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In today's Buzz: Trump's travel ban on Muslim-majority nations, Ramadan, and space glasses.
The Morning Buzz is brought to you by Lil Jon (see article below) so turn down for what and enjoy some of today's top stories or at least what I deem crunk enough for your feed.
Right Now w/ Kylie Bayer-Fertterer (LinkedIn/Twitter)
What I'm Listening to – Lil Jon.
What I'm Reading – Nothing at the moment. Better get in touch with Ben Kittelson for a recommendation!
What I Want To Know From You – Do you believe that "Yeah!" is the only true banger of 2004?
- Supreme Court Will Hear Travel Ban, Which Is Partly Reinstated: The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Trump to prohibit the entry of some people into the United States from countries he deems dangerous, but the justices imposed strict limits on Mr. Trump's travel ban while the court examines the scope of presidential power over the border.
- Senate Health Bill Would Leave 22 Million More Uninsured, C.B.O. Says: The Senate bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would increase the number of people without health insurance by 22 million by 2026, a figure that is only slightly lower than the 23 million more uninsured that the House version would create, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday.
- Supreme Court Rules Religious School Can Use Taxpayer Funds For Playground: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that taxpayer-funded grants for playgrounds available to nonprofits under a state program could not be denied to a school run by a church.
- ELGL Digital Week 9: All ELGL Members Are Created Equal
- Speed Coaching at #ICMA2017
- Podcast: Revisionist History with Malcolm Gladwell
- Kittelson's Corner: Can you say Chi-City?
- Supper Club: Phoenix, AZ – July 7 @ 7:30 p.m.
- Supper Club: Portland, OR – July 12 @ 7:00 p.m.
- Webinar: Technology Efficiency Series: Rock Your LinkedIn Profile – July 18, 2017 – 9:00 a.m.
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- Here's How Muslims Worldwide Are Celebrating Ramadan's End: Balloons, body paint, joy and mourning — across the world Sunday, Muslims gathered to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and the festivities took nearly as many shapes as the places they were held.
- Philando Castile's Family Settles With City of St. Anthony for Nearly $3 Million: On June 16, a jury declined to convict former St. Anthony, Minnesota, police officer Jeronimo Yanez for killing 32-year-old Philando Castile. Today (June 26), Castile's family has reached a civil settlement with the city.
- Science Is Proving Why Urban Design Matters More Than Ever: To shed more light on the role of design in civic life, CAD surveyed over 5,000 people from 26 different communities–and different socioeconomic groups and races–across the United States to quantify how urban design makes them feel.
- In A First, Texas Boys State Votes To Secede From Union: Earlier this month, a secession bill won overwhelming support from the mock legislature in Texas Boys State, the American Legion's summer program where youth leaders create and run their own government, as the Wise County Messenger reported Saturday. The vote, held June 15, marked the first time in the nearly 80 years since the program's inception in Texas that both chambers of the Texas Boys State legislature voted in favor of seceding from the Union.
- More Lone Star State News, Texas Sanctuary City Law Could Lead To Immigration Police State: A small border town and some of the largest cities in Texas told a federal judge on Monday a new state law aimed at punishing sanctuary cities could lead to an immigration police state and asked him to halt it because it was unconstitutional.
- Climate Change Is Making Cities Sick: Some argue that climate change needs to be integrated deeper into city plans across all sectors.
- Live in a city? You could get a county tax break: Double dipping on taxes in Georgia may come to an end. Has that happened where you live/work?
- To Prevent Motorcycle Crashes, Make Riders 'Talk' To Cars: Motorcycles, any self-respecting parent will tell you, are dangerous. Per mile traveled, people on motorbikes are nearly 30 times more likely to die in a crash than people in motorcars. You can attribute that to the fact motorcyclists are, well, on a motorcycle. They lack the seat belts and airbags and crumple zones that have made cars so much safer in recent decades.
- Seattle Law Raising Minimum Wage Is Costing Jobs, New Study Finds: A new law designed to raise the minimum wage for workers in Seattle is also costing workers in the city both jobs and money, states a study by a University of Washington team.
- 2 Million Free Eclipse Glasses Coming to US Libraries: Public libraries across the United States will distribute more than 2 million pairs of free eclipse glasses to skywatchers for the total solar eclipse that will sweep over the country on Aug. 21, 2017. The glasses will be provided by a major outreach program initiated by the Space Science Institute.
Local Government Confidential
- Mapping the Shout-Outs of Lil Jon and Ice Cube: If you include both city and the larger metropolitan area populations, 144,040,000 Americans can "put their middle finger up in this b—-," but 176,050,000 cannot. #FunFact I'm thinking of changing my career path to include rap-based cartography.
- Police Aren't Getting Better at Solving Murders: Indeed, U.S. law enforcement is the worst in the Western world at solving crimes. Only one-eighth of burglaries lead to an arrest. For rapes it's only one-third, and for murder two-thirds. Murder clearance rates have generally held steady for thirty years—even as the murder rate has nosedived, albeit for reasons we don't really know.
- Deputy Mayor Under Investigation for Alleged Misconduct Including Having Staff Babysit Her Child: A high-ranking official in the administration of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is under investigation for alleged misconduct, including improper use of her government car and using her staff to babysit her child.


