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Hello, my sweet friends!
As many of you know, I am somebody who really values the body positivity movement. I believe that everybody deserves the right to exist in the body that they do, and that people have both the right to change their body or keep it exactly the same. Working on internalizing this message is somewhat of a radical act for somebody who has spent countless years dealing with body image issues.
I love following body positive Instagram accounts; they provide the antithesis to rigid beauty standards that are all over the platform within the same feed. In my Transparency and Vulnerability On The Bad Days post, I linked a few of my favorite BoPo accounts, but today I wanted to talk about the premise of one specific post that hit home for me.
This is what being body positive means to me.
Image courtesy of Indira's Inner Beauty, taken by @nyrasiaphotography.
This post by @ownitbabe is simple, but really stuck out to me.
Image courtesy of @ownitbabe on Instagram.
I had a conversation with one of my cousins this summer about the fact that it's actually quite a big pressure to put on oneself to say, "I have to love every aspect of how I look, no matter what society or others have told me in the past, in order to claim that I love myself." While that would be an ideal end-goal for a person aiming to entertain a more body positive mindset, it's a hefty asking.
There are parts of my body that I'm not a fan of. That's okay.
We should all aim toward fully loving our bodies, but we also should note that it's a hard process that doesn't fully pan out quickly. It is difficult to completely erase negative feelings toward your body that have been engrained in your mind for a long time, whether these thoughts have been fed by society, other people, or even oneself. It is the intention to undo these negative thoughts, but it's challenging to both undo and replace these thoughts with their positive opposites.
For a long time, I thought that I wasn't doing well enough at loving myself because I had to repeat to myself, "I love everything about my body," and I didn't really mean it.
Rini's post helped me sort out my thoughts quite a bit. I can accept my body and care for it without finding it 100% aesthetically perfect. I think I'm at that point of acceptance, but I know that I am not at the point of fully loving how I look. I most probably never will be. I have a long way to go in trying to look at myself in the mirror and love everything that I see. I know that I am not alone in that sentiment, and that doesn't mean that I don't love myself.
I accept that this is the body that I get to live in.
I may not like my arms or my stomach, but I accept that this is how I look and how my body is. There are things that I can choose to change about myself if I'd like, but I don't have to in order to experience my life in a better way. Looking the way that I do ultimately does not change the experience that I will have doing the things that I want to do, or loving the people that I want to love.
I care about my body, so I want to take care of it.
I have decided this; a cared-for body is a pretty body. It is a priority for me to make sure that I take care of this body, because as Rini says in her post, it's my vessel to do things in this world. I may not love my arms, but they allow me to hug the people that I love. That matters, and it is a small thing that can be easily overlooked, but should not be taken for granted. I need to thank my body for all that it does for me by taking care of it. I don't need to punish it for not being as thin as I'd wish, or for not looking like that of the Victoria's Secret Angels who I spent my adolescence idolizing.
I recognize that I am more than my body.
I am a person with emotions, intentions, values, morals, and interpersonal connections. The things that I hold inside of my body are more valuable than the shell that they live in. This shell, my body, enables me to do certain things that help further my intrinsic agenda. But I am so much more than whether or not somebody finds me attractive, or the size of my jeans. I firmly believe that if you are kind and good at heart, it radiates through your eyes and your smile. Seeing that shine in people is what makes me view them as beautiful, and aesthetics come later and matter so little.
So, here is what I want you to take away from today's post:
- You can accept your body, care for it, and love it without being crazy about every aspect of its aesthetics.
- Your body does a lot for you, it deserves a "thank you," rather than a punishment or an order to change.
- You can have a body positive mindset while not loving every aspect of your physical appearance.
- You are more than your body. The shine you have within is what defines you. Your body is merely a shell.
I hope that this post could help lighten a load on your shoulders, and put body positivity in a more doable light for you. This is what body positivity means to me in this moment, at age 20 in the phase of my life that I am in. Please remember this: you are so, so beautiful inside and out!
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On a cold and cloudy day just outside of the nations capital, the Redskins had just defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to all but knock them out of playoff contention. The Redskins improved to 4-11 with that win. All the talk of the Jay Gruden-RG3 relationship talk subsided and now people were asking "Think Robert is the quarterback of the future now?" I turned on the local news and the lead stories were about the Redskins' win, RG3's performance, Jay Gruden's coaching decisions, analysis of a meaningless 4-11 team. It went on and on and on. You would have thought the Redskins had won the super bowl.
Meanwhile in Chinatown, the Wizards were practicing before a game with the Phoenix Suns. At the time, the Wizards were 19-6 and 13-3 at home. No mention in the news, nothing in the papers. The Wizards are hands down the best team in Washington, D.C. and have hands down the best player in the city yet they get next to no acknowledgment from the media. Why is it? Maybe it's because folks in D.C. still associate the Wizards with Gilbert Arenas? Maybe it's because people are still thinking about the gun incident with Arenas and Javaris Crittenton? Or maybe it's because people think of a perennial loser whenever the Wizards are brought into conversation?
The Wizards are off to their best start since the 1975-76 season. They have an all-star point guard and a very solid mix of young and veteran players. The two best players on the team, John Wall and Bradley Beal are 24 and 21 years old respectively; and attendance is down this year. The Wizards need Washington's support and now is a great time to jump on the bandwagon. Here's why:
The Redskins are perennial losers. Every year it's the same story, quarterback controversies, coaching controversies, name controversies, ownership controversies. Aside from 2012, can you name a year when there was no cloud hanging over this organization? Folks, if we didn't rip off seven straight wins in 2012 to win the NFC East, we would be looking at three playoff appearances, THREE!!! Since the 1992 Championship.
In addition, what have the Redskins done via the draft or free agency to make fans believe that things might be different going forward? We stopped paying crazy money to over the hill free agents (Deon Sanders, Albert Haynesworth, Donovan McNabb, Antwaan Randel El, Jeff George, Adam Archuleta) and would build through the draft. Well, how about the draft? We traded away three years worth of first round picks to draft a quarterback who might not be on the team next year. Lastly, we drafted Malcolm Kelly, Devin Thomas, and Fred Davis over now our best receiver, DeSean Jackson. None of the three players the Redskins drafted are currently in the NFL.
A once proud franchise has now turned into the east coast version of the Raiders. Really think next year is going to be better?
The Capitals used to be the hottest ticket in town. The team made the Stanley Cup finals in the 1997-1998 season but ultimately lost. The Capitals struggled in the Early 2000's either losing early in the playoffs or not qualifying at all. The buzz around the Capitals was lost until they drafted Alexander Ovechkin with the Number 1 overall pick.
The Caps didn't win right away but they were exciting to watch. Mainly because there was a superstar in the making skating up and down the ice for the home squad. The Caps started to build nicely around Ovechkin and the Caps were the talk of the town once football season was over. Capitals tickets became the toughest ticket in town.
Add in a rivalry with another budding superstar, Sidney Crosby, and the Caps suddenly became the talk of the town in the cold months. Playoff appearances were expected annually. In the 2008-2009 season, the Caps got out of the first round for the first time since that 1997-1998 Stanley Cup run. They ultimately lost to the Penguins in seven games but optimism was high.
The team cruised through the 2009-10 season to the best regular season record in the NHL. They were going to walk right through to the Stanley Cup right? With the pressure on and expectations high, the Number 1 overall seed lost to the 8 seed Montreal Canadiens in 7 seven games. The team followed that up with back to back losses in the Conference Semifinals in as many years.
The Caps failed to make the playoffs last year and the buzz surrounding the team is officially gone. Fans probably forgot that the Winter Classic is at Nats Park this year.
Which brings me to the Nationals. Everyone in the city was psyched when the team relocated from Montreal to D.C. back in 2005. We didn't have to cling onto the Orioles from our friends in Baltimore up I-95. We'd have our own team. We don't need to root for our little brother's team right?
The Nationals somehow won 81 games their first year back in D.C. But that was short lived as the Nationals were the running joke of the MLB from 2008-2010. In 2008, Nats stadium was built and that meant a new beginning right? The Nationals went 59-102 that year. On top of that, you couldn't give away free tickets.
2009 would be different right? We did after all draft Stephen Strasburg… Nope. The Nats followed the 2008 campaign with another 59-102 record even with the new jewel Stephen Strasburg in town.
Several months into his career, Strasburg tore a ligament in his elbow resulting in him getting Tommy John Surgery. This sidelined the young star for a year. That was O.K. though because the Nats drafted Bryce Harper with the first overall pick in 2010.
As any 19 year old, Bryce loved being the face of a franchise in a big city. I mean at 19, who wouldn't? Bryce helped the team improve to a improved 69-93 record in 2010. The front office was putting the pieces in place and the plan was for the team would make a serious playoff run in 2011.
That playoff appearance didn't happen until 2012 when the Nats had the best overall record of 98-64. The controversy of shutting down Stephen Strasburg right before the playoffs divided the Nationals faithful. The team got the number 1 seed and had a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals who had to sneak their way into the playoffs. The Nats ended up losing that series in 5 with game 5 being at home. The Nats followed that up by missing the playoffs in 2013 and another first round exit in 2014 even though they had the number 1 seed once again.
Seems to be a pattern here… The Redskins, Capitals, and Nationals have underachieved. Missing the playoffs, early exits, benching stars, the list goes on and on. But wait, there's one team that actually overachieved last year. The Washington Wizards.
The Wizards went all in in 2013 just to make the playoffs. The front office made key trades and free agent acquisitions. This was going to be our year that we make the playoffs with the 7 or 8 seed and get swept by the Heat or Pacers to celebrate!
The Wizards hovered around .500 for most of the season. In the NBA eastern conference, that's something to celebrate. The team ended the season 44-38. The team's first finish over .500 since 2008. The Wizards went up against a tough Bulls squad. All the reporters, analysts, and writers picked the Wizards to lose. Well, the Wizards won that series 4-1 in dominant fashion. In all honesty, if it wasn't for a bonehead play from starting forward Nene, the Wizards could have swept that series. The Wizards ultimately lost to the Pacers in the second round.
The Wizards have used the momentum from last year into this and it began in the off season. The acquisition of Paul Pierce and several other veterans has made a huge impact. Development from star John Wall, Bradley Beal, and other players has also led to this hot 19-6 start. The Wizards have the best player in any sport in D.C. in John Wall. John made his first all-star game last year and there will be many more to come. The Wizards were able to jump out to this hot start even with injuries to key players. And most recently, Paul Pierce yelled at the team after a win, yes a WIN calling out their bad habits and lack of focus. Doesn't sound like old Wizards' teams now does it?
The stars are aligning. The Wizards could have a very special season. Do you want to root for a team currently 13 games above .500 a quarter of the way into the season or is it more fun debating who will be coaching and playing quarterback for the Redskins in 2015?

