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April 26, 2011Read: Psalm 57
"I cry out to God most high, to God who fulfills his purpose for me." --Psalm 57:2
In grad school, one of the more tedious obligations we had was recalibrating our lab equipment. VO2 max machines, Tissot's, CO2 analyzers -- you name it, we had to put things in check and often. It's one thing for a piece of scientific apparatus to be precise, but unless it's accurate, it doesn't do much good.
With that in mind, I'd like to do a little calibration of our own. We're well into the new year and knee-deep into school and work. But would we go to work without computers or tools? Or to school without books? Of course not. Some things just never cross our minds.
But when we fail to spend time in God's word, praying and talking to Him, we begin our day unprepared and unprotected. And if we're not dedicated to optimum health and nutrition, we're neglecting His gift of life itself.
So as we start the week, let's recalibrate. Let's be precise with those priorities and more accurate with our appointments. If you need to set your alarm 15 minutes earlier in order to pray with your wife, or if you need to pack you workout bag the night before, then let's do it. Find the line in the sand you drew when the year began and hit it with your knees.
In whatever activity you enjoy the most or in whichever workout you have in store, take it to the max today and see where you are. Perhaps you have a familiar trail that you run after work or maybe you're hitting chest in the gym. Whatever your day's agenda, push yourself to a personal best. Write down the time, the weight, the reps or the distance and post it somewhere in your home or office, as well as on the PrayFit forums in your workout journal. Keep it up each day, visible for all to see. Every time you see it, let it remind you of your effort. When you read it, think to yourself, "That was me, at my very best." Then, see how much better you can get with each workout going forward.


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Ignite Your Summer Weight Loss With These 7 Tips/
With Summer quickly approaching the desire to feel comfortable and confident in our bodies becomes more and more prevalent. Poolside and Beach season is the perfect time to showcase all the hard work we've been putting into your body. Whether your an avid gym goer or looking to get started, these 7 tips we hope to IGNITE your weightless and physique and help you feel your best when wearing less.
#1 Control your portions: Food Log for success
o Learning food portions is crucial into the success of your weight loss program and maintenance. Blindly guessing how much you should eat per meal is an easy way to get yourself into trouble especially if your trying to create a caloric deficit. Recommendations:
o 1. Read the label: Find out the ratio of calories per serving size. Then figure out what that service size is! For example some cereals provide nutritional facts based on ¾ cup rather than 1 cup. Also how many cups of that cereal are you really eating, measure it!
o For 3 days straight write down everything you eat and drink. From there we can use tools such as Myfitnesspal.com to input those foods to get a good idea of how many calories you're actually consuming daily
#2 Get out and be active!
o Hiking, bike ride, swimming, shoot hoops, tennis
o Now that the weather is more suitable for being outdoors lets get out there and get moving! Finding an hour during your day to get out and do something fun could help you burn an extra 250-500+ calories based on your activity. A nice hike with your friends, shooting hoops at the local park, or chasing tennis balls while playing are a great way to mix it up from the gym and burn some calories while hopefully having some fun.
o Best Hikes of the Bay Area: https://www.thrillist.com/lifestyle/san-francisco/san-francisco-bay-area-hikes-with-beautiful-views
#3 Drink more water
o –As the temperatures start to heat up this year water will become your best friend in your weight loss journey. Being properly hydrated provides adequate delivery of nutrients throughout your body. Effects of dehydration can start at only 2% water loss and as you lose more water through sweat and exertion it can lead to reduced motivation and increased fatigue making exercise and normal activity feel more difficult. Drinking water before or during meals has also been shown to help you feel satiated leading to you eating less.
o Recommendations for daily water intake
- 8-12 cups or 64-96 fl ounces pending daily activity
- Spice up your water by infusing it with strawberries, peach slices, cucumbers, watermelon and basil, oranges, and even mint leaves. Get creative and make water fun this summer!
#4 Lift some weights
o If you are not doing some sort of weight lifting program already we definitely recommend doing so! Muscle maintenance or growth is a huge contributing factor to metabolism. If you think about what you're doing all day (walking, talking, exercising, household chores etc.) you are using your muscles constantly. If through a strength training you can gain some muscle it will help you burn those extra calories daily, help you shape up, and help you gain the figure you're looking to accomplish.
o If you're new to weight training or want to spice up your routine please try out one of our elite personal trainers for a free 1 hour fitness consultation.
#5 Add more fruits and vegetables
o I'm sure you've heard this before many times before but this is crucial to any healthy lifestyle. Adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet can easily cut down in calorie consumption, keep you full, and are nutrient dense to help promote a healthy metabolism. We call adding fruits or veggies to your diet "fluffing it up." For example you can take a simple 1 cup portion of brown rice (220 calories) cut that portion in half to (110 calories)… Fluff it up with some onions, bell peppers and tomatoes (50 calories est.) to create a more nutrient dense, lower calorie version of that same rice dish. Fruits and veggies are also fiber rich foods, which help promote healthy digestion and keep you full longer
#6 Reduce alcohol consumption
o BBQ's and Summer gatherings are a definitely a huge hit this time of year. Although, often times your waistline can take that hit if you're not careful about the alcohol you consume during those parties. I saw an advertisement the other day for a "99 calorie" light beer…which is great sure if you have just one! Imagine spending half the day lounging poolside with some friends and you put down 4 or 5 beers. Now with a "light beer " you've taken in 400-500 calories that aren't doing you any good. A typical drink serving (beer, wine, or shot) on average contains about 110-130 calories. Our recommendation if you are to be drinking is maybe alternate alcoholic beverages with water.
#7 Find a local personal trainer to help you!
o A personal trainers job is to not yell and scream at you to exercise but to get an overall understanding of what your lifestyle and goals are and provide a comprehensive approach to how you will reach your goals. A great personal trainer will be able to provide you with effective workouts that are goal orientated, (strength, fat loss, mobility etc.) provide nutritional recommendations and structure to your diet, as well as all the motivation and attention you need to be successful. Our mission is to help you create a healthy/active lifestyle that's sustainable.


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Shawarma Spice Blend
You probably realized that I use shawarma spice blend in a lot of my recipes.
It's the warmth of the spices that brings out the flavors in many dishes.
Usually, I get my Shawarma spice blend from Israel, but this time I decided to make my own blend.
A few reasons for that:
1. No preservatives.
2. You are in control of the amount of sodium in the blend - some of them contain large amounts of salt! Be aware.
3. It is extremely easy to make and very accessible. You will be surprised to find that you have most of the ingredients in your pantry.
4. You can always modify it to your liking.
5. It is cheaper too 😊
So here you go:
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon sumac
2 tablespoons cumin
1 teaspoon ginger
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground coriander
Take a mason jar and add all the ingredients. Shake the jar well, to mix. Store in your spice cabinet.


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Coblaco is Awarded Pinnacol Assurance's Circle of Safety Award
Coblaco is honored to be selected as a recipient of the 2016 Pinnacol Assurance Circle of Safety award. In any given year, typically less than 1% of Pinnacol's policy holders receive this recognition.
The award was created to acknowledge policyholders for their exceptional risk management in four areas – safety, loss prevention, financial management and claims management. In order to be nominated, organizations have to meet the award criteria for a specified four-year period, including, but not limited to:
having an Experience Modification Rating of 0.85 or less for each year;
maintaining a four-year combined loss ratio of 25 percent or less;
audits that do not reveal non-compliance;
an approved return-to-work program; and,
a current State of Colorado's Cost Containment Certification
The award honors the efforts of Coblaco's employees and their continued emphasis on safety first. We are proud to be part of such a prestigious circle!


