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The most important figure in the Hebrew Bible and who endured as the most authoritative prophet in Jewish tradition from the biblical era until today is Moses, who delivered the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery to redemption in the Land of Israel.
But the identity of the Hebrews or Israelites pre-dates Moses, in spite of the fact that there was not yet a written Torah or the covenant that would bind the Jewish people to God at Mount Sinai. Prior to this, there was both a distinct Hebrew/Israelite identity and a faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
This faith and identity was distinct enough that Pharaoh decided to enslave them. Jewish tradition and the Bible itself describes the Hebrews in terms that are not too dissimilar to the Jews of our own day and in later periods. Some had strayed from the faith of Abraham in Egypt and had become accustomed to Egyptian Pagan beliefs and practices whilst there were elders and others who held on to their faith that one day God would send a redeemer to fulfill the promise He made to Abraham that his descendants would inherit the Land of Israel.
Moses is not only the most central figure in Jewish tradition he is also arguably the first political Zionist. The biography of Moses resembles that of the founder of the modern Zionist movement, Theodor Herzl.
In the contemporary mind, Moses is often thought of as a religious figure, a prophet, a leader and a law giver. Moses was not brought up with a yeshiva education, from a family of Rabbinic scholars keeping Shabbat and Kashrut.
Moses' awakening and return to his people did not begin with his encounter with God at the burning bush but when he witnessed a Hebrew slave being beaten by an Egyptian. Moses kills him and flees Egypt.
Herzl was brought up in affluent European society within the assimilationist camp. Herzl's awakening and what led him to found the Zionist movement was his witnessing the Dreyfus affair in France. Herzl faced opposition from the majority of the Jewish people in Europe. The Reform sought salvation through the enlightenment, believing that the age of hatred towards the Jews of the Medieval period would soon disappear and Jews would become equal and accepted. The Communist/Bolsheviks threw their lot in with the utopian visions of the day. Both believed that a return to Zion and a Jewish state would undermine that objective.
Most of the Orthodox world among other reasons, primarily opposed Herzl and political Zionism because of its largely secular following and particularly among the Zionists emerging from Eastern Europe. Unlike Herzl, they came from religious backgrounds and their Zionism was combined with Socialism and in large part a rebellion against tradition and anti-religious.
The Biblical account describes a very similar situation that Moses encountered. We forget that according to tradition, not all of the Hebrews left Egypt with Moses, 4/5 remained behind! Out of those who did leave in the Exodus, they regularly complain to Moses that want to go back to Egypt. Moses finds this very frustrating and at times God does too. Recall that when Pharaoh increases the work load on the Hebrews in response to the plagues, they blame Moses.
The central story of the Jewish religion is of the Jewish peoples freedom from oppression under foreign rule in someone else's land to independence and sovereignty in their own. Diaspora and exile is the most common experience of the Jewish peoples 3000 year history but it has never been its ideal, or played any role in the grand vision of Judaism or the biblical narrative. Exile and Return are common themes, reinforcing the central role of the Land of Israel and Jewish sovereignty in Judaism. The Bible later tells the story of Purim, where the Jews again are in exile in Persia and face Haman who sought to persuade King Achashverosh to destroy the Jewish population.
The movement that Herzl founded, Zionism, is accused of being a 'perversion,' 'hijacking,' or 'usurpation' of authentic Judaism. It is labeled as a secular nationalism that 'distorts' Judaism in order to practice colonialism, ethnic cleansing, genocide and every human rights violation one can imagine.
Notwithstanding addressing the veracity of such allegations – the anti-Zionists of today argue that because the early Zionists were largely secular, this makes Zionism and Israel not truly Jewish. If they lived in Moses day or thereafter, they would have argued that he is not an authentic Jew and possibly even attempt to argue that he isn't even a Jew, but an opportunistic Egyptian prince, self proclaiming himself as the leader of the Hebrews, contrary to the views of most Hebrews who are anti-Zionist and want to stay in Egypt. If the BDS movement were to exist then, they would not be short of finding a biblical equivalent of JVP to oppose Moses and demonize him the way Netanyahu is today.
What Moses was bringing to the Hebrews was a new beginning, a new status, no longer subject to a foreign ruler, no longer oppressed, an end to years in exile and self determination. This was not only a Judaism that was completely contrary to how the Hebrews would have experienced Jewish identity in Egypt but it was the Judaism that endured for the next thousand years. The Judaism of Moses' vision is what definitively shaped not only Judaism but is what resonated enough in the human conscious that it gave birth to two of the worlds greatest religions whose combined adherents are more than half of the worlds population.
Herzl, and the Zionism he spearheaded is not a departure from Judaism. It was a departure from the prevailing trends of thought of many Jews of his time.
The anti-Zionists are correct that Zionism emerged in a climate of modern political ideologies. It is also true that at that time ideas such as Socialism and secular thought had a significant impact on many early Zionists. The state of Israel was founded and led by Ben Gurion under the Mapai (Socialist) leadership and other left wing Zionist parties until the 1970's when they were defeated by Menachem Begin.
The Zionist leadership was not perfect and has many things to be critical of. Not just from an outsiders perspective, regarding the conflict with the Arab world but also internally amongst Jews and even intra-Zionist conflicts, such as the sinking of the Altelena during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
The discourse however over Zionism has shifted to not being about specific policies of Israel or its conduct in conflicts but to undermining one of the most central concepts of Judaism, of the Land of Israel and Jewish governance and sovereignty there.
What deterred Jews who were traditionalists from Zionism was not the return to and love of Zion and the messianism of the early idealists to be reborn and redeemed in their ancestral homeland. Rather it was the anti-religious component of many of its adherents who were hostile to the idea of organized religion and a religious pacifism that developed as a result of years of exile. This might be ascribed to the influence that the Christian notion of the Messiah had on the Jews. The Christians wait for the return of Jesus and the redemption is seen as a divine act. The Jews throughout their exile and at times of hopelessness adopted a more pacifistic waiting for God to intervene to redeem them miraculously rather than redeeming themselves and the world through human action.
There is another central figure in the Jewish story who also had a very hard time amongst his contemporaries and Jewish leaders after him, but who, like Moses before him and Herzl later, would forever transform Judaism – Moses Maimonides. It is said that from 'Moses to Moses there was never anyone like Moses.'
Maimonides made two major contributions to Judaism, he codified the Talmud, the oral tradition and he wrote the Guide for the Perplexed. Maimonides, unlike Moses and Herzl, did come from a family of great scholars, he was a product of the great academies of Spain. But what he shares in common with Herzl and Moses is that he didn't have an inherent authority. He was sometimes opposed by the Rabbis who lived in Babylonia who were the heirs to the Talmudic academies. He lived a lot of his life as a refugee. Maimonides was heavily influenced by the 'modern' non-Jewish ideas of his day, particularly Aristotelian philosophy and works by Islamic scholars.
Maimonides in the Guide, sought to reinterpret the Biblical and Talmudic tradition in light of some of these ideas that he believed to be universal truths, bridging the science and thought of his day, with Jewish tradition.
Like Moses, and Herzl, Maimonides too was offering something new, that was necessary for his time and perhaps even more necessary today for ours. It is almost impossible to address the challenges that Jews face today from modernity without referring to Maimonides. However, Maimonides too, was branded as a heretic by those who opposed him. To such an extent that his books were burned in France by the Church, with the approval and prompting of anti-Maimonidean Jews. Later they would also burn the Talmud.
