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I went to middle school in a dilapidated building. We missed several days of school when the boiler burst. Mold was an ongoing problem. And we couldn't use the trash barrels when it rained because we needed every garbage can in the building to catch leaks from the roof. (We had almost as many trash barrels as we had leaks, but not quite enough.) My school had some great teachers and it was part of a good school system, but the learning environment was far from ideal.
So, when I went back to my home town for Thanksgiving this year, I was glad to see that construction had started on a new middle school building.
"We had to vote to raise taxes so that the city could raise the money to build it," a friend who is not a devout Christian told me. "I voted 'no,' because I don't have any kids that go there any more."
We use phrases like "civics," "the public square," "the civic arena," "our political lives" and more. But they are all just basically fancy ways of describing the broad sets of activities and institutions members of a society use to manage their relationship to one another. A society could be a neighborhood, a club, a school, a town, a county, a state or a country. The activities and institutions can include elections for public office, campaign speeches, community forums, town hall meetings, ballot initiatives, debates, neighborhood watch groups, tenants associations, letters to the editor of a local paper, PTA meetings, or even just conversations between neighbors at a corner store.
There is room to disagree within the church about how to best organize our communities and what laws we should be working toward in the civic square, but the attitudes we display as we work toward those laws are important. The love we demonstrate or fail to demonstrate in our public lives matters greatly to the cause of Christ. The motives we embody as Christians get attributed by our neighbors to all Christians and even to Christ himself.
Every time we interact with the public square, we have choices to make about whose interests we are pursuing. We could look out for our own personal interest. This is what my friend mentioned pursuing when he decided that, because he would not benefit from the new school, he would vote against contributing to its construction. We could also look for opportunities to pursue mutual interest with others. The parents of another friend live within walking distance of the new school. Although they also no longer have school-aged children, constructing a new school would probably raise their property values, so voting for the new school would benefit them as well as the students. We also could look out for the interests of others. I'm sure that many of my old schoolmates voted in favor of the new building despite not having children because they remember what it was like to go to school in that building and don't want other people to have to endure that.
Self-interest is not the only reason someone would vote "no" in a situation like the one described at the top of this article: Someone might have a fundamental objection to the idea of public education. The plans for the new school could seem unsafe. A voter may want to see a new school building tied to hiring a different set of school administrators. Or maybe it seems the bidding process for the construction contract was somehow corrupt.
But as people of faith in Christ, we must be careful to police ourselves and one another against the naked pursuit of self-interest in the public square. We bear the image of a God and the name of a King who divested himself of his own self-interest and died a criminal's death for the sake of people who didn't deserve his love. For the sake of following him, we are commanded by his apostles to do nothing out of selfish ambition, but to consider others more valuable than ourselves.
Among people who work in public service, citizens who use their votes to push their own interests have a nickname. They are called NIMBYs—short for "Not in my back yard!" NIMBYs stereotypically want the benefits of living in a well-structured society without taking part in the work required to make it function. A classic example that frustrates and disappoints city council members or congressional staffers throughout the country would be someone who wants their city to build a new water reservoir, but then raises angry objections when the city proposes putting it somewhere that would obstruct their view. They want the water, but they want the reservoir to go in someone else's back yard.
Even without the gospel as our guidepost, something about the "NIMBY" mentality, about approaching the public square only for the sake of our own private interests, is deeply frustrating. But if we do that while also identifying ourselves as Christians, we risk sullying Christ's name and making it harder for others to understand who he is.
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My friend, Brad, posed this question on his site:
If you were a stock, would you buy or sell? Would you short sell or tend to stay in for the long term? What truly is your valuation? Has your overall "worth" as an employee, father, son, daughter, wife, child gone up or down in the last year?
A friend asked me this the other day, and it got me thinking. Something to ponder for the weekend.
So, how much are you worth? And further, what determines your worth? Power, position, friends, impact, money, material possessions? I am reading Nouwen's "Out of Solitude" at the moment, in it Nouwen writes about not letting success or accomplishments or actions, etc. define us and become the base for our self-esteem.
To be honest, most of the time I don't feel worth much. I am a fitfully frightful person both in terms of insecurity and how I am. Someone said something the other day about how what we talk about can really announce who we are. I realize I complain a lot and am negative most of the time. Another friend said we become what we judge - and that stopped me in my tracks.
Dorthy Day, whose autobiography I can barely put down at moment, talked about judging people by their actions alone. Far from a "new idea" it again made me wonder what my actions tell others.
I fear it's been a time of deep contemplation of how I cannot just be all talk and opinionated but moved to action and to live a life consistent with my speech. Combined with my insecurity and preference for isolation... well let's just say there is work to be done. But things are better than they were a year ago. I think anytime someone goes from surviving to thriving (which often means uncomfortable change while being refined) is good.
So, back to Brad: I think I would be a stock keen investors would see as having great long term potential, a bit shaky at the moment, but a good one to invest 401k funds into. Over the last year, my worth has probably gone up as unstable components have been heaved off and have been replaced with more stable alternatives.
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Gnaana.com, a new retail website and online community center, is unveiling a new line of eco-friendly developmental toys and educational material to teach kids about South Asian cultures. The products, which range from alphabet blocks in 5 regional Indian languages (Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu), to puzzles, musical CDs, a recipe collection and child-sized aprons available for personalization in Indic fonts, are designed to inspire children to take interest in learning about one of the world's ancient civilizations. The products are geared towards children from birth to 12 years of age.
