When Prairie View made its first-ever appearance in the state football playoffs last season, they received a rude welcome. The No. 13-seed Thunderhawks were thumped 47-6 by No. 20 Grandview in the first round.
"Grandview, a 20-seed last year. Yeah," Prairie View coach Todd Riccio said as he laughed. "… It was brand new to us, we didn't know what to expect."
Welcome to the big leagues. Flash forward to today: the Thunderhawks finished the regular season with a school-best 8-1 record, including 7-0 in Flatirons League play, and are set to host Lakewood (7 p.m. Friday) as a No. 4 seed.
"Going into the playoffs this year, we're just preaching to them it's another football game," Riccio said. "… We can go compete with these teams now. It's not a guessing game for our kids."
The Thunderhawks rely on a run-heavy offense, led by running back RJ Ramirez. Part of a two-headed backfield with Cole Barone in 2013, the senior has picked up the slack after Barone's graduation, rushing for 1,227 yards and 14 touchdowns in nine games this season.
"He's no secret to anybody this year," Riccio said. "We had to come up with some different schemes and finding different ways of giving him the ball."
On defense, big Ben Burnett (6-foot-5, 225 pounds) has been terrorizing opposing offenses. The senior defensive end has recorded 12.5 sacks and 17 tackles for a loss. His play has earned him interest from CSU-Pueblo, his coach said.
"He's the anchor and emotional leader of our defense," Riccio said.
Prairie View will need both sides of the ball to play well if they want to beat the Lakewood Tigers (5-4), which lost three of its games by a touchdown or less, and could have finished 8-1 themselves.
"We're going to go to this challenge against Lakewood and take another step in this journey into building this program into something we want it to be," he said.
While the third-year Thunderhawks coach said his team is completely focused on their next game, but when the playoff brackets were released Monday, they couldn't help but notice a potential opponent if they advance to the second round.
"After they saw the brackets they said, 'So, Grandview, huh? If we beat Lakewood?' I said, 'Yep, Grandview again. We'll go shock the world,' " he said with a laugh.


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Pepsico FlavorWorks: The Chefs Behind Mac & Cheetos and Doritos Locos Tacos Recipes/
On this episode of On Foodable Weekly: Industry Pulse, we talk to Mike Stern the Marketing Director for Pepsico as he opens up about the company's FlavorWorks platform where Pepsico products, like Doritos, Cheetos, and Lays, are incorporated in unique food dishes.
"In 2011, when we launched the Doritos Locos Tacos, we didn't really know how consumers were going to react seeing our brands in food, right? We were taking it out of the bag and putting it in food," said Stern at the NRA Show 2018. "What we saw was consumer really wanted to engage with our brands in a unique and different way."
After new found success with its following initiatives like Mac n' Cheetos, where the product received over 6 billion impressions, Pepsico took notice and decided to further develop the FlavorWorks platform, which as Stern stated, "it's more than just a website..."
"It's about our culinary capabilities and the chefs that we have in Plano, Texas, New York, Chicago and, actually, around the globe," Stern clarified. FlavorWorks "is the technology piece and how we're bringing those recipes to our operator partners."
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It's 1 am and I'm crying in my king size bed. The husband is snoring next to me. And I can't sleep. I'm going through iPhotos. Sob. Sob. Sob.
I'm a bit overwhelmed. Or maybe a lot.
I feel like I can't get a hold of this pit in my stomach. What is it? My mind is racing, I have too much for my brain to process. And for what?
Why am I so panicked all of a sudden? I hear someone cough upstairs and I immediately think out loud something horrible is about to happen.
This is a mother's life.
I'm supposed to be backing up my computer to a hard drive but I'm having an extremely hard time with it. I know. I should get over it and do the deed. What is happening?
Here's the deal. I'm a mom. Of three. And I was willed this life by God 7 years ago. He said, "go ahead, this one is yours. It will be spectacular, vibrant, beautiful, difficult, tremendous, mysterious and all things glorious. And it's yours." Yikes. Ok. Thanks dude.
Somehow along the path of life I became this person. This woman. This mother.
A ready made woman ready to go. And mother.
I had no clue.
No real frame of reference. I read the books, saw the videos. But really, becoming a mother is like being born again into the universe with nothing but mother's milk, a sore lower area and a blanket.
And there I was. Me and this little alien baby from my womb staring at me like I knew morse code. Her stunning brown eyes gazed into my heart. But I knew nothing. Literally. Nothing. Except, her heartbeat. And somehow that made me the fiercest woman I'd ever known.
This child of mine was the earth. The moon. The light. And my only job was to love and protect her.
And off I went.
Many women could say this might be the rabbit hole of motherhood. Off she goes. Into the motherhood ravine. The wild wild jungle. And that I did.
And here we are. I'm almost out of the diaper stage and who am I now?
Some women, like genius comedian Ali Wong might say "A lot of people like to ask me how on earth do you balance family and career?" …....You're a mom, you need sparkle to compensate for the light inside of you that has died."
Umm, yep. I might concur. She might be on to something.
It's a lot. Motherhood. is. a lot.
On the contrary, some women might utter the joyful "motherhood is perfection. I'd have 4 more if my husband would let me."
All of this would be true.
And yet, in the blink of an eye, life runs away from you full speed. No warning. Like, these photographs on my laptop are currently melting away like in the Back to the Future movie.
All of a sudden, that summer day in the hospital nursing my twin boys is months ago. Years. And contrary to being ready to fly into their 3rd birthday earlier this week and soar forward into new exciting things post toddlerhood, I'm pondering the notion that maybe I am exactly who I am right now. I'm me. And I'm stuck in the middle.
A mother to 3, sobbing to my beautiful past, but yearning for that sparkle.
Am I alone in this? Do you ever feel that pull? Like, who the hell am I now?
Who are we once we become the sandwich makers and the laundry doer's? The nursers, the bandaid putting on'ers. We're A, B and C to every alphabet song in the google search. Yet some of us find the journey back to self to be quite road blocked. A little strenuous.
I find myself amongst my closest mom friends and they ponder the very same thoughts.
So what is the happy balance and how the f*ck do we navigate?
A mother so drawn to her children and the rights of passage that comes with them, she wanders into soccer mom status without even batting an eye. Well, no apology here sister.
We get you.
Soccer mom, working boss mom, stay at home mom, home schooling mom (major kudos to you I would die). We are all the warriors of the arduous motherhood path.
Maybe it's ok to not know all the answers. Because who we are is not determined by the answers, the success ladder, the corner office, or the 7 figures, but rather, the years, the tears, the baby voices and the ever changing women that we are.
Who I am is going to change tomorrow. Because she will. Because she always does. Evolving is evolution. We won't be here forever. We will find a way to create new pathways to creative freedom and non toddler perks. And perhaps that's not good enough for you. You might need to hang up the diapers and the cooking and go to law school. Listen sister, go do it. I support you. There is no right or wrong way. Whether it's now, or tomorrow or when they're in high school. Be you, through and through. And let's follow the path that our hearts take us to.
Here's a few tidbits on how we think we might navigate:
What's wrong with a little research? Experimentation? Go with it. Walk downtown. Or into an office. Or onto a campus. Offer your name as a consult to a dream job. Explore the great outdoors and by that I mean, make a plan to exit your household and your family. (Just for a few hours). It may seem terrifying, but go. See the terrain and test it out. Take a class. Say yes to a project even if you think you'll suck. Sucking is better than staying home if you're dying to get out.
Not ready to go back to school full time? Not ready to go to law school? Not anxious to go back to the wild wild west of the Entertainment world? It's ok. Research. Find something worthy of your time away from home. Find what makes your heart sing. Use that time, let your heart sing and create a side hustle. Who knows, it might become your next baby. And I'm not talking diapers.
Hire someone. If it's possible, do it. Or if you can't, designate some new house rules. You're the CEO of that house. So name it. Mom is requiring quiet time during these hours. No excuses. Remember, you're the boss and nobody can tell you different (even if they throw a tantrum). If you can give birth to these children or raise them at all, you have the power. Period.
I'm a firm believer that if something is meant to happen, it will happen. I'm also a believer of hard work. And finishing something. And to be honest, sometimes hard work is too hard on top of the hard work load of motherhood. It's ok to not get it done. No one is going to die. If you're not ready, relax. Everything will come around in due time.
The only thing I know for sure in my life and that is backed up by research, is that loving my family and myself is the clear pathway to a state of happiness. It's not perfect. Or always happy. But it's in the bag. The joy is palpable. Loving your kids is easy. Loving yourself requires work. And rules. And is a surefire way to find out who the hell you are.
I feel better. Just saying it makes me feel better.
And ding. Just like that, one of my babies is screaming. And so I walk upstairs, hold him in my arms, tell him everything is ok, and lay him down to sleep. (edit, I went upstairs 9 times while editing this piece and also gave him benadryl).
That's right. You know who the hell I am? I am mother. MOTHER. EARTH.
Any other crown on top of this one is gravy.
Still making my vision board tomorrow though.
K, bye mommas. Love you.


