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Today's beautiful wedding comes to us from photographer Katy Gray (submitted via Two Bright Lights!), and Mindy the bride was kind enough to share all the details:
I knew from a very young age that I would get married on the ranch I grew up on, I just had to find the right guy. Words cannot express how lucky we are to have been married in such an exquisite place. I was inspired by the location, the people, the history, everything that makes the CM Ranch what it is. I am a true Wyoming native and I really think our wedding reflected what the Wyoming spirit means to our families.
My mother planned a special surprise for us. Toward the end of the ceremony, I noticed some of the ranch wranglers riding around in the next field over with about 60 horses. Because of the way the ceremony site was positioned, nobody but my bridesmaids and I could see that something was up. After Kyle and I were pronounced husband and wife, we walked down the aisle and the wranglers chased the horses out of the field and they galloped right by the ceremony! Everyone started crying and cheering – it was magical and such a special surprise.
I now know why weddings are not just about the bride and groom. Our wedding day was very emotional day as my father wasn't able to attend, but the love and support of all our friends and family filled a void that almost broke our spirits. A wedding is not about an expensive wedding dress, the cake or what your hair looks like. It's about sharing an intimate moment with people who would do anything in the world for you. I threw all my worries out the door when I woke up that morning, and we had a flawless day.
Photography: Katy Gray
Venue: CM Ranch in Dubois, Wyoming
Bride's dress: Sophia Tolli
Music: Jalan Crossland Band
Congratulations Mindy and Kyle! See tons more from this wedding over on Katy Gray's blog, here and here.
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Wow it would be a dream to have a wedding where wild horses were free to roam right by!! Stunning photography!!
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WOW! Stunning wedding! The horses were a beautiful touch.
Annie /
The shot of the horses is amazing! It seems like this was such a beautiful, special wedding. Congrats to Mindy and Kyle!
DeeDee /
The photos are so fresh & intimate, I feel like I could step right in.
Lace.and.Likes /
i love how country this wedding is
and those horses galloping by, amazing
Leila | Be Inspired PR /
Love this rustic wedding and the horses galloping by is priceless!
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very nice location for a wedding! and very nice the wedding photos reportage of your post!
Chloe /
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! What a gorgeous wedding. My favourite image is them walking in the field. So epic!
Ashley /
I just want to say that mindy's description of her day was absolutely beautiful and the way everyone needs to feel. I see so many brides completely obsessed with the fact that the day is supposed to be all about them and its refreshing to see it switched. I feel the same way about my big day, its a huge celebration for my family to enjoy, im just lucky to be the one throwing it. Thank you for the fantstic post, these images and details were amazing!!
Dynamite Weddings /
Amazing photography! Love the running horses!
em /
wow. such a beautiful and magical wedding. love.
Canvas & Canopy Events /
that is beyond dreamy! wow, what a great mom to think of such a cool touch!
Tricia @ {every}nothing wonderful /
The horses! Oh my gosh! Try not to cry, try not to cry…I totally got misty. Amazing! A beautiful wedding. Congratulations!
lydia {ever ours} /
oh my wedding goodness…60 horses! how incredible and what a rush!
Naomi /
That must have been amazing. The sound of horses running together…your mom rocks!
Denise Nichols /
Love, love, love the horses!
the joielala girls /
wow… the horses running by is so cool. what an awesome surprise! i love this wedding!!
holly /
wow, that bit about the horses gave me chills. lovely wedding!
Kate/MagnoliaRouge /
Wow I have chills just thinking about seeing the horses do that. How incredibly amazing!!
Katie /
IN LOVE with the horses! How cool!!
Eileen Garcia Photography /
beautiful setting!
Kelly /
what an AMAZING wedding and story. It makes me want to go to Wyoming and stay there forever!
Kristine – Cool Wedding /
I really adore country style wedding! And specifically for this cool wedding, I love the drama in the photography! My favorite is the picture of the guests with the horses in the background. It's breathtaking!
correy /
Oh geez… you didn't even have to explain the horses, I saw the photo and started crying. What a beautiful surprise!
Maxabela /
OMG – horses sure beat butterflies!! Wonderful wedding. Thanks (yet again!) for sharing the loveliness. x
J – Heavenly Blooms /
Wow, that is such a lovely surprise, I would have been in tears as well seeing the horses… Congratulations Mindy & Kyle… and kudos to you for realizing what is really important on your wedding day…
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"Why do some positions use more behavioral type interview questions vs technical type interview questions or vice versa? Advantages and disadvantages of both? What type of balance do you like for various position levels within an organization?"
Very timely questions. I just posted a position in our office, and I will be the one coming up with the interview questions. I always have this dilemma: what type of questions should I use? My personal favorite interview questions are the behavioral type. You know, your most dreaded interview questions that start with "Tell me about the time when you…" Are your cringing already?
I love these type of questions. You know why? These questions are not what you know but rather what you, as a candidate, did in the past. Your actual past experience tells me more than your theoretical knowledge of a project management, for example. Also, when I ask you these type of questions I can clearly see if you are prepared for our interview. If you sit in silence and look flabbergasted, I most likely will think that you did not bother to take the time to prepare for the upcoming interview. You lose points. If you dive into the question right off the bat, and tell me a compelling story, you already scored.
Therefore, behavioral interview questions are beneficial not just for me but they can be very beneficial for you as well. You get a chance to demonstrate that you are a great fit for the job. In order to use these type of questions to your benefit, you have to be very specific and tell me how you handled a project or a situation in the past. Tell me about your actions, decisions and, most importantly, tell me about the results. Please, do not tell me what you would do. I don't care about it.
To be honest, I ask behavioral type questions for every position: from an office assistant to a senior accountant. However, the higher level a position is, the more technical questions I will be asking. For example, a few months ago we were hiring a senior financial analyst. We asked a lot of technical questions to test the knowledge of financial accounting because we wanted someone with a specific technical knowledge in the hedge fund accounting field.
To answer your question about balance, I have to admit that ideally I like to have a 50/50 ratio in my hiring interviews. However, most of the time this ratio varies. Behavioral type questions are fun to ask. They are probing. They reveal a lot about the candidate. Technical questions show me if you possess a specific knowledge that I am looking for in an ideal candidate. Honestly, they are boring questions but they need to be asked. For example, if I am looking for a cashier I will ask a lot of technical questions about cash handling, counterfeit bills and so on. The ratio probably would be around 80% technical and 20% behavioral questions.
There is no magic number as far as a balance of behavioral and technical questions. I think it all depends on the organization, and what this particular organization is looking for in an ideal candidate.
