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I'm drawn. Icarus to the sun. I've been burnt already and yet, here I am again.
~E.L James, author, 50 shades trilogy ~
You are in bed, lying motionless, wound, ticking like a clock and cannot sleep. The whole house is silent, the night darkness pitch black. You try to call him, his phone is conveniently switched off.
How can he be Mteja? How dare he? Where is he?
Does he even care that you are worried sick? He probably is not after that phone call.
You decide to have a hot shower and as you stand still in the shower to wash off the day, water drops running down your shoulder blades and down your back, the evening's occurrences weigh down on more than your shoulders.
As you walk out of the shower, grab a towel and hunch your face over the sink to gargle some Betadine, you wonder how long you have to take on more of this Maria crap.
You should probably be selfish, walk away, start over.
But how do you walk away that easy when he promised forever? Promised each other that you would do this thing called life together. Do #marriagegoals entail being cheated on repeatedly and sticking it out for the sake of the kids and for appearances sake?
You look at your wrist watch for what seems like the fifth time and wonder what's taking him so long.
Its 12.45am.
Ordinarily, it takes him 30 minutes to drive to your house from his, 20 if he drives fast.
He's 15 minutes late, but you know how this waiting game goes, you have been at it for a whole year now.
Sometimes he shows up, sometimes he does not.You have since been accustomed to it all, the late night phone calls announcing his arrival only for him to not show up eventually.
You decide to change for bed as you wait, might as well kill some time.
You walk past the kitchen, wash your hands in the hallway sink for no reason at all then proceed barefoot to your bedroom.
Your bedroom is cold and nippy. Very nippy.
You switch on the light only to be met by a swarm of flying termites the African symbol of after-rain, buzzing up and down the room, buzzing all the way up to the light and back down when they get burnt then back up again towards the light.
These flying termites are just like you.
You are the chick who can't seem to get over a married man, you who flies too near the damn light, gets burnt, returns back to the light yet again, a never ending cycle. For all of two seconds you drown in some self pity, wonder whether you will get to eventually settle with a man who you are half attracted to mentally and physically like the way you are attracted to James.
You walk to the window, take in a lungful of the night air, smell the after rain dampness in the night air, then bang all the windows shut, the night breeze feeling cool on your face and arms.
You then switch on the electric insect repellent and stand there watching the termites getting subdued as they lie on the floor.
As the musky vanilla scent infiltrates the room, you also switch on the bedroom heater and open your closet doors and settle for some red and pink flowery yoga tights and a loose fitting long sleeved tee written 'Bae-cation' that he got you at the K1 flea market two weeks back. You are now feeling light headed from the vodka and all you want is to lie down and shut your eyes as you nod off to Hurtin' me by Steflon Don.
You look at your wrist watch again, 12.55am.
You know what?
F**k him.
You need to sleep and besides, why are you even waiting around at 1am for a grown ass man who's not even your husband? You might as well tell him exactly that.
Your temper is already simmering to the surface like a pot of boiling water whose lid won't stop dancing.
As you walk back to the living room to fetch your phone and to switch off the lights, you tell yourself to calm down and that he is not worth it. Sh!t you would rather even have Sam and his boring ass here. At least he's a predictable guy, someone you can bank on.
A man who keeps his word. A man who worships the very ground you walk on.
You bend down to open your handbag lying on the carpeted floor, next to the tv stand to retrieve your Kindle and reading glasses then put them on and sit down on the edge of the sofa.
Once you scroll through your collection of unread Ebooks, you settle on Pierre Alex Jeanty's 'To the women I once loved' then scroll slowly to read the dedication and foreword.
'To the women who have been overlooked,
To the women who have survived toxic relationships
To the women who have never had the chance to experience the beauty of who they are in a man's eyes
To the women of substance
To the women who are hopeless romantics
To the men who can't find quite the words to express the qualities they see in their women.'
You wipe a drop of water on the Kindle screen.
Your eyes feel cloudy, moist and watery.
Sh!t YOU are crying!
Pierre has evoked all the pent up emotions of the past one year just from reading those six lines. You have been overlooked! You are barely surviving this toxic relationship! You have always been a hopeless romantic but maybe never got someone worthy these feelings. You feel your heart begin to crumble but still hold on to its wholesomeness. You dab the corner of your eyes with the sleeve of your tee before more tears escape your eyes.
F**k Pierre. F**k James. F**k Sam. F**k all men.
A loud knock on the door interrupts your 'all men are trash' train of thought.
The knock sounds confident and impatient.
A 'hi honey I'm home to you' confident knock.
Why is he knocking? Si he has his own key!
Or maybe you imagined the knock?
A second knock follows, slightly louder this time countering that thought.
Poppy your next door neighbor's dog is now barking loudly. Sh!t.
You walk to your front door, peep through the keyhole.
You frown.
You can barely see who's knocking, but you know who it is, you can smell his desperation through the door.
After you fling the door wide open, he stumbles inside, struggling to keep his balance.
It pisses you off that he could not come to you as he was during the day, sober and daddy of the year.
'Where's your key? Must you wake up the whole flat when you can simply open the door using your key?'
'Relax sweets. Let's not argue over a f**king key'
He kicks off his shoes, walks to the sofa then crashes on the sofa, his arm over his forehead, attempting to shield his eyes from the blinding light.
'Watch that tone with me James. I am not trying to argue with you over a stupid house key at one am… nimeuliza tu swali' she says, shuts the door and sits opposite you.
'Yani a grown man can't get some peace from his wife and his girlfriend?'
Your stomach growls, you have the munchies and need to peck on something. You spot the abandoned chicken wings on the coffee table and you remember the reason you had a fall out with the missus. The reason you went drinking. The reason you called Maria.
'Where is he?'
'Where is who?'
'Maria don't f**k with my mind. Is he in the shower?'
'I should go home to Beth. I shouldn't be here' you mumble but sit down.
You feel nauseated from sitting down too quick and you pray you don't throw up all over her coffee table..You hope she did not hear your drunken mumbling. She has this hurt look in her eyes, her eyes beg you to hug her, beg you to be comfort her, beg you to tell her that only she, matters to you.
She stands up and you watch that ass as she goes to the door and points out the door to the dark, unforgiving world.
'I'm too drunk to drive' you announce to no one in particular.
'Does this look like the Uber headquarters?'
You smile. She's a feisty one this one. Too much sauce. Too much juice.
'Beth funga mlango mami' you mumble and shut your eyes then put your feet back up on the sofa.
You hear the front door bang and its now dark. The lights have been switched off.
Finally! Some peace and quiet.
You wake up to swat mosquitoes from your forehead and feel something poking your thigh. You reach for your thigh. Its your phone poking you. You double tap on the screen expecting it to light up. Nothing. You are in the dark but your stiff shoulders tell you you have slept on the sofa and its not your house.
