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Things started changing about 19 years ago....
I remember how I had felt so tired of all of the race and worries and fears.
I had just broken up with who I thought I was going to marry, back in 1998, and I was heartbroken and devastated. My world was upside down.
You see, I talked to Jesus as a child, I had all the upbringing of a Christian family, but I was unruly. I had a craving for my wants first. And incipiently, it promises satisfaction, but soon, the mask is revealed, and it enslaves you.
The day I was ready, the day I was searching, there was this verse that came on the radio spoken by a pastor, "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-burdened, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28-30), It's Jesus who said this, and it was something I had learned when I was a kid, but it did not come to life, until that instance. (Parents of prodigals,Trust Him in this)
I literally lost it in that very moment. I cried so hard. I gave it all- all of the pain, guilt, worry, all to him. It was as if he was the truth standing next to me the whole time, and I only just truly saw him.
In retrospect, I had fought Him for so long. I had fought God's gentle call...I don't know why- the hollow lure of the world, I suppose. I have learned, as I have turned from the guilt of judgement, and looked into the heart of God, that He has so much love for us. We can trust Him, and place ourselves in his secure arms; Oh, the Joy and the Peace that it brings to be in God's arms and will. What a freedom!
Things are too darn heavy to walk alone.
I remember the joy of the the chains of condemnation and unrest that had broken off. The entanglement and lies were cut with God's scissors and I began to sprint. The Hills were steep, and I fell down a couple of times, but the treasure of God's Joy took me aflight. I wanted to cash my life in for His rewards. I wanted His words, 'Well done' sashed across this soul. After all, He did it all for me.
As the days grew into the Fall of 1998, I was 22 years old, and he began to work in me a hunger to learn about Him. I soaked up His Word, like a huge glass of cool water after a long, hot run. Words and scripture came back to my heart. The saturation of my past was slowly dripping away. Don't get me wrong, there were still many hills to climb, but I believe the more that you hide in His arms, the safer and quicker you can be restored and comforted and encouraged. He became my everything. I still tear up today when I think about what He has done for me. He waited like a perfect gentlemen for this wretched soul he longed to call 'masterpiece'.
Looking back on that year that I returned to the Lord, I have sifted through the pages of my journal then. I can see that He was chipping away at my hardened heart:
I am sliding right into the mud. I have walked a road of darkness for about 6 years. I know that if I could just get to the other side, I would be useful. But I don't think I can; I have tried too many times."
All along, I know that God was gently calling me back. 'Return to Me' He would say, but my heart continued to take up the cup of defiance and the plate of debauchery.
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
Ya know, the world tells us, that we can make it in our own strength. God's word says "All have sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God" and that "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." So in our worst moments, our skeletons in the closet- He died for us.
He did it all for you. You are worth it.
He did it all for you. You are worth it.
Yeah, we can sit back and look at others and say indefinitely, "That guy is going to hell, That guy murdered, that girl is heinous, etc..." But we are all in the same boat. We have all lied, all sinned, and murdered in our hearts...
I had to come to understand, that I was in need of a remedy. God is so amazing because he provided a way out. He provided a CHOICE, a bridge to the other side. And since Sin separates us from God, We need one. He sent His only son to die for us...
I called out, "Lord, I am ready now."
I decided to Jump into Missionary work with YWAM in January of 1999.
That was 18 years ago. I traveled to Australia, Thailand, East Timor island, and South Africa. I began to see God's hand and heart in so much more.
My sins were washed away, but I didn't Know how to continually live in this.
With God's hand in Youth With a Mission, I learned many tools to strengthen my walk, shield off the Enemy's crappy lies, and grow in God's love for me.
Satan, the enemy of your soul, has some few constants in his thievery. He is called the Father of Lies, and here is some he is consistent in:
1."I am not real, or even care to work at your life."
2."You're such a sinner, you've gone too far, why even try?" and
3."There's still time...You'll get to it"
Heard 'em?
He'll first fool you into doing it, and then blame and condemn you because you did.
This is truth, Folks.
The Bible says, He walks around like a roaring lion, waiting to see who he can devour. 1 Peter 5:8
For God says, "At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you." Indeed, the "right time" is now. Today is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6: 2
He alone is our rescuer.
The Lord has continued to walk me through some tough times, and I am still learning. But I have Him to lean on!
Caleb and I met in October 2001. I was his waitress. ♥ I was serving him at my table and we struck up a conversation. There was an excitement in our eyes. Of course, we were talking about Jesus. We've never stopped sharing our lives and Love- sharing together and to others- the Most Important Bond we have-The One who paid it all...The one who Gives US life! ♥ I served in YWAM till 2002, (met him while I came home for a tiny bit and then left again).
We married in 2002.
We have 4 children, 2 girlies & 2 boys. A real stirring began for Caleb around 2007. The Lord began to prepare in his heart for a time of Change.
Personally, I had wanted to be out on the mission field since the day we got married and from time to time fought it in my heart so heavily. God needed to teach me some things first.
-He helped me realize that I need to be satisfied in Him alone.
-He taught me that wherever I go, my kids are a huge, continued part of my mission field.
-He also taught me that it may never be me that goes and does 'the thing of my heart'. It may be my kids who go out, and set the world on Fire with Jesus' Love and Passion for people. That settled something in me right there, because we know as parents how much we would give for them.
-It taught me to put others first. That is a principle that still works through the seasons of life. For our kids, we always want them to have more than we did. God was growing me.
In 2008, Caleb had a lunch date with a beloved mentor at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. He shared his heart of, 'Where do you want me to go, Lord?" We heard from him that there was a need for a Pastor in Hungary at the Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe. We flew out for a week and felt like this was a Match completely and we've been serving in Hungary now ever since.
'A Vision for Life' is a huge part of our heart for the nations. It is 'a raising up of the next generation of young people to follow hard after God'. It is also a place of teaching others what God has taught in us. He is sending people who have walked those same paths in their hearts-the same or even different than we did, but all in all, He shows them His heart for them, and gives them a new vision. My family gets to be a part of God's orders to send them out to tell others about their Rescuer, their Savior. This is at the very core of our hearts. We feel so privileged to be right in the center of God's will.
And it's no small factor that my kids are sharing the Love of Christ in their schools too! There is a heartbeat of his power pouring through them. God is definitely up to something big!
We believe that God is awakening his people to know Him. Don't believe the hype of the 'no Hope' factor. The media teaches us something hopeless, but we have a mighty God who saves. What is He saying to you today?
Psalm 91:1-2
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."
He's coming soon!


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This receiver had 3 different faults, which lead me to think it had been used as spare parts! A quick resistance check of the primary & secondary windings of the mains transformer and no open or short circuits (thank goodness).
Upon opening it up and removing sub-boards - there were the tell tale touch up solder on certain points - quite obvious it had been looked it.
This unit had been manufactured late 2005, as stamped inside the case. It mostly consisted of through hole (leaded) components on single sided PCBs.
The DSP/CPU board however was a double sided PCB with mostly surface mount components.
What really shocked me was that the manufactured build quality of this unit was far from the best I have seen. Solder joints looked dull (cold), especially on the jumper links of the single sided boards. Spent some time re-soldering these joints.
Power on issue
The power on issue was caused by a low value resistor (essentially used as a fuse - in red). I initially thought it was a faulty bridge rectifier (in green) since the resistor measured OK when not powered up. There was also no output from the bridge rectifier. After replacing the bridge rectifier I knew straight away it was the resistor. It must have been going high impedance when current was being drawn from it. This supplies the remainder of the low voltage rails necessary to power up the CPU/DSP section and display.
