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The Necessity Of Leaning Back
Dear Ladies,
Leaning back is one of the first and most important tools I encourage you to practice on your journey of getting better results in your love life.
To lean back is a very feminine feature and is all about energetically creating a space for a man to come to you.
It is about allowing him to come to you without you needing to do anything besides adopting a strong belief that you are worthy of being pursued and very worthy of being loved by a good quality man without needing to DO anything to deserve it.
It is absolutely enough to just embody your feminine energy because a good quality man wants to love you just because you are a woman and not based on what you "do".
So what does leaning back in a relationship look like?
✔Not texting or calling a man first especially in the first few months of the relationship
✔Thinking as little as possible about a man when you are not in his company
✔Not initiating conversation when on dates. Instead of asking questions, letting him take the masculine role of leader
✔Not initiating physical touch or asking him about his day first. Let him come to you.
✔Letting go of the urge to "make something happen"
In order not to push a good quality masculine man, I suggest you to NEVER undertake leaning forward activities.
When you lean forward, a man energetically feels as if you are leaning into his space and that actually pushes him away.
In a relationship, there is not enough space for both of you to lean forward so one needs to step back in order that the other can come forward.
It is like in a dance; when a man leads, a woman needs to let go of control, follow him and trust that he knows what he is doing.
What does leaning forward in a relationship look like?
The biggest leaning forward activity is chasing a man:
✔Calling him because you heard or read about something interesting or because someone told you about an awesome event or a concert that you want to invite him to
✔Asking him why he hasn't called
✔Texting him, calling, Facebooking, dropping by his house or initiating any kind of contact
✔Asking him how he feels
✔Asking him how he feels about you and where this relationship is going
✔If you two live together, running for a hug the moment he comes home and asking him how his day was
✔Doing him a favour or offering any kind of help without him asking you to
✔Solving his problems and suggesting solutions
✔Planning a weekend for the two of you or inviting him to come to join you at the gym or spa or anywhere
✔Thinking about him all the time
…. and similar
Many men perceive check-ins, offers or invitations as a kind of a pressure and the woman taking on the role of pursuer.
You might believe that you are just being friendly and kind but trust me if a man is your romantic interest you shouldn't treat him as a "friend".
Don't lie to yourself that you are just being "friendly" if you are interested in something more.
By leaning forward you lower his attraction for you.
If a man is interested in you, he will take the role of pursuer and you simply need to stay energetically open to him, warm and receptive.
I know you can give me examples of some of your girlfriends who texted their boyfriends at the beginning of the relationship all the time and a man still stayed with them.
You can tell me about the examples of the ladies that invited them places and organized and initiated many things and did a lot of leaning forward behavior and still end up marrying that guy.
The thing is that this kind of man is a very feminine energy kind of a man.
A woman who is with this kind of a man sooner or later gets tired of doing all the work in a relationship and she can start to get annoyed with him and maybe even start to build resentment.
It is much better to lean back at the beginning of a relationship so that a man can show if he is capable of taking the role of leader.
If he isn't, it is better to find that out as soon as possible before you find yourself in a marriage with him, complaining how passive and clueless he is and that you have to do all the work in the relationship.
From the start, you have the chance to see if your man is a masculine or feminine energy type of man and the only way to see that is by leaning back.
Be brave enough to step back and relax in your feminine energy and let him work for you!
Are you more naturally a leaning forward or a leaning back kind of a woman? Do you find it hard to lean back?
If you have been leaning forward kind of a woman up until now, try to practice this tool and let me know how it goes.


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Q) Who can join the program?
A) A Father's Place seeks to assist fathers ages 18-35 who currently are not closely engaged with their children. Fathers with certain charges and/or histories will not be allowed to enroll. This includes, but is not limited to, fathers with violent charges, child abuse, or sex offenses.
Q) How can you join the program?
A) A father that is interested in joining A Father's Place needs to set up an initial meeting with staff. Offices are located in Conway, Georgetown and Myrtle Beach. The Conway office is located at 809 Wright Blvd (Hwy 378). The Georgetown office is located at 1412A Highmarket Street. The Myrtle Beach office is located at 900 Dunbar Street in the Historic Colored School Museum and Education Center. At the initial meeting staff will give an overview of the program and expectations of participants. A background check is conducted. Fathers with criminal domestic violence (cdv) charges will not be allowed to enroll. Further, fathers with other violent charges, child abuse, or sex offenses will not be allowed to enroll.
Q) How can A Father's Place be contacted?
A) Please see our CONTACT US page or if you are looking for a specific staff member, check the Staff page.
Q) What is ATI?
A) ATI or Alternative To Incarceration programs provide the court system and low income fathers with an alternative to incarceration for non-payment of child support. The focus is not to have the father avoid his financial responsibility to his children, but to assist in creating an environment that enables him to do so.
As such, the premise is twofold: one, to connect potential incarcerated fathers with fatherhood programs designed to overcome barriers to appropriate financial and emotional support; and second, to save the state of South Carolina and taxpayers millions of dollars annually by not incarcerating the fathers who seek to reconnect with their families, but instead working with them on issues related to child support, legal issues, visitation and skill training.
Q) Is there a fee?
A) There is no cost to enroll and anyone who is an enrolled participant may take part in any event, workshop, session and etc. for free.
Q) What is the difference between a non-custodial parent and a custodial parent?
A) A custodial parent is the parent who has custody of the child(ren). A non-custodial parent does not have custody of the child(ren).
Q) Is there a mother's place or an agency that serves women and mothers?
A) There are agencies within our community that serve women and mothers; referrals to outside agencies are available.
Q) Does the Project serve young males or youth in general?
A) The Project only serves fathers (and mothers) 18-35that fit the criteria for the program.
Q)When do the
fathers meet as a group?
A) Conway and Myrtle Beach group sessions meet on Monday evenings, 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Georgetown group sessions meet on Wednesday mornings, 10-noon and Wednesday evenings, 6:30pm - 8:30pm.
Q) Who may attend your group sessions?
A) Our sessions are open to all enrolled program participants. Visitors must be approved by the Project/Site Director before attending group sessions.
Q) What is
Education Assistance? Will you pay for my education?
A) A Father's Place does pay for education in specific instances. Further it assists participants with finding opportunities and resources to secure desired education or technical training that will allow them to get a job or to get a better paying job. This includes GED classes, computer training, etc.
Q)What is
Employment Assistance? Will you give/get me a job?
A) The Project assists participants in finding a job or finding a better paying job. We have a Job Coach on staff to assist participants in all phases of employment including interviewing skills, job retention skills, resume preparation, etc.
Q)Will you make a
child support payment for me?
A) A Father's Place does not make child support payments; however, we assist fathers with information and referrals to ensure child support payments are correct based on current income.
Q)Can the
mother of my children make me pay back-child support?
A) No, the order for child support is mandated by the court. The mother of your children can file for child support and then it' s up to the court to decide whether or not you (or the non- custodial parent) will have to pay child support.
Q)How do I get
visitation with my children?
A) Primarily you would use an attorney if you can afford one, however, A Father's Place has pro se visitation packets and assistance completing forms available to its participants. We also host legal workshops to provide education about the legal system.
Q)What does Pro
Se mean?
A)Pro Se means to represent oneself in court without the assistance of an attorney.
Are you attorneys?
A) No but the project does have attorneys on staff to assist participants with legal issues and to provide legal education.
Q) Where and when can I attend a free, no obligation orientation session?A)
809 Wright Blvd, Conway - 10 a.m. every Tuesday
900 Dunbar St, Myrtle Beach - 10 a.m. every Wednesday
1031 N. Main St, Marion - 10 a.m. every Wednesday
1412 Highmarket St, Georgetown - 10 a.m. every Monday