"We believe young children can benefit tremendously from being exposed to elements of the South Asian culture," says Aruna Hatti, founder of Gnaana. "This is a living culture which is over five thousand years old and infinitely rich in philosophy, science, literature, religion and art. There is a lot of ancient wisdom that's being lost between generations. I think that's a shame."
Hatti, an attorney who practices in commercial real estate and environmental law, was living in Bangalore, India when she came up with the idea for Gnaana. "I was pregnant with my son, and I looked all over India for toys and material that could help my children learn about and appreciate our Indian heritage. I found a few books and DVDs - but they were geared towards older children, and most were of poor quality. There was nothing that babies, toddlers or young children could relate to. I was very surprised."
Gnaana's products are inspired by the Montessori Method. The Montessori educational philosophy is built upon the idea that children are naturally curious and when given age-appropriate materials, absorb and learn from the things in their environment. The method emphasizes early learning - stressing that a child's mind is most receptive to learning specific skills and knowledge (such as languages) before the age of 6.
Although the initial launch of products focuses mainly on India, the company plans to soon have items that are relevant to the other South Asian countries (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal) and also the region's various religions (Islam, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism). "Part of our mission is to broaden children's cultural perspective, and you can't do that by limiting offerings that focus on just one country or religion," says Hatti.
In addition to the retail site, Gnaana.com features resources, links and a blog about the joys and challenges of raising multi-cultural children. The company also sends a monthly newsletter to subscribers with tips and ideas for simple, culturally-relevant projects to do with kids.
"We're providing a fresh new way for young children to connect with South Asian cultures," says Hatti.
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Harry Gault doesn't think of the small ranch home next door as a hot-button political issue in this year's Fairfax County election or realize how frequently his complaint is heard throughout the region.
"I don't mind an Hispanic neighborhood," said Gault, 73. "But they've turned a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home into a nine-room boarding house."
Long a source of tension in the suburbs, where high prices force many immigrants to pool financial resources and share housing, residential crowding has generated a surge of complaints in Fairfax, a county where one in four residents is foreign-born.
With the entire Fairfax Board of Supervisors up for reelection this year, this issue, which has raised ire in communities across the Washington area, has taken on a hard edge among voters riled by single homes that have been converted to house eight or 10 adults. Suddenly, multiple cars clog driveways designed in the 1950s for one or two vehicles. Trucks park on narrow streets, making them difficult to navigate in the morning and evening. And in the 24-7 service economy -- where nine-to-five is only one of several shifts and workdays begin and end at all hours -- workers and their vehicles are in the streets day and night.
"These are changes in neighborhoods, and change is sometimes hard to manage," said Fairfax Supervisor Penelope A. Gross (D-Mason), whose district includes large communities of Koreans in Annandale, Vietnamese in Seven Corners and Latinos in Baileys Crossroads. "It's a different model. A transition from the nuclear Caucasian family to the ethnic extended family."
Gross's Republican opponent, Filipino business executive Vellie Dietrich-Hall, has been relatively quiet on the subject. Neighborhood groups have not. One recurring theme is that the supervisors turn a blind eye to crowding because they depend on campaign contributions from real estate interests.
"Enough is enough. These frauds need to go!" Rick Gordon of the Lakewood neighborhood, said in a statement he distributed to his neighbors.
Under pressure to respond, Fairfax County Executive Anthony H. Griffin formed a multi-agency "strike force" of inspectors last month to tighten enforcement of overcrowding laws as part of a larger crackdown on zoning violations.
"We have the tools. We need to get our knuckles bloody using them," said Supervisor T. Dana Kauffman (D-Lee), an outspoken critic of the county's enforcement effort.
Others fear that the enforcement could harm law-abiding immigrant families. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last year found that the city of Manassas's attempt to curb crowded housing did just that.
"We'd be concerned about civil liberties and racial profiling," said Jon Liss, executive director of Tenants and Workers United, a Northern Virginia nonprofit organization that organizes low-income families around economic and social justice issues. "In general, this kind of stuff is targeting immigrants who have bought their homes and who are in pursuit of the American dream."
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It's lost. It doesn't exist today. What have we lost? Pretending is a lost art because our children don't know how to pretend any more.
Growing up I cut paper dolls out of catalogs. I made mud pies and frosted them with wild flowers or pebbles. I created playhouses out of boards and sticks. I can't remember seeing a child do this recently. Maybe it's because there is no need to pretend anymore. Children today have the real things-real dolls, real ovens, real play houses.
On the other hand, some things about our childhood have not changed. The Innocent conversations of children are still reasons for us to stop, smile and think. In the book, A Monster is Bigger than 9, we can eavesdrop on thought provoking talk shows by children. Listen carefully to this conversation:
"Let's pretend you like me, okay? If you do we can tap dance in the sandbox"."
Would you agree there are some folks you just don't want to play with in the sandbox? For one thing they don't know how to play. Never would you see them get on the floor with a child, much less in a sandbox.
If we turn this around; we might be identified as the one whom others have to pretend they like. We may never get invited to put on our dancing shoes because we are too bossy and demanding; or we are too negative and angry.
