text: Since the establishment of the Erasmus exchange programme in 1987, its potential in various aspects has been evident. Many researches have been conducted regarding the Erasmus programme and its possible effects on European identity in higher education students, providing varying outcomes. Based on a survey of 200 Greek former Erasmus students, this thesis, examined the European identity among Greek students that have participated in the Programme proving its potential in terms of fostering European identity. The European identity in students was conceptualizes in terms of its spontaneous, civic and cultural aspects while its analysis was based on the theories of social constructivism and orientalism. Furthermore, the thesis conducted a correlation examination between the European identity levels of students and the destination country of their sojourn, in the hopes of establishing if the rising Euroscepticism in European countries affects the enrichment of the European identity in any way. However, the data largely reported against such a relationship.


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Once our mission team was on the ground in Ecuador, they learned that some serious political changes had taken place during the last year. In 2008, Ecuador adopted a new constitution (which happens there about every 8.5 years). This new constitution is much more socialistic than the previous one. For all practical purposes, it puts in place a soft dictatorship under Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. The majority of seats in the new government (more…)
A Divine Appointment in Ecuador
Lingering Thoughts on the Love of God
I love the third stanza of the hymn "The Love of God." It says, "Could we with ink the ocean fill, and were the skies of parchment made, Were every stalk on earth a quill, and every man a scribe by trade, To write the Love of God above would drain the ocean dry. Nor could the scroll contain the whole, though stretched from sky to sky. (Refrain) O Love of God, how rich and pure! How measureless and strong! It shall forevermore endure the Saints' and Angels' song."
Rarely do we rightly capture the boundlessness of God's love in this way anymore. In our modern Christian sub-culture, we have reduced God's love to a self-serving sentimentality that makes us the center of God's universe and diminishes the reality of His holy transcendence. In the end, we are self-assured of His love for us, but we have completely abandoned the force of its biblical meaning and expression.
It is that reality that I sought to bring us back to as I preached on the love of God this past Sunday. In the hopes of inviting further meditation on the wonder of His love, I am going to reiterate some of those truths here this week. (more…)
Jesus Loves the Little Children
You may have never heard of "Biological Church Growth," but I guarantee you have seen it. It is what is happening right now at Morningview. Biological Church Growth takes places when the members of a congregation contribute to the growth of the church by having children. You might have noticed from our attendance numbers that (more…)
On Adoption and Orphan Care: A Proposed Resolution
On May 19th, Russell Moore, the Dean of the School of Theology at Southern Seminary, submitted a resolution to the Resolutions Committee of the upcoming 2009 Southern Baptist Convention. The resolution on Adoption and Orphan care is a well worded statement that succinctly states our biblical responsibility to care for needy children. Our church has been incredibly blessed with faithful families who have brought us the blessing of adopted children, and my sincere hope is that we will see even more families among us embrace the joy of caring for orphans. To that end, I would like us all to read Russ Moore's resolution and considerhow we can develop this kind of ministry in our church family. The resolution is as follows:


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My name is Joshua Kane but you can call me Coach Josh. I am the Head Coach and Co-Owner here at Redemption.
My life is a simple one. I break my biggest passions into what I call the 4 F's: Family, Fun, Fitness and Food.
What is incredible is that at Redemption Fitness and Sports Performance all four of those things are intertwined. I LOVE to coach other people. Helping new athletes get comfortable and helping to show them that they belong is what I live for. In the past I was lost, scared and intimidated of every gym I went into. I love connecting with athletes and helping them unlock a side of themselves they never thought existed. When in the gym training members, I am not just punching a clock and waiting for quitting time.
I am trying to maximize each moment for the gym and myself as a coach. I get to learn and grow everyday. I love to work hard but doing this job blurs the lines between work and play. Which is an incredible blessing.
One of my favorite quotes reads.
"A candle is not diminished by giving another candle light"
Those ten words really speak volumes as to why I do what I do everyday with a smile on my face. To get the chance to educate, entertain and inspire daily is the coolest opportunity in the WORLD. An opportunity I will never take lightly or without extreme gratitude. If you read to the end of this you are at least curious. Come to the gym and see what we are about you might just find the best version of yourself here.
Coach Josh lives right here in Cuyahoga Falls. Loves to spend time with his family and puppy Paul. His fitness journey started in Martial Arts where he fell in love with strength and conditioning training. His only dream since he was 5 years of age was to own his own business/gym. Coach Josh is working on a Bachelor's degree in Sales at the University of Akron. He is a certified Level 1 USA Weightlifting Coach, a Level 1 CrossFit Trainer and is CrossFit Spear certified as well.


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*** Entry period for the giveaway has passed. To meet the finalists, click here ***
2013 was an amazing year of growth for me both personally and professionally. My heart overflows with gratitude for the wonderful relationships, adventures, and blessings that God has brought into my life this year. I am so full of joy, and I find myself searching for ways to share that joy with others. So it is with great excitement that I announce my first ever wedding photography giveaway!
The winning couple will receive a wedding photography package worth $3800! The package includes an on-location engagement session in Atlanta, 8 hours of wedding day coverage, a 10x14" leather bound flush mount wedding album, and a copy of the edited, high resolution digital files from the wedding.
- Send an email to email@example.com with the subject "2014 Giveaway." Make sure to include your names, phone number, wedding date, venue, and a photo of yourselves NO LATER THAN January 14, 2014.
- Along with your basic entry information, please include a brief response (200 words or less) to the following question: What are you most looking forward to about BEING married?
- I will review all of the entries and select 3 finalists. I will share the first names, photo, and question response of each finalist on the Lauren Wright Photography Facebook Page. Voting for the winner will begin on January 15, 2014 and end on January 22, 2014. The couple with the most votes will win!
- Qualifying couples are getting married within a 90 mile radius of Atlanta, Georgia, have a date chosen and a venue booked, and have not contracted a photographer for their wedding.
- Entries are due by Midnight on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. 3 finalists will be posted on the Lauren Wright Photography Facebook page on January 15, 2014, and friends and fans will be invited to vote for the winning couple January 15-January 22, 2014. Voting ends at midnight on January 22, 2014. The winning couple will be announced on the blog on January 25, 2014.
- This giveaway is only available to couples getting married within a 90 mile radius of Atlanta, Georgia. The distance to the venue will be measured using Google Maps. If the winning couple is getting married outside of the 90 mile radius, a travel fee will apply.
- Engagement session will take place at a location inside the Atlanta perimeter (inside the I-285 loop). If the winning couple chooses a location outside of the perimeter, a travel fee will apply.
- The wedding album included in this giveaway includes 10 spreads (20 pages) and may include up to 50 images chosen by the winning couple. Additional pages or images may be added for an additional fee.
I am so excited to meet you and celebrate your wedding with you! If you have any questions, feel free to email firstname.lastname@example.com. Happy new year, y'all!


