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Have you ever been in a position where you needed help? It's humbling isn't it? I think of my grandparents' generation. They demonstrated immense work ethic. Something my generation, and the one after me, could be inspired by.
Along with that head strong, determined spirit to persevere and get the job done, came the resistance in allowing others to help.
I get it. It's difficult to be in a place where we need help. It's even more difficult to ask for it. But imagine with me being in that place of abandoned pride and emptied dignity, expressing your request for help, extending yourself in need only to be met with superiority.
It happens all the time actually. And it's anything but helpful.
As disheartening as these situations are, the Lord can use them. And He used many encounters I had throughout the year to gear my mindset and heart for our mission trip. For instance, I learned a thing (or two, okay maybe three) about being helpful.
#1 I've learned that the best people to seek for help are the ones who either have been, or can at least imagine putting themselves, in my shoes. This is widely identified as compassion.
#2 I gained a personal lesson from my own humbled-heart-required experience, turned mortifyingly humiliating. What I gained from the heartache was a heart laced with something essential for missions—don't focus on fixing, instead focus on serving, and know I'm just as in need as those I serve.
#3 I came to the realization of what one of our mission's coordinators mentioned in conversation at the end of a meeting, "Helping isn't helping unless it helps." Helping isn't about what we get out of it. Helping is all about what the person we're serving gets out of it. It's all about their need. We were reminded to show respect for the way things were done, follow the system in place trusting the process developed by those who have established it. We were only there for a week. There's no way we could get the entire picture. We were there to serve, not get snagged by any arrogance that could come with doing it a better way. Truly help; don't merely seek the self-satisfaction of what we feel helping should be.
Going back to last December when we made the decision and commitment to go on the missions trip—only two weeks later I had a friend ask me to go through the book Dangerous Surrender by Kay Warren with her. The name alone may have been reason to run, but as seamlessly as I responded to Brandon when he said we needed to go on the trip, I found myself replying to her, "Absolutely!"
Well this book is no walk in the park. I mean who loves the thought of surrender? Even Christians singing, "I surrender all, all to Jesus I surrender," hang onto a little bit of control. So as if surrender alone wasn't challenging enough, let's slap on the adjective dangerous.
I love how despite my planning (seriously, you should see our vacation itinerary—I might take the word planning to a whole different level- or extreme), the Lord drops His timing into my life. This book was so timely. It was a heart-check to make sure mine was beating in sync with His.
Here's a bit of the evaluation….
As long as we refuse to look squarely into the mirror of God's Word and get an accurate picture of ourselves, we actually do more harm than good. We must see ourselves, not as separate from others—better, more educated, more cultured, more sophisticated, more civilized, less sinful, less evil, less prone to violence, less likely to cause harm—but as identical to them in our capacity to do evil. Otherwise, we end up serving others from a position of pride, congratulating ourselves for our noble sacrifices rather than coming alongside a fellow stumbler and offering not our wholeness but our brokenness.
-Kay Warren, Dangerous Surrender, pg. 120
So there it is. There we are. Just as humbling as it is to need help, so as humbling as it should be to give it. Because….we are all in need. Our scenery and situations may look differently, but we're all in the same boat.
I am incredibly grateful to the missionaries and the citizens who allowed us to serve, showing me how much I can be helped from being willing to help others with a helping heart. What a great place to be!
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (TLB) What a wonderful God we have—He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the source of every mercy, and the One who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does He do this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us.
----If you would like to help with a financial gift to the ministries ministering in El Salvador, visit the following links:
- www.kingscastle.org ~ donate at www.tinyurl.com/dontriplett
- www.cupofwaterministries.ca
- eliteteams.net
- www.BrownFamilyMissions.com
- www.philandmia.com
- If you would like to donate to our local missions team visit https://agcoweta.generush.org
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Timothy Prather
Timothy Prather
Ag Science, Room 317
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 2333
Moscow, ID 83844-2333
Ph.D., University of Idaho
M.S., University of Idaho
B.S., University of Idaho
- PLSC 410/510: Invasive Plant Biology
- Invasive plant ecology
- Invasive plant detection, with emphasis on remote sensing, identifying areas likely invaded for early detection and rapid response survey
- Integrated pest management of weeds in hay, pasture CRP and wildland areas
- Plant community rehabilitation, with special attention to both invasive plant interactions and soil interactions
- Modeling plant movement across landscapes
- Administer the Lambert Erickson Weed Diagnostic Laboratory that identifies, tracks and surveys for invasive plant species
- Provide technical and educational program support to Cooperative Weed Management Areas in Idaho
- Collaborate with county faculty on pasture and wildland projects
- Wallace, J. M., T. S. Prather and V. Peterson. 2012. Effects of aminopyralid on ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa). 5:164-169.
- Laitala, K. L., T. S. Prather, D. C. Thill, B. Kennedy, and C. Caudill. 2012. Efficacy of benthic barriers as a control measure for Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum). Invasive Plant Science and Management 5:170-177.
- Bell, J. L., I. C. Burke, and T. S. Prather. 2011. Uptake, translocation and metabolism of aminocyclopyrachlor in prickly lettuce, rush skeletonweed and yellow starthistle. Pest Management Science 67:1338-1348.
- Nyamai, P. A., T. S. Prather and J. M. Wallace. 2011. Evaluating restoration methods across a range of plant communities dominated by invasive annual grasses to native perennial grasses. Invasive Plant Science and Management 4:306-316.
- Wallace, J., T. S. Prather and L. Wilson. 2010. Plant Community Response to Integrated Management of Meadow Hawkweed (Hieracium caespitosum) in the Pacific Northwest. Invasive Plant Science and Management 3:268-275.
- Stapleton, J.J., C. G. Summers, J.P. Mitchell and T. S. Prather. 2010. Deleterious activity of cultivated grasses (Poaceae) and residues on soilborne fungal, nematode and weed pests. Phytoparasitica 38:61-69.
- Summers, C. G., J. J. Stapleton, T. S. Prather, J. P Mitchell. 2009. Sudex cover crops can kill and stunt subsequent tomato, lettuce and broccoli transplants through allelopathy. California Agriculture 63:35-40.
- Mallek, S. B., T. S. Prather and J. Stapleton. 2007. Interaction effects of Allium spp. residues, concentrations and soil temperature on seed germination of four weedy plant species. Applied Soil Ecology 37:233-239.
- Dahlquist, R. M., T. S. Prather, J. J. Stapleton. 2007. Tim and temperature requirements for weed seed thermal death. Weed Science 55:619-625.
- Shafii, B. W.J. Price, T.S. Prather, L.W. Lass, D. Howard. 2006. Modeling dispersal of yellow starthistle in the canyon grasslands of north central Idaho. Applied Statistics in Agriculture. G. A. Milliken (Ed.). Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- Idaho Weed Hall of Fame, 2011
- Bronze Award for Idaho Farm Bureau Private Forest Series, Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals, 2007
- Outstanding Paper, Weed Technology, 2003
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Macho action movie nostalgia returns with a vengeance next year, when Arnold Schwarzenegger emerges from semi-retirement and becomes a leading man once more. The famous Austrian kicks things off with The Last Stand - his tongue planted firmly in cheek - before getting more serious in the prison escape thriller The Tomb, which (re)pairs "Ahnuld" with fellow aging screen titan Sly Stallone.
Last Stand is the Hollywood debut of Korean director Jee-woon Kim, working from a screenplay written by newcomer Andrew Knauer. The cast includes Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander (Thor: The Dark World), Rodrigo Santoro (300), Luis Guzmán (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) and Peter Stormare (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters).
Story-wise, the film revolves around Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger), a crusty sheriff (with a dark past) who represents the law in a sparsely-populated Mexican border town. However, trouble comes a knockin' when a major drug cartel head (Santoro) stages a mind-boggling courthouse escape and takes off for the border, armed with hostages, thugs, and a vehicle equipped to obliterate everything in its path. Thus, Ray assembles his inexperienced staff - and one over-eager local (Knoxville) - for the impending showdown.
As illustrated by the new trailer, Last Stand offers all the cheese and ham one can expect from this sort of high-octane action/thriller; fortunately, Kim and his cast appear to be in on the joke. After all, when the script calls for Whitaker to wear a grave expression while uttering lines about 'psychopaths in Batmobiles' - or for Schwarzenegger to be believable as someone named 'Ray Owens' - it ought to be abundantly clear exactly what sort of movie you're making (and how to roll with it).
Kim is known for his filmmaking ingenuity, whether it concerns telling a disturbing and nihilistic tale of revenge (I Saw the Devil) or creating a comically off-beat, hyper-kinetic salute to the western genre (The Good, the Bad, the Weird). That he is calling the shots on Last Stand provides more reason to check the film out, even if you're among those who are less-enthused about Schwarzenegger returning to the limelight.
Of course, those hoping to see a grittier (and less jokey) Arnold in action might want to hold out until either The Tomb or David Ayer's dirty DEA agent thriller Ten reaches theaters; not to mention, the developing Conan the Barbarian sequel, The Legend of Conan.
The Last Stand opens in U.S. theaters on January 18th, 2013.


