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February 4, 2018
You enter the room and there is your grandfather and an attorney. Your grandfather says, "In five years I am giving you my entire estate. My attorney will explain the details. Now you are all ears. The attorney explains that the entire estate is worth over 300 million dollars, comprised of cash, investments and property. Your grandfather has already set aside sufficient funds to care for his needs for the remainder of his life. Next month you will be given the mansion and 75 million dollars. The stipulation is that you must live in the mansion and assume your grandfather's work. Then he asks, "Will you receive the gift and its terms? Wow! What will you do?
In some ways this scenario is not unlike the situation of entering into a relationship with Jesus Christ. The gift of life that Jesus offers is not a life that begins when we die. It is a life that we are given immediately. The assumption is that all who receive this life will actually live into it. My question this morning from Jn.3 is, have you received eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ?
I. CONSIDER THE DANGER OF CONFIDENT PRESUMPTION. Jn.3:1-3
If anyone was a candidate for being in the Kingdom of God it was Nicodemus. Notice how Nicodemus is identified in this passage. In v.1 He is called a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, and in v.10 Jesus calls him a teacher of Israel. Let's take a few moments to think about each of these titles.
The Pharisees were a Jewish religious party that preserved and promoted a strict adherence to the Old Testament laws. They were scrupulous in regard to tithing, keeping the Sabbath, keeping the food laws, and ritual cleanliness laws. At one point it is said that there were as many as 6,000 Pharisees in Israel. As far as I can tell, Pharisees were not priests, but the Pharisees were very well versed in the Law and Jewish traditions, and many Pharisees were also scribes. The scribes were those who could read and write, and made copies of the Scriptures.
The Pharisees often came into conflict with Jesus because they felt that Jesus was not as strict as he should be in keeping the Law. They opposed Jesus' teachings concerning the Sabbath and purity laws, and they opposed the claims that Jesus made for himself. These were not all bad people. They were very religious and highly respected by the Jewish people. And yet Jesus often pointed out their hypocrisy. A number of Pharisees, like Nicodemus, eventually became followers of Jesus.
We also learn that Nicodemus was a ruler of the Jews. He served on the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council. The Sanhedrin was controlled by the priests, who were known as Sadducees. There were also a number of scribes on the council, many of which were Pharisees. Along with this a number of prominent people in Jerusalem served on the Sanhedrin. So Nicodemus had privilege and recognition.
And then in v.10 we learn that he was a respected teacher. He knew the law and traditions backwards and forwards. He knew how to interpret the law for his day. He was confident and wielded authority.
When he came to Jesus we see something of his confidence and presumption. He was respectful of Jesus, but perhaps also a bit condescending. He comes to Jesus by night and says, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." In saying, "We know," Nicodemus presumes to be in a position to evaluate Jesus. "We've been talking and we have a handle on who you are." Also note the word, "night." When John uses the word, "night," it carries a metaphorical-spiritual meaning. If you look this word up in John's gospel you will see that it refers to spiritual darkness. Nicodemus came to Jesus with a sense of confident presumption, but he was spiritually blind. Yet another clue to his presumption is found in Jesus' response in v.3. Jesus doesn't say, "Thank you. You are one of the few Pharisees who gets it, who understands who I am." Instead, Jesus pointedly says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
This is important. It seems that Nicodemus presumed that he and Jesus had the same understanding of the kingdom of God. It's not that there was only one understanding of the kingdom of God at that time, but it was generally believed that at the end of the age there would be a resurrection to eternal life. The enemies of God would be defeated and a son of David would reestablish the throne. It was believed that all Jews, except for those who were apostate or especially wicked would be in the eternal kingdom of God. Nicodemus had no doubt about his place in the future kingdom of God. I have mentioned before how my previous neighbor held this same view. He's Jewish. Of course he will be in heaven. Jesus did not share that viewpoint. Jesus said, "Unless you are born again you cannot see the kingdom of God." This threw Nicodemus for a loop.
I point this out because the way of the world is to believe that we are just fine the way we are. In fact most of us think we are better than we are. Here's this from Curiosity.com. "Are you a better driver than most people? What about a better friend? What if we told you that the majority of people think the exact same thing about themselves? It doesn't make mathematical sense (by definition, half of all people must be below average) but it's true. The idea that most people rate themselves more positively than they rate others is a cornerstone of psychology research. It's known as 'the better-than-average effect."
The same is true when it comes to religion and the afterlife. Generally people think they will fare okay because compared to everyone else they see themselves as being better, more moral, more honest. It is pretty much religion based upon merit and self-comparison. A religion based on merit is rooted in pride.
Nicodemus may have been a wonderful person, but he was blinded by his confident presumption about his ability to discern the truth concerning himself and Jesus. And that reality is always in play for each one of us. Confident presumption in the area of religion is dangerous. Left to ourselves we do not get it right, ever. And to be wrong on this is to lose one's life. Suddenly Nicodemus was on shaky ground.
II. CONSIDER THE NECESSITY OF BEING BORN AGAIN. Jn.3:4-8
Nicodemus was incredulous at what Jesus was saying. He responded with a sarcastic question, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Nicodemus was not dense. I think he was saying, "Are you kidding me? What does that even mean? What does being born again have to do with the kingdom of God?"
Clearly Jesus is saying that in order to enter into the kingdom of God some kind of new birth must take place. A person must be born again or born from above. Both translations are appropriate. In other words a person must be made new, transformed in order to qualify for entrance into the kingdom of God. And Jesus goes on to explain that this is not something a person can do for themselves. Jesus says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God." Well, what does that mean, "born of water and spirit?"
In the Old Testament there are many allusions to water. Water is often a symbol for cleansing and renewal. One of the clearest examples is found in Ez.36:25-26. God says, "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh." Jesus is speaking about a new, regenerated life. It is a total reboot of one's life brought about by the master IT specialist. Only God through his Holy Spirit can make it possible for us to enter into the kingdom of God by transforming our lives, giving us a brand new life to live. In v.6 Jesus likens this new birth to physical birth. He says, "Look, just as flesh gives birth to flesh, that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." We are not talking about a physical birth here. We are talking about a spiritual birth. And let me make it clear that Jesus is referring to a spiritual rebirth that takes place in our lives on earth. This is what we need now.
Maybe you are thinking to yourself, "Pastor Dave, this is not so easy to understand." Well I get that. But of course, Jesus was speaking to one of Israel's teachers, someone who should have understood. Jesus was explaining the necessity of the new birth by using Old Testament pictures and allusions. Nicodemus was well-versed in the Old Testament. The take away for you and me is that unless we are born again, born from above, unless we receive new life from God, there is no entrance into the kingdom of God.