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Koja recently opened a new brick and mortar in downtown Walnut Creek. It's right across from the movie theater and close to the Broadway Shopping Plaza. Much like their food trucks, Koja displays images of their food on large lcd screens in the entrance area. The decor is modern, minimalist, and has accents of Asian style incorporated.
The menu includes the staples (Koja "burgers") that made them one of the most popular food trucks in the Bay Area. They also included some new items to fill out a larger menu for a sit down style restaurant. I haven't been to their food trucks in a while, so I'm not sure what they have on their truck menus, but the brick and mortar menu includes bowls, tacos, and various sides.
I've had the Koja several times, so I decided to try a taco. The corn tortillas were really good; flexible, but sturdy and had a good corn taste. Yes, I take my tortillas very serious. The worse thing you can serve me is a taco with sh!$@# tortillas. I also have an aversion to tacos that I cannot pickup with my hands and eat. Thankfully, Koja made a proper two-tortilla taco! The tacos were good and taste exactly as they are described. For example, the braised pork taco has a coconut flavor that is noticeable. All the tacos have plenty of salad in them to give it a fresh flavor. The only thing they're missing was some crunch. One crispy tortilla like La Taqueria (in SF) or a cabbage slaw would add the crunch that's missing.
I also tried the DMZ Wings (habanero infused bbq sauce, black pepper, sesame seeds). Was it 🌶? Of course it was spicy; however, Koja did a great job of making the subtle. It slowly creeps in and becomes hotter over time. Ever had those really spicy wings from a traditional place that was so spicy and so vinegary that you had to hold your breath while eating them because the fumes would make your nose recoil? These wings won't make your nose recoil. The spice is their, but it doesn't bash you over the head with one bite. The deep fried crust is also very good; nice and crispy, but not super oily. My guess is the chicken is twice fried to get the solid crispiness.
Overall, the visit was a pleasure. Good tasting food and definitely unique. There is absolutely nothing else like it in Walnut Creek.