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Royse City is preparing for holiday events (and more)! First up is the annual Main Street Christmas Luncheon on December 3rd. This event is the Main Street program's biggest fundraiser! Local businesses and groups buy tickets (or tables) and take on the task of decorating their tables in the annual theme. This year, it's A Candy Christmas! It gets better every year! This year, many thanks go to these awesome sponsors!
Gold Level – Arbor House (of Rockwall)
Silver Level – Lake Pointe Health Network & Lake Pointe Medical Partners and Farmers Electric Cooperative
Bronze Level – Royse City Education Foundation; Texas Leadership Bank; LaRue Chic Boutique & State Farm Insurance; RC Community Development Corporation; American National Bank; Rest Haven Funeral Home; and Oncor.
On Thursday, December 4th beginning at 5:30 PM, a tree lighting ceremony will take place. KKVI will be providing live coverage and choirs from the RC Elementary Schools will be performing. Santa will be present in City Hall from 5:30 until 7 PM!
On, Saturday, December 6th from 10 AM until 2 PM, the Royse City Fire Department will be hosting an Open House at the Fire Station downtown (on Main Street). This will be a great opportunity to meet some of our local firefighters and learn a bit too! They'll have fire safety demonstrations; free hot dogs; Sparky the Fire Dog will be making an appearance; and the kids will love the fire truck bounce house and slide!
Finally, on Saturday, December 13th, Royse City will host the Annual Lighted Christmas Parade! This year's route will be a little different, beginning at Ruth Cherry and heading west on SH 66 to downtown. Every year, the parade floats impress with lights! It begins at 6:30 PM.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Although I'm irrationally excited about this project, I don't feel like I have that much to say right now. Goddamnit. I don't want to just talk about my own sad dull existence. A fucking time-traveling perzine[1] is only marginally more useful than a normal Internet "blog." But last night's comedy-news programs haven't been posted on the Internet yet, and I only watch the comedy news programs because the real ones are so full of bullshit. The comedy programs have to make the news funny, duh, so they have to do their research a little better to get all the little factual ins and outs that make life on earth so murderously hilarious.
And to tell you the truth, I'm in a better mood than I was in last week, because the heat wave is just now beginning to break.
That didn't stop my goddamn neighbor from seeing me in my underwear this morning, though.
My luck being what it is, of course it was another man.
People in Uptown of the busybody stripe—the sort of needle-voiced sandal-wearer that likes talking about 'community' despite the fact that she wouldn't have a social life outside of her goldfish if it weren't for block parties and local elections— like to brag that the neighborhood is, statistically speaking, the most ethnically and occupationally diverse neighborhood in the country (a more bragworthy distinction than "the vomitorium of the North Side"). Which is nice if and when you feel like a beer and a random chat: if you get too tired of one kind of shithead there's always another, and people are social animals, after all, even myself, technically speaking.
But when you're not feeling so fellowly, and you're trying to mind your own business, you wind up getting your face shoved into the intersection of two facts: number one, that the differences in the ways in which different cultures do things are not necessarily shallow, and number two, if there's one thing all people have in common it's that they're self-centered and don't think in their heads very much before they begin to stumble about doing things in the real world.
Take the guy who lives across my hall, and now knows roughly how large my penis is. To put it mildly, he and I have differing ideas about boundaries. I'm not sure where he's from— I couldn't place the accent, and most of his face was hidden under a forest of curling red-black moustaches and beardstyles—but apparently on his planet everyone lives in the same house.
I kind of get the communal space thing, my family is Catholic; my relatives all treat each other's houses like an extension of their own. When my uncles come to town, they don't ask my Dad can we stay at your place, they tell him "we're coming" and ask "what's to eat?" When my dad decides he wants to visit me at random there's no warning, I just come home from work and find him sitting on my bed, already bored, with fifty different goddamn things he wants to talk to me about. I don't even know how the fuck he got the key! He got to know my landlady somehow, I guess. Maybe she lives near him, in Bridgeport where I grew up. So, ding, there he is, like a gnome in a fairy tale.
So I understand. But I don't assume everybody else is going to be like my family (who annoy the shit out of me anyway). I try to go with what I'm guessing are the basic common cross-melting-pot way things are done. You know, act family with your family, act like a secretary on a sitcom around everyone else, just to be safe and also to be basically courteous.
This guy, apparently, he doesn't think about that. Doesn't even think once, much less twice.
I had my door propped a quarter-way open this morning, to try to let some sort of breeze through from my studio apartment into the hallway, because it was still hot as Satan's scrotum and I've only got windows on one side of the room. I was sitting by the TV in my y-front underpants, under the reasonable assumption that nobody I don't know (I didn't even know this particular neighbor existed till today) is going to fucking wander the fuck into my room just because the door's ajar. I know I said this is a fixer-upper of a neighborhood, but the building itself, despite the low rent and weird smell, has a landlady who is careful about things; the cramped little rooms are mostly full of single young girls struggling to start out in their careers... Nooooo, Future, I don't bother them. Aside from being self-aware I am also, at this point in my life, almost entirely and thankfully free of the bitch-goddess Hope. My point being, they're almost as unlikely to come bother me as I am to go bother them.
But suddenly I hear a knock—one fucking knock! Barely even a formality!—and suddenly my door's yanked open wide and this fucking MAN is standing there staring at me in my private goddamn underpants!
We're both quiet and completely embarrassed for a minute—I supposed that he didn't expect me to be in my skivvies with the door half-open any more than I supposed anyone would consider that crack of the door an invitation. Insofar as I was supposing anything besides "NO, FUCK YOU, BUDDY!"
Finally he mumbled that he wanted to know which way my window fan was blowing 'cause he wants his window fan to blow in the same direction so we can get a current blowing through. So I know that he goddamn knew I didn't have my goddamn door propped because I wanted to invite the entire building for the grand tour of the postage stamp I live in. He knew I had that damn thing open BECAUSE IT IS HOTTER THAN SHIT. But he just stuck his nose in there anyway like I was his fucking cousin. I appreciate his cooperative spirit—I have to admit, it's definitely cooler in here now that we've got the coordinated fan system going instead of sweating to death in our private cells. But christ, man, why the fuck would you simultaneously knock on and open a stranger's door? I've even trained my brother to pretend to be more thoughtful than that, and he's a goddamn Neanderthal.
What was my neighbor thinking? He had no fucking idea what he was going to find behind that door he just barged through. Didn't he think people would be walking around their own apartments in their underwear in this goddamn heat? Doesn't he? If he's too much of a prude to think of walking around his own place in his tighty-whities then why is he barging in on someone else's private space?
And—now that I think about it—he didn't even know he'd find another guy behind the door he broached in such a neighborly fucking fashion.
Was he half hoping (his chances were pretty damn good in this building) he'd be apologizing to a half-naked girl instead of me? Fucking sack of shit! I practically feel like I've been raped in the vagina. Part of me wants to go over there and bash his head in on behalf of my sisters so my old dad doesn't have to do it. What the fuck was he thinking?
Well, like most people, he was not fucking thinking. Why the FUCK doesn't ANYBODY EVER THINK!??!
Do you have nonthinking problems, Future? I hope people get smarter before you read this, because otherwise, I'm not sure I want there to be a future.
Then again, I suppose I'd rather have a dumb-shit knuckle-dragging neighbor that I complain about than a dickhead young professional who's going to complain about me, possibly to the landlady. Not that there's any danger of someone like that moving in here. I think half the reason I'm crying like a bitch these days is because I'm getting to the end of the part of your life where there's really much hope for any substantial change—well, for the better anyway. You might take up Chinese[2] with your tired old brain and learn to beg for mercy, but that's about it. I just realized the other day how pathetically happy I'd be if I could suddenly move up from eight bucks an hour to ten, and I cried again.
[1] "Perzines" were an unfortunate mutation of the late-20th-centry "fanzine," itself a delightful literary form in which fans of certain forms of art made their own magazines devoted to their obsessions; when these became somwhat popular, the more self-indulgent among their readership started photocopying and distributing their damn diaries, which became inexplicably popular with other fuckwits. With the gallumphing triumph of our electronic age the perzines mutated further into personal weblogs, or blogs, where the quality of the writing (further) deteriorated because it was so fucking easy to do that you didn't need much motivation or inspiration to flood the e-waves with your uselessness.
[2] China is a gigantic communist country whose (private?) banks now own a good chunk of our national debt. Yeah, I don't understand how that happened either, but the jokes that my contemporary nationmates make about how they're going to own us someday sound more nervous all the time. (Or we might be owned by Britain again, since that tiny island nation somehow has most of the important banks in the world, but that would be almost too symmetrical for this sloppy, borderless universe.)