At our company, final interivews are almost entirely behavioral questions. If you are applying for a job that requires a certain skill set, we will likely have you test on that skill set in an early round of interviews. But otherwise, it's all behavioral questions.
I think it's fair for people to take a moment to think about an answer to a question, as not all behavioral questions are exactly the same. But don't spend 5 minutes thinking, spend 30 seconds to a minute. It's good to have some stock situations in mind, but make sure you tailor your response to the actual question asked.
I think interviewing is suppose to be used to really find out if the person is qualified, but many people get power hungry and just want to find weakness or try and stump people with a off the wall question being asked to an already nervous and tense scenario.
Actually, interviewing is NOT about finding ouf if someone is qualified. Their resume will tell you that, as will any testing you need to do. Interviewing is about finding the person who will fit best with the team currently in place. That's why the "most qualified" person often doesn't get the job. It's not about skills, it's about personality.


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1.26.13 MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cavs Show Guts, Take Glory in Comeback at Hillsdale
Men's Basketball, 2013-01-26
Walsh made a comeback that won't be soon forgotten as the Cavaliers came back from 18 points down in the second half to defeat Hillsdale 75-73. The win improves the Cavaliers' record to 12-5 overall and 8-5 in the GLIAC South, giving them sole possession of second place. The Chargers fall to 13-5 overall and a half-game behind Walsh at 8-6 in the conference.
The comeback came in dramatic fashion as Jeff Copeland (So., 6-5, Toledo, OH/St. John's Jesuit) scored on a layup with five seconds left to put the Cavs' up 74-73. He was fouled on the play and converted the resulting free-throw. Hillsdale wasn't able to get a shot off in the final seconds.
The lead was Walsh's first since 8-7 with 17:12 to go in the first half. Hillsdale then took the lead and held it until Copeland's layup. At one point, the Chargers led 46-28 with 17 minutes left in the game. Hillsdale led 37-25 at halftime.
Hillsdale last held a double-digit lead at 71-61 following a jumper by Tim Dezelski with 3:10 left in the game. It was the Chargers' final made field goal. The Cavaliers responded in a big way with a pair of 3-pointers by Rian B urrell (So., 6-3, Zanesville, OH/HS) and Jeff Copeland. It was a part of a 14-2 run that saw the Cavs convert on their final six field goals.
Copeland scored a game-high 24 points, 20 in the second half, after making 10-of-15 from the field. Burrell also exploded for 20 points, hitting on 9-11 from the stripe.
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Linda Pizzonia serves as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Sara-Bay Kennel Club, Inc., Franlin's, Inc.
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Mindy McCready on 'GMA': 'I did what I did to protect my child'Add to Favorites | Good Morning America
On Thursday (Dec. 8), "Good Morning America" aired the first clip from their exclusive interview with Mindy McCready, the country singer who was found hiding in a closet earlier this week after allegedly abducting her five-year-old son from Florida and taking him across state lines to Arkansas.
"He was screaming, 'Please don't touch me, please don't touch my mommy,'" says McCready of the moment U.S. Marshals found her and son, Zander, hiding in the closet of her boyfriend's vacation home.
The country singer says she is in a much better place than she was in 2010 when she landed on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab" and was struggling to put her life back together while Zander was in the custody of her parents.
When asked if she knowingly broke the law by taking Zander from her parents home, McCready said: "I do not to this moment and will not ever think that me taking my own child that I gave birth to after carrying for 9 months is breaking the law."
Zander is currently with a foster family while the court works out the next steps, but McCready -- who is also seven months pregnant with twins -- is confident the judge will rule in her favor.
More clips from the interview will air on Friday's "GMA" and stay tuned for the full interview -- apparently McCready will open up about her family's "deep dark secrets" -- on Friday's "20/20."
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Prairie Folklore
by Wayne Pauly from Dane County Parks ACTION Adult Conservation Team Newsletter (All folklore stories)
Blackberries, Black caps
Raspberries taste best when eaten directly from sun warmed bushes. I especially like black caps, the firm dark berries that pull off the stem like removing a knit woolen cap from a bald head.
Our raspberry garden supplies an embarrassing abundance, which we freeze as whole berries. Later, partially thawed berries are eaten like frozen popcorn, and fully thawed ones are mashed for raspberry short cake or jam.
I fully sympathize with these words from Monroe Sprowl.
If ever I dies an yo aint certain Is dead,
Just butter some biscuit an new made bread
An spread em all over with raspberry jam,
Then step mighty softly to whar I am
An wave dem vittles above my head,---
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This will happen 2013 and it will be out of control
when is Half-Life 3 coming out?
May 15-17 - Psycho California
June 6 - The Rolling Stones
June 10 - Melvins
June 20 - Blur
June 24-28 - Glastonbury
July 18 - Death Grips?
July 26 - Faith No More
September 25 - Kraftwerk
Pretty sure its packaged with the new daft punk album
Also confirmed for Coachella 2013: Hot brunette playing with bubbles! Do Lab, right?
No she's with a hoop this year, I hear its not LED so we won't get a sunset set
Pasquelle Rotella is wearing a DP shirt in his profile pic, so therefore, they will be at White Wonderland
yeah absolutely. They will maybe definitely be there.
Here's something fun for y'all. Kaos Theory (a Seattle electronic event organizer) has had had some interesting teases today:
Further down the coversation, from one of the owners of Kaos Theory:
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These dudes don't know jack. I worked closely with some of those guys over there and they're derps
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I've been a Daft Punk fan since a bro called me a ****** (lmao at the stars, it's a slur against gays and/or an English cigarette) for liking them in high school, and since then news about Daft anything has actually leaked, as far as I know, exactly two times:
- someone scooped the world tour 2007 dates and posted them here
- Human After All leaked ~3 weeks before the release.
What I'm saying is the chances of a Seattle-based dubstep promoter having an epic Daftnouncement are zero and you should think about what you post before you post it.
I only mention the slur because it was a formative experience in my relationship with house music.
Wait - so are you saying I shouldn't have reposted your proof of talking to Thomas Bangalter on the Coachella facebook page, because it's not truth? Trick, why you be all trickin the kids and shit?
Oh shut the fuck up. Think about what I post? If you couldn't sense from the tone of my post that I'm playing into the perpetual Daft Punk rumor mill, then you're a god damn moron. "Think about what you post before you post it." Please.
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Wow. I'm board royalty, I can end your posting career in a second. Check yourself.
Does that post mean Daft Punk is Skrillex?
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Around the World in 9 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
The gooey, creamy sandwich that all kids grew up with (and most of us continued to eat religiously into adulthood) has a scrumptious legacy all over the world.
