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The reservation slots are expected to be claimed quickly, likely within minutes. To schedule one of the estimated 1,800 available appointments, a toll-free number will open at noon Wednesday, Jan. 13. The state's vendor, Tidal Basin, has made technological and customer-service upgrades in the past week, which necessitates a new phone number. That toll-free number is 866-200-3468. Please note: The call line will not open until noon Wednesday, Jan. 13. (People who inadvertently call last week's toll-free number will automatically be rerouted to the new number.)
Only people with appointments will be vaccinated at the site this week. Many of the appointments this week were allocated to those callers who were in the preregistration group from last week. FDOH-Lee is waiting for information on when and how much vaccine will be available next week. More than 9,000 doses are being administered this week.
The United Way 2-1-1 hotline remains available for general questions about the vaccination rollout. The hotline is not able to help make reservations or handle pre-registration. Residents are asked to refrain from calling United Way with specific questions for the reservation vendor.
Since last week, the vendor outlined steps to increase call capacity and improve the performance of the reservation system, including:
As with the past two weeks, the vaccinations are available for people age 65 and older and frontline healthcare workers at the site east of Interstate 75 off of Daniels Parkway. It's the site of the old airport terminal parking lot. Message boards are in place to direct traffic.
When those registered arrive on site, officials will request ID showing proof of age before allowing them to queue up. People are asked arrive no more than 45 minutes before their assigned vaccination time. Even though this is an appointment system, processing times may vary. Be prepared for some wait time.
Complete information can be found at www.leegov.com/vaccine, People can visit Lee County Government Facebook and other social media channels (www.leegov.com/socialmedia) or monitor Florida DOH's Twitter @flhealthlee.
Those with reservations can expedite the process by arriving prepared: visit www.leegov.com/vaccine to read the Moderna vaccination information and to print and complete the consent form.
Social distancing and masks are encouraged; take into account weather conditions. Portable toilets, handwashing stations, drinking water and some chairs will be available. For safety and security, county government and Lee County Sheriff's Office staff will be on site.
The following will not be permitted: Recreational Vehicles, campers or trailers. Only service animals will be permitted in the vaccination area. This is not a drive-thru site. The site is ADA compliant.
Through last Friday, Jan. 8, more than 20,000 shots had been administered to frontline medical workers and 65-plus seniors by FDOH-Lee, Lee County and the Lee Health System.


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Nissan has updated its flagship crossover and worldwide best-seller. The X-Trail has sold more than 3.7 million units since its launch in 2000.
The redesigned exterior features Nissan's new 'V-motion' corporate grille, new headlamp clusters and boomerang-shaped daytime running lights. Six paint finishes have been carried over, with four new ones added: Monarch Orange, Palatial Ruby, Sapphire Blue and Picador Brown.
Inside the cabin, there is a new flat-bottomed steering wheel with controls for the central screen and cruise control. The top-of-the-range Tekna trim level adds quilted leather upholstery, heated front and rear seats, as well as an optional tan and black two-tone leather interior.
In terms of new technology, the electric tailgate available on the top two trim levels now gets hands-free functionality. Kicking a foot under the centre of the car's rear bumper activates an opening mechanism. Tekna models get an eight-speaker Bose sound system and DAB digital radio will be standard on all models from October.
The X-Trail received a five-star rating from Euro NCAP when it was last tested in 2014. From 2018, the introduction of ProPILOT will enable semi-autonomous driving during heavy traffic congestion and motorway cruising.
Having been unveiled earlier this week in Cardiff ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final, the new Nissan X-Trail is set to go on sale in August.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition
review by Bobby Blakey
There are few movies that have been hyped as much as Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. With the new DC cinematic universe kicking off in 2013s Man of Steel that was met with mixed results. When they announced Batman v Superman the fans lost their minds, but then the criticism began with the casting of Ben Affleck as the Dark Knight. When the film hit theaters it was met with mixed results across the board. Now Warner Bors. is bringing the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition that not only jacks the rating from PG-13 to R, but it also adds 30 more minutes to the film, but does it do anything to better the film or will it be filler that is just wasting time?
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice follows the aftermath of Superman's fight against General Zod and Metropolis has been leveled making Superman the controversial figure in the world. While for many he is still an emblem of hope, a growing number of people consider him a threat to humanity, seeking justice for the chaos he has brought to Earth. As far as Bruce Wayne is concerned, Superman is clearly a danger to society. He fears for the future of the world with such a reckless power left ungoverned, and so he dons his mask and cape to right Superman's wrongs. However, a dark new threat arises in the form of a third man: one who has a power greater than either of them to endanger the world and cause total destruction! Going into a movie like this you already know it is near impossible for it to live up to the hype of the diehard super fans and while the film does have issues it did a pretty good job pulling it off. The big issue with the film comes in the first half as it makes a lot of cuts from scene to scene that felt rushed at times. H this edition of the film it adds in some of the things that actually help the film flow better and fill in moments of the story that make it feel more complete. There is little action in this first part of the film which works fine and is telling some compelling story, but every time you just got engaged it seemed to shift to something else now it works so much better. The side of the story that focuses on the threat of Superman within the government is necessary, but felt like they dragged it on for way too long with no real purpose in the end in the original and this doesn't change a lot, but there are a few smaller moments that help you be more engaged in the intent of the story.
The cast all do a great job with Cavill stepping right back into the blue tights and brings the Man of Steel to life to perfection. Some will complain about the brooding of the character at times, but if you look at what the character has done and the weight it puts on him it makes total sense. This is still an early Superman that is finding himself and that which makes him become the character fans love. On the flip side you have the latest rendition of Batman with Affleck stepping into the role. He is easily one of if not the best Batman to date. Saying that, this is a different kind of Batman than we have seen in previous films with the character more aged and fed up. He is ready to snap and the connection to the previous film is the perfect catalyst to bring them together. There are a few other Easter Eggs that set the tone of what has already happened in his world and makes even more sense to where he is. Much like the Man of Steel they use a few flashbacks to tell Bruce Wayne's journey to the bat without forcing an entire origin story down our throats again. Amy Adams does a fine job, but is kind of just there for no real reason and offers up little to the film much like a lot of the supporting players. New Alfred Jeremy Irons isn't given all that much to do, but he is a more involved Alfred as opposed to the usual butler version we typically get. Gal Gadot finally brings Wonder Woman to the big screen with a bang with a silly story element, but effective use of the character and she embodies it well. There isn't a whole lot more added to the main cast storyline, but there are some others that are brought back in that help to bring it all together in a smoother way. That doesn't change the fact that the most debatable character here will still be Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor.
First the complaint about him having hair is just dumb as there have been numerous versions of the character over the years including a time when he had a strange red afro like hairdo so the hair issue is a waste of time. His obvious insane nature works the majority of the time making him a great villain, but at times is a bit too over the top and silly making him almost feel like he is in a different movie. Overall he delivers and the ending to his arc in the film sets up for what could be a cool version for future films. For all the debates in the film there is no denying that it kicks some major butt when the fight of the century finally kicks off. Director Zack Snyder took great inspiration from Frank Miller's iconic Dark Knight Returns and brought it to amazing life. There are visuals and moments that jumped right off the page to perfection. To say that their fight was epic is an understatement. It delivered everything you could want and was literally just the beginning of the epic finally of the film. As we all know from the trailers Wonder Woman gets in on the action and while she doesn't all that much screen time, her entrance and contribution to the battle is pretty awesome.
Before you see it know that many more pieces of city are destroyed, but listen closely as they say all the people were evacuated so all the innocent lives argument is off the table. Most know there are some other cameos in the film as well, but without spoiling anything they are there and while brief are well placed without feeling forced. The biggest misstep of them all is that too much was revealed in the trailer that would have made for some great twists so if you have avoided it continue to do so. There will no doubt be arguments over this film both good and bad, but DC has stepped up their game and delivered an epic chapter in their new cinematic universe that is firmly cemented and ready to move forward. While it will be hard to get anyone that have expressed their hate already to revisit the film, but this latest cut is a way better film that fleshes out some important moments as well as generic filler that just makes it flow better.
In addition to the film this Blu-ray features the theatrical version on Blu-ray and DVD as well as numerous bonus featurettes that take you behind the curtain of not only bringing this film and characters to life, but also crafting their new DC Cinematic Universe. Witness a newer and better version of DC's trinity when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on July 19th as well as Digital HD available now from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.