If Nicodemus needed to be born again, I can assure you that you and I also need to be born again. This was a completely new idea for Nicodemus. Jesus came to transform and renew our lives. We must understand that in and of ourselves we do not qualify to be in the kingdom of God. We must be born again.
III. CONSIDER THE PERSON OF JESUS CHRIST. Jn.3:9-15
In v.9 Nicodemus asks, "How can this be?" or, How can this happen?" At this point I would like to make a few comments about the Kingdom of God in order to give us a larger context. In the other gospels we learn that Jesus brought the reality of the kingdom of God within his person. He is the King and through his teachings and miracles he revealed the presence of God's kingdom. And he called people to believe in him and follow him and by doing this they would enter into the kingdom of God, receiving his life and coming under his rule. It is often said that the Kingdom is now and not yet. The future kingdom has been brought into the present by Jesus Christ, but not in all its fullness. The fullness of the kingdom will not become a reality until Jesus brings the new heaven and earth about. Believers presently live both in the kingdom of this world (old creation) and also in the kingdom of God (new creation) at the same time.
When Nicodemus asks how this can happen, Jesus begins to focus the conversation on himself. He points out that he has come from heaven and is fully qualified to speak about these things. And then he makes reference to an event that took place in the book of Numbers. In Num.21 we read that the people of Israel, because of their impatience and unbelief, began to grumble and complain against Moses and God. God sent fiery serpents who bit the people and many were dying. The people came to Moses in repentance and the Lord told Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. Anyone who had been bitten and infected with the venom could look at that serpent and they would be healed. Nicodemus would have been very familiar with this story. But then Jesus says, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."
In the gospel of John the phrase "lifted up" is connected with the crucifixion. For example in Jn.12:32-33 it says, "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.' He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die." Now Nicodemus may not have fully understood what Jesus was saying to him until later. But John wants his readers to make the connection between the bronze serpent and Jesus.
Just as the Israelites in Num.21 were infected with deadly venom, so all people are infected with sin and selfish pride that leads to death. Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so Jesus would be lifted up on the cross in order to bear our sin upon himself and die in our place. Just as the Israel of old had to look to that bronze serpent, so all must look to Jesus through faith in order to receive eternal life or eternal living in the kingdom of God. Look and live!
Nicodemus was being invited into a life with Jesus in which he would receive the eternal life of Jesus in the kingdom of God. This is what Jesus has made possible for each one of us if we will have him. Receiving Jesus means that we enter into his life, living according to his way. Have you received eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ? That is what this table is all about. This table speaks of life in Christ. The Lord's Table is for those who have received Jesus Christ. At this table we refocus and refresh our faith in Jesus and we are strengthened and encouraged by Jesus who meets us here. And if you have not received Christ and his life I encourage you to repent of your sin and call upon the name of the Lord to save you. Amen.

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Kids...will be kids!
Have you ever felt like you were sinking in quick sand? Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you tried - it wasn't good enough?
I tell you - kids can make you question your sanity! I think that kids are just not made like they use to be! When I was young I had a huge level of respect for my parents that is sorely lacking in my household today. I don't know what I have done as a parent to warrant the disrespect that my now 19 and 14 year old sons display. They see nothing wrong with copping attitude, talking back to us and using "trucker" language in our home.
I use to think of my family like a quilt. Neatly pieced together with lovely pieces - each different, but when all put together they were a stunning piece of work.
Now my quilt is old and worn. Pieces are torn, tattered and unraveling.
Can this "Family Quilt" be repaired?
I am not sure. Some of the pieces are so tattered and torn that piecing them back together will never work. Some pieces are newer and can be carefully taken care of so that they will not suffer the wear and tear that the others have.
I feel that no matter how hard I have tried to take great care of my quilt, it has suffered the test of time and has come apart despite my efforts.
All I can do is pray that God can bring healing to the tattered pieces of our family's quilt and put some hope into it so that it will last for generations to come.
I am feeling very worn out as the Holidays approach. I have not shopped for the kids, no decorations deck our halls. My little guys both have Celebrations at the same time on the same day and I can't split myself in two. They both want me to be with them. But how?
Trenton got his report card today and he is doing worse. He is now failing not two but three classes. I am just at my wits end. This is the age and stage where we "lost" Taylor. He slipped from being our innocent little boy into a wayward, rebellious teenager.
I want to save Trenton from traveling this road, but don't know how. I can't "get in his head" and know what is making him tick.
Family dynamics, Oh So FUN!
I pray that we can settle down and have a nice peaceful Holiday with the Family. Extended family is coming to town, both my brothers and their kids. The cousins share a strong bond and for that I am thankful. This brings me so much joy.
This is all I need. Watching the love exchanged in my "quilt" will bring me all the joy I need this Holiday Season!
I hope your "family quilt" is not tattered or torn, but crisp, vibrant and a lovely site to behold!


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Crystal Grobe is a Minneapolis-based food writer who enjoys exploring seasonal and local foods. She can be found wandering farmers markets, picking produce at local farms (a lot of it), and enjoying the fantastic food community in Minnesota.
She loves to dine out as much as she loves to cook at home and is always in search of what's new in food and drink. You can follow along on Instagram, Twitter, and here, on Bite of Minnesota.
Crystal has spent over a decade writing about food for outlets like WCCO, City Pages, and Twin Cities Food Finds. She has developed recipes for General Mills, tested recipes for chefs, and had a very short-lived morning show segment on WCCO-TV talking about ingredients at the farmers market.
When she's not writing about food, she's working as a corporate content strategist and freelance social media consultant while trying to travel the world as much as possible.


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11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the Lord.
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An Excerpt From Dickson's Commentary on WCF Chapter VII: Of God's Covenant With Man
Here Dickson (c. 1583-1663) argues that the Old and New Covenants are not two different covenants, but actually expressions of the one Covenant of Grace. The New Testament and Old Testament do not differ then in substance but only in accident (its manner or shape fitting to its time and use). The essential unity of the Old and New Covenants is seen clearly in that both contain the same spiritual blessings: the promise of grace, forgiveness, and eternal life and blessing for believers in Jesus Christ. In addition, both covenants contain the requirement of the same faith and obedience.
Are there two Covenants of Grace "differing in substance" or but one and the same "under various dispensations?"
One only: Galatians 3:14,16. Acts 15:11. Romans 3:21, 22, 23, 30. Romans 4:3, 6, 16, 17, 23, 24. Hebrews 13:8.
Well then do not the Socianians err, who maintain a substantial and not an accidental difference between the Old Covenant and the New?