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With natural and unique bushland surrounding much of the school, Big Hill is perfectly situated to enjoy the best nature has to offer as well as being conveniently located in the southern fringe of Bendigo close to major shopping centres and transport hubs.
Our school is conducting a survey to find out what parents think of our school. The Parent Opinion Survey is an annual survey offered by the Department of Education and Training that is conducted amongst a sample of randomly selected parents.
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Episode 2 — Pastoral Odor
Show Notes
A pastoral conversation about @pontifex, new USCCB leadership and the smell of sheep.
Stay in touch with Mission Lift on twitter: @missionlift
Follow along at home with these links:
Homeless Veteran Timelapse Transformation
St. Peter's Square: 2005 vs. 2013 /via daringfireball.net
USCCB News Release: 2013 Leadership Elections
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
"New Survey: Mission Leaders Respond", Health Progress. November-December 2013.
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I am all about finding everyday-wear pieces that add beauty to a simple outfit. My closet would be boring without a statement item or two. As a mother, getting ready in the morning needs to be 1-2-3! Consequently, I was hooked when I found these--instant flash without additional time. Made specifically for convertible bras, these straps by BRA-sériē would be a great addition to the ever-popular capsule wardrobe! No need to give up the comfort of your own bra; these beauties hook on the same way the store-bought straps do; and you simply cannot find this kind of quality at your local lingerie store. Each strap is made up of two parts: the supportive elastic, and the decorative fabric; the pairing ensuring that the straps will not stretch out over time.
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Shortly after moving to Northern California in 2014, I had a vision of creating a unique fashion platform that would not only reinvent the bra strap, but also embody values I'm passionate about- promoting a positive self-image and empowering women.
I always felt that while other aspects of lingerie and fashion have made huge evolutionary leaps decade after decade, very little has changed with bra straps. Having talked with hundreds of women of all ages about this, I know there's a high demand for fun, fashionable alternatives to showing our unattractive standard bra straps. So BRA-sériē's mission is to reimagine and reinvent the bra strap into a chic, stylish and personal fashion accessory. We've created inter-changeable straps from dainty to daring – it's about time for us to step up our bra game!
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Tammi: As an entrepreneur and mother, my biggest challenge is not being too hard on myself, and expecting every aspect of my life to run smoothly. For example, I've had to accept there is no such thing as the "perfect" work & family life balance. As mothers, our days often start out as routine but quickly become unpredictable and chaotic. Add the demands of starting your own business, and it's impossible for things to go smoothly, no matter how organized you are or how many hours of sleep you give up.
Running my own business has helped me learn to be more flexible, more patient, more forgiving, and more proactive in asking for help and advice. We are so fortunate to live in this communication and information age, where you can connect instantly with friends and colleagues, or join an on-line community for "momrepreneurs" and exchange advice, share frustrations, or just laugh! It's become one of my goals to meet someone new for lunch or coffee at least once every other week — for women entrepreneurs, it's important that we learn from each other and support one another.
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Tammi: From the beginning, it was important for me to produce BRA-sériē in the USA. I'm establishing a brand, and in order for my brand to connect with people in a meaningful and lasting way, it needs to stand for a set of core values. To be honest, it hasn't been easy, and in fact I was surprised how many people discouraged me from taking the American-made approach. Manufacturing in the USA is more expensive, and unfortunately it can feel like a competitive disadvantage with so many fashion items being made overseas and sacrificing quality for lower prices. I want to have control over the quality of my products, I want to work with women who I've personally met and can develop a trustworthy relationship with, and I want to do my part to support our economic structure. BRA-sériē is made in Northern California utilizing a manufacturing studio owned, and managed, by women.
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The Calling of Love {DWITW 365}
Fistfuls of silverware clatter to the floor with a clamor of youthful surprise. Eager to help, but underestimating the capacity of their little hands, my children have joined in the ritual of emptying the dishwasher. Some days it goes without incident. More often, the task is marked by a childish zeal that lands the forks and spoons near our feet before they end up returning to the silverware drawer.
It's in considering the unfolding of such mundane acts, like children putting away dishes, that Paul came to mind. Paul served as a spiritual father to so many: guiding, correcting, and encouraging. He was a vibrant conduit for the message of God's kingdom, God's unrelenting grace, and the ultimate Lordship of Jesus. How many moments of youthful zeal did he witness yield unintended outcomes? How many opportunities did he have to offer guidance and reassurance to those young in their faith as they grew in maturity? What was it like to see that generation of God's children grow up?
Often after children have grown, there comes a time when they are ready for greater independence. In Acts 20, there is such a time in Paul's missionary journey. He summons the church elders from Ephesus to come and see him in Miletus. He reminds them of his mission to testify about the good news of God's grace; to declare to Jews and Greeks alike, their need to turn to God and have faith in Christ alone. At this time, the Holy Spirit is compelling Paul on toward Jerusalem. Regardless of the cost, he refuses to resist the direction of the Spirit and the calling to testify of Christ.
He calls them to seek God and His Spirit to work in them and through them. He calls them to remember what Jesus has done…
Though he loves them dearly, Paul knows he will not see the Ephesian elders again and shares this reality with them. In the last face-to-face exhortation Paul extends to these church leaders, he calls them to cling to the truth of the gospel of God's grace and to be carefully attentive to themselves and the church in which the Holy Spirit has made them overseers. Paul calls the church elders of Ephesus to a task they cannot complete in their own power. He calls them to seek God and His Spirit to work in them and through them. He calls them to remember what Jesus has done, what His death has accomplished, what His blood has redeemed.
So often I try to pick up as much as I think I can carry only to find that I am unable to do what I thought I could. Writing, mothering, homemaking, teaching; the list goes on and on of things I grab by the fistful to tuck into the rows of hours, days, and weeks that line my calendar. Like my children, I underestimate my own capacity. Though my body feels grown, I have much growing yet to do. My good intentions clatter to the floor, like silverware, as I have picked up too much with the excitement that accompanies possibility. In the face of that possibility, I am inclined to forget my greatest need: guidance from the Holy Spirit.
It is in the space of falling short, that I better understand the good news of grace and the redemption of Christ. I am not called to perfection or performance, but to reliance on the Spirit of grace. What I have been given to oversee and care for are not tasks, but people and hearts and souls. The reach of my words and attitudes carries farther than I realize. My mission is not one of accomplishing or cleaning or cooking, but of caring for, listening to, and mothering the people that intersect my days. My calling is love. In the midst of the day-to-day, my prayer has become:
"God, help me to dwell on the reality of Your grace. Jesus, keep me mindful of what Your incarnation and death has meant for the world. Spirit, teach me how to love and speak and act out of Your abundance."
Lord, may we be women who love well, who seek to fill our hands with Your good news of grace, that we may share it readily. May we be women who listen, who incline our hearts to your Holy Spirit and His promptings, that we may walk in obedience to You and the hope of Your truth. Amen.
Robin Zastrow wants to live in a world where coffee never gets cold and kindness abounds. When she's not discovering the wonders of construction paper and cardboard tubes with her two little ones, you can find her sneaking in another few pages of a book or jotting down bits of writing on scraps of paper.
One of her favorite Scriptures is:"Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you." Psalm 33:20-22 ESV


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The desire to know more about the world than what was written on news websites filled her with questions; what was really going on there? How did the people there live their lives?
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How to throw the perfect bachelorette party!
Austin Bachelorette: #FarewellToFeezel
Hey guys! The wedding is coming up so quick and I just had the BEST bachelorette party ever! I've teamed up with @shopstagandhen to fill you guys in on what we did and how to plan the perfect weekend! Make sure to go to shopstagandhen.com to purchase all the essential bachelorette party needs like we did below and also for more cute bachelorette party ideas! You can also read about my bachelorette party weekend there too!
When it came time for me to celebrate my final fling, I decided to ditch the now typical destination weekend and stay in my hometown of Austin! By skipping a flight or road-trip, the girls and I were able to not only save some money but also really relax by avoiding the stresses that comes with traveling. We rented an amazing house in South Austin with a pool, enjoyed a fancy dinner out and hit the bars downtown for drinks and scavenger hunt. Oh and did I mention the private twerking class?! Read on for all the details!
We got matching bride squad hats for a pool day at our bachelorette party pad in South Austin.
The Weekend Itinerary
What We Did
We had the perfect mix of downtime by the pool and partying on Austin's famous sixth street! The weekend kicked off with a twerking class at the house (um, amazing!) followed by a pool day on Saturday and bachelorette party scavenger hunt at the bars Saturday night.
• Check into the house and decorate!
• Welcome party with drinks, snacks and a Chick-Fil-A nugget tray
• Private twerking class by @twerkoutaustin (AMAZING)
• Drinks out on West Sixth Street at The Ranch, Concrete Cowboy and Green Light Social Club
• Breakfast at the house
• Pool day with party floats and mimosas
• Pre-party at the house and Quiz The Groom game (with a surprise video message from the groom!! omg cutest thing EVER guys)
• Dinner at Stella San Jac
• Scavenger Hunt at the bars on Sixth Street (aka "dirty sixth") I did NOT want to do this at first, but it ended up being so fun! And probably the last time I will ever do it haha!
• Breakfast and head home!
Before heading to dinner at Stella San Jac in our little black dresses and coordinating sashes from Etsy.
The Bachelorette Pad
Where We Stayed
We found an amazing house with a pool AND a waterslide (a MUST for summertime in Texas) in South Austin. The modern-style townhouse was a perfect location for the weekend - just a 10 minute Uber to downtown and close to all the other famous spots South Austin has to offer like South Congress, Barton Springs and Zilker Park.
3 bedroom, 3 bathroom VRBO
VRBO - Modern Resort Style Home with Pool
The Party Favors
How We Accessorized
It's not a bachelorette party without some bride tribe bling! We accessorized with a decorations and favors from Etsy, Stag & Hen and Target.
• Bride Squad Hats - Etsy (VowandVibe)
• Sahes - Etsy (LeRoseGifts)
• Bachelorette Name-tag Pins - Stag & Hen
• Customized Cup Decals - Etsy (TheAbbyCo)
• Ring and Flamingo Pool Floats - Target
• Quiz The Groom Party Game - Stag & Hen
• Bachelorette Party Scavenger Hunt - Stag & Hen
We accessorized with sashes, hats, party pins and tons of adorable decorations from Etsy, Stag & Hen and Target.
The Round Up
Where We Ate, Drank & Celebrated
Finding great restaurants and a place to stay can be tough! Here's a round up of some of the spots we recommend from my Austin bachelorette bash.
• House Rental - VRBO Modern Resort Style Home
• Twerking Class - Twerk Out Austin
• Dinner - Stella San Jac
• Bar - The Ranch
• Bar - Concrete Cowboy
• Bar - Green Light Social Club
One of my favorite parts of the weekend? Snapping photos of our weekend old-school style with a Polaroid camera - such a fun idea!
Want even more cute bach ideas?! Follow @shopstagandhen for bachelorette inspiration, giveaways, deals and MORE!


