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Outdoor Source is an independent specialty outdoor retailer based in Columbus, Ohio that opened its doors over ten years ago. Since then we expanded to two locations, continually offering great customer service and the highest quality outdoor products. Beyond the brands and expansive inventory we carry as a brick and mortar store, we at Outdoor Source are committed to sharing our own experiences with customers. Our staff doesn't just sell what we carry, but uses it in their outdoor activities on their own time. In addition to offering logistical product specifications, we are eager to share out own gear opinons and stories with you to help meet your needs. In fact, we were featured on WBNS-10TV in Columbus, sharing our expertise.
With a dedicated staff of outdoor enthusiasts and gear experts, Outdoor Source offers only the very best outdoor apparel and equipment from the likes of Arc'Teryx, Horrny Toad, Lole, Marmot, Patagonia, The North Face, and many other top brands to ensure that you are comfortable and safe in the outdoors!
With our online specialty shop at TheOutdoorSource.com we provide quality outdoor gear for a host of sports including kayaking, rock climbing, camping, day hiking and backpacking endivers.
Our Mission
Our Mission here at the Outdoor Source is to provide the highest quality service to each and every customer. We share with each customer our knowledge and expertise allowing them to make better buying decisions. We build trust and a lasting relationship that encourages them to return. We become the source for our customers to be properly outfitted for each and every adventure.
We are "Where Adventure Begins"
History of Our Shop
Who are we? We are outdoor enthusiasts who, like you, love the outdoors and the gear we use. We enjoy what we do and the environment in which we do it.
Outdoor Source owner, Andy Graham, worked for a large specialty outdoor store in the Columbus area, The Benchmark, prior to its closing in 2003. Embracing the outdoor lifestyle, Andy decided to open his own outdoor shop and continue the tradition of quality gear and knowledge of the outdoors in Columbus. Andy, with the help of Ryan Hamler and other former Benchmark employees opened Outdoor Source in the fall of 2003.
The Outdoor Source is here to expand this vision to a broader range of people who share our same enthusiasm!Outdoor Source is a proud member of the Grassroots Outdoor Alliance, a group of independent outdoor shops dedicated to the sustainability of the specialty outdoor channel and the quality of the outdoor enthusiast's experience. We stand together to help facilitate a market for performance-oriented, revolutionary products, create a unified marketing presence for high quality, local outdoor specialists, and help protect and sustain the quality and access to the environment on a local, national and global level.


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Good luck everyone. Study hard, study well.
Look after yourselves, and just as importantly, be considerate of your colleagues.
Study spaces are filling up, so PLEASE share the spaces equitably. The 'egg' dividers assist in creating equal sized spaces, if used correctly. Please do not 'hog' more than your fair share!
Do take breaks, get some fresh air, and eat your (delicious) greasy, crunchy or smelly food out of the library.
All the best, your librarian
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According to Business Insider, Spotify is planning on launching a video streaming service to compete with Netflix and other similar offerings. We've certainly seen how capable Spotify is at drawing users in and the fact that the service would support music streaming as well as video streaming would undoubtedly help it grow its user base even more.
What is perhaps even more interesting is the fact that the company is looking to establish partnerships in order to stream original content. This would mark the company as a competitor to bigger name in the business including HBO and Netflix.
This could in part be due to the fact that there is not a lot of room for profit when a company doesn't own the content that it's streaming. Obviously getting artists to release content exclusively on Spotify is out of the question, but developing and releasing original video content is certainly within reach for a service like Spotify.
Netflix, which could turn out to be one of Spotify's biggest competitors, had a similar problem. Netflix didn't own any of the content they streamed, resulting in ridiculous fees which lead to decreased profits. Netflix solved the issue by releasing it's popular series The House of Cards. This same exact strategy has worked for other companies like HBO as well. So what do you think? Would a Spotify video service stand a chance?


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Recognizing our certified Ontario EcoSchools
The Ottawa Catholic School Board is proud to have 57 certified Ontario EcoSchools. That's 69% of our schools! This special provincial certification allows our schools to be recognized and celebrated by our community for their achievement in environmental education and action. The EcoSchools initiative uses an innovative teaching model that helps students develop ecological literacy while engaging in practices to become environmentally responsible citizens. Our Board believes in this cause, and it is clear that our school and staff do as well.
How our schools become certified
Each school forms an EcoTeam which review their school's energy and waste practices. They use this information to create and implement a formal action plan for improvement. Once they put their plan into place, the EcoTeams review their hard work every three months. The process is very detailed, and each step is documented by Ontario EcoSchools. EcoSchools certification provides a rigorous province-wide set of criteria to award points to each school. These points help determine which level of certification our schools receive. Upon certification, each school will receive an EcoSchools plaque and a seal for every year of certification.
To become certified, a school must demonstrate achievement in at least four key areas:
- energy conservation
- waste minimization
- ecological literacy
- school ground greening
Ontario EcoSchools is an environmental education and certification program for grades K-12 that helps school communities develop both ecological literacy and environmental practices to become environmentally responsible citizens and reduce the environmental footprint of schools.
Platinum certified (6)
- Chapel Hill
- Holy Cross
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Isidore
- St. Rita
- St. Theresa
Gold certified (32)
- Convent Glen
- Dr. F.J. McDonald
- Georges Vanier
- Guardian Angels
- Holy Family
- Holy Redeemer
- Holy Spirit
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Sacred Heart High School
- St. Andrew
- St. Anne
- St. Anthony
- St. Benedict
- St. Bernard
- St. Brother Andre
- St. Cecilia
- St. Clare
- St. Daniel
- St. Emily
- St. Francis Xavier High School
- St. Gabriel
- St. George
- St. Gregory
- St. James
- St. John the Apostle
- St. Mark High School
- St. Martin de Porres
- St. Matthew High School
- St. Michael (Corkery)
- St. Monica
- St. Mother Teresa High School
- St. Patrick
- St. Patrick's High School
- St. Peter High School
- St. Pius High School
- St. Stephen
- St. Thomas More
Silver certified (14)
- Good Shepherd
- Our Lady of Fatima
- Our Lady of Wisdom
- St. Augustine
- St. Brigid
- St. Dominic
- St. Elizabeth
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Jerome
- St. John XXIII
- St. Leonard
- St. Mary
- St. Michael (Fitzroy)
- St. Philip
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- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- St. Daniel
- St. Francis Xavier High School
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WoW. It is nice to say it is hot today. We even broke a new Kansas record. We have not been this hot in May since the 1940's. considering it only just snowed 2 weeks ago, I am thankful for the heat. 1) my new sump pump isn't working overdrive. 2) my plants are actually growing. 3) it just feels nice to soak up some vitamin D.
Neighbor dog, Jake, came to play today. Scout tried to immobilize Jake with the sonic bark. Buck enforced the rules and dear Neighbor boy showed me his fast ball right into my chest.
My head is still screaming from work. I can't seem to get caught up. But, I'll focus on that tomorrow.
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"Clarity is key."
That's a phrase that Zac McBee kept coming back to as he walked around Hatties Tap & Tavern showing Creative Loafing all the things he plans to do in the bar to make it a legitimate music venue by the time summer rolls around.
"We can have clarity and you don't have to peel people's faces off," McBee said. "Customers are not just here to see music, they're here to have an experience. They're here to have a date or to meet their old best friend and have a good time. If the music's blaring so damn loud, it's hard for them to do that."
Listed below are some of the key elements of the work McBee will be doing in the coming months.
Stage The stage currently sits eight inches high and echoes loudly when people walk around on it. McBee plans to raise it nearly a foot to about 18 inches. He'll put a half-ton of sand under the stage to deaden the echo and place two 12-inch sub-woofers under it as well.
"The subs that are going up under the stage, they're auxiliary. You want that punch in your chest, and that's where it's going to come from."
Sound McBee plans to stagger sound treatment panels across the ceiling in a checkerboard fashion. The panels are two feet by four feet, one inch wide and fireproof. The duvetyne fabric on the panels is made to absorb light and, more importantly, sound.
"That's how you really shape your room, it's not your speakers or anything like that. Your room changes its tone the more people you have because you have a bunch of water bags, that's all we are. If you can control the initial sound of it through treatment, it tones it down a little bit. But you don't want to go super crazy to make it completely dead."
Speakers "We're going to have four speakers on the left and four speakers on the right, and these are going to be zoning speakers. We'll have to quit playing bar music through the PA system, because when you crank it up it gets to be too much and you can't communicate. Those speakers are designed to pierce through a crowd."
Curtains McBee will install curtains around the entire stage, with a track that will allow staff to shrink the stage at will for smaller events.
"The side curtains are going to be able to trolley inward and outward to the wall. If you have smaller acts — if we have spoken word or we have people doing a Ted Talks or Moth Radio Hour or something like that — they can just tell their stories. Maybe some acting, and you don't want that huge stage feeling, you can bring it in a little bit and have it focused."
Cameras McBee's original plan includes placing all TVs inside and outside on a splitter so that they can run simultaneously with a 6K projector he'll be installing soon. This will be effective for Game of Thrones watch parties or other presentations.
Later on, McBee plans to aim a camera at the stage and connect it to the splitter as well, so folks taking a smoke break or just a breather won't miss any of the on-stage action.
"We'll throw the volume outside, so if it's too crowded and you don't feel like dealing with all that at this moment and you want to take a break, go outside, the band's going to be paying on the TV and the music will be playing for you, too."


