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January 14, 2009
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I hesitated for a long time about posting this picture. But what the heck! I probably made a fool of myself already, anyway! So, here we go. It's there! Right in front of you.
I painted this a while back -- somewhere late November, I believe it was. Originally, I planned this painting as a Christmas gift for K. but I spilled the beans way before the holidays. I had been wanting to try something with paint for the longest time ever. And then I found this book: The Weekend Artist, by Gary Smith. The subtitle says it all: "creative inspiration, techniques and simple projects to unleash your inner artist" (hum). I discovered the use of gel medium and got a little carried away I'm afraid. I used a little (way?) too much of the stuff, I believe, so the right hand side part looks a little too shiny in my opinion and hence made it really tough to photograph. (That and poor light -- but I gave up. Lets label this under beginner's mistakes -- both the gel medium and photograph). It was actually really fun doing. A bit like frosting a cake. I didn't paint it on the weekend, though, but during the week in between cleaning sessions (allowing the paint to dry...). I got inspired by the paintings of Mariangeles Soto-Diaz, artist, friend and former neighbor. I really love her artwork. All of it! You should check it out.
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Hello everyone! This week we chatted with the wonderful artist Donna E. Perkins. After earning a Master's Degree from the University of Houston at Clear Lake, Donna went on to teach art in public schools for 20 years. Today, she is a full time artist, showing her work at many venues in and around the Houston area. You might recognize her latest sculpture series "changelings" from Lawndale Art Center's Big Show over the summer!
Donna was kind enough to answer a few questions regarding her work process and inspiration.
Paper Dance sculptures created for Venturing Out in collaboration with Jhon R. Stronks,
Big Range Dance Festival 2011, in Studio B of Barnevelder Arts Complex.
Q:Who first introduced you to art and at what age?
A:I started drawing when I was young enough to stand in the church pew. I was given pencil and paper to keep me quite during services. I was given oil paint in Junior High. I've been drawing and painting ever since.
Changeling sculptures for Venturing Out in collaboration with
Jhon R. Stronks, Big Range Dance Festival 2012, in Studio A of Barnevelder Arts Complex
Q:How did you first get started in your career?
A:I taught art in public schools for 20 years. It was a struggle during that time to find the time and energy to do my art. I took classes at Glassell for years. These classes provided wonderful instructors, the companionship of others interested in art and a place to paint.
Two Changelings hanging in Studio A
Q:What inspires your work? Are there any common themes that run through your work?
A:I steal lines and choreograph them into abstractions. The structural lines for my drawings and paintings are collected from my reality. I love drawing from dancers dancing. While I focus in the edge of a dancer's body to begin a line, the dancer moves and my line takes off after that movement. I collect lines quickly and scatter them across the paper or canvas. I'm fascinated by movement, by bodies, by plants and other organic forms.
Photographs printed on metal from Corporal Vistas series
Q:Can you talk a bit more about your latest sculpture series, "changelings" and the piece you submitted for Lawndale's "The Big Show"?
A:The sculptures (There are actually two mingled together at the suggestion of the juror)in the Big Show are titled "Changelings: WS2.12:VO6.12 long and short." While my work is abstract and usually lacks a narrative, these paper sculptures have a history. The title references this history. Both were in my February 2012 show at Wagner Sousa Modern Art in Galveston. In that show they hung from the ceiling. Both were also in the Venturing Out, June 2012, as part of the Big Range Dance Festival, Program C. In Venturing Out these sculptures were stiffened with glue and positioned on the floor. Dancers interacted with them. These sculptures owe a debt to my collaborations with choreographer/dancer jhon r. stronks. These sculptures have a history, they will not last long. While they are only crumpled paper and glue, I find them beautiful. I love the play of light on their uneven surfaces.
My video "Beached Bag" is 3 minutes of surf action on a black plastic bag deeply embedded in the sand at Galveston beach. While this is "trash" I find it to be beautiful as the surf covers, uncovers and changes this shape. There is sound on the video from the surf and from unseen children. This video owes a debt to David Perez who build my computer and walked me through the steps of making two earlier videos.
A frame trimmed from the video Beached Bag, Galveston in Lawndale's Big Show, 2012
Q:What do you wish to accomplish when showing your work? Is there a certain message/emotion you'd like to convey to the audience?
A:It would be great if my work evoked a pause in the viewer's attention. I would like the viewer to experience something of the fascination I have of the visual world.
Q:What do you find are the most rewarding & challenging components of having a healthy art career in Houston?
A:I love how active, generous and supportive the art community is in Houston. Glassell, Lawndale Art Center, Diverse Works and Spacetaker/Fresh Arts have all provided me with important experiences and opportunities. Houston has such great museums and art venues. I feel very fortunate to live here.
Q:What are your future plans as an artist?
A:I want to continue to explore and collaborate in an amoebic manner.
To find out more about Donna E. Perkins, visit her Fresh Arts Profile or visit her website: www.donnaeperkins.com.


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Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he "hears" the concerns of those who question the "science of climate change"–but he still "doesn't give a ***" if you agree with him.
In a post to Facebook Monday, Schwarzenegger, who is currently in Paris attending the Cop21 international climate change conference, said that he receives regular correspondence from individuals who doubt the veracity of scientists' global warming claims.
"I want you to know that I hear you," the former governor and actor writes. "Even those of you who say renewable energy is a conspiracy. Even those who say climate change is a hoax. Even those of you who use four letter words."
Schwarzenegger adds that he has three questions of his own:
"First – do you believe it is acceptable that 7 million people die every year from pollution? That's more than murders, suicides, and car accidents – combined. Every day, 19,000 people die from pollution from fossil fuels. Do you accept those deaths? Do you accept that children all over the world have to grow up breathing with inhalers?
Now, my second question: do you believe coal and oil will be the fuels of the future?
