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The winner of the Finlandia Prize for Architecture 2016 selected by former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen is the spectator stand and multipurpose building 'Railo' in the Sports Arena in Rovaniemi, northern Finland. Completed in 2015, the structure located near the city centre was designed by Arkkitehtityöhuone APRT Oy. The prize was received by the chief architect Aaro Artto at a …Read More »
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The Finnish Architectural Review 4/2016: Flexible home
The newest issue of the Finnish Architectural Review 4/2016 discusses diverse flexibility. Increasing the flexibility of living spaces is one of the current development objectives in housing. A flexible home adapts to various uses. In a blended family, the number of people using the home may vary on a daily basis and the need for space also changes during a …Read More »
History of Finnish Architecture – Lecture Course on 5th–15th April
The lecture course History of Finnish Architecture is an introductory package of the history of Finnish architecture. The course is organised by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in collaboration with the Museum of Finnish Architecture. The course leader is Netta Böök (architect M.Sc.) and the lectures will be held at the Museum of Finnish Architecture. Lectures …Read More »
Redefining Luxury in Housing
In his recent keynote lecture at the annual Architecture Day seminar, French architect Jean-Philippe Vassal of Lacaton & Vassal Architectes challenged the audience to rethink about the concept of luxury in housing. The following interview with him was originally published in Finnish in Arkkitehtiuutiset 2/2016. Architect Jean-Philippe Vassal gave a presentation at an Architecture Day seminar held in Helsinki on …Read More »
Hollmén Reuter Sandman selected for the main exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Hollmén Reuter Sandman Architects have been invited to participate in the main exhibition at the 15th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, Italy. There the office will present three community-based design projects: The Women's Centre (Rufisque, Senegal, 2001), The KWIECO Women's Shelter (Moshi, Tansania, 2015), and Learning Centre for garbage collector children (Cairo, Egypt, 2010, unbuilt). The 15th International Architecture Exhibition …Read More »
Finnish architectural expertise recognized in Iran
The Finnish Komitu Architects have received an international Energy Globe Award for their youth center project in Cambodia. The award was presented in Tehran on 19 January 2016. The Kouk Khleang Youth Center designed and implemented by Komitu Architects was completed in January 2014. It is located on the outskirts of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. Local organizations and residents …Read More »
Architecture Day Seminar: A Home for All
Alvar Aalto´s birthday is annually honored with the traditional Architecture Day´s Seminar. This year´s seminar is entitled "A Home for All" and will focus on current challanges and recent perspectives on housing. The seminar will take place on Tuesday Feb 3, 2016, 3 pm – 7 pm in the Astoria Hall, Iso Roobertinkatu 14, Helsinki, Finland. The seminar´s main language …Read More »
Aalto University invites applications for Professor Position in STRUCTURES AND ARCHITECTURE and LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture invites applications for Professor position in STRUCTURES AND ARCHITECTURE and LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE. TENURE TRACK OR TENURED POSITION IN STRUCTURES AND ARCHITECTURE The position is shared between two departments of Aalto University: the teaching will mainly take place at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering in School of Engineering, whereas the research …Read More »
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Architecture can bring people together
Indian architect Rahul Mehrotra believes that through his work he can eliminate barriers between different groups of people. He was one of the speakers at this year's Alvar Aalto Symposium. "You cannot be an architect in India, unless you are also a humanist," says architect Rahul Mehrotra (b. 1959). He established RMA Architects in Mumbai in 1990 and now the …Read More »


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Control of Gas Flow from Sanitary Landfillsby Houshang Esmaili, Research Engr.; Brown and Caldwell Consulting Engrs., Walnut Creek, Calif.,
Serial Information: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, 1975, Vol. 101, Issue 4, Pg. 555-566
Document Type: Journal Paper
Organic refuse materials deposited in a sanitary landfill undergo a process of decomposition that generates various gases, e.g., methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, etc., as well as other liquid and solid by-products. The gases of decomposition can flow out into adjoining soil formations and through the landfill cover. Methane, a major component of these gases, can form an explosive mixture with the air at volumetric concentrations of 5%-15%, and can pose serious fire and explosion hazards to buildings constructed on or near landfills. A gas control system based on forced ventilation of gases from the soil pore space is examined in this paper. Analytical solutions are presented for the flow problem and results of these solutions are compared with the observed field data. Solutions presented here can be used for determination of optimal spacing of ventilation wells based on measured flow rates and pressures in a single test well.
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Transcendental Meditation for Everyone
Bob Roth, chief executive of the David Lynch Foundation, teaches transcendental meditation to a range of students, from elementary-school children to CEOs
Bob Roth knows his field sounds a little like "woowoo" spirituality, as he says. But as a teacher of transcendental meditation, he now works with a wide-ranging clientele that includes celebrities such as Katy Perry and Jerry Seinfeld, hedge-fund managers, inner-city students, prisoners and veterans. He has the same goal for everyone: to teach them the virtues of T.M., as it's called—a practice that involves silently reciting a mantra over and over for 15 to 20 minutes twice a day.
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I'm so excited to announce our first Featured Reader!
We're launching something new that I'm just giddy about. It's our Featured Reader column, where you can curl up with a cup of coffee and find inspiration from the stories of real people who are walking along with us on the journey.
Everyone has a story.
Yours is worth telling. God is unleashing His beautiful love in your life and the world needs to hear how it plays out.
Follow @ToChooseJoy on Instagram to find out when we're looking for new stories to share.
Right now, we're highlighting the lovely
Abigail Denton.
She's a 27-year-old wife and a mom of 3-under-4.
Get a glimpse at what God is up to in Abigail's life right now, learn some fun trivia, and
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Abigail Denton
At a Glance...
Hi! My name is Abigail Mae Denton and I'm married to the newest pastor at Central Baptist Church, Yorkshire, New York. We have been transitioning into this new role since November 2015. We had three kids in three years--they are currently 4, 2, and 1. In this season, supporting my husband and raising godly children are my two main goals. I'm learning that doing these well allows me to use the gifts and abilities God has given me to be involved in our church.
A day in the life...
My children are morning people (just like their father) so my day starts way too early. We do the baby/toddler routine during the day; changing diapers and getting snacks. At night I cooking dinner with someone clinging to my legs, snuggle and read books before bed, and then remind myself I'm an adult with a husband. Sundays are my favorite! We get to go to an amazing church, worship Jesus, and love on people.
How did Jesus first get your attention?
I grew up in church--my dad was a pastor. When I got out of college, got married, and started a family, I realized that Jesus is bigger and better than I actually believed deep in my soul. My faith was rocked when God allowed us to walk through the deepest valley. Jesus held my hand and called me close to him during that time. He became so real and comforting, reshaping my view of what it means to love Him and love people. He has my attention more now than ever, thanks to that trial and dark time in my life.
What has God been pressing on your heart lately?
God has been pushing me to pay attention. Life is so short and God continues to bring moments, recently the death of a dear friend, to remind me to pay attention! My babies are growing up, my husband is an amazing man of God, and our church is such a blessing. I don't want to miss any of the blessings God gives me each and every day. I am not guaranteed even one more second of these gifts and I want to show God how thankful I am for them by working hard and enjoying this abundant life that He has given me.
Strongest character trait...
I love to love on people. I love to get to know people and show them Jesus's love in a way that's a blessing to them. If that's meeting for coffee or walking around a craft store, it makes me so happy to be an encouragement. When God puts someone on my heart, I let them know and offer something; babysitting, a meal or even a donut. God is usually prompting me for a reason and I love being used to take care of His children. And I really like craft stores and coffee.
Most embarrassing moment...
I'm a chicken so I don't usually take risks. My embarrassing moments aren't really funny or that embarrassing. I'm boring.
Favorite food...
Ice cream. Any kind, but chocolate is always a good choice. Unless you're offering Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia, then I'll just take both.
Biggest pet peeves?
Technology hates me. I won't be able to get something to work and as soon as my husband walks over, it works fine...EVERY SINGLE TIME! I hate when I'm walking my baby over to the sink to clean her up from eating and she touches my clothes with her dirty hands. Usually right after I actually showered and got dressed.
A book (besides the Bible) that has had a great impact on your life...
Ann Voskamp 1,000 gifts. I haven't stopped chewing on the concepts of that book since I read it 2 years ago. And it has spilled into our family life. We keep a thankfulness board in our dining room that we add to each day and praise Jesus for all the amazing things he has given us together as a family.
If given 3 free hours to do anything, we would find you...
Painting a piece of furniture, going to a coffee shop with a good book and my journal, or walking around a craft store.
What's your favorite childhood memory?
I lived on the same street as my 2 best friends (also pastors' kids) and we spent every waking hour playing inside our homes and outside in the neighborhood. All summer long we ate popsicles, rode bikes, and read books.
Where do you need to be reminded of the truth in your life?
My attitude towards my kids. They are hard and life is a lot of work with them. But I need to make the right choice.
A topic you would like to see us do a study on...
I would love to do a study on worry or handling stress.
What are you most passionate about?
I am passionate about building relationships. Letting people into my life so that I can invest in them and walk through life together. Developing mutually beneficial relationships, genuinely loving people like Jesus did; the messy and unlovely are just as welcome as the pulled together and composed. I am also passionate about redefining what christian liberties are. Following Jesus doesn't always look the same and that's ok. The Bible has very high standards for Christ followers and I hold myself and other christians to those high standards. But, there are a lot of christian liberties that do not make someone less committed to Jesus because they differ from my choices.


