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Merce Cunningham Trust – Night of 100 Solos, Centennial Event – London
★★★★✰ A quote from The Observer's dance critic, Nigel Gosling, in 1964: 'Merce Cunningham and his company have burst on the British scene like a bomb …heart-warming proof that here is an art with a future…'
Charles Atlas, Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener – Tesseract – London
★★★✰✰ Tesseract is a curious, sometimes disorienting mix of film, live dance, and projections of filmed live dance.
Julie Cunningham & Company – Sarah Kane's Crave – London
★★✰✰✰ The dancing feels surprisingly lifeless given the fiery potential of the subject matter. Instead of engaging with the text's furious, pitiful laments, it gives the impression of simply occurring alongside them…
Feature – Frederick Ashton's choreography for Le Rossignol – a masterclass with Sir Anthony Dowell
The Metropolitan Opera in New York staged "Le Rossignol" in December 1981 as part of a programme commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Stravinsky's birth… the producer was John Dexter. He told Ashton, back in London, that he could choreograph two dancers as the Nightingale and the Fisherman on stage, while the roles would be sung by opera singers in the orchestra pit…
Paul Taylor American Modern Dance & Lyon Opera Ballet – Icons: Graham, Cunningham, Taylor – New York
★★★★✰ Sunday night, the New York dance scene flocked to see three of America's dance pioneers side by side in "Icons: Graham, Cunningham, Taylor.
5 Questions to Julie Cunningham, about choreographing, her link to Rambert and starting her own company…
Julie Cunningham on Twitter www.rambert.org.uk Julie Cunningham and Company make their debut at the Barbican Theatre on the 8-11 March 2017. Full Details A busy time for Julie Cunningham – this last year…
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance & Paris Opera Ballet – Tree of Codes – New York
With her startling presence, Gillot manages to supply Tree of Codes with the sense of purpose it otherwise lacks.
Garrett + Moulton Dance – The Luminous Edge – San Francisco
I've seen Garrett + Moulton's The Luminous Edge three times now, and I've yet to plumb its deepest currents…
New York Theatre Ballet – Legends & Visionaries bill – New York
The company embraces the turn-of-the-20th-century Cecchetti Method, more concerned with anatomic integrity than with razzle-dazzle. Cecchetti's motto is "purity of line, simplicity of style." You get the idea.
Jonah Bokaer & Daniel Arsham – Study for Occupant as part of #recollections exhibition – London
Tantalisingly brief, I'd love to see more of Bokaer in action and of Daniel Arsham's fertile imagination.
Sarah Crompton, writer & editor, on her book: 'Sadler's Wells – Dance House'
5 Questions to Sarah Crompton about her new book "Sadler's Wells – Dance House"

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Finch, 9 months
- Nursing
- Standing
- Smiling
- Baths
- Being held
- Rooney
- Food
- Balls
- Weight: 22 lbs 12 oz
- Length: 28.5"
- Clothing size: 12-18 months
- Diaper size: 4 during the day and 5 at night
- Teeth: 4 (two on top, two on bottom)
- Sleeping in his crib!
- Word: dada
- Taking steps (first step = Feb. 22, 2016)
- Climbing stairs
- Playing "so big!"
- Teething
- Getting dressed
- Hats/hoods
- Having toys taken away
We are still breastfeeding! He nurses 5-7 times a day. He does really well with solids, too. I can tell he can go longer between nursing sessions when he has had table food or a puree in between. I'm still being intentional to nurse him before he has food, and plan to do that til he turns 1 so that I maintain my supply and that breastmilk remains his main source of nutrition.
I have been thinking lately about how long we'll breastfeed. I pray it is a mutual and gradual weaning process. I would love to make it at least a year (and possibly beyond). I didn't love breastfeeding until 5ish months (after his lip tie was revised), so it makes me sad to think of quitting now that I really do enjoy it. I think after he's 1 I would like to use my work breaks to run errands instead of feed him, but I want to continue nursing him at bedtime and in the morning. We'll see what happens!
New foods this month:
- puffs
- scrambled eggs
- mashed potatoes
- apple slices
- Bedtime: 5:00-6:30 pm (depends on his naps)
- Wake-up time: 6:30-8:00 am
- Eats once in the middle of the night (usually between 4:00-5:00 am)
- Takes 2-3 naps
- Sleeps in his crib!
This month his sleep schedule was nearly the same as last month, but we finally moved him from the pack 'n play to his crib! I am so proud of him. The best nights are when I nurse him to sleep and then rock him for a bit (because I'm trying to soak in his baby-ness while it lasts and memorize how he feels in my arms), and even if he wakes up as I lay him down, he doesn't get mad like he used to...he snuggles in on his belly and drifts off to sleep. I tip toe away...and then tip toe back to take another look at him laying so peacefully in his crib. And then I melt into a giant puddle. Gah!
- Has taken two steps at a time before falling
- Climbed four stairs
- Quickly gets into things he shouldn't
- Gets upset when Rooney cries
- Sits in high chairs at restaurants
- Rides in shopping carts
- Gives mama kisses
- He had at least one fever this month (I lose track; it feels like he has been sick for months)
- We bathe him 1-2 times a week
- He has excema, but this lotion is amazing at clearing it up
I am really loving this age so much! I find myself wanting him to stay in this stage for a long time...when he is mobile, but not walking...exploring food, but only one meal a day...easily distracted when he's sad, and super smiley when he's happy...starting to communicate, but doesn't talk back...most of his problems can be solved with a nursing session...he will still fall sleep on me...and only gives his mama kisses. Does it get any better? <3
- Hearing him say "mama"
- Learning to clap and point
- Swinging at the park
- Longer naps? Maybe? Please?


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Posture and Impact on Pain
Your spine is strong and stable when you practice healthy posture. But when you slouch or stoop, your muscles and ligaments strain to keep you balanced — which can lead to back pain, headaches and other problems. In addition to physical pain, there is a physiologically efficient posture, and everyone knows that, right? Okay, maybe you did not.
If most people understand what their posture does to there mind (as well as their body) then most people would also understand the value of Massage (all types no favorites). Here is how to use massage to prevent and maintain balance throughout the body in muscles, structural system and nervous system.
Natural Spine Curve
A healthy back has three natural curves:
- An inward or forward curve at the neck (cervical curve)
- An outward or backward curve at the upper back (thoracic curve)
- An inward curve at the lower back (lumbar curve)
Good posture helps maintain these natural curves, while poor posture does the opposite — which can stress or pull muscles and cause pain.
Physiological Efficient Posture
Loss of an upright Physiological Efficient Posture makes the relationship between posture, psychology and pain more transparent. 'Bad' or inefficient posture can adversely affect all the systems of the body. I take for granted that I was used as bad example in class a lot (thank you to everyone who noticed), but I even I was unaware of ALL my postural faults: shoulder, hips, foot.
Think of the impact to cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, energetic, excretory, fascial, immune, integumentary, lymphatic, muscular, nervous, respiratory, reproductive, skeletal and urinary systems when there is a constriction or reduced space within the structural system. This generally happens when you slouch over a desk, stay sedentary for 8-10 hours at work (my developer friends will appreciate this) and/or playing video games AFTER you get home from sitting in front of a desk all day your body does have the opportunity to 'move.'
Muscles were designed to move, by simply changing these habits and limiting sitting, walking regularly throughout the day and minimizing 'technology use' for 1-2 hours - then anyone can reduce the risk and long term negative affects of inefficient posture.