Besides the fact that fossil fuels destroy our lungs, everyone agrees that eventually they will run out. What's your plan then?
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Happy New Year!
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And the same to you love! *wooot*
Lets hope it gets better for all of us, eh?
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2007 better be good!
Yep, that summed it up.
And Happy New Year to you (and we're so anti-social we're not going out so you're one up on us)!
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Happy New Year to you as well, Missy!
Thank you for the lovely fic this year as well as the Advent calendar, that was so much fun!
Thank you for the lovely fic this year as well as the Advent calendar, that was so much fun!
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Happy New year! :D
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Hiring is one of the most complex—and crucial—elements of running a business, and that only becomes more evident as companies grow. After all, the best employers are looking for talented individuals who can not only execute day-to-day tasks and bring new ideas and strategic thinking to the table, but also fit into the company culture and uphold its core values. You know, the conscious leaders who can take their organizations to the next level. Finding them is by no means an easy task, and yet it can be a major difference-maker in a company's success.
My company WebPT has been around for nearly 10 years now, and during that time, we've hired more than 300 people. While not every hire has been a win, and we're still learning and adapting our hiring process as we grow, and we've managed to maintain a very high employee retention rate (approximately 96 percent). So, I know we're doing something right. No one makes the perfect decision with every single hire, but there are several ways to ensure you have a higher ratio of wins than losses––and it starts with having a solid process in place. Here are three steps to get you started:
Adopt a Layered Interview Approach
People frequently ask me exactly how we've maintained such a close-knit culture as we've grown to hundreds of employees (and tens of thousands of customers), and while it's a combination of several things, it ultimately comes down to a steadfast commitment to our core values—and hiring for culture first. We have a set of eight team commitments that serve as our North Star—and as a guidepost for identifying potential new hires who share the same values we do. These commitments very much shape each layer of our hiring process. After all, you can teach skills, but you can't teach cultural fit.
Before the Interview
It's important to have the criteria, goals and expectations of the position before you even begin the interview process. This will shape the questions that will be asked during the interview. This goes beyond the job description. It's the vision for the position –– what is this person expected to do in his or her role? The interview needs to be as in depth as possible. In essence, the goal is to peel back the layers to get to the true person that will be showing up to work on day 1 and if they align with the vision you've mapped for that role. Once the vision and goals are established, divide up the areas for questioning amongst your team and get them involved in the interview process. This could be based on chronological order or areas of expertise.
Get Everyone Involved
Dividing the questions amongst the team will ensure you cover more ground and eliminate overlap with each interview. The goal of the questioning is to find patterns. As an example, our applicants typically begin their interview journey by speaking with our in-house recruiter, who vets their qualifications and gets a feel for who they are through the lens of our culture commitments. If they progress on, they'll complete an interview with a hiring manager, then meet the team with whom they'd potentially be working.
The team meeting is vitally important, as these are the people who will be in the trenches with the candidate day in and day out; so, it's essential everyone gels. To break free from the artificial bonds that a structured, in-office interview can sometime create, we usually hold this team meeting over a happy hour or some other activity outside the office. We've found that when candidates are in a more relaxed state, we're able to see a more accurate representation of their character. If everyone on the team gives the thumbs up, then the candidate will usually meet with the VP to whom they will report. Then, if everything goes well, they'll receive an offer letter.
Trust Your Team
Putting these interview layers in place has helped us ensure we make wise hiring decisions, and this has been critical, because as we've expanded, I can no longer oversee every single new hire. If you're a founder, let this be a reality check: as you grow, you may find it's simply no longer feasible for you to personally vet every candidate, but if you have the right layers in place, lean on your core values and entrust your team to make the right decisions, you'll be on the right path to building a strong team.
Focus on the Responses not the Questions
It's easy to get hung up on which questions to ask during an interview, and while you do want to put thought into your questions, what's more important is how the candidate answers them. If you listen closely, you'll be able to gain key insights to their personality. For example, we're all about embracing a "we" rather than "me" mentality, and it's important we find collaborative team players. If an applicant tends to only respond to questions by talking about individual achievements and fails to recognize others who may have helped in the process, that's a red flag for us.
Practice Big Listening
You can also gauge a lot about a person's default mindset by how he or she frames his or her answers. Optimistic people tend to be more direct and lighthearted when discussing failures or career steps, while pessimists are more likely to tint their answers with bitterness or regret. So practice "big listening" when interviewing, paying attention to phrasing, facial expressions, and body language. You'll learn a lot.
Look for Experiences
In formulating queries, consider how you are asking the question. A question like, "How do you approach difficulty with a colleague?" will elicit a much different response than, "Give me an example of a time you experienced conflict with a colleague. What happened? How did you fix it?" The latter type of question requires critical thought and thus will give you a window into the person's problem-solving skills and personality. Plus, it's a lot harder for a candidate to come up with a false story when you ask for a specific instance.
Ask Experiential Questions
Questions must be experiential in nature to determine whether a particular candidate aligns with your core values. Generally, we'll ask for an example of how he or she demonstrated one of our values in the past. A personal favorite of mine is our value of doing "más with menos." To that end, we're looking for candidates who can recount how they've been resourceful in their careers. I'm also a fan of asking a question that relates to our core value of accountability (i.e., "owning up"), because the answers to those types of questions often shed light on the candidate's EQ (emotional intelligence). If a prospective team member can humbly provide examples of when he or she has exemplified our core values, it's a big reassurance that they'll fit in culturally.
You also want the interviewee to speak more than interviewer. We'll generally use statements like, "Tell me more" or "Can you give me a specific example?" to draw more out of them.