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Volunteering at the VT100 – What To Know
Welcome to the VT100 blog post that covers most everything you'd need to know about volunteering at the VT100 – from the duties and perks available, to what to download to be prepared, and even a little bit on our volunteer recognition awards
Oh, and we don't want to wait till the end to say it, so before we dive in, please know how much we appreciate all of our amazing VT100 volunteers! Without your help, our event would never be the success it is year after year. Not only is volunteering is a great way to give back to the running community, but it's also an excellent way to learn about a race before running it.
New Volunteers
Not sure what to help with? We also have a general volunteer sign up form here, where you can share a bit more about yourself and we'll help find a duty, day, and time that will work for both of us.
Tell Me About the Perks!
VT100 volunteers all get sweet VT100 t-shirts, tons of high fives, a boat load of thank yous, and more self-satisfaction for giving back than you could shake a stick at.
In order to guarantee your volunteer t-shirt size: You need to sign up by May 14th. We will do our best to get enough shirts and the correct sizes for everyone who signs up after May 14th.
We need over 300 volunteers to pull this off. Don't hesitate: sign-up today!
Volunteer Opportunities Include
- Packing food boxes days before the race
- Setting up aid stations (Friday night)
- Setting up the start/finish (Thursday, Friday)
- Serving food and good cheer at aid stations (Saturday – Sunday)
- Checking the runners in at the finish (Saturday – Sunday)
- Cleaning up after the awards ceremony (Sunday night)
- Amateur HAM radio operators (Saturday – Sunday)
Pro-tips from the Volunteer Coordinators
Download and read the following documents prior to arrival. Cell service on Silver Hill Meadow is spotty at best and there will NOT be copies available at check-in.
- 2018 Runner's Handbook
- 2018 Volunteer Handbook
- Directions to Silver Hill Meadow (Google Doc)
- Directions to Silver Hill Meadow (Google Map)
- 100-Mile Aid Station List
- 100-KM Aid Station List
- See our Resource Center for additional useful information/documents. We even have an entire section for "Important Race Forms & Links"
Remember to pack:
- Reusable water bottle or cup (VT100 is a cupless race)
- Flashlight and/or headlamp
- Bug Spray
- Rain gear
- Sunblock and Hat
If you have received a volunteer assignment but would like to do more, please contact us with your available days.
Camping spots are still available at the Start/Finish on Silver Hill Meadow.
Our Volunteers Are Rockstars!
Check out our Volunteer Recognition Awards winners:
The Stoney Stone Award: for the Ultimate Volunteer
- 2008-Original VHSA Volunteers
- 2009-20 Year Vermont 100 Volunteers
- 2010-Deb Shearer
- 2011 Richard Hutchinson
- 2012-Zeke Zucker
- 2013-Matt Smith
- 2014-Bill Stillson
- 2015-Sharon Quackenbush
- 2016-Mike Silverman
- 2017-Joe Holland
- 2018-Jeff Katchen (in honor of all 30-year volunteers)
- 2019-TBA… it could be you, sign-up today!
The Pinky Farrell and Jim Hutchinson Award: In memory of their belief and dedication to this event
- 1998-Joe Lugiano, Bruce Boyd
- 1998-Bill and Laura Stillson
- 2000-Laura Farrell, Dot Helling
- 2001-Steve and Dinah Rojek
- 2002-Stew Stryker
- 2003-Danna Broemel
- 2004-All Participating Landowners
- 2005-In Memory of John Kenul
- 2006-Jim Hutchinson
- 2007-All HAM Radio Operators
- 2008-All Medical Staff
- 2009-Lou Schmertz
- 2010-Erika Stillson
- 2011-Art and Pat Rosson
- 2012-Paul Davis
- 2013-Bobby and Brad Farrell
- 2014-Sue and John Greenall
- 2015-Nancy Nutile-McMenemy
- 2016-Julia Hutchinson O'Brien
- 2017-Karen and Rob Mather (NetControl)
- 2018-Heather Hoyns
- 2019-TBA… it could be you, sign-up today!
Got Questions? We've Got Answers!
Send us an email and we'll do our best to answer as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Carolyn Stocker
Vermont 100 Volunteer Coordinator 2019
VT Adaptive Ski & Sport Headquarters
Attention: Amy Rusiecki
PO Box 139 Killington, VT 05751
Call: 1-802-786-4991
Email: email@example.com
Directions to Silver Hill Meadow, Site of the VT100 Endurance Race Start/Finish


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Drum and Bass MC turned singer songwriter Billy Rowan, aka The Undercover Hippy, is definitely not your average singer songwriter. His music brings together soulful vocals, infectious reggae rhythms, and the lyrical delivery of a skilled mc. Starting out as a solo act in 2007, he has since teamed up with some fantastic musicians and performs as a four piece, mixing guitars, keys, drums, bass, and backing vocals to create a high energy, interactive and highly entertaining live show. Combining intelligent, provocative lyrics with dangerously catchy hooks and a feel good groove, this is music for the thinking man to shake his arse to. Think Natty meets Eminem…on a protest march…at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Solo performances from The Undercover Hippy have been rare in recent years making them all the more special. Expect an intimate show wherein fans can get an insight into the meanings behind the songs and the chance to hear old songs almost forgotten or new songs yet to be recorded.
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Written by Chris Abellana ~ TTP Scholarship winner
Time to wake up! Its race day and in a few short hours I will be racing at Blalock Lakes in Newnan, GA. I really have no expectations from the race other than I know the course will be hilly and I am not fond of hills. I don't know about y'all but when I hear hills, it strikes some uneasiness into my gut, my legs get weak, and I know that it's going to be a long day. I don't know why but it just does.
My week of training has been decent but I have been training for longer distances so transitioning to sprint distances, is a very big shift not only in the mental but the physical endurance. There is no more long and strong; it will be short and fast; real fast, if I am lucky.
Sitting out in front of the gate at Blalock Lakes and begin to mentally prepare for the race and going over the bike and run maps in my mind. I know where the climbs are going to be but like I said earlier, this is a sprint and not a half or full Iron distance so I am going to need to push it pretty good but still saving something for the road.
Bike is in transition area now and I'm listening to Eminem's "Till I Collapse". It reminds me that my mind can go further than my body so get that in the right state first and then my body will follow (hopefully). All my shoes, helmet, sunglasses, socks are now in place for T1 so let's get on a warm-up run. Wow, this place is hilly.
Warm-up swim. Water feels good- not too warm, not too cool- concentrating on good, strong hip turn, and good cadence with my arms.
08:00am RACE Start…
Here we go. [Mind you, I am talk to myself a lot so you will hear what I see and say to myself during the entire race.] And we're off! My goodness, this guy to my left couldn't keep it straight if he had a blue line at the bottom of the lake! Whoa, those first 100 meters were kind of messy! Making the 2nd turn and heading down the home stretch and I took it way too far left- gotta head back right. Perfect, let's add more distance to this race! J
T1 and Bike…
Thankfully this has one of the shortest distances from water to bike that I have ever experienced. Socks, shoes, and helmet on and we're off on the bike. Going out, hills. Settling into race pace, and I feel good. Race officials come along side to make sure I am keeping my distance so I smile and say thanks for keeping us safe! Middle part- hills. During this part of the race, I begin to not think about the race, but about how Blessed I am to be racing! We have a gorgeous day, a dry road and a lot of great athletes to race against. Last bit – downhill. Gotta love this part. Rounding the corner into the park and nothing but downhill.
T2 and Run…
Change shoes, bib # on, and I am off. Man, my calves are a little tight. I hope I don't cramp up. Did that Smith kid just pass me on his way in?!!! Wow he was fast! Ok, focus now. The first part of the run was not good. I just didn't feel good. In the turnaround and half way home now. I begin to pick up the pace knowing its only 1.55 miles from the finish. My calves are ok now and I see my pace getting closer to where I need it to be. I hit the finish and record a time of 1:22:47.5 (11:53 on the swim, 43:55 on the bike, and 25:00 on the run). Not bad but I know I have a lot of work ahead of me.
Wednesday, June 5
I have a two mile critical velocity test, and I look at the schedule of my workouts and see a drastic difference b/w what I did on my own vs. what I am doing with Coach Mariska and Team EC. On my own, I would go out on a swim, bike, or run and do it to get it done. Now, I have specific drills that will test my endurance, work on technique, and reinforce good form vs. just mileage. As a former coach myself, I can see how these drills are the building blocks to my improvement. The drills are definitely more intense than my former workouts but then again, the focus was very different; nonetheless, these drills can begin to change not only the physicality but also the mentality at which I perceive and execute my workouts. This will in turn get me faster and better as a triathlete.
My next race is July 20th at Mistletoe State Park, and knowing that I have 7 weeks of these kinds of workouts, I am very excited to see how much I will progress.


