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Clay Chandler- Falling Out of the Closet in the 80's
Clay (he/him/his) has been with his spouse Danny (he/him/his) for 30 years as of today April 11th! They were legally married October 22nd, 2014 the same week the law changed in North Carolina. They live in Durham in the loviest of houses with their cat Christopher. They are an absolute delight and it was my sincere pleasure to meet with them and hear their story.
How do you and your spouse identify?
We're just two old queer men who use the term Gay to describe ourselves and our relationship.
For my generation, Queer and Faggot were the worst insults to be called. I think it's funny how later generations are now using them a positive way.
When did you realize your identity?
I knew when I was 14 years old that I was attracted to men, but I was a good Southern Baptist. I knew I would never act on it. I ended up dating conservative girls who were safe places, which basically meant that I didn't have to deal with things yet. It wasn't until my best friend started working at a gay bar on 42nd Street that I started to process through things. Until one night I went home with a boy. It was all over after that. I knew I, for sure, liked boys.
What was it like "coming out of the closet" in the 80's?
Well, I actually say that I fell out of the closet. Coming out in the 80's was not the easiest thing. I was almost 22 years old. It was 1982. I had watched my friends lose jobs or become disinherited by their parents.
How did you parents respond when you came out?
My father told me he knew before I did. It would have been nice if he told me!
My mom though, she was ok with it, but she was troubled. She knew the dangers of coming out in those days. She had actually gone to school with a boy who was arrested in 1948 for being gay. He was 21 years old and dating a 19 year old boy. When the younger boy's parents found out they brought charges against my mom's classmate. He served a 23-month sentence.
Was this around the time of "The Crime Against Nature" Law?
Yes. Right now, actually there is still the "Crime Against Nature" Law in the North Carolina legal system. It doesn't get a whole lot of press or action anymore but it's still there. When Danny and I started to go to gay clubs they were still be raided. My mom was terrified that I was going to get arrested.
What happened during raids?
They would try to catch people in a bar making out and then they would arrest everyone. If you were a school teacher, or a banker, or anything public, you would be ruined.
I remember a raid in the mid 90's. Three North Carolina teachers were arrested. The police didn't have to prove anything. They were toast as soon as the News Stories covered them.
It's a good reminder that things have come a long way. Now young gay people mix with straight people at clubs and it's not a big deal. Everyone just accepts one another.
Did you attend Pride Parades back then?
I didn't go in the beginning. A lot of mainstream people didn't go at first either. When they first started, they were just parties and I was at a visible job in Durham. I actually went to my first one in 2004. I went with Watts St. Baptist Church actually.
What advice do you have for dealing with hate speech?
1. God actually does love you. There is nothing that Jesus has ever said that supports hate speech. No matter what is spewed out to you, there is nothing that Jesus Christ affirms that supports any form of hate speech. God has created you just as you are.
2. Each person has their own beauty. You have to look deep inside to discover that beauty. Once you find that and let it shine you'll be ok with what other people are telling you.
Did you ever experience discrimination?
I never really felt that anyone discriminated against me until I joined the workforce. Then I was passed up again and again for promotions. My supervisor was narrow-minded and he knew that Danny and I were living together. For a while, I kept training people who would come in and get promotions before I did, until he was finally pressured into giving me a promotion.
Can you talk to me about the AIDS crisis?
Before I met Danny, I was dating this beautiful man. When Danny and I started to date, I got a phone call from my ex saying that he was HIV positive. At the time, I didn't even know what that meant. It was in the early 80s. When I told my mom that my ex was HIV positive I had to ask her if I should go to our family doctor or go where people wouldn't know me. We lived in a small town. Our doctors' nurse went to church with us. Reputations were everything. People wouldn't even welcome you into their houses if you were positive. My mom didn't care. She told me to go to our doctor. When I took the test, the nurse didn't even know what vial to use. She had to stop and ask someone. I didn't know what was going on for 8 weeks. That's how long it took. When my test came back, it was negative.
My ex-boyfriend died in 1995. He lived for a reasonable amount of time with what they could do. We knew a lot of people who had AIDS. I remember one night I got really depressed. I was sitting at the bar thinking about how many of the men Danny and I knew had died from AIDS. Now, you can live 30 years out. Things have changed.
How did you and Danny meet?
It was actually at a gay bar. My friend had just passed the North Carolina Bar Exam and he wanted to go out and celebrate. I was reluctant. I was in a phase of not wanting to date. I kept falling for pretty boys who cheated on me and what not. But I agreed to go. I actually spilled my drink on Danny. Someone bumped into my arm and it spilled all over Danny. He didn't even look up before replying, "Well you're just as original as hell, aren't you." I responded, "Hi Honey, what's your name? If you look up and let me properly apologize I'll show you just how original I am!" The first time I met him, I knew he was special. That was April 11th, 30 years ago.
What was the legal process like, being partners but not spouses?
We moved in with each other in 1992. We had known partners who lost everything when one of them would pass away. There was not legal protection back then. If your partner died, everything you both owned went back to their family. So before Danny and I moved in we met with an attorney to make sure we were legally protected.
Why did you and Danny decide to get married?
It was Danny's idea. Once the law changed he thought it would be cool if we could legally be married. Within the same week that the law changed in NC we got our license. We were afraid they were going to repeal it, we wanted to beat them to it. When we went they hadn't even had a chance to change the paperwork. The women behind the counter laughed and told me to cross off the line that said, "female" and write my name in. I told them, "With all the drag I've done, this works out fine!" It was lovely. We ended up being the first gay couple married at our church.
Talk to me about drag.
I really enjoy drag. I have a bit of dramatic flair. Theater has always been a part of my life. Well, I've only done drag shows at churches. Watt St. was looking to spice up their beach retreat performances. So I was asked to perform and mix things up. I dressed like a woman, wore a wig, and hid in the crowd. After the speaker announced the show I stood up and asked, "Honey, how much longer are you going to talk?" Then I waltzed right on up and performed.
What do you think is important for younger LBGTQ populations to know?
It's important for me that younger generations realize how much were fought to help you. We were trying to be out, trying to keep our jobs, trying to prove that we were as good as straight people. Things have changed now and it's a lot better, but it's because we fought for you to be accepted as you are. Gay people are going to have to continue to fight for their place in our world. So keep fighting!
What advice would you give to someone who hasn't come out of the closet yet?
It's the same advice I give to new Christians. Be still and listen. Know yourself and your timing.