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The God Who Transforms Us - June 17
The God Who transforms Us Discussion Guide
If you could have the skills or attributes of one other person (think Michael Jordan, Chip & Joanna Gaines, etc.), who would you pick? Why?
What did you learn from this sermon? What deepened your faith?
Read Romans 8:1-17.
What does a mind set on Christ look like? How does the mindset of the Spirit contrast with the mindset of the world? In what ways do you see these play out in our world?
How does what Paul writes in Galatians 3:1-4:7 relate to what he says in Romans 8:1-17?
How does the "law of the Spirit" contrast with the "law of sin and death?" Why is the law of the Spirit better?
How does Romans 8:1-17 fit into the larger context of Paul's argument in Romans?
In your walk with Jesus, do you feel condemned? Where does the feeling of condemnation come from? What do you know about your status?
What was your journey like personally when you began walking according to the Spirit and not according to the flesh?
In what ways is your mindset not the same as Jesus'?
Would you describe your relationship with God as being intimate? Why or why not? What would intimacy with God look like for you?
This week, continue to pray as a group for an ever-increasing awareness of the Holy Spirit's presence in and among you.
To say the Holy Spirit is mysterious might be an understatement. We hear about the power and the work of the Holy Spirit and sometimes it can leave us scratching our heads. But it doesn't have to be that way. To go deeper in your relationship with God and others, here are some next steps for you:
- Attend Welcome to the Creek! This is a place where you can find out more information about who we are as a church. This experience occurs the 1st and 3rd weekend of every month in South Room 2 during the 11:00 service. If you attend Shelby Street, you can make an appointment for a Welcome To The Creek session.
- Check out our new sermon series on the Holy Spirit! You can find more resources and some information regarding the topics we will be covering at thecreek.org/godwho.