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"Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, it empties today of its strength." – Corrie Ten Boom
Ashley Hall came on board with the Auburn team in 2014, and started working with our audit and tax staff in 2016. Currently serving as a staff accountant, the nature of her work has involved individual tax, bookkeeping, payroll, and audit.
Throughout high school and beginning years of college, Ashley worked for a small business, owned by a CPA. Ashley's respect and admiration for her boss are what ultimately drove her into pursuing a career in accounting. Incredibly focused and concentrated on the task before her as well as always exemplifying a loyal heart, Ashley is a natural when it comes to providing an exceptional client experience to those she serves.
On her off days, Ashley can be found spending time with her family, playing with her Chihuahua, and occasionally falling into a Netflix binge. Ashley loves caring for animals and has optimistic hopes for one day owning her own farm.
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"And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel." (1 Chronicles 14:2, ESV)
David understood his blessing to serve a higher purpose, namely, the blessing of God's people. God desired that his people would have the blessing that can only come with a righteous king.
We are in the same situation, though maybe not how you think.
On the one hand, our blessing cannot be merely for us. We belong to the family of God and the body of Christ. The individual Christian life must be be interwoven with the community of the church, both giving and receiving blessing.
On the other hand, and more importantly, our God did not leave us with a mere David, He left us with the David.
We have a righteous King like Israel and David could only long for. Our King brings with him forever's blessings. He brings life and forgiveness, joy and grace.
Walk in the blessings of your King, the Son of David, the Son of God.


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combines all necessary utilities a raid leader or loot council needs to make roster or loot decisions.
Minimalistically pre-processed data helps guilds to min-max raid performance.
January 10th:
please note - development on this page is currently discontinued for several reasons with missing time being the most mentionable. The page will - besides not including Antorus - stay functional as it is currently.
Other reasons include Blizzard not providing an up-to-date API (still no Netherlight Crucible access for example, no way to query Cathedral of Eternal Night consistently, etc. - this is consistent across all games, there still doesn't exist an official Overwatch API for example).
There will however most likely be a entirely reworked version for Battle for Azeroth.
24th July:
- re-release - thanks to all CompetitiveWoW volunteers and your feedback!
You can guest-login on every guild by not using a password!
Inactive (10 days or longer no admin login) guilds will be automatically removed.
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Birthday: November 17, 2015
Size: 7 lbs
Yukon loves to dump his food and water bowls and is very sweet and smart! He loves his toys (especially Scooby and teddy bear wearing a T-shirt), bully sticks, and his friends in the neighbourhoodーhe also as a thing for hip checking his playmates! A string cheese lover, Yukon can hear his owners opening the wrapper a mile away! Great traveler in the car or plane! He will also let you hold him (even like a baby) as long as you're standing.
Birthday: June 10, 2016
Size: 6 lbs
Kodah loves water (both playing in and drinking) and is very sweet and inquisitive. He listens for the sound of the dishwasher and jumps in! He adores his taco toy, first teddy bear, tiny squirrel and treat puzzle. Kodah is always cuddly.
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The markets continue to degrade and weaken as each month passes, even though they continue to tick higher in price. The foundation that props them up is based on fiat and that is being threatened.
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By Rich Heidorn Jr.
ALBANY, N.Y. — NYISO's plan to integrate carbon into its markets will test the independence of FERC under President Trump, speakers told the Independent Power Producers of New York's 31st Annual Spring Conference last week.
The IPPNY gathering came one week after a FERC technical conference at which NYISO CEO Brad Jones outlined plans to respond to the state's zero-emission credits for its upstate nuclear plants. Jones told FERC that the ISO has hired the Brattle Group to develop a plan that would incorporate the social cost of carbon into generation offers and reflect it in energy clearing prices. PJM also is considering a similar mechanism for some of its states. (See NYISO Sees Carbon Adder as Way to Link ZECs to Markets.)
Speakers at the IPPNY conference disagreed over whether FERC under President Trump would approve the ISO's proposal.
In a keynote speech, acting FERC Chair Cheryl LaFleur, a Democrat, indicated she was open to the idea. But she would need to find allies among Trump's four appointees to the commission to prevail.
Pushing the Boundaries
One IPPNY speaker, Romany Webb, a fellow at Columbia Law School's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, outlined a recent paper she coauthored that concludes FERC has the authority to approve a carbon charge adopted by a wholesale market operator such as NYISO.
"Obviously, the Federal Power Act doesn't authorize FERC to price carbon, and it sort of approaches an area of environmental regulation that has traditionally been considered outside of FERC's authority," she conceded. "So it would really push the boundary of what has to date been the limit of FERC's authority. But it would do so in ways that are consistent with that authority."
She noted that FERC has traditionally shown deference to grid operators' market designs, requiring only that they be just and reasonable. "When an ISO makes changes, it doesn't have to show that the old rules were somehow deficient or the new rules are somehow superior."
Webb said NYISO could argue that a uniform carbon adder is needed to "rationalize" New York policy because the ZEC program doesn't apply equally to all generators. It could also say that the current markets are skewed by their failure to capture carbon externalities, including the risks severe weather from climate change poses to the grid.
"The validity of that kind of charge comes down to how it's structured," she said. Using the federal government's social cost of carbon — calculated using a discount rate of 5% to limit the cost impact — would produce an initial carbon price of $12.82/ton.
'Never Going to Happen'
"I agree with Romany that the most elegant solution is you price carbon into the market," responded former Colorado regulator Raymond Gifford, a partner with Wilkinson Barker Knauer. "It's never going to happen. … A fully constituted FERC is not going to sign off on a carbon imposition."
In addition to being in conflict with Trump's pledge to bring back coal jobs, Gifford said, a carbon price would be difficult to sell politically.
"If you look through our regulatory history, the best subsidies are the hidden subsidies. … Once you make that price signal transparent … the politics of sustaining it become damn near impossible. That's where the elegant, economists' solution runs into the political economy of regulation. And in that fight, the political economy of regulation will win 99 times out of 100."
A more likely outcome, Gifford said, is a return to some form of reregulation by the states, "maybe continuing to exist uncomfortably in a regional wholesale market."
"What we have now is an engineering model of the market that has been stressed past the breaking point," he said. "When this many states are doing versions of the same things and some of them are red states and some of them are blue states, you clearly don't have a consensus that markets are the way to do this."
Gifford said he is hopeful that courts will rule on challenges to the state actions in a way that provides clarity to the markets and states — even if prior state-federal jurisdiction rulings have not done so. (See Court's Reticence Frustrates Energy Bar.)
"Our best hope for a categorical and clear answer going forward is for a court to tell us whether or not these state actions are permissible," he said. "Now, I know courts don't always give you a categorical answer, but I think anything is better than the regulatory muddle that we have right now."
Carbon Price a Political Question
The Brattle Group's Sam Newell, who is leading the ISO's effort to develop a carbon adder, said he's "hopeful" that the ISO's effort will win FERC approval. But determining the size of the charge is anything but straightforward, he acknowledged.
"The costs of carbon [are] not easily boiled down to a number. It's not like we're talking about a very simple externality where you're harming somebody else's property and its very immediate and quantifiable," he said. "You have questions like, how do you deal with the global impact? How do you deal with impacts over centuries and discount them? Most importantly … how do you deal with if there's a 10% chance of catastrophic outcomes? It becomes almost entirely a political question of how willing are people to support and pay for decarbonization?"
Trump Nominees Will Decide
Last week, Trump nominated Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Robert Powelson and Neil Chatterjee, senior energy policy adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), to fill two Republican vacancies on FERC.
The president can also nominate a third Republican and a replacement for Democrat Colette Honorable, who announced last month she won't seek a new term when hers expires in June. Numerous reports have identified Kevin McIntyre, co-head of the energy practice at law firm Jones Day, as the third Republican nominee and likely chairman. (See Trump Nominates Republicans Powelson, Chatterjee to FERC.)
In a 2015 interview with Bloomberg Government, Chatterjee said that as the majority leader's aide, he viewed all legislative proposals based on the impact on Kentucky, a coal state that is his home as well as McConnell's.
"For anyone coming to our office to raise a policy issue, the first thing they have to explain is how this will affect Kentucky," Chatterjee said. "Is this a proposal that will lead to job creation or economic growth in the commonwealth? Or is it going to adversely affect people in the Bluegrass [State]?"
McConnell bitterly opposed the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan and urged state officials to refuse to comply with it.
Whether Chatterjee will carry his Kentucky-centric view to FERC is an issue Democrats will likely raise at his Senate confirmation hearing.
They also may challenge Powelson, who has been criticized by environmentalists as beholden to the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania, home of the Marcellus Shale.
"As to the political likelihood that FERC [under Trump] is going to approve carbon pricing, that is above my pay grade," LaFleur told the IPPNY audience. "On a good day, I know what Cheryl LaFleur thinks. I don't pretend to know what anyone else thinks. And I also don't prejudge what individuals are going to come in and decide after they get there. But I do think a single-state ISO should have the best chance of reaching a negotiated solution … and I encourage the continuing efforts by the ISO and others to work on that effort."
LaFleur said a carbon adder would be on firmer legal ground if it resulted from a Federal Power Act Section 205 filing by the ISO.
"I'm fairly certain that our ability to approve a proposal and prevail on appeal would be stronger if a proposal was brought to us under Section 205 and it was agreed upon and proposed by stakeholders in a region," she said. "I can't guarantee that would prevail, but I think that would put us in a much stronger position than if we imposed carbon pricing under Section 206, [which] I think would be far more vulnerable on appeal."
FERC's Independence
Former FERC and New Mexico Public Service Commissioner Suedeen Kelly said she saw a big difference between the independence of the two agencies.
"The concept of an independent commission … didn't exist in New Mexico. And so the politics of the governor's office and the Legislature have a lot of effect," she said. "But FERC, historically has … been very independent."
Gifford agreed that FERC has been "relatively insulated" from politics. "It's certainly not the basket case of the [Federal Communications Commission], which is the prototypical lawless agency.
"But it is, I think, going to be very difficult for this — I know two of the folks who are headed [to FERC] pretty well — I think it's going to be really tough in this kind of polarized environment for FERC to say to New York: 'You want a carbon tax? Go for it.'"