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Beginning a business will be your path to wealth, freedom and success, however let me warn you, it's not often an easy journey. By constructing relationships with these professors, a pupil of business management has professionals whom they'll get advice from and sound ideas off of. Additionally, professors typically have sturdy networks they'll use in assisting college students find jobs or business associates.
The primary – and most essential – section of your business plan is the executive abstract. The largest good thing about finding out business can be the most important battle – flexibility. These issues, along with many others, will probably be covered while finding out a degree in business administration. If the plan must be tweaked, make the changes with the large image in thoughts, not as a result of some rapid urge so as to add to your operation.
The monetary part of your plan ought to element how the business might be operated, managed and capitalized. You were really up to the mark to create a business plan even for a one-particular person begin-up with little outlay of money. Secara lebih mendasar, menyusun business plan justru dibutuhkan dalam konteks inner. That is vital because it defines the scope and measurement of your business in an affordable timeframe. Although banks are nonetheless the most common type of business finance it does not routinely imply they're the most effective.
You want a glance that conveys what you might be and do, is unique to your business (not mimicking another brand), is clean and engaging, and that has a lifespan longer than present trends. Sadly, for many entrepreneurs, the concept of sitting down and writing out a plan sounds like as a lot enjoyable as a day lengthy dentist appointment. Research has been carried out that has discovered corporations with a structured business plan stating their general goals and the way they plan to maneuver their business in direction of them make a significantly greater profit than people who don't. A business plan not only lends your business a sense of credibility, but also helps you to cowl all your bases, increasing your possibilities of success. Business development managers perform numerous duties that are more just like the job of a market researcher.
We're looking for fun and adventure, and planning doesn't sound like either of these to us. Whereas planning won't be the most glamorous of actions, your plan will change into a worthwhile software as you set out to build your company. You have labored so onerous to get your business ideas to the point the place you may even consider a begin-up; likelihood is, you've received some money readily available. While you see these alternatives, take time to examine whether or not you'll be doing something on the expense of an even bigger (long vary) objective in case you take on work that isn't part of your mission assertion and general plan. Additionally, you might have the liberty to start out your personal business or assist others with starting their very own businesses.


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I have been a Christian Dance Practitioner for many years, drawing on a varied range of dance disciplines as well as concepts such as Authentic Movement and Dynamic Imagery in my ministry.
Dance is a powerful means of expression – it makes the internal external. When that expression is witnessed and held, it becomes communication. In Scripture, The Psalms tell us to praise God with dancing, Miriam led dancing singing and praise with a tambourine and David danced before the Ark with all his might. Many references in the Bible to lively worship have meanings related to physical movement – commonly translated as 'rejoice'. When we dance in worship we have communication from us to God (worship) and from God to us (prophecy), and we also communicate God to each other.
Because movement is non verbal it bypasses the reason or intellect, and goes straight to the emotion or spirit. This makes it moving and cathartic (it enables those watching to experience what is being expressed without participating.) Through dance we can bless and encourage our brothers and sisters and intercede for them in a heartfelt and moving way.
There are many ways to use dance in worship – a lot depends on the physical space and the style of worship, also the involvement of the minister and worship leader. I have led groups to dance in the most formal of Anglican settings and the liveliest Pentcostal services ….. and everything in between. There are many, many possibilities to suit different applications. For example, we can use choreographed or improvised (not the same as spontaneous!) movement, we can even move to text rather than music. My creative movement workshops explore ways of using directed and improvised movement to minister to others and ourselves. Then of course, we can use flags, ribbons, scarves etc to emphasise or enhance our message. In today's modern worship we use many tools and props to express ourselves, including streamers and ribbons, staves, and flags and banners. My flags and ribbons workshop will help you understand the symbolism and significance of this type of worship, and its role in spiritual warfare.
I can also tailor a workshop depending on the intended participants – for example whether they are looking to set up or lead a group, or whether they want to 'taste and see' for themselves.


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Hennessey Performance has set an ambitious goal of pushing its Venom F5 hypercar to 300 mph (482 km/h) next year.
Unveiled at SEMA last year with blacked-out windows and a yet-to-be-finished interior, the Venom F5 is the Texas tuner's first production vehicle built from the ground up.
During a comprehensive interview with Automobile Magazine, John Hennessey said the company will build a fully-functional example to set a top speed record before production of the Venom F5 starts in earnest in late 2019.
"Our big, hairy, audacious goal is 300 mph. When we accomplish one goal, we look for the next mountain to climb, and so the real big mountain for us was to design, develop, and build our own bespoke car.
"We've been doing this for 27, 28 years. We're known for going fast, and I was like, "Okay. We beat Bugatti back in 2014 with the Venom GT. What's the next big number? What's the next big goal to go for?", Hennessey explained.
Hennessey is chasing world domination
According to John Hennessey, the company didn't design the Venom F5 from the outset to specifically hit 300 mph. Instead, that incredible figure only came into the conversation after a coefficient of drag analysis determined that the sleek hypercar has a 0.33 drag coefficient, significantly better than the 0.44 of the original Venom GT.
"The engineers did the math and said, 'If we can manage the loading on the tires, which we think we can, the car [with 1,600 hp] should exceed 300 mph.'"
When the Hennessey Venom F5 reaches the production line, it will come with an 8.0-liter twin-turbo V8 delivering 1600 hp and 1300 lb-ft of torque. The hypercar will also weigh less than 3000 lbs (1360 kg).


