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Here we go again. Another day and definitely not another dollar. Life moves on as if it were a river and I am in that river, but not in the mainstream. No, I am bobbing along in the current near the shore. I get hooked on snags every once in awhile but then I'm free and I sail along with the others once more. Until the next snag. Looking downstream, it appears as if there are quite a few snags so I will have to be careful if I want to continue the trip.
Here it is, the end of July and that means that in just another month I will be seventy one years old. Seventy one. Who knew! Now what's the average life span for US citizen males? I think it has dropped to seventy eight and it's still sliding south as our health care system evaporates under the harsh sun of a Republican/Tea Party Congress. Perhaps I should be moving north to Canada instead of east to Chico? I would have a better chance for a longer life. No, I suppose not. Even though I love most things Canadian…except for their Conservative government, with Stephen Harper, Canada's answer to Ronald Reagan, as Prime Minister. Truth is, I could be run over by a car in Canada just as easily as I could in Chico.
I was mowing the orchard yesterday, an hour long chore that will soon be just a memory. And as I mowed, I was thinking about the sale of our house to a local rancher. I have met a lot of local ranchers, farmers, etc in this area and I don't hesitate to brand the majority of them as racists. That doesn't mean that the new owners here are…I haven't met them and don't plan on meeting them. But racism is a big part of the Glenn County culture. Brown people are supposed to work here but they are not encouraged to be part of the community. Blacks and Asians are rarely seen. Separate but not quite equal. Anyway, back to the sale of the house. We have a black neighbor. A rarity. They are a very nice couple and we have shared dinners, backyard advise and most important, we have shared power tools! And then it struck me that seventy one years ago, in the State of California, I would have been fined if I had not disclosed to the buyer of my house, the fact that Black people lived nearby. Can you imagine that?
I was blessed, growing up, by the fact that my mother was a Roosevelt Democrat and a Socialist to boot. I was instructed early on that ALL people were equal. It made sense to me. Still does. Unfortunately, living in Manhattan Beach, there wasn't a single soul that was different from the rest of us. I never saw an Hispanic until I was in high school and then I learned that they lived in North Redondo and that was a place we shouldn't go. When I was 15, I met the first Black person that I would know by name. Jesse. He was hod carrier that worked for my dad and I had heard his name many evenings at the dinner table. My dad had a very high opinion of Jesse and would tell us about him often. Anyway, Jesse had a 1930 Model A four Door Town Sedan that he was going to sell to me for $15. One Saturday, he drove out to Manhattan Beach, we met, we shook hands and $15 dollars was exchanged. He took his tools out of the back seat (It was his 'daily driver') and dad took him back home in the company truck. I was so innocent then. I had no idea that Jesse had to live in Compton and could never live in my neighborhood. Despite the fact that I thought he was a pretty neat guy.
What I didn't learn on my own about social justice, my mother taught me. Even my father taught me that, he just wasn't as vocal about it. But even so, when living in a 'white bread' community like Manhattan Beach, racism was just a concept. And then I joined the Navy. Wow! This was cool! I lived and worked with Black, Brown, Red and Yellow sailors. I enjoyed it and it felt right. Until I was sent to Jacksonville, North Carolina. The home of Camp Lejeune. There were over 50,000 Marines and some sailors living there; those of us who worked in the Base Hospital and those Navy Corpsman assigned to various Marine regiments. Officially, in 1960, there was no segregation in the armed forces. Unofficially, it existed. The fact that North Carolina, and especially Jacksonville, was segregated, made silent segregation almost inevitable on base.
When face to face with segregation I have to say that I was confused. My social idealism was threatened and being an INFP personality type, I was not going to be the one to try and change things. I had a Native American bunk mate; unfortunately, he became the stereotypical angry drunk and had no friends. I did try to keep the few Black friends I had made and encouraged friendship with others but it was almost impossible as the Whites and the Blacks slowly drifted apart. The Blacks found bunking together was more comfortable and who could blame them? And most of them stayed on base during their tour. Why would they want to go to Jacksonville or beyond? On base, they could enjoy some dignity because of the shared uniform. Off the base, they were just another black face to be disrespected.
In late 1961, I was released to the West coast and some sanity as far as race relations…or so I thought until the first Watts Riots occurred in 1965. Even though I was shocked by the violence, I knew why it was happening. It's that tribalism that we are all cursed with. And it continues today.
All of this while I was mowing…I hope I didn't miss any spots.


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I recently started working on a Bitcoin client so I could learn more about Bitcoin internals and the P2P protocol. I've written some C++ code that can connect to the Bitcoin P2P network and do basic things like syncing block headers. It's been a lot of fun, and I've learned a lot from the experience.
One of the things that I learned as a result of this project is exactly how blocks are mined and organized. Bitcoin uses a proof-of-work system to mine new blocks, which is implemented by repeatedly computing SHA-256 hashes. The way I always assumed mining worked is that miners repeatedly vary some fields in a block like the nonce and then hash the block. They do this over and over again until they find a block whose hash is lower than the difficulty target. Since Bitcoin blocks are currently about 1 MB in size, I always assumed that this proof-of-work function requires hashing 1 MB of data. I've since learned that this is dead wrong.
Miners don't hash blocks, they hash block headers. A block header is an 80-byte message that contains metadata about a block (which I covered briefly in a recent post). Since miners are hashing block headers rather than the blocks themselves, the amount of time it takes to do the proof-of-work hash for a block is independent of the number of transactions in the block. Miners are always hashing 80 bytes of data, regardless of the actual size of the underlying block.
Technically miners do have to hash the full block data to generate a Merkle root, which is part of the block header. This means that at some point in time, a miner really does need to hash all of the data in a block. But let's examine this closer. The nonce field in a block header is 32 bits, so there's four billion possible variations of a given Merkle root and timestamp just via the nonce field. Timestamps in block headers are allowed to have some skew: you can be approximately two hours off from true time. If you take full advantage of this, just between the timestamp and the nonce there are trillions of possible hashes per Merkle root. The Bitcoin difficulty target is high enough that trillions of hashes is rarely sufficient to find a block, so miners periodically update the block's coinbase transaction to generate a new Merkle root. You might think that this operation at least would require rehashing the full block, but that's also not true! A Merkle tree is a binary tree of hashes, where the value for each interior node in the tree is the hash of its children. This means that if one of the leaves in an $N$ element Merkle tree is updated, the new Merkle root can be recomputed in $O(\log_2 N)$ hashing operations. Any way you cut it, miners only have to do a full hash over the block data once per block, which is only about every ten minutes.
My point is that miners are insensitive to block size because it doesn't really affect them. Bitcoin could switch to gigabyte blocks, and it would have almost no impact on miners. On the other hand, block size very much impacts everyone else. Bigger blocks mean a bigger blockchain, and that deters users from running full nodes. The block size even impacts users running pruned nodes, as it affects the amount of data involved in the initial blockchain sync, as well as the amount of data transferred over the P2P network when new blocks are announced. The block size debate is a complex and nuanced issue. I see how increasing the block size would be an effective short term fix to Bitcoin scaling and transaction fees. But I also see how large blocks might ultimately make running full nodes too onerous for hobbyists, and how this will lead to increased centralization. There's no easy answer here, and I can understand both points of view on the matter. But I hope that others evaluating the issue are at least aware of why miners have an incentive to push for bigger blocks: it increases the amount of Bitcoin they collect from transaction fees at almost no cost to them.