These are just a few of the methods that have helped us recruit, interview, onboard, and retain some of the best talent in the tech biz. As far as I'm concerned, the most important thing you can do is pinpoint the values that are most important to your company and the type of culture you want to form; then, shape your hiring process accordingly. Trust me, it's worth the time investment. After all, it's much more costly to continually replace subpar employees than it is to retain great ones.
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Thursday, December 31, 2015
On the Eve of 2016
Izzie working on her New Year's Resolution. She wants to read the first two Harry Potter Books by the end of the year.
Maddie wants to learn four songs to play on the piano.
Maddie showing off her Resolution.
I bought this banner that says, "Merry Christmas" on the other side in a permanent chalkboard font. I removed the hangers from back and added eye hooks to the top and chalkboard contact paper on the "back." Now I've got a year round banner.
The hummingbird feeders froze solid and I had some angry little birds flapping at the window until I thawed them out.
This little guy (to the right and above the feeder) is named Humphrey. He's been hanging out and guarding three feeders for about a week now.
Christmas stuff is all put away.
On New Year's Eve, Mom and Chris bought some Beef and Barley stew over and then after dark we went outside and lit sparklers for a few minutes. It was about 27 degrees outside so we didn't stay out long!
Nanna and Popo.
John came out in his jammies did one sparkler and then ran back inside. Brrrr.
Jake had the right idea to curl up on the new quilt and stay warm!
Hanging out fireside was a nice way to end the year, too.
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Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, a winner of a Coretta Scott King Honor, while browsing in the children's section of my local library. I expected a feel-good story about being kind. This is not a feel-good story - this is heartbreaking, but definitely worth reading, even as an adult.
The story is told by a little girl, maybe eight or nine years old. She shares how a new girl named Maya came to her class. She was different, poor, with clothes that were different and games that were different. Maya tried to be friends with the other kids, but they rejected her every time. The other girls called her "Never New" because all she owned was second-hand.
The teacher gives a lesson on kindness, on being the pebble in the water that sends out ripples. The narrator realizes that she has not been kind, but it is too late. Maya never returns to school. Her opportunity for kindness to the different new girl has passed, and she must live with that regret.
It's a powerful message. Yes, I'm sure on some level it is meant to be an anti-bullying book, but it is also a reminder for each of us who don't necessarily bully anybody, but who sometimes fail to be kind. Once that opportunity is wasted, it can never be reclaimed. Everybody can benefit from kindness. It is an important thing to remember and put into practice.


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Xin Hao, when studying at Zhejiang University in 2000, launched a green bicycling tour which circled Zhejiang Province starting its first environmental NGO – "Green Zhejiang" with his professor Junhua Ruan.
Involvement with Environmental Graphic Information Systems soon followed when he participated in developing a China Water Pollution Map in 2005. Supported by the Ford International Fellowship Program he went to Clark University in the United States obtaining two Master's degrees in Environmental Science & Policy and Geographic Information Systems for Development and Environment.
After graduation, he returned to China and led Green Zhejiang's work on environmental monitoring, ecological community development and environmental education which contributed toward Zhejiang Province's "Five Waters Treatment" and waste segregation projects. Promoting Green Zhejiang's programs, now delivered by more than 30 full-time staff, has made it become the first 5A level grassroots environmental NGO to be evaluated by the Civil Affairs Department ranking it number one in all of the 16,000 branded social groups in Hangzhou.
Hao developed an interactive collaborative pollution map which won the UNEP Eco-Peace Leadership "Urban City Excellent Award". The map has been upgraded with a "Pollution Watch" cell phone application in 2014. As the Qiantang River Waterkeeper, Hao joined the international Waterkeeper Alliance (WKA) as a full member and in 2015 was elected as a WKA Council member and Asia Representative. He was nominated as the Executive Director of China River Watch Alliance which is composed of 36 Chinese water advocacy groups. He was selected as one of 15 members of the Standards Development Committee of the International Alliance for Water Stewardship.
In Hangzhou he promoted the idea of a River Champions policy to the Municipal government which then nominated him as the Head of River Champions. From 2013 to 2015, he created the "Smart Green House", "ReClothe" and "Community Guard" projects for waste segregation and safety which all won golden medals at the China Charity Projects Competitions.
He is currently Vice President and Executive Director of Green Zhejiang, a member of the All-China Youth Federation. He is a Board member of the Zhejiang University Alumni Association and Vice President of the Hangzhou Entrepreneur's Development Promoting Association. He has been honored by receiving the Youth Elite Medal of China, the China National Mother River Award, the Golden Medal of China for Voluntary Service, the Youth Elite Medal of Zhejiang Province, and included in the List of 10 Outstanding Youth in Hangzhou City.


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Most of us players should be humbled by Cahalen Morrison, the 24 year-old Seattle-based guitarist, singer, blues and old-timey interpreter, and multi-instrumentalist (six-string fingerstyle, claw-hammer banjo, mandolin, and lap slide guitar for starters). If not humbled, we are curious; how did the former New Mexico resident attain this kind of musical maturity at twenty-four? His biography explains somewhat: Amongst red rocks, dry soil, and clear sky, Cahalen Morrison was reared on Hot Rize, Doc Watson, Norman Blake and Rory Block while running around in a diaper, trying (at times unsuccessfully) not to fall into patches of prickly pear. Now, he's got the ears for roots music. Hopping effortlessly from fingerpicking to mandolin, clawhammer banjo to lap slide guitar, Cahalen's writing encompasses everything from punchy political commentaries, to soul warming serenades, branching out into instrumental rags and fiddle tunes, yet still retaining his subtle musical signature.