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Our buyer returned recently from a buying trip to Europe, where he uncovered a vast treasure trove of vintage and antique Czech buttons, glass jewels, holiday items and factory buckles, etc. This vintage silver tone hook or buckle features a serpent with rhinestone embellishments. Old factory stock, so condition is excellent, unused. This measures 1~3/8".
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Samsung will start to offer GDDR6 in 2018
Micron thinks that limit will be around 20Gbps
Micron is making progress and aims at embedded solutions first
Micron started volume production, in time for new Nvidia GPUs
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A Guide to Bed Bug Removal
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As a place that brings together people from all over the world, we feel very lucky to have the opportunity to meet so many amazing and inspiring individuals every day. Whether it's our guests, our incredibly diverse staff, or the locals who come down for a beer, it's the people who make us excited to show up to work every day. It even makes the word work sound nicer! And still, with all that said, some days are more special than others.
Because every few months we get to do a charity project. Giving back is one of the core values The Circus is built on, and knowing we are making even the smallest of difference in the lives of people in need all over the world fills us with joy. And today we are sharing it with you.
But before we get into the details, it's very important to us to explain the concept of our charity projects, or more specifically, how we choose them. As we already mentioned, building relationships with people who cross our doorstep is our priority. We apply the same principle to our charity projects. From Bully in Gambia to Orphans of Vladivostok, you'll find that all of our charity projects start from people close to The Circus. So why change a good thing?
And as we complete the Vladivostok project, it comes as a bittersweet moment to close that chapter and start the next. But every project completed is a project that succeeded, so our silver lining will be exactly that: we have collected the targeted amount needed to build a much needed extension to the orphanage in Vladivostok. Words can hardly begin to express how grateful we are to all of you who donated, – your incredible generosity inspires us daily. Thank you for helping us improve the lives of children in an orphanage in Vladivostok!
As for our next endeavor, we have traveled to the beautiful land of vast terrains and ancient traditions – Mongolia! Brought together by our dear friends from the Swiss charity Bayasgalant, one that has been working hard for the last 15 years to help the underprivileged children and adolescents of Ulaanbataar build a future away from poverty and deprivation. By enrolling the children in kindergartens and providing scholarships for higher education, the people of Bayasgalant create new opportunities for a brighter future of these children and young adults.
The goal this time is to collect enough money to provide 11 students with a half year's tuition. This will enable them to learn a trade or continue their higher education at a university, ultimately opening a door that will lead them out of poverty and into a better future. If you'd like to donate, you can either transfer the amount of your choosing to the bank account below, or drop it into one of our charity boxes at reception. We truly appreciate all of it.
Let's give the children of Ulaanbataar a break out of the poverty trap!
Please leave donations at reception or send to the following account:
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Chat etiquette
I hate it when people logs off of chat without saying bye or anything at all!!! It doesn't matter if we didn't say anything to each other for the past 30 minutes because we're both busy doing something. It's disrespectful to just log off!
Since you don't treat me like an important human being, I guess I should do the same to you next time and see how you feel?!
But you were not chatting for 30 minutes....
For me, if I have to do something, id rather excuse myself instead of leaving for 30 min and then coming back just to say good bye...
My thinking is, dont send me an IM wanting to chat if you will take forever to respond, because that is rude. Chat with me when you actually have time to chat, or email instead. I think intermittent responses through email are accepted, lol.
a warning before hand is good too, so you dont feel bad or like an intruder :p I once sent my bestie a chat msg on google while she was at work and she didnt respond.... I thought she was purposely ignoring me, lol so since, she has made sure to tell me if shes busy like at work or something.
I heart etiquette.
I think you should write a blog about etiquette for all kinds of things!
Or maybe I should, ha ....hmmm....
I completely agree. I REALLY don't understand people who IM me, then when I respond almost instantly, they take about 15 minutes to say a one-word response. Like wtf, sure, cool, act like you're too busy to respond to an IM, but don't pretend not to be there when literally five seconds ago you just typed out a whole goddamn message to me.
I used to be a big chatter. I chatted day and night whenever I could. Now, I don't really chat with people. Maybe that's why its not the same....I agree, you should write about the differrent etiquettes.
I agree with Jasper and I hate that.
I also disagree with the original poster because after 30minutes of silence, hell after five minutes of silence -- I deem it okay to just log off. Even more so if I had the last word, remark, or question.
And to Calai, e-mail is much more convenient in that regard you don't expect immediate real-time responses like an instant messenger does. Essentially that's what you're doing. You're on a chat messenger to have the fastest quickest conversation, not a long delayed intermittent convo. E-mails and phone answering machines are better suited if there is going to be any lag or delay.


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HAL9000 wrote:lmjb1964 wrote:BlitzGirl wrote:Well, mustard. The complainers have forced Vytron to blitz in silence!
I hope he begins signposting once more when he sees how quickly we moved on from that topic.
I hope so too. I added a little sigcouragement. Maybe that will help.
Seconded (I'll un-spoiler and enlarge mine)
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Girls with ponytails
will take over the world
one strand at a time,
dancing back and forth,
from the left to the right,
sometimes all up in a bun at night.
Girls with ponytails
are never restless,
are wildly reckless,
yet know how to tame
their mane.
Girls with ponytails
can be dangerous,
while looking all gracious,
know how to use their locks,
split ends or not,
don't mess with their guns.
I wrote this poem a couple of years ago, driven by some kind of internal desire to write a piece on how women are undefinable, are limitless, are indefinitely human, and nothing else. Not the ideal or the transgression. Not obedient or bossy.
However, there is one thing I don't want us to be: silent.
I wrote my Master thesis on female self-reliance in Victorian novels and how (in my case only female) 19th-century writers depict transgressive female characters. They were deemed transgressive because they did not succumb to the female Victorian ideal. They were defying expectations that were set for them in order to become their own person, the agent of their own lives.
It's 2017 now. Over a hundred years have passed and we are still fighting for gender equality. It's easy to forget that we still have to come a long way, especially in countries that are not part of the Western Hemisphere. Whereas most of us are privileged enough to call this life ours, this body ours, young women in India and other less progressive regions are subject to first their fathers, then their husbands. Still more brutal things happen, women are raped, by not one but several men at once, they are beaten, abused, punished with the most excruciating methods.
These are facts. We know about a plethora of accounts of sexual or domestic abuse in various countries, yet these stories get a limited span of attention in the news and, ultimately, in our minds before another one of Trump's tweets seems more newsworthy.
This year something happened however. Women spoke out. Time Magazine announced "the Silent Breakers" as their "Person of the Year". However not just any woman spoke out, but mostly white American, in short privileged, women. These were the women we've seen in movies, or they represented the stereotypical Western woman. Most of them were successful in their job, already defying old ideals of females relying on their husbands to survive in society. These women were self-reliant. There were women of ethnic minority too but most of the times the media decided to show pictures of those women that filled our screens and news feeds already such as Taylor Swift or Rose McGowan.
Maybe it's that shocking because the entertainment industry was our safe haven, where we thought movies were made for the sake of telling stories, sometimes of horrible assaults. We did not want to fathom that the stories would become reality in some cases and that some actors and people involved in these projects took their roles too literal, abused their power to subdue others. Stereotypical patriarchal figures such as Harvey Weinstein and their atrocious behaviour now paint a different picture. Some movies need villains, the reality could do well without them. Yet, these dark sides of the picture-perfect industry seem to surface now.
And suddenly, we payed attention. Not just for an hour, a day, or a week, but ever since Harvey Weinstein got first accused of sexual assault, new revelations, new accusations perpetuated the discussion on the true state of gender equality.
Still, accounts of sexual abuse involving people of the entertainment industry were heard of prior to the so-coined "Weinstein allegations", Woody Allen being just one name that comes to mind. People still watch his movies. His movies are still regarded as modern master pieces. Where does art begin or end, and when is the person involved in the movie no longer also a real person, with real baggage, with real crimes on their record?
Kevin Spacey got axed from his successful show "House of Cards" in light of the most recent accusations of sexual assault against male (co-)actors, sometimes when they were not even at the legal drinking age. He won two Oscars, one for "American Beauty" where he depicted a middle-aged man lusting for a young girl. He is one of Hollywood's A-list actors. He has a star on the walk of fame in Los Angeles. The city of angels seems to be filled with demons in white robes.
And then there are those people who knew these things happened, who witnessed these atrocities but did not report them. Only snippets of the whole picture have surfaced as of yet.
The question of how far we've actually come in the fight for a more civilized, more humanized, society suddenly looked much more bleak than we pretended it to look like, how we wished it to look like. Once again, these stories demonstrated that my thesis, the question of agency, is not a thing of the past, but an ever present issue in today's society.
I regard this point in history as a chance. A chance to make amends, a chance to re-evaluate the state of our society, but most importantly, a chance to make a change, not just here, on home turf, in the Western Hemisphere, but everywhere.
I believe that it would be a mistake to tell people to stop watching Kevin Spacey's or Woody Allen's movies. Pretending that these movies, these actors no longer exist is like pretending these terrible things never happened. Instead we should discuss them in the lights of recent events. We should raise awareness. We should talk about human rights, the concept of humanity, the expectations society puts on us and whether these are still valid.
We need to create a society where people are not only agents of their own lives and bodies but where they are also safer from this body being taken advantage of. We need to create more and better safety networks which help victims in case of sexual or domestic assault. We need to learn, train, and encourage people to overcome the fear of reporting these crimes, even if it hurts. It should never be embarrassing to tell the truth.
More so, however, this movement should think globally. It's not enough to redefine the already privileged Western Hemisphere. We might advance but we truly only can say that we live in a more equal world when everybody can claim agency over their own body. Being treated with dignity is a human right.
We need to look elsewhere. We need to look at the places we occasionally risk a short glance at, because we know we will be appalled by the pictures. Whereas the movie industry recreates and imitates reality, we should start caring more about the places where these pictures are reality. Not edited. Not underlined with a soundtrack. Without make up. Without additional props. Without the sense of an ending. Without someone to shout "cut".
Their stories continue to horrify us. But unlike a horror film, these pictures will haunt our consciousness in other ways. As the privileged ones it is our responsibility to shed light on these terrible circumstances, to help further equality for all people. It is our responsibility because we are humans, nothing more, nothing less. Undefinable, limitless, indefinitely.
Maria was listening to "In the Name of Love" by Kari Jobe while writing this article.


