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The Promises of God
Very simply put, God never lies; Therefore, everything God says is guaranteed. It's a "promise" - that you can count on!
Knowing this truth, as well as, how much God loves us, gives us an eternal hope! This hope becomes an anchor to our soul in this ever changing world!
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19 (KJV)
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Psalm 89:34 (KJV)
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. Psalm 119:89 (KJV)
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. 1 Kings 8:56 (KJV)
The whole premise of our relationship with God is FAITH. We are saved by faith, we live by faith, we walk by faith. Without faith, the Bibles says, one cannot please God. (Hebrews 11:6)
The whole basis of faith is trusting that, what God has said, that, He will surely do!
Without His word there is not faith! If His word is not a promise, settled once and for all, then no one could ever trust in it!
No matter what it looks like, no matter what it feels like, what God says He will do, that, He will do!
In fact, God fully expects us to keep on believing, even when there is no outward evidence to prove His word true. He gave us His word on it, and that's His Promise!
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. Hebrews 11:11 (KJV)
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. Romans 4:20-21 (KJV)
Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, Romans 4:16 (KJV)
The greatness of all this is, that through Christ Jesus, all of God's promises belong to us. They are spoken over our lives. They are for us to trust in, to pray for, and to receive!
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NIV)
Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. 2 Corinthians 1:20 (MSG)

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Research at LIMA is aimed at gaining further insight into fundamental aspects of material behaviour. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Crack formation & propagation in brittle materials
- Mechanical behaviour of aero engine material systems, including metal alloys (Ti64), composites & foams
- Mechanical properties of biological systems, e.g. silk, tendons, bones
- Characterisation of surface composition and adsorption kinetics, e.g. amides at polymer-air interface
- Development and applications of novel techniques for studying materials behaviour and interactions in-situ
For more information please see some of our recent publications, listed below, or contact the Facility Manager (email@example.com).
Recent Publications
Prashant Potnis & John Huber, In-situ observation of needle domain evolution in barium titanate single crystals, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Vol.33(2), pp327–333, 2013
Dragnevski, K.I., A brief overview of in-situ mechanical testing in the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope, Micro & Nanosystems, Vol. 4(2), pp 92-96, 2012
Maitland, A., Dragnevski, K. I. & Cocks, A.C.F., A 'simple' method for in-situ observation of crack mechanisms in ceramic materials in the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope, Micro & Nanosystems, Vol. 4(2), pp 106-110, 2012
Alexander M. Korsunsky, Felix Hofmann, Xu Song, Brian Abbey and Nikolaos Baimpas , A Review of Recent In Situ Deformation Studies Using Synchrotron X-Ray (Micro) Beams Micro & Nanosystems, Vol. 4(2), pp 97-105, 2012
Islam, O., Dragnevski, K.I. & Siviour, C.R., On some aspects of latex drying – ESEM observation, Progress in Organic Coatings, Vol. 75(4), pp 444-448, 2012
S. Arezoo , V. L. Tagarielli , N. Petrinic & J. M. Reed,
The mechanical response of Rohacell foams at different length scales, Journal of Materials Science, Vol.46, pp6863–6870, 2011
Tea-Sung Jun, Dragnevski K.I., Korsunsky, A.M., Microstructure, Residual Strain and Eigenstrain Analysis of Dissimilar Friction Welding Joints, Materials & Design, Vol. 31, pp S121-S124, 2010;
Dave, S., Song, X., Hofmann, F., Dragnevski, K.I., Korsunsky, A.M., Digital image correlation and finite element analysis of inter- and intra-granular deformation, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 1, pp 197-200, 2009


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This was sent out yesterday in Gary's Newsletter:
"Dear Lukas Customers,
Admit it…you like to shop. While you might not like going on all day shopping trips looking for that perfect end piece for the living room or a new car, spending a few hours looking through the wares at Target or IKEA can be fun. I often say that half the fun of coming into Lukas is just being able to look around and see what's here. We are constantly finding new items in all departments, and sometimes we don't get around to publicizing them online. We've come to a realization that online shopping is just as important to some people as physically entering a store, so we are steadily making our online shopping presence better and easier.
Gary has mentioned it before, and I wanted to bring it up again about how excited we are for this endeavor. Our online store, www.lukas.store has been seeing major traction as far as customer interest from all over the country. There are options to not only ship across the U.S., but options for in-store pickup. Our entire inventory is not online, but rather a collection of favorites, special buys and collectibles.
Going forward, you are going to want to pay attention to our online store and social media. Collectible items, in spirits, wine and beer, will become available as a "buy now" option upon release. This means that "rare" Bourbons like the Weller family, Elmer T. Lee and Blanton's, and rare beers like barrel-aged and limited options from Perennial and Firestone Walker, will be put and sold exclusively online. Certain releases, like Pappy Van Winkle/Antique Collection and other highly limited Whiskeys will still go through a lottery. Goose Island BCS and its variants will still get their own release party in November.
Some of you might think this is us being lazy. Rather, this is us trying to make your life easier. Instead of coming in once a week in the hopes of finding something rare on the shelf, you will be able to instantly click the link provided and secure your purchase. Yes, this does open up all the available states we ship to for certain items, but it also allows for the in-store pick up option. No more rushing around, no more leaving work early, scrambling to get that limited find. Simply buy it thorough the online store and pick it up at your convenience.
So how will you know when items are available? Several options are available:
1) Subscribe to our blog at www.lukasliquorstl.com. You will see and be notified about everything we post, including announcements of rare items. This will be most direct way to our online store through any posts.
2) "Like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lukasstl.
3) Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/@lukasstl.
Each post on these formats will contain a link to our online store, but Facebook and Twitter will direct you to our blog page, and from there you can click to our online store.
Everyone now has the same chance to purchase these items. I will be happy to answer any questions you might have."
-Jonathan Lane, General Manager.


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Normally I have a nice fancy picture to go along with this post, but I'm a bit lazy to be quite honest. I've been working quite a lot lately which means more laziness and excuses for me which is basically unacceptable after a few things I've read/seen/had conversations about this week. Plus, my last post is pretty racy due to the topic, but hey-no one said I didn't do racy or out there posts! So, here it goes:
Working out: Basically none. I started eating crappy, being lazy, especially after my trip to the trailer. This is changing this month.
Books read:
To Kill A Mockingbird-Harper Lee
Grey-E.L. James
Clash of Kings- George R.R. Martin
(Currently Reading) Go Set A Watchman.
I've also been kind of lazy on the reading frontier with the whole catching up on Suits and keeping up with Rookie Blue/Big Brother right now.. My life is slow at the moment okay? Hopefully that's changing!
What I Did this month:
Went to my trailer with my boyfriend and friends, which was great and a much needed getaway! I worked a bunch, picking up extra shifts at the restaurant while working 35+ hours at the store. I saw Magic Mike XXL and Minions. I also found out I need sinus surgery to clear out my sinuses and get a biopsy to see if there are any other issues. My plumbing backed up into my sink for 72 hours before a plumber finally came in to see that the issue was actually the apartment above us is backing up our sink and basically pours grease down their plumbing which makes ours back up. Not supposed to be that way, but hey that's what I get for living in an old building. That is all that is interesting in life right now I suppose and an uneventful month in a lot of ways!
Goals for the upcoming month:
Workout 2-3x/week -manageable right? I need to get off my lazy butt and make this a routine gosh darn-it!
Drink more than 1L of water a day- again, supposedly manageable but my bladder is the size of like nothing. Yeah, I didn't have anything to compare the size to. I need to track my water more as well.
Try a new (healthy) recipe a week. Just one. Modify to my liking as well. I need to get more veggies into me!
How was your July? Did you do anything exciting? Did you stick to any goals or achieve any goals? Let me know!