What time is it?
You feel around for the remote on the coffee table.
Once you find it, you switch on the tv for some light and for some company.
At least it won't yell back at you.
You are hungry and the nausea has cleared. You slept it off. You get comfortable and wolf down the cold wings, then wrap the chicken bones on the paper and crumble it.
The clock on the wall reads quarter to six am, it will soon be daylight.
You need a pen and paper, you should pen a note, then go home to Beth.
You are too embarrassed to be here, to wait for Maria to wake up and have 'the elephant in the room' conversation.
You decide that she must have a pen and notebook in her handbag which you spot lying on the carpeted floor, next to the tv stand. You have this policy against poking around your nose in women's handbags and women's phones. Nothing good ever comes out of it – you end up finding sh!t you were not meant to find.
You momentarily weigh the lesser evil – being in Maria's handbag… or having the 'why were you such an ass last night conversation'….
You pick the handbag from the floor, place it on the sofa, peek inside, spot a notebook, fish it out and decide to let your fingers feel around for a pen without looking. Not looking does not count for rummaging a woman's handbag.
You feel the pen, and also something velvety.. a small velvety box at that. You fish both items out and stare at the box like it will bite. You have seen such a box before. Plenty of times actually.
First time was when you bought Beth her engagement ring.
You look at it like its about to tell you what it was doing in her bag.
Should you open it? It was not yours to find or to give so, no.
The magnitude of what you have put both Beth and Maria through in the past year dawns on you.
In a split second you grab the notebook, tear a sheet of paper from it, and write..
'Maria, I am sorry, we cannot do this anymore.'
You throw the notebook on the sofa, place the paper on the coffee table, place the tiny box on the paper, with the pen right next to it, hurrying before she wakes up and finds you here.
You put on your shoes, like the coward you are, not even bothering to tie the laces, pick your dead phone, confirm that you have your car key, then walk to the front door, unlock it, take one last look at her house, shut the door slowly and walk out, for good.


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Hanford is governed by the council-manager form of government. The city council sets policy for the city and appoints a city manager to oversee day-to-day operations.
Hanford's city manager is responsible for the overall administrative direction of the city. This includes the quarterly review of all management performance plans to ensure that major goals and objectives of the city are achieved.
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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Makes 12
Prep 20 m
Bake 25 m
- 1 of 1 Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line indents of a standard-size 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- 1 of 3 In medium-size bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- 2 of 3 In large bowl, with mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla until fluffy, 1 minute. On low speed, beat in flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Fill each cupcake liner two-thirds full (about 3 tablespoons of batter per liner).
- 3 of 3 Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from pan to wire rack; let cool.
- 1 of 1 In medium-size bowl, with mixer on low speed, beat confectioners' sugar, shortening and milk or water until smooth. Spread over cupcakes, about 2 tablespoons for each. Top each cupcake with 8 or 9 mini marshmallows. With a serrated knife, cut wrapped candy canes into 2-inch pieces. Unwrap and tuck a piece into each cupcake.
Nutrition Information for Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Per Serving: 52 mg chol., 11 g Fat, total, 46 g carb., 3 g pro., 291 kcal cal., 1 g fiber, 124 mg sodium, 5 g sat. fat
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Per Serving: 52 mg chol., 11 g Fat, total, 46 g carb., 3 g pro., 291 kcal cal., 1 g fiber, 124 mg sodium, 5 g sat. fat


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Not Everyone's Going Home: End of the Semester Unwanted Items Donation Drive for the Homeless by Alex, Haley, Kaye, Anne-Elizabeth
The action we have proceeded to implement is an initiative to encourage students to give back to the community and contribute to a more sustainable environment by donating common items such as clothes that they don't wish to bring home with them at the end of the semester. With limited space in suitcases as is we feel that students will take advantage of this opportunity and be even more incentivized and inclined to participate knowing that their unwanted items are going to a good cause. This is implemented through a cardboard box placed on the first floor of IES and the communication with both the students on the opportunity and collaboration with the local Homeless shelter, Arrels Fundacio. The majority of this action is expected to take place in the last week of school as students will be packing up and figuring out which items they don't wish to take back with them. The last day the members of this action would then proceed to bring these donations to Arrels Fundacio. Our intent is for this action to be continued in future semester and communication and support with Arrels Funadacio to continue.
1. What Is the Action?
Our sustainable action seeks to combine an environmentally friendly initiative with one that also helps people in need. We plan to place a cardboard box in the IES first floor lobby for students and staff to donate unwanted items like clothing, shoes, electronics, and books. We will include a sign by the box that reminds students that these items should still be in working, clean condition. As the end of the semester approaches and students begin to pack up their belongings, they will most likely find that they have accumulated an excess of these items and cannot bring everything back. Rather than throw these things out, we wish to collect the items and donate them to a local Barcelona homeless shelter. In this way, we will be preventing useful items from being thrown out and ending up in a landfill, while also helping needy people in Barcelona.
We have selected the Arrels Fundació (http://www.arrelsfundacio.org), an organization that services homeless individuals in Barcelona, as the potential recipient of our donations. We are still awaiting a response from the shelter, but since future students can add to the donation pile until an organization expresses a need for these items, we are not concerned that this is an issue.
1.1. Similar Actions From Previous Semesters
This action is quite similar to the previous student project "Drop It Like It's Hot," which originated from the Spring 2014 semester's "Drop Box Implementation" action. The foundation of "Drop It Like It's Hot" was for current IES students to leave their unwanted items behind for the incoming group of IES students, such as adapters, cellphones, school supplies, and guidebooks. Many of these items that students accumulate throughout the semester are only useful during a study abroad semester and therefore, a drop box will decrease consumption and minimize waste within the IES community.
Drop Box Implementation:
Drop It Like It's Hot:
By examining these similar projects from other groups, it has helped us to pinpoint weaknesses and analyze where we could improve upon the current model. We have utilized the idea of a drop box in the IES center, but are changing one of the fundamental concepts of these previous actions. Rather than create a system for current IES students to leave items behind for future IES students, we have turned it into a charitable outreach instead.
1.2. Why this or a similar action didn't succeed in previous semesters?
From our personal experiences, we have concluded that almost all IES students arrive for their study abroad experience already having purchased all the items they will need. There is not much demand for previous students' belongings because students have the means and are much more likely to go out and purchase their own things. On the other hand, our project has a crucial difference that we believe will be the key to creating a successful action that will be easily passed on to future IES students. We have added an element of charitable sustainability. Rather than allow donated items to sit in a box unused, we can match these items with the people who need it most. We hope that this will also provide IES students with more initiative to donate, since they know it will be going to a good cause and will actually be used by people who need the items.