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This tutorial is to solve the problem of playing all videos and movies on Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge without the worries of resolutions and aspect ratios.
Well, as you reach here, it believes that you have the demand of playing your downloaded videos or recorded footage from HD camcorders on Samsung Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge, and I think you must have try that and end it in failure because of the format constraint.
But do not worry, it can be realized easily all by yourself if you get the help of third party software, learn the details how to watch any video on Galaxy series phones perfectly.
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Generally, there are two ways to enable playing any video on Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge: one is to go to Google Play Store to download MX Player, BSPlayer, or other similar video player app. However, such video player is not all-purpose, in case that the HD video file is too large in size, and the network speed is not fast enough since high quality video uses more bandwidth. So, it would be better to adopt another method, namely, converting any video to be compatible with Galaxy series phones.
So selecting a suitable Video Converter for Galaxy is necessary. Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate (Read Review) is highly recommended. It supports a wide range of video formats, including Blu-ray, DVD and other videos like TiVo, MXF, MKV, MTS, M2TS, TS, MOD, TOD, FLV, F4V, AVI, WMA, QuickTime MOV, VOB, MP4, MPG, MPEG, SWF and audios like MP3, AC3, MKA, WMA, WAV, M4A, OGG, and more. Moreover, it's very easy to use, just few clicks, you will finish your operation. If you are Mac users, you can try iMedia Converter for Mac.
Other Download:
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- Cnet Download: http://download.cnet.com/Pavtube-Video-Converter-Ultimate/3000-2194_4-75938564.html
Now, i will show you how to convert videos for Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge.
Step 1. You should download and install the Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate on your computer.
Step 2. Run it and load your video files into it by clicking "Add Video" button.
Step 3. Choose Samsung Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge video formats. Click on Format bar, and choose "Samsung > Samsung Galaxy S III Video (*.mp4)".
Step 4. If you like, click on "Settings" to adjust video parameters so as to get you wanted video quality.
Step 5. Start the Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge Video Conversion by clicking on big "Convert" button.
It's worth mentioning that, this tool supports NVIDIA CUDA and ATI Stream (AMD APP) acceleration technologies. If your computer running on a CUDA-enabled Graphics card, or an AMD graphics card with AMD APP technology, the conversion speed will be much faster.
Once the conversion finished, transfer the converted video file to Galaxy S4/S5/S6/S6 Edge. Then, you can watch any videos on Galaxy series phones. Hope this article helps.
Here is the Mac workflow to transfer MKV, AVI, VOB, Tivo, MPG files to Galaxy series phones easily.
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text: INDIAN CINEMACinema In General----------------------Pans & Tilts…Akbar's controversial wife, Jodhaa Akbar in Tamil, Priyanka Chopra, Mira Nair's new film…Sometimes I wonder whether the Indian film fraternity has a tacit arrangement with "trouble-shooters" to rake up a controversy when a movie is about to screen. The current hullabaloo over Ashutosh Gowariker's "Jodhaa Akbar" reminds me of similar of similar incidents earlier. Mani Ratnam's "Guru" got excellent pre-release publicity when Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan kept loudly debating whether they should exchange the engagement rings. Her strip-down seductiveness and her passionate kiss to her co-star Hrithik Roshan in "Dhoom 2" heightened people's curiosity so much that when "Guru" opened, the box-office could not stop ringing."Jab We Met's" release was preceded by a similar controversy: the movie's lead pair, Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor spilt after a long love affair, and everybody wanted to see how the two had performed as a couple on the screen. I could see no trace of any pain or rancour in their performances. Either they were excellent actors or had just got so tired of each other that they were bore and quite fed up. There was really no sorrow to speak of.Now, "Jodhaa Akbar" has been cleared by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, and the film can be screened in the State.May I add, all this fuss was really unnecessary. For, "Jodhaa Akbar' is a very ordinary movie. It is not a classic like "Mughal-e-Azam", where Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala turned a great love story into a timeless epic. Rai and Roshan have not been able to do that with "Jodhaa Akbar", a romance between Akbar and Jodhaa.*** UTV, the producer of "Jodhaa Akbar", is all set to release the film in a dubbed Tamil version. Rai and Roshan lisping chaste Tamil would be seen on the screens of Tamil Nadu from March 6. In the State, "Jodhaa Akbar", netted Rs 65 lakhs from seven screens in 10 days.*** Now for another star tantrum, only this time she is no great star to begin with. Priyanka Chopra has been pressing director Madhur Bhandarkar to change the climax in his new movie, "Fashion". After having slept around with several men, she gets pregnant in the story, and it is this part that she wants to be changed. She feels it could hurt her image. I never seem to understand how a screen image could rub off on a man or woman. But so feel they, who want to project a squeaky clean image on the screen, however terrible it may be outside that. Well, then this is private.*** Tailpiece: Mira Nair has roped in Irrfan Khan and Natalie Portman for her new venture, "Kosher Vegetarian". He plays a Gujarati, and she a Jewess. It is a love story, and Khan's earlier work with Nair in "The Namesake" was superb. Undoubtedly, he is a great performer, and I am glad that Nair has come to rely on him, as Aparna Sen has on Rahul Bose, and as Satyajit Ray did on Soumitra Chatterjee. (Webposted February 28 2008)