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Spring is in the air! Horray for the month of March! I can almost see the tulips and daffodils popping up from under the remaining few inches of snow!
As we are busily preparing all types of Polished plans for our wonderful Spring and early Summer clients, we were happily side tracked by another project last week. When our friends over at The Plumed Serpent Bridal in Westport called and asked us to design their store window for the month of March- we jumped at the chance to leave a Polished mark on this beautiful bridal salon. Inspired by all things cheery & bright, we fell in love with this aqua and ivory print tablecloth from Wildflower Linen. We knew we had to have it for the window display, and built everything else around it!
And then we saw these chair covers, also from Wildflower Linen, and they reminded us off the cascading layers of a taffeta wedding gown. If ever there were a reason to have a chair mimic a wedding gown, this was it!
The tabletop is from our friends at Party Rental Ltd and the little touches of aqua in the charger and flutes are so sweet! Paired with some vintage milk glass and simple baby's breath, this table just makes me happy!
And then the dress…but of course, there is a dress! This magnificent bridal gown is by Oscar de la Renta with a lace sweetheart bodice and lace peplum over a satin skirt. I am told the peplum is most likely not a trend that will be sticking around, but I just think this dress is so sweet because it is slightly different than many other wedding gowns. And I am a total sucker for lace and wedding gowns. Sigh! We paired the dress with this Spring Fling necklace from Banana Republic adding a splash of bright color to the overall look. Who says bridal has to be all white? Boring!
Speaking of "not" being boring…we used this handmade coat stand as an easel for our company sign! Practical and fun!
Until then…aPp


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<Soundtrack - Night of Fire - Duc De Japan>
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he were sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to; but if he didn't want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle. - Catch-22, Joseph Heller, p. 56, ch. 5
It feels like we're just going to be blown up tomorrow. That's it. That's the whole story. Thermonuclear war, maybe continuing into one of those long and unfortunate winters depending on how accurate or planetological estimates are. There's this memory in my head of people around my parent's family actually being scared about y2k in 1999, as though we had to invent an apocalypse to explain the fear that we still felt for entirely logical reasons. There's something quite cute about taking account of our situation, and having our armageddon du jour pertain to accounting. But the message at the core is the same: The Cold War never really ended. Even if the ideologies have changed we're still in this mess where we've got a bunch of devices lying around that can blow up the world.
I have memories from around the same time of my father telling me about what it was like as a young child in the early 1980s, going to sleep every day with the knowledge that he might not wake up. A couple of men on the other side of North America or far off across the Pacific Ocean and Eurasian expanse might make the wrong calls, and the myths of a strike turned into actualities of nuclear exchange. History fractures globally at the smallest points these days. Is there time to observe and orient? Are our decisions connected to our actions? Or are things moving so fast that our situation is more like roulette than chess? If so, when was that inflection point when it became a more effective global survival strategy to choose randomly than to trust your information? Lastly, is that whole line of reasoning the problem—the notion that it's possible to get a better result through tricks than those obtained through empathetic communication and cold intellect?
There's something strange to the fact that we can only content with nuclear war as an abstraction. Proxy conflicts are just the globe burned in effigy to keep putting the big one off. Every shot fired feels like a prefigurative echo of another awful urbicide after Hiroshima. I keep thinking about Nixon's Madman Strategy. There's something horrifying about having to feign the necessary insanity to make people think you might use the bomb, in order to get them to not use it themselves as they're concerned about your retaliation. In effect, to properly engineer the reliability of life for large numbers of people on the face of this planet, the reliability of truth itself for small numbers of people with control has to be incredibly shaky if not nonexistent. Rational thought creates a scenario where the deceptive embodiment of irrationality is the optimal strategy for trying to ensure the superlatively rational outcome of enduring into tomorrow.
This is the logical illogic that rules the world. It's not a revelation. Writing about it is even a little passé. Somehow it kept us alive for enough time for my generation to mature in a time when it was assumed that nuclear exchange wasn't even an option. The nukes were out of sight, and out of mind. We Americans had to worry about mad dictators and terrorists getting their hands on them, rather than assuming that even interfacing with such weapons put you in a catch-22. Admittedly, even if the catch-22 narrative was popular high up, it's not exactly like you can just tell the population that it's impossible to be reasonable when you can end the world with the press of a button. They've got to feel like there's a tomorrow for today to be worth anything.
I'm just amazed that we've managed to get this far without it going too bad. There's no further optionality to preserve by engaging in nuclear conflict, as Wargames put it keenly "the only way to win is not to play." For decades now, the presidents of various nations have employed entire bureaus of experts in avoiding playing this game by pretending that they might just be crazy enough to think they could win it. As willingness to use nuclear weapons is clear irrationality, the best bluffers are the ones who aren't bluffing, but that's not the same thing as hoping to usher in the end. In a disturbing way, the only way to remove the threat of nuclear annihilation is likely the creation of a more-perfect singleton that can break the fearful symmetry of the superpowers.
We live in an era of pure tactics. This is ensured by the technological constraints of our manner of warfare. There isn't a future for the people at the center of it all, only the preservation of an eternal present, so the laid back, system-2 style authorial consent of strategy's just a pleasant myth or ancestral memory. It appears there is simply action and reaction, nothing more. This shifting scenario, where bluffs cannot be serious and yet are, rewards the sort of person who doesn't have any preferences, for whom the wind might blow any way, and it really might not matter to them a bit. This is cool, in the early, jazz sense: a sort of ironic detachment, pretending that nothing is serious because it cannot affect them. It takes a rather strange kind of individual to adapt in this way: a shell, or an extremely good emulation of one, who does not require assuredness or axiomatic thought, who does not need hope from external sources and yet does not have to manufacture their own. I wonder what it's like to affect so many people, while also being almost totally unaffected.
I know I could never make those sacrifices. At the moment, all I can do is think about things more personal and narrative. I think about my grandmother, a downwinder, who died in her early sixties after what had become regular and protracted battles with cancer, likely all of them related from fallout, and a woman I once loved whose grandfather worked on the detonation systems that were likely the subject of the tests that rendered my grandmother belated collateral damage. There was no blood feud, no Hatfield-McCoy scenario, only a sadness at that awful thing crafted in New Mexico, and a hope that it might be put away forever or at least render its destructive potential irrelevant.
a word of thanks to Yana, who provided me with the title in conversation.


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#sparkchamber 061118 — Sarah Hollingsworth
Creativity isn't so much about what you do, as that you do it. It's the spark, the light, the fire that fuels the continuation, or the re-direction, or the reboot. #sparkchamber is all about that, as is today's guest, Sarah Hollingsworth. A mom first, yogi forever, and artist always, Sarah does it all.
Raising three dynamic teenagers, she is Senior Content Developer for Pizza Hut's corporate office. A former gym rat and roller derby queen, she continues to challenge herself physically [plus mentally and spiritually] at Mysore Dallas with the second series of Ashtanga yoga … and is recently certified to teach. She fills her "free time" creating vegan treats, and drawing and painting.
Inspired by a pop-surrealist style, and propelled by indie/art rock, electronica, and downtempo alternative music, she pulls different techniques from her favorite artists. The results, though, are one-of-a-kind. As each of us is.
1.] Where do ideas come from?
I get my ideas from all sorts of places. Depends on what the ideas are in relation to. I paint, so a lot of my ideas come from music and inspiration from other artists. Meditation and my dreams provide a lot of ideas for different things.
2.] What is the itch you are scratching?
I have been listening to music while I paint and letting the music push and pull me in different emotions and thoughts during the process.
3.] Early bird or night owl, tortoise or hare?
I'm an early bird. I get more done in the morning than later in the day. Most of the time I'm the hare who speeds through and has to backtrack to be the tortoise. Most of the ideas come to me in the morning.
4.] How do you know when you are done?
It's hard for me to complete a piece when painting/drawing. Usually, I know it's complete when I give it to someone as a gift. Or if a piece is commissioned then I absolutely finish it