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Macon County High School is located in Lafayette, TN, a rural community northeast of Nashville. Located in the county seed, the student population at the high school is approximately 1000. Macon County High School has a wide range of activities and clubs for all students to be involved in. Of those organizations, the music department offers several performing groups in which students may participate.
The music department at Macon County High School has a long standing tradition of musical pride and excellence. It is the goal of the Music Department to increase the abilities of all students involved. This department strives to give each student the tools that will not only lead to success in the field of music, but in life as well.
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Trump will be worse than Reagan. His targets will be different groups. But there is a limit to how much worse he can be without literally bringing on the apocalypse. Assuming that Trump does not bring on the apocalypse, the eighties passed. Reagan passed. And what were the nineties and two-thousands like? If you went to a queer activist in 1988 and said, same-sex marriage will be legal in this nation inside thirty years, that would have been-- not even bitter laughter. Just not conceivable, out of ambit, ludicrous, couldn't happen. Happened.
There will be horrific casualties, there will be crimes we cannot prevent. There will be the equivalent of the plague years, where communities had to bury their dead with their own hands. It is going to suck.
Thirty years from now, let's have the thousand-teens be the equivalent of the eighties to us. Let's have nobody able to believe how much more progressive things are, how much more free, how much more respecting of human rights. This is the eighties. Let's think of this time that way.
Now, what can Trump actually do, and what can we do about it?
-- He can push The Button, and have a nuclear war.
Directly: not much can be done about this.
Indirectly: contribute and volunteer to nuclear disarmament groups, nuclear watchdog groups, groups promoting the cause of the U.S. honoring its treaties, pro-U.N. groups, peace groups, cultural intercommunications groups.
Consoling Thought: Reagan didn't. Trump is known to be sexually violent, but does not to my knowledge have a history of, like, punching people, and there are no serious allegations that he's ever killed anyone or had anyone killed, so he must have a very slight modicum of control over his temper or he'd be dead or in jail by now. Small things to cling to, but.
-- He can attempt a coup d'etat and try to cancel upcoming elections, get illegal orders carried out, become dictator, &c.
Directly: If the rule of democracy and law in this country breaks down entirely, and there's a war, nothing else I say here applies, and we will have to choose our roles according to our skills and consciences.
Consoling Thought: Two hundred years of peaceful transfer of power casts a long shadow, especially among the apparatus of government, a whole bunch of people in everything from the Post Office to the Coast Guard who have sworn oaths to the Constitution and not to any individual President. I am far more worried about people carrying out illegal Trump orders on a small scale than I am on a loss-of-democracy scale. This is not to say that I'm not worried, because I'm pretty worried, but.
-- He can order people to do things.
At this point, I'm going to go into the only bits of law and policy that I know any damn thing about, namely LGBT issues. I would love to know more about the details of what to do about race, immigration, environmental, and general economic issues, but seeing as how I am a white middle-class person I don't know as much about many things as others do, or as I would like to.
So, an LGBT issue: same-sex marriage. What can Trump order people to do against this, and what can we do about his orders?
-- He issues an executive order that says it's illegal now.
Directly: Uh, he can't actually do that. Not one of his powers, because he's executive branch, not judicial. If he tries, we sue. And sue. And sue. And what the law says is pretty clear. And it's listen to the courts or coup d'etat, those are his options. Sue those who carry out illegal orders. Make it expensive, in time and in money. As long as it's clear what the law says-- and it is, right now-- the lower courts will cite Obergefell as precedent and we will win these cases.
Indirectly: Contribute to Lambda Legal Defense Fund and other LGBT organizations.
-- He tries to back a case to overturn the legality of same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court.
Directly: Remember, the Justice he definitely gets to replace is Scalia's seat! Obergefell went through without Scalia; he was in the dissenting minority. Trump needs more than one new Supreme Court Justice to overturn same-sex marriage in this country. I repeat: he needs MORE THAN ONE new Supreme Court Justice to overturn same-sex marriage in this country. Nominating and seating one Justice will take up some significant chunk of 2017, especially if we protest his nominee like hell and the Democrats in Congress filibuster. Then it's 2018, and we MUST, MUST, MUST take back Congress in the midterms (and we must get them FRIGHTENED before the midterms arrive). If that happens, we can stop him from seating a second Justice should an opening arise.
Indirectly: Support your local Democrats. Raise funds for the midterms. Start planning to get out the vote for the midterms. Figure out the local-level rising stars, or become one yourself-- you could run for the school board. You could run for dogcatcher. Pray, if you pray, and otherwise hope strongly for the healths of Ginsberg, Kennedy, and Breyer. Keep supporting those LGBT organizations.
-- He issues an executive order saying that while of course same-sex marriage remains legal, no clerk or office is required to perform it (on religious liberty grounds, of course), and those which do may mysteriously find their funding cut. (Note: this may also be an illegal order, as Kim Davis went to jail, I believe, but it's less obviously, flagrantly illegal.)
Directly: Track which clerks and offices do and don't perform marriages. Make it clear that public approval is on the side of those who do, and public disdain on the side of those who don't, showily-- in-person protests, advertising, both positive and negative. Donate to support the careers and offices of those who do. Donate to travel funds for LGBT people who need to travel to reach an office that will marry them.
Indirectly: If the government stops funding a service, the community will have to do what we can to fund it ourselves, whatever that ends up looking like.
Now, those are pretty much his three paths of action on any major front: illegal executive order, whereupon we take it to the courts; backing cases to the Supreme Court, at which point there are some things about which we are probably boned (Roe v. Wade, dammit), some things he needs one new Justice for, and some things he needs two, so we must do everything possible to make him getting one hard and two impossible; legal/shady-but-obnoxious executive orders, in which case we must circumvent them, fund the services we need ourselves, and bring public opinion down on our side.
For other things, like possible shitty new immigration laws, we're going to need to fight Congress, which is a somewhat different story and outside the scope of this post.
This is the eighties. Time to make the future change.
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Five lionesses at the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana have grown manes and are exhibiting typical male lion behavior—including trying to mate with other lionesses and killing lion cubs.
Geoffrey D. Gilfillan at the University of Sussex and his colleagues recently reported their observations of these lionesses in the African Journal of Ecology.
Five lionesses displayed manes, with scientists focusing on one lioness called SaF05.
"While SaF05 is mostly female in her behavior—staying with the pride, mating males—she also has some male behaviors, such as increased scent-marking and roaring, as well as mounting other females," said Gilfallan.
Although other females also exhibit these behaviors, "they usually do so less frequently," continued Gilfallan. "SaF05, however, was much more male-like in her behavior, regularly scent-marking and roaring."
SaF05 was also observed mounting female lionesses on seven different occasions—a behavior not seen in maneless lionesses. The objects of SaF05's affections were either ignored or met with aggression.
There may also be some benefit to having the maned lionesses in the pride—they can help when competing with other prides. SaF05 once brought down a zebra. A neighboring pride stole the zebra, and in return she killed two of their cubs. This behavior is common in males, but extremely uncommon in females.
Scientists speculate that SaF05 and her counterparts exhibit these unusual traits and characteristics due to an excess of testosterone. In lions, the production of testosterone is
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Q. What will be the temperature along the inside passage, from Vancourver to Skagway, in the month of September? -Margaret
A. Well, Margaret, this is just an educated guess, since temps differ from one year to another. I can probably come pretty close since we've lived in Alaska for 34 years. (and have loved every minute!) In our part of Alaska (Anchorage area) it is September now and we are having cool, rainy days and nippy nights. Haven't had a hard frost here yet, but 360 miles north where some of our kids live, it has frosted 3 times. I would guess that your cruise, if that is what you are planning, will find days in the mid 40's to mid 50's and nights maybe mid 30's to mid 40's. In other words, bring a warm windbreaker or coat, with a sweater or two for layering and don't forget that umbrella! You'll have a wonderful time in our state, no matter what the weather!