When you do have to work at a desk, "sitting up with good, tall posture and your shoulders dropped is a good habit to get into," says Rebecca Seguin, PhD, an exercise physiologist and nutritionist in Seattle.
This can take some getting used to; exercise disciplines that focus on body awareness, such as Pilates and yoga, can help you to stay sitting straight, Seguin says. Make sure your workstation is set up to promote proper posture.
Client's mood and physical process in ALL the system above have all been shown to improve when an upright Physiological Efficient Posture is restored. Furthermore, bad posture and/or bad mood can be cyclical- they can improve and decline without effort or mindfullness. More importantly loss of the Physiological Efficient Posture moves people away from Homœostasis and further into Allostasis. These affects can be reversed through strengthening, massage/structural integration or psychological 'restoration' of movement.
The Primary Alignment is the relationship between the body's Center of Gravity (Core) and its Counterweight. To understand more about the importance of a Physiological Efficient Posture and the Primary Alignment follow discussion on the philosophy of Somatics and Feldenkreis manual therapy (both related to the mind-body connection).
Massage and Posture
In order to find out how Postural Alignment can be influenced by Massage Therapy practices, use assessments that focus on Orthopedic Testing and Bio mechanical assessments (HOPRS), Core Integration (Structural Integration -Rolfing) and Postural Alignment in corrective exercise to provide safe and gentle changes. These processes can help people with:
Many of these ailments ar a direct (and negative result) of posture that is not efficient and positive for the human body Alkylosing Spondylitis, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Back Pain, Balance Problems, Breathing Impairment, Depression, Digestive Problems, Fatigue, Foot Problems, Frozen Shoulders, Headaches, Insomnia, Jaw Problems, Joint Pain, Knee Problems, Kyphosis, Learning and Behavioral Difficulties, Lordosis, Low Energy, Menstrual Problems, Migraines, Multiple Sclerosis, Neck Pain, Pins and Needles, Poor Posture, Problems during and after Pregnancy, Recurrent Infections, Repetitive Strain Injuries, Scoliosis, Sciatica, Sinus Problems, Sports Injuries, Stress Management, Tension, Visual Disturbances, Wellness Care, Whiplash Injuries and more.
Postural Alignment does not treat or cure any disease or symptom. It is primarily concerned with creating a healthy, balanced state on all levels by helping people back towards homœostasis. Pilates and yoga are great ways to build up the strength of your "core"—the muscles of your abdomen and pelvic area. These muscles form the foundation of good posture, and a strong core can have many other benefits, from improving your athletic performance to preventing urinary incontinence. In addition to helping to increase body awareness and core strength, yoga is an excellent way to build and maintain flexibility and strengthen muscles throughout your body. Check in daily with your body's needs and listen to it's requirements.


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Category Archives: Beauty
Truth vs. the Lies that Infect Us
In her book So Long Insecurity Beth Moore states, "We're going to have to let truth scream louder to our souls than the lies that have infected us."
Sounds like a good theory in concept. The problem is, is that sometimes, we do not know what truth is in regards to who we are. A few years back my belief was that I was a most heinous individual. I hated myself with such a great intensity that it was physically nauseating. The song I listened to over and over again was "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been." I wanted to be beautiful, for there to be a grace about me that radiated, alas, it didn't. I believed that no one could really want to even talk to me. I had nothing of value to offer. I was too much of a disappointment to everyone in my life. I felt I was a detriment to those around me.
So I holed myself up. I could not look up at anyone, afraid I would see disappointment in their eyes. I wanted to have an emotional beauty about me, to minister, to be an artist and a writer. Could I dare define myself by such things? The fear of failure during these years kept me in a silent jail. I was only one who was unworthy of anything. I allowed every negative action to affirm my beliefs.
Worse yet, during this time I had a woman who I thought was going to mentor me separate herself from me. I was devastated and her actions confirmed every negative thought I had ever had about myself. It was my ultimate confirmation.
Even now, years later, it is hard to believe and write anything to the contrary. I believed the lies so long, they are ingrained into my very core.
How is it that I had every believed such things to begin with? Who knows why I have such worthiness issues, but they plague me.
At some point during those years I decided I had to determine what truth was. People are fallible. Always remember that. The things that come out of someone's mouth are often flawed because of their own perceptions. The only place to turn was to scripture and I had to believe it as if scripture were speaking directly to me.
So what is the truth?
1. I am worth rescuing. (My theme Psalm is chapter 18)
2. I am a reflection of the Creator. (Gen. 1: 27)
3. God has plans for me. (Jer. 29:11)
4. He rejoices over me. (Zeph. 3:17)
5. I am holy and without fault in His eyes. (Eph. 1: 4, Col. 1:22)
6. My story can be used for His Glory. (Eph. 5:14)
I can only allow God to define me. It is His truth that sets me free. If I start defining myself based on what others think of me, then I become paranoid and lost in the insanity of it all. I have my doubts and setbacks. My last blog entry can attest to that. But I know that God knows my name, and regardless of who I am in relationship with humanity, I am precious to Him.
What truths do you base your life on? What lies have you believed? How do you allow those things to define you?
The Pain of Beauty
As women, we go through great pains in order to be Beautiful. Although I am not much of a froo-froo girl, I still endure my fair share of torture. Take those eyebrow waxings for example–ouch! And although pedicures are a way to pamper oneself, I have to admit they hurt a bit. Then, we don elaborate jewelry before we leave the house and have a ritual of putting on make-up every morning, oh, and the hair. Living in the South where "big hair" rules, taking the time to do hair can take up most of the morning.
We do all this to feel beautiful. It is a woman's yearning to be the Beauty. To feel like she is Beautiful. John Eldridge in Captivating describes a woman as Beautiful when she is "fully present" and at "rest" within herself.
But how does one come to be at rest within themselves? John Eldridge answers this question as well. He states (paraphrase), "that a woman becomes Beautiful when she knows who she is."
About eight years ago I had no idea who I was. I really had no idea of my own identity. There are many pages in my journal from that time where the words, "Who am I?" are sketched across the top or off to the side. I felt lost without an identity. I didn't know who I was, yet, I felt that I was more than just a wife and mother. The questions of "Who am I?" and "What is my purpose in life?" haunted me day and night. It had to be more than just who I was in relation to other people.
I was not at peace or at rest within myself. I was anything but beautiful. In fact, I ducked and dodged other people because I thought I had nothing of myself to give. No light to bear.
During those years I hated myself intensely. I hated the void of who I had become. I lived in fear of being asked to do things, and more fearful of just being a wallflower and no one noticing I existed. But wallflowers have to bloom, right?
Not necessarily, I think blooming is a choice we make. We have to pursue the blooming process. I did. I wanted more than what I had, so I chose to learn to bloom.
I started hearing God through the voices of my children. They taught me so many lessons during that time. They taught me that it is okay to involve God in the minute details of my life. That if I ask God for something as simple as to make the bees in our yard go away He will. They also taught me there is Beauty in imperfection. That was a very important lesson for me to learn.
I also discovered that God knew my name and that I undoubtedly belong to Him.
The Psalms repeatedly speak of God pulling the Psalmist up from the mire or the pit of despair so that others can see and be amazed at what God can do. It takes a journey of dark to light to have a testimony. Those who have made this journey can bear so much more light to those who have never walked the darkened road before.