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Pinnacle Mission Group offers Alternative Gift Market
This year we are approaching our Christmas mission a little differently. As Presbyterians, we are a people rooted in the grace of Jesus Christ. It is our gratitude for God's grace that moves us to join in God's mission in the world as well as our communities closer to home. Click here to learn more.


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In January & February Y5 had the fantastic opportunity to visit Kirkby High School every Wednesday afternoons for Dance lessons. Whilst there, they were taught by the fantastic Miss Hamer who the children how to follow and lead a warm up, how to follow a directed motif, keep time and choreograph an independent motif, all linked to the Spring topic of The Ancient Greeks. In the finished contemporary dance production, the children tell the story of Theseus and the Minotaur; look out for some powerful movements and displays of courage and strength!
Super Swimming!
In January, Y5 visited Kirkby Leisure Centre where they participated in swimming lessons every afternoon for two weeks. During this time, they all became stronger, more confident and more skilful swimmers. It is SO important for the children to continue to improve their developing skills and stamina so we would really encourage parents/carers to attend swimming sessions at much as possible. Just keep swimming!!
Brilliant Body balances!
During the Autumn term, as part of our gymnastics unit, we worked on body balances. We focussed on controlling our movements and holding our bodies in perfectly balanced positions whilst creating sharp points and using our partner's weight to counter-balance. We worked on developing our gross motor skills and incorporating travel and symmetry into a gymnastic sequence


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Don't Be Afraid To Let Them Show (Like a Rainbow): January 23rd's Full Moon in Leo
The glamorous incandescence of the zodiac's original glitter kitten seduces us with her disco rollerskates, endlessly solar-beamed beach blanket bingo, and mega-watt belief that we're more than enough exactly as we are. A Leo Moon is one of unshakably sparkling value that needs nothing to shine on except the sheer deliciousness of being, complete with firecracker popsicles, slick slip n' slides, and a whole lot of shimmer. Yet this particular full moon is accompanied by a curious team of earthy pragmatics, airy objective visionaries, and subterranean metal workers. With Capricorn, Aquarius, Aries, and Scorpio along for the ride, Leo's caravan of sun-drenched glamourama collides with long-haul mack trucks of earthbound substance. Rather than fearing roadhouse blues, however, this moon gifts us the possibility of turning luster into something luminary instead, as it asks us how we can make work in the world that feels good to make as we lusciously dent the earth with our silk-slippered cat paws. It's a moon for reveling in the full range of our realness and whatever we're able to birth into this world, no matter how inchoate.
With Mercury currently retrograde in Capricorn conjunct Pluto and squaring Uranus in Aries, we're asked to move far out beyond the weight of our words, and beyond silence, into a wilder space where we decide exactly which narratives we want to have left in our wake- from lifetime achievement speeches to headstones and all the love letters, grocery lists, and messages-in-a-bottle in between. We may even find that when we "get to the bottom" of all these tales we tell ourselves, we discover an unexpected feather bed ferreted in the darkest reaches of the basement, stuffed with rose petals and bone shards repurposed from every broken heart and every crazy passionate chance we've ever taken. With Venus entering Capricorn on the 25th, this moon whispers of a love that lasts. A love that's real on an osteopathic level. We know that life is worth trusting not because it's never hurt us deeply, but because the pleasure and pain are always worth sampling for their curious potential to surprise us in both directions. On this Full Moon, we're snacking on those clear lollipops that house crystallized insects and violets, and we're beckoned to savor the strangeness as we also come face to face with the wondrously bittersweet realization of the swift, remorseless passage of time tucked inside.
It's a Full Moon for re-learning how to read your own aura, become your own stylist, and own whatever palette suits your soul's intentions- whether you're a South Beach pastel deco diva, a Vegas showgirl in all her Lisa Frank jewel-toned plumage, a Canyon queen in rugged russets, or even a subtler Parisian aesthete who celebrates the gilded sophistication of research libraries and sidewalk cafes. Whatever your rainbow, it's time to wear it out into the world and to revel in how even the harshest light of day reveals your chosen swatches in all their attendant realness. So take your blushes, bronzers, and strobe creams out into scorching high noon or an overcast morning, and watch the full range of the world's luminosity do its work upon you. "In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer," wrote Albert Camus. So go ahead and shine on through. Because it's the reason we love you.


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Wasn't happy
Haven't been happy in quite some time,
Content, I was content
Had come to terms with a life of solitude.
Then you call
You come back around,
I start to feel and think again
Dare to envision that I could be happy.
Was I better off settling for contentment?
Was I better off with my heart sealed?
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Have I invited sadness and disappointment back?


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Situated on a beef, sheep and cereal farm on the Llyn Peninsula, this attractive self catering apartment is ideal for family beach holidays. There is plenty of outdoor space and the property retains lovely warmth and character throughout.
The cosy L shaped living area has a high beamed ceiling, a leather Chesterfield sofa, upholstered wing armchair, an electric fire in the old cast iron fireplace, a TV, DVD player and CD/ hifi system. There is also a pine table with chairs and cream, country style kitchen with dishwasher, electric cooker, microwave and fridge.
The apartment enjoys access to a furnished patio garden and an enclosed green with BBQ set, swings, slide, football goal, den, play house and trampoline. There is also parking onsite.
Short breaks may be available during off peak time or within ten days of arrival. Please note that we do not accept pets.


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Flower Crowns With The Hawkers Wall
Part of the Garden and Art Festival Series
Learn the technique of building your own stunning flower crown on the day and also take away the knowledge to apply this to your own events.
Emma Cole from The Hawkers Wall will give you the basic techniques to make a stunning flower crown – fabulous for festivals, hen parities or weddings. Enjoy great hospitality and your own hand-made crown to take home with you. Gain the confidence and inspiration to create your own beautiful floral crown at home and apply this to your own events Enjoy great hospitality and gain the confidence and inspiration to create your own beautiful floral designs. Our lessons include all of the materials needed – you just bring some creativity and secateurs or sharp scissors if you have them.
A cream tea is also included – so please advise us of any allergies or other dietary requirements by email to: email@example.com
When: Friday 16th November 2018 10am to 12pm
Where: The Artery, Historic Village, 17th Ave West, Tauranga.
Cost: $65
Tutor: Emma Cole – Emma, florist, stylist and creative director of The Hawkers Wall, has over thirty years worth of experience in horticulture and floristry and has seen many fashions and trends come and go. She has worked on weddings, interior styling, magazine shoots, event styling and has even made flowers for members of the Royal Family.
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The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors approved a $10,000 donation to be awarded to the Dreamer Resource Center (DRC) Student Emergency Grant Fund, designed to help undocumented students and students in mixed-status families remain in school and pursue their degree. This donation is specifically geared towards assisting students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) application renewals and/or any unanticipated expenses that a Sacramento State student may encounter, in accordance with the Fund's eligibility policy.
Since 2012, DACA has provided undocumented immigrants, who were brought to the United States as children, protection from deportation and has allowed them the right to work and pursue a higher education degree. With the future of the DACA now uncertain, as the Trump administration announced plans to rescind a program, ASI student leaders took action to support Sacramento State students faced by the possibility of deportation.
ASI President Mia Kagianas is committed to making sure that Sacramento State's undocumented student population is supported. "Regardless of the fate of the DACA program, ASI is committed to supporting, empowering, and advocating for the rights and needs of our students. ASI is prepared to support students who are impacted by the outcome of the program."
The Department of Homeland Security states that DACA recipients whose permits expire by March 5, 2018, will be allowed to apply for a two-year renewal by October 5, 2017. After October 5, 2017, currently enrolled recipients will be allowed to work until the expiration of their permits. DACA renewal application fees cost approximately $495.00 per individual filing, and ASI is committed to offsetting some of this cost for Sacramento State students.


