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A friend of many people and local visitor of the touge had set up a small event for a handful of people to attend. Mainly to gather friends and have a blast before the un-drivable snow covered roads of winter came. However, this event also marked his last day or night on the mountains with a specific car.
That car, a big body sedan, a Crown, and with various splashes of personal touches, lately had became quite popular on the internet and in magazines.
A few weeks back, in between preparing for final exams and speeches, I slipped out of my room and hopped on a train bound for Chiba. There was a typhoon rolling in and I was delayed but it didn't matter. Here is part 1 of the journey that I ran through trying not to get wet out at Minami Chiba. This time I didn't have much to say and felt it better to let the pictures explain.
Team Fanta – Naoki – Raw Footage from Matthew Kingery on Vimeo.
Thanks again to the guys at Mobara for putting on a good show and keeping smiles on their faces during that cold ass winter day.
After the adventures of the night before, covered in the recent post Adventures of Carboys Circuit Soul, HighTopFade and I traveled around northern Chiba area in search for cool parts and good times. While I can't disclose any of our secret singing sessions just quite yet, the day after we traveled to Mobara Circuit to watch the guys from Sexy Knights and their friends drift. Alex from CircuitSoul was very busy with all his business stuff and working out plans with the other teams so letting him do his thing I had my own adventure meeting the guys from Team Fanta. This is really just a small portion of what happened. The day was so full of great moments and people. I'm glad I had the chance to meet them and look forward to seeing them drift again. Team Fanta! Enjoy the content, thanks for reading!
I've been meeting a bunch of new people in Japan and recently met a guy from San Diego who lives in Japan. He asked me if I wanted to go out the other weekend. It was a blast.
Took the train down to Kanazawa Bunko, met up with them, and headed to Ouji in their old Range Rover.


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With the recent Heartbleed nonsense - and just because most people's passwords and online security habits kinda suck anyway - how do you even tell if your email or other account has been hacked? Forbes has an article on this, and provides several websites that help give you some insight onto what's going on with your digital life, including:
Hacked Account - How Would You Know?
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Is it just coincidence that after using https://haveibeenpwned.com I started getting more spam than usual?
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And so, yet another year has gone and another has come. I still stand by my belief, that time goes by faster the older one gets. For me, 2012 wasn't a spectacular year, but neither was it an abysmal one. In retrospect, it was okay I suppose, but one thing for sure - I learnt a lot, grew up, saw things in different perspectives and have never been more sure in knowing what I want to achieve.
*this post is going to be kinda uh, not lighthearted at all. I hardly have such posts, so I thought that I should put it out here first before you continue reading since it's gonna be quite a lengthy post. I'm gonna be thanking some people at the end too so if you'd like to skip the first part, just scroll till you see two stars*
I'm not sure if you guys know, but I have decided to withdraw from Lasalle College of The Arts where I was pursuing my undergraduate studies in the BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries. There are a few reasons why, of course. One, (this was the trigger factor) I felt that I wasn't learning or benefiting much from the course. It's either I already knew what's being taught or that, I can actually learn or benefit more from my freelance assignments (like writing and styling for fashion publications).
Two, what I originally wanted to study, was English. Always have and always will. I know it's tough for a poly student to be granted admission into local unis, unless you're among the top of your cohort, which I sadly, am not. I screwed up my first year, and it was too late to save my overall grade. I mean, I got a GPA of 3.75 for my very last semester because it's what I'm interested and excelled in - Journalism. But poly grades are cumulative and so, it didn't help the overall grade much. So, I applied to some universities in the UK hoping to pursue English/Linguistics there. I thought that pursuing this subject in the UK couldn't be more apt, after all, that's the birthplace of the English language. And guess what, I got accepted into the University of York (the top 5 university in the UK for English/Linguistics). Man, you have no idea how happy I was when I received the email notification from UCAS. I know that money may pose as a potential problem but, at least it's a start. Because I was worried York wouldn't offer me a place either since my GPA's not fantastic. But I know that UK universities look beyond your grades and so, I used my portfolio together with a recommendation letter from a poly lecturer whom I respect a lot (she's a wonderful lecturer, one of the best a student can have), and hoped that they liked my application. And I got in.
I really do wish poly students wouldn't be put at a disadvantage when it comes to uni admission, and that, the unis look beyond grades. I could have gone to a JC, but I chose to go to a poly instead because, since the age of 15, I know that a career in the media industry is what I want. And so, heading to a JC and learning more about Math and Science is just gonna be a massive waste of my time. Plus, I have no use (at all) for those subjects, after I graduate. Looking back now (especially after all the challenges I faced when it came to pursuing my undergraduate studies), I sometimes do wonder if it would have been a wiser/better choice for me to have gone to a JC instead. That being said, I do not regret choosing the poly route, not at all.
So, back to why I chose to withdraw from Lasalle. Because money was a problem, I was unable to go to York. That's why I ended up at Lasalle. See, my original plan was to pursue a degree in English, then a Masters or a short course in Fashion Journalism at LCF. Since this plan wasn't feasible anymore, I thought I'd swop both of them around then. After all, I want a career in Fashion Journalism. Trust me, I was really excited about my studies at Lasalle, I was super pumped with motivation to really excel. But, as the semester went by, I got really disappointed with the school/course because I hardly took anything away from the lectures and tutorials. And at the same time, I got really disheartened because frankly, I'm sick of how art schools/courses function. What is art? It's the creative expression and application of an individual isn't it? But art schools and courses present themselves as the biggest irony of that definition. (of course, I don't mean all art schools and courses, don't get me wrong). Because our lecturers/tutors all have their own (and usually different) definition of a piece of good work and a bad one, but art is subjective, so how do you excel in your studies then? The answer is simple, really. You just give the lecturers/tutors what they want/like. For example, if they like minimalist designs but your style is the complete opposite, you will most likely not do well if you stick to your style. True story. And I learnt this too late in poly. So then, what happens to the supposed creative self-expression an arts school/course is supposed to foster and nurture?
But, that wasn't the main reason why I withdrew. Basically, it worked like a domino effect. There was a trigger factor and then it got me thinking. Then, it made me realise that what I really want to study, is English. I love that language, I want to know more about it and understand every single aspect of it to the best I can. What we learnt about the language in primary and secondary school isn't enough, not for me at least. The English language fascinates and intrigues me so much that I don't think simply saying "I love that language" is enough. It's more of a "I fuckin' love English". (I hardly use the f-word but I think that word can help make one understand how much I love the language, since it's a universal term of expression, so yeah haha) I felt kinda depressed that particular week and I know my friends could all tell. I felt really lost, like I was stuck in a rut because I didn't know what I could possibly do to get myself out of that situation. I could continue with my studies at Lasalle but I know that I will be very miserable because my heart's just not there anymore. Or, I could withdraw from my studies (and kinda waste my dad's money because he's already paid for the first semester) but then, what could I possibly do next after withdrawing from school?