"Weeping may continue through the night , but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5
It is God's desire to pull you up out of the pit of despair. He wants His glory to be seen through you. God's desire is for you to reflect the ultimate Beauty–His Beauty.
What "pit of despair" has God pulled you out of? I want to hear your story.
The Flood
A couple of years ago we had a MAJOR flood in our area. It was unreal. We didn't expect it. We weren't prepared. Dams threatened to break. Bridges threatened to collapse. A rain system simply settled on top of us and deluged for days.
The river system that runs through our neighborhood is usually very calm. But during this time it cut straight shots from river bend to river bend resulting in houses, which were not even close to the river, being swept away down to the foundation. School's portable classrooms floated away and people drowned on flooded, congested interstates where the waters rose faster than the cars could get out of the way. We watched in horror from our television screens, helpless.
When it was over and the waters receded, it looked like a tornado, not a flood, had hit our town. Places where the water had risen and tumbled by with such extreme force the landscape had been wiped clean. School was closed for the rest of the year. Hardly anything that the water had washed over remained. On each side of the riverbank yards and yards outstretched of huge trees which had been left laying flat by the tumbling water. They called it "the thousand year flood."
I still drive by these places and the landscape is still not the same as it was prior to the flood. They are recognizable, yet different. The landscape is not quite the same. Old oaks which once stood firm now lay on their sides, rotting. River bends were made straighter.
It was a flood that had never been seen in this area.
I can't help but meditate on what the flood meant. How it stripped everything away.
In church, I have heard many references in either prayer, words of meditation, or song regarding the Holy Spirit "flooding" our soul. I used to equate that to filling our soul. But after seeing first hand the effects of a flood, I think it means so much more than that.
It means to wash everything that was there prior away. Not just wash as in cleaning a window, but to completely strip it and leave it barren. I think about this being done to me. When I pray for a flooding of the Holy Spirit, I am asking for all that I was prior to be washed away.
But then, I am ready to be filled. If I have baggage in my soul, then there is not much room for the Holy Spirit to reside. I understand the stripping. I have to be stripped before I can be filled. Only after I am stripped am I ready.
Soon we returned to the areas which were flooded and we rebuild. We go back to the river and learn to live life on it once again.
In some ways, life is better. Houses were remodeled and new life begins on the riverbanks. Roads were restored. People came together.
Can it be that way with our soul? After it is stripped can it be restored? I believe so. Not only will it be restored, but it will be richer and more beautiful than before.
"Father, flood my soul with your Holy Sprit. I am ready to be nothing of myself and filled completely by you."
Simple Blessings
Mornings. I have a love-hate relationship with them. On one hand a hate pulling myself out of bed when I would love to sleep another five hours, (have I mentioned that I am a tired mommy?) On the other hand, there is nothing like the predawn stillness of a quiet house to help begin the day with gladness.
I was able to pull myself out of bed at 5:30 a couple of days ago intent on doing some writing and meditating. Started coffee, and while it was making got sucked into Facebook.
Even so, Jesus was standing at the dawn of the day and peace was upon me. I did eventually get out of Facebook and read my Bible and had just settled into praying when one of my daughters came in and plopped down on the couch. Usually I begrudge this interruption on my morning quiet time. But this morning was different. I was at peace. I was calm. I looked at my daughter who was yawning and thanked God for entrusting me with the souls of these precious ones as they grow.
Little yawns; sleepy eyes; sweet morning cuddles.
Most days do not start out like this. Most days start out with my youngest daughters whining at me to get up before I even open my eyes. They start my day by screaming for juice. Not pleasant and I wake up frazzled. Right now as I type, I have had a daughter whining off and on throughout this post. I tend to the interruption and then try to type another line. It is irritating that I can't get anything done. But little cries mean I am blessed with my precious daughter who's curly hair tickles my nose
when she sits in my lap.
Outside it is turning cold, and the sun's rays are not as intense as they once were. The light is perfect to show off the magnificent array of fall colors. I look through the window and marvel at the beauty. Simple pleasures; simple blessings.
I wish I could be at peace like I am in this moment all of the time. But the truth is I get frazzled. Last night my husband was fretting over some pending decisions which need to be made. I simply said, "God's got it." I don't know if the things that we are hoping for will come to fruition. I have learned through time that some things are just stepping stones to greater things. Sometimes the path we need to take in order to get to the destination is not the path we see in front of us. While we can only see what is in front of us, God sees the infinite possibilities that are before us.
Until I get to my final destination I am going to try to enjoy the ride and enjoy the simple blessings of life.
What are your simple blessing that you take pleasure in amid the chaos? Share with us.
The Beauty of Perspective
It is a beautiful picture, isn't it? But I can't help but wonder if the people who live inside the cabin can see the beauty. Not because they can't see it, but because they are too close to it. You see, this picture is taken from across the lake, where there is perspective. You get to see the grandiose picture of everything from a distance. You can see how everything is working together.
But what if you lived right there is the cabin; what would your perspective of this picture be? I would imagine that it is the view that most of us have. The view of not being able to see the forest for the trees. You would be so close to it, that when you looked up, all you could see is the few colored leaves right before you. Your perspective would be cut off, leaving you with only what is in front of your face.
I think our lives are like this picture. From a distance and with some perspective, one can see the Beauty of God's work all around us. But when we are so close to ourselves we can only see what is right in front of us–the complications, the demands, the overload. That is not to say that we do not see the Beauty in our own lives. I think we do. But like the people in the cabin, I think we can only see small snippets of what is directly in front of our faces. We see the flower, or feel the wind blow across our face or the warmth of sunshine. We see the smile from someone in the Target line who says, "go ahead." But it is hard to truly the orchestrated Beauty of our own lives and what is happening within. For example, I have a friend who does not know what the next day holds. But God has provided faithfully for her from day to day. I can see the Beauty of God's fingerprints all over her life right now. I would imagine though, all she can see is the stress of worrying about how she is going to make it through the next day; where money is going to come from for her next trip to Kroger.
I know I have trouble seeing the Beauty from a distant perspective in my own life. Sometimes I can see it when I look back on events in my life, but not until enough time has passed to give me that perspective of distance and being able to see the whole picture, but even then, my own emotions shade the memories with their own color variations. I want to pray for to be able to see my life with perspective of the Beauty that is within it. I don't want to miss out on the huge, beautiful picture because all I could see was one small section of my life. I want to see The Artist at work.
We are Light
Worldwide, there are many different religions and belief systems. Oddly, we use the differences in these beliefs to set ourselves apart from other sects of humanity. Yet, when we come down to it, much of our beliefs worldwide have the same basic beliefs: Be good to others; There is a higher power; Love each other; value life.
Oddly, most Psychologist would embrace these same thoughts and beliefs for ones well being and happiness. Those who are spiritual in nature as opposed to religious would also agree to these things. Dr. Wayne Dyer is wonderful in his books on spirituality in bringing in beliefs from all around the globe to support how to be happy. I have read several of his books and have been amazed at how Dr. Dyer is so knowledgeable in regards to thoughts worldwide.
Recently, my husband brought me home a book he had purchased for me titled The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book by don Miguel Ruiz. In reading this man's spiritual wisdom, I can not help but be stunned by how biblically based it seems to be, although it is from a place far away. His thoughts sound something like a sermon which could easily be backed up scripturally.
The first thing that Miguel Ruiz speaks of in his introduction is who we are in relationship to God. How we are God-like and made in his image of light. That we are light because God is of light. I was amazed at the parallels to the creation story this has.
