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I went to bed last night listening to Michael Medved's discussion of the CBS program Gender: The Space Between.
A female caller wanted to know why conservatives just don't allow people to be themselves. The woman identified herself as a conservative, heterosexual who was engaged to be married to a man.
Medved asked her if she believed that the natural order, by God's design, was a man and a woman united in holy matrimony for the purpose of having offspring.
"Yes," she replied, "but …"
Though in agreement that the family unit was the building block of human society, the caller felt that conservatives should not insert themselves into how other people live their lives.
"Attitudes are changing," she said, "though it does seem that it has happened all of a sudden."
Medved asked, "So homosexuals are allowed to insert themselves and overturn what is normal?"
Another caller was a man who had a unique problem. His sister told him that she wanted to become his gay brother, and that he needs to tell his children that auntie is now their uncle.
The sister grew up heterosexual. She had boyfriends. In fact, her sexual preference is men, but she feels like she is a male due to the fact that a blood test revealed she has testosterone.
A woman's ovaries produce small levels of the male hormone, but this does not mean she is a man. Some girls, like this man's sister, grow up as a tomboy which can often be attributed to the child's environment. In fact, homosexuality is a symptomatic behavior of inhibited psycho-social development. Treatment, or counseling is what we should be discussing.
The CBS program introduced viewers to the concept of non-binary individuals. Non-binary means that one is neither male nor female — a psychological problem to be sure.
Binary is a word that is commonly used in math and science. In the gay lexicon it refers to people whose sexual identity is separate from their gender identity.
In other words, as one gay activist noted, some girls are born with a penis. A non-binary female explained it this way:
[Sexuality] really doesn't have anything to do with gender at all. But there is a huge thing with like 'Well, what, if you don't identify as a female, then are you gay? Do you not like boys, do you like girls?' And that's just a whole other thing. A lot of people are really concerned with what genitalia you have, that's what they want to know. So there have been instances with relationships that could have worked out perfectly fine if you weren't non-binary, and after that person found out that you were, everything changed.
Viewers were led to believe that gender identity is not necessarily what is printed on an individual's birth certificate:
There are dozens of genders, outside of just man or woman, that people can identify with.
What does the Bible say?
He created them male and female … (Genesis 5:2).
I believe that the source of all confusion and deception is Satanic. As it was in the Garden so it is today. What is so troublesome to me is that the daughters of Eve are as susceptible — just like the woman who called Michael Medved.
Not all women, to be sure, but I often hear female callers on talk radio — women who identify themselves as conservative, or Christian — who are permissive of a behavior that is hated by God. Their lack of discernment defies spiritual intuition. It's as if their emotions and feelings inhibit the voice of the Spirit.
Then I hear the women of daytime television exhorting the sisterhood to deny their husbands conjugal rights if the men harbor incorrect thoughts. People often ask why Adam ate of the fruit. Well, he didn't want to be denied the fruit of his wife.
Face it men, women decide who reproduce. I was taking a stroll along the beach as two women approached from the opposite direction. One of the women stopped and made eye contact, but her friend tugged on her arm and said, "No, he voted for Trump."
I didn't know I had the look.
Medved closed out the segment by asking, "Is this a trend?"
We have noted in recent posts how the Walt Disney Company has not only submitted to, but is creatively promoting the gay agenda. In 1998, Disney CEO Michael Eisner told homosexual activist Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, that 40% of Disney employees were gay. (By the way, the goal of the Human Rights Campaign is to create a genderless society.)
Though only three percent of the population, homosexuals are prominent in those industries that influence social and cultural trends. The agenda is promoted through movies, music, television and the creative arts. Strategic placement has allowed a very few to effectively change attitudes and perceptions — to redefine how people relate on the most intimate level. It totally overthrows thousands of years of human social development.
Is it a trend? In the sense that man's nature inherently trends towards total depravity I would have to say yes. God has taken His foot off the brake, and in the style of Thelma and Louise, man is heading over the cliff … into the abyss.
There are three stages to man's ultimate destruction: idolatry, unnatural behavior and, finally, total depravity. This was the condition of the antediluvians — those people who lived in the age between the Garden and the Flood. Mankind is at stage two, and entering the final stage before judgment. Paul, in his letter to the Romans, described the fallen condition of man prior to Noah's Ark:
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them (Romans 1:21-32).
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Welcome, my fellow musicians and music lovers!
On these pages you'll find a large variety of information and ideas that can help you play better, and help you to deepen your enjoyment and expression as you play and study music.
I'm a saxophonist, flutist and composer, and an Alexander Technique teacher, certified by the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT). I am also certified as a personal fitness trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Most of my work in personal fitness training is in integrated functional fitness, primarily helping my music and Alexander Technique students learn to exercise in a safe and effective manner.
I've been playing music professionally for over 35 years. As a musician, my work is primarily in the world of modern jazz and other, conceptually unique forms of improvisation. As a performer I'm comfortable in anything from traditional (early) jazz, straight ahead jazz (standards, bop, etc.), afro-latin music, post bop, "free" improvisation, and other avant-garde contemporary improvised music settings (such as chamber music).
I've performed and recorded with many noteworthy contemporary improvising musicians from the West Coast of the U.S. A few of the artists I've worked with are: Charlie Haden, Nels Cline, Vinny Golia, Jaki Byard, James Newton, Larry Koonse, Michael Vlatkovich, John Carter, Steuart Liebig, Matt Otto, Harry Scorzo, Chris Garcia, Billy Mintz, and Kim Richmond.
Most of my teaching (whether music, the Alexander Technique or fitness training) is done privately. I'm on the faculty of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, teaching the Alexander Technique to actors, singers and dancers. I also teach the Alexander Technique as a guest lecturer and adjunct at California Institute of the Arts, and at Pomona College.