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Politics & Government
Former lawmaker's attempt to clear his name prompts fresh accusations
Former state Rep. Graham Hunt's effort to rehabilitate his image prompted scathing new accusations from a top GOP political operative Monday, who said the former lawmaker tried to deceive him about a doctored war photo posted on social media.
Kevin Carns, the political director for state House Republicans, went public with a new accusation of deception by the Orting Republican, centering on a doctored photo posted in 2014 to Hunt's Facebook page that falsely purported to depict Hunt after a mortar attack in Iraq in 2005.
Hunt has said a campaign volunteer posted the photo and that he never personally asserted to anyone that he was pictured in the image. He said he had the post removed as soon as it was pointed out to him.
In a lengthy post on Facebook Monday, Carns said that's not true.
Carns said he and another GOP political staffer went to Hunt's insurance office in 2014 to ask him about the photo after it appeared in campaign literature and online.
"When we asked if it was actually him in the photograph he replied that it 'absolutely' was," Carns wrote.
When confronted with a news story with which the Associated Press photo had run, reporting the photo was of two other soldiers, Hunt "turned white as a ghost," Carns said, but "doubled down" on his claim that he was one of the men in the picture, even pretending to search for the "original" on his computer.
Carns, who is an Army veteran, said he believed Hunt was not being truthful but let the matter drop at the time.
In an email, Hunt responded that Carns is either lying or misremembering that incident.
A second GOP aide who attended the meeting backed Carns' account in an interview Monday. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about the meeting. And another former House GOP aide, Troy Nichols, said Carns recounted the same story immediately after the meeting in 2014.
Carns said in an interview he'd be willing to testify under oath to his version of events.
"The bottom line is that his (Hunt's) credibility was and is totally destroyed, not by the so called 'establishment' or media but by his own body of lies. The photo issue alone is textbook stolen valor," Carns said.
Hunt resigned this year amid accusations he'd exaggerated his military service. Last week, he released new records that show he served in combat zones in the Middle East early in the Iraq War. They also clarify that he received certain military medals for his service there, although not the ones he initially claimed.
Hunt on Monday also provided a Feb. 2 email purporting to be from the campaign volunteer who posted the Facebook item, apologizing for "making an inaccurate post." Reached by phone, a man identifying himself as the volunteer declined to answer any questions from a reporter.
Carns said Hunt's new statements do not clear up other issues, including accusations by former colleagues who said the former lawmaker claimed to have served in the Marines.
Hunt said that's not true and chalked it up to "a misunderstanding." He acknowledged "some mistakes in how I first presented my military record," but said they were "honest mistakes."


