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My team at Cooke Pictures gets hired when a church, ministry or nonprofit organization is losing its voice. Perhaps you've experienced a similar situation: Despite doing great work in the community—like building homeless shelters, drug treatment centers or food banks—your ministry still lives hand to mouth. Or, as a pastor who has had a genuine calling, you've built a great team, invested your life in the vision with powerful preaching, teaching or ministry, but the spark never happens; growth never takes off. Or it just suddenly stops.
I see it happen all too often: media ministries that just can't seem to grow beyond a local broadcast; churches that hit an attendance plateau; benevolent outreaches that can't seem to break through a certain level of fundraising. In most cases, these efforts are led by qualified, sincere men and women, and almost all have a strong vision for excellence. They spend money on capital campaigns, media equipment, church-growth consultants, marketing, TV or radio time, advertising, social media campaigns and more, but they just seem trapped and unable to grow beyond a certain point.
Telling Conflicting Stories
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A number of years ago, I was invited to the monthly creative and marketing meeting for one of the world's largest media ministries. For some time, the leaders of the ministry had noticed that their TV viewers—although historically a large audience—had stopped growing. Once they began investigating, they discovered it was pretty much the same story throughout the entire ministry. Income had hit a plateau, resource sales were flat, TV response was slowing, and financial partnership with donors was almost nonexistent.
When I was introduced to the ministry leader—a prominent religious figure—his first response was, "Well, I don't know why you're here. There's nothing wrong with this organization."
The room got a bit icy, so I stood up and walked around. In a respectful tone, I replied, "I think you're absolutely correct. Your program is well-produced, and your ministry has always been very popular. But the truth is, you've suddenly hit a wall that no one seems to be able to explain."
I continued, "Before I came to this meeting, I spent time studying the different expressions of your ministry, and the first thing I noticed was that everything you do looks different from everything else."
I pulled out pictures from the ministry website, the title card from the opening of the TV program, examples of the website design, a print ad, a brochure and his latest book and pointed out that they all looked like they came from five or six different organizations. There was no common look or theme to anything. Essentially, they were telling six different (and sometimes conflicting) stories about the ministry.
The Noticeable Power of Unifying Your Story
When you look at the advertising from a major brand like Nike, Starbucks or Apple, everything they do—from bus stop ads to television to magazines—has a common look and style. From a hundred yards away, you can recognize a McDonald's restaurant in the distance—whether you're in Beijing, Mumbai, Cleveland or Moscow. These companies all carry the theme of the business across all media, which in turn strengthens the power of the company in the minds of the consumer.
I got his attention.
"So how do we fix that?" he asked.
"Tell me who you are," I replied.
"We're a teaching ministry that's called to preach and teach the message of Jesus Christ."
"Be more specific," I said. "What you're saying is no different from what a million other churches and ministries out there are doing."
"OK, we're called to television."
"Still no good." I pushed him a bit. "The question isn't, 'What do you do?' or, 'How do you do it?' The real question here is, 'Who are you?'"
I stopped for a second and said, "Let me put it this way: What do people think of when they think of you and, in turn, your ministry?"
He had no answer. He'd never thought of it before.
Define and Refine Your Overarching Story
Whatever good the abundance of ministry outlets brings to the world, it also brings confusion and clutter for people who are trying to make sense of it all. The ministry leader I was meeting with began to understand.
"So how do audiences relate to people and ministries they see out there right now?" he asked.
I encouraged him to consider ministries and how they've identified and branded themselves during the last 20 years. The most successful may teach on a wide variety of issues, but in most cases, they each have an overarching theme to their life and ministry.
Until he retired from pastoral ministry a few years ago, my own pastor was Jack Hayford at The Church On The Way, in Van Nuys, Calif. As a pastor, Jack has been a brilliant teacher and spent decades preaching and teaching on an incredibly wide range of subjects in response to God's calling. But despite that range and depth, I believe that Jack was and is motivated and driven by "worship." He is endlessly fascinated with the subject, both as a pastor and as a musician. As a result, he has taught today's church volumes on the issue. Many would say he's the single greatest voice in the Christian community on the importance of godly worship in the church today. Bottom line, if you cut Jack, he bleeds worship.
I rattled off a list of other names from the world of media ministry, both past and present, to illustrate my point. Whether or not you agree with their theology, to most people these leaders are known for a specific topic:
- Billy Graham is the salvation guy.
- Rick Warren is the purpose guy.
- John Maxwell is the leadership guy.
- James Dobson is the family guy.
- Joel Osteen is the inspirational guy.
- Dave Ramsey is the financial guy.
- Joyce Meyer is about enjoying everyday life.
Granted, you may consider this a crude way to look at it, but for millions of people, that's exactly how they view these ministry personalities.
In a world of choices, defining your ministry gives your audience handles they can easily grasp and allows them to have a quick understanding of who you and your church are—and where your focus lies.
Why is this necessary? Think of your brain as acting like a filter to help you sort through the growing flood of information surrounding us every day. In this environment, we need easy ways to help us get to the real information we need to make decisions about life. It's about the story that surrounds who you are—a story that creates focus for your ministry. In short, it's about your ministry "brand."
I ask you the same thing I asked that ministry leader in our creative meeting: What do people think of when they think of you and your church?
A successful church, ministry or nonprofit organization happens at the intersection of a number of issues, not the least of which is calling, vision, ability, commitment, resources, exposure, location and education. But, what happens when all those things fall into place and the spark still doesn't happen—when a church with all the right ingredients still struggles; when a gifted pastor never reaches a larger audience; when a wonderful ministry can't seem to break through a particular barrier?
It could also happen to a church or ministry of any size that has been successful in the past, but like the pastor in my creative meeting, suddenly and with no explanation, the ministry stops getting results.
In a media-driven culture—when even the best idea doesn't have a clear and compelling story surrounding it—no amount of qualifications, resources, advertising or leadership can overcome the deficit.
The media today is a digital cacophony of voices and images. To stand out in that ocean of choices takes more than excellent sermons, quality resources, professional programs and good intentions. It's not about manipulation, but about helping people clearly understand who you are and how you can impact their lives.
Connecting With a Culture That Changes at Light Speed
In today's world, people establish a gut-level connection with a person based on their own values and perceptions long before they buy into the person's message.