Let's move on. I see two little girls with their heads close together sharing a secret. One jumps up, and putting her hands on her hips shares a hurt, "She screamed me over today."
Have you ever been screamed over by the blow of sharp words? This is a blow that is hard to recover from. When words are screamed at us it may cause us to lose our confidence in the writer God created us to be.
If we refrain from throwing stinging darts, I don't think we will have to say, "Let's pretend you like me, okay?" People will genuinely like you. The last pretending thought goes like this: "Lets pretend we're having fun."
What is it in your life you don't have to pretend that it's fun? May I share with you a great fun time I am having? I'm teaching creative writing. Have I ever done this before? Yes, for about 10 years I taught writing to sixth graders. Is there a difference in what I am doing now? Oh, YES! When I taught school, I taught around 145 sensational sixth graders writing all day long. Now I'm teaching and learning from about 15 wonderful writers at the Hattiesburg YMCA one hour a week. The big difference was creative writing was not a high priority for about 144 of those 145 sixth graders I taught. Now new friends who actually want to be better writers surround me. This could be heaven for a teacher who has retired after 32 years from being tired.
My new writer friends may find this writing today. That's an unsettling thought. Have I used a good hook to draw you into my story? Have I written simply, stepping on adjectives and adverbs? Does this column flow with a mixture of sentence length and structure? I am afraid I have put myself on the line with this one. But that's okay, for I don't have to pretend I am a perfect writer or that I am having fun. There really is no pretense in this new experience of tap dancing in this writing sandbox with my dancing partners. I'm learning some new dance steps. Hopefully they are. too.
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Microsoft Changes the Rules of its Enterprise Agreement
It ups minimum user/device quantity, but does this mean SMEs are losing out?
Microsoft has moved to stop small business from purchasing software via an Enterprise Agreement. The outcome could spell the end for Microsoft's volume licensing, as we know it.
Possibly the biggest change to the program since it was created back in 2001, is that from this July, the minimum commitment on EAs increases from 250 users/devices to 500. This means those organisations with less than 500 users/devices will be under pressure to find an alternative solution for their Microsoft technology licensing.
A turning point
Microsoft says the new structure aligns with customer buying patterns. At 500 users (or thereabouts) organisations traverse a turning point in terms of system complexity. The new offering exists to split customers at this point to simplify the buying experience and cut sales costs. Also, the 250-user/device point was first set up in the mid-nineties when having 250 computers in your organisation was a big deal. Now, most employees have the use of a desktop, laptop, smartphone and or tablet device proliferation has accelerated beyond anything that was anticipated in 2001.
It appears that existing EA customers (those with fewer than 500 users/devices) will be permitted to extend current enrolments for another 36 months but by the end of the next expiry date will be required to move to alternative forms of licensing solution.
The move, however, doesn't affect government customers or those enrolled in the Server and Cloud Enrolment (SCE). Nor does it appear to affect regions where MPSA hasn't been introduced (i.e. China and India to name two).
If you look back, perhaps the clues to this present change were there all along. The firm hinted at it as far back as December 2013, when it first unveiled its Microsoft Products and Services Agreement (MPSA) and Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) tools in a bid to stay relevant in a hybrid IT world. The former replaced Microsoft Select Plus.
These two programs are Microsoft's preferred agreements for smaller businesses.
Perpetual licenses
MPSA allows customers to buy perpetual licenses for software and online services under one overarching agreement. Customers can pay upfront to license the exact amount of users/devices they need, with annual true-ups. It also has the flexibility of adding or subtracting licenses, as business needs change. There's neither an annual commitment nor any minimum purchasing requirements with the MPSA. Customers also have access to Microsoft Azure and can pay as they go. This cuts out the guesswork involved in an annual commitment.
CSP incorporates cloud-only services for customers wishing to outsource service management to a third party and this is paid month-by-month. All of this is done via one simplified agreement.
Would the end of the Enterprise Agreement be lamented? There will be very few attending this funeral, and only perhaps to make sure it has gone and been well and truly buried. An EA is 35 pages long and quite complex, while the MPSA weighs in at a sprightlier 10 pages and lets customers purchase other Microsoft products and services.
So what is the plan for customers? Those wanting to migrate fully to the cloud and online services (Office 365 and Azure) could go down the CSP route. If the customer has a more hybrid IT infrastructure, then MPSA is a better fit. Those with a more traditional IT environment (and there are still lots of them) should benefit from the Open Value or Open Value Subscription Program (OVS).
The switchover is just five months away, so organisations will have to investigate the impact of the changes and make a number of important decisions about software licensing. It will certainly pay to consult with experts in software licensing in order to ensure your organisation isn't left out of pocket or with a compliance problem.
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Prison officials investigate stabbing murder in Oklahoma prison
Prison officials investigate stabbing murder in Oklahoma prison
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An inmate was stabbed to death at a prison in Oklahoma on Wednesday, according to prison officials.
Officials said Hamilton Lewis was stabbed by another inmate named Silas Royal around 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Davis Correctional Facility in Holdenville.
Lewis was serving a first-degree murder sentence out of Oklahoma County. Royal is serving a first-degree manslaughter sentence.
The Davis Correctional Facility is a medium/supermax prison run by the Corrections Corporation of America.