The Alexander Technique has helped me tremendously as a musician, and the Alexander Principles continue to influence and shape how I teach and learn music. If you've never heard of the Alexander Technique, please visit my Alexander Technique Website to learn more.
If you'd like to read about how I've been able to help myself overcome some rather serious obstacles as a musician through studying and applying the Alexander Technique, read my story.
My passion as a musician is to continually find freer, more authentic ways of personal expression. I'm less concerned with sounding "good" (although that's important, too!), than I am with sounding like my true self. That's a life long journey. I'm always looking for new ways to practice: expanding my rhythmic vocabulary, challenging my sense of form, finding new ways of organizing melodies, thinking differently about tonality, and ultimately increasing my freedom and fluency.
I'm also interested in how to practice and perform with ever increasing ease, balance, coordination and efficiency. Thanks to the Alexander Technique, I play pain-free, with much less strain, perceived effort and with greater satisfaction. I also apply these same principles to help me explore and grow as an improvising musician.
It is my hope that I can share what I've learned (and continue to learn!) both as an improvising musician and as an Alexander Technique teacher to help you not only to take better care of yourself while you play music, but also, to give you some ideas and inspiration about finding and developing your true voice as an improvising musician, and staying on the path to continued growth and improvement.
I post a new article every two weeks. Usually, one of my posts is pointed specifically at the principles of the Alexander Technique as they pertain to playing music (including injury prevention, self-care, practice habits, etc.) The other post is most often about improvising, specifically about practicing and playing jazz. I also add a new jazz etude in downloadable .pdf form on a semi-regular basis. I also write/compose etude books for improvising musicians.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions. If you have a particular topic you'd like me to address, please let me know. I'd be happy to write about anything you might be interested in.

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CORREOS transfers your rucksack, suitcase and luggage along the Way, to your starting point, back home or to the place you tell us. That is why we have our PAQ PEREGRINO. If you need to transfer your luggage from accommodation to accommodation, section to section, we also offer that service with our Paq Mochila.
The PAQ PEREGRINO can be of help before, during and after the Camino. The difference with other packs is that the Paq Peregrino is not returned to sender after 15 days, it will be therefore waiting for you as long as you need it (the first 15 days we will keep it for free and after day 16 we will charge 1 Euro/day towards storage costs).
If you land in Madrid, you can directly post your suitcase from the Correos post office at Barajas Airport. It is located in Terminal 1, in the Arrivals area. Opening times are Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 14:30 and Saturdays from 09:30 to 13:00. We also have a post office in the railways station of Chamartí, Madrid, with the same opening times. You will also find many offices in other cities that open in the evening, up to 22.00. You can find all opening times and addresses of our over 2,000 offices here.
In Santiago de Compostela we have an office at Rúa do Franco, 4 (2 minutes away from the Cathedral), another one at the Pilgrims Office in rúa Carretas and another one by the bus station, at Rúa Ánxel Casal.
Prices for peninsular Spain:
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Besides, we also SEND TREKKING POLES from Santiago if you do not want to check them in when going back home (remember that you cannot take them as carry-on baggage if you are going back by plane). The prices for these services are:
If you do not want to carry your rucksack or suitcase while you are on the Way, we can transfer it every day to your chosen accommodation or from section to section with our PAQ MOCHILA, which you can book on-line and walk luggage-free.
This video shows how this and other pilgrim services work on the Camino de Santiago.
We transfer your rucksack
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We transfer your rucksack or suitcase from accommodation to accommodation!! In this way, you can walk more comfortably, unburdened, and enjoying every step of the Way. We will take your luggage every day to your next hostel or hotel.
Bicycle transportation services
We send your bicycle to your starting or finishing point
Decide where you want to start the Camino and we will send your bicycle there from any of our Correos offices. Once you finish the Way you can again go to the nearest post office and send it back home. We send your bicycle neatly packaged and insured in a way that you need not disassemble it.
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With our Paq Peregrino you can send suitcases or parcels to any point in the Camino -hostel, hotel, Correos office, etc. - so that your stuff is there when you arrive. This way you can have extra clothes or other items and not only the ones you take for your walk. You can also send back whatever you may have in your rucksack for the Camino that you no longer need.
Prepaid Card
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In Correos we have a prepaid card that is not linked to any bank account. In this way, you can do the Camino without taking your credit or debit cards with you. You will only have to top it up with the money you need and then top up again if you run out of balance. This is a simple, safe and comfortable way of taking your money along the Camino.
Stamping Your Credencial
So that you have the best stamps on your Pilgrim's Passport
Correos offices along the Way stamp your Credencial or Pilgrim's Passport with our special stamps. Many of them display a significant tourist attraction of that particular place for you to keep as a souvenir.
Sending parcels on the Camino de Santiago
Send your parcels without having to come to our Correos offices!
You can send a parcel from any of the over one-hundred CORREOS offices located along the Way and from some of our "Tiendas Amigas del Camino", a network of shops and accommodations from where you can send parcels any time you want. This service will help you get rid of the content of your luggage that you no longer need, buy some souvenirs, typical products... without having to worry about carrying them with you.
Lockers in Santiago
So that you can freely visit the Cathedral or enjoy the city
Our Pilgrim's Office at Rúa do Franco, 150 metres from the Plaza del Obradoiro, has lockers. You can leave your rucksack, suitcase, bike, trekking pole... before you go into the Cathedral or to visit Santiago without having to worry about your luggage.
Correos Offices
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We have over 150 Correos offices along all the Caminos. We will be delighted to welcome you and help you with anything you need.