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We Are Now Living in an Electronic Police State
Like it or not, we are now living in an electronic police state. Is this the big brother finally comes into our lives? According to our government, our privacy protections disappear from the very moment we set foot in any airport.
Even though we are protected by the Fourth Amendment against "unreasonable searches and seizures," the Customs and Border Protection folks are able to take advantage of exceptions to this piece of constitutional protection by search through our electronic devices at an airport and are not required to establish reasonable suspicion or even to get a search warrant.
Should we Allow Electronic Devices to be Searched?
It has become a problem and is now getting even worse. Recently, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation decided to enter into a lawsuit on behalf of 11 travelers. The lawsuit is against the Department of Homeland Security. The plaintiffs are making the claim that suspicionless and warrantless searches on electronic devices at borders have violated their First and Fourth Amendments.
It appears that they may be right. CBP agents have gained enormous access to literally troves of personal data belonging to law-abiding citizens. Most people consider this as an affront to a person's privacy and this access has to be revoked immediately.
Should Agents Be Allowed to Search Employer Devices?
For instance, we have the case where Sidd Bikkannavar, who is an engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, was subjected to an airport inspection in Houston. He was asked by agents for his passcode of a phone he owned.
This phone actually was issued by NASA, and even though Bikkannayar stated this fact, the agent demanded to have the code. Fearing that the phone would be seized and he might miss a connecting flight to LA, Bikkannavar gave in and provided the code.
After about 30 minutes, the agent came back and stated that the phone was analyzed with "algorithms" and no "derogatory" data was found.
The notion that an airport or border has become an area where privacies are reduced is really nothing new. And like Justice Rehnquist stated in 1977, in a case United States v. Ramsey, the very same Congress who proposed the Bill of Rights also passed the very first customs statute in the US too, and this gave officials complete authority to search "any ship or vessel, in which they shall have reason to suspect any goods, wares or merchandise subject to duty shall be concealed."
However today, unlike 1977, over 75% of all American adults own a smartphone. And these little devices carry an enormous amount of personal data and even professional data. While CBP policies do not permit access to data located on remote servers, searches of data that reside on electronic devices can uncover many personal things like texts, photos, videos and also reveal the apps a person has chosen to download.
If you stop and think about it, many of these apps could reveal personal dating habits and even religious affiliations – information that should be protected. Because of current policies, travelers could legally be forced into giving CBP access this private and personal information without having any suspicions or legal justifications that any immigration laws were violated.
Even though these electronic device searches are rare, the amount of them has been on the rise across the last couple of years. And the searches are not always targeting those coming from terrorist hotspots, as one may think.
The fact is that we are now living in an electronic police state.
Read more here >> https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/24/the-new-electronic-police-state/


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Under pressure from Dell, HP, Apple and world opinion, Foxconn, a Taiwan-headquartered company with 900,000 employees in China, decided to clean up its act. It has provided modest wage increases to staff to try to end the spate of suicides. The company has installed suicide-prevention nets around buildings to try stop the preferred method of death. And, they hired Burson Marsteller, a US PR company.
The big PR firms are of course notorious for not being so choosy about who they wind up in bed with. Burson Marsteller has (not sure if they still do) worked with tobacco giant Phillip Morris/Altria for years in Asia. One of my former employers was doing PR to try to clean up the image of deposed Thai Prime Minister (and fugitive from justice) Thaksin Shinawatra. PR companies are constantly working for the wrong side (like Brunswick PR and Ogilvy, who work for BP), so this should come as no surprise. We explored their lack of ethics overseas in an earlier post.
Instead of working long-term to change their company culture, treat workers decently and show the world how they've changed, Foxconn is now resorting to PR stunts. As a colleague used to say "it's just pink paint" (as in, don't fix a problem, just paint over it in a pretty color).
So we get word that the company is forcing its staff to trot out for "motivational rallies" reminiscent of something in Pyongyang. The Huffington Post has the story and shockingly Mao-esque photos (here). Forget that it looks absurdly stage managed and the workers mostly look bored or miserable, but who is this for? Is this for the "Terry" on the signs they are forced to carry ("Terry" Guo, the president of Foxconn)? Is it a big show to impress "dear leader" with the "spontaneity" and joy of his people?
One activist said Foxconn's Wednesday rally was unlikely to boost morale and does not replace the need for more thoroughgoing reforms."I don't think today's event is going to achieve anything except provide a bit of theater," said Geoffrey Crothall, spokesman of the China Labor Bulletin, a labor rights group based in Hong Kong. "Basically what Foxconn needs to do is treat its workers like decent human beings and pay them a decent wage. It's not rocket science. They're still tackling this from a top-down approach, they are organizing the workers. They're not allowing the workers to organize themselves."This story has been burning up the internets, and a commenter on Gizmodo had a good point:
This kind of managed media event for the domestic China market (surely that's who this is aimed at, with the younger, make-up spackled young women front and center in photos) plays very well. While, we in the West tend to mostly be VERY skeptical of what we see in the press, in Asia, and especially China where most media is still state controlled or constricted, what you see in the media is taken as gospel by most everyone. The average newspaper reader (or factory worker) in China would have no idea that these "rallies" are fake PR events and the workers neither participated enthusiastically nor do they worship the cult of "Terry" Guo.It's sad how many companies think that a "Team Building" party alone can raise morale. It's actually an insult if the rest of their actions stink. If you beat your wife all week but buy her a dozen roses on Friday afternoon expecting sudden happiness you're likely to get a smack on the face. Treat your employees well every day, provide them with a decent work environment, encouragement, purpose, inspiration, and room to grow and THEN once you've proven to them that you actually care, THEN throw a party. And for the love of Justin, don't call it a "Team Building Party".
So, for PR effect, Burson Marsteller may have given its client some good service in the local China market. But Foxconn and their PR counselors should be aware: here in the US (you know, where Apple and Dell are) we are not buying this load of bunk. You should be REALLY cleaning up your act, not just going through some phony motions. You can't spin me, baby!
Thanks for reading.
Jonathan Gardner
UPDATED: Wired has a great piece on this whole fiasco here (good comments too!)


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Dow's longest winning streak in 30 years ends
(Close) The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at another record for the ninth session - the index's longest record streak in 30 years.
However, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both ended lower, bringing their winning streaks to an end.
The Dow rose 32 points, or 0.16%, to 20,775 points, while the S&P shed 0.1% to 2,362 points and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.1% to 5,860 points.
The falls followed the release of the Federal Reserve's minutes.
Many Fed policymakers said it may be appropriate to raise interest rates again "fairly soon".
But the minutes also showed uncertainty because of a lack of clarity on the new Trump administration's economic agenda.
Chevron and Exxon Mobil both fell 1.2%, as did Intel.
The big winner of the day was Dow Chemical, which jumped 4%.
Tesla fell 1.4% before the release of its results that showed a better than expected rise in revenue, but still lost $121.3m in the quarter. Shares rose in after-hours trading.