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French conductor Lionel Bringuier is one of the most engaging conductors of his generation, heralded for his artistic maturity, emotional insight, and insightful programming. He appears frequently with the world's preeminent orchestras, and regularly collaborates with top solo artists both in concert and on critically lauded recordings.
During the 2017/2018 season, Mr. Bringuier will serve as Artiste associé with Orchestre National de Lyon and presents three programmes with the ensemble, including works by Berlioz, Ravel, and more in November 2017 and May 2018. This season also includes engagements with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Finnish & Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestras, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y León, Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra, and Malaysian Philharmonic, among others.


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Body clock can distinguish between different colours of lightJune 7th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 7 (ANI): The human circadian system seems to have the ability to distinguish between different colours of light, say scientists.
The circadian system is a term used for biological cycles that repeat approximately every 24 hours, and require daily light exposure to the eyes retina to remain synchronised with the solar day.
Mariana Figueiro of the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says that short-wavelength light, such as natural light from the blue sky, is highly effective at stimulating the circadian system.
A light of any other wavelength may require longer exposure times and higher exposure levels to be effective, she adds.
It may be recalled that the colour of a light depends upon its wavelength, and changes with the wavelength.
In certain cases, exposure to multiple colours of light simultaneously can result in less total stimulation to the circadian system than would result if either colour were viewed separately, a phenomenon known as spectral opponency.
Mariana says that her team has discovered that the circadian system shares neurons in the retina that exhibit spectral opponency, and form the foundation for the human perception of colour.
In principle, the circadian system may be able to distinguish between lights of different colours, she says.
During a study, Mariana and her colleagues exposed 10 subjects to three experimental conditionsone unit of blue light to the left eye plus one unit of green light to the right eye; one unit of blue light to the right eye plus one unit of green light to the left eye; and half a unit of blue light plus half a unit of green light to both eyes.
Thereafter, the researchers measured each subjects melatonin levels, a natural indicator of the circadian clock.
The first two conditions exposure to a single colour in each eye did not result in a significant difference in melatonin suppression, while the third condition exposure to both colours in both eyes resulted in significantly less melatonin suppression, Figueiro says in a study report, published in the journal Neuroscience Letters.
Even though the amount of light at the eye was the same in all three conditions, when the two colours of light were combined in the same eye, the response of the system was reduced due to spectral opponent mechanisms formed in the retina, she says.
Mariana says that that observation was an indication that spectral opponency is a fundamental characteristic of how the human retina converts light into neural signals in the human circadian system.
She adds that the findings also verify the accuracy of a new quantification system LRC researchers developed in 2006 to calculate the circadian efficacy of different light sources.
According to her, the tool called the model of human circadian phototransduction correctly predicted the circadian system response demonstrated under each of the three experimental conditions.
Mariana has revealed that the model seems to correctly predict the circadian response to any light source, and can be used as the foundation for a new system of circadian photometry, much like the current system of photometry based on human vision.
She insists that quantification of light as a stimulus for the circadian system provide new scientific insights into how the human body processes light for the circadian system.
Her team is now studying the way time of night affects the potency of light exposure. (ANI)
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Last sunday afternoon, we decided to take a trip to the Thames Barrier Park. It was super easy to get there...we parked for free at Woolwich Arsenal and took the DLR three stops to Pontoon Park.
The images below do not do justice to the incredible park and the views of the river (tide was out so I didn't take pictures).
The cafe on site is also well designed and surprisingly sold affordable coffee which was delicious.
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Since I have not sewn much for the last two years... my tub of kits is still full of kits; the project containers are still over flowing with projects; the stash is mostly still unused (well maybe a slight dent was put in it) and the decorative containers, the ones you buy at Michaels and Hobby Lobby, are still full of the Civil War block of the months to be completed. Another container has various jelly rolls, charm packs and layer cakes looking for a project. I do believe there might even be a fat quarter pack left in there. I have had four garage sales since we downsized - and participated in a side walk sale at the local fabric shop and still feel as if my 9x12 sewing room is busting at the seams.
When I found the Schnibble sew-along last month, I thought what a wonderful use for all those layer cakes and charm packs. Thanks very much to Polly over at Aunt Polly's Porch who convinced me it really would be fun... I just needed to be nudged a tiny little bit and no arm was broken. Which BTW, I did also spend part of last year with a real broken arm. Be sure to check out all the patterns available from Carrie Nelson. For certain you will probably find quite a few you like. I did.
Don't forget to visit Sindy and Sherri to check out all the gorgeous Schnibbles on parade for this month. "Free choice" patterns were a hit this time around.
|Dulcinea Pattern by Carrie Nelson
I got so excited with this first Schnibble, I bought nine more patterns only to find out that I already had two of the patterns in my Schnibbles Times Two book. What's a girl to do!!! Give them away of course. The patterns for "Spin City" and "Imagine" are going to be giveaways for two people who leave a comment - tell me what your favorite quilt color combinations are and leave a way for me to get in touch with you.
I also made some mug rugs this month for the wonderfully kind caregivers at the Cancer Center of NC who give so much to so many.
and some Valentine mug rugs for family and the ladies in my neighborhood.
Hope all you wonderful people have a delightful March. I am patiently (not) waiting for all the new growth on the plants, bushes and trees this year and all the bulb plants to break ground - out second Spring in the cottage home. Sure hope March Schnibble will be a pattern I have and looking forward to creating another Schnibble with you. Enjoy whatever journey you are taking - make it your own.