After much thinking, talking to my close friends and family (especially my parents), and researching, I decided to withdraw and pursue what I originally wanted to - English. Not at York, sadly (it will remain one of the biggest regrets in my life, not being able to), but at SIM instead. It's gonna be a part-time degree and I know it's going to be crazy juggling my full time job and that, my social life will probably suffer too, but at least, it is what I really want to study. I don't want to have any regrets in my life so I am going to make sure I get to study overseas in the future. Since, I couldn't go to the UK for my degree, I will go there for my Masters, or for the 3-month Fashion Journalism course at LCF (preferably both). So yes, that's why I withdrew from Lasalle. And if you were wondering, I'm currently working as a Fashion Copywriter at Reebonz Singapore. I've been working there for about a month plus already, and I just have to say, withdrawing from Lasalle is one of the best decisions I've ever made.
To my next point about the year 2012 - In 2012, I closed some chapters and opened new ones, discarded some habits and started new ones. Whether it's love, health, fitness, career, goals, perceptions or a change in mentality (well, I'm not gonna go into details, you get my drift). With every single one that I close/end, I learned something from it and all these experiences are definitely shaping me as an individual, as I grow yet another year older. I believe it's the same for most? Anyhow, here's a special shout-out to the friends I have that are dearest to me:
From my secondary school - Monica, Zi Xin, Jia Yu, Luyen, Alphonso and Zhen Yan
From TP - Monica (again haha), Raquel, Tingky, Eileen, Fiona and Mitchell
From Lasalle - Wei Shan, Christine, Evelyn, Joceline, Grace and Nadhirah
Others here and there - Faith, Yu Hao, Hui Jin, Vicson and Helen
Thank you guys so much for being a part of my life. I'm really thankful I met y'all.
The above two points are about me as a person (my personal life). As a blogger, I want to say a huge thank you to those who have been following my blog and other social media accounts. Thank you so so much, I really appreciate it. I know that I haven't been very consistent with my posts and all, neglecting it for months at times, and I also know I've apologised several times for that. I don't ever want to apologise for that again so, one of my new year's resolutions is that, I'm gonna put in more time and effort in this blog. It's the least I could do to thank y'all for your support and all. Also, this blog started of as a personal one, where I write about what goes on in my daily life, my likes and interests to whoever's interested to know. It has been lacking that element in 2012 and so in 2013, I'm gonna bring that element back into my blog.
I'd also like to say thank you to all the media companies (especially OMY.sg), PR agencies (a special shout-out to the awesome team at Vibes Communications), brands, fellow bloggers, etc that I've worked with. Thank you all so so much, my blog wouldn't be where it is right now if it wasn't because of all your support and generosity. :)
Since it's the new year, I've also made some slight changes to my blog. Like the header image, the fonts, layout and all. I'm also going to change the content of this blog a bit. As an aspiring fashion journalist/writer for a magazine (whether printed or online), I'm going to dedicate more posts about fashion so I can practice and hone my craft at the same time. And I don't mean just posting my OOTDs or something along that line, it's going to take on a more serious (not the tone) take on fashion. Like my opinions on new collections, the major fashion weeks and fashion news.
I'm also thinking of introducing something like - Monday Musings, Tumblr Tuesdays, Wednesday Wants, Typography Thursdays (I'm a huge fan of typography/typographic illustrations) and Fashion Fridays into my blog. It's just a rough idea. I hope you like how that sounds!
I'm also thinking of introducing something like - Monday Musings, Tumblr Tuesdays, Wednesday Wants, Typography Thursdays (I'm a huge fan of typography/typographic illustrations) and Fashion Fridays into my blog. It's just a rough idea. I hope you like how that sounds!
On a side note, here are some upcoming posts you can look out for:
- My trip to Taiwan
- My Lasalle experience
- Modelling for Hervintagestore
- A VMV product review (beauty junkies, this is for you!)
- My trip to Legoland (maybe)
Alright, I think I should stop here. This post is getting a tad too long haha. Hope you guys had a fabulous Christmas and New Year's Eve celebration. Happy New Year y'all, may you guys have a blessed 2013! xx


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Does anyone today still believe that landscape can be the subject of great painting? Artists as renowned as Gerhard Richter and Alex Katz have made memorable landscape paintings—albeit under the sign of photography in Richter's case, abstraction in Katz's, and therefore ostensibly evading the charge of anachronism. Nevertheless, the unspoken assumption of the contemporary art world is that landscape is old-fashioned, a dusty souvenir of the 19th century.
Maureen Gallace thinks otherwise. The 12 small paintings of hers from 2013 to 2015 recently exhibited at the 303 Gallery in New York City could probably, from the viewpoint of technique, have been made at any point in the last 150 years. Their size alone—ranging from nine by 12 inches to 10 by 13—all but dares you to dismiss them as minor. And their subject matter is timeless: trees, flowers, the ocean, houses so plain and rendered with so little detail that dating them seems beside the point. Only the white line down the middle of a road flanked by utility poles indicates the automobile age. Yet there is nothing stale or dowdy about these works. Gallace's self-consciousness about the conventions of painting (her "postmodernism," I think it fair to say of an artist who was educated in the 1980s and has been exhibiting since 1990) clicks into place with a fresh, ingenuous responsiveness to things observed in a manner that feels new or at least unfamiliar, no matter the kinship you might sense with Edwin Dickinson or Giorgio Morandi, Lois Dodd or Albert York.
Then again, perhaps it's misleading to settle on landscape as the subject of Gallace's work. I myself once compared her paintings to those of Josef Albers, seeing them as "fundamentally abstract, the house [being] not so much a house as the form of a house, a given shape, a certain geometry," like those endless squares painted by the ex-Bauhaus colorist. No one would talk about Albers as a square painter (except perhaps in the '60s-slang sense). Likewise, there's a strong case for saying that Gallace shouldn't be called a landscape painter; she's simply a painter, full stop. Landscape imagery is the visual language she uses to explore her interest in what paint does when it is observantly and succinctly organized into a picture. Her paintings suggest that she's spent a lot more time thinking about and looking at paint and paintings than she has thinking about and looking at scenery. This being the case, shouldn't I put the question of landscape out of my mind?
