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Before you ask, that's not a picture of me. I haven't dressed as smartly as that since 2011 when I was obliged to for work. That's a picture of a nice lady waiting for an S-Bahn train. Or creepily watching one depart.
The 'S' in S-Bahn stands for 'stanky'. Sometimes kids use it as slang. 'Dude, those are some Stanky-Bahn Pokemons you caught!'
You'll notice I'm talking about the S-Bahn with some authority. That's because I live here now. And in case you're wondering, as far as I've worked out the 'U' in U-Bahn stands for 'Ughhhh', but I gathered most of my data on a Sunday morning so that one's up for debate.
It's been a ride so far. I've only cried from feelings once since coming here. Most of the other times were from watching Season 4 of Orange is the New Black.
Since I'm still very new here in The Big Toke, I'll attempt to distill my arrival and set-up into a trendy format known as a listicle.
My Top 3 'I'm Totally New Here!' Experiences
#1 Let Me Fucking Live in your House
Getting established in Berlin is a lot like playing a game of Blind Man's Buff, except the room is an indoor soccer stadium, the runaway opponents are mice, and you're drunk.
In order to start work you must be registered, in order to get registered you need to be listed at an address, in order to get an address it's desirable that you work. It's an ouroboros of requirements that had me alternately running across the city looking at apartments and taking stress naps while I waited for the rejection emails to pile up.
Eventually, fortune smiled on me and I found a place in Wedding, which to many Berliners is the equivalent of saying you've moved to a bin on the moon. I like it though. It's got trams and I get to live with a cat called Carlos.
*Not Carlos
#2 Party Fears is Go!
In the world's most irresponsible trust fall, former BaekMa drummer person, Eilis joined me in the Berlin Party Fears adventure.
While I ran around the city smiling like a maniac at potential landlords, Eilis got to work on finding us a practice room, advertising for a bassist and setting up our first show.
We were lucky enough to find Juan who is a young person with very white running shoes and big hair. He's from Uruguay and did a beautifully executed backwards tumble down a grassy hill when a homeless person asked him for his beer bottle. His answer to our bassist ad went something like, 'Hi! I don't have a bass but I love all these bands! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 :)', and he proceeded to list what were by our estimation all the best bands ever.
He came for a jam and we invited him to join us that same day. We subsequently terminated our place at that very jam room near Treptower Park because I asked the sweary, stone-washed jeans wearing, adult male manager to speak politely which caused him to go into meltdown and he exploded.*
We played our first show to a lovely cache of people who were kind enough to start a friendly mosh pit at the front. I pretended I was in The Wildhearts and tried not to shit myself at the responsibility of having so many young people's skulls travel at high speed towards one another. The bathroom was totally S-Bahn but that was okay because they let us use their amps and they were very, very friendly.
We have since bought our own amps which we will use as soon as we manage to force our way through the scene's gluey membrane and book another show.
#3 Meeting People is Easy
It is very not. There are a few factors at play, the biggest being that for the first time in my nomadic life, I've moved to a totally unfamiliar city without a job already in place. Since I don't have enforced hangout time via work, I have to wait for fate or my own ingenuity (lol) to smash myself into the temporal lobes of strangers. If I could print out friend CVs and shove them into people's faces screaming, 'Like me!' I would.
Also, the city has a lot to live up to. I loved my community in Seoul. I loved it. I experienced more growth and self-discovery in Seoul than in any other environment. When I left I felt like a tooth that had been wrenched out of a perfectly healthy mouth.
So coming to Berlin where I start and finish most social interactions with 'Uh…' is jarring. And hard. Throw a trip to previous home-city Glasgow into the mix and Berlin seems positively tight-fisted.
Also, I am quietly terrified of meeting new people. Which surprises a lot of my friends, but shouldn't. Here's a picture of me at a party.
So Berlin, it's not your fault, but beGod if I don't want to blame you.
Un-faked Optimism
Despite the travails of getting set up I genuinely like Berlin. It's charming and relaxed and, unsurprisingly, very cool. I like the people I've met here. There's definitely a sense of the missionary about the city; about people having upped sticks to do more of what they love or be more of who they are.
It's hard to remember at times why I made the move, but then Party Fears practice and my little world makes sense again. Also, I'm eating seven kebabs a week on average. And that's got to count for something, doesn't it?
There's also Carlos the Cat. Who will love me despite literally all of his actions suggesting otherwise.
So yes, I'm optimistic. And as soon as I get a job I'll be reasonably miserable again like most people, instead of occasionally rolling around on the floor full of kebab-fuelled ennui.


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16 Feb Dr. Date interviewed on Love Coach Show
Love Coach, Debra Berndt interviews special guest Dr. Paulette Kouffman Sherman author of "Dating From The Inside-Out: Using The Law of Attraction in Matters of the Heart," published by Atria Books in February 2008. It was the Winner of the 'National Best Books of 2008 Award' in the category of Self Help: Relationships, sponsored by USA Books.
Dr. Sherman is the Director of My Dating School, www.mydatingschool.com which offers classes in dating issues & coaching, hosts an online singles community and offers a free monthly dating e-newsletter. She is a dating expert on television and radio, a Licensed Psychologist, a certified coach and an ordained minister, able to marry the singles that she coaches in most states. She speaks at The Learning Annex in NYC monthly. Her mission is to inspire and enlighten transformative relationships. She has been quoted as a dating expert on TV and in magazines such as 'Complete Women' Glamour' and 'Seventeen.'

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Wilberforce G. Addo is a level 200 student at the Ghana Institute of Journalism pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Communication studies. Wilberforce's insistence pulled him out of many others to start a brand of African-made clothing with the sole aim of promoting and redefining fashion to greater heights with a sense of decency and style. Having the opportunity to be the official costumier for presenters of ZTV on Friday's and now the weekly costumier of Magma, host of the countdown show on Joy Prime on Multi TV and now Wilado Creations products is selling locally and abroad.
Name: Wilberforce G. Addo
School: Ghana Institute Of Journalism
Level: 200
Course: Bachelors degree in communication studies (public relations)
Name of Company: Wilado Creations
SYENET: What/Who inspired your entrepreneurial journey?
Wilberforce: Passion and the zeal put to use my God-given talent, works of my mentors like Aberantie the Gentleman and Elikem the Taylor inspires me a lot as well
SYENET: How did you raise your startup capital?
Wilberforce: I remember, there was actually no money but I still had to start, I didn't have any startup capital because I didn't plan to start as the time I did.
SYENET: What significant successes have you chalked so far in business?
Wilberforce: Having the opportunity to be the official costumier for presenters of ZTV on Friday's and now the weekly costumier of Magma, host of the countdown show on Joy Prime on Multi TV and now Wilado creations products is selling locally and abroad
SYENET: How have you combined studies and work so successfully?
Wilberforce: As the saying goes, there should be time for everything, when I started tertiary it wasn't easy but I realised there is a need to devise a means so I set time aside for both work and studies so that one don't intrude in the other and it's been working just fine
SYENET: What challenges do you face as a Student Entrepreneur and how do you overcome them?
Wilberforce: Time, having the reasonable amount of time to concentrate on the work, do other things as in coming up with new ideas, attending workshops that could be of help but I try to squeeze time up so I can focus and do what I want to do but trust me it's never easy whenever I try
SYENET: After School, what are your entrepreneurial plans?