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12-21-2016 – 8AM – Good morning from Mammoth Mountain, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
If your out on the hill today and Thursday highs will be in the 30s with SW winds 15-25 MPH. Todays clouds should give way to clear skies on Thursday.
As we move into Friday we have a WINTER STORM WARNING posted. At this time it looks like the snow will not start in the am but wait till later in the day to get going.
Be ready for snow way down the grade Friday night with blizzard conditions at times from Crowley to Mammoth possible. Timing on the snowfall could change again so keep checking back with us before you head to Mammoth Lakes.
At this time the forecast calls for snow amounts as follows: 24-36 inches on Mammoth Mountain with a good 6-12+ inches down in town. This snow will be light and dry and of course it's Christmas Powder so get ready for a treat on Christmas Day.
Riders of the Storm, it appears Saturday morning will be your call with possible moderate to heavy snowfall. To get our detailed weather report use this link.
The Snowman Crew will be out on the hill getting you some fresh images today. We will post a new gallery on Wednesday night.
Snow Conditions Report and News from The Hill
12-19-2016 – Snow Report Update with 2-5+ feet of new base snow the ski area is in mid-winter conditions. 100% of the hill is now open, be aware the chair 9 and 25 areas could use some more snow in spots so watch your line.
The base is a bit low down at Eagle but the rest of the hill is covered as follows: Canyon Lodge 2 feet, Lincoln 3-5 Feet, 4-5 feet at Main Lodge and up top 10-11 feet.
Snow condition: The groomers area great machine groomed packed power with just about all runs getting groomed nightly during the holiday season. Your best bet for fresh groomed is to get in line just before the lifts open.
Off the groomers you will find some nice skier & snowboarder packed out powder snow. Some runs up top are getting a more of a wind buff type of surface now.
Enjoy the holiday season and get ready for lot's of powder days ahead! Snowman out
DUMP ALERT!! – New this season Snowman will be emailing and texting a dump alert once it starts to snow, along with our dump alert we also have a once a month newsletter that comes out the first week of each new month. Here is the link to sign up…
Get Deals, Discounts and Coupons for your next trip to Mammoth Lakes, California.
Who is Steve Taylor – The Mammoth Snowman? Over the last 30+ years, Snowman have spent countless hours studying and learning about mammoth mountain weather and snow conditions first hand.
Snowman started blogging this information back in 1990 on the old Mammoth BBS system, then the RSN Forums and then on to MammothSnowman.com in 2004 with his Video & Photo Blog reports. (No You Tube back then)
Snowman has had his reports, videos and photos featured on both local TV Stations here in Mammoth, along with AP, Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC News. Learn more about the Snowman and our team here at MammothSnowman.com at this link.


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Esoteric Sound Stream is an Apple iOS / Android application for tablets and smartphones designed with an emphasis on both sound quality and network playback operating ease.
Its basic operation simply entails selecting musical tracks using the tablet / smartphone to creating customized personal playlists, and playing the selections or playlists. All screens for key operation, playlists, library, etc. are arranged for easy viewing, enabling even users unfamiliar with the app to operate it with intuitive ease. Its high degree of refinement even meets the rigorous demands of advanced and experienced users.
Key to this achievement is the app's excellent search and retrieval performance, which takes full advantage of tag information. Since images are also cached in the app, album artwork can be instantly scrolled through and libraries can be freely sorted into such classifications as artist, year of recording, composer or category. This use of tag information even allows musical numbers of the same name which differ in format to be easily identified on the screen.
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UN to help 135,000 Somali refugees return home
Brussels – The head of the UN refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday launched a plan to return home 135,000 Somalis who have fled their country torn by conflict, calling on donors to establish 500 million of $ to finance the operation.
"It is the responsibility of the international community to fully support Somalia right now, to make sure that the history of Somalia will be a success story, to ensure that Somalis back," Guterres said a donors' conference in Brussels.
He reminded the conference, attended by the EU's head of foreign affairs Federica Mogherini and senior Kenyan and Somali officials, the Somalis were also among the hundreds of thousands who crossed the Mediterranean to seek safety Europe.
The EU has pledged € 60 million for UNHCR, part of its own efforts against the crisis of migrants' countries of origin to get across the Middle East and Africa to resume their people.
Safety and dignity
War and unrest in Somalia has displaced more than two million people, with some 420,000 fleeing to Kenya, while another 250,000 are in Ethiopia and about the same number in Yemen, according to UNHCR figures.
UNHCR says it has helped 5,300 Somalis return home since the end of 2014 in cooperation with Kenya and Somalia.
Guterres said the numbers could now be increased after "tangible signs of stabilization" at least in some parts of Somalia.
"We are now ready to move to the enhanced phase of this operation that aims to help 135,000 refugees to return to Somalia … [in] a voluntary repatriation in safety and dignity," he told the conference.


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The U.K. Cabinet will discuss Brexit on Tuesday, but Prime Minister Theresa May probably won't ask ministers to approve the terms of a deal, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The premier is likely to update ministers on the past two weeks' of technical negotiations that have been taking place at a less senior level, the person said. The U.K. and European Union pushed back against weekend newspaper reports a divorce deal is in the bag.
But both sides also held open the possibility that a special summit could be called in November to get an agreement signed, and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said it was willing to consider the latest U.K. proposal.
May's team hopes to sign a deal with the EU later this month, but the bloc won't call the meeting until it's sure it won't be another futile summit. An agreement in principle would be needed by the end of this week to get a summit organized for the weekend of Nov. 17-18, the dates that had been penciled in, said the person, who is familiar with the U.K. position.


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Agile#Velocity is the average number of user Story Points a Delivery Team can complete in an iteration.
Velocitys do not relate to hours. So just do not compare them.
Velocity is NOT just about deployment or execution speed however. Human factors are also important. If onboarding a new Development Team member takes a month, or a quarter before they can deploy meaningful changes, that decreases Velocity as well. Splitting User Stories up into smaller services reduces the amount of information a new developer need in order to be effective. Pushing code quickly after joining a Delivery Team raises morale and helps identify gaps in the API Registry.