Maybe so, but I can't. All my hard-earned formalism won't push the question away or transform it into an answer, because Gallace's paintings are enigmatic; it's hard to know what to "do" with them. They seem to solicit interpretation with the same quiet insistence that stymies it. They also seem permeated with nostalgia, both in their subject matter and technique, which has prompted some critics to dismiss them as "comfort food for the eye." That view overlooks the way these paintings are, in the end, indifferent to the nostalgia that might color them. They don't insist on a mood. It would be easy to see them as naive, and easier still as faux-naive, but it's also not so hard to see them making use of a representational convention about which they are ultimately agnostic.


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(Oops, those panels are backwards, let me fix that…) FIXED! I…think I forgot to color the coffee cup in that first panel.
Yeah. One of those things that might get taken care of in the print version! :D
Fixed even better! I colored the cup while I was correcting all the other stuff. I was just SO EXCITED to put this up!!
Did I say, Print version?
Yeah, ultimately, that's where this is all headed.
I started listening to Hexed: #2 of the Iron Druid Chronicles. And, naturally, Dani did the inks. Her work's just so much better than mine. ;_;


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From its early beginnings, founded in 1911 by Douglas Macmillan, Macmillan Cancer Support has grown to become the largest cancer care and support charity in the UK.
As well as helping with the medical needs of people affected by cancer, Macmillan also looks at the social, emotional and practical impact cancer can have, and campaigns for better cancer care. Macmillan Cancer Support's goal is to reach and improve the lives of everyone living with cancer in the UK.
World's Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan Cancer Support's flagship fundraising event. Each year, members of the general public host their own coffee morning and the donations received go towards Macmillan services. In addition we would like the children to be involved by donating a minimum of £1 to the charity and in return they can attend school on Wednesday in non-school uniform! For addition information on the coffee morning and information on how you can participate please contact Gabby Fletcher-Ralph on 01980 867 852 or via email on firstname.lastname@example.com. Please visit the website for more details http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk/ WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER Coffee morning 9.30—11.00, village hall.
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Consumer Ignorance
( Originally Published 1939 )
Most consumers are not rational buyers. By the trial-and-error process of shopping, usually involving repeated visits to the store, the woman shopper may find something that will do. But she does not realize that she has wasted too much of her own time and nervous energy and that the services of the store in taking back unsatisfactory goods and making extra deliveries, the time of the sales person, complaints, adjustments and damage to merchandise all increase overhead costs which she and other buyers have to pay. In other words plain consumer ignorance increases distribution costs. For this consumers must share responsibility. But the manufacturer and the distributor are also responsible insofar as they help to maintain the consumer's ignorance and exploit his indifference.
Even the careful buyer may find it impossible to learn anything at the time of sale about the actual use value of textiles. The composition of cloth can no longer be determined by the standards of sight and touch which have guided most women in buying dress goods from time immemorial. Certain synthetic fabrics now imitate wool so perfectly that even experts can hardly tell them apart; but the way they wear may be quite different. Many of these imitations are labeled inaccurately or deceptively-some not at all-and sales people frequently know no more about them than the customer.
In recent years, however, certain manufacturers have been pushing a campaign for "truth in textiles." They say that public opinion is insisting that producers and distributors tell the public exactly what they are buying. Insofar as this campaign succeeds the costs of distribution and prices can be reduced.
Differences in price often fail to reflect real differences in quality -either in the products themselves or in the services required to sell them. Although a branded article with the label of a well-known manufacturer or distributor is usually of uniform quality the consumer has no assurance that the quality is high or low. He can judge that only after he has bought and used the article.
A dramatic example of the discrepancy between price and quality has been cited by Dr. Slichter. Twenty-four cans of corn were bought to be used as a test in a grading school. They were graded by experts according to United States Government standards. One can, judged U.S. grade A, or "fancy," cost 17 cents; fourteen cans graded U.S. grade B, or "extra standard," averaged 14.85 cents each; and nine, graded U.S. grade C, or "standard," averaged 16.92 cents. The price of the poorest corn was higher on the aver-age than that of the medium and almost as high as the one can of "fancy" corn.
Slichter also cites strength tests of five Turkish towels, which showed that a 25-cent towel was a better buy than one priced at 50 cents and a $1.00 towel far superior to a $1.50 one. In a test of five other towels the highest-priced towel was fourth in quality. Tests of the warp and filling strength of six suits of men's cotton under-wear gave similar results-suits priced at $1.50 were of stronger weave than the $2.25 and $3.00 suits.
Informing the Consumer
The importance of making readily available to consumers the essential facts about merchandise is a lively issue today. But opinions differ about the best ways of doing it.
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the Department of Agriculture favors the grading and labeling of goods according to rigid government requirements. Grades based upon government standards arrived at by test have been officially established for all of the principal raw agricultural products which can be measured by physical test, such as tobacco, cotton, and grain. Some fifty-five kinds of fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts are also graded according to size, color, and maturity. The Bureau bases its standards on actual study of the practices of growers, packers, and shippers of agricultural crops, fruits and vegetables. The use of the government grading service is voluntary and a fee is paid for it. Many states now compel the sale of certain products on the basis of grades, although not necessarily those of the Department of Agri-culture.
Some advocates of the Department of Agriculture grading system believe that it could be extended to all or most consumer goods. A bill to require government grade labeling of consumer goods was recently presented in Congress but failed of passage. Opponents of grading contend that a rigid system for all products would be impracticable and unsatisfactory. They say that the education of the buying public to use the, labels would be no small task; and that it would be impossible to devise standards flexible enough to cover the infinite variety of qualities which make for consumer satisfaction.
Descriptive Labeling
Packers have opposed the Department of Agriculture grading system for canned goods on the ground that it is not sufficiently clear and that it might encourage the advertiser to try to convince purchasers that his particular Grade A or B was superior to an-other packer's Grade A or B. They advocate voluntary descriptive labeling, contending that the label should be "the window of the can," permitting the consumer to find out exactly what is inside.
In the effort to open the window still further, some labels picture the exact size of the fruit or vegetable in the can-for example, the label of one brand of ripe olives which carries a full-size picture of the fruit, states: "This can contains about 46 olives this size. Net weight, 9 oz. or 255 grams. Packed and sterilized under supervision and according to regulations of State Department of Health."
The advantage to the consumer of this sort of label over lyrical names and highly-colored pictures is obvious. Its weakness lies in the fact that its use would now be voluntary, as there is no legal compulsion on the producer to label his goods clearly, completely and accurately.
The new Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, signed by the President on June 25, 1938, outlaws harmful and adulterated products and requires packaged foods to be labeled to show weight and volume. If canned fruits and vegetables are below certain legal minimum standards (which have not yet been established for most products) the label must so state. Beyond this the law merely requires that the label must not mislead or deceive the purchaser.