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Matches Puzzle Game
Matches Puzzle in a classic game with matches Solve puzzles by moving, adding and removing matches until you find the right solution. You like matches puzzles games ? 1000+ Matches puzzles in 12 Episodes in different shapes, sizes, equations and designs. Multilanguage: English, German, Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Croatian, Slovenian, Greek, Ukrainian, Serbian,Korean, Japanese Features: - Beautiful graphics with 7 inch and 10 inch tablet support and high definition hd - Support for slower and low resolution phones - With Google Play Services ? cloud save - to sync game progress across all your devices and future devices. ? leaderboards - to compare your result with others ? achievements - for more fun - Sound, Vibration and Music specially created for the puzzles matches game If you have problems with level 12 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1413726595558329 SUPPORT: Google Plus https://plus.google.com/105137875611214782707/posts Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/K-LAB/1413517848912537 Matches Puzzle, Matchstick Puzzles, Move the MatchesRead more +
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'Tis the season to treat yourself every day: Al's Bakery Co. is a paradise for dessert lovers and a nightmare for indecisive eaters. After all, how do you choose between items like Strawberry Poppyseed Muffins (RMB18), Chocolate Cake (RMB48/slice), or Salted Caramel Brownies (RMB12)?
One crowd favorite has been the classic Cinnamon Sticky Buns (RMB22), perfect for a quick (and sticky) breakfast bite or an afternoon pick-me-up. Light and fluffy, each swirl is packed with cinnamon aplenty.
Or go all-out with the New York Cheesecake (RMB58/slice), a sky-high slice that hits all the necessary checkmarks: creamy, tangy, and decadent. It's as dense as it's massive. Baked to perfection, the rich filling is complemented by the buttery graham base.
If one slice can't satiate you, then take a whole cake home and share the goodness. It's a steal: the entire cake and its 8 slices come at the cost of 7.
Did we mention the bakery also serves coffee and Gracie's Ice Cream?
Best of all, delivery via Sherpa's will be available starting next week! Order at least a day in advance to get our goods in your home or office.
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Shake It Off/
We interrupt this blog to bring you a brief commercial update.
As most of you know, I have released some major pounds/inches, and gained a truckload of energy by following a very simple meal replacement program. I have a shake for breakfast, shake for lunch, a 600 (or so) calorie dinner, and a complete cleanse day (intermittent fasting) twice a month.
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If I had not lost any weight, I'd still be doing this simple meal replacement. I feel great, have tons of energy, and my mental clarity is coming back, even tho I have 10 more months of the "chemo" pill.
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At long last, the world was gifted with some brand-new material from Lil Uzi Vert. Not in the form of clips on Snapchat or Instagram this time, but as full-length songs that dropped on Shade 45 early this morning East Coast time. One of the highlights was Uzi's new collaboration with Young Thug entitled "Bag."
With a "Passionfruit" sample woven into a beat that really slaps, Lil Uzi Vert and Young Thug proceed to rap about their accumulated riches and what it can buy them. Talk of black mags, designer accessories and much more permeate the lyrics, which is a welcome departure from the more somber writing Uzi has crafted in the past. It's a sure-fire banger that will no doubt dominate the latter half of 2017.
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Equipment: Now in Stores from Diamond Select Toys…Thor, Batman and The Gunslinger
It's a post-Comic-Con week, and while fans are still buzzing about the upcoming Diamond Select Toys items they saw on display there, there are a ton of new DST items shipping to their local comic shop they can actually buy! … Continue reading
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Vids: Batman: The Complete Television Series First Look!
For the very first time, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) is releasing the fan-favorite original 1960's Batman TV Series starring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. On November 11, 2014, just in time for the holiday season, … Continue reading
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This is a 4 day service project camp for kids entering 3rd thru 6th grade. This camp will combine manual labor, service projects along with a a short study. It is our prayer that God will work in each child's heart, as well as leaders, to take our eyes off of ourselves and make us more like HIs Son…a selfless, humble servant. Let your children know that this camp is a lot of hard work. Be prepared to encourage your child as they will likely come home most days hot and tired, but will be fun and rewarding at the same time. More info contact firstname.lastname@example.com
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Sales & Marketing Representatives
This is for a B2B Sales in the Natural Product Wellness Industry.
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Gestures matter. They matter on a personal basis and they matter on a community level as well. People long remember an unexpected kindness that affected their day, they hold on to this. It's amazing to me that at the end of life how often persons return to these moments and treasure them, want to reach out to the person who offered the gesture. To use an iconic image they are the "Rosebud" moments.
But it's true in churches too. I don't know how many times I have served a church and the moment of Zen for them occurred when a nearby church of another denomination had something terrible happen to their building. In a gesture of kindness and care the United Church I was serving had immediately contacted that faith community and offered to share worship space. That offer was/is never forgotten. It becomes part of the narrative for how the churches get along, even if thereafter no other meeting is ever held.
Last night at our little faith community in the north end of the city one of our long-standing members was absent. She was not feeling her best and decided to stay home. I called her and she seemed to appreciate the fact we missed her and it would not feel the same without her. This woman does many things for our circle, she is the corporate memory of our church. She can recall everything that has happened over the many years the church has been present to and with the community. She also chooses a very, very old hymn to end the service, singing the verses from memory while the rest of us sing along as we can. On Remembrance Sunday this woman carries the whole service herself, singing solos, leading in the Remembrance rituals, reciting and composing original poetry. We would not be whom we are without her.
At the end of our service last night, about trying to live out a salty discipleship, I wondered who would offer the closing hymn. Before we got a most kind leader in the church suggested we call our unwell matriarch and ask her to suggest a hymn and perhaps lead us in the singing. I loved the idea and knew it would be well received. I used my cell phone and called. The answer came on the first ring and the enthusiasm for the task was obvious. There was a brief pause and then a hymn. She sang it too. And so there we were, 12 disciples singing out hearts out, joining our voices as one, led by the one who was not able to be with us. It was a beautiful moment, one that will stay with me for some time.
There are several things I love about the gesture. For one thing it lifted the spirits of one who was ill and down. For another the gesture reminded all of us how we too can lift others by widening our consideration to those around us. And finally, like prayer the gesture sent out a ripple that touched one, and then another, and then another… When one gesture is made others are bound to follow.
One hopes such gestures can be repeated on a community or regional or even national level. We saw that this week with faith communities reaching out to our Muslim sisters and brothers.