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My name is Tara Hurley. I have been a member of 212 for so long I don't even remember when I actually started. When I started it was called Punch and it was located on Broadway in East Providence. I have joined, left, and come back several times. This gym is like the family that always takes you back, and I always come back because I know there is no place like it. It is actually like home.
I have always been on a diet for as far back as I can remember. I never lived a healthy lifestyle, didn't even know what it was. I have done every diet you can name. I even did the phen/fen diet back in the nineties where a Dr. gives you pills that are essentially speed. That diet was stopped because people were dying from heart attacks. I look back at that now and see how messed up my mind was, I was always chasing after the wrong goal. All I wanted was to be skinny, I didn't care about my health, and I would have even sacrificed my health in the pursuit of being skinny.
I remember once, when I was a child, I went to my mother's doctor appointment with her. When the nurse asked her to get on the scale she said no. I was shocked and amazed. My mother turned to me when the nurse left the room and said, "You don't have to do what people ask or tell you to do." It was a little thing, but it stuck with me, it was somewhat a defining moment in my life. I don't think I got weighed at all throughout my twenties and a majority of my thirties.
At 35, I was the most unhealthy I had ever been. I would estimate I was close to 250 pounds. I lived on Newports, Diet Coke, and Cadbury mini eggs. Seriously, every morning I stopped at the store and bought a pack of Newports, a 6 pack of diet coke and a bag of mini eggs. My body, mind, and spirit were all in a state of constant pain. I was on medications for depression and seizures, so I blamed those meds for making me fat. There are side effects from meds, but my lifestyle was more detrimental than the side effects. I finally came to the conclusion that I needed to take personal responsibility.
Right around the time my daughter was born, it dawned on me that I needed a healthy lifestyle and not a diet. My world changed the day she was born. I wanted to set a better example for her. I don't want to give her all the body issues I have had. Also, being an older mother, I want to be healthy and active so I can keep up. I don't want either of my daughters to miss out on anything because I was old or out of shape.
212 has been the place where I came into my own. Not only has there been a physical difference, but it has helped my mental health as well. For one hour a day I have nothing on my mind, my only focus is on doing what I am being told to do. This hour, I take every morning, puts me in the right frame of mind to seize the day. I have to thank all of the staff and all the members. I am inspired by and appreciate being around people who are pursuing or maintaining this healthy lifestyle. I love to see success and growth in the people around me, and you all make going to the gym fun. I especially have to thank Cindy McLaughlin. I cannot skip a class without giving a valid reason to her. There might be a day where I got no sleep the night before, but I still show up because I don't want to let Cindy down. And last, and most importantly, I thank my wife April. I am allowed the time to go to the morning classes because she takes care of our family, and she takes care of me. She loved me when I was 250 and she loves me now. She cooks the healthy meals for me and she packs my lunches. I can honestly say she is the reason I am successful at any of my endeavors in life. I don't know what I would do without her or my 212 family. So thank you all for the support and picking me as member of the month.


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A Vision For Life
Tommy Wilkinson, center, a high school student from CC Fort Lauderdale, dances with Viktor, a resident at a home for the disabled. The students were participating in an outreach with A Vision For Life, a six-week discipleship program at the CC Bible College Europe in Vajta, Hungary.
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Joe Seliga (1911-2005) was a master builder of wood-and-canvas canoes in Ely, Minnesota. His canoes are used as part of a wilderness experience that teaches respect and integrity to young adults. An amazing thing about the legacy of Joe Seliga and his canoes is that you can still practice the culture of canoe camping across the border country in a wood and canvas canoe, and still repair or build these lovely boats at camp shops and boat building schools from Maine to Minnesota. But, according to author Robin Radcliffe, Joe was far richer than his canoes might suggest and the biographical format I have used in this story helps bring the character of Joe to life and celebrates his remarkable "can do" attitude.
About the Author
Robin Radcliffe was born and raised in Wisconsin and grew up paddling the wilderness waterways of northern Minnesota as a boy and young man in a blue Seliga canoe, number 390. He eventurally met Joe and came to respect his remarkable skill and the heritage his canoes represent. Robin attended the University of Wisconsin at River Falls and obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota in St. Paul. Today, Dr. Radcliffe leads an international research program to conserve the endangered rhinoceroses of the world. His first children's book, entitled The Hornless Rhinoceros (US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2015), made the short-list for the 2016 Green Earth book award.
About the Illustrator
Consie Powell, her husband, and their Newfoundland dogs all live and work in a bright and cozy off-grid house in the far-north woods of Minnesota. Visit her website at www.ConsiePowell.com.
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NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria – For many years to come, Eastern European countries will have vastly improved training ranges at military bases throughout the region. This stems from the ongoing U.S. military construction effort, Resolute Castle.
This year the 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee National Guard and members of the Alabama National Guard led combined effort construction operations spread across Estonia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. More than $13 million dollars were spent on construction improvements to military training areas there.
Working with the Tennessee and Alabama National Guard were elements from the Tennessee Air National Guard, Ohio Army National Guard, Mississippi Army National Guard, U.S. Army Reserve, active duty soldiers, and U.S. Navy Seabees.
All of the units rotated service members, throughout the summer, into the operation seamlessly and provided U.S. Army Europe the engineers needed for Resolute Castle. There were even troop rotations conducted by Romania after they witnessed the effectiveness of the method the U.S. units used for rotations last year.
"Last year Romania had the same engineers on ground the whole time. After they saw how we rotated through last year, they changed their operation this year," said Col. Robey "Doug" Brantley, a military engineer with the Tennessee Army National Guard, the officer-in-charge of the operation. "Every time our Soldiers rotated this year they rotated troops in. More of the Romanians were able to work with us by following our procedures."
Brantley said early on, in the first few rotations of U.S. and allied engineers, weather caused major delays creating possible setbacks in meeting the construction timelines, and having the right mix of troops with appropriate skills available.
National Guard soldiers come to the fight with a variety of skills from their civilian life.
"That gives us our ability to see if we have any civilian expertise that we can plug in to some spots that we may be short handed in," he added.
The intent per Lt. Gen.Hodges was to have at least two non-standard live-fire maneuver lanes, said Brantley.
"We met his intent by completing two and we've gone above his intent to fulfill part of the other two that we knew we couldn't finish," he explained.
Brantley added that Lt. Gen. Hodges said 'if you put one piece of equipment on the ground and do anything that improved from what was there before – I consider that a success'.
Though another year of Operation Resolute Castle has been completed the NATO and USAREUR commitment to this operation is far from complete.
"We participated in Resolute Castle 2015 and 2016, the way forward based on interacting with USAREUR is a continuation of what's been done – to continue to look forward with improving facilities, range roads and training areas spread throughout the USAREUR area of operations," said Brantley. "Some of the locations we worked this year will not be worked next year."
"That's good because that's showing other NATO partners that we want to do things in their areas to improve training as well," Brantley concluded.
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria – For many years to come, Eastern European countries will have vastly improved training ranges at military bases throughout the region. This stems from the ongoing U.S. military construction effort, Resolute Castle.