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Six years after foiling an armed attack at his mall, security guard, Paul Blart, is invited to Las Vegas to a convention celebrating his profession and he takes his teenage daughter, Maya, with him. When Maya stumbles across organised criminals who are planning to steal some valuable paintings, they capture her and hold her hostage. Paul must once again pluck up the courage to save his daughter and stop a robbery.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) – Director: Andy Fickman
Rating: PG
Running Length: 94 mins
Starring: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough
Genre: Comedy
2009's 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' was a movie that lended itself to a sequel with all the groundwork of Paul's personality and motivations being laid down. Unfortunately this time around, Paul is much more arrogant about his role as security guard and the humour is much more likely to make the audience cringe rather than laugh out loud. His character is no longer the likeable and warm man who the first movie gave us; he portrayed as unpleasant and selfish. Whilst in more carefully crafted hands, Paul's desire to keep his daughter with him countered with her need to fly the nest could have added a parental depth of motivation. However, his unrealistic stifling of her desire to grow into a happy young woman simply further compounds how unlikable a character he has written this time around.
The first movie ended with Paul marrying Amy, the girl of his dreams. This movie begins by saying that Amy divorced him only six days after the wedding. Starting a sequel in this flippant fashion has the negative effect of completely invalidating the emotional journey that the audience followed in the original movie; also wiping out the warmth that the original cultivated so well. However, one big positive in this movie is that Kevin James' main co-star is the very likeable Raini Rodriguez who plays his lovely daughter Maya and, because there isn't really a love interest for Paul, their relationship is expanded upon and the film is all the better for it.
Overall, there are some laughs in 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2' but they are few and far between and much of the comedy is overused, very predictable or simply not funny. This would be forgivable if Paul, as the protagonist, was likeable but sadly he's arrogant, obnoxious and self-absorbed, making this movie limp along to its inevitable conclusion.
A character who Paul loves is run over by a milk truck early in the movie. They stand in the road in order to pick up a paper and suddenly disappear when the truck hits them. There is no blood or gore but it is obvious that they have been killed, especially as the dialogue says this shortly afterwards. Paul is devastated but this isn't dwelt upon so it should not be too distressing.
There is some comic violence in the movie, for instance, a woman deliberately punches Paul in the throat as a friendly gesture but she obviously doesn't know her own strength. He gags and struggles for breath, while she laughs and is oblivious to what is happening with Paul. Knowing why she did it, Paul does not hold this against her and they become good friends as the movie progresses.
Paul walks into the road and gets hit by a car, everything is shown on camera but he isn't badly hurt and gets up immediately, more embarrassed than in pain. Paul is approached by a large bird and, after unsuccessfully trying to shoo it away, it attacks him. It won't leave him alone and each time he pushes it away, it comes back even more aggressive. At one point, Paul punches it in the face but it quickly recovers and attacks again. Although the bird doesn't appear to suffer and some might say deserves it, this act of animal cruelty is unnecessary.
Paul overhears a man attempting to seduce a woman at a bar who is clearly not interested. The man is drunk and the woman is very uncomfortable, telling him to leave her alone. When Paul arrives, he automatically takes the man's side (he has met him before but doesn't know him very well) telling the woman that he isn't drunk. She says 'maybe I overreacted' but the man then passes out because he is intoxicated. This sexist message that a man can harass a woman and her being made to feel like she is overreacting if she complains is not necessarily one that parents would want their children seeing.
Paul punches an elderly woman in the stomach, believing that he is being approached by one of the criminals that is holding his daughter. She falls to the floor and he apologises profusely. She groans in pain but insists that she is ok and actually apologises to Paul. He tries to help her but she is determined to be ok and he leaves her to continue looking for his daughter.
A man eats a banana in front of Paul which is old and black. He makes a squelching sound as he eats and Paul watches him in horror and disgust. He looks away but can't help but look back and makes gagging noises, saying how disgusting it is. This lasts for around 20-30 seconds and is not easy to watch but kids may find this small amount of 'gross-out' comedy funny.
A disappointing sequel to the surprisingly warm and funny original, 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2' has enough humour to keep the kids laughing but may not be as appealing to the adults accompanying them. We feel that this movie should be appropriate for kids aged 6 and over but Paul, as the movie's protagonist, is not exactly a role model for kids to look up to so parents may wish to discuss his attitude with their children to explain why he acts the way he does.
- Violence: 2/5 (mostly comic and slap-stick in nature. One character is shot in the chest with an electrified fork. They collapse onto the floor but are seen alive not long later. Another character is knocked over by a cattle prod over and over again. When he tries to get away, he is clearly suffering and the person using the cattle prod apologises for having to do it again. One 'good' character is shot in the arm but is not too badly hurt. A man hits a horse's behind and gets kicked across the road but gets up immediately, a little dazed but otherwise ok)
- Emotional Distress: 1/5
- Fear Factor: 2/5 (the criminals are dangerous and threaten to kill Paul and his daughter, Maya. It is likely that they will follow through with their threats)
- Sexual Content: 1/5 (Maya wears a non-revealing bathing suit to go to a swimming pool but Paul tells her that he wants her to change into something more appropriate. Maya becomes friends with a young man and the relationship between them gradually develops into a gentle and innocent romance)
- Bad Language: 0/5
- Dialogue: 2/5 (one of the criminals wears a suit which is part of the hotel uniform. He tells his boss 'you don't wanna know what it took to get the real deal', implying that he possibly killed or badly hurt a member staff to get their uniform. Several insults are thrown at overweight people)
- Other notes: Deals with themes of single parenthood, being left alone, taking pride in your job, believing that you are more important than you actually are and protecting the people you care about.
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The snow doesn't give a
soft white damn whom it touches.
~ e.e. cummings
If you just hopped here from Virginia Lu's place,
welcome to Catered Crop,
the next stop in the Caring Hearts Card Drive Blog Hop.
I have the honor of inspecting and investigating nursing homes which gives me special privileges – a window into the lives of amazing people. Today, I met a couple that really plucked my heartstrings.