Think about it. When you meet someone for the first time, you've sized him up long before he opens his mouth. When a consumer makes the initial connection—hear me when I say "initial"—it's not about content; it's about the brand. In that first moment, the values, story and sense of authenticity surrounding a leader or church are far more important than anything else.
A media-driven culture changes the equation for ministry. Today, we operate our churches, ministries or nonprofit organizations in a 21st-century technological context. In our current digital culture, where a typical American deals with as many as 5,000 media messages a day, it doesn't matter how great your message is if it can't cut through the clutter and ultimately impact people's lives.
There's no question that the Christian faith has been most effective when it has acted as salt and light. Operating on the margins of society, we've made a great contribution to the culture. And as I've said many times, it doesn't take a scholar to note the remarkable and unparalleled contribution Christianity has made to the West throughout history.
But in what most call a postmodern and post-Christian culture, we're discovering that any power we thought we had during the last generation has created a backlash. Even though they acted with the best of intentions, Christian leaders of a generation ago who made Christianity a political force are now viewed by the culture as parodies and are often referred to in condescending and humorous terms.
I'm not here to argue their accomplishments, but I am here to offer a better way to impact the culture for the future.
If your story and brand are connecting to the audience and giving their lives meaning, then it will continue to sustain its impact and your ministry will grow.
The truth is, change happens, and change is coming whether we like it or not; whether or not we bemoan modern advertising and marketing; whether we criticize those who are pioneering new ideas or turn our backs on new technology. Jesus criticized the Pharisees for not recognizing the signs of the times, and yet 2,000 years later, many leaders are still just as blind.
Creating an effective brand story doesn't mean being reactive to the culture; it means being responsive to the culture—recognizing the change and being there with the story that has transformed so many generations before us.
Don't give your congregation, your donors or your audience what you think they want.
Give them what they never dreamed possible.
Excerpted and adapted with permission from Unique: Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media by Phil Cooke (Regal Publishers, 2012).
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Gear heads have long known of Leno's infatuation with classic automobiles and motorcycles — he started his collection even before he became a household name on television — and of his show "Jay Leno's Garage" where he drops serious car knowledge on a regular basis.
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While anxiety (feelings of worry, fear and tension) is a normal reaction to stress, a constant state of anxiety or excessive levels of anxiety is a primary symptom of an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are quite common, affecting about 18 percent of American adults, and are complex in nature, most likely occurring as a result from a combination of genetic, environmental, psychological, and developmental factors. While the traditional treatment of anxiety disorders with medication and Psychotherapy is effective, the stress reducing effects of yoga and meditation can reduce excessive levels of stress and anxiety, and can greatly enhance the effects of traditional therapies.
Recent medical studies have shown that a regular practice of yoga and meditation is effective at lowering levels of anxiety. Excessive anxiety can be alleviated through a slow, gentle yoga practice focusing on postures that calm the heart and the mind, balance the emotions, and release body tension. Pranayama (yogic breathing) and meditation will also be helpful to calm the mind and body, and to reduce stress and negative thinking.
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Besides the calming effects of a general yoga practice, restorative poses, inversions and forward bends are especially calming to the body and mind, helping to reduce and prevent excessive anxiety. The following poses are known to be especially calming: child, shavasana, crocodile, supine bound angle pose, seated forward bend, and seated head to knee. Simple inversions such as Downward Dog, standing forward fold, standing yoga mudra, shoulderstand, plow and supine staff pose create a temporary rise in blood pressure in the head which triggers the body's natural calming mechanisms, dilating the blood vessels and lowering heart and breathing rates. If symptoms of fatigue, depression and heart palpitations are present, the qi or energy of the heart center may be weak, and heart opening poses such as Cobra, Pigeon, Fish, Boat, Bow and Bridge would both strengthen and calm the heart chakra.
Emotions play a large role in anxiety disorders. Excessive feeling of fear, worry, irritability, anger and depression can all add and exasperate our level of anxiety. Twists, Hip Opening Poses and sidebends will all help to balance the emotions, and thus help reduce feelings of anxiety. Twisting and hip opening poses harmonize the nervous and endocrine systems, the two primary systems that regulate our emotional health, and side bending poses activate the Liver meridian, the energy channel known in Chinese medicine to regulate the emotions. The following poses will be especially helpful to regulate the emotions: prayer squat, standing angle, supine bound angle, half circle, revolved head to knee, seated angle, seated twist, knee down twist, and prayer twist.
The breath plays a major role in many cases of excess anxiety. During feelings of anxiety, the breath becomes shallow, rapid and constricted, which in turn reinforces our nervous system's state of anxiety. When practicing pranayama, yogic breathing exercises, the nervous system is naturally calmed and soothed. With a regular practice we can learn how to consciously maintain a slow deep breath at all times to prevent and minimize excess states of anxiety. The practice of Dirga and Nadi Sodhana Pranayamas will be the most strongly calming to the body. If there is excess heat in the body, with symptoms of agitation, restlessness, impatience, craving, compulsions and poor sleep, then Sit Cari and Shitali pranayamas will be helpful as well.
The mind also plays a major role in most states of long-term anxiety. Continual focus and obsession with thoughts of fear and worry will only create additional levels of anxiety. Yoga and meditation allow us to have control over our thoughts through mental detachment and the ability to focus the mind on the present experience. The benefits of a regular meditation practice are known to include the reduction of stress, tension, anxiety and frustration.
Yoga, pranayama and meditation are all powerful tools in the reduction and prevention of excess states of anxiety. All of these practices cultivate the mental faculties of faith, self-control, concentration, determination, and patience. And when practiced together will create an even stronger effect on calming the mind and emotions.
When using the above yogic practices, it is important to avoid any of these yogic practices scare you or make you feel unsafe, as this may trigger the body's fight-or-flight response, which in turn will increase feelings of anxiety. And while yoga is effective at treating excess levels of anxiety, yoga is not a substitute for conventional medical treatment; please consult your medical professional if you are experiencing any of the signs or symptoms of anxiety disorders.


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Q. Just how amazing was the Erickson mobile phone used by agent 007 James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies? Could one of these be in our techno-future? –A. G. Bell
A. Besides being a phone, it was a remote control for Bond's BMW 750iL, had a fingerprint reader, a key duplicator, and a laser beam capable of cutting steel, says physicist Barry Parker in Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts & Supercars: The Fantastic Physics of Film's Most Celebrated Agent.