Wilberforce: Identifying new problems and to solve them, bringing out creative fashion related ideas, establishing my brand and ideas properly because I will have all the time to do that, right now I'm working on the bases, breaking lots of boundaries will come after school
SYENET: What supports do you need to scale up your business?
Wilberforce: Finance, getting the appropriate sewing tools and equipment.
SYENET: What are the top 5 lessons you have learnt in business so far?
- You need concentration,
- Keeping records,
- Finance management
- Clients/customers must be your topmost priority,
- Branding and public relations
SYENET: What advice do you have for other students?
Wilberforce: Every person have something very unique in him but it is up to us to unwrap it and once we do we have to go all the way out to make it work, push hard, never relent and know just as there is light at the end of every tunnel, your time will surely come, just start with the little idea you have.
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Shares in Primary Health Properties (PHP) are near their top of the trading range seen over the last year. However, the yield still looks attractive.
PHP is a real estate investment trust that builds modern GP surgeries and pharmacies. After an increase in the dividend payment in its recent interims, the company is on track to hit an unblemished record of 16 consecutive years of dividend rises.
Unlike commercial property investments, the income stream is quite secure, with 90pc paid by the NHS, and average remain lease term in the portfolio is 161 years.
In six months to June, rental income from the group's portfolio rose 6.3pc to £16m, with pre-tax profits falling to £4.2m from £12m. This fall is unconcerning. It was down to a much larger revaluation of the company's property portfolio in the first half of last year and higher finance charges. Stripping out the revaluation gain, operating profit was up 6.5pc to £13.4m.
Importantly, the dividend was raised to 9.25p from 9p and it will be made on Oct 6. The shares have a prospective yield of 5.5pc rising to 5.6pc in 2013.
The main reason to hold the shares is as an income play, but there should be capital gains over time as the portfolio grows. The group has a "significant pipeline" of opportunities and £49m is in the hands of solicitors for the purchase of "high quality medical centre assets".
Demand for new, modern facilities should be driven by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 with the commissioning of primary care service into the hands of GPs.
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The intrigue didn't end there. Some cloak-and-dagger-style shenanigans surrounded the jazz-pop hit "A Taste of Honey" in 1962.
Reprise Records and Liberty Records both had competing versions of the song. Reprise's version was by Eddie Cano, and Liberty's version was by Martin Denny.
Reprise's national promotion manager at the time was Ernie Farrell, and Liberty's was Bob Skaff.
Farrell sent fraudulent telegrams, under Skaff's name, to radio stations and the press, telling them to play the B-side of the Denny record, "The Brighter Side," instead of "A Taste of Honey." If disk jockeys flipped the record, it would knock out the competition from Denny so that Eddie Cano would get the airplay for "A Taste of Honey."
But Skaff found out about the chicanery when people called him to ask why Liberty wanted to push "The Brighter Side."
Liberty traced the telegrams to their source and discovered that they had come from Reprise.
Skaff quickly sent his own flurry of telegrams to ask everyone to disregard the previous message and keep playing Denny's "A Taste of Honey."
Billboard remarked that the stunt inadvertently attracted more attention "than an on-purpose promotional stunt has created in many a moon," but was it really inadvertent?
At the moment that Farrell's fraudulent telegrams were going out over the wire, Farrell was having dinner—with Skaff. They were longtime friends. And, by all accounts, a couple of jokesters.
Denny ended up having a bigger hit than Cano despite the stunt, and practically everyone recorded "A Taste of Honey," including the Beatles.
Jack Argent from Leeds Music, a publishing company in Australia, told Billboard in 1967 that 231 versions of "A Taste of Honey" had been released in Australia alone.
Skaff and Farrell were certainly characters, though.
When Skaff died in 2012, his obituary on Cleveland.com quoted radio programmer Mel Phillips as saying, "Bob Skaff had the charisma to be a star in whatever field he chose."
It also said that Skaff tried to sign the Beatles before Capitol did but was vetoed by his boss.
|Bob Skaff
Frank Sinatra hired Ernie Farrell to be his national promotion director in 1959 when Sinatra started Reprise Records.
Farrell even released a single on Colpix, "Candy Camera," in 1965 as Ernie Farrell and His Paper Music Band.


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Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
What do music therapists do?
Music therapists assess emotional well-being, physical health, social functioning, communication abilities, and cognitive skills through musical responses. They create goal oriented and researched based interventions, participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning, ongoing evaluation, and follow-up.
Who can benefit from music therapy?
Children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with mental health needs, developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer's Disease and other aging related conditions, substance abuse problems, brain injuries, physical disabilities, and acute and chronic pain, including mothers in labor.


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I think we all agree I have a very good grasp on reality. Well, I think I do. My perspective is that of a normal, not always well-rounded world that is based on actuality. I realize that all things are not fair or equal nor are individuals built of the same stock. I understand the cruel irony life serves up and take it all with a grain of salt.
With that being said this is how I see myself. I go by Anya.
I've mentioned several times that I am a huge fan of Gears of War 3. Not so much the Gears 4: Judgment - because the game itself seemed like just an add on and they made a huge mistake in taking my boyfriend Marcus out of it and replacing him as the main character with Baird who is a dorkwad. I would have been okay following Dom even but a prequel with Baird - I wouldn't have gone that route; not with Baird being the main character anyway.
I also realize you out in my world of blogging probably don't know or care what or who I'm talking about I'm okay with that...so back to my reality.
This is my husband Po. (My boyfriend Marcus)
I find myself to be armed and ready for battle at all times. I also look amazing while suited up; that's important to know as well. My husband and I are ridiculously fit and built to handle any obstacle that might stand in our way (Strangely without working out) No one would want to mess with me or my aim considering I am defending what is left of man-kind.
You really never can be too careful seeing as how an alien attack is ever possible. The signs are there. You might just not be paying attention.
There might be a reason I am a writer; a reason I live in the books I create. I have more potential in them.
I also strangely loved the story line of this in particular game. I wish I could be the one to write the book it was so fantastic.
I also strangely loved the story line of this in particular game. I wish I could be the one to write the book it was so fantastic.
(I also realize I'm a nerd more than usual at this very moment)
Us after a hard days work. We're taking the team out for tacos if you're interested.
Now here I am later in life.
Now I go by Bernie and I'm just as cool and fearless as before.
And my husband Po, who goes by Barrick. I still find him attractive and almost as tough as me.
Don't think for one moment that we would have lost an ounce of that durability. It's uncanny really that Po is bald and we have discussed several times how quickly my hair can go into dreadlocks if I wanted it. The deciding factor is that I would only have dreads if I was blonde but now I'm too old to be blonde. Grey, though, I don't know it's pretty kickin' if you ask me. You probably won't be asking me huh?
Seriously though, yah because this was a serious post... (cricket... cricket) I don't really have a problem with aging. I mean yah, I look in the mirror and get a little irritated but as of now I'm cool with it. I just think it's a little funny to point out all that is sagging, wrinkling and the what was once solid now that is mush side of it. Especially if I tell myself I'm aging into Bernie.
See with age comes a more adept sense of humor. (Trust me, there's a reason for this)
I know I'm probably the only psycho-nut-job that would admit to this alter-ego I know is me but really come on… we all do it. Right? I mean whether you're some kick-butt athlete or gorgeous model I know we do it. Right?
