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Dear Guys,
My boyfriend's ex-wife is CONSTANTLY dependent on him for things grade school children can figure out. She's a smart woman; she works for the government as an analyst, but when it comes to common sense…she is really dumb. I'm not sure if this is just her "dumbing herself down" to make her ex feel as if she still needs him?? He lives with me and she's in a different state. We both have children from our previous relationship.
I am NOT dependent in ANY way with my ex (except when it comes to the children's needs of course) so I understand if she needs advice/help with children. I'm fine with that; I get it. But to ask HOW to paint a wall when something is in the way? Or how to change a battery in a controller? It's as though she goes straight to him FIRST before attempting to figure out the situation. He claims that he is obligated to make things easier for her as much as he can because he is not IN HOUSE to care for their kids. She's constantly asking him to move back to be closer to the children. When I just tell him what I think about the situation, he gets all angry and says he should have never said anything. (Which just means to me that he won't tell me about any other situations that come up.) We're talking about marriage too, but I don't wanna marry his ex as well… so my question is, am I annoyed for no reason? Or am I right about her playing this out just because she has to contact him? UGH.
Dear Tanya,
Thanks for your question.
When people get married, they not only marry the person, but they marry all the person's past relationships. When a person marries at a young age, most of the time the impact of those previous relationships amounts to psychological and emotional baggage. But in second marriages, or when people get married when they're older, it's much more complicated because there are usually more people involved. So yes, you will be marrying the whole package. (Him, his ex, his kids, etc. He'll be doing the same with you.)
In order for us to answer your question we need to make some assumptions about his marriage and breakup. (Please let us know if we're way off base.) We're assuming he left her. (The reason almost doesn't matter.) And he feels guilty about it. And she's using his guilt against him. It might not even be intentional on her part, more an instinct, something she knows she can do, a way to keep the connection alive, and the hope alive, that maybe, possibly, he'll reconsider, and come back. She might not even be aware of this, but subconsciously she's thinking and feeling it. (Our assumption of course)
Can you blame her? If you weren't so annoyed you could probably put yourself in her shoes and understand where she's coming from. She's not dumb. (You know this) She wants to stay connected to her ex. She's likely reeling from the breakup. So asking him for help is a great way to keep the connection alive.
But remember Tanya, this connection is partly alive because of your boyfriend. And so now we'll make another assumption. You're probably just as annoyed with him—maybe even more—than you are with her. You're probably thinking, "Why can't he see this like I'm seeing it? What's his problem? Why does he let her manipulate him?" And we understand your frustration. We do. But we also think you need to do a quick 180 on this and reconsider your stance.
The way you're approaching this is divisive. You're unwittingly pushing your boyfriend away, and your creating a division between the two of you. He's not going to tell you things in the future, and that's just going to lead to more and more frustration and resentment on your part, which is going to lead to more and more arguing. We're not saying you're going to drive him into her arms, but you are going to drive him away from you, or at least create an emotional divide, which we know you don't want to do.
We're not ignoring your position. We can totally see how this could and would annoy you. But keep in mind the big picture; and keep in mind how difficult a balancing act this is for him. He's got you on the one hand, and he's got her, and he's got his guilt, and he's got his kids. We're not letting him off easy, but you've got to understand that you have no control over the dynamic of their relationship. You need to either shift your position quickly, or be upset all of the time. (That doesn't sound like much fun.)
The thing is, she's not a threat to you. The only threat here is how you've positioned yourself. So our suggestion: Sit your boyfriend down, explain to him that this is hard for you, but that you also understand how difficult this is for him. Make sure this is done calmly and quietly like you're having a nice discussion. Let him know you love him and from now on you're going to try hard to support him. And then follow through. Actions speak much louder then words.
Then finally, try to make a paradigm shift with his ex. Stop seeing her as a threat, but as someone who's hurt, and not sure how to move forward. If you extend an olive branch to her and treat her warmly you might be surprised at her reaction. Try to work towards diffusing the situation instead of escalating it. And you may surprise yourself. If you stick to this plan, in a few months time you may realize that this isn't that big of a deal. And that there are much bigger and better things to focus on: Like building a life with the man you love.
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Calling all problem pooches!…
If your dog is "bad to the bone"… or you fell that you are dealing with a one-of-a-kind "canine crisis", here's a chance for you and your dog to get on TV!
The Dog Whisperer (Cesar Millan) is looking for canine candidates for this season's "Dog Whisperer" show which airs on the National Geographic Channel.
His crew is on the search for dogs (and their owners) who are in need of serious help.
Due to the production crew's pre-determined travel schedule for the "Dog Whisperer" show, only people who live in the following cities can apply to be on the show:
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Although most people associate dog shows with purebred dogs, dog shows come in many forms and can showcase mixed breeds as well. Depending on the particular dog show, judging can be a serious business: while some prizes merely consist of a ribbon and title, others determine the breeding patterns of pure breeds.
Pure Breeds and Conformation Dog Shows
Conformation dog shows are the best-known type of dog competitions. During conformation dog shows, pure breeds are judged based on their conformity to the breed standard (the ideal characteristics of the breed). Judging examines physical anatomy, gait (the dog's walking style) and temperament.
Prizes at conformation dog shows are divided among the following categories: Winner's Dog, Winner's Bitch, Best of Breed and, that most cherished of dog show prizes, Best of Show. Judging is important, as prize-winning purebreds earn points towards achieving championship status. A dog needs fifteen points from at least three different judges before he can get the American Kennel Club's (AKC) "Champion of Record" title.
Purebreds of championship status are particularly prestigious and highly sought out. Champion dogs can collect top rate stud fees because they, as the AKC's title indicates, are models of the breed standard.
Obedience Trials and Dog Competitions
While conformation dog shows are restricted to pure breeds that meet show quality standards, obedience dog competitions are open to purebreds that are not of show quality. Rather than competing for breed standards, dogs at obedience shows demonstrate the quality of a dog's training.
Obedience dog competition judging is based on a 200-point system. All competing dogs start with 200 points and have points deducted for errors. To qualify for prizes, dogs must score at least 50 percent of possible points in each exercise and attain a total of at least 170 points by the end of judging. Prizes at this type of dog show are generally cash and trophies.
Agility Competitions
One of the most exciting, fast-paced dog competitions is the agility dog show. During agility trials, unleashed dogs run a timed obstacle course and respond to their owners' commands. Judging and prizes are determined by the fastest time with the lowest number of errors.
Other Dog Competitions for Pure Breeds
Pure breeds are not limited to dog shows that simply judge against breed standards. There are a variety of competitions available to pure breeds. Because many pure breeds are working dogs, dog competitions that test the specific skills of these working dogs are another facet in the world of dog shows. Such dog competitions for working and sporting pure breeds include hunting trials, tracking competitions, herding trials, mushing, and schutzhund (protection) competitions.
Prestigious Dog Shows
Prestigious dog shows worldwide are serious events with winning prizes akin to an Olympic gold medal. In the United States, the Westminster Kennel Club is one of the most renowned dog shows. Only world-class pure breeds are permitted to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
Held annually at Madison Square Gardens, the Westminster Kennel Club dog show is a televised event viewed by millions. Held since 1877, Westminster Kennel Club Competitions are the second longest continuously run sporting event in America. The Kentucky Derby beats out the Westminster Kennel Club Competition by only one year.
Owners of pure breeds also follow less established dog shows. Although only established in 2001, the American Kennel Club/Eukanuba National Championship attracts international pure breeds. Dogs must be invited to enter the contest, ensuring only the best pure breeds compete.
Mixed Breed Dog Competitions
While traditional dog shows focus on pure breed dogs, some dog competitions allow mixed breeds to compete for prizes. Generally, mixed breed dog competitions focus on fun as much as competition. However, judging is still taken very seriously.
Canine disc dog competitions that judge a dog's ability to catch a thrown disc are one type of dog show open to mixed and pure breeds alike. Prizes are awarded for distance, accuracy and freestyle catches.
Flyball competitions are another variety of dog show that are similar to dog relay races. Each flyball team consists of four dogs. The dogs race over hurdles to a spring loaded box that catapults a tennis ball into the air. The dog catches the ball and races back over the hurdles, and then the next dog in the team runs the course. Judging and prizes are based on the fastest times and lowest number of course errors by the team.