By what reasons are they confuted?
First, because in both the covenants there is the same promise of grace, concerning remission of sin and life eternal, freely to be given to believers for Christ's sake. Genesis 3:15, where the seed of woman is promised to bruise the head of the serpent. Genesis 17:7, where it is said "I will be thy God and the God of the seed after thee." Genesis 22:18, where it is said "In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed." And John 3:36, where it is said "he that believeth hath everlasting life." And Acts 15:11, where it is said "But we believe that through the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved even as they."
Second, because one and the same faith and obedience, on both sides, is required. "Walk before me and be thou perfect" says Genesis 17:1, and in Mark 1:15, "Christ says after he came to Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom, 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is a hand; Repent ye, and believe the gospel.'"
"Truth's Victory Over Error" by Church of Scotland minister Rev. David Dickson, is the earliest known commentary on the Westminster Confession. It is a translation by George Sinclair of Dickson's Latin lectures on the confession of faith, "Praelectiones in confessionem fidei". this excerpt is found on p. 70-71 and can be viewed in context at https://archive.org/details/truthove00dick


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Michael Ford Jr. was a music business major when he met The Apache Relay in a Belmont University dorm. They were already deep into "a very Americana, very rootsy" sound, and before long the band was backing up Ford around campus, and soon everywhere else. Ford Jr. dropped out of college, and the group, which at the time included Mike Harris (guitar, vocals), Brett Moore (keys, guitar, mandolin), Kellen Wenrich (fiddle, keys) gigged relentlessly behind their 2009 debut 1988 and 2011's breakthrough American Nomad. Midway through their touring in support of American Nomad Ford, Jr's brother joined the band rounding out the group's line up and sound. While touring in support of the album The Apache Relay found themselves opening for Mumford & Sons and hitting such festivals as Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Firefly Music Festival, Voodoo Music Experience, among others. The writing sessions for their new album, The Apache Relay, were the first time the Nashville-based group stopped to catch their breath in years. Inspired by Shelby Lynne and Richard Swift, and working with producer Kevin Augunas at Fairfax Recordings, formerly known as the famous California studio Sound City, The Apache Relay shows a band eager to push past their boundaries, and commitment to always evolving their sound.
Going into this record, what were you aiming for?
We went into the studio pretty open-minded knowing only that we wanted to come out of it with quality pop songs and not try to repeat anything stylistically that we had done in the past. We had about 30 or 40 songs written but it wasn't until we tracked "Katie Queen of Tennessee" that we knew what aesthetic we we're going for.
The album is, at times, very ornate, very orchestral. Like "Valley of the Fevers" has violins and cello arrangements, and so do several other songs, like "Terrible Feeling." What made you go for the bigger, more lush sound?
Doing the bigger, more lush sound was a Kevin idea. We started tracking these songs, and Kevin wanted to bring in Jimmie Haskell to do string arrangements. The guy is a legend for a
reason….getting to hear the songs for the first time with his arrangements over them was mind blowing. We all feel very fortunate to have gotten to work with him.
Did it feel like a risk, stepping out of your usual boundaries?
In every way possible. We were in a new town, new studio, writing songs outside of the band with new people…everything felt foreign. But that's exactly what we wanted. For whatever reason we felt we needed that for this record. We had countless numbers of firsts for the band and learned a ton. It felt like going off to band boot camp or something.
In addition to producer Kevin Augunas, you also worked a lot with songwriter Johnathan Rice on this album. How did that come about?
That was my brother's idea, we were in the studio working on songs and we were thinking about people that lived in LA that we were fans of and we could explore working with, and Ben brought up Johnathan Rice's name and Johnathan was down to do it, and we started collaborating…
What was working with him like?
It was great. I learned a ton about songwriting from Johnny. Every song was approached differently based on what was needed. Sometimes he would write lyrics to my melody or I would send him lyrics that he'd help me edit or we'd write together at our place in Bel Air. He'd turn me on to songwriters I hadn't heard of. My perspective on lyrics has changed radically and for the best and I think his involvement brought a lot of stability and enlightenment to the whole process.
So what was it like recording at the former Sound City?
Uhhhh…insane. Some of our favorite records of all time had been made there. It was almost overwhelming to try to take it in. Once the red light came on I had to kind of block it out. You could easily start thinking "Tom Petty recorded here, Kurt Cobain recorded here" mid-take and freak yourself out.
So "Good as Gold" seems like a very cinematic song for you guys, you're telling a story there. Tell me about how that one came about.
That one has a really interesting story— so originally it was a song called "Stay Naive." That's how it was brought to the studio. In pre-production we changed up its structure a great deal and went through literally eight or nine full lyrical rewrites before settling on what is now, "Good as Gold". We almost gave up on it but as a last effort Johnny had the idea of putting all the lyrical versions we came up with out on a table. We then went through them and selected lines we liked from each rewrite in hopes of making a cohesive song. That's how we came up the final version.
So you just kind of cut and pasted from a bunch of different other ones.
Yeah, and where there weren't lyrics we'd just write them on the spot. That was definitely the most strenuous song to write for the record. They don't always come easy but that one was a beast…
On "Dose," there are themes of being afraid and feeling like you're not bold enough. Is that something you relate to? Feeling like you're not bold enough?
It is to a certain degree, although that song is more — I feel like I'm singing about characters rather than about myself. Telling someone else's story through my perspective…
Does that feel like a new approach for you?
It was a new approach; I hadn't done that before, until that song. It was a different way to write and something that was interesting for me to do. That was a writing technique Johnny had turned me on to earlier in the recording process.
Come to think about it, you guys are a fairly bold group of people. You dropped out of school to make this band work, right?
Yeah…took the leap of faith I guess…
How did your family take it?
They were really cool about it, actually. They were nervous, but, you know, my parents' main goal for me was for me to get a degree and just graduate and I promised them that I would. I ended up finishing between tours overtime. They've always been really supportive about me pursuing a career in music.
When did you know that this band was more important to you than a traditional education degree or route?
Honestly, it was the feeling I had after we played our first show in Nashville. My gut instinct kept telling me to continue to pursue this project, so I did, and things continued to gain momentum from there.
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For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Kindness is underrated. We equate it with being nice or pleasant, as though it's mainly about smiling, getting along, and not ruffling feathers. It seems a rather mundane virtue.
When we practice loving-kindness, we change for the better—and so does our world.
I don't always know what my heart needs, in those moments I find my mind wanders in circles only stopping to turn the old rocks of my soul over or to imagine (i.e. obsess over) some sort of despair and forever lack of clarity. This may or may not happen every third week. I find this is possibly the dark side of FEELING ALL THE FEELINGS ALL THE TIME.