Okay fine, maybe it is just me but to my defense if ever called up to defend the world I could do it... and more importantly I would. I would just be a lot sweatier (than full grown men) and run a lil slower (than small children)
But the above mentioned were based on true stories, I'm sure. No Mary Poppins here I assure you.
No, I haven't had any caffeine today. Fine, I'll go get some. Just so we're clear, focusing and having an attention span isn't always good. It's boring and I don't wear suits of armor and … okay, I'm going… to play Gears 3 … or do laundry…
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Fairmont Château Laurier welcomes over 8,000 visitors during the Christmas season, all of whom will have the opportunity to cast a vote in the People's Choice Awards until January 4, 2012. Categories for the tree decorating are: A Heartfelt Christmas, Crystal Elegance and Best Team Spirit. With 30 companies participating in this year's celebration, the hotel will sparkle and funds raised are expected to exceed $50,000.
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Researchers call for greater focus on 'fertilisers for forest' mitigation in West Africa to improve food security, protect biodiversity, and reduce emissions from deforestation.
Low-input farming for cocoa, cassava and oil palm has resulted in widespread deforestation and degredation of West Africa's tropical forest area, according to a new study by researchers at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). The study was published online this week in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Management.
Cocoa production in West Africa is an important commercial sector and a source of livelihoods for about two million households in the region. For the last 20 years Côte d'Ivoire has been the largest producer both in terms of output and numbers of producers, followed by Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon with these four countries now accounting for 70 per cent of global cocoa supply.
According to the study, cocoa production in West Africa's Guinean Rainforest region doubled between 1987 and 2007, but most of this increase was fueled by clearing forest areas resulting in large losses of biodiversity and high carbon emissions.
The Guinean Rainforest (GRF) of West Africa, identified over 20 years ago as a global biodiversity hotspot, had reduced to 113,000 km2 at the start of the new millennium, which was 18 per cent of its original area, according to the report. The principal driver of this environmental change has been the expansion of low-input smallholder agriculture that depends on environmentally destructive practices like slash-and-burn and land clearing.
Researchers at IITA found that increasing fertiliser use on cocoa-timber farms would have spared roughly two million hectares of tropical forest from being cleared or severely degraded.
The study suggests that farmers could have achieved the same outputs without rampant deforestation through the intensified use of fertiliser and agrochemicals coupled with improved crop husbandry. According to IITA, by doing so farmers would have doubled their incomes and helped to avoid deforestation and degradation on 2.1mn hectares and in the process, this would have generated a value of over $1,600mn on 1.3bn tonnes of CO2 emissions that would not have come from deforestation.
The findings should be taken into consideration in discussions around efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation, say researchers. Instead of considering complicated strategies involving monetary or in-kind transfers to farmers or communities for altering their land use behavior, REDD funds could be used to incentivize and promote agricultural intensification efforts that would lead to higher rural incomes, greater food security, and avoided emissions through the achievement of higher agricultural yields.
The limited use of fertiliser in the GRF (less than 4 kg of total nutrients per ha) may have been logical in 1960, when West African populations were only 25 per cent of today's levels and forest land was still relatively abundant. That choice is no longer tenable in a context where only 15 to 20 per cent of the GRF remains. There are no longer any frontier forests in West Africa for future generations to exploit. Strategies to reduce deforestation and conserve biodiversity in West Africa must focus on transforming agricultural practices from traditional to modern science based methods. "fertilisers for forest" technology to sustainably intensify production is available and has achieved impressive cocoa yield increases on a limited scale in parts of the GRF.
According to the authors, funding support for reducing carbon emissions due to deforestation and degradation (REDD) to mitigate climate change as discussed in the Copenhagen Accord offers the potential of significant new public resources for needed investments in agricultural research and extension and market infrastructure to support the transformation of traditional agriculture in West Africa. The estimated value of avoided CO2 emissions is conservatively estimated at $565 per hectare for achieving the envisaged doubling of yields. A significant proportion of REDD+ funding should be used to increase the adoption and level of fertiliser use in a "fertilisers for forest" mitigation programme.
"There is a risk that if REDD interventions are only implemented within the forestry sector, while extensive low input agriculture, the fundamental driver of deforestation in the region and the root cause of most rural poverty, gets neglected. This would be a mistake," said Gockowski.
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One of the biggest challenges facing health care is staffing. The shortage of nurses is an ongoing problem at medical facilities across the country. Recruiting more people into the nursing profession is one way to address the shortage, but that's not the only solution to the problem. Predictive analytics can help medical facilities make the best use of the nursing staff that they do have, according to AMN Healthcare, a healthcare staffing firm. Such capabilities are now part of the new technologies at the forefront of health care's digital transformation.
AMN surveyed nurse managers to gauge their perception of staffing problems. The survey showed that 94 percent of managers feel that scheduling and staffing problems hurt morale, with 90 percent of nurses feeling underappreciated, according to Becker's Hospital Review. When it comes to the effect on patients, 70 percent of respondents said that they are concerned about the impact of nurse staffing shortages on patient experience and satisfaction.
Technology can help deal with staffing issues, but most health care facilities still cling to older methods of staff scheduling. According to the survey, 23 percent of nurse managers say they don't use any nurse scheduling tools; 24 percent use paper-based scheduling; and 19 percent use digital spreadsheets. Also telling, 80 percent of nurse managers are unaware of advanced scheduling techniques that use techniques such as predictive analytics, according to AMN's survey.
But predictive analytics can help nurse managers understand their staffing needs and arrange schedules to best meet those needs. According to AMN, healthcare facilities that have incorporated predictive analytics into their labor management strategies have:
- 97 percent accuracy when forecasting staffing needs a month in advance.
- Filled 75 percent of open shift hours when looking ahead two weeks in advance.
- Reduced labor spending by as much as 7 percent — amounting to millions of dollars in savings.
Advances in healthcare aren't limited to the drugs and devices used to treat patients. Healthcare is still fundamentally a people profession. New technology can help hospitals and clinics make sure that their staffing is at appropriate levels to deliver that care.


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The "Amens" of the New Testament epistles are usually preceded by desires for grace for the readers or declarations of the glory of God. The former are prayers, and the latter are praise and are usually called doxologies, there being about an equal number of prayers and doxologies. The word doxology comes from a combination of the two Greek words, doxa meaning glory, honour or praise, and logos meaning word, hence a literal rendering of doxology is a "word of glory". Glory is the visible display of true greatness; sometimes we read it was "like devouring fire" (Ex 24.17; 2 Chr 7.3), and also "gloryshone" (Lk 2.9), but often it comes in other forms of demonstration. Thus, for instance, it was the desire of the Psalmist that "Thy saintsshall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power" (Ps 145.10-11); and "The heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps 19.1). The doxologies certainly do that!
In the New Testament a doxology is a short, unique, and spontaneous ascription of praise to God. They never follow a set pattern, but usually come after the mention of a divine name and they usually end with the phrase "for ever (and ever). Amen". Doxologies appear unexpectedly within, or more expectedly at the end, of the epistles. Their final "Amen" gives the readers an opportunity to show their agreement through their responding "Amens".
If we extend the definition of doxology beyond those passages only containing the word "glory", we would then also include Romans 1.25 and 9.5, where God the Creator, and Christ who is God are said to be "blessed for ever. Amen"; 1 Timothy 6.16, where only honour and power everlasting are mentioned; and 1 Peter 4.11 where we find praise and dominion. Using this extended definition, we find that there are eighteen doxologies in the New Testament epistles, and seventeen conclude with "for ever (and ever). Amen" or (once) "world without end. Amen" (Eph 3.21). Even the one that ends otherwise concludes with "eternal might" (1 Tim 6.16, NT).