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Someone told me on the phone the other day that I'd "murdered the last DIY venue in Manhattan"–to which I probably should've retorted "second-to-last," as the nearly thirty year old punk space/community center ABC No Rio is still very much standing. The venue has been on a run of absurd good luck in 2009: In June, the city bailed the space out, funneling $1.65 million dollars to ABC in order to help them refurbish their crumbling Rivington Street building. That left about a million-dollar shortfall as far as what it was going to take to rebuild the decrepit space–one neatly closed by an anonymous letter ABC executive director Steven Englander received two days before Thanksgiving.
"The letter said, 'You've been awarded this grant of $1 million,'" Englander told The Villager. "The check is from the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund — but from there, it's opaque." The gift fund wouldn't even let him send a thank-you note, let alone tell him the identity of the donor. There's another round of funding they'll need to finish this thing off– $1.8 million–but phase one is done, which means they can get moving on the construction starting in the fall of next year. Here's to another thirty years.
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In fifteen days i'll be in vacations. The last time i had some, where last year in August, so i'm dying for these one. In the last two months i've been in my period of training working in an informatic store (wich i still have 1 more month till it ends, but in august it's time for vacations eheh), so there's not much time to write here.
I'd like to take your attention for a minute and check out a band of a friend of mine, the Vulture, they've released their debut album "Pick up the pieces" a month ago (more and less), and i think you will no doubt enjoy their sound, you can check their myspace here, and i promise you will not regret.
Another issue, for the last month, more or less (i'm using this expression too much today *lol) i've seen a lot of publicity on tv or in the web about this movie called "The Happening", and it seemed really good, so i went to see it and, please … one of the worst movie i've ever watched. The story starts nice, but the more the time pass more boring it become. And the end is extremely poor and predictable.
If you want a good movie to watch i recomend you "Vantage Point" you'll probably find it on DVD already in a video store near you. Very watchable film with a great story.
Now time for bed, tomorrow is working day, and its about to debut in portuguese tv the serie "Criminal Minds" when in America is on the 4th season (lol).
See you guys soon, probably when i start vacations (hope this last 15 days pass quick).
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BLACKSBURG –– Blacksburg celebrated homecoming last Friday night on a happy note as the Bruins rolled over Carroll County 52-6 in a River Ridge District game played in Blacksburg.
The Bruins scored the first time they had the ball and they continued to score both on the ground and in the air.
The Cavaliers (1-3) got a break on the opening kickoff.
Blacksburg kicker Camden Wise tried to fool Carroll County with an onside kick but the Cavaliers recovered the loose ball at their own 45.
HILLSVILLE –– Carroll County picked up its first River Ridge District volleyball win of the season, evening its league record at 1-1 after a tight 25-21, 26-24, 25-23 win Thursday night over Pulaski County.
Jolee Sloss led the Cavaliers at the net with nine kills and she also came up with 17 digs while Adrienne Harris also dug out 17 balls. Carroll setters Taylor Spangler and T.J. Burnette put up 12 assists apiece.
SALEM – Glenvar scored three touchdowns in the first period last Friday night and rolled to a 47-0 nondistrict victory over Grayson County at Highlander Stadium.
The Highlanders (2-2) added another touchdown in the second quarter to take a 27-0 lead at halftime and scored three more touchdowns in the second half to put the game out of reach.
After the Blue Devils failed to pick up a first down after taking the opening kickoff, Alec Thompson got a good runback to the Blue Devil 35.
CHRISTIANSBURG –– Two Carroll County cross country runners posted top finishes in a pair of meets to open the season as Sydney Haynes and Samuel Haynes both placed second at the Giles Invitational and then managed top-six places at the Blue Demon Invitational at Christiansburg last weekend.
DRAPER – Grayson County and Galax each picked up a team win in a pair of golf matches played last week at Draper Valley Golf Club.
In a match last Thursday, Grayson County had a team score of 169 to beat Fort Chiswell (188) and Marion (199).
Devan Reeves led the Blue Devil attack with a 2-over 38 for medalist honors, edging out teammate Trevor Hawks with a 39.
INDEPENDENCE –– Anyone attending the Grayson-Tazewell football game last Friday saw an offensive show and the winner wasn't decided until the final 25 seconds.
HILLSVILLE –– That elusive and eagerly-anticipated first victory of the football season finally came for the Carroll County Cavaliers Friday night, and it came in a big way at the expense of the still-winless Patrick County Cougars.
Controlling field position and possession time for most of the first half and using a powerful running game and outstanding overall effort, Carroll scored on its first and its last possessions – and five times in between – to record an impressive 48-14 triumph.
The Galax Maroon Tide wasted no time in sending Radford to its second loss in a row last Friday night with a 48-3 whipping of the Bobcats in a non-district contest played in Galax.
Tide runningback Dougie Peoples, wearing No. 1 on his jersey, earned the honor with five touchdowns to spearhead the Tide's impressive offensive show and timely stops by the defense.
INDEPENDENCE — The Grayson County Blue Devils were welcomed with style last Friday, as they charged onto the field to the sight of a newly-installed flag pole; and completely renovated stone bleachers, jam-packed full of cheering fans.
The opening game of the season was preceded by a rededication ceremony for the Bill Strong Field at the newly named Grayson National Bank Stadium, as well as a dedication ceremony for the flag pole.
INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County rallied its way out of sizeable deficits in all three sets Thursday night but was unable to sustain the momentum in any of the three games and dropped a Conference 39 volleyball match to Grundy, falling 25-19, 25-21, 25-17.
The Blue Devils' best chance to extend the match probably came in the second set. Trailing 17-10, the Blue Devils (0-2) battled their way into a three-point lead before going cold down the stretch.
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James J. Cromwell, a Montgomery County lawyer who served as president of the county's bar association during the 1980s and was prominent on area boards and in professional organizations, died Oct. 30 at the Arden Courts assisted living facility in Potomac. He was 77.
He had Alzheimer's disease and lung cancer, said his son David Cromwell.
Mr. Cromwell was a general law practitioner who developed an expertise in business litigation and family law. He was a partner in a Silver Spring law firm for many years and worked of counsel from 1992 to 2010 in the Rockville office of Miles and Stockbridge, a Baltimore-based law firm.
During the early 1980s, he served as president of the Montgomery County Bar Association and led an effort to provide free legal help to poor people in Maryland. In the mid-1990s, Mr. Cromwell chaired a state commission on the future of the Maryland courts. He was a past chairman of the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland. He was elected to the American College of Trial Lawyers.
In 1997, Mr. Cromwell received an award from the Maryland Bar Foundation for his "outstanding leadership in working to improve government and the administration of justice," according to the organization's Web site.
James Julian Cromwell was born in Rockville on Feb. 19, 1935. He was a 1953 graduate of the private St. Albans School in Washington and later served as board chairman of St. Albans.
He was a 1957 graduate of the University of Virginia and a 1959 graduate of its law school. After Army service, Mr. Cromwell worked for the Rockville law firm Simpson and Simpson. In the early and mid-1960s, he served as deputy state's attorney in Montgomery County. In 1970, while in private practice, he argued a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Cromwell served as board chairman of Suburban Hospital in Bethesda and the National Rehabilitation Hospital. He was a past board member of the Chevy Chase Club.
His wife of 32 years, Barbara Betts Cromwell, was killed in 1995 during a robbery while on vacation in St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Two teenagers were convicted of her murder.
Survivors include his wife of 14 years, Louise Mathews Cromwell of Bethesda; three children from his first marriage, Elisabeth Lawrence Cromwell of Gaithersburg and James J. Cromwell Jr. and David Cromwell, both of Potomac; a brother, Stephen Cromwell of Leisure World retirement community in Silver Spring; a sister, Elaine Cromwell of Bethesda; and eight grandchildren.


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Riot police were expected to be out in force in Zimbabwe on Saturday after protesters planned fresh demonstrations calling for electoral reforms and the resignation of President Robert Mugabe, reports News24.
This comes despite a police order this week barring protests in the capital Harare.
Let's do this Bulawayo— Don Sikhosana (Iamtherealdon) September 16, 2016
NeraZimbabwe#ThisFlag #Tajamuka #Sokwanele #ThiGown pic.twitter.com/CgOdB7AvcR
A coalition of opposition parties under the banner of the National Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) is demanding reforms ahead of the 2018 election, in which 92-year-old Mugabe plans to stand again.
Silvanos Mudzvova is a member the protest group called Tajamuka, currently in hospital after sustaining injuries from police in the recent protests.
He says: "As a movement, as Tajamuka, we actually believe that we have got a bright future because most of us we are youths, so as youths this is the only way that we can determine our future and the future of the kids that we are going to have so at this moment we cannot put brakes, we actually need to push forward continuously to make sure that Zanu PF and Mugabe go."
Meanwhile the country's high court has ordered for the release the perpetrators of the recent anti-Mugabe revolt. Mugabe on his part has vowed a crackdown on dissent and blasted judges for "reckless" rulings that have allowed previous demonstrations.


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St Joseph's Players present their special twist on a real classic for their 2015 pantomime.
Cinderella, which runs at the Hippodrome Theatre, Todmorden, from Wednesday, January 14, to Saturday, January 17 (7.30pm each night, and a 2pm matinee on the Saturday) has a pair of Wicked rather than Ugly Sisters facing Lydia Bates's title role. Tickets (£7 adults, £5 children and concessions, all tickets £5 on Wednesday and Thursday, family ticket £20) available from Todmorden Information Centre, online at ticketsource.co.uk or on the door on the night.