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Pulling off the whole "gothic-doom-stoner metal" thing is no easy task. You need just the right blend of mood, meat and mist, and not every band is up to that kind of high level jiggery-pokery. Italy's Witches of Doom have been lurking around the genre since 2014 with 2 full-lengths to their name, but third outing Funeral Radio is my first encounter with them. Their interesting cover art gleamed amid the fetid effluvium of the promo sump, and a brief sampling suggested something like a Danzig meets Alice in Chains grave cocktail. Well, there are definitely nods to the stark riffing of the classic Danzig albums, but this thing is a weird amalgam of desert rock, tripped out 70s psychedelia and the most excessive electronica of White and/or Rob Zombie. It's an unpolished and sometimes unhinged mess of an album, but it's not without a dark, lunatic charm, and when the band gets it right they can really get the gravestones rocking.
My selection of the promo was due to the strength of lead cut "Master of Depression," which is essentially an Alice in Chains song with Danzig riffs driving it forward as Rob Zombie tweaks himself and the sound board in uncomfortable ways. The combination works well and it's a fun little rocker with a lot of character, now destined for my summer beer drinking and hell raising playlist. Things rapidly change shape from there however, making it a challenge to get a handle on the album. "Coma Moonlight" is straight up stoner rock with overwrought vocals, but its simplistic, groovy riffs make it palatable. "Queen of Suburbia" sounds like a lost song from The Cult's "Fire Woman" days, with Danilo Piludu adopting many characteristics of Ian Astbury's vocal delivery. As a shameless fan of The Cult, I am honor bound to dig this, and I do. Closer "Hotel Paranoia" also hits the mark, borrowing a lot of Monster Magnet's mushroom-heavy biker groove and attitude for a rowdy trip, though at 7:28 it takes way too long to arrive at its sketchy destination.
And there are other issues at this radio station that partially derail the good times express. The band's vision sometimes gets as cloudy as a Cheech and Chong movie, and some songs just get too wild and woolly. The title track tries for a kind of country-western meets desert rock vibe that doesn't really come together, and "Ghost Train" sounds like a discount version of Faith No More's "RV" mixed with third-rate Monster Magnet and Clutch ideas. These cuts are just too awkward to ever really hit the ground, though they do hold your interest in a kind of bemused, WTF am I listening to? kind of way. Worst of all is the mishmash potluck found on "November Flames" where harsh vocals and jangled electronica compete with stoner riffs in a haphazard, cluttered way. It's more grating than interesting, though the chorus is good enough to almost save the song. Almost. Ultimately there's the skeleton of a good stoner rock album here, and it starts and ends well, but the muddled middle is a big downer.
I give full points to Frederico Venditti for some interesting and imaginative guitar work. He borrows from a lot of established acts, throws everything in a blender and comes up with some interesting new flavors. Danilo Piludu does a respectable job on vocals and manages to reinvent himself from song to song. He's definitely a versatile frontman, but he does tend to overdue things sometimes, as on "Coma Moonlight" where less would be much more. The same can be said for the keyboards from Graziano Corrado, which are often too jarring, distracting from the surrounding music rather than aiding it. There's a rough charm to the much of the material, but there are crude, amateurish elements that need to get ironed out before they take the next step forward.
Witches of Doom are a band capable of delivering a fun dose of stoner rock, and in truth, much of Funeral Radio is just that. They just need some maturation and a more refined vision of what they want to sound like. Hardcore fans of stoner rock should enjoy this, and I almost kicked it up a half point, but the flaws ultimately dragged it downward. I do hope to run into these ghouls again someday though. They're an interesting crew with a few screws loose.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 4 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps mp3
Label: My Kingdom Music
Websites: witchesofdoomband.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/witchesofdoom
Releases Worldwide: April 3rd, 2020


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Final tech details before production and thankS
As I go into production I thought I'd share some of the final tech details... and thank some people...
I will NOT be compositing shots as I go along like I did with WATS... Its not very efficient as you end up wanting to change shots which means re-rendering 3d AND re-rendering the comp... also I dont want to rush the matte paintings and particle fx work for each shot... So I will go through and animate and render all the 3d... then when the whole film is done... start comping the finals...
I was able to sort out my Exr problems.. the problem was with After Effects interpretation not C4d... so to get Exr working properly with Cs4 right now... You need to check "preserve RGB" in the interpretation options in Cs4... change the project to 32bit of course... add the "hdr compander" effect to the footage with an expansion gamma of .4545...
Once I get to comping which will like be a year from now I will render out the finals to the SheerVideo 10bit codec... mega thanks to Andreas from bitjazz for his awesome help and support ^ ^
Thanks to Paul Babb and Maxon for making the best and most powerful 3d animation software for artists AND for helping me out ^ ^
Thanks to Cactus Dan for his help and support and for developing really easy to use flexible character animation plugins for Cinema 4d... his free 4+ hour video tutorials allowed me to take my rigs to the next level this time around.
Thanks to Per Anders who is the developer of DeGamma.... Just 6 months ago I was ignorant to the benefits of a linear workflow but now I can't live without it and it has brought a level of realism to my shots that I've never before achieved.
I would ALSO ^ ^ like to thank C4dJack for developing his 3 awesome plugins which I will use in pretty much all my shots in the film.
Thanks to Philip from Frischluft for his help and support and for creating the BEST DOF blur plugin in the world for After Effects
Thanks to all the d00ds at Blackmagic Design from Australia and San Jose for having me out to speak and for their help and support.
AND I would also like to thank Nate and Sarah from youtube for helping out a weirdo animator like me ^ ^
Also I would like to thank Liz and Tishna for having me out to speak at so many places!
AND! Of course I would like to thank YOU for sticking with me and supporting me all this time ^ ^
I will do my best... and my "best" these days is 9000 times better than what you've ever seen from me before!
There's actually lots more people I need to thank but this post could go on forever... I'll put you in the credits of the film aight!
So yeh I actually start making the film tomorrow... ITS ABOUT TIME right ^ ^Brought to you by professional weirdo M dot Strange.


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A small group of suburban sushi restaurants just added a new member to its family, albeit with a slightly different focus. Feng Shui Sushi & Dumplings opened over the weekend in Brighton's Cleveland Circle, unveiling a renovated space at 1924 Beacon St., formerly a Citibank branch.
The first Feng Shui opened in 2005, according to vice president Frank Zhang. There are now five locations — including the Brighton restaurant — in Chelmsford, Waltham, Cohasset, and Tyngsborough. A sixth location is on the way to Burlington. While all the restaurants serve a mixture of sushi and Chinese food, there are subtle differences in the menus of each location.
Brighton's menu includes dumplings and bao made on site, filled with ingredients such as pork, crab, duck, vegetables, and lobster. There are Chinese- and Japanese-inspired starters, including scallion pancakes, egg rolls, spicy wings, tuna wasabi dumplings, and gyoza.
For entrees, there are assorted soups, rice and noodle dishes, and meat and seafood specials, along with a wide variety of sushi, from rolls to two- or three-piece a la carte selections. There is also a "Chinese hometown menu" with half or whole roast duck or chicken, seafood in mala chili sauce, and spicy beef, plus milk and fruit bubble teas.
The Brighton restaurant also has a liquor license. Its drink selection includes wine and beer, plus sake, baijiu, and a long list of cocktails, including some Tiki-style drinks like mai tais, scorpion bowls, and blue Hawaiians.
Feng Shui is open Sunday through Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 a.m.
• Feng Shui Coverage on Eater [EBOS]
• Cleveland Circle Will Get a Sushi Restaurant [EBOS]


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The Mayor and City Council provide proactive community leadership in the formulation of public policy that promotes the economic interests of the City, a high quality of life and a safe and attractive environment for the citizens.
Two council members represent each of the four districts ensuring equal representation for the citizens. The Mayor is elected at-large for a four year term, and the Council members are elected to four year staggered terms. The Mayor and Council members, working together as a single body, are entrusted with representing and interpreting the needs of the citizens of Centennial by balancing diverse public interests, establishing policies and providing leadership and vision for the community. View Council Compensation Ordinance(PDF, 3MB).