Size Labeling
The need for accurate size labeling of wearing apparel is apparent to every woman who buys ready-made garments, and should be to every retail merchant who complains about the returned goods problem. A shopper asks, for example, for a child's size nine dress in a particular style. Out of nines at the moment, the saleswoman shows an eight, saying that it will probably fit because "this style runs large." The customer may find when she gets home that it does not.
The standardization of sizes of children's garments is the object of an extended research project now being carried on by the Bureau of Home Economics of the Department of Agriculture with the cooperation of the American Standards Association and several associations of manufacturers of patterns and of children's clothing. It is planned to measure approximately 100,000 children of pre-school and school ages, from high, medium, and low income groups and from different racial groups. A report and statistical analysis of the data will probably be published during the present year.
This valuable work will be partly nullified, however, so long as garments are made of fabrics which shrink or stretch in laundering or cleaning. Most shoppers ask about shrinkage, and usually receive a stock answer to the effect that "there have been no complaints," or that the sales person does not think it will shrink. But the size nine becomes size eight in the wash and another dress must be bought-size ten this time, "to allow for shrinking." This prolific source of waste and inconvenience seems wholly without excuse in view of the methods now available for pre-shrinking fabrics. Many consumers now look for the "pre-shrunk" label.
Other Consumer Aids
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration has inaugurated a Consumers' Counsel Division which publishes the Consumers' Guide, a bi-weekly bulletin. The nature of this publication is evident from a typical table of contents: "Facts for Blanket Buyers"; "Check your Vitamin C"; "Should Consumers Unite?"; "Cooperation" ; "Milk Producers and the Cooperative Way." The Department of Labor has a "Standards Section" of a "Consumers' Project," successor to the Consumers' Advisory Board of the NRA and heir to the fund of statistical data on consumers' standards collected by that organization. The Standards Section has continued to collect and assemble government standards and specifications on consumer goods.
A few private groups have organized to apply scientific tests to consumer goods and to make known the results to their members. These groups have in most cases small capital and limited laboratory facilities, but their activities have shown what can be done. Consumer's Research, Inc., and Consumers Union of U. S. Inc., undertake to make their own tests of products which they name specifically in their reports to subscribers, with detailed comparisons of ingredients, performance, quality and so forth, of the different brands of a given product. Another organization is Cooperative Distributors, Inc., which publishes information on commodities, and functions as a consumers' cooperative in the sale of standardized articles.
Some progressive department stores have recognized the advantages of promoting consumer interest in quality, and have set up their own bureaus of standards. The Consumer-Retailer Relations Council, sponsored by a few of the important retail interests, has made some headway toward defining and establishing standards for various kinds of consumer goods. Women's clubs and women's magazines are also increasingly active in the field of consumer education. Much remains to be done, however, both on the part of distributors and organized groups of consumers before the retail customer can approach his task with sufficient information to be able to discharge it wisely. Ignorance on the part of consumers and their consequent failure to get the most for their money is some-times due to sheer stupidity, but more often to lack of information rather than lack of intelligence.


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Only 10 of these exact designs will be made. When they are sold out they are SOLD OUT.
10 jerseys
10 knicks
That is it. I dont have all sizes so it is a lucky dip if your size is in stock. If you are in Chiang Mai or Radelaide then you can try them on in person to get the exact fit.
New designs coming every few weeks or months.
If you are out riding and see someone with the exact same vegan jersey then you were meant to meet that person so turn around and introduce yourself. ;)


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Running Tip of the Month
Get a massage before race day
When runners are training for peak performance, they often make the mistake of waiting to get a massage until after their event.
The tip of this month is to go and get a massage seven to ten days before your race. Why train so hard and ignore the recovery process? Especially in training programs that involve a mileage taper, the last one to three weeks before an event are about making sure you are fresh for the big day.
Massage therapy speeds athletic recovery and can address some aches and pains that may be problematic on race day, when you want to be as relaxed and well-rested as possible. Massage therapy is great after an event too, but in terms of athletic performance, it's more important before.
Comrades 2018 - Asijiki - No Turning Back!!!
Congratulations to each and every one of our members who participated in the 94th edition of the Comrades marathon! We want to thank you graciously for being ambassadors for the Irene Athletics Club. Your sheer commitment and dedication in participating in the ultimate human race is an inspiration to all of us!
Well done to Samuel Molefe, Philip Breytenbach and Alfred Matema with their silver medals. Samuel was the first Irene member to finish with Amanda Cloete the first Irene lady. Well done!
Hats off to Keith Reynolds who finished his 31st Comrades. Congratulations to Victor Phetoe who received his double green number after completing his 20th race. Well done to Cari Snyman, Blanche van Vuuren, Jacqui Burn and Norton Mole who did their 10th race to receive their permanent numbers.
We had 172 starters of which 150 finished in time, a finish rate of 87,2%, the best since 2007. The medal count is as follows: Silver: 3
Bill Rowan: 22
Bronze: 76
Vic Clapham: 49
Average finish time: 10:24:56, the best since 2004.
It was a very successful Comrades overall. The support stations were excellent and the same applied to the finish.
Thank you to Jean and Mellany Hoffmann, Bets Botha and her team, Rudolf du Toit and Annemarie Breytenbach and Kristen Jurgens for a job well done.


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The Flower of Life Sacred Ceremony! Please join Dr. Sarah Larsen for a sacred ceremony on the stairs of The Osireon (or Osirion) at the Temple of Seti I in Abydos, Egypt! The Osireon was a deeply sacred temple for ancient Egyptians and a place of pilgrimage for thousands and thousands of years!
You are the best of everything you are standing on right now (all your ancestors, our ancestors, and what they passed down)… so give gratitude to everything that came before us!
Experience a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to Egypt with Old Souls and Miracle Makers!
Have you ever dreamed to traveling to Egypt to witness the opulence and magnificence of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Sphinx, and the legendary Valley of the Kings? Does the wisdom and spiritual legacy of Ancient Egypt speak to your soul and awaken a desire to experience the profound depth of the world's first great spiritual tradition?
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We then continue north to the temple at Abydos, dedicated to Osiris and housing the nine great beings (the Ennead). This temple rests next to and above the most ancient Osirion, one of the premier power places on the planet. It includes a more recent temple built by Seti I, which contains the most beautiful base relief of any temple in Egypt.