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One Game Dad 38: The Excretioning!
There's a variety of fluids and sometimes solids that can come out of babies. Sometimes can also be constantly.
The Kid, for the past week, has had a stomach flu. She hasn't had a fever or other major symptoms and largely hasn't been in any pain, beyond that caused by teething. But boy has there been a lot coming out of various orifices.
So much so that I've been covered at times. It really does strip one of any ego you have because even though you may have poo all over your hands or vomit all over your face your primary concern is for the baby in your arms. Granted she's becoming less of a baby as she's now 17 months, but it's still this being who's so dependent upon you.
Don't worry, she's getting better and throughout has been well-hydrated. She's even eaten decently, not great but enough not to worry. Regardless it's still one of those times where you feel utterly helpless, and I've never felt so helpless and impotent than since becoming a parent.
A sick child and the Wife being away for work has meant I haven't accomplished as much as I would have liked this week. But such is the case of being an entrepreneur and a parent. Not that I really like the term entrepreneur for what I'm doing. I guess business owner would be... better? more accurate? less hyperbolic? You get my point.
Anyways I played Destiny 2 again this week, while the kid took a nap, as it's such an easy game to pick up and play for a few minutes. You can find this episode on Twitch, Youtube, Stitcher, iHeartRadio and iTunes. This podcast is hosted by the Third Culture Kids network.


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SC Blend
SC Blend is a homeopathic remedy used for scours in young animals. It helps support the dairy calf, kid or any young animals immune response to scours and digestive upset.
Ingredients: Aloes, Calc ph, China, Coloc, Podo, Verat alb
Can be given to the individual or add to the milk, water or feed.
Handmade in NZ. All remedies have a shelf life of 5 years.
500ml bottle
All 500ml bottles come with a free 100ml spray bottle to dispense remedy into and for ease of use.
We use pharmaceutical grade plastic bottles, so they won't break and tamper proof lids so they won't come off in the bike carrier box or when out and about on the farm.
All Agripathics remedies come in liquid form, as we find this is the easiest way to administer.
You can treat a dairy calf or farm animal individually or at the herd level.
Homeopathic remedies are best administered on to a mucus membrane, which is the nose or vulva, but can also be added to the milk, food or water.
Herd Level
This is best done by putting into their milk feeder or water trough, so putting 1-2 capfuls in their drinking water means each time they drink they are getting dose.
How long will a bottle last:
Individual treatment: there are 1875 single doses in a 500ml bottle
Herd treatment: at 1 capful rate there are 72 doses per bottle
All instructions on how much to use and duration are on the bottle.
Caution: If this preparation fails to alleviate the condition being treated the user should seek veterinary advice.


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In an attempt to defend his controversial submissions in Unconstitutionality of the constitution, Shadrack Muyesu has made at least three arguments in On unconstitutionality, opponents miss the point by a mile, which we shall address here.
Natural law
The first of his arguments, and indeed one that is a central pillar to Muyesu's whole premise, is that in the setting of "natural law", constitutions may be unconstitutional. That much is correct, except that the existence of natural law itself is questionable. The concept of natural law is problematic mainly because of its vagueness. What exactly is natural law? Naturalists envision an invisible code of rules that are meant to govern the conduct of men. Where exactly that code is to be found, let alone its full contents, is not made clear.
Take the example the Penal Code's criminalisation of "acts against the order of nature".
Unfortunately for Muyesu, and the rest of the naturalist community, there is no clear demarcation between what is natural and what is not. While it may be felt, for example, that homosexuality is unnatural, there is also a strong case to be made that oral sex, or even kissing is not natural either. Should we therefore set out to criminalise all perceived "unnatural acts"? Public morality is equally ambiguous and often unascertained. I would challenge Muyesu to adduce a single report showing, as he asserts, that Kenya is "a population traditionally hostile towards promiscuity".
Jurisprudential discourse
The second of Muyesu's arguments is that his article was meant purely for jurisprudential purposes, and should therefore be seen in that light, and not be attacked against the backdrop of the Constitution of Kenya. The upshot of that argument is that a constitution may be theoretically unconstitutional, regardless of its legal validity, and even the absence of a forum to declare it unconstitutional. I will be the first to concede that in a jurisprudence class, anything is possible. There is no limit to creativity around legal concepts, as is demonstrated by persons who even sue themselves.
My contention stems from the fact that the law does not operate in a vacuum. A brief illustration: One may rightfully question why the law in Kenya allows a widow to inherit the property of her deceased husband even if they had been separated for decades, while a widower may only inherit the property of his deceased wife if he can prove that she was maintaining him immediately prior to her death. The reason is quite simple – in Kenya, men have traditionally been the providers, and not vice versa. Thus the law, to a large extent, concerns itself with the "what is" rather than the "what could be". You cannot discuss constitutionality in Kenya without regard to the Constitution of Kenya, or majority of constitutions in the world.
The trouble with the "what could be" approach, which Muyesu seems obsessed with, is that it is often too fantastic and not applicable to the real world. Perhaps nothing better illustrates the futility of "what could be" discourse better than the classic "Speluncean Explorers Case", a fictitious case constructed by the legal philosopher Lon Fuller (Harvard Law Review Vol. 62 No. 4 February 1949).
In the case, a group of cave explorers are trapped by a landslide and subsequently learn that the rescue team will take at least 10 days to save them. The explorers also learn that they are unlikely to survive without food for that long, so they collectively agree to kill and eat one of their numbers in order to survive. To decide whom to kill, the explorers agree to roll a dice – the loser is killed and eaten. The remaining people are eventually rescued and charged with murder. The case proceeds before a bench of five judges who should determine the guilt or otherwise of the explorers. Two judges decide in favour of the explorers while two judges find the men guilty, with one judge recusing himself due to the difficult nature of the case.
What is the lesson here? While I do not rule out the possibility of such a case arising in real life, the chances of it happening are nearly zero. In fact, Fuller himself cautions that any reader who seeks out to trace contemporary resemblance of the case is engaged in "in a frolic of his own". The same may be said of Muyesu.
In Why a constitution cannot be unconstitutional, I argued that courts hardly entertain suits challenging the constitutionality of a constitution, and that situations that would necessitate such a suit are even less likely to arise.
The inevitable question at this point then would be: How valuable are theoretical projections? I respectfully see Muyesu's point of view and appreciate the role of the hypothetical. But in a country still coming to grips with its supreme law and struggling with corruption and bad governance, Muyesu and his ilk would do well to channel their energies towards solving real problems by discussing the "what is" rather than "what could be". Theories of abstraction may be valuable for provoking imagination and their entertainment value in the classroom, but are of little use elsewhere.
Procedural incorrectness
Finally, I will allow Muyesu a narrow technical point for pointing out that a constitution may be unconstitutional for lack of procedural correctness during amendment, if the procedure is provided for by the constitution itself. It must be remembered, however, that this discourse has been on the constitutionality of constitutions based on substantive, not procedural, provisions of the constitution. That can easily be seen from Muyesu's persistent usage of the phrase "superior norms".
Thus, the correct inference would be that where the procedure for amendment is not followed, the result is a nullity, or a failed amendment – never an unconstitutional constitution!