By tapping on a pad in the phone, Bond could start his car from afar, then bring it to him by drawing his fingers across the pad. Via video screen, he could even steer the vehicle from a concealed position in the back seat. "The device was also a 20,000-volt stun gun. Quite a phone in anybody's book," Parker says.
But forget techno-future! "We at Carnegie Mellon's Institute for Complex Engineered Systems have already built a phone more sophisticated than Bond's," says Director Asim Smailagic of the Laboratory of Interactive Computer Systems. It won't interrupt if you're talking and will remind you to return an important call.
With four sensors– a microphone, light and temperature gauge, and accelerometer to detect walking, running, or sitting– the phone can sense if you're in a theater or out on the go. A PDA-based device can also direct you to your car in a parking lot. Acting as position pilot, it will steer you– "go straight, right," etc.
Only the laser cutter and stun gun are a stretch, requiring considerable power, says Berkeley's Phil Marcus. "Our current battery technology for electric cars and so on is not that advanced. Just to remind you, our lap-top batteries are still so pitiful we can't even enjoy a good double-feature DVD on them when we fly across the country."
Q. Did the Adams and Eves of the human race have navels? –Cher
A. Why not? In light of modern biology, there were no two originally created humans from which all others were descended, says University of Chicago evolutionist Jerry Coyne. Rather, Homo sapiens came from an ancestral species of apes around six million years ago, so the question becomes, Did these apelike creatures have navels?
The answer to this is "yes," because navels are the remnant of the attachment of the umbilical cord to the fetus, and all our apelike relatives have umbilical cords. In fact, all placental mammals are attached in this way, with the navel being the scar left over from the severing of the placenta, says University of California-Berkeley paleontologist Kevin Padian.
Dogs, cats, mice, elephants, horses, whales, gorillas, and chimps are also placentals, with navels to show for it.
Q. Baseball stadium power outage at night: A full moon would probably be enough light for you to still read your scorecard. But how many full moons would it take for the game to be able to continue? –Europa G. Callisto
A. Seeing features by moonlight is more a testament to the eye's amazing adaptability than to the moon's reflectivity, which returns only about 7 percent of the light falling on it compared to the Earth's 39 percent, reports Australia's Melbourne Planetarium.
Given our eyes' adaptivity, even the moon's dull gray color can seem dazzlingly bright as the sky darkens. The Sun, 14 magnitudes brighter, sends out about 400,000 times more light to us. Meaning that even if we could manage to fill the sky with full moons–100,000 of them!–leaving no dark part "unmooned," it would still radiate only 1/4th as much light as our one Sun.
In other words, trying to hit a baseball by moonlight, even by moon-moon-moon... light, would be lunacy indeed. Nocturnal basketball, anybody?
Q. Ever hear the tale of the clever jailbird (clever enough?) who was to be hanged, but the jailer refused to specify the day, saying only, "It will happen on one of the next five days, and it will be on the day you least expect." –S. McCue
A. Hearing this, the jailbird smiled wryly and asked: "Are you an honest man, my good jailer?"
"Indeed I am among the most honest."
"Then you cannot hang me at all, for the following reasons: You certainly cannot hang me on day 5, because if I have not been hanged by the end of day 4, I would expect to be hanged on day 5. But you said the event will occur on the day I least expect. By the same reasoning," continued the jailbird, "you cannot hang me on day 4, for if by the end of day 3 you have not come for me, then I will know day 4 is the day, since it cannot be day 5.
"For similar reasons, neither day 3, nor day 2, nor day 1 can be the day. So I can relax," he smugly concluded.
Yet the next morning, the jailer appeared again, with gallows crew in tow.
"This cannot be happening! I was led to believe you are an honest man who keeps his word."
"Indeed, I am, my good fellow. But since you convinced yourself through your clever musings that your hanging could not occur– as I knew beforehand you would ingeniously do– it follows that any day would be a least expected one. And that is all I gave my word to."
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At sixteen years old Peter Czerwinski was hospitalized and nearly died as a result of anorexia.
Seven years later, not only has he won that battle, he is one the greatest competitive eaters in the world.
This is the inspiring (and ironic story) of Furious Pete.
Long Synopsis
Heart-breaking, hilarious, bizarre, gross and inspiring; these are all words that you could use to describe The Story of Furious Pete.
This is a documentary about many things.
It is a fascinating character study of a truly unique individual with a bizarre and ironic story. It's a look at competitive eating, a 'sport' with a long history that is quickly becoming mainstream. It's about the daily struggles and triumphs we go through every day to ultimately become the person we were meant to be. It's a powerful and emotional exploration of male anorexia, something that we as a society do not often hear about. It's also about the importance of family and how we would do anything for someone we love.
Peter Czerwinski's story begins in the winter of 2002.
A year prior to his hospitalization, Peter was using food as a form of control to forget about the negativity that was taking over his life. On top of the stress and pressure of getting into University, Peter got the devastating news that his mother had Multiple Sclerosis as his father was being hospitalized with a bipolar disorder. If that wasn't enough, Peter was also falsely diagnosed with having Cancer. At the risk of overstating the obvious, that's a lot for a sixteen year old to deal with.
With a weight of 120lbs and a heart that was struggling to keep up with his body, Peter was close to death. If he had gone to the hospital a day later, he may not be here today. After checking out of the hospital, he fought to put the pieces of his life back together. Thanks to family, friends and Internet forums like bodybuilding.com, Peter not only began to eat more normally, but he also started seeing body composition changes, and with that came a new-found confidence. He even started to help others who were struggling with same issues.
Now the ironic part of the story.
In 2007, Peter a few of his buddies went out to a breakfast pub and ordered a dish called 'The Linebacker' which consisted of two pieces of every breakfast item that comes to the imagination. To everyone's surprise, Peter finished everything on his plate before anyone got through a quarter of theirs. And then he ordered three more.
A star was born that day.
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When asked aboutthe future, Peter Czerwinski says he wants to be the best competitive eater in the world; but more importantly, he wants to inspire those who have struggled with eating disorders.
Aside from his 'unique' talents, Peter is also a graduate of the Mechanical Engineering program at McMaster University. He is currently getting his masters degree and dreams of one day working for NASA.