In the doxologies, according to our Authorized Version, the following are attributed to God: glory fourteen times; blessing, dominion, and honour four times; power three times, and majesty, wisdom, thanksgiving, and might once. Hence the ascription of glory is most frequent and, of course, gives the passages their description as doxologies. Other attributed features include various aspects of power dominion, power, might whilst majesty goes with glory and is a way of speaking of divine persons (Heb 1.3; 8.1). Honour (deference, reverence), wisdom (mental excellence of the highest order), and thanksgiving (gratefulness) are other things to be ascribed to God according to the writers, who are: Paul who wrote ten, Peter three, John (in Revelation) three (one of his own and two reported in heaven), and Jude and the writer to the Hebrews one each. (James is the only epistle writer who does not contribute a doxology.) Each doxology follows or contains a mention of a divine person and in the former case usually contains the words "who, whom, or him". Lastly, we note that five, like some prayers, begin with the words "Now unto" or "Now to", calling for immediate praise.
The word "be" which precedes glory in the doxologies in the Authorized Version is always in italics (e.g. "to whom be glory", Gal 1.5), showing that it was added by the translators to give the sense as they understood it, but no verb at all actually existed in the original manuscripts. Jim Allen in his commentary on the book of Revelation (What the Bible Teachesseries) urges us to see the doxologies as attributes that really "belong" to God by right, not just devout desires that they should "be" ascribed to God; making them joyous statements of truth. Inserting the word "belong(s)" instead of "be" certainly strengthens the thoughts in the doxologies, acknowledging that the attributes actually belong to God and to Him alone, "before all time and now and forever" (Jude v.25, NT). Similarly, Albert Barnes (Notes on the New Testament) comments that a doxology gives the opportunity of "expressing the feeling that all that is great and good belongs to Him". (William Kelly suggested that the word "is" instead of "be" should be inserted.)
Some epistles have a number of doxologies, some have none; six of Paul's thirteen epistles have them, e.g. Romans has four, but there are none in the Corinthian or Colossian epistles. Paul's writings end with a doxology (2 Tim 4.18), as do those of Peter, Jude, and the writer to the Hebrews.
In the doxologies we hear echoes of the Old Testament worthies who praised God in doxology form, as, outstandingly, when "David said, Blessed be thou, Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name" (1 Chr 29.10 13; see also Gen 24.26 27; Ex 18.10; 1 Chr 16.36). The psalmists also exulted in God with such expressions as, "Give unto the
Lord the glory due unto his name" (Ps 29.2; see also Ps 96.7-8; 115.1; 1 Chr 16.28-29). It also seems fairly certain that doxologies were used in synagogue worship and their use would thus be familiar to the New Testament writers.
Doxologies are in addition to the ascription of blessing to God in the so-called eulogies (from the Greek word eulogeo, to speak well of) in the epistles, the three of which have essentially the same form, viz. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (2 Cor 1.3; Eph 1.3; 1 Pet 1.3). They follow the Old Testament form of blessing God, found many times, examples being, "Blessed be the Lord", "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel", and "Blessed be God". These are carried over into the New Testament, as when Zacharias said, "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel" (Lk 1.68).
The praise in the doxologies is no vain repetition of a formula (Mt 6.7), but each is different, appropriate, and often unexpected! All nine attributes mentioned in the doxologies have to do with the greatest attributes of God and the highest aspirations of men, namely, glory, dominion, blessing, honour, power, majesty, wisdom, thanksgiving, and might. Any rulers, ancient or modern, would love to hear from those whom they rule that all these things were theirs, but in their fullness and permanency they only belong to God, as stated so insistently in the doxologies. If any mere man has glory, then he has obtained it from God, e.g. "O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour" (Dan 5.18).
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The last two days have seen a flurry of activity around St Andrews town centre, as 15 temporary artworks were installed as part of the long-awaited "Harold Riley – An Artist's View" retrospective, being staged to coincide with the forthcoming Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
This is the largest public art display to be seen in St Andrews in recent memory – perhaps even ever! – and one of its aims is to encourage those attending the Dunhill golf tournament to discover the many other attractions of the town. By following the "town trail" round the 15 sites, visitors will enjoy a real flavour of St Andrews' unique blend of history, golf and academia.
The project has been funded by Alfred Dunhill, with the support of St Andrews Partnership.
Here's our short photo blog featuring the artworks installation:
The first of the solid stone bases is offloaded – each block weighs c 250kg – quarter of a tonne!
The first plexiglass panel is put in place…..
Silicone sealant is added …..
Protective covers are removed ….
And here are a few of the finished results …..
Firstly, St Andrews Castle …..
Butt's Wynd…..
The 18th/ R&A Clubhouse
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Known as the Hebrides, the remote Western Isles off the north west coast of Scotland are world-renowned for their isolation and rugged beauty. We explore the famous sites of the Scottish mainland like Loch Ness and Glencoe but this trip also takes you to the breath-taking islands of Lewis, Harris and Skye where mountainous peaks, cliffs and long sandy beaches are immersed in century old Gaelic traditions and culture...
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From Edinburgh, we pass the famous Forth Bridge and into Perthshire, surrounded by mountains, forests and salmon packed rivers. We stop in Dunkeld, heart of Macbeth country and its mighty cathedral. Then it's through the Cairngorms National park, past Inverness and onwards to the far north-west coast of Scotland for our ferry over the sea to the Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Lewis.
Day 2: Lewis and Harris
We visit Scotland's most westerly distillery, Abhainn Dearg, for a unique insight into the way the islands approach life. Then onto the stunning Callanish Standing Stones, Neolithic in age and dating back more than 4,000 years. Their meaning remain a mystery, perhaps an ancient calendar but these are considered to be some of the most impressive and inspiring of any of the ancient stones in Britain. We visit the Butt of Lewis with its isolated lighthouse and stunning ocean views, then to a traditional blackhouse and the home of tweed makers, a fabric exclusive to the islands but now considered very trendy!
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In the morning we explore the amazing beaches of Harris, famous for its clear blue waters, magnificent mountain backdrop and traditional crofting culture. These islands are home to the Clan MacLeod who have lived here for centuries. After exploring the wonders of Harris, we leave their homeland and cross by ferry to the magical Isle of Skye with its stunning scenery where we spend the night.
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September 30th, 2011
Breaking down 'X Factor's' top talent
Four hours of Fox's "X Factor" in one week at times seems like overkill, but at others doesn't feel like it's enough.
Thursday night brought out the best and the worst once again as thousands headed to Newark, New Jersey to try out. Not everyone was memorable as expected, so we've narrowed down those that left indelible impressions on the crowd and the judges.
Brian Bradley
He had me at "hello." The way this little kid owned the stage reminded me of Run DMC with a pinch of the Beastie Boys. Truly entertaining to say the least. Let's see if this young hip-hop artist can withstand boot camp next week!
Kelly Warner
Walking on stage in a gray T-Shirt with curly hair, Kelly automatically reminded me of a young Jennifer Beals back in the "Flashdance" days. And then she opened her mouth and sang from the bottom of her soul. As you can guess, every judge gave her a "Yes." Nothing like seeing someone who is humble and nice and beyond talented advance to the next level.