Maimonides ideas were not universally accepted to begin with, but later many became authoritative. Maimonides works too, not only inspired his Jewish adherents, but his work influenced and gained admiration also from Christian and Muslim scholars. But what Maimonides contributed to Zionism is found in his Mishneh Torah at the end of the Laws of Kings. Here Maimonides talks about the messianic era. His description of the messianic era is not in the realm of the miraculous or even particularly utopian. It is naturalist and realist.
He writes: "One must not presume that the Messianic King must work miracles and perform wonders, bring about new phenomena in the world, resurrect the dead, or perform other similar deeds. This is [definitely] not true." (MT Laws of Kings 11:3) He adds: "Do not presume that in the Messianic age any facet of the world's nature will change or there will be innovations in the work of creation. Rather, the world will continue according to its pattern." (Ibid 12:1) "Our Sages taught: There will be no difference between the current age and the Messianic era except [the emancipation] from our subjugation to the [gentile] kingdoms." (Ibid 12:2) "The Sages and prophets did not yearn for the Messianic era in order to have dominion over the entire world, to rule over the gentiles, to be exalted by nations, or to eat, drink, and celebrate. Rather, [they desired] to be free [to involve themselves] in Torah and wisdom without any pressures or disturbances, so that they would merit the world to come… In that era, there will be neither famine or war, envy or competition for good will flow in abundance and all the delights will be freely available as dust." (Ibid 12:2-3)
In the same chapter Maimonides notes that the order of events leading up to the Messianic era is not known and will not be known until they occur. A far cry from those who argue that Judaism forbids a Jewish return to the Land and Jewish sovereignty.
What anti-Zionists are correct about is that Israel is not embodying its grand vision. It has not reached its peak. This is because unfortunately for all the praise that we have for the achievements of Israel and the miraculous success of Zionism, what has been missing is that it often lacks the Jewish moral vision. A key belief of many early Zionist leaders was of 'normalization.'
Some branches of secular Zionism didn't accept the Jewish concept of being a 'light unto the nations,' they wanted to be treated as a nation like any other. David Ben Gurion famously said "When Israel has prostitutes and thieves, we'll be a state just like any other." This is hardly something to aspire to today, but it is now the reality. The solution is not that Israel requires less Judaism and less Zionism. It requires more. However, Israelis will then have to do some real soul searching to define what in practice a Jewish state consists of.
One can of course argue that modern Israel is not yet and not always embodying Judaism's ultimate purpose. However, this is also not an issue that is unique to Judaism and Israel, it applies also to other religions as well. A future with no Jewish state in any form in the land of Israel, is antithetical to what Jewish sources have taught for thousands of years.
The Talmud in Ketubot 110b states:
"Our rabbis taught: One should always live in the land of Israel, even in a town most of whose inhabitants are idolaters, but let no one live outside the land, even in a town most of whose inhabitants are Israelites; for whoever lives in the land of Israel may be considered to have a God [literally, "it is like as if he has], but whoever lives outside the land may be regarded as one who has no God."
From this Rabbinic statement, Nachmanides in his commentary to Genesis 28:21 understands this to mean that God's power and providence is only exercised in the Land of Israel for it is a holy land. God therefore, set up other powers in other lands. People who live in those lands are therefore under their influence and it is as if they have no God.
Also relevant to this discussion concerns the fulfillment of the commandments outside of Israel. It is the normative view found in the Mishna in Kiddushin 36b that "Any commandment that is not dependent on the Land (of Israel) must be performed outside of the Land, and any of them that is dependent on the Land is not performed except for in the Land."
But we also find a view in the Sifre comments on Deuteronomy 11:16-18, which says:
"Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them and then the Lord's anger be inflamed against you, and he shut up the heavens, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord gives you. And you shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul…"
The Sages in the Sifre explain this verse to mean:
"Even though I am about to exile you from the Land (of Israel) to a foreign land, you must continue to be marked there by the commandments, so that when you return they will not be new to you."
In this opinion, the commandments are meant to be performed in the Land of Israel, but for those who perform them outside of the land are doing so just for practice. Almost like as a training exercise in the event that they may return to the Land and have to perform them for real. This source in the Sifre is quoted by Nachmanides in his commentary on Leviticus 18:25 along with many other sources to support this view.
It is certainly not the mainstream view held by traditional Orthodox communities today that fulfilling commandments outside of Israel don't really count. But the essence of this discussion does continue albeit in a much more secularized form today in relation to Zionism. The Zionist belief that as the Jews are a nation, for a Jew to live outside of Israel, they are not fully participating in a Jewish national life. Their Judaism can only be expressed in individualistic and personal, religious terms as a minority in a non-Jewish culture. It is not impossible to live a Jewish life outside of Israel, but it can't be fully expressed in national terms. In the strictly religious sense, individual Jews can worship God everywhere, but there are some commandments specific to the land that can't be performed outside of Israel. In terms of Jewish national identity, a Jew outside of Israel really can't fully replicate this in a meaningful way.
We clearly do see some evidence for an opinion that God is less present outside of Israel and that commandments performed outside of Israel are considered less important than those who perform them in Israel. From the perspective of the individual in terms of his/her reward or punishment and ability to serve God through commandments this seems to be possible to be performed anywhere. But taken as whole, the fulfillment of the Jewish mission is dependent on there being a functioning Jewish nation in the land of Israel. The notion of being a Light unto the nations is in relation to it serving as an example to everyone else through being a holy, righteous role model society. This is the Judaism of Moses, which through Zionism, Herzl and his followers sought to restore in the late 1800's.
Far from being a modern corruption, we see that the uniqueness of the Land of Israel and redemption of the Jewish people through the restoration of Jewish self governance there is central to the Rabbinic tradition, the Mystical tradition led by Nachmanides and the Rationalist tradition of Maimonides.


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Recently divorced, Natalie Simons is looking for a way to explore her BDSM interest. She fills out an application to the Pleasure Club. In a short time, she receives a note confirming the time and location of her Pleasure Night outing. She puts all her fears behind her and decides to go forward with this new form of sexual pleasure.
Natalie drives to a dungeon; she is nervous for she has no idea what to expect. She arrives late; through a tape she is instructed to remove her clothes and get down on her knees. She obeys and encounters two Pleasure masters, Master Jared and Master Lance.
Master Jared and Master Lance are everything she has ever dreamed of, and more. They take possession of her body like no one has ever dared dream about. They show her that they are the Masters and she is the slave, she is to follow their every order. If she fails, punishment will surely follow.
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We are blessed in Lawrence County to be recognized far outside our borders for kindness shown to those who were once our enemies.
About 400 pieces of correspondence from former German POWs to a Lawrenceburg family are now part of the special collections at David Lipscomb University's Beaman Library. A recent program at the University honored that donation and the friendships those letters represent.
"The relationships underlying the words are precious," said Dr. Charlie McVey, a German professor who has worked with his students to translate the letters from "old" German. "It's clear that the prisoners experienced American kindness, Southern (Lawrenceburg) hospitality, and Christian love."
In April, 1944, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp just west of Lawrenceburg's downtown was converted to a holding area for 334 German prisoners of war. The local newspaper announced, "Nazis to be here soon," but before they left in March, 1946, the same paper called them "German boys."