1.3. SWOT Analysis
We can attempt to eliminate these weakness but talking with the Arrels Fundacio and clarifying the exact quality of donations that they accept and other specifications. We would then be sure to voice these details with the students via the sign above the box for donations and through our other forms of communication with students in informing them about the action. Also, getting the staff at IES on board and having them tell their classes about the opportunity to donate unwanted "baggage" would help in assuring that the majority of students are aware of the action and opportunity. As for the singular incentive we don't think this will be a major problem being that students are becoming more and more conscious of their social responsibility and are eager to give back to the community based on our survey. We did try to account for many of these weaknesses but lack of time due to the end of the semester nearing did not allow for full avoidance. As for the threats, these can be avoided by fully explaining to students the contribution they will be making in helping those less fortunate and to fully inform them on the details needed in what kind of donations we're looking for.
A survey was also done on 100 random IES students to determine if donating unwanted belonging was feasible and if it would be a success and receive positive action and response by students. Our results proved to support that students would be generally very interested in this option for their belongings they don't wish to bring back. Attached is a graph with out results.
1.4. Feedback Loops
Reinforcing Loop
Students motivated to donate their clothes and unwanted items at the end of the semester++++Donation of clothes to homesless shelter+++Homeless Shelter Access to resources to utilize
--Waste--Students motivated to be sustainable+++Students motivated to donate their clothes and unwanted items at the end of the semester
When students hear that this is in option for their unwanted clothes they will be interested and enthusiastic to donate their clothes, creating a positive link between student motivation and donations; increased motivations equals increased donations to homeless shelter. In return another positive link is this increase in donations will be an increase in resources for the homeless shelter to use. Being that these items are being used by new people instead of thrown out by students we find there is a negative link here where and increase in use/resources for the homeless shelter results in a decrease in waste. A decrease in waste, being an objective of sustainability will then make this action attractive to future students in future sustainability classes as well as future semester students at IES who hear about it. In turn this brings the loop full circle with the last positive links of students being motivated to donate their items at the end of the semester due to the "good" they are doing for Barcelona.
1.5. Advertising
All members of the group verbally spread the word about throughout IES to fellow students on the opportunity to donate their clothes and unwanted items to charity instead of throwing them out. A flyer was also put up in the IES building to inform people about the kinds of things the homeless shelter was looking for and the different requirements needed for the donations.
Attached is the flyer for future use by students in coming semesters. Attached both as a picture and document form for others to edit and build upon as different conditions make change and be added upon.
We also posted in both the IES Barcelona- Fall 2014 as well as the IES Abroad Barcelona Events (Fall 2014) Facebook groups to inform students of the action being implemented and location of the box. The message read as following:
"Hello fellow students!
As the semester comes to an end and the dreaded packing up for home begins we know a lot of you are finding ourselves with clothes, bedding, and other items that we either no longer have use for or just no room to pack. As part of the sustainability class here we are implementing a donation Instead of wasting and throwing these items out drop them off in the box on the first floor located by the computers and we will be bringing all donations to the local homeless shelter. The box will be dropped off on Wednesday December 17th so if you have anything please drop it off by then. All requirements and regulations for acceptable donations are posted on the flyer in IES but if you have any additional questions feel free to message me. So everyone get rid of your unwanted extra "baggage" and contribute to the sustainability of this wonderful city that has hosted us so graciously for the past three and a half months! Thank you!"
2. Why Does This Action Make Things More Sustainable?
While many other action plans in the past have aimed to create a more sustainable environment at IES, often times such tasks are hard to maintain and thus remain inefficient. While our action plan may be similar to various ideas devised in previous semesters, we feel as though ours provides a higher probability of success in the long term because of its cradle to cradle design and eco-effectiveness. Instead of merely asking students to dump their unwanted items purchased abroad in a box, the added factor of donating to the Arrels Fundacio creates both incentive and effectiveness. When merely creating a box for future students, there proves a high possibility that such discarded items will either remain unwanted by others, or unacknowledged by those supposedly responsible for maintaining the box's productivity. Therefore, it becomes likely that such undesirable items will simply end up in the trash anyways (probably by someone cleaning up after hours!). By automatically taking donated items to give to charity, we circumvent this potential flaw and directly ensure that there is a place willing and able to re-use that in which students are not. Considering we will only have been studying in Barcelona for one short semester, it's very probable that most items placed in the box are still in good condition, however simply are unable to be taken back to their individual homes due to lack of space in bags, weight limits, inability to use European products in their country, etc. Since there is never a shortage in items needed to help the poor, there will always be a waste=food mentality because there will always be a necessity and use for whatever "waste" we have to donate. We are not simply reducing waste at IES by hoping most things previously donated will be garnered by future students, but eliminating waste by ensuring these things are taken to a place in which can re-use and utilize them. Furthermore, as mentioned earlier, the incentive for students to donate their goods knowing these items will be going to a greater cause only further enhances the chances of the projects success. Everyone wins: students are ridden of their unwanted belongings, IES remains free of a semester long responsibility (considering box donations are only offered at the end of each semester), and those in need are gifted with the necessities and items they otherwise would be lacking.
2.1. Potential Costs
Considering our plan revolves more around giving items away as opposed to gathering them, the costs for this endeavor remains very low. If anything, time is more of a factor as far as requirements for our actions plan since, at some point, someone is going to need to take the time and energy to sift through and drop off the items. The only place in which funds were needed was for printing out flyers in order to advertise our box, as well as money for transportation to and from the shelter. The box in which we used was made out of recycled cardboard materials, so it's both sustainable and cost efficient. Furthermore, IES provides each student with a card for printer usage at the beginning of each semester, so collecting money for printing out our flyers was not an issue. Similarly, the paper in which we used was recycled or already previously used, so it technically does not even cost IES anything. Lastly, even though it will ultimately cost money in order for someone to take either the metro or bus to drop off the donated goods at the shelter, this too is economically sound as many students already possess public transportation cards to use for the entirety of their semester abroad.
2.2. Time Commitment
As far as time requirements, the most time any student will have to spend implementing this plan revolves around the journey one must take to the shelter to drop off the items. While the other tasks such as finding a box, printing out flyers, and raising awareness are all somewhat simple feats, taking the metro to Arrels Fundacio from Placa de Catalunya takes about 17 minutes one way on 23 minutes on the bus. Accounting for the time it takes to walk to the shelter, drop off the items, and then return back to IES, in total one will probably need to devote just under an hour to fully complete the job.
3. Implementation
To start the process of our final project, we first had to contact a homeless shelter that would be willing to work with us in our endeavors. We sent an email to the shelter we selected, which we are still awaiting a response from. Since the email was taking longer than expected, we then went to the shelter to ask their advice and see if an arrangement could be made. After this was completed, we moved our attention to IES facilities and students. We collected recycled cardboard boxes from old packages and reassigned them to our project. We then labeled them with our cause and set them on each floor of IES facilities. Next we needed to advertise our cause. For this we decided to make a few flyers, just to put on a bulletin board on each floor. To further spread the news, we also decided to ask IES administration if they would send an email to the student body. At the end of the semester, we are hoping to ask a teacher or administrator that takes a liking to our cause to donate the goods.