He was in his early 90s and she was in her late 80s but you really couldn't tell. They both had bright blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and sweet, mischievous smiles. They had been married 72 years, and, except for the years when he served in World War II, they had never been apart.
When she moved into a nursing home, he visited her every day. When he needed long term care himself, he moved into the room across the hall from her. If her alarms went off, he beat the staff to her bedside. They were always together.
Until, that is, circumstances required that he be moved into the locked, secure unit.
Just like snow, loneliness doesn't give a soft white damn who it touches.
I meet people like this dear couple every day who have somehow been separated from their loved ones. That's why I'm so freaky excited to be part of Vera Yates' Caring Hearts Blog Hop.
Inspired by something her Mom said, this is Vera's third year to collect holiday cards for nursing homes all across the country. Last year she collected 3,800. I know we can top that.
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Lots of Prizes!
Today through Monday, some lucky blog hoppers are going to win prizes from Bella Boulevard, Hero Arts. Lawn Fawn, Avocado Arts, May Arts, Two Peas In A Bucket, and Jennifer McGuire. Gracious.
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[Edited to add: After reading your comments I realized how sad this story was to all of you without the added knowledge of what the facility was doing to help their situation. I'm sorry to give you such a sad story. So I thought you all might like to know that the facility is working with the gentleman's medications and routines so he can overcome some of the behaviors that placed him in the secure unit. It was difficult for him in the beginning for them to bring his wife to him to visit, but he is adjusting more and able to visit with her twice a day. They have also started bringing him out of the secure unit during the supervised activities, like Bingo. There are miracle workers in the nursing homes that are doing everything they can to keep these two lovely people together. Your holiday cards will help them and other residents like them.]
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My name is Kelly, wife to one, mom to four, second to none. I'm a city girl, raised in the greater Chicagoland area, which has made living in the Dakotas for more than fourteen years rather interesting.
I've been married for over 19 years to Paul, whom I met in a racquetball class in college. We are committed to the vows we made to one another. The result is a marriage filled with hard work, laughter, love, and thankfulness.
My oldest child Emma is my mini-me. She parallels me in so many ways that I am often scared….and apologize to my parents and sisters for what I put them through. Emma makes life fun because I get to hang with myself whenever I want. The middle child is Hezekiah. He's a sweet angel who loves to clown around. I'm daily intrigued by his clever, analytical brain. Rounding out the litter are Olivia and Levi, twins who could not be any more different. Olivia is the world's welcoming committee as she flits from person to person bringing joy into their lives. She is a gift. Levi is all boy and much like my side of the family. I think we might be in some serious trouble as he ages. I love my blessings, cherish them, and am quite shocked that God chose me to parent them. Well….except for Emma. That was a given.
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- 2 large bunches mustard greens*
- 1/4 cup raisins or currants
- 1 red onion, very thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- Bring 1/2 cup water to a boil, add greens and cook over medium-high heat until wilted. Add the raisins and red onion, reduce the heat, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until greens are tender, about 10 minutes, adding more water if necessary. Meanwhile, in a pan lightly rubbed with olive oil, saute garlic until soft, about 1 minute. Stir in pine nuts and remove from heat. Toss together greens, garlic/pine nut mixture and balsamic vinegar. * Kale, collard greens, turnip greens or a combination can also be used.
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Another exciting chapter in the economy of God's Kingdom opens at Cross Keys United Methodist Church as we welcome our new pastor and spiritual leader, Rev. Jeffrey W. Tilden. Pastor Jeff was ordained as an Elder in the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church in 1981 and transferred to the Southern New Jersey Conference in 1983. Rev. Tilden and his wife Sandy served churches in State College, PA and in Seaville, Forked River, Cinnaminson, Red Bank, Clayton, and Whiting, NJ. Pastor Jeff received his Master of Divinity in 1980 and his Doctor of Ministry in 2006, with a special emphasis on the relationship between science and the Bible. Currently he is a candidate for a Masters degree in Professional Counseling at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.
Rev. Tilden comes to us with a biblically-based vision for ministry that endeavors to intentionally connect friends relationally, in authentic Christian community, through worship, study of God's Word, and service in the church and community. His vision for the church includes helping believers to grow in Christ, equipping the saints for ministry, and mentoring new leaders in order to glorify God and to make disciples of all nations.
The basis for Pastor Jeff's ministry is the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19 ) which calls believers to respond to the love and grace of God by employing their gifts and resources in the disciple making process. Pastor Jeff believes that making disciples involves both reaching out to the unchurched and discipling existing believers so that all of us may become more like Jesus and be equipped to carry His love and truth into the world. Pastor Jeff has a heart for the unchurched and he continues to look for new ways to build bridges to those who are spiritually seeking.
Pastor Jeff's goal for Sunday morning messages is to make the Bible come alive and to apply it to our daily lives with a special emphasis on sensitivity to the unchurched. He combines biblical truth with practical insights that will help us grow closer to God and live out our faith at home, at work, and in our communities. Rev. Tilden has experience in traditional and contemporary worship forms, leading small groups, conflict management, apologetics, and comparative religions. Rev. Tilden has served on various conference agencies including the Board of Ordained Ministry and as President of the Southwest District.
Pastor Jeff and Sandy recently celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary. They have two grown sons who are married and live in Elk Township. Pastor Jeff and Sandy are also grandparents and their second grandchild is due at the beginning of July. Sandy's mother, Adele Thomas, affectionately called "Gram," will also reside in the parsonage and become a new part of our church family.