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In his 70-point immigration principles, President Trump listed suggestions that would help abolish sanctuary cities and protect the innocent residents that live in them. Among President Trump's proposals are to authorize and incentivize states and localities to help enforce federal immigration laws, to strengthen law enforcement by hiring 10,000 more ICE officers and 300 federal prosecutors, to end visa overstays by establishing reforms to ensure their swift removal, to stop catch-and-release by correcting judicial actions that prevent ICE from keeping dangerous aliens in custody pending removal, to expand the criteria for expedited removal, and to prevent gang members from receiving federal benefits.
SB 54 doesn't go into effect until January 2018 which leaves the Department of Justice two and a half months to challenge it. In 1996, a bill President Bill Clinton signed a bill that banned sanctuary policies, the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which could provide the legal foundation to overturn SB 54. In the end, the Supreme Court may have to decide SB 54's fate. If California loses, and President Clinton's legislation suggests that it will, then the state will be forced to end its sanctuary status.
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Kama Sutra (computer worm)
The Kama Sutra worm, also known as Blackworm, Nyxem, and Blackmal, is a type of malware (malicious software) that infects PCs using Microsoft Windows.
Discovered January 16, 2006, Kama Sutra was designed to destroy common files such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents when each computer's calendar hit February 3 and on the 3rd of each following month.
The worm arrived via e-mail, enticing computer users with promises of sexy pictures. The subject lines included "School girl fantasies gone bad", "Hot Movie", "Crazy illegal Sex!" and "Kama Sutra pics". When users clicked on the attachment, the machine became infected. Once executed, the worm can corrupt and overwrite the most common Windows file types, .doc, .pdf, .zip, and .xls, among others; the data are changed and become unrecoverable. The worm also tries to disable antivirus software.
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Many people have already shared their stories of first love, and you can even view a graph that charts the storyteller by how old they are now compared to the age that they first experienced love.
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Today's page on Food Facts for Healthy Eating is called Product Review – Dairy under the Dairy for Ketosis page. It's the first page that I will be posting, which contains information and reviews on those ingredients that I commonly use when eating Low Carb and in Ketosis. I'll be adding products and reviews to these pages as we go along.
If I have missed any products that you would like me to include, please send through a comment and I'll be sure to include the details for you. Enjoy!!!!