Liliana Rose Andreano
I could tell the judges didn't quite know what to make of Liliana until she opened her mouth and belted out some notes. She sang "You Are My Sunshine," and boy were the judges impressed. If Reba McEntire were a teenager today, she might sound like this girl. Four "yes" votes and deservedly so!
Cari Fletcher
Cari chose Heart's "Alone," and when she began singing everyone sat up and paid attention. We all wanted to know if she could truly hit those high notes that the duo Heart often hit when they sang. She not only nailed them, she also shocked us with her spectacular vocal range. I'm going to go out on a ledge and say she has a lot more than just potential. I believe she will no doubt be in the final roundup of talent who edges closer to having that "X Factor."
Tora Woloshin
I like this girl. She exudes confidence, but not in a cocky way. Her song choice was The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back." She had the voice and the funky dance stops down to a science. I mean she was surprisingly GOOD. "X Factor" viewers will be seeing LOTS more of her, I'm sure.
Brennin Hunt
He's got a face like someone who belongs on a Calvin Klein underwear billboard....AND HE KNOWS IT. He decided to sing a song he wrote called "How We Make It." I think it would have been easy to dismiss him but the truth is that he is good....I mean, really good. He sounds like a pop rock star that could be played on any Top 40 radio station. He got four "Yes" votes, and I'm sure this pleases the entire female viewing audience.
Jazzlyn Little
Out of all the contestants, she seemed to have the least amount of confidence in her skills. She also tackled a big song right out of the gate, choosing Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down." Halfway through, she had the whole arena shocked with her extraordinary vocal talent. Blige would have been proud of her for sure. Unanimous "yes" votes all around.
Next week is boot camp and that is where the work begins for those who were chosen to move on to the next round. Will you watch?
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For the past year or so, I have been practicing the art of saying "No." It has not been an easy task for me as I have been an over-doer for the majority of my almost 40 years. However, I had reached a point in my life where there was just too much going on and it was causing stress for my husband, my children, and me! So last spring, I decided to really think about all that I was committing to. Was it going to benefit my husband and children? Was it going to help me grow and become a better person? Was it going to add value and fun to my life? Was it something I was passionate about? Was it going to help others in my local community of friends? (Especially those who I knew needed true help.) If I could answer "YES" to most of these questions, then I gave serious consideration to participating/volunteering in the event. And if the answer was "NO," to most of the questions, then I passed on that particular activity and promised myself to have no regrets.
The past year has brought more quality time with my family and friends as well as more time to focus on those in need. And you know what? I truly don't feel like I have missed out on anything life has to offer. I have a full life. I am happy. And a happy mother makes for a happy home.
Last week I received a message from a friend who shared a beautiful creation by a very insightful 10 (and 3/4 as she insists) year old girl. Maddy wrote a most inspirational poem about living life and it truly connected with me on a deep emotional level as it's the reason behind why I have been trying to practice the art of saying, "No" at this point in my life. I requested permission to share this inspirational poem with my readers because I think sometimes we all need to take some time to refocus and reflect on what is truly important to us in living our lives to the fullest. Thank you Maddy for your willingness to share. You have a beautiful talent and ability to convey your thoughts and insight (well beyond your 10 and 3/4 years). Thanks for the inspiration this week! You are blessed to realize such an important concept so early in your life. May you continue to inspire many others in your lifetime.
By Madaline Mae Oehmke, age 10¾
"The waves on the sand,
The cool water on my hand,
The birds and the bees,
The wind in the trees,
The sky painted red and pink,
Things like this can really make you think,
Life is a gift.
It is a treat,
That life is so sweet,
Because rushes of sadness would be hard to beat,
It would be a struggle to get your spirits to lift,
Let this remind you,
Life is a gift.
There are people who have suffered through emotional and physical pain,
Yet in the end there's a valuable gain,
Whether it's confidence in yourself or generous fate,
Either way, life is great,
In fact,
Life is a gift.
God gave us life,
The best gift you can give,
So it's best to really, and truly LIVE,
No matter which different way that you put it,
This puzzle piece will always fit,
This piece of advice,
Is more than nice,
So share it with a friend,
And remember it until the end,
Life is a gift,
So live it."
And so I share this with you, my friends. "Life is a gift, so live it!"


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We have been signing up a lot of car crash cases lately, which can happen more often during the winter months when the roads are icy. When a person is involved in a crash, it can be unsettling and scary. These feelings can lead to someone failing to exercise their better judgment. Who, after a crash has been told "Can we not tell the insurance company about this?" or "You don't really need to call the cops, do you?" or my favorite, "It doesn't even look that bad, I'll pay for it."
Keep these five steps in mind to make sure that you protect yourself and your ability to recover should you be involved in a crash.
1) Regain your awareness.
Immediately after a crash, be aware of yourself and your surroundings. First, make sure that you and everyone in your car are alright, or at least are not in any imminent danger. Next, look around, take note of where you are, where your car is, and where the other car is. Often times these sorts of details can be lost if a person moves their car after impact. Bring yourself back, take notice of where you are, where your car has ended up after impact, and what is going on. These critical details can and will help you or a police officer recreate the crash on a police report. Once you know that you and everyone in your car are alright, do not feel like you have to move your car. If you want to sit in your car until the police arrive, that is your choice.
2) Take pictures of everything.
If you are feeling good enough to get out of your car, and it is safe to do so, make sure that you take photographs. Take pictures of the crash from far away to take in as much of the scene as you can. Include street signs if you can to set the scene. Take pictures of your car and any damage including close ups of any scrapes or scratches that may result from a lower impact crash. Take pictures of the car that hit you as well. More is better than less. You can always delete pictures later, but if you do not take them at the scene, you may not be able to recreate them later on, especially if your car is towed away. Additionally, take pictures of any skid marks on the road, nearby stoplights, nearly street cameras or businesses nearby that may have security cameras. Any footage may be recoverable to prove liability in your crash. Finally, take pictures of any injuries you, anyone in your car, or anyone in the other car or cars suffers as a result of the crash. Scrapes, cuts, bruises, etc.
3) Call the police.
If you are involved in a crash and do not call the police, they will not write a report later. Often times we have people call us and say that there is no police report because at the time of the crash they did not feel hurt, but then felt pain later that day or the next day. Now, they are left with injuries from a crash, and no police report to show for it. If you believe that you may need a police report, it is your right to call the police and obtain a report. Remember that this is your body, your car, and your life. If the other person encourages you not to call the police, remind them that you are just making sure to cover your bases. If a police officer says he does not want to file a report because there is little perceived damage, insist that he or she file a report to protect your interests should you need a report down the road. Some people will have great difficulty finding an attorney to represent them if there is no police report. When dealing with a car crash, better safe than sorry.
4) Exchange insurance information with the other driver and notify your insurance company immediately.
This may seem like a no brainer, but it is an important step to take. We have helped clients who have been involved in a crash, and they only get the other driver's contact information. Not surprisingly, someone who causes a car crash is not going to feel compelled to return your phone calls. Make sure you get their insurance information as well, and take a picture of their card instead of relying on handwritten notes that can be misread and misplaced. Additionally, notify your insurance company. Just notifying your own insurance of a crash will not affect your rates and can often times protect you from your rates going up. If your company finds out that you were in a crash and did not tell them, they may be inclined to cancel your policy. When you notify them, they will set up a file, help you conduct an investigation, and will find out much faster than you will if the other driver's insurance is valid or not.