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Parashat Shofetim
September 9-10, 2016 - 7 Elul 5776
Annual (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
Triennial (Deuteronomy 19:14-21:9)
Haftarah (Isaiah 51:12-52:12)
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Human Rights and the Mission of Judaism
Dr. Shaiya Rothberg
, CY Faculty (Bible, Jewish Thought and Human Rights, and Kabbalah)
In this week's Torah portion, God commands Israel, "Judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates...throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment." (Devarim 16:18). We might think that this commandment (called "Mitsvat Shoftim") is irrelevant to the modern world. However, I believe that even today it touches on the heart of Judaism's mission for Israel and humanity.
First, we must locate Mitsvat Shoftim in the larger context of God's commandment to protect all people through just law or "Mitsvat Dinim" (the "Commandment of Laws"), which is the first of the seven Noachide commandments. Through the art of midrash, the Rabbis learn Mitsvat Dinim from God's command to Adam that he may eat from all the trees of the Garden but not from the tree of knowledge (Breshit 2:16, Sanhedrin 56b). They explain that the word "commanded" in Breshit 2:16 ("And the LORD God commanded Adam...") also appears in Breshit 18:19, where it is says that Abraham will command future generations to do "justice and righteousness". They thus read "justice and righteousness" into Breshit 2:16, also, and conclude that when God commands Adam (perhaps best translated here as "humanity") regarding the tree, this includes the global rule of justice and righteousness.
This is clearly not the simply meaning. Why read it this way? I think the midrash should be understood in light of the stream of interpretation that finds in the first chapters of Breshit not just the beginning of the story, but also the place where God reveals the purpose of human existence. Maimonides, for example, understands the idea that humanity is created "in the image of God" (Breshit 1:26) not as a description but as a statement of purpose: The image of God is a potential that we can develop. For Maimonides, the wiser, more loving and more just we become, the more we are in God's image (see the Mishneh Torah, Foundational Laws 4:8, and The Guide to the Perplexed 3:54). God's purpose in creating the human race was that we should realize our potential to be in God's image through cultivating wisdom, love and justice.
And so we find that in chapter one, God reveals the purpose of humanity, and in chapter two, God reveals that accomplishing that purpose requires protecting all people through just law. Mitsvat Shoftim, the establishment of justice in Israel, and Mitsvat Dinim, the establishment of justice globally, are two points along the same axis. Together they are the necessary condition for achieving God's purpose in creation.
Two dramatic events, both occurring in 1948 in the wake of the Holocaust, represent historic developments in the effort to fulfil these commandments. The first is the establishment of Israel which has enabled us to begin the task of realizing Mitsvat Shoftim. The second is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. International human rights law is the first attempt of the human species to protect all people everywhere through legal norms established not by conquest but by covenant. While flawed like all institutions, human rights law is the most successful, and the most promising, attempt to fulfil Mitsvat Dinim in the history of our species. I believe that our efforts to achieve success in these two historic projects, self-determination in Israel and global human rights, are at the very core of Judaism's mission in our era.
Table Talk
Vered Hollander-Goldfarb,
CY Faculty
This week we will meet some of the institutions of the society: courts, king, prophets, and some of the law that falls under their jurisdiction, such as homicide and going out to battle.
1) We open with a commandment to appoint judges 'in all of your gates.' (16:18). Why do you think that the gate of the town was the location of the court? Why do you think that the Torah requires every town to have a court? (If you are curious about the gate and its chambers, look at the pictures of the archeological dig in Tel Beer Sheva that dates to the biblical period.
2) Sometimes a case may be very complicated and the local judges are unable to resolve it (17:8-13). What can be done in such a case? Where is the higher judicial authority located? What do you think is the message by placing the high court in that location?
3) 17:14-20 concerns a king. Are we commanded to have a king? What is the king forbidden from doing? For 2 of the prohibitions there are reasons, what do you think is the reason for forbidding him to have a lot of gold and silver?
4) When a case is brought before a court, witnesses have to testify against the person (19:15). How many witnesses is the minimal number to testify against a person? Why do you think that the Torah does not accept a sole witness as sufficient?
5) As part of the preparations for going to battle, an announcement is made regarding 4 types of people who do not need to/should not go out to battle (20:1-9). What are the 4 cases? Which is the case that is different than the rest? What do the other 3 have in common? Read the text carefully: How can you see that the Torah divides them into a group of 3 and a group of 1?
Shabbat Shalom,
We welcome your comments at:
Parashat Shofetim
Rabbi Daniel Goldfarb,
CY Faculty
Rashi explains the command that a newly installed king "write
a copy
of this law"
וְכָתַב לוֹ אֶת
מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה
): that he have
copies - one that stays in the office and one he takes wherever he goes.
R' Avraham Shmuel Binyamin
, the
Ketav Sofer
(1815-1871, Hungary), says every king, leader or rabbi should have two Sefer Torahs - one for "home,"
for himself
, with which he should observe every mitsva with strict precision (
בזהירות ובדקדקנות
); and the other to take with him
to the people
, with which he shows more latitude, teaching them more according to the "spirit of the law"
(לפנים משורת הדין)
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Cleveland State's Golf program has added two new golfers to their roster in Jared Thomas and Colby Cagle.
Thomas, an alumnus of Hixson High School, has decided to join the Cougars to play golf. Thomas was the first week best of prep award recipient in the Chattanooga area. On why Thomas wanted to golf here at Cleveland State he responded, "When I heard about the new golf program here at Cleveland State, I knew I needed to try to go for it." Thomas continued, "I've been playing golf since I was little and I started to realized I could do something with it once I started to win a couple of tournaments at the high school level. Cleveland State is now giving me the chance to compete at the next level and I'm very grateful for that."
Colby Cagle has also chosen to sign with Cleveland State for golf. Cagle played at Greenback High School and made an appearance in the State tournament after winning the District Championship. Cagle commented, "I love the small college atmosphere and I love the fact that my family can come watch me play, plus the coaching staff here is phenomenal; these were big reasons on why I wanted to play here at Cleveland State. Colby has also been playing golf for as long as he can remember, pointing to the time when his mother started up the golf program for Greenback Middle School as a big reason as to where his passion for golf comes from. "I'm proud to be accepted at Cleveland State and I'll try my best to work hard and help push this program to new heights," said Colby.


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The NeighbourWoods Program is a residential planting initiative developed to encourage citizens to help grow and preserve Kelowna's healthy neighbourhoods' urban forest.
Sales for 2019 NeighbourWoods trees are now closed. Thank you for your interest in supporting this important program.
For more information on the program, check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
Trees improve air quality by removing atmospheric carbon dioxide, absorbing pollutants and producing oxygen. The average Canadian urban tree is estimated to remove approximately 200 kg of carbon from the environment over an 80 year lifespan.
According to an Urban Forest Effects Analysis completed in 2007, Kelowna's current tree canopy at about 13 per cent, while the recommended tree cover for our area is 20 per cent. Other threats to the urban forest such as pine beetle, wildfire or development could further reduce our already low tree cover. NeighbourWoods has been designed to help over come some of these obstacles while providing many benefits including:
Trees absorb carbon dioxide, the primary gas causing global climate change. Trees retain the carbon from the CO2 molecule and release oxygen into the atmosphere. The carbon makes up half the dry weight of a tree. Planting new trees remains one of the cheapest, most effective means of drawing excess CO2 from the atmosphere. One acre of forestland will sequester between 150 - 200 tons of CO2 in its first 40 years.
Properly placed trees near buildings can significantly lower summer temperatures and act as a winter windbreak, reducing the need for cooling or heating. Studies show that summer daytime temperatures can be up to 3 degrees Celsius cooler in neighbourhoods with mature tree canopies when compared to newly developed areas. By reducing energy usage, additional carbon emissions from power plants are also avoided.
Trees intercept significant amounts of precipitation, reducing the costs associated with storm water management as well as reducing runoff which carries salts, fertilizers, and other pollutants into creeks and lakes.
Air pollution can be serious threat to human health, and trees produce many net benefits for overall air quality improvement.
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Numerous studies have documented a significant increase in property values and rental income associated with attractive tree cover and landscaping.
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Discussion in 'Effects, Pedals, Strings & Things' started by Rock Fella, Nov 19, 2005.
any recommendations here ?
Barber Tone Press.
I love my ANALOGMAN Bi Comp. The ross side sounds great and can be very squashy or not but still with great tone. The Orange squezzer side is just heaven for solo boosts and huge less compressed clean tone.
The blend feature is great! As much, or as little, compression as you want.
I have a tone press and enjoy it as well. It makes a good boost pedal as well. The blend knob is very nice for adjusting just the right amount of compression.
I had a pedlaworx Mcsqueeze that sounded great as a boost, but I didn't notice any compression. Wierd.
I guess I gotta try one. OOOOHHH I think I feel some G.A.S coming.
Tone Press, I don't play with it!
Keeley is pretty cool too. It's a refined Ross. True bypass too.