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Lorry collides with railway bridge
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All railway lines are blocked between Carlisle and Lockerbie due to a fallen tree.Read the full story ›
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Strikes will go ahead tomorrow causing more disruption to passengers after weeks of delays and cancellations earlier this year.Read the full story ›
Serious collision closes main A7 road in Cumbria
The main A7 road in Cumbria was closed for several hours after a serious accident near Longtown.
A car and a recovery vehicle collided between the A6071 Albert Street and Sandysyke.
Fire crews were called to the scene to free a trapped driver. There is yet to be an update on the conditions of those involved.
Police have confirmed the road is now clear and has fully re-opened in both directions.
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Borders 'snow baby' born amidst the Beast from the East
A baby in the Borders has been born on the way to hospital amidst a red weather warning and two feet of snowfall brought by the Beast from the East.
Muriel Masson had planned a home birth from her house in Yarrow Valley in the Scottish Borders, but when baby Aidan decided to come early those plans changed.
Murial had to be picked up by a special Scottish 4x4 ambulance to be taken to Borders General Hospital, but baby Aidan came so quickly she gave birth five miles from her home.
Cumbria Police: Drivers can travel with caution
Drivers in Cumbria are now being advised they can travel on roads in the county with caution.
Back roads and high roads should still be avoided where possible.
The speed restrictions on the M6 have also been lifted, while many roads in the region remain closed.
Police Scotland are still advising motorists in the south of Scotland to think before they travel.
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Supermarket shelves lay bare across Dumfries and Galloway
Dozens of shops across Dumfries and Galloway are reported to have been without bread or milk supplies for the past two days, as the bad weather stops deliveries.
Areas affected are Nithsdale, Annandale, Eskdale and Kirkcudbrightshire.
This was the scene in Tesco in Dumfries.
Weather: SNOW and ICE warnings change shape
A YELLOW weather warning for SNOW which covered much of the region now only covers the northern part of the Scottish Borders.
A further YELLOW warning for WIND in Cumbria has been lifted.
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text: Richmond Times-Dispatch released a story on November 15,2014 called "Number of majority-minority school systems is increasing in region, state and U.S." Chesterfield County Public Schools is approaching a milestone in respect to the changes in majority-minority student growth. This is fueled in part by the steady growth of the county's Hispanic population. The school has seen its minority population increase from 33 percent in 2003 to nearly 46 percent in the 2013-2014 school years. The change in population is going to alter the way families are served, the way instructional leaders teach, and the way principals lead their schools. We must rethink leadership. Each acting individual has to come up with strategies that will benefit all students, so no child is left without an effective education. Please take the time to read the article. It has great commentary from students.


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All international artists, professional and amateur and all art mediums will be considered in this call for entries from photography, wall sculpture, fabric, mixed media, all paintings and drawings including, oil, acrylic, pastels, ink, graphite, etc. It must be able to be hung on a wall to be considered. Sizes up to 12 feet art acceptable.
*Accepted entries for this online exhibit will be judged again for our collective live exhibition at one of our art galleries. The artists will be asked if they wish to submit their artwork for the collective exhibition, which is not a requirement to being a part of the online exhibition.
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Take it with a pinch of salt
I often thought about starting a salt-free diet, but, I must admit, I always shivered at the idea. Since I left Italy, I have drastically decreased the amount of salt I use in my recipes. However, a diet completely deprived of salt scares me.
We now know that limiting (not to mention getting rid of) salt in our diet is a wise healthy choice. As well as decreasing the use of simple sugars. Unfortunately, these recommendations are often misunderstood and we see people convinced of the fact that eliminating carbs (=sugars) from their diet is the way to a happier and slimmer life. What is often unclear is that the problem is not in the nutrient itself, but the excess of intake. We require carbs as they are the main fuel of our body. Seemingly, our body needs minerals, as sodium and potassium that are essential for the muscular contraction. Both carbs and salts are already contained in the food we eat, therefore there is no need to add them to that.
This is what I keep telling myself and that I managed to apply to common table sugar, sucrose. For instance, I now take most of my coffees black. Unfortunately, my willpower doesn't work so well with salt that I keep adding to my food. I look with admiration at those people claiming with a pinch of satisfaction: "I do not add any salt or sugar to my recipes! We should appreciate the natural taste of food". True. Indeed, I have no problem to appreciate a basket of fresh seasonal strawberries. But which kind of satisfaction can you find in an unsweetened banana bread??? "You just replace the dose of sugar with some bananas", they advise. What a great idea! And where do you think the sweetness of banana comes from? From the banana's sugars! No, I am sorry, the sucrose in the banana is no better than the one in the package you find at the grocery stores. "Then, you can add honey or maple syrup", they insist. No wonder honey and maple syrup are delicious products, but we are still talking about simple sugars and they are not qualitatively better because they come from bees or trees! We already talk about that here.
Anyways, I believe that a salt-free diet is very sad. I tried that and gave it up after the first meal (I know, I should have tried harder). I told myself that eventually my blood pressure is so low that a pinch of salt can't hurt (any excuse to keep using salt :P). But the last day, while browsing one of This's books, Pentole e Provette (I am quite sure there is an English translation of that book), I read that salt is not only a flavor enhancer. The reason why we add salt in our recipes has also another reason.
Who doesn't remember the famous pinch of salt to add to the cake's batters? Not to mention how much the chefs got creative in the last few years: salted caramel, chocolate with fleur de sal, cookies with salt crystals and so on. Let's admit it, what would be a pistachio gelato without that subtle salted hint?
Well folks, here is the thing: salt improves flavors. There are studies confirming that salt would decrease the perception of unpleasant flavors as the bitter ones. But there is more, because salt would also enhance the perception of more agreeable flavors as the sweet ones, for example. How could we enjoy a good radicchio sauté without that pinch of salt that softens its notorious bitterness? :) Eventually, there is a reason if the salt-free diet sounds so scary to a foodie!
After having just found the last excuse I needed, I now go to test a few combinations of food and salt. Don't forget to check on the blog on Friday, for a dedicated recipe :)
Hervé This, Pentole e Provette, 72-73, Ed. Gambero Rosso