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Tuesday's rowdy UFC 139 press conference was hosted by UFC President Dana White and open to the public in San Jose, California. Featured on the panel was former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson, former Pride middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva, and former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le. The press conference was streamed live on MMA Nation, as well as the UFC's website.
UFC 139 is scheduled for November 19th at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. For more analysis, follow MMA Nation (@MMANation) on Twitter.
Here are partial notes from each participant. (Due to technical difficulties, credit goes to MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger for several quotes.)
Dana White:
- Cung Le had been talking to me for a long time. He called me and we made it happen. Wanderlei wanted to keep fighting, to stay in the UFC and we're giving him this opportunity to stay in the UFC.
- Dan and I get along just fine. We butt heads here and there. I respect him as a fighter and he's beating the best in the world. I can't hate him for knocking Fedor out either.
- (When asked when he's going to fight in the UFC) Trust me, you don't want to see that. I'm old and done. I can't get on a treadmill, let alone fight. (Henderson adds that the UFC already has enough heavyweights.)
- (When asked about Dan Henderson fighting Anderson Silva) He's got to beat Shogun first, and then we'll take it from there.
- If Koscheck wants to fight Fitch, maybe then we'll get him on [UFC 139]. Koscheck told me he wants to fight on the card.
"Shogun" Rua:
- Well Dan Henderson is a tough fighter and has been a stand-out for a long time since the Pride days. That was a fight that people want to see back then and it didn't happen. It only makes sense to fight the toughest guys and Dan Henderson is a tough fighter.
- I never really considered dropping to middleweight. My natural weight is 225-230 and I didn't really think I'd be able to.
- (On a potential fight with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson) Rampage is actually a guy that I like a lot as a person, his personality. I think this fight is bound to happen sooner or later.
Dan Henderson:
- I guess it's a little bit ironic that every time I win a title somewhere, Dana White has to buy the company to get me back. Just to get competition against top guys in the sport. Strikeforce has a number of guys that are tough and I feel like I fought some of the tougher guys over there. Beyond that, i wasn't excited about fighting anybody other than the guys in the UFC. I guess it was good timing to have them swoop up Strikeforce again.
- I prefer to fight light heavyweight. I'm not fond of cutting weight. There's only one fight I'd cut weight for and that's Anderson [Silva].
- Everyone can speculate why Silva doesn't want to fight me and I'm one of those people. Apparently he hurt himself.
- I think it would be fun to go back and fight in Japan. It's a place that I fought for many years and enjoyed the fans over there.
Wanderlei Silva:
- I love fighting. I love this sport. I grew up inside the ring and I will fight as long as I can.
- Some guys fight better with their back against the wall, and I'm one of those guys.
- I had some big events in MMA back in Japan. I hope for a fight there and I want to fight there.
Cung Le:
- I'm very honored to be fighting for the UFC and I'm very excited to be fighting Wanderlei. Vitor, Wanderlei, it wouldn't have made a difference. I would have been equally excited for either one of them.
- I actually learned my lesson the first time when I came back from Scott Smith. I wasn't very busy with training on set and just focusing on acting. Now I stayed in shape and when I came back to the states, I came back to the gym the following week. I've been training since February so I'll be ready to go here.
- Being a UFC fighter and the co-main event is a dream come true. I'm ready to rock and roll and give the fans what they want to see.
- I just wanted to fight in the UFC whether it was in San Jose or somewhere else. Being in San Jose makes it even more exciting and that's what I wanted after finding out they were coming here.
- I am focused on this fight, so right now it's all about being an MMA fighter.


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When China reported that its economy grew 7% in Q2 – spot-on Beijing's target – virtually no one believed it.
The veracity of the country's economic data has long been the subject of debate and when FT called out the country's National Bureau of Statistics for employing what we called "deficient deflator math" on the way to understating inflation and overstating output, China's statistics bureau responded, saying that although there was "room for improvement," the deflator wasn't underestimated, GDP growth wasn't overstated, and "both reflect the real situation."
One could certainly be forgiven for insisting that the NBS is simply lying, because after all, the "real situation" looks like this:
Charts: A. Gary Shilling's Insight
Given the above, it should come as no surprise that some analysts believe the actual rate of growth in China is closer to zero than it is to 7%. Here's Reuters:
China's economy is growing only half as fast as official data shows, or maybe even slower, according to foreign investors and analysts who increasingly challenge how the world's second largest economy can be measured so swiftly and precisely.
But perhaps the biggest question is how a developing country of 1.4 billion people can publish its quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) statistics weeks before first drafts from developed economies like the United States, the euro zone or Britain, and then barely revise them later.
"We think the numbers are fantasy," said Erik Britton of Fathom Consulting, a London-based independent research firm and one of the more vocal critics of official Chinese data. "There is no way those numbers are even close to the truth."
The uncanny official calm in China GDP data may well be contributing to sceptics' exit from Chinese assets just as the authorities struggle to manage a volatile stock market.
Fathom, which decided last year to stop publishing forecasts of the official GDP release and instead publish what it thinks is really happening, reckons growth will be 2.8 percent this year, slowing to just 1.0 percent next year.
Li Keqiang, now Chinese Premier, was cited in leaked U.S. diplomatic cables years ago from when he was Communist Party head in Liaoning province calling GDP figures "man-made" and unreliable. This remains a buttress for widespread scepticism.
Fathom publishes a simple indicator based on three variables that Li said at the time he watched for a better view of how his local economy, and by extension the national one, was faring: electricity consumption, rail cargo volume, and bank lending.
That implies a growth rate of 3.2 percent, and shows a significant decoupling from the official rate since late 2013 based on a plunge in rail freight volumes and below-trend growth in electricity production.
"Clearly nobody believes the data," said Sushil Wadhwani, a former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member and founder of Wadhwani Asset Management LLP.
Wadhwani says he also looks at various proxies of China's growth rate, which he deems are "pretty unreliable" as well and which suggest anywhere from 1.5 percent to about 5 percent growth.
"I truly don't know where we are in that range", he said.
Neither do we, but we suspect it's closer to the low end and indeed, if the 35% rise in NPLs cited last week by Shang Fulin, chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission, is any indication, things are getting a lot worse under the hood as the slumping economy causes loans to the manufacturing sector to sour at an unprecedented rate.


text: Sometimes referred to as Twigs in old Hoodoo oral histories, Devil`s Shoe String is a common and potent root utilized most frequently in Hoodoo practices. In this practice, they are most frequently kept within a Mojo bag or tied together to form a bracelet, anklet, or necklace. In these circumstances, it is typically viewed as a powerful protective device. This is where some believe it even gets its name, referring to its ability to "trip up the devil," as if you tied his shoe laces together. Tied together as an anklet, it is also known to be of particular help in preventing the wearer from being poisoned by Goofer`s Dust. Other uses within such spiritual practice also involve the herb aiding finding good luck, helping to find a new job or a raise, achieving invisibility, or acquiring some measure of control over the opposite sex. Today, Devil`s Shoestring is still most commonly identified with old Hoodoo and Root Magic practices that are, if anything, more widespread and common today than ever.