After addressing this - I was relieved to see the display and unit powered up.However it was now going into Protection mode.
Standby board
This unit uses a standby board. How this works.
1. When the main ON/OFF switch is initially turned on, this powers on a standby transformer. This is a step down transformer that provides a +5V rail to power up the main CPU.
2. A mains relay that is controlled by the CPU. This switches in the primary side of the mains transformer.
3. The CPU performs, some checks namely low voltage line checks and amplifier checks namely:
- Over current
- Offset voltage
- Over temperature (high heat sink temperature >80C, amplifier running at to much load continuously)
Repairing an amplifier channelThe unit also had a blown amplifier channel. This was easy to determine by checking for short circuits across the output driving transistors. The worry with a blown channel is that it is likely to have also taken out a number of other components. This proved to be the case.
Firstly I removed both transistors from the blown channel, as it was short circuiting the audio bus voltage. I did this so I could power up the amplifier to ascertain which channels worked and which did not.
After powering the unit up and driving output to speakers, I found that the front left, front right channels and surround left and right channels were operating. I had no center, sub woofer and rear surround left and right. My initial thought was it had to be something common that affected these channels.
AV receivers have a test tone mode that you can put through each channel. I did this while probing an oscilloscope onto the channel outputs of the Electronic Volume Control IC's (Toshiba TC9482). Sure enough had the test signal coming into the Volume control IC inputs, but no output! Faulty TC9482 (circled in red below).
These seem difficult to get as they are typically only used in audio equipment.
Going back to the blown amplifier channel - rear surround left.
The audio output transistors are difficult to get. Sanken SAP17N , and SAP17P, 5 terminal darlington audio output transistors.
Protection Mode
After replacing these components in the amplifier the unit was still going into protection mode.
As soon as the CPU detects one of the three conditions for protection mode the CPU switches off the main relay and thus the primary power side of the main power transformer.
There were still problems in the rear surround channel circuit, as I had the amplifier running when I had removed the output transistors.
The next problem was how to run the unit without it switching OFF? Solder a wire across the main relay contacts on the standby board, so the main transformer stays ON!
Now I could measure some voltages without the entire unit powering OFF into protect mode.
I'm not sure where to buy NJM2068 operational amplifiers (op-amp) from. Element14 (formerly Farnell) my local go to does not carry them.
I decided on replacing the '2068 with a On-Semi MC33078. Similar specifications on paper, and cheap enough in 1 off quantities under $2 for an audio op-amp.
Replaced both capacitor and op-amp, and removed the wire link from the mains relay on standby board. Presto - unit does not go into protection mode.
Tested each individual channel out driving it with sound - and all appears well and good. I will be keeping it even though it does not have HDMI.
Note: For new players the author does not recommend attempting to repair mains powered equipment.Mains equipment requires care, attention and are at lethal voltages.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this post is for educational purposes only. The author accepts no responsibility for any damages or harm that may arise.

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JHNN (pronounced J-H-double-N), or John K Arum, is a 25 year old producer/DJ from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Having been active in production and DJing since 2009 in his bedroom while bringing his DJing skills to clubs three years later, he's developed a sound that can be described as "mellow dark disco".
This all came to be after finishing high school, coinciding with the rise of dance music on pop radio stations and the increasing popularity of DJing. With that, JHNN decided to enter remix contests and record demos. He uploaded his first public remix 'Burns - Nu-disko (JHNN rewerk)' to Soundcloud, demonstrating not only his interest in disco, but more notably his interest in the bass element of disco while keeping the vibe of the genre intact.
After competing in several remix contests, JHNN became comfortable enough to self-release his first EP Radio, where he combines the low-end focus of dubstep with disco and house.
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What a beach house haven! Centrally located only a short stroll to the shops, cafes, beach and river you will enjoy all aspects of this comfortable beach house. Styled with personal touches you will find little treasures from years ago in and around Evans Head.The front sunroom is lovely to relax and read your favourite magazine soaking up the morning sun, featuring a small lounge and reading chair.
Open plan living and kitchen leads on to the covered decking and great backyard which is perfect for families with young children. Enjoy BBQ's year round with the covered decking and brand gas BBQ.
Please note Image 13 has now changed and the backyard has been divided witha fence installed.
- Beach inspired modern decor with a personal touch
- Master bedroom with large built-in wardrobe
- 2nd bedroom features hanging clothes rack and chest of draws
- Modern appliances including microwave, dishwasher, and gas stove top
- Sandwich press and milkshake maker
- TV and DVD player
- Front sunroom perfect for enjoying the morning sunshine
- Brand new gas BBQ and outdoor covered entertaining area with partially fenced backyard and hammock
- Bathroom with shower/bath and separate toilet
- Internal laundry with top loading washing mashing and dryer
- Plenty of room for the boat!
- Off street parking available in front of house and along side of house
- Pet friendly, please note pets are to be kept outside only.Call office to confirm pet details.
*NB - garage is not available for guest use. The yard is not fully fenced across the front driveway.
All properties are fully self-contained. Linen (sheets, pillow cases, bath mats, hand towels, bath/beach towels & tea towels) is not included unless otherwise stated in the advertised description. Pillows, mattress protectors and blankets/doonas are supplied. Please call the Evans Head Laundrette, 0420 935 482, to organise linen hire directly.
Visa and Mastercard accepted (1.5% surcharge applies). AMEX and Diner's cards are not accepted.
After hours key pickup can be arranged, please refer to our Terms and Conditions for more information.
Please note tariffs may be subject to change. During some seasons arrival may be restricted depending upon public holidays and school terms, please call our office directly if you would like to book a different arrival day.
$600/ Week (Low Season, outside of any school holidays)
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$950/ Week (Fishing Classic 6/7/18 - 13/7/18)
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$1550 / Week (Christmas Holidays 21/12/18- 25/1/19)
Short stays available:
$425/ 1 - 3 Nights (Low Season, outside of any school holidays)
A $35.00 booking fee applies to ALL bookings. Guests may be required to pay a higher deposit and booking fee if bookings are made through any booking sites other than Evans Head holiday accommodation.
Evans Head First National processes a pre-authorisation with the credit card details provided on each check in form. Please refer to SECURITY BOND in our Terms and Conditions for further information.
Christmas Bookings: Current Christmas bookings have preference to rebook from year to year; if a booking is made online for the Christmas period Evans Head First National reserves the right to cancel it. Current guests have up until their vacating date to rebook after that time it will be open. All balances for Christmas bookings (NSW and QLD Holidays) are due by 1st October that year.
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WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – After a surprising turn of events, Academies at Anacostia will get a chance to revive their season by playing for the city title in D.C.'s Turkey Bowl on Thursday, and win their first championship in seventeen years.
Anacostia, who lost 40-20 to Wilson last week in post-season play, learned they'd been promoted to play in the 43rd Annual D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Turkey Bowl against Dunbar at Eastern High School on Thanksgiving, after receiving word that Wilson had been disqualified.
An investigation by D.C. Public Schools revealed Wilson had used an ineligible player earlier in the season – a non-resident – during two of its games, according to the Washington Post, forcing the school to forfeit those games, making them ineligible for post-season play.
Anacostia's coach, Cato June – a former NFL linebacker and '97 All-Met Defensive Player of the year – helped the school wins its last title as a player in 1995. He says it doesn't matter how the team got into the game, he just wants his players to have that same feeling he had as a champion.