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Unique works of art will be on sale at a pop-up "Bazaar" December 7 through 21 at the Carter Burden Gallery, located at 548 West 28th Street #534 in Manhattan. The Carter Burden Gallery showcases the vibrant, cutting-edge and transformative art that is the product of the unique cultural wealth possessed by older professional artists.
Art lovers and holiday shoppers will have an amazing opportunity to purchase the artwork and crafts designed and made by professional older artists ranging from ceramics (including decorative and functional wares), jewelry, prints, and textiles. There will also be paintings ranging in style from abstract works made in acrylic, oil, and mixed media on canvas and paper.
Many of the artists featured have previously shown work at the Carter Burden Gallery, including Kate Misset, Olivia Beens, Jackie Shatz, Ellen Gelber, Don Heau, Liz Curtin, Courtney Krings, Vera Sapozhnikova, Beth Barry, Robert Petrick, Mew Chiu, and Kevin Corbett Hill.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the artwork and crafts will support the Carter Burden Network, one of New York City's oldest and most respected senior service and advocacy organizations.
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The new VIENNA IMPERIAL virtual grand piano is a class of its own. The venerable B¶sendorfer Imperial 290-755 that the Vienna Instruments team hosted at the Silent Stage for two months was equipped with the famed piano manufacturer's CEUS technology, which allowed for the most precise and by far most extensive piano sample recordings ever conducted... Click To Read More About This Product
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The new VIENNA IMPERIAL virtual grand piano is a class of its own. The venerable B¶sendorfer Imperial 290-755 that the Vienna Instruments team hosted at the Silent Stage for two months was equipped with the famed piano manufacturer's CEUS technology, which allowed for the most precise and by far most extensive piano sample recordings ever conducted in the history of music technology. 1,200 recorded samples per key represent a magnitude of sampling detail that has been unthinkable up to now.
The innovative implementation of meticulously recorded pedal-up and pedal-down notes in up to 100 velocities, comprehensive sympathetic resonances, and multiple release samples make the Vienna Imperial quite honestly the most realistic sampled piano ever created.
No less importantly, the Vienna Imperial is so easy to use.
The Basic View of the user interface lets you choose between three recording positions (close, player, and audience).
The Advanced View gives you quick and easy access to more control options such as convolution reverb, EQ, pedal noises, sympathetic resonances, stereo width, MIDI sensitivity and more. But don't get fooled by the slick interface - under the hood is a new proprietary piano engine that has been specifically designed to drive this massive amount of sample data and processing power. And when all is said and done, it boils down to how it sounds. The "Passion of the Grand" has never been more real.
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Audience, player, and close microphone recording positions
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Multiple release samples for different note lengths (supports authentic staccato/staccatissimo performances)
Repetition samples for pedal-sustained notes
Sympathetic resonances for sustain pedal up and down positions
Adjustable pedal noises
Easy to use interface with unique velocity histogram
Convolution reverb featuring three halls of the famous Vienna Konzerthaus
Global Equalizer
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Adjustable volume settings per key (New!)
Dynamic range control
Lossless sample compression for using less hard disk space
RAM Optimizer to unload unused samples out of RAM
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Mac OS X 10.6 (latest update), Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB RAM (4GB recommended)
ViennaKey (Vienna Symphonic Library USB protection device) or other USB eLicenser (e.g., from Steinberg or Arturia)
eLicenser Control Center software (get the latest version from www.eLicenser.net)
42 GB free hard drive space
Other configurations may work but are not actively supported.
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RTAS version requires Pro Tools 7.3 or higher
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A good article from a great site, worth a read.
Why Are More People Getting Overweight?
In our modern world, people constantly seek for instant gratification and they want instant results. When there is a demand, there will be people rushing to provide it. So here comes the fast food restaurants, processed food that can be cook quickly and canned drinks that contains huge amount of sugar. All the quick fixes that people want can be found easily but the question is, do the quick fix really help us?http://www.healthmoneysuccess.com/423/10-tips-to-help-you-lose-weight-healthily/


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hank is a Melbourne based design studio set up by two friends who grew up in Canberra; Christian Tucker and Breeze Callahan. Christian completed a Bachelor of Industrial Design with Honours and has worked for top design studios in Melbourne, Sydney and Copenhagen. Breeze completed a degree in Marketing and Communications, and has been working in the film industry as an Assistant Director for the better part of the last decade.
After establishing themselves as freelancers in their respective fields, both Christian and Breeze were ready to undertake a creative project of their own; hence hank was born. Christian draws on his experience and skill as the head (and only) designer for hank, while Breeze rehashes her marketing and project management skills to run the business and market hank's product. Even though they both have very different roles, the pair always come together in the workshop where they both take part in the making and assembly of all hank products.
hank's aesthetic is a combination of Nordic minimalism and American mid-century design.