Though only 24, he is quite well traveled, having toured nonstop for 2 years after his debut 2008 release, Subcontinent. In November of 2009, Cahalen released his second record, a live 16-track album entitled Old-Timey & New-Fangled featuring his father Dave Morrison on guitar and fiddle, Santa Fe fiddler Andy Cameron, and Jenny Fisher on harmony vocals. OT&NF was recorded live on August 14th, at the historic Western Jubilee Warehouse Theater in downtown Colorado Springs. I hear a bit of early Jonathan Edwards in the Morrison's vocals. He sings confidently, with a warm and deliberate inflection that brings authenticity to his original traditional and old-timey styled ballads. The voice of Jenny Fisher doing harmonies is superb; never taking front stage, but adding beauty to the lyrics and filling the spaces with her soft, textured vocals. The acoustic instruments seem to be amplified at least partly by microphones, giving this live album truly superb traditional vibes. No twang here. The backup musicians do a stellar job of supporting the songs, complimenting the vocals melodies, and leaving them out front so we immerse ourselves in the Morrison's songwriting and delivery. There are few albums on the blog that I recommend more highly than Morrison's Old-Timey and New Fangled. Buy your copy now.
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MotoGP Is Worth The Subscription Cost
Today's race was one for the ages
Today's race was one for the ages
Nobody cared about midsize sedans until it became apparent they were going away. And why would we? The majority of them are just not driver's cars. That duty is much better served by the compact class. To wit, off the top of my head, here are the performance offerings in that space:
I love my G37 but it gets truly abysmal gas mileage. Just appalling. ~19MPG combined is a good tank. Also to be fair my G is on coilovers and 255 width tires all around. Other than that and some K&N filters it's otherwise stock.
I have been playing with this program called CarTest for probably over a decade now. It is a decent simulator of car performance, mainly in a straight line (though it does have a lap time simulator lmao).
I am in love with this thing bros. Can't believe it's mines! I have to recondition the paint though. It's in very bad shape.
I just did some karting for my birthday, and I have to say.... I'm kinda hooked. I've done track days in cars and on motorcycles, and probably log about 100-200 hours a year sim racing. But I'm feeling like karting is going to be my drug of choice for my automotive kicks.
So I got new wheels for the G, which you can see below:
Dropped my G37S on Tein Coilovers.... quite dramatic.
Well, just as sure as the sun rose today, Flyin Miata cracked the LSx swap cheat code for the new ND chassis in their typically excellent and meticulous fashion, bestowing it with a tire immolating 525 hp.
I have argued in the past that we are in a golden age of manual transmissions. Cars like the GTI, Mustang, Z, Civic Si etc have never been better. But that is all an illusion for anyone who doesn't want 2 doors, or 4 cylinders.
RCR's vid on that Suzuki Alto had me intrigued. 10K redline? Let's investigato!
Seems like we are having a "watercooled" moment again. I have the cash for a 996 too.........
I have been riding my bike to work a lot lately and I notice I only use the brakes when I am basically coming to a stop. I mainly slow down via drag or engine braking.
I don't like how cheeky and playful the ND is. It's competent, it's fast, it's precise.... but it's still too...
With Honda, Toyota, Ferrari, and Porsche all crying uncle in the face of increasingly strict regs, I'm wondering.... who is left that is still NA?
Did you know about this?
One of the popular memes here is "saving the manuals". "They gotta save the manuals brah. Why don't they make manual 4 banger Camrys anymore?" Let me tell you something. Some manuals are not worth saving.
Car fan kids today would definitely not know it looking at today's lineups, but once upon a time manufacturers like Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishi went on an automotive coke binge that would make the late Rick James say 'yo maybe u should put down the pipe player'. Fueled by the manic stock bubble of the 80s, Japanese…
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Do you ever feel like you're stuck on a hamster wheel? Sometimes you're running so fast in the wheel that everything blurs and you think you're getting somewhere. Then other days you can barely move and you recognize you're inside the same cage with the same wheel moving around and around.
I've felt like that lately, like I keep circling the same kind of crap. I'm exhausted and overwhelmed. I stop running in the wheel and start to examine my feelings–which ones are founded in truth and with one are founded in myth and then I go through my "how to cope checklist." It takes a little time for my feelings to reconcile with reasoning but eventually they do and I lighten up a bit.
Sometimes I just go, go, go and don't stop to look at what's bringing my spirits down. When someone asks me how things are going my best response is a shrug. That's a legit answer because sometimes I have no idea. Last week I stopped for a moment and gave a quick recap to a friend all of the things that had happened in the week. Then I got really depressed, thinking about all of the tough stuff I've been juggling slammed me right in the face. No wonder I've been so exhausted lately.
When Sunday came so did all the tears. After church, I found myself sleeping the afternoon away and when I wasn't sleeping I was crying. This is what I refer to as a case of the "sads." I felt myself starting to shut down and retreat so I sat there and forced myself into praying. That's tough to do when you can barely think straight. But I did it. (Thank you, Jesus.) Part of that motivation to pray was fear driven because I remember how long I lived in sorrow and that's a deep pit to get out of. Of course I realize that sorrow was from losing Chris BUT that was a scary, dark place I never want to return to. Remembering that darkness of sorrow gives me enough motivation to look at my feelings and sort things out before they spiral out of control.
As I prayed and asked why I was feeling this way and what the real problem was.
What were my emotions rooted in? It came down to one strong feeling and it's sidekick. I was feeling helpless and that helplessness was causing me to feel exhausted because I was trying to figure out a way to not feel so helpless. I was looking for something to do, some way to change this situation. I was looking for a means of control. (Crap!!! Not that again.)
Upon that realization I asked myself the following questions, just like I was talking with a friend:
Do you trust God in this? In all of these tough situations are you trusting God?
Yes, of course I do.
If you trust Him, then why are you worrying?
Because I don't feel like I'm doing enough to help or I don't know if I'm doing the right thing at all.
Do you know how stupid that sounds? It's about where your heart is and how you put your hands to work for your heart's calling.
What do you think God expects of you? What is He asking of you?