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ON A QUESTPosted: March 19, 2013 Filed under: by larry greene | Tags: alzheimer's, Caregiver, quest 1 Comment
The quest narrative is one of the oldest ways of telling a story. There have been thousands of such narratives written, including King Arthur and the Knights of the Roundtable, Moby Dick, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and many others.
A quest is a long or hard search for something. We go on quests as parents to rear our children to be strong and loving. Our marriage is a quest for a life that is better together than it would be alone. We are on a quest to grow closer to God and to allow Him to mature us. Companies are on a relentless quest for growth and higher margins.
We often describe the search for a drug to cure or prevent a disease as a quest. So far, in the quest to prevent Alzheimer's Disease, the drugs have not succeeded. Each failure is disheartening, but companies and researchers don't give up. The big bets are on anti-amyloid treatments.
Alzheimer's involves a catastrophic form of brain damage. My Barbara senses that things are wrong. Every day for her is spent in a quest to put things right. But, like Don Quixote, her quest is not grounded in reality. Especially in the mornings, she carries things from room to room and back again, putting them in the 'right place.' A stack of folded towels, waste baskets from the bedroom, pillows, dishes from the washer. I 'help' her by tagging along behind and putting things where they go.
I don't say "Good Night" to Barb anymore. Instead, I kiss her and say, "I'll be back in a minute." She always answers, "OK, Darling" and is immediately asleep. I usually go to my computer and read. I peek in regularly to check on her. She will wake up tomorrow to a new day and her quest for order, to "get back to Kansas," will continue. –lg


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The California Winter League officially kicked off Jan. 19 with the opening day of "Spring Training" for players and coaches. It was the first of three training days which gives coaches the chance to put players through various drills based on their positions and evaluate them accordingly before making team selections on Jan. 21.
The players started the day off with some light stretching and calisthenics before running a timed 60-yard dash and then breaking into position groups to participate in drills and, eventually, batting practice.
Some players handled the desert heat better than others, while some players needed to shake off the rust of not playing for an extended period of time. According to CWL Assistant General Manager Ben Bernstein, the first day of training was an effective gauge in measuring the available talent.
"It was pretty easy to tell which guys were fresh and who needed work," Bernstein said. "From a coaching perspective, I think there are a lot of guys here who can learn from our instructors, and quite frankly that's what they came here to do."
The players have another day of training (Jan. 20) and one day of team workouts (Jan. 21) before the first round of games on Jan. 22.


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Southwest's Automotive Program Trains Highly Skilled Technicians
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March 28, 2017 - The Southwest Automotive Technology Program trains qualified students to help meet the employment challenges of the technically-evolving automotive industry. The program is a comprehensive two-year program leading to careers in the automotive service industry. The program is designed to provide the technical competency required of entry-level technicians employed by dealerships and other automotive service establishments.
According to instructor, Martin Gambill, "Southwest's Automotive Service Technology program offers a non-manufacturer specific AAS degree training program which prepares a student to work as an entry level repair technician at any new car dealership, independent repair facility, government agency, and other related transportation companies. An overwhelming majority of Southwest's automotive graduates are currently employed at local dealerships, and companies like FedEx and Memphis Light Gas and Water."
Instructors of this program are currently trained by brand specific manufacturer's training and or aftermarket training programs, so classes are taught to the latest relevant industry standards. Southwest trains students using the newest possible tools and equipment, much of which is exactly the same as in new car dealerships and independent repair facilities. The program also has an advisory board which consists of more than a dozen members who work at a wide range of automotive service facilities.
Southwest's curriculum has been designed in conjunction with the automotive service industry and it is desired that the student co-op with a participating automotive service business in order to achieve practical application. Average headcount within the past several years is more than sixty students.
"The automotive program at Southwest offers exceptional hands on training as well as lecture in all of the different areas of automotive service and does an amazing job at keeping up with current methods used in the field. The instructors are passionate about what they are teaching and one instructor went out of the way in helping me get my current job," says current student, Kevin Dickerson.


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Roasted Pumpkin, Beetroot, Red Quinoa and Fetta Salad
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- 1/2 cup butternut pumpkin cut up and roasted
- 2 handfuls mixed lettuce chopped
- 10 x walnuts crumbled
- 1/4 cup chickpeas canned (store in fridge so they are chilled)
- 2 Tbls sesame seeds
- 2 Tbls pine nuts
- 1/4 cup red quinoa
- 3/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup beetroot wedges (store in fridge so they are chilled)
- 1/4 cup • crumbled danish fetta
- 1 x lemon mayo dressing (mix following ingredients together)
- 1/3 cup low fat greek style yoghurt
- 1 tspn dijon mustard
- 1 tspn red wine vinegar
- 1 tspn lemon pepper seasoning
Pre-heat oven to 200 degrees.
Roast pumpkin on baking paper lined tray in oven at 200 degrees for 20 minutes. Turn over and continue for another 10-15 minutes. Add pine nuts and sesame seeds for last 3-5 minutes (watch as they burn easy!)
Add quinoa and water to small saucepan and slowly simmer for 10-15 minutes. They will at least double in quantity once water is absorbed. Transfer to small bowl and cool to room temp and place in fridge to chill.
Wash lettuce, chop and add to bowl. Crumble walnuts and add to bowl, add chickpeas. Place bowl in fridge to chill. Once pumpkin is roasted, cool to room temperature and also place in fridge to chill.
Once all food is chilled, it is ready to assemble.
Add 2 heaped tablespoons of quinoa to bowl of salad.
Cut up pumpkin into smaller pieces and add to bowl. Scrape any remaining pine and sesame seeds off tray into salad.
Add 2 tablespoons of dressing to salad and mix together gently.
Transfer salad to plate and scatter fetta and beetroot over top, serve.
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The Hammond Urban Enterprise Association is greatly concerned with higher education and community-based employment of Enterprise Zone youth. To this end, we offer opportunities for Zone youth such as collegiate scholarships, and the Hammond Youth Employment Program, which provides over 100 jobs per year to young people living in the Zone. These programs foster young adult development and provide support to local businesses.
In our commitment to making Hammond a better place to live, the HUEA will subsidize and install "Welcome Lights" for any Zone resident who completes the necessary application. We hope that this program will keep the city of Hammond and its Enterprise Zone beautiful and crime free, and these electric, sunlight-sensitive lights offer comfort and security to our neighborhoods.
The HUEA also offers a "Transportation to Work" Program, which gives a transportation subsidy to residents with disabilities, making it possible for disabled adults who reside in Hammond to continue to be a vital part of the community's workforce.
With HUEA and community members working together, we can beautify neighborhoods, fund education and social activities, and provide grant opportunities to stimulate our city's beauty and economic development. Please contact us for more information; we look forward to working with you.


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States challenging President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, saying a federal appeals court didn't go far enough when it invalidated a portion of the law.
Adding to calls for the high court to determine the fate of the law, the 26 states, led by Florida, said today the entire measure should be invalidated. The Justice Department signaled earlier this week that it will file its own Supreme Court appeal in the case.
The Atlanta-based appeals court gave the states a partial victory in their suit challenging the law, ruling that Congress lacked the constitutional power to require people to either get insurance or pay a penalty. At the same time, the court said it would strike down only the insurance mandate, leaving intact other provisions, including a requirement that insurers accept applicants with pre-existing conditions.
There is "compelling evidence that Congress intended the mandate to function as the act's essential lynchpin and would never have passed the act without it," the states argued in a Supreme Court filing.
The states are also asking the high court to review the law's expansion of Medicaid, the joint federal-state health-care program for the poor. The appeals court upheld that provision, rejecting contentions that it improperly coerces states into spending additional money.
Pending Appeals
The states asked the high court to move quickly to review the Affordable Care Act, as the law is known. With three appeals now pending — and a federal government appeal due in mid- November — the justices could consider the case early next year and rule in June.
"Time is of the essence," the states said in their filing. "States need to know whether they must adapt their policies to deal with the brave new world ushered in by the ACA."
The Justice Department is scheduled to file a brief today in a separate Supreme Court case related to the health-care law. In that dispute, a Michigan public interest law firm is seeking review of a different appeals court's conclusion that the law is constitutional.
A small-business trade group, the National Federation of Independent Business, filed its own appeal earlier today, also asking the high court to invalidate the law.
The states' case is Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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I really wonder if that was Amos at the beginning of the King's conversation with him. It was awfully wordy for him. He never did that even at the beginning I don't think.
"Do you believe everything you read. This person is crazy to think that the mind and the brain are two different entities and that they work separately (at least that is what I am reading from this)Obviously he does not understand the Omnipotence of God because God put everything together in a way that this man does not grasp. He sounds like a scientist that wants to prove a concept that he cannot prove. This is what this man believes, it is an opinion not fact."