"I don't want to bring the silver home," June said. "The goal is to bring a gold trophy, the championship trophy, back to southeast."
Expectation for the team seems to be high across the board, despite the school backing into the championship game.
"I'll be there from the first whistle to the last whistle," said Principal Ian Roberts. "I'll be there to watch and support them when they win the winner's trophy."
Anacostia's players were shocked to hear the news they'd be playing for the title after they had already hung up their uniforms for the year.
"I thought my teammate was lying," said senior safety Ahmahd Ryans. "It's just a blessing to be in the Turkey Bowl."
Anacostia (6-4) takes on Dunbar (7-2), who defeated H.D. Woodson 28-14 last week in the Semi-Finals. The Turkey Bowl Championship game kicks off at Eastern High School at 11 a.m. on Thursday.


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The concept of results is a funny one, especially when we're talking about community service. This semester marks my seventh semester working with Partners in Print, my fourth as a Team Leader. In the calmer moments, when I'm not bustling about answering a mentor's question or chatting up a site supervisor, my mind drifts towards this elusive construct. I often find myself wondering, as I hold up a sign that says the mentors have six minutes before switching to teaching the next literacy technique, what am I actually doing?
Most of my life as a student produces tangible results. I study, I get a good grade. I write a paper and feel its weight and the printer's heat on it as I slide it into the appropriate notebook. Dark circles appear under my eyes in perfect proportion to the amount of sleep I lose. Every Wednesday and Thursday in these local schools, though, the most tangible consequence of the night seems to be a dearth of handouts for each literacy technique and a list of names of the parents who came.
At least, that's how it felt this month as I pored over a grant application with the coordinator of Partners in Print this month. Each of the questions asked us to prove how effective the program is, asking for specificity, for numbers. Granted, the coordinator provided the best numbers we have. Each night after the workshop, we ask parents to evaluate the program and assess how the program has helped them or not. Their feedback encouraged me. Over 90% of parents said that the program was helpful, and that they had used literacy techniques that the program taught them at home. Somewhere around 87% of parents had reported that they felt more confident reading with their children and helping with their education because of Partners in Print. Certainly, such feedback constitutes results to be proud of (and hopefully to garner a grant, we're always short of funding). Reflecting on that grant, and those numbers, I think that is the most tangible the results of Partners in Print will ever get.
They also happen to be the least important. When I think about Partners in Print's effect, I think of when we went to a school called Thomas Stone. The principal and the site supervisor stayed the entire time, greeted the parents, even ordered them pizza. At the end of the night, as we had wrapped up our things and were ready to hit the van, one of the presenters sat talking with a dad at a table. The presenter, who joined PNP this semester, sat listening intently, responding emphatically, for at least fifteen minutes. At the end of the night, I had to signal him away.
When I asked what they were talking about, the presenter just said the dad had been telling him about the struggles he was having helping his child in school and navigating the system for him. While I'll never know the exact details of the conversation or its effects, I know that a presenter got to connect with one of the parents at a deep level. More than percentages on a paper, I hope that is the result that Partners in Print can produce.
SIS November Blog: Elizabeth MoraffPosted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2011 by umdcsl
The concept of results is a funny one, especially when we're talking about community service. This semester marks my seventh semester working with Partners in Print, my fourth as a Team Leader. In the calmer moments, when I'm not bustling about answering a mentor's question or chatting up a site supervisor, my mind drifts towards this elusive construct. I often find myself wondering, as I hold up a sign that says the mentors have six minutes before switching to teaching the next literacy technique, what am I actually doing?
Students in Service: Dhara PatelPosted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2011 by umdcsl
During my work at America Reads America Counts this month, I feel like the mentors and I are getting closer as a team with a mission of helping our community. We help parents become closer to their children as well as promote literacy by introducing valuable reading techniques they can try at home with their children. We are taking steps to overcome the language barrier in today's schools. As a team leader I have the ability to guide our fellow mentors in growing as leaders—ones that foster the growth of others while achieving common goals. We debrief on our experiences each month and try to make the Partners in Print program better and better. Compiling workshop ideas for each month from the mentors and fellow team leaders, we incorporate our community's needs and wants to make a difference in the elementary schools we visit. The ideas we have gathered are very creative and new, and I am excited to use them for the future.
This month I have come to realize that there are so many things I can do to make Partners in Print (PNP) a success if I can make time to do them. It has been tough to give the program my entire attention due to the stresses of classes and other responsibilities like being a UTA and director of Innoworks—a non-profit organization that prepares for a science camp for underprivileged middle school students. However, with the right motivation and time management skills, I am sure to achieve my goals. My goal for this upcoming month is to document all my ideas in an organized fashion. I will make a list of past and future team building ideas/workshops I would like for future PNP team leaders to implement in trainings. There are so many great ideas that get tossed around but are never done because we simply do not have time this semester. I also hope to schedule times outside of work that the PNP team can just hang out or have fun together. In addition, during the second month we have seen fewer families visit our workshop as opposed to the first one. This is a trend we expected due to weather, but I want to for the future prevent this from happening and have our numbers grow up until we are finished for the semester. This requires ensuring parents that we will have different techniques each month and reminding them of the next time we will be back.
As director of Innoworks, I am trying my hardest with my numerous other responsibilities to plan meetings regularly and get tasks done on time. We had closing duties to take care of from the camp from August, recruit new members for this year including deputy directors, guide the new members in how the program works, assign tasks to everyone in each of the four committees, make sure tasks are done on time, and in the end ensure the success of the camp. The committees that the members can join are curriculum, recruitment, public relations, and finance. In short, we organize the entire camp meaning deciding which viable experiments to do, recruiting children for the camp/making sure they complete the application, letting the community know about our organization, and acquiring the right amount of funding for this non-profit camp. The directors and deputy directors of this program need to attend a weekly 2 hour skype meeting with the head of several chapters all over the nation to ensure that we are on track. This is quite a bit of responsibility but I feel in the end we make a big difference in the lives of those kids who now want to attend college and focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
16th Annual Service Day sends College Park Scholars into Maryland, DC communitiesPosted in Uncategorized on October 10, 2011 by umdcsl
By Graham Bennie, Senior Editor, College Park Scholars
Seated in the Comcast Center early one Friday morning to eat breakfast and be welcomed to the University of Maryland and to the College Park Scholars living-learning program, first-year Scholars students watched the Impact video, which focuses on the idea that everyone can make a difference. Service Day is designed to demonstrate just that.
On August 29, 2011, roughly 800 Scholars students, joined by program faculty, administration, and student leaders, made their way into surrounding Maryland-DC communities for a day of volunteerism.
Scholars students were divided up into 27 different teams and sent out to their various service sites to complete projects ranging from clearing fallen trees and debris from the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens to preparing meals, sorting clothing donations, and organizing a storage facility for programs run by Interfaith Works, a non-profit organization designed to help those living in poverty in and around Montgomery County, Md.
This year's Service Day was as successful as ever, although it had its challenges. "Some of the sites in the community had more for us to do because of [Hurricane Irene], but some had to direct their attention to other issues rather than orienting a group of students from Scholars," said Martha Baer Wilmes, Scholars associate director for Student affairs "We had to balance the value of the program to the community with what their immediate needs were."
Many sites were still without power following the wind and rain of Hurricane Irene. Among these were two Prince George's County Public Schools that closed down, forcing Arts Scholars to adapt their Service Day.