It has been quite the challenge for me to believe that I am one made of light. That I am made in the image of God, and therefore God-like. I have spent the majority of my life trying to be good enough, only in recent years to realize that I am His, regardless. Not only am I spawned out of the image of God, but God has a purpose for me, even if that purpose is simply to praise His name. But no, it is more, I am to bear light to others, and be a light-bearer to others.
There we go with those images of light again.
But Miguel, in his book, says that, "Everything in existence is a manifestation of the one Living Being we call God. Everything is God. . . .and the true us is pure love, pure light."
It makes sense. If we are of God and God is light, then we have to have that light within us as well. The problem is that I don't think we allow that light to shine though because of the human condition. We are tired, or sick, or we have been rejected or ridiculed too many times to risk showing our light one more time.
The following chapters of The Four Agreements seem to promise how to overcome these obstacles. I will get back to you on that.
Who am I?
"The B-I-B-L-E, that's the book for me. I'll read and study and then obey, the B-I-B-L-E."
I wonder how much of my theology as a child was shaped by songs such as this? It states that we should read, study and obey. But what does that mean? To my child's mind, I took it very literal. To obey translated into: be good, don't do bad things. God is good, so you be good.
The problem was that I could never seem to be good enough. Not that I didn't try. I did. I tried so hard to be good. It is just that I would mess up. As a young child that meant things like not making good grades. As a teenager, that meant defying my parents and doing things they had told me not to do. As an adult, well, I became very prodigal.
Although I knew the story of the prodigal, unlike the son, I felt I couldn't return home–spiritually speaking that is. I had too much shame. Or maybe I just needed to tuck my pride between my legs. But for whatever reason, I didn't feel like I could be accepted in the church. It was like there had been this good-bad line drawn in the sand and I had crossed it. And once I crossed it, there was no going back.
I had spent all this time trying to be good enough and failing at it. It was all about me trying. I was seriously struggling with this issue of being good enough when one day I heard the song, "Who am I" by casting crowns on the radio. Here are the lyrics:
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the Bright and Morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love and watch me rise again
Who Am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
I am Yours
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
'Cause I am Yours
I am Yours
I wanted to understand "how the Lord of all the earth, would ever care to know my name?" Why would God care to know my name? I really wanted to know. There was no way I believed God knew who I was. Then the chorus of the song came. "Not because of who I am/ but because of what you've done, Not because of what I've done/ But because of who you are! Those words stuck with me and I wrestled with them for months to come.
"What do you mean it is not because of what I have done!" my mind screamed back at the radio. "You just don't know what all I have done."
I later downloaded the song and listened to the lyrics over and over again until the message rewrote the theology of the song I learned in my youth about obeying.
It isn't because I had obeyed or not obeyed, it is because of the nature of God and who He is! It has nothing to do with me at all. It is not about me or anything I can do to earn my way into knowing who God is and getting Him to know my name. It is about accepting that, "I am Yours."
When you realize the gift that those lyrics state, then you can not help but to lay down at the foot of the throne and weep because mercy you did not deserve has been given to you. You in turn, want to do what is right because of who sits on that throne. You want to show grace and mercy just as grace and mercy has been shown to you. That is what Christianity is about–showing grace and mercy. Remember that during your day today and be grace and mercy to those whom you meet.
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So What?
By all standards, I have been a very fortunate woman. I have the all-American life–A house, four kids, a husband who works hard and loves me. I get to stay at home with our children. Our daughters do ballet, karate, and summer camps. We live in a small town where community is important. But below the surface, I ask myself the question, "So what?" What if I have it all, but there still seems to be an element of life that is missing. Like there is something more to be had.
In the book I am working on I start it out by stating, "I have always wanted much more than this provincial life." I always seem to have had it all. I have been blessed with solid, stable things around me. My parents were together until my father passed away a couple of years ago. We never really moved. I never had to change school systems.
So What?
I still wanted more than this provincial life. What is it that we yearn for, even if we have it all? There is still something missing to our life. We try to fill it with things–someone's love and affection, someone treating us with value, or maybe we stay so busy doing good deeds that we fill the void with the good feeling of being there for others. So What?
I have had it all. Yet I have also experienced the horrors of depression. I kept asking myself, "why?" I had everything I could really want. So the question of "So what?" haunted me.
There is more to this provincial life than having it all. What makes our life go from being ordinary to extraordinary? What is it that we are searching for?
We are searching for fulfillment. It has been said that a woman who is confident in her purpose, reveals Beauty. I don't think we are searching for fulfillment from ourselves as much as fulfillment as to our purpose.
It is an amazing life. To be fully alive, not by doing, but by being. It has taken me forty years and many stepping stones to realize what God has in store for me. "Life is not about finding yourself, it is about discovering who God created you to be." These two things are very different. I used to say, "it is time for me to grow into my own skin." I felt so out of place within my own body. Slowly, I am beginning to grow into the woman God has designed for me to be.
I don't want you to misunderstand me. I didn't find myself because I went looking for myself. I found myself because I started searching for who I am in relationship to God. I discovered I am His daughter, His Beloved. When I discovered these things then other things started to fall into place.
If you are not at a place where you can see yourself as Beloved, then I want you to pray that you can begin the steps to that journey. But be careful what you pray for. You may be taken for the journey of a lifetime. Sometimes we are ready for such a journey, other times not. But finding your purpose in God is well worth the risk.
A Good Shepherd
In Christianity, we use the terms "flock" and "shepherd" to describe who we are in relation to Christ. We are sheep following our Good Shepherd. In the western world, when we herd animals, we typically do it from the rear of the flock. We flank the herd to the left, then to the right, until they go where we want them. We drive them. If we apply this form of "shepherding" to our religious beliefs, we may view Jesus as someone who drives us from behind. Someone from behind who has a whip in order to make us, the sheep, go in the right direction or to do the correct thing.
But in the Eastern world, where Jesus was from, shepherding takes on a whole new meaning. To be a shepherd is not one who forces from behind, but one who leads from the front. A shepherd is with his sheep 24 hours a day, leading them, letting them graze, taking them to water and looking out for predators. The shepherd does not drive from behind, but leads from the front. He knows each sheep by name, their likes and dislikes. The shepherd who leads from the front knows when one of the sheep is missing or is something feels out of place.
For years I had the western view of shepherding in my mind as I associated it to religion. Religion was something that pushed me from behind, or I was punished for doing the wrong thing. In my mind, the gates to heaven looked more like two boulders with a narrow opening between them. It was in my mind's view that the sheep God separated as His on the Day of Judgement would have to pass through those narrow boulders. It never dawned on me that God would lead us through first and show us the way. I only pictured Him driving us from behind and chaos ensuing.
In this picture that was in my mind, I would get into heaven, but only as one of the herd. I would kinda slip in with the older sheep who were better known to have done good deeds and I would just slip on in with them. I would slip in, and there would be no reason for the shepherd to even know my name.
I was so wrong; my fears were wrong. God does know my name. In fact, He is involved in the details of my life. It is hard for me to understand how, but I know it is true. He leads me from the front, and I want to follow and go where He goes. He is a shepherd who watches over His sheep.
Now, that is not to say bad things do not happen. People try to reconcile the bad in our life by God punishing us or to teach us a lesson. I don't believe that. What I do believe is that we live in a broken and fallen world where evil exists. This evil is out to get us at any cost, and it will heap heartache upon us.