Grilled cheese is one of the simplest, yet most universally delicious dishes in existence. But the days of making grilled cheese sandwiches with cautiously white, airy bread and neon-orange processed cheese of questionable origin is a thing of the past. At least, we think it should be in your past — because there are so many other options.
Put down the Kraft singles and join us for a trip around the world to see how this iconic, lovable sandwich manifests in other parts of the globe.
We take full responsibility for your looming hunger.
Down Unda, grilled cheese often comes in the form of a jaffle, which is a traditional toasted sandwich made in an enclosed metal skillet (often called a jaffle iron). After inserting the sandwich into the jaffle iron, it becomes sealed around all edges; the excess crust is cut away once the iron is sealed. The result is sort of like an Aussie hot pocket. If you're in Melbourne, pay close attention to Jafflechutes; they basically send you grilled cheese/jaffles via parachutes magically dropped from the sky. No really, that's what they do. [Photo via Flickr]
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How Australia is Marketing Itself as One Big, Gourmet Restaurant
Some destination ad campaigns can be brilliant in doing their job to inspire travel, while others are simply awful. Luckily for Tourism Australia, they've decided to go in a different direction from that full-frontal kangaroo, in favor of the country's delicious food and wine.
Themed as "Restaurant Australia," the 3-minute commercial equates the country to one big restaurant. The menu is the journey, with obligatory shots of Sydney Harbour, Melbourne's Laneways, Uluru, and the Great Barrier Reef interspersed with glossy close-ups of glorious seafood, sippable vintages and, of course, tender Aussie lamb, all set to a powerful soundtrack by Aboriginal musician, Dewayne Everettsmith.
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Sex Sells, Even for Tourism Australia
Tourism advertisements are meant to attract more travelers to visit a certain region or country and there's no doubt that the most creative get the most attention. This week was like any other for Tourism Australia's official Facebook page as they posted stunning shots of sunsets over city skylines, beach vistas, and cuddly animals. Sounds innocent enough, right? Not so much.
The profile page then posted a picture of Baz the Kangaroo chillaxing at the Featherdale Wildlife Park in the Western suburbs of Sydney, and that's when it all when haywire. The roo was posing quite, well, provocatively, as if he was ripped from the pages of an adult magazine. While this natural display of the animal kingdom should not normally be racy, Tourism Australia made it so by pixelating his "anatomy," as if to maintain his modesty.
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Australia Tourism's Very, Very Bad Week
For travel geeks who follow the often-dry travel industry, the intrigue surrounding l'affaire Tourism Australiawhich has seen Australia's national flag carrier Qantas sever an agreement with Australia's official tourism agency over charges of sabotageis kind of entertaining.
Here's the gist of it: the airline halted a $50 million deal between it and Tourism Australia over charges that Tourism Australia's chairman was involved in a "syndicate committed to unraveling Qantas' structure and direction," and that was trying to overthrow the current management and buy out the company. The partnership had lasted 40 years. Scandalous.
If you're actually in the travel industry, let alone involved with tourism boards that try to promote travel to Australia, the situation is much less amusing. In that case you're scrambling right now to deal with the fallout and telling newspapers about all the "damage" that needs to be "contained."
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Global Turmoil Hitting Travel Industry in...Actually, Pretty Much Everywhere
It's an unfortunate fact of life that sometimes politics impacts travel. It's an even more unfortunate fact of life that sometimes politics impacts travel so much that we have to write about it on a Friday afternoon instead of easing you into the weekend with baby animal pictures. And yet here we are, with flights being emptied or cancelled across three continents because of a variety of geopolitical flare-ups.
The most dramatic bit of travel politics comes out of Japan, where no less than 40,000 seat reservations to China have been canceled. China has been on a bit of a tear recently, claiming a bunch of islands that by and large aren't straightforwardly quite theirs. The campaign has put them on a collision course with various other countries in the region (obviously) and one of those countries is Japan. There have been anti-Japan protests in China and, apparently, lots of Japanese people are sufficiently pissed off to cancel vacations to China.
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Hertz Turns Used Car Salesman with 'Rent2Buy' in US and Australia
The folks over at Hertz are going to start kicking some tires and wheeling & dealing around Australia as they launch their Rent2Buy program.
After a successful launch of the same program here in the US, the rental car giant is taking their negotiating skills Down Under. Potential car buyers will have the option to purchase late model vehicles previously rented to travelers. All cars come with the promise that they've been well-maintained and priced competitively, as in under the recommended resale value based on RedBook the Aussie version of the Kelley Blue Book. So, no lemons!
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While Obama's In Oz, Travolta Pops Up On Qantas
The never-ending saga of Qantas and the rebuilding of a reputation continues and today the process got a boost. While Barack Obama was touring Oz, John Travolta made a surprise appearance on a flight from Sydney to Melbourne. He wasn't a passenger but he was in the business class cabin of the B767.
We know that the Saturday Night Fever star is a world ambassador for the flying kangaroo and actually has a retired Boeing 707 parked in his driveway. We also know that he has been featured as a captain in the in-flight safety announcement. Now, he turns up to present the most frequent flyers with Qantas' top status, Platinum One. Unfortunately, this was a one-off presentation; he was just in town for a 91st birthday bash Qantas decided to throw for the elite status flyers.
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How Does a Red Kangaroo Say 'I'm Sorry?'
We already talked about how the CEO of Qantas decided to counter industrial action by shutting down the complete worldwide operations. Since that weekend, Qantas is back up in the skies with a new motto, "Book with confidence and certainty," and a lot of explaining to do for the more than 70,000 passengers that were left stranded.
Leaving travelers stranded and with unanswered questions, Qantas had to do something. During the shutdown, the company offered to reimburse those who needed to re-book on different airlines, even pay the difference of airfares. For those who decided to stay in the city in which they were stranded, Qantas paid hotels, meals and phone calls up to a certain amount. If you were one of the unlucky passengers and you're still struggling to figure out what you get from all this, visit Qantas' website for more details.
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Is the Qantas Shutdown the Beginning of a Winter of Airline Strikes?
Australia's flagship carrier Qantas had been having labor problems for months. Within the last few weeks the union representing the airline's mechanics, pilots, baggage handlers and caterers escalated the dispute, launching a series of rolling work stoppages that triggered dozens of cancellations and created general chaos.
Then, over the weekend, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce re-raised by straight-up shutting down the airline, essentially forcing the situation.