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Different professionals in human resources (HR) department perform a number of essential duties within an organization, like hiring new employees, also ensure that workers are fairly paid, and communicate with the management for different policies and labor relations. On the other hand, individual employee needs to fulfill all the human resource duties in a small company, as there are typically many dedicated jobs for human resources within larger companies.
Hiring managers, trainers, specialists for benefits and payment, and managers for labor relations are some of the different human resources jobs in larger business organizations. As human resources involve many departments, each of them involves several staff members that are selected after proper recruitment process. These staff members usually report to the managers, supervisors, and the directors of human resources.
Director: In any organization, one person holds the full authority on policies, pay rates, hiring procedures and benefit plans, and to whom all the employees and subordinates in all human resources jobs typically report. That person is the director of the organization, who is responsible to create new human resources job when required, and evaluates the different human resources departments. For the success of the business, he actively coordinates with the management, and company supervisors, and also ensures that every employee is treated fairly.
Hiring Managers: Hiring process and assignment of work to the new employees is the duty of hiring managers. It follows a proper recruitment process, in which the hiring managers first determine that there is need for new workers within the organization and thus give appropriate advertisements and operate the job booths, and get the list of applicants and conduct interview of selected applicants. After frequently conducting the interviews, they decide what work should be assigned to the new employees.
Trainers: It is necessary that an organization must have very productive and skilled teams in order to be more progressive and get a high fame in the market. This is ensured by the trainers. They make sure that both new and existing employees are the productive team members and have all the required skills for the organization progress. They provide help in ongoing training to existing employees so that they can fully understand their tasks. They also give instructions to new employees about the business strategies, measures and policies, and how should they use the equipment. Employees and supervisors give feedback to the trainers about their satisfaction with efficiency of the training methods. If they are not satisfied, and want some change, trainers adjust the training techniques and procedures accordingly.
Specialists: This is the most essential job in human resources as it's related to maintaining compensations, and benefits. Compensation specialists ensure fair pay rates are applied depending upon the company resources and pay scales used in other similar companies. They also make sure that all employees are given right salaries based on their work and accordingly determine when it is necessary to give raises, promotions, or job cuts. While these specialists have the responsibility to manage different plans and programs for the benefit of employees, like pension plans and health insurance. Administrative paperwork is also one of their duties in which they properly speak and negotiate with employees for doing changes in the benefit plans.
Labor relations managers: Their duty is to handle the complaints of employees related to pay, working environment and conditions, disputes and quarrels with other employees and management, and also defines new business policies and contract agreements. They try to resolve the issues between both parties as soon as possible, in a cost efficient manner. This is achieved by discussing the issue and finally come to an agreement which is fully acceptable to everyone.
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Hello All,
Each day I am doing a little better after my Christmas Day setback, though last night I had a terrible headache, which I very seldom get. I went to bed early and woke up without one this morning, so for that I am very thankful. Research indicates that 50% of individuals with Periodic Paralysis suffer from migraines. My mother, who I am sure had PP, had a headache everyday of her life from the time she was 16 until the day she died at age 85.
Each day I am doing a little better after my Christmas Day setback, though last night I had a terrible headache, which I very seldom get. I went to bed early and woke up without one this morning, so for that I am very thankful. Research indicates that 50% of individuals with Periodic Paralysis suffer from migraines. My mother, who I am sure had PP, had a headache everyday of her life from the time she was 16 until the day she died at age 85.
Monitoring Vital Signs For Individuals With Periodic Paralysis
This morning, one of our Support Group members told us that she has ordered a potassium reader as a Christmas present to herself. She is assembling an "emergency kit." Having several medical devices gathered for use during paralytic episodes is an important issue for individuals with Periodic Paralysis, their family members and/or caregivers. It is essential to have everything ready when needed. Taking the "guessing" or the "unknown" out of the equation makes a very big difference for everyone concerned.
As I discussed in some of my previous blogs, Periodic Paralysis (PP) is a very rare mineral metabolic disorder. Individuals with various forms of PP suffer the effects of partial or full body muscle weakness or paralysis, which may be accompanied by very serious symptoms. On a cellular level, triggered by things such as sleep, exercise, sugar, salt, most medications, stress, cold, heat, anesthesia, adrenaline, IVs, etc., potassium wrongly enters the muscles either temporarily weakening or paralyzing the individual. Episodes can be full body lasting hours or days. Dangerous heart arrhythmia, heart rate fluctuation, blood pressure fluctuation, choking, breathing difficulties, cardiac arrest and/or respiratory arrest can also accompany the episodes. Due to these complications, it is extremely important to monitor the vitals of the individual during an episode.
Monitoring the vital signs diligently is the most important way to manage the serious complications. Most people in full body paralysis are unable to describe how they are feeling or what is happening to them, so there is only one way for sure to know how the body is functioning; using medical devices to measure things such as oxygen level, body temperature, blood pressure, heart and breathing rates, potassium levels, pH levels and blood sugar levels. If someone can describe how they are feeling, it is still impossible to know what is going on inside the body on a cellular level. It can be unsafe to make decisions about interventions without the correct information. Guessing about the intervention could trigger serious and/or life-threatening conditions. Avoiding calling for an ambulance every time a paralytic episode occurs, is another benefit to being prepared with a collection of medical devices for measuring vital signs. Going to the hospital is stressful, expensive and unnecessary in most cases, as well as possibly life-threatening if the medical professionals are not familiar with Periodic Paralysis.
Several pieces of medical equipment can be very handy for measuring your vitals. These include: a potassium meter, a finger pulse oximeter, blood sugar monitor, stethoscope, wrist blood pressure monitor, a thermometer and a digital ph balance reader. These items are necessary for caregivers to monitor vitals primarily because the person in paralysis is unable to communicate. The vitals serve as the communication tool. Keeping written records is very important especially when making connections between individual events.
The same holds true for the measurement and recording of other vitals such as blood pressure, temperature, blood sugar levels, oxygen levels, respiration, heart rate and the input and output of fluids.
Potassium Meter
There are two types of potassium meters, however, one has been discontinued. Neither one is a medical device. This means medical insurance will not pay for them and they are very expensive. The newest one is easier to use but costs about $350.00. It measures the potassium level in either the blood or the saliva. Using one of these little devices will give one a baseline for their normal levels and for when their potassium is high or low. We now know that most of us who have various forms of Periodic Paralysis have our own level of normal and our own unique level of what is high or low for us as an individual. Keeping record of our findings is very important. Although not recognized by many doctors, some are willing to recognize their worth and rely on the findings. During an episode, one's potassium levels can be checked as often as possible or needed. Caregivers can decide how to proceed if the levels are too high or too low.
Digital Oximeter
The digital oximeter is a small and inexpensive device, which is placed on the tip of a finger. It reads the oxygen level in our blood. This is important, because when in paralysis, our oxygen levels may drop. If oxygen levels dip too low and oxygen is not handy, it can indicate that an ambulance may need to be called. The device also displays the heart rate. The caregivers will know if the patient is in tachycardia (fast) or bradycardia (slow) heart rate. The intensity of the heartbeat is also displayed and can indicate arrhythmia (irregular heart beat).
pH Meter
Because Periodic Paralysis is a mineral metabolic disorder, individuals with PP are prone to developing metabolic acidosis (too much acidity) or metabolic alkalosis (too much alkalinity) in their blood. These are serious conditions and can be life threatening. This device measures for pH imbalance.
Blood Sugar/Glucose Meter
Blood Sugar/Glucose Meter
These devices are readily available. Though used normally for individuals with diabetes or hypoglycemia, the meters are important devices for those with PP. Having high sugar levels may trigger an episode. When the body stresses during an episode, sugar levels may rise. If the sugar moves with the potassium, it may cause pain. The stick for pricking the finger may also be used with the potassium reader.
Wrist Blood Pressure Cuff
Knowing the patients blood pressure is extremely important. The levels may get dangerously low or high and indicate the need for an ambulance. These devices also display the heart rate and arrhythmia. Having it on the wrist is so much easier than trying to use the older methods and tools for measuring blood pressure.
Digital Thermometer
The digital thermometer, which can be used in the ear, is a good choice. It is easy and quick to use. If someone with PP has an infection in his or her body, this can trigger an episode. This information may be useful to the caregiver.
Due to the serious nature of irregular heartbeats, a stethoscope can be an important tool to have handy. If the wrist blood pressure cuff or the digital oximeter indicates irregular heartbeats, the caregiver can then listen to try to detect them and decide how serious they may be.
With all of the tools in place and diligently recording the results, there is no more guessing. The caregivers are informed and can easily relax knowing precisely what is happening. As they take the measurements and record the results, they can tell the patient exactly what is happening. The patient can then relax, knowing they are out of danger. If, on the other hand, the results indicate an emergency situation, an ambulance can be called or the caregiver will know what to do and the patient will know that help is on the way. In conclusion, taking the "guessing" or the "unknown" out of the equation makes a very big difference for everyone concerned.
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Blood Pressure Cuff: This is the one I use. It is in sync with the doctor and my oximeter.
Finger Oximeter: These can be anywhere from $15.00 up...
Urine and Saliva pH test paper: These are only about $8.00
Handheld Heart Monitor:EMAY Handheld Heart Monitor: About $79.00 (**Brand new item...very easy to use!!)
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The painting I will be using is one I have been working on for Kimberly Kinrade of Evolved Publishing.
It is for a children's book called Maddie World which is currently in the very early stages, so you are offered what amounts to a sneak preview of the flavor so far. Maddie World is book three of a series of books I have illustrated called the The Three Lost Kids series; these books offer an unusual challenge as the style of the illustrations is not native to me.
Bella World (book two) is done and is going to be released soon, but you can see more examples of this art style in Lexie World (book one).
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Sigma Announces 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO Art Lens
The brand new Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO Art prioritizes optical performance that defines the Sigma Art line, delivering stunning resolution and incredible clarity, while at the same time offering extremely smooth autofocus performance for a weightier, high-performance lens
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Sigma Corporation of America, a leading still photo and cinema lens, camera, flash and accessory manufacturer, today announced that its 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO Art, the first prime macro lens to be adorned with the Art badge, will be available in Canon mount in the end of May for $569.00 USD through authorized US retailers. The Sigma mount model is expected to ship in June. The release of the Sony E-Mount version will be announced later.
Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO Art
The First Macro Lens in the Sigma Global Vision Art Line
Elevating the legendary Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG to the Art line, the brand new Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO Art prioritizes optical performance that defines the Sigma Art line, delivering stunning resolution and incredible clarity, while at the same time offering extremely smooth autofocus performance for a weightier, high-performance lens.
To achieve optimal results at every shooting distance, the lens features an extending, floating, two-group focus mechanism, which minimizes aberration at all focal lengths. In addition, the lens' optical elements design increases resolution at close shooting distances, allowing for a razor-sharp in-focus area contrasted with a bokeh area free of color streaking.
Other feature highlights include focus-by-wire system featuring newly developed coreless DC motor for comfortable and precise focusing typically required for macro photography; compatibility of the Canon mount lens with the Canon Lens Aberration Correction function; and compatibility with Sigma Electronic Flash Macro EM-140 DG and Sigma Teleconverters.
Full technical specifications can be found on the Sigma website at: https://www.sigmaphoto.com/70mm-f2-8-dg-macro-a.
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Spiritual Counsellor : a Team member, Guide and Friend
Spiritual Counsellor : a Team member, Guide and Friend
The Spiritual Counsellor is a team member just like the others members, and yet he occupies a particular position. He is a team member, guide and friend.[1]
Firstly, the Spiritual Counsellor is a team member just like the others: the relationship with the rest of the team is not hierarchical; he is not there to 'teach' us in the strictest sense of the term. The Responsible Couple are there for the organisational aspects of the Team, which means that the Spiritual Counsellor does not have this to deal with. Indeed, our two previous Spiritual Counsellors felt for once that they attended as much as for themselves as for us. In line with this, the Spiritual Counsellor has us to his house just as each couple hosts the team; he joins us in informal gatherings of the team and can partake in the annual retreat.
But he remains a team member and a priest. Whereas couples have received the sacrament of marriage, he has been ordained; his place in the team demonstrates the parallel between both our vocations: we journey towards Christ each in our own way. He is the link between the team and the Church and diocese: in our Team, sometimes we take the time to discuss the deeper questions that touch the Church, and this discussion is all the more interesting because we have different sensibilities. The Spiritual Counsellor's presence enlightens us on these tendencies: how to teach catechism? It also means that we can express ourselves as a church-going family about our expectations and have them heard or at least discussed.
Finally, with the presence of our Spiritual Counsellor, we have a representative of Christ at the heart of the ecclesial community, which is our Team. This feeling of forming a small church culminates when we celebrate the Eucharist as a Team.
Secondly, our Spiritual Counsellor is a guide, who helps us with his knowledge. He has a culture of the Bible that enlightens us during our prayer time, but also in our study of the Word. We would not have been able to grasp the depth and breathe of numerous texts (like the Gospel of St John) without the explanations of our Spiritual Counsellor.
He supports us thanks to his experience; his prayer practice and his assiduous reading of the Word mean that he allows us to broach the Endeavours not just as homework but as tools that help us get closer to Jesus. He helps us be less tough on ourselves when we feel our efforts are insufficient; he brings us back to what is essential.
He is also enlightened by our testimonial as a Christian couple, he who is in contact with numerous other families. We give him lots of ideas for marriage preparation, on the way couples work, on the place Christ occupies in our lives, but also about children, sexuality. In this regard, the team members' testimonials on the happiness and difficulties of each couple can also instruct the Counsellor. In his mission as a priest, he has to prepare couples for marriage, to celebrate unions. Thus he acquires a better knowledge of couples and the family, of the place of the sacraments, the perception the children and their parents have of catechism or parish life.
Finally, he becomes a friend, who exerts a benevolent presence. He is a sentinel for the Team; he arbitrates the election of the Responsible Couple, thereby exercising his discrimination and a certain responsibility. He always finds a solution to resolve disagreements or tense situations and knows how to help us refocus our discussions and preoccupations.
He is our link with the Church. We see him frequently if we are in his parish or if we visit him. Our Spiritual Counsellor has christened several Team members' children, has taken the time to talk to the older children and has heard the confession of those Team members, who asked for it.
Over time, he has become a close friend of the family. This was the case with our first Spiritual Counsellor with whom we journeyed for six years.
Thus the Spiritual Counsellor, a brother in Christ, can become a friend who accompanies us and whom we accompany in the important events of life.
[1] Speech made at a session for Spiritual Counsellors, Annecy, France, 5 November 2012