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Developing Capacity For Your Opportunity
By Pastor Michael Olawore
New Wine Church, London
Foundation Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18, Acts 14:8-11
Sunday 17th July 2016
Today, let's examine the third message 'Developing Capacity for Your Opportunity' from this series, 'From Glory To Glory'.
Here are two passages of scriptures that form the foundation scriptures for this message: 1 Corinthians 3:18, reads thus: 'So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image (NLT).
Acts 14 unfolds a story from Paul's missionary journeys. Here is verse 8-11. 'While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting and listening as Paul preached. Looking straight at him, Paul realized he had faith to be healed. So Paul called to him in a loud voice, "Stand up!" And the man jumped to his feet and started walking. When the crowd saw what Paul had done, they shouted in their local dialect, "These men are gods in human form!"
Heaven has no shortage of supplies that we can receive from, on earth. Hence as God's children, our responsibility must include presenting God with the commensurate capacity for what He wants to release on earth. On taking a closer look at this story in Acts 14, we can deduce that this man had a need for which Heaven had the solution. Even though the ailment predated this man, yet he did not give up hope. He had a disadvantage, looking at him as an onlooker, but deep within him laid a dream. He heard Paul preaching, possibly about the grace that is available to all men, and the power of Christ to heal those afflicted by infirmities. St. Paul presented an opportunity and this man had the capacity to believe and receive a breakthrough from God.
In the same way, opportunities from God will be presented to us as the ministers deliver various messages at Maximise Life 2016. Regardless of what we may be experiencing, there are answers that God will release through His servants to the questions on our hearts. God's word, His opportunity needs to meet the faith, the capacity in our hearts. Once this occurs, the manifestation of our breakthrough is inevitable.
From Genesis 18: 1-14, we read the story of Abraham who was visited by three men, a theophanic manifestation of God. Here is the full story as from the New Living Translation: 'The Lord appeared again to Abraham near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. One day Abraham was sitting at the entrance to his tent during the hottest part of the day. He looked up and noticed three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran to meet them and welcomed them, bowing low to the ground. My lord," he said, "if it pleases you, stop here for a while. Rest in the shade of this tree while water is brought to wash your feet. And since you've honored your servant with this visit, let me prepare some food to refresh you before you continue on your journey." "All right," they said. "Do as you have said." So Abraham ran back to the tent and said to Sarah, "Hurry! Get three large measures of your best flour, knead it into dough, and bake some bread." Then Abraham ran out to the herd and chose a tender calf and gave it to his servant, who quickly prepared it. When the food was ready, Abraham took some yogurt and milk and the roasted meat, and he served it to the men. As they ate, Abraham waited on them in the shade of the trees. "Where is Sarah, your wife?" the visitors asked. "She's inside the tent," Abraham replied. Then one of them said, "I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!" Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. So she laughed silently to herself and said, "How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master—my husband—is also so old?" Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, 'Can an old woman like me have a baby?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."
My prayer for you during this season is that the Lord will visit you during the course of Maximise Life 2016. The unmerited favour of God appeared to Abraham, and he seized that opportunity and moment unashamedly. God promised him a son, and he had the capacity to believe and receive what Heaven had prepared for him. Between each moment of promise and fulfilment, there must be capacity to receive the promise. Between our opportunity and the manifestation of our desires, we must present to God the corresponding capacity. For the great things that God wants to do in our lives during Maximise Life, let's present Him with the right capacity.
Here is another story from 2 Kings 4:1-7, to further buttress this point. 'One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, "My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the Lord. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves." "What can I do to help you?" Elisha asked. "Tell me, what do you have in the house?" "Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil," she replied. And Elisha said, "Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbours. Then go into your house with your sons and shut the door behind you. Pour olive oil from your flask into the jars, setting each one aside when it is filled." So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another. Soon every container was full to the brim! "Bring me another jar," she said to one of her sons. "There aren't any more!" he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing' (NLT).
Just like God did in this narration, He is ready to release the blessings and breakthrough that we believe Him for, as long as we have the capacity expected of us. The capacity presented to God will determine what we receive from Heaven. God is not short of supply, Heaven's bounties are inexhaustible, but faith is required to access it. The Maximise Life Convention, all throughout this week is about presenting the capacity for the opportunity from Heaven.
Here are five things to do to present the adequate capacity for your opportunity:
(a) Be expectant: It is vital that we approach God with expectation. Philippians 1:20 reads: 'For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past'. Approach this week with expectation. Expectation is the breeding ground for the miraculous. Expect a touch from God, a change in your life, a fulfilment of His word in your life. Regardless of what you may be experiencing, God's best is still available for you.
(b) Your situation is not hopeless before God: God is a restorer and a repairer. Abraham was 99 years old, when the Lord appeared to him in Genesis 17. It doesn't matter how far gone the situation has been, there is still hope in God. If Jesus could raise Lazarus up from the grave after 4 days, there is hope for you.
(c) Let go of past disappointments, draw strength from past victories: We've not been called to hold on to past failures and disappointments. This was what St. Paul had in mind when he wrote in Philippians 3:12-13; 'I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead' (NLT).
(d) Recognise that God is Almighty: We must recognise that God is the all sufficient one. The God who appeared to Abraham and proved Himself faithful, despite the passage of time, the One who reversed natural events and brought a dead man to life in John 11 can still do the miraculous in our day.
(e) God's word will never fail: Isaiah 55: 10-11 puts this statement so aptly. 'The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth they cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it' (NLT).
So as we receive God's servants during Maximise Life 2016, enlarge your capacity for the opportunities that God is bringing your way as His word is being released. Heaven is ready, so I encourage to prepare for all that God wants to do.
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When?: Sunday 26th
Where?: Twitter
What?: The Collaborative Crime Creation
Mason Cross is the author of the Carter Blake thriller series. The first book, The Killing Season, was published by Orion in 2014, and the sequel, The Samaritan followed in 2015. The third book in the series, The Time to Kill, will be published in summer 2016.
Mason Cross's short crime stories have been published in magazines including Ellery Queen and First Edition. His story, 'A Living', was shortlisted for the Quick Reads 'Get Britain Reading' Award.
The Killing Season was longlisted for the 2015 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, and The Samaritan was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club for Spring 2016.
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text: Well today started with a bit of a bang, a patient had booked a appointment but she was not ill. I remember her last visit as I gave her one of my special check ups, a little one on one if you know what I mean? This was a classic case of a married woman who needed a good fucking and it wasn't long before she got her wish. She slowly walked around with her fingers gently sliding across my desk with a look in her eye that sent my cock rock hard. Before she kissed me she assured me that she would be gentle as she grasped my cock in her hand and slowly made her way to blowjob heaven. I had a room full of patients waiting next door, but that was not on my mind at the moment. The only thing I could now think of was giving her what she came for, and that was a good hard fucking.February 20, 2015


