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Happy Friday, everyone!! It is almost the weekend — just one project and two exams stand in the way of me and a relaxing weekend. I hope you are all able to do some relaxing as well. After all..it is the LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER AND THE FIRST WEEKEND OF OCTOBER. Monday comes with the first in a long line of Halloween Makeup Tutorials and I am SO stoked about it. So be sure to check back to watch those! In the meantime, however, I have an awesome review for you guys today: Courtney Bentley's Fit + Fabulous 30 Day Challenge!
Okay everyone, meet Courtney Bentley. She runs starsystemz.com and is a fitness guru/personal coach/wonderful friend of mine. As her about page so aptly states:
I specialize in helping YOU achieve a fit + lean body while boosting your self-love, rocking your life with confidence and boosting a smile every single day!
Who DOESN'T want that in a personal trainer. Amiright? She's funny, sweet and has killer abs. Basically, Courtney is a rockstar. Make sure you checkout her Facebook Page & her Instagram, too!
About the FIT + FABULOUS 30 DAY challenge:
This program is $99 and is actually a steal for all of the amazing things included. She describes it as
A 30 Day Weight Loss Challenge with meal plan, workout program and smartphone app access as well as coaching with me. Lose weight, get fit and FEEL fabulous!
I mostly took this course to tone my body up, start eating better and bonus I got chat with Courtney on the daily. And holy cow did it deliver.
Workouts: A+
This challenge is VERY easy to get started on — even if you are starting at square one, never having worked out before. I can't say I am a person who regularly works out. BUT. I can say that in the past month, I have come to stop hating the workouts. And actually, I really enjoy them! They push my body enough that I can FEEL myself getting stronger, but not so hard that I pass out/vomit/generally want to die.
Meal plans: A+
OH MY GOSH. This was my favorite part of this challenge. Do her meals not look amazing? She made them so they practically look professional! Courtney custom designed a meal plan that worked for me. Not only did she explain all of the important things I needed to know about eating clean and detoxing my body, but she sent me new recipes each week to learn how to make. Now, I am not a cook. But even these meals were easy enough that I didn't have a problem cooking them. You could pick and choose your favorites, but she included breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes as well as healthy snack alternatives. Because apparently twix bars four times a day is unhealthy?
Results: A+
So…what were my results? Did this course even work? Is it work the $99? First off — yes, it definitely worked. Second off — 100% worth the money. Let's get you some proof.
At the beginning of this challenge, I weighed 130 lbs. Remember, I didn't go into this thinking that I was going to lose weight. Just tone up. I had a 26% body fat and a 28 in waist. My BMI was at a 21.2 (or sitting right in the middle of the "normal" range).
Keep in mind, everyone has a different body and will get different results. But these were mine:
At the end of this challenge, I weighed 126 lbs. I lost four lbs and it is very noticeable around my hips and waist. I had a 23% body fat and my waist is at 27.5 in. My BMI was 20.1. The real winning situation here is that my legs, abs and back are WAY more defined than they were before starting this challenge. I still had my cheat days where Adam and I stayed in for date night and ordered a pizza (sorry Courtney) but that is ok with me.
I definitely don't think I will stop my workouts now that I know what works for me and what kind of exercise I actually grew to like. If you are more diligent at sticking exactly to Court's meal plans, you would probably lose more weight than I did (like I said — that wasn't my goal at all). I care more about how I feel when I look in the mirror than when I stand on a scale. And right now, I am feeling pretty dang good about myself.
Want to take this challenge for yourself? CLICK HERE to get the details!
Courtney tailors her workouts and her meal schedules to fit you and your life. She is sweet and genuinely wants people to get healthy and live their best and happiest lives. That starts with eating right and treating your body with respect.
What are you waiting for? If you were looking for a sign that told you NOW is the time to start changing your lifestyle….THIS IS IT. Get off the couch and start working on getting to the best version of you that you can. Let Courtney help you with that!
I am so glad you stopped by today, and I hope you stop by next week for the Halloween tutorials!!! See you then!
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Love this! Great post and love your blog xo
Those are great results!! It sounds like an easy 30-day challenge. I took one similar and didn't lose any pounds, but definitely noticed being toner. Score! You've inspired me to start working out again 👌🏽 PS Your workout gear is so cute!
Thanks Lydia!!! I love this course!
Good for you girlie!! That's amazing!! This program sounds great!!! And such a great deal!!
Great post! Congrats on your success! I have been working hard to tone up myself. I am going to start saving so I can do this challenge – I impulse bought a piano keyboard yesterday so I don't really have the $99…oops! 😛 My current plan is to follow a 1290 calorie-a-day diet (I track this with MyFitnessPal) and burn at least 400 calories a day (not too hard with all my dance classes). It has been pretty successful for me! I lost 5lb of water weight in a week. 🙂 Keep up the good work, love! I'll be saving this for when I have $99!
Yay to go girl!!!!! Definitely try it when you have the chance!! It was AWESOME.
Wow your results were awesome! You go girl!! I'm so happy you enjoyed lifting weights and the meals this is why I do what I do and reading this post made my day!! Thank you so much for taking this challenge you rocked it!!
Thank you so much courtney!!!! I loved it!!!
Your leggings are so cute! I love having cute workout clothes. I feel more motivated to get to the gym that way haha!
I think it's great you still had cheat days but feel so good after the challenge and that the workouts weren't boring, that's a sign of a good coach!!
Sounds awesome! I have a hard time sticking to challenges, but I may have to try this one…😊
You will NOT be sorry, Sam! It is amazing!
Aiiiiiight now I just might have a new workout routine to try! I've been on the hunt for an all-encompassing regimen for winter. Bingo!
This will be perfect for you!!!
Sounds like some great results! I may have to check this out!
-Clarissa @ The View From Here
Definitely do!!!!
That's awesome! I love your results and I am sure you do, too. Interesting challenge, too. I need to move more!
Looks like fun! I'm definitely considering doing some type of workout challenge this October. I haven't decided on which one yet though!
Do it, girl!!! You will feel so much better.
Wow that's pretty amazing! I've never tried a workout challenge, my sis keeps trying to get me to do kayla itsines one so I may try this. Congrats on your results even though weight loss wasn't the goal!
Thanks girl!!!!!
Sounds like a great challenge, and you had some great results. I lost all my baby weight, and I've been working on toning up too. It's hard work, but definitely worth it. I actually love working out now. Her meals look awesome too!
They totally are!!!
What a good challenge! Haha – I love when I get to the part that I don't hate the workout 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I love this challenge, I love trying things that will make me feel better! Thanks
What a great challenge. This is exactly what I need to hold me accountable. I tend to get reall lazy especially when I've been working 8-9 hours then have to come home to cook and work on the blog. Not easy finding the time. Not easy at all.
There aren't enough hours in the day, are there Felicita!
This is an interesting challenge and the results are great. I would also like to do a workout challenge.
Wonderful post Taylor! You've inspired me to stick to my workout goals & healthy eating habits! I'm so happy this is working for you! xo
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Thanks Dani!!! Stick with it girl 🙂
Now is the best time to start changing your lifestyle. No need to wait and put it off for the perfect time.
Yes Jill!!!! So true!
I love those capris! Now is a great time to take on a challenge before the holidays.
Yes. Absolutely 🙂
I love those leggings, so so so cute! This is really interesting. It sounds like a great challenge to try. I would love to change up my lifestyle and add in a good challenge!
Courtney is the BEST. You would love it!
I think I was sold at the pink kettle bell! haha… But those meals also look so delish and love the ease of this program! What a deal! Totally checking into it!
Do it Karen!! Courtney makes it so easy and so fun. She is with you every step of the way.
This is awesome and very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!
This sounds like a 30 day challenge I could actually stick with!
I keep telling myself that I'm going to start working out again (I had a baby a year ago, it's way past time!) but I always get busy and don't make time for it. You're getting me motivated to get off my butt and just go for it!
So glad teresa!!! 🙂 It is so important!
This sounds like a really reasonable rate for the everything that comes with the weight loss challenge! I especially like that it includes personal coaching! That is key for me!