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Do you ever get so busy during the day that you run out of daylight hours to do the things you actually want? Have you ever attempted to remedy this by denying yourself sleep to make time for those activities?
If the answer is yes, then you've participated in revenge bedtime procrastination, which refers to those hours you spend putting off sleep so you can have a bit more time for yourself.
The idea of revenge bedtime procrastination has gained some social media attention during recent months, likely due to the increased stress and altered schedules associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Around 40 percent of adults reported having increased trouble sleeping during the pandemic.
But the concept appeared prior to the pandemic. It's seen as a response to long, stressful work hours that leave little time for personal wants and desires.
The idea is that you're taking "revenge" on the daytime hours that kept you so preoccupied, and you're choosing to take some time for yourself at night.
This delay in sleep can look a little different for each person and can also be dependent upon what your daytime life looks like.
For a mom of several little ones, maybe the goal is to steal some quiet time, and even though you're exhausted you opt to settle in and scroll silently on Instagram.
Maybe your days are highly structured, and all you want to do is lay on the couch and watch the most recent episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Ramiz Fargo, MD, medical director for the Loma Linda University Sleep Disorder Center, adds that the activities involved in revenge bedtime procrastination are typically easy things you enjoy doing. "It can be swiping through your phone, watching television, or catching up on reading."
Whatever the activity is, the end result is delayed sleep.
At its core, revenge bedtime procrastination stems from a lack of free time during the day.
Between work, running errands, cooking, checking in on friends, raising children, walking the dog, and all the other essential tasks of daily life, many people aren't left with much time to do things for pleasure or joy.
It's worth noting that research suggests that those who engage in this behavior actually want to sleep, despite their actions. This disconnect is known as the intention-behavior gap.
There is a suggested link between revenge bedtime procrastination, general procrastination, and poor self-regulation.
But researchers emphasize that the exact link is unclear. People who tend to procrastinate may be more likely to engage in revenge bedtime procrastination. On the other hand, it's possible that loss of sleep due to this phenomenon results in more general procrastination.
If you find yourself pushing off getting a decent amount of sleep on a regular basis, consider what else you may be avoiding in your life. Are you putting off paying a bill or sending an email? What about returning that phone call you have been ignoring for a week? All of these things could be connected.
Everyone needs sleep, and not getting enough shut-eye can lead to problems down the road. Missing a night here and there will probably only result in some grogginess the next day.
But regularly not getting enough sleep can eventually start to affect everything from your immune system to your libido. Sleep deprivation is also
Lack of sleep can also interfere with your mental health, increasing chances of depression and impacting your overall decision-making capability.
A lot of advice around revenge bedtime procrastination focuses on basic sleep hygiene, like not exercising too close to bedtime, avoiding screens at night, and going to sleep at a consistent time each night.
While developing good sleep hygiene is important for overall health, the root cause of revenge bedtime procrastination is the lack of free time during the day.
Consider these strategies for handling responsibilities without forgetting yourself in the process.
Put rest on your calendar
Fargo recommends "carving out designated time in your schedule to take a break."
It might feel counterintuitive to build downtime into your schedule but think of self-care like any other important work task or meeting: If it's not on the calendar or to-do list, it probably won't get done.
Make reasonably sized goals
Part of ensuring this is a habit that you can stick to involves making your new goal both attainable and realistic.
If you're struggling to find time during the day or you're worried about falling behind on deadlines, start small. "Using 10- to 15-minute breaks to exercise or decompress during the day can make you more productive in the long run," says Fargo.
Include the things that matter to you most
Fargo says, "make time for the things and people you appreciate the most."
Even if it's just calling your sibling on the phone during your break or taking a quick walk to the mailbox and back, center what makes you feel good during the day.
You don't need to have a mental health condition to benefit from seeing a therapist. If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed more often than not or find it challenging to strike the right balance between work and play, talking to a mental health professional can be a big help.
They can help you with things like:
- learning new relaxation strategies
- identifying specific sources of stress and develop tools to manage them
- think about potential career moves that might offer a better work-life balance
- coping with any mental health symptoms you experience as a result of not getting enough sleep
Not sure where to start? Our guide to affordable therapy can help.
Occasionally staying up too late reading, scrolling through social media, or talking to friends isn't anything out of the ordinary. But regularly putting off sleep not only leaves you groggy during the day but also impacts your overall health.
No one "gets used" to little sleep, contrary to popular belief. Depriving your body of what it needs to survive will eventually take a toll. We all have things that we miss out on when we have packed schedules, but finding time to take care of ourselves should not be on that list. Even if it takes sending a Google calendar invite to your best friend to ensure they call you at 1pm to spark taking a short break, figure out what works for you.
Taneasha White is a Black, queer lover of words, inquisition, and community, and has used her role within both literary and organizational spaces to make room for folks who are often cast aside. She's the founder and editor of UnSung Literary Magazine, a flash fiction and poetry publication focused on offering artistic space for marginalized voices; a guest editor with Quail Bell Magazine; and co-host of the podcast "Critiques for The Culture," where media is dissected through humor and a sociopolitical lens. You can find more of her work here.


text: Gabriela NuñezGabriela Nuñez joined our sister agency: Heart of Adoptions, Inc. in June 2006 as an Adoption Caseworker Assistant. Gabriela is now the Program Supervisor for the Naples satellite office for Heart of Adoptions Alliance, Inc. She works closely with birth mothers handling their day-to-day needs, monitoring their medical care and overall well-being. Additionally, she coordinates the interaction between adoptive parents and birth parents. She has previous experience working with youth in a parenting program, as well as experience in both domestic and international adoptions, specifically working internationally with Guatemala.Gabriela obtained her Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2013. Fun FactsTV show: Greys AnatomyRestaurant: Cheesecake FactoryCandy: skittles and starburstsPlace: Disney WorldWhat brought me to adoption: It runs in the family! My mother was an adoption coordinator for international adoptions and my grandmother ran a domestic adoption agency. I grew up surrounded by adoption, especially since I am adopted, along with my six sisters. My aunt and uncle are also adopted. Post navigation right-arrow2Previous Shannon Howard-Lascari Nextright-arrow Natalie Londono


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Episcopal priest's 'Hamilton' parody 'You'll Be Back' video goes viral
An Episcopal priest who oversees a congregation in Georgia has become an internet celebrity after posting a video of himself parodying a song from the hit musical "Hamilton."
The Rev. Lonnie Lacy, rector of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Tifton, posted a video to YouTube on Saturday of him parodying the "Hamilton" song "You'll Be Back."
In the popular musical, the song is sung by King George III to the rebellious colonials, with the villainous monarch swearing that he will be victorious in the war.
Lacy took on a more benevolent tone to his version, dressing up in clerical attire and speaking about the benefits of attending worship, with the clergyman dancing around the empty church.
The video shows Lacy optimistically setting up for the return of normal worship, removing ropes from the pews, setting out hymns and communion, and lighting a candle.
"To all who miss worship, fellowship, and — yes! — Communion at your churches, just remember: We will get back together even better than we ever were before. Da da dat daa!" the description for the video says.
The video has more than 620,000 views as of Wednesday, making it by far the most watched of the videos on St. Anne's Episcopal Church's YouTube channel.
Lacy told Episcopal News Service in an interview on Monday that he was inspired to do the video in part because he wanted to do something both hopeful and humorous for people.
"Every year at the talent show, I try to do something really big and really ridiculous as the closing act. And it's just become a thing — people know that Lonnie's going to do something big and stupid," he explained.
"[The video is] a little humorous word of hope, a promise that God is going to get us through this. There is going to be another side of this, and we will get back together."
In response to coronavirus, the majority of churches in the United States opted to cancel their in-person worship services to help curb the rate of infection.
More recently, large numbers of congregations have begun to gradually reopen, typically with varying levels of social distancing guidelines and restrictions in place for public health reasons.
According to a LifeWay Research report, 70% of Protestant churches responded that they had returned to holding in-person worship services, most with safety measures in place.
"While more and more churches have resumed in-person worship services, it has not always been a straight path back," said LifeWay Research's Executive Director, Scott McConnell, in a statement.
"Some have had difficulty resuming or had to stop meeting again as things got worse in their area."


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The COVID-19 pandemic has put new attention on the importance and benefits of hand-washing with soap and water.
Now, a Purdue University-affiliated startup has created a way for patients to wash their hands using soap and water without leaving their hospital or medical beds.
Angie Washburn, a respiratory therapist and entrepreneur, founded Project Process and created a portable bedside sink.
"I realized through my time in health care and business that there needed to be a better way to advance patient care by washing hands with soap and water at the bedside," Washburn said. "The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of soap and water in helping to stop the spread of disease and improve patient health. Sometimes things like hand sanitizer and wipes are not effective and you need soap and water, such as when hands are visibly dirty."
Hancock Regional Hospital in Greenfield, Indiana, is serving as a testing site for the bedside sink technology.
Washburn completed the Firestarter program with the Purdue Foundry, an entrepreneurship and commercialization hub housed in the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration in Purdue's Discovery Park District, adjacent to the Purdue campus. Her startup is now part of the Purdue Foundry's Double Down Experiment, which includes six high-growth businesses.
Washburn worked with Nathan Hartman, Purdue's Dauch Family Professor of Advanced Manufacturing and head of the Department of Computer Graphics Technology, as well as co-executive director of the Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC). The center worked with Washburn to create a prototype of the portable bedside sink.
"All of the Purdue community has just been so wonderful in helping me as an entrepreneur," Washburn said. "It is an amazing entrepreneurship community that embraces ideas and moves them to impact."
Washburn has worked with some health care companies to refine her model, and she's looking for additional partners. For more information, visit Project Process, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 317-625-1959.
Project Process gained a grant from the Indiana Technical Assistance Program.
Washburn also has worked with gBETA Indy and the Indiana IoT Lab, and received a certificate in women's entrepreneurship from Cornell University A patent has been filed for the portable bedside sink.