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Biometric boarding gates at Orlando International Airport
British Airways (BA) is trialing biometric technology to speed up boarding and arrivals processes in US airports at Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. The UK-based carrier said the new technology enables nearly 240 passengers to board in around 10 minutes at Florida's Orlando International Airport (MCO), where two biometric gates have been installed on one stand. BA customers flying on the daily BA2036 flight to London Gatwick Airport can use the new technology. The facial ...
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Vocal Tuition Cardiff
Vocal Tuition Cardiff is the teaching studio of professional singers and teachers Emily-Jane Thomas and Richard Immerglück
We are both experienced teachers having each taught privately and within schools for over 10 years. Students of all ages and abilities are welcome. Whether you are working towards a career in music or whether you simply want to have a bit of fun, we can help you.
Please note we hold clear DBS (previously CRB) checks.
We offer tuition in the following areas:
- coaching on a variety of styles of music, including Classical, Opera, Pop, Jazz, Rock, Musical Theatre and Folk
- vocal technique
- vocal strength and stamina
- increase of vocal range
- vocal projection
- competition and audition preparation
- examination preparation (primarily ABRSM)
- music theory
- diction
- sight singing and sight reading (piano)
- speaking and singing in German, Italian, French and Welsh
- guidance to any student intending to apply for higher education at a music college
We also offer piano tuition, focusing primarily on the ABRSM syllabus.
We are passionate and committed teachers. For us, music evokes emotions and generates peace of mind, self-determination and self-confidence in a way that nothing else can. During the course of our careers, we have been lucky enough to benefit from the experience and knowledge of many inspirational individuals and we are eager to pass that knowledge and enthusiasm on to others.
We believe that everyone can sing, irrespective of experience. The key lies in finding a person's 'true' (or natural) sound – the sound that distinguishes you from anyone else in the world.
All lessons are private, informal and fun and are dedicated to the improvement of our students' musical abilities within a safe and supportive environment. Lessons are conducted at our home studio in Cyncoed, though in certain circumstances, we may be able to travel to you. We will explain to you and teach you the foundations of healthy singing and piano technique and musical interpretation. Over time, you will establish a 'tool box' full of techniques which will help improve your musical and vocal ability and significantly increase your self-confidence!
Lessons are always adapted taking into account each individual's abilities and objectives. Please do not hesitate to get in touch to discuss your aims and ambitions in more depth.
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The Sustainable Preservation Initiative
This complicated charitable organisation needed a simple way to explain their socio-economic and historical paradigm.
Many of humanity's most important heritage sites co-exist with some of the world's poorest people. Their combined futures are in danger. SPI creates economic stability by giving communities the tools to be self-reliant, leveraging their historic sites responsibly and freeing them to thrive. The result: the preservation of our collective legacy.
The brand developed to express that mission is lead by a simple and powerful line; "Build Futures. Save Pasts." And a connective, collaborative visual identity created to highlight the modularity and collaborative nature of the projects, as well as a wink to the ancient bricks that the organisation is trying to preserve.


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DATUM, the leading provider of data governance solutions, today announced the upcoming release of enhanced Discovery and Catalog capabilities within the Information Value Management® platform
These enhancements will extend the customer's ability to not only discover and understand the data available to them, but also connect that data to their most important business value drivers - operations, analytics and compliance – and clearly measure the impact data has on corporate initiatives..
"Data governance and IT professionals are buried under an avalanche of data and have no easy way to differentiate the good from the bad, or connect the good data to critical business goals," said DATUM's CTO Manish Sharma. "DATUM's upcoming Information Value Management release will offer a new perspective on the data journey, enabling customers to see the entire data lifecycle and arm them with the ability to discover, understand, connect and measure their data all from within a single platform."
About the Release
This release builds on existing discovery and catalog capabilities, making it even easier to find data, access that data and gain insights from multiple data sources - all without creating overly complicated processes. Customers will benefit from the ability to:
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This release will be available in early Q3 2017.


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TibitsZurich, Switzerland
Zurich 8008
Vegetarian Fast Food
Tibits is a vegetarian fast food chain. The food is 100% vegetarian and sold by weight from a buffet that can yield three courses; homemade sandwiches and soups such as pumpkin, lentil, or green pea with peppermint fill in the gaps. The drinks include fresh fruit and vegetable juices, organic wine, flavored coffee, herbal tea, as well as alcoholic cocktails.
The kids' section has high chairs, toys, storybooks, and a blackboard.
Added by Ramona on Dec 19 07 (last updated Jan 29 12)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
Most Recent Reviews
I ate here three times and liked it better every time. I only tried the buffet--there were more things offered there than I could sample in three visits. Everything was delicious, and it seems like they take care to make things healthful as well as interesting and delicious. Highlights that come to mind are the hummus, which was wonderfully spiced and enlivened by bits of vegetables in it, and a pasta/tofu dish that had delightful flavors I failed to identify. It can get expensive faster than you might expect--just because it's cheaper than Hitl doesn't mean it's cheap--but it the quality to price ratio is excellent, especially given how expensive restaurants are in general in Zurich.
I was overjoyed when I found Tibits right around the corner from my hotel. After visiting a number of Swiss restaurants that claimed to be vegetarian-friendly (only to find that the only vegetarian items on the menu were covered in cheese), I happened upon Tibits, which not only has approximately half of its buffet options marked with a "V" (for vegan) but also has a few vegan desserts.
The food is not haute cuisine but there's a lot of variety and the prices are reasonable. Most of the food is buffet-style although there are some entrees that can be ordered at the counter. I had some falafel, potatoes in mustard sauce and a couple of tofu dishes. For dessert, there was a vegan apple tart (which was delicious, I might add) and many flavors of sorbet to choose from. Tibits also has a great selection of tea, coffee and juices. The inside part is (what seems to be) one of the few non-smoking restaurants in Zurich.
Immediately across the street from the Opernhaus tram stop, and just a few short blocks from the Bellevue tram stop (where many lines cross) and also very close to the Stadelhofen train station. Cross street is Falkenstrasse.
$$ - average
- Eclectic (Varied)
- Buffet
- Kid-Friendly


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Run, run Rudolph...
I spent a lot of time driving through the California desert Thanksgiving weekend, which means hours of desolate contemplation. I started to reflect on the idea of New Year's Resolutions. Aside from 2013 when I did a 365 photo a day project to represent the year, I never make a January One resolution. In fact, I think they are somewhat detrimental. While I am all about constantly expanding visions and perpetual self-improvement, New Year's resolutions, to me, act as a form of procrastination and an excuse not to start bettering yourself for a few more days, weeks or even months. If we don't have the respect for ourselves to change an unhealthy habit when we recognize that habit for what it is, what are the chances that the start of a new year is going to bring lasting change? Everyday is a new day and an opportunity to start fresh. You don't have to wait until the end of the year to start making changes.
Amongst the joy and love of the holidays, there is often also a lot of stress, family dysfunction, emphasis on consumerism and material goods and a whole lot of boozy nog parties, which can easily lead to over indulgence and self-neglect. It's times like these where we could probably benefit from knocking off resolutions most. Whether you want to lose weight, exercise more, imbibe less or even just stay in better contact with friends, why not start now? Make yourself a resolution- start with something super attainable, but specific and continue to build the challenge as you go. Success is more readily achievable when you incrementally expand on specific goals.
Starting 12/1 I'll be spending an extended duration of time in the 'burbs for the first time in 14 years, which means my activity level is about. to. go. down. So resolutions start pronto. Running is incredibly healing for me, it provides mental clarity like nothing else, relieves stress, revs my creativity and keeps my body feeling strong. Come Thursday I'll be running 5k a day for the entire month of December and I invite you to join me. Run farther, walk, sprint, jog, treadmill or dance it. Just show up and treat 'yo self🏃
P.S. Thank you Facebook for the memory from 5 years ago today when @meaghanlisman and I ran the Santa Speedo and unexpectedly ended up in our underwear next to Bieber in Shape magazine!