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High school is a confusing time for everyone, as most students are learning about who they really are and who the people around them really are. Hormones are always raging, as love and sex are on the mind of every student, whether or not they'd actually admit it. Students feel lonely and isolated and that's when partying and bad decisions seem to take control of some of their lives. There's never really one reason that high schooler's do what they do and that's always been something that's hard to accept. People always want an explanation, but sometimes we can't give one because we don't know why we do certain things. Sometimes it's to impress friends or possible romantic interests and sometimes it's to rebel. No matter what, all high schooler's are the same in so many ways, yet they all believe themselves to be different.
In the tech-booming city of Palo Alto, parents are practically absent from their children's lives and white privileged students have everything they could want and nothing at all to do. The high schooler's are off at parties, smoking and drinking their young nights away. April (Emma Roberts) is one of the more shy students, who's also one of her school's star soccer players. Her coach, Mr. B (James Franco), encourages her each day and even goes beyond encouragement by having her babysit his kid and telling her about his dating life. It's clear that there is some attraction between the two of them, but their age difference and other boys make things difficult for April. While her friends push for her to get with the hot soccer coach, April's eyes also lie on another, much younger boy.
Teddy (Jack Kilmer), a troubled young man, has eyes for April, but never does anything about it. He gets involved with the wrong crowds to fit in and he does a lot of questionable things for no reason. Often times, he's hanging around his best friend Fred (Nat Wolff), who's more trouble than he's worth. Fred is a self-destructive kid who channels his inner feelings through rage and general mischief. Fred has his own romantic conquests to worry about, as he strings along Emily (Zoe Levin) for her readiness to sexually please him. However, Emily is just looking to be loved and goes about it all the wrong ways. All these people and their stories overlap in a place where almost anything is possible. Their high school lives are confusing and wildly different, but they all exhibit similar traits that are attributed to high schooler's all around the world.
Palo Alto goes a few steps beyond the line that tries to define teenage films. Rather than compromising on swear words and bad situations, the film fully embraces them as fact and uses them without remorse. This aspect, combined with a knockout cast that nails being a teenager on the head, creates a realistic atmosphere that's relatable for anyone currently in High School, or once was. You know these people and you may even be like some of these people. You know the situations and the though processes. It's rare to find a film that captures those four years so well.
Emma Roberts and Jack Kilmer standout the most in this film, as their fragile and almost-clueless depictions of teenagers transcends acting. Roberts brings a shy and sensitive younger girl who's nothing too special. Her family life is wacky and Teddy is too shy to talk to her. The girls make fun of her innocent nature and she retaliates with smoking and drinking. Her moments with Franco are so genuine that it's almost shocking. You can see the internal conflict on her face, but she still gives into temptation and the idea of love. Kilmer, on the other hand, plays a more tense teenager who accepts the fact that he doesn't understand his own decision-making. He's influenced by whomever he's with and he just wants to fit in. His emotional reactions to certain situations are true of how younger guys act and his want to misbehave and go against love and society is a familiar reaction too. He knows that he cares for people and his life, but sometimes he doesn't see the point when things don't go his way. Together, the two of them have an awkward chemistry that perfectly captures the reality of two almost strangers trying to find some commonalities.
As for the supporting cast, they're just as wonderful. Franco's soccer coach never comes off as creepy. Instead, Franco plays him with a certain charisma that's reflective of how younger teachers interact with their students. He cracks jokes and makes fun of the other team and tries to make his soccer girls feel good about themselves. His reasoning of love for April is telling of his own loneliness and recognition of a girl who's too kind and pure for the bad guys at school. Nat Wolff is extraordinary at portraying that one crazy person that we've all associated ourselves with. He's sort-of a friend, but he's also out of control and clearly is no good for you. Despite all his irrational decisions and the way he treats people, you can't help but laugh and smile with him during certain moments. His character is so perplexing and complicated and Wolff plays him a manner that lets you see everything that's really going on inside his head. Levin, who no-doubt has the smallest role, accomplishes wonders with her longing for love and willingness to do whatever it takes to get someone to be with and care for her. She consistently puts herself in sexual situations in an effort to get a guy to be interested in her and she doesn't get why they don't stick around afterward. Her complex chemistry with Wolff is amazing, but also tough to watch at times.
Gia Coppola, niece of Sophia and granddaughter of Francis, has done something extraordinary with Franco's collection of short stories. As a first time director and writer, she captures the most intimate moments in a High Schooler's life and her characters' dialougue and interactions capture the essence of your average teenager. The unexplained feelings, the angst, the perceptions of love, and the parties are all a party of reality. Coppola, who's only 27, offers up an adult and adolescent view of that period of time and it's very intriguing to watch her story unfold. There are in the moment choices that seem childlike, but that actually happens. The adults and their choices seem childish at times, but they also don't always make sense right away. Although the film is set in Palo Alto, it feels like it could have taken place in any town.
The whole look-and-feel of this film nearly puts you into a trance. The blend of colors and the filming locations all create a vibrant world that fits for the characters you encounter. The tracking shots and closeups provide detail into the mind of the characters and environment they inhabit. The film's original score adds yet another hypnotic layer to the whole feel of the film and it sucks you in even further. It's the type of music that's neither happy nor dad, which amplifies the feelings of most teenagers. They're all caught somewhere in the middle and no song with words can accurately describe how they really feel about everything. Coppola has a very creative and stylish eye, similar to that of her Aunt's (whom she's certain to be compared to), but it's her own understanding of these stories that really elevates the film and her direction.
There's something really haunting about this film, as it's one that I haven't been able to forget and have been longing to see again for weeks. A friend of mine caught a screening of it while he was down in L.A. and we had a long conversation about this film and how it manages to get so much right. Whether or not we follow what these characters do exactly, we could find pieces of our unexplained selves in these characters and that doesn't happen all that often. The characters really bring this film to life and the direction emphasizes this odd time in our lives, in ways you wouldn't believe. It's a truly mesmerizing experience that rarely falters and should be seen and discussed by high school students all around.
Palo Alto Trailer


text: I'm currently teaching myself how to play keyboards/piano and I'm making okay progress. I'll be spending a few weeks in the US this summer and there'll probably be a bit of jamming going on. Thing is, I won't be able to bring my bass along as it's too big and as I'm a lefty, I probably won't be able to use other peoples' basses or guitars. This probably means I'll be playing a bit of keyboards. There's one problem, though: I've yet to figure out how to play something bluesy that sounds good on my keyboard. Could someone give me a bit of a rundown on how to structure my chords when accompaning a garden-variety major blues? Should I play chords without thirds, for example? What are some good recordings to check out? Thanks a lot in advance.