Me too Jessica! if nobody keeps me accountable, I won't do it.
This Challenge sounds Great! I need to get back on track, so loved reading this. Also, you look great…that pink kettle bell is awesome 🙂
Thanks Angela!!!!
While I personally wouldn't be interested in her meal plans, I definitely would be interested in seeing what her workouts are like. I am always interested in mixing up my routines and trying new things. I love that you had pizza night (pizza ftw) LOL. The fact that there is a smartphone app has me really intrigued and I'm looking forward to hitting Courtney up and learning more about her programs.
You gotta have your cheat days but nice work sticking with it!!
Amazing results! I might look into this, I just need help in the toning area.
Sounds like a great challenge and you have all the tools to be successful!
That's awesome!!! I lost 123lbs, and it was the hardest thing I'd ever done…but also the most rewarding. Good luck on your journey!
Once you start a workout routine that you love, it makes it so much easier to keep going. Congrats on your success and keep on going!!
Thanks Christine!
I really should do a challenge but I like to eat too much.
Courtney makes sure you eat well!
Do I really need to exercise? I need her to come to my house and drag me off the couch first. But in all seriousness, that's awesome that you achieved such great results so quickly. Sounds like an awesome plan.
I'm a big fan of 30-day challenges. I think they help to motivate you because you are working towards an end goal. I've done a couple and I've really like the results and how I felt spurred on to continue. This looks like a great program.
love your leggings. Sounds like this is great one. You have done an awesome effort.
Thanks so much!!!
With the winter holidays coming soon, this would be great to get started before and after all the special occasions. This is a fun challenge!
Great results! Congratulations!
I need yo to kick me up the backside to do more exercise. I did the Jillian Michaels 30 days challenge a fw years ago and that was awesome. xx
I love 30 day challenges because you are working towards an achievable goal!
Great job! The food does look amazing. I really need to try and get into some sort of exercise routine – it is so hard!
It really is Heather but it gets easier, I promise!
What a great challenge!
Today is my first day. I've been traveling internationally for the past 3 months and need to get my body into a program.
Go for it, girl!
Sounds like a great program!
And PS… I adore your workout clothes! 😉
Thanks so much Jill!
I really like the shot at the top. Finding a great combination of meal planning and fitness is essential.
Thanks Heather!
I love challenges and find I am more accountable when I follow one and cross the days off one by one. The meals in this one sure look good!
They really are!
Congrats on your results! It's great when a program just clicks for you. It makes all the difference.
Amazing! Love this challenge! Cute leggings!
It is something what I need to do 😀 My son is 5 months old so it's a good time to start that challenge
Yes, it totally is!!!!
You are my inspiration today! I was looking for a sign to start working out and here it is! Thank you!
You are so welcome Veronica!! You GO girl! I promise you will feel SO much better.
Such a great challenge. I've let it go lately as well and it's time to start feeling great again!
Oh, this is a great challenge. I should challenge myself and hope that I will be working out again.
You look great and I think it is wonderful that you also support other women in reaching their fitness goals. That is a wonderful way to empower other women.
Way to go for completing 30 days challenge. I wish I can do the same.
This is a great piece full of motivation! I have trouble sticking to exercise routines so I am glad I discovered yoga 🙂 This looks very good too!
Congrats on your success that you got from the challenge! Keep up the good work!
It sounds like a great program that's also perfect for beginners. I like that it's affordable and that it also covers a meal plan. That's really awesome!
What a great idea. Love those capris too. I need to get started on a challenge before the holidays.
I absolutely love fitness challenges and plans…they work way better for me than just kind of winging it and hoping for the best!
Wow great job! Getting and staying fit is tough for anyone but it sounds like you found a system and trainer that work for you. Keep up the great work.
Congratulations with your success that you have seen. Sticking with a plan can be tough but if you have the right person behind you it can make all the difference.
Wow, way to go! How I wish I can do what you have done, need more motivation!
Sounds like a great program! I am starting off my making smarter food decisions and building up endurance, but I will definitely need to check this out!
You know what? I think I do wanna have a look at the program. It's time to challenge myself! Wish me luck!
GOOD LUCK Yvonne 🙂
This sounds like a wonderful program. Having a personal trainer that is sweet and funny is always a big plus!
Congrats! Those are some awesome results. I just finished rehabbing an injury so I'm anxious to get back to my old workout habits!
Your proof that getting in shape does not have to be drudgery, cute uniform 🙂 delicious food = results.
SO true Karen!
Love when a 30 day challenge is this great and fun. Cute workout always helps and great tunes as well 😉
I've heard of this challenge and heard great things. great that you lost 4lbs, well done!!!
Thank you!
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Mystics and Misfits: Meeting God through St. Francis and Other Unlikely Saints!
Christiana is a friend and a gorgeous writer. You don't want to miss her book — the writing style, the vulnerability, what you'll learn and what you'll experience. She writes about Francis of Assisi, Dorothy Day, and Simone Weil and what life in an intentional community looks like.
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Mid-way between Christmas and New Year's Eve, an ice storm knocks out our power.
With an unseasonably warm season, this blast of icy weather has reminded me that we live in the Midwest and it is indeed winter. Our apartment, in a building we share with two other families on a farm, sits only yards from our pigs, chickens, cows, and a large community garden. The well that supplies our drinking and flushing water and the water for all the animals depends on electricity to run.
As I get cozy with my three children on the couch, we have no idea that we are only at the beginning of two and a half days without water, heat, a stove, or, gasp, the internet.
My two older children and I make a fun afternoon of it, reading and swapping books. When evening comes and the power is still out, my husband grabs his camping stove from the basement. We have a dinner of reheated turkey soup by candlelight and headlamp.
As we enjoy the momentary romance of a simpler evening, our parent-child conversations are predictable.
Did you know that when my grandparents grew up on a farm, they didn't have any electricity?
They didn't even have indoor toilets. Or washing machines. Or movies! They had to make their own music.
Won't we be thankful when the power comes on tomorrow?
But the next morning, the lights are still off. The house is 50 degrees. The unflushed toilet has begun to stink. The downstairs wood floors are cold. There is no internet for the kids to watch movies, and I can't wash the mounting piles of dishes or work on my dead laptop.
The lesson-learning on this, Day 2 without power, feels cliché. But oddly enough, I'm not thinking about how thankful I will be when the lights come back. I'm not thinking about how grateful I am to have modern conveniences.
I am thinking about St. Francis.
Before my fascination with the Saints began, I believed that Catholics prayed to and venerated the Saints because they were holier versions of us. But I'm learning that the wisdom of studying the Saints is because of their humanness. The Saints give us examples, which though exemplary, are still fully fleshly attempts to follow Christ.
I need those human examples. When the lights go out and the lessons we teach our children don't seem to change anything, I need to hear what the Saints have to teach about following a different way, a way that took them out of the clutches of their homes, possessions, and the things that made them feel secure.
What the Saints, and St. Francis in particular, repeatedly live out is that abundance comes from a smaller life, not a larger one. The less wealth, material possessions and success there are to depend on, the wider a heart can become.
When the lights finally come on again, I am having tea with an older woman with whom I haven't visited in over a year. We are talking about the way things were when she was a child. We are having the same conversations I had with my children. But somehow they take on more meaning when they come from her. Just as St. Francis' story moves me, so her story, her truth, her life shapes and encourages my faith.
I clean up the mess of my thawed and stagnant house. I make no big changes in my lifestyle because of our break from electricity. But I read Richard Rohr's words as a call to something terribly small but also immeasurably large: "You can now let Francis and Clare show you how to die into your one and only life, the life that you must learn to love."
I long to love my life. To die into it. To be fully present in it. To not wish for more power. I long for the courage to stay with the discomforts, living into the freedom of the duties of life. Accepting that living in a small, old, house on a farm means we will lose our power sometimes. Accepting that being in community will be joyful and painful. Accepting that difficult relationships will bring out the worst in me, and therefore allow God to shine through my brokenness.