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Knowledge in acoustics is essential to promote the creation of positive environments, both indoors and outdoors. Rooms need to have proper acoustic conditions for speakers, musicians and listeners. Living and working environments are required which are free from harmful noise and vibrations. The success of products often depend strongly on their sound and vibration quality. The reduction of noise due to traffic is an essential question for a sustainable development of transport systems.
This requires that engineers concerned with the development of products or with the planning of our society have sufficient insight in the field of acoustics to promote during the daily work the positive effects of sound and to abate the negative effects of sound. Therefore a part of the teaching activities concerns the undergraduate education where we contribute to the education in the fields of civil engineering, architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering physics.
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If you are a parent of any child under about 4 then you will not have missed the 2015 return of Teletubbies, if you just read that sentence and said o yourself 'return, what's she on about, Teletubbies are new' then honestly you are blessed by youth and I hate you! No I'm joking I dont hate you but I am old enough to remember the hoo hah of trying to get Teletubbies toys for younger cousins when they sold out EVERYWHERE.
We were privileged when Character asked us to be a Teletubbies reviewer! Its been so hush hush though that I couldn't reveal the toys we would be reviewing until now....
Our talking plush, Po and Tinky Winky are absolute favourites with termite (and the big kids) they are super soft but have firm faces which makes them feel really real, if that makes sense? They aren't just like normal soft toys and I really think Termite believes Po is now her bestie! Priced at £9.99 I think these are really reasonable and would make the perfect gift.
The smaller plush we recieved is great for bed time, super soft and no distracting noises, and priced at £6.99 i think this is a great toy for kids to save up for and purchase themselves. Even better value for money are the collectable figures with a single at £3.99 but a family pack at £9.99 with all of the figures in means lots to play with and whilst the boring adult part of my brain always screams 'They are bits of plastic !!!!' The mummy part of my brain knows that kids get so much from fre platy with toys like this, so far the teletubbies have met the playmobil babies in the mansion, they have played hide and seek and they've had a disco (that last one was Peanuts idea!) They are really sturdy and great fun.
I'm quite taken with the Teletubbies range and I already have my eye on this fab Laugh and Giggle Po for Termites birthday, I think she will love it
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Cultural Experience | Amsterdam
The Reality of Reverse Culture Shock
By Kristen Dalli of Marist College 11/21/16
Coming home can be just as hard as leaving.
No one tells you what it's like to come home from abroad.
You spend weeks and months planning, prepping, and stressing for your time in a different country. Experienced travelers and professionals share their best tips and tricks with you, making sure you know how to stay safe, how to pack efficiently, and how to adjust to your new culture. You watch instructional videos, read pamphlets, and try to mentally prepare for all the of the newness you're about to experience.
Then, before you're really ready, your time abroad is over. All of the stress and worry is over, and it is quickly replaced with excitement about seeing your family and friends, and everything being familiar again. No more language barriers, cultural differences, or time changes. You're not entirely sure how it happened, but all that's left to do is get on that plane and come back to the States.
Then what happens?
Sure, you get on that plane. You sleep, you eat, you watch some movies, and then you're on the ground, navigating the familiar confines of your home airport, hearing and reading English around every corner. You see your family, go to your favorite restaurant, reunite with your friends. You should be happy. Thrilled. Ecstatic. But something feels off. Wrong.
And that's the part that nobody talks about. Reverse culture shock. They prep you for everything you're about to experience abroad, but going back home and adjusting back into that life? There's no class for that.
You're left sitting in your room, scrolling through your pictures, hopelessly trying to convince yourself of how cool you were mere weeks ago. Gone are the days of endless freedom. You had minimal homework, minimal responsibilities, and no less than an infinite number of possibilities every day. There was always a new restaurant, bar, or park to go explore after class. Your list of foods to try was never-ending, and you were constantly checking things off your bucket list. You could meet new people around every corner. Every day had at least one Instagram-worthy moment. You learned something new about yourself and the world with each passing minute.
And then they make you go home. What was once familiar suddenly feels anything but. Your room and your house feel like they belong to someone else from a different time, and you look at them with new, fresh eyes. Your regular routine feels mundane. Your town is small and uneventful. You are no longer surrounded by culture, history, and excitement every minute of every day.
While this probably sounds like a privileged kid complaining about having to leave Europe, it's really much more than that. It's the nostalgia of having to leave this foreign city that has become your home. You leave home to go embark on this journey, with an immeasurable number of question marks, and by the time you get back, your life will never be the same.
You are forever changed by travel. You see parts of the world you only ever dreamed of, and in turn, discover parts of yourself you never would've thought possible. You are forced to think on your feet and navigate obstacles you couldn't have written up before you left. You learn independence, trust, and confidence. You are not the same person in that airport as you were the day you left. There's no way you could be.
So now what? How do you deal with it all? After experiencing it myself, I'm not really sure there's a hard and fast answer. It takes time, that is for sure. Your world is forever changed, and so is the way with which you view it. After awhile, you come to terms with the fact that while your abroad experience may be physically over, it will affect the way you live the rest of your life, and that is something truly special. Travel allows you to see the simplest things differently, and while coming back isn't easy, your appreciation for this earth, and your limited time on it, is something you never have to give away.
More: The 10 Stage Cycle to Reverse the Reverse Culture Shock
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Great article! I always hate coming home after travelling for a few months. I feel like everybodys life has moved on, and I missed it all.
I changed because of my trip, but nobody changed with me.