To do my best. But what if my best isn't good enough?
There it is. You're feeling unworthy again. Not good enough. And you know that isn't true.
I promise I'm not crazy. Okay well I am but self-talk works for me and that's why I do it.
I can tell you I feel lost. I'm struggling with putting balance into my life. I'm struggling with my desire to help others and with understanding what it is I need to be doing with my time. I struggle between expectation and reality. I struggle between hearing the world and hearing the Lord.
Each time I've felt this way (lost/confused), good things came afterwards. But the process of putting one foot in front of the other can become daunting. What if I'm going the wrong way? What if I'm messing everything up in my life by doing the things that I'm doing? What if I'm too busy looking the wrong way that I miss my next opportunity? What if I miss seeing the man I'm supposed to be with because I'm over here doing other things? And then I miss my chance at my family. What if I'm over here doing the wrong things and I miss the next step in my career? What if I have to go back to work that sucks my soul because I missed my next financial opportunity?
Here's the thing. All of those what if fears are pretty much bullcrap, because those "what if's" carry zero weight if I'm fully trusting God with my life. Sitting here on my couch writing this post, I'm having a difficult time seeing where this path for me leads, because our humanity often makes us shortsighted know-it-alls who actually know enough to be dangerous but certainly do not know ALL.
Since last fall things have been tough. Watching those I love fight sickness is hard. Watching the way people wound the ones they love (often because of their own personal fears) sucks. I've found myself on my knees praying and crying for others more than I can ever remember.
I've gone through days without hearing or seeing any kind of word or evidence of God's workings. And I've gone through overwhelming days filled with vivid dreams, signs, and bold responses. Through all of this, I've found I've gained more compassion and new perspectives.
But Sunday, I was sad. And it's okay to feel sad sometimes. My sadness didn't keep me from enjoying a Sunday evening with my family and homemade ice cream.
So maybe I'm not really stuck on a hamster wheel. Maybe the troubles on this path are just taking longer to get past than I expected. Some lessons must be taught slowly so you don't have to keep re-learning them. Maybe these are those types of lessons.
Am I still tired? Yep.
Am I still moving? Yes.
Am I attempting to find the sunshine in these clouds? Absolutely.
Experience has taught me the sun always shines behind the clouds. When things look gloomy, faith reminds me to carry my sunglasses because I'll be needing them soon enough. 😉
May the sun shine upon us. And may we never forget that healing happens because love never fails. And love is what heals us.
Love, Hugs, Prayers, & Sunshine,


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Alex always provides me with a banquet of exciting knowledge throughout my work day. Today, she explained to me the composition of a sperm and the functionalities of the spermy system.
Did you know that sperm is a regular multi-vitamin with a little bit of pee mixed in for good luck? I can't certify that these meet FDA Daily Value thing, but if you're ever starving to death in a car covered in snow, at least you know you won't starve to death (if you're guy). So check it out: "the composition of your average wad" (as quoted by Alex):
ascorbic acid (vitamin C, for tissue maintenance)
blood-group antigens (from immune system)
calcium (mineral)
chlorine (oxidizing agent)
cholesterol (steroid alcohol present in body fluids)
choline (base, part of the vitamin B complex)
citric acid (occurs during cellular metabolism)
creatine (nitrogenous substance found in muscle)
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
fructose (sugar used for energy)
glutathione (peptide amino acid)
hyaluronidase (enzyme)
inositol (sugar found in muscles)
lactic acid (byproduct of muscle use)
magnesium (mineral)
nitrogen (gas found in all living tissue)
phosporus (mineral)
potassium (mineral)
purine (compound of uric acid)
pyrimidine (organic base)
pyruvic acid (formed from either glucose or glycogen)
sodium (salt)
sorbitol (body alcohol)
spermidine (catalytic enzyme)
spermine (ammonia compound found in sperm)
urea (from urine)
uric acid (from urine)
vitamin B12 (for proper function of nervous system and metabolism)
zinc (mineral)
I was also told it apparently tastes like dried apricots. And I must say, though all my years of gay affiliation, no one has ever told me it tastes like dried apricots. I've heard of it tasting like brie, clorox pudding, and salty yogurt (ugh, i think i just threw up in my mouth a little) — but never dried apricots.
Also — the anatomy lesson filled with parts I didn't know about:
"Seminal plasma is partially made up of a fructose-rich fluid — produced by the seminal vesicles — which provides nourishment for the sperm cells. The seminal vesicles also make prostaglandins, unsaturated fatty acids used for hormonal actions. The prostate gland produces a thin, milky, alkaline fluid that helps the sperm live when exposed to the acidic lining of the vagina, uterus, and ass. The pea-shaped bulbourethral glands (Cowper's glands) at the base of the penis produce a fluid we refer to as "pre-cum." This is secreted to lubricate the urethra (the tube that runs through the penis) so the semen can travel more easily — however, some men do not secrete this fluid in visible quantities."
So thanks to Alex for the informative tidbit of anatomy. 😉


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The 2013 Sultan of Johor Cup saw India did not break much sweat in prevailing over hosts Malaysia 3-0 in the final showdown. But the summit clash of the 2014 edition panned out to be a much tighter contest as India made a determined bid to retain the crown. The Harjeet Singh-captained side, who came into the final overflowing with confidence on the back of a sensational 6-2 win over Australia in the semifinals, rode on a final minute penalty corner conversion by in-form Harmanpreet Singh to vanquish Great Britain 2-1 at the Tamam Daya Hockey Stadium in Johor Bahru.
The 2012 runners-up seemed to have carried off from where they left off in that game, looking neat in their possession and calm and composed even when they were hustled by the Great Britain players. India must have learn their lessons from their 0-2 loss to Great Britain in the league phase, dominating possession in the first half, although they were not allowed to mount consistent raids in their opponent's striking circle.