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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) The next swing coach for Tiger Woods might be Tiger Woods.
Woods posted a blog on his website Thursday saying there was no ''hard-and-set'' rule on finding a new swing coach.
He parted way with Sean Foley last month after two years. Woods only completed 25 founds this year because of a back injury that required surgery. He is not playing until the Hero World Challenge in December. He says he needs to get healthy before he figures out where to go with his game.
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Teenager who posed as a girl admits threatening boys over indecent images
A teenage man from Shropshire posed as a girl online and through phone apps to befriend 14 and 15-year-old boys before getting them to send him indecent photographs of themselves, a court heard.
Harry Sloan then threatened the boys, saying he would post the pictures on the internet and send them to their friends unless they met his demands, Shrewsbury Crown Court was told yesterday.
Ms Sati Ruck, prosecuting, said Sloan demanded they send him further indecent photos and videos of themselves.
The 19-year-old also blackmailed one of his three victims, telling him he would have to pay £1,000 or he would make the indecent images of the boy public.
Sloan is due to be sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court today after admitting a string of sexual offences and other charges.
During yesterday's hearing, Ms Ruck said Sloan met his victims via Instagram and Snapchat and pretended to be female.
She said he would lure his victims into sending him indecent photos of themselves by firstly sending them nude pictures of girls.
The court heard that Sloan had threatened a 14-year-old boy saying he would post an indecent photo of him online and send it to his friends unless he kept sending similar photos.
Ms Ruck said the victim then received a phone call from Sloan who made further demands that he would have to pay £1,000 to keep the photos from going public.
Sloan also tried to arrange a meet up with the boy for sexual purposes but the 14-year-old told his mother and the matter was reported to police.
Following the most recent offence, police seized Sloan's laptop and found more than 100 indecent images of children on the device.
Ms Ruck said his chat records were also recovered showing he had made requests for indecent photos to a number of people.
Sloan, of Tenbury Road, Clee Hill, admitted two counts of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
He also admitted five counts of sending malicious communications, one charge of blackmail, two counts of making indecent images of children, two charges of distributing indecent images of children and four charges of being in possession of indecent images of children.
The pleas were entered at earlier court appearances.
The charges date back to between May 2014 and October last year.
Mr Stephen Scully, representing Sloan, said he was at "high risk of further sexual offending".
He said Sloan's mother was making sure he no longer had access to the internet.
Judge Jonathan Gosling is expected to sentence Sloan at Shrewsbury Crown Court today.
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Avg Year Built in Glenview: 1959 / County Avg 1969
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Glenview has the 2nd-highest per capita income within Kentucky and the 74th-highest in the United States. Its boundaries are roughly Lime Kiln Lane to the east, River Road to the north, Brittany Woods Circle to the south, and the Knights of Columbus property on River Road to the West. The city is known for its old estate homes on high bluffs overlooking the Ohio River.
5000 acres of the surrounding land was originally owned by James Smalley Bate and named Berry Hill for his former Virginia home. The estate was purchased in 1868 by meat packer James C. McFerran. McFerran's horse farm was named Glen View. After his death in 1885, John E. Green acquired the farm and renamed it Glenview Stock Farm. The community received its post office on May 11, 1893.
In the late 19th century, wealthy families from Louisville began moving east to build summer homes in communities such as Anchorage. Some of these eventually became full-time residences. Early residents of Glenview cooperated with other communities to open the Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railroad in 1877, a commuter rail line in use until its abandonment in the 1950s. Some of Louisville's most influential families, including the Binghams, the Ballards, and the Belknaps, moved into the area after the opening of the railroad. Some developers have played off Glenview's reputation, establishing similarly-named communities at Glenview Manor and Glenview Hills in the 1960s and '70s.
Louisville attempted to annex Glenview in 1983, which prompted its residents to seek a separate incorporation from the state legislature. This was granted in 1985. Many of the houses are part of the Glenview Historic District, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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About Data Types (Design Center)
To build an integration application, you need to know what data is available at which step of the process and how to access the data.
Is the data a string or an array item?
Is the data within the structure of an object?
Which parent elements do I need to reference to reach the data?
In the early stage of development, you define data types to answer these questions. You include an example or schema of the expected data that the app uses. Some formats require a schema. Provide a schema for a CSV or Java format in a RAML file.
Defining data types helps you design the application in the following ways:
Provides auto-completion hints when writing expressions
Generates DataWeave code and a preview of transformation results when you map real or example input to output
Reveals metadata for troubleshooting problems
Some designs, such as those using Salesforce, require no data type definitions. Salesforce objects have a well-defined structure that Design Center can easily reference.
When you run the app, the flow starts executing when triggered. Real data appears in lieu of example data in the input and output. You can inspect payload, attributes, and vars (variables) at various stages of the flow.
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250 gms paneer – cubed and sauté in a tbsp of ghee till golden brown, remove into a dish and add a cup of hot water to the fried paneer cubes and let them sit in it for 5mts,then drain the water and keep aside
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1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli pwd (I used kashmiri chillis)
3 big ripe tomatoes (blanch ,de-skin and puree)
3 tbsps cashewnut paste
½ tsp coriander pwd
pinch of haldi (turmeric pwd)
1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
garam masala pwd (make a pwd of 3 cloves,1 green cardamom and 1" cinnamon)
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3. Add chilli pwd and combine,followed by the cashew paste and combine.