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By Heather-Dawn Herrera
Trinidad and Tobago Express | Aug 7, 2013 at 10:42 PM ECT
"Many of us only see the Timite palm when its leaves cover the roof of the Benab of the First Peoples. To locate growing Timite you have to travel to such areas as Tapana and Matura where there is soil that is poorly drained and swampy. This is the true habitat of the Timite manicaria saccifera
The leaves of the Timite are harvested by our First Peoples to thatch their Benab, a large conical hut or shelter used as a meeting place.
"Cristo Adonis, Pyai of the Santa Rosa First Peoples Community, formerly known as the Santa Rosa Carib Community, has been harvesting Timite leaves since younger days.
"Sankarali Trace in Tapana was always the place where Timite grew profusely. The wet soil conditions supported an abundance of this palm. Some people wonder why we use the Timite and not carat as other groups do.
"The Timite leaf is one of the largest in the palm species. This means that it covers a wider area and you use less leaves as a result. It is also preferred because of its durability, coolness and water proofing.
"This is an example of how the First Peoples practise sustainable use of their natural environment. When we harvest the Timite, we collect the larger leaves on the outside, then a few of the younger leaves closer on the inside. The younger leaves are used for the top of the Benab and the larger for the sides. We do not harvest all the small leaves because you need to leave them for the palm to continue healthy growth. We clear away the vines that might be threatening to fester the palm. Again, this is our way of living sustainably."
"What Adonis and the other men of the community now find when they go to harvest the Timite is that there is an alarming scarcity.
DESTROYED: Quarrying has destroyed much of the natural vegetation of Tapana.
—Photo: Heather-Dawn Herrera
"We now have to search further for the Timite because most of the areas where this palm used to flourish are now being quarried on a large scale. We also find that not only quarrying is causing the destruction of these habitats but an influx of ad hoc gardens. People have entered the area and cut down large tracts of native vegetation. Permits are issued to us by the Forestry Division to harvest the Timite but I doubt that these gardeners get permission to use the land in like manner.
"What these people don't know is that when they clear these areas, this leads to the drying out of these habitats. The resident vegetation cannot survive in drained soil. They need swampy conditions for successful growth. We now see a scarcity of the Timite. We see one Cocorite palm here and there fighting to survive but of the Timite, there has been significant loss.
"Timite grows by the seed and if there are no bearing trees to disperse seed into the water for new plants to grow then this is the beginning of the end for this palm that is so important to us First Peoples. It takes three years for the Timite to be mature enough for harvesting and six years for us to get those really large leaves
"Twenty five acres of land have been returned to the First Peoples by the State. This land is in an area where the eco-systems are vastly different from that that supports growth of the Timite. We therefore cannot transfer the Timite to this area because it would disturb the balance of the hilly natural environment.
"What might be possible and more feasible is for the State to grant us at least five acres of land at Tapana where we can maintain a thriving Timite plantation. We see this as saving that part of our landscape from certain desertification, preventing the total disappearance of the Timite palm, and ensuring the continuity of our intangible heritage."
"Some people don't care about maintaining a clean environment. They are making the Tapana area the alternative dump to that of Guanapo. It is shameful to meet all types of garbage dumped along the roadway into the area. We need to preserve this part of Trinidad and not destroy it.
"When these habitats have been destroyed and the Timite has been lost forever, then the First Peoples way of life will be seriously impacted. The art of sewing the Timite for thatching is not generally known outside the community and we are in the process of passing this information on to those who are interested. This is all part of our intangible heritage and we fear that this might soon be lost if the present rate of destruction of landscapes continues."