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Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean: Intense water deficits forecast for S Mexico & E Jamaica
27 September 2018
The 12-month forecast ending May 2019 indicates severe to exceptional water deficits in Mexico's Gulf and southern states. Moderate deficits are forecast in the central north and in central Baja.
In Central America, moderate deficits are forecast for Guatemala and El Salvador. Some pockets of surplus are forecast in southeastern Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and eastern Panama.
In the Caribbean, deficits are forecast for western Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, and may be severe in Cuba.
The 3-month maps (below) show the evolving conditions in more detail.
Though deficits in the region are expected to diminish and downgrade over the next few months, the forecast through November indicates severe to exceptional deficits for Mexico's northern Baja Peninsula and in states along the southern Gulf and across to the Pacific. Moderate deficits are expected in pockets across the country from Sinaloa in the west to Tamaulipas in the east, as well as in the Yucatan. Some surpluses are forecast for eastern Sonora into western Chihuahua.
In Central America, moderate to severe deficits are forecast for Guatemala; moderate deficits are forecast from western Honduras through eastern El Salvador and western Nicaragua. Surpluses reaching exceptional intensity are expected in eastern Costa Rica. In the Caribbean, deficits are forecast for Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, and may be extreme in eastern Jamaica.
From December through February, anomalies across northern Mexico will be relatively mild, but severe to exceptional deficits will persist in the south and will emerge along Central America's Pacific coast. Costa Rica will begin to transition from surplus to deficit and moderate deficits will emerge in Panama. In the Caribbean, intense deficits will persist in eastern Jamaica.
The forecast for the final three months – March through May – indicates that intense deficits will persist in southern Mexico and northern Central America, moderate to severe deficits will emerge in southern Baja and central and north-central Mexico, and surpluses will emerge along the Rio Grande.
(It should be noted that forecast skill declines with longer lead times.)
Farmers in Mexico are blaming a nearby Volkswagen plant for recent regional drought due to its use of hail cannons to prevent hail from forming and damaging inventory. Though hail cannons, or some version of them, have been used for hundreds of years, there is no evidence that they are effective at dissipating hail clouds. But both Volkswagen and local farmers are nevertheless convinced, and the farmers are seeking nearly $3.7 million in compensation for over 5,000 acres of drought-affected croplands, claiming the cannons prevented precipitation.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the United Nations World Food Programme warned that a possible El Niño event will threaten food security in drought-vulnerable areas of Central America between September and December of this year. The governments of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras have reported 281,000 hectares (694,366 acres) of drought-related losses of staple crops corn and beans. The chances of an El Niño event are around 60 percent according to the International Research Institute for Climate and Society.
Cuban officials have calculated the economic toll of drought in the last four years at 1.5 billion dollars. The recent drought, the most extensive Cuba has seen in over 100 years, is affecting 80 percent of the country. A Cuban agronomist has developed a methodological tool to determine drought-resilience of farms. The tool, introduced at the 10th International Congress on Disasters held in Havana in July, is backed by international aid and was part of a study that establishes features of resilient farms and proposes farm management strategies and lists of services and funds available.
Heavy rain caused flooding which shut down highways in Belize City late last month.
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In his Brief Compend of Bible Truth (1846), pp. 191-193, Archibald Alexander gives five directions to guide the Christian in the proper observance of the Lord's Day, or Christian Sabbath, which merit repeating today.
"1. Let the whole day be consecrated to the service of God, especially in acts of worship, public and private. This weekly recess from worldly cares and avocations, affords a precious opportunity for the study of God's word, and for the examination of our own hearts. Rise early, and let your first thoughts and aspirations be directed to heaven. Meditate much and profoundly on divine things, and endeavour to acquire a degree of spirituality on this day which will abide with you through the whole week.
2. Consider the Lord's day an honour and delight. Let your heart be elevated in holy joy, and your lips be employed in the high praises of God. This day more resembles heaven, than any other portion of our time; and we should endeavour to imitate the worship of heaven, according to that petition of the Lord's prayer — 'Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.' Never permit the idea to enter your mind, that the sabbath is a burden. It is a sad case, when professing Christians are weary of this sacred rest, and say, like some of old, 'When will the sabbath be gone, that we may sell corn, and set forth wheat?' As you improve this day, so probably will you be prospered all the week.
3. Avoid undue rigour, and Pharisaic scrupulosity; for nothing renders the Lord's day more odious. Still keep in view the great end of its institution; and remember that the sabbath was instituted for the benefit of man, and not to be a galling yoke. The cessation from worldly business and labour is not for its own sake, as if there was any thing morally good in inaction, but we are called off from secular pursuits on this day, that we may have a portion of our time to devote uninterruptedly to the worship of God. Let every thing then be so arranged in your household, beforehand, that there may be no interruption to religious duties, and to attendance on the means of grace. There was undoubtedly a rigour in the law of the sabbath, as given to the Jews, which did not exist before; and which does not apply to Christians. They were forbidden to kindle a fire, or to go out of their place on the sabbath; and for gathering a few sticks, a presumptuous transgressor was stoned to death. These regulations are not now in force.
As divine knowledge is the richest acquisition within our reach, and as this knowledge is to be found in the word of God, let us value this day, as affording all persons an opportunity of hearing and reading the word. And as the fourth commandment requires the heads of families to cause the sabbath to be observed by all under their control, or within their gates, it is very important that domestic and culinary arrangements should be so ordered, that servants and domestics should not be deprived of the opportunity of attending on the word and worship of God which this day affords, by being employed in preparing superfluous feasts, as is often the case. The sabbath is more valuable to the poor and unlearned than to others, because it is almost the only leisure which they have, and because means of public instruction are on that day afforded them by the preaching of the gospel. If we possess any measure of the true spirit of devotion, this sacred day will be most welcome to our hearts; and we will rejoice when they say, 'Let us go unto the house of the Lord.' To such a soul, the opportunity of enjoying spiritual communion with God will be valued above all price, and be esteemed as the richest privilege which creatures can enjoy upon earth.
4. Whilst you conscientiously follow your own sense of duty in the observance of the rest of the sabbath, be not ready to censure all who may differ from you in regard to minute particulars, which are not prescribed or commanded in the word of God. The Jews accused our Lord as a sabbath-breaker, on many occasions, and would have put him to death for a supposed violation of this law, had he not escaped out of their hands. Beware of indulging yourself in any practice which may have the effect of leading others to disregard the rest and sanctity of the sabbath. Let not your liberty in regard to what you think may be done, be a stumblingblock to cause weaker brethren to offend, or unnecessarily to give them pain, or to lead them to entertain an unfavourable opinion of your piety.
5. As, undoubtedly, the celebration of public worship and gaining divine instruction from the divine oracles, is the main object of the institution of the Christian sabbath, let all be careful to attend on the services of the sanctuary on this day. And let the heart be prepared by previous prayer and meditation for a participation in public worship, and while in the more immediate presence of the Divine Majesty, let all the people fear before him, and with reverence adore and praise his holy name. Let all vanity, and curious gazing, and slothfulness, be banished from the house of God. Let every heart be lifted up on entering the sanctuary, and let the thoughts be carefully restrained from wandering on foolish or worldly objects, and resolutely recalled when they have begun to go astray. Let brotherly love be cherished, when joining with others in the worship of God."