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MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - YM BioSciences Inc. (NYSE MKT: YMI,TSX: YM) (the "Company" or "YM") is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has issued a final order approving the previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") involving the Company, Gilead Sciences, Inc. ("Gilead") and 3268218 Nova Scotia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gilead (the "Purchaser"). Under the Arrangement, the Purchaser will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares ("Common Shares") of the Company for cash consideration of US$2.95 per Common Share. In addition, holders of warrants and options will each receive a cash payment equal to the difference between US$2.95 and the exercise price of such warrants or options.
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I was sitting here thinking last night how in the world I manage to stay somewhat sane. No, I am serious Yall. I have expectations and it seems my 5 roommates don't agree. So here are a few things I have recently learned about having and loving 4 kids and a husband.
You will find random shoes in the oddest places, even when all the shoes are "put away".
When you clean the bathroom take a picture because the next time you walk in it will all have to be done again. Especially with 3 little boys.
When you tell the children to put their folded clothes away, you need to be specific so they don't end up on the closet floor with the door shut.
Don't leave a job for the hubby to do because 1, he will not notice it and 2, won't do it
Your idea of a clean house is seriously something out of a story book and will not be your house.
The children love to be loved but there is only so much love a Mom can give in one day, sometimes today is just not your day.
Birthday, Anniversary and Mother's Day expectations are useless you will only be disappointed by all the forgetfulness of the roomies.
You will never please all of them, no matter what meal you cook someone is not going to like part of it and will pout and sulk til you acknowledge them.
Going places turns into packing up the kitchen sink, can't go anywhere without an American girl doll, legos, cars, trucks and the durn GPS
Shopping is more of a race or wrestling match than a simple shopping trip.
I surrender to the fact that I will never be able to smile enough.
Parenting is fun but mostly it is adventurous, you never know what is coming next tears or poop
T.Vs really aren't needed, the children will entertain you more than you could ever dream of
These are just a few things I have learned from being a Roommate to 5, or wife and Mother.
I wish you the best when you have been blessed to join my club because this is not for the queasy and definitely not for the softy. God Bless Motherhood
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What I have learned from 4 kids
I was sitting here thinking last night how in the world I manage to stay somewhat sane. No, I am serious Yall. I have expectations and it seems my 5 roommates don't agree. So here are a few things I have recently learned about having and loving 4 kids and a husband.
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Once upon a Time
Once a upon a Time there lived a beautiful Princess
She was swept off her feet by her handsome Prince Charming
Prince Charming had been away on her birthday for the past 3 years, which made her sad.
This year her Wonderful Maid Marian had moved away and had left Prince Charming in charge of The Princess' Day.
Prince Charming in his most loving and dapper self pulled out all the stops to make the Princess feel like the Queen he always knew she was.
He took her on a dream getaway from their castle in the city to a fun and exciting beach.
He treated her to a Fantastic room in the clouds.
He made sure she strolled on the amazing Boardwalk.
The Princess was pleasantly surprised by the meeting of a great Captain she had not ever heard of.
He planned to give her the royal treatment for lunch, Adirondack chairs and all.
The Prince and Princess were surprised to learn of a game they love was born in this very place.
He showed her what all the other retired Queens and Kings do in their spare time, playing games in big rooms that make your senses go wild.
He treated her to funny and exciting shows by people called Magicians and Comedians
He made sure everyone around her that day KNEW it was her day, true love only The Prince could give.
He allowed for her to be pushed in the most beautiful carriage, walking chair, in all the city.
She was able to walk in the sand.
The Prince was so glad he could bring her shopping in this bustling little town.
He even made sure to make her laugh by being his most silly self.
The Prince worked so hard to please the Princess that he too himself had a swell time.
The Princess was beaming with joy that she could see a Western town, a Taj Mahal, the roaring sea and many more things she never knew even existed.
The Princess knew how much she was loved by Prince Charming and thanked him for working so hard to get her on this amazing trip. She was glad he accompanied her on, well, a dream come true.
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Labels: Birthday, community service, love, Tiny task Tuesday
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
What he learned
Ziggy along with his older siblings has been taking swim lessons the past 3 weeks. This is what he has learned.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
When I grow up
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
A friend of many seasons
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Not Me! Monday
Over at MckMama's blog she has this totally cool weekly blog about the embarrassing things we do and announcing that to you bloggie buddies on Mondays. Here's my rendition of her NMM.
I did not work out with my husband last night only to wake up hurting in my butt, my breast, my arms and my stomach I am really in shape I promise
I did not agree to go on a 3 mile bike ride with said husband yesterday at 3pm pulling 100 pounds worth of children and cargo, only to start sweating 5 minutes later
I totally did not jump up and scream loud when my little Zulu got HIS blue arm band at the base pool
I definitely did not sleep without a blanket last night since our puppy puked on it and I did not wash it in time, definitely not
Oh, I did not enjoy breakfast in bed 2 Weekends in a row, Mom's aren't that special
I did not wait until my 5 year old pointed out the hole in my front headlight to realize there might be a problem, I really do pay closer attention
I so did not weedeat the back yard yesterday with Flip flops on
and then did not get a huge gash in my foot from flying debris from that weedeater.
Oh the things we will confess for this wonder project of not Me Monday. I do not do this often but thought what the heck I'll try it. Happy Monday Yall!!!
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Friends are Friends Forever.....
The last week has been very trying for me. I am not out looking for sympathy from anyone other than my husband, who now understands. I am trying very hard to put on a smiling face and hold my head up high. This is not an ending for me. It is not world crumbling either. It is just a sad week where I see through clear lenses at what is in front of me. God allows us to suffer sadness so that we appreciate the happiness that soon follows. Life is but a roller coaster, a journey of twists and turns and ups and downs that all humans will travel. Let me just began with a little history lesson.
Being a military family, we often move to places where we have no "family" support. We must find and make friends very quickly so that we can gain the support we need for the time we have at that location. That being said I am learning to do this, albeit difficult, I am still going with the flow to make those friends that I can help / support and be supported by.