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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) + NVidia GeForce 1080ti possible?
Hi everyone this is my first post and probably the last before i jump out of a window with a iMac attached to my ankles or by a PC after 20 years of Mac Os.
It´s been a couple of months trying to read everything about OpenCl, Metal, CUDA, eGPUs and still not a conclusion and i can´t afford (literally) to go wrong.
First of all let me say, i don´t care about gaming at all, i need this for working purposes only. I will try to be straight to the point but it´s not easy apparently.
My built:
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
Processor 4 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 1867 MHz DDR3
GPU AMD Radeon R9 M395X 4096 MB
macOS Sierra 10.12.6
My problem:
I want to use CUDA for fast renders and Interactive Render Preview.
I only have 2x Thunderbolt 2 ports Up to 20 Gb/s (that´s what system report says)
I need an eGPU with NVidia to have CUDA
There are no drivers for the new 20 series of NVidia so the best option would be 1080ti GPU and a enclosure with enough power.
1. Is it possible to do it or the 5k retina display will not be supported?
2. Is it possible if you add an external monitor and keep the AMD internal driving the 5k display?
3. Is it possible to drive the 5k internal display if i get the Ghost Adapter? will it slowdown drastically the Interactive Render preview window? Does it matter on render times?
4. If i add an external monitor can i have just a crappy one for the Interactive Render Window and work on the internal 5k display driven by AMD?
5. How bad is the Thunderbolt 2 speed (is it enough to drive the 1080ti and take advantage of all CUDA cores and memory)?
6. If everything works, can i buy a second enclosure and GPU and have it connected to the second Thunderbolt port having 2x eGPU with 2x NVidia 1080ti and cut in half render times?
Thank you so much in advance.
Pending: Add my system information and expected eGPU configuration to my signature to give context to my posts
My best guess says this... driving 5K external would be difficult with Nvidia eGPU ( I think blackmagic eGPU can do it but that's AMD ). Getting AMD and Nvidia working in tandem will be difficult too (one will likely have to be disabled). I think cuda cores would help render in davinci resolve , but not necessarily other apps. Probably better luck with motion design/ 3D renders than other video compositing renders (non-computational has disadvantage). Daisy chain eGPUs has been shown to be recognized if start of chain from computer has AMD then Nvidia (or is it the other way around?). Recognized but not accelerated (yet). I think 10.13.6 has better eGPU support than sierra (but obviously stay away from Mojave with Nvidia cards).
Before jumping out the window can you update your signature so others can follow your posts with more context? I'm looking to add an eGPU to my iMac 2013 with TB1. It is taking a while because of bootcamp install issues. Which brings me to my next suggestion... you should consider putting bootcamp on your iMac to work around some of the issues you may encounter with OSX. Lots of your above questions are only going to be narrowed down by putting a little money into a budget eGPU and start testing things out. There are new solutions found here every month but only through testing.
iMac 2013 10.14.1, Macbook Air 2013 10.11, MBP 2016 13" 10.13.6 , HP 4530s 10.11, node lite, DA-2 PSU w/mod, PE4L 2.1b expresscard34, GTX460,1050Ti,1060,1070/Ti RX470,560,580


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For many years there has been a wide assortment of pain relief products available, all with differing degrees of effectiveness and all with their own prices. Unfortunately, all too often the ones which were most effective were the same ones which were, for many, financially prohibitive but today there is a pain relief product from American CBD which is both effective and reasonably priced.
The product referred to is CBD Muscle Cream which at least effectively offers relief for muscle pain at an affordable cost. The effective ingredient in this muscle cream is CBD or Cannabidiol to give it its proper name, which is found in some of the cannabinoids in the hemp plant. The hemp plant is, of course, better known to many as weed, cannabis or marijuana and is also better known for its use as a recreational drug which produces a high.
Although the CBD muscle cream has been specifically designed for relieving pain in muscles, other CBD products have been developed to give relief to other ailments like a CBD oil now being available to ease stress and stress-related ailments. Research is currently underway to try and discover if CBD or any other hemp components can offer relief to cancer patients or patients suffering from other illnesses or disorders.
Of course, it was the THC in hemp which gave it its bad reputation which caused most of the world to completely ban its use or growth but now that the THC can be isolated and therefore prevented from being in any medications, the full beneficial values of the hemp plant can, at last, be enjoyed without highs or another side –effects. This has prompted scientists to work on developing a strain of hemp which contains little or no THC but an abundance of CBD and they have already made some progress in this field, allowing helm to be grown for purely medical purposes, not for recreational use.
If the ban on hemp is lifted world-wide, it may also benefit the atmosphere as well as human health. It has been said that hemp is potentially the world's most useful plant and this may be true as besides having known health benefits, it is also known that the bulk of the plant can be used to make products which are currently made from paper and in order to get paper, trees have to be cut down.