As management no doubt hoped would happen, a hastily-called court brought the parties together, turned to the unions, and told them to get back to work. Qantas will now spend the next few days picking itself off the floor as flights begin again. Our backgrounder on the strike itself and the slow recovery is here, including details on how the airline tried to mitigate the pain over the weekend.
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Chile's Puyehue Volcano Eruption Grounding Flights Across Australia and New Zealand
Well this is getting kind of tired. In March Big Ash Problems caused by erupting volcanoes grounding flights throughout Japan. Then in May it was Europe's turn, with the ash cloud from Iceland's Grimsvotn eruption disrupting air travel first in Scotland and then in other parts of the continent.
Now the Puyehue volcano in Chile has blown its top. First the ash cloud first wrecked havoc on Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Then over the weekend it traveled across the Pacific and shut down airports from Melbourne to New Zealand. With some flights still grounded indefinitely, 2011 is shaping up to be even worse than 2010, the year of vengeful air travel volcano gods.
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Baby, It's Cold Outside, Especially at the Backcountry Film Festival
Experience the Australian Alps from the comfort of a movie theater
Film, at its best, has the ability to transport us to a different time, place or state of mind. The great leisure of cinematic travel is that you do so parked in a plush theater chair for two or so hours, with a jumbo pack of Milk Duds and Red Vines by your side. The Fifth Annual Backcountry Film Festival aims to take theatergoers on a tour of wintry locations the world over, from Vermont to Japan.
Your lift ticket to mountainous and blistering-cold regions comes in the form of films shot in the backcountry of different nations, including unlikely places such as Australia. It's a little-known fact that there is snowboarding along with surfing down under.
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'Bizarre Foods' in Eastern Australia Cuts a Slice of Tiger Pie
Is it just us, or did Andrew Zimmern kind of take this week off? Sure there was a new episode of Bizarre Foods, but it was decidedly un-bizarre; we'd eat all of it no problem.
Andrew was in Eastern Australia this week in what seemed like a less-intense mode after a rough time in the Outback. What we mean is, he went to the Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach and ate Vegemite; is this "Bizarre Foods" or "Bridget's Sexiest Beaches"?
We will concede that he did find some bugs to eat, but even those were in a stir fry—not exactly the slimy and hardcore chewing we expect of Andrew. In all fairness, he does a great job as a not-so-crazy travel host, since he actually got us pretty excited about hitting up Oz for some tiger pie and Wagyu steak.
We're hoping to get our usual dose of gross eating next week when Zimmern heads to Singapore. Just promise us one thing, Z: no more steaks!
Related Stories:
· Eastern Australia Travel Guide [Bizarre Foods]
· The Real Outback Stekhouse [Jaunted]
· Bridget's 'Sexiest Beaches' Is Not Exactly Blowing Our Minds [Jaunted]
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June 12, 2015
Should faculty members be concerned if administrators check references who were not supplied by job candidates?
June 12, 2015
Governor, in education speech at Iowa State U, says some colleges are "drunk" on spending. But he also endorses more support for federal aid programs.
June 12, 2015
Federal spending has overtaken state spending as the main source of public funding in higher education.
June 12, 2015
Some of the top poverty scholars in northern regions are now working with emerging academics from more southern countries, in hopes of expanding research on poverty.
June 11, 2015
Senator Elizabeth Warren, an influential progressive voice among Democrats, lays out her vision for accomplishing debt-free college. It will take a drastic overhaul of higher education policy, she says.
June 11, 2015
Employers and community colleges team up to design new courses and alternative credentials that attempt to close the skills gap by better preparing students for jobs.
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Fred Gottheil lecture on Palestinian Refugees -- by Seán Kinane
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Yesterday afternoon at the University of South Florida's Tampa campus, the Humanities Institute and the Department of World Languages Education sponsored a lecture by Fred Gottheil. Gottheil is a Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Illinois, Urbana. He spoke about the Palestinian refugee problem and how he thinks the problem could be solved. WMNF's Seán Kinane reports.
Gottheil described the history of refugees during the 20th century. He said that despite the large number of Palestinian refugees and how much attention they receive around the world, their plight is not much different from that of a dozen or so other large refugee populations that have been created within the last hundred years. In almost all cases, the refugees were either repatriated to their country of origin or resettled in foreign lands.
"In every case of these tens of millions of people, the resolution of the refugee problem takes two forms. One, of repatriation, going back after a conflict. You go back to an area. Or resettlement. And you find both forces at work in all these cases."
But Gottheil said that the Palestinians have neither been repatriated to their homeland nor resettled in lands beyond. He thinks that the reason for this might be due to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, also called UNRWA or "unrwa." While all other refugees in the world are placed under the trust of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNRWA focuses only on Palestinian Refugees. But, Gottheil feels, because the refugees had nowhere to go, UNRWA was destined from the beginning to become a caretaker agency.
"If you were head of UNRWA, 1951, you're checkmated in both sides. One, Arab states don't want the refugees in. Two, Israelis won't take them back. Now the question is, what do you do? And what they did was redesign what they were. Its function now is not repatriation and resettlement, because, heck, they can't do that. So what do you do? You become a caretaker agency."
According to Gottheil, this has led to Palestinian refugees becoming dependent on UNRWA rather than attempting to overcome their status as refugees. He calls this UNRWA's "Moral Hazard."
"70% of the Palestinian refugees have their own homes. The other 30% rent. But the rent is rent-free. It is handled by UNWRA; UNWRA also pays for utilities, such as water, and sanitation services. It provides healthcare. The healthcare coverage ranks with one of the best healthcare coverages in the Middle East and in Southern Europe. The most important benefit given is education. Literacy rates 80% for males, 72% for females."
But Jamie Hammad disagrees; Hammad is the Programs Coordinator for the Florida Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR and attended the lecture. She thinks that instead of blaming the UN or the Palestinians for still being refugees, the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian lands is the cause. She also disagrees with Gottheil's rosy picture of life in Palestinian refugee camps.
"He mentioned that the healthcare, the education, and the water sanitation were very high standards in Palestine. Well, I've been to Lebanon and I've seen the camps in Sabra and Shatila. And I've seen hospitals built there by the U.N. And essentially, at this point they're no longer hospitals, they're housing for refugees. So, where he's basing these claims, I would be interested to know."
Gottheil's proposed solution to the "Moral Hazard" of UNWRA, is to end the program by letting its mandate expire.
"I would argue that if the mandate were allowed to expire, it would force a resolution to that organization that has been long in coming and 50 years too late. It's dramatic, it's traumatic, but that, I think, is not only the hope for Palestinan refugees, but it's hope for peace in the region."