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For years, Florida Studio Theatre has relied on the efforts of a small team of interns who have rounded out the staff by gaining experience toward their careers as literary assistants, stage management assistants or performing in shows or in technical jobs backstage.
This year, the company expanded the program to add a new apprentice acting company of eight recent college graduates who have been working in the theater's education programs and performing in the Playmakers tour to encourage young students to write plays.
The theater's general audience probably hasn't had much of a chance to see these performers, but they will get some attention as they perform in a series of Monday night play readings of contemporary works beginning today.
The apprentices will be seated at music stands reading from scripts to help audiences focus on the words of the plays rather than on stage action. The Apprentice Reading Series begins at 7 p.m. today with a performance of Etan Frankel's "Paralyzed," about two strangers who discover a suicide note in a hotel bathroom that leads them on an unexpected journey.
The series continues at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 with Deirdre O'Connor's "Jailbait," about love and maturity. It is about two young girls who fake their way into a nightclub where they meet two men in their 30s who are looking for anyway possible to fight off becoming adults.
The final reading, at 7 p.m. March 19 is Mat Smart's "Samuel J and K," about two brothers through adoption, who go on a graduation trip to Cameroon that could set them on different paths rather than bring them together as planned.
Tickets for the readings are $10 each. For more information; 366-9000; floridastudiotheatre.org


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The Spartan Agoge: Investigation of Badassery
Have you ever seen the movie 300? Whether you enjoy chest and bicep day or not, trying to ignore physical greatness is seemingly an impossible concept. When Gerard Butler kicks some politically misinformed gent off a cliff, wearing the occasional Spartan-Velvet cape, a speedo, boots, and a sword hanging at his side – Did you notice the next level shreddedness of his body? What about that horde of "other" partially nude combatants? Right. . ., the "warrior" physique is unmistakable: from V-taping backs, ridiculously outlined 6-packs, and barrel-chested beard breathing monster aesthetics, the Spartan physique, is no joke, and as history tells us – it is very much real. Let's dive into the outrageously cool culture of Sparta and learn a thing or two about the 'Agoge.'
How Accurate Are the Movies?
According to the ancient Greek historian Plutarch, in Sparta, specifically selected male citizens would undergo a rigorous training and educational process from a very early age. Shortly after birth, elders would evaluate the boys. The children would be allowed to live were most "well built and sturdy." Those who were deemed unfit were "left at the foot of a mountain to die." At the preposterously absurd age of seven, Spartan boys are assigned to a specific company with which they would live, study, and train together with. Adults would choose a captain for the company at that same age. That captain (selected by bravery) would instill militaristic obedience and leadership to the rest of his unit.
Academically, there is much debate as to what emphasis Spartans placed on education. Some scholars, such as Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham, "says there are hints in other sources that they received standard Greek elementary education in reading, writing, numbers, song, and dance." There are historical recordings which state how these children are taught from birth to rely on minimalistic principles: often going barefoot and refusing to bathe, which made the skin hard and dry. They made their beds from plants and had nothing but a cloak so that they could learn how to adapt.
Of course, as cinematography has made it so very clear, Spartans maintained a lean athletic frame at all times. In Donald G. Kyle's book. Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient World, the author mentions how the historian, Plutarch, had written numerous accounts of which foretold how young Spartans would present themselves to the public in full nudity quite often, and that if they did not appear sufficiently fit, then they would be flogged and whipped. The competitive nature of Spartan childhood was nothing short of extreme. Kyle mentions several other findings: how the Spartans would race one another and compete in wrestling. He also tells how two teams "would try to drive each other off an island by pushing, kicking, biting and gouging their opponents."
Xenophon, a historian who lived from late 400 to 300 BC, wrote of Spartan dietary practice. The idea behind being given limited nutrition, besides the focus of maintaining an aesthetic figure, was to embolden the youth to go out and steal food from others "in order to make the boys more resourceful in getting supplies, and better [at] fighting men." In addition, Xenophon includes how if and when Spartans would be caught stealing, they were then punished, thus another focus of this practice was to teach these children how to steal and not get caught in the process. Beliefs such as these went even further. Xenophon and Plutarch both share similar writings which tell a story of how there was an annual ritual. Spartan youth try and steal cheese from a temple altar, and then they would try to evade the lashes of armed guards with swinging whips. Courage, Stoicism, and Fortitude… these conceptual notions would become indistinguishable with the hero-like troopers.
Agoge…or Lifestyle?
Paul Cartledge, a professor of Greek culture at the University of Cambridge, wrote that The Agoge, "was a trial by ordeal." Not only was this an instrumental basis of Spartan culture, but it would allow the soldiers to one day become welcomed within communal dining, it allowed access to higher levels of society, and obviously so – it led to the "becoming of a full-fledged Spartan citizen and soldier." Real military training would not become present in a Spartan's lifetime until much later into adulthood. The Agoge, its real focus was to ensure that these children would become compliant within the famed society of Sparta. This system would create a handful of people who were ready to lie down and die for one's nation. Today we know Sparta for its unmeasured level of socio-political stability, unlike other Greek city-states. This was partly due to the fact that the Agoge enforced a lifestyle that required harmonious cooperation between one another.
This bewildering array of methodology that was used through the Agogeical process, was not the primary reason for their success in battle. The opponent was faster, more endurable, stronger, and more mentally prepared than, but it was not the only card that Spartans held up their sleeves. The real spartan superpower was not indifference to suffering or some unattainable level of physical fitness, "but rather [it] [was] superior organization." They would execute militaristic strategies until achieving perfection. Xenophon's writings suggest that Spartan soldiers were able to maneuver in unison with flawless grace. On the battlefield, no one could match their tactics. According to Plutarch, throughout a Spartan's lifetime, they were never without some form of prescribed regimen, and at seemingly all times, Spartans would continue military training to what seemed like forever.
This system of culture required boys to not accept manhood and would be guided upon a path that would allow them to earn it themselves. The Agoge means "a leading," and this system would train Spartans to become "Homoioi," an elite warrior class. The Spartan Agoge "was one long rite of passage that transitioned a young Spartan male from childhood to puberty to youth, and finally into manhood, while passages progressed him from one age to the next." At all times throughout this process, one of martial, religious, physical and moral implication – the assertions of one's loyalty to Sparta and the values of one's culture would be heavily reinforced. This way of life for the famed representatives of Sparta would go on to establish one of the most badass fighting forces the world has ever seen.
When attempting to create a Spartan-Agoge-Style training atmosphere it is important to acknowledge that we can not simply know for sure how a Spartan would spend his day inside a weight room, or if he would use one at all in the first place. However, because we do understand of what principles existed within the Agoge, such as strength, speed, mobility, conditioning and discipline; we can theoretically create a training regimen based on belief alone. The idea is to emphasize bodyweight-oriented metabolic conditioning behind this workout – this is a body-style beatdown.
Here is the Spartan-Inspired Agoge Blitz!
- Goals
- Reduce Bodyfat Composition (They Held Strongly To The Lean & Mean Motto)
- Increase Cardiovascular Performance (Conditioning For Battle Is A No-Brainer)
- Increase Strength (Carrying A Sword And Shield All Day Is Not So Easy)
- Body Control (Operating At An Elite Level Required Functional Adjustment)
- Discipline Express (Organization and Dedication Are A Must For Badassery)
- The Agoge Blitz W.O.D.
- 1 Mile Run
- 50 Sit-Ups
- 10 Explosive Plyometric Push-Ups (Clapping Push Ups)
- 20 Deep Squat to Tuck Jumps
- 10 Pull-Ups (Chair-Assisted Chin Ups if Unable)
- 5 Muscle Ups (10 More Pull-Ups if Unable)
- 15 Handstand Pushups (20 Close-Grip Pushups if Unable)
- 20 Deep Squat to Tuck Jumps
- 40 Bicycle Crunches
- 20 Close-Grip Pushups
- 1 Minute Plank Hold
- 10 Burpees
- Rest for 2-4 Minutes Max
- Repeat X 3 CIRCUITS!!
https://www.history.com/news/sparta-warriors-training AUTHOR PATRICK J. KIGER
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-spartan-way-manhood-is-a-journey/ AUTHOR BRETT AND KATE MCKAY
Caleb Giachelli, a level 192 Altmerian-High-Elf warrior in the world of Skyrim, is usually super setting chest and biceps and sometimes can be found snapkicking...


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Pictured, left to right, is Larry McNeill, AMVETS Department Americanism chairman; Hailey Bourque, AMVETS National fifth-grade poster 3rd place winner, and Bobbie French, principal, St. Anna School. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Hailey Bourque winner of Americanism poster contest
LEOMINSTER – Hailey Bourque, a student at St. Anna School, won third place in the AMVETS National 5th Grade Poster Contest. The theme for the 2017-2018 contest was "Why is the Constitution Important to me? Hailey received a National Certificate of Achievement, signed by the National Commander Rege W. Riley, a gift card for $100 and her original poster. Her teacher at that time was Mrs. Beth Duffy.