Then in an unexpected moment, someone wise says something so simple…and obvious. …like your heart needs a hug too.
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So could it be so uncomplicated? It seems the most foundation truths usually are. The Buddha first taught loving-kindness to a group of monks who had been practicing meditation in a forest. The monks were fearful that the spirits of the forest did not want them there and that the spirits were going to attack them. Although the monks were probably just afraid of the dark, their fear became anger toward the forest, and their anger became hatred. And, of course, when one is feeling angry, unsafe, and resentful it becomes more and more difficult to meditate. So the group of monks went to the Buddha, asking for advice on how to deal with the perceived threat.
The Buddha's advice was the teachings of the Metta Sutta (the Loving-Kindness Lecture). He went into detail about the necessity of forgiving everyone for everything, and he taught the monks how to live a life of kindness, with the desire and willingness to protect others and not cause harm.
The practical meditation technique for developing kindness, according to the Buddha, is focusing the mind on certain phrases by repeating them. Some of the common phrases are: "May all beings be at ease," "May all beings be safe and protected from harm," "May all beings be met with forgiveness," "May all beings be free from suffering," and "May all beings be happy."
It is said that after receiving the teaching on metta the monks went back to the same place in the forest but with a new outlook. As they recited the phrases of kindness, the forest began to feel safe. The fear of being attacked left them and all of the beings of the forest began to appear friendly. Birds seemed to be singing sweet songs just for them; the mosquitoes seemed to leave them alone, but, when a mosquito or other bug did bite one of them, they were happy to offer some sustenance to that life form. As their hearts became kind, their environment became safe.
When we are coming from a place of kindness ourselves, we naturally experience kindness from others. Kindness is the antidote to fear, as well as to many other forms of suffering. My own experiences have verified this teaching. In my early life I was filled with anger. I was almost constantly dishonest; I caused harm to many people and wished harm upon many others. I was living in the opposite way from what is suggested in the Metta Sutta. I had no humility, no integrity, and no wish to protect anyone but myself. Living that way had me going in and out of addicted to drugs, and—most important—always looking over my shoulder to see if anyone was going to attack me. I felt completely unsafe. Of course, addicted to drugs has a way of making you paranoid, but it was also true. I was often in physical altercations and the threat of violence on the streets was a real one. I knew nothing about being kind or loving, and was met with a great amount of violence. I was so delusional that I often felt like a victim, and I justified the ways I was hurting people by blaming it on the people who had hurt or betrayed me.
I now know that I created the whole thing. It was my unskillful reaction to the pain of my life that led to the suffering of drugs, and violence. But as I came to the dharma and trained my mind with metta phrases, I slowly began to change my way of thinking and acting. It was not an overnight transformation, but a very gradual change that is continuing to take place even now, years into the practice.
That said, kindness does not result in physical safety for everyone, at least not on a physical level. I can't help but think, for example, of all the truly kind and loving people who must have been tortured and killed in Nazi concentration camps, in Communist Chinese re-education prisons, in the cities and villages of civil-war torn countries on the African continent, and during the genocide of the native people of North America. I am also thinking of the millions of homosexuals who have been met with violence and hatred for no reason other than their natural sexual orientation, and the millions and millions of truly kind people who've been beaten and killed just for the color of their skin, or their religion, or gender, or political views. This leaves me with the conclusion that perhaps part of what the Buddha was pointing to in this teaching was not always physical safety, but more of an inner safety.
I am thinking of a Tibetan Buddhist nun who is beaten and raped by Communist soldiers. Her body is violated and made unsafe; it is the greatest trauma possible. But her years of kindness and compassion practice allow to her to access an internal place of safety, a source of loving-kindness that allows her to extend mercy and love to herself and meet her attackers with forgiveness and compassion. She understands the deep state of ignorance that these men are in and she understands the karmic hell they are creating for themselves. In such circumstances, metta does not protect us against being physically hurt, but it does have the potential to protect us from hatred and all of the suffering that comes with such hatred. Kindness has the power to protect us from the extra layer of suffering we create through greed, hatred, and delusion, and in that way it makes the world a safer place.


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Truth be told, I hoped Love Always, Kate would hit best seller's status. But let's face it, that's a tough order to fill, especially in the NA (new adult) category and this being a debut novel. I thought, "Maybe after it's been out for a year or so..."
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PARIS, April 4. /TASS/. The lights of the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous Paris landmarks, will go down at midnight to commemorate the victims of the bombings in Russia's St. Petersburg, the French capital's mayor, Anne Hidalgo, said on Twitter.
Ce soir, à minuit, #Paris éteindra @LaTourEiffel en hommage aux victimes de l'attentat de #SaintPetersbourg. #NousSommesUnis pic.twitter.com/kxq28wOIoo— Anne Hidalgo (@Anne_Hidalgo) 4 April 2017
"Tonight, at midnight, Paris will extinguish the lights of the Eiffel Tower in tribute to the victims of the bombing of St. Petersburg," Hidalgo tweeted.
The blast ripped through an underground train in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, on Monday afternoon, killing 14 and injuring nearly 50 people. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.


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In St. Petersburg opened the forum of the three film festivals
Wide panorama of cinema in the planet's life - from her highest achievements of recent years to debuts - will deploy in front of the audience of the St. Petersburg international film festival, which opens today in the Northern capital, ITAR-TASS reported.During the nine days on the screens of the city will host hundreds of screenings, many of the session the audience will meet with the creators of tapes. The duties of the President of the forum is vested in the people's artist of the USSR Vasily Lanovoy.This large-scale festival brings together the St. Petersburg international film festival from 14 competition films from different countries, the national festival "Vivat cinema of Russia!" festival of student works "the Beginning". Partner of the forum is of the XXII international festival of documentary, short, animated and experimental films "Message to Man", which was held in late September.Each festival has its own rich program. So, Emir Kusturica, who heads the jury of the international festival, will perform in St. Petersburg and his famous orchestra in a concert. "Message to Man", in addition to the cinematic, and promises even the original theatrical program with an invitation companies tending to the documentary language. The festival "Vivat cinema of Russia!" in the year of its 20th anniversary will be held for the first time in a competitive format, retaining, however, the people's choice award. At all sessions of the national cinema entrance for spectators is free. The student film festival "Beginning" will present the works of students from various film schools in the world in fiction, documentary and animation genres. A separate competition will be held among the short films whose duration does not exceed 5 minutes.The previous two St. Petersburg film forum was held in a different format and were more compact on the program. Achievement of the second of them was film school, in which St. Petersburg Director Alexander Sokurov creatively communicated with young colleagues, in whose debuts he provided a breakthrough in the cinema of tomorrow. Source: St. Petersburg film forum opens in three film festivals.