But Hammad does not see that as a humane solution to solve the problem of Palestinian refugees, especially since most foreign aid has been cut to the Palestinians in the aftermath of last year's democratic elections in which Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council.
"Ending a program that is basically the only source that Palestinians have at this point – all aid has been cut off to them recently, they have nothing coming in. So the very little support they're getting from the international community, it would be a big mistake to cut off that support."
As evidence for his theory that UNWRA is a disincentive for refugees to become resettled, Gottheil used the fact that the refugee camps inside the Gaza Strip have not been dismantled and the refugees have not been resettled in the time since the 2005 Israeli "disengagement" from Gaza.
"The Israelis last year [sic] got out of Gaza. No Israeli, not an Israeli soldier, not an Israeli dog, cat, nothing Israeli is in Gaza. You would think that the first thing they would do was to dissolve the Palestinian refugee camps in Gaza. No, there is no mention of getting rid of the camps. Reason? Moral Hazard. It is a life of its own."
Ahmed Bedier is the executive director of the Tampa Bay chapter of CAIR and a programmer on WMNF's weekly True Talk show. He disputes the claim that residents of the Gaza strip are free to exercise self-determination.
"Before which Gaza was a big open-air prison with guards inside the prison. Now the guards went outside the prison and they're building a wall around that prison and they're staying guard at those walls. So it's continuing to be a prison. The airspace is controlled by Israel, the borders are controlled by Israel, even the beaches are controlled by Israel. They're not free to leave their country or enter their country; it's only at the mercy of the Israeli government. And that doesn't sound like they really left, they're still controlling everything."
For WMNF News, I'm Seán Kinane
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Every child goes through the "Why?" stage. Kids and questions go together. But it gets tougher when, with doleful eyes, a child asks, "Why don't my legs work like the other kids?" or "Why did God make me this way?"
Krista Horning is a young woman heaven-bent on helping children find answers. Especially the Answer, Jesus Christ. With a tenderness tempered by her own physical challenges, Krista considers it her life's calling to lovingly lead kids with disabilities beyond their questions to discover just how wise and sovereign God really is.
Video games are one of the most influential and time consuming recreational activities in our society today. On average gamers spend 18 hours per week playing video games. This extensive time investment is reflected in the money invested in video game consoles and software. In 2009, $19.7 billion was spent on video games worldwide, $2.6 billion more than was spent on movies in both box office ticket sales and DVD sales combined.* Many parents are surprised to discover that video games generate more profit than Hollywood.
What this all means is that few children escape the influence of video games, and the temptation to idolatry.
So how can parents lead their children in such a media-crazed world?
In this Q&A session C.J. answers one father's question about how to monitor his child's use of video games. The following excerpt was originally recorded during a Pastors College meeting on December 4, 2009.
Question: As kids get older, how do you deal with idols in their lives?...For example, my 12 year old son is generally obedient, but he loves to play video games. If that privilege is lifted he is like a different kid. How much do we restrict? Do we just say no more of this? What have you done in those situations?
C.J. Mahaney: Great question. We are always reluctant to answer parenting questions because they are so child specific, and the more you know about the child the more, I think, wise and precise you can be. But, in general, you want your child to be convinced that you can identify with them. So I want to find illustrations from my life that parallel an illustration in his life. So I could say, "Son, this is not a foreign topic to your dad. We are fellow sinners both in need of a savior."
So I want to do two things. I want to try to introduce my son to a study that isn't correction specific to an occasion. I want to study the heart, I want to study anger, I want to study idolatry, unrelated to an occasion where I am bringing discipline, so that the study hopefully can have the most effect. I want to engage in a study from Scripture. I want to choose age-appropriate material. I want to choose appropriate passages. And then my study with my son is supplemented by stories from my life, because I do the same thing. I don't cry anymore like a child but I know how to cry in adult ways. I want my child to know that no matter what the category, I can identify.
So let's say for my son fear of man would be a category. "Well, your dad is just as familiar with that, son, and here are the ways fear of man will play out in my life today." Not "Here are the ways fear of man played out when I was 16." No—"Here are the ways fear of man is a real temptation to your father this week." I think by humbling myself, I hope I make it easier for him to receive from me, so that when I say "Listen," it's not "Listen to your self-righteous father who is angry at you because he doesn't understand why it requires this kind of attention to help you to see how stupid a video game is."
It is too easy for me to view my son's form of idolatry as childish, but in essence, at root, there is no difference between our idolatries. His expression is consistent with a 12 year old, mine is consistent with a 56 year old, but in essence it's no different. Therefore I must make sure my heart is softened by my own sinful tendencies. I don't want the study to be punitive, I don't want it to be (if possible) connected or related to discipline, because I think that can make it more difficult for a child to comprehend and to be convinced I have their best interest at heart. I want to supplement it with my own stories.
At 12 years old I would want to start leaving your son with questions to consider rather than pronouncements. But from 12 years old on up, it is far more complicated than when they are younger. For a toddler, discipline is pretty simple. You are not having to work through heart issues. It is a blatantly ethical world, at that age, nothing but right/wrong, yes/no. But as they get older you want to draw your child in and give him an opportunity to think about his own heart, think about it in relation to material, think about it in relation to Scripture, think about it with time for the Spirit to possibly convict. You are not bringing every conversation to a conclusion that he must agree with.
With your restrictions, you want to explain why you are doing what you are doing. Restrictions are important. We are fully for restrictions as long as the purpose is explained—so your child doesn't think this is just punitive action we are taking in your life without explanation, without a why, without a purpose. We want to create an alternative. We want to anticipate this temptation, anticipate this restriction and [ask] what alternative can we present to wean our child from that particular form of idolatry.
Helping our children identify idols is hard work. Your son may grow out of his love for video games, but he will not grow out of the idol factory in his heart. So as parents, we need the Lord's help, and we can be confident that he will lead and guide us as we serve and lead our children with the gospel.
Special thanks to Chad Mahaney (son of C.J. Mahaney) for writing the introduction to this post during his work as a Sovereign Grace Ministries intern.
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The recording from C.J.'s message Sunday at Covenant Life Church is now avaliable: Don't Waste Your Sports C.J. Mahaney 1 Corinthians 10:31 Sunday, August 31, 2008 Covenant Life Church; Gaithersburg, MD 57:34 run time; 13.2MB MP3
Listen, download, or watch the message at dontwasteyoursports.com
Recorded late in 2001 at a Covenant Life Church parent-youth meeting, this fifth clip in our "C.J. + Carolyn on Parenting" series provides an opportunity for the couple to explain some of their most humbling mistakes. Grant Layman's question was simple and direct: "What sins have you personally confronted in yourselves in regard to parenting?"