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Did someone say web gems?
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens. [The Guardian]
- Death takes a holiday: NYC had a murder-free week
- Young children's habit of talking to imaginary friends can spur the development of an inner dialogue that they can use to talk themselves through challenging tasks now and later as adults, a study in the November issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests. [WSJ]
- Rare footage of a marsupial wolf specimen, Thylacine, while in zoo captivity. The largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times would be officially declared extinct in 1936.
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Potatoes around the world – that's what we're talking about! Yes, everyone's doing St. Patrick's Day potato recipes and green drinks and, if you're lookin' for some of that, check out my twist on Guinness Beef Stew or super easy Potato Leek Soup and gorgeous photos of our trip to the Emerald Isle.
We always think of the potato as a staple food in Ireland, but the potato has been a staple in so many other cuisines around the world. I won't deny you the corn beef and potato hash or Irish stew, but let's expand our cultural horizons and see how the versatility of the humble spud has been appreciated far and wide.
When first introduced to sub-Saharan (the African countries east, west, and south of the Sahara) African foods, you might experience a feeling of familiarity. Long ago West African ingredients and cooking methods became assimilated in Southern, Creole, Soul and Cajun cooking. The five million Africans brought to the Americas during the slave trade greatly influenced the cuisine in the new country. Caribbean and Brazilian cuisines are also derived from West Africa with added French and Latin influences.
A one-dish meal consisting of a starch (rice, millet, maize porridge, or "fufu" (pounded plantains, yams, or cassava) served with a spicy stew or soup is most characteristic of West Africa. The cuisines of East and Southern Africa share many ingredients with that of West Africa. Pumpkins, yams, sweet potatoes, peanuts, corn, cabbage,and coconuts are used in all these regions. Tender greens are often added to stews just before serving. Africa has hundreds of types of greens that are not available here or in Europe, but suitable substitutes include spinach, sorrel, beet and turnip greens, chard, and collards. If you grew up in the South – "greens" most often refers to collards.
I noticed that many African stew recipes had a sweet and savory component, which I love – many using fruit juices instead of a meat broth or tomato base, fruits such as bananas and apples, and currants, raisins or dried apricots. Drawing from my pantry items, I incorporated apple sauce, tomato sauce, and dried apricots with a blend of aromatic exotic spices, including freshly ground coriander seeds, cumin, cinnamon, and freshly grated nutmeg with russets (those labeled Idaho Potatoes are the best), yams, and cauliflower. Beside the well known russet potato, there are two types of sweet potatoes pictured above – they are both sweet potatoes, even though supermarkets and government labeling often confuse consumers by mislabeling one or the other as "yams".
Both Don and I enjoyed the subtle spiciness and exotic flavor profile immensely. A comforting, satisfying and delicious vegetarian stew, perfect for Meatless Monday or any day and a welcome change from traditional American-style Beef Stew with potatoes and carrots. I think you'll like it as well!
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 2 cups chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/8 teaspoon red chile flakes
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander seed
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger minced
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 2 Idaho russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 -15 ounce can No-Salt tomato sauce
- 3-1/2 cups water
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 medium sweet potato or yam peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 cups cauliflower cut into bite-size florets
- 4 cups thinly sliced collard greens
- 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots
- Garnish: chopped peanuts or cashews chopped cilantro
Heat oil in a large pot or cast iron Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onions and garlic, cooking for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened.
Stir in red chile flakes, ground coriander, ginger, cumin, cinnamon and cayenne and cook for 2 more minutes.
Add russet potatoes, stir in the water, tomato sauce, and apple sauce. Turn heat up to high and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. *Alternatively, you can add all remaining ingredients and transfer to a slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours.
Stir in the cauliflower, sweet potato, collard greens and apricots. Cover and continue to cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes and sweet potatoes are fork tender.
I used my beloved Lodge cast iron Dutch Oven, but any stew is easily adapted to a slow cooker.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, and dairy free.
Disclosure: The Idaho Potato Commission has compensated me for the development of my Potatoes Around the World recipes.


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(WJBK) – FOX 2 obtained a federal indictment of 13 people who were part of the alleged Smokecamp street gang who were charged.
According to the indictment, the gang, which is also known as Runyon Boys, Original Paid Bosses, and Paid Bosses Inc., operates primarily on the east side of Detroit near Seven Mile and Albion.
Authorities said the Smokecamp gang makes its money primarily through selling cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana, codeine, ecstasy, and prescription pills from trap houses near Seven Mile and Albion. However, officials say they didn't just sell drugs in Detroit, they expanded to West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky to sell narcotics.
Federal officials said they were able to arrest the 13 suspects during undercover buys in September. They claim that the 13 suspects were charged with other crimes including possession of drugs and guns dating back to 2007.
The 13 suspects arrest are all charge with RICO conspiracy:
1. Korey Sanders aka "No Loan Corleon," "Staxs",
2. Jerray Key aka "Chino," "Dre"
3. Deshawn Langston aka "Pook" "Slips"
4. Richard Langston aka "Dub," "Rich," "Blow"
5. Hakeem Bunnell aka "Lb Dub"
6. Keenan Nielbock aka "Dolla," "Keno"
7. Caraun Key aka "Luch," "Ron," "Slick
8. Darryl Key aka "Db," Big Baby"
9. Tyree Williams aka "Snoop"
10. Romale Gibson aka "Santana"
11. Cary Dailey aka "Cease"
12. Antonio Langston aka "Tone"
13. Carlos Davis aka "Los," "Loso"
Some of the suspects also face drug, assault, and gun charges.
A source close with the investigation tells FOX 2 these charges are in connection with a series of raids conducted Wednesday morning by Michigan State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


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Hello you all!
Thank you for taking a moment to get to know me and listen to my experience as a Students for Economic Justice Fellow.
Becoming a 2018 SEJ Fellow has been phenomenal! There have been numerous trainings, so much knowledge, and I've learned a wide variety of life skills in such a short amount of time. The Fellowship has challenged me to learn a lot about myself and my community by exploring the barriers we face in our search for economic justice. The SEJ Fellowship is truly a life-needed resource to advance the student-led social justice movement. I have jump-started my personal long-term goals of helping and giving back to my community through this Fellowship.
Meanwhile, I await to transfer to UC Berkeley in the spring of 2019. I am using my time during the summer to be proactive and do work that will benefit San Diego and even California after my Fellowship is over. While an SEJ Fellow, I've had the opportunity to take a step back and have both empowered and mobilized others to take a step forward.
I respectfully ask those who can and would like to help drive the advancement of economic justice to support the Students for Economic Justice Fellowship by donating. You would be helping the continuing mobilization of working-class communities and the empowerment of new students today and tomorrow.
Thank you for your time and I hope I have the opportunity to meet you soon!


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An offshore trust is related to a traditional onshore asset protection trust in that the end goal is to protect your assets. They are also similar in relation to the parties involved: a Settlor, a Trustee, and the Beneficiaries.
The difference is that with an offshore trust, also called a foreign trust, the trustee is a financial institution that is not in the same country as the settlor – a foreign country, a foreign trust. A number of these foreign countries are offshore, hence the use of the term 'offshore trust.'
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The PSOE will be holding their hustings to choose the next generation of leaders in November, and for the first time, non-affiliated voters will be allowed to cast their ballot, at a cost of €2 each.
I'm not sure how much they expect to raise with this measure….
Underage citizens of Spain who are over 16 (so that's 16-18 year olds) will also be allowed to vote for the first time, but will be automatically signed up to the youth wing of the PSOE (the Juventudes Socialistas, JSE).
Spain is holding general elections in 2015.


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Twenty years on.
Bright, immature ruby. Authoritative, fruit and mineral fused as one, his black cherry power rooted in a bedrock of self-belief. The finish has a latticed mineralic complexity. A bit more tapering at the end: otherwise, this drinks like he's eight, not twenty. Still room for some upside development and will keep for ages. Now – 2020+.


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Song: Summertime, And the livin' is easy
The winner will receive a $5 coupon to Ivana Designs.
runs till the end of August
at CSD
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scrap with the supplies provided (see image) a page about yourself
Till the end of August.
The winner will receive a coupon to a Carol's DigiScrap Creations kit of their choice. All participants will receive 20 points....and maybe a couple of other goodies, so check back later!
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Suze Trappet (Virginie Efira)'s years-long quest to find the son whom she surrendered at birth has acquired fresh urgency with the news that she will die young. But individual circumstance has no effect on the city civil service's ability to locate its public records.
At the same time, the same kind of institutional thinking delivers to Jean-Baptiste Cuchas (Albert Dupontel, who also directed), who lives for his work as the city's I.T. security expert par excellence, the news that he is to be shuffled aside in favour of youngsters who will need him to train them to know how to do anything.
When Jean-Baptiste's disastrous attempt to exit with dignity brings the two together, Suze seizes upon his help in exchange for hers, bringing them to the film's third co-protagonist, a blind man with a great memory and superb hearing in charge of retrieving public records, Serge Blin (Nicolas Marié), who is up for any adventure and falls hard for Suze. Now between the three of them and their collective goal of restoring Suze to her son lies only the might of the entire city.
Telling examples appear throughout of the blindness that routinism induces to immediate reality; in the multifarious ways in which habitual uncritical thought can prevent constructive action, the film — as so many French films do — provides an education. And it does so with genuine feeling. But it does so much more. Bye Bye Morons takes on modern-day intellectual parochialism through an adventure that will have you in stitches as it pits imaginative up-to-date heroics against the inevitability of accidents, death, and the civil service. If its ending fails to match the creativity of the rest of it, still Bye Bye Morons stands testament to the power of imagination and boldness to free the willing from the illusion of inevitability that traps so many in the banality of policies and procedures.
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Tweet for my suite all the way down the line
fingers do the working evrythings fine
its all A-OK, tweet me and pass the dime
no quarter is given or accepted, mutilated or form-fine
All down the tweet-line the lady adelines harmonise
They're the sweetest things you ever heard, they're divine
tomorrow the firehose will bring another deluge of kind thoughts
kind, unkind, what kind of tweets whatever you can say is fine
when the bough breaks the tweeters will fly
they flock together when it suits, i do so hope it stays fine
higgeldy piggeldy, a beak pecks at its shell
come out of your shell, birds make this nest your own!
500 baby emus not wanting to unbury their heads
making a run for it, its a no-fly zone
can i quoote your tweet on that to the local press?
no, no, no thats not what i mean by duress
this is for the txt-ers, the sxt-ers, the peter-tweeters
for all the guys who got her number but could never tweet her
the one wanted a limo but got a five-seater
the one who wants to pig out but ended up wearing a hog-sweater