Evil shepherds us with fear and doubt. The fruits of the Holy Spirit shepherd us with hope, joy and peace. The Father leads us from the front and goes before us.
In Luke 15 Jesus tells a parable about a shepherd who has one little lost sheep. That shepherd worries over the sheep and goes out to find it. When the shepherd finds the lost sheep, he puts him around his neck and carries him home.
We have all been lost at some point in our life. Some of you may be in a lost place today. If you feel lost, I want you to know that God is grieving over and worrying over you being lost. But remember, a sheep is easier to find when it bleats and asks for help more than the sheep who is quiet. And it takes time and effort on your part to come to a place of Beauty. You have to yearn for Beauty, and you get there by following the shepherd.


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as promised, one more peach recipe before apples & pumpkin spice start taking over the blogosphere! this one features white peaches & coconut in the most delicious clafoutis. the white-fleshed peaches tend to be less acidic & a little sweeter then a regular peach. as for the clafoutis, this dish can be served for both breakfast and dessert! when serving it for dessert, i like to top mine with a generous dollop of sweet whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. if you are not familiar with the clafoutis, it is a rustic french baked dessert that features fresh fruit (typically cherries) & a custard-like batter. the clafoutis is a simple dessert to make that gets served right from the baking dish! i like to make these year round & switch up the fruit to match the season.
to add a little extra wholesomeness to this version, i used half bob's red mill all-purpose flour & half whole wheat flour. i love the rustic flair the whole wheat flour adds to a dish. plus, it makes things a little healthy when baking with a whole grain flour. so celebrate the last couple weeks of peach season by baking yourself a clafoutis!
p.s. i can't believe we are at the end of august, where did the summer go?! it seems to go by faster every year. thank goodness we have pumpkins to look forward to next:)
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup bob's red mill turbinado sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup bob's redmill all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup bob's redmill whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1/2 cup bob's redmill unsweetened flaked coconut
- 2 ripe white peaches, thinly sliced
- powdered sugar, for dusting
- preheat the oven to 350 degrees. grease an 8-inch round or square baking dish with butter.
- in a blender add the eggs, sugar, cream, milk, butter, flours, vanilla, salt & nutmeg. blend until smooth, about 60 seconds. let batter rest for 15 minutes. fold in the coconut.
- pour half of the batter into the prepared baking dish & bake for 10 minutes.
- carefully remove the baking dish from oven and scatter in the peach slices, covering most of the surface area.
- pour remaining batter over the peaches & bake for an additional 45 minutes, or until the clafoutis is golden on top.
- let cool for 15 minutes. dust with powdered sugar, top with additional sliced peaches if desired & serve!


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Chelsea Woolley is a Canadian playwright, theatre maker, and educator. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada's Playwright Program, and holds degrees in History and Education from the University of Lethbridge. Chelsea's work includes: The Mountain (Geordie Productions 2Play Tour), These Peaceable Kingdoms (New Words Festival), The Exhibition of Extraordinary Oddities and Living Freaks (Major Matt Mason Collective/The Ignite! Festival), The Only Good Boy (Theatre BSMT, The Exploration Series), and 1000 Names (TheatreXtra). Chelsea's plays have earned recognition through: The Playwrights Guild of Canada Post-Secondary Playwriting Competition (Shortlisted), the Alberta Playwriting Competition, the Toronto Fringe New Play Contest, the Wildfire National Playwriting Competition, the BSMT Dwellers Playwriting Competition, and the University of Lethbridge Play Right Prize. In 2016, Chelsea attended the Banff Playwright's Colony, and in 2017 the National New Play Network's MFA Playwright's Workshop at the Kennedy Centre, in Washington, DC. She is currently a member of Theatre Direct's New Creation Unit in Toronto, Canada


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Britain's armed forces must retain the ability to fight alone and not become overdependent on allies, Liam Fox, the shadow defence secretary, warned today.
Fox rejected one of the central planks of the government's green paper last week, that the UK will in future need to co-operate more closely with allies such as France to provide the full range of military capabilities.
In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute in London, he said that an incoming Conservative government would ensure that Britain remained a "first division" military power.
"We cannot accept the assumption in the green paper that Britain will always operate as part of an alliance," he said.
"We have unique national interests and have to maintain the capability to act unilaterally if required."
The green paper set out the framework for a full strategic defence review, which all parties are committed to holding following the general election.
Pointing to what he said was the "most adverse financial backdrop for decades", Fox said that while the military could not be "immune from the economic realities", the review would be an opportunity for "long overdue radical thinking and reform".
"It will be carried out ruthlessly and without sentiment. Tough decisions will be made and there will be winners and losers at the end of the process, but Britain will be safe and our interests secure," he said.
"We are at a tipping point in Britain. We need to decide if we want to stay in the first division or slide into the second division. I choose the former."
The Tory review would look "beyond defence in the traditional sense" and presented a "clean break from the legacy and mindset of the cold war".
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Tate Liverpool is currently showing a selection the work Mondrian is most famous for: the iconic neo-plastic gridded works in red, yellow, blue, and black and white. Although a relatively small exhibition, the visitor gets an eyeful of Mondrian as we follow his journey from Paris to London and finally New York. The show coincides with the 70th anniversary of Mondrian's death.
Reconstruction of 26 rue du Depart, Paris based on 1926 photograph by Paul Delbo
© 2014 STAM, Research and Production: Frans Postma Delft-NL. Photo: Fas Keuzenkamp
© 2014 Mondrian/Holtzman Trust c/o HCR International USA
"Mondrian saw urban development as part of human evolution towards a more abstract environment." I think this sentence, which I saw on a notice board at Tate Liverpool, says it all. It links Piet Mondrian's abstract compositions to architecture, and adds context to his transition from a figurative painter to a radical abstract artist.
Mondrian started to represent architecture with a cubism-like style and later turned to representing ocean waves with simple lines. Picasso had a large influence, as Mondrian evolved more towards abstraction. Tate Liverpool shows 'The Tree' in the first rooms, in my view not a cubist work per se, but influenced by it. Mondrian later developed his own distinctive style, which he proclaimed 'neo-plasticism'. Interestingly, I saw Tate Modern's Malevich show the evening before heading to Liverpool and can't help but draw parallels between these two confident artists, each proclaiming an art style of their own (suprematism in the case of Malevich).
Mondrian's paintings were based on shifting compositions of color blocks, and in his studios he moved physical colored panels around the walls as part of his creative process. So I was delighted to find that Tate Liverpool shows a recreated Mondrian's studio at 26 rue du Départ, Paris as part of the exhibition – realised by Frans Postma, based on 1926 photograph by Paul Delbo (as did the Centre Pompidou in their 2010-11 Mondrian / De Stijl exhibition). Visitors can experience the setting where so many of Mondrian's neoplasticism masterpieces were created. Tate Liverpool exhibition also includes the original rectangular colored cards from Mondrian's New York studio wall compositions.
Mondrian left for New York via Liverpool in September 1940, a perfect excuse to hold the exhibition in Liverpool, and a perfect excuse for myself and Mr. BB to visit the city for the first time. We also saw the Tate Liverpool's impressive permanent collection and several temporary exhibitions associated with the 'A Needle Walks into a Haystack' show. Claude Parent and Nasreen Mohamedi stood out.