5. Fear + Unbelief in Parenting (3:46)
Other clips in the series:
1. Gospel-Centered Parenting + Young Children (9:27)
2. The Gospel + Parental Sin (2:39)
3. The Gospel + Discipline (5:37)
4. Teaching Children to Love the Church (10:59)
Scripture calls parents to study their children, to identify and address sin patterns in their lives, to discipline, and teach them with the goal of raising them "in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4 ESV). But what about when parents sin against their children? How should parents respond? Do parents excuse themselves because the child provoked the sin? Do they justify their sin because they have parental authority over the child? Do they simply ignore their own sin?
This second audio clip originates from the same setting as the first: an unplanned Q&A session with C.J. and Carolyn during a Sovereign Grace conference in Gilbert, Arizona (Nov. 2005). In it C.J. explains how parents may approach these situations, remain in authority over their children, yet do this with a humble heart informed by the gospel.
2. The gospel + parental sins (2:39)
Other clips in this series:
1. Gospel-Centered Parenting + Young Children (9:27).
C.J. Mahaney serves as the senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville. He has blogged here on pastoral ministry, Christian living, and (from time to time) sports.
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When it feels like committing suicide is the answer, what is the question?
You might think the question is, "How can I stand what I have to deal with? There is no way out of my hopeless situation!"
Your question is important.
It means the solutions you have found aren't good enough.
But, that doesn't mean that there are no other solutions,
and it doesn't mean that the solutions you discover won't feel good to you, in the near future.
They will; that's the beauty of a solution.
If the question is, how can I continue living such a hopeless life?
The old answer is, you can't.
But the new answer is, you can find a way to create a completely different life, right here, right now, in the middle of the old situation.
When you want a really new life, with new outcomes and new people, one of the things you want is a way to feel strong in the midst of uncertainty. You have recognized that the old thoughts and ways of doing things create one dead end after another. Your question means that when you look out over your life honestly, you see that the way you have lived until now feels like it got you nowhere.
This could mean that you want something more powerful to live for, to work for, something that will open you up to a future you can embrace.
That's good news. That means that you are ready to outgrow what has been defeating you.
How can you outgrow what defeats you? That's the new answer to the old question, "how can I stand what I have to deal with?" The answer is: outgrow what defeats you.
How? This is the beauty of a new answer, you will search it out, you will find answers, accept or reject them as you go, all the time, reaching into a bigger experience than the small dark space you are living in today.
Here are some more fruitful questions to consider as you evaluate your life and experience:
What good things do I deserve to live long enough to experience?
Who around me, cares about what matters to me?
If I decided I wanted to live a different kind of life, what sort of situations would I want to have in it?
These are great questions for anyone to ask. But they are potent questions if you are considering the meaning of your own life to ask, and at an important time.
Some possible answers you might discover as you turn these questions over in your mind: I deserve to live long enough to be someone I want to be. I deserve to figure out how to live well. I want to think of the future in a new way, as something I can form to fit my needs and circumstance. I can be in power over my own experience as the future opens before me. I have one or two people that will care how I feel, when I share my sadness with them. I will trust them to listen.
If I rebuilt my life on the ashes of the old one, what new things would it have in it?
In the long run, as you fruitfully consider the question, "how can I outgrow what defeats me?" open your heart to new answers.
In the short run, talk to someone intelligent and amazingly supportive at your local suicide hotline center. To find someone wise and compassionate and just a phone call away, click on this link: www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Share your answers about how you learn to outgrow what defeats you, to help others working through the same important question. Become a part of the solution when you comment on this article.
To summarize: The question is, is committing suicide the solution? When it feels like killing yourself is the answer, ask yourself, what is my real question? When you find the exact question, you are going to have new answers.
Search out the bigger questions of your life, they will expand your mind and show you new paths you can walk, beginning in this moment, now. Finding bigger questions and bigger answers will lift you out of your present darkness.
I have faith that your new answers will make you bigger than the problems you face.


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BEST foodie gift ever?
I'm enjoying the worst foodie gift thread, so I thought i would flip the coin and ask if anyone has received any wonderful food related gifts.
I have two: one of my friends, who is a great cook, gave me my first microplane grater.
Her sister, also a great cook, gave me a Mercedes-Benz of a vegetable peeler and a whole stash of great stuff from Penzey's. She knows I love to bake, so she got me everything a baker loves, like vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate, etc.
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MN's Northrop Dance Presents Joffrey Ballet's RITE OF SPRING at Orpheum Theatre Tonight
Northrop Dance Presents Joffrey Ballet's RITE OF SPRING tonight, February 26th at 7:30 pm in the Orpheum Theatre. Buy tickets HERE.
One of America's leading ballet companies epitomizing the highest standard of classical training, Chicago-based Joffrey Ballet expresses a unique, inclusive perspective on dance, proudly reflecting the diversity of America. The repertoire includes a reconstruction of Nijinsky's The Rite of Spring celebrating its 100th anniversary, paired with the contemporary, electronic piece In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe and Stanton Welch's (of MN favorite Houston Ballet) newest work, Son of Chamber Symphony. The U of M Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Russell Smith, performs live for Son of Chamber Symphony and The Rite of Spring.
Mark Russell Smith will discuss Igor Stravinsky's masterpiece, Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring), with musical examples performed by University of Minnesota students.
Performance Preview
Tue, Feb 26, 6:15 - 7:00 pm
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Learn more about the Minneapolis performance of Joffrey Ballet at an in-depth conversation with Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater, led by Carl Flink and Emilie Plauché Flink. Patrons are invited to bring their beverages purchased in the first floor Solera dining room to the preview.
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Nokia C5-03 announced, brings full connectivity on the cheap
The increasingly complicated Nokia model numbering scheme just received a new entry - meet the Nokia C5-03. It's a Symbian^1 touch phone with 5MP camera, Wi-Fi and GPS and it's really lightweight - it weighs only 93 grams.
The Nokia C5-03 runs Symbian^1, which is to say Symbian S60 5th edition. Anyway, it has a 3.2" nHD (360x640) resistive touchscreen and it measures 105.8 x 51.0 x 13.8 mm.
The new C5-03 flaunts a 5MP camera (fixed-focus) and comes with a 2GB microSD card in the box. Wi-Fi and GPS are on-board and of course Ovi Maps with free voice-guided navigation. For mobile connectivity, the Nokia C5-03 offers quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band 3G with HSDPA (10.2Mbps) and HSUPA (2Mbps).