3.1 Prototype
While not exactly the same, we drew much inspiration from the project "Drop It Like Its Hot" (previously sited). However, we then decided to add to this basic concept by partnering with the local homeless shelter.
3.2 Cradle to Cradle
This action will have some waste. However, we are doing everything to make this the most cradle to cradle project we can. First of all, there is the matter of the paper used in our flyers. We will be using recycled paper, as we only need one side of the paper to get our message across. We are planning to tell IES administration to put them in the recycling pile, to be used for further prints. The email flyer, if implemented, will not have any physical waste. The boxes used for collection are also recycled and can be further recycled after they have exceeded their usefulness to our project. Finally, the whole premise of our project is to reduce waste. The belongings that we are collecting would most likely be trashed, and with our project, their life will be extended. Instead of just going to a landfill, they will continue to be used to their real purpose. In our project, we are recycling (paper and boxes), reusing (clothing and other donated items) and reducing (by not having to buy more supplies and donated products). This makes our project incredibly relatable to the cradle to cradle concept.
3.3 Flyers
Yes we are planning to use flyers. However we are going to reuse paper that has only been printed on one side and make sure to recycle the paper again at the end of the semester. Further, we are hoping to be able to send an e-flyer so that we can reduce the amount of paper flyers necessary.
3.4 Incentives
Our main incentives to encourage people to donate are the fact that they are doing their part to help the less fortunate of Barcelona. This city has done so much for us, and it would be great to be able to give back. Further, this will allow students to be able to not have to pack belongings that are no longer of use to them.
3.5 Relationships with Other Initiatives
We gathered information from other projects such as http://sustainability.seeds4c.org/Courses%3A_%3ADrop+Box+Implementation+Spring+2014+Sharrin%2C+Vine%2C+Breiner?structure=Courses%3A_%3A2014a+Spring%3A_%3AAction+Pages and the previously mentioned "drop it like its hot" project. There have also been several cell phone recycling projects, all of which would have relevance to our initiative of recycling student's unwanted items. However, no other project had incorporated the idea of giving back and donating to a homeless shelter.
3.6 How will this Initiative be Sustained?
After the four members of this project leave the country, we are hoping that it is still possible to maintain a relationship with the shelter and continue the project. We are hoping that a student in the sustainability class will read our project and continue it. Also, we could talk to an administrator at IES or our very own beloved teacher and see if they would maintain the project and relationship with the homeless shelter. While it is hard to make any guarantees as to the sustainability, we could do our best to find someone before we leave that will maintain the project.
3.7 Comparison to Previous Projects
This is similar to the project "Drop It Like Its Hot" in that we are working with the students to collect things that they do not want to take home with them. It acts as a donation center for the IES community. However, we decided to make a greater connection with the outside Barcelona community and instead of them being available to just students, we decided to take the donated items to a local homeless shelter. However, this original project definitely acted as the inspiration for our project.
4. Time-Sheet/Chronogram
Chart documenting the necessary requirements per student/month for one semesters worth of work to ensure the sustainability of action plan
4.1 Who will do what
Kaye will coordinate with the IES administration regarding student outreach.
Alex will be this semester's student liaison between Arrels Fundació and IES.
Haley and Anne-Elizabeth will work together to set up the drop box and provide information as to what items should be donated.
4.2 What has to be done this semester?
Our group must continue to make students aware of the option to donate as the semester comes to a close. We must then bring these collected items to a shelter that can make use of them or hand them over to IES for safekeeping until an organization that would like these items is contacted.
4.3 What needs to be done to repeat the action in the future?
An instruction guide for the next semester of students should also be left behind so that our action can continue to be implemented in our absence. There must also be continued communication with Arrels Fundació or other organization regarding needed items.
5. Document Format
The only document that we required for our project was our flyer. For this we used a FLOSS system that would allow it to be freely edited next semester if the project was continued. Within Microsoft Word, we worked with an .odt format so that it could be recognized universally.
6. Bibliography
Our main source of information and inspiration was the project "Drop It Like Its Hot" which is linked here: http://sustainability.seeds4c.org/Courses%3A_%3A2014+Fall%3A_%3ADrop+It+Like+It%27s+Hot+%28Travis+Croom+-+Zeyu+Wen+-+Will+Rathman+-+Johana+Guerra%29?structure=Courses%3A_%3A2014b+Fall%3A_%3AAction+Pages
7. Other References
-Link to Arrels Fundacio website with all the necessary contact information, maps and directions, guide to volunteering, as well as other basic information regarding the goals of the organization. The website also has an email response section already built into it's design making getting in contact extremely simple (Click the tab "Get Involved" and it appears on the bottom right side of the page)
-Also see above link to previous action plan, "Drop It Like It's Hot" for reference to primary inspiration for our newly designed action plan
8. Annexes
Donation Flyer
8.1. Copyright license of your report
Attribution CC BY Share alike: This license is flexible in the sense that it allows other students to rework, tweak, renovate and build upon our original work as long as they credit us for any advancements they make. The other thing that must take place is that they must license their new creation under this copyright license, this in return will allow for commercial use.
We have chosen this license because we are hoping that another student will continue with this action and I want them to have access to my research, information, and ideas in order to build upon them and improve my work and potentially improve it and do more in particularly with the Arrels Fundacio and possible incorporate other actions along with this one.
8.2. What did you learn and what did you incorporate from the feedback received?
Based on feedback from our professor we really had to rework our focus and make sure that this action wasn't just sustainable as in what we were doing was a sustainable action but also sustainable in the sense that it could be repeated and done again by future sustainability students/IES students. We ensured this by (planning on) leaving the box for donations with our professor at the end of the semester as well as including the file for the donation flyer and other than this there isn't too much up keep in making this action possible again in the future.
8.3. Acknowledgements
We'd like to acknowledge Zippy's, the store next to IES for providing us with the cardboard box used for donations. We'd also like to acknowledge Arrels Fundacio for providing us for an outlet to donate these items too and contributing to the sustainability of this action.
8.4. Students involved in this action
Kaye Weinstein coordinated with the IES administration regarding student outreach.
Alex Wilds was this semester's student liaison between Arrels Fundació and IES and retrieved the box and set up donation area.
Haley George and Anne-Elizabeth Rush worked on logistics and typing much of the action plan.


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May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Shawn S.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
By: Shawn S.
I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke on September 8, 2010. Almost one year later, I have no physical detriments and have learned to focus on that which is more important in my life... my family and friends.