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I received this comment on a post entitled 'Fairest Lord Jesus-Sufficient above all.' I gave him the benefit of the doubt of not calling him an atheist even though he assumes the title. At this point I'd say he has too many absolutes to not be a believer in something. But I thought because it is so well written and that it is right in line with this weeks series on the creeds of the essentials of the Christian faith, I thought I would work my way through some of the paragraphs of his thoughts and share my perspective from a Christian Theist point of view. My comments in italics will follow each paragraph of his.
ROBERT: In the beginning man created the gods
HOLD TO TRUTH: [Clever. I will save the long dissertation but it would be beneficial for everyone to think and study the Cosmological, Teleological (or Design), and Moral Argument for the existence of God. If you are an atheist you reserve the right to come to your own conclusions, but at least you can say you thoroughly considered all points.]
ROBERT: What I think of organized religion. I hope you gleam a small bit of useful information as I have. What games religion is playing in America and the world today? We live in a rare time and country where we can choose for ourselves how much or little Religion we want in our lives, but the followers of most religions just don't understand the word no! Not in my life not in my schools not in my government, NO! is the choice I have made for me and my family, the following reasons are part of the problem as I see it.
HOLD TO TRUTH:[Actually I agree with you Robert. When I think of organized religion I see the same games. I see politics superseding truth and tagged with religiosity to give it credibility. I see a lot of folks who do not know how to say no too. But then I see a lot of people first hand who do not say no to turning their cheeks when attacked. I see people who give their last to help someone else. I see firsthand accounts of people embracing those who suffer with sickness, homelessness, pride, filth and love them as their brothers and sisters and they will not stop doing it. And it is their particular religion that motivates them: Christian, Judaism, Islam, etc. You seem to have judged the book by the holder, and neither the writer nor the content. I will do my best not to assume the same about you and understand where you are coming from. So lets hear your reasons.]
ROBERT: First: religion is in no way real. The word religion or god is nothing more than an expression or product of human fear and weaknesses or imagination in some cases. The Bible/Koran, a collection of ancient myths and stories borrowed from many cultures over hundreds of centuries or longer. Sadly the followers of Christianity, Islam, and others want to make decisions for us all based on their interpretation of books that are in no way real. These groups are working hard and spending millions trying to influence our politicians to pass laws based on their interpretation of these books. Trying to convert the USA into a religious state. I hope to never see any religious icons on our flag, because then it would be a good time to leave.
HOLD TO TRUTH: [Do you believe that religiously? Or just on occasion? We must be careful with absolute statements because they often push a limit that we are not capable of holding up to. It is the very weakness you are speaking about that affirms this point. Who told you that we are weak (which we are?) In order to have weakness you must have known something else is strong. And you seem pretty humble so I assuming you were including yourself in that camp of weak people who I find myself in most days. The same implications go for what you seem to be implying with your discourse that what religion does is wrong. That really speaks to a morality. I believe it was Ravi Zacharias who unpacked the idea that if there is bad, there must be good, if you have good you must have a moral law. If there is a moral law you must have a moral law giver. But if there is no moral law giver, there is no moral law, and if there is no moral law there is no good and thus no evil and your whole post falls apart then.
There then is a reason to consider the authority of a book, which came well before you. And it sounds like an apology may be due to you to what many Christians tend to run to as the basis of their faith, 'What He did for me.'As Christians we do need to be mindful in sharing The Faith that the authority is not based in our own experience but in what the Bible says about God. And this is important to remember because what God does for one may not necessarily be exactly what He will do for you. But what we can both agree on Robert is that the bible is historically accurate and affirms itself by over 40 authors over the course of over 1,500 years. If it is not true it would be the biggest conspiracy known to man. Nobody gets along that well to pull that off. No to mention all of the artifacts and fragments of scriptures dating closer to the original date than any ancient writing. There is just too much there to draw a quick conclusion. I admit that as Christians if we affirmed the historical validity of a sovereign God, the incarnation of Jesus the Messiah and the certainty by even skeptics that He existed, the validity of His death, the prophecy of it hundreds of years before (a type of death that was not created yet,) the reason for his incarnation and death and THEN what He did for me, it would be more helpful to believing why we follow Him. And then also what true religion should be. What we aspire to be not necessarily what we do infallibly.
You speak to other religions that seem to have similar stories and I find that intriguing. I went to Mexico a few years ago and learned about a sport where the best player from the winning team would be sacrificed at the end of the game as an offering. It seems to me that all these religions are looking for atonement perhaps there is something to that. Everyone is dealing with the need to be forgiven. Maybe you are looking for forgiveness also?
Lastly. You are right about the influence of religions on politics. But again lets balance the picture. Was slavery solved without the impact of people following religion? (some who originally admittedly were proponents) Or what about civil rights, women's suffrage, seat belts? All of these were only pushed forward by Atheists, opponents to religion? Or are you saying that religions are pushing this agenda? In that case is it wrong? Would it be better to be a slave state again? I personally would not like that option.]
This is probably a good breaking point. We'll pick up the conversation tomorrow with CREDO in DEUM- CONVESATIONS WITH AN 'ATHEIST' (PART 2)
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Not only that Michael Buble girlfriend exist, but he has made her his wife and not only this, they are expecting to have a baby and the famous singer is really happy about this and his Argentinian wife is also content about the way that their life is going. It appears that Michael Buble girlfriend has a YouTube channel and that was the first place, where Michael himself announced that they are going to have a baby, he did it in one video and then posted it so that the world could be happy together with them. The video was made perfectly nice, because in the background there was one of the singer's songs playing and there were plenty of pictures of him and Michael Buble girlfriend and not only that the news were announced in English, he also made the statement about their family getting bigger in Spanish language.
And the current Michael Buble girlfriend is – Luisana Lopilato
The video had a nice content. Michael was thanking for many people. For example he thanked their both families that they gave them all the support that they need and he used the opportunity in order to thank for his friends that give him and Michael Buble girlfriend all the hugs in order to congratulate them with their pregnancy and further, one of the most important things that he stated in his video, was thanking God, that they have this nice opportunity to become parents. Michael has states before in various interviews that he loves children and that he would love to have one with Michael Buble girlfriend, but just when she is going to be ready, because he did not want to push her into this, so apparently she became ready and now they both are happy and expecting the moment when their child will be born.
Michael notes that many of his friends already have children and he is kind of jealous for them, because besides always being an uncle he dreamed of becoming a father. Michael Buble girlfriend became his wife in March, 2011 when they got married in Buenos Aires, before their marriage they were a couple for two years and apparently that was enough for them to get to know each other and to make their love even stronger than in the beginning. Thus it is not clear how long Michael Buble girlfriend is pregnant, because they kept this for themselves, but the joy of becoming parents is shared with the world.


text: Check out this very grounded interview with entrepreneur, fitness and wellness guru, Adrienne Kimberley. My Wade a Minute takeaway from our conversation was how we get to practice staying healthy and centered for the holidays by focusing more of our energy on being rather than doing. Adrienne highlights how as women during the holidays we can typically get caught up in the doing: the organizing, the gathering, the cooking etc, and that it is also important to create space to just be and breathe. I couldn't agree more. Check out the rest of the interview, and you will feel so calm and so chill as you head into the holiday season.