"Usually we go in and paint murals on some of the walls in the schools," said Harold Burgess, director of Arts Scholars. "Our students paint the murals and at some point the school brings out some of the elementary school students and their faces just light up when they see it."
Instead, this year Arts Scholars painted the murals on paper in the Cambridge Community Center. Burgess said the program is sorting out a date to go present the schools with their work.
An annual tradition at College Park Scholars, Service Day is at the heart of the program's mission, and it continues to resonate with generations of new Scholars because it demonstrates to students that Scholars is not just about learning; it's about living and learning, through service to your community, forging new friendships, and everything in between.
Postcards From My CountryPosted in student projects with tags community arts, Jimenez-Porter Writers' House, Northwestern High School, Postcards from My Country on September 8, 2011 by JennaBrager
The 2011 Postcards from my Country journal is available to read online! A collaboration between UMD students in the Jimenez-Porter Writers' House and students at Northwestern High School, the journal showcases poetry about the experience of immigrating to the United States and other topics.
Postcards from My CountryPosted in Why we serve with tags ESOL, mentoring, Northwestern High School, Postcards from My Country on April 29, 2011 by JennaBrager
Postcards from My Country is a one-credit service learning course offered by the Jimenez-Porter Writers' House. Postcards places mentors from the University of Maryland with teenagers at Northwestern High School. Over the course of the semester, the students at Northwestern work on producing poetry for Postcards from My Country Journal, under the supervision of their mentors and a Writers' House staff member. This year, the program was conducted entirely after school (instead of during students' English classes) and therefore, students were self-selected—they choose to come each week.
I was interested in the program, partly because of my own experience moving to Maryland eleven years ago and the role that writing has played in my life. Postcards seemed like a great opportunity to share both my immigrant and creative experiences with high school students. Although, I don't think that I intended to share as much of myself with the kids as I have. On our first day of mentoring, we introduced ourselves to the students and assigned them a writing prompt. I reclined back in my seat and started to look around.
We work in an ESOL classroom tucked in a corner of Northwestern, decorated with words and phrases in English and Spanish. Their teacher has posted their new years' resolutions on the back wall. A recurring theme is a desire from the students to learn English, to do well in school, to make new friends.
My casual observations this first day were interrupted by our supervising Writers' House staff member, Jesse Freeman, letting the mentors know that we were also expected to work on the prompt with the students. Now, in all my altruistic calculations, it never once occurred to me that I would have to write poetry. When the time came to share with our small group, I found that I was more nervous than some of the students. However, I think that it made the experience all the more rewarding for them to see the mentors have to tackle the same prompts and big ideas. Ultimately, this helped to build camaraderie and to help the students perceive us as facilitators rather than "teachers".
One day that I think I will as always remember was 3 or 4 weeks ago when Rebecca Roberts, our faculty liaison at Northwestern, came over to us and said bluntly, "Something bad happened in the ESOL hallway this week,"
She took a poster featuring a poem from last year's journal, off her desk.
"So, you know, they had the superintendent visiting some of the ESOL classrooms. He came in here and I said to him, this is what we do in my classroom."
Yes, I thought, this is what we do in Room 1116.
–Jihan Asher, Junior History Major
Thin v. Thick ServicePosted in CSL with tags cartoon, Community Service, jenna brager, thin v. thick service on April 21, 2011 by JennaBrager
Mentoring with MMYCPosted in Community Partners, student projects with tags college, mentorship, MMYC, one-time service opportunities on April 11, 2011 by JennaBrager
The most recent and profound mentoring experience I have had was at the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center in Riverdale, Maryland. A friend of mine informed me of the opportunity to work with high school students who are applying to college. I was asked to share my story with the students at MMYC before the workshop. I conveyed to them that even with dismal financial circumstances, it is possible to go to college without enormous student loans looming after graduation. I explained that as a senior in high school, I faced several obstacles. First of all, my guidance counselor told me I would not be accepted by University of Maryland because SAT scores were not high enough. After raising my scores, I applied to the University and was accepted a few months later. The next obstacle was how to pay for college. By late spring, I had applied for a total of sixty scholarships. At the awards ceremony at the end of the school year, I received only four scholarships. However, those four financed about ninety percent of my tuition. I hoped the group of students would be inspired by my story and hopefully follow on the same path.
During the workshop, I was grouped with two young ladies who would soon finish a GED program with MMYC. Immediately, I was struck by their determination to succeed. After about an hour of talking with them, I learned that both girls became mothers at only sixteen and twenty. They spoke about the struggles of raising a child while trying to complete an education and the financial strain they felt to provide for their children. My heart was heavy when I heard their stories, especially because my own sister is just sixteen. However, their dedication and attitude inspired me in a new way. I couldn't help but wonder if they had ever had the opportunity to talk and be listened to. I felt a lot of compassion for these girls and wanted to guide them to their goals.
Throughout the course of the workshop, I worked with them to write personal essays for a local scholarship to a two year vocational school of their choosing. The two girls were on two completely different career paths. One wanted to be a social worker after working as an assistant in the local Department of Social Services office. She was inspired to help the local hispanic community due to the help she received from community organizations after her daughter was born. The other student wanted to become a sonogram technician because of a particularly helpful and inspiring nurse she met during her pregnancy. She explained being a sonogram technician makes people happy by revealing what gender their child will be. I was impressed with the way the girls had been inspired to pursue careers based on those who helped them during perhaps the most difficult chapter of their lives. I started thinking about the idea that we are driven to certain things because of our experiences with people who we see as role models. I hoped that they would not soon forget their experiences in this workshop. By the end of the night, they both thanked me profusely and hugged me goodbye.
This experience was one of the best of my entire life. I often think about the students I met and hope that they find their way. The idea that I could help these students was incredibly fulfilling. Additionally, inspiring young women, especially those who have faced adversity, is something I am interested in pursuing in the future.
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When she was a young girl, Barbara McBride-Smith was introduced to the ancient Greek myths but she didn't quite hear right. When her teacher told her they lived in the cradle of western civilization, young Barbara thought she said Western civilization - as in central Texas, around about Waco, where they seemed to fit right in. Ol' Man Zeus, after all, was a gun-totin' Big Daddy, sort of the J.R. Ewing of Mount Olympus. You know Aphrodite, the school basketball queen or Pandora the debutante, the best guitar picker around was Orpheus - Tom T. and wasn't Medusa the one who started the fashion trend known as Big Hair? With her incurable Texas drawl, feminist sympathies, and cheerleader's do-right attitude, master storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith spins the Greek myths as you've never heard them before.
This collection of Hindu folktales for middle readers features stories about the Hindu god, Ganesha, who is easily recognized because of his elephant head. Krishnaswami introduces the stories by recalling her own introduction to Ganesha and goes on to offer a mythological context for the tales. Included among these classic stories are "Ganesha's Head", "The Broken Tusk", and "Why Ganesha Never Married". Most of the stories come from Hindu legend; one comes from Mongolia, where Ganesha made his way into the Buddhist tradition. The simple pen-and-ink illustrations support the themes and a helpful pronunciation guide and glossary are also included.
When a story shares a universal message, it finds its way into that pantheon of tales that is shared with many diverse cultures. These classic 33 tales, collected from Brazil, China, Korea, Russia, Tibet, Africa, from America's native peoples, and other lands, are chosen for their timeless shared values.
When a village is terrorized by a lion, the hunter Kambili wishes to track down the beast. But his wife Kumba warns that the lion is an evil wizard. This is an adaptation of a Malinke story.