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Want to know more about loneliness? Watch this short animation, narrated by the late Lynda Bellingham from the Friends of the Elderly
This video demonstrates the motivational interviewing approach in a medical setting. This approach can also be used by peer specialists to promote healthy behaviors.
Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla
There is no age limit on adventure, imagination, fun, and a little bit of mischief.
This film is a part of Sanctuary's campaign to get women to Relax, Breathe and #LetGo. Elder women give wise advice and encourage women to slow down and enjoy the precious moments in life.
This two minute trailer for the documentary Alive Inside shows the revitalizing powers of music as it touches the souls of older adults.
The Penn Memory Center at Penn Medicine understands the important role caregivers play for those living with Alzheimer's. The Penn Memory Center also offers support groups and classes for caregivers.
Ida Pieracci is a San Jose Country Club legend. At 102 years of age, she holds the course record with eleven holes-in-one and is still regularly playing golf today. What's the key to a long, happy life? "Just being a good kid!"
From NIH Senior Health
See a description of 4 advance directives which are important to have as one ages. For more information, visit the End of Life topic at www.nihseniorhealth.gov, the health and wellness website for older adults from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Present Perfect:
This 5 minute trailer for the documentary Present Perfect shows an Intergenerational Learning Center in Seatle, WA that incorporates a preschool in a nursing home
June, 2015
Junk Mail
A short documentary about a 98 year old woman from Erie, Pennsylvania goes viral
October, 2015
Funny Prayer about Getting Old at the Caregiver of the Year Dinner
April, 2010
Vikram Patel: Mental health for all by involving all
TED Talk, June, 2012
Brené Brown: The Power of Empathy
This audio is from a talk Brené Brown gave at the RSA in 2013 on vulnerability. Empathy is why Peer Specialists are so impactful!
Jared Diamond: How societies can grow old better
TED Talk, March, 2013


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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
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It's been a while since I have done a fashion board for you. Basically the site that use to host my collages, shut down.....UGHHHHHHHH..So I not only lost everything BUT I have not been able to do fashion posts since the end of March...Luckily, I started working with another company and Voila. So back to business...Everywhere I go I see that Eyelet blouses are the THING!!! They are so crisp looking yet give an outfit that little extra fancy touch. You can wear them with blue jeans, white jeans or black pants all summer. A good selection of eyelet blouses are in most stores lately but here are some of my favorites!!! Oh and please let me know if you like this new format!!!
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Senator Vincent Hughs on PA's Unequal Education Funding
From On the Issues, Senator Vincent Hugh's blog
The fight for equal education funding in Pennsylvania has been going on for over 100 years. Generations of students in Pennsylvania have suffered because this state refuses to see all of Pennsylvania students as equal.
Despite recent efforts to address spending inequities among "rich" and "poor" school districts, two recent studies are showing that education funding is still being distributed unfairly with a distinct racial bias.
- POWER (Philadelphia Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild) Report: Systematic Racial Bias in Latest Pennsylvania School Funding (July 2016)
- Education Law Center Report: Money Matters in Education Justice (March 2017)
This outrageous and unconstitutional injustice, where some classrooms are spending over two to three times more money on their students as others, must end. Morally and according to the PA Constitution, every student deserves equal funding and an equal opportunity to receive the tools they need to succeed. No matter income, zip code, or race.


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Tahoe Truckee Year-End Market Report 2017 As we look back on what most of us simply remember as Snowmageddon, I'd like to suggest rebranding 2017 as the "Year of the Condo"! Perhaps because of all the creative remodels we've been seeing, or because the thought of Continue Reading
Tahoe-Truckee Market Report 3rd Quarter 2017
The Tahoe-Truckee market must have been enjoying the hot August beach days of 2017 as much as we were, because the 3rd quarter numbers are sizzling! Our "Months of Inventory", meaning how many months it will take for the active listings to sell at current sales rates, Continue Reading
The Winter of 2017 – An Historical Perspective
Digging out power lines in 1952 Now that we have all survived the winter of 2017 on Donner Summit, it is time to see how this winter stacks up to those of the past. Donner Summit is famous for its harsh winters and this one was no exception. Once you have Continue Reading
Granger Group Year-End 2016 Lake Tahoe Real Estate Market Report
Let it snow, snow, snow! There is an energized vibe around Tahoe-Truckee right now and it's not just from the great start to winter, but also because 2016 Lake Tahoe real estate generated some incredible numbers! Check out the Year-End 2016 stats. Mother always said to Continue Reading
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Water Conserving Plumbing Fixture Disclosure & Advisory
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Olympic Valley Bike Shop
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Are you wondering what has happened to Lake Tahoe's water level this summer? According to gauge data from the US Geological Survey, the lake water level peaked in early June, at just over 6,224' a little over a foot above its natural rim of 6,223' above sea level. The Continue Reading
Summer Edition Market Report 2016
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text: International Student Network (ISN) is throwing its annual Charity Ball on 7th December 2018. Every year, the ball gives the proceeds to a charity and for the 2018 edition, they have kindly chosen Refugee Project Maastricht! This year's theme is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's infamous novel "The Great Gatsby". During the event, there will also be an auction for some interesting goods and services. You can check the Facebook event for more information.


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Olean, NY is a city located in southwestern New York, south of Buffalo. Located in Cattaraugus County, Olean is near St. Bonaventure University. Serviced by Olean City School District and located close to Interstate 89, and Routes 16 and 417, Olean provides a wonderful living situation ideal for your needs. Olean has Beef 'n' Barrel Restaurant and El Mariachi for a good meal and Olean Center Mall is close by for shopping. Need some time outdoors? Forness Park is nearby and offers athletic fields and playgrounds to get some fresh air. Established in 1854, Olean has much to offer.
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We can say, that there is nothing better for good mood, than strong win before midnight.
Our game versus Alternate aTTaX started from high, 8:0 leading. VP's defence became thick wall that enemies couldn't go through. Nuke occured to be our map. After switching sides, nothing has change in polish attitude. This game was fast and finished with 16:02 score.
Virtus.pro in ESEA MDL season 29 Europe is currently placing in top part of bracket. Same way VP advanced to playoff's where they will be fighting for Pro League spot.