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I want to loose weight, but I love food so much!?
I want to loose weight but I need good food. Sometimes meals are the thing I look forward too all day. Its instant pleasure if you think about it and its not something you can quit cold turkey because you have to eat to survive. Also the amount people say I should eat doesn't fill me. I'm still hungry afterwords.
Secondly I have been running on the treadmill 30min everyday for the last 3 months and that's hard enough to do when you work. How much more should I run everyday and what other exorcises should I do?
Lastly does that throwing up thing work for dudes? I heard it messes up your throat how quickly does that happen? Because I was thinking I could do that until I get to like 190lb (I'm 250lb right now) and then stop. I know chicks get addicted too it but I figure that's mostly teenage girls and they have a bad body image even if they are hot. I'm a short, fat, hairy guy so I think my ability to asses my body is pretty accurate.
One Response to "I want to loose weight, but I love food so much!?"
June 24th, 2011 at 2:05 am
Take 1000 mg of caffeine with each of your meals and it will be burned off.


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Just wanted to gloat.
Okay, that's enough. Back to work for me.
See you in the Vein!
J. Dean
Just wanted to gloat.
Okay, that's enough. Back to work for me.
See you in the Vein!
J. Dean
Greetings, Bearers,
I have yet another theory to throw into the already seething and stewing pot of various theories surrounding George R.R. Martin's beloved Game of Thrones series, one which I have yet to have heard.
We know that the Night King (based on the TV show) was created by the Children of the Forest, right? And, it seems to be that it is through the Night King that the White Walkers have come into existence.
Therefore, I submit this theory: If the Night King is killed, would that essentially end the White Walkers? What if it was only necessary to kill him and not wipe out the entire army of White Walkers and wights?
Food for thought. And if I end up being right, you can bet your bottom dollar that I'll be bragging about it, seeing as how I have not yet seen this idea be presented anywhere else.
So there.
And this is to George R.R. Martin: I know you don't tend to read fan theories, but if you happen to read this, I hope to be half the writer you are, sir. You have a God-given talent for this craft, one that stands head and shoulders above everybody else. You are Tolkien's heir to fantasy writing.
As for everybody else, see you in the Vein!
J. Dean.
(And now my watch is ended)
Greetings, Bearers!
Before getting to the heart of my post, I wanted to let you know that Bastards' Road, my short story set in the Game of Thrones universe, has been posted to fanfiction.net. Click here to check it out and please support this cool site!
Okay, on to my post. While this is not something I haven't talked about before, I'm going to make a fairly strong statement about it now, and make it clearer than ever. If you are a writer, and you want to write a great story, do yourself and all of us a big favor: write a good story. What I mean by that is that the purpose of the story is the story. It's meant to entertain, to take your audience on a rollercoaster ride on a track of plot, character development, action, and emotional contact. After their eyes finish skimming the last word on the last page, the people who read your work should be setting it down with the satisfaction of having read something that they loved, much like a person who sits and eats a perfectly portioned, perfectly flavored meal. They should have loved the story, should have loved each high and low that you took them on, and they should have eagerly anticipated the climax while being reluctant to get there because they're enjoying the ride so much.
In a nutshell, it's about a good story, period. It's ALWAYS about a good story.
But when you sacrifice telling a good story for the sake of exalting your worldview or your politics, or because you want the story to be more about your ideology than the composition and construction of characters that are colorful and fully developed, you're killing the story. And you shouldn't be surprised when somebody doesn't like that.
The joy of the story comes in the putting together of something that weaves creativity with a point of contact that reaches as many people as possible. Take, for example, the Beatles song "I am the Walrus" written by John Lennon. Lennon basically wrote the song because he learned that a teacher in his old school was having students analyze the lyrics to Beatles songs, which inspired him to put together the nonsensical and gibberish-laden piece now immortalized as one of the more popular tunes on the Magical Mystery Tour album.
By his own admission, Lennon was just having fun with it. The song isn't about anything. Yet when combined with the musical orchestration and other little "surprises" in the song supplied by the Beatles and George Martin, the song is now one of the Beatles' most popular. Why? Because it's a well-crafted song, not because the lyrics have any "deep, hidden" meaning to them (Sadly, even though Lennon himself indicated that the song is ultimately about nothing, there are still "intellectual" people who refuse to take his word for it and insist that there is more to the song, thus ruining it via literary deconstruction).
Now, Lennon–who in his later years was certainly more politically volatile and outspoken–could have simply written something more straightforward about the whole matter in a more activistic manner and put together lyrics that would have been a bit more poignant (for a more extreme example, see Guns 'n Roses' "Get in the Ring"). But Lennon didn't. He made it about the song and the enjoyment of artistically crafting a well-composed piece. And while he "addressed" the matter of lyrical analysis. He did it in a way that still made it about simply sitting down to listen to good music first. Lennon did not sacrifice good music for the sake of an issue; he wrote good music and in the process dealt with the issue in his own, humorous way.
In another manner, the same thing could be said about J.R.R. Tolkien and his epic "Lord of the Rings" series. Tolkien despised allegory, preferring "applicability" instead. Tolkien's characters, plots, and themes might have had applications which could have been used (my particular favorite being that of the One Ring and its application to the lust for power), but the story of Frodo's trek from the Shire to Mount Doom is just that: a story. Tolkien essentially wanted to take people on an adventure, not primarily to make a point about war or politics or society. If there was any influence from Tolkien's political or religious beliefs (he was, after all, a devout Catholic), it was more or less incidental to the point. The point was the story, not the commentary on societal issues that might or might not be gleaned from its elements.
What this comes to is the modern idea that everything has to be seen through a political worldview. This has come to light especially in the last few years, in light of the fiasco that was "Gamergate" and the release of the horrendous Ghostbusters reboot which generated controversy, and now arising again with concerns about the female Doctor being introduced in the upcoming Doctor Who series and the characterizations put into play in the new Star Wars films (I'll include links on these below, in case you're not familiar with what's going on in each of these).
Now here's the crux of the matter: hold whatever political or societal viewpoint you wish: it's a free country (and I hope a free place where you live if you're outside of the U.S.). But when you turn your story into nothing more than a propaganda piece for your politics or worldview, or when you're so attached to your worldview and politics that you think your story will suffer unless you stuff your worldview in there in such a way as to emblazon it across every key facet of your plot and character development, you will almost always inevitably kill your story and lose your audience.
As I've already run much longer with this post than I had intended, I'll cut it short and leave the video links below to explain more. But the point is that you as an author must RESPECT THE STORY FIRST. You must make your story good, make your characters good (not necessarily morally, but appealing), make your fictional world good, and all will work out. But if you refuse to do this, if you refuse to alter your story in a good way because it may impede on your politics or activism, if you create a story, a movie, or a video game dominated by the fear of the "politically correct," or if you refuse to respect the source material if you're captitalizing on an already established scifi or fantasy world, then you'll get what you deserve, and that's negative press for turning your opportunity for creativity into a political sermon.
So there.
Whew! I hadn't planned on writing that much, nor did I intend to make it quite so negative at the end. Be that as it may, sometimes you have to be negative in order to bring about a positive result, right? 😀
Okay, back to work. In the meantime, check out these links below my sigline for futher thoughts. They illustrate the problems you get into when you make your agenda more important than your craft.
See you in the Vein!
J. Dean
Greetings, Bearers!
And now for the moment of truth. I've finished my Game of Thrones fanfic piece, and am bringing it to you for your enjoyment. This piece is called "Bastards' Road," and is a slice of life beyond King's Landing that takes place between the fourth and fifth seasons of the show, with three original characters. It's down below, under my signature.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. This was a particular pleasure for me to put together, and it was my attempt to create a scene beyond what we see in the novels and television show as to what might be happening in the land of Westeros.
Of course, please feel free to give me feedback. And if you liked it, it's yours to take and pass along to others!
With that, I'm going to be steering the majority of my focus back toward writing the Vein novels (not that I haven't at all, but I've divided my attention between the Vein and other things, including this short story). As it and other creations become finalized, I'll let you know!
And once again, before I go, a big thank you to those who have been reading and enjoying my other works, including the new short story "Thread. Bare." (see two posts below this one). It's been getting some attention! Feel free to share your thoughts about it and anything else I've written with me, or with other people (even better!).
See you in the Vein!
J. Dean
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Greetings, Bearers!
Yes, I am alive! The family and I have been moving, so it's been difficult for me to put up a blogpost. Sorry about that. Fortunately, moving will soon be done in the next couple of weeks, and now that I have internet for my Mac (after nearly seven months of internet limbo) I can start posting and writing more regularly.
In fact, I hope to have a special treat for you before the end of the summer. I'm working on a Game of Thrones fanfic piece (in addition to the other things I'm working on) and hope to have it ready for you to enjoy! I like writing fanfic pieces that delve into the lives of everyman characters in these worlds, perhaps to get a glimpse of what life might look like from the viewpoint of a commoner. It's been fun to write, and I'm looking forward to showing it off once it's done.
Anyway… writing is still going, even though the move has been a bit of an obstacle (write or have furniture? Write or install washer and dryer?). I've been stretching myself out with my college detective piece and the writing in The Vein, in addition to a little more nonfiction work. It's busy, but it's a blast.
Alright… back to work. And back to Westeros, before winter gets here!
See you in the Vein!
J. Dean
Greetings, Bearers!
So I and the family are back from vacation, a good week spent in San Diego. While I'm bummed that the opportunity to write did not present itself in the way I had hoped (that's the irony of vacations for a writer: free time that prevents one from writing-at least in my case), it was a good, refreshing time for me. And… I have to admit, I can see why so many people are in love with California regarding its weather. Believe me, I wouldn't mind going back down there! You California inhabitants living by Coronado beach have it made!