I left work on September 8, 2010, arrived home and stepped out into the bright sun light. As I looked across our home, I felt myself convulsing at my neck and my eyes started to blink rapidly as I sensed myself helplessly falling to the ground in our stone driveway next to my car. My last thought was that I couldn't get it to stop and I started to worry who would find me and when. According to my wife, she heard me pull into the driveway, but when I didn't come in the house right away, she looked out and saw me lying there. She quickly came out with my son (Austin) to see what was wrong. I was in the midst of my first seizure. She quickly got a neighbor to help take the kids and called 911 to have an ambulance come and assist with me. On the way to the hospital, I awoke in the ambulance to one of the EMT's shaving my chest to apply the EKG leads. Let's just say when you awake in an ambulance to full sirens and lights and being treated you immediately know that it's not a good sign. The next time I was conscious was when we arrived at the ambulance and they took me into the ER. Once I was in the ER, they put me in a room and started to evaluate me and determine what was happening. It was at this point, I went into a second seizure of a grand mal variety. Once they had my seizures under control, they were able to get me into a CT scan where they could determine that there was a significant brain bleed going on. Bleeding on the brain is clinically called a stroke. The seizures were a symptom of the stroke and the active bleeding. In any case, that was the start of everything, as the admitting ED doctor had the head neurology doctor determine the best place for me to be. I can only imagine the conversation he had with my wife that evening, as from what I am told, it was determined that age and strength were on my side that evening, however, in any case, I could easily die as well. Still to this day, I can't fathom the depth of taking that information all in. However, they called in a Medivac helicopter to the medical center and put me on a helicopter flight to another hospital.
Once I arrived, I ended up going through more CT Scans to show that I had a significant brain bleed issue that was over a 4cm x 3cm area. They attempted to put me in an MRI, but being sedated, incubated, and somewhat unaware of what was going on, it took over 5 hours of me being uncooperative until they finally were able to get a successful MRI that was unable to be read due to the amount of blood on the brain. Ultimately, they were not able to see the underlying issue, however they were able to perform several other tests rule out major arterial events such as tumors, AVMs, aneurisms, etc. All guesses were leaning towards a cavernous malformation.After being discharged and sent home a few days later, I had a follow up visit with my doctor on September 24, 2010. During that follow up visit, a CT scan showed that my brain had continued to swell from residual bleeding and had actually shifted a little bit on the mid line. That meant that the condition was continuing, but again, nothing could be seen to resolve the overall issue and bring forward momentum towards resolving the entire issue. My body was essentially a continuous stroke and we couldn't do anything to stop the continuation of the symptoms other than keep me home, medicated, and hope it would resolve or provide a window of opportunity for the doctors. I was re-admitted to the hospital's CCU to monitor me for the weekend. During this time, they stabilized the swelling, but things did not improve enough yet to determine the root cause. Again, I was discharged and sent home after about two to three days in the hospital. I was sent home on October 7, 2010 and spent most of the days resting from the exhaustion that I was feeling from the actual stroke. During this time, I developed severe pain in my left calf muscle to the point I was unable to walk or stand very well. I spoke with my family doctor who sent me to the hospital to have an ultrasound done to determine if it was a major issue regarding blood clotting or something else. After the ultrasound, the technician stated she not only found a DVT (deep vein thrombosis aka blood clot) in my deep calf vein, but also pulmonary embolisms in every quadrant of my lungs. It was obviously apparent that my health was in jeopardy again. I was taken to the ED and advised that they cannot administer any blood thinners due to my ongoing brain bleed. I was sent back to the other hospital via ALS ambulance to deal with the issue. While there, they knew they couldn't do any blood thinners, so instead they surgically placed an IVC filter into my inferior venous cavity to catch any further PE's that might filter up from my leg into my lungs. There I was again with ongoing issues, frustration, and no understanding of what was truly happening, as the bleeding just would not clear up enough on my brain to determine the root cause so that it could be addressed. I was discharged and sent home again. On October 15, 2010, I started to develop severe headaches. These continued through the weekend, but on Monday, October 18, 2010, they got to a point where I physically became ill. I went back to the hospital. After a CT scan they saw that the bleeding was continuing, my brain was continuing to swell and shift midline enough to cause all of the headaches and other issues I was experiencing. On the Thursday of that week, they did an MRI to determine if they could finally see anything or not. They were finally able to see that a cavernoma appeared to be the underlying issue and made the determination to do brain surgery on me the next morning to remove all of the bleeding and blood product that was on my brain that was causing the swelling and symptoms to continue and to also remove the underlying cavernoma to clear up the condition overall. Finally! After six weeks of thinking I was being sent home to recover, the issue was identified and I was finally going in to have it resolved surgically. My original doctor was at a conference in California and was not available. I was reassigned to a new doctor to perform the operation. In my opinion, it was probably the best thing that could have happened. My life was in the most capable hands possible and we knew it. The day of the operation came and went. I remember being in pre-op to prepare and I was back in the CCU after the operation without any memory in between. They had performed a craniotomy to remove the aforementioned items. After reading what was done surgically at a later time it seems that brain surgery is a very delicate operation and I will pretty much leave to those who are the experts. Basically it is better to not know some things and how serious they could possibly be, as I believe if I had known what I know now my anxiety would have played a much higher role through that day.Towards the end of the surgery, my doctor stopped to talk to my wife, Lori. He told her that they were successful in removing all of the existing blood that was there from the previous bleeding and that was causing all of the symptoms (brain swelling, shifting, and headaches). They were also successful in removing the actual carvinoma from the good part of my brain to prevent any future issues. During the surgery they were also able to see my brain actually shrink a bit from the existing swelling that was there as well. From this news, it was quickly apparent that the brain surgery was a success and that, with everything removed, I could now finally begin to progress forward and recover from the entire situation.When I came out of the proverbial fog of anesthesia, Lori was there by my side in the CCU. However, if you ask me, I was lying in a bed in a hallway next to some elevators and people passing by in the hallway on tours of the facility. Anyway, all I wanted was ice and water, but the dietary department brought me a tray and the nurses told Lori that I had to eat. However, I didn't want to. That was up until she lifted the lid to see what they had prepared. My post brain surgery operation dinner consisted of a small circular pizza, French fries, apple pie, and ice cream. I had always joked w/ the nurses during my times at the hospital that they would move me from floor to floor because the other floor was where they had the pizza and anyone who knows me well enough knows that my favorite food is pizza. I don't know to this day if anyone arranged something or not with dietary, but apparently when I heard it was a pizza, my eyes lit up and Lori couldn't cut up the food fast enough or small enough for me to eat it. It was the most delicious pizza I ever ate. I'll probably never know how that pizza was the meal I ate that night, but it's all part of the caring and magic that seems to wind its way in and out of this entire story.The morning of Monday, October 25, 2010 started early for me, as with all of the checking of vital signs by nurses, etc., I was awake around 4am. The doctor came into my room sometime around 6am and we had a very good conversation on the operation, the post-operative MRI results, etc. Everything that needed to be removed in order to provide an optimistic recovery had been removed. For the first time in weeks, I woke up without any headaches