We thank God for the wonderful chapter of ministry that He allowed us to share with Pastor Brian, Lois, Rachel, Jacob, and Angela. Our love and prayers are with them as they follow the leading of the Holy Spirit and begin their new ministry at Haddonfield United Methodist Church. We also thank God for sending Pastor Jeff, Sandy, and Gram to us. May we so trust God to guide us through the opening paragraphs of our shared ministry together, that God will richly bless us and prosper his church for the hope of the world.


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Bizspace in Fishburn, Sedgefield, County Durham comprises of industrial units, workshops and storage space known as the Fishburn Industrial Estate covering 5,000 sq ft (464 sq m) with 6 commercial units ranging from 500 sq ft to 1,500 sq ft (46 sq m to 139 sq m). The Bizspace business premises are set back from the main road in a secure setting but with good access available to each of the business units. Bizspace offers flexible affordable workspace in these modern and secure business units for companies seeking commercial space for rent or space for lease in Fishburn, County Durham.
Bizspace site in Fishburn, Sedgefield, is the ideal business space for companies seeking commercial property to let in these small business premises in County Durham. The workspace is convenient to the main road networks and local bus services provide an easy commute from Fishburn to Chilton, Stockton on Tees and many of the other small towns in this part of County Durham. The nearest main line train services to these business premises are available from Durham Rail Station and flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport.
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During the summer, parents often hear their kids say, "I'm bored." Experts now say that boredom can be a sign of tension and negative feelings. The kids are really struggling to find something to focus their attention on or to start doing things that make them feel good.
Parents should not feel they are doing a poor job of parenting. And they should not think there is something wrong with their kids. Instead, an expert says, they should "take a deep breath, step back and help children look for solutions for themselves."
Going outside and playing with other children… the usual cure for boredom… is not always possible. Rural and suburban kids can't always find nearby other kids with whom to play. City kids may live in places where it is unsafe to play on the street, or to walk to a safe playground.
Claiming boredom may be a way a child shows that he or she is not sure what to do with free time. Or a child may not want to start an unfamiliar activity.
Experts say video games and action movies are only short-term fixes. They say parents should do "active listening." Listen to your child. Allow the child to think about a solution. Cuddle or touch younger children. Do not feel you have to fix the problem. Play with very shy children, and then leave them to continue the activity.
Read books that recommend activities. Some say ask your children to help with household chores, but not as punishment. And find ways to get the kids to exercise.
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Operate the all feed manufacturing equipment safely and efficiently
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Difficult Encounters is a masterclass for health professionals who would like to understand more about the art and science of communication. It is an interactive and entertaining course that provides delegates with an opportunity to develop their communication skills with service users, their relatives and other members of staff both on the phone and face to face.
Live theatre demonstrations of interactions in health care settings are performed by professional actors as a foundation for analysing work related interactions. Delegates are encouraged to think about the psychological state and behavior of themselves and the service users and explore communication models There is an opportunity to participate in script reading and role play to enhance personal style.
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Bookshelves or bookcases are essential storage items that we need. Even though with digital ebook readers such as Kindle, we still love the touch of a book in our hands. That is why we want want beautiful bookcases to display the books in. We have hand picked corner bookcases for this article due to the fact that our apartment is getting smaller and we need to maximise the space that we have.
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The following corner bookcase is from the German manufacturer called Kettner. This company is famous for its beautiful book case designs which you can see below. This bookcase features a unique curving design that is suitable to place different kind of items. The materials are plank wood that are taken from the German forest.
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Now that you know the benefits of keeping the air clean in your home, it is time to consider how to clean it.
5 Ways to Keep the Air Cleaner Inside Your Home
Improve the quality of the air in your home easily with these quick tips:
*Change your air filters.
Filters remove certain pollutants from the surrounding air. This includes, dust, dust mites, allergens, pollen and smaller particles. Every time you open the door or window, you are letting in more than just air. Not cleaning the filters in your A/C or heating units causes them to circulate dirty air plus, it forces them to work harder as well. This in turn makes them burn more energy and operate less efficiently, resulting their losing even more of their ability to pull the dirty particles out of the air.
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she was friends with some girls I know from around here , I guess that's how I saw her profile online , I think she is absolutely stunning and all that , blonde just beautiful , athletic , and works as a server at this higher end restaurant. I hadn't really actually meet her before although had seen her once before at bar and might of tried to say hi but she didn't seem to notice me.
so on Saturday I had checked her out online and really was impressed and never though I'd be meeting a few days later.
on Saturday night I dropped by the restaurant she works at as I had been there often over the years but she's new so hadn't been there since she started , she kind of noticed me check her out as she walked by and some point later sort of ran into each other in parking lot but didn't talk.
then things get really interesting , is this bar that's busy here on Monday nights , know that might be hard to believe but it is and a lot of the people who work at that restaurant go there and of course she was there partying with them and doing shots , I could of done a shot with her as i was rate beside her at bar but I don't really do those. she definitely noticed me and seemed kind of into me.
when we were leaving I saw her talking to some people outside and walked by , then she walked by me again and like touched me on my back and said I was cool of chill guy and told me her name , she just had this look in her eyes that she really liked me. I mentioned I'd see her again sometime soon and really don't know where to try and take things from here? I didn't really consider her a realistic option and I know a lot of her gf's and co-workers so it could get messy if they find out I like her more but she's just a stunner and be worth the trouble , but it just seems so bizarre that I'd be checking her out online with no though that a couple days later I'd be meeting her and physically beside her in real life , it seems so weird , I'm not sure where to take this next
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I've only looked at her instagram profile twice and saw her twitter but she didn't post much there. I went to that restaurant a lot before she started to work there , so I was there first , I've also been to that bar a lot as well, its not like I went there just for her , anyways she seems to like me so I doubt she'd care I looked at her profile , she likely wants attention anyways
i didn't mean stalking on the internet , i meant you seem to try to be at the places where she goes. You maybe used to go tot he restaurant and bar etc before but i think those times you describing you went there so you can see her. Right?
mostly I went to those places with the intent of meeting younger women , not necessary her specifically , I would of went there this summer anyways , I had been there late may one weekend and didn't even know she worked there at time


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Nature 2 Essay, Research Paper
Subject: nature
Thesis: Humans need nature for a since of "otherness".