When the north wind blows away the flour carried by a baker's young son, he sets out on a journey to insist it be returned. This Norwegian tale shows the value of perseverance nd gifts of nature.
A poor, hungry man has to pay for simply smelling soup! Here comes the wise Turkish folk hero Hodja to the rescue. What will he do to help?
In the African pourquoi tale, long ago people could take bites of the delicious sky whenever they wanted to. People gobbled and gobbled and gobbled the sky. Soon the sky had to make some changes.


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Chaos and unpredictability are not new to the human experience. In the Old Testament, God's people experienced a series of battles, famines, enslavements and other seemingly insurmountable circumstances. In each story God came through for his people but only after they had suffered and nearly lost hope. In the modern world we need look no further than the evening news to see chaos of all forms reported in detail. Here in modern America we usually have problems of lesser scope than the Old Testament or the Third World. Our typical problems are still substantial enough however to make us lose sleep. Possibilities of unemployment, under performing 401k retirement plans, health concerns and on and on occupy the minds of a typical family.
Then we take up the case of the family with a mentally ill member or two. Those special family members are more prone than the general population to volatility in their employment, their relationships and their overall health. They often lack motivation or insights sufficient to succeed at the more challenging tasks of adult life. Mistakes that some others would learn from and move on may be repeated time and time again. Addiction and substance abuse challenge a high percentage of the mentally ill community.
So how should we as caregivers and stewards of our mentally ill family members manage without either falling into despair, or, as some have done, over committing ourselves in unhealthy ways? I've found some success with three concepts: Prayer, Stewardship, and Margin. You may be thinking "Hey wait a minute. This is a Christian blog. I expected to see words like prayer and stewardship but what is this margin business? Sounds like something from an MBA program."
Prayer and faith are staples of the Christian life. God loves you. He loves your mentally ill family member. And as hard as his plan may be to understand some days, we can all count on the fact that he is working things out for our well being in eternity.
Stewardship sounds simple enough. None of us wants our family member living under a bridge or on the street regardless of what he or she may have done or not done. Most of us will go to great lengths to see that our mentally ill family member has as good a life as possible.
This is where the margin concept becomes important. As caregivers, it can be tempting to make bold and generous commitments of our time and resources to"set things right"for our family member. Where this is likely to fall apart is when all the time and resources have been committed only to have a new problem crop up. I propose that as responsible caregivers we need to hold in reserve some time and some resources as margin against the next unforeseen event. Remember I started this article with commentary on chaos and unpredictability and the propensity of our family members to have more than the typical amount of both.
So what does margin look like where the rubber meets the road? It may be more helpful to pose these ideas as a series of questions to consider since each family is different.
• Have you planned your family budget so you can cover a year or so of doctor and medication costs in the event your loved ones health insurance or government benefits are disrupted?
• For your loved ones transportation needs, would a basic cell phone and a bus or subway pass provide the basics for now?
• Would the use of your spare room or help with basic rent keep them safe without the risk or long-term commitment associated with buying a house or condo?
• Would a group session be sufficient or perhaps even more beneficial than one-on-one counseling?
• Would a couple of semesters at community college make a good low risk way to see how they can perform in a college environment?
• What community or support group resources may be available to my loved one in lieu of fee for service providers.
• Have you talked to an attorney about setting up a trust to ensure the resources you leave behind when you die are managed for your loved one's benefit and according to these same principles?
• What do you need to do to keep yourself well and strong so you are in good shape if your loved one has a crisis?
Remember the idea here is not to be as cheap as possible but rather to provide stewardship of basic needs while retaining some margin in the time and resource budget to account for changing circumstances. If it sounds a little to you like a survival plan that is because it is a lot like a survival plan. One for you and your loved one.
Prayer, stewardship, and margin. Please let us know if you have ideas or examples of creative ways to cover you loved ones basic needs while still holding a little in reserve for that"rainy day."


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Three in One Unit-Bottle Rinsing Filling Capping Machine
(PRWEB) August 29, 2007
Jieh Hong has striven for new technology in filling and packaging machinery for many years. Thanks to successful bilateral technology cooperation with Shanghai Triowin Technology Company this year, they succeeded. "Three in One Unit-Bottle Rinsing Filling Capping Machine" brings customers an excellent choice for a beverage turnkey solution. Jieh Hong continues to offer their service to Southeast Asia, The Middle East and Africa.
Jieh Hong was established in 1991 as a beverage machinery manufacturer. With thirty years experience, it has exported to overseas and has also gained a good reputation from famous domestic beverage companies and government bureaus such as UNI-Present, Wei-Chuan, Taiwan Salt, Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Bureau.
Having worked with well known beverage companies and as a member of Taiwan Turnkey-Project Association, Jieh Hong has been regarded as a well-experienced team for turnkey projects from case analysis, solution design, installation service, to technical support and operator training. Its turnkey services include Hot filling line for PET containers, Mineral water filling line, Hot filled line for can containers, Carbonated drink filling line, Wine filling line.
"To pay attention to the details in design, every turnkey project is conducted by a group of three or four experienced personnel who follow it from a single machine to integrated production line. It streamlines the production process so our customers can expect the best." Sales Manager Liang Yu Chen said.
According to a long-standing cooperation with components suppliers, all products are manufactured under an ISO9001 control system. Jieh Hong's high quality products include Auto De-Palletizer, Bottle Rinsing / Filling / Capping machine, Bottle Inverter for Cap sterilization, Cooling or Warming Tunnel, Labeling Machine, Shrink Film Wrapper & Shrink Tunnel, Case Packer, Stretch Film Wrapper, etc.
"Our Three in One Unit Bottle Rinsing Filling Capping Machine is a good choice to increase manufacturing effectiveness and sanitation requirement," Mr. Chen said.
When the 'Three in One-Bottle Rinsing Filling Capping Machine was invented by Jieh Hong and Shanghai Triown Company this year, it was regarded as a new development in the market. Equipped with a unique bottle neck holder and air conveyor, this machine can effectively reduce the possibility that the bottles might be deformed by high temperature in hot filling process and can change various bottle sizes without height adjustment. The advanced Human Interface can make operations easier and also display error massages for the operator.
Auto De-Palletizer can stack the pallets automatically, which leads to savings in manpower and effective transportation. It is also operated with a frequency inverter in order to reduce the possibility of bottle damage. Auto De-Palletizer is also equipped with automatic cardboard pile-on and take-out. This feature can resolve inconvenience of manual operation and is easy for forklift carrying.
"Case packing equipment can adapt to a wide range of bottles, and do so quickly and easily during frequent changeovers," Mr. Chen recommended. The Jieh Hong case packer adapts to different bottle sizes and shapes, as well as to different case sizes in term of wrap-around or tray packing adjustment. Its touch-screen operator interface makes quick changeovers possible and indexing transmission effectively control packing accuracy.
More recommended products include the Auto Sleeve Labeling Machine & Shrink Tunnel. It also handles various container specifications with cylinder and multi-bottle design. Through high temperature steam or electro thermal system, the machine can make labels perfectly fit on bottles. Due to high quality product assurance, all components are either from Europe, Japan or Taiwan.


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We live in critical times. Churches in America and around the world are forsaking the biblical foundations of faith. Church leaders are turning to man-centered evangelism and church growth methods, and many people in churches today remain essentially untaught. The pulpit has been replaced by the platform, and people are hungry for the Word.