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A Little Family History
Prepared and read by Alpheus L. Baldwin at the Branson and Elma Dennis Reunion, held at the old homestead, August 12, 1923.
We will begin our story, if you please, just 100 years ago. On August 12, 1823, a little blue-eyed boy about 5 years old called Branson, might be playing about his father's, Thomas Dennis', cabin, about one mile south of Greensfork, on what is now known as the Cook farm.
At the same time, viz., August 12, 1823 a little brown-eyed girl, scarce 3 years old, might be playing, with her dolls, perhaps, in her father's, Job Reynolds', home down in Guilford, North Carolina.
The little blue-eyed boy was not a Hoosier born, but had come the year before, with his father and mother, an older brother and sister and a younger brother and sister, in a wagon, across the mountains and Ohio River, from Randolph County, North Carolina.
Now the blue eyes of our little hero must have opened with surprise and wonder at the strangely new, crude country of their adoption; the winding dirt roads or paths, through almost interminable forests, the little log cabins suddenly appearing here and there (with a right good space between the here and there).
Thomas Dennis was just in the prime of manhood. He was 31 years old, and had married Elizabeth Wilson just 9 years before, to which union there were now five children: Wilson, a sturdy lad of eight, Lucinda, a little lass of six, Branson, aforesaid, Cynthia, about 2 years old, and tiny Lindsey, a babe in arms. Another five will be added to the household, of native little Hoosiers, and the alternation of a boy and a girl, then another boy and a girl, was kept up, until an even dozen constituted the household, ten children and father and mother.
Young Thomas Dennis set forth with his young family in his wagon drawn by four horses, and slowly made his way over hill and dale, toward the great North West, the land of promises, the land that flows with milk and honey -- providing you work hard enough for it, and after a six weeks journey arrived in the vicinity of Dublin; but the wolves were so numerous and so troublesome in that vicinity, that he moved over to the neighborhood of Economy. But he soon bought 101 acres a mile south of Greensfork, for $400, or a little less than $4 per acre, and moved his family thence.
Here little Branson passed 9 years of his childhood, and here sister Miriam was born, and also brother William who died in infancy, and was among the very first to be buried in the then new graveyard just south of Greensfork, but the little grave of our great uncle is not marked.
In 1831 Thomas moved to Nettle Creek, to the farm where his son Thomas was born, and grew up, and lived, and his son Samuel, likewise for many years. The 80 acres east of the road was first bought from Pleasant Harris, for $1000, or $12.50 per acre. Land, you see, was growing in value.
But Thomas Dennis did not long enjoy his family and possessions. After 8 short years, well-to-do, for those times, with only one loss from the family circle, already alluded to, he passed away.
He had been appointed assessor for the congressional Townships 16, 17 and 18, a territory embracing 108 square miles, had finished this work, and had then been appointed Treasurer of Wayne County, and was in the midst of the duties of this office when he died, a little less than 48 years old, to be exact, 47 years and 10 months.
September 4th, 1839 was a sad day for young Elizabeth Wilson Dennis, but she did not lack for company, nor for physical support. Wilson was now a mature man of 25; Branson had reached his majority, Lindsey was a sturdy boy in his teens, and Lucinda, Cynthia and Miriam could help in the home. I suspect that Elizabeth, and Thomas, & little Malinda were more company than help. Malinda was 3 years old, lacking 5 days and I may here add that she survived her father but 4 years and in the same month of the year, September, she was laid by his side in the little graveyard across the Creek.
"Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Dennis my bay horse, Fox, a side saddle and bridle, one bed-stead and bedding worth $50, one bureau, one cow and calf, and ten dollars of kitchen furniture, forever, at her disposal, and that my wife shall not be deprived of her house and home while she remains my widow." So reads a portion of the last will and testament of Thomas Dennis, all of which you may read, if you choose in the office of the Wayne County Clerk, where it is duly recorded. I may just say that he gave each of his boys 80 acres of land, and each girl 40 acres, or the equivalent in money, which was reckoned at $350.00.
Elizabeth had objected to him being buried at Nettle Creek, because, as yet, no one had been buried there. But Thomas insisted that when he died he should be buried there, as someone had to be first. And so his was the first grave ever dug for a white man in what is now Nettle Creek Cemetery. Elizabeth survived her husband almost 24 years, and passed away May 21st, 1863. She was widely and favorably known, and Betsy Dennis and old Fox were a familiar and welcome sight throughout the vicinity.
I may as well here record the demise of old Fox. He became so old that he could be neither useful or happy, so young Thomas was appointed to be his executioner. Now young Thomas thought how he might dispatch him in some kindly manner, so he fed him a half bushel of wheat. Now as the wheat began to swell, old Fox naturally did the same, and when young Thomas saw that he was about to die in pains, the young Quaker borrowed a gun, and relieved the old servant of his misery.
As we are now approaching a wedding, we had best go back and bring up the little brown-eyed girl.
I have neither the time nor the knowledge to relate much of her childhood. Like all girls and boys of that day and time, who had lots of brothers and sisters, this little girl had 9 sisters and a brother. It used to be said that Job Reynolds had ten daughters, and every daughter had a brother. Elma passed her youth back in the Pine Tree State, she was sent to Quaker boarding school, where all their wardrobes were inspected by the matrons to see if any of their wearing apparel was too gay for a Quaker damsel. Grandma had a silk shawl which did not pass inspection, and which was therefore sequestrated. But some time afterward, at a reception, grandma saw that selfsame shawl about the shoulders of a matron, which only proves that human nature then, and now, and always will be, I suppose, the same.
In the late thirties, Job Reynolds got the fever, wanderlust, which had driven so many of his neighbors to the North West. But he first came on a trip of inspection, and went back home. Grandma heard neighbors ask him, "Well, how did you like it up in Indiana?!" "Very well." "Do you think of moving there?" "I think I will." And the next year, 1838, I think it was, he trekked northwest, with his family. They settled at Newport, which we now call Fountain City, and soon after had a grist mill and a lath mill just below Fountain City, for he was a millwright, like his father, Francis Reynolds, as well as some of his brothers. Here he resided 'til 1853, when he moved to Ogden, Henry County, but daughter Elma, and granddaughters Louisa and Sarah, and Phoebe did not go with them, so we, too will remain behind with them, and follow their story.
But here, again, I am too fast. It will be most proper to have a wedding before so many children.
Where Branson first met his brown eyed affinity I do not know, but I always imagined it was at Quarterly Meeting of Friends, for everybody went to Monthly and to Quarterly Meeting, and everyone who could went to Yearly Meeting. Even in my childhood this custom still prevailed, and the crowded meeting houses and the yards full of parked buggies, carriages, spring wagons and farm wagons is indelibly stamped upon my memory.
But wherever and whenever it happened, meet they did, and although Branson had a long ways to go a courting, almost across a county to the village of Newport, the wedding was arranged, and in the year 1840 they were made one, probably in the Quaker Meeting House at Fountain City, the home church of the bride. Uncle Wilson remained at home to care for their mother Elizabeth for 7 more years and when he married Rachel Thornburgh at the age of 33, he was considered quite a bachelor.
In that same will of Thomas Dennis referred to, we find this paragraph:
"Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto my son Branson, the farm I bought of Harrison Roe, it being Section 3, Township 17, N. Range 12 E.; the south half of the N.E. 1/4." Now, Miles LaMar lives on the north half of the same quarter, so grandpa and grandma started housekeeping just south of Miles LaMar's and what was later Abe Smith's farm. His father had paid $600 for that 80, or $7.50 per acre. Trees were cut down and removed to make room for the log cabin which was erected. It had a puncheon floor, i.e., the boards were split and smoothed off with an adz, instead of being sawed. As some of the cracks in the floor were wide enough to admit little feet, the baby children were tethered to a bed post, that they might not get a leg fast in the cracks or wander into the fireplace. The ceiling consisted of poles laid side by side, and grandpa could kick the ceiling, which proved two things: first, that the ceiling was not unnecessarily high, and that grandpa was a very agile young man. The clearing about the house must not have been very large, for the wind sighing through the forest would scrape the branches of the trees against the house.
And the next year 1841 the first babe was born and named Louisa. And don't we know that the girl wife and mother longed to see her mother, and numerous sisters and little brother David? And so, when Louisa was three months old, the side-saddle was tightly girthed to a horse, and with the proud young father as escort and guardian, the long journey o'er hill and dale through streams, along shady paths, to old Newport was made. I hope it was a trusty horse, for if anything fatal had happened to that babe, I don't know what would have become of the author of this.
And the next year, 1842, sister Sarah was born, and the next year, 1843, the young family of four moved to the farm known later as the Mat Newcomb farm, and then the Heiner farm. Here a partnership was formed with Peter Waltz, and sawing lumber was combined with farming and hauling, for the next 14 years. The Pennsylvania Railroad was built within this period, and Dennis and Waltz furnished some of the railroad ties. Up at three o'clock, with no regard to weather, Branson, with his fine four horse team would haul logs or ties, then home to supper, then clean those horses thoroughly, then across the field to the mill, to saw until 10, or 11, or even 12 o'clock.
And the faithful wife never went to bed till Branson returned from the mill. The mill stops! No, he is not coming. He is pinching the log over for another bite for the saw. The mill stops again! Yes, he is coming now, for she hears the crowbar fall ringing to the floor.
And what fun they had in those days! Lide and Said were in their teens now, and Phoebe was five years their junior; and with Lee and Bill Waltz and their sisters and the good young folks, what one could not think of, another could. All stock ran loose on the commons in those days and all fences were rail fences. One night these youngsters built a rail pen with a board floor in it, right in the road. Then they put a neighbor's cow in it, and prying up the sides of the pen they slipped a rail in first one side, then another, so that when said neighbor found his cow next morn, she was in a pen on the road, and up in the second story, so to speak.
The Waltzes were not Quakers, and Lee had made a fiddle, and could play it, indeed, was known all his life as quite an artist. And they could dance, and they taught Lide and Said how to dance. Little Phoebe was not old enough, but she was a witness of their secret, and it gave her a hold over them that she used very effectively, by threatening to tell Pap that they danced. On one occasion her displeasure was so pronounced that she could not be coaxed or cajoled, and it seemed certain that their grievous sin would be exposed. The family of five were gathered at the supper table, and young Phoebe filling the young hearts across the table with dread by many a knowing nod and gesture, at last broke the silence. "Pap! Oh Pap! -- Say, Pap!" "What is it, Phoebe?" "Do cars run through the fields?"
Here little Margaret was born, 1854, and Uncle Wilson, 1856, and when little Margaret died at the age of three years, the first great sorrow darkened the happy household. My mother has told me that father did no work for a week, and I can appreciate how much he grieved, for I know so well how he loved.
On Xmas day, 1857, the deed to the 80 acres east of the road here at the old homestead was secured, which cost $3000, or $37.50 per acre, and in March following, 1858, they moved to their new and last home, nearer their own church and nearer their own kith and kind.
In the following January 1859, Branson completed his farm by a purchase from R. and J. Harter of the main tract west of the road, for $6500. This adventure put the young farmer heavily in debt. How much, I fear to say, lest my memory be inaccurate. But once, coming with my grandfather up the Hagerstown-Franklin pike, he pointed out to me the old homestead of one Brumbaugh, form who he had borrowed, to the best of my memory, $7000.00.
With much of the land east of the road covered with timber, and much west of the road a swamp, with their two horse teams, little plows, double shovels for cultivating corn, a cradle for harvesting grain, and interest at 10%, I can't understand how he hoped to pay even a part of the debt. And he told me that one year he had to go to his creditor and tell him that he could not pay even all of the interest, and none of the principal; and how Mr. Brumbaugh, replied: "Just go right ahead, Branson, I'll carry you." And the farm was, essentially, paid for, for while he died in debt, this was owing to the purchase of the Hagerstown property, and this, or his personal property would probably have cancelled the debt.
And here, in 1858, was born last, but not least, our uncle Job, named from his maternal grandfather, who has inherited his full share of his parents' kind-hearted hospitality, which we have met here to enjoy today.
I have spoken of the scattered log cabins and the seemingly endless forests that greeted our forebears who emigrated to Indiana. I think it will require care on our part not to get an exaggerated idea of how long this condition lasted. Indiana was admitted as a state in 1816, and the land in this section was first surveyed and open to sale in 1822, the year our grandfather emigrated hither. From that time forward a steady stream of settlers poured over the mountain into the new states. The Baldwins, and Beesons, and Dennis' and Chamnesses, and Bonds, and Reynolds and Thorburghs and others from Carolina. The Balls from Virginia, the Pennsylvania Dutch, in fact, from every eastern state, so that by 1840, when our grandparents Branson and Elma were married, there were probably as many country people in Wayne County as there are today. Richmond and a few other towns were much smaller, and there may have been fewer country houses, but there were a larger number in each house. Families of 8 or 10 or 12 were the rule, not the exception, as now. Dalton Township has decreased in population for many years.
From the early 60's, my annals will not so much be history, as personal reminiscences, for my childhood and youth was spent near my grandparents, and I love to record that during all those years there is not a trace of anything but loving kindness on their part. I felt so welcome I hardly knew which was home. I will not tire your patience by telling any of the numerous episodes and anecdotes connected with the great orchard, the old sugar camp, the swimming hole, etc., etc.
On Xmas, however, when I was begging for some money to buy firecrackers, and my father, perhaps, wisely, declined to give it to me, a dime found its way from grandpa's pocket to mine, and the coveted crackers were obtained, and I gravely suspect that my popping around there caused anxiety and annoyance the rest of the day.
The whole family went in a wagon to Forepaugh's "greatest show on earth", exhibited at Hagerstown, but it was grandpa's hand that led me into and around the big tent, and afterward into the side show, where we saw the fat lady, the living skeleton, and the huge snakes.
I presume my grandfather had faults. But I, his grandson, can't see them, or name them, and I presume that grandma was not a perfect woman, I grant that, because she was mortal, but I, her grandson, never recognized a blemish in her lovely character. If they did have imperfections which other could see, they were so dimmed by their magnificent virtues that they were as inconspicuous as a tallow candle in the glare of the midday sun.
The blue-eyed boy and the brown-eyed girl are sleeping in the churchyard in the valley. Their industry and frugality, perseverance and patience, their never failing loving kindness have helped to make our lives more successful and happy, providing however, we show that we have inherited, and that we put into practice the Christian virtues that adorned their lives.
Four generations from that union have living representatives; of the five children, one is living, four are dead. Of the 22 grandchildren, 14 are living, and 8 are dead. Of 23 great grandchildren, 21 are living, and 2 are dead. And five of these great grandchildren have honored the family union with 12 great great grandchildren. These are by name, Lucille Beeson gives us Norman and Mary Elma; Edith Oliver gives us Donovan; Archie Addington gives us Madona Fay, William Waldo and Elmer Lewis; Roy Newfarmer gives us Ormand, Leo, Kenneth, Rose and Doris; and Thelma Davis gives us Anne Louise.
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"There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless — it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only place outside of Heaven where you can be perfectly safe from all the dangers and perturbations of love is Hell."
Currently reading: The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis - its pretty phenomenal.
Please pick it up if you have time. It only has five chapters: Likings and Loves for the Sub-Human, Affection, Friendship, Eros, and Charity. It's a short read, but I think my outlook on love is changing for the better because of it.