Conserving Mother Nature
In the essay, "Very Like a Whale," Robert Finch's main idea is that nature should be protected because man " has a crying need to confront otherness in the universe." (pg. 97) He also argues that organisms have a right to exist, that humans are in jeopardy of losing contact with nature and that restricting the world to just zoos hurts mankind as well as nature. I agree with Finch, we need to protect nature. However, I disagree with Finch's reasons. Protecting the environment is crucial because we rely on it for our existence.
Perhaps the most important reason for preserving nature is the benefits we receive from it. Although science and advanced technology are creating better ways for us to live, they have not been able to invent a way to live without the help of nature. In order to survive, we need certain conditions that only a healthy environment can give us. The primary element in those conditions is oxygen. Without it, humans would surely die; nevertheless, deforestation continues to increase. Hundreds of acres of the Amazon Rainforest are lost everyday due to economic and industrial development. What big corporations do not understand, or choose to ignore, is that the Amazon Rainforest produces around thirty percent of the Earth's oxygen. It not only keeps humans alive, but millions of other organisms depend on it as well. Conserving the rainforest, along with other forests, will only help human survival.
Just as forests give us the oxygen we so badly need, animals and plants provide us with the nutrients we also must have to exist. To abolish a random organism that we think means nothing to us can potentially disturb the entire balance of life and ultimately effecting us in disastrous ways. For instance, when oil companies, such as Exxon or Shell, construct oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the entire balance of life in the vicinity is disrupted. While nature will succeed in striking a new balance in spite of the structure, the first–almost inevitable–oil spill will destroy the ecological balance beyond repair. What this leads to is an extinction of many plants and organisms, which have a profound effect on the food chain as a whole. The organism, which was once the tuna or the red fish's diet, has now become extinct. In return, the tuna and red fish die off because of the lack of food, which means humans no longer have them to eat. No matter how insignificant the organism may seem to humans, it plays an important role in our getting food. To ensure that the generations from now to come will have enough food to survive we must protect organisms and plants from extinction.
Oxygen and food are not the only benefits that nature provides for humans. Without the diversity of plants, mankind could not have developed such an extensive range of medicines. Aloe, a plant, aspirin, which is found in bark and Recola, a cough drop which is made from herbal blends, are just a few medications humans have acquired from nature. One of the most significant discoveries happened in 1928. Sir Alexander Fleming, a scientist, discovered a substance that was able to create a bacteria-free circle around itself. Fleming became interested in this substance and conducted many more experiments. Later, he named this material Penicillin; Dr. Fleming would never have discovered it if the fungus Penicillium did not exist. We must preserve the environment, so scientists can find new medicines that will fight diseases that threaten our existence.
Every species that exists forms an ecological equilibrium with the environment they inhabit, except for humans. We are the only species that are capable of throwing the entire balance off, and we are succeeding in that ability. With each tree that is cut down and with each organism or plant that becomes extinct, we are taking one step forward to our destruction. The solution to this problem is found in one word: protection. We must protect the forests that give us oxygen, protect the organisms that help us get food and protect the plants that enable us to fight diseases.
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Play schools, also known as Montessori Schools, are places where little children come to play, interact and learn certain age- relevant concepts in a fun and interesting way. Play schools are now considered as the vital part of the child's schooling stage. Some play schools are also day care centers or day boarding schools, which are added advantage to the working parents. These schools don't pressurize the student but teach them as much as they can handle.
Some of the play schools in Borivali are Baby Steps Pre School, Buttercups Nursery & Playgroup, Cloud 9 Preschool , and Disney Land School and so on. And day boarding schools in Borivali are Blossom Day Care Centre and Nursery, Indo Kids, Child Care, Brain Works, The Tree House etc.Baby Steps Pre Schools is located in Beena Santoor Building in Borivali west. Buttercups Nursery & Playgroup and Disney Land School are situated in Dharmendra building, Holi Cross Road and Patel Shopping Centre, Chandavarkar Road respectively. Day Boarding Schools such as Blossom Day Care Centre and Nursery, Indo Kids and Child Care are located in Jairaj Nagar, Chickoo Wadi and SV Road respectively. These play schools are equipped with all the best qualities that small kids require.
These schools are a place where around 20-30 children spend some hours each day under the supervision of a trained teachers. The schools have a lot to offer as they are not solely focused at developing academic skills like reading and writing social behavior. There are no set goals or any stress on performance; the focus is on the sensory- speed development and the social development of the child.
The children have to stay longer in a day boarding school. These schools teach the children to stay emotionally balanced even when they are away from their parents for a longer duration. With all kind of learning with enjoyment they also allow kids to take rest via little naps. These things keep the children active and more open towards the learning. Borivali west is a place that is known for its boarding schools too. Boarding schools are the schools where student resides at the campus itself. The best Boarding schools in Borivali west is SMT Sulochandevi Singhania School located at Pokhran Road Opposite Sathar Residency, Number-1jkgram, Manas Mall Borivali West. The hostel of the campus is well equipped with all kind of facilities.
They offer excellent lodging facility for the students. Not only this but the quality of the food provided is extremely good. They serve regional as well as the variety of national food, so that a student can adjust to that place easily. The students living here are to teach to adjust in every manner and therefore they are very mature then the other students. They cope with the tuff situations easily.
With all the given facilities and the educational qualities, it can be said that parents are not required to think twice before sending their wards to these schools (play schools, day boarding schools or the boarding schools).