Maranatha Baptist Seminary is committed to Christ-centered, Word-centered church ministries. Our goal is to educate church leaders to feed the spiritually-hungry people around them with the Word of God. We desire to educate men to preach the Word of God carefully and accurately. We desire to train counselors who will encourage and instruct hurting people toward biblical choices. We are preparing men and women for traditional missionary service in areas open to missionary activity and for specialized ministries in fields closed to a Christian witness. To that end, we are looking for men and women who desire to give their lives completely to Christ. Is that you?
At Maranatha Baptist Seminary, you will discover horizons you never imagined. You will see God is good, and He is powerful in an age where He is doubted, dishonored, and ignored. You will see God is a God of absolute truth in an age when people think there are many paths to God. You will also see the Word of God is powerful, and it gives answers to our society—and to every person.
At Maranatha Baptist Seminary, you will be mentored by an experienced faculty member. You will also become involved in a local church under the mentorship of the pastor there, learning to put into practice the lessons of the classroom.
I invite you to join us as we seek the Holy Spirit's illumination upon God's unchanging Word. Join us as we seek to serve Jesus Christ with all areas of our lives. Join us as we learn to worship the Father in spirit and in truth.
Join us at Maranatha Baptist Seminary and become equipped for a lifetime of ministry.
'Til He Comes,
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In 2001 Orion Henderson walked through the doors of Horton Brasses Inc. to begin a day of work. He wasn't just another employee hired to work at the company. He was the fourth generation to work at the family business. And this wasn't his first job. At the age of 26, he was beginning the ascent to become the company's leader. Unbeknownst to him at the time was how quickly that role would be his.
In 2007 his time had arrived. His parents were ready to hand off the business, and plans were made and executed. The next few years, as most of us know, were challenging. Leading up to and after Orion took over the helm, Horton Brasses took steps to modernized the company, including its hardware which has been the focus of the family business since its inception in 1936. (Even before the Depression as you'll hear in our conversation.)
360 WoodWorking sat down with Orion Henderson for a casual conversation about the company's beginning and family members who influenced its path to what it's like to step into the business to products, catalogs and where Horton Brasses goes in the future. To hear Orion's own words, click the audio player immediately below each question.
1. How did Horton Brasses get its start? Was there some specific event that triggered the start of the company?
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Saudi Arabia holds the title as the world's largest producer and exporter of total petroleum liquids, and the country's national corporation, Saudi Aramco retains the most proven reserves and production of hydrocarbons worldwide. Only behind Russia as the largest crude oil producer, Saudi Arabia has an estimated 267 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, including 2.5 billion in the Saudi-Kuwaiti Neutral Zone, and 253 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of proven natural gas reserves. Impressively, more than half of Saudi Arabia's oil reserves are sourced from only eight fields.


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That said, I myself would plump for simplicity and clarity: no punctuation marks whatsoever beyond the colon. It is a list, after all-- complete with bullets (and where do they fit into the punctuation scheme!?). What more does it need to make the meaning clear?-- it is simply a tabulated list of abilities. Now, if it were set into sentence format, then punctuation would be necessary to sort it out: 'count forward to 30, count backward from 30', etc.


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While spending my 21st birthday being rather lazy (to be fair, I did go to the Crystal Maze experience this past Sunday), I was informed that Nintendo will be hosting a brand new Direct on the 1st September 2016! This Nintendo 3DS focused Direct will go live at 3pm BST. The last Direct was way back in March, so it is nice to see a new one finally airing soon!
We aren't completely certain what this direct will pertain, though we are told that it will be Nintendo 3DS focused. We were also told that plans on the NX and mobile will not be revealed. Perhaps we could see a new game announcement or two?
There will also be a North American version airing on the same day at 7am PT.


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You walk — no, run towards the washroom. Your pants and underwear already hugging your ankles before you can even see the toilet. As you stumble into the bathroom you do a quick TP check and make sure there's some reading material. Your mind races through a menu of your last three meals just as your ass crashes down on the seat. Is this the scrambled eggs from breakfast, the Taco Bell from lunch or the corn on the cob from dinner? Maybe all three. As you grip the sides of the toilet and push, your mind reaches a zen-like clarity.
Between dropping bricks, evacuating one remarkable fart that can only be described as rip-roaring, and reading a couple of Maxim (Cosmo?) articles, a feeling of satisfaction washes over your body. Your sins absolved. Thanks be to God.
You stand to let your eyes bare witness to another masterpiece. If only there was a taxidermist for poop, your trophy shelf wouldn't be barren. You'd have something to put beside the purple participation ribbon you received after a 6th place finish in the 200 meters at the grade 5 track meet. Egad!, you're astonished to see an empty bowl. No sunken treasure. An illusion? You rub your eyes and pinch yourself, but this is no dream, it's a living nightmare. You bend over to see if the turd lies dormant, hibernating in the toilet cave. But, it's not. Could the toilet have sucked it up? Or is the toilet Houdini reincarnated, doing one last miraculous disappearing trick? You wipe, but there is no proof a brown rabbit ever emerged from the top hat that is your ass. The zen-like clarity, the absolution of sins, how could you have been duped?
You hang your head in disappointment. It appears you've fallen victim to the phantom poop.


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Invasion from Fred
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Dog & Pony
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The President sat in the Oval Office. His face beetled into a frown of concentration. He was disturbed by something. This was a decided step forward; usually he didn't notice most things. But this time he was disturbed, so he turned to his aide and said, "Rajan, I'm disturbed by something."
It was safe to call him Rajan. Most people answered to that name nowadays, even if it wasn't really theirs.
"And what might that be, Your Majesty?" asked Rajan, this particular Rajan.
"It's Mr. President, not Your Majesty," the President corrected.
Rajan was having a bit of a language and culture problem. He was also having trouble staying alert. It was the middle of the night where he was. His hookup with the President was through closed-circuit TV.
That had been outsourced a while ago.
"What is it that you would be disturbed about, Your Maj-- Mr. President?"
"I don't know if things are running as smooth as they should be lately," the President said.
"Things have been organized a bit differently from the way they used to be, Mr. President." This was an understatement.
"Well, what about Congress? Have they been--?" Rajan politely cleared his throat. "Oh, yeah, that's right. We got rid of Congress, didn't we?"
"That's right, Mr. President."
Congress had been an embarrassment. That is stating the obvious; Congress had always been an embarrassment. However, the disbanding of Congress had been an even greater embarrassment. The House and Senate figured they could vote themselves out of office at a great savings to the country. They had the numbers all laid out so you could see them. They were laid out so plainly even the President could see them, once they were explained to him. So their disbandment was approved by an overwhelming majority. Their golden parachutes were lavish. A few months later someone noticed that the bookkeeping adjustment to cover the parachutes had bankrupted the Social Security Trust Fund.
This caused quite a bit of consternation in government circles until someone hit on a dandy little idea: just outsource the elderly. Requests for bids were put out, and the best (lowest) one came from the Inuit in northern Canada. So, all of the elderly were shipped off to the communities waiting for them there. At least they were described as communities by the Inuit sales rep. The building of these residences had been sub-contracted to a group of construction companies based in Siberia. They claimed to have years of experience in constructing communal facilities.
Communications with the area were sparse, so there weren't too many messages sent back. Nothing was heard from the commission that had been sent to see if senior American cardiovascular systems were suited to a diet consisting of whale blubber and mayonnaise.
"Well, what about the Supreme Court? We've still got the Supreme Court, haven't we?" The President asked.