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The theme for April is Spring Florals and the color scheme is pastels. For Freestyle Friday, the challenge is to create whatever I want.
Here's my card.
For this card, I repeatedly stamped the small branch included flowers using Poppystamps Peony Stems and Blossoms stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink on 96 lb Bristol. With a 1.5" circle punch, I punched out a section of the card panel. I added color with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers on only the punched area. Using a scalloped circle die, I die cut a border for the colored circle panel. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, stamped onto a banner and popped up with dimensionals. This technique is known as a spotlight technique.
Thanks for stopping by. See you tomorrow. I'll have the last card for my week here.


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Thursday, 30 November 2017
Crossing the water
I suppose it's not surprising that I keep finding that my recent pages have elements in them that separate parts of the page off. This one seems to have a body of water across the middle, which is apt as we sort out all the things that need to be sorted before our move back to the other side of the world at the end of February.
But there are also areas of intense colour and movement - an excitement at things to come.
Do you find things 'turning up' in your pages? Or do you work with an idea of what's going on the page before you start?
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Let the memory of John be with us forever
- 71 years old
- Born on March 8, 1939 .
- Passed away on June 2, 2010 .
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, John Oliver, Jr. 71 years old , born on March 8, 1939 and passed away on June 2, 2010. We will remember him forever.
Today is your birthday, honey. It has been almost 2 years since you left us. We have a new addition to our family. Stacey had a baby boy! He is named after you...Justin Thomas Mendiola...J.T. for short, just like your nickname. His birthday is in March also, March 22nd. Honey, you would be so proud of him. He has your demeanor and is very inquisitve just like you. We miss you so much!