The Nokia C5-03 has a 1000mAh battery, which promises impressive battery life - up to 25 days of standby, 11.5 hours of talk time and up to 35 hours of music playback (19.5 hours if you're using a Bluetooth headset).
The Nokia C5-03 will be available worldwide by the end of the year for around 170 euro (237 USD) before taxes and subsidies. It's odd that Nokia launches another Symbian^1 device, when it has already got Symbian ^3 up and running on three other phones - especially the Nokia C6-01, which is quite close to the C5-03 specs-wise.
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Lest anyone need a reminder of just who was on the Mavi Marmara, the Turkish ship which Israel lawfully stopped in international waters as it tried to run Israel's blockade, the Turkish press is running a story today about how one of the families to whom the Israeli government is paying compensation are donating the Israeli money to Hamas and Islamic Jihad. That money will most likely be used not to build industry or establish scholarships, but rather to subsidize further terrorism. Neither Hamas nor Islamic Jihad try to hide the fact that their goals are maximalist and genocidal. That these are the people that the Turkish government supports says a lot about the reality of Turkey.
Perhaps Israelis believe that the apology ends the dispute. Not so fast. It looks like the Turks are currently engaged in a bait-and-switch. As the Hürriyet Daily News reports:
The families have not yet made their final decision as to whether accept the compensation that will eventually be offered by Israel and withdraw from cases against Israeli soldiers, according to sources. [Deputy Prime Minister Bülent] Arınç said yesterday that the families had said that "any words about compensation would sadden them. The core of the issue is the apology and lifting of the embargo [on the Gaza Strip]. The government's work on compensation would be right for them as well."
In other words, the Turkish government will pocket the apology, but might still allow the lawsuits which the Israeli government fears to proceed.
Benjamin Netanyahu once positioned himself as serious about counterterrorism. His 2001 book, Fighting Terrorism: How Democracies can Defeat Domestic and International Terrorists, urged a tough line. Who would have thought, just 12 years later, his government would effectively be subsidizing them.


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Unscientific America
"Mooney and Kirshenbaum complement one another seamlessly in Unscientific America to deliver a hard hitting message informed by their years of experience in the public eye and behind a lab bench. The writing is superb, the narratives concise and easy to follow, and at 132 pages plus footnotes it is easily digested by readers of all ages and backgrounds. Order it, read it, and hope this book serves as a wake up call to Americans, and a catalyst to politicians, before it's too late."
~ Daily Kos
Climate change, the energy crisis, nuclear proliferation—many of the most urgent problems of twenty-first century require scientific solutions. And yet Americans are paying less and less attention to scientists. For every five hours of cable news, less than a minute is devoted to science; 46 percent of Americans believe that God, not evolution, created life on earth; the number of newspapers with science sections has shrunk from ninety-five to thirty-three since 1989. The disconnect between the scientific community and American culture grows wider every day.
In Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, journalist and best-selling author Chris Mooney and scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum explain how corporate interests, a weak education system, science-phobic politicians, and hyperspecialized scientists have created this dangerous state of affairs. They also propose a broad array of initiatives that could reverse the current trend and lead to the greater integration of science into our national discourse—before it is too late.
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- Pacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala
- The volcano and surrounding area now lie within the Pacaya National Park
- Pacaya is a popular tourist attraction
- The Pacaya volcano is a part of the Central American Volcanic Arc
- Kawilal Hot Springs and Thermal Circuit
- Relaxes all the body muscles, eliminating stress
Why you should go
Enjoy a walking on one of the mos amazing Guatemala´s volcanoes and a deserved relax
- Hike an Active Volcano
- Enjoy a Relaxing Thermal Circuit
- Amazing Views of the Surrounding Landscape
- Roundtrip Hotel Transfers from Antigua Guatemala Hotels
- Admissions to Pacaya Volcano
- Entrance to Santa Teresita hot springs
- Thermal Circuit
- Lunch
- Meals not mentioned
- Beverages
- Optional Gratuities
- Horses
Please Note
- Please keep in mind that when climbing an active volcano changes in activity and weather may cancel or cut the excursion short at anytime.
- Medical and Legal Note: Guests booking this tour certify that they are in excellent physical condition and free from any heart, respiratory and/or back condition and are not pregnant. Booking of this tour constitutes an acceptance of the inherent risk of climbing any active volcano and the guest agrees to hold Gray Line all subsidiaries, licensees, staff members and vendors harmless and not liable for any and all injuries or death as a result of taking this tour.
- Don't forget your camera and adventurous spirit! Please bring cash and spare change for purchases as vendors in the area do not accept credit cards. US Dollars are accepted.
- This tour is on request until flights can be confirmed. Please contact Gray Line Guatemala to check availability before purchasing
- Please wear walking/hiking boots as we will be walking 3-4 hours, often in wet weather. Sorry, no wheelchair access.
- Please bring hat, sungasses, sunblock, camera, bug repellent, thin pants, rain gear, long sleeve t-shirts. personal medication, & passport (passport is required).
- Tours include bilingual guide (English and Spanish).
- Please contact us if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.
- For groups of 10 persons or more, please contact Gray Line Guatemala. email@example.com
Transfer to the foot of the volcano Pacaya and from there,we start hiking from the San Vicente de Pacaya village and begin ascent route is estimate at 60 minutes of walking up to a distance of approximately 50m from the craterat the top you can see down into the crater to the lava as well as experience the energy of an active volcano. Pacaya Volcano remains one of the active volcanoes of Guatemala.
After the visit and explored of the Pacaya Volcano we continue to Kawilal Hot Springs to have time to take lunch ( Included ).
Kawilal is a world of relaxation, where the most important elements of nature are present in this unique place of hot springs, in our environment are mixed fire and heat from Pacaya Volcano who gives us the thermal waters and steams. Has a complex that promotes sustainable tourism in our country, and has 12 thermal pools, Thermal Circuit, 25 Steam Baths, and 3 Hydrotherapy Baths. The spa offers Relaxing Massages, Reflexology, Shiatsu Relaxing, Manicure and Pedicure among others, within our facilities are also Fonda Del Castillo, a restaurant with international with fast food service.
At the end of the Tour Transfer to Antigua Guatemala.
Redemption Instructions
Contact Us: email@example.com: (502) 5202 8180: You must contact Gray Line Guatemala at least 48 hours before your departure. Please contact us by e-mail for details of your tour (pick up time and place)
1. Full Legal Name
2. Passport Number
3. Nationality (This information must be provided to Gray Line Guatemala via email firstname.lastname@example.com at least 24 hours prior to your tour)
4. Pick up Place: Name off Hotel in Guatemala City
On the day of your tour please present your printed voucher confirmation: You must contact Gray Line Guatemala at least 48 hours before your departure. Please contact us by e-mail for details of your tour (pick up time and place)
Pickup points
Not booked your hotel yet? Making your own way there?