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Vancouver Home Sales Rise 25% in September one year after foreign buyers tax.by Will Willitts
There was a 25 per cent increase in the number of homes sold in Vancouver last month from a year ago, when the provincial government slapped a new tax on mainly Chinese buyers in a bid to hold down runaway prices.
There were 2821 homes sold in the metropolitan region of 2.5 million in September, up from 2253 sales a year ago, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said in a news release. Sales slipped 7.3 per cent from August when 3043 homes were sold.
Up until recently, monthly sales had been declining in Canada's hottest real estate market, where a sharp inflow of mainly Chinese offshore buyers helped push the price of a typical home to more than 12 times the median resident's household income.
The average benchmark price for detached properties in Canada's Pacific port now stands at $C1.62 million ($1.65 million), up 2.9 per cent from a year ago. Detached property prices edged up 0.1 per cent on the month. The average price for an apartment in Vancouver is now C$636,000, a 22 per cent increase from a year ago.
September's total residential sales were 13.1 per cent higher than the 10-year average sales figure for the month.
The spike in sales stems mainly from a jump in apartment and townhome sales, while detached homes are holding steady, said Jill Oudil, president of the real estate board.
"If you're looking to enter the market, as either a buyer or seller, it's important to understand these trends and use this information to set realistic expectations," she said in a statement.
The average price of a home in Vancouver is now $C1.04 million ($1.06 million), an 11 per cent jump from September 2016 levels and up 0.7 per cent from the previous month, according to the board's composite benchmark price index.
Earlier this year, Vancouver topped a list of cities around the world that investment bank UBS identified as most at risk of a housing bubble. Sydney placed fourth after London and Stockholm.
The government of British Columbia – Vancouver isn't the provincial capital (Victoria) but the province's biggest city – slapped a 15 per cent tax on offshore buyers in August 2016.


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We live in a time of modern miracles. Delicate satellites carry the stories and songs of human life into deep space. Doctors unravel the mysteries of our very cells to cure diseases and ease suffering throughout the world. Computing technology has connected us and made information more accessible than ever before.
Jesus's life was a different kind of miracle. It was unfathomable that a simple man of humble beginnings could be the Messiah, and yet, His life bore witness of His divinity.
Because of Jesus Christ We Can Better Understand The Miracle of Love
Just like each of us, Jesus was born to an earthly mother. She loved and raised him to adulthood. He apprenticed at his father's side and grew strong wielding the tools of the carpenter.
When He was ready to begin His ministry, Jesus went out among the people—He walked, He talked, He broke bread and shared stories, teaching the lessons His followers needed most to hear.
Because of Jesus Christ We Will Enjoy The Miracle of Life After Death
He was a carpenter, a teacher, and a leader, but He did what no carpenter, no teacher, no leader had ever done. He lived again.
Like all who preceded Him, He died. But unlike all who preceded Him, He triumphed over death. The light of His sacrifice can guide each of our paths, leading us back to God.
He lives. And because He lives, each one of us will live again—there will be no lost sheep, and no empty chairs. He replaces the sting of death with hope; He substitutes the pain of guilt with peace. Because of Him, we should never despair, because we have second chances, clean slates, and new beginnings.
Because of Him, there is no such thing as the end.


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Interrupting Escalation
Once the swirl of an argument starts, it can be difficult to find your way back to connection. You might feel angry and scared and want to protect needs for understanding, respect, and consideration. Habit energy can be like a runaway semi truck going downhill. The brakes burn out and you find yourself escalating into defending, attacking, or blaming.
It's helpful to have two or three things you can do immediately. As corny as it may seem, it's worth writing those two or three things down and keeping a laminated copy on your coffee table and in your purse or wallet.
Below is a list of possible "go to" options when you notice an argument is escalating. Choose two or three that you think would be most helpful for you. Write them down on a card and keep that card with you or in the place you most often have arguments.
Ask Questions to Get to Needs:
"What's most important to you (to me) right now?"
"There is something here we really care about. What is it?"
"What am I (are you) afraid of losing?"
"What are really wanting me to understand?"
"What am I (are you) needing?"
Create Space
"Give me a minute to process what you said"
"Hang on, let me go to the bathroom and come back."
"You said (repeat what the other just said)"
"I'd like to take a 20 minute time-out and come back."
Name Your Feeling
"I feel disconnected"
"I'm reacting."
"I'm nervous right now"
"I feel defensive."
"My heart is racing."
"I'm going fuzzy."
Name What's Happening
"I notice I just blamed you."
"I'm defending myself."
"I'm thinking you are judging me."
"I'm repeating myself."
"My voice is getting louder."
"I'm talking more quickly."
"I'm moving away from you."
"I'm shutting down."
Use Pattern Interrupts
"How about a glass of water?"
Sing the blame song
Howl like a Jackal
Say something you are grateful for
Take the conversation to another room or go outside
Plan a sign or key word with the other person to signal you are in disconnect
Change Your Physiology
Take 3 slow deep breaths before saying anything else
Stretch your body to release tension and increase circulation
Go for a walk, run, etc.
Eat or drink something nourishing
Lay flat on the floor or ground and ask your body to sink into the support of the ground


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by Richard Mansel
Good ideas are ones that are interesting or beneficial to us in some way. They can even serve an altruistic purpose. However, there are boundaries for the most noble of plans.
When we become a Christian, we must reorient our minds to service and submission.
"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2, NKJV).
We walk by Christ and his plan, instead of our own (Ephesians 4:1).
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Psalm 119:105).
Darkness doesn't exist in God, so we can trust him completely to guide us safely by the Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Every situation in life can be found in one form or another in the Bible. We must listen and learn.
David provides an example when he decides to number his army (1 Chronicles 21). It seemed a good idea to David and there isn't anything inherently wrong with a census. However, it was not authorized and God's silence was sufficient as a command.
God sends word to David that he had sinned and the king instantly regretted his behavior. Yet, sin has consequences that repentance cannot always remove. God gives David three options and he places his people in the hands of God.
"So the Lord sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell" (1 Chronicles 21:14).
Moses' good idea was to strike the rock to bring out the water but he was prevented from entering the Promised Land as a result (Numbers 20). Uzzah also had a seemingly good idea but when he reached out to steady the sacred Ark of the Covenant, he was struck dead (2 Samuel 6:1-7).
God doesn't think like we do (Isaiah 55:8). He has his Word to preserve for future generations. His plan has always been contingent on his faithfulness and foresight. Allowing disobedience or disregard for his will would destroy all that God had established.
Our good ideas are only good if they agree with God's. The Lord cannot allow us to work against him, no matter how good our ideas appear to be. There's just too much at stake.