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Armed Forces Bowl: Army vs. SMU (ESPN, cable ch. 26)noon
Pinstripe Bowl: Kansas St. vs. Syracuse (ESPN, cable ch. 26)2:20 p.m.
Music City Bowl: North Carolina vs. Tennessee (ESPN, cable ch. 26)5:40 p.m.
Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. Washington (ESPN, cable ch. 26)9 p.m.
College Men's Basketball
Temple at Villanova (ESPN2, cable ch. 27)6 p.m.
College Women's Basketball
Connecticut at Stanford (ESPN2, cable ch. 27)8 p.m.
Knicks at Magic (TNT, cable ch. 42)7:15 p.m.
Spurs at Mavericks (TNT, cable ch. 42)9:30 p.m.
Talk Shows
My Passion is Football with Warren McCarty (KPUR, 1440-AM)9 a.m.
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A blog about Science, Philosophy, Wargaming, Literature and other things, in three or more languages.
So I painted Emma Frost today.
Due to two friends I will get into the Marvel Miniatures game. The rules are fun, the balancing is crap, but hey. The miniature quality is overall high, just her eyes were not really soo much sculpted, so the eyes got the easy, shining, one-colour version. Also the miniatures are ridiciously overpriced, well that´s licence stuff there for you 😦
I have to say that painting her was an almost sexual experience (I know some of you will get that wrong, suit yourself). I love women and I love sexy, powerful, fighting women, also I love comics and I love painting women. That´s all there is to that (I guess at least). It was fun and turned out quite well. I could have done better, but well time matters sadly. Also the first time I did real blacklining and I am okay with the results.
I went for a redhead as I am no fan of blondes and a sucker for redheads;) Also her skin has a rather dark tone, as I am a sucker for latinos as well. She even has some rouge on her checks.
In between I almost abandonde my plan of the blue based white colour scheme as I had reached this step:
Oh, you are beautiful. Black and red is just an awesome combo.
The in between step alsowas quite nice.
So, now to figure out how to paint Gambit…


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Hey self, thank you for controlling and disciplining yourself, you made it so far! 27th day of social media fasting. I'm also happy that you're continuing your passion rolling here everyday. Now, I want you to focus on this concept, whenever You can't think of what to post for today.. You will share your simple joy/s daily, just like what you're doing on your previous blog posts but with this kind of format. Hehe.
I am grateful I am alive and I am healthy. God is always good! 💕
Simple joys for today:
- I enjoyed my "me" time, coz I'm alone at our flat when I got home, all of them were on evening shift. Music with Speakers, on!
- Cooked Piniñahang Manok for dinner and then, I ate raw cucumber x tomato after.
- Benign morning shift with my fave duty-mate, Anusha and Narmatha. Fun and light shift today because of them.
- Done with my laundry. Ironed my uniforms too!
- Fixed my documents for Saudi Council Registration, but still I will get a new form tomorrow because I got errors while accomplishing it.
- Cleaned our flat a bit, and threw all our garbage waste. I was able to exercise a bit too because I used our stairs while throwing those waste. We're on fourth floor, FYI.
- Listened to my current fave Kpop playlist! BTS' You never walked alone tracks & Young Forever, x Red Planet's tracks.
- Now, relaxation time and blogging about my day.
- Currently, I'm addicted again with games in my phone! I'm playing Mario Run, WordBrain, SFG2, and Sniper 3D!!!
One of my fave online computer game ✌🏼
Missed playing this kind of game with our Gameboy and Play Station before.
This was good too coz they got missions for you to accomplish!
I always like this kind of exercise for the brain. In addition also, to my Text Twist and Bookworm apps on my phone.
Time to sleep! Morning shift again tomorrow. Goodnight, friends!
Always be grateful 🌷


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New Yorkers overwhelmingly think crooked pols should retroactively lose their state pensions. But Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie keeps making sure it doesn't happen.
On Tuesday, he offered yet another excuse for nixing a constitutional fix for the outrage. It was his lamest yet.
Basically, he claims to fear that a too-broad constitutional amendment would let future lawmakers change the rules by "which someone could lose their pension," said Heastie. His members "just want clarity."
Hah. Heastie's motives are already clear: His veteran members don't want to face financial penalties if they're caught and convicted. Just because a pol uses his office to commit a felony, you see, doesn't mean taxpayers should stop the checks.
Legislative bosses Shelly Silver and Dean Skelos both used their positions to illegally enrich themselves, and are now headed to the slammer. But the state constitution still guarantees each man taxpayer payments of nearly $100,000 a year. For life.
Last year the Assembly and Senate both vowed to fix the rule — but only the Senate made good. The Assembly balked, citing union fears that the proposed bill might also cover lower-level workers who use their official power to commit crimes.
Of course, it should: Anyone from the governor to the statehouse janitor should forfeit his taxpayer pension if he uses his state position to commit a crime.
But we doubt that's the real issue.
The Senate is moving to call Heastie's bluff, looking for language the speaker will accept. Question is: Will Heastie back a bill that really eliminates this criminal perk — or keep finding fresh excuses?


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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Help! I'm Dyeing (and picking and carding and sorting) my Wool
9 comments:
The tencel/BFL batts look beautiful. You have motivated me to try some blending.ReplyDelete
Becky...nice blue batts and other wooly stuff. It's fun to go through washed wool and plan new projects.ReplyDelete
LOVE the microwaved NC BFL!ReplyDelete
The fiber is beautiful and the dog report is wonderful! SO glad you got him....ReplyDelete
Your batts are beautiful! I love the softness of the color. I got my new dyes today and will dye next week. Thanks for the inspiration! And I am so glad for you and your LGD. He is fitting right in.ReplyDelete
Becky I love your hoop shelter! Did you make it? It looks like it's made with cattle panels. I could do that on my farm too! I would love to know what the tarp type of covering you have on it is. I have used tarps in various places here before but they always seem to get shredded in no time. Did you get a special kind?ReplyDelete
The dyed grey BFL is really pretty.ReplyDelete
Thanks ladies, I really want to do more blending and dyeing. There's so much to do with wool!ReplyDelete
Claire, I did a post on how to make the hoop houses in October, 2008.
Here's a link:
I'll also edit this post and include a hyperlink on the word hoop house. Cattle panel hoop houses are really inexpensive shelters to make and they hold up well to snow and wind. When we made the last two in summer of 2008 we used heavy duty tarps purchased at FleetFarm. They are still in good condition for this winter. The Shetland geese do the most damage, they love to pick at any loose strings or fibers. Of course when the tarps wear out you can just replace them.
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Lambs on the Way! And chicks, poults and ducklings.
Well, we will have some lambs after all. And they're due right when I'll be out of town teaching up at North House. It was a cold a...


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They say that laughter is the best medicine…whoever they might be!
A couple of google searches later and it would seem that there's a lot of research to back up what "they" say. Laughter helps us to relax, boosts our immune system, burns calories (result!), combats depression, increases resilience and even relieves pain.
My own experience supports the research as well. I'm a huge fan of stand up comedy, panel shows full of witty banter and I will often put something funny on the television to lift a difficult day.
But is laughter always the best medicine?
What about those days where it's difficult to even smile?
What about the days where life is hard and you're facing situations where laughter is the last bottle you want to take out of the medicine cabinet?
During my time in the Proverbs 31 project, there's been one line that I've consistently struggled with.
"…she laughs without fear of the future."
Proverbs 31:25b (NLT)
Even in her darkest times when the future is uncertain, the Proverbs 31 woman chuckles to herself as she looks ahead to an unknown path.
As you can tell, the struggle with this line is real!
To work on this part of the project I decided to look at other translations and found this:
"…she smiles when she thinks about the future."
Proverbs 31:25b (VOICE)
The VOICE translations feels like a stepping stone for me. Rather than laughing heartily at whatever might lay ahead, thinking about the future with a smile on my face seems like a good starting point. A smile suggests hope and a belief that there are better things to come. Choosing to smile helps me to focus on the good plans God has for my future, rather than the fears that sometimes consume me.
So, at this stage in the project, I will take a leaf out Job's book:
"If I say, 'I will forget my complaint,
I will change my expression, and smile,'"
Job 9:27
Just smile.
Not laugh.
Baby steps!