text: Research is clear that students who do not read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to drop out of high school than proficient readers. Project NEXT and The Free Library of Philadelphia are teaming up to create BIG IMPACT and joining the fight to promote childhood literacy. Together we will be building and decorating Little Libraries so we can bring more books to families in our community. Representatives from the Read by 4th Campaign will be on hand to talk about the literacy crisis in the city and the different ways you can lend a voice and a hand to help. The event is taking place under the stars and in view of the Philadelphia skyline on the roof of the Library, it's going to be a spectacular night of service and networking that you're not going to want to miss. Cost is $13 to help cover supplies, $10 if you sign up by September 19th. Volunteers are also asked to bring their favorite children's book to support the effort.


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The world's first ever bungee jump was made in Britain in 1979. Three adventurers, David Kirke, Geoff Tabin and Simon Keeling, members of the Dangerous Sports Club took the plunge from the 250 foot high Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.
The idea behind this "leap of faith" was inspired by more ancient roots; a "vine jumping" ritual carried out by certain natives of Vanuatu . The natives were traced down to Pentecost, an island in Vanuatu. The jump traces its origins to a male fertility ritual, a rite of passage and also a tale of escape and redemption.
Naghol or N'gol is an ancient ceremony in honour of a woman who tried to escape her abusive husband by climbing up a tree. Her husband discovered her in the canopy above and climbed up, promising to exact vengeance for the trouble she had caused him. Upon seeing him, she jumped off the tree and he too followed suit. He plummeted to his death whilst she survived the plunge. She had fastened a vine to her ankle which broke her fall and saved her from an untimely death. Naghol is now celebrated in correspondence to the yam harvesting season.
Today, the village elders construct a tower to represent the tree from where the woman leaped and although it was a woman who took the first leap, only men are allowed to jump. Each dive day is filled with celebration; participants spend the night under the tower to escape evil spirits and begin the next day with a feast, song and dance. Before taking the leap, every man confesses to his wrongdoings and seeks forgiveness for the same. There's a good chance of fatality and hence every diver wishes to die with a clean slate.
Ninety eight feet below, the crowd sing and cheer the diver. And then he takes the plunge. A successful plunge would be a slight brush against the tilled earth. The touch of the body, it is said, guarantees a successful harvest of yam.
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- Wednesday, 17 October 2018 - 3:00pm to Thursday, 18 October 2018 - 9:00pm
Organized by the American Academy in Rome and Longwood Gardens, Designing Water is a two-day symposium that explores the relationship of design and water across time, space, and scale. Created for professionals involved in the designing, planning, and managing of water systems, Designing Water brings together academic leaders and world-renowned design practitioners from Asia, Europe, and North America. Each presenter will bring their local perspectives to truly global interests and concerns—such as ecology, aesthetics, meaning, and public space—as they assemble at Longwood Gardens in the picturesque Brandywine Valley, immediately preceding the 2018 annual meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in Philadelphia. Information and details on sessions, speakers, and registration can be found at designingwater.org.
Among the confirmed speakers at Designing Water are Julia Czerniak, Professor and Associate Dean, Syracuse Architecture (and chief curator of Designing Water), and several Rome Prize Fellows, including Anita Berrizbeitia (2006), Mary Margaret Jones (1998), Catherine Seavitt Nordenson (1998), and Charles Waldheim (2007).


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Blair Simon, a 19-year-old from Houston, Texas admits that he has a lot in common with his beloved 7-year-old schnauzer, Hershie.
"Believe it or not he acts just like me," Simon told HuffPost in a Twitter message. "However I'm feeling, he resembles it. He mostly lays around the house because that's all I do."
Being that the two are so similar on the inside, it's only natural that they should look alike on the outside as well.
That's why Simon has taken it upon himself to get matching durags for himself and Hershie.
What I get, he get pic.twitter.com/7zxCbaFQmW— la blahr (@__slink) October 1, 2017
On Saturday, Simon posted a photo of the darling duo sporting their matching accessories on Twitter and the picture quickly went viral, receiving more than 392,000 likes and 125,000 retweets.
"What I get, he get," Simon wrote as the caption.
Twitter users clearly loved the post.
an icon https://t.co/1lrLnHmZdh— hafeezah nazim (@hxfeezah) October 3, 2017
help... I've fallen in love & I can't get back up https://t.co/ikSGz3TFl9— leelee (@halenido) October 3, 2017
Omg ur baby needs a mommy https://t.co/NTRS5Z5shb— Tràcy (@tracepeacelove) October 3, 2017
Simon told HuffPost that he makes Hershie's durags by buying two matching headscarves and then cutting the strings so they fit the dog.
"I treat him as if he were my son," Simon said. "I truly believe he acts just like me and thinks the same as I do. I felt like putting a durag on him so we can sleep and walk around alike."
But the pair's wardrobe coordination doesn't end there. They also have matching sweaters.
Now if that doesn't make you feel all warm and fuzzy, nothing will.
- This article originally appeared on HuffPost.


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"A California federal judge on Wednesday approved Rocket Fuel Inc.'s $3.15 million deal to resolve a putative shareholder class action alleging the online advertising platform pumped its stock by lying about its ability to block value-draining robot traffic, saying the per-share amount is "probably sufficiently fair" since she'd shot down most of the suit's claims. During a hearing in Oakland, California, U.S. District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton recalled that she had dismissed most claims from the consolidated action in December 2015, leaving alive only claims related..."
This Article argues the strong presumption against extraterritorial application of federal securities laws, as articulated in Morrison v. National Australia Bank, has significant implications for liability under Section 11 of the Securities Act. Morrison restricts federal securities law liability to purchases or sales "listed on domestic exchanges and domestic transactions in other securities." The Article finds that this limitation could, in some instances, dilute the incentive to engage in due diligence and have other consequences that the SEC could view as contrary to the public interest.
This Article provides a general methodology to measure the market efficiency percentile for a stock for any relevant period, and calculates arbitrage risk for each U.S. exchange-listed common stock for every calendar year from 1988 to 2010. The Article finds that market efficiency is significantly affected by turnover (negatively), the number of market makers for Nasdaq stocks (negatively), and serial correlation in the market model of the stock (positively).
This Article argues that the scope of recovery under the implied Section 10(b) private right should be no greater than the recovery available under the most analogous express remedy, Section 18(a), thus Section 10(b) plaintiffs must either demonstrate actual reliance as a precondition to recovery of damages, or the Supreme Court should revisit Basic, and overturn Basic's rebuttable presumption of reliance.
This Article provides a general methodology to measure the market efficiency percentile for a stock for any relevant period, and calculates arbitrage risk for each U.S. exchange-listed common stock for every calendar year from 1988 to 2010. The Article finds that market efficiency is significantly affected by turnover (negatively), the number of market makers for Nasdaq stocks (negatively), and serial correlation in the market model of the stock (positively).