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Related links: British Museum; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - another print from this series with Utaemon as Shunkan; Hankyu Culture Foundation;
Issei ichidai (一世一代) is boldly printed above the horse's mane. It is an advertisement for the fact that this print is meant to represent Utaemon III's final performance as Kumagai Jiro Naozane. There are at least three other prints from this series with a similar inscription with Utaemon playing different roles.
Nakamura Utaemon III as the armored warrior Kumagai Jiro Naozane leading his high stepping black stallion in the play Ichinotani Futaba Gunki (一谷嫩軍記) performed at Kado theater 3/1825.
Illustrated in Ikeda Bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shūsei (Collected Kamigata Actor Prints), vol. 1, Ikeda Bunko Library, Osaka 1997, no. 369.


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The afternoon sunshine was cooking some clouds, and to the south and then to the east the cumulus grew to cumulonimbus with blue-gray around the base and some curtains of rain here and there. It was sunny at Southwest Nature Preserve but it seemed likely that the surrounding clouds would keep the temperatures down. If I didn't mind getting wet, the outflow winds from an approaching storm would really feel good – and then when it started to rain, well, maybe that wouldn't be so bad either. So I parked the car and walked down to the fishing pond to see if recent rains had brought the water level up.
One of the pleasures of walking to that pond is all the Maximilian Sunflower along the way. I was first introduced to this native prairie flower when Jim Eidson showed me around Clymer Meadow (a Nature Conservancy property in the Blackland Prairie). The plant sends up tall, unbranching stems with long, narrow leaves folded lengthwise into a sort of "V" and produces beautiful yellow flowers.
The water level had come up a little, and as I walked the boardwalk, I spooked a medium-sized bird that flew to the opposite bank and stood there (perhaps grumbling, "See, you made me miss a perfectly good little sunfish; I almost had it"). Luckily, I got a workable photo so that I could go through the books – and Cornell's "All About Birds" website – to identify it. My conclusion was that it was a young Green Heron, and my ID, posted on iNaturalist, was confirmed. It is said to be one of the smallest North American herons, and it prowls the banks of wetlands looking for fish, frogs, crayfish, insects, or just about anything. Adults are much less streaked than the bird I saw; they have what is described as a deep green (almost charcoal) back and crown with a reddish chestnut chest.
My next visit was to the smallest pond, where an egret was walking around the far bank. I recorded a small video clip of it entering the water under a willow, rather elegantly walking through the water. (I'm afraid I didn't have a tripod or even a stick to balance the camera, so it is not as steady as I would like.)
I walked the trails through the woodland and up to the ridge while watching the clouds and picking up a few little muffled drumbeats of thunder. It was sunny, humid, and therefore hot, and the preserve's lizards were having a party. I saw several dart off the trail and into the leaves or behind brush. They were almost surely Texas spiny lizards who had been chasing insects but headed for the nearest tree as I approached. As I was coming down from the ridge, I was suddenly confronted by a Texas spiny lizard sitting on a small cut stump, facing me. I looked at him; he looked at me. These lizards are wary and fast, and he didn't lose any time getting off the stump and running into nearby brush. Another one, further down the trail, stopped on a fallen branch and did a great imitation of a patch of bark stuck on the wood.
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Travel Month: November 2017
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It seems that busy is a trend when it comes to words used to describe my months lately, but has definitely been busy in a good way. We've had a lovely Thanksgiving here with friends and this month has definitely felt a lot more settled in. We also took a few lovely bike rides around Florence and Tuscany and as December nears, Christmas lights are being strung across streets. At the end of the week, we are heading to Berlin, which has been at the top of my travel wish-list for a long time. We haven't taken a trip in awhile and even though Jeremy will be working, I'm looking forward to seeing a bit of the city with him and doing some toddler fun things with Baby ISO.
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This month on In Search Of, I've shared a massive post about giving back during the holidays that hopefully caught your attention before the holiday madness hit. I also did a bit of a recap of our family bike ride to the commune of Bagno a Ripoli just a short distance from Florence. If you happen to freelance in Florence or are looking for a place to catch up on work while visiting, I recently highlighted my favorite freelance friendly spots in the city.
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The buzz in Andhra Pradesh political circles is that the Congress high command has tactfully floated the idea of creating "Rayala Telangana" state, rather than Telangana, to checkmate leaders on both sides of the regional divide.
The union cabinet is expected to consider the Andhra Pradesh State Re-organisation (draft) Bill within a couple of days.
That Rayala Telangana was not a mere teaser became apparent with AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh saying in New Delhi today that "I will not rule out anything" when asked if the proposal was being considered by the Centre.
Though Congress Central Working Committee resolved on July 30 to create separate Telangana state with 10 districts, including Hyderabad, its latest plan is said to be to divide all four districts of Rayalaseema region equally and amalgamate two of them (Kurnool and Anantapuram) in Telangana, thereby creating the Rayala Telangana state.
This was one of the recommendations made by Justice Srikrishna Committee.
In fact, Union Rural Development Minister and member of GoM looking into the state bifurcation issue, Jairam Ramesh, was said to have broached the Rayala Telangana proposal when Deputy chief minister Damodara Rajanarasimha had met him in New Delhi.
However, except Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen party and a few Congress leaders from Anantapuram district, there are no takers for the Rayala Telangana plan.
Everyone across the political spectrum in Telangana is opposing the idea. Local political circles are abuzz with speculation that Congress' game plan is to first outsmart the united AP protagonists when the draft Bill is referred to the state assembly for its views.
By merging Kurnool and Anantapuram districts with proposed Telangana, Congress wants to ensure that the strength in the 294-member assembly is equally divided at 147 seats.
"This way there will be no question of majority or minority in the Assembly when the draft Bill is referred back to the President. The Centre can get away from the blame that it is dividing the state against majority opinion," a senior Congress leader pointed out.
Also, creation of Rayala Telangana will settle the water dispute at least partially as Kurnool and Anantapuram districts stand to get assured water from river Krishna, he said.
Besides, it could also avert a possible fight for the new capital as Kurnool district leaders have been demanding that Kurnool town be made the capital once again.
Kurnool was the capital of erstwhile Andhra state before Andhra Pradesh came into being in 1956.
Interestingly, Kurnool district leaders, too, are averse to the idea of Rayala Telangana.
"We don't want Rayala Telangana. We want only an undivided Andhra Pradesh," state Minor Irrigation Minister T G Venkatesh asserted.