The prisoners were put to work. They cut wood for Dickson, Tennessee's Wrigley Chemical Company and were field hands for local farmers, including landowners James Stribling and his daughter and son-in-law, James Lois "Jim" and Delmer Brock.
The family became very close to the young German men. One example of that friendship, said local Historical Society president Curtis Peters, is a painting that remains in the Stribling-Brock family collection. Delmer Brock purchased oil paints and brushes for one prisoner, and passed them to him through the camp fence. The POW used a starched piece of bed sheet as his canvas, and painted a battle scene from the North African coast, where most of the prisoners had been captured.
Peters also said that the evening before the Germans left Lawrenceburg, six who had spent the most time with the local family broke out of the camp, walked to the Brock house to tell the family goodbye, then sneaked back into camp.
When the war was over, the Stribling-Brock family corresponded with about 30 of the former prisoners. Early letters tell of harsh conditions in post-war Germany, and offer thanks for gifts sent from Tennessee friends.
A letter dated December 15, 1947 from Erich Thimann reads in part:
"Dear Mrs. Brock:
"Today I have gotten around to writing you a small letter. I have a special reason for this since I received your wonderful package on Wednesday, December 12. I thank you for this wonderful Christmas present. I have seldom been so richly gifted. The things you sent me fit very well, except for a pair of pants that I will have to have made a little smaller. The shoes also fit very well.
"You cannot imagine how happy I am. All these things are seldom available here in Germany, and only on the black market. Above all, I would like to point out that the shoes you sent me just don't exist at all in Germany any more. There are some that are made out of rubber, but none out of leather. I am so happy that I now once again can dress acceptably, and for this reason I must continue to be grateful to you all, my dear Brock family."
The men shared "everyday things" about their lives, a sign of true friendship. A letter from Thimann two years later, accompanied by a photo, relates:
"You were no doubt surprised when you opened the letter. As you see, I have a little girl. The little 3 month old is on the picture. She was born on January 23, 1940. She brings us great joy. She got her first teeth a few days ago . . . ."
The correspondence dates from 1946 to the 1970s. Jim Brock stored them in a cornflakes box, which was discovered among her estate in the 1980s. A chance meeting in Lawrenceburg between Curtis Peters (who is also a member of the Stribling-Brock family) and a Lipscomb history professor in 2013 led to the donation of the letters.
The story of the letters has been told by NBC Nightly News, Yahoo.com, USA Today and the London Daily Mail. A letter from the German consulate in Atlanta that was read at the Lipscomb program called the collection "another milestone in the friendship between Germany and America since the horrors of WWII."
Friends of the Beaman Library are erecting a historical marker at the site of the former POW camp.
Photos by Randy Brewer and David Lipscomb University staff. Top image was developed by the university and used on all materials related to the September 10 program.


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Mind, Body & Foot – Footwork in Photos/
Dance is the music of the body. In anticipation of the screening of short film series In the Circle: Footwork in Chicago Video Selection at Norient, Wills Glasspiegel presents some of his collages and images of the Chicago based clubmusic and dance culture scene footwork in our magazine. Read it here.
In the Circle: Footwork in Chicago Video Selection will be screened on Saturday.
Saturday, 14. Januar 2017: ab 14:00 Uhr
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15:45 In the Circle: Footwork in Chicago (USA)
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When: Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 2 PM
(doors open at 1PM, Cookie judging at 2PM, auction and contest winners announced at 3PM)
Where: Hoags Corners Fire House, 7237 State Road 66, East Nassau
What: Cookie Contest / Pre-Holiday Season Auction
When: Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2 PMWhere: Hoags Corners Fire House, 7237 State Road 66, East NassauWhat: Cookie Contest / Pre-Holiday Season Auction
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The documents below are the bid forms received in response to the 2016 Invitation for Bids (see our DPW page for bid specifications) for village road work. The bids were opened in public prior to our monthly Board of Trustees meeting on 10 August 2016. Bids were received from Cedar Creek Tree Service and Excavation for Seasonal Snow and Ice Removal and from Darcy Construction for both Seasonal Snow and Ice Removal and Year Round Maintenance. All three bids were deemed to be complete and compliant with the bid specifications. The files below are the "bid forms" (price lists) submitted with the three bids. The board will consider the bids and vote on which vendors (if any) to offer contracts at the regular monthly meeting on 14 September 2016. Feel free to submit any questions or comments on this topic to Mitch Levinn, mayor, at firstname.lastname@example.com or call him at 518.712.9635.
Anyone in the community is welcome to experience some of the same training that Zoning Board of Appeal and Planning Board members take. Board members are required to take four hours of training per year. The NYMIR University has nine one-hour modules available to help meet that training requirement. If you are considering joining one of these village boards, feel free to take one or more of these courses in advance to better understand the role of the board and its members.
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What the &*(&)%[email protected]#$! are you doing? I can hear the response now...lol.
Trolls attack. They get in your face and make you examine every possible thought or motive that made you make a statement online. They are brutal and the more you respond with any type of emotion the more they nit-pick through your innards.
There are immersives that have become introverts, dropped off the web, and even committed suicide because of the viciousness of attacks. I am not condoning this type of behavior, but I can also see a tenaciousness that we need and can be directed toward reworking governments.
We have been diluted of that aggressiveness for the most part. Taught to be good little boys and girls, while the governments take our rights away and respin reality to make it appear that they are doing it for our own good?
Anonymous has been a force for some good, trying to keep life online clear of government interference. (I wonder now how many have been bought by the very entities they attacked and are working for the other side?)
What if all trolls were set toward getting the revolution started, attacking those commercial entities that are making government officials "puppets", exploiting our land, making money off of laws created by those puppets. What if they simply created havoc for the real bad guys. Turn the bad internet trolls into a awesome force for good? Sic 'em guys!
Trolls are among the engagement levels I refer to online as disassociatives. They don't feel the pain they cause because they don't believe it is them, they simply enjoy seeing reactions.
What if the trolls actually got immersive in their feelings toward change and took that anger out on valid targets instead of pony people? They could become the power that sets the tone for the revolution. The new Paul Reveres of a huge movement? The Troll Occupy movement could be IN YOUR FACE scussballs on every commercial CEO that has bought-out a politician and forced through laws snuck into a good-sounding bills.
As a philosopher I can see that the universe is maintained by shifting of positive and negative. If that pendulum ever became stable the universe would stop, so I understand that all things sweet and smiley would not be heaven. I see the need for addition and subtraction.
Sometimes subtraction is a good thing. Sometimes aggression is the right thing. Let's see how this could work FOR the cause. Random violence against the weak is not a success, it is cowardness.
Is it possible for our troll groups to outgun the government bad guys? The question is out there. I have thrown down the gauntlet.
What will the journey look like? However it pans out... enjoy the journey.
Hugs, Pam


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A recent study concluded that federal support for health security research is heavily skewed towards preparing for a bioterrorism related attack.
The study, which was conducted by the RAND Corporation and appears in the journal Health Affairs, is billed as the first inventory of national health security research funded by civilian agencies of the U.S. government.
The findings point to recent events like Hurricane Sandy, tornadoes in the U.S. Midwest and the occurrence of major earthquakes around the world to highlight the need to make the U.S. health system more responsive to a wider array of potential disasters. RAND concluded that monster storms and attacks with conventional munitions have not received proper priority.