But, upon coming back and getting back into the swing of writing again, I couldn't help but start off this blog post by commenting on the passing of James Gandolfini. The man was a good actor, and (based upon the accounts I've heard) a remarkable man to know. It's a sad thing when anybody passes on, but it's especially sad to see somebody pass on when they have made such a connection with the wider public in a way that Gandolfini did with the role of Tony Soprano. He took the role David Chase scripted and turned it into a masterpiece. Although Gandolfini did other roles of note (in particular I recall his role in the movie 8mm with Nicholas Cage), the mob boss of Jersey will always be looked upon as his crowning achievement. His presence on the silver screen and television will be sorely missed.
This also dovetails with what I'd like to write about in this week's post concerning writing, and that's the writing found in the television show The Sopranos. I'd like to take a little time and discuss that with you, particularly if you yourself are a writer (although non-writers will find this interesting as well, I trust).
One of the things you'll notice about writing for movies or television is that it carries an extra facet of delivery not found in novel or story writing, and that's the delivery presented through the visual medium of the actors as guided by the director. This can serve as a blessing or curse depending on the handling of the second part. For example, weak writing can sometimes be masked by strong performances or, in some cases, a barrage of visual effects, thus making the end package more presentable to the audience (and in my personal opinion delivering "chocolate covered garbage" as a final product). On the other hand, strong writing can be hampered by a director who does not understand the source material (or worse yet, who insists on doing it his/her way against the wishes of the writer) or by subpar acting, thus causing the audience to miss out on what could have been a very good presentation had the proper elements been put into place. In this sense, I really don't envy screenwriters too much, as leaving one's scripts to the mercy of Hollywood doesn't always bring about the best results (If you want a more obscure but no less relevant example of this, go read Peter Benchley's book Beast, which was superb, and then go watch the hideous made-for-TV movie that followed it several years later. You'll see what I mean…).
With The Sopranos, however, David Chase delivered the best of both worlds, and did so with a standard and presentation that has influenced much of American television. He pulled off the perfect mix, and it shows. The actors through their characters bring his work to life, taking good stories and making them great onscreen presentations. This show is an example of everything going right with regard to the creativity process, and should be a lesson for any aspiring producers and directors regarding the treatment and delivery of scripts.
But setting aside the acting performances for a moment, I want you to think about a few key things with me from a writing perspective, things that we should at the very least file in our memory cards and consider for our own craft.
First, listen to the conversations on The Sopranos. The verbal interactions sound like… well, everyday verbal interactions (minus the excessive f-bombs and other at times overdone profanity that I'm not fond of, along with the nudity/sex, but that's beside the point, and also the reason I use the fast forward button 😀 ). The characters talk like real people talk, and avoid the formulaic (and often predictable) manner in which lines are constructed and delivered in most other movies and television. Conversations get off topic. People get cut off in the middle of speaking.. sometimes rudely. Reactions to accusations carry plausible responses. You can watch the dialogue given and say "Hey, that sounds like family dinner at my house!" (minus the occasional reference to dead bodies, of course 😀 ).
Second, the plot did not have a predictable, linear approach at times. What I mean by this is that Chase often reworked the elements of foreshadowing and predictability that much of Hollywood becomes so reliant upon. A character, for example, might make a remark about needing to do something in a way that gave the impression to the viewer that (s)he was planning on following through on it. But then it never happened; it ended up being talk that never materialized into action… again, just like real life. Chase gave the viewer no security on the direction the Soprano family and their associates were heading. There was no guarantee that "everything would work out in the end" or that the conflict would be resolved in sixty minutes (if ever). Nothing was guaranteed, nothing was safe.
And that leads to the third and most exciting part of the show: Nobody was guaranteed to live through the episode. Like Martin's Game of Thrones series (which shares many elements of its writing with The Sopranos), the characters in Chase's world weren't promised a happy ending to their episodes, and if you've seen the show, you know what I'm talking about, when people you thought were "safe" ended up six feet under, many times in a manner unexpected, and leaving us to pick our jaws up off the floor and wonder how on earth we didn't see it coming. And let me as a writer tell you non-writers something: putting all of your characters on the potential chopping block isn't an easy thing to do. Readers and viewers usually want safe characters. We want to believe that certain people will make it through (or not make it through at times) the story. You've probably caught yourself doing this at times, watching a show or reading a book and hoping that a particular character stays alive because you either empathize or have taken a personal liking to him or her. Your heartstrings get attached, whether or not you meant to allow it to happen, and then you're invested in the hero (or even the villain, as in the case of Tony Soprano), hoping that the ending turns out the way you're begging for it to turn out.
Chase doesn't give us that luxury. He gambled with his characters, and there was no safe bet for any of us to place.
So if you're a writer and you haven't done so, I want you to check out The Sopranos. Do it from a writer's perspective. Pay attention to the construction of the story, the lines spoken by characters, the set up of situations, and the character developments. You'll find yourself coming away with a library of influences for your own writing like I have, influences that break formulas that screenwriters have relied upon and push for fresh, new exploration of writing that is bold and refreshing.
Okay, back to writing for me as well. And if you like what I've put, drop me a line with your thoughts. If not, well…. "Fugghedaboutit!" 😉
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Institute innovation and constant improvement of product, service, and process. It is management's job to work continually on the system (design, incoming materials, maintenance, improvement of machines, supervision, training, retraining).
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Improve constantly and forever, Wow, that is a tall order. Larger companies are able to staff for improvement, but what can the little guy do?
The first step is to prioritize, go for the biggest bang for the investment first.
That does mean collecting data. Start with a Cost of Quality report. How much do you scrap? How much do you spend on rework?
When I go into plants to implement ISO9001 I expect to get them certified in system that is indicative of the company culture but I also look for where there is waste and I can reduce costs.
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It can come from two places, the design of the part or the method of manufacture. I work backwards from the parts and look to save my client the annualized cost of my contract.
Service providers are a little different.
There is no scrap box to look in.
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The landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal forbids them from building nuclear weapons, but the deal places no real limits on Iran's missile program.
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President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal has isolated Iran and tanked its currency, the rial.
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Unless Saudi Arabia's impulsive new leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chooses to blow up the US-Saudi alliance against all conventional wisdom, both sides are likely to brush off Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance.
Trump is beating up on Iran — and it's making Obama look weak
President Donald Trump has, at almost every turn, defied experts on Iran policy to take a very aggressive track against Tehran and has yet to suffer a single tangible consequence. The nightmare scenarios President Barack Obama warned against have not come to pass.
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A summit with President Donald Trump would greatly shame the theocratic rulers of Iran, as they frame their government as a revolutionary act opposing US hegemony and cry "death to America." That's where Russian President Vladimir Putin may come into play.
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Tolbert, who challenged incumbent Timothy Howard in the Erie County Sheriff's race, has contacted his opponent and offered his congratulations for the latter's apparent win. But Tolbert isn't conceding the race just yet.
In a written statement released Wednesday afternoon, Tolbert suggests the race remains so close that it would be "prudent and sensible" to await the Erie County Board of Elections' official vote certification.
Howard and the Erie County Republican Committee claimed victory shortly after midnight Wednesday.
Democratic party leadership points to an estimated 7,000 absentee ballots that need to be counted. Howard, as of Wednesday, unofficially held a lead of 3,850 votes over Tolbert. Theoretically, the race could still tilt in Tolbert's favor if the absentee vote count supports it.
Tolbert's campaign declined a request for an interview.
His written statement reads as follows: "I placed a call to Sheriff Howard earlier this morning to congratulate him on his apparent win and also to tell him that, given the extraordinary closeness of the race, I believe it is prudent and sensible to await the official vote certification by the Erie County Board of Elections, which includes the tally of all absentee ballots.
"Not only was it a close race, it was a tough, hard fought contest. Strong words were used and sharp elbows thrown on both sides. However, it is now time to put all of that behind us and work together for our community.
"The men and women in uniform who protect us – in the sheriff's office and every law enforcement agency in the county – all have my respect and appreciation. The growing problem of the jails becoming catch basins for the addicted and those suffering from mental illness has to be addressed in a bigger way, not just managed on the margins. This is not one individual or one office's problem, it is a community problem, here in Western New York, across the New York State, and throughout the nation.
"My love for our community is what motivates my desire to serve. Western New York is a special place, the best place on earth. I was reminded of this time and time again as I campaigned throughout the county. I will always cherish the support and fellowship I encountered in every town, village and election district.
"Our values in Western New York are hard work, dignity in who we are, and respect for each other. We are the community of good neighbors and good friends. We help each other out, we don't turn our back. Let's raise up those values. Let's show the nation that we are one community working together for everyone's greater good.
"Thank you to everyone who supported my campaign, who marched with us, rang doorbells, made phone calls, watched the polls, and rallied voters. I am blessed to have had your support."