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Ruth's 16th birthday
Dear Diary — Bright, beautiful June day. Pleasantly cool. In good mood.
Music lesson at 8:30. When I came home I gave the china cabinet in the dining room its annual cleaning, practiced, wrote in my Diary, and then Mom and I had lunch. It seemed like a continuation of last week. We were through early.
Mom had gone to rest, and I was just finishing the dishes when Elma came to call. We sat out on the cool front porch and talked till about 2:30. It seemed like old times. I walked down to the corner with her en route to the Ballards'. Then I came back and read "Little Women."
About 3:30 Mary phoned and we had a delightful conversation. Mary and William are planning a picnic at a lovely spring for Sunday and they have asked Barbara Muller and now me. At first I didn't want to go, thinking Barbara didn't like me (I didn't tell Mary, though) but Mary said that Barbara hoped I could go 'cause she liked me. Yippee! I was so happy and when I hung up I went around singing, much to Mother's distress and discomfort. Took bath.
Just as we were finishing supper, Mrs. Rodgers came to call and I couldn't listen to Lux Radio Theater. I read "Little Women" instead. She had me play a few pieces for her and in return she paid me a compliment. Mary, her daughter, had exclaimed, after we left that Saturday night, "Isn't Patty Anne a beautiful girl!" I blushed and Mother made some diverting yet appropriate remark for she doesn't approve of people's complimenting any physical virtues of her daughter. Oh don't worry, Diary. I'm not conceited and never will be, 'cause I'm not beautiful (for further details see Mary, Helen, etc.).
As soon as Mrs. Rodgers was out of earshot I turned on the radio and listened to music while I read. Then to bed. Beautiful but cool night.


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Have a great weekend. And here is something to read while resting:
- Scicurious - The 2011 IgNobel Prizes, now with Real Time Storify!! and IgNobel Prize WINNER: The beetle and the beer bottle, a tragic love story. and IgNobel Price WINNER: Safety in Smell.
- Christine Ottery - Storify: Ecocide mock trial
- Caleb A. Scharf - What next for neutrinos?
- Julian Taub - The Smallest Revolution: 5 Recent Breakthroughs in Nanomedicine
- David Bressan - September 30, 1861: The First Feather
- John R. Platt - South China Tiger Conservation Program Mourns Big Cat Lost in Tragic Fight
- Cassie Rodenberg - Worst drug PSA videos and why we might still need them
- Janet D. Stemwedel - Evaluating scientific claims (or, do we have to take the scientist's word for it?)
- Princess Ojiaku - SciMuse: Eva Amsen counting beats and cells
- Alex Wild - Great Images In NASA
- Bora Zivkovic - Important Deadline Alerts about Open Laboratory 2011 and ScienceOnline2012
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by José Machado Pais, Axel Pohl
Of roofs and knives. The dilemmas of recognising informal learning (José Machado Pais, Axel Pohl), Chapter in Young people and contradictions of inclusion (Andreu López Blasco, Wallace McNeish, Andreas Walther, eds.), Policy Press, 2003.
Bibtex Entry:
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Religious Holiday Displays on Public Property: Are they Constitutional?
The First Amendment - the one that guarantees citizens can speak their minds and express their beliefs - prohibits the government from favoring one religion over others.
Many American colonists escaped religious persecution in Europe. The Founders wanted to make sure that people in America don't feel second-class because they don't have the right religion.
That's what the First Amendment's Establishment Clause is about.
What about positive religious expression?
The holiday season is a time of people expressing religious celebration. That includes the people in our local governments who decide how the government will express holiday cheer. We've all seen bright Seasons Greetings on government property.
Despite the cheery intentions of the government, sometimes people who don't celebrate the message of choice have argued the religious holiday display makes them feel left out.
The Supreme Court has defined which government expressions are secular enough to be acceptable, and which ones send the message that the government is endorsing a particular religion. Here is our infographic on the Supreme Court cases of the last few decades.
Cases Cited:
More Information:
- From the National Constitution Center: The Supreme Court's thoughts on reindeer and Christmas displays (2013)
- From Pew Research Center: Religious Displays and the Courts (2007)
Related Recent Case
The Establishment Clause question in the Travel Ban Case is another case of the government getting involved with religion. In the Travel Ban Case, the plaintiffs argued the government policy was disfavoring Islam.
FYI this case was never argued because it was declared unnecessary in light of the ban's time running out and that another version of the travel ban went into effect.


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Basic Menu Outline
By Jessie Paul
Here's a simple breakdown of how to spend your $7 with some notes below:
$3 - Carbs
$1 - Dried Legumes
$1 - Protein
$1 - Fresh Produce
$1 - Everything Else
Carbs: This is the biggest part of your diet. Check out your local sales and choose what's best for you: potatoes, flour, oats, rice (although rice is the most commonly eaten around the world it's surprisingly the most expensive!).
Dried legumes: Find out how far you can stretch your dollar by buying the most affordable dried beans or lentils!
Protein: Eggs or even meat! What's the most you can find on your dollar. Last year we bought peewee eggs and had one for breakfast each day (cost about fifty cents). I also found a bag of chicken bones at the Chinese market and made chicken broth for fifty cents.
Fresh produce: What's on sale? We bought bananas and kale last year. We had half a banana in the mornings and mixed kale into our lentil dhal each night for vitamins.
Everything else: This is what makes your food palatable. Oil, salt, sugar - these would be our top recommendations. Other ideas are tea bags (we had one a day last year), spices for your beans or lentils and maybe chilli powder for those who like a kick in their food. This section requires the most calculations and weighing/measuring each item so every cent is accounted for. It's definitely worth the effort because your food will be so much tastier!
Detailed Sample Grocery List & Menu
To inspire you, here is a sample grocery list and menu made by Nigel & Jessie Paul. They've already done the work of finding the cheapest groceries in their neighbourhood, planning out a daily menu, and making sure the budget for the week adds up to only $7.00 per person!
1 small egg
Half a banana
Chicken Broth
Rice or flour (homemade chapatis)
This calculator is designed to help one person budget for one week.
Enter your desired food using the Enter New Food section.
Use the sliders to adjust the budget for each food item.
Portion your food according to the limit on each food item.
Enter New Food