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"You're so talented!"
I can't tell you the number of times I have heard that in my life. Sometimes, the tone was that of genuine appreciation and edification. More often, that phrase is accompanied by wistful eyes and the phrase (whether stated verbally or not), "I wish I could be as talented as you."
I have often struggled with how to respond to this, especially in the latter case. Since I do not like to see anyone being dissatisfied with their own gifts because of mine, I quickly learned to "hide" what I am capable of. In fact, when I meet new people, I am often embarrassed when they discover some other "talent" that had not come up previously.
"You knit, too? And did you take those pictures? Is there anything you can't do?"
Yes. Yes there is.
Also, just because I claim to know how to do something doesn't mean I enjoy doing it or do it well.
Leaving aside for the moment that every skill that I or any other person possesses has come with work, especially if any proficiency has been achieved, there is another whole conversation that I wish I could have with people from whom I face this "talent envy."
I have been thinking about this a fair amount since last week's post about multipotentialites. Just like I have wished I could have had the focus and discipline to achieve mastery of a single skill, there are others who have wished they could claim many abilities at once (apparently regardless of the proficiency achieved therein.)
But when it comes down to it, is either better than the other?
I am a strong believer in being the best person you can be. Not in some humanist, "you-aren't-living-unless-you-achieve-your-full-potential" way. But in an "I'm-grateful-for-the-person-I-am" way.
In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a parable (which is a story with a point, kind of like a fable except that the story could be true--so, no talking animals) about a wealthy man who went on a journey and, in his absence, entrusted his wealth to three different servants to look after. The three servants received five talents, two talents, and one talent respectively, "each according to their ability." (A talent was a gold measurement worth about 20 years' wages.)
The first two went and invested the talents they had been given and managed to double the amount by the time their master returned. To each of these two men the master said, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful with little, I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master."
But the third man, who had only been given one talent? He was afraid of what might happen with it, so he buried it in the ground, and returned it to the master a little dustier than he had received it.
This man did not receive praise for safeguarding the money. Instead, he was berated as wicked, slothful, and lazy. The talent was taken from him and given to the one who now had ten. And the servant was thrown out. Verse 29 says, "For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away."
This doesn't seem fair, right? The poor guy was only afraid of what might happen if he did something with the talent. Did he deserve the treatment he got?
I have been pondering this in the context of what we refer to as "talent" in English--skills or abilities that are either natural and honed, or gained through study. And I have come up with some lessons that we can take away from this parable in the context of "talent envy."
Talents are given to you to steward, not to possess.
Whether you are given few or many talents, there is a responsibility that comes along with them--to bless others, to hone and expand your abilities, and to make the world a better place. Burying your talents is not good stewardship. It is just plain selfish.
Can you imagine the light that would not be in the world today if Mozart had never written down any of the music in his head? Or if Stephen Hawking had decided that he didn't need to continue his work as a physicist once he became wheelchair-bound? What if Leonardo da Vinci had hidden all his drawings, paintings and designs in a chest and ordered it burned at his death?
Your talents don't just belong to you. They were given to you as a gift, a blessing with which you can then bless others. Shine your light into the world. Use your talents.
By using your talents, you will acquire more.
When I left college with a shiny new diploma and a few dozen songs under my belt, I had almost zero business acumen. (Thankfully, that college has since made business classes a required part of their music degree, but I graduated too early to receive the benefit.)
I didn't know how to treat my music career like a business. But I like to eat, and needed to help earn income for my family. Songwriting being the kind of career that can take years to see income (if ever, but that's a different blog post), I started doing other things to earn my keep. In the process, I learned many, many other valuable skills, which I am now able to apply not only to my music career, but to the other business ventures I have begun over the years.
Did I start off wanting to learn how to do graphic design? Or social media marketing? Or double-entry accounting? No. (I'm not even sure I want to do it now--accounting is another thing that Talena is not good at.)
But, like Emilie Wapnick pointed out in her TED Talk, once you have one skill, it becomes easier to acquire another because you have more confidence, and some of the skills are transferable across disciplines.
The opposite is also true. If you don't work and push yourself in the one or two things in which you show promise, it is most likely you will believe that you are no good at anything and will never bloom in even those areas in which you could have excelled. And you will never acquire the confidence you need to stretch beyond those initial areas of interest to try something completely new.
You are responsible for the talents you are given--but not the ones you aren't
Notice the master didn't compare the lazy servant to the others? He never said, "Why didn't you look at your fellow servants and do what they did?"
He was aware of their abilities when he handed the money out. That was why that last guy got only one. The master knew that this guy could only handle one.
However, when the master found out that the one talent had been buried, hidden, and not used at all, he was seriously annoyed. The one talent had been given with certain expectations that the servant would handle it responsibly.
"Why didn't you at least put it in the bank so you could give it back with interest?" the master demanded. He wasn't comparing the man to his fellows, but he wanted to know why the servant didn't at least do the bare minimum with what he had been given.
We shouldn't look at others with more (or less, but "better") talents than us and wish for what they have. We are only responsible to make the most of the talents we are given. Sitting and stewing about what we don't have only ensures that what we do have will not reach its full potential.
Since this kind of comparison is inwardly-focused and prevents sharing our gifts well, it is actually another way of being selfish. Not only that, we are robbed of the "joy of the master" because we spent our entire lives wishing for something that was not entrusted to us instead of nurturing what was.
I know of a man who is a greeter at Walmart. He loves his job. He is good at it. He makes people feel so welcome, and brightens the day of anyone who comes in with his hearty "hello" and wide smile.
As a result, he feels fulfillment and purpose in his work. He helps make his community a brighter place. And he doesn't sit and fuss that the disability that keeps him in a wheelchair robbed him of many things he could have done. He's nurturing his one talent with gratitude.
To me, this is a much better success story than the brilliant musician who dies of a drug overdose because he is so depressed by the meaninglessness of his life. Or the inventor who never shares a single one of his ideas with anyone for fear of rejection. Or the seamstress who discredits the beauty of the items she makes because they are "not as good as so-and-so's."
Gratitude gives meaning and fulfillment. Fear and envy destroy it.
Nurture what you are given. Don't envy what you aren't.
Accept the reward you earn with your talents
How sad would it have been if, when the second faithful servant was rewarded by his master, he had said, "Oh, well. It was nothing, really. No, I can't accept that. I don't deserve it. After all, I only earned two talents, and Joe over there earned five, so I'm not worthy of receiving the same accolades as him."
Dumb, right? The master may have thrown him out in the street with the third guy for being ungrateful!
I can't tell you the number of times I have complimented someone for their skill and they have given me almost that response. "Well, I can't do all the things you do, so I'm really not that great."
This morning, I read this quote by Dan Allender (The Wounded Heart, NavPress):
"It is difficult to enjoy giving to a person who undermines her own beauty, kindness, and abilities because she is always faster than the eye in pulling the rug out from under your compliment. She may appear to be humble; there is, however, a profound arrogance in never receiving another's kindness."
When you shut down a compliment or a reward, you are in essence saying several things:
- The person is either deceived about your virtues or lying about them. (Thus, you are calling them a dupe or a liar.)
- The person does not deserve the pleasure of enjoying your talents. (They are undeserving of receiving your gifts.)
- The person does not deserve the pleasure of giving you gratitude for sharing your talents. (They are not worthy to show you gratitude.)
Jesus was our example of humility. Never once did he disown responsibility for anything he had done, whether people liked it or not. When someone was grateful at being healed, he didn't tell them they should not be grateful. But he did point them toward the Father, from whence the true source of his power came.
"Humility" isn't insisting we cannot do or be anything worthwhile, or that the things we have done or achieved are of little to no value. That is false humility that robs others of blessing. True humility is in being grateful for what we have been able to achieve, grateful that others have enjoyed our gifts, and giving that gratitude to the One who enables us to use our talents for his and others' benefit.
Remember, your talents were given to you to steward, not possess. They should be used to help other people, not be selfishly buried in the ground. And all the glory of them will eventually return to him who gave the talents in the first place.
So, let us not make more or less of the talents we have than we should. Nurture what you have, enjoy those given to others, and be grateful for the many skilled and talented people that surround you.
Whether you are a Leonardo da Vinci, whose name will be remembered through the ages, or the greeter at Walmart, be grateful for your gifts. Lovingly share yourself and your abilities with others. Live with joy as you contribute beauty to the world.
After that? Claim your rewards with gratitude. And I will do the same.