4. Add tomato puree, crushed kasuri methi,coriander pwd,haldi,garam masala and salt. Stir and let it simmer for 4-5 mts.
5. Add the paneer and simmer for 4-5 minutes. Add a small cup of water and let it cook on medium heat for 10 mts or till you get the desired curry consistency .Remove from fire, stir in remaining butter and fresh cream.
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El Raval
Barcelona 08001
Mediterranean organic food with vegan options
Restaurant, Bar
Offers vegan paella and more.
Info courtesy of Spotted by Locals.
Added by conde.kedar on Mar 7 10 (last updated Mar 7 10)
Mark this place closed (permanently).
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Organic Restaurant's policy is to locate and use local ingredients that are only available at particular seasons, which we all applaud. Some of us even rattle our jewellery.
The menu del dia – always a good way of having a three-course meal in Spain without spending three times the amount – costs €10/person and includes soup or a visit to the salad bar for the first course, a main course such as seitan stew with eggplant/aubergine; stuffed potatoes; or rice with vegetables and seaweed. There is also a choice of desserts such as ice cream, baked apple or chocolate cake. Calm yourselves.
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All vegetarian restaurants and almost the entire menu is vegan. They have an English menu. Just tell the waiter you are vegan and they will help you.
The seitan is one of the best you can get in Spain, they have a delicious tapas platter and a delicious paella.
A must in Barcelona!
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The girls invite Heather of CargoRoom on to discuss winter fashion, holiday retail and a little bit about dating in the bubble.
The One Where We Celebrate Thanksgiving
The girls invite Maddie Gregory from Thirst Wine Merchants back on the show to discuss Amy's favorite holiday! Maddie is armed with advice on which kinds of wine to bring to your holiday gatherings.
The One Where We Talk Cookie's Thanksgiving
The girls invite Mary Arbuckle of Other Options and Aly Branstetter from Sunnyside Diner on to the show to discuss the 17th annual Cookie's Thanksgiving. 1,250 full meals will be prepped, delivered and served to families and individuals affected by AIDS/HIV on Thanksgiving Day in Oklahoma City. Learn more about this amazing cause, how you can help and a little bit more about Other Options and Sunnyside Diner.
The One Where We Talk Election Day
The girls meet for breakfast on Election Day and discuss voting, eating and their various thoughts on the day. Amy reveals that she did something completely out of character on a date, Stephanie talks about a possible Election Day dream she had and Rachael and Amy discover they went on a date with the same guy a week apart.
The One Where We Keep It Local From The Wheeler Ferris Wheel
The girls record an entire episode while riding the Ferris wheel in the Wheeler District. Guests Corrie Matchel with Keep It Local and The Bubble show producer and Ferris Wheel master Stephen Tyler discuss date nights and other romantic endeavors at the ride. Corrie tells us some great date locations at Keep It Local businesses. Spoiler alert, they ride for a full hour and no one tosses their cookies, er, rosé.
The One Where We Talk About Sexy & Not Sexy Times
We invite Micki Bell back onto the show to talk about making a sexy time playlist, more unsolicited dick pics and a new Prairie Artisan Ales brew. We talk about Rachael getting sexually harassed in a bar and Amy going on a couple of nice dates.
The One Where Amy Tells Her First Kiss Story
The girls talk Halloween and scary clowns before hopping into their magical time machine and reliving Amy's first (hilariously awkward) kiss. Rachael explores new dating options outside the bubble and Stephanie ponders her own romantic comedy scenario in a foreign country.
The One Where We Talk To A Brave Girl
The ladies talk to Jamie, a friend who recently decided to call off her engagement and impending wedding a month before the big day. Discussions about making the decision to be happy without a significant other, to not go into a legally binding agreement you're unsure of and talk about the stigma surrounding a person who makes that personal decision.
The One Where We Talk About LA Podfest
Stephanie is back from Los Angeles with tales of fun and, uh, other stuff after LA Podfest. Discussions of Resting Bitch Face and new workout plans as well.
The One Where We Talk About Rachael
Despite her best efforts to dissuade the girls from talking about it, Amy and Steph have some advice for newly single (again) Rachael and the rules of dating. Stephanie heads off to LA for Podfest and Amy regales us with her traveling woes.
The One Where We Get Serious
The girls discuss going to the fair, take a few Buzzfeed quizzes, and talk about having kids.
The One Where We Talk Too Much
The girls reconvene after a summer break to discuss all the ways they've been adulting. Amy talks marriage and Thanksgiving. Stephanie talks festivals and buying a house. Rachael talks being a minimalist and her love of Christmas.
The One Where We Talk To AMP Fest
The girls invite AMP Fest organizers Tobi and Justin on to the show to talk about the inaugural women-centric music and art festival. Learn more about the music and vendors you can find and about why this event is important to the bubble!
The One Where We Take A Summer Break
The girls discuss summer and traveling. They talk about some dating triumphs and fails and also about new Mostly Harmless Media podcast Grounded Sounds. Savor it while you can, they're taking a two week summer break!
The One Where We Talk Food With The OKC Over Easy Podcast
The girls invite Mallory from the OKC OVER EASY podcast on to discuss her podcast, the grocery gauntlet and best places to take your various Tinder dates for a meal in the bubble. Okay so they also talked more Pokémon GO and try to eat vodka bubbles.