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A lot of chefs talk about being sustainable — while still serving the same over-fished varieties that are depleting the ocean's reserves.
Not Ángel León of the two Michelin-starred Aponiente in Cadiz, Spain, an outpost in the country's southern Andalusia region.
The 39-year-old "chef of the sea" is on a crusade to show that popular tastes in seafood are based more on perception and fashion than actual flavor, and that discarded fish parts, in the right hands, can be a four-star experience.
The chef
León has become famous for making lowly, second-class sea products — horse mackerel, ling and mullet; even fins, fish organs and scales — the focus of his menus. He's also credited with being the first person to turn plankton, microscopic algae at the very base of the food web, into a legitimate culinary ingredient.
The food
The current tasting menu is almost exclusively seafood. Queso marino — sea cheese — is actually made from fish fat. The octopus shape on one plate isn't the tentacled creature, but rather a blend of humble fish varieties set in an octopus mold. That jalapeno? It's actually a stuffed calamari marinated in chlorophyll to tint it green.
The look
Aponiente's brand-new location is a 200-year-old tide mill right on the water where his team will farm and harvest their own plankton so as not to tamper with the area's natural ecology.
The service
Dishes are presented like theater, with recommendations for how best to eat it. A meal concludes with a shot of deep green plankton squirted onto the back of diners' hands. Plankton, diners are told, collects all the flavors and scents of the sea; it's like swallowing life itself.
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Wines and sherries are specific to the region. "We must take pride in what Cadiz has to offer," says sommelier Juan Ruiz Henestrosa, as he pours another glass of thick, heady wine.
The skip
It's incredibly difficult to make a dessert derived from the sea, and Leon succeeds. But just because you can make a confection using plankton doesn't mean it's compete with actual cream, butter and sugar.
Tasting menus from $179 per person (wine is extra); aponiente.com.


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IPC interface access control
I have already covered how to configure
usbguard-daemon IPC access control in a previous post.
However, the 0.7.0 release introduced another way to configure the same thing with more control over who can do what.
Previously, one could only enable a user or group to use the whole IPC interface. With the new ACL system, the access can be limited to specific sections of the interface and specific privileges inside that section.
The available sections and privileges are:
- Section: Devices
modify: Change authorization state of devices including permanent changes (i.e. modification of device specific rules in the policy).
list: Ability to get a list of recognized devices and their attributes.
listen: Listen to device presence and device policy changes.
- Section: Policy
modify: Append rules to or remove any rules from the poli‐ cy.
list: Ability to view the currently enforced policy.
- Section: Exceptions
listen: Receive exception messages.
- Section: Parameters
modify: Set values of run‐time parameters.
list: Get values of run‐time parameters.
To use this new system, you first have to modify the usbguard-daemon configuration and set the
IPCAccessControlFiles setting to point to a location where the ACL definition files will be stored, for example:
Once set, you can use the usbguard CLI to define the ACL. For example:
$ sudo usbguard add-user joe --devices ALL --policy list,listen --exceptions ALL
That command will enable user
joe to have full access to the
Devices and
Exceptions sections. In addition,
joe will be able to list the policy and listen to policy signals.
To remove the definition, use:
$ sudo usbguard remove-user joe


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Saturday, November 20, 2004
Cutting-Edge Truths
This is from a quite long LA Times Magazine piece about the problems faced by the US Forest Service, not to mention the problems faced by forests that need protection from the said Forest Service. However, this quote seemed apropos for such a much wider range of topics:
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"The hardest part," said one of the sequoia activists at the time, "is for us to tell other people what's happening and watch them disbelieve us instead of the Forest Service. We have to work on each new group, each new person, and they have to learn that lesson themselves."Sound like any conversations you've had lately?
"And," said another, "they think we're awful people for suggesting that their Forest Service wouldn't tell the truth."


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Molasses Peanut Butter Brownies
~yields 9-12 brownies (1 9x9inch pan)
The Bits and Bobs:
1 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cups brown sugar
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
2 tbsp molasses
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant espresso powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
10 oz peanut butter chips
The How-Tos:
Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease a 9x9-inch brownie pan and set aside
In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter and the brown sugar until well combined and smooth. Mix in the eggs and egg yolks, the molasses, vanilla, and espresso powder until just incorporated.
Stir in the flour, the cocoa powder, and the salt until combined. Mix in half of the peanut butter chips into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and then sprinkle the remaining peanut butter chips over the top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, turning the pan once halfway through bake time. The edges should be set and pulling away from the pan and the center should be set. A toothpick inserted in the middle will come out with slightly dirty, but not with goopy batter.


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How nice is it to be able to look forward to Aston Villa games again?
Under Paul Lambert I was going to games in a state of resignation. I knew what was coming, the team was decaying and Lambert didn't have a clue how to arrest the slump.
Enter Tim Sherwood, my new favourite Cockney (apologies to my London pals).
I am now like a kid at Christmas, awaiting my next pilgrimage to Villa Park with excitement and what feels like the first time in years, with some expectancy.
I'm well aware it's early days, I'm aware it could all come crumbling down, that would be typical Villa wouldn't it?
But after a month in charge I already want to thank Tim Sherwood.
Even if we go down, I know it'll be with a fight and that he has made us have a go, that's all I wanted; some fight and passion.
What I have seen over the last three games has not been typical Villa; it's been Tim's Villa.
GALLERY: The best of Aston Villa's three victories during Tim Sherwood's reign
Whilst he has rejuvenated the likes of Charles N'Zogbia, Gabby Agbonlahor and Tom Cleverley he has also reignited what was a tired Villa Park crowd.
Obviously two Derby games helped with atmosphere, but I firmly believe it will be the same on Saturday. Sherwood has got the fans onside early, something that previous incumbents of the managerial hot seat failed to do during their whole tenures post O'Neill.
Everything Sherwood has done so far has impressed me, from his coaching appointments which look savvy both PR wise and in footballing terms, to his match day tactics.
In the last three games we have played three different systems, each one has suited that particular game and each one has given us a victory.
Naïve tactics was a criticism levelled at Sherwood when he managed Spurs; he deserves credit for his setup in the last three matches.
Sunderland were rotten Saturday, truly rotten , but how many times over the years have Villa failed to capitalize on poor sides?
Sherwood has been a breath of fresh air for me. I'd given up hope of staying up under Lambert, but with him we have at least given ourselves a chance, and with a few more wins we will almost be safe.
Whatever happens we now have a manager in place who the fans can relate to and his swagger is so far showing substance.


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On a beautiful, sunshine filled May morning, Brittney and Brian welcomed baby Blaire earthside (the literary side of me loves the alliteration!). I joined the expectant parents as they were checking in at Martha Jefferson Hospital on the night of Brian's birthday. While he narrowly missed sharing his birthday with their first born, he maintains that she's the best gift he has received.
Early labor was slow and irregular, yet the first time parents did a wonderful job being patient and spent a day's worth of labor at home. Brittney distracted herself by preparing adorable gift bags that she sells through her business Southern Grown Vintage. I was lucky enough to receive a "Brittney special" (to quote her husband) and am exceedingly grateful for the heartfelt treats that she included, several of which were perfect in helping me rest after attending her daughter's birth.
Soaring through a night of labor, Brittney was ready to birth her daughter shortly after the sun rose. In under an hour of pushing (which is incredible for a first time mother!), baby Blaire was born. She arrived alert, yet serene. Blaire quietly snuggled on her mother's chest as her parents shared tears and laughs, in the blissful state of disbelief that they were now parents.
I was fortunate enough to snag some additional newborn photographs of Blaire a few days before she turned one week old. It was incredible to witness her birth and then the transformation of this little one.