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A series about the clothes we wear and the impact they have both on us and the world around us.
It won't come as a surprise to anyone that I like to knit my own socks. Hand-knit socks are the warmest, softest, best-fitting socks of all. They are, as Ilse says, like little jumpers for your feet. With the first frosts biting in our part of the world, I've been reaching for a pair every day.
Nor will it surprise you to learn that I don't have an impressive drawer full of socks. I tend to have three or four pairs at any one time, switching out the baggiest and most holey for a new pair each winter. That's enough for my needs (and our laundry routine) and enough, as they say, is as good as a feast.
Hand-knit socks are expensive, if you buy them – and rightly so. Someone, somewhere in the world, will have spent literally hours and hours on them. If you would like some hand-knit socks and don't want to knit them for yourself, you could do much worse than to buy a beautiful pair through a fair-trade concern, ensuring that the maker is properly rewarded for their effort and skill.
I prefer to spend less money on some yarn, and make a slightly larger donation to a development charity, because I love knitting socks. At this time of year, when the frenzy of carol concerts and nativities and children's parties hits fever pitch, there is nothing I like more than a quiet evening in front of the fire, working round and round on a pair of socks. Sometimes I decide I want that so much that someone gets a pair for Christmas, on top of the pair I knit for myself. This year Ilse has been lamenting her outgrown pair, and I have been happy to oblige her by making her these ones, rather than the hats that the others are receiving. Everyone – including me – is happy.
Socks are one of those things that really make me stop and think about fast fashion. Really, the amount of time it takes to knit a pair of short socks like these pales in comparison to the effort involved in keeping your family in fine-knit woollen over-the-knee stockings. Prior to machine knitting, socks must surely have been a highly-prized possession for all but the very wealthy. And while, nowadays, there are people who devote themselves to knitting the most spectacular sock wardrobes, I can't imagine having the time to do anything of the sort with a whole family to clothe from scratch. There is a reason we darned socks rather than starting afresh. In a time when I can pick up a pack of socks along with my groceries, they have become hugely underappreciated.
Last winter I wanted to see how much effort it would take to make a pair of socks from raw fleece. There is a wonderful documentary series, made by RTI in the 1970s, called Hands, which explores a whole range of traditional Irish crafts. In one episode, a woman spins yarn from their own sheep to knit her husband a warm new pair of socks. Armed with a fairly fine sheep's fleece and some alpaca (for strength), I set about doing the same, and I'm wearing the resulting pair as I write this. They are the nicest pair of socks I've ever had: soft and warm and strong and elastic. But more than that, I've learned a lot of new skills and have a deeper appreciation of the true value of clothing.
I went back to basics this year, creating a pattern along the lines of the first pair that I ever knit, with short row toe and then the heel formed in exactly the same way. It's a forgiving first pair, because you get to master the hardest part of the sock straight away, and so there's no danger of having to frog any previous work. Given the fact that I've written the pattern out in full English as well as knitters' abbreviations, there's little danger of any frogging at all. In fact, I've written a full four-part photographed tutorial of every step, just to make things crystal clear. If you can knit reasonably confidently in the round (magic loop on circular needles, though there's no reason why these couldn't be worked on four needles), you can make these socks. Even if you've never used magic loop before, it's pretty easy and I do explain it in the tutorials – socks were my first magic loop project and I didn't come a cropper.
We've named these socks Under the Ice because that is what they look like: a cross-section of a frozen pond in winter. As I wrote for the pattern notes:
Each year, early December is when I realise that the November weather I had mistaken for winter was merely autumn. There are fewer and fewer eggs in the nesting boxes when I go thaw the hens' drinker, and the birdbath that we keep filled for wild visitors is more often filled with ice than water. I smash the ice on both into a million tiny crystals which glisten on the lawn until the sun finally touches them. But in our little pond, the ice is left intact. There, it sustains life, acting as a strange blanket against the harsher cold above. Under the ice, life goes on. Dormant creatures, from dozing frogs to larvae too small to see lie in the still-wet water beneath. The very depths of the pond are the warmest, where even the coldest Yorkshire night can't reach.
There is, however, nothing to stop you knitting these in another colour way (my sister is making an ombre pair in two tones of pink), or omitting the stripes altogether. I've also included basic instructions on how to knit a pair with contrasting heels and toes. This is a bit of a blank-slate pattern; get this down and you'll be able to play with colour as you like.
I'll release the pattern on Monday 3 December, in my Ravelry and Etsy shops. It'll be available for free for the first 24 hours on Ravelry, so do pop over and pick a copy up if you would like one. After that it'll become a paid-for pattern, but the tutorials will remain available for free indefinitely.
What with all my Christmas knitting (which is moving along nicely) and the other projects I have lined up, I won't be getting to my own pair of socks until the new year, but that's fine by me. I've chosen some deliciously soft yarn in Old Pink and am looking forward to a bit of soothing knitting to carry me through those cold, dark evenings. So if you don't have time for sock knitting this December, I hope you'll join me in January instead.
Are you an aspiring sock knitter, or an accomplished one? Anyone fancy having a go at these?


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All facilities are available : a shared kitchen equipped with a hot plate, microwave, coffee maker, kettle, an private refrigerator, living area and a bathroom.
These comfort single rooms with shared kitchen are located at the Gerdesstraat and at the Stadsbrink in the centre of Wageningen. The accommodation lies about 10 kilometres from the train station Ede-Wageningen en across from the busstation in Wageningen.
The kitchen is fully equipped with a hot plate, microwave, coffee maker and kettle. The refrigerator and television are in the room. Bedlinen and towels are provided for your stay. Besides the shared kitchen there is a shared living room. There is free Wi-Fi.
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Great Florida Healing Revival
I am watching the most amazing meetings on the internet. Todd Bentley is in revival at a church in Lakeland, Florida. He has been there two weeks and is about to start on the third. There have been the most amazing things happening there. There have been documented healings. One woman was telling that she had seen 350 people saved in the past six weeks. People are standing in line in order to get into the meetings for hours. Some are even sleeping in the parking lot. One woman with MS flew in from England for 3 days so she could receive prayer for healing.
They are currently broadcasting at 10:00 am and 7:00 pm Eastern Time daily. At this point, it is supposed to run until April 20, but Todd was making noise Saturday that he wants to bring his kids down from Canada, so there is a possibility that he is seeing a longer stay. GOD TV is broadcasting the meetings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at 10:30 pm, 10:00 pm on Wednesday, Eastern Time.
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Todd Bentley separates from wife; has "unhealthy relationship" with another female
Todd Bentley's so-called 'revival' was controversial from the start. Stories about angelic encounters, unverifiable 'miracles,' violent behavior, and false teachings accompanied the 'Outpouring.'
Then came the news that Bentley was separating from his wife. Three days later more information emerges.
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Sizzla fined $1,000 for expletive-laced performance at police station
Dancehall artiste Sizzla Kalonji, who was charged for using expletives during a performance at the Falmouth Police Station over the weekend, pleaded guilty when he appeared in the Falmouth RM Court on April 1st.
Dancehall artiste, Sizzla, whose real name is Miguel Collins, was fined $1,000 for the use of expletives when he appeared at the petty session of the Falmouth Resident Magistrate's Court.
The case resulted from the artiste's delivery of an expletive-laced performance on the grounds of the New Falmouth Police Station early last Saturday morning, where hundreds were in attendance, including community leaders, some of whom are high-ranking policemen and women.
While the fine was in line with what the law allows, some who had gathered to glimpse the entertainer and hear the verdict felt the charge was woefully inadequate, given the disrespect for law and order suffered at the hands of Sizzla. They felt a message should have been sent not only to him but to the other entertainers who use profanity in their acts.
Sizzla was invited to perform, in good faith, by the police to support an outreach programme by them and coordinated by the Community Safety and Security branch.
The artiste opted for this kind of act which some say was a way of strengthening his resume' as an entertainer by being able to boast that he could even go into a police station and curse and nothing could be done about it.
His profanity backfired as the overwhelming majority vehemently condemned the performance.


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Angelo's Deli in Linden is one of my favourite hangouts, thanks to good coffee, tasty treats and free Wi-Fi. Oh, and of course my friend Angelo's good company. Angelo's has a regular last-Friday-of-the-month event and last night we had the pleasure of listening to artist Carol Slabolepszy, a resident of Linden, speak about her Hares and Graces.
Carol was born in the Eastern Cape, but grew up in Joburg. She started ballet dancing early in life, and progressed to dance for both PACT and CAPAB. In Cape Town she met and married actor Paul Slabolepszy, and when her first child was in nursery school, she decided to do a grand jeté out of there and into a Fine Arts degree at Wits Tech.
She developed a love of sculpture, and one of her early projects was a half-dog, half-human mother sculpture, symbolism to which I can wholly relate. At the end of her third year, Carol was awarded the Most Outstanding Student. Looking at her sculptures of hares, cats and the whippet she brought along, it's not hard to see why she was recognised in this way. The animals are so lifelike that instinctively, anyone who comes into close contact with them puts their hand out to stroke them.
In the last three years, Carol has been focusing on the small animal sculptures – the hares in support of the Riverine Rabbit Trust (part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust) but also commissions for dearly departed cats and other small, life-sized creatures. When she walked into The Whippet in Linden a few years ago, she thought, ""The Whippet needs a Hare!" After she let that thought settle, she realised that The Whippet needed a whippet, and she had the owner take pictures of the whippet at the Whippet (nothing more important than reference, reference, reference!) and she created the most gorgeous whippet which now sits in a corner there.
Next Sunday, Carol is hosting an open day at her house in Linden from 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. You will be able to see these beautiful creatures in their original habitat and find the perfect one for your home. These pets need no feeding or watering, they don't bring gifts of bird entrails or run away and the vets' bills are non-existent. Each one is already micro-chipped (for real!) and Carol has used her love of word-play to name each animal – with names like Hare Apparent. Do yourself a favour and pop in – you won't be disappointed.