5) Contact an attorney.
This may seem self serving, and it probably is a little bit, but hear me out. People want to work out car crashes on their own, but often times they can shoot themselves in the foot. Insurance companies are in the business of saving money, not giving it away. Allstate is not able to buy the naming rights to the Sugar Bowl every year because they give money to anyone who gets hurt. State Farm does not get their commercial time for free. They collect premiums, and do whatever they can to avoid paying claims so they can keep that money.
The other driver's insurance company, while seemingly helpful and nice, are going to do whatever they can to minimize their insured's fault and maximize your fault in the crash. Insurance companies will ask to take your recorded statement, and they may ask you questions that you are not prepared for at the time. I have dealt with cases where someone is stopped at a red, the light turns green, and then a driver blows a red and t-bones my client's car. That driver's insurance company offered me a 50/50 split on liability because in her recorded statement before talking to me, she told them she did not check to see if the intersection was clear before she proceeded. I was able to recover for her anyway, but this made it more difficult and certainly affected the value of the claim.
These are just five things you can do, but there are plenty more. If you have any questions, give us a call any time.


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Tibetan Buddhis
Buddha means 'the enlightened one'. Sankyamuni (saviour of the sakya clan) is a title of respect for the man named Siddharta Gautama, who was born a prince in the north India around 500 B.C.. He grew up in luxury, shielded from contact with human misery, and married young,. One night curiosity led him outside, where he saw shocking examples of disease, old age and death. Determined to find a way to save mankind from suffering sakyamuni left his wife and child, renounced his princehood, and spent long long years wandering as an ascetic. At last, fasting and meditating under a tree, he received enlightenment.Buddha's insight into ultimate reality was embodied in the four noble truths and the eightfold path. He wished to be a guide, not an authority, and early buddhism was a way of life rather than a religion. Its teaching encouraged people to take full responsibility for their thoughts and actions and to progress along a path to spiritual growth.Buddha's followers formed open communities of monks and nuns, who lived disciplined lives and sought wisdom, their prime virtue. For 500 years, while buddhism spread throughout India, all teaching was oral. In the third century B.C. this early form of Buddhism in India, called theravada, took root in ceylon and spread onto other parts of south and southeast Asia.In the north, a new form of Buddhism appeared, called mahayana or the greater vehicle, which appealed to many more people. Though sharing basic doctrines with hinayana (thervada), its emphasis changed. Compassion was its chief virtue, and its ideal was the bodhisattva, a perfected individual who gave up release from the cycle of rebirth in order to return to earth and help all sentient beings. Buddha was now treated like a god. Countless mythical Buddhas were invented to embody all of his aspects, and their images were worshipped in temples. By the first century ad, scriptures, called sutras, laid down doctrines and monastic rules and recorded Buddha's sermons as they were remembered. Mahayana Buddhism spread to central Asia, china, Korea and japan.A third type of Buddhism saw man's harmony with the universe as the key to salvation. Adepts of tantrism in India tried to manipulate external forces by magic, while followers of chan in china induced inner harmony through meditation.Buddhism died out in India around 1200, as Hinduism revived and harsh moslem invasions destroyed Buddhist centres. But Buddhist doctrines and scriptures lived on in Tibet, where Buddhism was promoted by the kings. The faith almost vanished with the end of the monarchy in the ninth century. When it arose again, Tibet's decentralized conditions allowed Buddhism to split into some 20 sects. The following five became the most important:
The ancient ones, began around 750 ad with padmasambhava. It absorbed the bon faith and produced the Tibetan book of the dead.
Began with atisha after 1050 ad. Its tradition laid stress on the scriptures and discipline, and it formed a link with India's sages.
Began around 1060 ad with the teachers of marpa and milarepa. Most typically Tibetan, it stressed yoga as the way to seek enlightenment.
It arose in 1073 ad at sakya monastery, which later governed Tibet. It was worldly and practical in outlook, less concerned with metaphysics.
The virtuous ones or yellow hats, began with tsong khapa in 1407 ad. It absorbed kahdampa and carried on atisha's tradition. It dominated Tibet after the 17th century, leaving other sects to play a minor role.
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The Lookstein Center has been partnering with PaJeS (Partnerships for Jewish Schools) to develop Jewish Studies curriculum for elementary schools in the UK. This work, which began almost twenty years ago, has resulted in the production of a comprehensive chumash curriculum for grades 3-6. This is being used by about 30 Jewish schools in the UK, 5 in Australia and another two in South Africa.
This curriculum is founded on a skills–based approach to the study of chumash with the development of 14 units of study covering the main stories of Sefer Bereshit and the beginning of Shemot. The curriculum is supported by an internet site which contains on-line resources and interactive activities.
The Lookstein Center has also been partnering with PaJeS for an on-line tefillah resource for elementary Jewish day schools. This resource covers the main tefillot that are recited in tefillah services in schools. Each tefillah has a key-word activity, associated slide shows, animations, and stories. The tefillah resource is being used by Jewish schools in the UK, Australia and South Africa.
Professional Development Programs for Jewish Studies Teachers
The Lookstein Center supports Jewish Studies teachers in a wide range of areas. Lookstein faculty members regularly participate in chumash and tefillah training seminars held in London and Manchester.
Bar-Ilan Certificate Program
The Lookstein Center is developing a partnership with Jewish high schools in the UK in which grade 10 Jewish studies curriculum will be certified by Bar-Ilan University. The aim is to raise the academic standards of high school Jewish Studies curriculum in these schools. The Lookstein Center will also be involved in assessing student assignments to ensure that standards set are monitored in a rigorous way. The goal is to expand this program to include certification for Jewish students learning in non-Jewish schools particularly in the regions where there are no Jewish high schools.
Curriculum Development Program in Moriah College Sydney
In January 2014 The Lookstein Center was commissioned by Moriah College in Sydney to write a comprehensive Jewish Studies curriculum for the elementary and high schools.
As of January 2017, the curriculum for Years 4-6 in elementary school and Years 7-8 in the high school have been completed. The curriculum includes on line assessments and the program is being evaluated on an ongoing basis.
As part of the curriculum development process, teachers meet regularly with Lookstein Center faculty by skype and annual visits take place on the Moriah campus to monitor implementation and deliver professional development sessions
Beit Rivka and Yeshiva College, Melbourne
The College has approached the Lookstein Center to provide them with an Ivrit curriculum for years 4-6. This project is planned to begin in March 2017.
South Africa:
The Lookstein Center is partnering with the Teacher Training Academy of Johannesburg to provide a teacher training program for local Jewish Studies teachers. The Lookstein Center provides academic supervision and support to ensure the quality of the program. Lookstein Center faculty visit the schools on an annual basis to monitor the program and provide professional development support.
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The 6th Annual Mason Valley Beekeepers Conference will include well-known speakers Dr. Lawrence Connor and Randy Oliver. 150 participants anticipated.
6th Annual Mason Valley Beekeepers Conference
What's all the buzz about? The Mason Valley Beekeepers are hosting their 6th annual conference on Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27, 2016 at Pioneer Crossing Convention Center in Yerington, Nevada. The featured conference speakers are Randy Oliver, a world renowned "scientific beekeeper" from California; and Dr. Lawrence Connor, Entomologist, Wicwas Press publisher and author from Kalamazoo, MI.