The One Where We Talk Unsolicited D*ck Pics
The girls sit down to discuss recent events: one of them received an unsolicited picture for the first time, one talks about being harassed, the Black Lives Matter rally is discussed and to lighten the mood, the girls talk Pokémon Go. Or rather, Stephanie won't stop talking about it.
The One Where Another Funny Lady Moves Back To The Bubble
The girls invite Lanie James on to the show to talk about her *cough* flee from Edmond and back into our bubble and what that means for her and her adorable family.
The One Where We Talk To A Girl Behind Enemy Lines
The girls invite their friend Candice on the show to talk about what it's like living with a guy when you're dating. They also catch up on Stephanie's online dating and talk a bit about OKC Pride.
The One Where We Get Crazy With Tea
The girls invite Kristy Jennings onto the show from t, an urban tea house. Kristy brings some matcha to mix into their typical bubbles and things get a little crazy. Fair warning, they talk dating in Oklahoma City and poop stories, again.
The One Where Stephanie Joins JDate
The girls record from the new Tower Studio where they review their time at deadCenter, Amy's frustrating time in Denver with men, Rachael's British car buying experiences, and Stephanie's adventures in dating apps. She gets a message from the Jewish dating app JDate as they're recording and she contemplates paying for the service.


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Now it is a group blog (and unlike some other group blogs, we don't pretend to be a single person) run by a Pontiffical triple. (See our websites below for our email addresses.)
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- Katie Melua - the voice of an angel - wowed guests at private party, thank you so much
- S Club Party, Five, Big Brovaz, Booty Luv - client blown away - thank you!
- Marti Pellow & Band - incredible performance for private birthday party - thank you!
- Great fun nights with many events recently with Stavros Flatley, Signature & Faces of Disco :)
- International guests were wowed with Sophie Ellis Bextor & Boney M on boat in London!
- Billy Ocean & band were amazing for a private party in Monaco - absolute legend!
- Fab party band e2 wowed at World Gymnastics - amazing performances from everyone on the night!
- Amazing recent events with Jamie Cullum, Nick Grimshaw, Jimmy Carr, Sally Phillips.. Thank you so much
- Boogie Storm had a stunning performance for private party in San Francisco!
- Mo Jamil & Tinchy Stryder wowed corporate party in London!
- Randy Crawford was exquisite for private wedding in Austria, thank you
- Thank you to Vernon Kay, Toby Anstis, Richard & Adam, Joe McElderry, Diversity, Odyssey & more for recent fabulous events for Classique
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With our 20 years in the world of Entertainment & Events we have worked in a vast array of venues, some amazing, some breathtaking and some not quite so much!
We work with clients for numerous different kinds of events and parties, from intimate dinner parties to large conferences and outdoor events for many thousands of guests.
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The Geek to Geek Podcast is co-hosted by Beej (@professorbeej) and Void (@grnmushroom), two life-long geeks who have managed to bring their geekery with them into adulthood and still be somewhat functional adults. They love games of all kinds, books, movies, TV, and pretty much everything else, and they want to talk about it all. With you.
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Ice Cream Made to Order
So I am not a huge ice cream fan, but if everyone made ice cream like this I might be! Rather than scooping rock hard ice cream out of large, pre-made batches a la minute makes each order fresh, with fresh ingredients, and flash frozen right in front of your eyes with liquid nitrogen. The result is amazing flavor in a super creamy product. Mmmm it was amazing.
What I also like about a la minute is the flavors, they aren't the traditional. They have flavors like lavender chocolate, orange honey, and salted caramel. When I went I ordered their balsamic strawberry. The sweet fresh strawberries with that tangy balsamic drizzle it was amazing. However, the best thing I tried there was their olive oil vanilla bean. I've heard of olive oil ice cream before, but it is never anything I would ever think to try. Sampling my co-workers changed my mind forever; it was heaven in my mouth. I can't appropriately describe the flavor, but highly recommend you run to whichever of their 3 locations is closest to you and try it now!
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Hours: Mon-Thurs Noon-10pm / Fri & Sat Noon-11pm / Sun Noon-9:30pm
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Stress has become so prevalent in most people's lives that we have become 'numb' to it and assume it's just 'the norm'. Even though 'stress' and busy lives may be common for most, it's anything but normal. Our bodies cannot handle day in and day out unrelenting stress without rest.
When stress dominates our body loses essential minerals such as calcium and magnesium. Stress will cause an increase in adrenal output of mineral corticoids. Stimulation of the adrenal glands tend to increase the secretion of hormones that cause a loss of minerals. Mineralocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones characterized by their influence on salt and water balances, which also has a relationship with calcium. The primary mineralocorticoid is aldosterone.
When the stress response is ongoing other minerals can actually build up in the body, such as potassium, sodium and phosphorous. This is due to a change in intestinal absorption (since digestion takes a back seat when we are in fight-or-flight mode) and re-absorption by the kidneys of these elements. This is how some types of high blood pressure can flare up, due to stress and the increase of sodium with a corresponding loss of calcium and magnesium. Prolonged stress can result in severe mineral deficiencies.