We explored the Liverpool Biennial, one of the top draws for our weekend in Liverpool, but were disappointed. Tate had the best exhibition, whereas the The Old Blind School, a derelict building, was more interesting for the venue than the works. The one stand out was Judith Hopf. I love Whistler, who was at the Bluecoat, but I was disappointed not to see any dialogue with contemporary artists. Odd for a contemporary art biennial.
Mondrian and his Studios and Nasreen Mohamedi are at Tate Liverpool until 5 October. Claude Parent is on show at Tate Liverpool until 26 October, and the Liverpool Biennial runs until the same date at various locations.
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Yellow, Blue and Red 1937 – 42
© Tate Photography, 2014
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The Apple Watch supply constraint has been reportedly caused by faulty Taptic Engine component.
The first wave of Apple Watch units was basically sold out within minutes of the pre-order start. Most orders will ship next month and new orders will start shipping in June. The supply constraint was not caused by underestimated demand says a new Wall Street Journal report. According to people familiar with the matter, Apple was facing issues with the Taptic Engine component.
Apple found in reliability testing after the mass production started that the Taptic engine made by Chinese AAC Technologies Holding is breaking down over time. Apple took the produced Apple Watches with the faulty part out of the supply.
Apple's other Taptic engine producer, Japan based Nidec Corp., did not have these quality issues. Apple had to scramble and move all Taptic engine production to Nidec, but that of course led to dramatic supply constraints.
The WSJ report also mentions that Apple told Apple Watch suppliers to slow down production until June. Apple did not give a reason. Given the shipping delays, this does not sound right. Unless Apple is changing something on current Apple Watch, which is though very unlikely.
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The Apple Watch introduces the Taptic Engine and a built-in speaker that together discreetly enable an entirely new vocabulary of alerts and notifications you can both hear and feel. Apple custom-designed its own S1 SiP (System in Package) to miniaturize an entire computer architecture onto a single chip. Apple Watch also features Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 4.0 to pair seamlessly with your iPhone. Besides the smart watch features the Apple Watch keeps time to within 50 milliseconds of UTC, the universal time standard when synching regularly with the iPhone.
The Apple Watch starts at $349 for the small case (38mm) Sport Edition. The Apple Watch Pre-order started on April 10 in 9 countries (Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US) and the Apple Watch started to ship on April 24.
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Episode 39 - Entrepreneurs and Philanthropy, A New "Pre-exit" Philanthropy - Interview with Dee Dee Mendoza, Dartmouth College/
The challenge we face:
Entrepreneurs often don't fit the paradigms we use to assess the strength of a fundraising prospect. Their capacity to give doesn't increase in a linear fashion like other professions, their time constraints around becoming involved are often the inverse of other donors, and the most tax advantageous way to make their gifts is often to give before they actually have experienced the large liquidity events around selling a company or going public. That said, entrepreneurs give 50% more than other professionals making the same income and they often make transformational gifts to organizations once they have the means. They also bring a perspective and approach to providing advice to organizations that is unique to their line of work.
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Challenges around engaging entrepreneurs in traditional fundraising paths.
The benefits organizations can offer to entrepreneurs during their company's early phases.
How tax implications affect entrepreneurs and their giving.
What a Founders' Pledge Society looks like.
What people get wrong in engaging entrepreneurs.
How to engage entrepreneurs while their wealth only exists on paper.
How to book founders' pledge gifts for your record keeping.
Places you can find more research on entrepreneurs and philanthropy.
Why it's fun to work with entrepreneurs.
How to get on the calendar of entrepreneurs in your portfolio or database.
How to learn more from Dee Dee and stay up to date with the latest in this field.
How you can make your voice heard!
There will be two discussions in the Philanthropy Podcast Facebook group this week. The questions we're asking are:
Who are the entrepreneurs (and/or their companies) who have made a significant impact on your organization or just were great fun to work with? What's the story behind your collaboration?
Does your organization have any formal program for entrepreneurs? Take our poll and leave any details you'd like to share or questions you'd like to ask in the comments.
You can join our Philanthropy Podcast Facebook Group to share ideas, get advice, and simply enjoy the company of other listeners.
Learn more about this episode's guest, Dee Dee Mendoza:
Dee Dee Mendoza is managing director of West Coast Advancement for Dartmouth College, where she works largely with alumni in startups and venture capital. Her background in major gifts goes back more than 15 years, primarily in Higher Education. She has led efforts to launch Higher Ed's two most prominent pre-exit philanthropy platforms: the Dartmouth Founders Project, and the award-winning Berkeley Founders Pledge, the first of a new wave of these programs that incorporates the unique model she developed. Her teams' work has been featured in Currents magazine and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She continues to advance the field through independent research and as an advisor to numerous emerging programs.
Additional reading - Platform Revolution - Parker, Geoffrey; Van Alstyne, Marshall, & Choudary, Snageet
Inspired Money Podcast - With Andy Wang (Yeah, I linked to my appearance)
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While I get on with my own foray into the world of Getting Things Done, here's a useful piece from Black Belt Productivity
Link via the excellent Ian's Messy Desk
I actually didn't find implementing GTD too painful. I made sure to read the book through all the way first, and then went back and skimmed where required. To be honest, most of what's in there is plain common sense, but it were so common, everybody would have some. I immediately instituted the concept of writing everything down, using contexts, using my calendar as a hard landscape, and instituting a general filing system. I had a home filing system, but I also had stacks of one-off things that didn't deserve their own file folders. GTD changed that.
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In February researchers from Aalto got the first ever H&M Global Change Award together with VTT and University of Helsinki (more info at Aalto University web page). The award came together with a one year innovation training program. As a part of that Marjaana Tanttu from FTFutures and Michael Hummel from Aalto Chem were participating a one week workshop in Shanghai.
This really interesting week included visits to H&M production and sales offices, and a factory visit to two Far Eastern Group textile factories, focusing on knitting, dyeing and garment manufacturing. During the week we learned a lot about textile process chain and volume of production in China. Below is the first half of a factory hall devoted for fabric opening and quality check!


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The Marvel Universe's troubles with symbioses won't be over once Venomverse runs its course: Spider-Man, the avengers and Champions will then have to face the problem of becoming Venomized.
RELATED: X-Men Blue Get Venomized in Poison-X Crossover Art
Venomized, as revealed via ComicBook, will debut in April from the creative team of Bunn and artist Iban Coello. The five-issue weekly series will bring to a close writer Cullen Bunn's ongoing Venom-based storyline that has been unfolding in the current Venomverse miniseries.
While Venomverse has involved worlds and characters from other parts of the multiverse, in Venomized, the Poisons (a race of aliens who literally eat the symbiotes aliens responsible for Venom's existence) will enter the Marvel Universe-proper. And, as if that isn't bad enough, the Poisons' leader is an alternate reality's Thanos.
Check out the first issue's cover, illustrated by Nick Bradshaw, and solicitation information below.
Venomverse #1
- Written by Cullen Bunn
- Art by Iban Coello
- Cover by Nick Bradhaw
- On Sale April 4
- The story that began in VENOMVERSE reaches its epic conclusion with VENOMIZED! The POISONS, a species that hunger for super-powered symbiotes and their hosts, have picked their next target…THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ITSELF! Their first objective? Put every superhuman in a Klyntar symbiote – and CONSIME THEM! But with VENOM and the X-MEN still missing after the events of "Poison X," the planet, and its heroes, is defenseless!


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Banerji and Aikman, JJ.