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Calling all parents whose BBs are born between 1 -10 Jan; come celebrate your awesome BBs with us! Share with us your adorable newcomer dressed in the most creative way. The most creative one will get to win a special gift from us! #AwesomeBB2018
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#NHEW Wednesday, October 23
School Health. Social Emotional Learning
Webinar: School Health. Social Emotional Learning
Social media posts
Comprehensive school heath embraces the relationship between learning and health @SOPHEtweets #NHEW https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/wscc/index.htm
#NHEW is a perfect time to share your impact on the field of health education @SOPHEtweets #myimpact
Calling all health educators to join @SOPHEtweets in the advocacy for comprehensive school health #NHEW
More students are jumping on the bandwagon of using tobacco flavored products, electronic cigarettes/vaping. Learn more about this emerging trend during this 2:00 p.m. webinar
Want to see a healthy school in action? Visit the CDC's Virtual Healthy School to check it out! https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/vhs/index.html
Have you heard of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC)? It highlights school health components that every school should have to ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of students and staff. Check out the model.
School health is part of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. School Health Services are important because students may be referred by a school nurse for additional care to address health care needs.
Did you know that vaping is a popular trend among teens? For day three of National Health Education Week, the focus is on school health exploring teen tobacco use. The Juul does not look like a traditional tobacco product and has become popular among teens. Check out what Tobacco-Free Kids has to say about the product. #NHEW #SchoolHealth #vaping #ecigs #tobacco https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/what-we-do/industry-watch/e-cigarettes
Today is day three of National Health Education Week and the focus is on school health! The 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey found that 11.7 percent of high school students and 3.3 percent of middle school students used e-cigarettes in the last 30 days, compared with 1.5 percent of high school and 0.6 percent of middle school students who reported current use in 2011. Read more at The Truth Initiative https://tinyurl.com/y9e5wu5k #NHEW #SchoolHealth #ecigs #
It's a fact – youth e-cigarette users cite flavors as a reason they begin using e-cigarettes. A study that included middle and high school students found that 43 percent of young people who ever used e-cigarettes tried them because of appealing flavors. The Truth Initiative has more facts https://tinyurl.com/y9e5wu5k #NHEW #SchoolHealth #ecigs #tobacco
It's the third day of National Health Education Week and the attention is on school health! Comprehensive school health is focused on building healthy children in their school and community. The CDC offers school health tool and resources on nutrition, physical activity, and other health subjects. Please check out the link! #NHEW #SchoolHealth #vaping #ecigs #tobacco https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/npao/resources.htm
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FULTON – The visiting Lions of East Mississippi Community College had their chances against Itawamba Community College but came out on the short end of a 2-1, 6-1 MACJC softball sweep at the hands of the fourth-ranked Indians Tuesday afternoon on the ICC campus.
In the opening game, Itawamba took advantage of a pair of infield errors by the visitors to take a 2-0 lead on Samantha Conley's sacrifice fly in the first inning and a two-out RBI double by Macey Cox in the fourth.
After being limited to just one hit through the first four innings by ICC starting pitcher Bailie Springfield, the Lions had scoring opportunities during each of the last three frames. They first had two runners on base with one out in the fifth before a pop-up bunt attempt to first base resulted in an inning-ending double play. The following frame, EMCC recovered from a line drive double play with consecutive singles by Ashley Vickers and Mollie Singleterry before an infield pop-out ended the threat.
The Lions did get on the board in their final at-bat when Carly Thompson was hit by a pitch to lead off the seventh and was tripled home by Layton Sills for her second hit of the game. The potential tying run was stranded at third, however, as Springfield retired the next two batters to halt the rally and preserve the one-run victory for ICC.
Not to be outdone in the pitchers' duel, EMCC's AG Stewart limited the Indians to just three hits along with the two unearned runs. The sophomore right-hander out of Pisgah High School struck out two with no walks in six innings of work in the circle.
To their credit, the Lions bounced right back to score first in the nightcap off ICC starter Olivia Burns. EMCC's Kelsey English led off the second game with a hit and was bunted over by Vickers before scoring on Singleterry's RBI single.
The Indians promptly answered by scoring three times in the bottom of the first inning off EMCC starting pitcher Bryley Rodriguez. Run-scoring singles by Conley and Cox were followed by a two-out RBI double from Shelby Newsom, who added a solo home run in the third to make it a 4-1 contest.
While Itawamba was adding solo tallies in the fourth and sixth innings off Stewart, the Lions couldn't reach Burns for any additional runs during the remainder of the nightcap. Over the final six innings, only one EMCC runner reached third base en route to leaving 10 runners on base as a team for the game.
The Lions did generate eight hits in the second contest, led by Singleterry and Kiera Phillips with two singles apiece.
Fighting for an MACJC playoff spot as the regular-season conference slate winds down, Coach Kyndall White's 17-22 EMCC Lions are 13-11 in conference play and will travel to Summit to take on Southwest Mississippi in a 3 p.m. Friday road doubleheader.


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Friday, July 6, 2012
Wondering about an old song.
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To this day, when i see one in the middle of the road, i hear that song! Was told by a Parks and Wildlife guy the mating season made them careless and that's when you see so many.ReplyDelete
Me too, Trouble. That is one of those songs that you can't get out of your head, especially when you see a dead skunk in the middle of the road. . .ReplyDelete
You're going to think this a bit crazy, but I just read about your old dog and her fear of loud noises. Well, it turns out there's such a thing as a "Thunder Shirt", (not lying) that you can put on a dog and it will help calm them right down. Something about them feeling 'safe' or whatever.ReplyDelete
I had never heard of such a thing until my daughter and son-in-law shoved an old T-shirt on their dog during a thunder storm. Of course, "pet stores" sell some sort of expensive version, but they just use and old "He-Man" T-shirt for their dog. I think there's some irony in that.
You might think about trying it. Unless of course your dog has a fit, and won't let you put anything on her. But most old dogs are pretty patient.
Bob, thanks for the suggestion. We tried that one time and it didn't seem to help. I think we will try it again when a less severe storm comes along and see if it will work. Thanks for commenting and good luck in your travels even if it is by air (grin). BTW, I have been to Ontario but never Europe and have no plans to do so.ReplyDelete
I remember that song. Our family has a skunk story from about that time, the 70's. My cousins had a hunting camp in Tionesta and it was mainly for drinking all weekend long..very little hunting. One summer weekend there must have been 30 people ( and kids) at the camp. My uncle disappeared, we found him in the outhouse sing You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me Lucile...a skunk was outside the the outhouse door. from then on anyone heading to the outhouse was warned to look out for Lucile the skunk. The outhouse was painted the ugliest color of blue...my neighbor painted his house the same color a few years ago, it's ugly on the house too!ReplyDelete
Oh that's great! Your aunt is lucky to get those cards. Nice.ReplyDelete
I remember the song well.
I had a dog once that just could not leave a skunk alone. It was a husky mix with really thick fur that was nearly impossible to clean. Not a clever dog. It kept thinking that "this time" is would get the better of a skunk.
Jill, funny story and your neighbor's home's paint job. You gave me a chuckle. BTW, are family has a camp near Fryburg up in the area your cousins had one. It is now owned by one of the sons of my Aunt who we send the cards to.ReplyDelete
Sixbears, it is hard to get the better of a skunk, they even win after they die.


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Dean Batstone hosts Arnprior Singer/Songwriter Danah-Lee Krieger w/Special Guest Jon Park-Wheeler on guitars. - Doors 7:30pm, Music 8pm - Advance $15, Door $20.
Growing up in Ontario, Canada, Danah-Lee studied music and excelled in musical theory. But the groundwork for her knowledge began at a very young age, when she would literally steal the music out of the trash after Sunday morning church services. At the time, she was determined to learn the complexities of chords, vibrations and sounds; wanting to know how each sound flowed together in different forms to create music. Since then, Danah-Lee has learned how to use her knowledge freely and has developed a framework for creating music to express what is happening internally.
Danah-Lee studied music at the former Taylor University College in Edmonton, Canada. She toured throughout North America as the co-lead of the female duo, DanahKae. After a life changing winter vehicle rollover (which nearly took her life), Danah-Lee has been pumping out music which sparked her solo career. and the upcoming release of the EP, The Post Concussion Syndrome (release coming Fall 2017).
Jon Park-Wheeler is one of Canada's most versatile and experienced session guitarists, who has in addition been writing songs and producing records for over two decades. He has worked as a puppeteer on a long-running television series, and for a few years contributed regularly to the music industry bi-monthly magazine Muzik Etc.