It seemed as if India were doing everything in a disciplined manner except for scoring. Great Britain gave the Indian defence some jitters in the closing stages, but goalkeeper Abhinav Pandey, who is having a magnificent run in the tournament, pulled off two stunning saves to ensure a goalless opening half.
Pumped up with the pep talk from head coach Harendra Singh, the Indians were keen to provide the finishing touches to their well laid-out game plan. The move to up the ante in the second half worked to a nicety as India forced their first penalty corner of the match. Harmanpreet Singh, who riding high on two consecutive hat-tricks against Malaysia and Australia, unleashed a fierce flick beating the Britain shot stopper to his left in the 47th minute. The momentum was clearly with India as they continued on the offensive and won their second corner, but Varun Kumar's potent drag-flick just sailed wide.
Great Britain got a much-needed lift when they equalized converting their first short corner in the 56th minute off an indirect conversion, finally beating the stubborn resistance of Abhinav Pandey. The goal came in controversial circumstances as the umpire green carded Indian skipper Harjeet for showing his mild dissent over the latter's decision to award the PC.
Great Britain forced another short corner a few minutes later and this time and this Abhinav Pandey produced a good save. The umpire seemed to play spoilsport against when he green-carded goalie Abhinav Pandey when the latter expressed his pain after being hit by the ball, thinking to be a time-wasting tactics. India weathered all these adversities and fired the final salvo through Harmanpreet who scored his ninth goal of the tourney- emerging as the top goal-scorer.


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Afghan wedding party attack kills 17, including MP
A suicide attack on Saturday at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan killed at least 17 people, including a prominent local lawmaker, officials said.world Updated: Jul 14, 2012 15:23 IST
A suicide attack on Saturday at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan killed at least 17 people, including a prominent local lawmaker, officials said.
The attacker was on foot and detonated his explosives at the wedding party of the daughter of the Afghan MP in Aybak, the capital of Samangan province, Sediq Azizi, a spokesman for the provincial authorities, told AFP.
A doctor at Samangan central hospital said 13 bodies had been brought in, as well as 60 wounded people.
"We have received 13 dead bodies and 60 wounded people so far," doctor Mansor Fayez, head of Samangan hospital, told AFP.
"The dead include MP Ahmad Khan and the head of intelligence of Samangan," he said.
A spokesman for security forces in northern Afghanistan said around 20 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in the attack.
The attacker hugged the lawmaker before detonating the explosives around his waist, said Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai, a spokesman for security forces in northern Afghanistan.
"So far we have 22 people, including Ahmad Khan killed, and more than 100 others wounded," he said.
The wedding was attended by high-ranking government officials, he said.
Khan was a lawmaker and former militia commander from Samangan province. An ethnic Uzbek, he had served as a commander during the decades of conflict in Afghanistan.
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SCL Health Utilizes Summit Talent Group
December 15, 2014
SCL Health utilizes Summit Talent Group as one of its recruiting resources for executive searches
DENVER (December 15, 2014) – SCL Health (Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System), a $2.4 billion, a multi-state health system based in Colorado, has added boutique executive search firm, Summit Talent Group in its list of trusted recruiting partners for conducting executive searches for leadership positions throughout the organization.
"Summit Talent Group has a long history in Catholic healthcare and shares our values," stated Tamara Saunaitis, Vice President of Human Resources Operations at SCL Health. She continued, "Summit Talent Group's team, comprised of health care executives and clinicians, brings forth a level of service and search expertise that we require when attracting talent to our ministry."
Seth Lee, Managing Partner of Summit Talent Group, commented, "We are pleased to be a partner in executive talent recruitment with the team at SCL Health. The organization is committed to excellence in all facets of leadership development in the health care continuum."
The team at Summit Talent Group is excited to work with the nonprofit healthcare organization and to help them meet their hiring needs, especially due to SCL Health's focus on assisting the poor and defenseless.
Over the past three years, SCL Health and Summit Talent Group have worked together on a variety of executive searches in the areas of finance, operations, nursing, compliance, home health and marketing.
To learn more about SCL Health, the faith-based, nonprofit healthcare organization with a network of 10 hospitals, more than 210 primary care and specialty care physician practices, visit www.sclhealth.org
To lear more about what Summit Talent Group can do for your medical organization, visit https://summittalentgroup.com/contact/
As Operations Manager for Summit Talent Group, Kyle is the primary resource for preparing client and candidate interview materials and supports the recruiting team with scheduling, organizing travel, and project management. She manages the office administrative function, including client contracts, proposals, invoicing and billing. Kyle also maintains the public website, manages all of the company's technology and database tools, and researches innovative applications to ensure efficient recruitment operations. She is a graduate of Howard Community College in Columbia, MD, with an Associate Degree in Business Administration.


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5 Ways of Finding Self Love and Self Care
For the past few months I have been on a journey of self love and self care. Since becoming a mom I have been putting my needs last. Typical right? I often find myself frazzled before I realize I need some time to myself. I love every minute with my kids but we all get to THAT point. This next year I have promised to find time each day for a little self love. Here are some big and little ways you can practice self love to create a happier more peaceful life.
Try something new by yourself
If you have been following my posts you know I have loved jumping from one fitness class to the next. I LOVE trying new things and meeting new people. Check out my posts on Zumba, Soul Cycle and Stroller Strides. In these posts you will find me stepping out of my comfort zone and having a good time. Do something alone that you have never done alone before. Check out how you can dance your way to happiness with this Zumba DVD package.
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Morning Routine
Wake up before everyone and give yourself 30 minutes to drink your coffee in peace. Read a book or just day dream, whatever you choose to do with your time, make sure that it is your moment to wake up and get ready for the day. Recently I have been reading Carry on, Warrior THE POWER OF EMBRACING YOUR MESSY BEAUTIFUL LIFE by Glennon Doyle Melton. It talks about letting go the idea of perfection and being able to enjoy the chaos. Something I often forget to do.