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Teton Mountains from Schwabacher Landing
If you live on Earth, there's a high chance you've see the Teton Mountains from Schwabacher Landing in one form or another. This spot is not too far down a dusty dirt road off the main highway north of Moose, Wyoming and the area is full of lush grass and trees with a nice river to reflect the mountain range to the West.
I woke at 4am and headed out from Teton Village and made it to the turnoff a few minutes before the first signs of morning light. It was late summer with mild temperatures just before the snow would rolled in. I remember the area being cool, crisp and quiet with the sound of a river nearby.
I didn't stray too far from the little parking lot and set up at the river's edge. As the sun rose and lit up the peaks, I pulled out my Nikon D3 (12MP) with 70-200mm F/2.8 lens. I zoomed in quite a bit and began shooting photos of sections of the scene. Later, at the computer, I stitched two rows of images into one large resolution final result.
It's so much fun seeing these shots up in people's homes. Below is a large acrylic above the mantle in West Seattle. I have one on my wall at home, too. With metallic printer paper, the sunrise colors on the mountains glow!
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I have organized a conversation with five other artists who have made public works about the Thames. Join the conversation:
Confluence: Public Art and the Thames / A Conversation with Six Artists
Monday 11 September, 7 pm
Thames Tunnel Shaft of the Brunel Museum
Artists: Maria Arceo, Dr. Cathy Fitzgerald, Raewyn Harrison, Anne Krinsky, Dr. Loraine Leeson and Ali Pretty
Moderator: Colette Bailey
Confluence is a panel discussion with six artists who have made public works in response to the river. Maria Arceo, Dr. Cathy Fitzgerald, Raewyn Harrison, Dr. Loraine Leeson and I will be in conversation about our Thames projects with Curator Colette Bailey. Colette Bailey is the Director of METAL and also curates the biannual Estuary Festival.
The conversation will examine the artistic process of channeling a passion for the Thames into a public art work. The artists work in a range of media – sound, sculpture, photography, video, ceramics, paint and projection and several have created participatory events. Taken together their works investigate the river's varied aspects – its biodiversity, plastics and pollution, stories from river communities, Thames architectural structures and archeology of the foreshore.
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Recent controversial statements were made by some unknown historians attributing a statement made by Jesus of Nazareth introducing a woman among his disciples as "my wife." Although there were no ancient texts nor evangelical truism that would point at the marital status of Jesus, the claim met a considerable number of raised eyebrows among the conservatives. As we all know, the conservatives would instantly believe anything from life in the moon and celestial living things in Mars even if science would disclose that there is nothing in the moon and Mars resembling that of life similar to earth.
What is clear and even realistic is the fact that Jesus, in his shortened life of 33, devoted himself within the embrace of a few disciples he called friends. He even proclaimed that "Greater love has no one than this that someone lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13)
His public ministry consisting of three years were a period he chose to live with his handful of friends. He espoused peace. He taught love. He preached humility. Along with his friends, they moved from one community to the other bearing acts of kindness and compassion. Worst, he was doing this at a time when hundreds of preachers and street magicians were also doing the same things on the roads of Galilee right at the very nose of Roman authorities who were at that moment in charge of Jerusalem.
Rebellion then was punishable by death. Romans could not contain anyone espousing rebellious deeds at a time when they want the people their subservience and absolute obedience. Most firebrands and rebels during that period time tried to hide their revolutionary streaks and plans through the language of religion. They wanted separation from the brutal and highly disciplined Roman regime.
The only space available for Jewish leaders under Roman tutelage was through lines conducted along spiritual formation and advocacies. However, in another dimension of Jewish governance, anything that would contradict religious doctrines its High Priests was reported to Roman authorities, charges filed and instantly, penalty was imposed.
This was also the period of Jesus' active community based ministry. Unlike the multitude of preachers with their respective fanatical followers, Jesus was conducting his discourse in a subdued manner along with his chosen friends. While most of his friends would disagree on his pacific insinuations, like "If someone slaps you on one cheek, offer the other cheek also. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also." (Luke 6:29), they would also subscribe and clinch on the same doctrine.
He would even dictate how his friends should bear the brunt of his ministry with the statement, "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven." (Luke 6:37)
Their ministry collided with other preachers and the competition was stiff. The field offered rivalries in terms of recruiting people to their side. Jesus and his friends would find themselves nearly at crossroads with other insurgents and dissenters. Jesus would be quick to dismiss these people and would implore his friends to "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you." (Luke 6:27)
Jesus and his friends would easily attract crowds but his words could only reverberate with trepidation among his circle. He would proclaim, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
As expected and with such doctrine of peace and amity, his friends expected that the ruling priests in their country would one day be slighted and would charge them for misleading the flock. As the hour of reckoning came, Roman authorities cracked down on their mission. Jesus' friends, self proclaimed disciplines of his teachings, scampered away as soon as they saw a Roman contingent about to arrest them. Friendship instantly evaporated that instance.
It was only when their ministry found no fountainhead that they missed the routine of teaching that Jesus' friends finally realized their defeat. It was the loss of their anchor that Jesus' friends began to revive the principles of love and concern that built their friendship.
It was friendship that founded and cemented what Christianity is today.
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ISLAMABAD: (Parliament Times) Pakistan has urged the Afghan government to ensure early recovery of the officials of its Jalalabad Consulate General who went missing while coming to their country on Friday.
In a statement, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria said today that Islamabad is in constant touch with Afghan authorities for safe recovery of two officials.
He said the Afghan authorities have informed that three distinct investigating groups have been constituted to ensure safe recovery of the officials.


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In April of 2014, a study revealed a continued rise in childhood obesity for children ages two to 19. The study was based on over 14 years of data taken from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and stressed that not only were these children diagnosed with obesity at a young age, but the risk of remaining obese throughout their lifetime increased as well.
How Can We Fix the Childhood Obesity Epidemic?
Clearly, our nation has a flawed nutrition education. Fast food has become the quick fix for family dinners, while soda, candy, and highly processed foods are the go-to snacks throughout the school day.
In the Home
One of the main changes you can make is placing importance on home-cooked meals. In 1900, two percent of meals were eaten outside the home. In 2010, 50 percent of meals were eaten outside the home, and one in five breakfasts came from McDonald's. Our society's dependence on fast food, restaurant dining, and pre-cooked meals has taken its toll on the health of the entire family. As reported by Huffington Post, "Kids as young as four have a lower risk of obesity if they eat regular family dinners." The statistics prove that in today's American household, speed and convenience trump nutrition. Over time, however, we can fix these new traditions step by step. A few ways to do this are by formally scheduling weekly family dinner nights, cutting out processed foods from your grocery list, and cooking meals with low sugar, less fat and salt.
In the Schools
The Let's Move! campaign, begun by First Lady Michelle Obama, is one of several initiatives aimed at improving the health of our children, with a specific focus on our schools. New emphasis on physical education and changes to the cafeteria menu are top priorities of the campaign. For example, the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act" of 2010 has increased the amount of whole-grain-rich foods, reduced trans fat and sugars, and ensured that every student is offered fruits and vegetables.
Cutting sodas and high fat foods from schools are great steps, but we also need to improve nutrition education in the classroom. In 2011, the USDA adopted a "food plate" (to replace the outdated "food pyramid") that showcases a larger portion dedicated to fruits and vegetables. This plate does still designate a portion for protein and dairy. The problem with this kind of diagram is that emphasis should be placed on vitamins and nutrients, rather than the food group. The type of protein makes a huge difference in your nutrition. Plant-based protein and calcium are ultimately much better for your health than the protein and calcium that you find in animal meat and dairy.
In the Media
It's no news that the media and the entertainment industry affect the ways we think about food. Just about every season, a new fad diet, weight-loss trick or food-based disease hits the stands and spreads like wildfire across social media. Trending topics such as coconut oil, juice cleansing, gluten-free, paleo and raw dieting have been talked about so often by dozens of different sources that it is hard to keep the facts straight.
Elle Magazine recently covered the connection between social media and fitness/nutrition businesses. It's becoming easier for like-minded individuals to engage in conversations about dieting, food trends and exercise. On the other side of the coin, food companies are also using social media to their advantage. Instagram and Twitter campaigns use hashtags and photos to gain followers and, more importantly, consumers. This practice creates momentum behind products and ideas that can be beneficial or detrimental to your health, depending on the validity of their claims.
In order to reduce our nation's obesity, among both children and adults, we need to have more educated conversations about food at home, at school and online. A plant-based, whole foods-centered diet is the surest way of improving our health and the health of future generations.