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"Only when one is connected to one's inner core is one connected to others. And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude." Annie Morrow Lindbergh, Writer
We ALL have interruptions. Whether it's from our children, the dog, a knock on the door or our other half...interruptions are always going to happen. And I don't know about you...but nothing can make me lose my creative mojo more than unwanted noise or having to get up to do something when I am right in the middle of writing or painting.
Unfortunately this is a way of life for many of us creative types. Why?? Because we work from home. And while working from home is pretty great and I wouldn't want it any other way...I long for uninterrupted time all to myself!
"Solitude is mandatory for staying connected to one's own soul." -Gail Jones
I know that I am not getting enough solitude in my life and I am allowing all the interruptions to push my dreams to the back burner. I find myself saying "when things aren't so hectic...then I'll create." Ha! Well guess what?? I don't see my life slowing down anytime soon!! I KNOW I must take full advantage of the time I DO have. I need more creative discipline in my life!!
What does creative discipline look like?? After all...just those two words don't sound right together do they??
Here is some life-changing advice from my favorite author on this subject Gail McMeekin...
"Creative thoughts percolate in silence, in an atmosphere where we can escape the noise and the needs of others. We must dialogue with ourselves and then review the content. We must be still enough to listen and cultivate our creative impulses. Successful creative women value their time enough not to be seduced into doing things that they don't really want to do...unless they choose to. In order to succeed, you MUST create a space, commit the time, value it, and fight for it. And yes, give some things up."
Wow! I don't know about you but that paragraph really speaks to me. Gail is telling us that if we want to live this creative life we dream about...then we must make the time for it. We ARE valuable. What we wish for is ENOUGH. I love that!
This week, girls I want you to think about all the interruptions in your day. Think about the last time you set time aside for yourself to create...how many interruptions did you have? Are some of them {or all of them} self-imposed? I know for me I am the WORST at self-imposed interruptions. I am always thinking of what is on my To-Do list and getting up to do those things.
This week I am making myself a Creative Schedule and allowing myself some much needed and well-deserved uninterrupted creative time. I am also going to think about those things I truly don't need or want in my life right now and set about finding ways I can eliminate them. I encourage you to do the same.
Remember our Absolute Yes list from Week Three??
"When you come to a roadblock, take a detour." -Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
**By the way...during the hour that it took to write this post here are all the interruptions I experienced...
*non-stop barking from my dog Gizmo
*my kids getting ready to work at Kool Kats...they all needed me for something!!
*my son Jackson came in and needed his laptop for a few minutes before I even got the first paragraph written {we share computers}
*the dryer buzzed two times
*my mom stopped by
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Week Eight: Finding Solitude {is not easy}
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Oh my gosh! For me, it's been about 2 months!!! Eeek. I so look forward to getting back to my art and STILL have your opening questions / prompts saved in my computer to get back to after the SOC. In the meantime, I want to thank YOU for all that you did and for your sweet comments. I'm looking forward to doing it all again with you next year :) xoxoReplyDelete
I appreciate your thoughts and ideas...they inspire me!! I will be visiting you soon. Have a CREATIVE day!!
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A while ago I posted about voting tactically in the European Elections. The Scottish Parliament elections are coming up this week. I thought I'd explain how, though the electoral system is similar, there's an important quirk that affects tactical voting.
As in the European Elections, when you vote for a list you give one vote to the first person on the list, half a vote to the second, a third of a vote to the third, and so on. However, the list you vote for might not be the list that's on your ballot paper.
Why? Because there are also single-member constituencies. Every candidate that wins a constituency gets added to the top of their party's list.
So, for example, here's are the results for the Lothian region in 2011, when the SNP won 8 constituencies and Labour won 1. Lothian elects 16 MSPs, so I've numbered the 16 candidates with the most votes.
There are two things to take note of here. Firstly, though they've been demoted, the SNP's Somerville and Orr weren't actually at the top of the SNP list. The candidates who were ahead of them were also running for constituencies which they won.
Secondly, I've shown the candidates who got elected in bold. You'll notice that this doesn't correspond to the top 16 candidates. When a party wins more seats via constituencies than they're entitled to by the list vote, another party (or parties) lose(s) out.
This is where tactical voting comes in. If a party is winning so many constituencies that it's exceeding its allocation, then there's no point voting for its list. The result for the Lothian region would have been exactly the same if nobody had voted for the SNP's list. With each vote counting for a ninth of a vote, the SNP would have needed 37,633 more votes to win an extra seat (by defeating the Conservative Gavin Brown). In contrast, Labour would have needed just 12,004 more, while the Liberal Democrats (who got 15,588) would have needed a mere 922 more.
The European Elections will be held four weeks from now, and they'll use an electoral system that's more complicated than simply "the person with the most votes wins".
The system used in Britain (and, indeed, most of the EU) is party-list proportional representation using the d'Hondt method. Wikipedia gives a detailed description of the mechanics of the system. However, people without a background in maths might have trouble following it.
So, here's a simpler explanation.
When you vote for a party list, you're giving one vote to the first person on the list, half a vote to the second, a third of a vote to the third, and so on. The people with the most votes win.
For example, let's take a look at the results of 2009's European Election in Scotland.
I've numbered the top 14 (15th and beyond includes candidates for parties not listed here). Scotland elects 6 MEPs, so the people numbered 1 to 6 were elected.
But what about tactics? That's where things get more complicated.
Proportional representation is supposed to remove the need for tactical voting. However, the way it's done in the UK isn't as proportional as it could be. The country is divided into several constituencies, each of which only elects a few MEPs. The fewer candidates to be elected, the less proportional it is, and the more tactical you can be.
For example, I've received a leaflet from the Greens claiming that they can beat the Liberal Democrats and win Scotland's 6th seat.
You can see in the results above that George Lyon of the Liberal Democrats came 5th, not 6th. You'll also notice that Elaine Morrison of the Greens came 9th, so doesn't appear to be much of a contender for 6th. However, it's not that simple.
While Elaine Morrison came 9th, the candidates that came 7th and 8th did so with fractions of votes. So, while the SNP's Aileen McLeod was only 7,924.17 votes away from 6th place, the SNP would have needed 23,773 more votes for her to actually have won the 6th seat. The Conservatives' Belinda Don was 22,029.5 votes from 6th place, but they'd have needed 44,060 more votes for her to have won the seat. Green Elaine Morrison would have needed 34,485 more votes to win the seat. Therefore, despite being in 9th, she's actually in a better position than the 8th-placed Conservative.
Meanwhile, from the Liberal Democrats' perspective, they would have had to have received just 20,036 fewer votes to have come 7th and missed out on a seat. It's very likely that this will happen this year.
So, the Greens are well-placed to win the 6th seat, but not quite as well-placed as the SNP. However, the Greens stand to gain a lot if they can get out the message that a vote for the Liberal Democrats would be wasted. Which, I imagine, is why they phrased their leaflet the way they did.


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Several months ago…it might have been sometime in July…I was driving through my neighborhood when I spotted a large white wooden reindeer peeking out from behind a tree in someone's yard.
I'm sure you know the kind. This is not the actual reindeer but it looked sort of like this…
Plain. And white.
At the time, I assumed someone was getting a jump on their Christmas decorating, albeit a bit early, but hey, some people leave their Christmas lights up all year so why not put a Christmas reindeer out in the heat of summer? Whatever floats your boat, right?
The next time I drove down that street, I noticed the reindeer was in a different yard. "Hmmm…that's odd," I thought.
A few days later, the reindeer had moved again and was in yet another yard…several blocks down the street from where I had seen him last!
Then I noticed "Rudolph" had a red nose. And then at some point, he started wearing clothes! It would appear that every time he moves to a different yard, he is adorned with some type of apparel or "fashionable accessory."
Finally, a few weeks ago I decided to start taking pictures of Rudolph when I see him in a new location.
Here he is wearing a straw hat, a colorful tropical shirt, and a Tampa Bay Rays (our baseball team) bandana. (Doesn't he look like he's on vacation? But what better place to vacation than Florida before it's time to head back to the North Pole to help Santa in a couple months?)
Here he is in another yard wearing furry white slippers (or gloves?) on his hind feet, pink and white striped socks on his front feet, "Groucho" glasses, and someone has added a Tampa Bay Rays flag.
Here he seems to have lost the furry slippers and the Tampa Bay Rays flag but he gained a red feather in his hat, a black Halloween flag (or cape?), orange garland, and a University of Florida gator mascot sticker or decal on his side.
Last week, Rudolph appeared to be missing for a few days…or at least I wasn't able to spot him. Perhaps he had traveled to one of the yards on one of the adjacent streets, I don't know.
But today he was back, wearing something blue and yellow and feathery on his head. He's starting to look a bit scary, don't you think?
This Roving Rudolph is a mystery and certainly leaves me wondering several things like…
Who is the person with the sense of humor who started this?
Who moves him? When he has a layover in someone's yard, does the homeowner move him to a different yard of their choice?
Or… does some unknown person come in the cover of darkness and move him from yard to yard?
And will Rudolph disappear on Christmas Eve, never to be seen again?
If that happens, I'll be sort of sad to see him go. I've started to look forward to seeing if I can find Rudolph and spot his newest accessory every time I drive down this particular street.