Maybe dying into my life and loving it are the same. I cannot be a Saint, but I will be a mother, a wife, a writer, a woman. And my efforts in every small human moment will add up to life, death, and love all at once.
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World history is a study of recorded human history. In the light of God's revelation, we understand that mankind was created by God and that only through Christ can the nature of mankind change. Emphasis will be given to Western Civilization--Greeks, Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolution--in the first semester. The second semester will cover the 20th Century and current issues. A unit on economics and basic personal finance will also be included in the second semester. World History is required of all sophomores for a full year.
As a chronological study of American history, juniors are introduced to an overview of the settlement of the Americas, Revolutionary War era, independence, early nationalism, slavery and the Civil War, industrialization, W.W.I, the Great Depression, W.W.II, and the modern post-war era. Through these developments, the students are taught to see that this is not chance, but God's story of history, in which we have been amazingly blessed.
Contemporary History is a study of Current events and issues from a Christian perspective. Students will study current events using special projects and news through a variety of sources; magazine, the Internet, newspaper, and television. This course will develop the ability to read, write, reason, and discuss. This elective is open for seniors.
Government is a required semester course for seniors. Students are introduced to the history, structure, and function of U.S. government. Emphasis is placed on our federal system as students study the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Significant time is also spent researching and discussing current events in government so that students will grow to become responsible, informed Christian citizens.
Sociology, offered as a semester elective for juniors and seniors, is an examination of current trends and issues, both personal and societal. Some of the areas which are studied are world-view, generational differences, relationships, family dynamics, poverty and affluence, crime and punishment, and mental health. The purposes of this study are to analyze and evaluate ourselves and the society around us and to articulate Godly responses.
Geography is the study of the earth in spatial terms as well as the interaction between humans and their environment. Students will utilize physical and political maps to learn where specific places are, but will also spend considerable time learning about how human interaction forms diverse cultures in different regions around the world. Geographic literacy is important in understanding an increasingly globalized world and also seeks to address specific issues caused by human activity. Christians should be especially concerned with geography as we are called to be stewards of God's Creation and spread the Gospel to all people everywhere. Geography is a one semester elective for upperclassmen.


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CAIRO (Reuters) – 3 decades back, Cairo butcher Zaza Ogaz decided to do one thing to assistance family members bringing their young children to a nearby cancer clinic.
He took an empty condominium in his building, preset it up with beds and household furniture and supplied it free of charge to family members who would otherwise have to hire rooms in the neighbourhood when their young children have been getting chemotherapy and other remedies.
"I acquired the strategy mainly because I felt undesirable immediately after I discovered individuals renting apartments or beds to sufferers for large amounts of funds," Ogaz said.
"So I decided that I would do one thing for free of charge and I will not acknowledge donations. Why really should individuals go through from not only illness but also superior fees?"
The 50-12 months-aged offers meals, which he pays for from the proceeds of his butcher's shop.
Families can keep as extended as they will need. Ogaz refuses to acknowledge donations, expressing he is accomplishing his charitable perform in honour of his late mother and mother-in-law.
In the entrance corridor, children's scooters are parked next to wheelchairs. In a bed room decorated with cartoons of Winnie the Pooh and Minnie Mouse, young children look at television. Some have travelled with their family members from distant components of Egypt.
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I love Coconut Oil.
You are probably thinking I love coconut oil for one reason, to cook. But that is not true.
I recently discovered the other amazing ways that you can use coconut oil and it has changed my life, beauty routine, hair and skin.
Here are the many ways that I use coconut oil on a daily basis:
Shaving Cream:
Yup, that's right. I use coconut oil to shave my legs. I have never been a fan of shaving cream, it has always made my skin so dry. So I usually would just use conditioner. But then I was using so much conditioner. And sometimes that wasn't as effective either. Since our skin is our largest organ I knew it would benefit from having coconut oil slathered all over it, so when I read that this was possible I immediately gave it a try. The results were amazing. The blade went over my skin smoother and I no longer needed to use lotion post-shower because my legs were already moisturized. So, not only did it make shaving easier but it also saved me time! Simply take a teaspoon of slightly soft coconut oil, rub on the desired area, and shave.
Face Wash and Make Up Remover:
Many of you may be thinking "But won't that clog my pores and cause me to breakout?" I kind of thought it would too but it actually made my skin even clearer! Coconut oil is a natural anti-inflammatory, so it actually helps those flare ups of acne.It also works better than any make up remover I have ever tried. All you do is take a little bit onto your fingertips, tissue paper, or onto a cotton round (what I use) and wipe the oil all over your face. Take as much as you need, but don't over do it. You just want enough to very thinly cover your face. Then wet a wash cloth with warm water and wipe the oil off. Your skin should feel moisturized and clean.
Deep Conditioning Hair Mask:
I only get a hair cut twice a year. They're expensive and I have been loving my long hair. But I also have thick and curly hair that tends to get dry and frizzy. I have tried putting coconut oil in my hair before but it always came out greasy. I obviously didn't know the correct way to use it. I now use it once a week as a deep conditioning mask. To do this just scoop about a tablespoon of solid oil into your fingers. Put the oil between your palms and rub in between your hands to warm and liquify it. With your hair dry and parted into 3 inch sections start to rub the oil into the hair, focusing more on the ends. Continue around your head, adding more oil as needed, until all of the sections are saturated with oil. I usually do this in the bathtub so that the oil and my hair stays warm. But if you are not in a bath, just wrap your hair in a towel to keep the heat in. Let it sit for about 15-20 minutes then wash it out in the shower with shampoo. I wash my hair twice to make sure I have gotten it all out. Style as usual. By the end your hair will be silky, smooth, and smell delicious.
One product with so many functions and believe it or not I have heard of more! Coconut oil can also be used as toothpaste, deodorant, and for oil pulling. By using one product for many beauty use you are also saving yourself money. I buy one jar for my kitchen and one for the bathroom.
And of course always choose organic and unrefined coconut oil.
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MLS # 17-15712 | Listing Office: RE/MAX Dynamic Properties
MLS # 17-15712 | Listing Office: RE/MAX Dynamic Properties
L7 B3 King Salmon Creek Acres is a $8,000 home on a 1.80 acre lot located in King Salmon, AK.
Undeveloped land in King Salmon. The adjacent parcel is also for sale. Public sewer, electric and phone are located on or near parcels and are accessible to the lots. Conveniently located close to the airport.
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Maintained Access
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Land In City Limits
Land Road Service Area
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Elec - Adj to Site
Telephone - Adj Site
Electric - In Area
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bristol bay
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HerStory Ensemble Newsletter Summer- Fall 2016
HerStory Ensemble's primary goal is to address the social and economic justice issues of homelessness. Our work provides an opportunity to bring focus to the issue of homelessness and advocacy efforts to end it.
First Annual Empowerment and Advocacy Event Video Highlights
A special thank you to Drew Gilbert for capturing highlights of our First Annual Empowerment and Advocacy Award event. View a recap of the event https://vimeo.com/169044176.
Pictured: Dr. DeBorah Gilbert White (Founder/Coordinator HerStory Ensemble,
Representative Stephanie Bolden, Senator Bethany Hall-Long, and
HerStory Ensemble Advisory Committee Member Sherri Akil.
National Forum on the Human Right to Housing
HerStory Ensemble served as a panel participant at the Reforming Criminal Justice and Housing Policies to End Homelessness forum. The forum was presented by the National Law Center On Homelessness & Poverty in Washington, D.C. Our panel focused on Changing Laws at the Local, State and Federal Levels. We shared the importance of building coalitions, connecting with legislators and promoting greater awareness and education about homelessness and its related issues.
Pictured (left to right): Theresa Dumais- Director of Housing Policy of the Committee on Financial Services Democratic Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives; DeBorah Gilbert White- Founder/Coordinator HerStory Ensemble; Diane Yentel- National Low Income Housing Coalition;Don Sawyer- A Bigger Vision; David Pirtle- National Coalition for the Homeless.
Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign Virtual Gathering
The Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign held a virutual gathering to prepare those across the country working with the issue of homelessness and its emerging issues. HerStory Ensemble serves on the national steering committee for the campaign, working in collaboration with the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty and the National Coalition for the Homelessness. The campaign focuses on the growing criminalization of homelessness and seeks to bring awareness about laws and policies that protract homelessness and infringe on the human and civil rights of people experiencing homelessness. The official launch of the Housing Not Handcuffs Campaign is November 15, 2016.
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Housing Not Handcuffs Community Justice Walk
Plan to join the Community Voice Coalition (CVC) on January 14, 2017 as we commemorate the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and bring deeper awareness related to homelessness and its emerging issues in Delaware and nationally. The walk will begin and end with a rally in Legislative Green Park, Dover, DE, with stops along the route at Dover Public Library, Dover City Hall/City Council, and Wesley United Methodist Church. The walk will begin at 10:30 AM and end at 2:00 PM. Delaware Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long, Maria Foscarinis, Esq., Founder and Director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, and Chief Dennis Coker of the LaNape Nation of Delaware are among invited speakers.
For more information contact Community Voice Coalition at email@example.com or call 302-385-6230 or 302-450-6036.
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News from Cruz: One Dropout is Too Many
Team AISD,
Graduating from high school is fundamental for success in today's world. Yet, there are still too many students who do not reach this milestone. Graduation rates are improving, but even one dropout is too many.
AISD is making progress in ensuring that more students receive a diploma. For the past two years graduation rates have risen. The class of 2013 grad rate was 84.1 percent, up from 82.5 percent for the class of 2012. We're still holding for numbers from the class of 2014, but we hope to continue our upward trajectory.
Through the national PBS "American Graduate" initiative, Austin affiliate KLRU recently received a grant to highlight the effects of dropping out of high school. The grant will support a local coalition in communicating the full scope of the dropout crisis and increasing awareness of contributing factors.
How can we keep students in school? Dropout prevention experts emphasize the importance of early intervention systems, engaging students in rigorous, relevant and effective instruction and offering alternative education models.
Sometimes, it takes just one caring adult to help a student graduate. That might be through mentoring, encouraging a student to persevere or providing the resources they need to walk the stage. As a community, we can marshal the resources to ensure that every student knows that someone will help them reach graduation day.
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Semolina paratha or suji paratha is a crispy paratha recipe which is prepared with suji, onions and few spices. These are absolutely tasty, delicious and crispy paratha which can be packed for kids lunch or even for travelling.
Here is the video recipe for easy reference:
Semolina/ Suji - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Chopped Curry leaves - A few
Chopped oniona - 1 cup
Carom seeds -1 tsp
Salt, Red chili powder - As per taste
1. Prepare a dough of all the ingredients. Add curd accordingly. Keep aside the dough for resting for 15 min.
2. Add 1 tsp oil and knead the dough 5-6 times to make it soft.
3. Roll the parantha in desired shape and cook suji paratha on medium flame. Apply little oil on both sides and cook till crisp.
4. Serve hot paratha with curd and pickle.


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Erina & David
The location of our wedding meant that our guests had to stay locally over the weekend. With friends and family travelling from near and far, it was very special to have everyone together for a few days either side of the wedding. We are both relaxed and laid-back so we wanted our wedding to reflect this. The groomsmen looked dapper in white shirts, grey pants and mint-green bowties, while David wore a vest and skinny tie to stand out. Our bridesmaids wore pale-pink floor-length dresses with bouquets that matched the flowers throughout our wedding. My gown was light and floaty, and suited our beachstyle wedding perfectly. My headpiece was handmade and was the perfect accessory to complement my dress.
Our ceremony was held on a secluded beach, where we spoke our personalised vows to each other under a floral archway. Following the ceremony, we had set up vintage-inspired games for our guests on the hill overlooking the bay, where they enjoyed canapés and homemade lemonade.
Our reception was held in a white marquee that overlooked the ceremony location, and was styled with vintage inspired furniture and props. Our guests were seated at long banquet tables that were decorated with mismatched vases and glasses I had collected from vintage stores and paired with my grandmother's doilies. We personalised the tables with vintage picture frames made into chalkboards that displayed playful messages. We had a sweets table with vintage teacups and desserts made by my sister, beside the beautiful cake she made.
A Polaroid camera on a wooden barrel enabled our friends and family to take photos and attach them to our guestbook, and take a copy home as a keepsake.
We had many laughs and even a few tears during our wedding speeches, then we danced the night away under festoon lights. Our day was filled with laughter and joy. It was everything we could have wished for and more.
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It's really hard to find a healthy macaroon recipe, but my version has no sugar or oil, so in my book, these are much healthier than what you'll find online. I just love coconut and pumpkin, so the two together are absolutely delicious. What's better…the fact that they're made in one bowl and in under 2 minutes.
Pumpkin Spice Macaroons
Let these babies cool before eating. If you don't eat them all, go ahead and store them in a sealed container at room temperature or in the fridge. I've done both and they're still divine.
- Prep Time : 5 minutes
- Cook Time : 10-12 minutes
- Yield : 12
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, whip egg whites to light peaks, then add in sweetener. Add in the coconut, pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla and salt and mix on low until fully combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Scoop by the rounded tablespoon and place on a baking sheet lined with a silicone baking sheet or parchment paper.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until set. Remove and cool completely, then serve.


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WP 1 – Human trafficking as a criminal enterprise
WP 1 – Human trafficking as a criminal enterprise will create a conceptual map of the human trafficking industry to develop a preliminary understanding of the way in which human trafficking has been defined and framed in Europe. Partners will focus their attention on aspects relating to the evolution of human trafficking, as well as the management system surrounding human trafficking within the criminal industry.
- D1.1 A review of the implementation of the EU strategy on human trafficking by EU members (November 2014)
- D1.2 Review of the media framing of human trafficking (September 2014)
- D1.3 A report concerning the macro and micro analyses of human trafficking (November 2014)
WP2 – The act of human trafficking
WP2 – The act of human trafficking will explore and provide up-to-date information regarding the geographical dimensions of the different phases of trafficking and will also examine the modus operandi used.
- D2.1 Report on the relevant aspects of the trafficking act (geographical routes and modus operandi) and on its possible evolutions in response to law enforcement – (February 2015)
WP3 – The Traffickers
WP3 – The Traffickers will examine who is the trafficker. We will look at the specific characteristics of individuals involved in the trafficking industry, and their interactions with one another and larger criminal networks, from a sociological, psychological and criminological point of view. This work will also examine former victims who became traffickers.
- D3.1: Report on the features and incentives of traffickers and on the social interactions among them (June 2015)
- D3.2: Briefing papers for law enforcement agencies, policy-makers and civil society organisations on the lessons learned (June 2015)
- D3.3: Report summarising the validation workshop (June 2015)
WP4 – The role of technology in Human Trafficking
WP4 – The role of technology in Human Trafficking will analyse how technology is being used in the trafficking of human beings. It will also provide recommendations on how technology can help combat this modern day slavery.
- D4.1 Report on the role of current and emerging technologies in human trafficking ( October 2015)
- D4.2 Briefing papers for law enforcement agencies, policy-makers and civil society organisations on the role of technology in human trafficking (October 2015)
WP5 – Trafficking as a global phenomenon: political and social economic aspects
WP5 – Trafficking as a global phenomenon: political and social economic aspects will place human trafficking in a larger social, economic and political context. It will examine how these external factors have impacted the trafficking industry. It will also contextualise human trafficking within the larger international criminal industry and examine how changes in this sector have impacted the human trafficking industry
- D5.1 Report on how external factors such as socio, political and economic factors, or interaction with other criminal industries shape the phenomenon of trafficking (March 2015)
- D5.2 A report on how future socio-economic, political and criminal industry trends might impact human trafficking in Europe (November 2015)
WP6 – Policy analysis and recommendations
WP6 – Policy analysis and recommendations has two aims. The first aim of this work package is to review European and Member State policies and projects around human trafficking and determine how effective they have been in combating this activity. Second, partners will identify emerging trends in human trafficking and larger social, political and economic trends to forecast what impact they may have on the trafficking industry, and on vulnerable groups. This information will be consolidated and used to provide recommendations for stakeholders.