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he wasn't supposed to get a cake. abang long didn't get a cake on his 2nd birthday so we should be fair, eh? however, a last minute invitation to a makan-makan led us to order a barney cake from – who else – dubai baker fida.
tada! as usual, i ordered our family favorite, the carrot cake with cream cheese. including this one, i think we've ordered about 5 carrot cake already from fida! it was a last minute order, but she managed to pull it off. thanks dear! you're a super-baker!
and the cake is delicious as always!
as for the barney bit, kahfi still likes thomas & friends (but that was his 1st bday cake) and he already likes ben10 just like big bro (but that's khaleef's 5th bday cake) – so i was left with either barney (which kazim also likes hihi), cars, or toy story.
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mr. khairul's mckk senior, abg faisal's kid just got accepted into mckk. the proud father wanted to belanja other fellow old boy of mckk at tawasol – mandi rice! also, his daughter's birthday is on the 29th this month, so they brought a cake to celebrate the occasion.
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oh oh. let this picture speaks for itself. oh, and the part with the 'toe-print' was eaten by bapak of the bday boy. oh, the sacrifice dads make… hihi
what's kahfi doing? see, i told you he's so naughty!
other than the 'toe-print' incident, the ever so naughty bday boy was very occupied with a mission : to pick up every single bit of m&ms around the cake. and he managed to secure one whole line of m&ms even before kak muna cut the cake!
thanks abg faisal (in black) and kak muna for including us in rejoicing your son's acceptance into the revered school of malay college kuala kangsar. may he emulate his father's confidence, pleasant sense of humor and warm presence.
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Osprey and Modulift team up to lift 72 tonne catamaran into the water at Wight Shipyard
A Southampton firm which specialises in moving and lifting abnormal loads were moving into uncharted waters when asked to lift a 72 tonne catamaran.
Osprey Ltd moved the vessel from the shed at Wight Shipyard into the water at Venture Quays, Cowes before the ship left for its final destination – Vienna, Austria.
The 250-passenger Twin City Liner is 39.7m long, 11.1m wide, and 6.8m high.
Danny Skidmore, heavy cranes manager at Osprey, said: "We had to work closely with shipbuilders and naval architects, and refer to CAD [computer-aided design], to devise a method of lifting the catamaran safely and completely level.
"The previous time we lifted such a vessel, we used two cranes in tandem, but mobilising two cranes of that size represents a large-scale operation and high costs, not to mention the disruption it has on the shipyard. We wanted to come up with a way to minimise mobilisation and limit the impact on our client's busy, marine environment."
The big lift was accomplished using a 1,000t capacity Liebherr mobile crane and a special sling devised by Poole-based Modulift. The rigging gear was sourced from FLG Services.
Sue Spencer, technical director at Modulift, said : "We devised a design whereby the tension load in the central sling could be monitored using a wireless load link to ensure that the sling was carrying the correct share of the self-weight of the beam throughout the lift>"
"We have not undertaken this type of rig before, and now we will be able to market our MOD250s and 400s at longer spans with a central support."


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Cyrano launches Fine & Rare Vintages
Margouet-Meymes, FRANCE, 21 December 2017- Cyrano, the Armagnac for bartenders and sommeliers, today unveiled its latest innovation: Fine & Rare Vintages.
Vintage Armagnacs are produced using grapes from a single year and single harvest, not a blend like our XO, 25 and 50 Years Old. The date displayed on a bottle of vintage Armagnac denotes the year the grapes were grown. They are "single barrel", which means the spirit comes from one single source: one year, one estate, one barrel.
We bottle only when we receive an order so as to maximise the ageing phase. Indeed, once bottled and unlike wine, Armagnac no longer ages (this is true of all spirits). For this reason we always include the bottle and batch numbers on the label allowing you to track your Armagnac.
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In Pakistan Tuesday, around 200 Muslims held a gathering to honor the jihadis who attempted to carry out a terror attack against a free speech event on Sunday in Garland, Texas.
The terrorists, Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi (the latter of whom has Pakistani roots), attempted to storm a "Draw Muhammad" event promoting free speech, just as it was ending, in order to inflict maximum damage. However, the AK47-armed suspects failed in their jihad when a Garland police officer neutralized them with his sidearm.
In Peshawar, Pakistan, a cleric named Pir Mohammad Chishti led an absentia funeral service for Simpson and Soofi. He said that the two were "the real heroes of Islam and we must be proud of their courage, NBC News reports.
Russia Today posted a video on YouTube showing demonstrators from the rally holding a sign that read, "We Strongly Condemn The Blasphemous Event Organized By PAMELA GELLER Under AFDI." Geller's organization, the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), hosted the "Draw Muhammad" free speech event.
Chishti used a megaphone installed in a vehicle to promote his message, asking the whole community to come out and celebrate the "martyrs of Islam." He announced over the loudspeaker, "Come forward and prove your love and loyalty with Islam and our beloved Prophet Muhammad, Peace be Upon Him."
The Islamic preacher blamed the survivors of the attack, because as he explained, they "provoke the Muslims on violence."
Later, the Chishti-led gathering devolved into an anti-U.S. hate-fest, NBC News reports. The United States and the West is responsible for "desecrating Islam and Islamic heroes," Chishti reportedly said to conclude the rally.


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Ok, so this was the first trip so there are a lot of kinks in the system. First off, I brought a bigger bag with my small bag in it, as well as a few other outfits as back ups. I had to decouple them when the weight came in at 52 lbs but was able to gate check my nearly empty smaller bag, so no big deal. I realized on the plane that I had not installed the gogo app to watch movies nor had I downloaded the full version of my first book on the Read Harder challenge, although I had a sample as was able to make a dent. I also was told by the front desk at the hotel that the office is not a 15 minute walk and that the grocery store is 10 minutes away, which should be fun in the (surprise!) planned rain for tomorrow. I spent most of the night all worked up about these issues and not prepping for my first day on the job, so I am going to call it now and say this first trip gets a "C."
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text: The dollar hit a 10-day high against the yen in Asia Monday, while gold and crude prices tumbled after U.S. forces made it all the way to central Baghdad over the weekend. The dollar jumped to 120.74 yen from the 119.95 yen level in New York late Friday. Crude for May delivery fell as much as 85 cents, or 3 percent, to $27.77 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading before retracing to $28.13 a barrel, down 36 cents from the New York close. Spot gold prices plunged to $320.90 in Asia, down $4.30 from the New York close on Friday. In the latest development on Iraq, the first U.S. military planes have landed at Iraq's international airport as allied forces tightened their grip on the outlying areas of Baghdad.