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This year I've taken my reading obsession public and joined Modern Mrs. Darcy's annual Reading Challenge. And because I'm a crazy-book-obsessed-aholic, of course I decided to do both lists: Reading for Fun and Reading for Growth. It's the first time I've ever systematically thought through what I will read throughout a year. But I have a secret weapon: instead of using the list to determine what books I'll read, I first went to the books I have on my For Later 'shelf' on my library's website and reverse engineered them to fit all the categories in the Challenge. Sneaky? Perhaps. Gets me through my To-Be-Read list? Absolutely. And that's what it's all about, right?
I'll share more about my complete selections for the Reading Challenge in another post (as well as how I've finally taken the Bullet Journal plunge!) but for now, here is what I've been reading to kick off 2017.
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brusker Bradley
I don't usually read YA novels but I picked up this book without knowing that it fell in that category (it's one of my favorite generes, after all). Of course, I quickly realized what I was reading thanks to the writing style and the giant Newberry Award medal on the front cover (ha!). The story kept my attention but it had slightly too much implausibility for me to truly give myself over to it. For a young reader wanting to learn about World War 2, this book would be a great place to start.
The Shape of Mercy: A Novel by Susa Meissner
I was first introduced to Meissner's work through this other book which I really enjoyed, so when I saw the Challenge category of "three books by the same author" I thought she would be a good candidate for that slot. This book won all sorts of awards and it was a quick read with some deeper themes. It did seem, at time, like the author tried a bit too hard to write beyond light fiction and make the book be more meaningful. I did like reading about a time and place in history that I haven't spent much time exploring.
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life
This month I'm helping lead a fitness challenge for our organization and one of the requirements is to read a book about nutrition, exercise, accountability, or community (four factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle). I choose QBQ! because I had started reading it last year and didn't finish and because it's super short (115 pages!). Don't be fooled by the brevity of the book – it addresses personal accountability head on and doesn't leave much room to hide. I love that it presents a simple formula to practice personal accountability through the questions we ask ourselves. Simple, short, but powerful.
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
This book is one of Morton's first works and it shows. The story kept me engaged but seemed to drag on at times. It reminded me of all those nightly news shows that take five minutes' worth of information and drag it out to fill a 45 minute time slot. I like how each chapter switches points of view and places in history (Beatriz Williams uses the same technique and I'm a big fan of her books) and I figured out the signature "twist" earlier than I have in her other books. At 552 pages it's a commitment but it reads quickly thanks to a fast-paced story that keeps you wanting more.
Irena's Children: The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto by Tilar J. Mazzeo
Heartbreaking. Triumphant. Tragic. Victorious. All those words and more. I've read so many books about World War 2, both fiction and non-fiction, but I never fail to be impacted by reading another person's account of their struggle to survive (or to save others) during those awful years. Set in Poland during the height of the Nazi Occupation, Mazzeo tells the impossible true story of one woman who helped save over 2,500 children from the Jewish ghetto. Unbelievably believable. Read it.
A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Kelbold
This book was one of my "bonus picks" from my interview on What Should I Read Next. I finagled as many extra recommendations out of Anne as I could. 🙂 Since one of my "Three Books You Love" was about the Columbine tragedy, it's no wonder I resonated with this book as soon as she mentioned it on the podcast. I was completely unprepared, however, for what this book really held. Told in first person, this memoir/tell-all//rallying cry can basically be summed up in two questions: "How did this happen?" and "How did I not know this was going to happen?" Klebold lays herself bare as she examines the days leading up to the tragedy, her son's role in the shooting, his suicide, and the aftermath that haunts her still to this day. She has become an advocate for mental health and writes boldly about the need for education and awareness. Highly, highly recommended.
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Completely outside my reading "box," this book was pleasantly enjoyable to read. It's written as a series of interviews, diary entries, and conversations, all centered around the discovery of enormous, metallic, robotic body parts of some sort of being that are hidden all over Earth. I don't usually like epistolary books but the story was actually enhanced by this writing style as it helped me stay detached as a reader, much like the detachment between the robot and the scientist who were working to discover its purpose. I enjoyed it more than I thought it would, but the last chapter? Grr. I immediately went to Google and searched "What happens in the last chapter of Sleeping Giants?" To say it's a cliffhanger would be a gross understatement. Good move on the part of the author. Awful news for the reader….but apparently there's a sequel so all hope is not lost.
Unashamed by Christine Caine
Every once and awhile I'll give one of these types of books a try – Christian, self-help, spiritual memoir. As with most books that fall in this category, the first third has some great insights, the second third starts waning, and by the final pages I'm just wanting to be done already. I did like some of Caine's comments about the power of shame and how it is at the root of so much pain and rejection in our lives. More than anything, though, reading this book made me want to revisit Brené Brown's works and read the works of a true expert on this topic.
How about you? What books have you been reading lately? Do you have any plans for your 2017 reading journey?
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Jade Goody's doctors set to let her return home to die
It had been thought that Jade Goody might be too ill to be allowed to go home so that she could spend her final days with her two boys, but now it seems that doctors are poised to grant her wish.
Her spokesman Max Clifford said: "She will be coming home tomorrow — but only if nurses are able to keep her pain at bay.
"The plan is she will leave in an ambulance under supervision of someone from the Marsden who will administer the epidural and pain control. Jade is desperate to get home with the boys.
"Jade knows she hasn't very long and wants to be at home surrounded by loved ones and family."
Meanwhile, in her final interview, with OK! magazine, Jade gave her thoughts on dying.
She said: "I might fall asleep one day and not wake up and that is a scary thing to think about. No one should worry about me, though.
"I'm in terrible pain, but I am determined to make sure the time I have left is fun with my mates and family."


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On Tuesday, February 10th we will be having our "Second Tuesday" potluck at noon in Peterson Hall!
The February program will be a group game activity all about February (Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, etc.) You will work as a team to find the correct answers to the Renee Poust-created stumper! It should be a lot of fun. Plus there just might be a prize involved!
The meat will be provided and cooked by Chef Sharon Smith and the wonderful potluck dishes will be provided by YOU! So come, join in on the fun. We will provide a great opportunity to eat, learn and visit with our Riverside friends! See you at "Second Tuesday"!
--Remember: If you need a ride just call Sheree Rogers. She will provide "door-to-door" pick-up and delivery service. Her phone numbers are: Home: 792-9018 and Cell: 798-0173...so come on in from the cold and treat yourself to some warm-hearted fun in February!


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SmarterMail is a powerful Windows team collaboration server designed to help businesses connect with customers, employees and partners using today's most popular email clients like Microsoft Outlook for Windows or Mac, Apple Mail and a wide variety of mobile devices. Increase productivity with the enterprise-level collaboration features, such as email and shared contacts, calendars, tasks and notes, that most people associate with more expensive mail servers like Microsoft Exchange.
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Beauty and the Beast was the top movie in theaters in 1991, with a lifetime gross of over $218,699,359. Among TV shows in 1991, Cheers was the most popular of the year.
Hit Songs From 1991
Do You Want MeSalt-N-Pepa
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Because I Love You (The Postman Song)Stevie B
Love Is A Wonderful ThingMichael Bolton
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Ideas that Changed the World - Part Two - Winter 2019
Discoveries don't usually come about with someone leaping out of a bathtub shouting "Eureka!" More often than not discoveries are the result of the coming together of efforts of a lot of different people.
This class focuses on ten inventions, theories or discoveries that truly changed the world, and on the people who were involved in the process. The world is big multifaceted place. With that in mind, each class will focus on a different area of science. This interdisciplinary class will be sure to surprise you and to blow your mind!
Please note: All Ideas That Changed The World classes are independent of one another. You can take them in ANY order. You can join at any time.