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Wymondham's Doric Lodge presents cheque to health unit
PUBLISHED: 11:39 10 January 2017 | UPDATED: 12:18 10 January 2017
A donation of £2,000 has been made to a centre that supports young people with complex eating disorders by Wymondham's Doric Lodge.
Enda Murphy, representing the centre, accepted a cheque from Alistair Rolfe, the past master of Doric Lodge.
It is tradition that each master nominates a charity to receive all funds raised by the lodge during his year in office.
The Phoenix Centre has become important in the lives of Mr Rolfe and his family due to the help and support it has been able to offer one of his own children.
The centre, which is situated on the Ida Darwin Hospital at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, specialises in the care of young people between the ages of 13 to 18 who suffer from mental health issues and in particular complex eating disorders.
The unit is able to offer both inpatient and day patient care.
It is open seven days a week and is staffed by a group of professionals by Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust specialist service directors.
Ms Murphy said that the staff were incredibly grateful and agreed with the suggestion that the funds should be used to provide patient recreational activities and equipment.


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GOSHEN, Ind. – Cardiovascular disease is responsible for about 1 out of every 3 deaths in the United States, according to the Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2018 At-a-Glance*. Indiana residents have more heart disease than the nation's average because they have a higher number of the risk factors.
"About 33 percent of Hoosiers have been diagnosed with hypertension, 40 percent have been diagnosed with high cholesterol and 21 percent are tobacco users," said Dr. Lydia Mertz, Elkhart County Health Officer. "Almost one-third of all coronary artery disease deaths are due to smoking or second-hand smoke."
In addition, one-third of all Hoosiers are obese. Over 1 in 10 have diabetes. "More telling is that 27 percent say they have had no physical activity in the last 30 days, and almost 80 percent say they do not eat five daily servings of fruit and vegetables," said Dr. Mertz. "All of these are risk factors. The more risk factors a person has, the greater likelihood they will develop cardiovascular disease."
But it's not hopeless. The most important thing you can do if you smoke is quit. No matter how old you are or how long you've been smoking, your health will benefit from quitting.
"I always tell people you're going to feel better, you're going to improve your lung function significantly and you're going to extend your lifespan," said Mark Potuck, Goshen Health Tobacco Treatment Specialist. Not smoking is so critical that both Goshen Health and the Elkhart County Health Department offer programs to help people quit and go into the schools and community to discourage people from starting.
Getting exercise and eating healthy foods are also mission critical for a healthy heart and body. "You don't have to run a marathon," said Dr. Mertz. "Start with a walk around the block and work up to a brisk 30 minutes every day."
What's the best measure of your efforts? Knowing your numbers – blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and blood sugars. If they're not in the target ranges, make changes to your lifestyle and talk to your primary care provider.
"We want to raise awareness of heart disease, empower people to live a healthier lifestyle and reduce the number of heart attacks," said Randy Christophel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Goshen Health. "We committed to this by establishing Goshen Heart & Vascular Center about ten years ago. But we also encourage people to have a primary care provider and to see their provider often enough to monitor their health. Providers can help by tracking numbers, but they also can offer information and support to help people quit smoking, make dietary changes and become more active – all to help make positive changes in a person's health and quality of life."
To help educate the community more about heart health, on November 2 and 3, Goshen Health is sponsoring a Mega Heart event that will allow people to tour the inside of a larger-than-life heart, see how heart screenings work and participate in active, hands-on learning.