The conference begins with a Friday evening social, "Meet and Greet in Bee-Friendly Yerington" begins at 6:00 PM and ends at 9:00 PM. The speakers will include Randy Oliver and Trevor Rotoli, Just Brew It of Carson City. Light refreshments and a no-host bar are available.
Saturday registration opens at 7:30 AM. The day conference begins promptly at 8:00 AM and breaks with a silent auction at 4:00 PM. The conference offers a variety of speakers and subjects featuring talented, accomplished beekeepers in addition to sessions taught by Randy Oliver and Dr. Connor. Lunch will be catered by Pioneer Crossing Convention Center. Vendors expected include Mann Lake, Dadant, Wicwas Press, and Country Rubes. For details, check out the website at www.masonvalleybeekeepers.org
The Saturday evening banquet at 6:00 PM features Dr. Connor. A buffet dinner will be served and conference participants can enjoy a relaxing meal with an entertaining and energetic guest speaker.
The conference registration is $65 per person ($35 Students) for the entire conference. Yerington welcomes overnight guests. You can check out the website, www.masonvalleybeekeepers.org to find available accommodations, register for the conference, purchase conference t-shirts, and pay membership dues.
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Sixty-five per cent of Jordanians believe that the country's economy has gotten worse in the last six months, and 38 per cent say that business conditions are now "average", according to a study by Bayt.com.
Conducted in cooperation with YouGov, the study showed that the outlook for Jordan's future is "hopeful" with 37 per cent of the respondents anticipating better business conditions.
The study, which was e-mailed to The Jordan Times, polled 16,379 respondents, both men and women, aged 18 or above, between February 12-28.
As far as their current financial situation is concerned, 37 per cent of Jordanians said that there has been no change in the past six months, while 48 per cent said things are now worse and 69 per cent said their savings have been depleted in comparison to last year.
However, 35 per cent of Jordanians believe that things will be better in the coming six months.
Despite this optimism, 89 per cent said they expect the cost of living in the country to increase within the same time frame, the study showed.
The majority of Jordanians, or 55 per cent, said they were not considering buying a personal vehicle in the next 12 months. Of the 31 per cent who said they are looking to make a purchase, 28 per cent will choose to buy a new vehicle, while 67 per cent will opt for a used one.
The study showed that Middle East and North Africa (MENA) residents have an optimistic outlook for the months to come, with 44 per cent expecting their personal or family's financial situation to improve in the next six months.
Only 18 per cent of respondents across the MENA region said they were in a better financial position now than they were six months ago, while only 15 per cent across the region said their savings have increased in the last year, with 25 per cent saying they have remained the same.
Of the MENA residents, 78 per cent believe that the cost of living in their country will increase.
In terms of job satisfaction, 41 per cent of MENA residents are currently satisfied with their career growth opportunities in their current job, though 46 per cent are dissatisfied with their compensation and allowances, compared with 33 per cent who are happy with them.
Bayt.com is a community of professionals interested in the MENA region, which includes over 10,000,000 registered jobseekers and 40,000 employers.
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Life. That's what has happened for the past 4 months. Busy-ness. That's how we roll in Port Townsend. Fundraisers, dance parties, fundraiser dance parties, volunteer projects, short-term house-sitting jobs, restaurant work, complaining about the weather and trying to sneak a or two into the mix are all some of the excuses I've used to neglect this portion of my life. Those, and the fact that there isn't really a portion of my life that is farming right now (which was the original purpose of this blog.) But I've been doing plenty of gardening, personal and community, and finally feel rested and ready to reinstate relating to you my reflections on different representations of farming.
This is my community garden.
Known as Wayward Farm Community Garden, it is one of more than 25 community gardens that have emerged in Port Townsend's community at large of 8,000. In the past few years the initiative to create community food security (mainly influenced by this grassroots collective) has simultaneously raised people's awareness about what a secure food economy and community looks like (thus, all the community gardens and the surge of support the Jefferson County Farmer's Market has seen the past few years) and raised the bar on relationships between the growers and the eaters (our market was voted the Best Farmers' Market in Washington state!)
Statistics show that Jefferson County is the county with the highest percentage of its food dollars going to local food. Folks, that number is a resounding 4%. Of all the counties in Washington state, none are spending more than 4% of their food-buying power to support local growers and cottage-industry entrepreneurs.
Now one caveat to take into consideration (especially in Port Townsend)
is the amount of community gardens, where money isn't being used to buy food to eat, but rather to purchase seed, fertilizer and tools to grow our own food. Those are dollars not accounted for that contribute just as much – if not more – to local food security. Having an abundance of small farmers and local food producers is a great thing to support, but taking the growing power into your own hands, working your own plot of soil and harvesting a bounty you helped to create, that's the definition of securing your own food.
And even with the year we've had here in the northwest corner of the country (until about two weeks ago our temperatures were topping out in the low 60's and it has been recognized that this has been the chilliest, wettest year on record since weather records have been kept starting in the 1950's!) the production capabilities of the earth here are bountiful.
Eating locally means kale, broccoli, peas, carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, arugula, cilantro, lettuce, Asian greens, Swiss chard, potatoes, blueberries, blackberries, string beans, onions, garlic, strawberries, huckleberries, thimbleberries, salmonberries, spinach, zucchini, raspberries, orach, cabbage, plums, apples, pears, celery, salad burnet, thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley, chives, artichokes, and even grains like spelt, triticale, rye, wheat and quinoa. It also means raw Jersey milk (legal for sale in Washington), artisan cow and goat cheese, pastured lamb and beef, free-range chicken and ducks (and their eggs), beet, carrot and cucumber pickles, jam, hard cider and wine. (If you have a greenhouse, or a cold frame for starts, it can also mean tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and basil.)
I got lucky and found myself in a community garden that has been taken care of by its members. They have amended the soil, compost religiously, established some wonderful
rows of perennial fruits (raspberries, strawberries, currants, blueberries and thornless blackberries) and play well together. We consist of a landscaper, a dental assistant, a home-designing consultant, a computer whiz, a fiber artist, a full-time mom and her insect- and dump truck-loving 6 year old, a couple of retirees, a rowing club member and me. Since we began turning under the winter cover crops back in April, we have seen at least 2 sowings come to bear in each of the 7 beds dedicated to annual veggies, with a third promising time to harvest before winter cover crops will again be sown.
We work together on Sunday afternoons and often bump into each other during the week as we stop by to harvest our suppers. We have potlucked together a few times and some of us have found common interests bringing us together outside the parameters of the garden. But mostly we all know that our reasons for joining a community garden, whether for human interaction, to learn about growing food, to celebrate good food or just to have a chance to work outside for a while, unite us when we probably wouldn't have the opportunity otherwise.


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Hydro One Networks is the wire services provider for Melancthon. They are responsible for ensuring that electricity reaches your home, and also read and maintain your meter
Moving to Melancthon
Are you moving to Melancthon and need to get electricity started under your name? First check that Hydro One Networks provides electricity in your area at the regulated rate. Depending on where you live, your local utility may or may not be your regulated rate provider.
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To open an account for your electricity supply, you will likely need to provide the following information:
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Plaza Marcela, Pamaong St., Tagbilaran, Bohol
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- Parking:
- Parking Lot
- Kids Menu:
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- Lunch, Dinner
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Its a low quality pizza place but i love the bread stick... Yum..