text: Kirkton – A place in High Blantyre, we now officially recognise as probably only the Park. However, in years gone by, Kirkton was a lot more than just the public park. Prior to the early 1900s and long before the park was even created, Kirkton was the name of the hamlet, the little village that had sprang up around the old Church. In fact, history documents that the Kirk at High Blantyre, with the exception of Blantyre Priory, may be the oldest part of Blantyre. The Church, i.e the Kirk stood as a central feature in the middle of the old kirkyard as early as the 1500's. Homes and businesses eventually formed around this, a small town if you like. Hence Kirkton was the Scots abbreviated name for The Town at the Kirk. The reference to this part of the town in endangered. We all know Priory Bridge, Low Blantyre, Stonefield, Auchinraith, but the name Kirkton is fast eroding, being replaced by reference to High Blantyre. The public park may have just saved the name from disappearing altogether!


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Raleigh, NC (Sports Network) - Russell Wilson's touchdown pass to George Bryan with 2:40 left put North Carolina State in front, and the Wolfpack recovered a Christian Ponder fumble inside the final minute to secure a 28-24 victory over 16th-ranked Florida State.
The Seminoles drove down the field following Bryan's catch and got into scoring position, as Ponder's eight-yard rush set up a 1st-and-goal. But on second down, Ponder brushed his running back's side as he dropped back on a play-fake and lost control of the ball. Linebacker Nate Irving recovered with 49 seconds left, and NC State ran out the clock from there.
"It was a man-to-man play where we had a blitz on one side and coverage in the back," Irving said. "They came out in a formation. I saw the quarterback play- action fake, so I stepped up and I saw he had a loose grip on the ball. So I just kept going and it popped out."
Wilson completed 18-of-28 passes for 178 yards, with one interception. He also ran for 69 yards and three touchdowns for the Wolfpack (6-2, 3-1 ACC), who rebounded from an overtime loss at East Carolina two Saturdays ago.
Ponder threw for 196 yards and a score, while running for two more touchdowns for the Seminoles (6-2, 4-1), who had won their last five.
"We came out sloppy in the first quarter and had too many penalties and a lack of execution," said Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher. "It was a hard- fought game and they made the last play."
Florida State used a big second quarter to take a 21-7 halftime lead, but NC State began its comeback shortly into the third. The Wolfpack began the quarter with the ball and went on a 13-play, 68-yard drive that lasted nearly five minutes, and which Wilson ended with a 10-yard run across the goal line.
Ponder fumbled two plays into the Seminoles' ensuing drive, allowing NC State to take over at the FSU 22. On third down, Wilson ran it in from the 20 to suddenly create a 21-21 tie.
The Wolfpack threatened again on a drive that spanned into the fourth quarter, but on 2nd-and-10 from the FSU 11, Wilson was picked off by Xavier Rhodes. The Seminoles drove 59 yards the other way, reaching the NC State 13 for a 4th- and-1. They elected to attempt a 31-yard field goal, which Dustin Hopkins booted through the uprights with 9:07 left.
But NC State followed with a lengthy and daring drive, which started at its own 30. The Wolfpack got across midfield before facing a 4th-and-4 at the FSU 36, and Wilson converted it with a 35-yard strike to Darrell Davis.
The touchdown was not a foregone conclusion, though, as Wilson was stuffed twice before James Washington was held to no gain. But on 4th-and-goal from the one, Wilson found Bryan open in the end zone, capping a drive that lasted more than six minutes.
The Seminoles began their last-chance drive at their own 29 and made it downfield in big gains. Ponder's 18-yard pass to Willie Haulstead moved the ball near midfield, and his 29-yard completion to Taiwan Easterling later in the drive put the ball at the 21 for a fresh set of downs, setting up the final dramatics.
After FSU punted on the game's opening possession, the Wolfpack drove 51 yards for a score, as Wilson got into the end zone from a yard out.
Neither team scored again until the second quarter, when the Seminoles quickly got three touchdowns. Ponder's three-yard rush with 7:12 left ended an eight- play, 75-yard drive to tie the game, and Florida State got another chance after Dean Haynes fumbled on the first play of the next drive.
The 'Noles set up at the NC State 18 and needed five plays to score, getting into the end zone on Ponder's two-yard run with 4:54 on the clock.
Florida State went 72 yards on its next touch, and Ponder's 11-yard TD pass to Haulstead made it a 21-7 game with 47 seconds remaining.
Ty Jones ran for 108 yards for Florida State, while Ponder completed 17-of-28 passes. He was also sacked three times. Bert Reed had six receptions for 87 yards to lead FSU receivers...Mustafa Greene led NC State with 76 rushing yards on 17 carries...Both teams are back in action on November 6. NC State plays at Clemson, while FSU hosts North Carolina.