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Roughly 12 billion metric tons of plastic waste will be in landfills by 2050, according to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Landfill waste is linked to the release of methane and other potent greenhouse gas emissions, pollution of groundwater, contamination of waterways and negative effects on local wildlife. In a story with Environmental Leader, Eric Rankin, vice president of environmental, health and safety (EHS) for Ingersoll Rand, recently offered actions organizations can take to do their part in keeping waste out of landfills. He comments on:
· Diving in
· Match vendors
· Create buy-in
· Operationalize a program
· Take it a step further
You can read the full article at https://www.environmentalleader.com/2017/08/dumpster-diving-way-zero-waste-landfill/


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Jeanie wore her heart on her sleeve and her conscience on her T-shirt. �O Pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, that I am meek and gentle with these butchers.� her white T raged Shakespeare in Roman script atop a background of clear- cut logging.
Freddie was more blas�, �Barbie is a whore� and �I (heart) clubbing�-with a club and seal in silhouette, were more his style.
They said that they were in love, but nobody really wanted to know about it. They would cuddle at the school gates, their embrace timeless as young lovers, mascared eyes challenging intrusion as they looked darkly over each others shoulder.
In late November their devotion was challenged. �Light my fire�, his Amnesty International candle blazing white on black, arrived. Freddie quickly tagged the newcomer �Torch� and this, like all of Freddie�s nick names was quickly adopted by the rest of the students.
Torch turned up in Jeanie�s Science class. She was immediately curious about him in a way that she wouldn�t have been had she not sensed in him something different, something that she knew made him more like her then any of their classmates.
Jeanie began to look forward to Science class where she would study Torch, who was always on time and seemingly interested in what the teacher had to say. He was tall and gawky with ok skin and a flamboyant bob of curly blond hair. � prep � skater, he defied classification, and she didn�t know what to make of him. Where did he fit into his previous school setup? Had he been popular? Had he been a �weirdo� like Fred and Jeanie? Was it possible that he�d had a Jeanie himself?
One day the Science teacher asked the students to split off into twos for a specimen gathering excursion into the woods behind the school. Everyone quickly paired off leaving Torch and Jeanie with no choice but to go together. He introduced himself, �I�m Chris.�
�I�m Jeanie.� She said following his lead. She secretly hoped that this was all a formality and that he�d already known her name.
They walked quietly side by side following their classmates into the woods. At the edge of the forest Torch reached out to her, �Follow me,� he said, placing a large hand gently on her arm, �there�s something that I want to show you.� Jeanie followed as he led her away from the path and into the deep woods.
�It�s around here� he said stopping in the centre of a small clearing. Jeanie watched as he bisected, then slowly walked the circumference of the clearing, finally stopping before a towering fir. �Here it is.�
She walked over to the tree, wandering what it was that was so special about this fir amongst dozens. And how did he come to this place? She had lived in the area for years and had no associations with anything in the wood. He must do a lot of wondering she thought. Was Torch a nature lover?
�Look here,� he said, pointing to a spot about five feet up, just below the trees bottom branch.
Her eyes followed his and she saw that the tree had been carved with two initials a sentiment date: �C+J Forever, 1939�
Jeanie didn�t know what to say, �Cool, that�s really old.�
Torch looked at her, his eyes showed concern, �Do you think he was killed in the war?�
Jeanie was surprised by the question, �What war?� she said stupidly, more a reaction then a question.
�My great granddad fought in the First War.� He said graciously ignoring her lapse into stupidity. �They called it �The Great War for Civilisation�, strange that.�
Jeanie wanted to know more. It felt good spending time with Torch; he was interesting, unpredictable, an odd sort of sensible guy. He was a bit like an old person, thoughtful and respectful. �Tell me about your Granddad.�
�I will someday.� he said, then he once again put his hand to her arm and they walked out of the woods, collecting specimens on their way.
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The Linkages Program has been in existence for many years and has proven beneficial not only to our clients but to the business community at large. It offers work placement of 26 weeks in duration complimented by career-related workshops to persons who have barriers to employment. The program allows clients to explore their career options while being totally supported by AEC counsellors.
The employer benefits from receiving a wage subsidy and the satisfaction of providing youth with a positive work experience.
The general criteria are listed below
– Persons between the ages of 18-30 years
– Must have completed a minimum of Level 2 education and have not completed post secondary training.
– Persons who have not made a successful transition into the labour force
– Must be non EI eligible
Here are a few comments from some of our past clients and employers:
Participant (Travis Keats): "excellent program, gives people more of a chance to prove what they can do".
Employer (Allen Crann, Town of Chance Cove): "I think that it is a wonderful program and it is a great help to the young people who need it".
Participant (Holly Parsons) "It's a great program. I would recommend it to everyone I know who has trouble finding a job or deciding what career they want"
Participant (Christopher Marsh) "Linkages is an excellent and well thought out program with the express intent of barriered youth in mind. I'd recommend it to anyone."
Participant (Chris Barbour) "The staff are together to help me as a team. The team is respectful and helpful. I learned a lot and got on my feet. If it wasn't for the program I don't know where I'd be or what I'd be doing"
The Linkages Program is funded by the Department of Advanced Education & Skills.


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There are different levels at which agility can be realized in an organisation:
|Agility affects all of these levels.
You can always influence some of these things, but you can not change all of them. If you are working at organizational level, agile practices are beyond your scope. Likewise, if you work as an individual developer, the structure of the organisation is beyond your scope.
Here are just a few pointers on how you can increase agility on your level:
Practice LevelEvery developer is in charge of their own work. Agile engineering practices, such as for example Clean Code, Refactoring, Test Driven Development and Emergent Design are completely up to you.
While developers can not expect a traditional Project Manager to give them freedom for completely refactoring your 12m LOC legacy code or add unit tests to everything, there is nothing stopping you from writing better code today.
As a developer, you can increase practice level agility and convince others by results. Even if others are not convinced, you will be more agile than if you do not heed these practices.
Your primary constraint will be the scope of your work. You must accept that you alone can not save the Whales and that unless your organization supports wider practices like Scrum or Continuous Integration, you can only improve your own work.
Team levelDepending on how agile your organization already is, you may have "agile teams" already - or you may be led by a team lead. Assuming you are in either of these positions, the entire structure and practice of the team is up to you.
Even if your Product/Project/Line manager dictates the work items and their deadlines, you still can practice additional agility with your team.
Continuous Integration, Pair Programming, Standups, Retrospectives and Reviews are just examples of good agile practices that will all increase the quality of your work and the credibility of your team.
As a team, you can do all of this - as a Team Lead, you can direct your team in this direction to increase team level agility.
Your primary constraint will be the Product/Project context. You must accept that agile teams will not make unrealistic expectations more realistic and and that wrong plans do not automatically correct themselves.
Product LevelGaining the freedom to develop an entire agile product is a large step in many organisations. To be agile at product level requires a lot of discipline and dedication.
Product level agile practices include working with a backlog, prioritizing and delivering by value, building increments, permitting room for learning and feedback in the product delivery cycle etc. Additionally, you must build your teams and processes around your product rather than vice versa.
As a Product Manager / Product Owner, you can institute all of this with the backing of your developers.
Your primary constraint will be that you need practice and team level agility, to succeed with product level agility. You must also accept that if the outside organization is still arranged in silos, you will still not build the optimal product and be fighting many political battles.
Organisation Level
Working with an entire organisation to increase agility is the best way to remove global impediments. However, you can not simply declare, "From tomorrow, we will be agile". Command and Control mindset will most likely still be ingrained within your organisation and silo structures will be rooted much deeper than org charts.
Organisation level agility can be supported by top management and can be stepwise instituted by middle management, but this level is very slow and requires much patience.
As upper/middle manager, you can encourage higher agility and remove impediments during the Agile transformation. You can provide training, get coaching for yourselves and agile practitioners - but then that's about it. As an agile manager, your responsibility is not telling others what to do - but to provide freedom to make decisions and learn from mistakes. However, early on in the transformation, your responsibility is also enablement to make informed decisions and deal with ignorance.
Your primary constraint working on an organisation level is the current state of the organisation and the mindset of the workforce. You must accept that by doing things and making decisions for the teams, you are quite likely being counter-productive - so your biggest impediment is actually the entire non-agile organisation and everyone who is stuck in a traditional mindset.
Regardless of where you are, you can do something to be more agile. Taking small steps is actually easier and faster at practice level - but the "big wins" are made slowly on organisation level. For maximum effectivity, all four must go hand in hand.
|The "engine" of agile transformation
Everyone can do something to be a little bit more agile tomorrow. You can take small, thoughful steps: Grind the gears, but consider the whole picture. Moving too fast in one place might break the entire approach. Have patience.