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I made this Button Line for a book on quilts I made for my oldest daughter's birthday in May. It's something she appreciated to the point of a few tears. She's always wanted to remember the significance of each piece of fabric, who it came from and what's special about it, but it was too much to remember over time. In this book I took pictures of the major areas of the quilts and made a template of each one. Then I made a key so she'd always know what was special about each scrap - who the fabric was from or representing a pet, activity or place we went. Then I added photos below of the fabrics of when they were wearing some of the fabric as children, or whatever significance they had. Here's a page from it:
God told His people in the Old Testament to teach their children of Him, His laws and His mighty works all the time that they might keep it in their hearts that they not sin. This is now our duty as Christian parents. Don't expect a Bible teacher who has your child a few minutes a week to fulfill YOUR responsibility to train your child up in the way he/she should go.
- "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." Joshua 1:8
- "Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation." Joel 1:3
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Birthday greetings today to Martyn Smith!
Clubhouse open from 4.30pm today
Under 14s: I still need some socks and shorts to be returned for a proper kit stock take … thanks … see you all tonight for a 6pm start
Managers, coaches, admin … all your trophies are now ordered for this year's awards. For engraving purposes, can I now please have your nominations (names) for Player of the Season, Managers Player of the Season and any other 3 awards within each respective team. These can be for Best Trainer, Top Scorer, Best Newcomer, Most Improved etc … up to you. Thank you DH.
Nominations are also welcome from everyone within the club for the perennial awards [Clubman, Youth Clubman, Chairmans Award for Endeavour, Most Improved Player, Manager of the Season, Supporter of the Season and so forth]. All these, together with the new Tony Marshall Cup and Mark Stanley Trophy, Patron's Award and other awards such as Loyalty, will be presented at Awards Day on 1 July next door in the Swan Centre. Unlike most clubs, entry for all our players and families is FREE!
Memorial match on Saturday
The players list to date is below … anyone Sid, Steph or myself has not seen that would like to join in and pay tribute to Andy is of course more than welcome. Gates will open at 9am with the youth game at 11am and the adults meeting at 1pm for a 2pm kick off. We will be showing the FA Cup Final on the clubhouse TV immediately after the charity match.
Sid Hone, Gary Gibbs, Sean Gibbs, Mark Fuller, Harry Hills, Mark Hone, Mickey Smith, Sean Byrd, Martyn Smith, Lee Crocker, James Branch, Kevin Hollamby, Pip Castle, Jack Smith, Louis Burton, Ian Mace, Martin Wirt, Timmy Russell, Dan Jackson, Dan Anderson, Matt Twyman, Adrian Seager, Duncan Randall, Mark Cumpper, Carl Hamilton, Andy Bower, Matt Stanley, Gavin Myers, Carl Jones, Rob Finn … I am sure I have missed others that have been asked … please let us know … thanks.


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Hello and welcome to the "Counselor's Corner" for Sidney C. Huntington School on the GCSD website! Please take some time to peruse the information that is on this page and be sure to come back again to check for updates! If you have any questions or concerns about post-secondary opportunities, scholarships, the FAFSA, or the Alaska Performance Scholarship, I'm here to help. Call or stop by my office and I'll be happy to visit with you!
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Alex Kurtagic is the author of the novel Mister and is the founder and director of Supernal Music. He lives in England
International Affairs
Yes, Africa Must Go To Hell
Jan 20 2010
I welcome James Jackson's courage in pointing out the fact that Africa's chronic dysfunction is the result of, not white European rule in the past,
Volk the System!
Nov 11 2009
I read with interest R. J. Stove's recent blog about new a book by Gerd Bayer, Heavy Metal Music in Britain, and I would like
White Noise
Oct 19 2009
I was once asked to imagine what the world would look like today had North American settlers snubbed the African slave traders in the 18th


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Evening Prayer & Holy EucharistAdd to My Calendar
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
5:30 pm Chantry Chapel
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Almighty and everlasting God, whose precepts are the wisdom of a loving Father: Give us grace, following the teaching and example of thy servant Benedict, to walk with loving and willing hearts in the school of the Lord's service; let thine ears be open unto our prayers; and prosper with thy blessing the work of our hands; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Celebrant: Fr Norgren
Evening Prayer
Psalm: 59, 60 & 61
Lesson: Numbers 35:1-3, 9-15, 30-34
Holy Eucharist
Rite: Rite I
Lesson: Genesis 32:22-32
Gospel: Matthew 9: 32-38


text: This happy-go-lucky teddy bear is Kim and she is a dangling, floppy legged, 65cm soft toy made by the German Teddy Bear maker - Steiff. She is made of soft and cuddly, warm beige plush and is filled with all new materials. Kim has the famous Steiff button-in-ear with a yellow label. This Steiff product conforms to European safety standards, holding the CE symbol and complies with Oeko-Tex standard 100. Machine washable at 30°C, and is suitable for all ages. Yellow label with famous Steiff button in the ear. The Steiff company motto is "Only the best is good enough for children". Steiff products are subject to meticulous testing and inspection. They are required to be highly flame resistant and, among other things, smaller pieces such as eyes must be able to resist considerable tension, wear and tear, etc. Margarete Steiff holds the best-documented claim to have made the world's first teddy bears, and since that time (1902) no other company have rivalled them for consistent quality or range. Whenever a bear has fetched a world record at auction, it has always been a Steiff!