1. The sole question which arises in this appeal is whether the application of the appellant was one under Section 244 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and should have been adjudicated upon by the Court below under that section The respondents obtained a simple decree for money against one Raja Hari Har Dat Dube, and in execution thereof caused certain property to be attached as the property of the Raja. Hari Har Dat Dube died during the pendency of execution proceedings, and his brother, Raja Shaukar Dat Dube, whose estate is now represented by the appellant, was brought on the record as his legal representative. On the 4th of April, 1892, he preferred an objection-respecting the application for the sale of the attached property, on the ground that the property sought to be sold belonged to him, and did not form a part of the assets left by Raja Hari Har Dat Dube. That objection was disallowed by the Court below on the 6th of September, 1892. On the 20th of March, 1893, the property was sold by auction and the proceeds of the sale were taken out of Court by the respondents on the 28th of September, 1893. Meanwhile Shankar Dat appealed to this Court against the order disallowing his objection, and it was during the pendency of this appeal that the property was sold. This Court, on the 5th of February 1895, set aside the order of the Court below, and remanded the case to that Court under Section 562 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In the result the Court of first instance, on the 25th of September, 1897, upheld the objection of Shankar Dat, and ordered that the property in question should be released from attachment, declaring that it was incapable of being attached in execution of the decree. The present application was made for the refund of the sale proceeds, which the respondents withdrew from Court on the 29th of September, 1893.
2. The Court below has refused the application on the ground that it is not one to which Section 244 of the Code of Civil Procedure relates. We are unable to agree with that view. The learned Judge was of opinion that the property having been sold and the decree having been satisfied no question relating to the execution, discharge or satisfaction of the decree could arise, and in support of his view he referred to the ruling of this Court in Ramchhaibar Misr v. Bechu Bhagat (1885) I.L.R. 7 All. 641. That case, if carefully looked into, does not support the learned Judge's view. What was really decided in that case was, that after a sale any question which arose between the auction-purchaser and judgment-debtor was not a question relating to the execution of the decree. The judgment in that case must be considered with reference to the facts which the Court had to deal with. We have a number of authorities of later date in which it was held that a question of the nature of that which arises in this case is one relating to the execution, discharge or satisfaction of a decree, although it arises after a sale has taken place under the decree in other words, Section 244 applies as well to a dispute arising between the parties after the decree has been executed, as it does to a dispute arising between them previous to execution. We need only refer to Imdad Ali v. Jagan Lal (1895) I.L.R. 17 All. 78 and Dhan Kuar v. Mahtab Singh (1899) I.L.R. 22 All. 79. The principle of the Full Bench ruling in Partab Singh v. Beni Ram (1878) I.L.R. 2 All. 61 is also applicable. The mere fact that no execution case was pending before the Court below at the time when the appellant filed his application on the 27th of August, 1900, would not render Section 244 inapplicable. The result is that we allow this appeal, set aside the order of the Court below, and remand the case to that Court under Section 562 of the Code of Civil Procedure, for disposal on the merits. The appellant will have his costs of this appeal. Other costs will follow the result.


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Ceremonial Handover of Dodowa Hospital to the President of Ghana
The Shai Osudoku District Hospital at Dodowa was handed over to H.E. The President of Ghana on Monday 4th April 2016 in the presence of the UK Minister for Africa, The Hon. James Duddridge MP; The Prime Ministers's Trade Envoy to Ghana, Adam Afriyie; The British High Commissioner, H.E. Jon Benjamin; Hon. Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia; Traditional Chiefs and Elders, Ministers and Parliamentarians of the Republic of Ghana and over 2,000 invitees and distinguished guests.
The President toured the hospital and the Traditional Chiefs planted a tree, using the spade that was used to cut sod prior to commencement of construction in October 2014.


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Volkswagen aims to be the leading provider of electric vehicles by 2025. At the Transparent Factory in Dresden, visitors can already experience the e-mobility lifestyle for themselves.
No fence, no exclusion area, no bars – instead, Volkswagen's Transparent Factory in Dresden is surrounded by greenery. Passers-by are able to watch vehicle production through the building's continuous glass façade. It is not a coincidence that the factory is so transparent and accessible: "We explicitly welcome people to enter and visit the factory. People need to be able to experience e-mobility," says Lars Dittert, Volkswagen factory manager in Dresden.
The Transparent Factory in Dresden has become a symbol for the Volkswagen Group strategy TOGETHER 2025: Where once the high-end Phaeton was manufactured by hand, now the emission-free e-Golf rolls off the assembly line. It is one of the new flagships of the Group's electric offensive: By 2025, Volkswagen aims to be the leading provider of electric vehicles and sell two to three million electric vehicles annually.
In Dresden, the emission-free future is underway. 130 technicians assemble the new e-Golf models at the Transparent Factory – by hand. They install control units, cockpits, seats as well as doors, and ensure that the wiring is correct. Chassis, batteries and vehicle parts are delivered, while complete assembly is carried out in Dresden.
What is remarkable is that everything is very clean and quiet, just as the e-Golf itself. Production technicians are dressed in white work clothes; the floor is light beige made of Canadian maple floorboards. Only every now and then do you hear light pounding. Occasionally, driverless transport systems even glide noiselessly through the production hall delivering new parts.
Visitors can observe all of this during a 75-minute long guided tour through the production area – step by step, bolt by bolt. They are allowed to get up to about a meter and a half close to the vehicle production as there is also no exclusion area there. There is no need to make a reservation in advance. Visitors can simply check in at the entrance and book one of the hourly tours that leave on the hour.
This experience is very popular with visitors. On average, 400 visitors take a tour of the factory every day and about a third of them come from outside Germany. And that is no surprise: Factory tours are offered in 14 languages.
"The time is right for the breakthrough of electric cars. And Volkswagen will be the pioneer of the volume market. If any automobile manufacturer is able to service the broader market well, it is Volkswagen."
What's more, electric vehicles stand ready on the terrace in front of the factory for a test drive. Guided by staff, the 15-minute test drive takes you around the large garden once. A 30-minute test drive can also be booked at short notice on site. If you have a bit more time, with the 60-minute tour, you can also discover the sights of Dresden with the e-Golf or the Passat GTE.
The automobile manufacturer regards itself as part of the city of Dresden. If at first it was considered surprising that the company wanted to move to the middle of the city – close to the Church of our Lady and the famous old town – this sentiment has now changed. The factory is clean and obtains 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources. High emission production steps such as painting large surfaces and welding are not carried out in the city so that there is no harm to the environment or residents. Instead, Volkswagen supports the local culture and opens its doors for public concerts and picnics.
The office of the factory manager, Lars Dittert, is also made of glass. Dittert believes "the time is right for the breakthrough of electric cars. And Volkswagen will be the pioneer of the volume market. If any automobile manufacturer is able to service the broader market well, it is Volkswagen."
The e-Golf is ideal for the city and medium-length trips, says Dittert. With a range of up to 300 kilometers, long distances are also quite feasible. "With the new rapid charging technology, the battery can now even be almost completely recharged within 40 minutes." What's more, the e-Golf has very low energy consumption with 12.7kWh/100km.
These are attributes that also convince customers. According to the latest August statistics of the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, the e-Golf is now the most registered vehicle in Germany. In Norway, it also ranks at the top in terms of sales.