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Maybe it's coz i hate thick pizzas but my mom still insisted on getting one (coz she hates thin crusted ones) Plus no to pineapples on pizzas (just personal preferences). 3/5 then.
Place: the greenwich and jollibee actually fall under one roof here so it's pretty small and cramped esp during lunch/dinner time. We went at around 4:00pm tho so it wasn't that crowded.
Service: i accidentally forgot that i was back in bohol so i spoke in Filipino and they had a really hard time answering me it was amusing they were still very nice tho.
Food: they ran out of the 15" pizzas! How? :( How? So we opted to get 3 12" Hawaiian Classic ones because this is legit the only type of pizza my mom eats. Too much bread(im not even gonna say crust because really it was so thick you'd think it was flat pandesal) and too little toppings. You can even tell that there's too little red sauce
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Dr. Evan R. Ransom
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450 Sutter Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94108
(800) 887-5602
Serving patients seeking rhinoplasty, as well as other facial rejuvenation cosmetic surgery options, in San Francisco and the surrounding area, including Marin County, Napa Valley, Silicon Valley, and the East Bay
Evan R. Ransom, MD, is a board-certified head and neck surgeon in San Francisco who offers Bay Area patients advanced facial plastic, reconstructive and laser surgery procedures. Dr. Ransom graduated from medical school in the top 10 percent of his class, and is an expert in cosmetic facial and nasal surgical procedures, in addition to Mohs reconstruction, fat grafting and many other leading techniques in facial, head and neck surgery. Patients hold Dr. Ransom in high esteem for his surgical acumen, his eye for aesthetics and most of all his compassion and dedication.
Dr. Ransom offers patients at the San Francisco Center for Facial Plastic, Reconstructive & Laser Surgery innovative options for facial rejuvenation or reconstruction surgery. He performs rhinoplasty ("nose job"), facelift, blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) and endoscopic brow lift, among other facial procedures. He also provides patients with surgical options for chin and cheek enhancement, as well as lip augmentation or reduction and a variety of minimally invasive procedures. After being treated by Dr. Ransom, patients often remark that they feel like a better version of their younger self.
Dr. Ransom may advise a non-surgical cosmetic facial treatment, such as a chemical peel, dermabrasion or laser procedure (e.g., laser resurfacing) to restore luster to the face or neck. He also offers injectables, including Botox Cosmetic, Juvederm and Restalyne, to help patients look and feel rejuvenated.
To schedule a private consultation with Dr. Ransom, or to hear more about the many facial cosmetic and reconstructive treatments that he offers, please contact his practice by calling (800) 887-5602.
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"It's such a nice nose – smaller, no bump and straight. And it still fits my face. Plus, I can actually breathe now! Thank you so much, Dr. Ransom." —Ms. LG (rhinoplasty)
"I just do not know how you did it, remaking my nostril like that. You must be a sculptor or an artist." —Ms. CB (Mohs reconstruction)
"You are a very special person. Your kindness, warmth and wit will take you a long way. Best wishes." —Ms. CM (injectables)
"I just got my cast off today. My nose looked just like the photo imaging that Dr. Ransom and I had agreed on. I was amazed! Through out my process and my procedure I was nervous, but Dr. Ransom's positive demeanor put me at ease. He answered all my questions and was concerned. He is very professional, competent, and attentive. For months of searching for the right doctor, I am happy to say Dr. Ransom is my guy when it comes to looking beautiful!For months of searching for the right doctor, I am happy to say Dr. Ransom is my guy when it comes to looking beautiful!" —
More About Evan R. Ransom, MD
Evan R. Ransom, MD, attended Northwestern University, located near Chicago, where he researched neurological development and neuronal plasticity, earning a bachelor's degree in biology and graduating with honors. At Northwestern University, he co-directed the biggest volunteer organization on campus, the Northwestern Community Development Corps. Dr. Ransom then attended the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, where he earned his medical degree and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class. Next, Dr. Ransom completed a head-and-neck surgical residency at the University of Pennsylvania, which U.S. News and World Report revealed as a nationwide "top hospital." Finally, Dr. Ransom carried out a fellowship in facial plastic, reconstructive and laser surgery with Dr. Andrew Jacono — who has been featured on the Discover Fit & Health network and the Oprah Winfrey Network — in New York City and Long Island.
Dr. Ransom then went back to California to open his private practice. In addition to this work, he is an attending surgeon at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He is also an attending surgeon at Marin General Hospital outside of San Francisco. He belongs to the American Rhinologic Society, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Ransom performs surgical procedures on a pro bono basis for the non-profit organizations Face to Face, Faces of Honor, Operation Access and Healing the Children. Each year he travels abroad to offer cleft lip and palate surgery to babies and children.
Dr. Ransom is a member of several professional organizations.
Dr. Evan Ransom also attends to San Francisco facelift and eyelid surgery patients. To learn more about these facial rejuvenation procedures, please visit the respective pages.


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The relentless parade of stalling cold fronts over the Mid-Atlantic will bring more rain to the region this weekend. The weekend will be cool but pleasant for most of the Northeast, but in the vicinity of the stalled cold front, heavy downpours will mark another rainy Saturday.
Summer-like weather will briefly grace the Mid-Atlantic and much of southern New England Friday, with temperatures reaching the upper 70s to mid 80s. This pleasant weather will be erased by surface high pressure over Ontario, which will send a southeastward moving cold front into the Northeast Friday night into Saturday, bringing showers and thunderstorms along with it. Between Friday night and Saturday, the cold front will stall somewhere between northern Virginia and southern New Jersey as previous storms have done. Passing shortwaves will spawn kinks in the front, resulting in the formation of a weak cyclone that will intensify showers and thunderstorms that develop along the front.
The greater Washington, D.C. area has undergone scores of torrential downpours in recent weeks, which ultimately resulted in the devastating flooding of Ellicott City, Maryland two weeks ago. If the cold front stalls over the region flooding woes will resume. Fortunately, the front is currently expected to stall closer to Philadelphia, meaning the heaviest rain should be focused south of I-76 over Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Fewer showers will develop over the Hudson Valley, New York City, Long Island, and southern New England. Ultimately however, the D.C. area will likely be unable to completely escape the heavy rainfall threat, with the front resuming southward Sunday.
Temperatures will be about seasonal along and in the vicinity of the stalled front, with high temperatures in the upper 70s. Saturday will be much cooler than normal over most of New York and New England, with temperatures in the low 60s to around 70. Despite this cool weather, these areas will remain dry throughout the weekend.
As low pressure clears the coast Sunday, the cold front will shift southward. Skies will begin to clear in southeastern New York and the northern two-thirds of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but temperatures will be stuck in the 60s to near 70. As the front progresses southward, it will return heavy rain chances to Maryland, Delaware, and northern Virginia, which have only just begun to dry out from the last few weeks of flooding rains.
There is a great deal of uncertainty regarding the southward progression of the front, with numerical weather prediction varying in its speed and location. The GFS depicts the front clearing the area by Sunday night, stalling near Virginia Beach. Hopefully this turns out to be the case, since the Euro and various members of the GFS and ECMWF ensembles keep the Washington area wet through early next week. If this were true, widespread flooding will resume for areas already inundated over the last few weeks.
This situation will need to be monitored closely and WeatherOptics will provide updates as the uncertainty clears.