Barring senior-most legislator J C Diwakar Reddy and a couple of first-time MLAs, even Anantapuram district leaders, too, are not favouring Rayala Telangana.
"We are firm on our demand for a unified state. Nothing else will do," state School Education Minister S Sailajanath, who hails from Anantapuram district, stressed here today.
The Telugu Desam Party leaders from Rayalaseema region are also breathing fire at the Congress over the latest speculation.
"Sitting in New Delhi, the Congress leaders are giving all sorts of leaks as part of their devious game plan. They should stop all this mischief," TDP senior leader Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu said.
In private, however, some TDP leaders from Anantapuram district said they would go by the wishes of people of their region and then take a stand.
In Telangana, however, there is unanimity among all parties that they want nothing less than a separate state with 10 districts with Hyderabad as the capital.
Congress leaders from the region conferred under the leadership of deputy chief minister C Damodara Rajanarasimha here and strongly opposed the Rayala Telangana plan.
Though Rajanarasimha was supposed to meet the high command leaders again in New Delhi today and press the case for a Telangana state only, he put off his trip at the last minute.
But another senior leader D Srinivas met Union Defence Minister and GoM member A K Antony and other leaders in New Delhi today and said to have opposed the Rayala Telangana move.
Congress MPs from Telangana, too, are planning to meet members of the GoM in a day or two and firmly oppose this plan.


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I just got home from dinner with my friend Liz, the one I wrote about here. She's obviously fragile, but was able to laugh and share ancedotes about her recent hospital experience. I gave her a small, soft teddy bear, which she hugged tightly to her chest throughout dinner. I noticed she picked at her food somewhat, but managed to eat most of it in the end. She has great confidence in her therapists, feels positive about her support system of friends, and is living with a friend who is a psychiatric nurse. She feels safe now, and I feel safer about her. So many of you left such wise and supportive comments regarding my earlier post, and they were all right on. Just being there to listen, laugh (and cry) with her, is the best thing I can do. It wasn't hard, and I've promised her (and myself!) to make sure I do it more often. During our discussion tonight, Liz spoke quite a bit about her mother, who doesn't know anything about what her daughter has been through in the past two weeks. Liz is adamant that she cannot tell her~at least not yet. Liz's psychiatrist agrees, stating that she does not need any more negativity in her life at this moment, something Liz's mother is an expert at dispensing.
Motherhood has been on my mind recently, I think mostly because of the book I'm reading~19 Minutes, by Jodi Picoult. The book is about a teenage boy, victimized by bullies his entire life, who exacts "revenge" by opening fire in the hallways of his high school, killing 10 of his classmates and one of his teachers. But it's also about the relationship between mothers and children, and the many ways they fail to connect, with sometimes horrendous consequences. It's an old joke in psychiatry that "it's always the mother's fault." It goes back to Freud, I suppose, or even as far back as Oedipus in Greek mythology. And truly, as much as I hate to admit it, many of the psychological issues that crop up in our lives can be "traced back" in some way to something our mother did (or didn't do) during the course of our upbringing. My husband's relationship with his mother has always been horrible-if you ask him, he'll say she was cold, selfish, demanding, and completely pessimistic about everything life had to offer. Yet I know she thinks she was a good mother, and feels that she gave Jim everything he needed. As for myself, I would certainly call my relationship with my own mother a good one, but I don't necessarily think it's a healthy one. During that awful time when my father left, my therapist taught me how deeply my mother and I were "enmeshed," and that our "boundaries were not clearly defined." I have always felt much more responsible for her well being than it's healthy for a child to feel, and certainly now as she ages and becomes even more dependent on me, it's harder than ever to maintain any kind of clear boundary at all. I think so many of the difficulties in mother/child relationships come about because it's so hard for mothers to realize that our children are separate, individual beings, that have unique feelings and reactions which are often completley different from our own. After all, we house them within our bodies, we give them life in the most elemental of ways from the moment of their conception. Shouldn't we then be in sync with their needs automatically? Shouldn't we know how to talk to them, how to respond when they're hurt or upset? Aren't they just like us, after all? No, they aren't. It takes a long time~if ever~for a mother to accept the fact that this child she thinks she knows so well is really a stranger in many ways. And that's why so many children of all ages find themselves reaching out to other adults when they're in need of help. Sometimes, our own mother's really don't know what's best. As I sat with Liz tonight, hearing her talk about all the people who have been helping her through this crisis~Ms. D., her high school English teacher; Alice, the nurse she was living with; Stacey, her college roomate; even Mrs. Hoyer, her sixth grade teacher~I was struck by the fact that she wasn't able to name her mother as one of her support system, in fact, wasn't even able to tell her mother what she was going through. I know Liz's mother ~she's not a monster, she's just a hard working, single mom, who I truly believe wants only the best for her daughter, just like the rest of us mothers. I put myself in her place, and I know how horribly sad and defeated I would feel if my son were in that situation and didn't feel he could talk to me about it. But I'm also realistic enough to know that could happen. I know that it's possible to love a parent very deeply, and still not trust their ability to give you what you need during some of life's most difficult times. So I'm glad Liz has found some caring adults to help tip the scales in her favor, as she tries to get her life back in balance. I hope someday she'll feel able to share this experience with her mom, and that in turn her mom will have the wisdom to respond in the way that Liz needs.


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I don't care what the NY Post thinks - or what rational Sean Delonas gives - the cartoon he did was dumb and wrong. You can attempt to justify this all you want, but in the end it was a poor decision on the comic creator and the editor for not pulling the plug. I am blown away by those attempting to rationalize this comic. It is hurtful, racist, and downright stupid. Just when you assume this country has come so far...we are reminded that the deep stain of hatred is still to be seen. Here's hoping that we can learn from this and move away from this type of "humor." There is a time to use freedom of speech & press - and this isn't it.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Dumb & Wrong
Posted by Landon at 2:41 PM
1 comments:
- Brandy said...
Ah, so that is what the news was talking about. They didn't show the cartoon.
Definitely not a smart idea.
- February 22, 2009 at 8:39 PM
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European hotel investment in 2015 burst through the €20 billion mark for the first time in the history of the asset class, demonstrating the increasing appreciation of hotel real estate as an institutionally-accepted and progressively mainstream investment class across the continent.
Over the past 12 months, the institutional appetite to invest in core real estate has heightened considerably thanks to low interest rates and the associated impact on bond yields, and Middle Eastern investors continue to target luxury assets in capital cities for the preservation of wealth and prestige.
Countries where the hotel landscape is considered to be further along in the cycle, such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom, continue to register mounting deal volumes, attracting significant institutional interest and a growing weight of Asian capital.