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Learn the jaw-dropping story of the Apostle Paul…straight from Paul himself! In an ancient "anything goes" culture, Paul will inspire kids to share the truth of God's immeasurable love today!
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Kimmswick's #1 site for information on events in Kimmswick, MO
Welcome to Historic Kimmswick Mo
GoKimmswick.com is your official website for the most up-to-date info on Kimmswick's Shops, Events, and Restaurants. Thank you for your interest in visiting the Historic City of Kimmswick MO. Here you will find all of the town's events, shops, restaurants, and attractions.
Kimmswick offers a chance to step back into the less hurried days of the 1800's. Enjoy a walk through a beautiful town with many one-of-a-kind shops that will inspire you. The cordial atmosphere of our restaurants will remind you of a time long past.
With more than 25 shops and restaurants already, Kimmswick is growing and adding more shops all the time. If you would like the brochure for the town you can download it here. As can be attested with a stroll through the historic town many of the shops occupy, and have restored, shops from the time the town was founded in 1859. Click here for directions to, or a map of shops in Kimmswick.
The Delta Queen Steamboat will make it's new home in our historic town.
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Kimmswick Riverboat Cruise
Take a leisurely ride on the Mississippi on this narrated cruise to the quaint riverside town of Kimmswick, Missouri, known for its historic homes, shopping, antiques, and the famous Blue Owl Restaurant and Bakery.
Cruise package includes on-board games and lively music, lunch at the Blue Owl, plus motorcoach transportation. Choose from two cruise itineraries:
Kimmswick Express
9:30am Board Tom Sawyer
10:00am Depart
12:15pm Arrive in Kimmswick
1:00pm Eat lunch at the Blue Owl, shop and explore
3:30pm Depart Kimmswick via motorcoach
4:00pm Arrive in St. Louis at the Riverboats dock
Kimmswick Leisure
9:00am Board a motorcoach in St. Louis
9:30am Depart St. Louis
10:00am Arrive in Kimmswick, shop and explore
11:00am Eat lunch at the Blue Owl
1:00pm Board the Tom Sawyer Riverboat
1:15pm Depart Kimmswick
4:30-5:00pm* Arrive in St. Louis at the Riverboats dock
*Cruise length can vary depending on river conditions.
Note: While visiting Kimmswick, guests may encounter uneven terrain such as stairs and gravel walkways. For your safety and comfort, please wear comfortable, sturdy walking shoes. We do not recommend this trip for those needing wheelchairs or walkers, or those with significant physical limitations.
Kimmswick Mo is the perfect place to spend an afternoon with your friends and family. Our town puts on several festivals throughout the year. The largest and most popular include: the Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival, Strawberry Festival, our popular Witches' Night Out, the Holiday Open House, and the Christmas Festival and Cookie Walk. A full list of our annual events can be found here.
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New York, NY — Artadia and the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) are delighted to announce Jackie Saccoccio as the recipient of the Artadia NADA Award, a $4,000 unrestricted cash prize at the 2015 NADA New York art fair. Saccoccio's work is exhibited at Eleven Rivington, booth 1.09 at NADA New York. A jury comprised of two renowned curators, Tom Eccles, Executive Director, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard, and Kelly Taxter, Assistant Curator, the Jewish Museum, determined the Awardee.
Eccles and Taxter unanimously agreed that while "coming from different directions, we were both struck by Jackie Saccoccio's substantial, complex and accomplished painting."
Jackie Saccoccio will receive all lifetime benefits of the Artadia Award program including access to our New York Residency, Awardee exhibitions, connections with curators, and participation in Artadia projects at art fairs across the country.
Jackie Saccoccio was born in 1963 in Providence, RI. She currently lives and works in New York and Connecticut. Her recent exhibitions include: Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago, IL (forthcoming); Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (forthcoming); Eleven Rivington, New York, NY; Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy; Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Villa Croce, Genova, Italy; Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH; Saatchi Gallery, London, UK; New Britain Museum, New Britain, CT; Lucien Terras Inc., New York, NY.
About Artadia:
Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is a national non-profit organization that supports visual artists with unrestricted, merit-based Awards and fosters connections to a network of opportunities. We recognize artistic excellence in cities throughout the United States and introduce local communities to the international art conversation. Since 1999, Artadia has awarded over $3 million to more than 300 artists throughout its participating Award cities of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. Over 20,000 artists have applied for the Artadia Awards, and Artadia has collaborated with over 500 curators and artists in the selection of each recipient through its rigorously-juried, open-application process.
The Artadia Awards offer individual artists unrestricted funds ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 and access to a lifetime of professional opportunities. Through the unrestricted Artadia Awards and its range of program services, Artadia offers artists vital resources, critical validation, and exposure throughout their careers. Current programs include the Art & Dialogue series, exhibitions, a residency at the International Studio & Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, and an ongoing partnership with the New Art Dealers Alliance in New York and Miami.
About NADA:
Founded in 2002, New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) collective of professionals working with contemporary art. NADA's mission is to create an open flow of information, support, and collaboration within their field and to develop a stronger sense of community among their constituency. NADA believes that the adversarial approach to exhibiting and selling art has run its course. NADA believes that change can be achieved through fostering constructive thought and dialogue between various points in the art industry from large galleries to small spaces, non-profit and commercial alike. Through support and encouragement, NADA facilitates strong and meaningful relationships between their members working with new contemporary and emerging art; while enhancing the public's interaction with contemporary art.


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Berlin isn't the first city to take issue with Airbnb's vacation rental scheme, but it has just levied one of the biggest bans on the service. As of this month, Berliners are no longer allowed to rent their full apartments to tourists using Airbnb.
The law, called Zweckentfremdungsverbot ("prohibition of improper use"), was passed in 2014 and went into effect on May 1. Andreas Geisel, Berlin's head of urban development, told The Local that the crackdown is "a necessary and sensible instrument" to keep housing affordable in the German capital. "I am absolutely determined to return such misappropriated apartments to the people of Berlin and to newcomers," he said.
Though rents in Berlin are still low compared to other major European cities, they increased by 56% between 2009 and 2014. Officials believe Airbnb played a large role in that rise as more locals use their apartments exclusively for short-term rentals, in turn aggravating the city's housing shortage.
It's not all bad news. Airbnb isn't banned completely from Berlin, only short-term renting of entire homes to tourists is forbidden without a city permit (and offenders can face fines of up to €100,000). Visitors can still rent single rooms, so if you intended to use Airbnb for your next visit to Germany's capital, plan on getting friendly with your host.