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Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Dec 5:
After being criticized from all quarters, BJD MLA Priyadarshi Mishra today expressed regrets in Odisha assembly for referring to 1991 'human bomb' incident while attempting to justify detention of students in Rama Devi Women's University.
"I was talking about the VVIP security issue. I had no intention of speaking about the students of Rama Devi University. I am affectionate towards them. I express regrets, if anyone has been hurt over my statement," said Bhubaneswar North MLA Mishra.
The students- mostly NSUI supporters, however, were not satisfied with the regret. As per latest reports, the students burnt his effigy in front of his official residence in Bhubaneswar this evening. Besides, the students and security personnel clashed for a brief during the agitation.
Earlier in the day, Mishra spoke about the 'human bomb' incident to defend the alleged detention of students for VVIP security.
"Being in uniform or not doesn't matter. Back in 1991, some of the women blew up the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi just like this. Usually special attention is paid towards the security aspects during VVIP meetings. The Chief Minister has nothing to do with the happenings there. Why should he apologize," said Mishra while attempting to defend Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik amidst growing opposition demands for an apology from him.
Upon being questioned by journalists on his comparison between the students of RD University with the women involved in 1991 incident, Mishra was quick enough to add, "I am not saying that. The girls were initially barred entry as they attempted to enter without uniform and identity card. Later when they attempted to enter again between 11:40 – 11:45 AM they were barred as the meeting had already started".
The damage, however, was done and the opposition parties started pinning him down over the comment.
"Legendary Biju Patnaik was once the leader of the (parent) party. He used to thank the people who opposed him in public meetings. He once directed the government to not lodge police complaints against the students who gheraoed the assembly. It is unfortunate that an MLA of that party is making such statements. Besides, comparing the students of Odisha with LTTE is outright offending to the state. We condemn it," said Congress MLA Naba Kishore Das.
"The girls that were detained are students of that university. Comparing them to LTTE and citing threat to the Chief Minister's life from them is not only unfortunate but also condemnable," said BJP MLA Pradeep Purohit.


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Pole fitness offers patrons a different twist on exercise
Twirling around on a pole or suspended in the air by colorful silks are just a few ways people are finding their fitness inspiration.
Some people are trading in their gym memberships for a pole. Pole fitness is a growing national trend and it's not just for adult entertainment. The fitness option, which is mostly pursued by women, is finding fitness inspiration with the pole, dance, and aerial arts to get in shape and have some fun while doing it.
Rachel Tisdale is the owner of Axis Aerial Arts in the Cypress area. The wife and mother of two was put on bed rest while pregnant with her daughters, which caused her to lose a lot of her strength. She was in search of finding a fitness routine to keep her active. Now, Tisdale has been training for six years and enjoys dedicating herself to training other interested pole enthusiasts.
"I think Instagram and Facebook have aided in allowing people to see what all pole fitness can be. There is an aspect to pole fitness I think people didn't understand until people started doing all these crazy acrobatic feats on the pole," Tisdale said. "I enjoy the performance side of what I do and developing the girls. They come here, and they want to work out. We have at home moms and lawyers; we have every type of human being here."
In early 2015, Tisdale opened Axis Aerial Arts. Under the guidance of various instructors, members are able to explore cirque style fitness, acrobatics, and body balance. The vertical pole in the pole fitness classes helps participants work on their muscle strength, dance skills, and even acrobatic skills.
"I love how empowering it is for women. I can do everything myself, and I don't have to depend on a partner," said D Tierce, and Axis Pole Fitness member. "This is a great way to get fit and upper and lower body strength and flexibility. If you like gymnastics, yoga, it's all in one, and you get a sexy body."
The studio also teaches classes that include the aerial cube, which is a cube suspended in the air with performers spinning and rotating, and aerial silks is taught as well, which is silk fabric that is suspended from the ceiling and allows performers to rotate and display tricks. Also, lyra hoops are taught in the studio; the performance art skill uses circles that are suspended in the air and allows performers to manipulate their body and dance. "It is a different outlet to get into fitness. I like how you are kind of competing with yourself with trying to do better," said Amber Long, an Axis Pole Fitness member. "Once you get into it and get a feel for it, you are going to be proud of yourself and keep going. I think people are looking for something different and fun because working out is so regular and nobody wants to do the same basic (things)."
Christina Mitchell is the owner of Twisted Fit in Spring. After watching a video of popular Australian pole dancer Mitchell was inspired to pursue a career in pole fitness. The inspiration led to her opening her studio in 2011. The studio offers pole fitness, yoga, and belly dancing classes that are taught by various instructors.
"I really like watching people progress, get better, and stronger. I didn't know when I got into it how good it was for your body," Mitchell said. "So, I've actually had a lot of people lose a substantial amount of weight doing it. Outside of the physical aspect, I didn't really understand that it would make women feel empowered doing it."
In time, the treadmill might become antiquated. The new norm could grow to be a weekly workout for people to twirl around on a pole upside down or dance through a hoop. Either way, fitness is starting to take on a new meaning.
Want to know more?
Axis Pole Fitness
20220 Hempstead Rd. No. 18 and No. 20
Houston, TX 77065
Phone: 713-408-4723
Twisted Fit
318 Main St Spring, TX 77373


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How Government Contractors Finance Their Bargains With the US Government
29 Nov
Numerous Americans who totally recognize that the Federal Government spends billions of dollars each and every year to run the country, do not totally realize that any "Government Prepared" Enterprise can bid on contracts with the Federal Government with really tiny functioning capital.
So the question is, how did they start off out with really little investment and in some cases, poor credit?
The most significant element in making use of an individual else's funds to finance your deal with the federal government has to do with the Assignment of Claims Act that Congress passed in 1986 (31 U.S.C.3727) This act states that a "Contractor, or its assignee could assign its rights to obtain payment due as a outcome of performance" to a financing institution. This is what we call the assignment of invoices., known as factoring or accounts receivable financing.
What the government did, was encouraged government contractors to obtain functioning capital through factoring. Factoring is the selling of your invoices for quick functioning capital, rather then waiting 30, 60 or 90 days for the buyer to pay you.
Financing firms who handle government contracts are familiar with the procedures to have invoices assigned to them and for that reason they are comfy with providing up 80 – 90 % of the invoice to the contractor, quickly, after the paperwork is completed.
The Assignment of Claims Act enables government contractors, modest organization owners, minorities, ladies and veteran owned firms to bid on project right after project with full self-confidence that they could deal with the money flow, simply because of factoring.
Factoring is not accessible on all government contracts. For instance, it is challenging, but not impossible to locate a Issue for construction factoring. And some Variables never like to finance contracts until immediately after the operate is completed and the government has been invoiced. In other words, there is a distinction between financing invoices and financing a job that is not but completed.
The secret to allowing somebody else to finance your deal has a lot to do with what service you are offering for Uncle Sam. Example: Lets say you are delivering 100,000 widgets to the Department of Defense. You find a US organization that tends to make the widgets and ask them for their lowest bid. You may possibly or may possibly not contain them as a partner in the deal, but rather as a vendor for you. You bid on the job, you win the bid. Because you do not have adequate working capital, you have currently contacted an Accounts Receivable Specialist who has positioned, at no cost to you, Obtain Order Financing (PO Funding) and Accounts Receivable Financing. And when you full the paper function, each of the Financing Institutions agreed that the deal is a go.
The PO Financing pays the manufacture, and the Accounts Receivable Financing gives you with up to 92 % of the total invoice that the US Government owes you. Both of these transactions must coincide with every other.
Little enterprise and large organizations are bidding on jobs, winning the contracts and repeating the approach until their expertise enables them to be the lowest bidder, and nevertheless show a profit.
In fact some organizations open up entirely distinct division of their organization just to accommodate government contracts that no one else is bidding on!
The answer is yes, Uncle Sam is contributing to the profit margin of modest companies owners all through the US.