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Roblox is a great platform to engage with because of its flexibility. You can go from making your own immersive game worlds to running around the flaming landscapes of a lava planet and then jump into a Lamborghini to race around the streets of Robloxia. Whether you're playing on Xbox One, PC, or mobile devices, there is always something new to see and fun to do.
And even though Roblox encourages an insane degree of creativity, there is actually a lot of content to check out that's entirely derivative of existing properties, and there are few things in society right now more popular than superheroes! DC and Marvel are both bringing many of their most popular icons to the big screen and TV screen on a consistent basis, so why not enter those worlds and fight alongside them all?
Let's get to it! This is our list of the seven best superhero-themed games available on Roblox:
7) Superhero Tycoon by Azure | Games™
Tycoon games are super popular on Roblox. As in, I'd wager that well over half of the top most-played Roblox games are Tycoon-style games. This means lots of resource management, production, and meta level interactions to progress through the ranks and get better capabilities as the game goes on. Theme Park and Restaurant Tycoon games are super common, but now, apparently, so are superhero themed ones. Get ready for lots of assembly lines. If this Superhero Tycoon sounds fun…just wait until you get further down this list.
6) Batman Arkham Knight by EpicEoj
This one needs a bit of work, but Batman Arkham Knight still impressive in its own way. You get to pick from a whole assortment of characters, such as Batman himself, his sidekick Robin, Batgirl, and tons of others. While exploring Gotham you can throw batarangs and even use a grappling hook to ascend to the top of the tallest buildings. The effort is there, it just needs some more polish and content.
5) Marvel: Spider-Man (Spiderman) by diamondmercury
Marvel: Spider-Man is a simple little game that scratches a very specific itch and does so really, really well considering it's just a Roblox game. Not only can you don the mask and costume of Spider-Man himself, but you can shoot webs, dodge roll, use your Spider Sense to find enemies, and even swing around a large, open city. It may not be quite as good as Spider-Man back on the PS2, but at least web swinging is still fun. Plus you can unlock a bunch of cool costumes, including Spider-Gwen!
4) Classic Marvel Heroes by AwesomeGamers200
If you were a fan of Batman Arkham Knight, but want something with a bit more variety of characters to pick from, then look no further than Classic Marvel Heroes. Whether you're flying around the city as Ms. Marvel or swinging around town as Spider-Man, the sense of freedom and flexibility is hard to beat here.
3) Superhero Tycoon by DrFBD
Scroll up this list a little bit and you'll see another game with the exact same name: Superhero Tycoon. I'm not sure why people couldn't be more creative with their name ideas or why this concept is so popular, but here we are. It's essentially the same concept as the last one, but a bit cleaner and more polished. The creators even included a nice little intro animation with some cool camera effects. But wait…there's more!
2) Superhero Tycoon by Super Heroes™
Yep, that's right. A third game on this list with the exact same name and it's once again not even that different. I'm fairly certain that if this were any other game marketplace or distribution platform that wouldn't be allowed, but here we are. Again, it's basically the same thing, but better. If you're going to play a Superhero Tycoon game, it might as well be this one.
1) Marvel & DC: Dawn of Heroes by RajithWasHere
This is the big one. Over 260 million people have played Marvel & DC: Dawn of Heroes and every time I see it active there are a few thousand at minimum no matter what time of day it is. This is the one people keep coming back to because it lets you run around and fight crime as all of the most popular characters from both universes. That includes Superman, Spider-Man, The Flash, and so many others. If you're a superhero fan then this is a Roblox game you've got to try.
Roblox has games available to play that cover a wide breadth of potential topics. Everything from racing games and Mario games to the detailed Pokemon clone are all represented. And for more on Roblox, don't forget about this break down focused on who plays Roblox and what it is or even this Roblox information dump for parents.
David Jagneaux is a tech and gaming journalist with bylines on several prominent media publications such as IGN, Polygon, Playboy, UploadVR, Motherboard, Gamecrate, VICE, GamesMaster Magazine, and many others. He is also the author of The Ultimate Roblox Book, a recently released book for anyone interested in learning more about Roblox and how to get started with building their own worlds. It's being published by Adams Media and is now available for purchase on Amazon right here, as well as from Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and other select retailers.