I am the kind of person that latches on pretty quickly now. Although I need to follow my gut reaction about instant feelings of people. I try hard to listen to the word of God and not Judge. Judging is so very wrong and is not for any of us to do, although it is done by so many on a daily basis, i.e The National Enquirer. Luke 6: 37 in the bible states this "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven." I try to live my life in helping mode and by the lessons taught by this magnificent book. I want to do what I can to help others in any way I know how. That is who I was brought up to be and that is who I will continue to be. Here is another verse that I keep close to my heart Hebrew 13:16 "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God". I also am a very protective person in general. I protect what is mine, whether it be, husband, children, friendship or relative, I stand up for these things and will protect them at all costs. This may not be the "right" thing to do but for me I feel it is the way I should and will be. When something is attacking one of these things I get defensive and support and protect. Many times this has caused hardship on the attacker but it allows me to show the care that I have in my heart for the prey.
Now, I will do this the best I know how. I have been tossing around blogging about this for a couple days now but at this point I feel this in my blog and I can do as I please, Thank you America. I need to get this off my chest before it becomes a festering wound to my heart. I am no doubt deeply hurt. I am no doubt deeply saddened by the events that have transpired. I am slightly confused. I am stunned at the unbelievable public shunning I have had to endure. Actually what has hurt me the most is the fact that someone/s walked away without a proper goodbye. I mean, I believe whole-heartedly that you need to respect others in that manor. It kinda feels like a separation that never filed for or followed through with the final divorce. You get my drift. Hanging by a string not knowing whether to let go or hope to be pulled up.
It was kinda weird how all this came about too. One day I am out garage saleing having a grand ole time and the very next day I am the Outcast. Can being invited to someone's birthday truly lead to something like this? WOW! Don't get me wrong, I had already decided that I was going to sit back and watch to see if I would be pursued. I think relationships are 2 way streets, both parties have to give and communicate and in my case I felt as if I was the only one communicating. So I thought I would give it a little time to see when I would be contacted. Funny thing about it is, it never happened. Why? I may never know and that is the worst part. But the fact of the matter is I am highly disappointed in how this has ended up. But in the end, I refuse to go begging for a relationship if the feelings are not mutual. I will have to leave it alone because it is clear to me that I am no longer the third wheel. It is no longer a tricycle moving through life, it has become a bicycle with no room for me to join in and ride. I have no expectations at this point. The sadness will fade and the sun will shine and bring hope and love, I am sure.
I will probably get flack for publicizing this, but honestly I will never be able to keep this stuffed deep inside, nor do I want to. When I do that, I, at a later date will explode and it will never be pretty or a good thing and honestly would probably involve the police. So I opt to do it this way. God knows none of us want the police to get involved in matters that should and could be dealt with maturely.
I listened to the advice of a very wise person in my life and have gotten down on my knees and prayed to God to take it off my shoulders and out of my hands and cleanse me of this situation. You know that phrase, "give it God". I had to do that last night after a long heartfelt conversation with my Best Friend and husband. That is never an easy thing but I have to trust in the Lord and have faith that he will take care of me.
I will come out of this a better person. I will come out of it a more cautious friend. And in the end the rest is up to God and his plan. Again, he knows my path and I just have to walk the one he provides.
Pray for me that god will guide me and guide those around me. Pray for the others that God will soften their hearts and lead them in the right direction. Pray that a resolution come about the way he plans. Pray that I will move on without missing a beat, for I must care for 4 beautiful souls. Pray for all the other people in the country that will or are going through similar situations that God will give them peace and guide them through the storm. Thank you dear bloggy buddies.
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say NEVER
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long
To live as friends
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Another Year has gone by.....
Well its official, our beautiful Zero is now 9 years old. It seems like last week that she was just learning to walk much less walk into a 4th grade classroom. YIKES!!!!Zero has grown so much inside and out. She loves to Mother. She takes after me I think. That may not be a good thing but it will sure make her a tough and strong woman some day. She is so very much like her mother, me, when it comes to independence. She loves to draw and writes endless stories. I am serious, the girl can fill a journal with stories and songs in about a week. Every dollar store visit I pick up at least 5 for her so she can continue what she loves. She dabbles in Piano, which we are going to focus more on once we are at our new home in March. Zero really does enjoy cheerleading. She has a gorgeous skin complexion and see through you blue eyes. I tell you what, Zeus is really gonna have to keep an eye on her because the boys will be all over her, awww in about a year or so. What fun that is going to be? Zero is so tender hearted and soft spoken. She loves to be a helper and loves her one on one attention with adults. Her imagination is exceptional and sets her apart from our other children. Zero loves to help in the kitchen, again she takes after me. I loved to be in the kitchen with my Nana as a child. Zero is also extremely sensitive.
I guess we will enjoy one more year of our baby girl. I am sad to see her grow up and become a self sufficient, think for yourself person. I am proud that she is choosing to make the right decisions when in a sticky situation. I thank God that he allowed me to raise a little girl. I have had the most fun shopping for little dresses and cute shoes for my darling little lady. Thank you Lord Jesus for trusting me with this beautiful child. I hope I raise her up to his approval and raise her to trust him and follow him.
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Losing a bet Haskins style
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Hello! This is where we will share photos of some of our landscape design projects located throughout California. Deeter Buckner Design LLC and The Plant Man are based in San Diego, CA.
Our design/build team consists of Michael Buckner, aka The Plant Man, Jenise (Deeter) Buckner, and Conrad Scouton, our hardscape specialist, general contractor and builder (of whatever you need, newly built or remodeled). License #946212.
Design Phases: Consultation, Site Plan, Concept Plan, Installation and Build.
Our design work enhances the outdoor living space by promoting unique, expressive, drought tolerant and sustainable landscapes. The landscape designs reflect the client's personal narrative...their visions, dreams, and expectations throughout the processes.
A 'constant' in our design process is to be 'Nature' sensitive. Our objective is to bring 'Nature' into the design, to include the natural qualities inherent to Southern California and it's 'micro climates'- its native rocks, its changing elevations, the unique climates of its canyons, beaches, & interior desert environments.
· Michael Buckner, born and raised in San Diego, has been both a nurseryman, and a landscape designer in Southern California for over 40 years. His design work has been featured in San Diego Home & Garden, Pacific Horticulture, books by Debra Lee Baldwin, and multiple other magazines and newspapers.
· Michael is a nationally 'Certified Judge' for the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, a horticulturalist, a grower of rare and exotic plant materials, a sought after speaker, an avid student of natural history, and a bibliophile.
· Jenise (Deeter) Buckner holds degrees in both Landscape Architecture and Fine Art (MFA, Masters of Fine Art). She taught drawing and black & white photography at SDSU for three years, while earning her masters degree.