"Although disaster preparedness requires active involvement of the private and public sectors, the federal government is the primary sponsor of the basic and applied health research needed to develop new technology and strategies to prepare for and respond to large-scale disasters," Dr. Art Kellermann, the study's senior author, said. "Our study suggests the current mix of federally-funded national health security research projects may not be ideally configured for achieving the broad preparedness goals that face our nation."
Kellermann and his team identified federally sponsored studies by seven non-defense agencies whose research addressed efforts to protect the public from large-scale public health threats, both natural and manmade. They identified 1,593 unique research projects undertaken over a 13-year period, with most conducted between 2003 and 2010, when there was robust funding for health security research and before the creation of a National Health Security Strategy.
More than 66 percent of the projects addressed biological threats, including bioterrorism, foodborne illness, pandemic influenza and emerging infectious diseases. Fewer than 10 percent were directed towards natural disasters. The remaining projects addressed chemical, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats.
The study concluded that existing priorities also favor basic laboratory research, which might reflect the role of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Turning basic research into actionable practice or evaluating promising new strategies received less emphasis.
RAND recommended the employment of a risk-based approach to health security research spending to ensure that the probability of a threat occurring, the magnitude of damage it could inflict, and the availability of countermeasures to limit or reduce its consequences are taken into account when funding levels are determined.


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Diamond enhancers, also known as ring enhancers, are basically unique designs for rings. The unique design is, ideally, supposed to make solitaire diamond rings more eye catching and pretty.
There are plenty of ways to achieve this goal. However, I feel that it is important to first discuss the important considerations before you choose which diamond ring enhancers you're going to use.
Choosing the right diamond ring guard and enhancers is not as simple as going into a store and asking the clerk to get you some. Let us first discuss the things you need to learn about.
Considerations Before Choosing A Diamond Enhancer
There are several factors in choosing the correct enhancer for that piece of jewelry of yours.
It is imperative that you take into account the shape and the size of the diamond. The enhancer is meant to be worn in conjunction with the solitaire diamond so always think about it since it serves as the centerpiece of the ring. Whether it's a wedding band or an anniversary ring, the enhancer needs to follow the shape and size of the diamond solitaire in order to properly fit.
All About The Shape
There are plenty of diamond solitaire enhancers out there to choose from. To make things a bit easier for you, here are a few of my recommendations.
If the diamond that you want to enhance is round, then using ring wraps that use subtle curves will best compliment that diamond. For marquise diamonds ring or oval shaped cut diamonds I would recommend that you acquire pointy ring inserts.
Adding More Stones To Compliment The Solitaire Diamond
I know a lot of people who use smaller gems as their weapon of choice for their diamond solitaire ring enhancers. Diamond baguettes are a popular form of enhancing the brilliance of a solitaire diamond.
Of course, this also means that the person who's buying the ring enhancer has to spend a lot on those smaller gems. Then again, I could argue that part of the appeal of any diamond ring is that it is expensive. So the more gems there are, the more appealing it might be to some people.
The one rule of thumb that I constantly keep on hearing from most diamond cutters is that the more carats the ring has, the better.
I, for one, would endorse this option for rings that have colored diamonds. Don't get me wrong here, I am not saying that it won't work for clear diamonds, but what I am saying is that it works even better for colored pieces.
The Simplest Thing You Can Do
Okay this isn't strictly speaking a diamond enhancer per se since you are not adding anything to the diamond, but it is something that will enhance the diamond's look.
Cleaning your diamond solitaire should be something that you do religiously. It's part of your diamond's upkeep.
A clean diamond is a gem that can properly shine its brilliance for everyone to see. Besides, in my opinion, a diamond that isn't clean says a lot more about the wearer than the actual size or cut of the diamond itself.


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Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiolá opened in 2013, with its first intake of students, in Year 7. It is a six-year co-educational Jesuit secondary school that aims to form young East Timorese to become men and women of intellectual competence, religious with conscience, and humanly compassionate toward their fellow human beings. The school was officially inaugurated on 25 January 2014.
As a Jesuit school, Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiolá's philosophy is to promote the spiritual, academic, social, emotional, psychological and physical development of its students.
The aim of a Jesuit education is "the well-rounded person who is intellectually competent, open to growth, religious, loving and committed to doing justice in generosity to the people of God."
~ Fr Peter Hans Kolvenbach SJ (The Characteristics of Jesuit Education, 1986)
Students will be led to deepen their relationship with Jesus Christ and invited to follow in the footsteps of Jesus to work to build God's kingdom on earth. Just as the Jesuits, the student will be oriented toward the spirit of the "magis" – that is, to seek the better or the greater in all their activities.
Loiolá students will learn to put themselves in the shoes of others, form friendships with those of different cultural and religious backgrounds, formulate a loving and caring community not only at a local level but also at the national and global levels, participate in local and national government on public policy and make positive contributions in the public arena for the common good of society and country, be prepared to participate in the wider community as influential leaders and agents for social change.


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By Sarah Lagan
The Irish Post has relaunched to reflect the Celtic Tiger economy
that has changed the face of Ireland and its community in Britain.
The paper is trying to target the second- generation Irish in the UK
and more affluent young Irish people who are coming to Britain to work
in business and the professions.
The Post was launched in 1970 by
journalist Brendan MacLua for the Irish community living in Britain. It
campaigned on behalf of the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four at a
time when being Irish in a foreign country was not popular.
trying not to alienate traditional readers, the Post, which has
increased pagination by eight pages to 64, wants to attract more 24 to
44-yearolds by becoming more populist and focusing less on politics.
includes interviews with Jimmy Carr and Graham Norton and a feature on
journalist Fergal Keane's battle with alcoholism, while the likes of
Frank Carson and the Dubliners are less prominent.
There is more focus on the business, property and jobs pages and the entertainments section has been extended.
Frank Murphy said: "The Irish are no longer coming over to dig the
roads. They're affluent, high-powered professionals who are coming to
Britain for shorter periods of time.
"We want to attract younger
readers and are focusing on more human interest stories. We are still
nationalist, but not slavish to Sinn Fein. We're a rounded family paper
with a positive outlook and want a united Ireland by peaceful means."
paper's redesign was led by Peter Sands of the Editorial Training
Centre under the guidance of research undertaken by Lansdowne Market
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One of the cornerstones of the Dallas Mavericks' run to the playoffs this season has been the efficiency of their bench.
At any time, any one of the eight reserves has entered the game and made solid contributions that enabled the Mavs to secure a 49-33 record and No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. But Dallas' bench was severely outplayed Monday when San Antonio evened this best-of-seven first-round series at 2-2 with an emotionally charged 93-89 victory at American Airlines Center.
Manu Ginobili, whom the Mavs have yet to contain in this series, came off the Spurs' bench in Game 4 to contribute 23 points and five assists. When Ginobili wasn't burying jumpers — he was 7 of 14 from the field — he was shredding the Mavs' defense and getting to the rim with ease.
"We'll figure it out," forward Vince Carter said when asked how and when the Mavs will slow down Ginobili.
They will get another shot at trying to contain Ginobili when they play the Spurs at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the AT&T Center in Game 5.
Of course, priority No. 1 for the Mavs is to win. But Carter and the reserves regularly check the stat sheet to see if the Mavs' bench held up their end of the bargain.
"Our bench, we pride ourselves on dominating the other team's bench," Carter said. "That's one of our jobs we feel like we have to take care of, and we didn't get the job done [Monday], and it resulted in us not winning.