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In Part One of our interview with one of Mad Men's most extraordinary directors, Jennifer Getzinger, we covered The Forecast and My Old Kentucky Home. In Part Two, we talk about The Suitcase, learning how to direct, and how not to direct. In Part Three, we're going to open with Orange is the New Black, and then, of course, circle back to Mad Men. Watch for it soon!
Deborah Lipp: Now, you also directed everybody else's favorite episode, The Suitcase.
Jennifer Getzinger: Yes.
DL: I'm sure you've been interviewed endlessly about it.
One of the hardest things to learn when you start directing is how to not fuck up the good stuff.
JG: (laughs)
DL: I'm interested in the construction of the argument between Peggy and Don as if they are a boxing match, and what decisions went into that as a director, I also like how she wants to use weber adhesives for the best results and how he knows it is the best option but still doesn't want to be on the same page as her.
JG: It's so funny. So often I feel this stuff is hard to answer in a specific way. I've spoken at different film schools about directing, and there is an element to directing that's so intangible. I can't explain to you why something's that way, it just felt like the right way to do it.
I do think you prepare things as much as you can, but it's like the thing that makes your unique self as a director is just the instinctual things you do when you're there on set. So much of it is reacting to what the actors are doing. And that's what I would say about that scene. We definitely blocked in a simple way of them squaring off in a battle way. But as far as the performance goes, both Jon [Hamm] and Lizzie [Moss] were so prepared, physically, for the big fight scene. And both knew what they wanted to do. I think they came in at a certain level, but then it was like Boom! Boom! Boom! off each other. Like they created this great thing, and we hadn't talked about it in prep, about it getting that heated.
I remember Andre Jacquemetton was sitting on set, because Matt [and Keith Huff] had written the episode, but he's so busy, he can't be on set all the time, and I remember we just looked at each other and we were like, 'That's it. That's it! It has to go that far.' It has to get that—I think they were surprised, because we did the rehearsal and it wasn't that heated, and then as we started doing takes, it kept growing into where they were both pushing back, and we were like, Yeah, go for it, do it! It just felt so right.
Like I said, we didn't talk about it ahead of time. I wouldn't have said, "Oh, it should get to this level." Until a thing happens, you don't know. Because maybe if they got to this arbitrary level I would have thought of, like "let them get to a 9", maybe they would have done that it would have felt hysterical and not right. That's why I say it's hard to explain sometimes why you go "Yes, that's it".
I feel like that's the most important part of my job: Not to be the person to say, "Oh, do this," but to be able to [recognize] what's working.
One of the hardest things to learn when you start directing is how to not fuck up the good stuff. How to let it grow and let it be good.
Roberta Lipp: Is there a process? Just listening, how creative and intuitive it is, is what you're saying.
JG: That's how I feel. I think some directors come more from being shooters, or, whatever, the Coen brothers, who have such specific ideas of shots.
I definitely have my preferences of framing, and certain shots that I like, and certain visual references to other filmmakers that I like, and all of that. But to me, I care more about the acting. I care more about how to get the scene overall to a good place. And a lot of that is the hardest, most nebulous part. I don't make it happen, necessarily. I hope I come up with things to help when it's not working, and I come up with ideas, and give different actors different notes, but it's such a collaborative thing. It's something that comes from everybody who is there.
And that scene, too, is so beautifully written. That scene is almost a perfect scene, it's so good.
DL: It really is. I was asking how "film schooly" you get and I love hearing how intuitive it is.
JG: I feel like that's how it has to be.
RL: At one point do you start to trust yourself? Were there times earlier on when you were less trusting of your instincts?
JG: Oh, yeah. Luckily, I did a lot of scene study classes when I lived in New York, which I really loved. They were with this woman, Adrienne Weiss. It focused on the directors. Actors would come in, and you'd put up a scene, then the classes watched you give notes to the actors, and then everyone [critiques] you as a director. That's the purpose of the class. So the actors and everyone who's watching say how they thought you did. Which is a very strange scenario because that would never happen in real life. On a real set, no actor would ever tell you that was a bad note, you confused them, because they always want to kiss up to directors. But in this class, that was the whole point. Like to say "Between those two rehearsals, you gave me four notes, and it confused me and I couldn't play that many things." Or, "You said this but then later you said that."
A huge thing I learned was [about] giving too many notes, and talking too much, and not watching what they were doing, and trying to respond off that instead of this preconceived notion of what I thought the scene should be.
So, I learned a lot of that in class, but then when I actually started working professionally, it was hard, and it was intimidating. Of course, my first professional job was on Mad Men. You can imagine!
In the beginning I focused a lot more what Matt was saying he wanted, and I was so determined to make sure I always hit those things. I don't think I was quite as open to seeing what else the actors were bringing to it. I think by Season 4, since I started directing Season 2, and I had directed a few other shows by that point, I did have more confidence to still be doing what Matt said he wanted, because that was always an important part of the job, to make those things a priority, but to also be open.
That's where I would feel like, 'This is what makes it good that I'm directing this, because I'm finding the other stuff too.'
RL: What a training ground! To make you a more effective communicator with your actors is the most important thing.
JG: Oh, yeah. It's still the most important, I talk to working directors all the time. We're constantly like, 'How did you handle that person on that situation?' It's not that actors are so hard, it's just that [acting] is such an intimate, private thing in a lot of ways. Yet you have to 'use yourself as an instrument' and really be able to flex different muscles. You have to be open to trying things. Some actors are a little too rigid in what they think something should be, or—it often ends up being one extreme or the other, where they're too rigid and they don't want to try anything else, or they're almost not disciplined enough.