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Recent landscape design project. 4 separate houses and a duplex. I'm always interested in design work focused on 'removing the existing turf' and replacing it with a contemporary, sustainable 'water wise' landscape. In this case, the traditional plant material will be replaced with a brilliant collection of gorgeous drought tolerant cactus and succulent plant material, boulders, flag stone, d.g., etc. Yes, to sustainability in our California landscapes!!


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Nevada, New Mexico, Florida and Virginia Presidential, Senate Races Seen As Ripe for Major Clean Air/Clean Energy Appeal to Latino Voters; Results Suggest Massive Dirty Energy Ad Campaign Is Not Swaying Key Electoral Group.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 8, 2012 – Latino voters in four swing states — Nevada, New Mexico, Florida and Virginia — decisively favor candidates for president and the U.S. Senate who support clean air and clean energy policies over candidates who don't, according to four new state-specific surveys covering a total of 1,515 Latino respondents.
Conducted for the NRDC Action Fund, the four Public Policy Polling (PPP) polls of these key voters who could sway the overall Presidential election found:
- Nevada. Latino voters in Nevada side with President Barack Obama's position as a candidate who "supports EPA standards to reduce dangerous carbon pollution" over the position of Republican challenger Mitt Romney, presented as a candidate who "says that these limits would be bad for business and EPA should not limit carbon pollution," by a more than three-to-one margin (73 percent versus 21 percent).
- New Mexico. By a margin of 61 percent to 28 percent, Latino voters in New Mexico support a presidential candidate who backs "standards to reduce toxic mercury pollution from power plants" over one who opposes them.
- Florida. Latino voters in Florida are solidly behind (52-39 percent) a presidential candidate who backs increased incentives for wind and solar power.
- Virginia. By a more than two-to-one margin, Latino voters in Virginia support (61-29 percent) a presidential candidate who favors higher fuel efficiency standards for vehicles.
(Latino voters in the four states were asked about their views on a full range of issues; the results highlighted above are intended to demonstrate the range of responses across the four key 2012 election battleground states. For the full state-by-state survey results, go to http://nrdclive.wpengine.com/latinovoters.
Latino voters favor President Obama in Nevada (71-21 percent); New Mexico (58-26 percent and Virginia (57-42 percent). In Florida, the results were tied at 47-47. The balance of Latino voters in each were undecided.)
Tom Jensen, director of Public Policy Polling, said: "Latino voters in key swing states embrace the values of clean air and clean energy. This creates a real opening for President Obama to build on his lead among such voters in the battleground states and it poses a real challenge for Mitt Romney, who is already far behind with Latino voters. These findings suggest the ads attacking clean air rules and touting dirty energy that are filling the airwaves in these states are not fooling Latino voters."
Ramirez Group President Andres Ramirez said: "With Latinos projected to vote in record numbers this November, the race is on to capture Latino support in key battleground states. But even as Gov. Romney scrambles to appeal to Latino voters, this new polling confirms that he couldn't be more out of touch with Latinos when it comes to our energy future. While Latinos call for cleaner, safer and affordable energy, Mitt Romney wants to send us backwards in time, lining the pockets of wealthy oil corporations while sacrificing the health of Latinos."
Adrianna Quintero, NRDC Action Fund, said: "Romney's energy plan is nothing short of disastrous for our country and especially for Latinos. His proposals steamroll over health protections, rolling back life-saving standards that reduce mercury in our air and water, and cut down on harmful pollution that causes global warming. Romney's plan to reverse landmark fuel efficiency standards would force us all to pay more at the pump hurting families that are already struggling."
All four of the battleground states covered in the poll also have hotly contested Senate races.
- Nevada. By a large margin of 71 percent to 18 percent, Latino voters in Nevada support a congressional candidate who backs "standards to reduce toxic mercury pollution from power plants" over one who opposes them.
- New Mexico. Latino voters in New Mexico side with a congressional candidate who "supports EPA standards to reduce dangerous carbon pollution" over a candidate who "says that these limits would be bad for business and EPA should not limit carbon pollution," by a more than two-to-one margin (66 percent versus 25 percent).
- Florida. Latino voters in Florida solidly support (52-42 percent) a congressional candidate who thinks "the federal government should invest in clean energy technologies such as wind and solar power" over a candidate who favors more drilling.
- Virginia. By a more than three-to-one margin, Latino voters in Virginia back (70-20 percent) a congressional candidate who "supports extending tax incentives for wind power, [over] one who opposes them."
Full state-specific survey findings are online at http://nrdclive.wpengine.com/latinovoters.
The four PPP battleground state surveys were conducted in: Nevada (September 17-20, 2012, 300 Latino voters, margin of error of 5.6 percent); New Mexico (September 17-20, 2012, 715 Latino voters, margin of error of 3.6 percent); Florida (September 17-20, 2012, 300 Latino voters, margin of error of 5.6 percent); and Virginia (September 21-24, 2012, 200 Latino voters, margin of error of 6.9 percent);
CONTACT: Leslie Maloy, (703) 276-3256, or [email protected].
The NRDC Action Fund's mission is to achieve the passage of legislation that jump-starts the clean energy economy, reduces pollution, and sustains vibrant communities for all Americans. Now is the time for leadership and action from our elected officials — our current goal is a comprehensive clean energy policy that will repower our economy and fuel our future. http://nrdclive.wpengine.com.
The NRDC Action Fund is an affiliated but separate organization from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, the NRDC Action Fund engages in various advocacy and political activities for which the Natural Resources Defense Council, a 501(c)(3) organization, faces certain legal limitations or restrictions. News and information released by the NRDC Action Fund therefore needs to be identified as from the NRDC Action Fund. Use of the label "Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund" is incorrect; the only correct title is the "NRDC Action Fund." In other words, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the NRDC Action Fund cannot be used interchangeably. Also, please note that the word "National" does not appear in Natural Resources Defense Council.


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Pffuii, I'm quite busy these days, hence the posting frequency has dropped. I'm in the process of playing with a functional Java based language (more on that in later posts, hopefully) and I decided to have a go at a little parser combinator in Java.
The end result works (I can parse things like Java class declaration) and looks a lot like parsec, but there is a lot of Java cruft that I'd like to remove, things that are hidden with the wonderful magic (I don't understand it well enough to call it otherwise) of Haskell monads.