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Monday, December 6, 2010
Psychotic-like symptoms associated with poor outcomes in patients with depression
Poor antidepressant response does not reflect widespread unrecognized bipolar disorder
Among patients with depression, the presence of many aspects of illness which may be associated with bipolar disorder does not appear to be associated with treatment resistance—evidence against the common hypothesis that some cases of difficult-to-treat depression are actually unrecognized bipolar disorder, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the April 2011 print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, many patients with depression also report psychotic-like symptoms, such as hearing voices or believing they are being spied on or plotted against, and those who do are less likely to respond to treatment.
Link to full AMA release on study led by MGH physician Roy Perlis, MD.
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Catholic Dictionary
The theory that holds that the soul of a child is physically transmitted from the parents. One form claims that the soul is the result of a material seed akin to the material principle of bodily generation. Another form, called spiritual traducianism, holds that a spiritual seed cast off from the souls of the parents is the germ of the new soul for the infant. The theory is in contradiction with Catholic doctrine that each person's soul is individually and separately created by God as the time of conception.


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Young adults facing steeper climb to retirement
Millennials may have to invest a much greater portion of their income to meet their retirement goals, a new study shows.
Try 22 percent of their income, to be exact, according to the NerdWallet analysis.
That figure is based on the assumption that the slower economic growth that has followed the Great Recession will cause average annual stock market returns to fall from 7 percent currently to 5 percent in the future, as some analysts predict.
For example, Martin Small, the head of U.S. iShares for investment management company BlackRock, says in the NerdWallet report:
"The era of supernormal returns is over. Over the longer term, younger investors should expect yields and equity market returns to be low."
To compensate for a 2 percent drop in stock market returns, some millennials would have to increase their retirement savings from 13 percent of their income to 22 percent.
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This hypothetical millennial invests in a broad basket of stocks like an index fund or exchange-traded fund that tracks the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. He aims to save enough to replace 80 percent of his annual income at age 67.
If this investor continues to save 13 percent of his income and stock markets continue to return 7 percent, he would save a total of $353,000 and earn $1.33 million in investment returns. In other words, his investment portfolio would be worth $1.69 million when he retires at age 67.
If stock market returns drop to 5 percent, however, this investor would have to save 22 percent of his income to be able to retire with a $1.69 million portfolio at age 67.
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If you are a mama in a 'WTF just happened?' time of your life, then this is the place for you. I'm a life and positivity coach that will give you the loving but no-nonsense support you need to love yourself and live your life on purpose.
Over on Instagram @themindsetmama I share tales of the everyday and the ways I make it through my life – sometimes bedraggled and hanging on by a thread, but always with a smile on my face. I'm a big believer in laughter being the best medicine, and getting through the grind of every day, however and whatever it takes.
Wanting it all is exhausting. But we do it to ourselves anyway right?
Being a mum today can be a minefield, living up to the standards we set for ourselves. And let's face it, in today's 'social' world comparisonitis, analysis paralysis and the perceived standards that other people set around us, every day are just a part of the parenting obstacle course. It can really suck balls.
I strongly believe that getting your pre-mama mojo back on track is how to get through it, because deep down in your gut you know you gave yourself a little love, and that love catches on and spreads through you and through your life, sparking inspiration and confidence as it goes. Trust me, I'm living proof.
I also believe:
…that a good giggle really can cure all ills. Know yourself enough to know what might make you piss yourself if you laugh hard enough. then do THAT once in a while.
…that gratitude goes a long way. Saying thank you and being generous with yourself is one of the most invigorating things you can do. I'm serious, so try it.
…that life is too short for negativity and the grind.
…that finding a purpose outside of motherhood – whatever that may be – can be the thing that saves our sanity and makes us be better parents. For realz.
…that friends and family are so important in getting through the daily bullshit – but knowing yourself, what makes you tick and what makes you smile (even if it's only on the inside) is the real doozy.
…that working towards a healthier lifestyle really can shift your mindset (and seriously, ANYTHING is better than nothing).
…that the simple things can make us feel better. It doesn't have to be hard. Change the sheets. Moisturise. Make a smoothie. Call an old friend. Order your favourite take out. Go for a walk in the sun. Take a break.
Who am I and how did I get here?
I've had a few life experiences that have led me to this point and I'm grateful for them all, good and bad. From love to loss to relationships, career and motherhood, I've been taught a fair few lessons, which I'm happy to share so you can get to know me better. If you'd like to know more you can read about my life lessons here.
What's The Mindset Mama all about?
I'm a working mama with two small children. Motherhood has been the best and the worst for my self-esteem and been a real mental battle for me, from the moment I found out I was pregnant with my first child. It is BY FAR the most rewarding experience of my life and I never knew love quite like this until Frankie was born. But it's also made me second guess myself in a way I haven't in years. I'm 40 (FAAARK), I know what I'm good at. Motherhood isn't always it.
What I AM good at is ideas, energy, enthusiasm and momentum. I try things. I believe in change. And I have an infectious way of bringing people around to that point of view.
While on maternity leave first time round, I was able to spend some time thinking about all I have learnt, how it's shaped me and the way it's led me to the person I am today. I have been so nourished by the guides, coaches and mentors that I've been fortunate enough to meet in my life that I felt the calling to start to give back.
If I was struggling, so were other women like me. If they found it hard to galvanise themselves into action, then maybe I could help. If I could use my experience to really understand the struggles that women face every bloody day just trying to get through life, alongside my boundless enthusiasm then maybe I could actually make a difference. So Feel Better Collective was born and a Beautiful You life coaching qualification came not long after.
Why be a part of The Mindset Mama community?
Let's face it, we can be a bit rubbish at being good to ourselves, because it can feel like an unnecessary indulgence, or even just too hard.
I want to help you quiet that voice of doubt and start small by doing something every day that makes you feel good. It's honestly that easy, especially with me cheering you on.
If you need a way through the grind (work getting you down? hate what you see in the mirror? weekend binge guilts? inadequate parent syndrome?) then let's find it. My blog is a space for sharing tips to make every day feel better, through health, wellbeing, spirit, love, laughs, lovely things and gratitude. My coaching is a way for us to practically work out a plan to make that a reality in YOUR life.
And here at The Mindset Mama there is no pressure to be perfect. Ever. Far from it.
Just some time in your day to feel better. Once it starts to take a hold of you, then why not encourage someone else to do the same?
Find me on instagram too, where I like to hang out mostly on Stories, sharing my every day and the lessons I learn as I go.