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We welcomed Coles Executive MBA Students from Atlanta, Cox Family Enterprise Centre (CFEC), who were in this country studying Family run and owned businesses in South Africa as part of their education programme.
Since 1987, the Cox Family Enterprise Center (CFEC) has been dedicated to the research, education, and recognition of family businesses. Their commitment to this fundamental economic and social unit has allowed the CFEC to support and guide family businesses through their innovative programming, outreach, and scientific research.
Their mission is to improve the well being of family businesses through education for families and business leaders, recognition of the contributions family businesses make to society, and the scientific research of family businesses.
As one of the first university-based centers of its kind, the CFEC remains on the cutting edge of family business education and research and has played a critical role in serving family businesses and furthering economic development. Clearly, family ties can make business strong. But they can also make business more complicated.
It was fortunate the students were able to take an afternoon out from their busy schedule to visit us for a luncheon at Backworth Stud, as well as a broad stroke introduction to the Thoroughbred Breeding Industry!
Wishing these students the best of luck with their studies!


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How to Find a Good Musical Instrument Dealer
Music has been able to grow over the years because of the many genres that are coming up. This has seen new musical instruments being invented and introduced to the market. This has contributed greatly to the rise in numbers of dealers in musical instruments. There are the people that deal with the sales of musical equipment. A dealer may be working as an individual or for a particular company. If they work as individuals then they have the freedom of selling the same musical equipment from different brands. If the dealer works for a company then they will have to sell musical equipment from that specific brand. This has made the demand of dealers to rise and making them well distributed. To be able to buy a musical instrument that is genuine then you will have to look for a good dealer. You can find a good musical instrument dealer from the following places.
You can find a musical instrument dealer online. This is possible by you visiting their online shops on the internet. By going online you will find several online shops that deal in musical instruments. You will then proceed to look for contacts of genuine dealers. This you will get by reading the online reviews that have been written by the people they have worked with in the past. You can so ask your friends and family to refer you to a good online dealer that they know about. You can also get to visit websites that has rated or provided more information about dealers on musical instruments.
Get to visit shops that sell musical instruments in your local town. If the shops that deal in selling musical equipment then you will have to visit most of them if not all. This will allow you to get in touch with the musical instrument dealers that are inside those shops. Your choice will be based on several reasons like the first impression that the dealer made or the one you think you trust the most as you can learn more. Dealing with such dealers is very easy because you will be able to have their contacts and even be able to visit them in case of any problem.
You can also get contacts of musical instrument dealers from companies that make musical instruments. They will place their contacts on their website and also mention their dealers of choice. With such information you are assured of getting a very good dealer. You will get warranties and musical instruments of quality By visiting the company in person you can get to connect with the working staff who are well connected to genuine dealers in musical instruments. To conclude musical instrument dealers can be found almost everywhere today, do your research before picking on one.


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Before Motown.
In this fascinating book, the author presents the first look at the evolution of jazz in Detroit, complete with 75 photographs of local clubs and musicians. The title comes from his startling discovery that the music known as Motown was only possible because local jazz artists took Motown assignments as day jobs and then played jazz in clubs like Baker's Keyboard.
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The One Uniqlo Essential Your Wardrobe Is Begging for This Summer
Unquestionably a summer staple, linen shirts give an airy relaxed feel to any outfit, while remaining comfortable (or bearable) on even the hottest days. Much to our delight, Uniqlo—always one step ahead of the game—has released a premium linen collection just in time for the warmest months.
A linen shirt is a year-round staple, but its lightweight fabric means its perfect for summer. Plus, there are endless styling opportunities so you can have some fun with it. To glean some inspiration on ways to wear the classic linen top, we've rounded up some of our favorite blogger looks for the ultimate summer style inspiration. Scroll through the looks and you're sure to agree that the linen shirt is definitely versatile.
Keep reading for 10 blogger-inspired ways to wear a linen blouse this summer.
For the perfect beach look, pair a linen shirt with a whimsical white lace skirt like Courtney Trop from Always Judging. Throw a swimsuit on underneath and you're sure to be "best dressed" on the beach.
By pairing a classic blue linen blouse with sportier accessories, Sara Escudero of Collage Vintage pulls off a tomboy twist on the classic linen and denim look. Mixed with Nike sneakers and a leather backpack, the look is both fashionable and functional.
Ally May Hayward of Substance gives off total seaside vibes by wearing her linen blouse as a top layer, leaving it unbuttoned and pairing it with breezy pants of the same material. Sticking with black and tan, Ally's outfit remains pulled-together despite showing a bit of skin.
Talisa Sutton of Badlands proves that there's no look quite so classic as a white linen top with a pair of classic blue jeans. The half-tucked shirt not only creates a flattering, long-legged silhouette—but also comes across as perfectly disheveled. Her neutral bag and classic black pumps complete the "effortless" feel of this stylish outfit.
Julia Engel of Gal Meets Glam proves that sometimes clashing is a good thing with her doubly striped ensemble. By choosing a skirt with the same colour scheme as her linen top, Engle's look seems thoughtful rather than messy.
Taylr Kreutziger of Taylr Anne brings a classic linen and jeans look up a notch by pairing it with a white tailored vest and bright mules. While this look definitely retains the effortless vibe, the added accessories bring a professional air to the whole look.
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Pairing an oversized striped linen button up with a short denim skirt Saray Martín of Dans Vogue creates a look that is perfect for a hot day. Paired with sneakers and a straw bag, this outfit is ideal for summertime adventures as it is versatile enough to wear from strolling the beach to summer in the city.
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What a DAY!
For starters, traffic downtown was near impossible to maneuver. Very large trucks that had no business being down there were blocking the already narrow streets. Thank goodness the AC in the car was working.
I went to pull into the Social Security parking lot. I was stopped by a big burly looking guy and said there is NO parking here allowed. Bewildered, I went on again to find some where to park. I did not want to pay any of the parking spots and so I finally found a place around a block and half away, locked the car. When I went to put money in the meter, the meter was broke.
I started walking, and tripped on the sidewalk where the sidewalk was missing a bit too much of it.My left foot is now sprained again:(
Then,I place my "BOOK" of pain and other needed documents that I have acquired since my last visit~on the thingy that inspects it and shoots it back out attcha. Lo, and behold, I forgot that I had Dad's little utility knife in my little old purse.
Well, that was no biggie really, they just said we will keep this and you can obtain it back when you leave.
I go into the office. They immediately take me back in a room. I start crying. My foot hurts, I am hot and sweaty from walking. One good thing, someone from SSI is going to call me from Tallahassee at 1:30 on the 7th of February. I told them how much turmoil I endure coming there in person, and now there is not even any convenient parking.
I obtain Dad's little knife back and start my walk to the car. I kept saying "Please don't let there
be a ticket on the car." There was no ticket, but a officer was there getting ready to write one.
She said this is a 30 minute meter. I said well whatever kind of meter it is~ it's broken and I got into the car and said adios.
On the way home, I decide to stop at the $ store and get some little frames for the pictures I made. I found some real nice ones. Getting back in the car, I realise they are a tad too large for the frame and I don't have my scissors handy. Then I remember my friend at the mail room, I call him "GUY". I can take care of the trimming of the pictures there. I can still get them sent out today.
The car will not start.
I get out, lift the hood and look like I have a clue as to why a car that just ran beautifully in all
that horrendous traffic would have a problem.
All, the while calling it every name I can think to call an old car that has let me down once again.
I get back in the car. I have to let the door ajar because the windows don't go down. A nice lady offers me her cell phone which I had to smile about as I had left mine on top of the fridge at home.
Anyways, Rhea's line is busy. I decide to sit and wait a bit.
I try to start the car and BOOM there it goes like nothing was wrong to start with. Fooled again…I get out into the mid day traffic on the ONLY feasible road home. If I had taken a right I could have tried on the second feasible road.
As it was it didn't matter what road. The car died right in the middle of everything.
I managed to get it started enough times to drag myself and the car over to shoulder of the road , out-of-the-way of the onslaught of blaring horns. Now, I am sitting in the car watching all the speeding traffic driving by dangerously close to me. That was close…as the big old Key West tour bus flies on past.
There I sit. Contemplating my next move.
I decide to try to get the car up just a bit more to Kentucky Fried Chicken.
At least I can get a glass of cool water. It starts, it goes a foot, it stops and starts and stops and starts and finally I am there. I pull in, it stops.
A lady is behind me, blowing her horn like a mad woman. I get out of the car. I realise her car's ass end is in the traffic…but my car says no I won't move. I say a few choice words to her and she gives me the bird.
I then put the car in neutral and pushed it to its little spot in the shade. I go in the KFC.
Water, ahhhh as it goes down.
I walk over and ask for the manager. I explain the situation, telling her I have no means to retrieve the car until the first of the week when my mate comes in from fishing. She is so nice and lets me use her cell phone. I call Rhea. She comes very quickly and says cheer up Mom, Gilbert has a whole box of Krispy Kremes just for you.
We pick up Arissa at school and continue to her house to pick up the Kremes.
I think I got home around 2 or so this afternoon.
I remember eating a ham sandwich and then that's it.
My soaps didn't record.
I never made it to the mail room to mail the things
I have no wheels to get there.
"That's the way LIFE is"