This Article discusses the appeal (to be argued in October 2013) in which the Supreme Court will consider whether the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 ("SLUSA") precludes investors' state law class actions against third-party actors, where the complaints alleged a scheme of fraudulent misrepresentation about transactions in connection with SLUSA covered securities. The defendants seek reversal of a Fifth Circuit decision that declined to apply SLUSA's preclusion provision, which essentially permitted the litigation against the defendants to proceed in federal court.
This Article examines which independent directors are held accountable when investors sue firms for financial and disclosure related fraud, and finds that shareholders use litigation along with director elections and director retention to hold some independent directors more accountable than others when firms experience financial fraud.
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This Article examines who pays when a company settles, and finds that D&O insurance is quite protective and that individual officers rarely contribute to settlements, even in cases in which the SEC has imposed a serious penalty on the same individuals for the same misconduct.
This Article provides commentary and analysis of the Supreme Court's February and March 2013, decisions in three major class action appeals: Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plan and Trust Funds (February 27, 2103); Standard Fire Ins. Co. v. Knowles (March 19, 2013), and Comcast Corp. v. Behrends (March 27, 2013).
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This was an idea that I got when I was watching "Spirit In The Night." It's a one-shot fic, but I might write a sequel depending on how many reviews I get.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Pity me.
She wasn't the sort of person who lingered on specific moments in time. She didn't spend hours thinking about how the cute guy in her chemistry class asked her for a pencil, or how one of the basketball studs had told her she looked cute that day. She wasn't the sort of person who stayed up at night thinking of ways to ask guys to the movies. She was the one that was pursued and hunted, not the other way around.
So why was she laying here awake on a Sunday night thinking about him? His smile, the way his eyes lit up when he laughed…this was new to her. Her eyes drifted around her dark room and she smiled to herself when they settled on the door. A low giggle escaped her throat as she remembered the day before and she wanted to kick herself for how childish she was being. She never thought he would turn her into a shy little school girl.
She opened the adjoining door in her hotel room and smiled when she saw him on the other side.
"Bowchickabowwow…so, uh…you ladies order room service?" Jake teased as he leaned against the door.
Brooke rolled her eyes and flopped down on her bed, ignoring the obvious flirting going on between her ex best friend and her new friend.
Peyton rolled her eyes playfully and shoved him, laughing as they entered his room. She couldn't help but notice the fluttery feeling she got in her stomach when they were alone together. It had been happening a lot lately but she had brushed it off, trying to convince herself that it meant nothing.
"Snap out of it, Sawyer," she whispered to herself, fighting to ignore the butterflies in her stomach at the thought of him. She rolled over in her bed and finally drifted off to sleep, pushing all thought of him to the back of her mind.
"Peyton!" he called out as he jogged down the hall toward her. She turned around and smiled at the site of him.
"Late night?" she teased when she noticed how disheveled his curls were.
"Uh…yeah, you could say that," he laughed. "Jenny was crying for a lot of the night."
"Aww is she ok?" she asked concernedly. He nodded.
"Yeah, she's fine."
"Good, I don't want my little angel catching a cold," Peyton smiled as they started walking towards the parking lot. He smiled.
"You know I really appreciate everything that you do for us. It doesn't seem like much but you really help me out a lot with Jenny."
"It's no problem."
"Well then I have a favor to ask," he winced.
"When will you be home?" she laughed as she looked up at him. He turned his head to look at her and when his brown orbs met with her hazel ones she felt her heart rate speed up.
"I get off work at seven."
"What's the pay?" she teased, a smile playing at her lips.
"Pizza and a movie?" She nodded.
"No chick flicks, right?"
"You would accuse me of choosing a chick flick?" he asked, his hand covering his heart dramatically. She couldn't help but laugh at his antics.
"Hey, there have been some rumors…"
"Oh please, since when do you buy into all the high school crap?" he asked, raising an eyebrow in question. She smiled.
"I don't know Jake; it wouldn't surprise me if you were too afraid to come out of the closet…"
"Well if that were the case then I wouldn't be hanging out with the hottest cheerleader in school almost every night now, would I?"
She felt herself blush and looked away to avoid him noticing.
"Did I just make you blush?" he asked, shocked. She glared at him and he smiled.
"Hey, don't worry, secret's safe with me," he said, raising his right hand. "Scout's honor."
"I think you can definitely cross 'boy scout' off your list of current attributes," she teased. He glared at her for a moment before laughing.
"Listen I have to go or I'm gonna be late but…I'll see you tonight?"
"Yeah, have fun at work."
"Oh yeah. Fast times at Karen's Café!" he laughed, and she soon joined him.
"Bye Jake," she waved when they left the building and she went off to get in her car and go see her little angel.
She looked up from her sketchbook when she heard the door open.
"Hey," she said softly when Jake came in the house, shutting the door quietly behind him and shrugging his jacket off his shoulders, hanging it up on the coat rack. She couldn't help but notice the way his arms flexed under his t-shirt and she mentally kicked herself for it.
"Hey." He smiled as his eyes drifted over to the crib, which his baby girl was now peacefully sleeping in.
"She fell asleep about ten minutes ago," Peyton explained as she closed her sketchbook and set it on the coffee table. He nodded as his eyes drifted back to her.
He smiled to himself as he watched her readjust herself on the couch, curling her legs up underneath her as she leaned back against the end of the couch. It was a site he had gotten used to in the past few weeks but it was still something that made his heart race. He never expected him and Peyton to become friends, and he definitely didn't expect his feelings to grow so deep for her. He felt like he had to take care of her, and a part of him desperately wanted to, even though he knew she would never allow it. Peyton Sawyer did not need to be taken care of, especially not by a boy.
"Jake? Yo, Jagielski!" she said as she waved her hand in the air. He snapped out of his trance and shook his head.
"What?" She laughed.
"I asked if you wanted me to order the pizza," she said, smiling.
"Oh…um…yeah, sure, I'm just gonna go change," he said as he headed upstairs to his room. She watched him and smiled to herself as she picked up the phone.
"Are you gonna eat that?" Peyton asked as she pulled a piece of pepperoni off his pizza slice.
"Hey!" he laughed, swatting her thigh lightly.
"What!" she asked innocently, smiling as she went back to watching the movie.
"How do you manage to stay so skinny? You always eat like four pieces of pizza and then some of mine," he teased. She shrugged.
"I'm just cool like that." He rolled his eyes.
"Oh, right. Getting a little cocky there aren't we, Pey?"
"Oh like you aren't. I've seen you flex in your mirror when you think no one's looking."
"You know you want me," he winked, laughing lightly.