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AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that he's "absolutely confident" he can get federal approval to make three budget cuts he has proposed to close a $220 million deficit in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Others aren't so sure.
Lawmakers spent significant time Tuesday grilling Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew about the administration's proposals to reduce or eliminate coverage that helps elderly Mainers pay for prescription drugs, tighten eligibility requirements for parents to be in MaineCare, and end MaineCare coverage for 19- and 20-year-olds.
Those proposals need federal approval to allow the state to deviate from "maintenance of effort" requirements.
As part of the federal Affordable Care Act, states must continue to offer programs that are no more restrictive than those that were in effect in March 2010. But states can ask for waivers.
"The maintenance of effort is tying the state's hands to effectively manage its program and balance its budget," Mayhew told members of the Legislature's Appropriations and Health and Human Services committees.
Last week, hundreds of people gathered at the State House to protest LePage's proposal, which would drop 65,000 people from MaineCare, the state's Medicaid health insurance program. On Tuesday, the legislative committees held the first in a series of work sessions to dig deeper into the proposal. Their next meeting is set for Jan. 3.
LePage made a surprise appearance in the committee room Tuesday and spent about 20 minutes listening to the discussion. During a break, he told reporters that he has spoken to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
LePage's spokeswoman, Adrienne Bennett, said LePage met with Sebelius in February and May while he was in Washington for conferences.
When asked what made him so confident the waivers would be granted, he said, "I just believe it's not in her interest or the interest of the administration to see any state go bankrupt or broke."
A comment from Sebelius' office was not available Tuesday evening.
While LePage said he's confident he can get federal approval, Democrats and advocates for the poor said they don't believe that Maine meets the requirements for a waiver.
Christine Hastedt of Maine Equal Justice Partners said a recent federal appeals court ruling clearly says that waivers can not be granted to support state budget cutting. Waivers are appropriate for pilot programs or those that have research value, the court found.
"We believe a waiver will not be granted simply because the governor is proposing to cut these people from MaineCare to save money," Hastedt said.
LePage needs federal approval to make three changes:
* Reduce or eliminate coverage in the Medicare Savings Program, which would mean 20,000 elderly Mainers would no longer get help paying for prescription drugs.
Advocates say many more people would be affected because some would lose a portion, but not all, of the benefits they now get.
* Change the income eligibility for parents to be in MaineCare, from 133 percent of the federal poverty level ($24,645 a year for a family of three) to 100 percent ($18,530 for a family of three). That would affect 25,000 to 30,000 people.
* End MaineCare coverage for 19- and 20-year-olds, which would affect 8,700 people.
Ending coverage for 19- and 20-year-olds would save $7 million, while the reduction to parents would save $10.6 million. An estimate of the savings from the Medicare Savings Program was not available late Tuesday.
Lawmakers asked several questions about what will happen if they approve the cuts and the federal government rejects Maine's waiver requests. Mayhew said that during the previous administration, the Legislature authorized the governor to cut spending in other areas if federal money did not come as expected.
But Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, said in those instances, legislators "were pretty certain" the money would come. "This just seems much more of a roll of the dice."
Another consideration is timing.
Mayhew said she could not predict how long it would take the federal government to consider the requests. The cuts must take effect by April 1 if they are to save money in this fiscal year, which ends June 30.
Overall, the issues raised Tuesday produced more questions than answers, said Rep. Ken Fredette, R-Newport.
"The question of whether or not the secretary would grant a waiver is an open question," he said. "How do we make this happen with all this uncertainty?"
LePage was critical of the legislators for asking questions that he said showed they are making decisions based on "economic emotions."
Bennett said that's LePage's way of saying they are playing politics with the issue, rather than addressing it head-on.
House Minority Leader Emily Cain, D-Orono, a former member of the Appropriations Committee, said LePage should share the details of his conversations with Sebelius if he wants legislative support.
"It's not helpful to make sweeping statements about confidence," she said. "Tell us why. Why you know that, or what the implications are."
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The 49ers signed Jerick McKinnon to be
their starting RB, but can he handle the increased workload?
In April, the Minnesota Vikings selected running back Dalvin Cook at the 2017 NFL draft and Jerick McKinnon's role was
very much in doubt. Now, a mere 10 months later, the San Francisco
49ers have made him the fourth-highest paid running back in the
league (four years, $30 million).
Will he be able to live up to the now sky-high expectations?
McKinnon in Minnesota
As Cook was showing off his immense skills to NFL defenses (444
yards from scrimmage in four games), McKinnon played very little,
seeing just 18 touches over that span. However, the rookie tore
an ACL and McKinnon along with Latavius Murray helped carry the
Vikings to the NFC Championship game. For his part, McKinnon combined
for 924 yards from scrimmage and five scores over the final 12
games. He averaged 3.88 ypc over the dozen games and 8.86 yards
per reception.
Hardly elite numbers, he finished the season with 129.1 fantasy
points, ranking him 24th among running backs in 2017. Even if
we ignore the four games he was stuck as a change-of-pace back,
his 10.2 FPts/G over the final dozen contests ranked 17th among
Still, McKinnon is athletic (4.41 40 at combine, 32 reps, 40.5"
vertical, 11'0" broad jump) and in 2017 proved to
be an elusive runner in space.
McKinnon in San Francisco
After Carlos Hyde signed with the Cleveland Browns on the first
day of free agency, McKinnon's signing transformed him into
a three-down back for the 49ers given that the other options are
fellow Georgia Southern alum Matt Breida and three guys with a
total of six career NFL carries - Joe Williams, Raheem Mostert
and Jeremy McNichols.
Head coach Kyle Shanahan obviously likes what he saw from McKinnon,
who posted an 82.4 pass-catching grade from PFF (tied for seventh).
That is a useful ability in a 49ers offense that saw Hyde catch
a personal-best 59 balls last season (previous high was 27).
McKinnon also posted high marks in his ability to pass-block,
grading out as the eighth-best among running backs. That's
important to a team who just spent $137.5 million on their franchise
quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo.
The fifth-year back will obviously get his chance to be "the
guy" for the 49ers, but at 5-foot-9, 205 lbs., there is
a question of whether he can take the pounding. In four NFL seasons,
he's never rushed the ball more than 159 times and the past
two seasons he's posted career high totals of 202 and 201
touches. Even at Georgia Southern he cracked the 200 attempts
mark just once.
In 2017, the top-10 fantasy backs averaged 312 touches which would
be more than a 50-percent increase for McKinnon. For as long as
he stays healthy, McKinnon should be able to post high RB2 numbers,
particularly in PPR leagues given the head coach's affinity
for throwing to his running backs.
For me, however, the question is whether he can survive a 16-game
schedule with the increased workload. If your draft strategy includes
McKinnon as one of your two starting running backs, make sure
to have a viable third option.
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Some balanced amps aren't actually a balanced circuit inside, even though they may offer balanced in and/or out.
I've yet to find an XLR that was poorly constructed. I've used the Switchcraft ones in the past and they are also good.
Some balanced amps aren't actually a balanced circuit inside, even though they may offer balanced in and/or out.
I've yet to find an XLR that was poorly constructed. I've used the Switchcraft ones in the past and they are also good.
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Expensive XLR's are just that! Expensive for the profit in it and the jewellery style of finish outside. Used properly in a balanced system, they almost certainly won't make one iota of difference and even if the pins aren't some fancy material, plugging them in and out a few times every so often should be enough to clean them.
Think of the DOZENS of bog-standard Switchcraft and Neutrik connectors used in studios to make the music mixes we all listen to - very low microphone outputs as well!
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I'm ChrisB.
But if you've 'invested' tons of your own money on bling products then you 'would' prefer it, wouldn't you, to save face if nothing else! Apologies all, I've gone way beyond needing to parade any audio gear I own as a badge of honour, listed underneath every post I make. It's a tool to do the job necessary and does it for me very well. if you really think a £70 XLR plug really 'is' better, then go right ahead. The rest of us living in the real world can 'make do' with our 'inferior' Neutrik and equivalent plugs, safe in the knowledge that they're long lasting, have no audible effect if used correctly and are cheap enough to allow more funds to be spent on the music!
So there!!!!!
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Now take a look around AoS and see how many times I've said before about how I've long ago done with messing about with cables and you may find that my entire system cost less than £200 to cable from front to back, then take a guess at how many interconnects it takes to couple up the stuff I have in my willy-waving signature.
I'll never buy a £70 plug any more than fly to the moon, but I'll defend anyone's right to discuss them on an audio forum. Unless it's an ill disguised sales pitch.
My preamp and power amps are true balanced designs. I am happy to use either Neutrix or Switchcraft XLRs with either silver or gold plated contacts, or even use the original Cannon designs.
I see no improvement in design with either of the Furutech or the Bocchino BAXLR versions; they certainly don't inspire any confidence by their appearance.
As André and others have said, Cannon, Neutrix and Switchcraft connectors have been used in professional audio, by studios and broadcasters for years and have a proven track record for quality and reliability.
Well, I've tried a few, including the Neutrik and Furutech variety mentioned, and IME, the best (as in best sounding and most robustly constructed), are the Yaeger XLR connectors, which Paul Hynes uses on his SR7 PSUs. The Yaeger connector is used to supply power to my T/T, via a solid-silver DC lead:
And at the other end, on the back of my SR7 (entry point for the Yaeger shown underneath the carbon-fibre bodied Furutech XLR plug):
I believe that Yaeger connectors are used in professional applications, such as on medical equipment, and so therefore must be very durable. In hi-fi applications, they're effective, sonically, I believe because they measure very low impedance. However, Paul would be better commenting on the technicalities.
The observation I would make is that, as you can see from the back of my SR7, I had the option of comparing the Furutech XLR plug (shown connected to the unit) against the Yaeger. The Furutech, despite being 'sexier' looking (I wanted it to win), was notably worse sounding, which is why I ended up selling it on!
Therefore, I found that the Yaeger XLR plugs, at a fraction of the price of the Furutech, were the superior connectors (the best I've used), and so wouldn't hesitate recommending them to others


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Join Charis in welcoming Georgia author Michelle LeClair to discuss her revelatory memoir, Perfectly Clear, in which the former "poster girl for Scientology" writes about her defection from the Church of Scientology, her newly accepted sexual identity, and the lengths to which Scientology went to silence it.
For years, Michelle LeClair, former President of Scientology's international humanitarian organization, tried to reconcile her sexual orientation with the anti-gay ideology of the church. Michelle finally ends her horrific marriage, finds the love of her life, a woman, and ultimately leaves the Church. But the split comes at a terrible price. Her once pristine reputation is publicly dragged through the mud, the police raid her home, her ex-husband tries to gain full custody of their children, and the multi-million dollar business she built from scratch is utterly destroyed.
In this tell-all memoir, Michelle offers an insider's perspective on Scientology's pervasive influence, secret rituals, and ruthless practices for keeping members in line. It's a story of self-acceptance, of finding the strength and courage to stand up for your emotional freedom, and of love prevailing.
The suggested donation is $5.
The revelatory memoir by former "poster girl for Scientology" Michelle LeClair about her defection from the Church, her newly accepted sexual identity, and the lengths to which Scientology went to silence it.