and felt really good. He stood by my side and while I was slow in function and processing everything, took the time to thoroughly answer all of the questions that Lori and I had written down in a notebook over the course of time to ensure that we had all of the information we needed. He told me that I was going to be discharged that day for sure, given his satisfaction with the post MRI results. What great news one would think, however, I knew that there was still a long road to travel after being discharged.I was extremely fortunate in that the stroke did not have any impact on my physical functionality. The hardest part of recovery for me is facing me as I move forward. I know my past and the skeletons that are part of that. I'm also challenged now in my belief system. In the midst of all of that, so many people who knew me less intimately than I ever knew them came forward and cared, loved, and displayed characteristics to both me and my family that emulated pure love. I hope that in the time I have left on this Earth that I can emulate just a fraction of that shown to me. I've always believed that actions speak louder than words and if that's the case, the world will be just fine as far as I'm concerned, as the actions I have witnessed from those around me are so overwhelming and emulate pure love and concern that I believe can outshine any evil force in this entire world. While I struggle with my own personal beliefs, it is becoming quickly obvious that the love I have been shown is stronger than any other force I have ever experienced.While difficult to fathom, the type of stroke that I endured statistically has a greater chance of death, the pulmonary emboli that I developed should have put me into cardiac arrest and ultimately death as well. Realizing that I should be dead, I also recognize that I have been given so many new chances at life. I survived a stroke, multiple pulmonary embolisms, and so much more. In retrospect, I have now been given a chance to learn and change and become a completely better and stronger person. There is light at the end of my tunnel and a new ending to my life story can be written. Not many people get that chance. I can only hope to emulate a small fraction of the love I experienced from others around me who didn't know me.It is almost a year later since I had the stroke and I have successfully overcome many hurdles. I found out that my shoulder will not need reconstructive surgery from the dislocation that I had suffered during one of the seizures. I have met with my doctor in February 2011, who determined after further CT scans that the cavernoma I suffered was a single event and he is 97% certain I will never have the issue again. Today, I struggle with the mental aspects of the stroke, surviving it with no physical ailments, and essentially avoiding death twice. My lack of short term memory is the only remaining symptom from the effects of the stroke, and I continue to strive to be a better person and enjoy every moment I can with my family and friends.
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alvation in the Old Testament - Part 1 (Before the Law and Circumcision)
Gen. 15:1 After these things
the word of the LORD came to Abram
in a vision: "Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."
4 And behold,
the word of the LORD came to him
. . .
Gen.15:6 And he [Abraham]
the LORD, and he [The LORD]
counted it to him
[Abraham] as
Rom. 10:17
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Can you see the Old Testament pattern for becoming right with God?
The Law will be given to the Israelites as a part of the covenant 400 years later so this "counted it to him" righteousness was given to Abraham before the Law and before instituted circumcision.
Paul uses this in Romans 4 to teach us no one is made righteous (justified) before God by following the Law . . . and in Romans 3 the real purpose of the law is to announce we are sinners and to assure us that none of us meet God's righteous standard (Rom. 3:10-11). Basically the law is there to shut us up and let us know we stand before God accountable as condemned for our sin (Rom. 3:19-20). At this point you can either agree with God or disagree.
Romans 4:20 No unbelief made him [Abraham] waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21
fully convinced
God was able to do
what he had promised
. 22 That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness." 23 But the words "it was counted to him"
were not written for his sake alone
, 24
but for ours also
. It will be counted to us who believe in him who raised from the dead Jesus our Lord, 25 who was
delivered up for our trespasses
raised for our justification
. Rom. 5:1 Therefore, since
we have been justified by faith
, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2
Through him we have also obtained access by faith
into this grace in which we stand
, and
we rejoice in hope
of the glory of God.
As Abraham becomes the New Testament Poster Child for Faith - take a quick look at his initial faith and where it came from - It follows Romans 10 - faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ -
Gen. 15:1
. . . the word of the LORD came to Abram . . . "
And behold, the word of the LORD came to him . . ."
Gen. 17:5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham,
I have made
you the father of a multitude of nations
have made
you the father" is an example of the the prophetic future - God speaks in the past tense because it has already happened, even though it takes hundreds/thousands of years for this to occur. Genesis 17:6, 7, and 8 take the past tense action and translate it as a future event even though the literal Hebrew is in the perfect completed tense . . . I have made you exceedingly fruitful, I have made you a nation, I have established my covenant, I have given you and your offspring after you the land, I have become their God are all translated as future "will" to help the reader in the King James, New American Standard, and ESV understand they had not taken place yet but the truth is they had taken place because God said so.
Fact check verb parsing on parah (fruitful) and nathan (make) using Blue Letter Bible
This same prophetic future tense is used in Isaiah 53:5 "he
was pierced
for our transgressions" for a future event some 600 years in the making.
alvation in the Old Testament (Part 2 - After the Law)
Simply read all of Psalm 40 or all of Psalm 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 - they all testify David is a deeply wrecked sinful man and the only thing he can do is trust God for deliverance. As David declares God is his Rock and Refuge, is this the gospel of the Old Testament?
Read all of Psalm 40 While taking note of how many times David gives credit to his church-priest tabernacle system. Psalm 40 is all about God's deliverance of David from sin and David wanting to talk only about God's character of mercy, steadfast love, faithfulness, and deliverance. It is a gospel centered on God's character while taking note and confessing one's lack of character (sin).
Remember Jesus said to the Pharisees (religious people of the day) the tax collectors and prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you because the Pharisees who were full of sin just like David would not repent (Matt. 21:32 "change minds") and believe the message of John the Baptist.
Ps. 40:12 For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me,
and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me.
Ps. 40:17 As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
Ps . 30:2 LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.
3 LORD, You brought me up from Sheol; You spared me from among those going down to the Pit.
Sing to Yahweh
, you His faithful ones, and praise His holy name. (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
Ps. 31:5
Into your hand I commit my spirit
; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.
Psa. 32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
5 I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Ps. 34:2 My soul makes its boast in the LORD; let the humble hear and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together!
4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
If you were to sit down now and write out your testimony - would it sound like Psalm 30-34 or Psalm 40?
Is your testimony in God's hand of deliverance or in your work?
Is your testimony in your church, baptism, or the rules you keep, or what you believe?
Is your testimony in your decision, your commitment, your uprightness?
David in his testimony will not trust himself, or the might of the king, war horse, or warriors (33:16-17) his only trust is God who is good, merciful, steadfast in love.
Ps. 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
alvation in the Old Testament (Part 3 - The prophecy)
The Song of Moses is a song of prophecy before the event:
Deut. 31:19 "Now therefore
write this song
teach it to the people of Israel
. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel. 20 For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat,
they will turn to other gods
and serve them, and
despise me
break my covenant
Jeremiah is a Prophet after the event - God acknowledges Israel is still his people . . .