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Grapevine Joseph Multi-Level Bible Study: Book Review, Coupon Code, & Giveaway
Near the end of 2011, I was blessed to discover Grapevine Bible Studies: Stick Figuring Through the Bible. I had been looking for a way to teach the Bible to my children (ages 2 and 4) that would be factual but also hold their attention, and when I saw that the Grapevine Bible Studies had you drawing along (aka "stick figuring") with the lessons, I thought it was a great idea and worth a try!
We started out by completing the Creation lessons out of the Beginner Old Testament Part 1 last fall, and over the month of December we completed most of the Beginner Birth of Jesus lessons.
While even the Beginner lessons are listed for ages 5-7, I found that with help and occasionally modifying as needed (we break most single lessons into two lessons to fit their shorter attention spans), my children could do the lessons AND they were learning a lot. I was really surprised at just how much they were learning! I also liked the fact that there was virtually no prep needed outside of having the basic materials ready — teacher's manual, student pages, markers, colored pencils, and a Bible. The lessons are really laid out well, and it's easy to know exactly what to do. I was also really impressed with Dianna from Grapevine, and how responsive she was to my questions via email and the Grapevine Facebook page.
Overall I was very impressed with the company and with the Bible Study materials. So, when an opportunity to join the Grapevine Blog Team opened up, I jumped at the chance to be able to review more of their materials AND share them with YOU! 🙂 I really can't recommend them enough!
Recommended for ages 7 and up
Book description from the Grapevine website:
Walk with Joseph as he goes from a prince in Canaan to slavery in Egypt and then to the courts of Pharaoh. Your students will enjoy this engaging Bible study!
Follow Joseph as he travels from the tents of Jacob to the house of Potiphar and eventually becomes second in command to Pharaoh. Watch to see how Joseph reacts to slavery and false accusations. See how God uses difficult circumstances in Joseph's life to prepare him to save thousands of people, including those who mistreated him. Joseph's story is one of betrayal, forgiveness, and restoration. Take a look at this fascinating Bible story today!
My Review:
This is the first book we've done that wasn't the "Beginner" (ages 5-7) level, but rather listed as "Multi-level" (ages 7 and up). One of the biggest differences I noticed was that the Multi-level book begins with a timeline which is an overview of all the lessons; in this case, the timeline is of Joseph's life from birth until his death. For the timeline lesson, you basically draw all the stick figures you'll draw in all the lessons combined on a timeline and learn very basic information about each drawing. Then, in the future lessons, you'll draw the same drawings again and talk about each in richer detail, while also reading the accompanying Bible verses.
While I really liked the timeline, it did take us 3 separate lessons to complete all the drawings. L&L were able to do about 6-9 drawings at a time before they needed a break, and there were 23 drawings included in the timeline of Joseph's life. We typically do 1-3 Grapevine lessons per week as a family, in the evenings when DH is home from work, so this particular timeline was completed over a 2 week period.
|Our completed timeline of Joseph's life
Basically the "teacher" draws the stick figure from the teacher's manual up on the board, and then the student copies the drawing onto their student page.
Luke drew all his own drawings, with only occasional help.
Lilah helped draw her stick figures, occasionally attempted them on her own, or watched as we drew them in front of her.
We did lots of reviewing of the stick figures over the 3 lessons, and by the end, L&L were able to tell the story of Joseph's life from beginning to end by themselves.
Even though we've only completed the timeline so far, I am really impressed with the amount of information L&L have learned about Joseph's life, and for their ages, I think perhaps just the timeline overview alone is "enough" at this point. I plan to go back and review the timeline with them from time to time — it really is amazing how they can look at their own drawings and tell you all about them — and then we can always go more in-depth with the individual lessons as they are ready for them.
Here are the student pages that go with the first lesson after the timeline to give you an idea of what they look like:
And here is an example to show what was drawn as the model, and what L&L drew on their student pages:
|Model on the cork board
|Luke's page in his binder
|Lilah's page in her binder
General Grapevine Bible Study Tips and Tricks:
- In the past, we did our drawing on a whiteboard downstairs, but have since moved to a cozier nook upstairs where there is no whiteboard. Instead, there is a cork board there, so we just printed the timeline pages, pinned them to the cork board, and drew the stick figures on with markers. It worked well, and is a good alternative if you don't have a whiteboard!
- Because L&L are young and need lots of help with the drawings, DH and I take turns leading the lesson, while the other devotes most of their attention to the youngest child. Then we both help the oldest as needed, though he doesn't need much help usually. So if your children are young and you have the option of having two adults present, it really is helpful for one to be in charge of teaching the lesson and the other to be in charge of helping the children with their drawings so they don't become frustrated. I'm sure one could do it alone, but two has proven to be much more helpful in our own situation. I also like the fact this truly makes it a FAMILY Bible study. 🙂
- I prefer the eBook format for the books, though you can buy the actual books if you prefer. I like that I can download the books and they are ready for me to use right away. We usually pull up the teacher file (PDF) on the laptop to look at during the lesson (doesn't waste any paper or ink this way!), and print out the student sheets which we put into a binder for the kids.
- We have found that sitting on the floor and letting the kids use their lap desks (around $5-6/each from Michael's craft store works well).
- The person teaching the lesson needs markers in 8 colors and the kids need colored pencils in 8 colors. We put these supplies into (recycled) cups that we keep handy just for these lessons.
- If your children are young, there are some sample lessons on the website you can try first to see if they'd be a good fit for you. I suggest starting with the Beginner lessons, or if you have a range of ages, the Multi-Level lessons.
Coupon Code:
Dianna at Grapevine has graciously allowed me the chance to share with you a discount code that will give you 20% off any item not already discounted in the Grapevine store! The coupon code is Joe44 to be used at checkout.
Multi-Level Joseph Teacher & Student eBook Giveaway:
I am also excited to announce that Dianna is allowing me to host a giveaway for Multi-level Joseph teacher and student eBook downloads to one lucky reader! The giveaway will begin today and run for 2 weeks. The winner will be chosen randomly via Rafflecopter within 48 hours of the end of the giveaway. The winner will be posted here and contacted via email. Please add inlieuofpreschool (at) gmail (dot) com to your email contacts so that if you win, my email will not go into your spam folder!
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My Dear Antagonist Academic
To my dear antagonist academic, to my politicized counterpart in other countries: I am truly sorry to hear that boycotting my academic institution is a source of your pride.
Boycotting, quite hypocritically, universities, academic institutions and research institutions in Israel, some of the most prestigious and leading institutions in the world. What a contradiction to intellectual freedom.
Let me ask you a few genuine questions, since I would like to know what level of knowledge you posses on Israel so that I can explain to you better, suited to your limited perspective on academic freedom, why this kind of decisions to follow the BDS movement are in all and every way counter-productive for the alleged objectives of its founders (please not the word alleged), and is simply a maneuver to dehumanize Israel and its people, including me, by perpetuating the suffering and the non-state status of the Palestinian people, which I find absolutely shameless and outrageous.
1. Have you ever been in Israel?
If yes, then you may have realized that Israel, despite its problems of discrimination (like in any other country in the world), is absolutely the most diverse country in the middle east, Africa and Asia. Where with less than 70 years of life its people are moving towards a full integration of the communities, and we will get there as hard as it will be. You may have realized that despite the political and ideological differences, Israelis manage to put humanity first and work together for a better world, as has been seen many times in Japan, Haiti, Nepal and in African countries for the integration of development technologies, among many others.
If not, then probably you should come before blindly following a "cool trend" for "social justice" (yes, I quote social justice because this is everything BUT social justice). Remember that this is academics, not politics.
2. Do you know any Israeli academic (Jew, Arab, Christian, etc…)?
Again, if yes, you have probably noticed that actually, the Israeli academics are among the majority of the people in the world that actually DO something for the Palestinian people and their self-determination, please feel free to ask any of us. And yes, by doing I mean not seating in front of a virtual network, sharing biased news and "yelling" for social justice. Maybe you want to argue that you are not targeting individual academics, but only the institutions, well I am not sure how it works where you come from, but here in Israel, it is the institutions that pay and support the academics and their initiatives, so you may have a small flaw in your logic.
If not, then I truly suggest you get to know some, you may even be enlightened and who knows, maybe you will come study here!
3. Have you ever read an academic paper from an Israeli institution?
If yes, then maybe you should stop if you do not want to look like a hypocrite for using Israeli theories but not wanting to collaborate in any way with those same theorists. But maybe you will say that academic knowledge is academic for the exact reason that it must be available to everyone who wishes to learn about it, or research about it, or share it for the better of the world. But maybe you do think that it is acceptable to deprive some academics from such standards, as very disturbingly many others do. Well I will tell you that it is a bit worrying and it yields to the logical possibility of double standards, which as an academic, I am sure you do not want your actions and opinions to contradict your values and believes, right?
If not, then I am just thinking that it may be a good idea to dig something up from the academic archives, I am sure you will find it more intellectually fulfilling to discuss, argue, refute, challenge or even (god forbid) agree with some of their theories than to call for a boycott.
4. Have you even thought about the students of these institutions?
Let me explain to you why the core of your argument is logically flawed. Lets get away from the academics themselves and look at the students from these institutions. All the students, including hundreds of Palestinians and thousands of international students, at Tel Aviv University, Technion, Hebrew University, Weizmann Institute, etc… have an impact among their communities and among their friends and family. If these students see themselves affected, as a consequence of increased academic boycott, what do you think their reaction will be to the international community? What do you think their thoughts will be after many have devoted time, effort and passion to curing an extremely difficult situation in this new and small country? Unfortunately for some people this means a shift in ideology and at times, although fewer, this means a right wing shift with negative consequences for the solution of this conflict; and for some others it means harassment, isolation and contempt towards these students, not something justifiable nor deserved in any right mind.
5. Do you understand the consequences of boycotting Israel, let alone its prestigious academic institutions?
The first is to politicize academics, which the implied low standards of this move speak by themselves. I have always thought that Politicians are not good leaders, because they do not lead, the do politics. On the other hand, academics do lead through thought, intellect and reason. You are throwing that advantage under the bus by agreeing to boycott the people that genuinely care about the path of development.
The second is the shift to more extreme right tendencies in the Israeli government as a consequence of the isolation in the world (although it is ironic, because for every organization that wants to boycott Israeli academics, about 20 others want to increase, expand and benefit from the rich and magnificent intellect that Israel has to offer). You give right wing politicians a "valid reason", with respect to the Israeli disappointment at the world, to take further, more extreme actions to maintain the Status-Quo with the Palestinians, something I am pretty sure you rather not see, as neither do I (hey! we do agree on something after all…too bad it is not on how to fight for academic freedom and collaboration).
Probably I should have said something about how extremely hypocritical and absolutely troubling it is that you (the AAA, ASA, etc…) have chosen to only boycott Israel and not countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, etc… But I did not really get into it because I do not want your invalid and not sound counter argument to focus on this. You want to "start somewhere", then go ahead and start by understanding the influence of Jewish thought and Israeli intellectuals in the world you live in and by studying the projects that are making this world a much better place. I have no doubt that you will be impressed.
Note: this post was originally written (by myself) as an answer to a facebook post in a private group.