"Yes, Mr. President."
"What's the Justice's name?"
"Which one, Mr. President?"
"The Chief Justice."
"That would be Chief Justice Li."
"Okay, let me talk to Chief Justice Li."
"He's asleep right now, Mr. President."
"Asleep? Then, let me talk with one of them other justices. What's their names?"
"Li, Mr. President."
"Li? All nine of them are named Li?"
"Well, yes, Mr. President, but there's no longer nine of them. You remember the downsizing we did? There's now only three of them."
"Oh, that's right. Well, where are they?"
"They're all in Beijing. You remember that we outsourced the Court?"
"Oh, yeah, that's right."
The President had his problems figuring things out. One of the reasons he gave was that he did not micro-manage, so he didn't notice some things outside the broader view. One of the things he didn't notice was that, when he took his helicopter to go to Air Force One, he was flying over a bunch of adobe huts, not the rest of the District of Columbia. The move had been accomplished one night while he slept during a flight from Asia. Air Force One had detoured to a new location.
There was now a tiny Latin American country whose gross national product was: White House. The President was actually pleased about the higher number of Tex-Mex meals now being served at dinner.
"I don't think things are running as smooth as they should. I want to have a meeting," the President said.
"Who do you want to meet with, your Maj-- Mr. President?"
"I want a full Cabinet meeting. Let's call all of the folks together."
Rajan began making entries into the keyboard in front of him. A number of the monitors arrayed in front of the President flickered on. Faces were showing in the monitors.
The President looked at a list that was in front of him. "Okay, let's check that we're all here. Let's see, Secretary of State?"
"Jawohl," said one of the people on the monitors.
"Buenos Dias."
"Homeland Security?"
"You will die in a Holy Jihad, infidel dog!"
The President checked his list. "Okay, that's all of you." The Cabinet had been downsized. "I called you together because I been wondering whether or not this here outsourcing thing may have gone a little bit too far."
"You cannot 'elp eet. Eet ees ze way zat sings go," said the lady from Defense.
"It is Kismet," said Homeland Security.
"You cannot shtop ze advantz of progress," said the Secretary of State.
"I ha' always said jou shoul' jus' wait for the workers to sweem to the job," said Interior.
"What's not to like?" said Treasury.
"I mean we have outsourced just about everything. I think the only thing we haven't outsourced is me." The President said that with his winning smile, expecting to get a few chuckles in return.
What he got, instead, was a rather strained silence. Someone did giggle nervously. Someone else cleared his throat self-consciously.
"You know," said the Secretary of the Treasury, "it's funny you should ask--"
Rajan Rahawalla, the new President of the United States, prepared to give his Inaugural Address. He reached forward to switch on the monitors that would show him his audience. (There were additional duties that this President undertook, and for less money, too.) The Nielsen people had assured him that he'd have a large audience. And they were the right kind of audience, the heartland-of-America people who had been the core of the democracy for years, the ones who had watched their favorite shows on TV from The Lawrence Welk Show on through Survivor. The Nielsen people were convinced the new President would get a warm welcome to his message.
He switched on the first monitor and looked up at his audience.
Then he switched on the second monitor. Then the third and the fourth.
He switched them all on. He then went through multiple sources for all of the monitors, but they still revealed the same thing: there was no one there. There was no one left.
They were all outsourced.


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Lisbeth Salander
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I had always wondered how certain colours look awesome on me and how others make my skin tone darker. Have you ever wondered the same? Well I got my answer first through different styling-related shows, where they explained how skin tones are important with respect to the colours of our clothes. With this information I did further research on the internet about this topic.
Basically there are two types of skin tones, Warm Skin Tone and Cool Skin Tone.
How do we identify which skin tone do we belong to?
It's very easy and simple steps are involved to get to know the skin tone you belong to.
- Warm Skin Tone- Check your wrist and see the colour of your veins. If they are Green in colour, it means you are of a Warm Skin Tone. Also, if while in the sun, if you tend to tan rather than burn then it means have a Warm Skin Tone.
- Cool Skin Tone- If your veins are Blue in colour, it means that you are of Cool Skin Tone. Also, if you burn first and then tan while out in the sun, you are of Cool Skin Tone.
For this I again take help of my colour wheel (slowly realizing how the first lessons of drawing lectures were sooo important)
Colours for Warm Skin Tones
- Go for Warm Shades like- Peach, Coral, Orange, Peachy Pinks, Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange,etc.
- For jewellery- Gold and Gold Tones.
- Neutral colour- Shades of Brown.
Colours for Cool Skin Tones
- Go for Cool Shades like- Blue-Green, Blues, Rosy and baby pinks, Purples, Blues based on Reds, Violets,etc.
- For jewellery- Silver and Silver Tones.
- Neutral colour- Shades of Gray.
I hope this helps you next time you step out for shopping. Remember the colours that suit your skin and pick your outfit.
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Destin, FL – One of the most established Destin seafood restaurant on the emeraldcoast Capt. Dave'sOn the Gulf. They are proudly celebrating over 50 years of providing seafood restaurant service in the Destin area since 1968. Once relocating due to a massive hurricane that hit the gulf coast, Capt. Dave's has remained a Destin tradition by offering outstanding service and accompanying great seafood.
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In The Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems, Tracy Hogg says, "It won't go as smoothly in real life as it sounds like it will be by reading the books. But then again, did your pregnancy? You delivery? Breastfeeding?" (page 364).
I LOVE that quote. How true it is. Nothing is as easy in real life as it is when you read about it. And just like most breastfeeding, pregnancy, and delivery experiences, the first time is the hardest. You don't know what you are doing any more than your child does.
What are we? We are many. The stressed out. The potty training mommies. I have a good friend with six children, four of whom are now potty trained. She recently completed training her fourth child and commented on how hard it is and how much she hates it. Sadly, her next step will be potty training twins! The fun :) So even experienced moms don't like to potty train and find it a challenge.
Hogg has some advice for making it easier on yourself. These are basically all about attitude adjustments, but I think they are good to hear, or uh, read (pages 363-364):
- They Will Learn: Hogg talks about how if you look around you, all adults are potty trained. I have a friend who says this a lot, too. She is a mother of three. When she was training her oldest, she was STRESSED. One day she realized, he isn't going to graduate high school in diapers. He will get it.
- Pick The Method For You: There are a lot of potty training theories out there, and I am sure the number will continue to grow. You can do anything from starting elimination communication soon after birth on up to waiting for your child to ask to be trained. As your friends what worked for them. Read up on options and choose what route you might want to try.
- You Are A Novice: Remember that you are learning to potty train just as your child is learning to be potty trained. You will make mistakes. So will she.
- Avoid A Time Limit: For many people, it is probably a good idea to avoid a time frame in which you want to get done. This puts more pressure on you and thus on the child, and pressure+potty training=disaster.
- Keep It Secret: Don't tell anyone you are potty training. If you do, they will bug you and bug you about it. Now, I do think it is good to have a support system. So you might have a non-pushy friend you can talk to/vent to about it. Or maybe you are a member of an online community that can provide support when needed but probably won't think to ask you over and over how it is going.
With Kaitlyn, I have taken it easy. She isn't poop trained yet, and I am starting to feel bits of tension creep up in my body as I realize she is getting older and we need to "take care of this." But overall, it has been a much smoother ride and it is all because of me not stressing over it. It will happen. Just remind me of that in a few months if she is still not poop trained. On to battle! Oh, wait, that sounds aggressive and stress-inducing. On to work? On to train? On to feigning-low-stress-levels-as-they-creep-up-on-me? Hmmm...I will let you know when I get the right phrase.