For example:
try {
Character c=new Try(new Letter()).parse(input);
} catch (JCParseException jpe){
This code tries to match a letter in the input at its current position (the input variable) and does not consume any input if it fails. I don't like having to explicitly tell the combinator to parse the input, and I don't like using exceptions to indicate a parsing failure. Now, anybody has any great ideas?


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I am an Astrologer, and among Astrology we speak our own language. We say things like, "Saturn is conjunct the Sun", and we need say no more because within our community we all understand what that means. When I first began doing readings I would say, "Such and such is happening to you, because Saturn is conjunct your Sun. I found that people became so caught up in thinking that they had to understand the meaning of that phrase that they lost the message that I was trying to convey. So I learned to give the information that was needed and leave out the information that would only create a distraction for someone who did not understand the language. I am neither scientifically or mathematically oriented. I have a very difficult time understanding anything that is explained using scientific terms or mathematic formulas. They are languages that I just can't wrap my mind around. I need someone to convince me that something works using a language that I can readily understand. So, when I read that quantum physics or quantum mechanics is responsible for the microwave, the internet, nuclear energy, etc., I am convinced enough that it works to be able to accept whatever else it has to tell me, just as I only need to drop a ball from my hand and watch it fall down to trust the things that are explained by gravity.
In the beginning what we call God today was considered incomprehensible. All ancient belief systems saw God as being so great that we could never name or even begin to conceive of it as anything but an awesome mystery. The best that we could do was to acknowledge that God was in all that existed in the world around us and attempt to worship aspects of God through the different natural examples around us. All of the religions that we considered to be polytheist were not, they were worshipping the unnamable Source of the Universe through its aspects. There had been, since the ice age and awe and fear of the Unnamable because it could not be defined or named but could be experienced in everything in our Universe. But with the formalizing of religion we lost the awe and mystery of our Source because contrary to what we knew – we named It and believed It to be contained in whatever name we chose – even god with a capital "G". We gave It names, Yahweh or Jehovah, Allah, Jesus, etc. In essence, with each new name, we created a new god that only a chosen group could access. Although we say that there is only one true God, that one true God is Allah if you are a Muslim, Yahweh or Yod-He-Vav-He, if you are Jewish, Jesus if you are Christian. In truth, we have numerous one true Gods.
What was not understood was that anything that has a name has limits and boundaries. It becomes something to understand, to figure out. So, through our formal religions we became accustomed to gods that we have limited within names, thereby given a material quality to – thus, offered to science something to disprove. In order for each religion to distinguish their one true God from all other one true Gods was by giving them different names. This was something that would not have even been considered before.
We relate to time through clocks and calendars. Neither is not time, and neither can explain our experience of time – how it seems to move faster when we are running late, and move slower when we are anxiously waiting. During all of this the hands of the clock seem to move at the same pace. Although the clock can never express time as we perceive it, therefore time is much greater than the systems that we use to measure it. And, any name or label that we give to the Source of all that is, describes it as much as a grain of sand contained on the beach describes the earth that contains all beaches. With each name and character that we ascribe to our Source we distance ourselves further from Its true awesome power and glory which was felt, honored, loved and feared by our ancient ancestors.
Science and Spirituality once were one in the same. They described the movement of the clock and honored with awe the essence of time as one whole. There was a completeness that gave peace to our understanding of the world in which we lived. Science contained an awe and acknowledgment of Spirit. It contained the understanding that the world is made up of an understandable how – and a mysteriously incomprehensible why. With the formalizing of the Institution of Religion, science was evicted and Spirituality was left like time without the clock to contain and express it.
With the separation of Science and Spirit we were forced to make a choice that either discounted our spiritual beingness or our material beingness. We have lived a disjointed life in a disjointed world, fractured, fragmented and unable to reconcile itself. This is because the spirit of the Life and the form of life were separated by a fork in a road where neither path led anymore to wholeness. God became a name representing something superhuman that was real only in relation to its connection with a specific religion. In my mind, God, by each name, became no more than the Spiritual Leader of each religion – each religion contained a God, rather that all religions being contained within the One Source of All that Is – the eternal I AM. In truth, It is beyond comprehension, beyond description, and therefore – beyond name. When we say God – with or without a capital "G", we are not referring to That which is nameless. We do not fear God because we have not only give God a name, but a gender – something that is only assigned to the things of earth. We have made our Source into a man, albeit a superman, but a man nonetheless. Therefore, science has scoffed at God, each religion has turned God into its own mascot – and mankind has ceased to evolve, living like the fish symbolizing Pisces – connected, yet swimming in opposite directions and going nowhere.
Now there is this new science. It is real, because it is through this science that we have, as I mentioned above, nuclear energy, microwave ovens, television, and the internet and on and on. However, this new science tells us that everything in the Universe consists of atoms, and atoms are not "things". Atoms are comprised of 99% space. According to science, as much as we consider ourselves solid forms, we consist of formlessness. It tells us that the world in which we live is the world that we collectively and individually perceive. Its journey is taking us Home – returning us to the wonder, awe and mystery of God. Reading about the discoveries of Quantum theory and quantum mechanics is like reading an ancient mystical text. Science and Spirit are returning to the point of oneness. Form and Spirit are reuniting and we are returning to the connection with the Unnamable Source of all that is. The Quantum Sciences are mysterious and meta-physical; however, we can no more live without them today than we could live until this time without Newtonian physics. Albert Einstein, one of its fathers said,
"A human being is part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest – a kind of delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us t our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from the prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievements is in itself a part of the liberation, and foundation for inner security."
The world of quantum physics is not solid, it is not a world of things but a world of the "no things". These "no things" are what the entire universe is made up. They are energy and that energy is consciousness. The Source of all things, spreads itself through the universe as consciousness, as atoms…as "no things". This is the science that will be the foundation for the future description of our world. In this context, the origins of the world and of the species are then placed in what can only be viewed as a spiritual context. There is no avoiding a new paradigm. It is one that begins where our most ancient ancestors left off. The ancient wisdom that the Mayans claimed would be resurrected is being resurrected through scientific discoveries, the uncovering of ancient texts, and the sudden spiritual inspirations that many are having now. The science that will take us through the 21st century and the New Age, is one in reverence for the Source of all that is. It is one that resonates with the earliest mystical traditions.