"Damn, I didn't think it was that obvious!" she exclaimed dramatically, her heart racing at the words.
"Well the drool sort of gives it away," he shrugged, receiving a severe swat on the arm.
"Go take a cold shower, Jake, I think you need one."
"Yeah," he snorted, "Because you just turn me on so much when you're stealing food off my plate," he laughed. She grinned as an idea came to mind. She took his plate off his lap and set it on the coffee table next to her own before sitting closer to him and moving up on her knees so that she was looking down at him.
"It must be hard for you," she said softly as she trailed her fingers up his chest, her gaze never leaving his eyes, "To sit here with me night after night and not be able to touch me…"
He swallowed as his breathing became shallow, his heart pounding against his chest so hard he was afraid it would burst.
"You think so, huh?" he asked, fighting to keep his voice steady. She nodded, laughter in her hazel eyes as she bit her bottom lip.
"I'm sure there's something we could do about that," he whispered before leaning up, his lips only centimeters from hers. She fought for composure as she waited for their lips to meet but the moment never came. Instead she felt his hands start tickling her sides and she shrieked as she fell back on the couch, laughing uncontrollably as he continued to tickle her.
"Jake!" she squealed as she tried to fight him off, failing miserably when she realized he was now above her, giving him more leverage than she could ask for at that particular moment.
His movements finally slowed and she took the opportunity to grab his hands and hold them up, his weight now pressed on her body.
"Not fair," she whispered when she finally stopped laughing.
"You were the one that tried to seduce me," he spoke softly as his eyes searched hers. He was glad to see that she didn't feel uncomfortable with their new closeness. In fact she almost looked like she…wanted it.
"Not my fault you're so easy," she teased, her voice equally as soft. She realized her hands were still holding his and her breath caught in her throat when his fingers entwined around hers.
"Not my fault you're so ticklish," he countered. She narrowed her eyes at him and adjusted herself so that she was eye level with him, his body still positioned above her.
"Well if you didn't have such grabby hands then I wouldn't have to worry about it."
"It's not like it was an unfair fight." She snorted.
"Look at where you are in comparison to where I am. There's no way I could get you off me even if I tried!"
"Would you try?" he asked, daring to cross the line that they had blurred so far that evening. She took a moment to consider before answering.
"Maybe," she whispered.
A smile played at his lips as he leaned down, his lips yet again only centimeters from hers, his heart pounding when he heard her gasp quietly.
He groaned inwardly when the phone rang. He slowly got off her and answered it, going through the usual check in that his mother performed every night from her work.
When he hung up Peyton had curled up at the end of the couch again.
"Mom?" she asked without looking away from the screen.
"Yeah." She nodded.
"What time is she gonna be home?"
"That's kinda late," Peyton commented as her eyes finally drifted to the boy sitting next to her.
"Yeah, it is," he agreed. She sighed quietly before stretching out on the couch, resting her feet on his lap.
"Since when am I a footrest?" he teased.
"Since now," she shrugged, smiling.
"Your feet smell."
"Like flowers."
"Like crap."
"You know you like them," she teased as she stuck one in front of his face. He scrunched up his nose and pushed it back down, his arm draped across her legs. Her heart skipped a beat at his touch.
"I told you they smell like crap," he teased as his hand subconsciously traced circles on her ankle. She swallowed, fighting for composure as she mentally kicked herself for letting him have such an effect on her.
"Flowers," she argued.
"Flowers!" she laughed as she flung a pillow at him. It hit him squarely in the head and she stuck her tongue out in victory.
"You are such a little kid."
"It's bad to grow up too fast."
"Aren't girls supposed to mature faster than boys?" he teased.
"Well then you should be pretty damn mature," she countered.
"That hurts."
"No it doesn't." He laughed and she soon joined him.
"What time is it?" she asked.
"What, can you not read time?"
"No, I skipped that day of kindergarten," she teased. He smiled and looked at his watch.
"Quarter 'til eight."
"Oh good then I don't have to go home yet," she laughed.
"Who says I want you here?" he asked as he looked over at her. Her gaze met his and he smiled at the light in her hazel orbs.
"Um….me," she shrugged.
"Oh really?"
"Yes really," she nodded.
"Well I'm glad that you enjoy my company so much," he teased.
"You know you're my favorite," she said as she sat up and pinched his cheeks, laughing.
"Talk about grabby hands!" he said as he pushed her hands away. She frowned slightly when his treatment on her ankles subsided.
"At least I don't tickle."
"Maybe that was just an excuse to touch you."
"I told you, Jake, cold showers are your friend," she teased, adjusting herself so that she was sitting next to him with her legs curled beneath her.
"You're just cruel, you know that? Sitting this close to me," he shook his head, "No wonder I was forced to tickle you, I had to do it just to get you away from me," he teased.
She rolled her eyes before resting her head on his shoulder, yawning quietly.
"Tired?" She nodded. His arm subconsciously wrapped around her shoulders and she smiled to herself. She leaned out of his embrace for a moment to pull a blanket off the back of the couch, covering them both with it before settling back into her previous position, her mind too clouded with sleep to realize that she was falling asleep in the arms of Jake Jagielski.
Peyton woke up and it took her a moment to remember where she was. She realized once she had rubbed the sleep out of her eyes that she was still on Jake's couch, in his arms, and her heart skipped a beat.
She looked at the clock and noticed that it was almost midnight. Glancing up she saw that Jake was asleep as well and she smiled to herself. His mom must've decided not to wake them. She always thought that his mom wanted them to date she just tried to deny it.
"Jake," she whispered, shaking him gently to wake him up as her head dropped back onto his shoulder.
He moaned groggily as he opened his eyes, yawning before looking down at her. He smiled lazily and whispered, "What time is it?"
"Almost midnight," she said softly, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.
"Why didn't my mom wake us up?"
"Um…have you seen how cute we look?" she teased, smiling softly. He laughed lightly as he looked down at their position.
"Good point," he agreed. She swallowed as she slowly pulled her legs out from underneath her, stretching them out across his lap as she snuggled into his side.
"Peyton," he whispered, and she looked up to meet his eyes, biting her bottom lip when she saw the look of adoration in his chocolate brown orbs. She swallowed as his hand drifted down and lightly stroked her thigh, holding her close to him.
She smiled as she reached up and tangled her hand in his curls, bringing his head down and leaning up, meeting his lips for a slow kiss.
When they broke she found it almost impossible to breathe and with his breath upon her lips she wanted to lock herself in his house and never leave his embrace.
"I knew you wanted me," he whispered, teasing her as he smiled. She rolled her eyes and brought her hand to his cheek, stroking it lightly with her thumb.