"So back to the drawing board."
In Game 4 the Spurs' bench produced 50 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Besides Ginobili's contributions in that game, San Antonio also received 17 points from Boris Diaw and 10 points and two steals from Patty Mills.
Plus, Diaw is the player who nailed the 3-pointer that gave the Spurs a 90-87 lead with 32.9 seconds left in the game.
Meanwhile, the Mavs' bench produced 30 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists in Game 4, with DeJuan Blair hustling for 12 points and 11 rebounds in 16 minutes. But the Mavs will be without Blair in Game 5 because the NBA suspended him for kicking Spurs center Tiago Splitter in the head in Game 4.
Still, the Mavs' reserves can ill afford to be outplayed by their Spurs' counterparts if Dallas has designs on winning this series.
"They had a good game and we didn't meet them with enough force, particularly in the first half and particularly in the second quarter," coach Rick Carlisle said of the Spurs' bench. "Ginobili was a key guy for them both as a scorer and a playmaker, and we've just got to do a better job on defense.
"Teams get going when they get scoring, and we got ourselves going in the second half when we started defending better. So our commitment to the defensive end has got to be more even, and it's got to be more consistent and we've got to sustain and we've got to finish possessions."
Ironically, in the two games the Mavs have won in this series, the Spurs also outscored them off the bench.
In the Mavs' Game 2 victory, they had 40 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists off the bench, while the Spurs generated 51 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists from their reserves.
And in the Mavs' Game 3 triumph, they collected just 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists from their bench, while San Antonio's reserves contributed 33 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists.
The only game in which the Mavs' bench outplayed the Spurs' was in the 90-85 loss in Game 1 when they outscored the San Antonio's bench-warmers 46-23.
A troubling development for the Mavs in Game 4 was that of the Spurs' 32 second-quarter points, 18 came from the bench. That alone easily was more than the 13 the entire Mavs' squad tallied in the second quarter.
"They were hitting shots, they came in aggressive," Carter said. "I thought Patty Mills was extremely aggressive and got some shots off."
Ginobili is averaging 19.8 points per game in this series and is carrying the Spurs when he takes the court. Carlisle said it's going to be an in-game decision as to how he's going to get his best defender, Shawn Marion, some time away from defending Tony Parker so he can slow down Ginobili.
"We're going to continue to most likely have him on Parker to start the game," Carlisle said. "But if there are ways to tweak the rotation to get him on Ginobili more, I'll certainly look at it.
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Meet Anne Ruybalid
Director, School of Business, Marylhurst University
Anne Ruybalid took the helm as director for Marylhurst University's School of Business in August 2017.
Anne joined Marylhurst in 2013 as an adjunct in the School of Business, teaching and developing curriculum in courses such as human capital management, statistics and market research. She has also taught at the University of Washington, and she has consulted businesses on growth/retention strategies and marketplace intelligence. She has held several positions at the YMCA, most recently as Sr. Director of Lifecycle Marketing & Insights at YMCA of Greater Seattle. Anne holds an M.B.A. from the University of Washington and a B.A. in English from Emory University.
We wanted to know a bit more about Anne Ruybalid. What's her personal philosophy? How does she see business and higher education intersecting for the greater good?
Before being named director of Marylhurst University's School of Business, you taught here for four years. What's your impression of the Marylhurst business student? Are they different from students you have taught at other universities?
I've always considered my teaching role at Marylhurst more of an avocation than a job. I taught at Marylhurst for the experience and richness that comes from classroom discussion. I have learned as much from the students in my classes as they have from me. The opportunity to immerse myself in this world full time was too good to pass up.
Students who attend Marylhurst bring a natural curiosity into the classroom that feeds discussions and presentations. Each student's experience is enriched by the experiences of those students around them. In my classrooms, I've had machinists, vice presidents, entrepreneurs, employees at big corporations looking for promotions, stay-at-home parents looking to get back into the workforce, and international students, sitting side-by-side and building from one another's ideas. These students have made a significant commitment to themselves and their communities – to reach their fullest potential and make a difference in the world through leadership. They see a degree in business administration as an accelerator for their success. It is our responsibility to deliver on that promise for each student – to provide a program that will help them meet their goals and succeed as leaders in their chosen fields.
My role as an adjunct faculty member at Marylhurst always came second to my role in the industry, which informed my teaching. The world is changing so quickly that having instructors who are connected as practitioners in industry helps to keep the conversations relevant in a different way than at a traditional business school.
What, in your opinion, is the role of business schools in today's world? How do they serve the community?
Business has the ability to transform societies, and in educating future leaders, business schools are uniquely positioned to shape the direction of that transformation. As the pressures of our world grow exponentially, the need for ethical, thoughtful leaders who consider the full impact of their decisions is critical.
Business schools not only develop community leaders but also have the ability to support the community in a broader way, as partners to help develop a robust economy and support economic growth in a region. The way a business school responds to the needs of its community – for-profit, nonprofit and community organizations – can accelerate the impact of investments and help make our world a better place. Our business school is small, and therefore can be nimble and responsive to student, employer and community needs. I'm excited to get started down this path.
Speaking of meeting community needs, Marylhurst's School of Business just added a bachelor's degree in hospitality management. How do you see this educational offering meeting the needs of your business students – and the needs of local employers?
This new bachelor's degree program, the only one in our region, is an excellent example of how Marylhurst University identifies community needs and steps up to fill the gap. John Erickson, director of the hospitality management program, built an advisory council with representatives of diverse businesses, associations and organizations across our region. These individuals, from organizations such as Provenance Hotel Management and Oregon Tourism Commission, provide industry expertise to guide not only the development of our new program, but they also continue to serve in an advisory capacity to ensure our educational model keeps up with the latest developments in the hospitality industry.
One reason I wanted to take on the director role at Marylhurst's business school is because this university truly is an active partner in the community. Working closely and collaboratively with the business community in developing and delivering programs such as the hospitality management bachelor's degree – and our soon-to-be-launched web and mobile development certificate program – is exactly how we will approach future program development. Ultimately, the purpose of our School of Business is to meet employer's needs for a talented workforce and simultaneously give students the tools they can use in successful and rewarding careers.
What role do you play, as director of a business school? Are you an academic? A business person? Do you see yourself as a conduit between industry and higher education?
I see my role as connecting the needs of our community to the capabilities of our students, faculty and staff, to make something bigger and richer than we have had in the past. I'm a change agent, and have worked to bring significant change and growth in past roles. I'm here to develop a learning organization, driven by the needs of our community and stakeholders, that brings a higher level of leadership and collaboration into our community and world.
How do you foresee utilizing your past experience – in lifecycle marketing and as a business consultant – in your new role at Marylhurst University?
The proudest moments of my career have come when I have helped an organization or individual see an opportunity to do better, or reach their goals more effectively. Helping organizations become nimble, able to continuously learn and grow, and be laser focused on the goal in front of them has led to growth and opportunity, both at an individual and organizational level. My background of helping to introduce and leverage data and information to create stronger organizations will come in handy at Marylhurst, an organization that's nimble and able to quickly adjust to the changing world. In order for the Marylhurst School of Business to realize its fullest potential, and in turn, help our students leverage the power of their degrees, we must institutionalize learning, growth and change, in order to be the best business school for our students, alumni and employers. With support from the community, I can facilitate this transition.