Jer. 2:13 for
my people
have committed
two evils
: they have
forsaken me
, the fountain of living waters, and
hewed out cisterns
for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water.
Jeremiah 17:5 goes onto to explain you are "cursed" if you trust in your own strength instead of depending on the LORD - he is like a shrub in the desert vs the Jer. 17:7-8 person who trusts in the LORD and he is compared to a tree planted by God next to a stream that bears much fruit.
Jer. 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?
10 "I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."
What is the heart of man that is deceitful and sick? The heart is your inner man - your thoughts, feeling and attitude - your ability and inability to tell the truth based on how you feel and your emotions.
Can trust in God be based on how you feel? I know in my heart of heart this is true is a statement that has to be met with your heart is sick and deceitful. Feelings end up being one of the worse ways to acknowledge and follow God, it will not result in worship but in worship of your own ideas.
Rom. 10:1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them [chosen Israel] is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For, being ignorant of
the righteousness of God
, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to
God's righteousness
. 4 For
Christ is the end of the law
for righteousness to everyone who believes.
Paul was praying for these good intentioned Jewish people who had a passion/zeal for God but it was not based on knowledge. They had been deceived into thinking they were serving God but at the end of the day when they tried to "establish their own" righteousness they were actually ignorant of "the righteousness of God."
Why does God put into plan a man and woman in a perfect garden knowing they will disobey Him?
Why does God make a nation that will turn their back on him?
Why does God put up with a sinning king who commits adultery and has a good man murdered?
God knows the end from the beginning (Isaiah 46:10) and his will is that all men be saved (2 Pet. 3:9 & 1 Tim. 2:4) yet they are not all saved . . . this does not show God's weakness nor does it show his lack of control - the only way you can have God in control with free will men wanting to reject the Shepherd is to have a Good Shepherd who calls the sheep that are His own while all men are culpable (guilty) and deserving of not having a Shepherd at all - only those who listen (John 10:16) or as Jesus says it "
I know my own and my own know me
." John 10:14
To hear Jesus is totally different from hearing men
Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
alvation in the Old Testament - (Part 4 - Calling on the name of the LORD)
Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass that
everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved
Romans 10: 9 because, if you confess with your mouth that
Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10:13 For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." This is a quote from Joel 2:32 "everyone one who calls on the name of the Yahweh shall be saved"
We are acknowledging that Jesus is Rev. 21:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."
Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts:
"I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.
The confession is Jesus is the Author of Life (Acts 3:15, Heb. 12:1-2) the Alpha and Omega, the end of the law, the righteousness of God, the Yahweh who spoke it all into existence "the Word was God" and "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us"(Jn. 1:1&14)" and "all things were made through him (Jn. 1:3)" and "by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible (Col. 3:16).
Anyone who says Jesus was created or not equal with God is basically saying he is not God (Alpha and Omega, Yahweh, Word become flesh) which according to Romans 10:9 is a necessary part of the confession Jesus is Lord!
Another necessary part of the confession that David makes is the "LORD is my shepherd"
He makes me lie down . . . He restores my soul . . . He leads me in paths of righteousness . . .his rod and staff comfort . . . surely goodness and mercy shall follow [Hebrew: radaf - hunt you down] and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
David could only make a good list of the LORD's work with an eternal consequence of dwelling in his presence forever.
Have you confessed Jesus is LORD! Have you had his goodness and love (mercy - Hebrew chesed) chase you down? It almost like a Romans 5:8 confession . . .
Romans 5:8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Eph. 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus
you who once were far off
have been
brought near
by the blood of Christ.
far off
- Eph. 2:11 "called the uncircumcision" and Eph. 2:12 "alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world."
John 10:26 but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28
I give them eternal life
, and
they will never perish
, and
no one will snatch them out of my hand
. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and
no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand
. 30
I and the Father are one
Jesus is of the same essence (one Being/Substance) as the Father - not created - fully God (Col. 1:19, Heb. 1:8) as a Shepherd he takes me "who once was a far off" and brings me near and I "listen" (Jn. 10:16) because I am His and He is mine.


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i have install the version 2.0.6 and when i try to create new snapshot i got the following error:
Error in advanced query DeleteAllNodes in SnapShot_Create in SnapShot in DiscoveryProbe (BEGIN DELETE FROM {OldReference}; DELETE FROM {Reference}; DELETE FROM {ElementNode}; DELETE FROM {ApplicationReference}; DELETE FROM {ModuleNode}; DELETE FROM {ApplicationNode}; END;): Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding
I have 18.104.22.168 .NET Stuck with Sql server
I am having the same issue. I already tried to increase the timeout of the query but it is still not working.
We recently did the upgrade to Outsystems 10. Not sure if it can be related.
Any ideas on how to solve it?
We are using .Net Stack with Oracle.
Thank you,
I was having the same error with .Net Stack in a Oracle database. I even deleted the Discovery application, but afterwards I wasn't able to publish it again due a lock at the database level (which I don't have access). This is what I had to do:
1 - Uploaded the latest Discovery OML file through Service Center.
2 - In DiscoveryProbe, refreshed all dependencies and changed the following:
Entity ApplicationDef, removed the foreign key ApplicationId, and added it again with the same name, but as a Long Integer data type.
3 - Published DiscoveryProbe.
4 - In Discovery, refreshed all dependencies and published.
After all this, I was able to use the tool as usual.
I got an error in the applications page when selecting violations only:
"ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected - got CLOB"


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Responsive Website – The Cobbler's Child Gets New Shoes
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By Craig de Fasselle
After years of telling clients they should have a responsive website, Blitz Media Design has finally practiced what we preach with this launch of our own mobile-friendly site.
The old platitude "the cobbler's children have no shoes" is a common saying among designers and other professionals. Many of us are too busy to practice what we preach within our own fields–that's been true of Blitz until now.
Although we've been creating responsive sites for our clients since 2011, we just never made the time to convert our own. With the increasing use of smart phones and tablets to surf the web, we could not ignore our own site any longer.
A Brief History of Our Responsive Design Journey
Our first responsive site came long before the term was coined, as well as long before the first smart phone! In the mid-90s, America Online had a PDA Forum that published a monthly newsletter. As some of the handheld devices had crude browsing capability, we created a website for that newsletter than could be displayed on any web browser or device of the time. When that forum faded into the sunset, so did one of the earliest examples of a responsive site.
Over a decade later, iPhones and Droids were gaining popularity, and the iPad was a few months from being released. Websites were showing up in multiple versions–one for desktop browsing, and others for phones. A snippet of code detected which specific device you were using, and directed the browser to the appropriate version. Blitz Media Design created our first semi-mobile-friendly site with this approach in January 2010.