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Multicultural Family Center Food Pantry
February 9, 2018 - November 16, 2018
Thanks to St. Stephen's Food Bank and a John Deere Dubuque Works grant, the Multicultural Family Center is able to distribute free food to families in need. Registration is open no until February 23rd. You must register to receive food items. Space is limited and spots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, call the Multicultural Family Center at 563-582-3681.
Food pantry pick-up day will be held on Friday, February 23rd, from 2 to 5 pm.


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I have just attended the exciting conference Visible Evidence XXII that was held in Toronto 19-22 August. Together with Elena Pollacchi, Stockholm University, and Zeng Jinyan, the University of Hong Kong, I organized a panel on Witnessing and Activism in Chinese Documentary Film. My own paper dealt with the new forms of civic engagement and witnessing that digital technologies have enabled, and which we see reflected in the many remarkable independent documentary films that have been made on the Sichuan earthquake.
Given my own research interest and our project, I tried to attend those panels at the conference that focused on citizen journalism, socially and politically engaged documentary films, web documentaries, and issues related to the use of new digital technologies and the Internet in documentary filmmaking. I attended several interesting panels on activist documentaries and the use of the Internet in different countries (including the Ukraine). I also attended a panel that discussed the film Citizenfour, which of course is a film that all interested in issues of surveillance and the Internet should see. There were also some interesting panels on more technological stuff, including using smartphones to make films. It is amazing what you can do with your smartphone as this film iPhone Commute shows. I also went to a panel on interactive documentaries i-docs which is not something Chinese documentary filmmakers have attempted yet as far as I know. The only interactive documentary focusing on China I know is a French film, Journey to the end of coal, about coal mining in China that was made in 2008.
Finally, since the new documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, just was released here in Toronto, I of course had to go and see it. It is an interesting account of the man and his visions that offers much food for thought on how digital devices, particularly out mobile devices, are changing the way we live and work.


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Physical Education
As a graduation requirement, ICU students must take one course of Health Science (worth one credit ), which comprises lectures on health and physical education, as well as the three courses Physical Education Exercise I, II, and III (together worth one credit, i.e. one-third of a credit per course), which consist of practical exercises.
In these courses, students learn not only about health and safety in student life but also gain knowledge and skills for improving quality of life over their entire lifetime. In addition, through the exercise courses students learn firsthand about improving communication skills in group activities, leadership, and followership, actively and independent-mindedly, with fun.
In the second year and beyond, students can choose to enroll in a variety of exercise courses in accordance with their interests. For example, in Bouldering or Team Building, students can learn the importance of communication with their peers, and students of Aikido or Introduction to Japanese BUDO (JUDO) can experience Japanese culture and the traditional spirit of martial arts. Of course, by taking personal sports (swimming, golf etc.), major team sports, and sports of a racket and so on,, students can not only maintain and increase their physical fitness but also experience the fun and exhilaration of working up a sweat together with fellow students. Each exercise course is worth one-third of a credit, and up to six courses (or 2 credits) can be included as electives in the credits required for graduation. (However, fractions of credits will be rounded down.)
Students who would like to obtain teaching certificates while enrolled at ICU and become junior or senior high school teachers in the future must take Physical Education, which is a requirement of the Teacher Certification Program. This requirement is stipulated by the Educational Personnel Certification Act of Japan. Even future teachers of English or mathematics may one day be responsible for supervising extracurricular activities or leading field trips (day trips, seaside summer school, etc.). The Physical Education course aims to equip aspiring teachers with skills and knowledge that they can utilize on the ground: not only health management of junior and senior high school students, which is essential for all teachers to know, but also safe and effective sports and exercise coaching methods.


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By Sushil Kutty
In Dante's hell corrupt politicians end up in a lake of boiling pitch. Demons with evil claws and grappling hooks guard the lake. Raksha Mantri Nirmala Sitharaman looked like she saw Dante's Hell when Rahul Gandhi accused her of speaking 'untruth' in the Rafale deal?
UPA-II was sent to Purgatory in 2014 for being corrupt. Now, a year short of another General Elections, the Congress is doing its best to parcel BJP to the same hell with Rafale. And the BJP is pinning its faith on Westland Agusta to do the same. One a jet, the other a chopper!
Embarrassing moments for Nirmala Sitharaman. Divine Comedy! With nothing amusing in it for the Raksha Mantri. The 'secret' was out. Advantage Congress. If only Rahul had stood his place after daring Modi to "look him in the eye", it would have left a lasting wound.
But Rahul strayed from the script (written by Jairam Ramesh?). He embraced the 56" chest. Then, he winked. Sitharaman produced evidence and France backed her up. There was a "secrecy clause" and no need to make a song and dance of it.
Later, when the "sun went silent", Modi showed the error of Rahul's ways: No one dare look a 'Naamdar' (a member of the Gandhi family) in the eye and get away with it, he said, listing out a list of names who dared and lost. From Netaji Bose to Sardar Patel, Pranab Mukherjee and HD Deve Gowda!
The PM forgot. There is one eye that could look Rahul in the eye – the Lok Sabha TV eye! It looked the Congress president in the eye and caught him doing a Priyanka Warrier! He winked. He let it out that it was all histrionics, scripted.
And Rahul Gandhi lost. "The Oscar for the Best Actor goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his blockbuster act," the Telugu Desam Party announced. BJP MPs did not do somersaults in the aisles. They said Rahul should have got it for the "worst act" in Parliament, ever!
The Day After's newspapers told the story. Rahul hugging the "hugging PM" was on every front-page. Rahul-supporters called it out-and-out a 'Rahul Victory'. The headlines said Modi won. Except one which balanced the act: 'Modi wins trust, Rahul gains confidence.'
Shashi Tharoor tweeted: "Basic message is that the journey is more important than the destination. Failures of the BJP government were put before the nation. Outcome was predictable but the process was successful." Media celebs Sagarika Ghose, Rajdeep Sardesai and Bhupendra Chaubey gave 100/100 to Rahul. Modi lost, they declared.
In a way they were all right. The Congress succeeded in its quest: Keep the camera and the nation's eye focused on Rahul Gandhi. It was Rahul's Dangal. His alone. No Jyotiraditya Scindia or Shashi Tharoor would be allowed to steal the limelight. The show.
That was how it ran. Till the hug and the wink. These days of fake news, post-truth is cool. And 'post-truth' is not just about "lying" but also about "gas-lighting", which means "causing people to systematically doubt what they can easily observe and thus paving the way to create a false reality."
Rahul Gandhi's core argument – the alleged hidden score-sheet in the Rafale deal – was based on gas-lighting, not hard evidence. And like Modi said in his reply, it created the unprecedented situation of "two governments" compelled to issue statements. It broke the "confidentiality clause". Not ironically, the opposition blamed Nirmala Sitharaman!
Rafale apart, it appeared that the Congress and other opposition parties believed that BJP members of Lok Sabha would vote in favour of the trust vote. Rahul alluded to it when he said he was greeted with smiles "and a handshake" by BJP MPs during the short adjournment in the middle of his speech. NCP leader Tariq Anwar said BJP MPs were squirming under the "oppressive hand" of Modi & Shah.
"Why issue a two-line whip?" he asked.
Was Sonia Gandhi also banking on a revolt in BJP ranks when she asked, "Kaun Kahta Hai Hamare Paas Number Nahin?" The BJP won the trust vote 325/126. Actor and MP Paresh Rawal tweeted, "Big moment for Congress, Rahul loses first no-confidence vote." Jokes apart, "what must the grand alliance be thinking?"
Especially, Mayawati, and Mamata Banerjee. Bot aspire to become Prime Minister, and the spotlight on Rahul Gandhi must have jolted. Mamata has now given a call for 'Chalo Dilli' and Mayawati's BSP has already passed a resolution to make her Prime Minister.
Finally, the anger is not only in Andhra Pradesh for making a mockery of TDP's no-confidence motion. It's also in Tamil Nadu! The AIADMK is believed to have voted against the no-trust vote. "Hell has no fury that of the wrath of a Tamilian", tweeted a Tamizhan. Dante's Inferno after 12 hours in Purgatory. (IPA Service)
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2017 : Simulating the Final Ladder After Round 13/
The latest set of 50,000 simulations of the remainder of the 2017 AFL season suggest that Round 13 provided relatively little fresh evidence for most teams to help answer the question "will they play finals?".
(For details on the methodology I've used in the simulations, please see last week's blog.)
The charts below summarise the distribution of ladder finishes for the 18 teams from the simulations run after Rounds 12 and 13. Note that the ordering of the teams is slightly different in the two charts, reflecting the overall improvement or deterioration in each team's expected ladder finish.
In the race for the finals, the big winners this week were:
- Melbourne: +23% points
- West Coast: +14% points
- St Kilda: +9% points
- Sydney: +9% points
The big losers were:
- Western Bulldogs: -25% points
- Richmond: -9% points
- Gold Coast: -9% points
- Kangaroos: -6% points
Taking a macro view of the latest chart, however, the main conclusion is that there is still a lot of variability in the likely finishes for most teams, especially for Melbourne, Richmond, West Coast, Western Bulldogs, Essendon, St Kilda, Sydney and Collingwood.
That variability is also evident when we look at the same data in the form of a heat map.
If we, arbitrarily, said that a roughly 10% or greater chance of finishing in a particular ladder spot was a "reasonable" chance, we now have:
- 3 teams with reasonable chances for the minor premiership
- 4 or 5 teams with reasonable chances for every position from 2nd through 17th
- 2 teams with reasonable chances for the wooden spoon
It's quite a season.
Next, let's update the game importance table. It shows, you'll recall, how each team's chances of making the finals varies depending on the result of each of the remaining games. The overall Weighted Ave Importance figure tells us the average amount by which the teams' finals chances are expected to change on the basis of the outcome of a particular game. A larger figure means that the game is expected to change teams' finals chances, on average, by a larger amount and hence is a more important game.
(For more details about the methodology and the rationale for it, again please see last week's blog.)
Round 14 shapes as an especially important round, with three of the games from the top quintile in terms of importance, and three more from the second quintile.
Only the Adelaide v Hawthorn, and Brisbane Lions v GWS clashes are expected to have very little influence on who plays finals. That said, GWS would take an estimated 3% point hit and Adelaide a 1% point hit to their finals chances should they lose those matches.