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Why You Should Get a Minolta X-700
The Minolta x-700 shoots in full manual, full program, and, unlike other cameras of this generation (ahem, canon AE-1), in aperture priority
It's the Lenses, Stupid (and price)
Minolta glass is some of the best out there. And while Canon and Nikon grew to dominate the SLR market, Minolta faded away, eventually being purchased by Sony. Because of this, their cameras and therefore lenses are undervalued but with plenty of them out there. Get a Minolta X-700 for less than it's Canon equivalent and enjoy access to lots of affordable lenses.
Design of the X-700
It's subjective, sure, but the Minolta X-700 is one of the best designed cameras of the 80's. It reminds me of my 1987 BMW 535is: hard lines and angles.
Isn't she beautiful?
anyway, back to the Minolta X-700...
Build Quality of the X-700
In the 80's, camera manufacturers began their shift to using mostly plastic in their cameras (the worst). Personally, I can't stand plastic in general, especially on cameras. But unlike some of it's contemporary camera designs which attempted to conceal its plastic components, the X-700 is unabashedly plastic- something I can respect. I should also mention that I have ordered a half dozen Minolta X-700s online without knowing if they would work; all of them worked.
Cool Factor
Smirk when you see people shooting with an AE-1, knowing you have a better camera that probably cost you less. The X-700 is a true Underdog.
Wrap Up
The X-700 is a true classic. It was Minolta's flagship camera that capped an end of an era of manually focussed cameras. In 1985 Minolta introduced their first autofocus camera, the Maxxum 7000, yet the X-700 stayed in production for about 20 years since its inception in 1981.
When people ask me to recommend a "modern" manual focus camera, the Minolta X-700 is my go to.
Before you go…
Are you interested in seeing how I use my X700?


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Neil infiltrated Drug Gangs as an Undercover Operative in the UK for 14 years. He shares experiences posing as an Addict and taking down major dealers, and why he's now switched sides in this War on Drugs.
He spent 23 years total in the UK police force. He is now the chair for LEAP UK, which stands for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Neil is open about how difficult it was to come to terms with how little good he actually did for his communities by going after these drug kingpins. He is also open about how coming to this realization contributed to his PTSD.
Find Neil and others like him at LEAP UK
Check out Neil's book Good Cop, Bad War
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Why join a church? We're getting near the end of this book. The theological argument of the book is that now that Jesus has appeared to inaugurate the New Covenant, the Old Covenant associate with Moses has been fulfilled and thus abrogated. We might now be tempted to think that the difference between the Old and New covenant is that whereas before God dealt with the people of Israel as a nation, he nows deals with us as individuals. After all now, instead of being represented by a priesthood, we can all now follow our High Priest into the Holy Heavenly places, we can directly access the Father and approach the throne of Grace.
Just as in the Old Covenant people related to one another and had responsibilities toward one another within the community, so now also in the New Covenant do we relate to one another and have responsibilities toward one another within the community. You can't be united with Christ in the New Covenant without also being united with the church, the New Covenant Community. This passage is one of the most powerful passages in understanding the rationale for joining oneself to a local church and the obligation that we have toward one another as members of a local church.The passage does not name the church, but it describes a covenant community.
Now whereas the ESV connects verse 14 to the paragraph that precedes it, verse 14 begins a new unit of thought, that speaks to our responsibilities within the covenant community that Christ has established.
14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
The text is introduced by a imperative command which governs the rest of the passage, but many English translations miss the emphasis, setting "with everyone" as part of the object of the sentence, as if this is an individual call to live at peace with all the others. Yet here I follow William Lane, who has written the most esteemed modern commentaries on Hebrews, notes that every time the author of Hebrews uses the Greek construction found here, he means "along with", so that the with everyone is part of the subject of the sentence, "Together with everyone, pursue peace and holiness". Now obviously, not everyone is pursuing holiness and peace - unbelievers are not for example, pursuing the holiness and peace of the Lord. So the phrase likely "has reference only to persons within the community of faith. It signifies "together with all the other believers" pursue peace and holiness. Thus there is a Mutual Shared Pursuit among the brothers and sisters of the New Covenant Community.
Secondly, there is a Mutual Shared Oversight which is alluded to in the second part of verse 14: without which no one will see the Lord, and is unpacked in the following verses:
15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; 16 that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. 17 For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears.
Before we unpack these verses, we've got to go back in time a little bit, because as I'll show you, these instructions don't come out of nowhere. Come back with me to Deuteronomy 29. In Deuteronomy 29, Moses is leading the people of the nation of Israel in a ceremony to renew the covenant that God made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. This covenant was made with that first generation who came out of Egypt at Mount Sinai, when God called Moses up to the top of the mountain, and then the entire mountain was wrapped in smoke and fire and lightning and terrors, with the voice of the Lord shaking the mountain, so that the children of Israel could see a glimpse of the glory and terror of the Lord. They were so terrified that when Moses came down from the mountain, they told Moses, 'You speak to us; don't let God speak to us like that any more, lest we die." You'd think that that experience of God's majesty and power and holiness would have left a lasting impression on that generation, yet they turned against God in the wilderness, and rebelled against his word, so that God did not let that generation enter into the restful land promised to them. Now here in Deuteronomy, the next generation is gathering to enter into the land, and so Moses is standing before them once again, pointing them pack to the covenant that God had made with their fathers.
"You are standing today all of you before the LORD your God: the heads of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, all the men of Israel, 11 your little ones, your wives, and the sojourner who is in your camp, from the one who chops your wood to the one who draws your water, 12 so that you may enter into the sworn covenant of the LORD your God, which the LORD your God is making with you today, 13 that he may establish you today as his people, and that he may be your God, as he promised you, and as he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 14 It is not with you alone that I am making this sworn covenant, 15 but with whoever is standing here with us today before the LORD our God, and with whoever is not here with us today.
Note here before we go on that this covenant ceremony is to re-establish them as his people. The covenant forms the community. Now let's keep reading and see if any duties or obligations are spelt out in regards to how the members of the covenant community are to relate to one another:
18 Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit, 19 one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This will lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike. 20 The LORD will not be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the LORD and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and the curses written in this book will settle upon him, and the LORD will blot out his name from under heaven. 21 And the LORD will single him out from all the tribes of Israel for calamity, in accordance with all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
What do you notice about these duties? They are precisely the same obligations that are listed in the book of Hebrews! The author of hebrews is paraphrasing these instruction to the Old Cov. Comm. and prescribing them to us in the New Covenant Community.
We are to watch out for any dead branches
- See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God;
- Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations.
We who are bound to one another by the covenant of God are called to watch out for one another that every one of us continues in the faith and has truly been born again by the grace of God. The phrase "see to it" is the word episcopountes - meaning oversee. Its the word used to describe the work of elders, bishops and pastors who have a specific official duty to oversee the community, but here each member is given the charge to oversee and keep watch over one another. Specifically, watching over one another that no one falls away. The covenant community is to be a believing community, but not everyone who is joined to the covenant community truly has a believing heart. So the church is to be pure - filled with only believers, but also purifying, continually calling one another to faith and repentance.
We are to watch out for any divisive roots "that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble,and by it many become defiled;"
- Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit
It is helpful to compare the two passages, because it is clear in the Deuteronomy passage that the "root of bitterness" described here is a person, who gains influence in a congregation and causes trouble. these are the wolves in sheep clothing, that Paul warns us about in Acts 20, that rise up from our own ranks to lead people astray. These may not be necessarily cause trouble through their teachings, but perhaps through their attitudes, where they go bitterness and division follow.
We are to watch out for any deviant fruit "that no one is sexually immoral or unholy like Esau, who sold his birthright for a single meal. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears."
- one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This will lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike.
These two verses give us a very clear picture of the type of false-believer we are to watch out for in our midst. This is a person who looks like one of us, and remains in the church considering themselves to be participating in the blessings of the New Covenant, even when their hearts are far from God. They walk in the stubbornness of their own heart, all the while presuming the blessing of God, even while they have never truly repented. Ultimately, they are like Esau, who sought the blessing, but never found repentance. When Esau's blessing was taken from him, he cried out with loud tears, give me the blessing Father, but never sought to repent.
Notice I called this Mutual Shared Oversight. The emphasis of both of these passages is that each member of the community is to oversee the attitudes, practices, and spiritual walk on one another. While each one of us is charge to watch over one another, the Covenant Community of the church must be administrated in a manner that members understand and expect the church to keep watch over them. We pursue peace and holiness together (our mutual shared pursuit) by seeing to it that not one of us is led astray (our mutual shared oversight).
Let's turn now to the rationale for these obligations of the New Covenant Community.
Heb. 12:18 For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest 19 and the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further messages be spoken to them. 20 For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned." 21 Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear."
22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
The basic rationale is that since New Covenant is greater and more substantial than the old, how much more are we in the New Covenant community to keep watch over each other in our share pursuit of peace and holiness. Remember, in the book of Hebrews we've seen time after time that the seen things are secondary and less real thats the unseen things of heaven, which are primary and lasting. If the Isrealites trembled at Mount Sinai, how much more should we tremble who have been brought to the feet of the unseen Mount Zion. If the Israelites trembled at the sound of the trumpet of the angels, here we have made our procession into the city of God in a festal gathering of angels innumerable. While the first covenant enrolled the people into the nation of Israel, we who are truly born again make up the invisible assembly of the firstborn with our names enrolled in heaven. Even Moses trembled before God, whereas Jesus Christ our great high priest boldly entered in and mediated this New Covenant. Whereas the blood of Abel cried out from the ground seeking justice the blood of Christ cries out, "Grace"!
If the first, inferior covenant brought the children of Israel into community with one another and called them to a shared mutual focus and shared mutual oversight, how much more does Christ's superior New Covenant call us into the same sort of community.
Finally, similar to the Old Covenant which came with blessings and curses, so to does this New Covenant, and this is how the passage concludes, with a warning and promise to those assembled.
Heb. 12:25 See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven. 26 At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens." 27 This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire.
A warning is Issued to those hypocrites who presume blessing without repentance
Being a member of the body of Christ does not replace a listening obedience heart of faith. Yet today you can find a place of repentance, trust in the finished work of Jesus and his blood.
A promise is issued to those faithful who rest in the unshakable kingdom of God
What an encouragement to those Hebrews who saw their world shaking around them. What an encouragement to us, when we see the world crumbling around us, that God's kingdom cannot be shaken.