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Create a Stunning Liquid Text Effect in Photoshop To sort of wrap up our series on using liquid effects for design, today, we will look at how to use liquid photostocks to create a gorgeous and stunning liquid text effect in Photoshop. By using some clever techniques, we can warp liquids into a variety of shapes to meet our needs. In this case, you'll learn how to create letters from liquids, and then add in some extra effects for a dynamic composition. All you need is Photoshop and some free stock images, so let's get started! You'll absolutely love this PS text effect! Also, don't forget to suggest tutorials in the comments!
Photoshop Tutorial: Master Polygons Part 1 Download some of the tutorial files here Thanks go out to Ryan Barber for this tutorial. See more of his work at Step 1 Precomposing in Adobe After Effects Project files: There are two After Effects (.aep) project files that support this article. You can download them both before beginning your project: Project 1 -- Project 2. Windows users note: These files are compressed using StuffIt's .sit format, if you're on Windows and don't have the expander for Windows, download it here. It's FREE.
How to Color Inked Line Art in Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, I'm going give you a general overview of how I digitally color an illustration. We'll go over scanning, cleaning, flatting, coloring, rendering, and texturing techniques. There's just as many ways to coloring a drawing digitally as there is to painting a picture. Design a Dark, Moody Movie Poster Design a Dark, Moody Movie Poster Final Image Here is a preview of the image that we are going to be creating: Design a "Texts Drop in Water" Typography Effect in Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design a "Letter Drops into Water" Typographic Effect in Photoshop. This is intermediate level Photoshop tutorial, have a try! We will heavily use the liquify filter, custom brush and the free transform tool. The inspiration of this tutorial comes from this wonderful text effect work done by ~BK1LL3R on DeviantART.
Creating a Typographic Wallpaper After writing my previous tutorial here about Creating a Zune in Photoshop, several viewers asked if I'd share how I created the wallpaper graphic. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make something similar, and it's quite easy! What is Typography? In order to create a typographic wallpaper, it would make sense to know a bit about Typography in the first place. Typography is the art and technique of arranging movable type. What does this mean? Importing 3D models into Adobe's After Effects : Adobe After Effects Podcast ---Importing 3D models into Adobe's After Effects Most people think that the only way to work with real extruded 3D elements or 3D models inside of After Effects, is by purchasing a 3rd-Party Plug-in. Well, that's just not the case.
Create an Electrified Neon Text Effect for Wallpaper This is one of the coolest effects we can make in Photoshop. Electric text in Photoshop. I have seen many tutorials for this but I thought there was scope for creating an easy, simple yet impressive tutorial, and so I made one. As ever, I created this tutorial keeping the newcomers in mind so if you don't have much experience, still you should be able to follow it properly. But, again as ever, we have not compromised on the quality of the result. How To Make a Cool Cinemagraph Image in Photoshop No doubt you'll have heard of the term Cinemagraph since it exploded onto the Internets. Originally coined by Photographers Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck, a cinemagraph is a clever revival of the classic animated GIF. It combines features of video and photography to create a the illusion of a still image but with cool motion effects. Let's take a look at how to create your own animated GIF cinemagraph by playing around with Photoshop's animation tools. Some of the best cinemagraph examples can be found on the creators' own website.
AE Basics 36: Pimping Your Text with Layer Styles : Adobe After Effects Podcast ---AE Basics 36: Pimping Your Text with Layer Styles AE Basics - A Creative COW series for new users of Adobe After Effects. Lesson 36: In this tutorial, Andrew Devis shows how you can take ordinary looking text and with very little effort use some simple light-weight effects to make it look outstanding.
Photoshop Tutorials Second Picture is devoted to Photoshop Tutorials 3D Tutorials Photography Tutorials Photography Composition Web Design Tutorials Here you find all my Photoshop tutorials. I try to write Photoshop tutorials that are suitable for every skill level. If you have any suggestions for my Photoshop tutorials, feel free to contact me. design.tutsplus Layer styles are a powerful and time saving feature that can help you apply amazing effects to your designs. In this tutorial we will use layer styles to create a light bulb inspired text effect in Photoshop. Let's get started!
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Football tonight, folks! I'm so excited that I get to type that until February. Today, we're going to continue looking at NFL all-time leaders with a top ten list devoted to rushers. We've already checked out career leaders in this category, but now we're going to break down single-season rushing yard leaders.
1. In 1984, Eric Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards while on the Los Angeles Rams squad. Dickerson's record may have stood for 30 years, but I'm wiling to bet it'll be broken before A.D. hangs up his cleats (see the No. 2 spot.)
2. The Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson, who stands to go down in history as one of the NFL's best RBs ever, had 2,097 yards during the 2012 season. I love to watch A.D. play and I'd like to see him break the all-time single-season record before retiring. Time (and Zimmer's game plan) will tell.
3. Jamal Lewis, former Baltimore Ravens' RB, racked-up 2,066 yards during the 2003 NFL season.
4. Barry Sanders broke onto this top ten list for the second time (holding the No. 2 spot at the time) in 1997 when he amassed 2,053 yards for the Detroit Lions.
5. In 1998, the Denver Broncos' Terrell Davis rushed for 2,008 total yards.
6. Chris Johnson, the only active player other than Peterson on this list, rushed for 2,006 yards during the 2009 season. Johnson was on the Tennessee Titans' roster at the time.
7. O.J. Simpson, whose name is now more infamous than famous, was a heck of a football player, all else aside. During the 1973 season, Simpson rushed for 2,003 yards for the Buffalo Bills.
8. While playing for the 1980 Houston Oilers, Earl Campbell rushed for 1,934 yards.
9. Barry Sanders's first appearance on this list came during the 1994 season, when he racked-up 1,883 yards for the Detroit Lions.
(9*) 10. Ahman Green, former RB for the Green Bay Packers, also had 1,883 yards one year. Green's record was set during the 2003 season.