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SHERMAN OAKS — Sometimes a football game is a tale of two halves, but Notre Dame and Bishop Amat's Mission League duel took two days after lightning postponed the game from Friday night to Saturday afternoon.
Ironically, Notre Dame High's homecoming theme was based on the Netflix show "Stranger Things" — fitting for a football game that took roughly 19 hours to finish.
Bishop Amat quarterback Blake Archuleta was the difference-maker on both days. The unusual circumstances didn't seem to bother the savvy senior, who led the Lancers to a 28-14 win over Notre Dame to give Amat sole possession of first place in the Mission League at 3-0.
"Our goal to win the Mission League is what kept us focused even though it took a second day to finish the game," Archuleta said.
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Archuleta finished with 212 yards passing and a touchdown, and fellow senior Kenny Collins had 30 carries for 180 yards and a score. Christopher Lopez had a pair of goal-line touchdown runs.
Archuleta's lone touchdown pass came just before halftime when he found Jaden Allen on a 39-yard pass to give Bishop Amat a 14-7 lead.
Notre Dame (5-3, 2-1) faced a 21-7 deficit in the fourth quarter after a third quarter in which the offense went three-and-out on its pair of possessions. But quarterback Cooper Meek found Aidan Shinfeld for a 19-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to seven with just under eight minutes left.
But Bishop Amat (7-1, 3-0) flexed its muscles on a Notre Dame defense that was on the field pretty much all day. The Lancers went 80 yards on the ensuing possession without passing the ball to create another two-score lead and put the game away.
"I think we just ran into a better team today," Meek said. "Give them (Bishop Amat) for waking up early, getting on a bus (again) and coming ready to play."
Bishop Amat coach Steve Hagerty mentioned that his coaching staff did watch film from Friday night's one quarter of play before the lightning struck and stopped the game.
"Of course we looked at some film, but we didn't change anything. It just reassured us of our game plan coming in," Hagerty said.
The loss puts an end to Notre Dame's five-game winning streak, but the Knights will look to bounce back next week at Alemany.
"Offensively, we've been rolling the past five games," Meek said of Saturday's stagnant offense. "It's no excuse, but this weekend really messed with our routine. Waking up at 8 a.m. Saturday morning to play the rest of a football game was just weird. But we'll pick it back up next week."


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Joanne B. Freeman - The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
As the national debate over slavery grew more impassioned in the 1840s and 1850s, local brush-fires throughout the nation anticipated the Civil War to come. The halls of Congress, too, saw their share of physical violence, and Freeman, a Yale history professor and cohost of the podcast BackStory, draws on a wide range of sources to document scores of incidents ranging from shouting to shoving matches, fistfights, drawn knives, and even death threats among elected representatives. Her revelatory book tracks a seldom-acknowledged history of incivility in American politics, revises views of familiar figures such as John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay, and shows how the era's reporting of these sensational events led to a new, splashier journalism.


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The Deer Fire is a lightning caused fire discovered on July 13 at 8 a.m. three miles northeast of Kehl Springs Campground on FR300.
This fire is 800 acres in size on July 27 at 8 a.m. and may have burnout operations through the weekend.
Resources assigned to this fire are Arizona's Winslow Type II crew, Blue Ridge Fuels crew, three engines and several overhead positions.
The expected operational area of the fire is 1,800 acres.
Smoke from this fire may affect C.C. Cragin Reservoir, Blue Ridge Ranger Station and communities in the Blue Ridge area.
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The accreditation of Rosobrnadzor, Graduation ceremony and 6th Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions.
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A guided tour to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, a visit to the city of Vladimir, GAUGN Talks, the International Scientific Student Symposium and the Eurasia region Media Forum.
Practice in USA, poetic event, Transcendental Turn in Modern Philosophy, Actual problems of civil law and the «Library Night».