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25 Best Arabic Mehndi Designs
Since the wedding season is in, here is a rundown of 25 best Arabic Mehndi Designs for your hands. A ravishing ethnic outfit is fragmented without a similarly flawless mehndi. Mehndi isn't just to increase the excellence yet it additionally has an incredible social esteem. So why pause? This season, let your hands to all the talking.
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Free-Stream Design Arabic Mehndi designs
Arabic Mehndi Designs are so much well known in light of the fact that it doesn't generally require an ace to make these outlines. This outline is an impeccable mix case of effortlessness with style. It has flower and curves like themes covering the highest point of your hand. The free-stream design is coming to up to cover the wrists. An extraordinary outline for each event.
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Striking Look Arabic Mehndi designs
This outline resembles beguiling marriage adornments. It is completely covering the hands with vast clear flower design with a lot of bends and thin line works done inside. The example of the spots is the whole plan a striking look. This is a fine blend of straightforward meets complex.
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Geometric Theme Arabic Mehndi designs
In the event that you wish to get a topped off plan, this is a decent decision for you. These mehndi designs work resembles a quintessence of Arabic culture printed upon your hands. The moment points of interest, thin lines, an assortment of examples and the geometric theme covering your hand settle on it an overpowering decision.
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Flawless blend Arabic Mehndi designs
Reasonable for celebrations like and perfect for wedding functions, what makes these Designs extraordinary is the flawless blend of trim examples improving your wrists and round example with complex works inside. Each finger has to shade giving an impeccable difference. The plan is intense and excellent. Your hands will love this on them.
Complex Flower theme Arabic Mehndi designs
These are an enchanting Arabic Mehndi Designs with complex flower themes, multifaceted lines, shading at better places. Its geometrical example covering the wrist zone is just adding to the complexity of this tasteful Arabic Mehndi Designs. Just a specialist hand can do equity to this of plans.
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Semi-Round Arabic Mehndi designs
This outline is another fine case of Islamic craftsmanship and convention. This outline joins semi-round botanical examples with substantial inside work. The whole plan is coving up from palm to wrist leaving numerous empty spaces. The lucidity of configuration is the thing that makes this one special and present day. In the event that you to look both customary and stylish, this ought to be your pick.
Jali shape Arabic Mehndi designs
Jali shape is a huge normal for Arabic mehndi plans. This mehndi in this photo is a case of stunning and great prison work. It has a healthy marvel to it. The fingertips are intense shades with the comparative example. The heart shape in the center is conventional and adds to the loveliness of this plan.
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fragile lotus Arabic Mehndi designs
The fragile lotus leaf outline amidst the hand requests to be the focal point of fascination. The plan resembles a trimming itself with a mix of leaf, botanical example and straightforward themes. Go for this outline to illuminate your merry or wedding season.
This plan is commonly Arabic, smart and entrancing. It has an incredible utilization of prison work with numerous unfilled spaces in the middle of, giving lucidity to multifaceted design. The example of interconnecting specks makes an astounding impact.
Modern Style Arabic Mehndi Designs
These Arabic style mehndi is involved vine examples and specks. These Arabic Mehndi Designs is a moment in any event. These scattered plans and shading looks completely incredible.
It is a shocking plan to compliment your marriage make-up. This outline has a moderate approach to flower designs making a fancy example. The outline has detail work and needs exactness of hands.
An established outline with current touch! Here the blooms and the scarab departs are organized in a specific example. It is an exceptionally basic plan to make. The best thing about it is its clearness. The flawless nature originates from the straightforwardness of the outline.
Mind-Boggling Arabic Mehndi designs
Beautify your hands with this staggering sharp, attractive plan. It has a customary botanical example with leaf outlines joined with different sort of shading and dab designs.
Love more mind-boggling outline? At that point, this outline is the best for you. One hand's outline is marginally not the same as the others. The correct hand has petal shapes, roundabout examples with mind-boggling lines and shading while the left hand has precious stone molded outline bent with profound dark henna.
It's a perfect plan for the big day. The free stream, a dazzling curve like, leaf and flower work coming up to your wrist has an incredible effect.


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The film industry is evolving faster than it ever has before. With the growing popularity of streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime among others, distribution models are changing rapidly. Pair that with a sky-high failure rate for independent films - 98% of which fail to make a profit - it's an industry ripe for disruption.
This is why we founded Collabfeature.
Collabfeature is a collaborative filmmaking platform/virtual film studio, focused on multi-director features, series and documentaries. We distribute the creative process to a field of aspiring filmmakers, allowing the group to each take on a smaller, more manageable piece of each project. Then, when it comes time to bring the film to market, we have a built-in promotions machine as the team of creative directors and filmmakers who worked on the project host private screenings and market the picture.
The platform allows films to be made in bit sized chunks, and paid for in smaller dollar increments, but to still come out as feature length and with feature level quality.
We started Collabfeature in 2008 as a response to the growing trend/power of social media paired with our love for collaborating on projects. At the time it was just a website and a message board, followed by a lot of outreach to filmmakers.
The first filmmaker we reached out to wrote back immediately, and was incredibly enthusiastic. That provided the spark we needed to get through those early days, and the rest is history, history that is still being written!
Thus far Collabfeature has produced and released two award-winning feature films. The first, "The Owner", released in 2012, broke a Guinness World Record for "Most Directors of a Film." (25 directors)
The second, "Train Station", now playing in festivals, has broken that record with its 40 writer/directors from 25 countries and was named "Best Feature" at the LA Diversity Film Festival.
We're now filming the first season of a series, by far our most ambitious project to date, with over 100 filmmakers and will soon be launching our next feature.
To get a truly collaborative process together, we built a platform that allows concepts, outlines, scripts and final cuts to be voted on and decided democratically. There isn't one person "leading" the film, but rather it's a group effort to make something that is cohesive and represent all creators. This keeps the 150 filmmakers we've worked with engaged and excited, while producing riveting content.
As for the nuts and bolts of how the projects work- Collabfeature provides needed overhead funding, while filmmakers pool own equipment, cast, crews and other resources. When it comes time for release, every contributing filmmaker is credited on the project, and receives a share of the profits.
To date, we've had over 4000 applicants and are working on updates to our platform that will allow us to run an unlimited number of multi-director projects. Our ultimate goal is to give any interested filmmaker access to a worldwide network of creators and a worldwide audience without having to raise daunting amounts of money or spend years of their life in development.