- D6.1 Effective policies and projects for combating human trafficking in Europe (March 2015)
- D6.2 Future trends in human trafficking in Europe (December 2015)
- D6.3 TRACE project handbook (April 2016)
- D6.4 Summary of workshop findings (April 2016)
- D6.5 Final TRACE project report (April 2016)
WP7 – Dissemination
WP7 – Dissemination will include achieving good dissemination of project results at different levels. It will do this through creating a stakeholder contact list and liaising with the expert reflection group. As part of dissemination we will also maintain our website and a social media presence. Of great importance will also be the preparation of briefing papers, dissemination items, the final report and the final conference.
- D7.1 Dissemination plan (July 2014)
- D7.2 Project website (July 2014)
- D7.3 Project briefing papers (April 2016)
- D7.4 A deliverable on the proceedings of the project's final conference (May 2016)
WP8 – Project management
WP8 – Project management will ensure the continuous and smooth progress of the project throughout its lifetime.
- D8.1 Report on TRACE's compliance with the data protection process (July 2014 – Confidential)
- D8.2 Interim progress and status report to the Commission (April 2015 – Confidential)
- D8.3 Interim external ethical review on TRACE (April 2015 – Confidential)
- D8.4 Final external ethical review on TRACE (April 2016)
- D8.5 Final progress and status report to the Commission (April 2016)


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Recipes from A Day in the Life
Recipes from A Day in the Life
5 July 2014
Fresh Salmon and Asparagus Bruschetta
Bruschetta is simply the Italian word for toasted bread though the way they do it is a bit more long-winded than just shoving a few slices of bread under the grill. Bruschetta is really lightly toasted bread drizzled with olive oil and rubbed with garlic - the original garlic bread in fact. Nowadays the word is used somewhat indiscriminately to describe various things piled onto toasted or baked bread. Still it has a nice ring to it suggesting something a bit more exciting than cheese on toast.
This bruschetta has a light summery feel and is a nice lunch to have with friends. Make the toasts smaller and this works equally well as an appetiser or a starter. I know it's just too late to be telling you now but I much prefer to make this when English or French asparagus is in season which means May and early June. So if you've missed it this time around, stash this recipe away and do it next year; something to look forward to.
For 4
Olive oil for drizzling and brushing on the bread
350g/12oz organic, ideally wild, salmon fillet
4 fresh bay leaves
4 juniper berries
120ml/4fl oz Muscat or other sweet but light white wine
½ lemon
4 thick slices of ciabatta or other rustic loaf
2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed
150g/6 oz fresh fat stemmed asparagus peeled and trimmed
120g/4oz cream cheese
Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
Chervil sprigs and lemon wedges to garnish
Preheat the oven 200c/gas6.
Drizzle an ovenproof dish with olive oil and place the salmon fillet in it skin-side down. Add the bay leaves, juniper berries and wine. Sprinkle the fish with a little salt. Cover the dish tightly with tinfoil and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes. It should be just cooked, still lightly pink inside.
Remove from the oven, take off the foil and leave to cool.
To prepare the bread, turn the oven down to 180c/gas4. Lay the slices of bread on a baking tray in one layer, brush with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Bake for about 10-12 minutes until golden brown. While they are still hot rub them lightly all over with the crushed garlic. Leave on a wire rack to cool.
If you are pushed for time you can just grill the bread.
Using a potato peeler skim off the thin asparagus skin and then break the stems at their natural breaking point. This ensures that there will be no tough or stringy bits. Put the asparagus into a large pan of boiling salted water and simmer for 2 - 3 minutes. Refresh under the cold tap and leave in a colander to drain and dry.
Once the salmon is cool enough to handle, flake it by hand into largish chunks. Remove the bay and juniper berries and reduce the cooking water down to a few spoonfuls of juice - check it is not too salty.
Spread the toasts liberally with cream cheese. Arrange the salmon and asparagus on top and spoon over a little of the reduced juice. Finish with a good grinding of pepper. Decorate with wafer thin slices of lemon and a sprigs of chervil and serve with wedges of lemon.
Crusted Cod Fillets and Roasted Ratatouille
This makes a delicious main course and needs nothing more other than some decent bread to mop up all the juicy bits. The ratatouille is just as tasty cold so it's worth making enough to eat the following day. In any case it improves no end if left for a day so that all the flavours come together. Have it for lunch heaped, either hot or cold, onto bruschetta (see above) with a scattering of black olives and anchovy fillets on top to give it a lift.
I would recommend making the ratatouille in advance and then just quickly re-heating the amount required for the meal either in the microwave or in a pan on the stove. Do this just as you finish off the fish in the oven.
For 4
4 150g plump cod fillets
a smear of olive oil
For the Crust
150g fresh breadcrumbs
50g softened butter
1/2tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika
2 - 3 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves finely chopped
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper
Make the crust by mixing all the ingredients together. Season and taste ; add more cumin or paprika to taste.
Pre-heat the oven to 170C/Gas 4
Trim the fillets and check for bones. Smear the olive oil over the base of a non-stick pan which is also oven proof. Place the four fillets in the pan leaving a little room between them. Smear the crumb paste all over the tops of each fillet.
Light the grill
Cook the fillets over a medium heat for about 5 minutes then in slide the pan under the grill and bake the crust until crisp and golden. Finish by placing the same pan into the pre-heated oven for about 10 minutes or until the cod is cooked. Watch carefully as you do not want to overcook the fish.
Serve the ratatouille onto hot plates and carefully, using a fish slice, place a fillet of cod on top of each. Finish with a scattering of chopped coriander or parsley. Serve immediately.
Roasted Ratatouille
This comes from Lindsey Bareham's lovely book 'The Fish Store' which she got from Michel Guérard's seminal gourmet dieting cookery book 'Cuisine Minceur'. He chopped all his vegetables in advance, fried each type separately and briefly in a little olive oil then mixed them all together and baked the ratatouille in the oven. It makes a huge difference to the finished dish. It is much more colourful, less watery and the vegetables retain their individual identities. Cook it and leave it overnight and I guarantee you will never revert to the other way of making it.
For 4
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves
1 large red pepper
1 medium aubergine
3 medium courgettes
8 ripe plum tomatoes
6 tablespoons olive oil
sea salt and ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
3 sprigs fresh thyme
12 basil leaves torn up
1 level teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
Preheat oven 200C/Gas 6
Keep everything in separate piles. Peel, quarter and thinly slice the onion. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Quarter the red pepper, remove central core, seeds and stalk and finely slice. Quarter the aubergine and finely slice. trim and finely slice the courgettes.
Skin the tomatoes by placing them in a bowl and pouring boiling water over them. Leave for about 30 seconds, drain off the water and plunge them into very cold water. Remove the skins, the central core and any seeds. Cut each one into about six or eight pieces.
Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan. Fry the onions briskly until golden, add the chopped garlic and continue cooking for a couple more minutes then add the chopped peppers. Continue cooking all three ingredients until the peppers are just beginning to soften slightly. Remove everything to a large mixing bowl, leaving to cool.
Place the chopped aubergine in a bowl and pour over half of the remaining oil. Mix well with your hands until all the slices are coated with oil. add them to the frying pan and cook over medium heat until they begin to colour. Remove them to the mixing bowl with the other vegetables. Use the half of the remaining oil to coat the courgettes and fry until beginning to colour. Add to the others in the mixing bowl. Finish by quickly frying the tomatoes in the remaining oil until they begin to collapse slightly. Add to the mixing bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper and as soon as you can plunge in with both hands and mix everything carefully together.
Pour the whole lot into a baking dish and finish by placing the bay leaf and thymes sprigs on top. Cover with tin foil and bake in the oven for about 40 - 45 minutes or until everything is just cooked. Remove from the oven; stir in the basil leaves and crushed coriander seeds. Re-cover with the foil and leave to stand for about 15 minutes before serving. Better still leave to cool and have it next day either reheated gently or served cold.