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European Union Projects
Within this context, the Fare network is partnering with organisations across Europe to develop expertise, influence policy making and empower communities on how to use football to bring about social change.
These partnerships aim to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport, promote the creation and development of transnational networks within this field, further education and the practice of sport, and tackle discrimination.
The Fare network is currently collaborating in nine transnational projects and is the lead partner in two projects: INSPIRE4ALL and REWINS.
As part of these projects, several conferences will be organised across Europe and educational and and guiding tools produced.
If you are interested in collaborating with the Fare network in an Erasmus+ Sport project by leading or as a collaborative partner, please send an email explaining your project or expertise to email@example.com.
Current Projects
Changing the Chants
Changing the Chants is a two-year project starting in June 2019 aimed at combatting antisemitism in football through non-formal education and law enforcement in Europe.
Led by Anne Frank Stichting, the Changing the Chants project seeks to create new knowledge of preventive and restorative justice approaches, support local football communities to prevent and respond to antisemitic hate speech, strengthen local co-operation between football communities, law enforcement and civil society stakeholders and build football community leaders' capacity to respond to antisemitic hate speech and hate crime.
The project partners involved are Borussia Dortmund from Germany, Stichting Feyenoord Foundation from the Netherlands, Anne Frank Stichting and the Fare network.
INSPIRE4ALL is a 12-month project running from January to December 2019 aimed at supporting the integration of refugees through sport in their host communities.
The project's predominant focus is on increasing the participation of refugees in local sports activities, with a goal to raise the potential for host communities to positively engage with refugees through football and at least two other sports.
Using mixed sport sessions for male and female refugees and locals, and joint events that bring together refugees and local populations, INSPIRE4ALL applies a holistic approach to ensure long-lasting results for at least 100 beneficiaries, with a goal to reach at least 5,000 male and female refugees, sports people in sports clubs and NGOs.
Training seminars and study visits will also be made available for sport providers to learn how to reduce barriers for refugees to participate in sports programmes.
A webinar on how to plan and deliver sports activities for refugees and locals, INSPIRE4ALL toolkit with workshop module and action day template programme will be some of the outputs from the year-long project.
There are three project partners involved: Polisportiva San Precario, from Italy, Champions Ohne Grenzen from Germany and the Fare network. The Fare network is the lead partner in this project.
Peer Education, Leadership, Action, Youth (P.L.A.Y!) is a three-year project focused on promoting grassroots sport to improve school success and social inclusion.
The project aims to promote transferable social and educational competences through sport to children in disadvantaged situations or at risk of social exclusion because of their background as migrants or ethnic minorities. It also tackles failure at school and aims to reduce dropout rates, and at the same time provides a wide range of sporting activities.
During its pilot and implementation years, a series of ongoing activities and events will be delivered by each partners, matching educational and grassroots sport opportunities for children and youth.
Partners include project coordinator and Fare network member Finnish Multicultural Sports Federation (FIMU), ASD Margherita Sport e Vita (Italy), Consorzio Comunità Solidale (Italy), Drustvo za razvijanje prostovoljnega dela Novomesto (Slovenia), Fare and Pere Tarrés Foundation (Spain).
The project will run until December 2019.
Follow P.L.A.Y! news and social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
REWINS is a 24-month project designed with a goal to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport, specifically for refugee women.
The main project aims for REWINS are to promote a positive attitude towards refugee women in sports, identify refugees' barriers and good practices for participation in local sport activities, provide opportunities for refugee women at grassroots level, raise awareness of the refugee population and mobilise better inclusion of refugees in local sports organisations.
The direct target group for the project will be refugee women age 18 and over, along with coaches and local communities. Outputs will include the development of training courses for coaches and the formation of women's football teams in the selected partner countries, based on the methodologies of the training courses.
Partners in this project are: Organisation Earth (Greece), Girl Power Organisation (Denmark), Polisportiva San Precario (Italy) and the Fare network. The Fare network is lead partner in this project.
Football History for Social Inclusion (FINC)
Football History for Social Inclusion (FINC) is a three year project that builds on football's power and potential as the most popular sport in the world to appeal to young people and those in disadvantaged positions, and on history, which when taught responsibly contributes to active citizenship and a sense of belonging. Together they can make a significant positive change in the lives of young people across Europe.
FINC is a vital step in a long-term vision, which would place local history at the heart of every football club's social corporate responsibility strategy to help them reach out to communities and address modern-day challenges and opportunities such as diversity, migration, discrimination and equality.
The project idea has evolved from experience of civil society organisations active in education, sports, outreach and research. Sharing a passion for history and football, they seek to utilise both in a concerted effort to promote social inclusion by pursuing five specific objectives:
1. Promote diversity, anti-discrimination and equality, including gender equality.
2. Innovate formal and non-formal learning leading to social, civic and intercultural competences and critical thinking.
3. Support the professional development of educators and youth workers and build the capacity to develop and implement innovative teaching methods.
4. Engage in cultural heritage for all by accessing the histories, memories and legacies residing in football history in transnational perspectives on all levels.
5. Raise public awareness on the role of learning for social inclusion and increase the sharing of innovative practices across the continent.
Partners in this project are: EUROCLIO, The Netherlands (Lead), Anne Frank Foundation, The Netherlands, Eintracht Frankfurt Museum, Germany and Romanian Football Federation, Romania.
Step Up Equality (SUE)
Step Up Equality (SUE) is a project beginning in January 2019 with an end date of December 2021.
The main objective of this proposal is to promote gender equality and challenge gender-based discrimination in grassroots sport across Europe through the cooperation and the exchange of best practices and expertise between different sports.
The project has five key objectives:
1. Strengthen the specific skills of women currently active within grassroots sport organisations to navigate and challenge existing norms and structures and increase their influence and presence as trainers, coaches and managers and their visibility and appropriate coverage in media
2. Increase awareness and mainstreaming of gender equality in sport, spreading examples of female leadership in sport and reducing gender stereotypes and other barriers that exclude women from leadership roles
3. Promote public sport initiatives and events to increase opportunities for engagement in sport activities of women from disadvantaged groups, promoting an exchange of skills, experiences and inspiration between women in sport
4. Prepare, test and promote a European system to report gender discrimination in grassroots sport
5. Increase networking and cooperation between women in coaching and leadership positions from mainstream sports (e.g. football and volleyball) and emerging sports (e.g. roller derby) in Europe.
Partners in this project are:
Girls in Sport, Sweden (Lead), Gea Coop Sociale, Italy, Women Win, the Netherlands, Associazione Nazionale Atlete, Italy (Assist), Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Demokracji W Sporcie – Association Democracy in Sport Poland, Poland, Discover Football, Germany, The Fare network.
Mobility Project
Mobility Project is a two-year project starting in January 2019 that aims to contribute to the efforts of sport organisations by supporting the learning mobility of their staff. The target group are trainers and managers of sport clubs at the grassroots level. Eight study trips will be organised together with foreign partners. In addition to education, networking will be an important goal – establishing long-term relationships with local trainers, volunteers and club managers.
Each study trip is five days of training, seminars and workshops. Emphasis will be placed on meetings and exchange of knowledge, and the summary of each trip will be an international conference organised by a local partner, which is an opportunity to meet and exchange experiences with national sport people.
The project has nine partners including the Fare network. The lead partner is Towarzystwo Sportowe Iron Man from Poland and other partners in this project are UKS Varsovia Warszawa (Poland), Klitschko Foundation, Kiev (Ukraine), DanaCup Travel (Denmark), High School for Sport and Coaching, Wroclaw (Poland), DFB Stiftung Egidius Braun (Germany), Asociatia Pentru Tineret si Sport ERDELY – Ifjusagi es Sport Egyesulet (Romania), HNK Gorica (Croatia) and the Fare network.
Football3 is a project aimed at designing an organisational-level football3 certification – building capacity and certifying participating project organisations in the process – as well as a related individual certification pathway.
Complementing this overall certification scheme is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that will allow individuals to asynchronously and remotely access validated football3 education while also giving them access to certified training.
Partners in this project are:
Streetfootballword (lead) (Germany), INEX-SDA (Czech Republic), Albion in the Community (UK), MSIS (Poland), European Network of Sport Education (ENSE) (Germany), Oltalom Sport Association (Hungary), Rheinflanke (Germany), Balon Mundial (Italy), CAIS (Portugal) and the Fare network.
The Football Including Refugees Project (FIRE) begins in January 2019 until December 2020. FIRE aims at promoting inclusion, participation, socialisation and access to sport for asylum seekers, migrants and refugees. In particular, the approach is oriented towards fostering intercultural openness in sport clubs and sport bodies.
The aim of FIRE is to empower, enable and support sport organisations in working with refugees and asylum seekers: we want to gather together people through sport, independently from nationality, citizenship, cultural background, juridical status and any other variables.
Sport and citizenship think tank (France) will act as lead partners of the project.
Partners in this project are:
Sport and citizenship think tank (France) (lead), Royal Belgian Football Association (KBVB/ RBFA/ URSBFA) (Belgium), Scottish Football Association (SFA) (Scotland), Romanian Football Federation (RFF) (Romania), The Fundación del Fútbol Profesional (FFP) (Spain), Fundacja dla Wolności (Foundation for Freedom, FDW) (Poland), ESSCA School of Management (France) and the Fare network.
Past Projects
Ball Rolls In the Same Way for All (BRISWA) is a partnership of organisations from Italy, Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria aimed at dealing with racism in football, while sharing a message of equality among youth players.
It looks to:
- Understand the current situation of racism in Europe and identify the main drivers for such a phenomenon.
- Assess how racist acts can be mitigated and ultimately possibly eradicated from the sport culture.
- Implement such strategies and policies starting among the youth.
- Establish what are the skills (psychological, social, etc.) for a new fundamental figure in football teams who will be responsible for identifying racist drifts within the team and for addressing these.
- Disseminate the values of equality throughout Europe by creating awareness through the project various channels and also by focused sport events, training seminars, project meetings and public workshops/conferences.
Find out more about BRISWA here.
Football3 For Respect
Football3 For Respect uses the harnessed the power of the football3 methodology to tackle the challenges of racism, violence, and radicalism faced by youth of migrant and refugee backgrounds.
It addresses challenges for refugee and migrant youth inclusion by building local capacity, and, in turn, equipping coaches with the skills to counter violence, intolerance, discrimination and radicalisation through football sessions.
The project will develop a training-of-trainers toolkit that will allow coaches in each partner organisation to learn how to implement the football3 method. It will directly involve 500 coaches and, through them, 50,000 young sportspeople.
During the implementation period, project partners will test and further develop the training-of-trainers toolkit through workshops and football3 events.
The project is coordinated by StreetFootballWorld and will run for 24 months from January 2016 until December 2018.
Project partners include Albion in the Community, Balon Mundial, CAIS, Fare, INEX, MSIS, Oltalom Sport Assocaition, Red Deporte, RheinFlanke, Shumenski Universitet, Sport4Life, Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) and Sport dans la Ville.
Find out more about it here.
Get Inclusive In the Game (GIIG) is 12-month project funded by the European Commisson, which ran from January – December 2017, to promote voluntary activities in sport that foster the social inclusion of minority groups, equal opportunities and raise awareness of health-enhancing physical activity.
At the core of the project is a model that aims to involve migrants and refugees living in Italy, and women in sports, and address issues including gender equality, diversity, while building social relations, creating networks and providing life-skills.
The project's website will gathers data and information for the development and financing of strategic partnerships and the planning of sports initiatives, furthering the project's methodology.
As part of the project, information days were held in schools, sport for all days, as well as a final international conference, where the GIIG model was promoted and outcomes presented.
Project partners include Unione Sportiva ACLI Frosinone (Italy), Associazione di volontariato Nuovi Orizzonti ONLUS (Italy), ASD Balon Mundial Onlus (Italy), Društvo za razvijanje prostovoljnega dela Novo mesto (Slovenia), Towarzystwo Sportowe Iron Man (Poland) and the Fare network.
Sport and Inclusion for Refugees in Europe (INSPIRE) is a 12-month project funded by the European Commission seeking to increase the potential for host communities to successfully engage and integrate refugees through sport.
The project focuses on identifying refugees' needs for and barriers to participation in local sport activities, support the provision of sporting activities and provide opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers at grassroots sport level, while promoting a transferable methodology based on the findings.
Particular attention is being paid to gender balance due to the low levels of participation of female refugees in grassroots sport caused by lack of information of how to access sports activities, lack of opportunities, little experience and low self-confidence in trying out or practising sport or sport activities unsuitable for female refugees due to cultural differences.
A minimum of 50% of the beneficiaries will be female.
As part of the INSPIRE project a toolkit has been developed and was presented at the project's final conference in Warsaw in December 2018 sharing training modules, best practice examples and offering recommendations to sports organisations and practitioners. The toolkit is available to view here.
Project partners include the Fare members Les Dégommeuses and Fundacja dla Wolności, from France and Poland respectively, who have comprehensive expertise in working with refugees and implementing football projects for refugees. Fare is the project's lead partner.
Follow INSPIRE on social media through the hashtag #RefugeesInspire and on farenet.org.
Sport Psychology as a Strategic Tool for Prevention in Grassroots Sport (PsyTool) is a project led by Pablo de Olavide University which analyses violence, harassment and discrimination and develop new approaches to tackle these.
The specific objectives of PsyTool are to:
- Gather objective data on the incidence and impact of negative behaviour practices in youth sport and to identify best practice at European level.
- Create educational and innovative tools based on sport psychology to promote positive experiences and outcomes and protect young athletes against the existing risks.
- Create a European network of 'Agents of Change' to promote positive personal development in youth sport.
- Demonstrate this new approach and test the results on the ground, through the management of pilot workshops for the final beneficiaries.
The project, which ran from January 2016 and December 2017, created a platform to help coaches, teachers, students and practitioners to use sport psychology as strategic tool to promote integrity and to tackle violence, discrimination, intolerance and match fixing in grassroots sports. The objective is to intervene and to protect athletes from these existent threats in sport.
Partners include: University Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain; University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), Spain; Spanish Federation of Sport Psychology (FEPD), Spain; University of Halmstad, Sweden; University la Sapienza of Rome (SUR), Italy; International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE), UK; University of Lisbon, Portugal; International Center for Sport Security Europe (ICSS Europe), UK; Fare; Foundation of Sevilla F.C., Spain; Sporting Club of Portugal; and Portuguese National Sport Foundation (PNSF).
Save the Dream of Grassroots Sports based on Values (SAVEit) aims to eradicate violence, intolerance and all forms of discrimination in grassroots sport, promote inclusion and draw attention to its relevance to youth development.
It supports and shares innovative approaches that address these issues which can negatively affect sport's integrity.
The two-year long project, which is running from January 2017 to December 2018, collects and analyses best practices used by athletes, NGO's, clubs and others, that stand out as a good example to foster sport values and dialogue both in grassroots and professional sports. These examples form part of a best practice guide launched in 2018.
SAVEit is also developing an online platform to be used by qualified coaches to learn new and innovative ways in which they can uphold integrity and value creation in sport and a game for youth to learn about the different values they can learn through sport.
Project partners include: Foundation Culturalista Leonesa (project leader), Spain; Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain; AS Eupen VoG, Belgium; Altum Foundation, Spain; Fare; Panther Force Gaia, Portugal; Rugby Colorno, Italy.
Find out more about SAVEit here. Also on Facebook and Twitter.
All of the above described projects are funded by the European Commission.