About the School of Business
The School of Business at Marylhurst University offers several master's degrees in business administration and a bachelor's degree in business management. Most classes in Marylhurst's business programs are offered online – or online with a mix of campus classes – scheduled evenings or weekends, to accommodate the working professional.
Marylhurst University is regionally accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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very rare..diagnosed by a sleep disorder doctor in the sleep clinic..
Is there any medication for the rare sleep disorder idopathic hyperinsomnia?
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I have just joined this group..my daughter has this rare disease and we are actively searching all channels for help..there is no cure and no medication for this disorder and it certainly changes ones life and the loved ones around..my hope in joining this group is to check with other people who have this and how they are coping..I wish to thank Delila for her input..
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Sorry i didn't mean to hit send before adding a few suggestions for treating Idiopathic Hypersomnia: Natural/behavioural approaches such as sleep hygiene techniques, CBT, and counselling are recommended, as well as medicinal approaches, including stimulants such as Ritalin, dextroamphetamine, Selegiline, and Mazindol.There are also things that should be avoided so not to aggravate the condition, such as avoiding caffeine, and alcohol
I am sorry, but I disagree with part of your answer about medications for hypersomnia. My answer is close to yours; however, true hypersomnia cannot be treated with behaviorial therapy, CBT, etc. It has nothing to do with that. I have been a hypersomnia w/narcolepsy patient for six years, and to do any behavior therapy or CBT is wasting time. Doctors may perform that to rule out deression, drugs, or anything else, but the two tests required for hypersomnia should rule out anything else. Thank you for listening, and I don't mean to offend.
Hi, i got the information from a website specialising in this condition. Thanks for pointing out that CBT may not actually be helpful, i will contact the website administrator and bring this up...
Yes, there are medications to treat hypersomnia (not Hypersomnia). I have lived with this illness for six years and my family doctor and sleep specialist both told me I had the worse case they had ever seen. The best medication is Provigil (Modafinil is the generic form). However, it is a very expensive medication. If you have insurance, they will probably require you to get a note from your doctor saying you need this medication for hypersomnia. I had to go through this procedure, then my insurance paid for it. The second alternative is Nuvigil, which is mostly used for night shift work disorder, but hypersomnia patients take it if they can't handle the Provigil/Modafinil. Nuvigil is made by the same company as Provigil and is also very expensive, so you will probably have to get a note from a doctor saying you need this medication. Other hypersomnia patients take Ritalin, or other stimulants typically used for ADHD. Some patients taken Adderall. I can tell you from trying Provigil, Nuvigil, and Ritalin, Provigil is the best for waking you up because it works on the brain in a way that Ritalin and other stimulants do not. I do not take well to stimulants, so I gradually increased my dose of Provigil to the recommended dose. If you have been diagnosed with hypersomnia, your doctor should have prescribed something. If you have not seen a doctor yet, you should as soon as possible because hypersomnia is very difficult to live with, and the sooner you get on a medication, the better. I have read and have experienced that any hypersomnia medication sometimes will not work, for reasons unknown, but eventually it will kick in again and start working. Sorry for the long answer, but I hope this helps. Good luck.
thank you so very much for your input dear members of the support group..to delila and to pfoster for your kindness and concern..my daughter has now been diagnosed with severe hypertension with her blood pressure rising to 200. she was hospitalised for a day and treated with a new medication.This the second day..so far so good .I understand this is part and parcel of the idiopathic hypersomnia .She can not tolerate any of the medications prescribed so is on her own so to speak.I should tell you she has just been prescribed Ativan 1 mg for anxiety which lets her relax somewhat. Unfortunately, this disease is now beginning to interfere with her job and then this just increases the anxiety plus the threat of being unemployed .She finds exercise helps a little and tries to walk each .day
thank you for your comment... my daughter was diagnosed several years ago with sleep apnea which progressed to hypersomnia ..she is being treated by a qualified sleep disorder doctor and has spent many nights in the sleep clinic over the years..she wears a cpac machine and has been on several medications including Ritalin and Adderall plus -plus (I shall get the list she has been on) the medication really disturbs her and changes her moods and another big problem is high blood pressure reaching in the 200 's which sends her to the hospital to get it lowered and under control..she is on a nourishing diet and exercises at the gym(whether she feels like it or not) and her aniety level is very high..thank you for listening and I look forward to you column
thank you for your comment.My daughter is under the care of a sleep disorder specialist and has spent many a night in the sleep clinic.She (like you)can't tolerate any stimulants or the medication prescribed ..Her blood pressure is of great concern and reaches 200 at any given time.This means a race to the hospital to lower it..Exercise does control her blood pressure but not long term.and who feels like exercising after putting in a day with I.H. but she forces herself.Her dr.
has put her on 1mg of Ativan which she takes at bed time for aniety and she does rest a little better with the Ativan but we all know this is addictive and she will have to go of it soon.Then what??I know that there are sleep conventions coming up soon (both national and internanationl) so I shall be watching very carefully.We have to get the medical association to admit and recognise this disease but I can't see this happening any time soon ,There is just not enough money in it for the big pharmecutical companies (in my opinion) Does anyone have any knowledge of any natural products that could possibly help this disorder??? thanks to everyone for their input..my daughter's mom... happy valentine day
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Universal Studios | Day 2 Diagon Alley
Today was our first official day at the parks! Our main focus today was Diagon Alley! I'm kind of at a lost of words to describe that place. It was amazing in every way. I was overwhelmed with emotions walking into Diagon Alley and may have cried a little. Haha. Well maybe a lot! I just couldn't believe I got to see a place I only imagined! But to see it in real life was too much for me! Dunno what tomorrow's focus will be but stay tune for more photos!!
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Susan Simmons
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As the Director of Career Services for the IU School of Public Health, Dr. Simmons oversees all aspects of career services across five departments. She is originally from Michigan but has called Bloomington home for most of the last twenty years. After completing her doctoral degree in Exercise Physiology and teaching in faculty positions, Susan transitioned to Career Services where she loves working with students to refine their career plans. She enjoys assisting graduate students and undergraduates alike. As Director of Career Services, Dr. Simmons creates programs, tracks outcomes, and builds relationships to facilitate student success. Outside of work, Susan loves gardening and travel!
Specialities and InterestsGraduate and PhD Career Coaching, Academic Job Search and Application Process, Undergraduate Career Coaching - All Career Topics
Kimberly Ecenbarger
Associate Director, Career Programming
Kim comes to the School of Public Health after spending 14 years in community relations at Bloomington Parks and Recreation. She's a new, but familiar, face as she's collaborated with many SPH students and faculty over the years on community-based projects. Kim not only brings field work to her Associate Director of Career Services position, but also 10 years of part-time career coaching. She has a Bachelor of Social Work from Ball State University and a Master of Social Work from Indiana University-Indianapolis, where her education has prepared her for exceptional interaction with students. During her recreational time, Kim is the social planner for her friends and family and enjoys anything that can be done outdoors, but particularly hiking, golfing, and gardening.
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Sarah McClure
SPH Living-Learning Center Director
Sarah McClure spent her undergraduate years as an IU Hoosier studying English. During her time at IU, Sarah was an RA in McNutt Residence Center. After earning her M.A. at Bowling Green State University in College Student Personnel, Sarah went on to spend three years as a Hall Director at Virginia Commonwealth University. Sarah is very excited to return to her alma mater as the School of Public Health Living-Learning Center Program Manager to infuse wellness and career programming into the residence hall experience. Some of Sarah's passions include leadership development, giving back to the community, hiking, and playing board games.