Summer Pudding
You just can't beat this old favourite and I naturally turn towards it when I've got over-excited in the market and bought not only strawberries and blueberries and a punnet of raspberries and another of red currants. Then just as I am about to leave I spot an irresistible mound of fat black cherries and must have some of them too. Result: Summer Pud. Although I have been making this dessert for years with varying degrees of success, I have to say the version I found in Lindsey Bareham's new book 'The Fish Store' is the best one I've ever made. Her book is a jolly good read too.
My only contribution is to suggest that if possible you use a brioche loaf rather than ordinary bread. If you have no choice then make sure the bread is a nice white close grained type of loaf similar to a split tin or bloomer.
The quantities are approximate and the fruit you use can be interchangeable. Just make sure you have about a kilo of fruit in all.
For 6 - 8
6 (or more) thin slices of brioche or white bread
150g redcurrants or blackcurrants
125g blackberries
200g strawberries preferably small
125g blue berries
400g raspberries
100g sugar
1/2 leaf gelatine
squeeze lemon
a few extra fruits for decoration
thick cream to serve
Cut the crusts off the bread. Line a 1 litre capacity pudding bowl with the bread making a round base to fit the bottom then laying slightly overlapping pieces round the sides. Make a lid to fit.
Bring 200ml water to the boil.
Keeping the various fruits separate rinse each lot gently. Use the prongs of a fork to strip the currants from their stalks; hull the strawberries and cut any large ones into quarters so they are all a uniform size.
Drop the fruit, one type at a time, into the boiling water and using a perforated spoon quickly scoop the fruit out and put into a colander which you have placed over a bowl. Do this with each fruit except the raspberries and in this case only blanch half of them.
Scatter 50g of sugar over the hot fruit and stir the gelatine into the liquid draining from the fruit. Stir until it has all dissolved. Tip the fruit into this syrup and stir once or twice very gently to just mix up the fruit without braking it up. Use a perforated spoon to lift the fruit into the bread lined basin. Gently pour the syrup between bread and bowl being very careful not to disturb the bread lining. Finish with a round of bread or brioche on top. Pour the syrup over the top. Add the reserved raspberries to the cooking water with the remaining sugar and a squeeze of lemon. Boil it for a minute. Pass through a sieve into a jug and pour over the pudding so that the bread is well drenched. You should still have a little in reserve. Lay a saucer on top of the pudding and cover tightly with cling film. Stand the pudding on a plate or in another shallow bowl just to catch any overflow of juice as the pudding settles. Leave in the fridge overnight.
Turn out and drench with the remaining syrup - you can add a little crême de cassis or mûre to it at this point for a little added kick.
Scatter extra fruit over the finished pudding and serve with thick cream.
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Kaunaoa Beach also known as "Mauna Kea Beach" is considered one of the best beaches in the United States and quite possibly the best beach in all of Hawaii, depending on who you ask.
This near-perfect crescent of sand leading to calm water is home to one of the oldest hotels on the island. Mauna Kea beach hotel was built after Laurance Rockefeller visited the islands. After a swim in the bay, plans to build a resort began.
Mauna Kea state beach is a public beach, but beachgoers have to pass through the hotel gate in order to gain access. Just let the gate guard know you are going to "the beach" itself to get in. One can get a free pass and map from the security office at the entrance of the hotel.
The beach is ideal for family relaxation or just a solo day to the beach. On the site there is also standup paddle boards for rent. The golf course around the hotel is well manicured, scenic and full of sunshine year round.
Amenities include showers and bathrooms. Waiulaula Beach and Mau'umae Beach are two small pockets of white sand within walking distance north of this beach.
Almost certainly the best beach for peaceful, serene, quiet, relaxation on the big island of Hawaii.


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Iconography Installation
We are so lucky to have recently received this showstopper in the store!
This piece is by Iconography Inc. It is designed in the Art Nouveau style and in-laid plaster is the material used. This piece was something that Iconography had been itching to do. They loved the design and had been waiting for the right project to use it on. There was still no home for it when they were asked to participate in a home show and then the idea of this panel came about.
This is the piece installed in the home show.
Come see this beautiful piece in person!
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These license plate brackets are designed to fit behind the rear license plate and support two EL3SN/SNL3SN single warning lights (not included). The EL3SNBRK2LPH is designed to mount the lights horizontally. The lights can be mounted to the inside or outside of the license plate area simply by changing how the bracket is assembled.


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MILFORD – Even with a two-goal lead late in Saturday's first round state tournament game, the Cape Henlopen boys' soccer team stuck with its initial plan.
"Never stop," Vikings head coach Patrick Kilby said. "We have an attacking mentality and you can't stop in tournament play because you never know what can happen if you do."
The plan led third-seeded Cape to a 3-1 victory over perhaps its biggest rival, No. 6 Sussex Tech, and advanced the Vikings to Wednesday's Division I semifinals bout with two-seed Salesianum at Smyrna High.
Salesianum, which has won both of the Division I state tournaments since soccer split in 2013 and 11 of the previous 13 championships in the sport, will present a difficult challenge, Kilby said.
"Sallies is going to be a big test," said Kilby, who is in his first season leading the Vikings. "We know what Sallies brings to the table. They haven't lost a tournament game since 2009. When we step out on the field we have to be mentally prepared to play a mistake free game for 80 minutes and take advantage of high percentage opportunities that we create."
Versus the Ravens, Cape may not have taken advantage of all its opportunities but the Vikings didn't allow Tech many either. Controlling possession for nearly the entire contest, Cape outshot Sussex Tech 23-6.
Perhaps none of those shots were bigger than the one sophomore Zachary Gelof knocked true at the end of the first half on a header off a corner kick. Not only did the stoppage time goal prove to be the eventual match winner, it changed the complexion of the game by giving Cape a 2-0 advantage heading into halftime.
"I just stayed back post and tried to put something on it," Gelof said of the header, which was the result of the sophomore out-leaping multiple players in the keeper's box by several inches. "We did a great job preparing for this game and we'll be ready for Sallies."
Both Kilby and his counterpart, Sussex Tech head coach Carlos Villa, credited Gelof's goal as the game-changer.
"If your team is able to put a goal away in the last 10 minutes of the half, it really changes the complexion of game and more than likely knocks the confidence out of your opposition," Kilby said. "He (Gelof) has been doing that all season. We're fortunate to have him in those set piece situations."
"We always talk about not letting a goal in in the last two, three minutes of the half," Villa said. "Gelof had a phenomenal header to put the ball in the back of the net."
Cape, which took a lead it would never relinquish 21 minutes into the match on senior Drew Mulcahy's penalty kick goal, extended its advantage to 3-0 on a Tech own goal in the 54th minute.
Despite the deficit, the Ravens didn't quit, getting on the board with five minutes to play when sophomore Eliel Gonzalez-Gomez rolled one into the left corner of the net from nearly 30 yards out.
Getting that goal and avoiding the shutout, Villa said, is something his team can hang its hat on going into the offseason. The longtime Ravens coach added that Tech's departing senior class will be missed.
"We always talk about that goal, making sure it's not a shutout and finishing strong," Villa said. "And it was a sophomore that put the ball in the goal, so that's an important thing as we prepare for next year.
"It didn't show up tonight, but they are very good technical players," he added about the senior class. "I'm going to miss them a lot."


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Earlier this week, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk was featured on Big Think in a video discussion on the history of the PTSD diagnosis. Dr. van der Kolk is one of the world's foremost psychiatrists specializing in trauma and the author of several books, including his latest The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Treatment of Trauma. You can watch the interview below:
Early in the video he explains how the PTSD diagnosis was developed "in order to remind the VA to take care of veterans and to really say to the VA 'these guys are messed up because of Vietnam.'" Even from the beginning, the plight of war veterans has been at the core of the PTSD diagnosis. Today, recent veterans commit suicide at an alarming rate much higher than that of the general public. The effects of trauma are major contributing factors.