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Ploughman's lunch
A ploughman's lunch consisting of bread, butter, sliced onion, wedges of cheese, and ale
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A ploughman's lunch (abbrev. to ploughman's) is an English cold meal which consists of cheese, pickle, and bread.[1] Additional items such as apple, boiled eggs, ham, and pickled onions may be added. As its name suggests, it is more commonly consumed at midday.
Beer, bread, and cheese have been combined in the English diet since antiquity. However, the specific term "ploughman's lunch" is believed to date no further back than the 1950s, when the Cheese Bureau (a marketing body affiliated to the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency) began promoting the meal in pubs as a way to increase the sales of cheese, which had recently ceased to be rationed. Its popularity increased as the Milk Marketing Board promoted the meal nationally throughout the 1960s.
Pierce the Ploughman's Crede (c.1394) mentions the traditional ploughman's meal of bread, cheese and beer. The Oxford English Dictionary notes the first recorded use of the phrase "ploughman's lunch" as 1837, from the book Memoirs of the life of Sir Walter Scott by John G. Lockhart, but this stray early use may have meant merely the sum of its parts, "a lunch for a ploughman".[2]
The OED's next reference is from the July 1956 Monthly Bulletin of the Brewers' Society, which describes activities of the Cheese Bureau. It describes how the Bureau:
- exists for the admirable purpose of popularising cheese and, as a corollary, the public house lunch of bread, beer, cheese and pickle. This traditional combination was broken by rationing; the Cheese Bureau hopes, by demonstrating the natural affinity of the two parties, to effect a remarriage.[3]
This implies that a "traditional combination" of bread, beer, cheese, and pickle was popular before rationing in the United Kingdom (during and after World War II). In 1956, author Adrian Bell reported: "There's a pub quite close to where I live where ... all you need say is, 'Ploughboy's Lunch, Harry, please'. And in a matter of minutes a tray is handed across the counter to you on which is a good square hunk of bread, a lump of butter and a wedge of cheese, and pickled onions, along with your pint of beer".[3] Only one year later, in June 1957, another edition of the Monthly Bulletin of the Brewers' Society, referred to a ploughman's lunch using exactly that name, and said that it consisted of "cottage bread, cheese, lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, cold sausages and, of course, beer".[3] The Glasgow newspaper The Bulletin from 15 April 1958[4] and The Times from 29 April 1958 refer to a ploughman's lunch consisting of bread, cheese and pickle.[5]
The meal's rise in popularity during the 1970s has been argued to be at least partially based on a British cultural "revulsion from technology and modernity and a renewed love-affair with an idealised national past".[6]
The 1983 film The Ploughman's Lunch, from a screenplay by Ian McEwan, has a subtext that is "the way countries and people re-write their own history to suit the needs of the present".[7] The title is a reference to the way the supposed traditional meal was apparently used as a way to get people to eat meals in pubs.[3]
See also
- ↑ "In Search of the Ploughman's Lunch". h2g2 (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) - an unconventional guide to Life, The Universe and Everything. United Kingdom: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
The ploughman's is a simple meal consisting of the traditional ingredients of cheese, bread, butter and pickles. Every pub chef will have his or her own version of what constitutes a ploughman's and there are many variations, some better than others.
- ↑ "ploughman". OED Online, second edition 1989. Oxford OX2 6DP, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 1989. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
[1837 J. G. LOCKHART Mem. Life W. Scott IV. v. 161 The surprised poet swung forth to join them, with an extemporized sandwich, that looked like a ploughman's luncheon, in his hand.]
- 1 2 3 4 zythophile (2007-07-16). "The ploughman's lunch — guilty or innocent?". WordPress.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
Ploughman's Lunch. Traditional English fare. ... In fact it's the invention of an advertising campaign they ran in the early sixties to encourage people to eat in pubs. A completely successful fabrication of the past, the Ploughman's Lunch was.
- ↑ "The Minister Who Slept On Slag Heaps". The Bulletin. 15 April 1958.
It was called a ploughman's lunch and consisted of a chunk of bread, butter, cheese and pickles.
- ↑ "ploughman (draft revision)". OED Online. Oxford OX2 6DP, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. January 2006. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
[1958 Times 29 Apr. (Beer in Britain Suppl.) p. xiv/2 In a certain inn to-day you have only to say, 'Ploughboy's Lunch, please,' and for a shilling there is bread and cheese and pickled onions to go with your pint, and make a meal seasoned with gossip, and not solitary amid a multitude.]
- ↑ Taylor, D. J. (1 October 2010). "State of Emergency: Britain 1970-1974, By Dominic Sandbrook". The Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
- ↑ Brown, Simon. "Ploughman's Lunch, The". BFI Screenonline. London W1T 1LN, United Kingdom: British Film Institute. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
The subtext of the film is the way countries and people re-write their own history to suit the needs of the present.
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Whether it's stocking up the fridge with his favorite beverage or letting him watch the game in peace, Father's Day gives us an excuse to spoil dad for the day. However, there's nothing sweeter than a homemade gift.
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Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) January 06, 2017
Board-certified oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Mehryar (Ray) Taban appeared on an episode of the Emmy Award-winning CBS daytime talk show The Doctors to discuss almond eye surgery, a procedure in which a patient's eye shape is surgically altered to appear more attractive. Almond eyes, or "bedroom eyes" as they are also called, essentially have a high outer corner and the eyelids sit just along the border of the iris. Some people choose to undergo this eyelid surgery in order to correct drooping lower eyelids or asymmetrical eyelids.
"Almond eye surgery is particularly popular because many people find this eye shape more attractive," said Dr. Taban, founder of the Beverly Hills oculoplastic surgery practice Taban MD. "The almond eye surgery procedure often involves lifting the lower eyelid in addition to lateral canthoplasty where the outer corner of the eye, or the lateral canthus, is repositioned, lifted, and/or tightened to achieve the desired look. There is very little downtime and a high success rate."
In cases where a lateral canthoplasty is not enough to create the almond eye shape, it may be necessary to perform lower eyelid retraction surgery and even a midface lift to elevate the lower eyelids while releasing any tension in the cheeks that may continue to pull the lids down. Depending on the patient's anatomy and medical history, the lateral canthoplasty may be combined with additional oculoplastic procedures.
"It's important to remember that the almond eye shape is not suitable for everyone. We always want our patients to have realistic expectations before undergoing any type of surgery, even if it might be possible to reverse the outcome," said Dr. Taban. "For some people, almond eyes may not look attractive or natural, and for others, achieving the desired shape might require altering the overall facial structure, which is not typically recommended. We want to provide natural, flattering results using the least invasive techniques available, not only for the patients' satisfaction but also for their safety."
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Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, is a Santa Barbara and Beverly Hills, Los Angeles oculoplastic surgeon (cosmetic and reconstructive eyelid plastic surgery) who is committed to his patients' progress and results. He offers an array of reconstructive and cosmetic procedures, with a focus on the face in general and the eyes in particular. He has had extensive training and is triple board-certified by the American Society of Oculofacial Plastic Surgery (ASOPRS), American Board of Cosmetic Surgery (ABCS) and American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO). Due to Dr. Mehryar (Ray) Taban's expertise in eyelid plastic surgery, he is often called upon to help other physicians with their complex cases, and frequently publishes articles and lectures to physicians around the country.
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Catalina Branch Newsletter - Autumn 2017
Allan Arvidson and Jennifer Newton represented the RAAFA Catalina Branch at the Remembrance Day Service in the grounds of the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital (Austin Health) on Friday 11 November 2016. More than 600 were in attendance, including children from Ivanhoe Primary School and the Austin Hospital crèche.
Also, there were nursing students and chaplains from hospitals around Victoria. Approximately 50 wreaths were laid and a plaque was unveiled for the 2/2nd Field Regiment along with the 2/23rd Battalion Shield. A Fromelles Mosaic was also presented. Three planes made three passes at 11:15 am following their flyover at the Shrine of Remembrance. As always, it was a great day and the sense of community was most evident. A light luncheon was a chance to meet up with many folks from multiple theatres of war, including the current generation.
Allan again laid our wreath with dignity and pride.
RAAFA Catalina Branch held our annual Christmas luncheon at ANZAC House, Collins Street Melbourne on Thursday 24 November 2016. President Mr Ken Scott welcomed 19 members, family and friends, to an afternoon of comradery and conversation. Member Michael Smith was our guest speaker. He has worked in the cinema exhibition space for 25 years and is the owner of the popular Sun Theatre in Yarraville. Michael is also the founder of the Non-Government Organisation Lorosa'e Cinema in East Timor. His Grandfather, Flight Sergeant Russell Wordley Smith, was a Wireless Operator Air Gunner (WOA) on Catalinas in 42 Squadron at Melville Bay in Northern Territory during WW2 and inspired his interest in Flying Boats. Michael was named Adventurer of the year in 2016 by Australian Geographic after he was the first person to circumnavigate the world in a flying boat. His presentation style was infectious and captivated his audience with a story of adventure, anxiety and trust, being alone in foreign lands.
Michael's aircraft, Christened the Southern Star, was a Searey LSX-N473XP built in Florida in 2012, with an extended fuel range specifically for this flight. The journey took 7 months, through 25 countries and 80 cities. Flying at an average speed of 80 knots, Michael travelled 57,500 kilometres taking 82 flying days over 480 flying hours.
Diary Dates for 2017
Monday 25 April - ANZAC Day March. "Step Off" place and time TBA
Thursday 25 May - Catalina Branch AGM at RAAFA Camberwell from 10:30 am, followed by - Committee Meeting and Branch Get Together.
Sunday 20 August - Shrine of Remembrance Wreath Laying and Pilgrimage Service at 2:00 pm.
October - Branch Get Together at RAAFA Camberwell from 10:30 am - TBA
Friday 11 November - Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital (Austin Health) Wreath Laying, time 11:00 am.
November - Catalina Branch Christmas Lunch - TBA.
Please flag in your diaries the 75th Anniversary of No 1 Flying Boat Repair Depot from 17 to 19 March 2017.
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