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Happy New Year all, hope you have all had a lovely festive season with family and friends. I took time away from secretweddingblog.com to spend time with my loved ones. It was nice to be offline for a while but also made me rather excited to get back to blogging. I've cleared space in my spare bedroom, sat at my desk with a candle and my laptop – bliss.
The New Job
Just like majority of other people, I also like to reflect on the year gone past. 2015 has been of my best years yet. During the middle of February I began searching for a new job. I had been at my previous job for almost 3.5 years and was desperate to start a new chapter in my life. I found my new job, which I love, after a couple of interviews. It turned out so well and I instantly got on really well with my new boss. As the job was in a small market town, Hungerford, it meant this was almost 3 hours away from my home town in Cambridgeshire.
Lunch time walking #hungerford #Berkshire #riverkennet #ithink #westberkshire #secretweddingblog #pretty #canalboats #outdoors #walk
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After 6 weeks from when I started my job, I had the opportunity to go to Ibiza – here I am on the beach – rather happy!
I LOVE MY JOB! #ibiza #ims #planetia #secretweddingblog #beach A photo posted by Raj Dharar (@secretweddingblog) on
I began searching West Berkshire for places to live. I was so excited. I had moved away from home for University, but that was ages ago now and it was time to feel like a grown up again. I found Newbury and immediately fell in love. It was so nice. The greenery and the shops (my favourite of course) stood out to me. It's full of gorgeous pubs and beautiful scenery. Moving to Newbury during Easter meant that I was able to enjoy summer in my new town. Here's a few snaps from my instagram.
Spending some time with my neighbours at Highclere Castle aka Downton Abbey. #Highclere #highclerecastle #downtonabbey #castle #gardens #beautiful #secretweddingblog #historic #architecture #instagood
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Loving the local – that always displays the prettiest hanging floral baskets. #thenewbury #pub #flowers #hangingbaskets #berkshire #restaurant #bar #flowerlovers #local #secretweddingblog #instagood #architecture #signage #gastropub #britishfood #newburypub A photo posted by Raj Dharar (@secretweddingblog) on
Über die Brücke #outdoors #pretty #trees #water #stream #bridge #Enbornerow #naturereserve #nature #Newbury #beautifulday #pretty #peaceful #secretweddingblog #instagood A photo posted by Raj Dharar (@secretweddingblog) on
The Flat
The final thing to do was to find a new home. This was proving difficult because houses and flats were being snapped up during the week and I could only travel down to Newbury at the weekend. Eventually I came across a courtyard of 4 brand new flats. I view one which used to be a stable, it was so cute but a tad small. I then looked at the other 3, all slightly larger with parking I fell in love. I knew one of these flats were the one – so it was decided to live in the one with a cellar – it used to be a pub after all!
Home sweet home. New flat. 😊 #newbury #newchapter #westberkshire #berkshire #instagood #usedtobeapub #secretweddingblog #home #flat A photo posted by Raj Dharar (@secretweddingblog) on
The calm before the storm. #houseproud #ocd #flat #home #interiordesign #greyandyellow #homeideas #houseideas #livingarea #kitchen #clean #secretweddingblog #happyhome #myhappyplace #flowers #newbury #berkshire A photo posted by Raj Dharar (@secretweddingblog) on
The Blog achievements
2015 has been a great year for Secret Wedding Blog. While I can find it difficult to balance work, life, and blog, I still enjoy producing content for you all. The following achievements during last year is a great reminder of why I started this blog and will continue to do it.
I was interviewed on Brit+Co for multicultural wedding planning advice and featured again as one of 8 wedding blogs you need to know about.
BBC Asian Network
I went on the radio with Panjabi Hit Squad to discuss weddings and families! I was so nervous!
Wedding Blog Awards
For the second year in a row, I was nominated for an award! This year was for Best Big Day Inspiration Blog. I knew I wouldn't win because I was in a category with some amazing bloggers. However I did have an awesome time catching up with everyone and attending the awards at Tower of London.
Sim and Sam's wedding
Where do I even begin with the amazing outcome from this wedding? Sim and Sam's wedding story was featured on the blog with photography from Sorriso Weddings and Portraits. The heartbreak that this couple had to go through meant that their story was shared with so many others. Once their wedding story was featured, meant that this opened the doors for reporters to share the story too. Companies such as Grazia UK, BBC Radio 4, ITV News Central, in addition to other blogs, facebook posts and so on. It also meant there was a huge rise in the divide between agreeing and disagreeing with Interfaith Sikh weddings in the Gurdwara.
Photography: Sorriso Weddings and Portraits | View more from their wedding here | Read all about their story here
Multicultural and fusion weddings
As always I have the opportunity to feature so many multicultural, fusion and interfaith weddings. The advice from each couple featured on the blog, allows others planning their big day, to gain inspiration or hope from newly married couples.
Thank you again to everyone who submits their work, wedding, engagement shoot, story, styled shoot and more to the blog. I love sharing your work and can't wait to share more this year!
All my love
Raj xoxo
*featured image shot by Sorriso Weddings and Portraits0