Dr. van der Kolk explains that the flashbacks and bad memories commonly associated with PTSD are only one aspect of the issue:
"The issue that people came in with was that they had a very hard time getting along with other people, not blowing up at people, becoming scared and frozen, having no feelings for their kids, feeling numb with their girlfriends and general problems with engagement with other human beings and getting triggered and becoming very angry and very upset and very out of sort."
Common portrayals of PTSD in film and television feature scenes of war vets waking up in a cold sweat after having a nightmare about battle. Van der Kolk doesn't downplay that aspect of the disorder but emphasizes that the crippling effects of trauma are much worse than flashbacks -- they suck all the joy out of life:
"It really is about having difficulty feeling alive in the present, feeling engaged, feeling a sense of pleasure, of joy, of even exuberance at the right moment of just feeling like boy it's good to be alive. And in the years since that time we have understood a lot about what happens in the brain that interferes with the capacity to feel alive in the present."
Of course, it's not just war veterans who experience trauma and have to deal with its consequences Van der Kolk speaks at length about childhood trauma and how it can leave victims feeling useless and ashamed. The key to treatment is to sift past this powerlessness to the happiness that still exists beneath the veneer. To restore a patient's joie de vivre, the doctor or mentor must remind them what joy felt like before the pain began:
"It becomes very important to help people to viscerally remember, to be a member of that football team in school or to play your French horn in the band or to make love for the first time or something that at one point gave you great joy now no longer means anything to you. And when those feelings have stopped that means that something is frozen inside of you. And then it's time to deal with that in order to unplug the river of life basically."


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By now I'd expect everyone to know the benefits of vaporizing over smoking, but if you need a recap check this out.
So I started off with a cheap, budget vape that plugged straight into the mains electric. It was one of those glass dome types that had a cool metal pedestal inside that looked like a throne for your herbs! I loved it, vaping away during films. I use to always feel a tad paranoid when I smoked and got high due to being so aware of the damage smoke caused, and as a healthy human I always try to eat and exercise well. Ruining that with smoking was a big shame.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Football fans and alumni have begun arriving in town for this weekend's football game and Indiana University's homecoming. Police have already started upping their presences around campus and town, and are reminding people about the state's lifeline law, which could save someone's life.
Indiana's Lifeline Law prohibits criminal prosecution for underage drinking and other related offenses when the person, usually a college-aged student, reports a medical emergency to the police, stays with the person in need and cooperates with authorities.
"The Lifeline Law is there to encourage people to act or take care of their friends and people they come across, to report crimes, and not fear being arrested because they've been drinking or in possession of alcohol," said Captain Craig Munroe of the Indiana University Police Department.
In August, some state leaders behind the law started a fall campaign featuring new ads on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter. The campaign encourages incoming and returning college students throughout Indiana to text or call 911, stay and cooperate when someone is in need of medical attention due to alcohol consumption.
The campaign began on August 17 and ends on November 22.
Details of the campaign, including samples of the campaign's artwork and message, were shared at a media event Friday on the Solarium at Indiana Memorial Union. The ad, made for the Indiana Youth Service Association's Make Good Decisions program, is a 10-second video of former Indianapolis Colts' punter Pat McAfee, who encourages students to use the law.
Munroe said he has seen the law used on campus and saved someone's life. Leaders behind Friday's event said the law has saved 41 lives since going into effect.
The law also provides amnesty for a caller who reports a crime. Sexual assault victims will also be free from facing drinking charges.
"A victim of a sexual assault should not be afraid to call police and report that assault because they've been drinking," Munroe said.


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Once a busy depot on the Ft. Worth to Brownwood was built around 1890. It saw continual use until 1950 where it fell into disrepair. Once given to the city it was used as a storage facility. Recently it has been restored and is in beautiful condition. Come by and envision what it was like to stand on the platform like our ancestors did over 100 years ago.
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It's been too long. I'll make this quick. Or at least try to!
Wednesday, May 19th
After work, Nicole, Karly, and I bought student discounted tickets for Mary Poppins. I have been wanting to see this broadway for quite sometime. And it didn't disappoint.
The set and special effects are unbelievable. At one point, Karly even leaned over to me and said, "I feel like I'm at Disneyland!" She said it perfectly. Disney does go all out. And this musical was no exception. Mary Poppins kept pulling large props out of her bag. And Bert even walked on the ceiling. You have to see it. I think the choreography to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" was my absolute favorite. It's a great family musical and a must for all Disney fans.
Thursday, May 20th,
I was feeling cooped up in 30 Rock all day so after work I decided to make my way to Central Park. Little did I know, I would stumble upon the big LOVE sign.
Central Park is just beautiful. There's something for everyone. I love getting lost in it.
I stopped to watch a city co-ed league softball game. I remember playing on one of these fields with my family on our first trip to New York awhile ago. I don't know what it is but there's something very comforting about watching a softball/baseball game. It's probably familiarity. I don't know, but a part of me felt like home. Anyways, I loved it. On my way out, I randomly ran into Nicole and Kourtney!
It's such a blessing having these girls here. They are such hard working, driven, beautiful, sweet girls who would honestly help anyone. How grateful I am to be here experiencing New York with them.
We just wandered throughout the park and walked up Columbus Ave. to the subway. I find that part of the upper west side so charming.
Friday, May 21st
Girl's Weekend! It was the first and only weekend that we would all be together, without family and boys, so we took full advantage. We went to Union Square for dinner at a yummy Cuban restaurant called Havana Central. I ordered a delicious mango chicken dish. I was so over salads at that point, it didn't even phase. Bring on the poultry.
To top things off on our way to the movie theater we passed a Crumb Cupcake Shop. I had my eye out for one of these. It was fate.
Hands down, the best cupcakes in the city I have tasted. Yes, Scott Maddux, better than Magnolia.
Our movie theater was extremely nice, considering we paid $13. We saw "Letters to Juilet" and LOVED it. My parents had seen it and told me they enjoyed it as well. Even Douglas. It's a fabulous love story. Overall, a wonderful night in the city with the girls!


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Saudi-led coalition air strikes on Monday hit a hospital in a rebel-held province of northwestern Yemen and caused casualties, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said. MSF "confirms that Abs hospital (in Hajja province) was targeted by air strikes today at 15:45 Yemen time (1245 GMT)", the Paris-based relief agency tweeted. "Medical teams still attending wounded" after the air strikes, MSF tweeted.
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Ok, so, I'm a huge fan of the Outlander books. I've listened to the audiobooks probably four times each (which I personally think is impressive – I only started listening to them about two years ago, and they're each 30+ hours long). Davina Porter is the most delightful narrator, and her character voices and accents totally make the story.
Anyway, I consider myself somewhat of an Outlander expert, and I've developed some theories about what we can expect in the last few books. Check out my top three below (I have done absolutely no research on these theories beyond reading the books, so I'm not sure if these are already widely accepted or already disproven, but hopefully you enjoy them anyway)!
*Spoiler Alert* - If you're not caught up with the current Outlander books, you may encounter spoilers below!
1. Jamie Fraser is a time traveler. He just doesn't know it yet. Why do I think this? So, it's a well-established fact that time travelers (like Claire, Bri and Roger) can hear the noise the standing stones make during the fire and sun feasts. They can also (to an extent) hear gemstones.
It's also a well-established fact that Jamie Fraser is entirely tone deaf thanks to a blow to the head he sustained from his uncle Dougal. Not only can he not sing himself, he can't really hear or appreciate music other people are performing.
Do you see where this is going? I think if Jamie had never lost his ability to hear music, he'd be able to hear the stones as well. We know at some point he will travel (or somehow appear) in 1942 to stare wistfully at Claire as she combs her hair at the boarding house in Inverness. How else would he get there if he couldn't travel through the stones?
2. One of Claire's parents was a time traveler. So, we know that the ability to travel through the stones is hereditary. Rodger's dad could travel and his ancestor, Gillian Edgars/Geillis Duncan/Geillis Abernathy, could obviously travel as well. Bri got the ability to travel from Claire, and Mandy and Jem got the ability from Roger and Bri.