Be Active
Walk, hike, run- these are a few of my favorite things. I know I can' t always go alone but planning them when the kids can snooze in the stroller sure makes it feel like I am alone. Check out our favorite jogging stroller here. I also try to look for hour long classes with child care that is not located in the same room. If the kids are near than I can hear when they are upset, happy or being crazy. I like to zone out during these classes and focus on myself.
There are so many short videos on meditations online, taking 5-10minutes before you hit the sheets helps create a more peaceful sleep environment. Not only is it great for better sleep, but it also gives me time to think about gratitude for myself and for those constantly in our lives. When I have them I will often plan a good chunk of time, 30 minute to an hour, that I can follow a DVD meditation. Check out my favorites below.
Pamper & Indulge
I was never a fan of the spa until I had kids. Since having kids I would give anything to visit the spa. I usually get one service, such as a massage but I arrive super early and I'll soak in the hot tub or lay by the pool for a good 1-2 hours before. I make a point to enjoy every single moment I have. Sometimes it's just as nice to create a spa like atmosphere at home. Below are a few things I always have on hand for when I need to sneak away and zen out for a few minutes.
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Last week, Sandra Sanchez from McAllen's local newspaper "The Monitor" wrote on the "synergy" building in McAllen ISD as a result of e2L's Strategic Design facilitation.
By Sandra Sanchez
For two days recently (a total of 18 hours) I participated with 40 others in an important, yet exhaustive, process to help McAllen Independent School District design a five-year strategic plan.
I was honored to have been included and my head is still reeling from all that this work entailed.
My congratulations to McAllen ISD for opening its doors to us and asking for our input. The district's leaders have shown great courage by asking the community for help and advice.
This was no easy task and it is far from over. In fact, this was Part III in what will be at least five parts. . . .
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'Propaganda': When words aid and abet killingPosted: May 29, 2014 Filed under: Holocaust | Tags: genocide, US Holocaust Memorial Museum Leave a comment
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Many of us were brought up on that old schoolyard defense against insults. However, time and again, the answer to the question "Do Words Kill?" is a qualified yes.
If you haven't been to see the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's traveling exhibit "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda" at the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, time is getting short. The exhibit runs through this Sunday, June 1, and these thoughts are prompted by that fact and last weekend's gains by wildly anti-Semitic forces in the European Union.
I've been processing what I heard while attending "Do Words Kill? Hate Speech, Propaganda, and Incitement to Genocide" on May 7 at Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix with about 100 other people and here are some highlights gleaned from the panel of experts on hand – Steve Luckert, curator of the traveling "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda"; Mike Abramowitz, director of the USHMM's Center for the Prevention of Genocide; Elizabeth "Barry" White, of the center; and Len Downie Jr., former executive editor of the Washington Post and now an educator at ASU's Walter Cronkite School.
The whole topic of dangerous speech is difficult for Americans, who are used to First Amendment protections and so "they're entitled to their opinion" is often used to brush off lies and hatred.
The occasion for the program was the exhibit upstairs at the library, which is open till June 1, that looked at the effectiveness of Nazi propaganda in enabling the genocide against Jews and methodical murder of other targeted groups, as well.
"The Holocaust started with propaganda," said Abramowitz, the moderator of the discussion. Talking about why the Holocaust museum put the exhibit on the road and about the efforts of the USHMM's National Institute for Holocaust Education, he said, "Young people are our most important audience" and that the exhibit and discussion where intended to help develop critical thinking skills in an era when "denial is so prevalent."
Asked how we recognize what makes speech dangerous, White said that it's a contextual judgment, involving the speaker, the audience, the speech itself and the social-historical context.
Luckert talked about the way the Nazi propaganda machine created "an alluring vision of a national community" while defining "groups of people who did not belong."
Such propaganda "transforms those groups from citizens to pariahs" and by dehumanizing and blaming those groups for various ills provides a government or other organized group to offer a "solution" like Hitler's: "Let the state take care of it."
Downie pointed out the difficulty surrounding simple press coverage of issues and how words create impressions that may not be accurate or factual. "When do you call someone a terrorist or a militant?" he asked. Journalists face similar questions about including race as an element of reporting, he said.
Abramowitz interjected that while the Rwandan genocide was brewing, local radio commentators were calling the Tutsis (the victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Hutu majority) "cockroaches" on the air.
Luckert compared and contrasted the German society of the Nazis and the Rwandan society surrounding the genocide of the Tutsis. While Germany was highly literate and Rwanda was mostly illiterate, radio played a role in fomenting both genocides, presenting the propaganda in ways that were entertaining and appealed to young people.
"By the time the killing started, the damage had already been done," White said.
"We are in a dangerous time right now," Downie said. "We need to call people out on lies."
White talked about how good faith efforts can reduce ethnic violence, citing Kenya, which had a history of violence surrounding elections. In 2007, ethnic violence erupted in Kenya over the disputed results, including false rumors spread via cellphone and texting that incited violence. The violence prompted a national effort to cool the temperature of dangerous speech surrounding the nation's politics and in the 2013 election, "There was no outbreak of mass violence … Kenyans understood the risk and were committed to avoid another outbreak."
There was no ultimate conclusion, but the panelists made it clear that we should all be skeptical of messages we hear and counter falsehoods when we can.
The program and exhibition are made possible in part by Amy and Andrew Cohn, the Rosenbluth Family Foundation, and Barry and Barbara Zemel.
The exhibition was underwritten in part by grants from Katharine M. and Leo S. Ullman and the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, with additional support from the Lester Robbins and Sheila Johnson Robbins Traveling and Special Exhibitions Fund, established in 1990.