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Apple's next big media event will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. (Pacific) at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park Campus in Cupertino, California.
New iPhones are a sure bet. It's anticipated that this year's Apple smartphones will ship in 5.8- and 6.5-inch sizes in OLED, with a lower-priced ($700-$800) 6.1-inch device coming, as well. Makes sense to me.
The Sellers Research Group is also expecting:
- New iPad Pros with FaceID with a TrueDepth camera, slimmer bezels, and no Touch ID button. They'll be available in 12.9-inch and 11-inch versions with the latter replacing the current 10.5-incher.
- The Apple Watch Series 4 with a 15% bigger screen in the same form factor (only slightly bigger), solid state buttons, improved heart rate detection.and longer battery life.
- Second generation AirPods with "Hey, Siri" support and more water resistance. The former will let you call up Apple's digital assistant without physically tapping the headphones by saying "Hey Siri." The latter will be designed to survey splashes of water, but not submerging.
- The long-promised AirPower, which will be able to charge a Qi-compatible iPhone, an Apple Watch, and a pair of AirPods (in a special wireless charging case that will also be announced on Sept. 12) at the same time regardless of where they're placed on the pad.
I think there's also a chance that we'll see the Apple Pencil 2 featuring a new magnetic system that will allow it to temporarily attach to an iPad. This would allow users to place the Apple Pencil on the iPad securely when not in use, allowing it to attach magnetically just like the iPad Smart Cover.


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Pvt Lawrence Haulbrooks, Co A, 220 Bn 68
I recently bought "I Am A Doughboy" which belonged to Pvt. Lawrence Haulbrooks, CO A, 220 Bn, 68th Reg. He was at Camp Blanding, FL on June 18, 1944. I'm giving this as a gift to my dad, but wouldn't mind copying the pages with his name, and his buddies for any relative. He was being trained in an anti-tank outfit.


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Part One left us talking about the importance of self-control and developing this skill in our children in order that they not become grownups who cannot control themselves.
Dealing with NO forms part of learning to have self-control. As parents and teachers, 'no' can leave us paralysed with no idea how to respond. Eventually we end up losing control and handing control of our actions and words to a child.
In order for us to create an environment at Little Heroes that reflects what we value we have discovered that we need to be intentional about responding to the mistakes our children make in love, and not react to the behaviour that we see.
- Taking Responsibility for Your Mistake
We encourage them to fix their mistake, whatever it may be. We empower them to take responsibility for their actions and not to blame. Learning responsibility is key here.
We must think ahead to the future we want when we make decisions with young children. When they have not practiced decision making and do not know that they are responsible to fix their mistakes, children become teens that are much harder to live with.
- Love
As parents, we see our role as disciplining our children so that they will be well behaved and not embarrass us, or let down the family name. We will do whatever it takes to ensure that other people think we are amazing because of the way our children behave.
In order to ensure that these parenting goals are met, it is very common for parents to prepare the road for the child rather than the child for the road. They pre-empt and go ahead of their children and do all that they can to control the child and the circumstances their children may face so that their children will be happy.
I was recently chatting to a friend who was sharing about what a tough time their son had been through recently and how really hard she had found it and how powerless she felt because, and I quote, "the sole reason she was put on this planet was to make her son happy."
If our children aren't perfect and happy, we think we've failed!
Because of this everything is done for the child (in the name of love). The fruit of this snow plough, lawn mower, or helicopter parenting as it is now being called, is entitlement, helplessness, impatience, insecurity, anxiety, fear, and powerlessness.
And this has happened at the expense of freedom and can't be called "love". The result of helicopter parenting is that children are imprisoned, restricted, literally rendered powerless and unequipped for life when homes and classrooms are characterised by fear and control.
At Little Heroes, perfection is not the goal, but progress is celebrated. Clearing all obstacles is not the goal, rather using every opportunity – good, sad, painful or challenging – to teach valuable life skills in a safe, loving environment is what we strive for.
By Barbara Cooper – Principal
Many of these thoughts and ideas are based on materials by Danny and Sheri Silk and Brittney Serpell (www.lovingonpurpose.com), and Lauren and Seth Dahl (www.sethdahl.com). Please refer to their websites for further resources.


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Mrs Crimble's is aiming to raise at least £25,000 for Breast Cancer Campaign this month, with the launch of its Cranberry Macaroons.
The wheat-free bakery business has created the biscuit products for supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons in order to raise 10p from every pack of six large macaroons for the charity, which researches cures for breast cancer across the UK and Ireland.
Jeremy Woods, MD at Mrs Crimble's, said: "We are delighted to be linking up with this remarkable charity. The battle against breast cancer is far from over, and we have every hope that our fundraising will help save lives."
Product packaging features the Breast Cancer Campaign logo and predominantly uses pink to signify its link with the charity. Mrs Crimble's is also encouraging consumers to buy the charitable products by offering the chance to win one of 10 Mrs Crimble's Breast Cancer Campaign Hampers if they send empty packs back to the company.


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Creation Care Network E-news
Message from Margaret...
Dear friends,
Welcome to our second monthly CCN e-news. No, that's not a typo for CNN. "CCN" stands for Creation Care Network, which includes everyone reading this newsletter. If you haven't done so already, please subscribe!
This Wednesday, October 4, the Church celebrates the Feast of Francis of Assisi, the day that our diocese embarks on our annual
Season of Creation
. This special season, which extends through the end of November, encourages us to deepen our relationship with God through the natural world and to pray and take action to heal the fraying web of life.
Do you sometimes feel depressed or worry about the future? Do you feel jittery about the nuclear standoff with North Korea? Are you stressed by too many emails or too much to do? Whatever difficulties you're coping with, I hope you will let God minister to you through the natural world. God is ready to speak to you through wind and trees, to address you in the harsh cry of geese flying overheard, and to greet you in the shining strands of a single spider web. Maybe one of the best things you can do for yourself during Creation Season is to make a commitment every day to spend five or ten minutes letting God find you as you gaze, listen, and wander outside, with no agenda except to be available to God.
Wondering what else you and your congregation can do this season? Visit the pages on
, and
. We've got plenty of ideas!
Here is some other good news:
1. A Lawrence House intern, Shalom Kristanugraha, is working with us this year to support the diocese's ministry of Creation care. Welcome, Shalom! Thank you for your ministry and leadership!
2. "Listening to Native Voices: Standing Rock is Everywhere" will be a truly memorable event, bringing together hundreds of people to celebrate Chief Arvol Looking Horse and other First Nations leaders as we celebrate St. Francis Day on Saturday, October 7, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at
Agape Community
in Hardwick, MA. Come early, bring your own lunch, and, if you like, bring apples or other finger food to share. Bishop Doug Fisher and I will lead some of the prayers.
3. At our diocesan convention on October 28, delegates will consider a resolution, "We Are Still In." Sponsored by the Social Justice Commission and your Missioner for Creation Care, the resolution pledges support of the goals of the Paris Climate Accord and calls on the Church to make moral decisions about energy use, to preach about climate change, and to be bold in proclaiming the urgency of the climate crisis in the public square and at the local, state, and federal levels.
This is an important resolution that makes a strong statement both to our selves and to the world about what Christian discipleship looks like in a time of climate disruption.
Our sister diocese, the Diocese of Massachusetts, will consider a similar "We Are Still In" resolution at its own convention a week after ours.
I pray that across Massachusetts, the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement will speak will one voice to say that, when it comes to the Paris Climate Accord, WE ARE STILL IN!
I urge you to
read the resolution
. If you are a convention delegate, I humbly ask that you support the resolution. If you are not a convention delegate, I hope that you will reach out to your delegates and ask them to support it.
4. On Saturday, November 11, I will lead an all-day retreat on Christianity and environmental justice. The retreat will be held at a peaceful and beautiful spot, Rolling Ridge Retreat & Conference Center in North Andover. It will bring together Christians from across a wide range of denominations who want to pray, learn and connect with each other as we answer God's call to hear the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor. Please come, and carpool with other members of your church. For information and to register, visit
As you know, my website is
. I invite you to visit, take a look around, and sign up for blog posts.
If you would like me to preach or speak at your church, please drop me a line (
In the meantime, as St. Paul wrote to his friends in Philippi: "I thank my God every time I remember you" (Phil. 1:3).
(The Rev. Dr.) Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
Missioner for Creation Care
Opportunities for Engagement
Listening to Native Voices:
Standing Rock is Everywhere
Come listen to Chief Arvol Looking Horse of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (and many other indigenous leaders) speak a
bout our relationship with the earth!
Bishop Doug Fisher will be offering prayers, and the Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas will be presenting the Steward of God's Creation Award to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on behalf of the NRCCC. Admission is
free for all.
Arrive early by 9am for street parking, and BYOL (bring your own lunch). For more information you can find the Facebook event
and the visit the Agape Community site
Saturday, October 7, from 10am to 4pm
Agape Community, 2062 Greenwich Rd, Hardwick, MA 01082
Join in with various faith leaders and learn about practical and actionable ways to decrease your congregation's carbon footprint and save money in the meanwhile! On October 15, the First Church of Christ Longmeadow is hosting a workshop about energy efficiency for c
lergy, lay leaders, and building & creation care committee members
of congregations across all faiths. Two
attendees per house of worship
are encouraged to attend. Workshop fee is $20. Register
by October 11. For more information visit the church website
Sunday, October 15, from 1.30pm to 5.30pm
First Church of Christ Longmeadow, 163 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow, MA
10th Annual Interfaith Conference on Climate Change: Transforming Prayers Into Passionate Action
Rhode Island Interfaith Power and Light
is hosting an evening of dinner, networking, learning, and local action featuring Tim DeChristopher and musician Bryan Cahall.
his educational conference promises to help inspire us to cultivate the deep resilience necessary to face our climate crisis, together! Check out the event's Facebook page
. For more info about the presenters and to register (by October 8th!) go
. Admission is $30 for the general public and $10 for students.
October 16,
5.30pm to 9pm
Providence College, 251 Huxley Avenue, Providence, RI 02908
Do you know how much energy is your house is using? ener-G-save may have the answer. Utilizing thermal imaging technology, ener-G-save, a "philanthropically funded energy efficiency pilot project in the Pioneer Valley," aims to educate homeowners in the Pioneer Valley about the state of their home energy use. Last month, ener-G-save
scanned a number of neighborhoods in Pioneer Valley towns (go
to see if your town participated!),
ent postcards to individual homes to kick
start awareness of household energy use.
to find out whether or not
your house has been thermally imaged.
In addition to providing free assessment, ener-G-save also makes it easy for folks follow up and take action to make their homes more energy efficient. Call their hotline number (413-279-9141) or fill out their
online form
"access pre-screened contractors and financial incentives through utility and state programs
to determine which kind of work and which financial help makes the most sense in each particular case." You'll be glad you did!
For more information check out their
Facebook page
and visit their
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
is an account of the decade following the release of Al Gore's 2006 film
An Inconvenient Truth.
The film, which aired worldwide this past August, follows the "inspirational idea that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion."
This October, DVD and Blu-Ray versions are set to be released--and this is where opportunities to get involved arise!
Host a screening
at your church, and use the
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to help kick start a discussion alongside. Join the conversation on social media by using the
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to choose, speak out, and vote for climate justice.
Purchase and read
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Urge Congress to permanently protect the Arctic Refuge
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MBJ Photo credit: Tipper Gore, 2014
Spider Web Photo credit: Robert A. Jonas, 2017
Standing Rock Protest Photo credit: John Duffy, 2016
Arctic Refuge Photo credit: Jan Reurink , 1994