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Angela mentors students studying at postgraduate level in NBS helping them to develop their personal and professional skills and to assess their social, cultural and personal values, mindsets and actions. Overarching this is fostering an awareness of the concepts of sustainability and responsible management within their discipline.
She also supports students on their placement year in industry and supports students' experiential learning by encouraging critical reflection on the relationship between theory and practice in a commercial environment.
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Have you been ill-treated by an attorney in their line of duty. You can lodge a complaint against that attorney with the Law Society of South Africa.
Here follows a brief outline issued by the LSSA on how and who to approach with your complaint.
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Staying Afloat in Multi-Site Ministry
4 Key Commitments for Long-Term Health
By the EGC Applied Research & Consulting Team and Vision New England
Multi-site church leadership is risky. Enough funding, attendance, and facilities for a site launch provide a great start. But for a new worship location and community to survive and thrive long-term, more is needed.
The multi-site church movement—wherein a single team manages the operations and shepherding of multiple co-branded churches—hit a major stride in the US just 25 years ago. So multi-sites are not yet old enough to assess their long-term impact on American Christianity. But lead teams are swimming in deep enough waters to have learned some key factors crucial to sustainability.
On November 20, Vision New England brought together 38 current and aspiring multi-site leaders from across New England for a Multi-Site Consultation at LifeSong Church in Sutton, MA. The full-day event provided a space for peers to share insights, successes and failures, and a few dirty little secrets of the multi-site experience.
Based on small group report-backs and participant surveys, Vision New England and EGC's Applied Research & Consulting team discovered four key insights multi-site leaders repeatedly shared. We believe their insights clarify—both for leaders exploring the multi-site option and for current multi-site staff facing vexing challenges to sustainability—the need for four life-preserving team commitments.
1. Connect with Other Multi-Site Teams
Opportunities are rare to talk openly and honestly about the unique challenges of multi-site ministry. But regular connection to peers in the multi-site experience is make-or-break crucial for team health and practical insights.
Actionable ministry team learning and development happens best with others in the multi-site boat. Other church structures—church plants, missional communities, denominational leadership—are not comparable. The multi-site situation involves logistical challenges not relevant to other leadership experiences.
Furthermore, spending time with multi-site peers means the conversation won't shrink away from addressing real-world hazards or the ugly side of multi-site. "Hearing from others and their success and failures" added value in the table discussions.
According to a 2014 Generis report surveying 535 multi-site leaders from around the world, multi-sites also grow faster than single churches or church plants. To stay ahead of the whirlwind, multi-site leaders acknowledge the wisdom of ongoing relationships with others who are currently leading a multi-site or exploring it as an option.
2. Clarify Your Multi-Site Approach & Leadership Structure
Org charts aren't sexy, and little to no attention is devoted to organizational strategy in seminary training. But a prayerfully and carefully constructed chain of team responsibility and support can mean the difference between a failed experiment and a thriving multi-site community.
"Getting a grasp on different models of multi-site ministry was tremendous," reflected one participant. Lack of clarity on multi-site approach and leadership structure was the most commonly cited ministry challenge by both current and in-process leaders.
In plenary session, Pastor Rex Keener clarified that multi-site is not a single organizational approach, but three: franchise, localized, or church-plant style (with multi-site governance). For leaders to thrive, they need to be clear about which multi-site approach they've chosen. Asking and agreeing upfront, "What are we going to standardize?" avoids unnecessary community stress.
In Pastor Rex's experience, asking leaders to adjust, for example, from a more controlled role towards more autonomy is usually not difficult. But asking leaders to adjust mid-stream from more autonomy to less can be painful and demoralizing.
In addition, different multi-site approaches require different gifts and skills. Intentionally choosing your church's approach from the start allows your team to avoid squandering your leaders' gifts in the wrong role.
For example, sustainable franchise leaders tend to excel in interpersonal skills for partner-, leader-, and community building, whereas effective church plant pastors require strong communication gifts for regular preaching.
But more than any other topic, leaders cited the leadership org chart conversation as the most helpful and impactful part of the day. There Pastor Rex shared multiple, legitimate options for chains of authority and leader support.
For example, in some multi-sites the senior leader directly supervises the campus pastors as well as other key leaders. In other multi-sites, the senior leader supervises another pastor who oversees and supports the campus pastors. Pastor Rex recommended the latter structure especially for churches with more than two sites, because it tends to be more readily scalable—adding a fourth or fifth site will not require a lead team restructure.
3. Go Deeper on Timeline, Location & Real Cost
Participants agreed that not enough conversation has been happening around the logistical challenges of multi-sites. According to one participant, "The conversation around the way to think through location, timeline, and budgeting were helpful in that they didn't offer what to think but how to think."
The financial realities of multi-sites were of particular interest. The most impactful topic of the day was, as one leader put it, "the budget stuff—NO ONE has written a book about that yet!" Published estimates for the first-year cost of launching a multi-site vary wildly. Participants in the room shared estimates ranging from $250,000 to $1 million. In the Generis survey of 535 multi-site churches, first-year estimates ranged from $46,000 to $1.4 million.
The budget discussion raised a number of factors responsible for the wide range of estimates, including: the number of staff; the combined attendance at all sites; whether the site is buying, leasing, or renting property; and the leadership structure.
The leaders broadly appreciated the time devoted to this level of logistical detail, and expressed a desire for more opportunities for such practical deep dives.
4. Prepare to Face Hard Realities
The idea of launching a multi-site in some ways can feel to a church community like a reward for a job well done. When a church community multiplies beyond its capacity, it must expand or risk crowding people out—Yay, growth!
But leaders can hold an unconscious assumption that multi-site ministry will "just flow"—that the "repeat performance" will be easier than the sweat and spiritual labor that went into the original. Similarly, churches struggling to address the needs of a community bursting at the seams may assume that the multi-site launch will bring relief for overworked ministers.
The reality can often be the opposite of these assumptions, and churches considering a multi-site need to enter such a commitment with eyes wide open. D'Angelo and Stigile warn,
Multi-site creates more problems than it solves—it multiplies exactly who you are today, nothing more, nothing less. It's not only the good that grows, it has a way of expanding everything in your church…Going multi-site fixes nothing, it only multiplies everything.
For example, despite its efficiencies multi-sites require substantially more—not less— leadership development. Multi-sites boast a higher average level of lay participation that individual churches. Wise lead teams plan to exercise intensive leadership development as a given duty, and prepare for even higher levels of leadership skill and maturity themselves.
Pastor Rex candidly shared the pain with which his church learned the need to restructure their lead team. As the senior pastor, he had been overseeing each campus pastor directly. But he was spread too thin and ministry quality visibly suffered.
His church has now taken the hard transition to a model where he supervises another leader who oversees the campus pastors. This mid-stream shift has involved significant growing pains. Pastor Rex hoped with his radical candor to spare other church communities of this kind of potentially avoidable team stress.
As a reality check for those exploring multi-site, or those bewildered by their multi-site experience, consider how the participants in this conference honestly describe multi-site leadership:
Experienced leaders agree that leading a multi-site is not trivial—it's a hard upward calling. But take heart—leaders also shared measured words of wisdom and hope:
Vision New England unifies, encourages, and equips the diverse Body of Christ in New England for intentional evangelism. VNE recently convened the Multisite Consultation to create an opportunity for peer fellowship, support, and shared insights among multi-site church teams in New England. Bob Atherton, VNE's Vice President of Member Services, would be happy to connect you with other local multi-site leaders.


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Darling, it's not a question of whether or not you can pull these off. Of course you can. With the sharp slanted mahogany riding heel, a bug stitch unique to Heritage Boot and inlays on the stove-pipe shaft that will have you going cross eyed in admiration for your own sense of style, the only person you need to impress is yourself and with these on your feet? It will be mission accomplished. Vintage inspired black & white boot with intricate inlays.
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If "Seeking Order" is the title of my work, "Serendipity" would be the subtitle. I take materials and themes of interest to me, and humorously weave them together for expression and exploration. Creating is a time of reflection on past, present and future, linking the chapters together.
Jan Hewitt Towlsey's work is unique in that she uses a loom for weaving metals such as copper and brass, as well as more common materials like cotton and silk. Her two-dimensional designs give the impression of visual depth in that the metals shimmer and dance in the light.
Jan is a very involved Rochester artist who loves to teach others to create. She currently teaches classes at Aesthetic Education Institute, Rochester, NY and at Rush-Henrietta School District, Henrietta, NY. She has exhibited her work throughout Rochester, including Oxford Gallery, Clothesline Arts Festival and AAUW.


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We want to spend the summer celebrating the herring, yes the sardines, the little silver darlings, but we also want to celebrate the human cultures which grew up around the sardine fisheries. We want to spawn and promote a number of events around the state centering on the sardine, and the disappearance of the sardine related industry and culture, another kind of extinction.Please join us, and keep watching here as we will have more events to post.
June 29 - The Fish Belong to the People - film showing at the Belfast Free Library with speaker Glen Libby - sponsored by the library and the co-op- more info click
July 3, Saturday, 130 PM Eastport Arts Center - Herring Hymnal, Herring Dance, Herring Song - A reading by poet Karin Spitfire with local poets and archival film footage of the Eastport sardine industry, Old Eastport, and maritime life, from the Northern Lights Film Society
July 20 - Herring Night at the Bass Harbor Library - as a part of their annual Ruth Moore Days - with readings from Ruth Moore and historic photos of the local sardine cannery by Eleanor Mayo
July 22 - Karin Spitfire reads poetry, Stockton Library, 7 PM
July 25 - 6 PM Poetry and Sax = 9 local women poets read, with jazz sax, at a release party for: Talking Furniture - Selections from Maine Writers, at Bay Wrap, 102 Main Street, Belfast - $10 donation, proceeds go to sponsor the Belfast Sardine Extravaganza
July 26 Belfast Free Library - film maker Karen Saum's film "Working Women of Waldo County" which includes a section on the sardine industry - sponsored by the Belfast Historical Museum and the Belfast Free Library
July 30 - 730 PM - sardine poetry night at the Wayne (Maine) Public Library
July 31, 11-3, Maine State Museum, Augusta - special event for the Stinson Seafood- sardine industry exhibit - with:
1030 & 130 - music by Roll and Go
1100 - sardine poetry with Karin Spitfire and Gary Lawless
1130 - food historian Sandra Oliver on Seafood and Sardines in the New England Diet
and more!
August 1 - 30 images of the sardine industry - a photo/art exhibit at the Kramer Gallery, Belfast - focussing on the Belfast sardine cannery, with images from the Belfast Historical Society, Penobscot Marine Museum, and local artists
August 4, 630-800 PM Herring Gut Learning Center, Port Clyde - sardine taqlk, poetry, and film (including footage of the Port Clyde cannery fire and explosion), with a display of historic photos, aprons, scissors, timecards, trays and other historic artifacts - for more info click
August 10, 630 PM, Belfast Free Library - Fish Forever-speaker Aaron Dority of the Penobscot East Resource Center, with a herring/sardine slide show compiled by Kevin Johnson of the Penobscot Marine Museum.
August 21 - Belfast Harbor Fest and Sardine Extravaganza - sponsored by the Belfast Rotary and many local groups and businesses - with boat races and displays, speakers, singers, poets, dancers, art displays, and a choral piece culminating in a parade to the Belfast cannery site for an event there
and yes a published collection of sardine poems called "Sardine Songs/Herring Hymns"
We hope to see you at these events.
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Whilst doing my usual bit of blogsurfing I was reminded of the fact that plants and trees are just about in full blossom in Sweden now. It reminded me of a class trip to Crete some time ago. We left on the 30th of April and returned on the 6th May. When we left, the trees (in my garden at least) were still bare, the whole area was slightly grey actually. When we returned only seven days later, it was like coming back to another city as all of Gothenburg was covered in white, yellow and light pink flowers on a background of clear blue sky. The apple, pear and plum trees in my garden where overflowing with green leaves and baby-pink flowers.
This also reminds me of lilac (syrener) that have such a short blooming period, if you blink you may miss it, but f you don't miss it, it's such a wonderful experience. The scent, the colours, white, pink and of course, lilac and the fun of sucking/blowing out the honey centre of the flower.
Most surprisingly though I realised that at this time ten years ago, I was most likely wandering the streets of Chania, Crete probably with M, J, K and A. Ten years already! I'm sure all this will be discussed at our big class reunion in a month's time, unfortunately planned on a date I couldn't make it. The first reaction of course is how time flies. But when I think about it, I have changed enormously in that time, so have my friends and my life situation.
So, for thought of the day: What has been the most important change in your life since May 1998?