Stress also changes your metabolism and causes the body to retain minerals that are needed to stimulate, while at the same time lose nutrients/minerals needed to help calm the body. Eventually, if the stress continues the body will slowly lose it's ability to adequately store sedative minerals. One such mineral would be magnesium. Magnesium is particularly sensitive to stress. Emotional stress and alcohol consumption are the two main ways people in this culture lose magnesium. Sugary diets are another big factor for magnesium loss. Excessive exercise, pregnancy, breast feeding, medication, frequent infections also deplete magnesium. The problem is the more magnesium that is depleted the less able one is to deal with stress since magnesium is a natural sedative. The edgier you are the more likely it is you are depleted in magnesium.
Chromium is another mineral that is affected due to stress, either physiological or emotional. Excess sugar in the diet can increase the need for chromium at the same time as create a greater stress on the body, creating a vicious cycle. It is not uncommon for people to develop blood sugar problems following a stressful event, or even a traumatic event. Why is that so? Chromium works with insulin, helping the cells to absorb and use glucose. Chromium deficiency has been known to produce increased insulin requirements. So, it's a vicious cycle -stress depletes chromium, the cells can't get the glucose they need so more insulin is required thereby increasing the blood sugar. In order to store insulin plenty of zinc is required as well.
Stress also depletes zinc status. Under-active adrenal glands (also due to stress) can create a relative deficiency of zinc (as zinc is found in the adrenal glands). So, another vicious cycle ensues. Stress depletes zinc, the adrenals need zinc and are bombarded by stress then can't function in full because they are lacking a key nutrient imperative to their optimal function. We can have an increased need for zinc as well as an increased loss of the mineral -all due to stress! Another thing to point out about zinc and stress is actually digestion. Since digestion can't take place when the body is in sympathetic mode, eating during stress will be compromised. We need zinc to make adequate hydrochloric acid to properly pull our minerals from our food to begin with. Yet another vicious cycle -when does it end? When we are stressed we won't make the HCl needed to uptake our zinc or other minerals.
How To Combat Mineral Loss
I highly recommend that everyone and their mother take supplemental minerals.
The best way to know what minerals you need is to get a hair tissue mineral analysis done so you are not just guessing at what minerals you should be supplementing with.
Please do not attempt to supplement with single minerals on your own without proper testing. It can do more harm than good.
For example:
A client decided to supplement with extra zinc after self diagnosing pyroluria, thinking it would be a good idea.
Problem is…..if you take Zinc supplements alone, your sodium levels drop, and copper levels also drop.
Then what happens is, toxic heavy metals will get displaced and enter the blood stream, causing a detox reaction, which can make you feel quite ill.
All minerals have effect on other minerals – it's a fine, intricate balance that you cannot understand unless you know what is really going on inside your body.
That's where a hair analysis test can come in handy.
If you are deficient in any one of the macro minerals it's likely you are deficient in trace minerals as well, so a full spectrum approach specific to your unique body chemistry is necessary.
Factors that help you actually assimilate your minerals are; adequate stomach acid (read more here) and adequate fatty acid intake (more on What Fats Should You Be Consuming ). Excess sugar and a low fat diet will only make your mineral depletion worse. Also, even if you can't consume a quart or so of bone broth daily -try to use it regularly and daily if possible. Another good source of minerals would be nettle tea and other herbal teas, produce raised in mineral rich soil (which is hard to come by today, but any good CSA or biodynamic farm should have good soil), zinc is found in most meats namely beef and some seafoods like oysters.
Again, the absolute best way to find out how out of balance your own minerals are is to test. It will help you to know what foods you need and what foods to avoid and the exact supplements that are right for your body.
More On Minerals
- The Role of Minerals In The Body
- Factors That Deplete Minerals
- 8 Signs & Symptoms of Mineral Deficiencies
- Are You Zinc Deficient?
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Emma Watson Relives Brutal Abuse In Horrifying 'Regression' Trailer — Watch
Oh cool, we're terrified. The first full-length trailer for Emma Watson's upcoming horror flick, "Regression' has just been released and it is going to scare the bejesus outta you!
In Regression, which hits theaters on Aug. 28, Emma Watson will depart from her Harry Potter role in a big way. Emma will play Angela, the daughter of a man who sexually and physically abused her, though he has no recollection of doing such. With the help of Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke), the two explore the truth of Emma's claims, and set out to help the man relive his memories. Naturally, it is horrifying. Watch the heart pounding trailer– and do it quick while it's still light outside!
"You can start by telling me why you're here," Detective Bruce tells Angela's accused abuser, John (David Dencik). "Because I did it," he responds in a way that sends icy cold chills down our spines.
Though John is fully owning up to the accusations, he has no memory of actually doing any of it. To jog his memory, Emma recounts the events of the brutal night. "I heard a knock at the door," she says. "There was an old lady. They were headed for dad's workshop."
Okay, let's just stop right there because we know whenever an old lady is involved things are about to get freaking terrifying. "I could hear them chanting," she continues. "They were wearing robes."
From there, we see Detective Bruce emerge from the shed where the events took place, looking like he's just seen a ghost. "They'll kill you, too," Angela tells him.
"I just get the feeling with this case, that it's a part of something… bigger," the detective adds. We'll leave you on your own to see how the rest of the trailer unfolds (because, honestly, we're too scared to go on).
What do you think of the Regression trailer? Are you excited for the movie?
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