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Welcome to 2018, after driving a stake into the heart of 2017 and contemplating what New Years Resolutions you've settled on. We're thinking maybe more tacos and exploring DIY music venues, maybe some yoga and bicycling so long as there is beer. At least we can be thankful that J&J's Old Dirty Basement is back! Here's our top WDDI #DEN10 events you can't miss as we welcome 2018 with love & hope & #Dentoning a'plenty.
THURSDAY, January 4th
First Thursday Gypsy Jazz | Barley & Board | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
We all adore Le Not So Hot Klub du Denton playing the hits of Django Reinhardt, so gnoshing while toe-tapping seems a perfect way to ease into the weekend! Thursdays are always poppin' with Glitterbomb at Andy's, a bicycle ride at Eastside, or jazz at Steve's Wine Bar, so keep moving to stay warm.
Lonestar Texas Thursdays | Backyard On Bell | 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
A favorite outdoor music venue battles the winter cold with hot tunes, this week featuring local skunkgrass troubadours Boxcar Bandits as well as aspiring Americana auteur Matt Grigsby.
FRIDAY, January 5th
Inaugural Artist In Residence Show | SCRAP | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
It's First Friday, which means arts-&-craftiness galore! Artists Jess Tarr, Brittany Shaban, and Cynthia Giron created pieces from SCRAP's varied inventory, and were challenged to use specific unconventional materials in their works. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided, along with a make-and-take craft. All pieces will be for sale, benefiting future Re:Vision Gallery shows at SCRAP as well as the artists.
Happy Birthday Joe | Dan's Silver Leaf | 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM
It's been well over a year since beloved Brave Combo percussionist Joe Cripps went missing, but a slew of his forlorn friends & admirers are celebrating his birthday in absentia with this all-star music line-up to benefit DMAC. There will be t-shirts and shared memories available. We miss you, Joe.
SATURDAY, January 6th
NTX Roller Derby Open House | Lone Star Indoor Sports &Events Center | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
We love us some Saturday Jazz Brunch at The Chestnut Tree after some Yoga On The Square, but if your New Years resolution is looking to make some fierce female friends then check out roller derby try-outs for North Texas Roller Derby and meet some Fighting Unicorns!
Ol' Dirty Basement Resurrection Show | J&J's Pizza | 5:00 PM - 12:00 AM
A collective cheer arose with news that J&J's ODB is back, and this is the official celebration with an old fashioned variety show! Comedy, live music, and Schlitz will fill this evening sure to be loaded with smiles for miles.
Party On with Spiderweb Salon | Wine2 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Settle in with a glass of wine to meet the brand new editorial team of this creative collective, hear a little about Spiderweb Salon's big plans for 2018 and enjoy featured performances from talented friends, PLUS for the first time in years they're opening up the mic for on-the-spot signups!
Sarah Jaffe | Dan's SilverLeaf | 9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
This Denton legend has been touring BAD BABY to accolades, but comes home to the SilverLeaf to wow us with her mesmerizing sound for this rare night of magical music. If you can find or sweet-talk a ticket, you can maybe see her Sunday encore.
SUNDAY, January 7th
Denton Bikes and Coffee | West Oak Coffee | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Every Sunday, the Denton Independent Motorcycle Show meets up to sip coffee and plan rides. Best part is you can stop in to eyeball their sweet rides or maybe talk shop over a cup of joe… and maybe slice of pie.
Smash Brothers Tournament & Net Neutrality Rally | Source Gaming Lounge | 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Join the Source Gamer Gurus for a Net Neutrality Rally and Smash Brothers tournament to raise funds for the non-profit organization Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Best part is, a $5 donation gets you one free entry into a single-elimination Super Smash Brothers Tournament with a $200 prize pool, free session plays for 3 hours, and viewing a live-stream PUBG charity game with some snacks and beverages provided. It's a great opportunity to check out their facilities!
Be sure to tag your pretty Instagram pics with #WDDI so maybe you make the cut on Monday's glorious "What We Did" review, and sound off in the comments if you have other fave events to add!


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Time to rethink drink
With the party season upon us, many people are looking for alternatives to alcohol. They may be driving, pregnant, or on medication where it is contra-indicated; they may simply not enjoy alcohol or its after-effects, or have been addicted to it like millions (including me). There is a growing market for wine where the alcohol has been extracted from the fermented wine at the final stage, and there are two types available:
• Alcohol-free, which under UK law may contain up to 0.05 per cent alcohol by volume (ABV).
• De-alcoholised, which legally may contain from 0.05 per cent to 0.5 per cent ABV.
Although there is often a trace of alcohol remaining, the liver processes it so quickly that, by one estimate, you would have to drink about 35 glasses of de-alcoholised wine (up to 0.5 per cent) in 15 minutes to register one unit (10 ml) of pure alcohol in the body.
Non-alcoholic wine, made from unfermented grape juice, contains no alcohol at all.
For many, these wines provide an anxiety-free way of joining in at a social occasion (see right for our choices). However, people who are on medication such as antabuse for alcohol dependence are warned that they may cause a reaction if consumed in quantity.
YOU testers spent a merry afternoon trialling wines from The Alcohol Free Shop, which has a wide range of wines, beers and other drinks (www.alcoholfree.co.uk/0800 224 8024). Connoisseurs might turn their noses up at these drinks, but we left happy and hangover-free – and the bonus is that they are lower calorie than higher alcohol versions.
Carl Jung Sparkling White Wine, £4.99 (0.2 per cent ABV). Medium-dry and refreshing with peachy notes, this was the clear winner. Great for parties.
Weinkönig Romance en Blanc Organic White, £7.39 (0.09 per cent ABV). This fruity, fairly dry blend of sauvignon blanc and sémillon grapes from Bordeaux, which should be well chilled, smelt like 'real' wine, or – to one tester – 'wet hay'. Try it with poultry and puds.
Weinkönig Riesling, £6.89 (0.3 per cent ABV). Not to be confused with sweet wines, this dry, sharp white is from the riesling, Germany's best-known grape variety. Good with seafood.
Eminasin Doce Meses, £9.99 (0.5 per cent ABV). A sweet, blackcurrant-like red from tempranillo grapes, aged in oak barrels for 12 months, this was voted 'very acceptable'. Serve it with red meat and cheese.
Weinkönig Romance en Rosé Organic, £7.39 (0.28 per cent ABV). A medley of sauvignon blanc, sémillon, merlot and cabernet sauvignon grapes creates a fresh rosé for drinking on its own or with light dishes.
The free, confidential 24-hour helpline urgently needs volunteers to meet increasing demand for phone and online support. If you can commit to four hours a week, visit www.nspcc.org.uk/childlinevolunteer.
As someone who is a huge fan of being read to, I can't think of anything more wonderful than Given For Christmas, a CD of poetry and prose readings recorded live at St Paul's and Westminster Cathedrals by actors including Dame Judi Dench and Damian Lewis. All proceeds go to Cancer Research UK. £9.99, from www.giftshop.cancerresearchuk.org.
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK: www.singingforsnorers.com
With Christmas carols in mind, it seems a good time to mention this website, which offers singing exercises for snorers based on research conducted with 93 patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital who snored or had sleep apnoea. The three-month programme reduced the severity, frequency and loudness of snoring, and improved moderate sleep apnoea.


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"Richard Serra: Prints" at the Nasher Sculpture Center
On view at the Nasher Sculpture Center, a compelling exhibition of prints by the American sculptor Richard Serra chronicles his engagement with two-dimensional works on paper between 1972 and 2015. Arguably one of the most influential artists of the 20th century Serra...
Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann: "Alloy" at Laura Korman Gallery
In conceiving her recent complex, layered, vibrant multi-media works, DC-based artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann might have embarked from the enticingly oxymoronic premise expressed by...
Seiko Tachibana: "Link"
Corita Kent (1918-1986)
Drawing from the language of Pop Art and advertising, Sister Corita Kent found her own voice in artwork infused with political activism, spirituality, and personal reflection.
12 Western Presses
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By Vanessa Salomons, Director Of Retail for Monaghan Golf Group
How To Turn Your Golf Retail Operation Around With One Feeling
Growing your retail operation in a downward market turn can happen. It can be as lucrative as it once was. How? You have to find the passion that was once there.
The Golf Business is notorious for creating "Jack's of all trades", you all know what I am talking about. As a professional, you are expected to do everything from taking green fees, creating budgets, teaching, running your retail operations, managing tournaments and countless other jobs that I sincerely do not have room to list. As I write this, I cannot think of one other career out there that has this much diversity.
Because of this diversity, and lack of time during our busy and short golf season, you can imagine how easy it is to get pulled in so many different directions. This leads me to the point at hand… Retail in your operations CAN produce positive results if you can find a way to make it a priority.
I am continually asked about small shop retail (pro shops in general) and how to build something more. More sales, more clients, just more. I am not going to lie... there is a general frustration about the business - from all of you and from me as well. I still have the passion though. I want nothing more than to see every single golf shop in Canada exceed their own expectations. I believe that we need to start back at reigniting the passion for the retail aspect of our world, you know... the cool stuff that goes along with this great game!
I know for a fact that many of you absolutely love the products in our business, the equipment, the clothing, the accessories… THE STUFF!
You must take an inward look at your approach to retail in your operations and ask yourself these questions:
- Are you faking it? By this I mean are you truly involved in your business or just pretending to be? While you can look at the numbers via your Point of Sale and have the hard facts, how often are you in front of the products? Using them? Talking about them? Being present to the newness of the product and the benefits of it will put you in a whole new mindset about selling it. We always sell more of what we know about and it is so much easier to become passionate about what you know about. So learn about it, bring back the PK sessions, invest some time in this area. You will not be sorry.
- Do you have staff that are sales and retail passionate? Always remember passion is contagious. Passion allows sales people to be persistent. So really think about the people you have in your organization, do they bring this aspect to the workplace? All you need is one. One person can be the difference in a whole team. So find that person or develop them. Build that type of culture and sales will follow.
- Can you trust in the power of the law of attraction? Sound hokey? Maybe, but it works. If you are running around with the gloom and doom mentality then this is what you will attract. Through adversity and change come great things. The most successful people see that there is opportunity when the market is down. Remember what you are passionate about and you will notice that the world will bring more of this. Finally, your passion must be greater than your challenges (whether the challenge is real or created by your own mind).