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Using SQLite3 and MySQL on Windows
Way back in 2007, Rails 2.0.2 changed the default database from MySQL to SQLite3, making it easier for newcomers to get up and running with Rails quickly without having to worry about setting up a database. Unfortunately for Windows users, trying to install the SQLite3 gem with gem install sqlite3-ruby will result in the following error:
Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing sqlite3-ruby: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.


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Companies using high volumes of diesel in their operations are poised to make substantial savings on their energy bills following the introduction on the local market of a device that significantly cuts fuel consumption.
The Rentar Fuel Catalyst, which is manufactured by the United States based Rentar Environmental Solutions, reduces diesel consumption by up to 12 percent and Greenhouse gas emission by up to 19 percent.
This means that a company such as Econet Wireless, which recently told the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Media, Information and ICT Development that its is spending up to US$15 million annually to run diesel generators at its network base stations, will save over US$1,5 million per year in energy costs. Rentar Environmental Solutions, a global leader in pre-combustion technology with 28 patents worldwide, has contracted a local company, Electronic Systems Inc, to exclusively distribute the device on the Zimbabwean market. Electronic Systems' chief operating officer Mr Tawanda Chikosi said the device was primarily targeted at commercial and industrial operations and not individual motorists.
"The device is aimed at helping commercial and industrial consumers reduce their energy bills. It is ideal for companies with high fuel consumption rates and it is not very expensive for the industrial consumer. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst has been verified and certified by notable institutions such as the US Marine Corps, the Italian Ministry of Defence, the Venezuelan Ministry of Environment and 22 independent laboratories around the world," said Mr Chikosi.
The device is suitable for use on generators, concrete pumps, boilers, furnaces, compressors, turbines, mining and earthmoving equipment and any diesel or furnace oil consuming equipment.
"It improves engine efficiency, extends the life of an engine while reducing maintenance costs. It is also easy to install and there is no movement of parts that is required. The Rentar Fuel Catalyst has a three-year warranty from the manufacturer and has a 10-year lifespan, which makes it a very good bargain considering its relatively low cost," said Mr Chikosi.
According to the manufacturer, when fuel passes through the device's patented combination of metallic and rare earth elements just prior to combustion, a reaction occurs which separates the clustered molecules resulting in more of the fuel molecules' surface area being exposed to oxygen at the time of combustion.
Aromatics are then formed, creating hydrogen gas which works with the oxygen at the point of combustion without the need for any electrical connections.
Separating the fuel molecules allows oxygen and hydrogen to better surround the dispersed molecules creating a more complete burn, leaving less to be expelled out of the exhaust as wasted horsepower and pollution.
"In practical terms, if a plant has one diesel generator set of 1 000KVA which consumes 200 litres per hour at a cost of say US$1,27 per litre, the average annual cost of fuel would be US$762 000 before installation of the device and US$685 800 after installation.
"This means the cost of running that one generator per year will be reduced by US$76 200 and this is quite a significant saving for just one set," he said.


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Morvargh is situated on the picturesque Isle of Seil, only five minutes walk from the famous Bridge Over The Atlantic, directly on the shore of the Clachan Sound.
Morvargh has 3 en suite Bedrooms (2 double 1 twin) all with stunning sea views, Free Sat and WIFI internet access. Only 5 minutes walk away is the foot of the Clachan Bridge, also known as The Bridge over the Atlantic and the popular Tigh an Truish Inn and located at the other end of the island you will find the Oyster Bar and Restaurant both offering fresh local cuisine.
We also have direct shore access with a small slip way suitable for Dinghies and Kayaks
Morvargh is an excellent base from which to explore much of this beautiful part of the West Coast Of Scotland.


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I have been looking at some of the training lab stuff myself. Pretty interesting. Lookin really strong man...impressive for a cut.
Definitely interesting, the concentric only stuff makes a lot of sense, and it's quite enjoyable.
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Have fun on your trip.
Thanks! We did. Here are a few pictures:
Here I am ready to start our trek, my pack weighed 50lbs, my traps were on fire after a few minutes.
Our awesome 10x10 pop up. I could put it up by myself in 15 minutes, without rushing, it was so easy.
We got to the state forest about 2pm, hiked for roughly 30 minutes until we found the stream we were looking for based on our map. Then we branched out to find a good place to put the tent. I felt like a burned a million calories between hiking out with the pack, setting up camp, clearing sticks, jaggers, buiding a fire pit/ring and gathering fire wood. I ate way more calories and carbs than normal. Berardi would have been proud, I was in high G-flux.
Once camp was set up, we could finally relax and have some fun, we enjoyed some turkey hot dogs and then I took my boys swimming at a stream while my wife watched the fire. Later we roasted marshmallows for some delicious s'mores. Sleep was almost non-existent even though I was exhausted, just too many cicadas and tree frogs talking to each other. Luckily, my kids slept well. I got up at 6 am and got the fire going again and cooked some pop-tarts over the fire (they were awesome). Did some hiking and more swimming and finally went home at about 4pm. It was a great time. I came back at 175, most likely from slight dehydration, although I drank as much as I could when we had access to a mountain spring (and of course we brought water, it just turned out not to be enough, lesson learned).
Camping was Friday and Saturday, so needless to say, no training occurred, but I sure was getting some GPP.
Sunday - wasn't sure how training would go, because I felt pretty tired still from camping, but I had a good session.
Pull Day
BW, +15, 30, 45, 62,6, 77.5 x 3 - PR
135 (plus 10) 185x5 - PR
Circuit 1:
Pull-up, BW+22.5 x 10
Sled Lat Pull, Tire + 50 x 24
Band Lat Pulldown, 30 reps
Circuit 2:
T-Bar, 130 x 18
Sled Lat Pull, Tire + 50 x 24
Band Row, 30 reps
Circuit 3 - did this circuit 3 times:
Barbell Curl, 60 x 12, 8, 8
Tire Curl, Tire + 50 x 8, 8, 8
Band Curl, 30 reps
Diet update:
Bodyweight average last week:
This week:
Macros will remain unchanged, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Fat continues to come off, my pants are starting to fit so loose because I am even losing butt fat (not shredded glutes yet, but I think I can come close). Chest is coming along nicely, still retaining some annoying fat in my triceps and lower back.
James 1:16-17 ESV
Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights
With God's help...
Mens sana in corpore sano
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