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Love What You Do
"Love what you do, and you'll never work a day in your life." I think we all got some version of this as kids, along with the usual "you can be anything you want to be!" Which, like, no you can't. I would love to be a hobbit and spend my entire life frolicking the countryside munching on impossibly perfect and crunchy apples, but that's just not going to happen. Not in this economy. It's been so much harder for me to find a job that I enjoy than anyone led me to believe.
It's funny because just a few years ago, I remember I was always complaining to my friends about going on terrible dates all the time and never meeting anyone I liked, and how I was probably doomed to spinsterhood because no boys liked me and I didn't like any boys. I would have to resign myself to dying alone and unloved as a hermit witch. But even though I never really thought I'd get the boy, I was always pretty sure the job thing would work itself out, no sweat. I thought of myself like Bridget Jones. Even if my love life was lackluster, I would have a cool job in publishing, and if a boy managed to mess that up, I'd run out and get a job in television! It all seemed pretty doable. Romance is impossible to control, but career stuff was in my hands, so it would be fine.
Except that's not how anything has turned out! As of the writing of this, I have an amazing boyfriend and super supportive parents and good friends (albeit long distance ones), and so much love in my life! But I am absolutely LOST in my search for the perfect job. And now it's like the same old dating blues. Except worse, because when you meet a guy and go out for a few weeks and then he turns out not to be as cool as his online presence was, you can totally stop seeing him right away. But a job? Not so much. They have your health insurance. And your rent. And so now I'm finding myself always on the phone moaning to my friends about how I just want that one perfect job that's supportive of my dreams and gives me attention but also gives me space and listens politely when I really need to talk about "The Crown" and how terrible all the royal men are. Is that so much to ask for?
I think it's just some sort of rule of human existence that happiness is fleeting. Once you get something you want really badly, it's only a matter of time before you find something else in your life that's lacking, some other imperfect area to work at. Homeostasis is the enemy of bliss. But there's something to be said as well, I think, for knowing that there's still something more to perfect, something more to do, some greater level to strive for. It must be horrendously boring to reach a level at which there's no goal left to reach for. So right now I don't always love what I do. But hopefully one day I will. And when that happens, I'll have to find a new goal to strive for. And that's sort of fun, if you think about it.
Photo by Zohre Nemati on Unsplash


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text: In the years to come, this quiet abode will no doubt become a place where children will shriek with delight, feel loved, and travel as fast as their little feet will take them, across the groundwork that Ben & Bri have thoughtfully crafted in to the foundation of their life. Their appreciation for quality over quantity in everything they do shines through, leaving you with a damn good cup of coffee and a gorgeous maternity video. Enjoy!