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It has started! The packing of the apartment has started!!!
I am a part of this one Facebook group for Incheon English teachers. One post a few months ago (and by a few I mean like last December) stated that you could ship luggage home just as it is, instead of using boxes (as long as it was under a certain size). This is a great thing! I decided that I wanted to use this option since I absolutely HATE traveling with suitcases. Especially carry-ons!
Last time I was here, I shipped a lot of things too – like a box FULL of books. When I arrived in Korea, I had a big suitcase plus a carry-on. When I left Korea, I had shipped home two huge boxes, had my big suitcase plus TWO carry-on sized bags. I was so angry that I had to pay to check my second bag! But that's another story.
This time, I have been really conscious about what I have been buying and really I haven't done a lot of impulse purchasing. Except for clothes. I have bought so many clothes while I have been here! Packing up is going to be a struggle!! And a part of me really wants to go shopping again for some fall-ish things. But I have enough clothes…..I don't….yes I do….NO I don't…..
I wanted to get my carry-on packed over the weekend with my heavy winter sweaters, my winter coat and my summer clothes. Well I put it off all weekend and this morning I still didn't even have a "first to pack" pile. To put things in perspective, I didn't pack a single item until the day before my plane left when I was moving here. I am very much a last minute packer. Then spent the whole day in a panic trying to get things washed and packed.
This morning I started to rearrange things and I had a "first to pack" pile. I just packed it up (heavy winter sweaters, fancy clothes, summer skirts and super cool summer shirts). It filled my carry-on up quite nicely. But my winter coat is staying. Although I kind of feel like I should get a lock for the zipper….I might run down to the mart first thing in the morning to pick one up on the way to the airport.
Looking at the shelving unit where I keep all my clothes, it still looks as full as it was this morning! Even when all those items packed away. I'd say I probably packed about 1/5-1/4 of my stuff but still it looks just as full.
But I have come to a dilemma: I have a new pile on my shelves (probably why it still looks so full) of clothes that I don't want to take with me. Some of them need to be thrown away (like one of my all time favourite summer dresses which I've had for 6 years and it's starting to be discoloured), but others I am just over. I was talking to a Korean friend today and she says that there aren't really any thrift stores that I can donate to (they are all for old ladies and these clothes most definitely aren't!), but I feel kind of bad just throwing them away. I could technically take them home with me, but that would be adding weight to my luggage just to get ride of them when I arrive back in Canada? It doesn't really seem worth it. Especially now that I think about it and I probably wouldn't want to buy any of the items second hand if I were in a thrift store. So I'm not exactly sure what to do with them.
Also, what about the things that I have bought here to make my life easier? I didn't have to purchase so much during my first contract, the teacher I was replacing had lived in the apartment before me (and the teacher before her as well) so a lot of things were already there. But this time, I had to buy a lot of stuff. I should ask to see if the new teacher will be taking over my apartment. If not, then I'm not sure what to do with this stuff either….like my clothes rack or my power converter box.
The good thing about all of this is that I get to go through my clothes again. I typically tell people that I live out of three suitcases because I kind of really do. Over the last 6 years I have moved 7 times – this upcoming move will be 8, so I have gotten accustomed to sorting through my life and getting rid of the clutter. It's actually really amazing! I know what I own and I have been able to really cut down on buying things that I don't need. I'm not a big impulse buyer and I really love that about myself. I don't need a fancy apartment or lots of stuff to feel happy and fulfilled in life. While I do hate having to pack up and resettle so often, I love the ramifications of such a life style. I just hope that this move back to Canada (and the one about a month later for my yet to be discovered new job which I will count as the same move) will be the last one for a long while.


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Happy New Year
I arrived back in Paris today... early in the morning. I was greeted with a light dusting of snow which I found strange after being in the warm sunshine of South Florida for the past two weeks.
Sorry for not posting much but I was having an excellent trip. Friends, family, presents and alcohol - love it.
Couldn't sleep a wink on the plane and crashed after an hour back in my apartment. Woke up right after the market opened, got my scanner running and waited. To be honest, I really wasn't in the mood to trade and after looking at the low volume my interest further waned. Blah, blah, blah... I didn't trade today. However, in between picking through bags and checking the charts, I missed this nice setup in the ES e-mini futures.
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Body Machine: Heavyweight David Haye's Plant-Powered Return
When heavyweight boxer David Hay had to consider retirement due to a shoulder that was nearly destroyed, he faced two options: quit or get reconstructive surgery with months of recovery. In a lengthy piece for The Telegraph, Haye describes his ordeal, his choice to go vegan, and his formidable resurrection at an age the presents problems for most boxers. On going vegan in 2014, Haye said of animal products that:
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We went for a walk with Stanley and Maddie at Chiswick House late last week Running along the paths we know Giving chase to each other Maddie, one of our neighbours, joined in the fun. Then we saw that things were not quite the same at the park …Along the paths where we normally walked were all sorts of brightly coloured sculptures. Stanley checking out some of the over-sized hooman sculptures Another poo got in the act and checked out more of these very large colourful sculpturesIt seems a never ending array of them – in all shapes and colours
Mummy liked this the best –The whole sculpture was made up of blue and white plates, spoons and cups.
Oh, and that ever-present Panda!Not just one Panda seemed enoughThere was King Fu PandaAnd a whole army of them it seemed!
And all these little guys And even a cavalry! We particularly liked this row of lanternsIt felt so majestic walking through itAnd I was wearing my red coat to match!
By the time we left Chiswick Park, it was just starting to get dark and some of the lights were switched on … So we got a hint on what they might look likewhen it is all dark in the grounds.
But we won't be able to see them properlyAs dogs are not allowed in once the show begins at 5pm. So we're lucky to have just caught a glimpse of it at dusk.
May's comment: The Magical Lantern Festival at Chiswick House Garden is open to the public from the 19 Jan – 26 Feb, 2017 from 17.00 every night. The theme for this year's festival is 'Explore The Silk Road'.This is the second year they are on display. It coincides with the Chinese New Year celebrations which starts on the 28th January and goes on for 15 days.
Dogs are not allowed in when the show starts but you can walk the gardens at Chiswick House during the day to see these very large life-sized and over-sized sculpted lanterns – a spectacular fusion of colour, art, heritage and culture. But if you're there at about 16.00, they lights start to come on and you get an idea of how they will look in the dark.
But nothing like the real show. Here are some pics taken by Diana Shveydel when she visited the show:


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A look at the latest progress being made on a selection of developments across the UK.
Header Image: A render of Kinross Town Hall
Duchy Homes | Highgrove
In North Yorkshire, Duchy Homes has gained planning permission for a new development of 19 executive homes in the village of Kirklevington, near Yarm. Named 'Highgrove' the development is a collection of five-bedroom detached homes and two-bedroom affordable bungalows on former agricultural land. The homes will include contemporary interiors, attractive brick designs featuring render highlights and stone detailing. Work has now commenced on site with the sales launch in early 2019.
astudio | Sugden Way, Barking
Architectural practice, astudio, has been granted planning permission for its amodular off-site housing development in Barking. Sugden Way will consist of a series of council flats and is targeted to be complete in just 60 weeks. The project will be delivered in partnership with regeneration company Be First and offsite modular manufacturer Rollalong. Manufacturing assembly will begin next year and be completed by summer 2019.
Priestley Homes | Leeds
Construction work has begun on the redevelopment of a former office building in Bradford into 31 studio apartments with ground floor commercial space. Leeds-based developer Priestley Homes is completing the £1m transformation. Apartments will occupy the top three floors of the four-storey former office block. The company's contracting arm, Priestley Construction is carrying out work on the scheme, which is due to complete in early Q2 2019. www.priestleyhomes.co.uk
Nottingham City Homes | Bulwell & Basford
Planning permission has been granted for Nottingham City Homes (NCH) to deliver 13 council houses on a former care home site in Bulwell, and a further 17 new homes in Basford. The construction in Bulwell is being carried out by local firm, Robert Woodhead Group and work should begin in December 2018. Work on the new homes in Basford is due to start in spring next year. NCH are yet to appoint a developer to the project.
Macbryde Homes | Dyserth
Contracts have been exchanged between Denbighshire County Council and Macbryde Homes, with the housebuilder looking to deliver 61 new dwellings in Dyserth. The new homes range from two- to four-bedrooms all at two-storeys high, with six of the properties designated as affordable housing. The proposed homes will be comprised of two and three-bedroom terraced properties; three-bedroom semi-detached homes; and both three and four-bedroom detached dwellings. Find out more…
Kinross Town Hall
Work has been completed on the transformation of Kinross' historic Town Hall site. The £1.5m project has seen the creation of nine, one- and two-bedroom apartments. The iconic building, which includes the town's clock tower, former post office and library, was declared surplus to requirements by Perth and Kinross Council in 2003. The 12-month refurbishment has seen the former library made into a pair of two-bed townhouses, with four one-bed and three two-bed apartments in the town hall and post office sections.
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Four important things to focus on when you plan a press release
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Negatron is a member of the Decepticons with the attitude that nothing will ever go right for them. When Megatron is trying to rally the Decepticons in "Tiegs for Two" into another scheme, he is shot down by Negatron. Megatron points out that his only power is to turn into a canoe, and Negatron says they'll regret needing him if they have to battle on a slow-moving stream.
It should be noted that Negatron is a Family Guy original creation and not an original Transformer.
He is voiced by Alec Sulkin.
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for Hymalia I submitted a patch that showed different background colors in appointments - depending on the tag that has been set.
I cannot find that functionality in Hyperion so I guess that patch has not been integrated.
We really need those colors so I thought of abusing the 'Display As' properties. When adding/editing an appointment one can set this appointment to be displayed as reserved, temporary, absent on business, or free. This way you can mark the date with four different colors.
Is it possible the extend this list with additional colors?
Does using these properties have a functional impact on the dates?


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Moving to a new country is always a challenge, but moving with a child is even more daunting. From finding schools and childcare services to leisure activities and healthcare facilities, parents usually need to think twice before they relocate. Whether you are being sent abroad for work or are seeking a new adventure for yourself and your family, it is important to take the needs of your loved ones, as well as your own, into account. The most recent Expat Insider Survey identifies the top ten countries you may want to consider if moving abroad with your family.
Thanks to the availability of childcare and education options, Austria clinches the top spot in the Family Life Index. Both factors receive positive ratings from 74% and 76% of expat parents, respectively. Moreover, the country has improved dramatically with regard to the quality of education and general family well-being, as it moved from the eleventh to the second place for both subcategories in one short year. Therefore, it is not surprising that 92% of expat parents rate Austria's quality of education favorably, compared to a global average of 65%.
Seeking a high-quality, yet affordable education for your child? Finland ranks first out of 41 countries in the Quality of Education subcategory, with 92% of expat parents giving it a positive rating. The Nordic country also makes it to the first place for the costs of education. Altogether, 81% of expat parents agree that education is easy to afford there, nearly twice the global average of 41%. In fact, education is free from pre-primary levels to higher education. Textbooks, transportation, and meals are also either free or partly funded.
Despite falling two places behind from the previous survey, Sweden still ranks first for the Cost of Childcare and Education subcategory and second for the availability of childcare and education. All in all, 71% of parents are also satisfied with the quality of education, while only 16% give it a negative rating.
The availability of childcare, as well as the well-being of children in Israel, receives positive rankings from many respondents, 66% and 94%, respectively. In fact, no respondents rank their family life negatively, with 40% stating that they are completely satisfied with this aspect of living abroad.
5-New Zealand
A large percentage of expats praise both their children's education options (83%) and their kids' well-being (90%) there. In addition to this, 91% of expats are generally satisfied with the friendliness of the locals towards families with children. In fact, expats in New Zealand don't find it hard to get used to the local culture, with 77% agreeing that they feel at home there.
The tiny Southeast Asian country achieves high rankings in several subcategories, including third place for the quality of education, fourth place for family well-being, and sixth place regarding the availability of childcare and education. However, the costs of schooling seem to worry expat parents: 63% generally agree that an education in Singapore is hard to afford.
About 33% of expats in Germany are completely satisfied with the options for their children's education. This is significantly higher than the global average of 22%. Moreover, Germany ranks 4th out of 41 countries for the Quality of Education subcategory, with another 34% of parents giving top ratings for this factor In addition, 39% of the respondents couldn't be happier with their children's well-being, also considerably above the global average of 26%. Other factors that contribute to the country's appealing family life include reliable travel and transportation systems, as well as high health and safety standards.
Affordable childcare and education are among the positive attributes of family life in France, with 63% and 60% of the respondents, respectively, agreeing on these points. Parents also think that options for childcare and education are relatively numerous and easily available. Despite the wide variety of schools available, 45% of the respondents choose local state schools for their children. This is 15 percentage points higher than the global average.
In the number one country for leisure activities worldwide, a whopping 96% of parents say they are satisfied with their children's well-being. In addition, 73% agree that education options are numerous and easy to get. The country also ranks first for family well-being: for instance, 98% of expats rate their family life in general positively
Living in the fifth most-popular destination for expats overall, 41% of the respondents are completely satisfied with their family life in Luxembourg. Education options also receive positive ratings, with 84% of the expressing general satisfaction with this aspect. The country also ranks 8th out 41 destinations in terms of family well-being.