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Trump floats government subsidies for farmers
President Trump floated the idea of subsidy payments for farmers in a meeting today with Republican lawmakers, but nobody voiced support, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
Why it matters: Senators representing farm states are deeply concerned about Trump's tariffs and the retaliatory threats from China that are already driving down crop prices. This was the hot topic at this week's Senate Republican lunch, and Mitch McConnell told concerned senators to "call Trump" and share their worries with him.
What they're saying:
- Multiple senators echoed the message "our farmers don't want welfare," one source briefed on the meeting told me. The source added that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds got the President's attention by saying "our farmers don't want welfare — our farmers want to work and win."
- A second source confirmed those exchanges and said the President not only took these responses to heart but seemed enthusiastic that this was what their farming constituents were telling them.
Flashback: During White House trade meetings in December and January, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross talked about potentially creating a separate trade bank to compensate farmers to "make them whole."
The Washington Post first reported these details from the meeting.


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Many of us associate the War of 1812 with the heroic exploits of Andrew Jackson at New Orleans in 1815, and first lady Dolley Madison saving a portrait of George Washington as she fled the White House in 1814. Francis Scott Key's poem, which 100 years later would become our national anthem, was inspired by the failed attempt of the British fleet to capture Fort McHenry at Baltimore in 1814. Former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were still alive to witness the British burn Washington, D.C., to the ground.
A Regular Army of 35,000 augmented by tens of thousands more in militia forces took up the call to arms during the conflict, from June 1812 to February 1815. As in all wars, thousands of "little guys" fought for America—most of them now long forgotten.
One of them was Hiram Cronk. When Cronk died in 1905 at age 105, he was the last survivor of the War of 1812. "He saw coal oil supersede the candle, only to be passed in turn by gas and electricity" during his lifetime, according to an article in The Minneapolis Journal, and "saw his country pass through its various baptisms of blood" including not only the War of 1812 but also the Texas and California revolutions, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
Enlisted at 13
Hiram Cronk was born in 1800 in Frankfort, N.Y. The U.S. Constitution was only 12 years old, and there were only 16 states. John Adams was America's second president. When Hiram was 3, then-President Jefferson engineered the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
Hiram joined the Army at age 14, enlisting with his father and two brothers. His father, James, had previously served in the Revolutionary War; his Uncle Jacob had been killed at the Battle of Bennington in 1777 at Walloomsac, N.Y.
Hiram's actual military service lasted about 100 days at Sackets Harbor, N.Y. According to an account in Oklahoma's Anadarko Daily Democrat, the teenager was of such "extreme frailty" that he was "the butt of many jokes." His fellow soldiers claimed if he was exhausted or wounded, "his father could pack him away in his coat pocket." However, "in one skirmish … he behaved in such a soldierly manner" that his captain, Edward Fuller of the 157th Infantry, commented that if he "had a company of men as full as nerve as young Hi Cronk," he would have invaded Canada and beat the British on their home turf.
After he was discharged, Hiram stayed overnight at Watertown, N.Y., before going home. He heard "the sound of cannonading" at Sackets Harbor on Lake Ontario, where a British warship was bombarding the fortifications. Within a few weeks he was back in the ranks as a private, assisting in the construction of log barracks along the shore. He was honorably discharged from the Army in November 1814.
After his service, Cronk made his livelihood as a shoemaker, spending his working career around Watertown. In 1825, he married Mary Thornton. The couple had 10 children; seven survived to adulthood. One son was killed during the Civil War at the Battle of Shiloh. When Mary died in 1885, the couple had been married for 60 years.
According to the Daily Capital Journal of Salem, Ore., Cronk lived on a 120-acre farm. Eighteen years before his death, he moved in with his 70-year-old daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law. Sarah arranged for her father to receive a monthly pension of $8, which was raised to $12 in 1886.
After Cronk turned 100, a special act of Congress raised his monthly pension to $25. Three years later, the New York State Legislature voted to award him a monthly pension of $72.
Tobacco, Wine and Milk
Various newspaper articles described Cronk's sprightly demeanor, good hearing and sight. When Cronk was about 103, he was interviewed by the New-York Tribune. The newspaper reported that the centenarian and veteran "keeps up his strength on tobacco, wine and milk. … He has used tobacco from boyhood [and] consumes a gallon of wine each day." (A later report said Cronk consumed a gallon of wine biweekly.)
Cronk also indulged himself in Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, saying he "took a dessert spoonful … three times a day" with meals and before bedtime. This testimonial was included in a Duffy's ad promoting the medical and health benefits of the whiskey, which allowed the centenarian "to be out every day" and "take quite extended tramps."
After Cronk died in May 1905, three ministers performed the funeral in his house. His body then was transported by train to New York City, where it laid in state at City Hall before burial in Brooklyn's Cypress Hills Cemetery.
The funeral procession included a horse cavalry, a Rough Riders brigade, uniformed Civil War veterans and a marching band. A film reel of the procession to City Hall has been posted on YouTube under the title "Funeral of Hiram Cronk 1905."