At the end of Q3 2015, European hotel investment volumes had risen 42 percent year-on-year, with the sector accounting for 9 percent of capital invested in real estate, compared to 3 percent in 2007.
"Hotels are finally recognised as an established asset class after showing stable income returns and limited devaluations," says Bas Jochims, head of asset management for offices and hotels at Bouwinvest. "Hotels have also outperformed other real estate classes with lower volatility, according to MSCI data. Hotel properties typically have very long leases, maybe 20 to 25 years, which are usually index-linked. This makes them a very attractive proposition to investors if they are well located and if supply and demand in their local market is healthy and well balanced."
"Operating hotels offer investors a natural hedge against inflation, given that you can reset your rates every day, compared to an office investment where you may only have a rent review every five years, for example," adds George Nicholas, global head of hotels at Savills. "Hotel investments also help institutional investors diversify their investments across different asset classes. Many investors now want to include hotels in their core-plus portfolios as a way to balance their investment strategies."
Serving the punters
Leading the pack in Europe is the United Kingdom, which saw around £8.1 billion (€10.7 billion) traded in the hotel investment sector in 2015, according to Savills, marking a 31.6 percent increase on 2014's post-recession peak volume of £6.1 billion (€8.1 billion) and missing the record total of £8.3 billion (€11 billion) set in 2006. London's rise as one of the key tourist destinations in the world has attracted an increasing number of new international brands looking to capitalise on this expanding demand base and, with high-profile sales such as the £225 million (€298 million) LRG2 portfolio of Holiday Inn hotels exerting downward pressure on yields, the greatest compression has been seen in the franchised hotel sector, where yields now range from 5.5 percent to 8.5 percent, compared with 6.5 percent to 10 percent in 2014.
Indeed, 74 percent of respondents to Deloitte's recent European Hotel Investment Survey believe that franchised international brands will dominate growth in both the United Kingdom and across mainland Europe.
Regional transactions accounted for more than 78 percent of total transactions and US private equity houses were behind 65 percent of hotel acquisitions in the regions, spending around £2.1 billion (€2.8 billion) last year on deals such as Lone Star's acquisition of the Jury's Inn portfolio for £676 million (€896 million).
Hotel investment in the United Kingdom is increasingly being touted as mainstream due to rising activity by UK institutions. However, in the context of wider ownership, UK institutions are not yet major owners even when you exclude owner-occupied stock.
The biggest barrier for entry for UK institutions is stock availability, as 80 percent of hotels are owner-occupied. The shift away from leased operational structures toward management contracts and franchise agreements, often with third-party management, is an additional barrier, due to institutional investor preference for leased assets.
On to the next opportunities
Despite European hotel investment being more pronounced in the United Kingdom, there is an expectation that this will taper off in 2016 and beyond as, according to Nicholas, "the next wave of pronounced hotel investment centres on western Europe, particularly Germany, the Netherlands and France — in that order. Western European markets are attractive to investors because of their transparency, the ease of doing deals, political stability and the perceived value of the euro versus the stronger pound.
"Germany has some of the cheapest debt in Europe, is a transparent and liquid market, and this is being compounded by increasing outbound capital from China. The Chinese notably appreciate Germany's political stability and the country offers an alignment of manufacturing-based economy and industry," says Nicholas.
"The UK 'turn-around' opportunities are largely picked over as far as most investors are concerned and now we are seeing global investors, including some Chinese investors, turn their attention to continental Europe. However, we are still seeing more risk-averse investors focus on the recently-repositioned assets in the United Kingdom and Germany to fit their longer-term investment strategies."
But it's not just from China that gateway European cities are expected to see a significant influx of tourists. Increased liquidity and a low cost of capital resulted in record levels of Asian investment into the European hotel sector in 2015. €1.6 billion of Asian capital flooded the hotel sector in 2015, representing 21 percent of the European hotel stock traded, which is the highest share of Asian investment across any of the mainstream asset classes and a 393 percent increase from the peak of the last cycle in 2007.
No let up in demand for travel
Elsewhere, while many predicted that the fall in global oil prices would dampen the heady tempo of investment flow from net exporting regions, Middle Eastern interest in acquiring hotel assets has not abated. Middle Eastern investors continue to seek out new hotel markets in which they can claim a stake — particularly as esteemed, five-star assets seldom hit the market. The rich culture, heritage and architecture of central Europe appear to have caught the imagination of the Emiratis, exemplified by the purchase of the InterContinental Budapest in late 2014.
"From an Invesco Real Estate perspective, we like the combination of investing into high-quality real estate while simultaneously, through the hybrid lease structure that we favour for the majority of our hotel investments, providing our institutional investors with an exposure to an exciting strategic growth sector," says Lisa Neubueser, director – hotel fund management, Europe, at Invesco. "For example, international tourist arrivals globally reached a record high of 1.13 billion in 2014, a 51 million increase over 2013 — +4.7 percent — and the fifth consecutive year of growth since 2009, with the UNWTO [the World Tourism Organization] expecting another 4 percent in 2015."
"We concentrate on long-term lease agreements whereby a certain minimum lease return is guaranteed to the landlord," adds Andreas Löcher, head of hotel investment management at Union Investment Real Estate GmbH. "In this respect, hotels provide for a long-term stable income. Macroeconomically, international travel is forecast to grow substantially over the next five to 10 years."
According to JLL's most recent Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey, investors say that Barcelona and Milan have the most runway to grow ahead, while Hong Kong and New York have hit a peak. The survey found that sentiment in Munich remains the strongest and that Munich is firmly on the "wish list" of both domestic and international investors as it boasts some of the highest occupancy and room rates in Germany.
The situation is similar in Paris, with prime assets being viewed as secure long-term investments that attract a wide and diverse pool of both established and emerging sources of capital. The strength of the hotel market in Paris is reflected in its low cap rates, which is expected to continue despite recent terrorist events. The Parisian hotel market commands the highest levels of rate and RevPAR in Europe, sustained by a shortage of supply and consistent growth in international arrivals.
Seeking the sweet spot
Of the other major European markets, North American opportunistic capital, having targeted Spain's economic recovery, is now also contributing to a rise in Italian deal volumes, mainly in strong tourism locations such as Venice and Rome. Irish hotel deals that seemingly monopolised the headlines over the past 24 months have centred on non-performing debt, and some of these assets are now coming back to market as equity and thus making a mark on the country's investment volumes.