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If you've hung around this blog for any length of time, you're bound to have read these words, "the life of a prophet isn't easy." The job of a a prophet is to act as the mouthpiece of God. Sometimes, prophets get to share hopeful news. Take the lesson from Isaiah 11 as an example:
"The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder's den. They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea."
Words of comfort and hope didn't come easily to the prophets of old, however. Instead, the regular duty of the prophet was to warn people to "flee from the wrath to come." Usually, prophets found their way to the power centers to warn the rulers and their people that they had failed to live up to expectations, and that God was angry and planning some sort of divine punishment.
That's the world that JBap finds himself living in: a world where politics and religion had become awful bedfellows; where the powers-that-be made sure the have-nots stayed in subjugation; where worship of the LORD had been turned into a money making operation. A world not that unlike our own, come to think of it.
JBap's job was different than the other prophets, however, because JBap got to proclaim the coming of the Savior. Sure, he had his moments of fire and brimstone – "you brood of vipers!" – but, John's job was to bring people to the place where they were ready for a change. "Repent!" John proclaimed, "Repent! For the Lord is about to do something spectacular and you've got to be ready to see it."
John's job, in the end, was to make sure the people were ready to see Jesus for who he really was. His task was to open the eyes of the spiritually blind so that could see Jesus not merely as a Rabbi or a miracle worker or a revolutionary, but as the Son of God, as the Lord, as the Messiah. Which, when you think about it, is probably a much harder job than the other prophets. When the Babylonians are trampling everyone around you, the prophet saying "we're next" is pretty easy to believe, but when the prophet is proclaiming a savior for the nations, well, that takes a little extra effort.
John's job was not an enviable one, but thanks be to God, he was faithful to the task at hand.


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Spring is almost here and the weather in Tucson is delightful. Last evening my friend George and I took advantage of the perfect temperature and road our mountain bikes from her house to the bicycling/walking paths which flank the usually dry-as-a-bone Rillito River. We've had an unusually wet winter; however, so the river is still flowing.
Lots of people were enjoying the paths while kids (and an occasional dog) played in the water and a horse or two trotted in the sand. It was a pleasant sight at this time of year, but during the monsoon rains use of the riverbed is not recommended due to flash floods, which can suddenly bring a ten foot wall of water through the dry riverbed with such speed one has no time to flee to higher ground. I wish the river was ever-flowing, but after the rain water and melting snow finish their journey down from the surrounding mountains the water will be gone until the next big rain.
The paths extend for miles, so if you haven't ever checked them out, now's the time, while the water enhances the experience. Throw your tennies in the car and head to one of the parking areas adjacent to the path, if you don't live close enough to walk or pedal to the Rillito. We accessed the path from where Tucson Blvd. ends on the south side of the river, but there are many access points (with parking) from which to choose.
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What's Your Background?/
We've talked a lot about what the best background of athleticism is for Crossfit. Gymnastics gets the nod for most people. How about a competitive yoga background? Baldo shows an application of that experience here. Do you have an athletic background that you feel is supporting your movements and/or workouts in Crossfit? (And no, a brief stint at diving does not count). Workout:
20 minutes of ttb practice and push up practice that includes: 10 kte- 10ttb, 5 straight leg no kip ttb chin down. Try straddle through.
And push up practice 10 narrow 10 wide 10 regular 10 instep ...ALL with straight body, legs together, full range with full rom.
Then 3x 500m row with 2x the rest as your effort. Record time and tactics for each interval.
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Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira is set to miss France's Euro 2008 qualifier in Lithuania later this month, the runaway Italian league leaders said on Monday.
Vieira injured his right hamstring in training on Feb 20, the day before Inter's European Champions League last 16, first-leg match against Valencia.
France coach Raymond Domenech is set to announce his squad tomorrow for matches against Lithuania on March 24 and a friendly at home to Austria four days later.
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Over the years, I've really given up hope that Advent will ever be the same quality of religious experience that Lent is. There are simply too many other things to do during Advent to get ready for Christmas. It doesn't allow that dedicated focus on spiritual matters that Lent provides. Still, I do try to do a couple of small things to reflect on the true meaning of this season. This year, one of those is reading a special reflection for each day out of Joyful Meditations for Every Day of Advent by Fr. Warren Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny. This was part of today's reflection:
It takes courage and humility to change. We may have developed certain habits during our lifetime that are based in fear, shame, or anger. We may have learned to cope with difficult life situations by manipulating others, by becoming addicted to alcohol, food, or gambling; or by letting others define who we are. However, whatever unhealthy patterns we may have acquired, we have the right to be the sons and daughters of God. We have the power to change at any time and live life more freely and lovingly.