I always used to say that part of the reason The Suitcase is so amazing is because Jon Hamm and Lizzie Moss—first, they come in with such a big level of what the arc was, and it came at such a perfect time in the arc of the show, for them to have this intimate episode. But when I would give them notes, it would be one thing, on one moment, or the feeling of how the opening should start or something subtle. The great thing about them is they'd be like "Okay" and then they'd subtly put it in and then they're still doing all this other stuff. Whereas some actors aren't disciplined enough, so they'll take that note, and it kind of unravels everything else they were doing.
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How Do You Find Balance?
I apologize in advance if this post is a downer. I have a lot of heaviness on my heart.
Sometimes I wonder if one of life's greatest challenges is to learn to balance joy and pain. Excitement and grief. Eagerness and sadness.
How do you bring yourself to a common point between the two extremes?
Faith is the easy answer, of course. "Faith is the absence of fear," some will tell you.
I try not to spout platitudes, although I was guilty of doing just that over the weekend. Sometimes when you don't know what to say, the inane automatically slips out.
Personally, I don't believe there is such a thing as absence of fear. Maybe it just shows up disguised as anxiety, insecurity or worry.
What to do?
The only thing I know to do is wait. And while you're waiting, maybe hit your knees or crawl onto your meditation pillow. Take a walk, watch an insignificant movie, take a bubble bath.
Then wait some more.
Balance will come, eventually, never on my timeline, but always just in time.
Joy will return, probably more than you expected.
The light in your eyes will brighten and the anvil will lift from your heart.
Sometimes time just takes time.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity. ~ Carl Jung
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Checking in after returning from trip to warm my toes in the sand and ocean. So sorry about the heaviness in your heart and hope it is beginning to lift. Balance is key, isn't it. Also knowing that nothing is permanent. When things are not looking up, that is comforting!!!
Take care of yourself


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8 Foods that Cause Abdominal Inflammation
If you want to avoid abdominal inflammation it's important that you maintain a healthy and balanced diet, avoiding foods that cause gas and other related problems
Everyone longs to have a flatter stomach and a lot of people fight to get there using diet and exercise.
But just when everything seems to be going well, suddenly you find you're bloated, and jeans and other clothing no longer fit because they're too tight.
To some, they aren't bothered by this symptom, but other people are bothered by the effect it has on their body image, making them look heavier than they actually are.
The truth is that aside from being a matter of aesthetics, everyone should be aware that this kind of inflammation is the result of an overworked digestive system that happens when you eat too much food or food that's irritating your body.
More importantly, in addition to that swelling and other uncomfortable symptoms like gas that you experience, you might also be in pain.
This is why it's a good idea to take note of the foods that can trigger abdominal inflammation and avoid them in your diet.
1. Foods that are high in fatFoods that are high in fat are one of the main causes of abdominal inflammation.
They not only cause you to gain weight, but also slow your digestion and increase cholesterol levels.
One great example are those irresistible French fries, high in fat and starch and almost like a bomb to your gut.
Visit this article: 8 foods to treat inflammation
2. Carbonated beverages
Sodas and other carbonated soft drinks are favorites among many people thanks to their high sugar content, which eventually can lead to addiction.
The bad news is that the carbon dioxide hits your stomach very hard, causing symptoms like heartburn and bloating.
3. Cruciferous vegetablesThis class of vegetable contains, among other things, a polysaccharide known as raffinose that is difficult to digest. When it comes into contact with your intestinal bacteria it begins to ferment, causing symptoms like an upset stomach, gas, and belching.
This, coupled with their high content of fiber, makes these vegetables trigger abdominal inflammation that's hard to treat.
To avoid this, include them in your diet in moderation, combined with other foods that help reduce their effects on your body.
4. Salt
Excessive salt intake is one of the main causes of fluid retention, and it's closely related to problems with inflammation.
Reducing your salt intake is not just good for your abdominal region – it has positive effects on the overall health of many of your major organs.
5. Refined carbohydrates
Refined carbohydrates have been subjected to a process that removes the fiber they contained, turning them into empty calories that are low in nutrients.
One of the worst culprits is white flour, which is found in very common foods like pizza, breads, pastries, and more.
In fact, some people are intolerant to these foods and can have allergic reactions when they eat them.
6. Spicy foodsSpices can have many benefits for your health, but they can also cause inflammation when not consumed appropriately.
This occurs when excess acid production irritates the lining of your stomach, triggering an inflammatory response.
That's why it's better to consume these in moderation. They include:
- Black pepper
- Nutmeg
- Chili powder
- Mustard
- Vinegar
7. Dairy products
People who suffer from lactose intolerance should avoid consuming dairy products, even though they might seem so appetizing.
It can impede their digestion, causing bloating, cramping, and diarrhea.
See also: Benefits of almond milk
8. BeansBeans are so common in our diet, but are also among the most difficult foods to digest thanks to their high polysaccharide content, among other compounds. They cause a build up of intestinal gases, generating inflammation and other troubling gastrointestinal symptoms.
While you shouldn't eliminate them from your diet completely, try to reduce your intake and make sure to cook them thoroughly before eating.
You can get as much protein content from substituting fish, chicken, and soy products.
Because all 8 of these foods can lead to bloating, it's best to avoid eating them in excess to avoid any of these distressing symptoms.
If the problems persist, however, it's a good idea to consult with your doctor because it could be a sign of a more serious disorder.


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Illustrations by DANIEL DANGER
- by Michael Dachstein
- Dec 29th, 2011
- Illustrations
With a name like Daniel Danger, well, a certain excess of awesome is expected of you. Danger delivers. The product of an artistically-inclined family, Danger is an illustrator, printmaker, and musician working out of New England. His works feature mysterious figures wandering the midnight-shaded streets of cities in decay. Spirits rise in unison from old houses and barns where now dreams of daylight lie interred. Shadows loom, larger-than-life (or death?) in urban sprawl and twisted forest alike. Each piece tells its own dark tale.