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by Rod D. Martin
January 2, 2014
Dear _________,
The following email is turning into a bit of an essay. I am jet-lagged from a week in China. It's 3:16am (fittingly enough) and I apologize for unloading this much on you out of the blue. But I think you'll find it worthwhile, and if not, I can certainly benefit from your correction.
I see that your ministry is beating on the "prosperity gospel," and rightly so.
However, I've been increasingly disturbed by the greater and opposite tendency in the church toward a "poverty gospel," one that exalts the lack of wealth, tends toward Liberation Theology at the edges, and robs Christ's people of much of their purpose while infusing them with a heart of covetousness.
I see these as two sides of one sin-centered coin. Both are equally man-centric, both are equally Satan-empowering.
That being said, and I think Wayne Grudem would agree (but it is my formulation, and I take responsibility for it should it need correcting), what we term capitalism is not merely necessary in consequence of God's laws regarding theft and covetousness (not to mention His dislike of nationalizations: see e.g. Naboth), it is something quite more: it is the societal level fulfillment of the Golden Rule. For in every other system wealth is accumulated by theft and coercion; but in capitalism, one cannot even think of making a penny without first considering someone else's problems, creatively solving them, and then persuading them that their proposed solution is both worthwhile and worthy of paying for. I am not by this suggesting that everything which calls itself "capitalism" is right, any more than you might suggest that everything calling itself "marriage" or "worship" is right. I am simply stating both the ideal and it's logical conclusion: that not only has God regulated the affairs of men, but that He has done so coherently, comprehensively and consistently throughout. There is no end to His wisdom.
Personally as you know, I feel quite strongly that the old idea of the Cultural Mandate is correct — regardless of eschatology — and that we are privileged to be co-creators with our Father, perhaps like five year ol's in Daddy's garage "helping" fix his car, but co-workers with Him nonetheless. I don't think this is incidental: I think that like common and special grace, the Cultural Mandate and the Great Commission are the common and special calls upon all flesh. I think He did not make the world idly: He had great purpose in its physical reality and not only its spiritual, and this is evidenced in many ways but not least in His repudiation of Greek asceticism and His resurrection of the body, a perfected body — like the ones lost at the Fall — which we will wear forever in glory. And He is fulfilling His physical plans for His creation as surely as He is redeeming His race of men, who through their redemption will be better and better able to complete what He began before Eden.
Having said that, I think in addition to the failings of the prosperity and poverty "gospels," the church is prone — led by well-meaning but human clergy as it is — to see God's work as entirely that of evangelism and discipleship, and that entirely of men called to Gospel ministry (and those they can talk into helping them, generally seen as intellectually and otherwise inferior for their lack of an M.Div). And I think this completely denies the concept of diversity in the Body: all vocations other than the inherently sinful ones are callings, and many of them do or could in theory achieve more good than the average pastor, with no disrespect toward him or diminution of his dignity. The physician is certainly such a minister; so is the inventor of the polio vaccine he uses (and this is true, as with Nebuchadnezzer, regardless of whether he intentionally serves Christ). So is the gas station owner for that matter, as well as the dot-com guy, politician or poet:
1. Their work pushes back the effects of the Curse.
2. God has made them precisely to do these works, for Himself and for His people.
3. In working successfully, they earn money which funds the church's ministry (which I hasten to add, the church does not and cannot do for itself).
4. In working successfully, they earn money which sustains themselves — also something the church does not and cannot do — and expands their ability to serve others: whether for-profit or not-for-profit, provision of goods and services (or donation of money, goods or time) is service just the same.
5. In working successfully, they employ people who otherwise might be charity cases for an overburdened church, and as they grow they increase their ability to do so.
6. In employing these people, they have a five or more day per week ministry to them — assuming their church leaders disciple them to act in this way — that can be far more intensive and practical in scope than any church can match.
7. In thinking this way, the church gives men meaning and dignity which they currently largely lack; men begin to see Christ in all things and thus to submit all things to Him; and the Earth is filled increasingly with His Gospel, goodness and glory. Amen.
It is that last bit I (obviously) think terribly important. Men do not believe the church is providing them with meaning. It's an age-old, painfully obvious point about which most pastors live in denial. They rail against the "idolatry" of bass boats and golf courses (which is itself problematic: no one is worshiping these things, but rather like Eve themselves; and this 1950s-esque metaphorical use of the term "idolatry" deadens the church to the real thing, which is increasingly prevalent in our nation. But this is a discussion for another day.), while failing to consider whether in fact some of them offer men very little that's worth giving up their leisure. A "sermon" filled with Precious Moments platitudes? Bad attempts at rock music by self-obsessed musicians? If the church is nothing but entertainment, there is better to be found; and if more than that but less than applicable to real men's lives, the men will leave church to their women as they have done for centuries past.
We need to reclaim the fullness of the Gospel, which is not less than but not only the redemption of men, but their redemption to a purpose: the reaching of the lost yes, but also the renewing of all things, the pushing back of the curse, and the alleviation of the frustration to which all Creation has been made subject by sin.
God has proclaimed everyone's calling sacred. Why don't we agree?
Speaking as a Christian entrepreneur, I want to address these issues, as in fact I just did while keynoting the National Creativity Forum in Beijing (they got more than they bargained for). I believe must awaken what we (too condescendingly for many) call laymen to the fullness of their callings, and awaken the church to the fullness of the resources God has given it, too often now idle, for thinking His thoughts after Him and doing them, in every sphere.
Do you have any thoughts about this? I miss you, and would greatly enjoy any comments or ideas you might have.
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Review: Intangible by J. Meyers
By: J. Meyers
Publisher: Self Published (Copy given to me for review by Author)
Publication Date: January 30, 2012
Description: Twins Sera and Luke Raine have a well-kept secret—she heals with a touch of her hand, he sees the future. All their lives they've helped those in need on the sly. They've always thought of their abilities as being a gift.
Then Luke has a vision that Sera is killed. That gift they've always cherished begins to feel an awful lot like a curse. Because the thing about Luke's ability? He's always right. And he can't do anything about it.
My Thoughts: Intangible was an interesting book. I loved the idea behind it. Twins (which is always a great topic because these days there aren't enough twin books.) who have special powers are basically going through life dealing with these powers. They have a friend, Fey and another friend, Quinn, and that's all they let near them. Even these friends know nothing about their powers. After the disastrous response by their grandmother as a child when they revealed their powers, they decided to never tell another person. We encounter them as a lot of strange things happen including some interesting stalkers and a lot of other weird stuff.
Sera, is a sweet person who I love. She stands up for her beliefs and loves her brother more than anything. Luke is just as sweet and, as any brother would do, protects his sister sometimes too much. I love their jokes back and forth. Their friends are just as great and I love every second of it.
The book seems a bit predictable at times, nonetheless it's a wonderful read. I would recommend it to people who love books about the supernatural, vampires, elves, gifteds, etc. I give it 4 stars
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Review: Betrayed by P.C and Kristin Cast
Book: Betrayed (House of Night #2) - Audiobook
By: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
Publication Date: November 1, 2008
Description: Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters. Best of all, Zoey finally feels like she belongs--like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend…or two. Then the unthinkable happens: Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's old life, she begins to realize that the very powers that make her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House of Night, and Zoey must find the courage to face a betrayal that could break her heart, her soul, and jeopardize the very fabric of her world.
My Thoughts: Because this is a super long series, and because im pretty sure that If anyone reads the first book and likes it that my review of the second book wont matter much, I'll make this a short review. Much as I loved Marked, I loved Betrayed. I liked hearing of Zoey Redbird's battles and everything that happened to her. Her new powers also intrigued me. She was a strong woman who's instincts always prove to be right. She's also extremely lucky (almost too lucky at times) and can do pretty much anything.
The story line in Betrayed was interesting. Someone (I wont tell you who) dies. Actually a lot of people die (as you can probably tell from the description) but one of the people is important. I was quite sad over the loss of this important character, until something else happens. This is where I stop talking because it would get too spoilery.
All I'll say now is that, sure as the title of this book is called Betrayed, there's a lot of Betrayal in it. Theres sadness and anger and cool stuff. I loved it, but the longer I read it, the more I felt things were just too easy for Zoey. It's like she's forever protected from everything and she's above rules and everything. People dont seem to get mad at her or anything and I didnt like that. For that reason I give this book 4.5 stars. I loves the first book too much, and I think I may be getting biased.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Quickie Review: Old Blood by Karina Halle
Book: Old Blood (Experiment in Terror 5.5 Novella)
By: Karina Halle
Publisher: Self Published
Publication Date: July 2012
Description: A haunting novella from the Experiment in Terror Series...
From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as "Creepy Clown Lady" has been a constant fixture in Perry Palomino's life. But beyond the horrid makeup and piercing stare lies Pippa, a woman just like everyone else.
Well, not quite.
When Perry discovered Pippa's message to her and Dex on the EVP recordings, she thought she heard the last of the old woman's message. She was wrong. In the novella Old Blood, Pippa relays the tale of her troubled and tortured past, revealing how an aspiring actress and loving mother fell into madness and how an unfathomable betrayal led to her untimely death.
For Perry, the repercussions of her message are life-shattering.
Old Blood is #5.5 in the series and occurs between books #5 On Demon Wings and #6 Into the Hollow
My Thoughts: This will be a short review because this is a short book. It was a wonderful addition to the EIT family. Though I never experienced the oh to common fear that I usually feel in the EIT books, It was still interesting. I enjoyed hearing about the life of Pippa and how everything happened. It makes everything else make sense. This story didn't pull me in and give me the "I have to keep reading to find out what happens next" feeling, but it did satisfy my curiosity for Creepy clown Lady. I love Pippa even more now that I know about her and her reasoning for the things she does. Though this isn't a book I'd read over and over, I think it gave us some wonderful insight into the two characters we really worry about-Perry and Dex. The sneak peek into the first chapter of Into the Hollow following this novella made me thirst more for the book. I can't wait until it comes out. I give this book 3 stars.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Review: When Water Burns by Lani Wendt Young
By: Lani Wendt Young
Publication Date: June 13, 2012
Publisher: Self Published
Description: "Maybe you're not meant to manipulate fire the way I do. Maybe sparks are all you're ever going to make."
He snarled, "Or maybe you just need to be a better teacher and give me more."
Before I could reply, he grabbed my hand, twisted and pulled me into a restraining lock. Body pressed against my back, he held me in a chokehold. I struggled. Kicked. Fought. Pain knifed me as I tried to free myself. He spoke and his breath was hot in my ear. "Now, fire goddess let's see if I can make more than sparks." Rising panic choked me, with it came rage. And with rage, came fire. Keahi felt it. He laughed as I strained against him. As together we both burst into flame.