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Moving Off – Lesson 2
To move off safely, you must do so without creating a hazard to other road users therefore when moving off you must avoid causing anyone to change their speed or direction because of your actions. It is safer to move off from the left as we drive on the left hand side of the road so you won't have to cut across oncoming traffic. On your driving test you may be required to pull up somewhere convenient on your left and on the right hand side of the road and move off again when clear, moving off safely and in full control of your vehicle.
To move off safely, follow the Prepare Observation Move (POM) routines explained below:
Press clutch pedal all the way down
Select first gear
Set gas (press accelerator slightly)
Slowly raise clutch pedal to biting point and hold feet still
Check your interior mirror and then right hand door mirror
Look over your right shoulder to cover blind spots – blind spots are what the mirrors do not see
Consider a signal – apply when other people would benefit
Release handbrake
Slowly raise clutch pedal keeping on gas / accelerator
Steer to your normal driving position
Cancel signal
A simple illustration showing a basic Moving Off and Stopping procedure to compliment our written lesson15 moving off pics


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Boat Storage
Racine Riverside Marine's Boat Storage for Fall & Winter
Fall Boating Values With Racine Riverside Marine
Unfortunately the boating season is winding down and it's time to start thinking about protecting your valuable recreational asset. The time and effort you spend now will have a definite effect on your boats performance, or lack of it, and certainly save you time, effort, and money come spring.
Why put time and money into a boat that you're not going to use for six months? That's an all-too-common attitude when it comes to winterizing chores. Big mistake! Winter weather can wreak havoc (cracked blocks, corrosion, etc.) on a boat that's not prepared for hibernation.
Take care of any problems and dealer-required maintenance in the fall, before your craft is clutched by winter's icy grip. It is important to remember that your insurance policy may not cover damage done by lack of maintenance or neglect.
We Love The Jobs You Hate - Let us do the dirty work!
Your first step in winterizing should be to make a checklist of all items that need to be accomplished. Check the owner's manual of your boat and motor(s) for manufacturer's recommendations on winterization. If you are a new boat owner, perhaps you should employ the assistance of a friend with experience in winterizing or hire a professional to do the job. Don't forget, we at Racine Riverside Marine are here to help you. We love the jobs you hate!
You should run the engine(s) to warm it up and change the oil while it is warm. This tends to allow impurities to be drained away with the oil. You should also change the oil filter(s). Flush the engine(s) with fresh water. You should circulate antifreeze through the manifold by using a pickup hose from the waterpump to a bucket of antifreeze. Start the engine and allow the antifreeze to circulate until water starts to exit the exhaust. This process will vary slightly depending on whether you have a raw water cooling system or an enclosed fresh water cooling system. While you're in the engine room you should also change the fluid in your transmission. Remove spark plugs and use "fogging oil" to spray into each cylinder. Wipe down the engine with a shop towel sprayed with a little fogging oil or WD-40.
You should thoroughly inspect the stern drive and remove any plant life or barnacles from the lower unit. Drain the gear case and check for excessive moisture in the oil. This could indicate leaking seals and should be repaired. Clean the lower unit with soap and water. If your stern drive has a rubber boot, check it for cracks or pinholes. Grease all fittings and check fluid levels in hydraulic steering or lift pumps. Check with your owner's manual for additional recommendations by the manufacturer.
Flush engine with fresh water using flush muffs or similar device attached to the raw water pickup. Let all water drain from the engine. Wash engine down with soap and water and rinse thoroughly. Disconnect fuel hose and run engine until it stops. It is important to follow a step by step process to make sure that all fuel is drained from the carburetor to prevent build-up of deposits from evaporated fuel. Use fogging oil in the cylinders to lubricate the cylinder walls and pistons. Apply water resistant grease to propeller shaft and threads. Change the gear oil in the lower unit. Lightly lubricate the exterior of the engine or polish with a good wax.
Fill your fuel tank(s) to avoid a build up of condensation over the winter months. Add a fuel stabilizer by following the instructions on the product. Change the fuel filter(s) and water separator(s).
Make sure the bilges are clean and dry. Use soap, hot water and a stiff brush to clean up any oil spills. Once the bilges are clean, spray with a moisture displacing lubricant and add a little antifreeze to prevent any water from freezing.
Completely drain the fresh water tank and hot water heater. Isolate the hot water heater by disconnecting the in and out lines and connect them together. Pump a non-toxic antifreeze into the system and turn on all the facets including the shower and any wash-down areas until you see the antifreeze coming out. Also put non-toxic antifreeze in the water heater.
Pump out the holding tank at an approved facility. While pumping, add fresh water to the bowl and flush several times. Use Vanish crystals or whatever your owner's manual recommends that will not harm your system and let sit for a few minutes. Again add fresh water and pump out again. Add antifreeze and pump through hoses, holding tank, y-valve, macerator and discharge hose. Again, check your owners manual to make sure that an alcohol-based antifreeze won't damage your system.
Once you have taken care of the system you should remove any valuables, electronics, lines, PFD, fire extinguishers, flares, fenders, etc. Over the winter these items can be cleaned, checked and replaced as necessary. Open all drawers and lockers and clean thoroughly. Turn cushions up on edge so that air is able to circulate around them or, better yet, bring them home to a climate controlled area. Open and clean the refrigerator and freezer. To keep your boat dry and mildew-free you might want to install a dehumidifier or use some of the commercially available odor and moisture absorber products such as "No Damp," "Damp Away" or "Sportsman's Mate".
Pressure wash hull, clean barnacles off props and shafts, rudders, struts and trim tabs. Clean all thru-hulls and strainers. Open seacocks to allow any water to drain. Check the hull for blisters and if you find any that should be attended to you might want to open them to drain over the winter. While you're at it, why not give the hull a good wax job? It is probably best to take the batteries out of the boat and take them home and either put them on a trickle charger or charge them every 30-60 days.
Close all seacocks and check rudder shafts and stuffing boxes for leaks, tighten or repack as necessary. Check your battery to make sure it is fully charged, clean terminals, add water if necessary and make sure your charging system is working. Check bilge pumps to ensure they are working and that float switches properly activate the pumps and that they are not hindered by debris. Make sure either to check your boat periodically or have the marina check it and report to you. If in an area where the water you are docked or moored in actually freezes, you should have a de-icing device or bubbling system around your boat.
Winter Storage
The best place for your boat to be during the winter is out of the water, under cover, in a climate-controlled boat storage area. This, however, can be expensive for some. If you don't have this option perhaps you should consider shrink-wrapping your boat and putting it in our low cost storage yard. Short of these two items, make sure that your boat is well covered with a tarp or some other sturdy cover.
The Hull Story
Fiberglass is made to stand up to the ravages of summer sun and salt water, so a little snow is not a problem - or is it? Ice accumulation can split open hatches and window tracks, causing leaks. So outside storage demands the proper boat cover. More on this later.
Check the hull, looking for stress cracks (common around the bow eye) and gelcoat blisters. Stress cracks can indicate structural damage, and anything serious should be looked at by a professional. The drill with blisters is to puncture, drain, dry and patch with an epoxy-based filler made for this purpose. If your hull is aluminum, bang the drum slowly with a rubber mallet to knock out dents.
Barnacles and any other unwelcome guests tagging along on your boat bottom should have their free-ride privileges terminated by scraping and then sanding any residue. A good pressure washing is in order to remove dirt and the dreaded sea scum. You'll make this job a lot easier in the future if you apply a product such as 3M's Marine Ultra Performance Paste Wax. It creates an acrylic shield over the hull to prevent dirt from penetrating into the wax. The crud stays on the surface where it can be hosed off easily. Whatever your hull needs are, we are here to help!
Contact our service department now!
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Crime & Courts
Bluffton man accused of stealing dog park money stabbed
A Bluffton man charged this week with stealing from a local group raising money for a dog park told police he was stabbed Thursday.
William Grooms, the former president of the Friends of Bluffton Dog Parks, called authorities at 2:09 p.m. Thursday and reported he had been stabbed on the front porch of his home on Ninth Avenue in Bluffton, according to a Bluffton Police Department news release.
Grooms, 42, was treated for a non-life-threatening injury, the release says.
No other information for Grooms' injuries was released.
Angela McCall-Tanner, the chief of staff for Bluffton police, said authorities canvassed the area in search of an assailant described as "an average white male" but found no witnesses or suspects matching the description.
"At this time, no suspect information is available, but the investigation continues," the release said.
A police report for the incident was not made available to the public. A Bluffton officer said Friday the report would not be available for several more days.
Grooms was charged Tuesday with breach of trust after Bluffton police said he stole more than $10,000 from a Friends of Bluffton Dog Parks account during the past year. Neither the group's board members, nor law enforcement officials have said exactly how much Grooms is suspected of stealing.
However, board members said they were near a $40,000 fundraising goal. The account had less than $100 in it when the missing money was discovered, McCall-Tanner said Tuesday. The group wants to build the facility in Buckwalter Regional Park on land leased from the town of Bluffton.
Charles Bumgardner, president of the dog park group, said he had not heard about the reported stabbing and did not want to comment.
Board member Abby Bird said she thought the stabbing was "related to other personal issues (Grooms) had."
"I can't believe that anyone would do this about the dog park," she said.
Grooms became president of the organization in 2011, when members seeking new fundraising ideas voted in an almost entirely new board of directors, Bird said Tuesday. As president, Grooms used his signing authority over the group's bank account to steal and spend the money, police say.
Friends of Bluffton Dog Parks called an emergency meeting June 6 after discovering the missing funds and voted out Grooms. They also removed his wife, treasurer Amanda Mitchell-Grooms, although members and police do not suspect she was involved in any crime.
The group notified police of the missing money shortly thereafter.
Grooms was released late Tuesday from the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $15,000 personal-recognizance bond, according to the jail log.
The group has worked since 2004 to build a Bluffton dog park, but it's future is now in doubt.
Board members said Wednesday they were unsure whether the group would continue or fold, but Bluffton mayor Lisa Sulka and town manager Anthony Barrett both said they hoped they would move ahead. Barrett said Wednesday there was "no reason" for the town or county not to honor the $1 yearly lease the group has for the park through 2016.