So it stands to reason that at least one of Claire's parents could travel, too! We'll probably never know for sure since both of her parents allegedly perished in a tragic car accident when she was a child (I say "allegedly" because we all thought Roger's dad was dead, too, until Written In My Own Heart's Blood), but I'd be really surprised if it weren't the case.
3. We haven't seen the last of Master Raymond or the Comte St. Germain. In Dragonfly in Amber, the Comte St. Germain and Master Raymond were made to drink from a cup of poison when they were on trial for sorcery. Master Raymond was unaffected, but the Comte died. Or did he?
In the novella The Space Between, both men are alive and well. The poison knocked the Comte into a deep state of unconsciousness, but he recovered and went on to jump around time all willy-nilly. He's still a major creep, and he kidnaps Jamie's stepdaughter Joan (who he mistakes for Claire's daughter) when she moves to France to join a convent in an attempt to quiet the voices she hears.
The Comte may also have been an RAF pilot with Roger's dad (a pilot with the same name - Paul Rakoczy - is definitely mentioned in the novella A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows).
We know Claire suspects that Master Raymond may have been helped the Montauk Five come back in time, but as far as she knows, the Comte is dead. When Written in My Own Heart's Blood ends, our folks are back on Fraser's Ridge and likely out of the way of the rest of the Revolutionary War. We need a villain for the last few books, and who better than the Comte?
What do you think? Do you have any theories of your own? Share them in the comments!


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Broiled Salmon with Lemon
For quick weeknight meals, go for the broiler. It preheats in a flash and acts like an upside-down grill, bringing salmon and veggies to perfect doneness in just 10 minutes. Don't sweat it if you slightly overcook the salmon. Serve it with a luscious dipping sauce, or drizzle a bit of olive oil over top to bring back instant moisture. This basic salmon recipe is even better when served with a creamy Greek yogurt sauce and a side of quickly steamed or broiled broccolini. When it comes to fast weeknight dinners, simple is best.
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Combine oil, rind, juice, and Worcestershire sauce in a shallow dish. Place fillets, skin side up, in dish. Let stand 15 minutes.
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Dudley CVS had come across an interesting project initiated in Detroit which celebrates and supports creative projects through micro-funding community dinners. Detroit SOUP promotes connection and change in a place through crowdfunding, creativity, collaboration, democracy, trust and fun. A few people in Dudley respond really positively when we mentioned SOUP – their eyes lit up at the thought of a SOUP dinner in Dudley, or got genuine interest from local people by sharing the idea on social media.
We put some information about SOUP in a blog and did an open call for anyone interested in getting involved in starting Dudley SOUP. We thought about the sorts of skills and interests needed and kept sharing and sharing on social media, saying we already had much of what we needed (a borough jam-packed with people with creative ideas and aspirations to run great projects, a hall at DY1 that could be used for free to hold SOUP events, instructions on how to start a SOUP from Detroit and friends in Birmingham who had started a SOUP in 2015). So all we needed was a team of people combining leadership flair, creative awesomeness, web wizardry, storytelling mastery, soup making spells and a sixth sense for finding hidden treasure.
10 individuals responded to the open call and we facilitated a 2 hour session in which they formed a SOUP team, took on roles and agreed a way forward.
The simple act of bringing people together around an idea like SOUP led to someone who had never been active in the community to get involved, and people who do a lot in Dudley's voluntary sector through their work to get involved in activity which they clearly saw as 'not work'. The Dudley SOUP team formed in April 2016, launched online the same month, and held 3 micro-granting dinners between September 2016 and March 2017.
The following is feedback from SOUP participants
SOUP creates opportunities to…
"bring people together in a community & to share knowledge"
"realise the ideas people have to make a stronger and resilient community"
"realise how fantastic people are"
The thing I value most about SOUP is…
"The non-judgemental nature & acceptance of everyone."
"That it is happening & celebrating Dudley."
"It's a bit of a beacon of good stuff & good people that challenges perceptions about Dudley."
"people come along because they care about others."
"community and possibilities."
"being part of it"
One of the Dudley SOUP team, Helen, had never been active in the community. She tells the story of how she was inspired to get involved, saying "I was really drawn to the simplicity of it and the fact that someone with a spark of an idea can walk away with a little money to use to make a difference within their community." You can read Helen's story in full here.


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They shall frame you,
then they shall destroy you,
mark my words,
there is no middle ground.
First they demonised the poor
for the crimes of the rich
Then they demonised the Muslims,
to steal oil
Now they're framing the Jews
with an old lie,
an evil lie
to stop you from seeing the whole picture.
They shall frame you,
then they shall destroy you,
mark my words,
brushstrokes matter.
We, the people,
are not the threat
The threat is the obscene voice
of corporations
A voice that has corrupted
the politicians
A voice that has corrupted
the media
A voice that
calls to your fears
and twists them.
Once they've framed you,
then they shall destroy you
Mark my words
the fight is now,
or not at all
As the media bows to
the narrative,
their integrity as
bought and sold as the politicians
receiving tobacco PAC cheques
on the house floor.
They shall frame you,
then they shall call you violent
and place the gun
They shall accuse you of the crimes
they have committed
They shall pay a pittance
and take everything -
your very life
and when there is nothing left,
they will blame you.
So please break the frame
before it destroys you
Mark my words,
there is no middle ground -
unless you stand up -
unless you say no -
unless you yell the truth
like the smallest Who in Whoville.
Please make a noise,
just a yip or a squeak,
you are
our only hope.
They shall frame you,
then they shall destroy you
Mark my words,
the fight is now
or not at all.
A.J. Ponder
There is a companion poem for this piece, published 5 years ago, it's called Perspective. http://anafflictionofpoetry.blogspot.co.nz/2011/03/tuesday-poem-perspective.html
So how is your world being framed?
1. Lying by Omission
2. Controlling the Debate
3. Scripting and Synchronizing News
4. Politicizing Everything
5 Chasing and creating buzzwords and memes
6. Asking the Wrong Questions
7. Closing down the topic - or airing it like the birther conspiracy long after it was dead.
8 Triviality and Distraction
9. Outright Lying
It's time to fight for our rights #noDAPL #livingwage #HumanRights #sustainability #eco #climatechange #change #education #green #impact #peace #democracy #defundDAPL #PoliticalPrisoner #environment #pollution #climate #globalwarming #solar
Peace Out :)
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Algorithm agility with IBE
In his recent blog post, enterprise architect extraordinaire James McGovern mentions that he's concerned that there's no algorithm agility with identity-based encryption. His thoughts may be based on a misunderstanding of what IBE actually is. Here's why.
IBE is really a family of public-key technologies that share a common set of properties, and there are actually several different IBE schemes. Voltage's shipping products actually support two of these:Boneh-Franklin IBE and the Boneh-Boyen IBE. So even within the technology used by a single vendor, there's still the opportunity for algorithm agility while keeping the useful properties of IBE.
Most of Voltage's customers use Boneh-Franklin IBE. It was the first IBE scheme that was both practical and secure. It's also the easiest to understand. Boneh-Boyen IBE is harder to understand. It also has a number of properties that differentiate it from the Bohen-Franklin scheme, most of which only matter to specialists in the field of pairing-based cryptography. Most people really don't care, for example, whether an identity gets hashed to a point on an elliptic curve or it gets hashed to an integer. Boneh-Franklin IBE hashes an identity to a point on an elliptic curve. Boneh-Boyen IBE hashes an identity to an integer.
The likelihood of a weakness being found in either the Boneh-Franklin of the Boneh-Boyen scheme is also quite low. Both of these schemes have formal proofs of their security. Lots of smart people have reviewed these proofs, so they're probably correct. This means that it's very unlikely that there's a weakness in either the Bohen-Franklin or the Boneh-Boyen IBE scheme that can be exploited.
There are also other vendors that use IBE technology in their products. I can't say for sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if their products have the same level of algorithm agility that Voltage's products do. I can say with certainty that the concerns around algorithm agility really don't apply to Voltage's products. You'll have to ask other vendors about exactly how they do things.


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If I use my phone playing games without Wi-fi being on, does it go against any type of minutes or anything else?
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