With Nafanua and the Covenant Sisterhood dead, Leila and Daniel are finally able to love without fear of retribution. Or are they? As a malicious telesa plots her revenge, a mysterious stranger arrives on the island. Fuelled by hate and running from a fiery past, he looks to Leila for answers and she must fight to contain the fury of fanua-afi while trying to protect all those she loves. It seems that this is a battle she must wage alone, for Daniel's ocean birthright cannot be denied and he refuses to walk beside her. Are Leila and Daniel destined to be forever divided by the elements? When it comes to Water and Fire, daughter of earth and son of the ocean – who will endure?
When water burns?
My Thoughts: After the amazing creation that was Telesa, I was scared the second book wouldn't be able to compete, but let me just say that I'm happy that I was wrong. When water burns deepened my love for this series and makes me think that the author Lani Wendt Young must either be a genius, or have some mutated form of the Telesa gene that allows her to read the minds of her readers and give them exactly what they need.
I loved it I loved it, I loved it. It made me cry, and laugh, and all the other inappropriate things that people stare at you and wonder what on earth that girl's issue is. We see all our favorite characters in this story, of course there's Leila and her ever constant love Daniel. They enter into the normal relationship issues in this book as they balance each of their needs. It all plays out so real. I'm amazed that Lani was able to capture the pure stubbornness that women and men deal with in relationships. We see the surfer sexy god Jason again and what happens with him literally breaks my heart. Simone is here again and all his fa'afafine glory and I grow to love him even more. We even meet some other characters who I grow to love, and hate, and love again. The bad chick Sarona is here too, in all her hateful ways. It surprises me how far she's willing to go for power and makes me just shake my head. The new character, Keahi....is really something. He breaks my heart and gets on my nerves all at the same time. I'm never sure if I want to pull him into my arms and kiss him, or punch him in the face. He's just so frustrating!
There's so much I cant adequately tell you how I feel. I just loved it so much. I said it before and I'll say it again and again. This is one of my absolute favorite series'. It joins the ranks of the greats like Twilight, TMI, and THG. I could read it over and over again. Trust me, if you haven't given this series a shot, you are missing out. When Water Burns is the perfect sequel accompaniment to Telesa in that, where Telesa embraced the flames of passion, love and growth, this story focused on the destruction capabilities of fire. How, without balance, fire cannot be fully controlled and can consume everything. And without sounding too cheesy, It definitely consumed me too. This book will forever hold a place on my bookshelf (and not just because my review of the first book was included in the praise section of this book. Talk about excited? I almost died). Besides the super amazing cover (which you have to check out in person for the full effect) the story is out of this world. I cant imagine another book ever making me feel this way again......except perhaps the final book in the series, The Bone Bearer.It wouldn't be me if I didn't include that there were a few typos in this book, but honestly, it didnt matter, it didnt take anything away from it and I still loved it.
I'm sure you already know my review, but if it wasn't plain with all my excitement I'll just tell you. 5 Big Stars. I cant wait for the next book.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Review: Spells by Aprilynne Pike
By: Aprilynne Pike
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: May 4, 2010
Description: Six months have passed since Laurel saved the gateway to the faerie realm of Avalon. Now she must spend her summer there, honing her skills as a Fall faerie. But her human family and friends are still in mortal danger--and the gateway to Avalon is more compromised than ever.
When it comes time to protect those she loves, will she depend on David, her human boyfriend, for help? Or will she turn to Tamani, the electrifying faerie with whom her connection is undeniable?
My Thoughts: Okay, this will probably be a short post. I don't have much to say about Spells because it didn't make me feel one way or the other. It was just there, which I guess doesn't say much.
I had the same feelings about Spells as I did about Wings. Laurel is incredibly stupid, making stupid decisions and mistakes. She's not one of those characters I'd actually like as my friend, I wouldn't avoid her, but I wouldn't really go out of my way to talk to her either. She has issues. For some reason, I get annoyed every time I read that her eyes tear up. Honestly, why on earth do so many things make you want to cry in happiness or sadness. It's not a crying time. Second, she just really annoys me. There's no spark, no feisty-ness, nothing to make me love her. I kind of just find her boring.
I still love me some Tamani though, although he doesn't stand out against other characters with his standoffish attitude. Even the boyfriend David doesn't do it for me. Yes they're both gorgeous, but what else is there to draw me in. They all seem like such flat characters, only there for Laurel's benefit.
This book seemed a bit predictable too. Laurel would do something stupid that almost always ended with the same thing I thought would happen. Also, this book didn't have much actually happening. Besides Laurel being in love with 2 guys, going to Avalon, and a few near death run-ins, there just wasn't much else. I found my mind randomly drifting as I read, thinking of what book I'd read next (not a good sign) and it was just too slow paced for me.
I don't want you all to get the wrong impression, I enjoyed the book, but that was it. No lingering effects when I finished, no big release of the air I hadn't realized I was holding as I finished the last page. Nothing. It was like watching cartoons. Sometimes it's interesting, but once it goes off, you're just waiting for the next one to come on. If you're wondering whether I'll read the next book in the series, I probably will...but only because I hate leaving a story unfinished. I give it 2.5 stars.
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Random Rant Thursday - WHY WON'T YOU JUST WORK ALREADY!!
My newest issue......I can't comment on other people's blogs.
I decided to post this mainly because I'm frustrated as hell, but also because I want those of you who's blogs I always comment on to know that I have not been ignoring you. I've commented, and it says very nicely "Your comment has been published" and then when I refresh the page, or come back later to check out any new replies, THERE'S NO COMMENT TO CHECK. Now I do want to admit that my comments could just be getting deleted by the blog owner, but I'D DOUBT IT. They're all good comments that are posted on blogs of people that (kind of) appreciate my words of somewhat-wisdom.
I just want it to work out correctly and stop causing me all these issues. I find myself commenting over and over and over again, hoping that if I comment enough, one of them will stick, but no!(Not sure if you get the email for comments, but if you've gotten like 6 from me and see nothing on your page, I didn't delete all 6, I commented 6 times and they all just randomly disappeared)
You know how you're sitting there, having a bad day and you're curling your hair. It's hot and you've already burned two fingers, but it's okay because you're almost done. You just want this one piece to curl just the right way. You do everything right and then on the reveal, it falls flat. Crap!!! Lets try again, you do it all again and hold it a little longer. The extra heat will probably force it to curl, and once you let go, it falls flat again. Double crap!!! So you grab some hair spray (the super hold kind) and try to work some magic. You try again, holding it extra long, and then you let go, knowing this time it'll work out great and WHAM! STILL FREAKING FLAT!!! "what the *beep"? Really? You really just couldn't follow instructions?" And now my hair looks like this:
I am honestly getting fed up with blogger and all it's issues. First GFC, and now this. Plus sometimes I log in, and apparently am not subscribed to anyone's feeds. WHAT?! OK I guess. And my spell check hasn't been working either. As time passes, Wordpress starts looking better and better.
What about you all? Have you had this issue and know how to fix it? Have you had any issues with blogger that make you want to just break the computer screen? Are you leaning toward moving to Wordpress? How bad are your bad hair days? Should I take classes on working MS Paint? All comments are accepted (don't be upset if I don't comment on your page though. I probably will, and it wont work....again.)
See Ya!
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Review: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
By: Gayle Forman
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (Audio by Listening Library)
Publication Date: April 2, 2009
Description: In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeen-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...
A sophisticated, layered, and heart-achingly beautiful story about the power of family and friends, the choices we all make, and the ultimate choice Mia commands.
My Thoughts: As we all know, I have taken a liking to the whole audiobook thing. I can listen to them as I go to lunch or as I'm driving in the car and It's easy for me to pass the time and focus on something other than the 2 hour traffic or the hot summer day. If I stay, however, is not a book you want to listen to while sitting in traffic or walking down the road on a hot summer day. It's beautifully written and follows the thoughts and feelings of Mia after her family dies in a car accident and she is suspended between life and death. She has the option of returning to her body and continuing to fight, or letting go, and the entire book follows that option.
I say this to say that this is not a book you want to read while driving or walking around other people. Not unless you want to be seen as that lady in the other car crying her freaking eyes out as her vision blurrs and the lines in the road get squiggly or the psycho on the street with tears falling out her eyes and snotting on her sleeves. Not unless you're okay with people giving you a wide berth of space and whispering at each other to stay away because they dont know what the psycho's malfunction is. That's what happened to me, and I must say, it sucks.
If I stay is heartbreakingly beautiful and amazing. I loved every second of it, and at the same time, I hated it. I didnt like feeling so sad, but I had to know what happened. It reminded me of when my cousin was in ICU. Was he sitting there watching me while I held his hand? When I prayed for him? Did he fight because I came there and asked him to come back to me? What happens as we die, and what makes us stay?
I hear a lot of people say they dont like the ending, but I think it makes sense. It's romantic and sweet and made me blubber like a fool. I loved this book. It broke my heart, and made me want to live unlike any other book I've ever read.
Read it. Please. Dont do as I did and pass it by. I dont normally like books like these, but I'm happy I read this one. 5 Stars
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£16m facility approved by council planners
Plans for a new mental health unit in Harrogate have been approved, paving the way for work on the development to begin.
Harrogate Borough Council's planning committee gave the project the green light, with work now due to start on the site just south of Cardale business Park.
Led by Beckwith Knowle Developments, development of the inpatient unit marks the biggest single investment in mental health services ever in the area.
Worth £16m, the facility will meet a growing demand for mental health services.
Richard Cooper, leader of Harrogate Borough Council, said: "Mental health is a terrible problem, not just for the people that suffer, but for their families as well.
"As a council we need to do everything we can to support people with mental health issues.
"There could be people that are currently being failed by the system and this will mean that we can give them the proper care that they deserve."
NHS mental health services for the North of England, including North Yorkshire, are currently run by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust. In Harrogate they operate from the Briary wing of Harrogate District Hospital, but for some time the trust has been looking to relocate.
The new purpose-built unit will rehouse these services and care for adults in the district suffering from issues across the whole spectrum of mental health.
The plans include the provision of 36 single en-suite bedrooms for patients, safe gardens, and peaceful outdoor spaces, space for carers and families to spend time with loved ones, and a place of safety for vulnerable adults detained by the police.
Alongside the application to build the inpatient unit, Beckwith Knowle Developments has also submitted plans for a major new business park on the same land.
The architect for the project is Seven Architecture, while JPG are the structural engineers, and Silcock Leedham are acting as services engineers. The landscape architect for the scheme is Re-form Landscape Architecture.