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Google Places Backend Currently Remains Unchanged
Google+ Local pages are indexed currently by the search engines. The G+ Local page will be replacing the Google Places pages on the main website. Don't expect sweeping changes. Google Places and Google Maps will still be indexed based on previous placement, but future placement will be determined from the Google + Local pages in terms of search results- current SEO still works; it has just become Google+ Local now. As far as placing content such as photos and other items to your web pages, all you have to know is that instead of referencing your activities as Google Places, you should now consider them as Google+ Local.
This is not a big "game changer" as much as it is a call to become more socially interactive as a business owner. The focus is pretty much the same however. Make sure your business is posted properly and continue to do the rating and review monitoring as usual. It is also important to this process that a business owner uses the 'Manage this page' feature on the Google+ Local page to "claim" their pages and manage their listing to cooperate with this transition. Once a page has been claimed this feature will disappear and be replaced by a 'check mark' icon next to the page name on the top of the Google+ Local page.
Clicking the 'Manage this page' sub tab at the bottom of the Google+ Local page will actually bring you to the Google Places page for that listing. So Google Places has not been eradicated. It simply took a back seat to the new processes of the Google+ Local pages. It is operating like an engine in the background powering a lot of previous data. In the months to come it will most likely fade out entirely. The overall strategies remain the same. But strategies need to be implemented in a more localized SEO process that is interactive in nature. Google is now interacting with your friends and your ratings and reviews and is asking you and others to do the same.
If you want to keep posted with all the Google + Local changes, you can request it on this page: http://support.google.com/business?p=business update.


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Winter has come to parts of Canada and the US Midwest with a vengeance.
Frigid air pushed in by a powerful storm that hit Alaska with hurricane-force winds drove temperatures down by up to 22 degrees Celsius in days, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Over a foot of snow fell on parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan overnight on Monday.
National Weather Service meteorologist Justin Titus said roads on Michigan's Upper Peninsula were in a "very poor condition", with two to three inches of snow falling per hour on Tuesday morning.
In Minnesota, state police said at least two people were killed in accidents on icy roads.
Snowy roads were blamed for a Wisconsin school bus crash that sent two adults to hospital.
The big chill came as a shock, as it suddenly followed on the heels of warm autumn weather.
David Phillips, a climatologist for Environment Canada, said Calgary had its warmest October in 50 years. The average temperature rose to 8.3C from the normal 5.2C.
On Saturday afternoon, he said, the temperature in Calgary was 14.4C, but it dropped 32 degrees in the next 36 hours.
The chain of events leading to this cold wave can be traced back to Super Typhoon Nuri, which boosted the North Pacific jet stream east of Japan, the website Mashable said.
During the weekend, Nuri became one of the strongest storms ever observed in the Bering Sea.
The counterclockwise circulation around the storm pumped mild air over Alaska and northwestern Canada, strengthening an area of high pressure that pushed arctic air southward.
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Fixed Base
Permanent Surface Mount Base
The Fixed Base is a surface mount base designed for permanent applications that secure the upright with bolts or adhesives. All Impact Recovery Systems uprights and pedestrian safety signs fit in this base.
The Fixed Base can be installed using the Impact Recovery Systems' anchor kit (standard), epoxy or Super Bundy pads.
Click MORE INFORMATION for specifications and installation instructions.
Installation Instructions - Concrete


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The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone by Steven Sloman & Philip Fernbach
Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? Cognitive scientists Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach argue that we survive and thrive despite our mental shortcomings because we live in a rich community of knowledge.
The key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us. We're constantly drawing on information and expertise stored outside our heads: in our bodies, our environment, our possessions, and the community with which we interact--and usually we don't even realize we're doing it.


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text: I learned in class that there are different ways to connect with a reader or your audience. Sometimes confessing about things one has done in their writing will buy the audience into believing in the writer, and feeling empathetic towards the writer. For example in F. Scott Fitzgerald's personal essay "The Crack-Up," he confesses that he is cracking at such a young age. He confesses about the things he's done and thought about that are not approved by many. He confesses about his own desires, his depression and lack of motivation to on through life. His confession brings out a belief, because why would a writer confess anything about themselves if it were not true. Confessing is powerful, but there are other ways to connect with a reader such as a conversational tone, the use of "you" which places the reader in the experience and position of the writer, and a contrasting dialogue. "The Crack-Up" uses many of these strategies to make the audience understand the writer, but also keeps the reader's attention throughout the narrative. What I learned in class can be applied to my own writing, such as confessing and using direct address. I can also use Fitzgerald's personal essay to build my own personal essay, in order to have structure and rhythm.