"You always know how to ruin a moment don't you?" she giggled before bringing their lips together again.
So that's it! I really hope you enjoyed it, I think we can all use some serious JP fluff right about now. The more reviews I get the more chance there is of a sequel…


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Contact dermatitis is an example of hypersensitivity. Literally defined as "inflamed skin," dermatitis appears in a localized area as a rash, small blisters, swelling, or redness. Contact dermatitis has two categories of distinction: irritant contact dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. Irritant contact dermatitis is caused by a substance that is likely to cause a reaction in nearly anyone who is exposed to it in large quantities.Allergic contact dermatitis is caused by your body coming into contact with an allergen and reacting. It's the body's immune system being hypersensitive to a foreign agent. "The body may come into contact with the allergen through direct contact, such as touching, or through airborne contact, such as an allergen landing on the skin," says Dr. Schalock. When the allergen comes into contact with the skin, redness, swelling, a rash, or blisters develop, creating an itchy, irritated area on the skin. If the exposure is brief and then removed, the reaction will clear on its own.
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The Institute for African Development conducts a weekly seminar series, Issues in African Development, which examines critical development concerns in contemporary Africa. Each semester we select a different theme reflecting current issues. The series has become a key introductory course on Africa and African development at Cornell, providing a forum that engages experts and new students of development alike in critical thinking and reflection on some of the most difficult issues of our time. The seminar course is offered as a two-credit course (CRP 4770/6770) but is also open to the public. Seminars are held Thursdays at 2:30 PM in G08 Uris Hall.The series is organized around a specific theme chosen each semester by the Institute.
Spring 2018 Seminar Series: African Economies, Development Models, and Structural Transformation
In Spring 2018 we will be considering how new development models might help to transform African economies in ways that will support inclusive growth on the continent. To overcome the daunting and persistent challenges to development that Africa faces, the continent is in need of a full transformation of the existing colonial-legacy structures of society. The seminar series will seek to explore new models of development and policies that can effectively achieve these transformations.
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"What do you see?" she asked. It was the end of winter and the forest was still mostly marked by decay. We looked around and began calling out: Dirt! Dead leaves! Old branches!
Our guide nodded, but then she gently brushed away all of the items we'd just named. Beneath the leaves and old sticks, there was a live tree root sticking out of the ground. We leaned in closer and saw a strip of bright moss and the tiniest plants growing out of the root.
Sitting in a circle on the ground, we talked about how even in the winter, there are still hints of spring. Even when there seems to be mostly death, there is still life. Then one of the members of our group said something that I think about a lot: Life doesn't really let us stick with "either/or" or a this-then-that way of living. It's all happening, all the time.
I think this is true for social justice.
Too often we think about social justice as something that we do at a certain time for a certain cause or even something done only by certain people. But social justice is woven into the fabric of each of our everyday lives. Social justice has to do with the big things – like volunteering and voting – and the little things – like showing kindness to people we pass on the street and being intentional about where and how we spend our money. In the Bible, Jesus never separates how he spends time with his friends from how he tries to make the world a better place. In the Old Testament, there are a lot of very good teachings about how to do social justice, but God also sums up all of those teachings into one: love God and love your neighbors. God teaches us that if love is in every decision we made, social justice will be too.
As a Christian, I believe that this is true . . . but I also believe that this is really, really (did I mention really?) hard. Loving my neighbor gets hard when I'm not sure how to do it, when my neighbor seems more like a stranger, or when I'm also thinking about my own needs.
That's why, even though social justice is something that should be happening all the time, it's important to find time to do something like what we did on that walk: We all need some space to stop, squat down, and take a closer look at our lives. We all need some space to ask, "How am I loving God and my neighbor every day?"
That's what we're doing at the Episcopal Mission Center this summer. Groups of middle and high school students will come from all over and spend a week in Philadelphia meeting new people, building relationships, learning about important social justice issues like poverty, reconnecting with God through worship and prayer, having fun, and working alongside our neighbors to ensure social justice is something everyone knows is happening all the time.
When you leave the EMC, you don't forget or leave behind this experience; you take it with you and let it form how you live your everyday life back home.
And that's why I am so excited to join the team at the Episcopal Mission Center! I was told I could spend some of this blog post talking about myself, but here's really all you need to know about me: I am passionate about how we live our lives together. I love working through life's issues and celebrating life's awesomeness with all kinds of people. I think it's important to find special space to reconnect with God. And, most of all, I think that this kind of living can bring real and important changes that transform our world.
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We are looking for an experienced, passionate, and talented Project Manager to join our interactive team. Working at TOKY means you won't be pigeonholed into whatever gigantic client demands tedious work. You'll be directly involved in creating beautiful, engaging, and award-winning experiences for Web, mobile and tablet. Potential candidates should possess three or more years experience in the Web, creative, advertising or marketing industries. We're looking for hard-working, detail-focused, multi-tasking professionals who know the critical importance of managing client expectations while working with an internal creative team to ensure deliverables are met on time, on budget and error free.
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By DENISE FLEISCHER
Fashion Outlets of Chicago, the 530,000 sq. ft. shopping mall in Rosemont, will be one year old on Thursday, Aug. 1.
How has the two-level enclosed mall held up during a time of economic uncertainty.
According to Jim Anderson, senior marketing manager for the mall, it's operating at its full potential.
"Of the 130 outlet stores, currently 94.5% are leased," said Anderson. "A couple of spaces are available and the demand is high as we continue to bring the quality brands of merchants that our customers expect."
High-end American department store outlets such as Bloomingdales, Sax 5th Avenue OFF 5th, Neiman Marcus Last Call and Forever 21 serve as the center's anchors.
"There's a nice mix of higher end outlet stores in addition to moderately priced all-American brands," said Anderson. To name a few, the mall has Disney, Nike, Banana Republic, Carters, Gucci, Prada, Burberry and Coach. Two new stores coming in will be Merrell Outlet Shoes and St. John, a women's fashion brand," he added.
Anderson said no fashion stores have left. Prasino, a full service restaurant, though, closed earlier this year.
Since the grand opening, the following stores have been added to the mall's directory:
Burberry, Diane Von Furstenberg, Ermenegildo Zegna, an Italian designer of men's apparel, Etro, men's and women's fashions and Moncler, outerwear.
Anderson said there's an interesting mix of shoppers from all types of demographics, including a wide variety of domestic and international tourists.
That's possible through "Go Airport Express" which transports potential shoppers right at the baggage claim area at O'Hare. All one needs to do is make arrangements to be brought to the mall and pay a nominal fee.
He stated that the mall's opening has created 2,000 jobs: sales associates, maintenance, store managers, food servers and more.


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