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A fourth-generation pâtissier, Thomas Haas was first introduced to the delicate art of hand-crafting chocolates and pastries in the kitchen of Cafe Konditorei Haas, opened by his great-grandfather in Germany in 1918. Thomas has apprenticed and worked with top chefs in Michelin-starred restaurants across Europe en route to earning his stripes as Konditor Meister, or Master Pastry Chef. He has twice placed in the top-three in the annual North American Pastry Chef of the Year competition and was recognized as the Top Ten Pastry Chefs in America. While Thomas is a world away from his roots in the Haas family cafe, the values on which he was raised remain ever true in his Vancouver-based business: a commitment to excellence driven by a genuine passion for food, his co-workers, and the people he serves.
Why did you start your company?
For the first three months we ran our business out of our basement and it quickly morphed into this word-of-mouth-success across the continent. By our fourth year we were making 25,000 chocolates per week and supplying some of the best hotels in North America - even the White House in Washington D.C ( and, no, we would never make chocolates for Trump!). During that big growth phase the production for all the chocolates was done from 8PM to 2AM, we burned the midnight oil.
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What sets you apart from similar companies?
We were a pioneer. We plowed the path in 2000s with a concept that Vancouver hadn't seen before.
Today our aim is to continually improve. We want the business to be better, not bigger. We make sure our business and products stay innovative and fresh. We continue to work very hard to deliver the full deal.
Our assortment of products is vast: 15 different cakes daily, 30 different chocolates, 15 different croissants, 25 assorted bars and confections, handmade chocolate hostess gifts and centerpieces, wedding cakes, plated dessert functions, and two cafés that offer take-out or sit-in that includes a savory menu and artisanal coffee drinks. And, we consistently give back to local communities that we do business in.
What values drive you?
It all starts with treating people with honesty, integrity and consistency. Good people are the bones of a good business.
What are you most proud of?
My family. My two kids and my wife, Lisa, who has stuck by my side for the past 20 years. At work I am most proud of all the effort our team continues to do to evolve, create, and build good culture.
What are people most surprised about when you tell them about your company?
There are 40 people behind the scenes creating, producing and hand making all of our products.
Where do you get inspiration for new products?
Sometimes the season inspires me, sometimes it is new ingredients, or sometimes it when we challenge ourselves to evolve an existing product.
I find that coming up with new products has to be a fine tuned process. We often get in dilemmas when we create something new because when it hits the shelves something existing has to leave.
What makes the ingredients you source special?
Often companies work backwards and their budgets heavily impact the ingredients that they choose. Not us.
We focus on securing the best available ingredients. We say "we need this ingredient to make this product exceptional." For example we use vanilla beans that are over $500/kg. They are a staple in our recipes and we refuse to compromise. Or the decision we made to replace traditional flour with fine ground almond flour that is fifteen times the price.
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Not to bring work home with me.
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We champion an anti-growth philosophy and we keep on stimulating ourselves to make the business better in all aspects from product innovation, to work environment, to sustainability, to shop culture, and I could go on and on.
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I just finished Let My People Go Surfing from Yvon Chouinard from Patagonia and Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzle. Both are must reads and both are very different. I am also always checking out self help books. I need all the help I can get.
What kind of food do you love?
Simple and pure (also the tagline of a new line of products we are working on). I love cooking at home whenever I can. Usually I don't follow a cookbook or recipe but recently I started using Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi Sami Tamimi. I am loving the Middle Eastern approach to spices.
What's your favourite local neighbourhood, and why?
I don't get out to walk around a lot but I do like Edgemont Village on the North Shore. It is close to where we live and it is a quaint little Village that is surrounded by nature.
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Cowboy Poetry by Gary Vorhes
Gary Vorhes- Falcon, Colorado
Some folks just have a way with words and Gary's words are as good as they get.
By Gary Vorhes © 2009
This poem is based on an actual story.
The young doctor stepped back to take a deep breath,
And he spoke to the man he'd patched up.
How old are you, sir, and how did this happen?
Seventy-three, came the answer; a little bad luck.
The main herd was five days gone from these pastures,
Scattered 'cross the rich winter meadows of home.
But a yellow ton-plus bull had waged war on the men
And horses, so they'd dropped him to sulk all alone.
So now came the hand and his partner to find him.
Sometimes bulls cool off and come in on their own.
But this one had sulled up and staked him a homestead.
He was hungry and dry and bull-mad to the bone.
He'd hardly budged from the spot where he'd bellered
And hooked and thrown dust and took on the world.
It looked like he'd stay till the buzzards dined on him.
Just a lump of tough meat -- his battle flag cased and furled.
So the hand sent his dogs to rouse him back upright,
Once moving, the bull might move down to the tanks.
If he watered, later somehow, they'd get him into a trailer,
And save his damn life, not expecting his thanks.
Two cow dogs launched full-tilt straight at that old devil,
Who came up on the run with blood in his eye.
The hand jerked his hat down and took off for the pickup.
And as he went he was wishing he'd learned how to fly.
A few steps and he knew well that he wouldn't make it,
The ground shook behind him, it was judgment day.
The man assayed his chances and then gave up on the pickup,
Parked 50 yards and 50 years way too far away.
The hand faced the bull, thinking that he just might dodge it,
But the first hit broke his sternum and took all breath away,
Still the bull came hunting as the human fell to hard ground,
As if the hammered body still owed a debt to pay.
And the lifeline could have ended way out there in the sagebrush,
Not the first and not the last to have left cowboying that way,
But there came a savage scream and a figure from the pickup;
As the partner of the hand charged headlong into the fray.
And although the bull did bruise her, she roused the dogs to battle,
The bull could not match courage with the forces that he faced.
So he fled the screaming woman and the raging of the cow dogs,
And a desperate call brought help at a life-saving pace.
On the jarring trip to Elko, the hand peered at his partner,
And he said, why do you stay with me, year after year?
This sure is not the first time this life has almost killed you.
She gazed into his eyes and smiled, yes, but we're still here.
Poem and photo By Gary Vorhes © 2003
Have you ever cuddled up to a Texas-style gate
with the barbed wire ticklin' your chin?
I bet you gave blood and a purty good shirt
and said all those cowboy words again!
Sure hope that you were there all by your lonesome,
you don't want company on that kinda' day.
Cuz' if you resort to wire-cutters to close 'er up
you can get famous in all the wrong ways.
It's the law of the range to leave gates as they were
and once you get on the other side,
It's your solemn and unwavering duty, for sure,
to close the gate again before you can ride.
There's a glorious assortment of diresome disasters
that can parade through an unclosed gate.
From repulsive new crossbreeds of cattle
to lengthy rides into neighboring states.
But some genius misdressed in a cowboy hat
one day figured up a trick deal.
And to my mind that guy should rank alongside
the gent who invented the wheel.
Just take down your rope and noose those posts
right under the top loop of wire.
Dally short and back your horse till it's tight --
then you've got the slack you require.
So I admit that some gates have been tougher
than me, but I got that wire looped.
If you fall short with brute force and ignorance,
use yer' rope and just add some more brute!
Cautions...For you all that might want to really try this trick, here are a couple of pointers!
You can unthread your rope for a tall post. And one rider can stand his horse right beside the gate if necessary. That is, however, a little risky if your horse ain't rock-solid.
In fact, you should only do this at your own risk and with a horse well-broke to pulling a rope in unusual circumstances.