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Geno Smith defended himself against a scouting report that has called his skills into question, telling USA Today Sports, "it's untrue in all things," while his former quarterbacks coach said Smith can "start in the NFL from day one."
Pro Football Weekly draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki delivered a scathing assessment of Smith's skills this week, writing that the West Virginia quarterback is "not a student of the game," "does not command respect from teammates and cannot inspire," is "not committed or focused" and "cannot handle hard coaching."
"A cross between Akili Smith and Aaron Brooks, Smith is a gimmick, overhyped product of the system lacking the football savvy, work habits and focus to cement a starting job and could drain energy from a QB room. Will be overdrafted and struggle to produce against NFL defensive complexities," Nawrocki also wrote.
Nawrocki's scouting report has stirred debate much like a critical report he wrote about Cam Newton before he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2011 draft.
Smith said he heard about the scouting report when his former quarterbacks coach at West Virginia, Jake Spavital, called him to talk about it.
Spavital, now Johnny Manziel's quarterbacks coach at Texas A&M, told USA Today that he was "laughing" with Smith when discussing the report and told the quarterback, "Welcome to the business."
Spavital called Smith, who led the nation with 42 touchdown passes this past season, a "dream come true for a coach."
"I thought he was one of the hardest-working quarterbacks I've ever been around," he told USA Today. "You have people who are about 'What can football do for me?' Geno is about 'What I can do for football?' If you take the game away from him, I think he dies."
Former West Virginia center and Joe Madsen called the scouting report an "April Fool's joke" in an interview Wednesday with 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia on Wednesday.
"Geno was the first one; me, him and the other seniors who were there that year were the first ones on everybody. To say that he doesn't motivate a team, I mean, the guy who wrote that probably wasn't there. He was never at the practices."
Smith visited the Kansas City Chiefs, who own the No. 1 overall pick, on Monday and Tuesday. He visited the Philadelphia Eagles, who own the No. 4 overall selection, on Wednesday.
All but three teams attended his pro day on March 14, when Smith completed 60 of 64 passes.
A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Smith is one of 19 players invited by the NFL to attend the draft, scheduled to be held April 25-27 in New York.
The other players invited to attend, according to the source, are: Texas A&M offensive tackle, Luke Joeckel, Florida State quarterback EJ Manuel, Alabama guard Chance Warmack, Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner, North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper, Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, Oklahoma offensive tackle Lane Johnson, BYU defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro, Alabama offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher, Florida State offensive tackle Menelik Watson, Tennessee wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson, Florida State cornerback Xavier Rhodes, West Virginia wide receiver Tavon Austin, SMU defensive end Margus Hunt, LSU defensive end Barkevious Mingo and Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner.


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First I must say that it's been a fantastic weekend. We had visitors from South Carolina that we haven't seen in quite a while. They lived on Long Island all of their lives, moved to Pennsylvania, reducing our opportunities to see each other and then snuck down to South Carolina, now living just 3, count them 3 miles from the ocean!!! A visit to SC is on the boards! A proper invasion from the NY Huff's, lookout D, J, E & M!
So we've recently reconnected and planned a visit while they were doing their NY/PA summer tour! We had them over for "snacks" Saturday afternoon, before going over to Bayside and having dinner with DD, Tiffany. I made Guacamole (truly one of my best even if I have to brag); my famous cucumber salsa; spinach/artichoke hummus; baked tortilla chips; pita chips, pretzels, popcorn and cheddar cheese & crackers and some picholine olives. Why olives, because I had them in the fridge! Nana baked old-fashioned Toll House cookies, too. Drinks were very refreshing: Mint Iced Tea and Lemonade. I served sugar syrup to sweeten as needed. The two libations combined in the same glass over lots of ice were so delectable! Love that combo, thanx to my ex-catering partner, Marge, for getting us started with that!
So our friends Dan and Joann, and their absolutely beautiful children Emily, 12 and Matthew, 11 arrived and we had a wonderful time grazing and catching up. Then dinner was great, albeit bittersweet, as it was Tiff's next to last shift in the Bayside restaurant, as she is transferring to another branch next week. After an enjoyable meal we returned home for another couple of hours of reminiscing over photos that made the time together so special. Thanx guys for making our house a visit on your Summer NE tour! See you in SC!
Lunch on Sunday was well, wonderful, rooting through the fridge I found a lonely leftover piece of grilled chicken breast. I already had the leftover guacamole and salsa on my mind. Voila–Nachos! Chips, chicken, taco sauce, salsa, cheddar cheese, microwave and topped with guac and we enjoyed a delicious lunch!
Dinner was also using up some pantry items, a Bacon and Butternut Pasta recipe from Cooking Light Magazine March 2010 issue was the inspiration. Here's the recipe:
* Exported from MasterCook *
Bacon and Butternut Pasta
Recipe By :Julianna Grimes
Serving Size : 4
Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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3 1/4 teaspoons salt — divided
8 ounces uncooked fettuccine
2 bacon slices
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups cubed peeled butternut squash — (1/2-inch)
2 garlic cloves — minced
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese — (2 ounces)
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1. Bring 3 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large saucepan. Add pasta; cook for 8 minutes. Drain in a colander over a bowl, and reserve 1/3 cup cooking liquid.
2. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings in pan. Crumble bacon; set aside. Add butter to drippings in pan; cook 30 seconds or until butter melts. Increase heat to medium-high. Add squash; sauté 7 minutes or until almost tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, pasta, reserved cooking liquid, and cheese; cook 2 minutes or until pasta is al dente, stirring frequently. Sprinkle with bacon and onions.
"Cooking Light, MARCH 2010"
As usual I tweaked it a bit. Didn't have the scallions called for, so I added some chunks of white and red onion and some dried thyme to the sautéing squash. I also didn't cut the squash to 1/2 cubes so it took twice as long to cook as the directions called for. What can I say? Also I used Spinach Tagliatelle, because that's what I had! Turned out a great dish, because at the end of the day bacon and blue cheese will always win me over!