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Trudy McConnell grew up on a farm in the flatlands of northern Indiana. After two years at Purdue University, Trudy moved to her husband's not-so-flat family farm in Bloomington where she completed her BS in Business. She enjoys working with students and in 2016 joined the SPH Career Services team that provides her the opportunity help connect students with employers. Appreciating the logistical side of things, she is fascinated with the planning and implementation of the career fairs. In her personal time, Trudy loves hanging out with her family-especially her two grandchildren, being involved with her church, and spending time outside enjoying nature in beautiful southern Indiana and around the country.
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Assistant Director, Employer Relations
Kris received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business in 2005. She has over 19 years of experience at IU working with students in a variety of settings. Her experience includes: working with third-year law students in the Community Legal Clinic, volunteering with the Protective Order Project, teaching online leadership skill development courses, and advising the Bloomington Chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success since 2009. She served on the National Advisory Board for the National Society of Leadership and Success during the 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 academic years. Kris has been both a participant and a fundraising coach with the Leukemia Society's Team in Training program in 1995 and 1997 respectively. She served as the Bloomington Township Assessor from 1991-1994. Kris is an accomplished knitter and can frequently be observed in the gym working on her knitting while riding a recumbent bicycle. She lives in the woods outside of Bloomington with her husband and their two cats, Stella and Sadie.
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The Devil on the Doorstep [Jim McGill novel #5]
When you win reelection to be president of the United States by one electoral vote, as Patricia Darden Grant has done, you're going to make a lot of people angry. Some of them might even try to change the outcome by violence. The Secret Service fears an assassination attempt at the president's second inauguration, one using drone launched missiles.
The president could forsake the public ceremony, but that would tell the terrorists they have her running scared. Her second term would become a lost cause. She refuses to let that happen, and informs the Secret Service it will be up to them to keep her safe.
Not entirely up to them, though. James J. McGill, will also be on the case. So will White House Chief of Staff Galia Mindel. Even retired SAC Celsus Crogher is called back to make sure no harm comes to the president.
Then McGill's life gets even more complicated. His friends, Investigating Magistrate Yves Pruet and his bodyguard Odo Sacripant, come to town searching for a stolen Renoir painting. Gabbi Casale is already at the White House, finishing up McGill's official portrait. The old gang from Paris is back together.
Only McGill feels Pruet is holding out on him. Something more than finding a masterpiece is at stake here. Something that, oddly enough, might tie in with the attempt on the president's life.
Read an excerpt of The Devil on the Doorstep.
Books in the Jim McGill Series [in order]
The President's Henchman [#1]
The Hangman's Companion [#2]
The K Street Killer [#3]
The Last Ballot Cast Part 1 [#4]
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The Devil on the Doorstep [#6]
The Good Guy with a Gun [#7]
The Echo of the Whip [#8]
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I emerged from seminary with one goal as a pastor: to grow a great big church with big conversion numbers and a big budget, and—to be honest—hopes of even bigger attention for the guy behind it all.
Like most young pastors, I thought I was doing God's work. Isn't "big" what He wants?
It took me a while to realize that my self-centered ambition was blinding me to God's true purpose for my church. I was missing out on something—my church was missing out on something—but we didn't even realize it.
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Drawing inspiration from Buddhist koans and the mythology of the Greek hero Herakles, artist Matt Bodett performs a series of twelve multi-sited works titled, Twelve: a series of performative koans. These performances, presented as part of his residency sponsored by 3Arts and Bodies of Work, focus on mental health and complex roles that surround those diagnosed. Each performance commands a new dialogue and offers a new way to experience notions of identity, suffering, healing, language, and stigma. Featured at Gallery 400, What I Learned About Healing, is the sixth performance in the series.
Matt Bodett is a Chicago-based interdisciplinary artist. Bodett received his MFA and BFA from Boise State University, however his greatest education came when he was diagnosed with schizo-affective disorder in 2005. This diagnosis dramatically altered his life and raised questions for him that seemed unanswerable. It was in the depths of this illness that Bodett discovered the complex relationship of art and healing and began to use a visual vocabulary to express the changing world he was experiencing. Aside from the advocacy efforts of his studio practice, Matt volunteers with mental health patients and serves on the advisory board for the Institute for Therapy through the Arts.
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We are happy to report that about three weeks ago we moved into a rental home in Gilbert, AZ! It has been 1500 sqft of restful beauty. God provided couches, beds, kitchen supplies and towels through dear friends at Grace Bible Church, Grace Community Church and others. Smedly Yates and Adam Bossom were quick last minute helpers that moved a TON of items in just under 2 hours! We are still trying to get "settled" but the time that we have had thus far has been very sweet.
When we arrived back in October, we moved in with our dear friends Josh and Julie Kellso. Their home had plenty of room. Their kids are similar ages to ours and we share both a love for the Lord and eating tasty BBQ. We had such sweet fellowship. It was also great being in close proximity to another family. It always seems to sharpen your parenting and communication skills. We had planned to stay with them for around half of our time on furlough, then move in with another family.
During that time with the Kellsos, we discovered that even though living with other families is great. There is a possible benefit of being on our own for the remainder of furlough. We knew that living on our own would be a mixed bag of joys combined with unplanned financial burdens. However, after seeking council from our Elders at Grace Bible Church, we decided to rent out the place we are in now.
Thank you for praying about this desire. We wanted to let you know that this place has been a complete answer to those prayers. I have found that being our own family allows for greater care for Lorie and our kids. I am able to lead our family more intentionally. We are seeing sweeter prayer times, more ease getting into God's Word, setting priorities, and putting us on a trajectory to grow in areas we are weak. Even the short time that we have had in the home has been very restful.
The home has also presented a financial burden that we did not originally budget for furlough. We are looking at an additional monthly cost of $1250. That number includes the rental payment and some of the utility cost. There are more expenses, but we have been able to absorb those with our current monthly support. We moved into the home January 25th and we leave for PNG in August. That means a total deficit of $7,500 over the six months we will be in the home. If you have a desire to help with this financial need please lets us know or visit our Get Involved page.