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AxCrypt is a highly secure data encryption app that provides AES-128/256 file encryption and compression for Windows. It has a simple interface and works with a single double-click to automatically decrypt and open documents. It has seamless integration with Windows Explorer with no configuration required.
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Alexandra Burke is to head the cast when The Bodyguard is performed at Nottingham's Royal Concert Hall from October 13-24.
She will take the role of Rachel Marron in this touring production of the smash-hit West End musical.
Alexandra Burke is a three-time Brit nominee and is also an X-Factor winner.
She said: "I couldn't be happier to be joining the tour and I'm excited to get started.
"Being on the theatre stage has brought me great happiness.
"It is an honour to have been asked to join the team and I look forward to creating new and long lasting memories with the cast."
Alexandra Burke rose to fame after winning the fifth series of The X Factor.
Her debut number one single Hallelujah sold over one million copies in the UK, a first for a British female soloist.
Burke's first album, Overcome, included her subsequent number one singles Bad Boys and Start Without You.
In 2011, she embarked on her first solo tour and was invited by Beyoncé to support her I Am... Tour. Her second album, Heartbreak on Hold, was released in June 2012 and this year has seen the release of her third studio album.
Alexandra will perform the role at all evening performances. At the matinee performances, the role will be played by Zoe Birkett.
Zoe Birkett is probably best known as the highest placing female contestant in ITV's Pop Idol 2002.
Since then she has appeared in the West End productions.
Based on Lawrence Kasdan's 1992 Oscar-nominated film, The Bodyguard was nominated for four Olivier Awards and won Best New Musical at the Whatsonstage Awards.
Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don't expect is to fall in love. A romantic thriller, The Bodyguard features a host of irresistible classics
For ticket details, you can contact the box office on 0115 9895555.
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Warning For Americans: Be Safe and Stay Alert. It's Coming.
Mac Slavo
September 13th, 2011
In June of this year we published our first on the ground report from Greece provided to us by long-time SHTFplan.com contributor Manos.
As Greece continues to deteriorate it is no doubt foreshadowing what's to come for the rest of the world's developed nations in the near future, Manos is keeping us updated and he is very concerned about the future of his country, as well as the spreading of the contagion which will soon envelop advanced economies around the globe.
Greece provides us a microcosmic view of what an economic, financial, political and societal collapse looks like. In 13 Signs of a Societal Collapse, Tess Pennington details some of the events we'll see happening during a systemic break down of nations. You'll note that the US is well on its way, meeting some of the criteria, but Greece is now sitting at the precipice, with perhaps weeks or months left before the world Greeks have come to know over the last twenty years is completely destroyed. If Greece falls, the Euro may go with it, which means extremely serious (as in possible military confrontations in the future) consequences in the region.
Here's the latest from Greece, and it should be a wake up call.
This is happening right now, in an economy and political system that was supposed to be centrally managed to avoid such things. We are witnessing the collapse of the first domino, and the chain reaction's blast wave will obliterate the societies of entire first world nations.
On the ground report from Greece by Manos
September 11, 2011
…It's very important because all our discussions and postings seem to come true.
After our socio-fascist government implemented all of Germany's directives, the Greek people have come to an absolute desperation and poverty.
What is also outrageous is the fact that are own government has passed the message to the global banksters and other nations that Greek people are
lazy and incapable.
Today, after two years of screwing and pressing us, most households and businesses have stopped paying. Stopped paying taxes, utility bills, toll fees, or anything else related to the government.
Two hours ago, this same government announced a new property tax (added to the 2 previous ones). This one will be calculated on every and each household, business, cottage, or even a barn for animals. It will be 4 euros per square meter calculated immediately, to be paid by this December the latest.
Once again let me tell you that we are not a lazy nation or useless people.
This has to do with some 4% of the working force, and all of them public servants who were hired by each government in order to gain votes for its next election campaign. So what's actually happening is the same person who hired those people, now tries to persuade the rest of the nation that they are incapable.
The steps were very wisely thought out and implemented by the globalists.
They made fools out of us
They turned one against the other.
They decreased salaries and wages.
They increased prices of necessary goods.
They put us into poverty.
Now they demonize property by implementing more and more taxes
The next steps are to force us sell our properties to German and Chinese companies, and create jobs in German and Chinese factories for the thousands of hungry.
Please Mac, pass the message. Your people must learn from our suffering.
We are finished.
Alert yor friends, relatives, co-workers.
Be safe and stay alert. It's coming.
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Things to do in Winchester
When enjoying your 2nd Day FREE with your Paultons short break, why not stay at the Holiday Inn Winchester and explore the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium which is right next door?
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Look up at the wonders of the solar systems, with a 360° full dome experience. With a whole range of children's activities and special events throughout the year, there's always spectacular shows to see and fun facts to learn. With 100 hands-on science experiments and birthday party packages available, the whole family will love the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium, bursting with interactive experiences.
For more information visit Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium.
South Downs National Park
Not only is there the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium in Winchester, but you'll be spoilt for choice on your Paultons Break, with picturesque walks and bustling town centres in the surrounding areas. The stunning South Downs National Park invites families for days out and scenic walks, or you can head to the shops and eateries in Portsmouth and Southampton. If you're feeling adventurous you can even take a ferry to the Isle of Wight!
Once you've explored the local area, stunning National Park and the Winchester Science Centre and Planetarium, you can unwind in the evening by stepping next door to the Holiday Inn Winchester, where the whole family can settle in for a cosy night's stay. The children are welcomed with goody bags on arrival and can enjoy the giant garden games before a filling meal at the Morn Hill Brasserie — where children under 12 eat free!
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Situated less than 20 miles from Paultons Park, the home of Peppa Pig World, the Holiday Inn Winchester has everything you need to make your next Paultons Break a memorable experience for the whole family.
Along with your stay at a family-friendly hotel, your break will include a delicious breakfast and your 2nd Day Free! Your little ones can discover Peppa Pig World and the magical land she lives in with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and Brother George, so why not also extend your stay and make the most of the fantastic local area?


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I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch. - Gilda Radner
This quote from Gilda Radner has always been one of my favorite. I choose to use the quote on the tag for May 20th because this is the day Ms Radner died from breast cancer in 1989.
On a manila tag, dab purple and blue acrylic paint on a tag. While the paint is wet, press cling film into the paint and create interesting texture. Let set for several hours and then remove the cling film and then allow the paint to dry all the way
Stamp quote with an alphabet stamps and Archival Ink Jet Black. Stamp daisy image around the edge of the tag with Memento Ink London Fog. Using Dylusions Stencil, pounce black acrylic ink through the silhouette stencil. Let dry. Apply mini pearls to the tag.


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Although I had planned the trip over a month in advance, I still found myself packing at the last minute. In between putting on makeup, curling my hair, trying on shoes, and putting Will down for a nap three different times (He knew something was up!), I found myself throwing anything and everything into my red faux snakeskin weekender bag.
I have already started thinking about Christmas shopping, and a weekender bag seems like a perfect gift for moms, sisters, brothers, dads...basically, anyone who is not a recluse. Below are my favorite options from around the web right now.
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Also, both my sister and I used my weekender as our hospital bag for when our babies were born...not a bad baby shower present for a mama-to-be.


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What is microblading method?
Manual Microstroking, sometimes referred to as Microblading, Brow Micropigmentation, Manual Technique, Hand Method Eyebrow Permanent Makeup, Feather Brows, 3D-6D Brows, Cosmetic Tattooing and Eyebrow Embroidery, originated in Asia and has become very popular in in the last few years all across the world. Manual Microstroking is done by using a unique hand instrument with a small row of very fine needles that deposit pigment into the epidermis with slicing, feathering strokes. This creates very crisp, fine hair strokes that don't blur after healing like you would experience with a traditional permanent makeup machine.
This method is ideal for anyone wanting to enhance the look of their eyebrows. The results are natural looking, hair-like strokes, regardless of the amount of hair present.
People suffering from alopecia, trigonometrically or any other condition that causes hair loss benefit greatly from Microblading, as well as people who simply aren't happy with their eyebrows.
The results are a natural, flawless, fuller looking brow. Initially, the brows appear darker, but fade significantly over a two-week period. It is absolutely crucial to have a touch up done, as it is very difficult to predict how well the skin will retain the pigment.
The results can last anywhere from 11 to 18 months, depending on different factors affecting the procedure. However, a touch up once a year is recommended to retain the shape and saturation of pigment.


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