text: Lech Lecha means "go forth" and in this parshah God tells Abraham to leave his home and venture forth (to an unnamed destination). In return he promises Abraham a progeny numbering greater than the stars. Abraham, his wife (Sarah), and nephew (Lot) in tow, makes the journey. Religious authorities have always viewed Abraham's "wandering" as a precursor to the larger Jewish wandering in Exodus, and also a sign of his extreme faith. The text foretells that the Jews will be enslaved but then set free (laterconfirmed in the book of Exodus – a sign that God had a plan all along). What can Humanistic Jews learn of this biblical scene? Perhaps not that we are all living according to a divine plan, but that sometimes there is no plan and things have a way of working out. Abraham does not know where he will end up, but he makes his journey with courage. This may resonate with many Jews whose families had to journey to new lands for the good of their future descendants. Abraham is promised a nation, but the average Jew who moved to North America, Israel, or another country of refuge, did so with the hope of prosperity for the benefit of their children and grandchildren. My grandparents, for example, fled Europe after the Holocaust and settled in Uruguay. It is hard to imagine the culture shock of leaving Poland – and Poland under war, at that – to move to South America. Their journey to an unknown place was made with their future progeny in mind. My father was born there immediately after their arrival. In Julius Caesar, there is a famous line in which Caesar, ignoring warnings concerning the Ides of March, decides to follow his plan no matter what. His story does not end happily. When his henchman bemoan that "Caesar shall go forth," it is with much trepidation. But Caesar was determined to make his own plan, to chart his own course. In "Lech Lecha" we are asked to think of all of the myriad ways in which journey is metaphorical for transformation. We are empowered to decide how and when we "go forth." Also important in this passage are the sections pertaining to Hagar (who is also promised that her son will have descendants in great number), and her suffering. This is the torah portion in which the birth of two nations is signified in text. They are born in conditions of uncertainty and suffering. Sarah's infertility is the reason Hagar mothers Abraham's first child. The story of the jealousy between the women is exemplary of a male chauvinism inherent to the biblical text: the struggles of women are petty, but those of men are heroic. Sarah is jealous of Hagar, and wants her banished. God tells Hagar that if she returns, and submits to Sarah's harsh treatment, then she will bear a son Ishmael in return for her suffering. The image of Sarah here is hardly positive – striking for the first matriarch Jews revere. The story here establishes the basis for the lingering conflicts between the descendants of Ishmael (Islam) and those of Isaac (Judaism). But we can find compassion for the matriarchs who ignite this conflict. They are both powerless in a world in which their fertility is the sum total of their worth. They must vie to carry on the Abrahamic promise. In "Lech Lecha" God and Abraham form their "sacred covenant" in which Abraham promises that the future generations of males that spring forth from his line with be circumcised. Circumcision is an issue with which many Humanistic Jews wrestle. We do not believe in the "Brit" part of the "Brit Milah" - this covenant with God does not hold meaning for us. While many choose to circumcise due to affiliation with the Jewish community and its historical legacy, as well as for other reasons, this Torah passage no longer provides the sole reason behind the choice. This is a reminder that throughout the generations Jews have accepted, adopted, and also altered aspects of their heritage. Previous generations were able to chart a course for us – we have followed in the figurative footsteps of our forebears – but we also get to chart our own course as we become fully engaged Jews, citizens, people. As we "go forth" we must decide which elements of tradition we wish to retain, wish we wish to alter, and which we wish to exclude. These are not always easy choices, but they are ours to make.


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Author Name
Berman, Russell A.
Title Freedom or Terror: Europe Faces Jihad (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
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Publisher Hoover Institution Press
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In his analysis of Europe's ambivalence toward jihadist terror and the spread of aggressive Islamism, with particular emphasis on the European responses--or lack thereof--to this violent anti-modernism, Russell A. Berman describes how some European countries opt for appeasement and apologetics, whereas others muster the strength to defend their way of life and stand up for freedom. He describes a complex continent of different nations and traditions to further our understanding of the range of reactions to Islamism.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has been repeatedly stymied in his efforts to compel the FBI to turn over documents that would help him ascertain how much of the Trump dossier has been verified by the intelligence community, and what role that information played in launching the DOJ's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
But the FBI has resisted Nunes' subpoenas despite his threats to compel AG Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray to deliver public testimony before the committee if the FBI continues to withhold the documents. So now, it appears he's trying a different tack.
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CNN reports that Nunes earlier this month issued subpoenas to the founders of Fusion GPS, the Washington opposition research firm that originally helped procure the dossier, demanding that they participate in public hearings before the House Intelligence Committee, and turn over all pertinent documents.
Earlier this year, Nunes announced that he was stepping aside from directing the committee's Russia inquiry when he became the subject of an ethics investigation into his handling of classified information after he informed the White House about the possibility that members of the Trump campaign were legally surveilled during the race before informing his own committee.
But more recently, Nunes has made clear that he is still playing an influential role in the committee's inquiry, despite announcing that he had delegated authority on the Russia matter to Republican Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas.
Nunes' Democratic colleagues have repeatedly accused Nunes of deliberately trying to undermine the FBI's investigation by forcing the agency to reveal sensitive details about the dossier that the intelligence community previously decided to withhold from the January report on the intelligence community's finding that Russia had interfered with the election.
A Democratic committee source said "the subpoenas were issued unilaterally by the majority, without the minority's agreement and despite good faith engagement thus far by the witnesses on the potential terms for voluntary cooperation."
Indeed, the move blindsided some committee members, multiple sources told CNN. And it has angered some on the committee who say that Nunes is still seeking to direct an investigation he was supposed to have no involvement in leading.
"He's not in any way, shape or form working on the investigation," said one Democratic committee member. "He's sitting outside the investigation and pushing it in a political direction."
Nunes and Conway denied that they'd cut their Democratic colleagues out of the loop.
Conaway said the committee's procedures were to consult with the committee's Democratic leader, and that "the mechanics on that fit in with the chairman's responsibilities."
"I'm trying to maintain good relations, but at the end of the day we need to get those records that are subject to those subpoenas," Conaway said.
Asked by CNN Monday why he issued the subpoenas, Nunes declined to comment. "You can ask, but you're not going to get a response," Nunes said.
Indeed, the move blindsided some committee members, multiple sources told CNN. And it has angered some on the committee who say that Nunes is still seeking to direct an investigation he was supposed to have no involvement in leading.
Nunes said in June that "when I temporarily stepped aside from leading the investigation, that's exactly what it means: It doesn't mean I wasn't going to be involved, it doesn't mean I wasn't going to be fully read in."
Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson attended a closed-door briefing with the Senate Judiciary Committee in August that some lawmakers have said should be made public.
Joshua Levy, an attorney for Fusion GPS, said the firm's founder, Glenn Simpson, already provided a 10-hour interview to the Senate judiciary committee and Nunes could first seek to review that testimony.
"This is a blatant attempt to undermine the reporting of the so-called 'dossier,' even as its core conclusion of a broad campaign by the Russian government to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election has been confirmed by the US intelligence community and is now widely accepted as fact," Levy said.
Nunes' longtime committee nemesis Adam Schiff blasted him for purportedly trying to run a "parallel investigation."
"Rep. Nunes recused himself, but now appears to be running a parallel investigation outside of the official (House intelligence) investigation run by Reps. Conaway and (California Rep. Adam) Schiff. His actions undermine the House, its investigation and the public's ability to learn the truth. As we evaluate these subpoenas, we have serious concerns about their legitimacy."
The Fusion GPS subpoenas mark at least the fourth time Nunes has inserted himself into the investigation since his April announcement that he was temporarily stepping aside, CNN reported. Nunes led an effort earlier this summer to subpoena the FBI, CIA and NSA about Trump associates whose identities were allegedly unmasked during the presidential transition by Obama administration officials.
A pair of GOP staffers on the panel flew to London to urge the British agent who wrote the dossier, Christopher Steele, to appear before the committee, an effort several committee members said was led by Nunes. About six weeks ago, Nunes signed off on subpoenas demanding Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher Wray turn over records about the DOJ's relationship with Steele and what role the Trump dossier played in prompting the FBI to launch its investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. In a letter, Nunes warned that he would compel them to testify in a public hearing if they didn't comply. The FBI has maintained that the disclosures being sought by Nunes would undermine an active investigation.
Though Nunes has said publicly and privately that he never technically recused himself, he did stop attending intelligence briefings about potential witnesses in the investigation. However, he retains the sole power on the committee to sign off on subpoenas, meaning Democrats like Schiff who must play nice with the chairman.
Most notably, Nunes still has the power to issue subpoenas "in consultation" with Schiff, the committee's top Democrat.
But unlike other committee members, Nunes does not attend classified hearings of the key witnesses in the Russia probe, sources said, and instead appears to be making his push from the outside.
The committee's Democrats face a dilemma: They still need Nunes to sign off on subpoenas that Conaway and Schiff are seeking directly tied to the Russia investigation.
To be sure, Nunes has said he's simply trying to ascertain what role the dossier played in the investigation. Many have speculated that the intelligence community has withheld this information not because it could compromise the investigation, but because it would reveal what Trump's political opponents in Congress (not to mention the intelligence community) don't want you to know. Exactly nine months after the first wide-ranging Congressional investigation was publicly announced, investigators are still struggling to find the "smoking gun" to substantiate the collusion allegations as they try to stretch the inquiry out for as long as possible, with an eye toward next year's midterm vote.