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A few people (well, 3) have asked how I structure my days?. . . . I do whatever needs to be done for the Ollas in the mornings, then work on other orders and fun in the afternoons. This morning it was lids. 😊
A note for my potter friends: this is my standing wheel! It has saved my back and I love it. I don't think I would be working as a potter without it.
Ollas and Winter
People often ask if they can leave their Ollas in the ground over the winter.
My general reply is, "If you live someplace where the ground freezes, NO, because they may crack."
Like terra cotta pots, Ollas absorb (and transfer) water . . . so leaving them in the ground through freeze-thaw weather cycles could cause cracking as the water in the walls of the Ollas freezes and expands.
But Ollas may be a little tougher than I though . . . I've left 3 Ollas buried in our gardens here in Wisconsin last winter, and all of them this winter, and they have all survived just fine.
One is pictured above. As you can see, it has heaved out of the soil a little this year, but it is not cracked.
We will likely dig them up and rebury them deeper this spring, and I would still recommend that you dig them up if your ground freezes in the winter . . but they may be more durable than I thought.
Road Trip!
Matt and I are going on a road trip!
We will be delivering Ollas along the way and have room for more.
Contact me if you are along our route and would like one (or other pottery!) We can save you the expense of shipping.
Our Curb Garden
A couple of years ago, there was some roadwork on our street and we all had our terraces torn up. When it was finished, it seemed we were all seeding and watering, trying to make the grass grow back.
One day our neighbor said, "Why are we all trying to grow grass? We should all be planting stuff we can eat." His idea was for us all to plant gardens at the street.
Naturally, Matt and I LOVED the idea!
Together with our neighbor we began talking the idea up. As it turned out, there was lots of interest, but only two of us planted gardens at our curb . .. our neighbor, and us . . . . hardly the neighborhood display we imagined.
And, Matt and I really didn't need more garden space. We are gardeners and already had gardens in both sideyards, and had dug up our entire back yard to convert to garden space (a little crazy, I know . . .)
So, I wasn't sure the curb garden would stay . . .
But, I have to tell you I LOVE the curb garden. It makes us unique. People have no trouble finding our house ("look for the house with the garden at the curb"), and we've gotten tons of appreciative comments and happy feed-back on it.
Occasionally, we'll put up signs inviting people to help themselves. Kids on bikes stop and eat cherry tomatoes, teenagers tell us it's cool, parents with young children stop and let them out of strollers to pick stuff. . . it's so fun to watch..
People have offered us money, veggies for trade, and left kind notes.
One of the coolest things that happened this summer was the morning we found a card and a bag of warm muffins on our front stoop. The card explained that the person who left it was new to our neighborhood, and was charmed by the garden. She had taken some oregano and tomatoes when she walked by with her dog . . . the muffins were in exchange.
Here it is:
How cool is this?
Shortly before the end of the season a man was 'power walking' as I brought in groceries. Without breaking stride as he walked by, he reached out, grabbed a cherry tomato, tossed it in the air and caught it in his mouth.
I love it!
So I went out to take some photos for our Etsy shop today, and stopped to snap a photo of our parsley. Admittedly, it has been a mild fall here in Wisconsin, but I am marveling at how great our Parsley still is - even in November!
How we planted it using an Olla: We dug a hole and planted the Olla. Next drew a circle around the olla about 2 feet in diameter and sprinkled Parsley seeds in it. We filled the Olla with water, and overhead watered for about 3 weeks. After that, we just kept refilling the Olla! I love our garden!
I promise I'll blog soon!
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.
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Born on 09 Oct 1987, Haziq has loved animals from very
young. Lacking in speech, he learnt to express his passion
through drawings. Animals are the the main subject of his
paintings. He often paints eyes prominently as if to help tell
a story. To date Haziq has included landscape and nature as
subjects and choses sunsets as his favoured time of day.
He has participated in exhibitions such as below;
– Nukilan Jiwa Very Special Arts 2015 & 2012 in Menara
– Rhythm of Colors Exhibition at The Ledge 2014
– Matrade In-Trade Living Expo 2013 & 2014
– Opening ofnYayasan Kreatif Kanak-Kanak Tunku Bainun in
– Hearts of Gold Ambank and G.O.L.D Fashion Show where
his bird sketches were featured on exclusive silk batik
kaftans under the label iKarrtini.
Haziq's paintings have also been produced on batik silk
scarves in collaboration with Pink Jambu and sold in YTL-
owned hotels in the country.
His interests includes creating polymer clay gurines and
reading encyclopaedias on animals thus his amazing
knowledge of the animal kingdom.
He has been under the tutelage of renowned local artist,
Raja Azhar Idris, since January 2014.
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2 Duplex Outlets
What is a 2 duplex outlet?
While standard duplex outlets feature two outlets under a cover plate held on by one screw, 2 duplex outlets feature four outlets under the same cover plate, held on by two screws. This configuration allows for up to four oversized plugs in close proximity.
Why do I need a 2 duplex outlet?
Having multiple outlets offers you the convenience of four outlets in one electrical box, so you can plug in more things at a time in areas of your home that, electricity wise, see high traffic. The 2 duplex outlets are used in areas such as:
- Home Offices: Home offices are dense with electrical appliances – computers, printers, internet, phone, and more -- making outlet space at a premium here. The 2 duplex outlets offer a simple, convenient solution without power bars and wires getting in the way.
- Entertainment Centers: Televisions, DVD players, video game consoles, streaming devices, and more all compete for outlets in this area. For flat screen televisions, a recessed outlet may also be used.
- Aquariums: Power heaters, filter, lighting and more into a single receptacle. GFCI outlets will be needed here for safety.
Installation of 2 Duplex Outlets
There are two different ways to wire in 2 duplex outlets:
- Split Duplex or Split Wired Receptacle: With this type of installation, two separate receptacles are installed in one location (double gang box). Each receptacle has its own power source, and is wired into a separate breaker. This type of wiring allows heavier use of electricity, for areas such as the kitchen where larger appliances may overload the circuit. For this type of installation, however, the correct wiring must be in place, or it will have to be added to your home and electrical box
- Quad Receptacle: This alternative wires one receptacle into a single gang box, replacing a single duplex outlet. You will need a bit more clearance with quad receptacles, as they do not mount flush to the wall. You should also check with your electrician to ensure that this type of installation will be sufficient for the appliances you plan to plug into this receptacle, as it is not made for the heavier use of a split wired receptacle.
To ensure the proper installation and use of your 2 duplex outlets, such as installing 2 duplex outlets with GFCI's in areas exposed to water such as kitchens and baths, contact the professionals at Mr. Electric®. We are here with convenient solutions to all of your electrical needs.