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Saturday, September 29, 2012
A Great Reproduction Quilt
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Good morning Barbara, i feel so honored for the warm comments on my quilt,all i hope is that fellow-quilters from all over the world feel the great pleasure i had to make it.I will follow the same path and copy another antique quilt my way.ReplyDelete
Thank you, fondly, Will in Paris
Isn't that quilt amazing! I was in awe when I saw the pictures! It must be fun for you to see your fabrics in our quilts.....ReplyDelete
Both quilts are stunning.....I'm heading over to the links now. Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
Will's quilt is fabulous. I love that she's quilting it by hand. I think you help in more than just a minor way. We can't make reproduction quilts without reproduction fabrics. Thanks! I look forward to many, many more reproduction lines :0)ReplyDelete
Will's version is beautiful, it is an amazing quilt to reproduce.ReplyDelete
It's so wonderful the original and the replique. An excellent job.ReplyDelete
I have only one word for that gorgeous quilt. AWESOME!!!ReplyDelete
Will is an amazing quilter in Paris. All her work is breathtaking. How fabulous that you've honored her in this way!ReplyDelete


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The Landing (English subtitled)
A Torch Kept Lit: Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
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The Discovery of Freedom: Man's Struggle Against Authority
The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech
The Landscapes of Frederic Edwin Church: Vision of An American Era
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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents–The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek, Volume 2)
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander
Truth's Ragged Edge: The Rise of the American Novel
Voyages of the Self: Pairs, Parallels, and Patterns in American Art and Literature
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"Trickle Down Theory" and "Tax Cuts for the Rich"
Admirable Evasions: How Psychology Undermines Morality
Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence
Frugaling: Save more, live well, give generously
Murphy's Law of Vampires (Love at First Bite Book 2)
The Defence of Sevastopol 1941-1942: The Soviet Perspective
War and Peace (Complete Version, Best Navigation, Active TOC)
X-Day: Japan: Front Line Reporting at the Greatest Invasion and the Dawn of Nuclear Warfare
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In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
"Trickle Down Theory" and "Tax Cuts for the Rich"
'Cross the Green Mountain (From Gods and Generals Soundtrack)
(THE HELLHOUND OF WALL STREET) How Ferdinand Pecora's Investigation of the Great Crash Forever Changed American Finance
4th Generation Warfare Handbook
A History of the Future: A World Made By Hand Novel
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
A Season for the Ages: How the 2016 Chicago Cubs Brought a World Series Championship to the North Side
A Time For Audacity: How Brexit Has Created The CANZUK Option
A Vision So Noble: John Boyd, the OODA Loop, and America's War on Terror
Alive for Now (The Infected Dead Book 1)
America 3.0: Rebooting American Prosperity in the 21st Century-Why America's Greatest Days Are Yet to Come
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
Code-Name Downfall: The Secret Plan to Invade Japan-And Why Truman Dropped the Bomb
Common Sense Nation: Unlocking the Forgotten Power of the American Idea
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance–and Why They Fall
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute (Contemporary Asia in the World)
Eggs are Expensive, Sperm is Cheap: 50 Politically Incorrect Thoughts for Men
Elementary Geometry from an Advanced Standpoint (3rd Edition)
Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
Engineers of the Southwest Pacific 1941-1945. Vol IV. Amphibian Engineer Operations.
Excuse Me, Professor: Challenging the Myths of Progressivism
Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant (Princeton Science Library)
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
Give Us This Day (Swann Family Saga Book 3)
God Is Watching You: How the Fear of God Makes Us Human
Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography
Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter's Eye
Herman the German: Just Lucky I Guess
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Hollywood vs. America: The Explosive Bestseller that Shows How-and Why-the Entertainment Industry Has Broken Faith With Its Audience
How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed
I Knew Hitler: The Lost Testimony by a Survivor from the Night of the Long Knives (The Third Reich from Original Sources)
Ice Is Nice!: All About the North and South Poles (Cat in the Hat's Learning Library)
Impossible Languages (MIT Press)
In Praise of Barbarians: Essays against Empire
In the Beginning…Was the Command Line
In the Beginning…was the Command Line
Japan Through the Looking Glass
King John and Henry VIII (Bantam Classics)
Last to Die: A Defeated Empire, a Forgotten Mission, and the Last American Killed in World War II
Long Road To Abilene: The Western Adventures of Cade McCall
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
Luna City 3.1 (The Chronicles of Luna City)
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2 The Hammer of Thor
Many Unhappy Returns: One Man's Quest To Turn Around The Most Unpopular Organization In America (Leadership for the Common Good)
Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
Modern Classics Storm of Steele (Penguin Modern Classics)
Occupy Pennsylvania Avenue: How Politicians Caused the Financial Crisis and hy their Reforms Failed
PRISONERS OF HOPE (Pen & Sword Paperback)
Patton's Air Force: Forging a Legendary Air-Ground Team
Pea and Lentil Cookbook: From Everyday to Gourmet
Pericles (Folger Shakespeare Library)
Proofs Without Words II: More Exercises in Visual Thinking (Classroom Resource Materials) (v. 2)
RACE WARS: Season Ten: Episodes 55-62: "The Battle"
Red River Revenge (Remington Book 1)
Rhetoric (Dover Thrift Editions)
That Hideous Strength: (Space Trilogy, Book Three) (The Space Trilogy 3)
The Age of Discontinuity: Guidelines to Our Changing Society
The Anglosphere Challenge: Why the English-Speaking Nations Will Lead the Way in the Twenty-First Century
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
The Crucified Rabbi: Judaism and the Origins of Catholic Christianity (The Origins of Catholicism Book 1)
The Devil's Pleasure Palace: The Cult of Critical Theory and the Subversion of the West
The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970
The Eternal City: Rome & the Origins of Catholic Christianity
The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the State
The Great Courses: Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery
The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Indo-Europeans: In Search of the Homeland
The John Boyd Roundtable: Debating Science, Strategy, and War
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The Myth of the Robber Barons: A New Look at the Rise of Big Business in America
The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year
The Outcast (The Empire's Corps Book 5)
The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
The Ruling Class: How They Corrupted America and What We Can Do About It
The Seven Military Classics Of Ancient China (History and Warfare)
The Shadow Party: How George Soros, Hillary Clinton, and Sixties Radicals Seized Control of the Democratic Party
The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End
Time's Arrow (Vintage International)
Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have
To the Last Salute: Memories of an Austrian U-Boat Commander
Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
Victoria: A Novel of 4th Generation War
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60 Doon region cricketers progresses towards Under 23 final round trialsOctober 13, 2018, Dehradun, Kashipur
Dehradun District's first round of under 23 age category cricket trials makes way for 60 cricketers of the region to progress for the final round. The District's Cricket Officials successfully accomplished the initial round of trials in Kashipur and Doon region of the state.
All the selected 60 cricketers will gear up for the final round of the selection process on 14 and 15 October. 30 cricketers each from Kashipur and Doon district has been shortlisted for the final round. Garhwal Division trials continued even on Friday at the Tanush Cricket Academy of Dehradun region.
BCCI Selector Feroz and Krishna Mohan shortlisted 30 good performing cricketers from the list of available options for the further discussion and rounds. On the other side Kashipur's High Lander Cricket Academy also highlighted list of 30 cricketers to progress for the next level.
After final rounds of the trials scheduled in Tanush Cricket Academy on 14th and 15th October, 25 cricketers name will be enrolled for 10 days practice camp.