That was our first and last site using the "device-specific site" approach, as it necessitated a means to update different versions of the website and make adjustments for each new model. It quickly became increasingly complicated as more–and different sized–portable devices began to flood the market.
The option we embraced was presented in Ethan Marcotte's 2011 book "Responsive Web Design." He recognized that the number of devices, platforms, and screen sizes would continue to grow, making device-specific web design impractical. He presented a new approach of making a website "device agnostic" where page content would seamlessly adapt to any device.
Marcotte was preaching to the choir when it came to his philosophy, but he was the first to offer the foundation for our own responsive site designs. Although we've continued to refine our approach, every responsive site we've built, starting in 2011, reflects the basic methodology Ethan outlined.
Three years after adopting that approach, we're pleased to say that includes our latest responsive site, Blitz Media Design.
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(JollofNews) – When we pray, we must do so expecting that God will answer, and we must open our hearts and be willing to accept the outcome, without preconceived notions.
The Lord is quite efficient. He works things together for the good of all who love Him. He does not expose the beam in our brothers and sisters eye without showing us the beam in our own. The illness is diagnosed – it is brought out into the sunlight – and only then can the healing begin.
Truth and reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice and truth.
Reconciliation can't be a superficial lip service process. It must fundamentally be inclusive in issues and in stakeholders. The truth must come out and we share why the hate/bitterness and come up with collective peaceful means to find a common ground for real reconciliation and reconstruction of the nation. Those in power and the old guards must also be ready to give up a lot of their privileges or else we all face the wrath of the Gambian people.
When I think about Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, the first examples that pop into my head are Rwanda, South Africa, and Cambodia; developing countries that have been plagued by conflict and need to find a way to air their grievances and start to move the country forward.
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions are often viewed as an alternative to violence. They are a mechanism by which grievances can be aired and perpetrators of crime can take responsibility for their actions through the means of engaging in conversation. It is the idea that through talking with one another we can create a space in which we can begin to move past these grievances and begin to move forward.
Justice can't be served unless truth is revealed. I know some of the dynamics are different, but there are also many similarities between what has happened in The Gambia, Rwanda and in South Africa. Gross human rights violation, injustice and denial of human dignity.
After the change came in South Africa and Nelson Mandela became president, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa, and even though it may have had some flaws, I believed it helped a nation "bleed" and helped overt a bloody civil war that could have destroyed South Africa and could have killed tens of thousands.
The wise statesman, Nelson Mandela, as the father of a new South Africa encouraged Tutu to do this. These incredible leaders helped save the nation from horrible destruction in the 1990's. Victims and families of deceased victims faced their oppressors in very painful meetings, and with the promise of immunity, the oppressors told the truth of the crimes they had committed or conspired to commit.
The nation had to have a time to bleed before it could heal. South Africa still has many problems to overcome today, but I doubt if any person of color would want to go back to those segregationist apartheid days of white oppressors brutally ruling them.
A tremendous opportunity to accept the darkness of our collective history and to proceed, without delay, with reconciliation and rebuilding our relationships, reconcile our difference, heal the nation, then move forward. Let's not let it slip away. We can have a fair country.
By Alagi Yorro Jallow
The author is founder and former managing editor of The Independent, the Gambia's only private newspaper before it was banned by the government in 2005. He was a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy, a 2007 Nieman fellow and is the author of Delayed Democracy: How Press Freedom Collapsed in Gambia published in 2013.


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|Re: Nested Lambda function gives error in common lisp, guile, emacs lisp but works in scheme. Why?
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> [1]> (((lambda (a) (lambda (b) (list a b))) 1) 2) > > *** - EVAL: ((LAMBDA (A) (LAMBDA (B) (LIST A B))) 1) is not a function > name; try using a symbol > instead As the others have already told you, you can't just put any arbitrary expression in the CAR of a form to be evaluated. Now, it's not quite true that you can only use symbols in the CAR of evaluated forms, either, because you can also put a lambda expression there. Note that by this I do not mean just any expression that evaluates to a function object, but really simply a lambda expression: a list whose CAR is the symbol LAMBDA (and which can be evaluated to a function object). So the following is valid and will yield 10: ((lambda (x) x) 10) But the following is invalid (assuming you haven't defined a function called FOO elsewhere): (let ((foo (lambda (x) x))) (foo 10)) Note also that when in an evaluated position, (function (lambda ...)) and (lambda ...) are equivalent, but you can't use the former as the CAR of a form to be evaluated, because it isn't a lambda expression. I just wanted to mention this, because you may have already stumbled upon it when experimenting, and the fact that (((lambda () (lambda ())))) is invalid while ((lambda ())) isn't may be confusing you needlessly. The point is that you should ignore the fact that ((lambda ())) works and pretend that it doesn't until you understand why it's a special case. ~ Matthias
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Hey, Mr. Trump! Tear down that Deep State wall.....of secrecyfromTargetLiberty: Attacking this rotten perversion of democracy should be the Donald's real calling. Time for actions to speak louder than words.
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Political Correctness and Other Nitwittery Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market
Walter E Williams: Our Ignorance of Socialism Is DangerousfromTheDailySignal: A recent survey found that 51 percent of American millennials would rather live in a socialist or communist country than in a capitalist country. Only 42 percent prefer the latter.
Economic Policy: Statism Versus The Free Market Indoctrination and Censorship
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Media Bias on Parade
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This is North Texas angler Wesley Wyatt and his son Kanon posing for a post weigh-in picture at an Eagle Mountain Lake tournament in early February. Wyatt had just finished fishing the tournament with his dad, Timbo Wyatt, when his wife and son showed up.
Says Wyatt, "My boy Kanon loves fishing so much that my wife Stephanie brought him to the weigh-in so he could see the fish and sit in the boat for a little bit. It was the best I could do because he couldn't fish with us that day, but it satisfied his need for fishing for the day, and the 2nd place finish was just a bonus on the great day. I really want to do for him what my dad has done for me, which is pass the passion for fishing down to him."
The two older Wyatt men took 2nd place in the Eagle Mountain tournament with 12.33 lbs. 1st place had 12.66 lbs.
Here is a photo of all three generations fishing their favorite lake.


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A randomly selected BART seat tested positive for antibiotic-resistant bacteria as well as fecal bacteria in a test by a SFSU lab. The Bay Citizen reports the presence of at least nine strains of bacteria. We discuss the danger of such germs with BART's president, the lab technician who did the test, and a public health expert who puts it all into perspective.
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Darleen Franklin, supervisor of the biology lab facility at SFSU
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There is a photograph going around today that purports to show Stephen Hawking at a 1968 demonstration against the USA war against Vietnam. Almost as often the photo is being posted with counter-claims that deny it.
The camera is clearly a rangefinder but exactly which one I cannot tell. Any guesses?
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