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The high grass combined with the thimbleweed that my wife planted in front of our kitchen window keeps fascinating me. The colours and shapes change with the seasons, add the changing light of a grey or a sunny day and you get plenty of variations. Two aspects however remain the same: the plants' elegance and the contrast between two different forms, the line and the dot. Elegance and contrast are two common aspects of Baroque music too and a delightful example is Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto for two Mandolins, Strings and Continuo in G major, RV 532.
Writing for all-female ensembles
It is unknown when the mandolin concert was exactly composed, but it is likely that Vivaldi wrote this piece for the female students at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice, a charitable foundation that gave abandoned girls a shelter and later became famous for its all-female music ensembles. The board's commissions guaranteed Vivaldi a steady income for some 30 years, even though relations were at times strained. Given the range of notes used by him for the solo parts, the concerto was probably intended for the mandolino, a six-string, high-pitched instrument, popular in Venice during Vivaldi's life.
A splendid discovery in Turin
The mandolin concerto had been lost for almost two centuries as I learned from a short introduction to the piece by Classic FM which I will quote here: "In 1926, a party from the local Salesian community – a mission of priests founded by St John Bosco […] – knocked on the door [of the library of Turin] to check on the value of their collection of manuscripts. […] they had inherited the collection from the family of one count Giacomo Durazzo, a famous arts patron. […] As a result of their questions, the library in Turin contacted Durazzo's descendants in Genoa, too. Soon, hundreds of previously unknown Vivaldi manuscripts were uncovered, now known as the 'Mauro Foa' and 'Renzo Giordano' collections."
Honouring the Italian style
About the concerto itself Harry Haskell, program annotator of Carnegie Hall in New York, writes that the first and last movement reflect Vivaldi's allegiance to the ritornello principle, in which the recurring refrain is embedded in episodes of contrasting characters. "The two soloists play a spirited game of melodic tag in the opening Allegro. In the Andante, the continuo drops out, leaving the violins and violas to sprinkle a gentle shower of pizzicato eighth notes on the cascading triplets played by the mandolin[s]. The final Allegro pits the full and reduced ensembles against each other in the manner of a concerto grosso."
The extroverted and brilliant style of instrumental music is typical for the music Vivaldi and his famous predecessor Arcangelo Corelli composed. A fireworks of colours – and I think we can all agree that such a splash of colour will benefit us all on a grey November day. The mandolin concerto has been recorded by the Solisti Veneti under Claudio Scimone.
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After a five hour drive our next stop was Karongwe staying at Chisomo Tented Camp. The Karongwe landscape was dominated by a backdrop of the Drakensberg mountains. We were staying for three nights at the Chisomo tented camp in very spacious luxury tents raised on stilts above the ground. Wildlife had free access through the…
Karongwe – Day one
Lions of Ruaha
On safari in Africa, most people hope to see Lion and most of the time they are rewarded. This is because Lions are lazy, spending much of their time resting/sleeping. Therefore the prides can be located without too much trouble. This is unlike some of the other cats where you have to spend time looking…
River Chambal National Park
The overnight train journey passed without incident and we arrived in Agra. We spent a day with the crowds visiting the Taj Mahal and the Red Fort. Then it was time to say good bye to three members of the group. Our next stop was the River Chambal. This was an area that we knew…
Parrot Crossbills in Thetford Forest
Last week I heard Steven Fry liken some aspects of the internet to a modern day Pandora's box, containing many of the evils of the world. However, it does have some great benefits. One being if some interesting wildlife appears in your local area the word soon gets out. This was the case last week…
Bandhavgarh and The Buffer Zone
If I have one criticism of our time in Bandhavgarh, it is that often the search for Tigers was almost exclusive. This on some occasions prevented us from seeing the bigger picture of what made the reserve so interesting. I understand fully why this happens and this is purely a personal view. …
In search of a Tiger
The next two days seemed to fall into a familiar pattern of an early morning call at 4.45am, followed by coffee and biscuits. Then we got into the jeeps, collected the park guides and presented passports at the gate. Over the two days we used either the Tala or Madhgi areas. The focus of the…
First stop – Bandhavgarh National Park
After an over night flight from Heathrow to Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi we were greeted by our guide Aditya Panda (Eddie). We then met up with the other five members of the group (Wendy & Mark, Roy, Dave and Tim) and boarded our mini bus for a brief visit to the Holiday Inn hotel….
Late Winter walk at Titchwell RSPB reserve
With the winter showing signs of making way for spring and still a number of wintering visitors in residence we paid one of our regular visits to the Titchwell RSPB reserve. On this occasion we decided to take a quick look along the East Trail to the Fen Hide, just in case the kingfishers that…
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
For some years now, with family living in Florida we are regular visitors to the Palm Beach area. Each time we visit we have tried to seek out new and interesting places to spot wildlife, particularly the abundant bird life at various times of the year. Whilst looking at the Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail…
Winter at Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge
If you're visiting Florida, and in particular the Orlando area, Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge on the east coast is well worth a visit, and only about 50 miles away. In fact you can combine a trip there and to the Space Centre as a day out. Although December to April is best for wildlife, in summer you…
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Elizabeth Sackett
Elizabeth Sackett is a writer, artist, and performer from Long Island. Through writing, she hopes to explore the casual ways life intersects with the unknown and distract herself from her very messy room.
Her work can be found in in Gandy Dancer, Fickle Muses, The Gravity of the Thing, and an upcoming issue of Neon Magazine. She enjoys Shakespeare, skeletons, cabbage patch kids, and the oxford comma.


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CLAYCOMO, Mo.-- One hundred years ago when Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line, seven vehicles were made a day at the Winchester Ford Plant in Kansas City. Today, Ford says one vehicle per second is manufactured at the Claycomo plant and the automaker says its expanding production worldwide.
Currently four different models of the Ford F-150 truck are made at the Kansas City plant, but soon the Ford Transit will be ramping up production outside Europe for the first time ever. For 50 years the commercial van or wagon has been made in Europe but with recent improvements in KC, the Claycomo plant can now produce close to 2,700 different models of the vehicle.
"The different types of style and models we can build with that go well behind the four different models of the assembly plant," said Dan Joiski, plant manager. "It will be the most complex assembly operation we will have in North America."
Monday's announcement by Ford spells out the global expansion set to take place by 2017 calling it the largest manufacturing expansion in 50 years. Ford says it will increase operations with eight new assembly plants and six new powertrain plants and retain 130,000 employees around the world.
Locally, Ford added about 950 employees for a third shift for pre-production of the Transit. Jowiski says hiring will continue in January and continue through the summer adding about another 1,000 employees for production of the Transit.


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There are three ways to join our church.
- By Baptism – any person professing faith in the Lord Jesus, and are willing to be immersed in water.
- By Letter – members of other Baptist churches may be received by letter certifying that they are members in good standing with willingness of the person to submit to the doctrines and practices of this church.
- By Statement – When no letter is obtained, a candidate can give evidence of prior conversion experience and baptism by immersion.


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Aromatherapy vaporizer combined with slowly changing coloured LED lights glowing through the patterned cut outs to shine around a dimly lit room. RRP $59.00
Vaporizing of essential oils or melting soy wax blocks can be operated independently of the light via an on/off switch located at the rear of the unit.
Simply plug into a standard Australian electric outlet (240 volt) Add 8-10 drops of your favourite Pure Essential Oil or Pure Essential Oil Blend into the recessed bowl, water is not required!
Use only Pure Essential Oils or Oil Blends please.
Now also suitable for wax tarts or melts too!
Comes from an Australian supplier, complete with instructions and is totally safe in use.
Comes with a 1 year manufacturer's warranty on all electrical parts!
Costs less than 6 cents per day to operate.