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Daily Doodle #3: Night Doodle
Ink on watercolor paper. 7 1/2" x 5". 2013.
Purchase print here.
I've been a little frustrated with my Daily Doodle materials so far, because I've been using a rough cold press 140 lb paper, and the pens I've had on hand haven't been flowing smoothly across it. Since, so much of the joy and spontaneous creativity of an ink doodle comes from the fluidity of the ink swimming over the page, I've felt stymied and my opinion of my first few doodles is that they seem a little tight.
So, last night (after midnight so it still counts as today's doodle), I fully embraced the sharpie. I'd just finished a Campfire performance, and had images of UFOs and mirrors on my mind. The UFOs sponsored the rocket pattern shapes, and the idea of mirroring drove most of the composition.
This is also my first Night Doodle of the project. As a life long night owl, I journal in the evenings to aid my often difficult transition from consciousness to sleep, and sometimes include little doodles. Sometimes these doodles take up the whole page and grow journal entries of their own. It was actually during one of these expanding doodles that I first conceived The Daily Doodle. Perhaps that's why this doodle felt more true to the project -inhibiting concerns about publicly sharing my doodles seemed to vanish in the quiet familiarity of my usual night journal time; I was able to once again immerse myself in the doodle experience and disappear into the black ink flowing freely across the page.
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Iran Crypto | The Iranian Government Finally Recognizes Cryptocurrency
Iran's Supreme Cyberspace Council Secretary, Abolhassan Firoozabadi, just revealed that various entities within the country's government have accepted cryptocurrency mining as an industry. The local news agency IBENA reported the Iran crypto news just this morning.
According to this report, Firoozabadi stressed that the mining of crypto has been approved, but a legal framework for the industry has yet to be properly introduced in the country.
Iran Approves Crypto
"The issue that is of great importance is the commitment and acceptance of the cryptographic currency extraction as an industry by all relevant entities," Firoozabadi told IBNA.
The secretary believes that cryptographic currencies are one of the important new phenomena of financial technology, given the attention it's been receiving across powerful countries around the globe. Firoozabadi states that in recent years the Iranian government had decided to make serious decisions in this area and the final stages to determine participants' policies are right around the corner.
These policies and a framework of the Central Bank of Iran will be announced by the end of the month, the news report reads. However, no definitive decisions have been made yet, and the leaders are working diligently to come to an agreement with the terms.
>> Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) Crash
Iran Crypto Mining
Much of the decisions around cryptocurrency are still up in the air in the country, as well as the regulations for the process of mining cryptocurrencies. Currently, the policies on cryptocurrency mining are on the agenda to be discussed, as well as Iranian cryptocurrency exchange centers.
"The prospect is extracted in the field of extraction, and the National Space Agency is trying to create a platform for legalizing mining (extracting) cryptographic currencies," Biroozabadi added.
While the details remain unclear for Iran, its steps toward crypto are a positive one—despite the bearish market.
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text: Social Pro DailyTwitter Loses 2 More VPsJeremy Rishel had most recently overseen engineering for PeriscopeBy David Cohen|June 16, 2017 ShareBy David Cohen|June 16, 2017 ShareTwo more vice presidents are out the door at Twitter: vp of finance Celia Poon and vp of engineering Jeremy Rishel.A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the departures to Kurt Wagner of Recode, and Rishel also tweeted his farewell.A bird takes flight Takes leave Of the flock he sang withBut the world is wide And in flight each song is shared — Thanks @Twitter flock. pic.twitter.com/AfFJRxrCDj— Jeremy Rishel (@jdrishel) June 16, 2017Poon had been with Twitter since March 2013, and Wagner reported that she assumed some of the company's chief financial officer duties when Anthony Noto was named chief operating officer last November. According to Wagner, Poon—who will remain with Twitter through August—will be succeeded by vp of corporate finance David Aufderhaar.And Rishel, who started working at the social network in February 2013, had most recently overseen engineering for Periscope, reporting to the livestreaming application's CEO, Kayvon Beykpour.Image courtesy of OJO_Images/iStock. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2skeLld copy David CohenDavid Cohen is editor of Adweek's Social Pro Daily. Adweek Adweek


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This is a remake of my previous blog 2 years ago about laying down your intention of courtship to a woman. I revised some parts to be more handy and practical for men who are planning to lay down their intention of courtship to a woman.
Whenever single men ask me about laying down their intention to a woman I realize I have cookie cut answer to them based on the experience that I had with my wife. But this is just a personal thing for me, but I have been guided by these principles that lead me to where I am now. These thoughts may not work for some depending on the culture they're living in, but the principles and questions are timeless for men who really want to lay a clear and strong foundation towards marriage. Women, you are welcome to read so that you'll know how men think through this.
These are wisdom I got from my pastors and my mentors in the area of relationships. But let me define first for the single men and women what is "laying down of intention". It's clarifying your intention of courtship to the woman you want to marry.
The premise of this process is a great friendship. I believe without the foundation of friendship, entering to a romantic relationship would be very difficult.
Here are the principles in question form that I share when I tell eligible men how I laid my intention to my wife.
1. Why do I have to lay down my intention of courting her?
It's helpful to ask yourself the purpose, why you want to express your feelings to a woman. Here are some good questions to ask yourself:
- Am I willing to change my current status of being single to someone who will pursue a relationship?
- Do I see marriage at the end of courtship?
- Am I willing to pursue her even if she says no?
2. Who are the godly husbands (not single men) that I know and who I can talk with about expressing my feelings to the woman I want to court?
It's really wise to talk with people who have gone ahead of you. It will challenge your desire to do it on your own but will definitely save you a lot of heart aches.
3. How can I be clear in expressing my intentions to her in a manner that will not defraud or communicate uncertainty?
Be clear in communicating how you feel about her. You can tell her how much you appreciate her and would want your present relationship to level up from friendship to courtship. The wordings are usually best made with the help of men who has gone ahead of you. Seek help about this.
If she says yes, its wise to really clarify at that point your role for each other. As men this is our responsibility. We don't assume they'll know what to do after they said yes to you. In my case, I told Char that she is not my girlfriend when she said yes to me in courtship and I'm not his boyfriend, meaning she is not obliged to respond to me whenever I pursue her. I want her to feel that she is pursued at this stage and not obliged to always entertain my moves towards her.
If she says no, it's still wise to clarify what is she saying no for:
- Is she saying no to you? This might be a deciding point whether you need to wait more or pursue in the future.
- Is she saying no to the timing? This can be a deciding point for both of you to pray more about it and ask more counsel how to navigate through it.
These are the principles and questions that guided me when I was going through that season of transition from being single to married. Hope this serves more as a guide to a wiser decision as you believe God to guide you in your walk as a single person.
What advice can you give single men how to be clear with their intentions to the woman they plan to pursue?


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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Halloween tomorrow!
Keep on Jammin'
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This Thursday, October 6th, at 8pm EDT, I will have the privilege of interviewing my good friend John Fornof. John is one of the master scriptwriters behind Adventures in Odyssey and Lamplighter Theatre. He was also one of our master teachers at the first Lamplighter Guild this summer. We're looking forward to an hour or so of hearing from John on what makes a good writer and how to live a life that reflects God's story in each one of our lives.
If you'd like to join us, feel free to call in to 712-432-0900 and enter access code 604578#. This call is open to all, so invite your friends!


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A new autumn concert season has been scheduled at Eastwell Village Hall, kicking off this month.
Starting the line-up on Saturday, September 30, will be the Aurora Chanson Trio. With her exceptional voice and stage presence Aurora will transport you back to the Paris of yesteryear for an evening of superb entertainment. From the cobbled streets of Montmartre, to the Parisian cafes with their old-fashioned charm and romance, it will be a tour de force of French retro.
On Saturday, October 14, Brooks Williams and Lightning Express will be performing. Brooks is renowned as a fiery blues/country guitarist, a smooth-as- silk vocalist, and a stunning songwriter. Andy Seward has played bass for just about everyone imaginable and has produced some of the biggest artists in the UK folk scene. Keith Angel is a drummer/percussionist extraordinaire. The resulting sound is transatlantic in the truest sense of the word.
Worry Dolls, performing Saturday, November 11, are a tenacious female duo born out of the joint talents of Zoe Nicol and Rosie Jones. Critiqued by Paul McCartney, they were inspired to start co-writing, and could now be described as an almost telepathically linked songwriting force. It's a new sound, blending the tender urgency of Zoe's Irish-influenced voice with the fiery integrity of Rosie's vocals and rhythmic guitar. They will be leading their five-piece band.
Finally on Saturday, December 2, Mark Williams and his band will be the headline act. Mark has an established reputation for the individuality of his music. His songs take elements of blues and folk, adding his own twist.
For tickets and more details of each gig visit www.eastwell.org.uk/concerts or call 01949 869492.