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"By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, IF ye have LOVE one to another" (John 13:35).
"All scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for REPROOF, for
CORRECTION, for instruction in righteousness."
"Them that sin REBUKE
before ALL, [why?] that others also may fear."
"And if any man obey not our
word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he
may be ashamed. Yet count him not as an enemy, but ADMONISH him as a
And when He [the Comforter] is
come, He will REPROVE the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on Me; Of righteousness, because
I go to My Father, and ye see Me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of
this world is judged (John 16:8-11).
"give them warning from Me"
(Ezekiel 3:17).
"When I say unto the
wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou DOST NOT SPEAK to WARN
the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, BUT his
blood will I REQUIRE AT THINE HAND" (Ezekiel 33:9).
My son, despise not thou the
chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou are REBUKED of Him: for whom the
Lord LOVETH He CHASTENETH, and scourgeth EVERY son whom He receiveth....we
had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence:
shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and
live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure;
but He FOR OUR PROFIT, that we might be PARTAKERS of His holiness. Now no
chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: NEVERTHELESS
AFTERWARD it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which
are exercised thereby.
"Open rebuke is BETTER than
secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful."
"Preach the word; be instant
in season, out of season; REPROVE, REBUKE, exhort with all longsuffering and
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Beijing Break: DaDong Roast Duck
The first sign that we probably should have changed for dinner was probably the valet stand. The next was when we walked into a huge, pristine and bright entryway with a show kitchen full of ducks roasting and a long bar.
When Dan had asked if we could go for duck our first night in Beijing, I told him their was a place Lonely Planet recommended a couple of blocks from where we were staying and that it didn't say anything about needing a reservation or having to wait.
It was Thursday night. We had to wait but only about ten minutes before we were ushered up a staircase that gave a perfect view of the restaurant's light fixtures that were trying to be modern art. Through some hallways and then into another huge room, this one was dim, with glowing light cut outs on the walls and a movie about the restaurant and the chef projected on one wall on loop. After a 5am wake up for our flight and a day spent walking all over Beijing, this club meets fine dining atmosphere is not quite what we're prepared for.
"Well, at least we're not the worst dressed?" I offered, gesturing to a table of patrons in sweatpants.
We're seated at a table which we think would be large for the four people for which it's meant and is comically gigantic for the two of us.
"What do we get?"
"Well, a whole duck probably. And some vegetable sides?"
The menu is much larger and includes more fusion than I expected. We settle on a duck with toppings, roast cauliflower with pork belly and a pea dish. Cauliflower and peas are both hard to come by in Korea and prohibitively expensive when you can find them.
We sit and drink our sparkling water and beer, watching the ducks get carved at the tables around us while the woman in the video sexily eats a braised sea cucumber over and over again.
Our cauliflower comes out first. We got the smaller portion and it's still pretty substantial. There's no serving spoon. We wait a beat but when no spoon or other dish arrives, after a brief discussion about what's appropriate, we dig in with our own utensils. After all, in Korea, even at Western restaurants, food tends to come out whenever it's done, we're starving and who knows when the next thing is coming?! Just as we've finished serving ourselves, the waiter comes over with a serving spoon and a disapproving glance before he puts our peas on the table. Then the duck cart is rolled over. Oops.
I still get a couple of bites of cauliflower in while the duck is carved. It's delicious. Gingery and garlicky. Even though the menu had said the cauliflower was roasted, the dish it reminded me of the most was dry sauteed string beans, and immediately begin thinking about how I can recreate this at home once I get my hands on some cauliflower.
The duck is carved with more speed than my camera can capture. Once there was one plate of it on the table, another server came and began assembling pancakes for each of us. Before he started mine he took a piece of the crisp duck skin, dipped it in coarse sugar, put it on my plate and gestured for me to eat it. I popped it into my mouth. Pure heaven. I watched carefully as he assembled our pancakes, dipping duck into various sauces, folding in different cuts, adding leaks to one and cucumber and melon to another. The wraps he gives us are exquisite. Then we're left on our own to dip and wrap our duck as we see fit.
Our table which once seemed comically large is now filled with multiple plates of duck, two dishes of duck garnishes, our huge portion of cauliflower, side plates with peas and a steamer basket of pancakes. I find myself half standing when I reach for things on the far side of the table.
"This duck is delicious but also this cauliflower! How are we supposed to eat the peas?"
"I don't know," I admit while watching the table next to us also struggle with eating peas with chopsticks.
The peas were served on a spoon with a hooked handle resting on a plate. In the US I would've assumed we were to pick up the spoon, but I try that and notice something has been used to stick it to the plate. I struggle through, alternating between chopsticks and a fork. The peas are fine, but they're no cauliflower.
At first I think we've ordered way too much food, but after a few minutes of the kind of silence that only happens when you are both really hungry and the food is really good, a significant amount of our whole duck has disappeared.
Next a plate of jujubes in some sort of dry ice presentation have to find room on the table, followed by what is maybe a palate cleanser or amuse bouche of very sweet strawberry sorbet. We're still busily working on our duck. I choose to prioritize space in my stomach for cauliflower over the overly sweet sorbet.
Finally, we are sated. I've watched other tables get their leftovers packed up to go and I'm excited that we'll have such good food for our Great Wall picnic the next day. We manage to get a waiters attention and with some hand gestures indicate that we're ready to pay and be packed up. After the waiter swipes our card, another woman comes over and begins to deftly pack our leftovers into a compartmentalized tupperware. Eventually she gets to the jujubes and asks us something in Chinese. We thinks she's asking if we want them packed so we nod.
Instead she slices the flesh of one of the jujubes away from the seed and hands it to me. I eat it. Then she does the same for Dan. Then she asks us another question we don't understand that we think is maybe her asking if we like them. So we nod again, thinking now she'll pack them up. But she doesn't. She smiles and walks away leaving the empty bag and the jujubes on the table. We eat a couple more because it seems like the thing to do, but when she doesn't come back, we pack them ourselves and put them with the tupperware in the supplied small, sturdy shopping bag and head home.
We get back to our room and Dan gets a message from a friend's sister "you should go to DaDong roast duck, but be careful, sometimes they give bad ducks to tourists".
If that was the bad duck, I think I might actually die from too much deliciousness if I had the good.
(I came pretty close to that anyways, so I'm pretty sure it wasn't a bad duck)