Through science, we will come to understand that the world is a Spiritual Universe that appears to be a physical one. This will open up new ways of understanding every aspect of our lives, the meanings hidden in the scriptures that we study, and our connection with each other and with all life on earth. From the fourth century CE., until less than two hundred years ago, the world was flat and the Sun, Moon, and stars revolved around it. We were certain that disease was caused by evil spirits and the use of herbs for healing was witchcraft. All of this began to change slowly with the Enlightenment.
Although we see the world today in a radically different way, many of the other superstitions and beliefs are still tucked comfortably under the guise of religion. We have opened a new cycle with the entrance of quantum physics into our everyday lives. It is not real, so we will be forced to listen to what it has to teach us. It will become a part of our consciousness and form the foundation for the new age that we are entering. The Hopi say that we are leaving the cycle of the animal and entering the cycle of the human. This coincides with the fact that Aquarius, the age that we are poised to enter, is the only sign in the zodiac represented by a human. It is the water bearer – the bringer of wisdom, and the glyph that is used to represent Aquarius is a symbol that could be seen as two quantum waves moving together through the Universe.


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As literacy is at the heart of library mandates, undoubtedly public libraries play a significant role in supporting global literacy efforts; with the first and foremost being the accessibility of literacies to all people.
BIBLIOFILES: Head to the library on International Literacy Day
Kathy Gardiner
At the 14th session of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference on Oct. 26, 1966, Sept. 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day and has been celebrated around the world ever since in order to raise awareness of literacy as a matter of importance to human right and dignity (UNESCO, 2019).
Despite global progress being made, literacy challenges will always continue as the demands for skills required for work continue to evolve rapidly (United Nations, 2015). In 2015, the United Nations adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the economy, environment and social development. In the report, it was revealed that libraries support all the SDGs and will be an integral support to global literacy efforts (United Nations, 2015).
As literacy is at the heart of library mandates, undoubtedly public libraries play a significant role in supporting global literacy efforts; with the first and foremost being the accessibility of literacies to all people. Literacy comes in many forms including: digital literacy, physical literacy, and numeracy, and all of these types of literacies are important for individuals to have access to and to gain knowledge of in order to contribute in today's society.
There are many challenges facing our society today with the ever-growing changes in technology. As our society evolves into the age of technology, libraries are evolving into becoming "Learning Centres" and "Technology Hubs" in order to support and enhance digital literacy. Libraries are vital spaces for people to access technology so that individuals can learn and become contributors to society.
In addition, public libraries promote early literacy and see the significant benefits of reading to newborns, infants and toddlers between the ages of zero to five years. Various research suggests that the first five years of a child's life are the most important in a child's learning development. In order to foster a lifelong love of literature and reading at very young age, libraries provide many baby and toddler programs and have various formats for encouraging reading (touch and feel board books, read-along stories, and puppets) at a young age.
Public libraries also host a variety of family literacy day activities and reading games, as well as, many author talks to encourage reading and provide access to literature; these types of services are essential for the global awareness of literacy as they provide free access to literacies of all types in our ever changing society.
Furthermore, libraries are trusted places in communities. People of all ages and nationalities are welcome to access their library's' physical facility and/or welcome to access their library's amazing collection of online resources — all for free. According to UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, by providing literacy resources to children, youth, and adults of all proficiency levels, libraries "mak{e} an enormous contribution to supporting a reading culture and the creation of a literate society" (UNESCO, 2019).
So this Sunday take a moment to reflect on literacy and what it means to be literate, and just how overwhelmingly important it is in order to contribute successfully in our society today.
For more information on International Literacy Day you can visit: https://www.un.org/en/events/literacyday/
Kathy Gardiner is the library director for Parkland County Libraries


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Business failures in the Polish food retail segment have increased in 2016, as mainly smaller players suffer from fierce competition and low margins.
- Many businesses are highly geared
- Payment delays and insolvencies have increased in some segments
- Payments take about 45 days on average
The Polish food sector accounts for 6% of GDP and 13% of exports. Polish food producers have benefited from robust domestic demand (which accounts for about 70% of sales) and increasing exports. After increasing 2.5% in 2015 domestic sales are expected to rise 3.4% in 2016, and export sales 6%. The major Polish export destination remains the EU, notably Germany and the UK, but the share of exports going to Asia and Africa is growing. In 2017 the sector is expected to grow by more than 3%.
Given its current fragmentation, a further concentration and consolidation process in the Polish food sector is highly probable. With the support of investment funds such a process is already ongoing in the food processors segment, while in the food producers segment consolidation is still in its initial phase.
Pork production, which accounts for the lion´s share of Polish meat production, is decreasing due to lower pork prices and lower profitability, which has been partially caused by the Russian embargo. Investments in this segment have been financed externally, and as a result many companies are highly indebted.
Since the EU milk quota ended in April 2015, the dairy sector has been facing more challenges. However, in the long term Polish farmers and dairy producers could benefit from the lifting of production limits, utilising their full production capacity.
On average, payments in the food sector take about 45 days. Payment delays and insolvencies have increased in certain segments, such as the red meat subsector, due to oversupply and low prices. We have also observed increasing business failures in the food retail segment, as smaller players suffer from fierce competition and low margins.
Our underwriting stance remains generally open for segments like fruit and vegetables, dairy and white meat. However, we exercise more caution in the retail segment, for slaughterhouses and processors in the red meat segment. Additionally we pay specific attention to single food businesses´ gearing ratio. Many investments have been financed externally, and as a result a lot of companies are highly indebted. After the Brexit decision we closely monitor food businesses dependent on exports to the UK.


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Sunday Songwriters Open Stage3rd Sunday of each month (except December)
Frederick Coffee Co & Cafe
(100 N East Street, Frederick)
The SUNDAY SONGWRITERS OPEN STAGE is held the 3rd Sunday of each month (except December) at the Frederick Coffee Co & Cafe. Sign-up begins at 4:30pm, music starts promptly at 5pm.
The event is open to local, regional and national acoustic
singer-songwriters who wish to showcase their original songs. Each performer starts out with three songs. If time allows, one or two additional songs may be added at the end of the first rotation of performers.
All tips go to Advocates For Homeless Families.
Please join us.
The Sunday Songwriters Songfest is endorsed by both F.A.M.E. (Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise) and SAW (Songwriters Association of Washington). For more information, please contact Todd at email@example.com.
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