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ZOON is 2.4Ghz LoRa based long range telemetry module. ZOONv3 can send data up to 21km at 0.5kbps and 6km at 125kbps.
ZOON adds mavlink rssi packets to mavlink enabled data beside LED signal indicators.
Furthermore, "Mavlink NEVER LOST" also dynamically changes data speed and sends only necessary packets such as position,orientation,rtcm(rtk gps),etc. when the drone/robot is far away.
As ZOON uses LoRa chirp spread spectrum, It has strong immunity to reflection from obstacles and other wireless signals around.
Connection to ZOON can be with microUSB, JST - SM04B-GHS-TB, or ST - SM06B-GHS-TB.
It is also full-duplex. (Note also that it has half-duplex physical connection as similar to WiFi).
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Before appearing for examination candidates must know about the exam pattern and complete syllabus. We provide you a list of the syllabus as per RPF 2018 exam.
The question paper will be issued in various languages including English, Urdu, Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Konkani, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Oriya, Punjabi Assamese, Manipuri, Bengali.
- For Sub Inspector there are 120 questions including 50 General Awareness, 35 Arithmetic, and 35 General Intelligence and reasoning.
- For Constable, there are 120 questions including 50 in general Awareness, 35 Arithmetic, and 35 General Intelligence and reasoning.
- Constable (Ancillary) number of questions 60 with 20 in general awareness, 20 arithmetic and 20 in general intelligence and reasoning.
- There are 3 main phases in the recruitment process
- Phase I: Computer Based Test (CBT)
Phase II: Physical Efficiency Test (PET) and Physical Measurement Test (PMT)
Phase III: Document Verification (DV)
Phase I: Exam Pattern of CBT:
Complete details regarding examination pattern of pc based mostly take a look at (CBT) or phase I clinical trial area unit given below
- Total Duration (CBT): 90 Minutes
- Number of Questions: 120
General Awareness: 50 marks
Arithmetic: 35 marks
General Intelligence and Reasoning: 35 Marks
|General Awareness
|• Indian History
• Art and Culture
• General Polity
• Economics
• Sports
• General Science
• Geography
• Indian Constitution
|• Whole number
• Percentages
• interest
• Fundamental arithmetical operations
• Profit and loss
• Mensuration
• Decimal and fractions relationships between numbers
• Averages
• Use of table and graphs
• Discount
• Ratio and proportion
• Number system
|General intelligence and reasoning
|• Analogies
• Spatial orientation
• Judgment
• Visual memory
• Similarities and differences
• Problem-solving analysis
• Decision making
• Relationship concepts
• Verbal and figure classification
• discriminating observation
• arithmetical reasoning
• arithmetic number series
• syllogistic reasoning
• coding and decoding
• statement conclusion
• nonverbal series
Phase – II: Physical potency take a look at (PET) & Physical activity (PMT):
Based on the advantage of the candidates within the CBT, candidates are demanded PET and PMT to the extent of ten times the class wise total vacancy in Group of Zonal Railways/RPSF notified. However, this limit could also be increased/decreased as needed guaranteeing availableness of adequate candidates for all the notified posts. Passing Physical potency take a look at (PET) is obligatory and therefore the same are qualifying in nature. No marks are to be awarded. The criterion for PET is as under:
Sub-Inspector (Exe) Male:
- 1600 metre Run with the timings of 6 Minutes and 30 Seconds
- 12 Feet Long Jump
- 3 Feet 9-Inch-High Jump
Sub-Inspector (Exe) Female:
- 800 Meters Run in 4 Minutes
- 9 Feet Long Jump
- 3 Feet High Jump
(i) For 1600/800 meters event just one probability are given. For the remaining events viz Long Jump and High jump, the candidates are given up to two possibilities every.
(ii) Ex-servicemen should undergo PMT and will be exempted from PET.
(iii) A Candidate must qualify in all Tests as per above norm to be eligible for consideration.
(iv) All the candidates qualifying in 1600 mtrs/800 mtrs are measured for eligibility with reference to height and chest. Chest activity are taken just for male candidates. If a male candidate's unexpanded chest activity is below eligibility limit, expanded measurement shall not be taken and he shall be treated as disqualified.
(v) Male candidates United Nations agency don't have minimum height shall not be thought of for activity of chest and shall be treated as disqualified.
(vi) Candidate United Nations agency don't have minimum height, chest (unexpanded/expanded) shall be treated as having failed in PMT.
(vii) PET/PMT is qualifying in nature. No marks are to be awarded.
(viii) A grievance redressal cell will be set up for redressal of grievances related to Height and Chest measurements.
Phase – III: Document Verification:
(i) Based on the execution of hopefuls in the CBT and subject to their qualifying in PET and PMT, applicants will be called for Document Verification.
(ii) In instances of at least two applicants having same denotes, their legitimacy position will be controlled by age criteria i.e. more seasoned individual will be given higher rank.
(iii) Appointment of chose applicants is liable to their breezing through imperative Medical Fitness Test to be directed by the Railway Administration, last confirmation of instructive and classification testaments, check of character and precursors of the competitors from the neighbourhood Administration and effective finish of beginning preparation.
(iv) Candidates may please note that CRC only recommends names of the empanelled candidates and appointment is offered ONLY by the respective Railway Administration.
(v) Candidates not doing Document Verification will not be considered in the final selection process, irrespective of written examination and PET/PMT performance.
- Click Here and Get More Information About RPF SI Syllabus.


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What is ABAC ?
ABAC ™ is the acronym for the Academy of Bangla Arts and Culture. ABAC, pronounced 'awe-BAAK,' is a Bangla (or Bengali) word that connotes wonder or awe.
ABAC, the Academy of Bangla Arts and Culture, is a premier, non-profit, cultural organization, tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and has served the Dallas-Forth Worth Metroplex since 1989, with the enthusiastic support of its community, tax-deductible donations, and the selfless dedication and hard work of countless individuals.
The mission of ABAC includes participation and encouraging participation of individuals and groups in cultural, artistic, and academic events, to foster exchange of ideas, and create environments, experiences and events conducive to learning and intellectual growth.


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By Claudio Sanchez, NPR
Kyrah Whatley, 17, is a bright student with pretty good grades. But the thought of spending two to four more years in a college classroom is depressing, she says.
Masonry, on the other hand, intrigues her. "I'm a kinesthetic learner. ... I learn with my hands," she says.
That's why Kyrah is thinking of joining the Navy as a certified mason right after she graduates from Buchtel High School in Akron, Ohio.
A new poll from NPR, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation finds that the majority of parents feel their child's school is preparing students for college. But 4 in 10 say that schools do not sufficiently prepare students who will not attend college — and parents of girls are even more likely to be concerned than parents of boys.


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Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Why A Retreat May Be Just What You Need
What do you think of when you hear the word, retreat?
I immediately conger up something relaxing. A retreat to me, means getting away from it all and recharging your batteries.
I recently had the opportunity to go on a weekend retreat with a group of creative entrepreneurs. It was like a girls' weekend, but with a mission. We even had a loose agenda to keep us on track and accomplish our goals. We loaded up journals, paper, pens, yoga pants and wine and headed to a beautiful cabin in the Maryland woods.
We did yoga and meditation.
We cooked together and shared delicious and wholesome meals.
We journaled.
We made mind maps and vision boards.
We colored.
We grew . . .as women and as business owners and it was glorious. We weren't there long, just a weekend, but that was all it took to refill our buckets, renew our creative focus and make a plan for the upcoming year ahead.
If you've thought about getting away for a few days with some like-minded people, my suggestion is to do it. I've been freelancing and running my own business for about four years now. I have attended workshops and conferences to learn new skills and keep the skills I have sharp. But nothing I've been to has had as big a personal impact on me as this simple weekend retreat. I learned new things about my friends, but more importantly, I learned new things about myself. I opened myself up to new experiences.
Day in and day out, creative entrepreneurs spend their days making things happen. Writing, designing, planning all day and sometimes into the night. For we women, we do it around the hours that we take care of homes and families, often at the expense of our own personal care. A retreat can help you take care of you. It can give you the opportunity to focus on yourself without guilt. That focus can help you see your true dreams and desires more clearly. It can help you find your passion and discover creative solutions to problems you thought you were incapable of solving.
So if you are feeling stuck or depleted, consider giving yourself a retreat. There are public ones available all over the country. Or you can gather a few like-minded friends and get out of Dodge for a weekend.
Have you been on a retreat? What did you learn?
catch you soon -
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I love it, and loved our weekend ago. I would be lying if i said I wasn't pining for another one!!! <3ReplyDelete
I **need** a long weekend retreat mid-winter someplace WARM!!ReplyDeleteReplies
It wasn't warm - we built a fire - but it was great and low cost and totally do-able.Delete
Great advice. Love the idea of a getaway with purpose. As much as we women want to get away we need to keep our minds engaged. Glad yours was a success!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Sheryl - getaways with girlfriends are great too - we moms and women forget to re-charge our own batteries for sure!Delete
I love retreats. I'm in the midst of planning a yoga retreat with a friend. I'm excited to rejuvenate and refresh.ReplyDelete
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