"At the moment, yields for Amsterdam hotels stand at a record spread of 450 basis points over yields on 10-year Dutch government bonds," explains Jochims. "There has never been a better time to invest in the bricks-and-mortar future of the city's tourist and business visitor industry. Furthermore, after the financial crisis, hotel operators started to refocus on their core businesses and continue to pursue asset-light strategies, which has resulted in more opportunities for investors."
Hotel profitability in Greece's capital, Athens, grew by 6 percent year-on-year for the 12 months to September 2015 due to increasing payroll costs and stable inbound international travel. Stock availability has been a catalyst in the growth of hotel investment volumes; however, allocation of capital into the space has ensured strong pricing and yield contraction against a backdrop of operator performance recovery.
Elsewhere, in central Europe, despite the limited development opportunities in the region, a number of international hotel chains are screening the region in search of opportunities to expand their portfolio of brands. In Warsaw, 764 rooms will be opened in the three- to five-star bracket in 2016; while 500 will be opened in Budapest and 727 in Prague, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
In terms of lot size, there is a broad sweet spot that investors are targeting, as Neubueser explains: "If you're investing below €20 million, if you want to leverage, it's hard to get debt finance as this lot size is generally too big for local banks and too small for established European players. Between €35 million and €80 million, it attracts both national and international investor demand and is thus an area that we find most comfortable."
Pockets of fragility
However, not all European markets are as attractive to investors. JLL's survey found that investors anticipate trading performance to decline over the next six months in Moscow, Istanbul and Budapest. Moscow continues to suffer from its fragile economy, political troubles and sanctions, which have driven away many corporate guests, as well as from the continuing devaluation of the rouble.
Turkey is not without its challenges, either. The tourist and hotel market experienced a slowdown in 2013 and 2014 due to global and domestic geopolitical events, and the uncertainty is set to continue.
Broadly speaking, the future is bright for Europe's hotel sector. Because hotels remain a specialist asset class, they continue to command an attractive yield premium to similarly-located office or retail properties of comparable quality. Hence, this provides an accretive return diversification at low volatility, particularly given the steady income stream derived from longer lease terms than typically seen in offices or retail.
However, while sentiment remains strong for the sector, it is expected that, according to Mark Wynne Smith of JLL's Hotels Hospitality Group, "the focus will shift from portfolios to single assets, as most portfolio sales were dealt with by the banks," as the attention turns to other European markets outside of the United Kingdom, particularly Spain and Italy, which have lagged behind, and from where the best is yet to come.
Source: IREI


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My Weekly Skincare Routine
I told you some of my posts will be random. Today is about my skincare routine, since people have been asking.
I am the first one to admit that I have been completely obsessed with skincare since I turned 30 years old. After turning 30 I made it a habit to get a professional facial once a month. Yes that is correct, for more than 5 years I have consistently had facials on a monthly basis. With the exception of 4 months, my record is pretty solid. I also started a very strict weekly routine. The routine has adjusted along the way, but the below chart is what is looks like right now. If I've had a rough week I'll sometimes throw in an extra face mask in the rotation. For the days I schedule my facial, I skip the evening ritual. Just recently I started to drink the daily recommended amount of water. I'll let you all know how that goes, but to be honest I have to pressure myself to drink water. I am weird and rarely get thirsty, but I know water is excellent for keeping your skin hydrated among other benefits.
So the chart below is very very simple and I didn't mention actual products - with the exception of devices. I am always changing my brands up, but the basis of the products remain the same regardless of seasonality. I am very fair, so I always apply SPF for the day and I always remove my makeup in the evenings. Serum is my best friend and you cannot forget the eyes. After using my PMD personal microderm, I make sure to be gentle with my face the following day. I do this by avoiding scrubs and usage of my Clarisonic. I want clean and healthy skin. I don't want to rip off my face!
Some people may think this is an insane routine and that is okay. If this is too much, then pare it down to something realistic for you, but don't skip the SPF. Lastly, you don't need to be 30+ to start a healthy skincare routine. The earlier you start the better.
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Consultation on denominational school transport
Lancashire County Council is urging affected parents and carers to complete a consultation on proposed changes to its denominational home to school transport.
Lancashire currently spends over £5 million on providing mainstream home to school transport.
Of this amount, over £400,000 is spent on subsidising transport for pupils who attend their nearest faith school, but live closer to an available non-faith school.
Known as denominational school transport, the council has no legal duty to provide this subsidy and is proposing to phase it out from 1 September 2018.
Parents currently have to make a contribution of £540 per child towards the cost of this transport, rising to £575 in September 2017, but the subsidy still costs the county council more than £400,000 per year.
Lancashire is one of the last councils in the country to subsidise denominational school transport.
County Councillor Susie Charles, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Schools, said: "The council faces a challenging financial situation which means that we need to consult on a number of extremely difficult decisions on how we allocate our resources.
"We need to look at all of our spending, especially on services that we have no legal requirement to provide. Unfortunately we've had no choice but to propose cutting services that people value, because the council simply can't afford to deliver them all anymore.
"I'd like to reassure parents though that we remain committed to providing support for families on a low income who are eligible.
"I would encourage parents and other interested parties to take part in the consultation to tell us how they might be affected by this change."
The council is consulting on the removal of denominational transport assistance on a phased basis from September 2018. If a policy change is agreed it will only apply to new pupils in the Reception Year and Year 7.
Children who start school under one set of transport arrangements will continue to benefit from them until they conclude their education at that school or choose to move to another school.
Pupils from low income families who attend their nearest school on the grounds of parental faith and meet the distance criteria will continue by law to receive transport support.
The council will continue to provide free home to school transport, which is its legal duty, in the following cases:
• For children aged between 4 and 16 years attending their nearest school and where the suitable walking route from home to school is over 2 miles for children under eight years old and over 3 miles for children aged eight years and above.
• For children with a special educational need, a disability or a mobility difficulty, either long term or temporary, which means they cannot be expected to walk, accompanied as necessary, to the nearest appropriate school, even if this is within the statutory walking distance.
• For children from low-income families who are: between the ages of 8 and 11 where the nearest school is over 2 miles from their home; between the ages of 11 and 16 where any one of the three nearest schools is between 2 and 6 miles from their home; and between the ages of 11 and 16 where the nearest school preferred on the parental religion or belief is between 2 and 15 miles from home. Low-income families are those pupils whose parents are in receipt of the maximum amount of working tax credit or the pupils are eligible for free school meals.
The consultation is open until 11.59pm on Friday 21 July.
People can have their say via the council's website using the link: www.snapsurveys.com/wh/s.asp?k=149693816566
Alternatively people can write and send their views to: Pupil Access Team, CCP First Floor, County Hall, Preston PR1 8XJ.


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