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InsideOut At City Hall: Beyond the Personal to the Principle
Why I am a member of the ACLU.
By Annise D. Parker
As part of my public responsibilities, I am regularly asked to attend ribbon cuttings and fundraisers, to present proclamations and to offer pertinent remarks about a variety of subjects. In April I was asked to give opening remarks for a benefit performance of the play I Am My Own Wife at Stages Theater. The Houston chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union had reserved the house as a fundraiser. I was unfamiliar with the play, but happy to oblige the organization. I had a chance to review the script before composing my talk (always a plus in these circumstances. You'd be surprised at the stuff I've had to revise on the fly!), and it in turn prompted me to think more deeply about why I am a member of the ACLU.
I apologize for discussing a play that is no longer running in Houston, although I would recommend seeing it should you encounter it. The one-man, 40-character play mesmerized Broadway audiences before winning the 2004 Pulitzer Prize and a Tony. But this article isn't intended as a review of the play or even a biographical sketch of the central character.
That said, you need a little context. The play is based on the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, Germany's iconic transvestite, celebrated antiques collector, and founder of the Grunderzeit Museum. Unlike so many others, the very visible cross dresser survived both the Nazis and the brutal East German regime. On Sunday afternoons, German GLBTs took refuge at East Germany's only gay bar, the basement of her home/museum.
Supporters hail Charlotte, who died in 2002 at the age of 74, as a cultural hero. The reunited German government even awarded her a medal for preserving a significant piece of the country's cultural heritage. But controversy surrounded her later years as newly revealed documents detailed her cooperation with the infamous Stasi, the East German secret police, who wanted her help to keep track of Charlotte's GLBT patrons. She also "rescued" antiques for her collection from the homes of Jewish deportees and, in her teens, served a sentence for murdering her violently abusive father.
Charlotte's autobiography is actually entitled I Am My Own Woman, a title I find much more evocative of the nuances and contradictions of her life. She truly was her own woman, even in the sense that she constructed her public persona piece by piece, from choosing a name to a manner of dress to carefully editing the past she revealed.
Individuals can be complex, complicated, confusing, contradictory. They can be heroic and selfless, or venal and self-serving, sometimes at the same time. Few individuals, however, embody this as much as the central character of this play. Was she a heroine or a villain? Yes. She was also a murderer, collaborator, manipulator, creator, nurturer, and crusader.
There are very few of us who embody both saint and sinner to such an extreme, but we know that each of us has the potential to be either. (Most of our faith traditions incorporate the tenet that the redemptive power of belief can move us from one pole to the other.)
We also know that part of what defines us in a civil society is how we deal with the issues that incite our passions and the individuals who dwell at the margins, and how we balance the needs of the many and the rights of the few. Many of us depend on an organization that champions justice and defends our liberties—whether we agree with it or not, whether we understand the position or not.
The ACLU looks beyond the individual to the issue, beyond the personal to the principle. We must ensure that it stays strong to protect our future.
Annise Parker is the second-term city controller and the highest-ranking openly GLBT-elected municipal official in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities. Her website is www.houstoncontroller.org. Parker's television program, Money Matters, airs Monday on the Municipal Channel (Time Warner Cable) at 2 and 8 a.m. and 2 and 8 p.m.


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Horses To Follow » Youmzain
Youmzain turned into the home straight in the Dubai Sheema Classic on the rails, disputing last place with the eventual winner Eastern Anthem. The only difference was that Eastern Anthem was on the outside and had an un-checked passage to the front which, as it turned out, was to his advantage, despite the fact that he had to race four horse-widths wide around the home turn. Youmzain, on the other hand, began his challenge on the rail and had to negotiate his way between horses. Angled off the rail as soon as they straightened up by Richard Hills, he went for a gap between Red Rocks and King Of Rome, which closed, with the result that Hills had to snatch him up and start again. At that stage, he was fully six lengths behind the leaders and had lost all momentum, yet he picked up remarkably well, picked his way through his field and emerged in a clear fourth, closing the gap on the three horses who were separated by a nostril all the way to the line.
Youmzain's style of running will always leave him susceptible to ill-luck, and you will end up in the soup kitchen if you continue to follow unlucky horses. There is usually a reason why they are unlucky, and they will probably be unlucky again because of it. That said, Youmzain has not landed the prizes that his ability deserves, and he is an under-rated horse as a result. He was unlucky not to get a lot closer to Zarkava than the two lengths by which he was beaten in the Arc last season, a fact that has gone largely under the radar. It may be significant that, on his first run last season, also in the Dubai Sheema Classic, he finished a disappointing fifth behind Sun Classique. His run on Saturday was a big step forward on that and it could be that, at the age of six, he is ready to land the prizes that his ability deserves. He should be a major player in all the top middle distance races this season and, as a largely unfashionable six-year-old, he will probably be under-rated and over-priced.
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Around the Historial
The Historial, Museum of the Great War in Péronne opened in 1992.
A highly respected museum devoted to the history of the First World War, the Historial studies the full cultural, social and military scale of this important chapter of history. The perspectives of the three main European nations at war (France, Germany and Great Britain) interweave through the memories of war experienced from the battle front to behind the lines. The idea of a new museum at the heart of the battlefields was conceived by the Somme Departmental Council who decided to incorporate it into the 13th century castle of Péronne, which had suffered so greatly during the Great War.
While the castle marks the entrance to this symbolic site of WW1 history and culture, the permanent exhibition is installed in the modern part of the museum, designed by Henri-Edouard Ciriani.
The museum has thus been placed at the heart of Péronne, on the banks of the Cam pond, providing visitors with a pleasant, peaceful setting.
In July 2014, in the context of the commemorations of the centenary of the Great War, the Somme Departmental Council unveiled the Garden of the Sixth Continent, a landscape creation by Gilles Clément located on the Cam pond. This symbolic garden represents peace and union and recalls how the Somme was the meeting place for many different nations involved in the war. Visitors are invited to come to the island to plant shrubs and flowers of their choice.
Presentation of both museums of the Historial of the Great War (Péronne and Thiepval) :


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Who's Tony Campisi? Bio: Net Worth, Wedding, Married, Dating, Affair
Who is Tony Campisi?
Movie ReviewShould you watched the Hollywood 1993 AD's blockbuster film 'A Home of Our Own,' with starred actress Kathy Bates you know more about the picture actor, yes he's none other than Tony Campisi. There wasn't exacts date of arrival isn't available, but a few sites provided the guy had been born January 1943 but we stated that he retains the nationality. We discovered some information which he's and also of ethnicity educated by the Texas University.
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The Way to Survive a DivorceTony started dating to his celebrity Kathy Bates back at the 1980s, although the boyfriend/girlfriend and movies played . According to websites, they met and on the movie set hanging every other but they chose to wed. It's advised month that the few dated about thirteen decades and got married in the year 1991 of April. His wife she's also called wealthy Hollywood celebrity of over $30million of net worth. The few divorce in and 1997 of the miscommunications. During their six decades of life, they harbor't any kids. The guy lives with friends and his loved ones and his live. In a meeting, Tony stated that he and his ex-wife met for a buddy.Bio and Truth
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The negotiation had a stop-and-go, but the protagonists came to an agreement fairly quickly considering the magnitude of the deal and all the different moving parts: on Thursday, Milan announced the signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus.
For Financial Fair Play purposes, It is technically a loan and the Rossoneri will pay €18M for the first year and will have a €36M option to buy, but with an initial fee that high it is almost a lock that it will be a permanent deal.
El Pipita moved to Turin two years ago, when the Old Lady decided to invest the money they got from Manchester United for Paul Pogba to pay the €90M release clause of his contract with Napoli. He was coming off a record-breaking campaign, where he scored the most goals (36) in a season in Serie A history, surpassing the bar set by Gunnar Nordahl in 1949-1950.
The centre-forward was productive in his time with the Bianconeri, even though not as devastating as with the Partenopei: he found the target 55 times in 105 appearances, 40 of them in Serie A, contributing to two Scudetti. Last season's 16 scores in the Italian league were a career low. Often deemed ineffective in Champions League, he netted some crucial goals in the 2017 semi-final against Monaco and in the 2018 round of 16 against Tottenham.
Rumblings about Juventus being willing to move on from Higuain to buy a different type of striker had started to surface even before the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo. After that coup, he became expendable from a technical standpoint and his sale made sense financially because he was the highest earner. His goal total was a little hurt by Massimiliano Allegri's unwillingness to build the offence around one, any, player and by the constant rotation. However, besides some noise after his exclusion from the Coppa Italia final, he did not voice any discontent.
El Pipita now joins a crowded attack in Milan, which comprises Patrick Cutrone, Nikola Kalinic and André Silva, even though the team would likely prefer to sell at least one of the final two. Considering where the Devil was a month ago, getting the most prolific Serie A forward in the past five years at a reasonable price and with an advantageous formula has to be considered a major success.
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