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Anand Sharma for mega replantation to boost pepper productivity
Anand Sharma for mega replantation to boost pepper productivity
Kochi: A Rs100 crore programme for replantation of pepper covering 23,000 hectares in the northern district of Wayanad in Kerala and the north-eastern region of the country covering Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya should help the plantation sector raise productivity, according to Anand Sharma, Union minister for commerce and industry.
Deliberations with the Planning Commission to raise the subsidy for rubber replantation from 20% to 30% will also help the plantation sector to be competitive over the next few years, he also expressed.
He was at Rubber Research Institute of India under the Rubber Board at Kottayam in central Kerala on Tuesday to release two new rubber clones which were presented to farmers.
"I do not blame the farmers for their concerns over the reduction of import tariff under the free trade agreement with Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to become operational from 2010," he said, adding that it was in this backdrop that the government was initiating steps to improve the productivity.
The pepper replantation programme comes after a similar Rs200 crore one for the pepper-growing district of Idukki in central Kerala was announced early this year. The Spices Board, the government trade promotion agency, will overlook the new replantation programme too which will have a subsidy element of Rs53 crore.
Root wilt disease and bee wasp attacks on the poles on which pepper vines creep have literally destroyed 70% of the crop in Wayanad which till two decades ago accounted for an annual production of 40,000 tonne that has now gone down to 8,000 tonnes.
He said his ministry was aware of the issues facing rubber growers who had to go in for massive replantation. Given the seven-year gestation period before the tree starts giving yield, the ministry would request the Planning Commission to raise the subsidy from the preset 20% to 30. The cost of replanting is estimated to be Rs1 lakh per hectare and now the farmer gets Rs20,000 as subsidy.
The Union Cabinet would soon be clearing a massive proposal for debt waiver aimed at small growers having less than 10 hectares of plantation, he added.


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A did some more piecing on the blue top. I made the center with 2.5 inch precuts in blue winter prints. It turns out the roll only had 20 strips…..and I made 6 strip sets of 3 (so I have 2 of the white leftover) 3 sets of mostly dark, and 3 of light. each set will make one point of the star.
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next I started to sew it together in strips
It will also get a border…..and will finish at about 46×52 depending on the border ….I also have a package of Christmas prints in red and green and gold so I think I will make one with those too.
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More and more videos are finding a niche on the Internet. But how do Web users find what they're looking for? Current video search technologies depend on semantic annotation; videos are manually tagged with keywords and located via a text-based search, a time-consuming and expensive effort.
An EU-funded team of researchers is about to change all that. The DIVAS ('Direct video & audio content search engine') project, which received EUR 1.94 million under the 'Information society technologies' Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), has developed a multimedia search engine based on advanced direct video and audio search algorithms — so-called digital media fingerprints.
The DIVAS consortium, led by the Greece-based information technologies group Archetypon, targeted the development of technology capable of indexing and searching compressed video files without many headaches.'We wanted to develop a way of indexing and searching compressed video files quickly and easily regardless of their compression format or how or where they are stored,' explained Nick Achilleopoulos, DIVAS' technology development manager.The DIVAS team successfully developed two advanced software engines: the first creates fingerprints from compressed audio and/or video, and the second uses unique identifiers to carry out content-based searches for audiovisual material.What is unique about DIVAS' indexing software is that it does not need the video to be uncompressed to work. So computer processing power and storage space are decreased, but the indexing process speed increases.'The fingerprint extraction software defines audio and video features much as a human viewer perceives audiovisual elements,' Mr Achilleopoulos said. 'It builds the fingerprint based on visual features, such as scene changes, the way the camera cuts and moves, the brightness level, and the movement of people and objects.'The DIVAS team said audio features including music and speech are part of the fingerprint makeup. In the case of audiovisual fingerprints, they are stored in the XML file format in combination with the MPEG-7 multimedia content description standard, thus creating quick and easy access to a searchable video index.'Say you saw a short clip of a TV series and wanted to see more of it but did not know the name,' said Mr Achilleopoulos, 'you could easily upload the clip to a DIVAS search engine and then use this to find not only the series, but also the season, episode and the exact minute of a scene the clip is from.'The only challenge is that the searcher would have to have an indexed database of video content to compare the fingerprinted clip to, according to the researchers.In terms of commercialisation, the team said their product would be a cheaper alternative to what is currently used on the market. 'A lot of companies are interested in monitoring broadcasts to make sure TV stations are airing their adverts in the time slots and with the frequency they pay for,' the DIVAS project manager said.'Currently, they do this by recording broadcast on expensive equipment and even have people watch the TV, but a much cheaper alternative would be to record compressed files and have software automatically creating fingerprints of the content,' he added. 'These could then be matched with the advertiser's content, letting them know precisely when and how often their adverts are shown.'The DIVAS partners have entered talks with an advertising company to launch the technology on the market for monitoring TV broadcasts. Other companies have also expressed an interest in using DIVAS' technology to improve Internet searches of their video databases.The DIVAS partners are from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel and Russia.
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The Chillicothe High School Commencement Ceremony, to honor graduates of the Class of 2018, will be held Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 7 pm in Ellis B. Hatton Memorial Gymnasium. Chillicothe High School graduates will receive six (6) tickets for seating in the lower level (floor seats and lower level bleachers). Tickets will be distributed to graduates at graduation practice on May 25th, provided all of their fees are paid and Chromebook and Chromebook materials have been returned. If potential graduates owe fees, they will be provided a fee letter at graduation practice and receive graduation tickets upon payment of the outstanding fees. CCSD staff members who want to attend graduation should bring their staff ID for admission. CCSD staff may also bring one (1) guest to sit in a reserved seating section. The Commencement will be live streamed via YouTube.
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