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Across the room, she heard a loud clatter. She looked up to see that Roland ahd fallen out of his chair. The last time she'd glanced at him, he'd been leaning back on tw legs, and now it looked like gravity had finally won. As he stumbled to his feet, Arriane went to help him. She glanced over and offered a hurried wave. "He's okay!" she called cheerily. "Get up!" she whispered loudly to Roland.Send Quote
She comes to me when she wants to be fed. And after I feed her -- guess what -- she's off to wherever she wants to be in the house, until the next time she gets hungry. She's smart enough to know she can't feed herself. She's actually a very smart cat. She gets loved. She gets adoration. She gets petted. She gets fed. And she doesn't have to do anything for it, which is why I say this cat's taught me more about women, than anything my whole life.Send Quote
Can I see your fangs again? Valerie asked Er.... Justin said, then spotted Anders and smiled with relief. Anders, buddy. Show your woman your fangs. Shy, Bricker? You? Anders asked dryly, moving forward again as Valerie glanced around to smile at him. Nah. I just don't want to show you up by letting her see how much bigger my fangs are than yours, Justin responded. Actually, I saw Ander's fangs at his house this afternoon and they're bigger than yours, Valerie said at once and then as Anders reached her side , she glanced at him and asked, Why? Is it like big fangs, big feet, big -?Send Quote
She glanced up at him, and in that moment he pulled his wet shirt over his head. She forced her mind blank. Blank as a new sheet of paper, blank as a starless sky. He came to the fire and crouched before it. He rubbed the water from his bare arms and flicked it in the flames. She stared at the goose and sliced his drumstick carefully and thought of the blankest expression on the blankest face she could possibly imagine. It was a chilly evening; she thought about that. The goose would be delicious, they must eat as much of it as possible, they must not waste it; she thought about that.Send Quote
She smiled. She knew she was dying. But it did not matter any longer. She had known something which no human words could ever tell and she knew it now. She had been awaiting it and she felt it, as if it had been, as if she had lived it. Life had been, if only because she had known it could be, and she felt it now as a hymn without sound, deep under the little whole that dripped red drops into the snow, deeper than that from which the red drops came. A moment or an eternity- did it matter? Life, undefeated, existed and could exist. She smiled, her last smile, to so much that had been possible.Send Quote
She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.Send Quote
Franny has the measles, for one thing. Incidentally, did you hear her last week? She went on at beautiful length about how she used to fly all around the apartment when she was four and no one was home. The new announcer is worse than Grant - if possible, even worse than Sullivan in the old days. He said she surely dreamt that she was able to fly. The baby stood her ground like an angel. She said she knew she was able to fly because when she came down she always had dust on her fingers from touching the light bulbs.Send Quote
She was getting used to his rhythms and his moods, recognizing the quiet signals that telegraphed who he was. Good and bad, strengths and faults, he was hers forever. As she pulled into the driveway, she spotted Logan coming down the steps from the house, and she waved. She was his forever, too""imperfect as she was. Take it or leave it, she thought. She was who she was. As Logan walked toward her, he smiled as if reading her mind and opened his arms.Send Quote
Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming.Send Quote
Sophie has a gift," she said. "She has the Sight. She can see what others do not. In her old life she often wondered if she was mad. Now she knows that she is not mad but special. There, she was only a parlor maid, who would likely have lost her position once her looks had faded. Now she is a valued member of our household, a gifted girl with much to contribute.Send Quote
People think Paris [Hilton] is a ditzy blond, and I don't want to blow it for her, but she plays it really well. She knows exactly what she's doing. She's actually a pretty smart person. She's very cognizant of what she's doing, and she kind of plays that role, so people think she's some airhead but she's really not.Send Quote
Love is an immortal wound that cannot be closed up. A person loses something, a part of her soul, when she loves someone. And she goes about looking for that lost part of her soul, for she knows that otherwise she is incomplete and cannot be at rest. It is only when she is with the person she loves that she becomes complete again in herself; but the moment he leaves, she loses that part which he has taken with him and knows no rest till she has found him once more.Send Quote
You're beautiful, but you're empty...One couldn't die for you. Of course, an ordinary passerby would think my rose looked just like you. But my rose, all on her own, is more important than all of you together, since she's the one I've watered. Since she's the one I put under glass, since she's the one I sheltered behind the screen. Since she's the one for whom I killed the caterpillars (except the two or three butterflies). Since she's the one I listened to when she complained, or when she boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing at all. Since she's my rose.Send Quote
She overcame a moment of hesitation and glanced at Jared. All the lights in his crazy gray eyes were dancing. A shiver went through her, a ripple of his delight. She felt again the way she had at the Crying Pools and at her house, the thrill of sharing your secret soul and having someone think it was wonderful.Send Quote
If my wife is cooking a meal at home, which is not often, thankfully, but you know, she's doing (oh, she's good at some things) but if she's cooking, you know, she's dealing with people on the phone, she's talking to the kids, she's painting the ceiling, she's doing open-heart surgery over here; if I'm cooking, the door is shut, the kids are out, the phone's on the hook, if she comes in I get annoyed, I say "Terry, please, I'm trying to fry an egg in here, give me a break.".Send Quote
The techniques are all means of dealing with one simple idea: She wrote it. (That is, the "wrong" person--in this case, female--has created the "right" value--i.e., art.)Denial of Agency: She didn't write it.Pollution of Agency: She shouldn't have written it.Double Standard of Content: Yes, but look what she wrote about.False Categorizing: She is not really she [an artist] and it is not really it [serious, of the right genre, aesthetically sound, important, etc.] so how could "she" have written "it"?Or simply: Neither "she" nor "it" exists (simple exclusion).Send Quote
Kristen is really focused and really quiet, as an actress. She just does her thing, but she's cool. I like her. I know a lot of people have mixed comments about her, but I think she's a rad person. She's just focused on what she's doing, as an actress, and she wants to pick the right roles, and she's committed to her craft. She's really cool. We got along. There weren't any tensions or anything.Send Quote
Yet losing him seemed unbearable. He was the one she loved, the one she would always love, and as he leaned in to kiss her, she gave herself over to him. While he held her close, she ran her hands over his shoulders and back, feeling the strength in his arms. She knew he'd wanted more in their relationship than she'd been willing to offer, but here and now, she suddenly knew she had no other choice. There was only this moment, and it was theirs.Send Quote
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Rachel and Daana of Spec Systems have built quite a business as manufacturer's reps of architectural products in Seattle and Portland. They came to Pop & Porter looking for a simple website that could quickly communicate the capabilities of their lines, as well as their personal style. Together, we developed a color scheme, website, line card and business cards to do just that.
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Pop & Porter did a great job at an affordable price for our small business. Kyle is creative, practical and knowledgeable. He is also easy to work with and responds quickly. He was happy to let us try out various colors and fonts, and had great insider recommendations. Our manufacturers and customers compliment us on our website - and I love handing out my flashy new business cards - they are professional but memorable. We highly recommend Pop & Porter!
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Extended from five years to 10 years on a selection of systems, Sunfold Systems' new warranty scheme is applicable to its thermally broken aluminium frame systems. Systems include:Folding sliding d
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Exhibiting At Grand Designs Live 2011
Sunfold Systems will be exhibiting at Grand Designs Live taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 7th October to 9th October, stand B138. The show will give visitors the opportunity to see a selecti
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Taking place at Earls Court in London, from 30th September to 2nd October, Sunfold Systems will be exhibiting at The National Home Improvement Show on stand 718. The show will give visitors the oppor
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When I'm playing music with Mediamonkey (or other programs), after about 10 minutes the screen goes black and the sound stops, which is really annoying (I have to press any button to wake the PC up).
How can I change this?
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Is your harddrive set to go to 'sleep'? Check your power save settings.
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Yeah, but if Windows recognizes media players, it shouldn't turn the screen off while they're running. I found a script for MM that prevents the screen from turning off, so I guess this is solved.
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Ah ok excellent, good to know it's solved :)
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Let the charter-hating begin. CICS celebrated 10 years this weekend, and WGN and the Tribune -- those ignorant fools -- they covered it (Charter school grows with focus on health). The funny thing is that, listening to the parents talk about why they chose a charter school, it's hard to put that down. They want better for their kids. They think and hope that they're getting it. Teachers get to choose where they work, by and large. And many choose non-neighborhood schools for their own children. What's the problem with charters again? Oh, right. If those guys are for it, then I'm against it.
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