"The availability of sufficient charging stations is certainly still a challenge. However, as sales of electric vehicles increase, the availability of charging stations will also quickly catch up," says Lars Dittert. Even so, in Dresden we are also working on the answer to the question of how faster progress can be made in setting up charging stations. In our own incubator, we are supporting six start-ups that were selected during a multi-stage process. LoyalGo, a start-up, was also selected, which aims to make purchasing electric charging stations more attractive for small dealers. This will allow several dealers to be able to collectively buy an electric charging column and then use it for advertising space.
"The Dresden site is prepared for the future."
In Dresden, where the Transparent Factory is located, there are already 60 charging stations. However, this number is expected to quadruple in the foreseeable future. The city has partnered with Volkswagen in electric mobility and plans to progressively change over its fleet of vehicles to electric cars. VW has won a tender for this project. "We are very pleased to be such good partners with the city of Dresden," says Dittert.
Volkswagen is involved in the city in other ways, too. The automobile manufacturer has already launched various apps tailored to the city of Dresden. One app serves as a digital parking meter, another calculates the quickest means of transport for distances in the city and determines the number of vacant parking spaces in parking garages in real time.
But the automobile manufacturer does not intend to now sit back and rest. "We recommend our location for the production of new e-models," says Lars Dittert. As the competence center for e-mobility, the location has a wealth of knowledge in this area. What's more, Dresden is centrally located in the heart of Europe, and is one of the few cities in Germany that has the status of the urban test site for autonomous driving. "The Dresden site is prepared for the future," says Dittert.
Consumption value
e-Golf: Consumption Electric power in kWh/100km: 12.7 (Combined) CO2 emissions, g/km: 0 (combined) Efficiency Class: A+.
Passat GTE - Fuel consumption in l/100 km: combined 1.8 – 1.7; power consumption in kWh/100 km: combined 13.1 -12.5; CO2 emissions combined in g/km: 40-38; efficiency class: A+.


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Sometimes pictures just say it all. Look at these beautiful cherry tomatoes that I harvested from my garden. As you know, I am growing the Rainbow Blend from Botanical Interests which is quite a treat. There are seven different varieties that are color coded in one seed packet. Also, I am growing Principe Borghese. If you want to learn more about the cherry tomatoes that I am growing or get some other seed ideas for tiny tomatoes please click on the green link.
To be honest, I attempted to grow all seven varieties from the Rainbow Blend this year so I could see which ones I liked. As it turns out I love the ones that grew. Three standouts are Brown Cherry, Bicolor Cherry and Gold Nugget. The Rainbow Blend plants are pole tomatoes. Please click on the link to learn more about how to sow and grow pole tomatoes.
When I first planted all of Rainbow Blend, I was not sure when to harvest them. What I did with the first round was to harvest them when they got to the intended color and when they were just past the stage of being hard and firm. You don't want to wait until they are squishy! After the first round, I started harvesting them when they got part way to the intended color and then I brought them and put them on the counter to ripen.
Why did I do this? Great question! As with most plants, if you let the vegetable/fruit grow too large or go way past maturity, the plant may shut down. This happens with many vegetables/fruit including zucchini, cucumbers and tomatoes.
I did have to call Botanical Interests to see when to harvest the Green Grape tomatoes out of the Rainbow Blend. I was told to wait until they get a hint yellow. If you are unsure what to do, give the seed company a call. They are there to help! I have called Botanical Interests and Territorial Seeds and they are always helpful.
As for the Principe Borghese tomatoes, they are typically dried on the plant in Italy. I tried to dry them on the plant, but I found that this method attracted the bad bugs. Instead, I plan to try dehydrating some. Bottom line is that I pick them right before they are ripe.
As for storing, I typically don't because I eat salads every day. When my great nieces visit, I give them a bag of cherry tomatoes to take home. Cherry tomatoes are great snacks for little ones! This week we had a large surplus so we roasted some cherry tomatoes for salsa. Some other options are to dehydrate them as noted above or to individually freeze them for use later on. After I give these last two options a try, I will blog about it.


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Melissa ClayNurse Practitioner
University of California Los Angeles – Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2000
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing – Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2002
University of California San Francisco – Master of Science in Nursing, FNP Program, 2006
ANCC Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner
"The best part of my job is watching our patients improve and return to a better quality of life"
I began my career working as an emergency room RN, where I honed my clinical skills and learned the importance of always remaining an advocate for our patients. As a nurse practitioner I have the privilege of providing care for our patients both in the outpatient setting and assisting the surgeon in the operating room. I am committed to providing our patients with quality care, treating them with compassion and empathy.
I was born and raised in Santa Cruz, and the beach has always been my happy place. In my free time, I enjoy going to music concerts, sporting events and just being outdoors in general.
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UPDATE FROM NORTH HAVEN: Human remains found in burned structure
By Grace Manthey, Thamar Bailey and Mary Rose Bevins
Contributions by Rob McGreevy and Samantha Prevot
NOTE: Updated 6:15 p.m., May 3.
North Haven Police rushed to 385 Quinnipiac Ave. on reports of a "barricaded subject," on May 2 at around 8 p.m., according to the North Haven Police Department Facebook page.
Later reports emerged that a large explosion set fire to the area, injuring first responders and leaving one unidentified person -- possibly the homeowner -- dead.
Doctors are still treating the nine injured first responders at Yale New Haven Hospital, said Public Information Officer for Connecticut State Police Kelly Grant this morning. These officers came from three different counties and were all a part of the South Central Regional SWAT Team, according to Grant and Deputy Chief for North Haven Police Johnathan Mulhern.
Fire trucks are on the scene in #NorthHaven trying to put out the fire. pic.twitter.com/bDuSfi4JW5— HQ Press (@hq_press) May 3, 2018
Conflicting reports from witnesses and neighbors make many details hard to confirm, but a White Pages address search listed John Sayre, Jr., owner of Sayre Plumbing Inc., as a resident. His wife Deborah was also listed.
According to Grant, Deborah went to the police department around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Mulhern said in a press conference Wednesday night that his department responded to a domestic violence incident.
"During the course of this investigation (police) had reason to believe that a tactical intervention or a SWAT team was needed to take the subject into custody."
At about 8:15 p.m., witnesses say a garage exploded, which injured the first responders.
Sayre has not been apprehended, but Grant confirmed that investigators found unidentified human remains in the carnage. Grant said the coroner will identify the remains.
Four dogs were in the building when it exploded, according to a police officer on the scene, and are presumed to be dead.
Kenny and Nancy Mahoney live next door. They said the blast shook their house and public utilities shut off power for three hours Wednesday night. The Mahoneys got their power back at around 2:15 a.m. Thursday morning.
"We looked out our door and you could see the flames and the smoke. The smoke was unbelievable," Kenny Mahoney said. "There were a lot of other blasts after that, smaller blasts."
According to Grant, parts of the structure are still burning.
As of 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, police reopened Quinnipiac Avenue near Orient Lane.
#NorthHaven Police using a megaphone to get John, the suspect, out of the house pic.twitter.com/qsfyKjDDVj— HQ Press (@hq_press) May 3, 2018
North Haven resident Francisco Garcia said he moved to the North Haven area just six months ago, and noted that the incident was "crazy and just sad" and the smell of smoke was "overwhelming."
More fire trucks arrived after the first wave, and Connecticut State Police sent an armored vehicle.
Quinnipiac University sent out an email at around 9 p.m. Wednesday telling students to "avoid the area of Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven, near Orient Lane, because of heavy police activity."
Follow @HQPress for photos and videos.


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