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2020 OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS (most states)
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Massachusetts: Chalk up another 1,200 QHPs & 3,700 Medicaid
Massachusetts continues to set the example (are you paying attention, CoveredCA??), releasing near-daily enrollment reports and regular weekly reports with hard numbers on QHP enrollments every week (including payment data, I should note):
Again, assuming 45% QHP selections out of the 2,652 determined eligible for private policies, MA should have tacked on another 1,200 or so yesterday, bringing their QHP total up to around 89,600 to date.
In addition, they've enrolled another 3,709 into MassHealth (Medicaid).


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Mt. Fuji, Hakone Lake Ashi Pirate Ship Cruise, Odawara Castle Park & Seafood BBQ
Mt. Fuji 5th Station(image) *From October. When Mt. Fuji 5th Station is closed, the tour visits Arakurayama Sengen Park.
Hakone Pirate Ship (image)
All-you-can-eat seafood BBQ (image)
1. Visit Mt. Fuji 5th Station for stunning views of Mt.Fuji! *When the bus cannot go to the 5th station of Mt. Fuji due to road/weather conditions or if the toll-road is closed, the tour visits Arakurayama Sengen Park instead.*You will need to climb 400 steps from the entrance of the park up to the pagoda. 2. Cruise on the pristine blue waters of Lake Ashi aboard a huge replica pirate ship. Enjoy the rugged mountain landscape and excellent views of Mt. Fuji on a clear day. 3. All-you-can-eat seafood BBQ lunch 4. Take a walk in Odawara Castle Park 5. An English speaking assistant accompanies the tour 6. Free WiFi & power outlets are equipped on the bus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like to participate on the tour departing From Junuary 2020 Departure. [January 2020 Onwards]Mt. Fuji Views from MISHIMA SKYWALK, Lake Ashi Pirate Ship Cruise & Seafood BBQ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Additional Information] *Tour inclusions: Transportation, accommodation, meal(s), admission fee(s) specified in the itinerary and taxes. None of these expenses will be refunded even if the participant does not use them for whatever reason. *Items not included: Any expenses not specified in the itinerary (e.g. personal expenses, optional tours.) *Items included in Infant Price: A bus seat, boat fare and lunch [Attention] *Flower blooming time varies slightly according to weather. *Wearing clothes and shoes that let you move easily and comfortably is strongly recommended. *Depending on the road conditions on the day, the order of the itinerary may change. *The best time for viewing autumn leaves might change slightly depending on the weather. *Views of Mt. Fuji are not guaranteed. *The tour conductor will arrive at the meeting place via different departure points to pick up other guests. Although the bus could be late to the meeting place due to road conditions, it will eventually arrive, so please wait at the designated meeting point. *We will not be responsible for any delays, shortenings or omissions made to the itinerary due to circumstances beyond our control (traffic, weather etc.) *For the smooth operation of the group tour, we are responsible for allocating the seating for the transportation (bus and others) used during the tour and at facilities where seats are designated. *A decision on whether to cancel the tour will be decided by 3pm Japan Standard Time one day before the tour date. We will inform you by e-mail. *The tour end point may be different from the meeting point. Ask the tour conductor on the day. *The amended Act on the Protection of Personal Information came into effect on 30 May 2017. Customer information (name, age, gender etc.) may be forwarded to the hotels or necessary entities for the purpose of making tour arrangements. This condition shall be deemed to have been accepted by the customer upon completion of the reservation.
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Shinjuku Washington Hotel 3F
|Meeting Time
Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Mt.Fuji
|Language Support
A tour conductor or staff of your preferred language will accompany the tour from the designated meeting place (at a designated airport in case of a tour with airplanes) and provides the participant with basic information necessary for the tour (such as meeting place and time at each stop etc) in your preferred language. Information on sightseeing in the areas of tour destinations will not be provided. However, brochures in your preferred language will be provided.
|Minimum number of participants for operation
1 Person(s)
*When the participants does not reach the number above, the tour will not be operated. If this is the case, those who have made a reservation will be informed of the matter by 14 days prior to the scheduled departure date (by 4 days prior to the departure in case of a Day-tour).
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1 Person(s)
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我和家人於20/5/2019參加此"Yokoso"日本之local tour, 感覺好好! 雖然當天太大霧而未能見到富士山, 但我地一行四人都玩得好開心! 景點方面, 因帶老人家的關係, 呢個團之景點得3個, 啱啱好, 唔辛苦同夠時間地參觀; 而午餐之任食海鮮亦算多野食, 好滿足; 最想讚的係當天的女領隊, 她真的很貼心及跟得很好, 她會主動幫團友影相, 又很清楚地在車上講解下一個景點之歷史及文化, 最難忘係結束行程前在車上抽奬環節, 她都幾識制造氣氛! 我地係第一次參加日本的local tour, 估唔到可令我地四個都咁開心(連老人家都讚好), 以往參加大陸, 香港, 馬來西亞, 新加坡等等的團, 都唔及呢次開心, 下次再去日本的話, 我地都會再參加呢些tour的!
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Good fun!
Great day trip out of Tokyo with a fun mixture of activities. Tour guides very friendly and welcoming and we also didn't have problems finding the meeting spot. Seafood BBQ is not appreciated by everyone, but definitely an experience as well. :)