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EASTHAMPTON – The City Council this week will get a look at a draft easement agreement between the city and Pleasant Street mill owners, an agreement that needs to be inked so the public-private project can go out to bid.
The MassWorks Infrastructure Program last fall awarded $2.75 million to help Michael Michon, owner of Mill 180 on Pleasant St., Will Bundy, owner of Eastworks Mill, and James Witmer, owner of the Brickyard, with their proposal to connect their buildings and flip the buildings' entrances to open on the back, facing the Manhan Rail Trail instead of Pleasant Street.
The money will be used for needed infrastructure improvements, which require the signed agreement.
City Planner Jessica Allan in her memo to the City Council said the mill owners' attorney has drafted the agreement that is now being reviewed by City Attorney John H. Fitz-Gibbon.
According to the agreement, the city would receive an easement from the Manhan Rail Trail to the building lines for the improvements, and the mill owners will provide maintenance to all above-ground improvements. Also included are separate agreements and plans for the five buildings affected by the project.
Mayor Michael A. Tautznik said the agreement is intended to cover all aspects of the project now instead of having to draft separate agreements over time. He also said the agreement needs a little tweaking.
But the signing is the necessary step so the mill owners can put the design out to bid soon, he said.
In her memo, Allan said the first phase of the project will address the major safety concerns by upgrading water lines and burying electric lines. She said the city is planning to apply for additional MassWorks money to pay for the remaining work of the project.
Mill owners will redevelop the 132,000 square feet of mill space for restaurant and commercial use, and will create 54 new units of rental housing. The new entrances will also feature more parking, landscaping and lighting.


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Gardens are the perfect place to relax or host a summer barbecue with friends. The lacy canopy of a mature tree is the ideal solution for much-needed shade − but man-made structures, whether temporary or permanent, can offer a convenient and instant shade fix and extend the living areas of your home.
Shade cools the garden by 10 degrees, making a steamy 33-degree day feel more like a tepid 23 degrees. For me, trees are the best shade option; their leaves are like an outdoor air conditioner, refreshing the air around them as they expel oxygen and moisture and gently rustle in the breeze.
Light and shade
Consider where you live and how much sun protection you would like before you start planning shady spots in your garden. If you live in a Mediterranean or arid climate with long, hot summers, 75 per cent of your garden should be in shade. Seating and entertaining areas should be well protected from the sun. In variable climates where summers are hot and winters chilly, 50 per cent of your garden should be in shade. Deciduous trees are perfect temperature regulators in these environments as they moderate the sunlight during summer, protecting you from the harmful UV rays while in full leaf, and they allow the subtle winter sun to shine through when their braches are bare. Tropical gardens will benefit from 80 per cent shade with evergreen trees such as palms to cool the garden right throughout the year.
A tree for all seasons?
Shading the exterior of your house, particularly the western walls that absorb the hot afternoon sun, will dramatically reduce the temperature inside your home.
You will notice a distinct drop in both summer temperatures and your electricity bill as you rely less on air conditioning and more on Nature's own cooling system. This principle is called passive solar design, and works particularly well with deciduous trees as they have the added benefit of allowing the winter sun in to help warm up the house.
Cool it
If you don't have a tree, and perhaps no time or room to grow one, it's time to get busy and choose one of the many alternative shade options available.
Big umbrella
A large-scale market umbrella can transform a backyard hotspot into an oasis of cool. With a variety of materials and designs, you can definitely find one to suit your needs. Stabilise your umbrella by placing a 10-15kg flexible weight on the metal stand. Market umbrellas are great for shading small areas such as a garden seat for one. Cantilevered umbrellas are now being used over pools and spas as they provide instant shade and can be moved to where shade is needed.
Sail away
A suspended shade sail is a chic and affordable alternative to a traditional pergola. Made from shade cloth or PVC, with varying levels of UV protection, shade sails are a convenient option as they can be removed in winter and re-attached in summer. Sails are usually triangular or rectangular in shape and priced between $30 to $90 per square metre, depending on the quality of materials used. They are suitable for patios, pools and courtyards and even over driveways to protect the car. Use a mix of high and low diagonal fixing points, to give a shade sail its distinctive twisting shape. A wide selection of great colours are available, but don't skimp on quality − cheaper materials may break down quickly in wet weather.
Outdoor rooms
A well designed pergola or pavilion adds an indoor-outdoor room to your home: perfect for all weather entertaining where you can eat, relax and entertain friends. Pergola covers and structures typically use materials that will not twist, rot, warp or decay. They may have straight, pitched or curved roof designs. Clear panels can be inserted into curved nylon-coated PVC roofs to allow light into your outdoor room. Powder-coated framework comes in a huge array of colour choices to blend in with your home. Covered pergolas make your home more energy-efficient by reducing glare and heat from the sun and offering protection from rain, frost and hail.
All natural
Natureed panels have been used to decorate backyard fences for years. Made from woven reeds in varying heights and lengths to create a natural-looking screen, they are now available in shade structures that work well in tropical-style gardens. Natureed panels filter out light while allowing airflow, which means your shady space won't get overheated. The undulating wave design is both beautiful and practical. If you want to create more shade from an existing timber pergola, add Natureed panels to the top of the rafters with a staple gun. Natureed will cast delicate shadows and also bring a simple courtyard area to life.
Reach out
Awnings play an essential role in keeping the heat out of your home by providing shade and reducing glare. Extendable awnings can span a width of up to 3.6 metres off the wall and are particularly well suited to large patios and courtyards. Awnings can be operated automatically or manually and some designs can be fully retracted neatly into a roller tube when not in use. When extended, awnings provide a shaded space unobstructed by posts or beams. Windows on the western side of your house can benefit from awnings, as they protect your carpets and furniture from fading.
Start planting
Shade-loving plants add colour and texture to the cooler areas of your garden. Plants that enjoy complete shade include Kaffir Lily (Clivia miniata), Philodendron 'Xanadu' and bromeliads, while ferns thrive in cool and moist shady spots. Dappled shade is preferred by many flowering plants such as bugle flower (Ajuga reptans), impatiens, winter rose (Helleborus), begonias, hydrangea, lily of the valley (Pieris japonica), correa, mint (Mentha) and vireya rhododendrons. Small-growing bamboo such as Blue Bamboo (Drepanostachyum falcatum) will thrive in shade and create soft blue-green walls in your garden.
Quick tips for shade
- The cheapest way to create shade in your garden is to plant a tree; deciduous trees are best. Your local nursery can recommend the best tree for your area.
- If you opt for a market umbrella, make sure you stabilise the base with a weighted stand during high winds and ensure you can lift it into place easily as some are lighter than others.
- North-facing pergolas will always catch the sun and are great for year-round entertaining. South-facing pergolas will need transparent materials on the roof
to allow a little extra light in.
- If you are using your pergola for entertaining, lay out your outdoor furniture and barbecue in the designated space before you buy to assess what size you need. You don't want to leave a guest out in the rain.
- Try growing a vine over your pergola for cool, refreshing shade. Vines will need rafters spaced at least 60cm apart. Well-behaved vines include grape, star jasmine (Trachelospermum), Stephanotis floribunda and Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia).
More garden ideas:
* Kennerton Green
* Kaydale Lodge Gardens
* Classic garden
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