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We had been trying to earn Piper's business for a long time. In a conversation with their owner, I admitted that they were by far one of our favorite restaurants in the south side - not to mention the city. Hearing this he asked "If thats the case, why do you think it is that 80% of the people that stop at the front window, don't walk in"? They had used a counter and found that only 20ish % of the people that stopped and read the menu in the front window continued into the restaurant.
"Up that number and I have a ton of work for you" - he said.
We took a look at the whole experience. The way the menu was posted, where it was posted, the menu its-self, then we addressed the whole thing. We completely redesigned the menu - updated the fonts, updated the graphics, edited the content and gave attention to not just what was being said, but how it was being said. We added some definitions for things that a Scottish pub might take for granted (like what is a bap? what is a banger?). We simplified the whole thing and then made poster sized versions and replaced those in the front window. Another thing we did was approach their use of social media - using that as another window, within 2 months we turned the 20% thru the door to 80% thru the door.
We earned their business and have built a lasting partnership.
We print their shirts, built their website, help with marketing, plan events, and have totally grown together.
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I hope that you've got a job you enjoy and have been in love several times by now. It would be great if you'd managed to get a weekly column in a national newspaper but somehow I doubt that. That's my current dream, although as you know, there's been a few.
I'm at school at the moment, working on my GCSEs. I'll try to work hard, but sometimes I get distracted or tired.
Outside of school, I've got great, dependable friends who I like to hang out with and go into London with.
Do you currently live in London? I want to live in Brighton when I'm older but it might never happen.
There's a lot that I hope you have: Money, a quaint but sizeable house in Brighton, a family with actor Ewan McGregor, friends, more confidence, and a thriving social life. With any luck, you possess at least a few of these things and are very happy. I'm actually really worried that you might have cancer or have lost a limb! But I'm probably just overthinking this le too much (you know me, right!).
Your 15 year old self.
P.S. I hope you aren't boring now that you're 40. Also, try not to be unfashionable and frumpy!


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Recently I watched the news as a crisis situation was played out. There were police officers were running around, moving behind large solid objects like cars, putting on their protective gear. At first it looked like mass chaos but after watching it closely the officers moved like a well-oiled machine.
The more I watched the more I realized that as database professionals we have crisis situations as well. As the situations are compared there are a number of things that we can learn by watching how other professionals handle crisis. This session is dedicated to looking at how others handle crisis so that we can learn from what they do.
About Chris:
Chris Shaw started his database career in 1993. Following the Marines, Chris continued working with databases for companies such as Wells Fargo, Pulte Mortgage, and Yellow Pages Inc. Chris has been writing and speaking about SQL Server for over 15 years at events such as SQL Connections, PASS Summit, and SSWUG Ultimate conferences. Chris received his 5th Microsoft MVP award.


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Denver fans of ride-sharing service Lyft now have the option to pay by the month with a new ride-sharing subscription plan that could save hundreds of dollars for riders who rely heavily on the service for short trips.
The $200 All-Access pass offers customers up to 30 rides per month that normally cost $15 or less. For rides that cost more than $15, the customer must pay the difference. Maxing out on the plan would save a rider $250 a month, but if you don't use the service, you lose it at the end of the month. In order to sign up, Lyft customers must first get an email invite from the company and only then can one join the waitlist.
"Testing our newest subscription model in Denver is the next step in moving rideshare from one based on ownership, to one based on subscription," said Gabe Cohen, Lyft Rockies region general manager, in an email. "We're excited to roll this out to more passengers in the coming weeks and continue offering Lyft's affordable, convenient, and reliable rides."
Lyft began testing the subscription plan earlier this year with varying price plans, according to a report by The Verge in March. A more expensive plan offered up to 60 rides per month for $399. This plan, however, does not appear to be currently available in Denver.
Competitor Uber doesn't offer monthly plans, but it tested a service a few years ago. It has a flat-rate discount, according to Uber's site. For $49, Uber riders can get certain fares at a discount, such as UberPool rides for $6 and UberX rides for $12. The $49 is in addition to the flat rate price.


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Man in his urban environnement, captivates me.
Since a handful of years, I cross the streets of larger cities, aimlessly, simply watching the connections.
An interaction, a decisive moment, delight me and lead me to hit the streets all through the night.
The captured moment is very addictive, and above all, the emotion provided by the image, is a true source of creativity.
Xavier Renaud (born 1975), french photographer, based in Paris.
It's all about emotion and creativity…
The photographer is confronted by life, and unpredictable events. He captures the moment.
He achieves it by displaying his artistic sense, his vision, and his personal thoughts.
He grabs the viewer by the hand, to show him what he saw at a singular moment, and will never happen again.
He shows a situation that he enjoyed, and which has teased his imagination.
Something which is worth being shared.